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AT&T Invests Nearly $25 Million In Utah Network In First Half Of 2012

Company Builds New Cell Sites, Boosts Capacity To Deliver Superior 4G Experience in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* is driving investment and innovation across Utah to deliver superior 4G service and the best possible mobile Internet experience.

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In the first half of 2012, AT&T invested nearly $25 million in its Utah wireless and wired networks.

Network upgrades include activation of new cell sites or towers to improve network coverage, deploying faster connections to enable 4G speeds, and adding spectrum capacity to support additional traffic.

AT&T network upgrades in Utah also include deployment of new Wi-Fi hot spots and backbone network connections.

"We're working to build a 4G network that's smarter and better to provide our customers with a superior mobile Internet experience," said Jason Olson, Director of External Affairs, AT&T-Utah.  "The ongoing investment we're making across Utah is designed to increase 4G coverage, reliability and speed. We also continue to invest in technologies like Wi-Fi and DAS to help provide customers with the best connections when they want it, whatever they're doing."

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.

AT&T's focus to deliver the best possible mobile Internet experience goes beyond 4G to embrace additional connection technologies. AT&T operates the nation's largest Wi-Fi network** including more than 30,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots at popular restaurants, hotels, bookstores and retailers across the country. Most AT&T smartphone customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi usage doesn't count against customers' monthly wireless data plans.

AT&T also is a leading developer of Distributed Antenna System (DAS) networks, which utilize multiple small antennas to maximize coverage and speed within stadiums, convention centers, office buildings, hotels and other areas where traditional coverage methods are challenging.

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."

For more information about AT&T's coverage in Utah or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer. For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit the AT&T network news page.

*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.

**Access includes AT&T Wi-Fi Basic. A Wi-Fi enabled device required. Other restrictions apply. See http://www.attwifi.com for details and locations.

About AT&TAT&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 fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile broadband and emerging 4G capabilities, 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.

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CONTACT: Suzanne Trantow, Corporate Communications, +1-720-236-2056, Suzanne.Trantow@att.com

Rand McNally Launches "Play the Election" Digital Learning Game for Students

Plus: Rand McNally and USA TODAY Education announce new short essay contest, "Dear Mr. President" sponsored by WorldStrides

SKOKIE, Ill., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Rand McNally launches "Play the Election" - a free collaborative, online tool that teaches students about the 2012 Presidential Election and election process through games, resources and competition.  And while students are learning about electing the President, they can write to him with their concerns in a new essay contest open to 7-12(th) grade students ages 13 to 20 years old, entitled "Dear Mr. President".

"Play the Election" Digital Learning Game

"Play the Election" is an engaging community driven experience that helps students learn about the election process through a series interactive games and competition. Students predict the election winners for each state on an interactive election map, and compare their predictions to their class and the country to see where they rank. The program also includes eleven digital mini-games that delve deeper into influential and battleground states, like Ohio and Florida.

An accompanying online teacher resource center includes lesson plans based on the Common Core Standards making it easy to integrate the games and activities into the classroom.

"The 'Play the Election' content and the 'Dear Mr. President' essay contest advance Rand McNally's goals of creating tools to enhance Social Studies, Geography and Civics education - all areas that have experienced curriculum cuts in recent years," stated Dave Muscatel, CEO of Rand McNally. "With 'Play the Election,' we are leveraging the power of technology to engage kids about the election process and educating them about the issues that are impacting our country."

Key Features of "Play the Election" Digital Learning Game

    --  Interactive electoral map - Breaks down the Electoral College by state,
        details past election results, real-time polling data, election-related
        headlines, and more.
    --  Digital Mini-Games - Students can choose from eleven different
        mini-games that reinforce key concepts of the election, delve deeper
        into the issues of influential and battleground states, and tie core
        civics curriculum to current events.
    --  Standards-aligned lesson plans - Professionally-created lesson plans for
        educators that cover key aspects of the 2012 Election, the Electoral
        College, and major debates.
    --  Student Access - Each student creates their own unique profile that
        allows them to save and edit their own electoral map, play and track
        their progress through the games, and see how their answers stack up
        against those of others in their class or the country.
    --  Create Your Own Games - Teachers can create their own mini-games to
        reinforce key concepts or to teach new, related events.
"Play the Election" was created in collaboration with ImpactGames and is powered by ImpactGames' Knight News Game award winning platform.

"Dear Mr. President" Essay Contest

As America prepares to elect its President, Rand McNally and USA TODAY Education invite students in the 7-12(th) grades to tell our President what's on their minds via Rand McNally's "Dear Mr. President" essay contest, running from August 15 through November 27, 2012. Maybe it's climate change, or the challenges of managing our scarce natural resources. Or is it health care, the cost of college, or possibly the economy?

As technology has made the world smaller, the ability to think critically about global and local issues has become an important skill for 21(st) century life. Rand McNally's mission is to provide students with a love for geography and discovery, and also to provide them with a platform to express ideas about the issues they believe will shape their own futures.

From the submitted essays, ten finalists (five from 7-9(th) grade submissions and five from the 10-12(th) grade submissions) will receive a three-day, two-night WorldStrides DiscoverNOW! trip for two to Washington, D.C. The trip is sponsored by WorldStrides, the global leader in accredited educational travel programs. In addition, the finalists will have their essays published in a "Dear Mr. President" ebook and on USA TODAY's Education website, http://www.education.usatoday.com.

"The 'Dear Mr. President' essay contest is a wonderful opportunity to provide students with another avenue to strengthen their social studies education while engaging them in topics that are important to our nation's future," said WorldStrides CEO Jim Hall. "We are proud to sponsor this contest as it further supports WorldStrides' core mission of enriching students' lives through experiential travel and our belief in enriching the educational experience of our nation's youth."

Two Grand Prize winners will be chosen, one from the 7-9(th) grade finalist entries and one from the 10-12(th) grade finalist entries.  Each Grand Prize winner will receive a $5,000 529 Scholarship.  The schools for the Grand Prize winners will each receive $5,000 of Rand McNally product.

Play the Election and more detailed information and complete contest rules for "Dear Mr. President" are available at http://www.randmcnally.com/dearmrpresident.

About Rand McNally - Rand McNally is the most trusted source for maps, directions, and travel content.  Rand McNally's products and services include: Road travel review site  bestoftheroad.com; Interactive travel referral service, tripology.com; America's #1 Road Atlas; and TripMaker® RVND(TM) GPS for RVers; IntelliRoute® truck routing software and navigation devices; TruckPC and the TND(TM) 760 Fleet Edition mobile communication solutions for the transportation industry; and the leading geography-based educational resources for the classroom.  Consumers, businesses, truckers, and educators depend upon Rand McNally to help navigate today's world. randmcnally.com

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About USA TODAY - USA TODAY is a multi-platform news and information media company. Founded in 1982, USA TODAY's mission is to serve as a forum for better understanding and unity to help make the USA truly one nation. Today, through its newspaper, website and mobile platforms, USA TODAY connects readers and engages the national conversation. USA TODAY, the nation's number one newspaper in print circulation with an average of nearly 1.8 million daily, and USATODAY.com, an award-winning newspaper website launched in 1995, reach a combined 5.4 million readers daily. USA TODAY is a leader in mobile applications with more than ten million downloads on mobile devices. The USA TODAY brand also includes USA TODAY Education and USA TODAY Sports Weekly. USA TODAY is owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI).

About WorldStrides -WorldStrides is the nation's largest and most trusted student travel organization, having inspired more than four million students with interactive and educational travel experiences across the United States and worldwide. Founded 45 years ago by a Chicago school teacher, WorldStrides has grown to a team of more than 500 professionals in the United States, Canada, China, and the United Kingdom dedicated to delivering life-changing experiences and improving the way students learn. WorldStrides' group travel offerings fall under four major brands: WorldStrides DiscoverNow! programs, WorldStrides Heritage Performance programs, WorldStrides Capstone programs, and the International Division of WorldStrides: Casterbridge Tours, and NETC. In addition, WorldStrides introduced its New Worlds Emerge programs for individual travelers at the high school level in 2012.

About ImpactGames - Pittsburgh-based ImpactGames (http://www.impactgames.com) is a world-renowned pioneer in creating compelling interactive experiences around current events and socially responsible issues. ImpactGames focuses on the use of innovative games and technology to create awareness and educate users. ImpactGames' catalog includes Peacemaker, winner of the USC's "Reinventing Public Diplomacy through Games" Contest and winner of the "Best Transformation Game" award at the Games for Change Annual Contest, and Play the News, winner of the 2009 Knight Foundation Award for News Gaming. ImpactGames is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hybrid Learning Systems.

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CONTACT: Amy Krouse, Rand McNally, +1-703-860-2677, akrouse@randmcnally.com

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Data Acquisition for Android-Based Tablets

NORTON, Mass., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Measurement Computing, the value leader in data acquisition, today announced the release of USB DAQ device support for Android-based tablets.

As tablets gain popularity, Measurement Computing is at the forefront of targeting these new devices with its low-cost USB data acquisition products.

The Android OS is supported through DAQFlex, a simple and efficient message-based programming interface. The DAQFlex for Android API and example programs are included with select MCC DAQ devices starting at only $99. The Android API provides programmers a method of communicating with these devices without the need for understanding USB communication mechanisms.

Unlike most DAQ devices which interface to the computer via low-level commands, DAQFlex devices interface with simple text messages. In addition to Android, DAQFlex also includes out of the box support for Windows, Linux, and Mac.

A white paper on using Android with MCC DAQ hardware is available for download from the Measurement Computing website.

To download the white paper or to find more information on the Android API for MCC DAQ, visit: http://www.mccdaq.com/android

About Measurement Computing
Measurement Computing (http://www.mccdaq.com) is the market leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of value-priced data acquisition hardware and software. Headquartered in Norton, MA, the company provides test and measurement solutions for both programmers and non-programmers as well as custom designs for OEMs. The company offers high-quality, reliable products, backed by limited lifetime warranties and free technical support.

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Contact: Dan Mandill
Marketing Specialist
+1 508-946-5100 x219
dan.mandill@mccdaq.com

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Pushing Jell for iOS Now Available from Leading Korean Publisher PlusMX

Introducing the World's First "Push and Pull" Puzzle Game; Highly Addictive and Featuring Cute, Jelly-Like Characters Pushing Jell Will Launch With a Free Download Promotion

SEOUL, Korea, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PlusMX, a leading Korean publisher of mobile applications and social games, today announced the launch of Pushing Jell for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Pushing Jell for iOS introduces the innovative concept of "pushing and pulling" - so players can experience omnidirectional movement and bouncing for the first time in a puzzle game.

In Pushing Jell, the cookies of Cookieland have had their secret recipe stolen by the jealous Jellies in an attack. As the Guardian of Cookieland, it is now up to you to get the secret recipe back from jellies - which feature some cute characters.

Produced in conjunction with developer Velosh, Pushing Jell is a fast paced game with a new take on puzzle games. Pushing Jell has you protecting Cookieland by pushing and pulling different invading jelly characters across the screen and lining up similar jelly characters to make them explode. New characters are introduced as you progress, skillful combos add up to higher points and there are frantic bonus rounds to complete.

Pushing Jell features:

    --  Two single player modes. Players can compete for the highest score in
        Classic Mode or retry their favorite levels to achieve higher scores in
        Time Attack Mode.
    --  Multiplayer. Through Facebook players can share content and purchase
        n-game items including bombs, shields and special abilities.

"We intended to introduce a puzzle game offering a new way of playing in order to differentiate from traditional ordinary puzzle games. We changed the starting level which commonly starts at stage 1 so the player can choose which level to start with and play. The unique items also increase the playfulness of Multi-play mode. Respecting the player's perspective, we linked with Facebook to offer easy access of sharing scores with friends, which adds a new dimension of engagement," said Kim Kyung-dong, President of PlusMX.

As part of its launch celebration, Pushing Jell is being offered as a free download from Apple's App Store. In addition to the free download, players can enjoy further promotions including in-game currency for daily check-ins.

Following the promotion, Pushing Jell will be available for $0.99. Please visit Pushing Jell on Facebook for further information: http://www.facebook.com/PushingJell.

Screenshots are available here: Pushing Jell Screenshots

A fun trailer is available here: Pushing Jell Trailer

About Velosh (Developer)
Velosh is a mobile application developer with plentiful resources and experiences in the industry. With its extended experiences and insights in the field, Velosh develops trend-setting mobile games by seeking new contents and trying to meet consumers' increasing needs of innovative games.

About PlusMX (Publisher)
PlusMX is a leading mobile application and social game developer in Korea. PlusMX has partnerships with various high profile global companies including Konami and the British Council and provides highly customized mobile services offered by its highly experienced experts in portal and game business practiced with Korean major IT companies. PlusMX has successfully provided services for 'Winning Eleven2012' iPhone application, the British Council Words, Idioms app (mobile applications), Konami Sports, and Super Contra (Social games).

