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ESPOO, Finland, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, at CeBIT 2008, T-Mobile and Nokia announced the Nokia 6650, a stylish and easy to use device optimized for use with T-Mobile services. Available exclusively for T-Mobile International customers, the Nokia 6650 is equipped with the latest wireless features, such as an integrated GPS and multimedia player, allowing T-Mobile customers easy access to a wide range of services such as web'n'walk, MyFaves, Mobile Jukebox and NaviGate.

The Nokia 6650 will be available from T-Mobile during the third quarter at T-Mobile sales points across Europe at a very attractive price. In Germany for example, the Nokia 6650 will retail for just 1 euro together with the Relax 100 rate.

The Nokia 6650 - exclusive multimedia device

The stylish, stainless-steel clad fold design is equipped with state-of-the-art multimedia features and supports T-Mobile's services such as web'n'walk, a service that allows easy access to the Internet on mobile devices. High-speed HSDPA data connectibity enables fast web browsing and downloading while the 2.2" TFT QVGA color display can display up to 16 million colours, making browsing and viewing photos, videos and menus a pleasure. T-Mobile service My Faves keeps you in touch with the people that matter the most while benefiting from the device's extensive talk time. Mobile Jukebox users will appreciate the dedicated keys for the music player. Furthermore, the Nokia 6650 has built-in AGPS (assisted GPS) to enable quick positioning with NaviGate route management.

The Nokia 6650 comes with a 2 megapixel camera with flash, 30 MB of internal memory and a micro SD card slot, FM radio and many other features. Images and videos can be uploaded to the web, sent from phone to phone via a wireless Bluetooth connection, or viewed in full color on the device's large display.

Photos in print quality can be found at http://www.nokia.com/press/photos. About T-Mobile International

T-Mobile International is one of the world's leading companies in mobile communications. As one of Deutsche Telekom`s operating segments, T-Mobile concentrates on the most dynamic markets in Europe and the United States. Almost 120 million mobile customers were served by companies of the Deutsche Telekom group by end of 2007. The common technology platform is based on GSM, the world's most successful digital wireless standard. This also makes T-Mobile the only mobile communications provider with a seamless transatlantic service.

T-Mobile also is partner of FreeMove, an alliance consisting of four of Europe's leading mobile companies - Orange, TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile) T-Mobile and TeliaSonera - to help their customers communicate as easily while travelling abroad as they do at home.

About Nokia

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

http://www.nokia.com/

Nokia Corporation

CONTACT: Media Enquiries: Nokia, Communications, Tel. +358-7180-34900,
Email: press.services@nokia.com

VisionChina Media to Attend Piper Jaffray & ChinaVenture Investment Conference China 2008

BEIJING, March 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- VisionChina Media Inc. , one of China's largest mass transportation mobile television advertising networks, today announced that Ms. Dina Liu, VisionChina's chief financial officer, will attend the Piper Jaffray & ChinaVenture Investment Conference China 2008 at the JW Marriott Hotel at Tomorrow Square in Shanghai, China on Tuesday March 11th, 2008. Ms. Liu will participate in a panel discussion from 1:45pm to 2:30pm Beijing/Hong Kong Time.

About VisionChina Media Inc.

VisionChina operates an out-of-home advertising network on mass transportation systems, including buses and subways that reach over 26 million viewers each day in China, according to CTR Market Research. As of December 31, 2007, VisionChina's advertising network included over 41,400 digital television displays on mass transportation systems in 15 of China's most affluent cities, including Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. VisionChina has the unique ability to deliver real-time, location-specific broadcasting, including news, stock quotes, weather and traffic reports and other entertainment programming. For more information, please visit http://www.visionchina.cn/ .

For investor and media inquiries, please contact: In China: Mr. AJ Wang Senior IR Manager, VisionChina Media Inc. Tel: +86-10-8418-6339 Email: aj.wang@visionchina.cn Mrs. Helen Plummer Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide (Beijing) Tel: +86-10-8520-3090 Email: helen.plummer@ogilvy.com In the United States: Mr. Jeremy Bridgman Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide (New York) Tel: +1-212-880-5363 Email: jeremy.bridgman@ogilvypr.com

VisionChina Media Inc.

CONTACT: In China, Mr. AJ Wang, Senior IR Manager of VisionChina Media
Inc., +86-10-8418-6339, or aj.wang@visionchina.cn; or Mrs. Helen Plummer of
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide (Beijing), +86-10-8520-3090, or
helen.plummer@ogilvy.com; In the United States, Mr. Jeremy Bridgman of Ogilvy
Public Relations Worldwide (New York), +1-212-880-5363, or
jeremy.bridgman@ogilvypr.com, both for VisionChina Media Inc.

Web Site: http://www.visionchina.cn/

United Kingdom Court Rules Qualcomm Patents Invalid

ESPOO, Finland, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia announced today that a United Kingdom High Court judge issued a ruling in favor of Nokia in the action brought by Qualcomm against Nokia on 24 May, 2006. In the ruling the judge determined that all of Qualcomm's asserted GSM patent claims are invalid. Therefore Nokia does not need to compensate Qualcomm for these patents.

"We are pleased with the Court's decision that the patent claims are invalid and believe it is consistent with and supported by the facts,' said Rick Simonson, Chief Financial Officer, Nokia. "This is the second court to conclude that Qualcomm does not have relevant and valid GSM patents."

In a separate case filed by Qualcomm against Nokia, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) last week decided against Qualcomm's petition for review of Judge Luckern's Initial Determination issued on 12 December, 2007. Judge Luckern concluded that Nokia does not infringe the three alleged Qualcomm patents in the case and that one of the patents is invalid. This ITC investigation has now been terminated.

"The UK High Court and US ITC findings are further evidence of Qualcomm overstating its position as an industry innovator and demanding compensation for patents that are not relevant or valid," Simonson added.

Similar patents, asserted against Nokia GSM products, are at issue in separate cases filed by Qualcomm against Nokia in China, Europe and the United States. The parties have agreed to temporarily stay these patent infringement lawsuits pending court proceedings in the Delaware Chancery Court. Patent invalidation actions, filed by Nokia against Qualcomm patents in suit, continue in China and Germany.

Qualcomm has yet to prevail in any patent litigation action against Nokia despite having filed 11 lawsuits around the world over more than two years.

Nokia is the industry leader in wireless innovation and the development of GSM and WCDMA technologies. Nokia has built one of the strongest and broadest IPR portfolios in the wireless industry over the last 15 years, including close to 300 GSM and approximately 360 WCDMA declared essential patents, through extensive investments in research and development.

It should be noted that certain statements herein which are not historical facts, including, without limitation, those regarding: A) the timing of product, service and solution deliveries; B) our ability to develop, implement and commercialize new products, services, solutions and technologies; C) expectations regarding market growth, developments and structural changes; D) expectations regarding our mobile device volume growth, market share, prices and margins; E) expectations and targets for our results of operations; F) the outcome of pending and threatened litigation; G) expectations regarding the successful completion of contemplated acquisitions on a timely basis and our ability to achieve set targets upon the completion of such acquisitions; and H) statements preceded by "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "foresee," "target," "estimate," "designed," "plans," "will" or similar expressions are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's best assumptions and beliefs in light of the information currently available to it. Because they involve risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from the results that we currently expect. Factors that could cause these differences include, but are not limited to: 1) competitiveness of our product portfolio; 2) our ability to identify key market trends and to respond timely and successfully to the needs of our customers; 3) the extent of the growth of the mobile communications industry, as well as the growth and profitability of the new market segments within that industry which we target; 4) the availability of new products and services by network operators and other market participants; 5) our ability to successfully manage costs; 6) the intensity of competition in the mobile communications industry and our ability to maintain or improve our market position and respond successfully to changes in the competitive landscape; 7) the impact of changes in technology and our ability to develop or otherwise acquire complex technologies as required by the market, with full rights needed to use; 8) timely and successful commercialization of complex technologies as new advanced products, services and solutions; 9) our ability to protect the complex technologies, which we or others develop or that we license, from claims that we have infringed third parties' intellectual property rights, as well as our unrestricted use on commercially acceptable terms of certain technologies in our products, services and solution offerings; 10) our ability to protect numerous Nokia patented, standardized, or proprietary technologies from third party infringement or actions to invalidate the intellectual property rights of these technologies; 11) our ability to manage efficiently our manufacturing and logistics, as well as to ensure the quality, safety, security and timely delivery of our products, services and solutions; 12) inventory management risks resulting from shifts in market demand; 13) our ability to source quality components and sub-assemblies without interruption and at acceptable prices; 14) Nokia's and Siemens' ability to successfully integrate the operations, personnel and supporting activities of their respective businesses as a result of the merger of Nokia's networks business and Siemens' carrier-related operations for fixed and mobile networks forming Nokia Siemens Networks; 15) whether, as a result of investigations into alleged violations of law by some current or former employees of Siemens, government authorities or others take actions against Siemens and/or its employees that may involve and affect the carrier-related assets and employees transferred by Siemens to Nokia Siemens Networks, or there may be undetected additional violations that may have occurred prior to the transfer, or ongoing violations that may occur after the transfer, of such assets and employees that could result in additional actions by government authorities; 16) the expense, time, attention and resources of Nokia Siemens Networks and our management to detect, investigate and resolve any situations related to alleged violations of law involving the assets and employees of Siemens carrier-related operations transferred to Nokia Siemens Networks; 17) any impairment of Nokia Siemens Networks customer relationships resulting from the ongoing government investigations involving the Siemens carrier-related operations transferred to Nokia Siemens Networks; 18) developments under large, multi-year contracts or in relation to major customers; 19) general economic conditions globally and, in particular, economic or political turmoil in emerging market countries where we do business; 20) our success in collaboration arrangements relating to development of technologies or new products, services and solutions; 21) the success, financial condition and performance of our collaboration partners, suppliers and customers; 22) any disruption to information technology systems and networks that our operations rely on; 23) exchange rate fluctuations, including, in particular, fluctuations between the euro, which is our reporting currency, and the US dollar, the Chinese yuan, the UK pound sterling and the Japanese yen, as well as certain other currencies; 24) the management of our customer financing exposure; 25) allegations of possible health risks from electromagnetic fields generated by base stations and mobile devices and lawsuits related to them, regardless of merit; 26) unfavorable outcome of litigations; 27) our ability to recruit, retain and develop appropriately skilled employees; and 28) the impact of changes in government policies, laws or regulations; as well as the risk factors specified on pages 12-24 of Nokia's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006 under "Item 3.D Risk Factors." Other unknown or unpredictable factors or underlying assumptions subsequently proving to be incorrect could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Nokia does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.

