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ION Rewards® App Pays Users to Pay With Their Smartphones

App Also Pays to Connect With Friends and Sign Up Favorite Places

ATLANTA, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sionic Mobile today announced the U.S. release of ION Rewards® - a free app that pays consumers to buy the things they always buy, pay with their phones, connect with friends and sign up their favorite places.

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An industry first, ION uses next-gen Dwolla payments so consumers can earn digital ION rewards 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.

"We've taken the ease and practicality of, say, the Starbucks® mobile payment app, but rather than scanning barcodes on customers' phones and mailing card rewards, we transfer cash securely through the cloud using Dwolla and deliver instant, digital rewards for every purchase," stated Ronald Herman, CEO.  "What's more," Herman said, "every ION merchant accepts Dwolla and rewards customers with IONs so users can earn IONs at one place and spend them like cash at another."

ION has a built-in social layer where friends connect inside the app and share extra rewards when any of their connections use ION.  "Think of it as social spending where everyone is thanked for their loyalty," said Herman.

A true, greenfield opportunity, the ION marketplace is completely untapped and free for the taking. The ION app's Pioneer feature makes it easy and lucrative for ION users to sign up their favorite places.  In many cases, bonus IONs worth $5 to $20 or more are rewarded for each new merchant sign-up on top of the rewards users receive every time any ION customer spends there. "Rather than paying a dedicated sales staff to knock on merchants' doors," stated Herman, "we are giving that cash directly to our ION users for helping us grow."

One thousand ION digital rewards equals one U.S. dollar. Search ION Rewards in your favorite app store or visit ionRewards.com.

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 paying with their phones, connecting with friends, signing up favorite places and buying things they already buy. 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

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

GFI Cloud(TM) Simplifies Small Business IT

GFI® Software's new cloud delivery platform makes it easy for small and medium-sized businesses to adopt critical IT services

CLEARWATER, Fla., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GFI Software today announced the availability of GFI Cloud, a ground-breaking platform for the delivery of cloud services via a Web-based user interface, accessible from anywhere with an Internet connection, at any time. GFI Cloud permits IT administrators within small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to manage their IT systems more easily and efficiently, freeing up time and resources so they can focus on higher value and more critical tasks.

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Initially, GFI Cloud will include GFI VIPRE® Business Online, for delivery of advanced antivirus and anti-malware protection, and GFI Network Server Monitor(TM) Online, giving administrators the ability to monitor the health of their networks and optimize server and workstation configurations to improve performance. In the coming months, GFI LanGuard(TM) technology will be added to the roster of services, helping IT security staff to automate software patching and vulnerability assessment via the same centralized Web portal. Additional services from the GFI Software product portfolio will be added in coming months as the company continues its investment in this revolutionary platform.

GFI Cloud gives SMBs with limited IT resources and budget easy access to GFI's award-winning solutions via a cloud-based portal that, in 10 minutes or less, lets them start to manage their whole IT network.

"With GFI Cloud we are integrating our on-premise security and infrastructure products in a unified cloud-based platform to enable IT administrators to manage their systems more easily and efficiently," said Walter Scott, CEO of GFI Software. "Many businesses have been hesitant to migrate core applications to the cloud because they are unsure about moving away from proven solutions on which they have relied to date. The beauty of GFI Cloud is that it is based on GFI's existing, tested and proven technology so users know they are getting a product in which they can have confidence from day one. GFI Cloud was built with simplicity in mind - these services can be up and running in 10 minutes or less so businesses with limited IT resources can easily and confidently deploy key security, asset tracking and network monitoring solutions in the shortest time possible."

Simplifying IT Management with GFI Cloud
The simplicity of GFI Cloud begins with the one-time installation of an agent that links each machine to the management console via the Web. Once connected, IT administrators log into the easy-to-use GFI Cloud console to manage essential GFI Software services on all workstations and servers intuitively from a single unifying interface. Regardless of location, the lightweight agent connects each machine to the GFI Cloud over the Internet. This enables administrators to manage PCs and laptops used by mobile or home-based employees as easily as those that are within their own sites.

"Traditionally, SMBs, especially those with limited IT resources, have not had access to these kinds of advanced solutions for various reasons - time constraints of their IT staff, low budgets and so on," continued Scott. "By offering these services through a Web-based interface and yearly subscription model, we're democratizing IT to a point where these businesses can gain the same level of network security and visibility as their enterprise counterparts."

GFI Cloud also gives GFI's channel partners another delivery model option to offer GFI's award-winning technology solutions to their customers (see today's related announcement "GFI® Software Makes it Easy for IT Resellers to Capitalize on the Demand for Cloud-Based Solutions").

Research Data Shows Small Businesses Lack Confidence in Network Security
GFI also released the results of an independent blind survey today (see related announcement: "GFI® Survey Finds Majority of Small Businesses Not Confident in Network Security or Performance") that indicates small businesses are uneasy about their network security and performance. More than half of the 200 small business IT administrators surveyed would not bet their own money that all of the machines and devices their business owns and employees use are free of malware (51%) or that all are operating at peak efficiency and will not fail (59%). The survey also found that nearly half (48%) of IT admins report that they do not have the capability to see which PCs or servers on their network are about to fail.

To learn more about GFI Cloud and start a free 30-day trial, visit https://signup.gficloud.com or email gficloud@gfi.com. 

About GFI
GFI Software provides web and mail security, archiving and fax, networking and security software and hosted IT solutions for small to medium-sized businesses (SMB) via an extensive global partner community. GFI products are available either as on-premise solutions, in the cloud or as a hybrid of both delivery models. With award-winning technology, a competitive pricing strategy, and a strong focus on the unique requirements of SMBs, GFI satisfies the IT needs of these organizations on a global scale. The company has offices in the United States, UK, Austria, Australia, Malta, Hong Kong, Philippines and Romania, which together support hundreds of thousands of installations worldwide. GFI is a channel-focused company with thousands of partners throughout the world and is also a Microsoft Gold ISV Partner.

For more information
GFI Software
Please email David Kelleher at dkelleher@gfi.com
GFI - Malta: Tel: +356 2205 2000; Fax: +356 21382419
URL: http://www.gfi.com

Davies Murphy Group
Please email Brian Alberti at gfi@daviesmurphy.com
GFI - US: Tel: +1-781-418-2403

Disclaimer
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ReadyTalk and SurveyGizmo Partner to Make Surveys and Webinar Recordings More Engaging

DENVER, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ReadyTalk, a provider of audio and web conferencing and webinar services, today announced a partnership with SurveyGizmo that enables customers to incorporate webinar recordings into survey questions to provide the audience with a more engaging playback experience.

SurveyGizmo for ReadyTalk combines ReadyTalk's easy-to-use webinar recording and playback tools with SurveyGizmo's enterprise-class survey software, which allows customers to streamline and tailor activities for marketing, sales and training purposes.

For marketers, SurveyGizmo for ReadyTalk improves webinar ROI by allowing customers to use recorded webinars as a part of the sales qualification process.  Important qualifying data is captured when a webinar recording is used as part of a survey.

"Marketers are very much concerned with providing sales with high quality leads; this integration allows marketers to capture relevant and highly valuable data provided directly by the prospect," said Beth Toeniskoetter, product marketing manager, ReadyTalk. "Additionally, it provides insight into how specific webinar recordings are received by a prospect, allowing marketers to refine messaging as needed."

By using recorded demos with embedded surveys, this integration offers a salesperson better understanding of a prospect's pain points, which accelerates the qualifying process.

"The ability to use an initial survey to uncover critical business needs and then deliver tailored messages early in the sales process gives a salesperson a significant advantage," said Robb Novak, survey architect at SurveyGizmo. "Additionally, there is an opportunity to save time by engaging prospects with a recorded demo rather than setting an appointment."

For companies with training and certification programs, SurveyGizmo for ReadyTalk allows human resources and training professionals to quickly and easily create and distribute on-demand training modules no matter where the audience is located. It is easy to measure retention with a survey-based quiz after each recording and ensure compliance by tracking how long a participant views a recording.

SurveyGizmo for ReadyTalk is available for free to ReadyTalk and SurveyGizmo customers. To see the integration in action, visit meet.readytalk.com/SurveyGizmo4ReadyTalk. To learn more about ReadyTalk's audio and web conferencing offerings, including professional services and support for webinars , please visit http://www.readytalk.com, or on Twitter and Facebook.

About ReadyTalk

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Denver, Colo., ReadyTalk delivers audio and web conferencing services that empower customers to successfully conduct audio and web conferences of all sizes - from ad hoc meetings to large webinars.  ReadyTalk combines ease of use with sophisticated marketing tools to increase audience engagement, event ROI and meeting productivity. Unlike other services, ReadyTalk gives customers a full suite of tools for training, collaboration, webinars and more. You'll always have access to the right features when you need them, no need to upgrade to another product. Please call toll free 800.843.9166 or visit http://www.readytalk.com for more information.

About SurveyGizmo

Founded in 2006 and based in Boulder, Colorado, SurveyGizmo is an industry thought leader focused on bringing its customers new solutions for gathering and managing data, while delivering unparalleled support. SurveyGizmo has developed some of the most innovative technologies in the online survey industry, and its API provides easy integration of its robust data collection platform with external enterprise software. More at http://www.surveygizmo.com.

Media Contact:

Bo Bandy
ReadyTalk
303-209-1593
bo.bandy@readytalk.com

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ReadyTalk

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

Necomimi brainwave cat ears officially launch in US and are now available

SAN JOSE and SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the leading biosensor company NeuroSky officially launched their latest product, Necomimi, at Comic-Con in San Diego. Necomimi is a headband with brainwave cat ears that move according to the user's moods. Powered by NeuroSky's ThinkGear technology, Necomimi gives people a chance to express their moods in real time. The product is now available for $99.95 through select authorized resellers, retail partners and on http://www.necomimi.com.

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Necomimi first became popular within the anime and costume communities in Japan because of a viral Youtube video by Neurowear, a fashion electronics company. Since then, audiences have been eagerly awaiting the US launch.

Today's unveiling took place at Comic-Con booth #305. Fans who have been following the Necomimi product were among the first in line to demonstrate and purchase the product.

The cat ears use three emotional states to create cat-like reactive movements that show how interested or relaxed the wearer is.  When something catches the user's attention, the ears shoot straight up.  When the wearer is relaxed, the ears droop down.  When both highly focused and highly relaxed--or "in the zone"--the ears will wiggle back and forth.

Necomimi is great for parties, tailgating at sporting events, bachelorette parties, cosplay, and can be used anytime to entertain friends and family. 

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About NeuroSky:
NeuroSky, Inc., a bioelectronics company, is the leader in Brain-Computer Interface technology for consumer product application. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in San Jose, CA, NeuroSky works with industry partners, developers, as well as academic and research institutions to provide innovative products and solutions across a wide range of industries.  Grounded in more than 60 years of research, NeuroSky's precision-grade technology has taken proven research EEG (electroencephalograph) technology and evolved it for application to the mass consumer market by making it more user-friendly and cost-effective.

