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Blue Coat Positioned in Leaders Quadrant in Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway 2007ProxySG Appliances Combine Security and Control with Scalability and Acceleration
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blue Coat Systems, Inc. , the leader in secure content and application delivery, today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc., the world's leading information technology research and advisory company, in the "Leaders" quadrant of the research firm's first "Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway, 2007(1)." Blue Coat(R) Proxy SG(TM) appliances offer policy-based, proxy- enforced Web gateway security and control with proven scalability and the ability to accelerate a range of business content and applications, including SSL encrypted traffic and streaming media.
"We believe our position in the leaders quadrant by Gartner is confirmation of our ability to provide Web gateway security, policy control and acceleration in a platform that scales for the largest networks in the world," said Chris King, director, strategic marketing, Blue Coat Systems, Inc. "Organizations recognize the need for a proxy platform that understands users and applications and provides protection, control and acceleration. Our success comes from having a solution with a unique combination of flexible control and accelerated performance."
About the Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted June 2007 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The intention of the Magic Quadrant is solely as a research tool. Readers should not consider it as a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
About Blue Coat Systems
Blue Coat secures Web communications and accelerates business applications across the distributed enterprise. Blue Coat's family of appliances and client-based solutions -- deployed in branch offices, Internet gateways, end points, and data centers -- provide intelligent points of policy-based control enabling IT organizations to optimize security and accelerate performance between users and applications. Blue Coat has installed more than 30,000 appliances worldwide and is ranked #1 by IDC in the Secure Content and Application Delivery market. Blue Coat is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and can be reached at (408) 220-2200 or http://www.bluecoat.com/.
(1) Gartner, Inc., "Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway, 2007" by Peter Firstbrook, Lawrence Orans and Arabella Hallawell, June 4, 2007.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS: The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding Blue Coat Systems' expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future, and including statements regarding the capabilities and expected performance of Blue Coat Systems' products. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are based upon information available to Blue Coat Systems as of the date hereof, and Blue Coat Systems assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These and other risks relating to Blue Coat Systems' business are set forth in Blue Coat Systems' most recently filed Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2007 and Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2006, and other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Blue Coat and other applicable product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blue Coat Systems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks, trade names or service marks used or mentioned herein belong to their respective owners.
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CONTACT: media, Steve Schick, +1-408-220-2076, steve.schick@bluecoat.com,
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Blue Coat Systems; or Kevin Kosh of CHEN PR, +1-781-672-3111,
kkosh@chenpr.com, for Blue Coat Systems
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Pervasive Data Profiler 4 Powers Enhanced Data Assessment, Validation and ComplianceCustomer-Driven Performance, Usability and Analysis Improvements Provide Increased Speed and Agility in Data Validation and Reporting
AUSTIN, Texas, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pervasive Software(R) Inc. , a global value leader in embeddable data management and integration software, today announced the release of Pervasive(R) Data Profiler(TM) 4, the latest version of its versatile data quality tool for rapid, comprehensive profiling. Pervasive Data Profiler 4 features an enriched user interface, engine upgrade, enhanced analysis and reporting, and additional deployment options. The new release provides users with a richer, more robust tool that is faster and easier to use, ideal for a wide range of organizations such as healthcare and financial services companies that need to validate large volumes of transactional data for policy or regulatory requirements, including HIPAA, NPI, Sarbanes-Oxley, the Patriot Act, fair-lending policies, identity theft protection and management directives.
"Data profiling has emerged as a critical technical component supporting line of business requirements for data integration, data quality, and data governance," says David Loshin, president of Knowledge Integrity, Inc. "Pervasive's ability to provide a data profiling product that is easy to use and integrate into a business environment while providing scalable high performance is truly welcome in the data management market."
Built on Pervasive DataRush(TM), a powerful engine capable of leveraging multi-core processors to crunch massive data volumes rapidly and affordably, Pervasive Data Profiler is a highly scalable, data-intensive application that provides hyper-parallel data processing. With proactive auditing of data before, during or after loading processes, Pervasive Data Profiler delivers succinct, objective and actionable results on the entire stack of data in every field-not just a sample of data. The agility of Pervasive Data Profiler allows it to test against ever-changing business data quality needs and compliance regulations, providing graphical and detailed reports on "pass" and "fail" results.
"The nature of our mortgage analysis business requires us to meet stringent data quality standards. In addition, because we receive data from hundreds of disparate data sources and have hundreds of millions of records to maintain, we needed a profiling tool with robust functionality capable of immense speed and scalability," said Carlos Santiago, vice president of Data Content at Loan Performance. "We were happy to be one of the first beta customers for Pervasive Data Profiler 4. Having run it through the rigors of our data analysis process, we believe it will be an integral part of our success in managing our data content and data quality."
New features of Pervasive Data Profiler 4 include:
-- New user interface in an Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) -- The user
interface with Eclipse's open-source RCP is easier to use, and the
short ramp-up time makes users more profiling-efficient. In addition,
error handling and reporting have been improved, along with better
debugging and validation capabilities of created scripts.
-- Rich, actionable 3-D reporting -- New drilldown capabilities allow
business users to view raw data and anomalies and trace the root cause
of data behaviors faster.
-- More out-of-the-box metrics and business rules -- End users find it
easier and faster to get to results without creating custom queries.
-- Improved custom "auto generation" capabilities -- Users can start
profiling out of the box and automatically 'suggest' a suite of data
tests that can be customized for each source/use case.
-- Reusability and sharing of profiling rules -- Sharing artifacts with
other users and reusing capabilities such as data connection and
extraction definitions ensure users are more productive when profiling.
-- New join capability -- Join multiple heterogeneous files in a single
run.
"The frightening reality is that most organizations have no clue as to the state of their data quality," said Mike Hoskins, CTO and general manager, Integration Products at Pervasive. "For companies with tight resources, aggressive timelines and large amounts of transactional data, rapid, comprehensive data quality assessment is essential to avoid project delays and cost overruns. Pervasive Data Profiler 4 is the secret weapon to assess and validate data so downstream projects can be successful."
About Pervasive Integration
Pervasive's embeddable integration software takes the agony out of moving and sharing data within and between organizations. It allows users to quickly and easily share information between multiple databases, applications, or hosted business systems. The capability is lightweight and fits into virtually any environment while adapting quickly to change. Combining robust technology and more than 20 years of data integration expertise, Pervasive delivers a multi-purpose integration platform that allows customers to re-use the same software for diverse integration scenarios. With more than 150 data and application connectors within a single product, Pervasive helps customers achieve accelerated ROI. In addition, Pervasive's technology and business model supports low-cost adoption by non-programmers for small data volumes all the way to complex, high-volume multi-processor implementations that handle millions of transactions. For more information, visit http://www.pervasive.com/solutions/.
About Pervasive Software
Pervasive Software provides embeddable data management and integration software to help companies grow and extend the value of their data investments. For more than two decades, Pervasive products have delivered value with a compelling combination of performance, flexibility, reliability and low total cost of ownership. Today, Pervasive is leading its chosen markets by defining and accelerating the inevitable transition from high cost to high value. Pervasive's hallmark is the size, diversity and loyalty of its customer base, partners and channels: tens of thousands of customers in virtually every industry, in more than 150 countries, rely on Pervasive to manage, integrate, analyze and secure their critical data. For additional information, go to http://www.pervasive.com/.
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This release may contain forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to Pervasive as of the date hereof, and Pervasive assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement.
All Pervasive brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Pervasive Software Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
Contact:
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iCAD to Present at Needham Biotechnology and Medical Technology Conference
NASHUA, N.H., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- iCAD, Inc. , an industry-leading provider of Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) solutions for the early identification of cancer, today announced that Ken Ferry, Chief Executive Officer of iCAD, will be presenting at the Needham and Company 6th Annual Biotechnology and Medical Technology Conference on Thursday, June 14, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) at The New York Palace hotel in New York.
The presentation will be webcast live and archived for replay on the "Investors" section of the company's Web site at http://www.icadmed.com/.
An audio webcast of the presentation will be available after the conference at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/needham18/icad/.
About iCAD, Inc.
iCAD, Inc. is an industry-leading provider of Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) solutions that enable healthcare professionals to better serve patients by identifying pathologies and pinpointing cancer earlier. iCAD offers a comprehensive range of high-performance, upgradeable CAD systems for the high, mid and low volume mammography markets. iCAD is entrusted with the task of early cancer detection by over one thousand women's healthcare centers worldwide. For more information, call +1 877 iCADnow or visit http://www.icadmed.com/.
For iCAD, contact Darlene Deptula-Hicks, EVP and CFO at 603-882-5200 x7944 or via email at ddeptula@icadmed.com
For iCAD Investor Relations, contact Kevin McGrath of Cameron Associates at 212-245-4577 or via email at kevin@cameronassoc.com
For iCAD Public Relations, contact Wendy Ryan of Schwartz Communications at 781-684-0770 or via email at icad@schwartz-pr.com
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CONTACT: Darlene Deptula-Hicks, EVP and CFO of iCAD, Inc.,
+1-603-882-5200, Ext. 7944, ddeptula@icadmed.com; or Investor Relations, Kevin
McGrath of Cameron Associates, +1-212-245-4577, kevin@cameronassoc.com, for
iCAD, Inc.; or Public Relations, Wendy Ryan of Schwartz Communications,
+1-781-684-0770; icad@schwartz-pr.com, for iCAD, Inc.
Web site: http://www.icadmed.com/
http://www.wsw.com/webcast/needham18/icad
AsiaInfo to Upgrade the Billing and Customer Care System of China Unicom Jiang Su to Support GPRS Services
BEIJING and SANTA CLARA, Calif, June 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. , a leading provider of telecom software solutions and IT security products and services, today announced it has signed a contract with Jiangsu Unicom, a major subsidiary of China Unicom, to upgrade the existing billing and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) to support its new GPRS services.
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Jiangsu Unicom plans to upgrade its GSM system to GPRS in three cities and offer services including Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS), Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) browsing, and Mobile Java Applications. Under the agreement, AsiaInfo will upgrade Jiangsu Unicom's existing billing and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system to support billing and customer care for new GPRS services.
"Our state-of-the-art telecom software solutions are designed to be highly flexible and scalable, allowing operators to upgrade seamlessly to support new services," said Steve Zhang, president and Chief Executive Officer of AsiaInfo. "We are committed to supporting our clients with advanced software solutions as they evolve to embrace new technologies and services."
Jiangsu Unicom currently employs AsiaInfo's convergent billing and unified customer care systems to support both GSM and CDMA services. AsiaInfo also provides ongoing on-site technical support and maintenance services for Jiangsu Unicom.
About AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc.
AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. is a leading provider of high- quality telecom software solutions and IT security products and services to some of China's largest enterprises as well as many small and medium sized companies in China. An established leader in the Chinese telecommunications industry, AsiaInfo became a prominent supplier of IT security products and services in China with the acquisition of Lenovo's non-telecom related IT services business in 2004.
Organized as a Delaware corporation, AsiaInfo began operations in the United States in 1993. The Company moved major operations to China in 1995 and played a significant role in the construction of the national backbones and provincial access networks for all of China's major national telecom carriers, including China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Netcom. Since 1998, AsiaInfo has continued diversifying its product offerings and is now a major provider of telecom software solutions in China.
For more information about AsiaInfo, please visit http://www.asiainfo.com/ .
The information contained in this document is as of June 11, 2007. AsiaInfo assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information or future events or developments.
This document contains forward-looking information about AsiaInfo's operating results and business prospects that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the fact that they use words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: government telecommunications infrastructure and budgetary policy in China; our ability to maintain our concentrated customer base; the long and variable cycles for our products and services that can cause our revenues and operating results to vary significantly from period to period; our ability to meet our working capital requirements; our ability to retain our executive officers; our ability to attract and retain skilled personnel; potential liabilities we are exposed to because we extend warranties to our customers; risks associated with cost overruns and delays; our ability to develop or acquire new products or enhancements to our software products that are marketable on a timely and cost-effective basis; our ability to adequately protect our proprietary rights; the competitive nature of the markets we operate in; political and economic policies of the Chinese government. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties, and other matters can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, and in our periodic reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K (if any) filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and available at http://www.sec.gov/ .
For more information, please contact:
For Investors:
Charles Zhang
AsiaInfo Technologies (China), Inc.
Tel: +86-10-8216-6039
Email: ir@asiainfo.com
For Media:
Rory Macpherson
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
Tel: +86-10-8520-6553
Email: rory.macpherson@ogilvy.com
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TI Delivers Industry's First Location Detection System-on-Chip for ZigBee(R) Wireless Sensor NetworkingHighly Integrated Device Accurately Calculates Location in Mesh Networks
DALLAS, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced the industry's first System-on-Chip (SoC) solution with a hardware location engine targeting low-power ZigBee(R)/IEEE 802.15.4 wireless sensor networking applications. The CC2431, from the company's Chipcon product line, targets applications such as asset and equipment tracking, inventory control, patient monitoring, remote controls, security and commissioning networks. The device is supported by TI's Z-Stack(TM) protocol stack. (See http://www.ti.com/cc2431-pr.)
The CC2431 is based on the industry's first available SoC solution for low-power RF applications, the CC2430. Both devices combine the excellent performance of the industry-leading CC2420 RF transceiver core with an enhanced 8051 microcontroller, up to 128 kB flash memory, 8 kB of RAM and many additional features - all in a small 7mm x 7mm package.
The CC2431's RSSI-based location engine accurately calculates the node's position based on the receive signal strength from CC2430-based reference nodes with known locations and can then send the location information to a collector (e.g. computer, PDA, handset). This capability reduces network traffic and communication delays compared to centralized location systems. In typical applications, accuracy of 3-5 meters can be achieved.
"Combined with the Z-Stack, the CC2431 provides the market's most competitive ZigBee solution and illustrates the innovation and market leadership of the Chipcon product line," said Art George, senior vice president of TI's high-performance analog business. "Customers will now be able to develop reliable and robust wireless networks, while reducing time-to-market and minimizing production costs."
