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Mediaplanet, STIHL, Inc., And AgChat Foundation Bridge The Communication Gap Between Consumers And The American Agriculture Industry Through Social Media

NEW YORK, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Last Friday, "Agriculture in America," an 8-page publication released by Mediaplanet Publishing in collaboration with the leaders of American agriculture, hit newsstands and began a driving conversation about agriculture's story.

#AgChat Twitter Event
Today, December 4, 2012, that conversation will continue online. From 8:00-10:00 pm EST, AgChat Foundation will host a live #AgChat Twitter event. The event is open to the public, and will provide all participants with an opportunity to discuss the business of growing food, fuel, seed and fiber through a question and answer format. To join, participants will need a Twitter account. They will then include and follow the hash tags #AgChat and #AgInAmerica in their tweets.

STIHL, Inc. Facebook Contest
Through a Facebook contest launched on the publication's release date, readers have the chance to win $1,000 worth of STIHL, Inc. products, by simply following Mediaplanet USA's Facebook page and submitting a photo that represents American agriculture. The contest runs until 9:00 am on January 4, 2013 and all entries must be received during the Sweepstakes Period to be eligible to win.

Special thanks to STIHL, Inc., AgChat Foundation, U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA), Case IH, Bayer CropScience, The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), the National FFA Organization, Red Brand, Hagie Manufacturing, AgCareers.com, Meyer Hatchery, I Love Farmers...They Feed My Soul, and AgLocal, for their participation in the Agriculture in America campaign.

To view the full publication, CLICK HERE, and join the conversation with American farmers and ranchers online by following #AgInAmerica and #AgChat from 8-10 p.m. EST today and entering the STIHL giveaway on Facebook.

About Mediaplanet
Mediaplanet publishes focused reports on specific business, healthcare, technology or lifestyle topics.

About STIHL, Inc.
Since 2002 STIHL has been proud to sponsor the FFA and the American Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher programs. STIHL believes that agriculture is vital to a prosperous and secure America and that it is the company's responsibility to help young people pursue a career in agriculture.  As a private, family-owned company, STIHL understands values like honor, hard work, and community and looks forward to working with the FFA and the Farm Bureau in developing the next generation of leaders for agriculture and for America.

Hailey Pierson
Head Publisher
646-755-7954
Hailey.Pierson@Mediaplanet.com
http://www.Mediaplanet.com

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Mediaplanet

Web Site: http://www.mediaplanet.com

New Estate Planning eBook by WealthCounsel® Helps Americans Leverage Current Estate Planning Opportunities

Learn how to take advantage of the historically unrivaled opportunities in wealth transfer planning.

MADISON, Wis., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WealthCounsel®, a nationwide collaborative organization for attorneys and wealth planning professionals, today announced the release of its new eBook, The Closing Wealth Transfer Window: Post-Election Steps to Take Immediately to Protect Your Family Legacy.  Available for $9.99 at http://www.estateplanning.com, the eBook provides straightforward, plain-English advice enabling Americans to take advantage of the historic planning opportunities that exist today - some of which may expire December 31, 2012.

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"While the current stalemate over the fiscal cliff and tax reform is frustrating for many Americans, there is still a silver lining for those who opt to take advantage of it," said Matthew T. McClintock, J.D., CEO of WealthCounsel. "Each year our Industry Trends Survey confirms that one of the primary reasons the majority of Americans engage in estate planning is to minimize estate taxes, and I can't think of a better time than now to do just that," McClintock added.

This informative eBook provides a brief summary of the Bush-era tax cuts scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012, explains in simple terms what that means to Americans who plan to transfer assets to their children in the future, and discusses strategies to optimize the record lows in estate and gift exemptions, interest rates, and the real estate and securities markets. These combined factors mean that Americans can do more planning today and incur little or no transfer tax, and that family loans can be made at nominal interest rates.

"If someone you trusted told you that you could transfer all of your property to your children gift tax free through the end of the year, and there was a 50 percent chance this opportunity would not be available in the future, would you transfer your property?" posited eBook co-author Randy Gardner, JD, LLM, MBA, CPA, CFP®, WealthCounsel's Director of Education.  Gardner co-authored the eBook with Leslie Daff, JD, MBA, a WealthCounsel estate planning attorney who practices in Laguna Beach, CA.

In addition to highlighting tax avoidance opportunities associated with the expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts on December 31, this eBook also contains numerous tips and advanced planning strategies consumers can use in 2013 and beyond.  For example, Gardner notes that "if you have a large estate that will be subject to estate tax, you may want to purchase life insurance to pay anticipated estate tax so that your assets such as real estate, business, or securities, do not need to be sold to pay the tax. You may also purchase life insurance as an investment, providing a larger, income tax-free inheritance to your descendants for your investment of premiums," Gardner said.

For more information and to purchase the eBook, visit http://www.estateplanning.com

About The WealthCounsel Companies

The WealthCounsel Companies equip professionals to improve clients' lives through proper planning. Established in 1997, WealthCounsel® is a membership-based organization of thousands of estate and business planning attorneys and wealth professionals located in all 50 states. WealthCounsel shares ownership in ElderCounsel, is the founder of The Advisors Forum, the publisher of EstatePlanning.com, and the creator of the WealthDocx(®)( )Trust and Estate Planning Software system, the nation's leading automated drafting system for trust and estate attorneys.  In spring 2013, WealthCounsel will release BusinessDocx(TM), a robust drafting system for attorneys engaged in business planning.

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CONTACT: Marlene Hoover Frith, 1-888-659-4069, x817, marlene.frith@wealthcounsel.com

Web Site: http://www.estateplanning.com

Allegiant Systems Announces Multi-Airline Trial Of New FlyDesk(TM) Cabin Solution

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Allegiant Air, as well as three other international airlines, have begun operational trials of Allegiant Systems' FlyDesk Cabin solution, which digitizes manuals, automates reporting and offers secure communication tools using Apple iPad® hardware. Using more than 200 iPads at the four airlines, FlyDesk Cabin creates a "paperless" operation, cutting back on unnecessary weight, facilitates accuracy of manuals and improves efficiency, while decreasing operational costs.

The four-week trial began on December 3 and will help define the operational benefits that mobile technology brings to the airlines' cabin crew members.  Crew members at each airline are using the advanced paperless workspace function of FlyDesk Cabin to improve customer service and productivity, while streamlining operational processes and increasing revenue opportunities.

"These trials mark a new world in cabin crew mobility and operations," said Andrew Kemmetmueller, CEO of Allegiant Systems. "FlyDesk provides airlines with an opportunity to take advantage of tablet hardware in the hands of their in-flight crew, who are often the least-connected airline staff."

The trial, which includes airlines in Europe and Central America, includes the advanced use of digital manuals and has demonstrated the multi-lingual capacity of the system.  As part of the trial service, Allegiant Systems has also included training, hardware logistics and ongoing support services to the airlines.

In addition to the reporting and paperless functionality of FlyDesk Cabin, Allegiant Air also launched a new, integrated FlyDesk Buy-on-Board application, which allows the cabin crew to use the same iPad to process onboard customer purchases.

The initial hardware deployment and training has been completed successfully and thus far, the response from in-flight crews at all four airlines has been positive. The trial continues until the end of 2012, at which time the full results of the trials will be available.

FlyDesk Cabin is the first of several flyServices offered within the FlyDesk mobile platform by Allegiant Systems, all of which will offer increased efficiency for airlines, with faster deployment, effortless scaling and continuous support.

For more information about the new FlyDesk solution, the airline trials or to speak with a representative at Allegiant Systems, please contact Jennifer Nagy at jenn@jlnpr.com or 1.647.867.0093. For more information about Allegiant Systems and FlyDesk, please visit http://www.g4systems.aero.

About Allegiant Systems Inc.
Allegiant Travel Company, Lixar and AvIntel, have joined forces to create Allegiant Systems, a strategic partnership that combines more than 50 years of airline operations, consulting and technology development experience. The venture is positioned to solve complex airline operations problems using innovative technology solutions based on Apple's iOS software. Through its cloud-based platform FlyDesk(TM), operators can finally deploy seamless automation solutions fleet-wide - efficiently and more cost-effectively. The company is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada with a branch office in Toulouse, France. For more information, please visit http://www.g4systems.aero.

SOURCE  Allegiant Systems Inc.

Allegiant Systems Inc.

CONTACT: Jennifer Nagy, +1.647.867.0093, jenn@jlnpr.com

Web Site: http://www.g4systems.aero

Morningstar Launches StockInvestor(SM) App for iPad®, Providing Mobile Access to Exclusive Investment Strategies and Select Stock Research and Data

CHICAGO, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Morningstar, Inc., (NASDAQ: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today announced the launch of Morningstar® StockInvestor(SM) App for iPad®, a mobile, interactive version of its popular newsletter for equity investors, now available from the Newsstand on the App Store(SM).

Morningstar StockInvestor features exclusive recommendations and market insights--focused on companies with established competitive advantages that are trading at a discount--from Morningstar's chief equities strategist and editor Paul Larson.  The new app connects the publication's actionable investment strategies to current stock data and selected analyst reports. Readers can simply tap a stock name or symbol with their finger anywhere in the app to pull up the stock's latest research data and better support an investing decision. 

"StockInvestor for iPad helps investors access our market-tested investing ideas, thought-provoking articles, and timely stock data in an entirely new way," Mike Barad, director of mobile strategy for Morningstar, said. "By adding the interactive elements of the iPad, StockInvestor subscribers now have on-the-go access to expert ideas that can be implemented in their own portfolios."

Other features of the app combine the newsletter's strategic commentary and wide-moat investing concepts -- which help forecast how likely a company is to keep competitors at bay for an extended period--with the dynamic user experience of the iPad.  Readers can bookmark and organize their favorite articles, flip through equity charts, graphs and tables, receive timely alerts of trades in Morningstar's Tortoise and Hare real-money model portfolios, and access full Morningstar analyst reports for the stocks in those portfolios as well as Larson's custom wide-moat stock watchlist. Readers can quickly share articles via Facebook and Twitter. The app also contains an issue archive searchable by topic, stock ticker, or company name. Tapping the alerts icon at the bottom of the screen pulls up a summary of any new updates, trades, or alerts posted since the reader last logged into the app.

Additionally, a free digital investing guidebook, Buying Core Stocks the Morningstar StockInvestor Way, comes with every app download to provide an inside glimpse at how Morningstar analysts value a stock.

The StockInvestor App for iPad is available for free from the Newsstand section on the App Store on iPad or at http://www.itunes.com/appstore. Current subscribers to StockInvestor can access the iPad edition for free. Non-newsletter subscribers can take advantage of a 30-day free trial and purchase a monthly subscription for $9.99 through In-App Purchase.

More information about StockInvestor for iPad is here: http://msi.morningstar.com/mobile.aspx.

About Morningstar, Inc.

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offers an extensive line of products and services for individuals, financial advisors, and institutions. Morningstar provides data on more than 385,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 8 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its registered investment advisor subsidiaries and has approximately $195 billion in assets under advisement and management as of Sept. 30, 2012. The company has operations in 27 countries.

©2012 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved.

Apple, the Apple logo, iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.

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Media Contact:
Shawn Malayter 312-696-6050, shawn.malayter@morningstar.com

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Morningstar, Inc.

Web Site: http://www.morningstar.com

"GreenStreets: Unleash The Loot!" Launches; Reaches #1 In iTunes App Store

New Free iOS App Developed by New York Times Best-Selling Author, Neale Godfrey, Already Achieved 30,000 Downloads

First App of its Kind Fills Void, Providing Fun for Kids and the Real Life Skills of Earning, Saving, Spending, and Sharing

NEW YORK, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Neale Godfrey, #1 New York Times best-selling author and one of the country's most prolific experts on the topic of kids and money, announced today the official release of the new free iOS app, Green$treets: Unleash the Loot!The app, targeted toward kids ages 5-8, 'cracks the code' and introduces real life financial lessons through fun gameplay. 

Green$treets: Unleash The Loot! launches from the FingerPrint Play platform, which provides unique connectivity to parents, grandparents and educators via email while kids play.  The app is already highly sought-after, achieving more than 30,000 downloads and a #1 ranking in the Educational Games category on iTunes.

The premise of Green$treets: Unleash the Loot! is to teach children financial and ecological responsibility while having fun. Godfrey has created a group of lovable characters called the Green$treet Kids. Each character has a financial personality that reflects universal financial behaviors. The star of Green$treets: Unleash the Loot! is Shmootz(TM), a mischievous monster that serves as a metaphor for the idea that in life there are problems and it is our responsibility to fix them - regardless of whether or not we created those problems ourselves.