To schedule interviews, please contact:
Erika Maya
Erika@ballantinespr.com
(310) 454-3080

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ThinkGeek and The Wand Company Unveil World's First Working Sonic Screwdriver

Change Channels, Control Time, Save the World

FAIRFAX, Va., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ThinkGeek (Nasdaq: GKNT), working in partnership with The Wand Company and BBC Worldwide, has obtained alien technology from beyond time and space and are ready to unveil it, the Sonic Screwdriver Universal Remote Control, in Booth #3629 at this year's San Diego Comic-Con on July 12, 2012.

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A high quality metal replica of the Mark VII Sonic Screwdriver currently used by the Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, the Sonic Screwdriver Universal Remote Control is a gesture-based remote.  Utilizing infrared (IR) technology it is able to manipulate almost all Earth-based home entertainment systems - from TVs to iPod docks and beyond.  Through the piece's advanced gesture recognition technology, wielders of this powerful tool can put the power of 39 commands in the palm of their hand.

Chris Barnardo, Co-founder of The Wand Company says, "As well as being a universal remote control, the new Sonic Screwdriver will have a host of other great gadget features that we can't wait to tell everyone about at Comic-Con."

Control is straightforward, even for humans.  The Sonic Screwdriver Universal Remote Control works via a series of 13 short gestures, such as rotating, flicking, and tapping.  A guided set-up procedure uses spoken prompts to match gestures to commands learned from remotes originating here on Earth.

Those interested in viewing this unique collectable will be able to view and experience it at BBC America Booth #3629 during the duration of Comic-Con.  ThinkGeek.com will begin collecting interest at the same time with sales launching on August 31, 2012. 

ABOUT THINKGEEK

ThinkGeek is the premier retailer for the global geek community.  A wholly owned subsidiary of Geeknet, Inc. (NASDAQ: GKNT), ThinkGeek was founded in 1999 to serve the distinct needs and interests of technology professionals and enthusiasts.  Today, ThinkGeek has grown to become the first choice for innovative and imaginative gifts that appeal to the geek in everyone.  For more information, please visit http://www.thinkgeek.com or call 1.888.GEEKSTUFF.

ABOUT GEEKNET

Geeknet is home to some of the best-known brands in the geek universe, and is the online network for the global geek community. We serve an audience of approximately 50 million visitors each month* and provide the tech-obsessed with content, culture, connections, commerce, and all the things that geeks crave. Want to learn more? Check out geek.net.

Geeknet is a trademark of Geeknet, Inc. SourceForge, Slashdot, ThinkGeek, and Freecode are trademarks of Geeknet, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks or product names are property of their respective owners.

(*March 2012 Unique Visitors: 50.2MM. Source: Google Analytics and Omniture.)

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CONTACT: Steve Zimmermann, Undersecretary for the Ministry of Misinformation (PR), ThinkGeek.com, +1-703-259-8423, Steve@thinkgeek.com, or Jessica Darrican, Max Borges Agency, +1-305-576-1171 x 116, or +1-305-299-3449 (m), Jessica@maxborgesagency.com

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

Perimeter E-Security Introduces Archive Anywhere

Patent Pending Cloud-based Email Service Allows Users to Access Archived Email on Any Device at Any Time

MILFORD, Conn., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Perimeter E-Security, the leading provider of secure cloud services, today introduced a new offering that enables email users to easily access and search their entire mailbox archive on virtually any device, whether they are in the office, at home, or on-the-go. Perimeter's cloud-based Archive Anywhere service provides an easy alternative to remote Web portal access, helping organizations of all sizes provide easy, safe and secure messaging for their employees while reducing legal liability and ensuring business continuity.

"Customers want their email archives integrated into the app they use every day: their email client," said John Viega, executive vice president, Perimeter E-Security. "Perimeter's revolutionary Archive Anywhere service lets users search, save and see their archives just like the rest of their email. Our solution eliminates the pain of password juggling, separate search boxes and proprietary portals. Who says you have to trade off ease-of-use and enterprise archiving? With Archive Anywhere, you can have both -- right in your inbox. Additionally, in the event of a global Exchange interruption, users are assured the ability to send and receive email - thereby ensuring critical messaging continuity."

This innovation paves the way for administrators to perform email compliance review on their iPad on the train home from work - all in the same inbox they've been using for the last 20 years.

Generally available today, Perimeter's Archive Anywhere enhances its existing Messaging Continuity and Messaging Compliance Manager services, and is available as a feature to all existing customers, as well as customers of other hosted mail solutions and in-house email. The service is also available as part of Perimeter's comprehensive suite of secure cloud messaging solutions.

Additional features include:

    --  Any Device, Anywhere: Supports archive browsing  and search across all
        desktop computing platforms including Windows, Apple and Linux, and
        email-enabled mobile devices including iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, Android
        and Windows phones.

    --  Quick and Simple Deployment: Archive Anywhere can be up and running in
        under 30 minutes, for 100 or 100,000 users, without the need for
        additional software, costly on-premise hardware, or technical support.

    --  Easy Message Recovery: Message identification and recovery speeds are
        greatly improved through advanced search and filtering controls.

    --  Flexible Sync Options: Take control of what is synchronized to local
        storage: which folders, and for how long. Use Perimeter's recommended
        out-of-the-box defaults or pick specific folders.

    --  Instant Message Recovery: Eliminates the burdensome task for Exchange
        users to export and store emails to PST files.
    --  Premier Support: Perimeter's 24/7/365 network operations center provides
        constant monitoring and support to ensure organizations have consistent
        protection.
With more than one million secure messaging users, including 300,000 on Hosted Exchange, Perimeter E-Security is the only enterprise-class security services provider offering both comprehensive threat management and secure messaging, underpinned by strong compliance expertise. For more information on Archive Anywhere, please visit http://www.perimeterusa.com/services/messaging/archive-anywhere/.

About Perimeter E-Security
Perimeter E-Security delivers secure infrastructure from the cloud that businesses of all sizes rely on. Our advanced technology, expert intelligence, and superior scale makes our clients' information more secure, more highly available, compliant with regulations and less costly to manage. By using our solutions, our customers can focus on their core businesses and take advantage of new opportunities. Our growing customer base includes 6,000 organizations in the financial services, retail, healthcare, energy, critical infrastructure and manufacturing sectors. For more information, visit http://www.perimeterusa.com.

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Perimeter E-Security

CONTACT: Jill Newberry, InkHouse Media + Marketing, For Perimeter E-Security, +1-781-966-4112, jill@inkhouse.net

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

Egencia Adds Seven New Countries to Its Global Alliance

Company Grows Global Footprint in EMEA, LATAM and APAC

BELLEVUE, Wash., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Egencia®, an Expedia, Inc. company, announced the expansion of the Egencia Global Alliance to include strategic partnerships with leading local travel management companies (TMCs) in Russia, Ukraine, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, and Sri Lanka. The Egencia Global Alliance (EGA) is comprised of Egencia partners in 34 countries, bringing the company's presence to 54 countries worldwide.

"Our customers do business across the world, and as their business grows and requires travel to more destinations we will grow and evolve with them," said Rob Greyber, President of Egencia. "We are thrilled to expand our global alliance and to offer our customers the local expertise and choice they need."

All EGA partners are aligned with Egencia's customer centric values and are carefully chosen based on their ability to provide a broad selection of travel products, high quality localized services and support for travelers. The following partners join the Egencia family, as part of the global alliance:

EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa)

Russia: Zelenski Corporate Travel Solutions, established in 1997, is the only Russian travel management company offering its own online booking system. Zelenski serves over 500 corporate clients from its offices in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Ukraine:Travel Centre TRIME was founded in 2006 and is based in Kyiv. A fast growing company with an experienced leadership team, it is one of the top five corporate travel agencies in Ukraine.

Latin America

Costa Rica: VEMSA is the biggest agency in Costa Rica. Seventy-five percent of their business is corporate travel and the agency is recognized for its excellence in customer service.

Ecuador: Megatours is based in Guayaquil and has a highly experienced account management and customer service team with a solid history of serving global clients.

Peru:Nuevo Mundo is the largest travel agency in Peru, offering a wide range of services to corporate customers including a high level of personalized service.

Venezuela:Uniglobe offers assistance to corporate travelers at six airports in Venezuela. It is the second largest agency in the country and has a wide range of technology solutions to serve clients.

Asia

Sri Lanka:Classic Travel is the leading TMC in Sri Lanka with over 800 corporate clients and has won several top awards for service excellence. Egencia customers have access to a 24 hour travel desk, located in Colombo.

About Egencia, an Expedia, Inc. Company

Egencia is the fifth largest travel management company in the world. As part of Expedia, Inc., (NASDAQ: EXPE), the world's largest online travel marketplace, Egencia helps businesses get ahead by offering the only truly integrated corporate travel service. Egencia's industry expertise helps drive results that matter, delivering meaningful advancements that have a real impact. By combining a powerful offline and online service, Egencia delivers a complete corporate travel offering supported by global market expertise and a best-in-class technology platform. For more information, go to http://www.egencia.com.

Egencia and the Egencia logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Expedia, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

© 2012 Egencia, LLC. All rights reserved. CST # 2083922-50.

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Egencia

CONTACT: Sonia Reid, +1-425-679-7801, sreid@egencia.com

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

The Echo Nest Raises Over $17 Million in New Financing to Bring Big Data to Music

Financing to fund continued international sales growth and product development in understanding "musical identity"

SOMERVILLE, Mass., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Echo Nest, the world's leading music intelligence platform, has closed a $17.3 million financing round led by Norwest Venture Partners. Prior investors Matrix Partners, Commonwealth Capital Ventures, Fringe Partners, Jim Pallotta and board member Michael Brown also participated in this round. The Echo Nest plans to use the funds to support continued sales growth, international expansion, and new product development. The company is also announcing major additions to its Fanalytics listener data platform in pursuit of even better understanding of music.

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The Echo Nest established itself as the leading music big data company by providing open, API-based access to the largest repository of dynamic music data in the world, with over one trillion data points. Its tools enable media companies and independent developers to build intelligence about music content and music fans into applications to make them more engaging. In addition to a growing community of over 15,000 application developers, The Echo Nest has established a customer list that includes industry leaders such as Clear Channel's iHeartRadio, eMusic, MOG, Spotify, Nokia, the BBC, and VEVO.

This latest round of funding will help The Echo Nest further strengthen its market-leading position with a focus on international sales and marketing. The financing will also support continued development of "Fanalytics": data-driven solutions to help leading media companies better understand music fans.

The Echo Nest is announcing two product enhancements to Fanalytics. First, Taste Profile Similarity is a new data service that gives applications and music services the ability to connect like-minded fans by determining their overall musical compatibility within a larger group. It represents an enhancement to The Echo Nest's Taste Profiles, a web service that builds in-depth preference profiles of every music fan on a given service based on each fan's music collection, listening behavior, and other factors.

The new Taste Profile Similarity service has a wide range of applications that go well beyond streaming music, with the rise of "social discovery" and other social media applications. One early, real-world example of Taste Profile Similarity in action can be found on the blog of Paul Lamere, Director of Development of The Echo Nest (http://musicmachinery.com).