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PlusMX

CONTACT: Marc Bianchi, High Road Communications, +1-415-248-7984, Marc.Bianchi@highroad.com

Baker & Taylor Expands Collection Development Services for Libraries with FirstLook Digital for Electronic Content

- New title notifications using Title Source(TM) 3 -

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Baker & Taylor Inc., the world's largest distributor of digital and physical books, announced today that it is extending its popular FirstLook title notification service to include digital content. The first in a series of feature enhancements for libraries using Axis 360 that will be released over the coming months, FirstLook Digital enables librarians to identify and purchase important new digital and printed materials at the same time in one seamlessly integrated workflow.

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Leveraging the Title Source 3 collection development tool suite, FirstLook Digital provides libraries with valuable and timely information on new titles that merit consideration for their collections. Libraries can customize FirstLook Digital to their interests and reduce the time they spend on manual searches. The FirstLook Digital service is free to Axis 360 customers.

"By reducing the time involved in identifying and ordering new digital titles, FirstLook Digital helps save librarians time, freeing them to spend more time helping their patrons or addressing other responsibilities," said Martin Warzala, Baker & Taylor's Director of Collection Development. "It allows libraries to have digital collections that are current and available to patrons as soon as the titles are published. With Baker & Taylor, librarians now have all the tools they need in one place, so they can get reliable guidance on and access to new titles across all formats of materials."

The new service draws on Baker & Taylor's extensive title database and is backed by the company's experienced staff of collection development librarians. FirstLook Digital allows customers to receive scheduled Title Source 3 carts, which are organized in children's, teen and adult categories. Baker & Taylor's collection development team can also provide start-up Axis 360 collections tailored to the library's needs and budget.

"We are thrilled to offer the full family of Baker & Taylor's collection development services for our library customers and ultimately for their patrons," Warzala said.

FirstLook Digital brings Baker & Taylor's highly-regarded collection development services into the digital realm, employing the same processes that libraries are already using on Title Source 3 for printed books, books on CD, DVDs and CDs.

About Baker & Taylor
Baker & Taylor, Inc. (http://www.baker-taylor.com) is the world's largest distributor of books, digital content and entertainment products. The company offers cutting-edge digital media services and innovative technology platforms to thousands of publishers, libraries and retailers worldwide. Baker & Taylor also offers industry-leading customized library services and retail merchandising solutions. Charlotte, N.C.-based Baker & Taylor is majority owned by Castle Harlan Partners IV, L.P., an institutional private equity fund managed by Castle Harlan, Inc., a leading private equity investment firm.

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GainSpan's Newest Reference Design Codes Provide Easy Wi-Fi Connectivity to Atmel and STMicroelectronics MCUs

Reduce development time; give access to advanced networking features

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --GainSpan(®) Corporation, a leader in low power embedded Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi connectivity for the Internet of Things, today announced the availability of Wi-Fi Reference Design Code for two additional families of microcontrollers (MCUs)-- Atmel® AVR® and STMicroelectronics' STM32 MCUs.  The new drivers make it easy to add Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing designers to reduce development time and bring quickly to market embedded systems based on these Atmel and STMicroelectronics' MCUs.   

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The release of the new code adds to GainSpan's portfolio of driver software in support of popular MCUs, from Freescale, Renesas, Texas Instruments, Microchip and now STMicroelectronics and Atmel.

With the new drivers, customers can easily use Atmel AVR and STM32-based products to communicate with any GainSpan Wi-Fi module through a serial interface.  The modules offer advanced networking features and capabilities not readily available with other Wi-Fi modules including enterprise security, embedded DHCP, DNS and HTTP (S) servers, XML parser, discovery and more. 

The code is easily portable to other host microcontrollers. The Application code includes TCP, UDP and HTTP traffic to support multiple concurrent sockets, and AP functionality. With its small memory footprint, the new reference code can run on the most memory constrained MCUs. Even when including the drivers, UDP, TCP and multiple sockets, it uses less than 8 Kbytes of flash and 2 Kbytes of RAM, and can be used with the IAR Embedded Workbench Kickstart Edition.

"With the explosion of the Internet of Things, a wide variety of low-power MCUs are now being used as the engines for embedded devices," said Bernard Aboussouan, vice president of marketing, GainSpan. "Although we have close relationships and tighter solution integration with selected MCU vendors, we support our customers in their choice of popular MCUs."

Availability

The new Atmel AVR and STM32 reference design code is available now and can be downloaded from GainSpan's website. Customers can choose host interfaces, security, provisioning methods, for their embedded devices, without the need of an expensive compiler, using the SDK-Builder.

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 chips, modules and software, let customers leverage the large 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 just a few µA of standby current and goes from standby to active mode in a few ms, ideal for battery operated devices requiring long life. The Wi-Fi chip handles all Wi-Fi functionalities, networking and security stacks. http://www.gainspan.com.

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Los Angeles Dodges Worst Labor Day Traffic Nationwide

I-5 Beats the 405 as the most congested corridor for West Coast holiday travel

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Every Labor Day, millions of Americans hit the road for one "last" summer weekend, and 2012 will be no different according to INRIX, the leading provider of traffic information.  INRIX predicts that Los Angeles, the second-most congested city in the U.S.,(1) will also claim the second spot for the worst cities for Labor Day Weekend road-trippers.

"Our analysis of traffic trends in Los Angeles combined with larger trends showing consumer spending on the rebound provides the perfect formula for Labor Day Getaway gridlock," said Jim Bak, INRIX Director of Community Relations.  "INRIX's advice to travelers is to depart before noon on Friday or wait until after 9 p.m. to avoid spending your first day of the holiday idle in traffic.  If you can wait to leave until Saturday morning, Angelinos will find smooth sailing until traffic starts to slow down again between 1 and 2 p.m."

Key insights from INRIX's Los Angeles area research include:

    --  Travelers leaving Los Angeles will have the best luck traveling before
        noon on Friday or waiting until after 9 p.m. that night. Those leaving
        on Saturday should leave between 9 - 10 a.m.
    --  I-5 will be one of the most congested corridors for holiday travel on
        the west coast, with travels times as much as 3x longer than normal in
        some areas
    --  Families looking to take a trip to Disneyland should leave early in the
        morning, as major routes heading down to Anaheim will be congested
        starting at 1 p.m. until the late evening.
With a combination of weekend travelers and commuters clogging L.A.'s roads on Friday afternoon, drivers can expect a typical trip to take twice as long as it would on a normal traffic choked afternoon.  Given the expected increase in the number of holiday travelers, combined with ongoing road construction and unexpected delays due to accidents and other incidents, Bak advises travelers to use free tools like the INRIX Traffic app, to ease drivers' getaways trips with up-to-the-minute information about traffic conditions, the fastest routes and travel times.

Additional information about traffic delays heading to popular road trip destinations for Los Angeles residents is as follows:

          Day    Worst Time to   Best Time to
                    Travel          Travel
    ---             ------          ------
         Friday    5-6 p.m.       By Noon or
                                 after 9 p.m.
    ---                          ------------
        Saturday   1-2 p.m.    9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
        --------   --------    ----------------
The majority of congestion in the LA will build after 2:30 p.m. and remain relentless until around 8 p.m.

Interstate 5 will be one of the most congested corridors for holiday travel on the West Coast. On Friday, the southbound Santa Ana Freeway will become slow from midday and remain solid throughout the prolonged rush hour. Average speeds of 20 mph will cause trips to take 3x longer than a typical gridlocked Friday afternoon.  Additionally, traffic will crawl at an avg. speed of 20 mph LAX to downtown.   After 7 p.m. travelers further south can expect 30 minute delays along the eastbound San Diego Freeway from Long Beach Airport until the I-5 interchange.

Los Angeles to Anaheim (Disneyland)

Traffic will be busiest on Saturday around the Park from 1 p.m. until the late evening.

    Route                       Interstate 5
                                (Santa Ana Freeway)
    ---                         ------------------
    Length of Journey           27.3 miles  (35 minutes)
    -----------------           -----------------------
    Worst Corridor              Santa Fe Springs
    --------------              ----------------
    Average Speed               20mph
    -------------               -----
    Friday Travel Time          1 hour 22 minutes
    w/Traffic
    ---------
Los Angeles to Huntington Beach
Traffic heading to Long Beach or Huntington Beach will be slowest on Saturday from 11 a.m., although congestion is not usually especially significant over the Labor Day weekend.

    Route                       I-110 and
                                Pacific Coast Highway
    ---                         ---------------------
    Length of Journey            46 miles (1 hour 10
                                 minutes)
    -----------------           --------------------
    Worst Corridor              Long Beach Harbor
    --------------              -----------------
    Average Speed               30mph
    -------------               -----
    Friday Travel Time          1 hour 32 minutes
    w/Traffic
    ---------
Los Angeles to Santa Barbara and Ojai
Taking the Ventura Freeway towards the Los Padres National Forest, traffic doesn't become notably congested until Saturday from 2 p.m.

    Route                       US 101
                                (Ventura Highway)
    ---                         ----------------
    Length of Journey           95 miles (1 hour 45 mins)
    -----------------           ------------------------
    Worst Corridor              405 interchange
    --------------              ---------------
    Average Speed               34mph
    -------------               -----
    Friday Travel Time          2 hours 47 minutes
    w/Traffic
    ---------
Los Angeles to Palm Springs
Both I-10 and the Pomona Freeway will be heavy on Friday from 3 p.m. until almost 8 p.m. Once traffic reaches the River Freeway near San Bernardino delays break up and traffic will run at almost free flow until Palm Springs.

    Route              I-10 E                          CA-60
                                                       (Pomona Freeway)
    ---                                                ---------------
    Length of Journey  107 miles (1 hour 55 minutes)    107 miles (1 hour 54
                                                        minutes)
    -----------------     ----------------------------  --------------------
    Worst Corridor     605 Interchange                 Between I-15 and I-215
    --------------     ---------------                 ----------------------
    Average Speed      33mph                           37mph
    -------------      -----                           -----
    Friday Travel Time 3 hours 14 minutes              2 hours 55 minutes
    w/Traffic
    ---------
About INRIX
INRIX® is the largest global traffic intelligence platform in the world, delivering smart data and analytics to solve transportation issues worldwide. INRIX crowd sources data daily from more than 100 million vehicles and devices to deliver traffic and driving-related insight, as well as sophisticated analytical tools and services, across six industries in 31 countries.

With more than 200 customers and partners including Audi AG, ADAC, ANWB, BMW, the BBC, Ford Motor Company, the I-95 Coalition, MapQuest, Microsoft, NAVIGON, Nissan, O2, Tele Atlas, Telmap, Toyota and Vodafone, INRIX's real-time traffic information and traffic forecasts help drivers save time every day.  To experience the traffic technology revolution behind the next generation of transportation, navigation and location-based service applications, visit http://www.INRIX.com.

(1) As determined by the 2011 INRIX Traffic Scorecard, released May 2012.  For more information, see http://scorecard.inrix.com.

SOURCE  INRIX

INRIX

CONTACT: Jill Ivey, Hotwire PR, +1-215-806-2951, jillian.ivey@hotwirepr.com

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

Trend Micro Launches Trend Ready for Cloud Service Providers Program

The world's leading public cloud service providers team with Trend Micro to help secure customers' journey to the cloud with "Trend Ready" solutions.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VMworld -- Trend Micro Inc. (TYO: 4704;TSE: 4704), the global leader in cloud security, today introduced the Trend Ready for Cloud Service Providers program, a new global initiative designed to make it possible for enterprises to confidently and securely move into the public cloud. Leading public cloud service providers that have worked closely with Trend Micro in achieving the Trend Ready status include: Amazon Web Services; Dell; HP Cloud Services; NTT Communications, U.S. and Singapore divisions; OpSource, Dimension Data company; Savvis, a CenturyLink Company; and Telefonica | Vivo.

The new program will allow both Trend Micro and select Trend Ready partners to verify the compatibility of Trend Micro products within leading cloud service providers' infrastructures. By participating in the program, cloud service providers are confirming to their customers that their cloud infrastructures will support and work with Trend Micro products.

According to IDC's 2011 Cloud Security Survey: Among organizations not considering cloud computing, more than one third (37 percent) agreed that that multi-tenant cloud architectures were too risky, from a security and privacy standpoint, to host their critical applications and data. What this means is that enterprises still need to understand and overcome the main adoption barrier of public cloud - security, which continues to deter enterprises from wide-spread deployments of business-critical applications in reliable cloud service programs.

