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Slacker Radio Expands Artist-Curated and Hosted Stations

Slacker Now Offers 21 Artist Showcases with New Stations Created by Metric, Chiddy Bang and Karmin

SAN DIEGO, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Slacker, Inc. today launched three additional free Artist Showcase stations to the Slacker Radio service - adding Metric, Chiddy Bang and Karmin to their lineup of now 21 personalized radio stations hosted by well-known and emerging musicians.

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Hand-curated and hosted by the artists, Slacker Artist Showcase stations give listeners insight into the musical influences and favorite songs of bands and artists. These stations feature exclusive commentary by the musicians with personal stories of growing up, falling in love, overcoming obstacles and their experiences in the music industry.

Artist Showcase stations feature a diverse and growing array of genres, emphasizing Slacker's dedication to being the ultimate personalized radio and music discovery resource. From chart-topping acts including AFI, Justin Moore, Patrick Stump, Plain White T's and Far East Movement to underground favorites, there is something for every musical taste on Slacker Radio.

"Twenty-one bands and artists, including seven with No. 1 hit songs, have visited the Slacker studios to create their own Artist Showcase stations," said Jonathan Sasse, senior vice president of marketing at Slacker. "These stations are a compelling resource for music discovery, helping listeners to learn more about their favorite musicians in the process, and they are only available on Slacker Radio."

For exclusive "making of" video content from behind the scenes of select Artist Showcase stations, visit: http://bit.ly/ArtistShowcase. For even more videos, including live performances, visit the Slacker Radio YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/Slacker.

The following are all of the Artist Showcase stations currently available for free to all Slacker listeners:

Metric Showcase
http://www.Slacker.com/Metric
Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw of Metric joined Slacker Radio in the studio to host their station, featuring a wide range of music selections from the entire band including Beach House, Morrissey, Rod Stewart, Jay-Z and more.

Chiddy Bang Showcase
http://www.Slacker.com/ChiddyBang
The Philadelphia hip hop duo Chiddy Bang share the "big smorgasbord" of songs that they grew up listening to, from Nas and The Clash to Dr. Dog, Marvin Gaye and more.

Karmin Showcase
http://www.Slacker.com/Karmin
Karmin started their whirlwind music career on YouTube, and the social media savvy duo are welcome to taking fans' song requests for their Slacker Radio station. The diverse mix of bands and artists on this station include Eminem, Tom Petty, No Doubt, Arcade Fire and more.

Graffiti6 Showcase
http://www.Slacker.com/Graffiti6
Which non-dance track did TommyD frequently play while in the club? TommyD and Jamie Scott of Graffiti6 share their favorite songs by Talking Heads, TLC, Led Zeppelin, Paul Simon, Lauryn Hill and more along with tons of personal stories on this Showcase station.

Silversun Pickups Showcase
http://www.Slacker.com/station/Silversun-Pickups-Showcase
Nikki Monninger of Silversun Pickups once "fanned out" on Doug Martsch of Built to Spill. Hear this and more stories along with hundreds of hand-selected songs by My Bloody Valentine, A Flock of Seagulls, Rod Stewart, Sparklehorse and more on the Silversun Pickups Showcase station.

The White Buffalo Showcase
http://www.Slacker.com/TheWhiteBuffalo
The White Buffalo's Jake Smith shares a retrospective of his life from childhood up till today with his favorite songs by Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard, Bon Iver and more.

The Wanted Showcase
http://www.Slacker.com/TheWanted
The Wanted may have a popular cover of "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls, but they also plan to cover a particular Coldplay song. Learn this along with their favorite music by artists including Drake, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Lady Gaga, Bon Jovi, Ellie Goulding and more.

Blue October Showcase
http://www.Slacker.com/BlueOctober
Which song makes babies cry? Blue October provides a little insight into this on their Artist Showcase station, which also highlights music by bands and artists including The Cars, Tom Petty, Muse, A Perfect Circle, Mazzy Star, Willie Nelson and more.

RJD2 Showcase
http://www.Slacker.com/RJD2
RJD2 shares hundreds of his favorite tracks by Van Halen, Brian Eno, Alicia Keys, DJ Shadow, Heart and more, along with personal stories including his travels around Europe with a Walkman (and the songs that inspired him on his trip).

Matt Costa Showcase
http://www.Slacker.com/MattCosta
Californian Matt Costa relates his fondness for San Francisco and recording in Phil Spector's reverb chambers on his Slacker station. He also picks his favorite songs by Elvis Costello, Buddy Holly, Frank Sinatra, Wilco, Grateful Dead, Jimmy Cliff and more.

The Parlotones Showcase
http://www.Slacker.com/TheParlotones
It turns out that The Parlotones have some complicated reactions to My Chemical Romance and the "hot woman" in an Aerosmith music video. They share these and music from their personal music libraries including Coldplay, Bright Eyes, Jeff Buckley, The Cure, Morrissey and more on their Artist Showcase station.

Ida Maria Showcase
http://www.Slacker.com/IdaMaria
She has an on-going obsession with Roy Orbison, and at first she didn't care for Steely Dan, but she's grown to love the band because of her father. Ida Maria tells the stories behind her favorite music discoveries along with the songs she enjoys by The Cranberries, Joan Jett, Janis Joplin, Iggy Pop, Black Sabbath, The Velvet Underground and more.

Patrick Stump Showcase
http://www.Slacker.com/PatrickStump
Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy shares interesting personal stories associated with the music he loves, from the first time he got drunk to the moment at a Jay-Z concert he'll never forget. Hear these stories on his station along with his favorite songs by Michael Jackson, Prince, David Bowie, Bobby Brown, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder and more.

Sondre Lerche Showcase
http://www.Slacker.com/SondreLerche
Learn what Sondre Lerche believes to be the greatest love song, the challenge of utilizing saxophone and what song he used to play at the end of every show. Also, hear an eclectic collection of his favorite music, from Fleetwood Mac and Bob Dylan to Big Boi, Gorillaz, MGMT and more.

Viva Brother Showcase
http://www.Slacker.com/VivaBrother
Lee Newell is known for his candid comments, and Viva Brother's Artist Showcase station is full of them. The band also shares their favorite music including Queen, Oasis, The Black Keys, Joy Division, Eagles and more.

Justin Moore Showcase
http://www.Slacker.com/JustinMoore
The country artist himself tells his story about opening for ZZ Top (for free) and why he knows the exact population of his hometown - Poyen, Arkansas. Bands and artists on this station include Brad Paisley, Bob Marley, Tim McGraw, Creedence Clearwater Revival and many more.

Plain White T's Showcase
http://www.Slacker.com/PlainWhiteTs
The band shares their experiences touring with Panic At The Disco and discovering music through their siblings, highlighting music by Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, The Beach Boys, John Lennon and more on their Slacker Artist Showcase station.

Far East Movement Showcase
http://www.Slacker.com/FarEastMovement
It was an incredible moment for the Far East Movement when their track sampling the Beastie Boys was cleared. Hear the song they sampled, along with tracks by Robyn, Guns N' Roses, Blur, Nate Dogg, Wiz Khalifa and more.

Jimmy Eat World Showcase
http://www.Slacker.com/RadioJimmyEatWorld
It turns out that the band could have been much different had one member not chosen to buy a particular Def Leppard album. Learn about this and other major music milestones on Jimmy Eat World's Artist Showcase station, which also features songs by Rocket from the Crypt, Ryan Adams, Modest Mouse, The Rolling Stones, Warren Zevon and more.

AFI Showcase
http://www.Slacker.com/RadioAFI
Which member of AFI believes radio stations should have a quota of The Smiths? Who is Jade's biggest musical influence? AFI shares these tidbits on their Showcase station, along with their favorite songs by The Clash, A Perfect Circle, Green Day, Jay-Z and more.

Shawn Hook Showcase
http://www.Slacker.com/ShawnHook
Slacker Radio was introduced to Shawn Hook during Slacker Canadian Music Week 2012 and, impressed, invited him to program his own Artist Showcase station. Bands and artists on his station include Chris Isaak, Jeff Buckley, Lily Allen, Neil Diamond, Imogen Heap and more.

Slacker Radio Artist Showcase stations can be played anywhere that Slacker is available. They can be found in the "Artist Showcase" station category on all major smartphones, the iPad, in Ford vehicles with SYNC AppLink, connected home devices including Sonos and online at http://www.Slacker.com.

With three complementary service tiers, from the entirely free Slacker Basic Radio and the ad-free Slacker Radio Plus to the on-demand access of Slacker Premium Radio, Slacker offers a custom listening experience for every music fan.

About Slacker, Inc.
Slacker offers the world's most complete range of radio services, from millions of songs to custom content from ESPN Radio, ABC News and much more. Whether it's the award-winning free Slacker Basic Radio, the fully-loaded Slacker Radio Plus, or Slacker Premium offering on-demand access to Slacker's music catalog, listeners enjoy a unique, custom listening experience. Slacker enables music lovers to play highly personalized music online at the Slacker web site, in Ford vehicles with SYNC AppLink, on connected home devices or on-the-go with free Slacker Personal Radio applications. Slacker mobile applications are available for iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry smartphones and more. For additional information visit: http://www.Slacker.com/about.

For regular Slacker updates follow Slacker at http://www.Twitter.com/SlackerRadio, become a Fan on Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/SlackerRadio, watch Slacker video content at http://www.YouTube.com/Slacker or visit http://www.Slacker.com.

Slacker and Slacker.com are registered trademarks of Slacker, Inc. All other trademarks and product names are the property of their respective companies.

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Anders Steele
FortyThree, Inc.
831.239.0960
slacker@fortythreepr.com

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Systems America entered into negotiations of terms for acquiring Cloud Computing, Mobile Application and Social Media Services companies

Planned Acquisitions to Consolidate Cloud, Mobile Application and Social Media Services Companies to Scale Operations Globally

SAN RAMON, Calif., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Systems America, Inc. (OTC: SYAI) (the "Company"), a premier provider of cloud computing and information technology solutions, announced today that it has been negotiating terms to acquire several Enterprise Cloud Application and Services companies that would extend the company's service offering in United States, Europe and India. Most recently, the Company identified, evaluated and discussed acquisition prospects with more than 8 different businesses with a range of annual revenues from $18 million to $40 million. We signed terms sheets with four of the acquisition targets, Mobile application and Social Media Services Company, with revenues in excess of $40 million and earnings in excess of $5.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. In addition, the Company is currently negotiating terms with two acquisition targets, Cloud Application Services Company, with revenues in excess of $24 million and earnings in excess of $2.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, and another acquisition target with Mobile Application services and Social Analytics Company with revenues in excess of $25 million and earnings in excess of $4.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. As of June 30, 2012, the Company completed an acquisition of Mile5 Solutions, LLC, a SAP Channel Partner. The Company expects to close several acquisitions in 2012 by issuing shares of common stock of the Company.

Adesh Tyagi, Chairman and CEO of Systems America, states, "Over the past few months, we have met with a number of exciting companies that would add a lot of value in our service offering and extend our global reach. We believe that the 2nd half of 2012 will give us a number of opportunities to close on few acquisitions globally and offer integrated products and services focused on Enterprise, Cloud and Application Services to our clients."

About Systems America

Systems America is a premier provider of diversified cloud computing and information technology solutions to commercial and government clients worldwide. We are ranked one of the fastest growing companies with multiple locations around the world. Systems America delivers superior cloud computing, information technology consulting services, and systems and integration services to hundreds of clients worldwide. Building on a core competency of efficient technology infrastructure outsourcing, the company is headquartered in San Ramon, California, United States. For additional information about Systems America, please visit http://www.systemsamerica.com.

Forward-Looking Statements Disclosure

This release includes forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and reflects management's current expectations. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

SOURCE  Systems America, Inc.

Systems America, Inc.

CONTACT: Systems America, Inc., +1-925-226-2460

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

VIVELOHOY.com Announces Mobile-Optimized Platform with Significant Content Enhancements and New Features

CHICAGO, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VIVELOHOY.com, the Web site designed to connect with discerning and culturally-conscious Latinos, re-launched today offering more relevant news and information through remarkable photo galleries, captivating videos, engaging bilingual articles and relevant links. The site is now fully responsive, accessible via web, mobile and tablet and can be read in both English and Spanish. VIVELOHOY is published by Hoy, the only Spanish-language daily and the leading Hispanic newspaper in Chicago.

This enhanced web version builds on the success of last year's 2.0 re-launch when VIVELOHOY experienced exponential traffic growth, reaching two million monthly page views, according to Omniture. The initial re-launch introduced heightened features to the site, including a cleaner design, timelier and more culturally-relevant content, and the integration of social media. The site has been active since December 2008 with its 1.0 version.

"VIVELOHOY 2.1 strategically builds from our previous success by masterfully combining the latest technology with an engaging interactive content strategy that delivers the best of the web to its audience," said John Trainor, general manager of VIVELOHOY and Hoy in Chicago. "We are thrilled to be introducing this exciting new platform to our loyal audience who come to our site for a culturally-relevant and well organized dose of news, information and entertaining content."

Users are encouraged to provide brief contact information through a simple registration process in order to comment on articles and share their opinions. Most notable features of the site include a sleek new look with more graphics and visuals than ever before, as well as bilingual and comment sharing capabilities.

"We are learning from our readers and visitors, focusing on engagement and pivoting our strategy to consistently focus on the best content experience we can deliver, in English and in Spanish," said Fernando Diaz, Editorial Director. "Our readers can expect many more exciting changes to come."

