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Sonic Foundry appoints Robert M. Lipps Executive Vice President of SalesExpanded initiatives in education and training markets showing results

MADISON, Wis., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry, Inc. , the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, today announced the appointment of Robert M. Lipps as Executive Vice President of Sales. Lipps joined Sonic Foundry in 2006 as Vice President of International Sales and recently assumed expanded responsibility for U.S. central sales. He holds 15 years of sales leadership, business development and emerging market entry expertise in the technology and manufacturing sectors, including sales and channel management at Adaytum (now Cognos, an IBM company), Esker Software and Best Power (now Eaton Corporation). He will lead the company's global sales organization including oversight of domestic, international and channel sales. Coincident with the appointment of Mr. Lipps, Sonic Foundry announced that the company and Darrin T. Coulson, Chief Operating Officer, have mutually agreed to a separation of employment.

Sonic Foundry has recently directed additional resources toward the higher education market, a sector that is now demonstrating the fastest adoption rate for its Mediasite platform. These actions continue to show progress that resulted in further customer acquisitions within colleges and universities during fiscal Q2. Key wins and projects with several top-ranked business schools will be announced during the next fiscal earnings report. The company's activities are also aimed at expanding corporate training and event webcasting applications.

"We are very excited to expand Rob's role at this important stage in the company's evolution," said Rimas P. Buinevicius, Chairman and CEO of Sonic Foundry. "I'm confident his experience and management strength in sales will further accelerate our business growth as we reinforce Sonic Foundry's leadership of the education and training marketplace."

About Sonic Foundry, Inc.

Founded in 1991, Sonic Foundry is the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, providing education and training solutions and services that link an information-driven world. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, the company has received numerous awards including the 2007 Frost & Sullivan Global Market Leadership Award, Ziff Davis Media's Baseline Magazine's sixth fastest-growing software company with sales under $150 million and Deloitte's Technology Fast 500. Named a Bersin & Associates 2007 Learning Leader, Sonic Foundry's webcasting and knowledge management solutions are trusted by education institutions, Fortune 500 companies and government agencies for a variety of critical communication needs. Sonic Foundry is changing the way organizations communicate via the web and how people around the globe receive vital information needed for education, business, professional advancement and safety. Product and service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of Sonic Foundry, Inc. or their respective owners.

Certain statements contained in this news release regarding matters that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. Because such forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, uncertainties pertaining to continued market acceptance for Sonic Foundry's products, its ability to succeed in capturing significant revenues from media services and/or systems, the effect of new competitors in its market, integration of acquired business and other risk factors identified from time to time in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Sonic Foundry, Inc.

CONTACT: Investors, Rob Schatz of Wolfe, Axelrod, Weinberger & Assoc.,
LLC, +1-212-370-4500, rob@wolfeaxelrod.com, for Sonic Foundry, Inc.; or Press,
Tammy Kramer, +1-608-237-8592, tammyk@sonicfoundry.com

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

Customer Experience Takes Center Stage in Online BankingOnline Banking Customers Report Receptivity to New Media Tools Such as Widgets and Chats

RESTON, Va., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- comScore, Inc. , a leader in measuring the digital world, today released results of a study of the online banking industry. The findings, published in the April 2008 comScore Online Banking Report, are based on passively observed online behavioral data from the comScore Online Bank Benchmarker and a survey of more than 2,500 U.S. banking customers. The report provides comprehensive insights into service usage, consumer satisfaction, paperless banking and mobile banking. The study found that the growth in the number of online banking customers at the 10 most-visited online banks softened in 2007 compared to the previous year. Additional study findings showed high customer satisfaction with banking relationships and receptivity to the use of new media tools -- such as chats and widgets -- to enhance the online banking experience.

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The findings from this study, which included data collected from March 5-10, 2008, were compared to results from two previously-published comScore studies conducted from April 3-7, 2007 and March 22-27, 2006. These studies surveyed 1,405 and 2,124 participants, respectively.

"After several years of strong growth in the number of users of online banking services, it appears the market is entering its next phase," said Brian Jurutka, vice president at comScore. "As a result, many of the top banks are realizing that customer servicing is of increasing importance in this competitive market and are therefore investing resources into online service enhancements, as well as mobile banking."

Top 10 Online Banks See Growth Rates Soften Versus Previous Year

After years of accelerating growth rates, the growth in the number of online banking customers at the top 10 online banks has begun to slow. Specifically, the number of customers who logged into a liquid deposit account (checking, savings, or money market account) at one or more of the top 10 online banks increased to 8.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007, compared to a 9.5-percent growth rate the prior year.

Active Online Banking Customers at Top 10 Online Banks Total U.S. - Home/Work/University Locations Source: comScore Bank Benchmarker Time Period Number of Online Sequential Percent Bankers (000) Growth Per Quarter 2006 Q1 40,181 0.6 % Q2 41,253 2.6 % Q3 42,978 4.2 % Q4 43,755 1.8 % 2007 Q1 45,358 3.7 % Q2 47,349 4.4 % Q3 46,912 -0.9 % Q4 47,311 0.9 %

Interestingly, from Q2 2007 to Q3 2007, the number of online banking customers who accessed a liquid deposit account declined by nearly 1 percent, which was the first quarterly decrease seen in the industry in the past five years. And, although Q4 2007 saw a 0.9 percent increase in quarterly growth, it was just half the previous year's fourth quarter growth of 1.8 percent.

Customer Satisfaction among Banks Remains High

The comScore study also looked at customers' satisfaction with their primary banking institution. Seventy-two percent of survey respondents said they were "highly satisfied" with their primary bank, an increase of two percentage points from 2007 and three percentage points from 2006. Banks consistently lead other financial service institutions such as credit card companies and brokerage firms in this satisfaction rating.

Customer Satisfaction Across Financial Service Institutions Source: comScore Banking Survey Percent of Respondents who are "Highly Satisfied" Financial Institution 2006 2007 2008 Bank 69 % 70 % 72 % Credit Card Company 63 % 62 % 65 % Brokerage Firm 66 % 67 % 70 %

Customers Receptive to Chats and WidgetsOnline banking customers were also surveyed about their interest in various new media services, such as the ability to chat online with a bank representative. Twenty-five percent of respondents said they were interested in a chat capability and 23 percent said they were interested in having a widget from their financial institution that would display their account balance.

Interest in Various Services Offered by a Financial Institution March 5-10, 2008; n= 2,500 Source: comScore Banking Survey Percent of Service Type Respondents Interested in Service Blog 14 % Chat 25 % Personal Financial Management(PFM) 30 % Widget 23 %

"This overall receptivity to chats and widgets in the online banking industry is consistent with general online industry trends. Consumers are increasingly relying on emerging media in many aspects of their online lives, so it's natural that they would want their online banking experience to conform to these expectations," said Jurutka. "However, while consumers express an interest in these features, observed behavioral data shows a much lower adoption rate. This may be due to the fact that many banks have not yet developed capabilities to adequately match consumer expectations, which provides additional opportunities for banks to satisfy their customers."

Additional Study Findings -- Customers who reported being "highly satisfied" with their bank had longer online tenure at the financial institution and were mostly in the younger age group of 24 to 44 years. -- Twenty five percent of survey respondents reported that they were interested in mobile banking, up slightly from last year's 23 percent. -- Consumers interested in mobile banking said they are most interested in obtaining account balance information (61 percent through text message and 57 percent through mobile browser). -- Fifty three percent of respondents said they had at least one of their financial statements delivered in a paperless format -- For customers who have not enrolled in paperless statements, the top two reasons for not doing so were the desire to have a hard copy of the statement for record-keeping (46 percent) and the desire to have a paper bill as a reminder to make a payment (38 percent).

Banking professionals and members of the media may request a copy of the full report by visiting, http://www.comscore.com/request/online_banking_report.asp.

About comScore Financial Services Solutions

comScore Financial Services Solutions group consults with the world's leading banks, brokerage firms, and lending institutions to help them better understand how their customers, and their competitors' customers, use online financial services. The comScore database includes a full spectrum of consumer interaction across competitive financial services companies, including account applications and usage, online bill payments, purchases of products and services, and more. comScore consultants help financial institutions build strategies to acquire more customers, market and cross-sell new service offerings, increase customer satisfaction and loyalty, and act upon emerging competitive threats and opportunities. comScore is proud to serve the world's leading financial institutions.

About comScore

comScore, Inc. is a global leader in measuring the digital world. For more information, please visit http://www.comscore.com/boilerplate.

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Verizon Wireless Introduces Nationwide Messaging Plans

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, the owner and operator of the nation's most reliable wireless network, announced the availability tomorrow of three new Nationwide Messaging plans that will allow customers to use unlimited messaging on their wireless handsets. The new plans do not require an accompanying voice plan and are designed to meet the needs of customers who primarily rely on messaging to communicate with others.

The Nationwide Messaging plans are available on most handsets, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and Smartphones inclusive of BlackBerry devices. Starting at $34.99 monthly access, the new Nationwide Messaging plans include unlimited text, instant, picture and video messaging, and offer per-minute voice calling rates as noted below:

Includes unlimited text, Nationwide Monthly IM, picture and video Per-Minute Messaging Plan Access messaging, plus: Voice Rate Consumer Devices $34.99 Mobile Web access and data usage $0.40 BlackBerry $54.99 E-mail, Web browsing and data usage $0.25 PDA/Smartphone $54.99 E-mail, Web browsing and data usage $0.25

"We developed these messaging plans in response to feedback from our customers," said Robert Miller, vice president-marketing for Verizon Wireless. "We have a growing number of customers, particularly from the deaf or hard of hearing community, who are using their wireless phones to communicate via messaging. Our Nationwide Messaging plans offer an affordable solution for customers who primarily use messaging to communicate, giving them more choices to only pay for services they need."

All three Nationwide Messaging plans allow customers to send and receive international text messages for $0.25 per message. Nationwide Messaging plans are available with a one- or two-year customer agreement (activation fees, taxes, and other charges apply).

Additional Messaging Capabilities with Mobile Email

Customers who sign up for the $34.99 monthly access Nationwide Messaging plan will also have the option of adding Mobile Email to their accounts for an additional $5.00 per month. With Mobile Email, customers can access popular e-mail services, as well as configure the service to work with their POP3 and IMAP accounts. Devices that support Mobile Email include the LG VX8300, VX8350, VX8700 and VX9400; Chocolate, Venus(TM), enV and Voyager(TM) by LG; MOTOKRZR K1m, MOTORAZR V3c, MOTORAZR V3m and MOTORIZR(TM) Z6tv; Samsung Alias(TM) (SCH-u740), Samsung SCH-u900 and SCH-u620, as well as the FlipShot(TM) by Samsung and the Gleam(TM).

All PDAs, Smartphones and BlackBerry handsets will be eligible for the Nationwide Messaging plans. The SMT5800, Verizon Wireless XV6900 and MOTO Q 9m will also support Mobile Email.

For more information about the Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to http://www.verizonwireless.com/.

About Verizon Wireless

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

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Brenda Boyd Raney of Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7518,
Brenda.Raney@verizonwireless.com

Web site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/
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Compuware Corporation Announces Stellar Preliminary Financial Results

DETROIT, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Compuware Corporation today announced preliminary financial results for its fourth quarter ended March 31, 2008.

