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Baker Makes Engineering Assistant Vice President Appointments

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Michael Baker Jr., Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation , announced today that it has promoted nine individuals to the position of assistant vice president. The appointments include:

-- Scott Allen, assistant vice president of Baker's Environmental Services Unit in the Baltimore, Md., office. -- Travis Clark, assistant vice president in the Oakland, Calif., office. -- Tracey S. Cullen, assistant vice president of Aviation Services in the Moon Township, Pa., office. -- Jim Deschenes, assistant vice president and office principal for the Salt Lake City, Utah, office. -- William P. Macon has joined Baker as an assistant vice president in the company's San Antonio, Texas, office. His focus will be Baker's expanding Air Force and AFCEE business. -- Richard W. McDonald, assistant vice president, Geospatial Information Technologies, in the Beaver, Pa., office. -- David M. Martin, assistant vice president and director of facility planning and design for all of Baker's offices nationwide. He is located in the Moon Township, Pa., office. -- Raymond P. Wattras, assistant vice president of Baker's Environmental Services Unit in the Moon Township, Pa., office. -- Steven F. Wilson, assistant vice president of Pittsburgh Transportation in the Moon Township, Pa., office. In addition, he will continue to serve as the director of highways, and project management. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061214/BAKERLOGO )

Bradley L. Mallory, chief operating officer and president of Baker's Engineering segment, said, "This group of individuals brings tremendous value to their business lines. Their promotions are well-deserved and their dedication and work ethic are commendable."

Michael Baker Corporation (http://www.mbakercorp.com/) provides engineering and operations and maintenance services for its clients' most complex challenges worldwide. The firm's primary practice areas are aviation, environmental, facilities, geospatial information technologies, pipelines and utilities, transportation, water/wastewater, and oil & gas. With more than 4,000 employees in over 50 offices across the United States and internationally, Baker is focused on providing services that span the complete life cycle of infrastructure and managed asset projects.

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CONTACT: David Higie of Michael Baker Corporation, +1-412-269-6449

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

OnePartner, EMBARQ Announce Tier III Data Center ConnectivityUptime Institute: Duffield facility currently is sole U.S. company offering Tier III reliability

DUFFIELD, Va., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OnePartner today announced the availability of their high-availability business continuance, disaster recovery and colocation services, enabled significantly by a key partnership with EMBARQ to provide the needed highly reliable network access to deliver these services.

"Metro Ethernet provided by EMBARQ provides a direct connection to OnePartner's Tier III Advanced Technology & Applications Center (ATAC)," said Kathy Feagins, EMBARQ(TM) account executive. "We see great potential for a resource like the OnePartner ATAC, coupled with our Metro Ethernet, to highlight our region's infrastructure and draw additional businesses. It also fills a crucial role in the increasing automation our clients are putting in place."

A Tier III center provides multiple active power and cooling distribution paths, has redundant components, and is concurrently maintainable to ensure high availability. The Uptime Institute (http://www.uptimeinstitute.org/) created the Tier classification system as a benchmark for reliable data center infrastructure design.

"The OnePartner ATAC in Duffield currently is the sole U.S. company providing outsourced commercial data center services (including colocation and disaster recovery) that has been awarded a Tier III Design Certification by the Uptime Institute," said Julian Kudritzki, certification manager of The Uptime Institute and ComputerSite Engineering.

"EMBARQ has been great to work with from the early planning stages of our project. It is clear they understand how important disaster recovery planning is to their clients," said Tom Deaderick, director of OnePartner. "This relationship makes it very straightforward for businesses on the EMBARQ(TM) network to establish failover systems in the ATAC."

"Businesses in the region are becoming more dependent on their computing infrastructure," Feagins said. "Using EMBARQ's high-capacity Ethernet services and network monitoring capabilities, we can connect our clients to a resource that allows them to ensure those systems are available at all times."

About OnePartner, LLC

OnePartner is based in Duffield, Virginia. It is a privately-held sister company to Holston Medical Group (Kingsport, Tennessee). OnePartner will complete construction of the Nation's first commercial Tier III Certified disaster recovery & data center in June 2008. OnePartner expects demand for space to outstrip available space, and encourages EMBARQ clients to contact the company to discuss pre-launch discounts.

About EMBARQ

Embarq Corporation , headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, offers a complete suite of communications services. The company has approximately 18,000 employees and operates in 18 states. EMBARQ is included in the S&P 500. For consumers, EMBARQ offers an innovative portfolio of services that includes reliable local and long distance home phone service, high-speed Internet, wireless, and satellite TV from DISH Network(R) -- all on one monthly bill. For businesses, EMBARQ has a comprehensive range of flexible and integrated services designed to help businesses of all sizes be more productive and communicate with their customers. This service portfolio includes local voice and data services, long distance, Business Class High Speed Internet, wireless, satellite TV from DIRECTV(R), enhanced data network services, voice and data communication equipment and managed network services. Embarq received the highest numerical score among providers of local telephone voice services in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Major Provider Business Telecommunications Voice Services Study(SM). Study based on responses from 2,048 business customers measuring four providers. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed in January-February 2007. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. For more information, visit embarq.com.

http://www.onepartner.com/ http://www.embarq.com/

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PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com Embarq Corporation

CONTACT: Tom Deaderick of OnePartner, +1-423-863-8708,
tdeaderick@onepartner.com; or Tom Matthews of EMBARQ, +1-919-554-7185,
Tom.r.matthews@embarq.com

Web site: http://www.embarq.com/
http://www.onepartner.com/

South Carolina Customer Wins EMBARQ(TM) ContestOnline entry wins $1,000 and a year of EMBARQ(TM) High Speed Internet service

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Adam Creswell, a Greenwood, SC, area IT manager, had resigned himself to using dial-up at his parents' home. But after entering -- and winning -- an EMBARQ co-sponsored contest with MySpace, he and his parents are living in the Internet fast lane.

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Creswell won the EMBARQ "Friends Don't Let Friends (or Family) Use Dial-Up" contest for submitting the best essay on how a slow Internet connection has affected his life.

Creswell, who described the withdrawal of doing without high-speed Internet access when he moved in with his parents while he remodeled a home, will receive one year of EMBARQ(TM) High-Speed Internet service and $1,000.

"I was shocked -- I never win anything!" Creswell said after being notified he had won. "I told my parents and they were also pleasantly surprised. For years we've dealt with dial-up, which has led us to avoid computer use altogether. We're all so used to having a high-speed connection at work, and now we're going to be lucky enough to have it at home. I'm thrilled! 'Shock & Awe' -- Does that pretty much sum it up?"

The EMBARQ(TM) contest on MySpace was part of the company's launch of its official MySpace community. Entrants were asked to "Tell us how a slow Internet connection has affected your life."

Here is Creswell's winning entry:

"Recently, I moved back in with my family while I'm remodeling a home I just purchased. My parents still have dial-up internet access. Wow. I'm used to a high-speed connection -- it's mandatory. Between waiting for literally HOURS to receive pictures and attachments sent from friends and family via e-mail and reading the newspaper while waiting on a Web page to load, it's excruciating. Downloading music? Forget it. Streaming video? Don't think so. It has come to the point that my parents and I just stopped using the computer at home. My mother, a school teacher, and my father, an industrial engineer, are relatively advanced. High-definition TV, surround sound, and all the latest gadgetry are commonplace to them in every other aspect of their lives, but they cannot seem to grasp the idea of a high-speed connection at home! Not to mention that I'm an IT Manager! It's doubly hard for me to work from home -- no--- it is IMPOSSIBLE for me to work from home. No remote connections via dial-up. No opportunity to check e-mail from the house 00 because heaven forbid I receive an attachment over 50k... I cringe at the thought of that little yellow balloon appearing over my system tray: 'Now connected at 45.2kbps.' Please help my parents (and me) into the 21st century."

About EMBARQ

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PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com Embarq Corporation

CONTACT: Tom Matthews of Embarq Corporation, +1-919-554-7185,
Tom.r.matthews@embarq.com

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

TRX Appoints Scott Gillespie to Lead Strategic Planning Efforts in DataKristie Beck promoted to run TRX Travel Analytics

ATLANTA, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TRX, Inc. , a global technology company that develops and hosts software applications to process data records and automate manual processes, today announced the appointment of Scott Gillespie to Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, to focus on major new business opportunities in travel data for TRX.

Gillespie will be leading the market research and business modeling efforts for the TRX data-related products. The market research is underway with outreach to travel suppliers, travel agencies, corporate buyers, payment providers, and industry groups. Gillespie is joined in his market outreach efforts by Susan Hopley, Executive Vice President, Emerging Markets, and Greeley Koch, Vice President, Corporate Solutions.

"Scott's new role places the right emphasis on the execution of significant new business opportunities to transform travel data into valuable information," said TRX President and CEO, Trip Davis. "Scott is one of the brightest minds in the world on the topic of travel data, and we are keen to meet with and collaborate with industry partners and clients to continue our relentless focus on data technology and actionable insights."

"I am thrilled to lead this important initiative for TRX," said Scott Gillespie, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives. "TRX is well positioned to help the industry capitalize on the value of travel data. We will continue reaching out to many folks throughout the industry to ensure we are addressing the tough problems that need resolution."

To succeed Gillespie, Kristie Beck has been promoted to Senior Director, TRX Travel Analytics. Beck joined TRX in July 2007 as a Director in the Travel Analytics group. She gains general management responsibility for the strategic development and client delivery to ensure continued innovation, consistency, and growth in TRX's corporate travel analytics business. Beck brings strong leadership skills and industry expertise, having served in procurement roles at American Airlines, and at Aeroexchange, an airline IT and sourcing consultancy. TRX Travel Analytics is an independent, unbiased, and objective service provider focused solely on the client's best interests, providing clients tangible value. World class savings results are achieved by using deep category expertise, patent-pending analytical methods and powerful modeling tools.

"Under Scott's direction, TRX Travel Analytics has earned an excellent reputation for providing high quality, innovative and objective analytics that serve the dynamic needs of corporate travel programs and deliver real business value to our clients," said Kristie Beck. "I look forward to building on that success and working with our strong team to ensure we remain on the forefront of corporate travel analytics."

About TRX

TRX is a global technology company. We develop and host software applications that process data records and automate manual processes, enabling our clients to optimize performance and control costs. We are a leading provider to the travel industry and are expanding into financial services and healthcare. We deliver our technology applications in an on- demand environment to travel agencies, corporations, travel suppliers, government agencies, credit card associations, credit card issuing banks, and third-party administrators. TRX is headquartered in Atlanta with operations and associates in North America, Europe, and Asia. Please visit the company's Website at http://www.trx.com/.

TRX, Inc.

CONTACT: Kira Perdue of Trevelino-Keller Communications Group for TRX,
+1-404-214-0722, extension 101, kperdue@trevelinokeller.com

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

comScore Media Metrix Releases Top 50 Web Rankings for JanuaryPreparing for Tax Season Ranks as Top Priority as Americans Begin the New YearPolitics, Careers, Real Estate, and Travel Also Witness Strong Growth

RESTON, Va., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- comScore, Inc. , a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly analysis of U.S. consumer activity at top online properties for January 2008 from the comScore Media Metrix service. The month saw increased visits to tax, politics, career, real estate and travel-related sites.

"The new year represents a time for Americans to reflect on the past year and plan for the coming year, whether it's searching for a new job, a new residence, or preparing for tax season," said Jack Flanagan, executive vice president of comScore Media Metrix. "There was also a huge surge in activity at political content sites as the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries kicked off with the Iowa caucuses in early January."

Tax Preparation Causes Category to Surge

The official beginning of tax season sent Americans online in droves, driving the tax category up 202 percent to more than 23 million visitors, making it the top-gaining category in January. IRS.gov led the category with 12.5 million visitors (up 181 percent), followed by TaxACT with 5.8 million visitors (up more than 1,000 percent), and H&R Block with 5.3 million visitors (up 312 percent).

