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Azure Dynamics Announces the Appointment of Scott Harrison as Chief Executive Officer

TORONTO, Canada, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD & LSE: ADC) ("Azure" or the "Company") announces the retirement of Thomas N. Davidson as Chairman of the Board and the appointment of Mr. Scott T. Harrison, P. Eng, as Chief Executive Officer, effective April 16, 2007. D. Campbell Deacon becomes Chairman of the Board, also effective April 16, 2007.

In announcing the appointment of Mr. Harrison as his successor, Mr. Deacon emphasised, "The Board and Executive Management of Azure Dynamics are determined to ensure the Company has the appropriate skills to successfully manage the transition from development stage to commercial production. Scott Harrison has extensive production and supply chain experience with both new and established products and he represents an ideal fit to advance our product commercialization. What is critical to our Company today is the ability to deliver the best quality product at economic prices. We believe Scott has the skills required to ensure Azure achieves all of its goals and realizes its significant potential."

Mr. Harrison stated, "I am very pleased to be joining the Azure Dynamics organization and to bring to it my years of experience in the automotive supply sector. It is now clear the world will be spending billions of dollars over the next decade on environmental solutions to global warming. It is very exciting to lead a company that, through its innovative hybrid technology, is well positioned to be part of the solution for the future."

Deacon went on to express his and the Board's gratitude to retiring Chairman Tom Davidson who provided valuable guidance for almost three and a half years as Azure concluded supply agreements, developed its customer base and raised the funds required to achieve commercialization.

About Scott Harrison

Scott Harrison comes to Azure Dynamics from Hayes Lemmerz, a two billion US dollar per annum Tier 1 auto supplier, where he was Group President responsible for two global businesses. Scott began his automotive career with General Motors where he spent seven years in various positions of increasing responsibility at the Delco Chassis Division. During this time he participated in GM's Supervisor Exchange Program with Toyota Motor Corporation.

Before joining Hayes Lemmerz in 2001 from Fisher Scientific Inc., where Scott was Vice President and General Manager of the Lab Equipment Group, he spent several years at Arvin Industries and at Allied Signal. At Allied Signal, Scott directed the Six Sigma program in the Filters and Spark Plugs SBU and was later responsible for global spark plug (Autolite) manufacturing. He was also trained in Allied Signal's venerable strategic planning process.

Scott's General Management experience is in successfully introducing innovative products, expanding markets, and landing new customers. With 17 years of direct experience in the automotive industry, Azure considers that Scott has a strong record of sales growth, lean implementation, new product introduction, and team building. In addition, his background in operations and supply chain give him unique qualifications to lead Azure Dynamics.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Ohio State University and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Dayton, Ohio.

About Azure Dynamics

Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD) (LSE: ADC) is a world leader in the development and production of hybrid electric and electric components and powertrain systems for commercial vehicles. Azure is strategically targeting the commercial delivery vehicle and shuttle bus markets and is currently working internationally with various partners and customers. The Company is committed to providing customers and partners with innovative, cost-efficient, and environmentally-friendly energy management solutions. Azure Dynamics' operations are based in North America and Europe.

For more information please visit www.azuredynamics.com.

The TSX and LSE Exchanges do not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. More particularly, this press release contains statements concerning Azure's business development strategy, projected commercial revenues and product deliveries.

The forward-looking statements are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by Azure, including expectations and assumptions concerning achievement of current timetables for development programs, target market acceptance of Azure's products, current and new product performance, availability and cost of labour and expertise, and evolving markets for power for transportation vehicles. Although Azure believes that the expectations and assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because Azure can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks. These include, but are not limited to, the risks associated with Azure's early stage of development, lack of product revenues and history of losses, requirements for additional financing, uncertainty as to commercial viability, uncertainty as to product development and commercialization milestones being met, uncertainty as to the market for Azure's products and unproven acceptance of Azure's technology, competition for capital, product market and personnel, uncertainty as to target markets, dependence upon third parties, changes in environmental laws or policies, uncertainty as to patent and proprietary rights, availability of management and key personnel, and acquisition integration risk. These risks are set out in more detail in Azure's annual information form which can be accessed at www.sedar.com.

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof and Azure undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws.

Azure Dynamics Corporation

For further information: Steven Glaser, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, +1-416-367-0220, Ext 105, Email: sglaser@azuredynamics.com; David Poutney, Numis Securities Ltd, (Nominated Advisor & Broker), +44-(0)-20-7260 1300/ (AZD.)

Cepheid Announces Agreement With VWR International to Distribute Industrial Product in the U.S.Program Expands Market Reach Into More Government, and Biotechnology Labs

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cepheid , a broad-based molecular diagnostics company, today announced an agreement with VWR International, a leading global distributor of scientific equipment, supplies, chemicals and furniture, to distribute Cepheid Industrial life science products in the United States. This non-exclusive agreement expands Cepheid's Industrial market reach in the U.S. by extending its domestic sales channel to reach more government, academic and biotechnology laboratories working with real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology*.

"Cepheid is an industry-leader in providing instruments to enable industrial life science laboratories to leverage real-time PCR easily, effectively and affordably," said VWR Life Sciences Category Manager John A. D'Errico, Ph.D. "Adding Cepheid's products to our current catalog of products ensures our customers have access to the most advanced and proven instruments on the market."

Under the terms of the agreement, VWR will distribute Cepheid's SmartCycler(R) instrument system, SmartMix(R) HM master mix, and associated accessories in the U.S.

The SmartCycler(R) system is a leading real-time PCR testing platform for genetic analysis and detection. It is designed to meet the needs of laboratory professionals who require time-critical answers to rapidly and accurately identify and study a wide range of genetic markers and infectious agents. With up to 96 individually programmable reaction sites, it is one of today's most flexible and easy-to-use rapid real-time thermal cyclers with features designed specifically to deliver rapid results and improved multiplexing.

The SmartMix(R) HM product is a premium master mix in Cepheid's proprietary bead format. In an easy-to-use 2.6mm bead, it provides all the necessary reagents to perform PCR. SmartMix(R) HM master mix is optimized for single target and multiplexed real-time PCR reactions, and is manufactured under cGMP and delivers increased stability and extended shelf life.

"Cepheid's SmartCycler(R) and SmartMix(R) products bring state of the art, real-time PCR technology to leading molecular laboratories around the world, giving them the ability to rapidly address even complex multi-target analyses," said Cepheid Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Robert Koska. "This strategic relationship with a trusted supplier like VWR will help Cepheid expand its growing position in the Industrial and Life Science markets here in the United States."

*Practice of the 5'-nuclease amplification and detection process is a patented process of F. Hoffmann La Roche.

About VWR International, Inc.

VWR International is a leader in the global research laboratory industry with worldwide sales in excess of $3 billion US dollars. VWR's business is highly diversified across products and services, geographic regions and customer segments. The company offers products from a wide range of manufacturers, to a large number of customers primarily in North America, Europe and other locations. VWR's principal customers are major pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, technology, clinical, food processing and consumer product companies, universities and research institutes, governmental agencies, environmental testing organizations, and primary and secondary schools. VWR distributes a diversified product mix, including chemicals, glassware and plasticware, equipment and instruments, furniture, protective apparel, production and safety products, and other life science and laboratory products and supplies. VWR supports its customers by providing storeroom management, product procurement, supply chain systems integration, technical services and laboratory bench top delivery. VWR maintains operations in over 20 countries and employs over 6,000 people worldwide. VWR International is headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania. VWR-G

For more information on VWR International, phone 1-800-932-5000, visit http://www.vwr.com/, or write, VWR International, Inc., 1310 Goshen Parkway, P.O. Box 2656, West Chester, PA 19380-0906.