Compuware expects fiscal 2008 fourth quarter total revenue of approximately $337 million, based on software license revenues of approximately $100 million, maintenance revenue of approximately $126 million and professional services revenue of approximately $111 million. The company expects earnings per share this quarter--before restructuring charges--to be approximately 23 cents. On a GAAP basis, earnings per share are expected to be approximately 22 cents.

"Q4 was an absolutely tremendous quarter for us--especially the license number--and I'm extremely proud of our entire organization for the way we rallied from a rough start of the fiscal year to close with such a strong performance," said Compuware Chairman and CEO Peter Karmanos, Jr. "We are now focused on continuing this momentum into Q1 and throughout FY '09. We look forward to discussing our positive results and our plans for FY '09 on our earnings call on May 15, 2008."

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, this press release uses a non-GAAP measure of earnings per share. The earnings per share disclosure on a non-GAAP basis excluded the impact of restructuring charges (net impact of one cent). Compuware management believes the non-GAAP financial information provided in this release is useful to investors' understanding and assessment of Compuware's ongoing core operations and prospects for the future. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Management uses both GAAP and non-GAAP information in operating and evaluating its business and as such has determined that it is important to provide this information to investors.

Compuware Corporation

Compuware Corporation is a world leader in delivering software and services that enable businesses to manage their enterprises and maximize the value of their IT assets. Compuware solutions accelerate the development, improve the quality and enhance the performance of business-driving applications. Founded in 1973, Compuware serves the world's leading IT organizations, including more than 90 percent of the Fortune 100 companies. Learn more about Compuware at http://www.compuware.com/.

Press Contact Lisa Elkin, Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations, +1-313-227-7345

Certain statements in this release that are not historical facts, including those regarding the Company's future plans, objectives and expected performance, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements represent our outlook only as of the date of this release. While we believe any forward- looking statements we have made are reasonable, actual results could differ materially since the statements are based on our current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties are discussed in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned to consider these factors when relying on such forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

Compuware Corporation

CONTACT: Lisa Elkin, Vice President, Communications and Investor
Relations, +1-313-227-7345, Compuware Corporation

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

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Exponent Reports First Quarter 2008 Results

MENLO PARK, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Exponent, Inc. today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 28, 2008.

For the first quarter of 2008, revenues increased 15% to $56,260,000, as compared to $48,873,000, in the same period of 2007. Revenues before reimbursements grew 15% to $52,022,000, as compared to $45,433,000, last year. Net income was up 26% to $6,347,000, or $0.40 per diluted share, as compared to $5,055,000, or $0.31 per diluted share, in the prior year period. EBITDAS(1) improved 29% to $13,838,000, as compared to $10,754,000, in the first quarter of 2007.

In the first quarter of 2008, Exponent, used $4.8 million to repurchase its common stock, and ended the quarter with $61 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.

"We are pleased with both the revenue and earnings growth we realized during the quarter," commented Michael R. Gaulke, Chairman and CEO. "We had strong performances in our electrical & semiconductors, thermal sciences, human factors, construction consulting, defense technology development, and mechanics & materials practices, in addition to our health group. In defense technology development we continued the delivery of Rapid Deployment Integrated Surveillance Systems to the U.S. Army and renewed our contract with the Rapid Equipping Force for another year."

"As we move further into 2008, Exponent remains well positioned to capture new opportunities for growth across our practices. For the full year, we expect to post high single-digit to low double-digit growth in revenue before reimbursements as we focus on pursuing strategic opportunities. Exponent remains uniquely positioned as a leading multidisciplinary engineering and scientific consulting firm dedicated to helping our clients solve their most challenging technical issues," concluded Mr. Gaulke.

Today's Conference Call Information

Exponent will discuss its financial results in more detail on a conference call today, April 14, 2008, starting at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time/1:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. The audio on the conference call is available by dialing 800-218-0204. A live webcast of the call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's web site at http://www.exponent.com/investors. For those unable to listen to the live webcast, a replay of the call will also be available on the Exponent web site, or by dialing 800-405-2236 and entering reservation 11112058#.

About Exponent

Exponent is an engineering and scientific consulting firm providing solutions to complex problems. Exponent's multidisciplinary organization of scientists, physicians, engineers, and business consultants brings together more than 90 technical disciplines to address complicated issues facing industry and government today. The firm is best known for analyzing accidents and failures to determine their causes, but in recent years it has become more active in assisting clients with their new products to help prevent problems in the future. In addition, Exponent evaluates human health and environmental concerns to find cost-effective solutions.

Exponent may be reached at (888) 656-EXPO, info@exponent.com, or http://www.exponent.com/.

This news release contains, and incorporates by reference, certain "forward-looking" statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and the rules promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended thereto under) that are based on the beliefs of the Company's management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company's management. Such forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this document and in the documents incorporated herein by reference, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect" and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company or its management, identify such forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of the Company or its management with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, the Company's actual results, performance, or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, any such forward- looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such material differences include the possibility that the demand for our services may decline as a result of changes in general and industry specific economic conditions, the timing of engagements for our services, the effects of competitive services and pricing, the absence of backlog related to our business, our ability to attract and retain key employees, the effect of tort reform and government regulation on our business, and liabilities resulting from claims made against us. Additional risks and uncertainties are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the report. The inclusion of such forward-looking information should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the future events, plans, or expectations contemplated by the Company will be achieved. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such forward-looking statements.

(1) EBITDAS is a non-GAAP financial measure defined by the Company as net income before income taxes, interest income, depreciation and amortization, and stock-based compensation. The Company regards EBITDAS as a useful measure of operating performance and cash flow to complement operating income, net income and other GAAP financial performance measures. Additionally, management believes that EBITDAS provides meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position or cash flow that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. This measure, however, should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute or superior to, operating income, cash flows, or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of EBITDAS to GAAP is set forth below.

EXPONENT, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME For the Quarters Ended March 28, 2008 and March 30, 2007 (in thousands, except per share data) Quarter Ended March 28, March 30, 2008 2007 Revenues Revenues before reimbursements $52,022 $45,433 Reimbursements 4,238 3,440 Revenues 56,260 48,873 Operating expenses Compensation and related expenses 33,510 30,022 Other operating expenses 5,428 5,137 Reimbursable expenses 4,238 3,440 General and administrative expenses 2,989 2,815 46,165 41,414 Operating income 10,095 7,459 Other income Interest income, net 502 484 Miscellaneous income, net (65) 395 437 879 Income before income taxes 10,532 8,338 Income taxes 4,185 3,283 Net income $6,347 $5,055 Net income per share: Basic $0.43 $0.34 Diluted $0.40 $0.31 Shares used in per share computations: Basic 14,847 15,049 Diluted 15,991 16,377 EXPONENT, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS March 30, 2008 and December 28, 2007 (in thousands) March 28, December 28, 2008 2007 Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $11,972 $10,700 Short-term investments 48,986 53,034 Accounts receivable, net 63,468 59,819 Prepaid expenses and other assets 4,678 5,754 Deferred income taxes 4,083 3,450 Total current assets 133,187 132,757 Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net 29,618 29,409 Goodwill 8,607 8,607 Other assets 12,727 11,618 $184,139 $182,391 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $5,811 $7,139 Accrued payroll and employee benefits 22,442 30,366 Deferred revenues 5,725 6,458 Total current liabilities 33,978 43,963 Other liabilities 4,830 4,754 Deferred rent 1,652 1,755 Total liabilities 40,460 50,472 Stockholders' equity: Common stock 16 16 Additional paid-in capital 69,164 59,772 Accumulated other comprehensive income 654 347 Retained earnings 112,086 113,018 Treasury stock, at cost (38,241) (41,234) Total stockholders' equity 143,679 131,919 $184,139 $182,391 EXPONENT, INC. EBITDAS (1) For the Quarters Ended March 28, 2008 and March 30, 2007 (in thousands) Quarter Ended March 28, March 30, 2008 2007 Net Income $6,347 $5,055 Add back (subtract): Income taxes 4,185 3,283 Interest income, net (502) (484) Depreciation and amortization 941 917 Stock-based compensation 2,867 1,983 EBITDAS (1) $13,838 $10,754 (1) EBITDAS is a non-GAAP financial measure defined by the Company as net income before income taxes, interest income, depreciation and amortization, and stock-based compensation. The Company regards EBITDAS as a useful measure of operating performance and cash flow to compliment operating income, net income and other GAAP financial performance measures. Additionally, management believes that EBITDAS provides meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position or cash flow that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. This measure, however, should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute or superior to, operating income, cash flows, or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Exponent, Inc.

CONTACT: Exponent, Inc., 1-888-656-EXPO, info@exponent.com

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

AnalogicTech to Report First Quarter 2008 Financial Results on April 28, 2008

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. ("AnalogicTech") , today announced that it will release financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008, following the close of the market on Monday, April 28, 2008. The company will host a corresponding conference call and live webcast at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).

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To listen to the live conference call, please dial 800-240-2134 or 303-262-2140 at 4:20 p.m. ET on April 28, 2008. An audio replay of the call will be available to investors through May 2, 2008, by dialing 800-405-2236 and entering the passcode 11111974#. Callers outside the U.S. and Canada may access the replay by dialing 303-590-3000 and entering the passcode 11111974#.

A live webcast of the call will be available on the company's investor relations website at http://www.aati.com/ or via the corporate website at http://www.analogictech.com/.

About AnalogicTech

Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. (AnalogicTech) is a supplier of Total Power Management(TM) semiconductor solutions for mobile consumer electronic devices, such as wireless handsets, notebook and tablet computers, smartphones, digital cameras, wireless LAN, and personal media players. The company focuses its design and marketing efforts on the application-specific power management needs of consumer, communications, and computing applications in these rapidly evolving devices. AnalogicTech also develops and licenses device, process, package, and application-related technology. AnalogicTech is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and Macau, S.A.R., with offices in China (Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen), Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Sweden, France and United Kingdom, as well as a worldwide network of sales representatives and distributors. The company is listed on the NASDAQ exchange under the ticker symbol AATI. For more information, please visit the AnalogicTech website: http://www.analogictech.com/. (AnalogicTech - F)

AnalogicTech and the AnalogicTech logo are trademarks of Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc.

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NII Holdings to Host Conference Call

RESTON, Va., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NII Holdings, Inc. , will host its 2008 first quarter financial results conference call with its senior management.

When: Thursday, April 24, 2008 Time: 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM EDT Phone: Domestic 877-874-1571 no pass-code International 719-325-4839 no pass-code

All participants are asked to dial in 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the conference call. If you are unable to participate, a rebroadcast of the conference call will be available for two weeks following the call. The rebroadcast numbers are as follows:

Replay: Domestic 888-203-1112 pass-code 8969543 International 719-457-0820 pass-code 8969543 About NII Holdings, Inc.

NII Holdings, Inc., a publicly held company based in Reston, Va., is a leading provider of mobile communications for business customers in Latin America. NII Holdings, Inc. has operations in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Chile offering a fully integrated wireless communications tool with digital cellular voice service, data services, wireless Internet access and Nextel Direct Connect(R) and International Direct Connect(TM), a digital two- way radio feature. NII Holdings, Inc., a Fortune 1000 company, trades on the NASDAQ market under the symbol NIHD and is a member of the NASDAQ 100 Index. Visit the Company's website at http://www.nii.com/.

