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Sonata Software to Exhibit at the Dynamics AX User Group - AXUG Summit 2012

BANGALORE, India, October 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    Sonata Software, an IT consulting and software services provider, will be exhibiting
at the AXUG Summit 2012, to be held at the Washington State Convention Center, Seattle,
Washington, from October 15-19, 2012.

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    Sonata, a global partner of Microsoft Dynamics AX
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since 2005, has been delivering leading solutions and services globally to large
Enterprise customers, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), and leading System Integrators.
Sonata is a Global Upgrade Partner for Microsoft and a member of the Technology Adoption
Program for the Microsoft Dynamics(TM) AX 2012.

    At the event, Sonata will showcase its end to end offerings on Microsoft Dynamics(TM)
AX for global enterprises, as well as it's highly specialized product engineering and
professional service capabilities to System Integrators and ISVs. Sonata, with its 400+ AX
consultants, making it one of the largest practices on Microsoft Dynamics(TM) AX, offers
exciting solutions by unlocking the vast store of ERP data through business intelligence
tools and leveraging emerging mobility and cloud platforms.

    Sonata offers exciting solutions by extending AX platform to mobile devices, unlocking
the vast store of ERP data, through Business Intelligence tools and leveraging the Azure
cloud platform.

    Satish Reddy, Asst. Vice President, Sonata Software, said, "We believe the AXUG Summit
is a premier destination for Dynamics Community and has grown over the years. The AXUG
Summit is a great platform for us to showcase our diverse portfolio of services to all key
stakeholders of the community, including Dynamics AX Users, Partners, and ISVs."

    "This year's Dynamics AX User Group (AXUG) summit will be attended by over 800
Dynamics AX users, with 230 breakout sessions and a stellar list of Microsoft keynote
speakers and Town Hall panelists. With leading AXUG Premium Partners like Sonata Software
exhibiting at the event, the AXUG Summit will offer the Dynamics AX community an
opportunity to experience the value that companies like Sonata bring to the Dynamics
ecosystem through global engagements and large Dynamics practices, spanning across
end-customers, ISVs, and other enterprise partners", says Frank Vukovits, Director of
Programming, Dynamics AX User Group.

    The annual event provides Microsoft Dynamics AX users an opportunity to understand the
enterprise resource planning software products, tackle the current challenges in it, and
learn from the experiences of other users. The five day event involves multiple
interactive learning sessions, roundtable discussions and valuable networking
opportunities.

    Sonata will be exhibiting at booth # 546 at the summit.

    About Sonata Software Limited

    Sonata Software, headquartered in Bangalore, India, is an IT consulting and software
services company delivering transformational IT solutions through customer specific
Centres of Excellence. Sonata serves Software Product Companies, and enterprises in the
Travel, Manufacturing, Retail and Distribution verticals across the globe. Its key service
lines include Business Intelligence and Analytics, Application Development Management
(ADM), Mobility, Cloud, Social Media, Testing, Enterprise Services (ERP and CRM), and
Infrastructure Management services. Sonata has strategic alliances with global technology
majors like Microsoft, SAP, IBM, Oracle, and HP to deliver innovative solutions.

       
        For further information, please contact:
        Swati Sengupta
        Sonata Software Limited
        A.P.S. Trust Building,
        Bull Temple Road, N.R. Colony
        Bangalore 560019, India
        Tel: +91-80-30971999
        swati.sengupta@sonata-software.com

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World's Largest Taxi Booking App Launches In U.S.

myTaxi - Pioneer of all Taxi Apps - Begins Services in Washington, D.C. Offering a Personal, Transparent Solution to the Taxi Ride Experience

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- myTaxi, the world's largest taxi booking smartphone application, today launched in Washington, D.C., its first introduction into the U.S. marketplace. The announcement was made during a live-streaming press conference given directly in a moving taxi.

myTaxi is a pioneer and was first launched in Germany in June 2009. It currently connects 2.3 million users to more than 18,000 taxis worldwide. Today marked the first time consumers in the U.S. will have access to the app. myTaxi's innovative services offer consumers a personal, transparent and convenient way to travel with features such as:

    --  Peer-to-peer connection between driver and passenger, including driver
        photos, information and phone numbers
    --  A ratings system for selecting and reviewing your taxi driver and a
        favorites list to save your favorite drivers for future pickups
    --  Live tracking of taxi approach on display including arrival time, fare
        calculator, distance and automatic positioning via GPS
    --  View of every myTaxi in the area on the taxi radar
    --  myTaxi Payment - a direct billing process in the taxi via smartphone
"Americans took more than 10 billion trips on public transportation last year," said Niclaus Mewes, co-founder and CEO, myTaxi. "Smartphones can have an immense impact on urban mobility. At myTaxi we want to rethink and reshape how taxi trips are taken. Passengers and drivers want something convenient, transparent and tailored to their needs. We want to deliver on that."

myTaxi brings a demand for quality to the taxi service for the first time. Every driver using myTaxi has the ability to become a contractor and build their own client base by consistently providing passengers with good service and earning high customer ratings. myTaxi offers a driver-side version of its app allowing taxi drivers to efficiently monitor the locations of customers and receive basic information on each customer once an order is placed.

"The DC Taxicab Commission welcomes any electronic reservation company such as myTaxi, bringing technological advancements to the District of Columbia," said Ron Linton, DC Taxicab Commission Chairperson. "We are delighted that passengers using DC public vehicles-for-hire will enjoy the enhanced quality of service."

During its press conference, myTaxi outlined a voucher system that will be provided to the app's early adopters. The voucher campaign is one of the many programs and features myTaxi will continue to roll out in the D.C. marketplace as it establishes itself as the premiere taxi booking smartphone application. myTaxi will also bring new payment facility into the D.C. taxi market. The implemented feature "myTaxi Payment" provides users with the ability for cashless, card-less payments on all myTaxi rides by registering a credit card to their account. The myTaxi application is available in stores for free download to iOS and Android devices.

About myTaxi

In June 2009 the App myTaxi was launched by founders Niclaus Mewes (CEO) and Sven Kulper (COO). myTaxi is first mover and the world's largest smart phone transportation system for taxis with more than 18,000 taxis attached and 2.3 million user downloads. myTaxi is the first taxi-app with a peer-to-peer connection between passengers and taxi drivers - individual, transparent and personal. The startup employs 95 people in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Poland and USA. Investors are T-Venture Holding GmbH (Telekom), car2go GmbH (Daimler), KfW Bankengruppe, Cinco Capital GmbH (Lars Hinrichs) and e42 GmbH. For more information visit http://www.mytaxi.com

SOURCE  myTaxi

myTaxi

CONTACT: Brian Perry, Finn Partners, Office: +1-202-974-5027, Cell: +1-301-785-6002, Brian@finnpartners.com

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

Wondershare(TM) to Showcase Groundbreaking Technologies at Upcoming Global Mobile Internet Conference Silicon Valley (GMIC SV)

Wondershare a Platinum Sponsor of the Conference, Held October 19th & 20th at the San Jose Convention Center; CEO Tobee Wu to Speak on Company's "From China to Global" Initiatives

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wondershare Software, Co., Ltd. today announced that the company is a Platinum sponsor of the Global Mobile Internet Conference Silicon Valley (GMIC SV) and will be exhibiting at the conference. The Global Mobile Internet Conference, Asia's most influential mobile Internet conference, is coming to Silicon Valley.The conference theme is "Connecting Global Innovators" and brings together Silicon Valley and the world's emerging epicenters of mobile innovation to discuss the shifts, challenges and opportunities for growth in fastest growing markets.

On hand at GMIC SV will be Wondershare's Founder and CEO Tobee Wu, who will be joining a panel discussion of emerging technologies developed in China going global. Wondershare Vice President Summer Qin will also be giving a keynote address. Both executives will be available for pre-reserved meetings during the conference.

Wondershare will be demonstrating its latest piece of mobile pioneering - Dr. Fone(TM). Dr. Fone is a revolutionary consumer-friendly data recovery application for iPhone®/iPad/iPod Touch (other platforms coming soon) that is often a users' best chance of recovering mistakenly deleted information. Dr. Fone can scan the low-level idevice memory and the iTunes backup file to detect, preview, and recover deleted pictures, videos, text messages, contacts, memos, and other content.  Dr. Fone is compatible with the newly released iPhone 5 and is iOS 6 optimized. This innovative technology that is now available for licensing for telecom operators, mobile device retailers, and other service providers looking to monetize value-added services like data recovery for their end-user customers or resell Dr. Fone.

Connect with Wondershare at GMIC SV

Please plan to visit Wondershare at booth 823 during the conference to see a demo of Dr. Fone and other Wondershare products, which will be on display. Registered members of the media are welcome to be briefed on Wondershare's current activities. Media are kindly asked to contact Robert DeMoulin at robert.demoulin@wondershare.com to get on the briefing list and schedule a meeting time.

Learn more about Wondershare's entire lineup of award winning mobile, multi-media, business productivity, PDF, and system utility software products at Wondershare.com.

About Wondershare

Wondershare Software Co., Ltd., an IDG invested company, is an innovative software developer dedicated to delivering the very best in software products and services to the worldwide consumer and business market segments. Wondershare has branch offices in the United States, Germany and Japan. Wondershare has been honored as Deloitte Tech Fast 500 Asia Pacific and China 50 for three consecutive years, and Forbes Business Potential of China for two consecutive years. For more information about Wondershare and its products, please visit http://www.wondershare.com.

Wondershare is a registered trademark of Wondershare Software Co. Ltd. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

SOURCE  Wondershare Software Co., Ltd.

Wondershare Software Co., Ltd.

CONTACT: DeMoulin & Company Public Relations, Robert DeMoulin, +1-925-699-5423, robert.demoulin@demoulinco.com

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

EPHEC Saves Students Time and Money With the Cloud

University college switches to Microsoft Office 365 for education to keep up with the global pace of business.

REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (EPHEC), a university college renowned for its business curriculum, wanted to prepare its business students to work in a world where more and more activities take place online and in virtualized settings, and they needed to do this without making huge investments in technology. EPHEC found the perfect solution to this challenge: Microsoft Office 365 for education.

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More than 4,700 students are enrolled in bachelor's degree programs at EPHEC, and the university college occupies three separate campuses in and around Brussels. The university college's email infrastructure consisted of a single aging server, which provided email support only to the faculty and administrators. Before the Office 365 for education implementation, EPHEC did not offer its students any formal email services or electronic collaboration infrastructure. Although faculty and students discussed the move to cloud-based business infrastructures, online collaboration and other forms of instant communication, the students were still unable to work remotely on projects with classmates and professors.

"Today's students are mobile, flexible and impatient," said Vincent Fievez, lecturer in IT at EPHEC. "We wanted to use technology to communicate and interact with our students in new ways -- and Microsoft Office 365 for education is the perfect solution."

Office 365 for education provides secured, anywhere access to email, calendars, Office Web Apps, webconferencing and file sharing. Because the cloud-based services run in datacenters owned and operated by Microsoft, which maintains the servers and the software on a day-to-day basis, EPHEC was able to free up the three IT personnel who had been supporting the email infrastructure to devote their time and attention to other activities.

And because Office 365 for education is offered at no cost to educational institutions, the move from its old email infrastructure effectively eliminated the expense of maintaining that infrastructure, saving EPHEC 7,000 euros each month.

"Saving money each month is great, but that was not the primary motive for moving to Office 365 for education. The primary reason was to adapt to a changing world," Fievez said. "We needed to provide an infrastructure that would help prepare our students for the world outside EPHEC. We needed to have them using online services, shared calendars, online collaboration tools and more."

More information about how organizations are turning to Microsoft technology is available on the Microsoft Customer Spotlight newsroom.

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

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

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

JNBridge Announces New Lab that Demonstrates Using LINQ with HBase and Hadoop

Lab is only solution in the market to build LINQ providers in .NET-based clients that access HBase and MapReduce

BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- JNBridge, (http://www.jnbridge.com), a leading provider of interoperability tools that connect the Java and .NET Frameworks both on the ground and in the cloud, today announced its latest lab that demonstrates how to build .NET-based LINQ providers for Java-based HBase. The lab is available starting today on JNBridge's website (http://www.jnbridge.com/labs).

HBase is a distributed, scalable, big data storage and retrieval system developed as part of the Apache Hadoop project. As a Java framework, HBase must use Java APIs, resulting in single-platform solutions. Cross-platform solutions, particularly those that provide front-end data query through languages like LINQ, the Microsoft .NET Language Integrated Query framework, are currently not supported. Using the out-of-the-box functionality of JNBridgePro, JNBridge's flagship interoperability software product, the lab provides a brand new way to create queries in .NET-based clients, and enables developers to simplify those queries using LINQ .

JNBridge Labs is a series of newly developed interoperability kits designed to help developers address new ways of connecting disparate technologies both on the ground and in the cloud.

JNBridge's previous lab, Creating .NET-based Mappers and Reducers for Hadoop (http://www.jnbridge.com/jn/blog/2012/05/18/creating-net-based-mappers-and-reducers-for-hadoop-with-jnbridgepro/), focused on using Hadoop with .NET-based back-ends. This new lab expands the possibilities by enabling .NET-based front-ends to access HBase.

"With this lab, once the LINQ provider is written, developers can simply write LINQ queries without needing to know anything about HBase and Hadoop," explained Wayne Citrin, CTO of JNBridge. "This lab fills an enormous gap in the market. Heterogeneous teams won't have to cross-train to access Hadoop. There's nothing else out there today that currently does this."

