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LG Electronics And Cultural Media Platform SHFT.com Host Home Design Roundtable, Showcase New Premium 'LG Studio' Kitchen Suite

Leading Design Experts Celebrate Green Design, Innovation at NYC Museum of Arts and Design

NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Studio, the suite of premium kitchen appliances from LG Electronics, takes center stage at an intimate roundtable discussion about home design tailored towards the environment at the New York Museum of Arts and Design tonight.

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For one evening only, the Museum will display selections from the premium kitchen line in the midst of a cocktail reception and roundtable discussion among design experts.  As they explore the fusion of home design and "green" lifestyle, tastemakers, innovators and influencers in home design and sustainability will have the opportunity to tour the museum's kitchen suite exhibit, highlighted by the integrated and sophisticated design of two LG Studio refrigerators, gas cooktop, built-in double wall oven, slide-in-range, over-the-range microwave and dishwasher.

Peter Glatzer, film producer and co-founder of the award-winning sustainable lifestyle platform SHFT.com, will moderate the conversation.  He will be joined by actor-filmmaker Adrian Grenier, co-founder of SHFT.com, and James Fishler, senior vice president, marketing and go-to-market operations, LG Electronics USA.  Additional participants include:

    --  Environmental lifestyle expert, designer and sought-after magazine and
        television contributor Danny Seo;
    --  Interior designer, author and television personality Thom Filicia;
    --  Seasoned interior designer Jacqueline Hosford, the current New York
        Chapter president, American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) --
        whose design commissions have included kitchen and bath residence
        remodeling; and
    --  Kitchen design expert Tom Santer, projects vice president, Grohe.
"Driving innovation in the kitchen is more than features; it's a holistic approach that encompasses stylish design with an eye towards the environment," said Fishler. "Our LG Studio line empowers the creation of a sophisticated kitchen design with the latest features, all while providing outstanding energy-saving technology and smart innovations."

Fishler said LG's Studio suite features an uncompromising approach in design and function, offering a sophisticated aesthetic to enhance every kitchen's décor. With innovative LG features, a full two-year limited warranty and premium stainless steel finish, the line complements the modern, sustainable home -- and showcases an innovative approach towards design.

The LG Studio line includes an array of kitchen products that can be customized to reflect an individual's preference and lifestyle.  LG Studio appliances on display will include two refrigerators, the built-in Side-by-Side Refrigerator and the counter-depth French-Door Refrigerator.

The ENERGY STAR® qualified Side-by-Side Refrigerator adheres to rigorous energy standards -- using at least 20 percent less energy than required by federal standards --and uncompromising design principles. The Side-by-Side Refrigerator offers the greatest capacity of any 42-inch width Side-by-Side Refrigerator*, while the Three-Door French-Door Refrigerator offers among the largest storage capacity in a counter-depth model, helping to deliver a more integrated look.  An exclusive feature in the counter-depth category, the Three-Door model offers LG's convenient Door-in-Door(TM) innovation, consisting of a compartment inside one of the refrigerator doors allowing consumers easier access to everyday foods.

Between LG's patented Linear Compressor and Dual Evaporator, which reacts to keep humidity levels at optimal conditions, both refrigerators offer an energy efficient way to help keep foods at their peak while saving money on grocery and electricity bills.  The Three-Door French-Door refrigerator also features LG's Smart Cooling Plus(TM) technology, which helps maintain optimal humidity and temperature levels to help keep food fresher longer.

Also exhibited will be select cooking products from the LG Studio line including:

    --  The 30" Gas Cooktop, showcasing high-performance cooking options, as
        well as versatility, style and design at their finest.
    --  The Built-in Double Wall Oven, which features an LCD SmoothTouch(TM)
        control system, 100 pre-loaded recipes and 42 pre-programmed auto-cook
        recipes through its Gourmet Recipe Bank.
    --  The Premium Electric Slide-In Range for a built-in look, which provides
        one of the largest oven capacities available at 5.4 cubic feet along
        with two fans and two built-in heating elements, providing faster
        preheat times and more even heat distribution for more overall uniform
        baking and roasting. It also features a baking drawer which allows
        temperature settings up to 450°F.
    --  The Over-the-Range Microwave, which features a warming lamp to keep food
        warm and an ExtendaVent canopy to capture smoke from the entire stove
        for greater ventilation in a quiet manner.
    --  The Fully-Integrated Steam Dishwasher with a height-adjustable third
        rack provides the gentle power of steam cleaning technology and is among
        the quietest in the industry.
For more information on LG's Studio suite of premium appliances, please visit http://lgusa.com/LGStudio.

*Based on leading manufacturers published specs.

About LG Electronics USA

LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $49 billion global force and technology leader in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communications. In the United States, LG Electronics sells a range of stylish and innovative home entertainment products, mobile phones, home appliances, commercial displays, air conditioning systems and solar energy solutions, all under LG's "Life's Good" marketing theme. LG Electronics is a 2012 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year. For more information, please visit http://www.lg.com.

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ZigBee Input Device: The Future Of CE Interface Devices

Golden units certified, free webinar scheduled and standard publicly available

SAN RAMON, Calif., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The ZigBee® Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and consumer applications, today announced the public download availability of its ZigBee Input Device(TM) standard and the selection of golden units supporting this global standard for human interface devices used in consumer electronics (CE) and computer accessories. A free public webinar revealing the innovation of the ZigBee Input Device has been scheduled for December 6.

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As a part of the extensive Alliance test and certification plan development process, selected golden units development kits from Freescale, GreenPeak Technologies and Texas Instruments were approved as golden units. These implementations will serve as golden units against which future ZigBee Certified products using this standard will be tested. This testing process ensures compliance with the standard so that consumers can be assured that all ZigBee Input Device products will interoperate, regardless of who builds them. Testing services were provided by TÜV Rheinland.

ZigBee Input Device gives CE manufacturers a standardized way to create advanced mice, touchpads, keyboards, wands or remote control pointers that operate from greater distances and even nearby rooms. This functionality is essential as consumers search for more efficient ways to work with smart TVs, streaming devices and set-top boxes. ZigBee Input Device offers two-way communications between devices, making them smarter and capable of delivering more features than devices using 30-year-old infrared (IR) technology.  Plus, ZigBee Input Device products are a greener choice because they will use energy very efficiently and require significantly fewer batteries during their lifetimes than infrared.

"ZigBee Input Device really helps CE manufacturers as they look for ways to improve the ways consumers interact with their advanced and interactive products," said Bob Heile, chairman of the ZigBee Alliance. "ZigBee Input Device leverages the success of ZigBee Remote Control which is already in millions of TVs, set-top boxes and gateways. Traditional infrared isn't capable of dealing with the demands of consumers trying to quickly and easily stream movies, make purchases, search for apps or schedule recordings. A ZigBee Input Device with a keyboard would help consumers complete any of those activities in a snap."

Free Webinar
The Alliance will host a free public webinar covering ZigBee Input Device as well as ZigBee Remote Control and the ZigBee RF4CE specification on December 6, 2012.  "ZigBee RF4CE: A Quiet Revolution is Underway" will be held from 8-9 a.m. PST and feature speakers from the CE industry. Space is limited and advance registration is available at: https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/595909335

ZigBee Input Device - The standard for advanced human input devices
ZigBee Input Device is the global standard for greener, innovative and easy-to-use mice, keyboards, wands, touchpads and other input devices used with computers and CE devices.  It gives these devices non-line-of-sight operation, two-way communication, longer range of use, extended battery life, a broader range of capabilities and features.  ZigBee Input Device is a standard designed especially for the ZigBee RF4CE specification.  For more information or to download the standard, visit:  http://www.zigbee.org/inputdevice.

ZigBee: Control your world
ZigBee offers green and global wireless standards connecting the widest range of devices to work together intelligently and help you control your world. The ZigBee Alliance is an open, non- profit association of approximately 400 members driving development of innovative, reliable and easy-to-use ZigBee standards. The Alliance promotes worldwide adoption of ZigBee as the leading wirelessly networked, sensing and control standard for use in consumer, commercial and industrial areas. For more information, visit: http://www.ZigBee.org.

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CONTACT: Kevin Schader, ZigBee Alliance, kschader@inventures.com, +1-925-275-6672, or Traci Renner, GolinHarris for ZigBee Alliance, trenner@golinharris.com, +1-714-918-8226

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

The 720 SM Wall Mounted Numeric Keypad from Electrone Americas Ltd., Co.

BOCA RATON, Fla., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Electrone (http://www.ElectroneAmericas.com/) is pleased to present the 720 SM wall mounted, network, POE, keypad for uses in a wide range of security related applications. This wall-mount keypad allows businesses to control access or warehouse activities and potentially saves thousands of dollars of losses.

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It is often difficult for businesses to find the perfect interface for handling all the requirements of their software. Now, Electrone Americas Ltd., Co. is providing flexible keypads that come with a wide range of features to meet a variety of business requirements including remote monitoring.

The 720 TCP series by Electrone provides options to connect to either an Intranet or the Internet with its RJ45 connection.  Other models of this keypad offer connectivity through USB, RS232 and 2-line display.  The720 SM offers POE, allows power and signals to be delivered by a single cable.

With unique features, such as a 2x16 LCD screen, and optional control of remote peripheral, the 720 SM Numeric Keypad is ideal for countless applications. It is a highly efficient keypad in controlling gate or machinery access and operation and has a wipe clean membrane. Companies are able to customize these membranes with their colors or logo.

The network interface allows monitoring remotely and controls other remote devices via RS232 or dry pulse. The 720 SM is ideal for a host of security uses and the combination of keypad and display creates a mini terminal.

The kit comes complete with a wall mounting bracket and hardware, your POE cable connects to the RJ45 socket and your 720 SM is ready for your network application. In comparison to its competition, the Electrone 720 SM Numeric Keypad is a flexible product that better addresses the specific needs of an organization.

Electrone Americas Ltd., Co. is positioned as an industry innovator, and its products continually exceed consumer expectations with their customizable, keypads. Electrone Americas Ltd., Co. has created a keypad that will offer high quality solutions across all industries. Take advantage of the 720 SM Numeric Keypad for your business's needs today.

For additional information email: GonzaloP@electroneamericas.com or visit: http://www.keyboardspecials.com/720_SM_Keypad.html

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CONTACT: Elmira, +1-561-395-3398 x 216

Web Site: http://electroneamericas.com

Visteon Offers Auto Manufacturers a Premium Instrument Cluster With Superior Display Clarity

MUNICH, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Global automotive supplier Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC), in an advanced demonstration project with Japan Display Inc. (JDI), a global leader in LCD technologies, has set a new benchmark in vehicle display quality and clarity with its latest premium reconfigurable instrument cluster.

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Visteon's third-generation reconfigurable instrument cluster platform and JDI's high-definition thin film transistor (TFT) display deliver superior graphics and animation. This technology supports complex 3-D graphics and video features such as driver awareness and camera inputs. Visteon's latest platform allows the 12.3-inch display resolution to deliver 1920 x 720 pixels and an 8:3 aspect ratio - considered unmatched in the automotive market.

This superior display quality and capability are in addition to these standard benefits of a Visteon reconfigurable instrument cluster:

    --  Speed to market achieved by Visteon's human-machine interaction (HMI)
        tool chain and work flow methodology
    --  Unique branding and styling flexibility through simple software
        modifications
    --  Common hardware across platforms and trim levels
    --  Fewer mechanical parts
Visteon's consumer research shows that vehicle owners are becoming accustomed to HD-quality displays in their personal devices and prefer reconfigurable instrument clusters with high-resolution graphics. Consumers say high-quality displays provide them with an added sense of safety because the driver information is clear and can be read quickly and effortlessly.

"Visteon has received excellent input from vehicle manufacturers and we're excited to provide a technology that they and their customers want," said Christian Feltgen, Visteon global director of cockpit electronics. "By working with JDI on this project, we are able to deliver what we believe is the highest quality product in the market."

Visteon is displaying this technology among others at the Electronica show in Munich, Germany, from Nov. 13-16 in Hall A6, booth 343.

A high-resolution image is available at http://www.visteon.com/media/multimedia

About Visteon

Visteon is a leading global automotive supplier that designs, engineers and manufactures innovative climate, electronics and interior products for vehicle manufacturers. With corporate offices in Van Buren Township, Mich. (U.S.); Shanghai, China; and Chelmsford, UK; the company has facilities in 28 countries and employs approximately 22,000 people. Learn more at http://www.visteon.com.

Follow us on Twitter @VisteonCorp (http://www.twitter.com/visteoncorp) or subscribe to our YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/visteon.

