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The Tech Museum Awards Honors Muhammad Yunus With 2008 James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian AwardYunus to be awarded at annual gala for applying technology to benefit humanity

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tech Museum Awards, a signature program of The Tech Museum of Innovation (The Tech), today announced that Professor Muhammad Yunus, pioneer of microcredit and founder of Grameen Bank, is the recipient of the 2008 James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award, sponsored by Applied Materials . Yunus will accept this distinguished honor during the annual Tech Museum Awards Gala on November 12, where he and 25 innovators from around the world will be celebrated for applying technology to solve the most urgent issues facing humanity. The Tech Museum Awards program is presented by Applied Materials, whose Chairman, Jim Morgan, was the inspiration for the prestigious Global Humanitarian Award.

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"For more than three decades, Muhammad Yunus' broad vision, creativity and leadership have improved the lives of millions through innovative, micro-financing practices," said Mike Splinter, president and chief executive officer of Applied Materials. "We are pleased to honor Muhammad Yunus, whose selfless mission and ability to inspire others to take action exemplifies the spirit of the Tech Awards."

Often referred to as "the world's banker to the poor," Yunus developed a benchmark microcredit application through his Grameen Bank which allows the rural poor access to micro-loans for entrepreneurial enterprises such as purchasing livestock and procuring weaving materials. Yunus' vision of a world without poverty has been the inspiration for his life's work. Yunus and Grameen Bank were awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for their significant contributions in the field of microcredit.

In 1976, Yunus determined that a mere $27 loan could transform the lives of many of the poorest villagers in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Since then, under Yunus' leadership his bank has provided more than $6.8 billion in small loans to would-be entrepreneurs who conventionally would not qualify for such loans from traditional banks, the majority of whom are women in businesses such as street vending and farming. Today, Grameen Bank operates 2,499 branches in more than 81,000 villages throughout rural Bangladesh.

"I am honored to be named the recipient of this year's James C. Morgan Humanitarian Award," said Muhammad Yunus. "Through Grameen Bank, we are demonstrating our commitment to obtain social justice for all and receiving this award further recognizes the great work of all those who have strived to make this a reality."

The Global Humanitarian Award honors individuals whose broad vision and leadership are helping to address humanity's greatest challenges. Past winners include Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates and Intel co-founder and technology luminary Gordon Moore.

"Given that so many of our Awards Laureates are from other countries and continents, it makes great sense to welcome someone from across the world to our distinguished group of Global Humanitarian Award winners," said Peter Friess, president of The Tech Museum of Innovation. "Like many of our Laureates, Yunus started with a simple but profound idea that has since been adopted by many institutions, creating a life-changing economic solution for millions. He truly embodies the essence of a global humanitarian."

Nominations for the 2008 awards program have been extended through April 7, and can be submitted through The Tech Museum's Awards Web site, available at http://www.techawards.org/. Individuals, non-profit and for-profit organizations are eligible to apply. Nominations received after that date will be considered for the 2009 program.

About the James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award

The James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award, sponsored by Applied Materials honors individuals whose broad vision and leadership are helping to address humanity's greatest challenges. The Award was inspired by Applied Materials Chairman, Jim Morgan. Morgan demonstrates in his work and his philanthropy that technology can unleash the potential in all of us and turn our ideas into concrete solutions for a better world. Morgan also shows us that corporations can play a vital role in helping identify and extend the benefits of technology to those who need them most. For more information about Applied Materials' involvement in The Tech Museum Awards, visit http://www.appliedmaterials.com/.

About The Tech Museum Awards: Technology Benefiting Humanity

The Tech Museum Awards: Technology Benefiting Humanity, presented by Applied Materials, Inc., is one of the premier annual humanitarian awards programs in the world, recognizing technical solutions that benefit humanity and address the most critical issues facing our planet and its people. The awards program honors 25 scientists and innovators annually alongside the recipient of the Global Humanitarian Awards. Award category sponsors include Intel, Accenture, Microsoft and The Swanson Foundation.

For more information about The Tech Museum Awards or to make a nomination, visit http://www.techawards.org/.

About The Tech Museum of Innovation

The Tech Museum of Innovation is a hands-on technology and science museum for people of all ages and backgrounds. Located in San Jose, California -- the Capital of Silicon Valley -- its mission, as a public-benefit corporation, is to inspire the innovator in everyone. Through hands-on exhibits, educational programs, the annual Tech Challenge team competition for youth, and the internationally recognized Tech Museum Awards, presented by Applied Materials, Inc., The Tech Museum of Innovation honors the past, celebrates the present, and encourages the development of innovative ideas for a more promising future. For more information about The Tech Museum of Innovation, visit http://www.thetech.org/.

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Verizon Brings Its Super-Fast FiOS Internet Services to New York's Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper VillageResidents of the 110-Building, 11,232-Unit Complex Will Enjoy Verizon's Most Advanced, All-Fiber-Optic Network, Which Delivers Internet Connections at Speeds of up to 50 MbpsAgreement With Tishman Speyer, Complex's Owner and Manager, Is Verizon's Largest to Date to Deliver FiOS to the Multiple-Dwelling-Unit Market in an Urban Area

NEW YORK, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Residents of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village, one of the largest apartment complexes in the city, will soon have access to the most advanced broadband technology available, under an agreement announced Monday (March 24) by Verizon and Tishman Speyer, the complex's owner and manager.

Verizon FiOS Internet service is now available in seven buildings in the 110-building complex, and more buildings will be provisioned for service in the weeks and months ahead. FiOS delivers Internet access with maximum downstream connection speed of up to 50 Mbps (megabits per second) on the nation's most advanced digital, all-fiber-optic network. At 50 Mbps, downloading a 1.2 GB (gigabyte), or 90-minute, standard-definition movie takes approximately 3.2 minutes. Upload speeds of up to 20 Mbps make modern video and file-sharing a snap over the nation's only large-scale fiber-optics network that extends all the way to customers' homes or small and medium-sized businesses. Using a 20 Mbps upstream broadband connection, a person could upload a 250 megabyte (MB) file or a 3,500 page document in about 90 seconds, compared with about 47 minutes over a 768 kilobits per second (kbps) upstream connection.

Eric Cevis, vice president of Verizon Enhanced Communities, said, "Bringing Verizon FiOS Internet services to Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village is the single largest urban agreement we've undertaken to date. We have an aggressive plan to bring our FiOS Internet service to all the buildings in the complex in a short period of time."

Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village are located on 80 acres -- stretching from First Avenue to Avenue C, between 14th and 23rd streets, in Manhattan -- and contain 11,232 apartments.

According to Tishman Speyer, bringing FiOS Internet service to the complex reflects the company's desire to seamlessly build upon the historic charm and amenities of the properties by providing appealing, cutting-edge services.

Recent upgrades at Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village include a state-of-the-art fitness center; shuttle service to the financial district and midtown; digital signage displays in all lobbies; and video intercoms. The community also contains acres of landscaped green space; seven staffed playgrounds; eight recreation areas; and Stuyvesant Oval, a common space that serves as an idyllic venue for numerous cultural events throughout the year. Together, Tishman Speyer and Verizon will host a concert series featuring an array of exciting artists and a range of additional eclectic events, starting later this year.

Andy Perdek, regional sales manager of Verizon Enhanced Communities, said, "We've developed a good relationship with the team at Tishman Speyer, and together we'll be bringing a superb network infrastructure to the communities' residents."

The plans for FiOS at Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village reflect the competitive advantage Verizon's fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network offers developers in marketing their properties.

Verizon's FiOS Internet service in New York offers download speeds of up to 10, 20 and 50 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 20 Mbps, the fastest upload speed available in the market. Verizon is constructing its all-fiber-optic network in parts of 17 states. Currently, Verizon offers FiOS Internet service in many parts of the five boroughs of New York as well as other communities throughout the state.

FiOS TV service is available in parts of Westchester, Rockland and Orange counties, and on parts of Long Island. Verizon intends to expand its video service offering in the state as it obtains video franchises in other markets.

FiOS Internet was named to the top five of PC World Magazine's 100 Best Products of 2007 - a roster of what the magazine called "the finest products and services of the past 12 months," selected "based on exemplary design, features, performance and innovation." Readers of PC World and Computerworld magazines recently ranked FiOS Internet No. 1, with top scores across the board in overall satisfaction, connection reliability, download and upload speeds, customer service, and technical support.

Additionally, Verizon is the only major telecom company whose network has earned the certification of the independent Fiber to the Home Council for providing fiber all the way to customers' homes.

Customers waiting for Verizon FiOS Internet to become available can sign up for the month-to-month Verizon High Speed Internet service with a maximum downstream connection speed of up to 3 Mbps for $29.99 per month. Verizon will notify customers as soon as FiOS is available in their building; customers can obtain more information by calling (their local area code)-890-1550.

Information on packages and prices for Verizon FiOS is available at http://www.verizon.com/fios. For more information about the products and services available through Verizon Enhanced Communities, visit http://www.verizon.com/communities.

Verizon Enhanced Communities is the Verizon business organization that markets and sells communications services to single- and multiple-home properties. Verizon Enhanced Communities received the Cornerstone Award from Broadband Properties Magazine acknowledging the organization for outfitting a 300-unit, eight-building residential community with Verizon's FiOS all-fiber- optic network services in just 14 days.

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

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Stuyvesant Town

Bordered by the East Village and Union Square, Stuyvesant Town offers downtown access with enough space for real living. Apartments feature large rooms and high ceilings and spill out onto lawns for sunbathing and surfing the web via Wi-Fi. Recreation areas from soccer fields to basketball courts, and paths for biking and running surround the property. The Oval is home to numerous public events including a weekly greenmarket and a concert series. For more information, visit http://www.stuytown.com/

Peter Cooper Village

Peter Cooper Village residences are elegantly appointed, with grand layouts and walk-in closets, stainless-steel kitchens, and marble bathrooms. Together with the property's concierge service and spectacular park setting with 7 playgrounds and 8 recreation areas, the homes at Peter Cooper Village will Redefine Manhattan Living. For more information, visit http://www.petercoopernyc.com/.

Verizon

CONTACT: Ellen Yu of Verizon (Verizon Enhanced Communities),
+1-908-559-3496, ellen.yu@verizon.com; John Bonomo of Verizon (New York),
+1-212-321-8033, john.j.bonomo@verizon.com; Jocelyn Aframe of Tishman Speyer,
+1-212-843-8285, jaframe@rubenstein.com

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DRC Awarded U.S. Army Patient Simulation Training Contract- Training Leader to Support Congressionally-Funded Medical Research Program -

ANDOVER, Mass., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dynamics Research Corporation today announced that it has been awarded an $849,000 contract by the U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) in Fort Detrick, Md. The one-year contract will support human patient simulation training for U.S. Army Reserve medical units. DRC will provide a training support package to include performance assessment material and after-action review strategies.

DRC is partnering with the Center for Medical Education & Innovation at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, which will serve as the simulation site.

"As a proven leader in providing high performance team training services, DRC understands that the consequences of ineffective team performance in high- stress, high-stakes environments can be loss of life," said James P. Regan, DRC's chairman and chief executive officer. "DRC is pleased to have the opportunity to extend our unique expertise in military and medical simulation training to support the U.S. Army TATRC's critical mission of improving healthcare for the warfighter on the frontline."

DRC has broad expertise in developing a wide range of flexible, interactive training products and services to support mission-critical government needs. The focus of these products is on state-of-the art multimedia instruction and Web-based distance learning systems that allow users to effectively train anywhere and anytime. DRC has successfully developed training for a wide range of skills from equipment operator to software application to management, at the individual and team levels.

About Dynamics Research Corporation

Dynamics Research Corporation (DRC) is a leading provider of mission- critical technology management services and solutions for government programs. DRC offers forward-thinking solutions backed by a history of excellence and customer satisfaction. Founded in 1955, DRC is a publicly held corporation and maintains more than 25 offices nationwide with major offices in Andover, Massachusetts; Reston, Virginia; and Fairborn, Ohio. For more information please visit our website at http://www.drc.com/.

Safe harbor statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Some statements contained or implied in this news release, may be considered forward-looking statements, which by their nature are uncertain. Consequently, actual results could materially differ. For more detailed information concerning how risks and uncertainties could affect the company's financial results, please refer to DRC's most recent filings with the SEC. The company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information.

Investors: Dave Keleher SVP and Chief Financial Officer 978.289.1615 dkeleher@drc.com Media: Duyen "Jen" Truong Sage Communications (for DRC) 703.584.5645 duyent@aboutsage.com

Dynamics Research Corporation

CONTACT: Dave Keleher, SVP and Chief Financial Officer of Dynamics
Research Corporation, +1-978-289-1615, dkeleher@drc.com; or Duyen "Jen" Truong
of Sage Communications for Dynamics Research Corporation,
+1-703-584-5645, duyent@aboutsage.com

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

The American Red Cross Selects Hosted Versions of Trintech's ReconNET to Automate Reconciliation and Account Balancing Processes and AssureNET GL to Improve Accounting Compliance

DALLAS and DUBLIN, Ireland, March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trintech Group Plc , a leading global provider of integrated financial governance, transaction risk management, and compliance, today announced that the nation's premier emergency response organization, the American Red Cross, has selected ReconNET to automate the reconciliation of their disbursement accounts and AssureNET GL to automate and control general ledger account reconciliation processes and closing tasks and activities.

