Companies news of 2007-06-26 (page 2)
Microsoft et Dassault Systemes étendent leur partenariat dans Virtual Earth
Two Lexmark laser printers featured in PC Magazine's printer buying guide
Business Objects Selects Aprimo Enterprise as its Enterprise Marketing Management...
Rai Way Ensures Digital Terrestrial Network Quality with Tektronix Advanced MPEG...
OpenTV Launches 'Rapid Porting Program'Program to Focus on Faster Time to Market, Lower...
ANIMATRIX Computer Arts Uses MadCap Flare to Cut Multi-Channel Help Content Development by...
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Microsoft et Dassault Systemes étendent leur partenariat dans Virtual Earth
REDMOND, Washington, et PARIS, June 26 /PRNewswire/ --
- La plate-forme Virtual Earth de Microsoft combinée avec la technologie
de Dassault Systemes fournira un environnement 3D davantage plus immersif et
réaliste
Microsoft Corp et Dassault Systemes (DS), un leader mondial de solutions
3D et de gestion de cycle de vie de produit, ont annoncé aujourd'hui
l'élargissement de leur partenariat, s'engageant à ajouter de nouvelles
fonctions avancées à la plate-forme Virtual Earth(TM) de Microsoft. Combinant
la technologie de géolocalisation de Microsoft avec le savoir-faire éprouvé
de DS en matière de visualisation et modélisation 3D réaliste, ce partenariat
permettra aux consommateurs d'ajouter un niveau de réalisme entièrement
nouveau à l'intérieur de Virtual Earth, fournissant ainsi une liberté totale
en matière de créativité et d'innovation.
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<< Ensemble, nos technologies permettront une fusion des mondes réels et
virtuels libérant notre monde imaginaire et le connectant avec le monde dans
lequel nous vivons >>, a déclaré Bernard Charles, président et PDG, Dassault
Systemes. << Notre solution de modélisation 3D réaliste fournira une solide
dimension à la puissante expérience de visualisation et de cartographie
immersive en ligne de Microsoft. >>
<< Notre partenariat avec Dassault Systemes représente un engagement
significatif envers la fourniture d'un niveau de réalisme sans cesse
croissant au sein de la plate-forme Virtual Earth >>, a déclaré Stephen
Lawler, directeur général de Virtual Earth chez Microsoft.
Ce partenariat stratégique valorisera les technologies de modélisation 3D
fidèle de DS, qui sont basées sur les capacités exceptionnelles de
modélisation 3D de son logiciel CATIA. Ces capacités s'intégreront
parfaitement avec Virtual Earth, facilitant la réutilisation et les
modifications de la conception pour accélérer les processus et innovations en
matière de conception.
Davantage d'informations à propos du partenariat Microsoft-Dassault
Systemes sont disponibles sur http://www.3ds-microsoft.com.
A propos de Dassault Systemes
En tant que leader mondial en solutions 3D et de gestion du cycle de vie
de produit (PLM), Dassault Systemes (Nasdaq : DASTY ; Euronext Paris :
#13065, DSY.PA) apporte de la valeur à plus de 100 000 clients dans 80 pays.
Pionnier sur le marché des logiciels 3D depuis 1981, Dassault Systemes
développe et commercialise des services et logiciels applicatifs PLM
supportant les processus industriels et fournit une vision 3D de l'ensemble
du cycle de vie des produits, depuis la conception jusqu'à la maintenance. Le
portefeuille de Dassault Systemes est composé de CATIA pour la conception du
produit virtuel, SolidWorks pour la conception mécanique 3D, DELMIA pour la
production virtuelle, SIMULIA pour les tests virtuels et d'ENOVIA pour la
gestion globale collaborative du cycle de vie, notamment ENOVIA VPLM, ENOVIA
MatrixOne et ENOVIA SmarTeam. Dassault Systemes est cotée sur les bourses du
Nasdaq (DASTY) et d'Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA). Pour plus
d'informations, visitez http://www.3ds.com.
A propos de Microsoft
Fondée en 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq << MSFT >>) est le leader mondial des
logiciels, services et solutions qui aident les gens et les entreprises à
réaliser leur plein potentiel.
A propos de Microsoft EMEA (Europe, Moyen Orient et Afrique)
Microsoft est présente dans la région EMEA depuis 1982. Dans la région,
Microsoft emploie plus de 12 000 personnes dans 60 filiales, fournissant des
produits et services dans 138 pays et territoires.
Site Web : http://www.microsoft.com
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Microsoft Corp
Scott Trepanier, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide pour Microsoft, +1-503-443-7000, scottr@waggeneredstrom.com ; Centre de réponse Microsoft EMEA, +44-870-243-0515, emearesponse@waggeneredstrom.com ; Mikiko Igarashi [DS AP] de Dassault Systemes, +81-3-5442-4138, mikiko_igarashi@ds-jp.com ; Derek Lane [DS Amériques] de Dassault Systemes, +1-818-673-2243, derek_lane@ds-us.com ; Arnaud Malherbe [DS EMEA] de Dassault Systemes, +33-(0)-1-55-49-87-73, arnaud_malherbe@ds-fr.com . NOTE AUX REDACTEURS : Si vous êtes intéressé par la consultation d'informations supplémentaires sur Microsoft en EMEA, veuillez visiter http://www.microsoft.com/emea ou le centre de presse EMEA sur http://www.microsoft.com/emea/presscentre. Les liens hypertextes, numéros de téléphone et titres étaient corrects au moment de la publication, mais peuvent avoir changé depuis. Pour une assistance additionnelle, les journalistes et analystes peuvent contacter le bureau de presse de Microsoft EMEA au +44-870-243-0515 ou d'autres contacts pertinents affichés sur http://www.microsoft.com/emea/contactus. Si vous êtes intéressé par la consultation d'autres informations au sujet de Microsoft Corp, veuillez visiter la page Web de Microsoft sur http://www.microsoft.com/presspass sur les pages d'informations corporatives de Microsoft. Photo : NewsCom : http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO , AP Archive : http://photoarchive.ap.org , PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Two Lexmark laser printers featured in PC Magazine's printer buying guide
LEXINGTON, Ky., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PC Magazine, a leading technology publication, recently featured two Lexmark laser printers in its printer buying guide. The Lexmark C534dn color laser printer, described as the "cream of the crop," was included in the guide along with the Lexmark E250dn monochrome laser printer, listed as a "great monochrome."
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"The Lexmark C534dn and Lexmark E250dn deliver exceptional quality and innovative features to help customers ranging from big businesses to small office/home office users be more productive," said Paul Rooke, Lexmark executive vice president and president of its Printing Solutions and Services Division.
The Lexmark C534dn, a PC Magazine Editors' Choice, offers fast print speeds up to 22 pages per minute (ppm) in color and up to 24 ppm in monochrome for an estimated street price of $999*. It also features Lexmark's award- winning operator panel design with advanced functionality to make it easy for customers to get more done. In addition, customers can save time and money with an extra-high yield, 7,000 page** color toner cartridge, which has to be replaced less frequently and offers customers a lower cost per page.
"If you're looking for fast, good-looking output and reasonably heavy-duty paper handling for a small office or workgroup, the C534dn delivers it all," PC Magazine said.
The Lexmark E250dn prints at speeds up to 30 ppm and features an innovative design to make the printer faster, more reliable and more energy- efficient. The Lexmark E series also offers a new Quiet-Mode, which optimizes settings to deliver one of the quietest laser printers in the industry. Available for $249*, the E250dn comes standard with two-sided printing and networking for customers who want to share the device among multiple users.
"Although it's inexpensive enough to justify buying as a personal monochrome laser printer, the Lexmark E250dn stands ready for what constitutes medium to relatively heavy-duty printing in a small office or workgroup," PC Magazine said.
About Lexmark
Lexmark International, Inc. provides businesses and consumers in more than 150 countries with a broad range of printing and imaging products, solutions and services that help them to be more productive. In 2006, Lexmark reported $5.1 billion in revenue. Learn how Lexmark can help you get more done at http://www.lexmark.com/.
Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
All prices, features, specifications and capabilities are subject to change without notice.
*All prices are estimated street prices in U.S. dollars - actual prices may vary.
**Average continuous composite CMY declared cartridge yield in accordance with ISO/IEC 19798 (FDIS).
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Lexmark International, Inc.
CONTACT: Emily Rardin of Lexmark International, Inc., +1-859-232-7818, erardin@lexmark.com
Web site: http://www.lexmark.com/
Business Objects Selects Aprimo Enterprise as its Enterprise Marketing Management PlatformAprimo(R) to Help Business Intelligence Leader Improve Global Operational Performance, Accelerate Revenue Growth
INDIANAPOLIS, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aprimo, Incorporated, the global leader in Enterprise Marketing Management (EMM) software, today announced that Business Objects (Nasdaq: BOBJ; Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 - BOB), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, will deploy Aprimo Enterprise(TM), Aprimo's flagship product, as its global platform for managing the company's portfolio of enterprise marketing activities. Business Objects will use Aprimo technology for all its marketing operations.
Business Objects selected Aprimo Enterprise(TM) for its complete EMM Platform, including all modules within Enterprise Campaign & Lead Management, Marketing Resource Management and Marketing Performance Management (powered by Business Objects). Business Objects has recently experienced rapid growth from organic sales and a series of acquisitions. This growth has created a need for improved controls, greater visibility, and increased agility within global marketing operations.
"The rich functionality in Aprimo Enterprise will enable improved control of marketing spend, enhanced collaboration across our extended global marketing community and improve our extensive campaign and lead management capabilities," said Franz Aman, vice-president of corporate marketing at Business Objects. "Aprimo Enterprise will help us improve our campaign and lead management, thereby bolstering our company's marketing effectiveness."
"Business Objects has recognized a need to enable its entire global marketing operation with best-in-class marketing technology," said Bill Godfrey, CEO and chairman of Aprimo. "Aprimo is looking forward to partnering with this world-class company in increasing its marketing effectiveness."
Business Objects has chosen Aprimo's on-demand offering to accelerate its path to value and to maximize business agility throughout its EMM global deployment.
About Business Objects
Business Objects has been a pioneer in business intelligence (BI) since the dawn of the category. Today, as the world's leading BI software company, Business Objects transforms the way the world works through intelligent information. The company helps illuminate understanding and decision-making at more than 43,000 organizations around the globe. Through a combination of innovative technology, global consulting and education services, and the industry's strongest and most diverse partner network, Business Objects enables companies of all sizes to make transformative business decisions based on intelligent, accurate, and timely information.
Business Objects has dual headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and Paris, France. The company's stock is traded on both the Nasdaq (BOBJ) and Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0004026250 - BOB) stock exchanges. More information about Business Objects can be found at http://www.businessobjects.com/.
The Business Objects logo, BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports, Crystal Decisions, Intelligent Question, and Xcelsius are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects in the United States and/or other countries. All other names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
About Aprimo
Aprimo is a global leader in providing software that accelerates the productivity of the entire marketing department. Aprimo delivers integrated Enterprise Marketing Management (EMM) products for leading marketing organizations around the world. Aprimo's technology maximizes shareholder value and supports the strategic role of marketing in the boardroom.
Aprimo empowers the world's leading brands in financial services, telecommunications, life sciences, automotive, entertainment and media, retail, consumer goods and B2B, including Bank of America, Cingular, Home Depot, Johnson Bank and Johnson Insurance, Toyota, Time Warner Cable and Warner Bros. Aprimo is headquartered in Indianapolis with offices worldwide. For more information call +1.317.803.4300 or visit http://www.aprimo.com/.
Aprimo is a registered trademark of Aprimo, Incorporated. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
Aprimo, Incorporated
CONTACT: Adrienne McGarr, +1-312-329-3907, mcgarra@ruderfinn.com, for Aprimo, Incorporated; or Misti Lusher, +1-650-804-5200, misti.lusher@aprimo.com, of Aprimo, Incorporated
Web site: http://www.aprimo.com/ http://www.businessobjects.com/
Rai Way Ensures Digital Terrestrial Network Quality with Tektronix Advanced MPEG MonitoringMTM400 Ensures Content Quality and Adherence to HD and SD Specifications for Audio and Video
BEAVERTON, Ore., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tektronix, Inc. , a leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring solutions, announced that Rai Way, which owns and operates Italian public broadcaster RAI Group's broadcasting division, has installed 13 Tektronix MTM400 MPEG Transport Stream Monitors to monitor transport stream quality in its digital terrestrial television (DTT) network.
Digital terrestrial television provides a terrestrial-transmitter-based over-the-air video service. Broadcasters stand to benefit from DTT in several ways, according to ABI Research's principal broadband analyst, Michael Arden. "Not only does digital broadcasting allow them to do targeted local advertising more easily, it also allows them, using their existing spectrum license and allocation, to add extra sub-channels, which could contain specialty content or HDTV programming."
Rai Way has completed an aggressive programme to convert RAI's existing transmission and broadcasting network into a timely and cost-effective implementation of digital terrestrial. Rai Way succeeded in achieving the challenging objectives imposed by Italian law. The resulting DTT network now offers several free-to-air television program services.
"We chose to use the MTM400 in numerous locations for our DTT program to monitor incoming satellite signals, which are then re-multiplexed to feed local DVB-T broadcast networks," said Marcello Cianfa, Rai Way Transmission Network Engineer, Transmission Network Planning. "The MTM400 proved to be the most capable and cost-effective option in the market for its reliability, ease of installation and ability to monitor all of the needed parameters at both transport and RF levels."
"Rai Way has long played a leading role in Italian broadcasting and we are honored to be selected as a key technology provider for their DTT program," said Todd Biddle, vice president, Video Product Line, Tektronix, Inc. "Their deep technical heritage has enabled RAI to offer to Italian citizens a first class public radio and television broadcasting service. The MTM400s assist RAI to offer more programming and services utilizing the latest digital technologies, further enhancing their reputation for quality, reliability, and technical excellence."
About the MTM400
The MTM400 is an MPEG transport stream monitor for broadcasters and network operators who need a scalable solution to detect signal degradation caused during transmission and distribution. The platform includes a robust embedded real time operating system (RTOS) designed for 24/7 reliability and offers software options to extend to a solution that provides diagnostic and preventative monitoring capabilities. Tektronix also provides offline in depth analysis tools enabling detailed analysis of streams remotely captured using the MTM400.
About Rai Way
Rai Way is responsible for RAI's signal transmission and broadcasting network, and has played a leading role in Italian broadcasting since the outset of radio and television. Rai Way owns the technical heritage, know-how and infrastructures which has enabled RAI to offer to the Italian citizens a first quality public service of radio and television broadcasting. Rai Way is also capable of enabling professional customers to improve their business opportunities by providing them with support for network planning, implementation, extension and management.
About Tektronix
Tektronix is a leading supplier of test, measurement and monitoring products, solutions and services for the communications, computer, and semiconductor industries -- as well as military/aerospace, consumer electronics, education and a broad range of other industries worldwide. With 60 years of experience, Tektronix enables its customers to design, build, deploy, and manage next-generation global communications networks, advanced and pervasive technologies. Headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, Tektronix has operations in 19 countries worldwide. Tektronix' Web address is http://www.tektronix.com/.
Tektronix is a registered trademark of Tektronix, Inc. All other trade names referenced are the service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Tektronix, Inc.
CONTACT: media, Gary Grossman of Tektronix, Inc., +1-503-627-1097, gary.grossman@tektronix.com
Web site: http://www.tektronix.com/
OpenTV Launches 'Rapid Porting Program'Program to Focus on Faster Time to Market, Lower Porting Costs and Reduced Operational Expenses
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OpenTV Corp. , a leading provider of solutions for the delivery of advanced television and cross platform interactive services, today announced the introduction of its new Rapid Porting Program (RPP) to provide rapid, high quality ports of OpenTV middleware to a wide range of chipsets and set top boxes.
The goal of the Rapid Porting Program is to bring together the silicon vendors, set-top box (STB) manufacturers, conditional access suppliers, and systems integrators to create full-feature set-top boxes that can be brought to market quickly. By fostering the development of pre-integrated and pre- tested drivers between specific chipsets and OpenTV's Core2(TM) and PVR2(TM) solutions, the Rapid Porting Program will offer significant benefits to network operators.