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CONTACT: North America, David DeCoste, +1-734-710-5554, ddecoste@visteon.com, or Jim Fisher, +1-734-710-5557, jfishe89@visteon.com; Europe, Jonna Christensen, +44-1245-395038, jchris18@visteon.com; Asia Pacific, Lisa Feng, +86-21-3325-3097, yfeng@visteon.com

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

WD Unveils Blazing Fast 802.11ac Wireless Router And Bridge For Maximum Wi-Fi Speeds And Entertainment Streaming

World's Fastest Wireless Technology and WD's Exclusive FasTrack(TM) Optimization Technology Combine to Deliver Ultimate Wi-Fi Streaming Performance and Signal Fidelity

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WD(®), a Western Digital company (NASDAQ:WDC), and a world leader in external storage and solutions for today's connected life, today unveils the new My Net(TM) AC1300 HD Dual-Band Router and My Net(TM) AC Bridge as the latest additions to the acclaimed My Net family of HD dual-band routers. These products combine next-generation 802.11ac wireless technology with WD's exclusive FasTrack(TM) technology for automatically prioritizing high-bandwidth entertainment services like Netflix(TM), YouTube(TM), online games and Skype(TM), to provide maximum streaming performance inside the home.

A leading product testing and analysis organization, The Tolly Group, conducted performance testing of the My Net AC1300 router and My Net Bridge amongst comparable products on the market today.  Results show that the My Net AC1300 router is faster than leading competitive products averaged across ranges of 30 to 75 feet, demonstrating the strongest performance in providing stable wireless speeds over long distances, and cutting out buffering and lag times to provide a smooth HD entertainment streaming experience throughout the home. For additional information on the Tolly Group testing results please visit the following link: http://www.tolly.com/DocDetail.aspx?DocNumber=212149.

"The recent introduction of our My Net family of routers brought several new breakthroughs to the market, including our acclaimed FasTrack prioritization technology, amazingly simple setup and the My Net N900 Central router with storage," states Scott Vouri, general manager for WD's connected life solutions group. "The My Net AC1300 and My Net AC WiFi Bridge build on those breakthroughs, setting a new standard for wireless speeds and delivering maximum HD streaming performance for our customers, while driving multiple devices on the home network at the same time."

WD's exclusive FasTrack prioritization technology and next-generation AC Wi-Fi work together in the My Net AC1300 router to deliver crystal-clear high-definition streaming content to gaming consoles, media players, smart TVs, tablets, smartphones, computers and other Wi-Fi connected devices at speeds up to 3 times faster and with more reliable coverage, than wireless-N Wi-Fi. With dual-band performance up to 450 + 1300 Megabits per second (Mbps) and FasTrack technology, the My Net AC1300 features 802.11n wireless technology on the 2.4 GHz band and 802.11ac wireless technology on the 5 GHz band. Both bands work simultaneously to significantly reduce streaming delays and interference with the multitude of Wi-Fi devices connected to the network. The My Net AC1300 achieves its blazing throughput and exceptional signal quality via a unique horizontal 3x3 antenna array design.

The acclaimed simple setup process of the first generation of My Net routers is even easier on the new My Net AC1300 router. No CD or installation software is required. Setup is as easy as plugging in the new router and running the integrated automatic setup via the web browser on any smartphone, tablet or PC. Additionally, the My Net Dashboard makes it easy to customize, monitor or change settings on the network, by providing access to parental controls, Internet security settings, network name and password settings, all in one easy view.

My Net AC1300 includes four Gigabit Ethernet ports for wired devices such as media players or network attached storage, as well as two USB 2.0 ports to easily add external storage such as My Book(®) or My Passport(®) hard drives, shared printers and scanners. Additionally, My Net AC1300 is Universal Plug and Play (UPnP(®)) certified for easy detection and connection of Wi-Fi devices, as well as Windows 8 certified for seamless support of the new Microsoft operating system.

With the new My Net AC Bridge, customers can convert up to four devices like a smart TV, game console, Blu-ray disc(TM) player and media player from wired-Ethernet to wireless and get blazing-fast AC Wi-Fi speeds for the ultimate HD entertainment experience. This reduces the amount of network cabling needed in the home without sacrificing the throughput Ethernet provides. The My Net AC Bridge is easily set up by simply pushing the WPS buttons on the bridge and the My Net AC1300 router (or other brands' AC routers).

Availability and Pricing
My Net(TM) AC1300 Router and My Net(TM) AC Bridge are available now at select U.S. retailers and online at wdstore.com. Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) is $189.99 USD for My Net AC1300 and $149.99 USD for My Net AC Bridge. 

About WD
WD, a Western Digital company, is a long-time innovator and storage industry leader. As a storage technology pacesetter, the company produces reliable, high-performance hard disk drives and solid state drives. These drives are deployed by OEMs and integrators in desktop and mobile computers, enterprise computing systems, embedded systems and consumer electronics applications, as well as by the company in providing its own storage products. WD's leading storage devices and systems, networking products, media players and software solutions empower people around the world to easily save, store, protect, share and experience their content on multiple devices. WD was established in 1970 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. For more information, please visit the company's website at http://www.wd.com.

Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC), Irvine, Calif., is a global provider of products and services that empower people to create, manage, experience and preserve digital content. Its companies design and manufacture storage devices, networking equipment and home entertainment products under the WD, HGST and G-Technology brands. Visit the Investor section of the company's website (http://www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and investor information.

Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and WD TV are registered trademarks, FasTrack and My Net and are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries; Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. Pictures shown may vary from actual products. Not all products may be available in all regions of the world. All product and packaging specifications subject to change without notice.

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CONTACT: Steven Johansson, WD Public Relations, +1-949-672-9940, steven.johansson@wdc.com or Bob Blair, Western Digital Investor Relations, +1-949-672-7834, robert.blair@wdc.com

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

Altair Semiconductor Chipsets Now Operational on 450MHz Frequency Band

Becomes first chipset provider to announce support for LTE over this spectrum, joining leading infrastructure vendors who have committed to providing LTE solutions for 450MHz

HOD HASHARON, Israel, November 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    Altair Semiconductor [http://www.altair-semi.com ], a leading developer of ultra-low
power, small footprint and high-performance 4G LTE chipsets
[http://altair-semi.com/products/fourgee-31006200 ], today announced that its
FourGee-3100/6202 chipset is now capable of supporting LTE deployments on the 450MHz
frequency band. On a single chipset, Altair now natively supports the frequency range of
380-470 MHz in addition to full support of 3GPP Release 9 bands in the range of
700-2700MHz.

    Its low frequency and excellent propagation characteristics make the 450MHz band a
very attractive and low-CAPEX alternative to the narrowband and less spectrally efficient
CDMA450 technology currently in use. Similar to the Digital Dividend
[http://altair-semi.com/press/altair-semiconductor-announces-commercial-availability-of-digital-dividend-band-20-reference-design ]
band, 450MHz is expected to deliver broadband
services to people in remote and rural areas.

    "Altair is the first chipset vendor to offer a 450MHz-compliant product," said Eran
Eshed, Co-Founder and VP of Marketing at Altair. "We look forward to working with our
operator partners and customers to introduce innovative LTE products for tens of millions
of consumers in markets such as Latin American and Eastern Europe. Our ability to
seamlessly support this frequency band, alongside more mainstream LTE FDD and TDD bands,
enables smooth harmonization with the global LTE ecosystem."

    450MHz spectrum has been officially allocated in Brazil, as well as in other Latin
American and Eastern European regions, for use in rural areas. Earlier this year, Brazil's
Ministry of Communications signed a statement of commitment with a large infrastructure
vendor to develop LTE technology for use in this band. Spectrum holders in the 450MHz band
currently include Brazil's four largest mobile operators: Claro (America Movil), Vivo
(Telefonica), Telecom Italia Mobile and TNL (Oi).

    About Altair Semiconductor

    Altair Semiconductor is the world's leading developer of ultra-low power, small
footprint and high performance 4G semiconductors. Altair's chipsets can be found in
approximately 30 end-user devices - ranging from USB dongles to smartphones - built by its
more than 15 customers across North America, Europe, China, India and Taiwan - making it
one of the only TDD/FDD LTE chipset manufacturers in the world with commercially available
products. Altair's comprehensive product portfolio includes baseband processors,
multi-band RF transceivers for both FDD and TDD bands, and a range of reference hardware
and product level protocol stack software. Based on a novel, proprietary Software Defined
Radio (SDR) processor, codenamed "O[2]P(TM)", Altair's products are the smallest and most
highly power optimized in the industry, offering an unmatched combination of flexibility
and performance. For more information, visit the company's website at
http://www.altair-semi.com. Follow Altair on Twitter: @AltairSemi
[http://twitter.com/AltairSemi ]

       
        Media Contact:

        Finn Partners Israel for Altair Semiconductor
        Matthew Krieger
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Altair Semiconductor

Geneva Watch Group Brings Global Sensation Ice-Watch Brand To The U.S.

Festive Arm Candy Just in Time for the Holidays

NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ice-Watch timepieces, which have taken Europe by storm with their unique style and bursts of color, are set to make their much-anticipated debut in the U.S.; Geneva Watch Group announced today Macy's will be its exclusive national retailer for the launch.  Internationally, the Ice-Watch brand dominates the watch category selling over 4.2 million watches in nearly 10,000 points of sale in over 100 countries in 2011. Geneva, known for its strong grasp of the U.S. consumer and range of innovative brands, will bring Ice-Watch designs to the U.S on a national level by addressing the need in the marketplace for colorful and fashionable watches at an attainable price point.

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"We are thrilled to welcome the Ice-Watch brand to our vibrant portfolio," said Geneva Watch Group CEO, Jeff Gregg. "We are looking forward to our partnership with Macy's and we are certain that with our market knowledge and resources, Ice-Watch will have the same success in the U.S. that the brand has experienced internationally."

Designed to be a fashion accessory as well as a watch, the 10-color signature line is the foundation of the Ice-Watch brand.  Right on point with the hottest trends for spring 2013, the brand's best-selling style, "Sili Forever," allows consumers to express their individuality and embrace change through a rainbow of options.  The 10 "Sili Forever" color ways allow consumers to choose a color that not only suits the latest trend, but also reveals the consumer's mood.  This concept does not stop with the watch; the Ice-Watch packaging itself is designed around a coin slot encouraging consumers to save up for their next Ice-Watch to change their look.  Whatever the occasion, mood, or style, Ice-Watch has the consumer covered.

With over 2MM fans on Facebook, the brand already has a huge consumer following. Via social sharing, Ice-Watch's colorful collection is perfectly positioned to reach U.S. consumers and brighten up any social outlet with the click of a button.  To further its popularity, the brand has quickly developed a strong celebrity following including David Guetta, Katy Perry and The Black Eyed Peas who have all been seen wearing the brightly colored wrist candy in their music videos.  The most recent talent to sport the Ice-Watch is Gwen Stefani in the latest No Doubt video for the band's single "Settle Down."   Jumping from the small screen, these celebrities have brought Ice-Watch into their everyday lives; cementing the trend for consumers that the Ice-Watch timepiece is the accessory to express individuality. 

The suggested retail price across the ten colorful styles in the Sili Forever collection ranges from $99.00 - $109.00 and will be available in 350 Macy's stores coast to coast and macys.com beginning this month.

About Geneva Watch Group

Founded in 1974, Geneva Watch Group is a global leader in the design, manufacturing and the distribution of digital and analog watches and clocks. The company creates timepieces under license for fashion and lifestyle brands such as BCBGMaxAzria, Kenneth Cole New York, Kenneth Cole Reaction, Moschino, Tommy Bahama, Speedo, Ted Baker London and Zoo York. Geneva Watch Group also produces its own proprietary brands including Freestyle, a high performance watch targeting the youth and surf markets, Gametime, providing team sports logo watches for the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and major universities, and luxury watch brand BREIL MILANO. In addition to creating timepieces under license for esteemed brands and its own, Geneva Watch Group also designs and manufacturers watches and clocks under private label for most of the world's largest retailers.   For more information, please visit http://www.GenevaWatchGroup.com.

About Ice-Watch

Established in Belgium in 2007, Ice-Watch is now sold in over 100 different countries worldwide. The brand's unique design comes in several models and colors, resulting in more than 500 different combinations. Something for every taste, style and situation. More information at http://www.ice-watch.com and http://www.facebook.com/ice.watch.

Media Contact   
Jaime Moricco, Geneva Watch Group   
JMoricco@genevawg.com
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Urban Spaces Lifted by Technological Enhancement

HONG KONG, November 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    When they spend time in town and city centres up and down the UK, members of the
public may notice an increased number of outdoor screen and LED displays showing
everything from music videos to sporting and events and news broadcasts.

    These displays point to the greater interactivity of modern cities and a general
commitment from councils to cater for the population's interest in news and entertainment
wherever they are. Open air displays of this kind are designed to help modern people to
stay in the loop and to make open areas within the city and town centre more accessible,
interesting and sociable places to be.

