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Stage7 Systems Unveils Full Suite of HIPAA-Compliant Cloud IT Hosting Solutions for Hospitals and Medical Practices

Suite of Hosting Solutions Allow Healthcare Providers to Significantly Reduce Internal IT Hardware and Support Overhead

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Stage7 Systems, a healthcare information technology consulting firm, has partnered with a premier data center service provider to offer a full suite of HIPAA-compliant IT infrastructure hosting solutions to community & rural hospitals (<250 beds) and private medical practices.

As part of a fully hosted healthcare IT infrastructure, Stage7 Systems can deliver any combination of:

    --  Hosted Virtual Desktops (VDI)
    --  Hosted Clinical Applications (EMR/EHR)
    --  Hosted Practice Management Applications (PM)
    --  Hosted Business Applications (ERP)
    --  Hosted Messaging Systems (Email)
    --  Hosted Productivity Applications
    --  Hosted Secure File Storage
To learn more about this offering from Stage7 Systems, visit http://www.stage7systems.com/hosting

These hosted solutions offer healthcare providers a way to significantly reduce their internal IT hardware & support overhead commonly associated with EMR / EHR system implementations, desktop & server refreshes, data storage, and disaster recovery.

By working with Stage7 Systems to move internal resources & applications to the cloud, hospitals & medical practices can easily:

    --  Provide staff with access to all of their necessary systems, all the
        time, on any device
    --  Translate upfront IT infrastructure costs associated with EMR / EHR
        system implementations, desktop & server refreshes, data storage, and
        disaster recovery into a fixed monthly operating expense
    --  Secure sensitive data (Protected Health Information) and ensure
        compliance with regulatory requirements (HIPAA, PCI)
    --  Eliminate the possibility of data loss or system downtime in the event
        of a disaster
    --  Ensure that all user systems and backend servers are consistently
        updated with the latest security patches
    --  Avoid the "peaks & valleys" expense commonly associated with third-party
        hourly IT support for in-house systems
According to a recent MarketsandMarkets report, the market for cloud computing is expected to grow more than 20% annually between 2012 and 2017 with the healthcare segment accounting for no less than 5% of that growth.

By now offering a full suite of hosted IT solutions along with an extensive line-up of healthcare IT professional services, Stage7 Systems is positioned to deliver significant value to regional health systems, community & rural hospitals, and large ambulatory medical groups.

ABOUT STAGE7 SYSTEMS

Stage7 Systems provides consulting services to healthcare providers throughout North America. Solutions we provide include healthcare IT strategy planning, EMR / EHR project consulting & staff augmentation, infrastructure modernization including desktop virtualization & Infrastructure-as-a-Service, and EMR / EHR system optimization. Vendor applications we often work with include Epic, Cerner, Meditech, Sunquest, NextGen, eClinicalWorks, McKesson, and Allscripts with Citrix as the primary underlying infrastructure platform. Learn more at http://www.stage7systems.com

Contact: Shawn Torkelson, 800.934.4110

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Stage7 Systems

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NETGEAR Stackable, Managed Gigabit Switches Provide Resilient Access Layer For 10-Gigabit Ethernet Backbone

NETGEAR ProSafe Next-Gen Edge M5300 managed switches deliver line-rate performance for virtualization or convergence with license upgrades from Layer 2+ to Layer 3

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQGM: NTGR), a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers, today announced the launch of the new NETGEAR ProSafe® Next-Gen Edge M5300 series, a family of top-of-the line stackable managed Gigabit switches that satisfy 10-Gigabit Ethernet backbone requirements and provide a resilient, future-proof access layer. The switches deliver line-rate performance for virtualization or convergence with two embedded 10-Gigabit uplinks, 10 Gbase-T (RJ45) and SFP+ (fiber), and two additional 10-Gigabit I/O bays for uplink or stacking. In an industry-first, NETGEAR is offering customers an easy path to upgrade from Gigabit Layer 2+ models to full Layer 3. As new applications and network requirements are added, the affordable upfront costs and the upgrade path to Layer 3 make it easy for customers to protect their investment.

NETGEAR ProSafe Next-Gen Edge M5300 switches feature virtual chassis stacking technology with 48 Gbps interconnect per switch to simplify network operations, and meshed stacking provides multi-resiliency and advanced load balancing capabilities. The modular main power supply and hot-swap redundant power supply/external power supply (RPS/EPS) capabilities ensure that networks operate at industry-leading high availability to support mission-critical applications.

Mid-sized organizations, hospitals and schools today have the same bandwidth needs as large enterprises. With the wide adoption of virtualization, the convergence of audio, video, and data and the rapid proliferation of bandwidth intensive applications, the widespread deployment of Gigabit to the desktop has become a bottleneck for any network access layer. High-performance connectivity enabled by 10-Gigabit Ethernet has made it the de facto solution for supporting bandwidth-intensive business applications such as desktop and workstation data workload aggregation, IP voice and video applications and vertical industry applications, such as digital imaging for healthcare and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM).

The NETGEAR ProSafe Next-Gen Edge M5300 series, consisting of fully managed Gigabit Ethernet switches with embedded 10-Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, are a reliable, affordable and simple solution for any mid-sized organization considering 10-Gigabit Ethernet backbone architectures. As components of converged voice, video and data networking solutions, the switches deliver a resilient access layer in server rooms for virtualization, campus LAN environments and commercial buildings. Virtual chassis stacking technology, including meshed stacking, scales both the entire network's performance and its redundancy.

The NETGEAR ProSafe Next-Gen Edge M5300 series enables successful 10-Gigabit Ethernet deployments with advanced features such as integrated security, high availability, delivery optimization, enhanced manageability and support for new applications:

    --  10-Gigabit virtual chassis hardware stacking technology and 10-Gigabit
        distributed link aggregation scale both the entire network's performance
        and its redundancy.
    --  NETGEAR ProSafe Next-Gen Edge M5300 switches working with servers
        benefit from greater bandwidth capacity with active-active teaming (link
        aggregation control protocol [LCAP]) and load balancing.
    --  Redundancy is assured by distributing multiple connections across the
        stack, which acts as a single logical switch that is transparent to the
        server and aggregation switch.
    --  Thanks to virtual chassis stacking, IT administrators can easily add
        more ports to the switch fabric, simplifying management and increasing
        network resiliency.
"NETGEAR's new line of fully managed switches are ideal for growing organizations with evolving networking requirements," said Matthias Machowinski, directing analyst with Infonetics Research. "With a long list of standard features, including PoE+ and 10GbaseT, and the ability to upgrade to layer 3, these switches allow organizations to adapt as their requirements become more complex."

"The NETGEAR ProSafe Next-Gen Edge M5300 Gigabit series is the ideal access layer for campus and enterprise networks with 10-Gigabit Ethernet backbone requirements. The switches deliver pure line-rate performance for virtualization or convergence, without the exorbitant acquisition and maintenance costs of solutions offered by legacy big IT networking vendors. The NETGEAR ProSafe Next-Gen Edge M5300 series combines the latest advances in hardware and software engineering for higher availability, stronger security, better scalability, better usability and greater energy efficiency," said Laurent Masia, product line manager for managed infrastructure, NETGEAR commercial business unit.

Pricing and Availability
The NETGEAR ProSafe Next-Gen Edge M5300 series will be available from authorized NETGEAR channel partners worldwide:

    --  M5300-28G, 24 ports Gigabit, Layer 2+ software package, GSM7228S-100NAS:
        USD $2,270
    --  M5300-52G, 48 ports Gigabit, Layer 2+ software package, GSM7252S-100NAS:
        USD $3,650
    --  M5300-52G, Layer 3 license upgrade for M5300-28G, GSM7228L-10000S: USD
        $660
    --  M5300-52G, Layer 3 license upgrade for M5300-52G, GSM7252L-10000S: USD
        $1,250
    --  M5300-28GF3, 24 ports Gigabit Fiber, Layer 3 software package,
        GSM7328FS-200NAS: USD $2,930
More Information
Learn more about the NETGEAR ProSafe Next-Gen Edge M5300 series at http://www.netgear.com/managed/m5300. To learn more about other new NETGEAR consumer products and services, please visit http://www.netgear.com.

About NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR (NASDAQGM: NTGR) is a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers. For consumers, the company makes high performance, dependable and easy to use home networking, storage and digital media products to connect people with the Internet and their content and devices. For businesses, NETGEAR provides networking, storage and security solutions without the cost and complexity of big IT. The company also supplies top service providers with retail proven, whole home solutions for their customers. NETGEAR products are built on a variety of proven technologies such as wireless, Ethernet and Powerline, with a focus on reliability and ease-of-use. NETGEAR products are sold in approximately 32,000 retail locations around the globe, and through approximately 42,000 value-added resellers. The company's headquarters are in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in 25 countries. NETGEAR is an ENERGY STAR® partner. More information is available at http://www.NETGEAR.com or by calling (408) 907-8000. Connect with NETGEAR at http://twitter.com/NETGEAR and http://www.facebook.com/NETGEAR.

© 2012 NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo and ProSafe are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Information is subject to change without notice. All rights reserved.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for NETGEAR, Inc.: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Specifically, statements concerning NETGEAR's business and the expected performance characteristics, specifications, reliability, market acceptance, market growth, specific uses, user feedback and market position of NETGEAR's products and technology are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the following: the actual price, performance and ease of use of NETGEAR's products may not meet the price, performance and ease of use requirements of customers; product performance may be adversely affected by real world operating conditions; failure of products may under certain circumstances cause permanent loss of end user data; new viruses or Internet threats may develop that challenge the effectiveness of security features in NETGEAR's products; the ability of NETGEAR to market and sell its products and technology; the impact and pricing of competing products; and the introduction of alternative technological solutions. Further information on potential risk factors that could affect NETGEAR and its business are detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties listed in the section entitled "Part II - Item 1A. Risk Factors," pages 45 through 63, in the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2012, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2012. NETGEAR undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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NETGEAR, Inc.

CONTACT: Media, Jeff Norris, Weber Shandwick for NETGEAR, +1-408-530-8458, JNorris2@webershandwick.com; Sales Inquiries, +1-408-907-8000, sales@netgear.com; Customer Inquiries, 1-888-NETGEAR

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

Zara Home Debuts with E-Commerce in the US

Introducing http://www.zarahome.com

NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Zara Home, Inditex's commercial concept specializing in home decor, is making its US e-commerce debut on October 9(th) at http://www.zarahome.com. The product range at the US online store will feature home textiles: bed, bath and table linens, in addition to select furniture, tableware, cutlery, and decorative accessories, including loungewear and gift items.

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Zara Home offers the latest trends in interior decoration, with new introductions arriving online weekly keeping with the ethos of continuous renewal that is characteristic of all commercial concepts within the Inditex Group. A diverse and international team of designers, with a unique vision has made Zara Home the brand that transforms interiors into warm and fashionable spaces.

Visitors to the site can shop the range of products in each of the four distinctive collections. Country, Ethnic, White and Contemporary define the aesthetic of the rich bedding, detailed accessories and gift items. Country, inspired by nature and depicted with dark tones reminiscent of a forest, also features soothing linen and taupe tones for this season.  A layered mix of fabrics such as cashmere, leather and velvet also fills the Country collection.  Grays, lilacs and ecru with paisley and floral accents define the Ethnic collection. The White Collection, as expected, celebrates the wide range of soothing white tones and materials such as silks, cottons and linens create depth and warmth.  The British influence was a significant trend this year and is presented in the Contemporary collection through the vibrant flag motifs with a pop urban and eclectic style.   

The children's home selections are titled with suitably descriptive names, such as Enchanted Woods; a whimsical, happy spirit imbues this collection. 

Visitors to http://www.zarahome.com will be able to subscribe to a newsletter that shares the latest brand news. A specialized toll-free customer service will also be available both by email and telephone.  All major credit cards will be accepted at http://www.zarahome.com, shipping and handling charges will be based on each order.   

Launched in 2003, Zara Home's international appeal has always played an important role in its identity. The concept is present in 32 countries with more than 325 stores and offers e-commerce in 18 countries. This has been reflected both in the growth of its sales -which reached 300 million euros in 2011, and in its commercial expansion.

Zara Home is part of the Inditex Group, one of the world's largest retailers with over 100 companies operating in textile design, manufacturing and distribution. In addition to Zara Home, Inditex has seven fashion concepts: Zara, Pull&Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho, and Uterque.

SOURCE  Inditex Group

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CONTACT: Sarah Boyd, +1-646-460-8913, sboyd@hlgrp.com; Julia Sag, +1-646-375-4018, jsag@hlgrp.com

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

SLI Systems Brings Mobile Site Search to Growing Number of Online Retailers; Enriches Mobile Offering with Enhanced Usability

As the Mobile Commerce Market Continues Rapid Expansion, Full-Service Site Search Provider Sees Increasing Demand for its Learning-Based Mobile Solutions

News Highlights:

- SLI Systems has seen dramatic growth in the number of clients now using its SLI Mobile full-service mobile site search solution

- SLI Mobile now offers enhanced design and usability features such as mobile Auto Complete, QR code integration, mobile banners, analytics tracking and multivariate testing

- Forrester Research predicts that mobile retail and travel spending will double in 2012 over 2011 and projects the market size to quadruple by 2017, with retail being the fastest growing mobile segment. This research validates the need for retailers to develop user-friendly mobile commerce sites

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MOBILE COMMERCE FORUM 2012, SLI Systems announced today new features and enhancements to its SLI Mobile site search solution, providing better merchandising and customization options to online retailers while also improving customer engagement and the overall mobile search experience.