According to Alan A. Guggenheim, OpenTV's President and CEO, "OpenTV's Rapid Porting Program promotes cooperation among the partners and fosters targeted sales and marketing efforts with our common customers and prospects. The benefits of RPP include bringing solutions to market faster, lowering porting costs, reducing operational expenses and achieving faster issue resolution. No one in the industry is approaching the problem in this way and the response to this new initiative by manufacturers and operators has been positive and gratifying."
The initial launch of the program is focused on efforts with chipset and set-top box manufacturer partners. The charter partners for the program include Broadcom, Conexant, and NXP Semiconductors as well as Philips Consumer Electronics. OpenTV expects other partners to join as the program advances.
"The OpenTV Rapid Porting Program will speed up the introduction of Philips new high definition (HD) set-top boxes and HD digital video recorders (DVRs) into the market," said Philippe Alcaras, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Home Networks at Philips Consumer Electronics. "This new program also delivers on Philips' brand promise of Sense and Simplicity as it will simplify the HD launch for Philips and OpenTV operators and provide high quality innovative solutions to our customers."
"OpenTV's Rapid Porting Program will enable us to meet our customers' desire for fully integrated hardware and software solutions that allow them to accelerate the delivery of complete products based on our advanced HD-AVC SoCs," said Lewis Brewster, senior vice president and general manager of Conexant's Broadband Media Processing business. "We're pleased to be one of the first chipset vendors to support this program, and providing our customers with even greater levels of service and support."
"With its advanced set-top box solutions, NXP Semiconductors is powering developments in the CE market. Our technology allows STB makers to deliver premier products to the market more quickly and at mass market price points. By partnering with OpenTV, NXP can continue to provide revolutionary offerings to the operator market-complete system solutions that boast both state-of-the-art hard and middleware," said Guus Frericks, VP and General Manager, NXP Semiconductors, Business Line Set-Top-Box and Home Media Devices.
"OpenTV's rapid porting program is an ideal way for Broadcom and OpenTV to enable our customers and minimize time-to-market across the industry's widest array of high-performance HD and SD AVC/VC-1 set-top platforms that we each offer," said John H. Gleiter, Senior Director of Marketing for Broadcom's set- top box platforms. "We are excited about working closely with OpenTV and offering this combined solution to the marketplace."
About OpenTV
OpenTV is one of the world's leading providers of solutions for the delivery of digital and interactive television. The company's software has been integrated in over 88 million digital set-top boxes and digital televisions around the world. The software enables enhanced program guides, video-on-demand, personal video recording, enhanced television, interactive shopping, interactive and addressable advertising, games and gaming and a variety of consumer care and communication applications. For more information, please visit http://www.opentv.com/.
About Royal Philips Electronics
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is a global leader in healthcare, lifestyle and technology, delivering products, services and solutions through the brand promise of "sense and simplicity". Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs approximately 121,700 employees in more than 60 countries worldwide. With sales of EUR 27 billion in 2006, the company is a market leader in medical diagnostic imaging and patient monitoring systems, energy efficient lighting solutions, personal care and home appliances, as well as consumer electronics. News from Philips is located at http://www.philips.com/newscenter.
About Conexant
Conexant's innovative semiconductor solutions are driving broadband communications and digital home networks worldwide. The company has leveraged its expertise and leadership position in modem technologies to enable more Internet connections than all of its competitors combined, and continues to develop highly integrated silicon solutions for broadband data and media processing networks. Key products include client-side xDSL and cable modem solutions, home network processors, broadcast video encoders and decoders, digital set-top box components and systems solutions, and dial-up modems. Conexant's suite of networking components includes a leadership portfolio of IEEE 802.11-compliant WLAN chipsets, software and reference designs, as well as solutions for applications based on HomePlug(R) and HomePNA(TM). The company also offers a complete line of asymmetric and symmetric DSL central office solutions, which are used by service providers worldwide to deliver broadband data, voice, and video over copper telephone lines.
Conexant is a fabless semiconductor company that recorded revenues of $970.8 million in fiscal year 2006. The company has approximately 3,200 employees worldwide, and is headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif. To learn more, please visit http://www.conexant.com/.
About NXP
NXP is a top 10 semiconductor company founded by Philips more than 50 years ago. Headquartered in Europe, the company has 37,000 employees working in 26 countries across the world. NXP creates semiconductors, system solutions and software that deliver better sensory experiences in mobile phones, personal media players, TVs, set-top boxes, identification applications, cars and a wide range of other electronic devices. News from NXP is located at http://www.nxp.com/.
About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation is a major technology innovator and global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom products enable the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia to and throughout the home, the office and the mobile environment. We provide the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art, system-on-a-chip and software solutions to manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices. These solutions support our core mission: Connecting everything(R).
Broadcom is one of the world's largest fabless semiconductor companies, with 2006 revenue of $3.67 billion, and holds over 2,000 U.S. and 800 foreign patents, more than 6,000 additional pending patent applications, and one of the broadest intellectual property portfolios addressing both wired and wireless transmission of voice, video and data.
Broadcom is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and has offices and research facilities in North America, Asia and Europe. Broadcom may be contacted at +1.949.926.5000 or at http://www.broadcom.com/.
Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking Information
The foregoing information contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory factors. In particular, factors that could cause our actual results to differ include risks related to: market acceptance of interactive television services and applications such as ours; delays in the development or introduction of new applications and versions of our service; technical difficulties with networks or operating systems; our ability to manage our resources effectively; changes in technologies that affect the television industry; and the protection of our proprietary information. These and other risks are more fully described in our periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and can be obtained online at the Commission's web site at http://www.sec.gov/. Readers should consider the information contained in this release together with other publicly available information about our company for a more informed overview of our company. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
OpenTV Corp.
CONTACT: Barbara Cassidy of OpenTV, +1-415-962-5000, bcassidy@opentv.com; or Lisa Ruiz Rogers of Manning, Selvage & Lee, +1-323-866-6059, lisa.rogers@mslpr.com, for OpenTV Corp.; or Natasha Konstantinova of Philips Consumer Electronics, +31 20 59 776 77, natasha.konstantinova@philips.com
Web site: http://www.opentv.com/ http://www.philips.com/newscenter http://www.conexant.com/ http://www.nxp.com/ http://www.broadcom.com/
ANIMATRIX Computer Arts Uses MadCap Flare to Cut Multi-Channel Help Content Development by Nearly HalfAward-Winning Online Training Firm Replaced RoboHelp with MadCap Flare to Eliminate Workarounds, Ensure Consistency Across Channels
SAN DIEGO, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- MadCap Software, the leader in multi- channel content authoring and a Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 showcase company, today announced that ANIMATRIX Computer Arts, Inc. has successfully deployed MadCap Flare. ANIMATRIX Computer Arts, an award-winning provider of online training development and design services, was able to cut development time nearly in half on its first project completed using MadCap Flare. Based on its initial success with Flare, which replaced Adobe RoboHelp, ANIMATRIX Computer Arts is looking at opportunities to use other integrated software within the MadCap MadPak, such as Mimic for software simulation movies.
Based in Houston, TX, ANIMATRIX Computer Arts provides a range of services, including computer-based training, Web-based training, computer- managed instruction, interactive kiosks, corporate presentations, and website design. Its customers, many of them Fortune 500 companies, represent a broad cross-section of businesses, including banking, oil and gas, computing, education, and government.
"For nearly two decades, our customers have relied on us to provide creative, superior online training," said Debbie Richards, founder and president of ANIMATRIX Computer Arts. "The increase in multi-channel publishing driven by greater adoption of the Web means we need best-in-class authoring software designed to deliver training and Help content consistently across the Internet, intranets, CD-ROMs, and a range of computer systems. We are also thinking about Web 2.0 and looking down the road for software that can support us in the future. For us, that software is MadCap Flare."
Multi-channel publishing was a particularly critical requirement for a medical device company, which turned to ANIMATRIX Computer Arts for online training that could be delivered on both CD-ROM and the Web. The training would provide guidance on the usage and care of a new device, helping to prevent accidental breakage by medical professionals unfamiliar with the new design. ANIMATRIX Computer Arts used RoboHelp to complete the first project in early 2006. The training content that ANIMATRIX Computer Arts delivered met all functionality requirements; however, RoboHelp required several workarounds to correct the Web version's inability to recognize Flash-based content, problems handling PDF files, and other compatibility issues, which caused the project to come in a month late.
When it was time to start developing the second phase of training, Ms. Richards knew that her team at ANIMATRIX Computer Arts needed another Help authoring solution. In searching for alternatives, she was attracted by MadCap Flare's robust capabilities and Web-centric native XML architecture. Because the ANIMATRIX Computer Arts team is comprised of Microsoft-certified developers, trainers and system engineers, Ms. Richards also valued MadCap's strong support for the newest Microsoft standards, such as Microsoft Vista, XPS, DOCX, and Office 2007. Although Flare 2.5 was not generally available at the time, she signed ANIMATRIX Computer Arts as a beta customer, and used Flare to develop the medical device company's phase-two training. MadCap's online training and intuitive interface made it easy for her team to get up and running quickly.
"We could have just imported RoboHelp content and all the formatting directly into MadCap Flare, but once we had the raw content, we entirely rebuilt the Help system in Flare. In doing so, we were able to take advantage of Flare's broad format support and multi-channel publishing capabilities to eliminate the previous workarounds," Ms. Richards said. "Even though it was our first time using Flare, we completed the project in nearly half the time the first project took in RoboHelp. Equally important, our customer is very pleased with the look-and-feel and easy navigation of the new Flare-based training."
"As an award-winning designer of Web-based solutions, ANIMATRIX Computer Arts is at the forefront in delivering online training and Help systems for some of the world's leading business and public institutions," said Anthony Olivier, CEO of MadCap Software. "We are proud to support ANIMATRIX Computer Arts in creating a new class of online content that provides a consistent, interactive, experience. Our goal is to help customers save time and money using our superior, XML-based capabilities, and we are pleased by the fast- growing adoption among customers, like ANIMATRIX Computer Arts, who are recognizing the benefits of a modern, future-proof tool."
Based on ANIMATRIX Computer Arts' success with Flare, Ms. Richards recently emailed nearly 250 peers and customers when she heard about the MadCap seminar being held in Houston on July 11, 2007, saying "When we see a product that helps us save time and money, we want to be evangelists."
About ANIMATRIX Computer Arts
Founded in 1989, ANIMATRIX Computer Arts, Inc. is a pioneer in the delivery of Web-based training, winning recognition as one of the top 25 Houston Web designers by Houston Business Journal. Headquartered in Houston, ANIMATRIX Computer Arts provides a range of services, including computer-based training, Web-based training, computer-managed instruction, interactive kiosks, corporate presentations, and website design. Today its customers, many of them Fortune 500 companies, represent a broad cross-section of businesses including banking, oil and gas, computing, education, and government. For more information, visit http://www.animatrix-arts.com/.
About MadCap Software
MadCap Software, headquartered in San Diego, is just a new name for a group of familiar faces that have been leading the technical writing and documentation community for over a decade. With its flagship product, MadCap Flare, MadCap Software is leading the documentation industry into the future. Through its strategic partner Microsoft Corp. , MadCap is delivering solutions optimized for Microsoft Vista, Visual Studio, and the .NET environment. MadCap is home to some of the most experienced software architects and product experts in the industry, including many former core members of eHelp(R) Corporation, creators of RoboHelp(R). Learn more about MadCap Software and its Help authoring suite at http://www.madcapsoftware.com/. MadCap Software, the MadCap Software logo, MadCap Flare, MadCap Mimic, MadCap Capture, and MadCap Blaze are trademarks or registered trademarks of MadCap Software, Inc., in the United States and/or other countries. Other marks are the properties of their respective owners.
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Executing on a Global Education Vision: Microsoft Unveils Range of Products, Resources to Improve Learning Environments and ExperiencesStudents meet with Bill Gates; Microsoft announces Student with Encarta Premium 2008, Cool Conversations Traveling Tutor and the School of the Future Resource Kit.
ATLANTA, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On the heels of its announcement yesterday of a strategic alliance with Houghton Mifflin Learning Technology, a division of publishing leader Houghton Mifflin Co., Microsoft Corp. today announced at the National Educational Computing Conference the release of several education-focused products and resources, including Microsoft(R) Student with Encarta(R) Premium 2008, the Cool Conversations Traveling Tutor and the School of the Future Resource Kit.
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Demonstrating the breadth of the company's focus and commitment to education and to helping improve the quality of learning environments and experiences around the world, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Craig Mundie, the company's chief research and strategy officer, today greeted 36 of the brightest student software designers from around the world for Imagine Cup 2007 at the Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash., to hear their ideas about how technology can transform education in the future.
"Microsoft's focus on education stems from our core mission to use innovation and resources to improve organizations and the quality of life locally, nationally and globally," said Anthony Salcito, general manager of U.S. education at Microsoft. "On a universal issue as complex as education we need to commit and act on several levels, from a clear global vision to industry collaboration to community-based initiatives to informed product development to inspiring student imagination. We're executing at every level."
Commitment to Quality Learning Environments, Experiences and Opportunities
Inspired Learning Opportunity: Imagine Cup 2007. Thirty-six students from Brazil, China, Japan, Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States, who are participating in Imagine Cup 2007, had the opportunity of a lifetime to show Gates and Mundie in person how they would use technology to improve education. The Imagine Cup is one of the world's premier software design competitions designed to motivate students to explore technological and artistic interests outside the classroom and challenge them to imagine a better world enabled by their own genius, creativity and energy. In its first year, Imagine Cup attracted 1,000 students from 25 countries who vied in local, regional and national competitions for the title of software design champions. Five years later there are more than 100,000 students from 100 countries competing.
This year's Imagine Cup theme is: "Imagine a world where technology enables a better education for all." Entries include First Programme Language, designed to develop young children's problem-solving skills through the teaching of simple programming concepts; The KnowTouch, a mobile device with electro-mechanic pins intended to aid in Braille reading; and the Learning Management Tool, a system that allows teachers to receive unspoken feedback from students that helps improve their ways of teaching. The winners will be determined at a final competition to be held in South Korea in August 2007.
"There is no single correct answer to solve all the challenges of education in every community," Salcito said, "but educational technology plays an increasingly important role in creating environments in homes, schools and communities that are conducive to teaching and learning in a way that best prepares students for living and working successfully in the 21st century."
Learning at Home: Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008. Microsoft announced the release of Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008, a suite of homework tools and trusted information that now comes with Learning Essentials 2.0, templates and tutorials to transform Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint(R) and Excel(R) into student-oriented applications with writing tips and a quick start to presentations and reports.
Designed to help students more quickly understand and easily express their assignments in a variety of subjects including math, research and foreign language, Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008 includes the following:
-- Encarta Premium 2008. A wide range of reference tools such as a dynamic
atlas, a dictionary, a thesaurus and language-translation dictionaries
-- Microsoft Math. A large collection of tools, tutorials and instruction
and an extensive 3-D graphing calculator to help students visualize and
learn how to solve math problems
-- Foreign-language help. A full-featured dictionary to help translate and
conjugate verbs in Spanish, French, German and Italian
-- Web links. More than 25,000 trusted Web sites preselected by Encarta
editors for relevant and age-appropriate research material
-- Book summaries. More than 1,000 book summaries providing a brief
synopsis of some of the most commonly studied works of literature, with
information on the author, and analysis of themes, characters and ideas
for writing reports or studying for a test
Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008 is scheduled to be available July 2 for an estimated retail price* of $49.95 (U.S.). Microsoft Math 3.0 is also available as a stand-alone downloadable application for an estimated retail price* of $19.95 (U.S.) or through a variety of Microsoft Academic Volume Licensing programs for educational institutions.
