Mattson Technology Announces Availability of First Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Webcast

FREMONT, Calif., April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mattson Technology, Inc. , a leading supplier of advanced process equipment used to manufacture semiconductors, announced that the company will host a conference call on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time (2:30 p.m. Pacific Time). The conference call will cover 2008 first quarter financial results and current business conditions.

Mattson will also webcast a slide presentation in conjunction with the conference call. To access the live web cast and slide presentation, please visit Mattson's website http://www.mattson.com/ under the 'Investors' section.

To access the live conference call, dial (617) 614-3670. The Passcode for the conference call is 18710818.

A digital replay of the conference call will be available on Mattson's website for one week following the live broadcast.

About Mattson Technology, Inc.

Mattson Technology, Inc. is the leading supplier of dry strip equipment and the second largest supplier of rapid thermal processing equipment in the global semiconductor industry. The company's strip and RTP equipment utilize innovative technology to deliver advanced processing performance and productivity gains to semiconductor manufacturers worldwide for the fabrication of current- and next-generation devices. For more information, please contact Mattson Technology, Inc., 47131 Bayside Parkway, Fremont, Calif. 94538. Telephone: (800) MATTSON/(510) 657-5900. Fax: (510) 492-5911. Internet: http://www.mattson.com/.

Mattson Technology Contact Investor & Media Contact William Turner Laura Guerrant tel +1-(510) 492-6241 Guerrant Associates fax +1-(510) 492-5963 tel 808-882-1467 Bill.Turner@mattson.com fax 808-882-1417 lguerrant@guerrantir.com

Mattson Technology, Inc.

CONTACT: William Turner of Mattson Technology, Inc., +1-510-492-6241,
fax, +1-510-492-5963, Bill.Turner@mattson.com; or Investors & Media, Laura
Guerrant of Guerrant Associates, +1-808-882-1467, fax, +1-808-882-1417,
lguerrant@guerrantir.com, for Mattson Technology, Inc.

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

China Public Security Announces Strong Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007 Results and Revises its Guidance for 2008

SHENZHEN, China, April 1, 2008 /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 in China, today announced strong financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

Fourth Quarter 2007 Highlights -- Revenues increased 222% year over year to $11.7 million -- Gross profit rose 89.2% year over year to $5 million, representing a 43% gross margin -- Operating income, excluding stock based compensation, rose 85.4% to $3.3 million, with a 28.6% operating margin -- Net income, excluding stock based compensation, grew 135% to $3.6 million, or $0.09 per basic and diluted share

''China Public Security delivered strong growth in revenues and profits in the fourth quarter, as we successfully penetrated markets outside Shenzhen and continued to implement several large-scale system integration projects,'' commented Mr. Jiang Huai Lin, CEO of China Public Security. ''Additionally, we benefited from the consolidation of our operations since November 1, 2007, with the operations of Information Security Development Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.''

During the quarter, the Company achieved the following milestones: -- Completed several key projects and signed new contracts -- Issued and sold 5,000,000 shares of common stock in October to certain institutional investors for net proceeds of approximately $36 million -- Completed the acquisition of Fortune Fame International Investment Limited and its subsidiary, Information Security Development Technology (Shenzhen) Company Ltd. (''ISDT'') in November for a total purchase price of approximately $14.2 million -- Entered into an agreement to acquire Bocom Multimedia Display Company Limited, and its subsidiary, Shenzhen Bocom Multimedia Display Technology Co. Ltd. (''Bocom Technology''), for a purchase price of $18 million in December Fourth Quarter 2007 Results

For the three months ended December 31, 2007, revenues grew 222% to $11.7 million, compared to $3.6 million in the same period of 2006. The increase in revenues was largely due to the Company's expansion in the market, the development of new product lines and the procurement of several large-scale system integration projects in 2007. During the quarter, the Company completed several project phases, including the Shenzhen City Police Geographic Information System, the Shantou City First Responder Coordination Platform, and the Intelligent Border Control and Security Surveillance System for Huangang Port. In addition, after iASPEC Software Co., Ltd. (''iASPEC'') became the Company's variable interest entity (''VIE''), and ISDT became the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, their financial results were consolidated effective July 1 and November 1, 2007, respectively.

Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2007 grew 89.2% year over year to $5 million, compared to the same period of 2006, representing a 43% gross margin. The Company's gross margin declined during the 2007 period, compared to the same period of the prior year, mainly due to higher costs for procured hardware and other subcontracting costs related to the implementation of several large-scale system integration projects. Another factor was the increasing proportion of hardware sales with higher related costs after the Company's acquisition of ISDT in November 2007.

Administrative expenses increased to $1.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2007, from $0.7 million in the same period last year. The increase was attributable to an increase in the Company's administrative staff and increased administrative costs due to the expansion of the Company's operations. The number of employees increased from 180 in 2006, to 460 in 2007.

Selling expenses for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 were around $0.1 million and remained stable as a percentage of revenues.

Income from operations, excluding stock based compensation of $0.7 million, grew 85.4% to $3.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2007, representing an operating margin of 28.6%, as compared to $1.8 million and 49.7% in the same period of 2006. The improvement was a result of the strong increase in the Company's revenues. However, the operating margin declined due to higher costs for procured hardware and other subcontracting costs related to the implementation of several large-scale system integration projects, and increased operating expenses due to market expansion.

The Company's subsidiaries, Information Security Technology (China) Co., Ltd (''IST''), ISDT, and its VIE, iASPEC, are subject to an enterprise income tax (''EIT'') rate of 15% of assessable profits. In addition, IST is a Foreign Investment Enterprise or FIE engaged in the advanced technology industry, which entitles it to a two-year exemption from the EIT, followed by a 7.5% tax exemption for the next 3 years. On August 10, 2007, IST was granted the EIT exemption by PRC tax authorities, retroactive to as of January 1, 2007. Income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $0.1 million, and represents taxes on iASPEC's income not attributable to the Company under the Management Services Agreement between the Company and iASPEC. Income tax expenses were $1.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Net income, excluding stock based compensation of $0.7 million, grew 135%, to $3.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2007, or $0.09 per basic and diluted share, compared to $1.5 million during the same period of 2006.

Full Year 2007 Results

Total revenues for 2007 were $37.5 million, up 182% from $13.3 million in 2006. Gross profit for 2007 was $18.2 million, an increase of 112% from $8.6 million in 2006. Gross margin was 48.6% in 2007, compared to 64.8% in 2006. Operating income for 2007 was $13.2 million, up 98% from $6.7 million in 2006 (and if stock based compensation of $677,891 in 2007 were excluded, operating income was $13.9 million or 37.1% of sales).* Operating margin was 35.3% in 2007, compared to 50.3% in 2006. The lower margin in 2007 was primarily due to higher costs for procured hardware and other subcontracting costs related to the implementation of several large-scale system integration projects compared to pure software development projects which were the Company's main business in 2006. Net income for 2007 grew 135% from 2006 to $13.3 million, or $0.34 per basic share, or $0.33 per diluted share (and if stock based compensation of $677,891 in 2007 were excluded, net income was $14.0 million or $0.35 per basic and diluted share).*

For 2007, cash flow from operations totaled $1.6 million. Cash used in investing activities totaled $32.0 million, including $15.0 million (net) in short term investments and $16.1 million in cash paid for the acquisitions of Bocom Technology and ISDT. Cash provided by financing activities totaled $49.5 million in 2007, largely as a result of the proceeds from two private placements.

Financial Condition

As of December 31, 2007, the Company had $19.8 million in cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities of $15.0 million, total current assets of $54.0 million and total assets of $88.9 million. The Company's stockholders' equity increased to $74.0 million, from $1.6 million as of December 31, 2006, as a result of shares issued for acquisition of Fortune Fame, net income earned during the year, as well as the private placements.

Recent Developments

(1) Acquisition of Bocom Multimedia Display Company Limited (''Bocom Multimedia'')

On February 1, 2008, the Company and its subsidiaries completed the acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Bocom Multimedia and its subsidiary, Bocom Technology, for approximately $18.0 million. Bocom Technology provides advanced large screen multimedia display technology.

(2) Acquisition of Wuhan Wuda Geoinformatics Co., Ltd. (''Geo'')

On February 15, 2008, the Company approved the entry of iASPEC into a series of agreements to acquire 57% of the shares of Geo, a leading provider of GIS software products and integrated solutions in China, for an aggregate purchase price of RMB49.5 million (approximately US$6.8 million) in cash. The transactions are expected to close on or before April 1, 2008, after which, iASPEC will become Geo's controlling shareholder, and Wuhan University, Geo's founder, will be the second largest shareholder through direct and indirect investments.

(3) Name Changes

On February 19, 2008, the Company announced its intent to change its corporate name to China Information Security Technology, Inc., to reflect the Company's national scope of operations and planned expansion into high-growth enterprise class markets. In keeping with this plan, Public Security Technology (PRC) Co., Ltd., the Company's subsidiary, has changed its name to Information Security Technology (China) Co., Ltd. and iASPEC, the Company's VIE, has changed its name to iASPEC Software Co., Ltd. The Company expects that its name change will be effective in April 2008.

(4) Independent Director

Effective April 1, 2008, the Company has retained an Independent Member, Sean Shao, for its Board of Directors who will lead as Chairman of the Audit Committee.

Outlook for 2008

The Company plans to leverage its strength and brand recognition in Guangdong Province in order to win business across China. The Company intends to manage its national operations from six centers located in Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Chongqing and Xi'an. To date it has set up offices in Guangzhou and Beijing.

Management expects that the acquisitions of ISDT, Bocom Technology, and Geo will also accelerate the Company's geographic expansion, enhance its technological capabilities or competitive advantages, provide licensing and recurring revenue opportunities, and serve to fulfill its planned expansion into civil-use GIS markets. Furthermore, the Company expects to capitalize on its strong R&D capability and outstanding contract win ratio, to seize contract opportunities during Phase II of China's ''Golden Shield Project'' nationwide.

''The market for security information technology continues to increase at a very rapid rate,'' said Mr. Lin. ''With our technological capabilities, diverse and growing range of products, high barriers to entry and dedicated employees, we believe that we are well positioned to execute on our business plan and to create long term value for our stockholders.''

Fiscal Year 2008 Guidance

With the acquisitions of ISDT, Bocom Technology and Geo, and its increased visibility from the first quarter, the Company has raised its 2008 financial guidance for pro forma revenues, from $63 million, to $85 million, and for pro forma net income, from $24 million to $27 million, an increase of $22 million and $3 million, respectively, from its previous forecast. The estimated pro forma net income for 2008 excludes charges related to any non-cash charges as a result of employee stock option grants in 2007 and 2008 and amortization of intangible assets associated to the recent acquisitions of ISDT and Bocom Technology and the planned closing of Geo.

* Table 1

2007 Reconciliation of Operating, Net Income and EPS to Exclude Stock Based

Compensation Expense of $677,891 Awarded in Q407 Year Ended December 31, 2007 Income from Operations $ 13,244,774 Stock Based Compensation ("SBC") 677,891 Operating Income (without SBC) $ 13,922,665 Net income $ 13,331,452 Stock Based Compensation ("SBC") 677,891 Net income (without SBC) $ 14,009,343 Weighted Average Shares Basic 39,718,967 Diluted 40,152,855 Earnings Per Share (without SBC) Basic $0.35 Diluted $0.35 Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company uses non-GAAP financial measures in this press release due to the inclusion of financial information of iASPEC which is considered to be the Company's ''Predecessor'' for these purposes. Although CPSH (the ''Successor''), was formed on January 17, 2006, it had no significant operations in the period from January 17, 2006 through December 31, 2006. Accordingly, the accompanying financial statements for the period from January 1, 2006 through October 8, 2006 (the ''Predecessor Period'') reflect the results of operations of iASPEC. The accompanying financial data for the period from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007, the Successor Period, reflect the results of operations of CPSH for the period from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007 and the results of operations of iASPEC from July 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007. Accordingly, the results of operations of the Predecessor and the Successor are not comparable in all respects. We have provided non-GAAP financial measures through the reallocation of net related party revenues from iASPEC, which is not in accordance with US GAAP. The reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure is provided in the following section. The Company's management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are necessary because the abnormally high financial ratios calculated using GAAP would be misleading to investors and would not reflect the substance of the Company's performance.

About China Public Security Technology, Inc.

Through its wholly-owned Chinese subsidiaries, China Public Security is focused on the development and implementation of large scale, high-tech public security and Geographic Information System (''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, since July 1, 2007, iASPEC is considered to be 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 effect of the acquisitions on the Company's ability to market its products and services; the general 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.

--FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW-- CHINA PUBLIC SECURITY TECHNOLOGY, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Non-GAAP) DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006 2007 Successor Reallocation Non-GAAP Year of Year ended Related Party ended December 31 Revenue December 31 Revenue - Third Parties $24,800,750 $12,713,673 $37,514,423 Revenue - Related Party 5,541,959 (5,541,959) -- Cost of revenue (12,714,170) (6,558,443) (19,272,613) Gross profit 17,628,539 18,241,810 Administrative expenses (3,321,333) (526,659) (3,847,992) Research and development expenses (424,104) (424,104) Fee to iASPEC under the Turnkey Agreement (92,160) (92,160) Selling expenses (480,465) (152,315) (632,780) Income from operations 13,310,477 13,244,774 Other income 79,435 65,703 145,138 Interest income 138,840 138,840 Minority interest (90,000) (90,000) Income taxes (107,300) (107,300) Net income $13,331,452 $13,331,452 Weighted average number of shares Basic 39,718,967 N/A Diluted 40,152,855 N/A Earnings per share Basic $0.34 N/A Diluted $0.33 N/A 2006 Predecessor Successor Reallocation Combined January 1 January 17 of Non-GAAP through through Related Year ended October 8 December 31 Party December 31 Revenue Revenue - Third Parties $9,644,332 $989,755 $2,677,498 $13,311,585 Revenue - Related Party -- 1,185,449 (1,185,449) -- Cost of revenue (3,739,518) (89,934) (858,149) (4,687,601) Gross profit 5,904,814 2,085,270 8,623,984 Administrative expenses (931,108) (99,024) (633,900) (1,664,032) Research and development expenses -- -- -- Fee to iASPEC under the Turnkey Agreement -- (45,000) (45,000) Selling expenses (157,855) (60,013) (217,868) Income from operations 4,815,851 1,881,233 6,697,084 Other income 6,584 1,305 7,889 Interest income 6,912 1,514 8,426 Minority interest -- -- -- Income taxes (749,381) (289,403) (1,038,784) Net income $4,079,966 $1,594,649 $5,674,615 Weighted average number of shares Basic N/A 26,958,104 N/A Diluted N/A 26,958,104 N/A Earnings per share Basic N/A $0.06 N/A Diluted N/A $0.06 N/A CHINA PUBLIC SECURITY TECHNOLOGY, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006 2007 2006 ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 19,755,182 $ 172,316 Investment in marketable securities 14,966,752 -- Accounts receivable 11,721,306 -- Advances receivable -- 332,479 Advances to suppliers 1,791,440 -- Amount due from related parties -- 1,410,471 Inventories 4,779,930 243,948 Other receivables 974,475 -- TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 53,989,085 2,159,214 Deposit for business acquisition 8,989,022 -- Property and equipment 13,826,896 49,826 Intangible assets 4,894,397 -- Goodwill 7,154,395 -- TOTAL ASSETS $ 88,853,795 $ 2,209,040 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payable $ 3,079,304 $ -- Advances payable -- 200,000 Advances from customers 394,383 -- Tax payable 326,026 215,255 Amount due to a director -- 82,304 Other payables and accrued expenses 987,483 66,832 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 4,787,196 564,391 MINORITY INTEREST 10,060,657 -- STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Common stock, par $0.01; Authorized capital, 75,000,000 shares; Shares issued and outstanding (2007:45,639,396, 2006: 31,550,298 shares) 190,891 50,000 Additional paid-in capital 57,421,150 -- Reserve 1,755,552 159,465 Retained earnings 13,170,549 1,435,184 Accumulated other comprehensive income 1,467,800 -- TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 74,005,942 1,644,649 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 88,853,795 2,209,040 CHINA PUBLIC SECURITY TECHNOLOGY, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 PERIOD FROM JANUARY 17, 2006 TO DECEMBER 31 2006 PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 2006 TO OCTOBER 8, 2006 SUCCESSOR PREDECESS OR JANUARY 17, JANUARY 1, YEAR ENDED THROUGH THROUGH DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, OCTOBER 8, 2007 2006 2006 OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net income $ 13,331,452 $ 1,594,649 $ 4,079,966 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided from operation Depreciation 1,274,768 1,131 422,946 Amortization of intangible assets 168,747 -- 105,630 Stock-based compensation 677,891 -- -- Minority interest 90,000 -- -- Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of business acquisition and VIE consolidation: (Increase) decrease in inventories (1,399,838) -- 203,236 Increase in trade receivables (4,115,867) -- -- Decrease (increase) in other receivables and deposits 592,182 (243,948) 1,516,215 Increase in receivables from and advances to iASPEC prior to VIE consolidation (10,660,988) (1,295,159) -- Increase in trade payables 903,475 -- 150,266 Increase in advance from customer 54,830 -- -- Increase in other payables 201,253 -- -- Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses 442,700 66,832 (11,332) Increase in tax payable 46,586 215,255 354,520 Net cash provided by operating activities 1,607,191 338,760 6,821,447 INVESTING ACTIVITIES Increase in cash from VIE consolidation 4,731,140 -- -- Cash acquired from Fortune Fame & ISDT 326,831 -- -- Deposits paid for business acquisition of Bocom Multimedia (9,000,000) -- -- Consideration paid for business acquisition of Fortune Fame (7,051,469) -- -- Repayments from (advances to) third parties 332,479 (332,479) -- Repayments from (advances to) related parties 115,312 (115,312) (1,563,806) Purchase of plant and equipment (6,452,450) (50,957) (3,329,474) Capitalized software development cost -- -- (102,953) Purchase of Equity Linked Notes (22,654,230) -- -- Collection of cash from matured Equity Linked Notes 7,687,478 -- -- Net cash used in investing activities (31,964,909) (498,748) (4,996,233) FINANCING ACTIVITIES Advances received from (repaid to) a third party company (200,000) 200,000 -- Amount received from (repaid to) a stockholder (82,304) 82,304 -- Short term loan -- -- 632,591 Proceeds from first private placement 13,311,211 -- -- Proceeds from second private placement 36,506,275 -- -- Capital contribution -- 50,000 -- Net cash provided by financing activities $ 49,535,182 $ 332,304 $ 632,591 SUCCESSOR PREDECESS OR JANUARY 17, JANUARY 1, YEAR ENDED THROUGH THROUGH DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, OCTOBER 8, 2007 2006 2006 NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS $ 19,177,464 $ 172,316 $ 2,457,805 EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH 405,402 -- 65,740 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING 172,316 -- 57,758 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, ENDING $ 19,755,182 $ 172,316 $ 2,581,303 Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information Income taxes paid $ 24,574 $ 74,148 $ 508,712 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/

Pangea3 Joins the General Counsel Roundtable's Vendor Preferred Pricing ProgramPangea3 Becomes the First Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) Provider to Participate in the General Counsel Roundtable's Vendor Preferred Pricing Program

NEW YORK, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Pangea3 LLC, the recognized global leader in legal process outsourcing services to corporate in-house counsel and U.S. law firms, announced today that it has joined the General Counsel Roundtable's (GCR) preferred pricing program -- making it the first legal process outsourcing provider to be included in the program. GCR members will receive exclusive discounts on Pangea3's high quality legal outsourcing services in the areas of litigation support and document review; compliance; patent litigation, patent drafting, analysis and competitive intelligence; contract abstraction, drafting and administration; and corporate governance and corporate secretarial services.

"With law firms' rates skyrocketing, our member general counsel are concerned with decreasing their outside legal spend. Legal process outsourcing is one of the innovative cost-saving solutions they are implementing," said Steven Williams, Managing Director, GCR. "By partnering with Pangea3, we hope to provide our members with the opportunity to benefit from this trend."

"The General Counsel Roundtable is renowned for its thought leadership, its best practices research studies and benchmark advisory services to hundreds of legal departments around the world," said David Perla, Co-CEO of Pangea3. "We are excited to participate in the GCR's new program and provide its members with high quality and cost-effective legal solutions. As a former general counsel, I have first hand knowledge of the challenges associated with the rising cost of legal services. This program is a unique opportunity to provide tremendous and immediate value to corporate legal departments."

Consistent with its role as an objective source of information for its members, the GCR does not endorse specific vendors and will continue its policy of not accepting any remuneration from a vendor. All program discounts will go directly to GCR members. Over time, GCR plans to expand the program to include qualified vendors used by GCR member legal departments.

GCR members who have questions about this new program are encouraged to contact the GCR. Member questions regarding the specific discounts related to Pangea3 should be addressed to David Perla, 212-689-3819 or to GCR@pangea3.com.

About Pangea3 LLC

Pangea3 is the recognized global leader in legal process outsourcing (LPO), providing outsourced legal, patent and IP technical support services to U.S. corporations and law firms. The company combines top talent -- lawyers, engineers and technologists in the U.S. and India -- with a secure global technology infrastructure in order to provide low-cost, high-quality legal support services to a global client base. Pangea3 is headquartered in New York City and Mumbai, India. For more information, visit http://www.pangea3.com/

About The General Counsel Roundtable

The General Counsel Roundtable (http://www.gcr.executiveboard.com/) is a membership program of the Corporate Executive Board (http://www.exbd.com/), and a leading provider of best practices research, executive education, and decision-support services to general counsel and their legal departments. The General Counsel Roundtable serves hundreds of corporate legal departments around the world, providing practical guidance relating to legal and compliance issues, proprietary tools designed to save in-house lawyer time, and robust data to help general counsel make decisions, business cases, and board presentations.

Pangea3 LLC

CONTACT: Kim Culpepper, Pangea3 LLC, +1-212-689-3819, kim@pangea3.com

Web site: http://www.pangea3.com/
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Powell Industries Announces Series of Contracts Exceeding $50 Million

HOUSTON, April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Powell Industries, Inc. , a leading manufacturer of equipment and systems for the control, distribution and management of electrical and other dynamic processes, today announced that it has received a series of contracts to supply the packaged electrical systems to distribute and control the power needs for the Motiva Enterprises refinery expansion located in Port Arthur, Texas. These contracts, placed through the joint venture of two engineering and construction companies, total more than $50 million.

Powell's packaged electrical systems will include Power Control Rooms, reaching as large as 8,000 square feet, as well as many more that are smaller in size. These packaged solutions are some of the largest ever produced by Powell. The integrated electrical systems include the latest in arc resistant design, a technology that greatly enhances safety and for which Powell is the recognized North American leader, as well as communications and control systems supplied through Powell's advanced engineering systems group.

Tom Powell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said, "This project is very well suited for Powell. Our efforts to produce products and systems that provide the highest possible degree of safety fit perfectly with the published desires of Motiva to focus on safety in all aspects of this refinery expansion. Whenever our customers have complex system issues and a desire to focus on safety, we feel we have the expertise and capability to be the supplier of choice."

This expansion of the Motiva Enterprises refinery, located in Port Arthur, Texas, will increase the throughput capacity to 600,000 barrels per day, making it the largest refinery in the United States and one of the largest in the world. Included in the project are not only capacity increases but environmental emissions improvements. Motiva expects to complete the project by 2010. The electrical systems supplied by Powell will be delivered during 2008 and early 2009.

Powell continued, "The demand in the oil and gas industry for additional refining facilities is high, and we believe that Powell's capabilities are ideally matched to the present and future needs of the oil and gas industry."

Powell Industries, Inc., headquartered in Houston, designs, manufactures and packages systems and equipment for the control, distribution and management of electrical energy and other dynamic processes. Powell provides products and services to large industrial customers such as utilities, oil and gas producers, refineries, petrochemical plants, pulp and paper producers, mining operations, commuter railways and other vehicular transportation facilities. For more information, please visit http://www.powellind.com/.

Any forward-looking statements in the preceding paragraphs of this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties in that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. In the course of operations, we are subject to certain risk factors, including but not limited to competition and competitive pressures, sensitivity to general economic and industrial conditions, international political and economic risks, availability and price of raw materials and execution of business strategy. For further information, please refer to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available from the Company without charge.

Contacts: Don R. Madison, CFO Powell Industries, Inc. 713-947-4422 Ken Dennard / ksdennard@drg-e.com Karen Roan / kcroan@drg-e.com DRG&E / 713-529-6600

Powell Industries, Inc.

CONTACT: Don R. Madison, CFO of Powell Industries, Inc.,
+1-713-947-4422; or Ken Dennard, ksdennard@drg-e.com, or Karen Roan,
kcroan@drg-e.com, both of DRG&E, +1-713-529-6600, for Powell Industries, Inc.

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

Longtop Announces First Contract With Ping An Insurance

BEIJING, China, April 1, 2008 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Longtop Financial Technologies Limited ("Longtop") (NYSE: "LFT"), a leading software developer and solutions provider targeting the financial services industry in China, today announced the signing of an agreement with Ping An Insurance. This is the first agreement between Longtop and Ping An, and deepens Longtop's penetration and market presence within the insurance sector.

Longtop will provide ETL-based data integration solutions to Ping An, marking the second recent significant win for the Company's ETL-based solutions following the deal announced with China AMC earlier in March.

Lian Weizhou, CEO of Longtop, commented: "The agreement with Ping An Insurance demonstrates the flexibility of our industry-leading ETL-based solutions, as within the past month they have been the cornerstone of two significant partnerships within the insurance and fund management sectors. We are pleased that Longtop is able to initiate work with another prestigious company such as Ping An."

About Longtop Financial Technologies Limited

Longtop is a leading software development and solutions provider targeting the financial services industry in China. Longtop develops and delivers a comprehensive range of software applications and solutions with a focus on meeting the rapidly growing IT needs of the financial services institutions in China. Longtop has five solution delivery centers, three research centers and thirty nine service centers located in 20 provinces throughout China. Longtop was founded in 1996 by Jia Xiaogong, our Chairman and Lian Weizhou, our CEO, as a system integration company focusing on the financial services industry in China and made the transition to a software and solutions provider in 2001. For more information, please visit: http://www.longtop.com/ .

