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Introducing: The New PlayStation Store

Rich Graphics, Simple Navigation and Powerful Search Help PlayStation 3 Customers Discover Games, Video and More

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Network Entertainment International and Sony Computer Entertainment America, today unveiled a redesigned PlayStation®Store for the PlayStation®3 (PS3(TM)) computer entertainment system. The new store offers a completely redesigned, rich user interface, with easy search and powerful content discovery through the integrated global catalog of more than 20,000 pieces of game-related content including downloadable games, add-ons and themes and over 100,000 videos and TV shows.

With an unprecedented amount of content now available in the PlayStation®Store, the dramatic redesign delivers easier navigation, improved discovery and integrates game, video and applications like never before. Product pages also deliver in-depth information about purchases, giving users valuable content information, while providing a rich visual experience similar to the advanced high-definition games only found on PS3.

The new PlayStation®Store is available today in Europe on all PlayStation®Network connected PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems.  The New PlayStation®Store will be available in the United States, Canada, Brazil and Mexico on October 23, 2012.

Additional information about Sony Entertainment Network can be found by visiting: blog.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com, http://www.facebook.com/sonyentertainment, and http://www.twitter.com/sonyentnet.

SOURCE  Sony Network Entertainment International

Sony Network Entertainment International

CONTACT: Robin Schultz, Voce Communications, +1 650-291-7809, rschultz@vocecomm.com, Greg Belloni, Sony Network Entertainment, +1 650-295-6446, greg.belloni@am.sony.com

Global Food Security Index Adds New Quarterly Food Price Adjustment Factor

The New Tool Assesses Food Affordability, Changes in Food Security in 105 Countries

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont announced today an enhancement to the Global Food Security Index that captures the impact of changes in global food prices at the national level where price fluctuations are felt most directly.

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Commissioned by DuPont and developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the Price Adjustment Factor captures the impact of changing food prices and income growth over time.  In response to the rising cost of food, mainly in June of this year, the Index recorded a slight decline in food security globally.  The interactive tool is available online at http://www.foodsecurityindex.eiu.com.

"This innovative, new tool is going to help us better understand the root causes of hunger," said DuPont Executive Vice President James C. Borel. "The ramifications of this year's drought are far reaching.  Knowing where the impact is the greatest can help focus our collective efforts where they are needed most."

The World Bank estimates that global food price spikes in 2008 pushed 44 million people below the poverty line globally, most of them in poor countries.  In the United States, almost 15 percent of households experienced food insecurity in 2011, up 11 percent before recent price jumps.

"Many factors affect food prices, from rising demand in emerging markets to abrupt changes in the weather," said EIU Global Forecasting Director Leo Abruzzese.  "The new Price Adjustment Factor tool will assess, quarterly, the impact of price changes on a country's ability to afford food.  High and volatile prices can impact food security by limiting consumers' purchasing power and calorie consumption."

Drought: Commodity Prices Driver

Global weather and environmental issues, mainly drought, have challenged farmers in 2012 and have been linked to food security and an increase in agricultural commodity prices.  Seventy eight percent of U.S. corn acres have been affected, some farmers can't afford to feed livestock and the cost of commodities is at record highs.  While this year's drought has been devastating to farmers, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reported the 2(nd) largest corn crop globally, in addition to the 2(nd) and 3(rd) highest rice and soybean crops respectively.

Publically Available Tool Generates Insights about Future Price Fluctuations and Informs Action

The Global Food Security Index and its Price Adjustment Factor was created by the EIU with input and advice from leading international experts in agriculture and food policy.  The Global Food Security Index addresses the underlying factors of food insecurity in 105 countries and points to areas for improvement and reforms.  The interactive tool is available online at http://www.foodsecurityindex.eiu.com.  Features include:

    --  A unique feature that captures the impact of changing food prices on
        each country's ability to afford food.
    --  Analysis of key findings.
    --  Definition of 25 global indicators that measure specific aspects of food
        affordability, accessibility, availability, nutritional value and
        safety.
    --  An interactive heat map of overall scores and detail of category
        results.
    --  Adjustable weightings to allow for scenario planning.
    --  The ability to compare multiple countries simultaneously and adjust
        rankings by indicators.
    --  A country details page that allows a food-security drill down into
        individual economies.
"This tool increases the chances of creating sustainable, science-based innovations that target specific challenges, collaborating with others on solutions and bringing know-how to the people and places that need it most," said Borel.

To learn more about how DuPont is committed to driving food security efforts locally, sustainably and collaboratively, visit foodsecurity.dupont.com or follow the conversation on Twitter at #foodsecurity.

DuPont (NYSE: DD) has been bringing world-class science and engineering to the global marketplace in the form of innovative products, materials, and services since 1802.  The company believes that by collaborating with customers, governments, NGOs, and thought leaders we can help find solutions to such global challenges as providing enough healthy food for people everywhere, decreasing dependence on fossil fuels, and protecting life and the environment.  For additional information about DuPont and its commitment to inclusive innovation, please visit http://www.dupont.com.

Contact: Lonnetta Ragland

515-535-0029

lonnetta.ragland@pioneer.com

SOURCE  DuPont

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DuPont

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

Online Luxury Charity Penny Auction Site Partners with Leading Online Luxury Blog

DALLAS, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- My Luxury Auctions, the premiere luxury charity penny auction website that offers luxurious vacations, vehicles, jewelry, recreational equipment and other extravagant goods or services at a fraction of the cost, has partnered with The Life of Luxury to create an unbeatable destination for everyone looking to get their piece of the high life.  The addition of TheLifeofLuxury.com, which is a leading online luxury review site, covering all that is luxury and living a luxurious lifestyle, will take MyLuxuryAuctions.com to a new level in helping everyday people achieve uncommon prestige and give them a strategic opportunity to own or experience luxury. 

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TheLifeofLuxury.com specializes in providing the latest information on luxury travel, private jets and yachts, top of the line vehicles, high end fashion, fine dining, famous celebrities, top notch cigars and wine, prestigious homes and real estate, irresistible technology, among many other items, and now they will be creating and writing about luxury packages for MyLuxuryAuctions.com.  TheLifeofLuxury.com is not merely an information site as it also offers a full suite of luxury concierge services, such as:  VIP tickets to the most prestigious events; VIP concierge membership to the world's most ultra-exclusive services, events, and experiences; fantasy events for the most special occasions; luxury travel services to plan dream vacations; provide access to the world's best, high-end realtors; private jet, yacht, and boat sales and charters; luxury product shopping services offering discounted luxury watches, jewelry, fashion, and so much more! 

To celebrate this wonderful marriage, MyLuxuryAuctions.com and TheLifeofLuxury.com are offering an all-expense paid trip for two people to attend the 2013 55(th) Annual Grammy Awards this coming February.  The bidding begins today, so head over to MyLuxuryAuctions.com and get in on the action!

The MyLuxuryAuctions.com site is not only looking to send someone to the 55(th) Grammy Awards, but it is also currently offering a number of exciting luxury vacations and cruises booked with first class airfare and hotel accommodations, along with prepaid debit cards worth thousands of dollars. 

For additional information:
MyLuxuryAuctions.com
Contact:  Jason Mottley
Tel.  214-716-2130 x75039
Email: press@myluxuryauctions.com

TheLifeofLuxury.com
Contact:  James Kelly
Email:  info@thelifeofluxury.com

SOURCE  MyLuxuryAuctions.com; TheLifeofLuxury.com

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MyLuxuryAuctions.com; TheLifeofLuxury.com

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

World's First TV White Space WiFi Prototype Based on IEEE 802.11af Draft Standard Developed

TOKYO, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan, has developed the world's first WiFi prototype in the TV White Space (TVWS) (470 MHz - 710 MHz) based on the IEEE 802.11af draft specification. IEEE 802.11af is currently the only task group (TG) under the IEEE 802.11 working group (WG) for WiFi technologies in the TVWS. The developed system is the first prototype that verifies the physical (PHY) and media access control (MAC) layer design of the draft specification, following the worldwide trend of prompting the TVWS for wireless communication systems.

Background
Recently, many countries are moving to replace the current analog television technology with digital television (DTV). For example, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States derived the transition to DTV successfully on June 12, 2009. As a consequence, broadcasters would no longer use some parts of the radio spectrum currently used by analog TV technology. Regulators have undertaken initiatives to open up some of the currently unused broadcast TV spectrum between 54-698 MHz referred to as TV White Space to wireless communication systems. The Office of Communications (Ofcom) in the UK and regulators in many other countries are also following the same trend, encouraging organizations around the world to start efforts to prompt research and standardization activities.

IEEE 802.11af TG was formed in 2009 under IEEE 802.11 WG. The target is to define modifications to both the 802.11 PHY and MAC layers to meet the legal requirements for channel access and coexistence in the TVWS. The 802.11af has been closely following various regulations in order to prompt the WiFi technologies in TVWS worldwide. It is widely considered as one of the most promising technologies for the TVWS. In September 2012, the 802.11af released its first stable draft standard (Draft 2.0).

NICT is one of the most active contributors and leading parties of the 802.11af.

Achievements
The developed prototype is the world's first WiFi system in TVWS based on the IEEE 802.11af draft standard. It verifies the physical (PHY) and medium access control (MAC) layer design of the draft specification. One of the OFDM PHY modes that take a single 6 MHz TV channel to operate is implemented with transmission power of 20 dBm. The prototype has an interface and co-worked with White Space Data Base (WSDB) developed by NICT and the full MAC specification of the secured protocol is implemented for primary user (licensed TV broadcaster) protections. The prototype also has an interface and co-works with the Registered Location Secure Server (RLSS) that is defined in the 802.11af draft standard to avoid interference with other white space users (secondary users). NICT has developed the RLSS server. It is approved that the primary users and secondary users operating in the co-channels can be sufficiently protected.

Future prospects
There are many benefits of 802.11af systems compared with other current WiFi technologies. Firstly, in view of the fact that 802.11af systems operating the TVWS use frequencies below 1 GHz, it would allow for much longer distances to be achieved. Current WiFi systems use frequencies in the ISM bands -- the lowest band is 2.4 GHz and the signals are easily absorbed. Secondly, by operating in the TVWS, the usable spectrum is much broader than that of ISM bands when efficiently aggregated. Looking at these benefits, it is widely believed that 802.11af systems offer sufficient advantages to enable a broad market.

With the evolution of regulations regarding the TVWS worldwide, it is expected IEEE 802.11af may adapt to those regulation updates and complete the standard by 2014. We are now working on the next revision to implement the full PHY specification and new features come along with the regulatory updates. We are also looking for the opportunities for technical transfer.

For more information about the prototype, please visit the NICT press release at http://www.nict.go.jp/en/index.html or http://www2.nict.go.jp/wireless/smartlab/index.html .

Remarks
All standard organization, alliance, product, and service names that appear in this press release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Technical Contact:
Hiroshi Harada, Zhou Lan, Keiichi Mizutani
Smart Wireless Laboratory
Wireless Network Research Institute
NICT
Tel: +81-46-847-5076 
E-mail: swl-white-space@wireless.nict.go.jp

Media Contact:
Sachiko Hirota
Public Relations Department
NICT
Tel: +81-42-327-6923
E-mail: publicity@nict.go.jp

SOURCE  National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)

National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)

Web Site: http://www2.nict.go.jp/wireless/smartlab/index.html

NTT Com Enters Myanmar Market with Branch Office

TOKYO, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced on October 17 that its subsidiary NTT Communications (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has begun operating a branch office in Yangon, Myanmar. Working in collaboration with local carriers, the branch will provide ICT solutions that enable multinational companies to expand their operations reliably, flexibly and securely in Myanmar.

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The branch is the first to be launched in Myanmar by a foreign telecommunications company. It is headed by Tsuyoshi Kawashima, who is concurrently president of NTT Communications (Thailand) and manager of its Phnom Penh and Vientiane branches. The branch office is located at # 1504, 15th Floor, Sakura Tower, 339, Bogyoke Aung San Road, Kyauktada Township, Yangon (tel. 951-255-032).

NTT Com currently provides ICT solutions, including cloud, international and local networks, data centers, system integration and security, to multinational companies in the Greater Mekong Subregion, including Myanmar.

Myanmar has excellent growth potential due to its abundant workforce and natural resources. It has been emerging as a new market, especially since returning to civilian rule in March 2011.

A growing number of multinational companies are expanding their operations in the Greater Mekong Subregion, supported by ongoing improvement of infrastructure in the East-West Economic Corridor linking Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar; the Kunming-Bangkok Expressway linking Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and Mainland China's Yunnan Province; and the Southern Economic Corridor linking Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.

