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Azteca America Added to Time Warner Cable in New York City on Channel 192

LOS ANGELES, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Azteca America is pleased to announce that its affiliated broadcast station was recently added in digital format to Time Warner Cable on channel 192 on the company's broadcast basic lineup in New York City.

Azteca America's New York station is operated by the Azteca Station Group, which also operates Azteca America stations in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Miami.

New York City is the second-largest Hispanic DMA in the country, after only Los Angeles. Within the Latino community, residents of Mexican origin are the fastest-growing group in the city.

Time Warner Cable's New York City footprint serves over 1.3 million customers in four New York City boroughs (Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island and western Brooklyn), Mt. Vernon, Hudson Valley (Orange, Sullivan, Ulster Counties and parts of Dutchess, Greene and Delaware Counties), and Bergen and Hudson Counties in New Jersey.

"We're pleased to have a prime channel position on Time Warner Cable in New York City," said Azteca America CEO Martin Breidsprecher. "This has been an important piece to complete our network footprint, adding to our over-the-air signal and carriage on other leading cable systems."

About Azteca America

Azteca America engages Spanish-language viewers by creating unique, passionate and enlightening content that is relevant to the daily lives of our audience. Wholly owned by Mexican broadcaster Azteca, S.A.B de C.V., the second-largest producer of Spanish language content in the world, Azteca America complements its Mexican programs with an innovative lineup of shows from third-party producers and distributors to ensure the finest programming for its audience. The company provides tailored, multi-platform advertising solutions for clients seeking to reach the most dynamic consumer group in the country.

Press Contact:
Daniel  McCosh
011-5255-1720-0059
dmccosh@gruposalinas.com

SOURCE  Azteca America

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Strategic Partnership for Cloud Computing: T-Systems to Offer Customers VMware vCloud Datacenter Services

FRANKFURT, Germany, June 14, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

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    - Cost reduction and business agility through standardized cloud services.
    - Customers can quickly increase their IT capacities in T-Systems' high-security
      data centers.
    - Data privacy and compliance in line with German legislation.

    T-Systems join forces with VMware to provide customers with easier, quicker and more
manageable access to cloud computing. The companies announced their strategic partnership
today at the VMware vForum 2012 [http://www.vmwareforum2012.com/frankfurt ] in Frankfurt.

    On average enterprises have virtualized more than 50 percent of their servers, leading
to sizable gains in efficiency and manageability over the past few years. That enterprises
are increasingly choosing VMware's virtualization and cloud solutions to realize these
benefits speaks to the trust that customers place in VMware cloud infrastructure. Yet the
promise of cloud to access IT capacity on-demand without a fixed investment is better
fulfilled when a service provider offers the same quality of IT infrastructure in the
cloud that enterprises are used to on-premise. The VMware vCloud Datacenter Service to be
provided by T-Systems delivers on the hybrid cloud promise, to provide IT infrastructure
out of the cloud that has undergone a demanding certification process by VMware. This
gives enterprises the confidence to move IT capacity into the cloud easily and without any
surprises in terms of portability, compatibility, security, manageability and control.
Thus when a customer's data center has reached its capacity limit, or resources for new
projects are needed within minutes, T-Systems provides a familiar solution in a hybrid
cloud model. T-Systems plans to deliver its VMware vCloud Datacenter Service this fall. It
will be based on VMware's award-winning cloud infrastructure suite, including VMware
vSphere and VMware vCloud Director.

    Into the cloud at the push of a button

    "Put simply, enterprises will be able to move the contents of their servers to the
T-Systems cloud at the push of a button," said Jürgen Urbanski, Cloud expert at T-Systems
and a member of Deutsche Telekom's Cloud Leadership Team. "Internally, we have been using
proven VMware technologies for many years. Therefore, we are delighted to announce that we
plan to deliver VMware vCloud Datacenter Services. This will help ensure that our joint
customers can move seamlessly between on-premise and cloud deployments, with the high
standards of security and compliance expected of a German provider," he added.

    Deutsche Telekom aims to strengthen its growth with cloud services over the next few
years. Closer partnerships with top-tier technology providers like VMware play a crucial
part in achieving this aspiration. "Our goals are to make innovations from our community
of strategic partners available to customers more quickly, to empower customers through
self-service, and to offer customers choice and flexibility by embracing industry-leading
standards and cloud APIs," says Urbanski. "Our new VMware vCloud Datacenter Service will
be a great example of that."

    "We have a long-standing strategic partnership with T-Systems. Starting with the
virtualization of the server and client infrastructure, through business-critical
applications to setting up a highly automated data center environment, we are delighted
that T-Systems is now also expanding the VMware vCloud Datacenter Services network," said
Thomas Kühlewein, Vice President for VMware CEMEA. "T-Systems understands how a whole mix
of factors are changing the nature of IT and running a business: more mobile employees, a
host of new devices, applications and data, as well as an increased need for greater
flexibility - all while continuing to control costs. T-Systems cloud services help IT
organizations master these new challenges, and delivering VMware vCloud Datacenter
Services can enable them to successfully become key innovation drivers for their
organizations," Kühlewein continued.

    About Deutsche Telekom

    Deutsche Telekom is one of the world's leading integrated telecommunications companies
with more than 129 million mobile customers, almost 34 million fixed-network lines and
17-million broadband lines (as of March 31, 2012). The Group provides fixed-network,
mobile communications, Internet and IPTV products and services for consumers, and ICT
solutions for business and corporate customers. Deutsche Telekom is present in around 50
countries and has over 235,000 employees worldwide. The Group generated revenue of
EUR-58.7 billion in the 2011 financial year - over half of it outside Germany (as of
December 31, 2011).

    About T-Systems

    Drawing on a global infrastructure of data centers and networks, T-Systems operates
information and communication technology (ICT) systems for multinational corporations and
public sector institutions. On this basis, Deutsche Telekom's corporate customer arm
provides integrated solutions for the networked future of business and society. Some
48,200 employees at T-Systems combine industry expertise with ICT innovations to add
significant value to customers' core business all over the world. The corporate customers
unit generated revenue of around EUR-9.2 billion in the 2011 financial year.

    About VMware

    VMware is the leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable
businesses to thrive in the Cloud Era. Customers rely on VMware to help them transform the
way they build, deliver and consume Information Technology resources in a manner that is
evolutionary and based on their specific needs. With 2011 revenues of $3.77 billion,
VMware has more than 350,000 customers and 50,000 partners. The company is headquartered
in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the world and can be found online at
http://www.vmware.com. Its German branch office is located in Unterschleissheim,
Munich.

    VMware, VMware vCloud and VMware vSphere are registered trademarks and/or trademarks
of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names
mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective organizations. The use of the word
"partner" or "partnership" does not imply a legal partnership relationship between VMware
and any other company.

   
    Deutsche Telekom AG
    Corporate Communications

    Tel.: +49(0)228-181 - 4949
    E-mail: media@telekom.de

    Media representatives can find further information at: http://www.telekom.com/media
     and http://www.telekom.com/presspics

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Source: Deutsche Telekom

Disqus Launches New Online Discussion Platform

Web's Leading Discussion Platform Adds New Discovery, Sharing, and Community Features to Over 300 Million Monthly Active Users Across 1.1 Million Web Publishers

SAN FRANCISCO, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Disqus, the Web's most ubiquitous discussion platform, today announces the introduction of Disqus 2012 -- the most significant evolution yet to its category-creating solution that elevates discussions online.  Core to the new platform is the full integration of community curation, personalized content, social discovery and a fully real-time discussion experience.

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Some of the key additions to Disqus 2012 include the following:

    --  Reimagined user experience. The new Disqus is deliberately designed to
        drive increased site participation and traffic. It incorporates the best
        pieces of fast-paced chat combined with the structured depth of topical
        conversations.
    --  Community and traffic drivers. Through a new Community view, sites will
        be able to recirculate readers to other relevant content and discussions
        on their site. This new view shows off the website's top participants as
        well as some of the hottest discussions happening at the moment.
    --  Social sharing. Streamlined sharing features via Facebook and Twitter
        guide even more people into the conversation while keeping users on the
        publisher's site.  Natural @mentioning alerts new users and brings them
        into the discussion.
    --  True SEO-compatibility. The new Disqus is architected in a way that will
        allow it to be naturally discoverable by Google -- out of the box,
        without any extra work by publishers.  To date, no other solution
        provides this level of compatibility with search engines.
"While there are many rich social networks and dynamic content destinations, commenting has for too long been a one-dimensional user experience. Disqus 2012 changes this dramatically and enables publishers, bloggers and brands to tap into the rich content within discussion," said Daniel Ha, Disqus cofounder and CEO.  "We've designed the discussion experience we would want to use. We're most excited about what this will do to improve the quality of social conversation, increase content engagement for publishers and the possibilities it opens up for advertisers and brands."

Since beta-testing began in May, thousands of invited sites have adopted Disqus 2012.  Some of the sites are among the Web's most active communities including Wired, PBS, BarackObama.com, Slashfilm, TreeHugger, IGN, Venturebeat, Droid Life, ReadWriteWeb, Bossip, and PBS. Many sites are already reporting substantial improvements in several key metrics, including user engagement, site traffic, page views, time on site, and bounce rate. Currently, Disqus reaches 750 million unique visitors per month across 1.1 million site installs, and has over 300 million monthly active users.  The Disqus platform generates 4.5 billion monthly pageviews.

In addition to serving as a discussion forum on publisher sites, Disqus works as a connected platform that gives readers and commenters a seamless online discussion experience. The fully integrated application is split into three seamless user experiences:  1) Discussion: at-the-point-of-content discussion and interaction, 2) Community: to explore and discover other relevant discussions and people and 3) My Disqus: a user dashboard to view and navigate all discussions.

Key Features and Functions

Improved Experience

    --  Full, end-to-end real-time system based on new firehose-like
        infrastructure. Ideal balance between fast-paced chat and structured
        discussions.
    --  Faster to load, more intuitive for all users. Best-in-class platform
        design is AIGA-recommended.
    --  Streamlined sharing features via Facebook and Twitter guide even more
        people into the conversation without having to leave the page.
    --  Responsive design that extends the full experience across mobile
        devices.
Quality

    --  New smart voting system that helps surface the best content and makes it
        easier for communities to self-police
    --  Global user reputation signals make it easier to highlight good
        participants, and spend less time/resources moderating.
Personalization

    --  My Disqus dashboard puts all users discussions and interactions in one
        place.
    --  Integrated into the website itself and designed to reactivate
        participants.
    --  Improved user profiles and user controls. Easier to follow or mute other
        commenters.
    --  Community view highlights a community's unique set of top participants.
Discovery

    --  Discovery module displays related discussions that are interesting for
        the already-engaged audience. This is meant to recirculate traffic
        throughout a website, and with more loyal users.
    --  Community view shows other popular discussions and commenters.
Availability
Publishers can get access to the free-to-use Disqus 2012 today by visiting http://disqus.com/admin/register/.

About Disqus
Founded in 2007 by Daniel Ha and Jason Yan, the mission of Disqus is to enhance online discussion for audiences and publishers everywhere. By improving the quality of online discussion and bringing these discussions to mass scale through its connected platform, Disqus has redefined the category of online discussion. Each day, over 1,000 sites sign up to add Disqus to create a more dynamic audience experience and increase advertiser value. Disqus reaches 750 million unique visitors per month across 1.1 million site installs and generates 4.5 billion page views every month. Disqus is the #1 distributed social application on the web according to reports by comScore and Quantcast.

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

Press Contact
press@disqus.com

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Microsoft Signs First NUads Advertisers, Including Toyota, Unilever and Samsung Mobile USA on Xbox LIVE

These leading brands are the first to purchase NUads, now available to all advertisers.

REDMOND, Wash., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced the official rollout of NUads on Xbox LIVE, making the new interactive TV ad format available for sale to advertisers broadly. Toyota, Unilever and Samsung Mobile USA are the first brands to develop NUads campaigns that will appear on Xbox LIVE this fall. NUads advertisements transform standard 30-second TV spots into engaging and actionable experiences using the power of voice and gesture controls of Kinect for Xbox 360.

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"NUads marks the beginning of a new era for TV advertising. It delivers the one thing traditional TV advertising is missing -- engagement," said Ross Honey, general manager of Xbox LIVE Entertainment and Advertising. "We developed NUads to breathe new life into the standard 30-second spot. With NUads, brands can get real-time feedback from audiences, making TV advertising actionable for the first time."