For more information, please contact: Longtop Financial Technologies Limited Huiying Yang Tel: +86-592-239-6888 x1312 Email: ir@longtop.com Financial Dynamics Julian Wilson Tel: +86-10-8591-1951 Email: julian.wilson@fd.com Peter Schmidt Tel: +86-10-8591-1953 Email: peter.schmidt@fd.com

Longtop Financial Technologies Limited

CONTACT: Longtop Financial Technologies Limited, Huiying Yang, +86-592-
239-6888 x1312, or ir@longtop.com; or Financial Dynamics, Julian Wilson, +86-
10-8591-1951, or julian.wilson@fd.com; or Peter Schmidt, +86-10-8591-1953, or
peter.schmidt@fd.com, both for LFT

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

MIPS Technologies Unveils Industry's First Multi-threaded, Multiprocessor IP Core for the Embedded MarketMIPS32(R) 1004K(TM) Coherent Processing System Offers Superior Performance through Multi-threading

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MIPS Technologies, Inc. , a leading provider of industry-standard architectures, processors and analog IP for digital consumer, home networking, wireless, communications and business applications, today introduced the MIPS32(R) 1004K(TM) coherent processing system-the industry's first embedded multi-threaded, multi-processor licensable IP core. The new multi-core offering provides among the best performance efficiency and configurability in a multi-processing system -- up to four single- or multi-threaded processors integrated with advanced system coherency. MIPS Technologies' multi-core debut marks yet another performance milestone for the company, following last year's launch of the high-performance MIPS32(R) 74K(TM) core-the industry's first single-threaded processor core to achieve frequencies greater than 1GHz.

"There is growing demand for processor performance in embedded applications," said Christian Heidarson, principal analyst for the semiconductor group of technology advisory firm Gartner. "Traditional frequency scaling is limited by power constraints, so additional performance must be achieved through parallelism. For highest efficiency, combining multi- threading and coherent multi-core has great potential."

Unlike other embedded IP offerings, MIPS Technologies has a unique performance advantage inherent in its single core processors. MIPS has optimized single core performance by maximizing single pipeline efficiency via multi-threading in the MIPS32(R) 34K(TM) core, as well as achieving increased processor headroom and generating 1GHz+ frequencies with a superscalar, out- of-order pipeline in its 74K(TM) core. For many high-volume embedded applications, the need for significantly higher performance levels is now driving a move to coherent multi-core implementations that minimize system resources and maximize SoC performance on mainstream silicon processes and clock speeds. The 1004K(TM) core optimizes CPU performance on a shared memory system, enabling multiple functions and applications to be implemented in a single product-all running concurrently and responsively under symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)-based operating systems.

"With our multi-core solution, MIPS Technologies offers designers two paths to higher performance for next-generation embedded applications -- the 74K core for the fastest, single-threaded application, or the 1004K core for coherent multiprocessing scalable to even higher levels of performance," said John Derrick, president and general manager of the Processor Business Group, MIPS Technologies. "MIPS Technologies is now uniquely positioned to offer customers a multi-threaded coherent multiprocessing solution, the industry's highest performance cores with advanced cache coherency and multiprocessing support, and one of the richest ecosystems for products in the digital living room and beyond."

The 1004K coherent processing system helps lower SoC development costs, since for many applications, fewer processors are needed than with other multi-processor solutions. Multi-threading in each CPU provides significant performance gains over single-threaded multiprocessor offerings. A wide array of key vertical applications, including digital home entertainment, home networking and office automation, are strongly poised to benefit from coherent multi-processing using multi-threading. In addition, the 1004K core offers a broad array of options for increased design flexibility. Designers can add CPUs to scale performance for their specific application requirements. The multi-core Coherence Manager (CM), the foundation block for intelligent system coherency, is configurable for one to four single- or multi-threaded cores with an I/O Coherence Unit (IOCU) that provides optional hardware coherence for I/O peripherals to remove the overhead of implementing this function in software.

Additionally, the 1004K core provides a highly scalable performance migration path for the popular MIPS32(R) 24K(R) and 34K(TM) core families. Since the 1004K core is MIPS32-compliant, designers can leverage an extensive base of existing software. Two initial versions of the 1004K core family will be available this quarter: the MIPS32 1004Kc(TM), which provides a coherent processing system using base integer cores, and the MIPS32 1004Kf(TM), which uses integer cores plus floating point units.

Processor Business Group

MIPS Technologies provides the number one processor architecture across a wide array of high-growth markets, including digital television, broadband access, WiFi, cable set-top boxes, DVD recorders, HD DVDs, and VoIP. The company offers the most comprehensive line of processor cores available for the embedded market-ranging from high-performance to low power products with unique efficiencies and cost advantages for next-generation SoC designs. MIPS Technologies licenses its intellectual property to leading semiconductor companies, ASIC developers and system OEMs. As an industry-standard architecture for more than two decades, MIPS Technologies provides the most extensive range of scalable microprocessors in standard, custom, semi-custom and application-specific products worldwide. The MIPS(R) Ecosystem provides a robust infrastructure of world-class standard tools, software suites and services to help ensure rapid, reliable, high-quality and cost-effective SoC development.

About MIPS Technologies

MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqGS: MIPS) is the world's second largest semiconductor design IP company and the number one analog IP company worldwide. With more than 250 customers around the globe, MIPS Technologies powers some of the world's most popular products for the digital consumer, broadband, wireless, networking and portable media markets-including broadband devices from Linksys, DTVs and entertainment systems from Sony, DVD recordable devices from Pioneer, digital set-top boxes from Motorola, network routers from Cisco, 32-bit microcontrollers from Microchip Technology and laser printers from Hewlett-Packard. Today, the company owns more than 400 patent properties (patents and applications) worldwide. Founded in 1998, MIPS Technologies is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices worldwide. For more information, contact (650) 567-5000 or visit http://www.mips.com/.

MIPS, MIPS32, 1004K, 1004Kc, 1004Kf, 24K, 34K and 74K are trademarks or registered trademarks in the United States and other countries of MIPS Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks referred to herein are the property of their respective owners.

MIPS Technologies, Inc.

CONTACT: Jen Bernier, +1-650-567-5178, jenb@mips.com, or Jodi Guilbault,
+1-650-279-8326, jodi@mips.com, both of MIPS Technologies, Inc.

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

Expedia Stimulates the U.S. Economic Stimulus PackageHalf of Americans Surveyed Would Consider Spending Rebate on Vacations; America's Leading Online Travel Company Provides Boost to the Trip with $200 Coupon

BELLEVUE, Wash., April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Expedia.com(R), the world's leading online travel company, announced today it is adding a bit more stimuli to the U.S. economic stimulus package, which, starting in May, will return up to $600 to individual taxpayers or $1,200 to those filing joint returns. With 51 percent of recently surveyed* Americans(1) saying they are somewhat likely to spend their upcoming tax rebate on travel or a vacation, Expedia(R) will help extend those vacation dollars by offering exclusive deals plus a coupon worth $200 off qualifying trips.

Specifically encouraging Americans to travel in the U.S. with their checks, Expedia today launched an online store designed to make shopping for a trip within a $600 per person budget simple. The store is available now through May 13, 2008 at http://www.expedia.com/exploreamerica and includes dozens of only-on-Expedia sale prices for stand-alone hotel stays and packages at up to 30 percent off regular rates.

"We know people want to travel, but just don't think they can afford it, when in fact $600 provides a lot of vacation options -- particularly in the U.S.," explains Paul Brown, president of Expedia North America. "Adding our exclusive trip offers and instant coupon multiplies the possibilities Americans have for a tax rebate getaway this spring."

Vacations Designed with Rebates in Mind

Expedia has assembled dozens of vacation packages across the U.S., priced to fit 2every tax rebate check. Featured on the site are two categories -- "3-night trips under $399" and "5-night trips under $599." Select options include:

-- Williamsburg, Va. - Three nights' accommodations and airfare, starting from $343 per person -- Myrtle Beach, S.C. - Three nights' accommodations and airfare, starting from $396 per person -- Breckenridge, Colo. - Five nights' accommodations and airfare, starting from $487 per person -- San Francisco - Five nights' accommodations and airfare, starting from $539 per person Deep Discounts on Hotels

Exclusively priced for this occasion, select hotels in top U.S. cities are offering up to 30 percent off. Following are several examples:

-- The Palms Casino Resort (Las Vegas) -- Travelers save 10 percent for each night they stay -- up to 30 percent off when they stay three or more nights -- Millennium Biltmore Hotel (Los Angeles) -- Guests save 25 percent when they stay three nights and 30 percent for four or more nights -- Orlando Continental Plaza Hotel (Orlando, Fla.) -- Travelers booking three nights get the fourth night free -- W Honolulu Diamond Head (Honolulu) -Guests staying two nights get the third night free

For more information about Expedia's tax rebate incentive program, or to browse all of the U.S. vacation deals, visit http://www.expedia.com/exploreamerica. Travelers looking to cash in on Expedia's $200 instant coupon should use the code "TAX200."

*About Harris Interactive Methodology

This Expedia.com survey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Interactive on behalf of Expedia between March 14 and 18, 2008 among 2,387 adults ages 18 and over. No estimates of theoretical sampling error can be calculated; a full methodology is available.

About Expedia

Expedia.com(R) is the world's leading online travel provider, helping millions of travelers per month easily plan and book travel. Expedia.com (http://www.expedia.com/) aims to provide personalized service, the latest technology and the widest selection of vacation packages, flights, hotels, rental cars, cruises and in-destination activities, attractions, and services. With the Expedia(R) Best Price Guarantee, Expedia.com promises to offer to its customers the best rates available online for all types of travel, making it the most comprehensive customer guarantee in online travel. Expedia is dedicated to positively impacting global tourism by providing travelers environmentally conscious travel options. Expedia is a founding member of the World Heritage Alliance -- a joint initiative with the United Nations Foundation to promote sustainable tourism. Expedia.com is an operating company of Expedia, Inc. .

About Harris Interactive

Harris Interactive is a global leader in custom market research. With a long and rich history in multimodal research that is powered by our science and technology, we assist clients in achieving business results. Harris Interactive serves clients globally through our North American, European and Asian offices and a network of independent market research firms. For more information, please visit http://www.harrisinteractive.com/.

Expedia and Expedia.com are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Expedia, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other logos or product and company names mentioned herein may be the property of their respective owners.

(C) 2008 Expedia, Inc. All rights reserved. CST: 2029030-40

(1) U.S. adults aged 18 and over.

Expedia, Inc.

CONTACT: Ian Jeffries of Edelman, +1-206-268-2291,
ian.jeffries@edelman.com, for Expedia, Inc.; or Expedia PR Team,
+1-425-679-4317, press@expedia.com

Web site: http://www.expedia.com/
http://www.harrisinteractive.com/

BluePhoenix and Cicero Sign Partnership AgreementPartnership Extends Modernization to the Desktop and Opens New OpportunitiesAgreement Strengthens Cicero's Worldwide Delivery Capabilities

CARY, North Carolina, April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BluePhoenix Solutions , the leader in value-driven legacy modernization, and Cicero Inc. (BB: CICN), the leading provider of desktop integration solutions, announced today that BluePhoenix will include Cicero's desktop modernization tool as part of a complete modernization solution addressing back-end systems and desktop productivity.

Under the partnering agreement, BluePhoenix will include Cicero as part of its legacy modernization toolset. Cicero allows companies working on legacy modernization projects to further extend the benefits to the end user desktop. Using Cicero, customers can rapidly modernize the desktop in order to meet business requirements and IT needs by non-invasively integrating applications and services into a unified desktop. Cicero's desktop integration framework also allows organizations to reuse existing application objects and services to create new applications, extend the functionality of existing applications and automate workflow and processes.

"Cicero's unique, non-invasive approach to integrate applications at the desktop, to generate and consume Web services, and to build a unified desktop can be seamlessly integrated into an overall BluePhoenix modernization strategy," stated Arik Kilman, CEO of BluePhoenix. "Adding Cicero to our toolset will further enhance our product offerings to customers by providing a method of quickly modernizing the desktop to streamline workflow and data sharing across applications and improve end user productivity. In addition, Cicero's proven ROI of less than six months adds to the savings gained through BluePhoenix's modernization process."

"BluePhoenix's extensive experience in legacy modernization and our focus on improving end user productivity at the desktop provide a comprehensive solution to reduce costs and improve efficiency", stated John Broderick, CEO of Cicero Inc. "Their worldwide presence and delivery capabilities open new markets for us. We look forward to working as a team in providing solutions with the most current technology to our customers."

About BluePhoenix Solutions

BluePhoenix Solutions is a leading provider of value-driven modernization solutions for legacy information systems. BluePhoenix offerings include a comprehensive suite of tools and services from global IT asset assessment and impact analysis to automated database and application migration, rehosting, and renewal. Leveraging over 20 years of best-practice domain expertise, BluePhoenix works closely with its customers to ascertain which assets should be migrated, redeveloped, or wrapped for reuse as services or business processes, to protect and increase the value of their business applications and legacy systems with minimized risk and downtime.