JNBridgePro connects Java and .NET Framework-based components and applications together with simple-to-use Visual Studio and Eclipse plug-ins that remove the complexities of cross-platform interoperability. JNBridge's interoperability software and adapters have received numerous accolades over the company's past 10 years, including being named to the 2012 SD Times 100, cited as a Gartner Cool Vendor, and winning a Reader's Choice Award from Visual Studio Magazine.

The labs are distributed freely, with pointers to documentation and links to source code. Labs are announced on the company's blog (http://www.jnbridge.com/jn/blog/) and are available on JNBridge's website (http://www.jnbridge.com/labs).

JNBridge expects to continue offering labs approximately about once a quarter. The LINQ with HBase Lab is available now and can be downloaded at (http://www.jnbridge.com/labs).

Share this story via Twitter: New #JNBridge lab shows how to use #LINQ with #HBase on #Hadoop, integrating #MapReduce into queries Get the code at http://www.jnbridge.com/labs

About JNBridge

JNBridge connects Java and .NET Framework-based components and applications together with tools and adapters that are fast, simple to use and remove the complexities of cross-platform interoperability, both in the cloud and on the ground. See what JNBridge can do in 3.5 minutes on (http://www.jnbridge.com/videoscribe.htm).

JNBridge is a privately-held company based in Boulder, Colorado. Celebrating 10 years, JNBridge counts 25 percent of the Fortune 100 as its customers. The company has more than 500 unique customers in 40 countries that use its award-winning solutions in a wide variety of applications in financial services, insurance, media, manufacturing and other industries. Please visit (http://www.jnbridge.com) for more information.

Contact information:
Christie Denniston
Catapult PR-IR
Office: 303-581-7760, ext. 13
Cell: 303-827-5164
cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com

SOURCE  JNBridge

JNBridge

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

.ORG Releases 94 Never-Before-Registered One- And Two-Character Domain Names

Public Interest Registry, Go Daddy and eNom Partner on Allocation of Rare Internet Addresses

RESTON, Va., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Much like real estate, Internet "curb appeal" - otherwise known as an Internet address - can help optimize a company or organization's online branding or outreach efforts. Today, Public Interest Registry (PIR) - the not-for-profit operator of the .ORG domain, one of the original generic top-level domains with over 10 million registrations - will release 94 previously unregistered one- to two-character .ORG addresses - the shortest and perhaps most memorable domain names available. Through a partnership with Go Daddy and eNom, the addresses will be made available through an allocation process to companies and organizations who respect the inherent trust and value of the .ORG brand. 

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Referred to as "Project94," the list of available names includes the likes of A.ORG, O.ORG, 7.ORG, and PJ.ORG. When PIR first took over operation of the .ORG domain in 2003, these names were reserved for future allocation and deemed unavailable for immediate registration. Now, PIR is releasing these addresses in response to community interest. With some web addresses surpassing 20 characters, the one- and two-letter domain names carry vast branding and marketing potential due to their brevity and memorability. They also carry the inherent trust and reliability for which the .ORG domain is known.

"Due to the Internet's unquestionable popularity and expansion over the past 25 years, it's rare to have the opportunity to register brief domain names that consist of one to two letters only. From our perspective, this list boasts great potential for interested and qualified registrants who are looking to boost and protect their online brand," said Brian Cute, CEO of Public Interest Registry. "However, with great opportunity comes great responsibility, and we want to ensure that we are rolling out these names in a manner that upholds the standards that have become intrinsic to the .ORG domain. Both GoDaddy and eNom understand .ORG's core mission, and we are confident that they will serve as valued partners in this process."

The proceeds from Project94 will be directed to programs that enhance the open development and security of the Internet, particularly in technologically underserved parts of the world.  One specific program is expected to be an initiative to drive the adoption of Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) among the broader Internet user community.

Overall, an interested registrant will need to demonstrate its commitment to the .ORG brand values, have a distinct plan for how it proposes to use the new domain, and have the resources to execute its proposed plans. Go Daddy and eNom will jointly facilitate all aspects of the allocation process - from handling the outreach to prospective buyers and managing auctions and handling trademark issues.

"Domain names are, indeed, like '21(st) century real estate,' more than just an address on the Web, they are an online identity," said Go Daddy Director of Domain Name Aftermarkets Paul Nicks. "As part of this historic opportunity we look forward to assisting our customers with integrating these very valuable names into their organization's culture."

"As a long-time partner of The Public Interest Registry, we are very pleased to be able to help make these .ORG domains available for the first time to consumers," said Taryn Naidu, EVP, eNom/Demand Media. "These additions both reflect and reinforce the value of the .ORG brand, and will be a truly memorable event in the domain name space."

The "Project94" allocation officially kicks-off today. For more information on PIR's "Project94," go to http://www.project94.org or http://www.pir.org. 

About Public Interest Registry
Public Interest Registry (PIR) is a nonprofit corporation that operates the .ORG top-level domain -- the world's third largest "generic" top-level domain with more than 10 million domain names registered worldwide. As an advocate for collaboration, safety and security on the Internet, PIR's mission is to empower the global noncommercial community to use the Internet more effectively, and to take a leadership position among Internet stakeholders on policy and other issues relating to the domain naming system. Public Interest Registry was founded by the Internet Society in 2002 and is based in Reston, Virginia, USA.

About Go Daddy
Go Daddy is the world's largest domain name provider, Web hosting provider and new SSL certificate provider, focused on helping small businesses grow larger. Go Daddy provides dozens of cloud computing-based services and is the largest worldwide mass-market hosting provider by annual revenue according to Tier1 Research (Mass-Market Hosting Report-Winter 2012) and is the #1 provider of net-new SSL certificates for 2011, according to the Netcraft, LTD Secure Server Survey. To learn more about the company, visit http://www.GoDaddy.com/PR.

About eNom
eNom, Inc., is the world's largest ICANN accredited domain name wholesale registrar. As part of the Demand Media family of companies, eNom makes it possible for individuals and organizations to buy and sell Internet domains and services.  For more information about eNom, please visit http://www.enom.com.

SOURCE  .ORG, The Public Interest Registry

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CONTACT: Karyn Barr Amin, +1-202-223-9260, pir@allisonpr.com

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

Highwinds GDN Tapped to Support GameFly's Download-and-Play Service

Highwinds Delivers Thousands of Video Games Over Its Game Delivery Network for Instant Play Through the GameFly Client and Unlimited PC Play Service

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Highwinds® today announced that GameFly's entire portfolio of downloadable video games for instant play on computers is being delivered over Highwinds GDN(TM) (Game Delivery Network) to GameFly customers.

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GameFly, which began as a game-by-mail subscription service in 2002, has expanded its offerings over the past year to include online game rentals and purchases, and today, GameFly stakes a major claim in America's downloadable game market.  It offers a selection of over 8,000 console and handheld titles and over 1,500 PC titles through the GameFly Client and Unlimited PC Play service for gamers who want the instant gratification of accessing a game and playing it right away.  GameFly selected Highwinds to support their download-and-play service following extensive performance testing with several top-tier content delivery network (CDN) providers.

"Highwinds has been great in proving that their network can support our sustained growth as well as huge traffic spikes on game release days - without ever sacrificing fast download speeds or high-quality experiences," said Neil Seth, CTO of GameFly.  "By choosing Highwinds, we gained a partner who understands gaming and has solutions that address the unique delivery challenges we face."

Highwinds, a global content delivery and network services company, created the GDN as the ultimate platform for delivering online games to global audiences.  By leveraging Highwinds GDN for the delivery of its downloadable game titles, GameFly has access to a comprehensive suite of game delivery solutions not available through other CDNs.  Highwinds GDN includes tools for quickly and reliably launching, patching, monetizing, analyzing and delivering online games, while fueling faster downloads, lower delivery costs and fewer abandonments.

"GameFly's download-and-play service brilliantly caters to the 'want it now, get it now' mentality of today's gamers, and as their delivery partner, we share GameFly's commitment to providing customers with fast and reliable download experiences," said Steve Miller, founder and CEO of Highwinds.  "We're pleased to support GameFly's services with our GDN, which was built on the same quality and performance values that are the cornerstone of gaming companies everywhere."

Learn more about Highwinds GDN at http://www.highwinds.com/gdn.  To schedule a meeting with Highwinds this week at the Game Developers Conference Online, e-mail info@highwinds.com.

About GameFly Inc.
GameFly, the leading video game service, allows members to rent one or more video games concurrently, with no due dates, late fees or shipping charges.  Users can easily select from over 8,000 console/handheld titles or 1,500+ PC games for immediate download, and manage their list of games online at http://www.gamefly.com, the GameFly App for iOS and Android devices, or the new digital PC Client.  Members receive games via First-Class Mail and return them to GameFly at their convenience using prepaid mailers.  In addition to selling video games through the "Keep" feature, GameFly also sells new and used video games.  For daily news and information, please visit http://www.facebook.com/gamefly and follow the company on Twitter @GameFly.

About Highwinds Network Group, Inc.
Highwinds is a content delivery, network and cloud-based IP services business that offers a comprehensive suite of CDN solutions.  The company delivers games and rich media over its high-performance RollingThunder(®) network to millions of global users every day.  Highwinds CDN and GDN customers gain unprecedented command and control with its StrikeTracker(®) console and open APIs.  Highwinds is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla., and maintains data centers around the world.  For more information, visit http://www.highwinds.com.

Highwinds, RollingThunder and StrikeTracker are registered trademarks, and GDN is a trademark, of Highwinds Network Group, Inc.  All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Deborah Hamilton, +1-303-682-9439, deborah@mediamondeinc.com

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

Navman Wireless Releases Industry-First Fuel Management Solution for Construction Fleets in Partnership with OEM Data Delivery

Measures Actual Fuel Burn for Any Make/Model/Year; Monitors Entire Fuel Inventory

GLENVIEW, Ill. and SHELTON, Conn., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a major advance in fuel monitoring for U.S. construction fleets, Navman Wireless and OEM Data Delivery have jointly released the first fuel management solution that includes the ability to measure actual fuel burn for any make, model or year of equipment. The release follows a successful large-scale pilot test by a California contractor that operates throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Fleet managers who deploy the new solution can track the entire chain of fuel events for each asset and jobsite as well as the entire fleet, making it possible to detect fuel theft and fuel-related equipment problems, eliminate unnecessary refueling trips, document fuel use for job costing, and provide visibility into a fleet's complete fuel inventory.

"Despite the fact that fuel accounts for 40 to 50% of an asset's operating costs, fuel burn measurement has traditionally been limited to algorithm calculations and even then only for newer machines equipped with OEM telematics," said Renaat Ver Eecke, Vice President and General Manager, Navman Wireless North America. "Combining our asset-agnostic telematics platform with OEMDD's fuel delivery system makes it possible to accurately and automatically determine the real fuel burn for any asset for improved insight and control."

The joint solution utilizes Navman Wireless' construction-grade Qtanium GPS tracking device and OnlineAVL2 construction telematics software to automate the collection of equipment hours and location data; plus OEMDD's Pump Tracker fuel dispensing monitor, GoPOD mobile data capture unit and RFID Cube asset identification device to automate the collection of equipment fueling data. The Navman Wireless platform seamlessly integrates the data collected in the field and generates fuel reports by asset, jobsite, fueling event, fueling vehicle and more - all without the need for manual documentation by fuelers or machine operators.

The Asset Fuel Report, for example, itemizes the location of each fueling event, hours since the last fueling, number of gallons dispensed, fuel burn rate in gallons per hour, current tank level and tank capacity for a given asset as well as that machine's total lifetime hours. With this and other reports, fleet operators can:

    --  Track fuel consumption for all assets in the fleet regardless of brand,
        type or age
    --  Benchmark fuel burn by both jobsite and asset to enable comparisons
    --  Identify excess fuel burn indicating fuel theft, machine, maintenance
        and/or operator problems
    --  Optimize refueling schedules based on actual fuel consumption
    --  Apply accurate fuel costs to each job for cost accounting
    --  Manage the entire fuel inventory - including fuel in storage, on board
        fuel trucks and in asset fuel tanks - for improved budgeting
The solution also leverages and extends the core capabilities of Navman Wireless's OnlineAVL2 telematics platform, including real-time equipment location reporting that makes it possible to dispatch fuel trucks to the precise latitude and longitude where a machine is sitting - even in the middle of a dirt field with no address. Additional efficiencies can be achieved by equipping fuel trucks with integrated Navman Wireless M-Nav navigation devices that can send directions directly to the driver's dashboard.

Navman Wireless' OnlineAVL2 construction telematics platform enables fleet operators to manage the entire fleet with one application by providing location, operations and performance data for both on-highway vehicles and construction heavy equipment from a single interface. More information is available by visiting http://www.navmanwireless.com, emailing productspecialist@navmanwireless.com, or calling 877-891-5009 in the U.S. International contact information is at navmanwireless.com/about-us/contact-us

About Navman Wireless
Navman Wireless is a global leader in GPS-based fleet optimization products and services, including real-time vehicle tracking and analytics delivered under the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model that enable companies to track, monitor and communicate with their movable and fixed equipment assets. The company's technology currently monitors more than 160,000 vehicles owned by over 14,000 organizations worldwide, making Navman Wireless one of the world's largest fleet management providers with coverage on five continents. Navman Wireless is based in Glenview, IL, with facilities in the U.S., Mexico, UK, Italy, Taiwan,Ireland, China, New Zealand and Australia. For more information, visit http://www.navmanwireless.com.