Microsoft released a sneak peek of some of the first NUads that will air on Xbox LIVE this fall:

    --  Toyota's "Reinvented" ad campaign premiered during Super Bowl XLVI,
        promoting the reinvention of the 2012 Camry. The ad marked Toyota's
        return to Super Bowl advertising. Today, Toyota is reinventing that
        campaign for Xbox LIVE, adding a layer of interactivity enabled by
        NUads. In this version of the "Reinvented" ad, Toyota asks viewers what
        they would like to see reinvented. Viewers can then respond using
        Kinect-powered voice or gesture controls. This gives Toyota valuable
        feedback it can use for its next campaign.
    --  Following on from the successful campaign for the launch of Axe Attract
        for Him and for Her, Axe -- called Lynx in the U.K. -- will be one of
        the first brands to turn the digital ad into a NUad with Xbox. The
        creative centers around a cops-and-robbers setup with the tagline,
        "Nothing will ever be the same again." Using the new format, Lynx will
        ask the audience if the Lynx Effect should be given to girls. Viewers
        will have the option of voting "Yes, of course" or "No way" using hand
        gestures or a simple voice command.
The first NUads advertisers had this to say about the new interactive format:

    --  "The creative possibilities of NUads are endless. We can take a
        30-second TV spot and customize it for NUads to get an immediate
        response from Toyota's customer," said John Lisko, executive
        communications director at Saatchi & Saatchi LA for Toyota. "It allows
        customers to participate with our advertising, which is really exciting.
        The interactivity of NUads is leading the industry and changing the way
        we're connecting with our customers."
    --  "NUads is a game changer for the 30-second television spot, and for the
        first time allows customers to interact with a brand on TV. Toyota has
        always been at the forefront of advertising innovation, so NUads was a
        natural next step in our longstanding work with Xbox," said Dionne
        Colvin, National Marketing Media Manager for Toyota Motor Sales Inc.
        "Xbox LIVE Advertising has given us the opportunity to learn a lot about
        our customers and apply those learnings across all our media plans, and
        the addition of NUads will help us deepen that customer understanding."
    --  "We have always been very innovative in our communications, and as we
        increasingly look at Xbox as a fantastic platform to engage with
        consumers, NUads offer us a great canvas to penetrate the culture and
        establish a dialogue with them," said Babs Rangaiah, vice president of
        Global Media Innovation at Unilever. "NUads and the gesture- and
        voice-based Kinect technology have great potential for creativity. What
        we're seeing now is at the very early stages of what we could do. And as
        always, we're keen to continue to explore more ways of inviting our
        consumers to get involved with our brands."
The first NUads format to roll out offers polling capabilities that allow advertisers to ask a multiple-choice question during the airing of a 30-second spot. Consumers can enter the poll with a simple wave of a hand or a voice command while viewing the commercial. Consumers get a real-time tally of the answers so they can see how other Xbox LIVE subscribers are voting, and advertisers get real-time feedback from consumers to help inform future campaigns.

More information about how to advertise on Xbox LIVE is available at http://advertising.microsoft.com/gaming/xbox-live.

About Xbox

Xbox is Microsoft's premier entertainment service for the TV, phone, PC and tablet. It's home to the best and broadest games, as well as one of the world's largest libraries of music, movies, TV and sports. With Kinect, Xbox 360 transformed gaming and entertainment in the living room with a whole new way to play games and find entertainment -- no controller required. More information about Xbox can be found online at http://www.xbox.com.

About Microsoft

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

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CONTACT: Kate Whitman, Xbox LIVE Advertising, +1-425-974-9991, v-kawhit@microsoft.com, Tina Qunell, Rubii Media for Xbox LIVE Advertising, +1-206-919-9652, tina@rubiimedia.com

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

Currys Announce New GBP50 Coupon Promotion

LONDON, June 14, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

   
    - Customers can gain free GBP50 voucher when spending GBP200 or more on any
      large kitchen appliance, online or in-store
    - Week-long promotion launches today

    Currys, one of the UK's leading electrical retailers, has announced the launch of a
brand new promotional offer, giving customers the chance to earn a free GBP50 coupon when
they spend GBP200 or more on any large kitchen appliance in-store or online
(http://www.currys.co.uk) *.

    The promotion, which launches today (June 14th), applies to any large kitchen
appliance currently stocked online or in-store, and will last for just seven days before
ending on June 20th.

    The free GBP50 coupon will only be redeemable on future purchases made between July
19th and August 1st- worth GBP200 or more (and at both Currys and PC World). However
customers will not be able to use the coupon on purchases of products included as part of
any other Currys promotional deal or discounted offer.

    This doesn't mean customers will be limited in their selection. Currys stocks a vast
collection of large kitchen appliances including fridge freezers, gas ovens
[http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/household-appliances/cooking/cookers-3142-m.html ], cookers
and much more.

    For customers who purchase their large kitchen appliance online, Currys will email a
GBP50 coupon between July 9th and July 13th.

    *Free GBP50 coupon when you buy any Large Appliances over GBP200 between 14/06/2012
and 20/062012.

    Coupon redeemable in Currys and PC World stores between 19/07/2012 and 01/08/2012 on
purchases over GBP200.

    Excludes products delivered directly from manufacturer. Not to be used in conjunction
with any other offer, discount or promotion.1 per transaction. For online purchases
coupons will be e-mailed to customers between 09/07/2012 and 13/07/2012

    About Currys and PC World:

    Currys and PC World are part of Dixons Retail plc. With over 1,200 stores and online
services spanning 28 countries, Dixons is widely acknowledged as one of Europe's leading
specialist electrical retailing groups. Dixons employs over 38,000 people and provides top
quality training to ensure their personnel can provide amazing customer service on
products ranging from televisions to ovens, and computers to dishwasher machines
[http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/dishwashers/332_3123_30210_xx_xx/xx-criteria.html ].

Source: Currys and PC World

For further information, please contact the Dixons Retail Press Office: M&C Saatchi PR on +44(0)20-7543-5428 or dixonsretail@mcsaatchi.com

BET Networks Launches First Ever BET Awards Mobile App

Co-Viewing Features Allow Users to Predict Order of Live Performers for a Chance to Win Prizes

Gamification Breathes New Life Into Award Voting

App Includes Deep Archival Video & Photo Catalogue, Hundreds of Artist Profiles & the Entire History of the BET Awards Winners, Nominees And More

NEW YORK, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BET Networks, winner of the '2011 Best App Ever' award for its 106 & PARK App (Entertainment Category, Android), took another bold step today in electrifying live television with the launch of the BET AWARDS 12 App for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Android devices available for download today.

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The BET AWARDS 12 App is packed with historical moments from the show's twelve years - hundreds of videos, thousands of photos and details on every nominee, winner and honoree. A brand new co-viewing experience, The Lineup, challenges users to predict the order of the performers before the show starts. Scorecard updates happen in real time during the BET AWARDS 12 LIVE broadcast July 1, 2012 starting at 8 P.M. ET, and users with the most correct guesses will be entered to win unique prizes including a celebrity gift bag, autographed t-shirts and the Official BET AWARDS 12 Microphone.

The BET AWARDS 12 App also makes voting fun, with a fast-paced "shuffle hockey" game where users are rewarded with more votes for their favorite artists the better they play.

"Following the success of the 106 & Park app, we knew our audience expected a game-changer around the celebrity-packed BET AWARDS 12. So we went deeper into the vault than we've ever gone before, and created incredibly innovative and engaging co-viewing experiences that take the live show experience to a new level," said Martez R. Moore, Executive Vice President of Digital Media Group, BET Networks "There is nothing like the BET AWARDS 12 app available in the market today."

Some of the app's leading-edge features include:

    --  Co-viewing experiences - Predict the order of performers and receive
        real-time show updates, plus be entered for a chance to win prizes.
        Coming soon: Tweet Map that keeps users up to speed on what celebs and
        BET viewers are saying about the show as it's happening.
    --  Gamified Voting - Hone your skills on the hockey shuffle game to make
        your vote really count. Voting open now for the Coca-Cola Viewers Choice
        Award. Other awards and polls coming soon.
    --  Rich BET Awards Archival Content- Deep access to 12 years of
        high-quality performance footage, photos and stories about our winners,
        performances, hot moments and more, presented in a scrolling timeline.
    --  Deep Artist Profiles and Real-Time Updates - Profiles on over 400
        artists, including video, photos, tweets and more, including the ability
        to receive real-time notifications on an individual artist basis.
Download the free BET AWARDS 12 app now from the App Store for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, or Google Play for Android users.

Last year's BET AWARDS live telecast dominated the social media and digital world with millions of tweets regarding the BET AWARDS occurring days leading up to the premiere weekend (June 26-27, 2011) and the livetelecast. For two years in a row, BET AWARD' has dominated Twitter's top trending topics during its airing and this year both the show and the app will be "too big to miss."  Last year the BET created hashtag #BET AWARDS averaged 11,500 tweets-per-minute during the live telecast, peaking at nearly 21,000 tweets per minute. #BETAWARDS PRESHOW trended at #1 worldwide in the hour preceding the beginning of the main show. #BETFORDFOCUS was the #1 trending topic within minutes after the secret hashtag was announced on-air and BET Mobile experienced an all-time one day record of 1.15MM page views on Sunday, June 26 up 60% from 2010. The FANdemonium award voting set an all-time record number of text and app votes with more than 2M text votes (up 86% from 2010) and more than 11 million votes from the 106 & PARK App.

About BET Awards 12
This year the BET AWARDS 12 (#BETAWARDS) will be 'Too Big To Miss.'  The highest grossing movie actor of all time according to the Guinness Book of World Records, Samuel L. Jackson, will be this year's BET Awards host.  In addition, the members of Maze featuring Frankie Beverlyare the prestigious recipients of the 'Cadillac Lifetime Achievement Award;' and Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Usher, Big Sean and 2 Chainz are the confirmed performers with Kevin Hart and Cedric The Entertainer as presenters. The BET AWARDS is one of the most watched award shows on cable television according to the Nielsen Company.  The BET AWARDS franchise remains as the #1 program in cable TV history among African-Americans, and it is BET's #1 telecast every year.  It recognizes the triumphs and successes of artists, entertainers and athletes in 20 categories.  Leading the pack of A-list talent this year is Kanye West with an impressive 7 Nominations: Best Collaboration, Video Director of the Year, and 5 notable nominations for 'The Throne' with Jay-Z.  'The Throne' received nominations for Best Group, Best Collaboration ft. Otis Redding, Coca-Cola Viewers Choice and 2 nods for Video of the Year for "N*ggas in Paris" and "Otis."  Close behind is Beyonce with 6 Nominations: Best Female R&B Artist, Best Collaboration, Video Director of the Year, Coca-Cola Viewers Choice and 2 nods for Video of the Year for "Countdown" and "Love on Top."

About BET Networks
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks - BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.

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Friends + Concerts + Rewards: Your Summer Just Got More Social!

LIVE NATION CONCERT CALENDAR FACEBOOK® APP RELEASED

LOS ANGELES, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Live Nation Entertainment has released the Live Nation Concert Calendar Facebook® app -- the most robust personalized concert calendar app for fans.  The Concert Calendar combines official concert listings, gaming features, music related badges, a point system, leaderboard and a loyalty/rewards platform. Fans are able to earn real-world rewards like Concert Cash® which can be used towards thousands of Live Nation items, from concert tickets to band T-shirts to signed merchandise and more.   

"Enjoying a concert is one of the most social activities and we think discovering and planning for them should be too," said Jackie Wilgar, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Live Nation Entertainment.  "The Concert Calendar takes advantage of the innovation in social technology to help make fans aware of what shows are happening, enable them to discover what their friends are doing, make plans and share their favorite shows all within Facebook."

Fans are able to make plans directly with friends around shows of interest through Facebook by clicking on a show to RSVP, buy tickets, invite friends, or visit Ticketmaster to see where your friends are sitting. Fans will earn music related badges and points for activity within the calendar including daily visits, trivia, recruiting friends to shows and more.

Show recommendations are based on users' Facebook "Likes", "RSVPs," actions fans take inside the calendar, affinity artists, plus artists they're listening to on Spotify and other services through Facebook's listening API (application programming interface).  Official listings are pulled from all music and comedy shows ticketed through Ticketmaster and partner sites. The more you use the app, the more it learns to personalize your calendar according to your activity. Fans are also able to add shows and events through an easy to use "add your event" button directly within the app's easy-to-use interface. 

To add the Concert Calendar Facebook App, visit: http://on.fb.me/ConcertCalendar.

To provide feedback, visit:  http://on.fb.me/ccfeedback.

About Live Nation Entertainment:

Live Nation Entertainment is the world's leading live entertainment and ecommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Front Line Management Group and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world's top five ecommerce sites, with almost 27 million monthly unique visitors. Live Nation Concerts produces over 22,000 shows annually for more than 2,300 artists globally. Front Line is the world's top artist management company, representing over 250 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling nearly 800 advertisers to tap into the 200 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit http://www.livenation.com/investors.

Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc.

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CONTACT: Liz Morentin, +1-310-975-6860, lizmorentin@livenation.com

Web Site: http://www.livenation.com/investors

Altair and Herndonwood Associates Inc. Partner to Implement HiQube Business Analytics Solutions

Privately-held consulting group is strategically aligned to develop and deploy HiQube solutions throughout the U.S.

