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Ubiquity Corp Acquires Invicta Alliance Partners In A Multi-Million Dollar Stock Deal

IRVINE, Calif., Aug.13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ubiquity has acquired the Immersive gaming company Invicta Alliance Partners in a multi-million dollar stock deal. Ubiquity acquired the rights and assets of one of the most technologically sophisticated immersive platforms in the world.

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"Invicta is the perfect match for our immersive patent strategy", said Ubiquity's CEO Chris Carmichael. "Deployment across the Ubiquity platform will change the way business is transacted both now and in the future."

Invicta is a social, commerce & casual gaming platform that has adapted key features and user preferences to create a fully integrated, comprehensive technology. When paired with Ubiquity's patents this ubiquitous technology offers an unrivaled immersive experience.

Ubiquity's immersive (3D) platform is a fully interactive, 3D, 'virtual reality' which provides users and advertisers an immersive social community experience unlike any existing web or mobile platform.

"Ubiquity's acquisition of Invicta creates a product platform with the most unique, state of the art, immersive experiences possible in any media. Our graphical detail, functionality, user response, and intuitive interface will be unlike any other experience available, whether through social media, the web, VPN, broadcast, or video. Ubiquity's integrated platform outperforms any other product or service available, and delivers effectively to all devices, including tablets, phones, televisions, and PCs" said Nick Mitsakos, Board Member of Ubiquity.

Invicta's founder Jonathan Eubanks, will be heading up Ubiquity's Immersive Division as VP of Product Development. Jonathan has led the development of some of the industry giants in gaming including Activision, Universal Interactive, Vivendi, Universal Games, Warner Bros., and Brash Entertainment. Jonathan has a strong reputation in the industry for producing games that have generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.

"Jonathan has all of the tools, drive, and creative vision to further Ubiquity's vision in the consumer's immersive experience", said SEVP of Ubiquity Connie Jordan. "He could not be a more perfect fit for the goals we are trying to accomplish."

"I am looking forward to the opportunity Ubiquity presents to me. With Ubiquity's patents and vision, the acquisition was an easy decision", said Jonathan Eubanks CEO of Invicta Alliance partners.

About Ubiquity Corporation (UC):

UC is a leading multimedia company focused on the intersection of broadband and wireless platforms for enhancing the digital lifestyle. With its corporate office in Irvine, CA, UC develops wireless and other digital applications and intellectual property for tablets, mobile phones and other devices. The company operates an over 30,000 sq. feet of best in class studio facilities for Transmedia/multiplatform production as well as the most advanced studio editing facilities available in Orange County, CA. UC has more than 60 worldwide patents and patents pending in mobile, video and digital applications including "video compression," and broadband and wireless applications. UC continues to produce and distribute live events, 3-D content, mobisodes, and has its own cross-platform distribution model to produce shows for both the online and traditional television network community. Ubiquity Corporation is the dba for Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation. For more information visit http://www.ubiquitycorp.com

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ASAE, TMG Custom Media Collaborate to Launch New Print-Plus-Digital Strategy for Associations Now Magazine

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ASAE and TMG Custom Media announce plans to re-introduce ASAE's flagship publication, Associations Now (AN), as well as launch a new AN microsite, a daily email newsletter and mobile app in October.

The new print version of AN will have a more contemporary business-magazine design, with content focused on the people who make the association community so lively. The new AssociationsNow.com will showcase up-to-the minute news stories, blogs, and other journalism geared toward the nonprofit sector.

The new daily email newsletter will deliver need-to-know headlines for association executives. Additional themed content will cover five areas: leadership, technology, membership, money and business, and meetings.

"One of the reasons why ASAE is enhancing its digital strategy is to deliver an easy online and mobile experience for our members," said ASAE President and CEO John H. Graham IV, CAE. "One of the mobile trends we have observed is people are reading publications on their mobile and tablet devices. In order to keep pace with our members' needs and expectations, it was critical for us to move into this space. This will also provide us an opportunity to raise awareness with new audiences about the role associations play in our society."

ASAE hired TMG Custom Media to help implement these initiatives. They are assisting with magazine content strategy, design, and digital strategy and implementation.

"ASAE is at the apex of forward thinking in the association marketplace," said Jane Ottenberg, co-CEO of TMG Custom Media. "We are honored and thrilled to work with ASAE to develop a 360-degree media platform for Associations Now."

ASAE members will start receiving the new daily newsletter in October. For nonmembers who would like to be notified when AssociationsNow.com goes live or to sign up to receive the new daily newsletter, visit http://www.associationsnow.com.

About TMG Custom Media

TMG creates award-winning magazines, websites, videos, social media, white papers, e-newsletters, blogs, and other content marketing products for 50 corporations, associations, and nonprofits. Its clients include corporations such as WebMD, Hilton, Northwestern Mutual, Reed Exhibitions, and CDW; associations such as ASAE: The Center of Association Leadership, the Consumer Electronics Association and the American Council of Engineering Companies; health organizations such as the American Diabetes Association, the Lupus Foundation of America, and Cleveland Clinic; educational organizations such as the American Association of Community Colleges, Georgetown University, and EDUCAUSE; and scholarly institutions such as the Brookings Institution and the Aspen Institute. TMG is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has an office in New York. The firm has won more than 700 awards for its print and online products.

About ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership

ASAE is a membership organization of more than 21,000 association executives and industry partners representing 10,000 organizations. Its members manage leading trade associations, individual membership societies and voluntary organizations across the United States and in nearly 50 countries around the world. With support of the ASAE Foundation, a separate nonprofit entity, ASAE is the premier source of learning, knowledge and future-oriented research for the association and nonprofit profession, and provides resources, education, ideas and advocacy to enhance the power and performance of the association and nonprofit community. For more information about ASAE, visit http://www.asaecenter.org.

SOURCE  ASAE

ASAE

CONTACT: Sabrina Kidwai, skidwai@asaecenter.org, +1-202-326-9505

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

Paynet Systems Mobile App Offers New Invoicing Capabilities

Merchant credit card processing services and solutions company enhances invoice and estimate options on Credit Card Machine Smartphone application.

ALPHARETTA, Ga., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Paynet Systems recently added more features to its mobile device application Credit Card Machine. Invoicing and estimate capabilities can now be created on the merchant's mobile device or online through Paynet Systems' merchant dashboard.

When merchants are ready to bill their customers, they can simply email an invoice created through the Credit Card Machine app. The invoice can include important billing information, such as the business' name, logo and contact information. It can also display the invoice number, customer's name and address, services provided and cost breakdown.

"This will help service-related businesses that use an invoicing system to streamline their routine for estimates and billing," said Jack Chevalier, president of Paynet Systems, Inc. "As a provider of merchant credit card processing services, we want to provide our clients with state-of-the-art technology that they can use to run their businesses."

Customers have the option to pay the invoice from the email received by clicking on a Pay Now button and using a credit card. The merchant will be notified if and when payment is received, with adjustments automatically made to the invoice tracking and reporting system. These invoices can be paid through a virtual credit card terminal or printed and mailed to the merchant with payment, like a traditional invoice.

The ability to provide custom invoicing and estimates on the Credit Card Machine app is free with Paynet Systems' credit card processing service.

About Paynet Systems, Inc.: Paynet Systems, Inc. (http://paynetsystems.com/) is based in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company provides merchant credit card processing solutions for businesses through wireless credit card machine services, web-based virtual credit card processing portals and mobile phone credit card machine apps. Paynet Systems' Credit Card Machine app consistently ranks in the Top 100 business applications. The app's reviews are constantly in the 4-star and 5-star rating range. It is available for most Smartphones, including Blackberry, Android and iPhone credit card processing and has surpassed 200,000 downloads.

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SOURCE  Paynet Systems, Inc.

Paynet Systems, Inc.

CONTACT: Jack Chevalier, Paynet Systems, Inc., 1-800-809-1989

Web Site: http://paynetsystems.com

Global Brands Opt for Webtrends Optimize

STAINES, England, August 13, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

          Digital Marketing Expert Doubles its Client Portfolio for Optimize in EMEA

    Webtrends (http://www.webtrends.com), the global leader in digital marketing
optimisation and relevance through real-time, unified analytics and customer intelligence,
has seen an average growth of 295% each year for the last two years, and has doubled the
client portfolio of its Optimize business across EMEA in the last 12 months.

    Webtrends Optimize (http://www.webtrends.com/products/optimize) has been selected
by a large number of Europe's biggest and best-known brands (
http://www.webtrends.com/expertise/customer-stories) to improve conversions, revenue
and brand loyalty. These include household names such as: Alitalia, Barclays, Europcar,
Hornbach, Hotels4U, Play.com, Renault and many more.

    Hotels4U, an award-winning travel website designed to make booking hotels quick and
easy 24/7, wanted to improve and simplify the search-to-book process to increase
conversions from website visits. Webtrends Optimize experts delivered an exclusive testing
package capable of detailed analysis and recommendations for website amendments. The team
built multivariate test plans that could be rolled out over a period of time to
continually improve the customer experience. Hotels4U experienced 5.52% uplift in bookings
as a result of multivariate testing.

    Steven Moore, Head of eCommerce, Hotels4U, comments on the implementation of Webtrends
Optimize: "Internal opinion about what will work best has become largely irrelevant at
Hotels4U because customer interaction and feedback now shapes the evolution of our website
as we continue to optimise the booking funnel."

    Alitalia is Italy's leading airline carrier and flies to 53 destinations in Europe and
internationally. It chose Webtrends Optimize to increase bookings via its website.

    Nicola Arnese, VP eCommerce, Alitalia, comments: "The combination of expertise and the
consultative approach provided by the Webtrends Optimize team has enabled us to increase
our bookings by 7.09%. This increase in conversions has a significant impact on our
overall results, and improves our ability to stay ahead of the competition by offering the
best service possible to our customers."

    Webtrends Optimize has been selected by these brands for their combination of
technology and digital marketing expertise. The majority of these customers have chosen a
fully managed service whereby Webtrends experts play a primary role in testing and
targeting, working side-by-side with internal teams to provide advice on the best course
of action to ensure optimal results. Brands benefit from instant results, plus the ability
to scale up and add more tests and targets without recruiting additional personnel. This
allows internal teams to learn as they go and build up their own expertise over time,
whilst tapping into a pool of experienced consultants.

    Hugh Kimber, Director EMEA & Australia - Optimize, Webtrends, comments: "Brands
increasingly understand the importance of ensuring that digital channels are always
optimised to improve conversions, revenue and brand loyalty, and we are here to help them
achieve their objectives. This is evidenced by the phenomenal growth we are seeing across
our Optimize portfolio, proving the growing recognition of the value true optimisation
delivers. Our mix of technology and expertise means that brands get all the support they
need to embark on a successful optimisation project, making us a popular choice for some
of the world's leading brands that want to see significant and continued increases in
conversions and revenue from digital channels."

    About Webtrends, Inc.

    Webtrends powers digital marketing success. Webtrends is at the forefront of real-time
digital marketing relevance and customer experience management through unified customer
intelligence. Our industry-leading analytics across mobile, social and web enables
marketers to optimise campaigns, maximise customer lifetime value and deliver highly
relevant digital brand experiences in real-time. Webtrends dramatically improve digital
marketing results for more than 3,500 global brands including, in EMEA and Internationally
, Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays, HSBC, ASOS, Orange, T-Mobile, Microsoft, BMW, Toyota,
Play.com, AllSaints, The Telegraph, and many more.

   
    For further information, please contact:

    Nadine ter Meulen, Marketing Director, EMEA, Webtrends
    Tel: +44(0)1784-415-700
    Web: http://www.webtrends.com
    Twitter: @webtrends
    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/webtrends

Source: Webtrends

Do You Qualify? Life Wireless TV spots stress eligibility requirements for Lifeline phone service subsidy

COVINGTON, Ga., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Free or discounted wireless telephone service is available to millions of low-income households through the federal Lifeline program, but proof of eligibility is required. That is the message of a public service announcement produced by Life Wireless, a Lifeline carrier, that begins airing this week in Arkansas, Maryland, Minnesota, and Missouri. 

Lifeline is a 30-year-old government program designed to keep basic telephone service within reach of low-income consumers. Under the program, eligible applicants may receive a discount on either landline or wireless service, but not both, with a limit of one benefit per household. To prove eligibility, Lifeline applicants must produce evidence of participation in assistance programs such as Medicaid or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or meet income eligibility criteria. Additional details are at http://www.lifelinesupport.org.

Life Wireless produced the public service announcement to help educate the public about the Lifeline program. "Life Wireless is committed to preserving the integrity of the Lifeline program," said Jim Carpenter, a senior vice president at Life Wireless. "Educating the public about the Lifeline program's rules and regulations helps prevent waste, fraud and abuse, and ensures that those most in need receive access to telephone service and all the opportunities and security that it affords."