Second, the company is offering a sneak peek into its work in "affinity prediction" -- how music preference is predictive of other media preferences and psychographic attributes. As one example of the many applications of this, The Echo Nest demonstrated a predictive correlation between musical activity and political affiliation. More detail is available in a blog post published today by the Echo Nest's CTO Brian Whitman (http://notes.variogr.am).

"We are thrilled to add Jeff Crowe and Norwest to The Echo Nest team," said Jim Lucchese, CEO of The Echo Nest. "Norwest immediately recognized the enormous opportunity around applying a big data approach to music -- particularly in how understanding each online consumer's musical identity can enable a new world of deeply-personalized, social, and profitable applications. In addition, the firm brings a depth of experience in helping data-driven companies define and dominate their respective markets."

"The Echo Nest has distinguished itself as the clear market-leading data company focused on the most pervasive form of entertainment consumption: music," said Jeff Crowe, Managing Partner at Norwest Venture Partners. "We are very excited about the company's business model of exploiting the data opportunity around music consumption, the team's excellent progress in inking a steady stream of industry-leading customers, and the large market opportunity in understanding digital consumers' musical identity on a mass scale."

"More than any company I've seen in the last few years, The Echo Nest has done a terrific job of taking the core principles of the analytically-driven, successful web companies -- big data processing, machine learning, and cutting edge information retrieval -- and applied it to the digital music domain with a fury that has built a strong business that has everyone talking," added Antonio Rodriguez, General Partner at Matrix Partners and The Echo Nest board member.

"It is an exciting time to be working with The Echo Nest," said Elliot Katzman, General Partner at Commonwealth Capital Ventures. "Their customers integrate The Echo Nest's innovative music intelligence platform into their own cutting-edge applications to enrich the listening experience of over 100 million fans every month. The company has continued to make excellent progress since our initial investment in 2008, and we are looking forward to even more exciting developments ahead."

About The Echo Nest
The Echo Nest powers smarter music applications for leading media companies and thousands of independent developers, with a customer base that reaches over 150 million music fans every month. Over 340 applications have been built on The Echo Nest platform.  With the world's only machine learning system that actively reads about and listens to music everywhere on the web, The Echo Nest opens up the largest repository of dynamic music data in the world - over 5 billion data points on over 30 million songs -- to help developers re-shape the experience of playing -- and playing with -- music. A four-time National Science Foundation grantee, the Echo Nest was co-founded by two MIT PhDs. Investors include Norwest Venture Partners, Matrix Partners, Commonwealth Capital Ventures, and three co-founders of MIT Media Lab.

About Norwest Venture Partners (NVP)
Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) is a global venture and growth equity investment firm that manages more than $3.7 billion in capital. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, NVP has subsidiaries in Mumbai and Bengaluru, India and Herzelia, Israel and Hong Kong. NVP makes early to late stage venture and growth equity investments across a wide range of sectors including: information technology, business services, financial services, infrastructure, technology enabled services and consumer. NVP has actively partnered with entrepreneurs to build great businesses for more than 50 years and has funded over 500 companies since inception. For more information visit:www.nvp.com.

About Matrix Partners
Matrix Partners is a premier venture capital firm that has generated outstanding returns for more than three decades. By focusing on early-stage investments and emphasizing long-term relationships with entrepreneurs, the firm has delivered several of the industry's top performing funds of all time. Matrix Partners has offices in Cambridge and Waltham, MA; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Mumbai, India; and Beijing and Shanghai, China. Matrix Partners has invested in several game-changing, industry-leading businesses such as Apple Computer, Gilt Groupe, JBoss, Netezza, Phone.com, Polyvore, Starent Networks, Sycamore Networks, Veritas, Zendesk, and Zong.

About Commonwealth Capital Ventures
Commonwealth Capital Ventures (Waltham, MA) is a venture capital firm focused on software and software-based services, Internet and digital media, communications technology, and instruments and systems investments in the northeast United States. The firm's collaborative investment approach leverages the entire team's venture and operating expertise, experience, and contacts to guide portfolio companies through all stages of their development.  Since its inception in 1995, Commonwealth Capital has invested in more than 140 high-growth companies.  Commonwealth currently manages over $580 million of committed capital across four funds.  For more information, please visit http://www.commonwealthvc.com.

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CONTACT: Elissa Barrett, +1-617-628-0233 x43, elissa@echonest.com

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Scam Detector App Launches Its Android Version

Award-winning fraud prevention application is available in Google Play Store.

EDMONTON, Alberta, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Scam Detector Inc., developer of the award-winning application Scam Detector, is announcing the launch of its Android version. Scam Detector is a free mobile and web-based app that exposes in detail over 550 of the world's most fraudulent activities, in several industries.

The app educates consumers around the globe how these scams work and teaches them how to prevent financial fraud. Scam Detector has been accessed to date in 104 countries and recently won the 2011 Consumer Champion Awards, hosted annually by the Government of Alberta, Canada.

"Thousands of people from all over the world requested an Android version. We are now happy to make that available in Google Play Store. We will keep updating it with the newest scams on regular basis," says Sorin Mihailovici, VP of Business Development for Scam Detector Inc.

All the scams in the free app are grouped into nine categories, according to their industry: auto, travel, employment, real estate, social networking, financial, online auctions, telephone, and face to face. Every scam in the app can be instantly shared on Facebook, Twitter, or by e-mail, while users can submit their own scams.

Scam Detector can also be found as an iPhone app in the AppStore, as well as a web-based app online at: http://www.scam-detector.com. A media kit with high quality screenshots is available at: http://www.scam-detector.com/newsroom.

SOURCE  Scam Detector Inc.

Scam Detector Inc.

CONTACT: Sorin Mihailovici, VP Business Development, Scam Detector Inc., 1-800-245-2146

Web Site: http://www.scam-detector.com

Tipard Updates DVD Ripper: Provides You the Best Solution to Rip DVD Movies

BEIJING, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Tipard Studio, the top-ranking provider of professional DVD software, newly updated DVD Ripper. It provides users the best solution to rip a DVD to any popular video and audio formats. With this professional ripper, you do not need to worry about your favorite DVD's not playing on your portable devices. The DVD Ripperapp can easily convert a DVD to MP4, AVI, WMV, FLV, MKV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, 3GP, 3GPP, VOB, DivX, MOV files etc. with a fastest speed while not losing the quality of the DVD. Also it can assist you to rip DVD audio to MP3, M4A, AAC, AC3, AIFF, AMR, AU, FLAC, MP2, OGG, WAV, and WMA for your music enjoyment. Moreover, it can convert HD videos with fast speed and easy operations.This Tipard DVD Ripper is compatible with many kinds of devices. It can convert any popular DVD movies to a suitable format which can play on the iPad, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPhone, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod, Android tablet, HP iPAQ, Nokia, Sony Walkman, Archos, Creative Zen, BlackBerry, BlackBerry Bold, Palm Pre, Motorola, LG, Sony Ericsson, Mobile Phone, and more.With this DVD ripper, you are able to make personalized videos. It has powerful functions that enable you to add text/picture as watermark for your favorite video, remove unwanted playing area to meet the screen of player, merge multiple video files into one just by clicking its "merge" button and trim video length by setting the start and end of a video time.Apart from the basic converting function, you can easily select the audio track and subtitle and customize the output video/audio settings, such as setting the Video Encoder, Resolution, Frame Rate, Video Bitrate, Audio Encoder, Sample Rate, Channels and Audio Bitrate. Moreover, you can preview the original video and the edited video before converting to the build-in preview window. Tipard DVD Ripper will be your best assistant in your multimedia life. It is available only for $40, for more details and to get the free trial version, please visit: http://www.tipard.com/dvd-ripper.htmlSystem Requirement for Windows Products:OS Supported: Windows NT4/2000/2003/XP and Windows Vista, Windows 7
CPU: 800MHz Intel or AMD CPU, or above
RAM: 512MB RAM or moreAbout Tipard StudioAs a leading player in the multimedia software field, Tipard Studio always brings multimedia users the best software. The company's responsibility is to keep being innovative and competitive. With advanced technologies and a first-class R&D team, it has constantly developed many multimedia desktop applications, which are very popular among Windows and Mac users. For more details about Tipard Studio, please visit: http://www.tipard.com

SOURCE  Harbour Software

Harbour Software

CONTACT: Press Contact: Eric Smith, Tel: +86-132 6028 6758, pr@tipard.com

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

Sonic Foundry to Webcast Campus Technology via Mediasite for Seventh Consecutive Year

New digital version of Campus Technology Magazine will feature on-demand session webcasts

MADISON, Wis., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFO), the trusted market leader for lecture capture, enterprise and event webcasting, today announced that as part of its long term partnership with Campus Technology, the company's Mediasite webcasting platform will be used to record breakout and general conference sessions for the seventh consecutive year. The conference is taking place July 16 to 19 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, Mass.

The Campus Technology annual summer conference is the nation's premier higher education technology event. Leading innovators and experts in technology for higher education will guide faculty, instructional designers, eLearning program managers, information technologists and campus administrators into the new realm of teaching and learning. The conference is hosted by 1105 Media, Inc., which provides integrated business-to-business information and media in several publications, including Campus Technology Magazine.

Breakout and general sessions will be recorded via Mediasite and available for on-demand viewing on the Campus Technology 2012 website, as well as on the Campus Technology Magazine website, http://www.campustechnology.com. 1105 Media recently announced its transition to an all-digital format, which will incorporate numerous multimedia components, such as the on-demand webcasts of its conferences. 

"Webcasting our conference via Mediasite not only raises awareness about who we are, but it also allows conference attendees to go back and review what they learned and share it with their colleagues," said Lynn Buchanan, Executive Program Director of Education Events at 1105 Media. "Now that 1105 Media has announced its all-digital format, Campus Technology readers will be able to watch breakout and general sessions on-demand right from Campus Technology Magazine's website, which is an exciting step for us. We're pleased to be once again partnering with Sonic Foundry to share our conference with the masses."

The conference will be webcast via Mediasite by Sonic Foundry, the leading webcasting platform for lecture capture, enterprise webcasting and hybrid events. The patented Mediasite webcasting and video content management system quickly and cost-effectively automates the capture, management, delivery and search of live and on-demand streaming videos and rich media presentations that combine video with slides.

Mediasite users Michael DeMeo of New York Law School, Brian Smith of University of Florida and Mona Aldana-Ramirez of San Antonio College will present during a Technology Classroom session, "Three Case Studies from Leading Video Education Campuses," moderated by Kristin Zurovitch, product marketing manager for Sonic Foundry, at 3 p.m. Eastern on July 17.

About Sonic Foundry®, Inc.

Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ: SOFO, http://www.sonicfoundry.com) is the trusted market leader for enterprise webcasting and lecture capture, providing video communication solutions for education, business and government. Powered by the patented Mediasite webcasting platform and Mediasite Events group, the company empowers people to transform the way they communicate online, using video webcasts to bridge time and distance, accelerate research and improve performance. Product and service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of Sonic Foundry, Inc. or their respective owners.