About Cepheid

Cepheid , based in Sunnyvale, Calif., is a molecular diagnostics company that develops, manufactures, and markets fully-integrated systems for genetic analysis in the clinical, industrial and biothreat markets. The company's systems enable rapid, sophisticated genetic testing for organisms and genetic-based diseases by automating otherwise complex manual laboratory procedures. The company's easy-to-use systems integrate a number of complicated and time-intensive steps, including sample preparation, DNA amplification and detection, which enable the analysis of complex biological samples in its proprietary test cartridges. Through its strong molecular biology capabilities, the company is focusing on those applications where rapid molecular testing is particularly important, such as identifying infectious disease and cancer in the clinical market; food, agricultural, and environmental testing in the industrial market; and identifying bio-terrorism agents in the biothreat market. See http://www.cepheid.com/ for more information.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are not purely historical regarding Cepheid's or its management's intentions, beliefs, expectations and strategies for the future, including those relating to product performance and usage in the clinical diagnostics market and future products for the clinical market. Because such statements deal with future events, they are subject to various risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from the company's current expectations. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include risks and uncertainties such as those relating to: unforeseen development and manufacturing problems; our ability to successfully obtain regulatory approvals for additional products and to introduce new products in the clinical market; customer market acceptance of new products; the failure of products to perform as expected, whether due to manufacturing errors, defects or otherwise; the impact of competitive products and pricing; potentially lengthy sales cycles in some markets; reimbursement rates for the products; and underlying market conditions worldwide. Readers should also refer to the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Cepheid's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2005 and in its most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q, each filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

All forward-looking statements and reasons why results might differ included in this release are made as of the date of this press release, based on information currently available to Cepheid, and Cepheid assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement or reasons why results might differ.

CONTACTS: At Cepheid: John L. Bishop John R. Sluis CEO, Cepheid CFO, Cepheid 408-541-4191 408-541-4191 john.bishop@cepheid.com john.sluis@cepheid.com At Financial Relations Board: At Schwartz Communications: Tricia Ross Chris Stamm Investor/Analyst Information 781-684-0770 310-854-8318 cepheid@schwartz-pr.com tross@financialrelationsboard.com At VWR International: Robin Gervasoni 610-430-7259 robin_gervasoni@vwr.com

Cepheid

CONTACT: John L. Bishop, CEO, john.bishop@cepheid.com, or John R. Sluis,
CFO, john.sluis@cepheid.com, both of Cepheid, +1-408-541-4191; or Tricia Ross,
Investor/Analyst Information of Financial Relations Board, +1-310-854-8318,
tross@financialrelationsboard.com, for Cepheid; or Chris Stamm of Schwartz
Communications, +1-781-684-0770, cepheid@schwartz-pr.com, for Cepheid; or
Robin Gervasoni of VWR International, +1-610-430-7259,
robin_gervasoni@vwr.com

Web site: http://www.vwr.com/

Web site: http://www.cepheid.com/

Merge Healthcare Announces Date for First Quarter 2007 Earnings Release

MILWAUKEE, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Merge Healthcare (Nasdaq: MRGE; TSX: MRG), a leading provider of medical imaging software and services, today announces the planned timing of its communications on its first quarter 2007 financial results.

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On Wednesday, May 9, 2007, after the market close, Merge Healthcare will publish a press release announcing its financial results as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2007. The Company will hold an Earnings Conference Call on Thursday, May 10, 2007, beginning at 9:00 AM Central / 10:00 AM Eastern. Details on the dial-in and web cast are listed below. To access the live call, dial 800.639.2197 or 706.634.2159. Reference Conference ID Number: 6077447. The call may also be accessed via web cast, either as the live event or as an achieved event, by going to: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=39208.

For additional details and replay information, please visit our website at: http://www.merge.com/CORP/investorrelations/confcalllist.asp.

Merge Healthcare is a market leader in the development and delivery of medical imaging and information management software and services. Our innovative software solutions use leading-edge imaging software technologies that accelerate market delivery for our OEM customers, while our end-user solutions improve our customers' productivity and enhance the quality of patient care they provide. For additional information, visit our website at http://www.mergehealthcare.com/.

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CONTACT: Melanie Gretzon, Director of Corporate Services of Merge
Healthcare, +1-414-977-4000, ir@mergehealthcare.com

Web site: http://www.mergehealthcare.com/

SFE, CLRT and POOL Update the Investment Community in All-New Interviews With WallSt.net

NEW YORK, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On March 16 Peter Boni, President and CEO of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. updated the investment community in an all-new interview with http://www.wallst.net/. Interview highlights include detailed discussions on the following topics:

-- key driver behind the company's most recent profitable quarter -- reasons the company is "very bullish" on its growth prospects -- why the company is "very different" than a traditional venture capital, or private equity firm -- reasons the company's business model differs from its competitors' -- why the company provides investors "immediate liquidity" -- trends in the market that may affect the company's current deal climate

To hear the interview in its entirety, and to read an in-depth report on the company, visit http://www.wallst.net/superstocks/superstocks_profile.asp?ticker=sfe

On March 19, Ronald Andrews, President and CEO of Clarient, Inc. updated the investment community in an all-new interview with http://www.wallst.net/. Interview highlights include detailed discussions on the following topics:

-- transforming Clarinet from a medical device company into a technology-powered service organization -- newly added technologies to the company's intellectual property portfolio -- recent divesture of two of the company's product lines to Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc. for up to $12.5 million -- how new management at the company has turned "what was more of a science club into a commercial organization" -- what shareholders need to know about the company's "three phase plan"

To hear the interview in its entirety, visit http://wallst.net/audio/audio.asp?ticker=CLRT&id=3166

On April 10, Manuel V. Perez de la Mesa, President and CEO of Pool Corp. updated the investment community in an all-new interview with http://www.wallst.net/. Interview highlights include detailed discussions on the following topics:

-- why the company believes that the "industry dynamics, long-term, are very favorable" -- seasonality in the company's business -- reasons the company has a competitive edge in its target market -- providing "value in the middle" in a "very unique environment" -- the company's "tremendous" long-term growth opportunities -- how the company adds "significant value" to its suppliers -- trends in the home construction market that affect the company

To hear the interview in its entirety, visit http://wallst.net/audio/audio.asp?ticker=POOL&id=3250

About WallSt.net

http://www.wallst.net/ is owned and operated by WallStreet Direct, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Financial Media Group, Inc. The website is a leading provider of financial news, media, tools and community-driven applications for investors. http://www.wallst.net/ offers visitors free membership to its in-depth executive interviews, exclusive editorial content, breaking news, and several proprietary applications. In addition to its website, WallStreet Direct organizes investor conferences, publishes a newspaper, and provides multimedia advertising solutions to small and mid-sized publicly traded companies. We have received three thousand one hundred fifty dollars from Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. for media and advertising services. For a complete list of our advertisers, and advertising relationships, visit http://www.wallst.net/disclaimer/disclaimer.asp .

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CONTACT: Nick Iyer of Digital Wall Street, Inc., 1-800-4-WALL-ST

Web site: http://www.wallst.net/

Verizon Business IP Application Hosting Helps Keep Plateau Systems Atop Talent Management IndustryContract Renewal Enables Software Provider to Meet Growing Demand for Talent Management 'Software-as-a-Service' and iContent Offerings

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Plateau Systems, a leading provider of software used by businesses to develop, manage, reward and optimize organizational talent, has renewed and expanded its contract for Verizon Business IP Application Hosting and content management services. The extended deal gives Plateau a scalable managed hosting service to meet growing demands for its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent management offerings and to provide seamless end-user broadband experiences for Plateau's global clients and their employees.

A Verizon Business customer since 2003, Plateau provides applications and managed services to enable performance management, compensation management, career and succession planning, and learning and development. The addition of Verizon Business IP Application Hosting services - including Akamai Technologies Inc.'s global content distribution platform for the reliable acceleration of business applications, digital assets and dynamic sites - is part of Plateau's strategy to meet growing global demands for its offerings. This includes the recently introduced iContent solution-a completely hosted service for procuring, integrating, deploying and managing both custom and commercially available learning content and resources.

"Bandwidth and server requirements have exploded in tandem with Plateau's market success," said Edward Cohen, Plateau's chief technology officer. "The talent management industry is moving from on-premises to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery models such as Plateau's Talent Management and iContent offerings. This trend is also increasing bandwidth requirements.

"With Verizon Business, we can stay ahead of the technology curve and remain focused on our core business - helping to improve organizational performance - and deliver content and applications that are secure, reliable and highly available to enterprise managers and employees."

Verizon Business IP Application Hosting enables customers to outsource Web-enabled business sites within secure Verizon Business data centers. Verizon Business provides 24/7 support and fast, reliable and scalable bandwidth resources. The data centers are connected to Verizon Business' global IP network and support today's most widely deployed computer operating systems.