The goal of the game is for kids to rescue endangered animals, but players first build a budget to buy food, shelter and toys to make the animals happy before they can be released back to their natural habitats. Kids learn how to earn money by playing fun games, save money to reach their goal of rescuing the animals, spend their money wisely on cool items in Bull & Bear's Marketplace, and donate a portion of their earnings to charity.

"Financial literacy skills last a lifetime and need to be taught early and reinforced by everyone - at school and at home. That's why I created Green$treets: Unleash the Loot!," said Neale Godfrey, CEO and Chairman of Children's Financial Network and creator of Green$treets: Unleash the Loot! "The phrase 'it takes a village' applies to teaching our children valuable money lessons, and it is critical for everyone to get involved, including parents, grandparents and educators."

Ms. Godfrey concluded, "Look at the financial chaos we have around the globe and the challenges we face for our future. We need to teach our kids today about the importance of being financially responsible. If we don't take action now, the next generation will just repeat all our mistakes."

Ms. Godfrey enlisted world-class talent to make her vision of Green$treets a reality, including Tom Hester, character designer of the Academy Award-winning animated feature, Shrek. She also collaborated with Laird Malamed, former head of development at Activision Blizzard, makers of the iconic Call of Duty and Skylanders brands, to bring this visually stunning and exciting world to life.

The Green$treets: Unleash The Loot! app was developed by Fourth Monkey Media and is available now for free on iOS for iPhone and iPad. For more information, screenshots and demo videos, please go to http://www.greenstreetcommons.com/ or follow Green$treet Kids on Facebook or Twitter.

Download the app from the iTunes Store at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/green-unleash-loot!/id564402206?mt=8

About Neale Godfrey:

Neale Godfrey is a #1 New York Times best-selling author with 26 books empowering children and their families to take charge of their financial lives. Neale created the topic of "kids and money" in the 1980s while she served as President of The First Women's Bank and created The First Children's Bank at FAO Schwarz in New York City. She was one of the first female executives at The Chase Manhattan Bank and today is the Chairman of Children's Financial Network, Inc. Neale serves approximately 2,000,000 children and their families through her programs that promote the mission of financial education.

Character Introductions:

Shmootz(TM) 
Shmootz(TM) is a mischievous slob that is always making a mess for the residents of Green$treets to clean. We all have 'Shmootz' in our lives and together we need to clean it up.

Penny Bright                       
Penny is one powerful feline - and as her name suggests, she is smart, fashion forward, tech-savvy, and an all-around money managing wonder-kitten. She is the go-to girl for financial and ecological responsibility.

Small Change
Small Change is a hyper skateboarding, roller-blading, fun-loving rabbit. As a spendthrift, he blows through money as easily as he does a half-pipe.                       

Opportunity
Opportunity teaches risk. He is a character in a box that you never actually see because everyone's opportunities are different. Players can take advantage of their opportunity when he pops up during gameplay.

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Neale Godfrey

CONTACT: Erik T. Hendrickson, ehendrickson@rubenstein.com, +1-212-843-8098

Web Site: http://www.greenstreetcommons.com

San Carlos Brings Real-Time Parking Information to Laurel Street

Smart Parking Technology from Cisco and Streetline to Make it Easier for Residents and Visitors to Park Downtown

SAN CARLOS, Calif., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of San Carlos teamed up with Cisco and Streetline to make it easier for residents and visitors to park downtown and enjoy all that the city has to offer. Using sensors and a free consumer app from Streetline called Parker(TM)--and intelligent networking technology platform from Cisco--motorists will be able to view real-time parking availability in the downtown San Carlos area on Laurel Street between Olive Street and San Carlos Avenue.

Advanced Technology
The advanced technology uses an end-to-end Cisco Wi-Fi Network in Downtown San Carlos (SSID: "Local Wi-Fi") to display real-time parking space availability to drivers via Streetline's free Parker app for Apple and Android-based smartphones. Cisco's smart routers communicate with Streetline sensors to aggregate sensor data and communicate with Streetline cloud center to deliver the availability of the parking spots. The intelligent network platform captures the data and publishes it into the application. In the near future, this data will be available for laptop and desktop computers with web browsers as well.  The system also helps the city identify parking usage patterns.

San Carlos City Manager Jeff Maltbie said, "The city is looking forward to the Smart Parking project with Cisco and Streetline.  Cisco's intelligent network in Downtown San Carlos, which was provided by Cisco and currently delivers free Wi-Fi to residents and visitors, will also provide them with a new way to quickly find available parking on Laurel Street."

Sensors Identify Available Parking
Sensors that provide real-time data have been installed in approximately 100 parking spaces on the first three blocks of Laurel Street in downtown San Carlos.  This allows residents and visitors to quickly and easily identify open parking spots near their favorite San Carlos shops and restaurants.  Local businesses will also reap the benefits of this system through increased parking space turnover and decreased traffic congestion.

Key Features
Some of the features of Parker include:

    --  Real-time information to guide customers to open and available parking
        spaces.  Parker updates automatically when a car is parked or leaves
    --  Hands-free voice navigation system that safely guides drivers to parking
        facilities using an audible cue when available parking is nearby
    --  Easy access to time limits for on-street parking spaces and a self-timer
        that shows the amount of time left to park at that location
    --  Ability to enter an address or search by points of interest including
        local stores, restaurants and transit
    --  The ability to enter an address within Parker and view parking options
        nearest to that destination
    --  Mark areas on the Parker map to keep track of where a car is parked (and
        later get directions back to the car), set reminders and take notes
        about the location.  Parker also saves parking history data for easy
        access later
Smart Parking Benefits
The Smart Parking system will provide clear statistical data that enables the city to make data-driven decisions on how to better manage parking in the downtown area.  This is designed to increase availability downtown, leaving parking spaces open for customers of downtown restaurants and businesses.  It can also decrease traffic congestion, as experts estimate that 30% of city traffic is due to motorists searching for parking.

"We are delighted to partner with Cisco to deliver Smart Parking services to the City and citizens of San Carlos," said Zia Yusuf, president and CEO of Streetline.  "Using sensor-enabled applications we can now rethink one of the most pressing challenges in an urban setting - finding and managing parking - the Internet of things is becoming a reality and Cisco and Streetline are leading the way."

"Smart Parking services such as the projects being launched today in San Mateo and San Carlos have the potential to significantly reduce congestion around key downtown areas, and create a completely new experience for city visitors, businesses and residents," said Wim Elfrink, executive vice president, Industry Solutions and chief globalisation officer, Cisco. "Using the intelligence of the network as a way to connect what were previously unconnected areas opens up a number of new service opportunities for developing smarter communities. In Paris for example, the average motorist spends 4 years of their life just trying to find a parking space.  Our belief is that the network can provide a smarter way to address this challenge, and help create new ongoing monetization streams for city government."

For more information on San Carlos' Smart Parking technology and to download the free Parker app, please visit http://www.theparkerapp.com.

About City of San Carlos
The City of San Carlos is a city of 28,400 that is located in Silicon Valley and is one of 20 cities in San Mateo County.  Well known as "The City of Good Living", San Carlos continues to be a leader in the region and the state in using technology to deliver more information and better services to residents, businesses and visitors in this dynamic community.  For more information visit: http://www.cityofsancarlos.org.

About Cisco
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Cisco's Smart+Connected Communities help transform physical communities to connected communities that can help realize sustainable economic growth, enable environmental sustainability through resource management and operational efficiencies, and enhance the way we live.  For more information visit http://www.cisco.com/web/strategy/smart_connected_communities.html.  More information about Cisco can be found at http://www.cisco.com.

About Streetline, Inc.
Streetline's mission is to make smart cities a reality through the use of sensor-enabled mobile and web applications.  As the leading global provider of smart parking solutions for cities, airports, universities, private garages, and consumers, Streetline's pioneering technology connects citizens with critical information to improve the way they live and work, while making cities more efficient and lessening their environmental impact.

Streetline is a privately-held company headquartered in Foster City, CA with smart parking deployments in Germany and across the United States including California, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, Oregon, Virginia and Washington, DC.  The company was named one of Fast Company's 10 Most Innovative Companies in Transportation, as well as IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year.  In October 2012, Streetline was named a finalist for the prestigious 2012 World Technology Awards.  For more information on the company visit http://www.streetline.com.

SOURCE  Streetline, Inc.

Streetline, Inc.

CONTACT: Jeff Koo, Streetline, +1-415-321-1866, streetline@sparkpr.com; or Bessie Wang, Cisco, +1-408-526-6009, beswang@cisco.com; or Brian Moura, City of San Carlos, +1-650-802-4210, bmoura@cityofsancarlos.org

Web Site: http://www.cisco.com

Zadara Storage Makes MongoDB Cloud IaaS Ready

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Zadara(TM) Storage, the innovator in cloud block storage that brought Private Storage to the Public Cloud via Amazon Web Services, Rackspace, and Dimension Data, announced today their latest storage industry break-through: Zadara's cloud block storage and solutions suite is available to MongoDB users in Public Clouds.

This storage breakthrough allows MongoDB users to take advantage of the power and economics of the cloud while gaining unprecedented reliability, control, and security for off-premise MongoDB instances.  Administrators, developers, and other IT professionals can maintain full command of their data, using familiar controls, and at a fraction of the cost of on-premise solutions. 

With the availability of the Zadara solution suite and Zadara cloud block storage, MongoDB users can soon have unlimited, zero-impact snapshots--instantly and easily creating recovery points without performance degradation; consistency groups for easy snapshots across volumes--creating synchronized snapshots of multiple volumes with a single command; and increased performance and speed by individually optimizing the performance of each volume (e.g., setting up a sequential-write optimized volume for crash recovery logs).

"Databases are dependent on storage for performance, and MongoDB is no different," says Nelson Nahum, CEO and co-founder of Zadara Storage. "What Zadara provides MongoDB users is the ability to achieve higher levels of performance, reliability and security than previously available in a public cloud environment."

"Zadara Storage and its Virtual Private Storage Arrays(TM) address three common impediments to the adoption of public cloud for deployment of critical applications: security, performance, and support for block storage...," asserts Lori MacVittie, Principal Analyst at Rishidot, Cloud Analyst Group. "In particular, the support for block storage enables... database systems to be deployed in the cloud, clearing a significant hurdle for organizations attempting to migrate applications dependent on those databases."

Zadara's software-only solution for Cloud Block Storage paves the way for the next generation of Enterprise-class Storage-as-a-Service. The Cloud is now MongoDB ready for critical applications with Zadara's Cloud Block Storage.

From now until December 31(st) Zadara is offering free trials and a discounted SSD bundle for MongoDB customers on the cloud of their choice. Contact Doug Jury, VP of Sales at Zadara Storage, for more details: doug@zadarastorage.com or (505) 377-0880.

Visit Zadara Storage at MongoSV, the annual MongoDB Silicon Valley event, on December 4th at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

About Zadara(TM) Storage
Winner of Venturebeat, Under the Radar, and Plug and Play's cloud competitions, Zadara Storage offers Enterprise-class storage for the cloud. With Zadara Storage, cloud storage leapfrogs ahead to provide cloud servers with high-performance, fully configurable, highly available, fully private, tiered storage. By combining the best of Enterprise storage with the best of cloud and cloud block storage, Zadara Storage takes the cloud to the next level enabling Enterprises to migrate mission-critical applications to the Cloud. Discover the benefits of cloud without the compromise: zadarastorage.com.

SOURCE  Zadara Storage

Zadara Storage

CONTACT: Noam Shendar, VP of Business Development,+1-650-919-8250, noam@zadarastorage.com

Web Site: http://www.zadarastorage.com

Kenshoo Social and Shoutlet Partner to Unify Paid, Earned and Owned Media for Improved Marketing Campaign Attribution

Kenshoo Social and Shoutlet clients can now better understand what drives consumers to act

LAS VEGAS, December 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    Leading cloud-based social marketing platforms, Kenshoo Social
[http://www.kenshoosocial.com ] (http://www.KenshooSocial.com) and Shoutlet
[http://shoutlet ] (http://www.Shoutlet.com), unveiled today at SMX Social
[http://searchmarketingexpo.com/socialmediamarketing ] an integrated solution for paid,
owned and earned media. The offering improves campaign analytics, enabling marketers to
more accurately and holistically measure, attribute and optimize social media campaigns
and cross-channel marketing communications.

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    Through Kenshoo Social and Shoutlet, clients gain visibility into the impact of owned
media assets, and paid social advertising, ultimately driving more accurate captures of
revenue-driving activity, down to the individual page posts. This functionality
illuminates the full value of social media initiatives by enabling brands to better
understand how paid and owned social media activity contribute to the purchase process.