Multinational companies in the Greater Mekong Subregion are rapidly establishing production, distribution and sales systems, as well as working to secure business continuity resistant to natural disasters and political uncertainties, all of which are raising the demand for high-quality ICT services available throughout the region and beyond.

With the addition of the Myanmar Branch, NTT Com's network of subsidiaries and offices has expanded to seven cities in five countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion, and 87 cities in 31 countries/regions of the world.

About NTT Communications Corporation
Please visit http://www.ntt.com/index-e.html

    Further information:            http://www.twitter.com/nttcom
                                    http://www.facebook.com/nttcomtv
SOURCE  NTT Communications Corporation

NTT Communications Corporation

CONTACT: (Mr.) Tsuneyasu Tanaka or (Mr.) Hisashi Nakazawa, Global Business Division, NTT Communications Corporation, Tel: +81-3-6733-0018, e-mail: apacbiz-gl@ntt.com

Web Site: http://www.ntt.com/index-e.html

NetSuite SuiteCommerce Catches The eCommerce Boom In Asia

End-to-End Omni-channel Commerce Solution Now Available to Unite B2B and B2C Operations

Multi-Language, Multi-Currency and Multi-Country Tax and Compliance Capabilities Enable Rapid International Commerce Business Growth

SINGAPORE, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, today announced the availability of NetSuite SuiteCommerce for Asian businesses, bringing the Commerce as a Service (CaaS) capabilities of the platform to a region where rising incomes, a growing middle class and increasing web access have driven a rapid adoption of eCommerce. Key to NetSuite's CaaS initiative is NetSuite SuiteCommerce, a new commerce-aware platform that enables businesses to manage interactions with other businesses and directly with consumers on a single cloud platform across multiple touchpoints, including websites, smartphones, tablets, in-store and social media. It delivers an enhanced customer experience and works seamlessly with NetSuite's advanced order management capabilities.

NetSuite SuiteCommerce is designed to support a wide range of commerce models, including subscription, usage-based, traditional commerce and pay-as-you-go. It supports multiple sales channels from smartphone or tablet right through to traditional brick and mortar stores. Operating on the core NetSuite ERP and CRM application, SuiteCommerce provides seamless order, inventory and customer management capabilities in one place, allowing commerce customers to track an order, customer issues, inventory and dispatch information - all in one place, in real-time.

NetSuite SuiteCommerce is the result of several years of development. SuiteCommerce exposes native NetSuite commerce capabilities--including merchandising, pricing, promotions, payment processing, support management, and customer management--as services that can be leveraged by any presentation layer, while providing an integrated back-end business management system. This data rich platform can deliver an Amazon-like experience, delivering personalised recommendations based on shopping history and browsing data strategic up- and cross-selling.

Among its many capabilities, SuiteCommerce Order Management (OMS) is paramount in enabling commerce transactions regardless of touchpoint or currency. This system offers unmatched billing capabilities such as payment capture, refunds, invoiced billing, usage-based, and recurring billing to support any type of desired customer interaction for B2B and B2C environments. In addition, SuiteCommerce OMS provides a robust, rules-based workflow technology to manage the lifecycle of a transaction--order-to-fulfillment-to-payment capture-to-repurchase. It reduces fraudulent orders and the amount of time spent reviewing them by providing intelligent review and exception capabilities that will raise red flags and place a hold on orders. It also provides powerful back-office technology such as warehouse management capabilities, including bin and lot tracking, pick/pack/ship fulfillment process, support for multiple warehouse locations, and the intelligence to select the appropriate warehouse based on each merchant's business logic. SuiteCommerce can be integrated with local shipping services to generate real-time rates, print shipping labels, and automatically send package tracking information to shoppers. All of these capabilities are delivered with the multi-currency and multi-tax support required to deliver seamless global commerce.

NetSuite SuiteCommerce Enables Asian Businesses to Expand Globally
With many Asian organisations continuing to face challenging domestic trading conditions, businesses of all sizes are now looking overseas for growth opportunities. However, managing the complexity of international growth profitably, whilst also striving to delight customers and grow the business, can seem an insurmountable challenge for commerce businesses running multiple disparate systems.

Working seamlessly with the core NetSuite ERP/CRM business management application, NetSuite SuiteCommerce offers an ideal platform for international growth, with multi-language, multi-site, multi-company, multi-currency and multi-country tax and compliance capabilities. This empowers businesses to run commerce operations around the globe whilst managing them on the basis of real-time insight into how different channels, markets, products and sales staff are performing.

"The next transformation facing businesses in Asia is centered on how they interact with other businesses and their customers, and NetSuite SuiteCommerce is at the heart of this," said Zach Nelson, CEO of NetSuite. "Expanding to new markets has often been prohibitively expensive with horse-and-cart, on-premise applications; but now with NetSuite SuiteCommerce, profitable international growth becomes a real option for Asian commerce businesses."

Asian Businesses Embrace NetSuite SuiteCommerce
Today, NetSuite also announced that women's fashion accessory brand EVITA PERONI is already capitalising on the capabilities of the NetSuite SuiteCommerce platform to run its entire global eCommerce business. The Danish retailer with logistics and warehousing in Hong Kong now relies on NetSuite SuiteCommerce for inventory management, order management, distribution, local tax compliance, multi-currency management, customer relationship management and marketing.

Leading Technology Partners Support NetSuite SuiteCommerce
New partnerships and capabilities from technology leaders in Asia are also being announced by NetSuite today. The technology partners add SuiteApps and native integration that deliver a range of additional features supporting domestic and global commerce success, including integrated point of sale (POS) by Retail Anywhere, payment gateway by AsiaPay, online marketplace by Vantis Solutions, online ordering by PGE Solutions, payment gateway and web store ticketing by Shearwater, integrated eCommerce by Sunway E-Systems and complete eCommerce with payment gateway integration by Proquest Solutions. Together, these technology partners provide customers with a vast array of solutions to adapt and enhance NetSuite's SuiteCommerce platform for their individual commerce requirements.

Top Creative Digital Agencies Support NetSuite SuiteCommerce
New digital agency partnerships announced today include The Egg, PointStar and I Concept, which are aimed at enriching NetSuite's new SuiteCommerce platform. These partnerships form part of the new NetSuite Agency Program, an alliance of leading creative digital agencies that have teamed with NetSuite to provide commerce businesses with the chance to combine superior interactivity, functionality and aesthetics, with the highly flexible Web storefront and unique back-office integration of NetSuite's SuiteCommerce platform.

Today, more than 12,000 companies and subsidiaries depend on NetSuite to run complex, mission-critical business processes globally in the cloud. Since its inception in 1998, NetSuite has established itself as the leading provider of enterprise-class cloud ERP suites for divisions of large enterprises and mid-sized organizations seeking to upgrade their antiquated client/server ERP systems. NetSuite excels at streamlining business operations, as demonstrated by a recent Gartner study naming NetSuite as the fastest growing top 10 financial management systems vendor in the world. NetSuite continues its success in delivering the best cloud ERP/financial suites to businesses around the world, enabling them to lower IT costs significantly while increasing productivity, as the global adoption of the cloud accelerates.

For more information about NetSuite, please visit http://www.netsuite.com.au

Follow @NetSuiteAPAC on Twitter for NetSuite news and real-time updates.

NOTE: NetSuite and the NetSuite logo are service marks of NetSuite Inc. Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between NetSuite and any other company.

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SOURCE  NetSuite Inc.

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NetSuite Inc.

CONTACT: Mei Li, Senior VP, Corporate Communications, NetSuite Inc., +1-650-627-1063, meili@netsuite.com; Emma Keen, Einsteinz Communications, +61 2 8905 0995, emma@einsteinz.com.au

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

NetSuite Integrates With AsiaPay To Offer Merchants Next-Generation Commerce Solutions In Asia

Integrated Commerce, Multi-Currency Payment Processing, ERP and CRM Gives B2B and B2C Merchants Competitive Advantage in Asia

SINGAPORE, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, today announced a partnership with AsiaPay, that integrates its PayDollar eCommerce payment gateway and merchant services with the NetSuite SuiteCommerce platform. With comprehensive support for major international credit cards, NetSuite's SuiteCommerce customers can benefit from AsiaPay's extensive reach throughout Asia, leveraging over 40 currencies and more than 40 banks and payment partners in nine countries through multiple channels and multiple languages, as well as its ePayAlert advanced fraud detection solution. Upon completion of the integration, the benefits of AsiaPay's PayDollar eCommerce payment gateway for credit card transactions will be available to NetSuite customers, in conjunction with NetSuite's powerful commerce, sales, service and ERP functionality, without the need to adopt additional software or change their business processes.

Founded in 2000, AsiaPay is a leading electronic payment solution provider, with headquarters in Hong Kong and offices in China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, India and rapidly expanding into new Asia Pacific markets. It delivers advanced, secured and integrated electronic payment processing solutions and services to various leading banks and over 3,000 merchants across Asia. AsiaPay also offers a variety of payment solutions that are multi-currency, multi-lingual, multi-card and multi-channel, together with advanced fraud detection.

The native integration between NetSuite and AsiaPay should create particular advantages for companies that have already embraced NetSuite's new SuiteCommerce platform. SuiteCommerce improves interactions with other businesses and directly with consumers via a cloud platform, delivering an enhanced customer experience through multiple touchpoints, directly on the core NetSuite ERP/CRM business management application. This technology transcends the limitations and complexity of first-generation eCommerce systems to deliver new efficiencies for merchants and a superior experience for customers. SuiteCommerce's omnichannel selling approach can be complemented by AsiaPay's extensive support for eCommerce, m-commerce, mail order and call centre payment channels.

"Rising incomes and a growing middle class has seen rapid adoption of eCommerce throughout Asia," said Craig Sullivan, vice president and general manager, International for NetSuite. "Our partnership with AsiaPay is expected to offer retailers a complete commerce solution, with NetSuite's cloud-based SuiteCommerce platform at its core, largely taking care of all the components needed for a successful multi-channel business spanning the Asia Pacific region."

AsiaPay's PayDollar eCommerce payment gateway service allows businesses of any size to securely accept credit card payments in real-time. Once registered and approved by AsiaPay, a merchant can accept payments from a wide range of credit cards, leveraging over 40 currencies through multiple channels and multiple languages, with a single account. It is supported by AsiaPay's ePayAlert comprehensive online fraud prevention solution, which protects banks, payment service providers and merchants from the risks associated with card-not-present transactions. It fully processes and checks online payment transactions automatically using extensive dynamic rules, with real-time fraud reporting and alert support.

"The integration of our payment gateway with NetSuite's SuiteCommerce platform, is expected to give B2B and B2C merchants in Asia a complete solution for processing credit card transactions from multiple touchpoints, whether it be online, from a tablet device or over the phone," said Joseph Chan, CEO of AsiaPay. "This is crucial as retailers are increasingly turning to multi-channel retailing as a new revenue source in this highly competitive market."

Today, more than 12,000 companies and subsidiaries depend on NetSuite to run complex, mission-critical business processes globally in the cloud. Since its inception in 1998, NetSuite has established itself as the leading provider of enterprise-class cloud ERP suites for divisions of large enterprises and mid-sized organisations seeking to upgrade outdated client/server ERP systems. NetSuite excels at streamlining business operations, as demonstrated in a recent Gartner study naming NetSuite as the fastest growing top ten financial management systems vendor in the world. NetSuite has continued its success in delivering the best cloud financials/ERP suites to businesses around the world, enabling them to lower IT costs significantly while increasing productivity, as the global adoption of cloud is accelerating.

Follow NetSuite's Cloud blog, NetSuite's Facebook page and @NetSuiteAPAC Twitter handle for real-time updates.

For more information about NetSuite, please visit http://www.netsuite.com.sg

For more information about AsiaPay, please visit http://www.asiapay.com.

NOTE: NetSuite and the NetSuite logo are service marks of NetSuite Inc.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to expectations, plans, and prospects including expectations relating to the future integration of AsiaPay's PayDollar eCommerce payment gateway and merchant services with the NetSuite SuiteCommerce platform. These forward-looking statements are based upon the current expectations and beliefs of NetSuite's management as of the date of this release, and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements including, without limitation, that either party decides not to move forward with the project or difficulties that could be encountered in completing the integration. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and NetSuite disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

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SOURCE  NetSuite Inc.

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NetSuite Inc.

