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Attention Mobile Shoppers: AT&T's MEdia Mall 2.0 Coming SoonMobile Application Portal Has Generated More Than $1 Billion in Sales Since Opening in 2004

SAN ANTONIO, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Highlighting its commitment to bring the universe of mobile applications and content to consumers, AT&T today unveiled plans for a redesigned MEdia Mall, the company's one-stop shopping destination for mobile content. Since launching on AT&T mobile handsets in December 2004, millions of customers have visited MEdia Mall to load up on ringtones, games, videos and other applications -- generating more than $1 billion dollars in sales and helping spawn a wave of innovation among an ever-growing mobile developer community.

AT&T's MEdia Mall 2.0 is designed to be the ultimate source for personalizing your AT&T wireless phone. Like its predecessor, MEdia Mall 2.0 will feature more than 90,000 choices from more than 115 different content providers, including the new top-selling game, Guitar Hero 3. MEdia Mall 2.0 shoppers are just a click away from even more content with millions of additional full track songs, available from Napster Mobile and eMusic. From the "Ringtones" page, customers can click on the "Full Track Music" link to shop for music from capable handsets.

The storefront will be expanded on an ongoing basis, giving more developers an opportunity to reach the 70.1 million customers of America's leading provider of wireless services.

The grand opening of MEdia Mall 2.0, powered by software developer UIEvolution, is slated for next month on AT&T capable handsets, but the company is currently giving customers an opportunity to preview MEdia Mall 2.0 with an online mock-up of the mobile storefront at http://www.att.com/mediamall2 .

One of the cool new features of the enhanced MEdia Mall 2.0 is the ability to preview ringtones on a handset before you purchase it -- a capability that was previously only available from AT&T's Web site. Because more than 90 percent of AT&T customers purchase their mobile content directly from their phones, having the ability to "try before you buy" is a more friendly way to shop.

"We want to make MEdia Mall 2.0 the one-stop shop for customers who want to explore the universe of mobile content and applications," said Mark Collins, vice president of Consumer Data for AT&T's wireless unit. "By remodeling our mobile storefront, we're giving customers more choices and helping developers reach an ever-growing number of mobile consumers."

AT&T works with developers to create unique versions of applications and content that work with AT&T's wide variety of devices. Counted individually, including multiple versions of the same application designed for different devices, there are nearly 10 million pieces of mobile content and applications available on MEdia Mall.

In addition to previewing ringtones, customers will also be able to view screenshots of games and graphics before purchasing. The new and improved MEdia Mall 2.0 also offers customer purchase recommendations, providing a well-rounded customer experience.

Want to learn more about the ways that MEdia Mall 2.0 will put the hottest ringtones, graphics, games and more right at your fingertips? Visit the preview at http://www.att.com/mediamall2.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com/.

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AT&T Inc.

CONTACT: Lauren Butler of AT&T, +1-404-236-6152, lbutler@attnews.us

Web site: http://www.att.com/
http://www.att.com/newsroom

CIBER Adds to Partnership With Lawson SoftwareLongtime Partners Add Hosting Services to Service Offerings

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CIBER, Inc. announced today that Lawson Software and CIBER have expanded their partnership to include CIBER information technology outsourcing (ITO) managed services in secure, state-of-the-art data centers. CIBER is currently both a strategic implementation and a technology solutions partner for Lawson, and was selected to be Lawson's platinum provider of managed services for Lawson's Total Care offering. CIBER's experience and success managing IT and network infrastructures and providing strong application support will allow Lawson customers to focus their critical business resources on their existing and new Lawson applications.

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"We have been offering managed services for 15 years to hundreds of clients. We're pleased that Lawson recognizes our expertise in this area and has chosen to make us an official partner," said Mark Perlstein, President of CIBER's IT Outsourcing Practice.

CIBER is a full solution provider offering assessment, planning, implementation, upgrade, integration, change management, hosting and support services. CIBER also provides comprehensive planning and implementation for IT security, WebSphere, and LBI.

The enhanced partnership was announced at Lawson CUE, which is being held March 17 - 20 in Las Vegas, Nev., where CIBER is exhibiting in booth #103. To learn more about CIBER solutions for Lawson users, please visit http://www.ciber.com/ces/lawson.

CIBER is a Lawson Business Partner (http://www.ciber.com/ces/lawson/start.cfm), and provides information technology consulting services for private and public companies, as well as local, state, and federal government entities. CIBER was rated the eighth best global IT outsourcing vendor worldwide, and was listed among the top 50 best managed global outsourcing vendors, according to a June 2007 Brown-Wilson Group survey (http://www.ciber.com/news/article.cfm?id=20070619). The Brown-Wilson Group conducts annual surveys of CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, and other business decision-makers at Fortune 2000 organizations to understand users' evaluations of global outsourcing service providers.

About CIBER, Inc.

CIBER, Inc. is a pure-play international system integration consultancy with superior value-priced services and reliable delivery for both private and government sector clients. CIBER's services are offered globally on a project- or strategic-staffing basis, in both custom and enterprise resource planning (ERP) package environments, and across all technology platforms, operating systems and infrastructures. Founded in 1974 and headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colo., CIBER now serves client businesses from over 60 U.S. offices, 25 European offices and seven offices in Asia/Pacific. Operating in 18 countries, with more than 8,000 employees and annual revenue over $1 billion, CIBER and its IT specialists continuously build and upgrade clients' systems to "competitive advantage status." CIBER is included in the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P Small Cap 600 Index. CIBER, ALWAYS ABLE. http://www.ciber.com/

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements

Statements contained in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, as discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CIBER undertakes neither intention nor obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. CIBER and the CIBER logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of CIBER, Inc. Copyright(C) 2008.

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CONTACT: Media Relations, Diane Stoner, dstoner@ciber.com, or Investor
Relations, Jennifer Matuschek, jmatuschek@ciber.com, both of CIBER, Inc.,
+1-303-220-0100

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

NetScout Takes Top Honors in SearchNetworking.com Reader's Choice AwardsWith More Than 1,800 Readers Casting Ballots, NetScout's Sniffer Application Intelligence Earns Gold Award in Applications and Network Management Category

WESTFORD, Mass., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- NetScout Systems, Inc. , the industry pacesetter for advanced network and service assurance solutions, today announced that NetScout's Sniffer Application Intelligence received SearchNetworking.com's 2008 Product Leadership Gold Award in the applications and network management category.

According to the editors, the annual awards aim to cut through the noise and identify products that enterprise IT professionals should consider adding to their "A" lists of networking products to evaluate. Winning products were selected by 1,800 networking professionals based on their assessment of products currently deployed within their own enterprises. SearchNetworking.com asked participants to evaluate the networking products according to defined product-specific criteria each of which was assigned a weighted value based on importance, with cumulative scores calculated for each product. SearchNetworking.com editors used these scores to determine Gold, Silver and Bronze award winners for the industry's best networking products.

Survey respondents gave high marks to the product for its ability to detect network problems, its ability to measure application quality or experience, and its ability to measure traffic against defined benchmarks. To learn more about why NetScout's Sniffer Application Intelligence was recognized for this honor, please visit Product Leadership Awards 2008 (http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/productsOfTheYear).

"What more can we ask but to have our technology recognized in such a positive way by those using it on a daily basis?" said Jim Frey, vice president, Marketing, NetScout. "The applications and services being delivered by modern IP networks are the lifeblood of today's business. Receiving this award is important validation that our solutions are making a difference and are giving our customers the means to keep their businesses running at peak performance."

NetScout's Sniffer Application Intelligence provides rich retrospective analysis for all active applications, using detailed data mining of packet trace sequences. The definitive results allow operations teams to understand how applications and network resources interact, maximizing the performance of whole system. The solution delivers detailed troubleshooting capabilities for hundreds of "well known" applications such as SAP R/3, MS Exchange and Oracle, as well as proprietary, in-house developed applications, speeding problem diagnosis for even the most difficult performance problems.

About NetScout Systems

NetScout Systems, Inc. has been an industry leader for advanced network and service assurance solutions for over twenty years. NetScout's breakthrough technology solutions provide trusted, comprehensive real-time and historical performance intelligence, including advanced early warnings and rapid, definitive problem analysis. These capabilities are vital to IT operators who are accountable for reducing the Mean Time to Resolution. The world's largest enterprises, government agencies, and service providers depend upon NetScout's nGenius and Sniffer (formerly Network General) brand solutions to assure service levels to their users by reducing or preventing disruptions and degradations. More information about NetScout is available at http://www.netscout.com/.

About SearchNetworking.com

SearchNetworking.com is one of the largest and most active online communities dedicated to the enterprise network. Over 300,000 IT professionals rely on SearchNetworking.com for industry news, technical tips and valuable best practices on routing, switching, network security, network and applications management and wireless LANs, so they can keep their networks up to date and cope with constant change. More information is available at http://www.searchnetworking.com/.

Headquartered in Needham, Mass., SearchNetworking.com is part of the TechTarget(R) network (http://www.techtarget.com/). TechTarget publishes integrated media that enable information-technology (IT) marketers to reach targeted communities of IT professionals and executives in all phases of the technology decision-making and purchase process.

Christine Johansen NetScout Systems, Inc. 978.614.4113 johansenc@netscout.com Rob Morton Davies Murphy Group, Inc. 781.418.2460 netscout@daviesmurphy.com

NetScout Systems, Inc.

CONTACT: Christine Johansen of NetScout Systems, Inc., +1-978-614-4113,
johansenc@netscout.com; or Rob Morton of Davies Murphy Group, Inc.,
+1-781-418-2460, netscout@daviesmurphy.com, for NetScout Systems, Inc.

Web site: http://www.netscout.com/
http://www.searchnetworking.com/

Wireless Phone Users in Mason County, Ill., Now Experience Even Clearer Reception and Fewer Dropped CallsVerizon Wireless Activates New Cell Site in Kilbourne, Ill.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site in Kilbourne that expands network coverage and increases network capacity, enabling more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; and download games and ringtones while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls.

This new cell site improves Verizon Wireless' voice and data network in Kilbourne and along U.S. Highway 97, connecting the communities of Havana to the north and Petersburg to the south. Coverage is also improved west of Kilbourne to Illinois Highway 29 toward the community of Bath and east of Kilbourne to Illinois Highway 78 toward Chandlerville. . "This network enhancement reflects our ongoing commitment to meet the growing needs of our customers and to provide them with the reliable, high quality service they expect from Verizon Wireless," said T.J. Fox, president-Illinois/Wisconsin Region, Verizon Wireless.

"The value we offer our customers is closely tied to our industry-leading customer retention," Fox said. "Wireless consumers today understand that value is not defined by price alone. A major reason our customers choose Verizon Wireless and stay with us is because we offer the nation's most reliable network."

This new cell site in Kilbourne is part of Verizon Wireless' continual effort to expand coverage, increase capacity and enhance the quality of its wireless voice and data network in Illinois and throughout the country. Since the company was formed in 2000, Verizon Wireless has invested more than $1 billion on improvements to its network in Illinois to increase coverage and capacity and to add new services. More than $155 million of this investment was spent in 2007.

About Verizon Wireless

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

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Carolyn A. Schamberger, APR of Verizon Wireless,
+1-847-619-4282, carolyn.schamberger1@verizonwireless.com; or Tricia Walli,
+1-312-988-2019, pwalli@webershandwick.com, for Verizon Wireless

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

Wireless Phone Users in Vermillion County, Ill., Now Experience Even Clearer Reception and Fewer Dropped CallsVerizon Wireless Activates New Cell Site in Danville, Ill.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site in Danville that expands network coverage and increases network capacity, enabling more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; and download games and ringtones while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls.