BluePhoenix provides modernization solutions to companies from diverse industries and vertical markets such as automotive, banking and financial services, insurance, manufacturing, and retail. Among its prestigious customers are: Aflac, CareFirst, Citigroup, Danish Commerce and Companies Agency, Desjardins, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, Merrill Lynch, Rabobank, Rural Servicios Informaticos, SDC Udvikling, TEMENOS, Toyota and Volvofinans. BluePhoenix has 15 offices in the USA, UK, Denmark, Germany, Italy, France, The Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Cyprus, South Korea, Australia, and Israel.

About Cicero Inc.

Cicero Inc. provides software integration solutions for contact centers and other complex information environments. Cicero solutions align underlying technology with business processes, streamline user interactions, improve total productivity, assure completeness and compliance, reduce turnover, and raise knowledge-worker morale and effectiveness.

Patented Cicero technology quickly and non-invasively integrates disparate applications on the desktop. Cicero integration produces results in weeks, and ROI can be achieved in months. Cicero commits to results which are impossible for invasive, server-side strategies and technologies.

Cicero's technology serves more than 50,000 knowledge workers at Merrill Lynch, IBM, Nationwide Financial, and others large and small. In one recent implementation, Cicero integrated eight applications for nine hundred agents' desktops in just seven weeks and reduced average call times by approximately 40 seconds. The results include improved customer service and a $1+ million per year operating cost reduction. For more information about Cicero, please visit http://www.ciceroinc.com/.

SAFE HARBOR: Certain statements contained in this release may be deemed forward-looking statements, with respect to plans, projections, or future performance of the Company, the occurrence of which involves certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual plans to differ materially from these statements. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to: market demand for the Company's tools, successful implementation of the Company's tools, competitive factors, the ability to manage the Company's growth, the ability to recruit and retrain additional software personnel, and the ability to develop new business lines. This press release is also available at http://www.bphx.com/. All names and trademarks are their owners' property.

Cicero Contact: Keith Anderson +1919-380-5092 kanderson@ciceroinc.com BluePhoenix Investor Contact Peter Seltzberg Hayden Communications +1-(646)-415-8972 peter@haydenir.com BluePhoenix Contact: Colleen Pence +1210-408-0212, ext. 600 cpence@bphx.com Financial Media Contact Jeffrey Stanlis Hayden Communications +1-(602)-476-1821 jeff@haydenir.com

BluePhoenix Solutions Ltd

CONTACT: Cicero Contact: Keith Anderson, +1919-380-5092,
kanderson@ciceroinc.com. BluePhoenix Investor Contact: Peter Seltzberg,
Hayden Communications, +1-(646)-415-8972, peter@haydenir.com. BluePhoenix
Contact: Colleen Pence, +1210-408-0212, ext. 600, cpence@bphx.com. Financial
Media Contact: Jeffrey Stanlis, Hayden Communications, +1-(602)-476-1821,
jeff@haydenir.com

Raptor Networks Technology Notes Issuance of Distributed Core Switching Fabric Patent by USPTO

SANTA ANA, Calif., April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raptor Networks Technology, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: RPTN) , provider of the world's first distributed network switching architectures, has been notified by the United States Patent and Trademark Office that its patent covering Switching Systems with Distributed Switch Fabrics has been published and is today effective.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040429/RPTNLOGO)

"We are pleased that the first of Raptor's seventeen filed and pending patent applications covering the broad arena of distributed network cores and distributed computational fabrics has now been issued," noted Raptor Networks Technology Chairman and CEO Tom Wittenschlaeger. "As a next-generation architectural solution to the endemic challenges inherent in traditional, centralized network architectures, we believe we are on the path towards solving some of the toughest problems in network transport. These first-mover solution modalities focus on broad geographic connectivity, resiliency in the face of cyber-attack, and inline high speed encryption."

About Raptor Networks Technology, Inc

Raptor Networks Technology, Inc. has developed the world's first "distributed core" network switching architectures, all open-standards based, that benefit networks that provide newer latency-sensitive services such as video, VOIP, high speed server and storage clustering and the like. This patented Distributed Network Switching Technology enables new network build outs and performance upgrades of traditional chassis-based installations in a highly cost effective manner. Management believes that the unique advantage Raptor provides is speed over distance: data transport at wire speed, in hardware, between spatially separated network elements. Enhanced network reliability, lower power consumption and reduced form factor combine to enable significant savings in both acquisition costs as well as operating expense. Raptor's network switching products engender the feature set and versatility to run the most advanced new data applications.

For additional information please see http://www.raptor-networks.com/. Safe Harbor Statement

The statements in this release relating to future product availability, collaboration and partnership, and positive direction are forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Some or all of the aspects anticipated by these forward-looking statements may not, in fact, occur. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, contractual difficulties, demand for Raptor Networks' products, the future market price of RPTN common stock and the Company's ability to obtain necessary future financing.

Contacts: Raptor Networks Technology, Inc. Tom Wittenschlaeger, CEO Bob Van Leyen, CFO 949-623-9300

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CONTACT: Tom Wittenschlaeger, CEO, or Bob Van Leyen, CFO, both of Raptor
Networks Technology, Inc., +1-949-623-9300

Web site: http://www.raptor-networks.com/

VUANCE Ltd. Gets 'Serious About Security' at ISC West

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VUANCE, Ltd. (Nasdaq and Euronext: VUNC), a leading provider of state-of-the-art security solutions for viewing, tracking, locating, credentialing, and managing essential assets and personnel, announced today that it will exhibit at ISC West, which takes place at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV between April 2-4, 2008.

VUANCE will introduce its expanded product lines at ISC West and demonstrate to the industry that VUANCE is "Serious about Security".

In Booth 39014, it will present its comprehensive end-to-end solution, which consists of:

-- COMPASS, an integrated security solution for educational institutions and enterprises -- Critical Situation Management Systems, a remote credentialing solution for local, state and federal government agencies that are complying with NIMS and HSPD 5, 8 and 12. -- Managed Automated Security Control, a multi-event electronic access control solution that incorporates an open architecture and interoperable platform to meet customers' needs. -- Long-range Active RFID technology used for tracking and locating of people and assets.

In Booth 33020, VUANCE AAID Security Solutions will present its full-range of RFID enabled solutions which are used for a wide variety of purposes, including auto access, vehicle identification, asset management, loss prevention, and mine safety.

"This is VUANCE's first trade show exhibition since expanding our ability to provide a wide range of Active RFID, Electronic Access Control, Credentialing, and Incident Response Management System solutions, said Eyal Tuchman, VUANCE's CEO and President. "It gives us an opportunity to demonstrate our unique product line to our business partners, including system integrators and distributors, so they can provide their customers with end-to- end, seamless solutions."

About VUANCE Ltd.

VUANCE Ltd. develops and markets state-of-the-art security solutions for viewing, tracking, locating, credentialing, and managing essential assets and personnel. VUANCE solutions encompass electronic access control, urban security, and critical situation management systems as well as long-range Active RFID for public safety, commercial, and government sectors. The Company's comprehensive range of products enables end-to-end solutions that can be employed to successfully overcome the most difficult security challenges. Its Incident Response Management System (IRMS) is the industry's most comprehensive mobile credentialing and access control system, designed to meet the needs of Homeland Security and other public initiatives.

VUANCE Ltd. is headquartered in Rockville, MD. Its common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market and on the Euronext Exchange under the symbol "VUNC". For more information, visit http://www.vuance.com/.

Safe Harbor

This press release contains 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. These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements preceded or followed by or that otherwise include the words "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "projects", "estimates", "plans", and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will", "should", "would", "may" and "could" are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. Forward-looking statements in this release also include statements about business and economic trends. Investors should also consider the areas of risk described under the heading "Forward Looking Statements" and those factors captioned as "Risk Factors" in the Company's periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or in connection with any forward-looking statements that may be made by the Company.

The Company also disclaims any duty to comment upon or correct information that may be contained in reports published by the investment community.

Investor/Media Contact Jerry Cahn, Ph.D., J.D. Target 3 Communications Tel: 646-827-0009 Fax: 646-827-9009 Jerry@target3.com

VUANCE, Ltd.

CONTACT: Jerry Cahn, Ph.D., J.D. of Target 3 Communications,
+1-646-827-0009, or fax, +1-646-827-9009, Jerry@target3.com

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

Ovum Recognizes Autonomy as the Leader in Enterprise Information AccessResearch Identifies Current Market Driver as the Need to Quickly Retrieve Information for Business or Legislation-Based Requirements

CAMBRIDGE, England and SAN FRANCISCO, April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ovum, the independent analyst and consulting company, has recognized Autonomy , as the leader in the enterprise information access market, ranked by its market position and breadth of functional scope and appropriateness for the enterprise. The recently released report titled "The Future of Search,"(1) also notes that "through the acquisitions in 2007 of the archiving specialist ZANTAZ, and most recently UK records management specialist Meridio, Autonomy has now demonstrated its differences from the rest of the search and discovery pack."

"Information access will become increasingly automated with applications initiating the find/search/discover/retrieval process, and users being unaware of the activity that has been performed," said Mike Davis, Ovum's senior analyst and author of the report. "The majority of the employees do not either have the time or often the skills/training to search efficiently and effectively. Automated enterprise information access is a major opportunity for improving productivity, reducing error and corporate risk."

The report further states that Autonomy "has potentially the highest market awareness for search, and is the first name on most long lists. Autonomy's two 2007 acquisitions give it significant capabilities in the compliance/eDiscovery field."

"This latest Ovum's research further validates Autonomy's leadership in providing next-generation enterprise information access solutions," said Mike Lynch, CEO of Autonomy. "Autonomy is the only company that can deliver automatic Meaning-based Computing technologies that allow global organizations to quickly and accurately retrieve both structured and unstructured information from across the enterprise, regardless of locations and languages."

(1). Ovum, The Future of Search, February 22, 2008 by Mike Davis. About Autonomy

Autonomy Corporation plc is a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise and is spearheading the meaning-based computing movement. Autonomy's technology forms a conceptual and contextual understanding of any piece of electronic data including unstructured information, be it text, email, voice or video. Autonomy's software powers the full spectrum of mission-critical enterprise applications including information access technology, BI, CRM, KM, call center solutions, rich media management, information risk management solutions and security applications, and is recognized by industry analysts as the clear leader in enterprise search.

Autonomy's customer base comprises of more than 17,000 global companies and organizations including: 3, ABN AMRO, AOL, BAE Systems, BBC, Bloomberg, Boeing, Citigroup, Coca Cola, Daimler Chrysler, Deutsche Bank, Ericsson, Ford, GlaxoSmithKline, Lloyd TSB, NASA, Nestle, the New York Stock Exchange, Reuters, Shell, T-Mobile, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Autonomy also has over 300 OEM partners and more than 400 VARs and Integrators, numbering among them leading companies such as BEA, Business Objects, Citrix, EDS, IBM Global Services, Novell, Satyam, Sybase, Symantec, TIBCO, Vignette and Wipro. The company has offices worldwide.

The Autonomy Group includes: ZANTAZ, the leader in the archiving, e-Discovery and Proactive Information Risk Management (IRM) markets; Cardiff, a leading provider of Intelligent Document solutions; etalk, award-winning provider of enterprise-class contact center products, Virage, a visionary in rich media management and security and surveillance technology and Meridio, a leading provider of records management software.

Autonomy and the Autonomy logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autonomy Corporation plc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Autonomy Editorial Contacts: Winifred Shum Autonomy (US) +1-408-771-6668 wshum@autonomy.com Edward Bridges Financial Dynamics (UK) +44(0)207-831-3113 edward.bridges@fd.com Sayo Ogundiran Cohn & Wolfe (US) +1-415-365-8552 cwna-autonomy@cohnwolfe.com Bite Communications (UK) +44(0)20-8834-3518 autonomy@bitepr.com

Autonomy Corporation plc

CONTACT: Autonomy Editorial Contacts: Winifred Shum, Autonomy (US),
+1-408-771-6668, wshum@autonomy.com; Edward Bridges, Financial Dynamics (UK),
+44(0)207-831-3113, edward.bridges@fd.com; Sayo Ogundiran, Cohn & Wolfe (US),
+1-415-365-8552, cwna-autonomy@cohnwolfe.com; Bite Communications (UK),
+44(0)20-8834-3518, autonomy@bitepr.com

AZZ incorporated Signs Agreement to Acquire Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and Oklahoma Galvanizing FacilitiesAcquisition of multi-facility AAA Galvanizing will complement our recent entry in upper Midwest and provide for additional growth and expansion opportunities

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AZZ incorporated , a manufacturer of electrical products and a provider of galvanizing services, today announced the signing of an asset purchase agreement with AAA Industries, Inc., a privately held company, to acquire substantially all of the assets related to AAA's galvanizing operations. The acquisition with a purchase price of approximately $85 million will be paid for in cash. AAA operates seven galvanizing facilities with locations in Joliet, Peoria, Dixon and Cicero, Illinois, Hamilton, Indiana, Winsted, Minnesota and Chelsea, Oklahoma. While the Cicero, Illinois facility was not acquired by AZZ, it will be closed effective April 1, 2008, and the operations will be consolidated with the Joliet, Illinois facility. The acquisition will compliment AZZ's previous move into this geographic territory in November of 2006 with the multi facility acquisition of Witt Galvanizing. This acquisition should provide an additional potential for continued growth and expansion of the Galvanizing Services Segment of AZZ incorporated.