"Verizon Business is dedicated to meeting enterprise customer needs to deliver new IP services," said Nancy Gofus, senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Verizon Business. "With Verizon Business managed hosting capabilities, companies such as Plateau can better focus on core competencies while benefiting from secure and reliable performance for applications, including new SaaS offerings."

SaaS applications are hosted by the software provider, such as Plateau, rather than by the customer. This delivery and subscription-based model helps control set-up and operational costs and reduce strains on business staffing resources.

Customers rely on Verizon Business to host critical infrastructures such as public-facing Web sites, corporate intranets and other environments. Verizon Business owns and operates one of the largest IP backbones in the industry. With more than 10 years of experience in the hosting industry, Verizon Business manages more than 3,100 servers for hundreds of IP Application Hosting customers.

About Plateau

Plateau is a leading, global provider of adaptable, Web-based software for developing, managing, rewarding and optimizing organizational talent to increase workforce productivity and drive business success. Plateau's award- winning software is powering talent management initiatives across some of the world's most successful organizations, including the American Red Cross, General Electric, the Internal Revenue Service, Capital One Services and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Industry analysts at Bersin & Associates, Forrester Research and other leading information and technology research and advisory firms continue to recognize Plateau's leadership in delivering best-in-class functionality, technology and customer satisfaction. Plateau is headquartered in Arlington, Va., with offices across the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit http://www.plateau.com/.

About Akamai

Akamai is the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online. Thousands of organizations have formed trusted relationships with Akamai, improving their revenue and reducing costs by maximizing the performance of their online businesses. Leveraging the Akamai EdgePlatform, these organizations gain business advantage today and have the foundation for the emerging Web solutions of tomorrow. Akamai is "The Trusted Choice for Online Business." For more information, visit http://www.akamai.com/.

About Verizon Business

Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications , is a leading provider of advanced communications and information technology (IT) solutions to large business and government customers worldwide. Combining unsurpassed global network reach with advanced technology and professional service capabilities, Verizon Business delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the world. For more information, visit http://www.verizonbusiness.com/.

VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at http://www.verizon.com/news. To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases.

Verizon Business

CONTACT: Barry K. Lawrence for Verizon Business, +1-703-886-6042,
barry.k.lawrence@verizon.com

Web site: http://www.verizon.com/
http://www.verizonbusiness.com/
http://www.akamai.com/
http://www.plateau.com/

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Material Technologies, Inc. Completes EFS Inspection of Bridge in New Jersey

LOS ANGELES, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Material Technologies, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: MTTG) ("MATECH") was retained by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to inspect the Manahawkin Bay Bridge, a steel girder bridge, using its Electrochemical Fatigue Sensor (EFS) system. This structure is the only bridge traversing the Manahawkin Bay providing access to Long Beach Island, and has previously documented cracks at fatigue sensitive details. The overriding purpose for utilizing EFS as an inspection tool at this bridge was to help NJDOT prioritize the repair or replacement of the cracked members by determining the growth activity of existing cracks, and in some cases determining the existence of cracks not yet visually detectable.

During the inspections the EFS system was installed at visually identified cracks, areas adjacent to crack repair locations, and at additional locations that exhibited similar fatigue-prone details as those already showing cracks. The EFS data analysis was used to determine whether the documented fatigue cracks were still growing under ambient traffic flow. In some cases the objective was to determine the effectiveness of previous remediation efforts. Additionally, MATECH inspected some geometrically similar locations, which had not been documented as cracked, to determine whether cracking had developed in those areas.

Using the EFS system, it was determined that some of the existing cracks were continuing to grow while others which had been arrested by drill stops were not exhibiting active growth. In addition, actively growing cracks that had not previously been documented were identified with the EFS system. This will allow the agency to make repairs at these locations before they become more expensive problems, to more effectively deploy funds.

MATECH CEO Robert M. Bernstein commented: "We are extremely pleased to demonstrate our EFS to the NJDOT. I am confident that the EFS will help the State to detect growing cracks in their steel bridges, greatly increasing their transportation infrastructure safety and to realize cost savings in their bridge maintenance budgets."

About Material Technologies, Inc: (MTTG.OB)

MATECH is an engineering, research and development company specializing in technologies to measure microscopic fractures and flaws in metal structures and monitor metal fatigue in real time. The company's leading edge metal fatigue detection, measurement and monitoring solutions can accurately test the integrity of metal structures and equipment including bridges, railroads, airplanes, ships, cranes, power plants, mining equipment, piping systems and heavy iron.

MATECH owns the only nondestructive testing technology able to find growing cracks as small as 0.01 inches -- critical information that allows structural engineers to isolate and repair the more than 100,000 steel bridges in the US which have been classified as structurally deficient or functionally obsolete by the Federal Highway Administration. MATECH has exclusive rights to seven patents along with $8.3 million in already completed contracts from the US Government for research, testing and validation of its innovative solutions.

To hear more about MTTG from CEO/President Robert M. Bernstein go to: http://www.publiccoreport.net/featured/MTNA/company.asp or visit the company's website at http://www.matechcorp.com/ .

Forward-Looking Statements:

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements. Such statements are indicated by words or phrases such as "believe," "will," "breakthrough," "significant," "indicated," "feel," "revolutionary," "should," "ideal," "extremely" and "excited." These statements are made under "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties. See the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including, without limitation, the Company's recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs, which identify specific factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.

Material Technologies, Inc. 1-310-208-5589 matech@matechcorp.com http://www.matechcorp.com/

Material Technologies, Inc.

CONTACT: Material Technologies, Inc., +1-310-208-5589,
matech@matechcorp.com

Web site: http://www.matechcorp.com/
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Document Sciences Launches xPresso for Dreamweaver at On DemandInteractive eMarketing Tool Improves Customer Experience With Graphically Rich Personalized Email and Web Communications

CARLSBAD, Calif., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Document Sciences Corporation , a global leader in customer communications management solutions, today announced the release of xPresso(TM) for Dreamweaver(R), an interactive eMarketing tool that enables organizations to efficiently communicate with their customers, maximize response rates, and improve the customer experience. Marketing professionals, customer service teams, print service providers and other marketing-driven business users can use xPresso for Dreamweaver to create graphically rich, highly personalized email communications and customized Web landing pages.

"We've added xPresso for Dreamweaver to our xPression(R) software suite to offer organizations a truly complete solution for engaging and connecting with customers through personalized, interactive customer communications that meet the customers' expectations for a rich experience," explains Nasser Barghouti, Chief Technology Officer for Document Sciences. "When paired with our complementary design products, xDesign and xPresso for Adobe InDesign, business users can now create a wide variety of personalized customer communications, ranging from email communications and Web landing pages, to highly customized marketing collaterals and TransPromotional documents."

xPresso for Dreamweaver offers customers the following benefits: * Highly Personalized Emails -- Organizations can use knowledge about a customer to create email communications that include targeted information based on individual interests and match these interests with the most appropriate offers, resulting in enhanced customer experiences and increased response rates. * Interactive Customer Experience -- Personalized Web landing pages created with xPresso for Dreamweaver include interactive features, such as action buttons, hyperlinks, drop-down menus, and selection options, provide an interactive Web experience that matches the customer's expectation for interactive communications. * Ease of use -- Unlike proprietary solutions, xPresso for Dreamweaver is a seamless extension to the highly popular Macromedia(R) Dreamweaver design tool, enabling business users to use existing skill sets and significantly reduce learning curves. * High volume production and delivery -- xPresso for Dreamweaver enables high-volume email distribution and high concurrency Web page generation in real-time.

Document Sciences will be providing demonstrations of xPresso for Dreamweaver and its entire xPression software suite throughout the On Demand Expo, May 17 - May 19, at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Booth #409.

About Document Sciences

Document Sciences is a market-leading global solutions provider for customer communications management. Our award-winning xPression software suite enables organizations to automate the creation and delivery of well- designed, highly personalized communications -- from customized marketing collaterals, contracts and policies to high-volume relationship statements and correspondence. More than 500 content-driven organizations worldwide, including over 60 FORTUNE Global 500 companies, use Document Sciences' solutions to reduce development costs by up to 90%, improve time-to-revenue by as much as 75%, and enhance the overall customer experience with highly effective 1:1 communications. Based in Carlsbad, California, with award- winning offshore services operations in Beijing, China and offices across the U.S. and in London, Document Sciences also markets its products in Europe, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Latin America, and Asia. For more information about Document Sciences Corporation, call 888.4.DOC.SCI or visit http://www.docscience.com/.