About Life Wireless
LIFE WIRELESS(TM) is a Lifeline supported wireless service provided by TELRITE CORPORATION. LIFE WIRELESS(TM) offers a Lifeline discount to low income families and individuals for wireless services. To obtain LIFE WIRELESS(TM) service potential subscribers must meet certain eligibility requirements such as receiving governmental assistance or a household income that is 135% or below the federal poverty level. The specifics of what determines a potential subscriber's eligibility are specific to each state. LIFE WIRELESS(TM) service is limited to one household, and cannot be combined with any other Lifeline offering.

SOURCE  Life Wireless

Life Wireless

CONTACT: Paul Donsky, +1-404-739-0161, paul.donsky@fleishman.com

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

AppFlow Launches the World's First Crowdsourced App Discovery Platform

With iPhone app launch AppFlow is aiming to redefine app discovery

SAN FRANCISCO, August 13, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    AppFlow is revolutionizing the way people discover apps with their newly launched iOS
application. Following the success of AppFlow for Windows Phone 7 - being the largest
third party app discovery tool on the platform ers - the company has built an experience
tailored for iOS.

    With over 650.000 apps available in the iOS app store finding the ones worthy of
downloading is getting extremely difficult. AppFlow takes a fresh approach by allowing
users to take a deep dive into the App Store selection and discover new and amazing apps.

    "There are so many great things your smartphone can do with apps - and users are
simply not aware of most of this . With AppFlow our goal is to showcase how much apps can
add to your phone experience and to provide inspiration through a visually amazing
experience" said Balint Orosz, Appflow CEO. "By integrating the social layer and allowing
users to create app lists we are basically crowdsourcing the App Store model. The
difference is that Apple only showcases a handful of apps, AppFlow, however comes with
much richer content. AppFlow users can browse deep down, discovering apps the way and
finding the one to download next - which is an app they probably didn't even know existed
before."

    Deep and visually engaging browsing experience is the key for AppFlow. "Based on the
analytics of AppFlow for Windows Phone 7 we discovered that users prefer to browse and
visually inspect lots of apps before choosing to download one. We built a user interface
tailored for this experience, making AppFlow the best platform to discover new apps" -
added Laszlo Zold, AppFlow CTO.

    In AppFlow users can simply create their own App Lists such as "Great Weather Apps" or
"Best News Readers for iPhone". These App Lists are public and other users can browse them
- either from the app or via the AppFlow website. Users can also follow App Lists and when
doing so, receive notifications on new apps being added to these lists.

    Crafted by award winning designers and developers the app provides a unique and
visually rich experience for users - and makes app discovery an amazing experience.

    About AppFlow

    AppFlow is the world's first crowdsourced app discovery platform. The mission of
AppFlow is to fundamentally change how people discover apps.

    AppFlow can be downloaded at http://www.goappflow.com. You can follow us at
http://www.twitter.com/goappflow. AppFlow Inc. is based in Redwood City, California.

Source: AppFlow Inc.

Contacts: Balint Orosz, CEO, AppFlow Inc.,balint.orosz@goappflow.com,+36/20-210-7113

Everest Group Recognizes Polaris as a Star Performer and Major Contender on the PEAK Matrix

CHENNAI, India, August 13, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

                 ...For Large Banking Applications Outsourcing Relationships

    Polaris Financial Technology Ltd. (POLS.BO), a leading global Financial Technology
Company, today announced that Everest Group, a consulting and research firm on global
services, has recognised Polaris as a 'Star Performer' and 'Major Contender' on the
Everest Group PEAK Matrix for large Banking Applications Outsourcing Relationships 2012.*

    Everest Group evaluated leading global IT vendors servicing large (>$25 million),
multi-year (>3 years) applications outsourcing engagements specific to the banking sector
in terms of delivery capability and market success. It issues this report annually,
measuring procurement service providers on its proprietary Performance | Experience |
Ability | Knowledge (PEAK) Matrix.

    Everest Group designates the 'Star Performers' title to providers that demonstrate the
strongest forward movement over time on the PEAK Matrix. To assess advancements on market
success, Everest Group evaluates the performance across a number of parameters including,
yearly Average Contract Value growth, number of new contracts signed, number of contract
extensions and value of new contract signings. Advancements on capability are evaluated
across parameters including, annual growth in scale, increase in scope of services,
expansion of delivery footprint, and technology/domain specific investments.

    "Polaris significantly expanded its Applications Outsourcing client base in the
Banking sector in 2011," said Jimit Arora, Vice President, Everest Group. "The provider
has also strengthened its banking AO delivery capability through headcount ramp up and
investments in augmenting domain-specific and functional capabilities. Given this,
Polaris'movement on our banking AO PEAK Matrix is impressive and deserving of the Star
Performer status."

    Mr. Govind Singhal, Chief Operating Officer, Polaris Financial Technology Ltd., said,
"This report reiterates Polaris' Financial Technology leadership across the globe. Polaris
is one of the 4 service providers out of the 23 assessed providers which have been awarded
the 'Star Performer' rating which reinforces our strong focus and growing success in the
BFSI - Applications Outsourcing market."

    * The top-quartile performers on each of the specified parameters are identified and
the 'Star Performer' rating is awarded to the service providers with the maximum number of
top-quartile performances across all parameters and at least one area of top-quartile
performance in both market success and capability advancement.

    For more info, contact: Dwaipayan Deb +91-99625-36442; dwaipayan.d@polarisFT.com

Source: Polaris Financial Technology Ltd

NI Announces 3-D Vision in LabVIEW for Seamless Hardware and Software Integration

News Highlights

- From vision-guided motion control to high-precision imaging, NI LabVIEW system design software makes 3-D vision accessible to engineers through seamless integration of hardware and software tools for 3-D in one graphical development environment.

- With NI Vision Development Module 2012, engineers can reduce overall costs, increase system flexibility and improve performance when designing systems for robotics, inspection and surveillance applications.

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) announces 3-D vision capabilities in LabVIEW with the new NI Vision Development Module 2012. Engineers can develop a 3-D stereo vision system using any two cameras and can perform advanced inspection and control that uses depth information from 3-D vision technology. They can also use LabVIEW with third-party hardware and software tools for 3-D vision and combine 3-D images with other algorithms, such as pattern matching or object tracking, to profile stationary or moving objects.

Product Features

    --  High-precision 3-D image acquisition using new stereo vision and
        calibration algorithms in the Vision Development Module
    --  Compatibility with third-party 3-D cameras, such as SICK Ranger cameras
        that use laser triangulation technology
    --  Seamless integration of additional 3-D processing and analysis
        libraries, such as the AQSENSE SAL3D library, in the same graphical
        programming environment

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Readers can learn more by viewing these additional resources:

    --  Vision Development Module 2012 Product Page:
        http://www.ni.com/labview/vision/
    --  Case Study: http://www.ni.com/vision/applications/
    --  White Paper: http://www.ni.com/white-paper/2957/en
    --  Video: http://zone.ni.com/wv/app/doc/p/id/wv-2535

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.

Pricing and Contact Information

    Vision Development Module 2012             11500 N Mopac Expwy, Austin,
                                               Texas 78759-3504
    Priced* from $3,699; EUR3,549; YEN449,000  Tel: (800) 258-7022, Fax:
                                               (512) 683-9300
    Web: http://www.ni.com/vision                    Email: info@ni.com
    *All prices are subject to change without
     notice.
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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Swirl Launches Next Generation Mobile Shopping Platform to Reinvent In-Store Fashion Shopping Experience

BOSTON, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Swirl announced the launch of a consumer shopping platform that leverages mobile, social and web technologies to enhance the offline shopping experience, which accounts for more than 90 percent of all retail sales.  The Swirl platform brings fashion brands, styles, offers and influencers together in one place to give consumers a more efficient and engaging experience when shopping at their favorite retail stores.

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"In the past 15 years, e-commerce and mobile commerce have dramatically advanced, yet they account for less than 10 percent of all retail sales," said Swirl founder and CEO Hilmi Ozguc.  "Our goal is to reinvent the consumer shopping experience where the vast majority of transactions still take place - in the physical retail store."

Developed by a team of mobile, digital media, social marketing and e-commerce veterans, Swirl debuts with information on 100,000 fashion items and brand promotions from more than 200 of the top retailers at 30,000 store locations across the US.  Swirl offers the inspirational qualities of a fashion magazine, the connectedness of a social network, the organizational capabilities of a personal assistant, and the relevance of a custom news and offer feed - all within a location-based services format.

The platform targets fashion-savvy Millennials who love shopping but are being inundated with daily email promotions and online offers that require them to buy products without trying them on.  At the same time, Swirl appeals to time-starved working women and moms who want to find a particular style and buy it "now" without waiting for it to be shipped. 

As consumers increasingly rely on their mobile devices for information and social connectivity, Swirl is targeting the retail shopping experience for the next wave of mobile innovation, aiming to turn consumers' smartphones into personal shopping assistants.

"Over 50% of US adults now own a smartphone, which means that shoppers already have immediate access to an incredibly powerful device, no matter where they are.  We are leveraging that capability to make the entire shopping experience, from discovery and planning to in-store purchase, even more rewarding," said Ozguc.

Learn more at swirl.com or download the Swirl iPhone app.

ABOUT SWIRL

Swirl is a fast-growing technology start-up that is harnessing the power of mobile, social and web technologies to reignite consumer's love of in-store shopping.  Based in Boston and founded in 2011, the company is led by an accomplished entrepreneurial team with deep consumer mobile, digital media, social marketing and e-commerce experience.  Swirl is backed by top-tier investors including SoftBank Capital, General Catalyst Partners and Longworth Venture Partners.

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Swirl

CONTACT: Angela Pessolano, +1-617-379-5240, apessolano@cerconebrown.com

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

TalentBin Integrates with SilkRoad to Add Web-Wide Passive Candidate Discovery to OpenHire Applicant Tracking Software

SilkRoad Users Can Seamlessly Leverage TalentBin's Talent Search Engine, Easily Sourcing the Entire Professional Web to Identify Hard-to-Find Candidates, and Import Profiles Directly Into OpenHire ATS

SAN FRANCISCO and CHICAGO, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TalentBin, the talent search engine that turbo-charges talent discovery across the web, today announced full integration with SilkRoad Technology, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based social talent management solutions. Users of SilkRoad's OpenHire Applicant Tracking Software can now seamlessly leverage TalentBin's expansive talent search engine to search across social media communities, tag relevant profiles, and import new candidates into their OpenHire interface. The integration enhances SilkRoad's social recruiting capabilities, allowing hiring managers and recruiters to be even more proactive in engaging with the right candidates for the right jobs.

More than 100 leading companies, including Intuit, Groupon, Dolby, and Yahoo!, rely on TalentBin's Talent Search Engine for their social media recruiting needs. TalentBin crawls social media and industry-specific web communities to identify potential job candidates, zeroing in on pertinent career information (skills, expertise, etc.) and merging them into a single unified web resume. Organizations can now jointly use TalentBin with SilkRoad's OpenHire to proactively search, identify, and engage with the best talent the web has to offer, slashing time-to-hire and boosting quality-of-hire like never before.

"The mission of SilkRoad is to not just give our clients the most powerful and versatile end-to-end talent management solution available, but to turn their talent programs into a decisive business advantage. This is incredibly important in today's market environment, as organizations battle to attract and retain highly valuable human capital," said Flip Filipowski, CEO of SilkRoad Technology. "Adding breakthrough technologies like TalentBin to our proven human capital management (HCM) suite helps us deliver on our promise. By incorporating a powerful social recruiting capability to the pre-hire process, OpenHire users gain access to greater, more relevant candidates, within the familiar interface to which they're already accustomed, improving the speed and efficiency of talent management overall."

As part of the talent discovery process, TalentBin aggregates a candidate's "implicit" professional activity: the skills and interests they reveal across social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, Meetup, Quora, and more that might not make it to their resumes. Coupled with other industry-specific social communities like Github, Sourceforge, and Bitbucket for software engineering, for example, this bolsters passive professional profiles with information that's vital to helping recruiters determine ideal job fit. The result is a more accurate, 360-degree view of a candidate that covers everything from professional skills to personal interests. TalentBin then takes it one step further, compiling all contact information such as email addresses, Twitter handles, and more to help facilitate direct candidate engagement.

"SilkRoad's full suite of solutions does a tremendous job of managing the employee experience from recruiting to onboarding and beyond. With our laser focus on candidate discovery, we can extend this process even further on the front-end, helping recruiters find the best talent the web has to offer," said Pete Kazanjy, Co-Founder of TalentBin. "SilkRoad's OpenHire users can take advantage of this sourcing power to seamlessly push those prospective candidates into their hiring funnel - accessing more efficient, proactive recruiting across the largest candidate pool imaginable."

TalentBin offers an API for seamless integrations with a wide range of software partners. The TalentBin solution already has over 200 million candidate profiles cultivated from over 30 professional social media communities, and growing. To make TalentBin a part of your talent sourcing and acquisition strategy, visit http://www.talentbin.com.