About Hoy:
Hoy is part of Tribune Media Group, publishing two of the leading Spanish-language newspapers in Chicago and Los Angeles. Hoy and Fin de Semana have a combined weekly distribution of nearly 2 million copies nationally. Hoy boasts the only Spanish-language daily newspaper in Chicago and the Los Angeles Fin de Semana product is the largest home-delivered Spanish-language newspaper in the nation. Hoy has a diversified portfolio that includes online, mobile, out-of-home and digital signage solutions. Hoy is committed to engaging Latino audiences through a strong community presence.  Its culturally-relevant content provides advertisers with an effective and trustworthy way to reach Hispanic communities in these two key markets. For more information about Hoy visit http://www.vivelohoy.com

SOURCE  VIVELOHOY.com

VIVELOHOY.com

CONTACT: Shaina Murphy, Communications Specialist, Chicago Tribune Media Group, +1.312.222.2315, Shaimurphy@tribune.com; or John Trainor, General Manager, Hoy Chicago, +1.312.527.8429, Jptrainor@vivelohoy.com

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

Blackboard Introduces User Purchase Option for Mobile Learning App

App Will Be Available for Introductory Price of $1.99 Per Year* on iOS and Android

NEW ORLEANS, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackboard Inc. today announced an option to let students and faculty directly purchase its mobile learning application, adding a new way for users to get access to the apps without requiring an investment by their institution.

Beginning in September, users worldwide will be able to download Blackboard Mobile(TM) Learn from the App Store and on Google Play, search for their school, and get access to their courses and organizations for an introductory price of $1.99 per year or a one-time fee of $5.99*. The apps, built natively for each platform, will be available on all iOS® and Android® devices, on all mobile carriers.   

Blackboard will also continue to offer an institutional license for Blackboard Mobile Learn that lets institutions subsidize access for all students and faculty on all of their devices, and to extend access to BlackBerry® and webOS® devices for which in-app purchases are not currently common. The institutional license version also enables institutions to integrate Blackboard Mobile Learn with Blackboard Mobile(TM) Central, the company's popular campus life and services application.

"We've seen a tremendous take-up of Blackboard Mobile Learn," said Kayvon Beykpour, General Manager of Blackboard Mobile. "But we wanted to implement a model that gave users the choice to use the application even if their school hasn't subsidized it. We hope that providing users this new option will help more students and institutions expand access to mobile learning."

The announcement was made at BbWorld®, an annual event hosted by Blackboard being held this week in New Orleans.

Blackboard's mobile learning apps have been downloaded on over 3 million devices and accessed more than 60 million times. Nearly 1,300 institutions worldwide have enabled the apps since Blackboard first introduced them in 2010.

In May, Blackboard added new features including mobile tests and push notifications, continuing the company's focus on elegant, intuitive design leveraging the unique features of different mobile devices to provide the best user experience. In addition to the new features, the apps allow students to create, upload and access documents and multimedia; submit assignments; read and comment on blogs and journals; create discussion posts; view grades, read announcements, and more.

To support the new user purchase option, institutions can download a free Blackboard Building Block. Higher education institutions in North America currently leveraging the no cost option will be transitioned to the subscription option when it becomes available in September with no action required.

For more information about Blackboard Mobile Learn, please visit http://www.blackboard.com/mobilelearn.   

About Blackboard Inc.
Blackboard Inc. is a global leader in enterprise technology and innovative solutions that improve the experience of millions of students and learners around the world every day. Blackboard's solutions allow thousands of higher education, K-12, professional, corporate, and government organizations to extend teaching and learning online, facilitate campus commerce and security, and communicate more effectively with their communities. Founded in 1997, Blackboard is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects for Blackboard represent the Company's views as of the date of this press release. Actual results may differ materially as a result of various important factors. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause the Company's views to change. However, while the Company may elect to update these statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so.

*Plus any applicable taxes.

iOS is a registered trademark of Apple Inc.

Android is a registered trademark of Google Inc.

Blackberry is a registered trademark of Research in Motion Limited.

webOS is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

SOURCE  Blackboard Inc.

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CONTACT: Matthew Maurer, Blackboard Inc.,+1-202-463-4860 ext. 2637, matthew.maurer@blackboard.com

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

Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network To Expand In Greater Cleveland Including Wooster, Ohio

Nation's Largest 4G LTE Network Continues Rapidly Expanding

CLEVELAND, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless today announced that it will expand the nation's largest 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in the Greater Cleveland area, including Wooster, on July 19.  The expanded 4G LTE network will enable customers in more parts of Greater Cleveland to use their wireless devices to surf the Web, stream music and video, take advantage of thousands of applications, and stay in touch with family and friends, all with speeds up to 10 times faster than before.           

The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network is currently available in Greater Cleveland including Aurora, Barberton, Brunswick, Chagrin Falls, Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga Falls, Elyria, Fairlawn, Kent, Lorain, Madison, North Olmsted and Parma. With the planned network expansion, residents in the Wooster area will have access to the nation's fastest 4G network.   

"Our 4G LTE network covers more than two-thirds of the U.S. population and provides our customers with the fastest 4G experience possible," said Mark Frazier, president-Ohio/Pennsylvania/West Virginia Region, Verizon Wireless. "With our 4G LTE network, more residents, small businesses and local government in Wooster will be able to leverage the speed and connectivity through a variety of 4G LTE devices to connect with family and friends."

The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network is available to more than two-thirds of the U.S. population in 304 markets across the country and offers more 4G LTE coverage than all other networks combined.  Verizon Wireless customers looking to experience the nation's fastest 4G network can choose from the largest selection of 4G LTE devices, ranging from tablets, mobile hotspots, smartphones and more.  Details on available devices can be found at http://www.verizonwireless.com/4GLTE and information on plans and pricing is available at http://www.verizonwireless.com/plans.

Verizon Wireless also offers a variety of smart accessories, including the FitBit Ultra Wireless Activity Tracker and theWithings WiFi Scale, for customers to use with their 4G LTE devices.  A full list of smart accessories can be found at http://www.verizonwireless.com/smartaccessories.     

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

In real-world, fully loaded network environments, Verizon Wireless 4G LTE customers should experience average data rates of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink.   

Visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/lte for more information about the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network and a list of current markets.   

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: MEDIA: Laura Merritt, Verizon Wireless, +1-614-345-3210, Laura.merritt@verizonwireless.com, http://www.twitter.com/VZWlaura; Lauren Vogel, For Verizon Wireless, +1-513-271-7222 ext. 11, lvogel@wordsworthweb.com

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

C3/CustomerContactChannels to Add 1,500 Customer Management Positions

New business opportunities in '12 creates more demand for increased workforce

PLANTATION, Fla., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- C3/CustomerContactChannels ("C3"), a global provider of customer management solutions, announced today that it is adding up to 1,500 jobs to service its fast growing roster of Fortune 500 clients.  Most of the positions are for customer contact representatives who will handle inbound consumer calls, and some that will exclusively handle issues and inquiries that originate through social media. The jobs will be spread throughout three C3 call centers in Salt Lake City, Utah; McGregor, Texas; and Twin Falls, Idaho.   

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C3 President/Chief Operating Officer Richard Ferry said the new hires will work with clients in the telecommunications, health care and travel/hospitality industries. 

"If you're someone who enjoys working with people and helping them solve problems, we have a great opportunity for you at C3," said Ferry. "Our company is in rapid growth mode right now and we're looking for the right team members to help take us to the next level. It's an exciting time to be part of something big and different."

C3/CustomerContactChannels differentiates itself among other customer contact businesses because of its company culture that strikes the perfect balance of both client and employee focus. The culture emphasizes employee development and advancement, and encourages community involvement, all within a stimulating environment that is both fun and exciting.

"C3 has done a good job of replicating its high-standard culture throughout the entire enterprise," said Ferry.  "Whether you're assigned to a facility in the United States, the Philippines, China or Bulgaria, you know you're in a C3 facility. There is a consistent look and feel at every location, similar to the uniformity you'd find in a franchising system. Our employees understand they are one team with the same mission.  For clients, this means we are able to ramp programs more quickly, seamlessly integrate with their contacts, produce above average quality scores and retain employees longer."

Last month, C3, along with one of its health care clients, won Contact Center World's annual "Best Outsourcing Partnership Award" for the United States and is now a finalist for the worldwide partnership award.

C3/CustomerContactChannels offers forward-thinking customer management solutions for medium to large-sized companies in a wide-range of industries.  C3 has set itself apart by implementing best practices learned from the collective experience of its senior management team, each who has been in the contact center business for the vast majority of their careers. A senior level executive maintains a hands-on relationship with every C3 client.

C3 is looking for applicants with prior call center/customer service experience but urges those who have a passion for helping people to apply for consideration.  The company is also hiring managerial positions as well, and offers a multitude of career advancement opportunities.  Anyone interested in applying for a job at C3, or learning more about the qualifications, can do so by visiting jobs.c3connect.com.

About C3 
C3/CustomerContactChannels is a global provider of BPO services unlike any other in the market today.  Solutions include Sales, Service, Performance Optimization, Reputation Management and complete customer interaction management via traditional, web, and emerging communication channels.  C3 is there to positively engage and promote our clients' brand with every contact we make with their customers from locations that span the globe.  With a team that is thousands of employees strong, the Company is headquartered in Plantation, FL. More information can be found at http://www.c3connect.com.

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Web Site: http://www.c3connect.com

VPT's Space Point of Load DC-DC Power Converters Now Registered with Defense Logistics Agency

Official Standard Microcircuit Drawings Issued for VPT's SVGA Family of Rad Hard Point of Load Power Converters

BLACKSBURG, Va., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VPT Inc., a HEICO company (NYSE:HEI.A) (NYSE:HEI), announced today that the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)  has issued Standard Microcircuit Drawings (SMDs) for VPT's family of space level, radiation hardened, point of load DC-DC power converter modules.

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With the SVGA Series power converters now on official DLA SMDs, engineers can procure these components quickly, easily, and with confidence of reliable performance over time in the harshest of space environments. VPT's SVGA Series converters are available in 10A or 15A versions and are suited for use in low Earth orbit (LEO) systems, geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) systems, deep space probes, and other demanding space applications. With the addition of these two modules, VPT now offers more than 35 power conversion modules on DLA SMDs specifically designed for rugged duty in space.

"The DLA has put their stamp of approval on the reliability and radiation performance of the SVGA Series, which means that engineers can now build an entire distributed DC-DC power system with modules 100% qualified to the U.S. government MIL-PRF-38534 Class K space standards," explained Monty Pyle, VP Sales and Marketing for VPT. "Using a combination of traditional, isolated DC-DC converters in conjunction with these smaller point of load converters reduces size and weight while increasing overall system efficiency - all of the parameters that are extremely important to spacecraft engineers."

The specific space grade SV Series DC-DC converters now available on DLA SMDs include:

    --  SMD# 5962-12219: SVGA 10A single output point of load DC-DC converter
    --  SMD# 5962-12219: SVGA 15A single output point of load DC-DC converter
About the SVGA Point of Load DC-DC Converter for Space

The SVGA Series converters function as non-isolated, regulated buck DC-DC converters that step down the voltage at the point of use in a distributed power system. The performance of the SVGA Series in space systems is guaranteed by design through extensive worst case analysis, the use of hardened components, and Radiation Lot Acceptance Testing (RLAT) of semiconductor components.

Features:

    --  33W (10A) and 50W (15A) output power versions
    --  Guaranteed TID performance to 100 krads (Si) including ELDRS, per VPT's
        DLA-approved RHA plan specified per MIL-PRF-38534, Appendix G, Level R.
    --  SEE characterized to 85 MeV-cm2/mg with no dropouts, shutdowns, latch up
        or burn out
    --  1.075" square for high power density --  >160W/in3 - no need to sync or
        share multiple units
    --  Operates from 5V input
    --  Adjustable output voltage from 0.8V to 3.4V with extreme accuracy:
        +/-1.5%
    --  High efficiency - up to 94%
    --  Characterization performed at both the component level and at the SVGA
        series hybrid converter level
Compliances and Certifications:

    --  Qualified to MIL-PRF-38534 Class H and Class K
    --  VPT's Radiation Hardness Assurance (RHA) Plan certified by DLA to
        MIL-PRF-38534 Appendix G
    --  MIL-PRF-38534 element evaluated components
    --  MIL-STD-704A input voltage requirements
    --  MIL-PRF-38534 Class H and Class K facility manufacturing
    --  ISO-9001
    --  MIL-STD-883 environmental screening
    --  MIL-STD-461 C-F when used with an EMI filter
The radiation hardened SVGA modules are available off-the-shelf with pricing beginning at US $2,400.00 in OEM quantities. VPT's space grade DC-DC converters are ITAR-controlled products that require an export license. Complete technical details and contact information are available at http://www.vpt-inc.com.

About VPT and HEICO

VPT, Inc., part of the HEICO Electronic Technologies Group, leads the industry in providing innovative DC-DC power converters, EMI filters, and custom engineering services for avionics, military, and space applications. VPT can deliver its patented power solutions in a fast timeframe, with certified quality, at a comfortable cost. Every day, organizations like NASA, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, the United States Air Force, and many more depend on quality solutions from VPT to power critical systems. Whether on the ground, in the air, or beyond, VPT provides the power driving critical missions today. For more information about VPT, please visit the web site at http://www.vpt-inc.com.