This press release may contain "forward-looking" statements about possible or assumed future results of our financial condition, operations, plans, objectives and performance. You can identify these statements by the fact they use words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "intend," "plan" or similar expressions. Many possible events or factors could affect our future financial results and performance. This could cause our results or performance to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Some of these events or factors include the following: (i) national, international, regional and local economic, competitive and regulatory conditions and developments; (ii) the market for dynamic content publishing software; (iii) market acceptance of enhancements to our existing products and introduction of new products; (iv) continued profitability of our professional services; (v) maintaining our relationships with Xerox Corporation and our other distribution partners and/or other risks detailed from time-to-time in our SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. We do not undertake, and specifically disclaim, any obligation to update forward-looking statements.

Document Sciences Corporation

CONTACT: Editorial, Dane Becker, +1-760-602-1400,
dbecker@docscience.com, or Investors, Leslie Weller, +1-760-602-1524,
lweller@docscience.com, both of Document Sciences Corporation

Web site: http://www.docscience.com/

Tower Semiconductor Ltd First Quarter 2007 Earnings Conference Call

MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tower Semiconductor , a pure-play independent specialty foundry, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss first quarter 2007 results on Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at 12:00 p.m. (noon) Eastern Time (11:00 a.m. Central, 10:00 a.m. Mountain, 9:00 a.m. Pacific and 19:00 Israel Time).

Tower Semiconductor will issue the first quarter of 2007 earnings release on Tuesday, May 1st, 2007 during pre-market hours.

This call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed at Tower's Web site at http://www.towersemi.com/, or you can call in the U.S. and in Israel to participate in the conference by calling a domestic number:

1-888-668-9141 (U.S. Toll-Free) 03-918-0609 (Israel) +972-3-918-0609 (International)

The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call at http://www.earnings.com/, Thomson/CCBN's individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (http://www.streetevents.com/).

The teleconference will be available for replay for 90 days. About Tower Semiconductor Ltd.

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. is a pure-play independent specialty foundry established in 1993. The company manufactures integrated circuits with geometries ranging from 1.0 to 0.13-micron; it also provides complementary technical services and design support. In addition to digital CMOS process technology, Tower offers advanced non-volatile memory solutions, mixed-signal & RF-CMOS, and CMOS image-sensor technologies. To provide world-class customer service, the company maintains two manufacturing facilities: Fab 1 has process standard and specialized technologies from 1.0 to 0.35 micron and Fab 2 features standard and specialized technologies of 0.18, 0.16 and 0.13-micron. Tower's Web site is located at http://www.towersemi.com/.

Contact Information: Tower Semiconductor Noit Levi, +972 4 604 7066 noitle@towersemi.com or: Shelton Group Melissa Conger, (972) 239-5119 ext. 137 mconger@sheltongroup.com

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.

CONTACT: Noit Levi of Tower Semiconductor, +972-4-604-7066,
noitle@towersemi.com; or Melissa Conger of Shelton Group, +1-972-239-5119 ext.
137, mconger@sheltongroup.com

Web site: http://www.towersemi.com/

The Allied Defense Group Provides Citywide Surveillance Solutions Internationally

VIENNA, Va., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Allied Defense Group, Inc. , announces it is now providing citywide surveillance solutions on an international basis.

The Company has been providing citywide surveillance in the United States for some time through its California-based subsidiary, NS Microwave. Recently, the Company added a new international city to its citywide surveillance portfolio through its Belgian based subsidiary, The VSK Group.

Baltimore, Maryland: NS Microwave (NSM) long ago established itself with law enforcement departments and agencies as a leader in the surveillance field. In 2002, the Company closed on a contract to install a major citywide system in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. This multimillion dollar system covered the spectrum of integrated surveillance system capabilities by emplacing a myriad of overt and covert video sensors on both fixed and mobile aerial and ground platforms. Pulling it together is video management software that is literally limitless in its ability to integrate any sensor in the marketplace. Since that time NSM has modernized the Baltimore system with the latest upgraded video management software and integrated radar and object detection capability into the system.

Namur, Belgium: The VSK Group recently implemented a citywide surveillance system consisting of 60 cameras installed throughout the city of Namur, Belgium. The first cameras installed were intended for traffic control of the main arteries of the city, but local law enforcement realized quickly that this system could also be very helpful for monitoring large events, public demonstrations, and festivities. Vigitec, a member of The VSK Group, provided a total solution for the required city surveillance merging IT technology and video surveillance (ITeo), offering the ideal solution for transmission and video management. The flexibility of the ITeo solution over IP offers two essential advantages; the flexibility to move the ITeo units to a new location, with a minimum of interruption to operations, and the ability to view the video images in any crisis center of the city.

Major General (Ret) John J. Marcello, The Allied Defense Group's Chief Executive Officer and President, said, "With the development of a range of new digital IP products, and a strategy designed to attack smaller cities throughout the country, NS Microwave's footprint in citywide systems has been growing throughout the country. While we continue to stretch our reach in the U.S. marketplace, we are simultaneously tackling international markets, as demonstrated by the citywide system installed by The VSK Group in Namur. Our knowledge of the intricacies and challenges of integrated surveillance systems is making us a growing force in the industry."

About The Allied Defense Group, Inc.

The Allied Defense Group, Inc. is a diversified international defense and security firm which: develops and produces conventional medium caliber ammunition marketed to defense departments worldwide; designs, produces and markets sophisticated electronic and microwave security systems principally for European and North American markets; manufactures battlefield effects simulators and other training devices for the military; and designs and produces state-of-the-art weather and navigation software, data, and systems for commercial and military customers.

For more Information, please visit the Company web site: http://www.allieddefensegroup.com/

Certain statements contained herein are "forward looking" statements as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Because statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied and include, but are not limited to, those discussed in filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For More Information, Contact: Crystal B. Leiderman Director, Investor Relations 800-847-5322

The Allied Defense Group, Inc.

CONTACT: Crystal B. Leiderman, Director, Investor Relations,
1-800-847-5322

Web site: http://www.allieddefensegroup.com/

Data I/O Corporation to Announce First Quarter 2007 Financial Results April 25, 2007

REDMOND, Wash., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Data I/O Corporation , the leading provider of manual and automated device programming systems, today announced that it has scheduled a conference call for Wednesday, April 25, 2007 to discuss the company's financial results for the first quarter of 2007. Management will hold the conference call at 2:00 p.m. Pacific time/5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Data I/O Corporation will release the company's financial results after the market closes that same day.

To listen to the conference call, please dial (612) 332-0637, passcode: DAIO. A taped replay will be made available approximately one hour after the conclusion of the call and will remain available for one week. To access the replay, please dial (320) 365-3844, access code: 871332. The conference call will also be simultaneously webcast over the Internet; visit the Investor Relations section of the Data I/O Corporation website at http://www.dataio.com/ to access the call from the site. This webcast will be recorded and available for replay on the Data I/O Corporation website approximately two hours after the conclusion of the conference call.

About Data I/O Corporation

Celebrating 35 years of innovative leadership in the device programming industry, Data I/O Corporation provides manual and automated device programming systems that specifically address the requirements of engineering and manufacturing customers. FlashCORE(TM), ImageWriter, Sprint and UniSite families provide a wide range of device support and versatility to address a user's many different programming needs. Data I/O Corporation has headquarters in Redmond, Wash., with sales and service offices worldwide. For further information, visit the company's website at http://www.dataio.com/.

Data I/O Corporation

CONTACT: Joel Hatlen, VP, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Data
I/O Corporation, +1-425-881-6444

Web site: http://www.data-io.com/

RMC et Jean-Jacques Bourdin choisissent la technologie 3G On Demand de Newtech Interactive pour couvrir en avant première l'actualité présidentielle sur mobile

TOULOUSE, France, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- 3G On Demand(R) est une technologie simple et révolutionnaire permettant de diffuser sur mobile tout contenu vidéo alliant le son et l'image, en différé comme en live.