Through over 700 locally supported chapters and a global network of 186 national societies the American Red Cross offers neutral humanitarian care to victims of war and those of devastating natural disasters. Additionally, the organization offers compassionate services to help the needy; support and comfort military members and their families; collect, process, and distribute lifesaving blood and blood products; promote health and safety; and provide international relief and development programs.

Trintech's ReconNET is intended to meet the American Red Cross requirements for advanced matching algorithms; general ledger integration; and built-in research features that automate escalation of open items and report on incidents and exceptions. Integrated with ReconNET, AssureNET GL should provide the organization with the ability to standardize processes across their enterprise, control the accounting close process, verify and certify work in remote locations, and increase efficiency, visibility, and compliance. The reconciliation solutions are hosted in a state-of-the-art, secure facility where the highest standards are employed to ensure the absolute integrity of American Red Cross data. Trintech's infrastructure is SAS 70 Type II compliant, as certified by a Top-Five accounting firm.

"During a natural disaster, we have some very specific and often complex reconciliation needs. ReconNET is expected to streamline and accelerate disbursement reconciliations, eliminate losses due to error, and tighten our financial controls," said Martha Zweier, Director, General Accounting for the American Red Cross. "The tracking function within AssureNET GL should allow us to monitor reconciliations at every stage, better enforce policies and procedures, and ensure the absolute integrity of our data."

"It's a mark of distinction to have been selected by the American Red Cross. We're pleased that our automated solutions can help them better focus their resources on strategic activities especially in times of crisis," said John Harte, EVP and General Manager for Trintech. "Technology and expertise under an ASP model is an attractive value proposition for our customers. For a predictable monthly fee that frees up intellectual and monetary capital resources, we can provide infrastructure hardware, software, and system management necessary for a variety of account reconciliation and funds management processes -- all configured to meet a client's unique business processes."

About American Red Cross

The American Red Cross helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. Last year, almost a million volunteers and 35,000 employees helped victims of almost 75,000 disasters; taught lifesaving skills to millions; and helped U.S. service members separated from their families stay connected. Almost 4 million people gave blood through the Red Cross, the largest supplier of blood and blood products in the United States. The American Red Cross is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. An average of 91 cents of every dollar the Red Cross spends is invested in humanitarian services and programs. The Red Cross is not a government agency; it relies on donations of time, money, and blood to do its work. For more information, visit http://www.redcross.org/.

About Trintech Group

Trintech Group Plc is a leading global provider of integrated financial governance, transaction risk management, and compliance solutions for commercial, financial, and healthcare markets worldwide. Trintech's recognized expertise in reconciliation process management, financial data aggregation, revenue and cost cycle management, financial close, risk management, and compliance enables customers to gain greater visibility and control of their critical financial processes leading to better overall business performance.

Over 600 leading global organizations realize the benefits of Trintech's configurable and highly scalable solutions everyday, including 7-Eleven, Accenture, Allianz Life North America, Ameren, Bank of Nevada, eBay, Farmer's Insurance Group, Kinder Morgan, Regal Entertainment, Rohm and Haas, Sears, UPMC, Verizon Wireless, Wyndham Worldwide, and YUM! Brands Restaurants.

Trintech's technology enables our customers to ensure their internal financial processes are optimized, improve performance through stronger management of revenue and cost cycles, ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial data, improve the quality and efficiency of the financial close process, as well as reduce the risk of material weaknesses and restatements.

For more information on how Trintech can help you increase confidence in business performance and reduce financial risk, please contact us online at http://www.trintech.com/ or at our principal business office in Addison, Texas, or through an international office in Ireland, the United Kingdom, or the Netherlands.

Trintech - 15851 Dallas Parkway, Suite 900 - Addison, TX 75001 - Tel 1 972 701 9802 Trintech UK Ltd. - Warnford Court, 29 Throgmorton St. - London EC2N2AT, UK - 44 (0) 20 7628 5235 Trintech Technologies - Block C, Central Park - Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland - Tel 353 1 293 9840 Trintech Press Contact: Dallas: Donna Martinez, Marketing Communications Manager, Trintech Tel. +1 972 739 1611. email: donna.martinez@trintech.com

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China Public Security Technology, Inc. Wins First Contract in Macao

SHENZHEN, China, March 24 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Public Security Technology, Inc., (BULLETIN BOARD: CPBY) (''China Public Security'' or the ''Company''), a leading provider of public security information technology and Geographic Information Systems (''GIS'') software services, today announced its successful entry into the Macao market by winning the Macao First Responder 999 Project from the Macao Police Bureau.

Using a combined solution, including the Company's First Responder Coordination Platform and Police-use GIS, the Macao First Responder 999 Project enables Macao's public security forces to command and coordinate joint responses to provide the public with immediate, efficient and reliable assistance.

Macao has great potential for the Company's other products. In recent years, it has been attracting millions of tourists from mainland China and other countries due to its flourishing gaming industry and favorable location. Thus, China Public Security sees strong potential demand for its Intelligent Border Control System between Macao and Zhuhai City, as well as for its Civil- use GIS platform in the near future.

''We are delighted to enter the Macao market, which is the next strategic market for our company,'' said Mr. Jiang Huai Lin, the Company's CEO. ''We are confident that we can further penetrate this promising market through our proven technology, successful implementation record and industry reputation. This win represents yet another milestone achieved in our efforts to forge the Company into the market leader nationwide and create long-term value for all our shareholders and customers.''

In addition to continued strong momentum in Guangdong province where it dominates, China Public Security is now rapidly establishing its national footprint with new contract wins in nine other provinces, including Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunan, Hubei, Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing.

About China Public Security Technology, Inc.

Through its wholly-owned Chinese subsidiary, China Public Security is focused on the development and implementation of large scale, high-tech public security and GIS related projects. The Company provides a broad portfolio of fully integrated solutions and services, including public security information technology (First Responder Coordination Platform, Intelligent Border Control and Intelligent Security Surveillance), Geographic Information System (Police- use GIS and Civil-use GIS), and e-Government Platform services, software sales and maintenance. Through its exclusive contractual arrangement with Shenzhen iASPEC Software Engineering Company Limited (iASPEC), China Public Security has the licenses to 16 registered and copyrighted software applications in China. In addition, iASPEC is considered the Company's variable interest entity, and its financial data and information is consolidated into the Company's accounts. To learn more about the Company, please visit the corporate website at http://www.chinacpby.com/ .

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release may contain certain ''forward-looking statements" relating to the business of China Public Security Technology, Inc., and its subsidiary companies. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein are ''forward-looking statements," including statements regarding the ability of the Company to achieve its commercial objectives, the business strategy, plans and objectives of the Company and its subsidiaries and any other statements of non-historical information. These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as ''believes,'' ''expects'' or similar expressions, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in the Company's periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website ( http://www.sec.gov/ ). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.

For more information, please contact: Company Contact: Mr. Michael Lin Vice President, Investor Relations China Public Security Technology, Inc. Tel: +1-949-743-0868 Email: mlin@chinacpby.com Investor Relations Contact: Mr. Crocker Coulson President CCG Elite Investor Relations Tel: +1-646-213-1915 (NY office) Email: crocker.coulson@ccgir.com

China Public Security Technology, Inc.

CONTACT: Company Contact -- Mr. Michael Lin, Vice President, Investor
Relations of China Public Security Technology, Inc., +1-949-743-0868, or
mlin@chinacpby.com; Investor Relations Contact - Mr. Crocker Coulson,
President of CCG Elite Investor Relations, +1-646-213-1915 (NY office), or
crocker.coulson@ccgir.com

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

Suntech Signs Eight-Year Polysilicon Supply Agreement with DC Chemical

Suntech Becomes One of DC Chemical's Key Customers for Polysilicon

SAN FRANCISCO, March 24 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. , one of the world's leading manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, today announced that it has signed a definitive eight-year polysilicon supply agreement with DC Chemical Co. Ltd., a leading multinational chemicals producer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Under the terms of the agreement, DC Chemical will supply Suntech specified annual volumes of polysilicon with a total value of approximately $631 million from 2009 to 2016.

Dr. Zhengrong Shi, Suntech's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We highly respect DC Chemical's ability to rapidly develop commercial scale production of polysilicon and contribute to the growth of the solar industry. Partnering with DC Chemical for high quality polysilicon will help to expand Suntech's relationship with companies in the South Korean solar industry as well as building our long-term supply pipeline and accelerating our path to grid parity solar."

Dr. Shi added, "The funds from our recent convertible senior notes offering have put us in a strong position to enter into large, long-term contracts such as this one with DC Chemical, which we believe will enable us to establish a strong foundation for a grid parity cost structure in the future. Suntech will continue to build relationships with respected upstream polysilicon producers with a similar view to achieving solar grid parity as early as possible."

About DC Chemical

DC Chemical Co., Ltd. (KRX: 010060) is a leading Korean producer of coal chemicals, basic chemicals, petrochemicals and fine and specialty chemicals and has more than 50 subsidiaries and affiliated companies. The Company has been listed on the Korea Exchange since 1976. For more information on DC Chemical, please visit the DC Chemical website at http://www.dcchem.co.kr/ .

About Suntech

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. is a world leading solar energy company as measured by both production output and capacity of solar cells and modules. Suntech is passionate about improving the environment we live in and dedicated to developing advanced solar solutions that enable sustainable development. Suntech designs, develops, manufactures, and markets a variety of high quality, cost effective and environmentally friendly solar products for electric power applications in the residential, commercial, industrial, and public utility sectors. Suntech offers one of the broadest ranges of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) products under the MSK product line. Suntech has sales offices worldwide and is a market share leader in key global solar markets. For more information, please visit http://www.suntech-power.com/ .

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements, and includes the ability of DC Chemical to deliver polysilicon supply under its supply agreements, the ability to achieve grid parity and the ability of Suntech to expand its capabilities into the South Korean market. Such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Suntech's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. Suntech does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable law.

For more information, please contact: In China: Rory Macpherson Investor Relations Manager Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. Tel: +86-510-8531-8922 Email: rory@suntech-power.com In the United States: Sanjay M. Hurry Vice President The Piacente Group, Inc. Tel: +1-212-481-2050 Email: suntech@tpg-ir.com

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd.

CONTACT: In China: Rory Macpherson, Investor Relations Manager of
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., +86-510-8531-8922, or rory@suntech-power.com;
Or In the United States: Sanjay M. Hurry, Vice President of The Piacente Group,
Inc., +1-212-481-2050, or suntech@tpg-ir.com

Web Site: http://www.suntech-power.com/
http://www.dcchem.co.kr/

AsiaInfo Expands Geographic Reach and Market Leadership for its Telecom Software Solutions

Company Wins Contract to Develop Business Operation Support System for China Mobile in Henan Province

BEIJING and SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 24 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. , a leading provider of telecom software solutions and IT security products and services in China, today announced that it has signed a contract with Henan Mobile, a subsidiary of China Mobile, to develop its Business Operation Support Systems (BOSS).

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"We are excited to increase our market share within the China Mobile market and extend our geographic reach into Henan Province," said Steve Zhang, AsiaInfo's president and chief executive officer. "AsiaInfo's industry- leading BOSS solutions offer operators reliable, scalable features that accommodate increasing subscriber growth and provide the flexibility needed to adapt to rapidly changing end-user demands. Our innovative, best-of-class products enable the evolution of China's telecom industry, and this contract further enhances our position as the leading provider of telecom software and service solutions in the world's largest telecom market."

Located in eastern central China, Henan is the most populous province in China. According to the National Bureau of Statistic of China, Henan had a total population of 98 million in 2007 and a GDP of 1,246 billion RMB, the fifth largest in China. The province has a total of 31 million mobile subscribers and a mobile phone penetration rate of 31%.

Under the terms of the contract, AsiaInfo will deploy its industry-leading OpenBOSS solution, which complies with China Mobile's latest BOSS 3.0 specifications. The system is designed to support approximately 40 million subscribers. With the completion of this contract, a total of 10 China Mobile subsidiaries will have employed AsiaInfo's BOSS solutions.

About AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc.

AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. is a leading provider of high- quality telecom software solutions and IT security products and services to some of China's largest enterprises as well as many small and medium sized companies in China. An established leader in the Chinese telecommunications industry, AsiaInfo became a prominent supplier of IT security products and services in China with the acquisition of Lenovo's non-telecom related IT services business in 2004.

Organized as a Delaware corporation, AsiaInfo began operations in the United States in 1993. The company moved major operations to China in 1995 and played a significant role in the construction of the national backbones and provincial access networks for all of China's major national telecom carriers, including China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Netcom. Since 1998, AsiaInfo has continued diversifying its product offerings and is now a major provider of telecom software solutions in China.

For more information about AsiaInfo, please visit http://www.asiainfo.com/ .

The information contained in this document is as of March 24, 2008. AsiaInfo assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information or future events or developments.

This document contains forward-looking information about AsiaInfo's operating results and business prospects that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the fact that they use words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: government telecommunications infrastructure and budgetary policy in China; our ability to maintain our concentrated customer base; the long and variable billing cycles for our products and services that can cause our revenues and operating results to vary significantly from period to period; our ability to meet our working capital requirements; our ability to retain our executive officers; our ability to attract and retain skilled personnel; potential liabilities we are exposed to because we extend warranties to our customers; risks associated with cost overruns and delays; our ability to develop or acquire new products or enhancements to our software products that are marketable on a timely and cost-effective basis; our ability to adequately protect our proprietary rights; the competitive nature of the markets we operate in; political and economic policies of the Chinese government. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties, and other matters can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, and in our periodic reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K (if any) filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and available at http://www.sec.gov/ .