Certain statements contained in this news release regarding matters that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. Because such forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, uncertainties pertaining to continued market acceptance for Sonic Foundry's products, its ability to succeed in capturing significant revenues from media services and/or systems, the effect of new competitors in its market, integration of acquired business and other risk factors identified from time to time in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SOURCE  Sonic Foundry, Inc.

Sonic Foundry, Inc.

CONTACT: Tammy Jackson, +1-608-770-9052, tammy@sonicfoundry.com, or Nicole Wise, +1-608-237-8678, nicolew@sonicfoundry.com

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

"Car Town" By Cie Games Is One Of The Fastest-Growing And Top 10 Most Popular Game On Leading Social Network In Russia

Popular Automotive-Based Social Game Garners More Than 1.3 Million Installs in 15 Days; Cie Games Expands International Footprint in Social Gaming

LONG BEACH, Calif., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cie Games, successful social games developer, announced today that its leading automotive-based social game, Car Town, is one of the fastest-growing games, and is ranked top ten in the most popular games catalogue on Vkontakte.ru, one of Russia's top social networks, since the past few weeks. In less than a month after its initial launch, Car Town has earned more than 1.3 million installs on Russia's biggest social networks, Vkontakte.ru and Odnoklassniki.ru.

Under the terms of the deal, Russian-based social games publisher and operator, 101XP, will develop, market and localize Cie Games' flagship title, Car Town, for Russia. Through the partnership, Car Town launched on the top three social networks in Russia - Odnoklassniki.ru, Vkontakte.ru and Mail.ru.

"We are very excited to partner with Cie Games as it is an important and strategic collaboration for us," said Eugene Grigoryev, Vice President of Business Development, 101XP. "We hope to make great strides to drive Russian and European versions of Car Town to the top of automotive-themed social games. Its current position as one of the fastest-growing games on Vkontakte, has already proved that the game will be a great success with our audiences."

In recent years, the Russian game market has seen a tremendous growth of social and online games. According to DFC Intelligence, the Russian game market will reach $1.5 billion by 2016 which is up from $500 million in 2011 to become one of the fastest growing PC online markets and driven by free-to-play games.[1] The new venture into Russia by Cie Games is just the beginning of the Car Town franchise expanding onto new social networks.

"We are pleased to partner with 101XP and, in a short time, attract more than 1.3 million new Car Town players across top social networks in Russia," said Dennis Suggs, president and CEO of Cie Games. "The partnership is part of our on-going commitment to international expansion and dedication to improving players' overall user experience with focus on local development, marketing, and support for each market."

Cie Games' international expansion is the result of rapid and continual growth inside the company.   Cie Games has now grown to 51 employees since June 2010 and is still actively hiring. For employment opportunities at Cie Games, visit: http://www.ciegames.com/careers/.

For more information about Car Town, visit: http://www.CarTown.com or to access the game on Odnoklassniki.ru, visit [http://www.odnoklassniki.ru/game/cartown], Vkontakte.ru [http://vk.com/gorodtachek], and Mail.ru [http://my.mail.ru/apps/669609].

About 101XP
101XP is a fast-growing publisher and operator of top quality social games on the largest Russian and international social networking sites. 101XP cooperates with the leading global social games companies, including Cie Games, CrowdStar, Mail.ru Group, Playdemic, RockYou, Vizor Interactive and others. The company's key titles include Car Town, Gourmet Ranch, It Girl and World of Zombies. With games being operated across up to 8 platforms and 9 languages, played by millions of users in Russia, Poland and Western Europe, 101XP is strongly focused on providing the best possible live service to its players.

About Cie Games
Cie Games is a leading publisher and developer of social and mobile games. Its popular game Car Town is the first Facebook game built around brands, has attracted more than 40 million players.  Cie Games has developed licensing, advertising and marketing partnerships and integrations with more than 35 major companies and brands, including NASCAR, General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Ferrari, Universal Pictures, Regal Entertainment and others. Cie Games is based in Long Beach, California.

[1] http://www.prweb.com/releases/dfc/russia/prweb9484305.htm

Contact:
Marina Beck | Carol Lee
Rogers & Cowan
310-854-8192 | 310-854-8168
mbeck@rogersandcowan.com
clee@rogersandcowan.com

SOURCE  Cie Games

Cie Games

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

Xhibit Launches Its Powerful New Email Marketing Platform FlyReply(TM) To Service Top Advertisers And Ad Agencies

TEMPE, Ariz., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Xhibit LLC ("Xhibit" or "the Company"), a wholly owned subsidiary of NB Manufacturing (OTCQB-NBMF), has launched FlyReply(TM), its premier product developed and offered completely through the facilities of Xhibit LLC.

FlyReply(TM) is an ESP or Email Service Provider platform developed, owned and operated by Xhibit. It is a next-generation marketing product designed to service top tier marketers, advertisers and ad agencies with a highly effective and intuitive email marketing suite, providing integrated social media with leading edge advertising and analytical tools. It is supported by Xhibit's comprehensive digital strategy, including full service digital ad agency and marketing resources. 

Email marketing is the fastest growing segment of the direct marketing industry. Leading providers in the space including iContact, Constant Contact, Exact Target, SilverPop, Hypermail, StreamSend, SimplyCast, Elite Mail, Topica, Mailigen and VerticalResponse have demonstrated dramatic growth over the past five years. The total spending forecast for this segment is almost $11.8 billion with an estimated 18.5% growth rate over the next five years[1].

Mirco Pasqualini, Creative Digital Architect for Xhibit's FlyReply(TM) brand explains, "FlyReply(TM) offers a suite of solutions not available through other Email Service Providers - services that we think will make FlyReply(TM) an extremely valuable product to our clients and really set it apart."

"We have launched the system with several top tier clients to demonstrate just how effective our product really is. These clients are already enjoying significant improvements to the inbox deliverability of their marketing and advertising campaigns via email using our new platform and we expect with the guidance of our team of digital marketing strategists, it will have a strong positive impact on their ROI."

"From the clients' perspective FlyReply(TM) offers new deployment and analytics tools for email and social media marketing campaigns that just aren't available in other ESP solutions. Our intuitive and easy to use platform provides detailed guidance through the process of creating and launching an online marketing strategy, which allows our users to quickly see the increase of their ROI."

"This product is our first offering that was developed and delivered completely using the integration of Xhibit's technology and marketing teams. It's a true showcase for the way we expect to develop leading edge products that are best-in-class for the digital marketing and advertising segments we serve," Pasqualini added.

FlyReply(TM) was developed through Xhibit's integrated technology development group with an original target launch of November 2012. Based on efficiencies in the design phase and early success in testing, the Company was able to deploy the working platform in July 2012, nearly four months ahead of schedule.

The FlyReply(TM) service is fully operational and provisioning its operations for new clients seeking to increase their ROI on marketing and advertising delivered by email and/or social media platforms. For more information see http://www.flyreply.com

About Xhibit LLC.

Xhibit is a cloud based marketing and technology development company focused on digital advertising, online and mobile social media, CRM (customer relationship management) solutions and games. Xhibit offers a total solution for digital advertising that is integrated throughout its divisions and shares technology and resources across all of its services. Through its subsidiaries, Xhibit utilizes its branded products and services to provide digital marketing and advertising solutions for top tier advertisers and agency clients.

For more information see http://www.xhibitcorp.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This press release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" relating to the business of NB Manufacturing, Inc. and Xhibit LLC. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein are "forward-looking statements" including statements regarding the advantages of Xhibit's products and services, anticipated advantages resulting from the merger, whether funding anticipated from completing the merger will result,, successful completion and development of the social media component of the business and its market acceptance, the business strategy, plans and objectives of the Company and Xhibit LLC; and any other statements of non-historical information. These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects", "intended" or similar expressions, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company's actual results and ultimate corporate actions could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including the perception of investors of the newly merged company and their willingness to fund this newly public company, the demand for a social media site and viability of it for advertising, new products and services developed by other companies, market share garnered by competitors, ability to maintain customer and vendor relationships, and those factors discussed in the Company's periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website (http://www.sec.gov), among other factors. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.

[1] Source: Veronis Suhler Stevenson communications Industry Forecast 2012

Xhibit, LLC
80 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Suite 115,
Tempe, AZ 85281

SOURCE  Xhibit LLC

Xhibit LLC

CONTACT: Mike Schifsky, CFO of NB Manufacturing, Inc. / Xhibit LLC, +1-435-655-5474

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

Axcient Teams with NetEnrich to Offer Robust Monitoring and Management

Strategic Technology Alliance Gives VARs, MSPs Access to Fully Monitored and Managed Data, Application, and System Uptime as a Service

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Axcient, the leading provider of cloud-based data and application protection and uptime solutions for the Small and Mid-Sized Business (SMB) market, today announced a strategic alliance with NetEnrich, Inc., a global provider of Remote Operations Center (ROC) services, to simplify the operational IT tasks of managed services providers (MSPs) and value-added resellers (VARs).

(Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100504/AXCIENTLOGO)

The Axcient/NetEnrich Managed Data Uptime Solution leverages NetEnrich's fully-managed monitoring, escalation, and remediation services for SMBs and the midmarket, available through its network operations center (NOC) and remote operations center (ROC), to provide 24x7x365 administration services for VARs and MSPs deploying the Axcient platform as part of their service offering. With this solution offering, VARs and MSPs benefit from Axcient's easy-to-use cloud solution for data ­backup, business continuity, and disaster recovery, which gives SMBs the assurance of all-the-time data, application, and system uptime.

"The Axcient/NetEnrich alliance alleviates many time-consuming tasks for resellers, MSPs, and service providers," Axcient CEO Justin Moore said. "NetEnrich handles all operational IT tasks such as monitoring, escalation, and remediation, while the Axcient solution securely backs up and instantly restores all data, applications, and systems. The end result is a stronger offering for IT providers, as they can now assure their customers that their data and applications are continuously monitored and will always be available. That means no loss of productivity or revenue due to downtime. This partnership makes it easy for VARs and MSPs to focus their valued IT resources more exclusively on providing other critical services to their end-users."

The Axcient/NetEnrich Managed Data Uptime Solution is available at different levels of monitoring and management to meet individual business needs and supports a wide array of SMB environments including Microsoft®, Mac, and Linux-based applications, physical and virtual servers, and popular applications such as Microsoft Exchange, SQL, and SharePoint®.

"This new alliance with Axcient provides Small and midmarket VARs, MSPs, and cloud service providers the technology and service support needed to scale their business and provide exceptional service to their business customers," NetEnrich Senior Vice President and General Manager Justin Crotty said. "Axcient and NetEnrich channel partners will get the most comprehensive and reliable data backup and application uptime solution on the market today, along with the only closet-to-cloud service for remote IT infrastructure management. It's a winning deal for both companies, and more importantly, for our mutual partners." 

The Axcient/NetEnrich Managed Data Uptime Solution is available in July through both Axcient and NetEnrich. For more information, visit http://www.axcient.com/managed-solution or http://web.netenrich.com/axcient/netenrich-managed-data-uptime-solution.

