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PrivacyStar and Alltel Wireless Launch Privacy Service

Feature-Packed Application Gives Privacy, Protection and Preference to Android Smartphones Users

CONWAY and LITTLE ROCK, Ark., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PrivacyStar and Alltel Wireless today announce PrivacyStar for Alltel Wireless Android customers. Users of the privacy application can now easily block unwanted calls and texts as well as easily report telemarketer and debt collector violations directly to the Federal Trade Commission. Other features include SmartBlock, Do Not Disturb, Caller Lookup and more. The PrivacyStar feature-packed application provides Alltel Wireless customers with the ability to enjoy privacy, protection and preference on their mobile phone.

"With more and more people abandoning landlines for the sole use of mobile phones, people are living a very mobile life and finding that privacy options are a necessity," said Jeff Stalnaker, CEO of PrivacyStar. "We are proud that two Arkansas high-tech companies are coming together to offer Alltel Wireless customers a powerful set of privacy features that will give customers the capability to have complete control of their mobile phone."

PrivacyStar offers a feature-rich application in privacy, protection and preference that provides consumers with complete control of their mobile phone. Its versatile call blocking feature blocks unwanted calls and text messages from individual, private and unknown numbers. Blocked numbers can be managed directly from the user's phone, enabling them to easily monitor all activity on their account as well as block and unblock callers. A SmartBlock feature uses crowdsourcing for the top 25 blocked numbers and automatically blocks them for all PrivacyStar users.

PrivacyStar's complaint filing feature allows users to report potential Do Not Call Registry and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act violations directly from their phones, making it easy to file complaints with the Federal Trade Commission. Additionally, the Do Not Disturb provides consumers with the ability to send customized text messages such as "I'm driving" or "in a meeting" to callers when unavailable. With PrivacyStar's Caller Lookup function, identify unknown callers by name and take appropriate action, such as adding to the contacts list or Privacy List.

"Alltel Wireless is committed to offering products that simplify the lives of our customers," said Scott Moody, vice president of marketing for Alltel Wireless. "We are thrilled to partner with another Arkansas-based company to provide our customers with an added layer of convenience, further demonstrating our continued commitment to present the best value in wireless."

This solution is enabled via PrivacyStar's strategic relationship with Syniverse as part of the Syniverse Wireless Caller ID and Privacy Management Applications portfolio.

Additional Features Include:

    --  SMS ID - Upon receiving a text message from an unknown sender, select
        SMS look-up from the PrivacyStar home page and the message that needs to
        be identified in order to take appropriate action, such as blocking the
        number.
    --  Web Portal - Fully integrated personal web portal to manage the
        PrivacyStar account, block and unblock callers, and perform number
        look-ups. The portal also provides additional details on violations.
    --  Future Proof - Easily transfer PrivacyStar user information from one
        device to another.
About Alltel Wireless
Allied Wireless Communications Corporation (AWCC), doing business as Alltel Wireless, is a wireless telecommunications provider serving customers in six states. Headquartered in Little Rock, AR., AWCC is a subsidiary of Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATNI). For more information, please visit http://alltelwireless.com or http://www.awcc.com.

About PrivacyStar

PrivacyStar, a smartphone application, provides consumers with the top of the line in-phone privacy, protection and preference. Based in Conway, Arkansas, PrivacyStar has years of regulatory experience working with both Federal and State bodies to define and understand all aspects of consumer protection laws and regulations, and has patented numerous privacy and preference solutions. Lookup+ by PrivacyStar is offered for iPhone users and an expanded feature set available for Android and Blackberry smartphone users.

For regular PrivacyStar updates follow us at http://www.twitter.com/PrivacyStar, become a fan on Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/PrivacyStar or visit http://www.PrivacyStar.com.

PrivacyStar is a registered trademark of First Orion Corp. All registered or unregistered trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners.

Media Contact:

Katie Camacho

FortyThree, Inc.

831.332.9744
PrivacyStar@43pr.com

Cheryl Ringgold

Alltel Wireless

501.448.1432
cherylringgold@alltel.com

SOURCE  PrivacyStar

PrivacyStar

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

Permabit Named 'Coolest New Technology' at ExecEvent

Company wins the Execullence Award for its ability to improve performance, efficiency of data storage

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Permabit Technology Corporation, the recognized leader in data efficiency technology, was named the winner of the Execullence Award for Coolest New Technology 2012 at the recently concluded ExecEvent BIG Event.

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Judged by representatives from data storage industry heavyweights including Hitachi Data Systems, Intel and Quantum, as well as select venture capitalists and financiers, Permabit was awarded honors for its Albireo software solution that massively improves performance and efficiency of data creation, transmission and storage. The company's technology was chosen "coolest" from among participants in the event's Emerging Vendor Showcase.

"We are thrilled to be named the 'Coolest New Technology' at the ExecEvent for our groundbreaking data optimization technologies for OEMs," said Tom Cook, Permabit CEO. "How cool it is to be named the coolest 'new' technology by innovative and disruptive companies. We look forward to delivering even more data optimization innovation to OEMs in the years ahead."

The ExecEvent BIG Event is an exclusive networking event that brings together executives from across the storage spectrum.  Focused exclusively on the data storage industry, including technologies such as virtualization, cloud, security, video or data center management, the ExecEvent features informative presentations and the time to meet, share information and form relations with top-level executives over cocktails and dinners.

Permabit Albireo is the industry's first-and-only embedded data optimization software for OEMs, delivering data reduction rates of 5 to 35X and with throughput now exceeding 400 GB/sec at petabyte scale. Albireo optimizes data across a wide range of installations from SOHO/SMB appliances to enterprise flash and Solid State Devices (SSD), high-performance enterprise storage, big data solutions and cloud services.

Albireo is delivered in two distinct product offerings. The Software Development Kit (SDK) version is a portable software library that hardware, software and service providers can utilize to expand their own solutions without impacting existing differentiating capabilities. The Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO) version is a complete, ready-to-run data efficiency application that is integrated with Linux.

Supporting Resources:
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About Permabit
Permabit is a recognized leader in data efficiency technology, enabling OEMs to leverage their R&D investment, increase margin, accelerate time to market and achieve competitive advantage. Permabit Albireo software massively improves performance and efficiency of data creation, transmission and storage. Solutions built with Albireo are being delivered by leading hardware, software and service providers. Our partners include Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), LSI, and StoneFly. Permabit was founded in 2000 by a technical and business team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For more information, visit: http://www.permabit.com.

                              Media Contacts:
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    Permabit                              JPR Communications
    617-995-9311                          818-884-8282, Ext. 15
    mivanov@permabit.com                  judys@jprcom.com

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Permabit Technology Corporation

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Arbitron Mobile and iResearch Consulting To Launch Mobile Media Measurement Service in China

Companies to collaborate on a planned 10,000 person measurement panel to track mobile consumer audiences in the world's largest smartphone market

COLUMBIA, Md. and SHANGHAI, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Arbitron Mobile Oy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arbitron Inc., (NYSE: ARB), and iResearch Consulting, a leading online measurement company and consultant to the Internet industry in China, announced today an agreement to jointly operate a syndicated, mobile media research service in the world's largest smartphone market. The service would be based on a planned opt-in panel of approximately 10,000 persons in China who would install an on-device software meter developed by Arbitron Mobile onto their smartphones and tablets.

Arbitron Mobile and iResearch Consulting plan to provide marketers, content providers, app developers and wireless access suppliers in China and around the world with information on how mobile consumers in the iResearch/Arbitron Mobile China panel use apps, surf the web, engage in social media, participate in e-commerce, are exposed to and act on advertising, and employ their devices to communicate.

The mobile measurement panel would also be integrated with the iResearch iUserTracker online PC measurement service. The planned integrated offering would be able to deliver multi-screen measures of the online and mobile media activities of Chinese Internet consumers to Internet providers, ad networks, media outlets and technology companies located in China and globally.

Says Dr. Verkasalo of Arbitron Mobile: "China has surpassed the U.S. as the world's largest smartphone market. Our agreement with iResearch paves the way for the creation of leading online and mobile media measurement services in this huge potential market, while giving the Internet industry around the world access to large comprehensive mobile, online and multiscreen behavioral datasets from the vibrant and growing consumer population in China."

Said Sean Creamer, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Arbitron Inc: "Today's announcement represents a significant milestone in our efforts to extend our services to the leading markets around the world. Arbitron Mobile and iResearch have demonstrated how international collaboration can work to enrich the insights research firms provide to the growing mobile media industry."

Henry Yang, CEO of iResearch, comments "We believe that mobile presents an ever increasing opportunity for the Chinese Internet industry and iResearch intends to be a leading provider of insights into the mobile behaviors of China's online consumers. The agreement with Arbitron Mobile will provide us with best-in-class technologies to measure the mobile audience in China. And, through our collaborative marketing arrangement, we will be able to enhance the visibility of our company and the Chinese Internet industry that we serve to customers in Europe and North America."

As part of the agreement, Arbitron Mobile will be able to market iResearch data from the Chinese company's mobile and PC measurement services to its customers in Europe and North America. Similarly, iResearch will be able to market, to its customers in China, the mobile data from Arbitron Mobile Trends Panels(TM) services in Europe and North America.

Editor's note
A photograph of Dr. Hannu Verkasalo, Arbitron Mobile and Mr. Henry Yang, iResearch is available on the Arbitron Mobile website.

About iResearch Consulting
iResearch Consulting, founded 2002, is the leading consulting and media measurement company in the Internet industry in China. With 260 employees, iResearch, headquartered in Shanghai, has been at the forefront of Chinese Internet measurements and operates a currency Internet audience rating service for China.

About Arbitron Mobile
Arbitron Mobile currently operates syndicated mobile research panels in seven countries: United States, China, United Kingdom, Finland, Denmark, France, and Germany.  Arbitron Mobile also operates custom panels and licenses its technology in countries around the world. Founded in 2007 and acquired by Arbitron in 2011, the company is a pioneer in field of mobile on-device metering panels deployed for media research.

About Arbitron
Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) is an international media and marketing research firm serving the media - radio, television, cable, and out-of-home; the mobile industry; as well as advertising agencies and advertisers around the world. Arbitron businesses include: measuring network and local market radio audiences across the United States; surveying the retail, media, and product patterns of U.S. consumers; providing mobile audience measurement and analytics in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia; and developing application software used for analyzing media audience and marketing information data. The Company has developed the Portable People Meter (TM) (PPM(®)) and the PPM 360(TM), new technologies for media and marketing research.

Portable People Meter(TM), PPM® and PPM 360(TM) are marks of Arbitron Inc.

Statements in this release that are not strictly historical, including the statements regarding expectations for 2012 and any other statements regarding events or developments that we believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future, may be "forward-looking" statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things, our ability to successfully integrate acquired operations, diversions of management resources, expenses incurred in financing the acquisition, differing levels of management and internal control effectiveness at the acquired entity, other unanticipated problems and liabilities, changes in the market, potential downturns in economic conditions, foreign exchange fluctuations, competition, our ability to develop and successfully market new products and technologies, the growth rates and cyclicality of markets we serve, our ability to expand our business in new markets, , litigation and other contingent liabilities including intellectual property matters, our compliance with applicable laws and regulations and changes in applicable laws and regulations, our ability to achieve projected efficiencies, cost reductions, sales growth and earnings, and other international economic, political, legal and business factors. Additional information regarding the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements is available in Arbitron Inc.'s SEC filings, including the 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and the Company does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

SOURCE  Arbitron Inc.

Arbitron Inc.

CONTACT: Investor Contact: Thom Mocarsky, Arbitron Inc., +1-410-312-8239, thom.mocarsky@arbitron.com; Press Contact: Kim Myers, Arbitron Inc., +1-410-312-8500, kim.myers@arbitron.com

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

Mining Company in Philippines Deploys RADWIN Wireless Broadband Systems

RADWIN Solutions Enable Video, Data and Voice Services to the Company's Offices and Remote Sites, Operating Over Long Distances & in Extreme Weather

TEL AVIV, Israel, July 17, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    RADWIN (http://www.radwin.com), the global provider of Backhaul and Broadband
Wireless solutions, today announced that the Xstrata Sagittarius Mining Company in the
Philippines deployed the RADWIN 2000 point-to-point systems to connect its offices and
provide voice and data backhaul between the offices and tower relay sites. RADWIN's
systems are also used for video surveillance, providing video transmission from the tower
sites back to company headquarters for enhanced security monitoring. Diagnostic-Orthogon
Systems, a leading system integrator in the Philippines, was responsible for project
design and implementation.

    Jake Laguerder, Head of IT at Xstrata Mining: "We chose RADWIN's solutions because
they deliver TDM and Ethernet in one system. The solutions empower us to establish our own
backbone network instead of leasing lines from telcos, thus significantly reducing our
costs. RADWIN's solutions also deliver real-time video so we can monitor the activity in
each tower site 24/7. Using RADWIN, we have complete control of our network and can easily
and quickly deploy new sites."

