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Albemarle Reports First-Quarter 2007 Results- First quarter net income of $58.1 million, or 60 cents per-share, up 69 percent over the same period last year.- Fine Chemicals segment income margin increases to 16 percent from 6 percent compared to the same period last year.

RICHMOND, Va., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Albemarle Corporation reported first-quarter 2007 net income of $58.1 million, or 60 cents per-share, up from $34.4 million, or 36 cents per-share, for first- quarter 2006, due to strong performance in each of the Company's three business segments. The Company reported net sales in the first-quarter 2007 totaling $589 million compared to first-quarter 2006 net sales of $607 million.

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Commenting on results, Mark C. Rohr, President and CEO of Albemarle Corporation stated, "I am extremely pleased with the performance of our company this quarter. In spite of lower volumes and over $9 million of net increased raw material and energy costs compared to the previous year, our businesses delivered strong results with increased profitability in every segment. I am especially proud of our Fine Chemicals team where we achieved a step change in margin improvement. Our strengths in technology, innovation and customer service enabled us to deliver these strong results and we will continue to focus in these three areas as we strive to deliver value throughout 2007 to our customers and shareholders."

Quarterly Segment Results

Polymer Additives recorded net sales for first-quarter 2007 of $214.3 million, a 3 percent decrease versus first-quarter 2006. Net sales declined in our flame retardant portfolio due primarily to reduced volumes in our tetrabrom product line. Our flame retardant portfolio benefited from higher year over year pricing. Polymer Additives segment income for first-quarter 2007 grew 14 percent to $35.7 million due to improved pricing, offset in part by lower tetrabrom volumes and increased raw materials and other costs.

Catalysts recorded net sales for first-quarter 2007 of $235.8 million, a slight increase versus first-quarter 2006, due primarily to better pricing in all of our catalysts operations, partially offset by lower volumes in HPC refinery catalysts. Catalysts segment income for first-quarter 2007 increased 56 percent to $39.4 million due to higher pricing and increased FCC refinery catalysts and polyolefin catalysts volumes, partially offset by increased raw material costs. Catalysts segment income includes a $2.1 million pre-tax benefit from the elimination of an employee benefit plan.

Fine Chemicals net sales for first-quarter 2007 were $139.1 million, a 7 percent decrease versus first-quarter 2006. This decline is due primarily to the disposition of our Thann, France facility. Segment income for first- quarter 2007 increased 132 percent to $22.5 million. Improved pricing and increased volumes in our bromine portfolio and increased pricing in our fine chemistry services portfolio coupled with the acquisition of the South Haven cGMP facility, contributed to this increase.

During the quarter, interest and financing expenses were $8.9 million versus first-quarter 2006 expenses of $10.6 million. We repurchased approximately 450,000 shares of Albemarle stock for $18.6 million at an average price of $41.64 per share.

Our first-quarter 2007 effective income tax rate was 23 percent. Earnings Call

The Company's performance for the first-quarter ended March 31, 2007 will be discussed on a conference call at 8:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time on April 24, 2007, which can be accessed through Albemarle's website under Investor Information at http://www.albemarle.com/ .

Albemarle Corporation, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a leading global developer, manufacturer and marketer of highly-engineered specialty chemicals for consumer electronics; petroleum and petrochemical processing; transportation and industrial products; pharmaceuticals; agricultural products; construction and packaging materials. The Company operates in three business segments, Polymer Additives, Catalysts and Fine Chemicals, and serves customers in approximately 100 countries.

Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the information presented in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although we believe our expectations as reflected are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of our knowledge of our business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from expectations include, without limitation: the inability to pass through increases in costs and expenses for raw materials and energy; competition from other manufacturers; changes in demand for our products; the gain or loss of significant customers; fluctuations in foreign currencies; and increased government regulation of our operations or our products. Additional factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found under "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2006 and in our other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are urged to review and consider carefully the disclosures we make in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Albemarle Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Income (In Thousands of Dollars, Except Share and Per-Share Amounts) (Unaudited) First Quarter Ended March 31, 2007 2006 Net sales $589,238 $607,354 Cost of goods sold 429,449 484,901 Gross profit 159,789 122,453 Selling, general and administrative expenses 62,486 57,853 Research and development expenses 15,711 11,445 Operating profit 81,592 53,155 Interest and financing expenses (8,910) (10,619) Other income, net 952 926 Income before income taxes, minority interests and equity in net income of unconsolidated investments 73,634 43,462 Income tax (expense) (16,936) (11,337) Income before minority interests and equity in net income of unconsolidated investments 56,698 32,125 Minority interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries (net of tax) (4,951) (3,225) Equity in net income of unconsolidated investments (net of tax) 6,361 5,476 Net income $58,108 $34,376 Basic earnings per-share $0.61 $0.37 Diluted earnings per-share $0.60 $0.36 Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Basic 95,288 94,153 Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Diluted 97,504 96,569 Albemarle Corporation and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In Thousands of Dollars) (Unaudited) March 31, December 31, 2007 2006 ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $125,016 $149,499 Other current assets 856,087 811,355 Total current assets 981,103 960,854 Property, plant and equipment 2,181,675 2,169,433 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization 1,194,785 1,188,858 Net property, plant and equipment 986,890 980,575 Other assets and intangibles 602,865 588,939 Total assets $2,570,858 $2,530,368 LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities $404,296 $482,949 Long-term debt 734,533 681,859 Other noncurrent liabilities 238,137 236,594 Deferred income taxes 104,749 100,868 Shareholders' equity 1,089,143 1,028,098 Total liabilities & shareholders' equity $2,570,858 $2,530,368 Albemarle Corporation and Subsidiaries Selected Cash Flows Data (In Thousands of Dollars) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 2006 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year $149,499 $58,570 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $125,016 $67,100 Sources of cash and cash equivalents: Net income 58,108 34,376 Depreciation and amortization 27,349 30,626 Proceeds from borrowings 17,824 43,674 Proceeds from exercise of stock options 10,952 10,955 Uses of cash and cash equivalents: Capital expenditures (26,241) (21,018) Purchases of common stock (18,647) (8,980) Investments in other corporate investments (84) (64) Repayments of long-term debt (12,441) (46,939) Dividends paid to shareholders (8,628) (7,472) Dividends paid to minority interests (4,374) (1,200) Albemarle Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Summary of Segment Results (In Thousands of Dollars) (Unaudited) First Quarter Ended March 31, 2007 2006 Segment net sales: Polymer Additives $214,319 $221,871 Catalysts 235,827 235,356 Fine Chemicals 139,092 150,127 Total segment net sales $589,238 $607,354 Segment operating profit (loss): Polymer Additives $36,460 $32,115 Catalysts 34,581 20,884 Fine Chemicals 25,247 10,901 Corporate & Other (14,696) (10,745) Total segment operating profit 81,592 53,155 Minority interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries: Polymer Additives (2,252) (2,015) Catalysts - - Fine Chemicals (2,735) (1,210) Corporate & Other 36 - Total minority interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries (4,951) (3,225) Equity in net income of unconsolidated investments: Polymer Additives 1,515 1,120 Catalysts 4,824 4,445 Fine Chemicals - - Corporate & Other 22 (89) Total equity in net income of unconsolidated investments 6,361 5,476 Segment income (loss): Polymer Additives 35,723 31,220 Catalysts 39,405 25,329 Fine Chemicals 22,512 9,691 Corporate & Other (14,638) (10,834) Total segment income 83,002 55,406 Interest and financing expenses (8,910) (10,619) Other income, net 952 926 Income tax (expense) (16,936) (11,337) Net income $58,108 $34,376

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Volterra Reports First Quarter 2007 Financial Results

FREMONT, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Volterra Semiconductor Corporation , a leading provider of high-performance analog and mixed-signal power management semiconductors, today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2007.

Net revenue for the first quarter of 2007 was $17.6 million versus net revenue of $15.7 million for the first quarter of 2006 and net revenue of $21.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2006. Net income was $0.4 million, or $0.01 per share (diluted), for the first quarter of 2007, compared with net income of $0.5 million, or $0.02 per share (diluted), for the first quarter of 2006.

Volterra also reported net income and diluted net income per share on a non-GAAP basis. Non-GAAP net income excludes the effect of stock-based compensation expense and non-recurring charges, net of tax. Non-GAAP net income was $1.8 million, or $0.07 per share (diluted), for the first quarter of 2007, compared to non-GAAP net income of $1.6 million, or $0.06 per share (diluted), for the first quarter of 2006.

"As we anticipated, our first quarter revenues in 2007 were up from the same period last year, but down from the record levels set in the fourth quarter of 2006, primarily as a result of certain customer inventory issues discussed in our last earnings call," said Volterra President and CEO Jeff Staszak. "With our customer's inventory correction behind us, we continue to be excited about our prospects and we look forward to the continued growth and expansion of our business."

Earnings Conference Call

Volterra will be conducting a conference call today at 5:30 p.m. (Eastern). To access the conference call, investors can dial (800) 218-0204 approximately ten minutes prior to the initiation of the teleconference. International and local participants can dial (303) 262-2146. A webcast of the conference call also will be available from the Investors section of the Company's website at: http://www.volterra.com/. The web cast will be available on the Company's website until midnight on Monday, May 21, 2007.

A digital replay of the conference call will be available through midnight on Monday, April 30, 2007. To access the replay, investors should dial (800) 405-2236 or (303) 590-3000 and enter reservation number 11088125.

About Volterra Semiconductor Corporation

Volterra Semiconductor Corporation, headquartered in Fremont, CA, designs, develops, and markets leading edge silicon solutions for low-voltage power delivery. The Company's product portfolio is focused on advanced switching regulators for the computer, datacom, storage, and portable markets. Volterra operates as a fabless semiconductor company utilizing world-class foundries for silicon supply. The company is focused on creating products with high intellectual property content that match specific customer needs. For more information, please visit http://www.volterra.com/.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Volterra provides all information required in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), but it believes that evaluating its financial results may be difficult if limited to reviewing only GAAP financial measures. Volterra's management believes the non-GAAP information provided is useful to investors and other users of its financial information and its inclusion with our financial results is warranted for several reasons:

-- it can enhance the understanding of Volterra's financial performance by adjusting for special, non-recurring items that may obscure results and trends in our core operating performance, particularly in reconciling differences between reported income and actual cash flows; -- it can provide consistency in reviewing Volterra's historical performance between periods, as well as allowing for better comparisons of Volterra's performance with similar companies in Volterra's industry; -- it allows users to evaluate the results of the business using the same financial measures that management uses to evaluate and manage Volterra's internal planning, budgeting and operations; -- it provides investors with additional information used by management, its board of directors and committees thereof, to determine management compensation.

Volterra's management reports and uses calculations of (i) non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP gross margin as a percent of revenue, which represents gross margin excluding the effect of stock-based compensation; (ii) non-GAAP income from operations (and its components, non-GAAP research and development expense, non-GAAP selling, general, and administrative expense, non-GAAP total operating expenses, and including non-GAAP gross margin as indicated above) as well as non-GAAP operating margin as a percent of revenue which represent income from operations and its components excluding the effect of stock-based compensation and special items such as restructuring charges, net of tax; (iii) non-GAAP effective tax rate and the associated non-GAAP income tax expense, which represents the effective tax rate without the effect of stock- based compensation and income tax expense recalculated excluding the effect of stock-based compensation and special items on non-GAAP income before tax; and (iv) non-GAAP net income (and its components listed above), non-GAAP net margin as a percent of revenue, and non-GAAP diluted net income per share, which represents net income and diluted net income per share excluding the effect of stock-based compensation expense and special items such as the cumulative effect of accounting changes and restructuring charges, net of tax.

Investors should note that the non-GAAP financial measures used by Volterra may not be the same non-GAAP financial measures, and may not be calculated in the same manner, as that of other companies. Whenever Volterra discloses such a non-GAAP financial measure, it provides a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to what it believes to be the most closely applicable GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of GAAP net income to non- GAAP net income (loss) is included in the financial statements portion of this release and at the Investors section of our website at http://www.volterra.com/. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release regarding financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations of Volterra. The words "expect," "will," "should," "would," "anticipate," "project," "outlook," "believe," "intend," and similar phrases as they relate to future events are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect the current views and assumptions of Volterra but are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward- looking statements are the following: risks that Volterra may not be able to maintain revenue growth or gross margin levels; risks that Volterra's new products may not be able to be completed in a timely fashion or gain market acceptance; dependence on a limited number of products; risks that one or more of Volterra's concentrated group of customers may reduce demand or price for Volterra's products or a particular product; risks that Volterra may not be able to manage its growth; risks with managing its small number of distributors; intellectual property litigation risk; the semiconductor industry's cyclical nature; the seasonality in our business; geographic concentration of foundries, assembly and test facilities and customers in the Pacific Rim, subjecting Volterra to risks of natural disasters, epidemics and political unrest; and other factors detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Form 10-K filed on March 8, 2007. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and Volterra undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, except as required by law.

VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 2006 Net revenue $17,553 $15,652 Cost of revenue* 7,966 7,710 Gross margin 9,587 7,942 Operating expenses: Research and development* 6,072 5,178 Selling, general and administrative* 3,458 2,585 Total operating expenses 9,530 7,763 Income from operations 57 179 Interest and other income 628 485 Interest and other expense (20) (20) Income before income taxes 665 644 Income tax expense 49 127 Income before cumulative effect of accounting change 616 517 Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax 255 - Net income $361 $517 Net income per share: Basic: Net income per share before cumulative effect of accounting change $0.02 $0.02 Cumulative effect of accounting change 0.01 - Net income per share $0.01 $0.02 Diluted: Net income per share before cumulative effect of accounting change $0.02 $0.02 Cumulative effect of accounting change 0.01 - Diluted net income per share $0.01 $0.02 Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic 24,432 23,868 Diluted 26,525 26,225 * Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows: Cost of revenue $65 $64 Research and development 608 642 Selling, general, and administrative 503 495 Total stock-based compensation expense $1,176 $1,201 VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (In thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 Effect of Effect of Stock-based Accounting GAAP Compensation Change Non-GAAP Gross margin $9,587 $(65) $- $9,652 Gross margin % 54.6% -0.4% 0% 55.0% Operating expenses: Research and development $6,072 $608 $- $5,464 Selling, general and administrative 3,458 503 - 2,955 Total operating expenses $9,530 $1,111 $- $8,419 Income from operations $57 $(1,176) $- $1,233 Operating margin % 0.3% -6.7% 0% 7.0% Effective tax rate 7.4% 3.3% 0% 4.1% Income tax expense $49 $(26) $- $75 Net income $361 $(1,150) $(255) $1,766 Net margin % 2.1% -6.5% -1.5% 10.1% Diluted net income per share $0.01 $(0.05) $(0.01) $0.07 Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 Effect of Effect of Stock-based Accounting GAAP Compensation Change Non-GAAP Gross margin $7,942 $(64) $- $8,006 Gross margin % 50.7% -0.4% 0% 51.2% Operating expenses: Research and development $5,178 $642 $- $4,536 Selling, general and administrative 2,585 495 - 2,090 Total operating expenses $7,763 $1,137 $- $6,626 Income from operations $179 $(1,201) $- $1,380 Operating margin % 1.1% -7.7% 0% 8.8% Effective tax rate 19.7% 5.2% 0% 14.5% Income tax expense $127 $(141) $- $268 Net income $517 $(1,060) $- $1,577 Net margin % 3.3% -6.8% 0% 10.1% Diluted net income per share $0.02 $(0.04) $- $0.06 VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands) March 31, December 31, 2007 2006 (Unaudited) (Audited) Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $40,900 $41,814 Short-term investments 10,037 9,977 Accounts receivable, net 13,742 13,294 Inventory 12,897 12,589 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,008 1,461 Total current assets 78,584 79,135 Property and equipment, net 4,259 4,514 Other assets 55 54 Total assets $82,898 $83,703 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable $4,894 $8,510 Accrued liabilities 4,527 3,377 Total current liabilities 9,421 11,887 Commitments and contingencies Stockholders' equity: Common stock 24 24 Additional paid-in capital 104,481 103,181 Accumulated deficit (31,028) (31,389) Total stockholders' equity 73,477 71,816 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $82,898 $83,703

Volterra Semiconductor Corporation

CONTACT: Heidi Flannery, Investor Relations, +1-510-743-1718, or
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PARROT(R) : Reclassement de titres et accroissement du flottant

PARIS, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Parrot renforce à nouveau son statut de valeur de croissance internationale en élargissant son actionnariat auprès de prestigieux investisseurs institutionnels français et anglo-saxons.

Une opération de reclassement portant sur 9,1 % du capital de Parrot a été réalisée (1 143 841 titres) le 18 avril 2007 afin de satisfaire la demande croissante du marché et d'améliorer la liquidité du titre.

Ce placement, au cours de 39,50 EUR, a pu s'effectuer grâce à l'apport de titres de la part d'investisseurs financiers historiques.

Au 19 avril 2007, la part du capital du Groupe Parrot dans le public atteint 54.2 % contre 45.3 % auparavant, Henri Seydoux en détenant 36,3 % et les salariés 1,3 %(participations stables) et les investisseurs historiques 7.6 % (contre 16.7 % auparavant).

A la connaissance de la société, il n'existe pas d'autres actionnaires détenant directement, indirectement ou de concert 5 % ou plus du capital ou des droits de vote à ce jour.

A propos de PARROT

Créée en 1994, Parrot s'est rapidement hissée au niveau des principaux acteurs mondiaux des périphériques sans fil pour téléphones mobiles. S'appuyant sur un savoir faire éprouvé en matière de technologies de reconnaissance vocale et de traitement du signal, Parrot a été l'une des toutes premières entreprises à produire des équipements de téléphonie mains-libres pour automobiles utilisant la norme Bluetooth(R), dont elle avait compris, dès 1999, le formidable potentiel. Elle a vendu près de 3 millions d'unités de produits en 2006.

Déterminée à accompagner la percée irrésistible des périphériques sans fil dans l'univers quotidien, Parrot développe depuis 2006 une nouvelle gamme de produits son et image sans fil.

Parrot est aujourd'hui une entreprise particulièrement ouverte sur l'international, tant en ce qui concerne sa clientèle, puisque 90,5% de ses ventes se font hors de France, qu'en termes de production, sous-traitée auprès de partenaires minutieusement sélectionnés et contrôlés pour atteindre le meilleur niveau de qualité et de réactivité. Parrot est aujourd'hui une entreprise particulièrement bien positionnée pour tirer parti du formidable avenir promis aux périphériques de la téléphonie mobile.

Parrot affiche une forte croissance de son chiffre d'affaires consolidé, passant de 80,9 millions d'euros pro forma en 2005 à 166,9 millions d'euros en 2006.

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Contacts Parrot

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J.D. Power and Associates Announces Collaboration With Mediamark Research Inc. to Offer Psychographic Data on New-Vehicle BuyersBMW and Toyota Recognized as J.D. Power Automotive Online Marketers of the Year

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- J.D. Power and Associates announced this morning at its 2007 Automotive Marketing and Advertising Issues Briefing that it has formed a collaboration with Mediamark Research Inc. (MRI) to jointly develop a pair of valuable supplements to its media studies.

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The collaboration was announced to more than 200 automotive marketing and advertising professionals at the J.D. Power and Associates annual review of leading trends, opportunities and challenges in automotive marketing and media in Torrance, Calif. The J.D. Power and Associates-MRI products are designed to offer auto marketers, their agencies and publishers the leading psychographic data on new-vehicle buyers. These data were previously unavailable for this segment of the population.

While MRI psychographics are the most widely used and respected batteries of lifestyle and attitude questions, there has never been a product to deliver these attributes, along with the magazine and cable network consumption patterns of recent new-vehicles buyers that is provided by the J.D. Power Car and Truck Report. The MRI Psychographic Supplement to the J.D. Power report will be available in May 2007.

"We are very excited about the J.D. Power and Associates-MRI products, which are truly a breakthrough for the industry," said Gene Cameron, vice president of media solutions at J.D. Power and Associates. "Prior to this study, marketers had to infer psychographics from the total audience of a magazine and not specifically to new-vehicle buyers. As auto marketers offer more models to serve customers' lifestyles and attitudes, we can now provide them with guidance on where and how to advertise to reach those specific customers, enabling marketers to implement much more effective and efficient marketing and communication strategies."

The new data integration was achieved through a statistical technique known as data fusion, which was applied in a proprietary manner by MRI. The psychographics will also be included in the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Online Media Study(SM) to be released in August of this year.

"MRI is considered the 'go to' company for marketers who need a high resolution view of consumers -- who they are, what they buy, how they think and how to reach them," said Kathi Love, MRI President and CEO. "In recent years we've added hundreds of psychographic questions to our Survey of the American Consumer, because people with similar demographics often have dissimilar approaches to consumer products and product categories. We're delighted to team with a research company as respected as J.D. Power and Associates to help auto marketers and publishers get the most from MRI's psychographic targeting muscle."

Automotive Online Marketers of the Year

The J.D. Power and Associates event also served as a venue to recognize leaders of automotive online marketing. The firm acknowledged luxury automaker BMW and non-luxury automaker Toyota as the J.D. Power Automotive Online Marketers of the Year.

The recognition is based on competitive performance metrics drawn from J.D. Power studies on automotive Internet marketing, including the New Autoshopper.com, Used Autoshopper.com and Manufacturer Web Site Evaluation Studies. Recipients were selected based on their demonstrated effectiveness at bringing visitors to the brand's Web site, converting those visitors into purchasers, achieving superior market share (relative to total) among automotive shoppers who use the Internet in their shopping process and consumer evaluations on the usefulness of the brand's Web site while shopping.

"We are pleased to recognize the performance of automotive online marketers based on objective metrics that encompass the range of challenges on the Internet," said Cameron. "These two leading companies exemplify the strides that have been made in online marketing and serving the needs of the automotive shopper."

J.D. Power and Associates will also conduct the 2007 Automotive Marketing and Advertising Issues Briefing on Wednesday, April 25, at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square, and on Friday, April 27, at the Troy Marriott in Troy, Mich.

About J.D. Power and Associates

Headquartered in Westlake Village, Calif., J.D. Power and Associates is an ISO 9001-registered global marketing information services firm operating in key business sectors including market research, forecasting, performance improvement, training and customer satisfaction. The firm's quality and satisfaction measurements are based on responses from millions of consumers annually. J.D. Power and Associates is a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies.

About The McGraw-Hill Companies:

Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, BusinessWeek and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2006 were $6.3 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/.

About MRI

Founded in 1979, MRI interviews approximately 26,000 U.S. adults in their homes each year, asking about their use of media, their consumption of products and their lifestyles and attitudes. MRI is the country's leading provider of magazine audience and multimedia research data. The company releases data from Survey of the American Consumer (adults 18+) twice yearly, in the spring and fall. MRI data have become the basic media-planning currency for the majority of the media plans that are created each year by national advertisers and their agencies. MRI is part of GfK Group AG, Nuremberg, Germany.

J.D. Power and Associates Media Relations Contacts: Syvetril Perryman Jeff Perlman Westlake Village, Calif. Westlake Village, Calif. (805) 418-8103 (805) 418-8976 syvetril.perryman@jdpa.com jeff.perlman@jdpa.com

No advertising or other promotional use can be made of the information in this release without the express prior written consent of J.D. Power and Associates. http://www.jdpower.com/corporate

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Standard Register Sells Its ExpeData(R) Digital Writing Business Unit

DAYTON, Ohio, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Standard Register , a leading provider of document and print management services, today announced that it has sold its digital writing business unit to Exped LLC, a subsidiary of DoubleDay Acquisitions II, a Dayton-based investment firm. Terms of the deal will be disclosed in the company's forthcoming Form 8-K.

"This emerging technology has made great strides. DoubleDay will be an outstanding owner and is in a position to take this business to the next level," said Dennis Rediker, Standard Register's president and chief executive officer. "For us, ultimately, it is about priorities and we will direct our investment toward our core document services strategy."

"We are excited about our acquisition of the ExpeData business," said Brian Kohr, chief financial officer of DoubleDay Acquisitions II. "Digital writing is a technology in its early stages of adoption. We believe ExpeData has the most advanced digital writing solution available in the world and a very strong network of partners to deliver it."

ExpeData will remain headquartered in the Dayton, Ohio area. About Standard Register

Standard Register is a premier document services provider, trusted by companies to manage the critical documents they need to thrive in today's competitive climate. Relying on nearly a century of industry expertise, Lean Six Sigma methodologies and leading technologies, the company helps organizations increase efficiency, reduce costs, mitigate risk, grow revenue and meet the challenges of a changing business landscape. It offers document and label solutions, technology, consulting and print supply chain services to help clients manage documents throughout their enterprises. More information is available at http://www.standardregister.com/.

About ExpeData

ExpeData has the most advanced digital writing solution available in the market. Through its network of channel partners, print partners and integrators, ExpeData's digital writing solution is available in both a hosted and enterprise model. It is used by thousands of mobile and remote workers in healthcare, banking, insurance, and in trades such as plumbing to capture and interpret data, immediately and remotely. This data is then sent back wirelessly to the customers' network for automatic and secure interpretation. More information on the solution is available at http://www.expedata.net/.

About DoubleDay Acquisitions II

DoubleDay Acquisitions II is a privately-held investment management company based in Dayton, Ohio.

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results for fiscal year 2007 and beyond could differ materially from the Company's current expectations.

Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as "anticipates," "projects," "expects," "plans," "intends," "believes," "estimates," "targets," and other similar expressions that indicate trends and future events.

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Standard Register

CONTACT: Media, Lesley Sprigg, +1-937-221-1825,
lesley.sprigg@standardregister.com, or Investors, Robert J. Cestelli,
+1-937-221-1304, robert.cestelli@standardregister.com, both of Standard
Register

Web site: http://www.standardregister.com/
http://www.expedata.net/

Glenayre Technologies Schedules First Quarter 2007 Earnings Release and Conference Call

NEW YORK, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Glenayre Technologies, Inc. , (the "Company") a global provider of entertainment products and services through Entertainment Distribution Company, LLC ("EDC"), will announce its financial results for the first quarter ended March 30, 2007, on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, after market hours.

The company will host a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2007 financial results the same day at 4:30 p.m. ET. To access the conference call, please dial 973-582-2706 and reference pass code 8712906. A live webcast of the conference call and the presentation slides will also be available on the Company's corporate Web site, located at http://www.glenayre.com/.

Jim Caparro, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Jordan Copland, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of Glenayre Technologies will host the call.

A replay of the conference call will be available through Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at midnight ET. The replay can be accessed by dialing 973-341-3080. The pass code for the replay is 8712906.

About Glenayre Technologies

Glenayre Technologies is a global provider of entertainment products through Entertainment Distribution Company, LLC (EDC). Entertainment Distribution Company is the largest provider of pre-recorded entertainment products, including CDs and DVDs, for Universal Music Group, the world leader in music sales. Headquartered in New York, EDC's operations include manufacturing and distribution facilities throughout North America and in Hanover, Germany, and a manufacturing facility in Blackburn, UK. For more information, please visit http://www.glenayre.com/.