TI's Z-Stack protocol software is designed to the ZigBee 2006 specification and supports multiple platforms, including the CC2431, CC2430 and CC2420+MSP430 platform. The Z-Stack has been awarded the ZigBee Alliance's golden unit status by the ZigBee test house TUV Rheinland and is used by thousands of ZigBee developers worldwide. The Z-Stack is available for free downloading at http://www.ti.com/zigbee.
Availability and Packaging
The CC2431 is sampling now, with volume production scheduled for 3Q 2007. The device is available in a RoHS-compliant 7mm x 7mm QLP-48 package and is priced at $6.45 in 1,000-piece quantities (suggested resale pricing). The CC2430 is in volume production and available from TI and its authorized distributors. Start your development today with the comprehensive ZigBee development kit, CC2431ZDK.
Low-Power RF Developer Network
TI's Low-Power RF Developer Network enables customers to find a suitable partner to assist with hardware design, modules, embedded software, gateways, commissioning tools, etc. The Low-Power RF Developer Network consists of recommended companies, RF consultants, and independent design houses that provide a series of hardware module products and design services. (http://www.ti.com/lprfnetwork).
ZigBee: Wireless Control That Simply Works
Texas Instruments is proud to be a Promoter level member of the ZigBee Alliance. The Alliance is an association of companies working together to enable reliable, cost effective, low-power, wirelessly networked, monitoring and control products based on an open global standard. The ZigBee Alliance membership comprises technology providers and original equipment manufacturers worldwide. Membership is open to all. Additional information can be found at http://www.zigbee.org/.
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company includes the Education Technology business. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries.
Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located on the World Wide Web at http://www.ti.com/.
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FEI Introduces Advanced Wafer DualBeam(TM) With StemExpida(TM) 1255S Delivers Ultra-High-Resolution Analysis for Multiple Wafer Samples with High Throughput and Single System Simplicity
HILLSBORO, Ore., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Following the success of its popular Expida(TM) 1255 wafer DualBeam(TM) system for semiconductor labs, FEI has introduced the next-generation tool in the product family, the Expida 1255S. It is the first and only wafer DualBeam system to integrate wafer level STEM (scanning/transmission electron microscopy) sample preparation with ultra-high-resolution imaging and analysis in a single tool. The Expida 1255S features an advanced ion beam column for preparing TEM samples, and an enhanced electron column with a 14-segment STEM detector for high-resolution 30kV imaging.
Until now, advanced sample preparation and handling often caused frustrating delays and required the use of multiple systems and processes to create high-quality TEM samples. The Expida 1255S assures correct end-pointing and precise lamella thickness by enabling STEM imaging while milling the TEM sample to its final location and required thickness.
The new Expida system uniquely addresses the requirements of high-throughput STEM imaging and analysis for sub-45 nanometer process control. With its speed, accuracy and integrated operation, the Expida 1255S delivers complete sets of data faster, and ultimately delivers faster time to market and a faster ramp to volume production.
"Semiconductor labs supporting process control for volume manufacturing have often been caught in a bind," explains Tony Edwards, vice president of FEI's NanoElectronics market division. "Time-efficient SEM tools lacked the necessary magnification and resolutions for today's device designs while higher-resolution STEM and TEM systems required time-consuming sample preparation. FEI's innovations in DualBeam and electron microscopy have enabled us to deliver this faster and simpler solution for semiconductor manufacturers."
The new Expida 1255S STEM along with FEI's entire suite of time- and cost-saving solutions for semiconductor manufacturers will be featured at SEMICON West, July 17-19, (Booth 2120, South Hall) at San Francisco's Moscone Center.
About FEI
FEI is a global leader in providing innovative instruments for nanoscale imaging, analysis and prototyping. FEI focuses on delivering solutions that provide groundbreaking results and accelerate research, development and manufacturing cycles for its customers in Semiconductor and Data Storage, Academic and Industrial R&D, and Life Sciences markets. With R&D centers in North America and Europe, and sales and service operations in more than 50 countries around the world, FEI's Tools for Nanotech(TM) are bringing the nanoscale within the grasp of leading researchers and manufacturers. More information can be found online at http://fei.com/.
This news release contains forward-looking statements about a new DualBeam product and its capabilities and possible benefits. Factors that could affect these forward-looking statements include but are not limited to delays in the roll-out of the product, manufacturing or delivery delays and failure of the product to perform as expected due to technical or other reasons. Please also refer to our Form 10-K, Forms 10-Q, Forms 8-K and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for additional information on these factors and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. FEI assumes no duty to update forward-looking statements.
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BEA Systems Can Help Customers Measure Portal and Web Application ROI With New Release of BEA AquaLogic(R) AnalyticsBEA Delivers Improved Business Visibility via Real-time Usage and Activity Metrics
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BEA Systems, Inc. a world leader in enterprise infrastructure software, today announced the upcoming general availability of BEA AquaLogic(R) Analytics 2.1, a product designed to provide integrated usage and event monitoring and analytics tools for Web applications, portals and enterprise mashups with support for BEA AquaLogic(R) Ensemble, BEA AquaLogic(R) Interaction and BEA WebLogic Portal(R). The new release is designed to provide customers increased return on investment in their portal and application deployments by better understanding usage patterns, improving portal and Web application design, managing content and planning enterprise investment in their composite applications. BEA AquaLogic(R) Analytics 2.1 is also designed to support the upcoming release of BEA AquaLogic(R) Ensemble, a powerful system for managing Web resources -- applications, components, widgets, programmable functions -- and for blending these resources together in new and existing Web applications.
For more information about BEA AquaLogic(R) Analytics 2.1, join a Web seminar titled "Optimizing Portal and Web Application Usage with BEA AquaLogic(R) Analytics" on Thursday, June 14, 2007 at 11:00 PT/2:00 pm ET. To register, please visit http://www.bea.com/analytics_ws. For additional information, please visit http://www.bea.com/framework.jsp?CNT=index.htm&FP=/content/products/aqualogic/ user_interaction/analytics/.
"An analytics tool for monitoring portal, Web application and enterprise mashups usage and event activity can help organizations maximize the return on investment," said Mark Carges, executive vice president at BEA Systems. "Successful Web application and portal deployments have as much to do with human behavior and business processes as with the technology. In the past, managers of Web application and enterprise portal deployments have lacked easy to use enterprise-class tools that help them determine how people are actually using applications effectively. Using BEA AquaLogic(R) Analytics 2.1, our customers can determine how effectively people are using content, applications and information to collaborate and complete business tasks together using their available Web applications, portals and enterprise mashups. "
Making Metrics Real-Time
BEA AquaLogic(R) Analytics 2.1 is designed to give real-time metrics on user interests and activity, helping organizations to effectively measure and manage portal, Web application and enterprise mash-up deployments. It captures information directly from BEA AquaLogic(R) Ensemble, AquaLogic(R) Interaction and WebLogic Portal(R) with real-time event and request monitoring. Additionally, BEA AquaLogic(R) Analytics 2.1 does not require any changes to existing application or portal deployments, but is designed so that after a simple installation and configuration BEA AquaLogic(R) Analytics 2.1 immediately begins collecting events from BEA AquaLogic(R) Ensemble, BEA AquaLogic(R) Interaction or BEA WebLogic Portal(R). As a result, users will gain access to a deeper, more accurate and immediate information about system activity than can be provided by Web-analytics software tools, helping enable:
-- Improved visibility for development and deployment planning, resulting
in lower overall TCO;
-- An understanding of user interests, leading to stronger customer and
partner relationships;
-- Knowing and meeting user information needs which increase ROI;
-- Valuable metrics help to prioritize administrative resources and
infrastructure investments;
-- Measurable impact of new development efforts.
BEA AquaLogic(R) Analytics 2.1 is available on the Microsoft Windows, SUN Solaris, and Linux operating systems and supports Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle databases. Data and events captured by BEA AquaLogic(R) Analytics 2.1 can also be queried by external tools such as Crystal Reports, Microsoft Excel and other business intelligence tools.
BEA AquaLogic(R) Analytics 2.1 will be generally available on June 29, 2007 and downloadable here: http://commerce.bea.com/products/aqualogic/alui/alui.jsp.
BEA AquaLogic(R) Analytics is a part of BEA's user interaction and Web technology product portfolio, which features portal and user interaction products, integrated services for business process management, collaboration, Web publishing, search and usage analytics and social computing products for new modes of ad hoc collaboration and participation-driven experiences. With solutions for BEA people can see more, share more and do more by combining service-based capabilities from a collection of interoperable products and technologies to address a wide range of business needs, and quickly deliver a variety of web applications and user experiences. For more information about BEA AquaLogic(R) User Interaction and BEA WebLogic Portal(R), please visit http://www.bea.com/portal. For more information about BEA AquaLogic(R) Ensemble, please visit http://www.bea.com/enterprise.
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Some of the statements in this press release are forward-looking, including the statements regarding BEA AquaLogic(R) Analytics 2.1 and BEA AquaLogic(R) Ensemble, such product's scheduled release dates, their ability to improve customer ROI and all statements describing such product's functionality and benefits derived from using such products. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially include risks associated with: any unforeseen changes in the technology, standards or marketplace for enterprise information integration software; the timing of a recovery from any economic and IT industry downturn; any unforeseen technical difficulties related to the development BEA's solutions; and any software errors related to BEA's solutions. Readers should also refer to the risk disclosures set forth in BEA's 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2006 as filed with the SEC and subsequent reports filed thereafter by BEA from time-to-time with the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained in this release are made as of the date hereof, and BEA does not assume any obligation to update such statements nor the reasons why actual results could differ materially from those projected in such statements.
About BEA
BEA Systems, Inc. is a world leader in enterprise infrastructure software. BEA's SOA 360 platform is the industry's most unified SOA platform for business transformation and optimization, in order to improve cost structures and grow new revenue streams. Information about how BEA is enabling customers to achieve Business LiquidITy(TM) can be found at bea.com.
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CONTACT: Marissa Lee of BEA Systems, Inc., +1-415-399-7109,
Marissa.Lee@bea.com
Web site: http://www.bea.com/
Oracle Launches Oracle(R) Enterprise Taxation Management Solution, Enhancing Leadership in Public Sector
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Building on its established leadership in delivering mission-critical software solutions to the public sector, Oracle today announced the launch of its Oracle(R) Enterprise Taxation Management software suite.
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Oracle Enterprise Taxation Management is a secure, tax-specific, commercial off-the-shelf software solution that enables tax and revenue authorities to optimize revenue collection. It provides a flexible, integrated alternative to custom-built systems that are expensive to maintain and difficult to adapt to new taxes and regulations.
Enterprise Taxation Management provides a single, unified view of each taxpayer by consolidating information from multiple legacy systems across all tax and revenue sources, enabling agencies to better bill, collect and manage funds. The solution helps improve revenue generation, tracking and compliance.
"The public sector, both in the United States and internationally, is one of the cornerstones of Oracle's business. We're number one in the public sector, which is the largest industry we serve," said Oracle President Charles Phillips. "The addition of Oracle Enterprise Taxation Management to our portfolio of products makes us an even stronger participant in this crucial market. Standing behind Oracle Enterprise Taxation Management is a dedicated global business unit within Oracle staffed by domain experts with vast experience delivering complex, integrated tax projects on time and within budget."
Oracle applications are used by more than 100 federal government agencies in the United States, including all cabinet-level departments, and by 38 states. Internationally, Oracle applications are run by 15 of the 25 member nations of the European Union, 18 of the 26 NATO countries, nine Asian Pacific nations and 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries.
"Oracle is committed to providing a world-class, integrated tax management solution to meet the revenue management needs of the public sector," said John Andrus, Vice President of the Oracle Tax Global Business Unit. "Oracle Enterprise Taxation Management is a comprehensive, end-to-end, solution for tax agencies, allowing them to configure the processes they need while maintaining flexibility."
About Oracle
Oracle is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com/.
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Web site: http://www.oracle.com/
Comtech Set to Capitalize on Rise of Chinese Auto Industry with Delivery of Cutting Edge Auto Entertainment Solutions- Comtech set to increase shipments of auto entertainment technology solutions to car manufacturers during second half of 2007- Auto electronic business set to boost sustainable revenues and profitability for Comtech over the coming year and beyond
SHENZHEN, China, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comtech Group, Inc. , a leading provider of customized design solutions for the technology manufacturing sector in China, is aiming to take advantage of the growth of the Chinese automotive industry by beginning shipments of auto entertainment technology solutions to a number of leading automotive manufacturers during the second half of 2007.
Comtech supplies design solutions to enable the installation of cutting edge MP3/iPod music systems in new and existing vehicles. With rising demand among consumers for the latest auto entertainment technology, both pre-built in new car models and for the replacement of outdated sound systems in older cars, Comtech is capitalizing on a trend driven by increasing auto sales, domestically and internationally.
Jeffrey Kang, President & Chief Executive Officer, Comtech Group, Inc., said, "The auto industry has become one of our key markets. We aim to grasp this opportunity to grow our business by working with domestic and global auto makers in China. We can help them equip cars across all ranges with the entertainment devices that drivers are looking for nowadays."
"The advent of MP3/iPod music systems has revolutionized the digital entertainment sector. Consumers are replacing CD players with MP3/iPod systems now just as they replaced cassette tape systems decades ago. With these new systems becoming dominant among consumers the world over, it's natural that drivers are now looking for this kind of technology to be installed in their cars, and Comtech is well placed to support this trend," said Mr. Kang.
Comtech already provides a considerable range of electronic technologies, including module and sub-system solutions for handsets and digital media products. The company has built on its experience in these areas and is now set to adapt and develop solutions to support automotive products such as rear view cameras and monitors, auto navigators, auto display systems and GPRS systems.
Over 7 million new vehicles were sold in China last year, while there are more than 30 million cars and light trucks on the road, all with older entertainment systems that may be in line for replacement (1). With the averages sales price of a new MP3/iPod stereo system at an affordable USD 25-50, demand for more modern auto entertainment systems looks set to rise.
"In China, there are only about 6 car owners per 100 people, compared with 90 per cent car ownership in the U.S. and 80 per cent in the U.K. As car sales continue to rise, we feel that Comtech -- with our proven expertise in providing customized design solutions to the manufacturing sector -- is well positioned to benefit from this upward trend," said Mr. Kang.