Heated Presidential Primaries Boost Traffic to Politics Sites

As the presidential primaries kicked off, the politics category jumped 65 percent to 13.8 million visitors as Americans went online for news coverage and opinions and to visit candidate Web sites. BarackObama.com led the category with 2.2 million visitors, up 429 percent from December, followed by HillaryClinton.com with 1.1 million visitors (up 202 percent). On the Republican side, MikeHuckabee.com attracted 937,000 visitors, up 96 percent, while JohnMcCain.com grew 261 percent to 596,000 visitors.

New Year = New Career, Americans Search the Web for Jobs

As many Americans reevaluated their current career situations with the New Year, the career services and development category experienced a 31-percent gain for the month. The category was led by CareerBuilder LLC with 24.8 million visitors, followed by Yahoo! HotJobs with 17.4 million visitors and Monster with 17.1 million visitors.

Real Estate Category Experiences Seasonal Growth

Concerns over a shaky real estate market, along with those resolving to move residences in 2008, precipitated a 28-percent gain to 42 million visitors to the real estate category in January. Move Network led the category with 10.1 million visitors (up 49 percent), followed by Yahoo! Real Estate with 4.6 million visitors (50 percent), and Rent.com with 3.5 million visitors (up 51 percent).

Winter Weather Prompts Vacation Planning

Travel-related sites experienced an increase in traffic as people looked to escape the winter doldrums and take advantage of post-holiday travel deals. Ground/cruise sites gained 27 percent to 11.3 million visitors, while car rental sites grew 26 percent to 5.1 million visitors, and hotels/resorts gained 23 percent to nearly 31 million visitors.

Top 50 Properties

Yahoo! Sites continued to lead as the top property with more than 138 million visitors, followed by Google Sites with nearly 135 million visitors and Microsoft Sites with 119 million visitors. Beginning with January comScore Media Metrix data, Time Warner Network has now been divided into AOL LLC, which includes all AOL related entities, and Time Warner - Excluding AOL. During the month, large increases were experienced by the following properties; Superpages.com Network (rising 13 spots to position 19), Disney Online (up four spots to position 22), and Expedia Inc. (up nine spots to 32). CareerBuilder LLC entered the ranking this month grabbing position 27.

Top 50 Ad Focus Ranking

Platform A, the ad network combining Advertising.com, Tacoda, AOL, and Quigo, debuted this month in the top spot in the Ad Focus Ranking, reaching 91 percent of the more than 184 million Americans online. Substantial gains were achieved by Adconion Media Group (up four spots to 14), PrecisionClick (up six spots to 35), and Kontera (up four spots to 36). Three entities joined the ranking this month; Turn, Inc., IACAS Network, and CNN.

comScore Top 10 Gaining Properties by Percentage Change in Unique Visitors* (U.S.) January 2008 vs. December 2007 Total U.S. - Home, Work and University Locations Source: comScore Media Metrix Total Unique Visitors (000) Dec-07 Jan-08 % Change Rank by Unique Visitors Total Internet: Total Audience 183,619 184,239 0 N/A TaxACT 421 5,803 1,277 182 H&R Block 1,294 5,337 312 201 IRS.GOV 4,442 12,495 181 82 Kayak.com Network 3,234 6,871 112 150 Intuit 7,096 14,979 111 64 Weight Watchers International 2,287 4,552 99 240 PCH.COM 4,900 8,953 83 108 CareerBuilder LLC 13,914 24,752 78 27 Job.com Sites 3,567 5,654 59 190 ED.GOV 4,314 6,828 58 152 *Ranking based on the top 250 properties in January 2008 comScore Top 10 Gaining Categories by Percentage Change in Unique Visitors (U.S.) January 2008 vs. December 2007 Total U.S. - Home, Work and University Locations Source: comScore Media Metrix Total Unique Visitors (000) Dec-07 Jan-08 % Change Total Internet: Total Audience 183,619 184,239 0 Taxes 7,729 23,336 202 Politics 8,384 13,807 65 Career Services and Development 49,150 64,144 31 Real Estate 32,747 41,991 28 Ground/Cruise 8,909 11,303 27 Car Rental 4,065 5,130 26 Retail - Computer Software 26,756 33,548 25 Financial Information/Advice 32,109 39,792 24 Hotels/Resorts 25,131 30,958 23 Online Travel Agents 34,581 42,530 23 comScore Top 50 Properties (U.S.) January 2008 Total U.S. - Home, Work and University Locations Unique Visitors (000) Source: comScore Media Metrix Rank Property Unique Rank Property Unique Visitors Visitors (000) (000) Total Internet: Total Audience 184,239 1 Yahoo! Sites 138,059 26 Craigslist.org 26,660 2 Google Sites 134,886 27 CareerBuilder LLC 24,752 3 Microsoft Sites 119,297 28 Glam Media 24,626 4 AOL LLC 109,442 29 Shopzilla.com Sites 24,210 5 Fox Interactive Media 83,752 30 Monster Worldwide 24,185 6 eBay 78,789 31 CBS Corporation 23,643 7 Amazon Sites 59,003 32 Expedia Inc 23,454 8 Wikipedia Sites 55,589 33 Gannett Sites 22,997 9 Time Warner - Excluding AOL 52,645 34 Bank of America 22,990 10 Ask Network 2,102 35 Yellowpages.com Network 22,869 11 New York Times 36 United Online, Digital 48,471 Inc 22,065 12 Apple Inc. 48,413 37 E.W. Scripps 20,952 13 Viacom Digital 42,011 38 Photobucket.com LLC 20,497 14 Weather Channel, The 40,478 39 Real.com Network 19,747 15 CNET Networks 34,859 40 Lycos Sites 19,484 16 Facebook.com 33,861 41 WebMD Health 19,219 17 Adobe Sites 31,169 42 ESPN 19,166 18 Wal-Mart 30,747 43 WorldNow - ABC Owned Sites 19,115 19 Superpages.com Network 28,299 44 NBC Universal 17,828 20 AT&T, Inc. 27,890 45 Best Buy Sites 17,813 21 Target Corporation 27,874 46 Weatherbug Property 17,456 22 Disney Online 27,524 47 iVillage.com: The Womens Network 17,383 23 Verizon 48 Cox Enterprises Communications Inc. 17,286 Corporation 27,220 24 Gorilla Nation 27,119 49 AmericanGreetings Property 16,771 25 Comcast Corporation 27,068 50 Hearst Corporation 16,708 comScore Ad Focus Ranking (U.S.) January 2008 Total U.S. - Home, Work and University Locations Unique Visitors (000) Source: comScore Media Metrix Rank Property Unique Reach% Rank Property Unique Reach% Visitors Visitors (000) (000) Total Internet: Total Audience 184,239 100.0 1 Platform-A** 166,763 91% 26 Vibrant Media** 75,953 41% 2 Advertising.com**+ 163,837 89% 27 CPX Interactive** 71,667 39% 3 Yahoo! Network** 155,822 85% 28 MySpace.com* 68,641 37% 4 Google Ad Network**143,200 78% 29 Ebay.com 66,861 36% 5 Specific Media** 142,290 77% 30 Gorilla Nation Media 65,282 35% 6 ValueClick Networks** 137,548 75% 31 YouTube.com 61,375 33% 7 Yahoo! 136,243 74% 32 Undertone Networks** 59,273 32% 8 Tribal Fusion** 131,840 72% 33 MSN.com Home Page 58,548 32% 9 Google 126,569 69% 34 Ask Network 52,102 28% 10 Casale Media Network** 121,893 66% 35 PrecisionClick** 51,156 28% 11 AOL Media Network 109,442 59% 36 Kontera** 50,481 27% 12 MSN-Windows Live 103,424 56% 37 Amazon.com 48,324 26% 13 DRIVEpm** 102,085 55% 38 Business.com Network 48,181 26% 14 adconion media group** 98,378 53% 39 AdDynamix.com** 46,625 25% 15 Yahoo.com Home Page 95,460 52% 40 MapQuest 44,537 24% 16 Traffic Marketplace** 95,254 52% 41 Turn, Inc** 42,103 23% 17 Tremor Media 93,929 51% 42 YuMe Video Network 41,666 23% 18 AOL 91,005 49% 43 About 41,487 23% 19 24/7 Real Media** 90,483 49% 44 Ebay.com Home Page 39,169 21% 20 ADSDAQ by ContextWeb** 88,984 48% 45 Vizi Media** 38,066 21% 21 Burst Media** 88,097 48% 46 IACAS Network 37,526 20% 22 AdBrite** 85,308 46% 47 The Nabbr Network 36,643 20% 23 Collective Media** 79,832 43% 48 Facebook.com 33,861 18% 24 interCLICK** 79,369 43% 49 Weather.com 31,464 17% 25 Centro 78,460 43% 50 CNN 29,157 16% Reach % denotes the percentage of the total Internet population that viewed a particular entity at least once in January. For instance, Yahoo! was seen by 74 percent of the more than 184 million Internet users in January. * Entity has assigned some portion of traffic to other syndicated entities. ** Denotes an advertising network. + Advertising.com is also included in the Platform A entity beginning with January 2008 Media Metrix data. About comScore Media Metrix

comScore Media Metrix provides industry-leading Internet audience measurement services that report details of online media usage, visitor demographics and online buying power for the home, work and university audiences across local U.S. markets and across the globe. comScore Media Metrix reports are used by financial analysts, advertising agencies, publishers and marketers. comScore Media Metrix syndicated ratings are based on industry-sanctioned sampling methodologies.

About comScore

comScore, Inc. is a global leader in measuring the digital world. For more information, please visit http://www.comscore.com/boilerplate

comScore, Inc.

CONTACT: Sarah Radwanick of comScore, Inc., +1-312-775-6538,
press@comscore.com

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

Handleman Company Names Khaled Haram as Chief Financial Officer

TROY, Mich., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Handleman Company , http://www.handleman.com/, today announced that Khaled Haram has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. The Company also announced that it has accepted the resignation of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Thomas Braum, effective immediately.

Mr. Haram has been with Handleman Company since April 2006 when he was hired as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. In 2007, he took on the additional responsibility for Handleman United Kingdom. The Information Technology division will continue to report to him in his new role.

President & CEO Al Koch said, "Khaled brings a strong business and finance acumen to the position. His experience prior to Handleman Company, as well as his contributions over the last two years, has prepared him well for this role."

Mr. Haram's background includes ten years at Estee Lauder Companies, where he held several positions of increasing responsibility including Vice President for Global Information Systems. In 2001, he left Estee Lauder to launch Zalia Cosmetics, the first nationwide Latin consumer-focused cosmetics line. For the next four years he operated this business as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Haram holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from New York University, a Bachelors of Electrical Engineering from The Cooper Union and a MBA in Finance from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Mr. Koch stated, "We are appreciative of Tom Braum's 23 years of dedicated service to the Company, in which he acted with the highest level of integrity. We wish him well in his future endeavors."