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This news release contains statements that may be forward looking within the meaning of applicable securities laws. The statements may include projections regarding future revenues and earnings results, and are based upon the Company's current forecasts, expectations and assumptions, which are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual outcomes and results to differ materially. Some of these results and uncertainties are discussed in the Company's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company's most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These factors include, but are not limited to restructuring activities; potential intellectual property infringement claims; potential acquisitions and strategic investments; volatility of stock price; ability to attract and retain key personnel; competition; variability of quarterly results and dependence on key customers; potential market changes resulting from rapid technological advances; proprietary technology; potential changes in government regulation; international business risks; continuation and expansion of third party agreements; sensitivity to economic trends and customer preferences; increased costs or shortages of raw materials or energy; dependence on Universal Music Group; potential inability to manage successful production; advances in technology and changes in customer demands; variability in production levels; and development of digital distribution alternatives including copying and distribution of music and video files. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements and does not intend to do so except where legally required.

Glenayre Technologies, Inc.

CONTACT: Media: Jennifer Gery, or Investors: Mike Smargiassi or Brad
Edwards, +1-212-986-6667, investor.relations@glenayre.com, all for Glenayre
Technologies

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

'Cake Mania' Demo For Nintendo DS To Be Featured In 10,000 Retail Locations This Spring

EDISON, N.J., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Majesco Entertainment Company , an innovative provider of video games and digital entertainment products for the mass market, today announced that a playable demo of Sandlot Games' Cake Mania(TM) will be featured in approximately 10,000 Nintendo DS(TM) Download Stations at major retailers nationwide this June.

Cake Mania DS(TM) is based on Sandlot Games' leading online game that has been downloaded 40 million times worldwide and earned both the iParenting Media Award and the 2006 Casual Game of the Year award from Yahoo Games. Developed by Digital Embryo, Cake Mania DS(TM) is now available for a suggested retail price of $19.99.

Players assume the role of Jill who returns from culinary school to find her beloved grandparents' bakery closed down because a new Mega-Mart store opened in the neighborhood. Players must upgrade Jill's kitchen with state-of- the-art baking tools while serving her increasingly difficult customers so she can ultimately earn enough money to re-open her grandparents' bakery. Offering 84 levels of progressively frenetic baking, Cake Mania challenges gamers to simultaneously handle all aspects of customer service via the Touch Screen, from handing out menus and collecting cash, to baking, frosting and decorating cakes. As her customer base grows, so does the frantic pace of the bakery until Jill is a cake-making maniac!

For more information about Cake Mania, please visit http://www.majescoentertainment.com/ or http://www.sandlotgames.com/.

About Sandlot Games

Sandlot Games Corporation, headquartered in Bothell, Washington, is the world's premier developer and publisher of casual and family-friendly games. Sandlot Games boasts a captivating portfolio of popular game titles and franchises including Cake Mania(TM), Glyph(TM), Super Granny(R), Tradewinds(R) and Westward(TM). Sandlot Games reaches millions of game players worldwide through a variety of distribution channels including online, PC, PDA's, handhelds, videogame consoles and mobile phones. Since 2002, over 80 million games have been downloaded by its loyal fan base. For more information or to play one of our award-winning games, please visit us at http://www.sandlotgames.com/.

About Majesco Entertainment Company

Headquartered in Edison, NJ, with an international office based in Bristol, UK, Majesco Entertainment Company is an innovative provider of video games and digital entertainment products for the mass market, with a focus on publishing video games for leading portable systems and the Wii(TM) console. Current product line highlights include Cake Mania(TM) for the Nintendo DS(TM), Cooking Mama: Cook Off for the Wii(TM) console and JAWS(TM) Unleashed. More information about Majesco can be found online at http://www.majescoentertainment.com/.

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Majesco Entertainment Company

CONTACT: Gloria Quinn for Majesco Entertainment Company, +1-212-338-0077
x. 310, gloria@highwatergroup.com

Web site: http://www.majescoentertainment.com/
http://www.sandlotgames.com/

Nancy Margolis Promoted to Vice President of Energetics Incorporated

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Energetics Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of VSE Corporation announced today the recent promotion of Nancy Margolis to Vice President. The promotion is a key component of Energetics' strategy to strengthen and grow its core technology-based consulting practice in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and industrial productivity.

During 23 years with Energetics, Ms. Margolis has won national acclaim as an expert in industrial energy analysis. Energetics' Board of Directors and corporate officers unanimously endorsed the promotion of Ms. Margolis in recognition of her proven leadership in building and managing top-flight technical teams, orchestrating high-level policy and technical analyses, and developing new business opportunities. As a corporate officer, Ms. Margolis will have the authority to significantly expand critical support for existing clients and secure new business in major industrial markets within the United States and around the globe.

"I think all of us at Energetics and certainly many of our clients are thrilled that Nancy has been chosen to help lead the company in this period of unprecedented opportunity and challenge," said Energetics' President Jim Reed. "This promotion confirms that Energetics' business model will continue to stress excellence and team building as the keys to our long-term success. Nancy's great potential as Vice President is enhanced by the many outstanding contributions she has made to the field of industrial energy efficiency over the years," he added.

Ms. Margolis' superb analytic work has been well-received at both the National Academy of Sciences and the White House. She has also been honored with two prestigious awards from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Technologies Program within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Her outstanding reputation in industrial energy efficiency has contributed to her success in developing new commercial business for Energetics with the Aluminum Association, AMIRA International, the American Iron and Steel Institute, a global mining company, and others.

Ms. Margolis will be responsible for Energetics' support of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Department of Energy programs in industrial technologies, biomass energy, and policy. Additionally, her staff members will provide support to DOE programs in hydrogen energy and solar energy. Ms. Margolis holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland and a B.A. in Chemistry from The Johns Hopkins University.

Energetics is a multi-disciplinary consulting company providing a broad range of technical and management support services to federal and state agencies, private companies, trade associations, and research institutions. Energetics currently consults in energy, infrastructure protection, and global health markets, providing an array of expertise from engineering evaluations and regulatory analysis to strategic and program planning. For more information on Energetics' services and products, please see the Company's website at http://www.energetics.com/ or contact Senior Vice President Jack Eisenhauer at (410) 953-6246.

VSE provides diversified services to the engineering, energy and environment, defense, and homeland security markets from more than 20 locations across the United States and around the world. For more information on VSE services and products, please see VSE's web site at http://www.vsecorp.com/ or contact Len Goldstein, Director of Business and New Product Development, at (703) 317-5202.

VSE News Contact: C. S. Weber, CAO, (703) 329-4770

This news release contains statements which, to the extent they are not recitations of historical fact, constitute "forward looking statements" under federal securities laws. All such statements are intended to be subject to the safe harbor protection provided by applicable securities laws. For discussions identifying some important factors that could cause actual VSE results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward looking statements in this news release, see VSE's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

VSE Corporation

CONTACT: Jack Eisenhauer, Senior Vice President of Energetics
Incorporated, +1-410-953-6246; Len Goldstein, Director of Business and New
Product Development, +1-703-317-5202, or Media, C. S. Weber, CAO,
+1-703-329-4770, both of VSE

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

Global Innovative Announces Name Change to Lightscape Technologies Inc.New Name Reflects Company's Strategic Focus on LED Lighting Solutions

HONG KONG, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Innovative Systems Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: GBSY) , a provider of innovative lighting design solutions, advanced lighting products and customized energy management solutions, today announced that its corporate name will change to Lightscape Technologies Inc., effective immediately. The ticker symbol for the Company's common stock will change to OTCBB: LTSC, effective April 23, 2007. Holders of stock certificates bearing the name "Global Innovative Systems Inc." may continue to hold them and will not be required to exchange them for new certificates or take any other action. The CUSIP number for the Company's common stock will change to 53227B 101, effective April 23, 2007.

Bondy Tan, President and CEO commented, "With the rapid growth of our LED lighting design solutions segment, this corporate name change better reflects our new strategic focus within the lighting industry. There has been no change in our Company's management or ownership, and we continue to provide leading- edge lighting design solutions, advanced lighting source products and energy- savings solutions to an increasingly diverse base of global clients."

"Our name change, coupled with implementation of a re-branding strategy, reflects the image that the Company wishes to convey to our customers, shareholders and investors as a leader in the provision of innovative, creative and energy-efficient 'lightscapes' for a variety of architectural, commercial and retail developments."

Mr. Tan concluded, "The birth of our new corporate name, Lightscape Technologies, is the result of many positive changes to our business over the past twelve months. As a result of these changes, we are now positioned to be a world-class sales and marketing company offering our customers creative lighting solutions and products. Anchored by our proprietary lighting control technologies and our creative design strengths, our solutions bring light to life for our customers. In addition, we leverage our energy-savings expertise to offer lighting solutions which produce substantial long-term cost savings for our customers. We look forward to continued growth in our business and believe our new name will further position our Company as an innovative player in the lighting solutions market."

As part of the name change, the Company will be releasing a new corporate logo and launching a new corporate website in the Company's current 2008 fiscal first quarter.

About Lightscape Technologies

Lightscape Technologies Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: LTSC) delivers innovative lighting design solutions, advanced lighting products and customized energy management solutions. Through wholly owned subsidiary Lightscape Technologies (Macau) Ltd., Lightscape Technologies provides full service lighting design solutions including LED video walls, software-based intelligent lighting controllers, interior set design and fabrication, laser and multimedia technologies. Through subsidiary Beijing Illumination (Hong Kong) Limited, Lightscape Technologies manufactures and sells HID (High- Intensity Discharge) lighting products and Ultra High-Pressure Mercury Lamps. Through wholly owned subsidiary Tech Team Holdings Limited, Lightscape Technologies provides total energy management products and solutions which optimize energy consumption, lower costs, and enhance competitiveness for clients. Our headquarters are in Hong Kong, and we have offices in Singapore, China and Macau.

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The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "Safe Harbor" for forward-looking statements. This Press Release may contain, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as "believe," "expect," "plan," "anticipate" and similar expressions identifying forward- looking statements. Investors should not rely on forward-looking statements because they are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Lightscape Technologies' expectations, and Lightscape Technologies expressly does not undertake any duty to update forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, risks in product development and market acceptance of and demand for the company's products and services; risks of downturns in economic conditions generally; risks of intellectual property rights associated with competition and competitive pricing pressures; risks of foreign sales and high customer concentration; and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Lightscape Technologies to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Information concerning potential factors that could affect the company is detailed from time to time in the company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Lightscape Technologies Inc.

CONTACT: Investors, Bill Zima or Ashley Ammon, both of Integrated
Corporate Relations, Inc., +1-203-682-8200, for Lightscape Technologies Inc.

Trimble Introduces Lightweight, Powerful Solution for Mapping and GIS ApplicationsData Collection That Fits in Your Hand or Pocket

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trimble today introduced the latest addition to its Mapping and Geographic Information System (GIS) product line-the Juno ST handheld. The Juno ST handheld is a portable, low-cost data collection solution supported by Trimble's range of field and office software. It comes standard with a built-in high-sensitivity Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, Microsoft Windows Mobile version 5.0 software, and has Wi-Fi(R)/Bluetooth for wireless connectivity to office networks, cameras and mobile phones.

The Juno ST handheld's low price point facilitates large-scale deployment, allowing a company or organization to equip a significant number of its employees; it is especially practical for use in applications where high productivity is most important. Examples include natural resources organizations, utility companies, and government agencies conducting inspection and permitting tasks. The Juno ST is also fully compatible with other Trimble data collection systems, utilizing the same software and workflows as the entire range of Trimble Mapping and GIS solutions.

Delivering a range of 2 to 5 meter positioning, real-time or postprocessed, the Juno ST handheld incorporates a high-sensitivity GPS receiver and has been specially designed to maximize yield of positions in hostile environments, such as under forest canopy and up against buildings. For use in a vehicle, an external antenna can be added.

"The Juno ST handheld is ideal for companies and organizations that need to deploy a large number of data collection systems in the field," said Doug Merrill, general manager of Trimble's Mapping and GIS Division. "Small and light enough to fit in your pocket, the Juno ST can easily complement an existing field operation and can be added into your current workflow."

Weighing in at just 4.8 ounces (133 grams) and measuring approximately 4.3 in x 2.4 in x 0.7 in (10.9 cm x 6.0 cm x 1.9 cm), the Juno ST handheld is lightweight and compact, and its small form factor makes it portable and convenient to use.

Purpose-built for streamlined data collection, the Juno ST handheld has 128 MB of non-volatile Flash data storage and a Secure Digital (SD) card slot for additional data storage. The removable Li-Ion battery is rechargeable and lasts for up to eight hours.

The Juno ST handheld provides flexibility with Windows Mobile 5.0 software and includes familiar Microsoft productivity tools such as Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, Internet Explorer Mobile and Outlook Mobile.

The Juno ST handheld GPS receiver is available for order now through Trimble's Mapping and GIS dealer network. It should begin shipping in early May 2007.

About Trimble

Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on applications requiring position or location -- including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics, Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back office. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Trimble has a worldwide presence with more than 3,400 employees in over 18 countries.

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

Certain statements made in this press release are forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual events and results may differ materially from those described in this press release. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the accuracy, performance and availability of the Juno ST handheld; its suitability for large-scale deployment and high productivity environments; customer satisfaction with and market acceptance of the handheld product; and economic trends and competitive pricing pressures. More information about potential factors which could affect Trimble's business and financial results is set forth in reports filed with the SEC, including Trimble's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its annual report on Form 10-K. All forward looking statements are based on information available to Trimble as of the date hereof, and Trimble assumes no obligation to update such statements.