"The export market for auto electronics modules and components also represents a notable opportunity for Comtech. With its affordable development costs and readily available OEM/ODM facilities, China is set to become the world's manufactory center for auto electronics industry," he said.
"The scale of the auto market, in terms of sales of electronics systems pre-built in new models and the replacement of outdated systems in existing cars, will surely help Comtech to boost sustainable revenues and profitability over the coming year and beyond," he added.
Footnotes:
(1) MSNBC, Xinhua.
About Comtech Group, Inc.:
Comtech Group, Inc. is a leading provider of customized module and subsystem design solutions for the Chinese market. The company believes it acts as a proxy to China's technology industry as it works with virtually all the major ODMs and OEMs China. Comtech utilizes these relationships and combines their IP to create designs that Comtech then sells to electronic manufacturers. These designs allow manufacturers to reduce their time to market for new products and ultimately increase sales. Comtech Group focuses on the mobile handset, telecom equipment and digital media end-markets for their customized design modules while also offering business and engineering services to their large telecom equipment vendor customers. Over the last eleven years, Comtech has grown its customer list to include more than 200 of the largest and most well known manufacturers across the mobile handset, telecom equipment and consumer markets, covering both multinational Chinese subsidiaries and Chinese domestic companies. For more information, visit http://www.comtech.com.cn/.
Safe Harbor Statement:
This press release includes certain statements that are not descriptions of historical facts, but are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements may include statements about our proposed discussions related to our business or growth strategy, such as our planned growth in the auto electronic business, which are subject to change. Such information is based upon expectations of our management that were reasonable when made but may prove to be incorrect. All of such assumptions are inherently subject to uncertainties and contingencies beyond our control and upon assumptions with respect to future business decisions, which are subject to change. For a further description of other risks and uncertainties, see our most recent Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form 10-K, and our subsequent SEC filings. Copies of filings made with the SEC are available through the SEC's electronic data gathering analysis retrieval system (EDGAR) at http://www.sec.gov/.
Comtech Group, Inc.
CONTACT: Comtech Group, Inc., H.K.: +852 2730 1518, U.S.:
+1-646-291-8998, Fax: +86 755 2674 3522
Web site: http://www.comtech.com.cn/
Azalea Networks Names John Elms as Chief Executive OfficerFormer SpectraLink Corp. CEO to lead worldwide expansion
MILPITAS, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Azalea Networks, an innovator in wireless mesh broadband technology and products, today announced that it has named John Elms as its new chief executive officer. Fang Wu a co-founder of Azalea will lead the company's product realization functions.
Elms joins Azalea from SpectraLink Corp., now a part of Polycom , where he was the president and CEO of the Nasdaq-listed company until its sale in March of this year. At SpectraLink, Elms successfully guided the company to its position as the leading global OEM provider of enterprise wireless telephone systems selling to industry leaders such as Alcatel, Avaya, NEC, Nortel and Siemens. Sales at SpectraLink more than doubled under Elms' leadership from $71 million in 2003 to $145 million, ending 2006.
"I am delighted to join Azalea Networks at such an exciting time for the company and the wireless broadband marketplace," stated John Elms, Azalea Networks CEO. "The founders have created an impressive suite of mesh networking products based on patent-pending technology that are gaining great market traction in Asia in just a short time. I look forward to working closely with them to expand the company to a global scale."
"We are pleased to have John join the Azalea team," stated Fang Wu. "His leadership and experience will augment what we believe is an already superior technical solution. The Asian market has readily adopted our innovative technology, and I look forward to working with Elms as we expand our presence into additional global markets."
"The board and company are fortunate to attract a CEO of John's caliber," continued Frank Marshall, Azalea Networks board member. "His public company background, international credentials and deep wireless experience provide us with the necessary skills to successfully move the company forward."
Prior to assuming the president and CEO roles at SpectraLink, Elms was the company's vice president of operations. He also served in several sales and service leadership positions at PictureTel Corp. in both the U.S. and Hong Kong. Elms holds a bachelor of liberal arts from Harvard University and is conversant in Mandarin Chinese. He is based in Azalea's U.S. headquarters in Milpitas.
About Azalea Networks
Azalea Networks, headquartered in Milpitas, Calif. and Beijing, China is a leading provider of wireless mesh broadband systems and solutions. Delivering the highest performance and industry leading scalability and support, Azalea is the number one mesh solution provider in China and among the fastest growing mesh vendors in the global market.
All product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
Azalea Networks and the Azalea Networks logo are registered trademarks of Azalea Networks in the U.S. and various countries. (C)2007, Azalea Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
Azalea Networks
CONTACT: John Elms, CEO of Azalea Networks, +1-408-719-8180, x626,
john.elms@azaleanet.com
Web site: http://www.azaleanet.com/
Micrel Announces 1:20 LVPECL/LVDS, Ultra-Low Jitter Fanout Buffers With Unique Fail Safe I/O Protection
SAN JOSE, California, June 11 /PRNewswire/ --
- Fail-Safe Input (FSI) Family Eliminates Invalid Outputs in Hot Swap
Applications
Micrel Inc., (Nasdaq: MCRL), an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth
communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today added two new fanout buffers
to its unique, patent-pending Fail Safe Input (FSI) family. The SY89467/8U
are high-speed, fully differential LVPECL and LVDS buffers with a fanout of
20, and a 2:1 MUX input targeted at Hot Swap applications. Prices for 1K
quantities are US$6.15. Free evaluation boards for are available.
The SY89467U and SY89468U, along with the rest of Micrel's FSI MUX and
buffer family, are optimized to prevent unwanted oscillations and maintain
output stability when an input signal's swing collapses or disappears. Unlike
existing LVPECL or LVDS buffers currently on the market, Micrel's FSI family
prevents a metastable output condition when the input signal is removed or
the amplitude fails. In addition, the 3-pin internal input termination
simplifies designs and interfaces to any differential signal, AC- or
DC-coupled, without any level shifting or termination resistor networks in
the signal path.
"These two large fanout buffer devices complement our existing family of
FSI solutions," said Thomas S. Wong, vice president high bandwidth products,
Micrel. "The FSI feature provides a simple, integrated, transparent solution
for Hot Swap or failed input conditions, and the prevention of metastable
output conditions is particularly crucial for rack-based equipment that must
continue to operate while servicing I/O cards."
To further improve the jitter performance, a superior, patented MUX input
crosstalk isolation design has been implemented that reduces crosstalk by up
to 70 percent. AC performance is guaranteed from DC through 1.5GHz, with rise
and fall times less than 110ps for LVDS and LVPECL outputs.
Jitter performance is guaranteed to be less than 10psp-p over temperature
and voltage. The product family guarantees operation over the full industrial
temperature range (-40C to +85C) and supply voltage operation from 2.5V to
3.3V. All solutions are available in MLF(R) packaging, which features low
inductance and capacitance, making the SY89467/8 ideal for today's
high-speed, low jitter designs.
About Micrel Inc.
Micrel Inc., is a leading global manufacturer of IC solutions for the
worldwide analog, Ethernet and high bandwidth markets. The Company's products
include advanced mixed-signal, analog and power semiconductors; high
performance communication, clock management, Ethernet switch and physical
layer transceiver ICs. Company customers include leading manufacturers of
enterprise, consumer, industrial, mobile, telecommunications, automotive, and
computer products. Corporation headquarters and state-of-the-art wafer
fabrication facilities are located in San Jose, CA, with regional sales and
support offices and advanced technology design centers situated throughout
the Americas, Europe and Asia. In addition, the Company maintains an
extensive network of distributors and reps worldwide. Web:
http://www.micrel.com.
Note: MLF is a registered trademark of Amkor Technology.
Web site: http://www.micrel.com
Micrel Inc.
Julieanne DiBene, Marketing Communications, of Micrel Inc., +1-408-474-1276, Julie.DiBene@Micrel.com
Level 3 Provides Network Infrastructure to Library of CongressCompany Enables Preservation and Digitization of Library's National Audio Visual Conservation Center Collection
BROOMFIELD, Colo., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Level 3 Communications' Wholesale Markets Group today announced it has delivered fiber optic links to the Library of Congress. Level 3 is providing the underlying infrastructure to the National Audio Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC). The NAVCC supports the preservation and digitization of the national copyright collection of films, television, radio, and recorded sound. Under the terms of the multiple-year agreement, Level 3 has installed and will maintain the connectivity that extends the Library's Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) network.
The NAVCC, opening in mid 2007, will house over one million theatrical films, newsreels and television programs, in addition to educational, industrial and advertising material, including over 150,000 reels of nitrate film. The Center will also centralize the Library's collections of nearly three million commercial sound recordings and radio broadcasts including early voice recordings of historical figures.
"We are very pleased to support the Library of Congress's important preservation and digitization efforts," said Jerry Hogge, senior vice president of Level 3's Government Markets. "Our high-quality bandwidth solutions and networking expertise will help preserve America's multimedia cultural heritage. Level 3 has a broad base of Federal customers, and we are proud to add the Library of Congress to this important group of strategic customers."
The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 134 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves. The collections include more than 32 million books and other printed materials, 2.8 million recordings, 12.5 million photographs, 5.3 million maps, and 59.5 million manuscripts.
The Library's mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people, and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc , an international communications company, operates one of the largest Internet backbones in the world. Through its customers, Level 3 is the primary provider of Internet connectivity for millions of broadband subscribers. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services over its broadband fiber optic network including Internet Protocol (IP) services, broadband transport and infrastructure services, colocation services, voice services and voice over IP services. These services provide building blocks that enable Level 3's customers to meet their growing demands for advanced communications solutions. The company's Web address is http://www.level3.com/.
"Level 3 Communications," "Level 3" and the Level 3 Communications logo are registered service marks of Level 3 Communications, LLC in the United States and/or other countries. Any other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. Level 3 services are provided by wholly owned subsidiaries of Level 3 Communications, Inc.
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CONTACT: Media, Jennifer Daumler, +1-720-888-3356, or Tarra Ryerson,
+1-720-888-1214, or Investors, Robin Grey, +1-720-888-2518, or Valerie
Finberg, +1-720-888-2501, all of Level 3 Communications
Web site: http://www.level3.com/
FOX News Partners With RadioShack to Offer One-Month Free Trial of #FOXN Mobile Audio ServiceExclusive Promotion Provides Live Audio Feed of FOX News Channel Through Cellular Phones
FORT WORTH, Texas, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RadioShack Corporation announced it is offering a one-month free trial of #FOXN, a new mobile product providing a live audio feed of the FOX News Channel.
Bob Kilinski, vice president of brand development and communications for RadioShack, said, "Helping people get more out of their technology is a hallmark of RadioShack stores in every neighborhood in America. It's about helping customers discover all the great things their electronic products can do for them. This is a perfect example of how customers can use their mobile handsets to stay abreast of FOX News anywhere, anytime."
Jeremy Steinberg, vice president of digital media sales and business development for FOX News, added, "This exclusive offer allows RadioShack to be on the cutting edge of our new emerging audio news and information technology. We're excited they've joined forces with us to offer this free 30-day trial to FOX fans."
The #FOXN service, proprietary technology developed by Single Touch Interactive, connects viewers to the FOX News Channel through a variety of services. In addition to offering a live audio feed of the news channel, the product also provides the latest on-demand news, business and weather headlines, ring tones and voice tones, as well as a call-back service where users are phoned when their favorite program is about to begin. The service is powered by Single Touch and is currently available on Cingular Wireless/AT&T handsets. The monthly cost is $2.99 outside of the special 30-day RadioShack promotion.
FOX News worked with RadioShack's digital agency Carat Fusion to develop the partnership. "We're working to create innovative, never-been-done-before mobile programs that help support RadioShack's leadership in the very competitive wireless retail space," said Sean Corcoran, account director at Carat Fusion. "The FOX News program is a key component of our plan because it offers a lot of benefits to the target audience beyond your typical advertising campaign."
The audio FOX News service is available to RadioShack customers with Cingular Wireless/AT&T handsets and service. The offer extends only to new #FOXN accounts and not existing subscribers.
About FOX News Channel
FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour general news service covering breaking news as well as political, entertainment and business news. For more than five years, FNC has been the most watched cable news channel in the nation and currently presents 13 out of the top 15 programs in cable news. Owned by News Corp., FNC is available in more than 85 million homes.
About RadioShack Corporation
RadioShack Corporation is one of the nation's most experienced and trusted consumer electronics specialty retailers. The company has a presence through more than 6,000 company-operated stores and dealer outlets in the United States, over 100 RadioShack locations in Mexico and nearly 800 wireless phone kiosks. RadioShack's dedicated force of knowledgeable and helpful sales associates has been consistently recognized by several independent groups as providing the best customer service in the consumer electronics and wireless industries. Operating from convenient and comfortable neighborhood and mall locations, RadioShack stores deliver personalized product and service solutions within minutes of where most Americans either live or work. For more information on RadioShack Corporation, or to purchase items online, visit http://www.radioshack.com/.
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CONTACT: Charles Hodges of RadioShack Corporation, +1-817-415-3300; or
Dana Klinghoffer, FOX News, +1-212-301-3534
Web site: http://www.radioshackcorporation.com/
Micrel Announces 1:20 LVPECL/LVDS, Ultra-Low Jitter Fanout Buffers With Unique Fail Safe I/O ProtectionFail-Safe Input (FSI) Family Eliminates Invalid Outputs in Hot Swap Applications
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Micrel Inc., , an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today added two new fanout buffers to its unique, patent-pending Fail Safe Input (FSI) family. The SY89467/8U are high-speed, fully differential LVPECL and LVDS buffers with a fanout of 20, and a 2:1 MUX input targeted at Hot Swap applications. Prices for 1K quantities are $6.15. Free evaluation boards for are available.
The SY89467U and SY89468U, along with the rest of Micrel's FSI MUX and buffer family, are optimized to prevent unwanted oscillations and maintain output stability when an input signal's swing collapses or disappears. Unlike existing LVPECL or LVDS buffers currently on the market, Micrel's FSI family prevents a metastable output condition when the input signal is removed or the amplitude fails. In addition, the 3-pin internal input termination simplifies designs and interfaces to any differential signal, AC- or DC-coupled, without any level shifting or termination resistor networks in the signal path.
