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AT&T 4G LTE Coming To Nashua In 2012

Customers can look forward to even faster mobile Internet on the latest LTE devices

NASHUA, N.H., Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --AT&T* plans to roll out 4G LTE in Nashua by the end of the year, bringing customers the latest generation of wireless network technology and faster mobile Internet speeds.

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Watch here to see several of the benefits AT&T 4G LTE provides. LTE technology is capable of delivering mobile Internet speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G. Today, smartphones download fastest on AT&T 4G LTE.** Customers will be able to stream, download, upload and game faster than ever before on the latest LTE-compatible smartphones, tablets and devices.

"Nashua enjoys AT&T's fast 4G speeds*** today as part of New England's largest 4G network, and our teams will be working hard across the city toward our upcoming 4G LTE launch," said Patricia Jacobs, president, AT&T New England. "AT&T customers in Nashua can look forward to even faster speeds this year, on our leading lineup of smartphones, tablets and other devices."

AT&T's 4G Network

AT&T's innovation and investment has resulted in the nation's largest 4G network, covering 275 million people with ultra-fast speeds and a more consistent user experience. AT&T is the only U.S. service provider to deploy two compatible 4G technologies to deliver more speed to more customers. Our 4G LTE network delivered faster average download speeds than any of our competitors in PCWorld's most recent 13-market speed tests.

AT&T's 4G network also delivers multiple innovations that optimize the network for performance. Our network's radio components are placed close to the antenna at most cell sites, instead of inside the base station, which helps minimize power loss between the base station and antenna and, in turn, improves the performance of our 4G LTE network. The network also is designed with its core elements distributed across the country, which helps reduce latency, or the delay when using the Internet, because your request isn't traveling as far.

Even as AT&T continues to expand its 4G LTE coverage in 2012 and 2013, customers can get 4G speeds outside of 4G LTE areas on our 4G HSPA+ network, unlike competitors', where customers fall back to slower 3G technologies when outside of  LTE coverage.

Over the past five years, AT&T invested more than $115 billion into operations and into acquiring spectrum and other assets that have enhanced our wireless and wired networks. Since 2007, AT&T has invested more capital into the U.S. economy than any other public company. In a July 2012 report, the Progressive Policy Institute ranked AT&T No. 1 on its list of U.S. "Investment Heroes."

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

** Limited 4G LTE availability in select markets. Up to 10x claim compares 4G LTE download speeds to industry average 3G download speeds. Fastest handset download claim based on a comparison of average download speeds of Android(TM )smartphones operating on the 4G LTE networks of U.S. national carriers. LTE is a trademark of ETSI.

***4G speeds not available everywhere. Learn more at att.com/network.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's largest 4G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile Internet, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse(®) and AT&T ?DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world.

Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.

© 2012 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. 4G not available everywhere. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Information set forth in this press release contains financial estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update and revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise.

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AT&T Inc.

CONTACT: Meaghan Wims, Duffy & Shanley for AT&T New England, +1-401-278-4434, mwims@duffyshanley.com

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

AT&T 4G LTE Coming To Toledo In 2012

Customers can look forward to even faster mobile Internet on the latest LTE devices

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --AT&T* plans to roll out 4G LTE in Toledo by the end of the year, bringing customers the latest generation of wireless network technology and faster mobile Internet speeds.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120612/DA23287LOGO)

Watch here to see several of the benefits AT&T 4G LTE provides. LTE technology is capable of delivering mobile Internet speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G. Today, smartphones download fastest on AT&T 4G LTE.** Customers will be able to stream, download, upload and game faster than ever before on the latest LTE-compatible smartphones, tablets and devices.

"Toledo enjoys AT&T's fast 4G speeds*** today as part of the nation's largest 4G network, and our teams will be working hard across the city toward our upcoming 4G LTE launch," said Tom Pelto, President AT&T Ohio. "AT&T customers in Toledo can look forward to even faster speeds this year, on our leading lineup of smartphones, tablets and other devices."

AT&T's 4G Network

AT&T's innovation and investment has resulted in the nation's largest 4G network, covering 275 million people with ultra-fast speeds and a more consistent user experience. AT&T is the only U.S. service provider to deploy two compatible 4G technologies to deliver more speed to more customers. Our 4G LTE network delivered faster average download speeds than any of our competitors in PCWorld's most recent 13-market speed tests.

AT&T's 4G network also delivers multiple innovations that optimize the network for performance. Our network's radio components are placed close to the antenna at most cell sites, instead of inside the base station, which helps minimize power loss between the base station and antenna and, in turn, improves the performance of our 4G LTE network. The network also is designed with its core elements distributed across the country, which helps reduce latency, or the delay when using the Internet, because your request isn't traveling as far.

Even as AT&T continues to expand its 4G LTE coverage in 2012 and 2013, customers can get 4G speeds outside of 4G LTE areas on our 4G HSPA+ network, unlike competitors', where customers fall back to slower 3G technologies when outside of 4G LTE coverage.

Over the past five years, AT&T invested more than $115 billion into operations and into acquiring spectrum and other assets that have enhanced our wireless and wired networks. Since 2007, AT&T has invested more capital into the U.S. economy than any other public company. In a July 2012 report, the Progressive Policy Institute ranked AT&T No. 1 on its list of U.S. "Investment Heroes."

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

** Limited 4G LTE availability in select markets. Up to 10x claim compares 4G LTE download speeds to industry average 3G download speeds. Fastest handset download claim based on a comparison of average download speeds of Android(TM )smartphones operating on the 4G LTE networks of U.S. national carriers. LTE is a trademark of ETSI.

***4G speeds not available everywhere. Learn more at att.com/network.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's largest 4G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile Internet, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse(®) and AT&T ?DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world.

Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.

© 2012 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. 4G not available everywhere. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this press release contains financial estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update and revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise.

SOURCE  AT&T Inc.

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AT&T Inc.

CONTACT: Holly Hollingsworth, Media Relations - AT&T Ohio, +1-614-223-5711, holly.hollingsworth@att.com

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

AT&T 4G LTE Coming To Providence In 2012

Customers can look forward to even faster mobile Internet on the latest LTE devices

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* plans to roll out 4G LTE in Providence by the end of the year, bringing customers the latest generation of wireless network technology and faster mobile Internet speeds.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120612/DA23287LOGO)

Watch here to see several of the benefits AT&T 4G LTE provides. LTE technology is capable of delivering mobile Internet speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G. Today, smartphones download fastest on AT&T 4G LTE.** Customers will be able to stream, download, upload and game faster than ever before on the latest LTE-compatible smartphones, tablets and devices.

"Providence enjoys AT&T's fast 4G speeds*** today as part of New England's largest 4G network, and our teams will be working hard across the city toward our upcoming 4G LTE launch," said Patricia Jacobs, president, AT&T New England. "AT&T customers in Providence can look forward to even faster speeds this year, on our leading lineup of smartphones, tablets and other devices."

AT&T's 4G Network

AT&T's innovation and investment has resulted in the nation's largest 4G network, covering 275 million people with ultra-fast speeds and a more consistent user experience. AT&T is the only U.S. service provider to deploy two compatible 4G technologies to deliver more speed to more customers. Our 4G LTE network delivered faster average download speeds than any of our competitors in PCWorld's most recent 13-market speed tests.

AT&T's 4G network also delivers multiple innovations that optimize the network for performance. Our network's radio components are placed close to the antenna at most cell sites, instead of inside the base station, which helps minimize power loss between the base station and antenna and, in turn, improves the performance of our 4G LTE network. The network also is designed with its core elements distributed across the country, which helps reduce latency, or the delay when using the Internet, because your request isn't traveling as far.

Even as AT&T continues to expand its 4G LTE coverage in 2012 and 2013, customers can get 4G speeds outside of 4G LTE areas on our 4G HSPA+ network, unlike competitors', where customers fall back to slower 3G technologies when outside of LTE coverage.

Over the past five years, AT&T invested more than $115 billion into operations and into acquiring spectrum and other assets that have enhanced our wireless and wired networks. Since 2007, AT&T has invested more capital into the U.S. economy than any other public company. In a July 2012 report, the Progressive Policy Institute ranked AT&T No. 1 on its list of U.S. "Investment Heroes."

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

** Limited 4G LTE availability in select markets. Up to 10x claim compares 4G LTE download speeds to industry average 3G download speeds. Fastest handset download claim based on a comparison of average download speeds of Android(TM )smartphones operating on the 4G LTE networks of U.S. national carriers. LTE is a trademark of ETSI.

***4G speeds not available everywhere. Learn more at att.com/network.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's largest 4G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile Internet, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse(®) and AT&T ?DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world.

Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.

© 2012 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. 4G not available everywhere. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this press release contains financial estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update and revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise.

SOURCE  AT&T Inc.

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AT&T Inc.

CONTACT: Meaghan Wims, Duffy & Shanley for AT&T New England, +1-401-278-4434, mwims@duffyshanley.com

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

AT&T 4G LTE Coming To Ft. Myers In 2012

Customers can look forward to even faster mobile Internet on the latest LTE devices

FT. MYERS, Fla., Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* plans to roll out 4G LTE in Ft. Myers by the end of the year, bringing customers the latest generation of wireless network technology and faster mobile Internet speeds.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120612/DA23287LOGO)

Watch here to see several of the benefits AT&T 4G LTE provides. LTE technology is capable of delivering speeds faster than many other mobile Internet technologies. Today, smartphones download fastest on AT&T 4G LTE.** Customers will be able to stream, download, upload and game faster than ever before on the latest LTE-compatible smartphones, tablets and devices.

"Ft. Myers enjoys AT&T's fast 4G speeds*** today as part of the nation's largest 4G network, and our teams will be working hard across the city toward our upcoming 4G LTE launch," said Rich Guidotti, vice president and general manager, AT&T Mobility & Consumer Markets for West, Central and North Florida.  "AT&T customers in Ft. Myers can look forward to even faster speeds this year, on our leading lineup of smartphones, tablets and other devices."

AT&T's 4G Network
AT&T's innovation and investment has resulted in the nation's largest 4G network, covering 275 million people with ultra-fast speeds and a more consistent user experience. AT&T is the only U.S. service provider to deploy two compatible 4G technologies to deliver more speed to more customers. Our 4G LTE network delivered faster average download speeds than any of our competitors in PCWorld's most recent 13-market speed tests.

AT&T's 4G network also delivers multiple innovations that optimize the network for performance. Our network's radio components are placed close to the antenna at most cell sites, instead of inside the base station, which helps minimize power loss between the base station and antenna and, in turn, improves the performance of our 4G LTE network. The network also is designed with its core elements distributed across the country, which helps reduce latency, or the delay when using the Internet, because your request isn't traveling as far.

Even as AT&T continues to expand its 4G LTE coverage in 2012 and 2013, customers can get 4G speeds outside of 4G LTE areas on our 4G HSPA+ network, unlike competitors', where customers fall back to slower 3G technologies when outside of 4G LTE coverage.