About OEM Data Delivery
OEM Data Delivery, a division of OEM Controls, Inc., specializes in providing equipment and fleet owners with tools to automated the collection of valuable equipment and operational information. The company's portfolio includes tracking, capture and delivery solutions for equipment hours, location, fuel, consumables, mileage, work/idle, travel logs and data logs. For more information, visit http://www.oemdd.com.

SOURCE  Navman Wireless

Navman Wireless

CONTACT: Lisa Kornblatt, SSPR, +1-847-415-9330, lkornblatt@sspr.com

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

CenturyLink Expands Industry-Leading Cloud Portfolio to New Market Segments with Launch of savvisdirect

Now in Public Beta Test, savvisdirect Offers Frictionless, Simplified Approach to Cloud Computing

MONROE, La., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL), the third largest telecommunications company in the United States and a leader in global cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises, today announced the forthcoming launch of savvisdirect, which meets increasing demand for a simplified approach to cloud computing and expands CenturyLink's industry-leading portfolio of Savvis cloud services to businesses of all sizes.

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Now in public beta test, savvisdirect offers highly scalable, affordable and easy-to-use cloud services. Business users, IT administrators and developers can enter savvisdirect's intuitive Web portal for immediate access to:

    --  On-demand virtual servers;
    --  A Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) marketplace;
    --  Click-to-buy storage services;
    --  Scalable application development platforms; and
    --  Services configuration and management.
Companies interested in participating in the beta trial of savvisdirect can visit beta.savvisdirect.com to sign up. The cloud solutions are expected to be commercially available throughout North America later this year, with expansion into Europe and Asia in 2013.

"Practicality and reliability are central to the always-on and consumption-based experience of savvisdirect," said Andrew Higginbotham, president, savvisdirect. "By offering a unique, frictionless approach to cloud, our goal is to make cloud adoption - from learning to purchasing to onboarding - simple and affordable. This is a cloud every business can use."

Through its 2011 acquisition of Savvis, CenturyLink has bolstered its business solutions capabilities to develop offerings unmatched by others in the industry. Savvisdirect combines the networking and cloud technology leadership of CenturyLink and Savvis to deliver unsurpassed enterprise and SMB offerings.

"With our broad range of cloud solutions expanding to include savvisdirect, CenturyLink will give our customers the flexibility to choose the service that is right for them," Higginbotham said.

Savvisdirect is a service designed for all business users -- from the business owner to the developer, and from the large enterprise to the small business. Users can quickly get started with a credit card and gain instant access to the savvisdirect intuitive interface for simplified control of their cloud services. Developers will have access to a broad range of server options, scalable storage and diverse availability zones. IT administrators will have one place to procure, configure and deploy cloud services. Business users will simply have a cloud that works, with service-level agreements and 24/7 support.

For users who need guidance, savvisdirect offers support from IT professionals to help their business get started. This guided activation helps bridge gaps and answer questions common in making the transition to cloud.

For more information about savvisdirect, visit beta.savvisdirect.com.

About Savvis
Savvis, a CenturyLink company, is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises. Nearly 2,500 unique clients, including more than 30 of the top 100 companies in the Fortune 500, use Savvis to reduce capital expense, improve service levels and harness the latest advances in cloud computing.

About CenturyLink
CenturyLink is the third largest telecommunications company in the United States and is recognized as a leader in the network services market by technology industry analyst firms. The company is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprise customers. CenturyLink provides data, voice and managed services in local, national and select international markets through its high-quality advanced fiber optic network and multiple data centers for businesses and consumers. The company also offers advanced entertainment services under the CenturyLink(TM) Prism(TM) TV and DIRECTV brands. Headquartered in Monroe, La., CenturyLink is an S&P 500 company and is included among the Fortune 500 list of America's largest corporations.

For more information, visit http://www.savvis.com or http://www.centurylink.com.

SOURCE  CenturyLink, Inc.

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CenturyLink, Inc.

CONTACT: Stephanie Meisse, +1-419-755-8433, stephanie.n.meisse@centurylink.com

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

Diebold Showcases Cloud Services At BAI Retail Delivery

Demonstrations display benefits of advanced services and integration in the cloud

Diebold explores cardless and advanced mobile transactions delivered via the cloud to enhance convenience for financial institutions and consumers.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Advancing its commitment to improving financial self-service operations, Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) is demonstrating services that allow for seamless integration of the mobile and ATM access points at BAI Retail Delivery, Oct. 9-11, in Washington, D.C.

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The demonstration showcases the ability to pre-stage and complete ATM transactions without the use of a card, integrating mobile and ATM functionality to expedite transactions. Pre-staged and cardless transactions are designed to improve convenience and security for ATM users by allowing consumers to initiate ATM transactions, such as cash withdrawals and deposits, via their smartphones.

"As financial institutions reinvent themselves to retain and grow consumer relationships in a hyper-connected marketplace, integration of mobile and ATM access points is critical to providing the ultimate convenience that consumers desire," said Frank A. Natoli, Jr., executive vice president and chief innovation officer, Diebold.

The BAI Retail Delivery demonstration shows how consumers can go cardless by scanning a quick response (QR) code on the ATM and entering an authentication code to initiate transactions, such as cash withdrawals and deposits. With smartphones used as authentication devices, cardless transactions reduce consumer security risks related to lost or stolen cards, as well as skimming. 

Pre-staged and cardless transactions are showcased on an ATM that uses the cloud for services integration and delivery, demonstrating streamlined and simplified management of software from various providers. Software and services delivery via the cloud provides enhanced efficiencies for financial institutions by enabling a software-as-a-service model. With this model, financial institutions would subscribe to cloud-based software, rather than purchasing, installing and maintaining it on each endpoint device or server.

"Diebold recognizes the value of delivering services via the cloud and we are excited to be exploring such a model," said Natoli. "We are committed to enabling quicker service delivery to the ATM while providing real-time flexibility and better utilization of resources to our customers."

The pre-staged and cardless transactions are part of Diebold's growing mobile transaction services suite. Additional solutions include remote deposit capture, cashless person-to-person payments and MobiTransact(® )Card Command(SM), which allows consumers to lock and unlock access to their bank cards. To experience Diebold's demonstrations at BAI RD, visit booth #1014.

About Diebold

Diebold, Incorporated is a global leader in providing integrated self-service delivery and security systems and services. Diebold employs more than 17,000 associates with representation in nearly 90 countries worldwide and is headquartered in the Canton, Ohio region, USA. Diebold is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol 'DBD.' For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.diebold.com or follow the company on Twitter: http://twitter.com/diebold_inc.

SOURCE  Diebold, Incorporated

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Diebold, Incorporated

CONTACT: Media Relations, Kelly Piero, +1-330-490-3741, kelly.piero@diebold.com, or Investor Relations, Nick Codispoti, +1-330-490-3513, nick.codispoti@diebold.com

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

Iomega Announces Availability of New Flagship Network Storage Array for Small and Medium Business, Remote Office/Branch Offices and Distributed Enterprises

New Iomega StorCenter px12-450r NAS Features Latest in Hardware and Software Innovations for "Complete" Network Storage Solution

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

News Highlights:

    --  First EMC® network storage array utilizing the new Intel® Xeon®
        Processor E3-1200 v2 Product Family for increased performance with
        reduced power consumption
    --  Designed for advanced business computing functions, including
        deduplication, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and storage-based
        applications
    --  12-bay, 2U network storage array ready for use today with 4TB* disk
        drives
    --  McAfee VirusScan Enterprise included, provides industry-leading
        anti-virus protection
    --  New EMC® LifeLine(TM) software technology with integrated Cloud
        capabilities powers new Iomega® StorCenter(TM) px12-450r Network
        Storage Array

Full Story:

Iomega®, a global leader in data protection, today announced the worldwide availability this month of the new Iomega® StorCenter(TM) px12-450r Network Storage Array, multi-protocol networked data storage for small and medium business, remote office/branch office installations and distributed enterprises.  The StorCenter px12-450r features the new Intel Xeon Processor E3-1200 v2 Product Family, 8GB RAM, improved user supportability and the option of 4TB hard disk drives (HDD).  Additionally, the StorCenter px12-450r utilizes the latest version of the EMC® LifeLine(TM) software, an advanced operating system that makes EMC's enterprise class expertise and cloud capabilities available to a broad range of users.

The new StorCenter px12-450r Network Storage Array is designed for advanced functions including deduplication, VDI, database and storage-based applications.  Examples of emerging applications include video management systems (VMS) for surveillance and McAfee VirusScan Enterprise running natively on the storage.

Executive Quotes:

"The launch of the new StorCenter px12-450r continues Iomega's expansion of its high performance PX series NAS product line to meet the storage solution needs of our growing SMB customers," said Mike Nikzad, Chief Operating Officer, Iomega Corporation.  "Designed with the latest Intel processing architecture at its core, Iomega is among the first to market with the highest performance at the best value available in its class. Built with scalable server class storage, the StorCenter px12-450r is also designed to support today's cloud and virtualization storage demands while having enough available headroom to meet the future storage and application growth opportunities."

"As an active beta tester and early user of the new Iomega StorCenter px12-450r, we have been very impressed with the feature set, high performance and ease-of-use of Iomega's new StorCenter px12-450r," said Bob Hoefsloot, CEO of Real Solutions Haarlem, a premier business reseller based in the Netherlands.  "Our customers will appreciate the dependability and scalability of the StorCenter px12-450r, as well as the breadth of data sharing and data protection capabilities and the latest in cloud and virtualization expertise that gives this network storage array the versatility required by so many forward-thinking, growing businesses today.  The new px12-450r will be a featured solution in the affordable high-end network storage array offerings that Real Solutions Haarlem brings to our SMB and distributed enterprise customers."

"At TIG, our focus is on providing fully-featured IT solutions to SMBs, mid-size and Fortune 1000 corporations, as well as federal, state and local government entities," said Lutz Vomberg, Storage Practice Director for the Technology Integration Group (TIG), a long-standing North American reseller based in San Diego and a member of Iomega's ioclub Premier Plus reseller program.  "Our clients look to us for solid, dependable data management solutions that can be scaled to meet their needs as their business and technology needs grow over time.  We have experienced good success with Iomega's previous generation of the px12 network storage array among a broad spectrum of our clients, so we're looking forward to the same success as we present the increased capabilities of the next generation of the px12 rackmount solution to our clients."

Anatomy of the new Iomega StorCenter px12-450r Network Storage Array

Integral to the StorCenter px12-450r is the new low-power Intel Xeon Processor E3-1265L v2, coupled with 8GB memory.  The multicore processor excels at multi-threaded storage workloads like multi-LUN iSCSI and multi-client virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).  The 8GB memory assists those workloads and easily supports memory-intensive tasks like the Avamar source-based deduplicating agent, included with all Iomega StorCenter PX series storage products.

The new StorCenter px12-450r is a ground-up redesign of Iomega's previous top-of-the-line model, the StorCenter px12-350r.  The StorCenter px12-450r is available in diskless and partially populated configurations (diskless version available in international markets only), enabling users to start small in terms of storage capacity, or provide their own HDDs and grow as workloads and storage capacity dictate.  The px12-450r is qualified with a broad range of 1TB, 2TB and 3TB consumer hard drives and Server Class Series HDDs, as well as 4TB HDDs, which are newly available with the px12-450r.  All product configurations and expansion drives for the px12-450r available from Iomega include Server Class SATA drives for the highest reliability.

The new px12-450r also supports solid state drives (SSDs), ideal for large amounts of small block random I/O workloads such as virtualization and database.  The px12-450r expands on the px12-350r's user serviceability with a new mechanical design that includes a replaceable processor by removing just two thumbscrews.  To expand the storage capacity, all product configurations include disk drive trays so users can add HDDs.

One of the key advantages of adopting leading edge technology like the new Intel Xeon Processor is that the StorCenter px12-450r can handle advanced workloads to increase the lifespan of the network storage array for end users.  The multicore processor and 8GB memory are ready for the next generation of storage-based applications.  The px12-450r includes 2 PCIe slots to further expand the px12-450r's capabilities, particularly by adding I/O connectivity, such as 10GbE when it becomes widely available.

Software Enhancements

The StorCenter px12-450r features two software enhancements that are well matched to its leading edge hardware complex.  The px12-450r is the industry's only sub $10K (IDC price bands 1&2) storage array to run the McAfee VirusScan Enterprise product natively on the storage.  Also the px12-450r can run Linux applications created with Iomega's LifeLine(TM) Software Development Kit (SDK).

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise is an enterprise-class endpoint security product which runs natively on the px12-450r, no external server required.  Enterprise-class threat scanning means 1) threat identification and remediation through McAfee's global network and reach and 2) consistent features (e.g., scanning options) and behavior (e.g., management and reporting) with the rest of McAfee's VirusScan family.    McAfee VirusScan will be included on all Iomega PX series network storage products when it becomes available.

About the Iomega StorCenter PX Series Network Storage Products

Designed with world class EMC® enterprise storage technology, Iomega's newest generation of StorCenter PX Server Class Series desktop and rackmount array products incorporates a new version of EMC® LifeLine(TM) software with advanced computing features as well as utilizing 1TB, 2TB, 3TB and 4TB server class SATA drives for higher reliability and continuous operation in critical business functions, such as "always on" video surveillance applications.  Storage capacities in the StorCenter PX series range from diskless models up to 48TB.