GTRMB

Trimble

CONTACT: media, Willa McManmon, +1-408-481-7838, or
willa_mcmanmon@trimble.com, or investors, Lea Ann McNabb, +1-408-481-7808, or
leaann_mcnabb@trimble.com, both of Trimble

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

Locke High School Students Benefit from Three New Developments at Mother of ManyGPA's Rise After Students Are Introduced to the World of Digital Media

LOS ANGELES, April 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Apple recently welcomed Daphne Bradford as one of 100 newly selected Apple Distinguished Educators. The Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) program identifies key educators from around the globe who are emerging as leaders in the field of educational technology. Ms. Bradford founded and directs Mother of Many (M.O.M.) and its Developing Mac Geniuses digital media program for students at Los Angeles Unified School District's Locke High School located in Watts, California.

"Since the program's humble beginning a little over a year ago, we've been able to reach out and inspire students who were failing their core subjects to now steadily improve their grades. Learning how to use Apple's video and audio production and editing tools has given students a whole new respect for Math and English as necessary subjects," says Daphne Bradford, also manager of Locke High School's Authorized Apple Training Center for Education (AATC), home to the Developing Mac Geniuses.

Ogilvy Los Angeles has joined with Mother of Many to launch Ogilvy Advantage, a program offering Locke High's Developing Mac Geniuses regular, ongoing access to advertising creative and production professionals, hands-on access to production processes and real-world evidence that the digital media skills they are learning have the potential to enhance their futures.

"Every time our young friends from Locke High School show up for a day in the agency, gravity is reduced a little at 3530 Hayden Avenue. We love Ms. Bradford's students--they are the future," says Dan Burrier, Chief Creative Officer and Managing Director of Ogilvy LA.

M.O.M. is excited and grateful to announce that an anonymous foundation has recently committed both financial and human resources to support Mother of Many's Locke High School Developing Mac Geniuses. This generous support secures the program's continuance, ensures that the quantifiable gains in participating students' Grade Point Averages are sustained and enables the program to expand and serve a larger number of students in the near future.

The Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) program, established in 1994, consists of over 1,000 educators worldwide who utilize technology to improve teaching and learning for students from kindergarten through higher education. Learn more about this group of innovative educators online at http://edcommunity.apple.com/adeprogram.

Ogilvy Los Angeles is a unit of The Ogilvy Group Agency network, a subsidiary of WPP Group plc . Ogilvy Los Angeles brings together all the capabilities of the global Ogilvy network to provide integrated marketing solutions to agency clients such as Cisco Systems, Mattel, Arco, am/pm, Kraft, NatureMade, Heal the Bay, and The Los Angeles Public Library.

Mother of Many (M.O.M.) is a non-profit organization established by Founder and Director Daphne Bradford. M.O.M. has been instrumental in attaining Locke High School's certification as the first Los Angeles Unified School District campus to become an Apple Authorized Training Center for Education (AATC). This enables LAUSD's Locke High School students and teachers to become certified in entertainment industry software Final Cut Pro, movie sound track software Logic Pro, as well as to become digital media geniuses of Mac's iLife Suite featuring iMovie, iDVD, iPhoto and Garageband. These skills provide students with a critical competitive edge needed for ongoing studies and in today's creative workplace.

Mother of Many

CONTACT: Lauri Burrier for Mother of Many, +1-310-748-7300

Web site: http://edcommunity.apple.com/adeprogram

SAP and Cisco Expand Relationship, Collaborate to Develop New Breed of Network-Aware SOA Business SolutionsIndustry Leaders Innovate How Applications and Networks Interact to Transform Enterprise Visibility, Control and Responsiveness

ATLANTA, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Further building on their relationship, SAP AG and Cisco(R) today announced that they have entered into a global market innovation agreement to jointly develop a new breed of business solutions that can transform how applications and networks interact. These new solutions are designed to enable the business network agility that is essential to bringing together customers, partners, suppliers and employees across geographically dispersed, highly heterogeneous business and information technology landscapes. SAP and Cisco intend to develop business solutions that support their shared visions of service- oriented architecture (SOA) and integrate the context of operational business applications with the intelligence captured throughout the network, providing customers with high levels of visibility, control and responsiveness across the extended enterprise. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE(R) '07, SAP's international customer conference, being held in Atlanta, Georgia, April 22 - 25.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050310/SFTH009LOGO-a )

The new network-aware solutions from SAP and Cisco will focus on removing the artificial separation between application infrastructure and network infrastructure to intelligently route traffic based on contextual business relevance. The solutions provide the enterprise with right-time response to significant business events in context, anywhere, anytime, and from any device. The first solution produced from the collaboration will include composite applications that address the need for an integrated network and application platform providing a holistic view of the extended enterprise for better management of compliance and risk in today's dynamic business environment. The companies also plan to integrate unified business communication, such as e-mail, voice and podcasting, into business process applications to increase responsiveness to selected process events.

"SAP and Cisco share a common perspective on the role of collaboration, communication and intelligent connectivity in empowering users and enabling the borderless enterprise," said Doug Merritt, corporate officer and member of the Executive Council, head of Business User Development, SAP AG. "With SAP's business process expertise and Cisco's leadership in networking and IT infrastructure, we are uniquely positioned to help our customers maximize their global IT investments by delivering solutions that enable the right- time, intelligent and in-context business responses. This heightened degree of organizational insight and agility is essential to an organization's ability to realize the business transformation opportunity that is before us."

"The network has evolved from pure connectivity to a reliable, sophisticated, intelligent platform for communications and IT services, driving a transformation in the relationship between applications and networks," said Charles H. Giancarlo, chief development officer, Cisco. "Working with SAP to integrate business context into the pervasive network will redefine what it means to connect and interact. SAP and Cisco are committed to delivering business solutions that help customers respond faster to accelerated business change and take advantage of opportunity for growth and competitive differentiation."

The jointly developed solutions from SAP and Cisco will take advantage of enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA) from SAP, the SAP NetWeaver(R) platform and Cisco's Service-Oriented Network Architecture (SONA) to support successful customer implementations in a wide variety of enterprise use cases. Today's agreement expands on a September 2006 joint marketing agreement between the two companies to address governance, risk and compliance issues for customers in North America.

Network-Aware Composite Applications from SAP and Cisco

SAP and Cisco are developing a growing portfolio of pre-built composite applications that address some of the most common challenges facing businesses today. The first set of co-developed composite applications will address organizational requirements in the area of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) and will combine SAP's enterprise management of risks and controls with the real-time notification, escalation and enforcement capabilities of Cisco SONA. The first GRC composite applications by SAP and Cisco will focus on three compliance and risk imperatives that represent significant pain-points for customers: data privacy and protection, IT and network security, and service level assurance.

In the area of data privacy, the joint SAP and Cisco offering can enable analysis of traffic crossing the network and identification of the class of information in emails or other correspondence. The application will then be able to instantly determine in real-time if the transit should be allowed or blocked based on business rules to help ensure data privacy. With their solution for IT and network security, SAP and Cisco aim to ease compliance by continuously monitoring and periodically testing the network and IT security environment for events that are mapped to the business processes and controls embedded in SAP solutions for governance, risk and compliance (SAP solutions for GRC). SAP and Cisco's efforts to address service level assurance can enable the continuous monitoring and periodic testing of compliance for customer support Service Level Agreements (SLAs). This flexible application will be able to apply testing and monitoring to various time-based internal or external business commitments, including customer loan approvals, specific delivery times, product spoilage dates or regulatory reporting deadlines.

These three new GRC composite applications are planned for release by year-end and will offer maintenance services and support 24 hours a day, seven days a week. As part of the agreement, SAP and Cisco have established co- location service support offices located in Fremont, California and Chandigrah, India.

In a separate announcement also made today, SAP announced that Cisco has selected SAP solutions for governance, risk and compliance (SAP solutions for GRC) as its internal GRC solution. The SAP solutions for GRC will provide Cisco with the tools to help unify its control initiatives and risk management across its extended enterprise. (For more information, see related announcement, "Cisco Selects SAP(R) Solutions for Governance, Risk and Compliance," from April 23, 2007.)

About SAP

SAP is the world's leading provider of business software*. Today, more than 39,400 customers in more than 120 countries run SAP(R) applications-from distinct solutions addressing the needs of small businesses and midsize companies to suite offerings for global organizations. Powered by the SAP NetWeaver(R) platform to drive innovation and enable business change, SAP software helps enterprises of all sizes around the world improve customer relationships, enhance partner collaboration and create efficiencies across their supply chains and business operations. SAP solution portfolios support the unique business processes of more than 25 industries, including high tech, retail, financial services, healthcare and the public sector. With subsidiaries in more than 50 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol "SAP." (Additional information at http://www.sap.com/ )

(*) SAP defines business software as comprising enterprise resource planning and related applications such as supply chain management, customer relationship management, product life-cycle management and supplier relationship management.

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SAP, R/3, mySAP, mySAP.com, xApps, xApp, SAP NetWeaver and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries all over the world. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies. Data contained in this document serve informational purposes only. National product specifications may vary.

For customers interested in learning more about SAP products: Global Customer Center: +49 180 534-34-24 United States Only: 1 (800) 872-1SAP (1-800-872-1727) For more information, press only: Scott Behles, +1 (917) 494-2009, scott.behles@sap.com, EDT SAP Press Office, +49 (6227) 7-46315, CET; +1 (610) 661-3200, EDT; press@sap.com Pamela Ferrill, +1 408-527-9076, parupert@cisco.com, PDT Amira Rubin, Burson-Marsteller, +1 (212) 614-5180, amira.rubin@bm.com, EDT During SAPPHIRE (from April 23 to 25), to speak with press contacts on site, please dial the SAP press room at +1 (404) 222 5000.

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NextLabs and IBM Launch eGRC for Information Export Control- Solution to address ITAR, EAR and IP controls debuts at SAPPHIRE(R) '07, April 22-25 -

SAN MATEO, Calif., and ARMONK, N.Y., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- NextLabs(TM) Inc., a leading privately-held developer of policy-based automated information control solutions, and IBM, the leading global IT services provider, today announced the availability of eGRC for Information Export Control through collaboration with SAP AG .

The information export control solution from IBM and NextLabs extends the export compliance capability of the SAP(R) GRC Global Trade Services application. In addition, the solution manages the handling and export of technical information that is subject to ITAR, EAR, or other federal regulations. IBM and NextLabs will launch the eGRC for Information Export Control solution at SAPPHIRE(R) '07 Atlanta on April 22-25, SAP's international customer conference.

Aerospace and Defense (A&D), high tech, and industrial firms face complex challenges complying with ITAR and EAR export regulations. These regulations impose large fines and penalties for inappropriate disclosure of export- controlled information. No clear guidelines or standards are provided. Mobile workforces, the Internet, and the global supply chain further compound the problem.

eGRC for Information Export Control integrates with Tivoli(R) Identity Manager from IBM, SAP GRC Global Trade Services, and Compliant Enterprise(R) from NextLabs. The solution safeguards information within the enterprise, supports compliance with export regulations, and limits access to controlled information to authorized users. The solution combines best-in-class software, with best practice recommendations and implementation accelerators, for maximum customer value.

IBM Global Business Services will implement the solution and provide the design, architecture, policy, and data discovery services.

"We are pleased to be collaborating with NextLabs and SAP to bring this high value information export control solution to market," said Mike Bilger, Partner IBM Security and Privacy Services. "Our customers are searching for export control solutions and this is one of the first comprehensive offerings available on the market."

"We are excited to be working with two world class organizations like IBM and SAP," said Keng Lim, CEO, NextLabs. "This solution addresses an urgent business issue. Companies with exposure to export control regulations like ITAR should benefit greatly from our combined offering."

The eGRC for Information Export Control solution is designed to address export control requirements dealing with the handling and protection of technical data. The solution consists of three major components: identity management, information access and handling control, and export license management. eGRC for Information Export Control addresses technical data export requirements by enabling project teams to quickly:

* define authorized users * identify controlled technical data * control technical data use, according to defined business policies * control export of technical data corresponding with approved licenses and defined business policies, and * provide a full audit trail detailing technical data flow history to satisfy regulatory compliance requirements.

The solution actively enforces export controls by interpreting environmental variables, business context, and context of use dynamically for appropriate document handling and disclosure. As an example, only ITAR project managers may distribute confidential files within US locations via email to authorized team members over encrypted channels. Business productivity remains open and uninterrupted without unnecessarily blockage and excessive approval process. Collaboration, inside and outside the extended enterprise, can now safely take place. Inappropriate disclosure is prevented. Information handling activities can be monitored centrally. Built-in continuous audit and compliance reporting significantly reduce overhead and audit cost.

ABOUT SAP GRC Global Trade Services

SAP GRC Global Trade Services provides a comprehensive, centralized platform for managing all foreign trade processes. Compliance is ensured using standardized trade services embedded with logistics processes as well as financial and HR processes as needed. Cross-border transactions can be accelerated with expedited customs and minimal border delays using streamlined import/export processes and real-time reporting. The centrally managed global trade solution facilitates quick and complete updates to accommodate ever- changing trade laws and regulations

ABOUT NEXTLABS

Today's large enterprises require active policy management to automate and enforce proper information security, handling, and disclosure procedures for ensuring corporate integrity and compliance. NextLabs' central policy management system eliminates policy silos, controls information disclosure inside and outside the enterprise, and provides universal control and real- time enforcement. The Company's Compliant Enterprise platform provides comprehensive support for information access entitlements, protects data usage at endpoints, and dynamically maintains information barriers to prevent conflict of interest activity. For more information, visit us at http://www.nextlabs.com/.

ABOUT IBM For more information on IBM, please visit http://www.ibm.com/.

NextLabs and Compliant Enterprise are trademarks or registered trademarks of NextLabs Inc. in the United States. IBM and Tivoli are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. SAP, SAPPHIRE and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries all over the world. All other company, product, or service names mentioned may be trademarks or service marks of their respective companies.

