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LSI Introduces Blueprints to Couple Tarari Content Processors and Multi-Core ProcessorsFocus on acceleration of application-specific workloads to improve price-performance of security and routing systems

MILPITAS, Calif., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSI Corporation today announced that it will present the results of research and benchmarking tests conducted using Intel(R) QuickAssist Technology to couple high-performance Tarari(R) content processing accelerators and Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors at the RSA Conference 2008, held April 7-11 at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, Calif.

LSI has also created a standard lab environment to conduct performance benchmarking studies that will allow developers to accelerate application-specific workloads when coupling Tarari content processing technology within Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor-based systems.

Application-specific workloads will include intrusion prevention, anti-virus, anti-spyware, compliance, QoS, content-based filtering and billing, and technologies for securing XML traffic. Design blueprints, studies, white papers and articles will be published on both the LSI and Intel website for the industry as part of a long-term, on-going program.

"These blueprints, research and benchmarks are critical for developers building next-generation storage and networking switches and appliances," said Randy Smerik, senior vice president, Network Components Group, LSI. "We are committed to sharing our thought leadership in this area and make it as easy as possible to best utilize content processing technology alongside multi-core processor platforms."

Pranav Mehta, senior principal engineer and chief technical officer, Embedded and Communications Group, Intel, added, "Effective integration of accelerators is an integral part of the Intel QuickAssist technology initiative to deliver market-leading solutions on Intel architecture. We are working with LSI to provide optimization and interoperability between Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors and LSI Tarari content processors which provides customers enhanced performance and improved time-to-market for secure applications."

Smerik and Mehta will be discussing the first performance findings on a panel at the conference on Friday, April 11, at 11:10 a.m. titled "Multi-Core Intel Architecture plus Accelerators: A Performance Study."

LSI will also demonstrate the benchmarks and lab setup at the RSA Conference Exposition in its booth (#500) during exhibit hours daily. Additional demonstrations will be shown at Interop 2008 in Las Vegas, April 27-May 2, and the Infosecurity Europe conference in London, April 22-24.

LSI Corporation is an affiliate member of the Intel Embedded and Communications Alliance, a community of embedded and communications developers and solution providers. For more information, please visit http://www.intel.com/go/eca.

About LSI

LSI Corporation is a leading provider of innovative silicon, systems and software technologies that enable products which seamlessly bring people, information and digital content together. The company offers a broad portfolio of capabilities and services including custom and standard product ICs, adapters, systems and software that are trusted by the world's best known brands to power leading solutions in the Storage and Networking markets. More information is available at http://www.lsi.com/.

Editor's Notes: 1. All LSI news releases (financial, acquisitions, manufacturing, products, technology, etc.) are issued exclusively by PR Newswire and are immediately thereafter posted on the company's external website, http://www.lsi.com/. 2. LSI, Tarari, and the LSI logo design are trademarks or registered trademarks of LSI Corporation or its subsidiaries. 3. All other brand or product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. 4. Intel, Xeon, and the Intel logo may be trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel, Inc. in the United States and other countries

LSI Corporation

CONTACT: Dan Devine of LSI Corporation, +1-610-712-6802,
dan.devine@lsi.com

Web site: http://www.lsi.com/
http://www.intel.com/

CyberSource, mPoria Partner to Accelerate M-commerce

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and SEATTLE, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CyberSource Corporation and mPoria Inc. have announced a strategic channel partnership in which CyberSource will offer mPoria's GoMobile!(TM) m-commerce technology to its network of online merchants.

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GoMobile! enables merchants to quickly and cost-effectively build and launch a mobile shopping site, giving retailers access to more than 250 million wireless subscribers nationwide. Site set-up is simple and requires no in-house development expertise. Once live on the GoMobile! Service, a merchant can offer consumers the ability to shop on the mobile Internet using their cell phone. mPoria's service supports the majority of both feature and smartphones offered by leading U.S. carriers.

"Significant advances have been made in the wireless industry and we believe the time is right for merchants to expand to m-commerce," said Michael Walsh, CyberSource senior vice president, worldwide sales. "We are very impressed with mPoria's technology, rapid adoption among merchants, and leadership position in this important segment. Through this partnership, CyberSource can now offer our customers the ability to enter the m-commerce market in an easy and cost-effective way."

mPoria CEO Dan Wright commented, "CyberSource is known for delivering industry leading electronic payment and risk management solutions to the world's top online brands as well as hundreds of thousands of merchants around the globe. We believe this partnership will benefit both companies-increasing CyberSource services to its customers, while accelerating mPoria's growth and leadership position in the m-commerce market."

Availability

mPoria's GoMobile! m-commerce technology is available to merchants immediately. Implementation can scale from small catalogs and entry-level order processing to enterprise-class merchants using sophisticated, real-time integration to their backend systems.

About mPoria Inc.

mPoria is the leading North American provider of mobile commerce solutions. The company builds and markets m-commerce stores for retailers, enabling them to extend their reach to the mobile channel and increase sales and customer loyalty. Retail customers include GameStop, Buy.com, TicketsNow, Cutter & Buck, and others. Wireless carrier partners include Verizon Wireless, Sprint and AT&T. mPoria is privately owned and based in Seattle, WA. To learn more about mPoria, the company's GoMobile! m-commerce service and other mobile commerce products visit the company's website at http://www.mporia.com/, call mPoria Sales at 206.447.3360, or email sales@mporia.com.

About CyberSource

CyberSource Corporation is a leading provider of electronic payment and risk management solutions. CyberSource solutions enable electronic payment processing for Web, call center, and POS environments. CyberSource also offers industry leading risk management solutions for merchants accepting card-not-present transactions. CyberSource Professional Services designs, integrates, and optimizes commerce transaction processing systems. Approximately 228,000 businesses use CyberSource solutions, including half the companies comprising the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has sales and service offices in Japan, the United Kingdom, and other locations in the United States including Bellevue, Washington and American Fork, Utah. For more information on CyberSource please visit http://www.cybersource.com/ or email info@cybersource.com. For more information on Authorize.Net small business solutions, please visit http://www.authorize.net/ or email sales@authorize.net.

"Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

Statements in this release that are not purely historical are forward- looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, without limitation, statements regarding the company's expectations, objectives, anticipations, plans, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Forward-looking statements in this release include, without limitation, statements regarding: (1) setup of the mPoria service being easy and cost-effective; (2) time being right for merchants to expand to m-commerce; (3) rapid adoption of mPoria's technology by merchants; (4) the partnership benefitting both companies; and, (5) increasing services to CyberSource customers.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward looking statements include risks and uncertainties such as changes in customer needs, the risks inherent in supporting a third-party platform, the risk of the economy, in general, and online economy, in particular, slowing down, new products and services offerings by the company and its competitors, any unforeseen event or any unforeseen system failures, and other risks indicated in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It is important to note that actual outcomes could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Readers should also refer to the documents filed by CyberSource with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the annual report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2008, and our quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q from time to time, all of which identify important risk factors.

(C) 2008 CyberSource Corporation. All rights reserved. CyberSource is a registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries. Authorize.Net is a registered trademark in the U.S. All other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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CONTACT: Bruce Frymire of CyberSource, +1-650-965-6042,
bfrymire@cybersource.com; or Kristine Szarkowitz of mPoria, +1-206-447-8045,
kszarkowitz@mporia.com

Web site: http://www.cybersource.com/
http://www.mporia.com/

ShoreTel Helps Educational Institutions Make the Grade With Lower Costs, Improved Focus on TeachingEasy-to-deploy, easy-to-manage IP-based unified communications solution connects multiple campuses and facilitates emergency preparedness

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ShoreTel(R), Inc. , a leading provider of Pure IP Unified Communications solutions, is finding the increased adoption of the company's unified communications solutions among educational institutions globally. These institutions have found that ShoreTel enables educational institutions to lower costs, allow teachers to spend more time teaching, increases staff productivity, and prepare for emergency situations and disaster recovery.

ShoreTel has announced successful deployments of an easy-to-install, easy-to-maintain ShoreTel unified communications solution in Claremore Public Schools in Oklahoma, Dougherty County School System in Georgia, Palisades Charter High School in California, North Central Texas College, and Southern Polytechnic State University in Georgia. In the U.K., Coleg Glan Hafren has deployed -- and Trafford College and the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Brighton will soon be deploying -- a ShoreTel unified communications solution. In New Zealand, Te Totara Public School and Aberdeen Primary School have recently been deployed. Case studies for some of these deployments and more are available at http://www.shoretel.com/solutions/industry/education.html.

"Educational institutions are clearly responding to ShoreTel's ability to deliver communications with impact," said Steve Timmerman, vice president of marketing at ShoreTel. "Reduced call costs and lower deployment costs impact the bottom line. Ease of use impacts efficiency and productivity, allowing teachers to focus on teaching instead of administration. But the most important impacts of ShoreTel's distributed software architecture are fostering collaboration and improving the safety of educational environments."

By connecting campuses and putting telephones in every classroom, ShoreTel lets teachers, staff and parents work more closely together to improve the learning experience for each and every student. ShoreTel also enables efficient notification in the event of emergencies and provides N+1 redundancy for survivability in the event of a natural disaster.

Claremore Public Schools, Oklahoma

The K-12 Claremore Independent School District, with nine campuses, needed a phone system that was cost-effective, easy to manage, scalable, and flexible enough to support numerous moves, adds and changes. With ShoreTel, the district has enjoyed clear IP-based calls and a powerful feature set that improves employee productivity.

"The school district environment requires that many moves, adds, and changes be made to the phone system on a continual basis," said Terry Simpson, director of technology with the Claremore Public Schools. "The ShoreTel system allows us to handle changes efficiently and cost-effectively with minimum support staff. This results in significant savings for us -- up to $2,000 per year because we had to have someone come in at the beginning of each year to make changes with the old system. I can even make these changes from home anytime, including changes to the auto attendant message."

Dougherty County School System, Georgia

With 40 locations, 18,000 students, 1,900 faculty and staff, and an old PBX phone system, Dougherty County School System was spending $12,000 to $15,000 every month on its phone bill. With ShoreTel's IP-based unified communications solution, the district is now saving at least $150,000 per year by operating with 500 fewer lines, blocking 411 directory calls and 800 calls, and closely controlling long distance calling.

"With the cost savings and all the features we have, ShoreTel has been by far the best technical addition I've seen," said Bill Freeman, technical services supervisor for Dougherty County School System and a 25-year employee with the district.

Palisades Charter High School, California

Palisades Charter High School wanted a telephone system with greater flexibility, custom features the school could manage on its own, and security features to improve emergency responsiveness. With ShoreTel, student and facility security is enhanced with the ShoreTel E911 Notification Application, which automatically notifies appropriate personnel in the event of a 911 call. See the press release at http://www.shoretel.com/about/press_room/2008/01-09.html.

"The ShoreTel unified communications system is so reliable, flexible, and easy to configure that it allows me to say 'yes' to the individual call handling requests that teachers and administrators make," said Maisha-Cole Perri, technology coordinator at Palisades Charter High School. "This was impossible with our PBX system because of the time and cost of bringing technicians to the site. Now I can make the changes myself. With ShoreTel, the telephone has become an important productivity tool that helps teachers and administrators do their jobs better."

North Central Texas College

North Central Texas College wanted to tie together its three campuses in a way that provided all users with advanced telephony features while controlling local and long-distance service costs. With ShoreTel, the college has reduced technician training because most maintenance is done via a Web interface to the ShoreTel switches on any campus.

"We liked ShoreTel's overall system architecture and the ability to do remote management via a Web interface," said Denise Cason, chief information officer for North Central Texas College. "I can't tell you how many times we wished for this level of remote visibility into one of the other campuses' call systems."

Coleg Glan Hafren, United Kingdom

With four College sites and 600 staff served by an aging and inflexible managed voice system, Coleg Glan Hafren wanted to reduce the costs of moves, adds and changes, improve the efficiency of routing calls, and eliminate lost voicemails. With ShoreTel, Coleg Glan Hafren has realized significant cost reductions and efficiency gains, and has deployed a communications system that will support future expansion plans.

"Using ShoreTel's browser-based ShoreWare(R) Director, the system is extremely easy to manage -- probably the easiest of all the products we looked at," Gareth Burton, IT manager, Coleg Glan Hafren.

Aberdeen Primary School, New Zealand

With an aging and outdated phone system, staff at Aberdeen Primary School in Hamilton, felt it was time to install a more reliable and robust solution for its expanding primary school. They were looking for a reliable and easy-to-use system that could be managed internally unlike the schools older system that required outside technicians each time a change was needed, which added to downtime and costs.

"The ShoreTel UC solution provided us with a system that is easy to use and reliable. We would recommend it to anyone looking for a similar telephony system. The capacity of the system, and the fact that it is scalable, were benefits we really felt were imperative. All of our staff loves the ShoreTel UC solution and unlike our old system I have not heard a negative comment to date," commented Helen Hogan, Executive Officer of Aberdeen.

About ShoreTel, Inc.

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

Press Contacts: Kim Rose ShoreTel, Inc. 408-331-3357 krose@shoretel.com

ShoreTel, Inc.