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Nokia Corporation

CONTACT: Media Enquiries: Nokia, Communications, Anne Eckert , Tel.
+852-6971-6918; Nokia, North America, Communications, Laurie Armstrong, Tel.
+1-914-368-0423, Email: communication.corp@nokia.com; Nokia, Communications,
Tel. +358-7180-34900, Email: press.office@nokia.com

Radware Joins the University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Laboratory VoIP Technology Consortium

MAHWAH, New Jersey, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Radware , the leading provider of integrated application delivery solutions for business-smart networking, today announced that it has joined the University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) VoIP Technology Consortium. As a member of this consortium, Radware will be able to test its VoIP and SIP-enabled products in terms of compliance, interoperability, and quality.

Radware's decision to adhere to the UNL-IOL's VoIP consortium is based on its observations of the carrier market. With the arrival of next generation convergence applications, the carrier market is offering new SIP-based services, creating new opportunities for users to collaborate and exchange information. Additionally, as the global use of SIP adoption increases in carrier access, applications and trunking, it creates a need for vendors and system integrators to provide carriers and operators with solutions supporting carrier-grade requirements. This imposes a great burden on application and system development not typically addressed in the product scope but left to be handled in the system integration phase. As a result, Radware is focusing its efforts on expanding its product offering to fulfill these needs.

"Joining the UNH-IOL's VoIP consortium is a great opportunity to test our VoIP and SIP-enabled solutions with the most cutting-edge products on the market," said Amir Peles, Chief Technology Officer, Radware. "This will enable us to work with the UNH-IOL, a well respected independent lab, to establish the viability and interoperability of our products in different eco-systems and thus, provide our customers with lab-proven high-performance, intelligent solutions."

"We are delighted that Radware has become part of our VoIP consortium, which counts among its members a number of key players in the telecommunications market," said Erica Johnson, Director of the UNH-IOL. "Radware will have access to the extensive conformance and interoperability test services available to all of our members so as to validate their products."

Established in 1988, the UNH-IOL provides rigorous collaborative one-on-one standards-conformance and quality assurance testing as well as multi-vendor group tests (often referred to as "plugfests"). The laboratory's comprehensive, vendor-neutral testing is performed through independent focused interest groups called consortiums, composed of member companies that each pay an annual fee for product testing and add at least one piece of equipment to a shared reference test bed. Member companies often use the UNH-IOL's detailed, industry-trusted test reports to provide customers with uncompromised third-party product validation.

About Radware

Radware , the global leader in integrated application delivery solutions, assures the full availability, maximum performance, and complete security of business-critical applications for more than 5,000 enterprises and carriers worldwide. With APSolute(TM), Radware's comprehensive and award-winning suite of intelligent front-end, access, and security products, companies in every industry can drive business productivity, improve profitability, and reduce IT operating and infrastructure costs by making their networks "business smart." For more information, please visit http://www.radware.com/.

About the UNH-IOL

Founded in 1988, the UNH-IOL is one of the networking industry's premier third-party proving grounds for developing technologies. Approximately 200 companies use the UNH-IOL's 32,000+ sq. foot facility to extend their development and quality assurance efforts by testing and fine-tuning technologies, protocols and products for multi-vendor interoperability and conformance to standards. For more information, visit http://www.iol.unh.edu/.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, general business conditions in the Application Switching or Network Security industry, changes in demand for Application Switching or Network Security products, the timing and amount or cancellation of orders and other risks detailed from time to time in Radware's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Radware's Form 20-F.

Media Relations: Joyce Anne Shulman +1-201-785-3209 joyceannes@radware.com

Radware Ltd

CONTACT: Media Relations: Joyce Anne Shulman, +1-201-785-3209,
joyceannes@radware.com

VASCO Wins European Seal of e-Excellence in Platinum Category

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., and ZURICH, Switzerland, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (http://www.vasco.com/), a leading software security company specializing in authentication products, today announced that it has won the European Seal of e-Excellence in the highest -- Platinum -- category.

The European Seal of E-Excellence rewards ICT & digital media companies with an excellent track record in innovation marketing. The European Seal of E-Excellence is bestowed annually by the EMF (European Multimedia Forum) and its national and regional partner associations (see: http://www.e-multimedia.org/associations). A jury appointed by the Seal co-organizers selects the winners on the basis of an open application process and a consensus decision founded on two key criteria:

-- innovativeness of the products / services -- excellence in the (international) marketing of the products/services

The Seal has been organized since 2003 with an average of 35 winners per year, in three categories: platinum, gold and silver. The Seal's yearly highlight is the Award Ceremony organised at the occasion of CeBIT, Europe's largest IT Fair.

Past winners have included Alcatel Space, Amadeus, Brainstorm Multimedia, EVS, Navicore, Nokia, OpenBC, Strato, Young Digital Planet, Zanox and many more.

For more information: http://www.seal-of-excellence.org/.

Dr. Margaretha Mazura, Secretary General of the European Multimedia Forum, declared: "Amongst our Platinum Seal winners, we are particularly happy to distinguish VASCO Data Security, that has won world-acclaim and global success offering authentication and e-security solutions to 6,500 companies world-wide, primarily in the financial sector. Vasco is a true European success case!"

"We are honoured to win the prestigious European Seal of e-Excellence in the Platinum category," said Jan Valcke, VASCO's President & COO. "We see it as a recognition for VASCO's sustained business success and of our creative market approach. The European financial sector has been instrumental in VASCO's. Indeed, the first European banks started using our strong authentication solutions in the early Nineties of last century. Currently, VASCO secures approximately 6,500 companies in 110 countries against e-fraud. The fact that our success originated in Europe, adds another dimension to being a European Seal of E-excellence laureate."

About VASCO: VASCO is a leading supplier of strong authentication and e-signature solutions and services specializing in Internet Security applications and transactions. VASCO has positioned itself as a global software company for Internet Security serving a customer base of close to 6,500 companies in more than 100 countries, including approximately 1000 international financial institutions. VASCO's prime markets are the financial sector, enterprise security, e-commerce and e-government.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements made in this news release that relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-looking statements. Any statement containing words such as "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," and similar words, is forward-looking, and these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations. Consequently, actual results could differ materially from the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements.

Reference is made to the Company's public filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for further information regarding the Company and its operations.

For more information contact:

VASCO: Jochem Binst, +32 2 609 97 00, jbinst@vasco.com

VASCO Data Security International, Inc.

CONTACT: Jochem Binst of VASCO, +32 2 609 97 00, jbinst@vasco.com

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

Elbit Systems to Open NASDAQ on March 12, 2008Analyst and Investor Luncheon to be Held Later That Day

HAIFA, Israel, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its President and CEO, Joseph Ackerman, its Chairman, Michael Federmann, and CFO Mr. Joseph Gaspar will ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell on Wednesday, March 12, 2008. The event marks a celebration of the continued international growth of the Company, which has been listed on the NASDAQ for over 10 years.

Following the ceremony, Elbit Systems' management will be hosting a luncheon at the NASDAQ building at 4 Times Square at 12:00 pm. This event will provide an opportunity for analysts and investors to meet with senior management and review the Company's performance in 2007, as well as learn of trends for 2008.

"It is an honor to be invited to open the trading on the NASDAQ," commented Mr. Ackerman. "This important occasion culminates over a decade of strong growth as a NASDAQ listed company and is a tribute to the hard work, dedication and achievements of all our employees and management. We are also looking forward to being able to host analysts and investors and provide them with an opportunity to learn more about our business."

Institutional investors and analysts that wish to attend the analyst event should contact Elbit Systems' investor relations team to register.

About Elbit Systems Ltd.

Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international defense electronics company engaged in a wide range of defense-related programs throughout the world. The Elbit Systems Group, which includes the company and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance ("C4ISR"), unmanned air vehicle (UAV) systems, advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, airborne warning systems, ELINT systems, data links and military communications systems and radios. The Group also focuses on the upgrading of existing military platforms and developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and commercial aviation applications.

Company Contact: Joseph Gaspar, Corporate VP & CFO Dalia Rosen, Director of Corporate Communications Elbit Systems Ltd. Tel: +972-4-8316663 Fax: +972-4-8316944 E-mail: gspr@elbit.co.il daliarosen@elbit.co.il IR Contact: Ehud Helft Kenny Green G.K. Investor Relations Tel: +1-646-201-0246 Fax: +972-3-6074711 E-mail: info@gkir.com

Elbit Systems Ltd

CONTACT: Company Contact: Joseph Gaspar, Corporate VP & CFO, Dalia
Rosen, Director of Corporate Communications, Elbit Systems Ltd., Tel:
+972-4-8316663, Fax: +972-4-8316944, E-mail: gspr@elbit.co.il,
daliarosen@elbit.co.il; IR Contact: Ehud Helft, Kenny Green, G.K. Investor
Relations, Tel: +1-646-201-0246, Fax: +972-3-6074711, E-mail: info@gkir.com

Belden Appoints Wolfgang Babel to Head EMEA Business Segment

ST. LOUIS, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Belden has announced the appointment of Wolfgang Babel as Vice President, Operations, and President of Belden Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Dr. Babel joined Belden in October 2007 as Managing Director of Belden Automation, comprising Hirschmann and Lumberg Automation. Dr. Babel served as Managing Director of Endress + Hauser Conducta Gesellschaft fur Mess- und Regeltechnik mbH & Co., KG, in Gerlingen, Germany, designers and manufacturers of measurement equipment and process instrumentation. Previously he held progressively responsible positions with Diehl GmbH & Co. KG, an electronics and munitions company. He has a Doctor of Engineering degree in information technology from the Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat in Nuremberg and a Ph.D. in System Theory Mathematics from Columbia Pacific University, San Francisco.