Parce qu'en ce mois d'avril l'actualité est plus politique que jamais, c'est sur la campagne électorale que Newtech a lancé un produit 3G associé à son partenaire RMC, LA radio d'actualité interactive par excellence.

Grâce à Newtech, c'est sur leur portable 3G que les auditeurs de RMC pourront voir et revoir les interviews de Jean-Jacques Bourdin.

Le plus célèbre des chroniqueurs de RMC décortique pendant 40 minutes les propositions des candidats à la présidentielle, avec des questions pointues, dérangeantes parfois, pertinentes toujours.

Egalité de temps de parole oblige, chacun des candidats aura droit à son << entretien d'embauche >> d'ici au premier tours de scrutin le 22 avril.

Sur << l'entretien d'embauche >> 3G de RMC, en composant le 0892 70 2002 (en mode visio) les auditeurs peuvent visualiser les interviews du jour et consulter les archives. Les auditeurs peuvent également laisser leurs commentaires en mode visio.

Avec la 3G On Demand (R) tout utilisateur équipé d'un téléphone 3G peut accéder simplement à l'information via un numéro surtaxé ou non surtaxé.

Plus de souci de compatibilité, une intégration technique simplifiée : c'est une révolution technologique bâti sur un business modèle éprouvé qui est proposé aux éditeurs de contenu vidéo et média.

A propos de Newtech Interactive

Newtech Interactive est un acteur majeur des NTIC. Le groupe propose aux éditeurs et média de profiter de son expertise de l'édition de contenus à forte valeur ajoutée sur l'ensemble des supports multimédia : audiotel, internet et SMS.

Avec le lancement de 3G-on-demand, Newtech entend Ãªtre un acteur majeur de la vidéo sur mobile.

Contact Presse: Agence de relations presse Point Virgule Véronique Wasa - Marion Lauria +33(01)-41-11-82-20 - vwasa@pvirgule.fr Contact Newtech Interactive Communication: Sophie Vallot +33(05)-61-43-48-73 - s.vallot@newtech.fr

Newtech Interactive

Contact Presse: Agence de relations presse Point Virgule, Véronique Wasa - Marion Lauria, +33(01)-41-11-82-20 - vwasa@pvirgule.fr. Contact Newtech Interactive, Communication: Sophie Vallot, +33(05)-61-43-48-73 - s.vallot@newtech.fr

Route1 and X-MS Expand Partnership to Entire EMEA Region

TORONTO, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Route1 Inc. (TSX-V:ROI), the trusted provider of security and identity management network solutions, today announced that it has extended its existing partnership with X-MS AG, establishing the German-headquartered company as Route1's representative for the entire EMEA (Europe, Middle-East, Africa) region. The expansion of the existing sales and distribution network with well-known partners in Europe prompted Route1 and X-MS to strengthen their existing relationship and capture the EMEA market.

"Route1 has huge potential for rapid growth throughout Europe," stated Horst Dahmen, X-MS co-founder. "We have witnessed tremendous interest in Route1 technology within the Telco sector, particularly as the requirement for customers to have highly secure access to resources migrates from important to essential. Route1's technology is being embraced as the future for identity and entitlement managed services."

As Route1's key regional partner, X-MS will be responsible for: - Setup and support of strategic partners - Co-operation with regional carriers for expansion of the MobiNET infrastructure - Setup of country organizations/subsidiaries and distribution channels - Adaptation and localization of Route1 products and services to business and end-user requirements - Customer sales and technical support for all Route1 products and services delivered in Europe under the brand X-KEY, powered by MobiNET(TM)

"When we announced our partnership with X-MS in November 2006, we were confident that our entry into the European market would be accelerated," stated Andrew White, President and CEO of Route1. "What we hadn't anticipated was the overwhelming interest that X-MS would generate for MobiKEY and MobiNET-powered services. The expanded relationship with X-MS as our key partner will solidify our continued success throughout EMEA."

The X-MS X-KEY is a white-labeled version of the award-winning Route1 MobiKEY(TM). Combined with TruOFFICE(TM), Route1's secure, remote access service, X-KEY enables users to connect to their desktop data, applications and network resources from any Internet-enabled, Windows-based PC.

About Route1 Inc.

Route1 is the trusted provider of security and identity management network solutions that are redefining today's workplace. At the heart of Route1's solutions is MobiNET, a communications and service delivery platform focused on identity management and entitlement-based access to resources. Leveraging the power of MobiNET is the award-winning MobiKEY, an ultra-portable computing device that securely connects users to the myriad of MobiNET services from any Internet-enabled Windows-based PC. This patent-pending computing solution is embedded on a smart-card enabled, cryptographic USB device, making it one of the most powerful and easy-to-use secure computing solutions available today. Combined with TruOFFICE, Route1's secure, remote access service, MobiKEY enables users to connect to their desktop data, applications and network resources. Route1's patent-pending solutions, based on FIPS-140-2 cryptographic modules, meet the stringent security needs and high standards mandated by all levels of government. They have been evaluated by ICSA Labs and certified by the CSE. As a Company with high regard for intellectual property, Route1 continues to encourage and nurture innovation across its talented team. Headquartered in Toronto, Route1 is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (symbol: ROI) and has offices and agents in New York, California, Florida, the UK, Germany, and Latin America. The issued and outstanding share capital of the Company as at March 26, 2007 is 271,702,684 common shares. For more information, visit http://www.route1.com/.

About X-MS

X-MS is Route1's European key regional partner. As a specialist for the supply of secure mobile process solutions, X-MS helps in mobilizing trusted workspace and business environments. Enterprises and corporations requiring mobile access to their information and work environments form X-MS' target groups.

X-MS AG is a joint venture of the "accedo" and the "smartup" groups of companies. With investments in consulting companies and various innovative technology corporations, both organizations have successfully developed sales as well as established operations and support channels for technology products in Europe. The organization is managed by two experienced entrepreneurs who have successfully established and grown multiple ventures. The core focus of X-MS is the supply, support, and service of Route1's products and services. In close co-operation with Route1, the organization is developing all sales, support, operations and logistics infrastructures needed in the EMEA region.

X-MS AG operates from three locations: Stolberg near Aachen, Bad Muenstereifel, and Cologne. As Route1's key regional partner, X-MS is actively expanding Route1's footprint in Europe under the X-KEY brand. Further information about the company and its services can be found under http://www.x-ms.eu/

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed or approved the contents of this press release and does not accept responsibility for its adequacy or accuracy.

(C) Route1 Inc. All rights reserved. Route1, the Route1 Logo, Mobi, Route1 MobiKEY, Route1 TruOFFICE, and Route1 MobiNET are either registered Trademarks or Trademarks of Route1 Inc. in the United States and or Canada. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Media Contact, Route1 Inc., Joanne Wald, Director, Marketing,
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Press & Marketing Communications, Tel: +49 2402 12750 6130, Email:
inna.schesler@x-ms.eu; Investor Relations, Amir Nayeri Genoa Management (for
Route1), Tel: (416) 962-3300, Email: anayeri@genoa.ca

Ashford.Com Acquired by Luxi GroupLuxury site to be re-launched by e-commerce and jewelry veterans

NEW YORK, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxi Group, a private holding company focused on the luxury goods market, has acquired certain assets related to Ashford.com (http://www.ashford.com/) from Odimo Inc. (Pink Sheets: ODMO.PK). Luxi Group is led by Internet retailing entrepreneur Eli Katz in partnership with the prominent Wechsler family who are notable experts in the diamond and jewelry manufacturing trade. Luxi Group is to re-launch Ashford.com with a large selection of designer and brand name watches and other competitively- priced luxury products.

One of the earliest luxury e-commerce sites on the Web, Ashford.com was launched in 1998 and today possesses a legacy of providing unmatched selection, price and service to millions of satisfied customers. By 2001, Ashford led the online luxury market with revenues exceeding $65 million.

According to a March 2007 report by IDEX Online Research, U.S. online jewelry sales amounted to $2.45 billion in 2006, up from nearly 20% in 2005. As the online jewelry market continues to experience tremendous growth, it remains highly fragmented and lacks any real category leader. Luxi Group will use their combination of e-commerce and industry leadership to capitalize on click-and-mortar opportunities for the new Ashford.com.