Availability and Warranty

The new Iomega® StorCenter(TM) px12-450r Network Storage Array is now available for ordering worldwide.  The product is available in a range of configurations, from a diskless HDD model (international markets only) up to a 48TB configuration with a full complement of 4TB disk drives.  All product configurations include Server Class Series SATA HDDs (except for the diskless model.)  Pricing in the U.S. starts at $6,999.99 for the entry level 4TB model.  (Pricing is U.S. suggested retail.)

About Iomega

Iomega Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of EMC Corporation headquartered in San Diego, is a worldwide leader in innovative storage solutions for small businesses, home offices, consumers and others. The Company has sold more than 425 million digital storage drives and disks since its inception in 1980. Today, Iomega's product portfolio includes industry leading desktop and rackmount network attached storage products ideal for content sharing, data protection at small offices, small and medium businesses and distributed enterprises, as well as vertical applications such as video surveillance installations. To learn about all of Iomega's network storage solutions, please go to the Web at http://www.iomega.com.  Resellers can visit Iomega at http://www.ioclub.net.

* 1 TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes

Copyright© 2012 Iomega Corporation. All rights reserved.  Iomega and StorCenter are trademarks or registered trademarks of Iomega Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.  EMC and LifeLine are trademarks are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.  All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Forward Looking Statement

This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws.  Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iii) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (iv) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (v) component and product quality and availability; (vi) fluctuations in VMware, Inc.'s operating results and risks associated with trading of VMware stock; (vii) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (viii) risks associated with managing the growth of our business, including risks associated with acquisitions and investments and the challenges and costs of integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (ix) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (x) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (xi) fluctuating currency exchange rates; (xii) threats and other disruptions to our secure data centers or networks; (xiii) our ability to protect our proprietary technology; (xiv) war or acts of terrorism; and (xv) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.

SOURCE  EMC Corporation

EMC Corporation

CONTACT: Chris Romoser, Iomega Corporation, +1-858-314-7148, romoser@iomega.com

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

RedPoint Global and Virtual DBS Announce Strategic Alliance

New partnership offers cloud-based services to extend existing database management and direct marketing systems

WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The launch of a new partnership between RedPoint Global Inc., and Virtual DBS, Inc. has created "the first fully-integrated datamart stack in the cloud, a system that truly handles and understands Big Data," according to Brad Mitchell, CEO of Virtual DBS.

RedPoint Global, an industry leader in data management tools and customer messaging technology, has partnered with Virtual DBS to offer a powerful addition to client marketing and analytics organizations. RedPoint products will be offered inside V-DataSuite, Virtual DBS's premiere cloud-based data environment. V-DataSuite empowers marketers with user-friendly, cloud-based tools for analytics, data hygiene, matching and appending, validation, monitoring, enhancement, storage and automated data integration. Now V-DataSuite users can access RedPoint's Big Data management tools, reporting, spatial systems and RedPoint Interaction for customer dialogue and campaign management.  Dale Renner, CEO of RedPoint Global, stated, "Virtual DBS brings years of data management operations and analytics to the cloud.  Combining their industry knowledge, analytics and data assets with RedPoint's unmatched technology has created a powerful system that will deliver impressive results for our clients.  We are very excited to be working with Virtual DBS on several unique product offerings."

"This is an exciting addition to our portfolio of products and services," added Brad Mitchell, "RedPoint redefines world class ETL and database management tools, performing an average of 900% faster than competitors.  Now we can combine the ease of RedPoint's data manipulation tools with our demographic data enhancement and analytics.  And when clients activate the RedPoint campaign management and customer dialogue component in V-DataSuite, they put data intelligence to work by delivering real-time, triggered, individualized customer dialogue along with cross-channel campaign management."

Additional information on RedPoint Global and Virtual DBS:

RedPoint Global Inc. headquartered in Wellesley Hills, MA, provides the only fully integrated, all-in-one marketing platform that enables an always-on, bi-directional, real-time, cross channel dialogue with the customer.   With multiple deployment options, ability to scale and rapid implementations, RedPoint is the most complete and technologically advanced marketing platform available.  For more information on RedPoint, please visit http://www.redpoint.net or email info@redpoint.net.

Virtual DBS, Inc. is a premiere data-driven marketing services company providing customer data integration (CDI), data acquisition and enhancement, and predictive analytics in a turnkey cloud-based environment called V-DataSuite.  V-DataSuite is the only fully integrated cloud-based system that allows users to activate just the components they need.  For more information on Virtual DBS, please visit http://www.virtualdbs.com or email info@virtualdbs.com.

For additional information:

John Dodd
Executive Vice President
Virtual DBS
jdodd@virtualdbs.com
401-667-7595

John Hall
VP Worldwide Sales
RedPoint Global Inc.
john.hall@redpoint.net
781-725-0258

SOURCE  Virtual DBS, Inc.

Virtual DBS, Inc.

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

Regional Utility in Texas Deploys RADWIN Wireless Solutions for SCADA Communications

RADWIN's systems used for remote water monitoring & control and managing critical assets

TEL AVIV, Israel, October 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    RADWIN (http://www.radwin.com), the global provider of Backhaul and Broadband
Wireless solutions, today announced that a large Regional Utility Authority in Texas
deployed RADWIN 5000 point-to-multipoint and RADWIN 2000 point-to-point solutions for
SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) water control. The RADWIN-based network
connects well sites, treatment plants and pump stations and provides up to 90 Mbps
throughput to remote sites. JTS, a full-service company based in Texas, was in charge of
project design and implementation.

    RADWIN's point-to-multipoint and point-to-point solutions support long-range
connectivity and incorporate advanced technologies such as OFDM and MIMO. The wireless
radios operate in extreme temperatures, over-water and non line-of-sight (NLOS) conditions
and are very simple to install and maintain.

    Justin Montelongo, JTS Project Manager: "RADWIN's solutions were the ideal fit for
this project, delivering the high capacity required at the right price point. RADWIN's
radios also offer a unique Multiband feature which supports multiple bands in the same
radio, enabling the regional utility to use the 5.8 GHz band until 4.9 GHz licensing is
approved. The regional utility is happy with the performance of RADWIN's radios and
intends on using them in the future for video monitoring of its critical sites."

    Mike Cook, General Manager, RADWIN North America: "This deployment highlights the need
of utility companies for high-capacity wireless solutions that will allow them to
streamline remote water monitoring and control and manage critical assets. We are proud to
have been chosen as a critical building block of this SCADA communications network and
look forward to supporting this regional utility as they continue to expand their
network."

    About RADWIN
RADWIN is a leading provider of sub-6 GHz wireless Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint
solutions. RADWIN's solutions deliver voice, video and data with ultra-capacity for long
ranges. Deployed in over 140 countries by carriers, service providers and enterprises,
RADWIN's carrier-grade solutions are ideal for a broad range of backhaul, broadband
access, security and video surveillance applications. http://www.radwin.com

    Sales Contact

       
        US: +1-877-RADWIN
        US +1-201-252-4224
        Israel HQ: +972-3-769-2820
        e-mail: sales@radwin.com

    Media Contact

       
        Tammy Levy
        Marcom
        Tel: +972-3-766-2916
        e-mail: pr@radwin.com

RADWIN

Sling Media Unveils Two New Redesigned Slingbox® Models

Slingbox 500 and Slingbox 350 Deliver Unprecedented Full 1080p HD-Quality Streaming of TV Content Anywhere; Slingbox 500 Sets New Standard with Integrated Wi-Fi, HDMI and Provides Platform for Delivery of Personal Content to the TV

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sling Media, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), today introduces the Slingbox 500 and Slingbox 350, two completely redesigned retail Slingbox products that deliver best-in-class, up to Full 1080p HD-quality, live streaming of your favorite TV shows, sporting events, recorded programming and premium content to smartphones, tablets, laptops and connected devices. In addition, the Slingbox 500 introduces new features, including Wi-Fi and HDMI, as well as a platform for delivering personal content to the TV, a first for any Slingbox product.

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The latest portable devices and high-speed wireless networks give consumers access to video content wherever they go. Now the Slingbox 500 and Slingbox 350 raise the bar by delivering a superior HD quality video experience, making it easy for them to watch and control their home TV -- virtually anywhere.

"Slingbox is still the best way to extend the entire living room TV experience anywhere," said Sling Media's Senior Vice President and General Manager, Raghu Tarra. "We've redesigned our Slingbox products from the ground up, adding features and enhancements that make them easier to set-up and use while creating the highest performing products on the market. With these new product introductions Sling Media continues to evolve and disrupt the category we created."

With the proliferation of TV streaming services, consumers are finding new ways to watch TV but are confused by the many options in this highly-fragmented market.  Only Slingbox delivers your entire living room TV experience regardless of where you are without requiring additional subscription fees. Sports fans can watch their hometown teams' live games from another room in the house on a tablet, or in another country as the action happens. Frequent travelers can keep up with their favorite shows or local news. Busy parents can catch up on recorded shows while waiting for their kids to finish practice or while enjoying what little downtime they have throughout the day. Slingbox makes it easy for consumers to watch their favorite shows on the go, using the portable devices they already own and love.

How They Work
The Slingbox 500 features built-in Wi-Fi and integrated IR emitters for controlling a set-top box.  It has HDMI and component, as well as composite, inputs/outputs. This makes set-up anywhere in the home clean, simple and straightforward.

The Slingbox 500 is the foundation of a growing set of features for Slingbox customers. The hardware platform not only has the ability to placeshift content, making a live content stream available anywhere, but can also receive content and display it on the TV. The first example of this is SlingProjector®. SlingProjector makes it easy for anyone to wirelessly display their personal media, such as photos, from their smartphone onto the big screen. Look to Sling Media to provide Slingbox 500 customers with other exciting ways to display content on their television screens in the coming months.

The Slingbox 350 offers Sling Media's highest quality, proven "TV Anywhere" technology at a cost-effective price. The Slingbox 350 features 1080p, HD-quality streaming on compatible devices, making it a value leader. The sleek, industrial design combined with integrated IR emitters makes it a compact, unique and easy-to-use addition to any home entertainment center.

In conjunction with the introduction of these two new Slingbox products, Sling Media is also rolling out new SlingPlayer® software clients across its desktop and mobile platforms. In addition, SlingPlayer software for iOS, Android and Windows Phone is now on sale for $14.99, a savings of 50 percent, as part of a special launch offer.

To learn more about these two new products and other Slingbox hardware and SlingPlayer software, visit http://www.slingbox.com.

Pricing and Availability
Slingbox 500 and Slingbox 350 will go on sale in the U.S. on Sunday, October 14, and will be available in Canada in November. Both models can be purchased at http://www.slingbox.com, Best Buy (online and in stores), Amazon.com and other independent retailers. In the U.S., Slingbox 500 is $299.99 MSRP and Slingbox 350 is $179.99 MSRP. Canadian prices will be adjusted to exchange rates.

About Sling Media
Sling Media, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, is the leading provider of video placeshifting products and services for consumers and television service providers. Sling Media's product family includes Slingbox, which provides consumers with the ability to watch and control their living room TV shows at any time, from any location, using Internet-connected PCs, Macs, tablets and smartphones.  For more information, visit http://www.slingbox.com.

About EchoStar Corporation
EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) is the premier global provider of satellite operations and video delivery solutions. EchoStar's wholly-owned subsidiary, Hughes, is the world's leading provider of satellite broadband services, delivering network technologies and managed services for enterprise and government customers in more than 100 countries.

Headquartered in Englewood, CO, with additional business units world-wide, EchoStar is a multiple Emmy award-winning company that has pioneered advancements in the set-top box and satellite industries for nearly 30 years, consistently delivering value for customers, partners and investors through innovation and outstanding quality. Over the last three decades EchoStar's contribution to video technology has been a major influencer to shifts in the way consumers view, receive and manage TV programming.

EchoStar's consumer solutions include HughesNet®, North America's #1 high-speed satellite Internet service, Sling Media's Slingbox products, and EchoStar's line of advanced digital video set-top box products for the European free satellite and terrestrial viewer markets.

Related Links
Slingbox Website
Sling Media Website

Contact Information
Brian Jaquet
Sling Media, Inc.
brian.jaquet@slingmedia.com
(650) 293-8280 office

Lara Levin
Bob Gold & Associates
lara@bobgoldpr.com
(310) 784-1040 office

SOURCE  Sling Media, Inc.

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Sling Media, Inc.

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

MyEdu Now Connects College Students with Employers to Increase Job and Internship Placement

Leading academic platform allows students to showcase skills while connecting corporate recruiters with ideal candidates

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today MyEdu, the nation's leading online student platform for planning and completing college, unveiled the MyEdu Student Profile and MyEdu for Employers.  These new products, which are available at http://www.myedu.com, extend the company's mission - to maximize each student's return on education - by improving access to quality job prospects for students.

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"Having already helped millions of students navigate a clear path to their academic goals, MyEdu is now tackling the challenge of matching students and young professionals with employers," says Michael Crosno, Founder, Chairman and CEO of MyEdu.  "Our mission is to help all students achieve their goals and get the best return on what they invest in their education. Finding the right job or internship is a huge part of that."

Since 2011, MyEdu has provided over 5 million students across the country with the tools and confidence to graduate in less time and reduce the cost of earning their degree. The new MyEdu for Employers platform bridges the gap between higher education and employment. Top corporations in the oil and gas, financial, retail and IT industries are turning to MyEdu to leverage the company's unique relationship with students and rich academic data to improve their college recruiting efforts.  Some of the corporate pilot program members include Ernst & Young, VMware, Macy's and ADP.