CONTACT: Kim Rose of ShoreTel, Inc., +1-408-331-3357,
krose@shoretel.com

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

National Semiconductor to Showcase High-Performance Analog Products for Professional and Broadcast Video at NAB 2008What: National demonstrates its high-performance analog chip solutions at NABWhere: Booth N1720 at Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NevadaWhen: April 14-17, 2008

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Semiconductor Corp. will showcase its latest industry-leading analog-intensive video products for the professional and broadcast markets at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show, April 14-17, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nevada. National will conduct live demonstrations of its analog solutions, including a 3 Gbps (3G) serial digital interface (SDI) product family addressing the new Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) 424M specification, an analog video matrix switcher, a low-jitter video clock generator, and a low-noise audio buffer teamed with operational amplifiers (op amps) that deliver ultra-low distortion and high-fidelity performance.

National Broadcast Video Demonstrations -- Booth N1720 -- 3G/HD/SD-SDI Chipset: Demonstration of industry-best signal integrity using National's low-jitter LMH0344 adaptive equalizer, LMH0356 reclocker and LMH0303 cable driver with cable detection in combination with a high-speed interconnect. The demonstration, a test commonly used to verify signal integrity in video routers, features a signal generator driving a stressful 2.97 Gbps pathological source signal into the input stage of National's 24-channel SDI matrix. The recovered signal at the output is re-routed back to the input multiple times in error-free iteration, illustrating the leading pathological signal integrity performance of National's chipset. -- 3G SDI Serializer and Deserializer: Demonstration of jitter performance and flexibility of the industry's first discrete 3 Gbps multi-rate SDI serializer and deserializer. The LMH0340 and LMH0341 products are demonstrated in dual link HD-SDI and single link 3G-SDI modes interfacing with National's triple-rate (3G/HD/SD) SDI firmware running on popular low-cost field-programmable gate array (FPGA) devices. This demonstration system connects to a third-party board hosting a Virtex-5 FPGA validating cross-platform compliance. -- Analog Video Matrix Switcher: Using National's LMH6584 and LMH6585 wide-band 32 x 16 analog crosspoint switches, designers can increase picture resolution to QXGA (2048 x 1536) and beyond in various wideband video applications, including studio monitoring/production video systems, conference room video systems, KVM systems and wide-band routers and switches. The LMH6584/85 crosspoints provide 400 MHz, 2 Vpp large-signal bandwidth and a low channel-to-channel crosstalk of -52 dBc at 10 MHz to improve picture clarity by minimizing video artifacts and shadows from adjacent channels. -- Video Clock Generator: Demonstration of National's low-jitter, multi-rate video clock generator for video cameras, digital recorders and video editing and post-production equipment. The device's integrated phase-lock loops (PLLs) can synchronize the output clocks to an analog timing reference from the LMH1981 multi-format video sync separator or a digital timing reference from a SDI deserializer. The external loop filter offers additional user configurability to optimize jitter attenuation. With HD clock output jitter as low as 40 ps peak-to-peak, National's video clock generator can provide reference clocks for video converters (ADC/DAC) and FPGA transceivers to ensure 3G/HD/SD-SDI output jitter is in compliance with SMPTE standards. -- Headphone Amplifier: Featuring National's LME49600 low-noise buffer and LME49720 low-distortion op amp, in a closed-loop configuration, the headphone amplifier can drive as low as 32 Ohms with an unparalleled total harmonic distortion plus noise (THD+N) of 0.000035 percent. The LME49600 is well-suited as a headphone buffer, line drive or output device for a low noise, low impedance power supply. The LME49720 can be used for all signal path conditioning circuits and has the lowest distortion of any op amp in the industry. -- Audio DAC Preamplifier: Demonstration of National's complete ultra-high-end analog signal path, including audio power supply regulators, LME49713 current feedback audio op amp, LME49600 low-noise buffer and LME49710 low-distortion, voltage-feedback audio op amp. This Audio DAC delivers a pure signal path, enabling the sonic quality of any input media to be heard without coloration or distortion. Solutions Supporting Video Systems

National's high-performance analog technology can help video engineers differentiate their products. National provides the key functions every system engineer requires, including operational amplifiers, power management, data conversion, interface and serial digital video products, audio subsystems, display ICs and networking products.

About National Semiconductor

National Semiconductor, the industry's premier analog company, creates high-value analog devices and subsystems. National's leading-edge products include power management circuits, display drivers, audio and operational amplifiers, interface products and data conversion solutions. National's key analog markets include wireless handsets, displays, communications infrastructure, medical, automotive, industrial, and test and measurement applications. Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., National reported sales of $1.93 billion for fiscal 2007, which ended May 27, 2007. Additional company and product information is available at http://www.national.com/.

Media Contact Reader Information Mark Alden Design Support Group National Semiconductor (800) 272-9959 (408) 721-6929 World Wide Web mark.alden@nsc.com http://www.national.com/

National Semiconductor Corp.

CONTACT: Mark Alden, +1-408-721-6929, mark.alden@nsc.com, or Reader
Information, Design Support Group, 1-800-272-9959, both of National
Semiconductor Corp.

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

Atmel and Guard ID Systems Collaborate to Deliver Security for Online Transactions

ROUSSET, France and SAN MATEO, Calif., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Atmel(R) Corporation and Guard ID Systems, Inc, announced today that the two companies are collaborating to bring to market revolutionary products that efficiently protect consumers against online identity theft and fraud. As a first step in their collaboration, Guard ID Systems is using the Atmel AT98SC secure microcontroller in ID Vault(TM), Guard ID's leading consumer online security product.

"Atmel's proven expertise in designing and developing integrated, quick-processing high security microchips makes the Atmel solution the ideal choice for ID Vault," said Greg Marek, Vice President of Marketing at Guard ID Systems. "With the Atmel smart card chip at the core of ID Vault, our customers can be confident that they are using the most hardened protection available against online identity theft and fraud."

"Our AT98SC turnkey security solutions offer an easy path to deliver security wherever it makes sense," stated Olivier Debelleix, Security Modules Marketing Manager at Atmel. "We are proud that Guard ID Systems has selected to use our AT98SC032CT-USB in ID Vault, and we believe consumers will greatly benefit from our companies' combined expertise in delivering secure microcontrollers and easy-to-use online security products."

People all over the globe are banking and shopping online in record numbers. This trend has spawned a new breed of cyber criminals who use increasingly more sophisticated techniques aimed at stealing online identities in order to steal money from consumers' bank accounts, credit cards and investment accounts.

ID Vault(TM), Guard ID Systems' consumer online security product, protects consumers against online identity theft and fraud as they conduct financial transactions online. ID Vault encrypts and stores account usernames and passwords on a smart card microchip inside a tamper-proof USB device, and leverages Atmel's AT98SC032CT-USB secure USB turnkey solution. Atmel is a leading provider of secure microcontrollers for smart card applications for telecoms, banking and government markets. With over twenty years of solid experience in designing secure microcontrollers, Atmel has been granted a number of independent security certificates for its products such as FIPS 140-2 Level 3 and 4, Common Criteria EAL4+ and EAL5+, EMVCo and ZKA. Atmel's rich experience guarantees ID Vault users that their confidential online account information is stored on a proven hacker-proof smart card microchip.

Atmel offers the AT98SC family of secure turnkey solutions for fast and easy integration of security in any system. There is no required complex program development or heavy ROM masking, nor specific expertise in security. This means accelerated product time-to-market for customers, thereby offering significant advance over competition.

About Atmel

Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of microcontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the electronics industry with complete system solutions focused on consumer, industrial, security, communications, computing and automotive markets.

(C) 2008 Atmel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Atmel(R), logo and combinations thereof, are registered trademarks or trademarks of Atmel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other terms and product names may be trademarks of others.

About Guard ID Systems

Guard ID Systems, Inc., headquartered in San Mateo, CA, develops and markets ID Vault, the first hardware-based security product that protects consumers against online identity theft and fraud. ID Vault has a suggested retail price of $49.99, and is available at major retailers nationwide. ID Vault is backed by a $1 million guarantee. ID Vault(TM) is a trademark of Guard ID Systems, Inc.

Information:

Visit http://www.atmel.com/products/SecureASSP/ for more information about Atmel's AT98SC family.

Visit http://www.guardid.com/ for more information about ID Vault and Guard ID Systems, Inc.

Atmel Press Contacts: Leslie Grace Casiano, Marketing Communications Manager Tel: (+33) 4 42 53 60 52, Email: leslie-grace.casiano@atmel.com Helen Perlegos, Public Relations Tel: (+1) 408 487-2963, Email: hperlegos@atmel.com Guard ID Systems Press Contact: Greg Marek, Vice President of Marketing Tel: (+1) 650 286-9440, Email: greg@guardid.com

Atmel Corporation

CONTACT: Leslie Grace Casiano, Marketing Communications Manager,
(+33) 4 42 53 60 52, leslie-grace.casiano@atmel.com, or Helen Perlegos, Public
Relations, +1-408-487-2963, hperlegos@atmel.com, both of Atmel Corporation; or
Greg Marek, Vice President of Marketing of Guard ID Systems, Inc.,
+1-650-286-9440, greg@guardid.com

Web site: http://www.atmel.com/
http://www.guardid.com/

Atmel and Telit Revolutionize Machine-to-Machine Communications System Design for Processor-intensive Applications

ROUSSET, France and ROME, April 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- Atmel's AT91SAM9260 ARM9-based Microcontroller Offloads Time-Critical Applications from Second GPRS Processor

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) and Telit Communications PLC (AIM: TCM), an international leader in the field of machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, disclosed today that Telit has been harnessing the expertise of microcontroller leader Atmel for the development of its high-performance M2M modules. The GE863-PRO(3) is the first product in Telit's dual-processor range to feature an Atmel AT91SAM9260 ARM9-based processor running the application in tandem with a dedicated processor for GPRS communication. It provides the extremely high processing power and the flexibility to support today's rapidly changing M2M market that demands more advanced features and more processing power at ever-shorter intervals. Its standard form factor and easy integration make the Telit module particularly attractive for applications such as POS terminals or fleet management. The GE863-PRO(3) has met with tremendous market success since its launch in Q4 2007.

The core of the GE863-PRO(3) is the AT91SAM9260, an ARM9-based embedded processor from Atmel that delivers processing power above 200 MIPS. Whereas in the past just one sub-50 MIPS microcontroller took care of alternate communication and application tasks, the additional AT91SAM9260 processor now controls only real-time applications, while the second GPRS processor handles time-critical GPRS communications transactions.

Advantages for End Users and Systems Integrators. The GE863-PRO(3) is designed as a small footprint platform that can be easily adapted to rapidly changing demand in the M2M market without the need to re-design the hardware. This is assured by a standard form factor, tried-and-tested BGA (Ball Grid Array) assembly and sufficient integrated memory for software applications. It thus facilitates a short time-to-market with a simultaneous reduction in development costs for applications. "By selecting a dual processor approach and using a high performance standard microcontroller supported by an extensive eco-system to run the application layers, integrating future demand becomes less time consuming, lower risk and less costly. With its core values of investment protection, easy integration, high quality and scalability, Telit is focusing precisely on the aspects that will be in the future the key determinants of success in the M2M market," said Jacko Wilbrink, Atmel's ARM(R) Product Marketing Director. "This makes Telit an ideal partner to help us to become established in this market."

Targeted Use through Flexibility. Telit's PRO(3) professional

dual-processor range can be adapted to the particular needs of specialist areas thanks to a number of expansion options. The WiFi add-on WA100-DUAL, for example, facilitates the wireless connections over short distances that are needed for fleet management. Hand-held devices and scanners on the loading ramp can thus transfer information on stock management or facilitate data transfer with lorries.

Stability Thanks to Expert Partners. In view of the company's many years' experience in microcontrollers and its excellent support, Telit has chosen Atmel for close collaboration in product development. Telit has already integrated a previous generation of Atmel's ARM7-based microcontrollers into its products. "The outstanding results of this cooperation and the availability of a high performance ARM9(TM) Embedded Microprocessor in a 10x10 mm BGA package were the foundation of our decision to integrate Atmel's AT91SAM9260 in our PRO(3) professional dual-processor range too," says Dominikus Hierl, President of Telit Wireless Solutions. "The successful launch of the GE863-PRO(3) confirms our decision to continue relying on Atmel processors."

About Atmel

(C) 2008 Atmel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Atmel(R), logo and combinations thereof and others, are registered trademarks or trademarks of Atmel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Telit(R) is a registered trademark of Telit Communications PLC. ARM(R) is a registered trademark of ARM Ltd. Other terms and product names may be trademarks of others.

About Telit

Telit is a leading global wireless technology company. It develops, manufactures and markets GSM/GPRS, UMTS/HSDPA and CDMA/EVDO enterprise communication modules for machine-to-machine (M2M) applications that streamline business processes by enabling machines, devices and vehicles to communicate via mobile networks. Telit's products are sold and deployed worldwide through offices in China, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Korea, Spain, Taiwan, and the USA. Telit Communications PLC is listed on the AIM (Ticker: TCM). For more information about the company, please visit http://www.telit.com.