This new cell site improves Verizon Wireless' voice and data network in downtown Danville and north to Winter Avenue, south to Main Street, west to Logan Avenue and east to Michigan Avenue.

"This network enhancement reflects our ongoing commitment to meet the growing needs of our customers and to provide them with the reliable, high quality service they expect from Verizon Wireless," said T.J. Fox, president -- Illinois/Wisconsin Region, Verizon Wireless.

This new cell site in Danville is part of Verizon Wireless' continual effort to expand coverage, increase capacity and enhance the quality of its wireless voice and data network in Illinois and throughout the country. Since the company was formed in 2000, Verizon Wireless has invested more than $1 billion on improvements to its network in Illinois to increase coverage and capacity and to add new services. More than $155 million of this investment was spent in 2007.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Carolyn A. Schamberger, APR, of Verizon Wireless,
+1-847-619-4282, carolyn.schamberger1@verizonwireless.com; or Tricia Walli,
+1-312-988-2019, pwalli@webershandwick.com, for Verizon Wireless

CBS and Gameloft Use Real Phone Calls to Unravel Clues and Solve Crimes in "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(TM) - The Mobile Game"Mobile Characters Based on the Popular TV Series Call Players and Provide Investigative Tips for Sin City Murder Case

NEW YORK, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gameloft(R), a leading international publisher and developer of mobile games, today announced the U.S. release of "CSI:Crime Scene Investigation(TM) - The Mobile Game," based on the CBS primetime hit television series. The new game allows players to investigate the sinister side of Las Vegas, and adds excitement by incorporating an optional level of interactivity whereby characters in the game place phone calls to players to help them with their sleuthing.

"We are very excited to be launching CSI: Crime Scene Investigation with all of its innovative features," said Gonzague de Vallois, Senior Vice President, Gameloft. "Our mission has always been to push the envelope on game development and we are confident we have succeeded with this game."

"This CBS Mobile game is the first of its kind utilizing outbound calling, which literally calls players to action," said Cyriac Roeding, Executive Vice President, CBS Mobile. "Your cellphone rings, and a detective calls you to the scene - just like a real CSI detective. This combination of game play with popular content and a whole new level of interactivity represent enormous entertainment and business potential for the mobile world."

When signing up, players have the option of activating the interactive phone call feature; if activated, they receive a specialized call during the game for clues and tips that lead them to new crime scenes. The mobile game also delivers more realism than ever before with detailed locations, spontaneous interrogations, 3-D views of evidence, and clever laboratory mini-games to help solve crimes. The game plot was a collaboration with CBS Mobile and CSI Series Creator, Anthony E. Zuiker to ensure the storytelling represented the sanctity of the show.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(TM) - The Mobile Game is available on most U.S. carriers. A version of the CSI game will be available internationally though it will have slightly different features. To check the game's availability with your carrier, text "SUSPECT" to 82174 on your mobile phone.

CBS Mobile

CBS Mobile, a division of CBS Interactive Inc., is charged with building CBS Corporation's wireless business across entertainment, sports and news for CBS, The CW, and CBS Paramount Television. As part of This mission, CBS Mobile offers consumers some of the most innovative and best-of wireless content available today, ranging from the nation's first mobile video alerts for CBS Mobile News, CBS Sports Mobile and entertainment properties, to some of the nation's largest mobile Web sites, made-for-mobile video on all major carriers, a 24/7 mobile television network, and partnerships with the world's more leading edge mobile technology and ad targeting companies. CBS Corporation is the parent company of CBS Interactive, Inc.

About Gameloft

Gameloft is a leading international publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones. Established in 1999, it has emerged as one of the top innovators in its field. The company creates games for mobile handsets equipped with Java, Brew or Symbian technology. The total number of games-enabled handsets is anticipated to exceed two billion units in 2008. Partnership agreements with leading licensors and sports personalities such as Ubisoft Entertainment, Universal Pictures, ABC, DreamWorks Animations SKG, Endemol, 20th Century Fox, Viacom, Sony Pictures, Touchtone Television, Warner Bros., FifPro, Lamborghini, Paris Hilton, Gus Hansen, Kobe Bryant, Derek Jeter, Reggie Bush, Lleyton Hewitt, Jonny Wilkinson or Robinho allow Gameloft to form strong relationships with international brands. In addition to the partnerships, Gameloft owns and operates titles such as Block Breaker Deluxe, Asphalt: Urban GT and New York Nights. Through agreements with major telephone wireless carriers, handset manufacturers, specialized distributors and its online shop, Gameloft has a distribution network in over 80 plus countries. Gameloft has worldwide offices in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Montreal, Mexico, Buenos Aires, Paris, London, Cologne, Vienna, Milan, Madrid, Lisbon, Copenhagen, Warsaw, New Delhi, Seoul, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney. Gameloft is listed on Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA)

For more information visit http://www.gameloft.com/.

Gameloft

CONTACT: Media Contacts: Sanette Chao, Gameloft, +1-212-994-2495,
sanette.chao@gameloft.com. Shannon Jacobs, CBS, +1-212-975-3161,
sljacobs@cbs.com

Hop-on Receives Purchase Order of Over $16 Million for 50,000 Pieces of HOP2001

IRVINE, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hop-on, Inc. (Pink Sheets: HPNN), a leading developer and marketer of wireless phones and accessories announced today that it has received a Purchase Order for 50,000 of their new PDA cell phone, Model HOP2001.

Peter Michaels, President and CEO of Hop-on states, "This purchase order is a big step for us into the open-network market. While actively securing purchase orders we will complete our license agreements to finalize the sales."

Hop-on has received a tremendous response to their newest phone for the AT&T and Verizon Networks. The GSM/CDMA Dual Mode PDA HOP2001 model features Wi-Fi support, Windows Mobile 6(R), built-in GPS for use with Telenav GPS Navigator(TM) and a sleek, lightweight design. It is designed with a large 2.8", tilting color touch screen, while utilizing a high-resolution screen for sharper images and enhanced usability. This new PDA phone will have the ability to become the world's first handheld slot machine, bingo, video poker or black jack device. The phone lets users stay connected to e-mail, calendar, and contacts.

"The HOP2001 PDA offers the latest in GPS technology for a fraction of the cost of similar phones," says Michaels. "This particular phone has the ability to actually play interactive casino type games utilizing the touch screen features of the phone. This phone is a computer, which can handle casino type wagering."

About Hop-on, Inc.

Hop-on, Inc. (Pink Sheets: HPNN) develops and markets wireless phones and accessories for emerging markets and other domestic carriers and is best known for developing the world's first disposable cell phone. Currently, Hop-on is expanding into value-added services, like mobile gambling and SMS wagering. Hop-on's exclusive software will allow users to stream live interactive feed from legal jurisdictions to play poker, blackjack, roulette and baccarat on personal cell phones.

For more information, visit http://www.hop-on.com/. Contact: Danny Coleman (949) 756-9008

Certain statements in this news release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of Rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933, and are subject to Rule 3B-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are subject to the safe harbor created by those rules. All Statements, other than statements of fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential future plans and objectives of the company, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and other results and further events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements.

Hop-on, Inc.

CONTACT: Danny Coleman of Hop-on, Inc., +1-949-756-9008

Web site: http://www.hop-on.com/

Wireless Phone Users in Macoupin County, Ill., Now Experience Even Clearer Reception and Fewer Dropped CallsVerizon Wireless Activates New Cell Site in Carlinville, Ill.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site in Carlinville that expands network coverage and increases network capacity, enabling more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; and download games and ringtones while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls.

This new cell site improves Verizon Wireless' voice and data network in the town of Carlinville and north to Standard City Road, south along Illinois Route 4 to Deer Run Lake Dam, west to Comer and east to Womac.

This new cell site in Carlinville is part of Verizon Wireless' continual effort to expand coverage, increase capacity and enhance the quality of its wireless voice and data network in Illinois and throughout the country. Since the company was formed in 2000, Verizon Wireless has invested more than $1 billion on improvements to its network in Illinois to increase the coverage and capacity and to add new services. More than $155 million of this investment was spent in 2007.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Carolyn A. Schamberger, APR of Verizon Wireless,
+1-847-619-4282, carolyn.schamberger1@verizonwireless.com; or Tricia Walli,
+1-312-988-2019, pwalli@webershandwick.com, for Verizon Wireless

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

comScore Media Metrix Releases Top 50 Web Rankings for FebruaryTaxes and Valentine's Day Dominate the RankingsPolitics and News Sites See Gains Due to Interest in Presidential Primaries and Shaky Economy

RESTON, Va., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- comScore, Inc. , a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly analysis of U.S. consumer activity at top online properties for February 2008 based on data from the comScore Media Metrix service. February, a month that generally exhibits lower visitation totals as a result of having fewer days, saw increased visitation to tax, greetings, politics and news sites.

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"February is one of the busiest times of the year for greetings and gift sites with the celebration of Valentine's Day," said Jack Flanagan, executive vice president of comScore Media Metrix. "These sites are particularly convenient for the procrastinators among us who wait until the last minute to buy their loved ones a gift."

Tax Category Continues as Fastest-Gaining for the Second Consecutive Month

The tax category ranked as the fastest-gaining site category with a 34-percent increase to more than 31 million visitors as Americans continued preparing their taxes in advance of the April 15 deadline. The category was led by IRS.gov with nearly 18 million visitors (up 43 percent), followed by TaxACT with 9.6 million visitors (up 66 percent) and H&R Block with 6.7 million visitors (up 26 percent).

Valentine's Day Spurs Growth to Greeting Sites

The Valentine's Day holiday caused both the flowers/gifts/greetings and e-card site categories to grow 17 and 14 percent, respectively. The flowers/gifts/greetings category saw substantial gains by flower sites with, ProFlowers.com (up 244 percent to 3.8 million visitors), FTD.com (up 273 percent to 3.8 million visitors), and 1-800-flowers.com (up 125 percent to 2.7 million visitors) each showing strong growth. The e-cards category was led by AmericanGreetings Property with nearly 20 million visitors, followed by Evite.com with 5.8 million visitors and Hallmark.com with 5.1 million visitors.

Presidential Primaries Drive Traffic to Candidates' Sites

With much-hyped Super Tuesday (February 5) and other primaries across the country occurring in February, the politics site category continued to see growth for the second consecutive month, increasing 9 percent to 15 million visitors. BarackObama.com led the category with 3.2 million visitors, up 46 percent from January, followed by HillaryClinton.com with 1.5 million visitors (up 31 percent). Republican-party nominee John McCain's site increased 49 percent to 888,000 visitors.

News Sites Experience Increases in February

News categories, both business/finance and general news, saw increases in February with economic worries and presidential primaries dominating the national agenda. Business/finance news sites gained 6 percent to reach nearly 62 million visitors, with Yahoo! Finance, AOL Money & Finance, and MSN Money leading the category. The general news category gained 2 percent to nearly 107 million visitors led by Yahoo! News, CNN, and MSNBC.

Top 50 Properties

Yahoo! Sites continued to lead as the top property with 137 million visitors, followed by Google Sites with nearly 136 million visitors and Microsoft Sites with more than 118 million visitors. Wikipedia Sites and Ask Network each moved up one position in the top 10 to spots seven and nine, respectively. Glam Media jumped 10 spots to reach position 18 with more than 29 million visitors during the month. Tax season propelled IRS.gov into the Top 50 ranking, capturing position 45.

Top 50 Ad Focus Ranking

Platform A, the ad network combining Advertising.com, Tacoda, AOL, and Quigo, led the Ad Focus ranking in February, reaching 90 percent of Americans online. Ad networks DRIVEpm and Traffic Marketplace each gained two positions, capturing positions 11 and 14, respectively, while Collective Media jumped four spots to position 19. IB Local Network entered the ranking this month at position 39, reaching 26 percent of the more than 185 million Americans online in the month.