Nextel, the Nextel logo, Nextel Online, Nextel Business Networks and Nextel Direct Connect are trademarks and/or service marks of Nextel Communications, Inc.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. A number of the matters and subject areas discussed in this press release that are not historical or current facts deal with potential future circumstances and developments. The discussion of such matters and subject areas is qualified by the inherent risks and uncertainties surrounding future expectations generally, and also may materially differ from NII Holdings' actual future experience involving any one or more of such matters and subject areas. NII Holdings has attempted to identify, in context, certain of the factors that it currently believes may cause actual future experience and results to differ from NII Holdings' current expectations regarding the relevant matter or subject area. Such risks and uncertainties include the economic conditions in our targeted markets, performance of our technologies, timely development and delivery of new technologies, competitive conditions, market acceptance of our services, access to sufficient capital to meet operating and financing needs and those that are described from time to time in NII Holdings' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 and other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release speaks only as of its date, and NII Holdings disclaims any duty to update the information herein.

Investor Relations: Tim Perrott (703) 390-5113 tim.perrott@nii.com Media Relations: Claudia E. Restrepo (786) 251-7020 claudia.restrepo@nii.com

NII Holdings, Inc.

CONTACT: Investors: Tim Perrott, +1-703-390-5113, tim.perrott@nii.com;
Media Relations: Claudia E. Restrepo, +1-786-251-7020,
claudia.restrepo@nii.com, both of NII Holdings, Inc.

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

ActivIdentity Appoints Security Industry Veteran Grant Evans as Chief Executive Officer

FREMONT, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ActivIdentity Corporation , a global leader in digital identity assurance, today announced that security industry veteran Grant Evans has been appointed to the role of chief executive officer. Evans brings more than 20 years of global operational expertise in both public and privately-held security organizations to the position of CEO. He most recently served as CEO and Board member of A4Vision, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of machine vision technology for identity security. Evans, who was named chairman of the ActivIdentity Board of Directors in March 2008, replaces Thomas Jahn.

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"I am retiring from my position as CEO and a Board member of ActivIdentity for personal reasons," said Jahn. "I wish the company much success in the future."

Evans brings a unique perspective to the role of CEO. In addition to his worldwide operational expertise, he has a proven track record in both defining new categories in IT security and in generating global awareness for existing security offerings. His breadth of industry experience includes a critical role in launching and establishing certain aspects of the commercial biometric market.

"A new era for ActivIdentity starts now," said Evans. "The company has long been synonymous with technology excellence - sought after by world governments, global financial institutions and international enterprises. We are now poised to take ActivIdentity to the next phase in its growth, capitalizing on our strong technological background to introduce the next frontier in digital identity assurance worldwide."

In addition to his tenure at A4Vision, Inc., Evans has served as an executive vice president at Identix, a developer and manufacturer of identification technology solutions that is now part of L-1 Identity Solutions. He also held the position of vice president and general manager of Identicator Technology. Evans served on the board of Bioscrypt, is a member of the Board of Directors of 3VR and has held positions on Congressman Honda's Blue Ribbon Security Board for Homeland Security, the American Electronics Executive Advisory Committee and the Comdex Advisory Board on Security.

As an inducement to his entering into employment with the Company, Mr. Evans will be awarded two options in accordance with NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4350(i)(1)(A)(iv). Each option entitles Mr. Evans to purchase up to 1 million shares of the Company's common stock outside of the Company's stockholder- approved equity incentive plans, at an exercise price per share equal to the fair market value of the Company's common stock on the date of grant. One option will vest per the Company's regular vesting schedule over four years and the other option will vest only upon the Company's stock price trading at or above $4.50 per share for a stated period of time. Both options have a term of 7 years.

About ActivIdentity

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

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

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

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

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CONTACT: Media, Timothy Polakowski of McGrath-Power Public Relations,
+1-408-727-0351, timothyp@mcgrathpower.com, for ActivIdentity; or Mahima
Patnaik, Director of Investor Relations of ActivIdentity, +1-510-745-6275,
mahima.patnaik@actividentity.com

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

RealNetworks to Announce First Quarter 2008 Financial Results on May 8, 2008

SEATTLE, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digital entertainment services company RealNetworks, Inc. will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008, on Thursday, May 8, 2008. The company will host a Webcast and conference call to review results and discuss the company's performance at 5 p.m. ET.

Webcast Details

Investors are invited to join the live Webcast at 5:00 p.m. ET on May 8th, featuring slides and audio. The Webcast will be available at: http://investor.realnetworks.com/

Webcast participants will need RealPlayer(R) to hear and view the webcast, which can be downloaded at http://www.real.com/.

The on-demand Webcast will be available approximately two hours following the conclusion of the live Webcast.

Conference Call Details 5:00 p.m. (Eastern) / 2:00 p.m. (Pacific) Dial In: 800-857-5305 Domestic 773-681-5857 International Passcode: First Quarter Earnings Leader: Rob Glaser

Telephonic replay will be available until 8:00 p.m. (Eastern), May 22, 2008.

Dial In: 866-424-3998 Domestic 203-369-0851 International About RealNetworks

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

RealNetworks, Inc.

CONTACT: Marj Charlier, +1-206-892-6718, mcharlier@real.com, or
Elizabeth Pheasant, +1-206-674-2330, epheasant@real.com, or media, Bill
Hankes, +1-206-892-6614, bhankes@real.com, all of RealNetworks, Inc.

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

AT&T Provides Exclusive Wireless Coverage Along Entire Market-Frankford Line of SEPTANew Underground Wireless System Provides Network Coverage for Riders on the Blue Line

PHILADELPHIA, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. today announced it has deployed an exclusive, wireless system that provides network coverage along the entire Market-Frankford subway line including the underground section between 40th and 2nd Streets. Operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), the Market-Frankford line is the busiest line in the system with an average weekday ridership of 178,715.(1)

"Our customers want wireless coverage where they need it the most and that's certainly true as they 'ride the rails' each day," said Dan Lafond, vice president and general manager for AT&T's wireless unit in Philadelphia. "AT&T customers can make a phone call, check e-mail on their BlackBerry or send a text message anywhere on the Market-Frankford line."

The new underground wireless system is in addition to existing coverage already available from AT&T for the elevated section of the Market-Frankford line as well as Regional Rail stations at 30th Street, Suburban Street and Market East.

Since 2004, AT&T has invested nearly $500 million, adding 200 new cell sites throughout Philadelphia, eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware. AT&T also expanded the blazing-fast third generation (3G) wireless broadband network in eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware enabling customers to quickly access streaming video, games, pictures, news and entertainment through MEdia Net, the company's mobile Internet portal.

To find out more details about AT&T's wireless coverage anywhere in the United States, consumers can go online to the coverage viewer (http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/) for up-to-date wireless coverage information based on a street address, intersection, ZIP code or even a landmark.

(1) http://www.septa.org/inside/reports/ASP2007.pdf. SEPTA (May 2006) Annual Service Plan 2007 About AT&T

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

Note: This AT&T news release and other announcements are available as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. For more information, please review this announcement in the AT&T newsroom at http://www.att.com/newsroom.

AT&T Inc.

CONTACT: Ellen Webner of AT&T Inc., +1-973-637-9357, Mobile,
+1-201-532-7292, ellen.webner@att.com

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

Actel Discusses Low Power And Power Management At ESC Silicon Valley

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Speakers from Actel Corporation will address the growing need for power efficiency at the chip and system levels at Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley, being held April 14 - 18 in San Jose, California at the McEnery Convention Center. Topics will include methods to minimize power consumption for portable applications; embedded design using an FPGA-optimized ARM Cortex-M1 processor; and design techniques for power-efficient motor control. In their private meeting center, Booth #106, Actel will end the programmable logic industry's low-power leadership debate, comparing the company's award-winning 5 microWatt IGLOO FPGAs to competitive CPLD and FPGA offerings.

Date/Time Session # Title Speaker Tuesday, ESC-245 Design Techniques for Ravi Pragasam, April 15 Power-Efficient Motor Actel 12:30 - 2:00 pm Control Tuesday, SS- Actel1 Embedded Design with FPGAs Mike Thompson, April 15 and ARM Cortex-M1 Actel 2:30 - 4:00 pm Dominic Pajak, ARM Jean Labrosse, Micrium Wednesday, SS- Actel2 FPGAs and ARM - Minimizing Hezi Saar, Actel April 16 Power for Portable Dominic Pajak, 10:30 am - Applications ARM 12:00 pm About Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley

Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley delivers a comprehensive technical program focusing on critical topics that affect today's designs and help solve engineering issues. More than 350 leading vendors will exhibit the newest product applications.

About Actel

Attacking power consumption from both the chip and the system levels, Actel Corporation's innovative FPGAs and programmable system chip solutions enable power-efficient design. The company is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol ACTL and is headquartered at 2061 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, Calif., 94043-4655. For more information about Actel, visit http://www.actel.com/.

Actel Corporation

CONTACT: Stephanie Mrus of Actel Corporation, +1-650-318-4614,
Stephanie.mrus@actel.com; or Diane Orr of Orr & Company, +1-408-358-1617,
diane@orr-co.com, for Actel Corporation

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

Action and Adventure Flicks in Hi Def This Month as American Gangster Joins The Godfather Trilogy on Comcast's On DemandApril Line-Up Also Includes Real World Highlights and Exclusive Season 20 Premiere Plus More, More, More

PHILADELPHIA, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- This month, Comcast customers can get their fill of drama, action and adventure as Comcast, the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications, announced its video on demand (VOD) highlights featuring gangster-themed movies. American Gangster and The Godfather trilogy -- all available in HD -- headline the month's offers with several more mobster movies available to view. This programming package joins the thousands of Hollywood hits, television series and additional VOD selections available each month.

"This month we're offering an exciting slate of new and classic gangster movies in HD," said Derek Harrar, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Video Services for Comcast. "We continue to demonstrate that we have the most and the best content for the HD enthusiast, available when you want to watch it -- it's the power of On Demand."

Comcast On Demand will also feature many more movies, television series and special programming in April. This is all part of Comcast's Project Infinity, the company's commitment to deliver exponentially more content choice on TV, including more high-definition (HD), sports, movies, kids' programs and network TV shows. Currently, Comcast's VOD lineup offers more than 10,000 selections each month, with Comcast customers selecting On Demand more than 100 times per second with over 275 views per month, and more than 7 billion views since 2003.