"These two large fanout buffer devices complement our existing family of FSI solutions," said Thomas S. Wong, vice president high bandwidth products, Micrel. "The FSI feature provides a simple, integrated, transparent solution for Hot Swap or failed input conditions, and the prevention of metastable output conditions is particularly crucial for rack-based equipment that must continue to operate while servicing I/O cards."
To further improve the jitter performance, a superior, patented MUX input crosstalk isolation design has been implemented that reduces crosstalk by up to 70 percent. AC performance is guaranteed from DC through 1.5GHz, with rise and fall times less than 110ps for LVDS and LVPECL outputs.
Jitter performance is guaranteed to be less than 10psp-p over temperature and voltage. The product family guarantees operation over the full industrial temperature range (-40C to +85C) and supply voltage operation from 2.5V to 3.3V. All solutions are available in MLF(R) packaging, which features low inductance and capacitance, making the SY89467/8 ideal for today's high-speed, low jitter designs.
About Micrel Inc.
Micrel Inc., is a leading global manufacturer of IC solutions for the worldwide analog, Ethernet and high bandwidth markets. The Company's products include advanced mixed-signal, analog and power semiconductors; high performance communication, clock management, Ethernet switch and physical layer transceiver ICs. Company customers include leading manufacturers of enterprise, consumer, industrial, mobile, telecommunications, automotive, and computer products. Corporation headquarters and state-of-the-art wafer fabrication facilities are located in San Jose, CA, with regional sales and support offices and advanced technology design centers situated throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. In addition, the Company maintains an extensive network of distributors and reps worldwide. Web: http://www.micrel.com/.
Note: MLF is a registered trademark of Amkor Technology.
Micrel Inc.
CONTACT: Julieanne DiBene, Marketing Communications, of Micrel Inc.,
+1-408-474-1276, Julie.DiBene@Micrel.com
Web site: http://www.micrel.com/
Micrel annonce les tampons << fanout >> à gigue ultra faible LVPECL/LVDS 1:20 dotés d'une protection E/S à sécurité intégrée sans pareil
SAN JOSE, Californie, June 11 /PRNewswire/ --
- La gamme << Fail-Safe Input >> (FSI) élimine les sorties invalides dans
les applications Hot Swap
Micrel Inc., (Nasdaq: MCRL), un leader du secteur des solutions CI
Ethernet et de communications à haute largeur de bande analogiques, a ajouté
aujourd'hui deux nouveaux tampons << fanout >> à sa gamme unique << Fail Safe
Input >> (FSI) en instance de brevet. Les SY89467/8U sont des tampons LVPECL
et LVDS pleinement différentiels à haut débit avec un << fanout >> de 20, et
une entrée MUX 2:1 destinée aux applications Hot Swap. Le prix par lot de
1000 est de 6,15 dollars US. Des cartes d'évaluation gratuites sont disponibles.
Le SY89467U et le SY89468U, avec le reste de la gamme de tampons et MUX
FSI de Micrel, sont optimisés pour parer aux oscillations indésirables et
maintenir une stabilité de sortie quand l'oscillation d'un signal d'entrée
s'affaisse or disparaît. Contrairement aux tampons LVPECL or LVDS existants
actuellement sur le marché, la gamme FSI de Micrel pare aux sorties
métastables lorsque le signal entrée est supprimé ou que l'amplitude du
signal d'affaiblit. En outre, la terminaison d'entrée interne à 3 broches
simplifie les conceptions et s'interface à tout signal différentiel, couplé
en CA ou en CC, sans aucun décalage de niveau ou réseau de résistance
terminale dans le chemin du signal.
<< Ces deux grands tampons << fanout >> complémentent notre gamme
existante de solutions FSI, >> a déclaré Thomas S. Wong, vice-président des
produits à large bande passante de Micrel. << La fonctionnalité FSI fournit
une solution simple, intégrée et transparente pour les conditions d'entrées
défectueuses ou Hot Swap, et la prévention de conditions de sorties
métastables est particulièrement importante pour les équipements à bâti qui
doivent continuer à fonctionner tout en gérant des cartes E/S. >>
En vue d'améliorer encore plus la performance de gigue, la société a
recours à un système d'isolation de la diaphonie supérieur breveté à l'entrée
du MUX , qui réduit la diaphonie de 70%. La performance CA est garantie de CC
jusqu'à 1,5GHz, avec des temps de montée et de descente inférieurs à 110ps
pour les sorties LVDS et LVPECL.
La société garantit une performance est gigue inférieure à 10psp-p sur la
gamme de température et de tension. La gamme de produits garantit un
fonctionnement sur toute la plage de température industrielle (-40C à +85C)
et sur une gamme de tension d'alimentation de 2,5V à 3,3V. Toutes les
solutions sont disponibles en boîtier MLF(R), doté de faible inductance et
capacitance, faisant du SY89467/8 le dispositif idéal pour les conceptions à
faible gigue et à haut débit d'aujourd'hui.
À propos de Micrel Inc.
Micrel Inc., est un fabricant mondial de premier plan de solutions CI
pour les marchés analogiques, Ethernet et haut débit du monde. La Société
compte parmi ses produits des semi-conducteurs mixtes, analogiques et de
puissance ; des CI de communications haute performance, de gestion d'horloge,
de commutateurs Ethernet et d'émetteur-récepteur à couche physique de pointe.
La Société a pour clients des fabricants chefs de file de produits
d'entreprise, grand public, industriels, mobiles, de télécommunications,
automobiles et informatiques. Le quartier général de la corporation et ses
installations de fabrication de galettes à la pointe du progrès sont situés à
San Jose, en Californie, avec des bureaux régionaux de vente et de support et
des centres de conception de haute technologie situés à travers l'Amérique du
Sud et du Nord, l'Europe et l'Asie. La Société maintient également un vaste
réseau de distributeurs et de représentants dans Le monde entier.
Web:http://www.micrel.com.
Note: MLF est une marque déposée d'Amkor Technology.
Site Web: http://www.micrel.com
Micrel Inc.
Julieanne DiBene, communications de marketing , de Micrel Inc., +1-408-474-1276, Julie.DiBene@Micrel.com
BEA Systems to Present at the Bear Stearns Technology/Communications/Internet Conference on June 11, 2007
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BEA Systems, Inc. , a world leader in enterprise and communications infrastructure software, today announced that Eric Stahl, Senior Director, Investor Relations, BEA Systems, Inc., will be presenting at Bear Stearns' Technology/Communications/Internet Conference on June 11, 2007 at 2:45 p.m. ET. The conference runs on June 11 and 12, 2007 and will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.
The presentation will be webcast live on the BEA Investor Relations Web site at http://ir.bea.com/. A replay will be available for thirty days.
About BEA Systems, Inc.
BEA Systems, Inc. is a world leader in enterprise and communications infrastructure software. BEA's SOA 360 platform is the industry's most unified SOA platform for business transformation and optimization, in order to improve cost structures and grow new revenue streams. Information about how BEA is enabling customers to achieve Business LiquidITy(TM) can be found at http://www.bea.com/.
Copyright 1995-2007, BEA Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. BEA, BEA AquaLogic, BEA eLink, BEA WebLogic, BEA WebLogic Portal, BEA WebLogic Server, Connectera, Compoze Software, Jolt, JoltBeans, JRockit, SteelThread, Think Liquid, Top End, Tuxedo, and WebLogic are registered trademarks of BEA Systems, Inc. BEA Blended Application Development, BEA Blended Development Model, BEA Blended Strategy, BEA Builder, BEA Guardian, BEA Manager, BEA MessageQ, BEA microService Architecture, BEA SOA 360, BEA Workshop, BEA WorkSpace 360, Signature Editor, Signature Engine, Signature Patterns, Support Patterns, Arch2Arch, Arch2Arch Advisor, Dev2Dev, Dev2Dev Dispatch, Exec2Exec, Exec2Exec Voice, IT2IT, IT2IT Insight, Business LiquidITy, and Liquid Thinker are trademarks of BEA Systems, Inc. BEA Mission Critical Support, BEA Mission Critical Support Continuum, BEA SOA Self Assessment, and Fluid Framework are service marks of BEA Systems, Inc. All other company and product names may be the subject of intellectual property rights reserved by third parties. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.
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BEA Systems, Inc.
CONTACT: Kevin Faulkner, Investor Relations of BEA Systems, Inc.,
+1-408-570-8293, kevin.faulkner@bea.com
Web site: http://www.bea.com/
Amerigon BSST Subsidiary Partners With Herman Miller to Develop C2(TM) Personal Climate Control DevicePersonal Heating and Cooling Unit is First Commercially Available, Non-Automotive Product to Use Amerigon's Advanced Thermoelectric Technology
NORTHVILLE, Mich., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amerigon Incorporated , a leader in developing and marketing products based on advanced thermoelectric (TE) technologies for a wide range of global markets and applications, today announced that Zeeland, MI-based Herman Miller has introduced the C2(TM) Climate Control device, a personal heating and cooling system that is the first commercially available non-automotive product to use Amerigon's patented advanced thermoelectric (TE) technology developed by its BSST subsidiary. Herman Miller, a leading global provider of interior furnishings, systems, and related technologies and accessories, will offer the desktop C2 device as part of The Be Collection(TM) through its contract dealers and retailers. The formal unveiling of C2 will take place at the NeoCon World's Fair exhibition from June 11-13, in the Herman Miller National Design Center at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago.
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Herman Miller and Amerigon's BSST subsidiary partnered to develop C2, and Herman Miller exclusively licensed the TE technology for this product from BSST. Amerigon is the leader in the application of thermoelectric technology in automotive seating having shipped nearly three million of its Climate Control Seat(TM) (CCS(TM)) systems, which are the only systems that provide active heating and cooling to ensure year-round driver and passenger comfort.
The C2, which was designed for the individual and is approximately 10 inches tall, allows users to regulate the temperature of their personal work space, depending on their preference. C2 is designed to be used in close proximity to the user and consumes less than 80 watts of electricity in either heating or cooling modes. C2 has a list price of $300.
Robyn Hofmeyer, General Manager of The Be Collection, said, "A common problem in today's work environment is finding a temperature that works for everyone. C2 can solve that issue, for each individual, in an energy- efficient and safe way."
Lon E. Bell, PhD., President and Chief Executive Officer of the BSST subsidiary of Amerigon, commented, "C2 is a great example of what can be developed with our proprietary thermoelectric technology. Much like Amerigon's CCS system, Herman Miller's C2 delivers heating and cooling in a compact package and is designed to be very friendly to the environment. As BSST continues to make thermoelectrics more efficient, the range of new, innovative product opportunities like C2 opens up dramatically."
Amerigon's BSST subsidiary is focused on expanding the use of the Company's proprietary thermoelectric technologies and has made significant improvements in the efficiency of thermoelectrics. In addition to Herman Miller, BSST is working with the U.S. Department of Energy, Carrier Corporation and Visteon Corporation to develop product applications in a variety of automotive and non-automotive markets.
About Herman Miller
The designs and services of Herman Miller enhance the performance of human habitats worldwide, making their customers' lives more productive, rewarding, delightful, and meaningful. The company's award-winning products and services generated over $1.7 billion in revenue during fiscal 2006. Recognized for both its innovative designs and business practices, Herman Miller is a recipient of the prestigious National Design Award for product design from the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. In 2007, the company was again cited by Fortune magazine as the "Most Admired" company in its industry and was included among Business Ethics magazine's "100 Best Corporate Citizens." The company trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol MLHR.
About Amerigon
Amerigon develops products based on its advanced, proprietary, efficient thermoelectric (TE) technologies for a wide range of global markets and heating and cooling applications. The Company's current principal product is its proprietary Climate Control Seat(TM) (CCS(TM)) system, a solid-state, TE-based system that permits drivers and passengers of vehicles to individually and actively control the heating and cooling of their respective seats to ensure maximum year-round comfort. CCS, which is the only system of its type on the market today, uses no CFCs or other environmentally sensitive coolants. Amerigon maintains sales and technical support centers in Southern California, Detroit, Japan, Germany and England.
Certain matters discussed in this release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may be different. Important factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from its expectations in this release are risks that sales may not significantly increase, additional financing, if necessary, may not be available, new competitors may arise and adverse conditions in the automotive industry may negatively affect its results. The liquidity and trading price of its common stock may be negatively affected by these and other factors. Please also refer to Amerigon's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including but not limited to its Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2007 and its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Contact: Allen & Caron Inc
Jill Bertotti (investors)
jill@allencaron.com
Len Hall (media)
len@allencaron.com
(949) 474-4300
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Amerigon Incorporated
CONTACT: Jill Bertotti (investors), jill@allencaron.com , or Len Hall
(media), len@allencaron.com, both of Allen & Caron Inc, +1-949-474-4300
Windows Vista Empowers Miami Hispanic Parents During Online Family Safety SeminarsMicrosoft developer Luis Martinez educates parents about the latest tools to protect kids while they're using the computer.
MIAMI, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that to help Hispanic parents keep their kids safe while they use the computer, the company is enlisting employees who are parents to share the benefits of the Parental Controls system in Windows Vista(R) with fellow parents through a series of seminars conducted in Spanish. Among other great new features, Windows Vista provides innovative tools to help create a safer computing experience for the family.
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Windows Vista empowers parents to better manage and monitor their children's PC and Internet activities. Parents can manage and monitor PC and Internet access with a few simple clicks in the new Windows Vista Parental Controls center and decide what kinds of TV, music and games are appropriate for their children. Security features are also more robust in the new release.
The Internet offers children many opportunities for learning, constructive entertainment and personal growth. At the same time, parents are concerned about the risks kids face online. Internet use among Hispanics rose last year, which reinforces the need to educate parents and children of the Hispanic community on how to use the Internet safely.
"As a Hispanic father myself, I'm proud of sharing my technological knowledge with other Hispanic parents who can benefit from it," said Luis Martinez, Windows Vista developer at Microsoft. "The parental control features built into Windows Vista will help families better manage how the PC is used and will help them protect their children."