About SilkRoad Technology, Inc.
SilkRoad is a leading global provider of cloud-based social talent management software. Their passion for creating the finest employee experience drives everything they do. The award-winning SilkRoad Life Suite is an integrated set of employer-branded TM/HCM solutions that power businesses with the latest Web 2.0 and social media innovations: OpenHire for recruiting, RedCarpet for onboarding and life events, WingSpan for performance management, GreenLight for learning management, Point and Eprise for Social Collaboration and Content, and HeartBeat for trusted HRMS. The Life Suite is ideally suited for businesses of every size because of its unique and open "start anywhere" architecture - implement the complete suite or begin with one solution and add functionality as you need it. Either way, it's the fastest path to develop more productive and empowered employees who can rapidly boost business performance. Visit silkroad.com, follow them on Twitter @SilkRoadTweets or call 866-329-3363 (U.S. toll free) or +1-336-201-5100.

About TalentBin
Based in San Francisco, TalentBin is focused on turbo-charging talent acquisition for recruiters and hiring managers with its talent search engine, turning the web into a virtually endless talent sourcing database. By crawling targeted professional networking sites to cull together composite web resumes - adding vital skills and expertise to traditionally sparse profiles - it helps make fast and definitive job matches. TalentBin has aggregated over 200,000,000 professional profiles to date, and provides user access from anywhere as a web application, as a browser plug-in for Google Chrome, or within existing Recruiting CRM, ATS, or HRIS system through an API. With staff hailing from VMWare, eBay, and LinkedIn, TalentBin is funded by First Round Capital, Charles River Ventures, and Ron Conway's SV Angel. For more, visit http://www.talentbin.com.

Press Contact:
Jennifer Herits
Resound Marketing
609-279-0050 x103
jennifer@resoundmarketing.com

Candace Lyons
SHIFT Communications
617-779-1812
PR-SilkRoad@shiftcomm.com

SOURCE  TalentBin

TalentBin

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

Ford Dealers Now Using SHOWCASE App and Apple iPad to Improve Customer Purchase Experience

DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    --  New SHOWCASE app offers Ford sales consultants "anytime, anywhere"
        access to their inventory and product information
    --  App provides rich video content on features and technologies linked to
        vehicle inventory
    --  SHOWCASE app allows dealerships to save and share customer vehicle
        preferences
    --  The app integrates the online experience with the off-line purchase
        experience
For most people, buying a new car, truck or SUV is the second-biggest purchase they make after their home, so ensuring the process is as easy and stress-free as possible is critical to customer satisfaction. The new SHOWCASE app being used by Ford sales associates with the Apple iPad(®) is helping dealers find just the right car for their customers faster than ever.

To view the new SHOWCASE app in action, visit the link below:
http://youtu.be/fmg1FJh5Lo8

"Waiting for the sales consultant to check the inventory or wandering the aisles of a car lot in search of just the right combination of colors and options can be a tedious and time-consuming process," says Michelle Moody, Cross Vehicle Marketing manager for Ford. "If the weather is bad or the sun has gone down early in the winter months, venturing outside is even less appealing.

"In early 2011 we decided to take advantage of the portable technology that became available with the launch of the iPad to facilitate an improved purchase experience for our customers," Moody says.

In recent years customers have become accustomed to using various shopping tools to configure and compare vehicles on the Ford.com website. The new SHOWCASE app links this experience to the showroom, giving sales associates new technology to determine what features a customer wants and to immediately check inventory to see which vehicles in stock most closely match those needs.

"We had tried using kiosks in the showroom to enable customers to check out our vehicles and features, but many customers were not as comfortable using these on their own," Moody says.

Using the new SHOWCASE app running on an iPad, the salesperson can sit with the customer to pick out the model that person wants, then filter the selection based on trim level, colors, equipment and price. The app then displays all the vehicles in stock that match the customer's criteria including a list of all the equipment installed on each vehicle.

"I have to say it has never been easier finding the right vehicle," said Maxx Springman, a customer who recently bought a new Escape from All-American Ford in Old Bridge, N.J. "I can't believe we were able to build the exact Escape I was looking for right there at the salesman's desk.

"Then we actually found the right one on the lot without having to spend an hour walking around outside looking at different window stickers like I've done in the past. Thank goodness, too, because it was, like, 110 degrees out and ready to pour!"

The SHOWCASE app provides instant access to more information including videos about the available features, such technology as SYNC(®) and MyFord(®) Touch, as well as driver assist features like adaptive cruise control and active park assist. Using the app, the salesperson can quickly demonstrate features like collision warning with brake support, Blind Spot Information System (BLIS(®)) or Lane-Keeping System, which may not be easy to show off during a test drive.

If the customer needs time to consider or discuss the purchase with his or her significant other, the sales associate can email the information on the specific vehicles in stock directly to the customer.

"Customers don't like to wait while the salesperson walks away to check inventory," says Rich Savino, owner of All-American Ford, a participant in the pilot program. "The SHOWCASE app helps to create a more intimate experience; it lets customers see what is available instantly and make adjustments if they don't find what they are looking for."

The SHOWCASE app was developed by Ford and user interface design specialists Razorfish over a period of several months in 2011. A pilot group of 14 Ford dealers participated in defining the app and then testing it beginning in November 2011. Open registration for all Ford dealers began on Aug. 1, 2012 and nearly 200 dealers have already signed up to use the new app.

Recently, the Build and Price section of Ford.com was enhanced to give customers the ability to save their builds. Ford is also working on a number of future enhancements for the Showcase app including the ability for the sales associate to retrieve custom builds previously saved by the customer and then automatically search inventory to find vehicles that match the customer's needs.

The SHOWCASE app is just the latest step in Ford's efforts to improve the customer experience before, during and after the purchase of a new vehicle.

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

SOURCE  Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company

CONTACT: Elizabeth Weigandt, +1-313-845-4147, eweigand@ford.com

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

Birch Finalizes Agreement to Acquire DayStar Communications Assets

Acquisition of facilities-based CLEC assets marks Birch's 16th recent transaction

ATLANTA, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Birch Communications, a leading IP-based telecom and managed services provider to small- and medium-sized businesses, announced today that it has finalized an agreement to acquire the assets of DayStar Communications ("DayStar").  DayStar is a facilities-based telecommunications service provider that serves customers throughout several major markets in southwest Florida and services their locations in other states.  Birch expects the transaction, which involves the purchase of customer and network assets, to close later in the third quarter of 2012.

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"Through this acquisition, Birch continues its recent expansion into southwest Florida.  DayStar's Metaswitch-based facilities network, and many thousands of SMB customers, fit very well into our growing facilities-based enterprise.  We are excited to introduce the former DayStar customers to our award-winning customer service, as well as to our expanded product portfolio of leading-edge IP-based services," said Vincent M. Oddo, Birch president and CEO.  "In the coming months and years, we plan to continue the expansion of our customer base, our service footprint and the scope of our products and services to better serve our SMB customer base."

"Birch Communications has significant experience and success transitioning new customers to our IP-based network with minimal delay," said Chris Aversano, Birch chief operating officer.  "We welcome the former DayStar customers, employees and dealers, and are committed to making this a smooth transition for all."

This transaction marks the 16th major acquisition Birch has completed since 2006.  It also continues its dual strategy to increase customer density and expand the footprint of its state-of-the-art, private IP-based network through both "tuck-in" acquisitions and organic growth.

About Birch Communications

Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., Birch Communications provides managed communications and information technology services to a target market of small and medium-sized businesses in select metropolitan areas within 38 states across the United States.  Birch services include local and long distance voice, broadband Internet access, T1, PRI, bonded T1, mobile voice and data, e-mail, voicemail, prepaid, and many other communications and information technology services.  Birch voice and data services are, in most cases, delivered using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology on the company's secure IP-Network rather than over the public Internet. 

According to Inc. 500|5000 magazine in its 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2004 rankings, Birch is one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States.  In 2010, Birch was also named the 7(th) fastest growing private business in Atlanta, and in 2011 as one of the Top 100 Private Companies in Atlanta, by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.  Please visit http://www.birch.com for more information.

About DayStar Communications

Headquartered in Port Charlotte, FL, DayStar Communications provides telecommunications services to a target market of small and medium-sized businesses in several metropolitan areas across SW Florida.  DayStar services include local and long distance voice, broadband Internet access, T1, PRI, bonded T1, hosted services and voicemail.  DayStar voice and data services are, in most cases, delivered using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology on the company's secure IP-based network over both wireline or wireless last-mile infrastructure. 

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Birch Communications

CONTACT: Greg Corwin, +1-816-300-1686, greg.corwin@birch.com

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

New Website, Upload Demo, Gives New Artists Music Industry Access

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13, 2012  /PRNewswire/ -- A proverbial star is born, thanks to Upload Demo, a new website that makes it easier for those seeking entry into the music industry. Diomi Rafael Cordero, a 20-year-old artist from New York City, uploaded his original song "Geppetto" as a part of a pre-launch promotion for the site and was selected out of hundreds as the first artist signed by Upload Demo's new record label.

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"I recorded 'Geppetto' over a year ago, and I have been trying to get a record deal for three years. I'm so glad I uploaded my demo," said Cordero.

Upload Demo, a fee-based service, allows hopefuls to submit their music from anywhere in the world via Internet and guarantees that their song will be heard by industry artists, producers and major dealmakers in the music business. Visit http://www.uploaddemo.com.

According to Dino Awadisian, company co-founder and CEO, Upload Demo takes the record company A&R (artist and repertoire) process of finding new talent, and puts it online making it more transparent.

"Traditionally artists submit demos to the record companies and they almost never hear anything back. Through Upload Demo, artists can track the progression of their music throughout the entire process via the Internet. We let them know when their demo is being listened to and provide them with real industry feedback," said Awadisian. "Then, we decide if we want to invite them for a meeting," he said.

According to Upload Demo Chief Financial Officer Mike Davtyan, the fee for the service is $100 but it has been reduced to $39 through Aug. 29, as a part of a continued pre-launch promotion.

Through Upload Demo users select three established music insiders to listen to their demo from a list of participating industry partners. Artists receive notifications through Facebook and Twitter during each phase of the process. According to Awadisian, those who move through the system to the point of a record contract will be signed to a single deal by the new record label.

"The deal will be based solely on talent; not on how you look, who you know, your race, your age or any factors that normally bias record executives' decisions. We will simply listen and judge based on your talent," said Awadisian.

"This opportunity is unheard of in music and I'm proud to work with Upload Demo to help those with true talent thrive in this industry," said Manny Smith, Vice President of A&R for Interscope Records, who has worked with some of the biggest names in music and entertainment. His roster of talent includes Nas, Justin Timberlake, Pussycat Dolls, Da Don, Fergie, and Will-i-am. Smith is also responsible for signing multi-platinum artist Souljah Boy and for the multi-platinum success of souljaboytellem.com.

After hearing Cordero's song, Awadisian shared it with Upload Demo reviewers including Smith, Walter Millsap III, who has served as producer for Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Timbaland, Mindless Behavior and Keri Hilson; 23-year music veteran Bernard Alexander, who has worked with Akon, 50 Cent, The Fugees, the Hit Squad and Def Squad; and Bu Thiam, senior vice president of A&R at Def Jam Recordings and CEO of BuVision, who was executive producer for Grammy Award-winning artist T-Pain, handled A&R for Rihanna and Young Jezzy and manages Chris Brown.

"I would like to thank Upload Demo so much for this amazing opportunity," said Cordero.

Cordero's "Geppetto" single is being engineered by Jaycen Joshua, whose multi Grammy Award-winning work includes "Single Ladies" by Beyonce and "Blame It" by Jamie Foxx. Joshua has served as engineer for more than 30 #1 singles and albums. Additionally, he has worked with Mariah Carey, Sean Combs, Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Usher, Michael Jackson, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Cee-Lo, Seal, Nas, Whitney Houston, and The Dream.

For information or to upload a demo, visit http://www.uploaddemo.com.

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CONTACT: Phyllis Banks, +1-312-933-8396, pdenise@msn.com

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

Get Verizon FiOS to Send You to Barclays Premier League Soccer Game in London

'Battle of the Ballers' Sweepstakes Winner and Guest to Attend  Game of Winner's Choice

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its Battle of the Ballers sweepstakes, Verizon FiOS will send one lucky winner and a guest to London to see a Barclays Premier League soccer match. The social promotion and sweepstakes, a collaboration between Verizon FiOS and ESPN Deportes, launched on Aug. 11 and will be hosted on Verizon's bilingual, bicultural Facebook page, SomosVerizonFiOS. FiOS customers can view the games on TV from the comfort of their homes by watching ESPN Deportes (in Spanish) or on ESPN (in English) as well as on their computer, tablet or smartphone with WatchESPN, starting Aug.18.