About NetEnrich 
NetEnrich transforms the way IT solution providers serve small-and-midsized enterprise businesses. NetEnrich's Remote Operations Center (ROC) offers enterprise-class remote infrastructure management of complex systems and applications, networks, virtual environments, and the cloud, all at a predictable monthly service fee.  Partners who use NetEnrich position themselves as strategic IT service providers to midmarket businesses, targeting new growth and business value on the OpEx side of IT budgets. NetEnrich services and technology power a comprehensive suite of remote "Closet to Cloud" managed services delivered by a secure ISO 27001 IT Operations Center working 24x7x365.

For more information about NetEnrich, visit http://www.netenrich.com, contact info@netenrich.com or call 408-436-5900. Social Media Outlets:

http://www.facebook.com/NetEnrich
http://www.twitter.com/netenrich

About Axcient
Because downtime is never an option, Axcient ensures data, application, and system uptime, all the time, with its market-leading data backup, business continuity, and disaster recovery solution. Axcient's patent-pending technology, including both onsite and cloud-based offsite backup and virtualization, is built from the ground-up to save small and mid-sized businesses from the high costs of downtime-related loss of productivity and revenue.

Now protecting more than 2 billion files and apps in the cloud, Axcient's data and application uptime solutions, accessible anywhere, receive widespread industry recognition and customer praise. Visit http://www.axcient.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and our Blog.

SOURCE  Axcient, Inc.

Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100504/AXCIENTLOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Axcient, Inc.

CONTACT: Holly Kinzell, Horn Group for Axcient, +1-415-905-4013, holly.kinzell@horngroup.com, or Suzanne Collier for NetEnrich, +1-714-572-1498, Suzanne@collierpr.com

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

Verizon and Zipit Wireless Deliver new Smartphone App, VoIP Capabilities

Advances Enable Health Care Professionals to Accelerate Critical Decision-Making and Improve Collaborative Care for Patients

NEW YORK and GREENVILLE, S.C., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Zipit Wireless, a pioneer in connected platform solutions, today launched a new smartphone app for mobile phones and tablets, and added VoIP capabilities to the Zipit Enterprise Critical Messaging Solution, available exclusively through Verizon.   These new options will further enable health care professionals to accelerate their critical decision-making and provide better collaborative care for patients.

Traditionally, health care workers have lacked easy access to secure, real-time tools, an issue that can delay critical care to patients. Deployed in more than 100 health care settings around the country, the Zipit Enterprise Critical Messaging Solution now brings new efficiency and accountability to the health care market through both its smartphone app and purpose-built device, delivering messages within 10 seconds. Both options are compliant with federal HIPAA and HITECH privacy standards and are interoperable with each other. 

Available on iOS and Android-powered devices, the Zipit mobile app delivers the same basic functionality and critical communications features as the Zipit device, including multiple priority level pages, continuous alerts similar to a traditional pager, and secure two-way communications with other Zipit mobile app and device users. 

"Verizon is focused on helping transform the U.S. health care system through health IT," said Peter Tippett, chief medical officer and vice president of Verizon Connected Healthcare. "This solution is another good example of how technology can truly enable better patient care by helping health care professionals to connect instantly."

Frank Greer, CEO of Zipit Wireless, said, "Our customers have asked for a critical messaging solution that is easy to use. Today Zipit delivers the only comprehensive solution that offers both a smartphone app and a purpose-built device with unmatched accountability for increased flexibility and ease of communication."

Many health care customers are finding Zipit meets their requirements.  Ty Knox, chief information officer at Saint Francis Healthcare, a Catholic Health East regional health corporation that piloted the entire Zipit Enterprise Critical Messaging Solution suite and is now using it, said: "I'm sold on this solution.  The information provided to us through the Zipit Remote Administration Portal is unparalleled.  It will hold all of us to a level of accountability that hasn't been available before and enable our staff to achieve higher levels of collaborative care."

The Zipit mobile application enables SMS/text through a dedicated ZText number and Call2Page capabilities for phone-initiated pages, logging all communication in the Zipit cloud infrastructure for true transparency and accountability.  Through these enhancements, it is now possible to call, text, message and page a user running the Zipit Confirm mobile application.

At the University of California, Irvine, Director of IT Greg Ackerman found that "the Zipit Confirm app is a great tool for our nursing professionals."

"This solution eliminates the typical 'page-and-pray' process while enabling efficiencies that save time and improve direct patient care," he said.

VoIP Feature Provides Richer Functionality for Zipit Device

The new VoIP feature converts the Zipit Now device into a single, low-cost, unified communications solution that can handle all enterprise-critical communications needs including paging, secure chat, SMS and voice calls.  Enabled over Wi-Fi, this capability gives health care workers the ability to make and receive phone calls when connected to their internally managed Wi-Fi network. 

The Zipit VoIP feature is compatible with select enterprise PBX systems and cloud-based PBX systems with SIP capability. 

Ideal for a Range of Industries

Built to exceed the rigorous reliability demands and privacy standards of the health care industry, the Zipit Solution is fast becoming recognized across vertical markets as a tool to improve critical communications in the hotel and manufacturing industries. This system allows for simple, easy integration with other platforms, relying on the cloud to save customers time and money.

For more information about Zipit Wireless or to obtain licensing information on the new features, visit http://www.zipitwireless.com.

About Zipit Wireless

Zipit Wireless ("Zipit") a leader in innovative communications and M2M solutions focuses on delivering fully connected, wireless solutions that use the company's unique strengths in wireless connectivity, user-friendly device software, and cloud-based infrastructure to access IP services.  The technology created by Zipit has been shipping in Zipit branded and top tier branded solutions since 2004 - enabling people to connect to people and their personalized Internet content.  For more information on Zipit Wireless and our products, please visit http://www.zipitwireless.com.

About Verizon

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business, government and wholesale customers.  Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, with 93 million retail customers nationwide.  Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers in more than 150 countries, including all of the Fortune 500.  A Dow 30 company with $111 billion in 2011 revenues, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of nearly 192,000.  For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com.

SOURCE  Verizon

Verizon

CONTACT: Katherine Smoak Davis, Smoak PR for Zipit Wireless, +1-864-235-8330, Katherine@SmoakPR.com; or Janet Brumfield, Verizon, +1-614-723-1060, Janet.brumfield@verizon.com

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

WISeKey and Qwant Sign Partnership Agreement to Develop Next Generation Social ID-based Search

GENEVA, July 12, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    WISeKey is combining its unique digital identity management with Qwant social search
to develop the Social Media Security Graph as the defining paradigm for personal
information protection. Qwant search algorithms map an individual's unique Social Graph
across digital networks. When combined with WISeKey's WISeID, this technology will allow
users to have accountable digital identification to interact in social media, fully aware
of their complete digital identity footprint.

    The WISeID Qwant special edition app will be released this year offering a set of
tools to provide secure and authenticated digital identification based social search.
WISeID Qwant WISfan applications will use accountable identities and social search to
distribute official branded content to a certified community of fans who choose to receive
targeted marketing.

    Jean-Manuel Rozan, President of QWANT SAS said "Qwant is delighted to partner with
WISeKey in order to deliver enhanced information and search capabilities in a secure
environment to millions of fans around the world"

    Carlos Moreira, Founder and CEO of WISeKey SA said "I am delighted to team with Qwant,
integrating powerful European technologies to provide unique solutions. WISeKey will be
combining Qwant's unique search algorithms with WISeKey's identity semantics to further
increase the value of digital identities."

    WISeKey's development promotes the growth of the social web and individual security
towards the objective of personal ownership of online profile content. Qwant promotes the
abolishment of barriers on the web. WISeID and WISfans technology is currently used to
enhance the social experience for world renowned football clubs, watch manufacturers, film
studios and celebrities to monetize their fans communities.

   
    Contact:
    WISeKey SA
    Eileen Weinberg
    eweinberg@wisekey.com
    +41-22-594-30-00
    Qwant
    contact@qwant.com

Source: WISeKey SA

Launch Of YachtX.com(TM) As First Ever Online Yacht Exchange Ushers A New Era In Yacht Sales

YachtX.com Eliminates Brokerage Commission and Simplifies the Purchase and Sale of Pleasure Boats

FREDERICK, Md., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- YachtX, Inc. today announced the launch of YachtX.com, the boating industry's first online yacht exchange.  YachtX.com removes the obstacles that have inhibited owner-managed selling of high value boats and yachts - rendering the expense of commission-based yacht brokerage obsolete.

Boats are complex and costly personal assets, and selling them is a specialized process. Until now, boaters have had only two choices when selling their prized possession: hire a yacht brokerage or sell entirely on their own.  Yacht brokerage comes at the expense of seller control and, of course, a large commission (typically 10% of the sales price).  For boaters wishing to influence their sales outcome and preserve equity by selling on their own, support services beyond basic advertising web sites have simply not existed.

YachtX.com directly addresses this market need by providing intelligent, convenient and secure web-based services that streamline the entire yacht sales process, making affordable owner-managed yacht sales a reality.  Through private user 'dashboards' accessible on a 24/7 basis by computer, tablet PC or smart phone, YachtX.com delivers marketing and sales management services with:

    --  No Sales Commission - just simple $75/4 weeks to sell, free access to
        buy
    --  Complete Guidance - from listing through closing
    --  Powerful Automation - multi-site marketing, negotiation, escrow and all
        documents
    --  Coordination w/Marine Service Providers - title, finance, insurance and
        survey
    --  Unprecedented Flexibility - no long-term commitment, non-exclusive.
YachtX.com offers unprecedented value to the boating community.  For example, seller costs on a boat that sells for $200,000 within 6 months through YachtX.com will be $375.  Brokerage commission for that same boat would be $20,000 - a savings of  $19,625!

"Why expend valuable equity on commission fees - or risk not achieving the best possible sales outcome by ceding control to a third-party brokerage? YachtX.com delivers a powerful alternative; an experience for yacht buyers and sellers alike that is in many ways superior to brokerages," said YachtX CEO, Fraser Seymour.  "Our feature-rich, cloud-centric technology provides YachtX.com users with a level of transparency, convenience, security and cost savings that are not achievable any other way.  This kind of improvement in transaction efficiency and control, we believe, has the potential to revolutionize the way boaters buy and sell their boats."

About YachtX, Inc.

YachtX, Inc., through its web site YachtX.com(TM) and affiliate web sites, provides the only online yacht exchange service designed to streamline and simplify the yacht sales process, making self-managed yacht marketing and sales accessible to boaters.  Our unique and feature-rich web-centric technology provides integrated marketing and automated sales facilitation on a mobile, 24/7 basis commission-free for a superior user experience in terms of transparency, convenience, security and cost.  http://www.YachtX.com

Editor Note:

For image files of YachtX.com dashboards or to schedule a briefing with founder and CEO Fraser Seymour, please contact kathy.norman@YachtX.com.

Contact
Kathy Norman

YachtX, Inc.

301.606.2871
kathy.norman@YachtX.com

SOURCE  YachtX, Inc.

YachtX, Inc.

