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Verizon Wireless Ranks Essex County Residents #1Positive Response to Company's HopeLine(R) Wireless Phone Recycling Program Benefits Domestic Violence Survivors in New Jersey

SHORT HILLS, N.J., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Essex County residents donated nearly 1,100 no-longer-used wireless phones to the Verizon Wireless HopeLine(R) phone recycling program during 2007 and over 300 in the first quarter of 2008 at the Verizon Wireless Communications Store located at The Mall at Short Hills on 1200 Morris Turnpike, earning the county the title of "Number One HopeLine Recycler" in Northern New Jersey.

A total of nearly 23,500 phones were recycled at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores in the New York Metro area last year and more than one million nationwide. Donated phones are refurbished, recycled or sold and the proceeds are donated to domestic violence advocacy groups or used to purchase wireless phones for survivors. Phones that cannot be refurbished are disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner.

"According to the EPA, recycling 100 million cell phones would save enough energy to power more than 194,000 U.S. households with electricity for one year," said Pat Devlin, president of Verizon Wireless' New York Metro Region. "By recycling old wireless phones and accessories through Verizon Wireless HopeLine, New Jersey residents can help save the environment and, just as importantly, can make a difference in the lives of women and children affected by domestic violence."

Verizon Wireless was the first wireless carrier in the nation to collect and recycle old cell phones and has done so since January 1999, first in New Jersey and then across the U.S. Nationally, the HopeLine program has collected more than 4.5 million wireless phones, and given nearly $5 million in cash grants and nearly 60,000 phones with airtime to domestic violence prevention organizations.

In addition to a successful phone recycling program and funding for non-profit domestic violence prevention organizations, HopeLine includes free wireless service and voice mailboxes for survivors, community and corporate awareness initiatives, and a bilingual "Invest in Yourself" program designed to help survivors re-enter the workforce.

HopeLine wireless phone donations also are accepted at all Verizon Wireless Communications Stores in New Jersey and across the nation. For store locations and additional information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/hopeline.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 65.7 million customers. The largest U.S. wireless company and largest wireless data provider, based on revenues, Verizon Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, NJ, with 69,000 employees nationwide. The company is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at 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: David Samberg, +1-845-365-7212,
david.samberg@verizonwireless.com; or Gisela Lopez, +1-973-968-7928,
gisela.lopez@vivianipr.com, both for Verizon Wireless

Web site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/hopeline
http://www.verizonwireless.com/
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QSGI Partners With IBM Global Financing to Provide On-Site Data Security and Compliance Services at Customer Locations

HIGHTSTOWN, N.J. and PALM BEACH, Fla., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- QSGI Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: QSGI) , a leading provider of information technology services to help corporations ensure best practices for data security and regulatory compliance, today announced it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with IBM Global Financing (IGF), the lending, leasing and equipment renewal and recycling business segment of IBM , with respect to QSGI's on-site auditing and data erasure services. Under the MOU, the parties will launch a new pilot program, whereby IGF will offer its customers these services for enterprise storage systems within the data center and distributed computing equipment within the corporate environment. Following a successful pilot program, the parties intend to explore a longer-term definitive agreement around these services.

For IBM customers that utilize the service, QSGI can dispatch a team directly to the customer location to audit and erase IT equipment to all applicable erasure standards, as defined by the client requirements. QSGI's fully automated process eliminates human error by providing a certificate of erasure and audit trail for each piece of equipment. Providing these services on-site eliminates the inherent data security risks associated with transporting the equipment off-site for the purpose of auditing and erasing the equipment. QSGI will also indemnify clients from liability and safeguards these clients from the fines now being levied against companies that improperly return or remarket used equipment.

"Demand is growing among our clients for an on-site data security solution for a full spectrum of IT equipment, ranging from SANs devices, to servers and PCs," said Kevin Cleary, general manager of IGF, Global Asset Recovery Services. "This IBM-QSGI pilot program will add a wide range of on-site services for both enterprise storage devices and distributed computing equipment that include: automated asset auditing, multi-level data destruction services, and documentation for regulatory compliance."

Marc Sherman, chairman and chief executive officer, commented, "We are pleased to be working alongside IBM for on-site auditing and data erasure for its clients' technology lifecycle management services. Our ability to audit and erase large volumes of data quickly and expeditiously at the customer location provides much greater peace of mind to those companies and facilities concerned about the risks of transporting end-of-life or off-lease equipment prior to erasing the confidential data stored on that equipment. We appreciate IBM's strong commitment to protecting the confidential information of their customers and we look forward to an enduring relationship."