TROY, Mich., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair today announced that Herndonwood Associates Inc., headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., has become an implementation partner of Altair's HiQube business analytics and performance optimization platform. Herndonwood's professional services are strategically aligned across four practice areas to provide flexible, cross-functional delivery models that understand and can interact with all functional areas of an organization. The partnership brings a wealth of knowledge and professional services in technology, compliance, audit, accounting, and management expertise to the delivery of HiQube-based analytics solutions.

"Unlike traditional BI tools, HiQube's rapid deployment on existing infrastructure and ease-of-use quickly brings detailed business analytics to management levels that are most dependent upon this information in their daily activities," said Mark Stifter, partner for Herndonwood Associates. "We also see potential synergies with our other practice areas and are extremely enthusiastic about the opportunity to partner with Altair."

"Successful systems integrators and business consultants continuously evolve and build upon their solutions and services to increase their value proposition," said Miles Mahoney, president of HiQube. "This partnership is no different and underscores the new business opportunities that are possible by aligning deep domain knowledge with cutting edge technology.  Herndonwood has invested the time to fully understand and innovatively apply our business analytics and optimization platform within the context of its professional services.  We look forward to a successful, long-term partnership with Herndonwood and supporting its consulting engagements to increase its clients' overall business performance."

"Organizations require the ability to quickly analyze critical information and make strategic business decisions to align sales and marketing strategies in response to competitive and marketplace changes," said Mike Hoye, director of Spreadsheet Risk and Compliance Services for Herndonwood. "Currently, much of this information is captured and stored in ERP and legacy business systems, but ultimately downloaded and manipulated in complex, critical spreadsheets and other end-user computing applications. HiQube's ability to generate detailed business analytics from critical spreadsheets and other end-user computing applications aligns perfectly with our Spreadsheet Risk and Compliance Services by ensuring that the data being relied upon is accurate and controlled."

Herndonwood Associates (http://www.herndonwood.com) is a privately held consulting firm that is strategically aligned into four service areas to generate an overlap of skills providing insight across key business functions. Herndonwood's responsive teams have a combination of public accounting and relevant industry experience, advanced degrees and market-leading certifications. Engagements are executed through flexible delivery models including consulting, co-sourcing and out-sourcing.  This distinct operating model allows Herndonwood to deliver complete solutions to business problems that require a cross-functional delivery team.  Additionally, it facilitates early awareness of issues and the timely presentation of recommendations allowing clients to make better-informed decisions.

About HiQube
HiQube is a simulation-driven analytics platform to maximize business performance. Unrivaled in speed for large data sets, HiQube uniquely leverages an embedded optimization engine that speeds and guides decision-making.  As a complementary solution, HiQube enriches the value of existing IT investments by providing forward-looking insight to realize business objectives.  To learn more, try HiQube live or download a free trial license, visit http://www.hiqube.com.

About Altair
Altair empowers client innovation and decision-making through technology that optimizes the analysis, management and visualization of business and engineering information. Privately held, with more than 1,500 employees, Altair has offices throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia/Pacific. With a 26-year track record for high-end software for engineering and computing, enterprise analytics solutions, and innovative product design and development, Altair consistently delivers a competitive advantage to customers in a broad range of industries. To learn more, please visit http://www.altair.com or http://www.simulatetoinnovate.com.

SOURCE  Altair

Altair

CONTACT: Jennifer Korail, Airfoil Public Relations for HiQube, +1-248-304-1429, korail@airfoilpr.com

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

Need a Property Launches to Add Much Needed Competition to the Portal Market

LONDON, June 14, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

         New property portal http://www.needaproperty.com launched as a low cost

                       alternative for estate agents across the UK

    A new national property portal - Need a Property - has been officially launched.
Designed to provide a viable and cost effective alternative to the established competitors
in the market, Need a Property offers under-pressure estate agents respite from the rising
costs of listing their properties on major portals.

    Need a Property aims to fill a void by offering an initial free trial and a monthly
charge starting at just GBP100 thereafter. The current economic climate has put pressure
on the market since the end of the last property boom and estate agents are now facing
added strain from increases in advertising, staffing and portal costs. Need a Property
offers an alternative choice for larger agents with multiple branches and a vital lifeline
for smaller independent firms with fewer resources.

    Scott Green, founder and CEO of Need a Property, said: "Times are tough for a lot of
estate agents and the increasing pressures from rising costs could push smaller firms to
breaking point. We understand the financial pressures faced by independents and agents of
all sizes, and Need a Property has been set-up to support them in the marketing of their
properties at a monthly fee that offers a significant discount to the major portals in the
market."

    David Conway, Director of Galliard Homes and Galliard Residential, one of the leading
names in the London property market, commented:

    "Developers and estate agencies are under increasing pressure to reduce advertising
budgets and given that buyers and tenants are increasingly using internet portals for
their property searches, we welcome and support a fresh new entrant like Need a Property."

    With a lean business model and targeted marketing spend, Need a Property offers its
services at a significantly lower cost to agents whose clients are increasingly aware of
the benefits of property portals.

    For a subscription starting at GBP100 a month, agents signing up to Need a Property
will have their properties displayed on a total of five sites: Needaproperty.com;
eastwestplc.com (providing access to a lucrative Asian market looking to buy UK property);
Daily Express and many more to follow in the coming months.

Source: Need a Property

Press enquiries: Please contact The PR Office: Jamie Obertelli, jobertelli@theproffice.com, +44(0)20-7284-6945

Supermicro® Launches FatTwin(TM) Architecture

Innovative New 4U FatTwin SuperServers Offer High-Density Compute and Storage with Energy Saving Designs for PUE Optimized, Free-Air Cooling Data Centers

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a global leader in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology and green computing, launches the FatTwin(TM), a high-capacity powerful new server platform based on Supermicro's highly successful Twin Architecture. This landmark product offers a new, flexible, high-density computing solution for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Big Data and HPC applications delivering the highest performance with the most energy efficient technologies and cooling designs available on the market.

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"Energy consumption is one of the greatest challenges facing Data Centers as computing demands increase exponentially around the world," said Charles Liang, President and CEO of Supermicro. "Supermicro is addressing this growing challenge by developing new generation server technologies such as FatTwin which maximizes performance with support of up to 135W processors while eliminating costly air-conditioning and cooling methods. The innovation of FatTwin is in its high-density, airflow optimized design that integrates up to eight dual-processor nodes in a standard 4U rackmount server and operates at temperatures up to 47 degrees C. Our FatTwin platform will set new industry standards for performance and efficiency while offering lowered TCO and an accelerated return on investment."

Supermicro's patented Twin architecture revolutionizes server computing by integrating independent systems side-by-side in a single chassis, multiplying compute density while reducing solution costs through shared resources such as the chassis, fans, power supplies, cabling and rack mount hardware. This innovative architecture incorporates airflow optimized designs, air-shrouds and streamlined cabling which reduces fan speeds and power consumption resulting in improved power utilization and overall energy efficiency. The 4U FatTwin is the latest addition to the evolving Twin architecture line and is available in 8/4/2 DP node configurations with high-capacity storage (8 hot-swap 3.5" HDDs per 1U or 6 hot-swap 2.5" HDDs per 1/2U). FatTwin achieves the highest performance-per-watt/per-dollar with Supermicro's X9 DP (dual-processor) serverboards and redundant Platinum Level high-efficiency (95%+) digital switching power supplies. With free-air cooling designs and an extreme operational temperature range (0 degrees C - 47 degrees C) that does not require air conditioning, the FatTwin helps Data Centers achieve the best power usage effectiveness (PUE < 1.1).

FatTwin is available in 8 DP node (SYS-F617R2-R/F Series) and 4 DP node (SYS-F627R2/R3/G3-F/R Series) SKUs with versatile configurations featuring:

    --  Dual Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 series support
    --  Up to 512GB ECC Reg. DDR3-1600MHz SDRAM in 16 DIMM sockets
    --  2x SATA3 (6Gbps) and 4x SATA2 (3Gps) ports supporting RAID 0, 1, 5,10
    --  8x SAS 2.0 (6Gbs) (LSI 2208) RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60; (LSI 2308)
        RAID 0, 1, 10
    --  Up to 12x 2.5" or 8x 3.5" hot-swap HDDs (4 node), 6x 2.5" hot-swap HDDs
        (8 node)
    --  3x double-width GPU cards (G3 series)
    --  Up to 3 PCI-E 3.0 x16 or 2 PCI-E 3.0 x16 plus 1 PCI-E 3.0 x16
        (low-profile), 1 PCI-E 3.0 x8 (low profile), and 1 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (low
        profile)
    --  2x 1GbE LAN ports and 56Gbps ConnectX-3 FDR InfiniBand or 10GbE options
    --  IPMI 2.0 + KVM w/dedicated LAN
    --  Platinum Level high-efficiency (95%+) Digital Switching Power Supplies
    --  Supermicro Data Center Manager (DCM), SuperDoctor® III, Watch Dog
Additional 4U FatTwin configurations are scheduled for release in early Q3 2012 including a 2 node solution featuring massive storage and GPU capacity and a model with 4x full-width 1U nodes that feature increased airflow and high-density compute and storage capacity.

FatTwin delivers maximum performance, efficiency and versatility for scientific, research, engineering, and enterprise organizations requiring high-performance, scalable computing and storage solutions for mission-critical applications. The platform is optimized for process intensive database driven applications including Big Data and Hadoop analytics, gas and oil exploration, computational finance, search engines, design and modeling, simulation and many other applications.

For complete information on Supermicro's new high performance, high-efficiency FatTwin(TM) architecture, visit http://www.supermicro.com/FatTwin. For more information on Supermicro's comprehensive line of server, storage and complete integrated SuperRack® solutions visit http://www.supermicro.com.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Supermicro® (NASDAQ: SMCI), the leading innovator in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology is a premier provider of advanced server Building Block Solutions® for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, HPC and Embedded Systems worldwide. Supermicro is committed to protecting the environment through its "We Keep IT Green®" initiative and provides customers with the most energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly solutions available on the market.

Supermicro, FatTwin, SuperServer, 1U Twin, 2U Twin2, SuperRack, Building Block Solutions, SuperDoctor and We Keep IT Green are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc.

All other brands, names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

SMCI-F

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Super Micro Computer, Inc.

CONTACT: David Okada, Super Micro Computer, Inc., davido@supermicro.com

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

Toluna Enhances Mobile Application for Toluna.com Members

WILTON, Conn., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Toluna, the leading online research respondent and technology provider, announced several enhancements today to its mobile application, which launched in January. This announcement follows the recent reintroduction of a revolutionary new member community website, Toluna.com.

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Members may now use the application to participate in in-depth, traditional surveys in addition to TolunaQuick.  The iPad and iPhone app is available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.  The Android app is available in English.

"The greatest value we provide our clients is the unique ability to identify and interview people who are difficult to engage," said CEO Frederic-Charles Petit. "This new technology brings speed, efficiency and location-based opportunities to Toluna clients. At the same time, it empowers Toluna.com members to engage with us whenever and wherever they please." 

Among other capabilities, the Toluna mobile app enables members to ask and answer questions, replete with images, in seconds through their mobile device. They can also publish those questions and answers instantly on social networks. 30,000 members have installed the application thus far.  It is available to download free of charge from the App Store.

"It is difficult to overstate the importance of interviewing on-the-go respondents through their mobile phones," stated George Terhanian, Toluna's North America President and Group Chief Strategy Officer.  "It is the best and, at times, only way to understand their opinions, attitudes and behaviors."

Download the Toluna app at http://tolu.na/w0QdMT

About Toluna

Toluna enables organizations to generate valuable customer insight by combining its online market research panel and industry leading technology. Toluna provides a comprehensive proven, scalable solution that enables companies to answer questions of their target audience quickly and efficiently.

Toluna leverages a unique approach to respondent recruitment and engagement with its online 'community' and proprietary respondent engagement methodologies and guarantees that the data clients receive is of the highest quality.  Recently, the company launched SmartSelect(TM) which is a respondent-level methodology designed to ensure more representative, reliable market research data.

Further, Toluna provides the industry's leading technology suite, enabling hundreds of market research organizations and agencies worldwide to create surveys, manage panels and build online communities.  Toluna's products include PanelPortal(TM), AutomateSurvey(TM), TolunaQuick.

Toluna has offices in the US, Canada, UK, France (headquarters), The Netherlands, Romania, Germany, India, Australia, Japan and Hong Kong.