"This not only represents a multiple facility addition to our network of plants, but significantly strengthens our marketing and customer service opportunities in this strategic area. It is indeed a privilege to purchase operations that have such a rich regional heritage and one that has enjoyed impressive growth while providing an outstanding level of quality and customer service. Certainly the pride and integrity with which it has been operated is consistent with the philosophy and methodology that AZZ employs in its current operations. We anticipate that it will be accretive to earnings per share in the first year of operation of approximately 10 cents, and should add in excess of $50 million in revenues. The anticipated favorable impact on the outlook and guidance for Fiscal 2009 for the eleven months of the consolidated operations, combined with details of the financing arrangements will be discussed in detail during our upcoming regularly scheduled quarterly conference call on April 4, 2008. We appreciate the opportunity to continue the proud tradition of service that has been sustained by AAA founder and CEO Laxman Alreja," stated David H. Dingus, president and chief executive officer of AZZ incorporated.

AAA was originally founded in 1993 by Mr. Alreja with the initial facility in Joliet, Illinois. Through a series of acquisitions and building of new facilities, it has grown into a dominant player in its primary served markets. It will be the intent of AZZ to service the Cicero customers from one highly efficient strategically located customer service facility in Joliet. All remaining facilities will continue to operate in the same manner as was conducted prior to the acquisition. With the addition of these facilities, the network of Galvanizing operations of AZZ will grow to 20, clearly the largest provider of after fabrication hot dip galvanizing in North America.

In conjunction with the acquisition, the Company also completed a Private Placement of 10 Year 6.24 percent unsecured Senior Notes in the amount of $100 million, the details of which have been provided in the company's Form 8-K filing with the SEC. These Senior Notes facilitated the acquisition of the AAA galvanizing operations.

AZZ incorporated is a specialty electrical equipment manufacturer serving the global markets of power generation, transmission and distribution and industrial, as well as, a leading provider of hot dip galvanizing services to the steel fabrication market nationwide.

Except for the statements of historical fact, this release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties some of which are detailed from time to time in documents filed by the Company with the SEC. Those risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: changes in customer demand and response to products and services offered by the company, including demand by the electrical power generation markets, electrical transmission and distribution markets, the industrial markets, and the hot dip galvanizing markets; prices and raw material cost, including zinc and natural gas which are used in the hot dip galvanizing process; changes in the economic conditions of the various markets the Company serves, foreign and domestic, customer request delays of shipments, acquisition opportunities, adequacy of financing, and availability of experienced management employees to implement the Company's growth strategy. The Company can give no assurance that such forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. We undertake no obligation to affirm, publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of information, future events or otherwise.

Contact: Dana Perry, Senior Vice President - Finance and CFO AZZ incorporated 817-810-0095 Internet: http://www.azz.com/ Lytham Partners 602-889-9700 Joe Dorame, Joe Diaz or Robert Blum Internet: http://www.lythampartners.com/

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Texas Instruments and IIT Kharagpur to collaborate on breakthrough medical technology researchResearch projects to lay the foundation for a new generation of cancer diagnostics systems and health care monitoring

KOLKATA, India, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) has signed a collaborative agreement with the School of Medical Science and Technology (SMST), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, to develop semiconductor technologies that will help improve the quality, comfort and accessibility of health care.

This is the first time that TI has partnered with any IIT in India on research projects devoted to medical electronics innovation. The announcement was made here today by Dr. Biswadip (Bobby) Mitra, managing director, Texas Instruments India, and Professor Ajoy Kumar Ray, head - SMST, IIT Kharagpur.

TI works with medical device customers across the globe to make quality health care more accessible to more people. In September 2007, the company announced that it would invest a total of $15 million to fund medical technology research at selected universities worldwide with a focus on quality, accessibility and affordability. TI's goal in supporting this research is to help develop new semiconductor technologies for personal medical devices, implantables, medical imaging, wireless healthcare systems and bio-sensor technology. The TI-IIT Kharagpur research collaboration is a part of this effort.

The collaboration also reflects TI's commitment to engineering education and developing the next generation of innovators. The research projects TI is funding at IIT Kharagpur will be undertaken by students holding B. Tech, M. Tech, M. Stats or M. Sc (Physics or Mathematics) degrees with specializations in image processing, neural networks and pattern recognition, digital signal processor-based embedded system design, and MEMS-based bio-sensors. These students, to be selected by IIT Kharagpur, will register for a MS/PhD program under the TI-SMST Research Scheme.

"Together, TI and IIT Kharagpur have the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world," said Mitra. "In India alone, about 800,000 patients undergo coronary bypass surgery every year; one in every 12 women develops breast cancer. Also, oral leukoplakia and oral sub-mucous fibrosis have been widely prevalent in India and a cause for concern to scientists in the country. The TI-IIT Kharagpur technology partnership will enable devices that could help address some of these pressing healthcare issues."

Kent Novak, vice president and manager of TI's Medical and High-Reliability business unit said, "All of us at TI are excited about this partnership with IIT Kharagpur, which has the research capabilities, commitment, enthusiasm and insight to help us develop semiconductor technologies that will make a difference in the medical area. With our expertise in analog and digital signal processing and the university's research strength and ability to bring together and develop new ideas, this will be a powerful partnership."

"The Advanced Technology Center in IIT Kharagpur is equipped with basic facilities and infrastructure for undertaking research projects in silicon-based microelectronics," said Ray. "We are excited about this association with TI, a company globally acknowledged for its strides in semiconductor research and development, and we are confident that this partnership is an important step toward developing solutions to help people with cancer and heart ailments in this country."

About Texas Instruments:

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

About SMST, IIT Kharagpur:

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, in the year of its Golden Jubilee, in 2001 established the School of Medical Science & Technology. This is the first and only school in India to train medical doctors in the field of technology.

About IIT Kharagpur:

The first Indian Institute of Technology was set up in May 1950 in Hijli, Kharagpur, in the eastern part of India. IIT Kharagpur started its journey in the old Hijli Detention Camp where freedom fighters toiled and sacrificed their lives for the independence of India.

From this modest beginning, IIT Kharagpur has been engaged in a steady process of development with about 18 academic departments and five centers of excellence. The Institute's vast tree-laden campus, spreading over 2100 acres, has a self-contained township of over 15,000 inhabitants. Currently the Institute has about 450 faculty members, 2200 employees and 2700 students on the campus. The Institute offers courses in various faculties of engineering and is recognized as a premier technology school across the world.

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Logica Selects Autonomy as Preferred Partner for Enterprise Search and High-End Information ProcessingAutonomy Technology to be Fast-Tracked to Logica's Key Customers

CAMBRIDGE, England and SAN FRANCISCO, April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autonomy Corporation plc , a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise, today announced that Logica , a major international force in IT and business services, has selected Autonomy as a preferred partner for enterprise search and high-end information processing.

Autonomy technology which helps organisations maximise, monetize and mitigate risks associated with access, retrieval and management of information, will be fast-tracked to key customers within Logica's customer base with requirements in the areas of Knowledge Management, Compliance and Security. The announcement comes after years of successful collaboration on projects across Logica's organisation for a wide range of international customers.

Significant revenue opportunities are expected to be generated for both parties under the terms of the agreement as Logica exploits the advanced capabilities of Autonomy's Intelligent Data Operating Layer (IDOL) to deliver world-class business innovation to its clients and Autonomy benefits from Logica's extensive global network.

Andy Green, CEO of Logica, said: "The ethos of Logica's business is around improving and simplifying access, sharing and use of information for our customers. Through our strategic partnership with Autonomy, we can further enhance the innovative business and IT services we currently deliver to our customers in the UK and internationally."

"We are delighted to announce this development in our relationship with Logica," said Mike Lynch, CEO of Autonomy. "Partners are an integral component of our success and we look forward to working with a global player such as Logica for years to come."

Logica selected Autonomy due to its single platform approach, enterprise-class security and ability to handle terabytes of data, both structured and unstructured, including voice, video, documents and email.

About Logica

Logica is a leading IT and business services company, employing 39,000 people across 36 countries. It provides business consulting, systems integration, and IT and business process outsourcing services. Logica works closely with its customers to release their potential - enabling change that increases their efficiency, accelerates growth and manages risk. It applies its deep industry knowledge, technical excellence and global delivery expertise to help its customers build leadership positions in their markets. Logica is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and Euronext (Amsterdam) (LSE: LOG; Euronext: LOG). More information is available at http://www.logica.com/.

About Autonomy

Autonomy Corporation plc is a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise and is spearheading the meaning-based computing movement. Autonomy's technology forms a conceptual and contextual understanding of any piece of electronic data including unstructured information, be it text, email, voice or video. Autonomy's software powers the full spectrum of mission-critical enterprise applications including information access technology, BI, CRM, KM, call center solutions, rich media management, information risk management solutions and security applications, and is recognized by industry analysts as the clear leader in enterprise search.

Autonomy's customer base comprises of more than 17,000 global companies and organizations including: 3, ABN AMRO, AOL, BAE Systems, BBC, Bloomberg, Boeing, Citigroup, Coca Cola, Daimler Chrysler, Deutsche Bank, Ericsson, Ford, GlaxoSmithKline, Lloyd TSB, NASA, Nestle, the New York Stock Exchange, Reuters, Shell, T-Mobile, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Autonomy also has over 300 OEM partners and more than 400 VARs and Integrators, numbering among them leading companies such as BEA, Business Objects, Citrix, EDS, IBM Global Services, Novell, Satyam, Sybase, Symantec, TIBCO, Vignette and Wipro. The company has offices worldwide.

The Autonomy Group includes: ZANTAZ, the leader in the archiving, e-Discovery and Proactive Information Risk Management (IRM) markets; Cardiff, a leading provider of Intelligent Document solutions; etalk, award-winning provider of enterprise-class contact center products, Virage, a visionary in rich media management and security and surveillance technology and Meridio, a leading provider of records management software.

Autonomy and the Autonomy logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autonomy Corporation plc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

For further information please contact Sarah Griffiths, Head of PR & Media Relations, Logica. Tel: +44(0)20-7446-4127 / Email: sarah.griffiths@logica.com

Autonomy Editorial Contacts: Winifred Shum Autonomy (US) +1-408-771-6668 wshum@autonomy.com Edward Bridges Financial Dynamics (UK) +44(0)207-831-3113 edward.bridges@fd.com Sayo Ogundiran Cohn & Wolfe (US) +1-415-365-8552 cwna-autonomy@cohnwolfe.com Bite Communications (UK) +44(0)20-8834-3518 autonomy@bitepr.com

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March Networks Launches Intelligent Video Management SolutionVideoSphere Maximizes ROI in Smart Migration to All-IP Video

OTTAWA, April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- March Networks(TM) (TSX:MN; AIM:MNW), a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, today launched VideoSphere(TM) - a next-generation video management solution that enables organizations to maximize investments in existing video infrastructure as they make the transition to all-IP video. With VideoSphere, customers benefit from common management software that unifies IP and analog environments in an end-to-end solution.

The VideoSphere portfolio includes integrated video and system management software, analytic applications and best-in-class March Networks IP cameras, encoders and networked video recorders. VideoSphere's highly flexible architecture meets the diverse requirements of enterprise-class organizations regardless of their position on the technology adoption curve.

"While there is no question that IP video deployments will eventually dominate the security industry, that transition is clearly not going to happen overnight," said Alastair Hayfield, Research Analyst, IMS Research. "Although we expect the world market for networked video surveillance systems to grow by almost 40 percent CAGR through to 2011, our research also indicates that there remains a substantial installed base of legacy systems, many of which will transition to IP over time. By 2011, we expect that the total market for new networked video surveillance systems will be worth U.S. $4 billion and that sales of digital video recorder systems will represent an additional U.S. $3 billion annually as end users migrate their analog camera technologies to network-based applications."

Organizations ready for an all-IP infrastructure can install VideoSphere video management software on industry-standard host and storage servers and select from a portfolio of award-winning IP cameras to stream video directly onto their network. Alternatively, VideoSphere's family of hybrid recording platforms enables organizations to enhance existing video infrastructure capabilities with advanced analytic applications and standard and megapixel IP cameras.

The VideoSphere solution comprises: - Video management software for installation on customers' own industry-standard IT servers - A growing family of IP cameras, video encoders and networked recorders to meet customer needs on a facility-by-facility basis - Intelligent video and data analytics to improve the relevance of captured video, and to integrate it effectively with operational data - Unifying management and reporting tools for centralized system administration, no matter how large the organization - Backwards compatibility with existing March Networks enterprise video recorders - Integration with leading third-party video applications and components to provide a more comprehensive surveillance and security network

"With nearly 70,000 systems in service and some of the world's largest video deployments, March Networks has a rich heritage of working with leading organizations across the financial, retail, transportation and other high-growth sectors," said Peter Strom, President and CEO, March Networks. "We leveraged this experience in designing the VideoSphere solution to provide our customers with best-in-class functionality today and the flexibility they need to adopt new technologies at their own pace as part of a clear and long-term migration path."

