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Anite and ZTE Collaborate to Develop First TD-LTE/TD-SCDMA Inter-RAT Test Cases

FLEET, England, June 18, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    Introduction of Test Cases Will Speed up the Market Availability of Dual-Mode Handsets

    Anite, a global leader in wireless device testing technology, and ZTE, a leading
global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced
that they have successfully proven the first TD-LTE/TD-SCDMA Inter-Radio Access Technology
(RAT) conformance test cases.

    With what represented another industry first from Anite, the TD-LTE/TD-SCDMA Inter-RAT
conformance test cases will enable those chipset manufacturers and handset vendors who are
developing dual-mode TD-LTE/TD-SCDMA devices to begin testing immediately. The test cases
will accelerate the maturity of devices and provide a roadmap for the start of formal
conformance testing prior to commercial network launches. Dual-mode handsets will allow
users seamless access to high speed data services offered by both TD-LTE and TD-SCDMA -
the 3G standard widely deployed in China.

    The TD-LTE/TD-SCDMA Inter-RAT test cases are part of Anite's Conformance Toolset, the
industry leading solution for LTE conformance testing. With the largest number of protocol
conformance test cases validated by the Global Certification Forum (GCF) across all band
combinations, Anite's Conformance Toolset is the first solution in the industry to support
TD-LTE/TD-SCDMA Inter-RAT test cases. Back in December 2010, Anite's Conformance Toolset
was also the first device testing platform to be approved by the GCF for TD-LTE testing.

    Anite has an unrivalled level of industry expertise in the field of TD-LTE conformance
testing and has to date been responsible for more than 90 per cent of all TD-LTE test case
verification submissions to 3GPP RAN5. Anite's capability and expertise in developing LTE
test solutions has helped it forge strong collaborative relationships with the leading
handset manufacturers worldwide.

    "Anite's unrivalled technical expertise in TD-LTE and TD-SCDMA made them a clear
choice to be our key collaboration partner," said Mr Huoling Li, Product Manager of ZTE's
LTE chipset product line. "Anite's device test solutions, and in particular Conformance
Toolset, are extremely user friendly, versatile and robust. These benefits meet our needs
on several different levels and allow us to cut costs and accelerate our time to market
for devices."

    "The fiercely competitive nature of the industry means that getting a mature device to
market in the quickest time is crucial for commercial success," said Paul Beaver, Products
Director at Anite's Handset Testing Business. "Our unrivalled track record of innovation
and conformance testing expertise enables handset and chipset manufacturers to speed up
their roadmaps and thereby generate significant market success".

    About Anite

    Anite provides a comprehensive range of critical IT solutions to the Wireless and
Travel sectors across the globe. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Anite develops and
implements software as well as provides consultancy, systems integration and managed
services to ensure that our customers operate effectively and securely. By using the
latest technologies to deliver quality and cost-effective solutions, Anite meets
customers' specific requirements and realises tangible results for its clients.

    Anite Telecoms offers rigorous yet simplified device testing, accelerating new devices
to market. A global market leader, Anite has over 20 years of experience providing
cutting-edge technology to device manufacturers, operators and test laboratories. Anite
was the first company to verify LTE conformance test cases in 2009 and has consistently
remained at the forefront of the handset testing industry. Its highly flexible and
reliable software solutions make Anite a key partner to the major Telecoms manufacturers
and operators. With a diverse team focused on exceeding expectations, Anite draws upon
worldwide expertise and is enthusiastic about the future of LTE.

    Headquartered in the UK, Anite has offices in 14 countries across Europe, America,
Asia and the Middle East. For more information, please visit http://www.anite.com.

    About ZTE

    ZTE is a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network
solutions with the most comprehensive product range covering virtually every
telecommunications sector, including wireless, access & bearer, VAS, terminals and
professional services. The company delivers innovative, custom-made products and services
to over 500 operators in more than 140 countries, helping them to meet the changing needs
of their customers while growing revenue. In 2011, ZTE's revenue increased by 29 per cent
to USD13.7 billion. Its overseas operating revenue grew 30 per cent to USD 7.4 billion
during the period, accounting for 54.2 per cent of overall operating revenue. ZTE commits
10 per cent of its annual revenue to research and development and has leadership roles in
several international bodies devoted to developing telecommunications industry standards.
ZTE is committed to corporate social responsibility and is a member of the UN Global
Compact. The company is China's only listed telecom manufacturer that is publicly traded
on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share
stock code: 000063.SZ). For more information, please visit http://www.zte.com.cn.

   
    For further information, please contact:
    Karolina Eklund
    Anite Telecoms
    Tel: +44(0)1252-775245
    Email: karolina.eklund@anite.com

    Rufus Jay
    Babel PR
    Tel: +44(0)207-434-5550
    Email: anite@babelpr.com

Source: Anite Telecoms Ltd

Kenshoo Partners With the Online Marketing Institute to Launch the Kenshoo Enterprise Certification Program

SAN FRANCISCO, June 18, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    Kenshoo [http://www.kenshoo.com ] (http://www.Kenshoo.com), a global leader in
digital marketing software, today launched its Kenshoo Enterprise certification program
through a partnership with the Online Marketing Institute
[http://www.onlinemarketinginstitute.org ] (http://www.OnlineMarketingInstitute.org),
enabling agency or brand-side marketing professionals working with Kenshoo to earn
certified Kenshoo Enterprise [Pro] credentials.

    "The Kenshoo Enterprise certification program is a great way to ensure members of our
staff are properly trained to use all of Kenshoo's innovative features," said Duncan
Fisher, Digital Media Director at Latitude, a leading UK digital marketing agency, and
among the first to achieve Kenshoo Enterprise [Pro Agency] status. "It also helps us
identify potential recruits that are certified Kenshoo experts so we can scale new and
existing client business using the Kenshoo platform."

    The Online Marketing Institute (OMI) is the industry's most trusted provider of
digital marketing training and education. The Kenshoo Enterprise certification program
includes more than 20 on-demand instructional videos created by Kenshoo client service
team members as well as a comprehensive exam that tests each individual's knowledge of the
Kenshoo Enterprise solution.

    This is the first time that a company-exclusive training and certification program has
been offered through the OMI e-learning platform. Kenshoo offers its training and
certification program exclusively to Kenshoo Enterprise clients and those who pass the
certification exam also become eligible for discounts and three free electives from the
OMI's extensive offering of digital marketing training.

    "At Kenshoo, we pride ourselves on speed of innovation and we're frequently enhancing
our offering to help marketers achieve their goals," said William Martin-Gill, general
manager, Kenshoo Enterprise. "The Kenshoo Enterprise certification program helps clients
gain high proficiency in using the latest advanced functionality within Kenshoo. Earning
the distinction of Kenshoo Enterprise [Pro] is a seal of approval that identifies digital
marketing professionals and advertising agencies as industry leaders."

    "OMI provides the highest quality educational content on a wide range of best
practices and top tools for digital marketers," said Aaron Kahlow, founder and CEO of OMI.
"Our partnership with Kenshoo represents the first of its kind for OMI, and we're excited
to help Kenshoo deliver an elite training curriculum to Kenshoo Enterprise clients."

    About Kenshoo

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

    Kenshoo is a trademark of Kenshoo Ltd. Other company and brand names may be trademarks
of their respective owners.

    About Online Marketing Institute

    The Online Marketing Institute is the largest and most trusted provider of digital
marketing training [http://www.onlinemarketinginstitute.org ] and education. Their core
mission is to help professionals bridge the online marketing knowledge gap so they can
better execute, drive ROI and advance personal career aspirations. Founded in 2007 in
conjunction with world-renowned Online Marketing Summit, OMI has educated marketing
professionals on the principles of digital marketing success for over 5 years. Based in
San Francisco, OMI collaborates with the top companies and industry thought leaders to
provide marketers with a strong educational foundation filled with the latest
technological advancements and resources for online marketing. More than 10,000 marketers
globally have attended and completed OMI workshops, tutorials and certification programs
over the last few years.

Source: Kenshoo

Addie Reed, PReturn Inc., +1-312-432-9406, areed@preturn.com

The Grocery Game Debuts its New "Under $1 Deal Widget"

Grocery Game Widget for blogs and websites instantly shows where to find grocery and drugstore deals for under $1 in Local Supermarkets and Drugstores

LOS ANGELES, June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TheGroceryGame.com, the largest grocery savings website in the world, has launched their newest widget for blogs and websites looking to engage and increase traffic with premium content offering up-to-date information on where to get local grocery and drugstore deals for under $1.

The all new The Grocery Game "Under $1 Deal" widget can be placed on nearly any blog or website, and will keep visitors updated on the latest under $1 deals and grocery savings by listing these items at their local grocery and drugstores. The widget automatically displays under $1 Deals in the blog/website owner's default zip code when visitors first load the page, but they can change the zip code to automatically view deals in their own areas.

"I think grocery shoppers have always had a special love for grocery deals under $1," said Teri Gault, founder and CEO of TheGroceryGame.com. "Our widget is unique and we're proud to have built it.  This is powerful content for blogs and websites looking to provide grocery shoppers with information they really want."

The key benefits of the Grocery Game's "Under $1 Deal Widget" include:

    --  Seamless integration: Copy and paste the code into any blog or website.
    --  Customization and personalization: Each widget is personalized by a
        default zip code, and can be changed to a visitor's zip code; custom
        pixel sizes upon request.
    --  Real Deals in Real Stores:  The widget provides deals in local stores.
To configure your own Grocery Game "Under $1 Deal Widget," visit http://www.thegrocerygame.com/share/widgets/hot-deals/.

For more about The Grocery Game, visit http://www.TheGroceryGame.com.

About The Grocery Game:
The Grocery Game publishes Teri's List, a weekly online compilation of the lowest-priced products at local supermarkets and drugstores. The List matches manufacturers' coupons, online coupons and advertised and unadvertised sales and sales trends. The Grocery Game does all the hard work and research, and presents it in a straightforward format. Teri's List is available for some of the largest supermarkets and drugstore chains coast to coast.

The Grocery Game provides access to hundreds of printable coupons and manufacturer coupons that can be sent to store loyalty cards. http://www.TheGroceryGame.com actually tells you when and where to use your coupons.

SOURCE  The Grocery Game

The Grocery Game

CONTACT: The Grocery Game, PublicRelations@TheGroceryGame.com

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

Newshosting Reaches 1400 Days Of Retention

ASHBURN, Va., June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NEWSHOSTING, the recognized leader in Usenet newsgroup access, today announced a new record upon reaching 1400 days of retention. This upgrade comes at no additional cost for existing Newshosting customers.

Don't call it a comeback.  As the original "social network," Newshosting's text discussion groups make it possible for you to exchange ideas with other people around the world. Newshosting's 1400 days of retention and daily growth mean you no longer have to worry about your conversation disappearing.

Newshosting's Summer Special, a 21-day/ 30GB trial, is one of the largest Usenet trials available. The summer special is a 7-day increase over Newshosting's current 14-day free trial for new users. The 21-day/30GB free trial offer applies to all regularly priced Newshosting plans. If you're having trouble selecting a plan, check out our Plan Customizer to help you choose the plan that's right for you.

With all Newshosting plans, users can download the free Newshosting Usenet Browser. The Newshosting browser allows users to search, browse and preview Usenet content with unprecedented ease. Many Usenet browsers require a complicated configuration process. With the Newshosting Usenet Browser, there is nothing to configure, just login and begin your Usenet experience. For more information on the Newshosting Browser, visit our QuickStart Guide.

In the last two years alone, Newshosting has seen retention rates rise from 250 days to 1400 days. Recent hardware upgrades to Newshosting's servers and networks in North America and Europe allow Newshosting to spool up to a full 1400 days retention with 99%+ article completion over a lightning-fast, secure Usenet connection.

Newsgroup retention rate is the length of time that a post is available to subscribers. 1400 days of retention means that Newshosting subscribers can access posts that were added to Usenet newsgroups up to 1400 days ago.

About Newshosting: 
Newshosting is the world's premier provider of Usenet newsgroup access.  As the industry-leader in service reliability, speed and retention, Newshosting is committed to providing world-class Usenet access to over 100,000 uncensored newsgroups from its servers in the United States and Europe.

For more information about Newshosting and its offerings, please visit http://www.Newshosting.com or contact support@newshosting.com.

SOURCE  Newshosting

Newshosting

CONTACT: Jamison Taffel, +1-407-215-2468

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

Skylark by Elle and Blair Announcement Crashes blush.com

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif., June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Skylark by Elle and Blair, the new cosmetic line created by YouTube sensations Elle and Blair Fowler, has yet to be released and it has already built a passionate and highly engaged fan base. Blair Fowler announced in a YouTube video on Thursday, June 14, 2012 that presale sign-up for the debut products is available now on blush.com, the exclusive distributor of Skylark. Within minutes of the video's launch, blush.com crashed due to an unprecedented number of site visits--over 10 times the daily average.

(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120615/LA25633)

"We are thrilled to know that Elle and Blair's fans are so enthusiastic about Skylark," stated Dan Obegi, blush.com and DermStore.com's CEO. "While we knew they had a devoted following, we could have never imagined numbers like this."

Skylark by Elle and Blair will be released in September 2012 on blush.com and will coincide with the release of the sisters' first novel, Beneath the Glitter, which will be published by St. Martin Press. Skylark by Elle and Blair will release two lip glosses inspired by the novel's main characters, Sophia and Ava London. The line will continually expand with new products added seasonally.

Blush.com offers more than a typical beauty e-tailer. As a curated collection of cosmetics, blush.com features an ever-growing list of the most sought-after makeup brands hand selected by the Blush Beauty Curator Panel. The panel is comprised of the industry's premier makeup artists and cosmetics professionals, including Elle and Blair Fowler.  The esteemed panelists use their invaluable beauty knowledge to scour through thousands of products and hand-select the best and most cutting-edge makeup on the market. In addition to highlighting a curated collection of cosmetics, blush.com partners with an up-and-coming fashion brand on a monthly basis to celebrate fashion's influence on beauty in a way that no other e-tailer does. Partnerships with brands such as Lauren Merkin, TomTom Jewelry, LAmade and Brokedown Clothing offer blush.com consumers access to exclusive and hard-to-find items every month.