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

MagicBricks.com Launches Property Pulse - India's Biggest Real Estate Content Section

NEW DELHI, July 12, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    The Revamped Content Section Provides Users With Comprehensive Insights and
Information That Assists Them in Making Informed Choices

    The new content section, Property Pulse, not only sports a new design but also builds
in wider as well as deeper coverage of the real estate markets in India. The newly
designed content section has been restructured to make information easily accessible and
relevant.

    Incorporating the insights gathered from user feedback and studying usage behavior,
the new tab-based navigation of the content section has been enhanced with several new
features including:

    - The New Front Page - Easy to Scan

    The new front page has a new 3-column design inspired by the ToI online format. With
the latest estate related coverage across all the major cities, there are well laid-out
sections for exclusives, top stories, recent topics, expert views, most viewed and most
discussed stories.

    - Property News - Original Content

    Being India's No.1 property site, MagicBricks.com [http://magicbricks.com ] is in the
enviable position of having the largest pool of resources and listings in India.
MagicBricks.com [http://magicbricks.com ] converts this data into insights and has created
special content, which consolidates and summarizes big data into useful information and
knowledge. This section features exclusive content and original articles generated by the
MagicBricks.com [http://magicbricks.com ] in-house team.

    - Featured Stories - The Real Estate Buzz

    This section will host real estate news and articles printed from Economic Times,
Times of India, and the different city editions of the Real Estate Supplement - Times
Property. Aggregating content from such diverse group properties makes this section rich
in relevant content.

    - Expert Corner - Got Property Related Queries? Ask our Experts...

    MagicBricks.com [http://magicbricks.com ] experts answer queries on a daily basis
ranging from buying, selling and renting issues. This category has the option to view all
previous property related questions and also post any property related queries to the
experts.

    - Rates and Trends - Compare Property Rates

    This allows the user to see the capital values of apartments or plots and rental
values of various localities in the city. The latest property trends across major cities
in the country can be tracked for comparison.

    - Legal & Taxation - Rules and Regulations

    Users gain insights into tax planning. Read the latest reports, news, and impact
analysis of new rules and regulations.

    - Home Loan - Offers, Pros and Cons

    A special news section on the latest loans schemes and offerings by the best banks
across the country with expert tips and guidance on how to obtain the best deal for a home
loan.

    - Décor - Interiors and More

    This has articles that express the delights of being a homeowner, with tips and advice
on stylish living spaces, beautifying and embellishing your dream home.

    - RSS Feeds - Stay Updated

    Latest news or updates can be tracked by entering an email address under the RSS Feeds
category. When you subscribe to a feed, it is added to the common feed list, which then
sends the user updated information about the specified topic.

    - The Search Property in India Widget - Buy/Rent/Sell

    The search widget gives users the option to look for property, new projects and agents
in their preferred city and locality. Other details like bedrooms, budget, type of
property and size can also be entered in the widget. This directs the user to a list of
relevant search results.

    Buyers can also search using the 'Looking for Property?' section. This allows buyers
to see the developers that have projects in a specific city, which can then direct the
user to the project details of the developer for any more details.

    "We've built several strong content-led platforms such as PropIndex, OpenHouse,
Gurutalk etc. Creating another section where we could aggregate property news, expert
opinion and analysis of property trends was a natural extension of this process. We've
therefore revamped and rebranded our content section as Property Pulse; and we will
leverage our media reach and research strengths to make this section the largest and most
credible source of property news and analysis," concluded Sudhir Pai, MagicBricks.com
[http://magicbricks.com ]'s Business Head.

    Please do visit - http://content.magicbricks.com to experience Property Pulse.

    About MagicBricks.com:

    MagicBricks.com [http://magicbricks.com ] provides a platform for property buyers and
sellers to locate properties of interest and source information on the real estate space
in a clear and transparent process. With in-depth analysis and revolutionary next-gen
services customized specifically to address the needs of property seekers and the real
estate industry, MagicBricks.com [http://magicbricks.com ] is the leader in online real
estate in India.

    MagicBricks.com [http://magicbricks.com ] was launched by Times Business Solutions
Limited, part of The Times of India Group in August 2006 and has grown to become India's
largest property portal. With over 8,000,000 listings from across the country, MagicBricks
is the biggest online property marketplace in the country.

    This achievement is not by chance, but by design - based on rigorous research, unique
product developments and innovations that users have supported and embraced, including
pioneering Geo Grouped Inventories, Intelligent Auto Suggest, Nearby Localities, Real
Estate Dialogues, PropIndex and GuruTalk. With many new products and services under
development, MagicBricks will continue to provide ever-increasing value to its clients and
users, and will enhance its leadership in the online property space.

    Primary Media Contact: Aseem Seth, TBSL, aseem.seth@timesgroup.com, 91-9910273367

Source: Times Internet Limited

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Movoto Launches SpotProperty: The First Daily Deal Website for Homes

SpotProperty Identifies Deals Priced 10-20% Below Market Value

SAN MATEO, Calif., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Online real estate brokerage Movoto announced the launch of SpotProperty (http://www.spotproperty.com), the world's first daily deal website for homes. SpotProperty is an Internet real estate deal finder that identifies great home values and delivers them to a consumer's inbox as they come on the market.

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SpotProperty Does the Work for You
SpotProperty's technology scours property data and housing trends from over one million for-sale properties in 50 metro areas throughout the US in order to identify the best deals in each local market. Each day, potential homebuyers receive a message with a recently listed property that fits their desired search criteria and is selling below market value. The service is completely free for users.

"Over 40 million people in the United States have used some type of daily deal site, so this concept is well understood," said SpotProperty co-founder Henry Shao.  "Americans love deals, and there are more home deals in the housing market now than ever before. SpotProperty is a fun and easy way to discover great home deals around you."

What is a Real Estate Deal?
A deal is a home that is low priced compared to the market; in some cases a short sale, foreclosure, or quick sale. The deals are typically priced at 10-20% below the current market value, saving the average homebuyer or investor thousands on their down payment and annual payments. When the user is ready to go see the home, they have the option to use one of Movoto's partner real estate agents, who are experts in their local area and in the distressed sale process.

"There are a lot of tools on the Internet to help homebuyers, but these don't tell buyers if the property is a good financial decision," said Shao. "Consumers have to spend a lot of time browsing through numerous properties online to find a good value. After my own recent search for a home, I knew there had to be an easier way to find a deal."

"For the bargain hunter, sitting on the sidelines waiting for the perfect deal, SpotProperty serves a great purpose," said Boston-based beta user James Harland. Another homebuyer who has used the service confirmed that "SpotProperty is definitely a time-saver."

Complex Analysis Made Easy
SpotProperty's patent-pending DealSpotter algorithm uses data straight from the Multiple Listing Service to compare for-sale homes to others nearby, as well as to recently sold homes. SpotProperty analyzes records from over a million for-sale homes and nearly five million sold homes in order to locate the best deals relative to the market. Once the DealSpotter identifies a house, it matches it to a user's preferences. Each day the user receives a fun and simple daily deal email that directs him or her to a detailed description of the property, where they can then connect with a real estate agent to go view the home.

About SpotProperty
SpotProperty is a new, unique service provided by Movoto Real Estate, based in San Mateo, California. For homebuyers who want to find a good deal, SpotProperty is the real estate deal finder that identifies great house deals on the market and delivers them right to a consumer's email box. Unlike homebuyers sifting through hundreds of properties manually, SpotProperty DealSpotter uses the best methods that an experienced real estate agent has been using for years to automatically discover great deal for homebuyers.

About Movoto
Movoto Real Estate launched http://www.movoto.com in March 2006, providing an innovative, easy-to-use research tools with ready access to a network of experienced local real estate agents.  Movoto.com was the first real estate website to bring a map front-and-center into the home search experience right on its homepage. Movoto now offers its free services in over 30 states. In 2011, Movoto was named #13 on the Inc. list of fastest growing private real estate companies.

http://www.spotproperty.com

Addendum: List of Metro Areas for Launch
Akron; Albany; Atlanta; Austin; Baltimore; Birmingham; Boston; Buffalo; Charleston; Charlotte, NC; Chicago; Cleveland; Dallas-Fort Worth; Detroit; Fort Myers-Cape Coral; Fresno; Greensboro; Houston; Inland Empire, CA; Jacksonville; Knoxville; Lakeland, FL; Las Vegas; Long Island; Los Angeles; Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley); Los Angeles (San Gabriel Valley); Memphis; Miami; Minneapolis-St. Paul; Nashville; New Orleans; Orange County, CA; Orlando; Palm Springs; Philadelphia; Phoenix; Portland; Providence; Raleigh-Durham; Richmond, VA; Rochester, NY; Sacramento; Salt Lake City; San Antonio; San Diego; San Francisco Bay Area; Sarasota; Seattle; St. Louis; Stockton; Syracuse; Tampa Bay Area; Tucson; Ventura County, CA; Virginia Beach; Westchester County, NY.

SOURCE  SpotProperty

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CONTACT: Henry Shao, SpotProperty Co-Founder, hshao@spotproperty.com, +1-650-996-6068, David Cross, Assistant Director of Communication, dcross@spotproperty.com , +1-513-678-7355

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

FluxData, Inc., Introduces SWIR InGaAs Multi-Spectral Camera

ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FluxData, Inc. today introduces the first commercially available common aperture three sensor multispectral SWIR camera. The FluxData FD-3SWIR camera offers three InGaAs sensors fitted with customer specified optical filters to simultaneously capture sub-pixel aligned video through a single aperture lens.

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FluxData has chosen Goodrich's Sensors Unlimited, the industry leader in SWIR sensors, as a partner in this product.  The Goodrich SUI C-Platform camera features 640 x 512 pixel resolution with a 15-micron pitch. The Camera Link® digital output offers plug-and play connectivity, 12-bit imagery for viewing, digital processing and/or transmission. The uncooled SWIR detector images in real-time video (30Hz). It operates without temperature stabilization using non-uniformity corrections (NUC) parameterized over temperatures. It also provides on-board automatic gain control (AGC).

Goodrich's SWIR C-platform model operates from 0.9 to 1.7 micron spectral range; the optional near infra-red (NIR) camera model extends the spectral response to include the range from 0.7 to 1.7 microns. The camera operates in a wide temperature range from -35 degrees C to +71 degrees C. The FD-3SWIR has a total power consumption of 4.5W.

The flexibility of FluxData's multi-sensor system along with the small size of the C-platform allows for a multitude of new spectral and polarimetric configurations for various applications, con-ops and payloads.   

Examples include:

3xSWIR (FD-3SWIR): Single lens, simultaneous synchronized video capture of any three discrete spectral wavelength bands between 700-1700nm using three InGaAs sensors.

Visible+NIR+SWIR (FD-VNS):  Single lens, simultaneous synchronized video capture of mono or RGB Visible (400-700nm), Near Infrared (700-1000nm) and Short Wave Infrared (900-1700nm) using two CCDs and one InGaAs sensor.

Visible+2xSWIR (FD-V2SWIR): Single lens, simultaneous synchronized video capture of mono or RGB Visible, and any two SWIR wavelengths (700-1700nm).

Polar-SWIR (FD-PolSWIR):  Single lens, simultaneous synchronized video at 0/45/90 or 0/60/120 degree linear polarization configurations.