    Signax LED, a specialist manufacturer of LED Displays [http://www.signaxled.com ]
based in China, is responsible for the type of signs used in public spaces for general
interest use and entertainment display. At one time, the company primarily received
business from those behind large scale outdoor events keen to add visual elements to their
setup - music festivals and concerts are the chief examples that come to mind.

    However, the team at Signax LED [http://www.signaxled.com ] are now seeing an increase
in business from those wishing to make more of public spaces, rather than simply
furnishing private events with more variety in terms of entertainment. The suggestion is
that modern people, used to fast and efficient communication and reference in the form of
internet sites, social networking and smartphone applications, need more from the open
spaces they use on a daily basis.

    The decision many councils around the UK have reached is to make those spaces more
inclusive and more enlightening through the use of large screens. These screens can also
be employed during special events such as the recent London Games and other sporting
events in order to bring a greater sense of community and national spirit to urban spaces
by showing all the action and encouraging members of society to join in.

    LED Signs are generally regarded as a cost-effective means of connecting with large
and speculative audiences for the purposes of entertainment, advertising and information.
A glance at the product range on the website gives interested parties further insight into
the sheer variety of visual equipment available to appeal to the modern tastes, needs and
aesthetics of the British public.

       
        Mr Mok Keith
        00-861-501-385
        keith@signax.com.hk

Signax

Ninetowns Special Committee Selects Financial and Legal Advisors

BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Company Limited (NASDAQ: NINE) ("Ninetowns" or the "Company"), one of China's leading providers of online solutions for international trade, today announced that the Special Committee of its Board of Directors (the "Special Committee"), formed to consider a proposal from certain directors and officers of the Company, including Mr. Shuang Wang, Ms. Min Dong, Mr. Xiaoguang Ren, Mr. Kin Fai Ng, Mr. Bolin Wu, Mr. Zhonghai Xu and Mr. Tommy Siu Lun Fork (together, the "Consortium Members"), to acquire all of the outstanding ordinary shares of the Company not currently owned, legally or beneficially, by the Consortium Members in a "going private" transaction (the "Proposed Transaction"), has retained Piper Jaffray & Co. as its financial advisor, Latham & Watkins LLP as its United States legal counsel and Maples and Calder as its Cayman Islands legal counsel to assist the Special Committee in its work.   

The Special Committee is continuing its evaluation of the Proposed Transaction.  There can be no assurance that any definitive offer will be made, that any agreement will be executed or that this or any other transaction will be approved or consummated.  The Company does not undertake any obligation to provide any updates with respect to the Proposed Transaction or any other transaction, except as required under applicable law. 

SAFE HARBOR: FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this press release include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "project" or "continue" or the negative thereof or other similar words. All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, customer acceptance and market share gains; competition from companies that have greater financial resources; introduction of new products into the marketplace by competitors; successful product development; dependence on significant customers; the ability to recruit and retain quality employees as the Company grows; and economic and political conditions globally. Actual results may differ materially from those discussed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and the Company assumes no duty to update them to reflect new, changing or unanticipated events or circumstances.

ABOUT NINETOWNS INTERNET TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY LIMITED

Ninetowns (NASDAQ: NINE) is a leading provider of online solutions for international trade, with its key services in automating import/export e-filing. Ninetowns has been listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange since December 2004 under the symbol "NINE". More information can be found at ir.ninetowns.com.

Contacts:

Investor Relations (Beijing)
Daisy Wang
IR Manager
Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Company Limited
+86 (10) 6589-9904
daisywang@ninetowns.com

Investor Relations (Hong Kong)
Mahmoud Siddig
Managing Director
Taylor Rafferty
+852 3196-3712
ninetowns@taylor-rafferty.com

SOURCE  Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Company Limited

Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Company Limited

Web Site: http://ir.ninetowns.com

Companies Embracing Cloud Need Reliable Integrator Reveals Worldwide Survey

BANGALORE, India, LONDON and NEW YORK, November 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

            Survey reveals more than 40 percent of enterprises are adopting hybrid

             cloud; highlights need for a reliable cloud ecosystem integrator

    Infosys, a global leader in consulting and technology, revealed results of an IDC
worldwide survey, which shows that more than 40 percent of enterprises are adopting hybrid
cloud platforms. Many of the companies surveyed pointed to the need for a reliable
external service provider to help navigate the complexities involved in moving to the
cloud.

    (Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121114/573971 )

    The survey results appear in an Infosys-sponsored IDC White Paper, "Adoption of Cloud:
Private Cloud is Current Flavor but Hybrid Cloud is Fast Becoming a Reality." The study,
conducted by IDC and made available in September 2012, surveyed senior IT decision-makers
from 326 large companies across the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany.

    The cloud ecosystem is becoming more complex because of a mix of public, private, and
on-premises Information Technology. Companies in the survey said that developing an
expertise in monitoring these complex environments and managing them holistically have
become significant challenges for them.

    Some 56 percent of respondents are engaging or considering engaging an external
service provider to understand how they can help with their cloud strategy, adoption
roadmap, and implementation. Companies in the survey emphasized the need for working with
these service providers to address the complexities that come with building and managing a
unified hybrid cloud environment.

    The study showed that the approach to the cloud and adoption of the hybrid cloud
varies across industries. Some 53 percent of organizations in the Telecom industry have
formalized cloud strategies and roadmaps, compared to more than 38 percent of
organizations in the Financial Services arena. When it comes to hybrid cloud adoption,
Financial Services leads the pack with more than 64 percent of organizations planning to
adopt, followed by Healthcare (47 percent), Manufacturing (40 percent), and Retail (37
percent).

    Some 52 percent of the respondents said "choosing the best cloud providers and
ensuring integration among them" was very important, with about 14 per cent saying it was
extremely important. Nearly 48 percent of companies rated "data security and integration,
automation, orchestration of applications between private cloud, public cloud, and
on-premise IT environments" very high.

    Private cloud continues to be the top choice, with 69 percent of respondents planning
to embrace that option. Productivity gains and cost savings (37 percent and 25 percent,
respectively) are the top-ranking reasons why companies say they adopt the cloud.

    Vishnu Bhat, Vice-President and Global Head, Cloud Services, Infosys Ltd, said,
"Everyone agrees that the cloud has become an integral part of a successful business. But
how an organization goes about adopting it can be a challenge. That's why a smart company
needs a proven cloud ecosystem integrator as its navigator."

    David Tapper, Vice President, IDC Outsourcing Services Research, said: "We are seeing
a definite uptick in interest to invest in cloud services across organizations. With
multiple service providers and the complexity of hybrid cloud environments, it can be a
challenge for most organizations to manage and control the various aspects of the
ecosystem, while retaining the flexibility to choose best-in-class cloud services. This
study indicates that buyers are looking to partner with a reliable cloud ecosystem
integrator to help optimize their cloud investments."

    Click here to access full report
[http://www.infosys.com/cloud/features-opinions/Pages/index.aspx ]

    About Infosys

    Infosys partners with global enterprises to drive their innovation-led growth. That's
why Forbes ranked Infosys 19th among the top 100 most innovative companies. As a leading
provider of next-generation consulting, technology, and outsourcing solutions, Infosys
helps clients in more than 30 countries realize their goals. Visit
http://www.infosys.com and see how Infosys (NASDAQ: INFY), with its 150,000+ people,
is Building Tomorrow's Enterprise(R) today.

    Safe Harbor

    Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are
forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements.
The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to,
risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, fluctuations in foreign
exchange rates, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including
those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to
attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price,
fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, industry
segment concentration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand
for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks or system
failures, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions,
liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which
Infosys has made strategic investments, withdrawal or expiration of governmental fiscal
incentives, political instability and regional conflicts, legal restrictions on raising
capital or acquiring companies outside India, and unauthorized use of our intellectual
property and general economic conditions affecting our industry. Additional risks that
could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our United States
Securities and Exchange Commission filings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 and on Form 6-K for the quarters ended December 31,
2011, June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2012.These filings are available at
http://www.sec.gov. Infosys may, from time to time, make additional written and oral
forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the company's filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. The company does
not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time
by or on behalf of the company.

       
        For Further information please contact:

        Asia Pacific
        Abhijith Karthikeya D
        Infosys, India
        Phone: +91-80-41563373
        Abhijith_Damodar@infosys.com

        EMEA
        Paul De Lara
        Infosys, UK
        Phone: +44-2075162748
        Paul_deLara@infosys.com

        The Americas
        Danielle D'Angelo
        Infosys, US
        Phone: +1-510-859-5783
        Danielle_Dangelo@infosys.com

        Australia
        Cristin Balog
        Infosys Ltd., Australia
        Phone: +61-3-9860-2277
        Cristin_Balog@infosys.com

    Photo:
    http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121114/573971

Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121114/573971
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Infosys Ltd

Rathbones Selects Equipos-OpenText Combination for Portal-Based Multi-Channel Client Communications

BOSTON and LONDON, November 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    Rathbone Investment Management (Rathbones), a leading UK provider of discretionary
investment management services with GBP17.35 billion assets under management, has
appointed Equipos and OpenText to design, build and maintain the firm's online and mobile
client communications infrastructure.

    The revolutionary combination of Equipos Coric Client Communications Suite and
OpenText Enterprise Information Management (EIM) software will further enhance client
experience for Rathbones' wealth management clients and intermediaries, by providing
access to reports, portfolio valuations and other client communications via the client's
desktop or mobile device.

    The award-winning portal-based EIM solution will enable Rathbones to offer anytime,
anywhere access to investment performance information in a format and on a device of the
client's choosing, as well as enabling more personal and timely interaction with fund
managers.

    Paul Chavasse, Head of Investment Management at Rathbones, commented: "Client
servicing excellence and client choice are at the heart of Rathbones' ethos. By
communicating effectively with clients, in a way that is relevant, timely and suits their
lifestyles, Rathbones is delivering on its promise to enrich client experience. Rathbones,
Equipos and OpenText make a great team, and we look forward to a long and rewarding
partnership."

    Andrew Sutcliffe, VP Global Business Development at Equipos, said: "During the twelve
years that Rathbones has been an Equipos client, their dedication to client service has
not wavered. We are delighted that our global partnership with OpenText will enable us to
deliver client reporting transparency, compliance and enriched client experience to
Rathbones clients in the future."

    OpenText's UK Head of Financial Services Sales, Richard Price, commented: "Through our
partnership with Equipos, OpenText is working on a number of exciting new wealth
management initiatives in the UK and North America showcasing the real impact of
Enterprise Information Management at its best. The integration of Coric with OpenText
Portal has created a powerful multi-channel reporting solution that significantly improves
the quality of customer relationship management for Equipos and promotes client
acquisition and retention."

    About Equipos

    Equipos is a leading international supplier of automated client communications and
client reporting solutions with historical roots in the private client and investment
reporting sector.

    Equipos Coric(TM) empowers client services staff to create visually appealing client
reports and other client communications without recourse to IT. Equipos Coric increases
operationally efficiency, enhances client service and supports regulatory compliance.

Equipos Ltd

CONTACT: Press Contact: Lucy Heavens +44(0)1344-701988, Andrew Sutcliffe +1-617-273-8036, Email press@equiposgroup.com

Forex Broker Tadawul FX Officially Becomes Liquid Markets

LIMASSOL, Cyprus, November 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    Further to the exciting news only last month about its forthcoming rebrand, Tadawul FX
is proud to announce that the rebranding of the company to Liquid Markets is now complete
and under its new dynamic management, the company has already upgraded all services and
trading accounts to reflect this new strategic direction and forthcoming period of rapid
development.

    Forex Broker Tadawul FX today announces the official arrival of Liquid Markets,
successfully completing the company's rebrand further to their recent recapitalization and
major changes to the management team. Building on the success and growth of the company
over the last six years, this new phase as Liquid Markets seeks to offer a greatly
enhanced trading experience both in terms of cutting edge technology and execution and new
highly competitive trading conditions.

    The new Liquid Markets website is available at http://www.lqdmarkets.com and is
already offering new and improved features in terms of technology and account structures,
catering not only to retail but also institutional and professional clients.

    One of the key changes made during the transition to Liquid Markets has been the focus
on major improvements to execution. Through new agreements with top tier liquidity
providers and the introduction of key features such as one click dealing, five decimal
trading and direct market execution, Liquid Markets is able to provide a strong offering
with more accurate pricing not only for the retail trader but also the more professional
and institutional client. Spreads have also become tighter starting at 0.9 pips fixed on
EUR/USD, with no requotes or commissions, and the trading account types have been expanded
and improved.

    Nicolas Bang, the CEO of Liquid Markets Ltd, has over 18 years experience in the field
and brings with him unparalleled knowledge and expertise, which will be key in the
company's new ambitious growth strategy.