HEICO Corporation (NYSE:HEI-A) (NYSE:HEI) is engaged primarily in certain niche segments of the aviation, defense, space and electronics industries through its Hollywood, FL-based HEICO Aerospace Holdings Corp. subsidiary and its Miami, FL-based HEICO Electronic Technologies Corp. subsidiary. HEICO's customers include a majority of the world's airlines and airmotives as well as numerous defense and space contractors and military agencies worldwide in addition to medical, telecommunication and electronic equipment manufacturers. For more information about HEICO, please visit the web site at http://www.heico.com.

    Contact:                 Michelle Manson
                             Marketing Communications Mgr.
                             425.353.3010
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Deque Systems Announces Breakthrough Approach to Web Accessibility

Deque's Amaze platform provides the fastest way for making web resources accessible to all users

HERNDON, Va., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/-- Deque Systems announced today a completely new and revolutionary software platform called Amaze that expands the ways that web sites and mobile applications can be made accessible to all users.

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"The launch of Amaze provides companies with a faster and easier process to make their digital content available to web users who are disabled," said Preety Kumar, CEO of Deque Systems. "Amaze not only makes a company's own site accessible easily and rapidly, but if organizations utilize third-party sites and services for activities like social media, benefits, or even maps, Amaze can also make those resources accessible as well."

A New Paradigm for Web Accessibility

Amaze represents the next generation of accessibility software. Using a patent-pending approach, the Amaze software platform provides sites with an Accessibility Overlay: a layer of accessible user interface elements that replaces any inaccessible parts of a web page. For example, a site might have a customer service form with a mislabeled "submit" button that makes it invisible to a customer who is blind and using a screen reader. The traditional approach to correcting this bug would be to go back to the source code, reprogram the form, and then perform testing to confirm that the bug has been fixed. If the web site is not scheduled to be revised within the immediate future, the bug will remain a barrier to users for a lengthy period of time and potentially place the organization out of compliance with accessibility guidelines. With Amaze, an Accessibility Overlay can be created that fixes the bug immediately, without having to reprogram a single line of source code, resulting in a solution that is rapid and cost-effective to deploy. The Amaze Accessibility Overlay can then be used as a guide to update the site's source code when it comes time to revise the site.   

Amaze can also be used to make third-party web sites accessible, a feature that is truly revolutionary. Organizations today typically operate their own web site while also relying on a range of third-party web resources and services to engage customers and employees; a Facebook page, for example, or a customer service portal or embedded maps. Companies might be successful in making their own web site accessible, but, until now, there has not been any means of making other web resources they use accessible for everyone. Amaze Accessibility Overlays can be created and applied to any third party site that a company wishes to make accessible through an easy-to-install end-user plug in.

The Amaze Accessibility Overlays provide a rapid, cost-effective solution for making web resources accessible, and Amaze Accessibility Overlays are secure and do not affect a site's performance in any way.

Deque Amaze Availability

Deque's Amaze technology is available today and is currently in use by a number of customers. More information is available at http://www.deque.com/amaze.

About Deque Systems
Deque Systems, Inc., headquartered in Herndon, VA, is a leading technology provider of end to end, integrated web accessibility solutions. Deque's unmatched abilities have earned the trust of government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and small to midsized businesses seeking to optimize their web-based systems and empower employees to work collaboratively. Deque is an SBA 8(a) and SDB Certified woman owned business that values diversity.

For more information on Deque Systems:
http://www.deque.com

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COMEDY CENTRAL® and Matt Groening Announce the Launch of the New "Futurama Head-In-A-Jar Creator" App

Free App Now Available for Android Users

New Features Will Allow iPhone, iPod Touch and Android Fans Alike to Create Even More Personalized "Head-In-A-Jar" Creations with Literally Millions of Human, Robot and Alien Possibilities

"Futurama Live!" A Live Post-Show to Stream on cc.com Wednesday, July 11 at 10:30 P.M. Features Creator Matt Groening, Executive Producer David X. Cohen and Cast Members Billy West, John DiMaggio and Maurice LaMarche

"Futurama Live!" Will Also Stream on the Show's Facebook Page and Ustream.

NEW YORK, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "Futurama" fans rejoice!  On Wednesday, July 11 at 10:30 p.m., during a live post-show streamed on cc.com, series creator Matt Groening will announce the launch of the latest "Futurama Head-In-A-Jar Creator" app.  The free app, which was a huge success on iOS, is now also available for Android users and is loaded with a wealth of additional features.  "Futurama Live!" will stream on Comedy Central's "Futurama" page, the show's Facebook page and Ustream.

In response to fan demand, the creators developed a new Decapodian head-shaped Dr. Zoidberg in addition to the plethora of existing head-shaped offerings for all four species.  Other highlights include new backgrounds from the current summer season, additional accessories such as the Brain Slug, expanded name-plate features, more eye, nose and hair options and an updated Robot color palette.

"The fans spoke and they wanted an Android version of the app and the ability to make Zoidberg.  We listened," said Ben Hurst, VP Mobile & Emerging Platforms.

"Futurama Live!," the first live-stream chat from the team behind the brilliantly subversive animated sci-fi comedy "Futurama," will feature Matt Groening, creator and executive producer, along with fellow executive producer David X. Cohen and cast members Billy West, John DiMaggio and Maurice LaMarche as they take part in a half-hour discussion on Wednesday, July 11 at 10:30 p.m., following the airing of that night's episode, "Zapp Dingbat." They'll talk about the episode (which features a cameo by George Takei), answer fan questions, and get an exclusive look at the July 18 episode, "The Butterjunk Effect" as well as future episodes.  Fans can submit questions via Facebook, @ComedyCentral on Twitter or at Answerama, the show's page on the Sci-Fi & Fantasy Stack Exchange.

The "Futurama Head-In-A-Jar Creator" app allows users to jump into the animated world of "Futurama" and create their own customized characters.  Users can choose from a male or female human, robot or alien, and customize many traits including the eyes, nose, hair, blemishes and background.  Original artwork and sound design were created by the Futurama team specifically for the app.

Once a Head is created, users can upload it to Facebook and Twitter and share with friends.  Users can also save them to their photo gallery, set as their wallpaper or as an icon for one of their friends' contacts.  The "Head Museum" is an innovative feature that allows fans to create customized exhibits of all their Head creations.  Users can then curate various groups (e.g. family, friends, co-workers, favorite sports team) to display the Heads.  Users can also share these exhibits on Facebook and Twitter.  Additional app features include streaming clips from the current season of "Futurama" airing on COMEDY CENTRAL.

"Futurama" returned with 13 all-new half-hour episodes on Wednesday, June 20 at 10:00 p.m. on COMEDY CENTRAL.

"Futurama," created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen, is a Curiosity Company production in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television.  Rough Draft Studios, Inc. is the animation studio.

Available on-air, online and on-the-go, COMEDY CENTRAL (http://www.cc.com) is the #1 brand in comedy and is owned by, and is a registered trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIAB).  For up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs visit COMEDY CENTRAL's press Web site at http://www.cc.com/press and follow us on Twitter @ComedyCentralPR for the latest in breaking news updates, behind-the-scenes information and photos.

20th Century Fox Television, a division of News Corp., is a leading supplier of entertainment.

SOURCE  COMEDY CENTRAL Corporate Communications

COMEDY CENTRAL Corporate Communications

CONTACT: Aileen Budow, +1-212-767-3952, aileen.budow@viacom345.com, or Michelle Rosenblatt, +1-646-398-2773, michelle.rosenblatt@cc.com

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

Sony Announces World's First Medical-Grade Monitor Utilizing Breakthrough OLED Technology

New Surgical Display Expected to Bring Significant Viewing Benefits for Surgical Procedures

PARK RIDGE, N.J., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Electronics is announcing the world's first medical-grade monitor, model PVM-2551MD, based on Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) technology. The new 25-inch monitor, which recently received FDA 510(k) clearance, is expected to deliver significant benefits for a variety of surgical procedures and combines all the noted advantages of Sony's OLED technology -- true-to-life color reproduction, high resolution, and virtually no motion blur.

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"Already showing tremendous advantages for surgeons in other parts of the world, the new Sony OLED monitor will now enhance surgical viewing  in the U.S., and become the 'must have' medical display," said George Santanello, general manager, Sony Medical Systems Division.  "A number of Sony's key technology resellers and integrators have already evaluated the display and noted the significant benefits of OLED versus traditional LCD, so we're excited about getting the product into operating rooms across the country."

The majority of surgeons, both in and outside the U.S., who were asked to evaluate Sony's OLED monitors, reported that they prefer OLED's advanced technology for its stability of color imaging and high quality contrast. This technology is expected to set a new standard for medical displays, particularly for applications such as endoscopy, arthroscopy, laparoscopy, and thoracoscopy, as well as general surgery procedures.

Sony's OLED technology is already extremely successful in a range of commercial applications such as critical reference monitoring for video production, with more than 10,000 units delivered worldwide. Now the company expects to see the same rapid adoption by the medical industry.

With its much quicker response time than LCD, one of the greatest advantages of the OLED monitor is its ability to display quick motion with virtually no blur. Additionally, the monitor incorporates Sony's revolutionary TRIMASTER EL technology (EL standing for electroluminescence), enabling it to achieve pure black, faithful to the source signal. By providing superb color reproduction, especially for dark images, surgeons can observe very subtle details such as the faint color difference between various tissues and blood vessels.  This ability to achieve true-to-life color reproduction and reduced blur is expected to support quicker, more confident decision making for surgeons which is ultimately best for patients.

Other features and advantages of the OLED monitor include the following:

    --  Self-luminous, emitting no black when displaying images and displaying a
        high level of contrast
    --  10-bit signal processing
    --  Extremely slim and light-weight design
    --  Reduced power consumption requirements for increased energy efficiency.
The Sony OLED medical-grade monitor, PVM-2551MD, is currently available for sale with pricing available upon request.

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CONTACT: Tom Di Nome, Sony Electronics, +1-201-930-6357, Tom.dinome@am.sony.com; or Holly Jespersen, KNB Communications, +1-203-504-8230 x132, hjespersen@knbpr.com

Prevent Summer 'Brain Drain' with Fun Learning Tools

Financial Literacy Website Themint.org Provides Educational Games and Activities

MILWAUKEE, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While the summer months spell sun and fun for families, the extended break from school also diminishes math and reading skills for children. All kids lose some math skills in the summer and some lose ground in their reading abilities too, according to the National Summer Learning Association*. Engaging children with educational activities, that also teach important lessons about money, can help keep math and reading skills sharp. The interactive, financial literacy website, themint.org, is a good place to start.

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Endorsed by the American Library Association as a Great Web Site for Kids, themint.org offers games, activities and useful information for kids, as well as meaningful content for parents. And teachers can find classroom tools and resources to begin planning lessons for the fall.

"Themint.org is a great way for kids to stay engaged in learning over the summer while having fun too," says Elizabeth Taylor, director specialty markets at Northwestern Mutual.  "Parents can pick up tips for teaching their kids important lessons about money, budgets, saving and spending that will go a long way to fostering good money habits right now and in the future."

The site provides age-appropriate financial lessons for kids, tweens, parents, and teachers on topics ranging from the basics of earning and saving to spending and giving. Themint.org makes it easy for parents to access a series of articles on timely topics, including 'how to' advice and practical pointers for talking to their children about money. For teachers who might be looking to get a head start on lesson planning for the next school year, note that the site offers resources for the classroom, which are optimized for interactive use on classroom smart boards. Teachers can also download a variety of lesson plan materials.

Themint.org also conducts quarterly online polls of visitors to the site. The polls generate engaging conversation by posing thought-provoking questions for parents and kids to discuss. The site includes a full archive of past polls.

* The effects of summer vacation on achievement test scores:  Review of Educational Research, 1996

About the Northwestern Mutual Foundation

The mission of the Northwestern Mutual Foundation - the largest corporate foundation in the state of Wisconsin - is to build strong, vibrant communities that serve as a legacy to future generations. The Foundation's giving is designed to create an impact on the communities where the company's employees and financial representatives live and work. In fiscal year 2012, the Foundation will contribute $16.7 million to nonprofit organizations across the country.

About Northwestern Mutual

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company - Milwaukee, WI (Northwestern Mutual) - among the "World's Most Admired" life insurance companies in 2012 according to FORTUNE® magazine - has helped clients achieve financial security for more than 155 years. As a mutual company with $1.2 trillion of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual has no shareholders. The company focuses solely and directly on its clients and seeks to deliver consistent and dependable value to them over time.  Northwestern Mutual and its subsidiaries offer a holistic approach to financial security solutions including: life insurance, long-term care insurance, disability insurance, annuities,investment products, and advisory products and services. Subsidiaries include Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC, broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC; the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, limited purpose federal savings bank; and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company; and Russell Investments.

Further information can be found at http://www.northwesternmutual.com.

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CONTACT: Jean Towell, 1-800-323-7033, mediarelations@northwesternmutual.com

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

Trend Micro Deep Security Named One of 2012's Best Privacy Technologies by The Patient Privacy Rights Advocacy Group



/PRNewswire/ --Trend Micro Inc. (TYO: 4704;TSE: 4704) a global cloud security leader, today announced that the company's flagship virtualization security product, Trend Micro(TM) Deep Security, was selected by The Patient Privacy Rights advocacy group to be one of 2012's Best Privacy Technologies. Patient Privacy Rights' mission is to be the premier guardian and advocate for health privacy rights. Trend Micro received this honor at the recent 2nd International Summit on the Future of Health Privacy in Washington, DC. 
CUPERTINO, Calif., July 11, 2012  The award was based on Trend Micro's customer work with Beth Israel Deaconess Physicians Organization (BIDPO), the physician organization for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston MA, which provides integrated and coordinated managed care contracts and related medical management programs medical management services in support of its 1,500+members throughout eastern Massachusetts. 

