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Teledyne LeCroy Announces Delivery of SPARQ Network Analyzer to Microwave Electronics Laboratory at Politecnico di Torino

CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Teledyne LeCroy is pleased to announce the delivery of a SPARQ-3004E Signal Integrity Network Analyzer to Politecnico di Torino, in Torino, Italy. The university is known around the world as a top-tier institution for engineering and architecture. The analyzer will be used in the Microwave Electronics Laboratory, where engineers and researchers have made significant contributions to network analyzer theory and design since it began studying network analyzers in 1982. Achievements include active loop technique for load tuning, generalized multiport calibration theory, and differential load-pull characterization system. 

"The SPARQ is an outstanding addition to our laboratory. Our engineering students are impressed with the SPARQ's unique method of measuring S-parameters from time domain acquisitions using broadband pulser/samplers," said Dr. Andrea Ferrero, Professor for Microwave Instrumentation and Measurement at Politecnico di Torino. "The analyzer provides a more intuitive understanding of reflections and return loss measurements as compared to a VNA, especially for signal integrity applications. The simplicity of the SPARQ and its easy and quick calibration make it the ideal tool for teaching and for use in microwave phenomena experiments. Furthermore, the true time domain measurement of the SPARQ opens a whole set of research possibilities involving non-linear device characterization with a compact and affordable instrument."

"Teledyne LeCroy is excited to have the SPARQ in use at Politecnico di Torino's microwave lab. Dr. Ferrero has played a major role in the advancement of network analyzer technology, and we are looking forward to collaborating with him on work involving the SPARQ," stated Dr. Alan Blankman, Product Marketing Manager for the SPARQ series analyzers.

Teledyne LeCroy launched the SPARQ series Signal Integrity Network Analyzers in October 2010 to meet the needs of the signal integrity engineering marketplace for quick, easy and inexpensive S-parameter measurements. The SPARQ series include models with 2-, 4-, 8- and 12-ports and with end frequency up to 40 GHz. Via S-parameter measurements, SPARQs measure return loss, insertion loss and crosstalk characteristics of passive devices, such as multi-lane differential interconnects. "E" model SPARQs include an internal calibration kit that allows users to make measurements without manually connecting to a calibration kit or expensive "ECAL" module. Since the calibration is automatic and hands-off, S-parameters can be made by any engineer, and without an expensive VNA.

For more information about the SPARQ, visit teledynelecroy.com/SPARQ.

About Teledyne LeCroy

Teledyne LeCroy is a leading manufacturer of advanced test instruments that drive product innovation by quickly measuring, analyzing, and verifying complex electronic signals. The Company offers high-performance oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, and global communications protocol test solutions used by design engineers in the computer, semiconductor and consumer electronics, data storage, automotive and industrial, military and aerospace, and telecommunication markets. Teledyne LeCroy's 48-year heritage of technical innovation is the foundation for its recognized leadership in "WaveShape Analysis"--capturing, viewing, and measuring the high-speed signals that drive today's information and communications technologies. Teledyne LeCroy is headquartered in Chestnut Ridge, New York. Company information is available at teledynelecroy.com.

© 2012 by Teledyne LeCroy. All rights reserved. Specifications are subject to change without notice.

SOURCE  Teledyne LeCroy

Teledyne LeCroy

CONTACT: Technical contact: Alan Blankman, +1-845-425-2000; Customer contact: Teledyne LeCroy Customer Care Center, 1-800-553-2769

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

Zadara Storage Announces Integration with OpenStack Cloud Block Storage, 'Cinder'

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenStack Summit -- Zadara(TM) Storage, the innovator in cloud block storage that brought Private Storage to the Public Cloud via Amazon Web Services, Rackspace, and Dimension Data (formerly OpSource), announced today their latest storage industry break-through: integration of their Virtual Private Storage Array (VPSA(TM)) service with OpenStack® Cloud Block Storage (Cinder) for Public and Private Clouds. 

The integration with OpenStack expands the availability of VPSA to developers and users world-wide, offering all the benefits of Zadara's solutions suite including Cloud Block Storage, Cloud File Storage, High Performance, True High Availability, RAID Protection, Flexibility and Elasticity (grow and shrink performance and capacity on the fly), and Security and Privacy (including data-at-rest encryption). 

Zadara Storage is an active contributor and thought leader for OpenStack's Cloud Block Storage (Cinder) code, including Compute (Nova) and Block Storage (Cinder). "As early and ongoing supporters, developers and users of OpenStack, it is a delight to announce we have completed our integration with OpenStack Cloud Block Storage (Cinder)," states Zadara's CEO, Nelson Nahum, adding, "It is now easier than ever for Cloud Service Providers and Private Cloud Users to adopt and benefit from our Cloud Block Storage Software."

"OpenStack's flexible architecture and strong ecosystem of technology innovators like Zadara give users control when it comes to selecting the cloud technologies best suited for their business needs," said Mark Collier, COO of the OpenStack Foundation. "We appreciate Zadara's continued contributions to and support of the community, and are excited to see more Enterprise-class storage options available for OpenStack users."

Zadara's software-only solution for Cloud and Cloud Block Storage paves the way for the next generation of Enterprise-class Storage-as-a-Service. Cloud Providers and Private Clouds can adopt Zadara Storage software easily and efficiently. Channel Partners will also find benefits of economy and scale for their customers with the accessibility of Zadara's Cloud Block Storage and solutions suite.  The Cloud is now ready for your critical Enterprise and web applications with Zadara's Virtual Private Storage Array and Cloud Block Storage integration with OpenStack Cloud Block Storage (Cinder).

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

Notice: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

SOURCE  Zadara Storage

Zadara Storage

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

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

Microsoft Announces New Surface Details

Ahead of Oct. 26 launch, Microsoft outlines pricing, market availability and special limited quantity pre-order.

REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today released new details about its highly anticipated Microsoft Surface, a tablet PC designed to be the ultimate stage for Windows. In addition to pricing and market availability, the company announced a special limited-quantity pre-order for Surface with Windows RT available 9 a.m. PDT. Those who want to learn more or pre-order can visit http://www.Surface.com.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO)

Surface delivers the power of amazing software and the feel of premium hardware in one exciting experience. Originally unveiled in June, Surface with Windows RT will initially be available in three SKUs: a 32GB version priced at US$499, a 32GB version bundled with a black Touch Cover priced at US$599, and a 64GB version bundled with a black Touch Cover priced at US$699.

A variety of accessories will also be available, including Touch Covers in five vibrant colors -- black, white, magenta, cyan and red -- priced at US$119.99 so customers can express their personal style(1). Customers will also have the option to purchase a Type Cover in black for US$129.99, which adds moving keys for a more traditional typing feel.

Surface will be available for purchase beginning Oct. 26, 2012, at all Microsoft Store locations in the United States and Canada, including in all 34 new holiday stores. In addition, Surface will be available for sale online in eight markets across the world: Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the United States. See Surface.com for more details.

Additional Product Information -- Surface With Windows RT

Software

    --  Surface with Windows RT comes with Microsoft Office Home and Student
        2013 RT Preview(2) (which includes Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and
        OneNote)
Exterior

    --  10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches, 1.5 pounds, VaporMg casing, dark titanium
        color, volume and power buttons
Storage

    --  32 GB(3); 64 GB
CPU

    --  NVIDIA T30, 2 GB of RAM
Wireless

    --  Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0 technology
Cameras

    --  Two 720p HD cameras, front- and rear-facing
Audio

    --  Two microphones, stereo speakers
Ports

    --  Full-size USB 2.0, microSDXC card slot, headset jack, HD video out port,
        cover port
Sensors

    --  Ambient light sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass
Power Supply

    --  24W power supply
Warranty

    --  One-year limited hardware warranty
Apps (included)

    --  Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 RT Preview(2) (Word, PowerPoint,
        Excel and OneNote), Windows Mail and Windows Messaging, SkyDrive,
        Windows Internet Explorer 10, Bing, Xbox Music, Xbox Video, and Xbox
        Games
Those interested in learning more or pre-ordering can visit http://www.Surface.com or follow Surface on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/Surface and on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/surface.

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

(1) Available Touch Cover colors may vary by market. 

(2) Final Office version will be installed via Windows Update when available (free download, ISP fees apply). Some features and programs unsupported. See http://office.com/officeRT.

(3 )1 GB = 1 billion bytes; formatted storage capacity may be less.

SOURCE  Microsoft Corp.

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Microsoft Corp.

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

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

JCDecaux North America and GateGuru Partner to Reinvent the Airport Experience

Top airport advertising company partners with the leading mobile day-of-travel application to deliver an enhanced passenger experience in airports across the United States

NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- JCDecaux North America, the market leader in airport advertising, and GateGuru Inc., the Company behind the revolutionary day-of-travel mobile application, announced today the launch of a partnership to bring the GateGuru product and content to JCDecaux's partner airports. This partnership brings together the top airport advertising company and the leading day-of-travel-focused mobile application to provide a game-changing experience for airports and travelers alike.  Baltimore/Washington International Airport is the initial launch airport working with JCDecaux and GateGuru to provide its passengers a transformed airport experience. 

"JCDecaux has a tradition of providing high-quality public services associated to our out-of-home advertising programs.  We are excited to partner with GateGuru to bring this truly valuable new service to travelers," said Bernard Parisot, President and co-CEO of JCDecaux North America. "With the fast growing adoption of smart phones and tablets as the primary means of information, the public expects to have instant access to real-time, relevant and reliable information when travelling.  Our partnership with GateGuru will allow us to deliver that experience seamlessly on mobile devices and interactive digital displays in airports across the country."

"We launched GateGuru almost 3 years ago to transform the airport experience.  While our market leading traction to date evidences the success of our product, our partnership with JCDecaux will take things to the next level," said GateGuru's co-Founder and C.E.O. Daniel Gellert. "Increasingly, airports are looking for a mobile solution, and given GateGuru's rapid growth, it has become the one product that allows an airport to communicate with a targeted, scaled audience during their day-of-travel.  We are excited to partner with JCDecaux, a company that truly understands how technology can improve the airport experience, to provide their airport partners with a mobile solution at no incremental cost, while simultaneously providing our content for JCDecaux's innovative in-airport digital displays."

About GateGuru, Inc.
GateGuru, which premiered on Apple's App Store in December 2009 and on the Android Market in June 2011, has become the leading day-of-travel mobile resource.  The mobile application enables travelers to easily track their flights, receive push notifications regarding flight changes or delays, access a structured list of airport amenities (featuring over 35,000 reviews and tips from fellow travelers), submit and view security wait times and many other features.  GateGuru, which counts over 500 media placements to date, has been featured in a nationwide Apple television commercial and print campaign, named one of the "Top 5 Air Travel Apps" by CNN and was named by the Global Business Travel Association the "Most Outstanding App".  GateGuru is a free application that can be downloaded from Apple's App Store (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gateguru-airport-info-flight/id326862399?mt=8), the Android Market (http://bit.ly/ggandroid), or Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace (http://bit.ly/ggwindows).  To learn more about the Company, please visit http://www.gateguruapp.com.

About JCDecaux
JCDecaux is the largest outdoor advertising company in the world and the market leader in Europe and Asia-Pacific.  JCDecaux is listed on Euronext Paris and is part of the Euronext 100 index.  JCDecaux, which first invented the concept of street furniture in 1964, is currently the only world-class player exclusively focused on outdoor advertising, pursuing a comprehensive range of activities in the areas of street furniture, transport advertising and billboard.  Employing a total of 10,300 people, the Group has operations in 55 countries around the world (1,013,500 advertising panels), and is present in 3,700 cities of more than 10,000 inhabitants.