TABLE 1 comScore Top 10 Gaining Properties by Percentage Change in Unique Visitors* (U.S.) February 2008 vs. January 2008 Total U.S. - Home, Work and University Locations Source: comScore Media Metrix Total Unique Visitors (000) Rank by Unique Jan-08 Feb-08 % Change Visitors Total Internet : Total Audience 184,239 185,017 0 N/A Nascar.com 2,196 5,170 135 200 TaxACT 5,803 9,622 66 101 The Mozilla Organization 9,127 14,992 64 63 123GREETINGS.COM 2,977 4,763 60 222 Trilegiant Corporation 2,904 4,543 56 234 Oprah.com 3,455 5,307 54 196 IRS.gov 12,495 17,863 43 45 Heavy Networks 3,755 5,227 39 198 WildTangent Network 6,553 8,818 35 110 DishNetwork.com 3,809 4,955 30 207 *Ranking based on the top 250 properties in February 2008 TABLE 2 comScore Top 10 Gaining Categories by Percentage Change in Unique Visitors (U.S.) February 2008 vs. January 2008 Total U.S. - Home, Work and University Locations Source: comScore Media Metrix Total Unique Visitors (000) Jan-08 Feb-08 % Change Total Internet : Total Audience 184,239 185,017 0 Taxes 23,336 31,380 34 Flowers/Gifts/Greetings 36,178 42,489 17 e-cards 34,260 39,120 14 Car Rental 5,130 5,841 14 Politics 13,807 15,050 9 Auto - Manufacturer 24,580 26,062 6 Business Finance - News/Research 58,540 61,871 6 Hotels/Resorts 30,958 31,805 3 Jewelry/Luxury Goods/Accessories 16,713 17,166 3 General News 104,929 106,899 2 TABLE 3 comScore Top 50 Properties (U.S.) February 2008 Total U.S. - Home, Work and University Locations Unique Visitors (000) Source: comScore Media Metrix Unique Unique Rank Property Visitors Rank Property Visitors (000) (000) Total Internet : Total Audience 185,017 1 Yahoo! Sites 136,767 26 AT&T, Inc. 26,385 2 Google Sites 135,970 27 Shopzilla.com Sites 24,782 3 Microsoft Sites 118,355 28 Comcast Corporation 24,466 4 AOL LLC 108,911 29 Yellowpages.com Network 23,691 5 Fox Interactive Media 83,638 30 CBS Corporation 23,564 6 eBay 77,864 31 Gannett Sites 23,407 7 Wikipedia Sites 55,906 32 Expedia Inc 23,150 8 Amazon Sites 55,172 33 Bank of America 23,111 9 Ask Network 54,120 34 Monster Worldwide 22,389 10 Time Warner - Excluding AOL 52,661 35 CareerBuilder LLC 22,357 11 New York Times Digital 47,632 36 United Online, Inc 21,966 12 Apple Inc. 47,048 37 Photobucket.com LLC 20,917 13 Viacom Digital 41,216 38 Atrinsic, Inc. 20,473 14 Weather Channel, The 41,057 39 E.W. Scripps 20,005 15 CNET Networks 33,320 40 AmericanGreetings Property 19,884 16 Facebook.com 32,436 41 WebMD Health 19,637 17 Adobe Sites 30,620 42 WorldNow - ABC Owned Sites 19,426 18 Glam Media 29,136 43 Real.com Network 18,498 19 Wal-Mart 27,651 44 NBC Universal 17,863 20 Superpages.com Network 27,526 45 IRS.gov 17,863 21 Verizon Communications Corporation 27,101 46 ESPN 17,836 22 Disney Online 27,094 47 Lycos Sites 17,702 23 Craigslist, Inc. 26,822 48 Cox Enterprises Inc. 17,603 24 Gorilla Nation 26,710 49 Demand Media 17,532 25 Target Corporation 26,631 50 Weatherbug Property 17,256 TABLE 4 comScore Ad Focus Ranking (U.S.) February 2008 Total U.S. - Home, Work and University Locations Unique Visitors (000) Source: comScore Media Metrix Unique Unique Rank Property Visitors Reach Rank Property Visitors Reach (000) % (000) % Total Internet : Total Audience 185,017 100.0 1 Platform-A** 166,459 90% 26 Vibrant Media** 75,034 41% 2 Advertising.com** 163,260 88% 27 CPX Interactive** 71,379 39% 3 Yahoo! Network** 156,582 85% 28 MYSPACE.COM* 67,957 37% 4 Google Ad Network** 146,953 79% 29 EBAY.COM 66,768 36% 5 Specific Media** 140,395 76% 30 Undertone Networks** 65,205 35% 6 ValueClick Networks** 137,582 74% 31 YouTube.com 63,921 35% 7 Yahoo! 135,007 73% 32 Gorilla Nation Media 62,877 34% 8 Tribal Fusion** 132,827 72% 33 MSN.COM Home Page 57,558 31% 9 Google 128,397 69% 34 Ask Network 54,120 29% 10 Casale Media Network** 124,593 67% 35 Quigo** 53,462 29% 11 DRIVEpm** 112,458 61% 36 Ybrant/AdDynamix Network** 53,431 29% 12 AOL Media Network 108,911 59% 37 PrecisionClick** 53,114 29% 13 adconion media group** 107,234 58% 38 Kontera** 50,998 28% 14 Traffic Marketplace** 105,079 57% 39 IB Local Network 47,927 26% 15 MSN-Windows Live 102,839 56% 40 Vizi Inc** 46,988 25% 16 Tremor Media 97,681 53% 41 Turn, Inc** 46,302 25% 17 Yahoo.com Home Page 94,250 51% 42 MapQuest 45,027 24% 18 ADSDAQ by ContextWeb** 93,786 51% 43 AMAZON.COM 44,926 24% 19 Collective Media** 93,296 50% 44 Business.com Network 43,838 24% 20 24/7 Real Media** 90,941 49% 45 About 40,572 22% 21 AOL 90,316 49% 46 EBAY.COM Home Page 38,598 21% 22 Burst Media** 90,255 49% 47 The Nabbr Network 37,289 20% 23 interCLICK** 89,242 48% 48 IACAS Network 37,211 20% 24 AdBrite** 82,029 44% 49 Facebook.com 32,436 18% 25 Centro 80,159 43% 50 Weather.com 31,792 17%

Reach % denotes the percentage of the total Internet population that viewed a particular entity at least once in February. For instance, Yahoo! was seen by 73 percent of the more than 185 million Internet users in February.

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Wal-Mart Gives Consumers A Green Thumb This Spring With Eco-friendly Outdoor ProductsRetailer announces program to recycle millions of tires into rubber mulch

BENTONVILLE, Ark., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Just in time for spring, Wal-Mart announces a program to create rubber garden mulch from recycled tires, a step in the company's ongoing commitments to reaching its zero waste goal and providing access to affordable eco-friendly products. The Majestic(TM) rubber mulch mini nuggets hit Wal-Mart store and Sam's Club shelves this week, joining a variety of eco-friendly products already available for the spring season.

More than 2.5 million tires will be recycled by Wal-Mart in 2008 to manufacture the eco-friendly garden mulch that is ideal for landscaping and covering play grounds, pools and pond areas. The rubber mulch is available in red or black, is non-toxic and latex-free, inhibits weed growth and does not compact or blow away, making it a great alternative to traditional mulch for environmentally conscious gardeners.

"We know consumers want to make the most of their time at home this spring and summer, and we want to provide them with product offerings that help create a safe outdoor family environment at the best value," said Andy Barron, senior vice president and general merchandise manager for Wal-Mart. "Our process of recycling millions of used tires into rubber mulch products is yet another way to help our customers live better while also helping the environment."

As consumers prepare to enjoy more time outdoors, Wal-Mart offers everything families need to create a fun and eco-friendly environment to celebrate spring and summer at home at a great value. From garden supplies to outdoor furniture to organic foods, Wal-Mart is the one-stop shop for consumers to prepare for a "green" spring season.

With planting season quickly approaching, Wal-Mart makes creating an environmentally conscious garden simple with several products. The Majestic rubber mulch joins rubber garden edging and tree rings already available at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club -- all made from 100 percent recycled tire rubber. In addition, gardeners can find environmentally safer pesticides and plants in biodegradable pots.

Families also can create an Earth-friendly outdoor entertaining haven beyond the garden with products like Forest Stewardship Council certified outdoor furniture. Barbeques and backyard picnics also can benefit the environment by incorporating organic fruits and vegetables, and all natural and organic meats available at select Wal-Mart Supercenters.

A variety of eco-friendly outdoor products are available in Wal-Mart stores, Sam's Clubs and at walmart.com at unbeatable values:

-- Majestic rubber mulch mini nuggets ($5.47 for a 20 lb. bag) -- 8' Rubber edging ($9.87) -- 24" Rubber tree rings ($9.87) -- Garden Safe(R) Fungicide 3-in-1 certified organic spray ($5.88) -- Bonnie Plants(TM) Vegetable 5" Peat Pots reduce waste with biodegradable pots that can be placed directly in soil ($2.97) -- Forest Stewardship Council certified Home Trends(R) outdoor furniture pieces including rocking chairs and a folding chairs and table set (starting at $19.97) -- Forest Stewardship Council certified Delahey(R) Six-Piece Outdoor Wood Dining Set ($368.00) -- Solar powered outdoor lighting (ranging from $14.84 - $59.97) About Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Every week, millions of customers visit Wal-Mart Stores, Supercenters, Neighborhood Markets, and Sam's Club locations across America or log on to its online store at http://www.walmart.com/. The company and its Foundation are committed to a philosophy of giving back locally. Wal-Mart is proud to support the causes that are important to customers and associates right in their own neighborhoods, and last year gave more than $296 million to local communities in the United States. To learn more, visit http://www.walmartfacts.com/, http://www.walmartstores.com/, or http://www.walmartfoundation.org/.

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National European Telecom Operator Selects Allot 10G Service Gateway to Enhance Its Service OfferingFixed Line and Broadband Subsidiary of Major European Operator Opts for Allot DPI for Quality of Service (QoS), Reporting and MonitoringAllot Communications (NASDAQ: ALLT), a leader in IP service optimization solutions based on deep packet inspection (DPI), today announced that a national fixed line and broadband subsidiary of a major European operator has successfully deployed the Allot Service Gateway Omega Series in order to ensure Quality of Experience and create new service offerings for their subscribers. The Service Gateway was selected specifically for its true 10G performance and open platform architecture, enabling integration of 3rd party service applications.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allot Service Gateway Omega Series (SG-Omega) was selected by the customer for its superior DPI technology and its ability to manages two 10 Gigabit Ethernet lines and support more than 20 Gigabits per second (Gbps) of traffic. Furthermore, the SG-Omega's ATCA-based open platform enables future scalability to greater capacity and smooth integration of third party applications that leverage its DPI capabilities. This facilitates the fast and efficient roll out of new, revenue generating services such as parental control, anti-DDOS protection, usage-based billing, video caching and advertisement insertion.

"We are pleased to continue adding major service providers to our global customer list," said Allot CEO and President, Rami Hadar. "Deployment of the Service Gateway at major operators is further evidence of the excellent performance of our solution as well as the trend of using DPI technology to increase revenues in addition to savings on capital and operating expenses,"

About Allot Communications

Allot Communications is a leading provider of intelligent IP service optimization solutions. Designed for carriers, service providers and enterprises, Allot solutions apply deep packet inspection (DPI) technology to transform broadband pipes into smart networks. This creates the visibility and control vital to manage applications, services and subscribers, guarantee quality of service (QoS), contain operating costs and maximize revenue. Allot believes in listening to customers and provides them access to its global network of visionaries, innovators and support engineers. For more information, please visit http://www.allot.com/.