About QSGI

QSGI provides a full suite of information technology solutions to help corporations and governmental agencies better manage hardware assets, reduce expenses, build best practices for data security and assure regulatory compliance. With a focus on the entire range of IT platforms - from the PC to the mainframe, the services offered by QSGI are specifically designed to reduce total cost of ownership for IT assets and maximize the clients' return on their IT investment. For enterprise class hardware in the data center, QSGI offers hardware environment planning and consultation and refurbished whole systems. Additionally, for desktop IT assets, servers and SAN products, QSGI offers a range of end-of-life services that include: automated asset auditing, Department of Defense (DOD) level data destruction, documentation for regulatory compliance, hardware refurbishment with worldwide remarketing or proper IT asset recycling. Given the sensitive nature of the company's client relationships, it does not provide the names of its clients. Additional information about the company is available at http://www.qsgi.com/.

Statements about QSGI's future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other statements in this press release other than historical facts are 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. QSGI intends that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, and QSGI's actual results could differ materially from expected results. QSGI undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances.

QSGI Inc.

CONTACT: David K. Waldman or Klea K. Theoharis, both of Crescendo
Communications, LLC, +1-212-671-1020, qsgi@crescendo-ir.com

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

Virgin Mobile USA Broadens David Messenger's Role to Chief Administrative & Corporate Development Officer

WARREN, N.J., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Virgin Mobile USA, Inc. today announced that David Messenger has assumed the responsibilities of Chief Administrative & Corporate Development Officer, to reflect the lead role he has taken in coordinating and shaping the company's corporate development overall.

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In making the announcement, Virgin Mobile USA CEO Dan Schulman said, "As we focus on evolving the next phase of our growth, David's experience as a strong strategic business leader and in-depth knowledge of the industry will be critical. We have been drawing on his broad strategy and consulting experience for some time, and he will be instrumental in continuing to shape our vision and corporate development efforts."

"I couldn't be prouder to be a part of this dynamic company as it continually redefines the wireless industry," said Messenger. "I'm excited about the many opportunities we have to accelerate our future growth, building on the strong foundation of our new products and services, ongoing excellence in customer service and the powerful Virgin brand." He is part of the company's Leadership Team with Schulman, COO Jonathan Marchbank, CFO John Feehan, and co-Founder and General Counsel Peter Lurie.

Messenger joined Virgin Mobile USA in July of 2005 as Chief People Officer, in a strategic role partnering with CEO Schulman to architect changes to enable the next phase of growth for the company, with responsibility for all talent management and human resources capabilities. He will continue with these responsibilities in addition to leading all corporate development activities, procurement and facilities.

Prior to joining Virgin Mobile USA, Messenger had extensive experience in strategy execution and mergers and acquisitions during his consulting career with Price Waterhouse and Towers Perrin. He worked in the telecom and entertainment sectors as a principal consultant with Price Waterhouse in Europe and the US. He was then a principal and practice leader with Towers Perrin, responsible for the change management practice in the East and Central regions while also playing a leading role in the firm's Global M&A practice. More recently he served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Take-Two Interactive Inc. in New York City, partnering with the CEO to execute and drive organizational change. He was educated at University of Wales College Cardiff and Robinson College Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

About Virgin Mobile USA, Inc.

Virgin Mobile USA, Inc. , through its operating company Virgin Mobile USA, L.P., offers more than 5 million customers control, flexibility and choice in wireless service, rich data content and innovative products without annual contracts. Voice pricing plans range from monthly options with unlimited nights and weekends to by-the-minute offers, allowing consumers to adjust how and what they pay according to their needs. Virgin Mobile's full slate of smart, stylish and affordable handsets, including the Wild Card, Super Slice and Flare, are available at top retailers in more than 40,000 locations nationwide and online at http://www.virginmobileusa.com/, with Top-Up cards available at more than 140,000 locations.