With the continued rapid growth of mobile retail spending in the U.S. [UK] and around the world, innovative online retailers are looking to boost performance of their mobile sites with better usability features and improved ways of delivering targeted merchandising and promotional content to customers. The new enhancements SLI is unveiling today are designed to help retailers achieve those goals.

Quotes:

"Our mobile site is relatively new, but we're already seeing a growing percentage of our visitors come to us on smartphones and other handheld devices, and mobile purchasing activity is also on the rise," said Kevin Metz, vice president of e-commerce for Cache. "By working with SLI's team, implementation of our mobile site search was effortless on our part, and the impact is significant as search pages are the most heavily viewed mobile pages. We're excited to take advantage of the new features SLI is now offering."

"Many companies selling online have been in a wait-and-see mode when it comes to deploying mobile sites, but that's all changing as consumers are now turning to their iPhones and other smartphones to make more and more purchases," said Shaun Ryan, CEO of SLI Systems. "With our new mobile search features and a solid team of experts helping retailers get optimal performance from their sites, our clients are seeing great results - which will be a tremendous asset to their business during the upcoming holiday shopping season."

Data Points:

    --  Currently, SLI has several leading brand name retail clients using their
        mobile site search, including Dooney & Bourke, Cache, MakeMeHeal.com and
        U.S. Toy/Constructive Playthings, among many more.
    --  SLI is rolling out a number of new mobile search enhancements, including
        the following:
        --  Mobile Auto Complete: automatically populates search box with
            keyword terms once a visitor starts typing - this reduces the number
            of keystrokes required and also minimizes typing errors, allowing
            visitors to get to products of interest faster.
        --  Integration with Mobile Add to Cart: integration of search with an
            existing cart feature that allows visitors to add items to their
            shopping cart directly from mobile site search pages.
        --  Responsive Design: provides flexible deployment options for
            businesses that aren't ready to develop a full-featured mobile site,
            and brings some mobile functionality to a regular website for
            visitors on smartphone devices.
        --  Mobile Merchandising Banners: allows retailers to populate search
            results and other pages with merchandising banners to promote
            particular brands or special offers.
        --  Analytics Tracking: gives retailers insights to better understand
            overall mobile site traffic by tracking page views, visitors,
            transactions and revenue.
        --  Multivariate Testing: gives retailers the ability to test different
            versions of the mobile site design or content against each other and
            receive real data and insights into what design or content works
            best for customers and drives conversions.
    --  SLI is hosting a webinar on mobile site search best practices on October
        24, 2012.
    --  SLI Systems' full-service, customized site search, navigation and
        merchandising offerings help businesses meet customer expectations for
        relevant results and information, and also promote particular products
        and brands, all based on previous visitors' search and click-through
        activity.
    --  SLI's solutions learn over time, so results change as customer buying
        trends and search terms shift.
    --  The company's solutions include access to a team of search and
        navigation experts, who oversee deployment and provide ongoing
        management and support.
    --  SLI Systems is exhibiting at the Mobile Commerce Forum event in San
        Diego, CA - Oct. 8-10, 2012 - in booth #305.
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About SLI Systems

SLI Systems provides full-service site search, navigation, merchandising, and user-generated SEO, and is the top SaaS-based site search provider to IR 500 and IR 1,000 retailers. Unlike traditional search software, SLI Systems' patented technology continuously "learns" from the behavior of visitors over time to deliver more relevant results. This learning-based search and navigation technology empowers retailers and content sites to enhance customer satisfaction by helping site visitors find the products and information they seek as quickly and efficiently as possible, increasing site conversions and average order value. SLI Systems is a privately held company, with offices in San Jose, CA; London, UK; Melbourne, Australia; and Christchurch, New Zealand. For more information about SLI Systems, visit http://www.sli-systems.com.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Nancy MacGregor Hill

RealTime Communications

510-733-6228
nancy@realtime-comm.com
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SOURCE  SLI Systems

SLI Systems

Web Site: http://www.sli-systems.com

Handheld Launches the Algiz 10X, a 10-inch Rugged Tablet Built for Outdoor Use

LIDKÖPING, Sweden, October 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    Handheld Group [http://www.handheldgroup.com ], a leading manufacturer of rugged
mobile computers and smartphones, today announced the launch of its new rugged mobile
device for field professionals: the Algiz 10X
[http://www.handheldeurope.com/regions/eu/algiz-10x.asp ] rugged tablet PC. The powerful
Algiz 10X can withstand tough weather elements and harsh handling, and its large,
10.1-inch touchscreen provides the best screen visibility on the market.

    To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:

    http://www.multivu.com/mnr/56621-handheld-launches-algiz-10x-tablet

    (Photo:
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    "The new Algiz 10X is perfectly suited for field professionals who need a rugged
tablet computer that is lightweight and built to withstand the harsh conditions that come
with all kinds of industry fieldwork, and that can display detailed maps and other visuals
even in bright sunlight," said Jerker Hellstrom, CEO of Handheld.

    The Algiz 10X is IP65-rated and meets stringent MIL-STD-810G military standards for
protecting against dust, water, vibrations, drops, extreme temperatures and varying
altitudes. It is lightweight at just 1.3 kg (2.9 lbs), and it is only 32 mm (1.2") thick.

    The Algiz 10X's brilliant display features the latest generation of MaxView
technology. The tablet also comes with a u-blox GPS receiver and WAAS/EGNOS/MSAS
capability, plus Bluetooth 4.0, WLAN 802.11 b/g/n and it is WWAN Gobi 3000-ready with
fully integrated modem and antennas for wireless connectivity. It has a built-in
5-megapixel camera with LED flash, and several connectivity opportunities, including
waterproof USB 2.0, VGA and RS232 ports. The Algiz 10X operates on a powerful Intel Atom
N2800 dual-core processor with 4 GB of DDR3 RAM, offering top-of-the-line computing
capability, and the SSD disk is expandable via microSD for massive storage capacity. The
Algiz 10X runs Windows 7 Ultimate, and is ready for Windows 8.

    "With the Algiz 10X, we are expanding the popular product family that includes our
Algiz 7, which is the preferred choice today for field professionals worldwide. The Algiz
10X comes with increased processing power and storage plus a larger display - something
that the market has been asking for," said Hellstrom.

    Like all of Handheld's lineup
[http://www.handheldgroup.com/regions/eu/product-overview.asp ] of rugged PDAs, smartphones
and mobile computers, the Algiz 10X is specifically developed for field workers in
industries such as geomatics, logistics, forestry, public transportation, utilities,
construction, maintenance, mining, military and security.

    The Algiz 10X rugged tablet PC will be showcased at INTERGEO
[http://www.intergeo.de/en/index.html ] in Hanover, Germany on October 9-11, and at
Mobility for Business [http://www.mobility-for-business.com ] in Paris, France on October
10-11, plus several shows throughout the fall.

    The Algiz 10X will be available in January 2013. Orders can be placed immediately.

    Helpful links

    Algiz 10X product specifications
[http://www.handheldeurope.com/regions/eu/algiz-10x.asp ]

    Algiz 10X press images
[http://www.handheldgroup.com/regions/worldwide/press-images.asp ]

    Handheld Group [http://www.handheldgroup.com/regions/worldwide ]

    Handheld product lineup [http://www.handheldeurope.com/regions/eu/product-overview.asp
]

    What does rugged mean? [http://www.handheldeurope.com/regions/eu/what-is-rugged.asp ]

    Tweet this: Handheld launches the Algiz 10X rugged tablet computer with 10-inch
touchscreen for field professionals,
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    About Handheld

    The Handheld Group is a manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, PDAs and smartphones.
Handheld and its partners worldwide deliver complete mobility solutions to businesses in
industries such as geomatics, logistics, forestry, public transportation, utilities,
construction, maintenance, mining, military and security. The Handheld Group of Sweden has
local offices in Finland, the UK, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Australia
and the USA. For more information, please see http://www.handheldgroup.com

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Handheld Group

CONTACT: Press contact: Sofia Löfblad, Marketing Director, Handheld Group, Sweden: +46-510-54-71-70; Amy Urban, Marketing Director, Handheld-US, USA: +1-541-752-0319

Rumblefish and Clio Music Partner to Bring Machine-Generated Metadata to Sync Licensing

The World's Largest Soundtrack Catalog Now Has More Sophisticated and Highly Accurate Metadata Powering the Rumblefish API

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Orpheus Media Research (d/b/a Clio(TM) Music), the developer of the first music analysis, search and discovery platform, today announced a partnership with Rumblefish, the leader in music soundtracks for social video, to bring more useful, objective metadata to its catalog of over one million copyright-cleared tracks. Using the Clio Genome Generator and Clio Sounds-Like Search products, Rumblefish API partners will now be able to offer their users a richer set of metadata. 

Rumblefish worked with the Clio Genome Generator to analyze and produce a robust set of metadata for its entire catalog. The company also plans on using the Clio Sounds-Like Search, a search engine that enables the Rumblefish API partners' clients to use music to find music, easing music search and discovery.

"Clio has automated the metadata generation process with a common, algorithmically-generated method. Users can now easily browse through our growing catalog and quickly find just the right soundtrack for their video," said Paul Anthony, founder and CEO, Rumblefish. "In the future, Clio Sounds-Like Search will provide Rumblefish API partners music similarity search functionality, which is the killer app for soundtrack search and recommendation."

The Clio Genome Generator provides Rumblefish with machine-generated metadata, such as melodic complexity, harmonic complexity and performance energy. The Genome Generator, which virtually eliminates the need for manual intervention, automatically generates metadata; enabling users to best find the soundtrack they are looking for.   

"Metadata plays a major role in cataloging and searching music. Until now, this process has required expensive and manual intervention, yielding irregular results and decreased accuracy," said Monte Zweben, Chairman of Clio Music. "Clio's solutions bring speed, accuracy and efficiency to these processes and support an overall superior search and discovery experience."

Rumblefish API partners will be able to access this Clio-enabled functionality in early Q4 of this year.

About Clio Music
Clio Music is the developer of Clio, the only pure music-to-music search and discovery platform that uses music to find music, producing higher quality matches and analyzing music up to 1000x faster than existing keyword search technology. Clio combines deep musical expertise with search technology to deliver highly accurate and relevant matches based on mood and texture. Created by musicians, Clio is the first platform to look at musical context and grammar to understand and interpret musical mood and texture. By referencing the music directly, matches are more accurate and large catalogs of music can be quickly analyzed with or without metatags. For more information, visit http://www.cliomusic.com. 

About Rumblefish
Rumblefish is the largest provider of soundtracks for social video and has been a pioneer in the music licensing industry for over a decade. Through its API, SDK and Storefront offerings, the platform allows partners to offer soundtrack functionality for web and mobile applications, and provide access to the world's largest copyright-cleared soundtrack catalog with more than 1 million tracks. The company makes soundtracks for online video easy and legal, and has issued more than 6 million licenses, paying millions in royalties to its artists. Rumblefish partners include YouTube, Animoto, Socialcam, Klip, Virtual Active, Amazon Studios and Google. The company can be found at http://www.rumblefish.com and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

SOURCE  Orpheus Media Research

Orpheus Media Research

CONTACT: Colleen DeVine, Zer0 to 5ive, +1-570-259-0915, colleen@0to5.com; or Krista Van Lewen, Commstrat, +1-303-963-5530, krista@commstrat.com

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

Wilson Electronics Introduces New Line of 4G Indoor Cellular Signal Boosters at MobileCON 2012

Three new multi-frequency boosters amplify signals for devices on AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile 4G networks, as well as voice and data on all carriers' legacy networks

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilson Electronics (http://www.WilsonElectronics.com), manufacturer of North America's top-selling line of cellular signal boosters, announces its latest line of 4G indoor signal boosters built to improve voice and data communications in buildings with weak cellular signal.

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These multi-band boosters amplify signals for devices operating on AT&T,(®) Verizon Wireless(TM) or T-Mobile(TM) 4G networks, as well as signals on the legacy networks of all North American cellular service providers. The three new Wilson boosters are on display Oct. 9 -11 in booth 717 at MobileCON in the San Diego Convention Center.

Benefits of these boosters include fewer dropped connections and no-service "dead zones," faster data transfer rates and improved battery life for cellular device users inside buildings with these boosters installed.

Newer thermally efficient office and commercial buildings - even residences - constructed to comply with stringent seismic and fire codes often prevent cellular signals from penetrating their exterior walls and low-emittance (low-E) windows.

"Even in areas covered by strong cellular signal, wireless service customers inside buildings often cannot access reliable service," said Laine Matthews, director of business development at Wilson Electronics. "These boosters amplify available signals and bring them inside the building so people working, living or shopping have strong, reliable cell service for voice or data."

