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Breaking "Many Shades of Gay" Cross-Media Campaign from ATTIK and San Francisco AIDS Foundation Encourages Gay Men to Test Every Six Months

New Mobile- and Tablet-Optimized Website Informs, Educates and Entertains with World's Most Robust Avatar Generator

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Working in close collaboration with San Francisco AIDS Foundation and many other prominent health organizations, the principals of global creative agency ATTIK are very proud to unveil a new cross-media marketing campaign.  Entitled "Many Shades of Gay," the campaign's mobile- and tablet-optimized HTML5 website - now live at http://www.manyshadesofgay.org - is being heavily promoted with ATTIK's online banners, print and out-of-home ads, as well as colorful drink coasters now in wide use within scores of local bars.

"We set out to do something incredibly ambitious - to change behaviors among gay and bi-sexual men in San Francisco and make frequent HIV testing the social norm," explained James Loduca, who is the vice president of public affairs for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.  "From our first meetings with ATTIK last year, it was clear that they felt very strongly about giving back to our community.  While they took on our project on a pro-bono basis, their creativity, expertise and professionalism have been limitless and absolutely extraordinary."

ATTIK's project team involved creatives, designers, strategic planners, account service and production professionals.  Leveraging the resources of the foundation and many leading community-based health organizations and health experts, the agency's contributions to this highly collaborative effort began with the application of its patent research methodologies.  "The San Francisco AIDS Foundation's research and guidance told us that HIV testing every six months is good for the community, so together, we set out to promote the diversity of this community while encouraging them to get tested regularly," said ATTIK creative director Ron Lim.  "Our website is the cornerstone of the campaign, and it's intended to be both engaging and informative.  Visitors can create and share their own unique avatar to show off their individuality, and they can also learn about HIV testing, find testing centers, and set reminders to be tested again every six months."

For ATTIK, other key contributors include interactive creative director Jacob Ford, senior account manager Amanda D'Aloise, planning director Tonia Lowe, senior copywriter Andy Sciamanna, senior art director Mike Cornell, designers Gabe Nguyen and Natalie Kuo, interactive art director Jeff Fang, senior interactive producer Craig Heesemann and design technologist Andy McCoy.

Among the agency's most daunting challenges was creating the avatar-generator on the website, which like all other campaign materials was designed and produced entirely in-house.  The result is the world's most robust avatar generator, offering nonillions of unique configurations ... even before accounting for the various color options for clothing.

Added Ford, "It's exciting to craft such a robust site in HTML5, considering that in the past, it would have been built in Flash.  We're really digging into some great experiences that work seamlessly across the broader range of tablets, desktops and even mobile devices."

"This campaign really drew out the best from everyone involved," said ATTIK CEO Ric Peralta.  "Knowing that we would have the opportunity to build anticipation for San Francisco Pride on June 23 and 24, and encourage what will hopefully be the greatest turnout in history for National HIV Testing Day on June 27, we wanted to do something unique that would reflect and inspire people, and encourage them to get behind the ideas and take more control over HIV."

For more information on this campaign, please visit http://www.manyshadesofgay.org  and http://www.sfaf.org.   

About San Francisco AIDS Foundation
No city experienced epidemic levels of HIV faster than San Francisco. At San Francisco AIDS Foundation, we work to end the epidemic where it first took hold, and eventually everywhere. Established in 1982, our mission is the radical reduction of new infections in San Francisco. Through education, advocacy, and direct services for prevention and care, we are confronting HIV in communities most vulnerable to the disease. We refuse to accept that HIV transmission is inevitable.

About ATTIK
ATTIK (http://www.attik.com) is a global creative agency focused on developing integrated advertising, digital and branded experiences.  Specifically, the agency's expertise in strategic planning, design, advertising, production, client service and research has driven extraordinary success across most consumer product and service categories.  Articulating corporate brand strategy and designing creative solutions for advertising, below-the-line and online media, ATTIK ensures target audiences are vitally connected to client brands.  For inquiries, please call Ric Peralta (Ric@attik.com) at 1-415-284-2600.

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CONTACT: Roger Darnell, DWA for ATTIK, +1-828-264-8898, rd@darnellworks.com

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

Transcend United Technologies Continues to Scale Rapidly Growing Footprint by Acquiring Enterprise Solutions Sales Division of Relational Technology Solutions

Acquisition Extends Transcend United's IT and Data Center-Based Offerings

WAYNE, Pa., June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Transcend United Technologies announced today that it has completed its acquisition of the Enterprise Solutions Sales (ESS) division of Columbus, OH-based Relational Technology Solutions (RTS).

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The deal was announced this week, and financial terms were not disclosed. Earlier this year, Transcend United purchased the Converged division of RTS, which enhanced its presence in Unified Communications. Transcend United focuses on Unified Communications, Network and Data Center Infrastructure, Wireless & Mobility and Backup Recovery solutions to midmarket and enterprise customers aligned with comprehensive managed services offerings in each practice area. The company was founded in 2005 as a result of several long standing systems integration companies merging and has become one of the nation's fastest growing unified communications technology integrators. This acquisition is expected to add to the company's IT and data center-based offerings and bolster Transcend United's national sales and delivery footprint. 

"With the acquisition of Relational Technology Solutions' ESS division, Transcend United is continuing to execute its strategy of offering best-of-breed solutions. Our vision is to be the provider of choice who can address our customers' technology infrastructure needs - in the delivery model that best suits them. We expect that RTS' blue chip customer base will benefit from our enhanced Managed Services delivery capabilities," said Rick Hirsh, CEO of Transcend United.

"Now with the addition of the ESS division of RTS, Transcend United can continue our rapid growth into the server and storage marketplace. We can naturally extend our broad managed services portfolio into the customer base that has trusted and relied on the ESS group for many years," said Richard Tarity, EVP of Sales and Marketing of Transcend United. 

"RTS provides world-class solutions in the enterprise level server and storage markets, focusing on workload assessment along with backup, archive and business continuity. RTS has strong relationships with Tier 1 vendors, including NetApp, EMC, IBM, HP, and Symantec," said Mark Bramel, Vice President of Sales at RTS. "We look forward to combining our complementary capabilities and increasing our presence in key markets across the United States. By extending our reach we can offer our clients and vendors additional relevancy to better address their requirements."

Q Advisors, a Denver and San Francisco based investment banking advisor, acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Transcend United in connection with the transaction.

About Transcend United Technologies
Transcend United is a global IT systems integration and managed services firm that simplifies communications infrastructures so companies can become more agile in adjusting to changing business needs, without overburdening IT staff.  By simplifying the complexity and management of their IT investment, our clients improve their ROI and lower their Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). With an extensive partner ecosystem and having successfully delivered for our clients in over 40 countries, we deliver integrated best-in-class solutions, including on-premise or hosted solutions, that work across your entire geographic footprint. For more information, visit http://www.transcendunited.com.

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CONTACT: Nicole Sites, +1-484-654-1560, nicole.sites@transcendunited.com

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BonitaSoft Enhances Business Process Management Offering with 5.7 Release

First open source BPM company to offer enterprise-class support services

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    Celebrating its 3rd anniversary as the leading provider of open source business
process management (BPM) solutions, BonitaSoft today announced the availability of Bonita
Open Solution 5.7. The updated version includes enterprise-class support services with
global coverage, new business solutions, and increased system performance.

    A critical component to the new release, BonitaSoft has increased its support services
to become the first open source BPM company to offer enterprise-class support. With a new
support center in North America and its industry-leading Service Level Agreements (SLAs),
BonitaSoft customers now have 24/7 access to support services. This ensures that severe
support issues will receive a response within two hours, depending on if the customer has
a Gold or Platinum Service Level Agreement (SLA). As a result, BonitaSoft provides the
most responsive BPM customer support capabilities, delivering an exceptional user
experience when designing, developing, deploying and delivering BPM applications.

    Other updates to Bonita 5.7 include new business process templates for corporate
functions including Human Resources, Corporate Finance, Quality and IT Management. These
customizable templates have been expanded to help customers develop and operate process
applications more quickly in their organization. In addition, customers can deploy
BonitaSoft solutions onto their BPM environment with a single click through the BonitaSoft
customer portal, significantly increasing the efficiency of commercial grade deployments.
Also, the BPM engine and application performance have increased by up to 89 percent. These
performance improvements further improve the business user experience.

    "Listening to our community and continuously improving Bonita Open Solution based on
their feedback is our number-one priority," said Miguel Valdes Faura, BonitaSoft CEO.
"With the new release, our customers can now

    design, connect and run their business processes with greater efficiency, and leverage
increased support services to access support when they need it most."

    Bonita Open Solution combines three solutions in one: an innovative Studio for process
modeling, a powerful BPM and Workflow engine, and a breakthrough user interface. In
democratizing BPM, it is designed to meet the needs of both business and IT users
including business analysts, process engineers and application developers.

    Additional Resources

    - Attend
[http://www.bonitasoft.com/events/register-event?event_id"45&session_number02201206140900 ]
the BonitaSoft June 14 Workflow for Easy and Efficient Processes Webinar

    - Download [http://www.bonitasoft.com ] Bonita Open Solution & BonitaSoft White Papers

    - Follow [http://twitter.com/bonitasoft ] @BonitaSoft on Twitter

    - Read [http://www.bonitasoft.com/blog ] BonitaSoft Blog

    About BonitaSoft

    BonitaSoft democratizes business process management (BPM) by bringing powerful,
easy-to-integrate, and user-friendly, open source BPM to organizations of all sizes and
industries. BonitaSoft and its community deliver an unmatched ecosystem of connectors for
nearly any application and system. With the BonitaSoft suite, organizations can model,
automate and optimize process workflows in Finance, Human Resources, Sales, Marketing,
Supply Chain, E-Government, and more. The fastest-growing BPM provider, BonitaSoft has
more than 1,500,000 downloads, 350 customers and 15,000 community members.

Source: BonitaSoft

Media Contact Matt Coolidge, LEWIS Pulse for BonitaSoft, +1-415-875-7493, matt.coolidge@lewispulse.com.

VTech® Announces New, High-Tech Toys: MobiGo® 2, InnoTab® 2 and Unique-to-its Category InnoTab® 2s

Leading Electronic Learning Toy Company Expands Offerings with New Innovative Products That Empower Learning, Creativity and Play through Technology

CHICAGO, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today VTech Electronics North America, LLC (http://www.vtechkids.com) announced that it will roll-out three exciting additions to its ever-expanding, high-quality platform toy line this Fall: NEW MobiGo® 2 Touch Learning System (MobiGo 2), NEW InnoTab® 2 Learning App Tablet (InnoTab 2) and NEW InnoTab® 2s Learning App Tablet (InnoTab 2s).

Built from the ground-up by experts with more than 30 years of experience in developing educational products designed for children, the new platform products put kids on the cutting edge of technology via multi-media learning devices that endlessly engage, entertain and educate. With hundreds of apps to download at VTech's Learning Lodge Navigator(TM), your child will have so much fun, they won't realize they are learning.

    --  MobiGo 2 is a multi-functional handheld touch learning system that comes
        equipped with two new ways to play: a NEW motion sensor and microphone
        for total game control
    --  InnoTab 2 gives kids their own touch-screen tablet, FREE onboard
        activities to get them started and features a new rotatable digital
        camera and video recorder to capture memories of all the fun they're
        having
    --  The unique-to-its category InnoTab 2s offers secure W-Fi capabilities so
        parents are never more than a couple of clicks away from new educational
        games for their kids
"For more than 30 years, VTech has been providing parents and their kids' with fun, educational toys that are on the forefront of technology," said Tom McClure, Director of Marketing for VTech Electronics North America. "We are excited to continue this tradition by expanding our offerings in the learning toy aisle with MobiGo 2, InnoTab 2 and InnoTab 2s with secure Wi-Fi downloads - all built for little hands and big imaginations."

MobiGo 2 - New Motion Control Play for On-the-Go Fun
MobiGo 2 is a multi-functional educational handheld system that allows kids ages 3-8 to enjoy on-the-go play and hone their creativity all while learning basic skills such as math, vocabulary, spelling, reading, logic, drawing and more.