CONTACT: Janice Caston, +1-203-846-5741

SOURCE  Toluna

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Web Site: http://www.toluna-group.com

Orion Releases Orion Connect On Salesforce.com's AppExchange, The App Marketplace For The Social Enterprise

Social Enterprise App Creates a Single Platform Combining Back-Office Solutions, CRM, and Helps Usher in the Next Cloud Computing Paradigm

OMAHA, Neb, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Orion Advisor Services, LLC ("Orion"), a premier portfolio accounting service provider, today announced that its new Orion Connect application (the "app") is available on salesforce.com's AppExchange, the  app marketplace for the social enterprise. The app provides a seamless integration of Orion's portfolio management and accounting solution with Salesforce CRM. Built on Force.com, salesforce.com's social enterprise cloud computing platform for building employee-facing social apps, Orion Connect is immediately available for test drive and deployment on the AppExchange at http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange/.

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"We are always looking at how advisors use technology in order to find ways to make it better and more efficient. Orion Connect is a direct result of advisors asking for better integration among CRM, financial planning and custodian platforms," said Eric Clarke, President of Orion. "Through the app, advisors now have a single interface that allows them to spend more time growing their business and less time on administrative tasks, and to utilize the mobile, open and social capabilities that only cloud technologies can deliver."

"The shift to the social enterprise is driving demand for social, mobile and open business apps," said Mike Rosenbaum, senior vice president, AppExchange and Force.com operations, salesforce.com. "The AppExchange is the app marketplace for the social enterprise and allows partners to immediately market and sell their offerings to thousands of companies already managing their businesses in the cloud."

The Orion Connect app allows advisors to set up new accounts, view existing account holdings and transactions, execute trades, edit billing information, run reports, and access their eProfile template, all from within Salesforce. The app is fully customizable based on the needs and scale of the advisor's business.

"Orion is committed to enhancing our technologies and forging new partnerships that will enhance the value of every advisor we work with," said Mr. Clarke. "We will continue to implement new integrations that will create even greater efficiencies and streamline work flows."

The Orion Connect app is the latest in a series of the company's innovations. In 2011, Orion launched its eProfile template that allows advisors to easily gather demographic data to output risk scores, custodial paperwork, investment advisor agreements and investment policy statements. Orion has also launched over 50 advisor branded mobile applications in the Apple App Store and Android Marketplace.

To download the Orion Connect app visit: AppExchange

To request more information or to speak with Orion, please contact Dana Taormina at 973-850-7305 or dtaormina@jcprinc.com.

About Orion Advisor Services, LLC
Orion Advisor Services, LLC, is the premier portfolio accounting service provider founded by and for investment advisors. Orion's mission is to liberate advisors from their back offices so they can enjoy the client relationship side of their business again. Process-driven solutions bring efficiencies to operational areas including new account set up, trading, reconciliation, fee billing, and client communications. Orion services feature the integration, scale, and customization advisors need to support business growth.

Founded over a decade ago, Orion was formed to address the technology needs of its sister company, a fee-only independent registered investment advisor whose growth was constrained by its existing portfolio management platform. Unable to find the right solution, Orion built its own. Today, the firm empowers hundreds of advisors and administrates over $70 billion in assets for more than 500,000 accounts. For more information about Orion Advisor Services, LLC, visit http://www.orionadvisor.com.

About the Force.com Platform and AppExchange
Force.com  is the trusted social enterprise platform for building and running any employee app in the cloud. Force.com powers the Salesforce CRM apps, the more than 275,000 custom apps used by salesforce.com customers such as Japan Post, Kaiser Permanente, KONE, and Sprint Nextel and the more than 1,400 ISV apps built by partners such as BMC, FinancialForce.com and Fujitsu.

Enterprise apps built on the Force.com platform can be easily distributed and marketed through the salesforce.com AppExchange (http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange/).

The salesforce.com social enterprise platform delivers the most trusted and comprehensive cloud technologies for social, mobile and open apps.  It includes Force.com, the cloud platform for employee apps, Heroku, the cloud platform for customer apps and Database.com, the cloud database to integrate the social enterprise.

Salesforce, Social Enterprise, Dreamforce, Force.com, Heroku, AppExchange, Database.com and others are trademarks of salesforce.com, inc.

    CONTACT:                      Dana Taormina
                                  JCPR
                                  973-850-7305
                                  dtaormina@jcprinc.com
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FreeWave Technologies Awarded American Technology Award for Smart Grid and Smart Instrument Category

TechAmerica Foundation "Best Of" Awards Recognizes FreeWave Technologies' highly reliable, long-range Ethernet FGR2-PE wireless communications radio

BOULDER, Colo., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FreeWave Technologies, Inc.,  (http://www.freewave.com), manufacturer of the most reliable, high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission, has been awarded the American Technology Award (ATA) for outstanding achievement in the Smart Grid and Smart Instrument Category for its popular FGR2-PE wireless data radio (http://www.freewave.com/PRODUCTS/ALLPRODUCTS/FGR2PE.aspx). Also known as the Termans, in honor of Frederick Emmons Terman, the widely credited father of Silicon Valley, the ATAs recognize products and services that have significantly advanced technology.

FreeWave's FGR2-PE wireless communications solution is ideal for Smart Grid, electric power and renewable energy applications and is well-suited for similar SCADA applications in other vertical markets such as oil and gas and water/wastewater. The future-proof combination of two serial ports and two switched Ethernet ports offers customers the ability to transition from serial to Ethernet data communication without having to replace their wireless communication hardware down the road. Moreover, users can operate both serial and Ethernet communication independently and simultaneously on the same platform. The deployment flexibility of the FGR2-PE solution also reduces the need for additional hardware.

"FreeWave is very appreciative to have one of its top-selling products for the Smart Grid honored for this very special industry award," said Ashish Sharma, chief marketing officer of FreeWave Technologies. "We take great pride in ensuring every single one of our products is based on not only meeting a clear customer need, but, is thoroughly tested and put through the rigors of extreme temperature fluctuations before ever leaving our manufacturing floor. It is the reason why we have more than 800,000 radios working in the field today."

"The quality of nominees for this year's Termans is a clear indication of the vibrancy of the American technology industry and we are thrilled to be able to recognize FreeWave Technologies for its contribution to the industry and its outstanding achievement," said Jennifer Kerber, president of the TechAmerica Foundation (http://www.techamericafoundation.org/).

The Termans were presented last night at a gala dinner in Washington D.C. featuring keynote addresses from Juniper Networks' (NYSE: JNPR) CEO Kevin Johnson, who received the American Technology Awards Corporate Leadership Award  and Richard Spires, the CIO at the Department of Homeland Security and the Government Technology Executive of the Year recipient.

Terman winners are determined by a panel of outstanding industry experts and technology leaders. To learn more about the awards please visit the TechAmerica Foundation website.

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About FreeWave Technologies

Founded in 1993, FreeWave Technologies manufactures the most reliable, high performing, lowest power consumption, spread spectrum and licensed radios for mission-critical data transmission. Through engineering excellence and a relentless commitment to best-in-class manufacturing, FreeWave customers enjoy superior radio up-time, range and the lowest cost of ownership available. Based in Boulder, Colorado, FreeWave designs and manufactures radios that are the leading choice for oil and gas, utility, military and numerous other industrial applications. Organizations that count on radio data communications for operational success - where failure and down-time are not an option - trust FreeWave for custom network design, system engineering and customer support that are unparalleled in the market. For additional information, contact FreeWave directly at 866.399.4930 or at newsinfo@freewave.com. Visit the company's website at http://www.freewave.com.

About TechAmerica Foundation

TechAmerica Foundation educates industry executives, policy makers and opinion leaders on the promise of technological innovation to advance prosperity, security and the general welfare. Launched in 1981, the Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan affiliate of TechAmerica, which is the leading voice and resource for the U.S. technology industry. The Foundation disseminates award-winning industry, policy and market research covering topics such as U.S. competitiveness in a global economy, innovation in government, and other areas of national interest. It also organizes conferences and seminars to explore pertinent issues with government and industry representatives and to share the Foundation's findings. Learn more about TechAmerica Foundation at http://www.techamericafoundation.org.

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     Contacts: For FreeWave:              Stephanie Craig
               Christin Jeffers           TechAmerica Foundation
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               303-581-7760, ext. 19      Stephanie.craig@techamericafoundation.org
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SOURCE  FreeWave Technologies, Inc.

FreeWave Technologies, Inc.

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

EarthLink Business Launches EarthLink TechCare

Customizable, Fully-Managed Outsourced Help Desk Solution

ATLANTA, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EarthLink, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELNK), a leading IT services and communications provider, today announced the launch of EarthLink TechCare, the next in its series of innovative IT Services business solutions. EarthLink TechCare is a fully managed outsourced help desk that is customizable and scalable, enabling customers to relieve their overburdened IT staffs and refocus on more strategic initiatives.

With EarthLink TechCare, experts build a customized offering fully integrated into the customer's IT environment. EarthLink's North America-based, certified professionals resolve end-user technology challenges by answering live calls rapidly, and provide a knowledgeable and courteous experience for the client's users. EarthLink TechCare can help businesses define thresholds for escalations and create a ticketing and reporting system to meet exact needs.

"Following our  May launch of Cloud Workspace, a hosted desktop and virtualization application service, EarthLink TechCare further empowers our clients to achieve their business objectives by expanding their IT capabilities without adding IT staff," said Michael Toplisek, Executive Vice President of IT Services for EarthLink. "Many businesses today spend a high percentage of their IT resources on routine maintenance and support activities.  EarthLink TechCare provides the help desk functionality to keep internal users productive without consuming internal IT resources. This solution can significantly reduce the cost of providing help desk support compared to an in-house service, and enables IT staff to focus on more strategic revenue generating initiatives."

EarthLink TechCare is a feature-rich service that enables clients to select from a menu of components or add unique support elements as needed. These include: support of any end-user device, VIP support levels, online reporting tools, trouble ticketing system, 24/7 or 9/5 options, client satisfaction reports and ITIL best practices. EarthLink documents the business IT environment (networks, devices, printers, partners, applications, peripherals, VIPs) and helps define escalation thresholds and processes for third party vendors, and ensure a seamless handoff for end-users.

"Businesses are under continual pressure to do more with the same budgets, and often lack the resources to keep up with the increased complexity and risk in the IT world. Outsourcing help desk functions has long been seen as a viable target for strategically distributing budget while potentially improving productivity and end user response times," remarked Carl Brooks,  infrastructure and cloud computing analyst, Tier1 Research, a division of 451 Research. "Providers that offer a professional, scalable solution are in a good position to attract customers that are feeling the pinch around IT staffing levels but still want to try and streamline rote support functions."

EarthLink TechCare features a web-based customer portal with access to the historical record of all logged calls and ACD (Automated Call Distribution) statistics that measure performance based on average call length, average speed of answer and number/percentage of calls answered. Current EarthLink service level metrics indicate 70% of calls reach a live person in less than 30 seconds; on average calls reach a live person in less than 60 seconds and 70% of issues are resolved and closed on the first call.

Implemented by EarthLink internally to support the sales organization, EarthLink TechCare provides the real-time support and rapid resolution that has greatly improved productivity and effectiveness.

The IT Services product suite is also available for customer management via the myLink(TM) customer portal using a centralized IT Services Center dashboard.

More information on EarthLink Business IT Services is available by calling 1-800-957-4872 or visiting http://www.earthlinkbusiness.com.

About EarthLink
EarthLink, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELNK) is a leading IT services and communications provider to more than 150,000 businesses and one million consumers nationwide. EarthLink empowers customers with managed services including cloud computing, managed and private cloud, and virtualization services such as managed hosting and cloud workspace. EarthLink also offers a robust portfolio of IT security, application hosting, colocation and IT support services. The company operates an extensive network spanning 28,800 route fiber miles with 90 metro fiber rings and 4 secure data centers providing ubiquitous nationwide data and voice IP service coverage across more than 90 percent of the country. Founded in 1994, EarthLink's award-winning reputation for outstanding service and product innovation is supported by an experienced team of professionals focused on best-in-class customer care.  For more information, visit EarthLink's website at http://www.earthlink.net.

SOURCE  EarthLink, Inc.

EarthLink, Inc.

CONTACT: Media: Michele Sadwick, +1-404-748-7255, +1-404-769-8421 (mobile), sadwick@corp.earthlink.net; Investors: Louis Alterman, +1-404-748-7650, +1-678-472-3252 (mobile), altermanlo@corp.earthlink.net

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

Vyatta Announces Virtual Network Certification Program

New Program Adds Hands-On Testing and Certification to Vyatta Educational Services

BELMONT, Calif., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vyatta, the leader in software-based networking for virtual and cloud environments, today announced the addition of a certification component to Vyatta's Educational Services programs. Vyatta Certified Professional is the first of two levels to be released, with Vyatta Certified Expert(1) to be released in the near future.

    WHAT:    The first of two certification
             levels, Vyatta Certified
             Professional is the
             industry's only hands-on
             certification designed to
             test a Vyatta user's ability
             to configure and troubleshoot
             virtualized and cloud
             networks utilizing the Vyatta
             Network OS.