For more information, please contact: For Investors: Charles Zhang AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. Tel: +86-10-8216-6039 Email: ir@asiainfo.com For Media: Justin Knapp Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide Tel: +86-10-8520-6556 Email: justin.knapp@ogilvy.com

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Logility Named One of the Most Influential Technology Providers in Manufacturing

ATLANTA, March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Logility, Inc. , a leading supplier of collaborative solutions to optimize the supply chain, today announced that it has been named to the START-IT 125, a directory of the most influential technology providers in the manufacturing space for the third consecutive year.

START-IT editors and the editorial advisory board select the companies included in the START-IT 125 based on their prominence in the manufacturing space and their ability to meet the unique technology challenges faced by manufacturers. Logility has been included in the START-IT 125 since its inception in 2006.

"The START-IT 125 lets our readers know what the best solutions are, who can provide them, and how they can help manufacturers improve business practices," said Peggy Smedley, editorial director of START-IT. "We selected Logility for inclusion because of its long history as a solutions provider helping manufacturers build successful supply chains."

Logility will be profiled in the 2008 START-IT Factbook, a reference guide for the manufacturing industry. Logility Voyager Solutions help manufacturers build more competitive supply chains by creating long-term capacity plans and short-term detailed schedules that increase production throughput, respect manufacturing constraints, optimize changeovers, and lower inventory of finished goods and raw materials. For more information, visit http://www.logility.com/.

About Logility

With more than 1,250 customers worldwide, Logility is a leading provider of collaborative, best-of-breed supply chain solutions that help small, medium, large and Fortune 1000 companies realize substantial bottom-line results in record time. Logility Voyager Solutions is a complete supply chain management solution that features performance monitoring capabilities in a single Internet-based framework and provides supply chain visibility; demand, inventory and replenishment planning; Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP); supply and global sourcing optimization; manufacturing planning and scheduling; transportation planning and management; and warehouse management. Logility customers include Brown Shoe Company, McCain Foods, Pernod Ricard, Sigma Aldrich, and VF Corporation. Logility is a majority owned subsidiary of American Software . For more information about Logility, call 1-800-762-5207 or visit http://www.logility.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by statements made herein. These factors include, but are not limited to, changes in general economic conditions, technology and the market for the Company's products and services including economic conditions within the e-commerce markets; the timely availability and market acceptance of these products and services; the effect of competitive products and pricing; the uncertainty of the viability and effectiveness of strategic alliances; and the irregular pattern of the Company's revenues. For further information about risks the Company could experience as well as other information, please refer to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2007 and other reports and documents subsequently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information about risks the Company could face as well as other information, contact Vincent C. Klinges, Chief Financial Officer, Logility, Inc., 470 East Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, GA 30305, (404) 261-9777. FAX: (404) 264-5206 INTERNET: http://www.logility.com/ or E-mail: asklogility@logility.com.

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Logility, Inc.

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Entrepreneurs and Experts Reveal Big Ideas at Microsoft's Small Business Summit 2008Microsoft highlights continuous customer-driven innovation, announces VoIP availability for small businesses with Response Point Service Pack 1.

REDMOND, Wash., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today kicked off its third annual Microsoft Small Business Summit, broadcasting live from Microsoft Studios to an expected crowd of 200,000 online participants nationwide. Over the next four days, more than 50 entrepreneurs and industry experts will define ways in which small-business owners can work smarter by revealing the latest trends and best practices for those who wear the many hats of the self-employed. Cindy Bates, general manager for U.S. Small Business at Microsoft, opened the event by acknowledging how Microsoft is working with customers to continually deliver innovation to the small-business community.

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"Since the inception of the Small Business Summit, in 2006, we have delivered more than 20 products and services specifically designed to empower small-business owners," Bates said. "Recognizing that companies with 50 or fewer employees may have limited IT resources, we look to deliver customer-driven innovation and solutions that enable self-employed people at any stage of growth to focus on running their small business. Today marks another milestone of our efforts to work with small-business owners to bring the right solutions to market with the upcoming availability of voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) on the Microsoft Response Point phone system."

The availability this summer of a free feature update, Service Pack 1 (SP1), to Microsoft Response Point phone systems will enable U.S. small businesses to take advantage of VoIP. With Response Point SP1, small-business owners will have the flexibility to easily transition from traditional analog service to digital voice service, and within a few mouse clicks, can help improve their communications and cut business costs. According to small-business research firm Access Markets International (AMI) Partners Inc., a small business with 10 to 19 employees can save an average of $8,000 in the first year by purchasing an IP-based phone system such as Response Point.

"Prior to the installation of Microsoft Response Point we had to call an outside technology expert, wait several days and pay a fee even for a simple addition such as adding a staff member," said Neil Chasan, Response Point customer and owner of the Sports Reaction Center. "With Response Point we can make changes to our configuration simply and quickly."

The rising adoption of software-as-a-service solutions among U.S. small businesses is being driven by the need for IT solutions that are easy to use, implement and maintain with limited resources. Microsoft's software plus service approach brings together the best of desktop, mobile, server and Web environments to help maximize choice, flexibility and capabilities for customers.

These new Internet service-based offerings from Microsoft scale to meet the needs of small businesses without access to professional technical expertise as well as larger organizations with more system management requirements. Customers can custom-tailor Microsoft Dynamics solutions to deliver the optimal deployment of business processes that meet their needs through on-premise, partner-hosted and Microsoft-hosted on-demand offerings. Microsoft Dynamics CRM Live, which will be broadly available in spring 2008, will extend Microsoft Dynamics CRM applications to the Web.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Live will join Microsoft Office Live Small Business, Office Live Workspace and Windows Live OneCare for Server to provide small-business customers with a new generation of rich, seamless experiences that are personalized, compatible and available online virtually anywhere. Microsoft Office Accounting 2008 is a blend of software plus services, offering an on-premise accounting software application with online services such as eBay and ADP.

Windows Small Business Server 2008 is another anticipated release due later this year showcasing Microsoft's software plus services strategy. The new version adds a range of features and capabilities to the current Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 product, including enhanced security and data protection technologies, compatibility with Microsoft Office Live Small Business for electronic marketing, and more tools to allow employees to work and collaborate while away from the office.

About Microsoft Small Business Summit 2008

Dell Inc., Bank of America Corp. and AT&T are sponsoring Microsoft Small Business Summit 2008, recognizing it as an unparalleled opportunity to provide valuable resources to the small-business community. This year's event features speakers such as Donny Deutsch, chairman of Deutsch Inc. and host of CNBC's "The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch"; John Jantsch, author of "Duct Tape Marketing"; Maria de Lourdes Sobrino, successful CEO of LuLu's Dessert Corp.; Cameron Johnson, author of "You Call the Shots: Succeed Your Way -- and Live the Life You Want"; and Jane Applegate, founder of SBTV.com and author of "201 Great Ideas for Your Small Business" and "Strategies for Small Business Success." On day one of the summit, Microsoft will also announce this year's Total Technology Makeover $100,000 grand prize winner from finalists chosen among more than 400 entrants. More information is available at https://www.sbsummit.com/.

About Microsoft

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

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Microsoft Continues to Innovate Rapidly With Service Pack Release for Small-Business Phone SystemResponse Point SP1 will add VoIP for small businesses, growth opportunities for software resellers and Microsoft channel partners.

REDMOND, Wash., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- U.S. small businesses can soon take advantage of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) phone service on Microsoft Response Point phone systems to improve their business communications. Today at the third annual Microsoft Small Business Summit, Microsoft Corp. announced it will release a feature update, Service Pack 1 (SP1), to its Microsoft Response Point phone system software this summer, available free via a simple download.

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"Small businesses rely heavily on the phone to communicate with customers and want a solution that allows them to reliably reach as many customers as possible at a low cost," said Xuedong Huang, general manager for Response Point at Microsoft. "Response Point SP1 will make it easy to transition from traditional analog service to the promise of digital voice services."

Response Point SP1 will enable small businesses to easily supplement their existing phone service with VoIP services. As customers become more comfortable with the reliability and quality of service offered by VoIP, they can seamlessly move from analog to VoIP without needing telephony expertise.

Recognizing that small businesses have ebbs and flows in employee hiring, SP1 will take advantage of the flexibility of VoIP to allow small businesses to scale much more rapidly and cost-effectively than with traditional public switched telephone network (PSTN) lines. Using a simple VoIP account setup wizard in the Response Point Administrator, a small business can connect with Internet telephony service providers (ITSPs) to add new VoIP phone numbers in a matter of minutes. The process to install traditional analog lines can take days or even weeks. According to small-business research firm Access Markets International (AMI) Partners Inc., a small business with 10 to 19 employees can save an average of $8,000 in the first year by purchasing an IP-based phone system such as Response Point.

SP1 will also address the desire of small businesses to maintain a local presence through the use of a local VoIP phone number. VoIP providers allow businesses to select a local phone number for use in remote locations, alleviating costs to the business and customers for long-distance and toll-free numbers. Using a local phone number, small businesses can also secure their presence in local customer resources such as the chamber of commerce and local White and Yellow Pages.

Response Point SP1 also helps small businesses maintain close and responsive relationships with customers through support for Direct Inward Dialing, a key feature enabled by VoIP. A small business can configure Response Point to route known inbound callers directly to a particular extension or pool of extensions. Small-business owners can furnish a main number or individual employee extensions to ensure that someone is available

-- virtually anytime or anywhere -- for important customers.

Response Point hardware vendors Aastra Technologies Ltd., D-Link Corp. and Quanta Computer Inc. will ship end-to-end Response Point phone systems, pre-loaded with SP1, this summer. The SP1 release will coincide with Aastra's Response Point phone system debut. "Response Point is a great complement to our portfolio of enterprise and enterprise IP communications products," said Yves Laliberte, executive vice president at Aastra. "We chose to incorporate Response Point into our line because we believe that Microsoft has done a very good job of designing the software from the ground up to address the unique needs of small businesses and it will be well supported by Microsoft's channel partners. The integration of Response Point's system software with our scalable and flexible corded and wireless SIP phones will allow us to offer compelling desktop and mobility solution to small-business customers."

Startup Environment Breeds Rapid Innovation

Microsoft developed Response Point in Microsoft Research, where the team deliberately organized and acted like a business startup. "The environment within Microsoft Research has allowed the team to stay focused on solving the customer problem while developing creative solutions. Response Point Service Pack 1 is a testament to Microsoft's focus on rapid but pragmatic innovation," said Sanjay Parthasarathy, corporate vice president of the Startup Business Accelerator at Microsoft. "Not only has the team listened and responded to their customers, but they have also done so with amazing speed and agility."

Learning Opportunities for Partners and Small Businesses

Small businesses, value-added resellers and Microsoft channel partners can learn more about the benefits of Response Point SP1 by participating in new classroom training and information sessions:

-- Twelve-city Response Point training tour. A new 12-city series of classroom training courses for VARs and channel partners will be offered April through June in cities throughout the U.S. For more information or to register, those interested can visit http://www.microsoft.com/partner/media/homepage/us/default.aspx. -- Response Point solution segment, "Phone It In." On day two of the Microsoft Small Business Summit, Richard Sprague, senior director for Response Point at Microsoft, will discuss and demonstrate how Response Point addresses common small-business challenges. The segment will be available live online and on demand from 10 to 11 a.m. PDT on Tuesday, March 25, at https://www.sbsummit.com/Default.aspx.

More information about Response Point and the training opportunities can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/responsepoint.

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

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Hifn Signs Florida VAR as Latest Addition to Channel 100 Partner ProgramAtlantic Data Team Praises Swarm Appliance for Built-in Encryption, Ease of Use

LOS GATOS, Calif., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hifn(TM) , the catalyst behind storage and networking innovation, today announced that Orlando, FL-based Atlantic Data Team has signed on as the newest member of Hifn's Channel 100 VAR Partner program for its award-winning Swarm(TM) Encrypted IP SAN appliances. Focused on the SMB customer, Atlantic Data Team is dedicated to providing integrated solutions and IT services throughout the Southeast.

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Bob Moylan, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Atlantic Data Team, said with the Swarm product line, Hifn offers resellers a unique storage platform with built-in encryption, which is becoming an increasingly important feature for customers that are facing regulatory compliance challenges as well as future security standards that are likely to appear given the wider awareness about the importance of securing data.

"Hifn's got a great technology, especially with encryption and the versatility and ease of use of configuring the appliance and setting up the encryption from a simple management interface," said Moylan. "When I did my research and compared four different vendors, I found Hifn is the only one with built-in encryption. That was key for me and my clients."

Additionally, Moylan was impressed with Hifn's responsiveness and service. "I heard they had a good reputation and they're an up-and-coming company just like us. They were the first ones to call me back. To me that's an indication of how they're going to treat customers. So their support is another aspect of it."

Atlantic Data Team was recently spun out as a division of Atlantic Communications Team, a communications solutions VAR, including Voice over IP communications systems. That relationship is a strong business builder, said Moylan, as its communication parent directs referral business to Atlantic Data for customers who need IT services and backend storage for their VoIP systems.

"Atlantic Data Team is a great addition to our lineup of channel partners as they're a reflection of Hifn in many ways: an aggressive new player with customer-focused solutions and a deep understanding and expertise in storage," said John Matze, Vice President Business Development at Hifn. "We look forward to working together with Atlantic Data Team to deliver iSCSI storage solutions to SMB customers."