John Stroup, President and Chief Executive Officer of Belden, said, "I am delighted to announce the appointment of Wolfgang Babel to this expanded role. He will lead not only our global Industrial Ethernet and industrial connectivity businesses but also our legacy European operations. Having Wolfgang lead this combined organization will speed our evolution from a component supplier to a solutions provider and enable further progress in the overall effectiveness of our businesses based in Europe."

About Belden

Belden is a leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of signal transmission solutions for data networking and a wide range of specialty electronics markets including entertainment, industrial, security and aerospace applications. To obtain additional information contact Investor Relations at 314-854-8054, or visit our website at http://www.belden.com/.

Belden Dee Johnson Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications 314.854.8054

Belden

CONTACT: Dee Johnson, Director, Investor Relations and Corporate
Communications of Belden, +1-314-854-8054

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

VASCO's Security Competence Center Launches e-banking Security ConsultancyVASCO puts its expertise and know-how at the service of financial institutions; Security consultancy helps banks to successfully fight against cyber fraud

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. and ZURICH, Switzerland, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VASCO Data Security International Inc. (http://www.vasco.com/), a leading software security company specializing in strong authentication products, announced today that the company's Security Competence Center has started offering e-banking security consultancy services. VASCO will evaluate security risks of current and future e-banking authentication systems in order to provide the customer with the best suited authentication technology.

By adding e-banking security consultancy to its offerings, VASCO extends its Full Option, All-Terrain strategy with tailor-made consultancy services for the banking sector.

Electronic banking is continuously growing but faces sophisticated challenges such as cyber fraud and data breaches. This affects the banking customers' confidence in online transactions and jeopardizes the future of Internet as a business channel.

VASCO Data Security now makes it expertise and experience available to its banking customers by providing them with insight and know-how for building secure e-banking authentication systems. The e-banking security consultancy offering consists of three major components:

-- In the security education part, the customer gains understanding of and insight into the latest threats against e-banking authentication systems, such as phishing, whaling, man-in-the-middle attacks and Banking Trojans -- In the security analysis part, the customer acquires a clear view of the strengths and weaknesses of his e-banking authentication system, and its level of security compared to the industry average -- Finally, the customer is advised how to address the identified weaknesses by means of a holistic approach consisting of technical, procedural and organizational countermeasures. This includes a thorough review of the security characteristics of strong authentication technologies at hand, such as hardware tokens, smart-card based and software-based solutions

"VASCO's Security Consultancy workshops are an excellent addition to the company's extensive product offering in strong authentication. A clear overview of the current threats, security guidelines and best practices for optimizing strong authentication mechanisms have helped us considerably in our Internet banking security projects," said Erwin Nys, Head of e-channel Management for KBC Belgium.

"By offering security consultancy to the e-banking market, VASCO strengthens its offering as the Full Option, All-Terrain Authentication Company," said Jan Valcke, VASCO's President and COO. "Our know-how will help financial institutions to secure their end-users with the best suited authentication technologies. As a proven world leader in strong authentication, we have a wealth of expertise, technology and experience available for financial institutions to maintain their customers' confidence in online banking. We use this knowledge and experience not only for developing products that fit the needs of our customers, but also to advise them in the battle against cyber fraud."

Forward Looking Statements

Statements made in this news release that relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-looking statements. Any statement containing words such as "believes", "anticipates," "plans", "expects", and similar words, is forward-looking, and these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations. Consequently, actual results could differ materially from the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements.

Reference is made to the Company's public filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for further information regarding the Company and its operations.

For more information contact:

Jochem Binst, +32 2 456 9810, jbinst@vasco.com

VASCO Data Security International Inc.

CONTACT: Jochem Binst of VASCO, +32 2 456 9810, jbinst@vasco.com

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

Oracle Introduces Remote Data Capture Onsite 4.5.3 With Extensive New Functionality for Investigative Site PersonnelAdvanced Electronic Data Capture Solution Helps Life Sciences Organizations Conduct Trials More Efficiently and Effectively

BARCELONA, Spain, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DIA 20th ANNUAL EUROMEETING, Oracle today announced the introduction of Oracle(R) Remote Data Capture Onsite 4.5.3, the newest version of the company's electronic data capture (EDC) solution designed to help life sciences organizations and contract research organizations (CROs) conduct clinical trials and studies more effectively and efficiently. This significantly enhanced version of Oracle's EDC application features new functionality to meet the needs of trial sponsors as well as investigative site personnel. It is also completely Web based -- with zero client footprint for the HTML data entry window -- to enable improved global access and performance.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020718/ORCLLOGO)

Investigative sites are essential to the success of a clinical trial. The pharmaceutical industry is increasingly focused on providing investigative sites with tools that enable more rapid and accurate data entry. The most recent version of Oracle Remote Data Capture Onsite supports this requirement, providing new functionality, such as spreadsheet displays of multiple case books as well as robust edit check capabilities, intended to help busy investigative site personnel efficiently capture accurate data.

"Clinical trial sponsors are realizing considerable benefits from their investment in EDC deployment; but the requirements of the investigator site, EDC's most important end-users, historically have largely been left unmet," said Chris Connor, senior research analyst at Health Industry Insights, an IDC company. "Investigators are now pushing back on sponsor-centric EDC solutions. The demands of patient care coupled with the increasing responsibilities of clinical research are stretching investigators to their limits. As a result, the industry is quickly approaching a tipping point in its ability to successfully recruit and retain physicians as investigators in clinical trials. Oracle Remote Data Capture Onsite 4.5.3 represents a fundamental shift toward helping to ensure that the needs of EDC's most important stakeholders are being fulfilled."

Oracle Remote Data Capture Onsite 4.5.3 is integrated with Oracle Clinical, the industry's leading clinical data management system, and is an integral component of Oracle's extensive suite of clinical trial management applications. In developing functionality for the new release, Oracle worked closely with a group of customer advisors -- which included representatives from Boehringer-Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, PPD, Inc., a global contract research organization, and Pfizer.

Rapid Navigation

Investigative personnel at clinical sites need a system that allows them to quickly locate patient visit and case report forms (CRFs). Time spent searching through records or waiting for downloads takes away from the primary task of site users, which is to collect timely and accurate patient data.

Oracle Remote Data Capture Onsite 4.5.3 provides users with rapid navigation to patient CRFs for data entry and review, presenting site personnel with a sortable, searchable list of patients for their site. Patient icons quickly communicate status -- with or without data entered and with or without active discrepancies. The user simply selects one or more patients then navigates to the casebook spreadsheet for the selected patients.

Different user groups with different responsibilities use Oracle Remote Data Capture Onsite 4.5.3 in various ways. A multi-purpose tool, Oracle Remote Data Capture Onsite provides tailored interfaces based on job function -- allowing users to work effectively with a tool that is designed to meet their unique job requirements.

Improved Patient Data Report

Oracle Remote Data Capture Onsite 4.5.3 also features a new Patient Data Report that offers significant performance gains and is better tailored for use in electronic submissions. The Patient Data Report provides a single PDF file of all CRFs entered for a single patient and presents data in the same form layout used for data entry. At the conclusion of a study, Patient Data Reports, coupled with audit trail and discrepancy information, provide a certified copy of the data for the investigative sites, and supply the data portion of the eventual submission. The new Patient Data Report also provides substantially improved performance for large-scale trials. To help with electronic submissions, the report includes PDF bookmarks and other features specified in U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines.

Accuracy Counts

Timely data entry is valuable only if data is recorded accurately in an equally timely manner. To facilitate this process, Oracle Remote Data Capture Onsite 4.5.3 features a robust system of edit checks to help ensure data accuracy and integrity. The system allows users to check accuracy at various stages of the investigation process. First, the system conducts edit checks upon data entry, flagging errors (discrepancies) so that site users can correct problems almost immediately. The patient validation function then executes more complex edit checks, typically relating to data values that do not correlate across CRFs. Finally, if patient validation is not executed, regular (nightly) study-wide batch validation raises the discrepancies that the patient validation would ordinarily catch.

"Data validation issues can significantly delay completion of the clinical trial phase as well as database lockdown," said Jim Streeter, Executive Director EDC, PPD. "The newest version of Oracle Remote Data Capture Onsite offers increased automation by providing edit cache and validation at several steps in the process. This unique functionality yields cleaner data, faster -- enabling CROs, like PPD, to help our clients complete trials faster and accelerate time to market for new products."

"EDC systems offer a powerful tool to help life sciences organizations improve data quality, accelerate data collection, and reduce clinical phase costs," said Neil de Crescenzo, Group Vice President, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Oracle. "To help organizations reap the full potential of EDC technology, Oracle has created a system that not only provides robust capabilities for trial sponsors but also addresses the unique needs of investigative site personnel, who are tasked with collecting accurate data while managing patient care. Oracle Remote Data Capture Onsite 4.5.3 is testament to Oracle's continued commitment to developing applications that help our life sciences customers address their pressing business challenges, including containing costs, ensuring safety and accelerating time to market."

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Oracle Remote Data Capture 4.5.3 is generally available today. Terms, conditions and restrictions may apply. For more information on Oracle Remote Data Capture go to: http://www.oracle.com/industries/life_sciences/remote-data-capture.html.

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Play MPE(TM) Launches Player Version 3.5Featuring The New 'Quick-Play Login'

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Destiny Media Technologies (BULLETIN BOARD: DSNY) is pleased to announce that the radio and recording industry's global standard for secure digital distribution of pre-release music to radio, Play MPE(TM), has launched the newest version of its Play MPE(TM) Player software -- Version 3.5.