On-site Spanish-language demonstrations will take place in June at selected Circuit City stores in Miami; Hialeah, Fla.; and Plantation, Fla.; to give consumers the opportunity to experience the technology firsthand. Martinez will be on hand to give brief seminars on how to take full advantage the new features found in Windows Vista. The seminars will be free for the Miami community and will be held Friday, June 15, and Saturday, June 16, throughout the day at Aventura Mall.
In addition, starting today, a Spanish-language Web site is accessible for consumers to learn more about Windows Vista: http://www.windowsvista.com/hispano .
The following are some of the new features in Windows Vista:
-- Parental Controls with monitoring and activity reports. Windows Vista
allows parents not only to set the rules, but also to supervise how the
rules are followed by the different users of a Windows Vista-equipped
personal computer. The new monitoring system provides parents with
reports that show computer activity and time online per user, and also
has the ability to limit Internet access to certain times for specific
users.
-- Multilanguage User Interface. Windows Vista Ultimate edition with
Multilanguage User Interface allows users to keep one or several
languages installed on the same computer. Now, depending on the user,
the Windows(R) menus can appear in English or Spanish.
-- Windows Aero interface. Now the new Windows Aero(TM) user interface
offers special features, such as the "glass" effect that makes a clear
and transparent difference by allowing users to locate information at a
glance. In addition, with live thumbnails, users can take a look at the
content of a given window from the taskbar, without fully opening that
particular window.
-- Windows Media Center music. Now with the Windows Media(R) Center from
Windows Vista, consumers are the disc jockeys of their own music and
can control the mood. Users will be able to find their music by looking
at the compact disc covers on their screen. They can select music by
genre, artist, year, song or album and can then transfer it to their
MP3 player or sound system, or burn a CD with their favorite mix.
Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
Some product features are only available in certain Windows Vista editions and may require advanced or additional hardware. For details, visit http://www.windowsvista.com/.
Microsoft, Windows Vista, Windows, Aero and Windows Media are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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Microsoft Corp.
CONTACT: Jorgelina Atucha of Edelman, +1-323-202-1074,
Jorgelina.Atucha@edelman.com, for Microsoft Corp.
Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/
http://www.windowsvista.com/hispano
http://www.windowsvista.com/
USA TODAY Keeps Readers Informed With Free Mobile Search and Text Message AlertsSMS Technology from 4INFO Offers Unique Benefits to Both Readers and Advertisers
MCLEAN, Va., June 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an effort to provide readers with the latest news and information across multiple platforms, USA TODAY is pleased to offer an innovative text messaging service that provides real-time news and information to users through their mobile phones. USA TODAY is the only national newspaper to offer this mobile service, which augments the news readers rely on from the print edition and USATODAY.com's desktop and mobile web sites.
USA TODAY partners with 4INFO, Inc., a pioneer in mobile search and text messaging services, to offer this informative and entertaining service to its readers. Users sign up to receive free text alerts on the subjects that are most important to them -- from news, sports scores, stock quotes and weather forecasts to celebrities, movies, travel, and a variety of other topics. Promoted daily in the newspaper, anyone can sign up by sending a text message to the short code 44636, along with a key word for the subject desired.
"USA TODAY's short code-based text message partnership is yet another innovation for a brand that is continually embracing new platforms and the latest technologies," said Jeff Webber, senior vice president of advertising for USA TODAY and publisher of USATODAY.com. "This service capitalizes on core brand strengths and offers great new real-time interactive services for readers and advertisers."
When readers receive a text alert with their news or entertainment information, messages are often accompanied by a small ad offering related benefits or special offers. Consumers can then reply via text message to the ad for more information. In addition to promoting products and services, advertisers can leverage this mobile platform to deliver coupons and contest entries, collect email addresses, conduct polls and provide directions to the nearest store or physical location.
Advertisers are beginning to maximize the benefits of directly engaging consumers with their brands in a medium (text message) that allows them the ability to refine their targets. Chevrolet rolled out a mobile advertising initiative with USA TODAY and 4INFO's text messaging platform in 2006. During the 2007 March Madness tournament, more than 750,000 text messages were sent to USA TODAY readers, many of whom were looking for updates on the NCAA basketball tournament. These consumers were able to reply to the ads to find the Chevrolet dealer closest to them.
"4INFO is pleased to partner with USA TODAY, the nation's top-selling newspaper, to provide a service to consumers as well as to marketers looking to connect with an engaged, tech-savvy audience," said Zaw Thet, CEO of 4INFO. "The SMS/text messaging technology of 4INFO, combined with the reach of USA TODAY, provides a powerful combination for advertisers as well as a valuable source of information for readers."
A leading provider of SMS/Text messaging technology, 4INFO connects companies with their mobile audiences. 4INFO's SMS/Text Publishing Platform gives publishers the easiest and most trusted means to mobilize and monetize their content and our ad network gives marketers the only opportunity available today to connect with mobile audiences via targeted, relevant SMS/Text advertising. 4INFO's consumer suite of mobile services provides real-time access to sports scores, stock quotes, 411, weather updates, horoscopes, and a host of other information and entertainment services. 4INFO's investment partners include U.S. Venture Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Gannett Company, Inc. 4INFO is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif. Learn more at: http://www.4info.net/
USA TODAY, the nation's top-selling newspaper, will be celebrating its 25th anniversary on September 15th, 2007. It is published via satellite at 36 locations in the USA and at four sites abroad. With a total average daily circulation of 2.3 million, USA TODAY is available worldwide. USA TODAY is published by Gannett Co., Inc. . The USA TODAY brand also includes: USATODAY.com, an award-winning news and information Web site that is updated 24 hours per day; USA TODAY Sports Weekly, a magazine for enthusiasts of professional football and baseball; USA TODAY Mobile, offering up-to-the minute news and information on a variety of mobile platforms and devices; and USA TODAY LIVE, the television arm of the USA TODAY brand that brings the spirit and quality of the newspaper to television.
USA TODAY
CONTACT: Heidi Zimmerman, Director-Communications, +1-703-854-5304,
hzimmerman@usatoday.com, or Alexandra Nicholson, Manager-Communications,
+1-703-854-5872, anicholson@usatoday.com, both of USA TODAY
Web site: http://www.usatoday.com/
http://www.4info.net/
Consumers Look for Safe Food Amidst Expanding RecallsRecalls Heighten Concerns, Lower Consumer Confidence
OMAHA, Neb., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The FDA is receiving plenty of criticism for holes in the food safety system. Illnesses of thousands linked to contaminated tomatoes, lettuce, peanut butter and spinach in the last year may have been avoided if the source of the products could have been traced more quickly. But the current process is slow because there's no effective traceability process in place.
In fact, New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-NY, recently called on the Food and Drug Administration and United States Department of Agriculture to boost the regulation and monitoring of both foreign and domestic foods, echoing the concerns of many consumers following expanding food recalls and the spinach recall of the fall of 2006.
Clinton called for better monitoring and tracking of products by the FDA and faster notice to the public of any contamination issues.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 76 million Americans get sick and 5,000 people die from food-borne illnesses each year. Those outbreaks have taken a toll on consumers' confidence of the nation's food supply, and point to the need to be able to quickly trace products from the grocer's shelf back through the supply chain.
History shows that even after products are deemed safe again, as with the return of spinach to grocery shelves once the FDA finally found the source of the E. coli outbreak, it was some time before many customers had the confidence to buy again. The spinach industry in California alone lost close to $100 million after regulators warned consumers to stop eating bagged spinach.
"With all the recent recalls, consumer-accessible traceability has become a necessity," said Dennis Francis, VP label development for Corporate Express Document & Print Management Inc. "Consumers want information and assurance that their food is safe."
Corporate Express is leading the way in the use of innovative unit-level traceability technology to keep America's food supply safe by offering HarvestMark(TM) (http://www.harvestmark.com/). HarvestMark powered by YottaMark is Corporate Express' new consumer-facing traceability solution that tracks and delivers trusted and comprehensive data about the specific date and location of harvested food.
"HarvestMark provides traceability for field-packed fresh produce," said Elliott Grant, president and CEO of YottaMark, the company that provides the technology behind HarvestMark. "The solution is fast, cost-effective, and has no impact on farmer productivity. It provides instant traceability that is intuitive enough for consumers to use. HarvestMark is as simple as tracking a shipment online. Why should our food be any different?"
In the fall of 2006, grocery stores, sandwich shops and other sellers of spinach and spinach-related foods (e.g., spinach dip) pulled their product from shelves until the E. coil outbreak that killed three people and sickened more than 200 was traced to a small cattle and horse operation on the Central California Coast. The three deaths were attributed to consuming bagged spinach.
"With an accurate, fast traceability system in place, health officials, grocers, producers and others in the supply chain can know almost instantaneously if they have any product that is part of a problem, making such holds, or overaggressive wide scale product recalls unnecessary," Francis said.
"The challenge facing the FDA or state food safety inspectors was dealing with paper-based and inaccessible in-house systems to trace the origins of these tainted products, particularly when the consumer packaging has no traceability information. The speed with which problems can be pinpointed, quarantined and communicated has a dramatic effect on both consumer confidence, and the scope of the impact on innocent growers," said Grant.
About Corporate Express
Corporate Express Document & Print Management (CEDPM) is a leading provider of document and print management, and business form, label, direct mail and fulfillment solutions. Employing approximately 1,000 people in eight manufacturing plants and 50 sales offices nationwide, CEDPM is a business unit of Corporate Express US Inc.
Corporate Express provides customers with a single source of business products and services, so that they can focus their resources, energy and time on their core business. Corporate Express helps organizations to save time and maximize their productivity.
Headquartered in the Netherlands, Corporate Express generated 2006 annual sales of EUR 6.3 billion. The Company has a widespread global distribution network spanning North America, Europe and Australia, has close to 19,000 employees, and operations in 20 countries. Corporate Express is listed on Euronext Amsterdam (Euronext: CXP) and in New York . For more information, please visit http://www.corporateexpress.com/ or call 1-800-622-3676.
About YottaMark
YottaMark, Inc. is a privately held technology company, based in Redwood City, CA. YottaMark is a leader in secure unit-level identification systems, providing brand protection solutions to diverse industries including fresh food, electronics, automotive, healthcare and consumer goods. Visit YottaMark at http://www.yottamark.com/ or call 1-866-76-TRUST (87878).
Corporate Express Document & Print Management
CONTACT: Shelli Ryan, APR Ad Hoc Communication Resources,
+1-402-572-6510, Shelli@AdHocCR.com, for Corporate Express
Web site: http://www.corporateexpress.com/
http://www.harvestmark.com/
http://www.yottamark.com/
Corporate Express Advances Fresh Produce Traceability Technology with HarvestMarkHarvestMark enables field-packed produce to be instantly traced from the unit of sale back to the point of harvest
OMAHA, Neb., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Corporate Express Document & Print Management (CEDPM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Corporate Express NV , today announced an industry milestone with its launch of HarvestMark(TM) (http://www.harvestmark.com/), a unique solution powered by YottaMark technology that instantly traces fresh produce via the Web or cell phone from the home or store all the way back to the specific ranch, field and date on which it was picked. This innovative solution proved successful in field trials earlier this year in Northern California.
CEDPM has partnered with YottaMark, a Redwood City, Calif.-based technology company that provides the technology behind HarvestMark, to provide a unit-level, consumer-facing traceability solution for field-packed fresh produce to give consumers confidence in, and information about, the safety of their food. As food safety becomes more important in consumers' buying decisions, delivery of information such as traceability will become a critical competitive advantage for brands in the market.
Features of HarvestMark include:
-- Unit-level traceability -- provides timely, accurate and relevant
information to consumers querying product using the Web or a cell
phone.
-- Unique, non-predictable codes -- utilize tiny encrypted security marks
printed on clamshell labels to uniquely identify products.
Non-predictable codes both enhance the integrity of the system, and
allow brand owners to use them for marketing campaigns.
-- Quality surveys -- collect product quality data from end consumers, and
correlate aggregated results with harvest and supply chain information,
to provide growers and brand owners uniquely valuable insight into
their business.
-- No IT integration required -- a securely hosted, high-available service
that requires no database for farmers to set up or maintain. Data
integrity, fast implementation, and security are ensured.
-- Low-cost solution -- uses low-cost printed barcodes, is approximately
100 times less expensive than RFID, and has no impact on picker
productivity.
"The need for traceability within the produce industry is vital. If a recall occurs, the priority should be to minimize the exposure for growers, limiting it to the impacted growers and not an entire industry," said Mike Villaneva, program manager production food safety and security, Western Institute for Food Safety & Security.
"It is important to the produce industry to rapidly pinpoint where the product originated from," said Mark Murai, president of the California Strawberry Commission, and long-time strawberry grower.
"With the recent contamination and recalls of fresh produce, traceability has become a priority for both growers and consumers," said Mike Cate, president of Corporate Express Document & Print Management. "Traceability today really does not go down to the unit-level. Handwritten numbers on produce do not necessarily have unit-traceability. Instead of taking everything off the shelves, unit-level traceability takes off only what is necessary."
Cate added, "Traceability technology accelerates recalls, enables swifter pinpointing of problems, and insulates innocent growers. Backed by Corporate Express' powerhouse sales and distribution system, and our variable data printing and label expertise, HarvestMark will enable consumers to ensure their food is safe in the case of a recall."
"HarvestMark provides traceability for field-packed fresh produce," said Elliott Grant, president and CEO of YottaMark. "The solution is fast, cost-effective, and crucially has no impact on picker productivity. It provides instant traceability that is simple and intuitive for consumers to use. Importantly, growers can use the real-time intelligence generated by our system to obtain valuable marketing, quality, and consumer behavior information."
HarvestMark enhances food safety programs, provides consumers real-time information, and offers brand owners a way to gather valuable data -- all in a cost-effective and low-impact manner.
About Corporate Express
Corporate Express Document & Print Management (CEDPM) is a leading provider of document and print management, and business form, label, direct mail and fulfillment solutions. Employing approximately 1,000 people in eight manufacturing plants and 50 sales offices nationwide, CEDPM is a business unit of Corporate Express US Inc.