    Rene Lebrun, CEO of Diagnotic-Orthogon Systems: "RADWIN's links provide exceptional
carrier-grade performance that places them a cut above other solutions that Xstrata
tested. They operate over extremely long ranges, with some links connecting offices as far
as 50 km/31 miles apart. The links operate in tough weather conditions typical to the area
such as fluctuating temperatures, heavy rainfall and strong winds and they can also be
powered by solar panels which is critical in jungle areas."

    "We are proud to include the Xstrata Mining Company among our customer base," said
Moty Niv, RADWIN's Sales Director, South East Asia. "This latest win is testament to the
effectiveness of our solutions and the exceptional performance and business value they
deliver to customers. In choosing RADWIN, Xstrata was able to cut costs and eliminate
expensive leased lines charges while enjoying a solution that delivers high-quality voice,
video and data services on one link."

    About RADWIN

    RADWIN is a leading provider of sub-6 GHz wireless Point-to-Point and
Point-to-Multipoint solutions. RADWIN's solutions deliver voice, video and data with
ultra-capacity for long ranges. http://www.radwin.com

   
    Sales Contact
    Tel: +972-3-769-2820
    Email: sales@radwin.com

    Media Contact
    Tammy Levy
    Marcom
    Tel: +972-3-766-2916
    Email: pr@radwin.com

Source: RADWIN

Avere Introduces Latest Entry to its FXT Series Edge Filers

Avere further extends Edge-Core architecture with new FXT Series model ideal for remote office storage

PITTSBURGH, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Avere Systems today introduced its latest FXT Series Edge filer, designed to bring the benefits of NAS Optimization to remote office environments by allowing companies to centralize resources and reduce the amount of infrastructure at remote locations while providing the ability to run mission-critical applications outside of the data center and across a WAN without performance degradation.

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The Avere FXT 3100 Edge filer contains 48GB of DRAM and 1GB NVRAM to accelerate the read, write and metadata performance of most active data.  It contains 2.4TB of 10k SAS HDDs to store a large working set of recently active data.  FXT 3100's 2x 10GbE and 6x 1GbE ports allow connectivity to clients and servers for high performance access to active data and to Core filers for infrequently accessed data.  Each unit can be clustered to other FXT Edge filers with scaling of up to 50 nodes for linear performance and HA failover.

"Organizations have experienced numerous challenges in delivering corporate applications and/or IT services to remote locations--challenges related primarily to poor application performance, slow file transfer speeds, and WAN bandwidth costs. More than half of respondents in a recent ESG survey indicated that remote application access challenges have been the cause of dissatisfaction among end-users," said Terri McClure, Senior Analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group.  "Avere's FXT 3100 Edge filer is an example of a product that can help solve this problem while also helping address the cost and manageability challenges tied to remote storage deployments."

Built on the latest Avere Operating System (AOS), the Avere FXT 3100 Edge filer enables automatic tiering of data for optimal performance, advanced monitoring to provide deep visibility into the entire NAS environment and a global namespace for managing all storage as a single pool.  Optional software enhancements include Avere FlashMove(TM) that takes the pain out of NAS data migrations and accelerates the performance of data; and FlashMirror(TM), heterogeneous NAS replication software that provides a flexible and high-performance solution for implementing comprehensive data protection across a NAS infrastructure.

"While all organizations can benefit from the improvements in performance and reduction in footprint that our FXT Series Edge filers offer, enterprises with remote or branch offices face a unique situation with sprawling NAS environments that require additional capital and operation investments," said Ron Bianchini, President and CEO of Avere Systems. "Our new FXT 3100 Edge filer helps take the sting out of these deployments by providing global data access and visibility of data as part of a single logical pool, alleviating the need for duplicate storage infrastructure in remote offices and provides a form factor suitable for branch offices."

Pricing and Availability
The FXT 3100 Edge filer starts at $42,500.  It is expected to be generally available within the 30 days. Additional information about the FXT series is available at http://www.averesystems.com/Products_FXT.aspx

About Avere Systems
Avere Systems brings to the market NAS Optimization solutions designed specifically to scale performance and capacity separately and take advantage of new storage media using real-time tiering. Avere's FXT Series Edge filers allow organizations to achieve unlimited application performance scaling, free applications from the confines of the data center by eliminating latency and cut storage costs by more than half. Learn more at http://www.averesystems.com, and you can follow the company on Twitter.com/averesystems.

All trademarks, trade names and service marks referenced herein belong to their respective companies

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CONTACT: Agency, Judy Smith at JPR Communications, +1-818-884-8282, Ext. 15, judys@jprcom.com, Client, Rebecca Thompson, VP Marketing, Avere Systems, +1-412-635-7170

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

R.W. Knudsen Family® Launches Share Your Simple Promotion

Three grand prize and 14 bi-weekly winners will be selected for sharing their tips to make life more simple

CHICO, Calif., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- To honor the simple life, R.W. Knudsen Family® has launched the Share Your Simple Promotion encouraging consumers to connect and share tips that make life easier for the chance to win prizes. Starting today consumers are invited to share a tip to make life simple on http://www.facebook.com/rwknudsen in a variety of categories based around bi-weekly themes like "In the Garden," during "Back to School" or "DIY Halloween Costumes." Consumers that share a tip will be entered for the chance to win one of three $4,500 Grand Prizes or 14 bi-weekly prizes to make life simpler.

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The R.W. Knudsen Family has always had a simple philosophy: make great tasting, all-natural and organic beverages with uncompromising standards.  Recognizing that life can sometimes be complicated, Share Your Simple will celebrate the tips and ideas that reflect that same simple philosophy like spending time with friends and family and enjoying a refreshing beverage together.

The R.W. Knudsen Family Share Your Simple Promotion will be celebrated in three phases, awarding a grand prize and featuring one of the brand's signature products during each phase.

    1. Simple Summer Season: June 5 - July 30 recognizing the simple joys of
       summer time with R.W. Knudsen Family Spritzer beverages.
    2. Simple Harvest Season: July 31 - October 8 acknowledging the abundant
       fall harvest and cooking simply with fruit and R.W. Knudsen Family Just
       Juice® Juices.
    3. Simple Holiday Season: October 9 - December 17 honoring the importance of
       simplifying the holidays in order to focus on family and friends - and
       enjoy simple treats like R.W. Knudsen Family Celebratory sparkling
       beverages.
Winners will be randomly drawn for each bi-weekly and grand prize periods.

For more than 50 years R.W. Knudsen Family has created all-natural beverages the entire family can count on for simplicity. All R.W. Knudsen Family products, including Spritzers, Just Juice Juices and Celebratory sparkling beverages, are made from simple, all-natural ingredients without added sugar, artificial ingredients or preservatives.

Promotion starts at noon ET and ends at 11:59:59 ET on December 17, 2012 and is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 years and older. Promotion subject to complete Official Rules available at http://www.facebook.com/rwknudsen. Void where prohibited. No purchase necessary.

About R.W. Knudsen Family

R.W. Knudsen Family® has produced quality, all-natural juice products since 1961. Its offerings include more than 125 types of natural and organic fruit and vegetable juices, carbonated fruit beverages, and specialty items including Recharge® all-natural sports drinks. R.W. Knudsen Family products are all-natural made without artificial flavors or preservatives, and never contain added sugar. Visit http://www.rwknudsenfamily.com for more information.

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Knudsen & Sons, Inc.

CONTACT: Danielle Kramer, Fresh Ideas Group, +1-303-449-2108, ext. 23, Danielle@freshideasgroup.com

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

LuxeYard Surpasses 700,000 Member Milestone

Sales Transaction Rate per Visitor Grows as Company Focuses on Higher Quality Marketing Channels and Streamlines Checkout Process

LOS ANGELES, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LuxeYard, Inc., (OTCQB: LUXR), the fast-growing boutique luxury flash sale site, today announced it has surpassed the 700,000 member milestone.  The company attributed the achievement primarily to an increased focus on targeting higher quality marketing channels as well as new site functionality aimed at streamlining the shopping experience.

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"Using a variety of marketing channels and focusing our messaging on individual member wants and needs we have been able to boost membership as well as the number of transactions per visit," said LuxeYard CMO, Joshua Thompson.  "Member feedback has been critical and we are implementing changes to our core e-commerce interface and marketing strategy to accommodate their suggestions for an enhanced experience with LuxeYard.  For example, a recent, relatively simple change to our checkout procedure has led to a significant increase in our e-commerce conversion rate."

LuxeYard believes that by listening to its customers it will be enabled to create a better online shopping experience.  Thus, it has updated its messaging platform to focus on an individual's various lifestyle stages versus simply luxury for everyone.  By reframing how its customer base can access high quality goods and products at competitive prices on the LuxeYard website, the company plans to carve out a larger share of the e-commerce market, estimated at over $44 billion per quarter in 2012. 

"We want our members to know that they can have access to luxury goods and products at any and every phase of their lives," continues Thompson.  "There no longer is any need to compromise on lower quality goods to achieve low pricing.  Today's smart shopper understands that quality endures, and LuxeYard has become the online destination for quality products for the home, wardrobe or baby, at significantly reduced prices.  For example, families can buy a stroller anywhere, but if they come to LuxeYard, they'll be assured that it will cost less than what they would typically find at a traditional retail store, and be of great quality, allowing them to have the luxe factor while avoiding the luxe price.

"These recent changes are part and parcel of a fast growing enterprise, where we need to regularly stay one step ahead of market dynamics," said Braden Richter, CEO of LuxeYard. "We have a fundamentally rock solid business with a well-tuned engine for building organic growth and an active acquisition strategy to further diversify our business and help us achieve our revenue and profitability goals."

About LuxeYard

LuxeYard is a members-only flash sale site for luxury home furnishings, decor and fashion that offers access to unique products sourced by a seasoned team of buyers at a fraction of retail prices. LuxeYard is the pioneer of Concierge Buying, which gives members the power to determine what items will be sold on the site, and Group Buy which allows them to lower the price by sharing sale items with friends. Along with its veteran retail, e-commerce and digital marketing management team, LuxeYard partners with celebrity Trendsetters and design and fashion industry insiders to deliver a curated buying experience from a unique point of view to its members. To join the LuxeYard community, visit http://www.LuxeYard.com. 

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visiting http://www.luxeyard.com/investors/signup.php.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements about our financial performance, which involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those discussed. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the factors included under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements" on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 15,2011, a copy of which may be obtained by visiting the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. LuxeYard's actual results could differ materially from those predicted or implied and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance.

Media Contacts:
Fingerprint Communications
Melissa Kubrin| Melissa@fingerprintcom.net
Marisa Ritts| Marisa@fingerprintcom.net
(310) 276-7500

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George Medici | Gmedici@pondel.com
Rob Whetstone | RWhetstone@pondel.com
(310) 279-5980

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

RiT SMART Xlight Fiber Optic Cabling Solution Certified by Independent Performance Laboratory

- Intertek lab tests certify that RiT's high performance 10Gb/s and 100Gb/s-ready end-to-end cabling solutions exceed ANSI/TIA-568-C performance requirements -

TEL AVIV, Israel, July 17, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

    RiT [http://www.rittech.com ] Technologies (NASDAQ: RITT), today announced that its
SMART Xlight(TM) end-to-end fiber optic cabling solution
[http://www.rittech.com/?CategoryID(1&ArticleIDQ0 ] has been certified by an
independent laboratory to exceed 10 Gb/s and 100Gb/s performance requirements as specified
in the ANSI/TIA-568-C standard. The independent testing was performed by Intertek, one of
the world's largest and most widely respected independent testing organizations, across
multiple channel configurations that included RiT SMART Xlight end-to-end 10G
configuration, RiT SMART Xlight end-to-end 100G configuration, LC multi-mode cords, LC-MPO
cassettes, MPO-MPO pre-terminated cables, LC-LC cassettes and MPO cords, in both
intelligent and non-intelligent architectures.

    "Extended performance margins are crucial in high-bandwidth multi-fiber array systems
like RiT's SMART Xlight fiber optic line," commented Dr. Ben Eshay, RiT's CTO. "The tests
performed by this respected laboratory certify that our products support high-density,
high-bitrate protocols and installations, future-proofing the datacenter through the
provision of 10, 40 or 100 gigabytes per second bandwidth. This is a benefit that data
center engineers can leverage to create maximum flexibility and superior performance in
their data center designs, especially when coupled with the deployment of RiT's
intelligent infrastructure management solutions."

    Dr. Ben Eshay continued, "In fact, every aspect of our SMART datacenter cabling
[http://www.rittech.com/rit_smart_cabling ] product line reflects our 20 years of
experience in providing the top quality, cutting-edge solutions that meet the exacting
needs of our customers' dynamic organizations. With a total commitment to R&D and testing,
we bring a broad variety of innovative products to markets looking for robust, reliable
performance in all types of real-world data center environments. As the data center
industry continues raising the performance bar, we continue to evolve, creating
ever-higher-grade products today that support both current and future needs."