Play MPE (TM) Version 3.5 Player software includes updates for both Mac and PC and has been configured to allow continuous streaming for full albums or bundles. Additionally, the process of obtaining releases from email announcements or via Mediabase 24/7(TM), has been streamlined to one click. Simply clicking on the track that they want to access, will automatically launch the Play MPE(TM) Player and show the specific release.

"We are constantly striving to provide the best possible service for our customers," said Dean Ernst, VP of MPE(R) Operations. "The new quick-play login upgrades will enable our users to streamline their music downloading process into an even simpler part of their everyday routine."

The Play MPE(TM) Version 3.5 Upgrade can be downloaded from the Play MPE website at http://www.plaympe.com/

About Play MPE

With almost 20,000 users and 70,000 songs from more than 1,000 record labels, including Universal Music Group, EMI Music Group, Sony BMG and Warner Music Group, Destiny's Play MPE(TM) system is the most widely used digital distribution system available to the recording and radio industries. Play MPE(TM) is a secure distribution system that features state-of-the-art encryption to protect content while delivering high definition audio to users in radio, marketing and media. A powerful promotional tool, Play MPE(TM) also allows record companies to distribute video, text and graphics including music videos, CD covers, credits, lyrics, promotions, and other content. More information on Play MPE(TM) can be found at http://www.plaympe.com/

About Destiny Media Technologies

Destiny (http://www.dsny.com/) is a software development company which provides tools that some of the world's largest media companies use to distribute their content on the Internet.

The MPE(TM) product line is based on two patent pending technologies which give the content owner the choice of locking content or embedding a digital trace that identifies the person that made copies. The Play MPE(TM) (http://www.plaympe.com/ and http://www.myplaympe.com/) music preview service securely moves pre-release music for over thousand record labels to trusted third parties, such as radio stations and media outlets. PODDS(TM) (http://www.podds.ca/) is an MPE(R) powered white-label software solution for securely selling music online. Destiny operates their own online store selling digital music to DJ's and online jukeboxes in Canada.

Clipstream(R) is a standards based streaming video solution which reaches more viewers than other technologies at a fraction of the bandwidth cost. Other products require the purchase and maintenance of complicated and expensive streaming servers. With Clipstream(R), content owners simply encode and upload to their existing web server. Visitors to the site don't need to download or install video software. Clipstream(R) products include on demand audio (http://www.clipstreamaudio.com/) and video (http://www.clipstream.com/), internet radio (http://www.radiodestiny.com/), IPTV (http://live.clipstream.com/), telephone audio (http://www.audio-mail.com/) and solutions for adverting (http://clipstreamad.com/) and market research (http://surveyclip.com/) customers.

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Thomson Scientific Launches ScienceWatch.com for Top News on Scientific DiscoveryFree Web Environment Provides Rankings, Trends and Analysis From Around the Scientific Community

ScienceWatch.com combines the newest Science Watch newsletter material and regularly updated data, analysis, interviews, and commentary that had been previously found in In-Cites and ESI Special Topics. The website provides the scientific community a convenient location for keeping up with the latest developments in science -- what the leading scientists have to say, how the hottest topics are affecting research and everyday life, where the most significant research is taking place, and much more.

"The database provides an unbiased way to survey the scientific landscape and spot features that are newsworthy and significant, including new topics, new developments, new trends," said Henry Small, chief scientist at Thomson Scientific. "Then we dig deeper and interview the scientists involved. So when you access sciencewatch.com, you're accessing the scientific community and discovering their perspectives and insights."

In addition to the weekly updates, users will be able to see the current issue of Science Watch immediately. Meanwhile, the existing, premium Science Watch/Hot Papers Database subscription package--including the print edition and the accompanying Hot Papers CD with its store of updated, searchable data on thousands of recent, highly cited papers--will still be supplied for current and prospective subscribers.

"Thomson Scientific is the first to provide such a robust Web environment," said Christopher King, editor of Science Watch. "ScienceWatch.com will be a resource to not only the bibliometric community, but anyone remotely connected to any science, research or evaluative field."

About The Thomson Corporation

The Thomson Corporation (http://www.thomson.com/) is a global leader in providing essential electronic workflow solutions to business and professional customers. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to professionals in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, scientific research and healthcare. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).

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Meiji University Chooses Thomson Scientific's Century of ScienceMeiji is the First Private University in Japan to Have Full Access to Web of Science

PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thomson Scientific, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and business communities, today announced that Century of Science(TM) has been purchased by Meiji University in Japan, expanding its subscription to Web of Science earlier this year. The University's added investment in Century of Science gives students full access to the most important scientific bibliographic and cited reference data covering the period from 1900 to 1944.

"The purchase of Century of Science is right in line with Meiji University's goals to provide access to unsurpassed scientific research information. Backfiles are crucial to research in tracking past developments, pinpointing key turning points and determining the future direction of research," said Mark Garlinghouse, Thomson Scientific's VP and Managing Director, Asia Pacific. "With access to this unparalleled historical research, Meiji University will make great strides toward groundbreaking discoveries."

In January 2008, Meiji University purchased access to Web of Science, a carefully selected and maintained collection of the world's most influential journals across all disciplines. Coverage is truly multidisciplinary with emphasis on quality and superior collection development and can be accessed via the ISI Web of Knowledge, a premier research platform that offers an extensive collection of backfiles to 1945. Launched in January 2005, the Century of Science initiative made available approximately 850,000 articles from more than 200 journals carefully selected from the published research in the first half of the 20th century.

While more than 200 universities throughout the world have Century of Science, Meiji University is the first private university, and the fourth academic institution in Japan to acquire it. Access to this knowledge platform sets the university apart from other mid-sized private institutions and increases the research competitiveness of the students and faculty.

"ISI Web of Science is a very important and useful research tool and it is frequently reputed among researchers. As the first private university in Japan to offer Century of Science, we expect this will have a very large impact on improving our level of research output," said Koki Matsuse, Executive Trustee, Professor of School of Science and Technology, Meiji University.

Meiji University was founded by three young legal professionals to acknowledge, respect and strengthen the individual, and aims to make dramatic advances into the world as the top 21st-century urban university in Japan.

For more information, visit isiwebofknowledge.com. About Meiji University

Meiji University solidly ranks among the best universities in Japan, currently consisting of eight schools; the Graduate School, made up of 7 departments; independent schools in various disciplines; and the Meiji University Junior High School and Meiji University High School. Meiji University has expanded as one of the prominent private universities of Japan, celebrating its 120th anniversary in 2001. With Rights, Liberty, Independence and Self-government as its guiding principles, Meiji University is committed to fostering human resources who satisfy the requirements "austerity and sturdiness", "creation of new intellect" and "needs of the times". Turning out more than 480,000 graduates into the world to date, it has contributed vastly to the progress of society. The achievements of the university's numerous alumni actively engaged in key roles in various walks of life are highly reputed.

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Microsoft to Expand Microsoft Online Services for Businesses of All SizesExchange Online and SharePoint Online enter beta.

REDMOND, Wash., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monday from the annual Microsoft Office SharePoint Conference, Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft Corp., will announce that the company will offer Microsoft Online Services to businesses of all sizes. This announcement marks a significant step for Microsoft toward expanding its software plus services strategy.

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"The combination of software plus services gives customers advanced choice and flexibility in how they access and manage software," Gates said. "With Microsoft Online Services, businesses can deploy software as a subscription service, from servers they manage on-site, or a combination of the two, depending on their specific needs. In the future, customers and partners should expect to see this kind of choice and flexibility for all of Microsoft's software and server products."

Today Microsoft also opened a limited beta trial of the new services; U.S.-based companies can register for the trial at http://www.mosbeta.com/. The new services are scheduled to be generally available to businesses of all sizes in the second half of the year.

Based on the proven, business-class software available in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, the new services enable businesses to access e-mail, calendaring, contacts, shared workspaces, and webconferencing and videoconferencing over the Web. The new services are managed through a single Web-based interface, designed to meet the needs of IT professionals. Through this security-enhanced interface, IT professionals can monitor the performance of the services, add and configure users, submit and track support requests, and manage users and licenses.

Enterprise Foundation

In September (http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/sep07/09- 30RoadmapForBusinessPR.mspx), Microsoft announced the worldwide availability of Microsoft Online Services for businesses with more than 5,000 users. Today's announcement extends the same performance, scalability, security and service level capabilities to all businesses.

Autodesk Inc., Blockbuster Inc., Ceridian Corp., Coca-Cola Enterprises, Energizer Holdings Inc., Ingersoll-Rand Company Ltd., PFT-Medway and XL Capital group of companies are among the first companies moving their communications and collaborations solutions to Microsoft Online Services.

"To become the best beverage sales and customer service company, we must drive efficiency and effectiveness throughout our company while significantly increasing opportunities for collaboration among employees, customers and suppliers," said John Brock, president and chief executive officer, Coca-Cola Enterprises. "By working with a world-class leader like Microsoft to leverage the power of software plus services, we can continue to drive innovation throughout our organization and more effectively address the complexities of today's global business environment."

Flexible Licensing Model

To help companies take advantage of Microsoft Online Services, Microsoft introduced a new licensing model with flexible options for customers.

New customers and customers without Microsoft Software Assurance can purchase Microsoft Online Services as a per-user subscription. Existing customers with Software Assurance on their Microsoft Client Access Licenses can purchase a user subscription at a discount, enabling them to maximize their existing Microsoft software investments. Customers with a subscription have rights to both Microsoft Online Services and to access on-premises server software, giving them the ability to blend Web-based services with on-premises software.

Microsoft will offer Exchange Online and SharePoint Online together with Office Communications Online and Office Live Meeting as a suite of services or as individual service offerings.

Expanding Partner Opportunities

Microsoft Online Services create new opportunities for partners to resell, customize and provide consulting, migration and managed services for customers. Atos Origin S.A., BT, Ceryx Inc., Evolve Partners Inc., Getronics NV, HCL Technologies Ltd. and Unisys Corp. are among the first partners to announce they will support Microsoft Online Services and provide offerings based on the new services.