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Contact: Albie Jarvis Senior Vice President Porter Novelli Tel: +1-617-897-8200 albie.jarvis@porternovelli.com Jonathon Gordon Director of Marketing Allot Communications +972-9-762-8423 jgordon@allot.com Jay Kalish Executive Director IR Allot Communications Tel: +972-9-761-9365 jkalish@allot.com

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STMicroelectronics Completes Miniature Serial EEPROM Families with New 128Kbit and 64Kbit IntroductionsComprehensive, footprint-compatible families save space and cost, ease scalability

GENEVA, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STMicroelectronics , a world leader in non-volatile memory technology, today announced it is the first to offer a complete serial EEPROM portfolio from 2 Kbit to 128 Kbit in both I2C and SPI versions, with all family devices benefiting from space- saving Micro Leadframe (MLP) package technology. Three new devices in the 2 x 3 x 0.6mm MLP8 package now allow designers to choose from footprint-compatible devices at any required density, saving space, cost and development time.

The M95128 is the first 128-Kbit SPI device to reach the market in the MLP8 package size. As a further benefit, the device has a sub-3ÂµA stand-by mode, allowing its use in energy-sensitive battery-powered products. The four- wire SPI interface supports communication at up to 2 Mbit/s, and also allows software-based write protection, in addition to standard protection implemented in hardware.

The 64-Kbit M24C64 and 128-Kbit M24128 complete ST's family of I2C devices in the MLP8 package, which the company first announced in March 2007. The built-in I2C interface supports 400-Kbit/s Fast Mode communication, operating as a slave on the I2C bus. Both devices reduce current draw to below 1 micron A in stand-by mode, to help extend battery life in portable and handheld products.

With their small size, high performance and wide range of capacities, this family of devices is ideal for applications including Bluetooth headsets and modules, wireless LAN adapters, portable media players, cellular handsets and smart phones, camcorders and digital still cameras. From a system designer's point of view, the operating voltage range is compatible with virtually all ASICs and chipsets. The M24C64 and M24128 are even specified to operate with power supplies as low as 1.7V.

Other valuable features include: a write-control input, byte- and page- write modes, random and sequential read modes, self-timed programming cycle and automatic address incrementing. Device lifetime is greater than one million write cycles, and data retention more than 40 years.

All of the devices in the I2C and SPI families, in the MLP-8 package and spanning densities from 2 Kbit to 128 Kbit, are available now. The M24C64-FMB6TG is priced at $0.24 in quantities of 1000 units, the M24128-FMB6TG at $0.34, and the M95128-RMB6TG at $0.48 in the same quantities.

About STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics is a global leader in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions across the spectrum of microelectronics applications. An unrivalled combination of silicon and system expertise, manufacturing strength, Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and strategic partners positions the Company at the forefront of System-on-Chip (SoC) technology and its products play a key role in enabling today's convergence markets. The Company's shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, on Euronext Paris and on the Milan Stock Exchange. In 2007, the Company's net revenues were $10 billion. Further information on ST can be found at http://www.st.com/.

STMicroelectronics

CONTACT: Michael Markowitz of STMicroelectronics, +1-212-821-8959,
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Dow Corning Online Calculator Helps Manufacturers Identify Energy and CO2 Savings from Proper Lubrication

MIDLAND, Mich., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- With just a few keystrokes on a new online tool from Dow Corning Corp., manufacturing plant managers can estimate their energy and emissions savings if they lubricated their equipment properly.

"A typical large manufacturing plant can have more than 80,000 lubrication points, any of which can create drag and friction, meaning more energy is needed and more emissions are created," said Phil Grellier, Dow Corning global solutions development manager. "The wrong lubricant, or the correct lubricant applied in the wrong manner, can be highly inefficient and even halt plant operations. With so much at stake, making sure that the equipment is properly lubricated is critical."

When users enter the number and types of equipment, such as motors, gearboxes, pumps, compressors and fans, and other variables such as the kilowatts needed to run them, the hours per day and days per year into the Dow Corning Molykote(R) Energy Savings Calculator, they are shown potential reductions in kilowatt hours, carbon dioxide emissions and the associated cost savings.

"The calculator can help manufacturers meet environmental sustainability goals and fulfill their commitment to innovative, energy-efficient solutions by understanding where they may be wasting energy," Grellier said.

The Molykote Energy Savings Calculator is available online at http://www.dowcorning.com/content/molykote/energysavingscalculator.aspx.

About Dow Corning

Dow Corning (http://www.dowcorning.com/) provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicon-based technology and innovation, offering more than 7,000 products and services, Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Incorporated. More than half of Dow Corning's annual sales are outside the United States.

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CONTACT: Jarrod Erpelding of Dow Corning, +1-989-496-1582,
Jarrod.Erpelding@dowcorning.com

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Energizer Grants Audiovox Licensing Rights for Energizer Brand Rechargeable Power Packs and Other Power Products in Central and South America

ST. LOUIS, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Energizer Holdings, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Eveready Battery Company, Inc., owner of the Energizer brand, has entered into a trademark licensing agreement with Audiovox Corporation .

Under the terms of the agreement, Audiovox has acquired the licensing rights to market and distribute Energizer-branded products throughout Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America, excluding select locations (Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile). This licensing agreement includes rechargeable power packs and other power related accessories.

"The license extension for these products into the Latin America market will extend our Energizer brand presence and bring more solutions to power consumers' lives," said Robert Zimmermann, Vice President, Latin America for Energizer Holdings, Inc.

Pat Lavelle, President and CEO of Audiovox Corporation stated, "When we acquired Technuity in late 2007, it was our goal to integrate the powerful Energizer brand in our core accessory businesses and use it to expand our international distribution. Today's announcement takes us in that direction as we add Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and most of South America to the distribution network for our power products. We are confident that our global initiatives will positively impact both our top and bottom-line performance, enhance our customer offerings globally and maximize value for our shareholders."

David Geise, President of Audiovox Accessories Corporation stated, "The Energizer brand is an integral part of our accessories group and combined with RCA, Acoustic Research, Jensen and Terk gives us one of the strongest brand portfolios in the accessory business. I look forward to using the Energizer brand to build upon our market leading positions and to growing our business with the retail leaders in the Latin American countries covered by the agreement."

In November 2007, Audiovox acquired Technuity, Inc., an emerging leader in the battery and power products industry and a licensee of the Energizer brand in North America. In that transaction, Audiovox acquired the rights to market Energizer-branded products for rechargeable batteries and battery packs for camcorders, cordless phones, digital cameras and DVD players, as well as for power supply systems, automatic voltage regulators and surge protectors.

About Audiovox

Audiovox Corporation is a leading international supplier and value added service provider in the consumer electronics accessory industry. The Company conducts its business through subsidiaries and markets mobile and consumer electronics and consumer electronics accessories products both domestically and internationally under several of its own brands. It also functions as an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) supplier to a wide variety of customers, through several distinct distribution channels. For additional information, please visit Audiovox on the Web at http://www.audiovox.com/.

About Energizer

Energizer Holdings, Inc. , http://www.energizer.com/, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of primary batteries, battery-powered devices and flashlights. Energizer, a global leader in the dynamic business of providing portable power geared toward the new digital age, offers a full portfolio of products including the Energizer(R) MAX(R) premium alkaline brand; Energizer(R) e2(R) Lithium(R) and Energizer(R) e2(R) Titanium Technology(R) performance brands; Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) Rechargeable batteries and chargers.

The Energizer(R) product line also includes specialty batteries for hearing aids, health and fitness devices, as well as for keyless remote entry systems, watches and other uses. Through its flashlight and lighting products unit, Energizer helps bring consumer insight and innovation to these important household devices. Energizer continues its role as a technology leader as it launches Energizer(R) Energi To Go(R), portable battery-driven power packs for cell phones and audio devices.

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Except for historical information contained herein, statements made in this release that would constitute forward-looking statements may involve certain risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements made in this release are based on currently available information and Audiovox assumes no responsibility to update any such forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, may cause actual results to differ materially from the results suggested in the forward-looking statements. The factors include, but are not limited to, risks that may result from changes in Audiovox's business operations; Audiovox's ability to keep pace with technological advances; significant competition in the mobile and consumer electronics businesses; Audiovox's relationships with key suppliers and customers; quality and consumer acceptance of newly introduced products; market volatility; non- availability of product; excess inventory; price and product competition; new product introductions; the possibility that the review of Audiovox's prior filings by the SEC may result in changes to Audiovox financial statements; and the possibility that stockholders or regulatory authorities may initiate proceedings against Audiovox and/or our officers and directors as a result of any restatements. Risk factors associated with our business, including some of the facts set forth herein, are detailed in Audiovox's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2007.

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BroadWebAsia, Inc. Completes Share Exchange Transaction; Approval of Quotations Under Symbol 'BWBA'

LOS ANGELES, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BroadWebAsia, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: BWBA) ("BWA" or "the Company"), today announced completion of its share exchange transaction and approval of the Company's OTCBB symbol "BWBA" on the over-the-counter bulletin board.

On February 12, 2008, BroadWebAsia, Inc. a British Virgin Islands company entered into a share exchange agreement following which all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of BWA was exchanged for shares of a publicly reporting company. Upon closing, BWA became a wholly-owned subsidiary and the parent company changed its name to BroadWebAsia, Inc., originally a Nevada corporation, that was reincorporated in Delaware.

About BroadWebAsia, Inc.

BroadWebAsia, Inc. is a diversified Internet company focused on online communities and online advertising in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"). Internet entrepreneur and MySpace founder, Brad Greenspan, established BroadWebAsia in 2005 to focus on the development of web 2.0 properties and new media opportunities in the PRC.

Through direct ownership, commercial arrangements and joint ventures, the BroadWebAsia network is comprised of Hupo.TV (http://www.hupo.tv/), Mofile (http://www.mofile.com/), TYCY Games (http://www.tycygame.com/), 9e3.com (http://www.9e3.com/), Bbmao (http://www.bbmao.com/), and ETE (http://www.ete.cn/).

Hupo.TV and Mofile are two of the leading online video sharing sites in China in terms of monthly unique visitors. Mofile focuses primarily on user-generated content while Hupo.TV focuses primarily on proprietary content.

TYCY Games is a leading flash-based online casual games company that offers thousands of online casual games to its targeted 13-20 year old demographic.

9e3.com is an online social networking and community site also focusing on the 13-20 year old demographic.

Bbmao.com is a meta-search engine that sends queries to multiple search services and delivers search results in a logical and organized manner to its users. It also offers an integrated social bookmarking feature that allows people to share bookmarks with one another. Bbmao.com was selected as one of Red Herring Magazine's Top 100 companies in Asia in 2006.

ETE is a leading advertising serving and services company serving online advertising to more than 23,000 websites in China. ETE is the owner of the AdSky technology and also operates the affiliate marketing website, http://www.pv.com.cn/.

ABOUT BROADWEBASIA

Chairman, Founder, and largest shareholder Brad Greenspan started building the core of BroadWebAsia in 2005. Today, headquartered in Beijing, BroadWebAsia's CEO Peter Schloss leads an online entertainment-focused network that in February 2008 received over 70 million unique visitors per month and generated more than 500 million monthly page views as reported by third party analytics.