Custom:  Any combination of CCD or InGaAs sensors, with any spectral wavelength filter or linear polarizer.

Pano Spiliotis, CEO of FluxData, Inc. states, "We are extremely excited about the release of the FD-3 SWIR, three sensor InGaAs camera system.  For the first time users will be able to capture parallax free synchronized video at three discrete wavelength ranges from 700-1700nm. The small size, weight and power (SWaP) will provide for smaller payloads that combine multiple detection modalities into a single system and allow real-time image fusion with minimal processing, ideal for many ISR and DoD applications."

"Goodrich's industry-leading SWIR cameras continue to advance the capability and set the standard for performance and SWaP.  Goodrich's new uncooled C-Platform cameras offer breakthrough form factor and power levels that enable con-ops which, until now, were unachievable," said John Trezza, Vice President of Goodrich's ISR Systems, Force Protection Business.

FluxData will work with customers to design a purpose-built configuration that meets their specific requirements. Standard configuration systems can be made to order for delivery in 4-6 weeks.

About FluxData, Inc.:
FluxData develops and manufactures multispectral and polarimetric imaging systems for aerospace, defense, industrial, medical and scientific markets.  FluxData is a privately held, woman owned company located in Rochester, NY.  FluxData's imaging and system integration expertise helps guide customers from camera specification to delivery of the final system.  Their staff of imaging experts works with customers to frame the problem, and deliver an optimized system based on a broad suite of options.  Every product comes with FluxData's commitment to first-rate customer support.  For more information, please visit http://www.fluxdata.com.

Contact: Pano Spiliotis, (800) 425-0176

About Goodrich Corporation:
Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global supplier of systems and services to the aerospace and defense industries.  With one of the most strategically diversified portfolios of products in the industry, Goodrich serves a global customer base with significant worldwide manufacturing and service facilities.  For more information visit http://www.goodrich.com.

SOURCE  FluxData, Inc.

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Foodily Launches New Search To Discover Foods Friends "Like," "Recommend" Or "Have Made"

Now The Foods Friends Pin on Pinterest, Like on Facebook or Fave on Foodily All Show In Foodily Search Results

SAN MATEO, Calif., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Foodily, the place to browse food ideas from friends and around the Web, is launching a new iPhone experience that lets people search for food ideas and sort by the ones their friend like. Now when people search on Foodily they can see suggestions from friends, search their saved favorites or see results from across the Web. This is the first time anyone can filter search results to just show the food friends love.

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In this release, Foodily also enables people to organize their saved food favorites into menus and lists, such as a "Summer BBQ" list or a "My Appetizers" list. People can curate their own menus right from their mobile phone and share them with friends.

Over half of today's consumers use social media sites to learn about food. According to business intelligence firm RJ Metrics, food is the fastest-growing category on Pinterest. It's also the category that gets the most re-pins, generating on average more than 50% re-pins than the second most re-shared Pinterest category, Style and Fashion. Today Foodily is the first to let users search for recipes and easily see the ones their friends have endorsed. For instance, if someone is searching for a gluten-free appetizer they can view all recipes they have saved and see options their friends have pinned, liked or saved on Foodily.

"People are getting most of their food ideas from the Web and more of these ideas are coming from social networks like Facebook and Pinterest," said Andrea Cutright, CEO. "Foodily is the first and only site that makes is easy to search your social network to find great recipe ideas from people that you trust most."

Foodily's search capability allows users to browse, view and "fave" recipes from across the Web, see all the social activity around recipes and keep those recipes - including recipes from Facebook "Likes" and Pinterest "Pins" - all in one collection that's then shared on Facebook's Timeline. These enhanced search results tap into the power of social network discovery and allow anyone to keep all recipes they discover in one place, searchable by friends.

About Foodily:

Foodily makes it easy to discover, collect, and share the food you love. Use Foodily to find out what friends want to eat, find and save foods that meet various eating styles or follow friends and food experts who inspire you. Based in San Mateo, CA, the company is backed by leading venture capital firm Index Ventures. Visit http://www.foodily.com and share what you love to eat.

Binay Curtis
binay@galaxysix.com
(415) 596-6678

SOURCE  Foodily

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Roke Develops Biologically-Inspired Threat Monitoring System for Autonomous Vehicles

ROMSEY, England, July 12, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    Roke Manor Research Ltd (Roke), a Chemring Group company, has developed the world's
first threat monitoring system for autonomous vehicles that emulates a mammal's
conditioned fear-response mechanism. The STARTLE system uses a combination of artificial
neural network and diagnostic expert systems to continually monitor and assess potential
threats.

    STARTLE provides enhanced situational awareness and early threat warning to both the
autonomous vehicle and to its remote operator(s). Making use of existing hardware, STARTLE
intelligently processes information from multiple on-board sensors, cueing systems to
assess and confirm potential threats to the vehicle.

    Mike Hook, Principal Consultant at Roke, said: "STARTLE reduces operator workload and
improves vehicle efficiency on the ground by helping remote operators to respond
effectively in complex mission environments. Operators do not want to be distracted from
their mission and the time it takes them to turn their attention to a possible threat
could be too slow to save the vehicle.

    "STARTLE delivers local autonomy to a vehicle by providing a mechanism for machine
situation awareness to efficiently detect and assess potential threats. This allows
vehicle sensing and processing resources to be devoted to the assigned task, but if a
threat is detected it will cue the other systems to deal with it swiftly before continuing
its mission. These vital seconds could be the difference between mission failure and
success."

    About Roke http://www.roke.co.uk

    Roke, based in Romsey, Hampshire, is the principal electronics research and
development centre of Chemring Group Plc. Founded in 1956, Roke is one of the UK's leading
suppliers of innovative solutions and contract R&D, pioneering developments in electronic
sensors, networks and communications technology. It employs 450 staff and has over 430
patents to its name.

    About Chemring http://www.chemring.co.uk

   
    - Chemring is a manufacturing business with facilities in eight countries
      selling high technology electronics and energetic products to over eighty countries.
    - The Company has a diverse portfolio of products protecting military people and
      platforms against a constantly changing threat.
    - Operating in high margin, niche markets with short product development
      timescales, Chemring has the agility to rapidly react to urgent customer needs.
    - Chemring adopts a balanced strategy of organic growth and small bolt-on
      acquisitions, and maintains balanced geographic and market profiles, with a growing
      presence in non-NATO countries.
    - Strong R&D investment for new products and improvements in technology
      continually allow Chemring to expand its addressable markets.

Source: Roke Manor Research Ltd

For further information please contact: Russell Hardy, Roke, +44(0)1794-833000, russell.hardy@roke.co.uk

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting Plans to Expand Online Software Solutions with Agreement to Acquire Acclipse

Acquisition Will Expand Division's Offerings to Professionals in Australia / New Zealand and Asia Pacific Markets

RIVERWOODS, Ill., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accountingannounced the signing of an agreement to acquire Acclipse Limited, a leading provider of online accounting software, serving accounting firms in Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific. The parties anticipate completing the acquisition on Friday, July 13, 2012.

With this planned acquisition, Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting will further expand and complement its existing offering of advanced information and software solutions, including cloud-based solutions, for accounting firms and corporate finance professionals in the region. Acclipse will become part of the division's Asia Pacific-based business, which goes to market as CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business. Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting is the global leading provider of tax, accounting and audit solutions and services.

"The acquisition of Acclipse will further advance Wolters Kluwer's leadership position in providing software and cloud solutions for accounting firms and finance professionals, and our strategic expansion into collaborative accounting solutions, building on our acquisition of Twinfield in the Netherlands in 2011," said Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting CEO, Kevin Robert.

President of Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting Asia Pacific and CEO of Wolters Kluwer Asia Pacific, Russell Evans, said the acquisition will be an important step in the region for Wolters Kluwer's strategy to expand its offering of online software and content solutions for accountants and their clients.

"This acquisition will respond to the growing demand from accounting firms for genuine cloud-based software to support a 24/7, value-added service to clients while lowering cost of ownership. We firmly believe that cloud computing has the potential to transform how accountants work with their clients," he said.

The acquisition of Acclipse will complement Wolters Kluwer 2011 acquisition of Business Fitness New Zealand, a provider of practical content and workpapers to accounting firms, to standardize many of the common processes for compliance work.

As Business Fitness New Zealand is already integrated with the Acclipse Document Management solution, Business Fitness New Zealand clients will benefit from its content being available online.

"This end-to-end, integrated solution will be a key point of differentiation for CCH," Evans continued.

"CCH knows that accounting firms are trusted advisers to SMEs. The Acclipse suite, which was designed from the ground up to help accountants better service their clients, is at the heart of what we do. CCH will now be better placed more than ever to leverage our deep subject-matter expertise, global presence, rich content assets and robust technology platforms to help accounting firms work hand-in-hand with their SME clients, and ensure 'true collaboration'," he said.

"When combined with CCH's outstanding content, Acclipse's cloud-based accounting solution will give CCH a unique offering - a fully integrated suite of software, workpapers, templates and checklists, deep research content and subject-matter expertise. We're calling this offering CCH iFirm - the all-embracing firm in the cloud."

CEO and founder of Acclipse, Mike Chisholm, said Acclipse is pleased with plans to join CCH.

"This acquisition will allow Acclipse to remain focused on our core competency - offering accountants and their clients great online accounting software. The global reach of CCH and Wolters Kluwer will allow us to expand the reach of our iFirm and iBizz products, and integrate these with relevant content sources to bring accountants and their clients together and achieve significant productivity improvements," Chisholm said.

With 55 employees and headquarters in Christchurch, Acclipse services over 1,000 firms and 10,000 licensed users in New Zealand, Australia and Asia Pacific.

About Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting, a division of Wolters Kluwer, is the global leading provider of tax, accounting and audit information, software and services. Wolters Kluwer, is a market-leading global information services company. Wolters Kluwer had 2011 annual revenues of 3.4 billion euros, employs approximately 19,000 people worldwide, and maintains operations across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices.  Please visit the website for more information.

Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by words such as "expect," "should," "could," "shall," and similar expressions. Wolters Kluwer cautions that such forward-looking statements are qualified by certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from what is contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, general economic conditions; conditions in the markets in which Wolters Kluwer is engaged; behavior of customers, suppliers, and competitors; technological developments; the implementation and execution of new ICT systems or outsourcing; and legal, tax, and regulatory rules affecting Wolters Kluwer's businesses, as well as risks related to mergers, acquisitions, and divestments. In addition, financial risks such as currency movements, interest rate fluctuations, liquidity, and credit risks could influence future results. The foregoing list of factors should not be construed as exhaustive. Wolters Kluwer disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

SOURCE  Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting

CONTACT: Media - Leslie Bonacum, +1-847-267-7153, Leslie.Bonacum@wolterskluwer.com; Investors/Analysts - Meg Geldens, +31 (0)172 641 407, ir@wolterskluwer.com

Web Site: http://www.wolterskluwer.com/About-Us/Divisions/Pages/taxaccounting.aspx

Camfil Farr USA Releases New Guide for Clean Room Design - An Industry First

Complementing the groundbreaking Clean Room Design and Energy Optimization (CREO) software, the manual outlines the theory and calculations behind the software.