Atmel Product Information:

Atmel's AT91SAM9260 product information may be retrieved at http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?part_id=3870

Telit Product Information:

For more information about Telit's GE863-PRO(3), see http://www.telit.com/en/products.php?p_id=3&p_ac=show&p=10

Atmel Press Contacts: Peter Bishop, Communications Manager, Atmel Rousset, Europe Tel: +33-(0)4-42-53-61-50, Email: peter.bishop@atmel.com Helen Perlegos, Public Relations Tel: +1-408-487-2963, Email: hperlegos@Atmel.com Telit Press Contacts: Alexander Bufalino, SVP Global Marketing Tel.: +49-160-96-00-46-13, Fax: +49-335-87-45-345, E-mail: alexander.bufalino@telit.com Sebastian Lindner Tel.: +49-89-41-95-99-77, Fax: +49-89-41-95-99-12, E-mail: telit@maisberger.com Web site: http://www.atmel.com http://www.telit.com

Atmel Corporation

Peter Bishop, Communications Manager, of Atmel Rousset, Europe, +33-(0)4-42-53-61-50, peter.bishop@atmel.com, or Helen Perlegos, Public Relations, +1-408-487-2963, hperlegos@Atmel.com, both of Atmel Corporation; or Alexander Bufalino, SVP Global Marketing, +49-160-96-00-46-13, fax +49-335-87-45-345, alexander.bufalino@telit.com, or Sebastian Lindner, +49-89-41-95-99-77, fax +49-89-41-95-99-12, telit@maisberger.com; both of Telit

Simon Tam Returns to Expedia Corporate Travel to Lead Product and Technology InnovationExpedia Corporate Travel names Simon Tam senior vice president of product and technology

BELLEVUE, Wash., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Expedia(R) Corporate Travel ensures its place at the forefront of innovation within the corporate travel industry by bringing Simon Tam on board as senior vice president of product and technology. As a founding member of the Expedia Corporate Travel team, Tam, who worked with the company until early 2006, played a key role in establishing it as the No. 1 full-service corporate travel agency and fifth largest travel management company.

"Simon is a true industry veteran and has been a major contributor to Expedia Corporate Travel from the beginning," says Jean-Pierre Remy, president of Expedia Corporate Travel. "Since launching in 2002, the company has continued to grow at a rapid pace. With Simon as part of the team, we will continue transforming corporate travel while maintaining our leadership position in the industry."

"It's a tremendous opportunity to build upon the success of what we have started," said Tam. "When I look at how far Expedia Corporate Travel has come in such a short time, I cannot help but be proud of the power of our technology and how it enables travel managers to drive, monitor and control their programs. Looking at the 40 percent average online adoption rate in the U.S. corporate travel industry, it's obvious that not only are we leading a revolution by setting the bar at 88 percent across all traveler bookings, but we are pushing to advance self-service booking tools for travelers and travel management."

In his new role Tam will lead the team responsible for product strategy, marketing, management and development, as well as technology direction worldwide. Expedia Corporate Travel's product and technology group will focus its efforts in the following four distinct areas, which are highlighted by several new features announced today:

Expanding Global Footprint

Following its growing presence in Europe and recent entry into China, Expedia Corporate Travel will continue to extend its reach internationally and ensure a consistent, industry-leading technology platform across all regions. Tam will work to build on the company's initial foray into the Asia-Pacific region and ensure that Expedia Corporate Travel continues to grow with its customers as their needs evolve. Customers will now have even more visibility into their global travel spend through enhancements to Expedia Corporate Travel's proprietary global consolidated reporting platform. This platform provides on-demand access to global flight, rail, hotel, car and fee spend, making it easy for travel managers to access all of their data and increase efficiencies and savings.

Empowering Travel Managers with Actionable Information and Insight

The Expedia Corporate Travel platform has been expanded to give travel managers even more control and a deeper level of understanding of their programs through several business intelligence enhancements. New features include the addition of scheduled reports, allowing travel managers to customize and plan the delivery of key business data to promote on-time analysis, and a new "active traveler" report that allows travel managers to have a complete view of upcoming trips in a specific timeframe. DataMinder(TM) is another new tool available that provides travel managers the ability to set and trigger email notifications based on business metrics with the goal of aiding the real-time monitoring of program performance and maximizing the value from preferred supplier contracts.

Investing in Innovation

Tam will play a vital role in establishing a platform for traveler collaboration, continuing the company's efforts to deliver user generated content to business travelers. While the corporate travel industry is only in the early stages of this evolution, Expedia Corporate Travel is uniquely positioned to offer these features through its flexible, proprietary platform and the availability of relevant travel content. By providing tools that will foster deeper connections and sharing information among business travelers, the next wave of business travel presents the opportunity to increase the ease and efficiency of the traveler experience. Additional enhancements also give travelers access to updated itineraries throughout an entire trip, reflecting all flight, hotel and car changes that they have made en-route.

Access to Broader Supply of Inventory

The company continues to make investments in supporting access to a broad range of content that is meaningful to business travelers. These include continued investments in its global air platform that will improve the quality of service for Expedia Corporate Travel customers. Companies will now have the option to allow their business travelers to reserve town cars and limousines while ensuring that they're in accordance with company policy and reflected in spend reporting.

Tam first joined Expedia(R) in 1996 as a primary developer on the American Express/AXI project, which was Expedia's first foray into corporate travel. Since then, he has been credited with launching Expedia's first corporate online booking site, helping Expedia Corporate Travel grow to become a global travel management company.

Prior to re-joining Expedia Corporate Travel, Tam spent the past two years leveraging his business-to-business and e-commerce expertise in advisory and consulting roles with a number of Internet startups. He now returns to his roots to continue driving innovation in corporate travel.

About Expedia Corporate Travel

Expedia Corporate Travel is the No. 1 online corporate travel agency and fifth largest travel management company in the world. As part of Expedia, Inc., , the world's leading online travel company, empowering business and leisure travelers with the tools and information they need to easily research, plan, book and experience travel, Expedia Corporate Travel brings together the best of technology and corporate support in a single- source solution that drives down costs. Business travelers have access to specialized tools, while companies can take advantage of rich management and reporting features.

Expedia, Expedia Corporate Travel and DataMinder 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.

Expedia Corporate Travel

CONTACT: Jordan Rittenberry of Edelman, +1-312-233-1226,
jordan.rittenberry@edelman.com, for Expedia Corporate Travel

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Autodesk Joins Citrix Alliance Program and Announces AutoCAD Map 3D Software Is 'Citrix Ready'Citrix XenApp Application Virtualization System Lets AutoCAD(R) Map 3D Software Customers More Easily Create, Deploy and Manage Geospatial Software Solutions in a Citrix Environment

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In a move to provide its AutoCAD Map 3D customers with increased data privacy, lower cost deployment, and centralized software management, Autodesk, Inc. today announced it has joined the Citrix(R) Alliance Program. In addition, Autodesk announced it has completed verification testing of its AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 software with Citrix XenApp(TM) through the Citrix Ready(TM) program. The Citrix Ready designation identifies products that are compatible with a Citrix application delivery environment, thus simplifying the software selection process for Citrix users and allowing them to now deploy AutoCAD Map 3D. Since AutoCAD Map 3D users' data will now reside on Citrix servers, Autodesk customers can expect increased security, reduced hardware costs and, ultimately, increased ROI up to 30 percent.

The Citrix Alliance Program, a key component of the Citrix Partner Program, is an extensive ecosystem of more than 1,800 software and hardware manufacturers and service providers who complement and extend the Citrix Application Delivery Infrastructure.

"Some of the largest telecommunications firms, power utilities and government agencies are Citrix users and they need an easy and cost effective way to deliver and leverage AutoCAD Map 3D across their organizations, regardless of location, device or network connection," said Lisa Campbell, vice president, geospatial solutions, Autodesk. "Our participation in the Citrix Ready program means our customers can now virtually create, deploy and manage their geospatial software solutions from a Citrix environment."

Citrix XenApp, an end-to-end application delivery system, provides a more secure environment to deliver AutoCAD Map 3D across the enterprise without sacrificing performance or functionality. As an industry-proven application virtualization system, Citrix XenApp helps further reduce IT management costs and increases data security and regulatory compliance by centralizing application processing and administration in the data center.

"We significantly enhanced Citrix XenApp to virtualize and deliver high-performance graphics-intensive applications like AutoCAD Map 3D,"said David Roussain, vice president, Application Virtualization Group at Citrix Systems. "As a market leader in 2D and 3D digital design, Autodesk's verification work completed through our Citrix Ready program is an important step that enables its customers to deliver their AutoCAD Map 3D applications to any user in any location using Citrix XenApp."

By completing verification testing with XenApp, Autodesk joins a growing network of independent software vendors who have verified their products with the Citrix Application Delivery Infrastructure. Citrix Ready has been designed to recognize and highlight Citrix alliance partner products that add the greatest value to Citrix application delivery infrastructure solutions. By utilizing the Citrix Ready verification process, Autodesk and Citrix help mutual customers select and deploy the best solutions for their enterprises.

AutoCAD Map 3D

AutoCAD(R) Map 3D software is the leading engineering platform for creating and managing spatial data. Bridging the gap between CAD and GIS, AutoCAD Map 3D provides direct access to the leading data formats used in design and GIS. AutoCAD Map 3D enables the use of AutoCAD software tools for maintaining a broad variety of geospatial information and allows design processes to integrate GIS functions in a single environment for more efficient workflows. The results are better designs, increased productivity, and better data quality.

Citrix Ready AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 is available now. For more information, go to http://www.autodesk.com/citrix

About Autodesk

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

*Free products are subject to the terms and conditions of the end-user license agreement that accompanies download of the software.

Autodesk and AutoCAD are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other countries. Citrix, Citrix XenApp(TM) and Citrix Ready are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, and may be registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this document.

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toni.cole@edelman.com, for Autodesk

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

Oracle Introduces In-Memory Database Cache Option for Oracle(R) Database Enterprise EditionOracle In-Memory Database Cache Option Enables Customers and Partners to Significantly Improve Application Response Times and Throughput

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

-- Oracle today announced the availability of Oracle(R) In-Memory Database Cache, a new option for Oracle Database Enterprise Edition. -- Based on the Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database, the new option delivers a real-time, dynamic, updatable cache for frequently accessed data in the Oracle Database. By caching performance-critical subsets of an Oracle Database in main memory in the application tier, the software dramatically reduces application response times and increases throughput by relying on memory-optimized algorithms and avoiding communication delays between computers and processes. -- For performance-critical applications in industries such as communications, financial services, and defense, the Oracle In-Memory Database Cache option delivers application response times in the microseconds by bringing the frequently accessed data closer to the application, and by executing SQL requests in the TimesTen In-Memory Database. -- The new Oracle In-Memory Database Cache option is compatible and integrated with Oracle Database Enterprise Edition, including Oracle Real Application Clusters, and also supports Oracle Enterprise Manager, Oracle SQL Developer, and components of Oracle Fusion Middleware such as Oracle Application Server, Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle TopLink. -- The Oracle In-Memory Database Cache option, which includes the TimesTen In-Memory Database, Replication -- TimesTen to TimesTen, and Cache Connect to Oracle, is priced at $36,000 per processor. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020718/ORCLLOGO) Supporting Quotes

"Oracle Database customers can expect to benefit from the increased performance and throughput of real-time applications with the use of the Oracle In-Memory Database Cache," said William Hardie, vice president of Database Product Marketing, Oracle. "This new option is well integrated with the Oracle Database and will help Oracle Database customers meet their extreme application performance needs as well as reduce development time."

Supporting Resources Webcast Using Oracle TimesTen to Accelerate Oracle Database Webcast: http://searchoracle.bitpipe.com/data/document.do?res_id=1173362470_27 Related Resources Overview of Oracle In-Memory Database Cache option: http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/timesten/imdb_cache/index.html Overview of Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database: http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/timesten/index.html Download a free, evaluation version of Oracle In-Memory Database Cache: http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/timesten/index.html Terms, conditions and restrictions apply. About Oracle Database 11g

Oracle Database is the only database designed for grid computing. With more than 400 new features, 36,000 person-months of development, and 15 million test hours, Oracle Database 11g is making the management of enterprise information easier than ever, enabling customers to know more about their business and innovate more quickly. Oracle Database 11g delivers superior performance, scalability, availability, security and ease of management on a low-cost grid of industry standard storage and servers.

About Oracle

Oracle is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com/.

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Teri Whitaker, +1-650-506-9914, teri.whitaker@oracle.com, both of Oracle

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

ESS Technology, Inc. Announces Receipt of Letters From NASDAQ

FREMONT, Calif., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ESS Technology, Inc. previously announced on March 26, 2008 that Mr. Bruce J. Alexander, a member of ESS Technology's board of directors and audit committee, passed away on March 25, 2008. As a result of Mr. Alexander's death, ESS Technology's audit committee currently consists of only two members, Peter T. Mok and Alfred J. Stein. Nasdaq's Marketplace Rule 4350(d)(2)(A) requires each listed issuer to have an audit committee that consists of at least three independent members, and, as a result, the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications department sent a deficiency letter to ESS Technology informing it that ESS Technology was no longer in compliance with Nasdaq's audit committee requirement. Under Marketplace Rule 4350, ESS Technology was given until September 22, 2008 to add a third independent member to its audit committee in order to regain compliance. ESS Technology initiated a search to fill that position soon after Mr. Alexander's death, and expects to make an appointment on or prior to the deadline date, or to not replace Mr. Alexander and instead consummate a merger with Imperium Master Fund, Ltd. ("Imperium") prior to such deadline date. ESS Technology previously announced that on February 21, 2008, ESS Technology, Echo Technology (Delaware), Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of ESS Technology, Semiconductor Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Imperium, and Echo Mergerco, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Imperium entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") pursuant to which the Company is expected to be acquired by an affiliate of Imperium.