CONTACT: Mei Li, Senior VP, Corporate Communications, NetSuite Inc., +1-650-627-1063, meili@netsuite.com; or Emma Keen, Einsteinz Communications, +61 2 8905 0995, emma@einsteinz.com.au

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

Verizon Wireless Completes Purchase of Southeastern New Mexico Rural Market

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless announced today it has completed its purchase of wireless assets in New Mexico RSA #6, owned by E.N.M.R. Telephone Cooperative and its subsidiary Plateau Telecommunications and operated under the brand name Plateau Wireless.  The purchase will expand Verizon Wireless' brand and network footprint in southeastern New Mexico to the counties of Eddy, Chaves, Lea, Otero and a portion of Lincoln that it doesn't currently serve.  Financial terms are not being disclosed. 

The purchase includes Plateau Wireless' Cellular, PCS and AWS spectrum covering the market, as well as customers and related GSM operations.  The licenses and the operating assets being acquired cover a population of 259,000 and approximately 26,100 square miles, including state highways U.S. 285, U.S. 54 and U.S. 70.  Major population centers include Roswell, Carlsbad, Artesia and Hobbs, N.M.

Verizon Wireless will convert the Plateau Wireless GSM network to CDMA for voice service; and EV-DO (3G) and 4G LTE for data services.  Verizon Wireless will serve acquired Plateau Wireless customers, using the existing Plateau Wireless brand name, until the network conversion is complete in 2013.  At that time, Plateau Wireless customers will receive a letter from Verizon Wireless explaining their service transition.

"We are excited to expand our presence and coverage in rural New Mexico and to welcome Plateau Wireless' customers to the nation's most reliable network.  We believe the strength of our network enables people to live better and stronger lives," said Andres Irlando, president, Southwest Region, for Verizon Wireless. 

Verizon Wireless has invested more than $70 billion - more than $6 billion on average every year - since its inception to increase the coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide network, including the building and rapid expansion of its 4G LTE network, which currently is available to more than 75 percent of the U.S. population. 

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 94.2 million retail customers, including 88.8 million retail postpaid customers.  Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 78,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD).  For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com.  To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

About E.N.M.R. Telephone Cooperative and Plateau Telecommunications
Formed in 1949 as Eastern New Mexico Rural Telephone Cooperative, E.N.M.R. Telephone Cooperative and its subsidiary Plateau Telecommunications provide advanced telecommunications services (including 16,000 access lines and over 64,000 Internet and wireless subscribers) in all or parts of 18 counties in eastern New Mexico and 12 counties in the Texas Panhandle. Plateau continues its commitment to expand and strengthen the existing network to meet the rapidly changing demands of its customers and remains focused in the investment in and support of the rural communities served.

SOURCE  Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Jenny Weaver, Verizon Wireless, +1-480-763-6321, Jenny.Weaver@verizonwireless.com; Robin B. Nicol, Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7515, Robin.Nicol@verizonwireless.com

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

Ditch the tricks, it's purely treats with Doozy Cards' newest funny Halloween eCards

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Doozy Cards is devilishly pleased to announce a haunted and hilarious new collection of funny Halloween eCards. If you're looking to deliver more delights than frights this year, Doozy's Halloween eCards will provide you with more treats than a bowl full of candy.

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From the humorous to the heartfelt, Doozy's Halloween eCards bring the fun of the holiday to life with all of your favorite spooky Halloween characters. There's no need to run from the ghouls of the graveyard or lurking monsters when Doozy's talented staff of writers and animators have created original Halloween eCards with funny themes that are sure to entertain your friends and family this year.

Curiosity may have done in the black cat, but if you've ever wondered how those devilishly delicious candy corns are made every year, Doozy Cards' funny Halloween eCards unmask the secret. In Halloween Candy Makers, one of Doozy's brand new silly Halloween eCards, you'll get a sneaky preview of the ghosts, skeletons and jack-o-lanterns that are involved in producing the sweet treats. And for grown-up trick-or-treaters, the mystery of the Halloween favorite is explained another way in Where Does Candy Corn Come From, one of Doozy's hilarious adult Halloween eCards.

Planning a spook-tacular Halloween costume party this year? Invite your friends and family to your haunted house celebration and discover the Halloween magic of The Fall Dance, another of Doozy's newest funny Halloween eCards. Leave the shivers and frights outside in the dark, and raise everyone's spirits for a charming autumnal festival.

In addition to a trial period of free and funny Halloween eCards, Doozy Cards also offers a premium membership with a host of benefits, including unique eCards, birthday reminders and free tech support. Additionally, a portion of the proceeds from the premier membership goes to St. Vincent Meals on Wheels, the largest privately funded meals program in the US.

To explore the wide range of Halloween eCards and invitations visit: http://www.doozycards.com/ecards/halloween

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About Doozy Cards:

A small, family owned and operated animation studio and ecard company, Doozy has been creating original ecards since 2003, including popular Birthday ecards. A father and daughter team founded Doozy Cards with the intention of uplifting each person who views their animated eCards.

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CONTACT: Doozy Cards, +1-323-939-1115, bob@doozycards.com

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

Celebrity Doctor Launches Blackhealthtv.com, Says Primary Care Model is Falling Short in Addressing African-American Health Problems

New Health Website Works to Reach African Americans Where They Are - Online and Mobile

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Black Health TV announces the launch of Blackhealthtv.com, a groundbreaking, online video and social media website focused on the health issues of African-American consumers and physicians.  Co-founded by Dr. Corey Hebert, the award-winning medical journalist and frequent contributor to the Dr. Oz. Show, Black Health TV plans to establish its website as a global brand amongst people of African descent.

As the Internet and television continue to merge and connected TVs slowly move into consumers' living rooms, Black Health TV is there.  Black Health TV is the first health media company to explore new technologies in order to connect with African-American viewers online to watch the latest health topics that matter most including: diabetes, cancer, women's health, kids' health and more.

"I'm so proud to be at the helm of Black Health TV. We offer the African-American community, for the first time ever, culturally relevant on demand health information," said Dr. Corey Hebert, CEO of Black Health TV.

According to the U.S. Office of Minority Health, African Americans have the highest mortality rate of any racial and ethnic group in several major disease categories from stroke to infant mortality, heart disease, diabetes, cancer and HIV/AIDS.  Moreover, according to previous research reports from Pew Internet & American Life Project, as a percent of Internet users within each demographic group, African-Americans search for health insurance, fitness and how to lose or control their weight more than other groups.  African-Americans also download more health applications or "apps" on their phones to help them track or manage their health more than any other group and are the second most active users of the mobile Internet including involvement in activities such as creating or posting individual or group blogs, listening to podcasts, downloading or streaming online video.

Black Health TV is setting out to change how African Americans receive their health information having formed content relationships with Morehouse Medical School, Harvard Health Publications (a division of Harvard Medical School), American Council on Exercise and a host of other prestigious health information providers.   Blackhealthtv.com provides a consumer-focused interactive health and wellness website that delivers integrated and dynamic health information and videos on a wide variety of subjects.  The website will also offer areas for interactive support communities, health and wellness tools, and answers to frequently asked medical questions.

For more information visit:  http://www.blackhealthtv.com

For media inquiries, contact Cary Wheelous at cwheelous@blackhealthtv.com or 504-383-8000.

ABOUT BLACK HEALTH TV

Black Health TV is the largest provider of health video on the Internet geared toward African-American consumers.  Black Health TV contains a broad portfolio of service offerings that span the health spectrum, from in-depth medical content for condition prevention and management to fitness and cooking videos to recommendations for achieving a healthy lifestyle.  Black Health TV is based in New Orleans and is led by CEO, Corey Hebert, M.D.

SOURCE  Black Health TV

Black Health TV

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

Stericycle, Inc. Launches New Customer-Centric Website

Site Aligned International Image with New Customer Features

LAKE FOREST, Ill., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- To better serve its growing customer base of more than a half-million customers worldwide, Stericycle, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRCL) has enhanced and re-launched its website http://www.stericycle.com. The new site contains more meaningful and relevant information presented in streamlined website pages.

"Our new website better reflects our leadership in protecting people and reducing risk around the globe," said Charles A. Alutto, Stericycle CEO-Elect. "Its augmented content emphasizes our long-standing expertise, while highlighting some of our newer, specialized service lines. We are pleased to provide fresh information and features to help our website visitors find the answers they need to safely run their businesses."

Updated navigation features allow visitors easy access to Frequently Asked Questions and associated responses.  Additionally, helpful links assist users in navigating the complex requirements related to specialized waste or recall/product withdrawal situations. 

A direct customer log-in provides access to valued compliance resources from multiple points throughout the site. To accommodate changing technology trends, the site includes features that take advantage of mobile media, including touch-to-talk phone numbers. It adds new opportunities for communication through its newly introduced blog and Google +1, in addition to its current social media networks: LinkedIn, Facebook , and Twitter.

The previous version of http://www.stericycle.com was launched in 2007, at which time Stericycle reported $932 million in revenue, served 394,600 customers in six countries, and employed 6,342 people. Today, the corporation is trending over $1.8 billion in annual revenue, serves approximately 534,000 customers in 12 countries, and employs more than 11,000 people worldwide.

About Stericycle
Stericycle is a leading provider of regulated medical waste management services and pharmaceutical returns services to medical offices, hospitals and other health care providers. The company's services include medical waste disposal, OSHA compliance training and consulting, and pharmaceutical product recalls and returns. Stericycle has operations in 12 countries around the globe.

Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may contain forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by Stericycle or subgroup management. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. These factors include those discussed in Stericycle's public reports, which are available on the Stericycle website at http://www.stericycle.com. The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments.

Contact:
Jennifer Koenig, Stericycle, Inc.
1.847.943.6617 or jkoenig@stericycle.com

SOURCE  Stericycle, Inc.

Stericycle, Inc.

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

Twilio to Bring Cloud Communications to Windows Azure Mobile Services Platform

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Twilio (http://www.twilio.com), the cloud communications company, today announced a renewed alliance with Microsoft to make Twilio's voice and messaging APIs easily available to Windows Azure customers, including expanding availability on Windows Azure Mobile Services. The relationship, which was formally introduced in May 2012, has introduced Twilio to tens of thousands of Windows Azure developers, who now will have access to the Twilio API through Windows Azure Mobile Services. Mobile Services allow developers to easily create scalable and secure mobile apps for the Windows Store that utilize features such as structured storage, user authentication, and push notifications.  Partnering with Twilio adds two-factor authentication, SMS messages triggered by database updates, and many other capabilities to that feature suite. Developers building Windows Store and iOS apps will be able use Mobile Services with Twilio today. Support for Android and Windows Phone will follow in subsequent preview releases.

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Windows Azure is Microsoft's cloud platform for developing and deploying web, mobile, and enterprise applications. For developers whose apps require features such as interactive voice response, mobile app distribution via SMS, call automation or two-factor authentication, Twilio's simple REST API delivers a flexible, scalable and reliable way to access global telecommunications networks. By expanding to Windows Azure Mobile Services, Twilio has made it easier than ever for Windows Azure developers to deploy voice and text messaging apps for Windows 8 and iOS.

"Since May, when Twilio first offered their communications services on Windows Azure, developers have created incredible apps," said Scott Guthrie, Corporate Vice President, Windows Azure, Microsoft. "Now Twilio is extending their offerings to Windows Azure Mobile Services, and we are happy to offer the same communications API to Windows Azure developers who create cutting-edge mobile apps."

"With the Windows Azure Mobile Services platform, Microsoft is providing developers with powerful cloud based tools for mobile apps," said Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson. "Using our API through the Windows Azure cloud ecosystem, developers can bring their voice and SMS apps to market and scale their businesses faster than ever--we can't wait to see what Windows Azure developers build with Twilio."

Additional information can be found at https://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/mobile/tutorials/get-started-ios/

About Twilio
Twilio (http://www.twilio.com), the cloud communications company, is reinventing telecom by merging the worlds of cloud computing, web services and telecommunications. Twilio provides a telephony infrastructure web service in the cloud, allowing web developers to integrate phone calls, text messages and IP voice communications into their web, mobile and traditional phone applications. The company is privately held and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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Twilio

CONTACT: Michael Selvidge, michael@twilio.com, +1-415-350-3091

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

Investview Announces a Joint Venture Agreement with ChoiceTrade Holdings, Inc.

DRAPER, Utah, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Investview, Inc. (OTCBB: INVU) ("Investview") Dr. Joseph J. Louro, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, announced a joint venture agreement with ChoiceTrade Holdings, Inc., the parent company of the on-line brokerage firm ChoiceTrade.