Gangster-Themed Movie Highlights Available Now - ALL IN HD American Gangster http://www.fancast.com/movies/American-Gangster/94321/main The Godfather I (in HD and SD) http://www.fancast.com/movies/The-Godfather/40043/main The Godfather II (in HD and SD) http://www.fancast.com/movies/The-Godfather%2C-Part-II/60570/main The Godfather III (in HD and SD) http://www.fancast.com/movies/The-Godfather%2C-Part-III/57986/main Goodfellas http://www.fancast.com/movies/Goodfellas/7848/main Carlitos Way http://www.fancast.com/movies/Carlitos-Way/11797/main Casino http://www.fancast.com/movies/Casino/20364/main

Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels http://www.fancast.com/movies/Lock%2C-Stock-and-Two-Smoking-Barrels/53223/main

Feature Films Available On Demand the Same Day Released on DVD - ALL IN HD 11th Hour - Available Now http://www.fancast.com/movies/The-11th-Hour/94684/main One Missed Call - Available 4/22 http://www.fancast.com/movies/One-Missed-Call/91204/main Television Highlights Available On Demand - ALL IN HD MTV's "Real World" Season 20 Exclusive Premiere - Available Now

Watch the Season 20 premiere a week before it airs on MTV, along with highlights from the past 20-years of this pop cult favorite including funniest moments, best love story and best phone call turned bad. http://www.fancast.com/tv/The-Real-World/4489/main

Catch Up on Network Shows

Catch up on some of the most popular network series shows in HD like CSI, NCIS and Jericho by going to the "Network Shows" section in the On Demand main screen.

A full listing of On Demand programming can be found at http://www.comcast.com/OnDemand.

About Comcast Corporation

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

Comcast Corporation

CONTACT: Jenni Moyer of Comcast Corporation, +1-215-286-3311,
jenni_moyer@comcast.com

Web site: http://www.comcast.com/
http://www.comcast.com/OnDemand

First American CoreLogic Announces REiSource(R): A New Online Real Estate Information Portal Designed for the Title Insurance Industry- REiSource Provides Easy Access to the Most Complete Suite of Real Estate Data and Information Tools -

SANTA ANA, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First American CoreLogic, a member of The First American Corporation family of companies and America's largest provider of advanced property and ownership information, analytics and services, today announced the release of REiSource(R), a new Web-based real estate information gateway to the most complete and accurate suite of property profiles, new homeowner and refinance lists, resale trends, mortgage leads and custom reports for title insurance companies.

REiSource enables title companies to increase market penetration, streamline operational efficiencies, control costs and maximize their return on investment. The personalized, presentation-ready property reports offered through REiSource are powered by the First American CoreLogic U.S. residential real estate database which covers 97 percent of all real estate transactions in more than 3,000 counties in the United States.

"We are pleased to offer this innovative solution that recognizes title companies' unique requirements and helps them compete more efficiently in a dynamic market," said George Livermore, chief executive officer for First American CoreLogic. "The release of REiSource provides a high quality, online application for the title community to find, compile and present real estate information in an accurate and compelling format. REiSource provides the confidence that can only come from our industry-leading reputation in data analytics and information solutions."

REiSource also includes easy-to-use administrative functions such as distributed, self-service account management, a reporting utility that assists with Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and individual state department of insurance compliance requirements and an activity tracking capability that enables users to accurately evaluate the value REiSource provides. More information about REiSource can be found at http://www.reisource.com/.

About First American CoreLogic

First American CoreLogic, a member of The First American Corporation family of companies, was formed through the merger of First American Real Estate Solutions, America's largest provider of advanced property and ownership information, analytics and services, with CoreLogic Systems, the leading provider of residential mortgage risk management and fraud protection technology and services, and LoanPerformance, the leading provider of mortgage performance data and analytics. The combined companies' databases cover more than 3,000 counties, representing 99.1 percent of the United States population, over 50 million active mortgage loans and $2.2 trillion in loan-level mortgage securities. With more than 600,000 users nationwide, First American CoreLogic products are used by businesses to improve customer acquisition and retention, detect and prevent fraud, improve mortgage transaction cycle time and cost efficiency, measure the value of residential and commercial properties, identify real estate trends and neighborhood characteristics, track market performance, increase market share, and manage all aspects of mortgage risk. More information can be found on the Internet at http://www.facorelogic.com/ or http://corelogic.com/.

About First American

The First American Corporation is a FORTUNE 500(R) company that traces its history to 1889. With revenues of approximately $8.2 billion in 2007, it is America's largest provider of business information. First American combines advanced analytics with its vast data resources to supply businesses and consumers with valuable information products to support the major economic events of people's lives, such as getting a job, renting an apartment, buying a car or house, securing a mortgage and opening or buying a business. The First American Family of Companies, many of which command leading market share positions in their respective industries, operate within five primary business segments, including: Title Insurance and Services, Specialty Insurance, Mortgage Information, Property Information and First Advantage. More information about the company and an archive of its press releases can be found at http://www.firstam.com/.

Media Contact: Investor Contact: Carrie Gaska Mark Seaton Corporate Communications Investor Relations The First American Corporation The First American Corporation (714) 250-3298 cgaska@firstam.com (714) 250-4264 mseaton@firstam.com

The First American Corporation

CONTACT: Media, Carrie Gaska, Corporate Communications, +1-714-250-3298,
cgaska@firstam.com, or Investors, Mark Seaton, Investor Relations,
+1-714-250-4264, mseaton@firstam.com, both of The First American Corporation

Web site: http://www.firstam.com/
http://www.facorelogic.com/
http://corelogic.com/

Waste Management and Sony Electronics Recycling Event Collects 4 Million Pounds of Electronics in Twin CitiesDespite inclement weather, Twin Cities residents recycle record amount of unwanted electronics over two-day event

MINNEAPOLIS, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Waste Management Recycle America and Sony Electronics Inc. today announced their two-day, multi-site electronics recycling drive in the Twin Cities collected 4 million pounds of unwanted electronics. More than 42,000 Minnesota residents participated in the recycling drive, making it the largest such event in state history.

"We want to thank everyone from the Twin Cities area who helped to make the recycling drive such a success," said Julie Ketchum, director of government affairs for Waste Management. "Despite the snow, sleet and high winds, participation was strong and we collected a record amount of material. The great turnout shows that when consumers are provided with a convenient and responsible way to dispose of their electronic waste, they are excited to be part of the sustainability chain."

The two-day recycling drive included five drop-off sites: the Canterbury Park Racetrack in Shakopee, the State Fair Grounds in St. Paul, the National Sports Center in Blaine, Grace Church in Eden Prairie, and the Ecolab Schuman Campus in Eagan. Of the five locations, the State Fair Grounds collected the most material with 1.2 million pounds of electronics for recycling. Participants in the drive received a discount coupon to attend EarthFest, A Party for the Planet, to be held April 19th and 20th at the Minnesota Zoo in Eagan, MN.

"This weekend's recycling drive is a great example of how we intend to lead the industry in environmental stewardship," said Mark Small, vice president of environment, safety and health for Sony Electronics. "Twin Cities residents made the event a great success, and we are looking forward to upcoming recycling drives in Minnesota as part of our 'Take Back Recycling Program' through the rest of the year."

The recent event was part of Sony's ongoing Take Back Recycling Program. In addition, Minnesota Best Buy provided financial support for the event, which it views as an extension of its continuous commitment to encourage consumers to recycle electronic waste. A complete list of permanent Twin Cities eCycling Drop-Off Centers, as well as the schedule for upcoming electronics recycling drives in St. Cloud, New Ulm and Rochester, can be found at http://www.wmtwincities.com/ or by calling (888) 969-8765.

About Waste Management and WM Recycle America, L.L.C.

Waste Management, based in Houston, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. Subsidiaries provide collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. The company is also a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. Customers include residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers throughout North America. More information about how Waste Management Thinks Green(R) can be found at http://www.wm.com/wm/thinkgreen.

WM Recycle America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Waste Management and is the largest recycler in North America. WM Recycle America's business lines include processing many types of consumer-generated recyclables and finding the best markets for the recyclable commodities produced. In its capacity of providing processing and marketing services, WM Recycle America offers a wide variety of recycling options for municipal, manufacturing, commercial and residential customers. WM Recycle America eCycling Services operates a national network of e-waste processing centers, including Minnesota's only ISO9001 and 14001 Certified electronics processing facility. More information can be found at http://www.recycleamerica.com/.

About Sony Electronics

Sony Electronics Inc.: Headquartered in San Diego, Sony Electronics is a leading provider of audio/video electronics and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Operations include research and development, design, engineering, manufacturing, sales, marketing, distribution and customer service. Sony has played a key role in the development of Blu-ray, Disc(TM), CD, DVD and Super Audio CD technologies, among many others. The company is noted for a wide range of consumer audio-visual products, such as the BRAVIA(R) LCD high-definition television, Cyber-shot(R) digital camera, Handycam(R) camcorder and Walkman(R) personal stereo. Sony is also an innovator in the IT arena with its VAIO(R) personal computers; and in high-definition professional broadcast and video equipment, highlighted by the XDCAM(R) HD and CineAlta(TM) lines of cameras and camcorders, and the SXRD(TM) 4K digital projector. The latest news and information is available at the company's Web site at http://www.sony.com/news.

Waste Management

CONTACT: Joe Aho of Waste Management Minnesota, +1-507-344-2224,
jaho@wm.com; or Rachelle Arcebido of Sony Electronics Inc., +1-858-942-4155,
Rachelle.arcebido@am.sony.com

Web site: http://www.wm.com/
http://www.wmtwincities.com/
http://www.recycleamerica.com/
http://www.sony.com/news

Exclusive Queen and Deep Purple Concert Presented by the Bigger Picture, an Access IT Company, on 120 Digital Cinema Movie Screens NationwideThe Queen/Deep Purple Event on the Big Screen is being distributed by AEG Network LIVE for digital cinema and other outlets

MORRISTOWN, N.J., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Two of the world's most ground-breaking and memorable concerts will be shown on theatre screens across the country for an exclusive, one night-only engagement on Monday, April 28th, courtesy of The Bigger Picture, the alternative content distribution division of Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") .

In November 1981, with "Under Pressure" topping the charts in the UK, Queen arrived in Montreal following dates in Japan and their record-breaking tour of Latin America. It was to be the only concert by Queen that was ever shot on film. Always a great live band, with arguably the greatest front-man of all time in Freddie Mercury, they excelled themselves with the cameras rolling. The picture has been digitally restored from the original film and the sound has been newly mixed and mastered for DTS Surround Sound and PCM Stereo from the original multi-track tapes.

Few bands are more closely associated with Montreux than Deep Purple and there was simply no other contender when it came to choosing the act to headline the closing night of the 40th Montreux Festival in 2006. The band duly delivered one of their finest live performances, sprinkling songs from their latest album "Rapture Of The Deep" through a set chock full of their classic tracks. There was even a brand new song "Too Much Fun" written especially for the occasion and, of course, a show-stopping performance of "Smoke On The Water."

These two historic concerts, digitally re-mastered, will instantly reach millions more across the country through The Bigger Picture's nationwide movie screening, which offers the highest quality picture and sound available in DCI-conforming 2K digital cinema.

"Fans of Queen and Deep Purple have an unparalleled opportunity to experience these not-to-be-forgotten live concerts in their local multi-plex with beautiful digital cinema sound and picture," said Jonathan Dern, Co-president of The Bigger Picture. "There is nothing like feeling as though you have the best seats in the house and fans shouldn't miss it!"

This unique movie engagement provides fans with an unparalleled opportunity to see and hear Queen and Deep Purple up close and personal. To find a theater near you that will be screening the Queen and Deep Purple concert event on Monday, April 28th, log on to http://www.thebiggerpicture.us/concerts.