Key Product Features

    --  Two NEW ways to play: MobiGo 2 comes equipped with a NEW motion sensor
        and microphone in addition to the touchscreen:
        --  The NEW motion sensor provides total game control, allowing kids to
            create action movements within games and programs while playing
        --  The NEW microphone provides different methods of game play. Blow
            into the microphone to move objects, blow off dust, or initiate
            other special effects. Or speak into it to give a command or trigger
            an action
    --  Pre-loaded with FREE games: MobiGo 2 also functions as an e-reader,
        photo album, photo viewer, art studio and coloring book, and comes
        pre-loaded with three great games that take advantage of the product's
        many features
    --  Numerous apps for download: The expanded onboard memory allows kids to
        store more fun. More than 80 other apps are available for download at
        the VTech Learning Lodge Navigator at http://www.VTechKids.com/Download
    --  QWERTY keyboard: The MobiGo 2 helps kids become familiar with a keyboard
        layout
MobiGo 2 will be available this summer at all major retailers and at http://www.VTechKids.com for a suggested retail price of $59.99.

InnoTab 2 - Multi-Functional for Endless Entertainment
InnoTab 2 is a multi-media tablet with a 5" inch touch screen that keeps kids between the ages of 3 and 9 entertained and engaged while they learn. This sleek and durable toy comes equipped with tilt sensor, photo viewer, video player, MP3 music player, e-reader, art studio, microphone and more. Now kids can enjoy e-books, music, photos and videos on-the-go just like mom and dad!

Key Product Features

    --  Comes with FREE onboard activities: Receive built-in value with your
        InnoTab 2 purchase, including:  one tilt sensor game, one augmented
        reality game, one e-book, art studio app, notes app, friends list,
        calendar and calculator to get started. Additional downloadable content
        is sold separately at VTech's Learning Lodge Navigator website:
        http://www.VTechKids.com/Download
    --  Expanded memory: With 2GB onboard memory and expandable SD card slot
        available to accommodate SD cards up to 32 GB, the InnoTab 2 will keep
        your child endlessly engaged
    --  Hundreds of apps for download: Kids can engage with their favorite
        licensed characters by downloading one of more than 200 apps, including
        games, e-books and much more that teach kids reading, logic and
        creativity; visit VTech's Learning Lodge Navigator for more information
    --  *NEW* Rotatable camera for memory capture: Features a new rotatable
        digital camera and video recorder that allows kids to capture memories
        of themselves or their friends
    --  Customizable: Enables kids (up to four users) to personalize the InnoTab
        2 by creating their own user name and avatar, a voice greeting, typed
        greeting and photo wallpaper
InnoTab 2 will be available this fall at all major retailers and at http://www.VTechKids.com for a suggested retail price of $79.99.

InnoTab 2s Learning App Tablet with Secure Wi-Fi Downloads
The InnoTab 2s Learning App Tablet with secure Wi-Fi downloads contains all the product features of the InnoTab 2, plus a secure wireless connection to VTech's Learning Lodge Navigator for easy and secure download of games, e-books, music and more.

Once users have downloaded a new app from the Learning Lodge Navigator, they can seamlessly sync the program to their InnoTab 2s wirelessly - no cord is needed - when they are in a Wi-Fi hotspot location.

The InnoTab 2s will be available this holiday season at Target, Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, all other major retailers and at http://www.VTechKids.com for a suggested retail price of $99.99.  More information coming soon!

About VTech
VTech, the creator of the Electronic Learning Products (ELP) category and the award-winning V.Smile TV Learning System, is a world leader of age-appropriate learning toys. Since 1980, VTech has been developing high-quality, innovative educational products that enrich children's development, from birth to preteen, through fun and smart play.

VTech Electronics North America, LLC is based in Arlington Heights, Ill. VTech Electronics Ltd. is headquartered in Hong Kong with distribution throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

For more information on VTech's additional product lines, visit http://www.vtechkids.com/, http://www.facebook.com/VTechtoys on Facebook, or follow @VTechToys on Twitter.

Media Contact:
Jennifer Kron

GolinHarris

(312) 729-4040
jkron@golinharris.com

SOURCE  VTech

VTech

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

yet2.com Launches Strategic-growth Premium Technology Scouting Service!

LIVERPOOL, England, June 12, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

             yet2Ventures Consortium is latest offering for Global 1000 Corporate

         Clients, facilitating introduction to innovative technologies from SME's

    yet2.com, the global Open Innovation services company, announces its newest service
offering , an intensive, strategic scouting service package -- the yet2Ventures
Consortium. An intimate client engagement model, the yet2Ventures Consortium accelerates
the process of connecting interesting technologies from small and medium-sized enterprises
(SME) around the world to market opportunities and technology needs of our Corporate
Consortium Members.

    yet2.com works closely with cutting edge companies and technologies beyond the reach
of most clients, in countries such as Russia, China, India, Korea, Brazil, South Africa,
Israel, Mexico and Turkey, as well as Japan, the US, and the EU.

    Corporate clients benefit from yet2.com's deep network of affiliate relationships,
guaranteeing a steady stream of introductions to disruptive start-ups and small companies
located around the world - screened to meet corporate client strategic interests and
presented with clear value propositions. SME's benefit from yet2.com's expertise in
providing technology validation and assessment, suggestions on applications, and the
potential to find commercialization opportunities or access to funding.

    The service is responding to client requests for more customized, strategic scouting
and to improve their access and interaction for SME's, helping increase the strategic
impact of open innovation.

    The new yet2Ventures Consortium harnesses more than 5000 new technology companies
yet2.com is now reviewing each year, aggressively filtering down to the small subset of
truly disruptive opportunities. The yet2.com team then utilizes 12 years of technology
transfer experience to assist its clients in moving toward partnerships with the
disruptive companies. The Consortium also includes networking and learning discussions
with peer Consortium members, technology trend data sharing, and access to yet2.com's
venture capital partner company.

    "Thirteen years into our business, we have built a worldwide network and unique
expertise that lets us step up our technology scouting to an entirely new level," says Tim
Bernstein, yet2.com Chief Operating Officer. "We have enjoyed years of growth in the
proprietary flow of these high-trajectory growth technologies and can now offer this
premium level of service delivery. In addition, our clients have directed us to bundle in
some aspects of a "private club" for discourse and interaction with worldwide peers. This
'soft side' of the service is one of the more intriguing dimensions."

    About yet2.com

    Positioned at the nexus of the global technology marketplace, yet2.com is an Open
Innovation services company working with an international corporate client base. The
company utilizes its broad global network of affiliates, its 130,000+ technology
marketplace users and its North America, Europe and Asia offices, to scout cutting edge
companies and technologies beyond the reach of most clients. yet2.com is proud of its deep
client relationships, providing customized deal flow opportunities and hands-on technology
transfer assistance in the technology search, technology monetization, Open Innovation
portal management, and patent buying service areas. Additionally, the company searches
continuously for novel technologies on behalf of its customers and encourages those with
innovative, commercializable technologies to contact yet2.com: http://www.yet2.com

    For more info, contact:

    yet2.com Europe Ltd, UK. Emma Hughes, europe@yet2.com +44(0)151-705-3539

Source: yet2.com

Free Music Downloads, safe, legal at PumpYouUp.com

DALLAS, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Announcing http://www.pumpyouup.com has released their Summer 2012 promotion of free music downloads. The collection includes a variety of mainstream quality dubstep, techno, pop, trance, house, funk, and electronic music. We encourage the world's news and media to take notice similar to KDAF promoting PumpYouUp within the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. Our artists greatly appreciate links to their new music.  Your viewership will welcome interesting free music. To view the KDAF promotion please visit: KDAF33 PumpYouUp.com Safe Legal Free Music

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PumpYouUp.com was founded by Robert Dede, an electrical engineer and founder of Gigasoft, Inc. providing engineering, financial, and business .Net charting and graphing Microsoft Windows development tools. Robert has a passion for writing electronic music and wanted to promote those who also like to produce as a hobby or as young prodigies.

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PumpYouUp.com

CONTACT: Robert Dede of PumpYouUp.com, +1-817-431-8470, or (M) +1-817-996-4015, robert@pumpyouup.com

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

Fluke Networks Announces First Auto Multi-Segment Analysis Capability For Both Portable and Rack Mount 40 Gbps Stream-to-Disk Solutions - Speeds Troubleshooting by Factor of Five

New version of Network Time Machine gives network professionals ability to analyze multiple segments of high-performance links where and when they need it

SAN DIEGO, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CISCO LIVE --Fluke Networks today announced a new version of Network Time Machine(TM) (NTM), the first packet analysis appliance that provides automated multi-segment analysis (Auto MSA) capability for both portable and rack mount solutions for up to 40 Gbps network traffic. Network professionals will now have the flexibility to use both rack mount and portable versions, or even the Fluke Networks OptiView® XG Network Analysis Tablet, to gather packet information across multiple tiers within the data center or a distributed network. This delivers a complete view of the transaction process and isolates points of failure nearly five times faster than competing solutions.(1)

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By 2015, server unit growth with 40 Gbps Ethernet interface is expected to grow by more than 40 percent, which represents new challenges isolating packet delays and losses across different network segments.(2) "Both our enterprise and carrier customers need to be able to troubleshoot high speed links whether they are in the data center or out in the field," said Mitsuru Onodera, executive officer for information and communication technologies at Toyo Corporation. "Solutions like the new version of Network Time Machine are key in helping enhance troubleshooting wherever it's needed."

"The investments our customers are making in 40 Gbps pipelines are tremendous, and they need to ensure they're maximizing the investment," said Daryle DeBalski, vice president and general manager of Fluke Networks. "The newest version of Network Time Machine demonstrates our continued commitment to keeping pace with the technologies our customers are using and helping them drive value and performance from their infrastructure."

The new version of Network Time Machine can capture 20 Gbps stream-to­-disk (Tolly Group Certified(3)) and the portable version can capture 10 Gbps stream-to-disk, and will be available in September.  For more information, please visit Fluke Networks.

About Fluke Networks

Fluke Networks is the world-leading provider of network test and monitoring solutions to speed the deployment and improve the performance of networks and applications. Leading enterprises and service providers trust Fluke Networks' products and expertise to help solve today's toughest issues and emerging challenges in WLAN security, mobility, unified communications and datacenters. Based in Everett, Wash., the company distributes products in more than 50 countries. For more information, visit http://www.FlukeNetworks.com or call +1 (425) 446-4519.

    1. Based on internal Fluke Networks research of competitive market
       solutions.
    2. Cisco Market Need for 40 Gigabit Ethernet Report, 2012
    3. The Tolly Group, 2012
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CONTACT: Kerry Desberg, Fluke Networks, +1-425-231-9529, Kerry.desberg@flukenetworks.com, or Justin Hall, VOXUS PR for Fluke Networks, +1-253-444-5442, jhall@voxuspr.com

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

ActiveBatch® V9 Now Available; Workload Automation Product First to Combine Virtual/Cloud Provisioning With Historical and Predictive Analytics

New Capabilities Satisfy Evolving Needs For SLA Management, Allows IT to Satisfy Business Policies Automatically

MORRISTOWN, N.J., June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. (ASCI) today announced the availability of Version 9 of its ActiveBatch® Workload Automation and Job Scheduling Software. A significant turning point in the development of IT automation, ActiveBatch V9 uniquely addresses the rise in both cloud computing and in Service Level Agreement (SLA) management by automatically and intelligently provisioning systems in advance of critical workflow execution, using an optimal mix of virtual and cloud resources.

IT organizations must be able to automate and manage both simple and complex workflows based on business policies in which virtual and cloud resources are automatically provisioned due to either a SLA-sensitive workflow or based on peak demand requirements in which many workflows are executing. ActiveBatch V9 delivers this by providing new functionality to allow users to set policies governing both the execution of workflows and the provisioning of workflow resources to ensure SLAs are being met. Finally, ActiveBatch V9 enables IT to deliver cost savings by allowing resources to be provisioned and de-provisioned based around workflow execution and completion.

ActiveBatch V9 delivers two new concepts to the realm of IT workload automation:

automated server provisioning, or the ability to provision virtual and cloud resources "on the fly" in real-time; and scheduling analytics, a landmark merging of historical and predictive analysis to ensure that the correct amount and combination of resources are made available for executing SLA-critical workflows. Together these concepts move job scheduling and workload automation forward from an era of static scheduling of jobs to one where workflows are managed based on business policies, operating demands and resource availability.

"IT automation continues to evolve--and Advanced Systems Concepts is pleased to be leading this charge through the availability of ActiveBatch Version 9," said Jim Manias, Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Advanced Systems Concepts. "As IT automation solutions play a more strategic role in enterprise IT, ActiveBatch becomes a highly intelligent solution that leverages the power of predictive automation."