    Speaking about the launch of Liquid Markets, Bang says: "We are delighted to announce
the completion of our transformation into Liquid Markets and the launch of some of our new
features and improved trading conditions. As we feel liquidity and execution are key,
these have been our immediate priorities in setting up Liquid Markets for the success of
traders. Our focus is centered on allowing our traders to access the best possible prices
and solid execution they can count on, with greater speed and accuracy than ever before.
Our newly structured team includes highly skilled and experienced professionals, so we
will also be combining this with excellent customer support, and ongoing service, as well
a commitment to complete transparency and ongoing innovation. This will allow us to
continue to build on our strengths and differentiate ourselves in the market, as we seek
to move things to a whole new level."

    The next phase for the company also includes opening an office in London, which will
signal the start of the company's expansion of its regional office network, enabling
further local support for clients.

    Bang continues, "As I have said previously, our vision for Liquid Markets is to stand
out by providing our customers with the tools, liquidity, technology, execution and
support they need, in order to give them the highest chances of winning in this market. We
are committed to achieving this goal, and to be fair and reliable as a broker, so that our
clients know they can depend on us."

    For more information about Liquid Markets and to access some of the new trading
features, please visit http://www.lqdmarkets.com .

    About Liquid Markets:

    Liquid Markets is an online forex broker [http://www.lqdmarkets.com ]. LQD Markets Ltd
is licensed and regulated by the Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission (license number
103/09) and is also registered with the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA)
[http://www.fsa.gov.uk/register/firmBasicDetails.do?sid#5395 ] with registration number
516667, as well as the German regulators BAFIN
[http://www.bafin.de/cln_161/nn_720494/SharedDocs/Unternehmen/EN/12/32/123252.html?__nnn=true ]
(Reg 123252).

    For more information, visit http://www.lqdmarkets.com or contact Liquid Markets on
support@lqdmarkets.com or telephone: +357-25-200-925.

Liquid Markets

Get Closer to the Action at the 2012 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix

OXFORD, England, November 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

         Follow all the action this weekend with the only official F1(TM) Timing and

                         Track Positioning App, now just $13.99*

    Now at just GBP9.99* or $13.99* for the remaining races of the season, download the
only official F1(TM) Timing and Track positioning App to ensure you don't miss a minute of
the action at the 2012 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX this weekend.

    As the season end draws ever closer, the F1(TM) Timing and Track Positioning App is
still the very best way to ensure that you can follow each and every lap as it happens,
regardless of whether you're at the new Austin track or watching from the comfort of your
own home.

    Plus, thanks to a brand new update for this weekend, the timing screens on race day
are now on a constant loop, offering completely live classification. As the action
unfolds, you'll see it in real time, with colour coding meaning you can easily spot every
overtaking manoeuvre and pitstop as it happens. Quite simply, there is no quicker way to
access all the stats.

    With live pause, marshal news, tyre information, live timing, a 3D tracking map and
more, the F1(TM) Timing and Track Positioning App is the closest you can get to the action
without being on the pit wall. See flags visually displayed on the map sectors as they are
issued, follow investigations as they are launched and understand the circuit conditions.
Put simply, this is the perfect accompaniment for any F1(TM) fan.

    So, as the teams go head to head once more this weekend, make sure you're right there,
now for just $13.99.

    *Or store equivalent in regional currency

    Find us on Facebook:
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@f1timingapp.

    The F1 FORMULA 1 logo, F1, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX
and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing BV, a Formula One group
company. All rights reserved.

Soft Pauer Sporting Solutions

CONTACT: For further information please email: janej@softpauer.com, tel: +44-(0)1865-876-562.

RRsat Announces Acquisition of SM2 Sports & Media Solutions

Acquisition Will Establish RRsat as a Major Player in the Occasional Use (OU) Broadcast of Live Sport Events in the US

AIRPORT CITY BUSINESS PARK, Israel, November 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST), a leading provider of
comprehensive content management and global distribution services to the television and
radio broadcasting industries, today announced that its U.S. subsidiary, RRsat America
Global Communications Network Inc. (RRsat America) has acquired the assets and operations
of SM2 Sports & Media Solutions, a U.S. based premier provider of occasional-use
international sports distribution and syndication services. SM2 works with many of the
major international sports agencies and broadcasters around the world, to deliver their
content reliably and cost effectively.

    SM2's clients include the U.S. National Football League (NFL), USGA, LPGA, ESPN
International, IMG Media, B SKY B, Viasat and others. Among other major accomplishments,
SM2 assisted the NFL in delivering its initial high definition (HD) broadcast of the Super
Bowl to its European broadcast partners.

    SM2's operations will be integrated into RRsat America and Susanna Mandel-Mantello,
the founder of SM2, will join RRsat America. Ms. Mantello has worked in the sports
broadcasting industry for over sixteen years, including eight years at the National Hockey
League as Director of International Broadcasting. Ms. Mantello will further develop
RRsat's sports and special events (Occasional Use - OU) as well as the 24/7 business in
the United States, enhancing its reputation in launching and supporting new broadcasting
technologies and ensuring that clients receive the highest transmission quality on all
feeds, through access to RRsat's global network. As a result, RRsat America will be able
to more aggressively and effectively compete for new and larger contracts.

    Avi Cohen, CEO of RRsat, commented, "RRsat has taken a bold step and has entered into
a lucrative new activity of Occasional Use broadcast and distribution of live sports in
the United States. We see tremendous long-term potential in a fast growing market, and the
acquisition of SM2 places us in a very strong position to actualize on that opportunity.
In the past, we have worked closely with SM2 and we expect to benefit from strong
synergies by bringing SM2 under the RRsat umbrella. We are very happy to welcome SM2 and
Susanna to the RRsat family, and we look forward to expanding our U.S. activities and
winning new clients for our global digital broadcasting services."

    Susanna Mandel-Mantello, Founder and President of SM2, commented, "I am truly excited
to be joining the RRsat family and growing its US and OU business. As a person who has
been involved in the industry, from both a client and vendor standpoint, I see the
occasional use market not only growing, but also offering more challenges in regards to
global transmission and the need for high quality and reliability. By joining RRsat, a
global leader in digital content management and distribution, we will be in a much
stronger position to provide a true global network, as well as improved customer service
and advanced technical solutions, two major qualities that SM2 is renowned for."

    About RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd.

    RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST) provides global, end-to-end,
content management and distribution services to the rapidly expanding television and radio
broadcasting industries, covering more than 150 countries. Through its RRsat Global
Network, composed of satellite and terrestrial fiber optic capacity and the public
Internet, RRsat provides high-quality and flexible global distribution services 24/7 to
more than 630 channels reaching multiplatform operators, Internet TV and direct-to-home
viewers worldwide and also offers occasional use services for sports, news and events with
a fleet of flyaways and over 10 transportable satellite news gathering services (SNG)
units. More than 130 television and radio channels use RRsat's advanced production and
playout centers comprising comprehensive media asset management services. Visit the
company's website http://www.rrsat.com

    Safe Harbor Statement

    This press release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding (i) our ability to consummate the
transaction in a timely manner, or at all, (ii) our ability to successfully integrate the
acquired assets, (iii) the growth of our business in the United States and elsewhere,(iv)
the growth of our OU business, (v),our ability to build a stronger local presence in the
North American region (vi) our expectation to expand our client base and sell additional
services to our existing client base, and (vii) our ability to report future successes.
These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are
based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the companies
and the industry as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to
update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances,
or to changes in our expectations, except as may be required by law. Forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements, including the risks
indicated in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For more
details, please refer to our SEC filings and the amendments thereto, including our Annual
Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011 and our Current Reports on Form
6-K.

       
        Company Contact Information:
        Itzhak Zion, CFO
        Tel: +972-3-928-0777
        Email:  investors@rrsat.com

        Investor Relations Contacts:
        Ehud Helft & Kenny Green at CCG Israel
        Tel: +1-646-201-9246
        rrsat@ccgisrael.com

RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd

Exhilo, Pulsant's Creative Hosting Team, Supports BIMA Awards 2012

READING, England, November 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    Cloud, connectivity and hosting provider Pulsant (http://www.pulsant.com) is
supporting the BIMA Awards 2012 [http://www.bima.co.uk/events/351/bima-awards-2012 ] on
the 22nd November 2012 with its team of creative hosting consultants Exhilo. Already
serving more than 100 creative agencies, the Exhilo team of hosting experts specialise in
designing and managing complex IT architecture for creative agencies. It encompasses a
full range of IT services, from infrastructure to managed hosting and Pulsant's new
Enterprise Cloud platform.

    Created by Pulsant, one of the leading suppliers of hosted IT services, Exhilo sits at
the intersection between challenging design ideas and the IT infrastructure that is needed
to make them a reality.

    "We're delighted to be supporting the BIMA Awards 2012 and helping ensure British
design talent is recognised," says Kevin MacDonald, Hosting Consultant to the Digital
Creative Agencies at Exhilo (Powered by Pulsant).

    With an innovative consultative approach, Exhilo assesses the specific IT needs for
creative agencies and tailors every solution to build and manage bespoke hosting
environments and cloud services - backed up with superior support.

    Incorporating Pulsant's Enterprise Cloud platform, Exhilo provides faster, leaner and
greener IT services that surpass current cloud performance levels. Using the latest
servers, the cloud platform offers unlimited capacity and unrivalled speed, backed by
enterprise standard service level agreements (SLAs). Pulsant's customer-focused "Triple A"
service model ensures creative agencies have the right "Access, Ability and Action" to
support them 24/7 - all delivered from multiple operational sites within the UK.

    The first cloud proposition in the UK to be built around HP's latest Gen 8 servers;
Pulsant's Enterprise Cloud gives creative agencies a six-fold performance increase that
can accommodate the most demanding workloads and applications. This provides a vital
competitive edge, freeing agencies to develop more exciting and dynamic digital campaigns
for their clients.

    For more information or to contact Exhilo please visit http://www.exhilo.com

    About Pulsant

    Experts in cloud, data centre and infrastructure services, Pulsant specialises in
highly resilient, high quality IP network, co-location
[http://www.pulsant.com/services/colocation ], managed application and cloud hosting
[http://www.pulsant.com/services/cloud ]. It supports more than 3,000 mid-tier and
enterprise customers from its eight UK-based ISO 27001 compliant data centers. Utilising
world class technology and exceptional people, Pulsant creates advanced and innovative
solutions to optimise performance and cost effectively manage, store and safeguard data.
Its "Triple-A" service models ensures the right "Access, Ability and Action" to support
customers 24/7 from multiple UK-based operation centers. 100 percent of the energy used
within Pulsant's data centers is from renewable sources. For more information, please
visit http://www.pulsant.com

Pulsant

CONTACT: Pulsant Press Contacts: Liv Nixon / Alan Miller, CCgroup, Tel: +44(0)207-313-4592, e-mail: pulsant@ccgrouppr.com

Cadi Scientific Rolls Out Its SmartSense(TM) Solutions Throughout Asia and Now Targets European Market

SINGAPORE, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadi Scientific, a company that harnesses RFID technologies for wireless sensing and tracking devices in healthcare settings, revealed that it has deployed its Cadi SmartSense? solutions in a number of hospitals throughout Asia. SmartSense? includes a suite of revolutionary products for hospitals that enables wireless patient temperature and automated vital signs monitoring, real-time tracking of the location of patients and hospital mobile equipment, and infant safety tracking. To date, some 600,000 patients have benefited from its solutions and Cadi Scientific is now targeting hospitals and clinics within Europe. This announcement was made today at MEDICA 2012, the world's largest event for the medical sector, where Cadi Scientific is exhibiting several of its products at Hall 9, Booth B06.

"Since the start of this year, we have rolled out our SmartSense? solutions across Asia, and have been delighted by the enthusiastic response from both healthcare professionals and patients alike. Our solutions benefit healthcare professionals by saving time and effort, as well as benefit patients, through added safety and security," said Zenton Goh, Chief Executive Officer, Cadi Scientific.