About Handleman Company:

Handleman Company is a category manager and distributor of prerecorded music and console video game hardware, software and accessories to leading retailers in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. As a category manager, the Company manages a broad assortment of titles to optimize sales and inventory productivity in retail stores. Services offered include product selection, direct-to-store shipments, marketing and in-store merchandising.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements

Information in this press release contains forward-looking statements, which are not historical facts. These statements involve risks and uncertainties and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results, events and performance could differ materially from those contemplated by these forward- looking statements including, without limitation, achievement of cost saving strategies identified or in the process of being implemented, successfully executing new business initiatives, risks associated with the Company's responsibilities required under its agreement with Tesco PLC, improving operating performance after the termination of the Company's music supply agreement with ASDA and generating cash from reducing working capital investment, the ability to secure funding or generate sufficient cash required to build and grow other new businesses, achieving the business integration objectives expected with the Crave Entertainment Group and REPS acquisitions, changes in the music and console video game industries, continuation of satisfactory relationships with existing customers and suppliers, establishing satisfactory relationships with new customers and suppliers, effects of electronic commerce inclusive of digital music and console video game distribution, success of new music and video game releases, dependency on technology, ability to control costs, relationships with the Company's lenders, pricing and competitive pressures, dependence on third-party carriers to deliver products to customers, the occurrence of catastrophic events or acts of terrorism, retaining and/or recruiting key executives, certain global and regional economic conditions, and other factors discussed in this press release and those detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Handleman Company notes that the preceding conditions are not a complete list of risks and uncertainties. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.

Handleman Company

CONTACT: Mark J. Albrecht, Senior Vice President, Human Resources &
Organizational Development, +1-248-362-4400, Ext. 608, or Greg Mize, Vice
President of Investor Relations and Treasurer, +1-248-362-4400, Ext. 211, both
of Handleman Company

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

PopCap Games to Develop Multiplayer Mobile Games for SNAP MobileCute and Colorful Chuzzle(TM) First in Games Line-up

SAN FRANCISCO and ESPOO, Finland - Game Developers Conference 2008, February 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia and PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, will bring connected mobile Java(TM) games to the SNAP Mobile platform. The award winning Chuzzle(TM) is the first game to be re-developed by PopCap under a multi-game agreement.

"SNAP Mobile is all about bringing fun multiplayer Java games to the masses," said Paul Whitaker, Head of Business Development for SNAP Mobile, Nokia. "With a catalog of broadly appealing games, PopCap titles are a perfect addition to our growing portfolio."

"Downloads of our mobile games continue to grow rapidly and we have learned that consumers are increasingly looking for on-the-go games that allow them to interact with one another," said Andrew Stein, Director of Mobile Business Development, PopCap. "To help meet that growing demand, we're happy to cooperate with a company like Nokia that shares our vision of bringing engaging and fun casual games to the mobile mass-market along with a proven track record of efficiently distributing and hosting connected mobile games."

The multiplayer version of Chuzzle(TM) will feature community offerings, including chat, leader boards, and more. The original single player version of Chuzzle(TM), which was named 'Casual Game of the Year' in 2005 by Billboard's Digital Entertainment & Media Excellence Awards, is expected to be available on a variety of mobile devices powered by SNAP Mobile by the end of 2008.

About PopCap

PopCap Games, http://www.popcap.com/, is the leading multi-platform provider of "casual games" - fun, easy-to-learn, captivating computer games that appeal to everyone from age 6 to 106. Based in Seattle, Washington, PopCap was founded in 2000 and has a worldwide staff of over 180 people in Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, Vancouver, B.C. and Dublin. Its games have been downloaded more than 1 billion times by consumers worldwide, and its flagship title, Bejeweled(R), has sold more than 10 million units across all platforms. Constantly acclaimed by consumers and critics, PopCap's games are played on the Web, desktop computers, myriad mobile devices (cell phones,smartphones, PDAs, Pocket PCs, iPod and more), popular game consoles (such as Xbox), and in-flight entertainment systems. PopCap is the only casual games developer with leading market share across all major sales channels, including Web portals, retail stores, mobile operators and developers, and game device manufacturers.

About SNAP Mobile

Nokia's SNAP Mobile is an industry leading mobile Java(TM) gaming solution that covers middleware and technology, hosting, maintenance, and online community management. It is available to 3rd parties for connected mobile game development and publishing, and also offers mobile game community development to operators. The SNAP Mobile platform currently supports a wide variety of Java(TM) MIDP2.0 compliant phones and has a rapidly growing selection of connected mobile games with the variety and level of challenge that appeals to players of all ages. For more information about SNAP Mobile, please visit http://www.snapmobile.nokia.com/

About Nokia

Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. Nokia makes a wide range of mobile devices and provides people with experiences in music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games and business mobility through these devices. Nokia also provides equipment, solutions and services for communications networks. Website: http://www.nokia.com/

Trademarks:

The PopCap logo and all other trademarks used herein that are listed at http://www.popcap.com/trademarks are owned by PopCap Games, Inc. or its licensors and may be registered in some countries. Other company and product names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners and are used for the benefit of those owners.

Nokia Corporation

CONTACT: Media Enquiries: Nokia, North America Communications, Tel.
+1-972-894-4573, Email: communications.corp@nokia.com; Nokia Communications,
Tel. +358-7180-34900, Email: press.services@nokia.com; PopCap Games (North
America), Garth Chouteau, Tel. +1-415-602-8147, Email: garth@popcap.com;
PopCap Games (International), Cathy Orr, Tel: +353-1-480-6286, Email:
corr@popcap.com

Glu Mobile Unveils Initial Line-Up of Titles Coming to Nokia N-Gage

GAME DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE 2008, SAN FRANCISCO and ESPOO, Finland, February 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia and Glu Mobile Inc. , a leading global publisher of mobile games, today announced its initial line-up of games to be launched on the N-Gage platform in 2008. The titles launching are based on two major forthcoming films from Warner Bros. Pictures, SPEED RACER and The Dark Knight, as well as Super Slam Ping Pong, a new original Glu title in the spirit of Glu's runaway hit, Super K.O. Boxing!

"We're pleased to bring these key titles from Glu to N-Gage," said Alex Galvagni, senior vice president product development and chief technology officer, Glu Mobile. "N-Gage is a great innovation in mobile gaming technology, and this line-up of games from Glu utilizes the platform capabilities to offer richly rewarding game experiences."

"These three titles are valuable additions to the N-Gage platform, and will deliver exciting gaming experiences for N-Gage players," said Gregg Sauter, Director of 3rd party publishing, Nokia. "We're delighted to further our relationship with Glu Mobile - their catalog of games is extremely strong and offers something for everyone."

About Glu titles coming to N-Gage: SPEED RACER

In this mobile game inspired by the upcoming movie, SPEED RACER players become the ultimate grand prix champion in the Mach 6. They must conquer the art of drifting, sliding, jumping and defensive driving in order to stay ahead of the pack while racing on extreme tracks with the dirtiest of competitors.

Super Slam Ping Pong!

In the spirit of Glu's runaway hit, Super K.O. Boxing, Super Slam Ping Pong is a hilarious, over-the-top game that features a cast of wacky opponents such as Master Wu-Pong and the Gnarly Gnome. Players must keep an eye out for each opponent's tell and weakness as they fill their Super Slam meter to unleash powerful slams.

The Dark Knight

Play as Batman in The Dark Knight, the thrilling action game based on Warner Bros. Pictures' upcoming blockbuster film. Batman fights to eradicate street crime in Gotham City using his advanced combat skills and an array of unique gadgets. However, things take a darker turn when a new reign of chaos is unleashed on the terrified citizens of Gotham by a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker.

About Glu

Glu is a leading global publisher of mobile games. Its portfolio of top-rated games includes original titles Super K.O. Boxing!, Stranded and Brain Genius, and titles based on major brands from partners including Atari, Activision, Konami, Harrah's, Hasbro, Warner Bros., Microsoft, PlayFirst, PopCap Games, SEGA and Sony. Founded in 2001, Glu is based in San Mateo, Calif. and has offices in London, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Hong Kong, China, Sao Paulo and Chile. Consumers can find high-quality, fresh entertainment created exclusively for their mobile phones wherever they see the 'g' character logo or at http://www.glu.com/.

About N-Gage

N-Gage is a made-for-mobile games service available in compatible Nokia Nseries and other S60 3rd Edition devices from Nokia. N-Gage makes it easy to find, try, buy, play and manage high-quality mobile games as well as connect to friends and other players in the N-Gage Arena, Nokia's mobile gaming community. Nokia is working with the world's leading publishers to deliver a broad portfolio of games.

About Nokia

GLU MOBILE, GLU, SUPER K.O. BOXING!, STRANDED, BRAIN GENIUS and the 'g' character logo are trademarks of Glu Mobile.

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Monogram International, Inc. and IAC Search & Media, Inc.'s Smiley Central(TM) Team Up to Present Innovative New Products for 2008

PINELLAS PARK, Fla., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Monogram International, Inc. is proud to announce the recent partnership with IAC Search & Media, Inc.'s ("IAC") Smiley Central(TM), home to one of the largest collections of free animated emoticons on the web. These ubiquitous smiley faces will be featured in a wide range of new items including stationery, desk accessories, dinnerware, jewelry, key rings, personalized items, even an innovative candy line and novelty items.

"Be on the lookout for some phenomenally interesting new items, as our newly acquired license with IAC will provide Monogram International the opportunity to offer our retail partners some truly unique products," states Michael Normann, Monogram International's Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing.

Smiley Central emoticons can walk, talk, dance and sing, and can be added to emails, instant messages, or on social networks like MySpace and Blogger as a fun means of self-expression. The product boasts over 10,000 exclusive emoticons with new ones added every month.

"By utilizing this license in conjunction with aggressively marketing to the teen/tween audience, we're confident this line is sure to be a hit," comments Normann. "Our focus to create relevant, hip products has expanded to a substantial product catalog set to launch in early 2008."

Emoticons are all about expressing and wearing your emotions, which Monogram International plans to take to the next level. With the colorful and incomparably expressive Smiley Central emotions, you can easily show off any of your moods in style. Trust us on this one there is a Smiley Central emoticon for every occasion.

About IAC Consumer Applications & Portals

IAC Consumer Applications & Portals ("IAC CAP"), a wholly owned business of IAC/InterActiveCorp , is a leading web developer of consumer applications and portals enabling users to creatively and visually express themselves online. IAC CAP brands include Smiley Central(TM), Zwinky(TM), Webfetti(TM), Popular Screensavers(TM), My Fun Cards(TM), Cursor Mania(TM), as well as Evite(R) and the Excite(R), IWON(R) and MyWay(R) portals. According to ComScore, IAC CAP brands touch over 50 million users a month. Smiley Central is part of the MyWebSearch(R) Toolbar and easily accessible from a web browser. For more information or to download the toolbar to access Smiley Central, visit http://www.smileycentral.com/.

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CONTACT: Trish Sarlan of Monogram International, Inc., +1-727-536-1941,
tsarlan@monogramdirect.com

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Nokia Showcases the Latest in Mobile Gaming at GDC 2008N-Gage Service and New Games Presented

GAME DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE 2008, SAN FRANCISCO, and ESPOO, Finland, February 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia today announced a strong presence at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) with new N-Gage and SNAP Mobile games, live demos of the recently launched N-Gage First Access program, and a keynote by Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Markets, Nokia.

"This year is our biggest GDC to date," said Jaakko Kaidesoja, Director, Games, Nokia. "We have a great presence to share our latest developments with the games industry, including live demos of the N-Gage service, new games, and informational presentations that will help game developers create better mobile games."

New games for N-Gage include: The Dark Knight, SPEED RACER and Super Slam Ping Pong by Glu Mobile; DChoc Cafe(TM) Solitaire 12-Pack, DChoc Cafe(TM) Sudoku and DChoc Cafe(TM) Hold' Em Poker by Digital Chocolate; and Worms World Party by THQ Wireless. Nokia Games Publishing will also bring new titles to the platform including Yamake, where you make the game, and Dirk Dagger and the Fallen Idol, a detective adventure game. In addition, SNAP Mobile, a Nokia mobile Java(TM) gaming solution, will soon offer a customized, multiplayer mobile version of the smash puzzle hit Chuzzle(TM) by PopCap Games.

Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Markets, Nokia will give a keynote at GDC Mobile on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at 9:05am in Room 134, North Hall of the Moscone Convention Center. Titled 'Play with anybody everywhere - context, the new paradigm for game play', the keynote will address the company's move into context aware services and the impact that mobile devices are having on entertainment around the world, and the role that N-Gage will play in evolving mobile games experiences and the industry. There will also be a series of mobile lectures and case studies presented by Nokia executives at GDC Mobile, February 18-19, 2008.

'Pushing the Mobile Gaming State of the Art with Nokia 1st Party Games' presented by Dan Scott, Global Head of Production, Nokia. Scott will offer insights into how Nokia 1st party games are addressing stumbling blocks in mobile gaming.

18th February, 1.00 - 1.30pm, Room 134, North Hall, Moscone Convention Center

'Hardware Accelerated 3D Game on the N-Gage Platform' presented by Peter Lykke Nielsen, N-Gage SDK Product Manager, Nokia. Delegates will get first-hand info on how the incorporation of OpenGL ES 1.1 into the SDK and tool chain that is available for N-Gage developers is being supported.

18th February, 2.00 - 2.45pm, Room 125, North Hall, Moscone Convention Center

'Pervasive Multiuser Mobile Gaming: Reality Overlays for Virtual Worlds to Create an Addictive, Collaborative Experience' presented by Dr Mark Ollila, Director of Technology & Strategy, Games, Nokia, and Peter Molettiere, Sr. Engineer and Team Lead, SNAP Mobile, Nokia. This session will review recent pervasive game implementations, and analyze how game designers use context aware technologies and networks to enable collaboration between multiple players.

18th February, 3.15 - 4.00pm, Room 125, North Hall, Moscone Convention Center

'Bringing Mobile Gaming to the Global Masses: Case Study on EARTH DEFENSE FORCE' presented by Atsushi Miyamoto, Head of SNAP Mobile Operations, Nokia, and Toshio Takekawa, Assistant Vice President, D3Publisher. Learn how connected functionality in mobile games is used to extend the human imagination in a way that keeps players involved in their virtual gaming worlds.

18th February, 4.15 - 5.00pm, Room 120, North Hall, Moscone Convention Center

'Improving the End User Experience: Advances in Playtesting for Mobile Games' presented by Elina Ollila, Senior Researcher, Games, Nokia Research Center. Ollila will give an overview of the playtesting process that has been developed at Nokia Research Center and transferred to Nokia Games Publishing.

19th February, 3.15 -4.00pm, Room 120, North Hall, Moscone Convention Center

Visit the Nokia booth #5628 in the North Hall of the Moscone Convention Center from 20 - 22th February. There will be live demonstrations of the company's mobile gaming activities including the N-Gage service and games, as well as SNAP Mobile services and localized games from Asia Pacific. There will also be presentations on numerous topics, ranging from developer support to mobile game design to creating games for growing international markets such as China.

About N-Gage

About SNAP Mobile

About Nokia

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http://www.n-gage.com/

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Equifax to Present at Credit Suisse 10th Global Services Conference

ATLANTA, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Equifax Inc. today announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Lee Adrean, will present at the Credit Suisse 10th Global Services Conference at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. On Monday, February 25 at 10:30 a.m. ET, Adrean will discuss Equifax's financial profile and strategy for leveraging its unique data assets, technology leadership and global market position.

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A live Web cast of Equifax's presentation will be available at http://www.equifax.com/investor_center/en_us. An audio replay of the Web cast and presentation will be archived on the Equifax corporate Web site.

About Equifax Inc. (http://www.equifax.com/)

Equifax empowers businesses and consumers with information they can trust. A global leader in information solutions, employment and income verification and human resources business process outsourcing services, we leverage one of the largest sources of consumer and commercial data, along with advanced analytics and proprietary technology, to create customized insights that enrich both the performance of businesses and the lives of consumers.

Customers have trusted Equifax for over 100 years to deliver innovative solutions with the highest integrity and reliability. Businesses - large and small - rely on us for consumer and business credit intelligence, portfolio management, fraud detection, decisioning technology, marketing tools, HR/payroll services, and much more. We empower individual consumers to manage their personal credit information, protect their identity and maximize their financial well-being.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Equifax Inc. employs approximately 7,000 people in 14 countries throughout North America, Latin America and Europe. Equifax is a member of Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500(R) Index. Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EFX.

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CONTACT: Jeff Dodge of Equifax Inc., +1-404-885-8804,
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http://www.equifax.com/investor_center/en_us

Racing, Rockets and Aerodynamics: Lockheed Martin Leads Week of Activities to Captivate Next Generation of Engineers

DALLAS and FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin's two North Texas business units will support local activities to promote math and science education for students during National Engineers Week, February 17-23. Through fun, hands-on activities, K-12 students will learn about engineering and engineering careers.

Outreach activities include making classroom presentations on engineering, engaging students in discussions on engineering careers, and providing teachers activity guides that involve engineering principles.

"At Lockheed Martin, almost half of our 140,000 employees are scientists and engineers, and our ability to inspire youth to pursue technology and science careers goes to the heart of our ability to innovate and thrive -- not just as a company, but as a nation," said Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO Bob Stevens.

Throughout the week, employees at Aeronautics in Fort Worth and Missiles and Fire Control in Grand Prairie will reach out to more than 15,000 North Texas students in all grade levels to demonstrate how engineers impact our everyday lives.

In Fort Worth, nearly 5,000 elementary students will feel the power of engineering in their own hands at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History through interactive lessons led by Aeronautics employees. Additionally, employees will visit schools throughout Tarrant County to share the story of powered flight. Volunteers will also celebrate engineering among themselves through a mouse trap car competition.

In Grand Prairie, employee volunteers will visit approximately 3,000 Mansfield, Grand Prairie and Arlington students from February 11-22, and 150 area high school students will visit the facility to explore aspects of research, development and production. Lockheed Martin volunteers will also help guide visitors at Southern Methodist University's Visioneering event, and employees at the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science will set up a booth and teach children about structural engineering using Lego structures. At the facility, employees will put their engineering skills to the test in two contests: a pinewood car race and the "Return to No Man's Land" competition, which will pit employee-made, custom robots against each other in a gamut of obstacles.

National Engineers Week presents an ideal opportunity to reach out to students, from kindergarten through college, with activities in schools and in the community. Supported by a formal coalition of more than 70 engineering, educational and cultural societies, and more than 50 corporations and government agencies, National Engineers Week is dedicated to raising public awareness of engineers' positive contributions to our quality of life.

Activities throughout the week promote recognition amongst parents, teachers and students in the importance of a technical education and a high level of math, science, and technology literacy, motivating youths to pursue engineering careers in order to provide a diverse, vigorous and informed engineering workforce. Each year, National Engineers Week reaches thousands of schools, businesses and community groups across the United States.

Lockheed Martin is a corporate sponsor of National Engineers Week, which was founded in 1951 by the National Society of Professional Engineers. The week's activities continue to grow each year, and in 2004, expanded to the international community.

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: Dallas Media, Heather Kelly, +1-407-356-5351,
heather.kelly@lmco.com; Fort Worth Media, Norman Robbins, +1-817-777-8294, or
+1-817-312-3662, norman.b.robbins@lmco.com, or Laura Siebert, +1-817-655-6727,
or +1-817-733-5433, laura.f.siebert@lmco.com, all of Lockheed Martin

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

Techniline: 13,5% de croissance du chiffre d'affaires en 2007

GENNEVILLIERS, France, February 18 /PRNewswire/ --

- Produits numérique en hausse de 16,1%

Techniline, spécialiste français de la distribution de produits numériques et audiovisuels, publie un chiffre d'affaires annuel non retraité (1) de 45 162 kEUR, en progression de 13,5%.

En kEUR 2007 En % du CA 2006 Var. % Produits numériques (1) 45 162 63,6% 38 911 + 16,1% Audiovisuel 11 330 16,0% 11 032 + 2,7% Vidéo, cinéma et photo professionnels 11 255 15,8% 8 424 + 33,6% Photo traditionnelle grand public 3 300 4,6% 4 127 - 20,0% Autres -15 - 72 - TOTAL 71 032 100,0% 62 566 + 13,5%

(1) hors protection Sandisk

(2) le CA photo professionnelle, en croissance, est désormais classé dans le pôle Vidéo, cinéma et photo pro

Avec une progression de 13,5% du CA 2007, le groupe confirme la bonne performance du second semestre annoncée en octobre dernier. Après avoir progressé de 5% au premier semestre, l'activité est en hausse de plus de 20% sur la deuxième partie de l'année.

Techniline confirme ainsi la pertinence de ses choix stratégiques, en matière de produits et de partenaires, et la puissance de sa capacité de distribution.

On notera que la contribution de Phaselys est intégrée à partir de novembre 2006, ce qui n'a pas freiné la progression du CA consolidé du dernier trimestre. Les produits Phaselys connaissent en effet une dynamique de croissance équivalente à celle des autres produits numériques du groupe, ce qui est le signe d'une intégration parfaitement réussie.

Au cours de l'exercice 2007, Techniline :

- renforcé son leadership sur la mémoire haut de gamme et sur la mémoire dédiée à la téléphonie mobile et a de ce fait atteint une part de marché leader de 35% ;

- complété sa gamme propre de cadres numériques sous la marque Ality avec le lancement d'une gamme sous la marque Agfa dans le cadre d'un accord de partenariat avec Sagem ;

- consolidé sa position sur la gamme de lecteurs MP3 de Sandisk avec le lancement en fin d'année de la gamme << Sansa View >> ;

- continué sa progression sur le marché de la clé USB avec de nouveaux produits différenciants permettant de cibler un large public et d'atteindre plus de 10% de part de marché ;

- conforté sa position de 1er distributeur français de vidéoprojecteurs de la marque Epson (leader mondial) ;

- réalisé de bonnes performances en Appareils photo Numériques sous les marques Ricoh et Samsung ;

- engagé des négociations pour intégrer de nouvelles familles de produits ou évolutions qui seront lancées courant 2008 : Tableaux Interactifs, Visioconférence, Camescopes professionnels HD, Appareils Photos Numériques...

Les résultats annuels 2007 audités seront publiés en Avril 2008 : la progression du chiffre d'affaires consolidé annuel, après retraitement des protections Sandisk, devrait également Ãªtre supérieure à 10%, et la rentabilité opérationnelle au moins égale à celle de l'an passé.

Techniline démontre ainsi sa capacité à déployer avec succès sa stratégie de croissance rentable dans un environnement en constante évolution.

A propos de Techniline

Créé en 1966, le Groupe Techniline, au travers de sa filiale TechniCinéPhot, est le fournisseur de référence pour les distributeurs dans l'univers de l'image : photographie, cinéma, audiovisuel... TechniLine se positionne en tant qu'acteur de la convergence numérique et comme le spécialiste français de la distribution de produits numériques et audiovisuels.

Positionné à l'origine sur le marché de la photo argentique et de l'audiovisuel, Techniline a su prendre le tournant du numérique et adapter sa stratégie visant simultanément le référencement d'une offre diversifiée - basée sur les grandes marques de l'industrie - et la pénétration de l'ensemble des canaux de distribution (grande distribution, distribution spécialisée, e-commerce et revendeurs indépendants).

Techniline est côté sur Alternext depuis juin 2005 (codes : FR0010212480 - ALTEC)

Techniline: Emmanuel Santiago Alain Ouelhadj +33(0)1-40-10-55-55 e.santiago@technicinephot.com a.ouelhadj@technicinephot.com Calyptus: Mathieu Calleux +33(0)1-53-65-37-91 mathieu.calleux@calyptus.net

Techniline

Techniline: Emmanuel Santiago, Alain Ouelhadj, +33(0)1-40-10-55-55, e.santiago@technicinephot.com, a.ouelhadj@technicinephot.com; Calyptus: Mathieu Calleux, +33(0)1-53-65-37-91, mathieu.calleux@calyptus.net

Autodesk Reduces Pricing for Maya Unlimited and Announces Maya 2008 Extension 2

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autodesk, Inc. today announced reduced pricing for Autodesk Maya Unlimited 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software -- the tool of choice for designers and artists working in film, television and games. Autodesk also announced Maya 2008 Extension 2 software, which provides enhanced creative control over polygon modeling and UV texturing, as well as significant improvements to the Maya Muscle toolset. Maya was recently inducted into the Game Developer Front Line Award Hall of Fame for its outstanding contribution to the game development industry.