The grand prize will feature a trip for two to London and tickets to a Barclays Premier League match of the winner's choosing. Participants can register for the sweepstakes once a day from Aug. 11 to Sept. 5, for a total of 26 times. Before registering for the grand prize, participants will be shown two players from opposing teams and asked to choose which team they believe will win. They'll be able to comment further on why they made a particular choice. The grand-prize winner will be chosen at random on Sept. 6. In addition, there will be weekly prizes, such as ESPN-branded blankets, soccer scarves, soccer balls and a 16 GB Apple iPad.

The Battle of the Ballers sweepstakes consists of an online-only, random-draw sweepstakes. Sweepstakes registration, as well as complete rules and regulations, can be found at http://www.facebook.com/SomosVerizonFiOS.

"Whether you win this contest and get to go to London, or watch the games on FiOS TV, you'll have nearly the same experience," said Oscar Madrid, Verizon's multicultural marketing director.  "That's because FiOS TV's unmatched picture quality will make you feel like you're sitting right in the stadium."

For news, updates and information about FiOS TV, visit http://www.verizon.com/newscenter and http://www.verizon.com/athomeblog.

About Verizon
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business, government and wholesale customers.  Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, with more than 94 million retail customers nationwide.  Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers in more than 150 countries, including all of the Fortune 500.  A Dow 30 company with $111 billion in 2011 revenues, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 188,000.  For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com.

VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high-quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at http://www.verizon.com/news.  To receive news releases by email, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases.

SOURCE  Verizon Communications Inc.

Verizon Communications Inc.

CONTACT: Julie Jameson Grayum, +1-832-295-5424, julie@lopeznegrete.com, or Heather Wilner, +1-908-559-6407, heather.b.wilner@verizon.com

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

BuzzFeed Launches Weekly Show on SiriusXM

Co-hosted by Editors Jack Moore and Whitney Jefferson, "BuzzFeed Radio" will give a look behind the curtain at the creation of the web's most social content

NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) and BuzzFeed today announced the launch of BuzzFeed Radio, a live, weekly, call-in show on which the editors of BuzzFeed--the rapidly-expanding and first true social news organization--will dissect, discuss and offer a behind-the-scenes look at the inspiration, reaction and creative process behind the week's biggest viral sensations. From eclectic and extraordinary images and videos to lists and original reports, hosts will cover BuzzFeed's most social content, talk about their personal favorites, and connect directly with listeners to hear what they think.

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BuzzFeed Radio will launch on Tuesday, August 14 at 6:00 pm ET on SiriusXM Stars Too (channel 104) and be hosted by Sports Editor Jack Moore (@BuzzFeedJack) and Senior Editor Whitney Jefferson (@twitney). BuzzFeed Radio will air live Tuesdays from 6:00 - 7:00 pm ET on SiriusXM Stars Too, with encore presentations airing Wednesdays at 6:00 am ET and 9:00 pm ET. BuzzFeed editors and reporters representing the range of content verticals will be regular additions to the show.

"We're thrilled to launch BuzzFeed Radio on SiriusXM; we know we're on your computer screens at work and now we're taking over your cars on the way home," said Scott Lamb, BuzzFeed's Managing Editor. "The way you react to and share a BuzzFeed story with your friends is the same emotional reaction someone has when they call into the radio. Our commenters are like radio's callers so working with SiriusXM just feels really organic," Lamb continued.

"BuzzFeed has become a top authoritative force in the social web today, with compelling, creative content and readers checking the site many times a day," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. "We are excited to bring BuzzFeed to our millions of listeners nationwide, particularly driving to and from work, with the unique perspective of BuzzFeed's insiders on BuzzFeed Radio."

In addition, "BuzzFeed Shorts"--standalone segments featuring the best WIN, LOL or WTF moments of each week--will air across a variety of SiriusXM channels.

For more information and sample audio clips, visit http://www.buzzfeed.com/radio and http://www.siriusxm.com.

About Sirius XM Radio

Sirius XM Radio Inc. is the world's largest radio broadcaster measured by revenue and has more than 22 million subscribers.  SiriusXM creates and broadcasts commercial-free music; premier sports talk and live events; comedy; news; exclusive talk and entertainment; and the most comprehensive Latin music, sports and talk programming in radio. SiriusXM is available in vehicles from every major car company in the U.S., from retailers nationwide, and online at siriusxm.com. SiriusXM programming is also available through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for Android, Apple, and BlackBerry smartphones and other connected devices. SiriusXM also holds a minority interest in SiriusXM Canada which has more than 2 million subscribers.

This communication contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results, our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations, products and services; and other statements identified by words such as "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimated," "believe," "intend," "plan," "projection," "outlook" or words of similar meaning.  Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control.  Actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements. 

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements:  our competitive position versus other forms of audio entertainment; our dependence upon automakers; general economic conditions; failure of our satellites, which, in most cases, are not insured; our ability to attract and retain subscribers at a profitable level; royalties we pay for music rights; the unfavorable outcome of pending or future litigation; failure of third parties to perform; and our substantial indebtedness.  Additional factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, which is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and available at the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov).  The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication.

About BuzzFeed

BuzzFeed is a leading social news organization, intensely focused on delivering high-quality original reporting, insight, and viral content across a rapidly expanding array of subject areas. Our technology powers the social distribution of content, detects what is trending on the web, and connects people in realtime with the hottest content of the moment. Our site is rapidly growing and reaches more than 20 million monthly unique visitors. Jonah Peretti, founder & CEO of BuzzFeed, previously co-founded the Huffington Post. Ben Smith is its Editor-in-chief.

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Contacts:
Hillary Schupf
SiriusXM
212.901.6739
hillary.schupf@siriusxm.com

Ashley McCollum
BuzzFeed
347.977.1411
ashley.mccollum@buzzfeed.com

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New Website Promotes Online Shopping as a Way of Saving Time and Money

DEL RIO, Texas, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas-based internet company and affiliate retailer of consumer products, Mimi's Marketing LLC, today announced the opening of its new online store at http://www.mimisamazingdeals.com.

Mimisamazingdeals.com sells a variety of consumer products including but not limited to: apparel, jewelry, watches, beauty products, books, movies, consumer electronics, home and garden, automotive, tools, toys, games and sporting goods.

Mimi's Marketing LLC is an affiliate retailer, which means that the Company is rewarded by one or more retailers for each visitor or customer brought about by Mimi's Marketing LLC marketing efforts.  Although online shopping traditionally promotes convenience and competitive pricing, the new website, http://www.mimisamazingdeals.com, further saves customers time and money by only displaying the best priced, top-selling items. 

The site currently has 30 product categories and will continue to add more as new products are introduced and top-selling items change. Top-selling movies, music, and books are displayed on the homepage at all times to make gift-giving easier and the duration of shopping shorter.  Prices of products vary depending on which product category the customer is shopping in.   

Although customer service and transactions are handled by the individual affiliate e-commerce retailers, most items purchased can be shipped anywhere in the United States and Canada, and all major credit cards are accepted.

For more information on Mimi's Marketing LLC and its new online store, visit http://www.mimisamazingdeals.com.

SOURCE  Mimi's Marketing LLC

Mimi's Marketing LLC

CONTACT: Media, Michelle Boyd, +1-813-247-3278, http://www.mimisamazingdeals.com

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

Save at Sam's Club During Tax-Free Event

Members enjoy Pack-Size savings on back-to-school needs

NEWINGTON, Conn., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --For families with children headed off to college this fall, sales tax-free holidays offer a window of savings that can help make stocking up for life away from home a little easier. Connecticut's sales tax-free holiday is Aug. 19-25, and local Sam's Club locations offer even more ways to save with exclusive values on applicable products.

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Sales Tax-Free Holiday
Parents will spend an average of $2,450* as they prepare to send a student to college, and sales tax-free events provide a way to stretch their back-to-college budgets even further.  In Connecticut, items exempt from state sales tax during the tax-free weekend include clothing and school supplies. (Editor's note: go to http://www.ct.gov/ for a complete listing of items that are exempt and not exempt from state sales tax during this event.)

In some cases, the money saved on sales tax exempt items is enough to purchase additional items. For example, purchasing $300 of clothing and footwear would yield enough savings to buy a 40-piece BIC Writing Pak for $4.98 and a Variety Pack of Clorox Disinfecting Wipes for $11.98. Some of the merchandise available for purchase at Connecticut Sam's Club locations and eligible for sales tax-free status includes:

    --  Burlington Comfort Power Men's Socks, 10-pack for $11.98
    --  Eddie Bauer Ruffle Henley for $14.98
    --  Burlington Perfect Comfort Women's Socks, 6-pack for $9.98
"Care Packages" for College and Cool "Bundles"

SamsClub.com is also a destination for semester-long savings on items to get students through the first few months away from home. Moms and students can get household cleaning supplies, dry groceries, eyeglasses and health and beauty items, basic classroom supplies, prescription medications, small appliances and bath linens to help them outfit their dorm or apartment.

Many popular back-to-college items are available for purchase online in convenient bundles.  These include:

    --  The Wake-Up Bundle for $276.12, which includes a Keurig Signature
        Brewer, Donut House Coffee, Caribou Blend Coffee and an iHome alarm
        clock radio for iPad/iPhone/iPod; and
    --  The Supplies Bundle for $249, which includes a Visio Tablet, SwissGear
        laptop daypack, a 40-piece set of writing instruments from Bic, Post-It
        Notes and writing pads.
Once the school year is underway, moms can restock their students' supplies of essential toiletries, household items and dry groceries by purchasing care packages online. These packages are sold for less than $100 and can be shipped directly to students. Care packages include:

    --  Back to Class Laundry Care/Cleaning Bundle for $69.88: Includes six
        brand-name cleaning products from Tide, Clorox, Lysol, Swiffer and more;
    --  Men's Personal Care Package for $67.28: Includes value packs of products
        from Degree, Gillette, Crest, Dove Men+Care and more;
    --  Women's Personal Care Package for $83.67: Includes value packs of
        products from Crest, Olay, TRESemme, Tampax and more.
24-7 Free Tech Support
Thanks to Sam's Club Tech Experts, students will not stress over laptop, TV or digital music player set-up and maintenance. When Sam's Club members dial 1-877-758-4346, they receive free assistance for any television, home theater, digital music player, camera/camcorder or computer purchased at Sam's Club. With expert tech support available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Sam's Club Tech Experts are available even when pizza delivery is not.

Collegiate Membership & Open House Savings
For students seeking savings, Sam's Club offers a Collegiate Membership for $40 which includes a $15 gift card upon sign-up and discounts on textbooks.com, plus an extra card for a lucky roommate or study partner. Students must show valid student identification or an email with an ".edu" suffix to qualify. For additional savings throughout the semester, Collegiate Members can receive a Sam's Club gift card on qualifying purchases through Textbooks.com. For more information on A+ savings and services at Sam's Club, visit SamsClub.com/backtoclass.

About Sam's Club
Sam's Club(®), a division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT), is the nation's eighth largest retailer and a leading membership warehouse club offering superior products and services to more than 47 million members in clubs across the U.S., as well as in Brazil, China and Mexico. Members save an average of 34 percent over traditional retailers. To learn more about Savings Made Simple(®), visit SamsClub.com, and look for Sam's Club on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and our Mobile and iPad® Apps.

* Insights from the NRF's 2009 Back to School and Back to College Consumer Intentions and actions Surveys

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CONTACT: Carrie Foster, Sam's Club, http://www.samsclub.com/newsroom

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

Lancope Extends Enterprise Visibility with Support for Cisco NGA

Lancope's StealthWatch System collects and analyzes extremely high flow volumes to dramatically improve network security and performance

ATLANTA, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lancope, Inc., a leader in flow-based security and network performance monitoring, is expanding the visibility it provides to large, high-speed network environments through new support for the Cisco(®) NetFlow Generation Appliance (NGA). Purpose-built for high performance, Cisco NGA delivers a consistent, granular level of detail about network traffic flowing through every device by gathering raw traffic information, normalizing it into a NetFlow record, and then forwarding it to Lancope's StealthWatch(®) System for analysis. The NGA provides visibility into intra-data center communications, for which network and security monitoring is typically lacking.

As more organizations recognize the benefits of flow collection and analysis for improving network and security operations, networking technology vendors including Cisco are expanding NetFlow enablement across their product lines. With so much available flow data, organizations require high-speed flow collection devices like StealthWatch, which can monitor up to 120,000 flows per second (fps) per collector, and up to 3 million fps total, to effectively digest all of the data and turn it into actionable intelligence.

"The release of the new Cisco NGA speaks to the criticality of flow data for maintaining secure, high-performance networks in the face of today's dire security circumstances," said Joe Yeager, director of product management for Lancope. "Cisco is leading the charge as more vendors add and expand support for flow telemetry in their products, particularly for areas such as intra-data center communications that are typically lacking from a monitoring perspective. Lancope continues to be at the forefront for providing a highly sophisticated, scalable and cost-effective means of interpreting all of the valuable flow data that can be gathered from these systems."