ABOUT BRAD GREENSPAN

Brad Greenspan is a Los Angeles-based Internet Entrepreneur and founder of MySpace. Greenspan also has a majority stake in privately held Live Universe, Inc. that along with BroadWebAsia, reaches approximately 100 million unique users each month across the U.S./Europe/Asia. Brad also is Chairman of Borba Nutraceuticals which recently rolled out a distribution deal with Anheuser Busch and received a strategic investment by Liberty Media's QVC Group. More information can be found at http://www.bradgreenspan.com/.

About LiveUniverse

LiveUniverse is one of the world's largest online entertainment networks, led by Brad Greenspan. LiveUniverse operates several successful and popular websites across three core verticals: Video, Social Networking & Music. The LiveUniverse network is visited and reaches over 40 million unique visitors per month and over 400 million page views. LiveUniverse's flagship site is the new Online Social Entertainment Community LiveVideo.com

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More detailed information about the company and the risk factors that may affect the realization of forward-looking statements is set forth in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Risk Factor section of the company's Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on February 29, 2008. Investors and security holders are urged to read these documents free of charge on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov/. All forward-looking statements included in this release are made as of the date of this press release, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.

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MTS Announces Subscriber Growth Numbers for February 2008

MOSCOW, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS" - NYSE: MBT), the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS, announces that its consolidated subscriber base reached 83.88 million users on February 29, 2008.

During February 2008, MTS' consolidated subscriber base increased by 0.93 million subscribers.

Subscribers (mln) Feb 29, Jan 31, Growth Feb Growth 2008 2008 28, 2007 Subs % Subs % Total 83.88 82.95 0.93 1.1% 73.79 10.09 13.7% consolidated subscribers, end of period Russia 59.07 58.26 0.81 1.4% 51.22 7.85 15.3% Moscow and the 13.87 13.65 0.22 1.6% 11.36 2.51 22.1% Moscow region St. Petersburg 2.86 2.85 0.01 0.2% 2.64 0.22 8.3% and the Leningrad region Rest of Russia 42.35 41.76 0.59 1.4% 37.22 5.13 13.8% Ukraine 19.67 19.92 -0.25 -1.2% 20.75 -1.08 -5.2% Uzbekistan 3.34 3.00 0.34 11.4% 1.63 1.71 105.1% Turkmenistan 0.40 0.38 0.02 6.3% 0.19 0.21 112.1% Armenia 1.391 1.390 0.001 0.1% - - - MTS Belarus(1) 3.90 3.84 0.06 1.4% 3.37 0.53 15.7%

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS") is the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS. Together with its subsidiaries, the Company services over 83.88 million subscribers. The regions of Russia, as well as Armenia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, in which MTS and its associates and subsidiaries are licensed to provide GSM services, have a total population of more than 230 million. Since June 2000, MTS' Level 3 ADRs have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol MBT). Additional information about MTS can be found on MTS' website at http://www1.mtsgsm.com/.

Some of the information in this press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of MTS, as defined in the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify forward looking statements by terms such as "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "will," "could," "may" or "might," and the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. We wish to caution you that these statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. We do not intend to update these statements to reflect events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. We refer you to the documents MTS files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the Company's most recent Form 20-F. These documents contain and identify important factors, including those contained in the section captioned "Risk Factors" that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among others, potential fluctuations in quarterly results, our competitive environment, dependence on new service development and tariff structures, rapid technological and market change, acquisition strategy, risks associated with telecommunications infrastructure, risks associated with operating in Russia and the CIS, volatility of stock price, financial risk management and future growth subject to risks.

(1) MTS owns a 49% stake in Mobile TeleSystems LLC, a mobile operator in Belarus, which is not consolidated.

For further information, please contact: Mobile TeleSystems, Moscow Investor Relations Tel: +7-495-223-2025 E-mail: ir@mts.ru

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC

CONTACT: For further information, please contact: Mobile TeleSystems,
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Comcast to Host First Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call

PHILADELPHIA, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comcast Corporation will host a conference call with the financial community to discuss financial results for the first quarter on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). Comcast will issue a press release reporting its results earlier that morning.

The conference call will be broadcast live via the Company's Investor Relations website at http://www.cmcsa.com/ or http://www.cmcsk.com/. A recording of the call will be available on the Investor Relations website starting at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Thursday, May 1, 2008.

Those parties interested in participating via telephone should dial (800) 263-8495 with the conference ID number 39992756. A telephone replay will begin immediately following the call and will be available until Friday, May 2, 2008 at midnight Eastern Time (ET). To access the rebroadcast, please dial (800) 642-1687 and enter conference ID number 39992756.

To automatically receive Comcast financial news by email, please visit http://www.cmcsa.com/ or http://www.cmcsk.com/ and subscribe to Email Alerts.

Comcast Corporation (http://www.comcast.com/) is the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services. With 24.1 million cable customers, 13.2 million high- speed Internet customers, and 4.6 million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable systems and in the delivery of programming content. Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, ten regional Comcast SportsNets and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet business. Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast- Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.

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SouthPeak Announces Big Bang Mini for NINTENDO DS(TM)Fireworks-Themed Shooter to Bring Explosive Action to Handheld

GRAPEVINE, Texas, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stop waiting around for those rare special occasions to light fireworks; SouthPeak Games today announced Big Bang Mini for Nintendo DS(TM). The game, which encourages filling the night sky with brilliant bursts of fireworks, will be exploding into stores this fall.

In Big Bang Mini, your main objective is to use the stylus to create fireworks and destroy the waves of enemies that loom overhead. Miss and you'll be forced to tackle another challenge -- avoiding the sparks created by your falling fireworks. Celebrate the completion of a level by designing the Final Bouquet -- a one-of-a-kind masterpiece that will proclaim your victory.

"We usually only get to see fireworks, but with Big Bang Mini you get to make the fireworks," said Melanie Mroz, CEO of SouthPeak Interactive. "Not only will you be able to see the dazzling sparks but you'll also be able to create them with each stroke of the stylus. It's an amazing experience that is sure to give an adrenaline rush every time players manage to set off a huge display."

"I have yet to find someone who doesn't love fireworks," said Camille Guermonprez, Managing Director of Arkedo Studio. "With Big Bang Mini, we're trying to combine the thrill of an intense action shooter with the beauty of a grand fireworks display. If there's anything players won't like about the game, it will be that they're too involved in striking and dodging to appreciate the light show they're creating."

With an all original soundtrack, four gameplay modes, multiplayer options, and over 90 levels to explore, this game is a must for Nintendo DS(TM) owners.

About SouthPeak Games

SouthPeak Interactive, LLC develops and publishes interactive entertainment software for all current hardware platforms including: PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system, PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system, PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360(TM) video game and entertainment system, Wii(TM), Nintendo DS(TM) and PC. SouthPeak's games cover all major genres including action/adventure, role-playing, racing, puzzle/strategy, fighting and combat. SouthPeak's products are sold in retail outlets in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. SouthPeak is headquartered in Midlothian, Virginia, and has offices in Grapevine, Texas and London, England. http://www.southpeakgames.com/

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

About Arkedo Studio

Arkedo is a Paris-based studio comprised of three game developers (four when the weather is nice), focused on making arcade-style games for Nintendo DS. Founded in early 2006, the studio's award winning first DS title was well received by the public and the press. Arkedo's secret plan to rule the world includes quirky and witty games, and a good amount of patience. Learn more by visiting http://www.arkedo.com/

SouthPeak Games

CONTACT: Jay Fitzloff of Sandbox Strategies, +1-415-673-3455,
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Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco Announces Keynote LineupMarc Andreessen, Max Levchin and Johnathan Schwartz Join Dozens of Others to Examine the Future of the Web

SAN FRANCISCO, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- TechWeb (formerly CMP) and O'Reilly Media, Inc., co-producers of Web 2.0 Expo, today announced the lineup of keynotes scheduled to appear at the upcoming Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2008 -- a list that includes Marc Andreessen, Max Levchin and Johnathan Schwartz, and many others. Web 2.0 Expo is the global annual gathering of developers, designers, marketers, and business professionals building the next generation Web, taking place April 22-25, 2008 at Moscone West. Registration is now open at http://www.web2expo.com/sf.

"For Web 2.0 Expo, keynotes are an opportunity for conversations with some of the most intriguing figures in the industry, visionary talks representing the best thinking on the future of the internet, and some great brain candy in the form of cool data visualizations," said Jennifer Pahlka, Web 2.0 Expo Co-Chair. "We're also looking forward to some interesting announcements from the Web 2.0 Expo stage."

Here's some of who will be in the spotlight:

Marc Andreessen is a well renowned Silicon Valley investor, co-author of Mosaic and co-founder of Ning, company which provides a platform for social-networking Web sites, as well as co-founder of Netscape Communications Corporation. Previously, Andreessen was the chair of Opsware, a software company he founded originally as Loudcloud, acquired by Hewlett-Packard.

Max Levchin is the visionary behind Slide, the largest social software company in the world and co-founder of PayPal. Before starting Slide, Levchin was an integral player in several other start-ups, including Yelp, where he sits as Chairman of the Board today.

Charlene Li is an analyst at Forrester Research and a driving force behind Forrester's Social Computing and Web 2.0 research, and examines how companies can use technologies like blogs, social networking, RSS, tagging, and widgets for marketing purposes.

Jonathan Schwartz is chief executive officer and president of Sun Microsystems. A leader behind many of Sun's open source and standard setting initiatives, Schwartz has been an outspoken advocate for the network as a utility outside of computing -- for driving economic, social and political progress.

Mitchell Baker is the Chairman of the Mozilla Foundation and Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer of the Mozilla Corporation, a subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation that coordinates development of the open source Mozilla Internet applications, including the Mozilla Firefox web browser and the Mozilla Thunderbird email client.

Clay Shirky is an adjunct Professor at New York University's (NYU) graduate Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) and author of Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations.

Jonathan Zittrain is the chair for Internet Governance and Regulation at Oxford University, director and founder of Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet & Society, and the author of The Future of the Internet-And How to Stop It.

Aristotle Balogh is Chief Technology Officer at Yahoo!. He is responsible for company-wide product development which includes optimizing resources, speeding innovation, and ensuring the quality of Yahoo!'s products and services. He is focused on establishing a common architecture and building blocks to drive development aligned with corporate strategy and on improving the overall effectiveness of Yahoo!'s engineering efforts.

Edwin Aoki is a technology fellow at AOL, previously working at Apple Computer, Go Corporation, and Intuit before joining Netscape Communications in 1996. Holding a joint degree in Computer Science and Sociology from Harvard College, Aoki believes strongly in the ability of technology to bring people closer together and to make our lives easier.

Dan Lyons is a senior editor at Forbes and the author of The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs. In the persona of Fake Steve, Lyons authored "Options: The Secret Life of Steve Jobs," a novel and two previous works of fiction, a novel and a collection of short stories. Lyons joined Forbes in 1998 and before that wrote for various computer trade publications including CRN and VARBUSINESS.

Ofer Shaked is chief architect for Current TV, a global media company founded by Al Gore, heading up their Internet presence team. Prior to joining Current TV, Ofer headed up the Social Search business for Yahoo Inc., co-founded and was CTO for FareChase Inc., was technology group leader for Tecnomatix and started his career in the prestigious ATUDA program, leading development of real time data mining technology for the Israeli Intelligence Corps.

Matt Cutts joined Google as a software engineer in January 2000 and heads up the Webspam team. Cutts wrote SafeSearch, which is Google's family filter, previously holding top-secret clearance while working for the Department of Defense.