    About RiT Technologies

    RiT is a leading provider of comprehensive management solutions for today's
mission-critical data centers and communication rooms. Through the deployment of RiT's
integrated DCIM [http://www.rittech.com/rit_centermind ] (data center infrastructure
management), IIM (intelligent infrastructure management), SMART Cabling(TM) and EPV(TM)
real-time infrastructure management solutions, companies enhance both CAPEX and OPEX,
increase their efficiency and improve their automated processes. RiT's field-tested
solutions are delivering value in thousands of installations for top-tier enterprises and
operators throughout the world. RiT's shares are traded on the Nasdaq exchange under the
symbol RITT. http://www.rittech.com

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    In this press release, all statements that are not purely about historical facts,
including, but not limited to, those in which we use the words "believe," "anticipate,"
"expect," "plan," "intend," "estimate", "forecast", "target", "could" and similar
expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For example, when we discuss a field trial which could lead
to a multi-million dollar Carrier deal, we are using a forward looking statement. While
these forward-looking statements represent our current judgment of what may happen in the
future, actual results may differ materially from the results expressed or implied by
these statements due to numerous important factors, including, but not limited to, those
described under the heading "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form 20-F, which may be revised or
supplemented in subsequent reports filed with the SEC. These factors include, but are not
limited to, the following: our ability to raise additional financing, if required; the
continued development of market trends in directions that benefit our sales; our ability
to maintain and grow our revenues; our dependence upon independent distributors,
representatives and strategic partners; our ability to develop new products and enhance
our existing products; the availability of third-party components used in our products;
the economic condition of our customers; the impact of government regulation; and the
economic and political situation in Israel. We are under no obligation, and expressly
disclaim any obligation, to update the forward-looking statements in this press release,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

   
    COMPANY CONTACT:
    Dr. Ben Eshay
    CTO
    +972-77-270-7203
    erez.beneshay@rittech.com

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Jamestown Community College Utilizes HelpSTAR 2012 to Enhance Productivity and Provide Superior Service to Students and Staff

IT Department Depends on HelpSTAR for Organization, Efficiency and Ongoing Support for More than a Decade

OAKVILLE, Ontario, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HelpSTAR, a leading pioneer of help desk software, today announced that New York's Jamestown Community College (JCC), a comprehensive, regional, open-access institution that embraces academic excellence, relies on HelpSTAR to provide staff, faculty and students with reliable, efficient features that assist with help desk activities as well as online course and transcript programs.

Thirteen years ago JCC received a state grant to develop its IT department and increase the efficiency of incoming IT support calls. After searching for a software solution, the staff chose HelpSTAR for its ease of use and affordability. Today, Dave Gibson, JCC  Help Desk/User Support and the JCC IT team, support three campuses, 600 staff and over 3500 students, utilizing HelpSTAR to drive efficiency above and beyond their normal help desk activities. His team oversees any technical support that is needed across the campuses from accessibility to the Internet from within the dorms to computer problems with staff and faculty.

"We have been using HelpSTAR for years and with the great new features in HelpSTAR 2012, our JCC IT team and I are more efficient than ever," said Gibson. "It's important to give accolades to vendors who go above and beyond, and HelpSTAR does just that. As far as I'm concerned, we'll use HelpSTAR until I retire and beyond. Simply put, they are outstanding."

Gibson and the JCC IT team rely heavily on HelpSTAR's Web Portal to assist with JCC login or online course problems, providing its customer base with the assurance that issues will be addressed in a timely fashion. Additionally, students and staff have found using the Web Portal to gain access to the Knowledge Based Articles extremely valuable and informative for looking up common problems. It provides them with the means to resolve many issues on their own. Gibson is most impressed by HelpSTAR's support staff and has found everyone to be exemplary, recalling instances where they received the support they needed within minutes, not hours.

"Supporting our clients' needs by providing them with tools to enhance their efficiency and productivity is always our top priority," said Igal Hauer, CEO of HelpSTAR. "Dave Gibson and his team rely on our software to provide superior features and top of the line support and we are excited to see how our Web Portal enhances their service initiatives."

About HelpSTAR:
HelpSTAR help desk software is an easy-to-use service desk collaborative suite that provides rapid issue, problem resolution and change management capabilities out of the box without the need for lengthy deployment and staff training. Designed for organizations with 10 to 500 support reps servicing 100 to 50,000 employees, HelpSTAR expedites problem handling through features such as intelligent queuing, various self-help tools and prompts such as alarms, follow-up reminders and automatic priority escalation. It offers both a built-in library of standard reports and custom query capabilities. HelpSTAR is available in both client/server and web-based versions running on Microsoft or Microsoft SQL. For more information, visit http://www.helpstar.com

Media Contact:
Kim Dearborn
Nadel Phelan, Inc.
Kim.dearborn@nadelphelan.com
831-440-2407

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HelpSTAR

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Salesforce Radian6 Delivers New Insights Technologies and Ecosystem

New Insights technologies enable social enterprises to understand sentiment, intent and demographics across multiple languages for billions of social conversations

World's first Insights ecosystem delivers breakthrough social analytics from industry leaders Clarabridge, Klout, Lymbix, OpenAmplify, OpenCalais, PeekAnalytics and Solariat

SAN FRANCISCO, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computing company (http://www.salesforce.com/cloudcomputing/), today announced new Salesforce Radian6 Insights technologies and ecosystem to empower social enterprises to manage the massive volume of social media conversations generated daily. With Insights technologies, social enterprises can now understand the meaning behind billions of social conversations across multiple languages with in-depth sentiment, intent, demographics and more. In addition, the Insights ecosystem delivers analytics from social leaders that can be easily integrated directly into the Radian6 dashboard. Radian6 Insights empowers customers to seamlessly access new actionable data, act on sales and service opportunities in real time, and implement more effective social marketing campaigns.

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Comments on the News:

    --  "In order for social enterprises to manage social big data, companies
        need to move beyond the discovery phase and drive deeper understandings
        of the who, what, where and why behind social media conversations," said
        Marcel LeBrun, SVP and GM for Salesforce Radian6. "With the new
        Salesforce Radian6 Insights technologies and ecosystem, companies can
        drive real-time understanding and engagement with customers and
        prospects."
    --  "Salesforce Radian6 has allowed us to listen, analyze, and engage with
        our online communities," said Dr. Jason Thatcher, professor and
        director, Clemson University Social Media Listening Center. "It is
        critical that we are able to take listening to the next level to better
        understand the meaning, sentiment and influencers that are reaching out
        to the university."
    --  "Listening platforms focus overwhelmingly on helping users monitor
        social activity rather than act on insights found in social data. In
        today's environment, once users discover insights, they must use other
        technologies to act on their findings. Listening platforms must give
        users tools to act on the insights they discover, such as social
        management tools for customer support, reporting tools for research, and
        data integrations for customer analytics," said Zach Hofer-Shall, senior
        analyst, Forrester, The Social Intelligence Market is Immature,
        Forrester Research, Inc., May 17, 2012.
Salesforce Radian6 Insights - Driving Actionable Insights

Every day, billions of posts are being created across blogs, Facebook, forums, Twitter, YouTube and more. All of this content on social networks has changed the landscape of social media monitoring. Discovering social conversations is no longer enough, social enterprises need tools to help them intelligently engage in those conversations. Radian6 Insights allows companies to understand sentiment, intent, demographics and more across the massive volume of social data, enabling companies to transform how they market, service their customers, generate leads and evolve their product lines.

Salesforce Radian6 Insights Technologies Include:

    --  In-depth Sentiment Analysis: Companies can now determine if the emotion
        behind each social post is positive, negative or neutral with advanced
        sentiment analysis in seven different languages: Chinese, English,
        French, German, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
    --  Natural Language Processing: Now social enterprises can instantly see
        which posts ask questions, express wants or needs, flag any problems,
        and then segment and take action accordingly.
    --  Online Influence: Sophisticated social scoring systems measure who is
        creating, engaging and reacting to social content, and what topics are
        the most important to them.
    --  Enhanced Demographics: Now, companies can learn more about the authors
        of social posts including self-reported demographics like age, gender,
        location, education, career, interests, social activities and more.
    --  Intelligent Dashboards and Analytics: With sophisticated analytics,
        companies can now filter through social conversation noise, identify
        relevant conversations, and quickly take action. The benefits include
        rich marketing campaign analysis, identification and triage of social
        customer service issues, targeted social lead generation and more.
    --  Trends & Emerging Issues: Get one-click lists of the most talked about
        people, places and things, and identify problems before they escalate
        with reliable detection of customer service issues.
Salesforce Radian6 Insights Ecosystem

Salesforce Radian6 has created the world's first Insights ecosystem to deliver best-of-breed social technologies -- from natural language processing to text analytics -- all in the Radian6 dashboard. With the Insights ecosystem, customers can select the best capabilities for real-time social analysis from trusted providers to suit their specific business needs, with seamless integration in Radian6. Partners will also benefit immediately by offering customers their data in real-time on the leading social listening platform.

Social leaders Klout, OpenAmplify and OpenCalais are now joined in the ecosystem by Clarabridge for text sentiment analysis, Lymbix for emotion and tone classification, PeekAnalytics for social audience measurement, Solariat for social intention analysis, and new capabilities from OpenAmplify for customer service insights.

Pricing and Availability

    --  Salesforce Radian6 Insights technologies are generally available today
        and included with Salesforce Radian6 deployments.
    --  Insights ecosystem add-on packages from Clarabridge, Klout, Lymbix,
        OpenAmplify, OpenCalais, PeekAnalytics and Solariat are now available in
        the Radian6 dashboard. Partner packages are priced individually,
        starting at $60 USD per month. Customers can select add-on packages
        depending on their analytics needs.
    --  Customers who purchase salesforce.com technologies should make their
        purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available.
Supporting Resources

    --  For more information on Salesforce Radian6, please visit:
        http://www.salesforce.com/radian6
    --  Follow @Salesforce and @Radian6 on Twitter
    --  Like Salesforce Radian6 on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/radian6
    --  For more details on the news, please visit blogs.salesforce.com
About Salesforce.com

With more than 100,000 customers, salesforce.com is the enterprise cloud computing company that is leading the shift to the social enterprise. Social enterprises leverage social, mobile and open cloud technologies to put customers at the heart of their business. Based on salesforce.com's real-time, multitenant architecture, the company's platform and application services allow customers to:

    --  Create employee social networks with Salesforce Chatter, Salesforce
        Rypple and Salesforce Force.com.
    --  Develop customer social networks with the Salesforce Sales Cloud,
        Salesforce Data.com, Salesforce Service Cloud, and Salesforce Site.com.
    --  Connect with customers on public social networks with Salesforce Heroku
        and Salesforce Radian6.
    --  Empower small businesses to become social enterprises with Salesforce
        Desk.com and Salesforce Do.com.
    --  Extend a company's social enterprise with apps from the leading
        enterprise app marketplace, AppExchange.
    --  Run apps on Database.com, the first social enterprise database.
Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase salesforce.com applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available. Salesforce.com has headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CRM." For more information please visit http://salesforce.com, or call 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE.

©2012 salesforce.com, inc.  All rights reserved. Salesforce.com, Salesforce, Chatter, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Radian6, Jigsaw, AppExchange, Force.com, Heroku, and all associated logos are trademarks of salesforce.com, inc. in the United States and other countries. Salesforce.com offers its Siteforce products and services in Germany under the Force.com Sites trademark. Other names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.  Other names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Media Contact:
Molly Ford

salesforce.com

415-778-3318
mford@salesforce.com

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Virtual PBX Makes Business VoIP Accessible and Affordable for Any Business

Hosted PBX Technology Leader Removes Barriers to VoIP by Including Free VoIP Phones with Every Plan

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtual PBX, the pioneer and leader in hosted PBX phone systems, today announced new business VoIP packages that make VoIP and advanced digital phone services affordable to companies of any size. Innovation and economies of scale within the business VoIP market have enabled Virtual PBX to reduce plan costs by up to 70 percent.

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In addition to its dramatic reduction in pricing, Virtual PBX is also offering the option for its customers to further reduce costs by paying for a year in advance, with annual plans starting at just $8.99 per month. Customers who choose to pay the year in advance will also receive up to 10 free VoIP phones, which include the most popular Polycom IP phones in the market. These one-year plans set Virtual PBX apart as the first major business VoIP provider to include quality VoIP desk phones and wireless handsets in high-value customer plans.

"Our new packages eliminate many of the concerns and risks related to deploying a high-quality business VoIP system," said Paul Hammond, CEO and president of Virtual PBX. "We're confident that these new plans deliver the highest value available today."