The Bigger Picture is a leader in the digital distribution of movies targeted to specific audiences. The programs include Opera, Kidtoons, G-rated movies for kids on the weekends, anime films for teen and college audiences, music and inspirational faith-based movies. The Bigger Picture has released 50+ films digitally. For more information, visit http://www.thebiggerpicture.us/ and http://www.kidtoonfilms.com/. The company is a subsidiary of Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. (AccessIT) the industry leader in providing fully integrated software and services to enable the motion picture entertainment industry and all of its constituents to transition from film to digital cinema. Access Integrated Technologies(R) and AccessIT(TM) are trademarks of Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. For more information on AccessIT, visit http://www.accessitx.com/. [AIXD-G]

About Eagle Rock Entertainment

Eagle Rock Entertainment develops, acquires and produces music programming for a wide range of notable and high profile artists, which the company distributes on a worldwide basis. Eagle Rock Entertainment, Eagle Vision and Eagle Eye Media are wholly owned divisions of Eagle Rock Group, LTD.

About AEG Network LIVE-AEG Live

AEG Network LIVE is the division of AEG LIVE responsible for creating, marketing and distributing digital programming on broadband, cinema, wireless, television, DVD and other platforms worldwide. AEG Network LIVE has completed successful tour & CD launch campaigns for AEG Live clients including Bon Jovi, Rod Stewart & Prince. AEG Live is the live-entertainment division of Los Angeles based AEG is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance, touring for a variety of programming and multi-media production. One of the largest concert promotion and touring companies in the world, AEG Live is comprised of special event, broadcast and exhibition divisions, and operates and owns numerous state of the art venues nationwide. Current AEG Live tours and productions include Celine Dion A New Day...at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace and "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs," an international tour of the artifacts of King Tut. AEG Live also co-produces the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Goldenvoice, the company's southern California-based regional promotion division, created and operates the award winning annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.

Contacts: Suzanne Moore AccessIT 973.290.0080 smoore@accessitx.com Participating Locations Theater Chain Location City State Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Wynnsong 16 Auburn AL Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Century Cinema 8 Decatur AL Rave Motion Pictures Valley Bend Stadium 18 Huntsville AL Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Wynnsong 16 Mobile AL Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Eastdale 8 Montgomery AL Rave Motion Pictures Vestavia Hills 10 Vestavia Hills AL Malco Theatres Razorback Cinema 12 Fayetteville AR Rave Motion Pictures Colonel Glenn 18 Little Rock AR Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Pines Mall 8 Pine Bluff AR ***CinemaWest Angel Cinema 5 Angels Camp CA UltraStar Theaters Apple Valley 14 Apple Valley CA UltraStar Theaters La Costa 6 Carlsbad CA UltraStar Theaters Del Mar Highlands 8 Del Mar CA ***CinemaWest Fairfax 5 Fairfax CA ***CinemaWest Fortuna Fortuna CA ***CinemaWest Livermore Cinemas 13 Livermore CA ***CinemaWest Contra Costa 8 Martinez CA ***CinemaWest Boulevard Cinemas 12 Petaluma CA UltraStar Theaters Poway Creekside 10 Poway CA UltraStar Theaters Mission Valley - Hazard San Diego CA Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike Chapel Hills 15 Colorado Springs CO Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike 10 Fort Collins CO O'Neil Theatres O'Neil Cinema 12 @ Lisbon Landing Lisbon CT Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike Royal Palm 20 Bradenton FL Muvico Paradise 24 Davie FL Rave Motion Pictures Pensacola 18 Pensacola FL Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Wynnsong 16 Albany GA Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike 15 Columbus GA Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike 9 Dalton GA Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Wynnsong 11 Savannah GA Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Wynnsong 12 Cedar Rapids IA Wehrenberg Theatres Galaxy Cedar Rapids IA Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Southridge 12 Des Moines IA Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Southern Hills 12 Sioux City IA Wehrenberg Theatres Galaxy Bloomington IL Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Beverly Cinemas 18 Champaign IL Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Strand 10 Decatur IL Classic Cinemas Classic Elk Grove Theatre Elk Grove Village IL Kerasotes Theatres Showplace 16 Naperville IL Wehrenberg Theatres O'Fallen 15 O'Fallen IL Rave Motion Pictures Rave Grand Prairie 18 Peoria IL Muvico Muvico Rosemount 18 Rosemont IL Kerasotes Theatres Village Crossing 18 Skokie IL Classic Cinemas Classic Charlestowne 18 St. Charles IL Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Parkway 8 Bloomington IL R & M White Management Showplace East 18 Evansville IN Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike 20 Fort Wayne IN Kerasotes Theatres Showplace 16 Indianapolis IN Rave Motion Pictures Metropolis 18 Plainfield IN Kerasotes Theatres Showplace 12 Schererville IN Rave Motion Pictures Baton Rouge 16 Baton Rouge LA Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike 10 Lafayette LA Emagine Entertainment Cinema Hollywood 10 Birch Run MI Emagine Entertainment Emagine 18 Canton MI Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Birchwood Cinema 10 Fort Gratiot MI NCG Trillium Cinema 14 Grand Blanc MI Loeks Theatres, Inc. Celebration North 17 Grand Rapids MI Rave Motion Pictures Rave Cityplace Stadium 14 Kalamazoo MI Loeks Theatres, Inc. Celebration Cinema Lansing MI NCG NCG Eastwood Cinema 18 Lansing MI NCG Midland Cinema 10 Midland MI Loeks Theatres, Inc. Celebration Cinema 11 Mt Pleasant MI Loeks Theatres, Inc. Carousel Cinema 16 Muskegon MI Emagine Entertainment Emagine Novi 18 Novi MI Loeks Theatres, Inc. Celebration Cinema Crossroads Portage MI Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Fashion Square Cinemas Saginaw MI MJR Southgate Cinema 20 Southgate MI MJR Marketplace Sterling Heights Cinema 20 Sterling Heights MI Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Grand Traverse Cinemas Traverse City MI Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike Wynnsong 15 Apple Valley MN Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Oakdale 20 Oakdale MN Wehrenberg Theatres Galaxy Rochester MN Wehrenberg Theatres Chesterfield Galaxy 14 Chesterfield MO Wehrenberg Theatres Ronnie's 20 St Louis MO Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike 10 Asheville NC Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike 18 Greensboro NC Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike 12 Greenville NC Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike 15 Raleigh NC Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike 16-Wilmington Wilmington NC Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike Midco 8 Bismarck ND O'Neil Theatres O'Neil Apple Tree Mall Cinema 12 Londonderry NH Marquee Marquee Orchard 10 Toms River NJ Allen Theatres Telshore Cinema 12 Las Cruces NM Rave Motion Pictures Town Square Las Vegas NV Galaxy Theatres Galaxy Cannery 16 North Las Vegas NV AccessIT Park Slope Pavilion Brooklyn NY Marquee Orchard 14 New Hartford NY Rave Motion Pictures Polaris 18 Columbus OH ATLAS Great Lakes Mall 16 Mentor OH Rave Motion Pictures West Chester 18 West Chester OH RC Theatres Gateway Theatres 8 Gettysburg PA Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike 15 Greensburg PA RC Theatres Hanover Movies 16 Hanover PA Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Cinema Six State College PA RC Theatres Wilkes Barre Movies 14 Wilkes Barre PA Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike 14 Columbia SC Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Broadway 16 Myrtle Beach SC Rave Motion Pictures Rave East Ridge 18 Chattanooga TN Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Thoroughbred 20 Franklin TN NCG NCG Gallatin Cinemas 10 Gallatin TN Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Wynnsong 16 Knoxville TN Malco Theatres Malco Paradiso Memphis TN Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Wynnsong 16 Murfreesboro TN Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Bellevue 8 Nashville TN Galaxy Theatres Highland 10 Austin TX Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike 16 El Paso TX Rave Motion Pictures Hickory Creek 16 Hickory Creek TX Rave Motion Pictures Yorktown 15 Houston TX Santikos Silverado IMAX Houston TX Rave Motion Pictures North East Mall 18 Hurst TX Santikos Pallidium 19 San Antonio TX Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike 14 Tyler TX Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Sikes 10 Wichita Falls TX Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike Six Charlottesville VA Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike 8 Lynchburg VA Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike 10 - Midlothian (Richmond) Midlothian VA Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Carmike Ten Roanoke VA Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Oakwood Mall 12 Eau Claire WI Marquee Southridge 12 Charleston WV Marquee Marquee Pullman Square 16 Huntington WV Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Frontier 6\9 Cheyenne WY

***These select locations will be showing the event on Friday, May 2 INSTEAD of Monday, April 28.

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TechTeam Global Announces Two Strategic Appointments to Global Leadership TeamVice President of Strategy, Marketing and Product Development and Vice President of Operations, EMEA, add talent and depth to the Management Team

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TechTeam Global, Inc., , a worldwide provider of information technology (IT), enterprise support and business process outsourcing services, today announced that two key executives have joined the company. Chris Donohue has joined as Vice President of Strategy, Marketing and Product Development, and Ernst Vogtle has joined as Vice President of Operations for the EMEA region.

Mr. Donohue will have global responsibilities for strategy formulation, offer portfolio management, product development, product and brand marketing, industry analyst relations and corporate communications. He brings 19 years of experience and a strong record of success. Prior to joining TechTeam, he was a key member of the leadership team that established and grew Dell's Managed Services business. Prior to joining Dell, Mr. Donohue spent thirteen years at NCR in a variety of leadership roles including sales, account management, marketing and strategic planning. Mr. Donohue has also led a services organization focused on government markets. He earned his BSBA and MBA from The Ohio State University.

Mr. Vogtle will be responsible for delivering quality services to the company's European customers. He has 25 years of experience in information technology services with a strong track record of developing and growing managed services and outsourcing businesses. Prior to joining TechTeam, Mr. Vogtle was Service Director for Dimension Data. He also served as Country Manager of Global Infrastructure Services for Unisys Germany from 1999 to 2004. Prior to Unisys, Mr. Vogtle had a successful career in the Mitsubishi Group from 1984 to 1999. Mr. Vogtle is also a certified EOQ (European Organization of Quality) quality auditor.

"We are pleased that Chris and Ernst have joined our global leadership team," said Gary J. Cotshott, President and Chief Executive Officer of TechTeam Global, Inc. "I believe that they are important additions to the management team, adding to its depth and breadth of skills."

About TechTeam Global, Inc.

TechTeam Global, Inc. is a worldwide provider of information technology, enterprise support and business process outsourcing services to Fortune 1000 corporations, multinational companies, product providers, small and medium- sized companies, and government entities. TechTeam's ability to integrate computer services into a flexible, ITIL-based solution is a key element of its strategy. Partnerships with some of the world's "best-in-class" corporations provide TechTeam with unique expertise and experience in providing information technology support solutions. For information about TechTeam Global, Inc. and its services, call 800-522-4451 from the United States or visit our Web sites at http://www.techteam.com/ and http://www.techteam.eu/ . TechTeam's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "TEAM."

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TechTeam Global, Inc.

CONTACT: Gary J. Cotshott, President and Chief Executive Officer,
+1-248-357-2866, or Chris Donohue, Vice President of Strategy, Marketing and
Product Development, +1-248-357-2866, both of TechTeam Global, Inc.