Key Figures
- 2011 revenues: EUR 2,463 million; H1 2012 revenues: EUR 1,240 million
- No.1 worldwide in street furniture (426,200 advertising panels)
- No.1 worldwide in transport advertising with 175 airports and nearly 280 transport contracts in metros, buses, trains and tramways (367,800 advertising panels)
- No.1 in Europe for billboards (208,500 advertising panels)
- No.1 in outdoor advertising in the Asia-Pacific region (202,200 advertising panels)
- No.1 worldwide for self-service bicycle hire

SOURCE  JCDecaux North America

JCDecaux North America

CONTACT: Maya Rowencak, JCDecaux North America, +1-646-834-1380, maya.rowencak@jcdecauxna.com or Daniel Gellert, GateGuru Inc., +1-646-232-6724, press@gateguruapp.com

BodyMedia Syncs with MyFitnessPal for Super-Charged Food & Fitness Tracking

View BodyMedia Body Monitoring Data & MyFitnessPal Food Diary in Same Online or Mobile App

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Living healthier by watching your calories as well as your calorie burn just got easier, thanks to new connectivity between the BodyMedia FIT armband-based body monitoring system and MyFitnessPal, the leading free resource helping people improve their health. Users of both systems can now link their accounts to consolidate key information from both sources, including MyFitnessPal's widely adopted food diary, providing one-stop online or mobile access to relevant data from either the BodyMedia or the MyFitnessPal interface.

With the integration, consumers can take full advantage of the strengths of both platforms in improving health, wellness and fitness. Users can:

    --  Automatically transfer the calorie burn data gathered by the BodyMedia
        FIT system to their MyFitnessPal account, based on all-day physiological
        measurements taken by BodyMedia armbands that track calorie burn for
        every step taken and every kind of activity ranging from sitting,
        walking and household cleaning to running, tennis and kickboxing.
        BodyMedia's calorie burn measurements have been clinically validated for
        accuracy, providing a key benefit over generic exercise calculators as
        well as other monitors.
    --  Automatically transfer their food diary totals from MyFitnessPal to
        their BodyMedia account, harnessing the power of MyFitnessPal's
        world's-largest nutrition and calorie database of more than 2 million
        listings including the most popular restaurants and food brands. That
        super-sized database, ease of use, free food logging and community
        features have grown the MyFitnessPal community to more than 30 million
        members.
    --  View the shared data in either application, depending on their needs at
        the moment. Users logging their food intake in MyFitnessPal can
        simultaneously check their BodyMedia-measured calorie burn for the day.
        Users consulting their BodyMedia Activity Manager for information on
        their calorie expenditure, calorie deficit or overage for the day,
        activity levels, steps taken, sleep duration, personalized feedback
        and/or overall weight loss progress can simultaneously see their
        MyFitnessPal calorie count as well as BodyMedia's nutritional analysis
        of their food intake.
The integration also connects two of the market's most effective tools for supporting weight loss initiatives. BodyMedia technology has been clinically proven to increase weight loss up to three times compared to behavioral support alone. MyFitnessPal takes its cue from medical studies showing that keeping a food journal doubles weight loss, providing a searchable food database of over 2 million items that simplifies the process of documenting calorie intake.

"The #1 request we have received from BodyMedia users who track their food consumption with MyFitnessPal is to sync the food diary. As soon as MyFitnessPal released their application programming interface, we put that project on the top of our list," said Christine Robins, BodyMedia CEO. "Linking the two systems gives users new options for quickly zeroing in on the data they need to make decisions about their everyday eating and exercise behaviors."

"BodyMedia's ability to automatically and accurately measure calorie burn is a benefit to MyFitnessPal users because overestimating calorie expenditure by even a small amount can mean the difference between weight loss and weight gain," said Mike Lee, co-founder of MyFitnessPal. "This integration gives members of our community easy access to vital information to further support their weight control efforts."

Users of both systems can link their accounts by visiting http://www.bodymedia.com/Support-Help/MFP.

About BodyMedia, Inc.
BodyMedia pioneered the development of wearable body monitors that collect physiological data for use in improving health, wellness and fitness. Founded in 1999, the company today provides a variety of around-the-clock on-body monitors utilizing proprietary technology that has been clinically validated for accuracy. Data captured by BodyMedia devices is used by consumers as well as health and wellness professionals to guide behavioral changes to control weight and promote an active lifestyle - two factors that are routinely cited as keys to combat and manage serious medical conditions.  BodyMedia has amassed one of the largest databases of information about the human body and the technology has been used in hundreds of clinical research studies covering health issues such as obesity, COPD, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, cancer, bariatrics, sleep and intensive care. BodyMedia is privately held and based in Pittsburgh, PA. For more information, visit http://www.bodymedia.com.

About MyFitnessPal
MyFitnessPal makes good health attainable for all. Powered by more than 30 million people, MyFitnessPal is the leading free resource to take charge of daily health. Partnering with top brands--including BodyMedia, runtastic and Endomondo --and featuring a database over 2 million foods, MyFitnessPal provides real-time nutrition and fitness tracking, insights and community support. MyFitnessPal's free and easy to use technology works seamlessly across Android, iOS, Blackberry, Kindle and Windows apps, in addition to the web. MyFitnessPal is headquartered in San Francisco, Calif. For more information, visit http://www.myfitnesspal.com/.

SOURCE  BodyMedia, Inc.

BodyMedia, Inc.

CONTACT: Molly Antos, SSPR for BodyMedia, +1-847-415-9327, mantos@sspr.com; Lyndsey Besser, SutherlandGold for MyFitnessPal, +1-415-848-7170, MyFitnessPal@sutherlandgold.com

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

GroupLink announces everything HelpDesk release with a cloud option and MDM integration

DUSSELDORF, Germany, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GroupLink Corporation announces today the latest release of everything HelpDesk, version 10. The public beta is immediately available for download, and the production release will be available by October 31, 2012.

This latest release of the web based help desk ticketing system brings GroupLink's customers the latest in help desk technology along with an optional hosted, cloud based offering of the solution. This release also allows for Mobile Device Management (MDM) via GroupLinkMDM coupled with the help desk. This announcement came at the GWAVACon EMEA Conference.

For more than 15 years, GroupLink has provided powerful software solutions to customers in many industries, including K-12 schools, higher education institutions including trade, technical and traditional colleges, state and local government, and healthcare. This latest help desk and mobile device management technology will help organizations to make the most of information technology through managing mobile devices, tracking incident requests and resolutions and automating processes.

Cloud computing has become the latest trend in I.T. infrastructure. Organizations can reduce costs and increase uptime by moving solutions to the cloud. Version 10 of everything HelpDesk will give help desk customers the ability to reduce internal costs and provide better customer service to end users. This latest release also features increased flexibility for organizations to set custom roles and responsibilities in the help desk, manage workflow and facilitate the use and user adoption of the help desk with a user friendly web experience.

Information about this latest release of the service help desk, help desk in the cloud, and MDM can be found at http://www.grouplink.com/products/ehd.html

GroupLink Corporation services over 1,000 enterprise customers and 4,000 worldwide implementations from its US headquarters in Bountiful, Utah. Whether deployed for K12, Higher Education, Government, or other commercial organizations, GroupLink's world class, best-practices Help Desk, CRM, Sales Force Automation and MDM software solutions feature key integration with Microsoft, Linux, Novell and Apple/Mac environments and help customers automate and add intelligence to business processes, enhance profitability, and lower total cost of ownership.

Media Contact:

Aimee Kocinski
GroupLink Corporation
(801) 335-0713

GroupLink and everything HelpDesk are registered trademarks belonging exclusively to GroupLink Corporation.

SOURCE  GroupLink

GroupLink

Web Site: http://www.grouplink.net

Hadapt Accelerates Hadoop's Move to Production with Interactive Applications

Hadapt 2.0 Features Interactive Queries, Hadapt Development Kit and Integration with Tableau Software

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Hadapt, the only data analytics platform natively integrating SQL with Apache Hadoop, today announced version 2.0 of its Adaptive Analytical Platform. The new release features the industry's first interactive applications on Hadoop, via Hadapt Interactive Query; the Hadapt Development Kit(TM) (HDK) for custom analytics; and integration with Tableau Software.

"There is significant demand in the market to leverage Hadoop for Big Data analytics," said Merv Adrian, Research VP at Gartner. "Two key enablers must be addressed for the business analyst community: 1) interactive query capabilities coupled with continuous data ingestion, and 2) advanced analytics packaged as SQL functions that can be natively integrated with existing BI tools."

Hadapt resolves both issues, accelerating the production deployment of Hadoop in the enterprise. Hadapt 2.0 empowers analysts to conduct investigative analytics on all of their data (structured, unstructured or semi-structured) in a single, unified platform, using standard business intelligence tools like Tableau. The new release also includes the HDK, allowing analysts to create advanced SQL analytic functions that can be used for campaign analysis, full text search, funnel analysis, sentiment analysis, pattern matching and predictive modeling.

"The integration of Tableau with Hadapt's Interactive Query capabilities delivers access to advanced analytics on Hadoop via SQL at petabyte scale," said Daniel Jewett, VP of Product Management at Tableau. "The combination of our products allows business analysts to bridge the gap to the full Hadoop analytic ecosystem."

"The idea of interactive applications on Hadoop was one of the founding ideas behind the company, and today we're making it a reality," said Hadapt CEO Justin Borgman. "For a long time, there's been this incredibly powerful tool, Hadoop, that was limited to the technically-savvy community. Now, it's here for the masses: interactive, massive-scale data processing--on any type of data--using commodity hardware and a familiar SQL interface."

Hadapt has been selected as a Startup Showcase finalist at the O'Reilly Strata Conference and Hadoop World in New York City October 23(rd)-25(th), where it will demonstrate the new release. Availability of Hadapt 2.0 is planned for early Q1 2013. For more information, visit http://www.hadapt.com.

About Hadapt

Hadapt has developed the industry's only Big Data analytic platform natively integrating SQL with Apache Hadoop. The unification of these traditionally segregated platforms enables customers to analyze all of their data (structured, semi-structured and unstructured) in a single platform--no connectors, complexities or rigid structure. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Media Contact:
Larry Bouchie
larry.bouchie@hadapt.com
(781) 620-0278

SOURCE  Hadapt

Hadapt

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

Elsevier Publishes Landmark Book on Computer Architecture in Enhanced, Multimedia eBook

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, October 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

         Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach by John L. Hennessy and David

                      A. Patterson now available in Inkling Edition

    Elsevier [http://www.elsevier.com ], a world-leading provider of scientific, technical
and medical information products and services, today announced the release of Computer
Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 5th Edition
[https://www.inkling.com/store/book/computer-architecture-hennessy-5th ] by John L.
Hennessy (President of Stanford University) and David A. Patterson (Pardee Professor of
Computer Science, University of California Berkeley) as an enhanced eBook.

    Adapted from the classic textbook, Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 5th
Edition, this interactive eBook from Inkling focuses on the dramatic and evolutionary
developments in mobile and cloud computing. Using their quantitative approach to design
and analysis, Hennessy and Patterson explore the ways in which software and technology in
the cloud are accessed by cell phones, tablets, laptops, and other mobile computing
devices. The running context in each chapter is computing for personal mobile devices
(PMDs) and warehouse-scale computers, with examples from the real world that help to
illustrate and describe the impacts of these revolutionary changes.

    "We're honored to create a unique, multifunctional version of this classic text," said
Suzanne BeDell, Managing Director, Science and Technology Books, Elsevier. "With this new
eBook Elsevier continues to innovate with content delivery."

    Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 5th Edition
[https://www.inkling.com/store/book/computer-architecture-hennessy-5th ] enables students
to explore cutting edge computing architecture - including mobile and cloud computing
using innovative multimedia features:

       
        - Video content in selected chapters including "Cray-1 Supercomputer 30th
          Anniversary" (the life and machines of Seymour Cray are explored at the Computer
          History Museum) and "Google Efficient Data Centers Summit" (Barroso, Hamilton, 2008).
        - Animations including a set demonstrating "Matrix Multiplication."
        - David Patterson's PowerPoint presentation on "Cache Blocking."
        - ALL appendices (A-L) included.
        - Embedded hyperlinks allow quick access to all cross-referenced content
          (chapters, sections, figures, tables, and URLs).
        - Print text page numbers listed in the margins, to allow Inkling users to
          quickly locate content whenever a printed text page number is cited or referenced.
        - Solutions to selected end-of-chapter exercises.