"Microsoft Online Services provide partners with opportunities to expand reach, grow revenue and increase speed to sales and implementation," said Chris Capossela, senior vice president of the Information Worker Product Management Group at Microsoft. "By extending our enterprise software offerings as a subscription service, our partners have the ability to develop and deliver new services with little overhead but maximum revenue potential."

More information on Microsoft Online Services can be found at the following resources:

-- Microsoft Online Services home page: http://www.microsoft.com/online/default.mspx -- Partner PressPass feature: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/default.mspx -- TechNet Edge video: http://edge.technet.com/Media/Introducing-Microsoft-Online-Services -- Partner reaction: below, following conclusion of press release

Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

Microsoft Online Services Opens the Door to Partner Opportunity and Profitability Atos Origin SA

"Atos Origin sees an increasing demand for delivering services in an easier and simpler way, and we have already started to deliver services over the cloud. Innovation through collaboration is one of Atos Origin's key values and our strong, and long-standing alliance with Microsoft allows us to enrich our portfolio of services to better serve our customers and offer them innovative, flexible and compliant solutions for today's and future market demands," said Francis Delacourt, CEO, Global Managed Operations, Atos Origin.

"BT is delivering on the promise of Unified Communications today. We believe that this launch will complement BT's existing portfolio of UC solutions and will enable us to integrate Microsoft Online Services with BT's own voice and Web services for a more complete communications solution," said Clive Ansell, president, Strategy, Marketing & Propositions, BT Global Services.

Courtesy Computers Inc.

"Because our customers will continue to require support and setup services, we see a hosted Exchange solution as an opportunity for additional revenue. ... We know where the market is headed; customers need to be mobile and their data needs to stay as secure as possible. ... Hosted solutions provide an affordable way for small businesses to get up and running, and a great foot in the door for partners to support them," said Tim Woodcock, president and CEO, Courtesy Computers.

Evolve Partners Inc.

"We've seen a revenue improvement in both line-of-business and legacy applications, as we are able to focus more on core customer initiatives. ... Customers want to take their attention away from these traditional systems that aren't a part of their core, revenue-generating focus. Exchange Online allows them to focus on their business application priorities ... . Over time, Software as a Service-led engagements yield two times more partner revenue than traditional consulting-led engagements," said Tim Acker, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Evolve Partners.

Getronics NV

"The Microsoft Online Services offering is a clear extension of Getronics' focus on delivering rationalized Information and Communications Technology workspace services for our clients, through our Microsoft-centric Future-Ready Workspace. We're proud to work with Microsoft to plan and deploy these applications and to bring our joint customers end-to-end solutions that can really drive business forward. This combination helps us accelerate our response to client requirements as well as streamline solution deployments, enabling our enterprise clients to derive significant value," said Coen Olde Olthof, vice president, Marketing, Portfolio and Alliances, Getronics.

HCL Technologies Ltd.

"This partnership with Microsoft Online Services underscores HCL's demonstrated leadership and investment in Software + Services and productized integrated services that focus on standardizing environments through reference-based architectures. The time-tested industry standard processes and technology frameworks not only provide customers the choice and flexibility for how they access and manage technology, but also enable them to limit their investment and control risks. This flexibility allows businesses to convert variable or unknown cost IT models to predictable or fixed IT cost models, while meeting security, compliance and scalability requirements -- whether it's accessed in the cloud, entirely on premise or anywhere in between," said Shami Khorana, president, HCL Americas.

"Microsoft Online Services provides an opportunity for HP and Microsoft to expand our long history of collaboration in the market to provide innovative solutions to our customers seeking flexibility in accessing and managing software. HP is in a unique position to provide an end-to-end portfolio of products and solutions to help customers fully realize the business benefits of Microsoft Online Services, including a robust hardware platform to deliver software plus services, HP Consulting and Integration Transformational Services, and a supporting portfolio of HP Outsourcing Services," said Joe Kovach, vice president, Consulting and Integration, HP Services.

Intermedia Inc.

"Our clients see the Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint brand names as industry leading, and its entry into this market gives us tremendous opportunity to grow our business," said Serguei Sofinski, CEO, Intermedia.

Nimbus

"The addition of the Microsoft brand is a good sign in a new market and will add confidence to organizations considering hosting options," said Ian Gotts, chief executive officer, Nimbus.

NW Computer Support

"Exchange Online and SharePoint Online offer a solid, uncompromising value proposition for a wide variety of clients. ... Microsoft is a brand name our clients recognize as industry leading. Having the flexibility to offer our customers an on-premise or a hosted solution ensures we're providing them with the right choice, not the only option ... . Within five years, the market will see a major switch from on-premise to hosted solutions. The emphasis businesses are placing on productivity gains, cost reduction and operational efficiencies will fuel the adoption of SaaS and bring it mainstream," said Tom Rash, president, Northwest Computer Support.

Susquehanna Technologies

"The lower startup cost of hosting can compete with free or inexpensive alternatives, giving companies with limited budgets additional options. The addition of the Microsoft brand in the hosted market adds an extra level of reliability and peace of mind to our customers," said Bradley Bogle, director of Marketing, Susquehanna Technologies.

Unisys Corp.

"Unisys bolsters its commitment to meeting our clients' emerging need for utility-based services with our teaming agreement with Microsoft Online Services to deliver hosted messaging and collaboration services. Unisys will provide these new software plus services solutions that give CIOs another tool to free in-house IT resources to focus on more revenue and productivity- oriented projects. These online services give large enterprises increased ability to rationalize their messaging and collaboration costs while simultaneously deploying the latest Microsoft technologies. Unisys is primed to bring these exciting new Microsoft Online Services to current and new clients, as an IT-managed services leader known for designing and delivering innovative IT solutions for the world's biggest and most complex government and enterprise organizations," said Tony Doye, president, Unisys Global Outsourcing and Infrastructure Services.

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Adaptec Launches Series 5 RAID Controllers Delivering Unprecedented Performance and Scalability With First Seamless 28-Port ConnectivityUp To 5X Faster Than Competitors, Series 5 Unified Serial(TM) Controllers Deliver Unprecedented Storage Capacity and Value of SATA Connectivity with SAS Scalability

HANOVER, Germany, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Adaptec(R) Inc., , a global leader in storage solutions, today unveiled the Adaptec RAID Series 5 Unified Serial controller family, the first RAID solution offering up to 28-port connectivity with both internal and external ports to achieve I/O performance up to five times faster than competitive products.

The Series 5 controllers are engineered to deliver the industry's most cost- effective solutions for increasing data storage access and scalability, allowing up to 256 SATA(i) or SAS(ii) drives to be seamlessly connected to a single system providing approximately 200TB of storage capacity. These efficient new PCIe interface controllers are designed for a wide range of storage-critical, bandwidth-intensive applications such as Web hosting, digital video surveillance, medical imaging and communications.

Building on Adaptec's breakthrough Unified Serial Architecture platform, the Adaptec RAID Series 5 family's unique design of up to 28 ports -- 24 internal and four external -- allows enterprise data storage solutions to take advantage of low cost SATA environments while delivering SAS performance and reliability. The Series 5 multi-port design delivers tremendous design flexibility to Adaptec's key customer audiences. It allows system integrators and OEMs to create tiered storage environments that ensure massive scalability while simultaneously simplifying the development and validation process. It allows system resellers to easily sell-up or sell-down by tailoring storage solutions based on individual application requirements. And, it enables enterprise customers to "future-proof" today's system expenditures with the knowledge that as data capacity demands grow, additional storage hardware can be effortlessly added or swapped.

"Our Series 5 controller family represents yet another Adaptec engineering milestone," said Suresh Panikar, director, Worldwide Marketing, Adaptec. "Our long-standing relationships with virtually all of the major systems and storage providers give us a unique industry perspective to develop storage controllers with the features, functionality and economies that our customers demand in their next-generation offerings. The engine for this innovation is Adaptec's Unified Serial Architecture platform which has set the benchmark in the data storage arena."

The Series 5 controller family achieves unmatched performance based on several levels of technology innovation. The Intel(R) IOP348 I/O Processor is at the heart of the Series 5 architecture delivering a core speed of 1.2 GHz. In addition, Adaptec collaborated with Intel to optimize the fundamental chip-level performance for the Series 5 architecture. Adaptec engineering teams then integrated its proprietary Unified Serial technology platform, allowing unparalleled performance for SATA and SAS environments.

"Based on high-performance, power-efficient Intel XScale(R) technology, the Intel(R) IOP348 I/O Processor delivers enterprise-class SAS and advanced RAID data protection," said Seth Bobroff, storage general manager, Intel(R) Server Platforms Group. "The Intel(R) IOP348 I/O Processor combined with Adaptec's Unified Serial Architecture platform allows customers of all sizes to protect their critical data more efficiently and effectively."

According to Brian Babineau, senior analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group, a leading industry research firm, "Enterprises need technology environments that can adapt to the ever-changing profile of data being created and stored on a regular basis. Today it's database transactions and Web files, tomorrow it's medical images and streaming video content. Customers need flexible, modular, high performing storage environments as rich media and file content represent the preponderance of capacity that will be deployed in coming years. Adaptec, which has long been known for its ability to stay one step ahead of evolving market dynamics, is particularly suited to address this need. The new Series 5 RAID controllers meet these needs with compatibility that makes it easy for anyone to deploy, in any environment. Most importantly, this new product family has performance characteristics that are well suited for the deluge of digital information that is upon us."

The launch of the Series 5 controllers underscores Adaptec's commitment to providing all the players in the data storage ecosystem -- system and storage OEMs, system integrators, value-added resellers, drive manufacturers, enterprise storage software developers and third-party component suppliers -- with unsurpassed compatibility, ease-of-implementation and performance configurability in virtually any IT environment.

"We are committed to providing best-in-class WD GreenPower(TM) hard drive solutions, and the architecture and performance of the new Series 5 Adaptec RAID controllers is an ideal complement to our enterprise SATA drives," said Tom McDorman, WD's vice president and general manager of Enterprise Storage. "We will continue to work closely with Adaptec to ensure our drives, coupled with the Series 5 controllers, meet the performance, reliability and green power needs of our enterprise customers."

