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NAVTEQ Announces NAVTEQ Traffic in EuropeLeading North American Traffic Provider to Launch Multiple European Products in 2008

CHICAGO and PARIS, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location based solutions, today announced the expansion of NAVTEQ Traffic to Europe. The company has announced plans to introduce both its real-time NAVTEQ Traffic product and NAVTEQ Traffic Patterns, a product featuring historic traffic data that further optimizes routing in navigation systems and on-line mapping, in Europe in 2008.

NAVTEQ Traffic Patterns will initially be available in Germany and the U.K. with further expansion underway. As Traffic Patterns provides statistical information of traffic speed at certain times, real-time traffic solutions provide the actual speed at any given location at any time. Real-time NAVTEQ Traffic products are first expected to be launched in Spain. Demonstrations of how NAVTEQ Traffic Patterns and real-time NAVTEQ Traffic products enhance drive times and enable innovative new solutions can be seen at this year's GSMA Mobile World Congress, booth #1G45, including the new "Fastest Drive Now" application.

"Our customers have been asking NAVTEQ to expand our traffic leadership to Europe," said Howard Hayes, Vice President Dynamic Content Services for NAVTEQ. "We're now confident that we will be able to provide the quality of data needed to successfully launch in Europe and meet these requirements."

NAVTEQ Traffic is a well-established leader in the North American market providing cutting edge traffic services and solutions in a wide variety of formats and business models. NAVTEQ's experience and leadership in the fast paced US traffic market will allow for the creation of state-of-the-art traffic services for the European market.

At GSMA Mobile World Congress, February 11-14, 2008, NAVTEQ is demonstrating its location content services and solutions in booth # 1G45.

About NAVTEQ

NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications, and government and business solutions. NAVTEQ creates the digital maps and map content that power navigation and location-based services solutions around the world. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has over 3,300 employees located in 167 offices in 31 countries.

This document may include certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts and statements identified by words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" or words of similar meaning. The statements are based on our current beliefs or expectations and are inherently subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those set forth under "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in each of the Company's most recent Annual and Quarterly Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory factors. NAVTEQ does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document.

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CONTACT: Jennifer Schuh of NAVTEQ, +1-312-894-3913,
jennifer.schuh@navteq.com; or Bob Richter, +1-212-802-8588,
bob@richtermedia.com, for NAVTEQ

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

NAVTEQ Announces NAVTEQ Traffic in Europe

CHICAGO and PARIS, February 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- Leading North American Traffic Provider to Launch Multiple European Products in 2008

NAVTEQ (NYSE: NVT), a leading global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location based solutions, today announced the expansion of NAVTEQ Traffic to Europe. The company has announced plans to introduce both its real-time NAVTEQ Traffic product and NAVTEQ Traffic Patterns, a product featuring historic traffic data that further optimizes routing in navigation systems and on-line mapping, in Europe in 2008.

At GSMA Mobile World Congress, February 11-14, 2008, NAVTEQ is demonstrating its location content services and solutions in booth # 1G45.

About NAVTEQ

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

NAVTEQ

Jennifer Schuh of NAVTEQ, +1-312-894-3913, jennifer.schuh@navteq.com; or Bob Richter, +1-212-802-8588, bob@richtermedia.com, for NAVTEQ /Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060313/NAVTEQLOGO, AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org, PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com

Coherent Completes Delinquent Filings, Submits Application for Re-Listing on the Nasdaq Global Market and Reschedules First Quarter Earnings Call

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Coherent, Inc. (Pink Sheets: COHR) today announced that it has filed its annual report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ending September 29, 2007. The Company expects to file its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the first fiscal quarter on February 12, 2008.

Coherent also announced that it has submitted its application for re-listing of its common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market and expects to be re-listed no later than the upcoming annual meeting of stockholders on March 19, 2008.

Coherent further announced that it is moving its earnings call from tomorrow, February 7, 2008, to February 12, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. "Over the last five business days, we have submitted our last delinquent filings consisting of three Form 10-Q's and the 2007 Form 10-K to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our attention is now firmly fixed on filing our first fiscal quarter Form 10-Q on February 12, 2008. With this priority in mind, it is much more efficient to work the earnings release and our Form 10-Q filing in parallel rather than in sequence," said John Ambroseo, Coherent's President and Chief Executive Officer.

Founded in 1966, Coherent, Inc. is a world leader in providing photonics based solutions to the commercial and scientific research markets.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, as defined under the Federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding Coherent's expectation regarding the timing for filing its Quarterly Report with the SEC and the timing of the relisting of its common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause the timing for filing the Quarterly Report with the SEC and relisting on Nasdaq to differ materially and adversely from the timing expressed in the forward-looking statements in this press release. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to risks associated with the completion of the review and preparation of such filings and the review and completion of our application by Nasdaq. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as to Coherent's expectations as of the date hereof. Coherent undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements as a result of events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Coherent, Inc.

CONTACT: Leen Simonet of Coherent, Inc., +1-408-764-4161

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

Better Hide Your Baggage; New Yorkers Have No Shame When it Comes to Snooping through Their Partners' Belongings or Online Profiles

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- When it comes to today's technologically savvy relationships, New Yorkers can no longer expect any privacy. According to the 2008 Harlequin Romance Report, Confessions, 57% of New York women and 55% of New York men have researched a potential date or significant other online. But the spying doesn't stop there; 43% of women and 42% of men have snooped through their significant other's e-mails, text messages, instant messages, private letters, or mementos from previous partners.

According to the report, New Yorkers revealed when honesty is the best policy and when lies are still acceptable. They also took some time to confess a few of their best kept secrets ...

Technology: Relationship Builder or Destroyer? -- Forty-five percent of women and 44% of men have created an online profile in hopes of finding a date -- Seventy percent of women and 65% of men have received a sexually explicit text message, e-mail or instant message -- Forty-nine percent of women and 44% of men have an ex's phone number saved on their phone

For This Year's Valentine, New Yorkers Need to Look No Further than Their Co-worker

-- Fifty-nine percent of New York women and 62% of New York men agree with intra-office romances -- Sixty-four percent of women and 61% of men have had a crush on someone at work -- Some New Yorkers have taken it beyond just a crush: 31% of women and 32% of men have admitted to sleeping with someone they work with Who Said Lies Were Bad? -- Sixty-eight percent of women and 65% of men think honesty isn't always the best policy and lies are sometimes okay -- Sixty-five percent of women and 56% of men have told a lie to get out of a bad date It May Not Have Been By Coincidence ... -- Sixty-two percent of women and 53% of men have planned to bump into someone on purpose to hopefully ignite a spark The Report also includes:

The best confession tunes of all time -- Harlequin's Romance Experts compiled a list of the top ten songs about confessions. From Usher to Bon Jovi, the songs are available for download at

This is just a taste of the findings in the 2008 Harlequin Romance Report. The full text of the 2008 Harlequin Romance Report: Confessions can be downloaded at http://www.harlequinromancereport.com/reports.php

Harlequin Enterprises Limited is the global leader in series romance and one of the world's leading publishers of women's fiction, with titles issued worldwide in 25 languages and sold in 94 international markets. The company produces over 115 titles monthly and publishes more than 1,300 authors from around the world. Harlequin Enterprises Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation, a broadly based media company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TS.nv.b).

Harlequin Enterprises Limited

CONTACT: Jessica Tullman, +1-212-614-4902, jessica.tullman@bm.com or
Debra Kanter, +1-312-596-3484, debra.kanter@bm.com, both of Burson-Marsteller
for Harlequin Enterprises Limited

Web site: http://www.harlequinromancereport.com/reports.php

Des étudiants ingénieurs de premier plan se réunissent à Silicon Valley afin de transformer leurs rÃªves en réalité

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Californie, February 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- Microsoft et BT organisent un atelier en vue d'aider les étudiants en provenance de six pays à transformer leurs applications logicielles en produits commercialisables.

Pendant deux semaines, BT et Microsoft Corp ont accueilli dans la Silicon Valley 24 étudiants ingénieurs en informatique aspirants du monde entier, à l'occasion de la troisième édition du programme annuel Imagine Cup Innovation Accelerator. Les étudiants, représentant les six meilleures équipes de développement informatique à l'issue des phases finales mondiales de l'Imagine Cup 2007, sont originaires d'Irlande, de la JamaÃ¯que, de la Corée du Sud, du Mexique, de la Pologne et de la ThaÃ¯lande. Cette manifestation unique en son genre représente un défi pour les étudiants afin qu'ils mettent en pratique leurs talents techniques pour créer des solutions à des problèmes réels, ainsi qu'une occasion de rencontrer des ingénieurs d'avant-garde de Microsoft et de BT pour apprendre à transformer leurs idées en réalités commerciales.

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<< Ces jeunes commencent le programme en qualité étudiants et ils le terminent comme des entrepreneurs potentiels >>, déclare Joe Wilson, directeur principal des initiatives éducatives chez Microsoft. Selon lui << à travers le programme Innovation Accelerator, nous les aidons à allier les talents techniques qu'ils possèdent déjà à un savoir-faire commercial pratique afin qu'ils soient en mesure de créer un plan commercial, d'attirer les investisseurs et de réussir le lancement d'un produit. >>

Au cours de l'atelier, les mentors techniques et commerciaux de BT et de Microsoft, ainsi que certains des leaders les plus respectés dans le domaine de l'entreprenariat technologique, fourniront aux équipes d'étudiants des conseils et la formation qui leur permettront d'affiner et de développer leurs applications logicielles mises au point pour Imagine Cup, afin de les transformer en produits commerciaux viables. Les équipes auront aussi l'occasion de rencontrer des investisseurs en capital risque participant à l'événement.

Parmi les experts formant les étudiants, on compte : -- Guy Kawasaki, investisseur en capital risque de Silicon Valley, éditorialiste pour << Entrepreneur magazine >> et auteur de huit ouvrages. M. Kawasaki a bâti sa notoriété chez Apple dans les années 80 en tant que promoteur du Macintosh. -- Chris Gill, président et PDG de la Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs et entrepreneur technologique -- John Danner, un conseiller en gestion et entrepreneur chevronné et professeur à la Haas School of Business de la University of California Berkeley

<< Ces étudiants représentent potentiellement la prochaine génération de leaders technologiques et commerciaux et sont aussi les personnes qui créeront les technologies qui influenceront de façon positive la vie des gens >>, affirme Joe Black, directeur du développement commercial pour les technologies émergentes chez BT. << L'objectif d'Innovation Accelerator est d'offrir les conseils et la formation dont ils ont besoin pour transformer leur passion de la technologie et leur désir d'aider les autres en applications et activités commerciales concrètes. >>

Plus de 100 000 étudiants dans plus de 100 pays ont participé à l'Imagine Cup 2007. Sur la base de l'application logicielle qu'elles ont créée et présentée au cours des phases finales de l'Imagine Cup World Festival, qui s'est déroulé à Séoul, Corée du Sud au mois d'aoÃ»t 2007, les six équipes suivantes ont été sélectionnées pour participer à Innovation Accelerator :

-- Irlande, équipe inGest, projet Signal - Environnement pour l'apprentissage du langage des signes : un outil pour l'enseignement du langage des signes et qui permet aux utilisateurs de chatter en ligne en utilisant ce langage. -- JamaÃ¯que, équipe ICAD, projet CADI : une solution innovante d'apprentissage en ligne créant un environnement centralisé d'apprentissage connectant les enseignants, les étudiants et les ressources. -- Corée du Sud, équipe En#605, projet Finger Code : une solution éducative pour les personnes sourdes et aveugles. -- Mexique, équipe Wisdom Spice, projet Wisdom Spice : un logiciel qui permet aux étudiants de partager leurs expériences afin de faire leurs devoirs ou de collaborer sur un projet avec leurs camarades de classe afin de créer une communauté basée sur la connaissance. -- Pologne, équipe InPUT, projet Onespace : un logiciel permettant à plusieurs utilisateurs de travailler simultanément sur un projet grâce à des connexions audio, vidéo et de données entre les membres d'un groupe. -- ThaÃ¯lande, équipe 3KC, projet LiveBook! : un logiciel qui convertit un livre sans illustrations en un document numérique illustré grâce à l'association des mots avec des illustrations tirées de l'encyclopédie Encarta.