J.D. Power and Associates has ranked Virgin Mobile highest in customer satisfaction among wireless prepaid services in 2006 and 2007, and its customers report a 90% satisfaction rate. Virgin Mobile contributes a portion of its profits from downloadable content to The RE*Generation, its pro-social initiative to help homeless youth; and provides postage-paid return envelopes in every new package for customers to recycle old phones. Virgin Mobile USA's national coverage is powered by the nationwide Sprint PCS network.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements and information relating to us that are based on the beliefs of our management as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, us. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our strategies, plans, objectives, expectations, intentions, expenditures, and assumptions and other statements contained in this document that are not historical facts. When used in this press release, words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan" and "project" and similar expressions, as they relate to us are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events, are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Many factors could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the results predicted include, among others, those risks and uncertainties discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available on our investor relations website at http://investorrelations.virginmobileusa.com/ and on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov/. We neither intend nor assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.

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CONTACT: Media, Jayne Wallace, +1-908-607-4014,
jayne.wallace@virginmobileusa.com, Investors, Erica Bolton, +1-908-607-4108,
Erica.bolton@virginmobileusa.com, both of Virgin Mobile USA

Web site: http://www.virginmobileusa.com/
http://investorrelations.virginmobileusa.com/

Performance Technologies Announces CGL 4.0 Registration for NexusWare(R) Linux(R) Distribution

ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Performance Technologies , a leading developer of communication platforms and systems, today announced that its Linux(R) OS and development environment, NexusWare(R), has met the Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) 4.0 requirements specified by the Linux Foundation. NexusWare V12 is based on the 2.6.20 Linux kernel and conforms to OpenHPI, an open source implementation of the Service Availability Forum's Hardware Platform Interface (HPI).

The specifications set forth by the Linux Foundation define a consistent functionality that meets the demands of complex networking applications. A variety of requirements are included in the CGL 4.0 specification including extended POSIX compliance. This is designed to ease application portability for mainstream communications applications moving to Linux environments. In addition, the CGL standard consists of categories defined by the Linux Foundation that include performance, hardware, standards, serviceability, availability, security, and clustering. New in CGL 4.0 is the prioritization of these requirements. Each requirement is now defined as either mandatory, desired, or roadmap items. By achieving CGL 4.0 registration, Performance Technologies becomes one of only three companies whose software meets this specification.

NexusWare provides a common, pre-integrated Linux OS and development environment for Performance Technologies' embedded products that include CompactPCI(R) and MicroTCA(TM) application-ready platforms, x86 and PowerPC(R) single board computers, voice processing, TDM and sync serial communications, storage, switching, and system management hardware components. Equipment manufacturers can leverage the company's pre-integrated hardware and software solutions to shorten time-to-market and eliminate costly and unnecessary integration steps.

"Performance Technologies believes strongly in the direction the Linux Foundation CGL Work Group is headed with carrier-grade registration as Linux plays a key role in migrating customers off proprietary systems and onto COTS platforms," said Steven Wigent, product manager for Performance Technologies. "Developers in telecommunications, aerospace and defense, as well as commercial industries demand robust software that facilitates maximum availability and scalability to their systems. Our NexusWare software meets this demand, and CGL 4.0 registration demonstrates this."

System architects and design engineers needing advanced, compute-intensive embedded solutions, including the company's newly launched MicroTCA(TM) platform, the MTC5070, can meet with Performance Technologies representatives at the Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley, McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, CA, from April 15-17, 2008, in booth 1510.

About Performance Technologies (http://www.pt.com/)

Performance Technologies is a global supplier of integrated IP-based platforms and solutions for advanced communications networks and innovative computer system architectures. Our Embedded Systems Group offers robust application-ready platforms that incorporate open-standards based software and hardware, providing significantly accelerated end product deployment benefits for equipment manufacturers. Our Signaling Systems Group offers the SEGway(TM) product suite, which includes IP STPs, SS7 over IP transport solutions, and signaling gateways that enable lower operating costs through utilization of IP networks, thereby creating competitive advantages for carriers in existing and emerging markets.

Performance Technologies is headquartered in Rochester, New York. Additional engineering facilities are located in San Diego and San Luis Obispo, California, and Kanata, Ontario, Canada.

Forward Looking Statements

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for certain forward-looking statements. This press release contains forward-looking statements which reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and financial performance, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is subject to the safe harbor provisions of those Sections.

These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and the Company's actual results can differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other factors, general business and economic conditions, rapid technological changes accompanied by frequent new product introductions, competitive pressures, dependence on key customers, the attainment of design wins and obtaining orders as a result, fluctuations in quarterly and annual results, the reliance on a limited number of third party suppliers, limitations of the Company's manufacturing capacity and arrangements, the protection of the Company's proprietary technology, the dependence on key personnel, changes in critical accounting estimates, potential impairments related to investments, foreign regulations, and potential material weaknesses in the future. Forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements, the Notes thereto, Risk Factors, and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Company as of December 31, 2007, as contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The names of actual companies, products, or services may be the trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of their respective owners in the United States and other countries.