As a sister website of DermStore.com, blush.com is part of a long legacy built upon strong brand relationships. Both sites are 100% authorized to sell each and every one of the products offered, a fact that ensures a safe destination in which to fulfill all beauty needs. And with the same great service as DermStore--complete with free shipping, free samples and beauty experts available 24 hours a day, every day--the impeccable selection is met with an impeccable shopping experience not found anywhere else.

SOURCE  blush.com

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blush.com

CONTACT: Amy Bailey, abailey@dermstore.com

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

AT&T Enhances Local Wireless Network at the Michigan International Speedway

BROOKLYN, Mich., June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As thousands of people converge at the Michigan International Speedway (MIS), AT&T is boosting network capacity to help its customers have a great wireless experience at the event.

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The company has deployed its cells on wheels (COWs) to accommodate expected increased wireless network demands from high concentrations of smartphone users attending races at MIS. The augmentations will help improve reliability and data speeds for the event.

The temporary enhancement is part of AT&T's ongoing efforts to prepare for and provide the best possible mobile experience during special events like the races held at the MIS.

"Events like the races held at MIS generate memorable experiences that our customers will want to share with friends and family through text messages, photos, status updates on social networks and calls from their mobile devices," said Brian Ducharme, vice president and general manager, AT&T Michigan and Indiana.

AT&T's mobile data network is based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) family of technologies that includes GSM and UMTS, the most widely used wireless network platforms in the world. AT&T has the broadest international coverage of any U.S. wireless provider, providing access to voice service in more than 225 countries and data service in more than 200 countries. AT&T also offers voice and data roaming coverage on more than 135 major cruise ships, as well as mobile Internet services in more than 130 countries.

AT&T also operates the nation's largest Wi-Fi network** with nearly 30,000 hotspots in the U.S. and provides access to nearly 225,000 hotspots globally through roaming agreements. Most AT&T smartphone customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi usage doesn't count against customers' monthly wireless data plans.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's largest 4G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile Internet, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries.  It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T | DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world.

Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com.  This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.

© 2012 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. 4G not available everywhere. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

SOURCE  AT&T Inc.

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AT&T Inc.

CONTACT: Jermaine Spight, Senior Public Relations Manager, +1-313-223-7779, Jermaine.spight@att.com

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

Haagen-Dazs® Brand To Publish The Ultimate Summer Read With Help From Fans

OAKLAND, Calif., June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The first bite of ice cream on a scorching afternoon.  Digging your toes in the sand as you savor a new page-turning best-seller. The butterflies that only a summer romance can bring.

(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120615/SF25569LOGO)

Summer is truly made of moments like no other and with the help of chef Alex Guarnaschelli, the Haagen-Dazs brand will pay tribute to the very best summer moments by creating a free e-Book that promises to be the next great summer read. 

Starting today, the Haagen-Dazs brand is asking fans across the country to share their most cherished summer moments on Twitter and Instagram using #HDmoment to help create the narrative for the story.

Guarnaschelli, along with a series of guest authors and contributors, will curate the tweets, posts and photos, transforming them into a beautiful ode to summer. But the fan submissions won't just be used for inspiration--many of them will be selected and published in the final novel as a tribute to the fifty years Haagen-Dazs ice cream has been inspiring moments made like no other.   

"This book celebrates summertime and all of the delicious moments that come with it," said Guarnaschelli. "I've been a life-long fan of Haagen-Dazs ice cream and believe in savoring the moments--no matter how small or simple--that make life richer. When they asked me to contribute to this book, it felt like a no-brainer."

To help guarantee another 50 summers full of savory moments, the Haagen-Dazs brand is donating $25,000 to honey bee research at the University of California Davis, plus an additional $5 for every moment submitted by fans throughout the summer up to $50,000 - bringing the total donation to up to $75,000.  Honey bee colonies - which are responsible for one third of the world's food supply -- are dying at an alarming rate, posing a serious risk to our natural food supply, including many of the ingredients that define Haagen-Dazs pure ice cream.

"When summer comes to a close and we're all reflecting on how time slipped away from us so quickly, we're excited to be able to share a beautiful keepsake that helps us remember 50 years of summer moments made like no other," said Cady Behles, Haagen-Dazs brand manager. "And, of course, we couldn't do that without the help of those who know and love our brand most, so we're really looking forward to collaborating with our fans on this beautiful story."

The final book will be available for free download in early fall 2012.

Be sure to visit Facebook.com/HaagenDazs or use #HDmoment to submit your moment for publishing consideration and to help contribute to the preservation of a future full of moments worth celebrating.     

About Haagen-Dazs

Crafted in 1961 by Reuben Mattus in his family's dairy, Haagen-Dazs ice cream is the original superpremium ice cream. True to tradition, we are committed to using only the purest ingredients in crafting the world's finest ice cream. Truly made like no other, today Haagen-Dazs ice cream offers a full range of products from ice cream to sorbet, frozen yogurt and frozen snacks in more than 65 flavors. Haagen-Dazs products are available around the globe for ice cream lovers to enjoy. For more information, please visit http://www.Haagen-Dazs.com.

About Nestle Dreyer's Ice Cream

Nestle Dreyer's Ice Cream Company is part of Nestle USA, and is owned by Nestle S.A. of Vevey, Switzerland, the world's largest nutrition, health and wellness company.  Nestle Dreyer's Ice Cream Company manufactures, markets and distributes a full spectrum of ice cream and frozen snacks.  The company's premium products are marketed under the Dreyer's brand name throughout the Western states and Texas, and under the Edy's® brand name throughout the remainder of the United States.  Brands manufactured or distributed in the United States include Dreyer's/Edy's® Grand, Slow Churned®,Dibs®, MAXX, Fruit Bars, Nestle Crunch®, Drumstick®, Butterfinger®, Toll House®, Push-Up®, Frosty Paws®, Eskimo Pie®, Skinny Cow® and Haagen-Dazs®.  Internationally, the Dreyer's brand extends to select markets in the Far East and the Edy's brand extends to the Caribbean and South America.  For more information on the company, please visit http://www.nestleusa.com.

In the U.S., the Haagen-Dazs trademark is licensed to Nestle by General Mills.

SOURCE  The Haagen-Dazs Brand

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The Haagen-Dazs Brand

CONTACT: Diane McIntyre, Nestle, +1-510-601-4338, Diane.McIntyre@us.nestle.com; or Katie Zach, Taylor, +1-704-644-6914, kzach@taylorstrategy.com

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

IDEAg Interconnectivity Conference Brings Top Farm Technology Companies To Iowa

INTERCONNECTED AGRICULTURE: noun: the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock using interconnected technological tools that are connected via software, equipment, wireless remote, satellite, sensing and more. ROI is strongest when data can be captured.

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEAg Group (IDEA-ag) Group delivers an optimal experience to attendees, exhibitors and industry thought leaders, unlike any other in the agricultural space. Through its established farm show events (Farmfest, Dakotafest, Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show, Northern Illinois Farm Show) and innovative new summits and conferences (Interconnectivity Conference), the IDEAg group is dedicated to bringing interactive, content-rich, high-value events to the marketplace that connect producers to the providers of new and innovative solutions to agriculture.

    KEYNOTE:            AgricultureSecretary Ed Schafer, U.S. Department of
                        Agriculture (USDA) and former two-term Governor of
                        North Dakota.
    SPEAKERS:           Dr. Michael Boehlje, Distinguished Professor of
                        Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
                       Ken Eriksen, Senior Vice President, Informa Economics
                        Ted McKinney, Director, Global Corporate Affairs,
                        Elanco Animal Health
                       Keith Schlapkohl, founding member of B.R.T. Ag & Turf
                        Jeff Littrell, Vice President of B.R.T. and FHR
                        Farms, Inc
                       Kip Tom, Managing Member of Tom Farms
                       Kyle Tom, Assistant Director of Operations, Tom Farms
                        Paul Welbig, Director of Slingshot Operations for
                        Raven Industries
                        Mike Santostefano, Director of Marketing and Business
                        Development, AgIntegrated
                        Terry Fleck, Executive Director, The Center for Food
                        Integrity
                       Terry Schiltz, President and Co-Owner, AgSense LLC
                        Jerry Roell, Director, John Deere FarmSight(TM) &
                        John Deere WorkSight(TM)
                        Urban Lehner, Vice President of Editorial, Telvent/
                        DTN
                       Clay Rassi, Sales Manager of AgSync, Inc.
                       Greg Ikins, Agronomist, United Soils, Inc.
                        Steve Agan, Business Banking Manager/Market
                        President of East Central Iowa, Wells Fargo Bank
                        Patrick Sanders, Midwest Account Manager /Business
                        Analyst, SST Software
                       Andrey Skotnikov, Founder of New Ag Systems
                       Matthew Bechdol, President of GeoSilos

    WHERE:             Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino
                       The Meadows Events & Conference Center
                       1 Prairie Meadows Dr.
                       Altoona, IA 50009-0901

    WHEN:              Monday 6/25/12 5pm - 9pm
                       Tuesday 6/26/12 8am - 9pm
                       Wednesday 6/27/12 8am - 5pm

    COMPANIES:         John Deere
                       Slingshot by Raven
                       AT&T
                       Trimble
                       AgIntegrated
                       SST Software
                       Wells Fargo
                       United Soils
                       AgSync
                       FHR Farms
                       CDMS, Inc.
                       Agri ImaGIS Technologies, Inc.
                       AgSense
                       TapLogic
                       AgCam/Dakota Micro

    IDEAG
    INTERCONNECTIVITY:  The IDEAg Interconnectivity Conference launches in
                        Iowa and brings together top farm producers who are
                        currently using, plan to implement or expand their
                        interconnected farm technology infrastructure.

    MISSION:            To allow for one-to-one meetings with top farm
                        technology providers and users. IDEAg
                        INTERCONNECTIVITY CONFERENCE facilitates discussion
                        on the current and future state of interconnected
                        agriculture.

    ATTENDEES:          Audience members will include farmers and
                        agribusiness leaders representing technologies that
                        are essential for an interconnected future.

                        Demographics from registration unveils a global
                        interest in interconnected farming. Data points for
                        attendees include:

                       - 80% use smartphones
                       - 50% have installed interconnected systems
                        -70% plan to purchase and/or add to current
                        interconnected systems
                       - 70% plan to purchase application systems
                       - 80%  plan to purchase monitoring systems
                       - 60%  plan to purchase remote sensors
                        -40% plan to purchase full software packages for on
                        farm interconnectivity
                        -The average size of farmer/producer operations is
                        2700 acres
                        -Registrants are from 44 counties in Iowa,  12
                        counties in Illinois, 14 counties in Minnesota, 21
                        counties in Missouri and 12 counties in Nebraska
                        -Of the producer/farmer registered attendees 61%
                        are in production row crops;  44% are in row crops
                        and livestock; and 21% are in specialty areas
                        including fiber, produce, and forage

    PRESS:             Press is encouraged to attend.

SOURCE  IDEAg Interconnectivity Conference

IDEAg Interconnectivity Conference

CONTACT: Kathy Scott, +1-770-427-5290, Cygnus Business Media, Kathy.Scott@cygnusb2b.com

Web Site: http://www.ideaggroup.com/ideag-interconnectivity

Zirtu's User-Centered Type 0 Virtualization Technology Fulfills the Promise of VDI

Server-Free Desktop Virtualization Simplifies Management, Cuts Costs and Supports Full Desktop Functionality - Even for Road Warriors

TORRANCE, Calif., June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Desktop virtualization infrastructure (VDI) was supposed to solve so many problems. Instead, for IT operations, it signaled the need to buy and operate ever-growing server farms and manage complex virtual machines and redundant underlying operating systems. For users, VDI became synonymous with poor performance and limited (or no) access to desktop functions for knowledge workers and employees on the go.

But an emerging player with a different approach to virtualization says everything we think we know about desktop virtualization is wrong. Zirtu aims to disrupt traditional notions of desktop virtualization, removing the requirement for servers and thin clients, simplifying IT management, cutting costs and delivering full desktop functionality to end users - even those who are constantly on the go. This last point - full desktop virtualization for mobile staff - is key in a world where mobile workforces are quickly becoming the rule rather than the exception.

"We've been indoctrinated to think a certain way about desktop virtualization," notes Zirtu Vice President Jake Lifshits. "But it doesn't have to be the expensive, complex, inflexible, dysfunctional solution IT professionals and users alike have experienced. Zirtu delivers massive per-server density, seamless performance, offline capabilities and an excellent user experience. In short, we've redefined desktop virtualization. And we've taken it on the road."

Designed with client-side computing in mind, Zirtu accesses storage to house user containers - called Virtual DNA Containers - that run natively on the user's end-point machine (real - not virtual). This provides users with the same desktop experience anywhere at any time and on any end-point. It not only eliminates the need to purchase and manage costly servers and client-side hardware, it reduces licensing costs to enable even smaller enterprises to take advantage of a brand-new approach to virtualization.

Zirtu addresses a major pain-point for companies fielding increasingly mobile workforces: Offsite users can simply login from any computer and instantly access their stored desktop functions. They have full access to all their applications and personalization. If their connection goes down, they can continue working offline seamlessly. When reconnected, all changes made while offline are updated to the centrally-stored Virtual DNA Container.

Type 0 Hypervisor technology makes it all possible: Instead of using traditional Type 2 and 1 hypervisors that require a virtual hardware layer and underlying operating systems that hamper performance and connectivity and require IT staff intervention, Zirtu's Type 0 Hypervisor provides a true virtual desktop that runs natively on the end-point machine, delivering the same workflow and environment users expect - with no training required.

It executes the user's Virtual DNA Container directly and natively on the actual hardware layer without involving redundant intermediaries. In essence, the end-point computer becomes replaceable and completely stateless, meaning employees can use their own computers without worrying about backup and disaster recovery any longer. The result? A better experience for users and fewer headaches for the IT organization.