<< Innovation Accelerator n'est pas une compétition, tous les participants sont déjà des gagnants >>, déclare M. Wilson. << La récompense consiste à se retrouver dans la capitale mondiale de la technologie et apprendre au contact de certains des entrepreneurs les plus performants au monde. >>

Ces équipes rejoignent un groupe prestigieux d'anciens vainqueurs de l'Imagine Cup qui ont continué sur leur lancée et sont devenus des entrepreneurs. Parmi ces vainqueurs, citons :

-- L'équipe allemande de 2006 dont la société, Trailblazers (http://www.trailblazers.de), a développé un logiciel de navigation dédié aux besoins des handicapés physiques. Basé sur la plate-forme de cartographie Microsoft Virtual Earth, ce logiciel aide les handicapés à surmonter les obstacles comme les bordures de trottoir ou les escaliers en identifiant les trajets sans obstacles, en milieux urbains et dans d'autres environnements. -- L'équipe russe de 2005 dont le projet est devenu Musigy Inc (http://www.musigy.com) et qui a déposé des brevets aux Etats-Unis et en Russie. Musigy permet aux musiciens de brancher leurs instruments dans un ordinateur et de faire des improvisations sur Internet avec leurs amis comme s'ils étaient dans la mÃªme pièce. -- L'équipe grecque de 2005 qui a obtenu un financement du gouvernement grec afin de continuer son projet Innovation Accelerator consistant à convertir le langage des signes en paroles, et vice-versa, en utilisant un brassard sans fil fait sur mesure. -- L'équipe slovène de 2005 qui a fondé Inova IT, une société slovène qui propose un kit de développement logiciel basé sur un serveur et un client permettant aux apprentis développeurs d'élaborer des jeux et de les distribuer facilement à des millions d'utilisateurs par l'intermédiaire des réseaux de téléphonie mobile. -- L'américain Tu Nguyen, lauréat des phases finales d'Imagine Cup Worldwide 2003, qui a transformé son invention, à savoir un programme fonctionnant sur un combiné PDA qui aide les serveurs à prendre les commandes dans une langue et à les envoyer aux chefs de cuisine dans un autre langue, en créant la société DOCCENTER (http://www.doccenterinc.com) qui emploie désormais 27 personnes et commercialise trois produits.

<< Innovation Accelerator était pour nous une occasion unique >>, estime Miha Lesjak, PDG d'Inova IT. << Nous avons ainsi obtenu la plate-forme pour développer et perfectionner nos idées de logiciel et notre stratégie commerciale. En collaborant étroitement avec BT et Microsoft, nous avons développé Inova IT en une entreprise informatique innovante et nous sommes désormais en train de concrétiser notre rÃªve de devenir des entrepreneurs à succès. >>

Les journalistes sont cordialement invités à venir à Silicon Valley et découvrir d'eux mÃªmes Innovation Accelerator afin de constater que ce programme aide les équipes d'étudiants à perfectionner leurs sens des affaires, à affiner leurs inventions et à comprendre comment devenir un entrepreneur. Pour les journalistes ne pouvant pas rester pendant les deux semaines complètes, des mises à jour périodiques, y compris des blogs, des podcasts et des photos seront téléchargés sur le site Web de l'Imagine Cup : http://www.imaginecup.com.

A propos de BT

Présent dans 170 pays, BT est l'un des principaux prestataires mondiaux de solutions de communications et de services. Ses activités principales comprennent la fourniture aux niveaux local, national et international de services de télécommunications à une clientèle de particuliers et commerciale, parfois en déplacement. BT propose aussi des produits et des services large bande et Internet de haut niveau ainsi que des produits et services convergés fixes et mobiles. BT est principalement actif dans quatre domaines d'activité, à savoir BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail et BT Wholesale.

Au cours de l'exercice clos le 31 mars 2007, le chiffre d'affaires de BT Group plc avait atteint 20 223 millions de livres sterling, pour un bénéfice avant impôts de 2 484 millions de livres sterling.

British Telecommunications plc (BT) est une filiale à 100 % de BT Group qui gère pratiquement toutes ses activités et actifs. BT Group plc est coté aux bourses de Londres et de New York.

Pour obtenir de plus amples informations, veuillez consulter le site http://www.bt.com/aboutbt.

A propos de Microsoft

Fondée en 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq : MSFT) est le leader mondial en matière de logiciels, services et solutions visant à aider le public et les entreprises à concrétiser pleinement leur potentiel.

Site Web : http://www.microsoft.com http://www.imaginecup.com

Microsoft Corp

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Senetek PLC Announces Launch of New Website

NAPA, Calif., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Senetek PLC (BULLETIN BOARD: SNKTY) , a Life Sciences company engaged in the development of technologies that target the science of healthy aging, today announced the launch of the Company's new website; http://www.senetekplc.com/.

Mr. Frank Massino, Senetek's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer stated, "We are pleased to bring greater visibility to Senetek at this significant time in our Company's development. This week, we successfully launched our newest and most advanced dermatological therapeutic, Pyratine-6(TM) to the North American physician market. In addition, over the previous months, we have made remarkable progress in our financial structure; Senetek is debt free and has a strong balance sheet, solid management team and successful commercial partnerships through which we have accelerated the development and commercialization of our proprietary products. We invite everyone to learn more about these and other important developments by visiting our new website at http://www.senetekplc.com/".

About Senetek PLC

Senetek PLC (BULLETIN BOARD: SNKTY) is a Life Sciences company engaged in the development of breakthrough technologies that target the science of healthy aging. The Company's extensive research collaborations have resulted in a strong pipeline of patented compounds and products with broad therapeutic applications and a leading presence in dermatology. Senetek collaborates with established specialty pharmaceutical companies in the final development and marketing of its proprietary products, most recently resulting in the development of the best-selling anti-aging product sold in the North American physician market.

For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.senetekplc.com/.

This news release contains statements that may be considered 'forward- looking statements' within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Forward-looking statements by their nature involve substantial uncertainty, and actual results may differ materially from those that might be suggested by such statements. Important factors identified by the Company that it believes could result in such material differences are described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year 2006. However, the Company necessarily can give no assurance that it has identified or will identify all of the factors that may result in any particular forward-looking statement materially differing from actual results, and the Company assumes no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statements which may prove to be inaccurate, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Senetek PLC

CONTACT: William F. O'Kelly, Chief Financial Officer of Senetek PLC,
+1-707-226-3900, ext. 102

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

Railinc Improves Network Capabilities with Business Continuity Solutions from Time Warner Telecom- Bandwidth triples, resulting in improved employee productivity- Redundant, flexible solutions reduce disaster recovery time from hours to minutes

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Time Warner Telecom Inc., , a leading provider of managed voice and data networking solutions for businesses, today announced the signing of a multi-year contract to provide metro Ethernet, multi-site IP VPN, Ethernet Internet and advanced voice services to Railinc of Cary, N.C. Railinc is the largest North American supplier of real-time transportation data to the railroad industry.

"Time Warner Telecom's network solutions will replace our existing point-to-point network with a robust, fully-meshed network architecture that will keep Railinc in the forefront of the industry," said Paul Gaglione, network services manager for Railinc in Cary. "With these capabilities, in addition to adding dual SONET-based fiber entries into our headquarters facility, Railinc now has the ability to reroute network services in minutes as the need arises. Overall, we are getting three times the bandwidth and dual entry at our headquarters building for less than we were paying for our outdated legacy solutions."

Time Warner Telecom beat out four other providers Railinc had considered during its review. "I knew from past experience that Time Warner Telecom's services were highly reliable," added Gaglione. "They were the only vendor who could provide the redundancy I wanted through dual-entry fiber to our Cary headquarters and ultimately they provided the best solutions and value for technology we were seeking."

Time Warner Telecom will install dual-entry connectivity to the firm's Cary headquarters building, providing Railinc with diverse network connectivity and thus ensuring system-wide integrity from natural and man-made disasters. Additionally, Railinc has contracted for a 25 Mbps metro Ethernet connection between its Cary location and its disaster recovery site located in Raleigh.

Railinc also contracted for two 10 Mbps IP VPN links from Time Warner Telecom as part of the agreement. The company will deploy one IP VPN connection at its headquarters location to support Internet access, including extranet access to industry reference materials and data hosted in Microsoft SharePoint-based solutions for key customers and employees. The second IP VPN connection will link its Cary-based software engineers to hosted applications at its Pittsburgh, Penn. data center. Railinc will also soon be working with Time Warner Telecom on provisioning additional links for enhanced disaster recovery capabilities between their production operations data center in Pittsburg and a new data center located in South Carolina.

"We continually see that our solutions, such as metro Ethernet and IP VPN, are a perfect fit for businesses that demand reliable and flexible connections for their networks," said Marilyn Finfrock, vice president and general manager for Time Warner Telecom in Raleigh. "The capabilities inherent in our network, along with versatile solutions, give companies the peace of mind that their business continuity and disaster recovery objectives are being met."

About Time Warner Telecom

Time Warner Telecom Inc., headquartered in Littleton, Colo., provides managed network services, specializing in Ethernet and transport data networking, Internet access, local and long distance voice, VoIP and security, to enterprise organizations and communications services companies throughout the United States. As a leading provider of integrated and converged network solutions, Time Warner Telecom delivers customers overall economic value, quality, service, and improved business productivity. Please visit http://www.twtelecom.com/ for more information.

About Railinc

Railinc (http://www.railinc.com/) is the largest, single source of real-time, accurate interline rail data in the North American transportation industry. Railinc is the supplier of time-tested products and services like Umler/EMIS, TRAIN II, Interline Settlement, Railcar Accounting, Steelroads, RailSight, and EDI connection services. These systems and services support railroads, shippers, equipment owners, and suppliers along every link of their supply chains. Class I, short lines, regional railroads, and transportation professionals alike, use Railinc's tools and information to manage and analyze their rail traffic. To learn more about Railinc's information and transportation solutions, visit http://www.railinc.com/ or call 877.922.7245.

Time Warner Telecom Inc.

CONTACT: Patrick Mulcahy of Time Warner Telecom, +1-303-566-1470,
patrick.mulcahy@twtelecom.com

Web site: http://www.twtelecom.com/
http://www.railinc.com/

American Greetings Announces Security Measures to Further Protect Consumers

CLEVELAND, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Greetings announces the implementation of additional layers of security to help protect e-card recipients this Valentine's Day. AG Interactive, a division of American Greetings Corporation , claims the new security procedures will provide additional authentication of their legitimate e-mails.

Launching just before Valentine's Day, one of the busiest times of year for the social expression industry, these new tools enable mail receivers, such as Internet Service Providers (ISPs), to check whether an e-card notification has been legitimately sent from one of American Greetings brands.

"People across the country send e-greetings to friends and family at Valentine's Day and other holidays," said Rajiv Jain, SVP and CTO of AG Interactive. "Working with leading ISPs and with the latest technology solutions, we are taking additional steps to protect those receiving our e- cards."

A DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) signature, along with other authentication practices, can dissuade illegitimate senders from sending harmful viruses using American Greetings' brand names. ISPs can use these authentication traits to identify suspicious e-mails and ultimately block them. These additional layers of security help to combat fraudulent e-mails and keep online consumers safe.

The additional tools further AG Interactive's commitment to protect the online consumers who will receive e-cards this Valentine's Day, and on other holidays. For more information on how consumers can protect themselves from fraudulent e-mail, visit the AmericanGreetings.com Email Protection Resource Center.

About AG Interactive

AG Interactive (AGI), a subsidiary of American Greetings Corporation , is a global leader in licensing and creating original self and social expression products for online, instant messaging and mobile platforms. To create its premier content, the company leverages one of the world's largest creative studios and digital library of award-winning expressive content as well as an extensive international distribution capability. AGI attracts more than 40 million unique visitors per month in 18 countries to its popular websites AmericanGreetings.com, BlueMountain.com, Egreetings.com, PhotoWorks.com and Webshots.com, as well as through Instant Messaging or online partnerships with AOL, MSN, and Yahoo!. The company has one of the largest online subscription services with over 3.7 million paying subscribers. For more information, visit http://www.aginteractive.com/.

About American Greetings Corporation

American Greetings Corporation is one of the world's largest manufacturers of social expression products. Along with greeting cards, its product lines include gift wrap, party goods, stationery, calendars, ornaments and electronic greetings. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings generates annual revenue of approximately $1.7 billion. For more information on the Company, visit http://corporate.americangreetings.com/.

AG Interactive

CONTACT: Megan Ferington or Frank Cirillo, both of AG Interactive,
+1-216-252-4938

Web site: http://www.aginteractive.com/
http://corporate.americangreetings.com/
http://www.americangreetings.com/
http://www.bluemountain.com/
http://www.egreetings.com/
http://www.photoworks.com/
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Anacomp and IPRO Announce Strategic Technology Alliance to Streamline e-Discovery WorkflowAnacomp to Integrate IPRO eCapture into CaseLogistix for Increased Litigation Document Volumes and Accelerated Production and Review

SAN DIEGO, and PHOENIX, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anacomp(R) Inc., a leading business process solutions company, and IPRO Tech, Inc., an innovative leader in e-Discovery software, today announced a joint technology alliance in which Anacomp will integrate IPRO's eCapture software application into its CaseLogistix(R) litigation support solution. The integration will increase and enhance CaseLogistix's document ingestion and production capabilities, allowing users and hosting partners to produce and process significantly higher volumes of litigation documents much more quickly, and accelerate the litigation document production and review workflow.

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CaseLogistix is one of the most powerful and versatile litigation review and integration platforms available today, providing a complete solution for electronic document organization, annotation, discovery management and production. The integration between IPRO eCapture and CaseLogistix eliminates batch transfers between the applications and the associated human and system overheard. Users will be able to load large sets of unknown documents, files, and materials more rapidly and in a completely native workflow, eliminating the costly and time-consuming process of converting native files to TIFF images and extracting the text files. The integration creates an easier, faster and more cost-effective e-Discovery solution than previously existed.

"Integrating IPRO eCapture with CaseLogistix streamlines the discovery and review process, increases efficiency, reduces costs and minimizes risks," said John Turner, Anacomp's Chief Technology Officer. "This deep technical integration is the first step in an alliance that will benefit our mutual customers by delivering greater value and solving complex litigation challenges."

"One of IPRO's key strengths is identifying leading products in the legal market and ensuring that our software works seamlessly with them," said IPRO Chief Operating Officer Rich Ruyle. "This partnership brings two powerful products together in a way that gives end users a more complete, end-to-end approach to their e-Discovery needs."

IPRO eCapture is a distributive software application designed for large scale electronic discovery processing. It is designed for speed, accuracy, flexibility and stability utilizing SQL server, modular development, asynchronous multi-threading technology, self aware agents and distributive discovery, processing and export. Processing stations work without user intervention and all projects are managed from a central control station, allowing virtually unlimited processing power without additional labor costs.

CaseLogistix allows legal teams to quickly review and produce any amount of digital evidence using an interface similar to that of Microsoft(R) Outlook(R). Combined with Anacomp's docHarbor document management platform, business process management services, and secure high-speed scanning and conversion services, CaseLogistix provides law firms and corporate legal departments with one-stop access to one of the broadest litigation management solutions in the legal industry.

About IPRO

IPRO offers a diverse suite of superior litigation software tools for e- Discovery, review and production and a complete line of products for both workgroups and high-volume production environments. IPRO has thousands of systems of various sizes in law firms, corporate and government legal departments, and litigation service organizations. Millions of documents are processed using IPRO software annually. American Lawyer magazine recently completed a survey of the top 100 law firms in the United States and found that IPRO software is by far the most widely used litigation document software. To learn more about IPRO software tools, visit http://www.iprotech.com/ or call 888-477-6463.

About Anacomp

With 40 years of experience and a passionate commitment to client services, Anacomp partners with its customers to help them realize the full potential of their business processes at the lowest total cost of ownership. Possessing one of the world's largest document repositories as well as a large, independent field services organization, Anacomp's offerings serve hundreds of original equipment manufacturing (OEM) partners and thousands of end users in insurance, financial services, government, legal, and other markets. Anacomp is headquartered in San Diego, with international headquarters in Wokingham, UK. For more information, visit http://www.anacomp.com/ or call (800) 364-9870.

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CONTACT: Rob Jensen, Senior Director of Marketing of Anacomp, Inc.,
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of IPRO, +1-602-324-4776, dcase@iprocorp.com

Web site: http://www.anacomp.com/
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Gameloft numéro 1 mondial du jeu mobile

PARIS, February 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- L'annonce des résultats financiers du quatrième trimestre place gameloft en haut du podium

Précédemment numéro 1 en Europe & EMEA, Gameloft(R), devient officiellement le premier éditeur mondial de jeux vidéos sur mobiles depuis le dernier trimestre de l'année 2007. Le groupe a publié un chiffre d'affaires pour le 4eme trimestre de 25,8mE (US$38,5 million) et a connu une croissance annuelle de 40%, devançant ainsi ses concurrents.

<< Nous avons dépassé nos concurrents et notre croissance a été plus forte que celle du marché ; notre position de numéro un mondial confirme la progression de Gameloft sur le long terme >> déclare Michel Guillemot, Président de Gameloft. << Ce marché continue de croître à très grande vitesse et en 2011, ce seront 4 milliards de consommateurs qui auront potentiellement accès à nos jeux, sur des téléphones toujours plus perfectionnés, et nous allons rester l'acteur de référence du jeu mobile >>.

L'année 2008 sera une nouvelle période de transition avec l'introduction de terminaux aux fonctionnalités technologiques avancées comme l'iPhone, la Ngage/OVI et Google Android. Gameloft est bien positionné pour tirer pleinement parti de ces nouveaux terminaux qui donnent naissance à une nouvelle génération de jeux sur mobiles.

Gameloft est un acteur historique du jeu sur téléphone. Fondé en 2000 par Michel Guillemot - co-fondateur d'Ubisoft, le groupe a connu une croissance extrÃªmement élevée d'année en année, multipliant son chiffre d'affaires par 4 entre 2003 et 2007. Il a reçu en 2006 le prix BusinessWeek du groupe européen en plus forte croissance, et a été nommé parmi les 5 sociétés européennes en plus forte croissance en 2007. Il a de plus toujours été rentable depuis 2003.

Aujourd'hui, Gameloft est à la tÃªte de la plus grande capacité de production de jeux mobiles dans le monde. Près de 3,500 créateurs de jeux - game designers, artistes ou ingénieurs, se répartissent dans une douzaine de studios en Europe, en Asie et en Amérique. Leur diversité culturelle permet de produire des jeux très variés, de Kevin Pietersen Pro Criket à Pachinko Watashi No Yatsu Yasumi, de Fatal Bazooka : le jeu mobile à Battle for the White House, à des coÃ»ts acceptables pour les consommateurs. Le catalogue comprend aujourd'hui 200 jeux, disponibles chacun sur 1,200 téléphones. Depuis 2003, les jeux de Gameloft ont constamment obtenu une note moyenne supérieure à 80% dans la presse spécialisée.

En parallèle, Gameloft a construit dès 2000 un réseau de distribution auprès des opérateurs télécom qui mettent les jeux à disposition sur leurs portails. Aujourd'hui, 80% des ventes de la société sont réalisées via le réseau de 150 opérateurs télécom à travers 80 pays et Gameloft vend en moyenne 170,000 jeux par jour.

A propos de Gameloft

Gameloft est un éditeur et un développeur international de jeux vidéo pour téléphones mobiles.

Fondé en 1999 et aujourd'hui leader dans son domaine, Gameloft conçoit des jeux pour les téléphones incluant les technologies Java, Brew ou Symbian, dont le parc installé devrait dépasser deux milliards d'unités en 2008.( source Arc Group)

Des accords de partenariat avec de grands détenteurs de droits comme Ubisoft Entertainment, Universal Pictures, ABC, Touchtone Television, Dreamworks Amimations SKG, Endemol, 20th Century Fox, Viacom, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., Paris Hilton Ent., FifPro, Lamborghini, Lleyton Hewitt, Gus Hansen, Kobe Bryant, Robinho, Patrick Vierra, Christophe Dominici ou Jonny Wilkinson permettent à Gameloft d'associer de très fortes marques internationales à ses jeux. En plus de ces marques, Gameloft possède ses propres marques comme Block Breaker Deluxe, Asphalt: Urban GT ou New York Nights.

Grâce à des accords avec l'ensemble des principaux opérateurs télécom, des fabricants de téléphones, des distributeurs spécialisés ainsi que sa boutique http://www.gameloft.com, Gameloft distribue ses jeux dans 80 pays.

Gameloft est présent à New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Montréal, Mexico, Buenos Aires, Paris, Londres, Cologne, Copenhague, Milan, Madrid, Varsovie, New Dehli, Beijing, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Séoul et Sydney. Gameloft est cotée au Compartiment B de la bourse de Paris (ISIN: FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA).

Pour plus d'informations, visitez http://www.gameloft.com

Contact presse: Gameloft Aude Fouquier PR Manager email : aude.fouquier@gameloft.com Tel : +33(0)1-58-16-20-40/+33(0)6-29-02-61-24

Gameloft

Contact presse: Gameloft, Aude Fouquier, PR Manager, email : aude.fouquier@gameloft.com, Tel : +33(0)1-58-16-20-40/+33(0)6-29-02-61-24

Reed Construction Data Invests in Major Data Reporting InitiativeConstruction information provider increases data acquisition resources by 40% in 2008

ATLANTA, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Reed Construction Data (http://www.reedconstructiondata.com/), a leading provider of construction information, is launching a major initiative throughout 2008 to boost the quality and quantity of its construction reporting data.

Using new technology and automation to improve speed and efficiency, Reed's investment represents a 40 percent increase in its overall data reporting resources, and is designed to increase the quantity of reports issued, improve the timeliness of project coverage and increase the number of plans and specs acquired.

"This initiative sets a new standard for Reed Construction Data by enhancing the quality of the products we offer our customers every day," said Jane Rafeedie, Vice President, Data Acquisition. "We're excited about the promise of this ongoing investment and expect to see notable results throughout the year."

To reach its aggressive benchmarks, Reed is leveraging established resources from Reed Business Information, including its 20-year-old Reed Data Services operation. No job reductions are planned in Reed's U.S. operations as a result of this initiative.

"We are responding to our customers' needs for more information, more updates, and faster turnaround times," Rafeedie continued. "Our customers are working harder than ever and we are very happy to innovate in ways that will help them win more business."