Over the past five years, AT&T invested more than $115 billion into operations and into acquiring spectrum and other assets that have enhanced our wireless and wired networks. Since 2007, AT&T has invested more capital into the U.S. economy than any other public company. In a July 2012 report, the Progressive Policy Institute ranked AT&T No. 1 on its list of U.S. "Investment Heroes."

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
** Limited 4G LTE availability in select markets. Fastest handset download claim based on a comparison of average download speeds of Android(TM )smartphones operating on the 4G LTE networks of U.S. national carriers. LTE is a trademark of ETSI.
***4G speeds not available everywhere. Learn more at att.com/network.

About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's largest 4G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile Internet, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse(®) and AT&T ?DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world.

Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.

© 2012 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. 4G not available everywhere. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this press release contains financial estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update and revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise.

SOURCE  AT&T Inc.

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AT&T Inc.

CONTACT: Michele Money-Carson, AT&T, +1-813-205-8865, Michele.money-carson@att.com

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

DataDirect Networks (DDN) Object Storage Enables Distributed Media Workflows

DDN's WOS supports enterprise Windows and Linux media editors while eliminating issues of security, speed and integration

CHATSWORTH, Calif., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DataDirect Networks (DDN), world leader in massively scalable storage, will be demonstrating this week at the IBC show in Amsterdam the next generation of its cloud storage solution, WOS, for collaborative media workflows. With WOS, media companies are now able to build private media clouds that complement media workflows and accelerate the media production process across distributed production facilities.

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Historically, cloud storage has offered tremendous potential for the media industry, but issues of security, speed, and integration with existing media editing platforms have created barriers to adoption. Today, DDN's WOS eliminates these issues by enabling content creators to store media from their Linux and Windows using standard file system protocols directly to private, secure media clouds, working at LAN speeds, and giving geographically distributed users the ability to share the media immediately via built-in, automated, policy-based data replication.  This global storage namespace is unique in two approaches:

    --  WOS's global namespace capabilities eliminate the manual content
        synchronization which has been a historical challenge to production
        organizations
    --  WOS now features native CIFS and NFS support, in addition to
        object-storage protocols, to provide Enterprise access and
        authentication into a global storage namespace
"This revolutionary, object-based cloud storage system makes storing, archiving and collaborating in the cloud as fast, secure and easy as saving a project to a local drive," said Pascal Barbolosi, DDN Vice President of EMEA. "WOS allows organizations to easily build and deploy their own storage clouds, providing high-speed access to hyperscale-sized data and enabling collaboration with users anywhere in the world."

About DataDirect Networks

DataDirect Networks (DDN) is the world leader in massively scalable storage. We are the leading provider of data storage and processing solutions and professional services that enable content-rich and high growth IT environments to achieve the highest levels of systems scalability, efficiency and simplicity. DDN enables enterprises to extract value and deliver results from their information. Our customers include the world's leading online content and social networking providers, high performance cloud and grid computing, life sciences, media production organizations and security & intelligence organizations.

Deployed in thousands of mission critical environments worldwide, DDN's solutions have been designed, engineered and proven in the world's most scalable data centers to ensure competitive business advantage for today's information powered enterprise.

For more information, go to http://www.ddn.com

DDN, S2A, SFA, DirectMon, In-Storage Processing and WOS are trademarks owned by DataDirect Networks. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

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DataDirect Networks

CONTACT: Tracy Hirigoyen, +1-952-346-6140, thirigoyen@webershandwick.com

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

CGI Americas new website

SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CGI Americas is proud to announce the launch of their new website at http://www.cgi-americas.com. According to company President Matt Holzmann, the site has been redesigned and expanded to reflect the company's growing technology solutions portfolio.

"We have been fortunate to find some of the most advanced and cost effective manufacturing and quality technology solutions for the electronics and related manufacturing industries and are now able to offer our customers and potential customers a streamlined, easy to use tool to quickly reference key technical and product data."

The website features a clean design with organized descriptions of CGI Americas' market leading products and solutions for PCB Interconnect, PCB Assembly,  Semiconductor, Medical, LED, Solar and other advanced manufacturing industries.

For users looking for technical information, the company provides a comprehensive news and technology forum which includes technical papers, magazine articles, white papers and multimedia presentations. 

The new site also provides information on CGI Americas' latest product releases, industry product data sheets, press releases, and more. Links to password protected user groups and supplier technical sites ensure rapid access to user forums, technical support, and product support data.

For further information, please visit http://www.cgi-americas.com or contact the company at:

CGI Americas
2750 S. Harbor Blvd.
Santa Ana, CA 92704
Tel: 714-545-7888
E mail: matt@cgi-americas.com

SOURCE  CGI Americas

CGI Americas

Web Site: http://www.cgi-americas.com

JM Eagle launches new website, truthaboutpipes.com

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- JM Eagle, the world's largest manufacturer of plastic pipe, has launched a new website, truthaboutpipes.com dedicated to educating engineers and municipal decision makers.

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The website features articles on topics important for our nation's infrastructure such as longevity and durability of material, ease of installation, financial costs, and environmental impact.

"Truthaboutpipes.com will highlight the many benefits of plastic pipe versus alternative materials," said Neal Gordon, JM Eagle Vice President of Marketing and Waterworks Sales. "Decision makers will be able to read unbiased articles, essays, reports, and studies about the advantages of plastic pipe."

This useful website offers a wide range of information and tools to help municipalities across the nation make informed decisions, including key subjects like the cost of corrosion, pipe material break rates, and a cost comparison calculator- PVC vs. ductile iron showing a notable 37% savings to taxpayers. The website also highlights new technologies in plastic pipe: internal joint restraints (e.g. Eagle Loc C900), Ultra Blue PVCO, Eagle Corr PE, and Eagle Green PE. Truthaboutpipes.com is a one-stop website for answers about plastic pipe.

With 20 manufacturing plants throughout North America, JM Eagle manufactures the widest array of high-grade, high-performance polyvinyl chloride and high-density polyethylene pipe across a variety of industries and applications including utility, solvent weld, electrical conduit, natural gas, irrigation, potable water and sewage. More information can be found at http://www.jmeagle.com.

SOURCE  JM Eagle

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JM Eagle

CONTACT: Isabel Estrada, JM Eagle, 1-800-621-4404 x 7417, Isabelestrada@jmeagle.com

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

Control4 and Sony Partner to Deliver Exceptional Media Room Experiences

Together Control4 and Sony launch the world's first AV receivers with built-in home automation.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CEDIA Expo Booth 4949 - Control4, a leading innovator in residential and light commercial automation systems, announced that Sony has integrated Control4® automation technology into its new ES receivers (introduced at CEDIA Expo) - delivering best-in-class AV performance and home automation within one easy-to-install and easy-to-use product. The ES receivers with Control4 automation are available for order now through authorized Control4 and Sony ES dealers.

This is a powerful partnership redefining the AVR category by delivering an unprecedented integrated AV and automation experience in a single device. Consumers will enjoy top AVR performance, unmatched 4K content and a stunning selection of streaming media services, plus the added lifestyle benefits of personalized automation that can transform a house into a smart home. With companies like Sony embracing and marketing the benefits of home automation, the custom installation industry benefits as a whole. Together, Sony and Control4 have created an exciting new avenue to drive consumer awareness for the category.

"We are delighted that Sony selected Control4 technology to revolutionize their receiver line and deliver a fantastic automation experience," said Martin Plaehn, Control4 CEO. "Enthusiastic dealer feedback validates the power and promise of our integrated solution. Together, Control4 and Sony are delivering a unique and strategic product for our dealers - providing them with a high impact addition to their product portfolio to grow their business."

"Sony has delivered many firsts to the industry and now we elevate the category standard again by integrating Control4 home automation in the new ES receiver line," said Mike Lucas, Senior Vice President of Sony Electronics' Home Division. "Our partnership with Control4 represents Sony's commitment to expand automation to a broader consumer base, delivering new opportunity to the growing custom installation market."

With a Control4 Activation License, authorized Control4 Dealers in the U.S. can enable full home controller functionality to automate whole-home lighting, adjust climate, arm the security system, lock the back door, and manage energy usage, all through the award winning Control4 on-screen UI. For Control4 Dealers, these fully integrated receivers deliver a comprehensive home automation solution with fewer boxes and cables, radically simplifying installation.

The STR-DA5800ES ($2,099 MSRP) and STR-DA2800ES ($999 MSRP) include Control4 automation out-of-the box to create and control a single-room home entertainment system, and are available for order now through authorized Control4 and Sony ES dealers. The Control4 Activation License to enable full-controller functionality is an additional $300 when purchased together with the new ES receivers in the U.S. from Control4.

For more information visit http://www.control4.com/sony and/or http://www.sony.com/es.

About Control4

Control4 is a leading provider of automation systems for homes and businesses that provides personalized control of lighting, music, video, energy and security through more than 2,200 North American custom integrators, retail outlets, and distributors in over 72 countries. By delivering insightfully simple, personalized control solutions that enhance the lives of individuals and families, Control4 is the automation platform of choice for consumers, major consumer electronics companies, hotels and businesses around the world. For more information visit http://www.control4.com.

Copyright© 2012 Control4 Corporation. All rights reserved. Control4 and the Control4 logo are registered trademarks of Control4 Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Other names or brands may be claimed as the property of others.

For more information on Control4, please visit http://www.control4.com

SOURCE  Control4

Control4

CONTACT: Caster Communications, +1-401-792-7080; Kimberly Lancaster, klancaster@castercomm.com; Kelly Ahern, kahern@castercomm.com

Web Site: http://www.control4.com

Mandalay Digital Group, Inc. to Present at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference

Leading Global Mobile Data Services Provider to Present on September 11, 2012

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mandalay Digital Group, Inc. (OTC Markets: MNDL), a leading global mobile data services provider, today announced Chief Executive Officer Peter Adderton will present at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference. Mandalay Digital's presentation will take place on Tuesday, September 11th at 3:15 p.m. (Eastern Time) at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.

Presentation Details
Date: Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Time: 3:15 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Waldorf Astoria, 301 Park Avenue, New York, NY

About Mandalay Digital Group
Mandalay Digital Group is at the convergence of internet media content and mobile communications. It delivers a mobile services platform that works with mobile operators and third-party publishers to provide portal management, user interface, content development and billing technology that enables the responsible distribution of mobile entertainment. Mandalay Digital is headquartered in Los Angeles and has offices in Europe and Latin America to support global sales and marketing. For additional information, visit http://www.mandalaydigital.com.

Contacts
Hayden IR 
Brett Maas, Managing Partner
(646) 536-7331
Email: brett@haydenir.com

SOURCE  Mandalay Digital Group, Inc.

Mandalay Digital Group, Inc.

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

Lifescript Launches New Pregnancy And Parenting Section

Lifescript.com, a women's health and wellness website headquartered in Mission Viejo, Calif., released a new Pregnancy & Parenting section last week to help women make the best choices in raising healthy families.