In 2012, leading hospitals that signed up with Cadi Scientific include:

    1. Hong Kong Union Hospital -- For the first time, Cadi Scientific's
       wireless temperature solution was implemented in a pediatric facility.
       Hong Kong Union Hospital installed the SmartSense Wireless Temperature
       and Vital Signs monitoring in its 51-bed pediatric ward. This
       automatically measures and chart patients' temperatures on a continuous
       basis, without disturbing the child's rest. Healthcare professionals are
       immediately alerted should any child start developing a fever, increasing
       patient safety. This improves workflow for nurses, allowing them to
       provide better patient care.
    2. A leading premier hospital in Bangkok -- Cadi Scientific's Infant Safety
       solution was selected by a leading hospital in the Thai capital for its
       30-bed maternity ward. This incorporates a mother-infant matching system
       that ensures the right infant is given to the right mother at all times.
       It also has an Active RFID tag secured with a tamper-alert strap on the
       ankle of infants, to alert nursing staff to any unauthorised movements.
       This solution helps hospital staff to easily and automatically match
       infants to their mothers and boosts the security of the ward.
    3. Tan Tock Seng Hospital -- Singapore-based Tan Tock Seng Hospital, which
       has been using the SmartSense RFID solutions for the past 5 years,
       recently implemented Cadi Scientific's new automated vital signs
       data-entry solution, which has halved the time it takes to record
       patients' blood pressure, pulse rate and other vital signs. It also
       reduces the risk of errors resulting from manually taking the readings
       and re-entering them into a database.
    4. Thomson Medical Centre -- Singapore-based Thomson Medical Centre will be
       the first private hospital to implement Cadi Scientific's newly launched
       Gen II Infant Safety solution in December 2012. With this deployment,
       patients will be protected with the new generation of infant and mother
       tags, which are smaller (for increased comfort for mother and child) with
       longer battery life.
    5. Beijing Union Hospital (China) -- Beijing Union Hospital will implement
       Cadi Scientific's vital signs monitoring system that includes the
       wireless temperature solution in the isolation ward by mid November 2012.
       The reading of patients' vital signs and temperature will be
       automatically and wirelessly uploaded to the Hospital Information System,
       reducing physical contact between healthcare staff and infectious
       patients.
    6. Ministry of Health, Brunei Darussalam -- Cadi Scientific was part of a
       team led by CSC's Healthcare Group that won an international tender
       awarded by Brunei's Ministry of Health for a full turnkey solution. This
       was part of the government's initiative to establish electronic patient
       record for the country. Cadi Scientific provided tracking of blood bag
       movement across four district hospitals, together with monitoring their
       storage temperature. Cadi Scientific also handled the Mortuary Management
       system. Both systems will be interfaced to CSC's Healthcare Group via HL7
       application interface protocol and the first hospital site will go live
       by December 2012.
In addition to these hospitals that deployed Cadi SmartSense? solutions in 2012, other leading hospitals in the Asian region that have used Cadi Scientific's solutions include the National University Hospital, Singapore General Hospital, Prince Court Medical Centre, WuXi People's Hospital, Beijing University First Hospital, Beijing Union Hospital and Tuen Mun Hospital.

About Cadi Scientific

Established in 2003, Cadi Scientific develops wireless sensing and tracking devices for enhancing patient care. The company's flagship product, Cadi SmartSense? is a revolutionary product for hospitals that enables wireless patient temperature and automated vital signs monitoring, real-time tracking of the locations of patients and hospital mobile equipment, and infant safety tracking. In addition, the company has developed and marketed the Cadi T560 Thermometer Cadi.Sense Wireless Thermometer and Cadi BP880 Blood Pressure Monitor for the consumer market. For more information, visit http://www.cadi.com.sg

Cadi Scientific

CONTACT: Chan Yiu Lin (Ms), Greener Grass Communications (For Cadi Scientific),  yiulin@greenergrass.com.sg, (65) 9765-5897

Web Site: http://www.cadi.com.sg

TelOne Deploys FTS' Convergent Billing & Customer Care Solution

FTS' Leap(TM) Billing Supports Zimbabwean Operator's Fixed, Mobile and Broadband Services

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, November 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    AfricaCom 2012 | Booth E13 | FTS, a global provider of billing, customer care and
policy control solutions for communications and content service providers, today announced
that Zimbabwe's TelOne has successfully implemented its Leap Billing software, a
comprehensive end-to-end billing and customer care solution.

    TelOne is Zimbabwe's national telecommunications operator and provides a wide range of
services to its residential and business customers, including wireline telephony,
wireless, broadband and satellite communications. TelOne's billing transformation project
includes the implementation of FTS' convergent billing and charging
[http://www.fts-soft.com/category/leap-billing ], interconnect billing, invoicing, order
management, customer management, network management, mediation and more.

    "Following the successful implementation of Leap Billing, we can already see the
benefits of the FTS' solution," said Hampton Mhlanga, TelOne's CEO. "The flexibility of
the system will enable us to provide a richer offering to our customers through the rapid
implementation of new services, as well as immediate additional sources of income from
interconnect fees. The Leap Billing solution will help us to increase our revenues and
therefore it will provide a rapid ROI. Moreover, we have seen first-hand that FTS is
genuinely committed to our market and we have no doubt that working with FTS will take
TelOne to the next generation of telecommunication services."

    "This is another great deployment for FTS, and one we believe that will provide huge
benefits to TelOne," said Nir Asulin, FTS' CEO. "The flexibility of the Leap Billing
platform will help TelOne create additional sources of revenue, and with our on-going
support and service, TelOne will be able to further increase revenues over the coming
years. This project is testimony to FTS' steadfast commitment to this fast-growing region,
where we help operators across Africa to provide a wide range of advanced
telecommunication services to their growing customer base."

    The flexibility of the Leap Billing platform means that new packages and services can
now be created at the speed of marketing by TelOne. Other immediate benefits that Leap
Billing brings to TelOne include: providing customers with a single bill summarising all
the services they use from their subscription packages, including fixed telephony,
Internet and wireless; offering subscribers a single point of contact for all their
queries; and through the FTS' Interconnect solution, ensuring accounting accuracy of
TelOne's growing roaming and interconnect revenues, enabling TelOne to turn its
interconnect and settlements policies into a revenue stream, with an almost immediate
return on investment.

    FTS has a proven track record in working with leading carriers in Africa, and has seen
its telecom billing [http://www.fts-soft.com/category/solutions ] and policy control
[http://www.fts-soft.com/category/policy-control ] solutions implemented by many of the
region's fixed-line, mobile, broadband and WiMAX operators.

    About TelOne

    TelOne's core business is to bring people together providing affordable and reliable
telecommunications service in Zimbabwe. The company strives to become model in the
provision of these services with its range of products, including DialOne, Data One, VSAT,
ComOne (Internet), and Intelligent Network (IN). TelOne fulfils its mission guided by
values like customer focus, empowerment, teamwork, social responsibility, and
professionalism. For more information, visit TelOne's website -
http://www.telone.co.zw.

    About FTS

    FTS provides billing, customer care and policy control solutions that have greater
flexibility and provide greater independence for communications and content service
providers, resulting in a dramatically lower total cost of ownership (TCO). As the first
billing company to provide policy management, by analyzing every transaction from a
business standpoint, FTS offers a complete package of solutions and can service both
growing and major, established providers.

    FTS deploys its full range of end-to-end and add-on telecom billing
[http://www.fts-soft.com/category/solutions ] and policy control
[http://www.fts-soft.com/category/policy-control ] services to customers in over 40
countries and implements solutions in wireless, wireline, cable, broadband, M2M, cloud and
content markets including multiple convergent billing platform installations. By providing
solutions and service to telecommunications providers globally, FTS is helping to reduce
the total cost of ownership of billing and policy control. Further information is
available at http://www.fts-soft.com.

    For further information please contact:

    Joshua PR: Kate Gordon, Tel. +44(0)7980-921961, kate.gordon@joshuapr.com

    FTS: Moshe Peterfreund, Tel. +972-9-952-6500, press@fts-soft.com

FTS

RIHANNA DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR Announces European Tour Dates

- 7th Studio Album UNAPOLOGETIC Set For Worldwide Release Monday, November 19th

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldwide superstar Rihanna - the "#1 Person On Facebook" with over 62.5 million fans - is bringing her DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR to Europe in 2013. The RIHANNA DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR which begins March 8th in Buffalo, New York is scheduled to stop in more than 28 cities across North America prior to its European takeover. The European tour starts in Bilbao, Spain on May 26th and runs through July with stops in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and the UK with additional cities, dates and special festival events still to be announced. Complete tour itinerary below.

Tickets for the DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR will go on sale beginning Monday, November 19, 2012. However, in select cities European fans will have a chance to pre-order the album with their concert tickets. Cities and pre-sale dates vary - check http://www.Rihannanow.com for complete details.

Rihanna is currently dominating global charts with "Diamonds," the fastest-rising single of her career to date, and the first single from UNAPOLOGETIC, her upcoming 7th studio album for Island Def Jam in just seven years - arriving in stores worldwide on Monday, November 19th. UNAPOLOGETIC is also available pre-order at iTunes: http://smarturl.it/UnapologeticDlx

"Diamonds" has rocketed to #5 on the Hot 100, Rihanna's 23rd Top 10 hit on the chart. "Diamonds" debuted four weeks ago with #1 postings at iTunes in 27 countries, and Top 5 iTunes in 55 countries.

The recipient of six Grammy Awards® and seven Billboard Music Awards, Rihanna has sold over 37 million albums and 146 million digital tracks worldwide, and currently holds the record as the top-selling digital artist of all time. Forbes named Rihanna the world's #1 social media star with over 2.9 billion views on YouTube/VEVO, the most ever for any female artist, over 62.5 million Facebook fans, and over 26.5 million Twitter followers. In addition to her 11 Hot 100 #1 singles and overall 22 Top 10 singles, she also has 18 #1 singles on the Billboard Dance Club Song Charts.

RIHANNA DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR is promoted worldwide by Live Nation Global Touring.

                       RIHANNA DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR
                         EUROPEAN ITINERARY 2013

    DATE       CITY                 VENUE             ON SALE
    ----       ----                 -----             -------

                                                       Fri.
    26-May     Bilbao, Spain        BEC                30-November

                                     Pavilhao          Sat.
    28-May     Lisbon, Portugal      Atlantico         24-November

                                                       Fri.
    01-June    Barcelona, Spain     Palau San Jordi    30-November
                                     Montpellier       Tue.
    02-June    Montpellier, France   Arena             20-November
                                     Halle Tony        Tue.
    03-June    Lyon, France          Garnier           20-November
                                                       Wed.
    05-June    Antwerp, Belgium     Sportpaleis        21-November
                                                       Tue.
    08-June    Paris, France        Stade de France    20-November
                                     Millennium        Tue.
    10-June    Cardiff, Wales        Stadium           20-November
                Manchester, United                     Tue.
    12-June     Kingdom             Manchester Arena   20-November
                London, United       Twickenham        Tue.
    15-June     Kingdom              Stadium           20-November
                Birmingham, United                     Tue.
    17-June     Kingdom             LG Arena           20-November
                Sunderland, United                     Tue.
    20-June     Kingdom             Stadium of Light   20-November
                Amsterdam,                             Wed.
    23-June     Netherlands         Ziggo Dome         21-November
                                                       Mon.
    26-June    Cologne, Germany     Lanxess Arena      19-November
                                                       Mon.
    29-June    Zurich, Switzerland  Hallenstadion      19-November

                                                       Mon.
    02-July    Berlin, Germany      O2 World           19-November
                                                       Wed.
    09-July    Vienna, Austria      Stadthalle         21-November
                                                       Mon.
    20-July    Helsinki, Finland    Hartwall Arena     19-November
                                                       Mon.
    22-July    Stockholm, Sweden    Globen             19-November
                                                       Wed.
    25-July    Oslo, Norway         Telenor            21-November
    26-July    Bergen, Norway       Bergenhus Castle
                                     & Fortress -      Wed.
                                                         Koengen   21-November

      Itinerary subject to change. More dates to be announced!
           For complete tour and ticket information, visit:
                http://www.rihanna.com and http://www.livenation.com

About Live Nation Entertainment:

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world's leading live entertainment and ecommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Front Line Management Group and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world's top five ecommerce sites, with almost 27 million monthly unique visitors. Live Nation Concerts produces over 22,000 shows annually for more than 2,300 artists globally. Front Line is the world's top artist management company, representing over 250 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling nearly 800 advertisers to tap into the 200 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit http://www.livenation.com/investors.

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Live Nation

CONTACT: Rihanna, Gabriel Tesoriero, Island Def Jam Music Group, +1-212-445-3632, Gabriel.Tesoriero@umusic.com; Live Nation Entertainment, Liz Morentin, +1-310-975-6860, lizmorentin@livenation.com

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

Romonet® Launches Portal: Business Management Software for Data Centre Operators

LONDON, November 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    "Uniquely bringing together engineering, operations and finance."

    Romonet(R), [http://romonet.com ] a leading provider of data centre predictive
modeling software, today launches Romonet Portal, a cloud-based solution which enables
data centre operators to forecast, plan and measure business performance with greater
insight, accuracy and agility than previously possible. Based on its proprietary and
award-winning predictive modelling software, Portal will be unveiled at DatacenterDynamics
London conference. Award-winning UK data centre operator Ark Continuity will discuss its
experience and benefits as a Romonet Portal user in a scheduled programme session.