Cisco NGA provides cost-effective, high-speed flow generation at up to 40 Gbps from platforms including Cisco Nexus(®) 7000, Cisco Nexus 5000 and the Catalyst(®) 6500 Series. Lancope and Cisco worked closely together to test StealthWatch with the NGA and ensure optimal performance. By consuming and analyzing flow data from Cisco NGA, StealthWatch provides the actionable insight required for effective network, application and security troubleshooting across large enterprise networks.

"NetFlow is quickly becoming a must-have technology for gaining situational awareness across today's dynamic enterprise networks," said Jim Frey, managing research director with Enterprise Management Associates. "With rapid adoption comes a need for high-speed systems that can effectively generate, export, collect and analyze large volumes of flow data. By working together, Lancope and Cisco are bringing valuable monitoring solutions to the table that break the scalability barrier and put the full value of NetFlow within reach for assuring and protecting IT operations of all sizes."

StealthWatch leverages NetFlow, IPFIX and other types of flow data from the NGA and additional infrastructure to address the full spectrum of internal and external threats facing today's networks. In addition to expediting both network and security troubleshooting, the system can also support other efforts including forensic investigations, capacity planning and compliance.

Government entities and Global 2000 enterprises around the world, including Cisco, rely on StealthWatch to monitor and protect their networks. In addition to Cisco NGA, StealthWatch captures flow data from a wide range of other Cisco networking devices including Catalyst Switches and the Cisco ASA, ISR, ASR and Nexus platforms, and also integrates with the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), to provide unprecedented levels of network visibility. StealthWatch also makes up a key component of the Cisco Cyber Threat Defense Solution, designed to detect the most stealthy, dangerous threats lurking within the network interior.

For more information on Lancope's StealthWatch System, please visit http://www.lancope.com/products.

Further details on Lancope's partnership with Cisco can be found at: http://www.lancope.com/blog/lancope-and-cisco.

About Lancope

Lancope, Inc. is a leading provider of flow-based monitoring solutions to ensure high-performing and secure networks for global enterprises. Unifying critical network performance and security information for borderless network visibility, Lancope provides actionable insight that reduces the time between problem identification and resolution. Enterprise customers worldwide, including healthcare, financial services, government and higher education institutions, rely on Lancope to make better network decisions, respond faster to network problem areas and avoid costly outages and downtime -- at a fraction of the cost of conventional network monitoring solutions. With Lancope, you can know your network and run your business better. Privately held and venture-backed, Lancope is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit http://www.lancope.com.

©2012 Lancope, Inc. All rights reserved. Lancope, StealthWatch, and other trademarks are registered or unregistered trademarks of Lancope, Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

SOURCE  Lancope, Inc.

Lancope, Inc.

CONTACT: Jody Ma Kissling, Lancope, Inc., +1-770-225-6513, jma@lancope.com; Bill Keeler/Lesley Sullivan, Schwartz MSL, +1-781-684-0770, lancope@schwartzmsl.com

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

Founders of OverstockAds.com Announce Savveo, a New Venture to Transform the Way Local Advertising Is Bought and Sold

With Initial Funding from Blue Chip Investors, and a Seasoned Management Team, Savveo Opens Offices in Charlotte, N.C., and San Mateo, Calif.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The founders of OverstockAds.com, a leading portal of discounted advertising inventory, today announced the formation of Savveo, Inc. - a new venture designed to transform the way local advertising is bought and sold. An evolution of the OverstockAds.com experience, the Savveo website, when open to the public later this year, will serve as an online marketplace to bring long-overdue efficiencies to the $445 billion local advertising market.

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"Local advertising is one of the most effective ways for businesses to reach their prospective customers, but the way it's done today is wildly inefficient and frustrating," said Shafi Mustafa, CEO of Savveo and founder of OverstockAds.com. "There are more than 34,000 local media outlets in the U.S., but would-be advertisers - whether businesses or ad agencies - don't have anywhere to go for a single, consolidated view of the advertising outlets available to them, and they certainly don't have a single place to go to buy and track advertising across those outlets. That's the problem Savveo solves."

A derivation of the word "savvy," Savveo is rooted in the success of OverstockAds.com, and will provide users with actionable intelligence on a wide range of advertising inventory across channels, including out- of-home, print, radio and television. Savveo represents the culmination of research into a pressing industry need, as well as feedback from OverstockAds.com's user base, and its more than 500 current regional and national media partners. In addition to streamlining the ad buying process for users, Savveo's website will also drive efficiencies for media companies - positively impacting both their bottom line and their advertisers' buying experiences.

While unveiling plans for the new venture, Mustafa also announced investors in a $2.0 million round of Series A funding, which will help accelerate Savveo's development. Investors include Tim Biltz, chairman of Savveo's board of directors and CEO of Lumos Networks; Sayoko Teitelbaum, co-founder of Toura; Simon Clark, senior partner at Engine UK; David Jones, CEO of Peak 10; and Baycrest Capital, along with a select group of U.S.-based and international investors.

Complementing the roster of blue chip investors is a strong management team led by Mustafa, who was also previously a partner at SMMC Studios and a managing director at KEA Marketing & Advertising. Mustafa is joined by co-founder Steve Villa, who will serve as president of Savveo, and was previously CEO of Muzak and CFO of Frisby Technologies. Key engineering and operations personnel include start-up veterans hailing from companies including EMC, RSA, Terracotta and DataTools.

"The opportunity here is enormous," said Villa. "In 2011, the total global expenditure on local advertising was almost $450 billion. In the U.S. alone, it topped $137 billion. To date, no one has done the hard work to aggregate, categorize and productize that ad inventory - especially the offline ad inventory which accounts for 91 percent of the spend. We believe the market will amply reward the first company that does so, and we intend for Savveo to be that company."

Savveo is headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., with a development office in San Mateo, Calif. Additional details about the company will be shared when it publicly unveils the Savveo online marketplace later this year. To receive updates and additional information, please register at http://www.savveo.com.

About Savveo
Savveo, Inc. is transforming the way local advertising is bought and sold. Addressing the inefficiencies of the $445 billion local advertising industry, Savveo will give businesses and agencies a single, easy-to-use online marketplace through which they can identify and compare advertising options across channels - including out-of-home, print, radio, television, sponsorships and non-traditional - as well as purchase and track campaigns. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., with development offices in Silicon Valley, Savveo was founded in 2012 by ad agency executives who had, themselves, wrestled with the complexities of planning and executing local advertising initiatives. For additional information about Savveo, please visit http://www.savveo.com and follow us on Twitter @gosavveo.

Media Contact:
Ms. Sara Card
Davies Murphy Group, Inc.
savveo@daviesmurphy.com
+1-703-327-4866

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Savveo

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

EB (Elektrobit) Demonstrates LTE Band 14 Functionality on EB Specialized Device Platform

EB Specialized Device Platform Provides Public Safety Markets Tailor-made LTE Mobile Devices, Based on their Specific Requirements-All with Minimal Development Risk, Lower Development Costs and Faster Time-to-Market

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- APCO International Conference & Expo -- EB, Elektrobit Corporation (NASDAQ-OMX: EBC1V), a developer of cutting-edge embedded technology solutions for automotive and wireless industries, today announced that the company will be demonstrating LTE Band 14 functionality and other updates on the EB Specialized Device Platform, the company's award-winning Android-based mobile device platform that enables vertical markets such as public safety to quickly and efficiently roll-out customized mobile devices that meet specific industry functional or performance requirements. 

Other updates to the EB Specialized Device Platform include the OMAP 4460 dual-core chipset application processor, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich integration and more robust support for 2G, 3G and up to five LTE frequency bands, including the public safety-specific Band 14.

"The demand for advanced and secure technologies in the public safety and defense markets has increased greatly over the years with the proliferation of high-tech consumer devices across sectors," said Asif Anwar, director, Strategy Analytics. "As a company with a strong background in mobile device development and connectivity solutions, EB is well positioned to meet these evolving demands and provides these specialized markets with a platform that is customizable and forward-thinking."

Introduced to the market just a year ago, the platform has been well received by specialized markets and has been adapted by customers such as Raptor Identification Systems, Inc. ("Raptor ID") among others, to provide first responders and public safety markets with advanced and affordable technology solutions when in the field.  Raptor ID's Mobile Biometric Products suite, built on the EB Specialized Device Platform, consists of the RaptorOne(TM), a revolutionary Android-based smartphone, and the RaptorPad(TM), a state-of-the-art tablet, with full multi-biometric screening capability, enabling a wide variety of standalone and network-connected apps that adhere to government standards. The EB Specialized Device Platform was also named 2011's "Technology of the Year" by the Wireless Innovation Forum.

"Over the past several years we have seen an increasing change in the direction from which technology innovations previously occurred, and now more than ever, consumer technology has a significant influence on the way government and public safety officials use and consume this technology in the field," said Jani Lyrintzis, vice president and general manager, EB. "With the EB Specialized Device Platform, EB provides specialized markets with a unique solution that already has most of the features necessary to build a multipurpose product that meets their needs and also complies with government and public safety requirements."

For more information on the EB Specialized Device Platform please visit: http://www.elektrobit.com. For scheduling a meeting at APCO, please contact Craig O'Connell, contact details below.

Further information:
Craig O'Connell
EB Special Terminals
Tel. +1 (425) 463-8734
Email: craig.oconnell@elektrobit.com

Lindsay Bubbico
Finn Partners Public Relations for EB
Tel. +1 212 583-2738
Email: Lindsay@finnpartners.com

EB, Elektrobit Corporation
EB develops advanced technology and transforms it into enriching end-user experiences. EB specializes in demanding embedded software and hardware solutions for the automotive industry and wireless technologies. The company's net sales for the year 2011 totaled EUR 162.2 million. Elektrobit Corporation is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. http://www.elektrobit.com 

SOURCE  EB, Elektrobit Corporation

EB, Elektrobit Corporation

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

drchrono Offers Unmatched Protection Against Electronic Medical Record Security Threats

New Two-factor Authentication Feature for Leading iPad and iPhone-based EMR System Gives Physicians Highest Level of Security Around Patient Data

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Most electronic medical records (EMRs) today require a standard username and password, leaving many physician's offices - often unknowingly - open to security threats and data breaches. In an effort to address growing physician concerns around patient data protection, drchrono added a new layer of security to its cloud-based EMR platform which offers physicians extra protection around patient data accessed through mobile and tablet devices such as iPads and iPhones.

"Security is an ongoing concern in our practice, especially as our staff is interacting with more and more data via their smartphones and tablets - entering a username and password just wasn't enough," said Dr. Angeles Losada. "Unlike other EMRs available today, drchrono created a very simple way to add another layer of security to their system, which not only protects us from security threats, but also puts our patients' minds at ease."

drchrono partnered with Authy to develop a custom app, exclusive to drchrono in the EMR market, which offers healthcare professionals a new two-factor login system, requiring clinicians to enter an easy one-time security code before logging into the drchrono system with a username and password. The security code is generated on any mobile device and changes every 20 seconds.

"No other EMR system available for small to mid-sized physician offices provides anything beyond a very standard level of security - no more than someone logging onto an email account - and we knew patient data needed to be better protected," said Michael Nusimow, CEO and co-founder, drchrono. "In addition to offering a new level of security now, this new feature is also the first step in enabling physicians to ultimately e-prescribe narcotics and controlled substances via their smartphone or tablet."

drchrono is available as a free download, with two-factor authentication offered as a paid feature. Existing drchrono users can click here for steps to access the new security feature.

About drchrono
drchrono offers the healthcare industry's first native iPad and iPhone-based electronic medical record (EMR) solution designed for small to mid-sized physicians practices. With additional paid features around e-prescribing, speech-to-text, medical billing, faxing and patient check-in, drchrono enables physicians to increase practice efficiencies, reduce costs, qualify for Meaningful Use incentives, and ultimately improve patient relationships and engagement in their health care. Visit us on the Web, Twitter and Facebook.

SOURCE  drchrono

drchrono

CONTACT: Kenna Luguri, Lois Paul and Partners, +1-617-986-5879, pr@drchrono.com

Web Site: https://drchrono.com

Gogo Offers Free Access to eBay on Delta and Virgin America

ITASCA, Ill., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Gogo, a leader of in-flight connectivity and a pioneer in wireless in-flight digital entertainment solutions, announced today that passengers who fly on all Gogo equipped planes on Delta Air Lines and Virgin America will now enjoy free access to eBay.

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Starting today, passengers will have unlimited access to eBay through Gogo's new multimedia platform, which will allow them to shop the more than 300 million listings on the site while they are above 10,000 feet. To access eBay, passengers can simply connect to Gogo using any Wi-Fi enabled device, open their browser and click on the eBay promotion on the homepage.

"By partnering with eBay, passengers can now shop a wide selection of listings on the site from 35,000 feet," said Ash ElDifrawi, Gogo's chief marketing officer. "eBay joins a growing list of top shopping and e-commerce sites that can be found on Gogo's multimedia platform; all of which can be accessed for free simply by connecting to Gogo and launching your Internet browser."