The new Wilson boosters include:

    --  Tri-band 4G-V - for devices operating on Verizon's 4G LTE network
    --  Tri-band 4G-A - for devices operating on AT&T's 4G LTE network
    --  Tri-band 4G-C - for devices operating on the 1700/2100 MHz frequency
        band, which includes T-Mobile 4G in the U.S. as well as 4G and other
        service for Canadian carriers
All three new models boost existing cellular and PCS frequency bands and services in addition to their specific 4G frequencies.

Like all Wilson indoor signal boosters, these new models feature cell site protection technologies, developed through cooperative effort between Wilson and several major cellular carriers, that prevent the possibility of interference with any nearby cell tower.

About Wilson Electronics, Inc.
Wilson Electronics, Inc., a leader in the wireless communications industry for more than 40 years, designs and manufactures a wide variety of cell phone signal boosters, antennas and related components that significantly improve cellular communication in mobile, indoor, and machine-to-machine (M2M) applications. All Wilson products are engineered, assembled and tested in the company's U.S.-based headquarters. Wilson boosters fully comply with FCC regulations for cellular devices and are FCC type accepted and Industry Canada certificated. Wilson Electronics has developed and patented microprocessor-controlled signal booster technology, which protects cell sites by preventing network interference due to oscillation or site overload. For more information, visit http://www.wilsonelectronics.com.

All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. These products are manufactured and marketed by Wilson Electronics, Inc. No approval or endorsement by any other entity is implied.

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CONTACT: Jonathan Bacon, Wilson Electronics, +1-435-673-5021 (o), +1-801-660-7820 (c), jbacon@wilsonelectronics.com; Torin Roher, Roher Public Relations, +1-971-226-8870 (o), troher@roherpr.com

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

Anyone Can Create Online Courses Quickly and Easily with ProProfs.com

Top Educators and Businesses Use Training Maker to Develop Multimedia Courses

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- There are hundreds of online learning management systems on the market, and most come with a hefty price tag - from $10,000 to six figures. Many also come with a steep learning curve, requiring users to absorb new content management techniques or engage expensive consultants to build custom web training programs. ProProfs.com is out to level the playing field with Training Maker, an affordable way to create an online course that was built, like all ProProfs.com products, around the company's core values of simplicity and functionality.

ProProfs.com is the company that reinvented online test taking with its flagship Quiz Maker product, which users have accessed to create more than 100,000 quizzes and millions of questions for over a million quiz takers. Perfect for the expert as well as the novice, Quiz Maker makes creating tests easy and is an essential part of the Training Maker product.

"Testing plays an integral role in the teaching and training process," said ProProfs.com founder Sameer Bhatia. "And yet most of the large, expensive learning management systems on the market either don't support testing at all or treat it as an afterthought. Training Maker comes bundled with the world's most powerful testing engine, enabling instructors to easily gauge learning levels, conduct course evaluations and much more. This gives instructors the knowledge and control they need to be effective."

Training Maker is a hosted, cloud-based service that is amazingly intuitive and easy to use and can be accessed from anywhere, anytime. Instead of requiring instructors to learn complicated content management system functions to build their courses, Training Maker leverages tools everyone already uses, allowing instructors to add content in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and PDF documents, images and YouTube videos to create multimedia online training courses.

Training Maker works across all platforms and devices, including Mac and PC, desktops, smartphones and mobile tablets - all without special coding or technical knowledge on the part of the educator or learner. Instructors can simply upload existing files, links and images to create courses, and for learners, it just works - there is no special software to download.

Training Maker also allows instructors to brand their online courses, protect privacy and ensure security. Courses can be made private with password-protected access only, and instructors can add a custom look and feel with logos and other branding elements. ProProfs.com supports course development in more than 50 languages to accommodate global training needs.

Additional features include tracking capabilities so that instructors can see who is accessing courses, what progress they've made, how much time they've spent on the course and the students' location and IP address. Training Maker offers extensive analytics to assist instructors at every phase of the learning process, including tools that identify knowledge gaps, alert instructors to possible cheating, evaluate questions on a difficulty scale and much more.

The market value of branded learning management systems that enable instructors to conduct business training worldwide, develop and manage online courses for students across multiple platforms and devices, access a powerful testing engine to gauge learning progress and analytics to track program effectiveness can easily reach six figures. ProProfs.com offers all of this and more for an incredibly affordable monthly fee, and instructors can choose the right Training Maker plan to meet their unique learning needs. Find out more about Training Maker and ProProfs.com's other powerful, simple learning tools at http://www.proprofs.com/training/.

About ProProfs.com

ProProfs (http://www.ProProfs.com) is the leading provider of comprehensive online tools for building, testing and applying knowledge. Through its Quiz Maker, Survey Maker and Training Maker products, ProProfs offers trainers, marketers and educators powerfully simple features without requiring users to download or learn expensive software. With the largest library of public quizzes and assessment tools on the web, as well as a powerful tracking and measurement dashboard, ProProfs empowers users with a valuable feedback engine to apply knowledge, helping them increase productivity, efficiency and profitability. ProProfs is a privately-held company based in Santa Monica, California.

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CONTACT: Nikki Nardick, SS|PR, +1-847-415-9307, nnardick@sspr.com

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

Symantec Brings Norton ConnectSafe to Wi-Fi Hotspots

Service to be Delivered to 15,000 Food and Beverage Locations Across the U.S.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Norton by Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced new partnerships that bring Norton online security to public Wi-Fi networks in more than 15,000 food and beverage locations in the United States. Partnering with service providers Hi-Tech Wi-Fi, OneWiFi, The WiFi Company, Contingent Network Services and Sputnik, Norton ConnectSafe (formerly Norton DNS)will be integrated into the Wi-Fi platform in a seamless manner to the consumer and will provide a safer public Wi-Fi experience in a variety of food and beverage locations.

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With rapid adoption of public Wi-Fi access in places consumers frequent most, Norton ConnectSafe addresses the growing need for businesses to provide customers with a safer online experience. In a recent study(i), two-thirds of surveyed public Wi-Fi users indicated strong interest in visiting businesses with secure networks.(i) And according to the 2012 Norton Cybercrime Report, 67 percent of online adults use free public Wi-Fi at cafes, airports, hotels or at home, and 53 percent of users indicated concerns about security.(ii)

Different than a full Norton security suite, Norton ConnectSafe acts as a first layer of protection, preventing computers, smartphones and other Web-enabled devices on a network from connecting to known unsafe or undesirable websites. Norton ConnectSafe leverages the power of Norton Safe Web, which contains information on millions of websites accessed billions of times each day, and also uses data from industrial-grade Symantec content filtering to protect the Wi-Fi experiences for businesses and their customers.

"With Norton ConnectSafe, we will be able to extend Norton's protection to more people in more places than ever before, regardless of how they connect to the Internet," said Sally Jenkins, vice president, Consumer Worldwide Marketing, Symantec. "Our partnerships enable businesses to create a secure Wi-Fi experience for their customers, while bringing the most trusted brand name in security to mobile and Wi-Fi users all around the globe."

Norton today also released Norton Hotspot Privacy, a new service that takes wireless security a step further by delivering a secure personal virtual private network (VPN) for consumers using public Wi-Fi on Macs and PCs. While both Norton offerings provide Wi-Fi protection, Norton ConnectSafe allows businesses to provide their customers safe surfing experiences, and Norton Hotspot Privacy is a consumer offering that keeps usernames, passwords and other sensitive data safe from "eavesdroppers" and identity thieves who can capture this information over Wi-Fi networks.

About Norton by Symantec
Norton protects the Stuff that matters to consumers, across all aspects of their digital lives. Norton provides a range of security solutions including technologies for PCs and mobile devices, live tech support services and online backup. "Like" Norton on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/norton.

About Symantec
Symantec protects the world's information, and is the global leader in security, backup and availability solutions. Our innovative products and services protect people and information in any environment - from the smallest mobile device, to the enterprise data center, to cloud-based systems. Our industry-leading expertise in protecting data, identities and interactions gives our customers confidence in a connected world. More information is available at http://www.symantec.com or by connecting with Symantec at: go.symantec.com/socialmedia.

Note to Editors: If you would like additional information on Symantec Corporation and its products, please visit the Symantec News Room at http://www.symantec.com/news. All prices noted are in U.S. dollars and are valid only in the United States.

Symantec and the Symantec Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Forward-looking Statements: Any forward-looking indication of plans for products is preliminary and all future release dates are tentative and are subject to change. Any future release of the product or planned modifications to product capability, functionality or feature are subject to ongoing evaluation by Symantec, and may or may not be implemented and should not be considered firm commitments by Symantec and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.

    Contact:
    Mara Mort              Josh Barnes
    Norton by Symantec     Edelman PR
    +1 (415) 850-8645                                +1 (415) 229-7649
    mara_mort@symantec.com joshua.barnes@edelman.com

(i)  Symantec Internal Research in Partnership with Synovate (now Ipos), October 2011
(ii) Norton Cybercrime Report, Symantec Corporation, September 2012,

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ORSYP Introduces Network Performance and Storage Performance Agents for Sysload Software to Improve Capacity Management

Sysload accelerates IT service delivery optimizing storage utilization and network communications

PARIS and BOSTON, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ORSYP, a leading provider of IT Operations Management solutions, today announced the availability of new Sysload agents to monitor and analyze storage device and network performance that will enable enterprises to assure end-user response time SLAs are met and provisioning of storage capacity is aligned to meet future operational demands.

Storage management is becoming a front-and-center issue for IT organizations with continual and substantial record data growths being projected, especially in file-based and unstructured content. At the same time, data center network traffic is set to undergo a fundamental transformation driven by cloud adoption. Leveraging new storage device and network agents with powerful Sysload modelling and analytical capabilities, IT Operations teams are now ideally positioned to address these issues with a solution that will also minimize performance degradations, reduce resource contention and manage surges in demand driven by applications and end-users.   

Sysload captures uniform performance and utilization metrics for storage devices covering multi-vendor architectures. Hotspots and bottlenecks are isolated monitoring LUN activity in real time, ensuring end-users benefit from optimal performance. Tracking disk volume utilization and automated forecast reports simplify capacity planning to meet future storage demands. Sysload monitors performance of any network device using SNMP metrics, easing detection of slow traffic, packed loss, devices failures and other network conditions. These new agents exploit Sysload's distributed architecture, assuring the unparalleled scalability required to monitor the growing number of physical or virtual devices in data centers.

"Constant increase in volumes of data is making responsive network communications and effective storage management a strategic challenge that IT Operations Management specialists face. These new Sysload features aim to help users get the most out of their IT systems in their daily activities and get ahead of the business anticipating storage requirements and network bandwidths," comments Yann Guernion, ORSYP Product Marketing Manager.

About ORSYP   
ORSYP is an IT Operations Management specialist that develops and markets innovative solutions that automate IT processes and optimize resource utilization. Headquartered in Boston, Hong Kong, and Paris, ORSYP has been chosen by over 1400 customers as their trusted partner for software, consulting and education since 1986.

Media Contact:   
Kristen Diamond   
+1 781-569-5730 
kristen.diamond@orsyp.com

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ORSYP

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

BT Boosts R&D Cloud Services with Aspera's High-speed Transfer Technology

Life sciences industry to harness data deluge for improved collaboration and more productive research

IRVING, Texas, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BT today announced it is working together with Aspera, Inc., a creator of next-generation data transport technologies that move the world's data at maximum speed, to integrate their innovative file transfer technology into BT for Life Sciences R&D, the first cloud service designed to enable collaboration within the life sciences industry for increased R&D productivity.

Life sciences companies are currently facing a daunting "data deluge" produced by experimental runs in this industry. They need to optimize, manage, transfer, store and protect the vast quantity of data that is being created. To optimize the constant movement of that data, BT for Life Sciences R&D Connect builds on BT's global network and will now leverage Aspera's unique fasp(TM) high-speed transfer technology, providing secure, predictable and scalable transfers regardless of the size of data, the distance between the endpoints and network conditions.

Aspera's patented fasp(TM) protocol eliminates the fundamental bottlenecks of conventional file transfer technologies. It provides high-speed, reliable end-to-end transport over public and private networks fully utilizing available bandwidth, independent of network delays and is able to deal with extreme packet loss. Built around that protocol, Aspera's software delivers data transfers that are up to 1000 times faster than traditional technologies, managed through an intuitive user interface, with real-time visual monitoring and bandwidth utilization and sharing controls, and secured through sophisticated authentication, data encryption and data integrity verification.

Bas Burger, president Global Commerce in BT, said: "While tens of billions of dollars of revenue are under threat through loss of patent exclusivity and as the number of new drugs entering clinical trials is dropping, new opportunities are emerging for companies able to access the most compelling, meaningful and insightful scientific data. This requires enriched collaboration, bringing together scientists and resources from all around the world. The terabytes of data required to run experiments are way too large for normal file transfer technologies, often leading to the need to physically transport hard disks between continents. Not a secure, fast or efficient way to share data. Our cloud-based Life Sciences for R&D platform brings speed, flexibility, compliance and security to R&D processes, independently from location. Scientists will be delighted by the competitive advantage brought to our platform by the combination of Aspera's technology with the breadth and depth of the BT Connect portfolio of intelligent network solutions."