Corporate Express provides customers with a single source of business products and services, so that they can focus their resources, energy and time on their core business. Corporate Express helps organizations to save time and maximize their productivity.
Headquartered in the Netherlands, Corporate Express generated 2006 annual sales of EUR 6.3 billion. The Company has a widespread global distribution network spanning North America, Europe and Australia, has close to 19,000 employees, and operations in 20 countries. Corporate Express is listed on Euronext Amsterdam (Euronext: CXP) and in New York . For more information, please visit http://www.corporateexpress.com/ or call 1-800-622-3676.
About YottaMark
YottaMark, Inc. is a privately held technology company, based in Redwood City, CA. YottaMark is a leader in secure unit-level identification systems, providing brand protection solutions to diverse industries including fresh food, electronics, automotive, healthcare, and consumer goods. Visit YottaMark at http://www.yottamark.com/ or call 1-866-76-TRUST (87878).
Corporate Express Document & Print Management
CONTACT: Shelli Ryan, APR of Ad Hoc Communication Resources,
+1-402-572-6510, Shelli@AdHocCR.com, for Corporate Express Document & Print
Management
Web site: http://www.corporateexpress.com/
http://www.yottamark.com/
http://www.harvestmark.com/
Align Technology to Present at the NASDAQ 19th Investor Program
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Align Technology, Inc. , the inventor of Invisalign(R), a proprietary method of straightening teeth without wires and brackets, announced today that Eldon M. Bullington, Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Align Technology, Inc., is scheduled to speak at the NASDAQ 19th Investor Program on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 in London at 8:30 a.m. BST / 3:30 a.m. EDT and Wednesday, June 20, 2007 in Zurich at 4:30 p.m. CEST / 10:30 a.m. EDT.
Live webcasts of the presentations will be available at those designated times on Align's web site at http://investor.aligntech.com/. Archived replays will remain on the web site for one month.
About Align Technology, Inc.
Align Technology designs, manufactures and markets Invisalign, a proprietary new method for treating malocclusion, or the misalignment of teeth. Invisalign corrects malocclusion using a series of clear, nearly invisible, removable appliances that gently move teeth to a desired final position. Because it does not rely on the use of metal or ceramic brackets and wires, Invisalign significantly reduces the aesthetic and other limitations associated with braces. Invisalign is appropriate for treating adults and older teens. Align Technology was founded in March 1997 and received FDA clearance to market Invisalign in 1998.
To learn more about Invisalign or to find a certified Invisalign doctor, please visit http://www.invisalign.com/ or call 1-800-INVISIBLE.
Investor Relations Contacts
Eldon Bullington Matt Clawson
Align Technology, Inc. Allen & Caron Inc
(408) 470-1000 (949) 474-4300
investorinfo@aligntech.com matt@allencaron.com
Press Contacts
Shannon Mangum Henderson
Ethos Communications
(678) 540-9222
align@ethoscommunication.com
Align Technology, Inc.
CONTACT: investors, Eldon Bullington of Align Technology, Inc.,
+1-408-470-1000, investorinfo@aligntech.com; or Matt Clawson of Allen & Caron
Inc, +1-949-474-4300, matt@allencaron.com; or media, Shannon Mangum Henderson
of Ethos Communications, +1-678-540-9222, align@ethoscommunication.com
Web site: http://www.invisalign.com/
http://investor.aligntech.com/
BluePhoenix Solutions Achieves IBM Advanced PartnerWorld DesignationPartnerWorld Program Supports Creation of New Opportunities for Business Growth and Increased Profit
CARY, North Carolina, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BluePhoenix Solutions , the leader in value driven legacy modernization, today announced that it has achieved advanced member status in IBM's international PartnerWorld Program for Independent Software Vendors (ISV).
PartnerWorld is a worldwide program for IBM business partners offering sales and marketing tools, skill building courses and technical support to create new opportunities for business growth and profit. It encompasses the entire portfolio of industry-leading IBM technologies, products, services and financing. Resources are provided in the areas of selling, marketing, technical resources and support, as well as training and certification. Benefits of participating in this program include a listing in the IBM PartnerWorld Global Solutions Directory that highlights the BluePhoenix solutions. BluePhoenix will continue to participate with the IBM sales and marketing organization on major projects and lead generation activities.
BluePhoenix was granted advanced level participation in IBM's PartnerWorld program after demonstrating that numerous customers were extending and enhancing their existing Mainframe systems with BluePhoenix products and technology, and deploying applications on approved IBM hardware and middleware with significant commitment to IBM technologies.
BluePhoenix is unique in offering modernization customers best practice domain expertise, services and a wide range of products enabling organizations to achieve rapid ROI with renewed business capabilities. Unlike traditional migration tools companies that only provide one piece of the modernization puzzle, BluePhoenix offers customers a comprehensive solution from global asset assessment and impact analysis to implementation of modernization roadmaps that makes sense for their businesses. By working with BluePhoenix, IBM clients can address a full range of IT modernization areas such as Web services and SOA to mitigate risk, minimize IT downtime and preserve application business logic.
"Achieving advanced member status in the IBM PartnerWorld Program is a significant milestone, because it required a successful demonstration of BluePhoenix's modernization tools and technology through customer experiences," said Arik Kilman, CEO, BluePhoenix Solutions.
"This proven customer validation shows how synergistically IBM and BluePhoenix solutions work together. As an IBM Partner, BluePhoenix is well positioned to grow its IBM customers' related revenue by more then 15% in 2007."
About BluePhoenix Solutions (http://www.bphx.com/)
BluePhoenix Solutions is a leading provider of value driven modernization solutions for legacy information systems. BluePhoenix's offering includes a comprehensive suite of tools and services from global IT asset assessment and impact analysis to automated database and application migration, rehosting and renewal. Leveraging over twenty years of best practice domain expertise, BluePhoenix works closely with its customers to ascertain which assets should be migrated, redeveloped or wrapped for reuse as services or business processes, to protect and increase the value of their business applications and legacy systems with minimized risk and downtime.
BluePhoenix's solutions serve companies from diverse industries and vertical markets such as automotive, banking and financial services, insurance, manufacturing and retail. Among its prestigious customers are: Aflac, DaimlerChrysler, Danish Commerce and Companies Agency, Europe Assistance, Lawson Products, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, Merrill Lynch, SDC Udvikling and TEMENOS. BluePhoenix has 13 offices in the U.S., UK, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Romania, Russia, Cyprus and Israel.
SAFE HARBOR: Certain statements contained in this release may be deemed forward-looking statements, with respect to plans, projections, or future performance of the Company, the occurrence of which involves certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual plans to differ materially from these statements. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to: market demand for the Company's tools, successful implementation of the Company's tools, competitive factors, the ability to manage the Company's growth, the ability to recruit and retrain additional software personnel, and the ability to develop new business lines. This press release is also available at http://www.bphx.com/. All names and trademarks are their owners' property.
Company Contact
Tsipora Cohen
VP, Worldwide Marketing
BluePhoenix Solutions
+1-781-652-8945
tcohen@bphx.com
Investor Contact
Paul Holm
H.L. Lanzet
+1-212-888-4570
paulmholm@gmail.com
Bluephoenix Solutions Ltd
CONTACT: Company Contact: Tsipora Cohen, VP, Worldwide Marketing,
BluePhoenix Solutions, +1-781-652-8945, tcohen@bphx.com; Investor Contact:
Paul Holm, H.L. Lanzet, +1-212-888-4570, paulmholm@gmail.com
Recalls Point to Need for Better Fresh Produce TraceabilityTechnology builds and restores confidence by providing consumer-accessible traceability
OMAHA, Neb., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The FDA is receiving plenty of criticism for holes in the U.S. food safety system. The expanding number of food recalls, as well as last year's spinach recall due to an E. coli outbreak, point out the need for food growers and suppliers to be able to immediately trace their product back to the point of contamination. In many cases, sales of products outside of those contaminated suffered because buyers were unsure of which products were safe and which were not.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 76 million Americans get sick and 5,000 people die from food-borne illnesses each year. Those outbreaks have taken a toll on the consumers' confidence in the nation's food supply, as well as point to the need to quickly trace products from the grocer's shelf back through the supply chain.
"With all the recent food recalls, consumer-accessible traceability information has become a necessity," said Dennis Francis, VP label development for Corporate Express Document & Print Management Inc. "A 2007 Food Marketing Institute survey indicated that recent food safety concerns prompted consumers to stop purchasing certain foods. Traceability avoids loss of sales through food safety recalls due to illness outbreaks." Corporate Express' latest offering powered by YottaMark is HarvestMark(TM) (http://www.harvestmark.com/), a food traceability and security solution that tracks and provides trusted and comprehensive data about the specific date and location of harvested food.
"HarvestMark provides traceability for field-packed fresh produce," said Elliott Grant, president and CEO of YottaMark. "The solution is fast, cost-effective, and crucially has no impact on picker productivity. It provides instant traceability that is simple for consumers to use. Importantly, growers can use the real-time intelligence generated by our system to obtain valuable marketing, quality, and consumer behavior information."
In the fall of 2006, grocery stores, sandwich shops and other sellers of spinach and spinach-related foods (e.g., spinach dip) pulled their product from shelves until the E. coli outbreak that killed three people and sickened more than 200 was traced to a small cattle and horse operation on the Central California Coast. Three deaths were attributed to consuming bagged spinach.
"The challenge facing the FDA or state food safety inspectors was dealing with paper-based and inaccessible in-house systems to quickly trace the origins of these tainted products, particularly when the consumer packaging has no traceability information. The speed with which problems can be pinpointed, quarantined and communicated has a dramatic effect on both consumer confidence, and the scope of the impact on innocent growers," said Grant.
FDA Investigators could not make a definitive determination as to how the E. coli contaminated the spinach, but the scare forced supermarkets all over the nation to pull their loose spinach off shelves until the source of the problem was found. The spinach industry in California lost close to $100 million after regulators warned consumers to stop eating bagged spinach.
"Better traceability using a system that pinpoints a product's origin within seconds would enable the FDA to narrow its search quickly, so that the suppliers from other areas wouldn't have needed to pull their products, and lose the resulting revenues and profits," Francis said. "Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags work well on a pallet-level, but those are too costly to employ on products liked bagged spinach."
Grant added, "Growers and producers have to balance the total system cost of any solution with the actual benefits in risk reduction coupled with the perceived benefit of public confidence in their brand. They need a system that is priced appropriately and has zero impact on labor in the field. The advantage of HarvestMark is that it provides instant traceability via a cell phone or the web, and because it is a hosted solution, requires no IT infrastructure to be added by growers."
Francis noted that the recent produce recalls are just the latest large-scale examples of the need for a traceability solution hosted by a trusted third party for reliability of both the information and easy consumer access to that information.
About Corporate Express
Corporate Express Document & Print Management (CEDPM) is a leading provider of document and print management, and business form, label, direct mail and fulfillment solutions. Employing approximately 1,000 people in eight manufacturing plants and 50 sales offices nationwide, CEDPM is a business unit of Corporate Express US Inc.
Corporate Express provides customers with a single source of business products and services, so that they can focus their resources, energy and time on their core business. Corporate Express helps organizations to save time and maximize their productivity.
Headquartered in the Netherlands, Corporate Express generated 2006 annual sales of EUR 6.3 billion. The Company has a widespread global distribution network spanning North America, Europe and Australia, has close to 19,000 employees, and operations in 20 countries. Corporate Express is listed on Euronext Amsterdam (Euronext: CXP) and in New York . For more information, please visit http://www.corporateexpress.com/ or call 1-800-622-3676.
About YottaMark
YottaMark, Inc. is a privately held technology company, based in Redwood City, CA. YottaMark is a leader in secure unit-level identification systems, providing brand protection solutions to diverse industries including fresh food, electronics, automotive, healthcare and consumer goods. Visit YottaMark at http://www.yottamark.com/ or call 1-866-76-TRUST (87878).
Corporate Express Document & Print Management
CONTACT: Shelli Ryan, APR of Ad Hoc Communication Resources,
+1-402-572-6510, Shelli@AdHocCR.com, for Corporate Express Document & Print
Management
Web site: http://www.corporateexpress.com/
http://www.yottamark.com/
http://www.harvestmark.com/
STMicroelectronics Reshapes the MCU Market with New 32-Bit Family Powered by ARM Cortex-M3 CoreSTM32 MCU family significantly reduces cost/performance/power compromises in embedded systems
GENEVA, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STMicroelectronics , one of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers, has announced a new family of 32-bit Flash Microcontrollers based on the breakthrough ARM(R) Cortex(TM)-M3 core - a core with features specifically designed for embedded applications requiring a combination of high performance (1.25 Dhrystone MIPS/MHz), low power and low cost. The STM32 family benefits from the Cortex- M3's many new architectural enhancements including the Thumb-2 instruction set to deliver improved performance combined with better code density, and a tightly-coupled Nested Vectored Interrupt Controller for significantly faster response to interrupts, all combined with industry leading power consumption. ST was a lead partner in developing the Cortex-M3 core and is now the first leading MCU supplier to introduce a product family based on the core.
Designed to deliver impressive levels of performance and energy efficiency while retaining all the benefits of working with the open, industry-standard ARM architecture and development environment, the STM32 is offered in two lines: the STM32F103 "Performance" line, with 72MHz clock frequency, provides best-in-class 32-bit MCU performance, while the STM32F101 "Access" line, with 36MHz clock frequency, offers users of 16-bit devices a significant increase in performance at the same 16-bit price levels. Both lines offer from 32K to 128K of embedded Flash memory but differ in maximum SRAM size and peripheral combinations. At 72MHz, executing from Flash, the STM32 consumes only 36mA, the lowest power consumption in the 32-bit market, corresponding to an impressive 0.5mA/MHz.