    Distributed exclusively on the Inkling store, the Inkling eBook version is available
for USD $74.99, or $11.99 per chapter.

    To take a look before you buy, Inkling offers chapter 2 for free. Download the inkling
app from iTunes, Register with Inkling, and click the "free chapter download" button here:
https://www.inkling.com/store/computer-architecture-hennessy-5th

    About Elsevier
Elsevier is a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information
products and services. The company works in partnership with the global science and health
communities to publish more than 2,000 journals, including The Lancet
[http://www.thelancet.com ] and Cell [http://www.cell.com ], and close to 20,000 book
titles, including major reference works from Mosby and Saunders. Elsevier's online
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[http://www.clinicalkey.com ] and Mosby's Nursing Suite [http://www.confidenceconnected.com
], which enhance the productivity of science and health professionals, and the SciVal
suite [http://www.scival.com ] and MEDai's Pinpoint Review [http://www.medai.com ], which
help research and health care institutions deliver better outcomes more cost-effectively.

    A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier [http://www.elsevier.com ]
employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC
[http://www.reedelsevier.com ], a world-leading publisher and information provider, which
is jointly owned by Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV. The ticker symbols are REN
(Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).

    About Inkling

    Inkling is reinventing publishing in the era of the screen/the cloud, and we've
started by redefining the book. Starting with the world's best textbooks and learning
content from leading publishers, Inkling rebuilds each title from the ground up into
engaging and interactive experiences. But it's about more than just books. Look between
the lines, and you'll see a revolution in publishing: a new platform for creating,
distributing and consuming media-rich, interactive content. Based in San Francisco,
Inkling is backed by Sequoia Capital and partners with the world's leading educational and
trade publishers. For more information, visit Inkling.com
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        Media contact
        Heather Donnellan
        Elsevier Science & Technology Books
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        h.donnellan@elsevier.com [d.oconnell@elsevier.com ]

Elsevier

SingerSewingSolutions.com Delivers One Stop Shop to Sewing Community

PUEBLO WEST, Colo., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Colorado-based retailer of Singer sewing machines, TMB Enterprises Ltd, has been working to provide its online customers with a one stop shop at SingerSewingSolutions.com, which includes sewing products, software, and product manuals, as well as social media platforms and an internally hosted blog to encourage communication amongst sewers.

"As a young girl, I was never really good at sewing and now I absolutely love it," explains Founder and President of SingerSewingSolutions.com, Trudy Beisner. "If you have a great sewing machine to work with, it makes sewing fun. It's important to us to have a Singer sewing machine for every level of sewing... from beginner to advanced."

In addition to sewing machines, SingerSewingSolutions.com promotes a learning environment, offering beginners various resources to getting started. Resources include a "Strut Your Stuff" section where users can share what they have made through video and instruct other sewers how to make the items as well, and a blog that will soon discuss various sewing topics.

Beisner continues, "As parents begin thinking about their holiday shopping, we're encouraging them to visit our website. Sewing is a fun challenge, and the outcome of learning is extremely rewarding. We see many children that are now capable of designing their own apparel and accessories, and that wouldn't have been possible without their first Singer sewing machine."

Social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest are currently being used to share products and projects with SingerSewingSolutions.com's online community. The Company continues to add to its product line as new items are added to its inventory, and is committed to providing its customers with high quality products and resources. In addition to its internal blog, the Company may also launch an external blog in the upcoming year, providing additional audiences with valuable sewing resources.

All products found on the website can be economically shipped anywhere within the United States and Canada and all major credit cards are accepted. Customers are advised to allow adequate shipping time around the holidays, as the Company expects to be busier than usual.

For more information on TMB Enterprises Ltd and its new online store, visit http://www.SingerSewingSolutions.com.

SOURCE  TMB Enterprises Ltd

TMB Enterprises Ltd

CONTACT: Michelle Boyd, +1-813-247-3278, for TMB Enterprises Ltd

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

Leading Financial Services Organization Adds Value By Deploying CIC's iSign® Mobile

Firm Expands Reach of its CIC Powered Electronic Signature Solution to Sales Team's Mobile Devices

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Communication Intelligence Corporation ("CIC" or the "Company") (OTCQB: CICI), a leading supplier of electronic signature solutions and the recognized leader in biometric signature verification, today announced that a leading North American financial services marketing organization that offers a broad array of financial products and services has added CIC's iSign® Mobile capabilities to extend the reach of its life insurance sales electronic platform.

iSign® Mobile allows the use of smartphones and tablets for collection of electronic signatures supporting a streamlined and efficient sales process.  With this mobile signing capability, financial sales professionals and independent associates can work with clients to electronically sign life applications anywhere.  All signed forms are electronically delivered to the client and the home office for further processing or filing.

"We are pleased to see another successful deployment of iSign® Mobile," stated Robert Williams, CIC's Vice President, Sales. "Our client's sales force had been clamoring for a mobile solution. As a result of the market-ready CIC mobility solution, we have witnessed an immediate rise in our client's server-based electronic signature transactions.  Electronic signatures are now being collected by the firm's field sales professionals on a variety of mobile devices in many locations."

"This implementation of iSign® Mobile," Williams added, "is consistent with CIC's move to transaction driven recurring revenues. Many of our existing clients and prospects are preferring this business model over more traditional licensing arrangements and are also expanding the reach of their IT business tools to mobile environments."

About CIC
CIC enables companies to achieve truly paperless workflow in their electronic business processes by providing multiple signature technologies across virtually all applications. CIC's solutions are available both in SaaS and on-premise delivery models and afford "straight-through-processing," which can increase customer revenue by enhancing user experience and can also reduce costs through paperless and virtually error-free electronic transactions that can be completed significantly quicker than paper-based procedures. CIC is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.cic.com. CIC's logo and iSign® are registered trademarks of CIC.

Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release, including without limitation, statements containing the words "believes", "anticipates", "hopes", "intends", "expects", and other words of similar import, constitute "forward looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual events to differ materially from expectations.  Such factors include the following (1) technological, engineering, quality control or other circumstances which could delay the sale or shipment of products containing the Company's technology; (2) economic, business, market and competitive conditions in the software industry and technological innovations which could affect customer purchases of the Company's solutions; (3) the Company's inability to protect its trade secrets or other proprietary rights, operate without infringing upon the proprietary rights of others or prevent others from infringing on the proprietary rights of the Company; and (4) general economic and business conditions and the availability of sufficient financing.

Contact Information:

CIC
Investor Relations & Media Inquiries:
Andrea Goren
+1.650.802.7723
agoren@cic.com

SOURCE  Communication Intelligence Corporation

Communication Intelligence Corporation

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

Sendmail Hosts Annual International Messaging Infrastructure Summit

Customers, Partners and Analysts Gathering to Discuss Growing Problem of Machine-Generated, Rogue Email and More

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sendmail customers and prospects have less than a month to register for Sendmail's annual International Messaging Infrastructure Summit being held in Washington, DC, November 8-9, 2012.

"This year's summit promises to be one of crucial importance for large, regulated and government organizations with aging messaging infrastructures--especially those that are looking to move to the cloud," said Sendmail President & CEO Glen Vondrick. "Reigning large among our discussions will be the quietly growing epidemic of email-enabled applications that have already begun to bring organizational communications and systems to a stand-still when not properly addressed."

The problem of machine-generated email, which Sendmail estimates makes up half of all email, was highlighted in a new email-to-cloud migration survey commissioned by Sendmail and conducted by Osterman Research. In it, nearly half of all large organizations report having more than 500 of such applications and systems generating customer care, system monitoring utilities, scheduled batch jobs and other emailed messages. These large build-ups of email-generating applications are creating critical security, compliance and other risks--including total shut-down of communications and business processes--that can rear their head at anytime, but especially during poorly planned cloud migrations.

Presenters at Sendmail's International Messaging Infrastructure Summit will include Sendmail messaging experts, customers, partners and a keynote by Michael Osterman of Osterman Research.

The International Messaging Infrastructure Summit 2012 will be held at the Washington Marriott at Metro Center, Washington, DC. Click here to register and learn more about the conference.

About Sendmail
Sendmail simplifies business email complexity and reduces IT infrastructure costs for large enterprises. The company's solutions ensure global email connectivity, routing, and message delivery between people, systems, and applications located on-premises, in-cloud or on mobile devices. The Sentrion Email Integration Platform performs intelligent email policy and message inspection ensuring all critical communications and content are integrated with business policies, applications and processes. Sendmail is headquartered in Emeryville, CA with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, call 1-87-SENDMAIL or email info@sendmail.com.

See what Sendmail provides in this short video and learn how Sentrion simplifies business email complexity.

The Sendmail Blog: http://www.sendmail.com/sm/blog/wik/

Follow @Sendmail on Twitter.

SOURCE  Sendmail

Sendmail

CONTACT: Chris Blake, chris@msrcommunications.com, +1-818-261-6106

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

New Biscom Solutions Provide Even Greater Security for Industries with High Data Privacy Needs

Biscom Secure Fax and "Fax Encryption at Rest" Mitigate Email Security and Fax Storage Security Issues

CHELMSFORD, Mass., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Business needs for data privacy, confidentiality, and controlled access have been intensified by an environment of frequent data breaches, and such governmental regulations as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLBA), and Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS 140).

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In response, Biscom, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise fax servers, hosted cloud fax services, and secure file transfer solutions, today announced the availability of two new fax innovations that will help companies shore up their electronic communications, and be confident about maintaining privacy and remaining compliant.  Biscom Secure Fax, and a new "fax encryption at rest" capability are designed for environments where document and data security are paramount considerations, including healthcare, financial services, government, legal, manufacturing, and C-suite executive ranks across industries.

Biscom's new "fax encryption at rest" capability is now built into the company's fax infrastructure and is also a part of Biscom Secure Fax. These new solutions address the problems of the unsecure emailing of sensitive fax documents and the storing of unencrypted faxes at rest. Unlike fax and secure file transfer communications methods, email can make multiple hops through unsecure servers, is generally not encrypted, is subject to viruses, has file size limitations, and does not provide a delivery confirmation, audit trail, or authenticated access. All of these disadvantages are now solved.

With Biscom Secure Fax, once the sent / received documents are transferred to Biscom's secure file transfer software, the data is robustly secured end-to-end. Documents sent and received are automatically encrypted in transit and at rest, using NIST-approved AES 256-bit encryption.

To activate Biscom Secure Fax, fax senders simply specify an email address rather than a fax number for the delivery to be sent. Recipients are notified of a secure delivery via an email with an embedded link with which to authenticate and download the files. As soon as the files are accessed, the sender receives a confirmation email that the files have been received and accessed. A granular reporting and audit trail is standard.

Wherever security of protected health information (PHI), and financial or personnel data is mission critical in faxing environments, Biscom solutions should be deployed to secure the data end-to-end. Typical applications that require robust security for faxes received to personal email inboxes or archived for later access include healthcare entities communicating PHI, financial institutions delivering confidential financial records, law firms handling sensitive client matters, and HR departments working with personnel information.

About Biscom   
Founded in 1986, Biscom, headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, pioneered the fax server and hosted on-demand cloud fax marketplaces and is #1 in North American production fax. As the industry's recognized innovation and customer service leader, Biscom has provided the world's largest enterprises with secure document and file communications solutions:  the award-winning enterprise FAXCOM®  Server and FAXCOM Anywhere hosted cloud enterprise fax solution; the Hybrid Fax Platform; Biscom Secure Fax;  Biscom Digital Fax; File Conversion software; and Biscom Secure File Transfer and Collaboration products.