Prior to partnering with Trend Micro, BIDPO was faced with the on-going challenges of keeping up with physician practice growth, offering a single patient medical record accessible at all medical offices, meeting HIPAA, ARRA and HITECH requirements, and, most importantly, ensuring that all patient records and communications were secure and kept private.

After deploying Trend Micro Deep Security, BIDPO achieved a security infrastructure that provides system and application security across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. BIDPO was also able to mitigate the potential risks for virtual servers and protect patient data, as well as reduce the risk of sensitive Protected Health Information from being exposed should a security breach occur. 

"We created a best practices defense-in-depth security architecture, knowing that we were going to be putting patient data on the Internet," said Bill Gillis, CIO, Beth Israel Deaconess Physician Organization. "We really rely on the server security strategy that Trend Micro has brought to the table for us. It gives us an environment where we can bring virtualization to the forefront, to the Web, in a secure way.  Knowing our systems are secure and compliant allows us to focus on our mission of clinical system delivery for our patients and care providers.

"The implicit trust we place in healthcare professionals must extend to the digital world of cyberspace. Protecting patient personal data is a priority of Trend Micro. Deep Security provides robust layered security for the protection of patient data from theft or misuse in both traditional IT and cloud environments," said Tom Kellermann, vice president of cybersecurity, Trend Micro.

Trend Micro Deep Security provides advanced protection for systems in the dynamic datacenter--from virtual desktops to physical, virtual or cloud servers. With the general availability of Deep Security 8, Trend Micro provides the industry's first and only agentless security platform combining agentless anti-malware, integrity monitoring, IDS/IPS, web application protection and firewall in a single security virtual appliance for VMware virtual machines. This dynamic, centrally-managed solution also supports compliance with important standards and regulations such as PCI, FISMA and HIPAA.

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

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

SOURCE  Trend Micro Inc.

Trend Micro Inc.

CONTACT: Vivian Shic, Trend Micro, +1-925-323-9382

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

Free eBay Seller Webinar - Five Fast Fixes to Increase Your Profits With Terapeak

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Page Mage Inc. along with eBay Radio, Outright, Stamps.com and Terapeak will be hosting this free webinar for eBay® sellers. Join the Terapeak team as they run through five easy ways to improve your profits selling on eBay.

Even the big guys take the time to ensure they optimize their listing and pricing strategies. This webinar will show you how to save time and money using automated research. We'll also provide a few listing tips, and review simple ways to streamline your business for profit!

In this webinar, you will learn how to fast fix:

    --  Pricing
    --  eBay Listings
    --  Traffic
    --  Keywords
    --  Product Line
If you implement just one of these tips you'll see your profits improve! Denise and Ryan from the Terapeak team will be presenting the webinar and answering all your related questions. Terapeak is the leading market research provider for eBay sellers - serving eBay sellers for more than seven years. Terapeak sellers have 2.1 more buyers than average eBay sellers!

Participants will be able to ask questions throughout the presentation. The webinar is for eBay sellers of all sizes and levels. Everyone who registers will receive a link to the webinar recording after it's completed. Please sign up whether you can participate live or not.

What:   Free webinar, "Five Fast Fixes to Increase Your Profits With Terapeak"

When:  Wednesday, July 25 at 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET (Registrants will receive a link to the webinar recording afterwards.)

Where:  Register at http://www.topratedsellerwebinars.com (You do NOT have to be a Top-rated seller to participate.)

About Page Mage

Page Mage was founded in 2008. We are transforming the way sellers market their products on eBay. Page Mage provides easy to use eBay Tools for creating better listings and bigger profits. Our new Billboards eBay App Center application lets you create breakthrough eBay listing designs to stand out from your competition, look more credible and professional, improve selling performance, and increase confidence among buyers. It's Top 10 "Most Popular" in the eBay Apps Center and it's completely free.

About Outright

Outright has one goal: to make bookkeeping as simple as possible so the self-employed can spend as little time as possible on the least enjoyable part of running a business. Outright's easy-to-use online accounting solution automatically brings together all of your sales & expenses in one place so you always know what's going on with your business and are ready come tax time. No math, no manual entry, no paper work. Outright integrates with eBay & PayPal, e-commerce accounts, and, of course, your Bank and Credit Card Accounts so you can stay up to date effortlessly and instead focus on doing what you love.

About eBay Radio

The host of eBay Radio is Jim "Griff" Griffith, eBay's Dean of Education and author of the Official eBay Bible. eBay Radio broadcasts (eBay Radio; eBay Radio's Ask Griff & Lee; and eBay Town Hall) feature helpful guidance, advice, and information from eBay team leaders and guest experts along with hot eBay topics, news direct from eBay, and your calls!

About Stamps.com

Stamps.com (Nasdaq:STMP) is a leading provider of Internet-based postage services. Stamps.com's service enables small businesses, high-volume shippers, enterprise shippers, and consumers to print U.S. Postal Service-approved postage with just a PC, printer and Internet connection, right from their home or office. The Company targets its services to small businesses and home offices, and currently has PC Postage partnerships with Avery Dennison, Microsoft, HP, USPS and others.

About Terapeak

Terapeak is a leader in ecommerce market research and payment analytics, and is the sole authorized re-licensor of eBay data globally. The company provides custom insights and SaaS technology-enabled solutions to e-commerce merchants around the world.

Currently aggregating over 20% of all online commerce sales data, Terapeak helps merchants make faster, more-profitable business decisions based on real-time market trends, pricing, and transaction data.

SOURCE  Outright

Outright

CONTACT: Mallory Snitker, SS|PR, msnitker@sspr.com, +1-847-309-7546

Fellowship Church Announces A New Look For Pastor Ed Young's Website: EdYoung.com

Ed Young's website features new layout and the latest information about Ed Young's ministry.

GRAPEVINE, Texas, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Newly launched EdYoung.com features a layout that highlights past messages and series and also makes it easier to connect with the Dallas-located pastor. The new homepage is bright and engaging, with an attention grabbing picture of Pastor Ed Young. Added at the top of the homepage are new social media plug-ins, which make it simple to keep up to date with Ed Young through several social media avenues that he's very active on.

Another addition to the homepage are large navigation buttons at the bottom of the page that link to popular topics on the website such as the most recent message featured on the site, giving to Ed Young's ministry, and he and wife Lisa's new book "Sexperiment." The last large box features FellowshipLIve.com, a new part of Ed Young's ministry, an online church.

The new look of EdYoung.com now allows the site to easily connect to the viewer which was a goal when updating the site. "We are so excited about this new website! It gives us the opportunity to connect on every level to each life of our audience members and show them the great potential God has for their life," says Ed Young.

There are more updates to come for the site. The second phase of upgrading includes a new store for Ed Young's resources and other small updates as well.

ABOUT: Fellowship Church

Ed Young is the founding pastor of Fellowship Church, one of the most attended churches in North America. He is an author and speaker noted for communicating biblical truth in creative and memorable ways. He has a passion for making the complex simple as he speaks truth to people in ways they can understand and apply to their everyday lives. He has written 14 other books, including The New York Times best-seller "Sexperiment."

SOURCE  Fellowship Church

Fellowship Church

CONTACT: Andy Boyd, Fellowship Church, +1-972-471-6601

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

ThinkForex(TM) Extends Free iPhone 4S Promotion for New Live Accounts

Sign-up for a free ThinkForex live account to take advantage of our free iPhone 4S promotion.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Claim your free iPhone 4S courtesy of ThinkForex(TM) by July 31st, 2012! Manage your free forex live trading account from anywhere in the world today, and stay in-tune with the rapidly changing Forex market while trading with flexibility and security utilizing ThinkForex MT4 iPhone Trader, the perfect solution for iPhone Forex trading.

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Benefits of ThinkForex MetaTrader 4 iPhone Trader include:

    --  Forex trading on the go
    --  Live streaming Forex quotes
    --  Available in multiple languages
    --  Manage your positions at the touch of a button
    --  Review your balance and equity
To take advantage of this amazing offer:

    --  Open a new ThinkForex live forex trading account
    --  Once you are approved, simply fund your live forex account
    --  Complete qualified trades and then claim your free MetaTrader 4 iPhone
        trader
After claiming your MT4 iPhone Trader courtesy of ThinkForex, download MT4 iPad Trader, our iPad Forex trading app.

ThinkForex is an online forex broker dedicated to offering clients optimal customer support, along with technology, and unique services unrivaled by competitors. ThinkForex(TM) is excited about our latest and upcoming product and service offerings as they will only provide our clients with a more robust forex trading and personal experience. We invite all of our existing clients and any interested parties to open a free forex demo account and to stay informed with ThinkForex company news by becoming a fan of our Facebook page or by following us on Twitter. Open a free live forex account and harness the power of forex trading.

ThinkForexis committed to dramatically changing the forex landscape by offering our clients unparalleled access to high-speed trade execution, and providing the ideal environment for all forex traders. As a part of this continued commitment, we invite you to visit ThinkForex.com often where there is a bevy of forex related development materials and contact us at: pr@thinkforex.com with your feedback.

MEDIA CONTACT:
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ThinkForex(TM)

NZ: +64-9889-3224
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Blackboard and Ingram Announce Plans to Integrate VitalSource Bookshelf and Blackboard Learn

Effort will Join e-Books With Courses for Online and Mobile Access

NEW ORLEANS, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackboard customers will soon have a powerful new option for delivering e-textbooks on their campuses. Today, Blackboard Inc. and Ingram's Vital Source Technologies, Inc. announced a global agreement to give students and faculty one-click access to Vital Source's industry leading e-textbook platform directly within Blackboard Learn(TM), the market's leading learning management (LMS) system. The planned integration would be available for users both online and for mobile devices.

"With the integration, there would be no extra software for users to install, no separate logins and passwords to remember," said Kent Freeman, chief operating officer of Vital Source. "You get immediate access to the digital copies of your textbooks, and they are an integral part of your Blackboard Learn courses."

With the planned offering, instructors would be able to preview and select textbooks, as well as pieces of content or learning objects and add them to assignments and activities directly in their courses in Blackboard Learn. In addition, faculty and administrators would be able to track e-book usage through analytics reports.

Vital Source's comprehensive e-content platform currently includes over 80,000 titles from the world's leading publishers. Student and faculty users can access their books--online and offline--on a variety of device types including Mac®, Windows®, iPad®, and Android®. Users can make notes, highlights, and annotations in their e-textbooks, all of which automatically sync across devices. Students can even share and subscribe to notes and highlights from their peers. The planned integration would also support viewing e-book content through Blackboard's mobile learning app.

"Our work with Vital Source can deliver great value for educators and students by bringing together the leading e-textbook platform and the leading learning management system to create a more engaging learning experience," said Matthew Small, chief business officer at Blackboard. "We're excited to work with Vital Source to offer our clients and users a more streamlined, more powerful approach to leveraging digital textbooks right within their courses - online and on mobile."

"Developing relevant tools and resources for the education community is at the core of our business," said Freeman. "We believe that accessible, interactive digital content is a big part of the future of education. By expanding our current work with Blackboard, we are able to bring our rich, interactive toolsets closer to the student's day-to-day learning life."

The work with Vital Source is part of Blackboard's ongoing effort to make it easier for teachers and students to find, use and share digital content and tools. The Blackboard Learn platform supports a wide range of integrations for content from leading educational publishers and content providers.

Vital Source, one of Ingram's fastest growing businesses, is the preferred and most used e-textbook delivery platform in higher education today. With longstanding relationships with more than 200 of the best-known publishers, and with over 2.2 million registered users on 6,000 campuses in 200 countries and territories worldwide, the platform was designed to support learning and built to scale for dramatic growth. Combining the education and technology background of the Vital Source team with the book industry resources and leadership of Ingram, Vital Source is firmly positioned as a market leader in the digital learning space.

The announcement was made at BbWorld® 2012, an annual event hosted by Blackboard taking place this week in New Orleans.

For more information about Blackboard Learn, please visit http://www.blackboard.com/learn. For more information about Vital Source, please visit http://www.vitalsource.com. Follow @Blackboard and #BbW12 for updates during BbWorld.

About Blackboard Inc.

Blackboard Inc. is a global leader in enterprise technology and innovative solutions that improve the experience of millions of students and learners around the world every day. Blackboard's solutions allow thousands of higher education, K-12, professional, corporate, and government organizations to extend teaching and learning online, facilitate campus commerce and security, and communicate more effectively with their communities. Founded in 1997, Blackboard is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

About Ingram

Ingram Content Group is a division of Nashville-based Ingram Industries Inc. The company provides books, music and media content to over 38,000 retailers, libraries, schools and distribution partners in 195 countries. More than 25,000 publishers use Ingram's fully integrated physical and digital solutions and programs to realize the full business potential of books. Ingram's operating units are Ingram Book Company, Lightning Source Inc., Vital Source Technologies, Inc., Ingram Periodicals Inc., Ingram International Inc., Ingram Library Services Inc., Spring Arbor Distributors Inc., Ingram Publisher Services Inc., Tennessee Book Company LLC, and Coutts Information Services. For more information, visit http://www.ingramcontent.com

Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects for Blackboard represent the Company's views as of the date of this press release. Actual results may differ materially as a result of various important factors. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause the Company's views to change. However, while the Company may elect to update these statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so.  Statements regarding Blackboard's product development initiatives, including new products and future product upgrades, updates or enhancements represent Blackboard's current intentions, but may be modified, delayed or abandoned without prior notice and there is no assurance that such offering, upgrades, updates or functionality will become available unless and until they have been made generally available.

Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

Mac® and iPad® are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.

Android® is a registered trademark of Google Inc.

SOURCE  Blackboard; Ingram

Blackboard; Ingram

CONTACT: Matthew Maurer, Blackboard Inc., +1-202-463-4860 ext. 2637, matthew.maurer@blackboard.com; or Keel Hunt, Ingram, +1-615-321-3110, keel@tsgnashville.com

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

Budget-Minded Teachers Build Classroom Libraries with New Online Marketplace

PLEASANTON, Calif., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Classroom2Classroom, LLC announces the launch of their new on-line marketplace, http://www.Classroom2Classroom.com, that provides the K-12 education community a platform to buy and sell new and used classroom library books.  With this new marketplace, educators are able to bundle books by theme, grade level, or reading metric and offer them for sale to others anywhere in the nation.  For buyers, the marketplace allows them to quickly search for book bundles that address the reading needs of their students, thereby improving the quality of their classroom reading center or library. 

"A classroom library is an integral part of a vibrant learning environment," said Marc Schweitzer, Education Consultant.  "Building and maintaining a functional classroom library or reading center requires a significant investment of time and money on the part of the teacher.  People may not realize it, but a typical classroom library holds 600+ titles, and this investment comes out of the teacher's pocket.  A marketplace like Classroom2Classroom will save teachers time by leveraging the knowledge of other teachers and it will save money as it is a marketplace for both used and new books."

"Classroom2Classroom is a unique internet marketplace tailored to the specific needs of the classroom teacher," said Mike Serrano, Founder, Classroom2Classroom.  "Our site is the result of countless conversations with educators in rural, urban, public and private schools.  One of the unique challenges faced by educators is building a classroom library that allows children to expand their reading ability.  To do this, teachers have developed a number of ways to organize their libraries and what we've done is leverage that knowledge and put it into a marketplace where teachers can buy and sell books they no longer use and share their knowledge about those books with others.  Additionally, we offer a number of unique selling features like comparative pricing information and allowing buyers to search on a number of unique reading metrics."

About Classroom2Classroom, LLC

Classroom2Classroom is an on-line marketplace designed to save educators time and money as they build and maintain their classroom libraries.  Classroom2Classroom eliminates the barriers between the availability of classroom library books and the need for those books.  Classroom2Classroom, LLC is headquartered in the Pleasanton, California.

Contact:
Mike Serrano
Mike@Classroom2Classroom.com
925-915-4835
Twitter:@classroombooks
FB:http://www.facebook.com/classroom2classroom

SOURCE  Classroom2Classroom, LLC

Classroom2Classroom, LLC

Web Site: http://www.classroom2classroom.com

Brightstar Corporation Announces Agreement To Divest Its 50% Interest In Its European Joint Venture To Tech Data Corporation

Brightstar Corp will continue its European operations under a wholly-owned subsidiary

MIAMI, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Brightstar Corporation, the world's largest specialized wireless distribution and services company, has reached an agreement to sell its 50 percent ownership interest in Brightstar Europe Limited (BEL) to Tech Data Corporation (Nasdaq: TECD). Under the terms of the agreement, Tech Data will pay Brightstar approximately $165.6 million in cash. Brightstar will use the proceeds from the transaction for investment, expansion, and general corporate purposes. As a result of this transaction, Brightstar Corporation's book value will increase by approximately US$92 million to approximately US$675 million on a pro-forma basis as of March 31, 2012.

"Tech Data has been a great partner, and in just five years, we have jointly grown BEL from a startup to a leader in the European mobility distribution industry," said R. Marcelo Claure, Brightstar's Chairman and CEO. "We are now looking forward to operating in Europe under a Brightstar Corp fully-owned subsidiary and making our broad suite of services, including distribution, available to customers across Europe."

As part of the agreement, BEL's handset protection & insurance and buy-back & trade-in customers will be transferred to, and serviced, by Brightstar. The agreement also provides the opportunity for certain employees at BEL to join Brightstar's European operations in order to continue servicing the handset protection & insurance and buy-back & trade-in customers. In addition, Tech Data will work closely with Brightstar to service certain Brightstar customers in Europe, and both Brightstar and Tech Data remain committed to TDMobility, a 50/50 joint venture in the U.S.

Brightstar will now focus on growing its European business and geographic footprint through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Brightstar will continue to offer customers across Europe its portfolio of industry leading services including: value-added distribution, supply chain optimization, multi-channel retail services, and the abovementioned handset protection & insurance and buy-back & trade-in solutions.

About Brightstar Corporation
Brightstar Corp is the world's largest specialized wireless distribution and services company with annual revenues exceeding US$5.7 billion for the period ending March 31, 2012, revenues surpassing US$1.3 billion for the quarter ending March 31, 2012, and total assets exceeding US$2.8 billion. With a local presence on 6 continents, Brightstar's 43,000 customers include many of the world's leading manufacturers, operators, and retailers. Brightstar's industry leading services portfolio includes value-added distribution, supply chain optimization, handset protection & insurance and buy-back & trade-in, and multi-channel retail services.

In 2011, Brightstar acquired eSecuritel, a leader in handset insurance as well as Flipswap Services, a leader in buy-back and trade-in solutions.

SOURCE  Brightstar Corporation

Brightstar Corporation

CONTACT: Dennis Strand, Chief Financial Officer, +1-305-921-1287, dennis.strand@brightstarcorp.com, or Andre Jacquet, Chief Marketing Officer, +1-305-921-1474, andre.jacquet@brightstarcorp.com, or Rafael de Guzman, VP Strategy, +1-305-921-1434, rafael.deguzman@brightstarcorp.com, all of Brightstar Corporation

Fujitsu Mission Critical Systems And Datameer Partner To Deliver Complete Data Analytics Solution

Joint solution combines hardware, infrastructure and end user analytic tools

SAN MATEO, Calif. and TOKYO, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fujitsu Mission Critical Systems Limited (FMCS), a subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited that specializes in mission-critical information systems, and Datameer, Inc., a leading data analytics and visualization company, today announced a strategic partnership that will enable business users to quickly and easily analyze all of their data, leveraging the big data storage and compute powers of Hadoop and Fujitsu hardware. The companies will jointly market and sell in Japan.

FMCS is releasing a System Solution for Enterprise Big Data Analysis, an on-premise solution that enables immediate trials and implementations of big data analysis. The ready-made solution vertically integrates hardware structures, software, system operations, and maintenance operations to optimize performance and usability, providing a big data analysis solution tailored to the customers' private environment. Datameer 2.0 provides an end-user interface for fast data integration, ad-hoc analysis and data-linked visualizations. This partnership will provide businesses the flexibility, power, and speed needed to quickly and thoroughly analyze company performance, better understand customer behavior and optimize business processes.

"Businesses understand the increasing importance of analytics while also recognizing that new technologies and solutions are needed to address the variety, velocity and complexity of today's data," said Stefan Groschupf, CEO of Datameer. "The Datameer and FMCS partnership will make it easier for users to quickly get to the business insights they need." 

Datameer combines big data integration, analytics and visualization in a single web-based application. Datameer includes 25+ source connectors for structured and unstructured data and a plug-in API so users can connect to custom data sources if needed. Datameer includes over 200 point and click analytic functions in an intuitive, spreadsheet user interface with an open API so users can create their own custom functions. Once analysis is performed, users can visualize their data in Datameer's brand new Business Infographic Designer, a vector-based WYSIWYG design tool that allows users to create stunning, data-driven Business Infographics.

"Partnering with Datameer means that our customers will not only get the fastest and easiest to use big data storage and compute infrastructure on the market today, but also a complete analytics solution from data integration and analytics to visualizations that works on any device," said Hisao Miura, Representative Director of FMCS. "Both companies take pride in providing advanced analytics technology, so forming a strategic partnership made complete sense."

FMCS bundled their system development expertise with leading edge technologies into a complete on-premise vertical solution for enterprise big data analysis. Combined with Datameer, FMCS offers a complete solution for easy and effective data analysis.

About Fujitsu Mission Critical Systems Limited (FMCS)

Fujitsu Mission Critical Systems Limited (FMCS) is a subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited specializing in mission-critical information systems. FMCS provides system integration services and operations of safe and reliable infrastructure for mission-critical systems -- such as banking and government information systems -- by merging advanced technologies with system development, operations, and maintenance know-how. Amidst the growing interest in big data, FMCS is developing big data systems such as smart grid, log analytics, and market analytics in various industries including energy, media, finance, and public services.

Contact:       +81-3-6810-2381

About Datameer

Datameer offers the first data analytics solution built on Hadoop that helps business users access, analyze and use massive amounts of data. Founded by Hadoop veterans in 2009, the company's breakthrough product provides unparalleled access to data with minimal IT resources. Datameer scales to 4,000 servers and petabytes of data and is available for all major Hadoop distributions including Apache, Cloudera, EMC, Fujitsu Mission Critical Systems, Hortonworks, IBM, MapR, Yahoo!, Amazon and Microsoft Azure. Datameer is based in San Mateo, Calif.

    Contact:                Susan Puccinelli
                            Sr. PR Manager, Datameer
                            spuccinelli@datameer.com
                            650-241-1086
SOURCE  Datameer

Datameer

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

Outercurve Foundation Announces Acceptance of Visual Studio Pattern Automation Toolkit

VSPAT Allows IT Experts Using Visual Studio to Economically Create Custom Development and Deployment Tools

WAKEFIELD, Mass., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Outercurve Foundation today announced acceptance of the Visual Studio Pattern Automation Toolkit (VSPAT) project into the Data, Languages and Systems Interoperability Gallery. VPSAT, a toolset and framework for Visual Studio, enables IT experts to create and execute 'pattern toolkits' to automate the development or deployment of a proven pattern, best practice, or solution for reuse across projects. VSPAT was contributed by Microsoft, Outercurve's founding sponsor.

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VSPAT meets the needs of organizations that develop custom solutions and seek greater return on investment by capturing and re-using the patterns of such solutions. VSPAT offers tools to ensure solution scalability for IT professionals building and deploying custom solutions, improving quality, consistency and time to market. VSPAT also provides a new way to capture, communicate, and deploy best practices, code and script samples, as well as architectural or technology patterns in instructional, configurable and customizable pattern toolkits.

"VSPAT is about arming communities, customers and partners with the ability to economically create custom development and deployment tools. It was created to make building custom tooling easier, cheaper and within the reach of any IT professional," said project creator Jezz Santos. "We are very pleased to contribute the project to Outercurve and to join this growing community." VSPAT is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license.

"The VSPAT project has demonstrated enormous potential for revolutionizing the custom solution development industry," said Paula Hunter, Executive Director, Outercurve Foundation. "We're pleased to accept VSPAT into the DLSI gallery, where support from the larger FOSS community will help it flourish and evolve."

VSPAT is available for download at http://vspat.codeplex.com/. For more information on the DLSI Gallery or the Outercurve Foundation please visit http://www.Outercurve.org.   

About The Outercurve Foundation

The Outercurve Foundation is a non-profit foundation providing software IP management and project development governance to enable and encourage organizations to develop software collaboratively in open source communities for faster results.  The Outercurve Foundation is the only open source foundation that is platform, technology, and license agnostic. For more information about the Outercurve Foundation contact info@Outercurve.org.

SOURCE  The Outercurve Foundation

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The Outercurve Foundation

CONTACT: Ann Dalrymple, +1-781-404-2432 (o); +1-781-254-3892 (c), ann.dalrymple@emanatepr.com

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

Tango Software Corp. attains exclusive agreement with GFSI to build and manage Payment Processing Gateway

WARWICK, R.I., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ICOA, Inc. (OTCPK: ICOA)  is pleased to announce, in conjunction with Tango Software Corp. with whom it recently signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire a majority interest, that Tango has entered into an exclusive agreement with Global Filipino Solutions Incorporated (GFSI), to build an advanced Payment Processing Gateway. Tango is also the primary software developer for GFSI current endeavors.

Tango wishes to highlight at this time that it has an exclusive arrangement with GFSI to architect (software design), develop (software program), and deploy (hardware appliance and install) a world-class banking remittance and credit card processing system (eCommerce and payment processing gateway) for GFSI's booming merchant base.

Tango and GFSI (http://www.filipinosolutions.com) have undergone due diligence and feasibility of the project, and the project has been initiated since Spring 2010, and has undergone an extensive review and vetting process. The project has completed planning, costing, and resource allocation stages.  Both parties are in agreement to expedite the development of the software.

Tango is extremely excited to start work on the payment processor.  Online (Internet) payment processing is a very lucrative market, as each transaction is charged a fee plus a transaction rate.  It includes m-commerce, eWallets, loyalty cards, prepaid cards, money transfers, and credit card processing. The higher the dollar volume and the higher the number of transactions that Tango's software will process, Tango will generate higher and higher net revenue.  According to http://mobithinking.com/mobile-marketing-tools/latest-mobile-stats/f#m-payments, 170 million mobile device users will make a purchase, and $119 Billion of annual transaction volume is expected to be processed through mobile devices by 2015.  The trend is upwards, as more people are using tablets, mobile phones with internet access, and other devices to purchase products.  Gartner predicts that in 2016 there will be 448 million m-payment users, in a market worth $617 billion.  Asia/Pacific will have the most m-payment users, but Africa will account for the highest revenues.  GIA: Asia-Pacific will emerge as the predominant MFS market in terms of customer base.  In the Middle East and Africa, the need to provide financial services to remote areas will be central to the growth of m-banking.