Ashford.com will be led by Eli Katz, a renowned e-commerce veteran. Mr. Katz is currently the chief executive officer of The Inside Store (http://www.insidestore.com/), which he founded in 2004. In 1995, he founded iBeauty, one of the Internet's earliest e-commerce sites, and following that was the CEO of HomeClick.com.

Luxi Group is the retail holding company for an international jewelry and diamond manufacturing concern led by the Wechsler family. With a unique combination of technology and more than six decades of jewelry and diamond experience, Ashford.com will provide a vast selection at competitive prices. Luxi Group also plans additional acquisitions in 2007.

"Ashford.com will epitomize Web 2.0 with a combination of e-commerce expertise and three generations with more than 60 years of experience in the jewelry and diamond manufacturing business," explained Eli Katz, president and CEO of Ashford.com. "As Luxi re-launches this famous site, we ensure that the Ashford.com legacy remains intact while delivering a customer experience that exceeds expectations on every level." Ashford.com will be truly international, and with fulfillment operations in Europe and the U.S will capitalize on the growing European and Asian demand for luxury products."

Online consumers will begin to see changes to Ashford.com in the coming weeks and will experience the entirely redesigned site within the next 60 days.

About Ashford.Com

Dedicated to creating an exceptional shopping experience, Ashford.com provides next-day delivery, attractive gift packaging, and a 30-day money-back guarantee on all merchandise. Ashford.com offers a remarkable selection of luxury goods, including watches. Learn more at http://www.ashford.com/.

About Luxi Group

Headquartered in New York, Luxi Group is a private holding company focused on the retail sale of luxury goods directly to the consumer via the internet and other direct marketing channels. The Luxi Group is backed by a longstanding jewelry and diamond manufacturing enterprise. Additional information is available at http://www.luxi.com/.

Ashford.Com

CONTACT: Scott Rosenblum of RLM Public Relations, +1-212-741-5106 x230,
Ashford@RLMpr.com, for Ashford.Com

Web site: http://www.ashford.com/
http://www.luxi.com/

Oracle Publishes New Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Solution Maps for Oracle(R) ApplicationsExpands Publication of ISV Solution Maps With 11 New Vertical and Horizontal Maps Comprised of Oracle and Partner Offerings

COLLABORATE Conference, LAS VEGAS, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continuing its push to deliver comprehensive solutions to its enterprise applications customers, Oracle today announced 11 new ISV Solution Maps. These maps depict extensive industry and horizontal business processes that are available from Oracle and its ISV partners.

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The Solution Maps are made available to indicate how Oracle is representing select partner products and Oracle(R) Applications in the broader context of industry and horizontal business processes. Today, Oracle has released its second group of ISV Solution Maps, including industry maps for Healthcare [Provider and Payer]; Retail; Life Sciences; Insurance; Public Sector and Professional Services; and new horizontal maps addressing Corporate Performance Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Financial Management, Procurement, and Project and Grants Management.

"This new set of solutions maps builds on the initial set announced at Oracle OpenWorld last October," said Doug Kennedy, vice president, Worldwide Alliances and Channels at Oracle. "We're developing and maintaining a comprehensive set of ISV Solution Maps to help key partners to align more closely with our application product lines and vertical industry solutions, and to promote these ISVs more effectively to our customers and prospects."

Powerful Tool for Customers

The ISV Solutions Maps demonstrate Oracle's commitment to delivering leading business applications. Oracle ISV partners provide customers with options for extending and enhancing the value of their Oracle investments by delivering integrated solutions that complement Oracle Applications.

The Maps illustrate extensive application functionality for industry and business processes and indicate which components are available from Oracle and which are available from select ISV partners. With these maps customers can also clearly see how Oracle enables them to further leverage their investments in third-party software products. ISVs in the Solution Maps are required to meet defined criteria for inclusion. For example, ISVs that have an integration validated through the Oracle PartnerNetwork Applications Integration Initiative are clearly identified. ISV partners with Oracle validated integrations help customers to reduce risk and accelerate implementation cycles. These validated integrations can be achieved through native/point-to-point or Oracle Fusion Middleware. Partners now also have the third option of utilizing the new Oracle Application Integration Architecture announced today (see separate release.)

The Solution Maps are linked to the Oracle PartnerNetwork Solutions Catalog. Users can drill down into an ISV Solution Map, click on a partner, and link directly to their profile in the Solutions Catalog. The Solutions Catalog profile provides a full company and solution description, as well as the ability to directly contact the partner.

"Finding ISV products that work well with their main business applications has historically been challenging, with customers having to wade through massive volumes of material to find simple complementary products," said David Mitchell, Ovum. "Solution Maps bring an easier way for customers and partners alike to find third-party solutions that align with broader Oracle solutions, starting with a high-level map but being able to navigate quickly to companies and their products that can add value."

ISV Solution Maps Support the Oracle Ecosystem

Partners represented in the Solution Maps benefit from increased visibility with Oracle customers, prospects, and the Oracle sales force. The Maps are also a tool for ISVs to better understand and communicate to customers where and how their solutions add value to Oracle Applications. ISVs can use the Solution Maps to readily identify opportunities to develop around Oracle Applications and to validate integrations through the Oracle PartnerNetwork Applications Integration Initiative.

To learn more about the ISV Solution Maps for Oracle Applications, including how to request consideration for inclusion, partners can refer to a Q&A on the ISV Solution Maps at http://www.oracle.com/partnerships/solution-maps/faq.html , or contact isvsm_ww@oracle.com/.

Additional information on Oracle's ISV Solution Maps will be presented at this week's Collaborate Conference in Las Vegas during the following sessions:

Oracle Applications Users Group OAUG Forum Vendor Product Awareness Session: ISV Partner Solution Maps for Oracle Applications Date / Time: Wednesday, April 18, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Location: Room Reef D Quest International Users Group Educational Breakout Session 24700: ISV Partner Solution Maps for Oracle Applications Date / Time: Thursday, April 19, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Location: Room Banyan B Availability

The Solutions Maps for Healthcare [Provider and Payer]; Retail; Life Sciences, Insurance, Public Sector, Professional Services, Corporate Performance Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Financial Management, Procurement and Project and Grants Management are available immediately at (http://www.oracle.com/partnerships/index.html) and available to partners via the Oracle PartnerNetwork Portal. Additional maps will be published to the same location.

About the Oracle PartnerNetwork

Oracle PartnerNetwork is a global business network of more than 19,000 companies who deliver innovative software solutions based on Oracle software. Through access to Oracle's premier products, education, technical services, marketing and sales support, the Oracle PartnerNetwork program provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today's global economy. Oracle partners are able to offer their customers leading-edge solutions backed by Oracle's position as the world's largest enterprise software company. Partners who are able to demonstrate superior product knowledge, technical expertise and a commitment to doing business with Oracle qualify for the Oracle Certified Partner levels. http://oraclepartnernetwork.oracle.com/

About Oracle

Oracle is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle please visit http://www.oracle.com/ .

Trademarks

Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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Oracle Unveils Oracle Application Integration ArchitectureOracle Enables Application Agility with Open Architecture, Packaged Integrations and Industry Reference Models

LAS VEGAS, COLLABORATE '07 User Group Conference, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today at COLLABORATE 07, Oracle announced the Oracle Application Integration Architecture, an open, standards-based platform for business process management across Oracle, third- party and custom applications. As part of the Oracle Application Integration Architecture, Oracle is delivering pre-built integrations across Oracle ERP, CRM and industry applications using a common object model and an open, Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) based platform.

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The Oracle Application Integration Architecture will be open to the industry so ISV's can use it to integrate with Oracle Applications and customers can extend the platform to their legacy applications. The common object model is the same object model to be used in Oracle Fusion applications. Additionally, customers will be able to extend the object model and have those extensions protected during upgrades.

"Oracle Application Integration Architecture will help us solve our problem of managing processes that rely on several different applications," said CIO of Subaru Brian Simmermon. "By leveraging an open, standards-based architecture, we will have the flexibility to make discrete changes without disrupting the entire business process."

Pre-Built Integration Using Standard Business Process Execution Language (BPEL)

As part of the Oracle Application Integration Architecture, Oracle plans to deliver horizontal and industry specific Process Integration Packs, which provide pre-integrated business flows across Oracle's portfolio of applications. Each Process Integration Pack will leverage the Oracle Fusion Middleware SOA Suite and use a methodology that should enable a quick implementation by customers or partners. By offering pre-built, integration packs, Oracle intends to help significantly reduce the cost to deploy and maintain integrations, while supporting a more adaptive application infrastructure.