Learning on the Move: Cool Conversations Traveling Tutor. In alliance with Interactive Speech Solutions LLC, Microsoft announced the release of Cool Conversations (CCQ) Traveling Tutor, a complete study, testing, assessment, content development and reporting application that gives any Microsoft Windows(R)-based computer, including desktop PCs, laptops and other handheld devices, the ability to interact verbally with users. Through the use of Microsoft Windows Mobile(R), CCQ Traveling Tutor merges the natural speech synthesis capabilities offered by today's computers with the latest advances in mobile technology, resulting in a mobile, talking computer that can speak to the child in English, Spanish or 20 other languages.
CCQ Traveling Tutor requires no connection to the Internet to function, bridging the gap of opportunity often faced by students who lack access to Internet-based programs outside school. Once content is loaded on the mobile device, students can work in school, on the bus, at home, anywhere and anytime. The CCQ system stores a report of all the student's activity, which can be transferred to the teacher's computer when the student returns to the classroom.
High-Quality Learning Environments: School of the Future Resource Kit. Microsoft's U.S. Partners in Learning today announced the availability of the School of the Future Resource Kit DVD, a collection of instructional, environmental, architectural and technical tools and learnings generated from the construction of the Philadelphia School of the Future. Opened to students for the first time in September 2006, the school is an urban public high school built by Microsoft in partnership with the School District of Philadelphia, incorporating the best of technological and organizational solutions within standard school governance, budget and union constraints. The resource kit is helping to fulfill a goal of the project, which is to be a model that can be replicated by other school districts across the country and around the world.
"Our goal was to help education organizations stop trying to reinvent the wheel by making the most robust research and innovative ideas available to everyone," Salcito said.
The kit includes a copy of the School of the Future documentary "4021 Parkside Ave.," an independent film produced by filmmaker Byron Karabatsos, which documents the journey, challenges and opportunities experienced in creating a high school that embodies innovation and technology. The kit also includes School of the Future planning resources such as these:
-- Vision overview
-- Learning Space Matrix school-design resource
-- "Process and People" video training
-- Education Competency Wheel professional development tools
-- Getting the Most out of a School Visit template
-- "Creating Effective Data Solutions" white paper
-- "Creating 21st Century Schools" white paper
The School of the Future Resource Kit DVD can be ordered online at http://www.microsoft.com/Education/SchoolofFutureDocumentary.mspx. The $19.99 (U.S.) charge covers production, shipping and handling costs.
These events, products and resources are just a few examples of Microsoft's commitment to education. In April 2007, Bill Gates announced Unlimited Potential, the company's long-term commitment to use technology, training and partnerships to transform education, foster local innovation and enable jobs and opportunities to sustain a continuous cycle of social and economic growth for everyone.
"To fundamentally transform learning environments and experiences takes a holistic approach to educational technology," Salcito said. "That means not just selecting the right tools and solutions, but also building community support, ensuring proper training, and selecting the methodologies that meet the unique and specific needs of each education community. There is no better use for Microsoft's resources, access to networks of international education experts and strong relationships with education communities than to advance these critical conversations."
Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
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Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/
Luxury Hotel Company Takes the Next Step to Paperless With Captaris RightFax SolutionStory Highlights- RightFax integrates with Microsoft Exchange, Cisco CallManager, and Canon MFPs- Improves guest services through increased productivity and streamlined communications- Part of a total document management solution delivered by IKON Office Solutions
BELLEVUE, Wash., and MALVERN, Pa., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Captaris, Inc. , a leading provider of software products that automate document-centric processes, and IKON Office Solutions , the world's largest independent channel for document management systems and services, today announced that Rosen Hotels & Resorts has selected Captaris RightFax to provide networked fax services. The solution is integrated with Microsoft Exchange, Cisco CallManager and Canon multi-function peripherals (MFPs) to provide a central document management solution that has immediately improved the guest experience by increasing productivity and streamlining communications. Read the full case study at http://www.captaris.com/case_studies
Rosen Hotels & Resorts is the largest independent hotel company in Florida, operating seven luxury properties in the Orlando area and two subsidiaries: Provinsure, an insurance agency, and Millenium Technology Group (MTG), a networking company that provides telecommunications and IT services to the hospitality industry. Many different paper documents are shared among Rosen facilities including reservation confirmations and banquet event orders. Rosen also manages its own medical clinic for employees, dependents and students and the handling of their patient records must meet HIPAA privacy standards. When MTG developed the IT architecture for Shingle Creek (Rosen's new property that opened in 2006), the goal was to create a paperless environment with a centralized document management capability that could subsequently be extended throughout the Rosen organization.
At the recommendation of IKON, the company's partner that manages its business centers, Rosen installed Captaris RightFax at Shingle Creek and has since extended it to more than 870 end users in all seven hotels, the medical center and the insurance agency. "RightFax is the next step in the process for a paperless office due to its integration with Microsoft Exchange, Cisco CallManager, Canon MFPs and eCopy," says Jim Bina, MTG president and director of IT for Rosen. Central fax management automatically creates more legible files, supplies a reliable audit trail and creates easier access to documents and HIPAA compliance security for medical records.
"IKON was involved throughout the entire process of planning, project management and roll out," says Kevin Drinan, Rosen's convention technology manager. "Implementing a solution as large and complex as ours required a partner with an expert professional services team, which was evident with IKON. They were able to implement a seamless solution -- even working through the convergence of old and new systems -- and trained users on the new technology in only a week."
With RightFax, employees now send faxes from virtually any software application on the desktop or right from the MFPs. All tasks are completed without touching paper. Rosen also uses Microsoft SharePoint for collaboration and sharing documents. Faxes are filed into SharePoint, where they are readily accessed by various departments. All faxes are also remotely accessible because of the RightFax integration with Cisco CallManager. RightFax also supports a mobile workforce, providing immediate notification when important documents are received-a feature particularly useful to the events and catering staff who are often out of their offices. "Thousands of dollars are involved in servicing events," said Kevin Drinan, Rosen's convention technology manager. "With RightFax I receive immediate notification on my Blackberry, which allows us to implement work orders right away."
RightFax is now an integral component of Rosen's digital document management system. The paperless fax processes are saving money and time. The faster response to customer requests leads to a better guest experience. And the 870 employees who now use RightFax are enhancing their productivity by eliminating hours of fax-related paperwork every day.
About Captaris, Inc.
Captaris, Inc. is a leading provider of software products that automate business processes, manage documents electronically and provide efficient information delivery. Our product suite of Captaris RightFax, Captaris Workflow and Captaris Alchemy is distributed through a global network of leading technology partners. We have customers in financial services, healthcare, government and many other industries, and our products are installed in all of the Fortune 100 and many Global 2000 companies. Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, Captaris was founded in 1982 and is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol CAPA. For more information, visit http://www.captaris.com/.
About IKON
IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (http://www.ikon.com/) is the world's largest independent channel for document management systems and services, enabling customers worldwide to improve document workflow and increase efficiency. IKON integrates best-in-class copiers, printers and MFP technologies from leading manufacturers, such as Canon, Ricoh, Konica Minolta, Kyocera Mita and HP, and document management software and systems from companies like Captaris, Kofax, EFI, eCopy and others, to deliver tailored, high-value solutions implemented and supported by its global services organization -- IKON Enterprise Services. With fiscal year 2006 revenue of $4.2 billion, IKON has approximately 25,000 employees in over 400 locations throughout North America and Western Europe.
IKON Office Solutions(R) and IKON: Document Efficiency at Work(R) are trademarks of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
The following are registered trademarks and trademarks of Captaris: Captaris, Alchemy, RightFax and Captaris Workflow. All other brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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CONTACT: Barrie Locke of Ripple Effect Communications, +1-585-377-1839, blocke@recommunication.com, for Captaris, Inc.; or Wendy Pinckney of IKON Office Solutions, +1-610-408-7297, wpinckney@ikon.com
Web site: http://www.captaris.com/ http://www.ikon.com/
Microsoft Releases Microsoft Student With Encarta Premium 2008Enhanced homework tools help students excel in today's challenging academic environment.
REDMOND, Wash., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- To help students meet increasingly challenging educational requirements, Microsoft Corp. today announced the release of Microsoft(R) Student with Encarta(R) Premium 2008, the latest edition of the homework productivity software designed to help students complete their assignments and excel academically.
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According to the May 2005 MSI-ITM Homework Study, more than two-thirds of parents experience frustration when helping their children with homework, citing the main problems as a lack of knowledge, a lack of resources and a lack of time. Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008 features a collection of homework tools and trusted information designed to help students quickly and easily complete assignments in math, science, foreign languages, social studies and language arts. Students can get a jump-start on homework with the all-in-one package, which helps them solve problems and complete assignments efficiently, potentially leading to higher grades.
"Microsoft has enhanced Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008 to help students be even more productive with their homework," said Dave Brooks, product manager for Microsoft Student. "It takes helpful resources and puts them all in one place on the PC, so students spend less time searching and more time learning. Parents also don't have to worry about feeling unprepared to help their kids with homework."
Technology and the Internet have transformed the way students access information, but the wealth of resources and user-generated content on the Web can make it difficult for students to find relevant tools and accurate information. Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008 provides trusted resources that direct students to accurate and engaging content.
Microsoft Student is the second education solution the company is making available for purchase via download as well as through traditional retail outlets. Microsoft Math 3.0, a software package released in May to help students tackle problems in math and science, was the first Microsoft solution consumers were able to purchase via download, for $19.95 (U.S.) through http://www.microsoft.com/math. Microsoft Student comes with a streamlined version of Microsoft Math among its tools.
"Microsoft wants its education solutions to be more accessible to students, teachers and parents, so Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008 and Microsoft Math 3.0 can be purchased online," Brooks said. "These solutions can be easily downloaded directly to the PC as a resource to help students achieve academic success."
The collection of reliable productivity tools in Microsoft Student includes the following:
-- Encarta Premium 2008. This edition of the education software has been
updated to offer even more current and credible reference information
and engaging multimedia content for students conducting research.
-- Microsoft Math 2.0. The large collection of tools, tutorials and
instruction material has been streamlined to help students more
efficiently solve problems in basic math, pre-algebra, algebra
(including logarithms and exponents) and trigonometry.
- Graphing Calculator. This comprehensive and full-featured tool
features extensive 2-D and 3-D graphing and equation-solving
capabilities to help students visualize and solve math and science
problems.
- Step-by-Step Equation Solver. This gives students the support they
need to complete step-by-step solutions to many math problems.
- Equation Library. This resource contains more than 100 common
equations and formulas that enable students to identify and easily
apply the equation necessary to solve math and science problems.
-- New! Learning Essentials 2.0 for Students. Templates and tutorials
transform Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint(R) and Excel(R) into
student-oriented applications that offer writing and formatting tips
for creating well-written and great-looking papers, presentations and
reports that help students focus on core learning opportunities and
achieve better grades.
-- Foreign language help. Microsoft Student contains a full-featured
dictionary to help translate and conjugate verbs in French, German,
Italian and Spanish. Learning Essentials for Students also provides
tools designed to aid the study of foreign languages, including
templates and tools for completing assignments in French, German and
Spanish.
Availability
Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008 is scheduled for availability in early July 2007 for an estimated retail price of $49.95 (U.S.). The product can be purchased at local software retailers or via download at http://www.microsoft.com/student.
Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008 is also available in a variety of Microsoft Academic Volume Licensing programs for educational institutions. Full information about special pricing and licensing for educational institutions, educators and students can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/education/howtobuy.mspx.
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
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CONTACT: Meredith Williams, Edelman, +1-503-471-6802, meredith.williams@edelman.com, or Darrin Swaim, Edelman, +1-503-471-6863, darrin.swaim@edelman.com, both for Microsoft
Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/
Nokia N800 Internet Tablet Connects With EarthLink Wi-FiAgreement Between Companies Enables Nokia N800 Customers To Access EarthLink's Wi-Fi Networks for No Additional Charge
ATLANTA, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EarthLink today announced that Nokia N800 Internet Tablets customers can now access EarthLink's Wi-Fi service, at no additional charge, on its municipal wireless networks in select cities throughout the United States.
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Nokia N800 customers will be able to securely connect to EarthLink's Wi-Fi network directly from the device. To get started users click on the EarthLink Wi-Fi(SM) logo in the connections menu or through the Tableteer portal on the Nokia N800, and upon signing up for an account, customers have immediate access to wireless broadband service with download speeds of up to three Mbps and upload speeds up to one Mbps.
EarthLink is a market leader in the deployment of citywide, municipal wireless networks. The company has major Wi-Fi initiatives underway in Philadelphia, New Orleans, Milpitas and Anaheim, CA and Corpus Christi, TX.
Earlier this year Nokia launched its second generation high-resolution widescreen Nokia Internet Tablet; the Nokia N800. The Wi-Fi enabled Nokia N800 Internet Tablet gives users easy and instant access to all their favorite internet services and applications, such as Web browsing on familiar desktop resolution screen, instant messaging, email, internet calling with video, podcasts, RSS feeds, Internet videos, blogging, streaming music and much more, while being small enough to fit into your pocket.
"Nokia understands the power of mobile computing over Wi-Fi networks," said Donald Berryman, president of EarthLink Municipal Networks and executive vice president of EarthLink. "As a leader in the emerging municipal Wi-Fi space, EarthLink is committed to working with these progressive companies to enable them to offer their unique products and services over our networks - ensuring that consumers experience an unwired Internet on their own terms."
"Access to the Internet is becoming an increasingly integral part of our daily life, and together with EarthLink, the Nokia N800 help keep users connected to their social network wherever they are," said Bill Plummer, vice president, multimedia sales and channel management, Nokia North America. "Nokia's participation in EarthLink's municipal Wi-Fi initiative is an important step in making the Internet truly mobile."
About EarthLink
"EarthLink. We revolve around you(TM)." As the nation's next generation Internet service provider, Atlanta-based EarthLink has earned an award-winning reputation for outstanding customer service and its suite of online products and services. EarthLink offers what every user should expect from their Internet experience: high-quality connectivity, minimal online intrusions and customizable features. Whether it's dial-up, high-speed, voice, web hosting, wireless or "EarthLink Extras" like home networking or security, EarthLink connects people to the power and possibilities of the Internet. Learn more about EarthLink by calling (800) EARTHLINK or visiting EarthLink's Web site at http://www.earthlink.net/
About Nokia
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. http://www.nokia.com/.
About Nokia Nseries
Nokia Nseries is a range of high performance multimedia computers that delivers unparalleled mobile multimedia experiences by combining the latest technologies with stylish design and ease of use. With Nokia Nseries products, consumers can use a single device to enjoy entertainment, access information and to capture and share pictures and videos, on the go at any time. http://www.nseries.com/.
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CONTACT: Jerry Grasso of EarthLink, +1-404-748-7208, grassoj@corp.earthlink.net; or Nokia Communications, +1-972-894-4573, communication.corp@nokia.com
Web site: http://www.earthlink.net/
Compuware Changepoint Delivers Business-centric IT ManagementNew Capabilities Enable Scenario-based Decision Making, Increased Collaboration With the Business and More Effective Management of Complex Project Portfolios
DETROIT, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Compuware Corporation today announced the release of Changepoint 12, the latest version of its market-leading IT Portfolio Management solution. This new version delivers significant enhancements that help IT organizations to ensure continued business alignment, to deliver maximum business impact and to foster effective engagement with business stakeholders.
"Changepoint provides us with the comprehensive ability to automate IT processes and to involve business constituents at key points in those processes," said Avery Cloud, CIO of New Hanover Regional Medical Center. "Version 12 extends Compuware's leadership in delivering a truly business- focused IT management solution."
Version 12 allows for the definition of decision-making scenarios encompassing existing and potential demand on IT, with graphical comparisons. Version 12 also extends the-web based Client Portal to facilitate active participation by clients involved in key business processes. Additionally, this new version provides web-based resource leveling and management of project dependencies, allowing IT organizations to optimize resource use and to be more responsive to business change.
"IT organizations globally are striving to improve alignment with the business by improving collaboration and engagement with each line of business in the enterprise," said Daniel Stang, Principal Analyst of Gartner. "Improved alignment with the business is a key criteria by which IT delivers value and is ultimately evaluated by the business."