Specifically, Version 9 introduces several new capabilities:

    --  Smart Queue: Allows ActiveBatch users to set business policies governing
        the allocation and use of workflow resources and then automatically set
        and utilize those resources as needed, both predictively or on-demand as
        workflows require.
    --  Critical Path Analysis: For the most essential SLA-driven jobs and
        workflows, Critical Path delivers real-time analysis of such jobs as
        they are executing to ensure they have priority in the event of a delay.
    --  Compensating Alerts & Monitoring: A new class of system monitoring and
        alerts that allows for alternative or compensating alerts and actions
        when workflows transition from failed to success, quickly notifies staff
        of an impending SLA breach and notifies users of the appropriate action.
    --  SLA Reporting: A new easy-to-read, graphical dashboard in Version 9
        provides users with a number of reports that measure whether individual
        SLA requirements are being met.
ActiveBatch Version 9 measures behavioral insight such as historical workflow performance, resource availability and capacity to govern the execution of workflows and processes. First it analyzes behaviors, then triggers appropriate actions; finally performing predictive analysis based on anticipated needs, to manage, provision and schedule jobs in real time, leveraging both cloud and virtual resources. As a result, enterprises can configure their virtual environments and/or public clouds minute-by-minute in an ever-changing, completely tailored environment.

To support its new virtual orientation, Version 9 also provides new Smart Queues to support cloud computing initiatives (Amazon EC2), virtualization (e.g., Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager and VMware), and more.

ActiveBatch Version 9 is now available for licensing, as well as by automatic upgrade for companies participating in ASCI's ActiveBatch Version Upgrade program.  To learn more about ActiveBatch V9, visit ASCI's TechEd exhibit or log on to http://www.advsyscon.com.

About Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc.:
Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. offers many software products and options for users of Windows, UNIX, Linux, HP OpenVMS and NSK systems as well as IBM z/OS, AIX, i5OS and SCO UNIX. These products provide answers to software developers and system managers with improved system efficiency and utilization. Advanced Systems Concepts has a worldwide base of customers in over 42 countries around the world. Advanced Systems Concepts is a Microsoft Silver Certified Partner and a member of the Microsoft System Center Alliance. It is also an SAP software solution partner, an Informatica Partner, an IBM Netezza Technology Partner, a Teradata Select Partner, an Oracle Gold Partner, an HP AllianceOne Partner, an IBM Business Partner, a member of the VMware TAP program, certified Red Hat Ready Partner, and a Novell ISV Vendor. For more information, see the company's website at http://www.advsyscon.com or call 1-800-229-2724 or 1-973-539 2660.

Copyright © 2012 Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. ActiveBatch is a registered trademark of Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. Other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

SOURCE  Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc.

Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc.

CONTACT: Colin Beasty, Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc., +1-973-539-2660, Ext. 141, cbeasty@advsyscon.com; or Megan Parker, S&S Public Relations, Inc., +1-847-415-9326, mparker@sspr.com

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

Silicon Valley Product Design Company Acquires Pattern Tap, Design Inspiration Website

CAMPBELL, Calif., June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Taking a step into crowdsourced design inspiration, ZURB, a Campbell product design company, is acquiring Pattern Tap, a web-based resource for design and product pattern examples.

ZURB views Pattern Tap as an ideal fit in its quest to "help people design for people." Designers are constantly on the lookout for new resources for design inspiration. The user-driven Pattern Tap property will provide a dynamic resource and outlet for ZURB fans to reference for ideas, share code snippets and style lists, and get inspired for whatever projects they may be working on. ZURB believes Pattern Tap will not only benefit designers, but help increase "design literacy" amongst non-designers as well -- so that everyone can understand the true value of design in almost any business setting.

Quotes

Bryan Zmijewski: "This is an incredibly exciting step for ZURB as we continue to help designers design better products faster. We're excited to add this awesome resource to our Expo. We believe the addition of Pattern Tap will be huge in helping to advance and evangelize great design in organizations around the world."

Matthew Smith: "[Pattern Tap] is a real educational space where people can grow and learn. I'm excited to continue to be a part of it. As someone involved in many aspects of the digital industry, I love to see it flourish. It's a great opportunity to see an app I started take a new journey."

About ZURB

ZURB is a close-knit team of product designers who help companies design better websites, services and online products. In addition, our apps help designers design great products quickly through rapid prototyping, iteration and user feedback. We've worked with more than 200 startups since 1998.

SOURCE  ZURB, Inc.

ZURB, Inc.

CONTACT: Forrest Kobayashi, forrest@zurb.com

NBA Stars Stephen Curry and Brandon Jennings "Hanging Out With Fans" in the PlayUp App as NBA Finals Tip-Off

Fans to Chat with Two of the Game's Brightest Young Talents as Miami visits Oklahoma City in Games 1 and 2

NEW YORK, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PlayUp, the first social network app exclusively for sports fans, socializers and gamers, announced today it has teamed up with NBA stars Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors and Brandon Jennings surrounding the 2012 NBA Finals, when LeBron James and the Miami Heat visit Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder as the best of seven series for the title commences.

When tonight's game tips off at 9pm ET, Curry will be chatting with basketball fans in his hangout room in the free PlayUp app for iOS and Android devices. During Game 2 on Thursday, June 14 at 9pm EST, Jennings will get his chance to connect with fans in the app. Fans can discuss the action with these former unanimous selections on the 2010 NBA All-Rookie First Team as the NBA's best battle to get one win closer to being crowned NBA champions.

PlayUp is following up on previous successes when NFL stars Steven Jackson and Stevie Johnson engaged with fans during the Super Bowl, and March Madness legends Al Horford, Brandon Knight and Jay Williams chatted during the NCAA Final Four.

"PlayUp is once again offering fans an incredible opportunity to connect with two of the most likeable budding superstars during what is sure to be an exciting and memorable NBA Finals," said PlayUp USA CEO Dennis Lee. "We are extremely proud to offer a platform for Stephen and Brandon to showcase their great personalities to fans."

Curry has been a fan favorite since being drafted 7th by the Warriors in the 2009 NBA Draft. In his rookie season as starting guard for the Warriors, Curry averaged 17.5 ppg and 5.9 assists per game and broke the record for most three-point field goals made by a rookie with 186, hitting on .437 of his three-point attempts. He followed up his strong rookie campaign pouring in 18.5 ppg and 5.8 apg in the 2010-11 season, leading the NBA in free throw percentage at .934 and earning the NBA Sportsmanship Award.

"I am so excited for this Finals, and getting to watch Game 1 with fans is going to be a wonderful experience," said Curry. "I hope all my fans join me in the PlayUp app. I'll be answering questions, breaking down the game, and making my predictions for the series."

Curry burst onto the national scene during the 2008-09 NCAA basketball season when he led the nation in scoring with 28.6 ppg and brought the Davidson Wildcats to the Elite 8, becoming the face of March Madness.

Jennings will get his chance to chat with fans during Game 2's action. The third-year veteran is coming off his best season to date, playing in all 66 games of the lockout-shortened NBA season, scoring 19.1 ppg and dishing out 5.5 apg game, while also shooting the best field goal percentage in his young career, at .418.

After spending a year in Europe playing professional basketball, Jennings was drafted by the Bucks 10th overall in the 2009 Draft and proved to have an explosive rookie season.  He scored 55 points in one contest, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to do so. He led the Bucks to within one game of advancing to the second round of the NBA playoffs, scoring 18.7 ppg in the seven-game series.

PlayUp launched in October and enables sports fans to follow their choice of more than 36,000 live games while simultaneously discussing the action with fellow fans on their mobile devices. The free app includes real-time scoring and stats, along with the option to create private rooms to discuss the action with friends or join public rooms to interact with fans from around the world - play by play and pitch by pitch - for every NFL, college football and basketball, NHL, NBA, MLB, and MLS game, as well as a variety of international leagues from around the globe.

The PlayUp app is available on Android and iOS and can be downloaded for free in the Google Play and in the iTunes Store. For more information, visit http://www.playup.com.

About PlayUp:
PlayUp specializes in building mobile communities around sports. The company was founded by Australian entrepreneurs Luke Bunbury and George Tomeski in 2007 to develop mobile-based sports/social gaming applications. In 2010, PlayUp games were distributed in more than 20 countries in Europe, Asia and Africa. In 2011, PlayUp launched the first mobile-based social network dedicated to live sports. The resulting PlayUp social network is the first real-time, mass-market social gaming platform enabling users globally to interact via their mobile devices during live games. For more information, visit http://www.playup.com.

SOURCE  PlayUp

PlayUp

CONTACT: Jonathan Gluskin, SS|PR, +1-847-415-9319, jgluskin@sspr.com; or Joe Favorito, +1-917-566-8345, fatherknickerbocker1@yahoo.com

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

NI DIAdem 2012 Simplifies Analysis, Reporting of Engineering Data

News Highlights

-- NI DIAdem 2012 is a single, unified software environment that makes engineers and scientists more efficient when locating, inspecting, visualizing, analyzing and reporting on data.

-- Reporting features include improved performance of multipage report layouts, an object-oriented VBScript API for automating reports and scalable background images for 2D charts.

-- Because DIAdem offers unparalleled data management and mining, engineers can load data from any file format and quickly locate files using intuitive search engine functionality.

STUTTGART, Germany, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Automotive Testing Expo -- National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) today announced DIAdem 2012, the latest version of the software tool specifically designed to help engineers and scientists interpret and share data. Analyzing and reporting time-based measurement data presents unique challenges that DIAdem overcomes with an off-the-shelf solution. DIAdem is optimized to operate on large data sets, includes engineering-specific analysis functions, features a powerful drag-and-drop report editor and runs scripts for automating repetitive tasks.

Quote

"With the launch of DIAdem 2012 we can move from data to decisions faster," said Ray Almgren, vice president of core platforms marketing at National Instruments. "DIAdem is the only comprehensive configuration-based software specifically designed to help engineers and scientists quickly locate and process measurement data using one software tool."

DIAdem 2012 Features

    --  Object-oriented VBScript API for reporting, significantly reducing
        programming time and effort
    --  Performance improvements for reporting, especially for multipage
        reports, and new analysis functions
    --  Ability to check for updates to DataPlugins within DIAdem
    --  Updated DAC dialog boxes for easier configuration of data-logging
        applications
    --  Added support for LIN and FlexRay databases
    --  Scalable background images for 2D charts
Click to Tweet: New from @NIGlobal: DIAdem 2012 makes #innovation possible by simplifying #engineering data management/reporting http://bit.ly/MGVtMZ

Readers can download the trial version of DIAdem 2012 at http://www.ni.com/diadem/try.

About National Instruments

Since 1976, National Instruments (http://www.ni.com) has equipped engineers and scientists with tools that accelerate productivity, innovation and discovery. NI's graphical system design approach to engineering provides an integrated software and hardware platform that speeds the development of any system needing measurement and control. The company's long-term vision and focus on improving society through its technology supports the success of its customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders.

    Pricing and Contact Information
    DIAdem 2012                      11500 N Mopac Expwy, Austin,
                                     Texas 78759-3504
    Priced* from $1,199; euro 1,199  Tel: (800) 258-7022, Fax:
                                     (512) 683-9300
    Web: http://www.ni.com/diadem          Email: info@ni.com
    *All prices subject to change

DIAdem, National Instruments, NI and ni.com are trademarks of National Instruments. Other product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.

Editor Contact: Sarah Beck, (512) 683-5126

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

Vidtel Gateway Adds Skype and GoogleTalk Video Conferencing to Existing MCUs and Bridges

Industry-first solution enables service providers and enterprises to cost-effectively add Skype and GoogleTalk interoperability to MCU and bridge investments

LAS VEGAS, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vidtel today announced Vidtel Gateway, an industry-first solution that adds Skype and GoogleTalk support to video conferencing multipoint control units (MCUs) and bridges. Vidtel Gateway is an add-on service that lets video conferencing service providers, VARs and enterprises maximize their MCU and bridge investments by enabling Skype and GoogleTalk participants on desktop PCs, laptops, smartphones and tablets.

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"Many enterprises and video service providers have invested heavily in video bridges, and they don't want to hear that they have to rip and replace that infrastructure just to add Skype and GoogleTalk functionality," said Ira M. Weinstein, senior analyst and partner at Wainhouse Research. "Vidtel Gateway provides a graceful alternative: a straightforward, cost-effective add-on that enhances their existing infrastructure instead of rendering it obsolete.  This is an MCU enhancer, not an MCU killer."