ChoiceTrade is an award winning on-line discount broker that has received six 4-star ratings from the Annual Broker Survey of Best On-line Brokers published by Barron's magazine.  Their platform received high ratings for trader experience, trade technology and usability.   

The ChoiceTrade platform has been referenced as 'one of the fastest, if not the fastest on line broker when it comes to order execution' by brokeragereview.net.  They also received high ratings on great pricing and customer service.

Dr. Louro stated, "When I began my tenure at Investview, I felt the best way to leverage our outstanding educational platform was by partnering, through a joint venture or ownership, with a broker dealer.  I believe this joint venture will help us achieve that goal.

"Our combined client base is now empowered to maximize their financial wellness by combining unique and differentiating capabilities of a robust educational platform, with tools & trading strategies, along with an award winning trading platform."

Neville Golvala, ChoiceTrade's Chief Executive Officer said, "We are excited to be working with Investview's truly professional and experienced team.  From its inception, ChoiceTrade has always been committed to making available the most state-of-the-art tools to customers - those that best allow them to achieve success in their trading strategies.  Partnering with Investview to offer quality educational products and services readily fulfills this commitment.  Customers will realize an enhanced trading experience complemented with the necessary tools for making informed decisions."

Integration of the platforms is scheduled to be completed in the 4(th) quarter of 2012.

Customers can learn more about this agreement by visiting Investview, Inc. at http://www.investview.com or ChoiceTrade at http://www.choicetrade.com

About Investview, Inc.:
Investview, Inc. provides and delivers a comprehensive online program of investor education, offers proprietary investor search tools and trading indicators, distributes weekly newsletters and offers access to live weekly Trading Rooms at http://www.investview.com and http://www.7minutetrader.com.

About ChoiceTrade Holdings, Inc.
ChoiceTrade Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of Choice Trade, an advanced-technology securities brokerage firm that has been in business since 2000.  ChoiceTrade is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements." Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors as disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission located at their website (http://www.sec.gov). In addition to these factors, actual future performance, outcomes, and results may differ materially because of more general factors. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent the Company's views as of the date of this press release and these views could change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's views as of any date subsequent to the date of the press release.

Contact:

Investview, Inc.

(801) 889-1800

SOURCE  Investview, Inc.

Investview, Inc.

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

Sincerely Inc. and Shepard Fairey Partner to "Get out the Vote" with 100,000 Personalized Election Greeting Cards

SAN FRANSISCO, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Sincerely has partnered with artist, Shepard Fairey to create an election card that people can send to their friends for free with "Ink", an app that allows users to send personalized greeting cards through the mail from their mobile phone or tablet. 

"We believe that as responsible citizens, we are called to not only vote, but to move those around us to get out the vote. We have a unique platform to do just that and want to use it to the fullest," CEO of Sincerely Inc., Matt Brezina says.

And so they have. There is a full-fledged "Election" category in the Ink app, with photo and non-photo cards for both political parties, a handful of call-to-action election cards, and best of all an exclusive Shepard Fairey "Vote" card.  All cards can be personalized with a custom message and can be sent anywhere in the U.S, arriving in 3-7 days.

Organizations such as Rock the Vote work hard to engage and mobilize citizens to vote, especially those in the younger generation. However, in this day and age, a personalized card from a friend holds much more power and influence than any email or tweet from an organization or a stranger. These cards also serve as a physical reminder to vote on November 6th, 2012.

The Ink app is available to download for free on iPhone, iPad and Android. Download it today and encourage the people around you to vote!

About Sincerely
Sincerely, Inc. is a San Francisco-based maker of mobile apps that enable customers to gift thoughtfully. Through its apps including Ink and Postagram, it is easy to send sentiments to your loved ones through printed greeting cards and postcards created from your mobile device. Sincerely's mobile app products are available on iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Sincerely is funded by Spark Capital, First Round Capital and Charles River Ventures.

Media Contact:
Michelle Jerrier
DavEllePR
+1 917-370-6016
michelle@davellepr.com

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Sincerely Inc.

Web Site: http://sincerely.com

Beauty TV: A Hybrid Television Network is Making Waves

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Global Media Group, Inc. (UGMedia) first conceptualized Beauty TV® in 2006 after founder, Rob E. Angelino, sold his brainchild, the Salon-TV Network. Today, Beauty TV is making waves. 

"It was a natural progression," Angelino says. "Our beauty world connections needed another media outlet and we're excited to introduce the world's first Beauty TV network."

Angelino, a Latino entrepreneur, is also the founder of HairLab (http://www.hairlab.net), a medical and natural hair restoration clinic. Today, UGMedia owns all intellectual property trademarks and license trademarks for: Beauty TV®; The Beauty Channel®; the Beauty Network®; Beauty MD®; and HAIRLAB®. 

Beauty TV is part of the Beauty Network and operates as the world's first Beauty TV channel. It's a hybrid, over-the-top (OTT) TV network and mobile TV network that delivers beauty products, information and beauty TV programming 24/7 via multi-platform video content delivery.

Content is related to hairstyles and hair restoration, skin, nails, cosmetic surgery, health, interviews with industry icons, product reviews, trends and more. And, the "Beauty TV Minute" is an ongoing beauty newscast produced in English; it will soon be available in Spanish and Chinese.

Beauty TV programming first became available on mobile phones in Thailand. Its content then appeared in Hong Kong on the Manning's in-store TV alongside channels: E!, Entertainment Television, the National Geographic Channel, MTV Networks and the Discovery Channel.

In 2007, it began broadcasting over Joost (Skype founders). Over the next few years, it started podcasting on Apple iTunes and became available on Tivo. Samsung Connected TV added it to its offerings and it also became available on Roku's set top boxes. To date, Beauty TV has the combined potential to be viewed by 15-plus million. Later this year, it will be available on LG, Sony, Vizio and Panasonic TV platforms.

"We're also thrilled to have major players such as John Paul DeJoria, founder Paul Mitchell Systems, and Patron Tequila on our Beauty TV advisory board," Angelino says.

Angelino's mission for Beauty TV, a privately-funded network, is to report on the entire beauty industry; to ignite commerce through education and to host female-based beauty TV programming.

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United Global Media Group, Inc.

CONTACT: Lana West of UGMedia, +1-310-281-6225, press@ugmedia.com

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

e2b teknologies Integrates Anytime Supply Chain with Intacct

CHARDON, Ohio, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, e2b teknologies is previewing for the first time its forthcoming Anytime Supply Chain product at the Intacct Advantage Customer and Reseller Conference at the Omni Orlando Resort in Orlando, FL.

Anytime Supply Chain is one of the first cloud-based supply chain management (SCM) solutions available for distributors and manufacturers with integration to Intacct, Intuit QuickBooks, and other accounting systems.

"Intacct offers the leading cloud-based financial management software on the market," said Lynne Henslee, President of e2b teknologies. "Anytime Supply Chain extends Intacct with advanced supply chain capabilities, allowing Intacct and their channel to compete in wholesale distribution and manufacturing markets which represent millions of US businesses."

Anytime Supply Chain will include three cloud-based distribution and manufacturing components:

    --  Anytime Supply Chain Distribution - Including sales forecasting,
        distribution requirements planning (DRP), and material requirements
        planning (MRP).
    --  Anytime Supply Chain Manufacturing - Including bills of material (BOM),
        production entry, work orders, and manufacturing cost accounting.
    --  Anytime Commerce - eCommerce storefront for business to business (B2B)
        and business to consumer (B2C) online sales.

"Anytime Supply Chain will also integrate with QuickBooks," Henslee said. "We estimate that there are about 300,000 distributors and manufacturers using QuickBooks today who need Anytime Supply Chain to improve their demand planning and manufacturing operations. Further, many of these companies will outgrow QuickBooks and can move to Intacct with Anytime Supply Chain. In fact, about fifty percent of Intacct customers come directly from QuickBooks."

Anytime Supply Chain is sold as a software as a service (SaaS) subscription starting at just $400 per user per month. Integration to other accounting systems is planned for future product releases in 2013 and beyond.

About e2b teknologies
e2b teknologies (http://www.e2btek.com) provides cloud-based business software applications and business services to progressive businesses worldwide. e2b anytime apps (http://www.e2banytime.com) is the publisher of Anytime Supply Chain, Anytime Commerce, Anytime Collect, and related Anytime brand products. e2b enterprise (http://www.e2benterprise.com) develops custom cloud-based business applications and resells leading ERP accounting software, CRM, HRMS, and other enterprise business software applications from Sage Software, Epicor, Intacct, SugarCRM, and other publishers. e2b calibration (http://www.e2bcal.com) is an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration laboratory.

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e2b teknologies

CONTACT: Jeanne Lee, e2b teknologies, +1-440-352-4700, jlee@e2btek.com

Web Site: http://www.e2benterprise.com

The Select Family of Staffing Companies Releases Complete Mobile Experience and Career Site for Job Seekers

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --The Select Family of Staffing Companies proudly announces the release of its brand-new mobile job-seeking experience, complete with free mobile apps for various platforms, text-enabled job alerts, and mobile-optimized websites to provide additional information to prospective and current temporary employees. The app is available for iPhone/iPad, Android, and Blackberry devices.

Select has also launched a search engine optimized career site at http://jobs.selectfamily.com that allows its requisitions to be visible in Google, Bing, and Yahoo! search results. The site creates an individual webpage URL for each job, which allows search engines to find and display them in a candidate's search results.

Job seekers are looking for the next best way to locate their next employment opportunity. With Americans' on-the-go lifestyle, The Select Family of Staffing Companies -- which represents the Select Staffing(®), SelectRemedy(®), RemX(®) Specialty Staffing, Remedy Intelligent Staffing(®), Westaff(®), and Select Truckers Plus brands -- saw the perfect opportunity to bring job hunting to the next level and extend their dedication to extra mile service to job seekers.

"The Select Family of Staffing Companies is always striving to be a technology leader in our industry. We believe that the development and launch of our mobile and career site experience will be the best way to locate and recruit top talent for our clients," says Lori Weathers, Marketing Director for The Select Family of Staffing Companies. "Having quick and easy access to open positions will increase the opportunities for job seekers to find a perfect match with our clients."

Select's free mobile application can be downloaded from the Google Play Store on the Android Market, iTunes Store, and Blackberry App World.  The mobile application will allow users to search job postings based on several criteria and even apply directly from their device. Candidates can find jobs based on keywords, job categories, and location and then submit applications and interest in position from anywhere there is cellular reception. Users can also easily locate the Select Family branch location nearest them.

Separately, The Select Family has optimized all of its websites for viewing on mobile devices. Users can apply for positions, refer friends and families in an effort to achieve referral bonuses, access their paystubs and W-2s, view FAQs and available benefits, find branch locations, and more, Further, job seekers can subscribe to receive text message alerts whenever a new position is posted that meets their personal criteria, as set by the user at time of opt-in.

Weathers says, "Thanks to our comprehensive seeker experience, users will have instant access to positions that match their skills and needs. These enhancements are a big step forward for our company and a huge opportunity for all active and passive job seekers. Parents, friends, and families can now keep their eyes and ears out for our opportunities and recommend them to someone they know. Mobile applications and web-based products are becoming the single most important avenue for finding employment, and Select is proud to be ahead of the curve."

About The Select Family of Staffing Companies
The Select Family of Staffing Companies offers premier workforce management services, including recruiting and screening professional job candidates, payroll and time attendance management, on-site supervision, and specialty staffing solutions to a wide variety of client companies, including manufacturing, industrial, clerical, administrative, accounting, finance, information technology, and professional services. Select is the only staffing agency to have ever won the Risk & Insurance Industry's highest award - Risk Manager of the Year.

Founded in Santa Barbara, California in 1985, The Select Family of Staffing Companies is one of the nation's top 10 staffing agencies, as ranked by Staffing Industry Analysts. The company operates as Select Staffing(®)( )(SelectRemedy(®) in Illinois), Remedy Intelligent Staffing(®), Select Truckers Plus(®), Westaff(®), and RemX(®)( )Specialty Staffing. It also has divisions focused on professional development training (Power Training Institute) and Managed Services Program (SinglePoint Solutions).

For more information on The Select Family of Staffing Companies, please visit the company's website at http://www.selectfamily.com.