March Networks will demonstrate VideoSphere in Booth 12094 at the ISC West International Security Conference and Exposition, April 2-4 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, and in Booth 2301 at Interop Las Vegas, April 27-May 2 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

About March Networks

March Networks(TM) (TSX:MN; AIM:MNW) is a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications that enable organizations to reduce losses, mitigate risks and improve security and operational efficiency. The Company's advanced software suite includes enterprise-class video management, powerful analytics and comprehensive managed and professional services. Our software and systems are used by leading financial institutions, retailers, transportation authorities and other organizations in more than 50 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.marchnetworks.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains certain forward-looking information, including expectations of future business. This information is based on the Company's current expectations and assumptions that are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and that may be beyond March Networks' control. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements due to factors such as customer demand and timing of purchasing decisions, increased levels of competition, technological changes and the successful development of new products, dependence on third-party manufacturers, risks relating to intellectual property infringement claims, and other risks and factors identified in March Networks' public filings with regulatory authorities in Canada. March Networks assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events.

(x)MARCH NETWORKS, VideoSphere and the MARCH NETWORKS and VideoSphere logos are trademarks of March Networks Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Peter Wilenius, March Networks Corporation, (613) 591-8181,
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RadioShack and Trumpet Mobile Launch Prepaid Mobile Phone Service Nationwide With Unique Mobile Money Transfer CapabilitiesTrumpet Mobile First to Offer Ability to Transfer Money by Mobile Phone Throughout the U.S. and to Latin America Targeting the Growing Hispanic Population and the Unbanked

DALLAS, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Trumpet Mobile and RadioShack Corporation today announced the nationwide availability of Trumpet Mobile's prepaid wireless services at more than 4,300 RadioShack neighborhood locations. As one of the fastest growing prepaid wireless service providers, Trumpet Mobile is a pioneer in the prepaid mobile money transfer market, which allows subscribers the unique ability to make Western Union money transfers within the U.S. and to Latin America and the Caribbean from their mobile phones.

In addition to international mobile money transfers, Trumpet Mobile's other differentiated service offerings connect RadioShack customers to innovative, yet affordable technology they can use with either their individual or family plans. This includes features such as access to the first prepaid family plan, a competitive low prepaid domestic rate plan of 10 cents per minute, industry leading international long distance rates as low as three cents per minute, messaging for as low as five cents per message, and a loyalty reward program that gives mobile subscribers bonus minutes for airtime usage.

In 2007 Trumpet Mobile introduced prepaid mobile money transfers in the U.S. in a pilot with global money-transfer company Western Union. With the Trumpet CashCard the service gives mobile subscribers the ability to make secure money transfers. This feature is particularly attractive for RadioShack customers who do not have a bank account and are not affiliated with a traditional financial institution yet have financial obligations.

According to the Center for Financial Services Innovation, 40 million American households are unbanked or underbanked, roughly 90 million individuals(1), yet conduct more than $13 billion annually in alternative financial services transactions. Latin American immigrants working in the U.S. are one of many growing segments in the U.S. that will benefit from mobile financial services. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) recently reported that Latin American immigrants working in the U.S. will send an estimated $45 billion to their home countries each year, up from previous years. That number is anticipated to grow in coming years to surpass $100 billion annually by 2010.

As a leading wireless retailer, RadioShack is uniquely positioned to serve its neighborhood customers who are looking for personalized technology solutions.

"We're excited about adding Trumpet Mobile services, because it offers our customers the unique ability to transfer money within the U.S. or to Latin America and the Caribbean using nothing more than their mobile phones," said Bob Kilinski, RadioShack's senior vice president, marketing-wireless. "With handsets starting as low as $29.99, or $19.99 with our introductory rebate, Trumpet Mobile is an extremely affordable prepaid solution that offers a unique value to our customers and is a great addition to our wide selection of prepaid and post-paid wireless services."

Key to the Trumpet Mobile customer advantage is Western Union, which provides the backbone through which intra-country and cross-border money transfers can occur.

"Western Union continues to seek innovative ways to offer our consumers choices in how they send and receive money," said Matt Dill, general manager, Western Union Mobile. "Trumpet Mobile is our first demonstration of the mobile money transfer service, and we have learned a great deal from our involvement that we are applying to our pilots around the world. We see Trumpet Mobile as an exciting way to introduce financial services to a new segment of consumers."

"By bundling great mobile phones, affordable rate plans, low cost international calling, the instant issue Trumpet CashCard and easy-to-use mobile money transfers, we are delivering significant value to RadioShack customers in two areas they care about most -- managing their money and staying in touch with their family and friends," said John W. Carney, chief executive officer of Affinity Mobile, the parent company of Trumpet Mobile. "Furthermore, loading money onto the card and making mobile money transfers with your Trumpet Mobile phone is safer than carrying cash in your back pocket. As we talk with Trumpet Mobile subscribers, they tell us that in addition to the convenience of being able to send money to their family and friends, day or night, they like the security it gives them. As a leading money transfer provider in the world, we are excited to have Western Union enabling the mobile money transfers via Trumpet Mobile."

Trumpet Mobile leverages Affinity Mobile's MADE platform to enable secure mobile financial services capabilities. This includes debit card (PIN) purchases, ATM withdrawals and reloading Trumpet Mobile airtime using money on the Trumpet CashCard. The Trumpet CashCard is issued by The Bancorp Bank, Member FDIC.

Trumpet Mobile is now available exclusively at participating neighborhood RadioShack retail locations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The location of the nearest participating RadioShack store can be found at http://www.trumpetmobile.com/ or http://www.radioshack.com/.

Puerto Rico: the Trumpet Mobile service does not include the Trumpet CashCard capabilities, including mobile money transfers.

About Trumpet Mobile

Trumpet Mobile is a prepaid wireless service provider that offers pay-as-you-go convenience, flexible options, national coverage and great quality phones. Unique features also include Family/Group Plan, the Trumpet CashCard and mobile money transfer services where you can send money almost anywhere in the U.S. and to most of Latin America and the Caribbean through Western Union, a trusted name in money transfers. The Trumpet Mobile brand is owned by Affinity Mobile. For more information about Trumpet Mobile, visit http://www.trumpetmobile.com/.

About RadioShack Corporation

RadioShack Corporation is one of the nation's most experienced and trusted consumer electronics specialty retailers. Operating from convenient and comfortable neighborhood and mall locations, RadioShack stores deliver personalized product and service solutions within a few short minutes of where most Americans either live or work. The company has a presence through almost 6,000 company-operated stores and dealer outlets in the United States, over 150 RadioShack locations in Mexico and nearly 800 wireless phone kiosks. RadioShack's dedicated force of knowledgeable and helpful sales associates has been consistently recognized by several independent groups as providing the best customer service in the consumer electronics and wireless industries. For more information on RadioShack Corporation, or to purchase items online, visit http://www.radioshack.com/.

About Affinity Mobile

Affinity Mobile provides mobile financial services to the underserved around the world. Affinity's MADE platform enables secure mobile transactions and offers turnkey managed services for customers such as mobile network operators, financial institutions, retail merchants and remittance companies in order to provide faster time to market, with reduced risk and greater profitability. For more information about Affinity Mobile, visit http://www.affinitymobile.com/.

About The Western Union Company

The Western Union Company is a leader in global money-transfer services. Together with its affiliates, Orlandi Valuta and Vigo, Western Union provides consumers with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around the world, as well as send payments and purchase money orders. It operates through a network of more than 335,000 Agent locations in over 200 countries and territories. Famous for its pioneering telegraph services, the original Western Union dates back to 1851. For more information, visit http://www.westernunion.com/.

About The Bancorp Bank

The Bancorp Payment Solutions Group is a business unit of The Bancorp Bank, and offers secure, creative and innovative solutions for the prepaid card industry. As a leader in the prepaid card arena, The Bancorp Bank has contributed to the success of many Fortune 500 companies and has developed many cutting-edge prepaid card programs that drive the industry. Through their long-standing relationships with the MasterCard, Visa, and Discover card associations, industry networks and processors, The Bancorp Bank offers prepaid card programs that are innovative, flexible and designed to deliver a significant return on investment.

MEDIA CONTACTS: Affinity Mobile and Trumpet Mobile Erica Garver, 971-570-3291 or EricaG@sundropmedia.com Christy Caplan, 503-412-8850 or ChristyC@sundropmedia.com If urgent, send email to SpeedyResponse@sundropmedia.com RadioShack Corporation Wendy Dominguez, 817-415-3300 or Wendy.Dominguez@RadioShack.com Hispanic media please contact Silvia Caballero, 512-542-2814, sosante@gcigroup.com (1) 40 million American households estimated at roughly 89.6 million individuals according to the U.S. Census Bureau Population Division measurement of 2.24 individuals per household. http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2002/tabAVG1.pdf

Trumpet Mobile

CONTACT: Erica Garver, +1-971-570-3291, EricaG@sundropmedia.com, or
Christy Caplan, +1-503-412-8850, ChristyC@sundropmedia.com, or if urgent, send
email to SpeedyResponse@sundropmedia.com, all for Affinity Mobile and Trumpet
Mobile; or Wendy Dominguez of RadioShack Corporation, +1-817-415-3300,
Wendy.Dominguez@RadioShack.com; or Hispanic media, Silvia Caballero,
+1-512-542-2814, sosante@gcigroup.com, for RadioShack Corporation

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http://www.radioshack.com/
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RealNetworks to Power emoticonSMS Delivery to BSNL SubscribersBSNL to be India's first implementation of this personalization service

LAS VEGAS, April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- From CTIA WIRELESS 2008 -- This week at CTIA WIRELESS 2008 in Las Vegas, RealNetworks(R), Inc. , the digital entertainment services company, today announced its agreement with India's largest telecommunication company, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), to provide the first-ever deployment of emoticonSMS services in India for BSNL's 39 million subscribers later this year.

Once a subscriber signs up for the service, emoticonSMS automatically converts his or her SMS text messages into SMS emoticons using keyword recognition technology. Subscribers can choose from 4,000 emoticons in 500 themes, making it simple to create unique and personalized messages for each of their contacts, every time.

"Through its global client roster, Real has clearly demonstrated its ability to serve our customer base with new and cutting edge features," said a senior BSNL official. "Delivering a premium experience to our subscribers has always been our primary goal, and working with Real to deliver emoticonSMS helps us continue providing the latest in personalization services while realizing benefits to our bottom line."

Real's services are currently available through 89 different carriers in 44 countries worldwide, making them available to 800.3 million subscribers. Real offers wireless providers a comprehensive selection of mobile services including Music on Demand, Games, Video, Personalization features (such as Ringtones, RBTs and Multimedia Ringback Services) as well as messaging services.

"emoticonSMS is another value-added service offered by Real that makes traditional SMS more engaging and fun," said Jay Kim, vice president, APAC & Music Business, RealNetworks. "This agreement helps position BSNL as a market leader for value-added services in India."

Real will showcase emoticonSMS and all of its mobile entertainment service offerings in booth number 4617 at CTIA WIRELESS, April 1-3, 2008 in Las Vegas.

RNWK - - G ABOUT REALNETWORKS(R)

RealNetworks, Inc. delivers digital entertainment services to consumers via PC, portable music player, home entertainment system or mobile phone. Real created the streaming media category in 1995 and has continued to lead the market with pioneering products and services, including: RealPlayer(R), the first mainstream media player to enable one-click downloading and recording of Internet video; the award-winning Rhapsody(R) digital music service, which delivers more than 1 billion songs per year; RealArcade(R), one of the largest casual games destinations on the Web; and a variety of mobile entertainment services, such as ringback tones, offered to consumers through leading wireless carriers around the world. RealNetworks' corporate information is located at http://www.realnetworks.com/company.

ABOUT BSNL

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) formed in October, 2000, is amongst World's leading Telecommunications Companies providing comprehensive range of telecom services in India, for example Wireline, CDMA mobile, GSM Mobile, Internet, Broadband, Carrier service, MPLS-VPN, VSAT, VoIP services, IN Services etc. Within a span of eight years it has become one of the largest public sector units in India. BSNL has set up a world class multi-gigabit, multi-protocol convergent IP infrastructure that provides convergent services like voice, data and video through the same Backbone and Broadband Access Network. BSNL cellular service, CellOne, has more than 38.9 million cellular customers and 31.5 million wire line customers as of Feb '08. BSNL's corporate information is located at http://www.bsnl.co.in/

RealNetworks, RealArcade, Rhapsody, RealPlayer and the Real logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks, names of actual companies and products mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

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jhumiston@shiftcomm.com, for RealNetworks; or Tiffany Dunning,
+1-206-892-6733, tdunning@real.com, or Asia, Eric Suh, +82 2 2014 5377,
eric.suh@ap.real.com, both of RealNetworks

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RealNetworks Introduces Two New Services in its Ringback Tone Services Suite for Mobile OperatorsMulti-Service Ringback Tone Platform and Multi-Tenant Ringback Tone Service Bring Personalized Mobile Entertainment to More Users

LAS VEGAS, April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CTIA WIRELESS 2008 -- From CTIA WIRELESS 2008, RealNetworks(R), Inc., the digital entertainment services company, is announcing the upcoming availability of two new services that will extend the reach of its managed Ringback Tone (RBT) services suite. The new Multi-Service RBT Platform will enable service providers to offer bundled personalization services to subscribers, while the Multi-Tenant RBT Service will provide Real's leading RBT service to more users by making it more accessible for smaller carriers. Both services are expected to be generally available in the third quarter 2008.