The Adaptec Series 5 RAID controller family enables global enterprises, typically employing multiple hardware platforms and running more than one operating system, to easily enhance the scalability and reliability of disk drives ranging from cost-effective, high-capacity SATA disk drives, high-performance SAS drives, or both, across existing networks or within a single system.

"Our Eco-Logical(TM) server and storage solutions deliver the performance and flexibility required by complex SATA and SAS environments, as well as the scalability to grow as our customers' needs evolve over time," said Geoffrey Noer, senior director of product marketing, Rackable Systems. "Adaptec Unified Serial RAID controllers have been instrumental in fulfilling our requirements for high-capacity, cost-effective enterprise solutions. The improved performance in the new Series 5 controllers will only increase the capabilities we can provide to our enterprise customers."

Adaptec has delivered more than 25 years of innovation in the storage industry, providing the company with the legacy expertise to support a wide range of operating systems. The Adaptec RAID Series 5 Unified Serial controllers are today compatible with and fully supported by more than 300 third-party systems and storages devices and support multiple operating systems including Windows, VMWare, Linux, UnixWare, FreeBSD, OpenServer, and Sun Solaris.

"As our customers require higher performance for higher capacities, the Adaptec Series 5 RAID controller family is a perfect fit for our needs," said Kent Lin, general manager, Chenbro Europe B.V., a leading PC chassis provider. "The Series 5 provides the best performance we've ever seen, even for our largest 24-slot storage chassis. Because it's an Adaptec RAID controller, we know that we can count on it to reliably satisfy our most demanding customers today and for the long term."

About Adaptec RAID Series 5 Unified Serial Controllers

The Adaptec RAID Series 5 family consists of the following seven products, each providing OEMs, system integrators, value-added resellers, and enterprise customers with the ability to cost-effectively meet a wide range of storage needs.

-- Adaptec RAID 52445 with 28 ports (24 internal and 4 external) -- Adaptec RAID 51645 with 20 ports (16 internal and 4 external) -- Adaptec RAID 51245 with 16 ports (12 internal and 4 external) -- Adaptec RAID 5445 with 8 ports (4 internal and 4 external) -- Adaptec RAID 5085 with 8 external ports -- Adaptec RAID 5805 with 8 internal ports -- Adaptec RAID 5405 with 4 internal ports

Each member of the Series 5 family is supported by Adaptec Storage Manager(TM) (ASM) allowing local and remote browser- or application-based management across the network from a single console. The intuitive RAID management tool provides pop-up tips and online help to simplify the creation and management of RAID arrays. ASM offers an industry-leading capability to further ensure system reliability and efficient operation.

Pricing and Availability

All seven Series 5 controllers will be shipping and available through worldwide distributors and resellers on March 21, 2008. The controllers are priced at MSRP as follows: 5405 -- $425.00; 5805 -- $650.00; 5085 -- $945.00; 5445 -- 945.00; 51245 -- $1,075.00; 51645 -- $1,200.00; and 52445 -- $1,595.00.

About Adaptec

Adaptec, Inc. provides trusted storage solutions that reliably move, manage, and protect critical data and digital content. Adaptec's software and hardware-based solutions are delivered through leading Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and channel partners to provide storage connectivity, data protection, and networked storage to enterprises, government organizations, medium and small businesses worldwide. Adaptec currently offers the industry's most complete line of multi-port Unified Serial RAID controllers that support both SATA and SAS disk drives and offer connectivity to both the PCIe and PCI-X interconnect. For more information, please visit http://www.adaptec.com/ or call 1-800-442-7274.

Adaptec is a registered trademark and Unified Serial is a trademark in the United States and other countries. Other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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Bill Gates Touts Strong Growth and Enterprise Adoption of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007Microsoft will announce new online offerings: release of Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express and Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint.

REDMOND, Wash., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates will kick off the Microsoft Office SharePoint Conference 2008 in front of a sold-out audience of customers and industry partners Monday, highlighting the growth and success of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Breaking the milestone of 100 million licenses sold and surpassing sales of $1 billion this year, SharePoint is helping customers solve their most pressing information management needs.

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"There is an incredible demand today for solutions that help businesses to harness the power of a global work force and tackle the challenges that come with the explosive growth of digital information," Gates said. "The spectacular growth of SharePoint is the result of the great combination of collaboration and information management capabilities it delivers. I believe that the success we've seen so far is just the beginning for SharePoint."

SharePoint continues to gain popularity as thousands of companies -- ranging from small organizations such as the Eureka, Mo., fire department to Fortune 500 companies such as the Kroger Co. and Monsanto Co. -- discover how it can dramatically improve the way they connect people, process and information together. In addition, over 17,000 businesses, such as General Mills Inc., are using SharePoint to tackle their most pressing information management needs -- all from a single location where employees can collaborate with team members, search and create social networks for experts and corporate information, manage content and workflow, and leverage business insight to make better-informed decisions. Due to overwhelming customer demand, the 2,250 certified SharePoint partners are finding SharePoint to be a gold mine of opportunity.

"Prior to SharePoint, very few workers at General Mills had an official 'home' site," said Elliot Gerard, a technology manager at General Mills. "Now most do. It is where they share information, exchange ideas, track tasks, write documentation, survey, discuss, contact each other, store assets and search for information. Almost every week we are astounded by the organic applications our users create in SharePoint to make themselves more productive and the blossoming SharePoint social networks connecting people to people. SharePoint is the information worker enabler at General Mills."

Gates will address Microsoft's plans to continue to invest in and innovate on SharePoint, with the goal of helping customers realize even greater value and choice as a result of making SharePoint a part of their productivity infrastructure. Specifically, Gates will announce the following:

-- Expansion of Microsoft Online Services. Tomorrow Microsoft will announce it will offer Microsoft Online Services to businesses of all sizes. The services include Exchange Online and SharePoint Online, available as a per-user subscription service. In addition, Microsoft opened a limited beta trial of the new services; U.S.-based companies can register for the trial at http://www.mosbeta.com/. The new services are scheduled to be generally available to businesses of all sizes in the second half of the year. To help companies take advantage of Microsoft Online Services, Microsoft will introduce a new licensing model with flexible options for customers. More information about these announcements can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/mar08/03- 02AllSizeBusinessesPR.mspx. "We are taking another big step forward in our software plus services evolution to deliver solutions that give customers choice and flexibility, whether those solutions are Web-based, managed on site or anywhere in between," said Chris Capossela, senior vice president, Information Worker Group, Microsoft. "Microsoft Online Services, including Exchange Online and SharePoint Online, also give partners opportunities to develop new services that expand customer reach and generate new revenue." -- General availability of Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express. Microsoft will also announce the availability of Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express, a free, downloadable enterprise search product that combines simplicity and ease of use with a powerful set of search features. Announced in November, Search Server 2008 Express combines simplicity of installation and ease of use with a powerful set of search features, including new capabilities that help businesses connect to a wide range of information. Search Server 2008 Express will be available for download tomorrow. More information is available at http://www.microsoft.com/enterprisesearch. -- Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint. Microsoft will also announce the availability of Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint. Customers want to build rich Internet applications that combine the power of Web technologies with rich interactivity. Silverlight BluePrint for SharePoint jump-starts the effort to combine the right interactivity of Silverlight with the next-generation Web application development platform of SharePoint. The Blueprint provides the following: * Sample applications that combine Silverlight and SharePoint * Detailed guidance and proven best practices * New rich business data visualizations and interactivity

Customers can download Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint at http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8343228.

More information about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and how businesses are using it today at can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint.

More information on the Microsoft Office SharePoint Conference can be found at http://www.mssharepointconference.com/.

More information on news happening at the conference, including partner announcements, can be found at the SharePoint Conference virtual pressroom at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/sharepointconference.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

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Captaris Announces New TIFF iFilter to Support Enterprise Search Capabilities for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Microsoft Search Server 2008 and Microsoft Search Server 2008 ExpressCapture and recognition solution for Microsoft transforms scanned documents into intelligent information that can be shared across the enterprise

BELLEVUE, Wash., March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Captaris, Inc. , a leading provider of software products that automate document-centric business processes, today announced the new Captaris TIFF iFilter capture solution for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Microsoft Search Server 2008 and Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express. Based on Captaris OCR server technology, the TIFF iFilter transforms scanned images created from paper documents into intelligent documents for search and retrieval by customers of Microsoft's enterprise search product line. Captaris also announced that it is a Microsoft Search Server 2008 and Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express launch partner.

"Our enterprise customers are using SharePoint and Search Server for compliance, e-discovery, records management, and business process management applications, all of which require them to manage large collections of scanned business documents," said Jared Spataro, Group Product Manager of Microsoft Search Server. "Information is only as valuable as its ability to be retrieved by the right person at the right time. The Captaris TIFF iFilter is a capture solution that enables our search engines to index the information contained within these documents and make it easier for people to find what they are looking for."

The Captaris TIFF iFilter automatically processes scanned images that are stored in SharePoint document libraries, using the powerful Captaris OCR engine to extract the full text of each page and send the text to Microsoft's indexing engine. Within moments, the images are ready to be searched and retrieved across the enterprise using keywords that exist on the scanned page. The TIFF iFilter also provides automated image enhancement and clean-up features such as auto-rotation of upside-down pages, de-skew of pages that were scanned off-center, de-speckle to remove black dots caused by fax noise or poor scan quality, punch hole removal, de-shading and inverse text correction.

"The Captaris TIFF iFilter fills a need in the SharePoint Server 2007 environment for an automated server-based solution that creates high-quality searchable images. The Captaris TIFF iFilter exposes vital information contained in those documents so they can be easily shared with other people, applications and processes throughout the enterprise," said Paul Yantus, executive vice president of Marketing and New Product Development for Captaris. "As a Microsoft partner, our focus is to add value for customers operating within a Microsoft environment. The TIFF iFilter is a key part of our commitment to help Microsoft customers succeed in a document-centric environment by providing them with creative capture and process management solutions."