    Media Contacts:

    Alan Gonsenhauser                          Julie Sculley/Paul DiPerna
    SVP, Chief Marketing Officer               Schwartz MSL Boston
    Biscom, Inc.                               781-684-0770
    ag@biscom.com                              biscom@schwartzmsl.com
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Web Site: http://www.biscom.com

OmniVision's OV10630 Selected by Tesla Motors to Enable Advanced Rear-View Camera Application

OmniVision's Megapixel Color SOC Sensor Delivers 720p HD Video with Industry-Leading High Dynamic Range

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced that its OV10630 image sensor was selected by Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) to support the manufacturer's rear-view camera system in Model S, the world's first premium electric sedan. The megapixel OV10630 was chosen by Tesla Motors for its ability to combine 720p high definition (HD) video with industry-leading color high dynamic range (HDR) to produce crisp, clear images in even the most challenging lighting conditions.

"OmniVision's OV10630 delivers extremely high performance on a single chip," said Satish Jeyachandran, senior manager, hardware development at Tesla Motors. "Its ability to provide high quality HD video allowed us to design and integrate the industry's first HD camera into our 17-inch infotainment system. The quality and field-of-view of the images provide Model S drivers an unparalleled driving experience even in challenging lighting conditions."

"Driven by both anticipated legal/regulatory requirements and consumer demand, rear-view cameras and other vision- and sensing-based driver assist systems are experiencing high adoption rates in next-generation  vehicle designs around the world," said Inayat Khajasha, senior product marketing manager at OmniVision. "The OV10630 is our flagship sensor, designed to meet the stringent requirements of this rapidly growing market. We believe that the selection of this sensor by a leading-edge manufacturer like Tesla Motors underscores our leadership role in shaping the future of automotive imaging."

The megapixel OV10630 is a fully integrated system-on-chip (SoC) image sensor ideally suited for wide field-of-view and multi-camera applications. Its unparalleled ability to simultaneously deliver high-quality 720p HD video at 30 frames per second and superior scene information content is a key feature for applications that require concurrent vision and sensing functions. Featuring unique split pixel technology, the image sensor samples scene information for HDR multi-capture simultaneously rather than sequentially, minimizing motion artifacts and delivering superior image quality in the most demanding conditions.

About OmniVision

OmniVision Technologies (NASDAQ: OVTI) is a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions. Its award-winning CMOS imaging technology enables superior image quality in many of today's consumer and commercial applications, including mobile phones, notebooks, tablets and webcams, digital still and video cameras, security and surveillance, entertainment devices, automotive and medical imaging systems. Find out more at http://www.ovt.com.

About Tesla

Tesla's goal is to accelerate the world's transition to electric mobility. Palo Alto, California-based Tesla designs and manufactures EVs and EV power train components for partners such as Toyota and Daimler. Tesla has delivered more than 2,350 Roadsters to customers worldwide. Model S, the first premium sedan to be built from the ground up as an electric vehicle, began deliveries in June 2012. For more information visit http://www.teslamotors.com.

Safe-Harbor Language

Certain statements in this press release, including statements regarding the expected benefits, performance, capabilities, and potential market appeal of the OV10630 are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties, which could cause the forward-looking statements and OmniVision's results to differ materially, include, without limitation: potential errors, design flaws or other problems with OV10630, customer acceptance, demand, and other risks detailed from time to time in OmniVision's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, OmniVision's annual report filed on Form 10-K and quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q. OmniVision expressly disclaims any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement.

OmniVision® and the OmniVision logo are registered trademarks of OmniVision Technologies, Inc.

SOURCE  OmniVision Technologies, Inc.

OmniVision Technologies, Inc.

CONTACT: Media, Martijn Pierik, Impress Labs, +1-602-366-5599, martijn@impresslabs.com, Company, Scott Foster, OmniVision Technologies, +1-408-567-3077, sfoster@ovt.com, Investor Relations, Mary McGowan, Blackburn Communications, +1-408-653-3263, invest@ovt.com

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

Vesta's New Offer Management Platform Improves Customer Lifetime Value for Prepaid Wireless Subscribers

Analytical, Marketing and Promotions (AMP) platform lowers churn and increases revenue for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs)

ATLANTA, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Vesta, a leader in electronic payment solutions, today announces AMP (Analytical, Marketing and Promotions), an offer management platform designed for MNOs. The platform enables Vesta's clients to mine consumer transactional, demographic and usage data to deliver real-time, targeted messages to stimulate usage, increase top-up amounts, up-sell rate plans, and more. AMP is available as a value-added service for operators using Vesta's PaaS (payments as a service) platform.

Vesta's MNO clients are using the platform to increase profit and reduce churn by driving customer adoption of direct top-up payment channels. AMP marketing campaigns include up-sell, auto-pay, lifecycle messaging and predictive churn modeling and have delivered increases of 3-5% over control groups.

"AMP is making it possible for our MNO partners to improve the profitability of their prepaid wireless subscriber base," said Joshua Rush, vice president of product and marketing. "Leveraging a campaign management system that is tightly integrated with payment systems provides operators and consumers the benefits of a seamless end-to-end experience."

Because prepaid customers tend to be anonymous and harder to reach, the ability to use analytics to drive customer segmentation and push relevant offers is critical. To support these actions, AMP offers MNOs:

    --  Robust analytic tools that build customer segments based on behavior.
        These segments can be standardized or dynamic using predictive models.
    --  An interactive, triggered campaign management tool that allows business
        owners to determine who gets which offer, do "A vs. B" testing, and
        trigger future messages based on initial responses.
    --  Cross channel marketing support for outbound (i.e. email, SMS, outbound
        calling) and inbound communication (i.e. web, IVR, live agent, handset
        app).
    --  The ability to apply promotional bonuses directly to a customer's
        account through Vesta's integration with the MNO's billing platform.
    --  Dynamic reporting tools that allow business owners to track campaign
        results using a variety of different filters, including by offer type,
        tenure, rate plans, etc.  Reporting can also be filtered to further
        optimize campaigns.
About Vesta Corporation
Headquartered in North America, with operations in Europe and China, Vesta has been a pioneer and worldwide leader in electronic payment solutions since 1995. Vesta has established long-term, successful relationships with leading telecommunications and financial companies including AT&T, China Mobile, China Telecom, Cricket Communications, Digicel, O2 (Telefonica), Sprint, T-Mobile USA, Telcel, Verizon, Vodafone, Bank of China, Bank of Ireland, Chase Paymentech, Green Dot, and NetSpend.

Media Contacts
Evan Tamura/Valerie Christopherson
Global Results Communications (GRC)
vesta@globalresultspr.com

+1 949.608.0276

SOURCE  Vesta Corporation

Vesta Corporation

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

One Hour Translation becomes official Amazon Web Services Technology Partner

One Hour Translation announced today it became an official Amazon Web Services technology partner. One Hour Translation allows AWS users to benefit from high quality business translation coupled with cutting-edge technologies

NICOSIA, Cyprus, Oct 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amazon Web Services (AWS) is used by top notch e-commerce sites and other leading Internet sites to service hundreds of millions of users daily. Many of the sites running on AWS are global by nature, and most of them need professional translation services to increase sales from international customers.

Leveraging the new partnership with One Hour Translation, the largest professional translation service online, AWS can now offer its users cloud based, stream-lined human translation service.

"The importance of using professional translation in order to reach global customers is obvious," says Dr. Lior Libman, COO of One Hour Translation. "The issue with traditional services is that the process is inefficient. With One Hour Translation, translation is done by human beings and the entire process is stream-lined and automated. It is an ideal solution for big websites with constantly updating content," said Dr. Libman.

One Hour Translation itself runs on AWS, as do some of its existing customers who already use the API to seamlessly send text for translation and receive the translated result. "The fact that we are running on AWS makes the translation process even more efficient in terms of latency and bandwidth," said Dr. Libman.

AWS customers that would like to use One Hour Translation to grow their global business are welcome to visit the OHT translation business center

You are also welcome to visit our AWS page which details more advantages- http://www.onehourtranslation.com/translation/partners/official-amazon-web-services-translation-technology-partner

About One Hour Translation

OneHourTranslation is the largest professional translation service online, with thousands of business customers and over 15000 translators worldwide. Among our customers are Google, IBM, RedBull, Pfizer, The US Army, Toyota, 3M, Xerox, Avon, Zynga, McCann-Erickson, Linkedin, SAP, Coca-Cola and many others.

We offer 24/7 high-quality, fast and competitively priced professional translation to/from any language. We specialize in localization projects, website translation, technical translation, legal translation, and business/finance translation.

Contact:

David Shaw

+1 (954) 396 5402

David@onehourtranslation.com

SOURCE  One Hour Translation

One Hour Translation

ValidSoft Showcases SMART at Finovate Fall, NYC

Within one month of demonstrating the pitfalls of mobile banking deployment and enrollment a major UK bank becomes a high-profile victim

LONDON, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ValidSoft (http://www.validsoft.com), a global supplier of advanced telecommunications-based fraud prevention, authentication and transaction verification solutions, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Elephant Talk Communications, Corp. (NYSE: ETAK) formerly (NYSE Amex: ETAK), announced that its successful participation in Finovate Fall, NYC, and the live solution it showcased in how to securely initialize a mobile based app, has been proven correct, unfortunately at the expense of a real bank and its customers.

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ValidSoft demonstrated their SMART (Secure Mobile Architecture for Real-time Transactions) platform, using just a single example of how to initialize a downloaded banking app, including turning the smart-phone into a two-factor authentication device capable of encrypted end-point tunneling.  (To see the ValidSoft demo: http://www.finovate.com/fall12vid/validsoft.html).

Pat Carroll, ValidSoft CEO, commented:  "In this particular case, these breaches therefore had nothing to do with the medium being a smart-phone but everything to do with the process employed in deploying and activating the app. There is no real difference between this and Internet banking losses through reliance on PINs and passwords alone. In this and other instances that will surely follow, we need to look at the end-to-end process rather than casting a shadow over mobile banking in general."

SMART is predicated on an increasing number of financial transactions migrating to the smart-phone and being executed over mobile and public data networks. Not only is the phone the medium for transacting, it should also be the medium for securing the transactions, using out-of-band and in-band techniques incorporating a multi-layer combination of visible and invisible checks, yet user-friendly. 

The key, and the critical point of exposure with many mobile apps, as pointed out by ValidSoft, is in the actual initialization/enrollment process itself; i.e. knowing who is initializing the App. At Finovate Fall 2012, ValidSoft used a multi-layer security solution based on telephony generated Out-of-Band call which incorporated a Biometric Voice Verification and other invisible checks, providing the ultimate in strong authentication, but in a very user-friendly manner. In the absence of a strong enrollment process, any subsequent authentication process is subject to compromise.

As a testimony to this approach, and also as an ominous warning to other institutions, one of the largest UK banks recently announced the suspension of its high-profile mobile app, a product that allowed users to withdraw money from ATMs using a six digit code generated by the app, with no card required. The UK bank has acknowledged that fraud is behind the decision.

Despite much speculation on how the fraud occurred, including some assertions that there are inherent weaknesses with smart-phone based apps, the reality is far simpler. The app could be downloaded and initialized by anybody with access to a customer's details and card number, which is information routinely gathered by fraudsters.

ABOUT ValidSoft
ValidSoft Limited has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Elephant Talk since early 2010 and underpins the mobile/cloud security offerings of the Group. The company is a market leader in providing solutions to counter electronic fraud relating to mobile, internet, card, and telephone channels. ValidSoft's solutions are used to verify the authenticity of both parties to a transaction (Mutual Authentication), the security of the relevant telecommunication channel used (Secure Communications), and the integrity of transactions itself (Transaction Verification) for the mass market, in a highly cost effective and secure manner while being very easy to use.

The company counts several leading worldwide service providers and institutions amongst its customers.  These companies benefit from a very substantial reduction in false positives, thereby freeing up resources to combat actual fraud, as well as a substantial elimination of the fraud itself, all in real time. ValidSoft is the only security software company in the world that has been granted two European Privacy Seals. Visit http://www.validsoft.com.