Michelle Munson, co-founder and CEO of Aspera, said: "Life Science companies have been unable to take advantage of the cloud as a strategic alternative to building out expensive datacenters because of concerns over regulations and security, and the limitations in traditional networks and transfer applications that prevented them from transferring big research data. BT has delivered a highly secure cloud solution which also meets their stringent regulatory needs, while Aspera powers the use of the BT cloud by enabling the fastest file transfers at global distances supporting researchers worldwide."

NOTES FOR EDITORS

About BT for Life Sciences R&D

BT for Life Sciences R&D was launched in April 2012 as a secure and segregated platform for scientists in pharmaceutical, biotech, devices & diagnostics companies as well as in academia and government. This cloud-based platform allows users to construct and orchestrate in silico workflows and data pipelines to identify new pharmaceutical targets and drug candidates. It also enables research scientists to create global project groups and collaborate using social media tools.

About Aspera

Aspera is the creator of next-generation transport technologies that move the world's data at maximum speed regardless of file size, transfer distance and network conditions. Based on its patented fasp(TM) protocol, Aspera software fully utilizes existing infrastructures to deliver the fastest, most predictable file-transfer experience. Aspera's core technology delivers unprecedented control over bandwidth, complete security and uncompromising reliability. More than 1,700 organizations across a variety of industries on six continents rely on Aspera software for the business-critical transport of their digital assets. Please visit http://www.asperasoft.com and follow us on Twitter @asperasoft for more information.

About BT

BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications services and solutions, serving customers in more than 170 countries.  Its principal activities include the provision of networked IT services globally; local, national and international telecommunications services to its customers for use at home, at work and on the move; broadband and internet products and services and converged fixed/mobile products and services.  BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, BT Retail, BT Wholesale and Openreach.

In the year ended 31 March 2012, BT Group's revenue was £18,897m with profit before taxation of £2,445m.

British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group.  BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York. 

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

SOURCE  BT

BT

CONTACT: Kris Kozamchak, +1-972-830-8135, kris.kozamchak@bt.com

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

Hyland Software Makes Implementing Mobile Solutions Easier by Utilizing Windows Azure

Hyland's Mobile Broker for Windows Azure provides an additional implementation methodology for OnBase mobile users

CLEVELAND, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyland Software released its latest deployment innovation, Mobile Broker for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Azure, to help customers more easily implement mobile solutions. Windows Azure is Microsoft's cloud computing platform used to build, deploy and manage applications through its global network of datacenters. Hyland's Mobile Broker for Windows Azure provides customers of its enterprise content management solution, OnBase, with an alternative implementation option for mobile solutions without the upfront investment in hardware.

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Mobile Broker for Windows Azure allows customers using a Windows Phone, iPhone, iPad, Android or Blackberry to securely connect to OnBase through the Windows Azure platform. This reduces the need for IT departments to manage secure access connections between mobile devices and their corporate networks. For customers with over-burdened IT departments, Mobile Broker for Windows Azure will allow them to swiftly implement their mobile solution without additional IT resources.

"Mobile applications are evolving rapidly and Hyland is simplifying the technical requirements for our customers to securely deploy our mobile solutions," said Jim Creech, Microsoft alliance manager at Hyland Software. "Hyland is investing in mobile solutions that bring value to our customers. Mobile Broker for Windows Azure makes it easier for IT departments to protect corporate networks, manage mobile applications and empower their mobile workforce."

"Windows Azure provides a global, scalable cloud platform to help Hyland's customers implement secure mobile solutions," said Bill Hamilton, director, Windows Azure product marketing, at Microsoft. "Hyland is making it easier for all of its customers, regardless of their IT sophistication level, to offer mobile access to their users."

Hyland is a member of the Microsoft Partner Network with an ISV Gold Competency. Since its inception, more than 20 years ago, Hyland has worked closely with Microsoft. OnBase uses numerous Microsoft technologies including .NET, Windows Azure, SQL Database and BizTalk Server and seamlessly integrates with many Microsoft products including Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Outlook.

For more information on Hyland's Mobile Broker for Windows Azure and relationship with Microsoft, visit Hyland.com.

About Hyland Software

For over 20 years, Hyland Software has helped our more than 11,000 lifetime customers by providing real-world solutions to everyday business challenges. That dedication is why Hyland realizes double-digit growth year after year, and why 98 percent of our customer base continues to renew its annual maintenance. Our customers see the ongoing value of partnering with Hyland and continue to work with us year after year.

Hyland's enterprise content management (ECM) solution, OnBase, is one of the most flexible and comprehensive ECM products on the market today. OnBase empowers users to grow their solutions as needs change and business evolves. It is tailored for departments, but comprehensive for the enterprise, designed to give you what you need today and evolve with you over time. For more information about Hyland Software's ECM solutions, please visit Hyland.com.

Media contact:

PJ Carter
(440) 788-5558
pj.carter@hyland.com

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Yokogawa Electric Corporation Obtains Wurldtech Achilles Practices Certification

Strict Industry Benchmarks Ensure Best Cyber Security Practices for Process Control Equipment

VANCOUVER, British Columbia and TOKYO, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wurldtech Security Technologies, leaders in protecting mission-critical connected devices from cyber security threats and Yokogawa Electric Corporation, today announced that Yokogawa has obtained Achilles® Practices Certification, passing best practices benchmarks for device manufacturers' security processes and practices for  product development throughout a product's lifecycle.   

In 2010, the International Instrument Users Association (WIB), a cross-industry multi-national consortium of leading operators of control systems, established a set of security requirements for equipment vendors in order to improve the security, availability, and reliability of their facilities. In 2011, the WIB requirements were submitted as a New Work Proposal and are in the process of Committee Review for ratification as the international standard IEC 62443-2-4.

"We are excited to award the Achilles Practices Certification to Yokogawa," said Wurldtech CTO and founder, Nate Kube.  "By obtaining this certification, Yokogawa establishes itself as an industry leader, building robust, secure products, and a culture of security."

Through Achilles Practices Certification, Yokogawa meets the security requirements set by the WIB. In doing so, Yokogawa is able to provide its customers with the assurance that its corporate processes lead to the development of secure products and systems.

"Yokogawa is committed to innovation and quality. It is important to us to demonstrate this by meeting the standards set by the International Instrument Users Association," said Yokogawa principal systems architect, Graham Speake, "This certification not only meets the requirements of our customers, the owners/operators of critical infrastructures, but also simplifies and expedites the customer procurement process, while demonstrating best practices in supplying secure, robust products."

About Wurldtech Security Technologies
Founded in 2006, Wurldtech is a software company providing protection for mission critical connected devices against the persistent and dynamic threat of cyber attack. Wurldtech follows our customers' security lifecycle by providing innovative assessment products to discover and analyse threat and vulnerability profiles; mitigation of known vulnerabilities in installed networks with Achilles Threat Intelligence Signatures and device and development practice certification through Achilles Certification. Wurldtech's internationally recognized cyber security experts help industrial stakeholders identify and mitigate cyber security vulnerabilities to reduce the risk and cost of attacks. Global customers worldwide spanning Oil & Gas, Electric Power, Medical, Nuclear, Chemical and Water Treatment markets currently use Wurldtech solutions. Visit wurldtech.comfor more information.

About Yokogawa Corporation of America
Yokogawa's global network of 90 companies spans over a total of 55 countries. Founded in 1915, the US$4 billion corporation conducts cutting-edge research and innovation. Yokogawa is engaged in industrial automation and control (IA), test and measurement, and other business segments. The IA segment plays a vital role in a wide range of industries including oil, chemicals, natural gas, power, iron and steel, pulp and paper, pharmaceuticals, and food. For more information about Yokogawa, please visit our website http://www.yokogawa.com.

SOURCE  Wurldtech Security Technologies

Wurldtech Security Technologies

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

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

Norton Hotspot Privacy Keeps Consumers Safe on Public Wi-Fi

Two-thirds of online adults use free or unsecured Wi-Fi, putting sensitive information at risk

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Norton by Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) today released Norton Hotspot Privacy, a new service that helps protect consumers using public Wi-Fi connections.  Available in the U.S. and U.K. for Mac and PC, Norton Hotspot Privacy automatically creates a private connection - or virtual private network - allowing users to control what they share online, no matter where they connect to the Internet.

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Two-thirds of online adults use free or unsecured Wi-Fi networks[1], from coffee shops to airports and public parks.  But along with the convenience come risks of exposing sensitive information to cybercriminals. Norton Hotspot Privacy enables users to become 'invisible' on the network and also encrypts their username, password and other confidential information they may be entering online. Consumers can sign into the Norton Hotspot Privacy Web portal, download the client and the VPN will automatically configure to create a private connection.

While 53 percent of online adults who use free or unsecured Wi-Fi have concerns about the security of those services, many are still putting sensitive or financial information at risk[2].  In fact, more than 40 percent of these people access personal information such as email (44 percent) and social networking sites (42 percent) via free or unsecured Wi-Fi.  Meanwhile, hijacking or "sniffing" Wi-Fi is easier than ever. Using free, legal apps or hardware costing less than $100, hackers can gain access to online banking, email and social networking information transmitted via even password-protected Wi-Fi networks.

"Increasingly, public Wi-Fi is a part of everyday life, providing people with a convenient way to connect on the go," said Dave Cole, vice president, product management, Consumer Business Unit, Symantec Corporation. "With Norton Hotspot Privacy, consumers are able to take advantage of the convenience of public Wi-Fi, with the confidence of knowing their information is secure and their online activities remain private."

Norton Hotspot Privacy empowers people to confidently connect to public Wi-Fi networks while keeping their personal information secure by:

    --  Creating a secure, private connection that cannot be seen by
        eavesdropping software
    --  Making the user "invisible" on public networks, so no one can track or
        monitor their online activities
    --  Protecting the user's entire Wi-Fi session when surfing the Web
    --  Encrypting the user's connection, so usernames, passwords, credit card
        numbers and other confidential information remain safe
    --  Providing the user with unlimited bandwidth on up to five devices
In addition to Norton Hotspot Privacy, the Norton product portfolio includes Norton Internet Security and Norton 360, which provide additional layers of PC protection from unsafe and potentially fraudulent websites.

Visit mobilesecurity.com for additional insights from Norton mobile security experts, including articles, videos, widgets and infographics shedding light on timely mobile topics.

About Norton by Symantec

Norton protects the Stuff that matters to consumers, across all aspects of their digital lives. Norton provides a range of security solutions including technologies for PCs and mobile devices, live tech support services and online backup. Like Norton on Facebook.

About Symantec

Symantec protects the world's information, and is the global leader in security, backup and availability solutions. Our innovative products and services protect people and information in any environment - from the smallest mobile device, to the enterprise data center, to cloud-based systems. Our industry-leading expertise in protecting data, identities and interactions gives our customers confidence in a connected world. More information is available at http://www.symantec.com or by connecting with Symantec at: go.symantec.com/socialmedia.

NOTE TO EDITORS: If you would like additional information on Symantec Corporation and its products, please visit the Symantec News Room at http://www.symantec.com/news.  All prices noted are in U.S. dollars and are valid only in the United States.

Symantec, the Symantec Logo, the Checkmark Logo, Norton, Norton by Symantec, and Norton 360 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries.  Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Forward Looking Statements:  Any forward-looking indication of plans for products is preliminary and all future release dates are tentative and are subject to change.  Any future release of the product or planned modifications to product capability, functionality or feature are subject to ongoing evaluation by Symantec, and may or may not be implemented and should not be considered firm commitments by Symantec and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.

[1] Norton Cybercrime Report, Symantec Corporation, September 2012

[2] Norton Cybercrime Report, Symantec Corporation, September 2012

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CONTACT: Deirdre Sena, Norton by Symantec, +1-424-750-8470, Deirdre_Sena@symantec.com, Chelsea Langevin, Edelman Public Relations, +1-206-505-6553, Chelsea.Langevin@edelman.com

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

Free Christmas Song From Canadian Break Away Artist Elizabeth MacInnis

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Five-octave soprano Elizabeth MacInnis is launching her solo career Oct 9th with the release of 3 original Christmas songs, "That's What Christmas Means To Me," "Christmas Time is Here," and "Let Christmas Be The Same For You and Me."  The songs and links will be available on her brand new website.

K&B Entertainment is offering "Christmas Time Is Here," written by John Calverly as a free download for a limited time from Oct 9th through Nov 9th 2012.  In addition to the Free Gift, download a personal Christmas card from Elizabeth included with the purchase of either of her two other original singles right from her music store http://elizabethmacinnis.com/music-store/

"That's What Christmas Means to Me" written by Josef August Verheyden and Butch Fox, and arranged by Elizabeth, will be launched in seventeen countries across Europe, the USA and Canada with a global radio campaign at the end of October.