             The Professional exam consists
             of three sections, each of
             which must be completed
             within an hour (a total of
             three hours for the exam):
            -                               Part 1 - 45 Multiple Choice Exam: Questions cover a variety of
                                             technologies and candidates must successfully answer a minimum of
                                             75 percent to pass the section and to continue the exam.
                                          - Part 2 - Three Configuration Scenarios: Connecting remotely to
                                            Vyatta's virtual lab, the candidate must properly configure
                                            Vyatta within the network.
                                          - Part 3 - Three Troubleshooting Scenarios: Connecting remotely to a
                                             network of Vyatta devices, the candidate must diagnose and repair
                                             three separate network problems.

    WHEN:    Vyatta Certified Professional
             is available effective
             immediately and Vyatta
             Certified Expert is scheduled
             for release in early Q3.

    WHY:     A certification program of
             this magnitude carries with
             it several business and
             individual benefits. For
             businesses, ensuring that
             network managers are properly
             trained can reduce vendor
             customer support needs, as
             well as ensure the network is
             built and configured
             correctly.

             The completion of Vyatta's
             certification courses also
             enables individuals to
             demonstrate their familiarity
             with virtualized and cloud
             networks, as well as the
             emerging software-based
             networking technology, which
             Vyatta pioneered.

    QUOTES:  "As companies continue the
             conceptual transition from
             physical to virtual networks,
             the demand for talented
             network architects and
             engineers will continue to
             grow. Vyatta's certification
             program is one line on the
             resume that can answer the
             capabilities question," said
             Kelly Herrell, CEO of Vyatta.
             "Much like Vyatta has
             decoupled network hardware
             from software, our new
             certification program
             decouples training from the
             classroom. Individuals can
             complete the exam from the
             comfort of their office, lab
             or home, while still being
             tested in a real-world
             environment."

             "The Vyatta certification is
             the only program in the
             industry where candidates
             demonstrate hands-on
             competency at every level of
             certification," said Hendy
             Appleton, Education Services
             Manager at Vyatta. "Unlike
             some other industry
             certifications where you can
             read a book and pass a
             written test, Vyatta's goal
             is to ensure that network
             engineers are truly capable
             of executing what they're
             certified to do."

    INFO:    To get started or for more
             information, including
             specifically what is covered
             at each level, visit
             www.vyatta.com/support/
             vyatta-certification.

    ABOUT:   Vyatta is disrupting the
             networking industry by
             delivering a software-based
             network operating system that
             leverages cost-effective x86
             servers as well as common
             virtualization and cloud
             computing platforms. Vyatta
             software provides a complete
             enterprise-class routing and
             security suite capable of
             uniquely addressing the next-
             generation infrastructure
             requirements of flexibility,
             on-demand delivery and
             platform independence.
             Thousands of physical and
             virtual infrastructures
             around the world, from small
             enterprise to Fortune 500
             customers, are connected and
             protected by Vyatta. For more
             information, please visit
             http://www.vyatta.com. Read
             Vyatta CEO Kelly Herrell's
             Blog "Opening the Networking
             Industry" and follow Vyatta
             on Twitter: @Vyatta.
Footnotes
(1) In order to be eligible for the Vyatta Certified: Expert course, candidates must have passed the Vyatta Certified: Professional exam.

Press Contact:
MK Juric
Airfoil PR
650.691.7306
vyatta@airfoilpr.com

SOURCE  Vyatta

Vyatta

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

To Fight Crime, New Yorkers get Mobile Safety app for Free!

NEW YORK and OSLO, Norway, June 14, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

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    New York has seen an alarming spike in murder, rapes and robberies in many
neighborhoods lately. It has been reported that the city experienced a 400% increase in
murders in Williamsburg, a 400 percent increase in rapes in Sheepshead Bay and a 250
percent increase in killings in Washington Heights.

    To address this concerning trend, Female Entrepreneur of the year Silje Vallestad has
decided to give all New Yorkers access to bSafe Premium, the most downloaded mobile safety
app in Europe, for free. Vallestad, who currently is in NYC preparing for her move to the
US next month, believes wireless technology will play an important part in making the Big
Apple safer and improve the quality of life of its citizens.

    "Especially women often feel uncomfortable when walking alone at night. With bSafe
they never have to walk alone again", says Vallestad.

    This is how bSafe works

    bSafe is the world's most advanced personal safety solution for smart-phones packed
with features to help you stay safe. The Follow Me feature allows you to invite friends to
follow you home with live GPS tracking, providing an extra layer of safety. With I'm Here,
you can check in and let friends and family know where you are and that you are ok. Fake
Call programs the phone to ring to help you get out of an uncomfortable situation.

    In an emergency, bSafe users can trigger the world's most comprehensive mobile SOS
alarm with the touch of a button. When the alarm is activated, a loud siren is initiated
to frighten attackers and attract attention, selected friends are notified that you need
help and where you are, and evidence is secured through video recording, time stamp and
accurate map position for the entire period the alarm is active.

    "I often felt scared when walking alone. I have also experienced several situations
where I desperately wanted to get help, but was not able to. Today, almost 100,000 people
have bSafe installed on their mobile phones and the number is growing rapidly every day.
This is a service people need when they walk alone at night, when they exercise alone or
when they need to get out of an uncomfortable situation, "says Vallestad.

    Click on the link below to get bSafe today:

    http://www.safeinthecity.com

    About Bipper and contact info: http://www.bipper.com/press-release-new-york.php

    Contact: Silje Vallestad, silje@bipper.com, +1-917-226-6393. Nils Knagenhjelm,
nils@bipper.com, +1-908-399-5494

Source: Bipper Communication AS

High Moon Studios Pulls Out All The Stops With Legendary Voice Talent In TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON

Original Voice Actors for OPTIMUS PRIME and GRIMLOCK Headline a Stellar Cast in the Most Epic Transformers Video Game Yet

SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- High Moon Studios is creating the most authentic TRANSFORMERS game ever with the announcement that fan-favorites Peter Cullen and Gregg Berger, the legendary voices of OPTIMUS PRIME and GRIMLOCK from the original TRANSFORMERS animated TV series, will reprise their roles for the upcoming TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON video game. Set to launch on August 28, 2012 from Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON will allow gamers to experience the final, darkest hours of the war between the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS as they vie for control of their dying home planet.

TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON will also feature the talents of voice-over veterans Nolan North (BRUTICUS, CLIFFJUMPER and BRAWL), Troy Baker (JAZZ, JETFIRE and KICKBACK), Fred Tatasciore (MEGATRON, RATCHET and METROPLEX), Steve Blum (SHOCKWAVE, SWINDLE and SHARPSHOT), Isaac Singleton (SOUNDWAVE) and more.

"This is the definitive TRANSFORMERS video game, and we absolutely had to have these iconic voices onboard in order tell this story," said Peter Della Penna, Studio Head, High Moon Studios.  "Because it's an origins story, we were able to explore some of the coolest characters in the lore for TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON, and then go after the best and most authentic voice talent possible to do the franchise right."

"There is no mistaking the voices of OPTIMUS PRIME and GRIMLOCK, and we are so happy that fans will get to experience a game featuring the distinctive voices of many of the most iconic and popular TRANSFORMERS characters," said Mark Blecher, SVP of Digital Media and Marketing, Hasbro. "The development team at High Moon Studios did a phenomenal job hand-picking the cast for what is by far the most diverse character roster ever in a TRANSFORMERS video game."

TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON challenges fans to fight through both sides of the TRANSFORMERS' most epic battles that culminate in their legendary exodus from their home planet.  With the stakes higher and scale bigger than ever, players will embark on an action-packed journey through massive, war-torn environments designed around each character's unique abilities and alternate forms, including GRIMLOCK's nearly indestructible T-Rex form and the legendary COMBATICONS combining into the colossal BRUTICUS.  Taking the franchise's competitive multiplayer to all-new heights, the gamewill allow fans go head-to-head in blistering AUTOBOT vs. DECEPTICON matches after creating their own unique characters with the most in-depth, advanced customization ever before seen in a TRANSFORMERS video game.

TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON is being developed by the acclaimed team at High Moon Studios for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows® PC, and is rated "T" (Teen) by the ESRB.  For more information and exclusive updates, fans can visit http://www.facebook.com/TransformersGame or http://www.TransformersGame.com, and follow the team via Twitter @HighMoonStudios.

About Hasbro
Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with a wide-range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the Company's world class brand portfolio. From toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, video games and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its customers through the strategic leveraging of well-known and beloved brands such as TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, NERF, PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE PONY, G.I. JOE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY. The Hub, Hasbro's multi-platform joint venture with Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) launched on October 10, 2010. The online home of The Hub is http://www.hubworld.com. The Hub logo and name are trademarks of Hub Television Networks, LLC. All rights reserved. 

Come see how we inspire play through our brands at http://www.hasbro.com. © 2012 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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

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

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

HASBRO and its logo, TRANSFORMERS and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2012 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. Game © 2012 Activision Publishing, Inc. Activision is a registered trademark of Activision Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.

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

SOURCE  Activision Publishing, Inc.

Activision Publishing, Inc.

CONTACT: Kelvin Liu, Senior Publicist, Activision, Inc., +1-310-255-2213, kelvin.liu@activision.com

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

Sanmina-SCI And Adacel Enter Into Exclusive Marketing Agreement For Embedded Speech Recognition System (eSRS)

New Products Will Enhance Communications and Improve Safety in Military Aircraft and Vehicles

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanmina-SCI Corporation (NASDAQ: SANM), a leading manufacturing and engineering company making some of the world's most complex and innovative optical, electronic and mechanical products, today announced that its Defense and Aerospace Division and Adacel Systems, Inc. (ASX:ADA) have entered into an exclusive marketing agreement for a Linux-based version of Adacel's embedded Speech Recognition System (eSRS). This system will be at the heart of Sanmina-SCI's Voice Initiated Command Execution (VICE(TM)) system. 

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110707/SF30965LOGO)

VICE is designed to minimize distractions and help eliminate "heads-down in the cockpit" situations, allowing the operator to focus on the mission. The command recognition system provides users with a rapid means of executing commands as a supplement to existing hand-entered and/or menu-driven methods. The software provides direct access to system functions, while allowing the operator heads-up awareness of the situation experienced by the aircraft, vehicle or workstation. VICE is targeted for installation in aircraft, ground vehicles, Tactical Operations Centers (TOC)/Command Posts (CP), and various user workstations, where enhanced situational awareness or reduced operator workload is desired.

"Crew members spend a significant portion of their time manipulating flight management and communication systems, and voice recognition technology provides direct access to most of these system functions without removing hands from the vehicle's controls," said Mike Underwood, President of Sanmina-SCI's Defense and Aerospace Systems Division. "Adacel's eSRS engine is the industry leader in speech recognition, and we're excited to team up with this organization to provide mission-critical capabilities to our armed forces. Combining eSRS with our product design, VICE will allow users to quickly and consistently execute commands, such as changing radio frequencies, with just a simple phrase. We believe this will be a standard capability for aircraft and ground vehicle systems in the future." 

"Adacel is proud to enter into this exclusive marketing agreement with Sanmina-SCI to help solve many of the challenges users face in today's technology-rich cockpits. Adacel's proven speech technologies, captured in eSRS, will significantly ease pilot and crew workload, improving flight safety and ensuring mission success," said Jeff Tyrcha, Adacel's Senior Vice President of Business Development.

Adacel's speech recognition solution is currently used on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, as well as the Aermacchi M-346 Master. Sanmina-SCI's Defense and Aerospace Systems Division is developing the initial VICE system for the Boeing AH-64D Apache Block III helicopter.

About Sanmina-SCI

Sanmina-SCI Corporation is a leading electronics contract manufacturer serving the fastest-growing segments of the global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market. Recognized as a technology leader, Sanmina-SCI provides end-to-end manufacturing solutions, delivering superior quality and support to OEMs primarily in the communications, defense and aerospace, industrial and semiconductor systems, medical, multimedia, enterprise computing and storage, automotive and clean technology sectors. Sanmina-SCI has facilities strategically located in key regions throughout the world. More information regarding the company is available at http://www.sanmina-sci.com. 

About Adacel Systems, Inc.

Adacel Systems, Inc. of Orlando, Florida is a leading developer of advanced simulation and control systems for aviation and defense. The company operates in the Global Aerospace Systems market including Operational Air Traffic Management, Airport and Air Traffic Control Training, and Airborne Vehicle Systems. For more information about Adacel please visit http://www.adacel.com. 

Sanmina-SCI Safe Harbor Statement

The foregoing, including the discussion regarding the Company's future prospects, contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including uncertainties associated with economic conditions in the electronics industry, particularly in the principal industry sectors served by the Company, changes in customer requirements and in the volume of sales principal customers, the ability of Sanmina-SCI to effectively assimilate acquired businesses and achieve the anticipated benefits of its acquisitions, and competition and technological change. The Company's actual results of operations may differ significantly from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements as a result of these and other factors, including factors set forth in our Company's Annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities Exchange Commission.