"The reduced price of Autodesk Maya Unlimited makes its extensive toolset more accessible to new users and existing facilities that want to expand their Maya-based pipelines," said Marc Petit, senior vice president, Autodesk Media & Entertainment. "More artists can now take advantage of the software's professional tools and advanced workflows to meet demands for captivating content created on shorter deadlines and tighter budgets."

Maya Unlimited contains everything offered in Maya Complete software, plus innovations such as Maya Fluid Effects, Maya nCloth, Maya Hair, Maya Fur, and Maya Live. Pricing for Autodesk Maya Complete remains unchanged.

The Autodesk suggested retail price of a new license of Maya Unlimited, Standalone has been reduced from US$6,995* to US$4,995*. The Autodesk suggested retail price of a new license of Maya Unlimited, Network has been reduced from US$8,345* to US$6,245*. Maya Complete 2008 customers can now cross-grade to Maya Unlimited 2008 at the reduced Autodesk suggested retail price of US $2,995*. All price changes are effective as of Feb. 18, 2008.

Autodesk Maya Extension 2 Software

Autodesk Maya 2008 Extension 2 software is expected to be available for download to Maya Complete 2008 and Maya Unlimited 2008 Autodesk Subscription customers with Gold support in March 2008. The Extension 2 is not sold separately.

Key features and enhancements offered in Autodesk Maya 2008 Extension 2 include:

-- Superior Modeling Workflow: New selection management features offer modelers a fast and precise workflow for controlling large amounts of complex geometry. Also, symmetrical modeling has been enhanced through such additions as seam preservation functionality. -- Faster Texturing through Streamlined UV Workflows: New and enhanced UV workflow tools provide artists with more control over their texturing, which enables them to achieve their desired results faster. -- Detailed Skin Articulation and Animation: New features and enhanced workflows for Maya Muscle extend the animator or technical director's ability to precisely direct muscle and skin behavior. These include a new smart collisions toolset, support for three new forces, and the ability to displace skin.

For more information about the features offered in Autodesk Maya 2008 Extension 2, visit http://www.autodesk.com/maya-extension2.

New Autodesk Subscription Offering for Maya Complete

Autodesk is also introducing a new entry-level Autodesk Subscription offering for Maya Complete software.** This offering will allow Maya Complete customers to maximize the value of their software investment and simplify the process of staying current on the latest versions. The Autodesk suggested retail price of Autodesk Subscription for Maya Complete is US$595.* Subscription customers have access to up-to-date software, learning resources, and an extensive online technical knowledgebase. For more information about the Subscription offering for Maya Complete, visit http://www.autodesk.com/mayasubscription.

* International pricing may vary ** Not available in Japan About Autodesk

Autodesk, Inc. is the world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk has developed the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art digital prototyping solutions to help customers experience their ideas before they are real. Fortune 1000 companies rely on Autodesk for the tools to visualize, simulate and analyze real-world performance early in the design process to save time and money, enhance quality and foster innovation. For additional information about Autodesk, visit http://www.autodesk.com/.

Autodesk, AutoCAD and Maya are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this document.

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karen@razpr.com, for Autodesk, Inc.

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Vonage Names Russell Dauer Senior VP of Product Development

HOLMDEL, N.J., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vonage today announced that Russell Dauer has been appointed Senior Vice President of Product Development, the organization that drives strategy for delivering innovative, consumer-responsive technology to the marketplace.

"Russ brings an impressive breadth of product development and engineering experience in the communications sector to the table," said Jeffrey Citron, Chairman, Chief Strategist, and Interim CEO of Vonage. "We believe that he can hit the ground running when it comes to capitalizing on the positive reaction we've seen thus far to the expanding stable of Vonage-branded devices."

Dauer most recently held the title of Vice President, Engineering of the Emerging Technologies Division at Avaya, a global leader focused on communication systems, applications, and services. In this position, he led the newly formed Emerging Technologies R&D Division in the development of strategic technologies and products.

Prior to working at Avaya, Dauer held a variety of leadership positions in communications, including Vice President, Engineering at Flarion Technologies, Senior Director, Business Development at the Intel Capital division of Intel Corp., and Business Unit General Manager at Dialogic Corp.

Dauer is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon with a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering, and received a Masters in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.

About Vonage

Vonage is a leading provider of digital phone services with 2.6 million subscriber lines. Our award-winning technology enables anyone to make and receive phone calls with a touch tone telephone almost anywhere a broadband Internet connection is available. We offer feature-rich and cost- effective communication services that offer users an experience similar to traditional telephone services.

Our Residential Premium Unlimited and Small Business Unlimited calling plans offer consumers unlimited local and long distance calling, and popular features like call waiting, call forwarding and voicemail -- for one low, flat monthly rate. For more information about Vonage's products and services, please visit http://www.vonage.com/.

Vonage Holdings Corp. is headquartered in Holmdel, New Jersey. Vonage(R) is a registered trademark of Vonage Marketing Inc., a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp.

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Vonage

CONTACT: Michael Zema of Vonage, +1-732-202-5432,
Michael.Zema@vonage.com; or Jeff Gordon of Weber Shandwick for Vonage,
+1-212-445-8064, Jeff.Gordon@webershandwick.com

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

Verizon Wireless Expands Wireless Broadband Network in Ohio to Portions of Holmes and Ashland CountiesHigh-Speed Network Gives Verizon Wireless Customers Access to Fast Wireless Internet, E-mail, Mobile Music, Videos, and More

MILLERSBURG, Ohio, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless announced today that it has expanded the national rollout of its high-speed wireless network to portions of Holmes and Ashland counties including the towns of Millersburg, Loudonville, Nashville, Paint Valley, and Walnut Creek. The expansion includes State Route 39 from Loudonville east to Walnut Creek.

"Ohio is home to many vital markets with dynamic, tech-savvy business people, students, visitors, and residents who want to stay connected," said Roger Tang, president -- Ohio/Pennsylvania/West Virginia region, Verizon Wireless. "The launch of our broadband network in Millersburg and nearby communities provides our customers with access to the very latest wireless technology."

With the wireless broadband network now available, Verizon Wireless customers in the area can enjoy two prime services:

-- BroadbandAccess, the enhanced high-speed wireless service that equips Verizon Wireless' business customers with a truly untethered mobile office experience, enabling them to wirelessly access their calendars, the Internet, e-mail, and critical business information residing behind their companies' firewalls; and -- V CAST, a consumer-oriented multimedia service that gives customers access to the most comprehensive selection of downloadable music, high-quality videos and the coolest 3D games found anywhere. BroadbandAccess

Based on Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) network technology, BroadbandAccess provides mobile workers with the ability to access their corporate information as if they were attached to this data via a high-speed wired connection but with the freedom of true mobility. Developed with a range of users in mind, the service enables large enterprises, small- to medium-sized businesses and mobile professionals to conduct business anytime, anywhere in the BroadbandAccess coverage area via a secure, true high-speed data connection.

With BroadbandAccess, business customers, residents and visitors to Millersburg and nearby communities can expect average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits per second and average upload speeds of 500-800 kbps. That means they 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.

BroadbandAccess also enables Verizon Wireless customers to download files approximately 10 times faster than customers of wireless service providers that use different broadly deployed network technologies. Furthermore, customers who travel outside the enhanced BroadbandAccess coverage area with

an EV-DO device will switch seamlessly to the company's NationalAccess service.

"Our enhanced BroadbandAccess service gives our customers three key advantages in wireless communication -- speed, mobility and security," Tang said. "With these advantages comes an increase in productivity and bottom-line business benefits."

V CAST: Video and Music

The company's wireless broadband network also enables its V CAST multimedia services, which offer customers the ability to download full-song tracks, play cutting-edge 3D games and stream video clips straight to their handsets with top transmission speeds. With content updated daily, customers can watch dozens of on demand videos, including breaking news, weather updates, sports highlights, and the hottest entertainment clips.

With V CAST Music, Verizon Wireless has built a massive full-song mobile music store that contains more than 2.7 million songs -- from well-known as well as independent artists -- that customers can download over-the-air, directly onto their V CAST Music-enabled wireless phones.

Investment

The multi-million dollar expansion includes the installation of high-tech wireless hardware and software in wireless transmission sites throughout the region. Verizon Wireless has invested nearly $44 billion since it was formed -- $5.5 billion on average every year -- to increase the coverage and capacity of its national network and to add new services. Nearly $1.15 billion of this investment was spent in Ohio. In 2007, the company invested nearly $190 million in Ohio network improvements.

Verizon Wireless was the first national wireless provider to commercially launch a high-speed wireless broadband network in the United States.

For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to http://www.verizonwireless.com/.

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: Laura Merritt of Verizon Wireless, +1-614-560-2605,
Laura.Merritt@verizonwireless.com; or George Heddleston for Verizon Wireless,
+1-866-667-9110, gheddleston@woh.rr.com

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

Verizon Wireless Expands Wireless Broadband Network in Pennsylvania to Portions of Venango, Forest and Clarion CountiesHigh-Speed Network Gives Verizon Wireless Customers Access to Fast Wireless Internet, E-mail, Mobile Music, Videos, and More

WARRENDALE, Pa., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless announced today that it has expanded the national rollout of its high-speed wireless network to portions of Venango, Forest and Clarion counties including the towns of Hannasville, Franklin, Oil City, Clintonville, Barkeyville, Emlenton, Tionesta, Marienville, Knox, Shippenville, and Clarion.

"This is a vital area with dynamic, tech-savvy business people, students, visitors, and residents who want to stay connected," said Roger Tang, president -- Ohio/Pennsylvania/West Virginia region, Verizon Wireless. "The launch of our broadband network here provides our customers with access to the very latest wireless technology."

With the wireless broadband network now available, Verizon Wireless customers in the area can enjoy two prime services:

With BroadbandAccess, business customers, residents and visitors to the area can expect average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits per second and average upload speeds of 500-800 kbps. That means they 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.

V CAST: Video and Music

Investment

The multi-million dollar expansion includes the installation of high-tech wireless hardware and software in wireless transmission sites throughout the region. Verizon Wireless has invested more than $44 billion since it was formed -- nearly $5.5 billion on average every year -- to increase the coverage and capacity of its national network and to add new services. Nearly $1.4 billion of this investment was spent in Pennsylvania since 2001. In 2007, the company invested nearly $236 million in its Pennsylvania network improvements.

Verizon Wireless was the first national wireless provider to commercially launch a high-speed wireless broadband network in the United States. These communities in Pennsylvania are the latest to be added to the coverage.

For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to http://www.verizonwireless.com/.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Laura Merritt of Verizon Wireless, +1-614-560-2605,
Laura.Merritt@verizonwireless.com; or Joanne Beardslee for Verizon Wireless,
+1-412-642-7700, Joanne.Beardslee@elias-savion.com

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

WallSt.net (www.wallst.net) Updates Investment Community Through All-New Interview With EnXnet

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 15, Ryan Corley, CEO and President of EnXnet, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: EXNT) (German WKN# A0HMDW) (http://www.enxnet.com/) updated the investment community in an all-new interview with http://www.wallst.net/. Topics covered in the interview include an overview of the company and its growth strategy, recent press releases, market opportunity, and upcoming milestones for which investors should watch.