The Captaris TIFF iFilter will feature multi-lingual OCR capability that includes most European, Central European and Scandinavian languages. In addition to the Microsoft product support mentioned above, the TIFF iFilter will also support both 32 and 64 bit versions of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 2008.

The Captaris TIFF iFilter will be available for sale online during Microsoft's fiscal fourth quarter (which ends June 30, 2008). Captaris plans to offer an affordable entry-level edition and a 30 day free trial version. Interested customers can sign up in advance to receive email notification of general availability and other information about the product, by visiting the Captaris website at http://www.captaris.com/.

About Captaris, Inc.

Captaris, Inc. is a leading provider of software products that automate document-centric business processes. Captaris specializes in document capture, recognition, routing, workflow and delivery. Captaris integrated solutions provide interoperability with leading line of business applications and technology platforms. Captaris products include RightDocs, RightStar, RightFlow, RightFax, Captaris Workflow, Alchemy, FaxPress, DOKuStar, RecoStar, Single Click Entry and ID-Star, which are distributed through a global network of leading technology partners. Captaris customers include the entire Fortune 100 and the majority of Global 2000 companies. Headquartered in Bellevue, WA, Captaris was founded in 1982 and is publicly traded on NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol CAPA.

The following are registered trademarks and trademarks of Captaris: Captaris, Alchemy, RightFax, FaxPress and Captaris Workflow. RecoStar, DOKuStar, ID-Star and Single Click Entry are trademarks of Captaris Document Technologies GmbH. All other brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Captaris, Inc.

CONTACT: Mark Littrell of Captaris, Inc., +1-425-455-6000,
marklittrell@captaris.com; or Barrie Locke of Ripple Effect Communications,
+1-617-536-8887, blocke@recommunication.com, for Captaris, Inc.

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

Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust Selects Manpower Software's MAPS Healthroster

LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Manpower Software plc, a leading provider of workforce optimisation and electronic rostering solutions, is pleased to announce that Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, the largest employer in the area, has selected Manpower Software's MAPS Healthroster solution to more effectively manage its nursing staff, with the intention of eventual roll-out to other staff groups in the organisation.

Carolyn Mills, Director of Nursing at Northern Devon Healthcare commented: "We chose MAPS Healthroster after assessing its use on a number of wards. Staff found it easy to use and it made their lives simpler, with less paperwork. By implementing Manpower Software's MAPS Healthroster solution we anticipate both financial and qualitative benefits. "

The MAPS Healthroster solution has been selected to electronically roster nurses, to meet the demands of delivering excellent patient care, controlling costs and allowing flexible staff working. The project will also include interfacing to ESR (Electronic Staff Record HR and Payroll system), replacing manual timesheets, and improving overall payroll and sickness absence administration processes, this in turn will allow nursing staff to spend more time addressing patient care issues.

Commenting on the announcement, Paul Scandrett, Manpower Software's Head of Healthcare said: "We are delighted to be working with the Trust as a result of the successful Roster Assessment. Following this joint review, we are now focussed on helping the Trust realise the benefits from our solution to support their existing program of improving patient care and delivering best value for money. The award of this contract brings the total number of NHS Trusts which have selected MAPS Healthroster to 33."

About Manpower Software

Manpower Software plc was founded in 1991 and quickly established itself as a leading provider of workforce optimisation solutions, with a reputation for delivering high quality products and services. Manpower Software focuses on helping companies manage their staff resources and control operational costs through effective workforce planning, scheduling and analysis. The solutions comprise: MAPS Health, MAPS Defence and MAPS Maritime Suites and are used by some of the world's largest and most complex organisations to manage their workforce more effectively, making sure the right people, are in the right place, at the right time. Manpower Software is headquartered in London and has an overseas office in the US. From these locations Manpower supports its international customer base in Europe, USA and Australia.

For additional information please visit our website at http://www.manpowersoftware.com

Manpower Software plc Enquiries: Paul Scandrett - Head of Healthcare Tel: +44(0)20-7389-9500 pscandrett@manpowersoftware.com Ciara Matthews - Marketing Manager Tel: +44(0)20-7389-9531 cmatthews@manpowersoftware.com

Manpower Software PLC

Manpower Software plc Enquiries: Paul Scandrett - Head of Healthcare, Tel: +44(0)20-7389-9500, pscandrett@manpowersoftware.com; Ciara Matthews - Marketing Manager, Tel: +44(0)20-7389-9531, cmatthews@manpowersoftware.com

Taylor Nelson Sofres - Strategy Comes Good at Preliminary Results

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Meiji University Chooses Thomson Scientific's Century of Science

PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Meiji is the First Private University in Japan to Have Full Access to Web of Science

Thomson Scientific, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and business communities, today announced that Century of Science(TM) has been purchased by Meiji University in Japan, expanding its subscription to Web of Science earlier this year. The University's added investment in Century of Science gives students full access to the most important scientific bibliographic and cited reference data covering the period from 1900 to 1944.

For more information, visit isiwebofknowledge.com.

About Meiji University

About The Thomson Corporation

The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com) is a global leader in providing essential electronic workflow solutions to business and professional customers. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to professionals in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, scientific research and healthcare. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).

Web site: http://www.scientific.thomson.com http://isiwebofknowledge.com http://www.thomson.com

Thomson Scientific

Susan Besaw, Thomson Scientific, +1-215-823-1840, susan.besaw@thomson.com

Thomson Scientific Launches ScienceWatch.com for Top News on Scientific Discovery

PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Free Web Environment Provides Rankings, Trends and Analysis From Around the Scientific Community

About The Thomson Corporation

Web site: http://www.scientific.thomson.com http://www.thomson.com http://ScienceWatch.com

Thomson Scientific

Sue Besaw of Thomson Scientific, +1-215-823-1840, susan.besaw@thomson.com

Saudi Arabia Awards License for New Communications Network to Consortium Supported by Verizon Business

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey and RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Verizon Business to Provide Exclusive Management and Operational Support

A consortium that includes Verizon Business has been awarded a license to provide public, fixed-line telecommunications services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The new network will help support the Kingdom's fast-growing demand for voice and data services for consumer and business customers.

The Optical Communications Company ("OCC") consortium's application for license was approved by the Saudi Arabian Council of Ministers and was officially announced and signed by royal decree by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. The OCC consortium, which is backed by a group of prominent Saudi investors, will receive management and operational support through an exclusive management services agreement with Verizon Business. It will be responsible for providing, hosting and managing both business and residential voice and data services.

Zuhair Ali Azhar, one of the key founders and initiators of the project, said in a recent statement: "We believe that the OCC consortium, supported by Verizon Business' extensive professional service experience, is ideally suited to help achieve the vision set out by King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of the largest markets for residential and corporate telecommunications services in the Middle East, and is currently pursuing an expansive national Information Technology plan to support the national economy. As part of this, it is committed to developing a multibillion-dollar, state-of-the-art telecommunications infrastructure. The OCC consortium will help the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia realize this aim."

"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was looking for a premier communications partner with the global network expertise to help it enter the information society," said Carl Roberts, Verizon Business vice president of professional services -- international. "Verizon Business' reputation as a leading provider of advanced communications and information technology solutions to

large- business and government customers worldwide was a key factor in the award of the license. The OCC, with Verizon Business' support, is well-suited to support the Kingdom as it implements this next phase of its ongoing infrastructure enhancement plan."

About Verizon Business

Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), is a leading provider of advanced communications and information technology (IT) solutions to large-business and government customers worldwide. Combining unsurpassed global network reach with advanced communications, security and other professional service capabilities, Verizon Business delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the world. For more information, visit www.verizonbusiness.com.

Web site: http://www.verizonbusiness.com http://www.verizon.com

Verizon Business

Jo Perrin of Verizon Business, +44-770-252-5868, jo.perrin@verizonbusiness.com

Global Crossing Announces Next Generation IP Services Deal With HM Revenue & Customs

LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

Global IP solutions provider Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC) today announced that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will employ Global Crossing's hosted IP telephony service for the operation of all its telephony services across the UK, supporting 85,000 users. The service will be provided through an OGCbuying.solutions contract. HMRC staff throughout the UK will gradually migrate to this secure, hosted IP telephony service.

This telecoms service is security-accredited and provides fully managed voice, data networking, hosted IP telephony, mobile working services and value added services. HMRC's move toward a pan-government, secure hosted IP telephony platform ensures that the organization is leading the way in the Government's best practice and realizing the business benefits of a flexible, managed and secure telephony solution. The IP telephony platform forms a cornerstone of Global Crossing's next generation network and Unified Communications strategy within the UK.

Global Crossing CEO John Legere said, "We're delighted that we've been chosen for this new contract by one of the largest government departments in the country to migrate its legacy telephony network to next generation technology. This demonstrates Global Crossing's continued commitment to public sector customers and our ability to transform legacy estates into converged IP environments. The opportunity to support the UK Government in its initiative to transform its telecommunications services by offering secure next generation hosted IP services to its customers is a core focus in our support of government business."

Users will benefit from using Global Crossing's hosted IP telephony offering, Global Crossing Unified Communications(TM), which provides customers with fully managed hosted IP telephony, collaboration and messaging solutions over a single, converged IP network designed to improve productivity, consolidate diverse systems and maximize efficiencies.

ABOUT GLOBAL CROSSING

Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC) provides telecommunications solutions over the world's first integrated global IP-based network. Its core network connects approximately 390 cities in more than 30 countries worldwide, and delivers services to approximately 690 cities in more than 60 countries and 6 continents around the globe. The company's global sales and support model matches the network footprint and, like the network, delivers a consistent customer experience worldwide.

Global Crossing IP services are global in scale, linking the world's enterprises, governments and carriers with customers, employees and partners worldwide in a secure environment that is ideally suited for IP-based business applications, allowing e-commerce to thrive. The company offers a full range of data, voice and security products to approximately 40 percent of the Fortune 500, as well as 700 carriers, mobile operators and ISPs. Its Professional Services and Managed Solutions provide VoIP, security and network consulting and management services to support its Global Crossing IP VPN service and Global Crossing VoIP services. Global Crossing was the first global communications provider with IPv6 natively deployed in both its private and public backbone networks.