In addition, with respect to the previously disclosed deficiency letter the Company received from The Nasdaq Stock Market, Listing Qualifications department notifying the Company that it had not complied with the requirement to hold its annual shareholders' meeting in 2007, on April 2, 2008, the Company received a letter from the Nasdaq Office of General Counsel informing the Company that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel has determined to continue listing the Company's common stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market so long as the Company shall inform the Nasdaq Hearings Panel on or before May 30, 2008 that the Company has solicited proxies and held its 2007 annual shareholders' meeting. The Company intends to hold its next annual shareholders' meeting as soon as possible, but cannot guarantee that the meeting will be held on or before May 30, 2008. In light of this uncertainty, the Company intends to appeal the Nasdaq Hearings Panel's decision to the Nasdaq Listing and Hearing Review Council, although there is no guarantee that this additional appeal process will further stay the delisting.

About ESS Technology

ESS Technology, Inc. designs and markets high-performance digital video processors for the consumer market.

ESS, headquartered in Fremont, California, has R&D, sales, and technical support offices worldwide. ESS Technology's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "ESST". ESS Technology's web site address is: http://www.esstech.com/.

The matters discussed in this news release include certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the uncertainty associated with the conditions to the closing of our merger transaction with Imperium, and the other risks detailed from time to time in the SEC reports of ESS Technology, including the reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K (if any) which we incorporate by reference. Examples of forward-looking statements include statements regarding the closing of our merger transaction with Imperium. These forward-looking statements are based on management's estimates, projections and assumptions as of the date hereof and include the assumptions that underlie such statements. Forward-looking statements may contain words such as "will", "expect", "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "plan", "should", other comparable terminology or the negative of these terms. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

ESS Technology, Inc.

CONTACT: Investor Relations of ESS Technology, Inc., +1-510-492-1180; or
Rebecca Mack of Bergman Mack & Associates, +1-949-981-4496,
rebecca@bergmanmack.com, for ESS Technology, Inc.

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

Amnesty International USA Doubles Online Donations With Interwoven OptimostEffectiveness of Website Optimization Nets Surprising Results

LOS ANGELES, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FORRESTER MARKETING FORUM 2008 -- With its incredibly limited online budget, Amnesty International USA relies on five staff to manage its entire online presence. With so few resources, the organization decided it could not afford to rely on best guesses anymore when creating donations forms.

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Amnesty International USA selected the Interwoven Multivariable Optimization solution, powered by Interwoven Optimost, to optimize amnestyusa.org to increase overall donations. The Interwoven Multivariable Optimization solution can create, test and optimize, virtually limitless permutations of Web copy, offers, and layouts that determine the customer buying experience and the journey from browsing to checkout.

In October, Amnesty International began running vigorous testing of their email marketing landing pages and conducted optimization experiments against their primary donation and search landing pages. The goal was to materially improve donation page completion rates (DPCR) from their email appeals. Results from these tests include:

-- More than doubling donation page completion rates vs. the prior year from 16% to 34% -- Netting an additional $128,000 due to the higher conversion rates in just December 2007 alone -- Increasing the return on investment for their search keyword program from 6:1 to over 10:1

The Amnesty International team discovered that very small changes could make a huge impact. For instance, simplifying a donation form by one or two fields improved conversion rates by 30-40 percent; changing the placement or color of "submit" or "donate" buttons resulted in as much as a 20 percent increase in conversions. The results of making the adjustments to the site indicated by their testing contributed greatly to Amnesty's hugely successful year-end fundraising campaign.

"Intuitively I knew that small changes could make a difference, but I was surprised at how substantial an improvement those simple adjustments actually made. Before using Interwoven, we had no way of gathering this data which really meant we were flying blind," said Steve Daigneault, managing director of Internet communications at Amnesty International USA. "Using Interwoven, we have been able to optimize key areas of our online presence without having to invest in a complete overhaul of our site. This has been a very exciting project for a non-profit, where we have a very small staff and an even smaller budget. It feels great to achieve such success with a relatively minimal investment."

"We are proud to be working closely with one of the world's leading human rights organizations to optimize their online fundraising efforts and make the most of their limited resources," said Seth Rosenblatt, vice president of product marketing at Interwoven. "As Amnesty discovered, multivariable testing can have a profound impact on transforming an organization's Web presence, maximizing the impact of its online investment, optimizing its resources, and converting browsers to donors."

About the Interwoven Multivariable Optimization Solution

The Interwoven Multivariable Optimization solution, delivered via a software-as-a-service model, helps companies with one of their biggest challenges: creating a compelling, engaging, and relevant online experience that delivers measurable business results. The solution optimizes virtually every online marketing element including landing pages, registration pages, shopping carts, credit card pages, banner ads, email creatives, and Web applications as well as every content type within them, including headlines, copy, forms, images, and rich media. By exposing different combinations of content to different visitors and then measuring visitors' actions, the Interwoven Multivariable Optimization solution can identify the most compelling combination of content and layout. Organizations can then offer the most effective presentation to visitors.

To learn more about the Interwoven Multivariable Optimization solution, please visit http://www.interwoven.com/optimost.

About Amnesty International

We are people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights. Our purpose is to protect people wherever justice, freedom, truth and dignity are denied. We investigate and expose abuses, educate and mobilize the public, and help transform societies to create a safer, more just world. We received the Nobel Peace Prize for our life-saving work.

With more than 2.2 million supporters, activists and volunteers in over 150 countries, and complete independence from government, corporate or national interests, we work to protect human rights worldwide. Our vision is of a world in which every person -- regardless of race, religion, gender, or ethnicity -- enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards.

Founded in 1961, our organization has campaigned successfully in recent years for the International Criminal Court and a UN Torture Treaty. Through our research and action, governments have been persuaded to stop human rights violations and change their laws and practices. Death sentences have been commuted. Torturers have been brought to justice. And prisoners of conscience have been released.

About Interwoven

Interwoven, is a global leader in content management solutions. Interwoven's software and services enable organizations to maximize online business performance and organize, find, and govern business content. Interwoven solutions unlock the value of content by delivering the right content to the right person in the right context at the right time. Over 4,200 of the world's leading companies, professional services firms, and governments have chosen Interwoven, including adidas, Airbus, Avaya, BT, Cisco, Citi, Delta Air Lines, DLA Piper, FedEx, Grant Thornton, Hilton Hotels, Hong Kong Trade and Development Council, HSBC, LexisNexis, MasterCard, Microsoft, Samsung, Shell, Qantas Airways, Tesco, Virgin Mobile, and White & Case. Over 20,000 developers and over 300 partners enrich and extend Interwoven's offerings. To learn more about Interwoven, please visit http://www.interwoven.com/.

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CONTACT: Danielle Hamel of Interwoven, Inc., +1-408-953-7251,
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Datasul Fleet Management Is the 800th Application on Salesforce.com's AppExchange - Major Milestone for Software-as-a-Service and Platform-as-a-Service IndustryBuilt and delivered natively on Force.com, Datasul Fleet Management showcases power of Platform-as-a-Service for business applicationsForce.com Platform-as-a-Service and AppExchange marketplace provide application development and distribution capabilities so developers and partners can focus on innovation, not infrastructureAppExchange economy continues its rapid expansion - now more than 42,000 application installs by thousands of customers worldwide

SAN FRANCISCO, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Salesforce.com , the market and technology leader in Software-as-a-Service and Platform-as-a-Service, and Datasul, the leading Brazilian multinational provider of integrated management software solutions, today announced that Datasul Fleet Management solution is the 800th application live on the AppExchange marketplace at http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange, and is the first Brazilian SaaS application. Built natively on salesforce.com's Force.com Platform, Datasul Fleet Management gives customers complete corporate fleet control and management of proprietary or third-party vehicles.

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"Software-as-a-Service and Platform-as-a-Service allows developers to focus on innovation, not infrastructure, leading to the rapid creation of more than 800 applications on the AppExchange," said Clarence So, CMO, salesforce.com. "With Force.com Platform-as-a-Service, we are seeing powerful new on-demand applications built and run natively on our service and distributed through the AppExchange. We are thrilled to work with Datasul to deliver their Fleet Management application on Force.com, and make it available to customers worldwide through the AppExchange."

"Salesforce.com's Force.com platform gives us 100 percent of the application development power we need, entirely as a service on the Internet, so we don't have to manage and maintain any software infrastructure," said Nei Tremarin, Business Development Manager for Datasul. "We were able to bring our Fleet Management application to market on Force.com many times faster than if we had built it as a client-server application. Our customers will be delighted to have access to this powerful solution for corporate fleet and vehicle management -- delivered completely as a service via the Internet."

The Force.com Platform: Create and Run Any Application On-Demand

Salesforce.com's Force.com Platform-as-a-Service provides the building blocks necessary to develop any kind of business application, simple or sophisticated -- and automatically deploy them as a service to small teams or entire enterprises. By replacing the cost and complexity of software platforms with a complete, scalable service, Force.com provides developers the fastest path to turn ideas into business impact. The Force.com PaaS encompasses a complete feature set for the creation of business applications, including the ability to create any database on demand, a workflow engine for managing collaboration between users, the Apex Code programming language for building complex logic, the Force.com Web Services API for programmatic access, mash-ups, and integration with other applications and data, Visualforce for a framework to build any User-Interface-as-a-Service, and now Force.com Development-as-a-Service to provide a comprehensive set of tools and services for developers, partners and customers.

Datasul Fleet Management

Datasul Fleet Management is an innovative SaaS solution built on Force.com that allows complete corporate fleet control and management of proprietary or third-party vehicles. Trucks, buses, utility vehicles, forklifts, tractors and other vehicles are managed in a unique and integrated manner using advanced management resources to track and monitor vehicle fuel consumption, maintenance, rates and tire wear. The solution's managerial indicators stream line client fleet maintenance, guaranteeing decreased fleet costs and increased fleet availability.

With Datasul Fleet Management, a company can identify fleet management indicators in real time. Fuel consumption/cost, preventive/corrective tire maintenance and other fleet expense data are displayed in real time. The solution is ideal for companies seeking management efficiency of their vehicle, truck, bus, tractor and motorized equipment fleets and can be adapted to any need and operation model. Datasul Fleet Management helps customers:

* Identify fuel consumption positives and critical situations by vehicle, driver, route, and period activity for improved consumption averages * Schedule and perform preventive and corrective maintenance * Provide actual versus budgeted maintenance cost comparisons * Manage vehicle warranty maintenance services * Record various vehicle-related expenses.

Fleet Management solution is able to be integrated to tracking and vehicle surveillance devices as well as with electronic fuel pumps.

For more information please visit the Datasul Fleet Management listing on the AppExchange.

Force.com Platform and the AppExchange

Force.com (http://www.force.com/) reinvents the traditional development, deployment and distribution of any business application with platform-as-a-service. Developers, customers and partners can use Force.com to easily create a new generation of on-demand applications and deploy them worldwide as a service. Force.com allows applications to be easily shared, exchanged and installed with a few simple clicks via salesforce.com's AppExchange marketplace, enabling all the innovation that Force.com unleashes to be easily distributed to the entire on-demand community.

The AppExchange economy continues to expand, with thousands of customers installing applications via the AppExchange. Customers of all sizes can quickly and easily extend Salesforce with additional on-demand business applications available on the AppExchange, found at http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange/.

About Datasul

Datasul is a Brazilian multinational which has pioneered development and sales of integrated software solutions, with 30 years' market experience. It is the leading national supplier of end to end systems for the large and medium-sized companies segment, with a 18.7% market share. The company's business model is structured on a franchise system, comprising the corporation and its subsidiaries, 9 development franchises (FDES) and 53 distribution franchises (FDIS). The Datasul portfolio includes ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), solutions for HCM (Human Capital Management), BI (Business Intelligence), ECM (Enterprise Content Management), B2B (Business to Business) and CRM (Customer Relationship Management). The company also offers outsourcing, corporate education, fiscal solutions and systems for verticals such as financial services, agribusiness and healthcare industries.

The company employs 3.4 thousand professionals -- including the teams from recently acquired companies such as Informenge, Meya Argentina and Brazil, Proxima, Ilog, YMF, Soft Team, Gens, and Tools -- with operations in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Mexico serving a contingent of 3.233 customers. The company is also developing technology partnerships with major global players, including Adobe, IBM, Microsoft and Progress and is listed on the Sao Paulo stock exchange, Bovespa, in the New Market sector, which places a greater emphasis on corporate governance practices, trading under the "DSUL3" ticker.

About salesforce.com

Salesforce.com is the market and technology leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). The company's portfolio of SaaS applications, including its award-winning CRM, available at http://www.salesforce.com/products/, has revolutionized the ways that customers manage and share business information over the Internet. The company's Force.com PaaS enables customers, developers and partners to build powerful on-demand applications that deliver the benefits of multi-tenancy across the enterprise. Applications built on the Force.com platform, available at http://www.force.com/, can be easily shared, exchanged and installed with a few simple clicks via salesforce.com's AppExchange marketplace available at http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange/.

As of January 31, 2008, salesforce.com manages customer information for approximately 41,000 customers including ABN AMRO, Dow Jones Newswires, Japan Post, Kaiser Permanente, KONE, Sprint Nextel, and SunTrust Banks. Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase salesforce.com applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available. Salesforce.com has headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CRM". For more information please visit http://www.salesforce.com/, or call 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE.