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

Thousands of AlphaSmart Laptops to Ship to Kenya Schools in Response to National Campaign

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Renaissance Learning, Inc. announced today that it has collected nearly 5,000 laptops in response to its AlphaSmarts for Africa campaign, which concluded on March 31.

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In an effort to help teach fundamental skills to students in areas where illiteracy rates are as high as 93%, the program will provide schools in Northern Kenya with donated AlphaSmart laptops for use in classrooms, helping to prepare students for today's high-tech world.

Nearly 400 North American schools and consumers donated their used, older-model AlphaSmart laptops to the cause. In return, Renaissance Learning provided donors with a $50 discount toward a brand-new AlphaSmart NEO or NEO 2 laptop for each donated unit.

"We are pleased to provide this donation in conjunction with our school partners to help improve literacy skills of students in Kenya," said Greg Wright, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Renaissance Learning's Electronics Division. "Given Kenya's lack of reliable electricity, the AlphaSmart laptops are a great fit because of their ability to run 700 hours on three AA batteries."

Renaissance Learning is currently refurbishing and packaging the donated laptops in preparation for shipment in June. Generation for Change and Growth (GCG), a non-profit aid organization, will then distribute the donated AlphaSmart laptops to Kenyan schools and provide valuable training for teachers on how to use them in their classrooms in mid-July 2008.

About Renaissance Learning, Inc.

Renaissance Learning, Inc. is the world's leading provider of computer-based assessment technology for pre-K-12 schools. Adopted by more than 73,000 North American schools, Renaissance Learning's tools provide daily formative assessment and periodic progress-monitoring technology to enhance core curriculum, support differentiated instruction, and personalize practice in reading, writing and math. Renaissance Learning products help educators make the practice component of their existing curriculum more effective by providing tools to personalize practice and easily manage the daily activities for students of all levels. As a result, teachers using Renaissance Learning products accelerate learning, get more satisfaction from teaching, and help students achieve higher test scores on state and national tests. The company's AlphaSmart laptops help promote valuable writing practice in classrooms across the country. The newest addition to the line is the NEO 2, launched June 2007, which combines the best features of a standard laptop with a classroom response system, and adds keyboarding, writing and assessment software to provide teachers with everything they need in a single, low-cost device. Renaissance Learning has seven U.S. locations and subsidiaries in Canada, India, and the United Kingdom.

About CGC

The Generation for Change and Growth is a 501c3 nonprofit organization in the United States and Non-governmental organization (NGO) in Kenya. Generation for Change and Growth was founded in November of 2002 to promote health and educational initiatives in Northern Kenya and other East African regions and to provide and expand these services to immigrants and refugees coming to Minnesota from these areas. The GCG's vision is helping this generation for a better world tomorrow. In pursuing our vision, the GCG seeks to eradicate illiteracy and improve education by working with the community, schools, families and students to strengthen and promote academic success. This increased performance will allow students to embrace life after school more confidently and succeed in professional roles and thus become contributing members locally and globally. For more information about GCG, visit http://www.thegcg.org/.

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CONTACT: Renaissance Learning, +1-715-424-3636, fax, +1-715-424-4242,
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NAVTEQ Provides Real-Time Traffic Data for Groundbreaking Broadcaster Traffic ConsortiumLeading radio broadcasters work with NAVTEQ to provide industry-leading content via HD Radio(R) technology

CHICAGO, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, is working with the Broadcaster Traffic Consortium, LLC (BTC) as the provider of real-time traffic and other location-based information for portable navigation devices and automobile in-dash systems via HD Radio technology.

For many years, NAVTEQ has worked closely with leading radio groups to implement new technologies and create innovative business models. NAVTEQ technology, traffic services and location content offers the BTC a complete suite of offerings to deliver relevant local information for broad distribution. The high bandwidth capacity of HD technology allows NAVTEQ and the BTC to deliver high-quality, up-to-the-minute information including traffic flow and points of interest to consumers when and where they need it most.

The BTC is a recent venture of eight leading radio companies. Founding members of BTC are Beasley Broadcast Group, Bonneville International Corporation, Cox Radio, Inc., Emmis Communications Corp., Entercom Communications Corp, Greater Media, NPR and Radio One. The growing membership base contributes to BTC's burgeoning national footprint and includes such additional prominent organizations as Lincoln Financial Media. NAVTEQ enables the BTC to reach across the Location Based Services (LBS) industry value chain encompassing world class application service providers, original equipment manufacturers and automakers to expand the penetration of HD-enabled consumer devices and dashboard receivers.

"NAVTEQ's location content offers the valuable information needed to broaden the acceptance of the HD Radio platform," said Christopher Rothey, Vice President, Connected Markets for NAVTEQ. "With the BTC and its scalable and reliable HD network, we are working to reinvigorate the radio industry with expanding geographic coverage, innovative business models and dynamic local content."

"BTC represents a considerable commitment to innovation by all the participants," said Paul Brenner, Administrative Agent for the consortium and VP of Integrated Technology for Emmis. "The industry leadership provided by NAVTEQ furthers our purpose to accelerate consumer HD receiver penetration and create new revenue. By leveraging our strengths-low-cost distribution, localized content and digital capacity-we are re-establishing this industry as an innovative means of engaging consumers."

With NAVTEQ content and free, over-the-air systems, the BTC enables Broadcasters' ability to monetize HD bandwidth by providing a one-stop shop for a low-cost nationwide data distribution channel.

About NAVTEQ

NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications, and government and business solutions. NAVTEQ creates the digital maps and map content that power navigation and location-based services solutions around the world. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has more than 3,300 employees located in 174 offices and in 32 countries.

The Broadcaster Traffic Consortium, LLC is a company formed by radio companies to build a nationwide terrestrial broadcasting network to distribute local traffic and other map-related data via radio technology. Founding Members are Beasley Broadcast Group, Bonneville International Corporation, Cox Radio, Inc., Emmis Communications Corp, Entercom Communications Corp., Greater Media, NPR and Radio One.

This document may include certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts and statements identified by words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" or words of similar meaning. The statements are based on our current beliefs or expectations and are inherently subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those set forth under "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in each of the Company's most recent Annual and Quarterly Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory factors. NAVTEQ does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document.

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CONTACT: Jennifer Schuh of NAVTEQ, +1-312-894-3913,
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Web site: http://www.navteq.com/

Autodesk Effects and Finishing Systems Now Powered by NVIDIA Quadro SDIAdvanced Graphics and Video Solutions Improve the Post-Production and Broadcast Pipeline

LAS VEGAS, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NAB 2008 -- NVIDIA Corporation today announces that Autodesk, Inc. continues to empower creative professionals by offering NVIDIA Quadro (R) FX 5600 SDI graphics in its newest products for effects and finishing: Autodesk Smoke 2009, Autodesk Inferno 2009, Autodesk Flame 2009, Autodesk Flint 2009, and Autodesk Backdraft Conform 2009 systems. This announcement solidifies the trend in the digital film and broadcast industries where top companies are integrating professional NVIDIA Quadro SDI graphics into their product offerings for 3D compositing, editing, and color grading in real time for 2K, HD, and SD formats.

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"Autodesk and NVIDIA understand the diverse visualization needs of the film and broadcast industries," said Stig Gruman, Digital Entertainment Group vice president, Autodesk Media and Entertainment. "NVIDIA Quadro SDI graphics give our systems the performance advantage creative professionals need to produce powerful graphics, visual effects, editing, and finishing for the HD, SD, post-production, and broadcast industries."

Autodesk's 2009 visual effects releases introduce new creative tools, powerful performance, expanded compressed media support, and workflow enhancements, providing users with interactive solutions that build workflows between 3D, design, visual effects, and editorial. The release of Autodesk Smoke 2009 further integrates creative effects tools from Flame; setting a new standard in effects-centric finishing with an industry leading 3D compositing environment targeted at mid-tier post-production facilities and broadcasters. For further information on Autodesk's 2009 releases, please visit http://www.autodesk.com/me.

The NVIDIA Quadro 5600 SDI card is the ideal solution for visual effects professionals working with virtual sets, sports, and weather news systems to composite live video footage onto virtual backgrounds, integrating the results into a live TV broadcast feed. NVIDIA Quadro SDI graphics solutions also allow film production, post-production, and finishing professionals to preview the results of 3D compositing, editing, and color grading in real time on high-definition (HD) broadcast monitors. The graphics-to-video-out feature delivers uncompressed 8-, 10-, or 12-bit SDI from programmable graphics, enabling a direct connection to broadcast monitors, switchers, tape decks, or SDI projectors.

Quadro SDI graphics solutions provide two channels-fill or key-of 8-, 10-, or 12-bit uncompressed SDI in 2K, HD, or SD formats, and analog and digital house synchronization. They support both Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems, and can be easily integrated within a broadcast or video editing application through the NVIDIA API.

For more information on NVIDIA Quadro SDI solutions, please visit the company web site at http://www.nvidia.com/.

NVIDIA Corporation

NVIDIA is the world leader in visual computing technologies and the inventor of the GPU, a high-performance processor which generates breathtaking, interactive graphics on workstations, personal computers, game consoles, and mobile devices. NVIDIA serves the entertainment and consumer market with its GeForce(R) products, the professional design and visualization market with its Quadro products, and the high-performance computing market with its Tesla(TM) products. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. and has offices throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas. For more information, visit http://www.nvidia.com/.

Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to, statements as to: the benefits, features, power, performance and capabilities NVIDIA Quadro SDI graphics solutions and Autodesk Smoke 2900 and the visual computing revolution, are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: delays in ramping new products into production; our reliance on third parties to manufacture, assemble and test our products; unexpected loss of performance of our products when integrated into systems; the impact of technological development and competition; manufacturing or software defects; changes in industry standards and interfaces as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 27, 2008. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on our website and are available from NVIDIA without charge. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

Copyright (C) 2008 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA, NVIDIA Quadro, and Quadro are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Everything Channel Unveils First-of-a-Kind Research on Driving Channel Growth in the Global MarketResults: Solution Providers Worldwide Are Poised for Growth

MANHASSET, N.Y., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Everything Channel (formerly CMP Channel), the global leader in technology sales, today announced that its Institute for Partner Education & Development (IPED) released results of first-of-a-kind research comparing global Channel market data from the Americas, Asia, Europe and Africa. Based on 7400 responses, the report indicates that Solution Providers across the globe are poised for growth.

Highlights of the research include: -- Hyper growth partners are strongest in the Asia-Pacific region, moderate growth partners are strongest in Latin America, and lifestyle partners are strongest in Europe/Middle East. Moderate growth partners are also leading the growth spurt in Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Africa, North America and Latin America. -- The global landscape in 2008 for the Channel is very encouraging with end user IT budgets increasing 50 percent in 2008. -- More end users are relying on the Channel globally to meet their business and technology needs. -- The Channel is evolving to focus more on customization. -- Based on the maturation of the various markets, end customers require different types of expertise from their Solution Provider partners. For example, traditional resellers dominate less mature geographical markets while total Solution Providers have more influence in North America and Western Europe. -- The leading strategy for Solution Providers growth across the globe is consistent -- target new markets, specifically hitting C-level and line-of-business executives with their marketing message. -- There are three distinctly different growth philosophies for Solution Providers -- lifestyle business, moderate growth and hyper growth -- and technology vendors need to understand the dynamics of each mindset. -- Solution Providers have to enhance their value to the end user with a greater investment in marketing and expanding their ability to deliver emerging technology offerings and solutions to retain their partner relationships. -- Vendors need to optimize their relationships with channel partners and increase customer satisfaction levels by providing customizable products, better communication and easy-to-manage programs, etc.