Vidtel Gateway has several other major benefits for service providers, VARs, enterprises, and web collaboration providers:

    --  Video conferencing service providers that have their own MCUs or bridges
        can now offer Skype and Google Talk connectivity to existing customers
        using existing back-end systems and generate more revenue through
        increased usage.

    --  VARs can upsell Skype and GoogleTalk interoperability to their existing
        enterprise customers with MCUs as a powerful market differentiator.
        Vidtel Gateway is a way for enterprises to extend video
        conferencing/calling to consumers, telecommuters and mobile workers on
        soft clients without adding a bridge or setting aside existing MCU
        investments.

    --  Vidtel Gateway gives web collaboration providers a fast, cost-effective
        way to open their largely proprietary systems to users with H.323, SIP,
        GoogleTalk and Skype platforms. That interoperability expands the value
        of their services and thus their addressable market.
"Vidtel Gateway is the latest example of Vidtel's leadership in eliminating the interoperability, complexity and cost barriers that have prevented video conferencing from becoming as common as telephony and available to nearly everyone in business today," said Vidtel CEO Scott Wharton. "Instead of forcing enterprises and service providers to scrap their MCUs and bridges, Vidtel Gateway maximizes those investments and expands video conferencing both throughout their organization and to third parties such as customers and business partners."

"Vidtel Gateway is expanding our market and revenue opportunities. We now can offer our customers a convenient, cost-effective way to use Skype and GoogleTalk without any additional hardware or bridging investment," said Brad Johnston, COO of Solutionz Inc., Vidtel's most recently announced channel partner. "That augmentation strategy is particularly valuable when selling to enterprises with tight budgets. This solution enhances the value of the video conferencing infrastructure that we've provided them without adding a lot of expense."

For more information about Vidtel Gateway and to see demos of Vidtel service, visit Vidtel at InfoComm booth No. N1613.

About Vidtel

Founded in 2008, Vidtel is the pioneer of any-to-any video conferencing service, providing compatibility between a diverse set of business-grade and consumer-grade video endpoints.  Vidtel enables even small and medium enterprises to affordably experience the productivity of high-quality video conferencing between dispersed employees, partners, and customers. Vidtel is located in the heart of Silicon Valley in Sunnyvale, CA.

Press Contact

For Vidtel:

Irena Boostani

(858) 414-1136

iboostani@comunicano.com

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A Solution for Changes in ATB Legislation -- ed2go Announces the "Bridge to Start" Career Online High School Program for Post-Secondary Institutions

STAMFORD, Conn. and PENSACOLA, Fla., June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ed2go, part of Cengage Learning, has recently launched the new "Bridge to Start" career online high school program as a means of enabling millions of students to graduate from an AdvancED/SACS accredited career online high school and continue their education in a post-secondary institution. ed2go is a leading provider of online courses for adult and continuing education students with over two million students enrolled in various courses.

In March of 2011, Smart Horizons Career Online Education (SHCOE) and ed2go joined forces to launch Career Online High School (COHS). COHS was established as an AdvancED/SACS accredited career online high school division within ed2go's global online network and now serves as the foundation for the new Bridge to Start program.

Due to changes in Federal legislation that will become effective on July 1, 2012, students without a high school diploma or a recognized equivalent (GED) will no longer be allowed to receive Federal Financial Aid to attend college. This legislation will affect millions of U.S. students, including approximately 25 percent of the student population currently enrolled in post-secondary career training programs. Without funding, nearly all of these students will no longer be able to enroll in courses--a hardship for both the students and the schools they attend.

COHS provides a cost-effective, fast-track, AdvancED/SACS accredited, online high school program that is specifically designed to re-engage adults who never earned their high school diploma back into the educational system, giving them a Bridge to Start post-secondary education and new career opportunities for a better future.

"The "Bridge to Start" career online high school program is designed as a complete turnkey solution to assist post-secondary institutions in retaining students who did not complete high school and, upon the completion of their high school diploma, make them eligible for Federal funding," said Jerry Weissberg, Vice President and General Manager, ed2go. "The Bridge to Start program also gives post-secondary institutions a vehicle to market and appeal to a new audience of students who are not eligible to enroll in college due to their not having a high school diploma or GED."

"Because COHS is easy-to-implement, very affordable and flexible via online anytime-anywhere access, this is an ideal AdvancED/SACS accredited academic solution for post-secondary institutions seeking to get these students enrolled and started on their path to more successful careers," said Dr. Howard A. Liebman, Superintendent of Schools for SHCOE.

For more information, please feel free to visit http://ed2golive.com/cohs/pages/career-online-high-school/home.php

About Cengage Learning and ed2go

Cengage Learning is a leading provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions for the academic, professional and library markets worldwide. ed2go, part of Cengage Learning, is the largest provider of turnkey online training and education solutions serving the adult education, career, and corporate training markets. With over 2,000 colleges, universities, community based organizations and other training providers, ed2go has served more than 2 million students. ed2go's ever-growing catalog of Online Courses and Career Training Programs makes it simple for students to enrich their lives or reach professional goals in a supportive and engaging environment. ed2go also can help educational institutions jump-start their online education programs or augment existing distance learning options. For more information visit http://www.ed2go.com or http://www.cengage.com.

About Smart Horizons Career Online Education (SHCOE)

Smart Horizons Career Online Education, founded in 2009 and located in Pensacola, Florida, is a private, AdvancED/SACS accredited online school district. AdvancED/SACS District accreditation signifies that SHCOE and all of its schools are fully accredited and that SHCOE is recognized across the nation as a quality school system. Smart Horizons Career Online Education offers 18-credit, career-based high school diploma programs that are designed to prepare students for entrance into the workplace. Career certificate offerings include Childcare Education, Office Management, Protection Services, Homeland Security, Healthcare (coming soon), Transportation Services, and Professional Skills. For more information, visit our website at http://www.shcoe.org, call our office at 855-777-4265, or email us at info@smarthorizonsonline.org.

SOURCE  Cengage Learning

Cengage Learning

CONTACT: Lindsay Brown Senior Director, Public & Media Relations, Cengage Learning, +1-203-965-8634, lindsay.brown@cengage.com; or Dr. Howard Liebman, Superintendent of Schools, Smart Horizons Career Online Education, +1-305-962-6489, hliebman@smarthorizonsonline.org

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

Penske Automotive Group to Give Customers a 3-Month SiriusXM Subscription on Any Pre-Owned Vehicle with Factory-Equipped Satellite Radio

NEW YORK, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) and Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: PAG), an international automotive retailer, today announced that Penske Automotive customers will get a 3-month SiriusXM subscription when they purchase any pre-owned vehicle with a factory-equipped satellite radio.  Penske will offer SiriusXM to its pre-owned vehicle customers through 154 franchises at 119 dealerships located across the United States.

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"Penske has offered satellite radio on new vehicle sales through our dealerships since satellite radio's earliest days," said Rob Kurnick, President, Penske Automotive Group.  "By offering 3 months of SiriusXM programming in our pre-owned vehicles, we are delighted to introduce even more of our customers to an innovative service that will greatly enhance their in-vehicle entertainment experience."

"We are honored that Penske continues to show their strong commitment to satellite radio by introducing SiriusXM to their pre-owned customers," said Jim Meyer, President, Operations and Sales, SiriusXM.  "Providing a 3-month SiriusXM subscription is a fantastic benefit to Penske's customers and we look forward to working with its dealers to seamlessly deliver our critically-acclaimed audio entertainment at the touch of a button."

Penske customers purchasing pre-owned vehicles with a factory-equipped satellite radio will have access to commercial-free music, and premier sports, news, talk, entertainment plus traffic and weather information broadcast by SiriusXM.

For more information on SiriusXM, please visit http://www.siriusxm.com.

About Sirius XM Radio
Sirius XM Radio Inc. is the world's largest radio broadcaster measured by revenue and has more than 22 million subscribers.  SiriusXM creates and broadcasts commercial-free music; premier sports talk and live events; news and comedy; exclusive entertainment; and the most comprehensive Latin music, sports and talk programming in radio. SiriusXM is available in vehicles from every major car company in the U.S., from retailers nationwide, and online at siriusxm.com. SiriusXM programming is also available through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for Android, Apple, and BlackBerry smartphones and other connected devices. SiriusXM also holds a minority interest in SiriusXM Canada which has more than 2 million subscribers.

This communication contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results, our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations, products and services; and other statements identified by words such as "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimated," "believe," "intend," "plan," "projection," "outlook" or words of similar meaning.  Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control.  Actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements. 

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements:  our competitive position versus other forms of audio entertainment; our dependence upon automakers; general economic conditions; failure of our satellites, which, in most cases, are not insured; our ability to attract and retain subscribers at a profitable level; royalties we pay for music rights; the unfavorable outcome of pending or future litigation; failure of third parties to perform; and our substantial indebtedness.  Additional factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, which is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and available at the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov).  The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication.

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Media contact for SiriusXM:
Sal Resendez
646 313 2405
sal.resendez@siriusxm.com

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Integrated Marketing Email Programs Boost Corporate and Local Marketing Performance

Latest Distributed Marketing Leadership Series guidebook pinpoints how to ensure email coordination between corporate and local marketers

KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Email is the cornerstone of marketing communication at both the corporate and local level. Saepio's new Distributed Marketing Leadership Series guidebook, Creating Effective Integrated Email Campaigns at the National and Local Level, shows that with a coordinated email marketing program, performance is optimized at the corporate and local level.

The guidebook discusses the challenges managers of distributed marketing networks face when utilizing email marketing and offers practical suggestions for creating an optimal email program that benefits both corporate and local marketers.

"Synergy between corporate and local marketers has to be coordinated through an integrated platform in order to achieve an effective email marketing campaign," said John Thomson, President and CEO of Saepio. "Without this coordination, branding can become inconsistent, messaging can become convoluted, and the most detrimental outcome is when customers become confused and disengaged."

In this guidebook, marketers will learn the six steps to making corporate and local email marketing effective, including how to:

    --  Deliver highly relevant content
    --  Provide consistent messaging from corporate and local
    --  Connect email to other channels
    --  Easily create dynamic content
    --  Share customers and lists
    --  Make it easy for local marketers to create and distribute content
Download the new guidebook today.

About Saepio
Saepio makes it easy for corporate and local marketers to build and run effective and engaging all-channel marketing campaigns.

Saepio's powerful MarketPort marketing platform starts with easy ...

    --  Easy to Build and Run a Cross-channel Campaign because everything -
        email, landing pages, social, mobile, digital banner ads, signage, print
        ads, direct mail, and much more - is all managed in a single, integrated
        digital marketing platform.
    --  Easy to Maximize Brand Value at the Local Level because local and
        corporate marketers share a single platform but experience the same
        platform differently based on their roles.  Brand control, speed to
        market, and content localization is all easily accomplished whether
        messages are for local, national or global audiences and corporate
        marketers can easily assign campaign tasks to local marketers.
    --  Easy to Engage Customers with personalized, relevant messages because
        corporate intelligence gleaned from CRM data, customer analytics,
        consumer actions and more can determine what content is served when,
        where and how.
    --  Easy to Automate Marketing Fulfillment because robust workflow enables
        every cross channel customer touch point to happen automatically whether
        launched by corporate marketing, initiated by a local marketer or
        triggered by a customer's action.
This robust yet simplified approach to today's complex marketing challenges is in use at hundreds of leading companies and organizations, including many of the world's most powerful brands.  It is transforming the way corporations focus and manage their marketing efforts in a world that introduces new channels, new competitors, new regulations and new opportunities at every turn.

Visit Saepio.com, email sales@saepio.com or call 877-468-7613 to learn more.

SOURCE  Saepio

Saepio

CONTACT: Abby Crosthwait, For Saepio, +1-816-777-2156, acrosthwait@saepio.com

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

Anubex Successfully Migrates BEZEQ to Open Platform

ANTWERP, Belgium, June 12, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

            IT-modernization expert migrates core applications at Israel's largest

               telecom group from legacy systems to modern IT environment.

    Anubex, leader in automated software modernization, proudly announces the successful
completion of a key legacy migration project at Bezeq, Israel's largest and leading
telecommunications group.