GFSI is a well respected corporation and has established clientele in various parts of Asia and in the Pacific coast of North America. The principals of GFSI have extensive experience in the MicroPayments industry and know how to attract high-value merchants and create high transaction dollar volume accounts.  It has a vast portfolio of software assets and extensive strategic partners.  It has the following software systems: Online Games Publisher, Online Archiving & Data Witness, Provider of Communication & Internet Enhancement, Payment Gateway, and Medical Transcription.  GFSI aims to utilize the new processor to process payments for its clients.

Tango staff has worked in Payment Processing and has architected and implemented world-class payment systems. Tango is experienced in creating 24/7 critical fault-tolerant systems to maximize uptime and optimize transaction volume for its clients.  Tango is eager to start this project with GFSI.  The partnership is a long-term one as building the payment processing gateway project is very complex. Tango is pleased to work with GFSI long-term as it will "open doors" to GFSIs current critical systems market.

Tango has entered into a Letter of Intent with ICOA Inc. under which ICOA will acquire a majority stake of Tango, and will be expanding into the e-Commerce Payments space. Its competitive advantage is that ICOA will be able to provide its existing Wi-Fi and Internet customers e-Commerce payment solutions on an International level.

About ICOA

ICOA, Inc. (OTCPK: ICOA) is a national provider of wireless and wired broadband Internet networks in high-traffic public locations.  ICOA provides design, installation, operation, maintenance and management of WI-FI hot-spot and hot-zone Internet access. Based in Warwick, Rhode Island, ICOA owns or operates  broadband access installations in high-traffic locations across 40 states, located in airports, quick-service restaurants, hotels and motels, travel plazas, marinas etc. ICOA networks are compatible with widely-used 802.11x technology and with virtually all Internet service providers. Further information is at http://www.icoacorp.com. 

This press release includes forward-looking statements related to theglobe.com, inc. that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties relating to integration of newly acquired businesses and assets, product delivery, product launch dates, risks relating to the Internet, development and protection of technology, the availability of financing or other capital to fund its plans and operations, the management of growth, market acceptance of our products, our ability to compete successfully against established competitors with greater resources, the uncertainty of future governmental regulation (particularly as it pertains to the Internet), pending litigation and other risks. These forward-looking statements are made in reliance on the ``Safe Harbor'' provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For further information about these and other factors that could affect ICOA's future results and business plans, please see the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in particular our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 and our subsequent filings found on OTC Markets website bringing the Company current in its public reporting responsibilities as a OTC Pink Sheet Company through March 2012.  Copies of these filings are available online at http://www.sec.gov and http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/ICOA/company-info. Prospective investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. Actual results may differ materially and adversely from management expectations.

About Tango

Tango Software Corp. is an internationally recognized designer and developer of  mission-critical software specializing in e-Commerce payment processing software, high-availability (24/7) solutions for enterprise-scale Internet websites, Internet security and digital identity protocols, and computer control systems for industrial, electrical, and refrigeration applications.  Tango has developed, designed, and quality assured software for a number of enterprise clients.  In the payment processing space, it is a recognized integrator with gateways such as FDMS, Nova Systems, BCE AssurePay, and Moneris.  Further information is at http://www.tangotechnical.com.

Contact:
ICOA, Inc.
investor@icoamail.com
http://www.icoacorp.com

SOURCE  ICOA, Inc.

ICOA, Inc.

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

Greenlight Unveils Digital Advent Calendar to get Marketers Ready for Christmas

LONDON, July 11, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    Hot on the heels of its Christmas Conference last week, leading independent digital
marketing agency, Greenlight, has unveiled an interactive Digital Advent Calendar
[http://www.greenlightdigital.com/digitaladventcalendar ] loaded with insightful tips, as
part of its drive to give digital marketers and brands a head start with their Christmas
2012 strategy so their campaigns are underway in time for the festive season.

    Greenlight's Digital Advent Calendar consists of ten boxes each filled with tips. One
will be unlocked daily to reveal practical insights and recommendations around Social
Media, internet advertising and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO).

    Described on Twitter as being 'catchy and pertinent', day one of Greenlight's Digital
Advent Calendar kicked-off yesterday, Monday 9 July, showing a lively animated SEO
Nightmare jingle [http://www.greenlightdigital.com/digitaladventcalendar/#01 ] (Matt Cutts
is coming to town), with a 'Don't Spam' tip and the consequences of doing so.

    To get marketers into the Christmas spirit, Greenlight
[http://www.greenlightdigital.com ] is also giving away amazing prizes daily, including
iPads, Nespresso machines and iPhones.

    Winners will be announced on Greenlight's Twitter page @GreenlightMKTG
[https://twitter.com/#%21/greenlightmktg ] every day at 16:30 BST.

    Greenlight's Digital Advent Calendar runs until 20th July 2012. To sign up to get
great tips and a chance to win prizes go to
http://www.greenlightdigital.com/digitaladventcalendar and select the latest unlocked
box.

    About Greenlight:

    Greenlight is a leading independent digital marketing agency, providing Search and
Social Media services. With over 100 blue-chip clients including Santander, New Look, Sky
and ghd, Greenlight is a leader in the digital marketing space, and is recognized
worldwide for its commitment to delivering record ROI for its clients and investing in the
future.

    Greenlight is considered the premier thought leader in the sector, publishing widely
read industry reports, original research and speaking at trade events. Founded in 2001,
Greenlight is headquartered in London, with offices in New York.
http://www.greenlightdigital.com

Source: Greenlight

Notes to Editors:
To arrange an interview or for further information, please contact:
Krishna Rao, T: +44-(20)-3326-6232, E: krishna.rao@greenlightdigital.com

Tapjoy and Kontagent Form Strategic Partnership, Benefitting Entire Mobile App Industry

SAN FRANCISCO, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tapjoy, Inc. (http://www.tapjoy.com), a mobile advertising and publishing platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Kontagent (http://www.kontagent.com), the leading provider of enterprise user analytics for mobile application developers, marketers and producers. The partnership signals a coming together of two of the industry's most prominent players, and will result in new products and services that are true industry game changers.

"Tapjoy is excited to partner with Kontagent, the leading enterprise analytics solution in the market," said Mihir Shah, Tapjoy CEO. "We know that it's becoming more difficult to monetize users in the increasingly competitive mobile economy. That's why we're thrilled to partner with Kontagent to be able to provide more solutions to help developers improve user acquisition, retention and monetization--and ultimately improve their bottom lines."

"As the leading enterprise analytics solution for the mobile developer industry, we couldn't be more pleased than to partner with Tapjoy, another leader in the mobile space," said Jeff Tseng, Kontagent CEO. "We've developed a best-in-class analytics offering for the biggest names in the space, and with this partnership, we look forward to continuing to build innovative new solutions for our customers."

The partnership will give Tapjoy customers the insights they need to optimize user acquisition campaigns and maximize efforts at monetization. For Kontagent, the relationship is a strategic move to gain a stronger foothold in the mobile app space, building on the momentum they've garnered over the past year since launching kSuite Mobile Analytics for mobile developers.

More details about the partnership and the product offering's release date will be announced in the coming weeks.

About Tapjoy
Tapjoy is a mobile advertising and monetization platform whose Mobile Value Exchange model allows users to select personalized advertisements with which to engage for virtual rewards or premium content. Tapjoy helps unlock mobile joy by empowering users on more than 600 million devices to watch videos, subscribe to services, install applications and participate in other types of advertisements in exchange for virtual rewards they can use in their favorite apps. Tapjoy's turnkey in-app advertising platform helps developers to cost-effectively acquire high-value new users and monetize their applications, while its powerful advertising marketplace lets brand advertisers reach a global mobile audience spanning more than 10,000 applications. Tapjoy is backed by top-tier investors, including J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Rho Ventures, North Bridge Venture Partners, InterWest Partners and D.E. Shaw Ventures. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company also has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Santa Barbara, Atlanta, Paris, Dusseldorf, London, Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo. For more information, please visit http://www.tapjoy.com.

About Kontagent
Kontagent is the leading enterprise user analytics platform for social and mobile application developers, marketers and producers. Kontagent tracks more than 1,000 applications, over 150 million monthly active users and in excess of 50 billion events each month for customers around the globe. The company's proprietary platform, kSuite, has been built from the ground up to harness deep data pattern visualization and analysis that provides customers with valuable, actionable insights. Armed with this data, and combined with Kontagent's team of data scientists, customers have the power to better measure and optimize their customer economics and build more profitable enterprises. Founded in 2007, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in Toronto and London. For more information, visit http://www.kontagent.com.

© 2012 Tapjoy, Inc. All Rights Reserved.  Tapjoy and the Tapjoy logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Tapjoy, Inc. All third party logos and trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

SOURCE  Tapjoy, Inc.

Tapjoy, Inc.

CONTACT: Stephanie Holbrook, Tapjoy, Inc., +1-415-766-6996, stephanie@tapjoy.com; Catherine Mylinh, Kontagent, +1-415-766-6539, cat@kontagent.com

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

Ektron Releases New Products and Major Update of the Ektron Web Content and Digital Experience Management Platform

Ektron Digital Experience Hub and Ektron Cloud Manager Released. Enhanced Features of Ektron 8.6 Include Support for Next Generation Content Editor, Expanded Search and Mobile Development Tools.

NASHUA, N.H., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ektron today announced the immediate availability of two new products, the Ektron Digital Experience Hub and Ektron Cloud Manager, and a major update to the company's web content and digital experience management platform, Ektron 8.6.  These Ektron solutions offer unprecedented features to manage and deliver relevant digital experiences to customers across all online channels.

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"These are important new releases for Ektron customers," said Bill Rogers, Ektron founder and CEO.  "The combination of Ektron 8.6 with the Ektron Digital Experience Hub represents the next stage in the evolution of our product beyond web content management to complete digital experience management.  Ektron Cloud Manager extends the dynamic delivery of Ektron-powered websites and marketing campaigns into the cloud, enabling content authors to achieve their business goals without concerns about the impact on website hardware or IT resources."

Ektron 8.6

Ektron 8.6 is a major upgrade to Ektron's flagship web content and digital experience management platform, focused on improving the content creation and management experience for authors, developers, and designers.  Key benefits include:

    --  Radically simplified content authoring.  Ektron 8.6 includes new support
        for an advanced HTML5-based editor, offering unprecedented WYSIWYG
        functionality for content authors
    --  Improved support for mobile devices.  With the Ektron 8.6 adaptive image
        resizing feature, content creators can dynamically re-size images based
        on device screen size, especially useful in responsive web design
    --  Intelligent content synchronization.  Ektron 8.6 eSync enhancements
        assure dependent files are simultaneously synchronized with associated
        content
    --  Greater flexibility and performance with search.  Ektron 8.6 offers a
        deeper integration with Microsoft Search Server and Microsoft FAST,
        providing an "Amazon.com-style" search experience.  Ektron 8.6 also uses
        Ektron's "best-of-breed" approach allowing other search engines to be
        used through a provider model
    --  Enhanced support for URL redirects.  Maximize search engine optimization
        and ensure visitors can always find site content, even when pages are
        deleted or moved
"Ektron 8.6 contains a number of important new features for both Ektron users and developers.   The new content editor in 8.6 is easy-to-use, powerful, and blazing fast.  I've used a number of Web CMS editors over the years, and the new editor in 8.6 is the best I've experienced.  For developers, Ektron provided a number of important enhancements to URL aliasing and added support for mobile and responsive web design. This is a terrific release from Ektron, and I am looking forward to upgrading." - Ken McAndrew, Senior Web Developer at C-SPAN

Digital Experience Hub

The Ektron Digital Experience Hub (DXH) is the first product in the Web CMS market to answer the need of delivering comprehensive, personalized experiences across websites, mobile devices, and social networks.  By integrating industry-leading CRM, marketing automation, and web analytics solutions with the Ektron platform, the DXH provides these key benefits:

    --  Increased business efficiencies.  The DXH offers pre-built integrations
        into enterprise systems including connectors for Salesforce.com,
        Microsoft Dynamics, Marketo, and Microsoft SharePoint
    --  Automated form publishing.  Simplifies the collection and use of form
        information between the website and applications such as Salesforce.com
        and Marketo
    --  Unified customer experience management and marketing campaign
        optimization. Through the Digital Experience Hub, marketers can provide
        a coordinated and meaningful customer experience across all digital
        channels and create a coordinated view of the customer across marketing
        systems
    --  Support for Microsoft SharePoint.  Integrate existing SharePoint
        content, workflow and management capabilities into the Ektron solution
"Delivering coordinated and engaging experiences across channels has always been a challenge that required that the 'siloed' view become a single view of the customer that all platforms could act on.  Rather than our having to create a custom solution for each technology and implementation, the Ektron Digital Experience Hub makes developing a seamless cross-channel experience much easier." - Rolf Kraus, Vice President, Content Management, Portals and Collaboration Practice at eDynamic.