Robert Faletra, Chief Executive Officer, Everything Channel presented these research results last week in Rome at the IT Channel Vision Europe where Europe's premier IT channel executives who represent enterprise and mid-size markets came together.

"This first-of-a-kind research provides us with a view of global Channel trends as well as the dynamics of each market," said Toni Clayton Hine, VP, Managing Director, IPED. "It will help us identify what investments IT vendors need to make and where they should be allocating their resources to secure the highest return on investment. We look forward to conducting additional research to help grow Solution Providers' businesses."

About Institute for Partner Education & Development (http://www.iped.com/)

The Institute for Partner Education & Development (IPED) empowers technology companies with channel education, intelligence and analysis to develop, deploy and execute channel strategies and programs that drive revenue. IPED content is based on two decades of channel experience and more than 50,000 annual surveys of business partners and end-customers. IPED is a business unit of Everything Channel, publishers of CRN and VARBusiness; host of ChannelWeb, largest channel portal for solution providers; and organizers of the XChange conferences. With 25 years of experience and institutional knowledge about the channels of distribution for IT products, Everything Channel is recognized as the premier source of information for the channel.

Everything Channel (http://www.everythingchannel.com/, http://www.channelweb.com/)

Everything Channel is the global leader in technology sales and serves as the one stop shop for the sales channel that drives 75 percent of technology sales throughout the world. IT suppliers and Solution Providers turn to Everything Channel to manage and accelerate their business. Everything Channel provides the answer to strategy and branding, online marketing, research/market intelligence, lead generation, branded and custom events, education and workflow tools targeted to those who buy and sell through the Channel. Everything Channel is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.

Contact Kate Spellman Everything Channel (516) 562-7383 kspellman@everythingchannel.com

Everything Channel

CONTACT: Kate Spellman of Everything Channel, +1-516-562-7383,
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Texas Instruments to broadcast its first-quarter 2008 earnings conference call on the web

DALLAS, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated invites you to listen to its first-quarter 2008 earnings conference call with analysts that will be broadcast live over the Internet at 4:30 p.m. Central time on Monday, April 21, 2008.

What: Texas Instruments first-quarter earnings conference call When: 4:30 p.m. Central time, April 21, 2008 Who: Kevin March, senior vice president and chief financial officer Ron Slaymaker, vice president and manager of investor relations Where: http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/investor/confcall/ How: Live over the Internet, logging on to the address above, participation will be in listen-only mode. Archival copy available shortly after webcast conclusion. Requirements: To listen to the call, you will need a computer with a sound card, speakers or headphones, and at least a 28.8 Kbps connection to the Internet. If you do not have the RealPlayer plug-in for your browser, please download it from http://www.real.com/products/player/. You may also use the Windows Media Player plug-in for your browser. Please download it from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/.

If you are unable to listen during the live webcast, the call will be archived for 30 days on the web site listed above. If you have any problems, please send an e-mail to support@variview.com or refer to http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/techsupportwebcast.shtml for additional technical support.

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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comScore Media Metrix Releases Top 50 Web Rankings for MarchYellow Book Network and MLB.com Lead Top-Gaining PropertiesMarch Madness Tournament Drives Traffic to Online Gambling Sites

RESTON, Va., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- comScore, Inc. , a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly analysis of U.S. consumer activity at the top online properties for March 2008 based on data from the comScore Media Metrix service. March saw traffic increase to online radio, gambling and retail-health care sites.

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"American sports factored in prominently for the top gaining categories and properties in March," said Jack Flanagan, executive vice president of comScore Media Metrix. "The NCAA tournament drove substantial traffic to online gambling sites during the month, while the start of spring training made MLB.com one of the top gaining properties. Both events also contributed to ESPN.com's surge in the top properties rankings."

Top-Gaining Sites for March

Yellow Book Network secured the top-gaining site position for the month, with a 54-percent gain to 13.5 million visitors due, at least in part, to a new partnership with addresses.com. Baseball spring training and fantasy team drafts prompted a flood of earnest fans to MLB.com, which jumped 50 percent to 9.8 million visitors. Bankrate.com Sites witnessed a 46-percent increase to 5 million visitors with the addition of the InsureMe.com entity in March.

Radio Sites See Surge in Visitation

Radio sites experienced a sharp increase in traffic in March with the category growing 27 percent to 61.8 million visitors, making it the top-gaining category for the month. AOL Music led the category with 21.9 million visitors (up 5 percent), followed by Yahoo! Music with nearly 20.8 million visitors (up 4 percent) and Clear Channel Online with 11 million visitors (up 2 percent). Other significant increases were experienced by Pandora.com (up 9 percent), Citadel Broadcasting Corporation (up 11 percent), and Disney Music (up 17 percent).

Online Gambling Traffic Propelled by March Madness

The NCAA basketball tournament, also known as "March Madness," attracted a flurry of online bettors, prompting a 14-percent gain to the online gambling category. Sportingbet PLC increased 35 percent to 975,000 visitors, UPICKEM.net jumped 174 percent to 396,000 visitors and SportsBetting.com rose 114 percent to 145,000 visitors.

Walgreen Co. Leads Retail - Health Care Category

Retail - Health Care sites experienced a 12-percent increase in March to 26.3 million visitors, as Walgreen Co. led the category with 5.4 million visitors (up 10 percent). Drugstore.com, Inc. captured the second position with 3.7 million visitors, followed by CVS with nearly 3 million visitors.

Top 50 Properties

The top 10 properties maintained their positions from February with Yahoo! Sites continuing to lead as the top property with 139.5 million visitors, followed by Google Sites with 137.5 million visitors and Microsoft Sites with 121 million visitors. ESPN jumped 12 spots on the popularity of March Madness and anticipation of the 2008 Major League Baseball season. Gains were also experienced by AT&T (up 8 spots to #18 with 31.3 million visitors), Target Corporation (up 5 spots to #20 with nearly 30 million visitors), and CBS Corporation (up 6 spots to #24 with 28.6 million visitors).

Top 50 Ad Focus Ranking

The top 10 Ad Focus properties also maintained their February rankings with Platform A, the ad network combining Advertising.com, Tacoda, AOL, and Quigo, leading the ranking in March, reaching 91 percent of Americans online. interCLICK gained 9 spots in the ranking to position 14, reaching 58 percent of the 188 million Americans online. Real Cities Network and YuMe Video Network both entered this month's rankings in positions 38 and 43, respectively.

comScore Top 10 Gaining Properties by Percentage Change in Unique Visitors* (U.S.) March 2008 vs. February 2008 Total U.S. - Home, Work and University Locations Source: comScore Media Metrix Total Unique Visitors (000) Feb-08 Mar-08 % Change Rank by Unique Visitors Total Internet : Total Audience 185,017 188,010 2 N/A Yellow Book Network 8,801 13,523 54 75 MLB.com 6,519 9,799 50 104 Bankrate.com Sites 3,441 5,027 46 218 Craveonline 5,806 8,254 42 128 Six Apart Sites 9,749 13,680 40 74 Break Media 5,845 7,876 35 131 Bidz.com 3,755 5,049 34 217 Eversave.com 3,666 4,865 33 226 wikiHow.com 3,561 4,678 31 240 Reunion.com 6,875 9,003 31 117 *Ranking based on the top 250 properties in March 2008 comScore Top 10 Gaining Categories by Percentage Change in Unique Visitors (U.S.) March 2008 vs. February 2008 Total U.S. - Home, Work and University Locations Source: comScore Media Metrix Total Unique Visitors (000) Feb-08 Mar-08 % Change Total Internet : Total Audience 185,017 188,010 2 Entertainment - Radio 48,508 61,786 27 Gay/Lesbian 2,479 3,114 26 Online Gambling 11,082 12,592 14 Retail - Health Care 23,596 26,318 12 Teens 27,824 30,738 10 Coupons 19,986 22,009 10 Retail - Movies 25,070 27,457 10 Technology - News 44,320 48,226 9 Pharmacy 15,384 16,730 9 Gaming Information 42,197 45,802 9 comScore Top 50 Properties (U.S.) March 2008 Total U.S. - Home, Work and University Locations Unique Visitors (000) Source: comScore Media Metrix Rank Property Unique Rank Property Unique Visitors Visitors (000) (000) Total Internet : Total Audience 188,010 1 Yahoo! Sites 139,518 26 Superpages.com Network 27,672 2 Google Sites 137,480 27 Disney Online 27,302 3 Microsoft Sites 121,013 28 Comcast Corporation 25,780 4 AOL LLC 111,832 29 Shopzilla.com Sites 25,714 5 Fox Interactive Media 88,284 30 Expedia Inc 25,089 6 eBay 81,874 31 Yellowpages.com Network 24,962 7 Wikipedia Sites 58,705 32 Bank of America 23,638 8 Amazon Sites 58,683 33 United Online, Inc 22,992 9 Ask Network 55,437 34 ESPN 22,357 10 Time Warner - Excluding AOL 55,108 35 Gannett Sites 22,290 11 Apple Inc. 48,374 36 Monster Worldwide 21,932 12 New York Times Digital 47,755 37 Photobucket.com LLC 21,861 13 Viacom Digital 44,826 38 CareerBuilder LLC 21,823 14 Weather Channel, The 40,731 39 WebMD Health 20,200 15 Facebook.com 35,510 40 Real.com Network 19,979 16 CNET Networks 34,598 41 E.W. Scripps 19,938 17 Glam Media 34,461 42 Demand Media 19,903 18 AT&T, Inc. 31,297 43 Cox Enterprises Inc. 18,875 19 Adobe Sites 31,098 44 WordPress 18,846 20 Target Corporation 29,873 45 AmericanGreetings Property 18,841 21 Verizon Communications Corporation 29,488 46 iVillage.com: The Womens Network 18,494 22 Wal-Mart 29,474 47 Hearst Corporation 17,875 23 Gorilla Nation 29,085 48 Atrinsic, Inc. 17,752 24 CBS Corporation 28,583 49 NBC Universal 17,661 25 craigslist, inc. 28,563 50 WorldNow - ABC Owned Sites 17,634 comScore Ad Focus Ranking (U.S.) March 2008 Total U.S. - Home, Work and University Locations Unique Visitors (000) Source: comScore Media Metrix Rank Property Unique Reach Rank Property Unique Reach Visitors % Visitors % (000) (000) Total Internet : Total Audience 188,010 100.0 1 Platform-A** 170,537 91% 26 CPX Interactive** 73,768 39% 2 Advertising.com**167,500 89% 27 MySpace.com* 72,753 39% 3 Yahoo! Network** 160,336 85% 28 eBay.com 69,452 37% 4 Google Ad Network** 152,048 81% 29 Undertone Networks** 68,190 36% 5 Specific Media** 145,554 77% 30 Gorilla Nation Media 67,180 36% 6 ValueClick Networks** 140,091 75% 31 YouTube.com 64,754 34% 7 Yahoo! 137,819 73% 32 MSN.com Home Page 57,474 31% 8 Tribal Fusion** 135,640 72% 33 Ask Network 55,437 29% 9 Google 132,349 70% 34 Quigo** 54,141 29% 10 Casale Media Network** 129,399 69% 35 Kontera** 53,186 28% 11 DRIVEpm** 124,333 66% 36 Vizi Inc** 51,466 27% 12 adconion media group** 117,469 62% 37 Ybrant/ AdDynamix Network** 48,688 26% 13 AOL Media Network 111,832 59% 38 Real Cities Network 47,843 25% 14 interCLICK** 108,818 58% 39 MapQuest 47,799 25% 15 MSN-Windows Live 105,925 56% 40 IB Local Network 47,738 25% 16 Traffic Marketplace** 105,420 56% 41 AMAZON.COM 47,575 25% 17 Tremor Media 101,143 54% 42 Turn, Inc** 46,512 25% 18 Collective Media** 100,151 53% 43 YuMe Video Network 44,927 24% 19 24/7 Real Media** 94,525 50% 44 Precision- Click** 44,767 24% 20 ADSDAQ by ContextWeb** 94,459 50% 45 Business.com Network 42,691 23% 21 Burst Media** 93,291 50% 46 EBAY.COM Home Page 42,492 23% 22 AOL 92,254 49% 47 About 40,935 22% 23 AdBrite** 84,114 45% 48 The Nabbr Network 39,996 21% 24 Centro 81,427 43% 49 IACAS Network 39,353 21% 25 Vibrant Media** 73,931 39% 50 Facebook.com 35,510 17% Reach % denotes the percentage of the total Internet population that viewed a particular entity at least once in March. For instance, Yahoo! was seen by 73 percent of the more than 185 million Internet users in March. * Entity has assigned some portion of traffic to other syndicated entities. ** Denotes an advertising network. About comScore Media Metrix