The Trend Ready for Cloud Service Providers program educates, guides and delivers a proven compatible solution suite which helps customers understand cloud, overcome adoption inhibitors and safely adopt public cloud computing via verified Trend Ready partners and through the purchase and use of Trend Micro products and services. Currently, the program verifies the compatibility of Trend Micro(TM) Deep Security and Trend Micro(TM) SecureCloud(TM), two world-leading virtualization and cloud security solutions.

In addition to verification of product compatibility with identified Trend Micro products, participants in the Trend Ready program will also be provided with Implementation Guides to share with their customers describing the best practices and recommended configurations for deployment of specified Trend Micro products in their cloud infrastructures.

Current products verified in the Trend Ready for Cloud Service Providers program include:

    --  Trend Micro(TM) Deep Security(TM), the industry's first agentless
        security platform, delivers  comprehensive, adaptive, highly efficient
        agent-based protection, including anti-malware, web reputation,
        intrusion prevention, firewall, integrity monitoring, and log
        inspection. Deep Security 9, the newest version also announced today
        (see press release here), offers additional performance and ease-of-use
        enhancements to the agentless architecture.
    --  Trend Micro(TM) SecureCloud(TM), a hosted service or on-premise software
        application that provides data protection for public and private clouds
        using an efficient and easy-to-use encryption service that keeps data
        private and helps meet regulatory compliance requirements.
More information on the Trend Ready program can be found here.

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Nnamdi Orakwue, vice president, infrastructure cloud services for Dell
"Customers consistently tell us that security is a primary requirement for deploying solutions in the cloud. Our work with Trend Micro, and now being a part of this Trend Ready program, are important additions to our security offerings that help customers realize the benefits of cloud computing."

Christian Christiansen, vice president of security products and services, IDC
"Security is biggest obstacle to public cloud adoption because enterprises find it difficult to assess cloud security risks and approaches to mitigation. The Trend Ready for Cloud Service Providers program helps educate enterprises about the risks and benefits of cloud computing, and provides  an approach to adopting public cloud services without compromising data security."

Craig Hurley, NTT America's director of product management for data center services ,NTT Communications, U.S. division
"Offering our customers the ability to safely access the economic and operational benefits offered by our cloud computing platforms is crucial to NTT America. The Trend Ready program adds another layer of assurance that NTT America can offer our customers who are intrigued by the benefits cloud computing can offer, yet are sensitive to the security issues involved."

Treb Ryan, CEO of OpSource, a Dimension Data company
"OpSource's mission is to provide cloud and managed hosting solutions that enable businesses of all sizes to accelerate growth and scale operations, while controlling costs and reducing IT infrastructure support risks. That we are Trend Ready is another level of commitment we are able to offer our customers to ensure the security of their infrastructure."

Chris Richter, vice president of security products and services at Savvis, a CenturyLink company
"As a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises, Savvis works with security vendors such as Trend Micro to strengthen the security position of enterprises that rely on our Symphony Virtual Private Data Center (VPDC) cloud computing services. The Trend Ready program allows us to broaden the suite of cloud security solutions we offer to our customers."

Steve Quane, CPO, Trend Micro
"Though all software companies verify their solutions against leading hardware products, Trend Micro is the first software company to extend this verification to include cloud infrastructures. Hybrid cloud infrastructures are commonplace for our customers and we are proud to be working with this marquee group of cloud service providers to enable stronger security and greater cloud deployments."

About Trend Micro
Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704;TSE: 4704), the global leader in cloud security, creates a world safe for exchanging digital information with its Internet content security and threat management solutions for businesses and consumers.  A pioneer in server security with over 20 years' experience, we deliver top-ranked client, server and cloud-based security that fits our customers' and partners' needs, stops new threats faster, and protects data in physical, virtualized and cloud environments. Powered by the industry-leading Trend Micro(TM) Smart Protection Network(TM) cloud computing security infrastructure, our products and services stop threats where they emerge - from the Internet. They are supported by 1,000+ threat intelligence experts around the globe.

Additional information about Trend Micro Incorporated and the products and services are available at Trend Micro.com. This Trend Micro news release and other announcements are available at http://newsroom.trendmicro.com/  and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.trendmicro.com/rss.   Or follow our news on Twitter at @TrendMicro.

SOURCE  Trend Micro Incorporated

Trend Micro Incorporated

CONTACT: Andrea Mueller, Trend Micro, Public Relations, andrea_mueller@trendmicro.com

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

Chartboost Expands Kiosk Program, Creates New Revenue Opportunities for Mobile Game Developers

Key Partners GREE, Booyah, Kabam and Crowdstar Kiosks Now Available to Game Developers

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Chartboost (http://www.chartboost.com) -- the platform for game developers to reach more gamers and make more money without the need of a traditional ad network -- today announced the launch of its expanded Kiosk program. Chartboost's Kiosks enable any game developer to increase revenue by tapping into the advertising budgets of GREE, Booyah, Kabam and Crowdstar.

"After launching the first iteration of our Kiosk program with Pocket Gems in March and TinyCo in July, we are thrilled to expand the program with four new partners," said Maria Alegre, CEO, Chartboost. "These Kiosks give mobile game developers an easy way to generate significant revenue by advertising other hit mobile games from developers who, between now and the holiday season, will have multiple million dollar advertising budgets."

These Kiosks represent some of the best platforms for mobile game developers to radically grow their revenue and also present opportunities to build strategic relationships with top mobile game companies. Each partner studio is offering developers unique deals through their Kiosks:

    --  Crowdstar: Offering a total of one million dollars in total payments, up
        to $50,000 for each of the top 20 developers based on number of installs
        driven to all Crowdstar games.
    --  Kabam: Developers can earn up to $30,000 by promoting Kabam games.
    --  GREE: Offering up to $3.50 per install with no revenue cap for Zombie
        Jombie, Modern War, Crime City, and Kingdom Age.
    --  Booyah: With apps delivering more than $10 CPMs in August, Booyah will
        offer up to $2.00 CPIs for No Zombies Allowed and MyTown2.
Chartboost has the first and only Direct Deals Marketplace with a social network for game developers to connect and negotiate advertising deals. Chartboost also offers the industry's most transparent games-only ad network where developers can test advertising campaigns with thousands of games, identify the best performing partners and find the best fit for direct deals. Finally, Chartboost helps developers replicate and increase App Store success of each game launch by cross promoting within their portfolio of games.

By utilizing this Kiosk program, any game developer can tap into the advertising budgets of several industry leaders to increase their own revenue. Chartboost's network includes over 5,000 different mobile game developers and hosts more than three billion game sessions per month. By leveraging this network, developers using the platform for direct deals, cross-promotion, and advertising are making hundreds of thousands of dollars per month.

For more information on Chartboost, please visit http://www.chartboost.com. Developers interested in joining the Kiosk program can find more information at: http://kiosk.chartboost.com/.

About Chartboost

Chartboost is the platform for game developers to reach more gamers and make more money without the need of an ad network. The company reaches 105 million unique users in over 100 countries, drives over 3 billion game sessions per month and works with companies like Backflip, Beeline, Booyah, Crowdstar, Disney Mobile, Gameloft, Get Set Games, GREE, Kabam, Kiloo, Playfirst, The Playforge, Pocket Gems, SGN, TinyCo, Wooga and many other lead game developers. Chartboost has raised $2M from Translink Capital, SK Telecom Ventures, and XG Ventures. Based in San Francisco and founded in 2011, more information on Chartboost can be found at: http://chartboost.com.

Contact:

Andrew Karl, TriplePoint PR
press@chartboost.com, andrew@triplepointpr.com
http://www.chartboost.com/press

(203) 314 6255

SOURCE  Chartboost

Chartboost

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

Hands-On Education Gets Boost From NI miniSystems

News Highlights

- NI miniSystems are small-scale replications of customer-inspired, real-world systems that connect with NI educational hardware and LabVIEW system design software.

- First-year university students can work on the challenges that originally attracted them to the engineering field, and educators can engage and retain the next generation of innovators.

- All NI miniSystems are compatible with the NI myDAQ hardware device and priced so educators can teach using an affordable, scalable platform.

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- National Instruments (NASDAQ: NATI) today introduced NI miniSystems. These miniaturized versions of real-world systems, such as roll-chassis dynamometers and electrical smart grids, are developed in collaboration with leading educational suppliers to bring instant relevance to math and science theory as students begin to pursue engineering degrees.

Lab platforms have historically been too inaccessible for widespread use in a typical classroom and are often disconnected from the professional tools that are actually used in research and industry. Using the integrated hardware and software approach of graphical system design, NI miniSystems eliminate the cost, time and space barriers that limit educators' abilities to overcome theory-only education by engaging students through hands-on experimentation. NI miniSystems give first-year university or college students a tangible connection between their studies and their future jobs.

Quote
"We've seen how the graphical system design approach helps scientists and engineers be more innovative by giving them a unified language and set of tools," said Dave Wilson, director of academic programs at National Instruments. "We're extending this approach into our education platform so that all students, regardless of who they are or where they come from, can access the innovations of great scientists, engineers and educators from around the globe."

Available NI miniSystems
myQuake
myVTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing)
myTemp
myGrid

Learn more about NI miniSystems with these additional resources:
Overview:ni.com/minisystems
Video: Engineering Concepts Come to Life With NI miniSystems

Click to Tweet: NI miniSystems from @NIGlobal give #engineering students and educators affordable hands-on experimentation #STEM http://bit.ly/PmHuJD

About National Instruments
Since 1976, National Instruments (http://www.ni.com) has equipped engineers and scientists with tools that accelerate productivity, innovation and discovery. NI's graphical system design approach to engineering provides an integrated software and hardware platform that speeds the development of any system needing measurement and control. The company's long-term vision and focus on improving society through its technology supports the success of its customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders.

LabVIEW, National Instruments, NI and ni.com are trademarks of National Instruments. Other product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.

Editor Contact:     Sarah Beck, (512) 683-5126

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

ComEd Introduces "Report an Outage" App for Facebook

CHICAGO, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ComEd customers have a new tool to report power outages - Facebook. The new Facebook application, available on ComEd's Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/ComEd), allows users to report power outages and check their outage status. By visiting the site, clicking the "Report an Outage" icon and entering the same log-in information they use on ComEd.com, customers will let ComEd know that their power is out and where the outage is located. They can return to the app to check the status of the outage as well. ComEd is the first public utility in the country to offer this capability through Facebook.

"Enabling customers to report an outage using ComEd's Facebook page is another important tool our customers can use to let us know the power is out in their area," said Val Jensen, Senior Vice-President of Customer Operations for ComEd. "The quicker we know about an outage, the quicker we can respond and restore power."

This app is the most recent in a series of tools designed to increase options for customers to communicate directly with ComEd and receive information. In the last year, ComEd has also introduced a two-way texting program, a mobile application for Apple® and Android(TM) smart phones, an outage map on its website and more. The tools let customers report an outage, receive updates on restoration of power to their area, pay their bills and manage their accounts.

"After the significant storms we faced in 2011, we recognized the need to provide our customers with a greater variety of ways to communicate with us when and where it is most convenient for them," said Jensen. "Using these digital tools gives customers a greater ability to make decisions in the wake of an outage or in the management of their account."

Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation's leading competitive energy provider, with approximately 6.6 million customers. ComEd provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state's population.

SOURCE  ComEd

ComEd

CONTACT: ComEd Media Relations, +1-312-394-3500

Europe's Number One Car Marketplace is First to Use the Cloud from T-Systems and VMware

-- AutoScout24 uses the new "vCloud" offering

-- Czech agency Actum/G2 also opts for flexible IT

-- High performance, cost transparency and rapid expansion of IT capacities

TROY, Mich., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoScouts24 is the first customer to benefit from the strategic partnership between VMware and T-Systems. Europe's number one car marketplace is using the new offering from the Cloud Alliance, and thus is able to upgrade its own data center simply and rapidly with flexible capacities from the cloud.

T-Systems and VMware had announced in June that together they would provide their customers with flexible data center services as required, virtually at the touch of a button. The certified offerings from the cloud (VMware vCloud Datacenter Services) allow companies to now expand their internal IT resources with the cloud capacities of T-Systems. As the leading supplier of virtualization and cloud solutions in the world, VMware is contributing the necessary software - principally VMware vSphere and vCloud Director - and the control and security packages based on that software. As a cloud pioneer, the Telekom subsidiary is bringing its expertise in operating data centers and IT services and in providing dynamic ICT services into the partnership.

"We require flexible resources, because our markets change every day," declared Joachim Rath, head of IT Production at AutoScout24. "The joint offering from VMware and T-Systems enables us to move spare capacity between the private cloud and the hybrid cloud as required." AutoScout24 has already had positive experience with the use of combined internal and external IT resources, the so-called hybrid cloud. The company uses the hybrid cloud for its workshop portal (http://www.werkstatt.autoscout24.de) whenever it is dealing with CPU-intensive additional import processes. However, the vCloud offering from T-Systems does not only help to cope with peak demand periods. If a company's internal IT drops out, vCloud could be used to continue the entire operation from the cloud.