As a member of Hifn's Channel 100 Partner Program, Atlantic Data Team will enjoy resources such as training webinars, lead generation, product spiffs, joint customer visits with Hifn storage experts, discounted demo units, public relations and telemarketing support, and event and marketing program support based on sales volume.

About Swarm Encrypted IP SAN Appliances from Hifn

The Swarm is a series of IP SAN appliances that delivers the benefits of storage networking to small and mid-sized businesses that want encryption, storage consolidation, centralized management, automatic backup, high availability and seamless integration with the Microsoft operating environment. The Hifn Swarm Series of iSCSI storage appliances provides an ideal IP SAN storage alternative to complex and costly Fibre Channel products with up to 9.75 terabytes of RAID-6 protected storage along with a full suite of storage services, including encryption, replication, point-in-time copy backup used for Windows Volume Shadow copy Service (VSS)-consistent snapshots and multipath I/O for high availability active-active configurations. Swarm IP SAN solutions are available now starting at $8,995. For more information please visit: http://www.hifn.com/appliance.

About Hifn

Hifn delivers the key channel and OEM ingredients for 21st century storage and networking environments. Leveraging over a decade of leadership and expertise in the development of purpose-built Applied Service Processors (ASPs), we are a trusted partner to industry leaders for whom infrastructure innovation in storage and networking is critical to success. With the majority of secure networked communications flowing through Hifn technology, the 21st century convergence of storage and networking drives our product roadmap forward. For more information, please visit: http://www.hifn.com/.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Specifically, statements regarding the Company's future financial performance including, without limitation, statements related to encryption being an increasingly important feature and Hifn as an aggressive new player with customer-focused solutions are all forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor that may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described herein include, but are not limited to: dependency on a small number of customers; customer demand and customer ordering patterns; and orders from Hifn's customers may be below the company's current expectations. These and other risks are detailed from time to time in Hifn's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Hifn expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Innovative Card Technologies and ActivIdentity and Smart DisplayCard, The World's First Wafer-Thin Display Card With PKI Chip

LOS ANGELES and FREMONT, Calif., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Innovative Card Technologies, Inc , developer of the ICT DisplayCard for e-banking, e-commerce and data access authentication, and ActivIdentity , the trusted provider of identity assurance solutions, today announced the launch of Smart DisplayCard. Smart DisplayCard is the first product to incorporate a one-time passcode display and a PKI chip into a wafer-thin card format.

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Developed and supplied by Innovative Card Technologies, the ICT DisplayCard integrates the security of a one-time passcode token directly into a card the size of a standard payment card. At the push of a button on the card, a one-time passcode is shown on the card's integrated display. During an online transaction, this number is entered into a user interface with other information such as the user's login name and static PIN for multifactor authentication. The addition of a chip on the Smart DisplayCard enables PKI login, email encryption and digital signature capabilities, and is fully integrated with the ActivIdentity Software portfolio: SecureLogin SSO, ActivClient, ActivID Card Management System, 4TRESS AAA Server and 4TRESS Authentication Server.

"The Smart DisplayCard is the first time that the one-time passcode security of a token has been implemented alongside the authentication and encryption capabilities of PKI in such a unique form factor," said Thomas Jahn, CEO of ActivIdentity. "This thin card can easily be stored in a user's wallet, offering unprecedented convenience with the very latest in multi-channel authentication technology."

Smart DisplayCards are currently available to the ActivIdentity global customer base and the company's more than 15 million end users worldwide. The Smart DisplayCards can secure a wide range of financial institution customer transactions (login and transfers) at multiple points of access (online, ATM, or by phone). For enterprises, the Smart DisplayCards provide a complete, strong authentication solution for Windows login, remote access, single sign-on and secure email/transactions. The device and all credential management are driven through the ActivID Card Management System.

"I am proud of our technical team for accomplishing another world-first in authentication technology," said Steven R. Delcarson, CEO and President of Innovative Card Technologies. "I would also like to thank NagraID for embedding the chips into the ICT DisplayCard. This was a great three-way team effort. We are pleased to add the capabilities of ActivIdentity to the growing suite of authentication options offered with our ICT DisplayCard."

About Innovative Card Technologies

Innovative Card Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1993 to add functionalities to payment cards. The company's suite of ICT DisplayCards enable dual-factor authentication in a convenient card form. The cards can be configured to offer RFID physical access or payment capabilities, and feature a screen powered by an integrated battery, circuit, and switch. This screen displays a one-time password to verify the presence of the card during online and voice transactions or data systems login. http://www.incardtech.com/.

About ActivIdentity

ActivIdentity(R) Corporation provides identity solutions to secure the business of enterprise, government, healthcare, and financial services organizations worldwide. Trusted identity is the core of the ActivIdentity platform enabling security for data, networks, applications, passwords and credentials, web, email and documents, transactions as well as converged security.

ActivIdentity solutions support the convergence of physical and logical identity through strong authentication with smart card lifecycle management, adding enterprise single sign on, and data encryption and digital signature.

ActivIdentity customers experience multiple benefits including increased network security, protection against identity theft and online fraud, enhanced workforce productivity, business process efficiencies, and regulatory compliance. For more information, visit http://www.actividentity.com/.

This press release contains forward-looking statements which are commonly identified by words such as "would," "may," "will," "expects," and other terms with similar meaning. Forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs, assumptions and expectations and speak only as of the date of this release and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. The material factors and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, without limitation, the following: ICT DisplayCard adoption, ICT DisplayCard further testing and certifications, dependence on a limited number of suppliers and their capacity, full scale production of the ICT DisplayCard, and limited capital and liquidity. Innovative Card Technologies, Inc. refers interested persons to its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-KSB as amended by Form 10-KSB/A and its other SEC filings for a description of additional uncertainties and factors that may affect forward-looking statements. ActivIdentity stresses that actual results, events and performance may differ materially from our forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Forward-looking statements are based on information presently available to senior management, and Innovative Card Technologies and ActivIdentity have not assumed any duty to update any forward-looking statements.

ActivIdentity and ActivCard are registered trademarks in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners in the United States and/or other countries.

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McAfee, Inc. Experts to Discuss Security Trends at RSA Conference 2008McAfee to Present on the Future of Cyber Security, Trends in Malware Development and the State of the Security Industry

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McAfee, Inc. today announced that three of its industry experts will be discussing the latest security trends in a host of presentations and panel discussions at the RSA Conference 2008. In addition, McAfee representatives will demonstrate leading solutions for risk and compliance, data protection, network security and endpoint security at McAfee Booth #1440. Attendees can also learn more about the McAfee(R) Security Innovation Alliance, and the members of the alliance, at the McAfee Partner Pavilion, Booth #1554.

The RSA Conference, now in its seventeenth year, brings together the world's largest community of information security professionals. The event will be held April 7-11 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. For more information about the event, please visit http://www.rsaconference.com/.

At the event, McAfee will discuss current issues affecting the security industry, including the future of cyber security, trends in malware development and the current state of the security industry. McAfee speakers and presentations include:

-- Dave DeWalt, president and CEO of McAfee will discuss "Business Futures" during a CEO panel on Wednesday, April 9 at 10:40 a.m. -- Joe Telafici, vice president of operations for McAfee Avert Labs will present on a panel titled, "Protecting the Homeland: How to Win the Botnet Battle?" on Tuesday, April 8 at 4:10 p.m. -- Igor Muttik, senior architect for McAfee Avert Labs will present "Good Viruses," on Wednesday, April 9 at 8:00 a.m.

In addition, George Kurtz, senior vice president and general manager, risk and compliance business unit at McAfee will host a book signing for his book titled, "Hacking Exposed," at the McAfee booth on April 8 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. A second book signing will be held at the RSA Bookstore in the Moscone Center on April 9 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

About McAfee, Inc.

McAfee, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is the world's largest dedicated security technology company. It delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that secure systems and networks around the world, allowing users to browse and shop the Web securely. With its unmatched security expertise and commitment to innovation, McAfee empowers home users, businesses, the public sector and service providers by enabling them to comply with regulations, protect data, prevent disruptions, identify vulnerabilities and continuously monitor and improve their security. http://www.mcafee.com/.

McAfee, Avert and/or other noted McAfee related products contained herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of McAfee, Inc., and/or its affiliates in the US and/or other countries. McAfee Red in connection with security is distinctive of McAfee brand products. Any other non-McAfee related products, registered and/or unregistered trademarks contained herein is only by reference and are the sole property of their respective owners. (C) 2008 McAfee, Inc. All rights reserved.

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ShoreTel Distributed Unified Communications Solution Helps Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors Manage a Rapidly Changing BusinessEasy-to-deploy, easy-to-manage distributed unified communications solution accelerates new office productivity

SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ShoreTel(R), Inc. , a leading provider of Pure IP Unified Communications solutions, today announced that Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors has standardized on a ShoreTel distributed unified communications solution for all new offices and system replacements. The easy-to-deploy, easy-to-maintain ShoreTel solution reduces the cost and complexity of installing new phone systems and ensures that the employees in the growing realtor's offices can quickly become more productive and work together more effectively.

Prudential Fox & Roach is the number one realtor in the northeast U.S. region and the number three realtor in the U.S. with 82 offices in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Like all realtors, Prudential Fox & Roach must constantly react to the expanding and contracting real estate business and has a constantly changing workforce. During periods of contraction, Prudential Fox & Roach typically employs an acquisition strategy to grow the business. Not surprisingly, many of the acquired offices have old PBX phone systems, including some that are no longer supported or for which parts are not available.

"We needed to standardize on a single voice system and wanted a solution that could be cost-effectively deployed in each new office and make it quick and easy for us to adapt to constant staff changes," said Will Friemann, vice president, operations, security and compliance, Prudential Fox & Roach. "I knew of ShoreTel's architecture, capabilities and customer satisfaction levels and recognized it would be the perfect solution for Prudential Fox & Roach. ShoreTel is so easy to deploy and manage that we have developed a reliable, cookie-cutter approach to setting up each new office. We do it ourselves, and there are no cabling costs. ShoreWare(R) Director also lets us do all our own moves, adds and changes, eliminating truck rolls and lowering our phone system management costs to near zero. Most important, when we open a new office, we can typically deploy the system one day and do training the next, so our agents and staff can start generating leads and new business faster."

Prudential Fox & Roach installed its first ShoreTel unified communications system in January of 2007 and today has the system installed in seven offices, with five additional offices scheduled for the first half of 2008. Each office on the ShoreTel unified communications system has it own ShoreGear(R) voice switch and a ShoreGear T1 switch that connects to a co-located ShoreTel voicemail server. Friemann plans eventually to replace all old PBX systems with ShoreTel and is also exploring integrating ShoreTel with internal business applications for improved sales efficiency and productivity.

Prudential Fox & Roach has found the ShoreTel unified communications solution to be very reliable with excellent call quality and well-designed ShoreTel IP telephones. ShoreTel has made the agents using the system more productive by enabling them to connect with prospects more efficiently and to collaborate as a team. ShoreTel Personal Call Manager, integrated with Microsoft Outlook, makes it easy to place calls by searching for names, and agents can easily control how they are reached so they are more accessible and never miss an important call. In addition, when mortgage brokers and advisors travel between offices, they retain all the ShoreTel system functionality and availability as if they were still at their desks. This has had a direct, positive impact on their ability to close more business.

ShoreTel's unified communications solution has also improved customer service. ShoreWare Operator Call Manager allows receptionists to provide callers with accurate information about the location of staff and the best way to reach them, and the voicemail system lets agents manage their voicemail messages on their computers or wireless devices to more quickly see and return important calls.

"Service businesses, including real estate and insurance companies, banks, and professional service firms, are under constant pressure to grow and adapt to changing personnel and other evolving business and technology requirements," said Steve Timmerman, vice president of marketing at ShoreTel. "ShoreTel's distributed IP-based unified communications solution eliminates much of the cost and complexity of deploying and managing communications at multiple offices. The reliability, scalability, adaptability and ease of management drive down the total cost of ownership while empowering users to easily access and manage their own communications for greater productivity."

About ShoreTel, Inc.

ShoreTel, Inc., is a leading provider of Pure IP unified communications systems. ShoreTel enables companies of any size to seamlessly integrate all communications -- voice, data, messaging -- with their business processes. Independent of device or location, ShoreTel's distributed software architecture eliminates the traditional costs, complexity and reliability issues typically associated with other solutions. ShoreTel continues to deliver the highest levels of customer satisfaction, ease of use and manageability while driving down the overall total cost of ownership. ShoreTel is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and has regional offices in the United Kingdom, Sydney, Australia and Munich, Germany. For more information, visit http://www.shoretel.com/ or call 1-877-80SHORE.

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Overland Storage Joins The Green GridFour Steps for Building Greener Data Centers with Sustainable Storage Feature Overland's Tiered Data Protection Solutions

SAN DIEGO, March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Overland Storage, Inc. today announced its membership in The Green Grid, a global consortium dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems. The move is part of Overland's overarching goal to collaborate with fellow industry stakeholders as well as share insight on how to reduce storage and data center energy consumption and costs.

The Green Grid seeks to provide industry-wide recommendations on best practices, metrics and technologies that will improve overall data center and business computing energy efficiencies. According to Vern LoForti, president and CEO of Overland Storage, improving storage efficiency while optimizing power consumption is an ever-increasing data center priority worldwide. "Organizations are seeking more effective and economical solutions to mitigate the impact of continually rising data storage," he says. "Overland's membership in The Green Grid underscores our continuing commitment to help our customers take advantage of the latest in energy-efficient technologies and power-management strategies to drive down energy costs and conserve data storage usage."