SOURCE  The Select Family of Staffing Companies

The Select Family of Staffing Companies

CONTACT: Greta Welterlen, Marketing Communications Specialist, +1-805-882-2200, greta.welterlen@selectfamily.com

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

Livestream Launches the First Flat Rate, Premium Live Video Service with Unlimited Viewership, Storage and Embedding at Disruptive Price Point

NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Livestream, the market leader for live event coverage, announced a new Premium Plan that includes unlimited bandwidth, storage and an embeddable video player with no overages for brands, producers and event owners, all for an industry low of $399/month. This all-encompassing model marks a true departure from industry offerings, which typically charge a base fee in addition to a cost per viewer hours, or GigaBytes (GB) streamed. Livestream's innovative and disruptive pricing model eliminates high costs and solves a big problem in live video: brands and producers are no longer punished for the success of their events.

"In our quest to bring every event live online, we are debuting the industry's first unlimited premium streaming plan, making it easy and cost effective for brands and businesses of any size to connect people with their events on Livestream and any website of their choosing with our embedded video player," said Max Haot, CEO and co-founder. "We've streamlined our cost structure with a flat rate monthly plan, which allows anyone to broadcast events to the web with no hidden fees, variables or limits. We're disrupting our industry by differentiating our pricing model and eliminating a charge per viewer minutes - as a result, producers save thousands of unbudgeted dollars."

The Livestream Premium Plan includes seven day a week phone support with Livestream's highly trained team available to troubleshoot specific problems before, during or after events. The all encompassing Premium Plan also includes a full suite of Live Video Tools, Live Blogging Tools, and the ability to use Live Event Pages on Livestream, Facebook or any website.

Livestream's new, tiered pricing model allows flexibility to suit all live broadcasting needs. In addition to Livestream's Premium Plan, the company also offers an affordable $49/month Basic Plan with unlimited event archiving and Free Plan that allows for unlimited ad-free streaming with a one month archive. For more details see Livestream's full listing of plans and pricing.

About Livestream

Livestream's mission is to connect people and live events. Livestream offers event owners a complete set of hardware and software tools to share their events with a growing community online. More than 30 million viewers each month watch thousands of live events from customers including The New York Times, Facebook, ESPN, SpaceX and Warner Bros. Records. Founded in 2007, Livestream is headquartered in New York with offices in Los Angeles, Ukraine and India. http://www.livestream.com.

Press Contacts

Livestream
Christina DiRusso, PR Manager
Christina.DiRusso@livestream.com, (646) 532-6622

SOURCE  Livestream

Livestream

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

Silent Circle Announces New Suite Of High-End Encryption Services To Keep Communications Safe And Secure

Navy SEALs Team With Encryption Pioneers to Provide Encrypted Mobile Video/Voice Calls, Texts, Mail, and VoIP

WASHINGTON and SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Silent Circle, an encrypted telecommunications firm, today launched its suite of state-of-the-art encryption services that makes it much easier for individuals to keep their digital communications private. Co-founded by Mike Janke, former Navy SEAL operator, and Phil Zimmermann, creator of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), the world's most widely used email encryption software, the Silent Circle suite includes encrypted text messaging, mobile video phone calls and VoIP video teleconferencing. Encrypted email will be made available later this year. The company is comprised of a unique combination of U.S. Navy SEALs and world-renowned encryption pioneers. Rounding out the Silent Circle executive team are CTO Jon Callas, inventor of PGP Universal, former CTO of PGP and a creator of Apple's Whole Disk encryption, and COO Commander Vic Hyder, U.S. Navy (retired), a combat decorated 20-year Navy SEAL and security expert.

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With growing online and mobile platform security breaches, intellectual property and identity theft, and increased government and corporate surveillance, Silent Circle offers a simple and affordable solution for individuals who want to mitigate the risk they've had to accept until now. The service is designed for use by all sectors including privacy-conscious individuals, large and small businesses, corporations, celebrities, government workers, military families, human rights groups and NGOs, to name a few.

"Secure communications is everyone's right in a free society, but the rising tide of surveillance is getting worse and worse and needs to be halted," said Phil Zimmermann, president and co-founder of Silent Circle. "Silent Circle uses state-of-the-art encryption technology operating on our custom-built network with our own software and equipment, making secure communication available to people around the world. You should be able to whisper in your friend's ear, even if their ear is one thousand miles away."

"Silent Circle's team includes U.S. Navy SEALs, British Special Forces, and Internet encryption pioneers who came together to create a unique service and product, offering private communications to individuals around the world with absolutely no back doors," added CEO and co-founder of Silent Circle, Mike Janke. "More people than ever are using their own devices to access secure business systems, putting more individuals and businesses at risk of cyberattacks."

About Silent Circle's suite of apps:

    --  Silent Phone: Easy to use encrypted voice and video calls on mobile
        devices. The app is available for iOS now and Android soon to come. It
        can be used with WiFi, Edge, 3G or 4G anywhere in the world. App Store
        link: http://bit.ly/TtApbS
    --  Silent Text: Improved control over text messaging. Take control with the
        "burn" feature and determine when private texts will be burnt (deleted)
        from both sender and recipient's route registries. App Store link:
        http://bit.ly/Ryjc1Q
    --  Silent Eyes: Encrypted VoIP (video & voice) teleconference from laptops
        and business conference systems through Silent Circle's custom HD
        network. Available for Windows, Mac coming soon.
    --  Coming soon - Silent Mail: Encrypted email on a custom-built,
        proprietary network. The Silent Circle email account
        (username@SilentMail.com) will work in current email clients (Outlook,
        Mac Mail, etc.).
The Silent Circle suite of services is available for $20/month and includes all three encrypted products, with Silent Mail soon to come. Each Silent Circle subscriber will receive a personal phone number and all calls within the "Circle" are 100 percent free worldwide. Additionally, Silent Circle will soon be offering a secure calling plan for calls outside the Circle for $39/month and a secure business package for $49/month. For more information on pricing and bundled packages please visit https://silentcircle.com/web/products/.

How it works:

Silent Circle operates on a custom-built, multi-million dollar network, with servers set in Canada. There is no use of third-party software anywhere within the network, and Canada's privacy laws are the most stringent in the world - giving Silent Circle users the ultimate value in protection.

Silent Circle's encryption works on a peer-to-peer basis; therefore, the ideal situation includes both parties using the service for communication to be encrypted at all times versus just one way.  This also means that encryption keys are held on users' devices, not by Silent Circle, ensuring all data going through the Silent Circle network is completely encrypted.

Users can sign up for Silent Circle through the company's website - https://www.silentcircle.com. Once registered, the Silent Circle suite of apps will be available for download to iPhones, Android (coming soon), desktops and laptops via the Silent Circle website, and iTunes App Store (http://bit.ly/TtApbS & http://bit.ly/Ryjc1Q).

ABOUT SILENT CIRCLE

Silent Circle is a private encrypted communications firm based in Silicon Valley and Washington DC, providing worldwide cutting edge encrypted text, email, mobile video phone, and video teleconference services and software apps.  Silent Circle was co-founded by Mike Janke, former Navy SEAL and best-selling author, and Phil Zimmermann, the world famous Silicon Valley creator of Internet encryption for voice and data and a recent inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame. For more on Silent Circle, go to: https://www.silentcircle.com.

    Press Contact: Jen Warren
    Illume Public Relations
    jen@illumepr.com / 310.228.1300
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Space Data and Lemko Successfully Deploy World's First Commercial Satellite LTE Network

ITASCA, Ill., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Space Data Corporation and Lemko Corporation announce the successful deployment of the world's first satellite-based commercial LTE network. The network was deployed in Atqasuk, Alaska and offers subscribers mobile broadband data speeds of over 70Mbps. LTE over satellite is uniquely enabled by Lemko's patented DiMoWiNe(TM) (Distributed Mobile Wireless Network) software solution.

Lemko's DiMoWiNe(TM) is a virtualized core software program co-located at the eNodeB. By virtualizing the core, all switching and routing in the network is moved to the network's edge, resulting in a LTE solution with greater latency tolerances and the ability to deliver mobile broadband over satellite. DiMoWiNe(TM) greatly reduces the network's signaling traffic and all backhaul is transported as an "over-the-top" IP application. 

Lemko's game changing solution allows for the first time commercial carriers like Space Data to economically deploy LTE using satellite in areas where it was not practical or possible to connect cell towers with fiber.  Most importantly, people in remote regions will now have high-speed access to the Internet.

About Space Data

Space Data delivers low-cost solutions for rural and remote data and voice communications using our high-altitude SkySite® Network. Our proprietary communications platforms can be launched within minutes, by just one person,from almost anywhere--far quicker and more economical than launching a satellite or erecting a new cellular tower. Space Data Corporation provides reliable, secure, wide-area wireless communications services to the military, public safety agencies, homeland security organizations and industry as well as individual consumers.

About Lemko Corporation

LEMKO is the leading provider of DiMoWiNe (Distributed Mobile Wireless Network) solutions that change the way mobile wireless networks are deployed and operated. Lemko provides 2G, 3G and LTE cellular systems powered by an all IP mobile infrastructure, which includes radio access equipment as well as virtualized 2G, 3G and LTE core network functionality residing on a single host server. The virtualized core functionality (including EPC, IMS, VoLTE, policy control, multimedia telephony (MMTel) and data off-load) sits at each RAN site with immediate connection to the cloud for delivery of voice, SMS, data, video and broadband functionality. The company's market leading solutions are deployed with carriers, government and military private network operators.  Lemko is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, USA. Additional information is available at http://www.lemko.com . 

Contact:
Erin Hankforth
Marketing Director
630-225-9309

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Lemko Corporation

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Facebook Partners With AVG to Help Keep Social Networkers Safe

AMSTERDAM and SAN FRANCISCO, October 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

              - AVG Technologies is latest member of Facebook's AV Marketplace -

    AVG Technologies (NYSE: AVG), the provider of Internet and mobile security to 128
million active users, announces its partnership with Facebook to help protect the world's
largest global online community from the latest security threats by providing data from
AVG LinkScanner to help users avoid malicious web links posted by users on Facebook. There
will also be the option to download the latest AVG AntiVirus FREE 2013 product, just
launched last month from the Facebook AV Marketplace [http://www.facebook.com/security ].

    AVG AntiVirus FREE 2013 puts users in control of their Internet experience while
offering great protection for social networking and other online activities. In addition,
AVG's dynamic detection engine provides further protection by scanning links posted to
Facebook in real-time to identify if any of the links are malicious. AVG users are unable
to post such links that could infect their Facebook friends.

    Facebook CSO, Joe Sullivan commented "With over one billion users, we are tireless in
our commitment to keep both our users and their data safe. We are proud to announce our
new partnership with AVG to better protect our users both on and off of Facebook. Starting
today, Facebook will be able to leverage AVG's feed of malicious URLs to prevent users
from navigating to harmful sites. Additionally, people can download AVG's anti-virus
software from the AV Marketplace to help secure their devices."

    In the AVG Technologies Q2 2012 Community Powered Threat Report
[http://mediacenter.avg.com/en/press-tools/avg-threat-reports/avg-community-powered-threat-report-q2-2012.html ]
, AVG revealed how Facebook, due to its huge popularity, is a target
channel used by unscrupulous cybercriminals to scam users of the social network. Some of
the threats AVG protects Facebook users against includes spam messages and socially
engineered tricks to try to get personal and financial data from unsuspecting individuals.

    In August this year, AVG Threat Labs
[http://www.avgthreatlabs.com/webthreats/info/blackholeexploitkit ] identified an explosion
of attacks
[http://blogs.avg.com/news-threats/million-avg-users-protected-day-long-wave-blackhole-infected-web-ads ]
using the notorious Blackhole Exploit kit that targeted Facebook users who
were unable to log-on to their accounts or access any games or applications.
Cybercriminals coordinated the attacks from multiple external advertising servers and used
the social media channel Facebook to reach vulnerable users through malicious
advertisements; these advertisements generated an exceptional increase from 250,000
attacks to over 1.6m recorded events within an eight hour period. AVG took swift action to
protect its customers and ensure the malicious content was blocked.

    JR Smith, CEO, AVG Technologies, commented: "This partnership with Facebook marks our
continuing commitment to collaborating with major brands to help protect online
communities from cybercrime. Social platforms are today a vital part of our modern
communications networks, and it's important that people do not feel worried about using
them. We believe that consumers should have a choice of options they can use to secure
their connected world, giving them peace of mind to enjoy their digital experiences
whether through a computer, mobile device or tablet."