The Cortex-M3 core was specifically developed to target the low-cost requirements of a broad range of markets and applications where memory and processor size significantly impact device costs. The Cortex-M3 core's enhanced integrated features include a nested vector-interrupt controller with down to 6 CPU cycles inter-interrupt latency, atomic bit manipulation allowing individual bits to be modified in a single write operation, branch speculation, single-cycle multiply, hardware divide, and the highly efficient Thumb 2 instruction set, leading to superior performance, code density, real- time behavior, and power consumption.
Ideal for battery-operated applications, the STM32 operates from a 2.0 to 3.6V power supply and has a power consumption down to 2 microamps in standby mode with reset circuitry active. Other power-saving features include an integrated RTC with dedicated pin for battery operation and a dedicated 32kHz Oscillator, and four low power modes.
"Until now, 16-bit and 32-bit designers have often been faced with difficult choices, involving compromises between factors such as cost, power, and performance and whether to use industry-standard or proprietary platforms," said Jim Nicholas, general manager of ST's microcontroller division. "By eliminating the need to make these compromises, the STM32 will lead the obvious convergence of the 16-bit and 32-bit MCU markets."
In performance terms, the STM32 family offers up to 30% faster processing than an equivalent ARM7TDMI-based product, or, for the same processing power, STM32 devices require 75% less power. Similarly, the Thumb 2 instruction set of the new core allows designers to reduce code size by up to 45%, almost halving the amount of memory they need to hold their applications. In addition, Dhrystones and other benchmarks show that the STM32 delivers at least twice the performance of the best 16-bit architectures.
The rich peripheral set includes up to 128KB embedded Flash, up to 20KB of RAM, up to two ADCs (12-bit at 1 microsecond conversion time), up to three USARTs; up to two SPI (18MHz master/slave); up to two I2C; up to three 16-bit timers (4 input capture/4 output compare/4 PWM each) and a dedicated 6-PWM timer with embedded dead times for regulation and motor control vector drive applications, as well as USB, CAN, and seven DMA channels. Embedded reset circuitry includes Power-On reset, Power-Down reset and Voltage supervisor, an embedded accurate 8MHz RC factory-trimmed oscillator that can be used as the main oscillator, an embedded 4-16MHz oscillator for external crystal, and dual watchdogs. As a result of this high integration level, only 7 capacitors are needed (in addition to a power supply) for LQFP100 packaged devices.
In addition to traditional applications, such as industrial PLCs, domestic appliances, domestic and industrial security, fire and HVAC systems, and consumer/PC applications such as card readers and biometrics, the new STM32 family is particularly well-suited for portable applications such as glucose and cholesterol monitors where low power consumption is important.
"The low power capability, the ease-of-use and the cost of the STM32 eliminate all remaining obstacles to broad 32-bit usage," said Nicholas. "We believe the STM32 will meet every designer's expectation. Further developments of the STM32 family will see an expansion of the current options with larger packages, up to 512KB Flash, 64KB SRAM and with extended features."
The STM32 is fully supported by development tools from ST and third parties. ST offers an evaluation board, USB developer's kit and a free software library. Starter kits based on proven tool solutions for ARM core- based devices will soon be available from Hitex, IAR, Keil and Raisonance. Currently the Hitex, IAR, Keil, Raisonance, and Rowley toolchains support the STM32.
STM32 is currently sampling at lead customers and samples will soon be generally available. Both STM32 lines are offered in LQFP48, LQFP64, LQFP100 and BGA100 packages, with 32, 64, and 128K embedded flash options. Distribution pricing (10 Ku) for LQFP devices ranges from $1.80 (Access line, 32K Flash, 48-pin) to $3.60 (Performance line, 128K Flash, 100 pins).
This press release is also available at: http://www.st.com/stonline/stappl/press/news/year2007/p2184.htm ... with links to further information on the STM32 family
About STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics is a global leader in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions across the spectrum of microelectronics applications. An unrivalled combination of silicon and system expertise, manufacturing strength, Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and strategic partners positions the Company at the forefront of System-on-Chip (SoC) technology and its products play a key role in enabling today's convergence markets. The Company's shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, on Euronext Paris and on the Milan Stock Exchange. In 2006, the Company's net revenues were $9.85 billion and net earnings were $782 million. Further information on ST can be found at http://www.st.com/.
STMicroelectronics
CONTACT: INVESTOR RELATIONS: Stanley March, Group Vice President,
Investor Relations for STMicroelectronics, +1-212-821-8939, stan.march@st.com;
MEDIA RELATIONS: Maria Grazia Prestini, Senior Director, Corporate Media &
Public Relations, + 41-22-929-6945, mariagrazia.prestini@st.com, or Michael
Markowitz, Director of WW Technical Media Relations, +1-212-821-8959,
michael.markowitz@st.com, both for STMicroelectronics
Web site: http://www.st.com/
Autonomy Cardiff Extends Vision for Intelligent Documents With Liquidoffice Version 5.0Dynamic New Release Brings Business Process Management to Mobile Professionals and Expands Flexibility for Systems Integrators
CAMBRIDGE, England and SAN FRANCISCO, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardiff, a division of Autonomy Corporation plc and leading provider of intelligent document solutions, today announced the immediate availability of Cardiff LiquidOffice Version 5.0 (v5). This new release extends Cardiff's vision for Intelligent Documents by bringing unique, next-generation business process management capabilities to mobile professionals, while expanding flexibility for systems integrators (SI). LiquidOffice v5 provides pervasive and immediate access to process tasks and e-forms via a BlackBerry(R) smartphone, reducing the lag-time associated with high value decision-making steps.
This latest release includes major enhancements such as the ability to create dynamic documents and processes that can automatically adapt to changing business conditions. Cardiff LiquidOffice v5 provides deeper visibility and auditability of business processes and user interactions. Additionally, with LiquidOffice v5, Cardiff has broadened its advanced Web-based e-forms and paper document processing capabilities.
In this release, Cardiff has pioneered a unique, next-generation offering that for the first time brings enterprise-class business process management capabilities to the mobile professional. This revolutionizes how business decision makers can access and influence in-flight business processes. Process participants can now receive immediate notification of tasks that need attention; access forms and associated data instantly and digitally sign documents to keep the process moving with zero latency, all on a mobile device.
"We are excited about our deployment of mobile business process management based on the Cardiff LiquidOffice and BlackBerry smartphone platforms," said Terry Sutherland, CEO of ImageSource. "With anywhere-anytime BlackBerry access to our corporate eForms and business processes, we have seen immediate benefits including a 300 percent increase in reimbursable field service expenses and a reduction in processing times from several days to less than one day. Our employees, customers and business have significantly benefited from this solution."
Today's organizations are realizing that optimization of key business processes can have far-reaching effects in terms of cost savings, process acceleration and improved customer service. Customers require a best-practice approach in order to improve paper document handling, enable online approvals and deliver flexible processes that can adapt to changing business conditions and exceptions. With LiquidOffice v5, Cardiff has improved flexibility, enabling processes to dynamically and automatically change course based on business conditions, while maintaining complete auditability and visibility at all times regardless of whether process steps occur on paper, within a browser or on a wireless mobile device. It is no longer necessary for organizations to attempt to predefine all of their business processes before taking advantage of automation. In addition to providing tools for the point-and-click specification of business rules, LiquidOffice v5 now delivers a significantly expanded API which will allow SI to build business process and information capture applications that are tailored to meet their customers' needs, no matter how specialized.
"LiquidOffice v5 extends Cardiff's vision for Intelligent Documents with a unique approach to enterprise process improvement," said Mark Seamans, Cardiff's CEO. "By combining the ability to embrace both paper and anywhere-anytime online forms with intelligent workflows, as well as security and audit trails, Cardiff allows organizations to focus on process optimization and achieving a business advantage."
Cardiff also extends the capabilities of its Web-based e-forms, for which it is already renowned. With v5, LiquidOffice provides the means to dynamically generate intelligent barcodes in printable HTML. These intelligent barcodes are automatically populated with the field information as the user fills out the form or document, allowing public-facing forms that are printed and then mailed or faxed to be machine-read automatically with 100 percent accuracy. Furthermore, Cardiff's HTML forms and documents now automatically resize themselves based on the information merged into or typed into the document and yet still remain page-oriented and printable.
LiquidOffice v5 also allows documents to automatically and intelligently generate themselves based on the response of the user. This wizard-like interface provides users a simple way to enter information and guide them through to completion of a form or task. This feature is critical for simplifying the process of accurately completing complex forms.
LiquidOffice is part of the Cardiff Intelligent Document suite which automates all aspects of both paper-based and Web-based document-centric business processes. Cardiff delivers significant cost reduction, accelerated processes and an improved customer experience by taking formerly static documents and enabling them to 'process themselves' through the introduction of embedded intelligence. For more information on Cardiff's Intelligent Documents solutions, please visit http://www.cardiff.com/.
About Cardiff
Cardiff (http://www.cardiff.com/) is a leading provider of software for intelligent document solutions that unify people, paper and process. Cardiff enables organizations to capture information from paper and electronic sources and to manage the process behind the form by embedding intelligence and enabling better visibility and control. As a result, businesses reduce operational costs, provide a rich customer experience and ensure compliance to organization and government regulation. Cardiff serves more than 8,000 customers worldwide, including many in the financial services, pharmaceutical, healthcare, education, government and manufacturing industries. Cardiff is an Autonomy Group company .
About Autonomy
Autonomy Corporation plc is a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise and is spearheading the meaning-based computing movement. Autonomy's technology forms a conceptual and contextual understanding of any piece of electronic data including unstructured information, be it text, email, voice or video. Autonomy's software powers the full spectrum of mission-critical enterprise applications including information access technology, BI, CRM, KM, call center solutions, rich media management, compliance and litigation solutions and security applications, and is recognized by industry analysts as the clear leader in enterprise search.
Autonomy's customer base comprises more than 16,000 global companies and organizations including: 3, ABN AMRO, AOL, BAE Systems, BBC, Bloomberg, Boeing, Citigroup, Coca Cola, Daimler Chrysler, Deutsche Bank, Ericsson, Ford, GlaxoSmithKline, Kraft Foods, Lloyd TSB, NASA, Nestle, the New York Stock Exchange, Reuters, Shell, T-Mobile, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Autonomy also has over 300 OEM partners and more than 350 VARs and Integrators, numbering among them leading companies such as BEA, Business Objects, Citrix, EDS, IBM Global Services, Novell, Stellent, Sybase, Symantec, TIBCO and Vignette. The company has offices worldwide.
The Autonomy divisions include: Aungate, specialist in real-time enterprise governance; Virage, a visionary in rich media management and security and surveillance technology; etalk, award-winning provider of enterprise-class contact center products and Cardiff, a leader in content capture and business process management solutions.
Autonomy and the Autonomy logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autonomy Corporation plc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Autonomy Cardiff Editorial Contacts:
Winifred Shum
Autonomy (US)
+1-408-542-2363
wshum@autonomy.com
Marijke Shugrue
Bite Communications (US)
+1-212-857-9376
marijke.shugrue@bitepr.com
Edward Bridges
Financial Dynamics (UK)
+44-207-831-3113
edward.bridges@fd.com
Ali Merifield
Bite Communications (UK)
+44-(0)20-8834-3441
+44-(0)20-8741-1123
ali.merifield@bitepr.com
Autonomy Corporation plc
CONTACT: Autonomy Cardiff Editorial Contacts: Winifred Shum, Autonomy
(US), +1-408-542-2363, wshum@autonomy.com; Marijke Shugrue, Bite
Communications (US), +1-212-857-9376, marijke.shugrue@bitepr.com; Edward
Bridges, Financial Dynamics (UK), +44-207-831-3113, edward.bridges@fd.com;
Ali Merifield, Bite Communications (UK), +44-(0)20-8834-3441,
+44-(0)20-8741-1123, ali.merifield@bitepr.com
Leading Operator in Russia Places a First Time Order for ECtel's FraudView(R) Release 8
ROSH HA'AYIN, Israel, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ECtel Ltd. , a leading provider of Integrated Revenue Management(TM) (IRM(TM)) solutions, today announced that a leading operator in Russia has placed a first time order for ECtel's FraudView(R) Release 8. The order follows a successful pilot on live traffic.
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FraudView(R) is the leading and most complete fraud management solution for telecom operators. Designed to meet the needs of wireline, wireless, convergent and next generation communication service providers, FraudView(R) features an array of unique, state-of-the-art fraud detection and prevention technologies enabling thousands of fraud controls.
"We see excellent opportunities in The Former Soviet Union region as demonstrated at this order as well as other recent orders" said Mr. Itzik Weinstein, President and CEO of ECtel. "Our superior products, significant footprint and excellent channel partner ECI Telecom, sets ECtel in a good position to further strengthen our business in the region".
About ECtel
ECtel is a leading global provider of Integrated Revenue Management(TM) (IRM(TM)) solutions for communications service providers. A pioneering market leader for over 15 years, ECtel offers carrier-grade solutions that enable wireline, wireless, converged and next-generation operators to fully manage their revenue and cost processes. ECtel IRM(TM) Product Suite features the world-leading fraud and revenue assurance products, FraudView(R) and RAP, that minimize operator revenue leakage across networks and operations support systems (OSSs). For more information, visit http://www.ectel.com/
Certain statements contained in this release contain forward-looking information with respect to plans, projections or future performance and products of the Company, the occurrence of which involves certain risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the reoccurrence of sales to existing customers, the ability to recognize revenue in future periods as anticipated, the possible slow-down in expenditures by telecom operators, the unpredictability of the telecom market, product and market acceptance risks, ability to complete development and market introduction of new products, the impact of competitive pricing and offerings, fluctuations in quarterly and annual results of operations, dependence on several large customers, commercialization and technological difficulties, risks related to our operations in Israel and other risks detailed in the Company's annual report on Form 20-F and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ECtel undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Contacts:
ECtel Ltd.
Ron Fainaro
Executive Vice President and CFO
Tel: +972-3-9002102
Fax: +972-3-9002103
Email: Ronf@ectel.com
ECtel Ltd.