    "The integration of Kenshoo Social and Shoutlet offers marketers the unique ability to
monitor a consumer's path to action following each interaction with the brand," said Jason
Weaver, CEO of Shoutlet. "This detail enables advertisers and agencies to identify and
attribute successful activity and maximize ROI of both paid and owned social media
campaigns."

    The partnership allows marketers to better evaluate which strategies resonate most
with social media users and apply those insights to achieve deeper brand engagement and
optimize click-to-sale conversions. Additionally, through the Kenshoo Universal Platform,
marketers can view social media performance alongside search and other channels to
holistically assess campaign activity and bottom-line results.

    "Kenshoo Social clients who run multi-channel campaigns can now examine a more
complete picture of their brands' interaction with consumers and assess the value driven
by owned and paid social media," said Sivan Metzger, General Manager of Kenshoo Social.
"Marketers who better understand this interplay can more effectively outperform
competitors, avoid costly errors, and optimize campaigns much faster and smarter."

    In addition to announcing the new partnership at SMX Social, both companies launched
major platform updates. Kenshoo Social released a beta of Kenshoo Social 2.0 and Shoutlet
announced the next iteration of its platform, Shoutlet 6.0, which includes significant new
features and updates to existing functionality. Platform demos and information are
available on the Kenshoo Social and Shoutlet websites.

    About Shoutlet

    Shoutlet is a leading cloud-based enterprise social marketing platform that enables
marketers to publish, engage, and measure social marketing campaigns and activities on
social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Its industry leading
functionality includes a Social CRM for Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube management; Social
Canvas(TM) for Facebook tabs, HTML5 pages, and custom contest and web app design; Social
Switchboard(TM) for trigger-based campaign publishing; Social Profiles for data
acquisition and interest segmentation; Social Enterprise for corporate-level control of
multiple brands, franchises, and agents; and Social Analytics for metric tracking and
custom reporting. For more information, please visit http://www.shoutlet.com.

    About Kenshoo Social

    The mission of Kenshoo Social is to activate and illuminate the value of social media
with breakthrough technology that drives results. Through Kenshoo Social, marketers can
develop integrated social media campaigns to achieve brand building and performance
marketing goals. Kenshoo Social is built on the Kenshoo Universal Platform, a scalable
infrastructure that bridges the gap between owned, paid, and earned media for
cross-channel measurement and optimization. As one of only two companies in the world
designated as a Facebook Strategic Preferred Marketing Developer with access to the
Facebook Exchange, Kenshoo Social delivers over 1 billion targeted ads each day. Kenshoo
Social is an operating unit of Kenshoo, a global leader in digital marketing software
directing more than $25 billion in annual sales revenue for clients such as Accor, Camelot
Communications, CareerBuilder, Expedia, Havas, Performics, Resolution Media, Sears,
Starcom MediaVest Group, TicketsNow, Tiny Prints and Zappos. Please visit
KenshooSocial.com [http://www.kenshoosocial.com ] or Facebook.com/KenshooSocial
[http://www.facebook.com/kenshoosocial ] for more information.

    Kenshoo Social and Kenshoo are trademarks of Kenshoo Ltd. Facebook(R) is a registered
trademark of Facebook, Inc. Other company and brand names may be trademarks of their
respective owners.

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CONTACT: Kenshoo Social Contact, Nick Olsen, PReturn Inc., +1-312-432-9407, nolsen@preturn.com. Shoutlet Contact, Carol Tong, +1-510-304-6139, carol.tong@shoutlet.com

New Pragmatek DC Dashboard Offers Mobile Analytics for Distribution Centers

-- Proprietary business-intelligence tool maximizes warehouse productivity --

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Companies with distribution centers (DC) can now have real-time, mobile access to their key performance metrics using the new Pragmatek DC Dashboard. Available from Pragmatek Consulting Group, the DC Dashboard is a mobile analytics solution for analyzing performance and controlling productivity in warehouse operations via iPads, Androids, Windows-accessible tablets, laptops, and other mobile devices.

The proprietary business-intelligence tool developed by Pragmatek supports the most commonly used software that runs distribution centers, including voice-recognition technologies, such as Vocollect voice and other radio frequency technologies, warehouse management and control systems, enterprise resource planning systems, and labor management systems.

C-level executives, operations and warehouse managers and analysts have instant information to make faster decisions about their supply chains from anywhere on the globe with Internet connectivity.

For example, real-time monitoring of distribution center operations allows DC Dashboard users to see the productivity of warehouse pickers in a graphical format with touch-based, "drill down" capabilities to individual worker productivity. This allows supervisors to make decisions quickly to reallocate pickers in order to meet on-time shipment goals and maximize warehouse productivity of available resources. 

Other key performance indicators, known as KPIs, that can be measured and accessed include: units shipped on time and in full, individual worker productivity in units picked per hour, picking accuracy/error rate, picking productivity by specific warehouse zone, and productivity comparisons across geographical service areas for each warehouse in a company's distribution network. 

"In the past, data from different software programs was pulled together into an Excel spreadsheet and manipulated by analysts, which took days or weeks to produce reports," explains Steve Bloom, Pragmatek's CEO. "The beauty of this new tool is the ability to gain real-time updates on what's happening within the four walls of one or multiple distribution centers from a mobile device."           

As a Vocollect partner, Pragmatek provides voice-activated technology and implementation services to improve worker productivity of distribution and supply chain centers, manufacturers, and grocery and convenience stores. 

Based in Minneapolis, Pragmatek offers SAP services, supply chain consulting, and enterprise performance management. The firm works with clients to design and implement operational, supply chain, business intelligence, and voice-directed warehouse software applications to gain and sustain a competitive advantage. For more information, visit http://www.pragmatek.com

SOURCE  Pragmatek Consulting Group

Pragmatek Consulting Group

CONTACT: Susan Blakely, APR, susanblakely.pr@gmail.com, +1-612-850-8940

Web Site: http://www.pragmatek.com/

Sacramento Public Library launches its newly designed website

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sacramento Public Library is proud to unveil its newly designed website at http://www.saclibrary.org. New features such as major search improvements and a cleaner and more modern design will connect thousands of patrons not only to books and media but also to events, research tools, self-publishing tools, and event facilities.

Library staff worked with PMC, a Rancho Cordova-based municipal services agency, to simplify and streamline the website, which is viewed by more than 356,000 library visitors per month. The new website features improved navigation and site search to connect Sacramento readers to their favorite books and stories before they even leave the house. This includes a "virtual shelf" of recommended books, a revolving slideshow of library events and services, and an online library newsletter to which the public may subscribe for free.

"We looked at many other library sites and incorporated strategies that would benefit our patrons. I love how it looks now! People can now find what they're looking for easily, and it's easier for our staff to manage," said Rivkah K. Sass, library director.

"The new library website helps promote our upcoming events, news bulletins, and new and existing services with large slideshows on the main pages that are easy to display and manage. It's now easier to search for particular library events, and we can display events just for kids or teens on their web pages," stated Amy Calhoun, electronic resources librarian.

About PMC

Established in 1995, PMC is a full-service municipal services consulting firm with expertise in a broad range of planning, environmental, finance, urban design and revitalization, public outreach, and sustainability services. PMC has offices throughout the western United States. For additional information about PMC, visit http://www.pmcworld.com.

About the Sacramento Public Library

The Sacramento Public Library Authority has 28 locations and a bookmobile that serve more than 1.3 million residents in the cities of Citrus Heights, Elk Grove, Galt, Isleton, Rancho Cordova, and Sacramento, as well as in the unincorporated areas of the County of Sacramento. The Library circulates more than 8 million items annually to over 670,000 library card holders. The library catalog has over 494,000 book titles with more than 1.77 million items that include books for children and adults, magazines, newspapers, compact discs, DVDs, audiobooks, eReaders, and eBooks.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Don Burns
(916) 264-2920
dburns@saclibrary.org

Or

Heather Hogan
(916) 214-5608
hhogan@pmcworld.com

SOURCE  The Sacramento Public Library

The Sacramento Public Library

Web Site: http://www.saclibrary.org

Rogers unveils evolution of NextBox 2.0 experience with extension to tablet

-  Available today, Rogers launches Anyplace TV Home Edition application
for tablet - officially the second screen in the home -

- Navigate, search, set recordings, use a virtual remote control and
live stream content without interrupting your TV viewing experience -

TORONTO, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Rogers Communications, Canada's leading
diversified communications and media company, announced today a new
addition to the NextBox(TM) 2.0 experience in Ontario with the Rogers Anyplace TV(TM) Home Editionapplication for select tablets and smartphones.

The new application, which is available on iPad and iPhone today and
launching on Android tablets and smartphones this year, makes it
possible to use advanced search, a virtual remote control, live stream
news, sports and entertainment, and remotely manage and set PVR
content, all on a tablet. Rogers is the first Canadian
telecommunications company to offer an integrated remote PVR management
and live TV streaming experience on tablets.

"Our customers love to combine TV viewing with multi-tasking. The Rogers Anyplace TV Home Edition app is the ultimate TV companion that provides a seamless
experience for our customers," said John Boynton, executive
vice-president and chief marketing officer, Rogers Communications. "By
offering TV management features, in addition to live streaming on
tablets, customers can control content from a second screen without
interrupting what's currently on their TV. This represents the next
step in our commitment to delivering the world-leading internet
experiences customers want and expect from Rogers."

Rogers Anyplace TV Home Edition offers the following enhanced features, including:

        --  Use your tablet or smartphone to search and navigate TV
            listings
        --  Use your tablet or smartphone as a virtual remote control
        --  Manage PVR recordings from your tablet and smartphone
        --  Scroll through the interactive guide on your tablet, browser or
            smartphone
        --  Live stream 25 channels in the home on a tablet with a Rogers
            Digital TV subscription, when connected to Rogers Hi-Speed
            Speed Internet

Rogers Hi-Speed Internet and Digital TV customers can download the app
from iTunes or Google Play, log in using their My Rogers profile.

Rogers Anyplace TV Home Edition is part of a long line of market leadership from Rogers.
Last December, Rogers introduced Rogers Live TV, the first application available to Canadians that live streams
programming on a tablet from anywhere in the home. Rogers was the first
carrier to launch LTE in Canada, the first with Android smartphones,
the first to bring iPhone to Canada and the first carrier in the world
to launch BlackBerry® devices and Windows Phone 8 devices. In addition,
Rogers rolled out the first coast-to-coast GSM network in 2001 and was
one of the first 10 carriers worldwide to offer HSPA+. Rogers has also
led the way as the first telecom provider in Canada to launch high
speed broadband access via cable (October 1994) and launch Video On
Demand on set top boxes (February 2002).

About Rogers Communications:

Rogers Communications is a diversified Canadian communications and media
company. We are Canada's largest provider of wireless voice and data
communications services and one of Canada's leading providers of cable
television, high speed internet and telephony services. Through Rogers
Media we are engaged in radio and television broadcasting, televised
shopping, magazines and trade publications, sports entertainment, and
digital media. We are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange
(TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B) and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: RCI).
For further information about the Rogers group of companies, please
visit rogers.com.

SOURCE  Rogers Communications Inc.

Rogers Communications Inc.

CONTACT:  Kaili Lupp
Rogers Communications
Kaili.lupp@rci.rogers.com
(416) 935-4824

QOOQ, The First Culinary Tablet Made For The Kitchen Launches In North America

New Interactive Tool From France Revolutionizes At-Home Meal Preparation

NEW YORK, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- French digital company, UNOWHY today announced the U.S. launch of "La tablette QOOQ", the first interactive touch-screen tablet made especially for the kitchen. Already a sensation in France, the QOOQ culinary tablet transforms the process of at-home cooking through highly interactive content from leading chefs, helping to simplify meal preparation for culinary experts and novices alike. With a catalog of over 4,000 exclusive recipes from more than 100 of Europe's most acclaimed chefs, QOOQ provides a step-by-step interactive guide to create delicious appetizers, meals and desserts through real-time HD video, photos and text as tools to guide users. Also, unlike other tablet computers, QOOQ is designed to be spill-proof, non-slip, and survive the wear and tear of the kitchen.

"We developed the QOOQ culinary tablet to modernize the cooking experience and change the way we think about and approach meal preparation," says Jean-Yves Hepp, QOOQ inventor and president and founder of UNOWHY. "We saw an opportunity to merge technology and content to create a richer and more tactile form of recipe preparation. The QOOQ culinary tablet offers users direct interaction with top chefs and allows them to learn every nuance of their favorite dish, helping improve their own talents and making life simpler in the kitchen."