Changes to Virtual PBX's pricing plans and offerings include:

    --  Flat-rate Plans:
        --  Unlimited-use plans now start as low as $18.99 per month per user.
        --  Annual plan customers can receive up to 10 free VoIP phones, a value
            of $170 per phone.
        --  No activation fees.
    --  Usage-based Plans:
        --  Plans now start as low as $8.99 per month.
        --  New plans allow customers more minutes at a lower price with savings
            of up to 70 percent.
        --  Annual plans include up to 4 free VoIP phones, a value of $170 per
            phone.
        --  No activation fees.
"Voice over IP telephony often offers reduced costs, which are extremely important in this economy," said Larry Hettick, principal analyst with Current Analysis.  "But up-front cost of buying new phones can be an issue, especially in the small business market.  This move by Virtual PBX can help reduce the barrier to entry for their clients and make it easier for businesses to try VoIP."

Hosted PBX systems already eliminate the need to buy and maintain expensive PBX hardware.  Now, small businesses can reduce monthly costs by replacing $50-$60 per month business land lines with under $20 per month "digital lines," while avoiding the expense of purchasing new phone hardware.   Entrepreneurs can get their businesses up and running without the worry of up-front costs. This comes at a perfect time as the company has seen an increase in momentum since its implementation of its latest VoIP solutions.

About Virtual PBX

Virtual PBX believes you never get a second chance to make a good first impression especially when it comes to serving your customers. Our hosted PBX phone service gives small and medium businesses a professional, fully automated call answering and routing solution that can be up and running in a matter of minutes. Forget the hassles and costs of buying and maintaining your own PBX hardware. With Virtual PBX, your employees, whether in one location or far-flung, can focus on serving your customers while we provide the advanced features and responsiveness that give you a competitive edge. We also offer a backup phone service to ensure your business stays up and running should disaster strike. For more information on how your business can benefit from our innovation and passionate commitment to great customer service, visit us on the Web at http://www.virtualpbx.com.

Company Contacts:

Jacqueline Velasco
The Hoffman Agency

(408) 975-3012
virtualpbxpr@hoffman.com

Greg Brashier

CMO

VirtualPBX.com, Inc.

(888) 825-0800, ext. 333
Greg.brashier@virtualpbx.com

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AVG Debuts Powerful Social Media Integrator

AMSTERDAM, July 17, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

           - MultiMi(TM) emerges from beta as a safe and smart way to connect with

                                         people -

    AVG Technologies (NYSE: AVG), the provider of internet and mobile security to 114
million active users, today announced that the free social desktop app MultiMi(TM) has
emerged from beta testing with a major update as a safe and smart way for people to manage
their online social networks.

    MultiMi is a social media integrator that helps people stay in touch with the people
that matter in their life. Whether it's Facebook, Gmail, Twitter or any other platform,
MultiMi lets users stay in touch with one click. They can drag a tweet into an email while
simultaneously updating their Facebook status or move a photo from email into Flickr or
Picasa. Not only does MultiMi help users to seamlessly integrate multiple channels, it
protects people's online activity with AVG's renowned LinkScanner(R) technology.

    "The post-beta MultiMi incorporates a year's worth of performance enhancements and
feature requests we received from many engaged and active social media consumers," said
Eidan Apelbaum, CEO of Zbang It, creator of MultiMi. "Our testers did a great job
providing us exactly the feedback our developers needed for us to evaluate, update, and
elevate the platform as compared to competing solutions."

    Improvements resulting from the beta testing include:

   
    - A major aesthetic overhaul
    - Full home and tab customization
    - Ability to edit and save photos from various sources
    - A built-in RSS reader
    - Support for Google Reader
    - Support for Pocket (formerly Read It Later)
    - The built-in browser now uses Chromium instead of Internet Explorer which
      helped improve performance

    "As people spend more time online and use multiple platforms to engage with one
another, we are constantly searching for ways to simplify, improve and better secure their
online experience," said JR Smith, CEO of AVG Technologies. "With MultiMi, AVG offers
users the tools to get the most out of Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, LinkedIn and more.
Whether they want to post commentaries, tweet news, share holiday photos, or post images
of a new fascination - MultiMi makes the process fast and safe. With AVG's LinkScanner
security technology, MultiMi protects a user's personal information from the worst of the
Web's threats."

    MultiMi is available as a free download for Windows(R) at http://www.MultiMi.com
and supports a broad range of services including:

   
    - Email -- Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, PoP3 and IMAP
    - Social -- Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
    - Calendars -- Facebook, Google
    - RSS -- Google reader and Pocket
    - Photos -- Picasa, Facebook and Flickr
    - Media -- YouTube
    - Docs -- Gdocs, Box.net
    - Chat -- Gtalk and Facebook

    For more information, please visit the following:

    What is MultiMi all about: http://www.youtube.com/MultiMi
MultiMi on AVG.com: http://www.avg.com/MultiMi

    MultiMi on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AVGFree
MultiMi on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MultiMi

    To download a press pack with logos and screenshots:
http://www.multimi.com/AboutPress.aspx

    About AVG Technologies

    AVG's mission is to simplify, optimize and secure the Internet experience, providing
peace of mind to a connected world. AVG's powerful yet easy-to-use software and online
services put users in control of their Internet experience. By choosing AVG's software and
services, users become part of a trusted global community that benefits from inherent
network effects, mutual protection and support. AVG has grown its user base to 114 million
active users as of March 31, 2012 and offers a product portfolio that targets the consumer
and small business markets and includes Internet security, PC performance optimization,
online backup, mobile security, identity protection and family safety software.

    http://www.avg.com

    About Zbang It

    Zbang It LTD is an innovative technology company that specially designed to de-clutter
and provide an easy and efficient solution to reach and manage overwhelming amounts of
content people interacts with on a daily basis. Zbang developed a unique technology of
communication connectors that can communicate with any API and convert data into a
predefined structure which is fully scalable, small electronic footprint and fully
portable.

    This technology is implemented in MultiMi to provide users with access to email,
Facebook, twitter and file storage services from one location. Using the same technology
we are able to connect to AVG Link Scanner technology and provide safe a secure surfing
online.

    Visit the AVG Newsroom at: http://www.avg.com/press-releases-news

    Visit the new AVGMediaCenter at: mediacenter.avg.com [http://mediacenter.avg.com ]

    Keep in touch with AVG

   
    - For breaking news, follow AVG on Twitter at
      http://www.twitter.com/officialAVGnews
    - For small business security trends analysis, follow the AVG small business
      blog at small-business.blog.avg.com [http://small-business.blog.avg.com ]
    - Join our Facebook community at http://www.facebook.com/AVGfree
    - Join our LinkedIn community http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid'19797

Source: AVG Technologies

Contacts: United States: Jeff Seedman,
Finn Partners for AVG, seedmanj@ruderfinn.com, + 1(415)-249-6763; United Kingdom: Lennard van Otterloo, MSLGROUP for AVG, Lennard.vanotterloo@mslgroup.com,
+ 44(0)20-7878-3210; Investor Relations: Anne Marie McCauley, AVG Technologies, AnneMarie.McCauley@avg.com

ION Rewards® Opens Million Dollar Bonus Fund

Pioneers Earn Big For Every HotList Merchant Signed

ATLANTA, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sionic Mobile today announced the opening of its U.S. million-dollar HotList fund covering more than 30,000 shops, restaurants and service providers nationwide.  The Pioneer feature lets ION Rewards(®) app users sign up their favorite places from the HotList and get paid a bonus on top of the rewards paid every time ION offers are used there.

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"Rather than paying a dedicated sales staff to knock on merchants' doors," stated Ronald Herman, CEO, "we are paying our ION users a one-time bonus and ongoing, instant rewards for every ION purchase."

There are no special codes or complex referrals.  To invite a business owner or manager, ION users simply tap the HotList merchant name and enter an email address.  ION automates the email message then tracks when the merchant signs up. That merchant becomes the ION user's rewards provider for life.  No matter when any ION customer spends at that merchant using the app, the Pioneer gets rewarded.

Pioneers are rewarded in either cash or IONs. For ION users linking a commercial Dwolla account, all bonus and ongoing rewards are paid bimonthly in cash.  All other Pioneers are rewarded instantly with IONs that they can spend like cash for anything at any ION merchant.

ION uses next-gen Dwolla payments so consumers can earn IONs by paying with their phone at any ION merchant, leaving their wallet in their handbag or pocket.  With ION and Dwolla, there is no special chip or extra device required by either consumer or merchant and mobile payments are instant.

A true, greenfield opportunity, the ION marketplace is completely untapped and free for the taking. Visit http://www.ionrewards.com/pioneers.php or search ION Rewards in your favorite app store.

About ION

ION is the first, fully digital mobile payment and social loyalty app combining merchant offers, customer rewards and card-less payments in simple apps for phones and tablets.  ION Loyalty(® )pays merchants for customer rewards and helps neighborhood retailers and restaurants increase sales and cut credit card fees.  ION Rewards(®) pays consumers for buying things they already buy, paying with their phones, connecting with friends and signing up favorite places. The free apps support iOS and Android devices. Visit http://www.ionRewards.com or http://www.ionLoyalty.com.

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CONTACT: Chris Matthews, +1-404-989-1544, prnews@sionicmobile.com

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Xilinx Ships First Artix-7 FPGAs - Raising the Performance Bar for Portable and Small Form Factor Applications at the 'Edge'

A new FPGA performance standard with the lowest power and lowest cost

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced first shipments of its Artix(TM)-7 Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) family. The new devices extend the reach of FPGA technology to applications requiring performance capabilities traditionally served by Virtex® FPGAs, but the form factor of small, low-cost programmable devices. Makers of portable medical, hand-held radio, and small cellular base stations - and a host of other professional grade applications that sit at the edge of their respective technology infrastructures - can now leverage high-end All Programmable FPGA capabilities to a growing number of products and expand their markets.

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For portable applications where advanced functionality remains paramount, Artix-7 devices deliver best-in-class system performance, power efficiency, compactness and low cost.  With the first Artix-7 A100T device shipments to customers, all of Xilinx's 7 series and Zynq(TM)-7000 families are now available in silicon, marking another major milestone in Xilinx's rollout of its 28nm generation of devices.

"Xilinx introduced the Artix-7 family with edge applications in mind," said Dave Myron, Xilinx's director of FPGA platform marketing. "Artix-7 devices extend Xilinx's low-cost product portfolio established by the Spartan® families, which already play critical roles in applications ranging from 3D TVs, Automotive Infotainment, Industrial Control and Mobile Medical devices."

The Artix-7 family pushes performance limits at the lowest levels of power consumption because Xilinx chose TSMC's High-Performance, Low-Power (HPL) process for its 28nm generation portfolio. This means customers can achieve sub-watt total power consumption for battery powered applications like secure software defined military radios, where Artix-7 devices can offer 35 percent lower power consumption compared to competing solutions. Customers can combine the latest encryption IP and modem functions on a single chip for meeting size requirements while lowering BOM.  Also, the rich integrated DSP capabilities in the largest member delivers 1,306 GMACs of signal processing performance for wideband waveforms, which is more than 3x the competition.

The Artix-7 family offers 65 percent lower static and 50 percent lower dynamic power consumption than previous generation devices while delivering up to sixteen 6.6 Gb/s transceivers, meaning builders of portable ultrasound equipment can achieve the highest image resolution for meeting JESD204B high speed serial interface standards. At the same time, they can extend battery life and meet safety standards while implementing a 128-channel beam former at 40 percent less power than alternative FPGAs.

For builders of microwave backhaul equipment supporting 4G rollouts around the world, Artix-7 devices enable developers to integrate modem and packet processing functions on a single device and have the highest performance per watt for delivering intelligent bandwidth. In a market where the 'Holy Grail' is a base station on a chip, Artix-7 devices give equipment manufacturers unprecedented levels of integration as well the programmability necessary to compete where market growth is out pacing standardization.

In Xilinx's two newest videos, Artix-7 devices demonstrate the robustness of the 6.6 Gb/s transceiver, the capabilities for DSP applications and the ultra low power characteristics of the family. These videos, a new white paper and other resources can be found on Xilinx's Artix-7 web page.

Availability
First Artix-7 A100T FPGAs are available today with production qualification scheduled for Q1 of CY2013. Designers can begin their Artix-7 family designs today using Xilinx design tools. For more information, please visit http://www.xilinx.com/products/artix7.

About Xilinx
Xilinx is the world's leading provider of All Programmable FPGAs, SoCs and 3D ICs. These industry-leading devices are coupled with a next-generation design environment and IP to serve a broad range of customer needs, from programmable logic to programmable systems integration. For more information, visit http://www.xilinx.com.

Xilinx, the Xilinx logo, Artix, ISE, Kintex, Spartan, Virtex, Zynq and other designated brands included herein are trademarks of Xilinx in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Bruce Fienberg
408-879-4631
Bruce.Fienberg@xilinx.com

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Rising Medical Solutions Deploys Advanced Technology Responding to Marketplace Demand

Single Sign-On API Provides Fast Track for Payers

CHICAGO, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rising Medical Solutions (Rising) put its great in-house IT minds to work to answer the insurance industry's demand for greater efficiency. From creating real-time updates between an insurance payer's claims system and Rising's medical bill review system to building bill approval/denial functionality directly into a payer's claims system, Rising delivers technology integrations that aren't simply off-the-shelf.