Not surprisingly, Zirtu already enjoys strong interest from Fortune 500 companies, whose innovation-focused IT units are already implementing Zirtu deployments and looking to expand those to enterprise-wide desktop virtualization strategy toward Q4 2012.

Finally - a great leap forward in virtualization technology, and one that actually fulfills the promise of VDI, including full functionality for knowledge and mobile workers. Find out more about Zirtu at http://www.zirtu.com.

About Zirtu
Zirtu provides next-gen, Type 0 desktop virtualization products to enterprise, telco and cloud service provider customers. Fundamentally different from traditional VDI, Zirtu is aimed at knowledge and mobile workers, and provides zero performance degradation, full device connectivity and offline use. IT gains stateless end-points, soaring per-server density and secure BYOC. And with slashed licensing cost, Zirtu reduces ongoing expenses and keeps IT on budget - makes virtualization affordable and readily usable across the market. For more information, visit http://www.zirtu.com.

SOURCE  Zirtu

Zirtu

CONTACT: Steve Simon, SS|PR, +1-847-415-9347, ssimon@sspr.com

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

Rapid Fire Marketing: Next Round of Vapor Inhaler's CANNAcig Models Arrive

Ecommerce up and Running; High Times Cannabis Cup to be CANNAcig's Official Launch

LOS ANGELES and CARSON CITY, Nev, June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rapid Fire Marketing (Pink Sheets: RFMK) announced today that the Company has received the first shipment of 500 Vapor Inhaler's CANNAcig models in Los Angeles, California. The CANNAcigs will be tested on-site directly followed by shipment of online and pre-orders along with stocking of retail outlets in states where medical marijuana laws exist. Some stock will be held allowing product placement, endorsements, presentations, giveaways and onsite sales at the San Francisco High Times Cannabis Cup. The remaining 1,500 Vapor Inhaler's CANNAcig models are finished at the factory and en-route to arrive at Otherside Health Management where they will be tested and distributed to wholesale outlets already demanding stock for existing orders.

The website at vinhaler.com is now fully operational with the ecommerce functionality all set up. Pre-orders have already begun and the first Vapor Inhaler's CANNAcig models will be shipped out this week. Additionally, the module is being set up and will be operational soon for wholesale distribution interest. An Affiliate Program is being developed to enable massive sales through interested distributors along with a significant presence throughout all media.

The Vapor Inhaler's CANNAcig model is a sponsor of the San Francisco High Times Cannabis Cup June 23-24 at the Craneway Pavilion. The Company has ensured that the Vapor Inhaler's CANNAcig will be a major hit at the Cup. The CANNAcig will be represented on all media and promotions, onsite there will be a double sized booth, onsite challenges and contests to win free CANNAcigs along with other prizes, models performing demonstrations as well as sales reps taking wholesale orders and selling units for retail cost on site. There will be a gorilla marketing and promotions team covering San Francisco with flyers and promotional items for the Vapor Inhaler's CANNAcig. Additionally the Company will have premier office space to make presentations and secure sales with distributors.

"I am delighted that all of the changes with the second production of the CANNAcig have turned out so nicely. All the credit in the world goes to Judah Neiditch of Otherside Health Management for overseeing production and distribution of the CANNAcig. There will always be growing pains but doing it right the first time is a priority with both Judah and I," said Tom Allinder, CEO of Rapid Fire Marketing. "Judah's team has also continued to work on the website at vinhaler.com and have just about completed what amounted to a big project. While there is much work left to be done, we have come a long way and I am greatly looking forward to the official 'launch party' at the High Times Cannabis Cup in San Francisco later this month," Allinder continued. "Additionally, I greatly appreciate all the work Cheryl Shuman has been doing for us. She has set our Company up for some great deals and exposure in the near future. And, now that we have the CANNAcigs, I am looking forward to all that she has planned next! We have assembled a great team here and the value of all the work behind the scenes is about to be revealed," Allinder concluded.

"I was the first person in line to pick up the CANNAcig for many of the celebrity projects I'm working on at the moment. I'm confident that we will have great product placements coming soon! I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at the High Times Cannabis Cup," stated celebrity spokesperson Cheryl Shuman.

"The first units were a success. The second round of CANNAcigs have arrived and they are already selling fast. It has been a patience game as the right pieces came together to make this possible but now that the CANNAcig is here we can end the development phase and get onto the public enjoying our product," said Judah Neiditch. "I have met with the developers of our next device, and besides meeting the industries upcoming standard for a product that vaporizes oils and herbs, the new V.I. will perform a third use, unseen yet on any other vaporizer available in our market. This is truly exciting times for us as we will be launching the next level in this technology while others in our industry try to match the size and easy use of our pre-existing CANNAcig model."

Safe Harbor:

From time to time, the Company may issue news releases that contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. This material may contain statements about expected future events and/or financial results that are forward-looking in nature and subject to risks and uncertainties. For those statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statement provisions contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and any amendments thereto. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, goals, assumptions, or future events or performance are not statements of historical fact and may be "forward-looking statements." "Forward-looking statements" are based upon expectations, estimates and projections at the time the statements are made that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated.

SOURCE  Rapid Fire Marketing

Rapid Fire Marketing

CONTACT: Rapid Fire Marketing, +1-775-461-5127, investors@rapid-fire-marketing.com

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

Hearsay Social Unveils Content Exchange, Fresh and Relevant Social Media Content for Marketers

Brands Can Now Easily Discover, Curate, and Publish Social Media Content

Top Media Leaders Join in Support of Content Exchange

SAN FRANCISCO, June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In partnership with several major media companies, enterprise social sales and marketing software company Hearsay Social today launched Content Exchange, a content curation platform that allows marketers and salespeople to easily discover, curate, and post engaging updates to their profiles across all the major social networks, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Google+. As part of the launch of Content Exchange, leading media companies have partnered with Hearsay Social to offer its customers the latest in financial news, entertainment news, photos, video, lifestyle articles, and other content.

"With 82% of online users accessing social networking sites, social marketing content has become a critical battleground in the quest for customer mindshare and brand differentiation," said Hearsay Social CEO Clara Shih. "We are thrilled to partner with the leading global providers of content to empower marketers to achieve ROI on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Google+."

Hearsay Social also announced today the release of The Language of Social: A Guide to Content for the Social Business, a free e-book on the best social content marketing practices, in addition to a free social media ROI study by independent researcher Mainstay Salire.

Integrated into the Hearsay Social Content Library starting today, Content Exchange allows brands to easily discover, curate, and publish third-party articles, videos, and blog content designed for social media, as well as:

    --  Discover, sort, and browse content relevant to their company by locale,
        date, or topic
    --  Infuse authentic brand personality by adding their point-of-view
    --  Post or schedule to multiple profiles across multiple social media
        networks all at once, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Google+
    --  Measure engagement through likes, comments, retweets
    --  All from a single easy-to-use interface
In particular, Hearsay Social's core user base of relationship-based sales professionals, such as financial advisors, recruiters, insurance agents, and real estate professionals, stand to benefit from investing in a scalable social media content strategy to create client value, trust, and differentiation over time.

"The key to any successful social marketing program is sharing timely, relevant content on a consistent basis," said Marc Zeitlin, Vice President of Marketing at Farmers Insurance Group. "Hearsay Social Content Exchange reduces the amount of time my team spends curating pre-approved content for our Agents while improving the relevancy, timeliness, and therefore effectiveness of their social media efforts."

Hearsay Social Content Exchange: Media Partners

Media leaders Demand Media, Tribune Media Services, and Thomson Reuters have joined in supporting the launch of Hearsay Social Content Exchange by providing Hearsay Social customers with access to content (once customers' appropriate licensing is executed).

Existing Thomson Reuters subscribers to Content Exchange will be able to access and curate premium content and create multiple channels inside of their Hearsay Social Content Library. Through Content Exchange, Hearsay Social customers will also have access to the full selection of award-winning lifestyle content from Demand Media, including eHow.com, LIVESTRONG.com, and Cracked.com.

Additionally, Hearsay Social has entered into a business relationship with Tribune Media Services (TMS), a global content licensing and syndication company, representing a variety of renowned writers and content brands via a suite of custom publishing solutions for media and corporate publishers.  Hearsay Social clients who have an interest in adding content from leading experts, brands, and journalistic quality sources will be referred to TMS to work directly with their editorial and marketing professionals to publish content ready to engage their customers through social networks via the Hearsay Social Content Exchange.

"Brands continue to discover the value of providing useful, relevant, content from trusted and authentic voices to their customers," said James Pinnick, General Manager for News & Features at TMS. "We are delighted to work with Hearsay Social to enable brands to publish content as a means to engage and drive customer loyalty through various media."

Contact us to learn more about Hearsay Social Content Exchange.

About the Hearsay Social Platform

For enterprises with large sales organizations or store networks, Hearsay Social's social sales and marketing software will enable your salespeople to increase revenue using social media by acquiring and continuously engaging customers on social platforms. Hearsay Social is the only software that increases revenue, referrals, and renewals by transforming the entire enterprise into a social business, including sales, marketing, compliance, and HR.

    --  Hearsay Social Sales Module for easy social media page and profile
        management for non-technical sales users, one-click publishing of
        content and campaigns provided by corporate marketing teams, and
        intuitive personal analytics.
    --  Hearsay Social Marketing Module for the sophisticated needs of social
        media marketing teams. Manage hundreds of corporate social media pages
        and review thousands of sales-managed pages. Easily manage thousands of
        apps and posts per day and suggest engaging content to employees,
        stores, or branches. Now including Content Exchange to discover, curate,
        and share content from content partners.
    --  Hearsay Social Compliance Module for FINRA/SEC compliant infraction
        monitoring, capturing, archiving, and Rogue Page Finder.
    --  Hearsay Social Enterprise IT Module including single sign-on (SSO), LDAP
        directory integration, and integration with CA Siteminder and HP
        Autonomy to deliver security, compliance, ease of use, and scale.

About Hearsay Social

The world's largest companies, including Northwestern Mutual, Thrivent Financial, State Farm, Farmers Group, and 24 Hour Fitness, use Hearsay Social's award-winning technology platform to achieve regulatory compliance, build stronger customer relationships, and bolster their brand across all the major social networks, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+. Hearsay Social, a SIFMA strategic partner, has raised $21M from Sequoia Capital, NEA, and top executives from Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google, and YouTube, and is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in New York and Ohio.

Hearsay Social Blog:blog.hearsaysocial.com

Facebook:facebook.com/hearsaysocial

Twitter:@HearsaySocial

LinkedIn:linkedin.com/company/hearsay-social

Google+:plus.google.com/106448408037721525562

About Demand Media

Demand Media, Inc. (NYSE: DMD) is a leading content and social media company that informs and entertains one of the Internet's largest audiences, helps advertisers find innovative ways to engage with their customers and enables publishers to expand their online presence. Headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, Demand Media has offices in North America, South America and Europe. For more information about Demand Media, visit: http://www.demandmedia.com

About TMS

Tribune Media Services (TMS) is the global content licensing and syndication arm of Tribune Company.  TMS is a premier provider of an array of custom content that engages and informs readers for media and corporate brands in topics ranging from personal finance, real estate and careers to entertainment, health, travel and political commentary. The company represents internationally recognized authors, artists, leading newspapers, magazines and content brands, such as Kiplinger's, Rick Steves, Frank Rich, and Fast Company. TMS is also a national publisher of eBook and eMagazine titles available on all major eReader devices and platforms.

Editorial Contact:

Virginia Nicoletti

408.655.5005
virginia@hearsaysocial.com

SOURCE  Hearsay Social

Hearsay Social

Web Site: http://hearsaysocial.com

MuchMusic Teams with Badgeville to Gamify MuchMusic Video Awards

Canada's premier media destination for young adults rewards user engagement with innovative gamification program across its digital properties

TORONTO and MENLO PARK, Calif., June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MuchMusic continues to lead the way as one of the world's top-ranked brands for social media influence with its newest, social-rewards and loyalty program MuchCloser. Launched by MuchMusic in partnership with Epitome Pictures and global gamification leader Badgeville, MuchCloser connects viewers to their favorite artists, programs, and on-air talents by rewarding fans for doing what they're already doing online. Now watching videos, leaving comments, "Liking" Much on Facebook, and voting on polls earns users points that can be redeemed for exclusive prizes.

"By engaging our audience through our social rewards program MuchCloser, Much can provide unique and exciting opportunities to build customized programs around a client's objectives and key messaging," said Neil Staite, vice president and general manager, music and entertainment. "MuchCloser is the perfect program to combine multi-screen content, social media and branded sponsorship opportunities."

Upon registering on muchmusic.com, users are encouraged to rack up points to earn 'badges' which unlock rewards and win trophies, highlighting them as key members of the MuchCloser community and fans of their favorite television series and artists. Badges can qualify users for exclusive opportunities and giveaways that only Much can offer, including meeting A-List stars, winning concert tickets, event access including the MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS, exclusive online chats and more!

To coincide with the launch of DEGRASSI's upcoming twelfth season in July, MuchCloser will introduce tasks and missions specific to the show and its characters. Users can earn points and custom DEGRASSI rewards by watching show clips, sharing content, reading the blog, following characters on Twitter, and tuning into the show when it airs on Much. Users who engage with DEGRASSI content could earn the chance to be part of online chats with cast members, be the first to see exclusive content, and a chance to visit the set!

Hot on the heels of 2012 MMVA announcements, MuchCloser is launching more activities for users to engage in including the 'MMVA 10K Mission' and 'Wristband Wizard Mission'. Both will challenge users' knowledge of the MMVAs delivering a chance to win wristbands, as well as a shot at $10,000.

"MuchCloser is a refreshing example of modern gamification for the entertainment industry, focusing on rewarding audience engagement and loyalty, as well as surfacing exciting new programming and events across existing popular properties," said Kris Duggan, CEO, Badgeville. "The next generation of social media engagement for the world's leading entertainment companies, such as Bell Media's MuchMusic, allows these brands to reward users for performing specific activities and highlighting their loyalty by returning to the site frequently and engaging with new content."