Reed executives have stated positive results are being seen in current training phases and they expect to see additional results as the initiative progresses.

Reed Construction Data, a division of Reed Business Information, is a leading North American provider of construction information through a diverse portfolio of innovative products and services. Reed offers its customers construction project leads, building product information, construction costs, market analytics and construction news through a suite of online and print references -- all valuable resources for architects, engineers, contractors, manufacturers, distributors and other professionals in the construction industry. For more information, visit http://www.reedconstructiondata.com/ or call 877-REED411.

Reed Business Information, a part of the Reed Elsevier Group plc , is North America's largest business-to-business information provider, with more than 80 market-leading publications, 55 Websites and a range of leading business-to-business services.

Reed Construction Data

CONTACT: Ryan Cummings of Reed Construction Data, +1-770-417-4000,
ryan.cummings@reedbusiness.com

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

Major Players of the DVB-SH Ecosystem Join Forces to Demonstrate Live Mobile TV in S-Band Throughout the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

BARCELONA, Spain, February 6 /PRNewswire/ -- On the occasion of the 2008 Mobile World Congress, major players from the DVB-SH ecosystem (Alcatel-Lucent, DiBcom, Eutelsat Communications, Sagem Mobiles, SES Astra, TeamCast and UDcast) are joining forces to deliver the first demonstration of live Mobile TV in S-Band based on DVB-SH covering the whole FIRA premises in Barcelona.

The demonstration will use DVB-SH ready "SAGEM myMobileTV" handsets from Sagem Mobiles, empowered by DiBcom's DVB-SH receiver prototypes.

The S-band signal will be made available by Alcatel-Lucent throughout the FIRA, thanks to a terrestrial repeater network using technological elements from TeamCast (DVB-SH modulators) and UDcast (DVB-SH IP encapsulators). Abertis will provide support for the installation of repeaters, cables and antennas and to access the content.

Eutelsat Communications will provide the satellite capacity for the distribution to the DVB-SH terrestrial repeater network of various live Mobile TV channels including CNBC, La Sexta, Canal 300, Nickelodeon, 40 Latino, 24h TVE, Teledeporte, and Telecinco Sport.

The DVB-SH standard (Digital Video Broadcasting - Satellite services to Handhelds) is an evolution of the DVB-H standard that offers three key benefits: a much greater choice in terms of spectrum (up to 3GHz); a better spectrum efficiency, directly translating into significant cost savings; a possible hybrid satellite/terrestrial operation, to extend mobile broadcast reach all across a territory. Its technical specifications were announced by the DVB Project just one year ago during the 2007 3GSM World Congress.

In Europe, DVB-SH will use the S-Band, a frequency band at 2.2GHz available across many European countries, and Europe's first S-Band space segment owned by a joint venture company of Eutelsat and SES Astra will be launched in the first quarter of 2009. The S-Band enables the use of the DVB-SH standard and is adjacent to the UMTS band, thus allowing reuse of existing cellular sites, towers and antennas.

In the US, the first DVB-SH operation will also be based on a hybrid system at 2.2GHz with an S-Band satellite to be launched by ICO Global Communications in March 2008.

This demonstration will be accessible from the following booths at FIRA: Alcatel-Lucent (Hall 8, booth 8A147), bmco forum (Hall 2, booth 2B82), DiBcom (Hall 2, booth 1D30), Abertis/Eutelsat (Courtyard Pavilion, booth CY14), Sagem Mobiles (Hall 8, booth 8B94) and UDcast (Hall 2, booth 2B89).

Further DVB-SH based demonstrations will be available on the Alcatel-Lucent booth, including unified DVB-H / S-Band (based on DVB-SH) Mobile TV on Sagem handsets, and interactive seamless 3G unicast / S-Band broadcast (based on DVB-SH) Mobile TV on Samsung handsets.

About Alcatel-Lucent (http://www.alcatel-lucent.com)

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications, and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved adjusted proforma revenues of Euro 18.3 billion in 2006 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. (All figures exclude impact of activities transferred to Thales).

About DiBcom (http://www.dibcom.com)

DiBcom is at the heart of mobile TV. As a fabless semiconductor company, DiBcom enables low-power mobile and portable TV reception everywhere and at speeds exceeding 200 km/h. The company's solutions are used in automotive, PC/peripheral, mobile phones and other handheld devices. The company has developed a number of patented algorithms and architectures for fast and accurate channel estimation and high Doppler compensation. Its chipsets are compliant with the current worldwide Digital Video Broadcast standards DVB-T, DVB-H, DVB-SH, T-DMB and ISDB-T.

About Eutelsat Communications (http://www.eutelsat.com)

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity commercialised on 24 satellites that provide coverage over the entire European continent, as well as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading satellite operators in terms of revenues. At 30 September 2007, Eutelsat's satellites were broadcasting over 2,730 television channels, of which more than 1,000 channels broadcast via its HOT BIRD(TM) video neighbourhood which serves over 120 million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The Group's satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet Service Providers and for transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Eutelsat's broadband subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates services through teleports in France and Italy that serve enterprises, local communities, government agencies and aid organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ 529 commercial, technical and operational experts from 27 countries.

About Sagem Mobiles (http://www.sagem.com/mobiles or http://www.safran-group.com)

Sagem Mobiles (SAFRAN Group) is a leading international player in the mobile telecommunications market arena. Sagem Mobiles designs, develops, produces and markets mobile phone products that pack cutting-edge technologies such as fixed-mobile convergence, mobile TV and NFC/RFID ID solutions, together with a comprehensive range of mobile phone accessories. Sagem Mobiles skill sets also extends to handling the development and production of mobile phones under Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) contracts.

About SES (http://www.ses.com)

SES (Euronext Paris, Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns three market-leading satellite operators, SES ASTRA in Europe, SES AMERICOM in North America, and SES NEW SKIES, which provide global coverage and connectivity. The Company also holds 90% in SES Sirius in Europe as well as strategic participations Ciel in Canada and Quetzsat in Mexico. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a fleet of 38 satellites in 25 orbital positions around the globe.

About TeamCast (http://www.teamcast.com)

TeamCast is a young company with strong technical credentials who supply 'OEM' product technology to infrastructure equipment providers for digital television broadcast networks. Capitalising on the expertise of their three founders, TeamCast's scientific and technical teams have been deeply involved in the definition, development and validation of a number of digital television broadcast standards - for example, the standards for mobile and portable terminals defined by DVB-H, DVB-SH and FLO 2.0. The OEM technology promoted by TeamCast provides a complete and compatible range of functional modules which are highly integrated and robust, and which the clients of TeamCast can easily integrate into their own transmitters, re-transmitters, base stations etc - thus forming the network infrastructure required for digital television broadcasting. Today TeamCast serves more than 225 customers in 45 countries. TeamCast's main research and development laboratories are based at St Grégoire, close to the city of Rennes. An American subsidiary, TeamCast Inc, based in Chicago (IL), was opened in February 2007, to enable closer working with US customers.

About UDcast (http://www.udcast.com)

UDcast is a leading software company providing IP broadcast solutions for the delivery of content to a broad range of devices over existing and emerging wireless networks worldwide. UDcast's Mobile TV technology is a key component in the end-to-end solutions from major systems providers including Motorola, Nokia, NSN, Alcatel-Lucent, Tandberg-Ericsson, Cisco-Scientific Atlanta, Harris Broadcasting and others. UDcast's satellite-aware IP appliances are widely deployed at thousands of sites around the globe. The Company was recognized in 2007 as a leading European technology company by the prestigious Red Herring Hot 100 award. The Company maintains its global headquarters in Sophia-Antipolis, France with offices in the USA, Spain, Algeria and Italy.

Alcatel-Lucent Press Contacts

Régine Coqueran, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-49-24, regine.coqueran@alcatel-lucent.com; Stéphane Lapeyrade, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-12-74, stephane.lapeyrade@alctel-lucent.com;

Alcatel-Lucent Investor Relations

Rémi Thomas Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-50-61 remi.thomas@alcatel-lucent.com Maria Alcon, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-15-17, maria.alcon@alcatel-lucent.com; John DeBono, Tel: +1-908-582-7793, debono@alcatel-lucent.com; Tony Lucido, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-49-80, alucido@alcatel-lucent.com; Don Sweeney, Tel: +1-908-582-6153, dsweeney@alcatel-lucent.com.

DiBcom Press Contacts

Yasmin Kaderbhoy / Open2Europe, Tel: +33(0)1-55-02-27-80, y.kaderbhoy@open2europe.com; Emma Keenan / Open2Europe, Tel: +33(0)1-55-02-14-59, e.keenan@open2europe.com; Mandy Bedard / Open2America, Tel: +1-403-454-5556, m.bedard@open2europe.com; Dalyce Suanez / Open2America, Tel: +1-403-454-5556, d.suanez@open2europe.com.

Eutelsat Communications Press Contacts

Vanessa O'Connor, Tel: +33(0)1-53-98-38-88, voconnor@eutelsat.fr; Frédérique Gautier, Tel: +33(0)1-53-98-38-88, fgautier@eutelsat.fr.

Sagem Mobiles Press Contacts

Maryse de Wever, Tel: +33(0)1-58-1245-12, maryse.dewever@sagem.com.

SES Astra Press Contacts

Markus Payer, Tel: +352-710-725-500, markus.payer@ses.com.

TeamCast Press Contacts

Sandrine Konnecke, Tel: +33(0)2-23-25-26-80, sandrine.konnecke@teamcast.com.

UDcast Press Contacts

Filip Gluszak, Tel: +33(0)4-93-00-16-60, fillip.gluszak@udcast.com; Jennifer Hicks - Ink Communications, Tel: +1-617-372-2272, jennifer@theinkstudio.com.

Eutelsat, Alcatel-Lucent and DiBcom

Alcatel-Lucent Press Contacts: Régine Coqueran, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-49-24, regine.coqueran@alcatel-lucent.com; Stéphane Lapeyrade, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-12-74, stephane.lapeyrade@alctel-lucent.com; Alcatel-Lucent Investor Relations: Rémi Thomas, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-50-61, remi.thomas@alcatel-lucent.com; Maria Alcon, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-15-17, maria.alcon@alcatel-lucent.com; John DeBono, Tel: +1-908-582-7793, debono@alcatel-lucent.com; Tony Lucido, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-49-80, alucido@alcatel-lucent.com; Don Sweeney, Tel: +1-908-582-6153, dsweeney@alcatel-lucent.com. DiBcom Press Contacts: Yasmin Kaderbhoy / Open2Europe, Tel: +33(0)1-55-02-27-80, y.kaderbhoy@open2europe.com; Emma Keenan / Open2Europe, Tel: +33(0)1-55-02-14-59, e.keenan@open2europe.com; Mandy Bedard / Open2America, Tel: +1-403-454-5556, m.bedard@open2europe.com; Dalyce Suanez / Open2America, Tel: +1-403-454-5556, d.suanez@open2europe.com. Eutelsat Communications Press Contacts Vanessa O'Connor, Tel: +33(0)1-53-98-38-88, voconnor@eutelsat.fr; Frédérique Gautier, Tel: +33(0)1-53-98-38-88, fgautier@eutelsat.fr. Sagem Mobiles Press Contacts: Maryse de Wever, Tel: +33(0)1-58-1245-12, maryse.dewever@sagem.com. SES Astra Press Contacts: Markus Payer, Tel: +352-710-725-500, markus.payer@ses.com. TeamCast Press Contacts: Sandrine Konnecke, Tel: +33(0)2-23-25-26-80, sandrine.konnecke@teamcast.com. UDcast Press Contacts: Filip Gluszak, Tel: +33(0)4-93-00-16-60, fillip.gluszak@udcast.com; Jennifer Hicks - Ink Communications, Tel: +1-617-372-2272, jennifer@theinkstudio.com.