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To hear the interview in its entirety, visit http://www.wallst.net/ and click on "Interviews." The interview can be accessed either by locating the company's ticker symbol under the appropriate exchange at the top of the "Interviews" section of the site or by entering the company's ticker symbol in the Search Archive window.

Ask Ryan Corley a question, post a comment on his personal page, and join his financial social network today at http://www.mywallst.net/.

About EnXnet:

EnXnet is a company that spent its early years finding and developing new technologies with great potential for making valuable impacts in the multimedia environment. Our unique products offer our clientele new methods to deter theft, improve listening and viewing experiences, and present information in exciting interactive formats. These technologies and related products, while at the leading edge in their respective applications, are affordable and provide needed solutions to multiple problems. EnXnet is poised for fantastic growth in the near future; for more information, please visit http://www.enxnet.com/.

About WallSt.net

http://www.wallst.net/ is owned and operated by WallStreet Direct, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Financial Media Group, Inc. (http://www.financialmediagroupinc.com/). The website is a leading provider of timely business news, executive interviews, multimedia content and research tools. Financial Media Group, Inc. also owns http://www.mywallst.net/, a financial social network for investors, and Financial Filings Corp. (http://www.financialfilings.com/), a provider of compliance solutions to publicly traded companies. In addition, WallStreet Direct owns and operates WallStRadio (http://www.wallstradio.com/), a business and finance podcast website. Financial Filings Corp. is expecting to receive two hundred eighty dollars from EnXnet, Inc. for the dissemination of this press release. For a complete list of our advertisers and advertising relationships, visit http://www.wallst.net/disclaimer/disclaimer.asp.

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Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids & Family Group Expands Parenting Reach with Acquisition of Babunga.com's Pregnancy-Focused Sites for Nickelodeon's ParentsConnect.comNickelodeon's ParentsConnect and Other Parenting Focused Sites Also Form Network Offering Targeted Approach for Advertisers

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Further expanding its reach in the parenting space garnered through Nickjr.com -- the number-one preschool- parenting website, the Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group announces the acquisition of Babunga.com network of parenting sites and its integration into Nickelodeon's ParentsConnect.com (https://www.parentsconnect.com/). The consolidation of Nickelodeon's ParentsConnect and the Babunga sites, which include babynamesworld.com, 3dpregnancy.com and wikiparenting.com, among others, will provide a formidable platform to support Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group's brand-new ParentsConnect Network, which offers marketers a targeted approach in reaching a wider range of parents.

"We are already a leader online with parents and families because of Nickjr.com, the number-one preschool-parenting website," said Steve Youngwood, Executive Vice President, Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids & Family Group. "Now with the acquisition of Babunga's family of sites and its integration into Nick's ParentsConnect, we are also now leaders with expecting parents. As our brand continues to expand to provide more family experiences, the new site will allow us to reach more parents online than ever before."

The Babunga acquisition will integrate the leading independent network of websites that target pregnant woman into Nickelodeon's ParentsConnect, and establish it as one of the premier destinations for expecting parents. Babynamesworld.com is one of the most popular pregnancy websites and is the world's top baby-naming website, reaching 1.1 million unique visitors (comScore, December 2007), and features 27,000 baby names. Babunga.com also includes: 3dpregnancy.com, which allows expecting moms to track their pregnancies with weekly information on the pregnancy experience; and Wikiparenting.com, which reaches those who are either expecting or already have kids, and want information on subjects from getting pregnant to raising kids.

Also, the new ParentsConnect Network, anchored by Nickelodeon's ParentsConnect website, will provide marketers with seamless and targeted opportunities to reach parents. The Network currently features sites which reach similar demographics and psychographics to Nickelodeon's ParentsConnect, including: parentpreviews.com; baby-gaga.com; greatschools.net; and smartmomma.com; among others.

"The ParentsConnect Network brings even greater scale to our partners and their marketing messages," said Nada Stirratt, Executive Vice President, MTV Networks Digital Media. "The Network will allow our advertisers to reach a wider parenting population through a selection of high-quality, targeted sites."

Nickelodeon's ParentsConnect is for parents with kids of all ages, from newborns to teens. The site offers unique features like the GoCityKids local city guide for family activities; personalized profiles that help parents connect with each other; daily tips for all ages and stages; expert parenting

advice; and guest celebrity editorials. It will also introduce features, such as a digital multi-media scrapbook and a quick and healthy meal-planner.

We're Not Perfect, We're Parents

Featuring the tagline "We're not perfect, we're parents," Nickelodeon's ParentsConnect strives to celebrate the reality of parenthood and make parents' lives easier. Each age-related section on the site provides users with daily content to help them through both large and small parenting challenges. Some of the site's unique features include:

-- Personalized profiles allow parents to connect with each other based on their geographic location, ages of their kids, interest, parenting style, and more. -- Parents can Chat and engage on a host of topics including in-laws, raising girls/boys, special needs, picky eaters and more. -- Celebrity Guest Editorials: Every month, ParentsConnect's "Celebrity Spills" section will feature a celebrity guest editorial about various subject matter. For the month of February, Chandra Wilson (Grey's Anatomy) will be featured as the site's guest editor. -- Flicks for Kids (in the "Entertainment" section): Flicks for Kids is an age-by-age guide of family movies and DVDs, featuring information and recommendations on age-appropriate movie choices for kids. -- ParentsConnect Local: One of the many unique tools and services that ParentsConnect offers is an online guide to family destinations, resources and events coast-to-coast with GoCityKids. This will serve as a parents' local lifeline to kid-friendly things to do in their area, and is available to more than 50 cities across the country. -- Daily tips that provide tidbits of parenting wisdom and Q&As that offer expert advice on everything from diaper rash to self esteem issues. -- Polls allow parents to chime in on popular topics and recipes provide quick and easy meal solutions for a parents' busy lifestyle. -- Product recommendations suggest useful, inexpensive goods that make life with kids easier. -- A Games area, powered by Shockwave.com's extensive library of online, casual games, allows parents to simply play.

Additional features that will be added to the site include the Lifebook, a digital scrapbook and an innovative, social media tool for parents to easily document their kids' life moments and important milestones. Parents can submit their photos, videos and stories to create the free online scrapbook, which comes complete with a scrolling timeline for month-by-month entries, a choice of design options, and easily customizable pods that can accommodate everything from a sound byte of their first word to a multimedia story about their first prom.

25th Hour Sweepstakes

More than 70% of parents say that not having enough time in the day is one of the most difficult challenges they face*. Throughout February, ParentsConnect's 25th Hour Sweepstakes will provide parents with tips, tools, advice and prizes that will make them feel as if they had more time in their day.

Throughout the month, parents and caregivers can visit Nickelodeon's ParentsConnect to register and enter to win a custom prize package tied to their ideal 25th hour, including prizes such as a family vacation, day at the spa with friends or a romantic weekend getaway. In addition, parents can get time saving tips, recipes, expert and celebrity advice when visiting the 25th Hour mini-site. During the month-long event parents can also win prizes themed to saving or enjoying time with the daily instant win game.

Nickelodeon, in its 28th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, magazines and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 96 million households and has been the number- one-rated basic cable network for 13 consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. .

*Source: Nickelodeon's Parent Lifestyles Study November 2006

Nickelodeon

CONTACT: Joanna Roses, +1-212-846-7326, or David Bittler,
+1-212-846-5263, both of Nickelodeon

Web site: https://www.parentsconnect.com/
http://www.nickjr.com/
http://www.babunga.com/

Airbus Selects Hamilton Sundstrand for A350 XWB Electric Power Generation System

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Airbus, an EADS company, has selected Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. , to provide the Electric Power Generation System for the Airbus A350 XWB.

Slated to enter service in 2013, the A350 XWB (Extra Wide-Body) is Airbus' newest aircraft model, accommodating between 270 and 350 passengers in three basic versions.

Hamilton Sundstrand's A350 XWB electric power generation system (EPGS) comprises four 100 kVA, 230-volt variable frequency generators and four generator control units. Hamilton Sundstrand estimates total program revenue of approximately $1 billion.

"Hamilton Sundstrand is proud to have been chosen by Airbus to provide the electric power generation system for their new A350 XWB family of aircraft," said Clif Jacobs, vice president and general manager, Hamilton Sundstrand Electric Systems. "We are committed to supporting the fuel efficiency and other operational initiatives of this aircraft through our advanced variable frequency technologies and more than 60 years of experience in aircraft electric power generation."

The EPGS will be designed in Rockford, Ill., and manufactured at various Hamilton Sundstrand plants, including those in Rockford, Phoenix, Ariz., Puerto Rico and the Republic of Singapore.

With 2007 revenues of $5.6 billion, Hamilton Sundstrand employs approximately 18,000 people worldwide and is headquartered in Windsor Locks, Conn. Among the world's largest suppliers of technologically advanced aerospace and industrial products, the company designs, manufactures and services aerospace systems and provides integrated system solutions for commercial, regional, corporate and military aircraft. It also is a major supplier for international space programs.

United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the building and aerospace industries worldwide.

This release includes "forward looking statements" concerning future business opportunities and other matters that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied in forward looking statements include changes in the health of the global economy and the strength of end market demand in the aerospace industry; as well as company specific items including the ability to achieve cost reductions at planned levels; challenges in the design, development, production and support of advanced technologies and new products; and delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers. For information identifying other important economic, political, regulatory, legal, technological, competitive and other uncertainties, see UTC's SEC filings as submitted from time to time, including but not limited to, the information included in UTC's 10-K and 10-Q Reports under the headings "Business," "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Cautionary Note Concerning Factors that May Affect Future Results," as well as the information included in UTC's Current Reports on Form 8-K.

Contact: Dan Coulom 860-654-3469 Colleen Carroll 815-226-5428

Hamilton Sundstrand

CONTACT: Dan Coulom, +1-860-654-3469, or Colleen Carroll,
+1-815-226-5428, both of Hamilton Sundstrand

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

'American Idol' Performances Available Exclusively on the iTunes StoreMusic & Video Performances Available the Next Day

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Interactive Media, 19 Entertainment, FremantleMedia and Apple(R), for the first time, have partnered to bring music fans all of the contestant performances from Season Seven of television's most popular show exclusively on the iTunes(R) Store (http://www.itunes.com/). Kicking off with the "American Idol" Top 24 semifinalists this week, customers can purchase music performances for 99 cents per song, and viewers will be able to purchase the full video of Top 12 finalist performances for $1.99, starting March 11. In addition, beginning today, fans can pre-order performances of their favorite contestants from the iTunes Store, which will be automatically downloaded the day after the show airs.

"We have some truly outstanding talent this year, and by working with Apple and iTunes, we're giving viewers another great way to enjoy America's brightest new stars from 'Idol,'" said Simon Fuller, creator of "American Idol" and Founder of 19 Entertainment. "I'm sure there will be many memorable performances that viewers will want to relive from this 2008 season."

"We've created a special section on the iTunes Store for 'Idol' fans with an incredible array of music and video performances from television's most popular show," said Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president of iTunes. "We think 'American Idol' viewers are going to love the ability to purchase and download 'Idol' performances from iTunes."

iTunes will also provide exclusive direct links from the free streaming performance videos on americanidol.com (http://www.americanidol.com/), the official website of the show and home to MyIdol, the Internet's largest "American Idol" fan site. Fans will be able to simply click through to iTunes if they want to purchase their favorite performances to own and enjoy on their iPod(R), iPhone(TM) or Apple TV(R).

The iTunes Store is the world's most popular online music store with over four billion songs sold, and has the world's largest catalog with over six million songs. With Apple's legendary ease of use, pioneering features such as new iTunes Movie Rentals, integrated podcasting support, iMix playlist sharing, the ability to turn previously purchased tracks into complete albums at a reduced price, and seamless integration with iPod and iPhone, the iTunes Store is the best way for Mac(R) and PC users to legally discover, purchase and download music and video online.