A complete list of partners and the airlines that you can find them on can be found on here.

About Gogo
Gogo is fast becoming everyone's favorite part of flying. By allowing travelers to get online, in air, Gogo keeps them connected to life. Using the Gogo exclusive network and services, passengers with laptops and other Wi-Fi enabled devices can get online on more than 1,500 commercial aircraft including all domestic AirTran Airways and Virgin America flights, all domestic mainline Delta Air Lines flights and select Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, and US Airways flights.

Back on the ground, Gogo's 400+ employees in Itasca, IL, Broomfield, CO and London are working to continually redefine flying as a productive, socially connected, and all-around more satisfying experience. Connect with us at http://www.gogoair.com, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/gogo and on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/gogo.                                             

    Contact:
    Steve Nolan
    630-647-1074
    snolan@gogoair.com
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Gogo

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

Guardian Analytics Unveils New Behavior-based Fraud Prevention Solution for ACH Transactions

FraudMAP ACH proactively uncovers suspicious activity, eliminating manual reviews and reducing risk of fraudulent ACH payments

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Guardian Analytics, the market leader in behavior-based fraud prevention solutions, today announced FraudMAP ACH, the latest innovation in the company's multi-channel product portfolio. Using the same behavior-based anomaly detection technology proven to prevent fraud at hundreds of banks and credit unions in the online and mobile banking channels, FraudMAP ACH automatically analyzes ACH batches and transactions and prioritizes the highest risk payments for review. This proactive approach increases operational efficiency and reduces the risk of lost profits and clients.

"With ACH transaction volumes growing and criminals more eloquently tampering with ACH files, financial institutions are expending significant resources monitoring for fraudulent transactions and in many cases failing," said Craig Priess, founder and vice president of Products and Business Development at Guardian Analytics. "This is not a sustainable model. FraudMAP ACH fundamentally changes both the manner in which and how successfully a financial institution manages ACH payments risk."

FraudMAP ACH is the industry's first complete behavioral analytics-based fraud prevention solution for ACH transactions. NACHA, the Electronic Payments Association, released Sound Business Practicesfor Implementing Provisions of the Supplementin July 2012 in which they reinforce the need for anomaly detection capabilities called out in the 2011 FFIEC Guidance Supplement. The practices encourage FIs to "monitor accounts for unusual and out-of-pattern transaction flows." FraudMAP delivers precisely these capabilities by:

    --  Using the company's proprietary analytics, Dynamic Account Modeling(TM),
        FraudMAP ACH monitors originator and recipient behavior for anomalies
        relative to typical behavior.
    --  Automatically identifying high risk batches and individual transactions
        buried deep within very large ACH files, including payments where only
        details of single line items have been modified.
    --  Eliminating the need to maintain rules, limits, and negative lists and
        then manually comb through long exception reports.
    --  Focusing payment staff efforts on the most suspicious batches and
        transactions by rank ordering alerts and providing rich details on the
        unusual activity and client's payment history.
Independent Studies Reveal Need for Proactive Fraud Prevention Strategies

"The recent FS-ISAC Account Takeover Task Force survey performed by the American Bankers Association shows the instances of corporate account takeovers are significantly increasing year over year," said Bill Nelson, president and CEO of Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC). "The study also shows that investing in advanced layers of fraud prevention reduces risk and stems losses from attacks on ACH payments."

Guardian Analytics also released an infographic today that explains varying manipulations of ACH files and the impact fraud has on financial institutions and their client relationships.

The recently released 2012 Business Banking Trust Study by the Ponemon Institute highlights that financial institutions should consider not only fraud losses but also the complete impact of fraud, which include operational losses and customer churn. Findings in this annual study specific to the ACH channel include:

    --  Seventy three percent of corporate account takeover instances led to
        money leaving the bank before anyone noticed.
    --  Fifty six percent of businesses said it would take only one fraud
        incident for them to lose confidence in their financial institutions
        ability to protect their accounts.
    --  Of businesses that were hit by fraud, 38% took some or all of their
        businesses elsewhere as a result. So, banks are losing customers.
    --  When a business loses money through a fraudulent ACH transaction, the
        bank reimburses some or all of the money 54% of the time. So, banks are
        losing money.
FraudMAP ACH is available immediately and is offered as a SaaS solution, which speeds deployment, decreases implementation costs, and eliminates ongoing maintenance costs. Please contact the company for pricing and deployment information.

About Guardian Analytics

Guardian Analytics is the pioneer and leading provider of behavior-based fraud prevention solutions for financial institutions. With nearly 200 customers, more financial institutions trust Guardian's SaaS solutions to protect their clients' assets and conform to FFIEC expectations for anomaly detection than any other solution. Based in Mountain View, Calif., Guardian Analytics is privately held with venture funding from Foundation Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures, Split Rock Partners and Triangle Peak Partners. For more information, please visit http://www.GuardianAnalytics.com.

SOURCE  Guardian Analytics

Guardian Analytics

CONTACT: Renee Maler, Philosophy PR + Marketing, +1-925-968-9495, renee@philosophypr.com, for Guardian Analytics

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

Glowpoint Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Affinity VideoNet

Acquisition expands OpenVideo® platform to Affinity's global professional services customers

- Deal will strengthen position as largest pure play cloud based managed video service provider to global enterprises

- Expects acquisition to become accretive in Q1 2013

- Following the closing, sees 2013 revenue in the range of $40 million and 20% non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA margins

MURRAY HILL, N.J., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Glowpoint, Inc., (NYSE MKT: GLOW), a leading global provider of cloud managed video services, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Affinity VideoNet, a leading provider of public videoconferencing rooms and managed videoconferencing services to professional service organizations across the world.

Affinity's global professional services customers, which include many of the largest global executive search firms and law firms, will have access to an expanded array of services using Glowpoint's OpenVideo® cloud platform. Peter Holst, president and CEO of Affinity VideoNet, will join the Glowpoint executive team as Senior Vice President of Business Development. Holst will lead the integration efforts, ensuring that the existing Affinity customer base begins to benefit from expanded services on the OpenVideo® platform and focusing on the seamless delivery of managed services with the combined operation.

Glowpoint entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Affinity for a combination of cash, stock and seller's note. The purchase price is composed of $7.75 million cash to be paid at closing; a $2.75 million, two-year seller's note; and the issuance of 2,650,000 shares of common stock, representing slightly less than ten percent of Glowpoint's diluted shares outstanding. The transaction is scheduled to close in the current quarter subject to completion of the definitive term loan and revolver loan documents, which will fund the cash portion of the acquisition and provide additional working capital.

"We are very excited to bring the Affinity VideoNet team and clients into the Glowpoint family," stated Joe Laezza, president and CEO of Glowpoint. "Through this acquisition, our combined customer base will have access to a broader suite of cloud services delivered from the OpenVideo® cloud, and broader offering of managed services delivered with the highest quality experience and support for our customers."

Affinity offers high definition videoconferencing suites and bridging and conferencing services, providing "just like being there" meetings that customers demand . Delivering services with the approach of being more than just a videoconferencing connection, Affinity's client service team delivers assurance that each meeting will be managed to a level at or above customer expectations. Affinity provides a virtual meeting experience for those with mobility in mind, as well as access to high definition videoconferencing suites - all designed to make meetings productive, simple, and effortless.

"The Glowpoint business model and service platform is a perfect fit for enhancing Affinity's existing business. As we fully integrate Affinity into Glowpoint's OpenVideo® service platform, we expect the strong synergies of this deal to provide considerable benefits to our value ," said Tolga Sakman, Glowpoint's acting CFO and SVP of Corporate Development.

"Affinity and Glowpoint share common cultures of dedication to our customers and employees. The combined strength of our leadership team will drive the ability to serve and grow our global customers who are clear in their desire to engage large scale, value-adding service partners capable of aggregating multiple services to multiple locations and regions.  We are very excited to be entering this phase of our company's evolution with the Glowpoint team," said Pete Holst, president and CEO of Affinity.

As previously announced, Glowpoint will report second quarter results on August 14 and will host a conference call at 4:30PM EDT that day to discuss Q2 operating results and the agreement to acquire Affinity.

Supporting Resources:

    --  Glowpoint Investor Information
    --  Affinity VideoNet
About Glowpoint

Glowpoint, Inc. (NYSE MKT: GLOW) provides cloud managed video services that make the delivery of consistently high-quality videoconferencing and telepresence service as simple as using the internet, between any technology, network and business. Using our OpenVideo® cloud architecture, Glowpoint enables organizations of all sizes to adopt business-class video easily, scale instantly and collaborate openly, yet securely across technology boundaries - to realize the full value of visual communications. To learn more please visit http://www.glowpoint.com.

About Affinity

Affinity founded the public video room industry more than 20 years ago, establishing industry standards for today's forward-thinking video solutions. Their commitment to innovation, efficiency, cost effectiveness and achievement has made its video services the number one choice for Professional Service Organizations operating in the areas of recruitment, law, events and corporate policy. Learn more by visiting http://www.affinityvideo.net.

Forward looking and cautionary statements

The information in this release may contain statements that are or may be deemed to be forward-looking statements and involve factors, risks, and uncertainties that may cause actual results in future periods to differ materially from such statements. These factors, risks, and uncertainties include market acceptance and availability of new video communications services; the non-exclusive and terminable-at-will nature of sales agreements; rapid technological change affecting demand for our services; competition from other video communication service providers; and the availability of sufficient financial resources to enable us to expand our operations, as well as other risks detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We make no representation or warranty that the information contained herein is complete and accurate; we have no duty to correct or update any information.

    MEDIA CONTACT:           INVESTOR CONTACT:
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    Glowpoint, Inc.          Glowpoint, Inc.
    +1 973-855-3411          +1 973-855-3411
    dpodrabsky@glowpoint.com investorrelations@glowpoint.com
    http://www.glowpoint.com        http://www.glowpoint.com
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Web Site: http://www.affinityvideo.net

Snap Secure Launches Integrated Marketing Campaign to Promote Mobile Security App

Novel "Meet the Phones" Campaign is Breakthrough for Category

PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Snap Secure(®) (http://www.GetSnapSecure.com), part of Snap MyLife, Inc., which develops cloud-service applications for consumers, has launched a TV advertising, direct marketing, social media and public relations campaign called "Meet the Phones," which highlights the safety and security perils that smartphones - and their owners - face every day.

The four TV ads, one 60-second and three half-minute spots, introduce viewers to a family of "living" smartphones - father, mother and teen-aged daughter - who whimsically discuss with viewers the dangers they face and underscore the need for Snap Secure in order to protect their devices, data and loved ones. The TV campaign is believed to be the first for a direct-to-consumer mobile app and was created by R2C Group in Portland, Oregon. Initial spots will appear on 12-15 national cable channels including A&E, CNBC and TrueTV.

The direct marketing campaign consists of advertising support from online, mobile, print and outdoor advertising.  The companion social media campaign includes "Meet The Phones" Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages.

"Smartphones and tablets are mainstream and we want to inform consumers that there are mobile security apps on the market that will help them to protect their families, their devices and their data in a responsible yet cost-effective manner," said Michael Subhan, vice president of marketing, Snap MyLife, Inc. (http://www.snapmylifeinc.com) and developer of the integrated campaign for Snap Secure.

The Snap Secure app is a cloud-service application that provides a broad range of protection for Android and BlackBerry smartphones and Android tablets, including protecting and managing privacy; real-time tracking and location of family members; locating and remotely controlling lost or stolen phones and tablets; wiping data remotely; backing up and restoring data and preventing viruses, spyware and spam. Snap Secure offers two full version pricing plans: $5.99 per month for up to five users or $57.99 per year for up to five users. The app has already been downloaded more than 2 million times with more than 2,500 customers subscribing daily for the mobile app service.

The ads can be viewed here http://www.youtube.com/MeetThePhones and more information about Snap Secure can be found at http://www.GetSnapSecure.com or from the Android marketplace or BlackBerry App World.

About Snap MyLife
Snap MyLife, Inc. is a fast-growing developer of consumer cloud-service applications for mobile devices and other Internet-enabled consumer electronics. Its applications under the Snap(TM), Snap MyLife(®), Snap Sync(TM), Snap Play(TM) and Snap Secure(®) brands allow consumers to leverage cloud-services with simple, yet powerful applications for content sharing, messaging, editing, streaming, backup and synchronization, as well as device and content security across virtually all consumer electronics device categories. Snap MyLife, Inc., is headquartered in Princeton, N.J., with offices globally, and is backed by Edison Ventures and Sycamore Ventures. For more information, visit http://www.snapmylifeinc.com.

Snap MyLife, Snap Secure and Snap are registered trademarks and Snap Sync and Snap Play are trademarks of Snap MyLife, Inc. All other trade names are the property of their respective owners.

CONTACTS:
Savannah Tikotsky / Emily Simmons
Feintuch Communications
212.808.4903 / 212.808.4904
snapmylife@feintuchpr.com

SOURCE  Snap MyLife, Inc.