ABOUT Elephant Talk Communications
Elephant Talk Communications, Corp. (NYSE: ETAK), formerly (NYSE Amex: ETAK) is a leading international provider of mobile networking software and services. The Company's mission is to provide a single service, fully enabling and securing the mobile cloud.

Elephant Talk empowers Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) by providing a cloud based mobile communications infrastructure, operating software and managed services, based mostly on company developed and owned software. We enable these Mobile Operators and Virtual Network Operators by offering a full suite of products, delivery platforms, support services, superior industry expertise and high quality customer service without substantial upfront investment.

As a specialized outsourcing partner, we provide operating software, managed services, cloud and SaaS solutions, an integrated transaction and delivery platform to the mobile telecommunications industry globally. Our products include remote health care, credit card fraud prevention, mobile internet ID security, secure remote file access management, loyalty and transaction management services and a whole range of other emerging mobile services.

Elephant Talk can count several of the world's leading Mobile Operators amongst their customers including Vodafone, T-Mobile and Zain, and virtually all business is focused on tier 1 operators worldwide. Visit http://www.elephanttalk.com.

Media Contacts

PR Teams

US: Intermarket Communications
+1 212 888 6115
etak@intermarket.com

UK: Fishburn Hedges
+44 (0)20 7839 4321
validsoft@fishburn-hedges.co.uk

Investor relations:

Steve Gersten
Elephant Talk Communications Corp.
+ 1 813 926 8920
Steve.Gersten@elephanttalk.com

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may include, without limitation, statements with respect to the Company's plans and objectives, projections, expectations and intentions. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's industry, management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by management. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Because such statements involve risks and uncertainties, the actual results and performance of the Company may differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Unless otherwise required by law, the Company also disclaims any obligation to update its view of any such risks or uncertainties or to announce publicly the result of any revisions to the forward-looking statements made here. Additional information concerning certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from that projected or suggested is contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), copies of which are available from the SEC or may be obtained upon request from the Company.

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World Renowned Celebrity Vocal Coach Ron Anderson To Teach One of His Exclusive Master Classes For The First Time in Colombia

BOGOTA, Colombia, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Latin America will come together in song as Los Angeles-based celebrity vocal coach Ron Anderson travels from the United States to teach his first master class in Bogota (http://www.ronandersonencolombia.co/). The one-day seminar takes place on Oct. 18 at the Gimnasio Moderno.

Anderson's (http://www.ronandersonvocals.com/)reputation follows him throughout the world as the entertainment industry's leading vocal teacher and album vocal-producer.
Anderson started his singing career some 50 years ago with a promise that upon completion of his artistic goals he would pass along the teaching techniques he himself learned studying with the best vocal teachers in the world.Since then he has made it his mission to hand down that knowledge from Miami to New York, from London to Moscow, and now in Bogota.

Recognized as the world's leading vocal teacher, Anderson's list of clients stands unparalleled. With an undeniable gift of the voice, Anderson has trained the industry's best including: Enrique Iglesias, Tom Cruise, Alicia Keys, Natalie Imbruglia, Selena Gomez, Kylie Minogue, and Nelly Furtado. Anderson has trained established singers, as well as actors with little vocal experience, aiding them in completing their singing roles in films and on albums including Brad Pitt, Kate Hudson, Demi Moore, Mark Wahlberg, Dakota Fanning, Kevin Costner, Drew Barrymore, and Neil Patrick Harris.

Anderson is so zealous about warming up the voice that he created a smart phone mobile app called VoixTek(TM) (http://www.voixtek.com), which educates users on how to warm-up before singing to avoid future trouble with vocal cords. It does this by simplifying musical jargoncombined with an easy to follow guide. The app is available on iPhone, iPad, and Android.

Anderson's accolades are endless, as is his passion for the voice. His lessons concentrate on properly preparing the voice, something that is often ignored.

"In my workshop and in all of my lessons, I teach people to warm up and protect their voice before really entering into song. If the preparation is not right, the voice will not explore its full range, and inevitably suffer from major health concerns in the long term. Aside from helping people sound their best, I strive to help them learn what it truly means to protect our most important asset - the voice," said Anderson.

Contact: Iviani Figueroa                   
(561) 750-9800 x 233 
iviani@transmediagroup.com

SOURCE  VoixTek

VoixTek

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

Exar Delivers Power Distribution Switch For USB Applications

XRP2523 Provides Power Distribution for USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 Hubs

FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR) a leading provider of high performance analog mixed-signal and data management products, announced today the XRP2523, a next-generation single channel switch for USB V(BUS) power distribution applications. The XRP2523 is compliant with the latest USB 3.0 specification as well as the established USB 2.0 specification.  The new specification provides higher power to the downstream peripherals and enables more efficient battery charging over USB.

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The XRP2523 manages all aspects of the V(BUS) power distribution; providing a low on-resistance to meet the USB voltage regulation requirement, controlling transients during turn-on and hot plugging events and handling all fault conditions such as over current, short circuit or over temperature. The XRP2523 seamlessly interfaces with any USB controller through an active-high enable logic and channel fault flag.

"Issues revolving around the controlled power distribution and the protection of both the host power supply and the peripheral are key elements of designing reliable equipment with a USB compliant port," said Eric Pittana, Exar's Power Management Marketing Director. "Given the growing trend to power and charge portable devices via USB, we expect management of the extra power provided by a USB 3.0 compliant port and the increased reliability to be key requirements for numerous applications."

Product Details
The XRP2523 is a compact and cost effective single channel power distribution switch supporting a 3.2V to 6.5V input voltage range. With a low 85mO on-resistance, this device is capable of delivering up to 1.5A of continuous load current while meeting USB requirements for voltage drop and regulation.  An integrated soft-start function controls turn-on transients. Built-in over current, a 1.6A over current limit, under voltage lockout (UVLO), reverse current, short circuit and over temperature features, protect both the hub and the peripheral from any abnormal operating conditions. False fault detections are masked from the USB controller through a 9ms blanking of the error flag. An active-high control logic also allows the controller full control on the XRP2523 on/off state.

Product Availability and Pricing
The XRP2523 is available now in volume quantities and comes standard in a RoHS compliant, halogen free 5-pin SOT-23 package.  The 1,000-unit suggested retail is $0.69 each.  Exar also offers an evaluation board for customers to quickly and easily test the features of the XRP2523.

Additional Information

Additional information on the XRP2523 is available online.

Additional information on Exar's power management products is also available online.

About Exar
Exar Corporation designs, develops and markets high performance, analog mixed-signal integrated circuits and advanced sub-system solutions for data communication, networking, storage, consumer, and industrial applications.  Exar's product portfolio includes power management and connectivity components, communications products, and network security and storage optimization solutions.  Exar has locations worldwide providing real-time customer support. For more information about Exar, visit http://www.exar.com.

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CONTACT: +1-510-668-7000, Press@exar.com

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

Cloud Technology Partners New OpenStack RapidPlan(TM) Offering Eliminates Obstacles and Accelerates Adoption of OpenStack Platform

First of its Kind Service Offering Speeds OpenStack Planning, Paving the Way for Successful Private Cloud Deployment

Cloud Technology Partners Vice President, OpenStack Solutions, Ken Pepple to Moderate Panel Discussion, "Network Virtualization - The Next Big Thing?" at OpenStack Summit

BOSTON, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud Technology Partners(TM), the leader in transforming businesses with cloud solutions, today launched its OpenStack RapidPlan(TM), the first in a line of services designed to eliminate obstacles and accelerate enterprise adoption of the OpenStack platform. The Cloud Technology Partners' OpenStack RapidPlan offering enables customers to create a solid scope, budget, and business case for their OpenStack deployment, paving the way for a successful private cloud.

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"Evaluating and architecting an OpenStack solution is not just about performing a simple product selection exercise or installing shrink-wrap software.  It requires the hands-on experience that can only be achieved from having direct experience architecting and building infrastructure platforms, as well as knowledge of the unique business and technical requirements and challenges facing the customer," said Ken Pepple, Vice President, OpenStack Solutions, Cloud Technology Partners, an highly respected practitioner, author and sought-after speaker in the cloud and OpenStack community.  "Cloud Technology Partners' expertise and unique approach enables us to architect, optimize and integrate the OpenStack platform efficiently into the customer's environment, and to educate the customer to become self-sufficient in operationalizing the platform."

The service will be the first of several Cloud Technology Partners OpenStack services. In the coming months, the company will announce additional services aimed at assisting customers in the architecture, deployment and management of OpenStack-based private clouds.

The OpenStack RapidPlan service assists customers to make an informed investment decision on their OpenStack project based on Cloud Technology Partners' delivery experience and objective data. Instead of focusing on the engineering details of installing and configuring a cloud, it focuses on use cases to make the cloud responsive to the customer's needs. As part of the service, Cloud Technology Partners consultants will educate on the proper architecture and design of OpenStack private cloud deployments, provide several customized use cases for the proposed cloud and collaborate on building an indicative cost model for the project.

The Cloud Technology Partners OpenStack RapidPlan service offering is immediately available.  For further information, please call (617) 674-0874 Ex. 10 or email info@cloudtp.com.

Want to learn more?  Ken Pepple is scheduled to present at this week's OpenStack Summit:

    Date:                            October 15 - 18, 2012
    Event:                           The OpenStack Summit
    Location:                         Manchester Grand Hyatt (San
                                      Diego, CA)
    Don't Miss:                       Ken Pepple, Vice President,
                                      Cloud Technology Partners, will
                                      be joined by executives from
                                      Midokura, HP and Big Switch
                                      Networks as he moderates the
                                      panel discussion: "Network
                                      Virtualization - The Next Big
                                      Thing?"   (Wednesday, October
                                      17, 1:50 p.m. -2:30 p.m.,
                                      Manchester D ballroom)
OpenStack is a global collaboration of developers and cloud computing technologists producing the ubiquitous open source cloud computing platform for public and private clouds. The project aims to deliver solutions for all types of clouds by being simple to implement, massively scalable and feature rich.  Founded by Rackspace Hosting and NASA, OpenStack has grown to be a global software community of developers collaborating on a standard and massively scalable open source cloud operating system.  This community includes a virtual who's who in the industry including Intel, Cisco, Dell and Microsoft.

About Cloud Technology Partners
Based in Boston, MA, Cloud Technology Partners(TM) enables the world's leading businesses and institutions to innovate through cloud computing.  It provides a full suite of cloud-focused services to plan, design and build comprehensive cloud solutions. Its expertise includes cloud strategy and implementation consulting, private cloud deployment, systems integration and application migration and development.  For further information, please visit: http://www.cloudtp.com, email: info@cloudtp.com or call: (617) 674-0874.

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® Cloud Technology Partners 2012.  Cloud Technology Partners and OpenStack RapidPlan are trademarks of Cloud Technology Partners.  All other company, brand or product names contained in this announcement may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

PR Contacts:
Nicole Gorman

Corporate Communications

Cloud Technology Partners

508-397-0131
nicole.gorman@cloudtp.com

Brad Young

Marketing & Sales

Cloud Technology Partners

(617) 674-0874 Ex. 10
brad.young@cloudtp.com

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Ogilvy PR Launches ACE, a Global Industry Analyst Community Engagement Service

A comprehensive solution for in-house AR departments designed to influence sales cycles as well as influencers' perception locally, regionally and globally

NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ogilvy Public Relations (Ogilvy PR) today announced the launch of ACE (Analyst Community Engagement), a new global service designed to give technology companies an informed, strategic and measurable approach to industry analyst relations.

Ogilvy PR's ACE service will be driven by a global team based in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, London, Hong Kong, Beijing, Singapore and Sydney.

"Analyst Relations is the most global of all the marketing disciplines," said Luca Penati, managing director of the Global Technology Practice at Ogilvy PR. "We believe that the analyst world consists of 'Deal Makers' and 'Perception Makers', and that the true value of AR is in knowing how to distinguish between the two, and tapping the right ones to influence sales cycles and purchase decisions as well as shift market attitudes through increased exposure."