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Rising's latest "efficiency gain" is a single sign-on API (Application Programming Interface) that integrates easily with any insurance payer's claims system for easy, rapid access to the medical bill assessment process.

In one click, payers can tap into RisingVISION(TM) - an adjuster bill approval portal - from their own claims system. As opposed to the typical bill assessment process, which is cumbersome, time-consuming and awkward requiring multiple log-ins.

Rising's technological innovation allows the user experience to go unbroken, benefiting the payer in many ways:

    --  Saves Time: Customer's claims system feeds login credentials to the
        Rising VISION(TM) site automatically. There is no need to log-in twice.
    --  Smart Context: Users can click on a bill in their own system and be
        brought right to where they need to go in Rising VISION(TM).
    --  Lowers Administrative Burden: Eliminates the possibility of losing or
        forgetting a user id/password combination.
    --  Ease of Integration:  There's no need to start from scratch. Clients can
        retain their own technology investment and just merely integrate with
        Rising VISION(TM).
Rising's CJ Savas, Web Development Manager, speaks to Rising VISION's(TM) ease of integration:  "We're integrating with our partners and clients in a way they want us to. We're bridging the gap by allowing clients to keep their own technology, while integrating seamlessly with us in a way that keeps them functioning at their optimal efficiency."

Midwest Insurance Company (Midwest) has experienced the benefits of the single sign-on API firsthand. "This system enhancement has significantly improved our efficiency flow, where we have realized a reduction in the bill lifecycle from days to hours, translating to accelerated payment processing to our medical providers," says Scott Vogl, Midwest's Chief Claims Officer.  "With an accessible dashboard link to Rising's user-friendly VISION, we have viewing capability of the billing lifecycle for complete transparency. In the eyes of adaptability, Rising is many things above extraordinary."

About Rising Medical Solutions

Rising Medical Solutions is a national medical-financial solutions firm that provides medical bill review, hospital bill review and medical cost containment services to the workers' compensation, auto, liability and group health markets.  Inc.  magazine ranks the Chicago-based company as one of the fastest growing private enterprises in America.

About Midwest Insurance Company

Midwest Insurance Company (Midwest) is an Illinois domiciled insurance company that provides workers' compensation insurance for businesses and other institutions. The company Midwest operates in multiple states and has the lowest loss ratio, for the top 50 workers' compensation carriers in Illinois for the past 3 years.

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Rising Medical Solutions, Leslie Yeransian: 617.733.1225, leslie.yeransian@risingms.com

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Heart IT Announces that SIAT has elected to acquire WebPAX® to Manage Medical Images in Multi-Hospital Setting.

WebPAX® Helps SIAT to Create a Medical Image Network in Order to Receive and Share Images Across Multiple Hospitals

DURHAM, N.C., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Heart IT, the global leader that pioneered the first FDA approved zero footprint medical imaging workstation announced today that the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), a branch of the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), has elected to acquire WebPAX® in order to receive and share medical images across multiple hospitals.

SIAT is engaged in comprehensive and multi-disciplinary medical research. They required an effective system to allow them to readily receive and manage medical images from a number of hospitals (across a large geographical area) participating in medical research activities. SIAT also needed a way to make those images available to multiple scientists in different locations without having to purchase several, costly licenses for specialized viewing stations.

WebPAX® provided the perfect solution and helped SIAT create a Medical Image Network. WebPAX® offers the capability to easily upload medical images via the web from any location in the globe. Once the images have been acquired and stored in the database, SIAT scientists can view them from any computer with a browser without any specialized client software. The unlimited license (standard with all WebPAX®( )systems) meant significant savings for SIAT since they could use their existing computer infrastructure without additional license purchases. WebPAX® delivered the necessary technology to provide SIAT with a Medical Image Network easily and affordably.

About Heart IT

Founded in 2000 and headquartered near North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, Heart IT is a global leader in the medical image web enablement field. Their flagship product, WebPAX® is the first FDA approved zero footprint medical image workstation. It provides web-based medical image management technology and services to health care systems, large hospitals and private clinics as well as drug and device companies sponsoring multi-center clinical trials. Worldwide, WebPAX® systems currently provide secure web browser access to over one billion medical images. For more information visit our website at http://www.heartit.com.

About SIAT

As a branch of the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) in Southern China, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) was jointly established by Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen municipal government and Chinese University of Hong Kong in Feb, 2006. SIAT is an innovative national research institute committed to medical research, internationalization and industrialization. SIAT engages in comprehensive and multi-disciplinary researches in several divisions: "Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Integration Technology" (SIIT); "Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering" (IBHE); "Institute of Advanced Computing and Digital Engineering" (IACDE); "Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology(IBB)."

For more information, visit http://english.siat.cas.cn/

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SOURCE  Heart IT

Heart IT

CONTACT: Hiram F. Perez at Heart IT, +1-301-310-3260, hiram.perez@heartit.com

Bionexo Announces Partnership with Insight Venture Partners

U.S private equity firm invests in Bionexo

SAO PAULO, July 17 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bionexo, the biggest electronic business community for the health care industry in Latin America and Europe, integrating hundreds of hospitals and the whole production chain through its web platform, has announced a growth capital investment from Insight Venture Partners.

Insight Venture Partners is a leading global private equity firm based in New York that invests exclusively in the software, e-commerce, Internet and data-services industries. The partnership with Insight aims to accelerate Bionexo´s domestic and foreign expansion plans, which are founded on robust organic growth. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

"As a leader in our industry, Bionexo has a responsibility to continue innovating and to keep building a culture of transparency in the Ibero-American health sector. To capitalize on our new opportunities, we knew that it would be important to seek a partner who brings not only financial support but also expertise in the global technology/internet and e-commerce segments. We are truly excited about this partnership with Insight because they have proved to be highly knowledgeable about the opportunities in this sector, and share our vision for the future, said Mauricio De Lazzari Barbosa, Bionexo's CEO.

"Insight has a long-standing tradition of investing in companies that are "doing well by doing good" and Bionexo is just such a company," said Larry Handen, Managing Director at Insight Venture Partners. "We are impressed by their commitment to innovation, transparency and efficiency. The company's solutions drive down third party costs by 10% to 35% through connecting hospitals to more than 13,500 suppliers across five countries.  We look forward to supporting Bionexo's goal of making healthcare more affordable and efficient for suppliers, hospitals and patients.

Larry Handen will be joining the Bionexo´s Board of Directors to support the company´s strategic initiatives.  During the transaction, Insight was legally represented by Mattos Filho Avogados and by Goodwin Proctor LLP.

About Bionexo

Bionexo is a community made up of thousands of agents in the healthcare sector. Through its innovative web platforms, Bionexo integrates hundreds of hospitals with thousands of health care suppliers across the entire production chain, with a focus on developing sustainable businesses relationships, best results and encouraging transparency.
In its 12 years of existence, Bionexo has become an industry leader in the healthcare sector in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Spain. http://www.bionexo.com.br

About Insight Venture Partners

Insight Venture Partners is a leading private equity and venture capital firm focused on the global software, e-commerce, Internet and data-services industries. Founded in 1995, Insight has raised more than $5 billion and made more than 150 investments. Insight's investment team evaluates thousands of companies globally, while Insight Onsite, a team of operations and growth experts works with expansion-stage companies providing advice and resources to build long-term success. http://www.insightpartners.com

SOURCE  Insight Venture Partners

Insight Venture Partners

CONTACT: Juliene Rodrigues, Communications, Bionexo do Brasil, +55 11 3133 8100 x 8168, jrodrigues@bionexo.com; David Satterfield, Insight Venture Partners, GfBunting LLC, +1-(408) 802-6767, David@gfbunting.com

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

LivePerson Launches Powerful Text Analytics Solution, LP Insights, to Deliver Actionable Intelligence

Petco discovers critical customer experience trends with LP Insights in pilot program

NEW YORK, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPSN), a provider of real-time engagement solutions that increase conversions and improve the customer experience, today announced the launch of LP Insights -- a powerful text analytics solution that transforms "voice of customer" data and content into actionable insights.

To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/liveperson-launches-powerful-text-analytics-solution-lp-insights-to-deliver-actionable-intelligence-162656186.html

LP Insights monitors, measures, and makes sense of customers' words, behavior, reasons for contact, buying patterns, and sentiments, delivering turn-key intelligence to any desktop. LP Insights can analyze chat transcript data as well as data from other channels -- e.g. survey results, web analytics, emails, call transcripts, social media -- to deliver actionable insights that empower a wide range of management initiatives across an enterprise.

Several leading brands are already seeing the value gained from implementing LP Insights in a pilot program. Petco Animal Supplies, a leading pet specialty retailer, deployed LP Insights to aggregate and analyze data from multiple customer touch points and gain a comprehensive understanding of customer sentiment across the online and in-store experience.

"At Petco, we're deeply committed to delivering the best service to our customers both online and in-store.  By using LP Insights, we were able to 'connect the dots' between multiple sources of customer data and discover key areas for improvement," said Erin Smith, Petco's Director of Customer Care. "The LP Insights tool has revealed critical trends that we didn't even expect to find, helping us ensure we're providing products and services of the highest quality for our customers. Whether it's in one channel or another, your customers are speaking, and it's our job to hear what they're saying. LP Insights helps us to do that."

The LP Insights solution and dashboards are built to enable prompt identification of key trends and opportunities for improvement, including:

    --  Business insights.  Organizations can enhance products, processes and
        policies based on a deep understanding of customer perspectives and
        behaviors.
    --  Chat program insights.  Organizations can dive deeper into existing chat
        programs to find new opportunities for increased conversions, program
        optimization and cost reductions.
    --  Agent insights.  Organizations can add a true "voice of the agent"
        perspective to the "voice of the customer" analysis, and fully
        understand what phrases and content make customer interactions most
        successful.
    --  Social media insights.  LP Insights can be used to create a social media
        "listening" platform that enables a deeper understanding of how
        customers perceive an organization's brand and how social media is
        influencing their success.
"One of the main challenges companies face today is the ability to gain a 360-degree view of customer sentiment," said Rob LoCascio, CEO and Founder, LivePerson. "Early adopters of LP Insights, which include several leading brands, are discovering valuable opportunities to make immediate improvements in their product, service, and conversion strategies. LP Insights enables our customers to use the power of intelligence to make more meaningful connections with their customers."

To view Petco's video success story, click here. For more information on LP Insights, please click here.

About LivePerson

LivePerson, Inc. (Nasdaq: LPSN) offers a cloud-based platform that enables businesses to proactively connect in real-time with their customers via chat, voice, and content delivery at the right time, through the right channel, including websites, social media, and mobile devices. This "intelligent engagement" is driven by real-time behavioral analytics, producing connections based on a true understanding of business objectives and customer needs. More than 8,500 companies rely on LivePerson's platform to increase conversions and improve customer experience, including Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, Verizon, Sky, Walt Disney, PNC, QVC and Orbitz.

LivePerson received the CODiE award for Best Content Management Solution in 2012 and for Best Ecommerce Solution in 2011, and has been named a Company of the Year by Frost and Sullivan in 2011.  LivePerson is headquartered in New York City with offices in San Francisco, Tel Aviv, Atlanta, London and Melbourne, Australia.

Safe Harbor Provision

Statements in this press release regarding LivePerson that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future events or results to differ materially from such statements.  Any such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  It is routine for our internal projections and expectations to change as the quarter and year progresses, and therefore it should be clearly understood that the internal projections and beliefs upon which we base our expectations may change.  Although these expectations may change, we are under no obligation to inform you if they do.  Actual events or results may differ materially from those contained in the projections or forward-looking statements.  Some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein include, without limitation: potential fluctuations in our quarterly and annual results; the adverse effect that the global recession may have on our business; competition in the real-time sales, marketing, customer service and online engagement solutions market; our ability to retain existing clients and attract new clients; risks related to new regulatory or other legal requirements that could materially impact our business; responding to rapid technological change and changing client preferences; our ability to retain key personnel and attract new personnel; risks related to the operational integration of acquisitions; technology systems beyond our control and technology-related defects that could disrupt the LivePerson services; privacy concerns relating to the Internet that could result in new legislation or negative public perception; risks related to the regulation or possible misappropriation of personal information; legal liability and/or negative publicity for the services provided to consumers via our technology platforms; risks related to protecting our intellectual property rights or potential infringement of the intellectual property rights of third parties.  This list is intended to identify only certain of the principal factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.  Readers are referred to the reports and documents filed from time to time by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a discussion of these and other important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in forward-looking statements.

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OAI: Insurance Scoring Bill Highlights Controversial Practice

LOS ANGELES, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week's introduction of a bill to end credit-based insurance scoring highlights a pricing tactic that many insurers use but that consumers may be totally unaware of, according to OnlineAutoInsurance.com.

Most consumers know that the amount of accidents they've cause in their recent driving history can affect their prices when they get quoted for car insurance. What they might not know is that being close to their debt limit, having a bankruptcy on record or seeking new credit can also affect how much they're quoted.