                                             ###

    About AVG Technologies (NYSE: AVG)

    AVG's mission is to simplify, optimize and secure the Internet experience, providing
peace of mind to a connected world. AVG's powerful yet easy-to-use software and online
services put users in control of their Internet experience. By choosing AVG's software and
services, users become part of a trusted global community that benefits from inherent
network effects, mutual protection and support. AVG has grown its user base to 128 million
active users as of June 30, 2012 and offers a product portfolio that targets the consumer
and small business markets and includes Internet security, PC performance optimization,
online backup, mobile security, identity protection and family safety software.

    http://www.avg.com

    Keep in touch with AVG

       
        - For breaking news, follow AVG on Twitter at
          http://www.twitter.com/officialAVGnews
        - For small business security trends analysis, follow the AVG small business
          blog at small-business.blog.avg.com [http://small-business.blog.avg.com ]
        - Join our Facebook community at http://www.facebook.com/AVGfree
        - Join our LinkedIn community http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid'19797

AVG Technologies

CONTACT: Contacts: United Kingdom: Lennard van Otterloo, MSLGROUP for AVG, Lennard.vanotterloo@mslgroup.com; United States: Jeff Seedman, Finn Partners for AVG, seedmanj@ruderfinn.com; Investor Relations: Anne Marie McCauley, AVG Technologies, AnneMarie.McCauley@avg.com

SAP Brings Massive Scale to SAP HANA® Platform

SAP Delivers SAP HANA® One Platform on Amazon Web Services, Showcases Performance Tests on One of the World's Largest In-Memory Systems

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today unveiled innovations on the SAP HANA® platform, including the introduction of the SAP HANA® One platform, a deployment of SAP HANA certified for production use on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud and immediately available on AWS Marketplace. SAP also announced one of the world's largest in-memory database systems with the ability to process 1 petabyte of raw uncompressed data. Additionally, the company has embedded application server capabilities in SAP HANA for developers and launched the "SAP HANA Academy" to enable self-learning at scale. These updates mark a major step for SAP to enable real-time business operations and attract more businesses, independent software vendors (ISVs) and startups to build solutions on SAP HANA. The announcement was made at SAP® TechEd 2012, being held October 16-19 in Las Vegas.

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SAP HANA One: Instant Provisioning of SAP HANA Platform on AWS
SAP is introducing SAP HANA One, a deployment option for the SAP HANA platform available for use in production on the elastic AWS Cloud. SAP HANA One is provisioned by AWS on advanced hardware with memory capacity up to 60 GB of RAM per instance. This enables companies of any size to deploy business-critical or consumer-facing applications based on SAP HANA to take advantage of the power of in-memory transactional and analytical data processing supported by SAP HANA. With this update, the company further reaffirms its commitment to supporting enterprise businesses, start-up companies and ISVs. SAP is enabling them to quickly and cost-effectively deliver a wide range of innovative applications based on SAP HANA One on AWS. Developers can go directly to the online store AWS Marketplace to find, buy and immediately begin using software that runs on the AWS Cloud, in order to provision and instantly access SAP HANA. SAP HANA One on AWS pricing is US$0.99 per hour for the SAP software.

The first SAP offering available via the AWS Marketplace is the SAP® Enterprise Performance Management OnDemand solution for expense insight. The solution option provides department managers real-time insight into their daily, weekly, monthly or yearly expenses in a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model starting at US$0.49 per hour for the SAP software. SAP plans to offer additional applications that would be available at AWS Marketplace.

"SAP has been an important AWS partner as we continue to enable enterprises to run their SAP software on AWS," said Andy Jassy, Senior Vice President, Amazon Web Services. "Today we're extending the relationship to provide customers quick access to powerful software for their real-time business needs. For the first time, customers of any size can deploy SAP HANA One on the cloud in minutes and pay just $0.99 per hour for the software. There are so many great ideas that have been stranded on enterprises' white boards because teams cannot get the requisite capital, people resources or services provisioned in a reasonable time frame. The combination of in-memory transactional and analytical data processing of SAP HANA One with AWS's immediately accessible, no capital expenditure, pay-as-you-go, reliable infrastructure changes the possibilities for so many companies."

Start-up software company Taulia will take advantage of SAP HANA One on AWS to enhance its dynamic discounting capabilities and to streamline its software deployment and operation efforts.

"The transformative capabilities of SAP HANA are enabling Taulia to revolutionize supply chain financing and dynamic discounting processes," said Bertram Meyer, CEO, Taulia. "Now, making SAP HANA One available for production use on AWS will enable us to deliver our solutions at scale to our customers and significantly ease our go-to-market ability."

Announcing One of the World's Largest In-Memory Clusters: SAP HANA Proves Scalability and Speed, Processing 1 Petabyte of Raw Data in Real Time
SAP HANA has shown extreme scalability with one of the world's largest in-memory clusters, capable of handling large data sets with fast real-time responses. It is a 100 node, 100 TB in-memory system that can hold 1 petabyte of raw uncompressed data representing 1.2 trillion records. This size represents approximately 10 years of transactions for a large company with an average of 328 million transactions per day. Performance tests on this "big data" shows a fast response time of 0.43 to 0.50 seconds for ad-hoc sales and distribution queries and 1.2 to 3.1 seconds for more complex year-over-year trending data over different time periods.(1)

Introducing New Extended Application Services in SAP HANA and SAP HANA® Studio Enhancements
New extended application services in SAP HANA are planned to deliver application server capabilities as services and to be embedded in SAP HANA to streamline application and data processing in one in-memory platform supporting HTML5 and JavaScript. The extended application services in SAP HANA aim to further reduce the application layers by selectively consolidating application server and real-time data server technologies together to streamline data processing and application development efforts to enable real-time applications.

New enhancements to SAP HANA® studio are intended to enable developers to build from an integrated development environment application by using SQLScript for data processing, JavaScript for logic control and HTML5 for the user interface (UI) representation in the same tooling. The additions to SAP HANA studio are planned to include an improved modeling and debugging experience and collaborative support with a new team development environment. Planned additions also include a repository browser, project explorer capabilities and source code repository natively within SAP HANA.

The extended application services in SAP HANA developments are intended to be exposed as services via newly enabled data access services, such as ODATA, ATOM, JSON, XML or XMLA. These exposed services could subsequently be consumed by any business-critical or consumer-facing applications.

Free Sharing of In-Memory Expertise With SAP HANA Academy
SAP HANA Academy is a free online resource of high-quality technical instruction to empower anyone to learn how to operate the SAP HANA platform. It provides online instructional videos and live and recorded webinars, as well as virtual access to on-site training sessions as outreach channels. Technical content is contributed by SAP and the ecosystem community. Videos are divided into two sections, "Projects" and "How-To's" -- projects are designed to help users learn SAP HANA by performing a task, while how-to videos teach a particular function or feature.

"SAP HANA, the industry-leading platform for real-time analytics and applications, is now available in 'real-time' on AWS," said Dr. Vishal Sikka, member of the SAP Executive Board, Technology & Innovation. "With the introduction of SAP HANA One on AWS, the application and database services in SAP HANA and SAP HANA Academy for knowledge sharing, we have dramatically simplified the application development experience by collapsing the artificial layers between transactions, analytics and application servers."

For more information about SAP HANA One, visit http://cloud.saphana.com. For announcements, blog posts, videos and other coverage during SAP TechEd, visit the Events Newsroom.

(1)This test was done in Santa Clara on 100 nodes of IBM x5 servers, each with 1 TB DRAM, 40 cores. In a petascale performance test of SAP HANA in-memory cluster 1 PB of raw data was loaded onto 95 active nodes, 5 were used as standby nodes for failover.

SAP® TechEd 2012 in Las Vegas, Madrid, Bangalore, and Shanghai
SAP customers, partners, and technical experts are expected to convene at SAP® TechEd 2012, the company's premier technical conference. Hands-on workshops, demo-driven lectures, and Q&A sessions on the latest developments in analytics, mobile, cloud, database, and in-memory computing enable SAP TechEd attendees to enhance their skills while making valuable connections with peers and IT experts from the SAP community. SAP TechEd is being held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from October 15-19, and will be held in Madrid, Spain, from November 13-16; Bangalore, India, from November 28-30; and Shanghai, China, from December 4-5. Follow SAP TechEd on Twitter at @SAPTechEd and join the conversation at #SAPTechEd.

About SAP
As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device - SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 195,000 customers (includes customers from the acquisition of SuccessFactors) to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit http://www.sap.com.

Any statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "predict," "should" and "will" and similar expressions as they relate to SAP are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. SAP undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. The factors that could affect SAP's future financial results are discussed more fully in SAP's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including SAP's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.

© 2012 by SAP AG. All rights reserved.
SAP and the SAP logo are registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and other countries. Business Objects and the Business Objects logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects Software Ltd. Business Objects is an SAP company. Sybase and the Sybase logo are registered trademarks of Sybase Inc. Sybase is an SAP company. Crossgate is a registered trademark of SAP in Germany and other countries.

Amazon Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.

For customers interested in learning more about SAP products:
Global Customer Center: +49 180 534-34-24
United States Only: 1 (800) 872-1SAP (1-800-872-1727)

For more information, press only:
Samantha Finnegan, +1 (650) 276-9350, samantha.finnegan@sap.com, PDT
Cathrin von Osten, +49 6227 7 63908, cathrin.von.osten@sap.com, CET
SAP Press Office, +49 (6227) 7-46315, CET; +1 (610) 661-3200, EDT; press@sap.com

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Statistics & Data Corporation Selects MedNet Solutions As Strategic Technology Partner

MINNETONKA, Minn., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MedNet Solutions, a global life sciences technology solutions company specializing in clinical study management systems, and Statistics & Data Corporation (SDC), a specialized Contract Research Organization (CRO) focused exclusively on delivering biostatistics and data management services to the life sciences industry, are pleased to announce that SDC has chosen MedNet's iMedNet(TM) EDC platform as their eClinical solution of choice.  As the latest member of the iMedNet Partner Program, SDC will be able to couple their personalized service and innovative clinical biometrics expertise with iMedNet EDC's extensive and highly configurable eClinical toolset to quickly and effectively support their customers' clinical research initiatives.

"After working together on multiple projects over the past 2 years, SDC is excited to announce the formalization of our partnership with MedNet Solutions," stated Dr. Richard Abelson, President at SDC. "We believe that the iMedNet platform is a next generation eClinical technology, and our team is looking forward to offering the functionality and flexibility of the system as SDC's primary solution to our clients."

"We are extremely pleased to solidify our strategic relationship with SDC - a quality organization committed to exceptional customer service and support," noted John M. (Rob) Robertson, President and CEO of MedNet Solutions.  "iMedNet was selected by SDC after their exhaustive review of the eClinical solutions marketplace...just one example of their keen attention to detail.  It is very gratifying that iMedNet was ultimately selected by them as the best EDC system available to meet their requirements."

For more information on iMedNet EDC or the iMedNet Partner Program, please contact MedNet Solutions. For additional details on SDC's biostatistics and data management services, please contact SDC.

About MedNet Solutions
MedNet Solutions is a leading healthcare technology company specializing in electronic data capture (EDC) and clinical trial management systems (CTMS) designed for the global life sciences market.  MedNet delivers proven, flexible and easy-to-use web-based eClinical solutions that effectively support clinical studies, registries and investigator initiated trials of all types and sizes.  Since 2000, MedNet has successfully supported pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology, and contract research organizations (CROs) on clinical research conducted around the world.  These companies trust MedNet to consistently deliver the technology innovation, experience and reliability they need for success.  For more information, please visit http://www.mednetstudy.com.

About Statistics & Data Corporation
Statistics & Data Corporation (SDC) provides innovative biostatistics and clinical data management services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies, as well as CRO partners.  SDC is committed to providing experienced teams who take ownership of our clients' needs and provide positive engagement on projects.  SDC delivered on-time on over 99% of key project milestones since 2010, and has a proven track record for rapidly delivering analyses during project closeout (consistently providing top-line analysis within 3 business days of database lock). For more information, please visit http://www.sdcclinical.com.

Contact Information:

Dirk H. Nelson
Director of Marketing
MedNet Solutions
110 Cheshire Lane, Suite 300
Minnetonka, MN  55305
USA
(763) 258-2735

Jim Townsend
Director, Business Development
Statistics & Data Corporation
21 East 6(th) Street, Suite 110
Tempe, AZ  85281
USA
(480) 632-5468

SOURCE  MedNet Solutions

MedNet Solutions

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

WordTag Social Gaming App Launches for iOS and Facebook Users

WordTag Challenges Users' Wits and Ingenuity With Intensely Social, Free Word-Guessing Game

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Juxta Labs today announced the launch of WordTag, an iOS and Facebook app that tests users' wits and creativity with a fun and social word-guessing game. Ranking as one of the top two word game apps in the United Kingdom and Canada, WordTag is suitable for social gamers of all ages.