About Elizabeth MacInnis: http://www.ElizabethMacInnis.com
You've heard Elizabeth's voice before in television commercials and movie soundtracks (most recently "Population 420" CBC).  Now she is working with the legendary Billy Sherwood (Yes, Circa) on an album to be released in 2013 showcasing her crystalline voice. This in-demand studio performer with the "breathtaking vocal rage" has entertained across Western Canada on stages large and small. Elizabeth is especially known for her brilliant showmanship as the headlining act on the CFCW-Bonanza Stage for 7 years at Edmonton Northlands During Klondike Days.

About K & B Entertainment:.https://www.facebook.com/kbentertainment1?fref=ts
K&B Artist Consulting/Management/Marketing, was formed in 2004 in Austin Texas, and has expanded into a team of professionals with global partnerships. We are a full service Indie Development Company and we bring over 25 years of experience between our team of professionals. We provide Multi-media, Marketing, Promotions, Producing, Lighting and Sound. Contract Negotiation - Personal Management - Digital Promotion. K&B Entertainment is headquartered in California but the reach extends to the UK, Europe, Canada and the Scandinavian Countries.

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K & B Entertainment

CONTACT: Christine Thompson, 512 636 4388, christine@amfmstudios.com

Web Site: http://elizabethmacinnis.com

Kansas City Steak Company launches new Steak Grilling Timer iPad App

iPhone App also improved for better user experience

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kansas City Steak Company (KCS), your destination for scrumptious steaks, meats and more, today announced the availability of a new Steak Grilling Timer iPad App and significant improvements to its iPhone App. The Steak Grilling App features a library of interesting steak-related videos, cooking tips and, of course, the timer for grilling perfection.

"We're thrilled to bring this new tool to our steak lovers," said Ed Scavuzzo, President, Kansas City Steak Company. "It's a great tool to help our customers get the most flavor from their steaks - whether they're using gas grills, charcoal grills or indoor cooking, they'll enjoy a perfect steak every time."

New features include:

    --  The iPad version is designed and optimized to take full advantage of the
        large iPad screen, featuring high definition, mouth-watering images
    --  Grilling times have been updated to include medium well and well done
        cooking times
    --  Grill up to 8 steaks at a time
    --  Choose from 6 cuts of meat to cook
    --  Huge steak recipe section with hundreds of steak recipes. Options to
        search for recipes or browse based on the cut you select
    --  Steak Enthusiast blog posts
    --  Steak reference library - complete with details on various cuts of meat
        and how to prepare them
    --  Top 10 Grilling Tips - your handy guide to help you grill the perfect
        steak every time
    --  Handy steak cooking charts for quick references
The iPhone App was also greatly improved to provide more speed and a significantly better user experience.

Plus you can shop KansasCitySteaks.com directly from the Apps.

Founded in 1932, the Kansas City Steak Company(TM) is a family-owned company that offers a variety of the highest quality meats and other fine foods direct to the consumer through the company's catalog, website and toll-free phone number. 1-800-524-1844. http://www.kansascitysteaks.com

    Contact:                 Barbara C. Hernandez, APR
                             608-235-1623
SOURCE  Kansas City Steak Company

Kansas City Steak Company

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

East Coast Diversified Corporation (ECDC) to launch new Mobile Advertising Platform for StudentConnect

Company to enter the exploding mobile advertisement space

ATLANTA, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- East Coast Diversified Corporation (OTC.QB:ECDC), announced today that its subsidiary StudentConnect will launch SCAAP, its latest mobile application set to launch November 2012. SCAAP, which stands for "StudentConnect Advertising Aggregation Platform," will allow national and local advertisers to sponsor real time status updates and notifications to parents of students riding on school buses in transit to and from school on their mobile device.

"SCAAP offers a unique technology for parents and potential advertisers by providing a localized platform that would allow local businesses to focus on supporting schools in their respective communities," said Kayode Aladesuyi, CEO, ECDC. "It will also provide opportunities for regional and national sponsors to support local school districts."

ECDC conducted research study in local and national markets to determine areas of school transportation safety improvement. The majority of the findings showed significant concerns with student transportation services. Most parents expressed that knowing the exact status of his/her child en route to and from school has become a very critical and expressed concern for the growing number of incidents of younger students getting off at the wrong bus stop.

"Schools are grappling with this problem every day," said Andrej Jeremic, ECDC Director Business Development and Marketing.

SCAAP's technology was specifically designed to help parents and schools monitor this concern by providing each with a mobile platform to manage notification setting based on user preferences and as a targeted medium for advertisers to choose which notification they choose to sponsor. "Our technology is designed to allow both parents and advertisers to have a mutual interest in the communications process," said Sathya Sundararajanm, ECDC Senior Development Engineer.

The technology is designed for sponsors to have the capability to support targeted notifications to parents who have opted in to receive branded messages. Messaging will be sent to users based on those who have expressed interest in receiving sponsored messages about the child's transportation status. ECDC is in ongoing discussions with school districts across the country to implement strict screening process for advertisers that can participate in the program.

"This is a 'opt in' program for parents and is not a requirement, our research showed more than 90% of parent will choose to participate in the program," said Jeremic. "We do not collect nor share any proprietary student information with third parties. It truly is a win-win situation for both parents and schools with no added costs associated to acquiring the technology and advertisers reaching their target audience while providing critical community service," he said.

StudentConnect has been in discussion with several school districts across the country since 2011 and are aware of the growing problem of students getting off at wrong stops or failing to get off. "It is a serious concern on most school transportation agenda," said Aladesuyi. "We realize that budgetary concerns remain a challenge to implementing appropriate technology like StudentConnect to address the issue. StudentConnect will make the technology available to school districts nationwide at no cost and provides a strong mobile advertisement platform for businesses," Aladesuyi continued.

StudentConnect is currently working with a local school district in metro Atlanta for full implementation of the technology. We are preparing to launch SCAAP initiative with schools, parents and advertisers in preparation of the official launch of StudentConnect in November. For more information visit: http://www.StudentConnect.us for a copy of the market Research information, visit: http://www.studentconnect.us/research.html

About East Coast Diversified Corporation

East Coast Diversified Corporation (OTC.BB: ECDC.OB) is a holding corporation with a diversified group of technology companies. Its business portfolio includes businesses offering technology for logistics and asset management, media entertainment technology, transportation safety and class attendance monitoring system and social media applications.

StudentConnect  is a school transportation technologywhich utilizes our proprietary wireless communication between GPS and RFID to provide transportation safety and class attendance monitoring solutions to schools, alerting parents and schools of safe departure and arrival of students riding on school buses. For more information http://www.studentconnect.us

For more information on East Coast Diversified Corporation and its group of companies please visit the company's website at http://www.eastcoastdiversified.com.

"SAFE HARBOR" STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995: The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include the Company's entry into new commercial businesses, the risk of obtaining financing, recruiting and retaining qualified personnel, and other risks described in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company disclaims any obligation to provide updates, revisions or amendments to any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in the Company's expectations or future events.

Editorial Contact
Glenn Davis
East Coast Diversified Corporation
+1 770-953-4184
866-503-9316
investorrelations@eastcoastdiversified.com

SOURCE  East Coast Diversified Corporation

East Coast Diversified Corporation

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

Samsung Further Expands After-market Services to Teleplan

AMSTERDAM, October 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    Samsung (Horizon Line) Set-top Boxes are Serviced by Teleplan

    Samsung, the global leader in semiconductor, telecommunications, digital media and
digital convergence technologies, has chosen Teleplan to manage the entire after-market
services of its set-top box line "Horizon
[http://www.lgi.com/images/horizon/Horizon-3-Devices.jpg ]", the revolutionary media and
entertainment platform which will transform the way customers watch TV and enjoy
multimedia content.

    Samsung, together with Liberty Global, indicated that Teleplan's geographical service
network, technical knowledge of servicing set-top boxes and service quality were the
catalysts of the selection. The already proven relationship with Teleplan in the service
area of Samsung's mobile and smartphone segment was another driving force in the
decision-making process. "An innovative product like our Horizon set-top box goes hand in
hand with first-in-class, innovative after-market services guaranteeing our customers
excellent services and a great brand experience," commented Arjan Leget, Service Manager
at Samsung.

    "This is a great example of how we build and enhance existing business relationships
into other commodities we serve on a global level. We are proud to receive Samsung's trust
and are dedicated to delivering a service quality beyond their brand promise," further
commented Patrick Ring, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at Teleplan.

    Teleplan International N.V. Teleplan International N.V. is one of the leading global
providers of high-tech, end-to-end after-market services and provides total lifecycle care
solutions for the world of Computers, Communications and Consumer Electronics ("3Cs"). The
lifecycle care concept ranges from simple repairs to the most sophisticated technological
and electronic solutions. Headquartered in Amsterdam/Schiphol, the Netherlands, Teleplan
currently operates from 24 sites in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia with
approximately 5,300 employees.

    For further information please visit: http://www.teleplan.com.

    Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication,
digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2011 consolidated sales of
US$143.1 billion. Employing approximately

    206,000 people in 197 offices across 72 countries, the company operates two separate
organizations to coordinate its nine independent business units: Digital Media &
Communications, comprising Visual Display,

    Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions,
and Digital Imaging; and Device Solutions, consisting of Memory, System LSI and LED.
Recognized for its industry-leading performance across a range of economic, environmental
and social criteria, Samsung Electronics was named the world's most sustainable technology
company in the 2011 Dow Jones Sustainability Index. For more information, please visit
http://www.samsung.com.

    Liberty Global is the leading Liberty Global is the leading international cable
company with operations in 13 countries, connecting people to the digital world and
enabling them to discover and experience endless possibilities. Its market-leading
television, broadband Internet, and telephony services are provided through
next-generation networks and innovative technology platforms that connect 20 million
customers who subscribe to 34 million services as of June 30, 2012. Liberty Global's
consumer brands include UPC,

    Unitymedia, Kabel BW, Telenet, and VTR. The operations also include Chellomedia, its
content division, UPC Business, the commercial services division and Liberty Global
Ventures, its investment fund.

Teleplan International N.V.

CONTACT: Teleplan International N.V., Monika Collée, Corporate Director Communications, Tel: +31-85-273-3681, e-mail: monika.collee@teleplan.com

Pennsylvania Doctor Who Created 'Whack-A-Kitty' Viral Video Debut's 'Little Bird' iPhone/iPad Gaming App

FREDERICKTOWN, Pa., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The medical doctor who created the fun loving "Whack-A-Kitty" video that went viral on YouTube when it was viewed by more than 5 million has created a new gaming app for iPhones and iPads that is sure to be a big hit.

Robert Belluso, DO, loves his medical practice but could not resist his creative longings and arcade gaming background and devoted his spare time to developing the Little Bird gaming app. http://www.LittleBirdGame.com

Little Bird combines current technology, exotic landscapes, objects, and contraptions, allowing the player to interact in novel ways that have not been seen before in an iPhone game. Little Bird brings the simple idea of a real skill arcade game to the next level, offering a fun, challenging, and unique experience.

Unlike games that rely on tapping, sliding or swiping, Little Bird takes advantage of the latest iPhone technology. The user tilts the device to the right or left, using gravity and speed to build momentum to get through each level.

Before long the gamer is rolling, jumping, bouncing, flying through the air, swinging in baskets, riding in carts,  and shooting out of cannons while avoiding obstacles, booby traps and enemies to help Little Bird collect coins along the path to safety.

"Little Bird brings the simple idea of a real skill arcade game, from which the concept was born, to the next level," explains Dr. Belluso, "offering a fun, challenging and unique experience that will keep gamers coming back for more.  Little Bird is a fun, gravity driven novel game played with challenging physics-based obstacle courses."

For iPhone/iPod:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/little-bird-game/id539408915?ls=1&mt=8

For iPad:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/little-bird-game-hd/id552078375?ls=1&mt=8

Although developed initially for iPhone, Little Bird is a universal app available on all devices that combines accelerometer and gyroscope gaming technologies. It features 20 unique levels with future levels coming and frequent updates.

Little Bird is rated 4+ (suitable for ages 4 and older). Gamers who enjoy Angry Birds, Feed That Dragon, Where's My Water, Hank Hazard, Fruit Ninja, Cut the Rope and Bike Baron will very much feel at home with Little Bird.

Little Bird is available on iTunes FREE for a limited time.

Key Features:

    --  20 Amazingly FUN levels with more to come!
    --  Uses Apple's Accelerometer and Gyroscope
    --  An Astounding 60 Frames Per Second!
    --  Sharp Crisp Colorful Graphics
    --  Optimized for Retina Display & the New iPad
    --  Little Bird uses the latest technology
    --  Gravity and Speed Are Your Friends!!
    --  Custom Music and Sound Effects
    --  You'll Play it Again and Again
    --  It's Tons'O Fun!
    --  Facebook and Twitter Integration
    --  Compete against Friends with Achievements and Leaderboards
Robert Belluso, an osteopathic physician graduated in 2002 from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and currently practices family medicine in Fredericktown, PA.