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SAP and Adobe Join Forces for Virtual LearningCompanies Advance Rapid Training with New SAP(R) Enterprise Learning Environment, Combining Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) Connect(TM) Professional with SAP Learning Solution

ATLANTA, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAP AG and Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced their collaboration on a new product, SAP(R) Enterprise Learning environment, designed to help companies drive continuous employee education more efficiently and cost effectively than with traditional in-person training. SAP Enterprise Learning creates a unique learning environment through the combination of SAP Learning Solution with Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) Connect(TM) Professional -- a scalable, highly customizable, extensible Web conferencing solution. SAP Enterprise Learning environment is scheduled for availability in Q3 2007 with the next SAP enhancement package for SAP ERP. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE(R) '07, being held in Atlanta, Georgia, April 22 - 25.

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SAP Enterprise Learning environment will help enable organizations to more easily conduct, measure and track virtual classes while allowing employees to collaborate in real-time with instructors and other learners. SAP and Adobe also announced that they have entered into a global reseller agreement that allows SAP to market and sell Acrobat Connect Professional as a standalone solution for enterprise-class Web-conferencing and collaborative communication.

"SAP Enterprise Learning underlines the unparalleled value of the SAP ecosystem of co-innovation, empowering our customers with new ways of solving long-standing challenges," said Jim Hagemann Snabe, general manager of SAP Business Suite and corporate officer of SAP AG. "Whatever their industries or sizes, our customers share a common need: to train employees continually and cost effectively. By combining the rich and appealing user experiences enabled by Adobe with the comprehensive learning solution from SAP, the new SAP Enterprise Learning environment helps customers achieve this while also accelerating knowledge transfer throughout the enterprise."

As an integral part of an organization's human capital and knowledge management strategy, the new SAP Enterprise Learning environment can help drive more effective employee development through the efficient delivery of training and education. With Acrobat Connect Professional as part of the new SAP Enterprise Learning environment, companies can gain a comprehensive virtual learning environment that combines the benefits of employee training in a classroom environment with highly engaging online training functionality. Employees will be able to easily search for and enroll in virtual classes that include engaging course content, such as animations, videos, interactive polls and simulations. Additionally, instructors can easily schedule and enroll learners in virtual classroom sessions, and then automatically track who attended the class and how long they participated in the session. Because the sessions are based on Flash(R) software, instructors can be confident that learners will be able to enter the virtual classroom easily, without cumbersome downloads or distractions.

"Entering this partnership with SAP allows Adobe to significantly expand on the capabilities and reach of the HCM [human capital management] solution to very broad audiences in the world's best run businesses," said Tom Hale, senior vice president, Knowledge Worker Business Unit at Adobe. "We are excited to further our partnership with the worldwide leader in business software solutions, and to see Acrobat Connect Professional supporting the integrated talent management capabilities in SAP Business Suite."

Adobe and SAP are building on their successful collaborations in the area of SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe as well as innovative and engaging SAP user interfaces leveraging Adobe Flex(TM) technology. In addition, SAP will resell the entire range of Acrobat Connect Professional Web conferencing capabilities, which can enable SAP customers to reduce travel costs, improve employee communication and engage with their value chain more effectively. SAP will leverage its worldwide sales force and dedicated global SAP Education team to extend the collaborative capabilities of SAP's enterprise solutions, offering customers a leading platform for enterprise-class Web-conferencing and collaborative communications.

At SAPPHIRE '07 Atlanta, SAP Enterprise Learning environment will be showcased in the SAP ERP Village, the SAP Education area and the Adobe show floor, booth #725.

About Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information -- anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information, visit http://www.adobe.com/.

About SAP

SAP is the world's leading provider of business software*. Today, more than 39,400 customers in more than 120 countries run SAP(R) applications -- from distinct solutions addressing the needs of small businesses and midsize companies to suite offerings for global organizations. Powered by the SAP NetWeaver(R) platform to drive innovation and enable business change, SAP software helps enterprises of all sizes around the world improve customer relationships, enhance partner collaboration and create efficiencies across their supply chains and business operations. SAP solution portfolios support the unique business processes of more than 25 industries, including high tech, retail, financial services, healthcare and the public sector. With subsidiaries in more than 50 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol "SAP." (Additional information at http://www.sap.com/ )

NOTE: SAP, R/3, mySAP, mySAP.com, xApps, xApp, SAP NetWeaver and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries all over the world. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies. Data contained in this document serve informational purposes only. National product specifications may vary.

For customers interested in learning more about SAP products: Global Customer Center: +49 180 534-34-24 United States Only: 1 (800) 872-1SAP (1-800-872-1727) For more information, press only: Iris Eidling, +1 (650) 200-6798, iris.eidling@sap.com, PDT SAP Press Office, +49 (6227) 7-46315, CET; +1 (610) 661-3200, EDT; press@sap.com Matt Carrington, Burson-Marsteller, +1 (571) 216-7485, matt.carrington@bm.com, EDT Amanda Lietz, Burson-Marsteller, +49 69 238 09-54, amanda.lietz@bm.com, CET

During SAPPHIRE (from April 23 to 25), to speak with press contacts on site, please dial the SAP press room at +1 (404) 222 5000.

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iris.eidling@sap.com, PDT, or SAP Press Office, +49 (6227) 7-46315, CET;
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SAPPHIRE (from April 23 to 25), to speak with press contacts on site,please
dial the SAP press room at +1 (404) 222 5000.

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HP, Microsoft and SAP Deliver Appliance for Duet(TM) Software

ATLANTA, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HP, Microsoft Corp. and SAP AG today unveiled a new appliance that allows access to SAP(R) business processes and data via Microsoft(R) Office applications on high-performance HP servers. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE(R) '07, SAP's international customer conference, being held in Atlanta, Georgia, April 22 - 25.

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The result of a collaborative effort, "Duet(TM) by SAP and Microsoft, powered by HP" is an HP ProLiant server that has been pre-installed with Duet software, a joint solution from Microsoft and SAP that gives information workers seamless access to select SAP business processes and data through Microsoft Office applications.

Duet by SAP and Microsoft, powered by HP acts as an appliance that allows customers to easily create a "proof of concept," enabling them to more quickly and easily evaluate Duet's business benefits using customer-specific data. Pre-loaded scripts have been engineered to help customers to jumpstart the Duet proof-of-concept and production implementations.

The Duet appliance speeds up deployment by shortening implementation time from setup to configuration, which both increases return on investment and enables customers to realize business benefits from Duet more quickly.

The Duet appliance also can be expanded to include additional HP ProLiant or HP Integrity servers that can fully integrate with a business' live Microsoft and SAP applications. The industry-leading HP ProLiant and Integrity server technology behind the Duet appliance will give customers the scalability they need to handle the most demanding workloads with high levels of performance.

"Because of our alliances with both Microsoft and SAP, HP is in a leading position to package the benefits of Duet in a flexible and adaptable solution for rapid deployment," said Chuck Smith, vice president, Enterprise Servers and Storage, Technology Solutions Group -- Americas, HP. "HP Integrity and ProLiant servers provide high performance and superior flexibility for instant query execution and very fast response times -- even for complex and non- routine queries. The Duet appliance offers flexibility that optimally adapts to business needs."

"Just a year after launching Duet, a groundbreaking solution that connects SAP software to the Microsoft Office tools people use every day, we are pleased to announce another landmark initiative to accelerate the deployment of Duet," said Lewis Levin, corporate vice president, Microsoft Office. "Duet by SAP and Microsoft, powered by HP empowers IT organizations with a plug-and- play solution that rapidly delivers the benefits of Duet to their information workers so they can drive more value, faster."

"We already have tremendous customer and partner momentum with Duet - since last year's announcement we have sold to more than 250 customers and 400,000 licenses," said Doug Merritt, executive vice president of Business User Development and corporate officer, SAP Group. "Our appliance strategy with HP and Microsoft is one more example of SAP's continuing tradition of co- innovation with partners to bring flexibility and innovation to our customers. Duet by SAP and Microsoft, powered by HP helps customers extend the reach of SAP solutions and improve overall productivity. Since the appliance is based on enterprise service-oriented architecture, customers can get their Duet deployments up and running quickly."

Duet by SAP and Microsoft, powered by HP is available for customers to order starting June in North America. Additional information on Duet by SAP and Microsoft, powered by HP and the broad range of HP server, software and services solutions for SAP customers is available at http://www.hp.com/go/sap.

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.

About SAP

About HP

HP focuses on simplifying technology experiences for all of its customers -- from individual consumers to the largest businesses. With a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP is among the world's largest IT companies, with revenue totaling $94.1 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended Jan. 31, 2007. More information about HP is available at http://www.hp.com/.

More news from HP, including links to RSS feeds, is available at http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/.

For customers interested in learning more about SAP products: Global Customer Center: +49 180 534-34-24 United States Only: 1 (800) 872-1SAP (1-800-872-1727) For more information, press only: Robin Meyerhoff, SAP, +1 650 461 1916, robin.meyerhoff@sap.com, EDT SAP Press Office, +49 (6227) 7-46315, CET; +1 (610) 661-3200, EDT; press@sap.com Michael Thacker, HP, +1 415 819 3115, thacker@hp.com, PDT Microsoft Rapid Response Team, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, +1 503 443 7070, rrt@waggeneredtstrom.com

During SAPPHIRE (from April 23 to 25), to speak with press contacts on site, please dial the SAP press room at +1 (404) 222 5000.

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EDT; or SAP Press Office, +49 (6227) 7-46315, CET; +1 (610) 661-3200, EDT;
press@sap.com; or Michael Thacker, HP, +1 415 819 3115, thacker@hp.com, PDT;
or Microsoft Rapid Response Team, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide,
+1 503 443 7070, rrt@waggeneredtstrom.com

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

SAP and Curam Software to Offer Powerful Social Enterprise Management Solutions to Public Sector Organizations WorldwideSeamless Integration with SAP NetWeaver(R) Enables Government Agencies to Centralize and Streamline Operations, Improve Citizen Services

ATLANTA, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAP AG , the world's leading provider of business software solutions, and Curam Software, the leading provider of social enterprise management (SEM) software solutions, today announced a new agreement to offer the most comprehensive SEM solutions to public sector organizations worldwide. The relationship establishes new levels of agility and performance for government human services, workforce services and social security benefits agencies, by integrating Curam Software solutions with SAP's industry-leading enterprise solutions, which are Powered by the SAP NetWeaver(R) platform. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE(R) '07, SAP's international customer conference, being held in Atlanta, Georgia, April 22 - 25.

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Together, SAP and Curam Software will enable government social agencies to offer the highest levels of service to their citizens to achieve individual and collaborative outcomes in the most effective manner. SEM solutions serve the needs of national social security programs, state and local health and human services, and social services programs such as food stamps and child support enforcement. Due to aging populations, increased life expectancy and other demographic shifts, the costs of providing social services are growing. Analysts estimate that in the United States, up to 40 percent of state government spending is done by health and human services agencies.

Under the agreement, Curam Software's SEM software has become Powered by SAP NetWeaver and has become an SAP-endorsed business solution, creating seamless integration with the SAP(R) ERP and SAP Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM) applications, and allowing public sector customers to consolidate and standardize their IT infrastructure on SAP NetWeaver. The companies will offer Curam Software's best-of-breed, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) SEM solution, integrated with and enhanced by SAP NetWeaver and SAP's industry-leading enterprise applications and services. SAP will continue to market and support its current social services framework, based on SAP NetWeaver serving as a business process platform for public services.

"Governments are looking for a more complete view of their citizens in need of human services, workforce services, and social security benefits through case management tools," said John Kost, managing vice president, Gartner. "Governments at all levels continue their push to become more holistic in providing services and to use technology to pursue transformation toward more seamlessly integrated government and we believe that companies that can deliver these services will find a growing market opportunity."

In the short term, the integration of Curam Software and SAP applications will give customers a means to provide constituents with multi-channel access to apply for constituent services. In addition, it will empower social enterprises to improve operational decisions by integrating data across the enterprise and delivering advanced infrastructure, management, and analytics capabilities. Future Curam Software integration with SAP NetWeaver, SAP CRM and SAP ERP is planned to provide customers with increased visibility into their organizations, improved service delivery capabilities, and enhanced decision-making tools for fiscal accountability and planning.

"At Curam Software, we are dedicated to improving the societal value of social services and enhancing the quality of services that government agencies deliver to citizens," said Ernie Connon, president, Curam Software, Inc. "Both Curam Software and SAP share a common vision and approach to delivering flexible solutions that allow agencies to enhance services, without the constraint of outdated legacy systems."

SAP Ecosystem

As part of its platform strategy, SAP is building an open ecosystem to drive adoption of enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA); foster co-innovation between SAP, customers and partners; and deliver value for all participants. Building on its deep industry knowledge and diverse community of partners and leveraging SAP NetWeaver as a platform for product and service innovation, SAP and its ecosystem are driving new dimensions of collaboration-turning breakthrough ideas into innovative solutions for customers.

"SAP is proud to deliver to our public sector customers a flexible platform with a vibrant ecosystem of partners that can meet the vast needs of government organizations," said Tom Shirk, president, SAP Global Public Services. "In Curam Software, we have found a like-minded company who understands the value we can jointly bring to the market when we co-innovate on an open and flexible platform, using re-useable business processes that are delivered through an enterprise-service oriented architecture. Our work together will help ensure that social services organizations worldwide can deliver even better services to their constituents at a lower cost."

The two companies also announced that Curam Software's composite application for overdue payments has become "Powered by SAP NetWeaver," certified by SAP. This SAP xApp(TM) composite application introduces a workflow system that covers the complete overdue payments query process, a system that is inefficient in many agencies today.