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To begin playing WordTag now, download the app from Apple's App Store or start a game on Facebook.

Getting started on WordTag is easy. Players are prompted to provide an opponent with clues for guessing a word using 120 characters or less. Users take turns describing and guessing words, gaining tokens and earning badges with correct answers. Once a WordTag game has begun, it is automatically saved and updated allowing users to switch from their Facebook account to their iOS device with ease.

"Mobile games are still fairly young and we believe a truly successful game must be both viral and intensely social," said Jared Allgood, CEO of Juxta Labs. "WordTag was designed to not only captivate players in a fun and interactive game, but also to add fun to their real lives by providing an intensely social experience that brings friends and communities closer together."

Players can unlock restricted words with keys they accumulate over time or use "TNT bombs" to eliminate nonessential letters for easier guessing. Badges such as the technology lover's "Gadget Badge" or the timely "US Politics Badge" are unlocked with correct guesses and earned once all included target words are successfully described.

Pricing and Availability
WordTag is a free iOS and Facebook app available for immediate download at the App Store or visit Facebook to play now.

Become a fan of WordTag on Facebook here.

About Juxta Labs
Our goal is to "make life fun." Over 30 million users have installed social games built by Juxta Labs. Apps such as Yearbook and WordTag combine real-life relationships and activities for intensely social experiences. Juxta Labs creates entertaining social experiences by adhering to three essential pillars: self-expression, competition and enabling users to build relationships with friends and family.

For more information, visit Juxtalabs.com or email pr@juxtalabs.com.

Become a fan of Juxta Labs on Facebook here or follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/juxtalabs.

All trademarks and product names are the property of their respective companies.

Media Contact
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FortyThree, Inc. for Juxta Labs
831.401.3175
Juxtalabs@43pr.com

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SBI Builders Announces Use of Textura-Construction Payment Management to Streamline the Payment Process

SBI utilizes Textura's CPM application to track preliminary notices through to final payment.

SAN JOSE, Calif. and CHICAGO, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SBI Builders, Inc., a general contractor known for multi-family and affordable housing throughout California, is pleased to announce its adoption of Textura--Construction Payment Management (CPM) for all invoicing, lien waiver collection, compliance and payment.  SBI is using CPM to optimize and automate the construction payment process. 

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James Amlicke, CEO and Chief Financial Officer, started with SBI four years ago after successful careers in financial services and as an entrepreneur launching three successful businesses.  In financial services he served as Chief Technology Officer at Weiss, Peck and Greerand Robeco Investment Management with over $45 Billion under management.  Amlicke said, "My first project experience at SBI Builders involved responding to a hard bid opportunity.  The entire process was handled via fax and spreadsheet!  I was shocked to learn how little automation and technology was available in this industry." 

"With my technology background I knew the degree of automation that is possible," elaborated Amlicke.  "I immediately began a process to build a solution to automate the invoicing and payment processes.  Very soon afterwards I came across Textura's website and realized that they already had a thoughtful and robust solution.  It was clear they had done more than just scratch the surface - and had developed an incredible solution.  And furthermore - that no one else offered a similar solution.  I immediately decided to adopt their solution for SBI." 

Patrick Allin, Textura CEO and Founder, said, "We warmly welcome SBI as a client.  With Jim Amlicke's background and experience he immediately saw the value of CPM's electronic invoicing and payment capabilities to automate SBI's processes and for the construction industry.  As do many of our clients, SBI also uses CPM to track preliminary notices, enabling them to track from notice to final payment, automating the whole process." 

Integration between Textura--CPM and SBI's accounting system, Sage / Timberline, was very important.  It brings together all system components.  Amlicke s said, "There are too many holes in the technology solutions available.  Textura's focus on providing integration capabilities with other systems ensures a holistic solution with financial integrity that eliminates the need for subcontractor invoice data entry." 

About SBI Builders
SBI Builders Inc. is a residential and commercial general contracting company with offices in San Jose, Monterey and Orange County California. SBI Builders has successfully operated throughout Northern and Southern California for the past seven years specializing in affordable and market-rate multi-family housing, single family luxury home building, commercial tenant improvements and residential rehabilitation projects.

SBI Builders opened its doors in 2005 amidst California's explosive single family residential community growth. SBI built a reputation for constructing high quality projects with a focus on rapid delivery, and competitive pricing. SBI Builders received the Golden Nugget for Classics at Miramonte a 58 unit luxury home project in Mountain View. Given that the predominance of SBI's staff had previous experience with larger scale projects, SBI was able to successfully transition from single family home building into multi-family and commercial projects as the market landscape changed. Over the past six years SBI has realized continued growth in the Central Coast, Bay Area and Southern California markets. SBI additionally completed an affordable housing project in Pagosa Springs Colorado. SBI received Builder of the Year for their work on Trevvett Court, a senior housing podium in downtown Carmel and received accolades on their 77 unit multi-family project in Redlands. SBI has over $110M in completed and active construction projects and has references from every client.
http://www.sbibuilders.com

About Textura
Textura is the leading provider of collaboration and productivity tools for the construction industry.  Our solutions serve all construction industry professionals across the project lifecycle - from design and pre-qualification to bid management, submittals and payment - on a single, integrated platform. 

Textura's collaboration platform and online product suite represent the first time the industry has all the tools needed to manage their business in an integrated fashion to save time and money and reduce exposure to risks.  With award winning technology, world-class customer support and consistent growth, Textura is leading the construction industry's technology transformation.  http://www.texturacorp.com

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CONTACT: Textura Corporation, 1-866-839-8872, customerservice@texturacorp.com

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

SAP to Up Ante in Mobile Analytics With Planning and Consolidation App

SAP to Continue to Deliver on Mobile Analytics Road Map With SAP® Business Planning and Consolidation Application on SAP® EPM Unwired Mobile App

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced upcoming availability of SAP® Business Planning and Consolidation 10.0 application on the SAP® EPM Unwired mobile app. SAP Business Planning and Consolidation is one of the latest planned additions to the library of apps available on SAP EPM Unwired. The application aims to provide access to decision-critical information through next-generation user experiences on mobile devices. The availability of financial planning and analysis data enables managers to go beyond simply accessing information to inputting information. This offering is part of a series of mobile innovations announced over the last year in business intelligence (BI), cloud-based enterprise performance management (EPM), governance, risk and compliance (GRC) and applied analytics. The announcement was made at SAP® TechEd 2012, being held October 15-19 in Las Vegas.

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SAP EPM Unwired, available now on iTunes, is the mobile entry point into the SAP® EPM OnDemand solution. Applications like SAP EPM Unwired provide users a mobile front-end as part of the EPM suite on the device of their choice. This gives users the ability to plan, budget, forecast and consolidate anywhere, on demand.

On-the-Go Information from the Nordics to Nepal
Network access and telecommunication services provider TeliaSonera is using SAP BusinessObjects Mobile to help executives, sales teams and line-of-business managers keep track of their sales pipeline.

"TeliaSonera is committed to mobilizing our workforce in the same way we help mobilize our customers," said Tito Toivola, head of Large Enterprises and Public Sector, TeliaSonera. "We want our employees to have the same experience at work as they have in their personal lives. This means we have to give our employees access to the tools needed to do their jobs on mobile devices. With mobile analytics from SAP, people across our lines of business can make more informed decisions in real time."

Helping Users Keep a Finger on the Pulse of Their Business
SAP intends to continue momentum and product innovations with planned quarterly releases of mobile analytic apps. Some examples of innovations to mobile analytics announced over the last 12 months include:

    --  SAP BusinessObjects Mobile: The mobile entry point for BI content,
        including SAP® Crystal Reports® and SAP® BusinessObjects(TM) Web
        Intelligence® software. Users can easily understand business impact,
        collaborate with stakeholders and take action directly from the
        software. The most recent 4.3 release has extended visualization
        capabilities and language support for French, German, Japanese,
        Simplified Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Polish.
    --  SAP BusinessObjects Explorer® mobile app: "Big data" can be searched
        and explored through dynamic exploration views that feature Google maps
        integration, augmented reality and the ability to personalize
        visualizations.
For announcements, blog posts, videos and other coverage during SAP TechEd, visit the Events Newsroom.

SAP® TechEd 2012 in Las Vegas, Madrid, Bangalore, and Shanghai
SAP customers, partners, and technical experts are expected to convene at SAP® TechEd 2012, the company's premier technical conference. Hands-on workshops, demo-driven lectures, and Q&A sessions on the latest developments in analytics, mobile, cloud, database, and in-memory computing enable SAP TechEd attendees to enhance their skills while making valuable connections with peers and IT experts from the SAP community. SAP TechEd is being held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from October 15-19, and will be held in Madrid, Spain, from November 13-16; Bangalore, India, from November 28-30; and Shanghai, China, from December 4-5. Follow SAP TechEd on Twitter at @SAPTechEd and join the conversation at #SAPTechEd.

About SAP
As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device - SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 195,000 customers (includes customers from the acquisition of SuccessFactors) to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit http://www.sap.com.

Any statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "predict," "should" and "will" and similar expressions as they relate to SAP are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. SAP undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. The factors that could affect SAP's future financial results are discussed more fully in SAP's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including SAP's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.

© 2012 by SAP AG. All rights reserved.

SAP and the SAP logo are registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and other countries. Business Objects and the Business Objects logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects Software Ltd. Business Objects is an SAP company. Sybase and the Sybase logo are registered trademarks of Sybase Inc. Sybase is an SAP company. Crossgate is a registered trademark of SAP in Germany and other countries.

For customers interested in learning more about SAP products:
Global Customer Center: +49 180 534-34-24

United States Only: 1 (800) 872-1SAP (1-800-872-1727)

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SAP Press Office, +49 (6227) 7-46315, CET; +1 (610) 661-3200, EDT; press@sap.com

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Microsoft Reaches Agreement to Acquire StorSimple

Microsoft to acquire leader in Cloud-integrated Storage.

REDMOND, Wash. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. and StorSimple Inc. today announced that Microsoft has reached a definitive agreement to acquire StorSimple, a leader in Cloud-integrated Storage (CiS) solutions. The addition of CiS will advance Microsoft's Cloud OS vision and help customers more efficiently embrace hybrid cloud computing.

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"Customers faced with explosive growth in data are looking to the cloud to help them store, manage and archive that data. But, to be effective, cloud storage needs to integrate with IT's current investments," said Michael Park, corporate vice president, Server and Tools Division for Microsoft. "StorSimple's approach helps customers seamlessly integrate on-premises storage with cloud storage through intelligent automation and management."

StorSimple solutions combine the data management functions of primary storage, backup, archive and disaster recovery with cloud integration, enabling customers to optimize storage costs, data protection and service agility. With its unique cloud snapshot capability, StorSimple automatically protects and rapidly restores production data using public clouds. Large enterprises across many vertical markets, including retail, oil and gas, manufacturing, consumer goods, healthcare, and financial services, have made their first public cloud deployments using StorSimple.

"Most StorSimple customers are mainstream IT organizations that have chosen Windows Azure as their primary cloud. We are excited to continue to work with Microsoft and bring the combined benefits of StorSimple and Windows Azure to customers around the world," said Ursheet Parikh, co-founder and CEO, StorSimple.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Additional Resources
Microsoft Azure blog
StorSimple blog
Video gallery

About StorSimple
StorSimple (http://www.StorSimple.com) is the leader in cloud-integrated storage for Windows. StorSimple securely and transparently integrates cloud storage for on-premises applications and offers a single appliance that delivers high-performance tiered local and cloud storage, live archiving, cloud-based data protection and disaster recovery. StorSimple has uniquely achieved the most stringent "Certified for Windows Server 2008" and was named the Microsoft BizSpark Partner of the Year 2011. StorSimple appliances were named 2011 Products of the Year in the Storage Systems category by Storage Magazine/SearchStorage.com.

For more information, visit http://www.StorSimple.com.

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

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

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

Facebook Friends Webroot® SecureAnywhere(TM)

Webroot Provides Facebook Users with Award-Winning Online Security

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Webroot, a leader in delivering Internet security as a service, today announced that it is partnering with Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) to provide the social network's more than 1 billion users with protection against online security threats including viruses, phishing, malicious websites, identity theft, and bogus downloads.   

Starting today, Facebook users can protect themselves against cybercriminals in two ways. First, they can access Webroot's award-winningWebroot® SecureAnywhere(TM) cloud-based protection for their computers through the Facebook AV Marketplace.  Second, when a user clicks on a link on their Facebook newsfeed that leads to a malicious website, they will be notified by Webroot's URL Classification Service that the website is known to be malicious.