    Bezeq counts on maintaining a leading position in the market by modernizing its IT
infrastructure and migrating the core business system - managing over 16 Mio of
transactions per day! - from an IBM mainframe and IDMS database to a Linux environment and
a relational Oracle database.

    After a severe selection, Anubex and its local partner Next iT were chosen to migrate
the over 100.000 complex ADS and Cobol programs, representing close to 10 Mio lines of
code.

    Anubex' typical automated modernization approach and proprietary testing tools allowed
the teams from Bezeq and Anubex / Next iT to complete this entire migration project in
only 20 months.

    Louis Heymans, CEO of Anubex, comments: "We were able to exceed timing goals and stay
within the budget. While our modernization solutions and unique methodology played a
crucial role in the outcome of this project, we could only succeed with the trust from the
Bezeq management team and the commitment of the experienced technical teams from Bezeq,
Next iT and Anubex."

    Eli Frank, Vice President of IT at Bezeq, says: "It truly felt like the Anubex/Next iT
team was an integrated part of our team and we clearly shared the same goals!"

    "By migrating to open systems, we eliminated an important cost and took an important
step in our IT optimization process, allowing us to grow and adapt even quicker to future
business changes. I'm convinced that our case study will be exemplary to other customers
and modernization projects."

    About Anubex

    Anubex provides solutions for the modernization of large and complex legacy
applications for business and government organizations alike.

    Anubex exclusively applies a proven methodology and specialized software to optimally
re-use the value in existing applications while automatically transforming them to use the
most leading-edge technologies. Anubex has completed over 60 migration tracks and to this
day, can present a 100% success rate!

    Several of its customers are ranked among the Fortune Global 500. Anubex was
incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Antwerp (Belgium).

Source: Anubex

Louis Heymans, CEO Anubex, +32(0)3-450-42-76, louis.heymans@anubex.com

M.G. Bryan Pioneers First-of-Its-Kind Cloud Computing Asset Performance Management System

The heavy equipment OEM, with help from Rockwell Automation and Microsoft, is piloting a system that uses Windows Azure for remote management of high-tech oil and gas equipment.

REDMOND, Wash., June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- M.G. Bryan Equipment Co., a leading heavy equipment and machinery OEM for the oil and gas industry, is using cloud computing for remote asset management of high-tech fracturing equipment. Designed and integrated with Rockwell Automation, M.G. Bryan's new equipment's control and information system leverages Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Azure cloud-computing platform to help provide secure remote access to real-time information, automated maintenance alerts, and service and parts delivery requests. With Rockwell Automation, M.G. Bryan designed a simple, user-friendly system using the cloud to improve productivity and business intelligence.

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Hydraulic fracturing releases petroleum or natural gas from reservoir rock for extraction. "In the oil and gas industry, production has to follow the resources and never takes a break," said Matt Bryan, president, M.G. Bryan. "Fracturing vehicles operate in extreme, isolated environments. They typically require new oil filters every 200 hours and complete engine rebuilds after 4,000 to 5,000 hours of service. Leveraging the cloud, we can cost-effectively keep tabs on our equipment and help customers maximize asset uptime, dramatically improving their return on investment."

Rockwell Automation upgraded M.G. Bryan's fracturing equipment with a tightly integrated control and information system that brings together disparate information sources, including historical, relational and transactional data. To fully leverage this rich data without requiring M.G. Bryan or its customers to build and manage their own datacenters, Rockwell Automation turned to cloud computing. Using mobile technology and the seamless transfer of business information over the cloud, M.G. Bryan has access to a higher degree of connected intelligence, enabling new levels of customer service in this industry.

"Our alliance with Microsoft explores industrial uses for the cloud to open the door for our customers' innovations," said Sujeet Chand, chief technology officer, Rockwell Automation. "For M.G. Bryan, the cloud offers a highly scalable, cost-efficient method for storing and remotely accessing real-time information that will help extend equipment lifecycles and optimize productivity. Focusing on building solutions that consider productivity, user-friendliness and connected intelligence in a scalable platform is how we leverage the pillars of Microsoft's Discrete Industry Reference Architecture. We see this as an attractive solution for many other equipment builders and end users around the world."

With the new system, data can be pulled from the cloud via mobile devices and Web browsers to produce reports and dashboards on the condition of individual vehicles' drivetrains and on hydraulic fracturing performance, as well as process performance and maintenance trends related to entire fleets. The flexibility and scalability of cloud computing will help M.G. Bryan offer holistic operations management to its rapidly expanding fleet of vehicles.

"M.G. Bryan is differentiating itself in this market through transforming its business model using an innovative cloud approach that helps reduce project risk and cost of ownership while improving time-to-value," said Caglayan Arkan, general manager, Worldwide Manufacturing & Resources Sector, Microsoft. "Microsoft provided a framework that helped Rockwell Automation take advantage of Windows Azure for high-efficiency operations management in remote production environments. This platform can improve business performance and dramatically reduce system cost and complexity for M.G. Bryan."

More information on the Microsoft "Discrete Industry Reference Architecture can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/dira.

More information about how organizations are turning to Microsoft technology is available in the Microsoft Customer Spotlight newsroom.

About M.G. Bryan

M.G. Bryan Equipment Company supplies engines, generators, industrial pump units, oil field service equipment, and hazardous area power packs to companies across the world. For the last 25 years, M.G. Bryan Equipment Company has provided customers with products and diesel engine power packages that are reliable, durable, and environmentally safe. M.G. Bryan Equipment Company also provides parts and service for all represented engine lines. The Company is located in Grand Prairie, Texas.

About Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Rockwell Automation employs over 21,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.

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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Microsoft Corp.

CONTACT: Caitlin McCabe, Microsoft, +1-425-538-7799, cmccabe@microsoft.com, Rapid Response Team, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, +1-503-443-7070, rrt@waggeneredstrom.com, Steve Smith, Rockwell Automation, +1-414-328-5580, shsmith@ra.rockwell.com, Sarah Kalhorn, Padilla Speer Beardsley Inc., +1-612-455-1791, skalhorn@padillaspeer.com

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

BBVA Compass introduces enhanced iPad app at mobile banking summit

- Graphically rich iPad app helps customers better manage their finances

- BBVA Compass innovates by offering in-app access to economic research

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BBVA Compass introduced version 2.0 of its iPad app Monday at American Banker's Mobile Banking and Commerce Summit in San Francisco.

The free app, which will be available at the end of the month, follows in the footsteps of the bank's iPhone app, offering direct enrollment to mobile banking as well as first-to-market features such as free access to weekly economic updates from BBVA Research. It also allows users to pay bills and view check images, transaction receipts, account statements and charts, along with cash flow and pie charts of bill payments.

"We are creating advanced banking solutions that make the most out of the iPad capabilities and user interface," said Alex Carriles, executive vice president and director of mobile strategy and retail innovation at BBVA Compass. "The new app gives users a fast and easy way to manage their BBVA Compass accounts in a visually stunning setting."

Carriles said that the exclusive in-house development allows the bank to add features more frequently to keep pace with the rapid evolution of mobile banking.

"We are constantly listening to customer comments and requests for new features," said Carriles. "We will continue to release updates regularly to incorporate those elements and many others that are not available anywhere else yet."

BBVA Compass first released its iPad app in 2010, allowing customers to retrieve balances, review transactions, transfer funds and find local branches. Over the last three years, the bank's Mobile Strategies team has launched apps for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android and PlayBook. BBVA Compass recently released its updated version of its iPhone app and will regularly release updated versions of its other mobile banking apps.

The updated iPad app is scheduled to be available at the Apple App Store by the end of June and can be found by searching for BBVA Compass.

For more information on additional BBVA Compass mobile banking applications, visit http://www.bbvacompass.com/go/mobile.

Contact details:
Lori Moore
Corporate Communications
Tel. 713.831.5623
lori.moore@bbvacompass.com
For more BBVA Compass news visit: http://www.bbvacompass.com

About BBVA Group

BBVA is a customer-centric global financial services group founded in 1857. The group has a solid position in Spain, is the largest financial institution in Mexico and has leading franchises in South America and the Sunbelt region of the United States. Its diversified business is geared to high-growth markets and relies on technology as a key sustainable competitive advantage. BBVA ranks among the leading eurozone banks in terms of ROE and efficiency. Corporate responsibility is at the core of its business model. BBVA fosters financial education and inclusion, and supports scientific research and culture. It operates with the highest integrity, a long-term vision and applies the best practices. The group is present in the main sustainability indexes.

About BBVA Compass

BBVA Compass is a Sunbelt-based financial institution that operates more than 710 branches, including 371 in Texas, 93 in Alabama, 78 in Arizona, 65 in California, 45 in Florida, 37 in Colorado and 21 in New Mexico. BBVA Compass ranks among the top 25 largest U.S. commercial banks based on deposit market share and ranks among the largest banks in Alabama (2nd), Texas (4th) and Arizona (5th). BBVA Compass has been recognized as one of the leading Small Business Administration lenders and was named retail bank "Brand of the Year" by a Harris Poll EquiTrend® study in 2011. Additional information concerning BBVA Compass can be found on our website, http://www.bbvacompass.com.

Editor's Note: BBVA Compass is a trade name of Compass Bank. Compass Bank, member FDIC.

SOURCE  BBVA Compass

BBVA Compass

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

National Night Out Partners with Nextdoor to Help Build Stronger and Safer Neighborhoods Year Round

To Help Facilitate Communication and the Organization of Events, such as National Night Out, Nextdoor Launches Groups

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year tens of millions of neighbors participate in National Night Out(TM)(NNO), the annual, nationwide crime prevention event, created by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW). This year NATW is partnering with Nextdoor, the free and private social network for neighborhoods, to help residents plan NNO events and come together to build stronger, safer and happier neighborhoods all-year long.

"Like National Night Out, Nextdoor's mission is to bring back a sense of community to the neighborhood. Neighborhood spirit is a powerful weapon in our fight for a safer nation," said Nirav Tolia, CEO and Co-founder of Nextdoor. "When neighbors connect, good things happen. More specifically, neighbors who get to know each other, look out for each other."

Since its launch less than a year ago, Nextdoor has quickly been adopted by over 2,700 neighborhoods in 48 states. Nextdoor is a private and secure way to quickly connect everyone in the neighborhood, easily report suspicious activity, share recommendations, and organize community events such as National Night Out.

All Nextdoor members must verify their address to help create a safe and trusting environment where members feel comfortable sharing online the kinds of things they would be okay sharing in person.

"Nextdoor is a perfect match for National Night Out organizers and participants. Nextdoor uses the power of technology to connect neighbors, bring a community together and build safer neighborhoods," said Matt Peskin, Executive Director of National Association of Town Watch.

"In preparation for their August 7th event, we encourage community organizers to use Nextdoor to spread the word about NNO events. Nextdoor also makes it possible to easily extend a sense of community all year long with private social networks designed just for the neighborhood," continued Peskin.

To help facilitate organizational activities around NNO, Nextdoor also announced today the launch of its "Groups" feature. Nextdoor Groups enable two or more neighbors to create a dedicated area of their Nextdoor website to easily communicate about common interests, topics or hobbies.

Neighbors can create Nextdoor Groups for any number of reasons such as bringing together residents of a specific block who wish to plan an NNO block party, mommy or new parent groups, HOA members, neighborhood watch or even for dog owners. It is common for several NNO events to take place within a given neighborhood and Nextdoor Groups allows members to create a forum for conversations pertaining to their individual events.

About Nextdoor.com, Inc.
Nextdoor (http://www.nextdoor.com) is a private social network for the neighborhood. Using Nextdoor's free online platform, neighbors create private neighborhood websites where members can ask questions, get to know one another and exchange local advice and recommendations. Nextdoor is specifically designed to provide a trusted environment for neighbor-to-neighbor communication. Neighborhoods across the country are using Nextdoor to build happier, safer places to call home.

Based in San Francisco, California, Nextdoor was founded in 2010 by Internet veterans who have spent their careers creating thriving online communities.

About National Night Out
National Night Out (NNO) is a nationwide crime prevention event created by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW). Since 1984, the event has grown to involve over 37 million people in more than 15,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. Territories and military bases worldwide. Culminating on the first Tuesday each August, NNO is designed to: (1) Heighten crime prevention awareness; (2) Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime efforts; (3) Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and (4) Send a message to criminals that neighborhoods across the USA are organized and fighting back. NNO creator Matt Peskin says, "The event features block parties, cookouts, parades, visits from local police, displays, festivals and contests -- all designed to get neighbors out, communicating and thus making their communities safer, more caring places." For more information, please visit http://www.nationalnightout.org.                                   