MISSION VIEJO, Calif., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifescript.com, a women's health and wellness website headquartered in Mission Viejo, Calif., has just released a new Pregnancy & Parenting section to help women make the best choices in raising healthy families. The section is packed with expert articles and tools for moms and moms-to-be, from healthy nutrition during pregnancy to coping with childhood illnesses.

"Women who are busy raising families usually don't have time to search for answers to their questions," says Laurie Berger, Lifescript Editor-in-Chief. "Our Pregnancy and Parenting section offers a one-stop source of information for every age and stage."

The Pregnancy area features essential information about nutrition, sleep, questions to ask your doctor and managing health conditions. It includes a week-by-week planner to monitor your pregnancy health, Q&A's with top OB-GYNs, healthy pregnancy recipes, a pregnancy primer for men, and such interactive tools as "Due Date Calculator" and "Ovulation Calculator."

The Parenting area features videos, interviews and articles on more than 35 common childhood illnesses, from allergies to lice. The section also includes a family meal planner with healthy recipes for kids, tips for baby health, clever ways to incorporate exercise for kids, and advice for dealing with teenagers. Interactive tools include a kids' growth calculator and kids' BMI calculator. Ricki Lake, Mia Hamm, Tia Mowry and other celebrity moms also share parenting tips.

Pregnancy & Parenting is the latest addition to Lifescript's rapidly growing health website, which also includes "Health A-Z" (conditions), "Family Health," "Food & Recipes," "Diet & Fitness" and "Life & Relationships."

ABOUT LIFESCRIPT: One of the fastest-growing online healthy living publishers, Lifescript.com (http://www.lifescript.com/) attracts 10 million unique visitors monthly and is the only site focusing exclusively on women's health. More than 3 million readers also subscribe to its six daily email newsletters. The company is headquartered in Mission Viejo, Calif., with additional offices in Beverly Hills and New York City.

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Lifescript

CONTACT: Alan Adams, Lifescript, +1-949-680-1841, alanadams@lifescript.com

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

e2b teknologies Announces Improved Customer and Sales Representative Web Portal for Anytime Collect

CHARDON, Ohio, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- e2b teknologies today announced a new web portal for its popular Anytime Collect accounts receivable collections and credit management software. Anytime Collect helps companies streamline, automate, and manage accounts receivable credit and collections activities. The new portal helps customers quickly access account information while credit and sales representatives can view account information and post notes without having to access the software itself.

Customers have improved access to their account information. The new version of the portal has been reorganized for easier navigation and gives users a more complete look at their account information and transaction history. These insights include invoices & payments, statements, account details, and the ability to request copies of invoices online.

The sales representative portal provides users access to information anytime, anywhere. Users do not need access to their company network nor do they need to launch Anytime Collect to see accounts. The portal allows users to see details for their assigned accounts including cash summaries, collections activities, agings, statements, invoices, payments, and more - available in graphs, charts, and ad-hoc reports. Sales users have the ability to filter communications by customer and post notes from the secure online portal to collaborate with the assigned credit representative in the system.

Credit representative users can see issues, add new account notes, view related invoices and review associated information for those invoices. This improves the user experience for credit supervisors, CFO's, controllers, CEO's and other managers as it allows these executives to see high-level information for customer accounts with the ability to drill down to see the activities and details online in one place. All of this can be done anytime, anywhere and without having to learn to use the software.

"The improved portal makes communications less of a hassle," said e2b teknologies President, Lynne Henslee. "Customers no longer need to call in to a company about their account; they can easily gain access to account details and request invoices; anytime, anywhere, and without playing phone-tag!"

Henslee is also excited about the efficiency offered to sales users, "Sales reps are busy and forcing them to learn a new system is difficult and time consuming. The online portal makes it easy for them to see what's going on with their accounts and to communicate with the internal credit and collections team without having to take time away from selling to learn a new system."

About e2b teknologies

e2b teknologies (http://www.e2btek.com) provides cloud-based business software applications and business services to progressive businesses worldwide. e2b enterprise (http://www.e2benterprise.com) develops custom cloud-based business applications and resells leading ERP accounting software, CRM, HRMS, and other enterprise business software applications from Sage Software, Epicor, Intacct, Sugar CRM, and other publishers. e2b anytime apps (http://www.e2banytime.com) is the publisher of Anytime Collect, Anytime Assets, Anytime 500, and related Anytime brand products. e2b calibration (http://www.e2bcal.com) is an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration laboratory.

This release was issued on behalf of the above organization by Send2Press(R), a unit of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com

SOURCE  e2b teknologies

e2b teknologies

CONTACT: Jeanne Lee, e2b teknologies, +1.440.352.4700, jlee@e2btek.com

Web Site: http://www.e2btek.com

Woven Digital, LLC Launches Woven Originals, A Production Division Dedicated To Creating Original Digital And Television Content

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Woven Digital, LLC (Woven) announced today the official formation of Woven Originals, a production division dedicated to creating original digital and television content.  Over the past year, Woven has partnered with MillerCoors, EA, Microsoft, Unilever, AMC, Viacom, Heineken, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, Sony Electronics, and Bacardi to create highly customized video integrations to premiere on Woven's exclusive network of premium web and mobile properties reaching over 50 million unique users per month.

Woven Co-President & CRO, Scott Grimes, made the announcement. "With an increasing demand for original content and the need for advertisers to create a more visceral connection with their audience, Woven Originals will collaborate closely with its clients and publishing partners to develop and distribute highly engaging content.  Very few companies create compelling content for advertisers and even fewer can distribute the content effectively.  Our creative team and publishing partners have a deep understanding of how to produce and distribute custom content to ensure meaningful engagement," said Grimes.

Quickly becoming the most relevant destination for young male and urban audiences, Woven has created the most integrated platform for distributing high-impact content, mobile and video advertising. Woven has emerged as a dominant player in the advertising and media space, serving top advertisers for over two years and helping pave the way for a new era of digital marketing in the Entertainment, CPG, Technology, Liquor and Gaming verticals. Woven has created a unique mix of compelling custom content, high-impact media with unmatched targeted distribution. 

About Woven Digital

Woven Digital is a media and technology company focused on the representation of high-quality, premium websites to build large-scale communities around relevant content.  For advertisers, Woven provides a direct channel to targeted audiences with desired demographic attributes.  The publishing alliance currently reaches over 50 million unique monthly Internet users.  Woven exclusively represents a premium portfolio of the most relevant sites online.  The company is headquartered in Culver City, CA. For more information about Woven Digital, LLC, its executives and its assets, please visit http://www.Woven.com.

To learn more about Woven Originals or to speak to a Woven representative, please contact Sarah Cirkiel (scirkiel@pitchcontrolpr.com) or Casey Corrigan (ccorrigan@pitchcontrolpr.com) at Pitch Control Public Relations, 212.475.4919.

SOURCE  Woven Digital, LLC

Woven Digital, LLC

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

PowerWallet Launches at Financial Blogger Conference

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PowerWallet, a free online money management website founded by tech entrepreneur Bob Sullivan and personal finance expert Howard Dvorkin, will launch at this year's Financial Blogger Conference (FinCon) in Denver, CO Sept. 6 - 9 to the top personal finance bloggers, journalists and financial literacy leaders.

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PowerWallet is a free budgeting tool designed to help everyday Americans manage their personal finances with ease, but more importantly, to help them achieve financial empowerment. "After helping millions of Americans conquer debt over the past 20 years at ConsolidatedCredit.org, I saw the need for a budgeting tool that is truly user friendly and offers the best money saving technologies in one secure place," said Howard Dvorkin, CPA, personal finance expert and founder of ConsolidatedCredit.org.

After running in Beta for the past four months, the PowerWallet team has listened to new users and updated the platform to include manual transactions and accounts. "For those who would prefer to manually upload their spending transactions, they can now do so and still get a realistic picture of their entire current financial situation," said Bob Sullivan, president and co-founder of PowerWallet.

"We've already received an enormous amount of positive feedback from new users about the simplicity and accessibility that PowerWallet offers compared to competitors," Sullivan said. This fall, PowerWallet is set to launch a new rewards program. "Although the final details are in the works, we can say that users will be able to earn rewards and reduce their living costs by budgeting with PowerWallet and using our PowerCard, a feature that is currently not offered by our competitors," Sullivan said.

Top Features:

    --  Get the power to plan ahead and create custom budgets by categorizing
        transactions
    --  Get a powerful overview of your current financial situation by seeing
        all of your online bills and financial accounts in once secure place
    --  Get the power to manage and stay on top of your bills with bill pay
        alerts
    --  Get powerful deals and coupons that are customized to your geographical
        location and spending history
    --  Get the power to organize your finances and live within your means with
        spending limit alerts
    --  Get the power to plan and budget on the go with PowerWallet's mobile
        site
    --  Get powerful rewards and savings this fall with our PowerCard rewards
        program
About PowerWallet

PowerWallet is a free online personal financial management tool that helps users budget smarter, manage their monthly bills & expenses easier, plan for the future and save more with customized coupons. Launched in early 2011, PowerWallet has quickly grown with the intent to help Americans take power over their personal financial situation. For more information on PowerWallet's free online money management service, visit http://www.powerwallet.com.

CONTACT:

Samantha Savory

954.377.9151

samantha@powerwallet.com

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Motorola Mobility Takes Screen Size and Battery Life to the Edge with Three New Smartphone Additions to RAZR Family

More screen. More battery life. More compact. More colors. And the best of Google packed inside. Introducing the new RAZR M, RAZR HD and DROID RAZR MAXX HD

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Speed, power, design and the best Android(TM) experiences around. Motorola Mobility is delivering all that and more with three new additions to its RAZR(TM) smartphone family: Motorola RAZR M, the full screen phone; the nonstop all-day entertainer Motorola RAZR HD; and the unmatched, live-forever battery of DROID RAZR MAXX HD by Motorola. All three Android-powered smartphones are built with top-of-the-line materials, are small in size, big on battery life and packed to the gills with the best experiences Google has to offer.

Pushing Screen Space to the Edge
Motorola RAZR M packs a big screen into a phone that fits in the palm of your hand. The Super AMOLED Advanced 4.3-inch display spans from edge-to-edge. The border you typically find on smartphones is virtually, in a word, gone. Even though it's smaller in size, you still get 40 percent more screen than the leading competitor*. You can type emails and texts easily with a wider keyboard, watch YouTube(TM) videos and movies on a wider screen and browse the Web with Chrome(TM) for Android without squinting. All on a long-lasting battery that is 40 percent more powerful than the competition*.

Motorola RAZR M is also easy to use. It comes with interactive, swipe-by-swipe tutorials that walk you through the setup and help customize your phone to your needs - no instruction manual required. While RAZR M already has a long-life battery, when you set up the SMARTACTIONS(TM) battery saving rules too, your phone settings will automatically adjust to squeeze even more from every charge.

Available in sleek black or stand out white, the Motorola RAZR M will be coming soon to consumers in several Asia Pacific countries. For those in the US, it's coming to the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network as DROID RAZR M by Motorola for the unbelievable price for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. All that power, speed and edge-to-edge beauty at a great price. No catch.