"As a community of more than a billion users, Facebook is committed to ensuring that both our users and their data remain safe," said Joe Sullivan, chief security officer, Facebook. "Today we are excited to announce the addition of Webroot's malicious URL data to Facebook's site integrity systems and their software in our AV Marketplace. We look forward to better protecting the people who use our service with this partnership and Webroot's industry-leading technology and expertise."

Webroot delivers what every Internet user and Social Media maven needs today - the fastest, most reliable online security for their PCs, Macs, tablets and smartphones. Webroot's cloud-based service means users are protected without interruptions from long scan times or downloading security updates. Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus includes layers of protection such as a firewall, identity protection, antiphishing, and a Web Threat Shield to block harmful websites. Unlike traditional security programs, Webroot's cloud-based threat analysis is always current against the newest threats, so it never needs to be updated. Independent testing has also proven that SecureAnywhere's scheduled scans are 116 times faster than the leading competitors and use 91 percent less memory during a scan, so users don't have to compromise performance to be protected[1].

"The social networking phenomenon that Facebook has ushered in has also created a new opportunity for cybercriminals to exploit - our inherent nature to share," said Mike Malloy, executive vice president, Webroot. "Some links placed into your timeline may have been put there by hackers. Clicking these links can be risky, so Facebook has chosen Webroot to help protect their users from unknowingly clicking on a malicious link which they believe a trusted friend has shared with them."

Webroot provides real-time protection against malicious websites through its URL Classification Service. It categorizes millions of websites and scores them based on a thorough analysis of the website's content, reputation, age and threat rating. When users click on a link that is found to be malicious, they will see a pop-up alert that provides them with additional information about why the site was classified as malicious. Users can then make a better-informed decision about whether to visit that site.

To access Webroot SecureAnywhere and learn more about Facebook's security efforts, users can visit http://www.facebook.com/security. 

ABOUT WEBROOT
Webroot is committed to taking the misery out of Internet security with its suite of Webroot(®) SecureAnywhere((TM)) offerings for consumers and businesses. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Colorado, Webroot is the largest privately held security organization based in the United States.  Webroot has operations across North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. For more information, visit http://www.webroot.com or call 800.772.9383. Read the Webroot Threat Blog: http://blog.webroot.com. Follow Webroot on Twitter: http://twitter.com/webroot.

© 2012 Webroot Inc. All rights reserved. Webroot is a trademark or registered trademark of Webroot Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

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[1] PassMark Software, "Webroot SecureAnywhere Cloud AntiVirus vs. Seven Competitors Anvirus Products" Performance Benchmark, September 2012

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CONTACT: Eileen Garrity, Borders + Gratehouse, +1-415-963-4174 ext. 8, eileen@bordersgratehouse.com

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

Beats Electronics Sets New Standard In Wireless Speakers With Introduction Of The "Beats Pill"

The Company Also Officially Unveils The "Executive" Premium Headphone With Focus on Quality, Comfort, and Design

NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Beats Electronics LLC, the leading audio brand co-founded by legendary artist and producer Dr. Dre and Interscope Geffen A&M Chairman Jimmy Iovine, today announced the expansion of the company's global product offering with the introduction of the Beats Pill, a portable wireless speaker with built-in patented Beats Audio, and the Executive premium headphones. Beats currently owns over 56% of the $100+ premium headphone market in North America according to data from NPD, and these two new products will continue to raise the bar across form, function, design and most importantly, sound quality.

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"The introduction of the Beats Pill and the Executive is the perfect beginning to a truly autonomous Beats as we transform into a freestanding consumer electronics company this year," said Beats By Dr. Dre President & COO, Luke Wood. "These products demonstrate our total commitment to design, technological innovation and premium sound experience."

Introducing The Beats By Dr. Dre Beats Pill Wireless Speaker

At Beats, sound is king. From the placement of the drivers to the materials of the grill, the Beats Pill is specifically designed to optimize sound quality and maximize volume. The Beats Pill is the first product to be fully integrated with the company's patented Beats Audio algorithm and also features exclusive speaker modules to provide the highest quality portable listening experience.

The Beats Pill is also the first wireless speaker to hit store shelves with tap-to-pair NFC and apt-X technology for easy and instant Bluetooth audio. More features include:

    --  All call functions - including speakerphone when paired with your
        smartphone
    --  Four speaker system with Beats unique sound profile
    --  Rechargeable lithium ion battery provides 7 hours of continuous play
    --  AC Power adapter with USB receptacle for charging
    --  Auto shut-off after 30 minutes of no signal detection in order to
        conserve battery life
    --  3.5mm line out for connection to an external speaker system
    --  Built-in mic for hands free conferencing
    --  Echo cancellation for call clarity and feedback control
    --  8 Bluetooth profiles
The Beats Pill will be available in the Beats by Dr. Dre signature colors black, white and red with additional color options coming soon. The Beats Pill retails for $199 and is available today at The Beats Store as well as authorized Beats resellers and will also be available at http://www.beatsbydre.com.

Introducing The Beats By Dr. Dre Executive Headphones

The Executive represents a new distinctive, sophisticated design for the Beats By Dr. Dre brand that focuses on craftsmanship using premium materials such as aluminum alloy, stainless steel and leather. The soft leather headband and comfortable ear cups are designed for long wear and a unique folding design make Beats Executive headphones easy to carry on-the-go. The Executive has superior Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) performance, tuned for uninterrupted listening enjoyment at 35,000 feet and everywhere in between and with the iOS compatible microphone cable, it offers full phone functionality including answer/end, call waiting, call switching and voice command.

The Executive comes in a classic silver and retails for $299. The Executive line of headphones is currently available for purchase at the Beats Store, authorized Beats resellers, as well as at http://www.beatsbydre.com.

Additionally, Today Beats Electronics is expanding its in-ear product offering with the launch of the new urBeats. These new earphones were specifically designed to be a substantial upgrade from the headphones that come with your music player: more durability, better sound, and a chance to do real justice to your music. urBeats provide the premium sound quality that has become synonymous with the Beats by Dr. Dre brand.

The new urBeats earphones are available in Black, White and Gunmetal and retail for $99.

About Beats Electronics LLC:

Established in 2008 as the brainchild of legendary artist and producer Dr. Dre and Chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records Jimmy Iovine, Beats Electronics provides a premium sound experience at every touch point of the consumer's life. It is the parent company of the Beats(TM) by Dr. Dre(TM) line of high-quality headphones, Beats Audio(TM) HD-sound systems, and the MOG digital music service. The company's mission is to provide a superior end-to-end music experience - with headphones, devices and services - so fans feel the emotion and hear the music the way artists intended it to sound from the studio. This experience is aided by partnerships with HP, Chrysler Group and HTC Mobile.

Led by Co-Founder & CEO Jimmy Iovine, Co-Founder Dr. Dre, and President & COO Luke Wood, Beats Electronics is based in Santa Monica, CA.

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IBS Group Member Launches Fault-Tolerant Virtualised IT Infrastructure for Linde Gas Rus

RAMSEY, the Isle of Man, October 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

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    IBS Group [http://www.ibsgr.com ], a leading software development and IT services
provider in Central and Eastern Europe, announces that IBS Platformix, a subsidiary of IBS
IT Services, has completed development of a fault-tolerant virtualised computing platform
for Linde Gas Rus, a Russian subsidiary of a world-leading supplier of industrial gases,
providing the company with a state-of-the-art IT infrastructure to cater for its business
needs over the next five years.

    Initially, the company's IT infrastructure was built on the server hardware that was
aging and getting outdated. To support its operations, Linde Gas Rus began upgrading the
infrastructure and changing over to a virtualised environment internally. However, the
upgraded system had neither an integrated monitoring and control centre nor fault
tolerance tools.

    "On the one hand, we had specific tasks and needed a qualified and resourceful
provider to complete them to the highest standard. On the other, our budget was rather
tight. Thus we chose IBS Platformix as our solution provider meeting both our technical
and financial requirements," says Sergey Sukhoverkhov, IT Director at Linde Gas Rus.

    For Linde Gas Rus, it was critical to have a fault-tolerant IT infrastructure in
place, mitigating, as much as possible, the risk of forced outage. The company set the
following requirements:

    - 24/7 failure-free continuous operation;

    - multi-layer backup of the system's hardware and software resources;

    - elimination of potential critical failures resulting in an overall system failure or
reducing them to a minimum;

    - automatic services and applications transfer to an alternative server in case of a
failure of one of the fault-tolerant cluster servers;

    - an integrated monitoring system and an integrated control centre for fault-tolerant
virtualisation resources;

    - data storage network providing for continuous operation of a virtualisation system.

    Working on the project, IBS Platformix audited the company's existing IT
infrastructure, designed a new one, supplied Linde Gas Rus with all the necessary hardware
and software components, launched a full-scale virtualised platform, upgraded the storage
network and provided for its maintenance. IBS Platformix did comprehensive fault tolerance
testing by shutting off the power sources, disconnecting the network, and checking
performance of the implemented fault tolerance tools.

    Fault tolerance of the IT infrastructure is achieved through two interchangeable
clusters operating in separate networks but connected by multiple channels. The clusters
are managed with a hypervisor; backup UPS units ensure continuous power supply. IBS
Platformix has also done comprehensive fault tolerance testing by shutting off the power
sources, disconnecting the network, and checking performance of the implemented fault
tolerance tools.

    The technology platform is based on HP, EMC, APC, Cisco, and VMware solutions.

    To complete the project, Linde Gas Rus technicians were trained to work with the new
IT infrastructure.

    About IBS Group Holding Limited

    IBS Group is a leading software development and IT services provider in Central and
Eastern Europe. Through its two principal subsidiaries, Luxoft and IBS IT Services, it
offers a wide variety of information technology services, such as software development and
IT services outsourcing, IT infrastructure and business applications implementation. IBS
Group has business operations in Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Poland, Germany, Switzerland,
the UK, the USA, Vietnam and Singapore. IBS Group employs more than 8,300 people
worldwide. In the year ended March 31, 2012, the Group reported US GAAP consolidated
revenues of USD816.3 million. IBS Group's Global Depositary Receipts are listed on the
Regulated Market (General Standard) at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Bloomberg: IBSG:GR;
Reuters: IBSGq.F)

    For more information about IBS Group please visit http://www.ibsgr.com

    About IBS Platformix

    IBS Platformix, a subsidiary of IBS IT Services, is listed among leading IT companies
in Russia focusing on typical and scalable solutions for enterprise IT infrastructure. IBS
Platformix has strong partner relationships with all leading hardware and software vendors
in IT market and provides full range of IT services including audit, design,
implementation and support of customers IT infrastructure. Offering the best practice IBS
Platformix focuses on reducing customers IT infrastructure TCO while maintaining the
required level of performance and reliability. High qualification and experience of IBS
Platformix experts and technicians enables successful project implementation of any scale
and complexity. Over 2500 companies both Russian and international trust IBS Platformix
with their own IT infrastructures.

    IBS Platformix specialists have a unique design expertise for typical solutions in CIS
based on the technology world IT leaders: APC, Avaya, Cisco, Citrix, Dell, EMC, Fujitsu,
Hewlett-Packard, Huawei-3Com, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, Nortel, Neumann, Oracle, S-Terra,
Symantec, VMware and other.

    IBS Platformix is certified by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance
[http://www.lrqa.com/default.aspx ] (LRQA) with ISO standards: ISO 9001:2011 (Quality
management system) and ISO / IEC 27001:2005 (Information security management).

    About Linde Gas Rus

    OAO Linde Gas Rus is a subsidiary of The Linde Group, a world-leading supplier of
industrial gases. The Group employs about 50,500 people in more than 100 countries. In
FY2011, the Group's revenue amounted to EUR 13,787bn. For more information please visit
the official website: http://www.linde-group.ru

    Disclaimer

    The information contained in this press release is not for publication, distribution
or release, directly or indirectly, in any jurisdiction where such publication, disclosure
or release would be unlawful. This press release does not constitute an offer for the sale
of securities in the United States of America, Canada, Australia, Japan or any other
jurisdiction in which an offer would be subject to legal restrictions.

IBS Group Holding Limited

CONTACT: Investor Relations: Andrei Novikov, IR Director, tel: +7(495)967-8000 (ext.3095), anovikov@ibs.ru; Media Relations: Ekaterina Beskhizhko, PR Manager, tel: +7(495)967-8080 (ext.2363), ebeshizhko@ibs.ru