For more information or for an interview with Robert Belluso contact Scott Lorenz of Westwind iPhone App Publicityhttp://www.iphoneapppublicity.com  scottlorenz AT iphoneapppublicity.com 734-667-2090

SOURCE  Little Bird

Little Bird

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

Rebit Expands Hybrid Backup Offerings and Adds Windows Server Backup

New Seamless Hybrid Backup for ProServe and Small Business Markets

LONGMONT, Colo., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rebit Inc., developers of award-winning, "ridiculously simple" backup software for consumers, professionals and small businesses, today announced its enhanced RebitPro hybrid backup software, which now backs up both clients and servers.

Developed for small businesses that require the speed and security of local backup but also want the redundancy and protection that offsite cloud backup provides, RebitPro seamlessly marries full system local backup and recovery with cloud backup to provide a comprehensive backup solution that is simple to use. Rebit's unique hybrid architecture leverages a single backup engine and user interface to back up both clients and servers, locally and in the cloud.

"Before RebitPro, backing up clients and servers both locally and in the cloud required multiple backup systems," commented Paul Guerin, CEO, Rebit Inc. "Running multiple independent backup systems results in duplication of effort, cost and unnecessary complexity. With RebitPro's innovative, hybrid architecture, businesses can now have simple, comprehensive, and cost-effective client and server backup and recovery in a single solution."

"Combining local and cloud backup for disaster recovery in one interface and backup package, Rebit has created what may be the missing link for solo attorneys and small law firms when it comes to an affordable, easy-to-use and comprehensive backup and disaster recovery solution," stated Nerino J. Petro Jr., technology editor, GPSolo magazine.

"I installed and tested RebitPro for a small police department requiring 24/7 operation," said Gerry Anthony, president, G-tech Solutions. "The installation went very smoothly, and took less than 30 minutes to complete and set up both a network and cloud backup schedule. RebitPro exceeded my expectations, allowing for multiple points of backup, local, network and cloud all at the same time.  It is intuitive enough to keep both a local and network backup updated without any degradation in performance on the server."

"I plan to offer RebitPro to all of my clients with servers and small networks," added Mr. Anthony. "It will help them get away from multiple vendors - one for local backup and one for cloud backup - and will work in real time, giving a better point of recovery if something should happen.  RebitPro will simplify the backup process for a significant number of my clients and remove the concerns they have about current backup processes with multiple vendors. For me, it provides a simple solution to a complex problem - server backup."

RebitPro is available through Rebit's network of authorized partners or online at http://www.rebit.com.  For more information, visit the Rebit Pro product page.  Rebit is also introducing major enhancements for its channel partner program. To become an authorized partner, visit http://www.rebit.com/partner.

For small office and home office users who simply require client backup, RebitPlus is available.  More information about RebitPlus can be found at http://www.rebit.com.   

About Rebit Inc.                                                                     

Rebit Inc. is a software company committed to delivering automatic and complete backup for Windows, removing the burden of managing backup from users.  Rebit was named a Top300 Startup in 2011. Rebit 5 has earned the Editors' Choice Awards from PC Magazine and the DigitalReviews Network. "Follow the frog" on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and the Frog Blog.  http://www.rebit.com

Rebit and the Rebit logo are registered trademarks of Rebit Inc. in the USA and other countries.  All company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated.

SOURCE  Kroner Communications

Kroner Communications

CONTACT: Marilyn R. Kroner, Kroner Communications, +1-303-478-3044, marilyn@kronercommunications.com

Web Site: http://rebit.com

CEVA, NXP Software Partner to Deliver Enhanced HD Voice Processing Solution based on the CEVA-TeakLite-4 DSP

NXP Software's LifeVibes(TM) VoiceExperience(TM) solution already optimized for CEVA-TeakLite DSP family and deployed by a tier-1 handset OEM

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), the leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores, and NXP Software, a world leader in mobile multimedia software, today announced the companies have partnered to deliver an enhanced HD voice processing solution for the smartphone market, integrating NXP Software's market-leading LifeVibes VoiceExperience software with the CEVA-TeakLite family of DSPs, including the CEVA-TeakLite-4.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120808/SF53702LOGO)

Through the partnership, NXP Software has ported and optimized its industry-leading technologies in speakerphone and multi-microphone noise suppression, acoustic echo cancellation and voice quality, onto the world's most popular DSP platform, which has powered audio/voice processing in more than 2 billion devices to date. The fully optimized solution, running on the CEVA-TeakLite-III DSP, is already deployed with a major handset OEM for their smartphones product lines.

For the dozens of CEVA customers utilizing the widely-deployed CEVA-TeakLite DSP family for audio and voice processing in their mobile device SoCs, the CEVA-specific implementation of NXP Software's VoiceExperience enables them to easily add HD quality voice processing technology into their existing designs. For licensees of the CEVA-TeakLite-III and CEVA-TeakLite-4 DSPs, the VoiceExperience algorithms can further harness the low power, native 32-bit, high performance voice capabilities to deliver better voice clarity and extended battery life.

"There is a clear trend towards enhanced voice quality in smartphones today, combining advanced hardware and software techniques, including voice pre-processing and new multi-microphone configurations to reduce background noise and improve voice clarity," said Nicolas Sauvage, Director of Marketing and Sales at NXP Software. "The CEVA-TeakLite-4 DSP delivers outstanding performance for these demanding applications, allowing our customers to gain maximum benefit from our VoiceExperience software package, and at lower power consumption."

"We are pleased to collaborate with NXP Software, a world renowned provider of advanced voice applications. Our CEVA-TeakLite DSP family has become the industry standard for advanced audio and voice SoC solutions thanks in part to the large, robust partner ecosystem providing support for such advanced audio and voice applications," said Eran Briman, vice president of marketing at CEVA. "With the LifeVibes VoiceExperience software optimized for our latest CEVA-TeakLite-4 DSP, we have significantly enhanced the HD voice processing capabilities available to product developers today."

Deployed in more than one billion devices, LifeVibes products offer fast time-to-market and measurably superior quality, backed by worldwide support. VoiceExperience enables natural, comfortable communication over phone networks and IP-based channels such as Skype and Google Talk. It improves the intelligibility of speech, eliminates echo and distortion, and minimizes stationary and non-stationary background noise (such as traffic or crowds). VoiceExperience uses the same engine for voice calls, video telephony and VoIP, and is HD Voice compatible. Its HD voice compatibility ensures the voice sounds clear and natural, with improved intelligibility on all types of phone and mobile devices.

The CEVA-TeakLite DSP family is the most successful licensable DSP family in the history of the semiconductor industry, with more than 2.5 billion chips shipped, over 100 licensees, 25 active ecosystem partners and more than 100 audio and voice codecs and enhancement applications available. To learn more about the CEVA-TeakLite DSP family, visit http://www.ceva-dsp.com/CEVA-TeakLite-Family.html

CEVA and NXP Software will demonstrate LifeVibes at the upcoming CEVA DSP Technology Symposiums in Taiwan (October 16) and China (October 18). For more information on the CEVA technology symposium series, visit http://events.ceva-dsp.com.

About NXP Software
NXP Software is a leading global software vendor for mobile multimedia. It specializes in innovative solutions and applications that help service providers and device manufacturers deliver extraordinary media experiences. Through its LifeVibes solutions and partnerships across the mobile eco-system, NXP Software enables service providers to reach the market quickly with secure, multi-screen services that recreate living-room quality on any screen. Its deep expertise in voice enhancement ensures clear, natural communication in every situation. And its LifeVibes software allows device makers to unlock the full potential of software and hardware platforms, bringing added enjoyment and differentiation to connected devices. LifeVibes software enriches communicating, creating and sharing, so people can enjoy life's special moments to the full. LifeVibes is a trademark of NXP Software. Visit us at http://www.nxpsoftware.com.

About CEVA, Inc.
CEVA is the world's leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) DSP cores and platform solutions for the mobile, portable and consumer electronics markets. CEVA's IP portfolio includes comprehensive technologies for cellular baseband (2G / 3G / 4G), multimedia (vision, Image Signal Processing (ISP) and HD audio), voice over packet (VoP), Bluetooth, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA). In 2011, CEVA's IP was shipped in over 1 billion devices and powers handsets from every top handset OEM, including Nokia, Samsung, HTC, LG, Motorola, Sony, Huawei and ZTE. Today, more than 40% of handsets shipped worldwide are powered by a CEVA DSP core. For more information, visit http://www.ceva-dsp.com. Follow CEVA on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cevadsp.

SOURCE  CEVA, Inc.

Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120808/SF53702LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
CEVA, Inc.

CONTACT: Richard Kingston, CEVA, Inc., +1-650-417-7976, richard.kingston@ceva-dsp.com, Mike Sottak, Wired Island, Ltd., +1-408-876-4418, mike@wiredislandpr.com

Web Site: http://www.ceva-dsp.com

Limitless Computing Launches Circulizar Virtual Gift-Giving Mobile Facebook App

Send Animated, Interactive Presents to Facebook Friends

BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Limitless Computing Inc.(®),( )a leading provider of 3D mobile Augmented Reality, today announced Circulizar, a new standard for virtual gift-giving through Facebook.

Facebook friends and family will be delighted to receive myriad surprises, such as a flaming dragon, falling snowflakes, birthday balloons, hearts, pets, and more. The receivers' devices will get a notification when they can virtually unwrap their presents, view a personalized message and interact with the fully animated, virtual gift, in a real-world background and real time. Falling snow in your office? A puppy on your shoulder while hiking? It's all virtually real with Circulizar. Plus, a photo can be snapped and sent through email or posted on Facebook.

"We've had more fun developing this app than any other project we've done to date," commented Dr. Errin T. Weller, president, Limitless Computing Inc., whose personal favorite Circulizar is the pixie/fairy in the Fantasy Pets pack. "Combining virtual gift-giving with our extensive experience in Augmented Reality has helped us develop a matchless virtual experience that Facebook users can enjoy."

Circulizars are available now on the iTunes App Store for iPhone 4 and later, and iPad 2 and later users. Circulizar comes with free BFF and Sample packs, so users can start gifting immediately. Others, including charming, themed gift packs, can be purchased through the app. It is a perfect way to let special people of all ages know you are thinking of them.

The following packs are available now for everyday use or a special occasion:

    --  Birthday
    --  Domestic Pets
    --  Fantasy Pets
    --  Love
    --  Sports
    --  Sweet Treats
    --  Writer's
    --  All-inclusive Super Pack
The special edition Halloween pack will be available soon.

About Limitless Computing
Limitless Computing Inc. is a Boulder, CO-based company that has been providing cloud computing since 2006 and specializes in Augmented Reality. Limitless Computing brought Augmented Reality to Google SketchUp in 2011 with the release of the mobile application SightSpace 3D for Apple and added Kindle Fire and Android devices in 2012. It's newest product, Circulizar, set a new standard for virtual gift-giving through Facebook  (http://www.LimitlessComputing.com)

SOURCE  Limitless Computing Inc.

Limitless Computing Inc.

CONTACT: Marilyn R. Kroner, Kroner Communications, +1-303-478-3044, marilyn@kronercommunications.com

Web Site: http://limitlesscomputing.com

Altair Semiconductor Powers AVM's Next-Generation FRITZ!Box Series

HOD HASHARON, Israel, October 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    FRITZ!Box Partnership Enables Advanced Home Networking and Voice Service over LTE

    Altair Semiconductor [http://www.altair-semi.com ], a leading developer of ultra-low
power, small footprint and high-performance 4G LTE chipsets
[http://altair-semi.com/products/fourgee-31006200 ], today announced that its FourGee
Technology will be used by Germany-based AVM GmbH to power the Company's newest LTE
products, the Fritz!Box 6810 and Fritz!Box 6842.

    The new products, which are designed to support state-of-the art home networking and
voice telephony over LTE Wireless Broadband Connectivity, feature an Altair-based modem
that works in up to three LTE Frequency bands: the 800 MHz Digital Dividend band, and the
1800 and 2600 MHz FDD frequency bands.

    "We are pleased to partner with Altair Semiconductor, a Company that has consistently
provided AVM with excellent LTE modem technology," said Peter Faxel, EVP of Products and
Technology at AVM. "Altair was able to supply us a perfect solution for our Internet
Access Devices (IADs) at an early stage, connecting the AVM IMS Voice Stack with today's
LTE-Voice and -Data Networks."

    The modem is based on Altair's FourGee-3100/6200 chipset, which supports LTE
throughputs of 100Mbps/50Mbps on both FDD and TDD variants, using a single software
platform. The versatile chipset also covers any LTE frequency band between 700-2700MHz.

    "AVM sets the highest standards in terms of product quality and performance and
demands first-rate solutions from its partners," said Eran Eshed Co-founder and VP
Marketing at Altair Semiconductor. "LTE Mobile Network Operators stand to greatly benefit
from supplying customers with the LTE Wireless Broadband Connectivity and Voice Services
that the feature-rich FRITZ!Box offers."