"Working with industry analyst and influencer communities is strategically important, particularly in emerging technology categories," said Dee Anna McPherson, vice president of marketing, Yammer. "Ogilvy PR's ACE service is compelling because it bases AR decision making on data and provides a baseline to measure effectiveness."

Partnering with KCG, an analyst relations strategy firm serving the technology sector, Ogilvy PR has designed a new approach to analyst relations, creating ACE as a comprehensive solution for in-house AR departments that need to engage analysts locally, regionally and globally.

"We have been partnering with Ogilvy PR on analyst relations projects for over six years," explained Stephen England, president and partner at KCG. "We share the same vision for AR, have trained and certified many of their practitioners, and seamlessly offer our mutual clients KCG's highly complementary targeting, training and research metrics services."

England added, "It's great to now formalize this partnership under ACE. ACE builds on Ogilvy PR's analyst relations expertise, having worked with leading technology companies in the software, semiconductor, telecom and web services sectors."

The partnership is unique and valuable to clients because it offers:

    --  An approach based on the needs of the client and an understanding of the
        business of analyst relations firms, and how AR fits into the overall
        business and communications strategy.
    --  A comprehensive solution for in-house AR departments spanning strategy
        and planning, retained analyst services, analyst briefings, ongoing
        analyst relations, training, presentation development, event management,
        media references and measurement.
    --  A global coverage perspective with Ogilvy PR expert AR practitioners,
        with a collective 50+ years of experience in AR as well as trained and
        certified in analyst relations by KCG.
    --  Recommendations and insights that are informed by KCG assets including a
        400+ firm and 2,300+ analyst profile database, unlimited access to 50+
        analyst firm's research including all key verticals, and KCG's amassed
        knowledge from conducting over 500 analyst benchmark projects in 8
        years.
    --  A flexible agency support model to supplement any internal analyst
        programs, on retainer or project-based, anywhere in the world.
"ACE moves AR from a necessary evil for many companies to a strategic asset that builds business," added Penati. "Clients are eager to have clearer AR strategies and measurement systems that clearly deliver business value."

Other companies currently using Ogilvy PR's ACE service include: Aspect, Canon Singapore Private Limited, HDS, Storage Networking Industry Association, among others.

More information about the offering can be found here, http://www.ogilvypr.com/en/expertise/ace.

About Ogilvy Public Relations:
Ogilvy Public Relations (Ogilvy PR) is a global, multi-disciplinary communications leader operating in more than 80 offices across six continents. In 2011, Ogilvy won more Cannes PR Lions than any other agency worldwide, was named Global Digital/Social Consultancy of the Year by the Holmes Report, won Specialist Agency of the Year in Asia Pacific (Campaign Asia), and won the WPP global, top award (WPPed Cream, Creme de la Creme) for the fourth time in five years. Ogilvy PR integrates deeply with all Ogilvy & Mather disciplines (advertising, direct marketing, activation, promotional, digital and entertainment) through the proprietary Ogilvy Fusion(TM) approach to delivering comprehensive, business solutions through content creation, community building, and communications with measurable results. Ogilvy PR is a unit of Ogilvy & Mather, a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY), one of the world's largest communications services groups. For more information, visit our Web site at http://www.ogilvypr.com or follow us on Twitter at @ogilvypr.

SOURCE  Ogilvy Public Relations

Ogilvy Public Relations

CONTACT: Rachel Ufer, +1-212-880-5280, Rachel.ufer@ogilvy.com

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

Electric Cloud and Wind River Showcase Technologies for Fast Development and Testing Of Android® Devices

Integrated technologies demonstrate competitive edge to Android device makers, dramatically speeding time to market and improving quality of new Android-based products

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Electric Cloud®, a leading DevOps optimization company, today announced that it is working with Wind River to demonstrate integrated Android® lifecycle management technologies designed to help Android device manufacturers succeed in today's highly time-constrained mobile marketplace. The demonstration highlights the Electric Cloud solutions which speed the development of Android applications and Wind River Test Management for software testing of Android-based devices.

Today's Android device vendors are contending with many challenges. With newer Android operating systems being released at a rapid pace, the delivery of devices is still gated by how quickly device makers can build, test, and release their software on all OS. The combination of Electric Cloud and Android testing software from Wind River provides faster build, test and release process management, enabling customers to accelerate processes and tasks involved in the entire lifecycle and to deliver high quality Android devices faster to the marketplace.

"With an average Android device development cycle of roughly four months, the winners are being determined by who gets to the market first," said Mike Maciag, CEO of Electric Cloud. "The matrix of OS, devices, and platforms that our customers have to manage is becoming more complex by the day. Together, Electric Cloud and Wind River technologies help automate, accelerate and bring visibility and control across the entire build, test and release process for the Android lifecycle as well as accelerate the entire process through ElectricCommander's parallelization capabilities."

An integrated Android solution simplifies, automates and accelerates the entire product development lifecycle for device manufacturers, from design through testing to compliance validation. Customers can leverage the benefits of an integrated workflow based solution to manage and automate the growing complexity and scale of the Android development lifecycle, enabling them to deliver high quality devices in shorter timeframes.

"As Android devices become increasingly sophisticated and delivery schedules shrink, companies are in need of expertise to accelerate the testing process, while ensuring a high level of quality and Android compliance," said Ido Sarig, vice president of product marketing at Wind River. "Wind River Test Management coupled with Electric Cloud's DevOps solution help Android device manufacturers simplify, automate, and strengthen the product development and testing lifecycle."

Electric Cloud and Wind River solutions are available immediately.

About Electric Cloud

Electric Cloud delivers solutions that automate and accelerate the entire application development and delivery process. The company's award-winning products help development organizations speed time-to-market, boost developer productivity, and improve software quality while leveraging the operational efficiencies provided by virtualized/cloud infrastructures. Leading companies across a variety of industries, including financial services, ISVs, mobile devices, semiconductors and transactional websites rely on Electric Cloud's DevOps optimization solutions. For more information, visit http://www.electric-cloud.com.

© 2003-2012 Electric Cloud, Inc. All rights reserved. Electric Cloud, ElectricInsight, ElectricAccelerator, Electric Make, ElectricCommander, ElectricDeploy and SparkBuild are trademarks of Electric Cloud. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

SOURCE  Electric Cloud

Electric Cloud

CONTACT: Erin O'Quinn, Electric Cloud, Senior Manager, Corporate Marketing, +1-408-419-4336, eoquinn@electric-cloud.com, or Ross Coyle, Sterling Communications, Account Supervisor, +1-415-992-3206, electriccloud@sterlingpr.com, rcoyle@sterlingpr.com

Web Site: http://www.electric-cloud.com

clubZone Acquires Clubvibes

Global media company continues expansion with a strategic ally in the
nightlife industry.

VANCOUVER, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Today, Vancouver-based myZone Media, a global nightlife marketing provider and owner of clubZone.com and ticketZone.com, announced the acquisition of Clubvibes, a media business dedicated to
the promotion of nightclubs in Canada and the US, for $500,000 in cash.

Mike Schwarz, Founder and CEO of myZone, announced that all assets,
including Clubvibes.com and the Vancouver Nightlife Awards, were
purchased to better prepare for ongoing global expansion. Joel
Weinmaster, former President of Clubvibes, will work with myZone as the
company's new CTO. 

"I'm very happy to merge forces with myZone and help take this business
model around the world," said Weinmaster. "I believe that together we
can provide a better product for our consumer." 

Schwarz is confident that the acquisition will be a mechanism for
continued expansion and enhancement of myZone Media's strong position
in the rapidly growing online club-promotion and ticketing market.

"Joel and I have worked together in the past and I've found that he and
I have very complimentary skill sets," said Schwarz. "Combined with the
marketing reach of the myZone network, I'm really excited to see how
Clubvibes technology and Joel's talent will increase our ability to go
global quickly."

Both Schwarz and Weinmaster were co-founding members of the original
Clubvibes website in 2000. Their original office was located on the
second floor of a mini-storage building in Vancouver, which also served
as an apartment for four members of the original team. The site quickly
grew in popularity and became one of Vancouver's first social
networking sites, several years before Facebook or mySpace.

In 2002, the pair rejected a $2.5 million buy-out offer for Clubvibes
and subsequently parted ways. In 2003, Schwarz went on to build a
competitive business model with clubZone and has now turned full
circle, working together again with his original business partner.

About myZone Media, Inc: Founded in 2003, myZone Media is a global nightlife marketing provider consisting of a network of
websites, including clubZone.com, ticketZone.com, DiscoverVancouver.com, Clubvibes.com and events such as the Vancouver Nightlife Awards. Reaching over 22 million young people each year, clubZone helps young
people answer the question, "where's the best party tonight?", while
ticketZone provides ticketing solutions to over 1,000 nightlife
promoters in Canada, the United States, and the UK. myZone Media is a
Vancouver-based company with teams operating in Buenos Aires, New York
City,  Beijing, and Tamil Nadu, India.

About Clubvibes: Co-founded in 2000 by Joel Weinmaster & Mike Schwarz, Clubvibes emerged from the ashes of the Internet Bubble to become a pioneer in
social media marketing before the term "social media" even existed. By
2001, Clubvibes established itself as Vancouver's premier nightlife
website and online community, reaching over 2 million people per year.

About Vancouver Nightlife Awards: The annual Vancouver Nightlife Awards recognize the best of the Vancouver party scene. Now in its ninth year,
the awards allow members of the public, as well as industry
professionals, to vote on several categories, including Nightclub of
the Year, Bartender of the Year, Manager of the Year, DJ of the Year,
and more. Preparations for the 2013 awards begin in November.

SOURCE  myZone Media

myZone Media

CONTACT:  CONTACT:  Rachel Charlesworth
Rachel@myzone.com

Pazoo.com Increases Experts To Its People/Pet Wellness Panel Of Experts

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pazoo.com (OTCBB Symbol: PZOO (German WKN#: A1J3DK)) - the #1 online health and wellness social community for people and their pets - has once again expanded its roster of experts who share their knowledge, insight and expertise with site visitors.

Pazoo's health and wellness experts in both human and pet care are dedicated to helping people and their pets enhance or achieve overall wellbeing of its site visitors.  These new experts are important contributors to our site's unique content and product selection. These experts are recognized as leaders in their specialties and are in demand as consultants, authors and speakers all over the world.

The latest additions to the pazoo.com expert section include: Dr. Mike Jones, Post Rehabilitation Expert; Dr. Jason Levy, Chiropractic Expert (the official team chiropractor for the NY Jets and NY Red Bulls); Mike Tranquilli, Occupational Therapy Expert; Matthew Moghaddam, Urban Farming and Green Design Expert; Sarah Anderson, Health and Life Coaching Expert; Thomas Torode, Business Stress Expert; Janice Morra, Running Physical Therapy Expert (whose clients include Olympic Athletes); and Michael Torres, Performance Coaching Expert.

These well respected experts will contribute new and updated information and advice on a regular basis to pazoo.com visitors - further enhancing the health and wellness information available to site visitors. Additionally, many of these experts are available for speaking engagements, seminars, phone or video-conferencing, personal one-on-one consultations, and blogs and articles.

About Pazoo, Inc.:
Pazoo, Inc.'s web site http://www.pazoo.com provides a warehouse of competitively priced products and a roster of experts who deliver useful information for achieving a fuller and richer life for both humans and their pets. Pazoo.com is a unique, interactive, e-commerce site where consumers can gain insights into health and wellness for themselves and their animals from leading health & wellness and pet industry experts. The company's team of medical, fitness, nutritional and pet professionals seeks to enhance its customers' wellbeing by offering an expanding selection of high quality merchandise, including fitness consumables, nutritional supplements, apparel, and wellness/safety products.

Safe Harbor Statement
This update includes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by phrases such as Pazoo, Inc. or its management "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "foresees," "forecasts," "estimates" or other words or phrases of similar import. Similarly, statements herein that describe the Company's business strategy, outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals also are forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements.