About SAP-endorsed business solutions

SAP-endorsed business solutions are complementary to SAP(R) software offerings, are developed in accordance with SAP development guidelines, and provide additional choices and flexibility for businesses running SAP software. SAP-endorsed business solutions are powered by the SAP NetWeaver(R) platform and are offered by SAP partners.

About Curam

Curam Software is the leading provider of Social Enterprise Management (SEM) software solutions, delivering best-in-class applications for social enterprises globally including, health and human services, workforce services, and social security organizations. Using the Curam Business Application Suite(TM) agencies can immediately reap the benefits of client-centric business processes and an outcomes-driven integrated service delivery model. The Curam Business Application Suite, underpinned by the Curam Enterprise Framework(TM), combines the advantages of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software, an enterprise platform, and service-oriented architecture (SOA) with the business and technical flexibility required to allow agencies to implement solutions to meet their strategic objectives. Curam Software is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with additional offices located in New York, Washington, D.C., United Kingdom, Australia, and Bangalore, India. Curam customers include the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies (OACAS) in Canada, New York State, and New Zealand's Ministry of Social Development.

About SAP

For customers interested in learning more about SAP products: Global Customer Center: +49 180 534-34-24 United States Only: 1 (800) 872-1SAP (1-800-872-1727) For more information, press only: Andy Kendzie, +1 (202) 247-7064, andy.kendzie@sap.com, EDT Alicia Lenze, +49 (6227) 7-40445, alicia.lenze@sap.com, CET Jason Loesche, +1 (484) 437-0015, EDT, j.loesche@sap.com SAP Press Office, +49 (6227) 7-46315, CET; +1 (610) 661-3200, EDT; press@sap.com Tina Powell, Curam Software, +1 (703) 738-9800 ext. 9818, tpowell@curamsoftware.com Jan Cornelius, O'Keeffe & Company, Inc. (for Curam Software), +1 (703) 883-9000 ext. 102, jcornelius@okco.com, EDT

During SAPPHIRE (from April 23 to 25), to speak with press contacts on site, please dial the SAP press room at +1 (404) 222 5000.

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andy.kendzie@sap.com, EDT; Alicia Lenze, +49 (6227) 7-40445,
alicia.lenze@sap.com, CET; Jason Loesche, +1 (484) 437-0015, EDT,
j.loesche@sap.com; SAP Press Office, +49 (6227) 7-46315, CET; +1 (610) 661-
3200, EDT; press@sap.com; Tina Powell, Curam Software, +1 (703) 738-9800 ext.
9818, tpowell@curamsoftware.com; Jan Cornelius, O'Keeffe & Company, Inc. (for
Curam Software), +1 (703) 883-9000 ext. 102, jcornelius@okco.com, EDT

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

EMC Strengthens Information Infrastructure For SAP(R) Application EnvironmentsNew Solutions Center, Adaptive Computing Certifications and Collaboration Enable Customers to Optimize Investments in EMC and SAP Applications

ATLANTA, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- SAPPHIRE(R) '07 -- EMC Corporation , the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today at SAPPHIRE '07 Atlanta, SAP's international customer conference, reinforced its commitment to helping customers get the most value out of their investments in SAP(R) applications. Investments include the opening of the EMC SAP Solutions Center, Adaptive Computing certification for several EMC platforms and ongoing adaptive solutions testing, and enhanced collaboration with SAP Consulting to jointly address customer infrastructure requirements.

Customers are demanding ways to lower TCO throughout their IT infrastructure while improving efficiency. The EMC-established SAP Solutions Center will help achieve increased speed of upgrades, and improved recoverability and security of information on SAP applications. EMC is committed to continued Adaptive Computing certification of platforms as technology refreshes as well as developing and testing solutions across the entire EMC portfolio with SAP applications. This will help our customers reduce complexity, drive down operating costs, and maximize their current technology resulting in an increasingly flexible infrastructure to unlock the value of their SAP information. The SAP Solutions Center will enable EMC to showcase EMC Information Infrastructure Management Solutions with SAP NetWeaver(R) and SAP applications.

"EMC information infrastructure solutions for SAP applications help customers accelerate and increase ROI across SAP application lifecycles. Today's announcement is the first of many that address EMC's continued investment in ensuring mutual customers can maximize their IT investments," said Chuck Hollis, Vice President, Technology Alliances, EMC.

The Adaptive Computing certifications of EMC storage products on industry leading server platforms provides customers with open application integration yielding increased productivity, flexibility and overall improved scalability. With Adaptive Computing customers can distribute SAP applications based on a centralized shared storage data model across servers anytime anywhere. Today EMC has completed Adaptive Computing certifications for specific EMC platforms with AIX, Linux and Solaris operating systems on Dell, Sun and IBM servers.

EMC and SAP have worked together for more than 10 years on technology projects and today the two vendors are continuing to collaborate to best serve mutual customers looking to upgrade their SAP applications through EMC and SAP integrated service offerings. Customers will see an even smoother purchasing cycle, faster issue resolution, predictable deployments and non-disruptive upgrades that lower risk, speed time to value and reduce cost and complexity as a result of a formalized engagement model. By jointly addressing the infrastructure requirements of a customer, EMC and SAP remove obstacles and risk resulting in faster upgrade implementation.

"Collaborating with EMC to help our mutual customers face upgrade challenges is a win-win for all," said Ross Wainwright, senior vice president, Consulting, SAP Americas. "Companies want flexibility for their hardware resources in SAP application landscapes, and Adaptive Computing helps lower IT costs through re-use of SAP and non-SAP application investments. EMC's ongoing commitment to Adaptive Computing will help make innovative technologies available to our customers and streamline their costs to redistribute to other areas of their businesses."

EMC is showcasing its Information Infrastructure solutions for SAP solution-based environments comprised of networked storage systems and information management software and services throughout SAPPHIRE at booth #707.

About the EMC and SAP Alliance

EMC and SAP have worked together since 1997 and have engaged in a number of joint technology and marketing projects, including projects at SAP's Global Solution Center in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, and EMC's Technology Center at SAP AG headquarters in Waldorf, Germany. EMC is an SAP Global Technology Partner and Software Partner. The two companies have formal maintenance and technical support agreements to provide mutual customers with the highest levels of service and support.

About EMC

EMC Corporation is the world's leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at http://www.emc.com/.

EMC is a registered trademark of EMC Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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SAP Expands Industry Collaboration Communities to Include Aerospace and Defense, Automotive and Travel and Transportation Industries

ATLANTA, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Further delivering on the commitment to promote ecosystem-based innovation and collaboration, SAP AG today announced the launch of industry value networks (IVN) for the aerospace and defense, automotive and travel and transportation industries. These IVNs will begin the process of gathering together customers, partners and systems integrators to identify and prioritize business challenges facing each industry. Within the individual IVNs the groups will collaborate to design and improve industry-relevant business processes and technology solutions. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE(R) '07, SAP's international customer conference, being held in Atlanta, Georgia, April 22 - 25.

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"We are proud to add three more industries to the existing family of IVNs," said Zia Yusuf, executive vice president, Global Ecosystem and Partner Group, SAP. "In the past 18 months our IVNs have delivered numerous successes to the industry marketplace including new composite solutions and business processes that have delivered quick value to our customers. SAP's industry expertise, combined with the strength of our ecosystem, has resulted in a remarkable success in focusing on solving critical business issues for our customers."

Aerospace and defense, automotive and travel and transportation join a growing list of industries benefiting from SAP's IVN strategy including banking, chemicals, consumer products, high tech, retail, oil and gas, public sector and forest and paper industries. Following the initial IVN stage of selecting customers, partners and systems integrators to participate, the IVN members will identify priority topics in their respective industry to focus with a goal of designing pre-integrated, standard, end-to-end solutions and services based on a common technology platform, SAP NetWeaver.

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Contacts: Randi Polanich, SAP, +1 (610) 661-4491, randi.polanich@sap.com, EDT Kelly Schwager, SAP, +1 (650) 320-3553, kelly.schwager@sap.com, PDT For customers interested in learning more about SAP products: Global Customer Center: +49 180 534-34-24 United States Only: 1 (800) 872-1SAP (1-800-872-1727)

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+800-872-1SAP (+800-872-1727), or Randi Polanich, +1-610-661-4491, or
randi.polanich@sap.com, EDT, or Kelly Schwager, +1-650-320-3553, or
kelly.schwager@sap.com, PDT, both of SAP

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Cisco Selects SAP(R) Solutions for Governance, Risk and ComplianceCisco to Standardize on SAP Solutions for GRC to Drive Business Performance, Help Ensure Regulatory Compliance and Proactively Mitigate Risk across Extended Global Enterprise

ATLANTA, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAP AG today announced that Cisco(R) has selected SAP solutions for governance, risk and compliance (SAP solutions for GRC). The solutions will provide Cisco with business process systems to help the company unify its control initiatives and risk management across its extended enterprise. Cisco chose SAP for its proven leadership in business process applications and its innovative vision and approach to the management of compliance and risk across geographically dispersed, highly heterogeneous business and IT landscapes. Cisco will also take advantage of new, jointly developed network-aware composite applications for GRC that integrate network and application platforms to provide a more holistic view of the enterprise for better management of compliance and risk in today's dynamic enterprise. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE(R) '07, SAP's international customer conference, being held in Atlanta, Georgia, April 22 - 25.

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"SAP understands the importance of linking and managing risk alongside compliance initiatives and corporate governance issues," said Chris Kite, vice president, global workplace resources and risk management for Cisco. "SAP solutions for GRC complement Cisco's belief that effective compliance and risk management require a scalable, integrated, cross-enterprise platform that makes use of common services and architectures including Cisco's Service- Oriented Network Architecture. SAP solutions for GRC, combined with our announced collaboration in market innovation around network-aware GRC composite applications, provides us a platform to transform the effective management of business-critical events, interactions and transactions across our global enterprise. This platform also delivers on our belief that strong corporate and compliance governance, as well as the management of risk, is a competitive differentiation."

SAP solutions for GRC promote business viability by unifying corporate strategy, control initiatives, opportunity discovery and loss mitigation across the extended enterprise. The portfolio of solutions enables companies to efficiently and effectively enforce collaborative and continuous authorization and access controls; helps customers ensure compliance by centrally monitoring key controls for business processes and cross-enterprise IT systems; provides process support for collaborative manual and automated risk identification and monitoring; and serves as a standard for managing all foreign trade processes.

"Cisco has a deep understanding of GRC and how to turn compliance and risk into a strategic asset," said Amit Chatterjee, senior vice president, SAP's GRC business unit. "We are delighted Cisco has chosen to implement SAP solutions for GRC as their internal GRC solutions, and we're equally excited to be collaborating with them on a new breed of network-aware GRC composite applications that we can bring to our mutual customers. We will continue to drive innovation in the GRC space together with Cisco."

In a separate announcement also made today at SAPPHIRE '07, SAP and Cisco announced that they have entered into a global market innovation agreement to jointly develop a new breed of SOA business solutions that integrate the context of operational business applications with the intelligence captured throughout the pervasive network. The first set of jointly developed network- aware solutions will include three new composite applications for GRC in the area of data privacy and protection, IT and network security, and service level assurance. (For more information, see related announcement, "SAP and Cisco Expand Relationship, Collaborate to Develop New Breed of Network-Aware SOA Business Solutions," from April 23, 2007.)

About SAP Solutions for GRC

SAP solutions for governance, risk and compliance (SAP solutions for GRC) promote business viability by unifying corporate strategy, control initiatives, opportunity discovery and loss mitigation across the extended enterprise. A unified approach to GRC overcomes the challenges of driving corporate strategy, regulatory compliance and risk management across disconnected systems, regions and functions, creating increased business performance and competitive advantage. SAP solutions for GRC processes are enabled across SAP and non-SAP systems, working together with GRC ecosystem partner content, technology and applications to provide the most effective solution for governance, risk and compliance available today. Currently more than 2,000 companies worldwide use SAP solutions for GRC. For more information about SAP solutions for GRC, please visit http://www.sap.com/grc .

About SAP

For customers interested in learning more about SAP products: Global Customer Center: +49 180 534-34-24 United States Only: 1 (800) 872-1SAP (1-800-872-1727) For more information, press only: Scott Behles, +1 917-494-2009, scott.behles@sap.com, EDT SAP Press Office, +49 (6227) 7-46315, CET; +1 (610) 661-3200, EDT; press@sap.com Amira Rubin, Burson-Marsteller, +1 212-614-5180, amira.rubin@bm.com, EDT During SAPPHIRE (from April 23 to 25), to speak with press contacts on site, please dial the SAP press room at +1 (404) 222 5000.

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amira.rubin@bm.com, EDT; During SAPPHIRE (from April 23 to 25), to speak with
press contacts on site, please dial the SAP press room at +1-404-222-5000

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IBM and SAP Expand Partnership to Reach Midsize Companies in Europe and Asia-PacificCompanies Build on Successful Reseller Relationship with Agreements in Australia, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Norway, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States

ATLANTA, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAP AG and IBM today announced the expansion of their partnership to serve midsize companies in a total of 12 countries through reseller agreements for SAP(R) All-in-One solutions, building on last year's announcement in the United States. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE(R) '07, SAP's international customer conference being held in Atlanta, Georgia, April 22 - 25.

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Under these agreements, IBM and SAP are also teaming up with local technology companies in Europe and Asia-Pacific to capture a larger piece of the rapidly growing market opportunity in serving midsize companies. According to Gartner, there are 80 million small and midsize businesses worldwide spending an estimated $450 billion this year. (Midsize Enterprise Summit, 2006, "Trends and Strategies in the SMB Market," Joslyn Faust). SAP and the local IBM Business Partners will focus on capturing this opportunity by bringing innovative packaged solutions to numerous industries including wholesale distribution, life sciences, retail, industrial machinery, and construction and engineering. These comprehensive, end-to-end solutions include IBM hardware, software and services, and address customers' specific business problems with microvertical industry-specific functionality and best practices.