Press Contact:
Dabney Lawless
415-399-7997
press@nextdoor.com

SOURCE  Nextdoor.com, Inc.

Nextdoor.com, Inc.

Web Site: https://www.nextdoor.com

Ericom and Desktone Enable HTML5 Access to Cloud-Based Windows Virtual Desktops and Applications

Providing simple, fast and cost-effective access to cloud-hosted desktops to anyone, on their favorite devices, anywhere

CLOSTER, N.J. and CHELMSFORD, Mass., June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ericom Software, a global leader in application access and desktop virtualization solutions, and  Desktone, Inc., the pioneer of Desktops as a Service (DaaS), today announced a partnership which provides customers and partners with high performance HTML5 browser-based access to the Desktone Platform, Desktone's DaaS offering. This bundling of technologies is designed to offer a cost-effective, fast, and scalable cloud solution to users worldwide.

The Desktone Platform, enhanced with Ericom's HTML5-based zero-client RDP access solution (AccessNow), and Ericom's RDP Compression and Acceleration technology (Blaze), empowers Desktone customers and partners to access desktops from their device of choice. With these offerings, Desktone's service provider partners can rapidly provision desktops to users on any device, anywhere, without the upfront costs and complexity of traditional desktop virtualization. This transforms desktops from a CAPEX to OPEX item and empowers Desktone users with full access to their Windows desktops in the cloud from any PC, Mac, Chromebook, iPad, iPhone or Android devices and smartphones.

"We're very happy to partner with Desktone and offer our innovative technologies together," said Eran Heyman, Ericom Founder and CEO. "With Ericom AccessNow and Ericom Blaze, Desktone's service provider partners are able to deliver their cloud Windows desktops and applications to a wide variety of end-user devices with a superior end-user experience." 

"DaaS makes it easy for service providers to offer multiple types of virtual desktops, giving customers options for accessing desktops whenever and wherever they need them," said Peter McKay, CEO, Desktone. "With Ericom's unique combination of fast, flexible and cost-effective solutions - including the superior user experience delivered by Blaze RDP acceleration technology and the flexibility provided by Ericom AccessNow - we're able to deliver a simple, affordable alternative to traditional virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) that streamlines organization operations and user productivity."

For more information about Ericom AccessNow, visit: http://www.ericom.com/Ericom_AccessNow_Products

For more information about Ericom Blaze, visit: http://www.ericom.com/Ericom_Blaze

About Ericom
Ericom Software is a leading global provider of Application Access, Virtualization and RDP Acceleration Solutions. Since 1993, Ericom has been helping users access enterprise mission-critical applications running on a broad range of Microsoft Windows Terminal Servers, Virtual Desktops, legacy hosts and other systems. Ericom has offices in the United States, United Kingdom and EMEA. Ericom also has an extensive network of distributors and partners throughout North America, Europe, Asia and the Far East. Our expanding customer base is more than 30 thousand strong, with over 7 million users. For more information about Ericom and its products, please visit http://www.ericom.com.

About Desktone
Desktone is changing the way people buy and manage desktops. Desktone pioneered the concept of cloud-hosted Desktops as a Service (DaaS), the easiest and most affordable way to deploy hosted virtual desktops. Desktone's DaaS offering provides all of the benefits of virtualized desktops without any of the hassles. By delivering virtual desktops in the cloud, Desktone enables enterprises to rapidly provision desktops to users connected on any device, anywhere, without the upfront costs and complexity of traditional desktop virtualization - transforming desktops from a CAPEX to OPEX item. Founded in 2007, Desktone is funded by Highland Capital and Softbank and is headquartered in Boston, MA. For more information, visit http://www.desktone.com.

Ericom US Contact
Ilan Paretsky
ilan.paretsky@ericom.com
201-767-2210

Ericom UK Contact
Ian Platt
ian.platt@ericom.com
+44 845 644 3597

Desktone Contact
Kristin Villiotte
Schwartz MSL
desktone@schwartzmsl.com
781-684-0770

Copyright© 2012 Ericom Software. All rights reserved. Ericom is a registered trademark, and Accessnow is a trademark, of Ericom Software. All other brand and product names mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners.

SOURCE  Ericom Software

Ericom Software

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

Marketing Mix Optimization Software Leader ThinkVine Breaks New Ground by Adding Analytical Services That Can Deliver More In-depth Information With Every Scenario Customers Run

CINCINNATI, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ThinkVine, a marketing mix optimization software company, announced today the addition of analytical services offerings. In addition to providing marketers with custom information they need to make informed, strategic decisions about consumer segments, product features, pricing and channels, the results of ThinkVine Analytical Services can be leveraged in every run of the ThinkVine Marketing Mix Optimization software.

"With increased demand for actionable consumer insights and faster response time to market needs, ThinkVine is committed to innovation that enables marketers to quickly address changing market and consumer dynamics and confidently make changes to their marketing mix," said Gregg Ambach, ThinkVine vice president of analytical services. "We're breaking new ground here because the results from these services can be used in the software and deliver value in every scenario our customers run. That's a stark contrast to traditional approaches, where the results of research end up in a binder on a shelf and the marketing mix work doesn't even have consumer behavior in the model."

These Analytical Services will enable ThinkVine to deliver more strategic guidance about marketing spending levels, timing and tactics across consumers, channels, products and geographies, both stand-alone and in the software. In the software, the information produces deeper insight into consumer behavior, which further improves the accuracy of short- and long-term forecasts and the in-depth information provided with each and every marketing scenario the customer runs.

"As consumer behavior changes, so must marketing. ThinkVine is focused on delivering excellence in software and service capabilities that help our customers find their edge in an increasingly competitive market," stated Ambach.

ThinkVine is recognized as a Leader by Forrester Research, Inc. in The Forrester Wave(TM): Marketing Mix Modeling, Q3 2011.  Forrester named ThinkVine a Leader and scored it the highest rated Current Offering in the space because of its innovative, agent-based approach to marketing mix modeling and its robust technologies.

According to Forrester, "ThinkVine's biggest strength is its focus on modeling how a group of consumers actually behaves when exposed to a communication or a promotional or a social activity."

For more information visit http://www.thinkvine.com.

SOURCE  ThinkVine

ThinkVine

CONTACT: Randy Pitzer, +1-630-210-1631, randolph.pitzer@thinkvine.com

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

Spotware Systems Announce Integration of TopFX With cTrader and cAlgo Platforms

LONDON, June 12, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    Spotware Systems Ltd, a London based financial technology company providing NDD
trading solutions, has announced a partnership with leading FX sub-prime broker, TopFX
Ltd, to bring greater liquidity access to their financial services clients.

    Brokers and banks offering the Spotware manual and algorithmic trading platforms,
cTrader and cAlgo, now have the option of accessing a large scale aggregated feed from
over 12 tier-1 banks through TopFX's deep liquidity access.

    TopFX is the one of the latest additions to Spotware's list of partners, and further
enhances their position as a leader in NDD (No Dealing Desk) manual and algorithmic
trading.

    Gabriel Styllas, CEO at TopFX, commented, "TopFX is delighted to have completed
certification for integration with cTrader which will allow us to expand liquidity options
for firms adopting the excellent Spotware solution. Our partnership makes it easy for
those already using cTrader to source continuous, tight-spread liquidity, from eligible
counterparties and at low margin requirements."

    The agreement also allows clients of TopFX to incorporate the cTrader and cAlgo
platforms into their service offering, as well as cTrader Web, the web-based version of
Spotware's manual trading platform that can run from any desktop operating systems and any
mobile devices. Launched in 2010 as a PaaS (Platform as a Service) solution, the Spotware
platforms, including the browser-accessible cTrader Web, are part of a comprehensive
turnkey solution for companies looking to offer no dealing desk market access to retail
and institutional participants.

    Andrey Pavlov, CEO, Spotware Systems, said, "We are happy to announce TopFX as a new
partner. For our clients, this means instant ability to stream pricing from TopFX which
aggregates liquidity from leading banks and liquidity providers. This cements cTrader as
the first choice option for brokers looking for NDD eFX solutions to meet a growing demand
from within the trader community, and helps them win new traders and new volumes."

    About Spotware Systems Ltd

    Spotware Systems is a London based neutral financial technology provider focusing on
e-FX STP and direct-access trading, offering comprehensive solutions for brokers, banks
and their clients.

    Spotware System's team of over 60 highly qualified financial and technology experts
provide an easily integrated PaaS (Platform as a Service) solution to broker-dealers,
banks, and other financial services firms looking to implement and offer NDD eFX trading.

    Registered address: 41 Lothbury, London EC2R 7HG. United Kingdom.

   
    Notes to Media

    For further information, please contact:

    Brian Martin
    Spotware Systems Ltd
    Tel: +44(0)207-743-8805
    Email: brian.martin@ctrader.com

Source: Spotware Systems Ltd

Hondo Software Founder Launches First Ever Email-Based File Backup Service

Cloud Storage Service Easily and Securely Backs Up Files To Personal Email

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hondo Software founder Eli Nir, today announced the launch of BackupThat, the first ever personal file backup service that works over email. This free, easy-to-use service lets busy people backup their latest files to their email accounts in a secure, organized file management system accessible to them from any device connected to the Internet.

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"These days, Internet users are extremely mobile and are accessing the Internet and sharing files from multiple devices each day," said Eli Nir, co-founder at BackupThat. "Most backup services require installation on each device, and users must find, select, drag and drop files to save them. This is impractical for mobile users, who are often unsure of when and where they'll need to access their files next. BackupThat removes these complications by allowing users to easily store recent documents from any browser, through their email provider, requiring no installation. They can then access their files whenever they want, from any device connected to the Internet."

In a recent survey, BackupThat found that 87 percent of sample Internet users still email files to themselves, avoiding the hassle of downloading and managing a backup client on each device they may use. BackupThat addresses this issue with a secure solution that is extremely easy to use. To get started, members register for the free service via BackupThat's website which they can also do using a Facebook login. Once signed in, members can view their personal BackupThat "Member Control Panel" and select recently opened documents or images on their computer to backup. Files are then uploaded to a secure email folder, separate from their inbox. Users receive a full report of the files that are backed up and updated. They can also quickly share files via email, Facebook, Flickr and more.

"In addition to providing a great service, we're committed to ensuring user credentials and information are kept private and secure," said BackupThat advisor, Eric Glover. BackupThat is the only product in its class that does not save user credentials on its servers and as a result, BackupThat never sees the user's email password. Instead, it stores an encrypted version of it on the user's local computer. Because backups are through an encrypted connection to the user's mail provider, security is enhanced, preventing the interception of valuable data."

About BackupThat

BackupThat is a free file backup solution that saves people's important files over email. The service requires no download, is secure and designed to help people on the go quickly save the critical files they're working on. Users can later access, edit and share their saved files from any device connected to the Internet. BackupThat is a San Francisco based company created by Hondo Software founder, Eli Nir. Eric Glover serves as BackupThat's advisor, bringing over twelve years experience in Artificial Intelligence and search expertise with him. Adrian Moldovan serves as BackupThat's lead software engineer.

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BackupThat

CONTACT: press@backupthat.com, http://www.backupthat.com

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

TalkPoint and Glowpoint Partner to Host Live Webcasting Event on Value of Cloud Video Bridging and Webcasting Services for Multipoint Meetings

Live webcast will demonstrate how video bridging services and webcasting lower operating costs and deliver high quality experiences including multiple participants on mobile and desktop video

NEW YORK and MURRAY HILL, N.J., June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TalkPoint, the industry leader in global communications technology, specializing in browser-based audio and video webcasting, and Glowpoint, Inc. (NYSE MKT: GLOW), a leading global provider of cloud managed video services, today announced that they will partner to deliver an interactive webcast on how cloud hosted video bridging services can effectively frame participants in multipoint meetings on various devices including desktops, laptops, iPads and smart phones.