To that end, Overland has developed four steps for building eco-efficient, greener data centers with tiered data protection solutions that leverage compact form factors, cutting-edge data deduplication and compression capabilities as well as other sustainable data storage advantages. The steps include:

1. Exercise Data Discipline -- Scale disk-based backup and recovery appliances as additional capacity is needed to reduce power consumption and operational costs. * REO SERIES(R) of disk-based backup, recovery and VTL solutions scale from 3TBs to nearly 300TBs of usable capacity. 2. Migrate Rarely Accessed Data to Tape -- Move data that doesn't need to be accessed frequently to tape libraries, instead of paying for data to actively reside on disk appliances. * NEO SERIES(R) and ARCvault(TM) tape libraries securely store data in a longer-life format so organizations don't have to pay for rarely accessed data to sit on disks, which are actively spinning and consuming energy. Overland's tape drive technology and robotic mechanisms only operate when needed, reducing the amount of power consumed and heat generated. 3. Balance Power Efficiency with Performance -- Combine both high-performance and high-capacity data protection solutions to address a broad range of applications while increasing energy efficiencies. * ULTAMUS(R) RAID 4800 includes the latest energy-conscious hardware components and power-saving software technology that allows idle drives to spin-down in effort to further reduce energy consumption. Unlike most MAID implementations, however, ULTAMUS RAID uses standards-based drive power saving settings, enabling organizations to save up to 40 percent in power consumption without impacting I/O, application uptime or performance. 4. Increase Storage Utilization -- Leading-edge disk technologies, including compression and data deduplication, can dramatically expand physical disk storage capacity for greatly increased disk utilization. * REO VTLs include Dynamic Virtual Tape, basically thin provisioning for virtual tape, to maximize the utilization of available disk space. Any unused VTL space can be used for nearline storage. Also, optional data compression and data deduplication can dramatically increase physical storage capacity while reducing data volume. * ULTAMUS RAID features the ability to use the same RAID set to store multiple LUNs per RAID set within a storage network, increasing utilization by minimizing the number of parity drives needed to maintain data availability -- ultimately increasing utilization of the entire storage array.

The 451 Group and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimate that around 1.5 percent of all electricity in the U.S. is consumed by IT data centers. The Uptime Institute indicates that for every $1,000 spent on servers in 2000, businesses bought eight watts of power. This figure reached 109 watts in 2006 and is expected to rise to 1,650 watts by 2012. Equivalent annual electricity costs grow from $95 per year (at $0.10/kwH) to $1,455 per year in 2012. Sustainable green storage solutions featuring energy-efficient hardware can lower consumption and reduce operating costs while ensuring the highest levels of business continuity, compliance and data security.

Additional information on Overland's sustainable green data storage strategies can be found at http://www.overlandstorage.com/green.

About Overland Storage

Now in its 27th year, Overland Storage is a market leader and innovative provider of smart, affordable data protection appliances that help midrange and distributed enterprises ensure business-critical data is constantly protected, readily available and always there. Overland's award-winning products include NEO SERIES(R) and ARCvault(TM) tape libraries, REO SERIES(R) disk-based appliances with Virtual Tape Library (VTL) capabilities and ULTAMUS(TM) RAID high-performance, high-density storage. Overland sells its products through leading OEMs, commercial distributors, storage integrators and value-added resellers. For more information, visit Overland's web site at http://www.overlandstorage.com/

Overland, Overland Storage, REO Series, REO, NEO Series, NEO, ARCvault Series, ARCvault and ULTAMUS are trademarks of Overland Storage, Inc.

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Xilinx Delivers Complete Design Tools Suite - Providing Breakthrough Improvements in Productivity, Performance & PowerSingle unified delivery of total customer solution for FPGA logic, embedded and DSP designers delivers 2X faster run times and up to 38% faster performance

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. today introduced the delivery of its ISE(R) Design Suite 10.1, a single unified release providing FPGA logic, embedded and DSP designers with immediate access to the company's entire line of design tools with full interoperability. The ISE Design Suite 10.1 delivers significantly faster implementations with an average of 2X faster run times, allowing designers to complete more turns per day. Significant to today's release is the introduction of SmartXplorer technology, developed specifically to address the top challenges of the design community - timing closure and productivity. SmartXplorer technology leverages distributed processing across multiple Linux machines to enable even more implementation runs per day, and up to 38 percent faster performance by leveraging distributed processing and multiple implementation strategies. SmartXplorer technology also provides tools that allow users to monitor each run with individual timing reports.

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"The ISE Design Suite 10.1 has been invaluable for our design team, providing up to 80 percent run time improvement. Faster run times provide tremendous savings in development time, thus speeding our time-to-market," said Yasuhiro Ooba, senior engineer in the Photonic Systems Group at Fujitsu, a leading provider of customer-focused information technology and communications solutions for the global marketplace.

"SmartXplorer provides a powerful addition to our FPGA design flow. Without SmartXplorer we had to log onto multiple servers and manage individual PAR jobs manually," said Honda Yang, logic designer at Xsigo Systems, Inc., the technology leader in data center I/O virtualization. "I was amazed to see the results of the different strategies. Using SmartXplorer, we achieved 20 percent faster performance."

Ultimate Productivity with PlanAhead Lite & Strategy Based Implementation

With the availability of the PlanAhead Lite tool in ISE(R) Foundation(TM) software, users have access to a subset of the powerful floorplanning and analysis capabilities of the award winning PlanAhead design and analysis tool. Included at no additional cost, PlanAhead Lite features the revolutionary PinAhead technology, an intuitive solution designed to simplify the complexities of managing the interface between the target FPGA and PCB. PinAhead technology facilitates early and intelligent pinout definition to eliminate many of the pinout related changes that typically happen downstream by performing design rule checks during interactive pin placement. Once the pin assignments have been completed, PinAhead provides the ability to export I/O port information through either comma separated value (CSV) files or via VHDL or Verilog headers.

With ISE Design Suite 10.1, Xilinx has also simplified the process of determining optimal implementation settings. Designers now have the ability to specify and set their own unique design goals, whether they are working to maximize performance, optimize device utilization, reduce dynamic power, or minimize implementation time. Designers using this area reduction strategy can realize an average of 10 percent better logic utilization.

Task Force Delivers Improved Verification

The ISE Design Suite 10.1 also benefits from the efforts of the company's joint collaboration with Mentor Graphics, one of the industry's leading EDA providers. Through the use of IEEE IP encrypted models, ISE Design Suite 10.1 offers up to 2X faster run times. The new performance optimized BRAM, DSP, and FIFO simulation models further reduce RTL simulation run times by an additional 2X.

Second Generation XPower Provides Improved Power Analysis and Optimization

Industry studies show meeting power budgets is a growing challenge for FPGA designers, especially as process geometries continue to shrink. The ISE Design Suite 10.1 provides capabilities for users to analyze power requirements early in the design and optimize dynamic power throughout the design process.

The second generation XPower power analysis tool enhances power estimation by providing an improved user interface to make it easy to analyze power by blocks, hierarchy, power rails and resources used. Information is presented in both text and HTML report formats. This is a significant advance from the static estimation web pages offered by other logic providers and a leap forward in providing accurate power dissipation information.

ISE Design Suite 10.1 provides power optimization that's both convenient and extensive. Using the integrated 'power optimization design goal' feature, users have a simple, one-step process to specify power optimization. With improvements in the map and place & route algorithms, users can reduce dynamic power in their designs by an average of 10 percent for 65nm Virtex(R)-5 devices and an average of 12 percent with Spartan(TM)-3 generation FPGAs.

Embedded & DSP Tool Integration

To help users achieve optimal embedded and DSP design results more quickly, ISE Design Suite 10.1 also introduces many ease-of-use enhancements to both the Xilinx embedded and DSP tools, including unified interoperability which allows users to easily add System Generator modules within the ISE Project Navigator. Inter-tool integration enhancements between EDK and System Generator for DSP technologies enable more sophisticated FPGA SoC design incorporating both embedded and signal processing.

Pricing and Availability

The ISE Design Suite 10.1 consists of ISE Foundation, Embedded Development Kit (EDK) with Platform Studio (XPS), System Generator for DSP, AccelDSP(TM) synthesis tool, ChipScope(TM) Pro analyzer and ChipScope Pro Serial I/O toolkit, PlanAhead design and analysis tool and ISE simulator. Users can install domain specific DSP, embedded and logic design products from either a DVD or electronic download. Using an electronic fulfillment process as the primary product delivery method provides users with access to not only the products they are entitled to, but evaluation versions of other Xilinx design tools.

All products in the ISE Design Suite 10.1 are immediately available with prices ranging from US $495 to $2495. Full-featured 60-day evaluation versions can be downloaded from the Xilinx web site at no charge. For more information on the ISE Design Suite 10.1, visit http://www.xilinx.com/ISE.

About Xilinx

Xilinx is the worldwide leader in complete programmable logic solutions. For more information, visit http://www.xilinx.com/.

Xilinx, the Xilinx logo, Virtex, Spartan, and ISE are trademarks of Xilinx in the U.S. and other countries.

Editorial Contact: Tamara Snowden Xilinx North America (408) 879-6146 tamara.snowden@xilinx.com #0835p

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China Fire Announces Results for 2007 Fourth Quarter and Year End and Confirms Initial Guidance for 2008

Fourth Quarter Highlights -- Record quarterly revenue of $14.1 million, reflecting 50.3% year-over- year growth -- Gross margin of 52.9% Full Year Highlights -- Record revenue of $46.8 million, reflecting 44.1% year-over-year growth. -- GAAP net income increased 141.1% over 2006, non-GAAP net income increased 65.2% over 2006 -- Strong backlog of $62 million at the end of year 2007 -- Reconfirm 2008 guidance

BEIJING, March 24 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Fire & Security Group, Inc. ("China Fire" or "the Company"), a leading industrial fire protection products and solutions provider in China, today announced their financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007.

Fourth Quarter Results

For the fourth quarter of 2007, revenue increased 50.3% to $14.1 million compared to $9.4 million for the same period in 2006. This increase was mainly attributable to the further penetration of the Company's customer base in the iron and steel, power generation, petrochemical and other industries and the execution of more contracts in the period. Gross margin for the fourth quarter of 2007 was 52.9%, which is higher than the gross margin of 43.7% for the same period of 2006. The increase in gross margin was mainly due to the use of a higher percentage of the Company's proprietary products that tend to contribute higher margins and the higher selling price of some of the Company's proprietary products.

Operating expenses were $3.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2007 as compared to $3.0 million for the same period of 2006, an increase of approximately $0.5 million or 17.2%. The increase resulted from the additional headcount necessary to support increased sales and marketing efforts and the higher expenses related to being listed as a public company in the United State, including the increased compensation for officers and directors to the market level. Operating income was $4.0 million, representing a 252.5% increase from the same period last year. Operating margins for the period were 28.3% compared to 12.1% in the fourth quarter of 2006 primarily resulting from the higher gross margin.

GAAP net income was $4.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2007 compared to a loss of $0.4 million for the same period of 2006, an increase of $4.4 million. Excluding the one-time charge of $0.4 million for reverse merger and the non-cash charge of $1.6 million in the fair value of derivatives, both of which occurred in the fourth quarter of 2006, non-GAAP net income of $4.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2007 increased $2.4 million or 153.8%, from non-GAAP net income of 1.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. The increase was mainly due to the increase in the revenues and higher gross margin in the period.

"We are very excited to report our record fourth quarter revenue. The contract win of $31 million from Shougang Jingtang Iron and Steel group was also the record in our company's history. This builds a strong momentum for our business going into 2008. In the fourth quarter of 2007, we also began to work diligently with our internal control consultant, Ernst & Young Hua Ming, toward the full compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2008," commented Mr. Brian Lin, CEO of China Fire.

Year End Results

Revenues for 2007 increased 44.1% to $46.8 million compared to $32.5 million for 2006. During 2007, the Company fulfilled 274 total solution and product sales contracts compared to 221 contracts in 2006. Gross margin for 2007 was 54.9%, which is higher than the gross margin of 50.0% in 2006. The increase in gross margin was mainly due to the use of a higher percentage of the Company's proprietary products that tend to contribute higher margins and the higher selling price of some of the Company's proprietary products in 2007.

Operating expenses were $10.8 million for 2007 as compared to $8.3 million in 2006. Excluding the one-time charge of $0.4 million for reverse merger and the one-time charge of $0.5 million for management option plan in 2006, the operating expenses in 2007 would increase $3.4 million or 46.6%, compared to the same period of 2006. In 2007, the Company increased expenditures in sales and marketing activities, both in the Company's current industrial sectors and new industrial sectors, resulting in higher operating expenses. The increase is also attributable to the increased general and administrative expenses due to the increased number of employees from 320 in 2006 to 448 in 2007 and higher compensation for officers and directors to the market level. Operating income was $14.9 million for 2007 as compared to $8.0 million for 2006, an increase of $6.9 million or 86.8%. The increase was mainly due to the increase in the revenues and higher gross margin in 2007. Operating margins in 2007 were 31.8% compared to 24.6% in 2006.