    (Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121113/573926 )

    Romonet Portal offers data centre operators a customisable view of operational and
financial performance from portfolio to client level. A highly visual 'window' on the
business management of data centres - now and into the future - and gives the cost
transparency needed to reduce financial risk and increase predictability.

    Richard Borton, Operations Director, Ark Continuity said: "Romonet's technology
uniquely brings engineering, operations and finance together. We now have consistency of
data and accuracy of output and can compare investments on a system versus system basis.
Thanks to Romonet's software, we can more quickly demonstrate depth of understanding
around how infrastructure solutions will perform, providing customers with the confidence
that we'll be able to meet their current and future requirements. Romonet enables us to
enhance our leadership position by delivering extremely predictable business performance
for our customers and investors alike."

    Zahl Limbuwala, CEO of Romonet, said: "We believe that Portal will make it far easier
for data centre managers tasked with controlling costs to finally embrace IT financial
management. Metering and monitoring are important in operations; but business needs its
own window on the financial and operational performance of its IT and data center
infrastructure. Portal was designed because business and finance managers told us they
wanted a single place where they could manage, control and accurately forecast IT
financial performance across their entire data center estate - at the tap of a screen. Our
Portal dashboard was developed with the whole organisation in mind - to understand, manage
and control costs at every level of the business."

    Unveiled at DatacenterDynamics on the 14th of November, Romonet Portal will be
demonstrated live on Romonet's stand.

    Notes to editors:

    About Romonet

    Founded in 2006, Romonet is a UK based software company, with offices in London, San
Francisco and New York. The company provides the predictive modeling tools, and
consultancy which businesses require to accurately predict, account and manage cost and
risk within their data center or cloud computing environment. For more information, visit
http://www.romonet.com.

    About Ark Continuity

    Ark specialize in the design, build and operation of high integrity data centers,
developed to deliver optimum security and availability with the highest levels of
sustainability, without compromise. Our structured methodology combined with proven and
rigorous engineering, results in highly modular architectures that are scalable,
multi-tiered, rapidly deployed, highly efficient and, above all, low carbon.
http://www.arkcontinuity.co.uk

       
        Contact:
        Flavio da Silva, Marketing Director at Romonet
        T: +44(0)208-2560262
        E: f.dasilva@romonet.com

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Indoona Adds "Social Settings" and Connects Posts on Twitter

CAGLIARI, Italy, November 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

             Communicate, Socialize and Share Now Even More 'Open and Widespread'

          200 Free Minutes per Month Towards Landlines Numbers in Italy Until March

                                         31, 2013

    Indoona, the application that integrates voice and social network for calls,
videocalls and multimedia messages from your smartphone and PC, developed by Italian
telecommunication company Tiscali, today added the new "Social Settings" feature. the
feature offers users a direct connection to other social networks, first and foremost:
twitter.

    Indoona is social and simple, then. Simply activating the connection to twitter,
located in the "Social Settings" menu, ensures that posts on your indoona wall are
automatically published to your twitter profile. In this way, you can reach even those
friends who do not use indoona yet.

    With a few clicks you can also report Tiscali News, the newspaper of Tiscali, and
Unità (http://www.unita.it ) content to your network of contacts.. Just clicking on
the widget with the indoona logo, under 'Article of Interest', and then selecting 'Share',
automatically posts the link to your indoona wall.

    In addition, Tiscali informs that the promotion of 200 free minutes per month to all
national fixed Italian landlines has been extended until March 31st 2013.

    The indoona application is tailored to mobile users, and the new version adds many new
capabilities to the traditional "one-to-one" channel, allowing you to share the excitement
of your life with your circle of your friends or contacts in your address book, with
photos, video and more. In this sense, indoona is the first app that integrates personal
communication, social communication and sharing.

    Indoona, which recently surpassed one million downloads, is available for Apple and
Android smartphones, and is also available with the same functionality, from the Web
http://www.indoona.com, by simply downloading the client on your PC or Mac

    Indoona is the first application that integrates and meets all the needs of today's
communication, no longer based on a purely personal and private level, but strongly
focused on "social".

    With the new version of indoona begins a new era.

Tiscali

CONTACT: Gianluca Nonnis, nonnis@tiscali.com, tel. +39-348-7774402

Callaway Golf Introduces the RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver

The Lowest CG of Any Adjustable Driver Delivers Fast Ball Speed and Reduces Spin For Maximum Distance

CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) today introduced the RAZR Fit Xtreme(TM) Driver, the longest fully adjustable driver the Company has ever measured. Available to golfers on January 18, 2013, the RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver debuts new technologies to advance overall performance and promote distance gains over its predecessor, the award-winning, Tour-proven RAZR Fit® Driver.

Headlining the RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver is a powerful new Speed Frame(TM) Face Technology that optimizes stiffness and stress distribution across the face for more efficient energy transfer. This produces more ball speed and consistent distance, even on off-center contact. Among other improvements, Callaway's new driver features the lowest Center of Gravity (CG) of any adjustable driver, further fueling distance gains, and a new weighting system that offers golfers a greater range of shot shaping options.

"The RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver is worthy of its extreme designation," said Dr. Alan Hocknell, SVP, Research & Development, Callaway Golf. "We worked tirelessly to improve on the best distance characteristics of our longest drivers, and the result is incredibly fast ball speed off the Speed Frame Face, plus the lowest CG of any adjustable driver in golf. This driver is very long and consistent. It will not be matched."

Callaway Staff Professionals like Luke List have already seen tremendous distance gains during player testing with RAZR Fit Xtreme. List, who this year led all six major professional Tours in driving distance with a 324 yard average off the tee, gained 16.6 yards in total distance over his current RAZR Fit gamer by adding .6 mph ball speed and reducing his backspin by nearly 500 rpm with the RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver.

The RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver is further differentiated by patented technologies that allow Callaway Research & Development, the largest team in the industry, to both design and configure the driver to promote optimal distance. These technologies and other features, which are outlined below, work in conjunction with two premium stock shaft offerings to deliver the longest fully adjustable driver in golf.

Speed Frame Face Technology

Speed Frame Face Technology is a combination of VFT® and Hyperbolic Face(TM) Technology, resulting in stress distribution across the titanium face for a larger, more consistent sweet spot and increased ball speed. The Speed Frame Face also saves weight that is redistributed in the clubhead to improve the CG position and maximize MOI, which leads to optimized ball flight and forgiveness. Additionally, the Speed Frame Face on the RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver features a tighter bulge radius than the RAZR Fit Driver for a more preferred look at address, along with more consistent sidespin and dispersion.

Forged Composite Crown

Callaway has been working with Forged Composite(TM) -- an advanced carbon fiber material -- for more than four years. Using this patented, lightweight material in the crown of the driver, which weighs only 12.1 grams and is the lightest crown in golf, allows Callaway engineers to precisely position saved weight to achieve the lowest CG in any fully adjustable driver. This Lower CG promotes higher ball speed and less spin off the tee for more distance.

OptiFit Technology

Two OptiFit® Technology elements make up the RAZR Fit Xtreme's improved adjustability: the OptiFit Hosel and OptiFit Weights. The hosel adjusts the face angle to Open, Square or Closed positions to improve accuracy and trajectory while allowing golfers to dial in their preferred look at address. The 13- and 1-gram OptiFit Weights shift the clubhead's center of gravity to promote noticeable Draw or Neutral ball flights.

(Higher lofts have more draw bias than lower lofts.)

Broader Trajectory and Shot Shaping Options

Callaway's RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver comes in more lofts that incorporate a greater range of face angle options, CG bias options and CG height differences than the RAZR Fit Driver. Callaway has optimized the performance in each loft to suit the needs of the players that will use it. For example, the 8.5-, 9.5- and 10.5-degree clubheads are 440cc (versus 460cc for other lofts) and feature a more open face angle.

Stock Shaft Options

The RAZR Fit Xtreme will feature two tour grade shafts as stock offerings. The primary shaft, the Aldila Trinity, combines Aldila's three patented design technologies (RIP, S-Core, Micro Laminate) into a single shaft design. A secondary offering, the Matrix 7M3 Black Tie, is a heavier, lower launching, lower spinning option for higher head speed and higher spin players. Neither shaft will be modified from the product available in the aftermarket.

For golfers who are interested in personalization options, udesign(TM) by Callaway will be expanded for the RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver when it debuts in January. Both the crown and the sole of the clubhead are now separately customizable with eight different color options. For the first time, custom laser engraving will also be available on the sole of the driver.

The RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver was unveiled today through an innovative, user-driven "Tweet to Unleash" campaign powered by the hashtag #LongestDriverInGolf. Tweets mentioning the dedicated hashtag contributed to a dynamic revealing of the RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver image and videos highlighting key technologies. You can visit the Tweet to Unleash page at http://www.CallawayGolf.com/TweettoUnleash.

The RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver will be available for the new product introduction retail price of $399.99 (US).

About Callaway Golf
Through an unwavering commitment to innovation, Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) creates products designed to make every golfer a better golfer. Callaway Golf Company manufactures and sells golf clubs and golf balls, and sells golf accessories under the Callaway Golf® and Odyssey® brands in more than 110 countries worldwide. For more information please visit http://www.callawaygolf.com or shop.callawaygolf.com.

CONTACT:
Scott Goryl
Callaway Golf Company
Scott.Goryl@CallawayGolf.com
760-804-4080

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Israel Unmanned Systems Trade Mission Currently Underway in Israel

Airlift, The U.S. Commercial Service and The U.S.-Israel Science Technology Foundation have jointly co-organized an international trade mission focused on Israel's unmanned systems industry.

TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Airlift, The U.S. Commercial Service and The U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Foundation have jointly organized an international trade mission to bring business leaders and researchers to Israel to show the country's emerging leadership role in the unmanned systems (UAS) sector. The mission is taking place November 11-16, 2012 in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Jaffa.

UAS technology was originally developed for military applications but recently it has proven to be useful in oil and gas exploration, commercial aerial surveillance, and remote sensing. As a result, UAS technology has become an important area of research to many companies doing research and development in those spaces. And Israel's cutting edge work in the UAS sector makes it an ideal location for this particular trade mission.

The five day mission includes site visits to leading Israeli UAS companies including: Elbit Systems/Elop, G-NIUS, Urban Aeronautics, Gilat, Simlat, Steadicopter, Sky Sapience and Blue Bird. Participants will have the opportunity to meet with executive staff and leading researchers from those companies to discuss their current UAS programs and goals.

Trade mission participants include representatives of companies throughout Europe, Asia, South America and North America including six American companies. An international business forum scheduled during the trade mission will give these companies an opportunity to give a short presentation on their organization's technologies, products and services.

Co-organizers Ann Liebschutz, Marc-Philippe Rudel and Irit Van der Veur agree that the 2012 UAS Trade Mission is a great example of how business relationships and knowledge transfer can result in mutual economic benefits and increased innovation when companies and countries come together with similar technological interests.

For more information please contact: U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Foundation Executive Director, Ann Liebschutz or Airlift Chief Executive Officer, Marc-Philippe Rudel.

Contact: Ann Liebschutz
Tel. 202/204-3102
E-Mail: ann@usistf.org

Contact: Marc-Philippe Rudel
Tel. +972 77 421 66 76
E-Mail: missions@airlift.co.il

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SOURCE  U.S. Israel Science & Technology Foundation

U.S. Israel Science & Technology Foundation

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

Envestnet | Tamarac(TM) Brings Tamarac University Online

Self-Paced Online Learning for RIAs Makes Tamarac Training Available to More Advisors

SEATTLE, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Envestnet | Tamarac(TM), a division of Envestnet, Inc. (NYSE: ENV), a leading provider of integrated web-based portfolio and client management software for independent advisors and wealth managers, has announced an expansion of its popular Tamarac University program to include an online option for RIAs covering its entire curriculum.

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More than 2,000 advisors have attended Tamarac University's two-day program, and several attend repeatedly, both to build expertise and to network with colleagues from other best-managed firms around the country. Classes typically take place in Seattle, or at the RIA firm's office. Now, advisors who want Tamarac training have a third option: Tamarac University Online allows advisors to engage in a self-paced training regimen with access to all the same content and resources as those attending classroom sessions in person. To keep pace with Tamarac's constant innovation, the curriculum is updated and enhanced every 60 days.

"Tamarac University is a comprehensive curriculum that provides advisors with real insights into mission-critical aspects of their business operations," said Stuart DePina, Group President, Envestnet | Tamarac. "Adding an online option makes our training program even more accessible to advisory firms of every size."

Tamarac University Online covers use of Tamarac's Advisor Rebalancing®, Advisor View(TM) and Advisor CRM® software in a series of short interactive videos. Each video is designed to assist advisors with implementing these software solutions to create basic and advanced models, set up allocation strategies, rebalance portfolio, automate loss harvesting strategies, execute directed trades, build custom reports and perform dozens of other important tasks.