The initial process integration packages that will be available include: -- Oracle's Siebel CRM On Demand Integration Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite, which is intended to support the opportunity-to-quote process and includes auto conversion of opportunities to quotes and quotes to orders; and, -- Oracle's Siebel CRM Integration Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite Order Management, which is expected to support the order-to-cash process lifecycle, including capabilities for complex product configuration, inventory availability, automated order processing, price synchronization and real time order status.

The following Process Integration Packs are planned for subsequent releases:

-- Oracle's Siebel CRM Integration Pack for i-flex FLEXCUBE Account Originations, which is intended to provide an integrated front-to-back-office banking solution that gives banks a single view of the customer and a streamlined account opening and fulfillment process; -- Oracle's Siebel Call Center Integration Pack for Oracle Adverse Event Reporting System, which is intended to support a complete closed-loop adverse event and complaint solution from the moment of notification through reporting and monitoring, which is critical for the life sciences industry; -- Siebel CRM Trade Promotions and Deductions Integration Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite, which is expected to provide a closed-loop trade promotional process for consumer goods companies, encompassing trade promotion creation and settlement flows; -- Communications Integration Packs for Siebel CRM, Oracle Billing and Revenue Management and Oracle Financials, which is intended to support the concept-to-launch and order-to-cash processes enabling product and price synchronization, account hierarchy management, billing activation for sales orders, bill presentation, payments, adjustments and revenue accounting; -- Multi Order Channel Management Integration Pack for Siebel CRM, Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Retail, which is expected to provide a uniform customer experience regardless of sales channel, and will enable customer-service and sales representatives in the retail industry to view and manage orders across sales channels; -- Siebel CRM On Demand Integration Pack for Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, which is planned to include support for the lead-to- order process, new account creation and maintenance process and product look up synchronization; -- Oracle Transportation Management Integration Pack for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, which is planned to include support for rate and route shopping during sales order entry, optimized shipment planning and consolidation, freight audit and settlement processing and carrier payment; -- Oracle's PeopleSoft Financials Integration Pack for Oracle Financial Services Accounting Hub, which is expected to allow users in the financial services industry to consolidate information from back-office systems into the Oracle Financial Services Accounting Hub and PeopleSoft General Ledger.

Industry Reference Models Enable Process Integration across Multiple Applications

As part of the Oracle Applications Integration Architecture, Oracle plans to deliver Industry Reference Models, which will give customers and partners tools and documented business processes to create unique, integrated process flows across heterogeneous environments. With these models, customer and partners are expected to more easily adopt industry best practices and implement unique processes that meet specific business needs and should be protected through upgrade cycles. Additionally, Oracle is working with the leaders in the systems integrator community to co-develop best practice industry processes and model.

Value Extended through Partner Ecosystem

To provide customers access to a broader set of pre-integrated best-in-class processes, Oracle is expanding the Oracle PartnerNetwork Applications Integration Initiative by providing Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) with industry process content, governance methodology, testing and validation. By developing a formal program for third parties, Oracle intends to give partners access to specialized resources that can help develop supported industry specific solutions that best-fit customers' unique needs.

Path to Oracle Fusion Applications

With the announcement of the Oracle Application Integration Architecture, Oracle has met another commitment to provide an evolutionary approach to Oracle Fusion Applications. The processes, objects, services and methodology planned as part of this architecture are expected to be leveraged in Oracle Fusion Applications, allowing customers to quickly address their integration needs and start adopting a standards-based, SOA architecture to prepare for the next generation of applications.

"The Application Integration Architecture will satisfy customer demands for integration of its acquired applications, while creating a gradual migration path to the future Fusion Applications. The Process Integration Packs combined with BPM tools will give customers an opportunity to implement cross-functional business processes and then create a unique competitive advantage on top of standard enterprise applications." Bill Swanton, AMR Research, "Oracle Application Integration Architecture: We Love It When A Plan Comes Together," April 16, 2007.

About Oracle

Oracle is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com/.

Trademarks

Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

The document is intended to outline our general product direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decision. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described for Oracle's products remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.

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Oracle Expands Applications Integration Initiative for PartnersNew Integration Method Allows Partners to Develop Process Driven Industry Solutions and Extensions Based on Oracle Application Integration Architecture

LAS VEGAS, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- . COLLABORATE Conference -- Oracle today announced it has expanded the Oracle PartnerNetwork Applications Integration Initiative (AII) to give partners a strategic option for integrating with Oracle(R) Applications by using Oracle Application Integration Architecture (AIA). With Oracle Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Suite as the underlying platform, AIA enables partners to more easily and quickly deliver superior and sustainable integrated solutions for key industry processes that extend Oracle Applications.

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Previously, the Oracle PartnerNetwork Applications Integration Initiative provided two options for validating the integration of partner products with the Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise, Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, Oracle's JD Edwards World or Oracle's Siebel product lines. These validated integrations could only be achieved through native/point-to-point or Oracle Fusion Middleware. Partners now also have the third option of utilizing the new Oracle Application Integration Architecture announced today (see separate release.)

Leveraging the Oracle Application Integration Architecture, Certified and Certified Advantage Partners in Oracle PartnerNetwork will now be able to develop business services that can be plugged into Oracle Process Integration Packs, which reflect proven industry best practices. Oracle will review the integration from qualified partners and will apply its validation process to their design, development and testing procedures.

"The Applications Integration Initiative gives Oracle partners a way to differentiate themselves in the marketplace," said Oracle Vice President of ISV Management and Programs, Tom Herrmann. "By adding the Application Integration Architecture platform as a third way to integrate with Oracle Applications under AII, Oracle is offering ISVs a new opportunity to increase revenue and visibility across industries."

Process Integration Increases Value for Partners

ISV solutions validated by the Oracle PartnerNetwork Applications Integration Initiative give customers confidence that the integration between products has been tested for functional and technical soundness, that the partner's product is integrated with Oracle Applications in a reliable, standards-based way, and that the integration operates and performs as designed. Improving delivery capabilities, partners have access to online technical documentation, Webcasts, training and education, tools, development assistance and testing services from Oracle to simplify the validation process and to ensure partners are aligned and properly trained to perform customer implementations. The Oracle Application Integration Architecture provides ISV partners with a common model, giving them the ability to build a single integration solution, which supports multiple Oracle Applications.

"The addition of Oracle Application Integration Architecture as a new track under the Applications Integration Initiative will enable us to better collaborate with Oracle to provide more comprehensive business process integration solutions to our joint customers, much more quickly and easily and with next generation SOA technology," said Agile Software Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy, Chris Wong.

Validated Solutions Drive ROI for Customers

Customers that leverage solutions validated by the Oracle PartnerNetwork Applications Integration Initiative can achieve a lower total cost of ownership by alleviating the integration headache through quicker implementation, improved risk management and a smoother upgrade process. The Oracle Application Integration Architecture leverages the Oracle SOA Suite, and uses an integration methodology that enables customers to significantly reduce the cost to deploy, maintain and support a more adaptive application infrastructure. Additionally, it offers customers a platform for custom, SOA-based extensions, supported by both Oracle and the partner.

About the Oracle PartnerNetwork

About the Oracle PartnerNetwork Applications Integration Initiative

The Oracle PartnerNetwork Applications Integration Initiative was established 14 years ago. Today, more than 300 partners are actively engaged in development efforts with Oracle under this initiative. For more information on the Oracle PartnerNetwork Applications Integration Initiative please visit the Website: http://www.oracle.com/partners/home/bi/global/integration/unauth/applications. html.

About Oracle

Oracle is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com/.

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MobileAware Meets Customers' Need for FIPS Validation with Certicom TechnologyThe small footprint and proven implementations of Certicom's security ideal for mobile applications

MISSISSAUGA, ON, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Certicom (TSX: CIC) today announced that MobileAware has licensed Security Builder(R) GSE(TM) to meet the FIPS 140-2 security level requirement demanded by a growing number of security-conscious corporate and government organizations. By using Certicom's FIPS module that includes elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), MobileAware can get to market faster with proven, standards-based security.