Changepoint 12 is the first solution to offer the ability to create decision-making scenarios that encompass the full spectrum of IT activity, including projects, planned work and request-driven work. These comprehensive scenarios, which reflect current business realities, are analyzed through a new graphical interface that enables comparison through detailed bar, pie, bubble, line and Gantt charts. These new capabilities enable dynamic "what if" analysis to facilitate the evaluation of strategic alternatives and to drive decision making across all of IT's various portfolios.
In addition, Changepoint 12 extends the Client Portal to a comprehensive platform that enables active customer engagement across the entire IT investment lifecycle. The Client Portal now enables business users to participate throughout the IT-business process, from the submitting of business cases to the approval of final funding, change requests and work requests. Changepoint 12 also provides powerful, practical web-based resource- leveling capabilities and support for project dependencies to enable optimal resource allocation and sophisticated program management across complex project portfolios in a changing environment--ensuring maximum business impact.
Changepoint 12, coupled with Compuware's recently announced Changepoint Supply and Demand Accelerator, is the industry's most complete solution for effective IT management. The Changepoint Supply and Demand Accelerator delivers a comprehensive starting point for an IT Management implementation including prepackaged business metrics, process automation, templates, management portlets and reports based on industry standards such as the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and organizational best practices. Compuware's recently announced Rapid Path services offering enables IT organizations to get started with the solution within 30 days, ensuring customers begin realizing immediate value from their investment in Changepoint.
"Changepoint 12 extends our market-leading solution to allow IT organizations to excel in today's complex and dynamic business environment," said John Williams, Senior Vice President of Product Management and Strategy at Compuware. "As evident from our growing market momentum and acknowledgement from industry analysts, Compuware continues to be recognized as a visionary leader in the IT Portfolio Management market."
More Information
To read the press release announcing the Compuware Changepoint Supply and Demand Accelerator and Rapid Path Service Offering, please visit: http://www.compuware.com/pressroom/news/2007/6531_ENG_HTML.htm
Compuware Corporation
Compuware Corporation maximizes the value IT brings to the business by helping CIOs more effectively manage the business of IT. Compuware solutions accelerate the development, improve the quality and enhance the performance of critical business systems while enabling CIOs to align and govern the entire IT portfolio, increasing efficiency, cost control and employee productivity throughout the IT organization. Founded in 1973, Compuware serves the world's leading IT organizations, including more than 90 percent of the Fortune 100 companies. Learn more about Compuware at http://www.compuware.com/
Press Contact
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Hotwire.com Recommends Seven Summer Travel Tips for Value-Minded VacationersBe flexible, and let the deal - not the destination - be the inspiration; Top U.S. cities for value vacations
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Escalating gas prices, increasing hotel rates and packed airlines getting you down? Wondering if all the best deals are booked? Travel expert Clem Bason of discount travel authority Hotwire.com(TM) offers seven easy tips to help steal a deal this summer:
1. Be flexible with dates. Shifting your plans by a few days can save
hundreds of dollars. Instead of getting to the beach on Friday, go
earlier or later, and use the savings to splurge on dinner at a great
restaurant at your destination.
2. Set a budget, not a destination. Let the deal be the inspiration. If
the price is right, you'll enjoy the beach whether it's in Hawaii or
the Caribbean. So look for the better deal, pull out the swimsuit and
go.
3. Be a contrarian. Don't follow the crowds -- head for the hills! Check
out mountain resorts during the summer. Visit Las Vegas mid-week.
Or enjoy a city break over the weekend.
4. Travel to alternate airports. Travelers are amazed to find that
flying to Newark instead of JFK, or Oakland instead of San Francisco,
could potentially save them hundreds of dollars.
5. Go local. Avoid airport crowds and contribute to the regional economy
by vacationing at destinations within a 2-4 hour drive of your home
town. Use the Local Trips tool at Hotwire.com to find deals, even at
the last minute, on hotels within driving distance -- up to 250 miles
away from home.
6. Check out the best value vacation destinations in America. Hotwire(R)
recently evaluated 50 U.S. places that offer the best combination of
discount travel, affordable entertainment and overall appeal. The top
three destinations on the Hotwire.com Travel Value Index are Atlanta,
Dallas-Fort Worth and Raleigh and Durham. Check out the rest of the
top 10 at http://www.hotwire.com/destination/travel-value-index2.jsp.
7. Use online tools to help find last-minute deals. For example,
TripStarter(TM), an online tool at Hotwire.com, can help you choose
the right time of year to take that dream vacation based on historical
air and hotel pricing data.
"Travelers should know that the joy of a summer getaway doesn't need to be overshadowed by the stress and expense involved with planning a trip," said Bason. "Flexibility is the key, and a tiny change in plans can lead to big vacation savings."
Hotwire has exclusive relationships with hotels, car rental agencies and airlines to offer customers deals on travel that are not available anywhere else. When suppliers have unsold rooms or rental cars, they use Hotwire to sell their excess inventory.
About Hotwire
Hotwire.com(TM) is a leading discount travel site with low rates on airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, cruises and vacation packages. Launched in 2000, Hotwire(R) negotiates deep discounts from its travel suppliers to help travelers book unsold airline seats, hotel rooms and rental cars. J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Independent Travel Web Site Satisfaction Study(SM) recognized Hotwire for ranking "Highest in Customer Satisfaction For Independent Travel Web Sites." Hotwire is an operating company of Expedia, Inc. . CST: 2053390-40. NST: 20003-0209. For more information, visit http://www.hotwire.com/.
Hotwire, Hotwire.com and the Hotwire logo are either registered trademarks or trade marks of Hotwire, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other logos or product and company names mentioned herein may be the property of their respective owners. (C) 2000-2007 Hotwire, Inc. All rights reserved.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Channing Barringer
Fleishman-Hillard for Hotwire
channing.barringer@fleishman.com
415.318.4239
Hotwire.com
CONTACT: Channing Barringer of Fleishman-Hillard, +1-415-318-4239, channing.barringer@fleishman.com, for Hotwire
Web site: http://www.hotwire.com/
Sun Microsystems to Conduct Q4 Fiscal 2007 Financial Results Conference Call on July 30, 2007
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. will host its Q4 Fiscal 2007 financial results conference call on Monday, July 30, 2007, beginning at 1:30 p.m. PDT. The general public is welcome to listen to the call via Sun's Investor Relations website at http://www.sun.com/investors.
Sun periodically webcasts company announcements, product launch events and executive presentations via its website at http://www.sun.com/investors. Sun encourages investors to check this website frequently for updates. Investors can also receive updates directly by subscribing to Sun's syndicated content service. For more information about Sun's Investor Relations RSS Feeds, please visit http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/investor/rss.jsp. To subscribe to Sun's Newswire Service for email-based updates on the company's latest news, please visit http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/media.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
A singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer" -- guides Sun in the development of technologies that power the world's most important markets. Sun's philosophy of sharing innovation and building communities is at the forefront of the next wave of computing: the Participation Age. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://www.sun.com/.
Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
Investor Contact:
Bret Schaefer
650-786-0123
bret.schaefer@sun.com
Press Contact:
Kristi Rawlinson
650-786-6933
kristi.rawlinson@sun.com
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
CONTACT: Investors, Bret Schaefer, +1-650-786-0123, bret.schaefer@sun.com, or Press, Kristi Rawlinson, +1-650-786-6933, kristi.rawlinson@sun.com, both of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Web site: http://www.sun.com/
Ultra Clean Technology to Webcast Investor Presentation on July 18, 2007
MENLO PARK, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. , today announced that it will webcast its presentation to analysts and investors, from San Francisco, California on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.
Date: July 18, 2007 (Wednesday)
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time
Location: Four Seasons Hotel, San Francisco
A link to the webcast will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at http://www.uct.com/ during the live presentation. A replay of the webcast will be available after the live presentation.
Analysts or investors who wish to attend the presentation should register at the following URL, starting on June 28, 2007.
http://www.uct.com/investors/ir_calendar.html
Additionally, Ultra Clean Technology will be presenting at the Fifth Annual JPMorgan SEMIcon West Investor Mini-conference on July 17, 2007 at 10:25 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time.
About Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. is a developer and supplier of critical subsystems for the semiconductor capital equipment industry. Ultra Clean offers its customers an integrated outsourced solution for gas delivery systems and other subassemblies, improved design-to-delivery cycle times, component neutral design and manufacturing and component testing capabilities. Ultra Clean's customers are primarily original equipment manufacturers of semiconductor capital equipment. Ultra Clean is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Additional information is available at http://www.uct.com/.
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.
CONTACT: Jack Sexton, Chief Financial Officer of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc., +1-650-323-4100, jsexton@uct.com
Web site: http://www.uct.com/
Zebra Technologies Helps Demystify the Decision Between HF and UHF RFIDZebra Distinguishes between UHF and HF in a New Downloadable Webinar to Help Companies Determine the Best Choice for Their Specific Application
VERNON HILLS, Ill., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As a pioneer in radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, Zebra Technologies Corporation today announced its latest offering in a growing number of learning resources designed to help companies better understand RFID technology and make more informed decisions.
The downloadable webinar, "UHF or HF RFID? How to Choose the Best Technology for Your Application," is the most recent addition to Zebra's library of RFID learning materials. Presented by Matt Ream, Zebra's senior manager for RFID systems, the webinar explains the technical and performance characteristics of UHF and HF technologies, and discusses their advantages and limitations. Zebra is uniquely positioned as an unbiased thought leader on this issue, as the first company to offer RFID printer/encoders for both high frequency (HF) and ultra-high frequency (UHF) applications.
This leadership is supported by the industry's broadest range of reliable and durable RFID printer/encoders, and "smart label" offerings to deliver optimized RFID solutions. "In most cases, RFID is not about a frequency or mode, it's about enabling a new generation of tracking solutions," cites Drew Nathanson, AIDC/RFID Practice Director for Venture Development Corporation. "Zebra's commitment to RFID as a technology is aligned with what end users really are asking for -- a 'best in class' tracking solution for their specific environment."
"Many organizations considering the implementation of RFID systems for supply chain, logistics and other types of applications have expressed confusion over whether to choose HF or UHF RFID technology," notes Ream. "Zebra views HF and UHF RFID as complementary rather than competing technologies. Each user's choice should depend on the products involved, the deployment environment, and the data and memory requirements of the applications."
Ream adds, "Understanding the requirements of your application and all of the operational processes involved is key to making a knowledgeable decision. UHF and HF RFID tags use different signal transmission methodologies, which affect the way they communicate in different kinds of applications and with various materials. Companies must consider the distance at which RFID tags will be read, how densely products are packed and whether they are made of solid, liquid or metal materials. These are just a few of the factors that need to be analyzed before making a technology choice and are discussed in this free webinar."
To learn more about the technical and performance differences between UHF and HF RFID technologies, potential users are invited to download the webinar at http://www.rfid.zebra.com/. The site also offers RFID white papers, articles, and customer case studies.
About Zebra Technologies
Zebra Technologies Corporation delivers innovative and reliable on-demand printing solutions for business improvement and security applications in 100 countries around the world. More than 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies use Zebra-brand printers. A broad range of applications benefit from Zebra-brand thermal bar code, "smart" label, receipt, and card printers, resulting in enhanced security, increased productivity, improved quality, lower costs, and better customer service. The company has sold more than 6 million printers, including RFID and wireless mobile solutions, as well as ZebraDesigner(TM) label formatting software, ZebraLink(TM) connectivity solutions, genuine Zebra(TM) supplies and ZebraCare(TM) services and support. Information about Zebra bar code, card and RFID products can be found at http://www.zebra.com/.
CONTACT: Michelle Meek
+1-312-873-3424
michelle@outlookmarketingsrv.com
Zebra Technologies Corporation
CONTACT: Michelle Meek, +1-312-873-3424, michelle@outlookmarketingsrv.com, for Zebra Technologies Corporation
Web site: http://www.zebra.com/
Rapidly Expanding Oral Healthcare Provider Laclede Switches to Microsoft Dynamics NAV to Manage Growth, Integrate Tightly Across the EnterpriseDeployment of new ERP system is expected to deliver benefits such as better visibility throughout the company for efficient customer service.
REDMOND, Wash., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that Laclede Inc., the manufacturer of Biotene and Oral Balance and a developer of biological products that utilize the body's natural defense systems for the prevention and treatment of gum disease due to dry mouth, has selected Microsoft Dynamics(TM) NAV to replace its previous enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, Exact Software's Macola Progression Series. Laclede, based in Rancho Dominguez, Calif., selected the product over SAP Business One based on its track record for accommodating growth and facilitating tight integration as well as its ability to accommodate governmental regulations and currency irregularities associated with conducting business internationally. Laclede has approximately 140 employees who work in facilities in the United States, Europe and South America.
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"We had started marketing our products more aggressively, and as a result our growth spiked," said Dale Lauterback, Laclede's chief visionary officer. "We used our previous ERP system for eight years, and when we deployed it we had only 20 employees. Then we tripled in size, and the system simply wasn't able to keep up with our needs. In addition, we were facing more complex FDA regulations and wanted to support the system in-house, which the vendor wouldn't let us do, so it became very costly."
Benefits Laclede plans to realize as a result of its new ERP system include the following:
-- Growth. As a rapidly growing organization with facilities in the United
States, Europe and South America, Laclede looks forward to
accommodating its expansion with Microsoft Dynamics NAV.
-- Planning. Microsoft Dynamics NAV will help Laclede efficiently manage
its planning, which is the most significant point in the production
schedule. The product's built-in, easy-to-use project planning
capabilities, according to Laclede, will be invaluable, allowing
brokers, for example, to see the status of their orders, which will
increase overall customer satisfaction.
-- Integration. Seamless integration among disparate constituencies is key
to Laclede's ability to remain competitive. Microsoft Dynamics NAV
makes it possible for the shipping department to immediately identify
the most affordable shipping option, for all warehouses and stores to
have immediate access to the status of orders, and for the company to
link with other countries without worrying about currency conversions.
Another benefit is the seamless integration with the Microsoft(R)
Office system and SharePoint(R) technologies and other Microsoft
products.
-- RFID support. Large retail stores are among Laclede's major customers.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV provides built-in support for Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) technology, which has been mandated by some
stores for its vendors. This support enables Laclede to be compliant
with this mandate.
-- FDA validation. Laclede's products must go through strenuous review and
approval processes with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). With
the built-in knowledge of those validation processes that comes with
Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Laclede considers the product to be an in-house
FDA expert.
-- Efficient support. Hiring employees who are knowledgeable about
Microsoft Dynamics NAV, according to Laclede, was easy. Recruiting IT
professionals qualified to support other products such as those offered
by SAP, on the other hand, was far more challenging and would have been
cost-prohibitive.
Laclede worked closely with Western Computer, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner specializing in the implementation, customization and support of Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Western Computer, in business for more than 20 years and based in Oxnard, Calif., offers a full suite of business products and professional services that provides companies with powerful tools for successful growth and increased profits.
"Laclede's selection of Microsoft Dynamics NAV is a testament to the product's proven ability to handle complexities and accommodate aggressive growth," said Michael Park, corporate vice president for Microsoft's U.S. Dynamics business. "Deployment of the product will help Laclede efficiently manage its business while delivering better overall customer service."
About Western Computer
Western Computer provides world class support for Microsoft Dynamics NAV. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with 50 employees, and twenty years experience deploying and tailoring ERP systems in the mid-market space, Western Computer is dedicated to making Microsoft technology accessible to our customers.
About Microsoft Dynamics
Microsoft Dynamics is a line of financial, customer relationship and supply chain management solutions that helps businesses work more effectively. Delivered through a network of channel partners providing specialized services, these integrated, adaptable business management solutions work like and with familiar Microsoft software to streamline processes across an entire business.
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
For more information about Microsoft Dynamics: http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics
For more information about the Microsoft People-Ready Business initiative: http://www.microsoft.com/business/peopleready/default.mspx
For more information about Laclede: http://www.laclede.com/
For more information about Western Computer: http://www.westerncomputer.com/
Microsoft Corp.
CONTACT: Rapid Response Team, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, +1-503-443-7070, rrt@waggeneredstrom.com, for Microsoft Corp.
Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/
Interwoven Announces Partnerships with Omniture, Unica, and WebTrendsPartnerships Enable Customers to Optimize Online Customer Experiences
NEW YORK, Forrester Finance Forum, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interwoven, Inc. , a global leader in content management solutions, today announced extensive partner support for the Interwoven Open Analytics Framework. The framework is a key component of Interwoven Segmentation and Analytics, a recently introduced solution that gives marketers a powerful platform to deliver more compelling and relevant online experiences that result in increased conversions, greater competitive differentiation, and more interactive dialogues with customers.
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The Interwoven Open Analytics Framework includes pre-built connectivity with Web analytics technologies through a component-based page tagging framework. This framework greatly reduces manual processes required for tracking and analyzing customer behavior. The combined capabilities enable customers to create and deliver targeted content, offers, and experiences - and analyze and act on the results in real-time - in order to differentiate their brands and accelerate customer acquisitions and transactions. This solution also shatters the myth that delivering a content-rich experience is time-consuming and expensive, and ensures marketers can move with the speed they need to drive top-line revenue growth.
Interwoven today announced that Omniture, Unica, and WebTrends have joined the Interwoven partner program. These partners are working with Interwoven on a variety of sales, marketing, and product development initiatives designed to provide businesses with solutions that optimize online customer experiences. Including prior announcements, companies representing the majority of the Web analytics market now work with Interwoven.
"Today's announcement is another example of how Interwoven is working to help companies transform their online presence," said Ben Kiker, chief marketing officer at Interwoven. "Data is only valuable when it is actionable, and by teaming up with the world's leading Web analytics companies, we are enabling businesses to put that data to work through a closed-loop cycle for optimizing the online customer experience. As a result, marketers can measure the success of online campaigns and offers, apply what they've learned in real-time, and continually improve their online presence."
Web Analytics Partners Express Support for the Interwoven Open Analytics Framework
Omniture
"Omniture and Interwoven are taking significant steps for our joint customers to increase conversions online and offline," said John Mellor, senior vice president of business development and corporate strategy, Omniture. "The integration enabled through Interwoven's Open Analytics Framework and Omniture's Genesis Network will allow companies to provide their customers with a more meaningful online experience with content, offers and promotions that are customized to the individual. Together we are removing the technical barriers to help online marketers more easily manage Web content while measuring, segmenting, and analyzing their data through Web analytics. We will continue to exhibit leadership in this space in order to help our mutual customers."
Unica
"Because customers today have virtually endless choices and options, businesses are challenged with creating the best possible customer experience -- both online and offline," said Steve O'Brien, vice president of sales and marketing, internet solutions for Unica Corporation. "By partnering with Interwoven, we are further supporting the needs of marketers by having the most robust information about online visitor behavior and tying it to the overall cross-channel view of customers. Marketers have more insight into creating more effective marketing campaigns and ultimately increasing customer conversions."
WebTrends
"We're happy to partner with Interwoven to provide marketers an easy, powerful way to optimize the results of all their efforts, said Tore Steen, vice president of business and corporate development, WebTrends. "The combination of WebTrends Analytics with Interwoven's dynamic content management solutions offers marketers a streamlined process to deliver content that is compelling, relevant and targeted to visitors' specific interests and desires."
For more information on upcoming events featuring Interwoven and its interactive marketing partner community, including Avenue A | Razorfish, Enterpulse, Molecular, and Visual Sciences, please visit http://www.interwoven.com/news/index.html.
About Interwoven
Interwoven is a global leader in content management solutions. Interwoven's software and services enable organizations to effectively leverage content to drive business growth by improving the customer experience, increasing collaboration, and streamlining business processes in dynamic environments. Our unique approach combines user-friendly simplicity with robust IT performance and scalability to unlock the value of content. Today, more than 3,800 enterprise and professional services organizations worldwide have chosen Interwoven, including: adidas, Airbus, Avaya, Cisco, DLA Piper, the Federal Reserve Bank, FedEx, HSBC, LexisNexis, Microsoft, Samsung, Shell, Samsonite, White & Case, and Yamaha. Over 20,000 developers and over 300 partners enrich and extend Interwoven's offerings. To learn more about Interwoven, please visit http://www.interwoven.com/.
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Interwoven, Inc.
CONTACT: Danielle Hamel, Senior Manager, Public Relations of Interwoven, Inc., +1-408-530-7043, dhamel@interwoven.com
Web site: http://www.interwoven.com/
Memorex Introduces Next-Generation TravelDrive(TM) M-Flyer(TM) USB Flash DriveM-Flyer Pilot boasts signature, aerodynamic design and new security benefits
CERRITOS, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Memorex, a portfolio brand of Imation Corp , takes portable storage to new heights with its M- Flyer Pilot, the latest introduction from Memorex's TravelDrive line of USB flash drives. As the newest addition to the Memorex family of portable storage devices, the sleek M-Flyer Pilot features a retractable USB connector, up to 4GB of capacity, security software, and ReadyBoost(TM) capabilities for use with Microsoft's Windows(R) Vista(TM) operating system.
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While retaining the sleek body styling of the original TravelDrive M-Flyer, as featured in TIME magazine, the next-generation M-Flyer Pilot adds a splash of color to its patented capless design and spring-loaded, retractable USB connector. Available with 2GB or 4GB of storage for photos, music and data files, this aerodynamic drive sports a silver-toned body with metallic blue or red accents, based on capacity.
Qualified as "Enhanced for ReadyBoost," the M-Flyer Pilot is as functional as it is stylish. The ReadyBoost feature allows users of the Windows Vista operating system to access the M-Flyer Pilot to provide additional system memory and boost the performance of Vista PCs, without adding internal memory components. The drive is also compatible with all other Windows operating systems, as well as Mac and Linux.
The M-Flyer Pilot comes with Portable Vault USB security software from Migo Software, Inc., a leader in data portability and security software. At a retail value of $29.99, Migo's PC-compatible Portable Vault gives the drive powerful password protection and 256-bit encryption to secure against data theft.
"We designed the M-Flyer Pilot for consumers who want a unique look for their USB flash drive. And at the same time, we know that a capless design is also highly desirable to most flash drive buyers," said Carla Pihowich, director of marketing, Imation Consumer Division. "With its push-button USB connector, ReadyBoost capability and new security software, the M-Flyer Pilot is equal parts form and function."
The 4GB M-Flyer Pilot boasts enough capacity to store up to 2,000 digital photos, 1,200 songs in MP3 format, 1.5 hours of DVD-quality video or 50,000 text documents, based on average file sizes.
Pricing and Availability
The Memorex M-Flyer Pilot will be available next month at major consumer electronics retailers and office super stores in the United States and Canada, and http://www.ememorex.com/. Suggested retail pricing is $49.99 to $79.99, depending on capacity.
Is it live or is it Memorex?(R)
Memorex, a portfolio brand of Imation Corp , is the U.S. market-share leader in optical media and media accessories at retail. Since the early 1970s, Memorex has been one of the most widely recognized and respected names in the consumer electronics industry. Today, it is an influential brand in CD and DVD media, optical drives and USB flash drives. For more information on Memorex products, please call 562-653-2800, or visit the Memorex Web site at http://www.memorex.com/.
Memorex, the Memorex logo, M-Flyer, TravelDrive, eMemorex.com, "Is it live or is it Memorex?" and Imation are trademarks of Imation Corp and its subsidiaries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
File calculations are estimates based on certain average assumptions. Estimated quantity of photos, songs, video and any other files that can be stored on a flash drive are provided for illustrative purposes only. Individual results will vary based on file size and format, settings, features, software and other factors. For more information about file size calculations, visit http://www.memorex.com/2007traveldrives/pilot.php#.
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Memorex
CONTACT: Jamie Ernst, +1-210-495-5757, jernst@brodeur.com, or Lauren Moye, +1-602-808-1167, lmoye@brodeur.com, both of Brodeur, for Memorex
Web site: http://www.imation.com/ http://www.memorex.com/ http://www.ememorex.com/
Texas Instruments Developing Ultra Low Power Bluetooth(R) Products for Handsets and Other Portable DevicesTI Will Leverage Expertise in Low-Power Wireless and Mobile Connectivity to Drive New Wireless Technology
DALLAS, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced that the company will leverage its expertise and leadership in ZigBee(R), low-power RF and mobile connectivity to develop leading products and solutions for Ultra Low Power (ULP) Bluetooth(R) (previously known as Wibree). Last week's merger between the Wibree Forum and the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) created ULP Bluetooth, the first open technology extending wireless connectivity between mobile devices or PCs and small, button cell battery human interface devices (HIDs), such as watches, wireless keyboards, toys and sports sensors.
TI will utilize the company's well-known and proven radio technology in the 2.4 GHz frequency band to meet ULP Bluetooth specifications and drive affordable wireless connectivity into the mass market. TI is already a leading provider of mobile connectivity solutions, such as Bluetooth and ZigBee/802.15.4, making the company well positioned to address the ULP Bluetooth market. TI will be one of the few companies to support this technology for both mobile handsets and portable, low-power devices -- providing seamless interoperability between devices.
"TI fully supports the new ULP Bluetooth open technology and recognizes the need for a radio standard that will complement Bluetooth and ZigBee for short- to medium-range wireless connectivity," said Karl Helmer Torvmark, strategic marketing, low-power wireless group at TI. "TI is committed to providing the market's most competitive and comprehensive solutions for ULP Bluetooth, which will enable customers to deliver complete, low-cost, low-power systems with shorter time-to-market."
Leveraging expertise with low-power devices, including microcontrollers, and Bluetooth solutions, TI is developing solutions for both types of ULP Bluetooth implementations: a single-mode implementation for watches, sensors and other tiny devices; and a dual-mode implementation for communication with both single-mode and traditional Bluetooth devices such as handsets.
ULP Bluetooth and ZigBee represent complementary technologies, as ZigBee is a low-power infrastructure-oriented mesh networking technology supporting thousands of nodes, while ULP Bluetooth is a low-power ad hoc networking technology that links a small number of nodes to devices such as computers and mobile phones.
Texas Instruments -- Making Wireless
TI is the leading manufacturer of wireless semiconductors, delivering the heart of today's wireless technology and building solutions for tomorrow. TI provides a breadth of silicon and software and 16 years of wireless systems expertise that spans handsets and base stations for all communications standards, wireless LAN, GPS, Digital TV, Bluetooth(R) and Ultra Wideband. TI offers custom to turn-key solutions, including complete chipsets and reference designs, OMAP(TM) application processors, as well as core digital signal processor and analog technologies built on advanced semiconductor processes. Please visit http://www.ti.com/wirelesspressroom for additional information.
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world signal processing requirements. In additional to Semiconductor, the company includes the Educational & Productivity Solutions 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/.
Please refer all reader inquiries to: Texas Instruments Incorporated
Semiconductor Group, SC-07115
Literature Response Center
14950 FAA Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX 76155
1-800-477-8924
Trademarks
ZigBee is a registered trademark of the ZigBee Alliance. Bluetooth is a registered trademark of the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.
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Texas Instruments Incorporated
CONTACT: Brett Schroer, +1-520-746-7984, schroer_brett@ti.com, or Amy Drozd, +1-214-567-7513, a-drozd@ti.com, both of Texas Instruments Incorporated. Please do not publish these numbers of e-mail addresses.
Web site: http://www.ti.com/
Salesforce.com Named a 'Hot' Company By START-IT Magazine for the Fourth Consecutive YearRecognized for providing innovative technology to the manufacturing industry
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Salesforce.com , the market and technology leader in on-demand business services, today announced it has been named a "hot" company for the fourth year in a row by START-IT magazine as part of its annual Hottest Companies Awards. The award states that with "its on-demand CRM offering now eight years old, salesforce.com continues to be the talk of the town as revenues ballooned to $497.1 million in its 2007 fiscal year from $309.9 million in its 2006 fiscal year."
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"Software delivered as a service is changing the face of the manufacturing industry," said Tien Tzuo, chief strategy officer at salesforce.com. "Manufacturers have discovered how on demand solutions can decrease operational costs, increase productivity and improve customer service, which has led to some of the largest manufacturers in the world standardizing on Salesforce."
Award applicants are judged on such criteria as revenue growth, client wins in the previous year, technological developments, and significant events and accomplishments during the past year that helped set the company apart from the competition.
"Each of these winning companies has stepped up and made an impression upon the marketplace in the past year," said Peggy Smedley, editorial director of START-IT. "To be designated as a 'Hot' company shows customers, both current and future, that this company has a dedication to providing innovative and efficient technology to manufacturers, making them more competitive and successful."
Additional information on the awards can be found at http://www.specialtypub.com/startit/article.asp?article_id=5724&SECTION=Print.
About salesforce.com
Salesforce.com is the market and technology leader in on-demand business services. The company's Salesforce suite of on-demand CRM applications allows customers to manage and share all of their sales, support, marketing and partner information on-demand. The Salesforce Platform, the world's first on-demand platform, enables customers, developers and partners to build powerful new on-demand applications that extend beyond CRM to deliver the benefits of multi-tenancy and The Business Web across the enterprise. The Salesforce Platform allows applications to be easily shared, exchanged and installed with a few simple clicks via salesforce.com's AppExchange directory, available at http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange. Customers can also take advantage of Successforce, salesforce.com's world-class training, support, consulting and best practices offerings.
As of April 30, 2007, salesforce.com manages customer information for approximately 32,300 customers including ABN AMRO, America Online (AOL), Dow Jones Newswires, Japan Post, Kaiser Permanente, KONE, Sprint Nextel, Staples and SunTrust Banks. Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase salesforce.com applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available. Salesforce.com has headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CRM". For more information please visit http://www.salesforce.com/, or call 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE.
Salesforce.com is a registered trademark of salesforce.com, and AppExchange, The Business Web, IdeaExchange and Successforce are trademarks of salesforce.com, Inc., San Francisco, California. Other names used may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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Salesforce.com
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Yucheng Technologies Limited Reports Financial Results for the Three Month Period Ended March 31, 2007
-- Unaudited revenue increased 39% to US$9.3 Million compared with the
same period in 2006
-- Unaudited net income, excluding e-Channels related acquisition
amortization, is US$1.0 million, an increase of 34% from the same
period in 2006
-- Completed the acquisition of Sunrisk Information Technology Limited, a
leading risk management solution and service provider to Chinese banks
-- Launched Point of Sale (POS) merchant acquiring services with our first
banking partner, China Merchants Bank, the largest credit card issuer
in China
BEIJING, June 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Yucheng Technologies Limited , a China-based leading provider of IT and outsourced services for the Chinese banking industry, today announced company prepared, unreviewed and unaudited financial results for the three month period ended March 31, 2007.
The company reported unaudited revenue of US$ 9.3 million for the 2007 period, an increase of 38.9% over the same period in 2006 which had unaudited revenue of US$ 6.7 million. The increase in revenues reflects strong growth in all of the company's main product offerings - software consulting, e- Channels solutions, maintenance and support as well as system integration.
Excluding amortization expense related to the e-Channels acquisition, the unaudited Q1 net income for the 2007 was US$ 1.0 million, an increase of 34.4% from US$ 0.78 million for the same period in 2006. Unaudited net income including the amortization charge was US$ 0.72 million. The unaudited earning per share for the first three months of 2007 was US$ 0.09 excluding the amortization charge and US$0.06 including it.
"The first three months of each year is typically our slowest quarter but we are pleased to announce that our quarterly result in the first three months of the year reflects a promising growth for 2007,'' remarked Mr. Weidong Hong, Yucheng's CEO. ''Our overall business experienced healthy growth. In particular, non-system integration business revenue enjoyed a 37.6% growth compared to that of the same period in 2006. We have strengthened our commitment to risk management, online banking and call center solutions, which we believe will continue to see robust growth. The quarter has also been an exciting period for Yucheng for a number of strategic reasons. On March 14th, Yucheng became the first Chinese financial technology company to be listed on NASDAQ capital market. The acquisition of Sunrisk brought another strong product and service suite to our existing IT solution and service offerings for our banking clients. We started our partnership with China Merchants Bank to provide POS merchant-acquiring services, which we expect to be a strategic important contributor to our financial performance in 3-5 years."