Performance Technologies

CONTACT: Will Smith, Marketing Communications Manager of Performance
Technologies, +1-585-256-0200, wjs@pt.com

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

Anaren Announces Execution of Letter of Intent

SYRACUSE, N.Y., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anaren, Inc. today announced that it has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent to acquire M.S. Kennedy Corp. ("MSK"), a Syracuse based manufacturer of analog and mixed signal hybrids used in various military and aerospace applications. MSK had net sales of approximately $22.4 million in 2007. Pending the successful negotiation of a definitive purchase and sale agreement, the Company anticipates completing the transaction prior to the close of its fiscal year, June 30, 2008.

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The statements contained in this news release which are not historical information are "forward-looking statements". These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the ability of Anaren to negotiate and enter into a definitive agreement relating to the proposed transaction on terms acceptable to it, and the ability of the parties to the proposed transaction to satisfy all of the closing conditions to be set forth in the definitive agreement. You are encouraged to review Anaren's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2007 to learn more about the various risks and uncertainties facing Anaren's business. Unless required by law, Anaren disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward- looking statement.

Company Background

Anaren designs, manufactures and sells complex microwave components and subsystems for the wireless communications, satellite communications and defense electronics markets. For more information on Anaren's products, visit our Web site at http://www.anaren.com/.

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CONTACT: Joseph E. Porcello, VP of Finance of Anaren, +1-315-362-0514

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

Herley Announces $1.6 Million in Contract Awards from U. S. Prime Contractors- Herley Lancaster Will Provide Hardware for Electronic Attack Aircraft- Micro Systems, Inc. will produce Missile Components for a U. S. Missile Program

LANCASTER, Pa., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Herley Industries, Inc. today announced contract awards totaling approximately $1.6 million from major U.S. defense prime contractors.

Herley's Lancaster Pennsylvania division has received a new award to produce electronic hardware for a U.S. Electronic Attack Aircraft that has been produced at Herley Lancaster for a number of years.

Micro Systems, Inc. in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, has received a contract to supply tracking transponders for a large missile program. The contract includes over 100 units of a C-Band tracking beacon and represents the exercise of a contract option on a long term program.

Myron Levy, Herley Chairman and CEO, commented, "We are pleased to continue our participation on these major defense programs. We anticipate future growth and increasing production on both programs."

Herley Industries, Inc. is a leader in the design, development and manufacture of microwave technology solutions for the defense, aerospace and medical industries worldwide. Based in Lancaster, PA, Herley has eight manufacturing locations and approximately 985 employees. Additional information about the company can be found on the Internet at http://www.herley.com/

For information at Herley contact: Tel: (717) 735-8117 Peg Guzzetti http://www.herley.com/ Investor Relations

Safe Harbor Statement - Except for the historical information contained herein, this release may contain forward-looking statements. Such statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. When used in this report, words such as "anticipated," "believes," "could," "estimates," "expects," "may," "plans," "potential" and "intends" and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company or its management, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the belief of the Company's management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company's management. The Company's results could differ materially based on various factors, including, but not limited to, cancellation or deferral of customer orders, difficulties in the timely development of new products, difficulties in manufacturing, increased competitive pressures, the effects of the indictment of the Company and general economic conditions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements as a result of future events or developments.

Herley Industries, Inc.

CONTACT: Peg Guzzetti, Investor Relations of Herley Industries, Inc.,
+1-717-735-8117

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

TI's new 2.4 GHz ZigBee(R) wireless network processor simplifies ZigBee design and reduces time-to-marketZ-Accel(TM) family makes it easy to add ZigBee wireless networking to new or existing products

DALLAS, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced the first product from the company's new Z-Accel family of 2.4 GHz ZigBee-certified network processors. The CC2480 provides engineers complete ZigBee functionality without having to learn the complexities of a full ZigBee stack, making it easy to integrate ZigBee into a wide variety of applications, such as home and building automation and industrial monitoring and control, with minimal development effort. The device also allows customers the flexibility to work with any host microcontroller (MCU). (See http://www.ti.com/cc2480-pr.)