Among the other companies who are already using the vCloud offering is Actum/G2, one of the leading digital marketing agencies in the Czech Republic. Via its New York headquarters, Actum/G2 is part of the WPP Group, which has 102,000 employees and is one of the world's largest media and communication enterprises. The Prague agency develops and operates websites, apps and web applications from the cloud for its customers. T-Systems provides Actum/G2 with the cloud infrastructure as a self-service model with high availability, security and rapid response times.

Many companies have already virtualized more than 50 percent of their own servers, thereby gaining distinct advantages in terms of efficiency and IT management. Through the use, tried and tested for years, of VMware cloud technologies, T-Systems offers cloud services to the same industrial standard as companies all over the world are already using themselves. This means that the latter benefit not only from the agility and flexibility of cloud services, but also from the portability, compatibility, security and control which are indispensable for large corporations.

About Deutsche Telekom

Deutsche Telekom is one of the world's leading integrated telecommunications companies with more than 129 million mobile customers, almost 34 million fixed-network lines and 17 million broadband lines (as of March 31, 2012). The Group provides fixed-network, mobile communications, Internet and IPTV products and services for consumers, and ICT solutions for business and corporate customers. Deutsche Telekom is present in around 50 countries and has over 235,000 employees worldwide. The Group generated revenue of EUR 58.7 billion in the 2011 financial year - over half of it outside Germany (as of December 31, 2011).

About T-Systems

Drawing on a global infrastructure of data centers and networks, T-Systems operates information and communication technology (ICT) systems for multinational corporations and public sector institutions. As Deutsche Telekom's corporate customer arm, T-Systems provides integrated solutions for the networked future of business and society. Some 48,200 employees at T-Systems combine industry expertise with ICT innovations to add significant value to customers' core business all over the world. The corporate customers unit generated revenue of more than $12 billion US dollars in the 2011 financial year. http://www.t-systemsus.com.

About AutoScout24

AutoScout 24 is Europe's largest Internet car portal. In the Auto Bild readers' survey for 2012 "Best brands of all classes", AutoScout24 wins in the "Best offering" and "Best handling" categories. The 15.6 million users a year (ACTA 2011) are provided with a choice of around 2 million vehicles from four different market places round the clock: new cars, used cars and motorbikes, commercial vehicles as well as parts and accessories. Around 40,000 dealers across Europe use AutoScout24.

AutoScout24 is a member of the Scout24 Group, with its brands ElectronicScout24, FinanceScout24, FriendScout24, ImmobilienScout24, JobScout24 and TravelScout24. Scout24 is part of the Deutsche Telekom Group. http://www.autoscout24.de

About VMware

VMware is the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable businesses of any size to thrive in the cloud era. VMware's virtualization and cloud technologies help streamline IT environments, simplify management, and structure these high-availability environments flexibly in relation to processes and future business developments. With revenues of USD 3.77 billion in 2011, VMware has more than 300,000 customers, and 50,000 partners within its global partner network.

The software company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with branch offices throughout the world. Its German branch office is located in Unterschleissheim, Munich.

About Actum/G2

Via its New York headquarters, Actum/G2 is part of the WPP Group, which has 102,000 employees and is one of the world's largest media and communication enterprises. Other WPP agencies include Burson-Marsteller, Grey Global Group, Ogilvy & Mather, Blue State Digital and Blumberry. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and manages a portfolio worth £42.6 billion.

SOURCE  T-Systems

T-Systems

CONTACT: T-Systems North America, Kurt Ruecke, Marketing and Communications, +1-248-276-3582 (Direct), or +1-248-707-9208 (Mobile), kurt.ruecke@t-systems.com

Web Site: http://www.t-systemsus.com

General Dynamics Completes Acquisition of Fidelis Security Systems

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has completed its previously announced purchase of Fidelis Security Systems, Inc., a market leader in cyber security tools that provide real-time network visibility, analysis and control. It will become part of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics. The value of the cash transaction has not been disclosed.

Fidelis Security Systems' network security solutions help customers stop advanced threats and prevent data breaches by providing visibility into the complex layers of a network, exposing malicious content in real-time. These products complement General Dynamics' cyber operations and incident response services, allowing customers to detect, defend and react to cyber threats and network breaches.

"I'm pleased to have completed our acquisition of Fidelis Security Systems," said Lou Von Thaer, president of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems. "Our enhanced portfolio of products, cyber services and incident response capabilities creates a unique offering in the marketplace. We are now better positioned to help our enterprise and government customers combat advanced threats and protect their networks through real-time situational awareness."

For more information about Fidelis Security Systems, please visit http://www.fidelissecurity.com.

For more information about General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, please visit http://www.gd-ais.com.

More information about General Dynamics is available online at http://www.generaldynamics.com.

SOURCE  General Dynamics

General Dynamics

CONTACT: Media: Rob Doolittle, +1-703-876-3199, rdoolittle@gd.com, or Investors:  Amy Gilliland, +1-703-876-3748, agilliland@gd.com

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

Bridgeway Enhances Attorney Productivity With eCounsel Version 8.6 And New Bridgeway E-mail Link Solution

Company to Unveil Latest Offerings in Booth #322 at ILTA 2012

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ILTA 2012 BOOTH #322 -- Bridgeway Software, the most recommended provider of legal services management solutions, today announced the availability of Bridgeway E-mail Link and Bridgeway eCounsel version 8.6; both designed to improve attorney productivity and enable sound, data-driven, strategic decisions.  By leveraging these latest matter management products, legal professionals can better control information by having secure real-time access to legal matters anywhere, anytime via the Web. In its ongoing effort to help legal professionals easily manage and access matter-related information securely and in real-time via the Web and mobile devices, the Company today announced the following:

    --  Bridgeway E-mail Link: This innovative product was developed for busy
        legal professionals who need rapid access to crucial information
        quickly.  By putting matter, entity, spend and document information at
        their fingertips, Bridgeway E-mail Link improves attorney productivity
        by providing instant interaction with critical information directly from
        the attorney's e-mail system, whether a desktop system like Microsoft
        Outlook, or the e-mail systems of tablets or smartphones like Apple's
        iPad or iPhone.  All this is achieved without requiring the installation
        of additional software or plug-ins on the devices.
    --  Bridgeway eCounsel Version 8.6: Designed specifically for corporate
        legal departments requiring an easy-to-use matter management solution
        that can be configured by an administrator and deployed quickly, version
        8.6 extends the built-in wizard technology to further automate complex
        tasks such as the global assignment, reassignment and un-assignment of
        people to and from matters.  Additional enhancements include simplified
        invoice approval, more streamlined navigation, and greater flexibility
        in data visualization and information reporting, as well as enhancements
        in the administration and operation of the system itself.
"An attorney's productivity is closely tied to their ability to effectively manage information, and rapid access to that information, anytime, anywhere, is critical to their ability to respond quickly to business needs, make informed decisions and provide high value legal services," said David Samia, Vice President Product Management/Marketing, Bridgeway Software. "Within eCounsel and Bridgeway E-mail Link products, law department operations and corporate governance professionals can provide greater transparency, increase their productivity, and collaborate anytime, anywhere in order to provide real business value."

About Bridgeway                                                         

Bridgeway is dedicated to providing software solutions and professional services to implement best practices for the offices of the general counsel and corporate secretary. Most recommended by customers, Bridgeway enables leading corporations and government agencies to optimize productivity, reduce cost, and mitigate risk with an integrated technology approach for legal services management.  Bridgeway implements systems in the areas of matter and case management, electronic invoicing, cost management, corporate governance, contract management, litigation risk assessment and entity management.  Founded in 1989, the company is headquartered in Houston, Texas with representative offices in Philadelphia and Toronto. More information about  eCounsel®, LawManager®,  Smart Invoice,  Corridor((TM)), Bridgeway Legal Hold and Secretariat® is available at http://www.bridge-way.com or by calling 888-272-4699.

SOURCE  Bridgeway Software

Bridgeway Software

CONTACT: Chris McCoin, McCoin & Smith Communications Inc., +1-508-429-5988, chris@mccoinsmith.com or Richard Smith, McCoin & Smith Communications Inc., +1-978-433-3304, rick@mccoinsmith.com

Web Site: http://www.bridge-way.com

Savvis Attains VMware vCloud® Powered Validation

Announcement Signals Expanding Relationship with VMware

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Savvis, a CenturyLink company (NYSE: CTL) and global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises, today announced its Savvis Symphony Virtual Private Data Center (VPDC) cloud services have achieved VMware vCloud® Powered status, illustrating to clients that the company's cloud offerings are underpinned by VMware's leading virtualization and cloud computing technology, namely VMware vSphere® and VMware vCloud Director®.

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Savvis has entered the VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP) at the Premier level, the most prominent level within the program. Reserved for partners that have committed business resources in understanding and delivering virtual infrastructure and cloud solutions, the Premier level denotes the highest level of understanding of VMware products in the VSPP ecosystem.

"The designation of Savvis Symphony VPDC as VMware vCloud Powered signals the expanding, collaborative relationship we have with VMware as we further extend our Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offerings and ecosystem globally," said Jonathan King, vice president of cloud solutions at Savvis. "We anticipate working more closely with VMware to build on the years of experience the two companies have in jointly developing and providing proven enterprise-class cloud infrastructure and platform capabilities to clients."

"The VMware vCloud Powered program was developed to enable our service provider partners to differentiate themselves and help them bring their enterprise-class cloud services to market in this competitive landscape," said Dan Chu, vice president, cloud infrastructure and services, VMware. "We look forward to supporting Savvis further as it delivers on the agility and performance customers are looking for in the cloud computing landscape."

Savvis offers a full suite of enterprise-class cloud services, which are engineered and deployed to meet global computing needs. From shared, dedicated and hybrid cloud solutions to fully virtualized data centers, Savvis Symphony cloud services are part of a complete portfolio of IT solutions including managed services, colocation, consulting services and network services.

Globally, Savvis operates more than 50 data centers with 26 of them cloud-enabled:

    --  Symphony VPDC public cloud locations: Santa Clara, Calif.; Washington,
        D.C.; Singapore; London; and Toronto.
    --  Symphony Open public cloud locations: Santa Clara, Calif.; Chicago;
        Weehawken, N.J.; Bangalore, India; Singapore; London; Redding, U.K.; and
        Tokyo.
    --  Symphony Dedicated private cloud locations: Atlanta; Boston (two data
        centers); Chicago (two data centers); Washington, D.C. (three data
        centers); Dallas; Weehawken, N.J.; Piscataway, N.J.; Seattle; Los
        Angeles; Santa Clara, Calif. (two data centers); London (two data
        centers); Reading, U.K.; Frankfurt, Germany; Tokyo; Singapore; Hong Kong
        (two data centers); Bangalore, India; Mumbai, India; and Toronto.
For more information about Savvis cloud services, visit http://www.savvis.com/en-us/infrastructure-services/enterprise-cloud/pages/home.aspx.

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

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

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

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CONTACT: Justin Lopinot, +1-314-628-7053, justin.lopinot@savvis.com

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

GiftCardLab.com expands their gift card selection and makes the checkout process even smoother

Consumer-friendly changes to GiftCardLab.com make it easier to buy the right gift for any recipient

DALLAS, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Customer-friendly changes to GiftCardLab.com make it easier than ever to buy gift cards for every recipient.  GiftCardLab.com has expanded to offer over 170 retail gift cards from national brands and local businesses, and continues to add new brands every week.  Recent additions include fine jeweler Bachendorf's, Sunnyland Furniture, and several Dallas restaurants.  For last minute gifts, customers can select from 70 e-gift cards in numerous industries.

Site changes have also made the customizable Visa® Gift Cards easier to personalize.  Instead of having to choose from pre-set card messages, customers can now type a personal message up to 20 characters to be printed on the face of the gift card.  Customers can also customize multiple cards more efficiently than before.  "Our customers love the fact that they can come to us and create their own personalized Visa Gift Card for any occasion, and even have it sent to the recipient in a customized greeting card," said David Jones, CEO of CardLab, Inc., the global leader in customized prepaid Visa cards. "These changes will make for an even more pleasant gift-giving experience, and we're pleased to offer these improvements to help recipients get more enjoyment out of their cards."

E-gift card delivery and first class shipping for plastic cards is free and in most cases can be mailed directly to the recipient so that the customer never has to leave the comfort of their computer to stand in line at the store or post office and since gift cards are printed on demand, they are more secure than buying gift cards in the store.