"The curriculum has steadily evolved to the point where we are confident that it is readily understandable and accessible to first-time users, whether they attend an in-person session or access the information online," said DePina. "The introduction of Tamarac University's online offering presents a third option that advisors can leverage in learning how to more efficiently manage their operations."

Graduates of Tamarac University, whether in-person or online, can use the Tamarac Online Help and Training Center to refresh their knowledge of any part of the curriculum Advisors who study online always have the option of augmenting their knowledge by attending a classroom session.

ABOUT ENVESTNET (NYSE: ENV)
Envestnet, Inc. (NYSE: ENV) is a leading provider of technology-enabled wealth management solutions to investment advisors. Envestnet's Advisor Suite® software empowers advisors to better manage client outcomes and strengthen their practice. Envestnet offers advanced portfolio solutions through its Portfolio Management Consultants Group, Envestnet | PMC®. Envestnet | Tamarac provides leading rebalancing, reporting and practice management software. Envestnet | Prima provides institutional-quality research and due diligence on investment and fund managers. Envestnet | Vantage(TM) gives advisors an in-depth view of clients' investments, empowering them to give holistic, personalized advice.

For more information on Envestnet, please visit http://www.envestnet.com. 

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Envestnet, Inc.

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Interactive Tools Take Online Hot Tub Shopping to a New Level

New Caldera Spas® website has an eye to wellness and equips consumers with tools to make the right hot tub purchase

VISTA, Calif., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Caldera Spas announces the launch of its new online platform, CalderaSpas.com, including an expanded tool suite that takes online hot tub shopping to a new level. At the heart of the new website is a commitment to health and wellness, encouraging visitors to embrace lifestyle choices, like hot tub use, that can improve the quality of their lives. The shopping experience at CalderaSpas.com is unlike any other in the hot tub industry because of its unique features and personalized approach. The new CalderaSpas.com offers simplified navigation, a contemporary design and "best of class" tools including dealer locator, model comparison, and in-depth product information. However, using powerful new interactive applications, the Caldera Spas website empowers shoppers to virtually select, view and "design" their spa, even exploring yard and patio options for their own home.

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Everything but water
Interactive features include a 3D deck design tool, a 360° viewer for each model, schematics for landscape design, and a color selector to mix and match shell and cabinet colors.  "Caldera Voices" offers reviews, ratings and stories submitted by Caldera owners, allowing visitors to enter into the "conversation" of spa ownership.

"Caldera Spas are engineered for an optimum user experience. The Caldera website was crafted with that same care," said Shelly Roberts, Brand Manager for Caldera Spas. "Yes, it's very technology-forward, but every feature is there to reflect the experience visitors will have with a new Caldera Spa. It has everything but water," said Roberts.

Launching with the website is Caldera Spas new blog, "20-Minute Renewal," containing short articles about how small lifestyle changes can make a big improvement in the quality of one's life.

Connecting with today's "on the go" consumer
Caldera Spas connects with hot tub shoppers online, in-person, through their hundreds of dealers showrooms nationally, and wherever today's busy consumers may be, through mobile technology.  The fully-optimized mobile site is even accessible by scanning QR codes on product displays in the dealer showroom, providing ratings, reviews and the color selection at the point of purchase.

"It wasn't long ago that the idea of shopping online for a product like a hot tub was unexpected," said Roberts. "But we know that the relationship we have with tomorrow's Caldera owners will likely begin online." The site also contains many connection "gateways," to help shoppers begin a conversation with the local retailer, whatever their specific interest.

"A hot tub isn't simply a centerpiece for backyard entertainment anymore, today's owners use their Caldera Spa as part of their regular routine to support a healthy lifestyle," said Roberts. "And we believe the new website will bring that experience to even more people."

About Caldera Spas
Caldera Spas is one of the world's most trusted hot tub brands recognized for top quality products designed for pure comfort, performance and style® . Established in 1976, Caldera is owned by Watkins Manufacturing Corporation, the acknowledged global leader in the spa industry. Watkins is a division of Masco Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, whose fine home products include Delta(®) faucets, Kraftmaid(®) cabinets and Behr(®) paints. Caldera hot tubs are sold through a network of independent dealers throughout the United States, Canada and internationally.

Images, logos, QR code, video link and interviews available by request.

SOURCE  Caldera Spas

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Caldera Spas

CONTACT: Lynne Marian, Marketing Communications Manager, lynne.marian@watkinsmfg.com, Office: +1-760-305-4180, Mobile: +1-760-310-8276

TrainSignal Releases SharePoint 2010 Integrating with Office 2010 Training

SharePoint 2010 enables users to share docs, collaborate through the web, and synchronize MS Office applications once they learn integration features.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TrainSignal, the global leader in professional computer training, announced the release of their SharePoint 2010 Integrating with Office training.

Microsoft SharePoint can be used in countless ways to complete business projects internally, but many of the features are underutilized because users may not know they exist, or the features are not configured correctly. This SharePoint course primarily helps end users by demonstrating how to fully integrate the platform with the entire Microsoft Office 2010 suite, including Word, Excel, Access, Project and Outlook. This includes file sharing, working via the web, and more.

These SharePoint and Office 2010 training videos focus on each individual Office product, and how to synchronize certain features and documents on a shared network. Doing this supports business intelligence that is necessary for collaboration and project management in today's successful corporations. Some of the main integration features include:

    --  Synchronizing contacts, tasks, and calendars
    --  Using Office Web Apps with SharePoint
    --  Publishing InfoPath forms
    --  Co-authoring with Word and OneNote
    --  Creating custom KPI dashboards with Excel
To learn how to integrate SharePoint with Microsoft Office users only need a Windows 7 machine, the Office suite installed, and a basic SharePoint site.

Mapping SharePoint to a network drive is the first step, and from there documents can be saved via SharePoint, thus making the more robust sync features just a few steps away.

Microsoft Certified Trainer Bill Kulterman creates Microsoft SharePoint Training for end users that want to make the most of their tools, and admins that want to have an efficient environment. "A lot of organizations don't use SharePoint because they are completely unaware of the powerful things it can do, or simply because they don't know how to set it up," says Kulterman, "Once you understand how SharePoint communicates with other applications, it can make other services, like Google Docs, seem very limited. SharePoint is enterprise-friendly, and very scalable."

SharePoint 2010 Integrating with Office training contains 33 lessons in over 9 hours of video instruction. Students will receive 2 DVDs of video lessons and additional content. Each lesson is available in several formats, iPod Video, Mp3 Audio, .WMV and high quality AVI, allowing students to use course materials on a variety of devices. Students can view all materials online after purchasing the course, ensuring instant access.

SharePoint 2010 Integrating with Office 2010 is available for just $147. Buyers will also receive SharePoint 2010 Fundamentals Bonus Lessons at no additional cost (online access only). TrainSignal backs each and every course with their exclusive 90-day Total Experience Guarantee. All courses are shipped worldwide at no charge.

About TrainSignal: Founded in 2002, TrainSignal provides computer-based "Total Experience" training that gives individuals the tools and confidence to tackle real-world challenges, pass their certification exams and succeed in today's competitive global IT market.

TrainSignal offers a wide range of computer training packages covering Microsoft, Cisco, Citrix, CompTIA, VMware, and Microsoft Office. In addition to its Windows Server 2008, Exchange Server 2010, and Windows 7 courses, TrainSignal offers training for over fifty different training courses including vSphere 5 training, Cisco CCNA training, Citrix XenApp training and more.

A privately-held company, TrainSignal is based in Schaumburg, IL. For more information about TrainSignal, please visit http://www.trainsignal.com.

SOURCE  TrainSignal

TrainSignal

CONTACT: Iman Jalali, +1-224-836-6204, iman@trainsignal.com

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

Kosherfest 2012 Exhibitor Leah Cooks Kosher Launching New Interactive Kosher Pantry Webpage

Kosher foods website LeahCooksKosher.com is launching a new Kosher Pantry page for manufacturers to advertise and upload their products.

NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Leah Cooks Kosher, a popular online kosher cooking destination, is developing a new webpage called Kosher Pantry that will feature hundreds of kosher products in an easily navigable layout. The site, available at http://www.LeahCooksKosher.com, will also be showcasing manufacturers' products with additional ad space.

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"When I founded Leah Cooks Kosher, my goal was to share with people something that I love to do, which is creating delicious kosher cuisine. I am proud of the site, especially as an online reference tool for an exclusively kosher-consuming audience. Now, my goal is to develop and expand the Kosher Pantry aspect of LeahCooksKosher.com to feature high-quality kosher products to people that frequent the website for kosher recipe solutions," said Leah Jaffee, CEO of the kosher catering company and website.

Jaffee started her successful Seattle-based kosher catering company over 14 years ago. Her website, LeahCooksKosher.com, presents numerous recipes with supplementary photos for kosher enthusiasts and Jewish cooks alike. These enticing entrees are organized by type, special consideration, and holiday for maximum convenience. Special considerations include gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian dishes that overlap with the 100% kosher recipes. The site also arranges these foods by Jewish-specific holidays including Purim, Chanukah, Yom Kippur, and Shabbat.

The website is now adding a unique page called the Kosher Pantry. The Pantry will sort over 330 kosher foods including both prepared food and ingredients. This creates many possibilities for categories from specific foods like applesauce to broad groups like baby food. The Kosher Pantry will make it easier for consumers to find all the products they are looking for in one convenient place, as it can be difficult to find quality kosher foods without going to multiple stores.

Each item listed in the Pantry will feature the brand name, the name of the product, and a picture. Due to the flexible nature of the Leah Cooks Kosher website, other information can be added at a later time based on certain feedback from site visitors. As it grows, social media links will also be added to more effectively connect consumers to the brands they love. This service is now open to manufacturers looking to showcase their kosher products on a frequented site. They are encouraged to get in early, since products added first will be located at the top of the category and will remain there indefinitely. This means greater exposure for the product. As the page develops, manufacturers will also be able to request their own ad space and upload products for approval.

This visually extensive website, LeahCooksKosher.com, already offers step-by-step photos and videos for many of the recipes. These videos are also on YouTube and can be embedded directly to manufacturers' sites. Users can register to share recipes and comment in the very active social community, with a "Chef of the Week" chosen who receives special attention. The Seattle-based company will also be an exhibitor at this year's Kosherfest in Secaucus, New Jersey on November 13 and 14. Manufacturers can visit Leah at Booth #531 to discuss their Kosher Pantry options, or fill out the contact form on Kosher Lab at http://www.KosherLab.com/LeahCooksKosher.

Learn more about the catering company and kosher food site at http://www.LeahCooksKosher.com or call 206-985-2647.  For requests to Leah Cooks Kosher visit the Kosher Lab page at http://www.KosherLab.com/LeahCooksKosher. The company can also be found across several social media sites including Twitter at http://twitter.com/LeahCooksKosher and Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/LeahCooksKosher.

Contact Info:
Leah Jaffee
206-985-2647

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GAME Finds Winning Team With Affiliate Window

LONDON, November 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

          Leading video game and console specialist retailer, GAME has consolidated
its affiliate activity appointing global performance network, Affiliate Window as its sole

                                         partner.

    After years of working with two networks, GAME was able to directly compare service
levels, simplicity of tools and evaluate programme performance. The strategy is to
streamline processes where duplication exists to be more productive, build stronger,
longstanding relationships with publishers, and introduce new and exciting products and
promotional opportunities. This includes a focus on digital downloads
[http://www.game.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HubArticleView?hubId5722&articleId5723&catalogId201&langIdD&storeId151 ]
as well as some of the latest and highly
anticipated game and console releases such as Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
[http://www.game.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HubArticleView?hubId0279&articleId0280&catalogId201&langIdD&storeId151 ]
and the Nintendo Wii U
[http://www.game.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HubArticleView?hubId0589&articleId0591&catalogId201&langIdD&storeId151 ]
.

    GAME's plans for 2013 include incorporating multiple platforms and mobile apps to
reach new customers in addition to implementing retargeting and cart abandonment
campaigns. The performance channel will complement GAME's other online marketing
activities to drive cost effective and engaged traffic to the online store in addition to
offline initiatives to drive footfall in-store.

    "We needed to re-think how we operated our affiliate programmes as the old advantages
of having two networks seemed outdated and less important than offering our affiliate
partners a consistent and enriched experience," says Steve Arbon, Online Marketing Manager
for GAME. "Working with a single affiliate network just made sense as it allows us to
focus on what really matters - affiliate strategy, partner relationships and most
importantly more focus on the gamer at the heart of our customer centric campaigns."