Snap MyLife, Inc.

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

Chint/Astronergy Introduces Lower Cost All Black Poly Alternative Module for Residential Use

HANGZHOU, China, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Chint/Astronergy today announced the introduction of the CHSM6610P (BL) module, a lower cost alternative module for residential use.

Today in the U.S., dark/black modules are used on residential homes due to aesthetic demands. These modules are usually Mono-crystalline cells with a white or black back sheet paired with a dark anodized frame. Due to manufacturing processing and component differences, these modules are more expensive than the traditionally well-known "blue"Poly-crystalline modules.

Scientists at Astronergy Solar have developed improved design and manufacturing techniques for generating a darker-looking Poly-crystalline module as a direct alternative for Mono-crystalline modules that are typically used in residential market segment. Visibly, the darker appearance Poly-crystalline module is achieved by the use of non-visible soldering method, black back sheet, black frame and poly cells that are very dark in appearance due to coating and processing techniques.

"The impact of the CHSM6610P (BL) should be significant to the end users. The approximate cost savings over a mono-crystalline module is roughly 10%." Astronergy Solar North America General Manager, Mr. Thomas Koerner commented.

About Astronergy

Astronergy specializes in cutting-edge research, development and production of solar modules. The company has been a trusted provider of monocrystalline and polycrystalline PV modules since its founding in 2006 and it is the first large scale producer of high-efficiency thin film PV modules in mainland China. Astronergy is committed to technological innovation in our products and our solutions. With support from its parent company Chint Group, Astronergy has become a global total solutions provider for photovoltaic systems.

For more information, please visit: http://www.astronergy.com

Media Contact:

Kathy Wu
Marketing Manager
+86-571-5603-1888
pr@astronergy.com

SOURCE  Chint Solar Co., Ltd.; Astronergy Solar, Inc.

Chint Solar Co., Ltd.; Astronergy Solar, Inc.

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

Travelguru Launches Independence Day Campaign ? Huge Savings on the Long Weekend

MUMBAI, August 13, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    There is always a rush for travel tickets and hotel reservations when there is a long
weekend around and what better place to be than Goa! Travelguru.com, one of India's
largest online travel agency, has unveiled its list of top weekend getaways. And no
surprises in who takes the crown, it's the land of sun and sand, Goa.

    With the Independence Day falling on a Wednesday, by taking a couple of days off from
work, one can enjoy an extended 5-day-long-weekend. As observed over the past few years,
people from Metros have shown a penchant of running away from the maddening city life and
spend their long weekend in one of the nearby destinations.

    Based on booking data over the last 2 years, Travelguru has announced the list of most
popular weekend destinations. Although the usual suspects like Goa, Lonavala, Alibaug,
Agra, Shimla and Amritsar take the top honors, places like Bharatpur National park in
Rajasthan, Lavasa in Maharashtra and Coorg in Karnataka have seen a steady rise over the
last year.

    "To make holidaying more memorable and worthwhile on this long weekend, Travelguru has
launched an Independence Day promotion offering attractive discounts on bookings across
hotels in India [http://www.travelguru.com ]," said Rajesh Jindal, COO, Travelguru.com
about the recent promotion from the company.

    Elaborating further on the offer, Rajesh said, "The promotion offers hotel bookings at
throwaway prices, combined with discounts up to 25%, free night stay and complimentary
breakfast for hotels in Goa [http://www.travelguru.com/india-hotels/goa-hotels.html ] and
other popular weekend getaways like Lavasa, Pondicherry, Coorg, Mussoorie and others. We
are sure our customers will lap up the deal and enjoy their long weekend at affordable
prices."

    Travelguru [http://www.travelguru.com ], which was recently acquired by India's
largest online travel agency Yatra.com, offers the best deals for those looking to plan
their holidays and book hotels online. With a network of 6000+ hotels in 400+ Indian
cities, Travelguru offers the widest choice to the web savvy customers.

    About Travelguru

    Travelguru.com, India's largest hotel network, provides best deals to customers who
want to plan their holidays in advance and prefer booking hotels online. Based on its
booking data for the last 2 years, Travelguru has announced the most popular weekend
getaways in India. To make the upcoming weekend getaways more affordable and memorable,
Travelguru has launched Independence Day campaign with exclusive deals and discounts for
its customers.

    Primary Media Contact: Abhishek Joshi, ajoshi@travelguru.com, 91-22-4275 4800

Source: Travelguru

PRN

Nintendo's Portable Game Lineup Offers Boundless Fun For Everyone In 2012

Dates Confirmed for New Games, Including Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask

REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- From puzzles and mysteries to fashion and photo fun, the diverse lineup of games set to arrive for the hand-held Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL systems during the remainder of 2012 truly has something for everyone. Nintendo today revealed launch dates for several upcoming games, including packaged games that will be available in stores as well as downloadable games and applications that consumers can purchase digitally via the Nintendo eShop. What's more, the Aug. 19 launch of the Nintendo 3DS XL system will let players enjoy their games on an even larger scale, with screens 90 percent larger than those on the original Nintendo 3DS.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120413/CG86987LOGO)

Upcoming games and software for Nintendo 3DS include new installments in several of Nintendo's fan-favorite franchises as well as great games from third-party partners. Newly dated games on the way include the following (details subject to change):

    --  Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone! (Oct. 1) - Users of any artistic
        skill level can learn painting and drawing techniques that can be
        applied to real-life art projects, with optional, additional lessons
        available for purchase.* The game also lets users share and download
        certain game content via SpotPass.*
    --  Crosswords Plus (Oct. 1) - More than 1,000 professionally designed
        crossword puzzles will challenge players at any skill level. They can
        also receive and share bonus puzzles via StreetPass or connect their
        Nintendo 3DS to the Internet to receive free additional puzzles via
        SpotPass.* The game also includes other game play modes such as
        Wordsearch, Anagrams and the new Word of the Day.
    --  Sparkle Snapshots 3D (Oct. 18) - Launching exclusively in the Nintendo
        eShop*, this downloadable game is a fun photography application that
        lets you personalize your 2D photos by adding 3D layers of stickers,
        ribbons, pens and other effects. Users can then share creations
        wirelessly with friends or transfer them to an SD card and email them.
    --  Skylanders Giants from Activision Publishing, Inc. (Oct. 21) - Fans can
        look forward to more than 20 new inter-action figures to collect,
        including Giants that are twice the size of regular Skylanders and new
        LightCore Skylanders that light up both in the game and in real life
        when they are placed on the Portal of Power.
    --  Style Savvy: Trendsetters (Oct. 22) - Players can run their very own
        full-scale fashion shop and spark a fashion revolution by helping
        customers keep up with current trends, buying new clothes for their
        customizable store and sharing their creations with their friends
        online.*
    --  Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (Oct. 28) - Experienced fans and
        newcomers to the Professor Layton series can solve dozens of fascinating
        puzzles as they work their way through a new mystery storyline. Players
        can even download one additional puzzle per day for 365 days, starting
        on game launch day, at no additional charge.*
    --  Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive! (Nov. 5) - Players can create
        their own creatures and use them to explore a planet that they
        customize. Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive! contains new
        features not found in the original downloadable title, such as dungeons
        to explore, enhanced creating capabilities with more parts to choose
        from and new special powers that can be used to further personalize the
        creatures. The game also features Download Play, which allows players to
        share the creative experience with friends who do not have a copy of the
        game.
    --  Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Nov. 11) - Nintendo's classic Paper Mario
        franchise gets a fresh 3D look in its hand-held debut. Stickers are the
        backbone of Mario's newest adventure in which players use stickers found
        in the game to not only win battles, but to solve puzzles as well.
    --  Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion from Disney Interactive (Nov. 18)
        - Inspired by the classic Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, this
        game features new ways for Mickey Mouse to interact with a 3D game world
        using paint and paint thinner.
* - wireless Internet access required

"The wide variety of games and applications for Nintendo hand-held systems will put a smile on everyone's face this holiday season," said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "Plus, with a new larger-size version of the Nintendo 3DS, consumers have even more choices. Whether you're a seasoned gamer or just discovering Nintendo systems for the first time, you'll have more ways to play than ever before."

Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL users can also look forward to sharing even more of their 3D photos via the online Nintendo 3DS Photo Showcase website at http://photoshowcase.nintendo.com. Galleries filled with fun, eye-popping pictures are updated every week, highlighting the creativity of Nintendo fans and the interactive fun of Nintendo 3DS.

Remember also that Pokemon Black Version 2 and Pokemon White Version 2 will launch on Oct. 7 for Nintendo DS systems (also playable on Nintendo 3DS in 2D), and Pokémon Dream Radar and Pokedex 3D Pro arrive exclusively in the Nintendo eShop on Oct. 7 and Nov. 8, respectively. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon will now be available in the first half of 2013 in the Americas.

See the charts below for a partial list of upcoming games and software for hand-held Nintendo systems (details subject to change).

Nintendo 3DS

    Publisher      Title                                          Available
    ---------      -----                                          ---------
    Activision
     Publishing,
     Inc.          Angry Birds Trilogy                            October
    ------------   -------------------                            -------
    Activision
     Publishing,
     Inc.          Bratz: Fashion Boutique                        October
    ------------   -----------------------                        -------
    Activision
     Publishing,
     Inc.          Lalaloopsy: Carnival of Friends                October
    ------------   -------------------------------                -------
    Activision
     Publishing,
     Inc.          Moshi Monsters Moshlings Theme Park            October
    ------------   -----------------------------------            -------
    Activision
     Publishing,
     Inc.          Skylanders Giants                              Oct. 21
    ------------   -----------------                              -------
    Activision
     Publishing,
     Inc.          TRANSFORMERS PRIME                             Oct. 30
    ------------   ------------------                             -------
    Activision
     Publishing,
     Inc.          The Trash Pack                                 October
    ------------   --------------                                 -------
    Activision
     Publishing,
     Inc.          Wipeout 3                                      October
    ------------   ---------                                      -------
    Activision
     Publishing,
     Inc.          Wreck It Ralph                                 October
    ------------   --------------                                 -------
    Aksys Games
     Localization,
     Inc.          Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward              Oct. 23
    -------------- ---------------------------------              -------
    ATLUS (Index
     Digital
     Media, Inc.)  Code of Princess                               Oct. 9
    -------------  ----------------                               ------
    D3Publisher    Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game          Nov. 20
    -----------    -------------------------------------          -------
    D3Publisher     Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal
                    Our Garbage?!                                 Fall
    -----------    ---------------------------------------------  ----
    D3Publisher    Ben 10: Omniverse                              Fall
    -----------    -----------------                              ----
    Disney
     Interactive   Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion          Nov. 18
    ------------   -------------------------------------          -------
    Disney
     Interactive   Disney·Pixar Finding Nemo                      September
    ------------   -------------------------                      ---------
    Disney
     Interactive   Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure        September
    ------------   ---------------------------------------        ---------
    Electronic
     Arts          FIFA 13                                        September
    ----------     -------                                        ---------
    GameMill
     Entertainment Hotel Transylvania                             Sept. 18
    -------------- ------------------                             --------
    Majesco
     Entertainment Hello Kitty Picnic                             October
    -------------- ------------------                             -------
    Maximum Games  50 Classic Games                               October
    -------------  ----------------                               -------
    Maximum Games  American Mensa Academy                         October
    -------------  ----------------------                         -------
    Maximum Games  Junior Classic Games                           October
    -------------  --------------------                           -------
    Maximum Games  Jett Tailfin                                   November
    -------------  ------------                                   --------
    Natsume Inc.   Harvest Moon: A New Beginning                  Q4
    ------------   -----------------------------                  ---
    Nintendo       New Super Mario Bros. 2                        Aug. 19
    --------       -----------------------                        -------
    Nintendo       Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone!             Oct. 1
    --------       ----------------------------------             ------
    Nintendo       Crosswords Plus                                Oct. 1
    --------       ---------------                                ------
    Nintendo       Style Savvy: Trendsetters                      Oct. 22
    --------       -------------------------                      -------
    Nintendo       Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask          Oct. 28
    --------       -------------------------------------          -------
    Nintendo       Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive!     Nov. 5
    --------       ------------------------------------------     ------
    Nintendo       Paper Mario: Sticker Star                      Nov. 11
    --------       -------------------------                      -------
    SEGA           Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed         Nov. 20
    ----           --------------------------------------         -------
    Storm City
     Entertainment Chevrolet Camaro Wild Ride                     August
    -------------- --------------------------                     ------
    Storm City
     Entertainment Old Skool Classics                             September
    -------------- ------------------                             ---------
    Storm City
     Entertainment Word Wizard 3D                                 September
    -------------- --------------                                 ---------
    Telegames,      Classic Games Overload: Card and Puzzle
     Inc.           Edition                                       November
    ----------     ----------------------------------------       --------
    Ubisoft        Rayman Origins                                 Q3
    ----------     --------------                                 ---
    Ubisoft        Imagine Babyz                                  Oct. 23
    -------        -------------                                  -------
    Ubisoft        Imagine Fashion Life                           Oct. 23
    -------        --------------------                           -------
    Ubisoft        Petz Countryside                               Nov. 6
    -------        ----------------                               ------
    Ubisoft        Rabbids Rumble                                 Holiday
    -------        --------------                                 -------
    Warner Bros.
     Interactive
     Entertainment LEGO The Lord of the Rings                     Fall
    -------------- --------------------------                     ----
    Warner Bros.
     Interactive
     Entertainment Spy Hunter                                     Fall
    -------------- ----------                                     ----
    Warner Bros.
     Interactive
     Entertainment Scribblenauts Unlimited                        Holiday
    -------------- -----------------------                        -------
    XSEED Games    Unchained Blades                               Summer
    -----------    ----------------                               ------
Nintendo eShop