"Our customized gift cards are a unique and secure way to give a gift that just about anyone will appreciate and these improvements have already been well-received by our customers," Jones said. "Our cards are accepted anywhere Visa debit cards are accepted, are more secure than cash and can be used by the recipient however they choose."

Customers can choose from hundreds of design templates or upload their own photos or personal artwork for a one-of-a-kind gift.  For a one-time fee of just $5.95 per card, GiftCardLab.com custom Visa Gift Cards can be purchased in any quantity - even just one - with a wide array of denominations available.  Cards can be shipped to the customer who placed the order or directly to the recipient for an extra special surprise.

Visa Gift Cards are issued by University National Bank pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. University National Bank; Member FDIC.

About GiftCardLab.com

GiftCardLab.com is your one stop shop for everything gift card.  Whether you're looking to personalize a Visa card with your own photo, or find gift cards to your favorite retailers and restaurants, GiftCardLab.com has the largest selection in the world.  The Dallas based company was founded in 2004 and continues to wow customers with exceptional customer service.  Learn more at GiftCardLab.com.

SOURCE  GiftCardLab.com

GiftCardLab.com

CONTACT: Kristin Miller of SS|PR, +1-719-634-8292, kmiller@sspr.com

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

HandySoft Announces New BizFlow User Community

Provides quick engagement, great collaborative environment

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HandySoft (http://www.handysoft.com), a leading provider of BPM technology and solutions, has announced the launch of their new BizFlow online user community. The user community provides quick engagement, helping customers to make the most out of BizFlow, HandySoft's dynamic BPM solution.   

BizFlow users from around the globe use the community to share ideas, learn best practices and ask questions. The community has frequently asked questions, where customers can quickly get the answers they need to the most commonly asked questions, and technical tips, allowing users to learn shortcuts and advanced techniques to deploy, develop and execute faster.

In addition, users will find success stories on the user community, learning how other customers and partners have used BizFlow to engage users and deliver results. There is also a 'Search or Ask' function, which allows users to search for documentation, discussion threads and articles to find what they need, or ask a question to get responses from other BizFlow experts.

"The new BizFlow user community allows our customers to collaborate worldwide and learn from the best experts - other BizFlow users," said Harry Clarke, President and CEO of HandySoft. "Users will be able to share successes, socialize best practices and find answers to frequently asked questions, along with access to technical tips and detailed examples. Ultimately the community will enhance everyone's success!"

The launch of the new user community supports HandySoft's recent release of BizFlow® Plus Version 12, which offers new mobile, business analysis, business intelligence, cloud and lifecycle development capabilities. To learn more about BizFlow's online user community, please visit http://www.handysoft.com/content/community-overview.

About HandySoft Global Corp.

HandySoft is a leading global provider of Business Process Management (BPM), Tasking and Compliance software and solutions for government and business organizations. Our platform BizFlow® is the first and only BPM Suite on the market to seamlessly integrate and automate dynamic tasks, case management, content collaboration, and structured processes along with Process Intelligence and RIA capabilities to drive visibility, control and productivity across all work that happens within an organization. Our industry-leading solutions empower both corporate and government users with the tools needed for "self-service" within any mission-critical business process. For more information call +1-703-645-4500, email info@handysoft.com or visit http://www.handysoft.com.

HandySoft, the HandySoft logo, OfficeEngine, BizFlow and BizFlow Accelerator Suites are trademarks of HandySoft Global Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

SOURCE  HandySoft

HandySoft

CONTACT: Sandy Levine, Advice Unlimited, +1-301-924-0330, slevine@adviceunlimited.net

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

Verizon Wireless Enhances 4G LTE Network Coverage in Cattaraugus County

- Company expands local 4G LTE network for residents, businesses and visitors

- Part of ongoing nationwide deployment of high-speed data network

- 4G LTE now available to more than 75% of U.S. population in more than 370 markets

OLEAN, N.Y., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless recently activated new 4G LTE coverage in Olean, further expanding coverage on the high-speed wireless data network the company launched locally in April.

4G LTE lets Verizon Wireless customers use their 4G LTE-enabled devices to surf the Web, post status updates and photos, share music, and download files at speeds up to 10 times faster than customers on 3G networks.

In real-world, fully-loaded network environments, Verizon Wireless customers will be able to use their 4G LTE smartphones, tablets, notebooks, laptop modems and mobile hotspots to experience average data rates of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink.

"We've always believed the best wireless devices deserve the best wireless network," said Gene Fassett, executive director of Network for Verizon Wireless in Upstate New York. "People everywhere are increasingly relying on their tablets, smartphones and apps to stay organized, connected and entertained. Our investment here in Upstate New York and across the country has kept us ahead of this consumer trend and underscores our belief that 4G LTE delivers the best value to customers by maximizing the performance of their wireless devices."

Verizon Wireless customers can also take advantage of HomeFusion(TM) Broadband, a solution that leverages the power and speed of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network to deliver high-speed, in-home Internet access for residential broadband, particularly in areas where Internet options are limited or are not currently available.

Verizon Wireless has invested more than $1.4 billion on its Upstate New York network since 2000, including more than $158 million in 2011, to increase coverage and capacity on behalf of its customers.

The company's 4G LTE network is currently available to more than 75 percent of the U.S. population in more than 370 markets nationwide. 

When customers travel outside of a 4G LTE coverage area, 4G LTE devices automatically connect to Verizon Wireless' 3G network, where available, enabling customers to stay connected from coast to coast.  Verizon Wireless' 3G network is the most reliable high-speed data network in the country and allows customers in 3G coverage areas who purchase 4G LTE devices today to take advantage of 4G LTE speeds when the faster network becomes available in their area, or when they travel to areas already covered by 4G LTE. 

Visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/lte for a full list of 4G LTE markets and additional information on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  For street-level detail of coverage and more, please visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/4GLTE.

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.

SOURCE  Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: John O'Malley, +1-585-321-7264 or +1-585-261-5899, john.omalley@verizonwireless.com, http://twitter.com/VZWjohno; or Meredith Dropkin, +1-315-413-4293, mdropkin@mower.com

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

Panasonic Eco Solutions North America Announces "End-to-End" Financing Solution for its Solar Projects

SECAUCUS, N.J., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic today announced it will establish a strategic relationship with Coronal Management, LLC in connection with the formation of a new solar company to be managed by Coronal Management.  The new solar company is being formed to provide funding for distributed generation solar systems that will be built and maintained by Panasonic Eco Solutions North America.  It is expected that the financing capability provided by the new solar company will alleviate a major hurdle to solar project implementation and provide a growth platform for Panasonic as it further expands into the North American solar market.  Panasonic is committed to become the world's leader in green innovation in the electronics industry by its 100(th) anniversary in 2018. 

Panasonic Eco Solutions North America, launched in April of this year as a division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, provides a robust solar platform that includes development services and funding and full EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) capabilities with construction financing.  Panasonic's strategic relationship with Coronal Management and its new solar company will add an additional needed component of equity financing for the development and construction of Panasonic's solar projects.  To date, Panasonic has completed solar projects in California for Speedway Motorsports Sonoma (formerly known as Infineon Raceway) and the Hilton Foundation, marking Panasonic's entry into the North American commercial scale market.  Corporate and non-profit entity customers alike will benefit from the reduced complexity of working with a single solution provider while lowering energy costs and making a high profile statement about their environmental commitment.  "We are very excited about our relationship with Coronal Management and its ability to help us offer a unique and differentiated solution to the commercial scale market," said Jim Doyle, President of Panasonic Eco Solutions North America.  "The ability to provide an end-to-end development, implementation and financing solution for our customers is critical to our continued growth in the solar space."

"Our management team is thrilled to be part of this industry changing effort.  Panasonic brings unrivaled engineering and building capabilities backed by the largest balance sheet in the solar business," said Jonathan Jaffrey, who heads Coronal Management. "Together Panasonic Eco Solutions North America and Coronal Management will provide an unmatched solar solution to the North American market."

Panasonic Eco Solutions North America and Coronal Management will be exhibiting in early September at Solar Power International in Orlando in booth 2815.  For further information or to schedule a meeting with Panasonic or Coronal Management, please email info@coronalmanagement.com.

About Panasonic Eco Solutions North America

Panasonic Eco Solutions North America is a division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation (NYSE:PC). The company provides a full range of renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions including the planning, implementation, financing, and maintenance to corporate and private sector organizations in both the U.S. and Canada. For enterprise customers, the company develops customized and integrated solutions technology-based solutions. To learn more about the company and its eco solutions, visit http://www.panasonic.net/eco

SOURCE  Panasonic

Panasonic

CONTACT: Editorial, Dan Unger, +1-201-392-4571, dan.unger@us.panasonic.com, or Aaron Fowles, +1-619-661-2223, aaron.fowles@us.panasonic.com, both of Panasonic, or Business, Jamie Evans, Panasonic, +1-201-392-6522, jamie.evans@us.panasonic.com; or Jonathan Jaffrey, Coronal Management, +1-213-248-5117, jdj@CORONALMANAGEMENT.com

Web Site: http://www.panasonic.net/eco

Belo Corp. Gives Audiences an Enhanced Weather Experience

Belo Corp. (NYSE:  BLC) releases WeatherCaster for iPad, a best-in-class weather app.

DALLAS, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Belo Corp. (NYSE:  BLC) announced the release of its new app, WeatherCaster for iPad. The app offers users an enhanced weather forecast experience through more than ten layers of nationwide weather data and sophisticated forecasting features. Belo partnered with digital product strategy and development company, Smashing Ideas, to create and build this new app from the ground up.

WeatherCaster, a national app available in all markets across the United States, provides robust weather alerts, animated radars and interactive maps - all in high definition - and is supplemented with forecasts, news and video from Belo's local stations. Weather is a strength and focus for Belo on-air, online and in mobile. Belo has some of the top meteorologists across the country who inform and educate audiences about the weather 24 hours a day. These trusted meteorologists now provide detailed weather forecasts in WeatherCaster in addition to the expansive national weather information which is available.

The WeatherCaster app was built to encompass all consumer needs for weather information. It serves the curious weather user who wants to know the weather today and tomorrow, but also wants to explore and share. Beyond the forecast, the app gives users the ability to collect, post and share their favorite weather photos and videos in a social community setting.

"Today consumers need and expect more out of their weather forecast. Belo's WeatherCaster takes this experience to the next level and the next screen. The app satisfies the lifestyle needs of consumers nationwide with the ability to present customizable national and hyper-local weather information," said Joe Weir, Belo's vice president/Digital. "Belo provides audiences news and information that makes their lives easier; WeatherCaster is another way to offer convenience to a national audience on the go."

WeatherCaster is available today at no cost.  More information can be found at http://www.weathercasterapp.com or download WeatherCaster directly from the iTunes store.

WeatherCaster for iPad includes:

    --  Customizable forecast dashboards
    --  Watches and warnings
    --  10+ layers of weather radars, satellites, and data
    --  Community photo galleries
    --  Weather glossary with over 200 weather terms

About Smashing Ideas
Smashing Ideas is a digital product strategy and development company. They bridge physical goods, media and services through connected experiences that are simple, intuitive and fun to use. Founded in 1996, with offices in the U.S. and UK, the company's clients include Discovery Communications, Sony, Random House, Toys R Us and Mattel. Their websites, mobile applications and digital solutions have received over 50 awards, including a Primetime Emmy nomination. Additional information is available at http://www.smashingideas.com.

About Belo Corp.
Television company Belo Corp. (NYSE:  BLC) owns and operates 20 television stations (nine in the top 25 markets) and their associated websites.  Belo stations, which include affiliations with ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, and the CW, reach more than 14 percent of U.S. television households in 15 highly-attractive markets.  Belo stations rank first or second in nearly all of their local markets.  Additional information is available at http://www.belo.com.

Media Contact:

Britta Gidican (Smashing Ideas PR on behalf of Belo Corp.)

E-mail: Britta.Gidican@smashingideas.com

Phone: 206.378.0100 ext. 137

SOURCE  Belo Corp.

Belo Corp.

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

Verizon Wireless Enhances 4G LTE Network Coverage in Wyoming County

- Company expands local 4G LTE network for residents, businesses and visitors

- Part of ongoing nationwide deployment of high-speed data network

- 4G LTE now available to more than 75% of U.S. population in more than 370 markets

BUFFALO, N.Y., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless recently activated new 4G LTE coverage in Perry, further expanding coverage on the high-speed wireless data network the company launched locally in October 2011.

4G LTE lets Verizon Wireless customers use their 4G LTE-enabled devices to surf the Web, post status updates and photos, share music, and download files at speeds up to 10 times faster than customers on 3G networks.