Go. All. Day.
The new Motorola RAZR HD provides long-lasting battery performance for nonstop high definition entertainment. Its 4.7-inch HD display is the most compact smartphone in its class, designed for watching up to 10 hours of movies and TV shows or 6 hours of surfing the Web. You get the same sharp clarity as your HDTV, and beat the competition* with 85 percent greater color saturation and 50 percent more pixels per inch.

It's not all about looks though. If you feel like hitting the road, you can drive with confidence knowing you'll get up to 6 hours of voice-guided turn by turn GPS navigation all on a single charge. No matter where the day (or night) takes you, Motorola RAZR HD will keep up with 24 hours of battery performance.

Available in sleek black or stand out white, the Motorola RAZR HD will be coming soon to consumers in various countries throughout Asia Pacific, Europe, North America and Latin America. In the US, it will be available before the holidays on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network as DROID RAZR HD by Motorola. We'll provide more details on pricing and availability soon.

Long Live the Battery
Never have an "off" day again. DROID RAZR MAXX HD has the same features as Motorola RAZR HD, but takes battery life to a whole new level. We're talking 32 hours of performance(1) with the longest-lasting LTE smartphone(1).  You can literally get through an entire Hollywood trilogy with 13 hours of straight video playback, up to 10 hours of YouTube HD content or surf the day away with up to 8 hours of web browsing. For those who eat, drink, work, play and sleep with their phones, life won't ever be the same.

DROID RAZR MAXX HD will be available before the holidays in black in the US on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. More details on timing and pricing will be made close to availability dates.

Premium Materials and the Best of Google
These new smartphones are made from the premium design materials you expect from the Motorola RAZR family, including a Corning® Gorilla® Glass display, DuPont(TM) KEVLAR® fiber^ and a splash-guard coating. They're also built with the best of Google inside:

    --  Chrome(TM)  for Android, giving you a personalized Web experience
        anywhere you go
    --  Google Play(TM), offering access to 600,000+ apps and games, millions of
        books and songs thousands of movies and TV shows
    --  Google Maps(TM) for Android for voice-guided, turn-by-turn directions
    --  Voice Actions for Android(TM), letting you control your phone with your
        voice
    --  Google+(TM), which can automatically upload your photos to a private
        album online
    --  YouTube(TM) for watching exclusive videos and live events in HD quality
    --  Android 4.0.4, Ice Cream Sandwich, and Android 4.1, Jelly Bean,
        upgradeable
For more information and multimedia assets for Motorola RAZR M, Motorola RAZR HD and DROID RAZR MAXX HD, please visit our press kit at mediacenter.motorola.com.

Calling All Devs and Mod Enthusiasts
The beauty of Android lies in personalization and customization. For developer and custom ROM enthusiasts, DROID RAZR M and DROID RAZR HD will come in a special developer edition available online only through motorola.com in the U.S. Tweak, tinker and customize the day away by using Motorola's software tools to unlock the bootloader. Warning: not for the faint at heart. Warranties will be voided. Visit motorola.com/razrmdev or motorola.com/razrhddev for more information.

In countries outside the U.S., the device will ship with an unlockable bootloader where operators allow.

About Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility, owned by Google, fuses innovative technology with human insights to create experiences that simplify, connect and enrich people's lives. Our portfolio includes converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices. For more information, visit motorola.com/mobility.

Media Contacts:
Danielle McNally

+1 312-613-702
danielle.mcnally@motorola.com

Motorola Mobility, Inc.

*As compared to Apple iPhone 4S

^KEVLAR® not available on all smartphones. See Motorola.com for details.

(1)Based on an average user profile that includes both usage and standby. Actual battery performance will vary and depends on signal strength, network configuration, features selected, and voice, data and other application usage patterns.

Certain features, services and applications are network dependent and may not be available in all areas; additional terms, conditions and/or charges may apply. Contact your service provider for details. All features, functionality and other product specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC. Android, Chrome, Google+, Google Maps, Google Play and YouTube are trademarks of Google Inc. Corning and Gorilla are registered trademarks of Corning Incorporated. KEVLAR is a registered trademark of DuPont used under license.  DROID is a trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd. and its related companies. Used under license. LTE is a trademark of ETSI. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2012 Motorola Mobility LLC. All rights reserved.

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Verizon Wireless and Motorola Add Three New and Exclusive 4G LTE DROID RAZR(TM) Smartphones

All the Power, Battery Life and Cool Design of DROID RAZR(TM) with the Speed of 4G LTE Three Times Over

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. and LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless and Motorola Mobility today announced that they are adding three new and exclusive smartphones, DROID RAZR((TM)) M, DROID RAZR((TM)) HD and DROID RAZR((TM)) MAXX((TM)) HD, to the DROID RAZR((TM)) by Motorola family on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.

All three devices offer the power and reliability that customers have come to expect from Motorola and Verizon Wireless.  DROID devices give customers speed, power and revolutionary technology, while the RAZR design delivers a thin, compact device built with strong, top-of-the-line materials and long-lasting battery life.  The new smartphones are powered by the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network, giving customers the capability to simultaneously talk and browse the Web and also access the blazingly fast speeds that cover more than 75 percent of the U.S. population.  With three brand new options, this lineup has something for everyone.

DROID RAZR M: The Full-Screen Phone

DROID RAZR M is an unbelievably compact smartphone that puts the world in the palm of your hand with an edge-to-edge 4.3-inch Super AMOLED((TM)) Advanced display.  Customers will be amazed with the DROID RAZR M's design, which is significantly shorter and narrower than the original DROID RAZR, yet includes the same size display, making it the most compact 4.3-inch 4G LTE smartphone.

DROID RAZR M also features powerful Web browsing capabilities by combining Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network with the speeds of Chrome((TM)) for Android((TM)) mobile browser for an unrivaled mobile Web experience.

The DROID RAZR M's SMARTACTIONS((TM)) feature maximizes battery efficiency with every charge, allowing customers to browse the Web and watch videos without worrying about draining their device's battery.

DROID RAZR HD: Performance and Power

Building on the DROID RAZR legacy, the new DROID RAZR HD expands the innovation with a new 4.7-inch Super AMOLED HD display that allows movies, photos, magazines and even websites to appear with vivid clarity.  DROID RAZR HD provides customers with 78 percent more pixels for a more vibrant display and features 40 percent greater battery capacity than the original DROID RAZR.

The viewdini app is at its best with the HD display and 4G LTE speeds to watch movies, television shows and other video content.  Viewdini brings the power of Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network to the screen by streamlining access to videos from a wide range of content providers, including cable operators, websites and other popular video sources.  The viewdini app can be downloaded from  Google Play.

DROID RAZR MAXX HD: Long Live the Battery

Packed with the same leading features as DROID RAZR HD, the DROID RAZR MAXX HD raises the industry standard for battery life with 32 hours of normal use.  The DROID RAZR MAXX HD is remarkably thin, yet packs sufficient battery power for 13 hours of straight video playback, enough to watch a movie trilogy without needing a charge.  Customers also have enough battery life to talk the day away with up to 21 hours of continuous talk time or browse the Web on 4G LTE for up to a full eight hours.

A Trilogy of Premium Design, Speed and Features:

    --  4G LTE - customers can expect fast download speeds of 5 to 12 megabits
        per second (Mbps) and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps in 4G LTE coverage
        areas.
    --  Interactive Circles Widget allows quick access to notifications,
        weather, time and more
    --  Quick Settings can be accessed directly from the home screen so
        customers can easily manage their volume profile, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth(®),
        GPS and more
    --  Enhanced Help Guides provide interactive tutorials, help topics and tips
        to become a DROID RAZR expert
    --  Global Ready so customers can have voice and data service in more than
        205 countries
    --  Business ready with enterprise grade security and data encryption,
        remote wipe, complex password support, IPsec multi-headed VPN client and
        Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync(®) support
    --  1.5 GHz dual-core processor and 1 GB RAM
    --  Mobile Hotspot - Share a 4G LTE connection with up to eight
        Wi-Fi-enabled devices
    --  8-megapixel camera with LED flash and 1080p HD recording
    --  Front-facing camera for video chatting
    --  NFC-enabled so customers can send contacts, links, maps and more
        directly to compatible phones with Android Beam((TM))
    --  Corning(®) Gorilla(®) Glass display, DuPont((TM)) KEVLAR(®) fiber and
        water-repellent nanocoating
    --  microSD((TM) )card slot with support for up to 32 GB
The new DROID RAZRs run Android((TM)) 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (upgradeable to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean by end of 2012) and come with the best of Google Mobile Services, including:

    --  Chrome((TM))  for Android((TM)), giving a personalized Web experience
    --  Google Play((TM)), apps and games, millions of books and songs,
        thousands of movies and TV shows
    --  Google Maps((TM)) for Android (Beta) for voice-guided, turn-by-turn
        directions
    --  Voice Actions for Android((TM)), letting customers control their phones
        with their voice
    --  Google+((TM)), which can automatically upload photos to a private album
        online
    --  YouTube((TM)), watch videos in stunning HD, Preload subscribed channels
        or individual videos and the YouTube app will automatically download
        videos over Wi-Fi while the phone is charging - making them ready to
        watch in an instant
Pricing and Availability:

    --  DROID RAZR M will be available for pre-order starting today, September
        5(th), at 5 p.m. ET at http://www.verizonwireless.com/droidrazrm and
        will be available on September 13(th) in Verizon Wireless Communications
        Stores and online at http://www.verizonwireless.com for the introductory
        price of  $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer
        agreement.  Customers receive the rebate in the form of a debit card;
        upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards
        are accepted. The DROID RAZR M will be available in either Black or
        White.
    --  DROID RAZR HD and DROID RAZR MAXX HD will be available before the
        holidays. The DROID RAZR HD will be available in either Black or White
        and the DROID RAZR MAXX HD will be available in Black.
    --  Customers who purchase a DROID RAZR M, DROID RAZR HD or DROID RAZR MAXX
        HD will need to subscribe to a Verizon Wireless data plan. Share
        Everything Plans allow customers to add smartphones to their account for
        $40 monthly access. For additional information, customers should go to
        http://www.verizonwireless.com/shareeverything.

About Verizon Wireless

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

About Motorola Mobility

Motorola Mobility, owned by Google, fuses innovative technology with human insights to create experiences that simplify, connect and enrich people's lives. Our portfolio includes converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices. For more information, visit motorola.com/mobility.

MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC. Android, Chrome, Google+, Google Maps, Google Play and YouTube are trademarks of Google Inc. LTE is a trademark of ETSI. KEVLAR® is a registered trademark of DuPont used under license by Motorola Mobility LLC. Corning and Gorilla are registered trademarks of Corning, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.  © 2012 Motorola Mobility LLC.  All rights reserved.

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Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Albert Aydin, Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7513, Albert.Aydin@verizonwireless.com

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

IDriveSync introduces Back to School promotion with free 10GB accounts

Leading cloud storage provider is introducing a limited-time promotion alongside general service improvements.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IDriveSync (http://www.idrivesync.com) has a special offer for the new school year; for a limited time, signing up for a free IDriveSync account will create a new 10GB account. This amount of storage is useful to keep files up-to-date between laptops or tablets in the lecture hall and desktops back home or in the dorm. IDriveSync's unique Visual Sharing(TM) interface will make collaborating with classmates quick and simple.