That's because insurers in 47 states and the District of Columbia are allowed to price policies in part on the financial history of prospective policyholders. The practice is called insurance scoring, and at least three Democratic House members want it outlawed nationally. Last week, they submitted a bill to do just that.

Insurers have been engaging in the practice for more than a decade, and it has always had its supporters and opponents.

Those who support it point out that multiple studies have shown drivers with worse financial histories tend to file more and larger claims than those with better financial histories. By charging those with worse financial histories more and those with better histories less, they say, coverage is more accurately priced. By having more accurately priced coverage, low-risk drivers do not have to subsidize higher-risk drivers.

Those who oppose it say that the practice hurts lower-income drivers who have trouble covering car-related expenses in the first place. By charging them more for coverage, they say, insurers are only setting them up to make their financial hole even deeper.

If state-level pushes for bans on insurance scoring are any indication, the recently submitted bill has a long, perilous road ahead of it. Numerous bills have been submitted to state legislatures across the country to get credit out of the car coverage pricing process, but only Massachusetts has seen any success in recent history, and that bill only solidified an existing regulatory ban on the practice. The bills usually never make it out of the committees in which they're introduced.

OnlineAutoInsurance.com will continually be giving updates on the federal bill's progress.

To learn more about this and other coverage-related issues, head to http://www.onlineautoinsurance.com/ for informative resource pages and an easy-to-use quote-comparison generator.

SOURCE  Online Auto, LLC

Online Auto, LLC

CONTACT: Ben Zitney of Online Auto Insurance, LLC, +1-909-784-2475, ben@onlineautoinsurance.com

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

RegScan Launches State Registers

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RegScan, Inc., a Williamsport, Pa.-based compliance management company, proudly announces the release of its new State Registers databases!

RegScan's state registers contain up-to-date notices about new regulations and pending and final changes to existing ones. Like its Federal Register database, RegScan's state register databases will be updated as often as new information is published. Final and proposed rules are available for all 50 states and Washington D.C.

"Since 1987, RegScan has been providing its customers with the most current federal, state and international regulatory information available," said Ned Ertel, President and C.E.O. of RegScan. "State registers are a natural expansion of our Federal Register coverage. They provide our users with valuable news and information that can help them anticipate and plan for change."

Unlike other subscription-based registry sources, the RegScan databases are fully searchable online archives that contain the complete full-text of all final and proposed state rules (where available), not just summaries.

RegScan State Registers are fully integrated with the LookOut® Email Alert System. Use the pre-defined topical queries, or create your own custom term-based queries.

For individual subscribers, State Registers are an extremely cost-effective way stay up-to-date with regulatory changes in your state. Individual annual subscriptions can be purchased for as little as $89 per user per state. Economical corporate subscriptions are also available.

State registry data is compatible with all the advanced searching techniques that RegScan users have grown to expect. Advanced filters allow users to always retrieve relevant results. Users can search by topic, jurisdiction and agency, by citation, or by using specific keywords and phrases. Search tips are built right into the system, so even novice users can quickly become experts.

Founded in 1987, RegScan, Inc. provides regulatory compliance services to companies worldwide. RegScan has unique online tools for easy access to - and interpretations of - regulatory data. RegScan GCS 2.0 provides the regulatory information, while the Socrates compliance management system has the tools to manage the process.

For more information about State Registers, please visit http://regscan.com/regulations/state_registers.html.

SOURCE  RegScan, Inc.

RegScan, Inc.

CONTACT: Heidi E. Ruckno, Marketing Communications Specialist, RegScan, Inc., +1-570-323-1010, ext. 1403,  hruckno@regscan.com,  http://www.regscan.com

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

Victron Energy B.V. Introduces the Skylla-i 24V Battery Chargers

ALMERE, The Netherlands, July 17, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    Victron Energy has added two innovative battery chargers to its product range: the
Skylla-i 24/80 and 24/100. These two new battery chargers are Victron's answer to the
growing demand for modern, powerful battery chargers. The Skylla-i 24V battery chargers
are lighter and smaller than comparable models, allow remote control, enable to set a
maximum amount of shore side current and are NMEA 2000-certified.

    Lighter and smaller

    The new Skylla-i 24V battery chargers are significantly lighter and smaller than their
predecessors. Thanks to their 7 kilogramme weight, the new Skylla-i 24V models are 30%
lighter. Besides they are 35% smaller in volume.

    Digital control panel

    Thanks to the Skylla-i Control GX control panel, the Skylla-i 24V charge process is
easy to monitor and to control. The panel indicates the state of charge by means of energy
efficient LEDs. Besides, the panel allows setting the shore side current. Thanks to its
plug-and-play system, the Skylla-i Control GX is easy to install.

    PowerControl

    After having equipped the Victron Multi and Quattro Inverters/Battery Chargers with
PowerControl, the Skylla-i 24V has now also made the change. Due to its high power, the
Skylla-i 24V requires a large amount of current from the shore side supply. In order to
prevent the shore side supply's fuse from blowing, the user is able to set a maximum
amount of shore side current by means of PowerControl.

    NMEA 2000 canbus

    Thanks to the integrated NMEA 2000 canbus the Skylla-i 24V battery chargers can be
connected to an NMEA 2000 network. Besides, the battery chargers can be connected to self
designed SCADA systems by means of the NMEA 2000 canbus. This new development is
completely in line with Victron's open network philosophy: a perfectly operative network
in which all components seamlessly interact; regardless of the manufacturer. The Skylla-i
24V battery chargers will be NMEA 2000 certified shortly.

    Victron Energy Profile

    Power specialist Victron is constantly devising new solutions for power supplies in
extraordinary locations. The company is a leading supplier of self-sufficient off-grid
systems for the maritime, industrial, automotive, off-grid and rehabilitation markets. Its
product range includes sinusoidal inverters, sinusoidal chargers/inverters, battery
chargers, DC/DC inverters, switch panels, the intelligent Battery Monitor and more.
Victron Energy has earned itself an enviable and unrivalled reputation in the field of
technical innovation, reliability and durability. Its products are regarded worldwide as
being the No. 1 professional choice for self-sufficient electrical power generation. Check
out the website (http://www.victronenergy.nl [file://C:....usersGusers$Marianka
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MTL Insurance Company Selects the Sapiens ALIS Policy Administration to Administer its Life Insurance and Annuity Business

ROCHELLE PARK, New Jersey, July 17, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

    Sapiens International Corporation [http://www.sapiens.com ], (NASDAQ and TASE: SPNS),
a global provider of innovative insurance software solutions, announced today that Oak
Brook, IL-based MTL Insurance Company, a member of Mutual Trust Financial Group, has
selected the Sapiens ALIS policy administration
[http://www.sapiens.com/life-insurance-software.htm ] system to administer its life and
annuity business. Using ALIS, in a phased-approach project, will enable MTL to update its
policy administration platform to more efficiently introduce new products, take advantage
of the latest technology and provide better service to its policy holders.

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    MTL Insurance Company develops, underwrites, and services individual life insurance
and annuities. The company, which specializes in the design and development of whole life
insurance, also offers universal and term life insurance, as well as annuities to
individuals, families and businesses.

    Commenting on the ALIS selection, Mutual Trust's President and Chief Executive Officer
Steve Batza explained, "Following an extensive evaluation, we determined that ALIS was
best suited to meet our long-term strategic objectives. We were impressed with ALIS's rich
functionality as well as the technical architecture which will allow us to develop more
efficient processes and substantially improve our speed to market. The Sapiens
organization and its consulting staff took the time to understand our needs, and their
customer-focused approach was an important part of our selection process."

    Ron Karam, President, Sapiens North America Insurance Division, concludes, "We are
extremely pleased with the opportunity to partner with MTL on updating their policy
administration infrastructure. We have already mobilized our team to implement ALIS and to
convert MTL's existing business from their legacy system. MTL represents our sixth
U.S.-based ALIS customer and 25th ALIS customer world-wide, further establishing Sapiens
as a market leader."

    Roni Al-Dor, Sapiens's President and CEO, added, "We are proud to be selected by MTL
and welcome the company to our family of customers. Our presence in the insurance market
continues to grow as we partner with more customers to help them achieve their market and
technology goals."

    About MTL Insurance Company

    MTL Insurance Company, a member of Mutual Trust Financial Group and the flagship of
the group, was founded in 1904 with the belief that life insurance should be the
cornerstone of every family's financial plan. Today, the company continues to embrace this
goal by developing, underwriting and servicing individual life insurance and annuities.
The company is recognized in the industry as "The Whole Life Company"(R) because of its
leadership in designing and developing participating whole life products that offer very
early cash values and guaranteed premiums and death benefits. A mutual company, MTL has an
impressive record of paying dividends for more than 100 consecutive years.

    About Sapiens International

    Sapiens International Corporation (NASDAQ and TASE: SPNS) is a global provider of
innovative software solutions for the insurance industry. We offer end-to-end solutions
for the Life & Pension, Property & Casualty, and Reinsurance markets. We serve over 100
financial services customers, backed by a team of over 700 insurance experts, operating
through fully-owned subsidiaries in North America, the United Kingdom, EMEA and Asia
Pacific.

    Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this
release are forward-looking statements that are dependent on certain risks and
uncertainties, including such factors, among others, as market acceptance, market demand,
pricing, changing regulatory environment, changing economic conditions, risks in new
product and service development, the effect of the Company's accounting policies, specific
system configurations and software needs of individual customers and other risk factors
detailed in the Company's SEC filings.

   
    Contact:

    Osnat Segev-Harel, CMO
    Sapiens International
    Tel: +972-8-938-2721
    Email: osnat.se@sapiens.com

    Investor Relations Contact:
    Roni Giladi, CFO
    Sapiens International
    Tel: +972-8-9382721
    E-mail: roni.g@sapiens.com

    James Carbonara, Regional Vice President,
    Hayden IR
    Office: +1-646-755-7412
    James@haydenir.com

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Source: Sapiens International Corporation

D-Link Ships its First 802.11ac Router to Lead Next Generation of Wi-Fi

New Cloud Router 5700 (DIR-865L) Leverages 802.11ac Wireless Standard to Deliver Up to 1750Mbps Dual Band Wireless Performance for Today's Connected Home

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Delivering gigabit wireless speeds, higher capacity and broader coverage for home networks, D-Link today announced its first 802.11ac router - the Cloud Router 5700 (DIR-865L) - is now available. The Cloud Router 5700 offers superior dual-band wireless performance of up to 1750Mbps for today's high-bandwidth gaming and HD streaming applications, and features D-Link's industry-leading Cloud App, allowing consumers to monitor and control the home network remotely. The Cloud Router 5700 provides users with easy access to manage and stream local content from a connected USB drive to mobile devices via D-Link's SharePort(TM) mobile app.

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Equipped with Broadcom's 5G WiFi (802.11ac) chip, the Cloud Router 5700 delivers the world's fastest wireless speeds at up to 1750 Mbps (1300 ac + 450 n) - three times faster than the fastest Wireless N technology.   Easy to set-up and delivering faster speeds and greater coverage, the Cloud Router 5700 is ideal for wireless HD video streaming and multi-person online gaming. Using the 5GHz band, the Cloud Router 5700 allows for less interference and a cleaner connection. In addition, the Cloud Router 5700 provides future proof with support of the IPv6 standard and is backwards compatible with previous generation 802.11n wireless standards, ensuring that current products and networks do not become obsolete.

"D-Link's support of 802.11ac technology underscores an ongoing commitment to provide the industry's latest and most comprehensive home network," said Ken Loyd, director, consumer products, D-Link Systems, Inc.  "Powered by 802.11ac technology, the Cloud Router 5700 not only tackles all the wireless needs of today's connected home with unparalleled wireless signal and strength, but also caters directly to today's mobile lifestyle with D-Link's mydlink Cloud Services that enable consumers to monitor internet activity and access content saved onto a USB thumb drive via the SharePort app."

More about the Cloud Router 5700

The Cloud Router 5700 delivers a range of performance and security features, including:

    --  Up to 1750Mbps Wi-Fi with 802.11ac: 1300Mbps 802.11ac + 450Mbps Wireless
    --  4 Gigabit Ethernet Ports
    --  App-enabled remote monitoring and control:  mydlink Lite App
    --  Easy media sharing: Wirelessly access videos, music and photos on your
        iPad, iPhone or Android device from any connected USB drive with
        SharePort Mobile app
    --  Extended wireless coverage:  Powered amplified wireless signal
    --  Total Security: Complete set of security features including an SPI
        firewall and WPA2 to protect your network against intruders
    --  IPv6 Ready for future internet service performance, security and overall
        reliability
"The improved speed and range enabled by our 5G WiFi technology make it the preferred solution for the new generation of wireless routers," said Dino Bekis, Broadcom Senior Director, Access and Wireless Entertainment Business. "D-Link routers based on 5G WiFi will deliver reliable video streaming, faster file transfers, and an overall more satisfying wireless experience."