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BEA Systems Releases Platform for Enterprise Social ComputingBEA AquaLogic(R) User Interaction Release Designed to Drive New Modes of Collaboration, Improved Productivity and Participation

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BEA Systems today announced the major release of its BEA AquaLogic(R) User Interaction suite of products, including new versions of BEA AquaLogic(R) Interaction, BEA AquaLogic(R) Interaction Collaboration and BEA AquaLogic(R) Analytics. As more and more enterprises seek to enhance existing portal deployments and stale intranets with Web 2.0 capabilities, these new releases are designed to help companies deliver innovative new workplace strategies via BEA's cross-platform web suite. With the new BEA AquaLogic(R) User Interaction release, customers can create richer, more interactive profile pages, deliver infinitely customizable user experiences and multi-channel interfaces, leverage full RSS capabilities, and enable dynamic human networks to create social applications that enhance worker productivity, group collaboration and community innovation. For more information on how BEA AquaLogic(R) User Interaction products can be leveraged for enterprise social computing, please visit http://www.bea.com/alui.

The March of Dimes, the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health, selected BEA AquaLogic(R) User Interaction as an organization-wide framework for its employees, partners and end-users to create and share information in the pursuit of improving the health of newborns and infants.

"Today, we are embracing new innovations in portal, collaboration and Web 2.0 technologies to help us achieve our mission of improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality," said Paul Tominsky, director of enterprise portal/knowledge management at March of Dimes. "By empowering our employees, volunteers, educators, outreach workers and advocates with greater control and flexibility over how information in our organization is used and shared through our portal platform, we hope to achieve a more active user community, and improved collaboration and sharing of enterprise knowledge through the deployment of BEA AquaLogic(R) User Interaction."

American Diabetes Association (ADA) is the nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. It selected BEA AquaLogic(R) User Interaction to help provide a readily accessible, cross-functional platform for capturing, finding and sharing information and services through the Web that staff and volunteers need to do their job and fulfill the ADA mission.

"ADA initially deployed its portal, MyADA, to 900 staff nationwide in 2006. After witnessing the revolutionary impact of Web 2.0 companies on the consumer Web, we were ready to begin adopting these principles in the enterprise," said Rob Cork, director, internal and volunteer communications at American Diabetes Association. "Portals tend to be the leading vehicles for the implementation of Web 2.0 and enterprise social computing because of their rich user interface and interactive capabilities. We are in our initial planning stages and will use BEA AquaLogic(R) User Interaction as the starting point for our foray into MyADA 2.0 for our staff and volunteers."

BEA AquaLogic Interaction 6.5 Debuts

The new release of BEA AquaLogic(R) Interaction 6.5 delivers the industry's first full-fledged social computing platform, with a variety of new features that can help users harness the implicit interactions of day-to-day business -- project updates, new documents, process steps, key relationships, expertise, data changes in underlying systems -- that are often shared inefficiently through email. The release also introduces improved usability designed to empower knowledge workers to more easily share community information, find specific expertise and communicate more flexibly, by providing tools that are user-driven and community-centric, and by immersing users in a highly flexible collaborative experience bolstered by desktop, RSS and Web-based tools.

New features include: -- Social profile pages: energized end-user profile pages, with new features that are designed to allow users to communicate their status and enable social networking and activity-sharing; -- ActivityService(TM) and new extensibility points for harvesting user interactions: a new REST-based API designed to allow systems to publish activity updates to a centralized service that can render those updates in end-user profile pages; -- Comprehensive RSS production and consumption: a comprehensive notification and subscription service that supports RSS generation to track new activity on common objects, as well as immediate or summary email updates. Additionally, the release features an RSS crawler, to import content into the search index and knowledge management framework via RSS; -- Additional usability improvements: these include human readable URLs, one-click page creation and edit menus, simplified wizard menus and more; -- Infrastructure improvements: these include support for .Net Framework 2.0 and IBM DB2 Portals and Collaboration: A New Way to Work Together

Portals continue to be an effective vehicle for increasing employee productivity and collaboration, and companies naturally turn to portals to enhance external collaboration between partners and customers. BEA AquaLogic(R) Interaction Collaboration 4.5 can help employees, customers and partners work together via the Web easily and efficiently. Users can share and manage documents and project information, engage in online discussions, and coordinate through notifications and synchronized calendars. BEA AquaLogic(R) Interaction Collaboration 4.5 extends these capabilities with enhanced notification options, deeper Microsoft Office integration, enhanced metadata support and general infrastructure enhancements.

New features include: -- Enhanced notifications: a centralized notification and subscription service designed to extend email notification by allowing users to generate secure, personal RSS feeds, tracking activity on projects, documents, discussions and task lists; -- Improved MS Office integration: the release features a new Microsoft Office Ribbon plug-in, which allows editing and managing project documents directly from within Microsoft Office applications; -- User interface improvements: with support for drag-and-drop design of project overview pages and new modules for images and announcements; Making Metrics and Usage Real-Time

An analytics tool for monitoring portal, Web application and enterprise mashups is critical in helping to maximize return on investment. BEA AquaLogic(R) Analytics 2.1 is designed to allow customers to determine how effectively people are using content, applications and information to collaborate and complete business tasks together using their deployed Web applications, portals and enterprise mashups.

New features include: -- Collector clustering and failover: supports clustering of any number of usage activity collectors, and built-in fault-tolerance; -- Remote query API: a SOAP-based export API that developers can use to extract data from the Analytics collector and visualize that data in third-party tools; -- Improved global filters: provide more granular activity reporting;

"Over the years, our portal customers have seen many benefits from using BEA's portal technology, including increased employee productivity and efficiency, reduced support and service costs, increased customer loyalty, consolidation of IT infrastructure, and lower operational costs via reduction in paper-based or manual processes," said Mark Carges, executive vice president at BEA Systems. "Now with innovative new social computing and Web 2.0 capabilities added to our portal platform, portals are once again being considered a leading vehicle for new modes of enterprise collaboration, productivity and participation."

About BEA

BEA Systems, Inc. is a world leader in enterprise infrastructure software. Information about how BEA is enabling customers to transform their business by building a Liquid Enterprise(TM) can be found at http://www.bea.com/.

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PEER 1 Contest Eases IT Growing PainsBig Room Studios Wins 12 Months of Free Managed Hosting, Just in Time for Needed Expansion

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PEER 1, a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, has announced the winner of its Growing Pains Free Hosting Contest, with a prize of 12 months of free managed hosting, valued at more than $2400. Tim Mateosian, co-founder of Big Room Studios, has won a managed hosting server, which includes 1 TB of monthly data transfer and bi-weekly vulnerability scans. The open contest received more than 1,000 online entries from viewers of the premier episode of "Growing Pains," the company's humorous video-short series (http://www.peer1.com/growingpains/index.php?play).

"The best thing about this contest is that it truly helps Tim solve his IT 'growing pains' and expand his business," said Rajan Sodhi, vice president of marketing at PEER 1. "Business and tech managers go through many IT challenges as their online demands grow. Sharing their stories in entertaining ways can help others navigate the complexities of running an online business."

Headquartered in Portland, Maine, Big Room Studios (http://www.bigroomstudios.com/) specializes in offering combined online services, which primarily include web and print design, web development and IT support and consulting. Started in 2002 by Mateosian and his brother, the company now has clients throughout North America and the UK.

Mateosian has been a PEER 1 customer for nearly six years and has worked in the hosting industry for more than 10 years. He has always loved computers and technology and started in the industry as a hosting reseller. The business grew to include advanced web solutions when his brother, a talented programmer, joined and created a web framework for the firm. PEER 1's self- managed hosting is the ideal solution for this kind of programming, since the Mateosian brothers require more control over the server environment in order to run their web solutions.

"I am excited about winning the managed hosting contest. This is extremely good timing since our company is growing quickly and we were planning on expanding anyway," said Mateosian. "And I have never won anything before!"

PEER 1 will be holding a new contest, calling for contestants to create and upload their own "growing pains" video, in conjunction with the upcoming second episode of "Growing Pains" due out in May.

About PEER 1

PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 9,000 customers. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions to ensure customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. Serving a variety of companies, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX.

For more information visit: http://www.peer1.com/.

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Black Dragon Testing of the NetDragon Game 'Heroes of Might and Magic Online' Started on 30 March

HONG KONG, April 8, 2008 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- One of the leading game developers and operators in the PRC, NetDragon Websoft Inc. ("NetDragon" or the "Company", with its subsidiary collectively the "Group"; stock code: 8288.HK) has announced that on 30 March 2008, it officially started its black dragon testing client of the game "Heroes of Might and Magic Online", which is to be launched in 2008.

"Heroes of Might and Magic Online" is a 2.5D MMORPG. This game is being developed based on the well-known PC game "Heroes of Might and Magic", licensed to the Group by UBISOFT. The game is set in a virtual medieval-style heroic fantasy world, where players control a virtual hero who leads an army. By capturing towns, players can also engage extra armies to help them in their conquests. The Group offers players a number of different 'virtual items' for use in the game, including various virtual weapons and game maps.

Mr. Liu Dejian, Chairman and Executive Director of NetDragon, commented, "The game is targeted at existing "Heroes of Might and Magic" PC game players worldwide, together with players who prefer strategic games. We expect the game to be launched in the second quarter of 2008, and believe it will trigger new experiences to players."

About NetDragon Websoft Inc.

NetDragon Websoft Inc. is one of the leading online game developers and operators in the PRC. The Group's portfolio consists of a range of MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games) that cater to various types of players and gaming preferences. The Group has successfully developed and marketed many popular online games in various styles. Its current offerings include the games Eudemons Online, Conquer Online, Zero Online, Tou Ming Zhuang Online, Era of Faith, and Monster & Me. The games are available in six languages, including English, French and Spanish. The Group also has three developing games in the pipeline, namely Heroes of Might and Magic Online, Way of the Five, and Tian Yuan. NetDragon was listed on the GEM board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong on 2 November 2007 (Stock Code: 8288.HK).

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Gameloft Brings Brain Challenge to Your Nokia N-Gage DeviceYour Nokia Device Can Now Be Your Best Partner for Stimulating Your Neurons

PARIS, April 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gameloft(R), recently named the world's leading publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones, announced today that they are releasing Brain Challenge to the Nokia N-Gage platform available immediately at http://www.n-gage.com/. Players can exercise their brain by playing mini-games without pain, stress or boredom directly through an N-Gage compatible device, such as the Nokia N81 and Nokia N95 8GB.

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Brain Challenge consists of 12 different, entertaining activities covering four categories. The categories, which include Memory, Visual, Logic and Math will help to train certain areas of brain activity.

Two different modes of play provide players with options in using the game. In the Daily Test mode, players can play a randomly chosen exercise from each of the four categories. In this mode, the game can automatically adjust the level of difficulty based on a player's brain activity performance. In the Training mode, players can choose the exercises and level of difficulty they wish to work on, based on their abilities and needs.

Brain Challenge makes it easy for players to track their progress with its simple, but detailed scoring system, which evaluates the level of brain activity.

"With Nokia's breakthroughs in ergonomics, ease of use and technical support, a new generation of games is coming into play, said Michel Guillemot, president, Gameloft. "The user-friendly interface and simple rules of Brain Challenge in the N-Gage platform allows both novice and experienced players of all ages the ability to grasp the game quickly and easily."

Brain Challenge is scheduled for release on April 7, 2008.

Gameloft is the leading international publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones. Established in 1999, it has emerged as one of the top innovators in its field. The company creates games for mobile handsets equipped with Java, Brew or Symbian technology. The total number of games-enabled handsets is anticipated to exceed four billion units in 2011.

Partnership agreements with leading licensors and sports personalities such as Ubisoft Entertainment, Universal Pictures, ABC, Dreamworks Animations SKG, Endemol, 20th Century Fox, Viacom, Sony Pictures, Touchtone Television, Warner Bros., FifPro, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Paris Hilton, Gus Hansen, Kobe Bryant, Derek Jeter, Reggie Bush, Llewton Hewitt, Jonny Wilkinson or Robinho allow Gameloft to form strong relationships with international brands. In addition to the partnerships, Gameloft owns and operates titles such as Block Breaker Deluxe, Asphalt: Urban GT and New York Nights.

Through agreements with major telephone wireless carriers, handset manufacturers, specialized distributors and its online shop, Gameloft has a distribution network in over 80 plus countries.

Gameloft has worldwide offices in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Montreal, Mexico, Buenos Aires, Paris, London, Cologne, Vienna, Milan, Madrid, Lisbon, Copenhagen, Warsaw, New Delhi, Seoul, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney. Gameloft is listed on Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA)

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Hughes to Provide Distance Learning Network for the Government Education and Training Program

GERMANTOWN, Md., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite network solutions and services, today announced it has been issued $2.6M in task orders by the Defense Information Systems Agency and other participating government agencies to provide Digital Compressed Satellite Services (DCSS) for the Government Education and Training Network (GETN). This effort is through the U.S. General Services Administration's SATCOM-II vehicle and is anticipated to be a multi- million dollar effort. These task orders have a minimum one-year period of performance in addition to four option years, not to exceed November 1, 2012.

In this effort, Hughes will provide an audio and video communications network for broadcast training to GETN students in decentralized locations across the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, and the Caribbean. The Hughes network solution will utilize broadband satellite Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) systems to broadcast compressed digital video and audio distance learning programs; support viewer response systems, including audio conferencing and integrated voice and data response systems; and also address agency-specific needs such as interactive television, streaming video to the desktop, large file transfers, and encrypted video capabilities. The Hughes team in support of GETN includes Technicolor Enterprise Services, part of the Technicolor Services Division of Thomson that specializes in custom media distribution networks for business television, interactive distance learning and out-of-home advertising, such as digital signage.