QOOQ features recipes and videos from some of Europe's leading and most celebrated chefs in their field, including:

    --  Emmanuel Renaut, of the three-Michelin-starred restaurant "Le Flocon de
        Sel" (Megeve, France)
    --  Francois Adamski (Bocuse d'Or and "Meilleur Ouvrier de France"), of the
        Michelin-starred restaurant "Le Gabriel" (Bordeaux, France)
    --  Rouguy Dia, of Petrossian's "Le 144" (Paris, France)
    --  Amandine Chaignot, Michelin-starred chef at the Parisian Palace "Le
        Raphael" (Paris, France)
    --  Guillaume Gomez, youngest "Meilleur Ouvrier de France," at "Le Palais de
        l'Elysee," the official residence of the President of France (Paris,
        France)
    --  Nicolas Sale, Michelin-starred chef at the restaurant "La table du
        Kilimandjaro" (Courchevel, France)
    --  Thomas Boullaut, of the Michelin-starred restaurant "L'Arome" (Paris,
        France)
    --  Mikael Feval, of the Michelin-starred restaurant "Antoine" (Paris,
        France)
    --  William Lamagnere, pastry chef of the restaurant "La Closerie des Lilas"
        (Paris, France) and former pastry chef of "Laduree"
Recipes on QOOQ are offered by cuisine type, difficulty level, prep time and ingredients, helping to further customize the cooking experience. QOOQ also offers access to hundreds of ingredient fact sheets and videos demonstrating culinary techniques. Additionally QOOQ's personalized features allow users to input their own favorite recipes and share with friends, create weekly menus and shopping lists, and automatically adjust ingredient quantities. Users can also take advantage of QOOQ's web browser, access to email and social networking platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, video and MP3 players, online radio, weather app, and digital photo album capability.

"QOOQ adapts itself to the user. No matter the dietary preferences, restrictions or time constraints, QOOQ is the multi-media cooking coach that can guide anyone, regardless of their experience level. The user will never feel alone or lost as they prepare their dish," explains Hepp.

The QOOQ culinary tablet comes pre-loaded with 1,000 recipes and videos. Users will also be able to purchase additional recipes, individually or in themed recipe packs, or subscriptions for monthly ($9.90/mo) or yearly ($99.00/yr) premium access.

QOOQ is available for purchase for $399 USD. To learn more, or purchase a QOOQ tablet, please visit, http://www.qooq.com.

About UNOWHY
UNOWHY is a France-based company specializing in digital media and culinary content. The company was created in 2007 with the goal of advancing cooking practices and techniques. Through the introduction of technological applications such as iDelices and iVideoCocktail for the iPhone and iPad, and "La tablette QOOQ", the first 10-inch tablet to be produced exclusively in France, the company has highlighted the importance of eating and cooking well, while providing a more convenient way for consumers to achieve their culinary goals.

SOURCE  UNOWHY

UNOWHY

CONTACT: Steve Schonberg, LaForce + Stevens, sschonberg@laforce-stevens.com, +1-212-242-9353 x187; or Janelle Cadet Panebianco , LaForce + Stevens, jcadet@laforce-stevens.com, +1-212-242-9353 x183

Web Site: http://www.qooq.com

Ness Technologies and Imano Announce Imano Acquisition

TEANECK, New Jersey and LONDON, December 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    Ness Technologies, a global provider of information technology solutions and services,
and Imano, a full-service digital agency specializing in mobile strategy, design and
development, today announced Ness' acquisition of Imano. The pairing of Imano's front-end
capabilities with Ness' execution expertise is expected to deliver maximum value to Ness'
mobility customers.

    Ness provides end-to-end service offerings through its global delivery teams-from
strategy consulting to application design and development to testing and
implementation-partnering with clients to ensure all necessary steps are taken to develop
a viable mobile strategy. Imano's digital media and design expertise complement Ness'
mobile services business model, combining proven User Interface/User Experience (UI/UX)
competencies with mobile strategy development and implementation to ensure a
comprehensive, sustainable mobile initiative. Ness' clients can expect an enhanced mobile
experience as a result of Imano's full-service digital capabilities.

    "As Ness continues to expand its 'compute anywhere' mobility footprint, the synergy
between our organization and Imano enables us to provide more comprehensive and exciting
offerings," said Joe Lagioia, President, Ness Software Engineering Services. "We are
confident that our acquisition of Imano offers our clients extraordinary value-added
benefits through Imano's mobile and design expertise coupled with our strategic mobile
development capabilities."

    Mark Lister, Imano's Managing Director, said: "We have been making our name with world
firsts in mobile, since we were first to market with an Augmented Reality app for the
iPhone. Imano is skilled at imagining, creating and developing rich mobile applications
that make innovative use of the latest technologies. The Ness acquisition offers us access
to the scale we need to win the very biggest mobile applications. We already have the
experience, knowledge and creativity - and now we have the firepower. We can't wait to get
started and see how much we can achieve together."

    About Ness Technologies

    Ness Technologies is a global provider of IT and business services and solutions with
specialized expertise in software product engineering and system integration, application
development, consulting, and software distribution. Ness delivers its portfolio of
solutions and services using a global delivery model combining offshore, near-shore and
local teams. With about 7,000 employees, Ness has operations in North America, Europe,
Israel, Singapore and India; has customers in over 20 countries; and partners with
numerous software and hardware vendors worldwide. Visit http://www.ness.com for more
information.

    The Software Engineering Services (SES) business unit is a global provider of
end-to-end, commercial-grade software development solutions, strategically partnering with
clients across the entire software lifecycle to drive competitive advantage by improving
time-to-market, quality and innovation. For more information about Ness SES, visit
blog.ness.com [http://www.ness.com ].

    About Imano

    Imano is an agency established in 1996 that specialized in digital design and web
applications. It developed a successful in-house e-Commerce platform but has recently
found its stride creating and delivering engaging and innovative applications for the
mobile world. Clients such as UEFA, Harrods, Stella Artois and Hertz Navigation Solutions
know Imano as a mobile partner, generating the next wave of ideas that will appeal to the
mobile generation. With over 70 consumer-focused apps released to date, Imano continues to
evolve in that space but is increasingly drawn to opportunities in the workplace and the
enterprise applications that will change the way we think and interact at work. For a more
detailed look, visit http://www.imano.com.

    Advisors to Imano were Results International and David Blois at M&A Advisory.

       
        Email: davidb@mandaadvisory.com
        Phone: +44-(0)207-680-9849

        Media Contact:
        Gretchen Rice
        Phone: +1-781-743-0704
        Email: gretchen.rice@ness.com

Ness AT Ltd

The House Call Reinvented: Video Creates Personal Doctor-Patient Connection Via Cloud-Based Remote Patient Monitoring Service

AT&T Unveils RPM Software-as-a-Service, Enhanced by AT&T Foundry®

DALLAS, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today's patient-centered model puts the responsibility on healthcare providers to understand more about their patients outside of the hospital. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology is reinventing the age-old notion of the house call. Now, that house call can happen over video on a wirelessly connected tablet.

AT&T* plans to deliver a new cloud-based RPM Software-as-a Service (SaaS) from Ericsson that utilizes its service enablement platform and Intuitive Health software to facilitate better management of chronic diseases and help reduce hospital readmissions. The interactive service's video component will provide helpful coaching, reminders and health education. AT&T has been piloting the RPM SaaSsolution with large health systems, academic medical centers and home care providers. It is expected to be available in 2013.

The AT&T RPM SaaS will join the AT&T ForHealth(SM) suite of RPM services that includes an end-to-end managed RPM service powered by Valued Relationships Inc. The end-to-end service allows a nurse-staffed telemonitoring center to monitor patients around the clock, following standard of care guidelines established by physicians and healthcare providers and using an open architecture that supports Bluetooth-enabled devices.

How AT&T RPM SaaS Works:

Patients will be able to check vitals daily using Bluetooth-enabled devices and easily make the data available to their providers, helping to improve quality of care and potentially saving time, money and healthcare resources.

    --  Data is automatically collected from wirelessly connected personal
        health devices such as blood pressure cuffs, weight scales and pulse
        oximeters, and sent over the AT&T network to the cloud-based system from
        Ericsson.
    --  Healthcare providers can access the information through a highly-secure
        portal, designed to comply with HIPAA's Security Rule requirements.
    --  Since the data is collected electronically, it can be shared among
        multiple caregivers and physicians through a highly-secure
        infrastructure, eliminating information gaps and duplication in
        reporting and helping to provide a more well-rounded view of the
        patient.
    --  The Intuitive Health application helps providers to implement and manage
        care plans and integrate the resulting data with clinician workflows.
"Live, on-demand, two-way video enables a personal connection for the patient and doctor, extending the relationship beyond the hospital walls," said Geeta Nayyar, M.D., Chief Medical Information Officer, AT&T ForHealth, AT&T Business Solutions. "Video makes it possible for a physician to see clinical signs and indicators such as skin color, mood, affect and determine whether a patient is utilizing devices and medications appropriately."

The Evolution of RPM:

The approach evolved from AT&T and Intuitive Health's work with Texas Health Resources using RPM technology to support a research study that will be completed in December 2013. The AT&T Foundry® worked with AT&T ForHealth, Ericsson and Intuitive Health to enhance the solution by integrating real-time high definition video, allowing customers to access their applications and services from nearly anywhere and almost any device. This AT&T Foundry® work has implications across a number of Health IT solutions where presence and video can help increase engagement and efficacy.

AT&T's RPM solutions will be demonstrated at booth #801 at the mHealth Summit in the Washington DC area from Dec. 3-5, 2012.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Information set forth in this press release contains financial estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update and revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise.

About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and internationally. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's largest 4G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile Internet, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T |DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world.

Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com.  This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.

© 2012 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.4G not available everywhere. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

SOURCE  AT&T Inc.

AT&T Inc.

CONTACT: Andrea McLaughlin, +1-908-234-6071, Andrea.McLaughlin@att.com, or Wendi Fuller, +1-214-665-1306, wendi.fuller@att.com

Web Site: http://www.att.com

Eclectic Delights Bundle: Pay What You Want for 9 Great Indie Games

ATHENS, Greece, December 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    Having obsessively researched the wild and wonderful world of indie gaming, Bundle In
A Box returns and is proud to present the Eclectic Delights bundle. It's a fine assortment
of 9 delightful, truly indie offerings everyone can enjoy for the most reasonable price of
"pay-what-you-want" over at http://www.bundle-in-a-box.com.

    The bundle, a Kyttaro Games (http://www.kyttarogames.com) effort to promote indie
developers and quality games, is launching this Tuesday the 4th of December 2012, will
last for 14 days and offer all games as DRM-free downloads (but not exclusively so; most
games are also available on Desura and/or Steam ).

    The Eclectic Delights bundle is all about ...

    ... selecting the best and most intriguing games across all genres .

    Gamers will get to enjoy a rich compilation of both successful and less known games,
that have all made it through the painful, slightly silly, but always thorough Bundle In A
Box selection process.

    ... fantastic indie games.

    Paying anything above $0.99 will get you:

       
        - elegant RTS War of the Human Tanks (Windows/Desura)
        - Lovecraftian yet cute platformer Eversion (Windows/Mac/Steam)
        - gloriously pixelated adventure/strategy Delve Deeper (Windows/Steam)
        - Russian horror offering Fibrillation (Windows /Desura)
        - point-and-click mystery Shadows of the Vatican, Act: I (Windows/Desura)

    ... even more games.

    Beating the average price will allow gamers to enjoy four more excellent games:

       
        - award winning platformer Adventures of Shuggy (Windows/Steam/Desura)
        - surreal horror game The 4th Wall (Windows)
        - FMV rhythm-action-fighter Stay Dead (Windows/Mac/Desura)
        - retro-tastique, hilarious maze-'em-up Flibble (Windows)

    ... directly supporting upcoming game developers.

    For every 100 bundles sold $10 will be added to our Indie Dev Grant and the whole sum
will be awarded to a developer selected by vote; no strings will be attached as to how the
grant will be used.

    ... charity.

    5% of all revenues will be shared with the Hellenic Centre for Mental Health and
Treatment of Child and Family.

    ... all sorts of extras.