Below is a breakdown of sample activities to complete to earn points and rewards on MuchMusic sites:

    --  Register
    --  Leave a comment
    --  Upload content
    --  Vote on polls
    --  "Like" Much on Facebook
    --  Read an article
    --  Visit the site
    --  Watch a video
    --  Share a link
The program also includes missions, which feature a set group of activities that incrementally earn users more points and badges, including:

    --  Blog Addict
    --  Video Vulture
    --  Comment Machine
    --  Watch DEGRASSI
By completing all of the activities in a mission, users earn points that get displayed on their profile. Points raise the user's ranking in the Much community and can earn them access to prizes, content and exciting experiences.

MuchCloser Program Increases Engagement & Retention

Since the program's launch across MuchMusic digital properties in early May, more than one in three registered users return daily. These tens of thousands of users have performed more than 325,000 activities including watching, voting, reading blogs. Activity has increased by an average of 59% from week to week,with an average of more than 14 activities per user. Thus far, more than 116,000 badges have been issued.

Last week, MuchMusic introduced the MMVA Performersmission. This mission launched alongside the announcement that Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen, Nelly Furtado, and Marianas Trenchwere performing at the MMVAs. Users were encouraged to watch the most recent video from each artist and tell Much what song they wanted to see that artist perform at this year's show. There was an immediate 6% spike in the registered user base, and that number has grown by 21% since then, proving the introduction of new activities and missions is a strong way to encourage additional sign ups as well as keeping interest among existing users.

About MuchMusic

As the No. 1 Canadian brand for young adults, Much is an integral part of today's pop-culture landscape. Live performances and interviews with the best Canadian and international artists, and celebrity guests put fans in the centre of the action making Much's acclaimed street-level Toronto headquarters Canada's epicentre of celebrity. A multiplatform Canadian icon, MuchMusic.com is a favourite destination for youth delivering music videos, user-generated content and more. Much spotlights homegrown talent through original productions and nurtures the Canadian music video production industry through its annual, multi-million dollar contribution to MuchFACT. It is available in 8.6 million households across Canada via cable, satellite, and mobile. Much is a division of Bell Media, which is owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest communications company.

About Badgeville

Badgeville (http://www.badgeville.com), The Behavior Platform, is the leading provider of gamification and social engagement solutions for world-class businesses, enabling companies in virtually every industry to influence and measure user behavior. Companies and organizations from across the globe are using our award-winning Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution to increase customer loyalty, user engagement and employee performance. With 175 customers, Badgeville brings Game Mechanics, Reputation Mechanics, and Social Mechanics to world-class companies including Bell Media, NBC, Universal Music, Deloitte, EMC, Samsung, CA Technologies, Dell, The Active Network, and Recyclebank. Founded in 2010, Badgeville is based in Menlo Park, Calif. And has offices in New York and Europe.  Follow @Badgeville to learn more.

SOURCE  Badgeville

Badgeville

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

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

Conterra Telehealth Networks Initiates Broadband Service to Large, Southwestern Healthcare Group

Custom designed network provides secure, reliable, high speed access to electronic medical records and imaging and provides the platform to introduce new telemedicine applications

CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Conterra Telehealth Networks, ("Conterra") a national broadband services company specializing in offering unique solutions to complex telecommunications projects in rural areas, has begun providing high-quality, high-speed wide area network services to a major health care group located in the Southwestern  United States. This broadband network was custom designed to support the unique needs of the medical group and is comprised of multiple transport mediums including fiber and FCC-licensed microwave radio. 

The telecommunication services provided by Conterra are supported through the Rural Health Care Pilot Program initiated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to facilitate the creation of a national broadband network dedicated to health care, connecting public and private non-profit health care providers in rural and urban locations.

"Conterra is one of the first alternative access carriers to participate in the federal Rural Health Care Pilot Program and to provide high-quality, broadband services to underserved healthcare organizations," commented Van E. Snowdon, Conterra's Executive Vice President for Business Development. "The FCC has highlighted telemedicine as one of its top priorities in its national broadband plan. We believe that Conterra's unique ability to provide customized, hybrid fiber and microwave networks in rural areas of America, where there are few cost effective, high-speed broadband telecommunication options, will help to bridge the health care digital divide." 

About Conterra Telehealth Networks

Conterra Telehealth Networks, headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is a national provider of facilities-based broadband services for health care facilities that require bandwidth intensive, carrier-grade data, video and voice transport services. Conterra and its subsidiaries currently provide these services to over 1,800 locations throughout the United States. To learn more about Conterra, visit http://www.conterra.com or call 877-365-6701.

SOURCE  Conterra Telehealth Networks

Conterra Telehealth Networks

CONTACT: Maura Mahoney, +1-617-571-1927, MMahoney@conterra.com

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

"We Believe in Looking at the Big Picture..." Says PEX Network

LONDON, June 15, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    After extensive research across their 90,000 members, PEX Network has identified the
top priorities of the C-Suite and their direct reports.

    These include the need to drive improved performance, competitive advantage, customer
satisfaction and reduce operational risk and are focusing on internal processes to achieve
these goals.

    This is why PEX Network has recently announced the launch of the BPM Futures USA Forum
which aims to help overcome the challenging process of uniting corporate strategy, process
and IT to innovative technologies and processes and deliver to business goals.

    http://www.BPMFuturesUSA.com/news

    The BPM Futures USA Forum, taking place from 26th - 28th September 2012, in
Washington, DC, focuses on themes surrounding innovative technology, process improvement
and harmonisation to align with corporate strategy. The forum has recently bulked up their
exclusive speaker faculty from a range of industries to provide case studies, experiences
and answers to questions on what should be the next steps to embrace change in search of
value.

    BPM Futures USA Forum Speaker's faculty

    http://www.bpmfuturesusa.com/Event.aspx?idv8242&utm_source=PRNewswire&utm_medium=PR&utm_campaign=PR&utm_content0612&mac!225.001news

    Unlocking the Potential of Working with IT, Reinforcing Cultural Change and improving
Front-line Productivity in the Field with Technology are among the topics that will be
discussed by, Commander Eric Miller, US Navy, Leo Shuster, IT Director - Speciality
IT/ACS. CTO, Nationwide , Ifty Khan, Global Sourcing CI Leader - Flow & Process
Technologies, GE Energy, Keven Carpenter, Quality Leader, GE Capital and more at the BPM
Futures USA Forum.

    The invitation-only forum offers an exclusive opportunity to listen, learn and debate
with the most senior experts from the industry as well as discussing shared experiences
and benchmarking across industry sector. The aim is for all the participants to learn how
to take heir next step in Business Process Management.

    Find the full programme, event details and registration information about the upcoming
BPM Futures USA Forum on http://www.BPMFuturesUSA.com/news, phone (USA)
+1-646-378-6026 / +1-800-882-8684, phone (UK) + 44(0)20-7036-1300 or email
enquire@pexnetwork.com

    Media contact: Veronica Araujo, +44(0)20-7368-9748, veronica.araujo@iqpc.co.uk or
visit http://www.BPMFuturesUSA.com/news

    Press are invited to attend this important industry forum, if you would like to a
complimentary press pass please email Veronica Araujo (veronica.araujo@iqpc.co.uk)

Source: PEX Network

St Petersburg International Economic Forum: LEADERSHIP THAT WORKS

ST PETERSBURG, June 15, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    This year's St Petersburg International Economic Forum, will convene under the theme,
'Leadership that Works'. The Forum's official programme will feature a range of sessions
organized under four interrelated content pillars, and designed in various formats so as
to stimulate interactivity and enrich participant experience. In addition to the
traditional panel sessions and roundtables it will include a number of 'session series',
industry breakfasts, business round tables, and plenary sessions with participation of
global political and business leaders.

    To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:

    http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/st-petersburg-international-economic-forum/56554

    The sessions under the first pillar - Securing the Future - will examine major shifts
underway in the global economy and their impact on the political economies and societies
at large. The increasing role of emerging economic powers in developing regional markets
will be discussed in the 'region-omics' series.

    The sessions under Realizing Russia's Potential pillar will be of particular interest
to the participants who are concerned with Russian political and economic affairs. The
Forum 2012 will provide a unique opportunity to engage with the new Government of the
Russian Federation as the country takes steps to reinforce its reform agenda in the
post-election period. This pillar will include a number of briefings by the members of the
newly-formed Russian government.

    Leadership in Focus - a series of one-on-one conversations with leaders from
government, finance, technology, media and the arts - is a new format of sessions
introduced in 2012. These sessions will feature Henry Kissinger, Yevgeny Primakov, Gerard
Lopez, Lloyd Blankfein, Arkady Volozh, and other leaders, and will examine the forces -
and people - reshaping our world, and will seek to identify the skills that are needed to
succeed in a rapidly shifting environment.

    Sessions of the Responding to Impact Technologies pillar will explore how policymakers
and business leaders are responding to the ongoing and accelerating technical advances
world wide, and will include presentations of Russian Breakthrough Technologies.

    This year SPIEF will provide a SPIEF mobile app to improve the participant experience
during the Forum. Available for download from the Apple App Store and Google Play, the app
will allow participants to download live Forum information (programme, schedule, news,
video, and photos) to their mobile devices. The app also supports exchanging messages and
scheduling meetings among participants, personal Agenda, useful info etc.

    http://www.forumspb.com

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Source: St Petersburg International Economic Forum

Irina Suhova, Deputy Director, Head of PR and Media Teams, St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, +7(812)680-00-00, media@forumspb.com

Nissan Announces Collaboration With Ministry of Sound to Create World Class Touring Sound System

ROLLE, Switzerland, June 15, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

   
    - Nissan crosses over into music with a long term brand partnership with
      Ministry of Sound
    - Nissan and Ministry of Sound create the Juke Box - the world's most powerful
      sound system on the road producing up to 150db
    - Nissan Juke Box embarks on 'Summer Sessions' tour across Europe starting on
      15th June at Le Mans 24 hour endurance race
    - Behind the Scenes on the Nissan Juke Box project: The first in a two part
      webisode series is released

    Nissan's innovation in the crossover segment is set to continue as it partners with
Ministry of Sound to create the world's ultimate mobile sound system - the Juke Box.
Louder than a jumbo jet in take-off, the technical know-how for the Juke Box comes from
sound experts Martin Audio, who designed and built the current system in the infamous
'Box' - the main room in Ministry of Sound's London home.

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    In 1991 Justin Berkmann, one of the clubs founders, alongside James Palumbo and
Humphrey Waterhouse, created a club never seen before in Europe; where the music and sound
system came first. The pair created the ultimate club sound system - 'The Box' - a 5 sided
room within a room that was acoustically perfect, and is still considered today to be one
of the best sound systems in the world.

    Building on Ministry of Sound's ethos of 'creating the moments people live for' Nissan
& Ministry of Sound have turned to Martin Audio - makers of the current 'Box' system - to
create a 150 decibel, 18,900W sound system, which is completely self-sufficient in terms
of power and production.

    Thanks to its custom-built 19 kilowatt rig the Juke Box's sound system fits into a
standard Juke. A set of custom made cabinets and enclosures housing two 18" powered sub
units and the same Mid Hi enclosures that are used at Ministry of Sound enable
exceptionally loud out-put without compromising on sound quality - one of Ministry of
Sound's key philosophies.

    The Juke Box also features an integrated radio studio, allowing anything played on the
system to be captured for broadcast via Ministry of Sound's digital radio app.

    Gareth Dunsmore, Marketing Communications Nissan in Europe, said: "We have made a
great product that we believe creates excitement through our innovative approach to the
small car market; Ministry of Sound is the industry leader in creating the moments people
live for through their bespoke sound systems. Together with Nissan Design Europe, RML and
Ministry of Sound we wanted to challenge the establishment and make something truly
unique."

    The Juke Box will debut at Le Mans on the 15th of June in the drivers' parade at the
start of the world famous 24 hour endurance race. It will tour the three-day event,
providing pop-up parties for music fans and petrol heads alike. The Nissan Juke Box
transforms into a fully-functioning PA system, complete with DJ booth and ambient lighting
making it the perfect touring party venue and proving that motor sport and music is a
match made in heaven. The mobile festivities at Le Mans will be hosted by some of Ministry
of Sound's headline DJs, running long into the night, keeping race goers entertained.

    A two-part webisode series will be released to coincide with the Juke's debut at Le
Mans, showing a behind the scenes look at its invention through to realisation. The aim is
to bring to life the twin values of design and performance that are the heartbeat of this
concept.

    In order to highlight the Juke Box's summer tour across Europe, a six month radio
partnership will be launched after Le Mans with the "Nissan Juke Box Sessions" being
broadcast on Ministry of Sound's Digital Radio channel every fortnight on Mondays from 5pm
to 7pm GMT.

    The show will be built around a series of exclusive DJ sets recorded at Juke Box
events taking place across Europe throughout the summer. A bespoke widget has been created
and will be embedded onto Nissan's Facebook page, allowing fans to request their favourite
tracks, as well as tune in and catch up with the action.

    ABOUT MINISTRY OF SOUND:

    Ministry of Sound Group is a global youth entertainment business comprising recorded
music including hit artists and compilations, nightclubs and bars, live events, consumer
electronics and fashion. The iconic brands including Ministry of Sound and Hed Kandi drive
a business with sales approaching GBP100 million.

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Source: Nissan International Europe

Nissan GB contact: Tom Barnard, Communications Director
T: +44(0)1923-899933 M: +44(0)7890-028342;
E: tom.barnard@nissan.co.uk

doo.net Announces Beta Launch And Series A Funding, Bringing Investment Total To $10 Million

doo.net automatically collects documents from multiple sources, intelligently organizes and securely archives them

NEW YORK and BONN, Germany, June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- doo.net today announces the open-beta launch of the first cloud-based service that collects documents from multiple sources and intelligently organizes and stores them in a single, secure place. The native app for OS X is now available for download and the Windows 8 Metro app has been submitted to the Windows 8 store. Apps for iOS, Android and other platforms, as well as integration for Google Docs, will be launched in the coming weeks. With doo.net's native apps, documents are self-organized and accessible on all relevant platforms in a readily available alternative to the disparate search, file sharing and other collaboration services currently available. Now, documents are easier than ever to find, work with, and share with family, friends and colleagues.