In addition to new tools for recruiters and employers, the company is launching a new MyEdu Student Profile to help members showcase their skills and experience.  The new profile allows students to visually showcase their classes, projects, internships and the talents and passions that make each student unique.

"Students have repeatedly told us that they are not well served by the traditional resume or most professional networking sites," says Frank Lyman, SVP of Products & Marketing at MyEdu. "It takes more than reading a list of historical jobs to truly understand what a student or young professional is capable of.  Our goal is to help MyEdu members tell their stories through a unique visual experience and the data that powers the MyEdu platform.  We believe that with a better tool to showcase their talents, more students will achieve their academic and professional goals."

How the New Platform Works

For Students:
As students use MyEdu's academic tools, data, and insights they build a unique MyEdu Student Profile using a simple visual interface.  Through the MyEdu Student Profile students can:

    --  Feature their coursework, skills, talents, and experiences
    --  Highlight other personal experiences like group projects, language
        skills, military service, certifications, work history and philanthropy
    --  Visually tell their stories and connect with peers and employers to
        discover new academic and career opportunities
For Employers:
MyEdu for Employers improves employers' ability to hire the best talent by extending their reach across campuses, connecting earlier with students to build their company's brand, and identifying and building relationships with highly targeted potential candidates.  At MyEdu recruiters can:

    --  Target job postings and identify candidates using specific criteria such
        as school, major, graduation year, courses taken, work and
        extracurricular experiences
    --  Identify students with unique experience and passions outside of the
        classroom
    --  Interact directly with students and mentor those who seek advice on
        courses, skills, and activities that will prepare them for a desired
        career
    --  Develop unique insights into candidates using MyEdu's rich academic data
About Return on Education:
Today, only 56% of college students are graduating within six years, and one out of two recent graduates are unemployed or underemployed.  MyEdu's mission is to help all students achieve their goals and get the best return on what they are investing in their education.  MyEdu calls this return on education or R-O-E.  The company is bringing employers and students together to help students to understand the skills they need to get a job or college internship and help employers to find the right people for their business.

About MyEdu:
MyEdu is the leading academic and careers platform helping students complete college and find internships and jobs.  MyEdu's free tools and rich academic data have been used by millions of students to graduate in less time and reduce the cost of earning their degree.  The MyEdu Student Profile allows students to visually showcase their coursework, skills, talents and experiences. MyEdu for Employers brings students and employers together on a common platform, extending MyEdu's mission to maximize each student's return on education by improving the job placement process. MyEdu is currently used by millions of students at over 800 campuses nationwide and has been endorsed by major higher education institutions.  The company's investors include Bain Capital Ventures and the University of Texas System.  Please visit http://www.myedu.com to learn more.

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The Walking Dead Arrive in the Penultimate Episode of Telltale's Critically Acclaimed Game Series

Episode Four - Around Every Corner available now on PlayStation®Network*, PC and Mac, and on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading publisher of digital entertainment Telltale Games and Robert Kirkman, the Eisner Award-winning creator and writer of The Walking Dead for Skybound and Image Comics, announced today that 'Around Every Corner' the fourth episode of their five-part game seriesis now available for download.

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Written by Gary Whitta, the screenwriter behind The Book of Eli starring Denzel Washington and the upcoming film, After Earth starring Will Smith, episode four of The Walking Dead continues the story of Lee Everett in the bleak and horrific aftermath of a zombie apocalypse.

As episode four begins, and in the wake of terrible loss, the group of survivors arrives in Savannah, Georgia.  Stalked by an unseen human threat and with the constant menace of the undead, Lee struggles to manage the tensions of an increasingly paranoid group and above all, protect 8-year old Clementine, a girl in search of her parents in the wake of the undead plague.

Leading games publication Game Informer says Telltale's game series is,"Gripping, emotionally-charged, and completely blindsiding - The Walking Dead is one of the most talked about releases this year," while British national newspaper The Independent said that episode three, "moves the series beyond the merely great, to the downright essential," and Yahoo! Games also said it featured "...one of the most breathtaking in-game moments we've ever experienced."

The Walking Dead has received critical praise since its debut in April, winning Editor's Choice awards from outlets such as IGN.com, PC Gamer and Official Xbox Magazine, as well as a Golden Joystick nomination. The New York Times has praised the game's emphasis on emotion, drama, and narrative, saying of Episode One that, "...moments have more sadness and subtlety in them than other games muster in 40 hours." 

In their review, IGN.com said that episode four, "...does what a good pre-finale episode should do: it makes the wait for episode five unbearable," also adding, "...the vocal performance here is stunning with each actor nailing his or her character, and the comic art style sings with the muted colors and a graphic novel feel."

Episode three of The Walking Dead will be available for iOS devices (compatible with iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad 2 and the new iPad) later this month with episodes four and five (the season finale) arriving later in the year. The full series is scheduled to launch this year as a retail product in North America for Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 and PC.

Each episode of The Walking Dead is available for $4.99 or as a $19.99 season pass on PlayStation®Network; for 400 Microsoft®Points per episode on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360, and as a $24.99 five-episode season pass for PC and Mac from the Telltale Online Store, Steam, and other digital outlets.

The Walking Dead is also available for iOS devices via the App Store as Walking Dead: The Game, for $4.99. Episodes 2-5 can be bought as in-app purchases for $4.99 each or as a multi-pack bundle for $14.99 (saving 25% over individual episode purchases).

The Walking Dead is set in the world of Robert Kirkman's award-winning comic book series.  Players will experience life changing events, meeting new characters as well as some familiar to fans of the comic book series in events that foreshadow the story of Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes. The Walking Dead offers a tailored game experience - player actions and choices affect how their story plays out across the entire series.

The Walking Dead: Episode Four - Around Every Corner is rated 'M' (Mature) for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, and Strong Language by the ESRB.

For more information on the game, visit the official website, Facebook, and follow Telltale Games on Twitter.  For more information on The Walking Dead, Robert Kirkman, and all of his titles, visit http://www.Skybound.com.

*North America; other territories coming soon.

About Robert Kirkman

Robert Kirkman's success and passionate advocacy for creator-owned comics led him to become the first person invited to become a partner at Image Comics since the company's inception twenty years ago and he formed his own imprint there, Skybound, in 2010.  Kirkman is the creator/writer of the Eisner Award-winning The Walking Dead, long-running Invincible, all-ages Super Dinosaur, The Astounding Wolf-Man, and new title Thief of Thieves, among many others. Kirkman has earned the respect of the comic, writing and television communities and topped the New York Times bestseller list for graphic novels in 2011 and in April 2012, he took the top five spots on both the hardcover and paperback lists. He's the creator/executive producer and writer of the hit television show, AMC's The Walking Dead, the highest-rated basic cable drama of all time in the U.S, also an international success in 122 countries and 37 languages. AMC is developing Thief of Thieves as a potential series with Kirkman serving as creator/executive producer and writer. http://www.Skybound.com is your destination for all news and merchandise for Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead and all Skybound titles.

About Image Comics

Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of four major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit http://www.imagecomics.com.

About Telltale, Inc.

Telltale is a leading independent developer and publisher of games for every major gaming platform and is the pioneer of the episodic delivery of digital gaming content. By developing games as series and successfully releasing on a schedule, they create longer consumer engagement than traditional games for each release. Founded in 2004 by games industry veterans with decades of experience, Telltale has quickly become an industry leader, establishing the model for successful episodic game creation and digital publishing. Telltale has sold more than 5 million episodes since 2005. Telltale's reputation for quality has been established across more than 25 published releases, winning numerous awards including, "Adventure Game of the Year" accolades from publications such as IGN, PC Gamer, GameSpy, and Adventure Gamers. Telltale has also been recognized by mainstream outlets ranging from USA Today, to The New York Times and Variety. Telltale is a fully licensed third party publisher on Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3, and Wii and also publishes games on the PC, Mac, and Apple iOS platforms. For more information visit http://www.telltalegames.com.

© 2012 Telltale, Inc. THE WALKING DEAD is © 2012 Robert Kirkman, LLC. Based on the Comic Book by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard. Telltale and the Telltale Games logo are trademarks of Telltale, Inc. All rights reserved.

All product titles, publisher names, trademarks, artwork and associated imagery are trademarks, registered trademarks and/or copyright material of the respective owners. All rights reserved.

"PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox LIVE are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

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Telltale Games
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Numerex And Alcohol Monitoring Systems Announce Expansion Of Breakthrough Wireless Alcohol Monitoring Solutions

Numerex M2M services enable continuous alcohol monitoring via the wireless SCRAMx ankle bracelet and a new state-of-the-art wireless remote breath device

ATLANTA and SAN DIEGO, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Numerex Corp (NASDAQ: NMRX), a leading provider of on demand and interactive machine-to-machine (M2M) enterprise solutions, announced today from MobileCon(TM), its collaboration with Alcohol Monitoring Systems, Inc. (AMS) to develop groundbreaking continuous alcohol monitoring products for criminal justice use.

AMS' industry-leading SCRAMx wireless ankle bracelet provides courts and law enforcement with an alternative to incarceration, because of the product's proven ability to hold offenders accountable to 24/7 alcohol abstinence.  The wireless SCRAMx version will remotely download the data over the cellular network, allowing the measurement of alcohol use and tamper attempts without the need for a telephone line, cell phone or internet connectivity.

Numerex provided advisory and design services to create a customized M2M turnkey wireless solution for the SCRAMx system.  The system leverages Numerex network services which provide a full range of wireless network options for M2M network connectivity including 2G, 3G, and 4G GSM and CDMA services in addition to Satellite service.

SCRAMx offers the criminal-justice arena:

    --  Around-the-clock abstinence monitoring
    --  Unprecedented accountability (99.3% average daily offender compliance)
    --  Increased community safety
    --  An effective offender-funded program option (80% of monitored offenders
        pay all or a significant portion of the daily monitoring fee)
    --  Dramatically lower incarceration costs. The cost of monitoring an
        offender using the SCRAMx system averages 10 dollars a day. In
        comparison, the average daily cost to incarcerate an offender in a
        county jail is over 71 dollars (The Center for Economic and Policy
        Research, 2010).
In addition to the SCRAMx system, AMS is developing an innovative remote breath alcohol device designed to further expand "sobriety enforcement" for lower-risk alcohol offenders. The product will feature a combination of facial-recognition, cellular, location, and breathalyzer technology so that an offender can be tested via the device from any location with results sent wirelessly to supervisory agents. Beside providing design and network services, Numerex will lead certification testing of the device, which is expected to hit the market in early 2013.

"In concert with Numerex's M2M expertise and broad capabilities, AMS is committed to providing criminal justice professionals with the most complete set of technically advanced alcohol-monitoring tools," says Lou Sugo, vice president of marketing, AMS. "We will continue to work closely with Numerex as more technological advances materialize within the wireless technology space," Sugo added.

"We are very proud of our alliance with AMS and the solutions that have resulted. Their products are examples of how cutting-edge network technology and M2M services can be used to affect social change. Together, we will continue to create and offer the criminal justice community leading-edge monitoring tools that drive offender accountability and deliver results," said Michael Marett, chief revenue officer of Numerex.

MobileCon is a mobile IT and enterprise event designed specifically for the IT executive and professional.  For more information, please visit Numerex at booth 335 or go to http://www.numerex.com.

About Alcohol Monitoring Systems, Inc. (AMS)

Established in 1997, AMS is the world's largest provider of Continuous Alcohol Monitoring (CAM) technology. AMS manufactures SCRAMx, which uses non-invasive transdermal analysis to monitor alcohol consumption and integrates home detention monitoring into a single anklet. SCRAMx fully automates the alcohol testing and reporting process, providing courts and community corrections agencies with the ability to continuously monitor alcohol offenders, increase offender accountability and assess compliance with sentencing requirements and treatment guidelines. AMS employs 131 people across the U.S. and is a privately-held company headquartered in Littleton, Colorado.

About Numerex
Numerex Corp (NASDAQ: NMRX) is a leading provider of interactive and on-demand machine-to-machine (M2M) technology and services, offered on a subscription basis, used in the development and support of M2M solutions for the enterprise and government markets worldwide. The Company offers Numerex DNA® that may include hardware and smart Devices, cellular and satellite Network services, and software Applications that are delivered through Numerex FAST® (Foundation Application Software Technology). In addition, business services are offered to enable the development of efficient, reliable, and secure solutions while accelerating deployment. Numerex is ISO 27001 information security-certified, highlighting the Company's focus on M2M data security, service reliability, and round-the-clock support of its customers' M2M solutions. For additional information, please visit http://www.numerex.com.

(©) 2012 Numerex Corp. All rights reserved. Numerex, the Numerex logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of Numerex Corp. and/or Numerex- affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

Statements contained in this press release concerning Numerex that are not historical fact are "forward-looking" statements and involve important risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties, which are detailed in Numerex's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could cause Numerex's results to differ materially from current expectations as expressed in this press release. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and Numerex assumes no duty to update forward-looking statements.

Numerex Media Contact:

Carrie Crabill

404 214-0722 ext 102

Investor Relations Contact:
Seth Potter

646 277-1230

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Agent155 Media Corp. to Raise $1,000,000 (One Million) Private Placement Round A of Proposed $5,000,000 Funding for Agent155.com a Social Networking and Social Media Company

DENVER, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Agent155 Media Corp. (AGMC.PK), a provider of multi-media content management; providing exposure, networking and collaboration opportunities to Film, Music, Art, Sports, Performers, Fashion, Writer and Industry Agencies worldwide, today announced that it is securing Round A $1,000.000 of $5,000,000 Raise.