As part of ongoing efforts to improve the service, IDriveSync's Visual Sharing(TM) has seen an upgrade. Before, an IDriveSync user would need to upload files to the website before being able to share files. Now, it's possible to share files directly from the OS, just drag-and-drop a file onto an existing IDriveSync contact or group to start the share. Coupled with built-in Facebook integration makes IDriveSync an incredibly powerful and useful tool to sync and share.

In addition to the above, every IDriveSync account supports an unlimited number of devices to share the sync space. This allows students, and anyone else, to enjoy having easy access to all of their critical files on all of their devices, including Android and iOS mobiles. Since IDriveSync utilizes military-grade encryption, the security and privacy of user data is assured.

IDriveSync leads the cloud storage space in best-in-class pricing and performance. PC Magazine recently opined -  "Neat drag-n-drop interface for sharing on Web" and followed it up with "Bottom Line - IDriveSync offers a big storage space for very little money."

IDriveSync even supports the WebDAV protocol, making it easy for students to open, edit and save directly to cloud using popular apps like Apple's iWork suite.

IDriveSync is built on the EVS platform

For greater flexibility, students can directly access the EVS platform on which IDriveSync is built using publicly available APIs at http://www.idrivesync.com/evs. This is the same platform that powers our online backup services, IDrive (http://www.idrive.com) and IBackup (http://www.ibackup.com).

IDriveSync is created by Pro Softnet Corporation
Headquartered in Los Angeles County, Pro Softnet Corp is a privately held company specializing in cloud storage, online backup, file sharing, remote access, compliance, sync and related technologies serving the consumer, small business and enterprise markets. Core products include IDrive®, IDriveSync®, IBackup®, RemotePC(TM) and EVS for developers. The company's popular services currently have over 900,000 subscribers.

SOURCE  IDriveSync

IDriveSync

CONTACT: Dennis Pishik, +1-818-251-4200 Ext. 166, dennis@pro-softnet.com

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

Myriad Group Teams Up with Facebook And Expands Social Mobile Service into Middle East, Indonesia and Malaysia

- Myriad closes deals with major operators Celcom, Indosat & Mobily

- Powers emerging market social mobile messaging and monetization, adding 70 million users to its addressable base

- Teams up with Facebook to bring mobile social networking to new users

ZURICH, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Myriad Group AG (SIX: MYRN), the company powering billions of rich mobile social and web experiences on any connected device, today announces it has been selected by mobile operators Celcom in Malaysia, Indosat in Indonesia and Mobily in Saudi Arabia to deliver social mobile messaging via Myriad Updates and drive monetization of the mobile social experience for a combined subscriber base of over 70 million users.

Myriad Group is collaborating with Facebook on Myriad Updates to help extend their global footprint and enable the social networking giant to capitalize more effectively on the growing demand for mobile social networking in emerging markets.

Myriad Updates is a text-based social mobile messaging service that provides users simple, low-cost access to social networking via mobile. Accessible on any mobile device, subscribers can easily connect to Facebook without having to purchase a data plan, upgrade to a new mobile phone or even download an app.

With Myriad Updates, operators are able to offer greater value and more effectively monetize mobile social networking, even in emerging markets where many consumers own low-end mobile phones.

There are over 3 billion low-end mobile phones that currently exist globally, with the majority located in emerging markets such as Africa, Asia and Latin America. Because of Myriad's deep heritage in embedded software and its unique ability to deliver end-to-end solutions, operators are now able to easily tap into and capitalize on the lucrative opportunities that high-growth markets offer.

Simon Wilkinson, CEO of Myriad Group commented: "Our successful partnerships with Tier 1 carriers such as Telefonica in Latin America, Vodafone in India and Orange in Africa, combined with recent operator wins across Asia and the Middle East, as well as our innovative teamwork with Facebook, all mark yet another key milestone for Myriad as we continue to aggressively grow our global footprint and reinforce our market dominance as a mobile social powerhouse."

About Myriad
Myriad is chosen by leading OEMs and network service providers to power rich mobile social and web experiences - from the most basic to the smartest connected device through a single, scalable platform.

Today, over 2.5 billion mobile users rely on Myriad software. Myriad apps often provide users with their first taste of the Internet, and with our proven technology embedded in every Android device we are on target to help our partners power the next billion users.

We operate worldwide, with offices in Switzerland, France, UK, USA, Mexico, India, UAE, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, Myriad is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX Symbol: MYRN).

For more information please visit our website: http://www.myriadgroup.com. You can also follow us on twitter@MyriadGroup and view our YouTube Channel - YouTube.com/myriadgroupmarketing.

SOURCE  Myriad Group AG

Myriad Group AG

CONTACT: Kate Hamilton, Marketing Director, +44 1252 519832, press@myriadgroup.com

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

e-learning : CrossKnowledge Named to "Top 20 Learning Portal Companies List"

PARIS, September 5, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    CrossKnowledge, global provider in distance learning solutions, announced today that
TrainingIndustry.com has named the organization to its "2012 Top 20 Learning Portal
[http://www.crossknowledge.com/en_GB/elearning/media-center/news/top-learning-portal.html ]
Companies List".

    This new ranking is an important acknowledgment for CrossKnowledge and its role
amongst the world's top elearning players.

    Trainingindustry.com, a revered website in the world of corporate learning at the
international level, closely follows the training market tendencies and rewards providers
that obtain the greatest performance in solutions.

    Selection of the Top 20 Learning Portal Companies was based on the following:

   
    - Breadth of functionality and capabilities criteria
    - Commitment to the corporate training industry
    - Industry visibility, innovation and impact
    - Number and strengths of clients
    - Geographic reach
    - Company size and growth potential

    Resolute in its engagement to develop further innovations to the benefits of corporate
training, CrossKnowledge launched this year its new version of the CrossKnowledge Learning
Suite which integrates enriched social learning features. It remains to this day the only
solution enabling exchanges between participants inside the training courses. This version
has also been optimized for learners to gain access to its main functions from smartphones
and tablets on Android and iOS, as to carry-on and facilitate training across all
professional situations.

    "This distinction from Trainingindustry.com comforts us in our development strategy
and encourages us to always innovate more in order to better respond to the training needs
of companies. Belonging to the top 20 editors ranked at a global scale attests to the
quality of our solutions and confirms the ingenuity of our last R&D choices," celebrates
Steve Fiehl, Chief Innovation Officer de CrossKnowledge.

    More about CrossKnowledge: http://www.crossknowledge.com

    With more than 2.5 million users, CrossKnowledge is the European Leader in distance
learning solutions. CrossKnowledge enables organisations to successfully evolve by
developing each individual. CrossKnowledge offers integrated solutions which use exclusive
learning formats, amongst the most sought after content in the world and a range of
accompanying services, according to a company's needs. These solutions guarantee a unique
learning experience for the individual and a real return on investment for the
organisation. CrossKnowledge's learning content and formats are developed in collaboration
with an international 'Faculty', comprising the best authors, professors and Management
professionals from the most renowned Business Schools in the world. CrossKnowledge has
created the CrossKnowledge Academy in order to formalise and share its expertise in
instructional design and deployment with its clients via certification programmes.
CrossKnowledge provides solutions adapted to companies of all sizes and is present in 25
countries through its network of global offices and partners. The group's clients include
AkzoNobel, Aviva, AXA, BBVA, Belgacom, BNP Paribas, Carrefour, CocaCola Entreprise, FedEx,
Geodis, Jaguar Land Rover, NHS, Schneider Electric, Sodexo, Tesco, Thales....

   
    Press Contacts
    H&B Communication : Emily Bass - Claire Flin - +33-1-58-18-32-59 -
     e.bass@hbcommunication.fr
    CrossKnowledge : Estelle Milo - +33-1-41-38-14-86 - estelle.milo@crossknowledge.com

Source: CrossKnowledge

Nissan Brings Ideas to Life by Kick-Starting Next Great Innovation

- Automaker to give $50,000 grant and 2013 Altima to everyday innovators as part of "Nissan Innovation Garage" social media campaign -

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Computers, the electric car, music -- some of the world's best ideas have been born in garages. To celebrate "everyday ideas" and inspire the creation of the next great innovation, Nissan is launching "Nissan Innovation Garage," a social movement that offers everyone an opportunity to showcase their best ideas.

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Beginning today, aspiring innovators will be asked "Wouldn't it be cool if____?" and Nissan could help bring their ideas to life. Each idea submitted online at http://www.NissanInnovationGarage.com will be reviewed and voted on by a panel of judges that will include established engineers from a variety of fields. Two grand prize winners will be selected to receive a $50,000 grant to turn their idea into a reality, as well as a brand new 2013 Altima. Nissan will also help unleash winning ideas on Kickstarter.com, the world's largest funding platform for creative projects.

"People from all walks of life have great ideas each and every day, and we think it's important to nurture the spirit of innovation," said Jon Brancheau, vice president, Marketing, Nissan North America. "By finding, cultivating and supporting the best and brightest ideas, we will give those who care about making the world around them a better place, the platform in which to do so."

In addition, ideas will be showcased in an online gallery and a "fan favorite" will be awarded Nissan's most innovative Altima yet. To create a shareable experience and help innovators generate fan votes, each idea will turn into a short, customized film to share with friends. Submissions will be accepted through October 12. A brief introductory video regarding the project is available on YouTube.

Building on its "Innovation that excites" philosophy, Nissan's hunt for the next great innovation was inspired by the all-new fifth generation Altima - the most innovative Altima yet - which promises to shake up the mid-size sedan segment with its interior innovations and styling. Among the 2013 Altima's many attributes are its best-in-segment fuel economy of 38 mpg highway (2.5-liter engine), new premium exterior styling, an upscale interior with premium materials, including NASA-inspired "zero-gravity" front seats, and an outstanding balance of ride comfort, stability and a fun-to-drive demeanor.

About Nissan North America
In North America, Nissan's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, as well as distribution and manufacturing. Nissan is dedicated to improving the environment under the Nissan Green Program and was recognized as an ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year for 2010, 2011, and 2012 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. More information on Nissan in North America and the complete line of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at http://www.NissanUSA.com and http://www.InfinitiUSA.com.

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CONTACT: Josh Clifton, +1-615-725-1767, josh.clifton@nissan-usa.com

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

Veteran Interior Designer Launches New Blog, I Heart My Room, Aimed Towards Younger Audience

NEW YORK, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New York based Interior Designer Doryn Wallach is making waves in the online world of DIY design.  A Fashion Institute of Technology graduate and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition alum, Wallach is now launching a new blog entitled, I Heart My Room - Inspiring Your Space, which focuses on DIY tips, inspiration ideas and resources for a younger audience.