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doo.net has also announced that it has raised a new round of Series A funding, which boosts the company's total investments to $10 million. The round is led by Target Partners, who join DuMont Venture, e42 Ventures and prominent angel investors, including Lars Hinrichs, founder of Xing and HackFwd, and Professor Dr. Dres. h.c. Hermann Simon, the Simon-Kucher & Partners founder and chairman who's been dubbed "The Peter Drucker of Europe."

doo.net automatically collects documents from your hard drive as well as from online services such as your email account via IMAP integration to allow importing of documents from attachments. The documents in doo.net are automatically and smartly organized through intelligent proprietary algorithms - including Optical Character Recognition, keyword and date extraction - to organize and tag documents. Once tagged, doo.net organizes the documents by intuitive tag categories such as people, organization, place, and document type, making your documents a cinch to locate. This enables powerful search capabilities where users can enter single or multiple keyword combinations to effortlessly find and instantly view and edit documents. Every version of each document - whether an invoice, receipt, contract or insurance policy - is backed up and secured with technologies such as OAuth 2.0 authentication and continual encrypted communication and storage. And, since all of the apps are native, doo.net lets you find the right documents in seconds.

"Consumers have enthusiastically adopted cloud-based document storage and sharing solutions, but until now there has been no way to collect all documents in one central place and intelligently organize them based on their content," said Frank Thelen, doo.net's co-founder and CEO. "With doo.net, we remove clutter while helping you make sense of your documents."

Founders Thelen, Marc Sieberger and Alex Koch have a proven track record of creating disruptive businesses in industries dominated by established companies and in designing innovative products and services inspired by their own personal challenges. Thelen, a perpetual list maker who co-created the Wunderlist productivity management tool, came up with the idea of doo.net in response to his wife prodding him over the growing stacks of unpaid paper invoices collecting on his desk. His response: start a company that aimed to not only make paper documents a thing of the past, but one that organized, easily located and secured all of his documents.

"We're delighted that our vision has been endorsed by such high-profile investors and with such significant financial backing," added doo.net's co-founder and COO/CFO Sieberger.

"The proliferation of apps, devices and communications tools has exponentially increased the number of digital documents a consumer has to handle; and that doesn't even take into account all the paper-based documents they are still managing," said Olaf Jacobi, Partner at Target Partners and newly-appointed board member at doo.net. "With doo.net, there is now a single solution for organizing this important information. It is this market positioning, backed up by proven technology and an experienced team, that inspired us to invest in the company."

Pricing and Availability

The service launches its beta version today with an app for OS X. A Windows 8 Metro app has been submitted to the Windows 8 store and native apps for iOS, Android and other platforms will be launched in the coming weeks. doo.net is free and available to everyone at http://www.doo.net. For cloud-based storage with backup and syncing, a "freemium" pricing model applies. For more details: http://www.doo.net.

ABOUT DOO.NET

doo.net is the first cloud-based solution for consumers and small businesses that collects, intelligently organizes and secures all of a users' documents, which can be found and accessed in a matter of seconds. Sharing and collaborating with colleagues, friends and family is made easier than ever with doo.net's native apps. doo.net was founded in June 2011 by serial entrepreneurs Frank Thelen, Marc Sieberger, and Alex Koch. The company is headquartered in Bonn, Germany, with 40 employees. 

Media Contact:
Paul Brady
Consort Partners
doo@consortpartners.com
Tel: +1 646 492 2777

doo GmbH
@doo | facebook.com/like.doo
press@doo.net | hello@doo.net
Argelanderstr. 1, 53115 Bonn,  Germany | Tel +49 228 68 81 95-0
Local Court Bonn, HRB 18719  | Managing Directors: Frank Thelen, Marc Sieberger, Alex Koch

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Design, Power and Entertainment Reign Supreme in VIZIO's Incredibly Sleek and Sophisticated, Premium PC Line Unveiled Today

IRVINE, Calif., June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VIZIO, America's #1 LCD HDTV Company*, announced today the availability of its highly anticipated line of innovative personal computers designed to work hard and play hard.  By combining its entertainment know-how with the unmatched power of the latest Intel® Core(TM) processors, VIZIO intends to set a new standard for the Windows® experience.  The premium line, which consists of the VIZIO Thin + Light, Notebook and All-in-One PC, was created to break through the clutter present in the mainstream market and prove that power, design and entertainment can flawlessly co-exist in a PC.

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Similar to its entrance into the HDTV category nearly a decade ago, VIZIO took careful inventory of the needs and wants evident in the PC space. The result is a sophisticatedly handsome PC line that meets the productivity and power standards consumers expect, while delivering the entertainment and design differentiators they desire. Calling on its HDTV background, VIZIO developed the PCs with contrast, image quality and viewing angles top of mind, giving PC users an experience only HDTVs could previously deliver. Combined with an NVIDIA® Kepler(TM)-Class GeForce GPU, the brilliant HD display of the VIZIO PCs makes watching movies, gaming and streaming TV shows more enjoyable than ever. Deep and resonate SRS Premium Sound HD(TM) serves as an ideal complement to stunning image quality but can also stand alone, allowing music junkies to immerse themselves in rich, custom-tuned audio. 

Understanding the impact aesthetics have on experience, VIZIO also focused heavily on design.  Manifested beyond a few sleek bevels, VIZIO's purposeful design decisions and premium materials culminate in a line of PCs that rival the status-quo. From the die-cast aluminum neck with its hidden hinge, premium wireless keyboard and wireless touchpad of the All-in-One, to the anodized aluminum unibody construction with precision CNC detailing of the Thin + Light and Notebook, VIZIO took every detail into account, creating top-quality work and entertainment fixtures like no other.

"PCs haven't always been made with design at the forefront.  While customers want an elegant, multi-purpose device capable of executing tasks and flawlessly delivering entertainment, some PCs still look like mundane work machines," said Matt McRae, Chief Technology Officer, VIZIO.  "VIZIO is passionate about innovation, design and the user experience. We listened to consumers and created a line of PCs that deliver on productivity but are also uncompromisingly clean, stylish and sophisticated."

Optimized to deliver power, mobility and familiar ease of use, VIZIO PCs ensure a fast and immersive best-in-class consumer experience.  To that end, VIZIO and Microsoft® worked together to build an optimized system image that includes the Microsoft Signature experience for Windows 7 PCs to deliver a great experience for customers, from out of box to support.Every VIZIO PC also includes Microsoft Security Essentials to help guard against viruses and spyware with no renewal fees and 90 days of Microsoft technical support.

"We're pleased to be working closely with VIZIO as it debuts in the PC category," said Steven Guggenheimer, CVP OEM Division, Microsoft. "VIZIO has a strong reputation of providing consumer innovation and entertainment experiences, and it's great to see the company using Windows to help deliver premium experiences on PCs."

Designed to tackle any task a user needs to accomplish, VIZIO PCs are powered by 3rd generation Intel® Core(TM) processors.  Providing an extra performance boost, the efficient Intel® Core(TM) processors are capable of handling a multitude of jobs, allowing users to multi-task with ease.

"We know how important it is for VIZIO to have its PCs deliver best in class performance," said CJ Bruno, Intel VP, GM Americas. "VIZIO has repeatedly shown its ability to deliver leading technology to its customers and we are thrilled that 3rd generation Intel core processors will power VIZIO's latest computing innovations. We think people will be amazed by the stunning visual experiences in these new systems, from the beautiful all-in-one to the slim, stylish and responsive Ultrabook(TM) device."

VIZIO All-in-One: Starting at $898

Elegantly combining a powerful PC with features similar to a television, the VIZIO All-in-One PC offers an unparalleled entertainment experience**. With a stunning 24" or 27" Full HD 1080p display, included subwoofer for 2.1 surround sound audio with SRS Premium Sound HD(TM) and dual HDMI® inputs for connecting cable boxes and game consoles, the VIZIO All-in-One PC delivers serious entertainment.

The premium wireless keyboard, wireless touchpad with multi-touch gesture support, remote control and subwoofer with integrated power supply makes the VIZIO All-in-One PC easy on the eyes.  Crafted from genuine, top-quality materials with design advancements, these machines challenge the very notion of what a PC can be, making it the ideal fixture in a bedroom, design studio, kitchen, dorm or swanky boutique.

For the ultimate in entertainment, consumers can use the display of their VIZIO All-in-One PC even when the computer is off, plugging in up to two HDMI® sources to enjoy cable or satellite programming, gaming and other HD offerings.

VIZIO Notebook: Starting at $898

The VIZIO Notebook delivers remarkable power in a beautifully portable profile. Stylish and light, the aluminum construction provides solid durability not possible when using cheaper plastics. With an impressive 15.6" Full HD 1080p display, performance-tuned audio with SRS Premium Sound HD(TM) and a long-lasting battery, the VIZIO Notebook is an all-day, on-the-go, multimedia powerhouse.

The sleek, seamless surface of the VIZIO Notebook boasts beveled edges and a slip-free, soft-touch underside.  The machine's slim profile is made possible by an anodized aluminum unibody construction that lends itself to strength and durability. Smart innovations include a concealed passive heat venting that pulls in cool air to reduce the need for bulky, noisy and unnecessary grills and fans.

VIZIO Thin + Light: Starting at $898

Part of a new class of Ultrabook(TM) devices inspired by Intel, the VIZIO Thin + Light is an ultra-responsive, ultra-sleek and long-lasting portable PC. This powerful machine boots up in seconds and packs enough battery to stay up and running all day.

With a 14" HD+ or 15.6" Full HD display and a razor-thin design made possible by a durable, anodized aluminum unibody construction, the VIZIO Thin + Light is sleek enough to take anywhere and easily outperforms notebooks twice its size. 

Entertainment enthusiasts will appreciate the HD resolution, stellar picture quality with wider viewing angles and SRS Premium Sound HD(TM) of the Thin + Light, allowing users to enjoy their content on-the-go or tap into the full-size HDMI® outputs to put entertainment on the big screen.

For more information on VIZIO PCs visit VIZIO.com.  Consumers can also find the new PC line at key retailers such as Walmart, Amazon.com, Sam's Club, Costco, Target and Microsoft Store.

*IHS iSuppli Corporation Research Q2 2012 Market Tracker Report of Q1 2012.

**Television tuner not included. HDMI-compatible cable, satellite or other set-top box required for television programming.

About VIZIO

VIZIO, Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California, is America's #1 LCD HDTV Company.  In Q2 2007, VIZIO skyrocketed to the top by becoming the #1 shipping brand of flat panel HDTVs in North America and in Q3 2007 became the first American brand in over a decade to lead in U.S. LCD HDTV shipments. Since 2007 VIZIO LCD HDTV shipments remain in the top ranks in the U.S. and were #1 for the total year in 2009 and 2010.  VIZIO is committed to bringing feature-rich consumer electronics to market at a value through practical innovation. VIZIO offers a broad range of award winning consumer electronics.  VIZIO's products are found at Costco Wholesale, Sam's Club, Walmart, Target, BJ's Wholesale, and other retailers nationwide along with authorized online partners.  VIZIO has won numerous awards including a #1 ranking in the Inc. 500 for Top Companies in Computers and Electronics, Fast Company's 6th Most Innovative CE Company of 2009, and made the lists of Ad Age's Hottest Brands, CNET's Editor's Choice, CNET Best of CES 2011 - Television, IGN Best of CES - Television, Bluetooth.org Best of CES, Good Housekeeping's Best Big-Screens, PC World's Best Buy, Popular Mechanics Editor's Choice and OC Metro's 10 Most Trustworthy Brands among many other prestigious honors.  For more information, please call 888-VIZIOCE or visit on the web at http://www.VIZIO.com.

The V, VIZIO, VIZIO Internet Apps, Theater 3D, CinemaWide HDTV, Full Array TruLED, Edge Lit Razor LED, 240Hz SPS, 480Hz SPS, Entertainment Freedom and Entertainment Freedom for All names, logos and phrase are registered or unregistered trademarks of VIZIO, Inc.  All other trademarks may be the property of their respective holders.

Source: VIZIO, Inc.

SRS Premium Sound HD(TM) is a trademark of SRS Labs. Premium Sound HD technologies are incorporated under license from SRS Labs, Inc.

NVIDIA® is a registered trademark of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and other countries.

HDMI® is a registered trademark of HDMI Licensing LLC.

Intel®, Intel® Core(TM) and Ultrabook(TM) are registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation.

Microsoft®, Windows® and Microsoft® Signature are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

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CONTACT: For VIZIO: Charley Fitzwilliam, Leader Enterprises, +1-949-579-0405, cfitzwilliam@leaderenterprises.com, or Jim Noyd, Noyd Communications Inc., +1-310-951-3768, jim.noyd@noydcom.com

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

Egan-Jones Joins Glass Lewis in Recommending That Qualstar Shareholders Vote Against BKF's Attempt to Seize Control of the Company

Two Leading Proxy Advisory Firms Recommend Shareholders Vote Against BKF's Proposals

Egan-Jones Recommends Shareholders Vote the WHITE Proxy Card

SIMI VALLEY, Calif., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualstar Corporation (Nasdaq: QBAK) today announced that proxy advisory firm, Egan-Jones Proxy Services ("Egan-Jones"), has joined proxy advisory firm, Glass Lewis & Co. ("Glass Lewis"), in recommending that Qualstar shareholders follow the unanimous recommendation of Qualstar's Board to vote AGAINST BKF's proposal on the WHITE proxy card.

After reviewing the proxy materials provided by both sides, Egan-Jones cites the following reasons for its conclusion:

<blockquote>
"1.  We are not convinced that the dissidents' nominees would work to the benefit of the shareholders given their level of industry expertise, public company experience and diversity.