In real-world, fully-loaded network environments, Verizon Wireless customers will be able to use their 4G LTE smartphones, tablets, notebooks, laptop modems and mobile hotspots to experience average data rates of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink.

"We've always believed the best wireless devices deserve the best wireless network," said Gene Fassett, executive director of Network for Verizon Wireless in Upstate New York. "People everywhere are increasingly relying on their tablets, smartphones and apps to stay organized, connected and entertained. Our investment here in Upstate New York and across the country has kept us ahead of this consumer trend and underscores our belief that 4G LTE delivers the best value to customers by maximizing the performance of their wireless devices."

Verizon Wireless customers can also take advantage of HomeFusion(TM) Broadband, a solution that leverages the power and speed of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network to deliver high-speed, in-home Internet access for residential broadband, particularly in areas where Internet options are limited or are not currently available.

Verizon Wireless has invested more than $1.4 billion on its Upstate New York network since 2000, including more than $158 million in 2011, to increase coverage and capacity on behalf of its customers.

The company's 4G LTE network is currently available to more than 75 percent of the U.S. population in more than 370 markets nationwide. 

When customers travel outside of a 4G LTE coverage area, 4G LTE devices automatically connect to Verizon Wireless' 3G network, where available, enabling customers to stay connected from coast to coast.  Verizon Wireless' 3G network is the most reliable high-speed data network in the country and allows customers in 3G coverage areas who purchase 4G LTE devices today to take advantage of 4G LTE speeds when the faster network becomes available in their area, or when they travel to areas already covered by 4G LTE. 

Visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/lte for a full list of 4G LTE markets and additional information on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  For street-level detail of coverage and more, please visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/4GLTE.

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.

SOURCE  Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: John O'Malley, +1-585-321-7264 or +1-585-261-5899, john.omalley@verizonwireless.com, http://twitter.com/VZWjohno; or Meredith Dropkin, +1-315-413-4293, mdropkin@mower.com

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

Maxim's 40G Chipset Reduces Power Consumption and Boosts Data-Center Throughput

Maxim Integrated Products' 4-channel QSFP+ transmitter supplies 4x the bandwidth, at less power, and in only 1.5x the area of a single-channel solution.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) announces a 40G transmitter chipset that provides data centers with 4x the data throughput, at very low power, and in little more space than conventional single-channel alternatives. The new 4-channel 40GBASE-LR4 QSFP+ chipset comprises the MAX3948 DC-coupled laser driver and the DS4830 optical microcontroller.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120117/SF36500LOGO)

Data centers and data communication networks need to significantly increase data density while staying within their already constrained power budgets. Maxim's QSFP+ transmitter solution addresses both challenges. The QSFP+ modules supply 4x the data throughput in only 1.5x the area of a single-channel SFP+ solution. Equally important, Maxim's chipset enables 4 x 10Gbps QSFP+ modules to consume less power per channel than single SFP+ modules. Service providers and network operators can now enjoy the benefits of a low-power solution that extends system life, reduces operational expense, and conserves valuable energy resources.

MAX3948 Key Advantages:

    --  Consumes less than 2W for 4 transmit channels, enabling less than 3.5W
        QSFP+ module power consumption.
    --  DC-coupled laser interface (patent-pending, application number
        13/352,011) reduces power consumption and external component count.
DS4830 Key Advantages:

    --  On-chip 13-bit ADC with dedicated round-robin offloads 16-bit
        microcontroller core and lowers clock speed; saves 75mW to 100mW
        compared to competitive solutions.
    --  Single-cycle multiply accumulator (MAC) allows DS4830 to speed through
        filter calculations and easily maintain four average power control (APC)
        loops.
Commentary:

    --  "Power consumption has emerged as the single most critical constraint in
        today's data center," said Karen Liu, Principal Analyst at Ovum. "It
        limits density and performance which, in turn, determine cost. Maxim's
        chip innovation tackles this key problem."
    --  "The MAX3948 and DS4830 demonstrate Maxim's innovative approach to
        integration. This chipset resolves power-density limitations in
        data-center interconnects by utilizing DC coupling to the laser," said
        Dr. Andrew Sharratt, Senior Business Manager at Maxim Integrated
        Products. "This transmitter solution meets all QSFP+ requirements and
        provides minimum power dissipation."
Availability and Pricing:

MAX3948

    --  Available in a 3mm x 3mm, 16-pin TQFN package.
    --  Specified for the -40°C to +95°C temperature range.
    --  Pricing starts at $5 (1000-up, FOB USA).
DS4830

    --  Available in a 5mm x 5mm, 40-pin TQFN package.
    --  Pricing starts at $2.85 (1000-up, FOB USA).
For more details, please click here. For hi-res images, click here. A reference design is available upon request.

About Maxim Integrated Products
Maxim makes highly integrated analog and mixed-signal semiconductors. Maxim reported revenue of approximately $2.4 billion for fiscal 2012. For more information, go to http://www.maxim-ic.com.

Contact: Ferda Millan

(408) 601-5429

ferda.millan@maxim-ic.com

SOURCE  Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

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Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

Web Site: http://www.maxim-ic.com

VOCO Announces New International Distribution Partners

Navvo, Creators of VOCO Forms Agreements with Many Countries Globally

MINNETONKA, Minn., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Navvo is launching the VOCO Wireless Multi-Zone Media System, worldwide.  The VOCO team has completed agreements for worldwide distribution in several countries including Australia's QualiFi PTY, France's Pilote Films, Russia's Synergenta, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg with House of Music, Switzerland's Domo Supply, and has appointed a national agency to help VOCO launch in Canada. 

"We are positioning VOCO for significant worldwide penetration.  Consumers do not want to settle for half a solution when they can get the ultimate experience that allows them to easily listen and watch their favorite performances in any room using VOCO," said Tom Gotuzzo, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.  "We anticipate announcing several more distribution relationships shortly." 

"What VOCO is doing with their product offering is simply revolutionary," stated Michael Henriksen, CEO of QualiFi. "We are very impressed with what VOCO is doing with wirelessly streaming music and video and we will be doing extremely well with VOCO," added Philippe Loupias, Managing Director of Pilote Films in France.

"We continue to create disruptive technology products which provide fast and easy access to the music and videos consumers want," said Wade Fenn, Founder and CEO of Navvo.  "Combining our voice search with the ability to stream up to 1080p HD video creates meaningful differentiation in the streaming media category." 

VOCO will be showcasing current, new and future products at CEDIA Expo 2012 in Indianapolis, September 5(th) - September 8(th )at Booth# 513.  See more at myvoco.com or contact matthew@navvo.com to set up a meeting.

About Navvo

Founded in 2004, Navvo created VOCO, the first voice controlled wireless media system.  VOCO takes dead aim at making music and video easier to access, manage, and play using their Voice feature for retrieval of content.  With our free Android® or Apple® APP, VOCO allows you to ask for music or videos and stream them throughout the home.  Access music from your smart-device, iPods, mp3 players, USB storage drives, iTunes®, or the cloud with over 50,000 internet radio stations, online music services, and YouTube® videos. Visit us at myvoco.com for more information, our newest products, and to join 'VOCO Nation' on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Pinterest.

Contact: Matthew Juaire
Email: matthew@navvo.com

SOURCE  Navvo

Navvo

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

EMC VFCache First to Deduplicate Server Flash Cache

Drives New Levels of Efficiency with Deduplication; Interoperable with VMware vSphere vMotion; Builds Foundation for Integration with EMC VMAX

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VMworld --

News Summary:

    --  EMC VFCache(TM) solution delivers in-line deduplication of cached
        data--an industry first.
    --  EMC VFCache is now interoperable with VMware((TM) )vSphere(®)
        vMotion(®) technology.
    --  EMC VFCache delivers new capabilities that form the foundation for
        integration with the EMC(®) VMAX(®) Family.
    --  Significant VFCache hardware and software updates improve performance
        and capacity, including support for Cisco UCS Blade Servers.
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Full Story:

EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today at VMworld(® )2012 set a new benchmark for enterprise Flash efficiency by delivering in-line cache deduplication on EMC(®) VFCache(TM), a server Flash caching solution that turbo-charges performance in mission-critical Oracle, Microsoft and SAP application environments--up to 3X in some cases. EMC also extended its leadership in VMware environments, with new interoperability between VFCache and VMware(®) vSphere(®) vMotion to enable seamless and flexible movement of virtual machines in environments accelerated by VFCache. EMC continues to invest in the industry's most comprehensive Flash portfolio, delivering all the performance benefits of Flash without sacrificing the benefits of network storage--high availability, disaster recovery, data integrity, and reliability. This unique approach is why EMC shipped a record amount of Flash capacity in the second quarter of 2012.

Technology Highlights:

    --  More Efficient: EMC is leveraging its leadership in deduplication for
        backup environments and applying that expertise to caching. With the
        addition of in-line deduplication of cached data for a larger effective
        cache, the cache size of VFCache is significantly increased in
        environments with applications leveraging high deduplication gains. This
        capability delivers better cost per gigabyte and extends the life
        expectancy of the card.
    --  Deeper Integration: VFCache is now more deeply integrated at the
        virtual, storage and server levels to maximize mission-critical
        application environments. VFCache now delivers:
        --  Automation of VMware vSphere vMotion environments for efficient
            administration. VFCache interoperability with vSphere vMotion makes
            it faster and easier to achieve continuous up-time and fluid
            operations, complete environment maintenance, and enable seamless
            migrations--helping customers accelerate their journey to the cloud.
            Through the EMC VSI plug-in for VMware vCenter((TM)), EMC enables
            VMware administrators to handle other priority tasks, and ensures
            business continuity with no system downtime when migrating
            operations.
        --  Simplified management, more streamlined operations, and greater
            visibility into operational information. EMC VFCache contains the
            foundational capabilities to provide EMC VMAX storage administrators
            with more operational information, such as VFCache's relationships
            to specific LUNS, more performance statistics, and error condition
            reporting. These capabilities will support superior storage
            management relative to other solutions in the industry, and
            represent another key step toward EMC's vision of high performance
            automated tiered storage.  Customers continue to benefit from
            VFCache's turbocharged performance with the protection for which EMC
            storage is trusted around the world. EMC is also committed to
            integrating VFCache with the rest of EMC's storage
            portfolio--including EMC VNX((TM))--in 2013.
        --  Support for Cisco's upcoming offering of LSI's customized PCIe Flash
            mezzanine cards for UCS B-Series Blade Servers (announced in May
            2012).
    --  Better Performance: The latest version of VFCache supports multiple PCIe
        cards per server and delivers more capacity options--with support for
        new 700GB PCIe cards--to cache larger working sets and offer greater
        performance to customers. In addition, EMC continues to optimize and
        advance the performance of demanding enterprise workloads by lowering
        latency through tuning of the VFCache caching algorithms.
In addition to VFCache, customers with mixed workloads can choose from EMC's hybrid arrays armed with EMC FAST(TM) (Fully Automated Storage Tiering) technology that automates the movement of "hot" data onto Flash drives and moves "cold" data to high-capacity drives. For VDI or test and development environments with 100% "hot" data, customers will be able to leverage all-Flash arrays that will deliver the raw performance required with innovative new technologies from "Project X" through EMC's acquisition of XtremIO (announced in May 2012). For persistent data stores with performance intensive workloads--including high-frequency trading or online gaming--EMC will offer "Project Thunder," a server network attached appliance built entirely of high-speed PCIe Flash (announced in February 2012).

Availability

Deduplication and other new VFCache enhancements are available today through EMC and its channel partners.

Customer Quotes:

Henrik Sorensen, SAP Operations Manager at L'Oreal Danmark SNS

"L'Oreal has made cosmetics for a century--and we are the worldwide cosmetic leader. We manage 27 global brands that are distributed throughout 130 countries. Information is gold to us--and drives our ability to innovate. The benefits of Flash technology are a key piece of L'Oreal SNS IT strategy. We use VFCache to boost the performance of our SAP application environment. With a powerful capability like deduplication--support for higher capacity drives--and VMware affinity, EMC is delivering L'Oreal SNS with an even better, faster and simpler way to achieve peak performance results for our mission-critical applications."

Scott Heffner, Network Operations Manager, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital

"Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has evolved and grown since its doors opened in 1906. We are now one of the largest acute care hospitals in the Seacoast region of New Hampshire and Southern Maine.  Data is central to delivering the best care possible to patients, which is why we rely on EMC technologies--including VMAX 10K, EMC RecoverPoint(TM), Avamar(®), and Data Domain(®) solutions--in a VMware virtualized environment.  With new VFCache support for Cisco UCS blade servers, we will use VFCache in our virtual EMC VMAX environment to achieve the performance required of our demanding IT needs. One thing hasn't changed since 1906, and that is that the patient is still the center of our timeless tradition of providing compassionate and comprehensive care--EMC technologies help enable us to deliver exactly that."