SOURCE  Sanmina-SCI Corporation

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Sanmina-SCI Corporation

CONTACT: Sanmina-SCI, Michael Kovacs, Senior Director, Marketing and Public Relations, +1-408-964-3142, michael.kovacs@sanmina-sci.com, Paige Bombino, Director, Investor Relations, +1-408-964-3610

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

WD® Enters Wireless Home Networking Market, Ushers in New Era of Blazing Fast HD Entertainment Streaming

My Net(TM) Family of Dual-Band Routers with Exclusive FasTrack(TM) Technology Accelerates Video and Games using Intelligent, Real-Time Entertainment Prioritization

IRVINE, Calif., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC), the world's leader in external storage solutions and maker of the popular WD TV® media player family, today unveils its first line of wireless home networking products, designed specifically to accelerate movies, video and gaming, delivering a premium high-definition entertainment experience. With the My Net family of powerful and easy-to-use home networking products, WD debuts its exclusive FasTrack(TM) technology that instantly detects entertainment traffic on the network and fast-forwards it to gaming consoles, media players, smart TVs, tablets, smartphones, computers and other Wi-Fi connected devices.

"With so many people within the home simultaneously watching movies, playing games and browsing the Web via their iPad®, iPhone®, Xbox® and other devices, the network demands placed on today's connected home has grown exponentially," states Jim Welsh, executive vice president for WD's branded products and consumer electronics groups. "Our successes in creating Connected Home solutions with our WD TV media players and personal cloud products have given us valuable insights into the network-overload problems of home wireless users, and entering the wireless home networking market offers WD an exciting opportunity to strengthen our Connected Home offerings that are aimed at enhancing the home entertainment experience for consumers."

Accelerated Entertainment

According to Nielsen and NM Incite's recent U.S. Digital Consumer Report[1], data from the fourth quarter of 2011 shows that 33 percent of consumers streamed a movie or TV show from the Internet through a subscription service such as Netflix(TM) or Hulu Plus(TM). Internet video services, multi-player online gaming sites, and live video chat services, combined with the explosive growth of tablets, smartphones and other devices that connect to the home network, have created a new model of home entertainment and Internet usage.

With the industry's only full line of HD dual-band wireless N routers, My Net customers can fully enjoy this new age of home entertainment. WD's exclusive FasTrack optimization technology intelligently and automatically prioritizes Internet favorites like Netflix, Hulu Plus, VUDU, YouTube(TM), Xbox® LIVE, Skype(TM) and others, to create a smooth streaming experience in up to Full-HD 1080p quality. By using real-time analysis to maximize bandwidth for entertainment services, My Net routers provide a premium entertainment experience on any screen in the home that is connected to the router.

Streamlined Setup and Ease-of-Use

The sleek hardware design of the My Net family of routers is complementary to the devices' friendly and intuitive user interface, which was designed by a veteran team of developers to enable quick router setup from wireless or wired devices such as iPads and other mobile devices, as well as PCs and Mac® computers. The streamlined router setup is designed to make it easy for novice users to be up and running in minutes, while also providing all the customization tools expert users crave. The included My Net Dashboard makes it easy for users to customize, monitor or change the settings of the network, including setting parental controls, Internet security, guest network access, network name and password, printer and scanner settings, and mapping storage drives, all in one easy view.

New Combination Router, Personal Cloud and Automatic Wireless Backup

In addition to getting a premium home entertainment experience with My Net routers, customers can centralize storage and backup for all the computers in their home, as well as create a personal cloud for their digital media and remotely access those files anytime, anywhere. Part of the My Net family, My Net N900 Central is WD's all-in-one N900 router with an integrated 1 TB or 2 TB internal hard drive. Remote access to My Net N900 Central is available on any computer through http://www.WD2go.com and with WD mobile apps for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch® or Android(TM) smartphones and tablets.

In addition to keeping content safe at home and always accessible while away from home, users can rely on My Net N900 Central for automatic wireless backup with the included WD SmartWare(TM) software for Windows®, while Mac users can utilize all the features of Apple® Time Machine® backup software. Additionally, any WD external hard drive with SmartWare software can connect directly to a My Net router to wirelessly backup all PC computers in the home.

My Net Router Family

    --  My Net N900 Central - The My Net N900 Central HD dual-band storage
        router provides accelerated HD streaming plus integrated storage for
        wireless backup and remote access. With FasTrack(TM) Plus optimization
        technology, My Net N900 Central delivers high quality, accelerated HD
        entertainment that is intelligently and automatically prioritized to
        ensure smooth streaming. The wireless-N storage router features fast
        wireless performance with speeds up to 900 Mbps (450 + 450 Mbps on the
        2.4 and 5 GHz bands combined), as well as integrated 1 TB or 2 TB
        internal storage for automatic wireless backup. My Net N900 Central
        includes 4 LAN and 1 WLAN Gigabit Ethernet ports for up to 10/100/1000
        Mbps wired speeds, 1 USB port for additional storage, printer and media
        share server use, and range amplifier antennas for extended range.
        Additionally, My Net N900 Central is Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) and
        Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certified for easy detection and
        connection of Wi-Fi devices.
    --  My Net N900 - The My Net N900 HD dual-band router also provides a
        premium entertainment experience for movies, games, video, music, video
        chat and more. The My Net N900 offers the ultimate performance for all
        connected devices in the home, even while streaming to multiple devices
        at the same time. The exclusive FasTrack Plus technology provides
        intelligent, real-time traffic prioritization for simultaneous HD and 3D
        media streaming and online gaming. The wireless-N router features high
        wireless performance with speeds up to 900 Mbps (450 + 450 Mbps on the
        2.4 and 5 Ghz bands combined) and also includes 7 LAN and 1 WLAN Gigabit
        Ethernet ports for up to 10/100/1000 Mbps wired speeds, 2 USB ports for
        additional storage, printer and media share server use, and range
        amplifier antennas for extended range. Additionally, My Net N900 is UPnP
        and DLNA certified.
    --  My Net N750 - The My Net N750 HD dual-band router is optimized to
        deliver multiple simultaneous HD media streams on the network,
        delivering accelerated video to all connected wireless and wired
        devices. WD's exclusive FasTrack technology detects entertainment
        traffic and prioritizes bandwidth on the network to smoothly stream
        multiple HD movies, shows, games and more to connected devices. The
        router provides a combined data rate of up to 750 Mbps (300 + 450 Mbps)
        and features 5 Gigabit Ethernet ports and 2 USB ports.
    --  My Net N600 - The My Net N600 HD dual-band router is ideal for simple
        and fast web surfing and entertainment streaming with FasTrack
        technology for a smooth HD viewing experience. The router provides a
        combined data rate of up to 600 Mbps (300 + 300 Mbps) and features 5
        Fast Ethernet ports with 1 USB port.
    --  My Net Switch - My Net Switch is an 8-Port Gigabit home entertainment
        switch, ideal for instantly expanding your wired connections with super
        fast Gigabit Ethernet up to 10/100/1000 Mbps.
Pricing

            My
            Net
          Switch        My Net N600        My Net N750         My Net N900         My Net N900           My Net N900
                                                                                   Central (1TB)         Central (2TB)
    ---                                                                            ------------          ------------
                 $69.99             $79.99             $119.99             $179.99               $299.99               $349.99
     MSRP
     USD                MSRP USD           MSRP USD            MSRP USD            MSRP USD              MSRP USD
     ----               --------           --------            --------            --------              --------
Availability

My Net N900, My Net N750, My Net N600 and My Net Switch will be available June 14 at select U.S. retailers and online at wdstore.com. My Net N900 Central will be available next quarter.

About WD

WD, a storage industry pioneer and long-time leader, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company designs and produces reliable, high-performance hard drives and solid state drives that keep users' data accessible and secure from loss. Its storage technologies serve a wide range of host applications including client and enterprise computing, embedded systems and consumer electronics, as well as its own storage systems. Its home entertainment products enable rich engagement with stored digital content.

WD was founded in 1970. The company's products are marketed to leading OEMs, systems manufacturers, selected resellers and retailers under the Western Digital®, WD® and HGST(TM) brand names. Visit the Investor section of the company's website (http://www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and investor information.

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements relating to expected availability dates for My Net family of routers. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements, including changes in markets, demand, global economic conditions and other risks and uncertainties listed in Western Digital's recent SEC filings, to which your attention is directed. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak on as of the date hereof, and WD undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and WD TV  My Net are registered trademarks,  FasTrack and WD Smartware and are trademarks, of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries; Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. Pictures shown may vary from actual products. Not all products may be available in all regions of the world. All product and packaging specifications subject to change without notice. As used for storage capacity, one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for transfer rate,  megabit per second (Mbps) = one million bits per second

[1] State of the Media: U.S. Digital Consumer Report, Q3-Q4 2011

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CONTACT: Public Relations, Steven Johansson, +1-949-672-9940, steven.johansson@wdc.com; or Investor Relations, Bob Blair, +1-949-672-7834, robert.blair@wdc.com, both of WD

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

Yelp To Bring More Content To Bing Local Search

SAN FRANCISCO, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP), the company that connects consumers with great local businesses, today announced it will begin featuring content on Bing Local search pages. The new "Powered by Yelp" experience will begin rolling out today, with full U.S. availability in the coming weeks. 

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Yelp will surface content including, review snippets, photos, business attributes, and more, to Bing users in the U.S. This content will be featured prominently on relevant Bing Local pages, presenting information to help consumers do more with businesses near them.

"Yelp has become the leading destination for local information and we're thrilled that established brands like Bing recognize the value that Yelp communities bring to the local search experience," said Jeremy Stoppelman, CEO and co-founder, Yelp. "We are excited to see how Bing fans respond to this new local search experience powered by Yelp."

"Whether it's discovering the right restaurant, planning the evening's entertainment or finding local services, Yelp has emerged as a proven and trusted resource," said Mike Nichols, general manager, Bing. "Enabling people to do more with search involves building a spectrum of features and data that people trust, and teaming up with Yelp is another important step in helping Bing deliver great value to customers."

With the collaboration, Yelp will provide fresh, reliable and highly sought after content as a trustworthy brand for consumers who are looking to make an informed decision.

About Yelp

Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP) (http://www.yelp.com) connects people with great local businesses. Yelp was founded in San Francisco in July 2004. Since then, Yelp communities have taken root in major metros across the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Australia, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Yelp had a monthly average of approximately 71 million unique visitors in Q1 2012*. By the end of the same quarter, Yelpers had written approximately 27 million rich, local reviews, making Yelp the leading local guide for real word-of-mouth on everything from boutiques and mechanics to restaurants and dentists. Yelp's mobile applications were used on 6.3 million unique mobile devices on a monthly average basis during Q1 2012.

* Source: Google Analytics

Media Contact:
Yelp, Inc.
Stephanie Ichinose
senior director, communications
415-908-3679
Stephanie@yelp.com

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Two-in-Five New Dads Didn't Take Any Paternity Leave, Finds CareerBuilder's Annual Father's Day Survey

-   More working dads (36 percent) bringing work home since beginning of recession

CHICAGO, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Is work keeping new dads from maximizing their paternity leave? Two-in-five working dads (43 percent) who had a child in the last three years reported they didn't take any paternity leave.

For those working dads who took some, but not the full allotted time off, 47 percent said they felt pressured by work to come back early. Of those who took some paternity leave, 59 percent took one week or less. This is according to CareerBuilder's annual Father's Day survey, conducted February 9 to March 2, 2012, among 729 full-time, working fathers with children 18 and under who are living with them.

Across various categories, the stress of prolonged economic uncertainty post-recession appears to have affected more working fathers' balance between professional and family life.

    --  Bringing work home - More than one-third of working dads (36 percent)
        reported they bring home work from the office, up from 27 percent in
        2008.
    --  Likelihood of being a stay-at-home dad - Thirty-five percent of working
        dads said, if their spouse or partner made enough money to support the
        family, they would consider trading their careers for a role of staying
        home with the kids - down from 37 percent in 2008.
    --  Willingness to take pay cut - While working dads want to spend more time
        with their families, the number of dads willing to take a pay cut to do
        so dropped since the recession. Thirty-three percent of working dads
        reported they would take a pay cut if it meant they have more quality
        time at home, down from 37 percent in 2008.
"For many households, the recession has affected family life as much as personal finances," said Alex Green, General Counsel for CareerBuilder and father of three. "Many families need dual incomes, and post-recession work environments often entail longer hours. Fortunately, we see more dads taking advantage of flexible work arrangements to try to make up the difference and have more quality time with their families."