"2.  We believe that the Company's ongoing strategies should enhance long-term shareholder value.

"3.  We believe that removal of all of the current members of Qualstar's Board, including Lawrence Firestone, who was recently appointed as Qualstar's CEO, will disrupt the Company's ongoing efforts to implement new growth initiatives designed to return the Company to sustained profitability."[1]

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"We are pleased that Egan-Jones has joined Glass Lewis in its recommendation that shareholders vote against BKF," said Lawrence Firestone, Qualstar's CEO.   "The Board unanimously believes that the execution of the strategic plan to restore Qualstar to profitability that is already underway offers the greatest value to all Qualstar shareholders.  The Board urges shareholders to follow the advice of Egan Jones and Glass Lewis and reject BKF's disruptive action and allow the turnaround to proceed as planned."

The Qualstar Board of Directors urges shareholders to vote AGAINST the BKF proposal to remove the current directors on the WHITE proxy card today.

Qualstar's Special Meeting of Shareholders is scheduled for Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at  10:00 a.m., local time, at the company's headquarters located at 3990-B Heritage Oak Court, Simi Valley, California 93603.  Shareholders of record as of May 23, 2012 will be entitled to vote at the Meeting.

If shareholders have any questions or need assistance voting their shares, please contact MacKenzie Partners, Inc., our proxy solicitor, toll free at (800) 322-2885 or (212) 929-5500 (call collect) or at proxy@mackenziepartners.com.

About Qualstar Corporation:

Qualstar, founded in 1984, is a diversified electronics manufacturer specializing in data storage and power supplies. The company's products are known throughout the world for high quality and Simply Reliable designs that provide years of trouble-free service. More information is available at http://www.qualstar.com or http://www.n2power.com.

[1] Permission for quotations was neither sought nor obtained.

SOURCE  Qualstar Corporation

Qualstar Corporation

CONTACT: Nicki Andalon, Vice President & CFO, Qualstar Corporation, +1-805-583-7744; or Paul Schulman or Mark Harnett of MacKenzie Partners, Inc., +1-212-929-5500

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

Anritsu Company to Demonstrate World's Only Broadband VNA System for On-wafer Characterization from 70 kHz to 140 GHz at IMS 2012

- VNA Technology Leader to Introduce New Capabilities Revolving Around VectorStar® Premium VNA Family -

RICHARDSON, Texas, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Anritsu Company announces it will demonstrate the world's only broadband Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) system that can conduct single sweeps from 70 kHz to 140 GHz in its booth (#807) at the International Microwave Symposium (IMS), to be held June 19-21, in Montreal. The on-wafer device characterization is one in a series of demonstrations to be conducted in Anritsu's booth that will highlight test solutions for high-frequency designs, including E-band applications and high-speed signal integrity measurements.

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A market leader in VNA technology, the VectorStar VNA demonstration shows Anritsu's commitment to address the needs of engineers developing products for high-frequency applications. A number of higher frequency bands are gaining popularity, including 40-60 GHz for data transmission wireless backhaul between base stations, 60 GHz for Wireless LAN transmission in home and public locations, 77 GHz automotive collision avoidance systems, and 94 GHz for airport radar applications, materials measurement, and homeland security imaging systems.

The demonstration will showcase Anritsu's latest technology, including a new 0.8 mm connector, as well as the excellent stability and RF performance of the VectorStar and mm-wave modules. During the demonstration, the VNA system will sweep from 70 kHz to 140 GHz, highlighting the broadest range of frequency characterization data in a single system. The system will conduct a single sweep across multiple coax and waveguide bands, eliminating the need to use separate systems and associated data concatenation errors. 

"Device engineers need broad frequency coverage to accurately characterize devices. To address this need, a connector that can perform above 110 GHz is required," said Bob Buxton, Marketing Manager, General Purpose Test, Microwave Measurements Division. "Anritsu has pioneered high-frequency connectors. We were the first to develop the 40 GHz (2.92 mm) K connector and the 70 GHz (1.85 mm) V connector, and led the way on the 1 mm connector. In order to support a VNA with performance to 140 GHz, we needed to develop and support a new 0.8 mm connector."     

Signal Integrity Measurements

VectorStar can also be used for signal integrity measurements, which will be the focus of another demonstration in the Anritsu booth featuring the MP1800A Signal Quality Analyzer (SQA) BERT and MP1825B 4Tap Emphasis. The station will highlight how the best-in-class waveforms and error detector sensitivity of the MP1800A, combined with the ability of the MP1825B to change the emphasis ratio for each tap individually, create a solution that addresses the challenges faced by signal integrity engineers.

mm-wave Emission Testing Demonstration

A high-frequency point-to-point demonstration, done in conjunction with BridgeWave Communications, will also be shown in the Anritsu booth at IMS. It will feature BridgeWave's 80 GHz Wireless Ethernet Bridge to highlight the MS2830A Signal Analyzer's ability to verify emissions of mm-wave point-to-point wireless links. The display will showcase Anritsu's capability to test E band gigabit data rate radios used in 4G/LTE backhaul applications. As shown in the demonstration, the MS2830A can be configured to measure E-band signals due to its innovative external mixer design that results in superior DANL.

About Anritsu

Anritsu Company is the American subsidiary of Anritsu Corporation, a global provider of innovative communications test and measurement solutions for more than 110 years. Anritsu provides solutions for existing and next-generation wired and wireless communication systems and operators. Anritsu products include wireless, optical, microwave/RF, and digital instruments as well as operations support systems for R&D, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance. Anritsu also provides precision microwave/RF components, optical devices, and high-speed electrical devices for communication products and systems. With offices throughout the world, Anritsu sells in over 90 countries with approximately 4,000 employees. For more information, visit http://www.anritsu.com. 

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CONTACT: Katherine Van Diepen, Director, Marketing Communications, Anritsu Company, +1-408-778-2000 ext. 1550, katherine.vandiepen@anritsu.com; or Patrick Brightman, Compass|SGW, +1-973-263-5475, pbrightman@sgw.com

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

Verizon Wireless Launching 4G LTE Service In Binghamton-Elmira-Corning Area Next Thursday

-- 4G LTE provides data speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G service

-- Users can expect average download speeds between 5-12 Mbps and average upload speeds between 2-5 Mbps

-- Also launching in Oneonta and Cooperstown areas, and expanding in Glens Falls

BINGHAMTON, N.Y., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting Thursday, June 21, Verizon Wirelesscustomers in the Binghamton-Elmira-Corning area will be able to surf the Web, download large files, and share music and photos at speeds up to ten times faster than before with the company's 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) high-speed data network. The new network will be available in the Binghamton, Elmira, Corning, Ashland, Avoca, Bath, Big Flats, Canisteo, Endicott, Hornell, Owego, Presho, Vestal and Waverly areas, and along portions of the I-81, I-86  and I-88 corridors. Additional local cell sites will get the technology over the next several months, expanding and filling in coverage further. Full nationwide deployment of the company's 4G LTE network is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2013.

In addition, the company will also turn on its 4G LTE network in the Oneonta and Cooperstown areas and expand coverage in the Glens Falls area.

"Our 4G LTE network will change the way our customers in Central New York and across the Southern Tier think about and use wireless technology," said Chris Felix, president of Verizon Wireless' Upstate New York Region. "By bringing true fourth-generation wireless technology to the area, we continue to lead the way with 4G LTE by giving our local consumer and business customers the ability to enjoy a much more powerful and robust wireless data experience. That will translate into greater productivity, expanded business opportunities, and exciting new entertainment options."

The company's 4G LTE network is currently available to two-thirds of the U.S. population in 258 markets nationwide and offers more than six times the geographic coverage of its nearest competitor's 4G LTE network. 

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

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

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

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

SOURCE  Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

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

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

Newton Launches on Twitter

LONDON and NEW YORK, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BNY Mellon announces that Newton* can now be followed on Twitter.  With immediate effect, interested parties can follow the company on Twitter at @NewtonIM.   Social media is having an enormous impact on how the world communicates and shares information. Newton is pleased to now be using Twitter as an additional channel for communicating with interested parties on potential topics of interest.

Notes to Editors:

Newton* is a London-based global asset management subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation and part of BNY Mellon. With assets under management of more than 45.9billion pounds Sterling, including assets managed by Newton Investment Management Limited as dual officers of Newton Capital Management Limited and The Bank of New York Mellon, Newton's group of affiliated companies provides a broad range of award-winning investment products and services to individuals, pension funds, charities and corporations. News and other information about Newton is available at http://www.newton.co.uk or follow us Twitter @NewtonIM.

BNY Mellon Investment Management is one of the world's leading investment management organizations and one of the top U.S. wealth managers, with $1.3 trillion in assets under management. It encompasses BNY Mellon's affiliated investment management firms, wealth management services and global distribution companies. More information can be found at http://www.bnymellon.com.

BNY Mellon is a global financial services company focused on helping clients manage and service their financial assets, operating in 36 countries and serving more than 100 markets. BNY Mellon is a leading provider of financial services for institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, offering superior investment management and investment services through a worldwide client-focused team. It has $26.6 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $1.3 trillion in assets under management, services $11.9 trillion in outstanding debt and processes global payments averaging $1.4 trillion per day. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK). Additional information is available on http://www.bnymellon.com or follow us on Twitter @BNYMellon.

*'Newton' refers to the following group of affiliated companies: Newton Investment Management Limited, Newton Capital Management Limited, Newton International Investment Management Limited, Newton Capital Management LLC and Newton Fund Managers (C.I.) Limited. Assets under management include assets managed by all of these companies except Newton Capital Management LLC, which provides marketing services in the U.S. for Newton Capital Management Limited. Except for Newton Capital Management LLC and Newton Capital Management Limited, none of the other Newton companies offer services in the US and Canada. Newton Capital Management Limited is registered in the United States as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Unless otherwise stated, all information source BNY Mellon Investment Management as at 31 March 2012. This press release is qualified for issuance in the UK and is for information purposes only. It does not constitute an offer or solicitation of securities or investment services or an endorsement thereof in any jurisdiction or in any circumstance in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful or not authorised. This press release is issued by BNY Mellon Asset Management International Limited to members of the financial press and media and the information contained herein should not be construed as investment advice. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. Registered office of BNY Mellon Asset Management International: BNY Mellon Centre, 160 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4LA. Registered in England no. 1118580. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. A BNY Mellon Company(SM)

SOURCE  BNY Mellon

BNY Mellon

CONTACT: Patrice Kozlowski, +1-212-922-6030, patrice.kozlowski@bnymellon.com, or Vee Montebello, +44 20 7163 6246, vee.montebello@bnymellon.com

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

LG Electronics Unveils New Outdoor Display, Offering Total Solution For Public Spaces

High-brightness 'Shine Out' display brings versatility, enhanced picture quality to a large customer base

LAS VEGAS, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital signage from LG Electronics is moving to the great outdoors thanks to its high-brightness "Shine Out" display technology highlighted at InfoComm 2012 (booth C7926) here this week. LG Electronics USA is introducing a new outdoor display designed specifically for public spaces outdoors or with high ambient light, such as shopping malls, window displays, lobbies, outdoor transportation centers and quick service restaurant drive-through kiosks.

"With advances in display technology, outdoor displays represent the newest approach to bringing digital signage to under-utilized spaces," said Dan Smith, Digital Signage Director, LG Electronics USA. "Whether they are first time digital signage users or advanced professionals, any business owner operating in a public or outdoor space can now employ captivating and effective digital signage to better reach customers and to help meet their business goals."

The new 47-inch class (47.0 inches measured diagonally) 47WX50MF Outdoor Display features technologies that make it a well-suited solution for delivering messages in outdoor spaces. LG's In Plane Switching (IPS) panel technology helps ensure accurate color saturation and contrast at wide-angle viewing (both horizontal and vertical), resulting in a display with great picture quality that can be installed at virtually any angle or height. LG's unique display technology also provides a temperature tolerance of up to 230 degrees Fahrenheit (110 degrees Celsius), which helps alleviate a common problem of screens overheating, affecting picture quality. 

To maximize its effectiveness in displaying content in harsh lighting conditions, the 47WX50MF features LG's Shine Out(TM) technology, which is designed to deflect ambient light, helping to avoid color wash out or lackluster images. Shine Out and the display's brightness level of 2,000 nits, combine to produce content that looks great even in environments with abundant natural light. Building on this feature, the LCD display employs full LED backlighting technology, helping it produce exceptional Full HD 1080p picture quality and ensuring content is relayed crisply. The display's open frame allows for customization and easy installation.

Rounding out this signage solution is the 47WX50MF's built-in media player for content distribution. Through the use of LG's proprietary web-based management platform, SuperSign Elite-w Lite, the displays allows users to create and run dynamic content using pre-loaded templates and offers quick navigation through menus to control networked displays and simultaneously run media files, such as video, images, audio and flash.

Designed with green in mind, the 47WX50MF also is ENERGY STAR® 5.1 qualified.

About LG Electronics USA
The LG Electronics USA Home Electronics Business-to-Business division serves customers in the U.S. digital signage, systems integration, lodging and hospitality, healthcare, education, government and industrial markets. Based in Lincolnshire, Ill., with its dedicated engineering and customer support team, LG Electronics USA Home Electronics Business-to-Business delivers business-to-business technology solutions tailored to the particular needs of business environments. LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $49 billion global force in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communications. For more information, please visit http://www.LGSolutions.com.

Designs, features and specifications subject to change without notice.

SOURCE  LG Electronics USA, Inc.

LG Electronics USA, Inc.

CONTACT: LG Electronics USA, John Taylor, +1-847-941-8181, john.taylor@lge.com, or Cathleen Cronin, +1-908-334-3209, cathleen.cronin@lg-one.com

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

Ofer Ship Holding Deploys FleetBroadband Multi-voice Service with Station711

Airport City Business Park, Israel, June 14, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

    Station711, the innovative and flexible Mobile Satellite Services division of RRsat
Global Communications Network Ltd (NASDAQ: RRST), announced today that Ofer Ship Holding
has adopted the new FleetBroadband Multi-voice capability. The decision was made after a
trial period, where Station711 and Inmarsat lead the technical aspects of the new service.