"The CC2480 ZigBee processor drastically simplifies the design of a new low-power wireless product, or the addition of wireless into an existing product, by allowing customers to separate the application code from the networking component of their systems," said Art George, senior vice president of TI's High-Performance Analog business unit. "TI continues to deliver innovative products, software and support so customers can design advanced low-power wireless systems with shorter development times and lower production costs."

Z-Accel is a comprehensive solution where TI's ZigBee-2006 stack, Z-Stack(TM) software, runs on a ZigBee processor and the application runs on an external MCU. The CC2480 handles all the timing-critical and processing-intensive ZigBee protocol tasks, while leaving the resources of the application MCU free to handle the application. The CC2480 communicates with any MCU via an SPI or UART interface, and it can be combined, for example, with TI's MPS430 ultra-low power MCUs.

The CC2480 targets ZigBee wireless network systems used in home and building automation, industrial monitoring and control, asset tracking, low-power wireless sensor networks, set-top boxes, remote controls, automated meter reading and medical applications.

The device supports SimpleAPI, which has only 10 API calls to learn, and features excellent radio performance, low power consumption and an automatic low-power mode in idle periods.

Availability and packaging

The CC2480 is available now from TI and its authorized distributors in a 7 mm x 7 mm QFN-48 package. Suggested resale pricing for the CC2480 starts at $8.10 in 1,000-piece quantities.

Start your development today with a comprehensive demonstration kit. The eZ430-RF2480 is a USB-based wireless demonstration tool providing all the hardware and software necessary to evaluate the CC2480 network processor and the MSP430 MCU. The eZ430-RF2480 is priced at only $99.00 (US$).

Low-power RF developer network

TI's Low-Power RF Developer Network enables customers to find a suitable partner to assist with hardware design, modules, embedded software, gateways, commissioning tools, etc. The Low-Power RF Developer Network consists of recommended companies, RF consultants and independent design houses that provide a series of hardware module products and design services (http://www.ti.com/lprfnetwork).

ZigBee: wireless control that simply works

Texas Instruments is proud to be a Promoter level member of the ZigBee Alliance. The Alliance is an association of companies working together to enable reliable, cost effective, low-power, wirelessly networked monitoring and control products based on an open global standard. The ZigBee Alliance membership comprises technology providers and original equipment manufacturers worldwide. Membership is open to all. Additional information can be found at http://www.zigbee.org/.

About Texas Instruments

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

Please refer all reader inquiries to: Texas Instruments Incorporated Semiconductor Group, SC-08041 Literature Response Center 14950 FAA Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76155 1-800-477-8924 Trademarks

Z-Accel and Z-Stack are trademarks of Texas Instruments. ZigBee is a registered trademark of the ZigBee Alliance. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Brett Schroer of Texas Instruments, +1-520-746-7984,
schroer_brett@ti.com; or Jacqi Moore of GolinHarris, +1-972-341-2514,
jmoore@golinharris.com, for Texas Instruments

Web site: http://www.ti.com/
http://www.zigbee.org/

Vanguard Animation Completes Space Chimps on Time and on Budget With SGI Render Management SolutionSGI Altix XE Servers and PipelineFX Qube! Software Enable 10,000 Frames to Render Each Night

LAS VEGAS, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NAB Booth SL4314 -- Vanguard Animation's all computer-generated (CG) movie Space Chimps, distributed by 20th Century Fox and due to open in 2,500 theaters July 18, made all deadlines with ease because of technology from SGI and PipelineFX and the digital media expertise of SGI(R) partner Seven Group. In August 2007, realizing their white box servers were not going to be able to handle their multi-gigabyte data file rendering, Vanguard purchased the SGI Render Management Solution to deliver the highest quality images in a timely fashion.

"We purchased the SGI systems for the really big shots, the really big sequences that required massive memory and very high throughput. With the Altix servers we were able to achieve those shots and sequences in a matter of hours rather than a matter of days," said Tom Jacomb, Associate Producer, Space Chimps. "We did 1,720 shots total, and we were running about 3TB of rendering per night. Because of SGI's contributions we were able to deliver on time and on budget."

Vanguard developed a proprietary real-time lighting tool for the Space Chimps project that enabled CG artists to place and locate lights within a scene, which in turn gave them a real-time Renderman environment response, allowing them to work with 90 percent of what the final rendered image would ultimately become.