RIVERDALE,  N.J., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Clean rooms play a vital role in multiple industries, supporting product innovation and the latest developments in cutting-edge technologies.  They are also extremely challenging to design, with very high demands for air cleanliness and an increasing demand from owners and operators to reduce escalating energy costs.  As the air cleanliness level is dependent on various factors -- the room's supply air, contamination sources, and the design of the ventilation system -- sophisticated computer-aided analysis is often better suited to estimate cleanliness, and ensure that users end up with the facilities their application requires.  Camfil Farr, the world's leading provider of air filters is widely recognized as the leading supplier globally to the Life Science & Microelectronic industry. In another industry first, they have released this new publication to support end users and designers to optimize air filtration selection for the most sustainable clean rooms: "CREO, Clean Room Design & Energy Optimization."

Designed to complement Camfil Farr's CREO software -- an advanced computer-based tool that simplifies clean room design and the selection of air filters, and provides recommendations related to the energy use of the room's air supply -- the new manual includes useful information such as:

    --  An overview of Camfil Farr CREO software
    --  Clean room theory and design
    --  Human particle generation calculations
    --  LCC (Life Cycle Cost) calculations
    --  Steady state condition calculations for various designs
    --  Air handling system design specific to selection of air filters
    --  Latest and historic clean room standards for the Life Sciences &
        Microelectronic industries

The CREO manual & software development was driven by Sean O'Reilly, Camfil's Global Director for the Clean room Segment, with support from a team of internal experts in Camfil corporate R&D & marketing in Sweden, Malaysia & the USA. These tools along with another recently published booklet named, "Life Sciences Industry Insights" demonstrate Camfil's world-renowned expertise in air filtration applications for cleanroom environments.

Click here to download the "CREO, Clean Room Design & Energy Optimization manual" or it can be downloaded from Camfil Farr's web site.

Two webinars will be held on July 26 demonstrating the software. To sign up contact your nearest Camfil Farr USA office or representative or reserve your slot now by registering at the links below.

July 26, 9:00:       https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/378401280

July 26, 2:00:       https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/140431809

For more information, visit Camfil Farr USA online at http://www.camfilfarr.us, or call us toll-free at 888.599.6620.

SOURCE  Camfil Farr USA

Camfil Farr USA

Web Site: http://www.camfilfarr.us

G.H. MUMM Turns Men into Gentlemen with Champagne Protocol iPhone App

The brand's iPhone app teaches users to appreciate champagne's fascinating rituals

NEW YORK, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of France's upcoming Bastille Day on July 14, the historic champagne house G.H. MUMM has a must-read illustrated iPhone application on how to be true gentlemen with champagne. The brand's creative and service driven iPhone app, Champagne Protocoles de G.H.MUMM, is designed to initiate users into the fascinating rituals and rules of champagne, for their drinking pleasure.

Celebratory occasions call for the pop of a cork, but many have forgotten true champagne protocol which is closely linked to politeness, etiquette and good manners.

G.H. MUMM's new iPhone application will turn every man into a gentleman around a bottle of bubbly. Famed Israeli designer and artist Noma Bar lent his talent to the design of the application's sharp, classic illustrations throughout each of its 12 carefully curated chapters, which properly reflect G.H.MUMM's rediscovered champagne rituals.

Within the 12-chapter guide to 100 champagne protocols, users will learn all the dos and don'ts of champagne. In particular, they'll learn how to handle a jeroboam, sabre a bottle of champagne, bring it to the perfect temperature, and serve it in an appropriate glass. Five of the 12 chapters are currently available with subsequent rituals to be released in regular intervals.

To access the Champagne Protocoles de G.H.MUMM anywhere, download from the Apple Store, or visit at http://www.GHMUMM.com. Finally, users are encouraged to share their thoughts on the protocols or recount how they saved their evening from turning into a nightmare at facebook.com/Champagne.GH.MUMM.

About G.H. MUMM
G.H. MUMM is part of Martell MUMM Perrier-Jouet, the prestigious cognac and champagne business of Pernod Ricard, the world's co-leader in Spirits & Wines.

With a strong heritage dating back from 1827, G.H.MUMM is one of the most prestigious champagne brands in the world, the number one international Champagne House in France and the number three in the world. The flagship G.H.MUMM Cordon Rouge recognized by its red sash, symbol of excellence, embodies the spirit of the House and distinctive signature style of freshness and intensity that has been passed down to each generation of Cellar Master.

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G.H. MUMM

CONTACT: Luxury Management Group, Amy Fuller, +1-310-854-4800, afuller@ems.luxurymg.com

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

Skimlinks presents, The Most Complete Guide to Monetizing Online Forums, Available for Free

"Monetizing Online Forums" is an in depth guide to generating revenue from online forums - the most detailed piece of writing on this subject to date. This book is not about squeezing every last dime out of your forums, but making money in the right way with the right methods.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- We are excited to announce the release of "Monetizing Online Forums" by Patrick O'Keefe, the most detailed resource on generating revenue from online forums to date. Author and forum expert O'Keefe has been managing online forums for twelve years, making him one of the premier experts on forum management and monetization.

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Forums can be more sensitive to monetization than other spaces. This book is not about squeezing every last dime out of your forums, but making money in the right way with the right methods. Over monetization can kill a forum - with this guide, we aim to help people monetize appropriately, ensuring the long-term stability of their forums.

All meaningful methods of monetization are covered, including display advertising, in-text monetization, classified and thread based advertising, sponsored brand placement, affiliate programs and CPA networks, product sales, premium memberships, mobile monetization and generating revenue from your presence on third party platforms. O'Keefe also discusses implementation and best practices, making "Monetizing Online Forums" the most comprehensive guide to forum monetization available.

We are also happy to announce that "Monetizing Online Forums" will be offered to readers for free, thanks to a sponsorship from Skimlinks. O'Keefe had full editorial control and Skimlinks sponsorship had no effect on the content of the book, so readers can be assured that they are getting an unbiased and all-encompassing understanding of how to generate profit from their forums.

The book can be download in PDF, ePUB or MOBI format from http://www.MonetizingOnlineForums.com.

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CONTACT: CONTACT : Aaron Weissman,  Director of Marketing at Skimlinks , +1-415-426-5743, press@skimlinks.com

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

GetMarried Launches Exciting New Website

MINNEAPOLIS, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GetMarried has launched an exciting new website. GetMarried will be an inspirational haven for brides-to-be, spotlighting fresh ideas, charming details and stylish trends.

GetMarried will offer a comprehensive point of view and provide a forum to exchange ideas, thoughts and favorite things. The new site will feature a blog format to encourage conversation among its readers. Guest contributors will also offer a fresh point of view and new stories on featured categories.

Editor of GetMarried, Heather Dempsey, is excited about the new format and launch. "The focus of GetMarried is on enhancing moments that celebrate love, friendship and all things life has to offer - and most importantly, weddings. The site will inspire you to go and do the things you want for your big day - or any other occasion. GetMarried is a place where inspiration meets celebration and becomes you!"

Complemented by a dedicated Facebook page and Pinterest boards, RSS Feeds and Email, GetMarried is very much a pictorial site allowing photography and design to tell stories that evoke delight, thought and inspiration. GetMarried will showcase real weddings and welcome submissions from its readers.

GetMarried is full to the brim with what brides are looking for. Some regular features include: Today I Love..., ColorCrush, My Pinterest Picks, FabFinds along with how-to advice, real wedding stories, tips, trends, fashion, photography, valuable blogs, planning details and invitations galore.

Join us at http://www.GetMarried.com, like us on Facebook and follow our Pinterest boards today!

For additional information or to submit real weddings or inspiration, please contact:

Heather Dempsey, editor
GetMarried
9250 Amber Drive
Lakeville, MN 55044
612-743-1747
heather@GetMarried.com

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GetMarried

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

Life Design Station International Inc. (LDSI) Pre-Registers Artists for Global Social Music Platform

NEW YORK, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Design Station International, Inc. (Pink Sheets: LDSI), is currently pre-registering up-and-coming and established artists for its new innovative global social music platform called Backstage Vibe(TM).  This global social music website will forever change the face of the music business.

Backstage Vibe(TM) serves the needs of musicians, rappers, songwriters, DJs, lyricists, music promoters, and music producers all on one incredibly powerful website platform. It does this while presenting fans with an opportunity to get the most from their favorite artists.

The CEO, Bethsaida Ramos, explained, "With the number of songs sold on music websites and the increasing popularity of social networking sites, we see this as a vast opportunity for Life Design Station to bring these two models together and create a virtual landscape where music fans and the music community will find value."

According to technology research firm Gartner, global online music revenues were expected to rise by about 7 percent in 2011 to $6.3 billion. By 2015, Gartner forecasts online music spending will rise to $7.7 billion.

According to Gartner VP of Research Mark McGuire, "The music industry was the first media sector to feel the full impact of two major forces -- the Internet and technology-empowered consumers." Furthermore, digital album sales ended 2011 on a high note with a record 3.5 million sales in the last week.

Full website functionality is due to be released in August 2012. A preview of the social music site can be viewed at http://www.backstagevibes.com.

About Life Design Station International, Inc.

Life Design Station International, Inc. (LDSI) is a music-inspired corporation.  The Company empowers artists, producers and other music professionals to reach millions of potential customers.  Life Design Station International, through its Internet-based division, develops and directs an innovative global social platform allowing artists from the U.S. and the world to interface collaboratively in order to promote, produce and sell their musical artistry.  LDSI's Backstage Vibe(TM) provides a leading-edge, secure and user-friendly environment for the sale, distribution and securing of world talent from one source.

CONTACT:
Life Design Station International, Inc.. - info@backstagevibes.com

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Life Design Station International, Inc.

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

Verizon Wireless Enhances 4G LTE Network Coverage In Otsego And Schoharie Counties

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

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

- 4G LTE now available to more than two-thirds of U.S. population in more than 300 markets

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless recently activated new 4G LTE coverage in Burlington and Esperance, further expanding coverage on the high-speed wireless data network the company launched locally in June.

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

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

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

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

The company's 4G LTE network is currently available to two-thirds of the U.S. population in more than 300 markets nationwide. 

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

Visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/lte for more information about Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network. 

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 93.0 million retail customers, including 88.0 million retail postpaid customers.  Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 80,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD).  For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

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Verizon Wireless

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

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

Verizon Wireless Enhances 4G LTE Network Coverage in Delaware and Sullivan Counties

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

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

- 4G LTE now available to more than two-thirds of U.S. population in more than 300 markets

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Verizon Wireless recently activated new 4G LTE coverage in White Lake and Davenport, further expanding coverage on the high-speed wireless data network the company launched locally in November, 2011.

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

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

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

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

The company's 4G LTE network is currently available to two-thirds of the U.S. population in more than 300 markets nationwide. 

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

Visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/lte for more information about Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network. 

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 93.0 million retail customers, including 88.0 million retail postpaid customers.  Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 80,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD).  For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

SOURCE  Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

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

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