Multi-Service RBT Platform

RealNetworks will add new capabilities to its world-class RBT Services Suite, allowing mobile operators to offer bundled ringtone (RT), RBT, video ringtone and graphic content for combined purchase at a discounted price in one unified storefront. When a user purchases one personalization service, such as a RT, the RBT and video ringtone version of the song would be offered, as well as a related graphic for one bundled price. Real's goal with the platform is to increase discovery and purchase rates for different types of content and provide a richer mobile experience, ultimately increasing customer satisfaction.

All the operator's downloadable content -- regardless of the vendor providing the related service -- will exist in a centralized management system that can be installed on top of the operator's existing mobile download solutions. This could include RT, RBT, graphics and more.

"The number of people who are personalizing their mobile phones with ringtones, wallpapers and ringback tones is growing steadily," said Mark Donovan, chief marketing officer and senior analyst, M:Metrics. "The challenge for operators has been that the bulk of this growth is coming from user-created ringtones and graphics, as phones and their users become more sophisticated. Bundling graphics and ringtones with ringback tones, which consumers are paying for in growing numbers, could help drive new downloads and revenue for mobile operators."

Multi-Tenant RBT Service

RealNetworks' Multi-Tenant RBT service will provide small- to medium-sized carriers an affordable way to offer subscribers world-class RBT service. A turnkey version of Real's customized RBT Service, this Multi-Tenant service will enable smaller carriers to offer RBTs on their networks with the support of end-to-end service management.

The Multi-Tenant RBT Service was developed to meet the growing demand for RBTs in the global market. According to a recent study from IDC, Worldwide Mobile Entertainment 2007-2011 Forecast, purchases of ringback tones will surpass those of traditional ringtones in 2010(1). The Multi-Tenant Service will allow smaller mobile operators to compete and offer cutting-edge services to their subscribers. It will also attract operators who are currently using packaged RBT software, giving them an opportunity to improve the service they provide to subscribers and allowing them to focus on customer satisfaction and promotion.

"These enhancements to Real's RBT Services Suite demonstrate our commitment to helping mobile operators of all sizes stay competitive and boost their bottom line growth," said Larry Moores, vice president, global marketing and product management, RealNetworks' Technology Products and Solutions division. "Based on Real's market-leading RBT and management services, these solutions will make mobile content accessible to more mobile users and drive market adoption."

A pioneer in the wireless space, RealNetworks was the world's first RBT service provider with SK Telecom in May 2002, and subsequently the first US RBT service provider with a major US wireless carrier in November 2004. Today, Real operates RBT services for more mobile subscribers than any other provider in the world. With more than 26.4 million active RBT subscribers worldwide and a global adoption rate of over 10% -- more than double regional averages -- the company is positioned to score another market success with the introduction of these expanded service offerings.

Real's services are currently available through 89 different carriers in 44 countries worldwide, making them available to 800.3 million subscribers. Real offers wireless providers a comprehensive selection of mobile services including Music-On-Demand, Video-On-Demand, mobile games, personalization features such as RTs, RBTs and Multimedia Ringback Services, and messaging services.

Real will be showcasing both its Multi-Service RBT Platform and Multi- Tenant RBT Service in booth number 4617 at CTIA WIRELESS, April 1-3, 2008 in Las Vegas.

RNWK-G ABOUT REALNETWORKS

RealNetworks, Inc. delivers digital entertainment services to consumers via PC, portable music player, home entertainment system or mobile phone. Real created the streaming media category in 1995 and has continued to lead the market with pioneering products and services, including: RealPlayer(R), the first mainstream media player to enable one-click downloading and recording of Internet video; the award-winning Rhapsody(R) digital music service, which delivers more than 1 billion songs per year; RealArcade(R), one of the largest casual games destinations on the Web; and a variety of mobile entertainment services, such as ringback tones, offered to consumers through leading wireless carriers around the world. RealNetworks' corporate information is located at http://www.realnetworks.com/company.

RealNetworks, RealArcade, Rhapsody, RealPlayer and the Real logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks, names of actual companies and products mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

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Plantronics Unveils the Discovery 925 Bluetooth Earpiece CollectionBlends Distinctive VFrame(TM) Design with Award-Winning Audio Technology for the Ultimate in Bluetooth Performance

LAS VEGAS, April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CTIA WIRELESS 2008 -- Plantronics, Inc. today presented the Plantronics Discovery(R) 925 Bluetooth(R) earpiece collection, a signature line of designer headsets for both men and women. Delivering exceptional audio performance, complemented by bold lines and distinctive finishes, the Plantronics Discovery 925 Bluetooth earpiece represents a technical craftsmanship previously unseen in the mobile accessories category.

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The revolutionary design of the Plantronics' Discovery 925 Bluetooth earpiece provides outstanding incoming and outgoing audio clarity in any environment. Central to its performance is the unique VFrame(TM) design, structured to follow the contours of the face and draw the microphone closer to the mouth for a headset that is as much objet d'art as it is audio ingenuity. The signature elongated design, housing an extended microphone, enhances audio performance and connection range. Plantronics' AudioIQ(R) noise reduction technology adds to the Discovery 925's performance by removing background noise while simultaneously adjusting the incoming volume -- ensuring crystal clear sound on both sides of the conversation.

"When designing a Bluetooth headset, it is critical to fully understand the physical and emotional relationship between the product and the end user," said Darrin Caddes, vice president of Industrial Design at Plantronics, Inc. "Similar to high performance watches or automobiles, our Bluetooth headset is designed to deliver a first-class experience -- in this case to permit clear, wireless conversation without the distraction of background noise. It is equally imperative that the product expresses individual taste and style and is comfortable and easy to use."

Plantronics' inaugural collection of Discovery 925 earpieces includes a unique palette of colors for both men and women: Onyx Black, Alchemy Gold and Cerise Pink. Each earpiece is treated with glass beads and fire-blasted for a deep, enamel-like finish.

Each Plantronics Discovery 925 comes with a matching, soft textile carrying case that recharges and stores the earpiece. The Discovery 925 earpiece supports up to five hours of talk time, while the charging case provides an extra five-hour charge on the go. Self-stabilizing, custom-fit eartips create a light, perfectly balanced fit without the need for an earloop. Plantronics QuickPair(TM) greatly simplifies pairing with most Bluetooth phones.

"From the onset, our vision for the Discovery 925 was to deliver remarkable audio clarity from within a supremely comfortable and distinctive package," said Renee Niemi, general manager and vice president, Mobile and Entertainment at Plantronics, Inc. "Plantronics leveraged the talents of its Industrial Design team to create the Discovery 925 as a true 'tech-cessory,' and bridge the gap between high-grade audio performance and high-fashion -- a gap that has previously eluded most headset designs."

Introduced at an exclusive showing during the Spring 2008 New York Fashion Week, the Plantronics Discovery 925 has received rave reviews among fashion press, stylists and celebrities.

Pricing and Availability:

The new Plantronics Discovery 925 Bluetooth earpiece in Black Onyx (MSRP $149.99) will be available at major consumer electronics retailers, http://www.amazon.com/ and http://www.plantronics.com/ in April 2008. The Plantronics Discovery 925 in Alchemy Gold and Cerise Pink will be available in May 2008.

Please visit http://www.plantronics.com/Discovery-925 to learn more about the new Plantronics Discovery 925 collection.

About Plantronics

In 1969, a Plantronics headset carried the historic first words from the moon: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Since then, Plantronics has become the headset of choice for mission-critical applications such as air traffic control, 911 dispatch and the New York Stock Exchange. Today, this history of Sound Innovation(R) is the basis for every product we build for the office, contact center, personal mobile, entertainment and residential markets. The Plantronics family of brands includes Plantronics, Altec Lansing and Clarity. For more information, go to http://www.plantronics.com/ or call (800) 544-4660.

Plantronics, Plantronics Discovery, Altec Lansing, Clarity, and Sound Innovation are trademarks or registered trademarks of Plantronics, Inc. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Plantronics, Inc. is under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Xilinx Ships Virtex-5 FXT FPGAs, Delivering the Ultimate in System Integration for Designs That Demand High-Performance Processing and High-Speed Serial I/OFourth Platform in 65nm Virtex-5 Family of FPGAs Now Available With PowerPC 440 Processor Block, GTX High Speed Transceivers, and over 190 GMACs DSP performance

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. , the world's leading provider of programmable solutions, today announced the availability of Virtex(R)-5 FXT devices, the industry's first FPGAs with embedded PowerPC(R) 440 processor blocks, high-speed RocketIO(TM) GTX transceivers and dedicated XtremeDSP(TM) processing capabilities. Comprising the fourth platform in the 65nm Virtex-5 family, Virtex-5 FXT devices deliver high performance while enabling designers to reduce system costs, board space and component count. With support from Xilinx and industry-leading providers of logic, embedded and DSP development tools, and IP cores, Virtex-5 FXT FPGAs deliver the ultimate system integration platform for applications in: wired and wireless communications, audio/video broadcast equipment, military, aerospace, industrial systems, and many others.

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"The integration of major processing and SERDES components on a single device will be of significant value to designers who need to conserve board space and costs, while meeting stringent requirements for high-performance," said analyst Will Strauss, President and Founder of Forward Concepts. "In wireless, for example, the kind of base stations a technology like the Virtex-5 FXT platform can enable is enviable, especially in the area of LTE (Long-Term Evolution) basebands in support of 4G communications systems."

With today's announcement, Xilinx has completed the introduction of the four domain-optimized Virtex-5 FPGA platforms that comprise the Virtex-5 family. The Virtex-5 family -- the first FPGA family to deliver the performance, density, and cost benefits of 65nm -- offers unprecedented performance and density gains with speeds on average 30 percent faster and a logic capacity 65 percent greater than previous 90nm generation FPGAs. Xilinx achieved this breakthrough performance while at the same time reducing dynamic power consumption by 35 percent relative to the previous generation devices. The four domain-optimized platforms -- LX, LXT, SXT, and FXT -- offer a wide range of devices that enable engineers to cost-effectively implement electronics systems by selecting an FPGA that incorporates the optimal mix of resources for their particular design: logic, I/O, and hardened IP blocks for logic-intensive, embedded processing, digital signal processing (DSP), and serial connectivity applications. For more information about the Virtex-5 family, please visit http://www.xilinx.com/virtex5.

Highest performance embedded processing block

The innovative Virtex-5 FXT platform offers the first FPGAs to provide up to two industry-standard PowerPC 440 processor blocks. Each processor, with integrated 32KB instruction and 32KB data caches, delivers up to 1,100 DMIPS at 550 MHz. Tightly coupled to the PowerPC440 blocks is a new integrated 5x2 cross bar processor interconnect architecture that provides simultaneous access to I/O and memory. Highly integrated, this innovative interconnect architecture includes dedicated master and slave processor local bus interfaces, four DMA ports with separate transmit and receive channels, and a dedicated memory bus interface enabling high-performance, low latency point-to-point connectivity.

Designers can rapidly and easily implement advanced scalable embedded processing applications using the PowerPC 440 embedded processor blocks. The advanced PLB architecture maximizes data transfers between the processor, crossbar and soft IP logic with high-throughput 128-bit interfaces to help minimize system bottlenecks. Also, the enhanced high-performance Auxiliary Processor Control Unit (APU) provides added connectivity for dedicated co-processing engines or custom user defined instructions in applications such as video processing, 3D data processing and floating-point math.

With the release of EDK 10.1, the PowerPC440 block in Virtex-5 FXT is supported by industry standard operating systems including Wind River Systems, Green Hills, and other key embedded OS providers. Linux support is provided through MontaVista, Wind River Systems with others soon to be added. In addition, Xilinx is actively engaged in the open source Linux community.

Advanced Serial Connectivity

To address the growing demand for higher I/O bandwidth, the Virtex-5 FXT platform includes high-performance, low-power RocketIO GTX transceivers capable of supporting data rates from 500 Mbps to 6.5Gbps. Customers can design applications supporting standards such as XAUI, Fibre Channel, SONET, Serial RapidIO, PCI Express(R) 1.1 and 2.0, Interlaken, and others. Consuming less than 200mW typical power per channel at 6.5Gbps, the GTX transceivers come with many advanced features such as 4-tap DFE receiver equalization in addition to linear equalization and transmit pre-emphasis to improve signal integrity at higher line rates. The new transceiver blocks also include a unique multi-code physical coding sublayer to support both 64B/66B and 64B/67B encoding/decoding schemes saving thousands of logic cells for each channel. In addition, cross-platform pin compatibility enables customers who have designs targeting Virtex-5 LXT and SXT devices to migrate their designs to Virtex-5 FXT devices in order to take advantage of the higher-performance embedded processing and serial connectivity.