The survey found that 22 percent of fathers say their work has negatively affected relationships with their children and 26 percent said work negatively affected relationships with significant others. To help achieve a better work-life balance, Green recommends the following:

    --  Talk about it - Remember that communication is a two-way street. Besides
        just listening to what is going on in your family's lives, talk about
        what is going on in your office, so everyone understands why you are
        away or have to do some work when you are home.
    --  Scheduling is key to success - Add every family member's schedule to one
        master calendar so there are no surprises. Also, save vacation days for
        important events and talk to your supervisor about flexible work
        arrangements.
    --  Establish a "no work" zone - Put down your Blackberry and avoid checking
        e-mails from the time you arrive home until after your children have
        gone to sleep.
    --  Consider flexible work arrangements - More companies are offering
        telecommuting options, flexible hours, condensed work weeks and other
        arrangements. Approach your boss with a game plan of how the new
        arrangement would work and how it can ultimately benefit the
        organization.
    --  It is ok to say no! - In addition to actual work, sometimes activities
        associated with your job can take a toll on your free time. Determine
        what additional activities you can turn down and which are necessary so
        that you can free up more of your time outside of the office.
Survey Methodology
This survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Interactive© on behalf of CareerBuilder.com among 729 working dads of kids 18 and under living in household (employed full-time; not self-employed; non government) ages 18 and over between February 9 and March 2, 2012 (percentages for some questions are based on a subset, based on their responses to certain questions). With a pure probability sample of 729 one could say with a 95 percent probability that the overall results have a sampling error of +/- 3.63 percentage points. Sampling error for data from sub-samples is higher and varies.

About CareerBuilder®
CareerBuilder is the global leader in human capital solutions, helping companies target and attract their most important asset - their people. Its online career site, CareerBuilder.com®, is the largest in the United States with more than 24 million unique visitors, 1 million jobs and 45 million resumes. CareerBuilder works with the world's top employers, providing resources for everything from employment branding and data analysis to recruitment support. More than 10,000 websites, including 140 newspapers and broadband portals such as MSN and AOL, feature CareerBuilder's proprietary job search technology on their career sites. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), Tribune Company and The McClatchy Company (NYSE:MNI), CareerBuilder and its subsidiaries operate in the United States, Europe, South America, Canada and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.careerbuilder.com.

Media Contact
Ryan Hunt
Ryan.Hunt@careerbuilder.com

773-527-6923
http://www.twitter.com/CareerBuilderPR

SOURCE  CareerBuilder

CareerBuilder

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

Vietnam Tier One Carrier Unwires City of Ha Long Using Altai Super WiFi(TM)

HONG KONG, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Altai Technologies, a carrier-grade Super WiFi equipment supplier, today announced that a tier one carrier in Vietnam has deployed the nation's first city-wide WiFi network in the city of Ha Long using Altai Super WiFi to provide seamless internet access for local residents and tourists.

The project to provide WiFi services for the main cities of Quang Ninh province is divided into different phases.  Phase one of the project is already in service in the critical areas of Ha Long city, such as major tourist areas and areas along highway 18A.  The carrier has installed multiple sites throughout the city using Altai's A8 Super WiFi Base Stations and A2 WiFi Access Points to provide wireless broadband coverage.

"The number of subscribers has reached over 10,000 since the service launched in late April.  Local residents and visitors are able to access WiFi throughout the city using their iPhones, smartphones and tablets," said Chi-hung Lin, President  & CEO of Altai Technologies. "Access to wireless internet throughout the city will greatly improve the experience of tourists and even locals due to the ability to stay connected as they travel." 

The deployment of this city-wide WiFi network in Ha Long is part of a wireless internet installation project in Quang Ninh, and it is expected to cover all townships and cities in the province by 2015.

To experience the outstanding performance of the Altai Super WiFi Solution, please visit Altai on Jun 19-22 at CommunicAsia 2012 in Singapore, booth#BF1-03, Hall B2. Altai will be showcasing its latest Super WiFi products as well as its 3G data offload and WISP solution in the show.

About Altai Technologies

Altai Technologies is a high technology company focused on the design, development and marketing of carrier-grade, innovative wireless broadband solutions.  Altai has developed its patented long range WiFi technology that can dramatically improve the WiFi signal coverage while minimizing interference from other signals broadcasting within the 2.4GHz unlicensed frequency spectrum. Altai's products are currently deployed worldwide in every major industry including logistic, education, municipal government, network operator, hospitality, manufacturing etc.  The Altai Super WiFi Solution is offering a total wireless solution comprising of base station (A8/A8-Ei/A8i), access point (A2/A2e), CPE (C1/U1), access controller and wireless management software (AWMS).

Altai's flagship product, the A8 Super WiFi base station, is being deployed with various WiMAX, 3G, CDMA and GSM mobile systems globally for 3G data offloading and city-wide WiFi networks.  The Altai Super WiFi Solution has been proven in both urban and remote application in over 60 countries and regions.

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

For media enquiries, please contact

Altai Technologies Limited
Annie Loi
Tel: +852-3758-6000
Email: annieloi@altaitechnologies.com

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Infosys and the Office of the Chief Scientist of Israel Sign MoU to Drive Industrial Research and Development

BANGALORE, India, June 14, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

    Aimed at Enhancing an Innovation Ecosystem to Address Industry Challenges Faced by
Clients

    Infosys, a global leader in consulting and technology services, today announced that
it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The State of Israel, to establish
and enhance cooperation in industrial research and development. This MoU is a part of the
'Global Enterprise Collaboration Program' developed by the Office of the Chief Scientist
of Israel to accelerate innovation through a global ecosystem.

    The MoU creates a framework for industrial cooperation between Infosys and Israeli
corporations in the emerging technology areas of cloud, information security, sensors,
analytics, and sustainability. With a strong global client base across industry segments
and proven expertise in driving innovation led growth for businesses, Infosys will bring
valuable insights in defining pertinent challenges and solutions across various
industries.

    Infosys Labs [http://www.infosys.com/infosys-labs/pages/index.aspx ], the research and
innovation arm of Infosys drives research across the 'Building Tomorrow's Enterprise
[http://www.infosys.com/building-tomorrows-enterprise/pages/index.aspx ]' mega trends that
have the potential to transform client business. Committed to the principle of 'Innovation
Co-creation', Infosys Labs strengthens its existing innovation ecosystem of clients,
partners and industry consortia through this MoU.

    Speaking on the occasion, Subu Goparaju, Senior Vice President and Head of Infosys
Labs said, "This collaboration aligns with our vision to bring together different
innovation networks from around the world and make them relevant to our clients. At
Infosys, we are looking at leveraging the innovation ecosystem in Israel, as part of
evaluating early stage technologies that are relevant for clients to build tomorrow's
enterprises."

    Following the signing of the agreement, Shalom Simhon, the Minister of Industry, Trade
and Labor, Government of Israel said, "Our ministry provides the Israeli exporter an array
of government-backed tools designated to assist in offering Indian counterparts the best
that Israel has to offer in the technology sector. The agreement signed today with Infosys
is a prime example of another such tool. The immense potential of the Indian market has
not gone unnoticed by Israeli companies and industrialists, and the Ministry of Industry,
Trade and Labor works tirelessly in order to realize the trade potential between the two
countries for the benefit of both nations."

    Avi Hasson, the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor said, "We
have signed a number of such agreements with many international corporations during the
last five years, and the dozens of R&D projects that have evolved from those agreements,
testify as to the great interest that foreign corporations express in cooperating with
Israeli counterparts right from the R&D phase. The agreements, such as the one that was
signed with Infosys, prompt such cooperation and facilitate the convergence of the
advantages of both sides into mutually beneficial projects."

    About Infosys

    Many of the world's most successful organizations rely on the 150,000 people of
Infosys to deliver measurable business value. Infosys provides business consulting,
technology, engineering and outsourcing services to help clients in over 30 countries
build tomorrow's enterprise.

    For more information about Infosys (NASDAQ: INFY), visit http://www.infosys.com

    Infosys Safe Harbor

    Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are
forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements.
The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to,
risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, fluctuations in foreign
exchange rates, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including
those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to
attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price,
fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, industry
segment concentration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand
for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks or system
failures, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions,
liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which
Infosys has made strategic investments, withdrawal or expiration of governmental fiscal
incentives, political instability and regional conflicts, legal restrictions on raising
capital or acquiring companies outside India, and unauthorized use of our intellectual
property and general economic conditions affecting our industry. Additional risks that
could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our United States
Securities and Exchange Commission filings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 and on Form 6-K for the quarters ended June 30, 2011,
September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2011.These filings are available at http://www.sec.gov
[http://www.infosysbpo.com/Links/redirectlink.aspx?id=sec-gov.aspx ]. Infosys may, from
time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including
statements contained in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and our reports to shareholders. The company does not undertake to update any
forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the
company.

   
    Contact details:
    Sarah Vanita Gideon
    Infosys Ltd, India
    Phone: +91-80-4156-4998
    Sarah_Gideon@infosys.com

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DiViNetworks Gets the Green Light From China Telecom

China Telecom approves DiViNetworks' capacity expansion solutions for deployment on their Tbps international network. DiViNetworks establishes a Joint Venture in China - Beijing DiViNet

BEIJING, June 14, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    China Telecom's Guangzhou Institute approved DiViNetworks' solutions, following lab
tests targeted at China Telecom's 10G international links. DiViNetworks
[http://www.divinetworks.com ] is pioneering Virtual Capacity - the most cost-effective
method for data capacity expansion.

    The thorough testing conducted by China Telecom demonstrated 30-50% capacity expansion
with general Internet traffic, and 10X capacity expansion with video traffic.
DiViNetworks' systems fully complied with high-availability, scalability and network
integration requirements.

    "China Telecom appreciates the unique benefits of our solutions
[http://www.divinetworks.com/divination ], derived from the bit-level operation as opposed
to content level," says Dr. Yair Shapira
[http://www.divinetworks.com/?categoryId‚181&itemId6742 ], VP Business Development at
DiViNetworks. "We successfully demonstrated the protocol- and content-agnostic nature of
our solutions, ensuring best optimization factors
[http://www.divinetworks.com/?categoryId‚311&itemId6767 ], future-proof performance
and seamless integration."

    With the success in China Telecom, DiViNetworks established a Joint Venture in China
named Beijing DiViNet [http://www.divinet.cn ], which will lead commercial and technical
activities in China. DiViCloud [http://www.divinetworks.com/divicloud ] PoPs (points of
presence) are being established in Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney, followed by Mainland
China.

    "East Asia and China specifically are major target markets for DiViNetworks," says
Barak Avitbul [http://www.divinetworks.com/?categoryId‚181&itemId6739 ], CEO of
DiViNetworks. "The growing penetration of broadband is inhibited by the high prices of
Internet connectivity and DiViNetworks can remove this barrier."

    DiViNetworks will be presenting in CommunicAsia, 18-22 June, 2012, Singapore, at booth
1E2-01. Schedule a meeting at http://www.divinetworks.com/CommunicAsia2012.

    About DiViNetworks

    DiViNetworks is a global provider of affordable data capacity for network operators
and service providers. Using cloud-based [http://www.divinetworks.com/divicloud ]
solutions, DiViNetworks generates data capacity at any location worldwide, over any
combination of physical capacity providers, enabling ISPs to obtain bandwidth at HALF the
MARKET PRICE. For more information, visit us at http://www.divinetworks.com, and
follow us at LinkedIn [http://www.linkedin.com/company/divinetworks ].

   
    Contact information
    Ahuvah Berger
    Marketing Manager
    pr@divinetworks.com
    +972-3-7690202

Source: DiViNetworks

JFX.com - Launch of a New FOREX Online Platform for Private and Professional Investors

LIMASSOL, Cyprus, June 14, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

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    A team of former directors of Synthesis Bank in Geneva has announced the launch of a
new online trading platform, JFX.com, based in Cyprus. Benefiting from a European
investment firm license, the company will expand with the forthcoming creation of several
offices.

    "Trader Spirit Inside". JFX.com is the trading brand of Jiffix Markets Ltd.

    It has been developed by Traders, with great expertise in Foreign Exchange, for
traders and investors, looking for a highly effective, fast and secure solution for all
their transactions on the foreign exchange market. This company offers some clear
advantages, including a choice of several trading platforms, a depth of prices thanks to
nine tier one banks, it provides expert market knowledge, competitive prices, quality
advice and 24 hours specialist support, as well as the option of immediately benefitting
from market opportunities by opening and creating an account in a few clicks.

    JFX.com is intended for each client segment, such as private investors, to whom it
offers a clear benefit in terms of ease of use. Consequently, individuals can open and
fund an account with a credit card in less than 5 minutes, with low minimum deposits.