Pricing & Availability

iTunes 7.6 for Mac and Windows includes the iTunes Store and is available as a free download from http://www.itunes.com/. Purchase and download of songs and videos from the iTunes Store requires a valid credit card from a financial institution in the country of purchase. American Idol music and video content is available in the US and Canada only. Music performances are 99 cents (US) and video performances are $1.99 (US) per episode and can be viewed on a Mac or PC, iPod nano with video, iPod classic, fifth generation iPod, iPod touch, iPhone or on a widescreen TV with Apple TV.

AMERICAN IDOL is created and executive-produced by Simon Fuller, founder and CEO of 19 Entertainment; and executive-produced by Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO, FremantleMedia North America, Inc.; Nigel Lythgoe, President, 19 Television; and Ken Warwick, Executive Producer, FremantleMedia North America, Inc.

Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) is a unit of News Corporation. FOX finished the 2006-2007 season as the No. 1 network for the third consecutive year among Adult 18-49 viewers, while continuing to dominate all network competition in the more targeted Adults 18-34 and Teen demographics. FOX airs 15 hours of primetime programming per week as well as late night entertainment programming, major sports and Sunday morning news.

A division of News Corporation , Fox Interactive Media (FIM) is a portfolio of leading social networking, entertainment, sports and information sites that offer a platform and tools for consumers to express themselves, communicate with each other, and engage with media. The company's worldwide network includes such category leaders as MySpace, Photobucket, IGN, FOXSports.com, RottenTomatoes, AskMen, Flektor and more that together comprise one of the largest audiences on the Web.

FremantleMedia Enterprises is the brand extension arm of FremantleMedia, offering a one-stop-shop for all Licensing, Distribution and Home Entertainment. It is a division of FremantleMedia, one of the largest international creators and producers of entertainment brands in the world with leading prime time drama, serial drama, entertainment and factual entertainment programming in over 40 countries worldwide. FremantleMedia is a subsidiary of RTL Group, Europe's largest television and radio broadcast company, which is 90% owned by Bertelsmann AG, an integrated media and entertainment company that commands leading positions in the world's media markets. For further information, visit http://www.fremantlemedia.com/.

FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) is the U.S. production division of global media giant FremantleMedia. Based in Burbank, California, FMNA produces entertaining and innovative television programs for network, cable and syndicated platforms, including the Emmy-nominated musical/reality phenomenon "American Idol" (FOX), "American Idol Rewind" (syndicated), "American Idol Extra" (Fox Reality Channel), "America's Got Talent" (NBC), "Farmer Wants A Wife" (The CW), "Can You Duet" (CMT), "The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency" (Oxygen), "Property Ladder" (TLC), "Family Feud" (syndicated), "Temptation" (syndicated), "Million Dollar Password" (CBS), and the longest-running game show in television history, "The Price Is Right" (CBS).

Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment (of CKX, Inc., a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ National Market(R) under the ticker symbol "CKXE") is recognized as a leading creator, provider and promoter of globally successful music based entertainment, or "entertainment brands." The company has attracted a unique collection of expertise in people who work together to integrate and leverage activity across television, film, touring, merchandising, music publishing, recording, artist / writer and producer management, sponsorship and promotion. Simon Fuller is the most successful British music manager of all time having sold over 116 million CDs in North America alone, and is known as the creator of "American Idol", the most valuable TV format in the world with an estimated value in excess of $2.5 billion.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.

(C) 2008 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, Mac OS, Macintosh, iTunes, iPod, iPhone and Apple TV are trademarks of Apple. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Tom Neumayr of Apple, +1-408-974-1972, tneumayr@apple.com; or
Elissa Johansmeier of Fox, +1-212-556-2567, elissa.johansmeier@fox.com

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CCID Consulting Analyzes Internet Game Rules After the Grand Capital Feast

BEIJING, Feb. 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- CCID Consulting, China's leading research, consulting and IT outsourcing service provider, and the first Chinese consulting firm listed in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: HK08235), recently released its article on Internet game rules after the grand capital feast.

In the first half of 2007, China's Internet market was very flat. Except that the netizen penetration rate topped the 10% mark at the beginning of the year which stimulated the whole market, there were not many exciting spots. In the second half of the year, the Internet market changed its plain-sailing scene in the first half of the year and was in upheavals: Firstly, the successful listing in the United States of the online game company Perfect World opened a new round of listing tide for Chinese Internet enterprises. The original online game firm Kingsoft was listed in the HKEx. In the golden month of November, http://www.ztgame.com/ , the overthrower of old online game rules landed in the NYSE, which was the first Chinese online game stock. Almost at the same time, NetDragon made its debut at the Hong Kong Growth Enterprise Market. The biggest highlight was the listing in the NYSE of Alibaba, the No.1 firm in China's B2B market 5 days later. Its $20 billion plus market value created a legend for science and technology stocks in China, bringing the grand capital fest to its peak.

Other Internet enterprises which had already been on the capital stage did not stop there, In November, Baidu announced, in a high profile, its entry into the C2C E-business market, causing shocks and guesses in the market. Considering the cooperation between Google and Sina, Netease's introduction of Yodao search engine after consolidating in the online game market and Tencent's Paipai E-business strategies, listed Chinese Internet enterprises have seen their main business positioning going through the whole process from portal to IM, search, online games and then to E-business. However, after drawing a clear main business line, their gradually integrated business forms have become more uncertain and less inscrutable.

CCID Consulting's research shows that the number of Internet users in China is expected to top 180 million. Driven by a continuously growing demand, the Internet services market will also maintain a high growth of 40-50%, reaching a size of almost 60 million Yuan, The main services market including online games and search engine will grow by some 70% year-on-year. Meanwhile, major breakthroughs have been made in the development of the E-business market. There is a deepening integration between B2B and traditional industries. B2C and C2C business models have also been innovated. There has been a big increase in the number of E-business users and trading volume. The total transaction value in China's overall E-business market in 2007 is expected to hit 1.7 trillion Yuan. In this market with over 180 million Internet users, the user demand is growing and becomes integrated. On the other hand, the rapidly growing Internet user numbers and the incremental demand and users greatly support the fast growth of the Internet market and allow Internet enterprises in China to fully enjoy the successes and joys brought about by market growth. While Chinese enterprises enjoy the grand capital feast, capital also enjoys a great meal of China's Internet market and continues to push forward Chinese enterprises to gather pace to continuously pursue every possible market opportunity.

Game Rule 1: traffic is everything

The iron rule of portal websites in the Web/1.0 era is that traffic is everything. Access traffic by netizens is measured using such important indicators as rankings by Pageview and Alexa which are favored by the capital market. Through the profitability of traffic has met with suspicions and challenges from the market, what is undeniable is that the potential values of traffic itself have been recognized in the capital market. The logic is very simple -- taking up and owning the potential values will be the precondition for mining and releasing commercial values. Under this major logic precondition, domestic portal websites started a grand listing movement around 2000. In addition to portal websites, search services also belong to a leading business model for traffic. To increase their traffic, some Internet enterprises have carried out diversified operations in these 2 fields. For example, Tencent has built a Tencent portal website and Alibaba has acquired Yahoo! China.

In essence, traffic possesses the potential to turn into cash. Once matching with the corresponding profit models, traffic will have a huge power. This rule is thus still playing a considerably important role, though it is already morphologically different from the access traffic by netizens at the beginning. For example, making a later start, http://www.ztgame.com/ has adopted a fundamental free online game business model to bring huge player traffic to its game ZhengTu. Then, it has got the market value from game props charges on high-end users. To retain and consolidate its various individual business merchants, Alibaba Group's C2C platform http://www.taobao.com/ has long adopted a free model. So far, it has not really collected any charges. From one aspect, Netease's entry into the search field and the cooperation between Google and Sina also reflect Internet enterprises' desire for traffic growth.

Game Rule 2: user experience and improve adhesion

Entering the Web2.0 era, initiative, interactiveness, personality and experience have become the mainstream ways to use Internet for users. Under the precondition of no good experience, Internet users can select a new services provider and experience new services by clicking another domain name or simply the mouse on the network browser. No any other service has a lower shift cost than Internet services. In this sense, access traffic and access loyalty are difficult to be unified. They even exclude each other. The capital market is also well aware that without loyalty, it is very difficult o realize the business values of access traffic.

Using experiences with the sense of recognition to improve user adhesion is a sensible judgment and choice made by many Internet enterprises in the Web2.0 era. We can also see that enterprises have made a series of efforts to improve their user adhesion, including diversified penetration between Internet services with big traffic and strong adhesion and mutual penetration within Internet services with strong user adhesion. For example, Baidu Tieba and Baidu Zhidao both strengthen user adhesion to the search engines through communities. As an IM service provider, Tencent has entered the leisure game field and stayed top of the market. These are all specific measures to further strengthen user adhesion.

Game Rule 3: value orientation

Be it user traffic or user adhesion, the whole business model system still cannot be without the final link to encash values. In addition to caring about how to encash values, the capital market pays even greater attention to how to maximize the cashing of values. Under the current business models, E-business has won unique favors from the capita market due to its control over high-valued customer groups with the biggest consuming power. Alibaba saw an almost 200% rise in its share price on its IPO day and a 318 times P/E ratio. This speaks it all. Of course, the absolute number of high-end B2B customers is limited. To catch up with capital, E-business enterprises have also to conceive all kinds of ways to improve the access traffic of their services while ensuring user adhesion and innovating their high added-value services.

Value orientation not only refers to customer groups with high values but also includes high value services that correspond to corresponding customer group. Only when high-end users accept high-end services, they can show high adhesion. Low-end users will be automatically filtered out when services are provided to them. The result of offering general services to all customer groups can only be the gradual loss of high added-value users. This is an important reason why QQ has 250 million active users but still cannot smoothly switch to the B2B E-business online trading platform. Thus, the business logic behind Tencent's introduction of C2C Paipai is self-evident. This similarly can explain the initial purpose which Baidu had in entering the C2C E-business field. Whether the huge traffic of the Internet grassroots can take up the mainstream position in business values will not only depend on the stratification and upgrading of their group structure but also whether there is adhesive services with high added-values to go along with them in the process.

Being based on access traffic, taking user adhesion as the guarantee and user values and business values as the orientation are the game rules for China's capital-led Internet market. Internet services have started to gradually turn their public information integration and release functions to the function of particular services for high added-value groups. Services attributes have transcended new media platforms and gradually approached enterprise- and personal-level value-added applications. The rising helix curve from the starting point to the end and then to a new starting point represents the whole process of Chinese Internet enterprises' business integration and evolution, market competitions and cooperation. As the operational rules of China's Internet market are increasingly closer to those of the traditional industries, exploring the game rules of the Internet market may bring us some other implications.

About CCID Consulting

CCID Consulting Co., Ltd. (hereinafter known as "CCID Consulting"), the first Chinese consulting firm listed in the Growth Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange (GEM) of Hong Kong (stock code: HK08235), is directly affiliated to the China Center for Information Industry Development (hereinafter known as "CCID Group"). Headquartered in Beijing, CCID Consulting has set up branch offices in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Harbin, with over 300 professional consultants and industry experts. The company's business covers over 200 large and medium-sized cities in China. Apart from home market development, CCID Consulting establishes international cooperation links across the United States, the Asia-Pacific region and Europe with agents in the U.S., Japan, South Korea, Australia, Singapore, Italy and Russia, with the aim of going global.

Based on four major competitive areas: powerful data channels, industrial resources, intense knowledge and a deep understanding of information technology, CCID Consulting provides customers with consulting, research and IT outsourcing services covering strategic planning, IT applications, marketing strategies, human resources and information technology outsourcing. Customers range from industrial IT users, telecommunications companies, energy companies, finance companies, and automobile companies, to government departments at all levels and diversified industrial parks. CCID Consulting commits itself to be the number 1 consultant in strategic consulting, the number 1 brand for strategic consultancy, the number 1 advisor for enterprise management and the number 1 consultant for government decision-making.