    Anthony Clements, Director of Client Services adds: "The consolidation of Game to
Affiliate Window is the culmination of four years work in building a targeted affiliate
programme that is rich in retail content publishers and able to deliver incremental
performance. A proactive working relationship between the Game and AW teams has been key
to making this consolidation possible, especially over the last few months. We will now
look forward to positioning the brand for success in the key Christmas trading period, as
well as driving acquisition through innovative new m-commerce solutions."

    The enhanced programme will aim to enlist a healthy mix of publisher types including
incentive and voucher code sites as well as content. The idea is to address ongoing
changes in consumer behaviours and to support the growth of long-tail affiliates in
addition to the next generation of super affiliates.

Game Group PLC

CONTACT: The Red Consultancy, GAME@redconsultancy.com ,+44-(0)20-7025-6688

EverQuest® II Launches Latest Expansion -- Chains Of Eternity

The Face of Norrath Transforms Following the Passing of Iconic Character 'Firiona Vie'

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Sony Online Entertainment, LLC (SOE) today announced the launch of EverQuest(®) II: Chains of Eternity(TM), the ninth overall expansion of the long-running massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). With an imbalance in the realm of the afterlife, bringing both mortal and immortal realms to the edge of demise, players are asked to travel to Ethernere, the realm of the afterlife, to find out what is amiss.

"EverQuest II continues to innovate and surprise players with immersive designs and epic storylines," said Holly Longdale, Producer, EverQuest II.  "For Chains of Eternity, we created a rich story arc in which players of any play style would discover a side of Norrath that has never been explored. In essence, we have expanded EverQuest II not by land or sea... but by afterlife."

Chains of Eternity offers all new features, including a new level cap of 95, prestige abilities for adventurers as well as tradeskillers, and Spirit Stone adornments that grow in power with the player. Two overland zones in the spirit realm are also available to explore along with new dungeons, quests and in-game items to discover.

EverQuest II: Chains of Eternity content and features include:

    --  The Eidolon Jungle: Every area of Norrath - over all the ages -- has its
        own home in Ethernere. Deep in this lush jungle overrun by strange
        creatures players will uncover Cazic-Thule dungeons with a familiar
        theme of fear and evil from EverQuest.
    --  Obol Plains: Players can discover the mysterious Obol Plains with its
        vibrantly colored flora and creatures that are plagued with inhabitants
        that are destroying the surrounding areas.
    --  Nine New Instanced Dungeons: Players can experience all new dungeons
        with unique, exciting encounters, along with new loot.
    --  All New Quest Lines: Players can experience the story of this unique
        realm in any play style they choose with entirely new quest lines.
    --  Prestige Abilities: With the launch of this new expansion, each subclass
        will now have access to new Prestige Abilities.
    --  Prestige Tradeskills: Crafters and their items will shine like never
        before with Prestige Tradeskills.
    --  Spirit Stones: The new expansion introduces new adornments that gain
        experience with players and grow in power.
    --  Level Cap Raised to 95: Guild, Adventurer or Tradeskiller, players are
        now able to experience Norrath at the highest level possible.
    --  AA Boost - Boost two level 90 characters to 280 Alternate Advancement
        points and begin the journey to levels 91 through 95.
EverQuest II: Chains of Eternity is rated T for Teen by the ESRB with the content descriptors for suggestive themes and the use of alcohol and violence. Chains of Eternity is available for $39.99 USD. The Collector's Edition, which includes several in-game bonus items, is available for $89.99 USD.

Standard and Collector's Edition items include:

STANDARD EDITION

    --  Drinal's Scythe Replica - Mounted
    --  2 x Scroll of Resurrection
COLLECTOR'S EDITION

    --  Drinal's Scythe Replica - Mounted
    --  2 x Scroll of Resurrection
    --  1x 6 hour 100% XP potion
    --  2 x Portal Globe of Swift Travel
    --  2 x Health Potion
    --  2 x Power Potion
    --  Firiona Vie Memorial Tapestry
    --  Krivix Honorclaw - Paladin Mercenary
    --  Krivox Honorclaw - Templar Mercenary
    --  Ethereal Wyvern Mount
For more information on Chains of Eternity and other EverQuest II expansions, please visit:
http://www.everquest2.com/expansions.

About SOE
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games.  Best known for its blockbuster hits and franchises, including EverQuest(®), EverQuest(®)II, Champions of Norrath(®), PlanetSide(®), Free Realms(®), Star Wars®: Clone Wars Adventures(TM), Vanguard® Saga of Heroes(TM), and DC Universe(TM)Online, SOE creates, develops and provides compelling online entertainment for a variety of platforms.  SOE is building on its proven legacy and pioneering the future of online worlds through creative development and inspired gameplay design for audiences of all ages.  To learn more, visit http://www.soe.com.

SOURCE  Sony Online Entertainment, LLC

Sony Online Entertainment, LLC

CONTACT: Michele Sturdivant, Sony Online Entertainment LLC, +1-858-577-3167, msturdivant@soe.sony.com, or Steve Willis, Bender/Helper Impact, +1-310-694-3256, steve_willis@bhimpact.com

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

All Flash, No Substance: How Misused Terms Create Confusion in the Marketplace

Skyera challenges storage vendors to say what they mean, mean what they say

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Many storage vendors today do their best to channel the spirit of Shakespeare when it comes to peddling their products.  They would have you believe that "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" and market their products with confusing, misleading or just incorrect descriptions in order to capitalize on the latest trends that often develop from truly innovative technological advances.  But when it comes to helping an organization adopt the right technology for their particular needs, there needs to be a more concerted effort by vendors to avoid saying all the right things in all the wrong situations, according to experts at Skyera Inc., a company founded by an executive and engineering team with unsurpassed backgrounds in the solid-state, storage and networking arenas.

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Vendors across the memory-based storage system spectrum often use the terms "SSD" and "Flash" interchangeably.  They also tend to fail to differentiate the term "array" from "appliance."  While not necessarily misleading customers intentionally, the frequent misuse of IT terms, such as Solid State Disk Appliance, Flash Appliances, Flash Arrays, Hybrid Arrays, Flash Optimized Arrays, etc., causes misunderstanding in the marketplace and confusion for organizations trying to ensure that they are getting the right system to maximize the performance of their applications.

SSD stands for solid-state disk and is defined as a memory-based storage device with an identical form factor of a traditional hard disk and can be installed into a traditional hard drive slot.  It is not simply any device that uses flash memory.  Similarly, an SSD appliance would be one that can be installed in a standard storage expansion bay rather than a Flash appliance where the flash modules are located outside of a drive chassis.

The reason why proper description of a vendor's offerings matter is to ensure that an organization fully understands what it is they are purchasing.  An enterprise solid-state storage system designed to enable a large class of applications with extraordinarily high performance, exceptionally lower power consumption and cost effectiveness relative to existing enterprise storage systems is vastly different than an SSD appliance that is more focused on the storage software that has been developed rather than the flash system hardware design.  Distinctions such as this are important because customization may offer unique capabilities; complete storage services that make flash more affordable; or flash density and power consumption attributes that can provide organizations with an appropriate business advantage.

"What's in a name?  More than most vendors think," said Radoslav Danilak, CEO and co-founder of Skyera. "Words do have meaning and they do matter. It's not enough to simply use the latest buzz-worthy or search engine-friendly terms to describe your product -- that only leads to confusion in the marketplace.  Solid-state storage promises to create significant new opportunities in enterprise computing.  To help customers arrive at the right choice, it is imperative that vendors are able to properly articulate the benefits of each particular flash deployment and how it can best help them solve performance issues in the most cost-effective manner."

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http://www.twitter.com/skyerainc
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http://www.youtube.com/skyerainc

About Skyera
Skyera Inc. is an emerging provider of enterprise solid-state storage systems designed to enable a large class of applications with extraordinarily high performance, exceptionally lower power consumption and cost effectiveness relative to existing enterprise storage systems.  Founded by the executives who previously developed the world's most-advanced flash memory controller, Skyera is backed by key technology and financial partnerships designed to position it at the forefront of the hyper growth in the solid-state storage sector.  The company was featured in the Gartner report "Cool Vendors in Storage Technologies, 2012" and was chosen by Flash Memory Summit as a Best of Show award winner for 2012 in the category of Most Innovative Flash Memory Enterprise Business Application.  For more information about the company, visit skyera.com.

    CONTACT:
    Mark Smith
    JPR Communications
    818-884-8282, ext. 15
    marks@jprcom.com
    Skype: jprmark
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Skyera Inc.

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E4 Computer Engineering Introduces the CARMA CLUSTER Series Powered by SECO, a New Family of Energy Efficient Solutions Aimed at HPC and Datacenters Users

The revolutionary series is the result of a joint effort between E4(R) and SECO(R) to provide a CUDA(R) on ARM(R) (CARMA) low-power platform for applications that rely mainly on GPU computing power.

SCANDIANO, Italy, November 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    E4 Computer Engineering, Italian leading manufacturer for HPC environments, has
announced the launch of a new series to add to its wide product portfolio, the CARMA
CLUSTER series powered by SECO.

    The E4 CARMA CLUSTER series powered by SECO offers a range of low-power, low-energy
appliances designed to appeal to the HPC world thanks to the pairing of a heterogeneous
ARM(R)+GPU (NVIDIA Tegra(R) 3 + Quadro(R) GPU). In fact, with the present generation of
ARM CPUs it is not possible to address algorithm based on Floating Points arithmetic,
therefore most of scientific application are excluded. CUDA enabled Quadro GPU broadens
the range of applications that can be addressed and gives huge boost to performance.

    While ARM products are still currently limited by the 32-bit support, early adopters
and developers need to start working on real systems to assess the capabilities of these
high energy efficient solutions. Leveraging the wide market adoption of the NVIDIA Tegra
platform in the mobile space, E4 and SECO have delivered a real, cost effective and
competitive server solution with immediate availability.

    The series is aimed to seismic processing, signal and image processing, video
analytics, traffic analysis and many other applications. The range has two main platforms
able to host carrier boards for Qseven(TM) modules, the CARMA MICROCLUSTER and the CARMA
CLUSTER [http://www.e4company.com/Products/HpcFixed.aspx?node88 ]. The CARMA
MICROCLUSTER comes in a 5U form factor and contains up to 8 CARMA blades and 1 management
node (x86 based) while the CARMA CLUSTER is a 3U appliance containing up to 12 CARMA2
blades (high density blades, each CARMA2 blade contains 2 CARMA nodes for a gross total of
2 ARM CPUs + 2 Quadro 1000) or 12 DARMA blades (4 ARM CPUs per blade). DARMA and CARMA2
can be mixed into the same chassis. Also, all blades comply with Qseven standard, so the
MB contains only I/O devices while the CPU component can be selected from a wide range of
SoC options [http://www.seco.com/it/itemlist/qseven/). ], in order to ensure a smooth and
progressive transition from the x86 platform into the ARM environment. Qseven technology
provides the highest flexibility while decreasing engineering costs, in fact the CPU
architecture can be swapped re-using the same carrier board without any modification.

    Launching the product at SC12 in Salt Lake City at the ARM's stand (booth #122), E4
Computer Engineering is confident that the CARMA CLUSTER series powered by SECO will
easily represent exciting news for the HPC community aiming to achieve great performance
results with much less power consumption involved. "We felt an immediate connection with
SECO in terms of experimentation and innovation," said Simone Tinti, HPC Team Leader of E4
Computer Engineering - the CARMA DEV kit on which our series is based has proved to be one
of the most interesting devices to create low power, low-energy high performance
appliances which will be welcomed by all HPC users".

    http://www.e4company.com

    About E4 Computer Engineering

    E4 Computer Engineering: Workstations, server, storage and solution

    Established in 2002, E4 Computer Engineering designs and manufactures high performance
systems which aim to accomplish both industrial and scientific research requirements and
to reach a variety of customers ranging from universities to computing centers. E4's focus
is on HPC although our expertise extends to all segments of IT. Thanks to the established
experience and the outstanding quality of our solutions, E4(R) is acknowledged and
appreciated as a valuable technology vendor by prestigious organizations like C.E.R.N. in
Geneva. We design each system individually, after a thorough analysis of the customer's
requirements and we make avail of our strong and solid partnership with the most important
technology vendors, to deliver highly personalized, cost effective and power saving
solutions.

    For more info: http://www.e4company.com

    About SECO

    SECO, world-leading company in electronic embedded solutions, over its 30 years of
experience has shown the ability to adapt its know-how to new, challenging customers'
needs, and to provide cutting edge solutions to its partners. On the strength of its
know-how and in contrast with recent outsourcing policy, SECO has always set the entire
production cycle in Italy, from the development stage to mass distribution. Thanks to new,
innovative solutions and great research and design activities together with the
partnership with major scientific Universities and worldwide leading companies, SECO went
International becoming a global market-leading company providing solutions to modern
challenges. For more info: http://www.seco.com

E4 Computer Engineering

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