    The deployment on ZIM CONSTANZA comes just days after FleetBroadband's
[http://www.inmarsat.com/Services/Maritime/FleetBroadband/default.aspx?language=EN&textonlyúlse ]
new multi-voice capability became commercially available. The ZIM CONSTANZA is a
4,250 TEU container vessel with a crew of 27 onboard. Station711
[http://www.station711.com/?language=EN&textonlyúlse ], an Inmarsat distribution partner,
added a Vocality [http://www.vocality.com/?language=EN&textonlyúlse ] PBX to work
alongside the ship's installed JRC-500.

    "It was easy to integrate the FleetBroadband Multi-voice capability into the vessel's
infrastructure," said Dotan Sofer of Ofer Ship Holding. "The high quality of the multiple
voice lines is the same as we had previously on the existing FleetBroadband terminal. The
crew really appreciates the added flexibility and privacy that this service provides."

    FleetBroadband Multi-voice is integrated into Inmarsat's core network, ensuring a
high-quality voice service. Supporting up to 9 simultaneous calls, it allows vessel owners
and managers to separate crew communications from operational use, making it easier for
crew to make and receive personal low-cost calls away from the bridge.

    "FleetBroadband Multi-voice adds significant value to the service, and we expect it to
be very attractive to the shipping companies we work with," said Kobi Ohayon, Sales
Director at Station711. "Not only does the crew now have more privacy for their calls, for
which they can use our low-cost prepaid cards, but they are also receiving the same high
quality voice service as the bridge."

    "Within days of releasing this new capability, we have seen intense interest from our
distribution partners and service providers," said Frank Coles, President, Inmarsat
Maritime. "This is a simple but effective solution to the growing need for separate crew
calling facilities, delivered with the same high quality standard as all Inmarsat
services."

    FleetBroadband Multi-voice can be accessed on existing FleetBroadband equipment, and
with the same per-minute tariff for both pre-paid and post-paid calls. It also supports
the "505" emergency calling capability that connects a vessel immediately to a Maritime
Rescue Centre.

    About Station711

    Being the mobile satellite arm of RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ:
RRST), Station711 provides communications solutions to the maritime, terrestrial and
aviation markets. As Inmarsat's 4th generation distribution partner, with our own LES for
existing and evolved Inmarsat services and via our own global teleports and fiber optics
network, Station711 has you covered to guarantee seamless global communications anywhere,
anytime. The Station711 platform, based on the most advanced technologies, can be
integrated into yours existing communications infrastructures. This unique capability
results in significant cost and resource savings.

    For more information, visit http://www.station711.com

    About RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd.
RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST) provides global, end-to-end,
content management and distribution services to the rapidly expanding television and radio
broadcasting industries, covering more than 150 countries. Through its RRsat Global
Network, composed of satellite and terrestrial fiber optic capacity and the public
Internet, RRsat provides high-quality and flexible global distribution services 24/7 to
more than 630 channels reaching multiplatform operators, Internet TV and direct-to-home
viewers

    worldwide

    and also offers occasional use services for sports, news and events

    with a fleet of flyaways and over 10 transportable satellite news gathering services
(SNG) units.

    More than 130 television and radio channels use RRsat's advanced production and
playout centers comprising comprehensive media asset management services. Visit the
company's website http://www.rrsat.com

    About Inmarsat
Inmarsat plc is the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services.
Since 1979, Inmarsat has been providing reliable voice and high-speed data communications
to governments, enterprises and other organizations, with a range of services that can be
used on land, at sea or in the air. Inmarsat employs around 1,500 staff in more than 40
locations around the world, with a presence in the major ports and centres of commerce on
every continent. For the year ended 31st December 2011, Inmarsat plc had total revenue of
US$1,409 million and an EBITDA of US$854 million. Inmarsat is listed on the London Stock
Exchange (LSE:ISAT.L).

    For more information, please visit http://www.inmarsat.com
[http://www.inmarsat.com/?language=EN&textonlyúlse ].

    Safe Harbor Statement

    This press release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding (i) the growth of our business and
the television and radio broadcasting industries, (ii) our expectation to expand our
client base and sell additional services to our existing client base, (iii) our ability to
successfully integrate the teleports we acquired, (iv) our ability to develop and
commercialize the RRinternetTV service, (v) our expectation to extend the average length
of our contracts in the future, (vi) our ability to develop, expand and commercialize our
HD Platform, (vii) our ability to report future successes, (viii) our ability to expand
our activity in the North American market, (ix) our ability to develop and expand our
relationship with mobile satellite services distribution partners; and (x) our intention
to distribute dividends in the future and the size of any dividends declared. These
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based
on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the companies and
the industry as of the date of this press release. The company undertakes no obligation to
update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances,
or to changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements, including the risks
indicated in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For more
details, please refer to our SEC filings and the amendments thereto, including our Annual
Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011and our Current Reports on Form
6-K.

    Information in this press release concerning Inmarsat and Ofer Ship Holding is based
on information provided by these organizations and has not been independently verified by
RRsat.

   
    Press Contact:
    Avi Koren, Marketing Director
    Tel: +972-54-9955617
    Email: avi.koren@station711.com

Source: RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd

ArcGIS Online Will Change How You Think about Mapping and GIS

Organizations Can Now Purchase ArcGIS Online Subscriptions and Immediately Unlock Their Geospatial Content

REDLANDS, Calif., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Esri, the global leader in geographic information systems (GIS), today officially released ArcGIS Online for organizations, a groundbreaking service that offers expanded collaboration tools for cataloging, visualizing, and sharing geospatial information.

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"ArcGIS Online is a new cloud-based mapping system for organizations that is essentially changing how GIS managers, as well as IT managers, think about mapping and GIS," said Jack Dangermond, president, Esri. "ArcGIS Online works with all types of data and is built on a powerful enterprise mapping platform that lets users simply manage their geospatial content, such as data, maps, images, applications, and other geographic information."

Early adopters of ArcGIS Online have realized immediate benefits from extending their existing geographic information to reach more people across the enterprise and the public. The system supports better collaboration among teams and departments by allowing data to be easily integrated and shared. ArcGIS Online provides on-demand, self-serve mapping and is closely integrated with Excel for making maps from spreadsheet data commonly accessible.

ArcGIS Online provides new insights and opportunities for organizations to visualize their information spatially and quickly turn these visualizations into web services that can be shared anywhere. Organizations can mash up map services coming from a variety of sources and configure an array of ready-to-use applications that can be embedded and run in browsers and on mobile devices.

Through the purchase of an annual subscription, an organization can obtain a private and secure instance in Esri's cloud that's scalable and ready to use. No additional hardware or software has to be purchased or installed. An organization has access to tools for mapping and location analytics, global basemaps and imagery, demographic information, a library of templates, and applications for browsers and mobile devices.

Users can catalog and discover maps and applications, set up groups to collaborate, and share items with each other, the entire organization, or publicly. For example, without any programming, any user that's part of an ArcGIS Online subscription can quickly share maps by embedding them in a website or blog, through social media, or using a preconfigured web application template.

Because ArcGIS Online is integrated with ArcGIS for Desktop and ArcGIS for Server, maps created by GIS professionals can now be made accessible to others in the organization using the same system. Everyone in the organization can view and interact with these maps via a browser, smartphone, tablet, or other mobile device.

Registering ArcGIS for Server services in ArcGIS Online only takes a few steps and puts them into the hands of those who need this information to get their work done. In addition, non-GIS professionals, such as knowledge workers who have a need for GIS, now have a way to quickly create maps from the unstructured information they work with in spreadsheets and text files and share these maps with others who can access them on any device.

This type of on-demand and self-serve mapping frees up GIS professionals from having to respond to constant requests for maps and instead concentrate on making and publishing authoritative information products. An ArcGIS Online subscription also includes access to an API that developers in the organization can use to extend the system or integrate a custom solution with the ArcGIS system.

A flexible, annual subscription plan structured to accommodate different sizes of organizations or departments is available--from small workgroups to an enterprise-wide implementation. What plan to purchase depends on the size of an organization and the online resources it plans to consume. You can purchase separate subscriptions for each department or one large subscription for the entire organization.

The subscription plans start as small as 5 users and 2,500 service credits all the way to a multidepartment plan with 1,000 users and 110,000 service credits or even larger for enterprise plans. Regardless of which plan your organization chooses, more users and service credits can be added to the plan at any time.

Service credits are the currency of the ArcGIS Online system. Each service credit entitles your organization to consume a set amount of ArcGIS Online services, such as storing features or tiled map services and geocoding. Providing a pool of credits gives your organization flexibility to use the system to fit your organizational workflows and other needs. Organizations that have an existing enterprise license agreement (ELA) with Esri receive an ArcGIS Online subscription as part of their agreement with a certain number of service credits allocated and unlimited users.

There are three roles in ArcGIS Online: administrators, publishers, and users. Administrators of the ArcGIS Online subscription have the ability to publish and use content and also monitor service consumption through a dashboard. If the dashboard indicates that the service credits are at a low level, more credits can be purchased either online or by contacting Esri. Administrators also have the ability to invite and add users, remove users, assign user roles, delete content and groups, and set and manage the security policy.

Administrators also have the ability to customize an organization's ArcGIS Online home page to represent the organization's brand and identity. Customization options include adding a logo and banner, creating a custom URL, and featuring maps and applications important to the organization.

Publishers do not have administrative privileges but can publish content and use content published by others. Users can interact with and consume content but not publish it. It is important to note that organizations retain all the rights and title to, and interest in, any content they publish in ArcGIS Online.

For organizations that didn't have the opportunity to participate in the ArcGIS Online beta program or be part of the early adopters program, a 30-day evaluation is available. To get more details about ArcGIS Online and sign up for the free 30-day trial, visit esri.com/agol.

About Esri
Since 1969, Esri has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS technology, Esri software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. Esri is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at esri.com/news.

Copyright © 2012 Esri. All rights reserved. Esri, the Esri globe logo, GIS by Esri, ArcGIS, esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, service marks, or registered marks of Esri in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products or services mentioned herein may be trademarks, service marks, or registered marks of their respective mark owners.

SOURCE  Esri

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Esri

CONTACT: Matthew DeMeritt, Esri, +1-909-793-2853, extension 1-2930, press@esri.com

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

New Mobile App Uses Gamification to Attract and Engage Consumers

Adcquire will influence purchase behavior by allowing consumers to use smartphones to "snap" packaging to access interactive brand content

LONDON, Ontario, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New start-up Adcquire Inc. has launched a disruptive marketing technology platform designed to enhance consumer engagement, retention, brand conversion and return on investment through physical interactions with products through the use of mobile technology. The platform allows brands to interact with consumers at the point-of-sale by scanning product barcodes using Adcquire's free mobile application. After scanning, the app allows brands to provide rich, interactive content that engages the consumer and tests their comprehension in exchange for a reward. The physical interaction with the product also yields valuable market intelligence data while consumers retain their privacy.

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"We believe our 'pay-per-grab' model offer is so promising because it is a win-win for consumers and brands," says David Snir, co-founder and inventor of Adcquire's mobile marketing platform. "We've gamified the shopping experience for consumers while offering brands a new touch-point in store aisles where purchases happen."

Adcquire offers brands a new method of consumer engagement, which has become known as reverse-targeted advertising - where consumers seek out the advertisements. This approach is based on decades of data and research in social psychology that mostly focuses on compliance and persuasion, as well as more current research into the neurochemistry of the reward circuitry in the brain. By stimulating the reward center in a consumer's brain through the release of oxytocin, marketers can now advertise their products through a new process which uses gamification to increase the effectiveness of their reach.

"Adcquire can relieve some of the financial burden of the modern household," says Adcquire's COO and co-founder Babak Motamedi. "Consumers deserve to be rewarded for their continued patronage of brands and for their support during these tough years, and in turn, companies utilizing Adcquire can also learn how to better serve their customers."

This new marketing technology, referred to as the "Immersive Product Discovery Platform," utilizes some of the most powerful marketing concepts to create a unique platform to help people engage with brands and discover information about products, without accessing their private information. By offering a previously unheard-of 1:1 ratio in ROI on advertising and marketing dollars, brand directors are provided with the highest possible level of impressions, retention, and extremely valuable analytics. 

About Adcquire
London ON-based Adcquire Inc. is the pioneer of Pay-Per-Grab Advertising and the company behind the revolutionary Immersive Product Discovery Platform. Adcquire's mobile advertising technology provides brands with an unprecedented digital-to-physical engagement between consumers and consumer goods that is then converted into unique market intelligence data. Adcquire reverses how digital marketing works by placing an emphasis on physical product discovery and a reward mechanism for which the consumer stands to benefit the most. The platform is not only proven to produce 1:1 marketing ROI, but is also a first-of-its-kind positive experience engine. 

Links
Adcquire Enterprise Website
http://www.adcquire.com
Adcquire User Website
http://www.adcquire.com/app

CONTACT: David Snir, 1-800-680-4640, PR@adcquire.com

SOURCE  Adcquire Inc.

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Adcquire Inc.

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

Experts See U.S. Response to Cybercrime as Fragmented, Call for Federal and State Partnership with Industry

NEW YORK, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Top cyber security experts will join together at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) to urge business, local government and university officials to forge partnerships to fight surging cybercrime. In the first of a series of free lectures presented in collaboration with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, some of the nation's foremost names in computer security will call for a concerted move toward public and private collaboration.

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Their call to action marks a significant departure from policies that often dictate that government and business maintain separate national security and intellectual property defenses. A recent increase in cybercrime spurred many cybersecurity experts to recommend greater collaboration. A recent Government Accountability Office analysis indicates cybercrime reported by federal agencies alone jumped 680 percent since 2006.