Bridgewater Systems signe un contrat de distribution de logiciels avec Motorola

OTTAWA, Canada, February 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- Motorola distribuera le Contrôleur de services AAA de Bridgewater Systems avec les réseaux WiMAX

Bridgewater Systems (TSX : BWC) a annoncé aujourd'hui que Motorola, Inc. (NYSE : MOT) intégrera et distribuera le Contrôleur de services AAA de Bridgewater Systems(TM) comme composant clé pour les solutions d'infrastructure WiMAX de Motorola. Par conséquent, les clients de Motorola bénéficieront de la meilleure solution de contrôle d'accès au réseau du marché pour les services IP avancés.

Conformément aux clauses de ce contrat, Motorola ne détiendra pas l'exclusivité des droits de distribution mondiale des produits de Bridgewater(R), et elle offrira aux clients de Motorola des services d'assistance de premier et de second niveau, de formation client en plus des services d'intégration et d'installation.

<< Le Contrôleur de services AAA de Bridgewater Systems est considéré comme le produit de référence par de nombreux opérateurs de réseaux 3G et leurs produits amélioreront notre offre générale de solutions WiMAX de bout en bout >>, a déclaré Adolfo Masini, vice-président de la gestion des produits WiMAX chez Motorola.

En tant que leader des solutions de gestion de mesures basée sur les abonnés, y compris en matière de contrôle d'accès au réseau, Bridgewater Systems fournit à Motorola son Contrôleur de services AAA, leader du marché, et ses modules associés. Reconnu comme la solution AAA la plus extensible et robuste de sa catégorie, le Contrôleur de services AAA permet aux fournisseurs de contrôler simultanément l'accès à des services différenciés et avancés à travers les réseaux fédérateurs IP standard, fixes ou mobiles, en utilisant aussi bien les technologies d'accès 3G que WiMAX.

<< Cette nouvelle relation professionnelle avec Motorola nous permettra de devenir un important fournisseur d'écosystème sur le marché en pleine expansion de la technologie WiMAX >>, a déclaré Tyler Nelson, vice-président du développement commercial et du marketing chez Bridgewater Systems, tout en ajoutant << Nous sommes très heureux que Motorola ait choisi notre solution AAA de classe transporteur, une technologie éprouvée se caractérisant par sa haute fiabilité et extensibilité et soutenant les niveaux de performance les plus exigeants en termes de déploiements d'un fournisseur de services tiers à travers le monde. >>

Le Contrôleur de services AAA est également compatible avec les fonctionnalités du réseau mobile WiMAX extensible telles que le support multiprotocole Radius et Diameter, mobile IP, et l'authentification du dispositif et de l'abonné ainsi qu'avec divers protocoles d'authentification supplémentaires comme EAP, EAP-TLS et EAP-TTLS. Le Contrôleur de services AAA est entièrement conforme à la spécification WiMAX Forum(R) NWG Stage 3 Release 1.0.0 pour WiMAX mobile.

Le Contrôleur de services AAA est capable de supporter simultanément un grand nombre de réseaux d'accès et de matériels du distributeur à partir d'une plate-forme unique. Grâce à des mesures communes et à une base de données référentielles des abonnés partagées par tous les réseaux d'accès, les prestataires de services peuvent avoir une vue d'ensemble des abonnements, améliorer le rendement opérationnel en éliminant le besoin de renouveler les souscriptions lorsque des nouvelles technologies d'accès comme CDMA EVDO Rev A et WiMAX sont lancées sur le marché, et ainsi diminuer le délai de commercialisation des nouveaux services.

Vous pouvez visiter Bridgewater Systems au salon Mobile World Congres au stand 1G59 Hall 1.

Ã€ propos de Bridgewater Systems

Bridgewater Systems développe des solutions de services basées sur les abonnés, y compris des logiciels de gestion de mesures et de contrôles pour les réseaux convergents, fixes et mobiles. En utilisant les solutions de Bridgewater, les prestataires de services internationaux peuvent offrir des services et des expériences personnalisés à leurs abonnés, tout en maintenant une gestion en temps réel qui contrôle la façon dont les abonnés interagissent avec les réseaux, les services et leurs appareils. Les solutions de classe transporteur de Bridgewater, fonctionnant indépendamment du réseau d'accès et non-liées à un fournisseur, aident les prestataires de services internationaux à lancer plus rapidement de nouveaux services, à cibler plus précisément le segment de marché, et à maximiser les profits en créant un point de prise de décision qui restitue le contexte dynamique de l'abonné afin de contrôler et de commercialiser l'interaction du particulier avec les services IP. Plus de 90 des principaux prestataires de services du monde entier, y compris Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel, Bell Mobility et SmarTone-Vodafone font confiance à la technologie de Bridgewater pour les aider à proposer des services de calibre international. http://www.bridgewatersystems.com

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Midwest Airlines Selects Lockheed Martin Team to Provide Advanced Flight Planning Programs

ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin , along with teammate Flugwerkzeuge Aviation Software of Vienna, Austria, will supply Milwaukee-based Midwest Airlines with advanced flight planning technology designed to optimize flight routes, increase efficiency and generate cost savings.

Lockheed Martin will serve as the program management lead and systems integrator. Two key technologies developed by Flugwerkzeuge, a flight planning system known as mfs:2 and Operations User System (OPUS(TM)) for the management of Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs), will be integrated into Midwest Airlines' operations control center. Together, these tools will enable Midwest Airlines to design optimal flight paths by incorporating integrated weather, NOTAMs and navigation data.

In order to design cost optimized flight plans, the mfs:2 system utilizes variables such as upper air temperatures, wind speed, aircraft performance, airways and airspace restrictions, connection rules and cost constraints.

"We're pleased that the airline known for providing 'The best care in the air' has selected our advanced flight planning solutions, and we look forward to implementing our systems to help Midwest meet the increasing operational challenges facing airlines today," said Sandy Samuel, vice president of Aviation Solutions for Lockheed Martin.

Midwest Airlines features jet service throughout the United States. Catering to business travelers and discerning leisure travelers, the airline earned its reputation as "The best care in the air" by providing passengers with impeccable service and onboard amenities at competitive fares.

Flugwerkzeuge Aviation Software (F:WZ) provides cutting edge aviation technology and is a leading company in the area of cost saving and optimizing system solutions and data service provision. The company serves airlines in all parts of the world, from small regional carriers to major international carriers.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation reported 2007 sales of $41.9 billion.

For additional information, visit our Web site: http://www.lockheedmartin.com/

Lockheed Martin

CONTACT: Jan Gottfredsen of Lockheed Martin, +1-301-640-4236,
janet.gottfredsen@lmco.com

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

Stone Harbor, N.J., Residents to Benefit from Verizon Wireless Network ExpansionInvesting to Stay Ahead of Growing Demand for Wireless Calling, Data Access, and Music

STONE HARBOR, N.J., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for local residents in Stone Harbor, Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless company with the most reliable voice and data network, has expanded its network with a new cell site. The new site increases coverage and capacity along Dune Drive between 72nd and 122nd Streets, and on 96th Street from 1st Avenue midway out to the Garden State Parkway.

The network expansion is part of an aggressive multi-billion dollar network investment each year (more than $1 billion every 90 days) to stay ahead of the growing demand for Verizon Wireless' voice and data services. The company spent more than $190 million in 2007 to enhance services and coverage throughout southeastern, central and northeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware, bringing the network investment in the region to more than $1 billion since 2000. Nationally, the company has invested more than $40 billion over the last seven years into its national wireless network as part of its commitment to offer customers the most reliable service available, including wireless data services such as picture messaging, text messaging, and the company's exclusive V CAST service. V CAST brings video clips of TV shows, music on demand and other multimedia services to wireless phones over Verizon Wireless' high-speed EV-DO network. Verizon Wireless's high-speed third generation wireless broadband network has been enhanced with EV-DO Rev. A technology. This enhancement allows customers who use the company's flagship business data service, BroadbandAccess, to interact with Web-based applications, download music over-the-air, access to e-mail, everyday corporate data, the Internet, and more at speeds that are eight to nine times faster than before. For example, BroadbandAccess customers with Rev. A compatible devices can now expect average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits per second and average upload speeds of 500-800 kbps, which means customers can download a 1 megabyte e-mail attachment -- the equivalent of a small PowerPoint(R) presentation or a large PDF file -- in about eight seconds and upload the same sized file in less than 13 seconds.

Strong demand for Verizon Wireless services continued during the fourth quarter of 2007 as the company added two million net new customers. For the 13th consecutive quarter, Verizon Wireless also led the wireless industry in customer loyalty. The company posted a churn (customer turnover) rate of just 1.2%, well below the rate reported by the other major wireless carriers.

Verizon Wireless tests its network and those of its competitors to ensure the Verizon Wireless network remains the nation's most reliable. Nationally, Verizon Wireless' real-life test men and women drive 98 specially equipped vehicles almost 1,000,000 miles annually on Interstate, U.S. and state highways as well as major roads and surface streets in high-population areas, based upon U.S. Census counts, to determine if voice calls and data connections are successful on the first attempt and stay connected. Vehicles are equipped with computers that automatically make more than three million voice call attempts and more than 16 million data tests annually on Verizon Wireless' network and the networks of other carriers.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 65.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 69,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, go to: http://www.verizonwireless.com/. To preview and request broadcast- quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Pam Boyd or Carla Reinas, +1-856-642-6226, Sheldon Jones,
+1-215-638-5668, Sheldon.Jones@verizonwireless.com, all of Verizon Wireless

Web site: http://www.verizon.com/
http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia

Major Players of the DVB-SH Ecosystem Join Forces to Demonstrate Live Mobile TV in S-Band Throughout the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

BARCELONA, February 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On the occasion of the 2008 Mobile World Congress, major players from the DVB-SH ecosystem (Alcatel-Lucent, DiBcom, Eutelsat Communications, Sagem Mobiles, SES Astra, TeamCast and UDcast) are joining forces to deliver the first demonstration of live Mobile TV in S-Band based on DVB-SH covering the whole FIRA premises in Barcelona.

The demonstration will use DVB-SH ready "SAGEM myMobileTV" handsets from Sagem Mobiles, empowered by DiBcom's DVB-SH receiver prototypes.

In the US, the first DVB-SH operation will also be based on a hybrid system at 2.2GHz with an S-Band satellite to be launched by ICO Global Communications in March 2008.

About Alcatel-Lucent (http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/)

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications, and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved adjusted proforma revenues of Euro 18.3 billion in 2006 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. [All figures exclude impact of activities transferred to Thales].