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Driven by Rich Music Programming, MTV Networks' MTV.com, VH1.com and CMT.com See Surge in Unique Visitors, While Yahoo! Music and MySpace Music See Significant Declines from Q1'07 to Q1'08MTVN Music Group Now #1 for Total Time Spent In Latest comScore's Media Metrix Ranking

NEW YORK, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Fueled by rich music programming for nearly every genre, MTV Networks Music Group saw unique visitors to its MTV.com (http://www.mtv.com/), VH1.com (http://www.vh1.com/), CMT.com (http://www.cmt.com/) and portfolio of music destinations surge in the first three months of 2008, while other sites - including Yahoo! Music and MySpace Music - stumbled, according to newly released figures from comScore Media Metrics. In addition, MTVN's Music Group now ranks #1 for total time spent by visitors to any music destination on the Web.

Uniques Surge:

The MTVN Music Group saw average monthly unique visitors for Q1 2008 jump 18.7 percent over Q1 2007, while average monthly uniques for Yahoo! Music and MySpace Music fell 11.7 percent and 8 percent, respectively, for the same time period.

Driving MTVN Music Group's strong performances were the MTV.com, VH1.com and CMT.com music brands. From March '07 to March '08, unique visitors jumped 30 percent at MTV.com, 32 percent at VH1.com and 5.5 percent at CMT.com, according to the independent comScore data.

The March '08 numbers represent the second-best performance of the MTVN Music Group, behind September 2007, which set records around the MTV Video Music Awards.

MTVN Music Group is now the third most-trafficked music destination on the Web, according to comScore, ahead of ArtistDirect (#4) and MySpace Music (now #5).

#1 in Total Time Spent:

In addition to seeing a surge of new unique visitors, MTVN's Music Group also finished Q1 2008 as the #1 destination in terms of total time spent - a key measure of audience engagement.

Visitors spent more than 315 million minutes on MTVN's music sites in March - more than any other music destination on the Web and three times the total minutes spent on MySpace Music and nearly 32 percent more than Yahoo! Music. (The MTVN Music Group also ranked #1 for time spent in January 2008.)

Rich Music Programming Fuels Growth: Among the major music drivers for Q1 2008 were: -- The exclusive premiere on Viacom properties MTV, VH1 and BET of Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body," the first single from her much-anticipated new album, E=MC2. The model proved so successful that the MTV, VH1 and BET brands jointly premiered Usher's new single, "Love In This Club" earlier this month. -- The exclusive MTV music video premieres of Danity Kane's "Damaged" and Day26's "Got Me Going," along with exclusive audio streams of the groups' new albums a week before their retail availability. Both projects from the winners of the wildly popular "Making the Band" series debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart, reinforcing MTV's ability to mint new artists. -- VH1.com video premieres, exclusive online performances and advance album streams of VH1 "You Oughta Know" artists Sara Bareilles, Leona Lewis and Ingrid Michaelson, as well as full-length online episodes of "VH1 Storytellers: Snoop Dogg," "VH1 Storytellers: Mary J. Blige" and VH1 Soul's "SoulStage: Erykah Badu." -- CMT video premieres, including Carrie Underwood's "All American Girl," Taylor Swift's "Picture to Burn" and "I'm Only Me When I'm With You," Sugarland's "Life In A Northern Town," and Trace Adkins' "You're Gonna Miss This," along with massive viewer interest in the weeks leading up to the annual CMT Music Awards show, which airs live from Nashville at 8 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. CT on Monday, April 14.

MTVN Music Group's constellation of sites include: MTV.com, MTV2.com, mtvU.com, VH1.com, VH1Classic.com, CMT.com and RockBand.com, among others.

Editor's Notes: Based on comScore Media Metrix data, January 2007 through March 2008. BET.com traffic is not part of the MTV Networks' Music Group data

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AT&T Plans to Invest Nearly $50 Million in Oklahoma Wireless Network in 2008Three-Year Investment Will Total Nearly $140 Million, Bringing Wireless Customers an Enhanced Network and Innovative Services

OKLAHOMA CITY, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. , the world's largest communications company, today announced a total planned investment of nearly $50 million in the Oklahoma wireless network in 2008. This will bring AT&T's three-year investment in Oklahoma to nearly $140 million, further demonstrating AT&T's commitment to provide Oklahomans with a stronger, expanded network and the newest wireless technologies and features.

"Our goal is to ensure that AT&T customers have the very best wireless experience possible, and that includes providing unmatched coverage, quality of service, competitive calling plans and innovative wireless devices," said Larry Evans, AT&T vice president/general manager for wireless operations in Oklahoma and Arkansas. "This year's investment will increase coverage in the places our customers live and work, and the planned expansion of our 3G network will allow more customers to enjoy increased data and video speeds while they are on the go."

As part of the 2008 wireless network investment, AT&T plans to add 19 new cell sites and to roll out its higher-speed wireless network in additional communities throughout the state. AT&T also is now integrating 273 cell sites in Oklahoma that AT&T acquired from Dobson Communications, which AT&T acquired last year.

In 2008, new sites and other network enhancements will be deployed to expand wireless coverage for consumers and businesses, including enhanced coverage to those living and working in the Ardmore area and Osage and Tulsa counties.

The Dobson integration will improve service in the following counties: Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Garfield, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okmulgee, Ottawa, Pittsburg and Washington.

AT&T is also delivering dramatic change in Oklahoma through the introduction and deployment of its third-generation (3G) wireless broadband network, which offers customers access to broadband-type speeds for their laptops, with the ability to access the Internet and work with e-mail from within the 3G network. Customers with 3G handsets have quick access to the latest news, weather, music, entertainment, videos, games and pictures through MEdia(TM) Net, the company's mobile Internet portal.

This year, AT&T is expanding its wireless 3G network in the United States to more than 80 additional cities, bringing AT&T's 3G wireless services to nearly 350 leading U.S. markets. Already this year, AT&T has deployed 3G service in Shawnee. Later this year, 3G service will be launched in Bartlesville and Lawton.

"At the state Capitol, we're focused on creating an environment that encourages companies to invest here, particularly when it comes to the latest technology," said Glenn Coffee, co-Senate president pro tem of Oklahoma City. "When companies invest, everyone wins. This is yet another example of how the right rules provide greater competition in the marketplace, resulting in consumers having more choices and more innovative services."

"Thanks to our visionary state leadership, the state remains open for business," said Don Cain, president, AT&T Oklahoma. "Through investments such as this, we're able to ensure that as many Oklahomans as possible remain connected in every way. We're committed to providing consumers unprecedented choice and flexibility in devices, applications and service plans so that they have access to the people, information and entertainment they care about."

AT&T's wireless network is based on the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) technology, the most open and widely used network platform in the world. AT&T plans to complete the nation's first High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA)-enabled network by the middle of the year. HSUPA substantially increases upload speeds on the 3G network, allowing AT&T's HSUPA-enabled laptop users to send large files faster and take full advantage of the latest interactive Internet and business applications.

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AT&T Delivers Big Wireless Benefits for Small BusinessNew Small Business Mobility Rate Plans Give Smaller Companies Increased Flexibility and Simplified Billing

SAN ANTONIO, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The estimated 10 million businesses with fewer than 100 employees are the lifeblood of the American economy. To better serve the needs of this important segment, AT&T Inc. today announced a new wireless offer that brings the benefits of AT&T FamilyTalk plans to small businesses, enabling them to share monthly Anytime Minutes for up to 40 employees.

The new BusinessTalk plans start at $60.00 per month for five users and 700 Anytime Minutes and go up to $1,075 per month for 40 users and 20,000 Anytime Minutes. They are designed to help small businesses better manage their monthly costs by reducing overage charges and simplifying billing.

Companies may choose BusinessTalk with unlimited Mobile to Mobile or Push To Talk features. While the exact amount of savings depends on each customer's individual circumstances, some companies could save nearly 20 percent of their monthly service charges with BusinessTalk compared to AT&T's standard voice pool plans.

"Smaller companies are inherently mobile and rely heavily on wireless technologies to stay connected to their customers and run their businesses," said Kent Mathy, president, Small Business, AT&T's wireless unit. "Our BusinessTalk offer will help these businesses be more productive in serving their customers.

AT&T also launched a new advertising campaign that kicked off with television commercials during the Masters this past weekend. Using the tagline "Seize the moment," the campaign focuses on how businesses use wireless technology to get more done in the day, react faster to business opportunities and be more responsive to their customers. The campaign will also feature online and print components.

In addition, the AT&T Exclusively Business small business program, launched last year, waives activation fees for new lines of service for its members and offers an eight percent discount on monthly service charges for qualified voice and data service plans -- including the primary line on BusinessTalk. Small businesses can also extend this service discount as a benefit to their employees.

AT&T, the worldwide leader in BlackBerry sales, separately today announced the launch of BlackBerry Professional Software, an attractive wireless email solution targeted specifically for small business.

AT&T offers small business a wide range of phones, smart devices, LaptopConnect solutions and other services for small businesses including mobile email, GPS navigation and Push To Talk technology. For more information on AT&T's products and services for small business, visit any AT&T retail store, call 1-888-296-4561 or visit, http://www.att.com/wirelessmallbusiness. Separately, the company also the BlackBerry Professional Software solution, built specifically for the wireless email needs of small business.

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