Availability and Pricing

The Cloud Router 5700 (DIR-865L) is now available with a retail price of $189.99 at Amazon.com and Newegg.com. More information about the Cloud Router 5700 (DIR-865L) is available online at http://www.dlink.com/dir865l.

About D-Link

D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for home, small business, mid- to large-sized enterprise environments, and service providers. An award-winning designer, developer, and manufacturer, D-Link implements and supports unified network solutions that integrate capabilities in switching, wireless, broadband, storage, IP Surveillance, and cloud-based network management.  For more information visit http://www.dlink.com, or connect with D-Link on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/dlink) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/dlink).

Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11n specifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, buildings materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate. Environmental factors will adversely affect wireless signal range.

D-Link, the D-Link logo, mydlink, and SharePort are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corporation or its subsidiaries. All other third-party marks mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright © 2012. D-Link. All Rights Reserved.

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Westcon Group Announces Acquisition of Triple AcceSSS IT

Brings Security Business Practice First Presence in Austria, Expands Swiss Operations, and Provides New Capabilities in Eastern Europe

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. and WR. NEUDORF, Austria, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Westcon Group, a value-added distributor of category-leading unified communications, network infrastructure, data center and security solutions with a global network of specialty resellers, today announced the acquisition of Triple AcceSSS IT.  The deal brings Westcon Europe's security business practice its first presence in Austria and extends operations in Switzerland - closing a gap in the European footprint and allowing Westcon to address needs of customers in the DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and Eastern European markets.

Founded in 2006, Triple AcceSSS IT is one of the leading value-added distributors in Austria.  With an additional presence in Switzerland, the company offers a wide range of networking and security solutions, including:  switching, routing, anti-virus software, application availability, content filtering, network access control and intrusion detection.  Its vendor portfolio includes market-leading products from Juniper, Blue Coat, F5 Networks, Trend Micro, Sophos, BlueCat, Lifesize and others.

Today's announcement comes only a year after Westcon's acquisition of entrada Kommunikations GmbH in July 2011.  entrada was the second-largest value-added distributor of security products in Germany and significantly expanded Westcon's reach across Europe.  Triple AcceSSS IT solidifies Westcon's leadership reputation in the critical DACH region.

According to market analysts, the network security market in EMEA continues to show strong growth - breaking $670 million last year.  This growth is largely attributed to more sophisticated security attacks and the increased use of personal devices in the corporate setting.

"The enterprise security market is one of the most important opportunities for distributors in all of IT.  As companies face more complex threats, it's critical to find new ways to protect their business-critical information," said Willem de Haan, Vice President, Westcon Europe.  "Time and again, Triple AcceSSS IT has proven its leadership.  Their strong market presence in Austria and Switzerland along with a premier vendor portfolio, very much aligned to ours, will immediately expand our footprint and bolster our business in this key arena."

In addition to Austria and Switzerland, Triple AcceSSS IT's Eastern European customer base includes those headquartered in such countries as Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Albania, Slovenia, Bosnia and Croatia.  The company also offers a broad range of professional services - from helpdesk and third-level support to training and advanced hardware replacement.

"In less than a decade, we've made our mark as one of the top security distributors in all of Austria.  This success is largely based on our young, dynamic and knowledge-rich team that has earned the trust of vendors, reseller partners and their customers," said Walter Ludwig, CEO, Triple AcceSSS IT.  "Westcon has a reputation as a top distributor in Europe - with a broad vendor portfolio and unmatched level of technical knowledge.  Today's acquisition is a perfect fit and will help both companies take our businesses to the next level."

Westcon Group's security business practice provides all the necessary elements of end-to-end secure technology solutions. Its security, compliance, data center and cloud solutions include complementary best-in-class products -- supported by a comprehensive suite of professional support, operational, marketing and financial services. Westcon Security's global presence and expertise provides unique support and benefits to partners' global projects.

To learn more about Westcon Security Europe and Triple AcceSSS IT, please visit http://www.3xS-it.com.  For more information on Westcon, please "Like" our Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/westcongroup or http://www.facebook.com/comstorworldwide.   

For the most up-to-date discussions on Westcon, please login to LinkedIn, copy, and paste this link to join the Fans of Westcon page at http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gidA48912&trk=hb_side_g.

About Triple AcceSSS IT
Founded in mid-2006 by Walter Ludwig, Benedikt Mayer and Gerhard Domes, Triple AcceSSS IT easily made its way to become one of the top value-added distributions in Austria. Their young, dynamic and competent team has earned the trust of vendors, reselling partners and their customers, respectively. Being recognized as technically highly certified, they are ATC for most of their vendors, and do offer trainings ranging from one-day workshops to vendor certification courses to partners and their customers on a regular basis. Triple AcceSSS IT staff provides partners with best-of-class intense support such as solution design, renewal and license management, marketing, business development and finance.

About Westcon Group
Westcon Group, Inc. is a value-added distributor of category-leading unified communications, network infrastructure, data center and security solutions with a global network of specialty resellers.  Westcon's teams create unique programs and provide exceptional support to accelerate the business of its global partners.  Strong relationships at every level of the Westcon Group organization enable partners to receive support tailored to their needs.  From global logistics and flexible customized financing solutions to pre-sales, technical and engineering assistance, the company works with partners to respond with agility and speed to changing market conditions so they can achieve the fastest time to revenue.  Westcon Group's portfolio of market-leading vendors includes:  Cisco, Brocade, Fujitsu, Polycom, Juniper Networks, F5, Avaya, Check Point, and Blue Coat.  For more information, please visit:  http://www.westcongroup.com.

Media Contact:
Craig Librett
Westcon Group
(914) 357-1747
craig.librett@westcon.com

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Revamped IDriveSync Simplifies Secure File Syncing Between PCs, Macs, Tablets and Smartphones

New software includes Facebook integration, Visual Sharing(TM) and faster syncing capabilities at industry's lowest price

LOS ANGELES, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pro Softnet Corp., a world-class provider of cloud storage, online backup, compliance and remote access solutions for consumers and business, today announced the completely redesigned IDriveSync, with new features and a user interface designed to deliver the best and most secure way to access data across multiple computers, tablets and smartphones.

New to the IDriveSync service is Visual Sharing(TM), a drag-and-drop online interface for sharing files. The interface allows users to easily set up a contact list. After locating files to share, users can drag-and-drop those files onto their contacts.

Also new is Facebook integration that allows users to link their Facebook account for easy access to contacts and sharing of photos or videos with Facebook friends via private messages or wall posts. Using this integration, photos can be uploaded once to an IDriveSync account and be available for both posting to Facebook and other uses.

IDriveSync is available at http://www.idrivesync.com/ and includes 5 GB complimentary storage space. Users requiring additional storage can purchase 150 GB for $4.95 per month or $49.50 annually; or 500 GB for $14.95 per month or $149.50 annually. Every IDriveSync account supports an unlimited number of connected devices sharing the same sync space.

The IDriveSync service also ensures better security and performance than its competitors through Pro Softnet's private cloud service with data transferred and stored using the highest level of Advanced Encryption Standard (AES-256).

"The explosion of mobile devices has made online sync a hot market today, but security is a top priority for users," said Raghu Kulkarni, Pro Softnet CEO. "We take pride in delivering a safe syncing solution through servers that are owned and operated by Pro Softnet, all at a low price point and I believe users will be very happy with this new version of IDriveSync."

Additional key features include:

    --  Cross-platform functionality - IDriveSync is available for Windows, Mac
        OS X, iOS and Android and devices are linked seamlessly so important
        files are always accessible.
    --  iPad document editing: IDriveSync supports the WebDAV protocol, which
        allows iPad owners that have Apple iWork apps (Pages, Numbers & Keynote)
        to edit and save documents stored on their IDriveSync account from their
        iPad.
    --  Groups - IDriveSync allows users to create various contact groups for
        easy syncing with coworkers, family and friends.
    --  File versioning - IDriveSync will store up to the latest 30 versions of
        every file synced to the service and only the latest version of each
        file takes up Sync space - earlier versions are kept without counting as
        stored data.
    --  Speed - IDriveSync offers 30 percent faster syncing capabilities for
        larger data transfers when compared to similar services.
IDriveSync is created by Pro Softnet Corporation
Headquartered in Los Angeles County, Pro Softnet Corp. is a privately held company specializing in cloud storage, online backup, file sharing, remote access, compliance, sync and related technologies serving the consumer, small business and enterprise markets. Core products include IDrive®, IDriveSync®, IBackup®, RemotePC(TM) and EVS for developers. The company's popular services currently have more than 900,000 subscribers.For more information please visit http://www.idrivesync.com.

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CONTACT: Amber Hack or David Rodewald, The David James Agency, LLC, +1-805-494-9508, idrive@davidjamesagency.com

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Kenshoo Enterprise Unveils Baidu Rules-Based Bidding Policies

SAN FRANCISCO, July 17, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

         New keyword-based bid policies manage all Baidu advertising through Kenshoo

    Kenshoo [http://www.kenshoo.com ], a global leader in digital marketing software,
today unveiled two new rules-based bidding policies designed to improve return on
investment for Kenshoo clients advertising on Baidu, the leading search engine for China.

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    "By fine-tuning the algorithm to more specifically address the nuances of Baidu's
competitive advertising environment, Kenshoo advertisers have a better opportunity to
improve performance on China's top search engine," said Philip Chiu, Managing Director,
Kenshoo APAC. "Kenshoo has brought many efficiencies to search and digital advertising,
and we will continue to deliver impactful and innovative advances to advertisers focused
on the APAC region."

    Kenshoo's new rules-based bidding policies for Baidu, 'Increase Profit for Baidu' and
'CPA for Baidu,' will more specifically address intricacies of Baidu search advertising
than the general bidding algorithms available to advertisers directly through Baidu. As
top search engines and social networks around the globe continue to adjust their own
algorithms and technologies, Kenshoo engineers are constantly monitoring, tweaking,
measuring and optimizing the Kenshoo software to give advertisers an edge in the
marketplace.

    "Kenshoo consistently delivers new competitive advantages for us,"said Sam Hu, SR
Manager SEM at CTRIP the largest travel brand in China, "Having the ability to manage
keyword bids in an environment that specifically addresses the nuances of Baidu should
make a tremendous difference for us and this is only the latest in a long line of
innovations for the China market from Kenshoo. They help us keep ahead of the
competition."

    About Kenshoo

    Kenshoo is a digital marketing software [http://kenshoo.com ] company that engineers
technology solutions for search marketing, social media and online advertising. Brands,
agencies and marketing providers use Kenshoo Enterprise, Kenshoo Local and Kenshoo Social
to direct more than $25 billion in annual client sales revenue. The Kenshoo Universal
Platform delivers automation, intelligence, integration and scale to make better marketing
investments. With campaigns running in more than 190 countries, Kenshoo clients include
CareerBuilder, Expedia, Facebook, KAYAK, Havas Digital, Hitwise, iREP, John Lewis,
LendingTree, Resolution Media, Sears, Starcom MediaVest Group, Tesco, Travelocity,
Walgreens, and Zappos. Kenshoo has 16 international locations and is backed by Sequoia
Capital and Arts Alliance. Please visit http://www.Kenshoo.com for more information.

    Kenshoo is a trademark of Kenshoo Ltd. Other company and brand names may be trademarks
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Made in USA Superstore opens its virtual doors

SANTA ANA, Calif., July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TDUBZ is proud to announce the official launch of its website, TDUBZ.com. Their goal is to be the world's best online superstore featuring only goods made or assembled in the USA. The July 2012 launch coincides with the celebration of America's independence.

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The retail site offers mobile device accessories, pens, knives, tools, messenger bags, flashlights, eyewear and outdoor sports accessories.  If it comes from TDUBZ.com, it's either made or assembled right here in the USA.  The main focus for TDUBZ is to build a site where consumers can find these products, while not having to research where they are being made.  With a vast majority of products being manufactured overseas these days, many consumers look for a reputable place to buy American-made products.  TDUBZ is putting their time, money and energy where their virtual mouth is, and doing that research.  "If you're not part of the solution you're part of the problem. We realize it's getting harder and harder to buy American-made and TDUBZ.com is taking steps to change that," stated Jeff Whitten, co-founder of TDUBZ.

TDUBZ.com provides a streamlined user-experience, with clean graphics and bold presence. The secure shopping cart is quick, easy and user-friendly.  TDUBZ.com selects only quality products that are made or assembled in the USA and are adding items and vendors weekly.  Visit the new website at http://www.tdubz.com to see it's not only a fun and easy place to shop, but it offers the items you need and will feel good about buying.

Launched in July 2012 TDUBZ LLC. is the online Made in USA superstore featuring only Made or Assembled in the USA products. TDUBZ.com offerings include mobile device accessories, pens, knives, tools, messenger bags, flashlights, eyewear, outdoor sports accessories and more. http://www.tdubz.com.