"This partnership allows us to combine IBM and SAP's industry expertise with our sales teams and business partners' ability to serve their local customers, with an enhanced portfolio of world-class business applications built on reliable infrastructures," said Steve Solazzo, general manager, global mid-market business, IBM. "We'll accomplish this by implementing these solutions along with an expanded network of highly qualified IBM Business Partners who have strong local presence and long-term client relationships."

Today's announcement builds on the continued success of the partnership between IBM and SAP to reach the growing mid-market customer base. SAP and IBM have leveraged their joint strengths to provide compelling solutions to over 10,000 customers worldwide across many industries.

Peavey Electronics Amps Up with SAP and IBM

One of the recent successes of the U.S. agreement between IBM and SAP is a new relationship serving Peavey Electronics, the leading supplier of musical instruments and professional sound equipment in the world. VSS, an IBM Business Partner located in Mississippi, brought together a collaborative team of experts to develop a comprehensive, industry-specific business management solution for Peavey Electronics. With the help of VSS, SAP and IBM, Peavey Electronics will implement the SAP All-in-One solution with IBM's DB2 database and IBM Lotus Notes running on IBM hardware and software including IBM's System p, AIX and BladeCenter. In addition, IBM Global Services and VSS will provide consulting expertise to help implement the integrated solution.

Using the new system, Peavey Electronics will streamline its global operations by linking the company with its partners, suppliers and customers in 136 countries in real-time, and will enhance the automation of their business processes. Based on SAP Best Practices, the solution will help Peavey Electronics to manage microvertical industry processes specific to electronics companies in the consumer products industry.

Partners Deliver World-Class Technology with Local Touch

Both SAP and IBM work with channel partners to create new customer opportunities and deliver services capabilities to customers in the midmarket. IBM Business Partners may also be eligible to earn a fee for referring opportunities for industry solutions to SAP and its other SAP All-in-One partners, allowing them to drive incremental revenue based on their role in the sales cycle.

SAP All-in-One vertical solutions incorporate industry best practices developed by SAP and its partners, such as IBM, and gained from more than 30 years of experience in serving businesses of all sizes. This best practices approach enables SAP and IBM to deliver superior functionality in affordable and easy-to-implement packages tailored to the specific business processes of vertical industries. Customers can benefit from expertise built into the software that lets them manage core processes such as project order management in wholesale distribution, direct store delivery in food and beverage, and regulatory reporting in life sciences. This built-in expertise facilitates implementation and "time to value," and allows customers to focus resources on the unique attributes of their businesses that can help them gain competitive advantage in the marketplace.

SAP and its partners offer a growing portfolio of nearly 650 SAP All-in- One solutions from a network of approximately 1,000 partners worldwide. More than 9,870 midsize companies worldwide run their businesses with SAP All-in- One solutions, members of an ever-increasing customer base that grew by more than 28 percent in 2005.

"Together, SAP, IBM and our reseller partners present customers with an unparalleled combination of technology, in-depth microvertical industry expertise and solutions designed and delivered specifically to meet the resource requirements of midsize companies," said Hans-Peter Klaey, corporate officer and member of the Executive Council and president, SME, SAP AG. "We are building our partnership with IBM in key markets to meet the increasing demand among midsize companies for solutions offering best-practice business management and rapid, predictable deployment."

About IBM For more information on IBM, go to http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld About SAP

For customers interested in learning more about SAP products: Global Customer Center: +49 180 534-34-24 United States Only: 1 (800) 872-1SAP (1-800-872-1727) For more information, press only: Jim Dever, SAP, +1 (610) 661-2161, james.dever@sap.com, EDT Astrid Polchen, SAP, +49 (6227) 7-47644, astrid.poelchen@sap.com, CET SAP Press Office, +49 (6227) 7-46315, CET; +1 (610) 661-3200, EDT; press@sap.com Torrey Fazen, Burson-Marsteller, +1 (617) 764-0146, torrey.fazen@bm.com, EDT Matt Berry, IBM Media Relations, +1 (914) 766-1715, mhberry@us.ibm.com, EDT

During SAPPHIRE (from April 23 to 25), to speak with press contacts on site, please dial the SAP press room at +1 (404) 222 5000.

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astrid.poelchen@sap.com, CET; SAP Press Office, +49 (6227) 7-46315, CET; +1
(610) 661-3200, EDT; press@sap.com; Torrey Fazen, Burson-Marsteller, +1 (617)
764-0146, torrey.fazen@bm.com, EDT; Matt Berry, IBM Media Relations, +1 (914)
766-1715, mhberry@us.ibm.com, EDT

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Comcast Selects SAP ERP for New Enterprise Human Resource Management System

ATLANTA, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAP America Inc., a subsidiary of SAP AG , today announced that Comcast Corporation , the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, has selected SAP ERP as its new enterprise human resource management system (HRMS). After a thorough evaluation, Comcast selected SAP to optimize human resources business processes for the company's growing employee base of approximately 90,000 people. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE(R) '07, SAP's international customer conference, being held in Atlanta, Georgia, April 22 - 25.

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As one of the world's leading communications companies, Comcast provides its more than 24 million customers with access to innovative video, high-speed Internet and digital voice services. Comcast will work with SAP to create a flexible and reliable HR management system to manage and improve the range of transactional, tactical, and strategic processes associated with human resources and payroll functions.

Once implemented, the system will be a secure repository for all employee information and the central administration system for all people-based systems throughout all of Comcast. The software is designed to enable both managers and employees to use online self-service tools to manage critical HR data across a range of functions, including recruiting, on-boarding, learning and development, payroll, performance management, compensation administration, compliance reporting and talent management.

"Having a robust, flexible human resources management system is an important part of our continuing effort to make Comcast a great place to work," said Charisse R. Lillie, vice president of Human Resources for Comcast Corporation and senior vice president of Human Resources for Comcast Cable. "We're looking forward to working with SAP to create a high-quality, high- performance platform that helps to attract and recruit great talent, and manage our most valuable asset - our people."

As part of the implementation, Comcast will deploy complementary technologies, including Duet(TM) software from SAP and Microsoft and SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe to speed adoption, reduce training requirements, and improve overall user experience.

"SAP is proud to support Comcast with our industry leading business solutions as the company continues to enhance its employees' experiences while creating efficiencies in workplace management," said Mark Lange, national vice president, HCM Solutions, SAP Americas. "The combined strength of our two Philadelphia-based organizations brings together two industry leaders committed to supporting our employees, partners and customers and the communities we serve."

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (http://www.comcast.com/) is the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. With 24.2 million cable customers, 11.5 million high-speed Internet customers, and 2.5 million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, AZN Television, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, four regional Comcast SportsNets and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet business. Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.

About SAP

For customers interested in learning more about SAP products: Global Customer Center: +49 180 534-34-24 United States Only: 1 (800) 872-1SAP (1-800-872-1727) For more information, press only: Iris Eidling, +1 (650) 461-1558, iris.eidling@sap.com, PDT Andy Kendzie, +1 202 312-3919, andy.kendzie@sap.com, EDT Jenni Moyer, Comcast Corporation, +1 (215) 851-3311, jenni_moyer@comcast.com SAP Press Office, +49 (6227) 7-46315, CET; +1 (610) 661-3200, EDT; press@sap.com Katja Schroeder, Burson-Marsteller, + 1 (212) 614-4981, katja.schroeder@bm.com, EDT During SAPPHIRE (from April 23 to 25), to speak with press contacts on site, please dial the SAP press room at +1 (404) 222 5000.

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andy.kendzie@sap.com, EDT; or Jenni Moyer, Comcast Corporation, +1 (215) 851-
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Burson-Marsteller, + 1 (212) 614-4981, katja.schroeder@bm.com, EDT

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

SAVVIS Selects SAP to Support Strong GrowthIT Infrastructure Services Leader to Deploy Integrated Suite of Business Applications for Improved Customer Experience

ATLANTA, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAP AG today announced in continuing evidence of its strength as a provider for business applications tailored to industry needs, that SAVVIS, Inc., a global leader in IT infrastructure services for business applications, selected SAP to replace existing legacy systems to better support their growth projections and improve business processes. With the implementation of SAP(R) ERP, SAP Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM) and the SAP for Professional Services and SAP for Telecommunications solution portfolios, SAVVIS will consolidate disparate systems, streamline internal operations and reduce operational costs. The company will also further improve customer service and sales productivity through a unified focus across all customer-facing departments. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE(R) '07, SAP's international customer conference, being held in Atlanta, Georgia, April 22 - 25.

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Headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., SAVVIS operates a global network and 24 data centers in the United States, Europe and Asia encompassing approximately 1.4 million square feet. From this impressive IT infrastructure platform, SAVVIS delivers a variety of flexible and cost-effective managed services to business and government enterprises that can easily be mixed and interchanged. These include a broad portfolio of hosting services, network solutions and managed security services. SAVVIS pioneered the industry's first virtualized IT utility services platform, which delivers on-demand access to server cycles, storage capacity, network bandwidth, security traffic management and load balancing.

"To grow our business, while retaining our trademark reliability, security and customer focus, we had to improve our underlying business management systems," said Phil Koen, CEO, SAVVIS. "Through the fully integrated SAP Business Suite applications, we can quickly configure sales and service processes to address changing customer needs, creating new cross-selling opportunities while increasing customer satisfaction."

Replacing Legacy Systems for Enhanced Customer Focus

SAVVIS's highly customized existing IT systems were aging and, following several acquisitions, SAVVIS faced further productivity challenges associated with integrating disparate IT systems. Moreover, the legacy systems, manual processes and lack of integration were barriers to achieving SAVVIS's corporate objectives of employee productivity and increased margin.

Looking to consolidate all IT systems across the growing business units onto one platform, SAVVIS selected SAP. By unifying business operations onto one SAP platform, SAVVIS will significantly reduce the cost of maintaining and integrating disparate systems, reduce operational cost and mitigate operational risk. The integrated solution will present a single source of customer data and enable a 360-degree view of the customer that will allow SAVVIS's global sales force to better serve its customers by speeding response time and creating valuable cross- and up-selling opportunities.

"We are proud to add SAVVIS to the ranks of 'best run' IT service providers," said Bill McDermott, president and CEO, SAP Americas and Asia Pacific Japan. "SAVVIS is a dot-com start-up that has grown to an $800 million world leader in IT infrastructure services over the past seven years. With SAP, SAVVIS can leverage our industry and business process expertise and systems to manage mission-critical operations and improve the overall customer experience."

About SAVVIS

SAVVIS, Inc. is a global leader in IT infrastructure services for business applications. With an IT services platform spanning North America, Europe, and Asia, SAVVIS leads the industry in delivering secure, reliable, and scalable hosting, network, and application services. These solutions enable customers to focus on their core business while SAVVIS ensures the quality of their IT systems and operations. SAVVIS' strategic approach combines virtualization technology, a global network and 24 data centers, and automated management and provisioning systems. For more information about SAVVIS, visit http://www.savvis.net/.

About SAP

For customers interested in learning more about SAP products: Global Customer Center: +49 180 534-34-24 United States Only: 1 (800) 872-1SAP (1-800-872-1727) For more information, press only: Chimene Stewart, +1 (650) 320-3480, chimene.stewart@sap.com, PDT Iris Eidling, +49 160 889 6607, iris.eidling@sap.com, PDT Amanda Lietz, Burson-Marsteller, +49 69 238 09-54, amanda.lietz@bm.com, CET Matt Carrington, Burson-Marsteller, +1 (617) 406-1652, matt.carrington@bm.com, EDT SAP Press Office, +49 (6227) 7-46315, CET; +1 (610) 661-3200, EDT; press@sap.com

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Only, +1-800-872-1SAP (1-800-872-1727), or press, Chimene Stewart,
+1-650-320-3480, or chimene.stewart@sap.com, PDT, or Iris Eidling,
+49-160-889-6607, or iris.eidling@sap.com, PDT, or Amanda Lietz,
+49-69-238-09-54, or amanda.lietz@bm.com, CET, or Matt Carrington,
+1-617-406-1652, or matt.carrington@bm.com, EDT, both of Burson-Marsteller; or
SAP Press Office, +49 (6227) 7-46315, CET; +1 (610) 661-3200, EDT;
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contacts on site, please dial the SAP press room at +1 (404) 222 5000

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Fashion Retailer Michael Stars Selects Datavantage/CommercialWare Solution To Support Rapid GrowthCWSerenade, Java based order management is chosen

NATICK, Mass., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Datavantage/CommercialWare, a wholly owned subsidiary of MICROS Systems, Inc. , and leading provider of retail technology for the specialty and general merchandise retail industry, today announced that Michael Stars has selected CommercialWare's CWSerenade solution as a key component for its expanding ecommerce infrastructure, which is expected to roll out in 2007. Michael Stars needed a flexible, scalable solution and selected CWSerenade to help manage and gain greater visibility into its growing business.

Michael Stars is a privately-owned, Los Angeles-based leader in the women's contemporary apparel market, distinguished by its products' contoured fit, exuberant colors and comfortable fabrics. Recognizing the haute couture potential of the humble t-shirt, Michael Stars has been a continual pioneer in "casual style" since its founding in 1986. Michael Stars sells its products through a variety of channels including wholesale, in such upscale department stores as Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue, as well as specialty boutiques worldwide and retail, in four company-owned stores. Michael Stars also markets and sells its products through its website http://www.michaelstars.com/.

"The Datavantage/CommercialWare solution will provide us with cross- channel integration, efficiency and more insight and control over the entire sales process. We are most excited about the ability to track inventory real- time, enabling us to offer our customers the clothes they want, in a streamlined and timely fashion," said Michael Malinowski, director of ecommerce, Michael Stars. "By partnering with an industry leader, we will now have the tools and expertise we need to take our company to the next level."