A forum for creativity, engineering, and innovation, Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco includes a multi-track conference, an "unconference" program called Web2Open, major tradeshow, and many networking events. Web 2.0 Expo welcomes industry leaders that are participating and exhibiting in this year's show including Diamond sponsor Etelos, IBM, Microsoft; Platinum sponsors Adobe, Cynergy, Nokia, Springnote, and WebEx; Gold sponsors AOL, Citrix, Coghead, Disney, EffectiveUI, F5, HCL, Intuit/Quickbase, Oracle, S60, Spinscape, Sun, Symphoniq, Tele Atlas, and Vidoop; Silver sponsors Amazon, Atlassian, Awareness, Broadsoft, Curl, Denodo, Dixero, Force10, Inpowr, Intel, JackBe, Jaduka, Jive, Juniper, Kapow, Keynote, Leverage Software, Liquid Apps, Lithium Technologies, LongJump, Morfik, Mzinga, Octopz, ONEsite, OpSource, Panther Express, Profy, Real Time Content, Rearden, Remy Corporation, Reply, Spigit, StreamVerse, StrikeIron, xbo, and Znakit!.

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TechWeb, the global leader in business technology media, is an innovative business focused on serving the needs of technology decision-makers and marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed media brands in the business technology market. Today, more than 10 million business technology professionals actively engage with and rely on our global face-to-face events, including Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and VoiceCon; online resources such as the TechWeb Network, Light Reading, Intelligent Enterprise, InformationWeek.com, bMighty.com, and The Financial Technology Network; and the market leading, award-winning InformationWeek, Wall Street & Technology, TechNet and MSDN Magazines. TechWeb also provides end-to-end services ranging from next-generation performance marketing, custom media, research, and analyst services. TechWeb is a division of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.

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Interop(R) Las Vegas 2008 Announces Energy Camp'Unconference' Examines Energy Saving Initiatives and Everything Green IT

SAN FRANCISCO, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Interop(R), the leading business technology event, produced by TechWeb (formerly CMP), today announced the addition of Energy Camp at the 2008 Las Vegas event. The one-day "unconference" style gathering designed to open up the conversation around sustainable solutions and methodologies for IT will take place on Monday, April 28th. Interop takes place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, April 28-May 2, 2008.

Energy Camp is a collaborative "unconference" -- a gathering where attendees program discussion topics of their choice into an event's agenda -- that's dedicated to the reduction of IT's global carbon footprint. For the first time in Interop's history, audiences are invited to join this forum where all of the industry's stakeholders will gather together to discuss the growing impact of today's energy costs on IT's bottom line, and the overarching importance of energy conservation and utilizing greener IT solutions and methods. The one-day, all-day, program, happening on Monday, April 28th, will be lead by James Governor, co-founder and principal analyst of RedMonk and author of the Greenmonk.net blog, a community dedicated to the use of open source and social software methods and approaches to improve the environment and encourage good behaviors. For more information visit http://www.energycamp.org/. To join in the discussion go to http://energycamp.org/wiki/index.php/EnergyCamp.

"Energy Camp proves Interop's commitment to fostering sustainability within business communities by preventing and reducing waste," said Lenny Heymann, Interop General Manager. "The 'unconference' model ensures an intimate focus on one of the most critical issues the industry is facing today: sustainable IT, delivering another piece of the big picture for our audiences at the forefront of the discussion."

"Getting to the unvarnished truth about what works and what doesn't and figuring out what solutions really deliver on the promise of energy savings is a difficult task," said Interop's Executive Conference Director and TechWeb blogger, David Berlind. "At Energy Camp we're going to get the conversation between all the stakeholders rolling. Not only will IT professionals come away with concrete action items and the beginnings of a long term plan, they'll have an opportunity to give feedback to the solution providers who've created all the noise in this space."

Interop Las Vegas 2008 proudly welcomes more than 500 exhibitors, showcasing the full range of IT solutions including Microsoft, Cisco, VMware, F5, Dell, Foundry, Citrix, Juniper, McAfee, Secure Computing, Novell, Aruba, Riverbed, Force10, NETGEAR, Alcatel-Lucent, ProCurve, Net Scout, CA, Qwest, BlueCat, Eaton, APC, Sprint, Extreme, Xirrus, Ixia, and Oracle. For sponsorship opportunities contact Will Wise at wwise@techweb.com.

About Interop(R)

Interop(R) drives the adoption of technology, providing knowledge and insight to help IT and corporate decision-makers achieve business success. Part of TechWeb's family of global brands, Interop is the leading business technology event series. Through in-depth educational programs, workshops, real-world demonstrations and live technology implementations in its unique InteropNet and InteropLabs programs, Interop provides the forum for the most powerful innovations and solutions the industry has to offer. As the meeting place for the global business technology community, upcoming Interop events include Interop Moscow 2008, April 23-24, 2008, Forum Hall, Moscow; Interop Tokyo 2008, June 9-13, 2008, Mukahari Messe, Tokyo, Interop Sao Paulo, August 12-14, 2008, Transamerica Expo Center, and Interop New York, September 15-19, 2008 Javits Convention Center, New York City. For more information about these events visit http://www.interop.com/.

About TechWeb (formerly CMP)

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Country Music Stars Help Play MPE(TM) Spoof 'Mac vs. PC' Ads in 'Play MPE(TM) Single vs. CD' Spots Debuting at the Country Radio SeminarJoe Nichols, Jimmy Wayne and Julianne Hough Guest Star in Play MPE(TM) Spots

NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Announced from The Country Radio Seminar: 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 teamed up with some of Country Music's hottest young stars to spoof the now infamous "Mac vs. PC" ads, in its "Play MPE(TM) Single vs. CD Single" campaign. The new ad spots preceded the "New Faces Showcase" at the Country Music Seminar in Nashville, TN on Friday, March 7th.

The ad spots play off the characterization in the original Apple commercials, portraying the CD Single as the stodgy and antiquated Poindexter to the hip, young trendsetter of The Play MPE(TM) Single. The humorous sketches make light of the issues that come along with traditional CD distribution, including skipping, pirated copies and shipping problems, much to the chagrin of the oblivious CD character.

Celebrity guest appearances include Jimmy Wayne from Big Machine Records, Joe Nichols from Universal Records South singing his chart topping single "It Ain't No Crime," and Mercury Records Nashville's newest singing sensation and "Dancing With The Stars" winner Julianne Hough.

"The Country Music industry has supported Play MPE(TM) as the sole digital delivery service of choice," said Dean Ernst, VP Operations. "This year we felt we could have some fun with our version of the Apple ads with 'Play MPE(TM) Single vs. the CD' commercials at the annual Country Music Seminar. We are extremely grateful for the time and support of these artists and labels who helped us put together the ad spots."

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://www.clipstreamad.com/) and market research (http://surveyclip.com/) customers.

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For more information, please contact: Media contact: Brian McWilliams / Spelling Communications 310-477-9500 / bmcwilliams@spellcom.com

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CONTACT: Brian McWilliams of Spelling Communications, +1-310-477-9500,
bmcwilliams@spellcom.com, for Destiny Media Technologies

Web site: http://www.dsny.com/
http://www.plaympe.com/

Nectar Debuts Enterprise Session Management SolutionSolution Delivers Enormous Telecom Cost Savings, Unifies disparate telephony platforms

ORLANDO, Fla., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- VoiceCon Booth 1105 -- Nectar Services Corp., an IP communications and management services provider, wholly- owned subsidiary of Juma Technology Corp. , today officially debuted its Enterprise Session Management platform (ESM). The nectar/ESM solution provides carrier-class functionality, intelligent call routing and connects disparate phone systems to deliver enormous benefits to multi- location, enterprise customers.

The nectar/ESM platform employs carrier-class routing and session management functionality using a simple and intuitive web-based application.

With the solution, hundreds or even thousands of disparate PBXs are transformed to a unified enterprise telephony platform with intelligent call routing, revolutionary business continuity features and dramatic carrier- service cost reductions.

These interconnection capabilities, combined with the nectar/ESM interface, provides for global visibility and management of all voice traffic from the Nectar web portal.

"This solution completely changes how large enterprise customers handle telecommunications," said Albert Rodriguez, Vice-President of Product Management for Nectar. "Our nectar/ESM platform has the ability to interconnect disparate, hybrid PBX and IP PBX deployments while initiating policy based routing and capacity on demand. This intuitive interface enables our clients to take full advantage both carrier-class services and IP telephony."

"The nectar/ESM platform delivers tremendous value to large enterprise organizations as they transition to IP-convergence and unified communications," said Anthony Servidio, CEO and Chairman of Juma Technology, Nectar's parent company. "Our solution truly adds comfort to clients looking for the best solution and delivers a team of professionals with the know-how and experience to guide enterprise customers through this entire process."

A Smooth Transition to VoIP with nectar/ESM

The nectar/ESM platform enables businesses to accelerate their transition to VoIP without discarding existing telephony infrastructures. The solution interconnects disparate systems and locations using SIP or H.323 based gateways to create a unified architecture; preserving telecom investments while providing the benefits of IP telephony.

Intelligent Call Routing, Centralized Resources Provide Enormous Cost Savings

With carrier-class call routing and session management capabilities, the nectar/ESM solution provides enormous cost savings on telecom expenses.

"On-Net" Calling with nectar/ESM provides enterprises with the ability to move calls between offices using the corporate WAN. This dynamic "on-net" capability bypasses all inherent metered toll charges from traditional carriers.

Best Decision Routing enables enterprise organizations to adopt policy based routing to leverage cost, quality and business rules for all inbound and outbound calls routed by ESM. The nectar/ESM platform allows for the mixture of different carrier rates, cellular bypass and on-net calling, which enables calls to be placed using the most cost-effective route even when entering the PSTN or Cellular networks. Different Quality of Service (QoS) policies based on business requirements can be used to override cost when quality is more important.

Trunk Reduction is achieved by the centralization of dial tone access and capacity on demand. These resources are now shared throughout the organization to optimize utilization and drive down monthly recurring expense.

Branch Solution Delivered by nectar/ESM

The nectar/ESM platform solves a specific problem for branch offices and retail chains. Communications between branches and chains remains archaic, because of the stand-alone systems supporting each location. With nectar/ESM, hundreds of locations can now be unified without large upfront equipment expenses. This enables communication between the branches to improve customer support and centralizes resources to eliminate over-trunking. ESM allows calls to be centrally routed to and from branch locations assuring that customers are connected to the best resource regardless of the number dialed.

Global Enterprise Terex Corp Recognizes Benefits of nectar/ESM

Nectar has been working closely with Terex Corporation , a global manufacturer of capital equipment to pilot the solution, which brings together a unified view into their interconnected PBX and IP PBX systems, as well as Best Decision Routing and quality assurance capabilities.

"At this point in our engagement, the Nectar solution has already demonstrated great value to our global company," said Robert Mays, Director of Global Infrastructure of Terex Corporation. "We are extremely pleased with the solution's interoperability, which has delivered on a promise of unifying disparate PBX systems, and will soon enable a truly converged, global telecom network for our company once fully deployed."

About Nectar Services Corp.

Nectar (http://www.nectarcorp.com/), formally AGN Networks, is an IP communications and management services provider that preserves customer investments in existing telecommunications systems while transitioning to VoIP. Nectar, a subsidiary of Juma Technology Corp , provides Enterprise Session Management (ESM), Hosted Telephony Services (HTS) and a Converged Management Platform (CMP). Nectar's innovative solutions deliver significant cost savings, inherent business continuity, intelligent call- routing and the centralization of both applications and management.

Nectar Services Corp.

CONTACT: Melissa Nacerino, +1-646-291-8264, mnacerino@nectarcorp.com, of
Nectar Services Corp.

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

Smithsonian Networks(TM) Pacts With Off the Fence for International Distribution

WASHINGTON, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Smithsonian Networks has launched an international distribution arrangement with leading indie producer and distributor Off the Fence to represent their catalogue of High Definition programming in all international territories excluding North America.