Michael A. Katz, collaboration specialist from Glowpoint, will host the 30-minute event from Glowpoint's headquarters in Murray Hill, New Jersey on Wednesday, June 20th at 1:00 pm EDT. He will be joined by principal industry speakers, including Marc Elia from TalkPoint. Event participants will learn:

    --  How to ensure reliable connections during a multipoint call with various
        video technologies and platforms
    --  Why mobile devices are growing faster than traditional conference room
        video endpoints
    --  How to achieve the best ROI for multipoint calls
    --  Webcasting best practices from industry leaders
The event will be broadcasted live from Glowpoint's office using TalkPoint webcasting technology. Remote viewers will be able to participate via videoconferencing rooms, desktops, laptops, iPads and iPhones.

All attendees will receive a 20% discount on their next video bridging call with Glowpoint.

"Our partnership with TalkPoint continues to be a shining example of how cloud services help customers get the most out of their investment in video," stated Darren Podrabsky, Vice President of Marketing and Channels for Glowpoint. "As employees continue to bring their own video enabled devices to work, it is more important than ever to have a video bridging service that will effectively frame participants in multipoint meetings so that everyone has a high quality, immersive video experience."

"TalkPoint has seen significant growth in mobile webcast usage, and we're happy to work with Glowpoint to showcase the benefits of this delivery option," said Nick Balletta, CEO of TalkPoint. "Webcasting, via desktop, laptop or mobile device, has helped our clients increase audience reach, provide greater scheduling flexibility, decrease travel costs and ultimately increase ROI."

The live webcast event can be viewed at Glowpoint Bridging Services Webcast.

Interested parties who would like to register for the event can RSVP with their contact details, including whether they will participate in person or remotely, to Michael Katz at 973-855-3411 x2021 or email mkatz@glowpoint.com.

About TalkPoint
TalkPoint is the industry leader in global communications technology, specializing in browser-based audio and video webcasting. Since 1998, TalkPoint's easy-to-use, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) cloud platform has facilitated more than 20,000 live webcasting events per year for the top Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies. From investor relations and corporate communications to product launches and continuing education, TalkPoint offers scalable and flexible technology to meet today's business communication needs. For more information, visit http://www.talkpoint.com.

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

    TalkPoint Contact:     Glowpoint Contact:
    Lindsay Rolfson        Darren Podrabsky
    TalkPoint              Glowpoint, Inc.
    212.909.2947           (973) 855-3411, ext. 2028
    617.459.9701           dpodrabsky@glowpoint.com
    lrolfson@talkpoint.com
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Glowpoint, Inc.

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

Mo'mix Solutions Announces Performance Center for Public Sector Reporting

Organizations Save Time with More Than 650 Reports, Dashboards, and Analytics Developed Specifically for the Public Sector

CHICAGO, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mo'mix Solutions, a provider of enterprise solutions and services for public sector organizations, today announced Mo'mix Performance Center for Public Sector at the GFOA Annual Conference. Performance Center is a business intelligence and reporting solution designed for public sector organizations that need greater visibility into data stored in ERP systems such as Oracle, PeopleSoft, or Hyperion. The cloud-based, software as a service (SaaS) offering enhances both internal and external transparency in public sector organizations for executives, staff, and citizens. Performance Center captures data, organizes it in a way that's intuitive, accessible, and secure, and provides reports and analysis that will benefit organizations and stakeholders.

"Mo'mix Solutions has the experience and guidance to implement technology solutions in a meaningful way for public sector and higher education organizations," said Erin Latham, President of Mo'mix Solutions. "By focusing on enterprise-wide goals and objectives, we provide the technology services and products that build transparent organizations. We help departments by streamlining business processes and providing accessibility to insightful data for decision making."

Performance Center was developed as a reporting solution to provide governments with one source of truth. With more than 650 combinations of standard reports, executive dashboards and ad-hoc reporting capabilities, Performance Center helps public sector organizations gain insight for better strategic planning while also addressing government-specific reporting requirements such as encumbrance accounting, CAFR preparation, grants management, and payroll.

"More than 70% of corporate business intelligence projects are considered failures," said Jimi Ballard, VP Product Strategy, Mo'mix Solutions. "Our clients using Performance Center see measurable time savings within months of going live with the software. ROI so quickly after software implementation demonstrates not only results, but is an indicator that with Performance Center, business intelligence projects can deliver measurable success."

Enhancing the Performance Center Platform

The latest release of Performance Center, version 1.1, provides enhanced reporting capabilities for finance, projects and grants, procurement and inventory, and human capital management (HCM). With these new standard reports, ad hoc analyzers, and executive dashboards, Mo'mix Solutions continues to deliver the best reporting solution for public sector organizations. Future product plans include enhancements to the user experience and continuous additions of more reports and dashboards to address our clients' most pressing business intelligence needs.

Performance Center can be implemented easily with minimal staff training and no impact on IT infrastructure. All product capabilities including unlimited user access, ongoing updates, and support are included in one, cost-effective annual subscription fee. The software was developed using the Enterprise version of Pentaho Business Analytics. It can be configured to access data from any data source including Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, and other ERP products commonly used by public sector organizations.

For more information, readers can attend a series of webinars that demonstrate using Performance Center for public sector organizations or learn more about the product by visiting http://www.momixsolutions.com/products/performance-center.

Mo'mix Solutions

Mo'mix Solutions is based in Austin, Texas and was founded with a core purpose of building transparent public sector and higher education organizations. Its management team has decades of experience guiding public sector organizations as a trusted advisor through technology implementations and reporting initiatives. As an Oracle Gold Partner, Mo'mix Solutions is one of a small number of companies focusing on providing Oracle E-Business Suite, Peoplesoft, and Hyperion Public Sector Planning and Budgeting implementation and consulting specifically for public sector clients.

Customer Contact: Jimi Ballard,jballard@momixsolutions.com
Media Contact: Erin Latham, elatham@momixsolutions.com

SOURCE  Mo'mix Solutions

Mo'mix Solutions

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

Apple iOS 6, OS X Mountain Lion to Integrate Youku Services

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- In keynote remarks at the 2012 Apple Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) on June 11, Apple announced that the next versions of Apple's OS X desktop operating system and iOS mobile operating system will integrate with services from Youku Inc. (NYSE:YOKU), China's leading Internet television company ("Youku"), to enable users to quickly and easily share videos to the web.

China accounted for 24% of iOS and Android device activations worldwide in February 2012, more than any other country in the world, according to figures from mobile analytics firm Flurry. Apple's addition of support for video-sharing to Youku and Tudou comes as part of updates intended to solidify and expand the company's share of the China market, which constitutes Apple's second-largest market after the United States. Youku and Tudou entered into an agreement and plan of merger in March 2012 and are working towards completing the merger as soon as possible.

"Ever since Youku announced the 'Year of Paike' in 2007, our slogan has been that Youku's Paike video bloggers are everywhere," said Youku CTO Jian Yao. "Thanks to our new partnership with Apple on video-sharing in iOS 6 and OS X Mountain Lion, that's now truer than ever before."

iOS 6, which Apple said will be released this fall, will also add support for Chinese voice recognition through Siri, as well as greatly improved Chinese text input and handwriting recognition. The update will deepen iOS' integration with China-native web services, as will OS X Mountain Lion, the next version of Apple's desktop operating system, to be released in July.

About Youku

Youku Inc. is China's leading Internet television company. Our Internet television platform enables users to search, view and share high-quality video content quickly and easily across multiple devices. Youku, which stands for "what's best and what's cool" in Chinese, is the most recognized online video brand in China. Youku's American depositary shares, each representing 18 of our Class A ordinary shares, are traded on NYSE under the symbol "YOKU".

For more information, please contact:

Media Relations:

Jean Shao
Director, International Communications
Youku Inc.
Tel: +86-10-5885-1881 x7128
Email: shaodan@youku.com

Investor Relations:

Ryan Cheung
Corporate Finance Director
Youku Inc.
Tel: +86-10-5885-1881 x6090
Email: ryan.cheung@youku.com

SOURCE  Youku Inc.

Youku Inc.

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

Steelcase Projection: Video Will Become A Dominant Form Of Workplace Communication

The Company Unveils Concept Spaces That Augment Technology and Dramatically Improve the Video Experience

CHICAGO, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Steelcase today unveils concept spaces and technology at NeoCon 2012 that will optimize video interactions at work, create an intuitive, dynamic and natural video experience, and will address key barriers, such as light and sound quality, and privacy. These new concepts are in response to an emerging behavior Steelcase research identified: people living on video.

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"Workers today are at the epicenter of a major shift in work styles -- they are using video in their personal and business lives and are working virtually more than ever before," notes Allan Smith, Vice President, Marketing at Steelcase.  Video traffic has increased significantly, with large companies experiencing an increase of 70 percent annually according to recent Cisco research. 62 percent of employees regularly collaborate with people in different time zones and geographies. "Work is more global today and we need to interact with colleagues located all over the world. Meanwhile, video technology has grown rapidly and become more accessible -- it's portable, one-button simple and cheap.  But we realized that the physical spaces for video conferencing haven't kept pace with the technology. People would use video even more if the experience was more comfortable."

Steelcase research found that people get distracted when they see themselves on video. 72 percent of workers who provided an applicable response agree that they notice their physical appearance on the screen when on a video conference with a colleague for business, according to a recent online study conducted by Harris Interactive for Steelcase in May/June 2012 among 2,209 U.S. adults. Another 58 percent who provided an applicable response agree that they are concerned about looking tired, or washed out due to the lighting conditions or camera quality on their computer when on a video conference. "They notice how the lighting makes them look tired and exaggerates bags under their eyes, or the camera is pointing up their nose," observed Smith.  "Sometimes you can't see all the people in the conference or you see people on large-scale screens that feel huge and overwhelming.  So while people are thinking about all those negatives, they're not fully engaged -- they're less productive."

Steelcase's concept uses space to augment video technology to address these obstacles. The company is showcasing spaces that are optimized for one-on-one interaction, but can also accommodate two people for impromptu meetings or calls. These units, which are visually reminiscent of a photo booth, feature a "Core Unit" display screen that contain everything needed for a high-quality video call:  the monitor, microphone, speakers, processor and a camera are all embedded in a display that can be height-adjusted so it feels like you're really making eye contact.  The spaces offer controlled lighting, a flattering background and is acoustically enhanced -- the outside surface reflects sound and the inside surface absorbs it.

Additionally, Steelcase built on its successful media:scape product line, with its iconic "puck" that allows multiple users to switch between data and video.  The company transformed the physical "puck" into a virtual app for iPod or iPhone which allows users to control the sound and lighting and also any additional content or media users want to display.

The company projects that video will become a dominant form of communication at work because of the growing importance of creative collaboration.  "In the '80s and '90s work was about process," states Smith.  "Today work is about creativity and innovation.  People need to collaborate with content experts all over the world, and that work requires trust and a high degree of interaction.  We can't always be face-to-face, so we need video interactions to feel natural and authentic."

Also on display are solutions for small, medium, and large multipurpose spaces that aim to amplify teams' performance by allowing videoconferencing to facilitate easier content sharing between local and globally distributed teams.

Some of the concepts incorporate Steelcase's existing product lines, including workstations, benches and private offices, while others are entirely new conceptual designs that can offer privacy, and sound and light optimization inside open, collaborative office environments that may lack these features.

After studying the trends and projections for video use, the Steelcase Design Studio and IDEO developed an array of concept prototypes. These concepts underwent further research and prototyping as they were used by employees at GE.

"I'm the only person on my team who lives in Europe. My colleagues are in North America and we rely on phone to communicate, where it's hard to hear and to engage. When we tested the  prototypes, I could imagine sitting at the table, working with my team, but still be thousands of miles away," commented one study participant.

Methodology
This survey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Interactive on behalf of Steelcase from May 31st - June 4(th), 2012 among 2,209 adults ages 18 and older. This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables, please contact Katie Hasse at khasse@steelcase.com.

About Steelcase
For 100 years, Steelcase has been bringing human insight to business by studying how people work, wherever they work. Those insights and our solutions can help organizations achieve a higher level of performance by creating places that unlock the promise of people at work.

Steelcase is globally accessible through a network of channels, including store.steelcase.com and over 650 dealers worldwide. Our workplace research is published through the Steelcase 360 Magazine, 360.steelcase.com and 360 iPad app.

SOURCE  Steelcase, Inc.

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CONTACT: Katie Hasse, +1-616-558-4944, khasse@steelcase.com; or Sara Whitman, +1-212-931-6121, swhitman@peppercom.com

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

8-K Filed As RTG Ventures Completes Acquisition Of Brand Entertain -- Letter To Shareholders On Detail To Follow

NEW YORK, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RTG Ventures, Inc. (OTCQB: RTGV) has today announced that the acquisition of Brand Entertain (BE) by the company has been completed. The 8-K has been filed with the SEC coincidentally.