    About Altair Semiconductor

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

       
        Media Contact:
        Finn Partners Israel for Altair Semiconductor
        Matthew Krieger
        +972-544-676-950
        matthew@finnpartners.co.il

Altair Semiconductor

ResearchMoz.us: New Opportunities for Optical Films in the Display Industry - 2012 - Market Research Report

ALBANY, New York, October 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    New Report Added in ResearchMoz Reports Database New Opportunities for Optical Films
in the Display Industry - 2012
[http://www.researchmoz.us/new-opportunities-for-optical-films-in-the-display-industry-2012-report.html ]

    The purpose of this report is to provide a market analysis of the opportunities and
challenges for emerging optically functional films used in displays over the next eight
years. In this report, we examine the latest products, strategies, and technical
developments of the industry. For example, we identify where new optical film products are
likely to help grow addressable markets for different types of displays versus
market-dominant LCDs, and where new films for LCDs may help these struggling displays
maintain profitability.

    To Browse Full TOC, Tables & Figures visit:
http://www.researchmoz.us/new-opportunities-for-optical-films-in-the-display-industry-2012-report.html

    Note that hard coatings and other coatings designed to improve the durability of the
displays are also commonly found on the front surface of most displays, but these coatings
are not optically functional and so they are excluded from the analysis in this report.
(Of course, they must be as optically transparent as possible, but they do not perform a
particular optical function.) In addition, this report also includes NanoMarkets
[http://www.researchmoz.us/publisher/nanomarkets-22.html ]' assessments of the strategies
of leading or influential firms active in the optically functional coating/film space and,
as always with NanoMarkets reports, this report contains granular, eight-year forecasts of
optical films and coatings in volume (by area coated) and value terms, broken out by
application.

    End-use display markets [http://www.researchmoz.us/display-market.htm ] covered
include LCDs, OLEDs, e-paper displays, and plasma displays, broken out by mobile computing
devices (smartphones, tablets, notebooks, etc.), TVs, computer monitors, and others.
Optical film/coating products covered include antiglare/antireflection, color/contrast
enhancement, privacy films, reflectors, diffusers, prism and brightness enhancement films,
reflective polarizers, multifunctional BLU films, and polarizer films.

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Trimble Introduces Next Generation GNSS Surveying Solution

Trimble's Powerful GNSS Receiver Provides Land Surveyors with Increased Productivity

HANNOVER, Germany, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today its next generation GNSS surveying solution--the Trimble® R10.  As the smallest and lightest receiver in its class, the Trimble R10 combines powerful features and groundbreaking technologies including Trimble HD-GNSS, Trimble SurePoint(TM), Trimble 360, and Trimble xFill(TM) to provide surveyors increased productivity. User-friendly features such as a quick-release adaptor and the ability to configure the receiver from a smart phone make it easy to deploy and use as a base station or rover.

With the introduction of the Trimble R10, Trimble also released new versions of its field and office software -- Trimble Access 2012.20 and Trimble Business Center 2.80 to extend Trimble's Connected Site® survey solution. This powerful solution enables surveyors to collect and process reliable data more efficiently.

The announcement was made today at INTERGEO 2012, the world's largest conference on geodesy, geoinformatics and land management.

"Faster results, better reliability and improved overall performance are what our customers have come to expect," said Anders Rhodin, general manager of Trimble's Survey Division. "With the introduction of the Trimble R10, Trimble is delivering next generation capabilities in a smaller, lighter and feature-packed system that is unmatched in the industry today."

A New Generation of Core Positioning Technology

The new state-of-the-art Trimble HD-GNSS processing engine integrated in the Trimble R10 is a new generation of core positioning technology. Trimble HD-GNSS surpasses traditional fixed/float techniques to provide a more accurate assessment of error estimates than traditional GNSS processing engines. Measurements collected with Trimble HD-GNSS are precision-based so surveyors can confidently collect data in challenging environments where they may have been unable to collect data before. Reduced convergence times and instantaneous point measurements allow surveyors to start measuring sooner and up to 60 percent faster.

Supporting 440 channels with two built-in Trimble Maxwell(TM) 6 chips, the Trimble R10's integrated Trimble 360 technology allows consistent and reliable tracking of available GNSS satellite signals for existing and currently planned GNSS constellations and augmentations.

Smarter, More Powerful Technology that Simplifies the Survey Workflow

Trimble has extended its Trimble SurePoint technology, a cornerstone of the successful S-Series total stations, to the new GNSS surveying system. The incorporation of this technology simplifies the survey data collection workflow by providing faster measurements, increased accuracy and greater quality control. The Trimble R10 includes an electronic bubble that appears on the controller display so that all measurement information is displayed in one place. Trimble SurePoint constantly monitors the pole tilt and protects surveyors from collecting erroneous data by only allowing data to be stored when the survey pole is plumb. Simultaneously, pole tilt angle values are stored for every point collected to ensure data traceability.

Powered by Trimble RTX(TM) technology, new Trimble xFill leverages a worldwide network of Trimble GNSS reference stations to deliver position information via geostationary satellites. xFill seamlessly 'fills in' for RTK or VRS corrections in the event of a temporary connection outage such as a radio black spot so users experience less downtime in the field.

Compact, Lightweight and Easy-to-Use

As the smallest and lightest integrated receiver in its class, the Trimble R10 incorporates a more stable center of mass at the top of the range pole along with a sleeker, taller profile to provide surveyors with effortless handling and operation. This compact design combined with a quick release adaptor provides surveyors with an easy to use, more ergonomically balanced GNSS surveying system.  Designed for ease of use and durability, the Trimble R10 offers the ruggedness and reliability for which Trimble is known.

Additional features of the new GNSS system include multiple connectivity capabilities such as Wi-Fi and 3G cellular connectivity, a lithium-ion battery, an integrated GNSS antenna, 4 GB internal memory and an internal 2 Watt radio.

In the Field - Trimble Access Software 2012.20

Trimble Access is a field solution that enables wireless connectivity between the project team members to expedite data collection, processing, analysis, and project information delivery through improved workflows, collaboration and control. The complete solution speeds both typical and specialized surveying tasks, and enables easy and fast two-way information sharing between the field survey crew and the office. Surveys can be completed faster with less time spent traveling back and forth to the office. Management and field crews can closely collaborate by viewing the same information in near real-time.

Trimble Access version 2012.20 offers new functionality compatible with the Trimble R10, including:

    --  Tilt auto-measure: Topo point or Rapid point measurements can now be
        automatically started when the pole is plumbed to within a predefined
        tilt tolerance. Coupled with auto store, hundreds of points can be
        measured with only one tap on Measure.
    --  Tilt warnings: Users are now notified if the pole moves outside a
        predefined tilt tolerance during point measurement.
    --  Tilt distances: Measurements collected with the Trimble R10 can now have
        an associated tilt distance providing additional quality control
        information. Use the QC Graph for a quick visual check to see the range
        of tilt distance errors for any particular job.
    --  eBubble display: An electronic bubble can be used instead of a
        traditional pole bubble. The eBubble enables a clearer, easier and more
        accessible display of the bubble providing the surveyor just one place
        to focus when leveling and measuring.
In the Office - Trimble Business Center 2.80

Trimble Business Center office software is a complete surveying office suite designed to manage, analyze and process all field survey data, including data from optical instruments (total stations and levels), GPS/GNSS and spatial stations (imaging and 3D scanning data).

Version 2.80 advances the capabilities of surveying offices with key new functionality, including:

    --  Trimble R10 support: Users can import RTK and PPK tilt magnitude and
        quality data from a Trimble Access Job or JobXML file and also export
        this data using the Custom Exporter. The new version also has the
        capability to Import Trimble Access Job or Job XML files containing
        xFill observations.
    --  Ribbon menu layout: A new ribbon menu layout and quick access toolbar
        help users quickly locate commands required to complete a task for an
        improved user experience.
    --  Microsoft Windows® 8 support: Version 2.80 is compatible with the
        Microsoft Windows 8 Operating System.
    --  Station View field-of-vision indicator: Users can view which Station
        Views are open and in which direction they are facing. The indicators
        improve workflows for measuring points photogrammetrically with images
        from Trimble VISION instruments.
Availability

The Trimble R10 GNSS System can be ordered beginning mid October 2012. Shipping is expected to begin during the latter part of the fourth quarter in 2012. Trimble Access software version 2012.20 and Trimble Business Center Software version 2.80 are available now through Trimble's Survey Distribution Channel. For more information, visit: http://www.trimble.com/R10.

Trimble's Connected Site Solutions

Trimble's Connected Site solutions for surveyors create seamless working relationships among Trimble products, technologies and services. Through the Connected Site, Trimble is focused on providing solutions that address the customers' full work processes. By carefully combining technology innovation with a deep understanding of the users' workflows, data integration and maintenance across the lifecycle of projects, Trimble helps surveyors reach new levels of productivity for their businesses.

About Trimble

Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on applications requiring position or location -- including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics, Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.

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

GTRMB

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Trimble Introduces New DSS 500 with In-FlightOrtho Map Production and Quality Control for Aerial Mapping

Deliver Products to Customers Faster and For Less Cost with Real-Time Ortho-Production and "Air-to-Ground" Quality Assurance

HANNOVER, Germany, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) introduced today its latest medium-format, directly georeferenced aerial imaging system, the Trimble® DSS 500. Capable of producing full-resolution, ortho-rectified imagery in real time with In-FlightOrtho(TM) technology, the Trimble Digital Sensor System(DSS) is designed as a high-productivity, mapping-grade solution for color orthophoto and vertical mapping applications.

The announcement was made today at INTERGEO 2012, the world's largest conference on geodesy, geoinformatics and land management.

"The DSS 500 with In-FlightOrtho pushes the limits of efficiency like no other medium-format aerial mapping system," said Joe Hutton, director of Airborne Products at Applanix, a Trimble Company. "The DSS 500's ability to produce full-resolution, orthorectified imagery as it is captured makes it an ideal solution for air-to-ground quality control and time-critical mapping. Watching the orthos produced in real time gives users extremely high levels of confidence in their data collection. And now with significantly smaller, lighter, lower power and less complex hardware--just three cables are required for most installations--aerial mapping has never been easier, faster or more efficient. It is the most advanced Digital Sensor System that we have ever produced."

The DSS 500 system uses hardware and software designed to make mapping fast and efficient. Capable of producing highly accurate orthophotos, stereo photos and mosaics, the DSS 500 is a flexible platform that can be customized to meet a variety of needs and price points. With multiple camera options, the system is ideal for a variety of data collection needs ranging from corridor and GIS mapping to disaster response and tactical mapping.

The DSS 500 is available as a turnkey system or in OEM board set form for custom integrations through the Applanix worldwide sales channel. The DSS 500 is also fully compatible with the Trimble INPHO photogrammetric software. More information about Trimble DSS 500 can be found at: http://www.trimble.com/geospatial/aerial-mapping and http://www.applanix.com/solutions.

About Trimble

Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on applications requiring position or location--including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics, Trimblesolutions may include software content specific to the needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.

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

GTRMB

SOURCE  Trimble

Trimble

CONTACT: Willa McManmon, Investor Relations, +1-408-481-7838, willa_mcmanmon@trimble.com, or Lea Ann McNabb, Media, +1-408-481-7808, leaann_mcnabb@trimble.com

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

Trimble Delivers Land Mobile Mapping and Survey Data Analysis Powered by eCognition

HANNOVER, Germany, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today new versions of its eCognition® image analysis software and Trident Analyst office software. The release brings powerful geospatial analysis technology developed for remote sensing into the land mobile mapping and survey domain.

The announcement was made today at INTERGEO 2012, the world's largest conference on geodesy, geoinformatics and land management.

Pioneered a decade ago for satellite remote sensing, eCognition enables geospatial data such as images, point clouds and Geographic Information System (GIS) vectors to be integrated and analyzed to quantify features or detect changes over time. eCognition 8.8 now extends these capabilities for mobile terrestrial data collection applications. The new eCognition 8.8 functionality is not only delivered within the eCognition environment, but also drives embedded analysis routines within Trimble Trident Analyst 5.0 software.

Trident Analyst manages and interprets high-resolution digital images and large point clouds, and automatically extracts features from terrestrial mobile mapping data. The first automated feature driven by eCognition is used to detect roadway pavement edges; allowing accurate and consistent road aspect calculations. Trident customers can also extend their analysis capabilities using eCognition Developer, creating customized analysis routines for use within Trident Analyst.

To manage the complexities of land mobile data, new analysis perspectives have been implemented within eCognition 8.8. The existing "top down" data analysis is supplemented with "camera view" analysis, providing the best perspective for both horizontal and vertical feature extraction. Native and rasterized point cloud analysis are both supported to provide the best object and object statistics creation results. 3D line export generates vectors directly for mobile mapping environments. New point cloud clustering algorithms identify point clusters based on attributes such as elevation, RGB characteristics, or intensity to automate rapid point cloud classification. Combined, these and other new features equip eCognition users with the tools to truly exploit land mobile data.

"eCognition's flexible data fusion and analysis capabilities have been successfully implemented in aerial survey and satellite remote sensing for over a decade," said Katherine Sandford, general manager of Trimble's GeoSpatial Division. "The introduction of these capabilities into the land mobile sector will create new opportunities for both existing eCognition users and land mobile specialists who are new to eCognition's object-based approach."