I Heart My Room - Inspiring Your Space will be a colorful source of decorating tips for young audiences, tweens to young adult.   Wallach will be showcasing designs and ideas for the bedroom, dorm room, and first apartment, with the goal to stimulate the creative minds of young design enthusiasts.

Each week I Heart My Room - Inspiring Your Space will have features such as, I Heart My Bedroom, I Heart My Dorm Room, I Heart My Apartment, I Heart Organizing, I Heart DIY Ideas, and more.  The blog will also feature a Virtual Interior Design service where members can receive a design consultation via Skype or an inspired room design via Polyvore. 

Wallach, branding herself in a new arena of design, draws inspiration directly from her young audience through studying fashion & design trends on the streets on New York City and on online blogs and magazines:

"While I may not be a teenager anymore, I can remember draping fabric on the walls of my Freshman dorm room and being excited for the first time to have a say in how my space should feel.   I definitely get what this demographic wants with their space design and it's so incredibly fun for me to create rooms online, give advice and source lots of tips, ideas and inspiration to help." -Doryn Wallach

For more information about the launch of I Heart My Room - Inspiring Your Space or to schedule an interview with Doryn Wallach, please contact: doryn@iheartmyroom.com

SOURCE  I Heart My Room

I Heart My Room

CONTACT: Doryn Wallach, +1-917-685-2503

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

IBM Accelerates Smarter Commerce Through Intelligent-Guided Customer Experience

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Smarter Commerce Global Summit, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced new software and services designed to help Chief Marketing Officers (CMO), Chief Procurement Officers (CPO) and other key line-of-business executives realize quicker business results by delivering intelligent-guided customer experiences, across all digital channels, aligned to the buying and shopping preferences of each individual.

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With today's news, IBM expands its Smarter Commerce initiative with new cloud-based software and services that allow businesses to immediately put the customer at the center of their operations in order to drive revenue and ensure sustainable brand loyalty. This includes:

    --  IBM Marketing Center, an IBM SmartCloud Solution that integrates digital
        analytics with real-time marketing execution capabilities into a single
        solution that allows CMOs to better meet customer needs by quickly
        analyzing customer shopping patterns and turning these insights into
        intelligent offers that are personalized to each person.
    --  A new Smarter Commerce managed services offering that helps clients more
        rapidly and effectively deploy and manage their ecommerce environments.
    --  A new offering for Strategic Supply Management, available on-premises
        and as a SmartCloud solution, that speeds and improves supplier
        governance, risk and compliance.
With the new offerings introduced today, IBM provides customers with automation and intelligence while accelerating and improving marketing, sales, customer service, procurement and supply chain management.

IBM currently analyzes more than $100 billion in commerce transactions per year in the cloud. Current IBM customers that have embraced cloud-based Smarter Commerce offerings include RadioShack, Bank of Montreal and Urban Outfitters.

New Marketing, eCommerce Capabilities for CMOs

According to IBM's State of Marketing survey, 48 percent of marketers believe that improved technology infrastructure will enable them to better meet the needs of customers, who are increasingly interacting with brands via multiple channels. For example, over the recent back to school shopping season, 15.7 percent of online sales took place via a mobile device in July and 15.4 percent in August.

IBM's new Marketing Center combines digital analytics and real-time marketing execution in a single integrated offering that can easily be deployed without taxing the resources of the chief information officer (CIO). Once live, marketers can turn data provided by customers into personalized offers via email or website personalization (including the mobile web), all with just a few clicks.

Through these capabilities CMOs consistently deliver exceptional experiences that are in line with the wants and needs of each individual. To ensure ongoing success, the application provides automated marketing tracking, digital and campaign analytics that measure the effectiveness of marketing efforts which can be adjusted in real time if necessary.

For example, while an individual frequently visits a retailer's mobile website and identifies items of interest, they consistently fail to complete their purchase. Through its automated capabilities, CMOs and their team can quickly identify this trend and, with just a few clicks, re-engage the customer by sending a coupon for 10 percent off specific items and also presenting them with a personalized website that reflects their unique interests.

"Given today's empowered customers that are digitally connected 24/7, we see it as a top priority to provide our customers with the best possible experience in every interaction," said Laura Symspon-Cornelius, director of Web Analytics from Office Depot. "The idea behind the new IBM Marketing Center, to combine digital analytics and real-time marketing execution in a single application, is very compelling for making that task easier."

In another instance, a CMO of a bank can analyze two campaigns simultaneously to determine the effectiveness of each overall and with specific groups and customer segments. With this information, the marketing team can determine in real-time which campaign best meets the needs of each customer in order to ensure the best experience possible.

"Customers today are connecting with brands on multiple fronts, including mobile devices, social media sites and in the store. Regardless of the channel, these individuals expect each experience to be flawless and relevant," said Yuchun Lee, vice president, IBM Enterprise Marketing Management. "With the IBM Marketing Center, we expand our SaaS portfolio with an all-in-one solution that provides CMOs and their teams with the intelligence required to consistently meet the unique needs of each individual customer -- the ultimate goal of all marketers."

To further enhance the entire shopping experience, IBM also today introduced Smarter Commerce Managed Services, a new set of services from its Global Process Services (GPS) group.  The service augments IBM's software and global business services offerings with full-scale business, process, and IT managed services to help business executives deploy and manage cross-channel commerce processes, especially providing the human interaction components of eCommerce, such as needing agent chat support or live assistance. In this way, companies are able to more quickly and effectively interconnect their multiple commerce channels to speed business results.

New Software for CPOs Rapidly Reduces Spend and Risk

In addition to the CMO, the demands of the empowered customer have put additional pressure on CPOs to further reduce spend with suppliers and improve risk management. In an environment where an average 50 percent of the value of a product comes from suppliers, managing supply costs and risks plays a critical role in meeting the needs of the empowered customer(1).

With IBM's new Emptoris Strategic Supply Management, CPOs are given complete visibility and control over spending, contracts, service providers and supplier intelligence and processes. The new version also improves supplier governance, risk and compliance with enhanced information management and workflow capabilities. In addition, IBM has enhanced procurement analytics for contract compliance and improved program accountability for suppliers, categories and regions.

"Building a world-class procurement organization involves people, process and technology. BP Lubricants has built its procurement operations with high-quality people and processes," said Mark Edwards, Chemicals procurement manager, at BP Lubricants. "The use of advanced sourcing technology from IBM has enabled our Lubricants procurement team to gain greater control over global spend and market data. The solution empowers us to realize the best value, not just the best price, from a supply base by factoring multiple performance drivers into decision-making."

Streamlining the supply chain, from materials sourcing to product delivery, are as critical to meeting customer expectations as the outward-facing marketing and sales departments.  For example, IBM is helping global brewer Anheuser-Busch (AB InBev) streamline supplier sourcing and contract management in the cloud with IBM Emptoris solutions.  This will enable the company to achieve significant breakthroughs in supply chain visibility that reduces risk, lowers costs and accelerates business results.

Prepackaged Best Practices Speed Client Deployment

The IBM Smarter Commerce Workbench is an asset repository that helps IBM accelerate the adoption of solutions for Smarter Commerce.  The workbench captures implementation best practices, assets and knowledge that can be shared globally with other project teams to help improve the speed and quality of solution building.  This enables clients to get faster business results from their solutions.

For more information on IBM Smarter Commerce, visit: http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/en/smarter_commerce/overview/

To join the conversation, follow hashtags #smartercommerce and #IBMSCGS       

Media Contacts:
Mike Azzi

IBM Media Relations

914-766-1561
azzi@us.ibm.com

Doug Fraim

IBM Media Relations

(617) 501-6376
dfraim@us.ibm.com

(1) "Cross Industry Report of Standard Benchmarks," published by CAPS Research, July 2012

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Proficient Audio Debuts MaxTV(TM) High-Performance TV Speaker

Improves the Sound of any TV, Features Bluetooth®

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CEDIA Expo -- Proficient Audio Systems today announced the all-new MaxTV(TM) MT2 under-TV sound system. The Proficient MaxTV is uniquely designed to bring high fidelity audio performance to flat panel TVs.

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According to Proficient's Loren Maldoon, "It's rare to find a TV with good sound. And I've never heard one with great sound. It's no wonder. The limited space available inside a TV cabinet has been a barrier to good on-board TV sound for years. Now with today's flat panels, it would be difficult for TV designers to even consider great sound in a TV as a goal. The only real way to get high quality TV sound today is with an outboard solution.  But, for many situations a full-blown home theater sound system isn't practical. A lot of soundbars just don't begin to make it to the level we would consider acceptable. So, we approached the challenge from a whole new direction. We asked, what if we designed a sound system that was a platform for the display? The answer was Proficient MaxTV. Our first TV Speaker, the MT2 is perfect for people who want great sound but don't want to fill their room with speakers and electronics."

"In creating Proficient MaxTV, our design and engineering team set up performance goals, focusing on voice intelligibility, dynamic range and tonal accuracy. This is important for movies and TV, and, is also essential for music listeners. Given this approach, the MT2 really sounds great with music program material too," continued Maldoon. In addition, there is a selectable DSP to enhance the sound field.

MaxTV includes Bluetooth so end-users can stream music from their smartphones, tablets or computers. They can even up the experience of watching video or playing games on those devices by streaming the audio to the MT2."

The Proficient MaxTV contains four 2½" midranges and two 1" soft dome tweeters, front-mounted in a stereo Mid-Tweeter-Mid configuration. The left and right speaker systems are in their own internal enclosures. The powerful low end is produced by two 5¼" down-firing subwoofers, each in their own tuned and vented internal enclosures.

MaxTV uses four 20 Watt (RMS) digital amplifiers. The four amps are run in a 2 channel bi-amplified configuration. The two 5 ¼" low frequency drivers are each direct coupled to their own 20 Watt amp. The remaining two 20 Watt amps each drive the left and right front firing drivers. An on-board limiter protects the woofer's driver being over-powered and maintains clean and undistorted sound, at any output level.

The Proficient MT2 TV Speaker works with TVs mounted on stands or wall mounted. Used as a TV platform, the MT2 can support up to 160 pounds.

The Big Red Button Demo Kit
Proficient believes that once someone hears the difference MaxTV makes, they will buy it. Given this, Proficient will have "The Big Red Button" a 4" x 4" button that will let dealers compare the TV sound system and then MaxTV. Proficient dealers should contact their local Proficient rep for details.

Proficient MaxTV is shipping now with an MSRP of $599.

About Proficient Audio
Proficient Audio Systems is a division of Proficient LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nortek, Inc. Since its founding in 2001, Proficient Audio has delivered top-notch product and industry-leading service. It is now known as one of the residential custom install industry's most innovative brands. For more information, go to http://www.proficientaudio.com or write to us at Proficient Audio, 940 Columbia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92507. The Proficient toll-free number is 877.888.9004.