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Christopher Martinez, CEO/Founder of Agent155 Media Corp. stated, "As stated in Prior Press Release, Agent155 Media Corp. is Fully committed to the Launch and Funding of http://www.Agent155.com." 

All aspects Film, Music, Art, Sports, Performers, Fashion, Writer and Industry Agencies can "Be Your Own Agent", upload trailers, short films, webisodes, full films, reels, music, photos, bios, all forms of digital media in any format and a large amount of storage on the secure site for FREE.  Agent155 Media Corp. will not own end-user content, instead http://www.agent155.com will provide all of the tools necessary for independent, creative talent, from around the world, empowering Internet driven exposure.

About Agent155 Media Corp.

Agent155 Media Corp. is based in Denver, Colorado. The company offers a FREE, high-quality online presence for the global artistic and athletic communities through its website, Agent155.com. Agent155.com provides Fashion, Performer, Art, Sports, Music, Film, Writer professionals and amateurs a multi-media content management solution, enabling the creative and athletic world a collaborative forum to network and develop via http://www.Agent155.com - "Be Your Own Agent" (c)

"Safe-Harbor" Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This press release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including statements regarding potential sales, the success of the company's business, as well as statements that include the word "believe" or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Agent155 Media Corp. to differ materially from those implied or expressed by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the risk factors included in reports filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act. This press release speaks as of the date first set forth above and Agent155 Media Corp. assumes no responsibility to update the information included herein for events occurring after the date hereof. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated due to factors such as the lack of capital, timely development of products, inability to deliver products when promised, inability of potential customers to pay for ordered products, and political and economic risks inherent in international trade.

Contact:

Agent155 Media Corp.
http://www.agent155.com
Christopher J. Martinez
CEO/Founder
Agent155 Media Corp.
646.770.5518
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planetRE Launches New Agent Lead Generation and Social Media Marketing Platform

Company announces  platform upgrade with Socialite(TM) IDX  websites, top search engine traffic convergence, tightly integrated lead management with new patent pending technologies  like Social Scrubbing, Integrated Social Chats and Predictive Analytics for high quality lead capture, routing and incubation.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- planetRE, the nation's leading technology cloud vendor for online real estate, announced a new generation of Socialite Real Estate Marketing Platform for agents and brokers. It comprises of high end agent branded IDX websites with advanced property search, market statistics, community information, neighborhood mashups, integrated lead capture, routing with redundancy removal, property alerts and new patent pending technologies like Social Scrubbing(TM), Campaigns, Open House, Social Chats, and Social Feeds(TM) with Predictive Analytics.

Social Scrubbing does automatic social profiling on incoming leads saving days of manual work. Social Campaigns allows creation and running of branded social campaigns with property flyers, e- cards etc. Social Chats allow agents to communicate with leads instantly on Facebook® and save each conversation. Agents can plan events like Open houses with RSVP on social media. Social Feeds shows latest activity for each lead from multiple social channels like Facebook®, Twitter® and LinkedIn®, all time interleaved on the agent dashboard. New algorithms in Predictive Analytics uses structured transaction data and unstructured chat logs to predict clients for closure.

"No other vendor in the market comes close to richness of Socialite features," says Subrao Shenoy, CEO of planetRE. "We are proud to offer these innovations to hard working sales professionals who seek to get high quality business and close deals with predictions. Marketing is the science of what people want, but until recently it has been a science of imprecision. Instead of looking at consumers as demographic blots, the Socialite platform applies analytic rigor to see consumers as they are - as individuals and define new standards in customer relationship management."

"We run a small but highly productive real estate business in the high tech Seattle market," said Daniel Renne, Owner of Flux Real Estate. "planetRE Socialite provides leading edge tools to manage high agent productivity with quality collaboration and communication with consumers."

"We need a tightly integrated system with websites, lead management, CRM and transaction management," said Johnny Reeves, Owner of Prudential Southern Realty. "planetRE provides that solution with Socialite and Compliance integration and Single Sign On. We have been very happy with the quality of their support and turnaround for new features."

About planetRE
TrSoft (d.b.a. planetRE) is a privately held, leading cloud vendor, providing online multi tenant Enterprise software to the real estate industry. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA; its primary mission is to provide cutting edge products and services to the global real estate industry in areas of CRM, Transaction and Financial Management. More information about planetRE Socialite can be found on http://www.planetre.com.

planetRE, planetRE Socialite are trademarks. All other registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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Zillow Launches Marketplace For Rental Professionals

Technology Solutions Help Property Managers, Rental Agents and Landlords Automate and Streamline Entire Rental Process from Vacancy to Lease

SEATTLE, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, leading real estate marketplace Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ:Z) introduces Zillow® Rentals, a free marketplace and suite of tools for rental professionals. Zillow Rentals provides property managers, rental agents and landlords with best-in-class productivity tools and resources to help them manage and market their listings, for free.

This launch follows Zillow's acquisition of San Francisco-based RentJuice® in June 2012. Now, all of RentJuice's technology solutions and services for rental professionals, including its mobile apps, are available under the Zillow Rentals brand.

Included in the Zillow Rentals free suite of tools and resources:

    --  Broad listings distribution. Rental listings are published to the Zillow
        Rental Network, the largest rental network on the Web[i], comprised of
        the millions of rental shoppers on Zillow.com and Yahoo!® Homes. More
        than 6 million renters visit Zillow on the Web and mobile devices each
        month[ii]. Listings also can be made accessible and searchable through
        free widgets for rental professionals' Facebook® pages and websites.
    --  Customer relationship management platform for managing listings,
        generating leads and building tenant relationships. The platform is
        available on the Web and through the Zillow Rental Pro apps on iOS and
        Android(TM).
    --  Online rental applications and transaction management tools that make it
        possible to complete a rental application from a browser or mobile
        device during a property tour.
Additionally, those professionals who are looking to maximize their marketing efforts can subscribe to Zillow Rental Premier, a paid program that includes:

    --  Extended listing syndication across 30 consumer websites.
    --  An email marketing platform to streamline tenant retention.
    --  Leasing tools, including online consumer credit screening.
"Zillow is the most visited real estate website on desktops and on mobile, and also one of the most visited rental sites. We have been aggressively expanding into software tools for real estate professionals in order to become more critical to their workflow and productivity," said Spencer Rascoff, Zillow CEO. "The RentJuice acquisition four months ago laid the foundation for this expansion in rentals, and today's announcement brings us one step closer toward our vision of rewiring the rental industry."

"In the fast-moving rental market where units turnover six times more quickly than homes for sale, rental professionals always are looking for ways to speed up time-consuming administrative tasks so they can fill their vacancies faster," said David Vivero, vice president of rentals at Zillow. "Through Zillow Rentals, we're bringing free, intuitive technology solutions to solve all of the issues, big and small, that rental pros run into every day in the office and on the go."

To find out more, visit Zillow Rentals at http://rentalpro.zillow.com Zillow Rental Pro for iPhone® and iPad® and Zillow Rental Pro for Android are free to download and can be found in the iTunes® App Store and Google® Play by searching "Zillow."

Additionally, rental professionals can follow rental news, insight and market research on the newly launched Zillow for Pros Blog (http://www.zillow.com/blog/pro/), which replaces the former RentJuice blog, The Rental Standard, and via Twitter @ZillowRentals (https://twitter.com/zillowrentals).

About Zillow, Inc.

Zillow is the leading real estate information marketplace, providing vital information about homes, real estate listings, rental listings and mortgages through its mobile applications and websites, enabling homeowners, buyers, sellers and renters to connect with real estate, rental and mortgage professionals best suited to meet their needs. 35 million unique users visited Zillow's mobile applications and websites in September 2012. Zillow, Inc. operates Zillow.com(®), Zillow Mortgage Marketplace, Zillow Mobile, Diverse Solutions® and Postlets(®) . Zillow is headquartered in Seattle.

Zillow.com, Zillow, Postlets, Diverse Solutions and RentJuice are registered trademarks of Zillow, Inc.

iPhone, iPad and iTunes are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.

Yahoo! is a registered trademark of Yahoo! Inc.

Facebook is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc.

Google is a registered trademark of Google Inc. Android is a trademark of Google Inc.

(ZFIN)

[i] Source: comScore Media Metrix Real Estate Category Ranking by Unique Visitors, June 2012, US Data.

[ii] Source: Zillow site survey, September 2012

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Atmel Launches MCU-Based RF Transceiver IC Family with Industry's Lowest Power Consumption and Leading RF Performance

Ideal for Long-Range Car Access and Smart RF Systems, the New Devices' Flexibility Help to Reduce Production Time and Cost

HEILBRONN, Germany, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Atmel(®) Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced the availability of a new family of low-power, high-performance microcontroller-based RF transceivers designed specifically for the automotive and smart RF markets.

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With the industry's lowest power consumption, high sensitivity and high output power, the three new devices (ATA5831, ATA5832 and ATA5833) are ideal for automotive applications including remote keyless entry (RKE), passive entry go (PEG), remote start (RS) and tire pressure monitoring (TPMS) systems. This new RF family is also ideal for various smart RF applications including remote control systems such as garage door openers or telemetering applications.

Low power is a key requirement for both car access and smart RF systems, especially small, battery-powered applications. These new devices achieve low-power consumption through their superior blocking capabilities, which eliminate disturbances. With few disturbances, the digital logic is rarely awakened, resulting in a current consumption as low as 9.8mA typ. in receive mode (low-band, 310-318MHz, 418-477MHz, 1.2mA, 21ms cycle, 3-channel polling) and 9.4mA/13.8mA typ. in transmit mode (low-band, Pout = 6dBm/10dBm). As a result, end applications can use smaller batteries, enabling miniature end-application designs.

High sensitivity and high output power are also critical to achieving extended transmission distances for RF systems, along with proper operation at longer distances. The new RF transceiver family also provides outstanding sensitivity at -123dBm typ. (0.75Kbit/s, FSK, Manchester code, at 433.92MHz) and -109dBm typ. (at 20Kbit/s, ASK, Manchester code, at 433.92MHz), respectively. Combined with the high output power of up to 14.5dBm typ., excellent long-distance operation performance can be achieved.

The monolithic devices combine RF functionality with a proven Atmel AVR(®) microcontroller core. Since the devices can be configured through an EEPROM, adaptation to the individual application's needs can be quick and be programmed via serial peripheral interface (SPI) - even on-the-fly during operation. If customer-specific adaptions are required, the existing firmware can be supplemented via Flash (ATA5831) or user ROM (ATA5832).

The new RF transceiver family includes the following:

    --  ATA5833: Ready-to-use RF transceiver integrated circuit (IC) with
        integrated firmware
    --  ATA5831: Firmware is included in read-only memory (ROM). Additional
        Flash option for application-specific software needs.
    --  ATA5832: Cost-optimized version of ATA5831, where customer software is
        ROM masked
To help further reduce development and production complexity and help accelerate time to market, Atmel's RF portfolio includes receiver and transceiver devices that are pin-, function- and RF-matching-compatible to ensure maximum development re-use for one- and two-way systems to minimize design effort. The same printed circuit board design can be used for uni-directional and bi-directional car access systems.

Availability

Samples of Atmel's ATA5831, ATA5832 and ATA5833 in 5mm x 5mm small QFN32 packages are available now starting at US$2.90 in 50,000-piece quantities. Car access kits (ATAK51002-V2) to support design-in and shorten time-to-market will be available in November 2012.

About Atmel
Atmel Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of microcontrollers, capacitive touch solutions, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the electronics industry with complete system solutions focused on industrial, consumer, communications, computing and automotive markets.

© 2012 Atmel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Atmel(®), Atmel logo and combinations thereof, AVR(®) and others are registered trademarks or trademarks of Atmel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other terms and product names may be trademarks of others.

More Information:

More information on the Atmel RF transceiver family ATA5831/32/33 is available at:

http://www.atmel.com/devices/ATA5831.aspx  (ATA5831)

http://www.atmel.com/devices/ATA5832.aspx (ATA5832)

http://www.atmel.com/devices/ATA5833.aspx (ATA5833)

To see the latest Atmel videos, visit the Atmel YouTube Channel at http://www.atmel.com/youtube. You can follow Atmel on Twitter http://www.atmel.com/twitter or on Facebook at http://www.atmel.com/facebook.

Press Contacts:

Dr. Susanne Herchner, Marcom Director Automotive

Phone: +49 7131 67-2081, Email: susanne.herchner@atmel.com

Agnes Toan, PR Manager

Phone: +1 408 487-2963, Email: agnes.toan@atmel.com

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ProfitStars Announces MaxConnect Interactive: Hosted Integration Component to Web-Based Loan and Deposit Pricing Solution

- Suite of loan and deposit pricing tools enable financial institutions to win more qualified and profitable business -

MONETT, Mo., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jack Henry & Associates Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) is a leading provider of technology solutions and payment processing services primarily for the financial services industry. Its ProfitStars(®) division introduced today MaxConnect Interactive(TM), which offers the hosted integration between clients' core processing system and Margin Maximizer Interactive(TM) (MMi), a Web-based loan and deposit pricing engine. The solution is supported by Microsoft(®) Silverlight, its application framework, and Windows(®) Azure, the cloud computing platform.