GAAP net income was $16.8 million for 2007 as compared to $7.0 million for 2006, representing an increase of 9.8 million or 141.1%. The Company recorded a gain of $1.2 million and a loss of $1.6 million from the change in fair value of derivative in 2007 and 2006 respectively. Excluding this factor and the one-time charge of $0.4 million for reverse merger and the one-time charge of $0.5 million for the management option plan in 2006, non-GAAP net income was $15.6 million for 2007 as compared to $9.4 million for 2006, an increase of $6.2 million or 65.2%. The reason for the increase in the net income was mainly due to the Company's increased revenues and higher gross margin.

Fully diluted GAAP EPS were $0.61 for 2007 as compared to $0.28 of 2006. On a non-GAAP basis, fully diluted EPS were $0.56 for 2007 as compared to $0.38 of last year.

Summary of Non-recurring Expenses (Incomes): (all numbers in $ millions) 4Q/06 4Q/07 2006 2007 Change in Fair Value of Derivatives 1.6 -- 1.6 -1.2 One-time Charge for Reverse Merger 0.4 -- 0.4 -- One-time Charge for Management Option Plan -- -- 0.5 -- Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2007, the Company had working capital of $40.8 million including cash and cash equivalents of $17.1 million. DSO in 2007 was 129 days, compared to 126 days in 2006. Net cash provided by operating activities was $9.8 million in 2007 as compared to $8.9 million in 2006. As a result of the total cash activities, net cash increased $7.7 million from December 31, 2006 to $17.1 million at the end of 2007.

"We have achieved record revenue and profit in 2007. Our robust results in 2007 validate our organic growth strategy to increase market share in the rapidly growing Chinese industrial fire protection industry. In 2007, our core customers are still from iron and steel industry, power plants and petrochemical plants where the capital expenditure continues to grow over the next few years. As China continues to invest in industrial growth and infrastructure where fire protection systems are required, we believe China Fire is the well positioned to benefit from this growing opportunity in China," commented Mr. Brian Lin, CEO of China Fire.

Recent Events

Subsequent to the end of 2007 the Company hosted a compliance training conference for more than sixty representatives from eleven iron & steel companies. The three-day conference focused on the new fire code regulations for China's iron and steel manufacturing factories. The new code was announced in April 2007 and became effective on January 1st of 2008.

The Company's 2008 Omnibus Long-term Incentive Plan was approved by the Company's Board of Director on January 16 2008 and by the shareholders on January 30, 2008. Pursuant to the 2008 Omnibus Long-term Incentive Plan, the Company reserved 2,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance.

On March 12, 2008, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $10 million of the Company's outstanding common stock.

In addition, the Company announced on March 17 that Jiuquan Steel and Iron Corporation notified the company that it was the winner of three contracts valued at approximately $4.3 million for three independent projects that will be implemented in the next 12 months. Jiuquan Iron and Steel is the 17th largest steel company in China.

Business Outlook in 2008

"Based on our strong backlog and favorable current business outlook, we continue to expect, revenues in 2008 will be at least $66.6 million, an improvement of approximately 43% above 2007. Net income will be at least $22.3 million, an increase of approximately 32%, and earnings per share are expected to be at least $0.78. These projections are based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). On a pro forma basis (excluding credit/loss from the change in fair value of derivatives), the net income for year 2008 is expected to increase approximate 43%," commented Mr. Brian Lin, "Our current guidance is based on our organic growth. We are now actively looking for acquisitions in China and intend to be a consolidator in China's industrial fire protection industry," concluded Mr. Brian Lin, CEO of China Fire.

Conference Call

The Company will report its fourth quarter and full year 2007 earnings results on Monday, March 24, 2008, at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time (8:00 p.m. Beijing Time). Interested participants should call 1-800-860-2442 when calling within the United States or 1-412-858-4600 when calling internationally. The passcode is "China Fire 4th Quarter Earnings Call." This call is being web cast by MultiVu and can be accessed by clicking on this link http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=46683 .

About China Fire & Security Group, Inc.

China Fire & Security Group, Inc. , through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Sureland Industrial Fire Safety Limited ("Sureland") and Tianjin Tianxiao Fire Safety Equipment ("Tianxiao"), is a leading total solution provider of industrial fire protection systems in China. Leveraging on its proprietary technologies, China Fire is engaged primarily in the design, manufacture, sale and maintenance services of a broad product portfolio including the detection, controller, and fire extinguishers. Via its nationwide direct sales force, China Fire has built a solid client base including major companies in the iron and steel, power and petrochemical industries throughout China. China Fire has a seasoned management team with strong focus on standards and technologies. Currently, China Fire has 52 issued patents covering fire detection, system control and fire extinguishing technologies. Founded in 1995, China Fire is headquartered in Beijing with about 500 employees in more than 30 sales offices throughout China.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Information

This presentation may contain forward-looking information about China Fire & Security Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Sureland which are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward- looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as ''believe,'' ''expect,'' ''may,'' ''will,'' ''should,'' ''project,'' ''plan,'' ''seek,'' ''intend,'' or ''anticipate'' or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, and include discussions of strategy, and statements about industry trends and China Fire & Security Groups' future performance, operations and products. This and other ''Risk Factors'' contained in China Fire & Security Groups' public filings with the SEC.

For more information, please contact: China Fire & Security Group, Inc. Robert Yuan, Chief Accounting Officer Tel: +86-10-8441-7848 Email: ir@chinafiresecurity.com Web: http://www.chinafiresecurity.com/ CHINA FIRE & SECURITY GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS UNIPRO FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006 2007 2006 REVENUES System contracting projects $ 34,581,376 $ 24,008,170 Products 10,592,683 7,701,986 Maintenance services 1,579,778 744,880 Total revenues 46,753,837 32,455,036 COST OF REVENUES System contracting projects 16,158,844 12,893,082 Products 4,329,067 3,272,438 Maintenance services 602,943 60,787 Total cost of revenues 21,090,854 16,226,307 GROSS PROFIT 25,662,983 16,228,729 OPERATING EXPENSE Selling and marketing 3,907,067 2,827,838 General and administrative 5,661,356 3,665,776 Depreciation and amortization 535,751 498,499 Research and development 672,379 1,258,172 Total operating expense 10,776,553 8,250,285 INCOME FROM OPERATIONS 14,886,430 7,978,444 OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) Other income 581,192 738,680 Other expense (14,932) (43,323) Interest income 148,236 28,038 Interest expense -- (79,417) Change in fair value of derivative 1,205,791 (1,570,575) instruments Total other income (expense) 1,920,287 (926,597) INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR 16,806,717 7,051,847 INCOME TAXES PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 5,081 82,206 NET INCOME 16,801,636 6,969,641 OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Foreign currency translation adjustment 2,502,595 581,932 COMPREHENSIVE INCOME $ 19,304,231 $ 7,551,573 BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE Weighted average number of shares 26,873,742 24,340,196 Earnings per share $ 0.63 $ 0.29 DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE Weighted average number of shares 27,721,171 24,539,414 Earnings per share $ 0.61 $ 0.28 CHINA FIRE & SECURITY GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS UNIPRO FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.) CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006 A S S E T S December 31, December 31, 2007 2006 CURRENT ASSETS: Cash $ 17,110,449 $ 9,426,091 Restricted cash 3,829,927 1,622,833 Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,483,359 and $1,252,947 as of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively 16,525,162 13,211,721 Notes receivable 3,315,811 903,425 Other receivables 748,195 875,119 Inventories 4,048,283 4,190,830 Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings 13,068,036 9,020,122 Employee advances 1,307,433 1,641,138 Employee advances -- officers and directors 18,682 7,422 Prepayments and deferred expenses 2,218,391 2,396,571 Total current assets 62,190,369 43,295,272 PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net 6,568,250 3,529,808 OTHER ASSETS: Accounts receivable - retentions 193,029 383,375 Deferred expenses - non current 21,234 40,830 Advances on building and equipment purchases 366,317 -- Investment in joint ventures 1,156,294 501,288 Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization 1,150,935 558,255 Total other assets 2,887,809 1,483,748 Total assets $ 71,646,428 $ 48,308,828 L I A B I L I T I E S A N D S H A R E H O L D E R S' E Q U I T Y CURRENT LIABILITIES: Accounts payable $ 6,327,182 $ 6,117,733 Customer deposits 4,757,179 2,713,451 Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings 4,882,218 8,867,624 Other payables 168,868 438,957 Accrued liabilities 4,214,530 1,891,628 Taxes payable 1,088,335 619,949 Total current liabilities 21,438,312 20,649,342 FAIR VALUE OF DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS -- 2,680,811 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES -- -- SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: Common stock, $0.001 par value, 65,000,000 shares authorized, 27,556,893 shares and 26,461,678 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively 27,556 26,462 Additional paid-in-capital 19,317,287 13,393,171 Statutory reserves 5,067,061 3,728,127 Retained earnings 22,228,095 6,765,393 Accumulated other comprehensive income 3,568,117 1,065,522 Total shareholders' equity 50,208,116 24,978,675 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 71,646,428 $ 48,308,828

China Fire & Security Group, Inc.

CONTACT: Robert Yuan, Chief Accounting Officer of China Fire & Security
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GoAmerica(R) Appoints Industry Leading Technologist to Board of Directors

HACKENSACK, N.J., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GoAmerica, Inc. , a provider of communications services for people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or speech-disabled, today announced the appointment of Chris Gibbons to its Board of Directors.

Gibbons is an experienced technologist having held multiple executive positions at Microsoft including Chief Information Officer (CIO). While at Microsoft, Chris also served as General Manager of Microsoft's Enterprise Computing Group which was responsible for global Office 2000 marketing programs for enterprises. Most recently, Chris was the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and a board member of eStara Corp, an e-commerce optimization provider, until it was acquired by ATG in 2006.

In addition to his technology roles, Gibbons has also held a number of operational and financial positions. Chris is currently an advisor to Clearlake Capital Group ("Clearlake Capital") and serves as a member of Clearlake Capital's Executive Council. Previously, Chris was the CIO for Promus Corp, serving as VP Finance for its Holiday Inn division. He also advised Texas Pacific Group on technology investments.

Gibbons holds a B.S. in mathematics from Lawrence University and Northwestern University, along with an M.S. in accounting and information systems from Northwestern University.

"This is a unique business with a unique purpose," said Gibbons. "I'm fascinated by the many ways we can apply technology and innovative approaches to communication to advance the company's mission, and to improve the quality of life for the deaf and hard of hearing community."

"Chris' operational, financial, and technical background will serve the Company well as we position GoAmerica for growth in our key target markets," said Behdad Eghbali, a partner at Clearlake Capital and GoAmerica board member. "I have had the privilege of working with Chris, and strongly believe he will have an immediate impact here."

"Chris is a highly respected, prominent industry veteran," said Aaron Dobrinsky, GoAmerica's chairman. "We are delighted to welcome someone with Chris' vast experience to complement the talent on our board. We're certain Chris will add immense value as we support management's efforts to integrate our recent transactions and scale the business."

The Company also announced the retirement of King R. Lee from its Board, effective March 20, 2008. Mr. Lee joined the Company's Board in 2003 having been a founder of Wynd Communications, a company acquired by GoAmerica in 2000. The Board expresses its sincere appreciation for King's dedicated service during the past five years.

About GoAmerica

As a result of its acquisitions, GoAmerica is the nation's largest and second largest provider of text relay and video relay services, respectively, and provides a wide range of communications services tailored to the needs of people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or speech-disabled. The Company's vision is to improve the quality of life of its customers by being their premier provider of high quality, innovative communication services that break down communications barriers. For more information on the Company or its services, visit http://www.goamerica.com/ or contact GoAmerica directly at TTY 201-527- 1520, voice 201-996-1717, Internet Relay by visiting http://www.i711.com/, or video phone by connecting to hovrs.tv.

About Clearlake Capital Group

Clearlake Capital Group is a private investment firm integrating private equity, leveraged finance, and special situations in both private and public market opportunities. Clearlake Capital seeks to partner with world-class management teams to invest in businesses going through change or expansion with patient long-term capital. The firm has a flexible mandate to invest across the capital structure in corporate divestitures, recapitalizations, restructurings, going private buyouts and minority equity investments. Clearlake Capital's founding principals, Steven Chang, Behdad Eghbali, and Jose Feliciano, have led over 40 investments totaling more than $3 billion of capital in sectors including business services, communications and media, energy and power, healthcare, manufacturing, retail/consumer and technology.

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CONTACT: Laura Kowalcyk of Cubitt Jacobs & Prosek, +1-212-279-3115 x209,
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Virgin Mobile USA Shows Consumers 'Who Rules?' With Launch of New Plans Without Annual ContractsNew Plans Offer Roll Forward Minutes, Unlimited 7 p.m. Nights & Weekends and Unlimited Text & MessagingPopular New Features Provide Smarter Choices in a Tough Economy

WARREN, N.J., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Virgin Mobile USA has unveiled a host of new Monthly and Pay As You Go Plans Without Annual Contracts that offer consumers even better value and more flexibility. Information about the new plans -- with clear comparisons to the competition - is online at http://www.virginmobileusa.com/ and materials are currently rolling out across Virgin Mobile's retail partners. With no annual contracts, Virgin Mobile USA allows its more than 5 million customers to change plans at any time without hassle or extra charges.

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"There is no reason for consumers to lock themselves into the restrictive terms of a postpaid contract plan to get real value," said Dan Schulman, chief executive officer, Virgin Mobile USA, "especially at a time when many people need greater control over their spending and use of credit. We're closing the gap between those features traditionally offered by postpaid carriers and the value available from our plans without annual contracts."