Specifically, MobileAware will be using the Certicom technology to provide over-the-air encryption in ExpressQ, MobileAware's core mobile messaging product and Smart IP, which enables users to maintain secure networked applications through coverage gaps and when moving through different networks.

A Certicom customer since 1997, MobileAware values Certicom for its expertise in ECC and experience in providing enhanced security for resource-constrained mobile devices. ECC provides more strength per bit than other public keys and has been recommended by the National Security Agency as part of the U.S. Government's crypto modernization program.

"With Certicom's modules, we are able to construct very efficient security protocols that conserve bandwidth and battery life. For several years now, we have been convinced that ECC is the way to go and collaborating with Certicom ensures that our customers will have the most efficient and secure implementation of ECC available," said Brian Kinane, chief strategy officer at MobileAware.

FIPS 140-2 validation is considered a benchmark for security. It assures users that a specific security technology has passed rigorous testing under the CAVP (Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program) and CMVP (Cryptographic Module Validation Program) by an accredited third-party laboratory, and can be used to secure sensitive information.

"Our goal is to help companies like MobileAware meet the evolving security needs of their customers quickly, easily and with the reassurance that comes with using proven, standards-based technology," said Bernard Crotty, Certicom's president and CEO. "By working with us, MobileAware is able to continue to provide its customers cutting-edge, mobility infrastructure that includes the most advanced and efficient security available."

Security Builder GSE acts as a software-based cryptographic provider within the Certicom(R) Security Architecture(TM) - a comprehensive, modular and portable platform designed to allow developers to quickly and cost-effectively embed security into applications, and across multiple families and generations of devices. The modular architecture allows the higher level toolkits, SSL, IPSec and PKI to utilize the Security Builder GSE module in FIPS mode.

About MobileAware

MobileAware is the world's leading provider of Mobile Service Infrastructure, a strategic approach for creating and managing mobile data solutions across all lines of business. Whether you are looking to deploy revenue-generating consumer services, cost-reducing customer services, or productivity-enhancing employee services, MobileAware provides a unified framework that fully integrates with existing enterprise service infrastructure to make your mobile strategy a seamless extension of your overall business strategy. Mobile Service Infrastructure simplifies the complexity surrounding disparate data, device diversity and network convergence, enabling companies to rapidly launch secure and reliable mobile solutions that leverage existing business assets and resources. MobileAware is a privately held company and is on the Web at http://www.mobileaware.com/

About Certicom

Certicom protects the value of your content, applications and devices with government-approved security. Adopted by the National Security Agency (NSA) for classified and sensitive but unclassified government communications, Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) provides the most security per bit of any known public-key scheme. As the undisputed leader in ECC, Certicom security offerings are currently licensed to more than 300 customers including General Dynamics, Motorola, Oracle, Research In Motion and Unisys. Founded in 1985, Certicom's corporate offices are in Mississauga, ON, Canada with worldwide sales and marketing headquarters in Reston, VA and offices in the US, Canada and Europe. Visit http://www.certicom.com/.

Certicom, Certicom ECC Core, Certicom Security Architecture, Certicom Trust Infrastructure, Certicom CodeSign, Certicom KeyInject, Security Builder, Security Builder API, Security Builder BSP, Security Builder Crypto, Security Builder ETS, Security Builder GSE, Security Builder IPSec, Security Builder MCE, Security Builder NSE, Security Builder PKI and Security Builder SSL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Certicom Corp. All other companies and products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Information subject to change.

Except for historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Factors which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things: the ability of the Company to successfully implement its strategic initiatives and whether such strategic initiatives will yield the expected benefits; the ability of the Company to develop, promote and protect its proprietary technology security breaches or defects in the Company's products; competitive conditions in the businesses in which the Company participates; changes in consumer spending; the outcome of legal proceedings as they arise; general economic conditions and normal business uncertainty; consolidation in the Company's industry and by its customers; customer preferences towards product offerings; the risk that customers may cancel their contracts with the Company; reliance on a limited number of customers; demand for ECC-based technology; performance of the Company's management team and the Company's ability to attract and retain skilled employees; operating the Company's business profitably; fluctuations in revenue and foreign currency exchange rates; interest rate fluctuations and other changes in borrowing costs; the ability to develop and maintain strategic relationships; and other factors identified under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual information form dated July 26, 2006 and filed on SEDAR at http://www.sedar.com/.

Certicom Corp.

CONTACT: Lisa Courtney Lloyd, Jolita Communications, (613) 271-7512,
lcourtneylloyd@jolita.ca

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. First-Quarter Earnings Call Rescheduled to April 27, 2007

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) , a leading fabless manufacturer of high- performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, will report its financial results for the first-quarter ended March 31, 2007 earlier than previously announced.

MPS will host its quarterly teleconference on: Friday, April 27 at 5:30 a.m. PT / 8:30 a.m. ET

This call will be webcast live for all investors and archived on the company's website at http://www.monolithicpower.com/.

To access the teleconference webcast, go to the Investor Relations page of the MPS website at http://www.monolithicpower.com/cmp_02_inv_rel.htm, and click on the webcast icon. From this site, you can listen to the teleconference, assuming that your computer system is configured properly. In addition to the webcast replay, a phone replay will be available for seven days after the live call at (617) 801-6888, code number 49634601.

About Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPS) develops and markets proprietary, advanced analog and mixed-signal semiconductors. The company combines advanced process technology with its highly experienced analog designers to produce high-performance power management integrated circuits (ICs) for DC to DC converters, LED drivers, Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (CCFL) backlight controllers, Class D audio amplifiers, and Linear ICs. MPS products are used extensively in computing and network communications products, LCD monitors and TVs, and a wide variety of consumer and portable electronics products. MPS partners with world-class manufacturing organizations to deliver top quality, ultra-compact, high-performance solutions through the most productive, cost- efficient channels. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company has expanded its global presence with sales offices in Taiwan, China, Korea, Japan, and Europe, which operate under MPS International, Ltd.

NOTE: Monolithic Power Systems, MPS, and the MPS logo are registered trademarks of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and trademarked in certain other countries.

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

CONTACT: Rick Neely, Chief Financial Officer of Monolithic Power
Systems, Inc., +1-408-826-0759, or investors@monolithicpower.com

Web site: http://www.monolithicpower.com/

SST Announces Release Date of First Quarter 2007 Revenue Results

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SST (Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., Nasdaq: SSTI), a leader in flash memory technology, will announce first quarter 2007 revenue results on Tuesday, April 24, 2007. A press release will be transmitted to the news media immediately following the close of the market on April 24th and the company will hold a conference call to discuss the results and provide a general business update at 1:30 p.m. PT. Those wishing to participate in the conference call should dial (888) 224- 3652, international participants please dial (706) 902-0940, using the password "SST" at approximately 1:20 p.m. PT. A replay of the call will be available for one week by dialing (800) 642-1687, international participants dial (706) 645-9291, using the access code 5214649. A webcast replay of the conference call will be available until the next earnings conference call on the company's web site at http://www.sst.com/events.

About Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.

Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, SST designs, manufactures and markets a diversified range of memory and non-memory products for high volume applications in the digital consumer, networking, wireless communications and Internet computing markets. Leveraging its proprietary, patented SuperFlash technology, SST is a leading provider of nonvolatile memory solutions with product families that include various densities of high functionality flash memory components and flash mass storage products. The Company also offers its SuperFlash technology for embedded applications through its broad network of world-class manufacturing partners and technology licensees, including TSMC, which offers it under its trademark Emb-FLASH. SST's non-memory products include NAND controller-based products, smart card ICs, flash microcontroller and radio frequency ICs and modules. Further information on SST can be found on the company's Web site at http://www.sst.com/.

For more information about SST and the company's comprehensive list of product offerings, please call 1-888/SST-CHIP. Information can also be requested via email to literature@sst.com or through SST's Web site at http://www.sst.com/. SST's head office is located at 1171 Sonora Court, Sunnyvale, Calif.; telephone: 408/735-9110; fax: 408/735-9036.

NOTE: The SST logo and SuperFlash are registered trademarks of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Leslie Green Green Communications Consulting, LLC (650) 312-9060

Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.

CONTACT: Leslie Green of Green Communications Consulting, LLC,
+1-650-312-9060, for Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.

Web site: http://www.sst.com/