    What's more, for every 1000 bundles sold new extras will be unlocked for everyone who
grabbed the Eclectic Delights offer. Unlockable extras include:

       
        - The complete and formerly unreleased soundtrack of forthcoming mobile game
          Droidscape: Basilica
        - The Adventures of Shuggy soundtrack
        - Sound of the Human Tanks: the War of the Human Tanks OST
        - The Adventures of Shuggy digital comic-book
        - The Shadows of the Cathedral soundtrack

    As an added bonus, all who purchase the bundle will get access to exclusive content
for Droidcape: Basilica (http://www.kyttarogames.com/?page_id84); KyttaroGames' own
upcoming game for iOS and Android.

    And now for a selection of handy links:

    Bundle In A Box site: http://bundle-in-a-box.com

    Eclectic Delights Presskit:
http://kyttarogames.com/press/sheet.php?p=bundle_in_a_box_eclectic_delights

    The BIAB Blog: http://blog.bundle-in-a-box.com

    Contact email: info@bundle-in-a-box.com or, Konstantinos Dimopoulos,
Konstantinos.dimopoulos@gmail.com

Kyttaro Games

Cinchcast Launches Interview Series to Showcase Best Practices in Internal and External Communications

The ConVo features insightful and informative one-on-one discussions with today's most innovative and experienced corporate communicators.

NEW YORK, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinchcast, Inc., a leading provider of solutions for enterprise conference calls and webcasts, today announced the launch of The ConVo. The ConVo is an online interview series featuring insightful and informative one-on-one discussions with today's top corporate communicators. Host Alan Levy, Cinchcast's CEO and a thought leader in the communications technology arena, will dig into internal and external communications strategies, best practices, pitfalls to avoid, and more with expert guests.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110817/NY52505LOGO )

Upcoming interviews include:

December 13, 2012 / 1pm ET
Frank Eliason, SVP of Social Media for Citibank

January 9, 2013  / 1pm ET
Kevin Kruse, NY Times bestselling author and expert on driving employee engagement

Register and receive event reminders at: http://cinchcast.com/the-convo/.

All live audio broadcasts and recorded episodes of The ConVo will be also be available at: http://cinchcast.com/the-convo/.

New interviews will be added to this agenda on an ongoing basis. 

About Cinchcast, Inc.
Cinchcast enables companies to connect and communicate with the people that are most important to their business, while saving time and money. Cinchcast Connect, a patented, cloud-based platform, powers conference calls and webcasts for the leading companies in the world. By streamlining and simplifying the event, meeting and content creation process, Cinchcast helps executives, marketing and communications professionals, meeting and event planners, HR leaders, content creators, and online training specialists enhance their internal and external communications. Cinchcast is headquartered in New York City. For more information, please visit http://www.cinchcast.com.

To learn more about Cinchcast's solution view our video here:
http://cinchcast.com/news/cinchcast-new-video/

SOURCE  Cinchcast, Inc.

Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110817/NY52505LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Cinchcast, Inc.

CONTACT: Meighan Berberich, Cinchcast, +1-646-807-0825, mberberich@cinchcast.com

Web Site: http://www.cinchcast.com

Restaurant.com's Fifth Annual Feed It Forward Program Offers Guilt-Free Gifting

Annual Spirit of Giving Survey Results Revealed

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In the spirit of giving, Restaurant.com kicks off the company's fifth annual Feed It Forward free giving program.  The program allows consumers to "gift" everyone on their holiday list, avoiding gift-giving guilt.

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According to the 2012 Restaurant.com Annual Spirit of GivingSurvey, 85 percent of consumers stated they feel guilty if they exclude someone from their holiday shopping list. Feed It Forward solves this problem allowing participants to give away up to 100 free $10 Restaurant.com eGift Cards daily now through January 1, 2013.

"Restaurant.com is thrilled to bring back, by popular demand, Feed It Forward and we are happy to help consumers give to everyone on their gift list--be it friends, neighbors, teachers, mail carriers and acquaintances," said Christopher Krohn, President and CMO of Restaurant.com. "The Feed it Forward program is a way to continue to give throughout the season without exhausting holiday budgets that may be overextended by Black Friday or Cyber Monday."

Spirit of Giving Survey Findings

To take the pulse of the nation's giving spirit Restaurant.com recently conducted their annual Spirit of Giving survey of more than 1,800 consumers nationwide.  Following are the 2012 key findings:

    --  Give or Receive? - When it comes to holiday gifting, nearly nine out of
        ten (88 percent) survey respondents prefer giving gifts more than
        receiving them.
    --  Happiness Effect - All this giving has a feel-good effect since 91
        percent of those surveyed feel happier when they give instead of
        receive. Exactly half (50 percent) of consumers try to give gifts to as
        many people as possible.
    --  Gifting Guilt - Eighty-five percent of consumers confirmed feeling
        guilty excluding someone from the holiday shopping list and nine out of
        ten (92 percent) would give more gifts if they could afford to do so.
    --  Rewards and Recognition - Nearly seven out of ten (68 percent) of those
        surveyed said they give gifts because of the rewarding feeling it brings
        and 30 percent give gifts to recognize the recipient.
    --  Wishful Gifting - Survey respondents like to be very giving. Following
        are those they would like to bestow a gift to if they had the means to
        do so: close friends (75 percent), extended family members (71 percent),
        teachers (30 percent), mail carrier (44 percent), neighbors (47
        percent), co-workers (48 percent), boss (29 percent), paper delivery
        person (23 percent), party hostess (14 percent), babysitter (11 percent)
        and dry cleaner (7 percent).
    --  Holidays Hit Hard - The economy still has a hold on holiday giving.
        Eight out of ten (82 percent) of respondents said they cannot afford to
        be as giving as they'd like to be this year.
    --  Making Ends Meet - In order to make ends meet during the season,
        three-quarters of consumers cut down on spending throughout the year and
        over half (57 percent) said they would sacrifice by working extra hours
        to give gifts to everyone on their holiday list.
"Restaurant.com makes gift-giving affordable with gift cards for dining out that never expire and can be used at thousands of eateries across the country," added Krohn. "Feed It Forward participants can give the gift of gathering of friends, family, and acquaintances all season."

How to Feed It Forward

To date, 1.5 million people have fed it forward with Restaurant.com. Those in the giving spirit this holiday season should visit FeedItForward.Restaurant.com and can log in with a Restaurant.com or Facebook account. To give, participants access their Facebook, Gmail or Yahoo! contacts to select recipients or manually enter email addresses to spread the holiday cheer. Recipients will redeem their gifts through the Feed It Forward site. The gifted Restaurant.com eGift Cards never expire and can be redeemed for any $10 Gift Certificate to a participating Restaurant.com restaurant.

About Restaurant.com

Restaurant.com is the trusted and valued source connecting restaurants and diners nationwide. The company offers savings at more than 18,000 restaurants nationwide with more than 45,000 gift certificate options. Restaurant.com brings people together to enjoy well-prepared and served meals at affordable prices. To date, Restaurant.com customers have saved more than $1 billion through the gift certificate program. Restaurant.com has operated since 1999 and is based in Arlington Heights, Ill.

Editor's Note:

The 2012 Restaurant.com Annual Spirit of Giving Survey was conducted online by Restaurant.com® using Survey Monkey from October 25 through November 5, 2012 with 1,877 consumers participating.

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Corsair Selects Tagetik's Performance Management Software

FREMONT, California and LUCCA, Italy, December 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    Global company to implement unified solution for budgeting, planning, collaborative
disclosure management, and SharePoint integration

    Tagetik, a global provider of enterprise software solutions for Performance
Management, Disclosure Management, Financial Governance and Business Intelligence, today
announced that Corsair(R), a provider of high-performance PC gaming components
(http://www.corsair.com), selected Tagetik 4 as its solution for budgeting, planning,
consolidation, disclosure management, and Microsoft SharePoint Integration. The Tagetik
platform will replace Corsair's existing solutions with a unified Performance Management
software to better manage their finance processes from budgeting and planning all the way
through final financial disclosure.

    "We knew going into the selection process that we needed a vendor that could take our
budgeting and planning to the next level while also supporting the complexity of being a
global company," says Ronald van Veen, VP of Finance at Corsair. "As we went through the
selection process, Tagetik became the clear leader because of its strong, unified solution
that includes external reporting, XBRL, financial close and built-in integration with
Microsoft Analysis Services and SharePoint. It also helped that Tagetik had the highest
customer satisfaction ratings and all of the customers we spoke with gave us very positive
feedback on the company and the solution."

    "When I first met the Corsair team they told us they wanted to take their internal
reporting to a new level. With Tagetik 4 they can do that by providing more customized
reports to individuals based on regional needs, and at the same time manage the period
close and external reporting rather than outsourcing these processes. They will also be
able to use our collaborative tool globally so everyone can now participate and have full
visibility in the budgeting and planning process," explains Mark Corsetti - VP and General
Manager at Tagetik North America (
http://www.tagetik.com/about/management/mark-corsetti).

    "We are extremely pleased to add Corsair to our growing customer base," explains
Manuel Vellutini - Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer at Tagetik
(http://www.tagetik.com/about/company/management/manuel-vellutini). "As always,
Tagetik is fully committed to helping them achieve the next level of finance performance
that they are looking for. And with the Tagetik 4 unified software solution, we are
confident that Corsair will achieve many great benefits and improve the effectiveness of
their finance organization on a global scale."

    About Corsair

    Founded in 1994, Corsair supplies high performance products purchased primarily by PC
gaming enthusiasts who build their own PCs or buy pre-assembled customized systems. The
company's award-winning products include DDR3 memory upgrades, USB flash drives, power
supply units, solid-state drives, PC speakers, gaming headsets, gaming keyboards, laser
gaming mice, system monitoring and control devices, PC cooling products, and computer
cases.

    To learn more: http://www.corsair.com

    About Tagetik
Tagetik is 100% dedicated to simplifying and streamlining business processes for the
Office of Finance to accelerate informed decisions that achieve strategic goals. Our
award-winning Tagetik 4 Performance Management software is the ideal solution for global
companies that seek a clearly superior level of financial expertise in a single unified
solution for planning, forecasting, consolidation, close, reporting, profitability
management, disclosure, financial governance, and analysis.

    Tagetik is a rapidly growing global company with operations in more than 20 countries
and 500 customers yet provides an exceptional experience by focusing solely on the needs
of finance and doing it better than anyone else. To learn more:http://www.tagetik.com

    Follow@Tagetik [http://twitter.com/#!/tagetik ] on Twitter, join theTagetik Experience
[http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid4466 ] group on LinkedIn, watch
Tagetik's Channel [http://www.youtube.com/TagetikCorporate ] on YouTube, and/or become
Tagetik fan [http://facebook.com/tagetik ] on Facebook.

    Corsair and the sails logo are registered trademarks of Corsair in the United States
and/or other countries.

       
        Tagetik Corporate Press Contacts:
        Elisabetta Pierallini
        Luca Pieretti
        +39-0583-96811
        lucapieretti@tagetik.com

        Tagetik UK Press Contact:
        Shak Akhtar
        +44(0)8708510540
        shakakhtar@tagetik.com

        Tagetik US Press Contact:
        Caitlyn Hessell
        +1-203-391-7520
        caitlynhessell@tagetik.com

Tagetik

The Home Depot Welcomes Samsung To Its Home Appliance Line-Up

America's Fastest Growing Home Appliance Brand Available in U.S. Store Locations

ATLANTA, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, today announced it is expanding its home appliance offerings to include products from Samsung Electronics America, Inc. The appliances will be available to be ordered in The Home Depot store locations nationwide and on homedepot.com beginning December 9, 2012.

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"We always look to bring innovation and expanded assortment to our customers," said Bob Baird, merchandising vice president, The Home Depot. "Adding Samsung's line of home appliances to the roster really bolsters our offering to meet the growing needs of our consumers. Along with our quality products, price and selection, we are committed to delivering excellent customer service to all of our customers."

This year, Samsung received the highest customer satisfaction ranking in three major appliance categories in the annual J.D. Power and Associates Kitchen and Laundry Appliance Studies(SM), including refrigeration for the seventh year out of the last eight, dryers for the fifth consecutive year, and washers for the fourth consecutive year.

With the addition of Samsung, The Home Depot now offers a wider selection of America's favorite home appliance brands. For more about The Home Depot's appliance offerings, visit http://www.homedepot.com/appliances.

The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, with 2,253 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. In fiscal 2011, The Home Depot had sales of $70.4 billion and earnings of $3.9 billion. The company employs more than 300,000 associates. The Home Depot's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index.

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CONTACT: Financial Community: Diane Dayhoff, Vice President of Investor Relations, +1-770-384-2666, diane_dayhoff@homedepot.com, News Media: Jamee Lawson, Public Relations Specialist, +1-770-384-4137, jamee_lawson@homedepot.com

Web Site: http://www.homedepot.com/appliances

Microsoft Dynamics December Product Releases Deliver New Capabilities and Value to Customers

Customers cite value of quick-to-implement, simple-to-use, integrated business solutions.

REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the company's unprecedented period of product launches, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq "MSFT")today announced that significant updates to three core Microsoft Dynamics business solutions are available in December, delivering new capabilities and value to help customers transform their businesses.

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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 is available to customers now and additional product refreshes will be available later this month, including Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 (planned for Dec. 19) and Microsoft Dynamics December 2012 CRM Service update for Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online (beginning mid-December).

These product updates underscore Microsoft's continued commitment to enable companies around the world to transform into Dynamic Businesses. In a rapidly changing world, companies need a new generation of business solutions that are quick to implement, easy to use and seamlessly interoperate with Microsoft platform technologies for maximum synergies.

"Our December product releases deliver significant value to customers through simple-to-use and easy-to-implement business solutions,," said Kirill Tatarinov, president, Microsoft Business Solutions. "This wave of new Microsoft Dynamics' capabilities, together with Microsoft's innovative social, mobile, collaboration, productivity and analytics resources, inspires people to do their best work and transform their businesses."

The market appears to have taken notice as the Microsoft Business Solutions organization, which develops and delivers Microsoft Dynamics products, continues to grow. The Microsoft Dynamics CRM business has experienced double digits for the past 33 quarters with its revenue growing 30 percent last quarter (year over year). Similarly, in the most recent fiscal year, Microsoft Dynamics AX saw an increase of more than 50 percent in license revenue in North America.(1)

Speed in Enterprise Implementation Marks Availability of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2

As the pace of doing business increases and more opportunities open up in emerging markets, organizations are asking for solutions that can be deployed quickly, empower their people to make more informed business decisions and help their businesses grow globally. Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 is globally available and allows for multiple languages and legislations to be run from within a single instance. With significant advances across all core industry areas, the flexibility and agility is unprecedented -- even for companies looking to use Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 in combination with legacy solutions and get the benefits of a modern, next-generation business solution here and now.

Harmonizing global operations is being done with great speed in enterprises such as Sematic Group, a global manufacturer of elevator components that is currently running operations in Italy, the U.K. and China on a single instance of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2. This provides centralized insights into the operations and a platform to find synergies between the locations. With the country localizations in one solution and centralized deployment, planned rollout to additional locations will be easier with an astounding average of one country per month for the next year.

"Having a common repository for customer, supplier and product data has driven initial efforts at standardizing common business processes across our international organization," said Luca Caremoli, chief information officer at Sematic. "Now, with a single, common ERP, we are becoming one. Our people across the world are becoming a real part of the one Sematic."

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 also introduces breakthrough business intelligence capabilities based on Microsoft SQL Server. Important information to all parts of a business is provided quickly, intuitively and in context of what the individual user is doing. This ease of use and speed is critically important for better decision-making in a business such as Lotus F1 Team, which recently implemented the new version of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2. The team chose Microsoft Dynamics AX to collect live, accurate information, make informed decisions, compete for funding, and -- ultimately -- build a fast car. This implementation will help improve manufacturing productivity, avoid wasted resources, deliver information quickly to remote employees and interoperate with its HR environment to manage the skill sets it needs for new processes.

"Microsoft Dynamics is key to our business transformation. On the one hand, it will enable us to ensure everyone on the team is focused on doing their job and not wasting time moving information from one system to another," said Patrick Louis, CEO, Lotus F1 Team. "Second, it will help us more rapidly make changes to the car and how we make the car so we can bring performance-enhancing improvements to the track faster."

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013: Quick-to-Implement, Easy-to-Use Business Solution for SMBs

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013, expected to be available Dec. 19, introduces significant new features and capabilities designed to help small and midsize businesses (SMBs) grow their businesses with powerful business solutions that are quick to implement and simple to use. This release introduces an innovative new Web client, more than 125 feature enhancements, streamlined management and rich interoperability with other Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft Office 365.

Key enhancement areas for the new release include the following:

    --  Choice in how the product is deployed, as well as how people access and
        use it. Customers can access Microsoft Dynamics GP through a rich client
        and an innovative new Web client so they can get to the information they
        need when they need it and on the device of their choice. Improved
        "hostability" features include a new hosting management console for
        cloud deployments to streamline deploying and managing Microsoft
        Dynamics GP in the cloud.
    --  Faster, lower-risk deployment with new RapidStart tools that can
        significantly reduce the time and effort required to configure Microsoft
        Dynamics GP for each customer's specific needs.
    --  Improved productivity through enhanced ease of use throughout the
        product, as well as deeper interoperability with Microsoft Office,
        Office 365 and other Microsoft technologies.
One of the early adopters of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 is Western Precooling, a provider of cooling services to produce growers and shippers, enabling them to get fresh, healthy fruits and vegetables from the field to their customers. The company has been in business for 70 years and has more than 100 sites throughout the Western United States growing regions.

"With the advancement of the consumerization of IT in the workplace, users want to gain access to data much quicker to make timely, strategic changes in the business and keep an edge on their competitors," said Brian Paine, director of IT at Western Precooling. "Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 is helping us improve customer invoicing, thus leading to better service and faster turnaround with our valued customer base while ensuring the highest level of customer service. In addition, the advances in business intelligence, reporting and user experience made in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 equip our people to do the best job possible, which helps put Western Precooling on a course to be more competitive and accomplish its business goals."

Great User Experience in Microsoft Dynamics CRM Update

Delivering on the Microsoft Dynamics commitment to rapidly innovate, the CRM December 2012 service update will be available beginning mid-December with a global rollout that will last into January. The new service update re-imagines the way sales, customer service and marketing professionals work with CRM. Moving away from the traditional data-centric approach, this service update adds new experiences that simply and visually guide users through their business processes. In addition, the new service update brings customers deeper connection to Yammer and Skype, embedded Bing Maps, compatibility with the new Microsoft Office, and cross-browser support(2) enabling new levels of communications and collaboration for customers.

Customers such as Colliers International see the value of the usability features of the new service update and the simplicity of use, particularly the speed and ease of getting their people up and running on the new system.

"We are excited to take advantage of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM service update because it is so simple to use that all of our people will be able to embrace it," said Veresh Sita, chief information officer, Colliers. "This new user experience is no longer a barrier but an enabler, allowing us to reap immediate benefits."

A new Dynamic Business video demonstrates the plans for the revolutionary user design that is part of Microsoft Dynamics' future vision for a new world of work.

Further Information

More information on the new capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics/erp-ax-2012-r2.aspx. Details on Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 are available at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/presskits/dynamics. More definitive information on the new capabilities in the Microsoft Dynamics CRM December 2012 service update is provided in the release preview guide, which can be downloaded at http://crm.dynamics.com/en-us/polaris.

About Microsoft Dynamics

At the heart of every successful business are the people who make things happen. Microsoft Dynamics designs modern business solutions that empower individuals with intuitive tools that allow them to do their best work. Our proactive, easy-to-use business applications adapt to the way people and systems work, enabling businesses to rapidly deploy and be forward-looking in an ever-changing world.

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

(1) License revenue year over year as reported during Microsoft quarterly earnings.

(2) Cross-browser support including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome running on Windows-based PCs, and Apple Safari running on Macintosh desktop computers. In addition, there will be a Safari-based user experience on Apple iPad for sales users.

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CONTACT: Rapid Response Team, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, +1-503-443-7070, rrt@waggeneredstrom.com

Web Site: http://www.microsoft.com

MovieTickets.com Launches New Interactive Game, 'CONNECTED'

Advance Movie Ticketing Company Partners with RealD to Engage Film Fans and Provide One Lucky Winner with Two Movie Tickets a Week for One Year

BOCA RATON, Fla., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MovieTickets.com (http://www.movietickets.com), the worldwide leader in advance movie ticketing, announced today the launch of a new interactive game called CONNECTED (http://www.connectedhollywood.com).  Created in partnership with RealD, and based loosely on the iconic Six Degrees of Separation game, CONNECTED challenges players to answer movie-trivia questions in the shortest amount of time.  One lucky winner will receive the Ultimate Holiday Gift - two movie tickets a week for a whole year.

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The game, which is now live, also includes social links to Facebook and Twitter so that players can compete with their friends and followers. 

CONNECTED was created with the strong relationship between interactive online games and e-commerce in mind, driving its engaged players to see RealD holiday-season releases including The Hobbit and Life of Pi. After players answer questions relating to these films in the game, they have the opportunity to purchase movie tickets that are just a click away.

"It's important for us to find ways to provide added value services for our studio partners, exhibitor partners and our customers," said Jeremy Devine, VP, Exhibitor and Studio Relations, MovieTickets.com."The CONNECTED game satisfies all involved parties by engaging our customers and bringing them to our site where they can experience all weekly featured film titles and show times in our network of 265 theater chains."

For official rules and more information regarding CONNECTED, visit http://www.connectedhollywood.com.

About MovieTickets.com
MovieTickets.com is the worldwide leader in advance movie ticketing, offering moviegoers a quick and convenient way to purchase tickets online, via mobile device, and at 877-789-MOVIE. The company currently enables remote ticketing for consumers across 21 countries/territories including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Argentina, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and the Caribbean. MovieTickets.com theater group includes 265 theater chains or independent exhibitors. Fans can stay connected with MovieTickets.com through Facebook (facebook.com/MovieTicketscom), Twitter (twitter.com/movietickets) and YouTube (youtube.com/MovieTicketsTrailers).

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CONTACT: Hans-Dieter Kopal for MovieTickets.com, +1-323-658-1555, hans@pcommgroup.com

Web Site: http://www.movietickets.com

InfoSonics Launches s735 Smartphone

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- InfoSonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IFON) today announced the launch of its new verykool® s735 Smartphone.

"We designed our new verykool® s735 as a slim and elegant, mid-level 3G smartphone with compelling performance," said Joseph Ram, the company's president and chief executive officer.  "Only 10.8mm thick, the s735 runs the Android 2.3.6 operating system and is powered by a 1GHz processor to deliver an excellent user experience, especially with demanding applications such as games and video conferencing.  This is further enhanced by its high quality true glass 3.5 inch TFT LCD capacitive touch screen and its long-lasting 1,350 mAh Li-ion battery.  We also added many other features including true GPS capability, proximity and gravity sensors.  The s735 is part of our expanding portfolio of smartphones which we plan to augment in the next couple of months."

The Company noted the following additional details of the s735:

    --  3G HSPA+/GSM/GPRS
    --  3G dual band (850/1900) and 2G quad band (850/900/1800/1900)
    --  Connectivity includes Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi hotspot, modem
        tethering and USB 2.0
    --  SMS and MMS messaging plus push e-mail
    --  3.2 megapixel camera with front-facing VGA camera
    --  Built-in FM radio, MP3/4 music player and video recorder
    --  Expandable T-Flash memory up to 32GB
    --  Speakerphone, 3.5mm audio jack and stereo headset included
The verykool® s735 is available now and comes in two versions:  a single SIM version for operator customers and a dual SIM version for the open market.  To learn more about the device, visit our verykool® website at http://www.verykool.net/Products/s735.

About InfoSonics Corporation

InfoSonics is a designer, manufacturer and provider of wireless handsets and related products to OEMs, carriers and distributors in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific.  The Company designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells and provides after-sales support for its own proprietary line of products under the verykool® and other private label brands.   Additional information can be found on our corporate website at http://www.infosonics.com and http://www.verykool.net.

Except for the factual statements made herein, the information contained in this news release consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict.  Words and expressions reflecting optimism, satisfaction or disappointment with current prospects, as well as words such as "believes," "hopes," "intends," "estimates," "expects," "projects," "plans," "anticipates" and variations thereof, or the use of future tense, identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance and our actual results could differ materially from those contained in such statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, without limitation: (1) customer acceptance of the new s735 handset; (2) our ability to continue to differentiate our products, including the s735 and our planned line of smartphones, from the competition; (3) extended general economic downturn in world markets; (4) inability to secure adequate supply of competitive products on a timely basis and on commercially reasonable terms; (5) inability to attract new sources of profitable business from expansion of products or services or risks associated with entry into new markets, including geographies, products and services; (6) significant changes in supplier terms and relationships or shortages in product supply; and (7) rapid product improvement and technological changes leading to changes in consumer demand for multimedia wireless handset products and features.  Reference is also made to other factors detailed from time to time in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release.

Note:  Android is a trademark of Google, Inc.