Bluetooth® is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG

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CONTACT: Media Contact, Ken Furst, furstmarketing, +1-(973) 655-0260 Voice, or +1-(201) 826-7402 Mobile, ken@furstmarketing.com; or Brand Contact, Keith Marshall, President, Proficient Audio Systems, cell: +1-(951) 288-0945, keith@proficientaudio.com

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

Revestor Releases iPhone App

Revestor Real Estate Helps iPhone Users Instantly Find Homes-for-Sale by the Highest Potential Returns in your Location

RESTON, Va., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Revestor, in partnership with EvolverMobile, has released an iPhone app that will help realtors and home buyers get the information they need to make better real estate investment decisions. Revestor uses a patent pending algorithm to compile data to generate a set of real estate indicators that are key to real estate investment decisions. This application not only provides location-based real estate search but, also finds homes-for-sale, investment properties, estimated rents, property details, pictures, potential cash flow, estimated mortgage payment, potential cash-on-cash return, potential return on invest (ROI), RevestorRating, and more - all by your GPS location.  This app is currently available in Miami, Las Vegas, Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Orange County with plans to be nationwide by September 2012.

"We are excited to have this app on the market. We could not have brought this app to market without the expertise of EvolverMobile." said Bill Lyons, Revestor Founder and CEO. "Their amazing team of engineers, designers, and programmers delivered a superior product under an extremely aggressive timeline."

Revestor Real Estate app was developed in partnership with EvolverMobile.Evolver's development team provided full lifecycle development of the application; delivered architecture, design, development and project management expertise; created a scalable web service; and integrated the application with existing website infrastructure.

"This is a smart and powerful tool that utilizes the growing mobile user-base and improves the way we buy real estate," says Michael O'Kane, CEO of Evolver. "Revestor provides the analysis and key financial indicators of a geographic real estate area instantly and literally in the hands and minds of interested investors.  Better, faster information on your mobile device to facilitate better, faster decisions.  A 21(st) century solution for the real estate market." 

Download Revestor Real Estate today:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/revestor-real-estate-search/id553512083

About Evolver:
Evolver was established in December 2000 and is located in Reston, Virginia. Evolver is an information technology firm with international experience delivering innovative solutions to customers in the federal and commercial markets. We are a certified ISO 9001:2008 organization focused on developing sustainable quality and value for our clients. Evolver promotes a planned and structured approach to achieve desired business results while optimizing cost, schedule, and risk parameters. Our broad base of experience includes helping customers transform their business processes, organizations, infrastructure, and data to improve service and operational results. For more information about Evolver, visit http://www.evolverinc.com.

About Revestor:
Revestor is a real estate search engine for homebuyers and investors. Revestor helps homebuyers identify homes with the least amount of risk and the highest potential reward by encouraging decisions based on quantifiable numbers not salesmanship or hyperbole. Revestor lets its users know if one can rent a home for the payments thus reducing the buyers risk if he or she ends up having to turn the property into a rental. Revestor also helps investors search neighborhoods by cap rate and cash flow. Revestor has aggressive expansion plans to be one of the top four real estate websites in the United States.

Media Contacts:

Evolver, Inc.
Heather Blake
Telephone: 703-889-932
hblake@evolverinc.com

Revestor
press@revestor.com
505 Montgomery St 11th FL
San Francisco CA 94111

SOURCE  Evolver, Inc.

Evolver, Inc.

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

Managing Americans Creates Professional Networking Site and Business Development Community

Innovative Website Supports Workplace Communication, Career Change and Job Search

WAYNE, N.J., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ManagingAmericans.com is a professional networking site dedicated to empowering individuals in the workplace, but focuses specifically on the importance of communication skills across departmental silos. The site is a multifaceted outlet that allows professionals to join relevant communities, contribute to specialized forums, and find nearby training opportunities related to their area of interest or expertise. ManagingAmericans.com is the first site of its kind to unite professionals on the foundation of the most basic human interaction: communication. As a result, the website continues to grow, helping professionals around the world.

Founder and CEO of ManagingAmericans.com, Lisa Woods has been successful leading and growing businesses for over twenty years. Before the site's creation, Woods envisioned a resource designed to help people of all professions excel in their careers. Her entrepreneurial spirit quickly transformed her vision into reality:

"I created ManagingAmericans.com to help empower people and businesses to reach their full potential. It is not enough to be good at your job, being a great communicator will get you promoted and improve your bottom line results."

Because communication is critical in all job functions, ManagingAmericans.com offers advice about everything from difficult discussions in the workplace to customer service and team building. The website's 25 communities include specific areas of work and special interests, giving professionals a secure platform to communicate with people in related fields.

ManagingAmericans.com also aids professionals looking to reinvent themselves. Understanding the difficulties faced by many Americans looking for jobs, Woods has incorporated a career change and job search forum for professionals seeking new careers. Jobseekers can find tips and opportunities in an innovative way while conversing with people who understand the difficult task of finding a new job, and have been successful in doing so.

"Knowing where to start is often the hardest part. We offer practical advice and resources for business professionals."

Visit http://www.ManagingAmericans.com. Membership is free, and reaching your full potential priceless.

About ManagingAmericans.com:
ManagingAmericans.com is a free business development community focused on improving Communication Skills in the Workplace, including 25 unique communities with expert panelists offering job, leadership, and management advice, training tools, and answers to member questions, as well as four professional directories: training programs, business consultants, professional associations & offsite meeting locations.

SOURCE  ManagingAmericans.com

ManagingAmericans.com

CONTACT: Lisa Woods, ManagingAmericans.com, +1-716-579-3926

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

PASCO releases SPARKvue® HD for the iPad

Educators can now create a 21st century science learning environment with wireless data collection and analysis on iPad

Schools now have the ability to collect and analyze sensor data with the same user experience across iPad, desktop and laptop computers, and interactive whiteboards

ROSEVILLE, Calif., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PASCO® scientific, the global leader in 21st century science education, announced today the release of SPARKvue HD, a new app for iPad available now on the App Store. Designed from the ground up around a science learning framework, SPARKvue HD seamlessly integrates the modern technologies of sensor-based data collection into the teaching and learning experience.

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SPARKvue HD is a member of PASCO's SPARKscience(TM) family, providing the same user experience across all technology environments teachers or students may be using, from desktop computers to netbooks, interactive whiteboads, and of course the iPad and other tablets. No matter what the mix of technology is in the classroom or the school, teachers and students all share the same user experience, placing the learning experience in the forefront and simplifying classroom management.

Just connect any of over 70 PASCO sensors (via PASCO's Bluetooth sensor interface, PASPORT® AirLink 2), and begin measuring a wide range of phenomena, including pH, temperature, force and motion, carbon dioxide level, and many more.

Key features:

    --  Measure and display sensor data in real time
    --  Display data in a graph, analog meter, digits or table
    --  Analyze data with built-in statistical tools
    --  Open and perform any of the 60-plus SPARKlab® interactive lab
        activities included free
    --  Create electronic student lab journals
SPARKvue HD comes with over 60 SPARKlabs, electronic inquiry-based lab activities, that give teachers the ability to blend background or instructional content, live data collection and analysis, reflection prompts and more, all completely within the SPARKvue HD environment. Teachers can even create their own SPARKlabs.

SPARKvue HD currently supports 24 languages.

The SPARKvue HD app is available from the App Store on iPad for $9.99 USD (or equivalent in other currencies)*.

For more information and a direct link to the app, see http://www.pasco.com/iPad.

*SPARKvue HD is also available at a discount through Apple's Education Volume Purchase Program.

About PASCO

PASCO is the global expert in 21st century science education, providing innovative education technology solutions for primary, secondary, and university level science, across all disciplines including biology, chemistry, physics and engineering. With nearly 50 years experience, PASCO is committed to the advancement of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, serving educators in more than 100 countries around the world. For more information, visit http://www.pasco.com.

Media Contact:
Kathleen Dixon

Dixon Communications

(408) 871-7765
kathleen@kdixon.com

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

WineMatch® debuts WheelPlay(TM) for iPad & Android at Family Winemakers!

LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WineMatch, the leading wine matching web site with integrated social media, has optimized its search tools for use with Apple's iPad and Android tablets. WheelPlay(TM) has been enhanced with sliders and helpful tips in making it even easier for consumers to find the right wine easily and quickly. "WineMatch works on the iPad and Android tablets so folks can take advantage of our website while dining or shopping," says Ed Leard, WineMatch CEO.

By using the sliders, consumers can quickly and easily adjust things like Fruit, Finish, Aroma, Oak, Tannins and others characteristics. For example, if you like a Sterling Vineyards 2006 Merlot, simply click on the center of the wheel. WheelPlay(TM) then allows you to specify more Fruit and Complexity and easily refresh your results to better tailor wines results to your specific tastes. Also unique to WineMatch, this functionality allows you to find wines that have similar qualities regardless of grape varietal.

WineMatch is the only website that allows consumers to drill down to this level of detail and specify exactly what they like.  "It is incredible," says Jon, owner of Inspiration Vineyards in Santa Rosa. "In a few years every winery will have their wines on WineMatch. It will become the new standard for wine, dramatically decreasing the relevance and dependence of a 100-point system controlled by a handful of wine critics."

WineMatch launched the new innovative mobile search tools this week to celebrate the Family Winemakers Event in San Francisco at historic Fort Mason on September 9(th) and 10(th). Ed also added "This is the premier California event where family-owned wineries in California debut their new vintages to restaurants, hotel, wine bars and consumers. We partnered with the Family Winemakers and are proud to be exhibiting at this extraordinary event in San Francisco."

The Family Winemakers event is open to consumers on Sunday September 9(th) 1PM to 5PM. Visit http://www.familywinemakers.org/  and enter "WineMatch" for a special 20% off discount! Also, you can enter to win a free new iPad3 by signing up as consumer by September 30, 2012 or by visiting us at the WineMatch booth at the event.

WineMatch is a privately held company founded in 2002, based in Laguna Hills, California. Our mission is to simply better serve wineries and consumers. More information is available by contacting ed@winematch.com or calling 949.273.5302.

SOURCE  WineMatch

WineMatch

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

Patent Portfolio for Sale or Licensing: Social Networking, P2P, Communication, Advertising, Online Application Store and Searching

MUMBAI, September 5, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    The patent portfolio of Yogesh Rathod comprises of disruptive and core technologies,
which are used by hundreds of companies with billions of users, developers, mobile
devices, operators and services providers worldwide in their web sites, applications,
services, operating systems and devices.

    Yogesh Rathod's application-related patent portfolio includes an online application
store, applications searching, in-application purchasing and billing, and online
enterprise applications stores, cloud computing, workplace, application hosting,
administration, security, licensing, synchronization, updating, customization,
subscription and services.

    It is also a social-networking-related patent portfolio including dynamic activities,
stream or news feed, message stream, dynamic privacy settings, dynamic groups, question
and answer services, instant messaging (persistent group and inline searching), social
searching and sharing, application framework, e-commerce, switchable composer interface,
user interfaces, social graph, selecting and posting nodes of network with contents,
communication channels and advertisements including advertisements based on activities.

    The searching-related patent portfolio includes various unified, collaborative and
federated search engines, search macros, search ranking, clustering, mobile searching,
social searching, enterprise searching, advertising, human- or expert-mediated searching
and search macros creation, hosting, subscription, searching, sharing and services.