Monthly Plans With Even More Value vs. Competition

Virgin Mobile USA has enhanced its highly competitive monthly plans, already a smart alternative to traditional postpaid offerings, and is providing consumers with clear comparisons to its competition. For example, Virgin Mobile USA offers include 7 p.m. Nights and Weekend Minutes (500 minutes for $24.99, e.g.) and Unlimited 7 p.m. Nights and Weekends for just $49.99. "At this entry point, none of the leading national competitors with monthly recurring prepaid plans offer Unlimited Nights & Weekends beginning at 7:00 p.m., making this the smarter choice," added Schulman.

Virgin Mobile USA offers more value than many of its prepaid challengers as well. For example, its $34.99 monthly plan gives customers 300 Anytime Minutes per month as well as 1,000 Nights and Weekend Minutes that begin at 7:00 p.m. instead of the usual 9:00 p.m. for calls to anyone in the U.S.

Virgin Mobile USA's recurring monthly plans now feature discounted Messaging Packs, which cover email, IM, text and picture messaging. For just $10 per month, customers on these plans also get access to Unlimited Text & Messaging. Other wireless offers, for example, require up to twice that amount and don't include all types of messaging.

Bringing 5-Cent Minutes and Roll Forward Minutes to Pay As You Go

The new Pay As You Go Plan now has the value of Roll Forward Minutes. Up to 5,000 unused minutes on the Virgin Mobile USA Pay As You Go Plan automatically "roll forward" (or carry over) when a customer buys a new Minute Pack within 30 days of their last Minute Pack purchase.

And Virgin Mobile USA offers options with better per-minute rates than many of its competitors. This includes prices as low as 5-cents per minute when a customer on the new Pay As You Go Plan buys the $50/1,000 Minute Pack.

New Top-Up Card Denominations

Popular Virgin Mobile USA Top-Up cards are now more directly aligned to specific minute values for customers on the Pay As You Go Plan. For example, $20 equals 200 Anytime Minutes, $30 equals 400 Anytime Minutes and $50 equals 1000 Anytime Minutes, with purchase of the associated Minute Pack on the new Pay As You Go Plan.

Clear Value vs. Competition

Virgin Mobile is spelling out for smart consumers exactly how its new prepaid voice and text & messaging options give value equal to -- and in many cases, greater than -- that of other prepaid carriers. Easy chart comparisons are available online, hooking into Virgin Mobile's overall campaign of "You Rule" with the added message of "Who Rules?" -- the obvious answer being Virgin Mobile USA, thanks to these new prepaid plans that offer even more value and greater flexibility than traditional contract plans.

Detailed information on Virgin Mobile USA's new offers can be found on its Web site, http://www.virginmobileusa.com/ under the "Plans" header; comparisons to other companies' rates are at: http://web.virginmobileusa.com/about/why-choose-us.

About Virgin Mobile USA, Inc.

Virgin Mobile USA offers more than five million customers control, flexibility and choice through monthly plans without annual contracts, with national coverage powered by the nationwide Sprint PCS network. Virgin Mobile USA's full slate of smart, stylish and affordable handsets, including the Wild Card, Super Slice and Flare, are available at top retailers in approximately 40,000 locations nationwide and online at http://www.virginmobileusa.com/, with Top-Up cards available at more than 140,000 locations. J.D. Power and Associates ranked Virgin Mobile USA highest in customer satisfaction among wireless prepaid services in both 2006 and 2007, and its customers report a 90% satisfaction rate.

Virgin Mobile USA contributes a portion of profits from downloadable content to The RE*Generation, its pro-social initiative to help homeless youth, and provides postage-paid return envelopes in every new package for customers to recycle old phones.

Media Contacts: Jayne Wallace Alysa McKenna Virgin Mobile USA CooperKatz & CO 908-607-4014 917-595-3048 jayne.wallace@virginmobileusa.com amckenna@cooperkatz.com Corinne Nosal 908-607-4235 corinne.nosal@virginmobileusa.com Investor Relations: Erica Bolton 908-607-4108 Erica.bolton@virginmobileusa.com

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CONTACT: Media, Jayne Wallace, +1-908-607-4014,
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USA; Investor Relations, Erica Bolton, +1-908-607-4108,
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Garmin(R) Navigation Offered in New Kenwood Models

OLATHE, Kan., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , the global leader in satellite navigation, announced today that it is the exclusive navigation supplier to Kenwood's new 2008 lineup of in-dash automotive electronics.

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"We have been very pleased with Kenwood's success in selling Garmin-equipped units since we started our partnership in 2006, and we're expecting even greater things in 2008," said Dan Bartel, Garmin's vice president of worldwide sales. "We have developed an integrated marketing strategy with Kenwood that will benefit dealers and consumers."

Garmin and Kenwood will work together on print, radio, and online advertising, as well as a dedicated internet site and point of purchase materials to inform customers. The program will extend through 2008.

"The alliance between Kenwood and Garmin is very unique to the consumer electronics industry," said Keith Lehman, senior vice president of Kenwood USA Corporation. "The combination of Kenwood's multimedia, in-car technologies and Garmin's GPS navigation technologies has produced a remarkable line of advanced products that appeal to even the most demanding customers. With our joint promotional activity already underway, we expect 2008 to be a very successful year."

These new Kenwood multimedia units feature either built-in or optional navigation by Garmin, the worldwide leader in GPS with more than 31 million automotive and recreational devices delivered to date. The navigation component features pre-loaded maps of North America or Europe, along with six million points of interest with an easy-to-use touchscreen interface for hassle-free driving. The Garmin system uses internal flash memory for driving the navigation software engine so there's no need to swap navigation discs as with many competitive models. Other optional features available on these cutting-edge units include Satellite Radio, HD Radio, Bluetooth, high-speed iPod audio and video control, and more.

The new Kenwood units will be available globally through Kenwood dealers and their dealer option business. For more information on Kenwood's new 2008 lineup, go to http://www.kenwoodusa.com/. For more information on Garmin, visit http://www.garmin.com/.

About Garmin

Garmin International Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. , the global leader in satellite navigation. Since 1989, this group of companies has designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation, communication and information devices and applications -- most of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin's products serve automotive, mobile, wireless, outdoor recreation, marine, aviation, and OEM applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom at http://www.garmin.com/pressroom or contact the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200. Garmin is a registered trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.

About Kenwood

Kenwood Group is "Reaching out to discover, inspire and enhance the enjoyment of life" as part of its bold, new vision for the future. As a leader in "Mobile & Home Multimedia Systems," Kenwood is comprised of three businesses (Car Electronics, Communications Equipment and Home Electronics), 11 domestic and 25 overseas subsidiaries around the world.

Kenwood USA Corporation, based in Long Beach, Calif., is the largest subsidiary of Kenwood Corporation (Japan). Offering more than 250 products, it is recognized as one of the largest selling brands of audio and video entertainment products in the United States by consumers and the consumer electronics industry for providing superior quality, reliability and value.

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This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its business. All statements regarding the company's future product introductions are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management's current expectations. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including, but not limited to, the risk factors listed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2007 filed by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 000-31983). A copy of Garmin's Form 10-K can be downloaded at http://www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Garmin undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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CONTACT: Ted Gartner of Garmin International Inc., +1-913-397-8200,
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Web site: http://www.garmin.com/
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Affinity Networks Inc. (AFFN) Launches New Member Based Online Community 'GOLF-MD' Enters the $60 Billion Dollar Golf Gear Market

NORWALK, Conn., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Affinity Networks Inc. , the leading provider of Internet services to private clubs and regional golf associations nationwide, has announced the launch of Golf MD, an interactive member based Website focusing on health, training, instruction and golf related e-commerce.

The world golfing community represents one of the most sought after demographics in advertising today. The Company feels its direct links to the 1.8 million membership of private club and regional golf association members offers a unique opportunity to capture market share in advertising revenue, equipment sales and member benefits. These categories alone account for over half of the $60 billion spent on golf annually. The Company projects that initial revenue streams from these areas can show profitability in the first year of Golf MD. The new site can be accessed at http://www.golfmd.biz/.

"We have always recognized the value of being able to reach the network of affluence that these member based groups represent. Looking into the future, the entire membership base will be able to access a wide array of benefits offered exclusively through the Affinity Network." stated CEO John W. Madigan III.

Affinity Networks, Inc. (AFFN) has combined major regional golf associations in the United States to operate under one efficient national network of member-based websites. Servicing over 1.8 million affluent private club and registered golf association members, the Company provides Internet communication services, member based benefits and luxury products to association members through the Association Sponsorship Network(TM).

Affinity Networks, Inc. (AFFN) has been providing services to major regional golf associations since 1999 when it launched the Metropolitan (NY) Golf Association (MGA) site. In addition to servicing and hosting over 130 golf association and private club sites, Affinity has managed member data and was the first provider to initiate online tournament and event registration. As a trusted gatekeeper of this valuable proprietary information, Affinity Networks has become a preferred vendor for the management of online communications.

"We are very excited about the future of Affinity Networks and we look forward to a healthy and prosperous relationship with our shareholders." stated Mr. Madigan.

To learn more about Affinity Networks, Inc. please visit: http://www.affinitynetworksinc.com/.

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CONTACT: John W. Madigan III, CEO of Affinity Networks Inc.,
jwm@affinitynetworksinc.com

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Rainmaker Expands Contract Sales With Existing Fortune 50 Hardware ClientRainmaker Awarded Additional Business Unit to Deploy Contract Sales and Marketing Solution

CAMPBELL, Calif., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rainmaker Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of sales and marketing solutions combining hosted application software and execution services, today announced that it has further expanded its relationship with its current Fortune 50 Hardware client, this time by adding a third business unit to deploy warranty service upgrades and extensions.

Rainmaker has supported renewals for this global leader since 2000; in 2006, the Master Service Agreement with this client was extended and expanded into 2010 to include a portion of their major accounts business segment. Significant extensions and expansions also occurred in 2007, when the client extended its existing agreement for lead development services for an additional 18-month term, and added a comprehensive resale channel contract sales solution supported by Rainmaker's hosted technology.

"We are pleased that our client recognizes the value of our people, technology and solutions, and continues to reward us with additional pieces of their business across their enterprise," said Michael Silton, Rainmaker's CEO. "The addition of a third business unit to this particular contract is a testament to our ability to deliver revenue through our contract sales solution."

About Rainmaker

Rainmaker Systems, Inc. delivers sales and marketing solutions, combining hosted application software and execution services designed to drive more revenue for our clients. Our Revenue Delivery Platform(SM) combines proprietary, on-demand application software and advanced analytics with specialized sales and marketing execution services. Rainmaker clients include large enterprises in a range of industries, including computer hardware and software, telecommunications, and financial services industries. For more information visit http://www.rmkr.com/ or call 800-631-1545.

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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 the Company and its subsidiaries. We wish to caution you that these statements involve risks and uncertainties and actual events or results may differ materially. Among the important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are general market conditions, unfavorable economic conditions, our ability to execute our business strategy, our ability to integrate acquisitions and expand our operations without disruption to our business, the effectiveness of our sales team and approach, our ability to target, analyze and forecast the revenue to be derived from a client and the costs associated with providing services to that client, the date during the course of a calendar year that a new client is acquired, the length of the integration cycle for new clients and the timing of revenues and costs associated therewith, our client concentration given that the Company remains dependent on a few large client relationships, our ability to expand our channel hosted contract solution and drive adoption of this solution by resellers, potential competition in the marketplace, the ability to retain and attract employees, market acceptance of our service programs and pricing options, our ability to maintain our existing technology platform and to deploy new technology, our ability to sign new clients and control expenses, the possibility of the discontinuation of some client relationships, the financial condition of our clients' business and other factors detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q.

Rainmaker Systems, Inc.

CONTACT: Steve Valenzuela, CFO of Rainmaker Systems, Inc.,
+1-408-626-2439, steve.valenzuela@rmkr.com; or investors, Todd Kehrli or Jim
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Rainmaker Systems, Inc.

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

PosTrack Selects Siemens OpenScape Unified Communications Server to Deliver a More Cost-effective Path to Hosted Unified Communications and Fixed-Mobile ConvergenceHosted Solution Delivers Advanced Communications Applications for Education and Enterprise Markets

BOCA RATON, Fla., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PosTrack Technologies, Inc. has selected Siemens Communications, Inc. as the backbone for PosTrack's hosted Voice over IP (VoIP) services for schools and enterprises. Using Siemens' OpenScape(R) Voice application (HiPath(R) 8000 application) and HiPath MobileConnect, PosTrack is delivering powerful unified communications and mobile capabilities. PosTrack purchased 10,000 new licenses on Siemens OpenScape Voice application, a scalable native SIP solution, enhancing their objective of providing improved productivity while cutting costs for universities, K-12 schools and enterprises.

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PosTrack and Siemens are delivering a turn-key open communications solution that eliminates the need for customers to purchase and maintain a VoIP and unified communications system on their own. Hosted voice services can help customers reduce CAPEX and ongoing management resources and expenses. Additionally, customers use and pay for only the communication applications and features they need.

Recent changes to FCC regulations have made VoIP services eligible for Universal Services E-rate reimbursement, making it more cost-effective for schools to meet the needs of their users when deploying unified communications environments.