MEDIA CONTACT INFORMATION: 
TDUBZ LLC.
Jeff Whitten | Co-Founder
714-227-1065
jeff@rokform.com

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Microsoft unveils the new Office

Delivers Office as a cloud service while harnessing innovations enabled by Windows 8

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled the customer preview of the new Microsoft Office, available at office.com/preview. The next release features an intuitive design that works beautifully with touch, stylus, mouse or keyboard across new Windows devices, including tablets. The new Office is social and unlocks modern scenarios in reading, note-taking, meetings and communications and will be delivered to subscribers through a cloud service that is always up to date.

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"We are taking bold steps at Microsoft," Ballmer said at the press conference in San Francisco. "The new, modern Office will deliver unparalleled productivity and flexibility for both consumers and business customers. It is a cloud service and will fully light-up when paired with Windows 8."

Office at Its Best on Windows 8

    --  Touch everywhere. Office responds to touch as naturally as it does to
        keyboard and mouse. Swipe your finger across the screen or pinch and
        zoom to read your documents and presentations. Author new content and
        access features with the touch of a finger.
    --  Inking. Use a stylus to create content, take notes and access features.
        Handwrite email responses and convert them automatically to text. Use
        your stylus as a laser pointer when presenting. Color your content and
        erase your mistakes with ease.
    --  New Windows 8 applications. OneNote and Lync represent the first new
        Windows 8 style applications for Office. These applications are designed
        to deliver touch-first experiences on a tablet. A new radial menu in
        OneNote makes it easy to access features with your finger.
    --  Included in Windows RT. Office Home and Student 2013 RT, which contains
        new versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote applications, will
        be included on ARM-based Windows 8 devices, including Microsoft Surface.
Office Is in the Cloud

    --  SkyDrive. Office saves documents to SkyDrive by default, so your content
        is always available across your tablet, PC and phone. Your documents are
        also available offline and sync when you reconnect.
    --  Roaming. Once signed in to Office, your personalized settings, including
        your most recently used files, templates and even your custom
        dictionary, roam with you across virtually all of your devices. Office
        even remembers where you last left off and brings you right back to that
        spot in a single click.
    --  Office on Demand. With a subscription, you can access Office even when
        you are away from your PC by streaming full-featured applications to an
        Internet-connected Windows-based PC.
    --  New subscription services. The new Office is available as a cloud-based
        subscription service. As subscribers, consumers automatically get future
        upgrades in addition to exciting cloud services including Skype world
        minutes and extra SkyDrive storage. Subscribers receive multiple
        installs for everyone in the family and across their devices.
Office Is Social

    --  Yammer. Yammer delivers a secure, private social network for businesses.
        You can sign up for free and begin using social networking instantly.
        Yammer offers integration with SharePoint and Microsoft Dynamics.
    --  Stay connected. Follow people, teams, documents and sites in SharePoint.
        View and embed pictures, videos and Office content in your activity
        feeds to stay current and update your colleagues.
    --  People Card. Have an integrated view of your contacts everywhere in
        Office. The People Card includes presence information complete with
        pictures, status updates, contact information and activity feeds from
        Facebook and LinkedIn accounts.
    --  Skype. The new Office comes with Skype. When you subscribe, you get 60
        minutes of Skype world minutes every month. Integrate Skype contacts
        into Lync and call or instant message anyone on Skype.
Office Unlocks New Scenarios

    --  Digital note-taking. Keep your notes handy in the cloud and across
        multiple devices with OneNote. Use what feels most natural to you --
        take notes with touch, pen or keyboard, or use them together and switch
        easily back and forth.
    --  Reading and markup. The Read Mode in Word provides a modern and
        easy-to-navigate reading experience that automatically adjusts for large
        and small screens. Zoom in and out of content, stream videos within
        documents, view revision marks and use touch to turn pages.
    --  Meetings. PowerPoint features a new Presenter View that privately shows
        your current and upcoming slides, presentation time, and speaker notes
        in a single glance. While presenting, you can zoom, mark up and navigate
        your slides with touch and stylus. Lync includes multiparty HD video
        with presentations, shared OneNote notebooks and a virtual whiteboard
        for collaborative brainstorming.
    --  Eighty-two-inch touch-enabled displays. Conduct more engaging meetings,
        presentations and lessons, whether in person or virtually, with these
        multitouch and stylus-enabled displays from Perceptive Pixel.
While the full lineup of offerings and pricing plans will be announced in the fall, Ballmer discussed three new Office 365 subscription services. When available, each new subscription offer will include the new 2013 editions of the Office applications -- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher and Access. In addition, subscribers will receive future rights to version upgrades as well as per-use rights across up to five PCs or Macs and mobile devices. The three new editions will be the following:

    --  Office 365 Home Premium -- designed for families and consumers. This
        service also includes an additional 20 GB of SkyDrive storage and 60
        minutes of Skype world minutes per month.
    --  Office 365 Small Business Premium -- designed for small businesses. This
        service also includes business-grade email, shared calendars, website
        tools and HD webconferencing.
    --  Office 365 ProPlus -- designed for enterprise customers who want
        advanced business capabilities and the flexibility to deploy and manage
        in the cloud.
The customer preview is available at office.com/preview.

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

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Fans Invited To "Duo It Better" With The Fruity And Cool Flavors Of New Ice Breakers Duo Mints

Exclusive Pandora Partnership Offers Custom Sweet and Cool Music Stations as Ice Breakers Brand Asks: "Are You Cool as a Cucumber or Sweet as a Puppy Parade?"

HERSHEY, Pa., July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresh breath was never this cool. Or this sweet. Or both.

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The Hershey Company recently introduced the coolest and sweetest way to experience fresh breath with the launch of Ice BreakersDuo® mints--the ultimate "fruit + cool" flavor sensation. Ice BreakersDuo mints come in two flavors - Raspberry and Strawberry - and combine a sweet, fruity taste with the brand's signature cooling crystals and are available at retailers nationwide.

"Ice Breakers Duo mints offer fans the best of both worlds with a delicious and invigorating fresh breath experience that pairs a sweet, textured fruity side with a cool, smooth minty taste," said Anna Lingeris, spokesperson for the Ice Breakers brand. "We're excited to bring this duality to life through a special partnership with Pandora® and an interactive Facebook® app that gets fans involved by taking a look at both the sweet and cool sides of their personalities."

Pandora Chief Revenue Officer John Trimble said, "Our work with Hershey's allows us to capture the soundtrack of the Ice Breakers brand and gives them the opportunity to connect with their fans, while they are engaged and interacting with the best personalized music experience. We're delighted to offer Ice Breakers brand Facebook fans direct access to the exclusive Pandora radio stations and provide them with the option to share their favorite music discoveries."

Are you sweet or cool?

To celebrate the new line of dazzling mouth sensations, Ice Breakers brand is challenging fans to Duo It Better(TM) on Facebook with four different activities that will help them bring out the sweet and cool sides of their personalities including access to three exclusive Pandora radio stations--Ice Breakers Duo Sweet Station, Ice Breakers Duo Cool Station and Ice Breakers Duo It Better Station.

Ice Breakers fans can visit Facebook.com/Icebreakers to identify their personality duality through the following features:

    --  Analyze - Facebook profiles say a lot about a person, so Ice Breakers
        fans are invited to analyze theirs to find out where they land on the
        sweet versus cool scale. Who wouldn't want to be "Sweet as a Koala Bear
        Hug" or "Cool as a Snowman's Belly Button?"
    --  Listen - Three custom Duo It Better Pandora radio stations offer fans
        sweet and cool music, featuring mash-ups, collaborations and covers to
        balance out the sweet and cool sides of their personalities.
    --  Vote - In addition to listening to awesome tunes on the three Duo It
        Better Pandora stations, fans can also vote for songs to add and remove
        from their radio station. Let your sweet or cool voice be heard!
    --  Create - Fans can Duo their profile picture by combining photos of their
        sweet or cool side with that of a friend's and upload it to the Ice
        Breakers' Facebook app.
Ice BreakersDuo mints are available in 1.3 oz containers and are now available at mass, grocery, drug and specialty retailers nationwide. For more information on Ice BreakersDuos mints, visit http://www.ice-breakers.com. For more information on the Duo It BetterFacebook tab, visit Facebook.com/Icebreakers.

About The Hershey Company

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is the largest producer of quality chocolate in North America and a global leader in chocolate and sugar confectionery. Headquartered in Hershey, Pa., The Hershey Company has operations throughout the world and approximately 12,000 employees. With revenues of more than $6 billion, Hershey offers confectionery products under more than 25 brand names, including such iconic brands as Hershey's, Reese's, Hershey'sKisses, Hershey'sBliss, Hershey's Special Dark, Kit Kat, Twizzlers, Jolly Rancher and Ice Breakers.  Hershey also offers premium and artisan chocolate products under such brands as Scharffen Berger and Dagoba through the Artisan Confections Company, a wholly owned subsidiary.  The company is focused on growing its presence in key international markets such as China and Mexico while continuing to build its competitive advantage in the United States and Canada.

For more than 100 years, The Hershey Company has been a leader in making a positive difference in the communities where its employees live, work and do business. Corporate Social Responsibility is an integral part of the company's global business strategy, which includes goals and priorities focused on fair and ethical business dealings, environmental stewardship, fostering a desirable workplace for employees, and positively impacting society and local communities. Milton Hershey School, established in 1909 by the company's founder and administered by Hershey Trust Company, provides a quality education, housing, and medical care at no cost to children in social and financial need. Students of Milton Hershey School are direct beneficiaries of The Hershey Company's success.

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CONTACT: Anna Lingeris, The Hershey Company, +1-717-534-4874, alingeris@hersheys.com; or Laura Colar, JSH&A Public Relations, +1-630-916-3047, laurac@jsha.com

Web Site: http://www.ice-breakers.com

Summer In Philly Sizzles Thanks To GPTMC's 31 Days With Summer Love Facebook Promo

Promoting With Love, Philadelphia XOXO®, Contest Features 60 Prizes, Including Two Fuji Bikes

PHILADELPHIA, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning today, the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) embraces summer in a major way with its 31 Days With Summer Love promotion, encouraging residents and visitors to enjoy the many fun and only-in-Philly experiences available in the region. A component of GPTMC's popular With Love, Philadelphia XOXO® campaign, the facebook.com/visitphillysweepstakes features 60 prizes, including restaurant giftcards, attraction tickets, tour passes, hotel stays and a pair of grand-prize Fuji bikes--all valued at nearly $10,000.

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From July 16 through August 15, fans of facebook.com/visitphilly will have a chance to win one of 31 inspired Philly prize packages--several of which include an overnight hotel stay. Fans are encouraged to check facebook.com/visitphilly daily to see what prize is up for grabs that day. Participants are permitted one contest entry per day. Prizes do not need to be redeemed on the day the winner is announced.

Here's a look at just a dozen of the only-in-Philly prizes up for grabs through August 15:

    1. City Food Tour of choice, followed by an overnight at Le Meridien
    2. Club-level tickets to the Real Madrid vs. Celtic FC soccer game and
       dinner at Xfinity Live
    3. A meal at Fish, followed by an overnight stay at the Loews Philadelphia
       Hotel
    4. Tickets to the Gauguin, Cezanne, Matisse: Visions of Arcadia exhibition
       at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, along with a meal at the Water Works
       Restaurant and Lounge
    5. Two megabus.com tickets, a tour of the Bruce Springsteen exhibition at
       the National Constitution Center and an overnight stay at the Courtyard
       Philadelphia Downtown
    6. Two megabus.com tickets, admission to a ComedySportz show and an
       overnight at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Philadelphia Center City
    7. A game of mini-golf at Franklin Square, a meal at SquareBurger and a
       night at the Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing
    8. Peddler's Village getaway package
    9. Two tickets to a regular-season Flyers game, plus a ride on the Zamboni
    10. Passes to The Academy of Natural Sciences and an overnight stay at
        Embassy Suites Philadelphia - Center City
    11. A weekend at the Hotel Palomar Philadelphia, plus dinner at Valanni
    12. A ride on the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad and accommodations at the
        Logan Inn
All who enter to win a prize package throughout the month will also be eligible to nab the grand prize on August 15: a pair of bikes from Philly-based Fuji and a couple of With Love-branded helmets. Fans who enter the contest once per day will be entered to win the top prize 31 times.

The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) makes Philadelphia and The Countryside® a premier destination through marketing and image building that increases business and promotes the region's vitality.

For more information about travel to Philadelphia, visit visitphilly.com or uwishunu.com, where you can build itineraries; search event calendars; see photos and videos; view interactive maps; sign up for newsletters; listen to HearPhilly, an online radio station about what to see and do in the region; book hotel reservations and more. Or, call the Independence Visitor Center, located in Historic Philadelphia, at (800) 537-7676.

SOURCE  Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation

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Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation

CONTACT: Cara Schneider, +1-215-599-0789, cara@gptmc.com; Robert Pierson, +1-215-599-0230, robert@gptmc.com

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