Key Unaudited Financial Indicators:
The difference between the unaudited non-GAAP net income amounts and GAAP net income amounts set forth is the effect of the amortization expense of intangible assets, which resulted from the accounting treatment of the acquisition of Beijing e-Channels Century Technology Co., Ltd..
(All numbers in US$ thousands, except per-share amounts)
First Three Month First Three Month Change (%)
Period 2007 Period 2006
Consolidated Revenue $9,315 $6,705 38.9%
Cost of Revenue $6,570 $4,625 42.1%
Gross Profit $2,745 $2,080 32.0%
Total Operating Expenses $1,548 $1,185 30.7%
Income from Operations $1,197 $895 33.7%
Non-GAAP Net Income $1,045 $778 34.4%
Number of Shares-Diluted 11,807,000 3,754,484 214.5%
Non-GAAP EPS Diluted $0.09 $0.21 (57.1%)
Amortization of Intangible
Assets $323 Nil N/A
GAAP Net Income $722 $778 (7.1%)
Number of Shares-Diluted 11,807,000 3,754,484 214.5%
EPS Diluted $0.06 $0.21 (71.4%)
Note: The United States dollar amounts in the above table are calculated based on the US$: RMB conversion rate of 7.7342 as of March 31, 2007 and 8.0170 as of March 31, 2006.
The 2007 first three month unaudited financial highlights include:
-- Successfully completed and integrated Sunrisk Information Technology
Limited, a leading risk management solution and service provider to
Chinese banks
-- Won three new contracts with China CITIC Bank, demonstrating a
continued ability to expand our business relationships with new and
existing clients
-- Launched in partnership with China Merchants Bank, the leading credit
card issuer in China, a new business unit to provide Point of Sale (POS)
merchant-acquiring outsourced services,
-- Non-System Integration business revenue increased 37.6% over the first
three month period of 2007.
Unaudited Financial Results:
The first three months of the year is normally the slowest quarter for Yucheng due to the Chinese New Year holiday and Chinese banks formulating their annual IT budget process during this period. Unaudited revenue for the first three month period of 2007 was US$ 9.3 million, an increase of 38.9% compared to the US$ 6.7 million for the same period last year. The breakdown is as follows: US$ 5.8 million, or 62.0% of total unaudited revenue from system integration; and US$ 3.5 million, or 38.0% of total unaudited revenue from non-system integration. The non-system integration revenue continued to grow at 37.6% from the first three month period in 2006 to 2007 maintaining the growth momentum seen in the previous periods.
Unaudited cost of revenues was US$ 6.6 million compared to US$ 4.6 million during the first three month period of last year, representing an increase of 42.1% year-over-year. The unaudited gross profit for the first three month period of 2007 was US$ 2.7 million, up 32.0% compared to the US$ 2.1 million in the same period of 2006.
The overall gross margin was 29.5% for the first three month period of 2007, compared to 31.0% during the same period of 2006. The decrease was mainly due to the increase in system integration revenue in the revenue mix, which has lower gross margin when compared to the non-system integration segments.
Unaudited selling, marketing and general administrative expenses totaled US$ 1.4 million, a 30.5% increase from US$ 1.1 million for the first three month period of last year. The increase was attributable to an increase in staff costs due to higher employee headcount, notably related to the POS merchant acquiring business which was launched in the first three months of 2007. Unaudited research and development expenses increased by 17.3% to US$ 196,022 compared to that in the first three month period of 2006. Research and development expenses were mainly related to investment in developing new and higher margin software products.
Unaudited income from operations was US$ 1.2 million, which increased by 33.7% as compared to US$ 0.9 million for the first three month period of 2006. The operating margin for the first three month period of 2007 was 12.8%, versus 13.4% for the same period in the previous year. The effective tax rate for the same period of 2007 was 10.4%, compared to 10.8% for the same period in 2006.
Excluding amortization charge related to the e-Channels acquisition, the net income for the first three months in 2007 was US$ 1.0 million, representing EPS Diluted of US$ 0.09 compared to a net income of US$ 0.8 million or EPS US$ 0.21 in the same period of 2006. Including the amortization charge, the net income is US$ 0.72 million and EPS is US$ 0.06 for the first three months in 2007. The weighted average number of shares used in the calculation of diluted EPS was 11,807,000 for the first three month period of 2007 compared to 3,754,484 in the same period of 2006.
Business Outlook:
"Our management is committed to delivering sustainable and solid growth to our shareholders. We still see heavy IT investment made by Chinese banks in non-branch customer service channels such as web-banking and call centers and risk management practices and expect to see robust demand for our existing product lines for the remainder of 2007,'' commented Weidong Hong, CEO of Yucheng. ''In addition, we continue our value chain migration into higher margin outsourced businesses by investing in POS merchant-acquiring services in partnership with China Merchants Bank. We expect to build our POS presence quickly without significant negative impacts on our financial results in the near term. Finally, senior management has a positive outlook for the remaining three quarters and remains confident in its abilities to achieve its goals for 2007."
Teleconference Information:
Management will conduct a conference call to discuss its financial results for fiscal year 2006 as well as for the three month period ended March 31, 2007 at 8:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, June 26, 2007. Interested parties may dial toll-free at 1-866-519-4004 if dialing from the States, 1-800-407-1908 if dialing from Canada, or 0-808-234-6646 if dialing from UK. For NetCom or Telecom Users in China, please dial10-800-650-0419 and 10-800-265-0432 respectively. Interested parties in other countries might dial at 65 67357955. Please dial in approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call, and provide the conference call ID 4046003 to join.
The record of this call can be accessed and downloaded at http://www.intercallapac.com/ftp/conf4046003.zip for 48 hours after the end of the call. The webcast can also be accessed at Yucheng's website at http://www.yuchengtech.com/ .
About Yucheng Technologies Limited:
Yucheng Technologies Limited (YTEC) is a leading IT solution and services provider to the Chinese banking industry. Headquartered in Beijing, China, Yucheng has more than 800 employees and has established an extensive footprint to serve its banking clients nationwide with five subsidiaries and representative offices located in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Xiamen, and Chengdu. Yucheng provides a comprehensive suite of IT solutions and services to Chinese banks ranging from 1) system integration and IT consulting, 2) solutions and software platform, and 3) outsourced operations. Yucheng counts 13 out of the 15 top banks in China as its customers, and is especially strong in banking channel management IT solutions and services, such as web banking and call centers, and risk/performance management solution consulting and implementation service. It has a 70% market share in 2005 in China's web banking application market, calculated based on users according to a third party research report.
Safe Harbor Statement:
This press release includes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as ''may,'' ''will,'' ''expect,'' ''intend,'' ''estimate,'' ''anticipate,'' ''believe,'' ''project'' or ''continue'' or the negative thereof or other similar words. Such forward-looking statements, based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Yucheng's management, are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from the forward looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements: current dependence on the PRC banking industry demand for the products and services of Yucheng; competition from other service providers in the PRC and international consulting firms; the ability to update and expand product and service offerings; retention and hiring of qualified employees; protection of intellectual property; creating and maintaining quality product offerings; operating a business in the PRC with its changing economic and regulatory environment; and the other relevant risks detailed in Yucheng filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information set forth herein should be read in light of such risks. Yucheng assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release.
YUCHENG TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Income
Years ended March 31, 2007 and 2006
2007 Q1 2007 Q1 2006 Q1
USD RMB RMB
Revenues:
SI 5,779,576 44,700,398 33,153,236
NON-SI 3,535,305 27,342,752 20,598,326
Total revenues 9,314,881 72,043,150 53,751,562
Cost of revenues (6,570,049) (50,814,067) (37,077,923)
Gross profit 2,744,832 21,229,083 16,673,639
Operating expenses:
Research and development (196,022) (1,516,073) (1,340,115)
Selling and marketing (428,172) (3,311,563) (3,231,035)
General and administrative (967,103) (7,479,769) (5,340,851)
Subsidies and value-added tax
Refunds 43,184 333,990 415,000
Total operating expenses (1,548,113) (11,973,415) (9,497,001)
Other income (expenses):
Interest income 12,056 93,244 25,527
Interest expense (41,268) (319,175) (206,831)
Equity in loss of affiliates
Other income (expense), net (390) (3,013) (5,262)
Income before income taxes 1,167,118 9,026,724 6,990,072
Income tax expense (121,668) (941,004) (754,319)
Amortization for intangible
Assets (323,240) (2,500,000) --
Net income 722,210 5,585,720 6,235,753
YUCHENG TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
March 31, 2007
Assets 2007 Q1 2007 Q1
USD RMB
Current assets:
Cash 5,353,349 41,403,871
Trade accounts receivable, net 21,811,230 168,692,415
Inventories 1,401,030 10,835,847
Other current assets 8,539,940 66,049,604
Deferred income taxes 55,287 427,601
Total current assets 37,160,836 287,409,338
Investments in and advances to
Affiliates 408,753 3,161,376
Office equipment, furniture
and motor vehicles 2,090,543 16,168,677
Less: accumulated depreciation (839,745) (6,494,759)
Net office equipment, furniture
and motor vehicles 1,250,798 9,673,918
Intangible assets, net 4,258,192 32,933,710
Other non-current assets 145,364 1,124,272
Deferred income taxes 18,544 143,426
Goodwill 8,038,136 62,168,556
Total assets 51,280,623 396,614,596
YUCHENG TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)
March 31, 2007
Liabilities and owners' equity 2007 Q1 2007 Q1
USD RMB
Current liabilities
Short-term loan 2,068,734 16,000,000
Current instalment of long-term loan 452,535 3,500,000
Trade accounts payable 6,448,471 49,873,764
Employee and payroll accruals 679,358 5,254,288
Dividends payable to ex-owners 4,803,462 37,150,936
Income taxes payable 121,668 941,004
Other current liabilities 3,928,877 30,386,721
Total current liabilities 18,503,105 143,106,713
Deferred income taxes 684,325 5,292,707
Total liabilities 19,187,430 148,399,420
Owners' equity
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, authorised
2,000,000 shares and none issued;
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, authorised
60,000,000 shares; 9,528,320 shares and none
Issued and outstanding as of December 31,
2006 and both of December 31, 2005 and
2004 2,586,076 20,001,229
Additional paid-in capital 22,814,378 176,450,959
Reserves 2,454,700 18,985,144
Retained earnings 4,256,037 32,917,044
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (17,998) (139,200)
Total owners' equity 32,093,193 248,215,176
Total liabilities and owners' equity 51,280,623 396,614,596
For more information, please contact:
In the U.S.A.
Mr. Jim Preissler
Advisor, Investor Relations
Tel: +1-646-383-4832
Email: jpreissler@yuchengtech.com
In Beijing, China
Ms. Wei Peng
Investor Relations
Tel: +86-10-6442-0533
Email: pengwei@yuchengtech.com
Yucheng Technologies Limited
CONTACT: In the U.S.A. - Mr. Jim Preissler, Advisor of Investor Relations, +1-646-383-4832, or jpreissler@yuchengtech.com; or In Beijing, China - Ms. Wei Peng of Investor Relations, +86-10-6442-0533, or pengwei@yuchengtech.com
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Blue Coat Makes IBM Lotus Notes Run Up to 22 Times Faster Across WAN and Use Up to 95% Less BandwidthBlue Coat ProxySG Appliances Optimize Collaboration for Lotus Notes Users in Branch Offices
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blue Coat Systems, Inc. , the leader in secure content and application delivery, today announced that, according to performance testing it has conducted in its own lab, Blue Coat(R) ProxySG(TM) appliances can accelerate the performance of IBM Lotus Notes for employees across a Wide Area Network (WAN) in branch offices by a factor of up to 22 times. In addition, ProxySG appliances can reduce the bandwidth required by the application by up to 95%.
Lotus Notes is often a mission-critical application for enterprises and organizations and provides email, messaging, database, collaboration and file sharing in a distributed environment. Using Lotus Notes over a WAN link with limited bandwidth and high latency impairs the application's rich collaborative environment and can reduce its effectiveness and employee productivity. Blue Coat ProxySG appliances help overcome these limitations.
Blue Coat ProxySG appliances utilize Blue Coat's MACH5 technology, applying byte caching, compression, protocol optimizations and bandwidth management to improve and accelerate Lotus Notes across the WAN. Lotus Notes applications, whether in the form of email, Web or database, contain compressible and repetitive elements that respond extremely well to Blue Coat MACH5 technologies. Additionally, Blue Coat ProxySG appliances also can employ bandwidth management/QoS to appropriately prioritize any class of traffic in alignment with the needs of the organization.
"Mission-critical applications running across the enterprise WAN present performance difficulties for employees in branch offices," said Tim Chiu, director of technical marketing, Blue Coat Systems. "Blue Coat ProxySG appliances accelerate distributed applications, such as Lotus Notes, and reduce bandwidth consumption while also providing security and policy control."
About Blue Coat Systems, Inc.
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/.
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.
Media Contacts: Investor Contact:
Steve Schick Carla Chun
Blue Coat Systems Blue Coat Systems
steve.schick@bluecoat.com carla.chun@bluecoat.com
408-220-2076 408-220-2318
Kevin Kosh
CHEN PR, for Blue Coat Systems
kkosh@chenpr.com
781-672-3111
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CONTACT: Media, Steve Schick, +1-408-220-2076, steve.schick@bluecoat.com, or Investors, Carla Chun, +1-408-220-2318, carla.chun@bluecoat.com; or Kevin Kosh of CHEN PR, +1-781-672-3111, kkosh@chenpr.com, for Blue Coat Systems, Inc.
Web site: http://www.bluecoat.com/
/R E P E A T/ - Media Advisory: CAE's annual and special meeting of shareholders
MONTREAL, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) Representatives of the media are invited to attend CAE's annual and special meeting of shareholders on Thursday, June 28, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). The meeting will be held in Toronto at the Design Exchange.
The meeting, including President and CEO Robert E. Brown's address to shareholders, will be webcast live on CAE's site at http://www.cae.com/. The webcast will be archived following the event.
Please note that broadcast and photographic equipment will only be allowed in the shareholder meeting room for the first 10 minutes.
Following the annual meeting, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Mr. Brown will meet with media representatives.
Event: CAE's annual and special meeting of shareholders
Date: June 28, 2007
Venue: Design Exchange
234 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario
Time: Annual meeting: 10:30 a.m.
Session with media: 11:30 a.m.
CAE INC.
CONTACT: media requests: Nathalie Bourque, Vice President, Global Communications, (514) 734-5788, nathalie.bourque@cae.com; Andrew Arnovitz, Vice President, Investor Relations, (514) 734-5760, andrew.arnovitz@cae.com
The Marketing Arm Taps Morrison to Lead ipsh!Former Javelin exec assumes reins at Omnicom sister agency
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Bryon Morrison has been named president of ipsh!, the wireless marketing agency of The Marketing Arm, which operates within Omnicom Group Inc. .
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Morrison joins ipsh! from Javelin Direct, an Omnicom agency specializing in interactive and direct marketing, where he served as vice president of sales and marketing since 2004.
He replaces Nihal Mehta, an agency co-founder, who will leave ipsh! at the end of this month.
"Bryon has a clear understanding of what it takes to lead and grow an agency," said Ray Clark, founder and CEO of The Marketing Arm. "His broad range of marketing experience -- from online and multimedia to direct and advertising -- makes him a valuable asset for ipsh! clients."
Morrison was an executive consultant for Brand Ops, a brand development consultancy specializing in internet marketing management, from 2001 to 2004. In 2000, he co-founded Springbow Solutions, a Dallas-based internet firm specializing in portal development and integration, where he developed and led the organization's brand strategy consulting practice.
Prior to joining Springbow, Morrison served as CEO of Wiesemorr Interactive, a brand development and interactive communications agency he founded in 1995. Clients included American Airlines, Caterpillar, Blockbuster, Lucent, and GTE.