Alcatel-Lucent Press Contacts Regine Coqueran Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-49-24 regine.coqueran@alcatel-lucent.com Stephane Lapeyrade Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-12-74 stephane.lapeyrade@alctel-lucent.com Alcatel-Lucent Investor Relations Remi Thomas Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-50-61 remi.thomas@alcatel-lucent.com Maria Alcon Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-15-17 maria.alcon@alcatel-lucent.com John DeBono Tel: +1-908-582-7793 debono@alcatel-lucent.com Tony Lucido Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-49-80 alucido@alcatel-lucent.com Don Sweeney Tel: +1-908-582-6153 dsweeney@alcatel-lucent.com About DiBcom (http://www.dibcom.com/)

DiBcom Press Contacts Yasmin Kaderbhoy / Tel: +33(0)1-55-02-27-80 Open2Europe y.kaderbhoy@open2europe.com Emma Keenan / Open2Europe Tel: +33(0)1-55-02-14-59 e.keenan@open2europe.com Mandy Bedard / Open2America Tel: +1-403-454-5556 m.bedard@open2europe.com Dalyce Suanez / Open2America Tel: +1-403-454-5556 d.suanez@open2europe.com About Eutelsat Communications (http://www.eutelsat.com/)

Eutelsat Communications Press Contacts Vanessa O'Connor Tel: +33(0)1-53-98-38-88 voconnor@eutelsat.fr Frederique Gautier Tel: +33(0)1-53-98-38-88 fgautier@eutelsat.fr

About Sagem Mobiles (http://www.sagem.com/mobiles or http://www.safran-group.com/)

Sagem Mobiles Press Contacts Maryse de Wever Tel: + 33(0)1-58-12-45-12 maryse.dewever@sagem.com About SES (http://www.ses.com/)

SES Astra Press Contacts Markus Payer Tel: +352-710-725-500 markus.payer@ses.com About TeamCast (http://www.teamcast.com/)

TeamCast is a young company with strong technical credentials who supply 'OEM' product technology to infrastructure equipment providers for digital television broadcast networks. Capitalising on the expertise of their three founders, TeamCast's scientific and technical teams have been deeply involved in the definition, development and validation of a number of digital television broadcast standards - for example, the standards for mobile and portable terminals defined by DVB-H, DVB-SH and FLO 2.0. The OEM technology promoted by TeamCast provides a complete and compatible range of functional modules which are highly integrated and robust, and which the clients of TeamCast can easily integrate into their own transmitters, re-transmitters, base stations etc - thus forming the network infrastructure required for digital television broadcasting. Today TeamCast serves more than 225 customers in 45 countries. TeamCast's main research and development laboratories are based at St Gregoire, close to the city of Rennes. An American subsidiary, TeamCast Inc, based in Chicago (IL), was opened in February 2007, to enable closer working with US customers.

TeamCast Press Contacts Sandrine Konnecke Tel: +33(0)2-23-25-26-80 sandrine.konnecke@teamcast.com About UDcast (http://www.udcast.com/)

UDcast Press Contacts Filip Gluszak Tel: +33(0)4-93-00-16-60 fillip.gluszak@udcast.com Jennifer Hicks - Ink Tel: +1-617-372-2272 Communications jennifer@theinkstudio.com

Alcatel-Lucent, DiBcom and Eutelsat

CONTACT: Alcatel-Lucent Press Contacts: Regine Coqueran, Tel:
+33(0)1-40-76-49-24, regine.coqueran@alcatel-lucent.com; Stephane Lapeyrade,
Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-12-74, stephane.lapeyrade@alctel-lucent.com;
Alcatel-Lucent Investor Relations, Remi Thomas, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-50-61,
remi.thomas@alcatel-lucent.com, Maria Alcon, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-15-17,
maria.alcon@alcatel-lucent.com, John DeBono, Tel: +1-908-582-7793,
debono@alcatel-lucent.com, Tony Lucido, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-49-80,
alucido@alcatel-lucent.com, Don Sweeney, Tel: +1-908-582-6153,
dsweeney@alcatel-lucent.com; DiBcom Press Contacts, Yasmin Kaderbhoy

Princeton, N.J., Residents to Benefit from Verizon Wireless Network ExpansionInvesting to Stay Ahead of Growing Demand for Wireless Calling, Data Access, and Music

PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for local residents in Princeton, Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless company with the most reliable voice and data network, has expanded its network with a new cell site. The new site increases coverage and capacity along Route 206 between Dunn Way and mile marker 56, as well as east on Herrontown Road and west on Cherry Valley Road.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 65.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 69,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, go to: http://www.verizonwireless.com/. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Pam Boyd or Carla Reinas, both for Verizon Wireless,
+1-856-642-6226; or Sheldon Jones of Verizon Wireless, +1-215-638-5668,
Sheldon.Jones@verizonwireless.com

Web site: http://www.verizon.com/
http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia

K12 Founder's Award Honors Top-Performing Online School TeachersThirty-two teachers from across the country are recognized for their exceptional innovation, inspiration, and passion for helping students achieve.

HERNDON, Va., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- K12 Inc. (NYSE Arca: LRN). Thirty-two of the nation's best and brightest online school teachers gathered this week at the K12 headquarters in Herndon, VA, to receive the first annual K12 Founder's Award. This award recognizes teachers for their hard work and dedication, and for exemplifying the K12 values of innovation, integrity, aggressive achievement, courage, and a passion for helping students unleash their xPotential.

The teachers honored this week were chosen from among more than 1,200 educators across the U.S. who teach at online public schools that use the K12 program. They represent the first group to be inducted into the K12 Founder's Club -- a prestigious group of teachers who epitomize excellence and quality in online education.

The group is also participating in the first annual K12 Founder's Club Summit. This three-day summit includes an awards banquet, special guest speakers, and work sessions that give teachers an opportunity to collaborate with the K12 team on ways to continue fostering academic excellence, school community, and leadership.

At the awards dinner on Monday, K12 Founder and CEO Ron Packard praised the teachers for their commitment to educating children.

"It is a great honor for me to present this award to all of you and welcome you into the K12 Founder's Club as the inaugural class," said Packard. "You make a difference every day by providing your students the individual attention, instruction, and encouragement they need to achieve success. Thank you for your service to kids and your passion for education. You are an inspiration to all of us at K12."

Each year, a select group of teachers will be inducted into the K12 Founder's Club. Members will meet at an annual summit to share experiences and ideas, and formulate best practices of online instruction and student academic achievement. Founder's Club members will also serve as national ambassadors for quality online learning and the effectiveness of the K12 academic program, and act as mentors to new online school teachers.

Working remotely, state-licensed teachers in K12 online public schools provide instruction, guidance, and support to their students and families. They assign lessons; develop individualized academic programs; oversee and assess student progress; provide instruction through real-time and interactive Web-based "e-classrooms;" organize school outings, clubs and activities; and much more. K12 provides online schools with high quality professional development and training programs to help teachers become experts in the field of online learning.

K12 equips teachers with the tools, resources, and support they need to help students get into learning, so that learning gets into them.

About K12

K12 Inc., a technology-based education company, is a leading national provider of proprietary curriculum and educational services created for online delivery to students in grades K-12. K12 provides individualized, one-to-one learning solutions for students in online schools, distance education programs, and classrooms.

Its mission is to maximize a child's potential by providing access to an engaging and effective education, regardless of geographic location or socio-economic background.

More than 39,500 students are using the K12 academic program in 17 statewide online schools and other e-learning programs across the country.

K12 offers education solutions for students using an outstanding, highly effective curriculum that enables mastery of core concepts and skills for students of all abilities. The K12 program combines a cognitive research-based curriculum with an individualized learning approach for online schools and other educational applications.

More information can be found at http://www.k12.com/.

K12 is a registered trademark, and the K12 logo, Unleash the xPotential and xPotential are trademarks of K12 Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

K12 Inc.

CONTACT: Jeff Kwitowski, Vice President, Public Relations of K12,
+1-703-483-7281, jkwitowski@k12.com

Global Business Harmonization Keeps Global CPG Companies in Tune With Local Market DemandsDiamond Report Explains How Simplifying Standards Helps Consumer Packaged Goods Companies Reduce Complexity, Improve Company Performance

CHICAGO, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Having spent millions on complex enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, many consumer packaged goods companies still are out of tune with consumer demand. But other CPG giants such as Kellogg's, Nestle's, and Kraft have harmonized their operations by eliminating much of the complexity that is inherent in running a global company.

Most CPG companies have hundreds of standards for operations ranging from strategic planning to product replenishment. The key to eliminating complexity: establish a minimal set of standards that corporate management can rely on to run the business while providing the flexibility required to respond to diverse local market conditions.

"The goal is global business harmonization," contends Mark Baum, Managing Partner of the consumer packaged goods practice at Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. .

"The 'one-size-fits-all' approach of most ERP systems ignores the differences among local markets," Baum explained. "A shop owner in Southeast Asia might be selling gum by the piece, while a big box retailer in the U.S. sells by the carton. In one case, customer orders are cash transactions, in the other orders are processed electronically.

"A typical ERP system can't account for those differences," Baum added. "But there are some common standards -- about customer master data, for example -- than can be applied in both situations."

Baum, previously executive vice president of the GMA, points to Kellogg's "Continuous Cost Improvement" program as an example of harmonizing operations to increase financial performance.

Kellogg's recognized in 2002 that they needed to address the impact of rising costs and volatile business cycles by instituting a series of sustainable improvements. By harmonizing standards that would work across more than 180 countries where Kellogg's products are sold, the company's annual return on its process improvement initiatives consistently ran from 29 percent to 32 percent of its cost base. In 2005 alone, Kellogg's kept gross margins flat despite an increase of 70 basis points in input costs due to rising commodity prices.

"We've seen that simplified and harmonized business operations, coupled with improved global performance management, can actually fuel business operations improvements by providing cost savings in the range of three percent to five percent of revenue," said Baum. "The potential for top-line growth ranges from one to two percent because harmonization can keep the company's products relevant even as markets evolve."

Nestle's Global Business Excellence (GLOBE) initiative implemented a single set of procurement, distribution and sales management and systems with impressive results. The CPG giant reported savings of $2.9 billion in 2007. New purchasing processes in Nestle's Oceania region alone cut annual costs of almost $15 million.

Debbie Lentz, Vice President, Business Process Design at Kraft Foods, Inc. said, "A similar approach was used at Kraft. We established a governance structure to help determine where and why we would apply global harmonized business processes. Our North American ERP implementation leveraged our previous European ERP design to help accelerate our due diligence efforts to jointly identify, justify, and prioritize business process standards. This approach ensured up-front stakeholder alignment, confirmed a globally sustainable solution, and helped drive synergies across our operations."

Achieving Harmony

In a new Diamond report, "The Need for Speed: Don't Let Standards Slow You Down," the consulting firm explains how CPG companies can break from the "one-size-fits-all" attitude that undermines agility. To obtain a copy of the complete report, send an email to: harmonization@diamondconsultants.com.

According to Baum, "Standards are essential but too many standards put the brakes on agility. The key is to find the fewest number of standards across the processes, organizational structure, technology, and information that are the heart of the business."

That process starts with building a business case that considers all the operations directly related to a company's strategy, as well as indirect operations that either have significant costs (financial planning, human resource policy management) or lend themselves to outsourcing (payroll, travel administration).

Questions that are typically addressed in the process include: -- How standardized are our core capabilities now? Are those standards helping us or holding us back from competing in local markets? -- Could we absorb an acquisition quickly, or is our current business architecture too complex? -- Are the heads of our business units and regions calling for greater harmonization or greater flexibility in the processes, information architectures, organizational structure, and technology they rely on to make their numbers? -- Can senior management rely on a common set of metrics across all business units and regions to measure and monitor performance? -- If we were to outsource any capabilities tomorrow, would the transition be straightforward? Could we clearly articulate to an outsourcer the service levels we expect?

Once management decides which operations appear to offer the greatest payback, it is necessary to understand the extent of commonality and diversity along all operational dimensions -- business process, technology, organization, and data/information. This eye-opening exercise helps set the right expectations with internal and external stakeholders who might feel threatened by doing away with the old ways of doing business.

Righting the company's standards requires rigorous governance. Baum recommends establishing a Center of Excellence as part of the global business harmonization initiative to actively govern the design, build, and adoption of harmonized standards across process, technology, organization, and information dimensions. A phased deployment with an upfront pilot increases the chance of success.