"GETN's mission is to provide its user agencies with a cost-effective and efficient means to distribute training and education nationwide," said Tony Bardo, assistant vice president of government services at Hughes. "We look forward to supporting the needs of the GETN program-leveraging our heritage as the leading provider of broadband satellite networks and services to deliver cutting-edge distance learning and business IPTV solutions."

GETN is a network of Federal agencies using a common satellite carrier for an interoperable, interactive network that enables user agencies to share distance learning programs using common facilities. GETN utilizes 12 digital Ku-band satellite uplink broadcast centers reaching over 2,300 fixed dish downlink sites.

GETN user agencies include the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute, Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Park Service, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

About Hughes Network Systems

Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) is the global leader in providing broadband satellite networks and services for large enterprises, governments, small businesses, and consumers. HughesNet(R) encompasses all broadband solutions and managed services from Hughes, bridging the best of satellite and terrestrial technologies. Hughes has shipped more than 1.5 million systems to customers in over 100 countries. Its broadband satellite products are based on global standards approved by the TIA, ETSI and ITU standards organizations, including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A and GMR-1.

Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes maintains sales and support offices worldwide. Hughes is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Communications, Inc. . For additional information, please visit http://www.hughes.com/.

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Texas Instruments recognizes top suppliers with award for exceptional service and supportSEA program honors supplier contributions that have been vital to TI customer success

DALLAS, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced 15 recipients of the company's 2007 Supplier Excellence Award (SEA). The winners, selected from across TI's worldwide supplier base of over 14,000 companies, were evaluated on a number of areas, including cost, environmental responsibility, technology, responsiveness, assurance of supply and quality -- along with overall performance and contributions that help TI better serve its customers.

"Our suppliers play a vital role in TI's commitment to solving customer problems, and the SEA program is an opportunity for us to recognize those across our global supply chain that meet the highest standards of excellence," said Rob Simpson, vice president, Worldwide Procurement and Logistics, TI. "We're very proud of our SEA recipients and appreciate the continued value they deliver to TI and its customers."

The 2007 TI Supplier Excellence Award winners include: Company Product or Service Eagle Test Systems Automated test equipment FMC Corporation Hydrogen peroxide Hamada Heavy Industries Ltd. Silicon reclaim wafers Kinpo Electronics, Inc. Electronic products for education Kintetsu World Express, Inc. Global freight forwarding KSW Microtec AG Electronic inlays LTX Corporation Automated test equipment Marsh Inc. Risk management consulting and insurance brokerage services Rokko Systems Pte Ltd Auto sawing and sorting system Siltronic AG Silicon wafers Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. Photomask Semiconductor Solutions Division UGL Unicco Turnkey service and maintenance at TI's DMOS6 facility Unimicron Technology Corporation Rigid Substrate Varian Semiconductor Equipment Capital equipment and spares Associates, Inc. Ward North American Global relocation

Since 1983, TI has honored businesses that provide exemplary service through the SEA program. Given annually, the awards are a key vehicle for communicating TI's standards and expectations for suppliers as it strives to deliver solutions and service that help solve problems integral to customer success. In the coming weeks TI will present the award to each supplier at their individual place of business to personally recognize the contribution and performance of their employees.

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/

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Xilinx at NAB 2008Xilinx at the Heart of Innovation in Broadcast ApplicationsWhat: Xilinx demonstrates programmable broadcast solutions at NABWhere: Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada Booth #SU9926When: April 14 - 17, 2008Exhibits: Monday, April 14 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday, April 15 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday, April 16 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, April 17 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. today announced that its industry-leading programmable logic solutions for enabling broadcast applications will be showcased at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Conference from April 14 through 17 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO) Xilinx Demonstrations -- Booth #SU9926

Xilinx will conduct live demonstrations of new solutions for video and audio connectivity, including: triple-rate support for SD/HD/3G-SDI, audio (de)embedding in HD-SDI, and video over IP; an advanced video development platform for PCI Express(R); and codec IP for JPEG2000, MPEG-2, and H.264/AVC. Private demonstrations of Xilinx(R) solutions can be scheduled by members of the media by contacting publicrelations@xilinx.

H.264 Main / High Profile Encoding and Decoding: 4i2i will demonstrate live encoding and decoding using the latest release H.264 encoder and decoder IP running on a single Virtex(R)-5 device. 4i2i's H.264 decoder is designed to be a fully functional high profile decoder in a cost-effective, single-chip implementation. The decoder core is a fully pipelined dedicated video decompression engine that is fully H.264 high profile standard compliant. 4i2i's IP portfolio has extended over time, keeping pace with video standards and the increased demands of the broadcast industry and now represents a scalable range of applications spanning baseline to high profile.

MPEG-2 4:2:2 Profile High-level Encoding and Decoding: 4i2i will also demonstrate the latest MPEG-2 encoder and decoder running on a single Virtex-5. 4i2i offers users the ability to scale their designs across a range of applications from main profile to 4:2:2 profile at high level within the same family of MPEG 2 codecs. 4i2i's family of encoders are designed to deliver the highest possible video quality in cost-effective, single-chip implementations.

HD H.264 Main Profile Encoder: ATEME and Xilinx will demonstrate a PMC- based multi-channel SD or single-channel HD H.264 encoder platform using Virtex-5 FPGAs. ATEME's encoder technology, combined with industry-leading Virtex-5 FPGAs, provides unmatched processing power and flexibility, enabling optimal compression efficiency and the best video quality for the most demanding broadcast applications.

FPGA-based codecs offer developers: -- Massive parallel processing capability with sufficient headroom and processing power to enable video quality enhancements as algorithms improve; and -- Flexibility for product differentiation, as well as a reconfigurable platform to address rapidly changing market needs.

Advanced Video Development Platform (AVDP): Demonstration of PCI Express- compliant cards based on Xilinx Virtex-5 LXT and SXT FPGAs. Developed by OmniTek, the platform enables a standard PC to support professional broadcast quality video processing, capable of streaming uncompressed video to and from the PC via 3G-SDI, Dual Link HD-SDI, HD-SDI, SDI and DVB-ASI connectivity. The AVDP includes free source code IP for scaling, de-interlacing and combining video channels, as well as optimized and flexible interfaces to the embedded PCI Express core in the FPGA and high-speed external memory. The platform offers a quick, low-risk route from prototyping to production for any broadcast system design.

JPEG2000 HD and DCI Codecs: Barco's new JPEG2000 encoder IP will be featured running on the AVDP. This demonstration will show compression of digital cinema and HD broadcast quality images using a single Virtex-5 FPGA on the AVDP and decompression using a single Virtex-4 FPGA on the Xilinx ML410 development platform. The JPEG2000 IP cores offer significant cost, performance and security advantages over typical codec ASSPs.

JPEG2000 HD and DCI Codecs: intoPIX will feature its new JPEG2000 encoder IP running on the AVDP. This demonstration will show compression of 2K and 4K images using a single Virtex-5 FPGA and decompression through the intoPIX decoder evaluation platform using a single Virtex-4 FPGA. Along with encryption and watermarking IP, the intoPIX JPEG2000 cores offer cost savings, higher performance and more security compared to ASSP-based designs.

Triple-Rate SDI Connectivity: Xilinx will demonstrate new triple-rate SDI reference designs supporting SD-SDI, HD-SDI and 3G-SDI on a single RocketIO(TM) pin. These designs are available free of charge in VHDL or Verilog source code to broadcast equipment manufacturers, enabling them to get to market quickly and easily adapt to 1080p60 standards as they become more broadly adopted. Also available are a wide range of new designs supporting SDI, HD-SDI, Dual Link HD-SDI, 3G-SDI Levels A & B, DVB-ASI, as well as conversion between standards. On the audio side, Xilinx offers reference designs for sample rate conversion at less than 130dB, AES interfaces, and new designs for embedding and de-embedding audio from HD-SDI streams. All of these enable the system architect to concentrate on the value-add portion of their design to deliver the features and benefits for end products that offer better differentiation.

Video over IP: Xilinx will demonstrate broadcast-quality video over IP connectivity by converting an ASI input to a gigabit Ethernet IP output with a Virtex-5 FPGA on the Xilinx ML505 development platform. A second ML505 development platform bridges from an IP input to ASI output. Each bridge is able to achieve full gigabit bandwidth on the IP link and handle up to eight channels of ASI. Packet recovery is demonstrated with the SMPTE 2002 (ProMPEG CoP3) FEC-compliant circuitry. This platform highlights a low risk and scalable FPGA solution for easily incorporating video over IP interfaces.

Xilinx Solutions: At the Heart of Innovation in Broadcast at NAB 4i2i Communications, Ltd. N3638 Algolith Inc. N3414 ATEME SU15505 Barco C9745, SL3213, C11819C Duma Video, Inc. SU9630 Elecard Devices JSC SU9930 intoPIX, s.a. C11819G OmniTek SL11705 About Xilinx in Broadcast

Xilinx provides a wide array of solutions for the broadcast industry, ranging from video, audio and network connectivity, real-time HD video processing and high-speed DSP for transmission and modulation. In addition, Xilinx offers reference designs and IP cores as building blocks for developing complete broadcast systems. For more information, visit http://www.xilinx.com/broadcast.

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

#0844c Editorial Contacts: Silvia Gianelli Xilinx Worldwide 408-626-4328 silvia.gianelli@xilinx.com

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Xilinx at ESC Silicon Valley 2008What: Embedded Systems Conference 2008 Where: McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, Calif., Booth #1138 When: April 14 - 17, 2008 Exhibits: April 15 - 17, 2008

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. today announced that its full range of embedded processing and XtremeDSP(TM) solutions, including recently announced silicon and software products will be showcased at the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) in Silicon Valley. An ESC Gold Sponsor, Xilinx participation includes hands-on workshops, technical presentations and exhibitor booth.

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Designers can experience first-hand the power and flexibility of Xilinx(R) Virtex(R) and Spartan(R) platform FPGAs for embedded system and DSP applications at the Xilinx workshops. Industry experts from Xilinx and its ecosystem providers are also presenting ESC technical sessions on multi-processor architectures, reconfigurability for embedded system development, high-speed communication protocols, and high-performance DSP design.

Pre-Register for Free, Hands-On Workshops

Due to the overwhelming popularity of the Xilinx workshops, ESC attendees are urged to sign-up in advance for the 90-minute workshops. A free development kit will be raffled at each session. Visit the Xilinx registration desk at ESC booth #1138 to be added to the onsite wait list:

-- Build Linux OS Applications with the MicroBlaze Processor In this workshop, designers can learn how to build a customized embedded Linux operating system application using the Xilinx(R) MicroBlaze(TM) processor on a low-cost Spartan-3 FPGA to create a flexible, custom microcontroller design with Ethernet interface and configure, build and boot Linux on the board. Tuesday, April 15, 9 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. -- Advances in PowerPC Processor Embedded Development on Virtex FPGAs An overview of Virtex-5 FXT FPGA enhanced PowerPC(R) 440 processor system architecture, performance advantages, co-processor acceleration, and Xilinx solutions for system implementation and debug. Using Xilinx tools, designers will learn how to implement a PowerPC processor system and software application utilizing a coprocessor accelerator. Wednesday, April 16, 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m. -- Building Flexible Signal Processing Applications with XtremeDSP Solutions Designers can learn more about high-level design techniques for building video applications using the new XtremeDSP solution Video Starter Kit -- Spartan-3A DSP FPGA Edition. Designers will leave the workshop understanding how to use System Generator for DSP to build a video processing pipeline and then connect to the MicroBlaze processor using Platform Studio. Thursday, April 17, 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. In-Booth Theater Presentations Every 30 Minutes

Informative theatre-style presentations in Xilinx booth #1138 every half hour will cover innovations in Platform FPGAs, Digital Signal and Embedded Processing design.

-- "Introducing the Virtex-5 FXT Platform with Integrated PowerPC 440 Processor" -- "Advances in PowerPC Processor Embedded Development on Virtex FPGAs" -- "Linux OS Applications with the MicroBlaze Processor" -- "Developing Video Applications on Spartan-3A DSP FPGAs" Product Demonstrations in Xilinx Booth #1138

Xilinx will demonstrate next-generation embedded processing solutions that deliver enhanced system-level performance, design flexibility and increased productivity for a broad range of applications.

-- Virtex-5 FXT Platform with Integrated PowerPC 440 Processor -- The Ultimate System Integration Platform -- Low-Cost Embedded Linux Solutions with the MicroBlaze Processor -- XtremeDSP Solutions -- Leading the way in High Performance, Configurable Signal Processing -- Award Winning Design Tools -- Introducing the ISE(R) Design Suite 10.1 Technical Conference Papers -- Innovations in Configurable Embedded Processing System Architectures -- J1 Convention Center: ESC 222, Dan Isaacs, Tuesday, April 15, 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m., Xilinx -- Optimizing Embedded Linux Using HW/SW Co-Design -- Marriot Salon 5 & 6: ESC 431, Thursday, April 17, 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., Xilinx -- Intro to CPLD & FPGA Design -- J1 Convention Center: ESC 242 Pt 1, Tuesday, April 15, 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m., Avnet -- J1 Convention Center: ESC 262 Pt 2, Tuesday, April 15, 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m., Avnet -- Implementing Processors & DSP Functionality within FPGAs -- J1 Convention Center: ESC 305 Pt 1, Wednesday, April 16, 8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m., Avnet -- J1 Convention Center: ESC 325 Pt 2, Wednesday, April 16, 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., Avnet About ESC

ESC is where the global design engineering community gathers to learn, collaborate and celebrate innovation. Held in Silicon Valley, Boston and India, the Embedded Systems Conference empowers the global design engineering community with hundreds of essential technical training classes and accreditation opportunities. For more information and to register for our events visit http://www.embedded.com/esc/sv.