Industry Analyst Quote:

Jeff Janukowicz, Research Director, Solid State Drives and Hard Drive Components, IDC

"IDC expects that annual Flash capacity shipped in the enterprise will grow by 20X by 2016 thanks to the ever-growing number of applications, the digitization of data, cloud and Big Data. Storage I/O is a critical performance bottleneck for many data intensive applications. Flash is the essential ingredient in the industry's race for application speed. With these latest updates to EMC VFCache, EMC is delivering efficiency that didn't previously exist for the customer. This addition to its comprehensive Flash portfolio is an important evolution."

Partner Quotes:

Eric Kaplan,VP Engineering at Ahead

"Ahead enables companies to take advantage of key technologies driving the next-generation data center. As our clients' trusted technology advisor, we partner with EMC to provide best-of-breed products and services to our customers, providing the support and direction they need to make IT a competitive advantage for their business.  EMC VFCache helps our customers' applications reach the performance they need while delivering the data protection their business demands.  With added capabilities for deduplication and user-initiated VMware vMotion, VFCache delivers new levels of efficiencies to our customers."

Steve Gillaspy, Sr. Director Product Management Unified Computing Systems, Cisco

"Flash storage has proven to be a very disruptive and opportunistic technology to drive application performance.  We are working with EMC and other partners to continue to deliver solutions that help to enable our customers to run their mission-critical applications faster. With EMC VFCache and Cisco UCS Blade Servers, customers are finding a simpler way to drive efficiency and productivity in the data center."

Gary Green, Vice President, Global Strategic Alliances, VMware

"VFCache interoperability with VMware vMotion is about simplicity and automation for our customers. We're committed to delivering customers flexibility, efficiency and choice. As virtual environments continue to grow--and become more complex--it is interoperability  like VFCache and vMotion, as well as continued innovation in PCIe Flash, that will address what customers need to handle the IT transformation occurring in the market today."

EMC Quote:

Mark Sorenson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Flash Business Unit, EMC

"Since 2008 EMC has led the market in enterprise Flash innovation--setting in motion the industry's move to Flash enabled storage arrays. EMC is uniquely positioned to help customers take advantage of Flash technology, and we continue to invest and innovate to offer purpose-built solutions for specific use cases and deployment options. Our approach is 'no-compromise'--offering hybrid Flash enabled storage arrays, Flash in the server, and Flash via the network. With the addition of deduplication, VMware interoperability, and performance enhancements to VFCache, we're yet again setting the pace for the industry--and delivering customers--the most optimized and efficient offering."

Additional Resources:

    --  Read the Demartek evaluation report
    --  Read the VFCache data sheet
    --  Read about VFCache in virtualized Oracle environments
    --  Connect with EMC via Twitter,  Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn
About EMC

EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing.  Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset -- information -- in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found at http://www.EMC.com.

EMC, EMC RecoverPoint, EMC VFCache, Avamar, Data Domain, FAST, VMAX and VNX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and other countries.  All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Katryn McGaughey, +1-508-293-7717, katryn.mcgaughey@emc.com

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

Providea Conferencing Launches LegalStream Service at ILTA 2012, Helping Legal Professionals Record Video Conferences and Presentations for Live and On-Demand Access

CAMARILLO, Calif., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Providea Conferencing, LLC, a leading global provider of visual collaboration and telepresence technology solutions today announces the launch of a new managed service offering, Providea LegalStream, enabling law firms to leverage video conference meetings beyond real-time by capturing, streaming and sharing live or recorded content.

Legal professionals in today's fast-paced world face the challenges of communicating with the people in their world -- clients, witnesses, research sources and business associates.  Developed and designed with the legal professional in mind, Providea LegalStream helps attorneys and legal administrators cost-effectively promote alignment, distribute training and education, and create new client engagement models.

Video collaboration continues to attract a high level of interest and investment across the legal industry. Providea's LegalStream Service empowers attorneys with advanced capabilities that take collaboration to a whole new level -- whether it's organizational updates, client training sessions, continuing legal education (CLE) or depositions, Providea LegalStream simplifies the process of capturing and sharing content within and beyond the organization.

"Listening to our customers and responding to their needs has always been a part of our philosophy here at Providea -- it's how we started this company and what has led to our success," said Todd Luttinger, President and CEO of Providea Conferencing. "Providea LegalStream not only helps our customers share knowledge and enhance communication across their organization -- it also helps them realize a greater return on their video conferencing investment."

About Providea:
Headquartered in Camarillo, CA, with offices nationwide and internationally in the United Kingdom, Providea Conferencing is a leading global provider of visual collaboration and telepresence technology solutions.  End-to-end expertise encompasses video endpoints, infrastructure, multimedia, UC Integration and a strong portfolio of network, professional and managed service offerings.  Representing the top manufacturers and network carriers in the industry, including Cisco, Polycom, LifeSize, AT&T and Masergy, we are uniquely positioned in the video conferencing and telepresence marketplace as a true single-vendor solution provider.  Today, Providea brings video conferencing solutions to thousands of customers spanning across a range of industries including financial, legal, technology, healthcare, entertainment, education and state and local government agencies.

Providea Conferencing, LLC, the Providea logo and other Providea marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Providea Conferencing, LLC. For more information on Providea visit http://www.provideallc.com

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CONTACT: Amy Jones, Sr. Director, Marketing, Providea Conferencing, LLC, +1-805-419-2950, ajones@provideallc.com

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

Women's Fashion Blog and Online Store Launches Just in Time to Display This Season's Fashion

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ohio-based Internet Company, http://www.WomensFashion.ShopBuyNEnjoy.com, today introduced its new fashion blog and online store for women.

Founder and President of http://www.WomensFashion.ShopBuyNEnjoy.com, Margaret Hess, said, "We're excited to give women a straight forward website surrounding women's fashion and products. Visitors of our site know exactly what they are looking for, this season's styles and deals, and we're happy to lead them directly to it!"

The fashion blog found at http://www.WomensFashion.ShopBuyNEnjoy.com will share seasonal fashion trends, product reviews, fashion tips and more. The online store available at http://www.WomensFashion.ShopBuyNEnjoy.com is an affiliate retail store and offers a variety of women's products including designer glasses, jeans, tops, dresses, blazers and jackets, skirts, designer bracelets, designer shoes, and accessories.

Products are updated periodically as new items become available, and the Company looks forward to further expanding product categories as it grows. Products are sold by major e-commerce affiliate retailers such as Amazon.com. All transactions and customer service is managed by the affiliate retailers.

For more information on women's fashion, products, and this new website, visit http://www.WomensFashion.ShopBuyNEnjoy.com.

SOURCE  http://www.WomensFashion.ShopBuyNEnjoy.com

http://www.WomensFashion.ShopBuyNEnjoy.com

CONTACT: Michelle Boyd, +1-813-247-3278

Web Site: http://womensfashion.shopbuynenjoy.com

Trend Micro(TM) Deep Security 9 Enables Organizations to Extend from Their Data Center to the Public Cloud

CUPERTINO, Calif., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at VMworld® 2012, Trend Micro Incorporated (TSE: 4704; TYO 4704), the global leader in cloud security, announced the latest version of its comprehensive server security platform designed to provide server, application and data security across physical, virtual and cloud environments. Deep Security 9 is specifically designed to maximize the return on investment in virtualization and cloud technologies for large and small enterprises, as well as managed service providers with an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) practice. 

While previous versions of Deep Security have already delivered on the innovation and market leadership in virtualization security with an agentless security platform designed specifically for VMware® environments, Deep Security 9 offers additional performance and ease-of-use enhancements to the agentless architecture.  At the same time, Deep Security 9 extends the power of the Deep Security server security platform to the public and hybrid cloud, enabling organizations to dynamically instantiate workloads in this environment while still maintaining the highest levels of security and compliance.

"More and more data centers are becoming virtualized or moving to a public or hybrid cloud, " said Steve Quane, chief product officer, Trend Micro.  "Deep Security offers VMware customers intrusion prevention, integrity monitoring, and virtual patching on an agentless basis in addition to agentless AV.  It allows customers to securely extend their data center and private cloud workloads to public and hybrid clouds, so they can recognize even greater agility and cost savings."

Deep Security leverages both agentless and agent-based protection mechanisms to automatically and efficiently secure virtual servers and desktops, and private and public clouds and accelerate ROI.  Comprised of anti-malware, web reputation, firewall, intrusion prevention, integrity monitoring and log inspection technologies in one integrated solution; the solution protects mission critical enterprise applications and data from data breaches and business disruptions without expensive emergency patching. Deep Security 9 also enables cost-effective compliance to many regulations such as PCI DSS 2.0, HIPAA, NIST and SAS 70.

"We're very happy to see Trend Micro continuing to work closely with VMware to bring customers the benefits of advanced security for virtual and cloud environments," saidParag Patel, vice president, Global Strategic Alliances, VMware. "Trend Micro developed Deep Security 9 with VMware in mind by including integrations with VMware vCenter(TM), vSphere Endpoint(TM) and vCloud Director®, and providing improved manageability of security in VMware environments."

What's NEW in Trend Micro Deep Security 9

Integration into vCloud Director and Amazon Web Services, as well as a unified management console, enables organizations to extend their data center security to workloads in VMware vCloud® and Amazon-based public cloud workloads enforcing the same corporate policies across both environments and managing the security of both environments through a single pane of glass.

Support for latest VMware releases - vSphere 5.1 and vCloud Networking and Security 5.1
Deep Security 9 will support VMware vSphere® 5.1 and vCloud Networking and Security(TM) (vCNS).   This release will mark the product's 4th generation of integration with VMware products. 

Enhancements to Deep Security Agentless Platform to include improved performance through VMware ESX® level caching and deduplication, and recommendation scans that take the guesswork out of tuning security policies.

Hypervisor integrity monitoring in Deep Security 9 extends security and compliance of virtualized systems to the hypervisor.  By utilizing Intel TPM/TXT technology, Deep Security 9 is able to monitor for any unauthorized changes to the hypervisor thereby helping organizations meet evolving compliance requirements like PCI DSS Virtualization Guidelines.

Deep Security 9has an agile multi-tenant architecture for software-defined data centers and providers that enables logical separation of tenant policies and data, allows delegation and self-service for tenants, and supports elastic cloud-scaling with automated deployment and provisioning of Deep Security components.  RESTful management APIs also facilitates extensibility and integration into modern cloud infrastructure.

Supporting quotes:

Adam Bari, managing director, IPM Technology Consultants

"As an IT consulting firm, partnerships are an integral part of our solutions arsenal. We look for partners, like Trend Micro, that are at the forefront of their industry, pioneering technologies that inspire new approaches to business solutions. Trend Micro's latest Deep Security 9 release delivers a suite of innovative performance and ease-of-use enhancements that will enable us to offer clients a more robust and dynamic solution to secure their data across all key points - from the server to the cloud. We look forward to partnering with Trend Micro and giving our client's access to leading-edge security solutions."

Bill Gillis, CIO, Beth Israel Deaconess Physician Organization

"We are Deep Security customers and we look forward to version 9's 'single pane of glass' view for virtualization and cloud, with its simplified multi-tenancy support, lowered operating costs and improved managed services business model."

Pricing & Availability for North America

Deep Security 9 is available in the Winter of 2012. Pricing is based on a per server model and also depends on the number of modules licensed.

About Trend Micro:

Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704;TSE: 4704), the global cloud securityleader, creates a world safe for exchanging digital information with its Internet content security and threat management solutions for businesses and consumers.  A pioneer in server security with over 20 years' experience, we deliver top-ranked client, server and cloud-based security that fits our customers' and partners' needs, stops new threats faster, and protects data in physical, virtualized and cloud environments. Powered by the industry-leading Trend Micro(TM) Smart Protection Network(TM) cloud computing security infrastructure, our products and services stop threats where they emerge - from the Internet. They are supported by 1,000+ threat intelligence experts around the globe. 

Additional information about Trend Micro Incorporated and the products and services are available at Trend Micro.com. This Trend Micro news release and other announcements are available at http://newsroom.trendmicro.com/  and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.trendmicro.com/rss.   Or follow our news on Twitter at @TrendMicro.

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CONTACT: Andrea Mueller, Trend Micro, Public Relations, andrea_mueller@trendmicro.com

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

Simon & Schuster's audiobook catalogue to be released in High Definition

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Max Sound Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: MAXD) the HD Audio Company that is substantially improving the sound in music, movies, video games, television and mobile devices announced today that it will release MAXD HD versions of Simon & Schuster's catalogue of audiobook titles at the Company's maxdonline.comstore in October 2012.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120828/DA63541LOGO)

"MAXD gives the audiobook consumer a CD quality sound in an MP3 size - saving time, money and device space while delivering the very best audio that sounds live," said James C. Place, V.P. of Business Development at Max Sound.