Ektron Cloud Manager

The Ektron Cloud Manager allows Ektron customers to launch websites and marketing campaigns in the cloud, reducing an organization's need to rely on expensive on-premise hardware or support from busy IT resources.  Key benefits of the Ektron Cloud Manager include:

    --  Wizard-based cloud provisioning.  Ektron Cloud Manager provisioning
        enables authoring of site content within an on-premise environment for
        deployment to a cloud-based platform
    --  Hybrid deployment.  Mix and match cloud instances with traditional
        on-premise Ektron instances, ensuring sensitive content remains local
        while still benefiting from cloud delivery
    --  Optimal performance. Deliver sites at unlimited scale.  Users can easily
        configure the optimal server environment and location for maximum
        performance
    --  Cloud Platforms. Support for Microsoft Windows Azure and Amazon EC2
"In the competitive landscape of website development, speed matters," said Nicole Denil, Director Americas ISV, Windows Azure Incubation at Microsoft.  "Microsoft is excited to see Ektron support the Windows Azure cloud.  The global scalability and reliability of Windows Azure can give Ektron customers great benefit."

Helpful Links

    --  Twitter
    --  Community
    --  Facebook
    --  YouTube
    --  EktronDeveloperCommunity
    --  Webinars
Availability

The Ektron Digital Experience Hub, Ektron Cloud Manager and Ektron 8.6 are available now.

About Ektron
Ektron simplifies the creation, management and delivery of digital experiences for global organizations that are looking to drive revenue growth and improve customer satisfaction. Headquartered in Nashua, N.H., with offices in Australia, Canada and the U.K., Ektron has thousands of customers including: Dell, Las Vegas Sands, Microsoft, NASDAQ and National Health Services UK. For more information: http://www.ektron.com.

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CONTACT: Fred Bals of Ektron, Inc., +1-589-5274, fred.bals@ektron.com

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

Comm100 Live Chat Plugin for WordPress & Joomla Hits the Market

Comm100 Makes it Easy for Businesses to Have Live Chat on WordPress or Joomla Sites

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Comm100, the leader in customer service and communication software, has just announced the launch of live chat plugins for WordPress and Joomla, the two most widely used Content Management Systems (CMS) in the world. As Comm100's flagship product, Comm100 Live Chat can now be quickly installed on WordPress or Joomla based sites, which satisfies the needs of numerous WordPress or Joomla users who are looking to provide live chat on their websites or blogs.

As the leading global provider of customer service and communication solutions, Comm100 is growing at an unprecedented rate and has won the trust of over 192,800 businesses from all over the world. Comm100 Live Chat is the enterprise-grade live chat software that features a powerful feature set, friendly user interface and stable system performance. Working on over 20,000 websites, Comm100 Live Chat helps businesses increase sales, boost customer satisfaction and reduce operating cost.

Since it first launched on August 5th, 2009, Comm100 Live Chat has been embraced by thousands of businesses around the globe with continuous positive feedback. "Comm100 Live Chat has definitely increased our sales and we tend to think that our website before was like having a shop with no staff; we can now help customers at any point during their visit to our website and track their progress. Comm100 Live Chat has become vital to our business," said Keziah Edwards, Travel Consultant at Beach Club Resorts.

Based on customers' feedback, Comm100 finds that a large number of business websites are built on Content Management Systems (CMS) such as WordPress and Joomla. "We offer the WordPress chat plugin and the Joomla chat module to make it easy for businesses to integrate Comm100 Live Chat onto their WordPress or Joomla based sites and to improve their website conversion rate by providing instant support to the visitors," said Amy Gu, VP of Comm100.

"Besides WordPress and Joomla, there are also many other popular content management systems or ecommerce systems in the market. WordPress and Joomla are just the start. Easy integration with other third-party systems or applications will be realized one by one in the near future," said Amy. "To better meet our customer needs, we are also planning to seamlessly integrate our products with CRM systems like Salesforce and SugarCRM as well as social media platforms such as Facebook."

WordPress and Joomla are both free and open source content management systems for publishing content on the Internet. WordPress is used by over 14.7% of Alexa Internet's "top 1 million" websites and as of August 2011 manages 22% of all new websites. Joomla has been downloaded over 30 million times as of March 2012. It is estimated to be the second most used CMS on the Internet after WordPress.

About Comm100

Comm100 is the leading global provider of enterprise-level customer service and communication solutions, including Live Chat, Support Ticket, Email Marketing, Help Desk, Forum and Knowledge Base. Powerful, integrated and hosted, Comm100 gives businesses an unmatched power to communicate effectively with their customers through multiple channels and deliver superior customer experience. Learn more at: http://www.comm100.com/.

    Media Contact
    Amy Gu
    Vice President
    Comm100 Network Corporation
    +1-778-785-0464
    amy.gu@comm100.com

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Comm100

Web Site: http://emailmarketing.comm100.com/

DVDFab Media Player 1.0.1.0 Official Release: World's Most Promising Media Player Supports both DVD and Blu-ray

BEIJING, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Fengtao Software Inc., the leading multimedia software company in DVD, Blu-ray copy and video converters, has unveiled DVDFab Media Player 1.0.1.0 -- the official release of its newly developed media player software based on Windows operating system. Here is the news in detail.

DVDFab Media Player 1.0.1.0 Eventually Delivered on July 6

Fengtao Software, on July 6, officially released its redesigned Blu-ray&DVD media player software, DVDFab Media Player 1.0.1.0 for Windows operating system, with Mac counterpart still being developed. As promised in the first place, the reconstructed media player came out supporting DVD media playback. To this day, Fengtao Software finally drew a period to the beta testing stage of its media player, stepping into a new arena, which has never been short of fierce competition. At the same time, this top-level-targeted media player has been open to market, anyone who gets interested can get it at http://www.dvdfab.com/order-player.htm

Key Features of DVDFab Media Player 1.0.1.0

DVDFab Media Player is an awesome Blu-ray&DVD media player software targeted at the Windows operating system. It is abundant in features and outstanding in performance. Here below is a quick review:

    --  Play any commercial Blu-ray&DVD video disc without any third party's
        help;
    --  Two playing modes available, Quick & Simple mode, and Full Navigation
        mode;
    --  Fully functional navigation menu for Blu-ray to enhance user control
        experience;
    --  1080p HD image quality ensures movie fans top audiovisual experience;
    --  Lifetime free play of Blu-ray&DVD ISO files, folders and other video
        files;
    --  Constantly upgraded to play the newly released Blu-ray&DVD movies;
    --  Auto-collect related online information and present it upon playing;
    --  Take snapshot upon request to save your favorite images;
    --  Automatically upload external subtitle streams.

For more information, please visit http://www.dvdfab.com/media-player.htm

About Fengtao Software:

Fengtao Software, a professional multimedia software provider, has been dedicated to working on DVD/Blu-ray copy, DVD ripper, Blu-ray ripper, DVD decrypter and video converter for almost 10 years and, has provided fantastic multimedia entertainment experiences for more than 40 million users. For more information, please visit: http://www.dvdfab.com

SOURCE  Fengtao Software, Inc.

Fengtao Software, Inc.

CONTACT: Frank Chang, Fengtao Software Inc., marketing@dvdfab.com, +86-10-83913343

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

InfoSonics Unveils s757 Smartphone/Tablet 5-inch Crossover

SAN DIEGO, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- InfoSonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IFON) today announced the launch of its new verykool® s757 Smartphone/Tablet 5-inch crossover product.

"Many consumers in emerging markets do not have personal computers, and the technology convergence between mobile phones and tablet PCs helps bridge the technology divide," said Joseph Ram, the company's president and chief executive officer.  "Our new Android 2.3.5 powered s757 Smartphone is a crossover product with a larger 5-inch capacitive touch screen that enables users to easily connect through their service provider to the internet and browse the web, while still having all the capabilities of a wireless phone, including tethering.  It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera for video conferencing, 4GB of RAM with capacity for 32GB of external storage and a multitude of connectivity and media features."

The Company noted the following additional details of the s757:

    --  3G HSUPA (7.2/5.76) dual band (850/1900) and 2G GSM quad band
        (850/900/1800/1900)
    --  Connectivity includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, WAP, JAVA, GPS and USB port
    --  SMS and MMS messaging plus push e-mail
    --  Predictive text input
    --  Built-in FM radio and MP3 music player
    --  2300 mAh Li-Po battery
    --  Speakerphone, 3.5mm audio jack and stereo headset included
    --  Hearing aid compatible (M3/T3 rating)
The verykool® s757 is available now and comes in two versions:  a single SIM version for operator customers and a dual SIM version for the open market.  To learn more about the device, visit our verykool® website at http://www.verykool.net/Phones/s757.

About InfoSonics Corporation

InfoSonics is a designer, manufacturer and provider of wireless handsets and related products to OEMs, carriers and distributors in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific.  The Company designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells and provides after-sales support for its own proprietary line of products under the verykool® and other private label brands.   Additional information can be found on our corporate website at http://www.infosonics.com and http://www.verykool.net.

Except for the factual statements made herein, the information contained in this news release consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict.  Words and expressions reflecting optimism, satisfaction or disappointment with current prospects, as well as words such as "believes," "hopes," "intends," "estimates," "expects," "projects," "plans," "anticipates" and variations thereof, or the use of future tense, identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance and our actual results could differ materially from those contained in such statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, without limitation: (1) customer acceptance of the new s757 handset; (2) our ability to continue to differentiate our products, including the s757, from the competition; (3) extended general economic downturn in world markets; (4) inability to secure adequate supply of competitive products on a timely basis and on commercially reasonable terms; (5) inability to attract new sources of profitable business from expansion of products or services or risks associated with entry into new markets, including geographies, products and services; (6) significant changes in supplier terms and relationships or shortages in product supply; and (7) rapid product improvement and technological changes leading to changes in consumer demand for multimedia wireless handset products and features.  Reference is also made to other factors detailed from time to time in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release.

SOURCE  InfoSonics Corporation

InfoSonics Corporation

CONTACT: Vernon A. LoForti, Chief Financial Officer, vern.loforti@infosonics.com, +1-858-373-1675

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

Glowpoint and StarLeaf Team Up To Deliver Global Telepresence-as-a-Service Offering Through The OpenVideo® Cloud

Service will deliver break-through, anyone-to-everyone "video dial tone" for home, remote and office workers with no local infrastructure or support required

MURRAY HILL, N.J. and SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Glowpoint Inc., (NYSE MKT: GLOW), a leading global provider of cloud managed video services, and StarLeaf, a global manufacturer of interoperable video and voice solutions, today announced that they will partner to deliver turn-key cloud video services for desktops and rooms for as little as $99 per month.

Together, Glowpoint and StarLeaf will eliminate the barriers to video deployment by making 'high quality/low cost' telepresence easily accessible and fully supported anywhere in the world.  The two companies are set to redefine how businesses access and benefit from video collaboration solutions by combining Glowpoint's unrivaled reliability with StarLeaf's portfolio of easy to use and easy to deploy endpoints.

"The industry has changed. Customers care less about protocols, frame rates and resolutions and care more about easy, high-quality solutions that can connect to anyone regardless of the technology," stated Stephen Vobbe, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Glowpoint.  "With StarLeaf, we are delivering high-quality telepresence that is easy to buy, deploy and use.  When customers receive their StarLeaf system with Glowpoint's cloud subscription they will be live within 5 minutes."

As part of the agreement, StarLeaf's purpose built video infrastructure will be tightly integrated into Glowpoint's OpenVideo® cloud architecture. Customers will be able to purchase the StarLeaf desktop and room systems through Glowpoint bundled with the cloud service, with the option of an All-Inclusive Service Price (AISP) that includes the cost of the system as part of a monthly payment. Customers will also benefit from Glowpoint's 24 x 7 helpdesk and complete system maintenance and support.

"In our society, video is becoming a business imperative, yet all too often video equipment comes with walls that constrain use and simply make it difficult for businesses to realize a return," stated Mark Loney, StarLeaf CEO.  "Our relationship with Glowpoint tears down the barriers to make video collaboration accessible for all and will go a long way towards making video deployment more pervasive."

The new services will provide joint customers with complete access to the OpenVideo® community for secure, seamless B2B calling anytime. To date, there are over 450 companies directly connected to the OpenVideo® cloud, with over 45,000 certified endpoints. StarLeaf systems are fully interoperable with any H.323 based video system.

The service is available now through Glowpoint.

Supporting Resources:
http://www.glowpoint.com/StarLeaf-All-Inclusive-Service
http://www.starleaf.com

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

About StarLeaf
With ease of use and ease of deployment as its guiding principles, StarLeaf unifies video and voice to naturally empower teams and enrich relationships between colleagues, partners and customers-delivering increased productivity and lower costs. StarLeaf designs and delivers a single interoperable solution for small to enterprise-wide video and voice communications. StarLeaf combines personal and room-based telepresence, a purpose built advanced management platform and a consistent user interface, making all video communication as easy as picking up the phone. StarLeaf offers both on-premise solutions and a full cloud-based service. StarLeaf has offices in California and the UK. For a demonstration and to learn more, visit http://www.StarLeaf.com

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    Glowpoint, Inc.          StarLeaf
    +1 973-855-3411          1-650-444-1943
    dpodrabsky@glowpoint.com hellene.garcia@StarLeaf.com
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Web Site: http://www.starleaf.com

Activision Publishing To Showcase Blockbuster Slate Of Fan-Favorite Video Games At San Diego Comic-Con 2012

Showgoers Will Get Their First Multiplayer Hands-On Opportunity with the Highly Anticipated TRANSFORMERS(TM): FALL OF CYBERTRON, Celebrate Spidey's Latest Movie Launch with Hands-On Time with The Amazing Spider-Man(TM), Plus a Surprise Game Reveal During the Marvel Games Panel, Exclusive Game Demos at the Activision Booth, and Much, MUCH More...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Gaming, comics, sci-fi, cos-play, and fans from all walks of life the world over will experience a colossal interactive entertainment lineup from Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), at San Diego Comic-Con International 2012.  Headquartered at booth #5344 in the San Diego Convention Center, Activision is celebrating the theatrical release of the blockbuster hit The Amazing Spider-Man, allowing fans to go beyond the movie and find out what happens next in The Amazing Spider-Man(TM) video game, plus showcasing some of the most anticipated fan-favorite games in the industry, including TRANSFORMERS(TM): FALL OF CYBERTRON, 007(TM) Legends, the all-new The Walking Dead(TM) video game based on the hit AMC television series, along with a world premiere reveal of a brand new Super Hero video game during the Marvel Games panel on Saturday, July 14th.