    JFX.com is as well for professional traders as it is set up and managed by Foreign
Exchange professionals. Any financial intermediary will be able to receive liquidity and
white label platforms from JFX.com

    Jiffix Markets Ltd is a professional financial intermediary, directly regulated by the
CySEC, Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (license #: 156/11) and is further: MiFid
compliant and registered in other EU Countries

    The entire team was trained at Synthesis Bank. Marco Murgida, CEO, underlines one of
the assets of JFX.com by stating that, "Unlike the vast majority of trading platforms,
which are developed by computing experts, JFX.com is a tool designed by FOREX
professionals, in order to best respond to the genuine requirements of users. And, in
addition to particularly low transaction costs, JFX.com above all offers an exceptional
quality of pricing with genuine market rates, by the continuous integration of the prices
of nine key players in the sector (including Bank of America, Citibank, Deutsche Bank,
Morgan Stanley), whilst many competitors use a single reference only.

    "We also offer a true novelty with http://www.Worldforextweet.com. This
application will allow for real-time monitoring, sharing and dialogue concerning latest
tweets about Forex and currency pairs."

    http://www.jfx.com

    Media contacts : Pierre Yves Revaz, pyr@jfx.com / Stéphanie Michael, smi@jfx.com
[smi@jiffix.com ] Direct Line: +357-25-38-55-01

Source: JFX.com

Perfect World Officially Launches Forsaken World in Thailand

BEIJING, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Beijing Perfect World Network Technology Co., Ltd. ("Perfect World"), a leading online game developer and operator based in China, formally announced the Thai launch of Forsaken World in June through its partner Cubinet Interactive (Thailand) Co., Ltd. ("Cubinet")

Forsaken World is a fantasy 3D MMORPG the company launched in 2010. The title creates a fantasy world while introducing an entirely new concept in how a game is played. Forsaken World not only provides a unique world outlook and rich game elements, but also allows players to change the content of the game at will. The game has gained increasing popularity among players worldwide since its launch.

As for the official rollout of the game in Thailand, Cubinet CEO Andy Choe said, "Forsaken World is a content-rich, gameplay-innovative online game. The new feature allowing players to change core content is not only a masterpiece of creativity, but also enhances the game's operability and is one of the key reasons why the game is so popular. We believe that through our close collaboration with Perfect World, the game will continue to gain popularity in Thailand."

"It is exciting to see the successful launch of Forsaken World in Thailand. As a new fantasy MMORPG created by Perfect World, Forsaken World has been enthusiastically received by players. The game is now witnessing excellent results in a dozen countries and regions around the world. We believe our cooperation with Cubinet will get more players immersed in and delighted with Forsaken World and the game will grow further in market value," said Perfect World Interactive Entertainment president Zhu Qi.

SOURCE  Beijing Perfect World Co., Ltd.

Beijing Perfect World Co., Ltd.

CONTACT: Li Meng, +86-10-578-01711, +86-138-1162-5754, lim@pwrd.com

Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation Announces New Strategic Focus And Brand Identity

Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation now operating as Ubiquity Corporation - To reflect the Expansion of its Strategic focus to Patent and Software Licensing and Development, Digital Media and Social Platforms.

IRVINE, Calif., June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation is changing its corporate name to Ubiquity Corporation reflecting the expansion of its core business from traditional broadcasting to intellectual property (IP) and software licensing and the continued development of it's digital content studios. Incorporated in these three areas, Ubiquity is also focusing on the development of key digital social media platforms based on its in house Intellectual Property namely the patents and trademarks.

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"This new brand identity and strategic focus helps us better articulate our story to our customers and partners and moves us away from being identified as solely a broadcasting and content studio, to a fully integrated developer of next generation digital media platforms and content," said Chris Carmichael, CEO, Founder and Chairman of Ubiquity Corporation.

Ubiquity has long been at the forefront of IP development with a portfolio of Digital Lifestyle patents including Immersive Advertising, Lifestyle Portal, World Smart Card, Video Compression and recently granted patents such as Value Added Transaction Gateway for Video Clips, Virtual Entry Assistant, Virtual Recording Studio, System and Method for Navigating a dynamic collection of information (The Sprocket), and Multi-lingual Translation System along with 60 others.

Ubiquity is also continuing to make advances in the world of mobile applications with its Sprocket App for Web, Mobile and Tablet, due to be released shortly as well as a range of other IP based platforms to be released later on this year.

Ubiquity Studios operates one of the most advanced digital multimedia studios in the world boasting 3 sound stages, fiber connectivity throughout, gourmet kitchen, fully equipped salon and multiple edit and control bays, mobile control rooms,  and all of the industry leading cameras and camera equipment including The Phantom, Sony F65, and the Arri Alexa. Ubiquity Studios employs and contracts a full time staff for all of your studio and live broadcast needs. Ubiquity Studios exclusive client list includes Visa Black Card, Nike, Vitamin Water, Monster Energy Drink, Sony Pictures, ShowTime, Chevy, United States Air Force, ESPN, NFL Films, Formula Drift, etc. Ubiquity Studios has also completed a series of documentaries on KJ Noons and DJ Skrillex. Another documentary being featured at Ubiquity Studios is the story of Eddie Aikau  Directed by the legendary Stacy Peralta.

Pedro Pineda of Visa Black Card said: "We really enjoyed shooting at your state of the art facility and all the amenities Ubiquity Studios has to offer. The studios are a first class establishment, and we look forward to our continued business relationship."

Stacy Griffith of MXI said, "Ubiquity Studios has positioned our company to bring multiple clients such as Monster Energy Drink and the Eddie Aikua Story to Ubiquity. Ubiquity's ideal location in Orange County is the place to create cross-platform digital entertainment."

Ubiquity Corporation has also revamped its web marketing presence to support its 2012 communication and "go to market" plans - the new presence features advanced design,  companies vision, products and patent portfolio and is optimized for today's multiplatform media landscape.

One of Ubiquity's Board members Craig Cooper said "Ubiquity's new strategic vision is totally aligned with the opportunities that the Company has to develop its significant portfolio of patents and intellectual property."

Ubiquity Studios General Manager said, "I have worked at major networks such as ESPN and Discovery and have seen studios all over the world, but the studios here at Ubiquity are unrivaled by anything I have ever seen. Our studios are built to cater to our exclusive clientele."

Ubiquity's website is available at http://www.ubiquitycorp.com and provides a range of in-depth information about the company vision, its executive team and its products and technologies.

About Ubiquity Corporation ("UC"):

UC is a leading multimedia company focused on the intersection of broadband and wireless platforms for enhancing the digital lifestyle. With its corporate office in Irvine, CA, UC develops wireless and other digital applications and intellectual property for tablets, mobile phones and other devices. The company also owns and operates over 30,000 sq feet of best in class studio facilities for Transmedia/multiplatform production as well as the most advanced studio editing facilities available in Orange County, CA. UC has significant patents in mobile, video and digital applications including "video compression," broadband and wireless applications. http://www.ubiquitycorp.com

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Contact:
Marty Appel Public Relations
100 W 57 St
New York NY 10019
PH: 212 245-1772
FAX: 212 245-6353
http://www.AppelPR.com

SOURCE  Ubiquity Corporation

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Salesforce.com and Twitter Announce Global Strategic Alliance

With more than 400 million Tweets per day, Salesforce Radian6 and Twitter provide companies with new opportunities to listen, engage and gain customer insight in real time

Alliance connects social enterprises to the voice of the customer

SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce.com [NYSE: CRM], the enterprise cloud computing company (http://www.salesforce.com/cloudcomputing/), and Twitter today announced a strategic global alliance to provide Twitter's Firehose of public Tweets to Salesforce Radian6 customers. This powerful combination allows businesses to analyze the more than 400 million Tweets generated daily to listen, fuel engagement and gain customer insight. This latest effort builds on an existing three-year relationship between the two social pioneers.

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Comments on the News:

    --  "Twitter has changed the way people around the world communicate and
        interact with brands," said Marcel LeBrun, SVP and GM for Salesforce
        Radian6. "The alliance between Twitter and salesforce.com enables
        companies to apply the power of social listening and engagement to over
        400 million Tweets daily, providing opportunities for social enterprises
        to engage, solve problems, gain followers and build brand identity."
    --  "Companies look to Twitter to connect with their customers in real time
        about the things that matter to them. Salesforce.com understands how to
        facilitate these interactions," said Jana Messerschmidt, vice president
        of Business Development at Twitter. "Combining the power of Salesforce
        Radian6 with Twitter helps companies understand and respond to their
        customers as these conversations are happening."
Salesforce.com and Twitter Global Strategic Alliance

Salesforce.com and Twitter have announced a global strategic alliance that provides full access to the Twitter Firehose of public Tweets to Salesforce Radian6 customers. This alliance allows social enterprises to turn the massive volume of social conversations about their products, brand and industry into dynamic engagements that strengthen customer relationships. As companies continue to transform their business for today's social world, this alliance empowers them to engage with customers in entirely new ways.

Supporting Resources

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

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

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

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Adventure Seekers Drive into Summer with "Subaru Guide to Everything"

- Subaru, in partnership with Lonely Planet, launches interactive social guidebook on Facebook

- The Guidebook for the road less traveled will live as a Facebook tab and mobile application

CHERRY HILL, N.J., June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Subaru of America has announced the launch of its social guidebook, "Subaru Guide to Everything."  The "Subaru Guide to Everything" will serve as a place where owners can share their favorite sites and activities with the world.  Owners and Subaru fans can add and browse their favorite hikes, campgrounds, dog parks, sites, bike trails and restaurants.

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"Subaru owners are adventurers.  So we are asking them to help write the greatest social guidebook ever written," said Subaru of America Chief Marketing Officer, Dean Evans.

Subaru, the manufacturer of popular all-wheel drive vehicles, has partnered with Lonely Planet to produce a pre-populated guide with 250 Subaru-exclusive reviews.  Subaru owners and fans can learn of new adventures and share their own personal stories and reviews with a worldwide social community.  The Guide will be updated in real time as owners add their experiential contributions. The campaign is being produced for Subaru by Carmichael Lynch, creative agency of record for the automaker.

"The Subaru Guide to Everything gives owners a way to participate and engage with the brand.  By leveraging our enthusiastic Facebook community, the Guide enables sharing with other like-minded individuals as well," said Alan Bethke, director of marketing communications for Subaru of America.  "This is not a guidebook for the glove box; it is a highly-mobile, social resource for the adventurer on-the-go."

    --  Visit the Guide: http://guidetoeverything.subaru.com/facebook
    --  Join the Dialog: http://www.twitter.com/subaru_usa   #subaruguide
    --  Mobile application available for download via iTunes
About Subaru of America, Inc. 
Subaru of America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan. Headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of more than 600 dealers across the United States.  All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill production plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. is the only U.S. automobile production plant to be designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. For additional information visit http://www.subaru.com.

Contact:
Sheriece Matias

Subaru of America, Inc.

856-488-5093
smat@subaru.com

Michael McHale

Subaru of America, Inc.

856-488-3326
mmchale@subaru.com

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FairWinds Takes on New Internet Business Model with New gTLD Strategy Services

WASHINGTON, June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FairWinds Partners, the leading global domain name strategy consultancy and the largest provider of new gTLD application services to strategic brands, announced a comprehensive suite of New gTLD Strategy services today. FairWinds prepared 135 applications for 51 blue-chip clients, including Abbott, American Express, CBS, Comcast, Eli Lilly, L'Oreal, and Xerox, supporting companies from the initial conceptualization phase through use case development and the preparation and submission of their applications. This work, coupled with years of advising the world's leading brands on digital marketing, brand protection, and ICANN issues, makes FairWinds the ideal partner to advise brands on all new issues that will emerge in the new gTLD landscape.

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"These services complement our proven expertise and years of experience providing brand owners with the best strategic and objective advice on how to build the best digital strategies through the ownership and use of domain names," remarked FairWinds Managing Partner Josh Bourne. "We even chose to invest alongside our clients by applying for .FAIRWINDS. These services are a natural extension of that tradition, and will allow us to continue helping brands build the best digital strategies."

Today is a historic day for the Internet as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) published the list of 1,930 new gTLD applications. Global companies submitted over 670 applications for their brand names as gTLDs, as well additional applications for generic and category terms - comprising over 35 percent of all applications. These new gTLDs will reshape the way companies conduct business online and even the Internet itself. As brands prepare to move into this next phase of the Internet's evolution, they must prepare their strategies for the next phase of the new gTLD process.

Leveraging its own knowledge as well as its extensive connections with ICANN and public policy experts, FairWinds' New gTLD Strategy services will include business strategy development and execution, public policy advocacy, ICANN advocacy, corporate positioning and brand messaging development, and corporate communications.

FairWinds is pleased to announce that Nao Matsukata will head these new services. "We're very excited to have Nao, who has over 20 years of global public policy experience counseling senior government officials and multinational corporations and has been a member of FairWinds' broader team since our inception, lead this practice," commented Phil Lodico, FairWinds Managing Partner. "All businesses are going to face new challenges and opportunities and we are the best partner to help brands take them on."

Contact:
Samantha Demetriou
samantha.demetriou@fairwindspartners.com
+1 202 499 4416

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