ABOUT SIMON & SCHUSTER

Simon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is known for delivering information and entertainment, in all printed, digital, and audio formats, to a worldwide audience of readers.

ABOUT MAX SOUND CORPORATION

MAXD is to audio what HD (High Definition) is to video. The MAXD(TM) Process can convert any audio file to high definition quality while significantly reducing the file size. 

Max Sound® and MAXD(TM) are registered trademarks and Patent Pending technologies wholly owned by Max Sound Corporation.  All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
Statements in this press release which are not purely historical, including statements regarding Max Sound's intentions, beliefs, expectations, representations, projections, plans or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the risks associated with the effect of changing economic conditions, trends in the products markets, variations in the company's cash flow or adequacy of capital resources, market acceptance risks, technical development risks, and other risk factors. The company cautions investors not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Max Sound disclaims any obligation and does not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking statements in this press release.

Max Sound Corporation Contact: John Blaisure ?or Jimmy Place, Phone: 888-777-1987, ?
Email: john@maxsound.com & jimmyp@maxsound.com or visit us http://www.maxsound.com

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Cisco and EMC Take "Three Paths to the Cloud" Strategy to the Next Level

New Joint Reference Architectures, Aligned Channel Incentives and Integrated Customer Support Accelerate VSPEX Momentum

New Offerings Support VCE Vblock in Delivering Customers Unmatched Cloud Infrastructure Choice and Flexibility

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VMworld -- Cisco and EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today announced further collaboration to help accelerate IT transformation by providing customers with unrivaled choice and flexibility via "three paths to the cloud" -- custom-design infrastructure, validated reference architectures, and pre-integrated converged infrastructure.  Cisco(®) and EMC(®) introduced new joint reference architectures, aligned channel partner incentives, and integrated customer support to speed customers' path to the cloud.

Building on a decade-long partnership, Cisco and EMC now provide enterprise and service provider customers with an unmatched menu of options to build cloud infrastructure.  The "three paths to the cloud" include:

    --  Implement a custom-designed infrastructure with best-of-breed products
    --  Install validated, easy-to-deploy reference architectures with Cisco
        solutions for EMC VSPEX(TM) Proven Infrastructure
    --  Purchase a pre-integrated converged infrastructure with VCE(TM)
        Vblock(TM) System.
Partnership Highlights:

    --  The two new Cisco® Validated Designs (CVD) for EMC VSPEX are unified
        computing reference architectures tailored to SMB and mid-market
        customers.  Designed to accelerate the journey to the private cloud, the
        CVDs are Cisco Solutions for EMC VSPEX for Microsoft Hyper-V
        Architectures and Cisco Solutions for EMC VSPEX for VMware vSphere 5.0
        Architectures.
    --  More than 200 Cisco and EMC Velocity(TM) channel partners within the
        global VSPEX community have been trained to resell and deploy EMC VSPEX
        with Cisco Unified Data Center.
    --  Cisco and EMC have also aligned their channel incentive structures to
        simplify the process of accruing incentives and boost partner
        profitability.
    --  Cisco and EMC have implemented a customer support framework for VSPEX
        for collaborative case management.
    --  VCE -- Cisco and EMC's joint venture with VMware -- pioneered a
        groundbreaking integrated data center offering with end-to-end vendor
        visibility, enabling the leading time-to-market and one of the lowest
        TCO for converged cloud infrastructure.
    --  VCE's fully productized converged infrastructure standardizes processes
        and life cycle management to significantly improve application
        availability and enable VCE's unique seamless support experience.
    --  VCE continues to gain traction in enterprise data centers as well as in
        cloud service providers with hundreds of VCE Vblock Systems in
        production at mission-critical data centers worldwide.
    --  VCE demand continues its strong growth in the most recent fiscal quarter
        and remains on track to reach a $1 billion revenue run rate.
Customer Quotes:

Rajinder Gill, Group Finance Director, Minor, Weir & Willis Ltd

"Our business needed a complete network and infrastructure upgrade in order to implement a new ERP system. VSPEX was an obvious fit for our environment and working closely with Synapse, we reduced our deployment and integration time. The prior validation work performed by Cisco, EMC and Synapse on VSPEX reduced our risk and complexity. Because of the tight integration between EMC, Cisco and VSPEX, we have decided to leverage the VSPEX platform as the primary core of our network and infrastructure for all current and future applications."

Indu Kodukula, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, SunGard Availability Service

"We want to devote our IT resources to developing new innovative automation tools for high-availability services, not building out infrastructure. The pre-integrated Vblock System architecture relieves our staff from having to make different vendors and solutions work together."

Channel Partner Quotes:

Joe Coxon, Business Development Manager, Synapse

"Many of the customers we work with want to deploy a cloud, but aren't quite sure how to do so quickly and easily.  VSPEX is a powerful solution that helps us deploy clouds for our customers quickly and efficiently. By leveraging our expert understanding of client requirements, and Cisco's and EMC's industry-leading technologies, we can deliver a complete solution that matches our customers' business needs."

Dave Hart, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Presidio

"We deliver the ultimate in choice and flexibility to our customers by offering solutions based on EMC and Cisco technologies.  We're seeing a lot of demand for Vblock Systems with larger enterprise and service provider customers and VSPEX configurations allow us to reach a broader market.  Both enable us to provide our unique expertise and differentiated value to help customers meet their business requirements."

Cisco Quote: 

Rick Snyder, Vice President, Global and Strategic Partners, Cisco

"Cisco and EMC partner every day in the engineering labs and in the field, helping customers around the world transform their data centers and strengthen their business. Through VCE we've unleashed market-moving innovation through the pre-engineered, pre-integrated Vblock Systems.  Now, we're working together to meet customer demand with Cisco Validated Designs for EMC VSPEX and aligned channel incentives to accelerate VSPEX adoption."

EMC Quote: 

Josh Kahn, Vice President, Solutions Marketing, EMC Corporation

"VCE enables customers to standardize on a converged infrastructure solution, dramatically accelerating their journey to the cloud. We are very pleased with VCE's momentum and the benefits it is delivering to customers around the world. Building upon this, we are very excited to accelerate our partnership with Cisco on VSPEX to address market requirements for best-of-breed reference architectures offered exclusively via the channel. Channel partners are seeking solutions that reduce complexity and simplify the deployment for their customers."

Additional Resources:

Related Links

    --  Cisco Solution for EMC VSPEX for Microsoft Hyper-V Architectures
    --  Cisco Solution for EMC VSPEX for VMware vSphere 5.0 Architectures
    --  Learn more about EMC VSPEX
    --  Learn more about Vblock Systems
Follow Cisco Online:

    --  Connect with Cisco via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn.
    --  Join the Cisco Worldwide Channels conversation on Twitter, Facebook, and
        Cisco Channels Blog
    --  Follow @VCE on Twitter
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    --  EMC Community Network: To view everything EMC at VMworld, visit
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        follow EMC on Twitter at @CloudEMC and @EMCCorp and join the
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About EMC

EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is the world's leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at http://www.emc.com.

Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. A listing of Cisco's trademarks can be found at http://www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.

EMC, EMC VSPEX and EMC Velocity are trademarks or registered trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and other countries. VCE and Vblock are registered trademarks or trademarks of VCE Company LLC or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company.

EMC Forward-looking Statement

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

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CONTACT: Melissa Felton of Cisco, +1-847-678-7628, melang@cisco.com or Julie Quattro of EMC, +1-408-562-1519, Julie.Quattro@emc.com

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

New EMC Storage Resource Management Suite Improves Application-to-Storage Service Level Management for Cloud Environments

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VMworld --

News Summary:

    --  New EMC Storage Resource Management (SRM) Suite delivers one of the
        industry's most comprehensive application-to-storage management, for
        common insight into service level management, priorities and tasks as
        customers build their cloud infrastructure.
    --  The SRM Suite combines EMC ProSphere, EMC Storage Configuration Advisor,
        and recently acquired EMC Watch4net into a single, easily consumable
        monitoring and reporting package that offers performance, capacity and
        configuration management at scale for EMC and select third party storage
        arrays for both file and block.
Follow EMC at VMworld:

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        https://community.emc.com/go/vmworld
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        follow EMC on Twitter at @CloudEMC and @EMCCorp and join the
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Full Story:

EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today announced the EMC(®) Storage Resource Management (SRM) Suite, delivering storage and application administrators application-to-storage management for cloud environments. For instance, now storage administrators can easily view what their Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server counterparts are concerned about -- enabling common insight and alignment of priorities to improve the efficiency and simplify management of the overall IT environment. The EMC SRM Suite optimizes resource investments, enabling customers to move to more agile, cloud-enabled environments.

The EMC SRM Suite is a comprehensive storage management suite comprised of EMC ProSphere(®), EMC Storage Configuration Advisor and EMC Watch4net, the most recent addition to EMC's portfolio, providing greatly improved reporting flexibility. The SRM Suite will provide performance, capacity and configuration management for EMC arrays -- including EMC VMAX(®), EMC VNX(®), EMC VPLEX(®), EMC Isilon(®), and EMC DataDomain(® )-- as well as select third party storage arrays for both file and block.

Virtualization enables businesses of all sizes to simplify management, control costs and guarantee uptime. However, virtualized environments also add layers of complexity to the IT infrastructure that reduce visibility and can complicate the management of storage resources. The SRM Suite attacks these layers -- simply -- by providing visibility into the physical and virtual relationships, which are essential to ensure consistent service levels. As customers build out their cloud infrastructure, the EMC SRM Suite will help organizations ensure service levels while optimizing IT resources -- both key attributes of successful cloud deployments.

Technology Highlights:

Key features of the EMC SRM Suite include:

    --  Dynamic real-time reporting: increased visibility of all resources and
        performance dependencies from the application to the host, down to the
        storage array.
    --  Metric correlation: analyze application performance through trending and
        threshold notifications and correlate these with storage metrics.
    --  Service-level compliance: manage and respond to service-level deviations
        through custom thresholds and dashboards across heterogeneous storage.
    --  FAST VP (Fully Automated Storage Tiering for Virtual Pools)
        optimization: analyze the usage of FAST to meet customer-defined
        performance and chargeback policies by application.
    --  Storage service alignment: analyze storage workload trends to align
        storage tiers to application service levels.
    --  Configuration compliance: automatically validate configurations,
        leveraging the EMC Support Matrix and customer-defined design best
        practices.

Industry Analyst Quote:

Bob Laliberte, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group

"The EMC SRM Suite is helping customers continue to transform themselves into cloud-enabled businesses simply and cost-effectively. Companies need to ensure that the appropriate service levels are being delivered to a wide range of applications, even with rapidly growing, changing and complex IT environments. With the SRM Suite, EMC is helping businesses understand the big picture of how storage impacts their applications--a critical ability for any company with highly virtualized/cloud environments."

Customer Quotes:

Johan Marais, Storage & Virtualization Administrator, Discovery Holding, LTD.

"The combination of these three products will allow us to have a full 360 degree view of our storage infrastructure.  ProSphere has given us great insight into our current storage environment capacity and performance wise. Adding Storage Configuration Advisor will allow us to have a better hold on storage changes and assist us in applying recommended standards. Completing the solution with Watch4net will give us sight into application health and performance all the way to the storage layer allowing us to adhere to stricter SLA's."

Sarel Theron, Senior SAN Engineer, Cloud Data Management, Internet Solutions

"With the rapid data growth we are experiencing, we must understand our existing as well as future workloads to make sure we are applying the right technology to meet service levels.  To do so, we have to understand the relationships, dependencies and impact of systems connecting to storage in real-time.   We need one of those 'vital signs' monitors you get in a hospital connected to our SAN.  EMC's new SRM Suite appears to be just that."

EMC Executive Quote:

Amitabh Srivastava, President, Advanced Storage Division, EMC

"By analyzing performance, capacity and configuration compliance in a simple and easy-to-manage suite, EMC is offering customers a better way to maximize their storage investments. As organizations adopt cloud enabling technologies like VMware and FAST VP to create a more agile infrastructure, this new suite provides the visibility and control that ensure application service levels while optimizing storage resources to control costs.  It also gives customers the flexibility to manage EMC or third party arrays with file or block storage."

Availability

The EMC SRM Suite is available today worldwide through EMC and EMC channel partners with support for EMC VMAX, EMC VNX and select third party arrays. EMC VPLEX, EMC Isilon and EMC DataDomain will be supported in an upcoming release.

Additional Resources:

    --  Managed View Blog Post Blog Post
    --  EMC SRM solution overview
    --  Connect with EMC via Twitter,  Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn

About EMC

EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing.  Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset -- information -- in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found at http://www.EMC.com.

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