"Siemens is a strategic part of our effort to building the future of hosted Unified Communications. Their mature and scalable solution provides the carrier-class reliability our customers require," said Don Heidrich, CEO, PosTrack Technologies. "Our long history of working with universities and schools through our Point-of-Service Division is only enhanced by the unique services we can now offer in conjunction with Siemens."

PosTrack has deployed the OpenScape Voice application as its centralized software-based VoIP solution, forming the basis of three unique services: PosTrack Trunking, PosTrack Desktop and PosTrack Mobile.

Leveraging the flexibility of the OpenScape Voice application, PosTrack Trunking provides SIP trunking directly to customers' legacy PBX systems. With this solution, customers can more easily migrate to IP on their own timeline, without retiring their current system. The PosTrack Desktop service extends SIP service to the desktop phone, delivering the enhanced features and unified messaging services enabled by the OpenScape Voice application, all at a fixed cost.

PosTrack Mobile leverages the HiPath MobileConnect solution to provide fixed-mobile convenience (FMC). PosTrack has already begun rolling out this service to 6,000 students and faculty at a large university, equipping the users with dual-mode phones. This enables the university to move away from declining landline use, creating a new service embracing their population's mobile requirements.

"PosTrack is offering cutting-edge unified communications services to its customers," said Dana Rasmussen, President of Siemens Communications, Inc. "Leveraging the power and the flexibility of the OpenScape Voice and HiPath MobileConnect applications, PosTrack provides its customers with a straightforward, more cost-effective path to the benefits of unified communications and FMC. We are excited to be working closely with them to provide these benefits."

About PosTrack

PosTrack focuses on simplifying technology acquisition, deployment, and management for its customers -- from its target education marketplace to the corporate enterprise. PosTrack leverages 20 years of IT expertise -- including: software engineering; point-of-sale system deployment to higher education and healthcare locations in 37 states; and ASP web application hosting. This business is combined with a new portfolio of hosted IP telephony services that spans VoIP Centrex, SIP trunking, and the exciting Fixed/Mobile Convergence (FMC), which combines free Wi-Fi calling with traditional cellular service on a single dual-band cell phone. More information about PosTrack is found at http://www.postrack.net/.

About Siemens

Siemens AG is one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $107.4 billion in 2006. Founded 160 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas of Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting, Building Technologies, Water Technologies and Services and Home Appliances. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $21.4 billion and employs approximately 70,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Eleven of Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries employ 480,000 people in 190 countries. For more information on Siemens in the United States: http://www.usa.siemens.com/.

About Siemens Communications, Inc.

Siemens Communications, Inc. is an affiliate of Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG, one of the world's leading vendors of Open Communications solutions for enterprises of all sizes, enabling business processes to be more productive, faster and more secure - with any device, network or information technology infrastructure. Siemens Communications Inc., and Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG are wholly owned subsidiaries of Siemens AG with about 15,000 employees globally and headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla. For more info, visit http://enterprise.usa.siemens.com/home.html

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CONTACT: Amy Martin of Siemens Communications, Inc., +1-408-492-2785,
amy.martin@siemens.com; or Tony Brncich of PosTrack Technologies, Inc.,
+1-815-460-3409, tony.brncich@postrack.net

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Radware Highlights Mobile Carrier Strategy at CTIA WIRELESS 2008Radware Intelligent IP Service Delivery Platform Supports New Carrier Internet-based Service Models; Driving Profitable Business Evolution and ARPU Growth

MAHWAH, New Jersey, March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Radware , the leading provider of integrated application delivery solutions for business-smart networking will showcase how it transforms mobile carrier networks into intelligent service delivery platforms by delivering user, service and content-aware networks at CTIA WIRELESS 2008 in Las Vegas..

At booth #7268 (North Hall), Radware will highlight its recently announced carrier solutions, including: SIP Director, a fully SIP-aware application delivery controller (ADC), its first-to-market IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)-ready service delivery solution - inclusive of SIP and Diameter ADCs and its Mobile Internet Gateway, a configurable policy solution that facilitates mobile network transformation into user-service-content aware networks. Working in concert, Radware's carrier-focused solutions enable carriers to gain:

- Increased visibility through Deep Packet/Flow Inspection (DPI/DFI)

- Enhanced intelligence and full awareness of user-service-content across layers 2-7

- Greater control to effectively manage IP-based service delivery and security

"By optimizing all mobile Internet traffic and enabling service-aware traffic management, Radware lets mobile carriers leverage massive investments in 3G/4G networks," said David Aviv, Vice President, Advanced Services, Radware. "This will in turn allow mobile operators to create new Internet-based services and business models to drive mobile Internet service adoption, evolution and revenue growth."

Core components to Radware's carrier initiatives include: - Mobile Internet Optimization and Acceleration

Radware bridges the gap between wireline and wireless mobile networks enabling adapted, reliable and accelerated mobile Internet service delivery.

- Premium Mobile Internet Services

Radware enables carriers to better manage mobile premium Internet traffic by any user, service or content criteria. With Radware, mobile carriers can take control, differentiate and bill users consuming bandwidth-hungry IP services and Internet content to manage RAN resource exploitation for cost savings.

- Mobile Internet Security and Service Integrity

Radware's advanced, behavioral Intrusion Protection Sytems (IPS) and Denial of Service (DoS) security extends zero-minute, zero-touch, zero-false positives detection, attack mitigation and bandwidth management (BWM) designed to identify misbehaving customers, thwart worm propagation and secure the mobile carrier core against threats.

- OSS/BSS (Operational/Billing Support Systems)

Radware has a fully integrated high-availability carrier authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) suite to ensure service continuity, scalability, operational efficiency and full support of Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC) and IMS frameworks.

Aviv continued, "Radware's Intelligent Service Delivery platform and carrier strategy enables carriers to effectively respond to IP service fault conditions, guarantee IP service availability and reliability. By optimizing IP service operations and extending advanced global resource virtualization, Radware drives IP service performance, translating into heightened quality of service while enabling network simplification and tuned resource utilization for reduced IP service CapEx/OpEx."

For more information on Radware's carrier solutions or presence at CTIA WIRELESS 2008 (April 1-3, 2008 in Las Vegas), please visit Radware at booth #7268 - in the North Hall, or visit Radware online at: http://www.radware.com/.

About Radware

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

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

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

Radware Ltd

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

STMicroelectronics and Veredus Laboratories Launch Market's First Lab-on-Chip for Rapid Molecular Flu Detection at Point of NeedJoint ST/Veredus lab set up in Singapore to develop future lab-on-chip applications

GENEVA and SINGAPORE, March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Following the success of the evaluation trials conducted at the prestigious National University Hospital of Singapore, Veredus Laboratories and STMicroelectronics today announced the commercial availability of VereFlu(TM), a portable lab-on-chip application for rapid detection of all major influenza types at the point of need. Unlike existing diagnostic methods, VereFlu is a breakthrough molecular diagnostic test that can detect infection with high accuracy and sensitivity, within two hours providing genetic information of the infection that traditionally would take days to weeks to learn. With its high level of automation, users outside the traditional lab environment can easily perform the tests at the point of need.

Combining STMicroelectronics' In-Check(TM) lab-on-chip platform with Veredus' bio-application capability, VereFlu is the market's first test which has integrated two powerful molecular biological applications in a lab-on-chip the size of a fingernail. It can identify and differentiate human strains of Influenza A and B viruses, including the Avian Flu strain H5N1, in a single test.

"We are pleased to report that our evaluation trials show the suitability of the VereFlu diagnostic application for field testing and deployment," said Associate Professor Raymond Lin, Head of Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Hospital in Singapore. "The diagnostic reliability of this novel device makes it a powerful weapon against future influenza pandemics."

"VereFlu will enable healthcare professionals to effectively monitor mutations of flu viruses and quickly identify the main strain of the season," said Dr. Rosemary Tan, Chief Executive Officer of Veredus Laboratories. "This unique capability can significantly increase the effectiveness of flu vaccination and reduce public health risks associated with the emergence of a new flu virus."

"The launch of VereFlu marks a substantial breakthrough in enabling rapid identification of the infectious agent to limit the spread of the disease and speed patients' treatment," said Gian Luca Bertino, Corporate VP and General Manager of ST's Computer Peripherals Group. "The combination of Veredus' diagnostic know-how with ST's microfluidic lab-on-chip technology has bred the market's first solution that detects multiple flu viruses at the point of need in a fraction of the time, cost, and complexity of conventional diagnostic systems."

A miniature laboratory on a chip, ST's In-Check platform allows users to accurately and reliably process and analyze minute patient samples -- human blood, serum or respiratory swabs -- on a single disposable thumbnail-sized chip. This approach reduces the time and complexity, as well as the risk of cross-contamination inherent in conventional analysis methods.

Encouraged by the success of the VereFlu project, STMicroelectronics and Veredus Laboratories have set up a joint lab, where experts from both companies will work together on the development of new biomedical applications based on ST's In-Check lab-on-chip platform. Future application areas of interest include other infectious diseases, oncology and heart-disease markers. The new ST/Veredus biomedical laboratory, called the Bio-Application Lab, is located at the Science Park in Singapore and will be managed by Dr. Rosemary Tan, CEO of Veredus.

About Veredus Laboratories Pte Ltd

Founded in 2003, Veredus Laboratories Pte Ltd is a privately held, medical diagnostics company engaged in the development, commercialization and manufacture of diagnostic assays for diseases. As a successful enabler for innovative technologies, products and services, Veredus is the partner of choice for academic and increasingly industrial research in Life Sciences, Diagnostics and Pharma. For more information, please visit http://www.vereduslabs.com/.

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/.

(TM) In-Check is a trademark of STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics

CONTACT: Dr. Rosemary Tan, CEO, Veredus Laboratories Pte Ltd, Mobile,
+65-9619-9690, rosemary@vereduslabs.com; or Michael Markowitz of
STMicroelectronics, Inc., +1-212-821-8959, michael.markowitz@st.com

Web site: http://www.st.com/
http://www.vereduslabs.com/

TSMC First to Deliver 40nm Process TechnologyIncludes Embedded DRAM, Mixed Signal & RF and Regular MPW Prototyping Service

HSINCHU, Taiwan, March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. today unveiled the foundry's first 40 nanometer (nm) manufacturing process technology.

The new node supports a performance-driven general purpose (40G) technology and a power-efficient low power (40LP) technology. It features a full design service package and a design ecosystem that covers verified third party IP, third party EDA tools, TSMC-generated SPICE models and foundation IPs. First wafers out are expected in the second quarter of 2008.

Highlights: -- A 2.35 times raw gate density improvement over 65nm -- Active power down-scaling of up to 15% over 45nm -- Smallest SRAM cell size and macro size in the industry -- General Purpose and Low Power versions for broad product applications -- Dozens of customers in the design pipeline today -- Frequent and regular CyberShuttle(TM), MPW prototyping running

Following successful tapeouts and customer announcements of its 45nm process technology in 2007, TSMC has moved forward quickly and developed an enhanced 40LP and 40G process that delivers industry-leading performance with 40nm density. The 45nm node provided double the gate density of 65nm, while the new 40nm node features manufacturing innovations that enable its LP and G processes to deliver a 2.35 raw gate density improvement of the 65nm offering. The transition from 45nm to 40nm low power technology reduces power scaling up to 15 percent.

"Our design flow can take designs started at 45nm and target it toward the advantages of 40nm," said John Wei, senior director of Advanced Technology Marketing at TSMC. "A lot of TSMC development work has gone into ensuring that this transition is truly transparent. Designers need only concentrate on achieving their performance objectives," he said.

TSMC has developed the 40LP for leakage-sensitive applications such as wireless and portable devices and its 40G variant targeting performance applications including CPU, GPU (Graphic Processing Unit), game console, networking and FPGA designs and other high-performance consumer devices. The 40nm footprint is linearly shrunk and the SRAM performance is fully maintained when compared to its 45nm counterpart, its SRAM cell size is now the smallest in the industry at 0.242um2.

A full range of mixed signal and RF options accompany the 40G and 40LP processes along with Embedded DRAM, to match the breath of applications that can take advantage of the new node's unbeatable size and performance combination.

The 40nm process employs a combination of 193nm immersion photolithography and extreme low-k (ELK) material. The logic family includes a low-power triple gate oxide (LPG) option to support high performance wireless and portable applications. Both the G and the LP processes offer multiple Vt core devices and 1.8V, 2.5V I/O options to meet different product requirements.

TSMC's CyberShuttle prototyping service can be booked for 40nm designs in April, June, August, October and December this year and first wave 45/40nm customers have already used above 200 blocks on completed multi-project wafer runs. The 40G and LP processes will initially run in TSMC's 12" wafer Fab 12 and will be transferred to Fab 14 as demand ramps.

About TSMC

TSMC is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, providing the industry's leading process technology and the foundry industry's largest portfolio of process-proven libraries, IP, design tools and reference flows. The Company's total managed capacity in 2007 exceeded eight million (8-inch equivalent) wafers, including capacity from two advanced 12-inch Gigafabs, four eight-inch fabs, one six-inch fab, as well as TSMC's wholly owned subsidiaries, WaferTech and TSMC (Shanghai), and its joint venture fab, SSMC. TSMC is the first foundry to provide 40nm production capabilities. Its corporate headquarters are in Hsinchu, Taiwan. For more information about TSMC please see http://www.tsmc.com/.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

CONTACT: Chuck Byers of TSMC North America, +1-408-382-7919; JH Tzeng,
Corporate Public Relations of TSMC, 886-3-666-5028

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