"A Global Business Harmonization initiative can deliver significant results in three to six months at a cost of only one to two percent of revenue," said Baum. "Considering that the time and expense of a typical ERP project can range from one to three years, at an average cost 3 percent to 5 percent of revenue, the case for eliminating complexity is clear."

About Diamond

Diamond is a management and technology consulting firm. Recognizing that information and technology shape market dynamics, Diamond's small teams of experts work across functional and organizational boundaries to develop new strategies, improve operations, and deliver results. Since the greatest value in a strategy, and its highest risk, resides in its implementation, Diamond also provides proven execution capabilities. We deliver three critical elements to every project: fact-based objectivity, spirited collaboration, and sustainable results. To learn more visit http://www.diamondconsultants.com/.

Contacts: David Moon Media Relations +1.312.255.4560 david.moon@diamondconsultants.com Margaret Boyce Investor Relations +1.312.255.5784 margaret.boyce@diamondconsultants.com

Diamond

CONTACT: David Moon, Media Relations, +1-312-255-4560,
david.moon@diamondconsultants.com, or Margaret Boyce, Investor Relations,
+1-312-255-5784, margaret.boyce@diamondconsultants.com, both of Diamond

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

University of Florida and Texas Instruments engineers announce record-setting high-frequency circuit

GAINESVILLE, Fla. and DALLAS, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Engineering researchers from the University of Florida (UF) and Texas Instruments (TI) have crafted the world's highest frequency circuit made with a common type of semiconductor transistor, a step that could slash the price of detectors useful in medicine, environmental monitoring and military applications.

The breakthrough was presented by University of Florida and TI engineers Wednesday at the International Solid State Circuits Conference in San Francisco.

Ken O, a UF professor of electrical and computer engineering and the lead researcher on the project, said his team had demonstrated a 410 gigahertz (GHz) circuit using complementary metal oxide silicon (CMOS) technology -- the technology used to make many of the components in personal computers, cell phones and handheld electronic devices.

Measured in a UF laboratory using a circuit equipped with a tiny on-chip antenna the size of a pen tip, 410 GHz eclipses the previous record for CMOS circuits set in February 2006 by 200 GHz. More important, it is around 60 GHz higher than the previous record set using alternative but more expensive indium phosphide technology. TI's advanced manufacturing technology, known as the 45-nanometer (nm) CMOS process, serves as the foundation for the new circuit.

"This is probably the first time in 30 years that a silicon based circuit has been shown to have a higher operating frequency than one based on indium phosphide and similar compounds," O said. "This is exciting because if you can build chips based on these circuits, then you can build inexpensive detection and imaging systems for a range of applications. The result could reduce the cost for these systems by a factor of 100 or more."

Ultra-high frequency circuits have been created in the past, but only with exotic materials that are costly to manufacture. CMOS, by contrast, is the standard process used to make the majority of the chips in the integrated circuit industry, therefore opening the door for widespread manufacture and distribution of the high-frequency chips.

"There is a very rich applications space that is available, but nobody has been able to get there in the high volume sense," O says. "By leveraging Texas Instruments' advanced process technology for manufacturing this circuit, the University of Florida and TI demonstrate that through CMOS there is real possibility we will be able to do it in the next five years."

These applications include, for example, always-on environmental monitoring equipment acutely sensitive to pollution, noxious gases or bioterrorism agents. In imaging, high-frequency chips make possible techniques that can penetrate clothing to 'see' hidden weapons or plastic explosives. The circuit could also be used in chips for medical equipment that could facilitate early detection of skin and other cancers, and in industrial systems that monitor the coatings on pills to ensure they have the proper thickness and uniformity.

The other authors of the paper that is the source of Wednesday's announcement are Eun-Young Seok, Changhua Cao, Dongha Shim, Daniel Arenas and David Tanner, all of the University of Florida, and Chih-Ming Hung of TI.

"University research is critical for moving the technology industry forward, and Texas Instruments is proud to be part of University of Florida's ground-breaking work," said Bill Krenik, chief technology officer of TI's wireless terminals business unit. "By leveraging the high performance and low power consumption that CMOS process technology delivers, the circuit demonstrates very compelling results that hold great potential for chips targeted at future safety, medical and environmental applications."

The circuit was demonstrated on TI's low power 45-nm process technology. The process includes a number of techniques to deliver cost-effective multi-million transistor, system-on-chip processors with the performance and lower power consumption required for processing advanced applications. While designed to extend battery life and energy efficiency in portable products, the technology also offers the performance to handle advanced multimedia functionality in a tightly integrated design.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments helps customers solve problems and develop new electronics that make the world smarter, healthier, safer, greener and more fun. A global semiconductor company, TI innovates through manufacturing, design and sales operations in more than 25 countries. For more information, go to http://www.ti.com/.

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CONTACT: Ken O of University of Florida, +1-352-392-6618,
kko@tec.ufl.edu; or Tish LeBlanc of Texas Instruments, +1-225-767-3437,
tleblanc@ti.com

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

Acura and XM Announce Acura RL to Offer XM NavWeatherGround-Breaking, Real-Time, Weather Tracking Service for GPS Navigation Unveiled in 2009 Acura RL at 2008 Chicago Auto Show

CHICAGO, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Acura and XM announced today that the 2009 Acura RL will offer XM NavWeather(TM) featuring Threat Matrix(TM) technology as a part of its AcuraLink(R) service. The new Acura RL was unveiled today at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show and will be on display in the Acura booth. Acura is XM's first automotive partner to debut the XM NavWeather service.

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2009 Acura RL drivers will be able to experience real-time, personalized weather tracking service directly through the in-dash navigation system. XM NavWeather utilizes exclusive "Threat Matrix" technology to track and provide drivers immediate alerts on developing weather threats, such as hail, floods, tornado and storm warnings. To help inform RL drivers of weather conditions at a glance, the easily understood icons are integrated into the luxury sedan's large map display.

XM NavWeather transmits detailed nationwide weather information for more than 20 different weather conditions, scaled and customized for the driver's specific route and displayed on the vehicle's navigation screen. XM NavWeather also provides multi-day forecasts based on weather monitoring stations across the U.S.

XM NavWeather was developed with Baron Services and utilizes Baron's exclusive Threat Matrix technology. Baron Services is also XM's weather partner for its award-winning XM WX Satellite Weather, a trusted information source for professional pilots and mariners. XM NavWeather builds upon the success of this professional grade service by providing a "driver friendly" interpretation of the dynamic weather data direct to the vehicle's navigation screen.

"Acura was the first automotive partner to debut our award-winning real- time XM NavTraffic service, which makes it fitting that they are first to offer XM NavWeather," said Steve Cook, executive vice president, Automotive, XM Satellite Radio. "Drivers will soon find the convenience of both services impossible to live without."

"Acura is a leader in developing the latest in customer relevant technologies that advance the driving experience," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president, Acura sales. "The real-time weather system featured on the new 2009 Acura RL further connects the driver to the world around them, allowing them to get where they need to go more quickly, safely and efficiently."

"Drivers don't have time to scrutinize every bit of weather data, so we've done all the analysis before it reaches their vehicles," said Robert O. Baron, President and CEO of Baron Services. "This streamlined, driver-centric philosophy helps drivers stay informed about perilous road and weather conditions, while being able to focus on safely reaching their destinations."

XM NavTraffic, powered by NAVTEQ Traffic, is the nation's leading real- time traffic service that offers the most comprehensive information and coast- to-coast updates every minute, ensuring that the driver has the latest and most detailed information at his or her fingertips. XM NavTraffic is now available in 80 major North American markets.

In addition to the Acura RL display, the XM NavWeather service will be demonstrated in the XM Infotainment Vehicle during press days, February 6-7. The Infotainment Vehicle is designed to illustrate how XM's next-generation technology can be implemented by its automotive partners.

About XM

XM is America's number one satellite radio company. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City, Chicago, Nashville, Toronto and Montreal, XM's 2008 lineup includes more than 170 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: commercial-free music, premier sports, news, talk radio, comedy, children's and entertainment programming; and the most advanced traffic and weather information.

XM, the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services for the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, Porsche, Ferrari, Subaru, Suzuki and Toyota, is available in 140 different vehicle models for 2008. XM's industry-leading products are available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide. For more information about XM hardware, programming and partnerships, please visit http://www.xmradio.com/.

About Acura

Acura offers a full line of technologically advanced performance luxury vehicles through a network of 268 dealers within the United States. The 2008 Acura lineup features five distinctive models including the RL luxury performance sedan, the TL performance luxury sedan, the TSX sports sedan, the turbocharged RDX luxury crossover SUV and the award-winning MDX luxury sport utility vehicle.

About Baron Services

Baron Services is a pioneer in sophisticated weather analysis and technology and a globally recognized industry leader in delivering technology for the communication of significant weather events. It offers a wide range of weather solutions and owns numerous weather technology patents. The company delivers cutting-edge radar systems, advanced forecast modeling, mobile weather analysis and localized weather displays. Operating primarily from Huntsville, Alabama, with offices in Oklahoma, North Carolina and Florida, Baron Services includes five specialized divisions that continue to advance the weather industry by providing systems engineered to save both lives and property. The company has, to date, installed all broadcast dual-polarimetric radars in the world.

Threat Matrix is a trademark of Baron Services, Inc.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements in this press release include demand for XM Satellite Radio's service, the Company's dependence on technology and third party vendors, its potential need for additional financing, as well as other risks described in XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.'s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 3-1-07. Copies of the filing are available upon request from XM Radio's Investor Relations Department. Programming is subject to change.

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CONTACT: Marie Farrar of XM, +1-202-380-4151, marie.farrar@xmradio.com;
or Jessica Fini of Acura, +1-310-783-3396, Jessica_Fini@ahm.acura.com

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

Solutia Files Suit Against Citi, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche BankComplaint Seeks Enforcement of Commitment to Provide Solutia's Exit Financing

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Solutia Inc. today filed a complaint in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York against the three banks that had executed a firm commitment to fund a $2 billion exit financing package for Solutia, but to date have refused to meet this commitment. These banks are Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Solutia is seeking a court order requiring the banks to meet their commitment and fund Solutia's exit from bankruptcy. The complaint also asserts that the banks should be stopped from invoking the clause they claim relieves them of their obligation due to their improper conduct and misrepresentations to the company, and further claims that the banks fraudulently induced Solutia to enter into the initial engagement by promising that the financing was firmly committed. Solutia and the banks have agreed that Solutia's claim to require immediate funding of the $2 billion package should be heard by the Court on an expedited basis, with the trial to conclude by the end of February -- prior to the expiration of the banks' commitment.

"This is not a 'best efforts' agreement," said Jeffry N. Quinn, chairman, president and CEO of Solutia Inc. "Solutia agreed to pay the banks an enhanced fee in exchange for their firm commitment to fund the full $2 billion exit financing facility -- regardless of the results of the syndication process. We are extremely disappointed by their refusal to meet this commitment and have no choice but to pursue all of our legal remedies."

On October 25, 2007, the banks executed a firm commitment to fund a $2 billion exit financing package for Solutia. These substantial, custom credit facilities and arrangements were specifically tailored to facilitate Solutia's prompt emergence from Chapter 11. On November 20, 2007, the bankruptcy court approved the exit financing package. Nine days later, in reliance on the banks' firm lending commitment, the court found the plan of reorganization to be feasible and confirmed the plan. However, in late January -- shortly before the anticipated closing of the exit facility and Solutia's long-awaited emergence from Chapter 11 -- the banks notified Solutia that they were refusing to provide the funding, citing a so-called "market MAC" provision in their commitment letter and asserting that there has been a change in the markets since entering into the commitment.