About Xilinx

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

#0836e Editorial Contact: Bruce Fienberg Xilinx Public Relations 408-879-4631 bruce.fienberg@xilinx.com

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Xilinx at SEE Symposium 2008What: Xilinx to showcase the industry's highest performance, largest capacity FPGA for space applications at the Single Event Effects Symposium 2008Where: Renaissance Long Beach Hotel, Long Beach, Calif.When: April 15 - 17, 2008

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. today announced its unveiling of the new radiation-tolerant, reprogrammable Virtex(R)-4QV FPGAs for high-performance space applications at the 2008 Single Event Effects Symposium (SEE), April 15-17, 2008 in Long Beach, California. Xilinx employees will also present multiple papers at the SEE Symposium as well as provide an in-booth demonstration and technology presentation available for show attendees throughout the conference.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO) Technical Papers Highlighting Xilinx Technology Wednesday, April 16 9:20 a.m. Test Techniques and Lessons Learned: The XRTC Virtex-4 FPGA SEE Test Campaign 9:40 a.m. An Automated Approach to Estimating Hardness Assurance Issues in Triple-Modular Redundancy Circuits in Xilinx FPGAs 10:00 a.m. Upset Test Methodology and Results for a Mitigated-by-TMR MicroBlaze Soft-Core Processor 11:10 a.m. Optimized Virtex-4 FPGA Self Hosting Configuration Management About SEE

The Single Event Effects (SEE) Symposium is dedicated towards the understanding of radiation-induced SEEs in microelectronics and photonics. SEEs occur when a single particle (neutron, proton or other heavy ion) interacts with the atoms that makeup a semiconductor. For more information visit http://www.radhome.gsfc.nasa.gov/radhome/SEE/index.html

About Xilinx Aerospace and Defense

Xilinx is the worldwide leader in complete programmable logic solutions providing uninterrupted support to the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) community since 1989. Comprehensive solutions include commercial grade to radiation tolerant field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), A&D focused intellectual property (IP) for applications from image processing to waveform generation, and advanced technology such as partial reconfiguration and Single Chip Crypto. Xilinx offers long product lifecycles, high reliability devices, unique manufacturing flows, specialized design services, and advanced security solutions for High Assurance applications to support the long term program needs of the A&D industry. For more information, visit http://www.xilinx.com/esp/mil_aero.

About Xilinx

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

Editorial contact: Silvia Gianelli Xilinx Inc (408) 626-4328 silvia.gianelli@xilinx.com

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CONTACT: Silvia Gianelli of Xilinx, Inc., +1-408-626-4328,
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LDK Solar Announces Proposed Offering of US$300 Million Senior Convertible Notes

XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LDK Solar Co., Ltd. , announced today its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, approximately $300 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Convertible Notes due 2013 pursuant to Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The notes are convertible into LDK Solar's American depositary shares, cash or a combination of cash and American depositary shares. The interest rate, conversion price and other terms are to be determined by negotiations between LDK Solar and the initial purchasers of the notes.

LDK Solar expects to use the net proceeds of the offering to enter into prepaid forward contracts with one or more of the initial purchasers and/or their affiliates to repurchase approximately $150 million worth of its American depositary shares. In addition, LDK Solar expects to use approximately 75% of the remaining net proceeds to fund the construction of a polysilicon manufacturing plant, approximately 20% of the remaining net proceeds to fund the capacity expansion of its wafer production facilities and 5% of the remaining net proceeds to fund other general corporate activities.

This notice does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities. Any offers of the securities will be made only by means of a private offering memorandum. The sale of the notes and the American depositary shares issuable upon conversion have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, LDK Solar's ability to raise additional capital to finance LDK Solar's activities; the effectiveness, profitability, and marketability of its products; the future trading of the securities of LDK Solar; the ability of LDK Solar to operate as a public company; the period of time for which its current liquidity will enable LDK Solar to fund its operations; LDK Solar's ability to protect its proprietary information; general economic and business conditions; the volatility of LDK Solar's operating results and financial condition; LDK Solar's ability to attract or retain qualified senior management personnel and research and development staff; and other risks detailed in LDK Solar's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about LDK Solar and the industry. These statements are based upon information available to LDK Solar's management as of the date hereof. Actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results because of certain risks and uncertainties.

LDK Solar undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although LDK Solar believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they cannot assure you that their expectations will turn out to be correct, and investors are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results.

LDK Solar Co., Ltd.

CONTACT: Lisa Laukkanen of The Blueshirt Group, +1-415-217-4967,
lisa@blueshirtgroup.com, for LDK Solar; or Jack Lai, Executive VP and CFO of
LDK Solar Co., Ltd., +1-408-245-8801, IR@ldksolar.com

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

Shanda Announces Additional Senior Management Appointments for Business Units

SHANGHAI, China, April 8, 2008 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited , or Shanda, a leading interactive entertainment media company in China, today announced additional senior management appointments within the business units to support the continued expansion and execution of the Company's 3C strategy of Content, Community, and Commerce.

Hai Ling has been named President of Shanda Games ("SDG"), Shanda's online game business unit. Mr. Ling, who joined Shanda in 2003 after holding a number of managerial positions at Powerise Technology, Taike Computer, and Xiangpu Computer, has served in various capacities at Shanda, most recently as senior vice president.

Xiangdong Zhang has been named Chief Producer of SDG and will be responsible for the development and publication of online games. Mr. Zhang, who joined Shanda in 2001 after holding a number of managerial positions at China.com and Jinzhita Computer, has served in various capacities at Shanda, most recently as senior vice president.

Jisheng Zhu has been named Chief Technology Officer of SDG. Mr. Zhu, who joined Shanda in 2002 after holding a number of managerial positions at Kingnet Security and Eachnet.com, has served in various capacities at Shanda, most recently as vice president.

Jianwu Liang has been named Chief Technology Officer of Shanda Online ("SDO"), Shanda's business unit that operates its integrated platform and independent e-commerce system. Mr. Liang, who joined Shanda in 2002 from Wonder Information Tech, has served in various capacities at Shanda, most recently as vice president.

"On the heels of our recent appointments of Diana Li and Judy Wang as chief executive officers of SDG and SDO, respectively, we are pleased to announce the appointment of additional members to the management team of SDG and SDO," said Chen Tianqiao, chairman and chief executive officer of Shanda. "These appointments from our existing talent pool will help to streamline and improve our operational efficiency through our next period of development and growth."

About Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited

Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited is a leading interactive entertainment media company in China. Shanda offers a portfolio of diversified entertainment content including some of the most popular massively multi-player online role-playing games (MMORPGs) and casual online games in China, as well as online chess and board games, network PC games and a variety of cartoons, literature works and music. Shanda's interactive entertainment platform attracts a large and loyal user base. Each user can interact with thousands of other users and enjoy the interactive entertainment content that Shanda provides. Interaction enriches your life. For more information about Shanda, please visit http://www.snda.com/ .

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this announcement that are not historical facts represent only the Company's current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve various risks and uncertainties. Important risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to be materially different from expectations include but are not limited to the risks set forth in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's annual report on Form 20-F. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

For more information, please contact: Maggie Yun Zhou Investor Relations Manager Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited Tel: +86-21-5050-4740 (Shanghai) Email: IR@shanda.com.cn

Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited

CONTACT: Maggie Yun Zhou, Investor Relations Manager of Shanda
Interactive Entertainment Limited, +86-21-5050-4740 (Shanghai), or
IR@shanda.com.cn

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

Atmel and Guard ID Systems Collaborate to Deliver Security for Online Transactions

ROUSSET, France and SAN MATEO, California, April 8 /PRNewswire/ --

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) and Guard ID Systems, Inc, announced today that the two companies are collaborating to bring to market revolutionary products that efficiently protect consumers against online identity theft and fraud. As a first step in their collaboration, Guard ID Systems is using the Atmel AT98SC secure microcontroller in ID Vault(TM), Guard ID's leading consumer online security product.

About Atmel

About Guard ID Systems

Guard ID Systems, Inc., headquartered in San Mateo, CA, develops and markets ID Vault, the first hardware-based security product that protects consumers against online identity theft and fraud. ID Vault has a suggested retail price of US$49.99, and is available at major retailers nationwide. ID Vault is backed by a US$1 million guarantee.

ID Vault(TM) is a trademark of Guard ID Systems, Inc.

Information:

Visit http://www.atmel.com/products/SecureASSP/ for more information about Atmel's AT98SC family.

Visit http://www.guardid.com for more information about ID Vault and Guard ID Systems, Inc.

Atmel Press Contacts: Leslie Grace Casiano, Marketing Communications Manager Tel: +33-4-42-53-60-52, Email: leslie-grace.casiano@atmel.com Helen Perlegos, Public Relations Tel: +1-408-487-2963, Email: hperlegos@atmel.com Guard ID Systems Press Contact: Greg Marek, Vice President of Marketing Tel: +1-650-286-9440, Email: greg@guardid.com Web site: http://www.atmel.com http://www.guardid.com

Atmel Corporation

Leslie Grace Casiano, Marketing Communications Manager, +33-4-42-53-60-52, leslie-grace.casiano@atmel.com, or Helen Perlegos, Public Relations, +1-408-487-2963, hperlegos@atmel.com, both of Atmel Corporation; or Greg Marek, Vice President of Marketing of Guard ID Systems, Inc., +1-650-286-9440, greg@guardid.com

Elbit Systems Unveils its New LogoEnhances the New Re-Branding Process the Company Undertook During 2007 Designed to Strengthen Elbit Systems' Brand as a Unified Company

HAIFA, Israel, April 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elbit Systems Ltd. unveiled today its new logo, marking the culmination of a Company-wide re-branding program undertaken during 2007. The re-branding program consisted of a Company-wide initiative to emphasize an identity that signifies the Company's rapid growth as well as integrates its subsidiaries, both in Israel and internationally, under a single unified brand.

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The re-branding stemmed from Elbit Systems' extensive process of mergers and acquisitions over the last several years, both in Israel and worldwide. This began with the acquisition of Elop in 2000, and includes other substantial acquisitions, such as Tadiran Communications, Elisra and other companies in Israel and around the globe. Internal growth, as well as the addition of the new companies, substantiated the Company's position as one of the 40 largest defense industries worldwide.

At the same time, Elbit Systems' management decided to bring together Company units and wholly-owned subsidiaries under a single brand providing the Company with more consistent overall visibility as well as a unified identity throughout its various echelons.

As part of the re-branding process, a new logo was designed as a leading brand, emphasizing the commonality of the Company's business units. The new logo combines both new and familiar elements expressing both tradition and progress. Elements that existed in the former logo, designed 10 years ago and used by Elbit Systems since that time, were combined with up-to-date and fresh design elements.

For this purpose, the blue and yellow colors identified with Elbit Systems have been retained as has the graphic triangular shape of the Company's logo. However, new, dynamic and flowing elements that portray innovation and flexibility were added, reflecting an integral part of Elbit System's organizational culture. At the same time, each of the Company's units was given a unique expression as a number of their names were updated.The re-branding will not affect any formal structural status of the Company entities.

Elbit Systems' business operation in the U.S., managed by Elbit Systems of America, was part of the re-branding process and undertook a corresponding re-branding of its business units.

Elbit Systems is an international defense company, and is among the 40 largest defense industries worldwide. It is one of Israel's ten largest companies and a winner of 9 Israel Defense awards. In 2007 Elbit Systems sales volume amounted to $1.98 billion with a backlog of $4.6 billion.

About Elbit Systems

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

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) regarding Elbit Systems Ltd. and/or its subsidiaries (collectively the Company), to the extent such statements do not relate to historical or current fact. Forward Looking Statements are based on management's expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. Forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future results, performance and trends may differ materially from these forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation: scope and length of customer contracts; governmental regulations and approvals; changes in governmental budgeting priorities; general market, political and economic conditions in the countries in which the Company operates or sells, including Israel and the United States among others; differences in anticipated and actual program performance, including the ability to perform under long-term fixed-price contracts; and the outcome of legal and/or regulatory proceedings. The factors listed above are not all-inclusive, and further information is contained in Elbit Systems Ltd.'s latest annual report on Form 20-F, which is on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. The Company does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.

Contacts: Company Contact: Joseph Gaspar, Corporate VP & CFO Dalia Rosen, Director of Corporate Communications Elbit Systems Ltd Tel: +972-4-8316663 Fax: +972-4-8316944 gspr@elbit.co.il daliarosen@elbit.co.il IR Contact: Ehud Helft / Kenny Green G.K. Investor Relations Tel: +1-646-201-9246 info@gkir.com

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+972-4-8316663, Fax: +972-4-8316944, gspr@elbit.co.il,
daliarosen@elbit.co.il; IR Contact:, Ehud Helft / Kenny Green, G.K. Investor
Relations, Tel: 1-646-201-9246, info@gkir.com

Baidu Signs Cooperative Agreement with China Netcom

BEIJING, April 8, 2008 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Baidu.com, Inc. , the leading Chinese language Internet search engine, today announced the signing of an agreement with China Netcom Group (CNC) (NYSE: CN; 0906.HK) to jointly provide a Baidu-powered Internet search page for CNC users.