Dana Rubin
MarCom Manager
Tel: +972-3-9002656
Fax: +972-3-9002103
Email: ir@ectel.com
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ECtel Ltd
CONTACT: Contacts: ECtel Ltd. Ron Fainaro, Executive Vice President and
CFO, Tel: +972-3-9002102, Fax: +972-3-9002103, Email: Ronf@ectel.com; ECtel
Ltd., Dana Rubin, MarCom Manager, Tel: +972-3-9002656, Fax: +972-3-9002103,
Email: ir@ectel.com
Nokia Asks Texas Court to Stop Qualcomm's Unauthorized Use of Nokia's MediaFLO and BREW Patents
ESPOO, Finland, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia today announced it has filed patent counter assertions against Qualcomm in the Eastern District of Texas Court. The filing relates to Qualcomm's unauthorized use of 6 Nokia implementation patents in its MediaFLO and BREW businesses. Qualcomm has in previous litigation sought injunctions against Nokia and therefore in this case Nokia is seeking both damages and injunctive relief.
"Nokia has a strong history of innovation in IP broadcast television and mobile download environments predating Qualcomm's activities," said Tero Ojanpera, chief technology officer, Nokia. "This is another example where Qualcomm has effectively copied Nokia's innovations. We believe that, for MediaFLO to evolve and for BREW to remain viable, Qualcomm needs access to these and many other patented Nokia inventions."
Nokia patents are at the core of MediaFLO and BREW technologies, for example in ensuring the broadcast quality of service within MediaFLO and in enabling the download of applications with BREW. Nokia has also recently declared another set of patents to the Telecommunication Industry Association (TIA) as essential for the FLO air interface used in MediaFLO.
Nokia has built one of the strongest and broadest IPR portfolios in the wireless industry over the last 15 years through extensive investments in research and development. Nokia will continue to vigorously defend itself against the infringement and unauthorized use of its intellectual property.
Nokia's patent counter assertions are part of its response to the Qualcomm lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Texas, on 2 April, 2007. In that lawsuit Qualcomm's three patents-in-suit allegedly involve certain types of mobile software download and execution environments. Nokia is confident that the Qualcomm patents are invalid, for example, based on the alleged inventions having been patented or published by other companies, including Nokia, before Qualcomm. In addition, Nokia believes its products do not infringe any of the patents.
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. Nokia makes a wide range of mobile devices and provides people with experiences in music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games and business mobility through these devices. Nokia also provides equipment, solutions and services for communications networks.
It should be noted that certain statements herein which are not historical facts, including, without limitation, those regarding: A) the timing of product and solution deliveries; B) our ability to develop, implement and commercialize new products, solutions and technologies; C) expectations regarding market growth, developments and structural changes; D) expectations regarding our mobile device volume growth, market share, prices and margins; E) expectations and targets for our results of operations; F) the outcome of pending and threatened litigation; and G) statements preceded by "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "foresee," "target," "estimate," "designed," "plans," "will" or similar expressions are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's best assumptions and beliefs in light of the information currently available to it. Because they involve risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from the results that we currently expect. Factors that could cause these differences include, but are not limited to: 1) competitiveness of our product portfolio; 2) our ability to identify key market trends and to respond timely and successfully to the needs of our customers; 3) the extent of the growth of the mobile communications industry, as well as the growth and profitability of the new market segments within that industry which we target; 4) the availability of new products and services by network operators and other market participants; 5) our ability to successfully manage costs; 6) the intensity of competition in the mobile communications industry and our ability to maintain or improve our market position and respond successfully to changes in the competitive landscape; 7) the impact of changes in technology and our ability to develop or otherwise acquire complex technologies as required by the market, with full rights needed to use; 8) timely and successful commercialization of complex technologies as new advanced products and solutions; 9) our ability to protect the complex technologies, which we or others develop or that we license, from claims that we have infringed third parties' intellectual property rights, as well as our unrestricted use on commercially acceptable terms of certain technologies in our products and solution offerings; 10) our ability to protect numerous Nokia patented, standardized, or proprietary technologies from third party infringement or actions to invalidate the intellectual property rights of these technologies; 11) our ability to manage efficiently our manufacturing and logistics, as well as to ensure the quality, safety, security and timely delivery of our products and solutions; 12) inventory management risks resulting from shifts in market demand; 13) our ability to source quality components and sub-assemblies without interruption and at acceptable prices; 14) Nokia's and Siemens' ability to successfully integrate the operations, personnel and supporting activities of their respective businesses as a result of the merger of Nokia's networks business and Siemens' carrier-related operations for fixed and mobile networks forming Nokia Siemens Networks; 15) whether, as a result of investigations into alleged violations of law by some current or former employees of Siemens, government authorities or others take actions against Siemens and/or its employees that may involve and affect the carrier-related assets and employees transferred by Siemens to Nokia Siemens Networks, or there may be undetected additional violations that may have occurred prior to the transfer, or ongoing violations that may occur after the transfer, of such assets and employees that could result in additional actions by government authorities; 16) the expense, time, attention and resources of Nokia Siemens Networks and our management to detect, investigate and resolve any situations related to alleged violations of law involving the assets and employees of Siemens carrier-related operations transferred to Nokia Siemens Networks; 17) any impairment of Nokia Siemens Networks customer relationships resulting from the ongoing government investigations involving the Siemens carrier-related operations transferred to Nokia Siemens Networks; 18) developments under large, multi-year contracts or in relation to major customers; 19) general economic conditions globally and, in particular, economic or political turmoil in emerging market countries where we do business; 20) our success in collaboration arrangements relating to development of technologies or new products and solutions; 21) the success, financial condition and performance of our collaboration partners, suppliers and customers; 22) any disruption to information technology systems and networks that our operations rely on; 23) exchange rate fluctuations, including, in particular, fluctuations between the euro, which is our reporting currency, and the US dollar, the Chinese yuan, the UK pound sterling and the Japanese yen, as well as certain other currencies; 24) the management of our customer financing exposure; 25) allegations of possible health risks from electromagnetic fields generated by base stations and mobile devices and lawsuits related to them, regardless of merit; 26) unfavorable outcome of litigations; 27) our ability to recruit, retain and develop appropriately skilled employees; and 28) the impact of changes in government policies, laws or regulations; as well as the risk factors specified on pages 12-24 of the company's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006 under "Item 3.D Risk Factors." Other unknown or unpredictable factors or underlying assumptions subsequently proving to be incorrect could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Nokia does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.
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Nokia
CONTACT: Media Enquries: Nokia, Communications, Anne Eckert, Tel.
+85-2-6971-6918, Email:press.office@nokia.com; Nokia, Communications, USA,
Tel. +1-972-894-4573, Email: communication.corp@nokia.com
Thirty-Seven Percent of Working Dads Would Leave Their Jobs If Their Family Could Afford It, CareerBuilder.com's Annual Father's Day Survey Finds- Senior Career Advisor and Father of Three Offers Tips for a Better Work/Life Balance -
CHICAGO, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Don't be surprised if you see more dads on the playground with the kids during the workday. According to a new CareerBuilder.com survey, 37 percent of working dads say they'd leave their jobs if their spouse or partner made enough money to support the family. If given the choice, another 38 percent would take a pay-cut to spend more time with their kids. The CareerBuilder.com survey, "Working Dads 2007," was conducted from February 15 to March 6, 2007 and included 1,521 men, employed full-time, with children under the age of 18 living at home.
Nearly one-in-four (24 percent) working dads feel work is negatively impacting their relationship with their children. Forty-eight percent have missed a significant event in their child's life due to work at least once in the last year and nearly one-in-five (18 percent) have missed four or more.
According to the survey, the time working dads spend on work far exceeds the time spent with their children. More than one-in-four (27 percent) working dads say they spend more than 50 hours a week on work and nearly one- in-ten (8 percent) spend more than 60 hours. In terms of the time they spend with their children, one-in-four (25 percent) working dads spend less than one hour with their kids each day. Forty-two percent spend less than two hours each day.
While more companies today are offering various programs and options to promote work/life balance, some working dads say their employers are lacking in this area. Thirty-six percent of working dads say their company does not offer flexible work arrangements such as flexible schedules, telecommuting, job sharing and more.
Richard Castellini, Vice President of Consumer Marketing at CareerBuilder.com and father of three, offers the following tips to help dads gain a healthy work/life balance:
1. Keep in touch -- While you're at work, make a quick call in between
meetings and projects and let your children know they're top of mind.
2. Plan a kid-friendly potluck -- If co-workers in your department have
kids, ask your boss if you can have a kid-friendly potluck for lunch on
a Friday. Not only does this allow the kids to spend extra time with
you, but it also gives the employees in your department time to get to
know each other better.
3. Give Your Undivided Attention -- When you're at home spending time with
your family, turn off your cell phone, step away from the e-mails and
give your undivided attention. If you bring work home, do it after the
kids have gone to bed.
4. Keep one calendar -- Schedule baseball games and play recitals on the
same calendar you use for meetings and travel to make sure you never
double-book yourself. Save your vacation days for those special events
in your children's lives, so you're there and in the front row.
5. Make time -- At least once a week, schedule a family activity that
involves interaction such as a game, bike ride, trip to the playground,
etc. Also, make sure to schedule a date night for you and your
significant other.
Survey Methodology
This survey was conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder.com among 1,521 Full-time Employed Fathers (employed full-time; not self employed; with no involvement in hiring decisions) ages 18 and over within the United States between February 15 and March 6, 2007. Figures for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, region and household income were weighted where necessary to bring them into line with their actual proportions in the population. Propensity score weighting was also used to adjust for respondents' propensity to be online.
With a pure probability sample of 1,521 one could say with a ninety-five percent probability that the overall results have a sampling error of +/- 2.5 percentage points. Sampling error for data from subsamples is higher and varies. However that does not take other sources of error into account. This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no theoretical sampling error can be calculated.
About CareerBuilder.com
CareerBuilder.com is the nation's largest online job site with more than 21 million unique visitors and over 1.5 million jobs. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. , Tribune Company , The McClatchy Company and Microsoft Corp. , the company offers a vast online and print network to help job seekers connect with employers. CareerBuilder.com powers the career centers for more than 1,000 partners that reach national, local, industry and niche audiences. These include more than 150 newspapers and leading portals such as America Online and MSN. More than 250,000 employers take advantage of CareerBuilder.com's easy job postings, 20 million-plus resumes, Diversity Channel and more. Millions of job seekers visit the site every month to search for opportunities by industry, location, company and job type, sign up for automatic email job alerts, and get advice on job hunting and career management. CareerBuilder.com and its subsidiaries operate in Europe, Canada and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.careerbuilder.com/.
Media Contact:
Jennifer Sullivan
773-527-1164
Jennifer.Sullivan@careerbuilder.com
CareerBuilder.com
CONTACT: Jennifer Sullivan, +1-773-527-1164,
Jennifer.Sullivan@careerbuilder.com
Web site: http://www.careerbuilder.com/
China's HomeBuy Selects Retalix POS, Headquarters and Loyalty Solutions
RA'ANANA, Israel, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Retalix(R) Ltd. (NasdaqGS: RTLX), a global provider of enterprise-wide software solutions for retailers and distributors, announced today that HomeBuy Houseware Inc., one of China's leading home furnishing and do-it-yourself (DIY) retailers, has selected Retalix solutions to automate, optimize and synchronize its rapidly growing retail operations.
HomeBuy operates 60 stores in Shanghai and Eastern China. The stores offer a variety of housewares, hardware, materials and garden supplies. The chain plans to open more than 400 stores in the coming five years. HomeBuy will install a synchronized retail solution from Retalix, which includes Retalix StoreLine point-of-sale (POS) and back-office applications at the stores, pre- integrated with Retalix HQ StoreLine and Retalix Loyalty and Promotions at the chain's headquarters.
"We selected Retalix because we needed a retail management solution that can help us maintain a leading position in the intense competition in China's home furnishings market," said Lorence Ye, Operations Director of HomeBuy. "The on-line synchronization between Retalix's point-of-sale solution and the headquaters, loyalty and promotions management system, enables us to respond faster to customers' expectations and thus improve customer retention and satisfaction levels."
"Our partnership with HomeBuy is an important step in the implementation of our strategy to expand our business in China," said Barry Shaked, president and CEO of Retalix. "Our proven experience in Asia and the flexbility of our solutions position Retalix as a significant player in this rapidly growing retail market."
Retalix's partner in China, Shanghai-based Rinpak Technology Ltd., will provide domestic integration and support services to HomeBuy.
About Retalix
Retalix is an independent provider of enterprise-wide software solutions to retailers and distributors worldwide. With over 40,000 sites installed across more than 50 countries, Retalix solutions serve the needs of grocery chains, convenience and fuel retailers, food and consumer goods distributors and independent grocers. The Company offers a full portfolio of software applications that automate and synchronize essential retailing, distribution and supply chain operations, encompassing stores, headquarters and warehouses. Retalix develops and supports its software through 1,500 employees in its various subsidiaries and offices worldwide. The company's International headquarters are located in Ra'anana, Israel, and its American headquarters are located in Dallas, Texas. For more information about Retalix, please visit http://www.retalix.com/.
Retalix, Retalix StoreLine, Retalix HQ and Retalix Loyalty are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Retalix Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies, products and services mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements: Except for statements of historical fact, the information presented herein constitutes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and U.S. federal securities laws. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Retalix, including revenues, income and expenses, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements or other guidance or outlooks expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include risks relating to Retalix's anticipated future financial performance and growth, continued roll-outs with existing customers, continued interest in Retalix's new platforms, the perception by leading retailers of Retalix's reputation, the potential benefits to food and fuel retailers and distributors, expansion into new geographic markets, and other factors over which Retalix may have little or no control. This list is intended to identify only certain of the principal factors that could cause actual results to differ. Readers are referred to the reports and documents filed by Retalix with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Retalix's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2005, for a discussion of these and other important risk factors. Retalix undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Retalix
CONTACT: Media, Neil McGlone of Michael A. Burns & Associates,
+1-214-521-8596, nmcglone@mbapr.com; Investors, Allan E. Jordan of The Global
Consulting Group, +1-646-284-9400, ajordan@hfgcg.com; International, Motti
Gadish of Retalix Ltd., +972-9-776-6677, Motti.Gadish@retalix.com
Web site: http://www.retalix.com/
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