    Publisher                        Game                            Available
    ---------                        ----                            ---------
    Arc System Works                 Vector Racing                   Aug. 23
    ----------------                 -------------                   -------
    Endgame Studio                   Fractured Soul                  Q3
    --------------                   --------------                  ---
    Gamelion                         Speed X                         Q4
    --------                         -------                         ---
    Konami                           Gradius                         Q4
    ------                           -------                         ---
    Konami                           Mystical Ninja starring Goemon  Q3
    ------                           ------------------------------  ---
    Nicalis                          Cave Story                      Q3
    -------                          ----------                      ---
    Nicalis                          Nightsky                        Q4
    -------                          --------                        ---
    Nintendo                         Pokémon Dream Radar             Oct. 7
    --------                         -------------------             ------
    Nintendo                         Sparkle Snapshots 3D            Oct. 18
    --------                         --------------------            -------
    Nintendo                         Pokedex 3D Pro                  Nov. 8
    --------                         --------------                  ------
    Nintendo                         Fluidity: Spin Cycle            Q4
    --------                         --------------------            ---
    Nintendo                         Wario Land II                   Q4
    --------                         -------------                   ---
    Nintendo                          Zelda II: The Adventure of
                                      Link                           Q4
    --------                         ---------------------------     ---
    nnooo                            Spirit Hunters Inc.             Q4
    -----                            -------------------             ---
    Teyon                            Crazy Chicken: Pirates 3D       Aug. 16
    -----                            -------------------------       -------
    UFO Interactive                  Johnny Impossible               Q3
    ---------------                  -----------------               ---
    XSEED Games                      Unchained Blades                Q3
    -----------                      ----------------                ---
Nintendo DS

    Publisher      Game                                           Available
    ---------      ----                                           ---------
    2K Play        Nickelodeon Bubble Guppies                     Nov. 1
    -------        --------------------------                     ------
    2K Play         Nickelodeon Dora & Team Umizoomi: Fantastic
                    Flight                                        Nov. 1
    -------        --------------------------------------------   ------
    Activision
     Publishing,
     Inc.          TRANSFORMERS PRIME                             Oct. 30
    ------------   ------------------                             -------
    Activision
     Publishing,
     Inc.          Bratz: Fashion Boutique                        October
    ------------   -----------------------                        -------
    Activision
     Publishing,
     Inc.          Lalaloopsy: Carnival of Friends                October
    ------------   -------------------------------                -------
    Activision
     Publishing,
     Inc.          Moshi Monsters Moshlings Theme Park            October
    ------------   -----------------------------------            -------
    Activision
     Publishing,
     Inc.          The Trash Pack                                 October
    ------------   --------------                                 -------
    Activision
     Publishing,
     Inc.          Wreck It Ralph                                 October
    ------------   --------------                                 -------
    D3Publisher    Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game          Nov. 20
    -----------    -------------------------------------          -------
    D3Publisher     Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal
                    Our Garbage?!                                 Fall
    -----------    ---------------------------------------------  ----
    D3Publisher    Ben 10: Omniverse                              Fall
    -----------    -----------------                              ----
    D3Publisher    Victorious: Taking the Lead                    Fall
    -----------    ---------------------------                    ----
    D3Publisher    Winx Club: Magical Fairy Party                 Fall
    -----------    ------------------------------                 ----
    GameMill
     Entertainment Big Time Rush                                  Nov. 6
    -------------- -------------                                  ------
    GameMill
     Entertainment Hotel Transylvania                             Sept. 18
    -------------- ------------------                             --------
    Little Orbit   Monster High: Skultimate Roller Maze           Nov. 13
    ------------   ------------------------------------           -------
    NAMCO BANDAI
     Games Inc.    THUNDERCATS                                    Sept. 25
    ------------   -----------                                    --------
    Nintendo       Pokemon Black Version 2                        Oct. 7
    --------       -----------------------                        ------
    Nintendo       Pokemon White Version 2                        Oct. 7
    --------       -----------------------                        ------
    Scholastic
     Inc.          I SPY Game Pack                                September
    ----------     ---------------                                ---------
    Scholastic
     Inc.          Smart Games for Kids                           September
    ----------     --------------------                           ---------
    Telegames,
     Inc.          Puzzle Overload                                October
    ----------     ---------------                                -------
    Warner Bros.
     Interactive
     Entertainment LEGO The Lord of the Rings                     Fall
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Remember that Nintendo 3DS features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.

For more information about Nintendo, visit http://www.nintendo.com.

The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii(TM)( )home console, Nintendo 3DS(TM) and Nintendo DS(TM) family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System(TM), Nintendo has sold more than 3.9 billion video games and more than 630 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi(TM) and Nintendo DSi XL(TM), as well as the Game Boy(TM), Game Boy Advance, Super NES(TM), Nintendo 64(TM) and Nintendo GameCube(TM)( )systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario(TM), Donkey Kong(TM), Metroid(TM), Zelda(TM) and Pokemon(TM). A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company's website at http://www.nintendo.com.

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Findology Interactive Media, Inc. Becomes Ad.net, Inc.

Company debuts new website, domain and email channels

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Findology Interactive Media, Inc announced today that the company has changed its name to Ad.net, Inc. signifying the company's new shift in focus since its acquisition in 2011.

"The name change comes at a very exciting time for us," said Jon Waterman, CEO of Ad.net, Inc.  "It represents our full commitment to focusing our business toward providing more high quality traffic sources to advertisers."

For over a decade, Findology has been recognized as a leader in the Pay-Per-Click search space.  The company is now better able to reflect its position in the market as an ad network with the acquisition of Ad.net and the decision to rebrand.

"Advertisers currently partner with us because we are the alternative to Google, Yahoo and Bing.  We have access to many different highly targeted traffic sources, and our sophisticated advertising technology solutions along with individualized customer service, allows us to help our advertisers reach their campaign goals," Waterman explained.

Along with the name change, the company launched a new website http://www.ad.net. The new site provides advertisers an overview of the domain, email, pop-up, and search channels available to them. Ad.net's Email channel, the newest of those offered, has quickly become a popular and cost-effective option for advertisers, in which their campaigns are directed to audiences that have chosen to opt-in to receive relevant offers.

"With the addition of our new domain and email channels, advertisers can take advantage of new high quality traffic sources," said Waterman.   

Additionally, the new site includes updates to its campaign management tools which are password protected, allowing advertisers to select which channels they want to buy traffic from, as well as how they would like to target their advertising. Other updates include bidding tools where the advertisers can specify how much they want to spend on clicks or views; budgeting tools where advertisers can set a monthly or daily cap; and new tracking tools to improve advertiser performance. 

"Our clients are looking for newer, more cost effective ways to promote their brands or generate sales and leads for their businesses, and our self-serve system and campaign management tools allow them to do just that.  They are able to achieve these goals effortlessly while our account management staff is available to help optimize their campaigns."

For more information on Ad.net, Inc. please visit http://www.ad.net. 

About Ad.net

Ad.net was founded in 2002 and is one of the largest, trusted and highly regarded advertising networks.  It is an organization focused on targeting the user in the right environment to drive conversions, as well as ensuring the quality of its traffic sources. Each month, Ad.net reaches 100 million unique visitors and manages more than 40 billion monthly page views through its network of premium traffic sources. In 2011, the company was acquired from The Photon Group, Inc. For more information, please visit http://www.ad.net

SOURCE  Ad.net, Inc.

Ad.net, Inc.

CONTACT: Caryn Wernecke, Ad.net, Inc., +1-310-556-4440, x12, Caryn@ad.net

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

Huawei's Flagship Smartphone for China Mobile Network Ships with Spreadtrum TD-SCDMA Baseband

Huawei TD Ascend P1 extends high performance smartphone experience to China Mobile consumers

SHANGHAI, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRD; "Spreadtrum" or the "Company"), a leading fabless semiconductor provider in China with advanced technology in 2G, 3G and 4G wireless communications standards, today announced that Spreadtrum's baseband modem, the SC8803G, is shipping in Huawei's flagship TD-SCDMA smartphone, the Huawei Ascend P1 TD-SCDMA.  Developed for China Mobile's network, the Huawei Ascend P1 TD-SCDMA extends the high performance of Huawei's flagship smartphone series to China Mobile consumers and is now commercially available.   

Huawei Ascend P1 is Huawei's flagship smartphone series aiming to provide an outstanding product experience for consumers. The Android 4.0 ICS device incorporates a dual core 1.5GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED qHD display, 4GB of built-in storage and an 8 megapixel BSI camera with AF. 

Mr. Wang Weijun, Huawei Device's president of Chinese division, said, "Our recently introduced smartphone line, the Huawei Ascend P1, has an innovative industrial design, high-end product configuration and outstanding user experience. The launch of the Ascend P1 on China Mobile's TD-SCDMA network now makes this device broadly available to China consumers and furthers our goal of establishing Huawei as one of the world's leading mobile phone brands."

"We are pleased to support Huawei in the development of high performance smartphones for the TD-SCDMA market," said Dr. Leo Li, Spreadtrum's president and CEO. "The launch of Huawei's high end smartphone with Spreadtrum's SC8803G TD-SCDMA baseband modem demonstrates our ability to enable the world's leading handset brands to bring the performance of their top devices to the China Mobile network."

Designed with 40nm CMOS silicon technology, Spreadtrum's SC8803G is a high performance and, highly integrated baseband modem delivering superior 3G standby and talk times.  Spreadtrum's SC8803G enables TD-SCDMA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM operation and supports TD-HSDPA at 2.8Mbps and TD-HSUPA at 2.2Mbps. The SC8803G achieves a small modem footprint and can be coupled with third party application processors to drive high end smartphone performance.

About Spreadtrum Communications, Inc.

Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRD; "Spreadtrum") is a fabless semiconductor company that develops mobile chipset platforms for smartphones, feature phones and other consumer electronics products, supporting 2G, 3G and 4G wireless communications standards.  Spreadtrum's solutions combine its highly integrated, power-efficient chipsets with customizable software and reference designs in a complete turnkey platform, enabling customers to achieve faster design cycles with a lower development cost.  Spreadtrum's customers include global and China-based manufacturers developing mobile products for consumers in China and emerging markets around the world.  For more information, visit http://www.spreadtrum.com.

About Huawei Device:

Huawei Device is one of Huawei's four business units, focusing on terminal products in the field of communications. Huawei Device was founded in 1993, separating from wireless base equipment and covering WCDMA, CDMA, GSM, TD-SCDMA, PHS, video, accessing terminal, application terminal and others. Its products include mobile phones, mobile broadband, fuse terminal, fixed network CPE, video and other device types. Huawei Device has established R&D centers in USA, Sweden, Russia, India, Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. Like Huawei Technology, the sales and service operations of Huawei Device now cover more than 70 countries. Huawei Device is No. 35 of the "Top 50 World Telecommunication Operators" and partner of the world's leading operators such as British Telecommunication, Wo Dafeng, Telefonica, and others. For more information, please visit http://www.huaweidevice.com.

Spreadtrum Safe Harbor Statement:

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding Spreadtrum's ability to continue to enable the world's leading handset brands to bring the performance of their top devices to the China Mobile network. The Company uses words like "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "expect," "project" and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These statements are forward-looking in nature and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual market trends and the Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, continuing competitive pressure in the semiconductor industry and the effect of such pressure on prices; unpredictable changes in technology and consumer demand for mobile phones; Spreadtrum's ability to continue to enable the world's leading handset brands to bring the performance of their top devices to the China Mobile network; the state of and any change in the Company's relationship with Huawei; and changes in political, economic, legal and social conditions in China. For additional discussion of these risks and uncertainties and other factors, please consider the information contained in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and the annual report on Form 20-F filed on April 10, 2012, especially the section under "Risk Factors" and such other documents that the Company may file with the SEC from time to time, including on Form 6-K. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this press release, and does not intend to update any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise except as required by law.

SOURCE  Spreadtrum Communications, Inc.

Spreadtrum Communications, Inc.

CONTACT: Diana Jovin of Spreadtrum, ir@spreadtrum.com, +1-650-308-8148

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