"Artists were able to use our custom-written lighting tool to pull together scenes and shots, add lights with the art director over their shoulder, and then position them so the key lights and the reflections off of the eyes were all well-placed, and in a very expedient fashion," said co- producer Curtis Augspurger. "We then put it on the farm through PipelineFX Qube! where it would render on the SGI boxes in a significantly faster speed. For five months we were running at 95 to 98 percent capacity and were able to get through about 10,000 frames or 10,000 frame elements per evening. That is very high throughput."

PipelineFX's Qube! uses a central supervisor backed by a MySQL database to manage the queuing and execution of the jobs on the render farm. Qube! software running on all the render farm 'worker' machines, allowed Vanguard to prioritize all the jobs in the queue, while maximizing throughput for the whole farm. The SGI Workflow-Ready Solution for Render Management integrated with and enhanced the performance of the Qube! scheduling and render farm management software.

Space Chimps, an irreverent and comedic adventure starring three chimps that boldly go where no man has gone before, is the latest project from producer and Vanguard CEO John Williams (Shrek, Shrek 2). The film was produced through a partnership between Vanguard Animation and Starz Media. The 80-minute feature employed 330 production people, including 200 CG artists, in the 30,000-square-foot production space in Burnaby, British Columbia.

"Both Curtis and I were working in CG at the start of computer animation, when SGI was the de facto hardware manufacturer," added Jacomb. "It was very pleasing to go back to SGI because they have been so much a part of CG animation history."

Through Seven Group (7gdm.com), Canada's digital media specialist, Vanguard Animation purchased the SGI Render Management Solution consisting of 10 SGI(R) Altix(R) XE310 servers, each powered by four Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors running the Linux(R) environment and optimized for Pipeline FX Qube!

"When Vanguard came to us last year, after several months of production, they had reached the point where they knew they didn't have enough horsepower to render out all the images in the timeframe allotted," said Anthony Brown, Managing Director of Business Development, Seven Group. "We tried to find some way to manage a high density system without having to implement things like blades because they had already gone with a 1U infrastructure. And the highest density 1U infrastructure we could find was the SGI Altix XE310. Being able to get 16 processor cores in a single 1U box gave us the density of traditional blade systems with the flexibility of 1U boxes."

"SGI's innovation in computer animation continues with our powerful, affordable Altix XE servers that have certainly proved their robustness on the production of this major motion picture," said Jim Mukerjee, digital content management segment manager, SGI. "SGI's continued advancements in high density servers allow creative companies such as Vanguard Animation to meet the challenges of animated film production and deliver the best their talents can conceive of -- on time and on budget."

SGI -- Innovation for Results(TM)

SGI is a leader in high-performance computing. SGI delivers a complete range of high-performance server, visualization and storage solutions along with industry-leading professional services and support that enable its customers to overcome the challenges of complex data-intensive workflows and accelerate breakthrough discoveries, innovation and information transformation. SGI helps customers solve significant challenges whether it's enhancing the quality of life through drug research, designing and manufacturing safer and more efficient cars and airplanes, studying global climate change, providing technologies for homeland security and defense, or helping enterprises manage large data. With offices worldwide, the company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., and can be found on the Web at sgi.com.

(C) 2008 SGI. All rights reserved. SGI, the SGI cube, the SGI logo and Altix are registered trademarks of SGI in the United States and/or other countries worldwide. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in several countries. Intel and Xeon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

SGI Media Contact: Marla Robinson, 256.773.2371, marlar@sgi.com.

SGI

CONTACT: Marla Robinson, SGI, +1-256-773-2371, marlar@sgi.com

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

Motorola to Showcase Media Mobility and Efficient Content Delivery Solutions at NAB 2008Home & Networks Mobility business to highlight technologies that deliver personalized, easy-to-access and portable content to consumers

LAS VEGAS, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NAB 2008 -- Motorola will showcase content-delivery solutions designed to bring content to consumers in a personalized, seamless way, while optimizing networks for operators, service providers and programmers at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas this week. In addition to the demonstrations, Motorola will deliver a keynote on media mobility, focusing on how the trend for video consumption is a proven mass-market pastime with significant untapped potential.

"Motorola's solutions are delivering high-quality, high-efficiency content whether it is live, on demand, targeted or from the Internet," said Doug Means, corporate vice president and general manager, IP Video Services, Motorola Home and Networks Mobility. "Our experience in helping customers optimize their networks combined with our commitment to the advancement of digital video technology means that providers are able to maintain the content quality viewers expect for an optimal viewing experience."