Reggie James Executive Director and Senior VP of Marketing Communications said, "The hard effort by the teams at RTGV and BE has culminated in a very exciting new milestone for the company that commercially and intellectually embraces the seismic shift that is occurring in sports, music & entertainment." James added, "This truly is a force of talent and technology. We have massive collaborations underway with companies such as Aderra and others in music and live streaming as well as Brand Entertain's reach into localized business models and exciting new sporting programmes."

"We are enthusiastic about integrating Pulse Station into multi-channel entertainment platforms in sports and music," said Cord Pereira, Managing Director of Brand Entertain.  "This includes Teen Star, Clean Water Tour, National Volleyball League and other projects in our development pipeline."

Steve Baughman head of US operations added, "The recent trip to New York has laid the foundations for some incredible new business opportunities in app development that will not only embrace the available skills and technologies in the new company but also help us tap into the $1.7 billion in-app advertising market."

The management is preparing a letter to shareholders. The letter will outline the financial structure of the acquisition which is performance based and similar to the recent acquisition of Digital Clarity. The structure is built around a reflection of the new valuation methodology which includes reach and users that creates revenues and is representative of a new generation of companies in the media and technology industry.

About RTG Ventures

RTG Ventures offers Music & Entertainment Technology Solutions and Digital Marketing Services. Harnessing the strength of its digital marketing agency, that has a trusted reputation over the last 8, the company has applied its knowledge process in developing cutting edge technology platforms for web, mobile and tablet devices.

Using Digital Clarity's application in the Marketing and Social arena, RTG Ventures offers a unique value proposition of intelligent, analytics based technology solutions with the support of an experienced digital marketing team. RTG Ventures, Inc. is an OTC:QB Company. Symbol RTGV.

About Brand Entertain

Brand Entertain develops strategic, multi-channel branded entertainment properties and ventures that drive consumer engagement and grow product sales for brand partners online and in-store.

Brand Entertain plays the roles of developer, packager, co-producer and licensor when it comes to original branded entertainment and media platforms.

Brand Entertain provides the strategy, architecture and strategic partner development necessary to finance and operate economically viable properties.

Safe Harbor Provisions

The foregoing contains certain predictive statements that relate to future events or future business and financial performance. Such statements can only be predictions, and the actual events or results may differ from those discussed due to, among other things, those risks described in RTGV's reports filed with the SEC. Opinions expressed herein are subject to change without notice. This document is published solely for information purposes, and is not to be construed as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any state. Past performance does not guarantee future performance. Additional information is available upon request.

Investor Relations Contact Information
David Marioni
First State Internet Services LLC
Wilmington,
DE 19804
Tel: 302-983-8196

SOURCE  RTG Ventures, Inc.

RTG Ventures, Inc.

Wurldtech Provides Schneider Electric with Achilles Lab Accreditation

Achilles Communication Certification Protects Schneider Electric's Brand Equity, Reputation and Customer Relationships

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wurldtech Security Technologies, leaders in protecting mission-critical connected devices from persistent and dynamically changing cyber security threats and Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, today announced that Schneider Electric has been accredited by Wurldtech to perform Achilles® Communication Certification (ACC) testing on Schneider Electric industrial devices within its labs in North Andover, MA.

Schneider Electric is focused on not only the performance and reliability, but the security of its products, including embedded control devices. Operators of critical infrastructure and industrial control systems rely on Schneider Electric to provide products with the highest level of security integrity.

"Wurldtech's Achilles Certification is a relied-upon standard in the industry that aligns with our focus on security," said David Doggett, industry cyber security program director within Schneider Electric's Industry Business division.  "Having the ability to certify our products directly in our own labs helps us provide our customers with further validated products that are cyber security threat resistant, ensuring uptime that leads to safe, normal operation of critical systems."

Achilles Communication Certification is an internationally recognized certification, providing a security benchmark for embedded devices used in industrial infrastructure and other mission-critical connected devices. Utilizing Wurldtech's Achilles Test Platform, Schneider's labs now have the technology to test its own products and then submit the testing data to Wurldtech. Wurldtech in turn reviews the results and once complete, awards the device with the ACC. This process shortens the development cycle and accelerates the internal learning curve, assuring that next-generation products are even more robust.

"Our goal is to help industrial stakeholders like Schneider, mitigate and identify evolving cyber security vulnerabilities of crucial industrial devices," said Wurldtech Vice President of Marketing, Greg Speakman.  "Wurldtech is proud to provide Schneider Electric with Achilles Lab Accreditation to help ensure their products have stronger resiliency from evolving vulnerabilities and threats."

About Wurldtech Security Technologies

Wurldtech Security Technologies is recognized as a leader in cyber security solutions for embedded devices and critical infrastructure. Designed for suppliers and users of industrial automation devices used in high availability critical infrastructure and process control networks, Wurldtech's portfolio includes risk assessment and threat mitigation Services, the Achilles® Test robustness testing Products, product and process Certifications and Achilles Threat Intelligence, a set of Industrial Control signatures for Intrusion Protection Systems. Its team of internationally-recognized cyber security experts helps industrial stakeholders identify and mitigate cyber security vulnerabilities to reduce the risk and cost of attacks. Founded in 2007, Wurldtech solutions are currently used daily by customers worldwide in industries spanning Oil & Gas, Electric Power, Medical, Nuclear, Chemical and Water Treatment.  Visit http://www.wurldtech.com for additional information.

About Schneider Electric

As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in Utilities & Infrastructures, Industries & Machine Manufacturers, Non-residential Buildings, Data Centers & Networks and Residential. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, the company's 130,000 plus employees achieved sales of about 31 billion US dollars (22.4 billion euros) in 2011, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations make the most of their energy.
http://www.schneider-electric.com/us

PR Contact:
Kim Dearborn
Nadel Phelan, Inc.
+1-831-440-2407
kim@nadelphelan.com

SOURCE  Wurldtech Security Technologies

Wurldtech Security Technologies

Web Site: http://www.schneider-electric.com/us

The Michael J. Fox Foundation Launches Fox Trial Finder, Web-based Clinical Trial Matcher, In The UK, Ireland And Canada

- 85 percent of Parkinson's patients wish they were better informed about clinical trials

- 61 percent of Parkinson's patients don't know where to obtain information about trials

- 77 percent of Parkinson's patients wish there were a secure and anonymous online tool to help them locate clinical trials in their area*

NEW YORK, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) launched Fox Trial Finder (http://www.foxtrialfinder.org) in the United Kingdom (UK), Ireland and Canada. This first-of-its-kind online platform anonymously connects volunteers with and without Parkinson's disease to clinical trials in critical need of participants. Fox Trial Finder matches volunteers with the trials most likely to need them, increasing the efficiency of the enrollment process and empowering patients to get more involved in the discovery of new treatments.

"Fox Trial Finder is a practical, user-friendly solution to help everyday people get involved in research," said Todd Sherer, PhD, CEO of The Michael J. Fox Foundation. "Its matching capability removes one of the roadblocks to participation by making it easier to find the right trials. The tool instantaneously sorts through scores of trials to find the ones that specifically need you. And once you save a profile, Fox Trial Finder will continually alert you to your best matches as new trials launch, without your having to come back to the site to search again."

"As both a physician and a Parkinson's patient who's lived with the disease for over 14 years, I personally identify with the urgent need to find a cure, and I know that clinical research is vital to getting many of the answers we need," says Soania Mathur, Patient Council Member at The Michael J. Fox Foundation and Fox Trial Finder volunteer.  "Fox Trial Finder empowers volunteers to connect with trial teams and enroll in studies, allowing the patient and research communities to work together towards the cure.  I signed up and I've encouraged my friends and family to do the same."

Overcoming Misperceptions and a Lack of Information about Trials
MJFF recently conducted a survey of nearly 1,000 Parkinson's patients about clinical research participation attitudes. The survey reveals that the Parkinson's community has a high interest in contributing to finding a cure for Parkinson's. Unfortunately, people don't always know where to find the resources they need to do so:

    --  Although 85 percent of patients wish they were better informed about
        trials, only one in four (25 percent) has initiated a conversation about
        trials with their doctor
    --  61 percent of patients say they don't know where to turn for information
        about clinical trials
    --  More than 3 in 4 Parkinson's patients (77 percent) wish there were a
        secure and anonymous online tool to help them locate clinical trials in
        their area
The survey also reveals critical misperceptions about Parkinson's clinical research, presenting additional roadblocks to participation by those who are most needed:

    --  Nearly 2 in 5 patients (39 percent) mistakenly believe clinical trials
        for Parkinson's have little trouble recruiting volunteers
    --  Personal safety is a concern, with 68 percent believing clinical trials
        are risky
    --  More than half of those surveyed (56 percent) believe patients in
        clinical trials are "guinea pigs"
    --  There is a lack of awareness of the range of research being conducted,
        with more than four in five patients surveyed unaware of clinical trials
        that use singing (88 percent unaware) or activities like playing
        Nintendo Wii (85 percent unaware) as interventions with potential to
        improve day-to-day management of their disease
How It Works: Two-way Messaging with Volunteers' Anonymity Assured
Fox Trial Finder is easy to use. Volunteers fill out simple Web forms with information such as geographic location and medical history. Fox Trial Finder then compares this information against its database of all Parkinson's clinical trials currently enrolling volunteers. The tool instantly returns a short list of the best potential matches. The volunteer can then review these matches and use a built-in Fox Trial Finder messaging function to connect with trial teams. Volunteers who save profiles also can choose to receive notifications whenever new trials launch that need them -- effortlessly staying up to date on their best trial matches.

Fox Trial Finder is also a resource for the research coordinators actively seeking volunteers for their trials. After creating a login on the system, coordinators can review de-identified profiles of eligible volunteers in their area. Coordinators can then reach out to volunteers directly, through the built-in messaging system, to further explore the qualifications and appropriateness of the volunteer for their trial.

No matter who initiates contact, volunteers' privacy is protected by the highest level of security protocols; personal identifiers, such as name and contact information, remain private unless and until volunteers proactively choose to share this information with a trial team.

Launched in beta version last July and officially in April 2012 in the United States, Fox Trial Finder currently includes more than 190 clinical trials in its system, with 18 in Canada specifically, and nearly 7,000 volunteers have already registered. The site is now live in the United States, Ireland, Canada, UK and Australia, and is expected to launch in other international locations coming later this year.

The Fox Trial Finder database includes both interventional studies designed to test potential new drugs, and observational studies intended to contribute to overall understanding of Parkinson's disease. To be posted to the site, all studies must have obtained regulatory approval.

Michael J. Fox: "Participating in research makes you an agent of change"
"Fox Trial Finder sends the Parkinson's community an invaluable message: There's something you can do," said Michael J. Fox. "Participating in research makes you an agent of change. Fox Trial Finder is a practical tool to help you get started. That's a message we hope everyone affected by Parkinson's will receive loud and clear."

To create a profile and start finding potential trial matches today, visit http://www.foxtrialfinder.org.

About The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
As the world's largest private funder of Parkinson's research, The Michael J. Fox Foundation is dedicated to accelerating a cure for Parkinson's disease and improved therapies for those living with the condition today. The Foundation pursues its goals through an aggressively funded, highly targeted research program coupled with active global engagement of scientists, Parkinson's patients, business leaders, clinical trial participants, donors and volunteers. In addition to funding more than $289 million in research to date, the Foundation has fundamentally altered the trajectory of progress toward a cure. Operating at the hub of worldwide Parkinson's research, the Foundation forges groundbreaking collaborations with industry leaders, academic scientists and government research funders; increases the flow of participants into Parkinson's disease clinical trials with its online tool, Fox Trial Finder; promotes Parkinson's awareness through high-profile advocacy, events and outreach; and coordinates the grassroots involvement of thousands of Team Fox members around the world. Now through December 31, 2012, all new and increased giving to The Michael J. Fox Foundation, as well as gifts from donors who have not given since 2010 or earlier, will be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis with the $50-million Brin Wojcicki Challenge, launched by Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki.

*These data were collected during a recently conducted MJFF survey of nearly 1,000 Parkinson's patients about clinical research participation attitudes

Media Contact:

Jena Levy

(212) 509-0995 x294

jlevy@michaeljfox.org

SOURCE  The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

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