SOURCE  InfoSonics Corporation

InfoSonics Corporation

CONTACT: Vernon A. LoForti, Chief Financial Officer, +1-858-373-1675, vern.loforti@infosonics.com

Web Site: http://www.infosonics.com

Give The Gift Of Giving This Holiday Season With Given Goods Company

New Marketplace Delivers Fashion-Forward Goods That Make a Tangible Impact

December Purchases to Benefit Sandy Victims Through City Harvest, New York

BOULDER, Colo., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Given Goods Company, (http://www.givengoods.co), a new marketplace that encourages social change and drives the buy-to-give movement, has opened its virtual doors just in time for the season of giving.  Given Goods delivers fashion-forward apparel, accessories, footwear, home goods and more from ambitious, sought-after brands as well as up-and-coming designers that not only make you look and feel good, but also make a tangible impact on causes around the world.  Given Goods is committed to inspiring a new kind of buying that gives modern shoppers a meaningful experience through the purchase of products that are all associated with a unique charitable contribution. The carefully curated marketplace currently features over 800 products from 80 brands. 

Built on the concept of giving through shopping, every product on http://www.givengoods.co gives back through one of three methods, to one of four causes.  When a product is purchased, a tangible good is given to a person in need, a percentage of the sale is donated to a predetermined charitable cause, and/or a sustainable and life-improving employment opportunity is created in an underserved community.  Every product on Given Goods supports global causes, both domestically and abroad, to improve health, education, the environment, and/or economic development.

Throughout December, Given Goods is partnering with City Harvest of New York to redistribute much needed food to Hurricane Sandy victims as well as everyone who relies on the organization daily.  Each purchase and email signup made on Given Goods in December will enable City Harvest to rescue and deliver one pound of food. 

"We are overjoyed to bring Given Goods Company to market and are putting our best foot forward to inspire shoppers across the country to join our buy-to-give movement and make your gifts count this holiday season," said Cameron Houser, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Given Goods Company.  "We are equally as proud to be working with City Harvest in an effort to help them rescue 42 million pounds of food and deliver it to more than 600 community food programs around New York.  This is the first of many initiatives that we are looking forward to launching through our Corporate Giving program."

Given Goods' new retail solution not only provides high quality products, but also educates shoppers on the impact of their buy-to-give purchases. A proprietary piece of software called the Good Graph allows members to track the good that is created by their purchases. The Good Graph emphasizes that every buy-to-give purchase matters and that large-scale, sustainable change is being created by a community that factors social impact into their everyday purchasing behavior.

Given Goods is passionate about for-benefit business and ideas that drive innovation. The Company plans to engage young students through its Corporate Giving program early next year to help foster the early development of social entrepreneurs.

For more information on Given Goods visit http://www.givengoods.co.  For more information on City Harvest New York visit http://www.cityharvest.org.

About Given Goods Company
Given Goods Company is a new marketplace that encourages social change and drives the buy-to-give movement by delivering carefully curated products made by ambitious brands that benefit causes around the world. Given Goods offers fashion-forward apparel, accessories, footwear, home goods and more from sought-after brands as well as up-and-coming designers that make a tangible impact. The Given Goods is committed to inspiring a new kind of buying that gives modern shoppers a meaningful experience through the purchase of products that are all associated with a unique charitable contribution. Every product on Given Goods gives supports global causes, both domestically and abroad, to improve health, education, the environment, and/or economic development. Founded by Riley End and Cameron Houser, Given Goods is based in Boulder, Colorado. For more information please visit http://www.givengoods.co.                                                                                   

MEDIA CONTACT
Candice J. Yusim
Brand Marketing & Communications 
415-722-4599
candice@cjyusim.com

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Given Goods Company

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Care.com Launches First-of-its-Kind Recruiting Platform for Care Industry

-- Care.com's Recruiting Solutions(TM) Opens Million+ Member Database To Businesses Seeking Care Providers --

WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Care.com (http://www.care.com), the world's largest online care destination, today announced the launch of the first dedicated recruiting platform for companies that hire care providers, including nanny agencies, day care centers, senior living facilities, senior home care agencies, and even tutoring companies and pet sitting businesses. Designed to address industry-wide recruiting challenges, the new subscription-based service will enable businesses to post job opportunities for care providers, as well as access the more than one million care providers in Care.com's database.

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High industry growth in the care sector - particularly in child care and senior care - has given rise to great demand for care providers, and current data indicates this trend will only continue. Today, nearly 4 out of 10 mothers are primary breadwinners according to the Shriver Report, driving up demand for childcare services. The Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics reports that the over 65 population is projected to grow to 72 million in 2030 (or 20% of the total U.S. population) from 35 million in 2000. Coupled with high staff turnover, the lack of a centralized platform for provider recruitment has challenged care businesses to remain fully staffed or stay ahead of the hiring curve.

"As the support hub for both care providers and seekers, Care.com is optimally positioned to meet the growing needs of care businesses in search of employees," said Josh Fine, VP of Business Marketplace. "We've had discussions with countless companies across the country and the response has been overwhelmingly enthusiastic. They need to continually find qualified employees and, as the largest online care destination, we have an active network of experienced care providers that's uniquely attractive to them." 

Companies that subscribe to Care.com's Recruiting Solutions(TM) can identify candidates in two ways. First, they can post jobs directly on the platform, reaching more than one million potential candidates. Second, they can proactively search the Care.com database by zip code and contact candidates directly.

Dani Dier, Finance and Support at FirstLight HomeCare agrees, "Hiring takes up a lot of time, especially with the increased demand we've seen in senior care over the past decade. We're excited about Care.com's Recruiting Solutions(TM) and the potential to help us directly reach quality caregivers in our industry more efficiently and effectively."

"We're confident that Care.com's Recruiting Solutions(TM) will help us stay competitive by being one step ahead of hiring," said Amy Petersen-Smith, VP of Services at Senior Helpers. "We provide a valuable service to our customers and it's crucial for us to keep our business fully staffed at all times."

Care.com's Recruiting Solutions(TM) is now available nationally with subscription options for one, three and 12 months ranging from $75 - $125/month. Customized subscriptions are also available for large companies and franchise networks.

ABOUT BUSINESS MARKETPLACE
Launched in 2011, Care.com's Business Marketplace is an online platform for care businesses to acquire new customers, recruit and hire employees and raise brand visibility. Through Business Marketplace, care businesses including child day care centers, senior home care agencies, and pet care businesses, among others, promote their services to families seeking care solutions and attract new employees searching for care jobs. More than 6,500 businesses including national companies like KinderCare® Learning Centers, Knowledge Beginnings®, Childcare Network, Sylvan Learning, Club Z!, FirstLight HomeCare and Senior Helpers use Care.com's Business Marketplace.

ABOUT CARE.COM
Founded in 2006, Care.com (http://www.care.com) is now the largest online care destination in the world with 7 million members spanning more than 15 countries. Care.com provides a forum for families seeking care support to easily connect with hundreds of thousands of care providers, share care giving experiences and get advice. The company helps families address the unique lifecycle of care needs that each family goes through - child care, including special needs, senior care, pet care, housekeeping and more. Care.com also provides tools and information to help families make safer and more informed decisions throughout the search and hiring process, including monitored messaging, access to background checks, recorded references, and an online safety guide. 

http://www.care.com/ | Twitter: @CareDotCom | Facebook: Care.com Fan Page

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CONTACT: Sarah Tatone, +1-781-795-7204, statone@care.com

Web Site: http://www.care.com

American Arbitration Association Launches Online Clause Building Tool

NEW YORK, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Arbitration Association® (AAA®) today launched ClauseBuilder, an online arbitration and mediation tool that assists individuals and organizations in drafting clear and effective arbitration and mediation agreements.  ClauseBuilder, which can be found at http://www.ClauseBuilder.org, is the first tool of its kind to be offered by an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services provider.

The new tool provides parties with the AAA's standard arbitration agreement, in addition to an array of options parties may consider when crafting customized ADR clauses, including specifying the number of arbitrators; arbitrator qualifications; locale provisions; governing law; the duration of arbitration proceedings; and whether to use arbitration, mediation, or both.

"A well-written dispute resolution clause is the foundation of an effective dispute resolution process," said India Johnson, the AAA's Executive Vice President. "ClauseBuilder provides ADR users with an easy and efficient way to customize their contract clauses with time-tested language, based on court-tested AAA rules. That translates into an efficient dispute resolution process that saves time and money."

Eric Tuchmann, the AAA's General Counsel, says the AAA developed ClauseBuilder to respond to a consistent demand from parties, attorneys, companies, and other organizations for guidance on drafting arbitration and mediation agreements.  "The American Arbitration Association believes that ClauseBuilder will provide a quick and efficient, self-guided process for drafting ADR clauses that are customized to parties' particular contracts and needs," he explained.

The current version of ClauseBuilder deals with commercial arbitration contracts.  Future versions in development will address construction, international and employment contracts. ClauseBuilder enables users to develop pre-dispute ADR clauses to be included in contracts as well as clauses for existing disputes that parties would like to submit to arbitration or mediation.  In addition to creating ADR clauses, ClauseBuilder will allow users to preview, edit, and archive their ADR agreements.

"As a leader in the field of ADR, the AAA is determined to assist parties in developing innovative and cost effective ways of resolving disputes.  We worked hard to include as much functionality and as many options in ClauseBuilder as possible. Still, we will continue to enhance ClauseBuilder as we receive feedback," Ms. Johnson said.

About the American Arbitration Association
The global leader in conflict management since 1926, the American Arbitration Association is a not-for-profit, public service organization committed to the resolution of disputes through the use of arbitration, mediation, conciliation, negotiation, democratic elections and other voluntary procedures. In 2011, 187,596 cases were filed with the Association in a full range of matters including commercial, construction, labor, employment, insurance, international and claims program disputes. Through 22 offices in the United States, Mexico, and Singapore, the AAA provides a forum for the hearing of disputes, rules and procedures and a roster of impartial experts to resolve cases. Find more information online at http://www.adr.org.

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American Arbitration Association

CONTACT: Michael C. Clark, American Arbitration Association, +1-212-716-3978, clarkm@adr.org

Web Site: http://www.adr.org

FARO Introduces New 3D App Center

Online Exchange Makes Development, Sharing of Focus3D Applications Easier Than Ever

LAKE MARY, Fla., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FARO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FARO), the world's most trusted source for 3D measurement has unveiled the FARO 3D App Center, the company's new online exchange for Focus3D software applications. Through the 3D App Center, Focus3D users and software developers can download and share purpose-built apps to meet specific scanning challenges.

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The FARO 3D App Center reduces costs and simplifies workflows by replacing expensive software packages that perform tasks users may never need.  Instead, customers can access and download FARO software apps built specifically to resolve their particular scanning challenges, such as surface or volume calculations. The result is lower operating cost and an assurance that scanning professionals have the FARO software they need, for the tasks they perform, each and every time.

FARO's 3D App Center also provides a forum for software developers to create and share their own apps with the laser scanning world. Now, third-parties and other software companies can reach Focus3D customers directly, with apps tailored to meet their needs. All third-party apps are thoroughly tested and approved by the FARO team before making their way to the 3D App Center for download.

The all-new FARO 3D App Center is available now at http://3d-app-center.faro.com.

About FARO
FARO is the world's most trusted source for 3D measurement technology. The Company develops and markets computer-aided measurement and imaging devices and software. Technology from FARO permits high-precision 3D measurement, imaging and comparison of parts and compound structures within production and quality assurance processes. The devices are used for inspecting components and assemblies, production planning, documenting large volume spaces or structures in 3D, surveying and construction, as well as for investigation and reconstruction of accident sites or crime scenes.

Worldwide, approximately 15,000 customers are operating more than 30,000 installations of FARO's systems. The Company's global headquarters is located in Lake Mary, Fla., its European head office in Stuttgart, Germany and its Asia/Pacific head office in Singapore. FARO has branches in Brazil, Mexico, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Netherlands, India, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and Japan.

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CONTACT: Greg Richards, Supervisor, Public Relations & Events, +1-407-562-5036 (direct), +1-407-562-5222 (fax), greg.richards@faro.com

Web Site: http://www.faro.com

Discount Furniture Buying Club - Direct Savings Club Opens its Doors

FARGO, N.D., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Savings Club, LLC, a new membership buying club, launched its website (http://www.directsavingsclub.com) today with the intention of revolutionizing the way that Americans furnish and remodel their homes, using a platform that eliminates high retail mark-ups by bringing consumers closer to the source of their purchases.

With a strong background in the retail industry, the founders and staff of Direct Savings Club bring decades of experience to this innovative project, which focuses on making thousands of products from hundreds of brand-name manufacturers more affordable for the average consumer.