Off the Fence will also be collaborating with the Smithsonian Networks on packaging co-productions for future Smithsonian Networks projects.

The deal covers 50 titles including "Stories from the Vaults", "Sound Revolution: The Electric Guitar", "Ghost Cat: Saving the Clouded Leopard" and "Hunt for the Double Eagle". The catalogue will be presented by Off the Fence at MIP in Cannes in April.

The Smithsonian Channel(TM) is distributed in the United States by satellite, cable and telecom companies. Its award winning programming features innovative and groundbreaking non-fiction programs in categories including: history, pop culture, art, natural history, children's programming, science, aviation and space exploration.

In commenting on the deal, Ellen Windemuth, Managing Director and founder of Off the Fence says: "Smithsonian Networks has launched one of the most exciting new HD channels and has built a reputation for outstanding visual storytelling. They have an excellent reputation for high quality content and commitment to the arts, science, history and culture genres. With our vast experience in distribution, we look forward to furthering their success and building their value in the international market".

"We have chosen a distributor with a stellar track record in the global marketplace. We are delighted that Off the Fence is going to represent our fast growing catalogue. We have already forged strong relationships with many of the best-known international co-producers, and believe that our programming will appeal to broadcasters worldwide," said Tom Hayden, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Smithsonian Networks.

ABOUT SMITHSONIAN NETWORKS:

Smithsonian Networks (SN) is a joint venture between Showtime Networks Inc. and the Smithsonian Institution. It was formed to create new channels to showcase scientific, cultural and historical programming based largely upon the assets of the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum complex. Smithsonian Channel features original documentaries, short-subject explorations and innovative and groundbreaking programs highlighting America's historical, cultural and scientific heritage. Visit Smithsonian Networks on the internet at http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/

Off the Fence:

Established in 1994, Off the Fence is an independent production and distribution company specialising in non-fiction programming for the international marketplace.

Off the Fence creates and markets programming with a focus on high quality, integrity and innovation. The OTF catalogue contains over 1200 hours of natural history, science, health, adventure, history and social documentaries.

In addition to this, they develop, finance, produce and co-produce international non-fiction programmes, resulting in over 200 hours of produced and co-produced programmes in the past four years. As well as developing films in house, OTF work hands-on with established production companies and talented newcomers to create internationally marketable specials and series.

March 2005 saw the launch of OTF's UK production outfit based in Bristol, home to many of the world's best production talent. Production offices were also recently opened in Cape Town and Singapore, as an increasing part of the company's co-production output is created by production companies and independent filmmakers in these regions.

The company co-produces with broadcasters such as Animal Planet, National Geographic, BBC, Discovery, Voom, NHK, France 5, France 3, Arte, Canal Plus, BR, ZDF and NDR.

Press contacts: Smithsonian Networks Stuart Zakim Stuart.zakim@showtime.net 212-708-1590 Franklin Rae Communications +44 (0) 20 7317 5400 Teresa Hunt teresa@franklinrae.com Richard Ware richard@franklinrae.com Belinda Thomas belinda@franklinrae.com

Smithsonian Networks

CONTACT: Stuart Zakim of Smithsonian Networks, +1-212-708-1590,
Stuart.zakim@showtime.net; or Teresa Hunt, teresa@franklinrae.com, or Richard
Ware, richard@franklinrae.com, or Belinda Thomas, belinda@franklinrae.com, all
of Franklin Rae Communications, +44(0)20-7317-5400

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

Alcatel-Lucent Announces Web Press Conference to Launch Breakthrough Innovations in IP Routing

PARIS, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext and NYSE: ALU) will hold a web press conference on Thursday, March 27th to announce groundbreaking new technology which will enhance the foundation for fixed and mobile network transformation to meet demand for advanced broadband services.

The web press conference will take place March 27 at 7am PST/10am EST/3pm CET* and will be hosted by Basil Alwan, President of Alcatel-Lucent's IP business.

To access the session please use the following information: Participant Passcode: IP Strategy DIAL-IN NUMBERS PARTICIPANT TOLL FREE (from the US): 800-779-1694 PARTICIPANT TOLL (International): + 1-210-234-0000 WEBCAST URL: http://alcatel-lucent.acrobat.com/webcast/

If reporters would like to ask questions following the event please send them to press@alcatel-lucent.com - referencing the web press conference.

The press conference will be available for digital replay on the Alcatel-Lucent website at the following link: http://alcatel-lucent.acrobat.com/webcastreplay/

* The US has moved to daylight savings time, while this has not yet taken place for CET.

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprise and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 17.8 billion in 2007 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/

Alcatel-Lucent

CONTACT: Alcatel-Lucent Press Contacts: Regine Coqueran, Tel:
+33(0)1-40-76-49-24, regine.coqueran@alcatel-lucent.com; Mark Burnworth, Tel:
+33(0)1-40-76-50-84, mark.burnworth@alcatel-lucent.com; Alcatel-Lucent
Investor Relations, Remi Thomas, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-50-61,
remi.thomas@alcatel-lucent.com; John DeBono, Tel: +1-908-582-7793,
debono@alcatel-lucent.com; Tony Lucido, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-49-80,
alucido@alcatel-lucent.com; Don Sweeney, Tel: +1-908-582-6153,
dsweeney@alcatel-lucent.com

Verizon Opens Store for FiOS Services in NewtonIt's Wall-to-Wall FiOS Services; More Service for Customers, More Fun for Shoppers

NEWTON, Mass., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the growing demand for Verizon's voice and data products and services, the company has opened a retail store here.

Located at 224 Needham St., in a heavily trafficked shopping area, the store serves Verizon customers and showcases its products and services, including its revolutionary new FiOS TV and Internet services.

Inside the store, Verizon has created a family room setting, where shoppers can try out FiOS Internet, FiOS TV and FiOS TV DVR products. Verizon representatives are on hand to demonstrate the services and answer questions. Shoppers can also order all other Verizon services right at the store.

The new Verizon retail location will also serve as a customer service center where Verizon customers can swap FiOS TV set-top boxes, pick up remote controls and HDMI cables, pay bills, or consult with representatives.

The store is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

"By opening our new store, we are getting closer to our customers and the residents of the communities we serve," said Brenda Sowers, Verizon director of marketing. "Our customers will appreciate the convenience of a nearby location where they can conduct business and potential customers will have an easy and fun way to see for themselves how different and game-changing FiOS really is."

Verizon's FiOS Internet is available to residents in more than 90 Massachusetts communities and FiOS TV is available in 65 Bay State communities (See list below).

FiOS TV is designed to be a formidable competitor to cable and satellite. Verizon's fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network, the largest of its kind in the country, is currently under construction in more than half the states where the company offers landline communications services.

The Verizon fiber network brings the power and capacity of fiber optics directly into people's homes and has industry-leading quality and reliability. Fiber delivers amazingly sharp pictures and sound, and has the capacity to transmit a wide array of high-definition programming that is so clear and intense it seems to leap from the TV screen. It also delivers Internet download speeds of up to 50 Mbps (megabits per second) and upload speeds of up to 20 Mbps as well as high-quality voice services.

(More information about FiOS TV and fiber optics is available in Verizon's online News Center at http://www.verizon.com/news.)

(FiOS TV is available in Abington, Acton, Andover, Arlington, Bedford, Belmont, Boxborough, Boxford, Braintree, Burlington, Canton, Dedham, Dunstable, Framingham, Franklin, Georgetown, Hamilton, Holliston, Hopkinton, Ipswich, Lawrence, Lincoln, Littleton, Lexington, Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Marion, Marlborough, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Medfield, Medway, Melrose, Methuen, Middleborough, Nahant, Natick, Needham, Newton, Norfolk, North Reading, Norwood, Reading, Rockland, Rowley, Sherborn, Southborough, Stoneham, Sudbury, Swampscott, Tewksbury, Topsfield, Tyngsborough, Wakefield, Waltham, Wayland, Wellesley, Wenham, West Newbury, Westborough, Westwood, Wilmington, Winchester and Woburn. In addition, Verizon has TV franchises in Rochester and Wareham.)

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

VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high-quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at http://www.verizon.com/news. To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases.

Verizon

CONTACT: Media, Phil Santoro, +1-617-743-4760,
philip.g.santoro@verizon.com

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

Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html

DOLLAR(R) Launches Redesign of DOLLAR.com Website

TULSA, Okla., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dollar Rent A Car, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. , recently unveiled a redesigned website, DOLLAR.com, a more robust version of the company's award-winning website.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020418/DRCLOGO)

"As Dollar.com is our #1 distribution channel, any changes to the customer experience is given intense internal and external scrutiny," said Charlie Coniglio, vice president of E-commerce and Global Distribution for Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. "We spent months in the research and design phases to ensure that the overall customer experience would be improved upon. We have been thrilled with our metrics to date, especially the ratio of visitors to people making reservations, which has gone up significantly."

Among the enhancements to DOLLAR.com: -- "All Cars" inventory display. At a single glance, customers will be able to see all of the cars and associated rates at a given location on the specified pick-up date. This will allow consumers to make the best travel decision given their preferences and unique circumstances. -- "Specials" are easier than ever to find. Consumers can quickly search for specials unique to their destination city without having to cull through lengthy lists. -- New intuitive tools help users find locations and dates easier and more quickly than before. Predictive search capabilities allow users to enter their desired location into the location "search" field; by the third letter, all location matches are displayed and the customer can select from among the available offerings. -- Dollar EXPRESS enrollment simplified. Signing up for this express rental program has never been easier. With an expedited enrollment process, Dollar EXPRESS members will enjoy the convenience of quicker reservations, rentals and returns. -- Corporate "landing" pages. These pages can be tailored to specific companies that have established a corporate account with DOLLAR. Included on these pages is a reservation booking engine with their own specially-negotiated corporate rates, Dollar EXPRESS sign-up for special negotiated benefits and other specials.

In support of the relaunch effort, Dollar purchased a new content management system provided by Sitecore, a leader in .Net content management systems. DTG also contracted with Roundedcube, an end-to-end web technology firm, to assist in building new templates for DOLLAR.com and easing the migration of data into the new content management system.

"In the rapidly changing e-commerce market, we have to utilize both internal and external resources to maximize efficiency and deliver a stellar experience in DOLLAR.com," said Coniglio. "Partnering with Sitecore and Roundedcube enabled us to deliver a vastly-improved website in a quick-to-market manner."

About Sitecore

The new framework for DOLLAR.com is being supplied by Sitecore, the leading provider of .NET Web Content Management System and portal software. Thousands of public and private organizations, including national governments and Fortune 500 companies, utilize Sitecore solutions for their websites. These organizations have created and now manage over 5,000 dynamic websites with Sitecore including Microsoft, Sara Lee, Siemens, Toshiba, Omni Hotels, Computer Associates, WebTrends and the Atlanta Falcons.

About Roundedcube

As a Microsoft Certified Partner, Roundedcube excels in creating innovative solutions based on the .NET Framework and related technologies. Roundedcube, a Sitecore Certified Solution Partner as well, is one of the largest and most experienced Sitecore CMS partners in North America. Incorporated in 2002, Roundedcube is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

About Dollar Rent A Car

Dollar has more than 535 worldwide locations in 48 countries, with a significant presence in Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America, including more than 250 in the United States. Dollar serves the value-conscious traveler and is a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a Fortune 1000 Company headquartered in Tulsa, Okla. For additional information, visit http://www.dtag.com/ or http://www.dollar.com/.

Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020418/DRCLOGO
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

CONTACT: Chris Payne of Dollar Rent A Car, +1-918-669-2236,
chris.payne@dtag.com

Web site: http://www.dtag.com/
http://www.dollar.com/
http://www.thrifty.com/

Alcatel-Lucent Announces Web Press Conference to Launch Breakthrough Innovations in IP Routing

PARIS, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext and NYSE: ALU) will hold a web press conference on Thursday, March 27th to announce groundbreaking new technology which will enhance the foundation for fixed and mobile network transformation to meet demand for advanced broadband services.

The web press conference will take place March 27 at 7am PST/10am EST/3pm CET (i) and will be hosted by Basil Alwan, President of Alcatel-Lucent's IP business.

To access the session please use the following information:

Participant Passcode: IP Strategy

DIAL-IN NUMBERS

PARTICIPANT TOLL FREE (from the US): 800-779-1694

PARTICIPANT TOLL (International): + 1-210-234-0000

WEBCAST URL: http://alcatel-lucent.acrobat.com/webcast/

If reporters would like to ask questions following the event please send them to press@alcatel-lucent.com - referencing the web press conference.

The press conference will be available for digital replay on the Alcatel-Lucent website at the following link: http://alcatel-lucent.acrobat.com/webcastreplay/

(i) The US has moved to daylight savings time, while this has not yet taken place for CET.

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent Press Contacts: Régine Coqueran, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-49-24, regine.coqueran@alcatel-lucent.com; Mark Burnworth, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-50-84, mark.burnworth@alcatel-lucent.com; Alcatel-Lucent Investor Relations, Rémi Thomas, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-50-61, remi.thomas@alcatel-lucent.com; John DeBono, Tel: +1-908-582-7793, debono@alcatel-lucent.com; Tony Lucido, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-49-80, alucido@alcatel-lucent.com; Don Sweeney, Tel: +1-908-582-6153, dsweeney@alcatel-lucent.com

Video: 2009 Acura TSX to Offer New XM NavWeather ServiceFirst Real-Time, Weather Tracking System for In-Dash Automotive GPS Navigation Systems Featured in all-new Acura TSX at 2008 New York International Auto Show

NEW YORK, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM announced that XM NavWeather, the first in-vehicle real-time weather tracking service for navigation, will be available on the all-new second-generation Acura TSX sports sedan. The vehicle was unveiled today at the 2008 New York International Auto Show at the Jacob K. Javits Center.

To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/xm/32049/

2009 TSX drivers will be first to experience the new XM NavWeather service, available as part of the Technology Package that also includes an Acura Navigation System with Voice Recognition(TM) and AcuraLink(R) real-time traffic powered by XM NavTaffic. The 2009 TSX will also offer XM(R) Radio, which features 170 channels of audio entertainment.

The XM NavWeather service uses sophisticated Threat Matrix(TM) technology to track nationwide weather information for more than 20 different weather conditions, then scales and customizes this detail to the driver's specific location and route. XM NavWeather can alert drivers to severe conditions before they drive into them. The service works with the Navigation System to display information via color weather icons or warning signals on the vehicle's navigation screen, and can give the driver the option to easily re- route around a storm's path. The service also provides multi-day forecasts based on weather monitoring stations across the United States.

"XM NavWeather is the only service that utilizes Threat Matrix technology to provide drivers with an enormous amount of information about the weather conditions that could potentially impact their journey," said Steve Cook, executive vice president, Automotive, XM Satellite Radio. "Acura drivers will soon find our real-time weather service a convenience impossible to live without."

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

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

XM NavTraffic, the nation's leading real- time traffic service powered by NAVTEQ Traffic, offers comprehensive traffic data for select major metropolitan markets to ensure the driver has detailed, real-time information at his or her fingertips. XM NavTraffic is also included in the Acura Navigation System as part of the Technology Package, and offers Traffic Rerouting with dynamic route guidance to help navigate around slow-downs.

The 2009 Acura TSX will be in the XM(R) display, March 19-20, at the New York International Auto Show.

For more information on XM NavWeather, visit http://www.xmradio.com/navweather.

About XM

XM is America's number one satellite radio company with more than 9 million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City, Chicago, Nashville, Toronto and Montreal, XM's 2008 lineup includes more than 170 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: commercial-free music, premier sports, news, talk radio, comedy, children's and entertainment programming; and the most advanced traffic and weather information.

XM, the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services for the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, Porsche, Ferrari, Subaru, Suzuki and Toyota is available in 140 different vehicle models for 2008. XM's industry-leading products are available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide. XM programming is also available through XM Radio Online, the exclusive home on the Internet for XM's commercial-free music channels; as downloads of original XM shows via podcasts from XM's Web site or the Apple's iTunes Store; and as streams of commercial-free XM music channels to AT&T and Alltel wireless customers through XM Radio Mobile. For more information about XM hardware, programming and partnerships, please visit http://www.xmradio.com/.

About Acura

Acura offers a full line of technologically advanced performance luxury vehicles through a network of 268 dealers within the United States. The Acura lineup features five distinctive models including the RL luxury performance sedan, the TL performance luxury sedan, the TSX sports sedan, the turbocharged RDX luxury crossover SUV and the award-winning MDX luxury sport utility vehicle. For additional information about Acura vehicles, please visit http://www.acura.com/. For media inquiries, please visit http://www.acuranews.com/.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements in this press release include demand for XM Satellite Radio's service, the Company's dependence on technology and third party vendors, its potential need for additional financing, as well as other risks described in XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.'s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 2-28-08. Copies of the filing are available upon request from XM Radio's Investor Relations Department. Programming is subject to change.

Video: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/xm/32049 XM

CONTACT: Marie Farrar, XM, +1-202-380-4151, marie.farrar@xmradio.com; or
Jarrod Holland, +1-910-395-4829, jholland@brandwaregroup.com

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

Raytheon Oakley's SureView and CoreView 6.0 Improve Data Collection and Content Monitoring for Efficient Insider Threat InvestigationsNew functionality enables activity monitoring and threat detection within proprietary software applications

SALT LAKE CITY, March 19, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Oakley Systems, Inc., a Raytheon Company leader in insider threat protection, has unveiled new capabilities for SureView(TM) 6.0 and CoreView(TM) 6.0.

These new releases introduce new content monitoring capabilities, enhanced troubleshooting, diagnostic reporting, agent hardening, product performance and scalability, and improved workflow to facilitate efficient insider threat investigations.

SureView is an insider threat protection solution installed on endpoints that identifies and investigates user activity that violates policy so organizations can proactively manage insider incidents. SureView 6.0 has expanded its award-winning data collection and content monitoring capabilities to include a text collector to capture displayed text from custom, proprietary applications and parse text for content monitoring, analysis and reporting. This expands SureView's capability to monitor, analyze, and report on content to monitor suspicious user behavior on proprietary applications, which often contain highly sensitive information such as customer financial records or intellectual property.

"Raytheon Oakley Systems continues to lead the market in insider threat protection innovations," said Derek Smith, president of Raytheon Oakley Systems. "Our technology allows companies and government agencies to proactively find malicious insiders intent on doing harm, while also protecting well-intentioned employees from doing bad things by accident, or from bending the rules. If malicious incidents are found, we provide the visual forensics for investigations and evidentiary proceedings."

Other new SureView 6.0 enhancements include new diagnostic reporting for agent health status, agent summary information notifications and new filtering options to identify specific agents and health conditions.

SureView 6.0 improves investigation workflow by enabling users to filter events by status on the SureView dashboard and maintain user-defined filters throughout a session, allowing events to be filtered by event ID on the events page. It also introduces a data import-export tool that allows operators to select data to be exported from the central database and imported to another database. These new features allow customers to export and later delete specific data for review by selected investigators throughout an investigation. The SureView agent was also hardened to secure it against tampering, removal from a monitored workstation, or from being shut down.

CoreView is a network appliance-based insider threat protection solution that provides visual analysis of all content transfer and communication activities as they occur on the network. CoreView 6.0 enhancements include new support for IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) to provide comprehensive context for e-mail, new archiving capabilities that store event data collections, improved data indexing, and new diagnostic reporting for network collector health, communication, and performance statistics.

SureView 6.0 and CoreView 6.0 are available now. For more information, visit http://www.raytheon.com/oakley.

Raytheon Oakley Systems is a leader in insider threat protection, combining network and endpoint monitoring with targeted investigations to protect enterprises against the complete range of insider threats. For more information, visit http://www.raytheon.com/oakley, phone 800.662.9120 or e- mail info@oakleynetworks.com.

Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning more than 85 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide.

Contact: Kathy Maag Bentaieb Raytheon Oakley Systems 408.582.3780 kathy.bentaieb@oakleynetworks.com

Raytheon Company

CONTACT: Kathy Maag Bentaieb of Raytheon Oakley Systems, +1-408-582-3780,
kathy.bentaieb@oakleynetworks.com

Web site: http://www.raytheon.com/
http://www.raytheon.com/oakley

Mirion Technologies to Showcase New Product Offerings for the Nuclear Industry During 10th Annual China International Nuclear Industry Exhibition

SAN FRANCISCO, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Mirion Technologies, the leading global provider of detection, measurement, and analysis solutions in the radiation protection industry, will showcase two new products at the 10th annual China International Nuclear Industry Exhibition in Beijing from March 25th - 28th.

Mirion's Health Physics Division will feature its highly regarded TwoStep(TM) Exit Body Contamination Monitor. The TwoStep Exit monitor is a new breed of body monitors that checks for beta contamination on personnel leaving the controlled areas of nuclear facilities. "The TwoStep provides superior performance by combining radically improved geometry, with advances in BetaFibre(TM) detector technology," stated Antony Besso, President, of the Health Physics Division. "The result is a new generation gas-free body monitor which allows customers to substantially reduce their total operating and maintenance costs." The TwoStep Exit has already been purchased by numerous leading utilities in North America, Europe, and Asia, including Electricité de France, China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group and China Nuclear Energy Industry Corporation (CNEIC).

Also featured will be the ALLRAD Mk2 inspection camera from the Imaging Systems Division. The newly designed ALLRAD Mk2 incorporates several new features which enhance the performance of this respected camera platform. Among the enhancements, a new lighting package consisting of an on-board LED array with split control to improve scene contrast. An optional high-powered lighting body is also available, increasing the viewing capability for the camera over a greater distance. "The advanced capabilities added to the ALLRAD Mk2 introduce more flexibility into an already proven inspection platform, used in today's most demanding environments including radiation and high temperature settings," stated Ken Neal, Director Sales & Marketing, of the Imaging Systems Division.

ABOUT MIRION TECHNOLOGIES HEALTH PHYSICS DIVISION

Mirion Technologies Health Physics Division provides active dosimetry, passive dosimetry, and contamination & clearance systems and services to the nuclear, military & civil defense, and medical markets. The division is headquartered in Lamanon, France, and sells under MGP Instruments, and Rados Technology brands.

ABOUT MIRION TECHNOLOGIES IMAGING SYSTEMS DIVISION

Mirion Technologies Imaging Systems Division designs and manufactures imaging solutions and process monitoring systems, components and services. The division provides these solutions to both nuclear power and high-temperature industrial processes, such as coal-fired power boilers and cement kilns. The division is headquartered in Big Flats, New York and sells under the Imaging & Sensing Technology (IST) and IST-Rees brands.

ABOUT MIRION TECHNOLOGIES

Mirion Technologies is one of the world leaders in radiation detection, measuring and monitoring. With over 740 employees worldwide, Mirion has 14 production facilities in Europe, Asia, and North America. Mirion Technologies is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay area and is a portfolio company of American Capital .

Mirion Technologies

CONTACT: Kimberly Croxson of Mirion Technologies, +1-925-543-0806,
kcroxson@mirion.com