"I'm thrilled to be leading the talented team at ipsh!," said Morrison. "Technology-based marketing has been a focus of mine since my development firm started building PDA-based applications in 1999. Companies see the value of building relationships with their customers through handsets, and ipsh!, with its six years of experience in the space, is ideally positioned to strategically support them."
A graduate of Iowa State University, Morrison is the former president of the Dallas Ad League and the American Advertising Federation's National Ad 2 organization, an organization for young professionals in the advertising industry.
About ipsh!
Based in San Francisco, ipsh! (http://www.ipsh.com/) is an award-winning, full-service, global mobile marketing agency. With nearly 1,000 campaigns since the company's inception in June 2001, ipsh! provides strategy, creative, execution and analytics across an array of mobile technologies including 1-way and 2-way SMS, alerts, promotions, ringtones, logos, pictures, wallpaper, screensavers, java games, real-time voting/polling, chat, interactive TV, text to screen, IVR (interactive voice response), premium SMS, MMS, mobile video, bluecasting, location-based services, and mobile media planning & buying. ipsh! is part of The Marketing Arm network and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Omnicom Group Inc.
About The Marketing Arm
Founded in 1993 by Ray Clark, The Marketing Arm (http://www.themarketingarm.com/) is an engagement marketing agency comprised of industry-leading strategists who collectively deliver integrated expertise across relevant consumer passion-points. A member of Omnicom Group, The Marketing Arm employs more than 1200 people with offices in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, Chicago, Dallas, Charlotte, Darien (Conn.), and Bentonville (Ark.).
About Omnicom Group Inc.
Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE-OMC) (http://www.omnicomgroup.com/) is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries.
Contact:
Chris Anderson
The Marketing Arm
214-259-3290
canderson@themarketingarm.com
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CONTACT: Chris Anderson, of The Marketing Arm, +1-214-259-3290, canderson@themarketingarm.com
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AnalogicTech Announces 12V Step-down DC/DC ConverterLow Quiescent Current Brings Power Savings to Industrial, Higher Powered Portable Applications
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advanced Analogic Technologies Incorporated (AnalogicTech) , a developer of power management semiconductors for mobile consumer electronic devices, announced today the AAT1162, the first in a family of synchronous step-down DC/DC converters designed to operate from a 12V input and deliver up to 1.5A to 5V or lower outputs. Consuming an extremely low 115 uA quiescent current, this new converter promises to reduce power usage for a wide range of 12V industrial applications as well as higher powered portable systems operating from dual-cell Lithium-ion/polymer batteries.
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"Many applications, even in non-battery powered systems, spend the majority of their life in a stand-by mode consuming only milliamps or microamps of current from their power supply," said Bill Weiss, product line director for AnalogicTech. "The AAT1162's extremely low quiescent current significantly lowers the system's total stand-by mode current consumption, thereby improving total power efficiency and enabling designers to more easily achieve green certifications."
High Efficiency Over the Entire Load Range
The new 12V step-down converter operates across an input range of 4.0V to 13.2V and delivers up to 1.5A of current. Output voltage is fixed or adjustable from 0.6V to V(IN). Efficiency levels range up to 96%. A combined PWM/light load mode helps maximize efficiency over the entire load range. Operating at a high 800 kHz switching frequency, the AAT1162 uses relatively small external components, thereby minimizing total solution size. Soft start control limits input surge current and eliminates output voltage overshoot at startup. The device also features current limit and over-temperature protection.
ModularBCD Process
The AAT1162 is manufactured in AnalogicTech's ModularBCD process technology. Unlike aging linear-IC legacy fabs or generic digital CMOS foundries, the ModularBCD process represents the first of a new generation of analog, power and mixed-signal IC technologies especially created for high-tech wafer fabrication and optimized for manufacture in ex-DRAM fabs.
The new process makes single-chip, mixed-signal and system ICs both more technically and economically feasible by monolithically integrating fully-isolated CMOS at 3V, 5V, and 12V with high-speed complementary bipolar transistors and robust 30V DMOS power devices without resorting to highly complex and expensive techniques such as epitaxy or high-temperature diffusion. As a result, devices manufactured in ModularBCD offer higher efficiency, smaller size, and higher levels of integration than devices fabricated in traditional processes, and can better manage power and extend battery life in a wide range of mobile consumer electronics products such as cell phones, portable media players, tablet and laptop computers and digital cameras.
Price and availability
The AAT1162 is qualified across the -40 degree C to +85 degree C temperature range and comes in a Pb-free, 16-pin, 3x4-mm TDFN package. It sells for $0.94 each in 1,000 piece quantities.
About AnalogicTech
Advanced Analogic Technologies Incorporated (AnalogicTech) is a supplier of power management semiconductors for mobile consumer electronic devices, such as wireless handsets, notebook and tablet computers, smartphones, digital cameras, and digital audio players. The company focuses its design and marketing efforts on the application-specific power management needs of consumer, communications, and computing applications in these rapidly evolving devices. AnalogicTech is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Japan, Shanghai, Shenzhen, South Korea, Sweden, UK, France, and Taiwan, as well as a worldwide network of sales representatives and distributors. For more information, please visit the AnalogicTech website: http://www.analogictech.com/. (AnalogicTech - G)
AnalogicTech and the AnalogicTech logo are trademarks of Advanced Analogic Technologies Incorporated. All other brand and product names appearing in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.
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Yucheng Technologies Limited Reports Audited Fiscal Results for 2006
-- Full year 2006 audited revenue: USD 37.1 million, up 69% from 2005.
Full year 2006 pro forma revenue, including full year operating results
from e-Channels: USD 40.0 million, up 60% from 2005.
-- Full year 2006 audited net income: USD 5.2 million, an increase of 190%
from 2005. Full year 2006 pro forma net income, including full year
operating results from e-Channels: USD 6.1 million, an increase of 95%
from 2005.
BEIJING, June 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Yucheng Technologies Limited , a China-based leading provider of IT and outsourced services for the Chinese banking industry, today announced its audited financial results for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. Yucheng reported audited revenue of $37.1 million, up 68.8% from $22.0 million in 2005. The audited net income for 2006 was $5.2 million, up 189.7% from 1.8 million in 2005. Based on the audited net income, on a U.S. GAAP basis, fully diluted EPS was $0.51, up 6.3% from $0.48 in 2005. The 2006 audited financial statements reflect Beijing Sihitech and its subsidiaries for the full year and e-Channels only for the period November 28, 2006 to December 31, 2006. On a full year pro forma basis, including full year operating results from e- Channels, the company had revenue of $40.0 million, up 60.2%, compared to $25.0 million reported for FY2005. The 2006 pro forma net income was $6.1 million, up 94.6% from $3.1 million in 2005.
''We are pleased to report a strong financial performance by our team and to announce record revenue and net income for the fiscal year 2006,'' commented Mr. Weidong Hong, CEO of Yucheng. ''The fiscal results reflect continued strong growth in all aspects of our businesses. The improvement of net profit margin is the result of our successful expansion into higher margin software and IT consulting businesses. In 2006, we focused on a number of core strategic initiatives including 1) improving the breadth and quality of our web banking software platform and IT solution offerings, 2) penetrating existing and new banking clients through cross-selling, and 3) entering into new businesses with higher margins and recurring revenues.''
Key Financial Indicators
The audited financial statements were prepared in accordance with US GAAP, under which only one month of operational result of Beijing e-Channels Century Technology Co., Ltd. (e-Channels) is consolidated and included in Yucheng's audited consolidated financial performance for 2006, and only the operational result of Beijing Sihitech Technology Co., Ltd. (Sihitech) for 2005 is presented as Yucheng's audited financial performance for 2005. In accordance with US GAAP, Sihitech is deemed to be the accounting acquirer and e-Channels and China Unistone are deemed to be accounting acquirees in the 3-party combination which was consummated on November 24, 2006. To provide our shareholders with a more complete and accurate view of Yucheng Technologies' operational result in 2006 and 2005, our accountants also prepared the pro forma operational results which presents the combined operating results of Sihitech and e-Channels as if the acquisition of e-Channels had occurred as of January 1, 2004. Pro forma result should be read and referenced in conjunction with the audit report and ''Pro Forma Results'' in Note 20 to the audit report contained in Form 20-F.
(All numbers in US$ thousands, except per-share amounts)
Audited:
2006 2005 Change (%)
Consolidated Revenue $37,093 $21,973 68.8%
Cost of Revenue $27,576 $16,491 67.2%
Gross Profit $9,517 $5,482 73.6%
Total Operating $3,722 $3,153 18.0%
Expenses
Income from $5,796 $2,329 148.8%
Operations
Net Income $5,216 $1,801 189.7%
# of Shares Diluted 10,292,308 3,754,484 174.1%
EPS Diluted $0.51 $0.48 6.3%
Pro forma:
2006 2005 Change (%)
Consolidated Revenue $39,980 $24,954 60.2%
Cost of Revenue $28,599 $17,477 63.6%
Gross Profit $11,380 $7,477 52.2%
Total Operating $4,629 $3,708 24.8%
Expenses
Income from $6,751 $3,769 79.1%
Operations
Net Income $6,110 $3,140 94.6%
# of Shares Diluted 10,292,308 3,754,484 174.1%
EPS Diluted 0.59 0.84 (29.8%)
Note: The United States dollar amounts in the above table are calculated
based on the US$:RMB conversion rate of 7.8087 as of December 31,
2006 and 8.0702 as of December 31, 2005.
The fiscal year highlights include:
-- Recorded the highest full year revenue in the company's history due to
strong growth across all solution and service offerings, especially in
the Non-System Integration businesses.
-- Pro forma non-System Integration business revenue increased 47.0% year-
over-year. It contributed to approximately 75.0% of gross profits in
2006, and helped to drive Yucheng's net profit margin improvement year-
over-year.
-- Following a first US$1.0 million contract for on-line banking
initiative with China Construction Bank (CCB) in 2005, the Company
signed a second contract with CCB for approximately $2.5 million in
2006, which demonstrates Yucheng's ability to up sell more features and
functionalities to core existing customers.
-- Signed several contracts with new customers such as a contract with
China CITIC Bank to provide web-banking solution and implementation
services.
-- Successfully completed the integration between Sihitech and e-Channels.
Financial Results
2006 audited revenue was USD 37.1 million, up 68.8% from the USD 22.0 million in 2005. To provide our shareholders with a more complete and accurate view of Yucheng Technologies' operational result in 2006 and 2005, the following financial discussion is based on the pro forma operational result which presents the combined operating results of Sihitech and e-Channels as if the acquisition of e-Channels had occurred as of January 1, 2004. Pro forma result should be read and referenced in conjunction with the audit report and ''Pro Forma Results'' in Note 20 to the audit report contained in Form 20-F.
Pro forma revenue was $40.0 million in 2006, an increase of 60.2% compared to the $25.0 million in 2005. The mix of revenue on a pro forma basis was 62.3% from system integration and 37.7% from non-system integration businesses. The non-system integration revenue on a pro forma basis grew 47.0% from 2005 to 2006, maintaining the growth momentum seen in the previous years. The growth mainly came from web banking and other IT consulting businesses. This resulted from management's efforts to migrate from low-margin system integration business to higher-margin IT consulting, software, and maintenance and support service businesses since 2004. Nevertheless, system integration will continue to remain an important component of the company's business mix in the foreseeable future because system integration continue to play an important role in securing and solidifying customer relationships and building awareness of the company's brand and other product and service offerings.
The cost of revenues on a pro forma basis was $28.6 million compared to $17.5 million, representing an increase of 63.6% year-over-year. The pro forma gross profit amount for 2006 was $11.4 million, up 52.2% compared to the $7.5 million in 2005.
The overall gross margin on a pro forma basis was 28.5% for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to 30.0% for the year ended December 31, 2005. The decrease was mainly due to the significant increase of system integration revenue and its percentage of the overall revenue. From an overall aspect, non-system integration businesses contribute 74.5% of the total pro forma gross margin in 2006.
Selling and marketing expenses on a pro forma basis totaled $2.0 million, a 21.7% increase from 1.7 million in 2005; while pro forma general and administrative expenses totaled $2.6 million, up 24.6%, compared to $2.1 million reported for last year. The increase was mainly attributable to an increase in staff costs from higher employee headcount due to the company's rapid growth.
Research and development expenses on a pro forma basis increased by 65.6% to $482,146 compared to $291,137 in 2005, which was mainly related to investment in developing higher margin software products.
Income from operations was $6.8 million up 79.1% as compared to $3.8 million for 2005. Operating margin for was 16.9% versus 15.1% for 2005. The effective tax rate for 2006 was 7.3%, compared to 14.6% in 2005, mainly because the tax holiday of one subsidiary, Shanghai Sihitech Software Co, Ltd., was approved in 2006, and also because of Yucheng's effective tax planning of utilizing newly obtained tax holiday of another subsidiary, Shanghai Software Co., Ltd., and income tax credit from increased research and development activities.
Business Outlook
Mr. Weidong Hong concluded, ''We remain confident in our opportunity to penetrate deeper into the existing markets, increase recurring service revenues and improve profits. In addition to organic growth, we are also actively seeking acquisition opportunities to support our growth. We are targeting businesses that are accretive and with highly complementary customer bases or product offerings. We also will look to deploy capital wisely and enter into strategic opportunities that we believe will provide significant returns to our shareholders.''
Teleconference Information
Management will conduct a conference call to discuss its financial results for fiscal year 2006 as well as for first quarter 2007 at 8:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, June 26, 2007. Interested parties may dial toll-free at 1-866-519- 4004 if dialing from the States, 1-800-407-1908 if dialing from Canada, or 0- 808-234-6646 if dialing from UK. For NetCom or Telecom Users in China, please dial 10-800-650-0419 and 10-800-265-0432 respectively. Interested parties in other countries might dial at 65 67357955. Please dial in approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call, and provide the conference call ID 4046003 to join.
The record of this call can be accessed and downloaded at http://www.intercallapac.com/ftp/conf4046003.zip for 48 hours after the end of the call. The webcast can also be accessed at Yucheng's website at http://www.yuchengtech.com/yucheng/en/13.htm .
About Yucheng Technologies Limited
Yucheng Technologies Limited (YTEC) is a leading IT solution and services provider to the Chinese banking industry. Headquartered in Beijing, China, Yucheng has more than 800 employees and has established an extensive footprint to serve its banking clients nationwide with five subsidiaries and representative offices located in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Xiamen, and Chengdu. Yucheng provides a comprehensive suite of IT solutions and services to Chinese banks ranging from 1) system integration and IT consulting, 2) solutions and software platform, and 3) outsourced operations. Yucheng counts 13 out of the 15 top banks in China as its customers, and is especially strong in banking channel management IT solutions and services, such as web banking and call centers, and risk/performance management solution consulting and implementation service. It has a 70% market share in 2005 in China's web banking application market, calculated based on users according to a third party research report.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release includes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as ''may'', ''will'', ''expect'', ''intend'', ''estimate'', ''anticipate'', ''believe'', ''project'' or ''continue'' or the negative thereof or other similar words. Such forward-looking statements, based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Yucheng's management, are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from the forward looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements: current dependence on the PRC banking industry demand for the products and services of Yucheng; competition from other service providers in the PRC and international consulting firms; the ability to update and expand product and service offerings; retention and hiring of qualified employees; protection of intellectual property; creating and maintaining quality product offerings; operating a business in the PRC with its changing economic and regulatory environment; and the other relevant risks detailed in Yucheng filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information set forth herein should be read in light of such risks. Yucheng assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release.