"It is my belief that consumers should be able to afford everything they want for their home," said Direct Savings Club co-founder and CEO Dan Austin. "My experience has taught me that the buying club savings model absolutely works. Any past issues with similar models have been due to the integrity with which they were delivered. We've eliminated that issue by structuring our service in such a way that our members benefit immediately, and if they are not satisfied, then we will not profit."

Austin, whose previous experience includeshigh-ranking positionsat a successful furniture buying club and major big-box retailers, founded Direct Savings Club to redefine the structure of buying clubs and bring more benefit to the consumer. By implementing a low, one-time annual membership fee of $99, Austin's model aims to deliver genuine, immediate savings on brand-name furniture items, appliances, electronics and more. The Direct Savings Club model saves their members from the costly sign-up fees, long-term contracts, high-pressure sales tactics and hidden costs that have equated to consumers spending thousands of dollars on membership and feeling "scammed" by the existing membership buying club industry leaders.

"Times are tough, and people shouldn't have high barriers of entry to save what they deserve on having a great home environment," said Austin. "This belief is what makes us different from any other buying club in the market. Our members won't have to spend thousands to start saving."

Prospective members sign a confidentiality agreement promising not to use the Direct Savings Club prices for comparison-shopping in retail stores and pay the low up-front annual membership fee of $99. The exchange is an average of 35% savings on many Home Furnishings departments including Living Room, Dining Room, Bedroom, Bathroom, Home Appliances, Small Appliances, Electronics, and Home Decor to go along with such services as lease-to-own options and white glove delivery. To make sure they deliver on their promise, Direct Savings Club offers to refund the annual fee to anyone who does not make up for its cost on their first furniture purchase over $300.

With the motto "buy smart, live well," Direct Savings Club makes use of collective buying power model to benefit the lives of its members and provide quality products and services at more than competitive prices.

Contact:
Member Services
800-399-7412
members@directsavingsclub.com

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Direct Savings Club, LLC

Web Site: http://www.directsavingsclub.com

PR Newswire's Business Technology Round-up, 4th December 2012

LONDON, December 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    Re/Max relaunches website, 1-on-1 offers stay at home fitness and Carroll Media
launches new outdoor ad tracking service

    Re/Max, a popular US based online real estate agency, has announced the relaunch of
its website
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, providing users with a whole range of innovative new features designed to
create a unique and intuitive online property purchasing platform.

    The new site introduces an entirely new user interface, as well as the option for
users to create a property shopping list containing their favourite features. They can
then match their preferences to the Re/Max property database. Frequent site users can also
benefit from its innovative personalisation features, which create a bespoke homepage
depending on previous search patterns, as well as property suggestions and quick links.

    According to CEO Margaret Kelly, "Remax.com uses state-of-the-art technologies and is
the most sophisticated technology tool we have ever released". The company has already
managed to attract an impressive 4million unique visitors every month, and hopes to build
on that number with this new release.

    1-on-1 Fitness Training, an innovative provider of personal training regimes, has
become one of the first fitness institutions in the US to harness the power of the
internet,
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having started to provide personal training sessions via webcam.

    The company has been providing fitness services for more than 20 years, but the rise
of free online services such as Skype and Apple's FaceTime has revolutionised the
business, with the company's trainers now able to offer complete fitness packages in the
comfort of a client's own home. Clients can arrange a personal or group training session
using a laptop, desktop or mobile device, giving them the opportunity to take advantage of
a bespoke fitness regime without having to leave the house.

    Carroll Media, a quality control company specialising in outdoor advertising systems,
has announced the launch of the "OutdoorAdTrak
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Posting Analysis
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" system, a program designed to track the efficiency
of outdoor advertising.

    The new service provides businesses with the opportunity to measure the effectiveness
of their outdoor campaigns for the first time, providing detailed analysis of an ad's
visibility, illumination and footfall attraction, giving companies the chance to plan
future campaigns more effectively. Carroll Media has touted the development as the next
step towards improving the accountability of outdoor advertising as a successful marketing
medium, in a way that has thus far been exclusive to TV, print and online campaigns.

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New Omni-Shopper Marketing Solution from Aldata

Single approach to engage, develop, and retain shoppers includes integrated shopper registration, behavior analysis, content and campaign management with personalized mobile and social communications delivery

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aldata, a retail and distribution optimization company, today announced Aldata Shopper Relationship Management (SRM), a part of the new Aldata Omni-Shopper Suite.  Retailers can now attract, engage, manage, communicate, and measure online shopper interactions with a single cloud-based solution that delivers targeted promotions and social media communications via two-way messaging services to smart phones, tablets, and PCs.

Retailers are able to create highly relevant, personalized online promotions with rich content from a single source deliverable across all digital devices. Aldata SRM's automated campaign management schedules offers at the times most likely to influence purchases or store visits, and immediate two-way messaging response can initiate follow-on campaigns and actions to increase shopper satisfaction.

Aldata SRM includes three major modules:

    --  Shopper Management to store, segment, maintain, analyze and report on
        shopper data;
    --  Content Management to create websites, ecommerce, mobile and social
        media campaigns;
    --  Campaign Management to schedule and execute digital marketing campaigns
        omni-channel.
The Aldata Shopper Management module captures all online shopper interactions in a dedicated Shopper Register along with each shopper's in store and online purchases. It then analyzes shopper behavior, buying patterns, and promotions response to profile each shopper. Aldata Content Management creates personalized communications for all digital media categories and devices with content based on individual profiles and relevant promotions.  Aldata Campaign Management organizes schedules and executes all online marketing communications across omni-shopper channels.

Finnish home entertainment and electronics chain Hifi Studio 17selected Aldata SRM to deliver greater value to its 42,000 registered customers and boost profitability across its stores. Marko Nykanen, Managing Director of Hifi Studio 17, said: "This new investment brings us a lot closer to our customers. Aldata SRM provides us with instant visibility of our campaigns, enabling us to carry out meaningful, targeted analysis of customer behavior in real-time."

"Retailers can now understand shopper behavior across all their channels and react to opportunities and challenges fast with highly targeted campaigns," said Allan Davies, CMO, Aldata, Inc. "Aldata's cloud technology means customers are up and running within weeks and subscription pricing enables rapid return on their investment."

    --  Learn more about the Aldata Omni-Shopper Suite at:
        http://www.aldata-omni.com
    --  Attend the webinar with RSR analyst Nikki Baird: Omni Channel &
        Replenishment, The Future of Grocery, December 13, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.,
        EST.
    --  Download the Retail Systems Research  whitepaper: Omni-Channel
        Replenishment, The Future of Grocery
    --  Join the conversation - follow @Aldata, join our LinkedIn and Facebook
        groups.
About Aldata

Aldata is a global provider of Omni-Shopper solutions that help retailers, distributors and manufacturers anticipate and act upon rapidly changing shopper behavior. The Aldata Omni-Shopper Suite captures, consolidates and optimizes shopper interaction across all channels to drive more effective marketing, merchandising, shopper engagement, and supply fulfillment. Founded in 1988, Aldata has an unparalleled track record of delivering successful projects for the world's largest retail and consumer brands, national wholesale and distribution organizations, and regional store chains.  More at: http://www.aldata.com

Media Contact

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Supermicro® Hyper-Speed Servers Accelerate Low-Latency Applications with up to 30% Performance Gains

New HFT-Optimized Server Solutions Debut at HFT World, New York

NEW YORK, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a global leader in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology and green computing, debuts a new line of ultra high performance "Hyper-Speed" servers this week at High Frequency Trading World, New York. These new 2U and 4U/Tower platforms deliver unparalleled performance for HFT applications by maximizing processing power and precisely tuning hardware and firmware to attain up to 30% lower latency over competitive solutions while still maintaining high reliability as a primary design focus. Built on Supermicro's X9DAX series dual-processor (DP) motherboards and SC829BTQ chassis with best-in-class thermals, Hyper-Speed systems allow the highest performance Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 series processors (up to 150W TDP) to be tuned for even higher performance and run at peak performance in a dense 2U form factor for colocation installations. Systems architecture is designed for maximum airflow and custom heatsinks provide optimal thermal distribution for mission critical reliability. Additional performance tuning features include adjustable onboard frequencies, voltages and memory latencies as well as firmware optimizations to further lower latency.

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"Advanced trading firms looking to reduce latency and maximize transaction flow can gain an advantage with the extreme processing power and enterprise-class server optimizations designed into Supermicro's Hyper-Speed systems," said Wally Liaw, Vice President of Sales, International at Supermicro. "Our latest HFT-optimized platforms boost performance of the fastest rated x86 dual processors with board-level control and circuitry enhancements and custom tailored cooling systems for the highest sustained performance. With mission critical transactions on the line, Supermicro Hyper-Speed systems ensure peak performance with maximum reliability for the most demanding computational finance applications."

Supermicro's HFT-optimized Hyper-Speed platforms feature premium pre-installed CPUs and memory. Storage and I/O components are validated with a rigorous burn-in process to ensure maximum performance and reliability on deployment. HFT-optimized Hyper-Speed systems are available in the following 2U rackmount server SKUs:

2U HFT-Optimized Hyper-Speed Server Solutions

SYS-6027AX-TRF-HFT1/HFT2 or SYS-6027AX-72RF-HFT1/HFT2

    --  Dual Intel® Xeon® processors E5-2687W ("HFT1") or E5-2643 ("HFT2");
        Socket R (LGA 2011)
    --  10 Hot-swap 3.5" HDD Bays: SATA ("TRF") or SAS2/SATA ("72RF")
    --  8x 8GB DDR3 ECC RDIMM ("HFT1")  or 8x 4GB DDR3 ECC UDIMM ("HFT2")
    --  2x (x16) PCI-E 3.0, 3x (x8) PCI-E 3.0 slots and 1x (x4) PCI-E 2.0 (in
        x8) slot OR 1x (x8) PCI-E 3.0 UIO slot
    --  Onboard Storage Controllers
        --  ("TRF") Intel® C602 AHCI controller for 2 SATA3 (6Gbps) ports, 4
            SATA2 (3Gbps) ports; RAID 0,1,5,10 and Intel® C602 SCU Controller
            for 4 SATA2 (3Gbps) ports; RAID 0,1,5,10
        --  ("72RF") LSI 2208 controller for 8 SAS2 (6Gbps) ports, RAID 0, 1, 5,
            6, 10, 50, 60
    --  I/O ports: 2 GbE, 7.1 HD audio, 1 Video, 1 COM, 4 USB 3.0, 7 USB 2.0
    --  System management: Built-in Server management tool (IPMI 2.0, KVM/media
        over LAN) with dedicated LAN port
    --  1280W Redundant Platinum Level High Efficiency (95%+) Digital Switching
        Power Supplies
4U/Tower Hyper-Speed servers are also available for applications such as HPC, EDA, Scientific Research and Oil & Gas exploration.

7047AX-TRF / 7047AX-72RF

    --  Dual Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 series; Socket R (LGA 2011)
    --  8 Hot-swap 3.5" HDD Bays: SATA ("TRF") or SAS2/SATA ("72RF")
    --  SAS2 support via LSI 2208 ("72RF")
    --  16x DIMMs support up to 512GB DDR3 1600MHz reg. ECC memory
    --  2x (x16) PCI-E 3.0, 3x (x8) PCI-E 3.0, & 1x (x4) PCI-E 2.0 (in x8) slots
        or 1x (x8) PCI-E 3.0 UIO slot supporting full-height cards
    --  I/O ports: 2 GbE, 7.1 HD audio, 1 Video, 1 COM, 4 USB 3.0, 7 USB 2.0
    --  System management: Built-in Server management tool (IPMI 2.0, KVM/media
        over LAN) with dedicated LAN port
    --  1280W Redundant Platinum Level High Efficiency (95%+) Digital Switching
        Power Supplies
Visit Supermicro at HFT World, December 4-5 at the Three Sixty Degrees, Tribeca Rooftop, New York City. For details on Supermicro's Hyper-Speed solutions, visit http://www.supermicro.com/Hyper-Speed/

For more information on Supermicro's complete range of high performance, high-efficiency SuperServer and SuperStorage solutions, visit http://www.supermicro.com.

Follow Supermicro on Facebook and Twitter to receive their latest news and announcements.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Supermicro® (NASDAQ: SMCI), the leading innovator in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology is a premier provider of advanced server Building Block Solutions® for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/Big Data, HPC and Embedded Systems worldwide. Supermicro is committed to protecting the environment through its "We Keep IT Green®" initiative and provides customers with the most energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly solutions available on the market.

Supermicro, SuperServer and We Keep IT Green are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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