Innovative Signal Processing Capabilities

The Virtex-5 FXT platform includes up to 384 DSP slices and 16.5 Mb of internal memory that can be configured to provide over 190 GMACs of DSP processing performance and 92 tera-bits/sec of memory bandwidth respectively at 500 MHz. This balance of hardware resources maximizes the performance for computation-intensive applications typical of DSP and video applications. The DSP48E slice, available in all XtremeDSP(TM) Virtex(R)-5 devices, enables higher levels of DSP integration and lower power consumption than previous-generation Virtex devices. Over 40 dynamically controlled operating modes are supported including: multiplier, multiplier-accumulator, multipler-adder/subtractor, tree input adder, barrel shifter, wide counters and comparators.

"To meet both the market and bandwidth requirements of transporting voice, video and data, today's system on chip solutions must combine flexibility with very high-performance embedded processing, digital signal processing and connectivity capabilities," said Steve Douglass, vice president of product development for the Xilinx Advanced Product Group. "The Virtex-5 FXT platform ties the high-performance logic and DSP processing capabilities of the Virtex-5 family with industry standard PowerPC 440 processor blocks for high-performance processing and high-speed transceivers that can move data on and off chip fast."

Design Support

The Virtex-5 FXT FPGA platform is supported by the new ISE(R) Design Suite 10.1 development tools from Xilinx. This recently announced unified development offering includes access to all the domain specific tools to streamline complete system designs for logic, embedded and DSP applications. This includes ISE(R) Foundation(TM), Embedded Development Kit (EDK), System Generator for DSP, AccelDSP(TM) synthesis tool, ChipScope(TM) Pro and ChipScope Pro serial I/O Toolkit, PlanAhead(TM) design and analysis tool and ISE simulator.

In addition to simplified installation and registration processes, ISE Design Suite 10.1 introduces inter-tool integration improvements and makes all products, purchased or not, available for evaluation. For more information about the new ISE Design Suite, please visit http://www.xilinx.com/ise.

Pricing and Availability

Virtex-5 FXT FPGA samples are now shipping for the FX30T and FX70T devices. The remaining FX100T, FX130T and FX200T devices will be available over the next six months with the first production devices scheduled to be made available in the third quarter of 2008. The FX30T device will list for US$159 in 1,000 unit volumes by the second half of 2009. The Virtex(R)-5 EasyPath(TM) program supports Virtex-5 FXT devices for high-volume cost reductions. For more information, please visit: http://www.xilinx.com/virtex5fxt

About Xilinx

Xilinx, Inc. is the worldwide leader of programmable logic solutions. Additional information about Xilinx is available at http://www.xilinx.com/.

Xilinx, the Xilinx logo, Virtex, ISE, and other designated brands included herein are trademarks of Xilinx. PCI and PCI Express are trademarks of PCI-SIG and used under license. PowerPC is a trademark of IBM and used under license.

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Hangzhou Municipal Government Selects TIBCO Software for Enhancing Efficiency of E-Government Services

BEIJING, SHANGHAI, HANGZHOU, China, March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TIBCO Software Inc. today announced that the Hangzhou Municipal Government has successfully completed the deployment of TIBCO Enterprise Message Service(TM) and TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks(TM) for its government information sharing and business collaboration initiative to facilitate the integration and real-time flow of data across its information systems.

Prior to the project, cross-departmental information sharing had been a major challenge for the municipal authorities, as various departments had adopted differing technology standards. In addition, the Web sites of the various levels of government -- from the municipality down to villages and townships -- had been developed independently, impeding timely information distribution to the public. However, using the TIBCO Enterprise Message Service as its information backbone and TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks for software integration through service-oriented architecture, the municipal government's information sharing and business collaboration initiative has been able to leverage its existing information systems, while paving the way for future services and growth.

"TIBCO's integration and real-time information processing solutions have allowed us to create a centralized, multi-level framework for information cataloging and sharing, even though our data exchanges are physically dispersed. The near instantaneous access to information we gain from this system across multiple departments empowers us to carry out our duties, including tax administration and regulatory enforcement, more efficiently, and make better policy decisions for our people," said Guo Liqiao, deputy director of Hangzhou Municipal Government Informatization Office.

Mr. Guo said TIBCO was selected for the e-government project after an evaluation of several integration and real-time information processing solutions, and an onsite visit to one of TIBCO's other customers.

"TIBCO's software was simply the fastest, most secure and most reliable solution we evaluated. And importantly, TIBCO allowed us to achieve real-time data exchange in a multi-vendor environment, so we did not need to replace the incompatible legacy applications and platforms that had been deployed throughout government," Mr. Guo explained.

As the informatization of the civil services government continues to gather momentum across China, TIBCO has set its sights on increasing its penetration into the country's e-government market.

"Bringing government services online will have a number of tangible benefits for both the authorities and the public. While enabling authorities to perform administrative duties and disseminate information quickly and more efficiently, e-government will also provide individuals and businesses with easier access to information, streamlined reporting requirements and faster transaction channels. The savings in time and money for everyone are potentially enormous," said Ram Menon, executive vice president, Worldwide Marketing, at TIBCO Software.

About TIBCO

TIBCO Software Inc. provides enterprise software that helps companies achieve service-oriented architecture (SOA) and business process management (BPM) success. With over 3,000 customers, TIBCO has given leading organizations around the world better awareness and agility-what TIBCO calls The Power of Now(R). To learn more, contact TIBCO at +1 650-846-1000 or on the Web at http://www.tibco.com/.

TIBCO, the TIBCO logo, The Power of Now, TIBCO Enterprise Message Service TIBCO BusinessWorks, and TIBCO Software are trademarks or registered trademarks of TIBCO Software Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other product and company names and marks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners and are mentioned for identification purposes only.

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clau@tibco.com; or Hou Wen Tao of Phang & Naughton Marketing Services Ltd,
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China Education Alliance, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results Conference Call

Harbin, China, March 31, 2008 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Education Alliance, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CEUA) (''China Education Alliance'' or ''the Company''), a leading distributor of educational resources, offering high-quality programs and training both through online networks and an on-site training center in China, today announced that it will conduct a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 to discuss the fourth quarter 2007 results.

China Education Alliance, Inc. Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Xiqun Yu will be participating in the conference call. The Company plans to make an earnings announcement prior to the call.

To participate in the live conference call, please dial the following number five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time: 888- 481-7939. International callers should dial 617-847-8707. When prompted by the operator, mention Conference Passcode 532 671 22.

If you are unable to participate in the call at this time, a replay will be available for fourteen days starting on Wednesday, April 2 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To access the replay, dial 888-286-8010, international callers should dial 617-801-6888, and enter the passcode 76795906.

The conference call will also be webcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by all interested parties by using the following link: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/playerlink.zhtml?c=178111&s=wm&e=1796168 . To listen to the call, please visit this link at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software. For those unable to participate during the live webcast, it will be archived using the same link for 90 days.

About China Education Alliance, Inc.

The Company is an educational resource company offering high-quality educational programs and training through both online networks and an on-site training center. The Company's products include on-line test preparation materials, researchers' materials, study guides, and audio recordings, vocational training services and vocational certifications. The Company conducts educational services through three main channels: a large educational on-line portal, educational software and media, and education and vocational training centers. The Company is currently selling educational products and services to families, provincial education officials, administrators, schools and teachers in China.

Safe Harbor Statement

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Certain statements in this press release, constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, without limitation, statements regarding our ability to prepare the company for growth, the Company's planned expansion in 2008 and predictions and guidance relating to the Company's future financial performance. We have based these forward- looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs and are not a guarantee of future performance but they involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, which may include, but are not limited to, such factors as unanticipated changes in product demand especially in the education industry, pricing and demand trends for the Company's products, changes to government regulations, risk associated with operation of the Company's new facilities, risk associated with large scale implementation of the company's business plan, the ability to attract new customers, ability to increase its product's applications, cost of raw materials, downturns in the Chinese economy, the adoption by consumers of its new game business, the unproven advertising model that is dependent on attracting a large game user base, and other information detailed from time to time in the Company's filings and future filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements herein and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date of this press release, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of them and the Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the company's expectations.

For more information, please contact: Company Contact: Mr. Xiqun Yu Chairman and CEO China Education Alliance, Inc. Tel: +86-451-8233-5794 Email: yxq@edu-chn.com Investor Relations Contact: Mr. Crocker Coulson President CCG Elite Investor Relations Tel: +1-646-213-1915 (NY Office) Email: crocker.coulson@ccgir.com

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Citi Cards and Firethorn Join Forces to Deliver Advanced Mobile Solutions for Citi Cardmembers- Financial Services Leader Teams with Mobile Commerce Enabler to Connect with Customers on AT&T Wireless Networks -

NEW YORK and ATLANTA, March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Citi Cards and mobile commerce enabler Firethorn Holdings, LLC, a Qualcomm company , today announced a strategic relationship to enable Citi(R) credit cardmembers to easily and securely access real-time account information anytime, anywhere on their wireless handsets. The new service is expected to be available to Citi credit card customers across the U.S. by the third quarter this year.

Through the Firethorn solution, qualified Citi credit cardmembers will be able to view important account information, including current balance, available credit limit, recent transaction history, rewards information and much more, all designed to help Citi credit cardmembers manage their accounts in an easy, convenient and safe manner.

"Citi is a recognized leader in mobile phone-based consumer financial services and we are proud of the innovative solutions we offer our customers. As customer utilization within mobile payments continues to evolve and grow, we are well positioned to be among the first to offer this valuable service for our cardmembers," said Raja Rajamannar, executive vice president, Citi Cards. "Through our long-term, strategic relationship with telecom industry leader AT&T, we remain committed to offering the latest, cutting-edge solutions to our Citi credit card customers."

Because Firethorn is the preferred mobile commerce enabler of the nation's leading mobile network operators, including AT&T , Firethorn's strategic clients, such as Citi Cards, gain the unique advantages of preloaded, preferred placement of their brand on the wireless handset and marketing expertise to drive adoption and end-to-end customer support.

"The benefits Citi credit cardmembers will experience with the pre-loaded and fully supported Firethorn application are the foundation needed to drive continued mass adoption of the mobile commerce market," said Mark Collins, vice president of consumer data for AT&T's wireless unit. "This is another great step in Citi and AT&T's long-term relationship committed to offering valuable and innovative solutions for our shared customers."

As the mobile commerce subsidiary of global wireless technology leader Qualcomm, Firethorn is able to leverage Qualcomm's substantial wireless technology innovations and its world-leading development expertise to design and deliver a superior mobile user experience.

"Our mission at Firethorn is to monetize the mobile channel for our strategic clients," said Firethorn CEO Tripp Rackley. "We do this by creating opportunities -- through the Firethorn solution -- to generate revenue, improve customer acquisition and retention and lower operational and servicing costs. We are pleased to welcome Citi into the Firethorn Network."

About Citi

Citi, the leading global financial services company, has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Citi's major brand names include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney, Banamex, and Nikko. Additional information may be found at http://www.citigroup.com/ or http://www.citi.com/.

About Firethorn

Firethorn Holdings, LLC, a Qualcomm company , integrates application-based banking, bill payment, remote and proximity payments and money transfers into a cohesive, interactive system -- the Firethorn Mobile Consumer Wallet. As a neutral, inclusive third-party provider working on behalf of our Network partners, Firethorn is focused on building the premier mobile banking and payments ecosystem -- the Firethorn Network. Firethorn Network partners gain the ability to improve customer retention, generate revenue and enhance brand equity. For more information on Firethorn, visit http://www.firethornmobile.com/.

About Qualcomm

Qualcomm Incorporated (http://www.qualcomm.com/) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Qualcomm is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2007 FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.

Qualcomm is a registered trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated. Firethorn is a trademark of Firethorn Holdings, LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Qualcomm Contacts: Kelly Buday, Firethorn Phone: 1-678-507-2555 Email: kbuday@qualcomm.com Emily Kilpatrick, Corporate Communications Phone: 1-858-845-5959 Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com John Gilbert, Investor Relations Phone: 1-858-658-4813 Email: ir@qualcomm.com Citi Contact: Samuel Wang Phone: 1-212-559-0499 Email: wangs@citi.com

Qualcomm

CONTACT: Kelly Buday, Firethorn, +1-678-507-2555, kbuday@qualcomm.com,
or Emily Kilpatrick, Corporate Communications, +1-858-845-5959,
corpcomm@qualcomm.com, or John Gilbert, Investor Relations, +1-858-658-4813,
ir@qualcomm.com, all of Qualcomm; or Samuel Wang of Citi, +1-212-559-0499,
wangs@citi.com

Web site: http://www.qualcomm.com/
http://www.firethornmobile.com/
http://www.citi.com/
http://www.citigroup.com/

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