"We know how passionate our fans are, and San Diego Comic-Con is always a great opportunity for us to showcase our latest video games," said David Oxford, Executive Vice President, Activision Publishing.  "These are big, iconic franchises and this is our chance to give back and let the hardest-of-the-hardcore play and experience our video games in a unique and fun setting before they hit stores."

Activision's Full San Diego Comic-Con 2012 Booth Activities Include:

    --  First time multiplayer hands-on with TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON
        video game.
    --  First time hands-on with the TRANSFORMERS PRIME Wii game.
    --  Find out what happens in The Amazing Spider-Man video game, which serves
        as an epilogue story to the just released blockbuster hit movie.
    --  Live stage demos of TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON single player
        campaign and presentations of the recently-revealed Moonraker and On Her
        Majesty's Secret Service movie missions from 007 Legends.
    --  Exclusive screenings of all-new 007 Legends and The Walking Dead video
        game trailers.
    --  Limited edition San Diego Comic-Con fan giveaways.
Panels and Autograph/Photo Opportunities:

    --  PANEL: TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON Video Game TalentLegendary
        TRANSFORMERS voice talent and game experts at developer High Moon
        Studios will come together in one epic panel to discuss their roles in
        the upcoming Activision video game, TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON. The
        panel will feature Peter Cullen, voice of OPTIMUS PRIME, Gregg Berger,
        voice of GRIMLOCK, Nolan North, voice of CLIFFJUMPER, Matt Tieger, High
        Moon Studios Game Director, and Dave Cravens, High Moon Studios Senior
        Creative Director. The panel will give everyone an inside look into
        bringing our favorite characters to life in the making of the video
        game, as well as answers to the questions you have been dying to know.
Saturday, July 14, 10:00 AM-10:50 AM

Room 7AB

    --  PANEL: An ALL-NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT at the Marvel Video Games PanelThe
        Marvel Video Games panel will include an announcement from Activision
        and High Moon Studios that is sure to be a hit! Q&A will follow.
Saturday, July 14, 1:45 PM-2:25 PM

Room 6A

    --  Autograph signings for TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON
        --  Peter Cullen, voice of OPTIMUS PRIME / Gregg Berger, voice of
            GRIMLOCK / Nolan North, voice of BRUTICUS, CLIFFJUMPER, BRAWL
Saturday, July 14, 2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Activision booth #5344

    --  Autograph signings for The Amazing Spider-Man video game
        --  Bruce Campbell, voice of the Extreme Reporter
Saturday, July 14, 4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Activision booth #5344

Title Information:

TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON allows players to experience the darkest hours of the war between the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS as they vie for control of their dying home world.  Fans will fight through both sides of the TRANSFORMERS' most epic battles that culminate in their legendary exodus from CYBERTRON. (Launching August 21, 2012; developed by High Moon Studios for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and by Mercenary Technology for Windows PC; rated "T" for Teen on all platforms by the ESRB.)

The Amazing Spider-Man video game allows fans to go beyond Sony Picture Entertainment's Columbia Pictures feature film and find out what happens next, with the game's story serving as an epilogue story to the newly released blockbuster film, and gameplay that brings Spider-Man's free-roaming, web-slinging action back to New York City.  Players take on the role of a young Peter Parker discovering his new Spider-Man powers and added Super Hero responsibilities, using the game's innovative Web Rush mechanic to swing freely around Manhattan, combat a variety of criminal activities and take on classic Marvel Super Villains, such as Rhino, Iguana, Felicia Hardy and more. (Available in stores now; developed by Beenox for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 system, Wii(TM) system, and Nintendo 3DS(TM) hand-held system, with a Windows PC version slated for release on August 10; developed by Other Ocean for the Nintendo DS(TM) hand-held system; rated "T" for Teen on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system, Wii and Nintendo 3DS, and "E10+" on Nintendo DS by the ESRB.)

007 Legends celebrates the Bond franchise's 50th anniversary as the latest instalment in the video game series allows gamers to relive a selection of James Bond's iconic and intense undercover missions from the popular films.  A first-of-its-kind Bond video game, 007 Legends features an original, overarching storyline tying together five classic Bond movie-inspired missions, plus a sixth mission based on this year's highly-anticipated movie - SKYFALL - which will be available post launch as downloadable content, to offer the most diverse Bond gaming experience yet! (Launching October 16, 2012; developed by Eurocom for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 system and Windows PC; not yet rated by the ESRB.)

The Walking Dead video game is a do-whatever-you-need-to-survive first-person action game based on AMC's Emmy Award-winning TV series, and will allow players to assume the role of the mysterious, crossbow-wielding survivor Daryl Dixon, alongside his overbearing brother Merle, on their haunting, unforgiving quest to get to the supposed safety of Atlanta.  Think you're tough enough to survive a horde of undead walkers? (Launching 2013; developed by Terminal Reality for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 system and Windows PC; not yet rated by the ESRB.)

For assets and more information on Activision's video game line-up, please visit http://www.activision.com/presscenter.

About Hasbro

Hasbro, Inc (NASDAQ: HAS) is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with a wide-range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the Company's world class brand portfolio. From toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, digital gaming and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its global customers with well-known and beloved brands such as TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, NERF, PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE PONY, G.I. JOE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY. The Company's Hasbro Studios develops and produces television programming for markets around the world. The Hub TV Network is part of a multi-platform joint venture between Hasbro and Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK), in the U.S. Through the company's deep commitment to corporate social responsibility, including philanthropy, Hasbro is helping to build a safe and sustainable world for future generations and to positively impact the lives of millions of children and families every year. It has been recognized for its efforts by being named one of the "World's Most Ethical Companies" and is ranked as one of Corporate Responsibility Magazine's "100 Best Corporate Citizens." Learn more at http://www.hasbro.com

About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years.  Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing.  For more information visit http://www.marvel.com.

About EON Productions/Danjaq, LLC

EON Productions Limited and Danjaq LLC are wholly owned and controlled by the Broccoli/Wilson family.   Danjaq is the US based company that co-owns, with MGM, the copyright in the existing James Bond films and controls the right to produce future James Bond films as well as all worldwide merchandising.   EON Productions, an affiliate of Danjaq, is the UK based production company which makes the James Bond films.   The 007 franchise is the longest running in film history with twenty-two films produced since 1962.  Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli succeeded Albert R 'Cubby' Broccoli in 1995 and have produced some of the most successful Bond films ever including CASINO ROYALE and QUANTUM OF SOLACE. They are currently producing the 23rd film, SKYFALL.

About AMC's "The Walking Dead"

AMC's "The Walking Dead" secured a 2010 Golden Globe nomination for best television series and won the 2011 Emmy award for outstanding prosthetic make-up.  The series tells the story of the months and years that follow the zombie apocalypse.  It tracks a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes, who travel in search of safety and security.  The story explores the challenges of life in a world overrun by zombies, the toll it takes on the survivors, and how sometimes the interpersonal conflicts present a greater danger to survival than the zombies themselves.  Over time, the characters are changed by the constant exposure to death, some growing willing to do anything to survive.  AMC's "The Walking Dead" is the number one drama series in basic cable history for key demos, including Adults and Men 18-49 and Adults 25-54.

About Activision Publishing, Inc.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, mainland China and the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's website, http://www.activision.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: Information in this press release that involves Activision Publishing's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future, including statements about the expected release date of TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON, 007 LEGENDS, and THE WALKING DEAD are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Activision Publishing and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Activision Publishing or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.

"PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Nintendo trademarks and copyrights are properties of Nintendo.

HASBRO and its logo, TRANSFORMERS, and its associated characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission.  ©2012 Hasbro.  All rights reserved.  Game ©2012 Activision Publishing, Inc.

MARVEL, Spider-Man, and all related characters: TM & © 2012 Marvel Entertainment, LLC and its subsidiaries. Licensed by Marvel Characters B.V. http://www.marvel.com. Game © 2012 Activision Publishing, Inc.

007 Legends and related James Bond trademarks ©1962-2012 Danjaq, LLC and United Artists Corporation. 007(TM) and related James Bond trademarks are trademarks of Danjaq, LLC and licensed by EON.  Game code ©2012 Activision Publishing, Inc.

All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.

SOURCE  Activision Publishing

Activision Publishing

CONTACT: Transformers, Kelvin Liu, Activision Publishing, +1 310.255.2213, kelvin.liu@activision.com, or Spider-Man / Marvel, Vanessa Vanasin, Activision Publishing, +1 424.744.5756, vanessa.vanasin@activision.com, or 007 Legends, Lindsay Morio, Activision Publishing, +1 424.744.5733, lindsay.morio@activision.com, The Walking Dead, Amanda Young, amanda@sandboxstrat.com, or Rob Fleischer, rob@sandboxstrat.com, Sandbox Strategies, +1 212.213.2451

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

CRM Provider TargetX Unveils Enterprise Solution for Higher Education

Building on its success with recruitment CRM, the technology and consulting company has launched advancement and student-retention tools to help an industry that is reeling from financial pressures and charges of inefficiency.

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TargetX, one of the top student-recruiting companies serving higher education, is expanding into the advancement and student-retention areas with two new cloud-based CRM tools.

Similar to its popular recruitment system, which was launched in 2008, TargetX's new CRM modules are built on the proven Force.com platform of Salesforce.com, the worldwide leader in customer relationship management and a pioneer in cloud computing.

"Today we are launching a unique enterprise-wide CRM solution," said TargetX CEO Brian Wm. Niles at the company's fifth annual users conference -- called the Xpert Summit -- held this year in Las Vegas. "Built in the cloud so it is available anytime, anywhere. Built with TargetX's unparalleled communication tools so that colleges can create relationships with students, alumni, potential donors and other key constituencies. And built so that data and services can be easily accessed and shared by all departments using the system."

TargetX's expansion comes at a critical time for higher education, Niles said, since there is increasing pressure to identify and recruit best-fit students, retain those students through graduation, and maintain beneficial relationships through their many years as alumni and potential donors.

"Understanding the nature of 'best fit' is critical," he explained, "because it impacts every facet of an institution. The way we look at it, a best-fit student makes your school their first choice, they love it there, they leave it better than they found it, they graduate from it, and then give back to it -- financially and otherwise."

With this cradle-to-endowment view becoming more and more prevalent in higher education, colleges are looking for technology that can help them engage the prospective student and build on the relationship over decades. Traditional ERP (enterprise resource planning) and SIS (student information systems) are not able to do that, said Niles.

"ERP and SIS solutions do a good job with transactional processes, like sending out bills and keeping track of financial aid," he added. "But they're not designed to maintain communications and help build relationships. For that, you need a good CRM system.

"And what we're finding is that colleges want a CRM that extends across the campus. They're under pressure to be more efficient and effective in their dealings with their key constituencies, and as a result they're demanding enterprise solutions that can manage, integrate and automate the process of relationship building -- through the entire life cycle."

Being able to expand on the success of the TargetX recruitment tool gives the company an enormous advantage in building out an enterprise-wide solution, said Niles. "We're leading the charge to create the next generation of CRM technology for higher education."

About TargetX

TargetX is a unique higher education company that offers both technology tools and consulting services to help colleges build relationships with their most important constituencies, including prospective students, current students, alumni and potential donors. Founded in 1998 on the belief that colleges need to change the way they communicate with prospects and their families, TargetX has been a leader in managing change in higher education and embracing the concept of the experience in higher-ed marketing.

More recently, TargetX launched an Education & Training Center (ETC) where higher-ed professionals can collaborate with colleagues and thought-leaders.

To learn more, visit http://www.targetx.com

About Salesforce

With over 100,000 customers, Salesforce.com is the world's leading cloud computing company and is pioneering the shift to the "social enterprise," which encourages organizations to embrace the social web and use it to connect with customers and prospects. TargetX chose to build its Student Recruitment Manager (SRM) on the world-famous Force.com platform, which powers the Salesforce CRM tool.

One of the many benefits of the Force.com platform for users of the SRM is the ability to take advantage of enhancements developed by Salesforce as well as TargetX -- part of the appeal of a cloud-based solution. In addition, SRM users can add to the capabilities of their TargetX system through more than a thousand add-on products that address the specific needs of their office or staff -- including telemarketing, on-demand printing or deeper data analysis.

For more information, visit http://www.salesforce.com

SOURCE  TargetX

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CONTACT: Ray Ulmer, TargetX, 877-715-7474 x101, ulmer@targetx.com