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According to the agreement, Baidu's leading Internet search service will be leveraged to help CNC Internet users find information they need online more efficiently by powering a jointly designed search page that users will be redirected to after they attempt to visit an incorrect or nonexistent URL.

"We are determined to become the leading provider of broadband communications and multimedia services in China," said Yiming Fang, CNC's general manager of media business. "Our goal is to provide our users with the most convenient, efficient and comprehensive service by coupling our vast customer base with Baidu's leading technology and market position in search. The synergy between Baidu and CNC will be enormously valuable for all of our customers."

"As one of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games sponsors, CNC commands an extensive customer base and shares core values with Baidu, such as a commitment to providing user-oriented services. These commonalities served as the foundation of our partnership," added Haoyu Shen, Baidu's vice president of business operations. "As we continue to transform Baidu Union from a search and advertising network to a true business solutions provider, Baidu is increasingly lending expertise in search and product design and development of business models to partners. We find these types of partnerships mutually beneficial."

"CNC is the leading national telecom operator with dominant market share in northern China," Shen continued, "In addition to bringing an easier and more enjoyable user experience to CNC's customers, the joint offering will also popularize the use of Internet search engines among new users who might be unfamiliar with Internet search. We are confident that this agreement will strengthen Baidu's position as the search engine partner of choice for telecom operators seeking to improve services for customers."

About China Netcom Group

China Network Communications Group Corporation (China Netcom) is a leading broadband communications and fixed-line telecommunications operator in China. The Company aims to pursue innovation and growth with a goal to be a "broadband communications and multimedia services provider".

About Baidu

Baidu.com, Inc. is the leading Chinese language Internet search provider. As a technology-based media company, Baidu aims to provide the best way for people to find information. In addition to serving individual Internet search users, Baidu provides an effective platform for businesses to reach potential customers. Baidu's ADSs, each of which represents one Class A ordinary share, are currently trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol ''BIDU''.

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For investor inquiries, please contact: Helen Zhang Baidu.com, Inc. Tel: +86-10-8260-7558 Email: helenzhang@baidu.com For investor and media inquiries, please contact: In China: Helen Plummer Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide (Beijing) Tel: +86-10-8520-3090 Email: helen.plummer@ogilvy.com In the US: Thomas Smith Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide (New York) Tel: +1-212-880-5269 Email: thomas.smith@ogilvypr.com

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CONTACT: For investor inquiries - Helen Zhang of Baidu.com, Inc., +86-
10-8260-7558, or helenzhang@baidu.com; For investor and media inquiries - In
China: Helen Plummer of Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide (Beijing), +86-10-
8520-3090, or helen.plummer@ogilvy.com; In the US: Thomas Smith of Ogilvy
Public Relations Worldwide (New York), +1-212-880-5269, or
thomas.smith@ogilvypr.com, both for Baidu

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

Attunity Extends Functionality for Microsoft ApplicationsLatest Innovations Include Enhanced SQL Server Integration Services CDC Accelerator

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, April 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Attunity, the leading provider of enterprise-class software for application and data integration, and workplace solutions in the Composite Applications market, announced today the general availability of enhanced functionality within its Attunity Integration Suite (AIS) of integration capabilities for Microsoft platforms. With these enhancements customers will benefit from new and improved features across the entire suite (Attunity Connect, Attunity Federate and Attunity Stream).

The Attunity Integration Suite now offers customers the additional benefit of native support for 64bit Windows including the availability of Attunity Server Kits for 64bit Windows and Thin 64bit ODBC Clients. Additional enhancements to the suite include a new version of Attunity's SSIS CDC Accelerator and significant enhancements to ADO.NET support.

The SSIS CDC Accelerator enables customers to create efficient and real-time ETL (extract, transform and load) solutions automatically and rapidly, utilizing Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) capabilities and Attunity Stream's change data capture (CDC) technology. The new version of SSIS CDC Accelerator now provides independent design-time and runtime software, allowing users to freely choose a development environment (32 or 64bit) and then deploy a solution without requiring the availability of Microsoft development components. In addition, the new version facilitates deployments to 64bit systems and has been enhanced based on customer experience and feedback.

"Attunity continues to enhance its product suite to keep in step with the most recent technology and products," said Francois Ajenstat, director of product management for SQL Server at Microsoft Corp. "The latest enhancements will enable our joint customers take advantage of technologies from both companies to help meet their data access, data integration and application requirements."

Introducing significant enhancements to its ADO.NET support, the Attunity Integration Suite now provides improved productivity and robustness for developers that need to connect with legacy data sources or applications from a Microsoft environment. Firstly, Attunity's ADO.NET Client now supports the ADO.NET 2.0 APIs, allowing developers to leverage the API's extended capabilities, as well as seamless support for wizards and tools provided by Microsoft or 3rd parties. Secondly, the Attunity ADO.NET Client now enables developers to use the common and standard ADO.NET APIs to interact with legacy applications (e.g. Tuxedo, COBOL) in addition to data sources. Finally, the new client improves developer productivity by supporting the built-in Server Explorer component of Visual Studio.

"The Attunity Integration Suite is a robust, tried and tested product suite used by hundreds of companies around the globe for their real-time data access and integration needs," said Andy Bailey, vice president of marketing. "With this our latest release of AIS, we are ensuring that same level of capability is available to the Microsoft environment."

AIS dramatically simplifies the access and integration to enterprise data and legacy systems. A modular solution, it allows organizations to address different tactical needs quickly, while relying on a comprehensive platform that allows reusability and can address many needs. With AIS, organizations have a foundation for rapid and standard integration, the ability to reduce the risks of legacy integration, and reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO).

About Attunity

A publicly quoted company, Attunity has delivered sophisticated data integration solutions for nearly 20 years and today is at the forefront of the Composite Applications market focused on the business workplace, with its flagship product Attunity InFocus. With Attunity InFocus, organizations can develop sophisticated workplace-focused applications that make business managers at all levels more effective by giving them the information, context, activity and collaboration tools to resolve the business problems that dominate their day.

With successful deployments of its software products at thousands of organizations worldwide, Attunity provides enterprise-class software directly and indirectly through a number of strategic and OEM agreements with global-class partners such as HP, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Business Objects and Cognos.

Headquartered in Boston, Attunity serves its customers via offices in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific and through a network of local partners. For more information, please visit us at http://www.attunity.com/.

For More Information: Andy Bailey Jazz Gandhi Vice President Marketing Account Manager Attunity Bite Communications +44-1344-747416 +44-20-8834-3464 andy.bailey@attunity.com jazz.gandhi@bitepr.com

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CONTACT: For More Information: Andy Bailey, Vice President Marketing,
Attunity, +44-1344-747416, andy.bailey@attunity.com; Jazz Gandhi, Account
Manager, Bite Communications, +44-20-8834-3464, jazz.gandhi@bitepr.com

Comcast SportsNet Selects Platformic for Enterprise Web SolutionFollows Platformic deployments at 16-station cluster for BiCoastal and at BCA

SAN DIEGO, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast SportsNet has deployed Platformic as the web solution for its Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic unit, leveraging a wide array of Platformic features and functionality at http://www.comcastsportsnet.tv/. The Comcast deal follows other recent Platformic deployments at BiCoastal Media and at Broadcast Company of the Americas. Platformic is exhibiting at Booth N1030 at the NABShow, April 11-17 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Oregon-based BiCoastal Media deployed Platformic to provide hosted web services for 16 radio stations recently divested from Clear Channel, choosing Platformic for its superior toolset and experience managing radio station websites. With a mandated accelerated schedule, Platformic rolled out 16 live websites in 20 days.

"The team at Platformic gave us a solution that was perfect for our needs. We can do podcasting, video blogging, contests -- everything we need for our stations. The product is awesome, the support is great and you won't find a better value than Platformic, either," said Bethany Toalson, Marketing Director, Broadcast Company of the Americas. "Platformic understands what we do and its solutions help our programming/content, promotions, marketing and sales departments do it better to keep our audience interested, involved and interacting with our brand."

Platformic is the most powerful, dynamic web development and Content Management Solution (CMS) available in the marketplace. Built by the architect of the Clear Channel web application suite, Platformic allows organizations to maximize the value of their online assets. Platformic combines robust web design software with the power of a CMS via the web browser: a complete web platform that lets users design, build and maintain websites graphically while Platformic writes the code. "Our powerful web-driven interface allows users to create layouts from the simplest to the most complex without having to write a line of code," said Platformic co-founder Claudio Canive. "We offer the most powerful web design and management software in the marketplace, guaranteed. We focus on the technology so our customers can focus on their business."

ABOUT COMCAST SPORTSNET

Comcast SportsNet (CSN, http://www.comcastsportsnet.tv/) is a group of regional sports networks owned by Comcast carrying professional team programming in baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer as well as nightly sports-news and talk shows, post-game and shoulder programming related to local National Football League teams, and college sports. Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK; http://www.comcast.com/) is the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services.

ABOUT PLATFORMIC

Platformic empowers broadcast media companies with the most powerful and intuitive web application suite in the marketplace. Platformic leverages years of web and media experience and its proprietary platform to help media companies extend their brands online through dynamic, content-rich websites. Platformic Enterprise solutions include content management, website development, hosting, consultation, training and best practices. http://www.platformic.com/, +1 866 309 9414, info@platformic.com.

Platformic

CONTACT: Claudio Canive of Platformic, 1-866-309-9414, mobile,
+1-619-726-8856, info@platformic.com

Web site: http://www.platformic.com/
http://www.comcastsportsnet.tv/

BabyUniverse Announces 'Firstborn' Catalog and Newly Enhanced Web Site

DENVER, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BabyUniverse, a member of The Parent Company family , is pleased to welcome its own twin bundles of joy. The leading online destination for expectant and experienced parents announces the first-ever BabyUniverse catalog and a newly enhanced website at http://www.babyuniverse.com/. The "firstborn" BabyUniverse catalog arrives on doorsteps in April with the sweetest selection of organic products, charming nursery designs, the latest baby gear, finely crafted furnishings, adorable bedding, fashionable diaper bags and so much more. The website features a beautiful new look and easy new ways to shop.

The 2008 BabyUniverse Spring Catalog highlights the cutest, cuddliest, hippest and handiest products, all hand-picked by the company's talented buyers, on-staff moms. The updated website includes thousands more popular, just-released and classic items. From bedding and bottles to strollers and swings, BabyUniverse.com is the one-stop shop for busy parents.

BabyUniverse.com puts moms at ease with customer-friendly tools, including special boutiques featuring the most popular baby brands and categories. With a selection that appeals to any taste, from classic to cutting-edge, BabyUniverse.com makes an ideal destination for setting up a baby registry or searching for that perfect baby gift.

"With a stress-free shopping experience and simple return policy, our goal is to minimize hassles and maximize those precious moments with your little one -- we know how fast they grow up," said Lauren McFerrin, Senior Buyer at BabyUniverse and proud mom of a preschool-age boy. "As moms rely on other moms for advice about what they really need for a new baby, we're proud to say every item featured in our catalog and online boutique has been specially chosen by our staff of young moms."

BabyUniverse provides a comprehensive and foolproof guide to the best of the best and must-have baby products online at http://www.babyuniverse.com/.

ABOUT THE PARENT COMPANY

The Parent Company, Inc. is a leading commerce, content and new media company for growing families. The company provides comprehensive eCommerce and eContent resources to help families plan, play and grow. The company's toy business offers thousands of toys and children's products through its eToys.com web site, catalogs and strategic retail partnerships; and personalized dolls and accessories through its My Twinn.com brand. Through its baby business, the company is a leading online retailer of brand-name baby, toddler and maternity products sold through the BabyUniverse.com and DreamtimeBaby.com web sites. The company's luxury brands, PoshTots.com and PoshLiving.com, reach the country's most affluent consumers with luxury baby apparel and furnishings. With its content sites, BabyTV.com, PoshCravings.com and ePregnancy.com, The Parent Company has established a recognized platform for the delivery of content and new media resources to a national audience of expectant parents. The Parent Company is a market-leading digital content and eCommerce company focused on parents.

The Parent Company

CONTACT: Staci Weiner, G.S. Schwartz & Co., +1-212-725-4500,
sweiner@schwartz.com

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

Garmin Ltd. Invites You to Listen to Its First Quarter 2008 Conference Call

CAYMAN ISLANDS, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Garmin Ltd. invites shareholders and investors to listen to its first quarter 2008 earnings conference call that will be broadcast over the Internet on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 11 a.m. ET, with executives of Garmin. The call will be held in conjunction with the company's earnings release, which will be distributed prior to market open on April 30, 2008.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061026/CGTH082LOGO) What: Garmin Ltd. First Quarter 2008 Earnings Call When: Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. ET Where: http://www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/irCalendar.html How: Simply log on to the Web at the address above, or call to listen in at (800) 891-6383 in the U.S. and Canada, or (706) 643-9558 for international participants; conference ID #42452953. Contact: investor.relations@garmin.com

A phone recording will be available for three business days following the earnings call and can be accessed by dialing (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291 and utilizing the access code #42452953. An archive of the live webcast will be available until May 30, 2008 on the Garmin website at http://www.garmin.com/. To access the replay, click on the Investor Relations link and click over to the Events Calendar page.

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

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CONTACT: Media Relations of Garmin Ltd., +1-913-397-8200,
investor.relations@garmin.com

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