Optimizing networks

Motorola's booth, located at SU5013, will demonstrate a variety of IP-based technologies that are designed to optimize customers' networks, including Motorola's field-proven MPEG-4 integrated receiver/ transcoders that receive MPEG4 signals and convert to MPEG-2 for compatibility with existing cable systems. Motorola's all-IP headend will also be showcased at the event, demonstrating efficient IP-enabled video processing equipment interconnected using standard IP routers and switches.

This demonstration is preceded by Motorola's announcement that it is supporting Active Format Description in applicable MPEG products, including high-definition (HD) encoders and the DSR-6000 series digital satellite receiver/transcoders, allowing HD content to be correctly converted to standard-definition in downstream devices.

Motorola's digital video portfolio at the show includes its Switched Digital Video (SDV) solutions showcasing capabilities including real-time monitoring and extensive reporting of system performance and subscriber channel changes. Motorola's VODxchange server will also be on show, demonstrating its delivery of rapid content ingest and reformatting to enable local operators to create localized VOD content quickly and efficiently.

Motorola's Cherry Picker(TM) Solutions will also be showcased. Its advanced IP-centric architecture is designed to provide a comprehensive suite of digital video processing applications to optimize network usage, deliver additional revenue and provide targeted advertising for localized geographic areas.

Accelerating the delivery of personal media experiences

Also being showcased at the event are Motorola's IP set-tops featuring Microsoft(R) Mediaroom(TM) middleware and Motorola's KreaTV(TM) open platform IP set tops, which support a range of unique applications in addition to multiple middleware and DRM solutions. Motorola's Mobile TV portfolio will also be on display, demonstrating live broadcast TV using the DVB-H standard for personalized media on the go.

-- Motorola's keynote on media mobility will be given by Kevin Wirick, vice president of marketing, IP Video Solutions, Home & Networks Mobility on Wednesday, April 16, from 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at the Las Vegas Convention Center, room S219. -- Bob Wilson, general manager, Encoding Solutions Group, Home & Networks Mobility will participate on the "Enabling Technology Status Report" panel (April 13, from noon - 12:50 pm) -- Matt Milford, fellow and director of business development, will participate on the "Content Encounter: Managing the Digital Media Lifecycle" panel (April 15, 11:10 - 12:10 pm) -- John Hallman, senior manager, Business Development, Home & Networks Mobility, will participate on the "Content Identification - A New Business Enabler" panel (April 15, 3:40--4:30 pm) -- Marty Stein, senior director, Marketing, Home & Networks Mobility, will speak on "Meeting Future Bandwidth Demands" at the Telecom 2008 conference (April 15, 3:00 - 3:20 pm) About Motorola

Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications. The company develops technologies, products and services that make mobile experiences possible. Our portfolio includes communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility solutions, digital set-tops, cable modems, mobile devices and Bluetooth accessories. Motorola is committed to delivering next generation communication solutions to people, businesses and governments. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $36.6 billion in 2007. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit http://www.motorola.com/.

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HBO Latin America Group to Launch High-Definition Programming Using Motorola TechnologyMotorola's MPEG-4 distribution system to assist HBO in meeting region's increased interest in high-definition

LAS VEGAS, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NAB 2008 -- Motorola today announced it will add multiple high-definition (HD) MPEG-4 AVC encoding channels at the HBO Latin America Group (LAG) digital transmission facility located in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The new channels will integrate with HBO-LAG's existing Motorola MPEG-2 modular system to facilitate the rapid deployment of HBO's new HD services.

"There has been a marked acceleration in demand for high definition programming in the Latin America region -- with an increase of over 1.4 million HDTV sets in June and July alone," said Pierre Jaspar, senior vice president, technology/operations, HBO. "Motorola's integration of high efficiency MPEG-4 encoding with our existing MPEG-2 transmission and access control system means that we can add new services while continuing to provide a full lineup of programming to our customer base."

The new HD programming will be processed with Motorola's SE-5100 High Definition MPEG-4 AVC encoder. Designed for markets requiring high quality MPEG-4 compression to deliver real-time content, the SE-5100 receives video content and converts it to the MPEG-4 format for distribution via satellite to HBO-LA's affiliates. At the downlink sites, the content will be received and processed with Motorola's new multi-format integrated receiver/decoder (IRD), which can be configured to deliver HD channels in both MPEG-4/AVC and MPEG-2 formats.