ProfitStars' MMi helps financial institutions bring greater control, discipline, and consistency to pricing, enabling them to maximize net interest income and better qualify growth opportunities. It provides all the benefits of cloud computing, including access to configurable pricing capabilities from any location at any time; limitless capacity that can be scaled on demand with an unlimited number of seats at no additional expense; and lower costs due to the elimination of hardware purchases and upgrades, software installation, and on-premise client/server application support.

The availability of MaxConnect Interactive allows financial institutions to more fully benefit from the online management and reporting of MMi, automating the input of all loans and relationships residing within any core system but not previously entered into MMi. The result is increased accuracy of deposit, loan, and relationship data populating the MMi database via regular updates.

According to David Foss, president of ProfitStars, "The evolving regulatory environment, recovering economy, and competition for quality credits challenge most lending departments. What we offer through Margin Maximizer gives lenders the help they need to accurately determine the profitability of each loan and more effectively address dynamic regulatory requirements such as documentation of loan pricing decisions and the impact new capital requirements have on product profitability."

Margin Maximizer clients have outperformed the industry on net interest margin by a 16 basis points average during the last six years, with performance exceeding the industry every quarter during that period.

About ProfitStars

As a diverse, global division of Jack Henry & Associates, ProfitStars combines JHA's solid technology background with the latest breakthroughs in five performance-boosting solution groups - Financial Performance, Imaging and Payments Processing, Information Security and Risk Management, Retail Delivery,and Online and Mobile. Explore the power of ProfitStars-enhanced performance at http://www.profitstars.com.

About Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) is a leading provider of computer systems and electronic payment solutions primarily for financial services organizations. Its technology solutions serve more than 11,900 customers nationwide, and are marketed and supported through three primary brands. Jack Henry Banking(®) supports banks ranging from community to mid-tier institutions with information processing solutions. Symitar(®) is the leading provider of information processing solutions for credit unions of all sizes. ProfitStars provides highly specialized products and services that enable financial institutions of every asset size and charter, and diverse corporate entities to mitigate and control risks, optimize revenue and growth opportunities, and contain costs. Additional information is available at http://www.jackhenry.com.

Statements made in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking information.  Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking information.  Specifically, there are a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by any forward-looking information. Additional information on these and other factors, which could affect the Company's financial results, are included in its Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings on Form 10-K, and potential investors should review these statements.  Finally, there may be other factors not mentioned above or included in the Company's SEC filings that may cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking information.

SOURCE  Jack Henry & Associates

Jack Henry & Associates

CONTACT: Company: Jack Henry & Associates, Inc., 663 Highway 60, P.O. Box 807, Monett, MO 65708; Analyst Contact: Kevin D. Williams, Chief Financial Officer, +1-417-235-6652; Press Contact: Jacqueline Scheider, ProfitStars Marketing Manager, +1-770-752-6410

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

Keep Tech Warm This Winter With Drake Collection From HEX

Line of Carryalls Offers Mix of Street Style and Sophistication for Holiday

OXNARD, Calif., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HEX, award-winning fashionable techcessories brand, today announced its latest collection of bags, carryalls and sleeves to protect and carry tech throughout the crisp, winter months, freshly dubbed, Drake. The new collection features a dark charcoal and black woven herringbone exterior and a contrasting deep-blue lined interior.

"The Drake collection is an extension of our fall/winter line-up of bags, highlighting the constantly changing fashion landscape, particularly in streetwear," says Dan Maravilla, co-founder, HEX. "The thicker material and dark wash reflects the winter season, while the design upholds a classic menswear aesthetic."

Complementing winter wardrobes with its water-resistant, woven fabric, the Drake collection includes star bags such as the Laptop Duffel, Convertible Sleeve for MacBook Pro and Messenger Bag with patented PadPort®, mixing thoughtful design with stylish good looks. The line-up's functional bag silhouettes also allow users to pack laptops, iDevices and smartphones for everyday use, while keeping tech warm from chilling weather.

Joining a substantial collection of bags, cases and carryalls in numerous color-ways and styles, the Drake collection is available now on http://www.shophex.com, ranging in price from $39.95 to $99.95. For more information on the collection and HEX's extensive line of techcessories, visit the website, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Also check out the collection in action in the HEX Fall/Holiday 2012 look book video.

About HEX
Established in 2010, HEX is proud to bring fashion forward thinking to the often mundane world of tech apparel and merchandise. With over 20 years of design roots in the fashion industry, HEX has not only come on the scene, but stolen it.  With a collection that showcases a stylish array of bags, wallets and cases, HEX has created some very innovative products, through fusing fashion with technology that will no doubt garner top-quality storage for all of your tech devices without damaging your style or street cred. We're here to serve... More information on HEX can be found on http://www.shophex.com, Facebook and Twitter.

SOURCE  HEX

HEX

CONTACT: Erica Rios McCarthy, hex@formulapr.com

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

TI introduces industry's first SDI reclocker with integrated eye monitor for broadcast video systems

Device cuts power consumption in half, integrated waveform analyzer accelerates system debug and time-to-market

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced the industry's first serial digital interface (SDI) reclocker with an integrated eye monitor for examining the shape and health of incoming signal waveforms. The on-chip eye monitor provides real-time monitoring and diagnostics at the reclocker's input, allowing engineers to easily optimize their broadcast video system and speed time-to-market. The LMH0366 3-Gbps HD/SD reclocker consumes 50-percent less power than the competition, while offering best-in-class jitter performance and signal integrity for digital video routers, distribution amplifiers and video test equipment. For more information and to order samples, visit http://www.ti.com/lmh0366-pr.

Key features and benefits of the LMH0366

    --  Integrated eye monitor: On-chip oscilloscope probe enables designers to
        examine transmitted signals at any point in the system for faster
        time-to-market. End users of the equipment save time and repair costs
        through the eye monitor's remote diagnostics and system debug
        capabilities.
    --  Lowest power consumption: 100-mW typical power consumption enables
        system designers to pack in more channels and features into smaller
        frames.
    --  Longer FR-4 reach: 50-percent longer reach than the competition enables
        greater flexibility when routing signals across backplanes and long
        board traces. The LMH0366 can equalize up to 60 inches of FR-4 trace
        length compared to 40 inches with the nearest competitor's device.
    --  No reference crystal required: Unlike competing devices that require an
        external reference crystal to lock to the correct data rates, the
        LMH0366 automatically detects the incoming data rate without the need
        for additional external crystals. This simplifies system design and
        reduces the designer's bill of materials (BOM) cost.
The LMH0366 joins the LMH0376 reclocker, which offers the same features but adds an integrated 4:1 input multiplexer. Both devices retime serial digital video data conforming to the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) 424M, SMPTE 292M and SMPTE 259M-C standards for transmitting high-resolution uncompressed video signals.

Engineers can develop a high-resolution video system solution by combining the LMH0366 or LMH0376 with the LMH0394 or LMH0395 3-Gbps adaptive cable equalizers, LMH0302 or LMH0307 3-Gbps cable drivers, SN65LVCP408 8x8 4.25-Gbps crosspoint switch, LMZ14203 3-A SIMPLE SWITCHER® power module, LP5900 150-mA linear regulator, and the TMS320DM8168 DaVinci(TM) video processor.

Tools and support
The SD3GDAIII evaluation module (EVM) is available to accelerate the development of systems using the LMH0366 and LMH0376 for a suggested retail price of US$499. IBIS models for the LMH0366 and LMH0376 are also available to verify board signal integrity requirements.

Availability, packaging and pricing
The LMH0366 is available in a 4-mm by 4-mm, 24-pin QFN package for a suggested retail price of US$19.95 in 1,000-unit quantities. The LMH0376 is offered in a 7-mm by 7-mm, 48-pin QFN package for a suggested retail price of US$21.50 in 1,000-unit quantities.

Learn more about TI's serial digital interface portfolio by visiting the links below:

    --  Order LMH0366 samples and evaluation modules:
        http://www.ti.com/lmh0366samples-pr.
    --  Order LMH0376 samples, and evaluation modules:
        http://www.ti.com/lmh0376samples-pr.
    --  View a "broadcast scalable platform" system block diagram:
        http://www.ti.com/broadcastsbd-pr.
    --  See TI's full video communications applications portfolio:
        http://www.ti.com/videocom-pr.
    --  Ask questions and help solve problems in the Interface Forum in the TI
        E2E(TM) Community: http://www.ti.com/interfaceforum-pr.
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments semiconductor innovations help 90,000 customers unlock the possibilities of the world as it could be - smarter, safer, greener, healthier and more fun. Our commitment to building a better future is ingrained in everything we do - from the responsible manufacturing of our semiconductors, to caring for our employees, to giving back inside our communities. This is just the beginning of our story. Learn more at http://www.ti.com.

Trademarks
SIMPLE SWITCHER is a registered trademark, and TI E2E and DaVinci are trademarks of Texas Instruments. All other trademarks and registered trademarks belong to their respective owners.

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WAUSAU Financial Systems Deploys Mobile Remote Deposit Capture for Eastern Bank

Leading New England Financial Institution Offers Full-Service Mobile Solution To Its On-The-Go Customers

MOSINEE, Wis., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eastern Bank, the largest independent, mutually owned bank in New England with $8 billion in assets, has implemented WAUSAU Financial Systems' mobile remote deposit capture (RDC) solution from its Deposit 24/7 Suite(TM).  The new "Mobile Deposit" feature allows customers to remotely deposit a paper check using an iPhone® or Android(TM) smartphone.

According to a recent Gartner report, consumer use of mobile banking has increased 74 percent in the past year alone. Javelin reports that more than one in four consumers find mobile deposit desirable or very desirable.

"Eastern Bank is committed to delivering solutions that fit our customers' lifestyle. The addition of Mobile Deposit was a natural extension to our existing mobile banking solution," said Barbara Heinemann, executive vice president and chief information officer at Eastern Bank. "Since launching the new feature in August, we've received a lot of positive feedback from our customers about the convenience of Mobile Deposit."

In addition to remote deposit capture functionality, Eastern Bank's upgraded mobile application allows its mobile banking customers to find the closest Eastern Bank office or ATM by using their phone's location services feature. The full-service mobile application is easy to navigate, allowing access to these features and more, all from one central location.

"Eastern Bank has developed a really impressive mobile banking solution, designed for its many customers that are on-the-go," said Kathy Strasser, executive vice president of solution management for WAUSAU Financial Systems. "The one-stop application achieves the bank's commitment to make managing money simple for its customers, a direction we're seeing more and more financial institutions move toward."

WAUSAU's Deposit 24/7 Suite includes risk monitoring functionality that allows financial institutions and their clients to securely enjoy the benefits of RDC while complying with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council guidelines. The risk monitoring module, in conjunction with Deposit 24/7 Mobile, includes features such as duplicate detection, velocity and dollar limits, as well as image analytics.

Deposit 24/7 Mobile is powered by patented technology from mobile imaging innovator Mitek Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MITK), delivering the industry standard for mobile check capture, image recognition and image quality analytics.

For information on WAUSAU's RDC and other solutions, please visit http://www.wausaufs.com.

About WAUSAU Financial Systems
WAUSAU Financial Systems is a premier provider of payment and receivables processing solutions, helping businesses of all types move money faster. With its products, services and consulting, WAUSAU works with customers to speed check processing, electronic presentment, ACH payments, transaction processing, distributed capture and enterprise content management. WAUSAU holds the No. 1 market share position in retail and wholesale remittance processing solutions. WAUSAU processes more than $1 trillion in payments each year through its work with more than 650 organizations, and maintains more than 30 percent of all U.S. lockbox volume. The company works with 13 of the 25 largest financial institutions, 42 percent of insurance companies with more than 5 million customers and 24 percent of utilities with more than 100,000 customers. More than 200 financial institutions use WAUSAU's remote deposit capture service, and industry consultants Celent and Aite have ranked WAUSAU's remote capture functionality above all competitors. CEB TowerGroup also recognized WAUSAU's Receivables360 as the industry's most comprehensive and advanced integrated receivables solution. For more information, visit http://www.wausaufs.com. 

About Eastern Bank
Founded in 1818 and based in Boston, Eastern Bank is the largest independent and mutually owned bank in New England, with $8 billion in assets and more than 90 branches serving communities from the Merrimack Valley to Cape Cod. Eastern Bank offers banking, investments and insurance all under one roof, and prides itself on working harder to understand its customers' needs so it can deliver these services in a committed and personal way. Eastern Bank includes Eastern Wealth Management and Eastern Insurance. For more information, visit http://www.easternbank.com or http://www.facebook.com/easternbank.

SOURCE  WAUSAU Financial Systems

WAUSAU Financial Systems

CONTACT: Liz Leismer, WAUSAU Financial Systems, +1-312-297-6915, liz.leismer@edelman.com

Web Site: https://www.easternbank.com

Sixty-Nine Percent of Full-time Workers Regularly Search for New Job Opportunities, CareerBuilder Study Finds

Half of Workers Say They Just Have a Job, Not a Career

CHICAGO, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Having instant access to so many digital resources has turned today's workers into perpetual job seekers, according to a new study by CareerBuilder and Inavero.  Sixty-nine percent of full-time workers reported that searching for new job opportunities is part of their regular routine.  Thirty percent said job searching is a weekly activity.  The survey included 1,078 full-time workers across industries and company sizes in the U.S. and Canada.

Infographic:  http://cb.com/SytzW8

"Digital behavior has blurred the distinction between an active and a passive job candidate," said Brent Rasmussen, President of CareerBuilder North America.  "The majority of workers are regularly exposed to new job opportunities and are willing to consider them. They may not leave their jobs right away, but they're keeping aware of possibilities and planning for their next career move."