"It is a well-documented fact that the ongoing conditions in the credit markets began in the summer of 2007," said Quinn. "Well before the banks committed to Solutia's exit financing, they stated in public filings and through professional advice to Solutia that the credit markets were in disarray, and that the credit crisis would continue for months to come. Despite their concerns and negative outlook, the banks entered into a firm commitment to provide Solutia with this exit financing. The willingness of these banks to offer committed financing that was not subject to a successful syndication was a major factor in deciding to award them this business."

Quinn added, "Solutia is ready to emerge from Chapter 11. We have successfully repositioned our company, we have confirmed a plan of reorganization that brings significant value to our constituents, and our businesses are performing well. We now look to the banks to meet their commitment."

Note: This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which can be identified by the use of words such as "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "intends," "plans," "estimates" or "anticipates," or other comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. These statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions about the industries in which Solutia operates. These statements, including our intention to issue the notes and enter into the credit facilities, are subject to risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, general market conditions, the market for the company's securities, our ability to satisfy closing conditions, the performance of the company's business and other risks detailed from time-to-time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results or achievements to be materially different from the future results or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in Solutia's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, under "Cautionary Statement About Forward Looking Statements," Solutia's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and in filings with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in connection with the Chapter 11 case of Solutia Inc. and 14 of its U.S. subsidiaries. These reports can be accessed through the "Investors" section of Solutia's website at http://www.solutia.com/. The bankruptcy court filings can be accessed by visiting http://www.trumbullgroup.com/. Solutia disclaims any intent or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements in response to new information, unforeseen events, changed circumstances or any other occurrence.

Media: Paul J. Berra III (314) 674-5325

Investors: Susannah Livingston (314) 674-8914

Solutia Inc.

CONTACT: Media, Paul J. Berra III, +1-314-674-5325, or Investors,
Susannah Livingston, +1-314-674-8914, both for Solutia Inc.

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

Chatsworth Data Corporation Announces New Product Line for Customer Satisfaction Surveys

CHATSWORTH, Calif., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chatsworth Data Corporation ("CDC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Chatsworth Data Solutions, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CHWD) , announced today the introduction of its new customer satisfaction survey product that will allow users to survey their own bases for customer satisfaction. As such, it should cut across industry lines and allow businesses from all sectors to access customer sentiments.

Louis W. Dedier III, CDC's President and CEO, noted, "The introduction of this product gives a wide variety of businesses and organizations the ability to conduct and manage customer surveys without having to wait for analysis and reports to come from a third party or corporate office. Capturing and transporting data is our primary business and this solution gives users instant access to customer data and data analysis. This product allows users to conduct surveys with confidence and ease."

The customer satisfaction surveys include a single feed high speed optical mark card reader, custom designed and printed survey cards and forms that are easy to understand and read, and instant data analysis and report printing. Further information about the customer satisfaction surveys can be obtained at info@chatsworthdata.com or by contacting Mark Hammergren at (818) 233-6105.

About Chatsworth Data Solutions, Inc.

Located in Chatsworth, CA, the Company is the parent of Chatsworth Data Corporation ("CDC"), of Chatsworth, CA. CDC has been trusted worldwide for 35 years as a provider of innovative, highly accurate and economically priced intelligent data capture technology. CDC provides the front end optical mark sensing and image scanning systems designed to meet the forms capture and document management needs of value added resellers, system integrators and applications developers who embed CDC technology into solutions tailored for several key markets. Chief among them are gaming, educational testing, elections, surveying, and intelligence gathering. Over a million reader and optical head assemblies have been sold by CDC to date. Shares of Chatsworth Data Solutions, Inc. are traded on OTC:BB under the symbol CHWD. For more information about the Company and CDC, visit http://www.chatsworthdata.com/.

This release contains or may contain certain statements that may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All such forward-looking statements are based upon beliefs of, and information currently available to, the Company's management as well as estimates and assumptions made by the Company's management. When used in this release, the words "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "future", "intend", "plan" or the negative of these terms and similar expressions as they relate to the Company or the Company's management identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current view of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors (including the risks contained in the sections of the Company's reports filed or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission entitled "Risk Factors") relating to the Company's industry, the Company's operations and results of operations and any businesses that may be acquired by the Company. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or planned. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward looking statements. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

Chatsworth Data Corporation

CONTACT: Joe Allen of Allen & Caron Inc, +1-212-691-8087,
joe@allencaron.com; Sid L. Anderson, Chairman of Chatsworth Data Solutions,
Inc., +1-918-645-3701, sid@slacollc.com

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

'Imperium Romanum' Set to Conquer North America in March 2008SouthPeak Games, Kalypso Media, and Haemimont Games Collaborate to Release Epic Historical Strategy Title for PC

GRAPEVINE, Texas, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Take the future of an empire into your hands in "Imperium Romanum", an historical strategy title for PC created by Kalypso Media and Haemimont Games and will be published by SouthPeak Games in North America in March 2008.

Imperium Romanum puts the player in the role of a governor of a province, where he or she must strive to build a well organized, prosperous and commanding settlement. Set in the time of the Roman Empire at its peak, players will marvel at the incredible attention to detail as they construct fortifications, towers, gates and bridges, while paying for them with a new currency. Imperium Romanum is a challenging, enjoyable, and authentic quest to rule the world.

With missions based on real events and locations and enhanced by elements like crime and economics, Imperium Romanum is the complete historical strategy gaming experience. Impressive graphics showcase historically accurate buildings, natural disasters, and siege machines, as well as an improved battle system where the player commands their armies. The missions are interactive, so the players activate the goals when they choose.

Build. Rule. Conquer!

In January, SouthPeak Interactive, LLC and Global Services Partners Acquisition Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: GSPA, GSPAB, GSPAW, GSPAZ) jointly announced that they have agreed to a business combination resulting in a new publicly held entity that will be called SouthPeak Interactive Corporation. The transaction will allow SouthPeak to access the public markets to accelerate its growth strategy and take advantage of strong industry growth trends.

About SouthPeak Games

SouthPeak Interactive, LLC develops and publishes interactive entertainment software for all current hardware platforms including: PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system, PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system, PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Xbox360(TM) video game and entertainment system, Wii(TM), Nintendo DS(TM) and PC. SouthPeak's games cover all major genres including action/adventure, role-playing, racing, puzzle/strategy, fighting and combat. SouthPeak's products are sold in retail outlets in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. SouthPeak is headquartered in Midlothian, Virginia, and has offices in Grapevine, Texas and London, England. http://www.southpeakgames.com/

About Kalypso Media

Kalypso Media UK Ltd, with headquarters in Leicester, is a dedicated publisher and distributor of full price, mid-range and budget computer games in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Far East and Australasia. Originally founded in Germany in 2006 by industry veterans, Kalypso Media opened its UK office in August 2007. The fledgling publisher has a number of carefully selected PC titles across the lifestyle, strategy and action genres in its lineup, including Theatre of War, Star Assault, Campus and Winter Challenge 2008.

About Haemimont Games

Haemimont Games is a team of approximately 50 talented game developers brought together by a common passion to create truly outstanding games. We design and create all aspects of our games, from concept to graphics and programming. Haemimont Games uses its own internally developed 3D graphics engines. We strive for perfection in three key areas; a shared creative impulse that pushes the frontiers of imagination and game design; an outstanding production process featuring a streamlined asset pipeline, quick turnaround for new features and always up-to-date working game versions; and technology excellence incorporating the latest breakthroughs in game technology coupled with a rock solid, reusable code base and industry standard third-party tools. Located in Sofia, Bulgaria, Haemimont Games is one of the country's premier employers with the ability to attract and retain the best talent in the region.

SouthPeak Interactive, LLC

CONTACT: Rob Fleischer, Sandbox Strategies, +1-212-213-2451,
rob@sandboxstrat.com, for SouthPeak Games; Jonathan Hales, Managing Director
of Kalypso Media, +44(0)116-3274309, or cell, +44(0)7909-905179,
jonathan.hales@kalypsomedia.com

Web site: http://www.southpeakgames.com/
http://www.kalypsomedia.com/

Diocese of Orlando selects Serenic NavigatorTSX Venture Exchange Symbol "SER"

EDMONTON, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Serenic Corporation (TSX-V:SER), ("Serenic" or the "Corporation"), a leading publisher of financial management and business operations software for nonprofits, international NGOs, and the public sector, announced today that the Catholic Diocese of Orlando has selected Serenic Navigator as the organization's new financial management solution.

The Diocese of Orlando was established in 1968, and originally included fifty parishes and served 128,000 Catholics. Because of the explosive growth of the Orlando metropolitan area, engendered by the opening of Walt Disney World and other tourist destinations, the Diocese became one of the fastest growing in the nation. Today, it includes 80 parishes, 10 missions, and 37 schools spread over nine counties of Central Florida. It serves a population of approximately 800,000 Catholics.

The Diocese provides many social services through its diocesan, parish and school ministries, San Pedro Center, the Farmworker Ministry, Bishop Grady Villas and Catholic Charities of Central Florida. Additional information about these services and the Diocese of Orlando can be found at http://www.orlandodiocese.org/.

"The Diocese of Orlando purchased Serenic Navigator based, in large part, on referral information from within Serenic's large community of diocesan clients," said Serenic President and CEO Randy Keith. "They needed to replace their existing AS400 system with software that would provide the advanced budgeting capabilities, automated workflow processing, and investment management capabilities required to effectively manage the fund accounting needs of the Diocese. We are very pleased that they found what they needed in Navigator and happy to welcome them into the Serenic client community."

Navigator, certified for Microsoft Dynamics NAV, is Serenic's flagship financial management product for nonprofits, international NGOs and the public sector. It combines a full suite of integrated industry-specific business operations applications together with sophisticated Microsoft technology.

"We were impressed by Serenic's focus and commitment to the Diocesan community" said Jack Paige, Director of IS and Technology for the Diocese of Orlando. "Serenic's Investment Management product, for example, is a fully integrated component of the Navigator financials solution and is a great fit for our Diocesan Savings and Loan program. This was not something we could find in other products. And since Navigator is based on the powerful Microsoft Dynamics NAV system, we will also have full integration with Microsoft Office."

"After talking to other Serenic clients and completing an intensive review of the product," added Paige, "we are confident that Navigator will empower us to provide the level of accountability and transparency our constituents deserve."

About Serenic Corporation

Serenic Corporation is an industry-leading publisher of mission-critical software products that satisfy the unique and sophisticated functionality requirements of nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies.

Built on Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Serenic's products deliver fully integrated solutions that can, in many organizations, eliminate the need for multiple third-party business applications.

A Microsoft Gold-certified Industry Solutions Vendor, the Corporation's products include the highly acclaimed Serenic Navigator, Serenic DonorVision, Serenic CommunityCare and Serenic MinistryView. In addition, the Corporation is the exclusive developer of the human resources and payroll products for Microsoft Dynamics NAV users in North America.

Serenic was recently named the Microsoft Dynamics 2007 Outstanding ISV of the Year and earned membership in the Microsoft Dynamics Inner Circle and the Microsoft Dynamics President's Club, both prestigious achievements that acknowledge Serenic as a top performer within the Microsoft partner community.

Serenic Corporation is a public company with offices in Edmonton, Alberta and Lakewood, Colorado. It trades under the symbol "SER" on the TSX Venture Exchange in Canada. Additional information about the Company is available at http://www.serenic.com/.

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release. Company and product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS By Randy Keith President and CEO, Serenic Corporation (303) 980-6007

Serenic Corporation

CONTACT: EDITORIAL CONTACT: Linda Nicholson, lnicholson@serenic.com,
(877) 737-3642, Ext. 115