For Investor Relations:
Taylor Capitol, LLC
Phone: 973-351-3868
Email: investor@pazoo.com

SOURCE  Pazoo, Inc.

Pazoo, Inc.

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

Fujitsu Supports Development of Cloud-Based Business Applications with EMC

Fujitsu fi-Series Scanners Deliver EMC Captiva Cloud Functionality for Direct Scanning Control from Web-Based Applications

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fujitsu, the market leader in document imaging scanners, today announced that its line of fi-series scanners is now compatible with the EMC® Captiva® Cloud Toolkit from EMC Corporation.

The EMC Captiva Cloud Toolkit is a software development kit (SDK) that leverages enterprise capture technology from EMC Captiva. The toolkit enables web applications to directly access Fujitsu fi-series document scanners without need for downloads or limiting the user to a single browser. By adding the EMC Captiva Cloud functionality to its scanners, Fujitsu helps customers ensure that web applications developed with the EMC Captiva Cloud Toolkit will seamlessly drive scanning functionality directly with the fi-series scanners.  With this technology, scanning can be easily integrated into existing web-based business applications, streamlining the capture and classification of paper documents as it would be done in context with the workflow process. The readiness of Fujitsu fi-series scanners to take advantage of these new applications will deliver significant business and user benefits.

"Fujitsu strives to stay on the cutting edge of technologies that make scanning easier for our partners, developers and customers," said Scott Francis, vice president of marketing, Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. "The Captiva Toolkit update is a testament to that mission, in that we are looking at the growing demand for cloud and web capture and simplifying the process by which developers can produce enhanced applications with easy, user-friendly scanning for our customers."

"Fujitsu's fi-series scanners provide comprehensive features to meet changing customer needs. By incorporating EMC Captiva Cloud, Fujitsu is delivering technology that will respond to customers' growing demand for image and document capture," said Chris McLaughlin, vice president of channel alliances for the Information Intelligence Group division of EMC. "The combination of EMC technology and Fujitsu will yield applications that will increase business efficiency and ultimately reduce deployment and maintenance costs."

The EMC Captiva Cloud technology is available on all fi-series scanners on the Fujitsu website via a driver update and will also begin shipping with scanners in the fall of 2012. 

For the fi-series driver downloads, visit: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/computing/peripheral/scanners/drivers/index.html#isis.

For more information on EMC Captiva Cloud Toolkit, please visit: http://www.emc.com/cloudtoolkit.

For more information about Fujitsu scanners, call 800-626-4686 or visit: http://us.fujitsu.com/fcpa. 

About Fujitsu

Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services. Over 170,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.5 trillion yen (US$54 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. For more information, please see http://www.fujitsu.com

About Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. is an established leader in the Document Imaging industry, delivering innovative scanning solutions and services that enable our customers to solve critical business productivity issues and streamline operations. Fujitsu provides cutting-edge document capture solutions for business and personal environments, backed by a comprehensive portfolio of service and support programs.  For more information about Fujitsu Document Imaging solutions and services, visit http://us.fujitsu.com/fcpa or call us at 800-626-4686.

Copyright 2012 Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. All rights reserved. Fujitsu and the Fujitsu logo are registered trademarks. Statements herein are based on normal operating conditions and are not intended to create any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. reserves the right to modify at any time without notice these statements, our services, pricing, products, and their warranty and performance specifications.

EMC and Captiva are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.

    MEDIA CONTACTS:
    Jordyn Russell                             Angela Margraf
    Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. Voce Communications, Inc.
    408/746-7244                               415/975-2233
    jordyn.russell@us.fujitsu.com              amargraf@vocecomm.com
SOURCE  Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.

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

OpenTable Debuts Free Mobile-Friendly Sites for Restaurants

New service is designed to help restaurateurs capitalize on the shift to mobile devices by making restaurant websites mobile-friendly

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenTable (NASDAQ: OPEN), a leading provider of free, real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservation and guest management solutions for restaurants, today introduced a free service that makes it easy for its restaurant customers to optimize their websites for mobile devices.  The new service is designed to help restaurateurs capitalize on the massive shift toward mobile by making restaurant websites more user-friendly and functional on smartphones.  The service, powered by DudaMobile, is quick and easy to use and the before and after results are dramatic without sacrificing the branding and elegance of the restaurant's desktop website.   

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"More than ever diners are seeking information about restaurants and booking reservations on the go, yet the vast majority of restaurant websites are not designed for mobile use," said Matt Roberts, Chief Executive Officer of OpenTable.  "Our goal is to make it easier for restaurants to reap the benefits from the shift toward mobile by removing the friction associated with creating and hosting mobile-friendly sites."

More than 100 million people in the U.S. own smartphones, but only an estimated 10 percent of reservation-taking restaurants have mobile optimized sites.([i])  OpenTable has experienced a growing number of diners who are choosing to book via mobile devices.  In the second quarter of 2012, reservations booked on mobile devices accounted for 28 percent of the 28 million diners OpenTable seated in North America.  Since the introduction of its mobile solutions in November 2008, OpenTable has seated more than 30 million diners through reservations booked on mobile devices, representing more than $1 billion in revenue for OpenTable restaurant customers (based on a check average of $42.50 per person as reported by OpenTable restaurant customers).
"We understand that many of our guests want and expect to be able to do everything on their mobile devices, including finding a restaurant nearby, pulling up menus and ultimately booking a table through our site," said Dan Simons, Concept Developer and Managing Partner, Founding Farmers and Farmers Fishers Bakers. "Throughout the mobile experience, we want to provide our guests with the highest level of service and hospitality.  OpenTable has made it easier for us to achieve this level of service by providing a simple way to create our new mobile site."

To take advantage of the free service, OpenTable restaurant customers in the U.S., Canada, and the UK must claim their mobile site through the OpenTable Restaurant Center before February 1, 2013.  Customers who sign-up by the deadline will enjoy the service for free as long as they're an OpenTable customer and comply with the terms and conditions of the service.  Customers who sign up after January 31, 2013, will have access to the service for a nominal monthly fee.  Restaurants interested in becoming customers of OpenTable can learn more by visiting the Restaurateurs: Join Us section of the OpenTable website.

About OpenTable
OpenTable is a leading provider of free, real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservation and guest management solutions for restaurants. The OpenTable network delivers the convenience of online restaurant reservations to diners and the operational benefits of a computerized reservation book to restaurants. OpenTable has more than 25,000 restaurant customers, and, since its inception in 1998, has seated more than 350 million diners around the world.  The Company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and the OpenTable service is available throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico, and the UK. OpenTable also owns and operates toptable, a leading restaurant reservation site in the UK.

About DudaMobile
DudaMobile is a do-it-yourself mobile website solution that gives small- and medium-sized businesses a fast, simple and affordable way to build a mobile presence. Founded in 2009, DudaMobile offers a patented web-to-mobile platform that converts a desktop website into a mobile optimized site and is used by enterprise partners, agencies and small businesses. DudaMobile also offers managed mobile advertising solutions and custom-built mobile websites. The Company, based in Palo Alto, California, currently hosts more than two million mobile-friendly websites on its platform.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release 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 that involve risks and uncertainties.  These forward-looking statements include the quotations from management in this press release, as well as any statements regarding the Company's strategic and operational plans.  The Company's actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.  Factors that may contribute to such differences include, among others, the impact of the current economic climate on the Company's business; the Company's ability to maintain an adequate rate of growth; the Company's ability to effectively manage its growth; the Company's ability to attract new restaurant customers; the Company's ability to increase the number of visitors to its website and convert those visitors into diners; the Company's ability to retain existing restaurant customers and diners or encourage repeat reservations; the Company's ability to successfully enter new markets and manage its international expansion; the Company's ability to successfully manage any acquisitions of businesses, solutions or technologies; interruptions in service and any related impact on the Company's reputation; and costs associated with defending intellectual property infringement and other claims.  More information about potential factors that could affect the Company's business and financial results is contained in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and the Company's other filings with the SEC.  The Company does not intend, and undertakes no duty, to update this information to reflect future events or circumstances.

OpenTable, OpenTable.com, OpenTable logos, toptable and other service names are the trademarks of OpenTable, Inc. and/or its affiliates

([i]) comScore Mobile Subscriber Market Share Report and OpenTable estimates. 

SOURCE  OpenTable

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OpenTable

CONTACT: Tiffany Fox, OpenTable, +1-415-344-4275, tfox@opentable.com; Jennifer Spector, M Booth, +1-212-539-3299, jennifers@mbooth.com

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

QSR International Announces NVivo 10 for Mac is Coming

BOSTON, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- QSR International today announced that its flagship research software NVivo will be released for OS X in the last quarter of 2013. The decision to develop the software for Mac was driven by the increasing popularity of the platform amongst NVivo users and researchers around the world.

NVivo 10 is the leading software for analyzing unstructured data and is the only software that enables researchers to easily work with all types of data side-by-side. Using NVivo 10 researchers can analyze information including interviews, social media, video, web pages, images and data from commonly used applications like SurveyMonkey, OneNote and IBM SPSS Statistics.

QSR International CEO John Owen said, "We are delighted to be developing NVivo 10 to operate on OS X. It is a move that will not only provide platform flexibility and choice to researchers but will also give Mac users native access to the world's most popular qualitative data analysis software for the first time."

"Researchers who are Mac users will benefit from NVivo's efficiency, helping them to get to research outcomes faster while ensuring quality analysis. It will also provide them with the ability to quickly store and retrieve data, work systematically through their information, easily uncover connections and back-up their findings with evidence."

He continued, "In organizations like universities and research institutes globally, adoption of Mac technology is rapidly gaining traction and this surge in growth is only expected to continue. It is our priority at QSR to deliver tools to our customers that continually meet and outperform their needs so the development of NVivo for Mac was a logical progression for us."

NVivo 10 for Mac has been in development for over 12 months and will look, feel and behave like Mac software, but will still be easy to use and familiar to those who currently use NVivo on a Windows PC.

Beta testing for NVivo 10 for Mac will commence in mid-2013. More information and an early preview of NVivo 10 for Mac is available at http://www.nvivoformac.com

About QSR International:

QSR International develops research management software that helps people glean insight from data to inform decision making. Over half a million people around the world use QSR software to access, organize and analyze all their unstructured data. http://www.qsrinternational.com

For more information, please contact:
Polly McDougall
Account Director, Sauce Communications
+61-2-6953-7382
polly@saucecommunications.com.au

SOURCE  QSR International

QSR International

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

KineticD Introduces Hybrid Cloud Support for VMware Virtualized Machines

KineticCloud Backup for Servers Delivers Additional Protection to Channel Partners

TORONTO, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- KineticD(TM), known for its cloud backup and data recovery services for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced that its KineticCloud(TM) Backup for Servers product has been enhanced to protect VMware ESXi servers at the VM host level, providing fast, easy backups and restorations. It is now available in Beta for channel partners at no additional cost.

As more and more SMBs move to the cloud, many are looking at virtualization as a way to combine resources and reduce the costs of IT infrastructure. The VMware ESXi server allows customers to run multiple operating systems and/or machines from one physical server, saving hardware, data center space and resources. As a VMware Elite Partner, KineticD is able to deliver a cost-effective, smart, user-friendly way to safeguard virtualized machines, while providing greater flexibility and protection in the event of a disaster by allowing the user to keep local and remote copies of their machines.

"By integrating VMware into our product line, SMBs will be able to enjoy the same protection and assurance available to large enterprises," said Jamie Brenzel, CEO of KineticD. "As the adoption of virtualization grows, it is imperative that we deliver the technology that allows our customers to keep pace with these changes. We are excited to provide a product that meets the needs for local, virtual and cloud backup."

This true hybrid cloud solution ensures that if a machine does go down, it can be brought back up quickly, at the host level. By using the VMware Vstorage API, customers are able to back up data at the VM host level, simultaneously securing all or specific guest operating systems without causing downtime.