YUCHENG TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of December 31, 2006 and 2005
Assets 2006 2006 2005
USD RMB RMB
Current assets:
Cash 12,595,907 98,357,657 42,715,712
Trade accounts receivable, net 14,932,874 116,606,333 55,209,183
Costs and estimated earnings in
excess of billings on uncompleted
contracts 2,180,002 17,022,985 7,647,912
Due from related parties 49,543 386,867 2,599,256
Inventories 724,212 5,655,156 10,342,872
Pre-contract costs 205,642 1,605,795 645,557
Deposit for acquisition of businesses 5,730,787 44,750,000 7,000,000
Other current assets 2,693,846 21,035,434 17,366,990
Deferred income taxes 54,760 427,601 576,756
Total current assets 39,167,573 305,847,828 144,104,238
Investments in and advances to
affiliates 404,853 3,161,376 4,274,875
Office equipment, furniture
and motor vehicles 1,718,641 13,420,353 11,345,868
Less: accumulated depreciation (891,169) (6,958,874) (5,548,823)
Net office equipment, furniture
and motor vehicles 827,472 6,461,479 5,797,045
Intangible assets, net 4,636,819 36,207,527 4,775,449
Other non-current assets 5,812 45,383 52,377
Deferred income taxes 18,367 143,426 133,361
Goodwill 4,773,343 37,273,607 --
Total assets 49,834,239 389,140,626 159,137,345
YUCHENG TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)
December 31, 2006 and 2005
Liabilities and owners' equity 2006 2006 2005
USD RMB RMB
Current liabilities
Short-term loan 4,097,993 32,000,000 12,000,000
Current installment of long-term loan 448,218 3,500,000 1,500,000
Trade accounts payable 4,705,328 36,742,492 45,339,380
Billings in excess of costs and
estimated earnings on uncompleted
contracts 125,277 978,248 7,253,880
Employee and payroll accruals 342,101 2,671,365 2,924,712
Dividends payable to ex-owners 4,866,367 38,000,000 5,720,291
Income taxes payable 543,076 4,240,717 3,332,128
Due to related parties 116,274 907,948 5,407,949
Other current liabilities 2,840,126 22,177,691 18,068,763
Total current liabilities 18,084,760 141,218,461 101,547,103
Long-term loan -- -- 3,500,000
Deferred income taxes 677,796 5,292,707 491,497
Total liabilities 18,762,556 146,511,168 105,538,600
Owners' equity
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value,
authorised 2,000,000 shares and
none issued; Common stock, $0.0001
par value, authorised 60,000,000
shares; 9,528,320 shares and none
Issued and outstanding as of December
31, 2006 and both of December 31,
2005 and 2004 2,561,403 20,001,229 20,000,000
Additional paid-in capital 22,596,713 176,450,960 13,000
Reserves 2,431,281 18,985,144 11,575,964
Retained earnings 3,500,112 27,331,325 22,009,781
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (17,826) (139,200) --
Total owners' equity 31,071,683 242,629,458 53,598,745
Total liabilities and owners' equity 49,834,239 389,140,626 159,137,345
YUCHENG TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Income
Years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005
2006 2006 2005
USD RMB RMB
Revenues:
System integration 24,359,348 190,214,841 116,219,840
Software development 8,619,783 67,309,300 39,482,048
E-Channels solution 1,687,476 13,176,993 --
IT consulting -- -- 6,674,139
Maintenance and support 1,870,249 14,604,215 12,464,029
Agency fees 556,440 4,345,076 2,486,624
Total revenues 37,093,296 289,650,425 177,326,680
Cost of revenues:
System integration (22,017,235) (171,925,981) (107,327,345)
Software development (4,186,120) (32,688,159) (19,571,079)
e-Channels solutions (390,890) (3,052,348) --
IT consulting -- -- (3,762,060)
Maintenance and support (981,717) (7,665,935) (2,424,429)
Total cost of revenues (27,575,962) (215,332,423) (133,084,913)
Gross profit 9,517,334 74,318,002 44,241,767
Operating expenses:
Research and development (115,491) (901,833) (352,059)
Selling and marketing (1,791,558) (13,989,741) (11,180,831)
General and administrative (2,219,382) (17,330,492) (14,920,621)
Subsidies and value-added tax
refunds 404,723 3,160,363 1,008,272
Total operating expenses (3,721,708) (29,061,703) (25,445,239)
Other income (expenses):
Interest income 14,977 116,954 141,680
Interest expense (161,698) (1,262,652) (617,684)
Equity in loss of affiliates (17,287) (134,987) (758,609)
Other income (expense), net 3,403 26,576 431,714
Income before minority interests
and income taxes 5,635,021 44,002,190 17,993,629
Minority interests -- -- --
Income before income taxes 5,635,021 44,002,190 17,993,629
Income tax expense (418,951) (3,271,466) (3,463,029)
Net income 5,216,070 40,730,724 14,530,600
Earnings Per Share
-- Basic and Fully Diluted USD0.64 RMB5.02 RMB3.87
Weighted average common shares
outstanding
-- Basic and Fully Diluted USD0.51 RMB3.96 RMB3.87
For more information, please contact:
In the U.S.A.:
Mr. Jim Preissler
Advisor, Investor Relations
Tel: +1-646-383-4832
Email: jpreissler@yuchengtech.com
In Beijing, China:
Ms. Wei Peng
Investor Relations
Tel: +86-10-6442-0533
Email: investors@yuchengtech.com
Yucheng Technologies Limited
CONTACT: In the U.S.A. -- Mr. Jim Preissler, Advisor, Investor Relations, +1-646-383-4832, or jpreissler@yuchengtech.com, or in Beijing, China -- Ms. Wei Peng, Investor Relations, +86-10-6442-0533, or investors@yuchengtech.com, both of Yucheng
Web Site: http://www.yuchengtech.com/yucheng/en/13.htm
Blue Coat and Indiana PTA to Educate Members on Internet Safety, Increase Community ActionIn recognition of Internet Safety Month, joint initiative dedicates efforts to raise awareness on the impact the Internet has on children, community, and parenting strategies
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blue Coat Systems , the leader in secure content and application delivery, today announced a joint initiative with the Indiana Parent Teachers Association (PTA) that will encourage and educate its member organizations on how to create a safe, family-friendly Internet environment within their homes and communities. Through Blue Coat's Community Outreach Program, the Indiana PTA will distribute the necessary tools, materials and resources to its member organizations, including the Blue Coat(R) K9 Web Protection filter. The U.S. Senate has officially designated June as Internet Safety Month
According to a new national survey of teenagers conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project more than half (55 percent) of all online American youths ages 12-17 have profiles on social networking sites. The survey also found that 32 percent of online teens have been contacted by strangers online, 21 percent of teens who have been contacted by strangers have engaged an online stranger to find out more information about that person, and 23 percent of teens who have been contacted by a stranger online say they felt scared or uncomfortable because of the online encounter.(1)
"The Indiana PTA is the second association we've teamed with as part of our state-level outreach program promoting child online safety. We're excited to be working with an organization that has such a rich history of helping parents and communities protect children," said John Carosella, vice president of content control for Blue Coat Systems. "Since the launch of K9 Web Protection and its Community Outreach Program just over a year ago, we have consistently received great feedback and genuine interest from many organizations who want to work with us to be a catalyst for their own communities on the issue. Our work with the Indiana PTA is another step in this direction."
The Indiana PTA will also recommend each region implement a child online safety program as part of their Building Successful Partnerships Program, a multi-faceted program focused on increasing awareness and implementation of the National Standards for Parent/Family involvement programs established by the National PTA in 1999. According to Indiana PTA President Dee Jones, "The efforts of Blue Coat Systems align with our mission, vision and purpose of this organization which include assisting parents in developing their skills to help raise and protect their children. The bottom line is both parties agree that the issue of child online safety is paramount to the well-being of children, and we look forward to working together to make a difference."
Designed for parents, K9 Web Protection implements the same enterprise-class Web filtering technology used by Blue Coat's enterprise and government customers worldwide. K9 Web Protection divides the Internet into 60 categories, relying on Blue Coat's commercial filtering service that processes 80 million Web site rating requests per day. Parents can configure the software to block or allow specific categories such as pornography, spyware, and adult/mature content, and also block access to the web at selected times of day -- after bedtime, for example. K9 Web Protection is offered through the Blue Coat Community Outreach Program (http://www.k9webprotection.com/) which provides materials and resources to educate Internet parents about the impact of the Internet on children and on parenting strategies.
About Indiana PTA
The mission of the Indiana PTA is to empower and engage parents to have a positive impact on student achievement, success in school, and in life. PTA continues to advocate for children in schools, in communities, before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children. This partnership is an opportunity to provide resources and tools for parents to keep children safe while utilizing technology via the internet. As it was over 110 years ago, our work is more important than ever. This partnership will provide support to families, schools and communities throughout Indiana and beyond. The Indiana PTA office is located in Indianapolis and may be contacted at 317-357-5881 or http://www.indianapta.org/.
About Blue Coat Systems, Inc.
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) Source: Lenhart, Amanda and Madden, Mary. How Teens Manage Their
Online Identities and Personal Information in the Age of MySpace. Pew
Internet & American Life Project, April 18, 2007,
http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Teens_Privacy_SNS_Report_Final.pdf,
accessed on June 25, 2007.
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Terayon DM6400 Deployed by Bresnan Communications as Part of Digital Simulcast RolloutDPI, Zoned Ad Insertion Among Solutions Delivered In Montana and Wyoming Markets
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. (Pink Sheets: TERN), an Emmy Award-winning provider of digital video networking applications that enable service providers to localize content on-demand, today announced that Terayon applications have been deployed by Bresnan Communications as part of Bresnan's rollout of digital simulcast.
Bresnan systems are using Terayon video applications to meet a variety of needs, including digital program insertion, zoned advertising insertion and other solutions that leverage rate shaping and statistical remultiplexing capabilities to deliver more personalized content. All of the applications run on the Terayon DM 6400 Network CherryPicker(R).
"The quality, reliability and simplicity of operation of Terayon solutions have been critical factors in our ability to meet the needs of our subscribers and our advertisers. The DM6400 Network CherryPicker optimizes bandwidth while maintaining video quality," said Pragash Pillai, Vice President Strategic Engineering for Bresnan Communications.
"Bresnan Communications has taken a forward-looking role in the creation of their digital architecture," said Jerry Chase, CEO of Terayon. "Through deployment of solutions like the DM6400 Network CherryPicker and our applications that enable localization of content, they are providing superior services to their customers today, and laying the groundwork for more targeted services in the future."
About Bresnan Communications
Bresnan Communications is a broadband communications company founded by Bill Bresnan in 1984. The company serves over 300,000 subscribers across Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and Utah. Bresnan now offers advanced digital, voice-over-internet-protocol and high-speed Internet services to over 95% of its subscriber base, and has launched digital video recorder service, high-definition TV and/or video-on-demand to two-thirds of its homes-passed. The company also serves the business community through its Business Services and Advertising Sales divisions. More information about Bresnan is available at http://www.bresnan.com/.
About Terayon
Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. (Pink Sheets: TERN) provides real-time digital video networking applications to cable, satellite and telecommunication service providers worldwide, which have deployed more than 7,800 of Terayon's CherryPicker and related digital video system components to localize services and advertising on-demand and brand their programming, insert millions of digital ads, offer HDTV and other digital video services. Terayon maintains its headquarters in Santa Clara, California, has sales and support offices worldwide and is on the web at http://www.terayon.com/.
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Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements, estimates and assumptions by Terayon and other parties that involve risks and uncertainties, including the ability of cable operators, including Bresnan, to use Terayon's digital video products and applications for digital program insertion, zoned advertising insertion and other solutions designed to improve localization on demand of content and advertising, to optimize existing bandwidth and to maintain video quality. For additional risks and uncertainties, see the "Risk Factors" disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2006. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under the federal securities laws.
Note: Terayon and the Terayon logo are registered trademarks of Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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CONTACT: Press, Paul Schneider of PSPR, Inc., +1-215-702-9784, pspr@att.net; or Investors, Kirsten Chapman or Moriah Shilton, mshilton@lhai.com, both of Lippert-Heilshorn & Associates, +1-415-433-3777, all for Terayon Communication Systems, Inc.
Web site: http://www.terayon.com/ http://www.bresnan.com/
Atmel's ARM Based AT91SC192192CT-USB Secure Microcontroller for e-Tokens and Embedded Systems
ROUSSET, France, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Atmel(R) Corporation , announced today the availability of the AT91SC192192CT-USB, a FLASH based, ARM(R) SC100 powered, secure microcontroller. The AT91SC series is a family of low power, high-performance 32-bit RISC secure microcontroller with ROM or FLASH program memory, advanced EEPROM data memory and powerful cryptographic accelerators. These products target applications that require high computing power, high-speed communication interfaces and seamless connection to very large memories.
Based on the ARM(R) SC100 CPU, the AT91SC192192CT-USB features 192 Kbytes of FLASH program memory, 192 Kbytes of high-performance EEPROM (fast erase/write time, high endurance) and 24 Kbytes of RAM. Also included are a Full Speed USB 2.0 interface with 5 Endpoints, an SPI interface to communicate in an Embedded System environment or to connect to a NOR Flash and dedicated hardware to connect to a NAND Flash. The device is particularly well suited to build high-end secure e-Tokens and to be used in Embedded Systems where it can serve as a Security Module to prevent hardware counterfeiting, store secure data, provide authentication services, process digital rights management etc.
Fully compatible with the ROM-based AT91SC512384RCT, the AT91SC192192CT-USB also incorporates the standard ISO 7816 Smart Card and the emerging Single Wire Protocol (SWP) interfaces. This makes the AT91SC192192CT-USB a flexible FLASH alternative to its ROM sibling for Smart Card applications such as next-generation (U)SIM cards.
Eric Le Cocquen, Atmel's Embedded Systems Product Line Manager stated, "Our new AT91SC192192CT-USB combines Atmel's recognized Smart Card Chip Security, state of the art crypto and ARM(R) SC100 computing power with FLASH flexibility on a versatile platform designed to address a wide spectrum of security applications. Thanks to its rich set of interfaces and FLASH, our product can quickly be added to virtually any embedded system."
Availability and Pricing
AT90SC192192CT-USB samples are available now in a LQFP64 package. Pricing starts at US $8.84 for 10k units.
About Atmel
Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of microcontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the electronics industry with complete system solutions focused on consumer, industrial, security, communications, computing and automotive markets.
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Cellcom Israel Ltd. (The "Company") Announces its Ordinary Shares Will be Listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on July 1, 2007
NETANYA, Israel, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cellcom Israel Ltd. , announced that further to the Company's announcement on June 25, 2007 of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange ("TASE") approval for the listing of the Company's ordinary shares on the TASE, the Company's ordinary shares shall be listed on the TASE on July 1, 2007.
About Cellcom Israel
Cellcom Israel Ltd., established in 1994, is the leading Israeli cellular provider; Cellcom Israel provides its 2.928 million subscribers (as at March 2007) with a broad range of value added services including cellular and landline telephony, roaming services for tourists in Israel and for its subscribers abroad and additional services in the areas of music, video, mobile office etc., based on Cellcom Israel's technologically advanced infrastructure. Cellcom Israel operates an HSDPA 3.5 Generation network enabling the fastest high speed content transmission available in the world, in addition to GSM/GPRS/EDGE and TDMA networks. Cellcom Israel offers Israel's broadest and largest customer service infrastructure including telephone customer service centers, retail stores, and service and sale centers, distributed nationwide. Through its broad customer service network Cellcom Israel offers its customers technical support, account information, direct to the door parcel services, internet and fax services, dedicated centers for the hearing impaired etc. In April 2006 Cellcom Fixed Line Communications L.P., a limited partnership wholly-owned by Cellcom Israel, became the first cellular operator to be granted a special general license for the provision of landline telephone communication services in Israel, in addition to data communication services. For additional information please visit the Company's website http://investors.ircellcom.co.il/
Company Contact
Shiri Israeli
Investor Relations Coordinator
investors@cellcom.co.il
Tel: +972-52-998-9755
Investor Relations Contact
Ehud Helft / Ed Job
CCGK Investor Relations
ehud@gkir.com / ed.job@ccgir.com
Tel: (US) +1-866-704-6710 / +1-646-213-1914
Cellcom Israel Ltd.
CONTACT: Company Contact: Shiri Israeli, Investor Relations Coordinator, investors@cellcom.co.il, Tel: +972-52-998-9755; Investor Relations Contact: Ehud Helft / Ed Job, CCGK Investor Relations, ehud@gkir.com / ed.job@ccgir.com, Tel: (US) +1-866-704-6710 / +1-646-213-1914
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