    This is a unique opportunity to acquire an expansive and disruptive intellectual
property portfolio including more than 16 categories in the multi-billion dollar field of
mobile application store, enterprise services, social networking, advertising and
searching, P2P and Communications.

    The expertly prepared intellectual property portfolio consists of three granted
patents, 23 divisional patent applications and more than 150 pending-to-apply divisional
patent applications which could derive from originally filed parent PCT Patent Application
No. WO2007052285 and U.S. Patent App. No. 11/995,343 having a priority date of 18th July
2006.

    Due to the broad scope of influence of this portfolio across all social, online
application store and searching and technologies, the ideal buyer for this intellectual
property portfolio would be a current smart devices (including mobile and tablets, social
networking, search engine market) leader who is using our core technologies and wishes to
acquire them.

    Alternately, the portfolio and service is also ideal for a large corporation looking
for effective and distinctive multi-genre technologies to enter online application stores,
social networking, communication, searching, enterprise mobile services and other genres.

    To learn more about the assets available for sale or licensing, visit
http://www.YogeshRathod.com

    For further enquiries, licensing or to make offer on the portfolio, please e-mail
Yogesh Rathod at Yogesh@YogeshRathod.com

    +91-9821898140

Source: yogeshrathod.com

GainSpan Extends Low-Power Wi-Fi Portfolio with New Connectorized Modules

GS1011MExSC product line makes Wi-Fi connectivity easy for OEMs to design in and flexible to upgrade

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GainSpan(®) Corporation today announced it has expanded its low-power embedded Wi-Fi solutions portfolio with new connectorized Wi-Fi modules, the GS1011MExSC line.  Comprised of the MEESC and the MEPSC, these new modules use a 40-pin connector which makes it easy to add Wi-Fi connectivity to an existing or new product, while providing the advantage of flexibility.  With the connector, modules can be easily swapped, giving manufacturers flexibility in shipping devices with a PCB or external antenna depending upon the range required for the application.

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The GS1011MExSC line features UART and SPI interfaces for ease of integration with any 8/16/32-bit microcontroller and an external power amplifier for extended range, with best-in-class +18dBm transmit power. They are fully certified for all major regulatory domains including FCC, IC, ETSI as well as TELEC in Japan.

"Connectorized designs are important to many customers around the world who want or need maximum flexibility," said David Cohen, director of product management at GainSpan. "And, of course, they have been critical for Japanese device makers, where, until just recently, connnectorized designs were required by that country's regulatory agency.  We expect many Japanese customers will continue to develop connectorized products for the foreseeable future."

Like all GainSpan Wi-Fi modules, the new GSMExSC products are preloaded with serial to Wi-Fi firmware for complete Wi-Fi functionality.  They offer advanced networking features and capabilities not readily available with other Wi-Fi modules including easy provisioning from a smartphone, over-the-air firmware updates, enterprise security, embedded DHCP, DNS and HTTP(S) servers, an XML parser, advanced device discovery and more.

The connector-based GS1011MExSC line is the newest addition to GainSpan's portfolio of Wi-Fi modules which include the soldered down GS1500M (802.11b/g/n), the ultra-low power GS1011MIx (802.11b), the size-optimized GS1011MIxS and GS1011MExS and the original connectorized GS1011MIC.

SKUs and Availability

The module line is available in two different SKUs.  Other options may be offered in the future.

    --  The GS1011MEPSC has a built-in PCB antenna.
    --  The GS1011MEESC has a u.FL connector for an external antenna.
The modules are sampling now and will ship in volume production in late October.  Customers will be able to purchase the modules at GainSpan's online store or through GainSpan's distributors.

About GainSpan Corporation

GainSpan is the leading semiconductor solutions company in low power Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi connectivity for the Internet of Things.  Its easy-to-use system-on-chip (SoC), modules and software let customers leverage the large installed base of Wi-Fi access points and smartphones to create connected products for healthcare, smart energy and control/monitoring in industrial, commercial and residential markets.  The solutions feature an ultra-low power SoC that consumes a few uA of standby current and goes from standby to active mode in a few ms. http://www.gainspan.com.

Twitter:  http://www.twitter.com/gainspan

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/gainspan

LinkedIn:  http://www.linkedin.com/company/308585

Media Contact:
Carol Felton, Communications/PR

GainSpan 

T | 408-807-3780
carol.felton@gainspan.com

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GainSpan Corporation

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

Synaptics Introduces Advanced Touch Experience in Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820

Super Sensitive Touch(TM) built on ClearPad(TM) Series 3 enables enhanced touch support on Nokia's first Windows Phone 8 smartphones

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA), a leading developer of human interface solutions, today announced that the new Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 will be the first smartphones in the world to use a new advanced multi-touch experience based on the Synaptics ClearPad capacitive touchscreen sensing technology.

Synaptics ClearPad Series 3, the premier mobile touch solution for premium high end smartphones, has raised the bar for high performance touch on the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 with the introduction of support for gloves and fingernails.

Previously, people were unable to use their smartphone touchscreens with gloved fingers or long fingernails, requiring them to remove their gloves, or awkwardly position their fingers with long nails in order to operate their phones. For the first time ever, ClearPad Series 3 technology instantly optimizes the touch experience by automatically detecting the presence of skin, gloved fingers, or fingernails, giving users a seamless multi-touch experience regardless of input methods.

"With Synaptics' continuous innovation on touch, we are able to pioneer new technologies that improve smartphone user experience," said Kevin Shields, senior vice president, Smart Devices, Nokia. "Nokia has been a leader in display technology, and we are setting a new standard with Super Sensitive Touch technology on the Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820." 

Nokia's flagship Windows Phone 8 device, the Lumia 920, features an impressive smartphone display based on exclusive technology called Nokia PureMotion HD+. With better than HD resolution, overdrive technology for keeping moving images pixel-perfect and sunlight enhancements for easy viewing even in the brightest sunlight, the 4.5 inch display of the Lumia 920 produces a totally immersive experience. PureMotion displays are super-sensitive with any touch interaction, enabled by the ClearPad Series 3 technology.

"We are excited to participate with Nokia as they unveil their first Windows Phone 8 devices by enabling advanced features such as gloved finger support," said Kevin Barber, senior vice president and general manager of Synaptics Handheld Division. "Synaptics and Nokia have partnered for many years and we're pleased to continue the innovation with the introduction of these new devices."

ClearPad Series 3 offers up to 10 finger full-time tracking and fast refresh rates, with industry leading signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR), delivering high performance to the most demanding smartphones. Synaptics' patented SignalClarity(TM) technology improves tracking accuracy, finger separation, and environmental and electrical noise robustness for an unmatched user experience. Synaptics' Design Studio(TM)4 (DS4) accelerates the ClearPad development cycle by enabling customers to evaluate and optimize the performance of their touch experience, enabling OEMS to implement their custom ClearPad sensor solution more efficiently.

For up-to-the-minute Synaptics news, follow @SynaCorp on Twitter. For more information on Synaptics' products and solutions, please visit http://www.synaptics.com.   

About Synaptics

As a leading developer of human interface solutions which enhance the user experience, Synaptics provides the broadest touch solutions portfolio in the industry.  The ClearPad(TM) family supports touchscreen solutions for devices ranging from entry-level mobile phones to flagship premium smartphones, tablets and notebook PCs.  The TouchPad(TM) family, including ClickPad(TM) and ForcePad(TM), is integrated into the majority of today's notebook PCs.  Synaptics' wide portfolio also includes ThinTouch(TM) supporting thin and light keyboard solutions, as well as key technologies for next generation touch-enabled video and display applications.
(NASDAQ: SYNA) http://www.synaptics.com

Synaptics, ClearPad, SignalClarity, Design Studio, TouchPad, ClickPad, ForcePad, ThinTouch, and the Synaptics logo are trademarks of Synaptics in the United States and/or other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

For further information, please contact:

Nick Rottler
Synaptics
408-454-5388 
nrottler@synaptics.com

Bridget Kemps
Edelman for Synaptics
650-762-2943
bridget.kemps@edelman.com

SOURCE  Synaptics Inc.

Synaptics Inc.

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

Ford SYNC AppLink Lets Baseball Fans Follow the Pennant Races with New Voice-Activated MLB.com At Bat App

DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    --  MLB Advanced Media extends its pioneering MLB.com At Bat app for iPhone,
        iPod touch and iPad to the road with Ford SYNC(®) AppLink(TM)
        compatibility
    --  With an At Bat 12 subscription, drivers can use simple voice commands to
        select and listen to home or away radio broadcasts of any Major League
        Baseball game
Just in time to follow the pennant races and playoffs, baseball fans now can access the award-winning MLB.com At Bat app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad using simple voice commands with Ford SYNC(®) AppLink(TM). The At Bat app already has been downloaded more than 5 million times this season and is one of the most popular mobile apps available.

"The combination of Ford's award-winning connectivity system SYNC AppLink and MLB.com At Bat will give baseball fans an unprecedented opportunity to keep track of their favorite and rival teams while on-the-go," said Julius Marchwicki, SYNC AppLink product manager. "MLB Advanced Media has been a leader in providing sports fans with everywhere access to live games and SYNC AppLink compatibility now extends that to the car."

With Ford SYNC AppLink, drivers can control a range of select entertainment and information apps running on smartphones and tablets using simple voice commands while keeping their hands on the steering wheel and eyes on the road ahead.

All MLB.com At Bat users will have instant voice command access to schedules for all 30 Major League Clubs and up-to-the-moment scores.

In addition, drivers with both a Ford SYNC AppLink-equipped vehicle and a subscription to MLB.com At Bat 12 can connect their iOS mobile devices to listen to the home and away radio broadcasts of every game of the regular season and postseason, including the 2012 World Series, while they are on the go.

Some simple voice commands are:

    --  {Team Name} - say a team name, such as "Detroit" or "Tigers", to quickly
        jump to your favorite team's game details or audio feed
    --  List Games - read out all of the latest scores or game details for the
        entire league
    --  Teams - select games or news from any of the 30 clubs
    --  Next Feed/Previous Feed - choose home or away live radio broadcast
        streams
    --  Play/Pause - pause the game so as not to miss any of the action
"At Bat is widely distributed across thousands of different mobile device platforms and SYNC AppLink represents another important interactive distribution point for our fans to enjoy following baseball using At Bat on their iOS devices," said Adam Ritter, SVP Wireless, MLB Advanced Media.

Baseball fans can download the MLB.com At Bat app to their iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad and then subscribe to At Bat 12 for a one-time seasonal fee of $9.99 or a $2.99 per month fee with monthly recurring billing. SYNC AppLink is available on a range of 2012 and 2013 model Ford vehicles including Fiesta, Fusion, F-150, Super Duty, E-Series, Mustang and Expedition.

About Ford
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 168,000 employees and about 65 plants worldwide, the company's automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company.  For more information regarding Ford and its products worldwide, please visit http://corporate.ford.com.

SOURCE  Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company

CONTACT: Alan Hall, +1-313-594-3744, ahall32@ford.com

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