Key Facts:

    --  Global Block-Level De-duplication and Incremental Backups: Using
        Vmware's Vstorage API coupled with KineticDs block level deduplication,
        KineticD speeds up VMware backups and only sends incremental data
        changes and transfers blocks that haven't been stored in the vault.
        Doing so eliminates unnecessary data at the source and leads to much
        faster backups that consume less storage, bandwidth, and time.
    --  Agentless Deployment: Backups don't require installing individual agents
        or plug-ins providing greater scalability and efficiency.
    --  Granular Scheduling and Flexibility: Ability to schedule backups during
        off-peak times or at specific times during the day, reducing load on
        servers and bandwidth. Provides full and differential backups, using
        VMware's changed blocks tracking feature.
    --  Complete Protection: Settings of virtual machines (like hardware
        configurations), data stored on virtual disks (including all information
        on guest operating systems) and applications are always backed up.
    --  Hybrid Cloud Protection: Access to off-line (local) and online (remote)
        versions of files provide ongoing availability to digital assets at all
        times
Social Media Destinations:

    --  Twitter: https://twitter.com/KineticD
    --  Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KineticD
    --  Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/company/KineticD
About KineticD

KineticD(TM), an early pioneer of cloud backup technology, has set a new industry standard by providing small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) with the same level of security and protection that is available to large enterprises. KineticD's patented KineticCloud(TM) Backup technology, known for its scalability, advanced data reduction capabilities and ease-of-use, has won prestigious industry awards and has been featured in many key industry publications. Founded in 2002, KineticD technologies and solutions are currently used daily by over 60,000 customers, 1,000 resellers, 100 MSPs and private label partners for online backup and recovery, archiving, disaster readiness, secure file sharing and remote access.  For a free trial or to request more information, visit http://www.kineticd.com/

SOURCE  KineticD

KineticD

CONTACT: Kim Dearborn of Nadel Phelan, Inc., +1-831-440-2407, kim.dearborn@nadelphelan.com

Web Site: http://kineticd.com

Car Insurance Shoppers Can Now Take the Express Lane(TM)

TV Commercial Featuring Yaz Helping to Promote New Online Tool from Esurance That Makes Getting a Car Insurance Quote a Snap

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal car insurance company, is offering a new online tool that helps make shopping for car insurance faster and easier for consumers.

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Consumers shopping for car insurance on the Esurance website can now choose the Express Lane experience. Once they enter their ZIP code, they can simply select whether to use Express Lane or enter information about themselves and their car manually. Express Lane can save shoppers time and reduces hassle by automatically pre-filling data* such as:

    --  Their (or their spouses) drivers license number
    --  Information about their vehicle, including VIN, year, make and model
    --  Insurance information, including the number of years insured and current
        insurance coverage levels
Esurance uses the latest technology to streamline car insurance, offering an intuitive and efficient quoting process that makes getting car insurance easy for consumers. Express Lane is yet another way that the company is making that experience hassle-free, saving consumers time from having to hunt for information that is sometimes not readily available otherwise.

To help build consumer awareness for Express Lane, Esurance has a television commercial featuring the 80's hit "Situation" from British alternative band Yaz. The commercial is now airing nationally and can also be seen on the Esurance YouTube channel.

Consumers can also get more information about Express Lane by going to the Esurance blog.

*The success of retrieving this information and the ability to pre-fill using outside data sources will vary by user. Esurance does not guarantee that all data can be prefilled for every consumer.

About Esurance®
Esurance provides auto insurance direct to consumers online, over the phone, and through select agents, including sister company, Answer Financial. With an easy-to-use mobile app, quick comparison quotes, and online repair monitoring, Esurance is insurance for the modern world(TM) and the smart choice for today's web-savvy consumer. As a member of the Allstate family with an A+ rating from A.M. Best, Esurance is a reliable choice for car insurance, offering anytime, anywhere service just a click, call, or tap away. For more information, visit http://www.esurance.com or call 1-800-ESURANCE (1-800-378-7262).

SOURCE  Esurance

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Esurance

CONTACT: Danny Miller, Senior Manager PR and Communications, +1-415-875-4579, dmiller2@esurance.com

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

Powerful and Stylish Jenn-Air® Ventilation Quietly Clears the Air

BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For those who take their cooking and entertaining seriously, a high-performance cooking surface with powerful burners is among the most important elements of a kitchen. But with great power comes an even greater need to clear the air of smoke and cooking odors. The latest ventilation systems from Jenn-Air not only perform this essential task powerfully and quietly, they do it stylishly with a range of sleek designs that integrate seamlessly into high-end kitchens, according to Juliet Johnson, manager of brand experience for Jenn-Air.

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"In addition to improving general air quality, proper ventilation helps maintain surrounding elements like custom cabinets and window treatments by minimizing excess humidity and capturing particles that can build up on surfaces," notes Johnson. "Beyond performance, our goal in creating the Jenn-Air(®) ventilation collection was to bring a higher level of design aesthetics to this critical, yet often overlooked, appliance category."

Industry's Best Downdraft Ventilation
The Jenn-Air brand's exclusive duct-free downdraft cooktop, featuring the industry's quietest and best performing ventilation system, provides the versatility of downdraft technology to high-rise dwellers and others who are unable or unwilling to run ductwork or vent smoke outside. Using a powerful, first-of-its-kind filter to capture smoke and steam, the duct-free downdraft system is highly compatible with today's open kitchen layouts, offering the flexibility for cooktops to be placed on islands or peninsulas without worrying about installation constraints.   

Additional features unique to the Jenn-Air(®) downdraft cooktop line include the industry's only touch control on an electric downdraft cooktop, providing a smooth, integrated surface that allows for easy cookware control and cleaning.  In addition to the highest BTU of any gas model downdraft cooktop, up to 17,000 BTU, thoughtful design elements include electronic ignition on gas models for reliable lighting and automatic re-ignition in case flames are blown out. Continuous cast-iron grates, for easier cookware maneuverability on gas models, feature a porcelain coating for greater durability, while electronic models offer glass-touch electronic controls and smooth, Ceran® glass-ceramic surfaces. Shallow downdraft chambers on all models allow for easier cleanup.   

Both gas and electric downdraft cooktop models are available in 30- and 36-inch configurations in a refined Euro-Style stainless steel finish. Electric downdraft cooktop models are also offered in black or white Floating Glass, a distinctive alternative to stainless steel.   

The brand's elegant Euro-Style telescoping ventilation system offers another flexible downdraft option. The stainless steel telescoping downdraft vents, available in 30- and 36-inch models with a powerful 600 CFM (cubic feet per minute) power system, rise 14 inches from the countertop when in use to capture smoke, grease and odors from a range of cookware sizes. When not in use, it virtually disappears by retracting into the countertop.   

Sleek Glass Collection
The Jenn-Air(®) glass collection offers a bold, stylish take on ventilation, particularly with its streamlined perimetric hood.  Featuring a high-gloss, angled glass panel framed by stainless steel trim, these hoods are as sleek as a flat screen television. The quiet and efficient performance of the perimeter ventilation openings results in concentrated suction and reduced noise while allowing for a more unobtrusive panel.  For a more integrated look, the 32-inch hood is available in a model that can accept black aluminum on the trim and duct cover.   

Glass collection island- and wall-mount hoods feature a luminous pane of glass that sets off a stainless steel canopy. Available in either 42-or 36-inch configurations, they feature a 600 CFM high-performance blower, halogen lighting, four fan speed selections and dishwasher-safe filters. The innovative sound silencing system featured on the canopy models optimizes airflow to decrease operating sound.

Bold Commercial-Style or Sophisticated Understatement
Offering the widest range of design options in conjunction with highly efficient venting performance, Jenn-Air(®) Pro-Style(TM) and Euro-Style stainless hoods provide the power and precision to handle even the smokiest of conditions. The Pro-Style(TM) ventilation solutions are the perfect complement to the bold design, power and versatility of other commercial-style cooking appliances, touting a range of 600 to 1,200 CFM and capable of handling the requirements of commercial-style cooking surfaces. Select models feature the added benefit of food warming lamps to keep food warm with the touch of a button.

The Euro-Style hood line owes much of its tasteful good looks to clean, contemporary lines that are simple and understated. Multiple fan speed settings enable precise matching of ventilation to various cooking techniques, utilizing a 600 CFM high-performance blower that quickly clears the air of smoke, steam and cooking odors. Other features include three fan speed settings, a 108K BTU surface threshold and custom hood liner that allows for fully customized exterior design.

About Jenn-Air: 
Since the introduction of the first self-ventilated cooktop in 1961 and downdraft ventilated range in 1965, Jenn-Air brand has consistently grown its reputation as a technology and design innovator.  Its selection of style options includes two distinct stainless steel collections and a cutting-edge Floating Glass finish in black or white.  From downdraft cooktops, wall ovens and professional style ranges to dishwashers, refrigerators and such entertaining essentials as warming drawers, built-in ice machines and wine cellars, Jenn-Air brand offers a complete line of major kitchen appliances. To learn more about the Jenn-Air® appliance collection, or speak with a member of the concierge team, please visit jennair.com, twitter.com/jennairusa or facebook.com/jennair.

SOURCE  Jenn-Air

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Jenn-Air

CONTACT: Kim Roman, Digitas, +1-212-350-7822, kim.roman@digitas.com, or Katie Lee Pollack, Digitas, +1-212-350-7949, katharinelee.pollack@digitas.com; or Juliet Johnson, Jenn-Air, +1-269-923-7440, Juliet.m.johnson@jennair.com

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

Global Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) Market Worth $ 4.8 Billion by 2018

DALLAS, October 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    The report "Wireless Gigabit (WIGIG) [60 GHZ; 802.11AD; 7GBPS NEXT-GEN Wi-Fi] - Global
Advancements, Emerging Applications, Business Models, Technology Roadmap, Market Forecasts
& Analysis (2014 - 2018)" published by MarketsandMarkets (http://www.marketsandmarkets.com
), defines and segments the global 60 GHz WiGig market with analysis and forecasting of
the global revenues. It also identifies drivers and restraints for this market with
insights on trends, opportunities, and challenges.

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    MarketsandMarkets has segmented the Wireless Gigabit market by types of WiGig enabled
products and applications. The solutions' segment comprises of mobile communication &
computation devices, Consumer electronics and Network Infrastructure devices. This is
further segmented into Smartphones & Tablets, PC & PC Peripherals, Notebooks & Docking
Stations, Televisions, Digital Cameras, and Camcorders; whilst the application segment
includes Wireless data sharing and Internet access (Wireless docking), Wireless displays
and Video streaming, and Backup via synchronization. The Products and application markets,
along with each of their sub-segments are further bifurcated by geographies. Geographies
covered include North America (NA), Europe, Asia-Pacific including Japan (APAC), Middle
East & Africa (MEA), and Latin America (LA).

    The major forces driving the market are wireless connectivity, tri band functionality,
and incredible speeds upto 7Gbps. At the same time, various opportunities exist for
consumer electronics manufacturers, handheld devices manufacturers, and networking
equipment manufacturers, as Wigig enables interoperability within the ecosystem.

    With the advent of the latest home entertainment and computing devices like HD
Television, tablets, PCs, and other multimedia digital devices, consumers now have more
digital entertainment options than ever before. This growth has exposed the need for
faster data transfer and wireless connectivity, which facilitates instantaneous transfer,
display, sharing and streaming across all computing and multimedia devices. WiGig is set
to evolve as the key technology to revolutionize the mobility trends by seamless wireless
communications. The Wireless Gigabit alliance, with its key alliance members has been
rigourously promoting the technology through lot of plugfests and consumer shows. Over the
next 5 years, WiGig is expected to become highly pervasive and ubiquitous across the
mobility ecosystem.

    The global WiGig market is estimated to grow from 42.75 million in 2013 to 4.8 billion
in 2018. This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 157.1% from 2013 to 2018.
In the current scenario, communication and computation devices are expected to be largest
adaptor for WiGig. In terms of geographies, North America is poised to be the biggest
market for WiGig. However, over the next six years, Asia-Pacific (APAC) will experience
increased market traction, to become the biggest WiGig market globally.

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