For existing eCognition users, version 8.8 also provides new features for the analysis of aerial and satellite data including Esri File Geodatabase support. The Trident Analyst software also provides improvements such as the creation of colorized point clouds, boresight laser calibration on demand, automatic detection of plains and more.

Availability

eCognition 8.8 and Trident Analyst 5.0 software are available now. The software is sold and licensed separately through Trimble's eCognition and Trident Analyst distribution channels. Customers are eligible for updates under valid maintenance and support agreements for eCognition and Trident Analyst software.

About Trimble's GeoSpatial Division

Trimble applies geospatial technologies to a variety of industry-specific workflows, seamlessly transitioning from data acquisition through to geo-information creation. Trimble's land and aerial mobile sensors capture geo-referenced images and point clouds that are interpreted using Trimble's production-scale photogrammetry, terrain modeling and feature extraction software. The resulting high-fidelity models increase business productivity and improve decision-making for a diverse community of global customers, including aerial and land mapping service companies, governments, utilities and transportation. 

For more information, visit: http://www.trimble.com/geospatial.

About Trimble

Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on applications requiring position or location--including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics, Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.

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

GTRMB

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Trimble

CONTACT: Willa McManmon, Investor Relations, +1-408-481-7838, willa_mcmanmon@trimble.com; Lea Ann McNabb, Media, +1-408-481-7808, leaann_mcnabb@trimble.com

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

Akamai Redefines Web Performance with Aqua Ion

Delivers Integrated, Intelligent Optimizations to Address Situational Performance Challenges Presented by Evolving Web Experiences

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai(® )Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere, today introduced Aqua Ion. Building on top of Akamai's industry-proven dynamic web acceleration capabilities, Aqua Ion introduces an entirely new way to layer and intelligently apply a comprehensive set of optimizations, including front-end optimization (FEO), as well as third-party and mobile-specific enhancements designed to allow organizations to help optimize web experiences across a wide range of use cases, or situations. By improving performance intelligently according to the user's situation, Aqua Ion is designed to enable companies to meet the demands of situational performance created by the new way customers are experiencing the web.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100225/AKAMAILOGO )

A recent report by Forrester Consulting, "Shifting Performance Strategies for Mobile and Web Delivery," indicates that, "companies are struggling to keep up with rising expectations for web responsiveness, rich content, and support for mobile devices."[1] In addition, the survey of more than 200 IT professionals on which the report findings were based highlights that, "most web teams underutilize services that can improve the performance of their web and mobile architectures. Instead, most web teams prefer to expand the capacity of their internal architectures."[2]

For companies trying to reach customers and users via an increasing number of devices, browsers and networks, the problem of providing the optimal user experience becomes significantly more complicated. IT and development organizations can no longer rely on users accessing their sites from a relatively consistent environment and as such, should not focus their performance optimization strategies on a limited set of tools, techniques and approaches. Further, these optimizations must be architected to work together intelligently to minimize the risk associated with cobbling together individual point solutions that may jeopardize overall functionality.

Built on the Akamai Intelligent Platform((TM))( ), Aqua Ion is designed to help companies meet the performance challenges that are introduced as traditional web sites continue to transition into more complex, richer web experiences. Single web sites that could once be universally delivered to all users have evolved to highly personalized web experiences that have a specific set of characteristics associated with a particular user. Beginning with Akamai's best-in-class acceleration for dynamic sites - which is purpose built for scale, security and reliability and incorporates acceleration, connection, and routing optimizations unique to the platform - Aqua Ion introduces powerful new network and device intelligence features to help address situational performance requirements. These intelligent performance optimizations are designed to match to the conditions presented by a user's particular combination of browser, device, network and content accessed.

To provide customers with the combination of technologies required to meet the challenges of situational performance, Aqua Ion includes a variety of key capabilities designed to improve the end-user experience.

    --  Front-End Optimization (FEO) - Akamai's approach to FEO seeks to
        adaptively apply optimization techniques for each end user, based on
        sophisticated analysis of the web application as well as real-time
        conditions specific to the end-user's environment. These optimizations
        are designed to help reduce HTTP requests, reduce the required bytes
        delivered and accelerate page rendering. Uniquely, Akamai offers this
        capability as an "in?network" optimization as a service that can work in
        conjunction with existing performance and intelligence optimizations
        being used.
    --  Third Party Integration - Users demand richer experiences that utilize a
        combination of first- and third-party content and services that are
        assembled in real-time at the browser. Aqua Ion is designed to help
        mitigate performance issues that can occur in these situations.
        Asynchronous processing and execution deferral help prevent slow
        third-party code from spoiling the user experience.
    --  Device Characterization - By providing key information about browsers
        and devices accessing content through the Akamai Intelligent Platform,
        Aqua Ion is able to provide many important details about the devices
        accessing a site.  This information in turn can be used to make
        intelligent decisions regarding how to respond to a request based on
        such characteristics as screen size, GPS for location-based services,
        Javascript support, and others to deliver a consistent user experience.
    --  Adaptive Image Compression - The ability to vary the level of image
        compression based on real-time network conditions allows pages to load
        much faster even when network conditions are poor. The result is an
        optimized and improved experience that is intelligently responsive to
        real-time network conditions and the user's situation.
    --  Dynamic Page Caching - Situational performance includes the need to
        deliver performance based on user behavior.  Aqua Ion includes
        configurable options available through the Akamai Luna Control Center
        that enables more granular and intelligent caching of dynamic and
        personalized content based on audience segmentation.
    --  IPv6 Support - Aqua Ion includes the ability to dynamically adapt the IP
        connection to match and support the device making the request, designed
        to ensure that customers can continue delivering web sites using IPv6
        without having to re-engineer the IPv4 infrastructure.
    --  Akamai Instant - Many variables can affect how quickly - or how slowly -
        a user is presented with a page in response to an action taken in a
        browser. Akamai Instant can retrieve the next pages most likely to be
        requested, based on origin analytics, before the user selects it for
        viewing.
Build.com, the leading online-only home improvement retailer, has been evaluating the impact of situational performance on the user experience. According to Brad Ledford, director of software development at Build.com, Inc., "Our customers visit the site on a variety of devices and across multiple networks. It simply wasn't feasible or economical to deploy individual sites tuned to the numerous combinations of access scenarios. Incorporating Aqua Ion as a component of our web infrastructure is helping us meet the challenges of this new web reality."

Akamai Aqua Ion is available now. For more information please visit http://www.akamai.com/aquaion or join the live Webinar, "What's the Situation? Delivering Quality Web Experiences in Today's Complex Landscape," on Wednesday, October 31st at 12:00 ET.

"With Aqua Ion, we're taking a large step forward by providing a powerful set of integrated technologies designed to intelligently optimize performance for the unique requirements of the web experience. It's no longer enough to think about one situation and not practical to deploy a collection of disparate tools," said Mike Afergan, senior vice president and general manager, Web Experience Business Unit, Akamai. "The new web technologies introduced in just the past five years have shifted the focus away from simple web 'sites' to highly engaging web 'experiences' delivered across browsers, networks and devices. Aqua Ion is designed to meet the situational performance challenges introduced by this new web reality."

About Akamai
Akamai(®) is the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere.  At the core of the Company's solutions is the Akamai Intelligent Platform(TM) providing extensive reach, coupled with unmatched reliability, security, visibility and expertise.  Akamai removes the complexities of connecting the increasingly mobile world, supporting 24/7 consumer demand, and enabling enterprises to securely leverage the cloud.  To learn more about how Akamai is accelerating the pace of innovation in a hyperconnected world, please visit http://www.akamai.com or blogs.akamai.com, and follow @Akamai on Twitter.

Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
This release contains information about future expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai's management that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors including, but not limited to, failure of Akamai services to operate as expected or to address intended market needs, a failure of Akamai's network infrastructure, and other factors that are discussed in Akamai's Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other documents periodically filed with the SEC.

[1] Forrester Research, August 2012 "Shifting Performance Strategies and Solutions for Mobile and Web Delivery."

[2] Ibid.

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First Ever Talking, Singing and Dancing Lalaloopsy(TM) Doll!

Lalaloopsy(TM) Silly Hair(TM) Star: Harmony B. Sharp(TM) In Stores Now!

Specially Marked Boxes Contain Instructions to an Exclusive Code to Unlock Harmony B. Sharp(TM) in the New Activision Video Game - Lalaloopsy(TM): Carnival of Friends

VAN NUYS, Calif., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As the holiday curtain rises, Lalaloopsy(TM) is poised to grab the spotlight with Lalaloopsy(TM) Silly Hair(TM) Star, the first-ever talking, singing and dancing doll.  On her stage, Harmony B. Sharp(TM) tells jokes, speaks funny phrases and sings and dances to five classic kids' songs with a Lalaloopsy(TM) twist.Offstage, she's a bundle of joy as she speaks and sings while you hold her!  Accompanied by her pet kitty, which also doubles as a "purr-cussion" instrument, Harmony B. Sharp(TM) performs on her stage, which is also her doll stand.  With choreographed dancing to the five interactive and interchangeable hair pieces, Lalaloopsy(TM) Silly Hair(TM) Star hits all the right notes.

(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121009/LA89079)

Just like the other whimsical Lalaloopsy(TM) characters, this silly-haired star's birthday and personality are perfectly in tune with the material from which she was made.  Harmony B. Sharp(TM) was sewn on March 27(th) (International Theater Day) from a singer's dress.  She's a natural entertainer who loves to be center stage.  She can do it all - act, dance and sing ... even if she sometimes misses a note or two!

Already a Lalaloopsy(TM) Silly Hair Star, Harmony B. Sharp(TM) makes a special cameo appearance in Activision's upcoming video game, Lalaloopsy(TM): Carnival of Friends, available October 30th for the Nintendo 3DS(TM) and Nintendo DS(TM) handheld systems.  Specially marked boxes of Lalaloopsy(TM) Silly Hair(TM) Star: Harmony B. Sharp(TM) contain instructions to find an exclusive code that unlocks her character in the all new video game.  In Lalaloopsy(TM): Carnival of Friends, Harmony B. Sharp(TM) joins Charlotte Charades(TM), Jewel Sparkles(TM), Misty Mysterious(TM), and Ember Flicker Flame(TM) at a carnival full of magical missions, silly puzzles, exciting rides and more!  Lalaloopsy(TM): Carnival of Friends--is rated "E" (Everyone) by the ESRB.

For more information, visit the colorful 3D world of Lalaloopsy(TM) at http://www.lalaloopsy.com.

Susan Hale
MGA Entertainment
818/221-4326 shale@mgae.com

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i7 Networks Selects Commtouch URL Classification Technology

MCLEAN, Virginia, October 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    Commtouch(R) (NASDAQ: CTCH), a leading provider of cloud-based solutions for security
companies and service providers, today announced that India-based i7 Networks has
integrated Commtouch's GlobalView(TM) URL categorization technology into its i7 solutions.

    (Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120501/529254 )

    Commtouch's URL categorization solution leverages its unique "in the cloud"
infrastructure to provide unprecedented breadth of Web coverage. The solution localizes
responses specifically to the needs of end-customers, avoiding the "one size fits all"
approach of traditional solutions.

    i7 Networks' URL filter is based on the best of breed URL content categorization
databases, allowing for URLs to be classified and sub classified at an extremely granular
level. Additionally, i7 Network's solution benefits from continual enrichment of the
database by also focusing on specific India categories that are not always available in
other URL databases.

    "i7 Networks is extremely pleased to work with an industry leader such as Commtouch to
maximize our URL content categorization capabilities," said Geeta Gouri, business
development manager at i7 Networks. "It's clear that Commtouch technology far surpasses
the competition. We look forward to expanding our relationship with Commtouch while
growing our fast-paced product portfolio."

    About i7 Networks
i7 Networks is headquartered in Bangalore, India. i7 offers Indian companies a suite of
products that help manage Web content classification and bandwidth monitoring.
Organizations can get to know exactly what is happening on their bandwidth and as they say
- "You cannot manage what you don't know." i7 network tools provide powerful insight into
application traffic, bandwidth utilization and security threats and ROI from their
bandwidth investments along with providing powerful troubleshooting and forensics
capabilities. Visit http://www.i7networks.in.

    About Commtouch

    Commtouch(R) (NASDAQ: CTCH) safeguards the world's leading security companies and
service providers with cloud-based Internet security services. Real-time threat
intelligence from Commtouch's GlobalView(TM) Cloud powers its Web filtering, email
security and antivirus solutions, protecting thousands of organizations and hundreds of
millions of users worldwide. Visit http://www.commtouch.com.

       
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        - Twitter: @Commtouch

    Recurrent Pattern Detection, RPD, Zero-Hour and GlobalView are trademarks, and
Commtouch is a registered trademark of Commtouch. U.S. Patent No. 6,330,590 is owned by
Commtouch. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

       
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        Ron Ela
        Commtouch
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        ron.ela@commtouch.com

        Israel Investor Relations Contact:
        Iris Lubitch
        EffectiveIR
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        Iris@EffectiveIR.co.il

        U.S. Investor Contact:
        Christopher Chu
        Grayling
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        commtouch@grayling.com

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        Zintel Public Relations
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