Please visit www.globalcrossing.com or blogs.globalcrossing.com/ for more information about Global Crossing.

Statements in this press release about expected future events and financial results are forward-looking and subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially, including risks referenced from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Global Crossing undertakes no duty to update information contained in this press release or in other public disclosures at any time.

CONTACT GLOBAL CROSSING: Press Contacts Becky Yeamans +1-973-937-0155 PR@globalcrossing.com Fernanda Marques Latin America +55-11-3957-2042 LatAmPR@globalcrossing.com Jo Graves Europe +44-(0)1256-732387 EuropePR@globalcrossing.com Analysts/Investors Contact Suzanne Lipton +1-800-836-0342 glbc@globalcrossing.com

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

Global Crossing

Becky Yeamans, +1-973-937-0155, PR@globalcrossing.com, or Fernanda Marques, Latin America, +55-11-3957-2042, LatAmPR@globalcrossing.com, or, Jo Graves, Europe, +44-(0)125-732387, EuropePR@globalcrossing.com, or Analysts, Investors Contact, Suzanne Lipton, +1-800-836-0342, glbc@globalcrossing.com, all for Global Crossing

MICROS Develops Powerful Direct Connection to Booking.com Utilizing myfidelio.net

NEUSS, Germany, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Connection Allows Hotels to Manage Rates, Availability, Inventory and Reservations Directly From Their MICROS Property Management System

MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce the development of a powerful new XML-based direct connection between Booking.com, Europe's leading online hotel reservations company, and myfidelio.net, MICROS's distribution services powered by the OPERA Reservation System.

This unique and innovative solution will enable the hotel to manage all rates, inventory and availability from its MICROS Property Management System and to receive reservations directly into its reservation system, utilizing myfidelio.net.

"myfidelio.net is Micros' state-of-the-art distribution services solution and it is fully integrated with all Micros's Property Management Systems. The direct XML connection with Booking.com will empower hotels with the ability to manage the rates and inventory from a single point and to receive reservations directly into the hotel system, eliminating the need to maintain extranets", said Andrea Carrillo Bianchi, Director Business Development for Distribution Logistics at Micros. "We are very pleased with the cooperation with Booking.com and confident that both of our companies will be offering an excellent value to the hotel industry", she continued.

"The interface has been developed in close co-operation with Micros Fidelio. We are very glad that we can add Micros Fidelio to our list of hotel-interface partners", said Martin Lamme, Project Manager Hotels Department at Booking.com. "This is for sure a great advantage for hotels using the Micros Fidelio products as their front office system, as hotels will stay longer bookable on the Booking.com websites without having to deal with the (last minute) availability and rate changes through an extranet. It will save hotels a lot of time on operational level and it becomes easier to offer rate parity".

Myfidelio.net is the "Software as a Service" model of the OPERA Reservation System, an enterprise solution for the hospitality industry, providing central reservation management services and connections to worldwide distribution channels, the GDS and the hotel corporate website. Myfidelio.net offers full integration with all hotel solutions offered by MICROS, including OPERA PMS, Fidelio Suite 8 in Europe, Fidelio Version 6, and Fidelio Version 7.

About Booking.com

Booking.com is a part of Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN), and is Europe's leading online hotel reservations company, with 19 million room nights sold in the 12 months to 31st December 2007.

Booking.com offers over 40,000 hotels in more than 10,000 destinations and attracts over 20 million unique visitors each month from both leisure and business markets worldwide. Available in 16 languages, the company has offices in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Cambridge, Cape Town, Dubai, Dublin, London, Loulé (PT), Lyon, Munich, New York, Paris, Rome, San Francisco, Singapore, Stockholm, Vienna and Warsaw.

For more information on Booking.com please visit: http://www.booking.com

About MICROS Systems, Inc.

MICROS Systems, Inc. provides enterprise applications for the hospitality and retail industries worldwide. Over 310,000 MICROS systems are currently installed in table and quick service restaurants, hotels, motels, casinos, leisure and entertainment, and retail operations in more than 130 countries, and on all seven continents. In addition, MICROS provides property management systems, central reservation and customer information solutions under the brand MICROS-Fidelio for more than 20,000 hotels worldwide, as well as point-of-sale and loss prevention products through its subsidiary Datavantage for more than 50,000 specialty retail stores worldwide. MICROS stock is traded through NASDAQ under the symbol MCRS.

For more information on MICROS and its advanced information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, please contact Louise Casamento, Vice President of Marketing at +1-(443)-285-8144 or +1-(866)-287-4736. You can also visit the MICROS website at http://www.micros.com or send an email to info@micros.com.

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

MICROS-FIDELIO GmbH

MICROS développe une connexion directe puissante vers Booking.com en utilisant myfidelio.net

NEUSS, Allemagne, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Cette connexion permet aux hôtels de gérer directement les tarifs, la disponibilité, l'inventaire et les réservations depuis leur système de gestion des propriétés MICROS

MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ : MCRS), l'un des principaux fournisseurs de solutions informatiques pour les secteurs de l'hôtellerie et de la vente au détail, est heureuse d'annoncer le développement d'une puissante connexion directe basée XML entre Booking.com, la principale société de réservation d'hôtels en Europe, et myfidelio.net, le service de distribution de MICROS alimenté par le système de réservation OPERA.

Cette solution unique et innovante permettra aux hôtels de gérer les tarifs, la disponibilité et l'inventaire depuis leur système de gestion MICROS et de recevoir des réservations directement dans leurs systèmes de réservation, en utilisant myfidelio.net.

<< myfidelio.net est une solution de services de distribution de pointe de Micros, complètement intégrée avec tous les systèmes de gestion de Micros. La connexion XML directe avec Booking.com permettra aux hôtels de gérer les tarifs et l'inventaire sur un système unique et de recevoir les réservations directement sur leur système, en éliminant le besoin de réseaux extranet >>, a expliqué Andrea Carrillo Bianchi, directrice du développement pour la logistique de distribution chez Micros. << Nous sommes ravis de notre coopération avec Booking.com et confiants dans l'excellente valeur ajoutée que nos deux sociétés offriront à l'industrie hôtelière >>, a-t-elle ajouté.

<< L'interface a été développée en étroite coopération avec Micros Fidelio. Nous sommes ravis de pouvoir ajouter Micros Fidelio à notre liste de partenaires d'interface hôtelière >>, a commenté Martin Lamme, responsable des projets hôteliers chez Booking.com. << Il s'agit sans aucun doute d'un puissant avantage pour les hôtels utilisant les produits Micros Fidelio comme leur système de guichet, car les hôtels pourront accepter des réservations plus longtemps sur les sites Booking.com sans avoir affaire aux changements de tarifs et de disponibilité (de dernière minute) sur un réseau extranet. Cela permettra aux hôtels d'économiser beaucoup de temps au niveau opérationnel, avec la possibilité d'offrir plus facilement des parités de prix. >>

Myfidelio.net est le modèle << logiciel de service >> du système de réservation OPERA, une solution destinée à l'industrie du tourisme, offrant des connexions et des services de gestion de réservation centralisés à des réseaux de distribution mondiaux, au système mondial de distribution SMD et aux sites Web des hôtels. Myfidelio.net offre une intégration complète avec toutes les solutions hôtelières offertes par MICROS, y compris OPERA PMS, Fidelio Suite 8 en Europe, Fidelio version 6, et Fidelio version 7.

Ã€ propos de Booking.com

Propriété de Priceline.com (Nasdaq : PCLN), Booking.com est la principale société de réservation d'hôtel en Europe, avec 19 millions de nuits d'hôtel vendues sur l'exercice clos le 31 décembre 2007.

Booking.com offre plus de 40 000 hôtels dans plus de 10 000 destinations et attire plus de 20 millions de visiteurs uniques chaque mois sur les marchés des loisirs et des affaires dans le monde. Disponible en 16 langues, la société a des bureaux à Amsterdam, Barcelone, Berlin, Cambridge, Cape Town, DubaÃ¯, Dublin, London, Loulé (Portugal), Lyon, Munich, New York, Paris, Rome, San Francisco, Singapour, Stockholm, Vienne et Varsovie.

Pour plus d'informations sur Booking.com, veuillez consulter le site

http://www.booking.com

Ã€ propos de MICROS Systems, Inc.

MICROS Systems, Inc. offre des applications professionnelles aux secteurs de l'hôtellerie et de la vente au détail dans le monde entier. Plus de 310 000 systèmes MICROS sont installés actuellement dans les restaurants de service à table et de service rapide, les hôtels, les motels, les casinos, les activités de loisirs et divertissement, et de vente au détail dans plus de 130 pays et sur les sept continents. En outre, MICROS fournit des systèmes de gestion immobilière, des solutions de réservation centralisée et d'information de la clientèle sous la marque MICROS-Fidelio à plus de 20 000 hôtels dans le monde entier, ainsi que des produits de point de vente et prévention de pertes par le biais de sa filiale Datavantage à plus de 50 000 magasins de vente au détail spécialisés dans le monde entier. Les actions de MICROS sont cotées au NASDAQ sous le symbole MCRS.

Pour plus d'informations sur MICROS et ses solutions informatiques avancées pour le secteur de l'hôtellerie, veuillez contacter Louise Casamento, vice-présidente marketing au +1-(443)-285-8144 ou +1-(866 )-287-4736. Vous pouvez également consulter le site Web de MICROS sur http://www.micros.com ou envoyer un courrier électronique à info@micros.com.

Le logo MICROS est une marque déposée de MICROS Systems, Inc. Tous les autres noms de produit et de marque appartiennent à leurs propriétaires respectifs.

MICROS-FIDELIO GmbH

Pour plus d'informations sur MICROS et ses solutions informatiques avancées pour le secteur de l'hôtellerie, veuillez contacter Louise Casamento, vice-présidente marketing au +1-(443)-285-8144 ou +1-(866)-287-4736. Vous pouvez aussi visiter le site Web de MICROS sur http://www.micros.com ou envoyer un courrier électronique à info@micros.com.

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