For more information, please contact: Cynthia Liu Coordinating Manager CCID Consulting Co., Ltd. Tel: +86-10-8855-9080 Email: liuyan@ccidconsulting.com

CCID Consulting Co., Ltd.

CONTACT: Cynthia Liu, Coordinating Manager for CCID Consulting Co., Ltd.,
+86-10-8855-9080, or liuyan@ccidconsulting.com

Massachusetts Nonprofits Received $2.1 Million in Verizon Foundation Grants During 2007Direct Grants for Literacy, Domestic Violence Services and Assistive Technology Combine With More Than $1 Million in Employee-Driven Gifts

BOSTON, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- A total of 190 nonprofit groups in Massachusetts received nearly $2.1 million from the Verizon Foundation in 2007, enabling the organizations to improve literacy skills, create new and diverse approaches to technology-based education, and help domestic violence victims rebuild their lives.

Additionally, hundreds more nonprofit organizations received $1 million through the Verizon Volunteer and Matching Incentive programs, bringing total foundation support for Massachusetts to more than $3.1 million. Verizon volunteers also donated more than 36,000 hours of personal time to community programs.

"Verizon's philanthropy addresses the critical social needs of the Commonwealth," said Donna Cupelo, Verizon region president of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. "Our foundation is making strategic investments to improve the quality of life in our communities -- where our customers and employees live and work.

"Projects that advance the fundamental skill of literacy, apply technology to augment organizational capabilities, and protect the vulnerable tie directly into the Verizon Foundation's mission of making a difference," Cupelo said.

Major grant programs include:

English as a Second Language Technology Awards: The Boston Adult Literacy Fund; Cambridge College; Framingham Adult ESL Plus; Mass Career Development Institute, Springfield; the United Neighbors of Cleghorn, Fitchburg; and the Worcester Public Library received grants to improve their ESL programs.

Domestic Violence Technology Solutions: Casa Myrna Vasquez, Boston; Close to Home, Dorchester; Domestic Violence Services of Central Middlesex, Concord; Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project, Boston; Jane Doe Inc., Boston; New Bedford Women's Shelter; Portal to Hope, Everett; REACH Beyond Domestic Violence, Waltham; Wayside Youth and Family Support Center, Framingham; Womanshelter/Companeras, Springfield; YWCA of Greater Lawrence; and Women of Means, Wellesley received grants to use technology to more effectively serve victims of domestic violence.

Assistive Technology Grants: Deaf Enterprises Inc., Quincy; Easter Seals of Massachusetts, Worcester; New England Home for the Deaf, Danvers; and Northeast Veterans Resource Center, Boston received grants to that use technology to help meet the needs of people with disabilities.

Thinkfinity.org: The Massachusetts Department of Education and Lesley University received a grant to train teachers to use its new online, curriculum resource tool, Thinkfinity.org.

Internet Safety: The Molly Bish Center for the Protection of Children and the Elderly was awarded a grant to support an Internet Crimes Against Children Intervention and Prevention Training Project.

The Verizon Foundation supports the advancement of literacy and K-12 education through its signature program, Thinkfinity.org, and fosters awareness and prevention of domestic violence. In 2007, the Foundation awarded more than $67.4 million in grants to nonprofit agencies in the United States and abroad. The Foundation also matched the charitable donations of Verizon employees and retirees, resulting in $25.1 million in combined contributions. Through Verizon Volunteers, one of the nation's largest employee volunteer programs, Verizon employees and retirees have volunteered more than 3 million hours of community service since Verizon's inception in 2000.

For more information on the foundation, visit http://www.verizon.com/foundation.

Verizon Communications Inc. , headquartered in New York, is a leader in delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless communication innovations to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving nearly 66 million customers nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operations include Verizon Business, which delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the world, and Verizon Telecom, which brings customers the benefits of converged communications, information and entertainment services over the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of nearly 235,000 and last year generated consolidated operating revenues of $93.5 billion. For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com/.

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Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment Awards Contract to SAICCompany to Support Environmental, Military Construction, Restoration and Modernization Programs

SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science Applications International Corporation today announced it has been awarded a prime contract by the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE). This multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite- quantity contract will support environmental, military construction, restoration and modernization programs. The maximum dollar value for all task orders that can be awarded to prime contractors, including SAIC, under this eight-year contract is $3 billion. Work may be performed at government bases nationally and overseas, and will be issued by AFCEE headquarters located at Brooks City-Base, Texas.

Under the contract, SAIC will support the AFCEE mission with architecture and engineering services to administer, coordinate and technically support environmental, military construction, military family housing, and facility sustainment, restoration and modernization programs of interest to the government.

"We are very pleased to continue to provide services to support AFCEE's mission under this new contract," said Bob Shokes, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager. "We have served AFCEE since 1995, including under two previous environmental architecture and engineering services contracts, and look forward to expanding this important relationship and supporting Air Force customers around the world."

About SAIC

SAIC is a leading provider of scientific, engineering, systems integration and technical services and solutions to all branches of the U.S. military, agencies of the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other U.S. Government civil agencies, as well as to customers in selected commercial markets. With approximately 44,000 employees in more than 150 cities worldwide, SAIC engineers and scientists solve complex technical challenges requiring innovative solutions for customers' mission-critical functions. SAIC had annual revenues of $8.3 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2007.

SAIC: FROM SCIENCE TO SOLUTIONS(R)

Statements in this announcement, other than historical data and information, constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause our actual results, performance, achievements, or industry results to be very different from the results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward- looking statements. Some of these factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth in SAIC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended January 31, 2007, and other such filings that SAIC makes with the SEC from time to time. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.

Contact: Melissa Koskovich, McLean Laura Luke, McLean 703/676-6762 703/676-6533 koskovichm@saic.com laura.luke@saic.com

SAIC

CONTACT: Melissa Koskovich, McLean, +1-703-676-6762,
koskovichm@saic.com; or Laura Luke, McLean, +1-703-676-6533,
laura.luke@saic.com

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

China Sunergy Announces Signing of a Supplementary Agreement With aleo solar AG

NANJING, China, Feb. 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- China Sunergy Co., Ltd. ("China Sunergy") , a specialized solar cell manufacturer based in Nanjing, China, today provided information on a supplementary agreement (the "Agreement") it recently signed with aleo solar AG ("aleo solar"). Under the Agreement, more than 20% of the supply will now be in the form of high-efficiency selective emitter ("SE") cells.

aleo solar, a leading German solar module manufacturer, signed an initial solar cell supply agreement with China Sunergy in October 2007. The total shipment volume under the new Agreement will remain at 30MW for 2008 but will now comprise of 7MW supplied in the form of SE cells. 2MW of the 10MW to be supplied during the first half of this year will now be in the form of SE cells. The remainder of the cells will be shipped by the end of 2008.

Commenting on the Agreement, Allen Wang, CEO of China Sunergy, said: "SE cells represent a growing proportion of our total production and shipment levels, and we are very pleased with the response our customers have shown towards these products. As we continue to increase the overall ratio of SE cells shipped, and expand our SE production capacity, we expect to see an improvement in our 2008 gross margin as overall conversion efficiencies improve and our usage of polysilicon is reduced."

Commenting further, Jakobus Smit, CEO of aleo solar, added: "The efficiency levels China Sunergy is achieving with its SE cells are some of the best in the industry so we decided that these cells should form a greater proportion of our overall supply. Going forward we look forward to building closer ties with China Sunergy and view them as an important long-term supplier."

About China Sunergy Co., Ltd.

China Sunergy Co., Ltd. ("China Sunergy") is a leading manufacturer of solar cell products in China as measured by production capacity. China Sunergy manufactures solar cells from silicon wafers utilizing crystalline silicon solar cell technology to convert sunlight directly into electricity through a process known as the photovoltaic effect. China Sunergy sells solar cell products to Chinese and overseas module manufacturers and system integrators, who assemble solar cells into solar modules and solar power systems for use in various markets. For more information please visit http://www.chinasunergy.com/ .

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This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, the company's ability to raise additional capital to finance the company's activities; the effectiveness, profitability, and the marketability of its products; the future trading of the common stock of the company; the ability of the company to operate as a public company; the period of time for which its current liquidity will enable the company to fund its operations; the company's ability to protect its proprietary information; general economic and business conditions; the volatility of the company's operating results and financial condition; the company's ability to attract or retain qualified senior management personnel and research and development staff; and other risks detailed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the companies and the industry. The company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or to changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward looking statements are reasonable, they cannot assure you that their expectations will turn out to be correct, and investors are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results.

For further information, please contact: Financial Dynamics Julian Wilson Tel: +86-10-8591-1951 Email: julian.wilson@fd.com Peter Schmidt Tel: +86-10-8591-1953 Email: peter.schmidt@fd.com

China Sunergy Co., Ltd.

CONTACT: Financial Dynamics - Julian Wilson, +86-10-8591-1951, or
julian.wilson@fd.com; or Peter Schmidt, +86-10-8591-1953, or
peter.schmidt@fd.com, both for China Sunergy Co., Ltd.

Web Site: http://www.chinasunergy.com/

TMT Capital Corporation Enters into Agreement with Bismark Consulting, Inc.

WINTER PARK, Fla., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- TMT Capital Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: TMTP) ("TMT") today announced that it has entered into a consulting services agreement with Bismark Consulting, Inc. to serve in an advisory capacity to the Board of Directors and executive management of TMT on matters concerning business development, strategic planning, financial public relations, shareholder, broker dealer and analyst relations and related other matters as requested.

Aaron Prichard, Vice President for Bismark Consulting, Inc. says in regards to TMT Capital Corporation, "We are very excited to be involved with TMT Capital, who we feel has an incredible business plan, solid leadership, and a strong sense of direction."

Commenting on this consulting agreement, Tania M. Torruella, President and Chief Executive Officer of TMT, stated, "TMT is very fortunate to secure their advisory services and to benefit from their extensive insight and experience in both domestic and international matters. Bismark's involvement with TMT will be a tremendous asset for us as we continue to pursue our business model objectives."

About TMT Capital Corporation

TMT Capital Corporation operates as a holding company that seeks to grow shareholder equity by acquiring companies with unique business models in multi-billion dollar industries. TMT is currently focusing on business activities in the Wireless Communications industry through its majority owned subsidiary, Freedom Wireless Corporation. The Company can be reached at info@tmtcapitalcorp.com.

About Freedom Wireless Corporation

Freedom Wireless is a wireless reseller of cellular service, able to sell service to customers throughout the United States and Canada. Freedom purchased two Mobile Virtual Network Operator Agreements (MVNO) which enable Freedom to sell value priced unlimited long distance and local plans, and per minute plans. The Company is branding their products and services in the marketplace under the trade names ZEBRA unlimited and ZEBRA everywhere. Additionally, Freedom can offer Voice Over Internet (VoIP) services designed to bridge cellular calling via the internet.

Forward-Looking Statements: This release may contain forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements concerning our business and possible or assumed future results of operations. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements for many reasons including: our ability to continue as a going concern, adverse economic changes affecting markets we serve; competition in our markets and industry segments; our timing and the profitability of entering new markets; greater than expected costs, customer acceptance of wireless networks or difficulties related to our integration of the businesses we may acquire; and other risks and uncertainties as may be detailed from time to time in our public announcements and SEC filings. Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, they relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made, and our future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements may not meet these expectations. We do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this document to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations, except as required by law. Additional information about the Company can be found in periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission available at http://www.sec.gov/.

TMT Capital Corporation

CONTACT: TMT Capital Corporation, +1-407-622-5999