In the first talk in the new series, "Cyberspace Allies: How Public/Private Partnerships Can Fight Back," Marcus H. Sachs, vice president of government affairs, national security policy at Verizon, will explore new threats from criminals who exploit private computers, steal intellectual property and engage in espionage.

The panelists will also review longstanding threats to transportation, utilities and military infrastructure and commerce and discuss new and emerging attacks on personal computers, intellectual property and nation-state sponsored cyber attacks.

Joining Sachs on the panel will be a noted group of cyber experts including Edward G. Amoroso, senior vice president and chief security officer for AT&T; William F. Pelgrin, president and chief executive officer of the nonprofit Center for Internet Security; and Paul Mahon, assistant special agent in charge of the United States Secret Service New York Field Office, which includes the Electronics Crimes Task Force Network Intrusion Squad.

The event will take place Thursday, June 21, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. to noon on the Brooklyn campus of NYU-Poly. Admission is free, and registration is required.

"The lecture series gives students, faculty and the security community a rare opportunity to come face to face with scientists and policy-makers at the very highest levels," said Nasir Memon, world-recognized researcher and director of NYU-Poly's cyber security program. "They will learn what key leaders are saying about introducing responsible collaborative solutions that significantly outweigh separate initiatives."

"Cybersecurity is more important than ever not only for the public sector, but the private sector," said Verizon's Sachs.  "Our ability to fend off increasingly sophisticated attacks can be improved by pooling our resources and intelligence to safeguard our national systems, critical infrastructure and our country's intellectual property. Without a collaborative approach that's both flexible and highly responsive, we will remain at risk." 

Marcus H. Sachs' decades-long career spans military, public and private security. One of the world's foremost experts in emergency preparedness and communication, Sachs served on the Center for Strategic and International Studies' Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency, the Joint Task Force for Computer Network Defense for the Department of Defense and National Cyber Security Division in the Department of Homeland Security, among other appointments.

Memon, NYU-Poly professor of Computer Science and Engineering and the director of NYU-Poly's Information Systems and Internet Security Lab, will moderate the panel. Robert Ubell, vice president of enterprise learning at NYU-Poly, will chair the event. Ubell directs NYU-ePoly, the online learning unit that delivers 20 online graduate programs worldwide, including NYU-Poly's virtual cyber security program, named the nation's best online program last fall by the Sloan Consortium.

Following the lecture and panel discussion, Memon will present Sachs with the first NYU-Poly/Sloan Distinguished Cyber Award at an invitation-only luncheon at the Brooklyn Marriott. Richard A. Falkenrath, principal of the Chertoff Group, will deliver the keynote, "The Hacker's Market: Internet Governance and Cyber Security."

NYU-Poly is an internationally recognized center for cyber security research, education and policy, and was among the first universities to offer a dedicated master's degree program in cyber security. It is a National Security Agency Center of Excellence in Information Assurance and a Center of Excellence in Research. NYU-Poly has joined with NYU schools to form the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Security and Privacy (CRISSP). The consortium researches new approaches to security and privacy by combining security technology, psychology, law, public policy and business.

The NYU-Poly Sloan Lecture Series is funded by the Sloan Foundation's Civic Initiatives program, which supports unique opportunities to benefit the New York City metropolitan area. The foundation supports original research and educational initiatives related to science, technology, and economic performance.

About Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Polytechnic Institute of New York University (formerly Polytechnic University), an affiliated institute of New York University, is a comprehensive school of engineering, applied sciences, technology and research, and is rooted in a 158-year tradition of invention, innovation and entrepreneurship: i-squared-e. The institution, founded in 1854, is the nation's second-oldest private engineering school. In addition to its main campus in New York City at MetroTech Center in downtown Brooklyn, it also offers programs at sites throughout the region, around the globe and remotely through NYUe-Poly. NYU-Poly is an integral part of NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU Shanghai and the NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) in downtown Brooklyn. For more information, visit http://www.poly.edu.

About the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundationis a philanthropic, not-for-profit grant making institution based in New York City. Established in 1934 by Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr., then-President and Chief Executive Officer of the General Motors Corporation, the Foundation makes grants in support of original research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and economic performance. http://www.sloan.org.

SOURCE  Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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Polytechnic Institute of New York University

CONTACT: Kathleen Hamilton, +1-718-260-3792 office, +1-347-843-9782 mobile, hamilton@poly.edu, Media credentials to the awards luncheon available upon request

Web Site: http://www.poly.edu

Direct Insite Corporation Delivers E-Invoicing Platform to the World's Largest Building Materials Company

SUNRISE, Fla., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Insite (OTC BB: DIRI), a leading provider of cloud-based e-invoicing solutions for accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payments automation, today announced that it has deployed its Invoices On-Line (IOL) suite of AP automation processing capabilities in the shared services environment of the world's largest building materials company. The three-year deal is valued at more than $1 million USD. Additionally, Direct Insite is enabling more than 100,000 new suppliers on its network.

More than 22 business units of the client use Direct Insite's Invoices On-Line portal to electronically receive invoices from more than 105,000 suppliers worldwide. Direct Insite's Invoices On-Line AP automation portal, with its flexible workflows and business rules, enabled the client to automate processes such as: electronic invoice receipt, invoice scanning and capture, supplier registration and inquiry, electronic invoice processing, enterprise workflow and compliance/dispute management, and reporting.

Invoices On-Line is integrated with the multiple enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems used by the client, providing clear visibility and common invoicing processes across all of its business units. The fact that Invoices On-Line is agnostic to all ERP systems was a critical factor in the company's decision to select Direct Insite. Direct Insite's proven track record in global shared services environments, the breadth of its supplier network, and its effective supplier on-boarding program were additional selling points for the company.

"This important new customer further validates Invoices On-Line's value in complex financial environments with multiple ERP systems across multiple business units," said Direct Insite President and CEO Matthew E. Oakes. "Invoices On-Line provides a single platform across all legacy systems and procedures, allowing companies to reduce costs, streamline processes, and improve visibility."

Receiving and posting supplier invoices electronically using the cloud-based Invoices On-Line portal will enable the world's largest building materials company to significantly reduce average invoice processing costs and supplier inquiries while accelerating invoice processing turnaround. Invoices On-Line enables the electronic receipt of invoices utilizing Webform entry, "flipping" purchase orders into invoices and uploading invoice data from within a spreadsheet or electronic invoices directly from the suppliers' billing system through the industry standard EDI or XML formats.

About Direct Insite

Direct Insite delivers on-demand AP and AR solutions that are deployed fast, with minimal cost and operational impact, and provide significant benefits across the financial supply chain. Since it was founded in 1987, Direct Insite has built a track record in automating some of the most demanding financial environments. Today, more than 100,000 corporations use our solutions across 100 countries (representing more than 35 currencies and 17 languages). Direct Insite's Invoices On-Line (IOL) suite simplifies AP and AR processes such as: electronic invoice distribution/submission, purchase order submission/distribution/acknowledgement, invoice processing/validation, line-item matching, approval routing, invoice consolidation, dispute management, payment portal/processing, and reporting and analysis. For more information on Direct Insite, visit http://www.directinsite.com.

Invoices On-Line is a trademark of Direct Insite.

All other product and service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

Corporate Contact:
Matthew E. Oakes
President and Chief Executive Officer
Direct Insite Corp.
631.873.2900
matthew.oakes@directinsite.com

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Direct Insite

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

Hey Mom! Campaign Launches To Support And Connect Women Around Postpartum Depression

The Healing Group aims to show moms 'We're All in This Together'

SALT LAKE CITY, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Healing Group, a Salt Lake City-based women's wellness center, today announced the launch of its Hey Mom! campaign, designed to raise awareness, offer support and reduce the stigma commonly associated with postpartum depression (PPD) and related disorders.  As part of the campaign, The Healing Group is encouraging women and their families in Utah and nationwide to visit http://www.hey-mom.com for key information about PPD, its signs, symptoms and therapeutic treatment solutions.

"Our goal with Hey Mom! is for women to realize that we're all in this together--for far too long, women have suffered in silence, not recognizing that they are afflicted by postpartum depression and anxiety and that help is available," says The Healing Group Founder Kristin Hodson. "Hey Mom! offers a way for women to connect, bond and receive the support they need and deserve from other moms who understand, as well as our trained experts."

In addition to the latest information, resources and research related to PPD, the Hey Mom! website features a blog authored by trained psychotherapists with expertise in PPD and pre- and post-natal therapy.  Through moving professional photography and monthly women's wellness themes and tips, the site also provides moms' personal stories and interactive elements designed to help women connect and support each other. This includes "Ask the Expert" videos, a Hey Mom! downloadable badge and e-cards featuring inspirational messages that can be shared between moms.

What is Postpartum Depression?
According to The Healing Group, the term "baby blues" usually involves tearfulness, irritability and fatigue and affects approximately 80 percent of all new moms. However, according to the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), up to 60 percent of new moms in Utah report similar, but more disruptive, symptoms that persist far beyond this time period and often begin during pregnancy. These mothers are experiencing a real medical illness called postpartum depression, or "perinatal depression," which includes pregnancy and the first year postpartum or post-adoption. 

About Kristin Hodson/The Healing Group
Kristin Hodson is a licensed clinical social worker and founder of The Healing Group, a women's wellness and family counseling center in Salt Lake City. She specializes in pregnancy-related issues, working with individuals, couples and families and conducting classes, group sessions and professional training. http://www.thehealinggroup.com. 

CONTACT: Kim Cecere
SparkPoint Studio
480. 284.3086, kim@sparkpointstudio.com

Allyson Acker
SparkPoint Studio
602.770.3628, allyson@sparkpointstudio.com

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The Healing Group

Web Site: http://www.hey-mom.com

DoSomething.org, Lenovo and Bing Challenge Youth to "The Hunt: 11 Days of Doing"

Service Competition Inspires Youth for Community Action

NEW YORK, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DoSomething.org, the nation's largest organization for teens and social change, has partnered with Lenovo, the world's second largest PC maker who helped found the campaign last year, and Bing, the search engine from Microsoft, to launch "The Hunt: 11 Days of Doing." The campaign inspires young people to partake in 11 days of challenges, starting July 10, focused on creating positive community impact.

According to the 2012 National Survey on Young People and Volunteering, 93% of teens in the US say they want to volunteer.  Yet, only 22% of them actively do.  What's the #1 reason why they don't volunteer? No one asked them to.  Well now DoSomething.org is! With the help of campaign spokesperson, 90210's Shenae Grimes, teens will receive a new series of challenges focused on a specific cause daily. Challenges will be issued to participants via http://www.dosomething.org/hunt and DoSomething.org's favorite social change weapon: cell phones. Teams will work together to complete all the challenges and report back to show how they created a measurable impact in their community, all while collecting points to win prizes like Lenovo IdeaPad Ultrabooks and scholarships.

"I am excited to be a part of such a cool campaign with DoSomething.org, Lenovo and Bing," said Shenae Grimes. "If we can motivate young people to do such amazing things in 11 days, think of what else we can do!"

"DoSomething.org, Lenovo and Bing are all about giving teens the resources to take action on what they care about," said campaign manager, Sydney Cohn. "This is a great opportunity for teens to do fun stuff with their friends during those dog days of summer."

"We discovered in our first partnership with DoSomething.org that we both share a passion to help people engage in the world, roll up their sleeves and make things happen," said David Roman, chief marketing officer, Lenovo. "We love making the personal technology tools that help people achieve things, while DoSomething.org brings together a community of some of the most active and inspiring young people in the world. Together, we are eager to engage thousands of young people this summer."

"DoSomething.org does an amazing job promoting activism among young adults, and we're excited to join forces for this year's Hunt as part of the Bing Summer of Doing," said Karin Muskopf, senior product manager, Bing. "Bing's new social features will play an integral role in helping participants search for the clues, connect with their Facebook friends for advice and see what experts recommend in order to quickly research and tackle the daily challenges."

Challenges will focus on important issues such as Environment (Energy), Recycling/Reuse, Poverty& Homelessness, Saving, Violence and Bullying, Health & Fitness, Discrimination, Disaster Response & Relief, Education, and Animal Welfare.

DoSomething.org, Lenovo and Bing will work alongside celebrities such as Hillary Duff, Cody Simpson, Rachael Leigh Cook, Keke Palmer, Teresa Palmer, Cassie Scerbo and Tinsel Korey along with volunteers throughout the summer. 

To view Shenae Grimes' PSA, please visit http://www.dosomething.org/hunt.

To learn more about "The Hunt: 11 Days of Doing," text HUNT to 38383. 

About DoSomething.org:

We love teens. They are creative, active, wired...and frustrated that our world is so messed up. DoSomething.org harnesses that awesome energy and unleashes it on causes teens care about. Almost every week, we launch a new national campaign. The call to action is always something that has a real impact and doesn't require money, an adult, or a car. With a goal of 5 million active members by 2015, DoSomething.org is one of the largest organizations in the US for teens and social change. Join us at http://www.DoSomething.org.

About Lenovo:

Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR:LNVGY) is a $US30 billion personal technology company - and the second largest PC company in the world, serving customers in more than 160 countries. Dedicated to building exceptionally engineered PCs and mobile internet devices, Lenovo's business is built on product innovation, a highly-efficient global supply chain and strong strategic execution. Formed by Lenovo Group's acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services. Its product lines include legendary Think-branded commercial PCs and Idea-branded consumer PCs, as well as servers, workstations, and a family of mobile internet devices, including tablets and smart phones. Lenovo has major research centres in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information, see http://www.lenovo.com.

About Bing:

Bing is the search engine from Microsoft, designed for people who do. For people like you who are always doing more and don't have time to sit still. So whether you're on your PC or on your phone, Bing is designed not just to connect you to the information you are looking for, but also to help you get things done right on Bing.com. From making dinner reservations to sharing a link with one of your Facebook friends, it can all happen within Bing. With Bing, you simply get results you can trust that will get you quickly from searching to doing. Bing is for doing.

SOURCE  DoSomething.org

DoSomething.org

CONTACT: Lauren Kelcher, +1-212-691-2800, kelcher@sunshinesachs.com

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