CWSerenade is a Java-based, feature-rich solution with seven comprehensive modules designed to flexibly address the cross-channel retailer's need for order management, fulfillment, customer service, warehousing/inventory control, merchandising, marketing and finance. These modules share a common database that provides real-time visibility to all customer and inventory information through the entire transaction lifecycle. They further allow the retailer to collect and manage transaction details real-time, making information available which provides for a channel transparent experience for the customer.

Using CWSerenade, Michael Stars will replace its legacy applications that handle online order management and inventory processes, as well as integrate its call center operations.

"We're very excited to work with such a progressive company to evolve its existing ecommerce infrastructure that serves a rapidly growing and very savvy customer base," said Jane Cannon, chief operating officer, Datavantage/CommercialWare. "CWSerenade can help provide Michael Stars with real-time integration between channels, accelerate time-to-market for new products, and optimize its customer interactions."

About Datavantage/CommercialWare

Datavantage/CommercialWare provides best in class retail solutions worldwide, enabling retailers and direct marketers to deliver an exceptional customer experience. From any transaction point, merchants can easily provide superior customer service while optimizing operational efficiency across all channels. Working with over 450 brands, and leveraging open standards and Java powered technology, Datavantage/CommercialWare retailers can employ cutting- edge analytics, reduce shrink, eliminate bottlenecks, manage data, and maximize customer value. Datavantage/CommericalWare is wholly owned subsidiary of MICROS Systems, Inc. . For more information visit http://www.datavantagecorp.com/ or http://www.commercialware.com/.

The Datavantage and CommercialWare logos are a registered trademark of MICROS Systems, Inc. All other product and brand names are the property of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Jan Jahosky, KMC Partners, +1-407-331-4699,
jan@kmcpartners.com

Web site: http://www.michaelstars.com/
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Sirius Satellite Radio to Provide Comprehensive Live Coverage of the 2007 NFL DraftSIRIUS NFL Radio channel to broadcast live April 28-29 from NFL Draft Headquarters at Radio City Music Hall in New York CityListeners will hear complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of all seven rounds with expert analysis from SIRIUS' Draft experts Gil Brandt, Pat Kirwan and others

NEW YORK, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio , the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, will provide the most comprehensive radio coverage available of the 2007 NFL Draft live on SIRIUS NFL Radio, channel 124, the only 24/7 year-round radio channel devoted to the NFL.

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On Saturday, April 28, SIRIUS NFL Radio will broadcast live from 11:00 am- 11:00 pm ET from NFL Draft headquarters at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. On Sunday, April 29, SIRIUS' on-site coverage continues from 11:00 am ET through the final selection. In all, with SIRIUS covering every pick of both days, 20 hours of live NFL Draft coverage will be presented.

SIRIUS will feature the live announcements of all 32 teams' selections; analysis by SIRIUS' lineup of NFL experts including Randy Cross, Gil Brandt, Pat Kirwan, Tim Ryan, Jim Miller, Adam Schein and Bryan McGovern; interviews with top draft picks and players around the country; and team reactions from coaches and general managers.

Subscribers can also listen to all of SIRIUS' live NFL Draft coverage online by tuning in channel 124 of SIRIUS Internet Radio (http://www.sirius.com/sir), the CD-quality, Internet-only version of the SIRIUS radio service.

On Thursday, April 26, SIRIUS NFL Radio's midday show, Movin' The Chains, hosted by Tim Ryan and Pat Kirwan, will air live (11 am-3 pm ET) from the Draft media luncheon at Chelsea Piers in New York City. Ryan, a third-round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 1990, and Kirwan, a former front-office executive of the New York Jets, will be on-site conducting interviews with some of the top prospects in this year's draft while providing SIRIUS listeners with all the latest pre-Draft news.

As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, SIRIUS broadcasts live nationwide every pre-, regular, and post-season game of the NFL season, plus the Super Bowl and Pro Bowl. Listeners can hear home and visiting team broadcasts, national radio broadcasts and Spanish-language broadcasts for select games. SIRIUS NFL Radio, channel 124, airs year-round providing NFL fans with the only 24/7 radio channel dedicated entirely to professional football, with live games, news and analysis daily, coverage of the NFL Draft and other NFL events, a fantasy football show and more.

SIRIUS is also the Official Satellite Radio Partner and of the NASCAR, the NBA and the NHL, and carries live NCAA football and basketball from over 150 of the nation's colleges and universities. SIRIUS also carries live English Premier League Soccer, UEFA Champions League Soccer, Arena Football League, Canadian Football League, and National Lacrosse League games, plus live coverage of Wimbledon and a variety of other sports coverage. For more information visit http://www.sirius.com/.

About SIRIUS

SIRIUS, "The Best Radio on Radio," delivers more than 130 channels of the best programming in all of radio. SIRIUS is the original and only home of 100% commercial free music channels in satellite radio, offering 69 music channels. SIRIUS also delivers 65 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather and data. SIRIUS is the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, NASCAR, NBA and NHL, and broadcasts live play-by- play games of the NFL, NBA and NHL, as well as live NASCAR races. All SIRIUS programming is available for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95.

SIRIUS Internet Radio (SIR) is a CD-quality, Internet-only version of the SIRIUS radio service, without the use of a radio, for the monthly subscription fee of $12.95. SIR delivers more than 75 channels of talk, entertainment, sports, and 100% commercial free music.

SIRIUS products for the car, truck, home, RV and boat are available in more than 25,000 retail locations, including Best Buy, Circuit City, Crutchfield, Costco, Target, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, RadioShack and at shop.sirius.com.

SIRIUS radios are offered in vehicles from Audi, Bentley, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Infiniti, Jaguar, Jeep(R), Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Mercury, Maybach, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Rolls Royce, Scion, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo. Hertz also offers SIRIUS in its rental cars at major locations around the country.

Click on http://www.sirius.com/ to listen to SIRIUS live, or to purchase a SIRIUS radio and subscription.

Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance with respect to SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. are not historical facts and may be forward-looking and, accordingly, such statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among the key factors that have a direct bearing on our operational results are: our dependence upon third parties, including manufacturers of SIRIUS radios, retailers, automakers and programming providers, our competitive position and any events which affect the useful life of our satellites.

Media Contact: Andrew FitzPatrick SIRIUS 212.901.6693 afitzpatrick@siriusradio.com P-SIRI

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CONTACT: Andrew FitzPatrick of SIRIUS, +1-212-901-6693,
afitzpatrick@siriusradio.com

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

Bobcats Sports and Entertainment Select TicketmasterMulti-Year Agreement for Ticket Sales, Marketing & Distribution

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Bobcats Sports and Entertainment has selected Ticketmaster, the world's leading ticketing company, as the exclusive authorized ticketing provider for all events held at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena. Under terms of the multi-year agreement, Ticketmaster will provide the arena with comprehensive event ticketing technology, data management, season subscriber seating services, and a fully-integrated system to enable the arena to communicate event information and marketing programs to its patrons.

Charlotte Bobcats new and renewing season ticket holders will also enjoy immediate added value through the arena's new Ticketmaster AccountManager system, which enables season ticket holders to manage their accounts and tickets entirely online. AccountManager provides a more rewarding season experience by enabling subscribers to update their account information, receive personalized notifications from the team and receive, as well as forward, their tickets to others using the Ticket Forwarding feature and TicketFast online delivery service. Further, the arena will utilize Ticketmaster's integrated patron communication system, featuring premiere tools for data management, marketing and reporting.

"We are dedicated to improving all facets of our organization, including every aspect of our customer experience," said Fred Whitfield, President and Chief Operating Officer of Bobcats Sports and Entertainment. "This partnership with Ticketmaster will help us provide the very best in customer service to all of our patrons, a core value we both share."

Beginning May 3rd, Ticketmaster will provide patrons throughout North Carolina and beyond with easy and convenient access to all Charlotte Bobcats Arena events and information online at Ticketmaster.com, via Ticketmaster's Charge-By-Phone Network by calling 704-522-6500, and at Ticketmaster retail ticket center locations including Macy's stores and Main Street Charlotte.

"Ticketmaster looks forward to introducing programs and services to ensure that Bobcats fans and arena event-goers receive the greatest value and service," said Jared Smith, General Manager, Ticketmaster Carolinas. "Our integrated sales and marketing distribution programs will offer added value to the arena's overall strategy for ticket sales and customer service."

About The Charlotte Bobcats

The Charlotte Bobcats posted the all-time best third year expansion team record in recent NBA expansion history after posting 33 wins during the 2006- 07 season. In the last 20-plus years, no other NBA expansion team has recorded a better record and no team has won more than 26 games in their third season until the Bobcats surpassed that mark on March 28 against Atlanta. The Bobcats 33 wins, 20 home victories and 13 road wins this season are a franchise best. Charlotte's previous highs were 26 wins overall, 17 home wins and nine road victories, all recorded during the 2005-06 season.

About Charlotte Bobcats Arena

The Charlotte Bobcats Arena opened in fall 2005 in the heart of Uptown Charlotte and is home to the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, ECHL's Charlotte Checkers and the Charlotte Jumper Classic. The state-of-the-art arena hosts more than 150 events a year including sporting events, concerts and family entertainment.

About Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster is the world's leading ticketing company, operating in 20 global markets, providing ticket sales, ticket resale services, marketing and distribution through http://www.ticketmaster.com/, one of the largest e-commerce sites on the Internet; approximately 6,500 retail outlets; and 20 worldwide call centers. Ticketmaster celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2006 and currently serves more than 9,000 clients worldwide across multiple event categories, providing exclusive ticketing services for hundreds of leading arenas, stadiums, performing arts venues, museums, and theaters. In 2006, the company sold more than 128 million tickets valued at over $7 billion on behalf of its clients. Ticketmaster is headquartered in West Hollywood, California and is an operating business of IAC .

Ticketmaster

CONTACT: Cindy Carrasquilla of Bobcats Sports and Entertainment,
+1-704-688-8817, for Ticketmaster; or Bonnie Poindexter of Ticketmaster,
+1-310-360-2321

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

Central Bank Harnesses Information Asset Growth With EMCMissouri Banking Group Embraces Information Lifecycle Management Strategy to Save More Than $250,000 in IT Expenditures and Achieve Better Data Protection

HOPKINTON, Mass., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC Corporation , the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced that Central Bank, a holding company that operates 13 banks throughout Missouri, has deployed EMC storage, software, and services to lower the costs of managing fast-growing information assets, while improving protection of checks, bank statements, financial records and other information.

Bob Boeckman, Senior Vice President and Manager of the Information Systems Group, Central Technology Services -- the IT organization for Central Bank, said, "Over the past 18 months business growth and data retention regulations have quadrupled our information assets and the cost in time and resources to reconfigure servers, add disk drives, and manage server outages was becoming prohibitive. EMC was critical to retaking control over our rapid-fire information growth. We not only are more efficiently managing and better protecting all of our data, but we've reduced time-to-market for new financial services products without increasing our administrative staff."

Based in Jefferson, Mo., Central Bank deployed 165 terabytes of EMC storage to support its information infrastructure and information lifecycle management (ILM) strategy. EMC Symmetrix(R) DMX-3(TM) network storage systems supports Central Bank's mission critical Microsoft SQL 2005 databases, Microsoft Exchange 2003 email and core banking applications. The company also uses EMC CLARiiON(R) CX network storage systems for its for check imaging processes, EMC Celerra(R) NS network-attached storage for backups via iSCSI and EMC Centera(TM) content-addressed storage for archiving check images.

"As information ages, we move it to the appropriate EMC storage tier to lower our operational costs and increase the value of our IT investments," said Boeckman. "As we refine our information lifecycle management strategy, we expect these gains to grow even more."

For example, check images are stored on EMC CLARiiON storage area networks (SANs) for 60 days and are then archived on an EMC Centera system, which stores up seven years of the bank's check images to satisfy banking regulations. The Centera also houses customer statements and financial reports dating back 35 years.

"We used to archive our check images onto a CD jukebox, and then port them over to tape," said Boeckman. "If we needed to produce checks going back two to three years for a customer engaged in a court case, it would take months to manually mount hundreds of tapes and print the checks. With EMC Centera, we can pull up a check online instantaneously and retrieve hundreds of checks spanning several years in just a few hours. We estimate we've saved $250,000 by replacing our CD jukeboxes and tape silos with online storage. And that doesn't even include the soft dollar costs related to the huge amount of time our research and IT department used to spend recovering checks."

To dramatically improve disaster recovery response time, Central Bank replaced its IBM Shark storage with more robust EMC Symmetrix DMX storage and used EMC SRDF/A(TM) software to mirror data to another location 400 miles away. Central Bank has also implemented additional EMC software solutions, such as Centera Replicator(TM) and EMC NetWorker(R), to further shrink recovery time and backup windows in all tiers of its storage environment.

"The breadth and quality of EMC's business continuity solutions have made reliable information access a reality across our entire enterprise," said Boeckman. "If one of our data centers stopped operating, we could recover our applications stored on EMC in four hours compared to the two days it used to take. We're also using EMC NetWorker to automatically and centrally back up all of our SAN and NAS applications to tape, which has slashed our backup window from 20 hours to only 12. And that's with data encryption, something we weren't able to do before."

About EMC

EMC, Symmetrix CLARiiON, Celerra and NetWorker are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation. Symmetrix DMX, Centera, SRDF/A and Centera Replicator are trademarks of EMC Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Contact: Patrick Cooley 508-293-6583 cooley_patrick@emc.com

EMC Corporation

CONTACT: Patrick Cooley of EMC Corporation, +1-508-293-6583,
cooley_patrick@emc.com

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