In addition to heightened awareness about job openings, the ongoing pursuit of other positions is also driven by the perception of the overall work experience.  Fifty-three percent of workers said they feel like they just have a job, not a career.*

Millennials Vs. Baby Boomers
Comparing age groups, Millennials are much more likely to seek greener pastures than seasoned workers.  Seventy-nine percent of Millennials actively search for or are open to new jobs compared to 67 percent of Baby Boomers.  Baby Boomers tend to stay in a position for eleven years on average while Millennials typically stay for three years.

How Workers Shop for Jobs
Workers often utilize more resources in job hunting than in some other activities that impact their households.  On average, workers reported they use approximately 15 sources when searching for a job.  This compares to an average of 12 sources for researching insurance providers, 11 sources for researching banks and 10 sources for researching vacations.

"Workers approach their job search much like a consumer purchase, using multiple avenues to evaluate potential employers months before they take action and apply to positions," Rasmussen added. "It's important for companies to engage candidates at every touch point."

The majority of workers primarily come across new jobs in three ways:

    --  Online search - 74 percent
    --  Traditional networking - 68 percent
    --  Job boards - 67 percent
Once they've discovered job openings, they'll check out social media and company Web sites and conduct general searches to dig deeper into the company's culture, market standing and new developments.  Prior to applying:

    --  81 percent will research companies on social and professional networks
    --  74 percent will read news about the company online
    --  74 percent will read the company's Web site
For more information, visit http://www.careerbuilder.com/candidatebehavior

*CareerBuilder and Harris Interactive(©) survey of 3,976 full-time U.S. workers completed in September 2012.

Survey Methodology
This survey was conducted online within the U.S. and Canada by Inavero on behalf of CareerBuilder among 1,078 job seekers (employed full-time, not self-employed seeking a job or non-employed seeking a job). The study was fielded between March 28 and March 30, 2012 (percentages for some questions are based on a subset, based on their responses to certain questions). With a pure probability sample of 1,078, one could say with a 95 percent probability that the overall results have a sampling error of +/-2.98 percent. Sampling error for data from sub-samples is higher and varies.

About CareerBuilder®
CareerBuilder is the global leader in human capital solutions, helping companies target and attract their most important asset - their people. Its online career site, CareerBuilder.com®, is the largest in the United States with more than 24 million unique visitors, 1 million jobs and 49 million resumes. CareerBuilder works with the world's top employers, providing resources for everything from employment branding and talent intelligence to recruitment support. More than 10,000 websites, including 140 newspapers and broadband portals such as MSN and AOL, feature CareerBuilder's proprietary job search technology on their career sites. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), Tribune Company and The McClatchy Company (NYSE:MNI), CareerBuilder and its subsidiaries operate in the United States, Europe, South America, Canada and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.careerbuilder.com.

Media Contact
Jennifer Grasz

773-527-1164
Jennifer.Grasz@careerbuilder.com
http://www.twitter.com/CareerBuilderPR

SOURCE  CareerBuilder

CareerBuilder

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Unilever's 235,000-Follower Secret

LONDON, October 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    How an FMCG Giant Increased its Social Media Audience by 470% in Ten Months

    If you think your e-mail signature is just an electronic business card, think again -
as Exclaimer, an e-mail signature software
[http://www.exclaimer.com/landing-pages/product-comparison/3 ] company with clients like
Morgan Stanley and McDonalds, suggest in their new webinar on why the signature is a free,
powerful comms channel that marketers already own.

    "No other comms channel reaches everyone your organization talks to, at the very
moment you're talking to them," Neal Stanborough, marketing manager, began. "Put an upsell
message right below the buying process or social media content in front of your customers.

    "Unilever simply added a Follow button to their e-mail signature and went from 40,000
Followers to 235,000 in 10 months.

    "And that's just one success pulled from one of the many case studies we'll examine in
our webinar."

    Their 20-minute webinar focuses on the "Six C" framework Exclaimer has created to
explain why e-mail signatures are a marketing comms channel
[http://www.exclaimer.com/webinars ] and how to use them for connecting e-mail contacts to
compelling social content, communicating marketing campaigns to perfectly aligned
audiences or reinforcing traditional comms channels with conveniently timed call-outs,
cross-sells and upsells.

    They say they've drawn on 12 years of experience to collate case studies for each of
their "Six Cs" of e-mail signatures: giving examples of how they're used, what they
achieve and why they're necessary.

    Exclaimer provides e-mail signature software
[http://www.exclaimer.com/landing-pages/product-comparison/3 ] for deploying a companywide
signature: marketers design a template and everyone's signature automatically updates to
match.

    They say it's an advantage to have a channel on personalized, relevant e-mail from
individual employees but they explain that can be a disadvantage if individual staff are
free to tamper with it. The new talk expands upon the concept that software is ideal for
preventing that lack of control and for getting the maximum benefit from e-mail
signatures.

    The webinar "Email Signatures: The Free Channel You Never Knew You Had
[http://www.exclaimer.com/webinars ]" is free to attend and open for registrations on
Exclaimer.com/webinars.

    Unilever's Paul Maxin, describing their social media strategy, concluded, "We know
these followers are relevant because we've seen an exponential rise in career page visits,
and a significant increase in new hires."

    Statistic and quote from LinkedIn Talent blog article "Secrets of Employer Branding
Leaders: Unilever" (Srinivasan, 2012).[1]

    About Exclaimer

    Exclaimer provide award-winning, uniquely Microsoft Certified software for e-mail
functionality management: e-mail signatures, archiving, auto-replies and more.

    For 12 years, world-famous 200,000-user conglomerates and 4-person boutiques alike
have trusted and valued Exclaimer's renowned solidity, security and quality.

    1. Srinivasan, L. (2012, August 21st). Secrets of Employer Branding Leaders: Unilever.
Retrieved October 5th, 2012, from LinkedIn Blog:
http://talent.linkedin.com/blog/index.php/2012/08/employer-branding-unilever

Exclaimer Ltd

CONTACT: Neal Stanborough, Marketing Manager, E: neal.stanborough@exclaimer.com, T: (UK) +44(0)1252-531-422 / (US) +1-888-450-9631; Chris Brown, Marketing Director, E: chris.brown@exclaimer.com, T: (UK) +44(0)1252-531 422 / (US) +1-888-450-9631

Zyncro: Best European Startup by EuroCloud

BARCELONA, October 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    Zyncro, your Enterprise Social Network, has been selected as Best European Startup by
EuroCloud from among all the leading cloud-computing solution nominations in an evening
ceremony held on October 8 in Luxembourg.

    EuroCloud is an independent non-profit European organization for SaaS and
cloud-computing providers, with members in 27 countries and presence in 17 countries. Last
night, it presented its European awards to this year's best cloud-computing solutions,
which included Zyncro as best European startup.

    Zyncro, headquartered in Barcelona and present in 14 countries, has already more than
140,000 users. The key to its success lies in the creation of a cloud-based social
software solution that adapts to the specific needs of each company. Enterprise Social
Networks enable information exchange in an organized, secure and fluid manner, boosting
internal collaboration and improving productivity.

    Zyncro acts as a collaborative online workspace where you can share knowledge,
documents, tasks, contacts... and can be integrated with all major corporate management
systems. Thanks to its ability to be fully customized and commercialized as a white-label
solution, and features that set it apart from the competition and enable it to be the
perfect Private Social Network for business community communication, Zyncro has set its
sights on the medium and large enterprise market. In fact, the company already has major
high-value customers such as Telefonica, Cetelem Spain (of the BNP Paribas group),
Volkswagen Audi Spain, Fiesta Hotel Group, Seguros Monterrey-New York Life, and La Caixa,
among others.

    Zyncro has gained international recognition thanks to the several awards won this year
and its mention in studies by well-known analysts such as Lecko (France) or Gartner.

       
        Contact :
        Matthieu Pinauldt - Regional Marketing Manager
        Tel : +34-93-187-03-22
        E-mail : matthieu.pinauldt@zyncro.biz
        Site web : http://www.zyncro.com

Zyncro Tech S.L.

IGT Interactive Showcases Investment in IGT rgs(TM) Mobile platform at EiG 2012

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT), a global leader in casino gaming entertainment and systems technology, will debut its latest innovative mobile product, IGT rgs(TM) Mobile, at stand 530 at the 11(th) European iGaming Congress and Expo 2012 (EiG) on October 16, 2012, in Barcelona, Spain.

IGT rgs(TM) Mobileallows operators to integrate IGT's award-winning, mobile casino games onto their existing online gaming platform through the new mobile remote game server. Once implemented, operators will be able to access all future IGT titles as the games are released. Reflecting levels of growth in the industry's fastest expanding sector, the new IGT game releases are the result of significant and continued investments by IGT's Interactive division. IGT plans to release 20 new games per year on IGT rgs(TM) Mobile. Betfred.com, Rank, Sky Vegas and Virgin Games are among the existing operators to offer IGT's entertaining mobile games.

IGT will premiere the mobile versions of a selection of classic and blockbuster branded titles, including ELVIS(®) A Little More Action, Kitty Glitter(®) and Wolf Run(®). These games join the hugely popular land and online hits Cleopatra(TM) and Da Vinci Diamonds(TM).

IGT representatives also will discuss the Company's plans for the launch of tablet games that will be brought to market in early 2013. Bespoke tablet versions of Roulette and Blackjack will be the first games to go live on this new device platform.

"We know players are demanding to play the best slot games on every platform and when it comes to mobile devices they expect to play dedicated versions," said Leigh Nissim, IGT commercial director of Interactive. "IGT has been providing the best casino-style games for more than 30 years, and our investment in mobile will take us to the front of the mobile gaming industry."

IGT Resources:

    --  Like us on Facebook
    --  Like DoubleDown Casino on Facebook
    --  Follow us on Twitter
    --  View IGT's YouTube Channel
    --  Play DoubleDown Casino games
    --  Check out our other games and systems
About IGT
International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) is a global leader in casino gaming entertainment and continues to transform the industry by translating casino player experiences to social, mobile and interactive environments for regulated markets around the world. IGT's recent acquisition of DoubleDown Interactive provides engaging casino style entertainment to more than 5 million players monthly. More information about IGT is available at http://www.IGT.com or connect with IGT at @IGTNews or http://www.facebook.com/IGT. Anyone can play at the DoubleDown Casino by visiting http://apps.facebook.com/doubledowncasino or http://www.doubledowncasino.com.

© EPE, Reg. U.S. Pat & TM Off.

Da Vinci Diamonds was created by High 5 Games. For more information on High 5 Games (H5G), go to http://www.high5games.com.

SOURCE  IGT

IGT

CONTACT: Shelle Murach, IGT Public Relations, +1-775-448-0221, Shelle.Murach@IGT.com

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

eToro Launches its Social Investment Platform in Spain

BARCELONA, Spain, October 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    Special event to present the benefits of copy-trading.

    eToro, the leading social investment network, announced today the official launch of
its service in Spain. eToro OpenBook(TM) has been fully localized to support Spanish and
will enable the already thousands of active Spanish traders and investors on eToro to
experience the full benefits and advantages of trading and investing in a social, open and
transparent market place.

    To kick off the launch eToro has organized for October 10th, 2012 a user and PR
conference in Barcelona, Spain to present eToro OpenBook(TM) to its Spanish user base and
the Spanish press. As a special treat eToro has invited a highly ranked local Spanish Guru
Trader, also known under the eToro username "Malsolo
[http://openbook.etoro.com/malsolo#/stats ]" (http://openbook.etoro.com/malsolo#/stats)
to attend this conference.

    Malsolo will take centre stage at the conference and share his experience of how he
transformed from a good trader into a Guru Trader on the eToro investment network with
over 5,000 people copying all his trades. At the age of 28, Malsolo is today one of the
most successful Gurus on eToro and in terms of clients probably one of the largest
investment houses in Spain.

    eToro's award-winning CopyTrader(TM) technology enables users to harness the wisdom of
the crowds to form better investment decisions. By quickly identifying top performing
traders and investors (Gurus) within the eToro investment network, users are able to copy
all the Guru's trading actions directly into their own account and link themselves to the
performance of all their copied Gurus. It enables users to easily create their own
people-based portfolio of top performing traders, whereas people themselves are now
transformed into the traded investment instrument.

    "Spain is for us a strategic market, we believe that the success of social trading and
investing will quickly spread in the Spanish market after people become aware of the
advantages to trade and invest in a truly open and transparent market place," explains
Johnathan Assia, CEO and Founder at eToro, "by bringing one of our most successful Gurus
face to face with our users we are bridging the gap between the real and online world.
Investing is all about trust and keeping everything transparent, like adding a real face
to our Gurus, is key to further strengthen the trust with our users."

       
        Conference details:
        Date: Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
        Time: 18:00 to 21:00 hrs.
        Location: Hotel Fira Palace - Barcelona, Avenida Rius i Taulet, 1-3. 08004 Barcelona
        RSVP at http://linkd.in/QHLxlN

    About eToro

    eToro is the world's leading investment network, with over 2 million registered users
in over 140 countries. eToro leads the social trading revolution through its community
powered network, enabling investors to easily see, follow and copy the actions of any user
in real time. By harnessing the wisdom of the crowds users are able to trade in a fully
transparent and open marketplace and form better investment decisions. Tap into eToro at
http://www.etoro.com

       
        PR Contact
        Alon Levitan
        pr@eToro.com
        Tel : +357-2-5030234
        http://www.eToro.com

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