"One of Motorola's key design goals is to make sure that our newest technology can be easily and efficiently integrated with our customer's existing systems so that they can continue to meet the demanding and competitive requirements of the entertainment industry," said Doug Means, corporate vice president and general manager, Motorola Home and Networks Mobility. "As migration to high definition programming begins to ramp on a worldwide scale, Motorola remains committed to providing an entire suite of cutting edge products that utilize the most advanced technology for the benefit of our customers."

The SE-5100 MPEG-4 AVC encoder design includes the use of high-speed general-purpose processors which allows the H.264 implementation to remain flexible as MPEG4 optimization continues to mature over the next several years. Unlike MPEG2, MPEG4 has hundreds of tools to choose from to be applied within a fixed compute power environment. Carefully selecting the tools to use -- as well as optimizing implementation of the tools over time -- will enable the SE-5100 to provide superior video quality over a long period of time.

As a long-time leader in HD digital compression systems and a member of the Grand Alliance HD encoding effort, Motorola has deployed hundreds of HD encoding systems in the MPEG-2 standard. The MPEG-4 AVC technology has been optimized for today's content requirements, handling both 1920 x 1080i and 1280 x 720p resolutions at approximately half the bandwidth required with similar MPEG-2 coded signals.

About HBO-LA

HBO Latin America Group(SM) is a group of companies affiliated to Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P., Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., The Walt Disney Company and Ole Communications Group. The companies comprising HBO Latin America Group(SM) own, operate and manage leading cable and satellite programming services in Latin America, Brazil and the Caribbean, including the signals HBO(R), HBO(R) Plus, HBO(R) Family, Cinemax(R), Max Prime(SM), Warner Channel(SM), Sony Entertainment Television, A&E, The History Channel, E! Entertainment Television, AXN, Animax and Biography.

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DIRECTV Deploys Motorola's Technology to Offer Local TV Channels in Seven CitiesMotorola's MPEG-4 video equipment allows satellite TV provider to centrally control TV signals for distribution around the country

LAS VEGAS, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NAB 2008 -- Motorola, Inc. today announced it is working with DIRECTV, Inc. on a deployment to offer local TV channels for its viewers in selected cities across the U.S. Using Motorola's multiplexing and video compression technology, DIRECTV will process and transmit TV signals with advanced MPEG-4 technology.

DIRECTV has implemented Motorola's encoders in each of seven cities to receive signals from local TV stations. Each encoder features a terrestrial receiver so that TV signals are received and converted to MPEG-4 in a single unit. The encoder transmits its signals to a Motorola multiplexer in DIRECTV's Broadcast Center, where the signals from various encoders are packaged together and dispersed via satellite to DIRECTV's customers. "We chose the Motorola MPEG4 encoder for its flexible inputs and muxing capability," said Hanno Basse, DIRECTV vice president of Broadcast Systems Engineering.

"More service providers are looking to MPEG-4 to improve their video offerings and venture into next-generation services," said Doug Means, vice president and general manager, IP Video Solutions, Home & Networks Mobility, Motorola. "Our deployment with DIRECTV is a perfect example of how Motorola can help service providers reap the benefits of MPEG-4 by enabling the delivery of high-quality content and improving the experience of their customers."

About DIRECTV, Inc.

DIRECTV, Inc. , the nation's leading satellite television service provider, presents the finest television experience available to more than 16.8 million customers in the United States and is leading the HD revolution with 95 national HD channels -- more quality HD channels than any other television provider. Each day, DIRECTV subscribers enjoy access to over 265 channels of 100% digital picture and sound, exclusive programming, industry-leading customer satisfaction (which has surpassed cable for seven years running) and superior technologies that include advanced DVR and HD-DVR services and the most state-of-the-art interactive sports packages available anywhere. For the most up-to-date information on DIRECTV, please visit http://www.directv.com/

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Motorola to Support Active Format Description in its MPEG Products to Drive HD Programming RolloutMotorola's AFD-supported products allow broadcasters, programmers and operators to easily convert high-definition content to standard-definition

LAS VEGAS, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NAB 2008 -- Motorola today announced its support of Active Format Description (AFD), which allows high-definition (HD) content to be converted to standard- definition (SD) downstream. As many programmers today derive SD content from HD signals to save transponder space and to make distribution easier, our support for this standard gives our customers greater control over their content, easing their transition from SD to all HD content. Motorola will support AFD in its MPEG products, including its HD encoders and its DSR-6000 series digital satellite receiver/transcoders.

"Motorola has made a long-term commitment to the advancement of digital video technology and our support of the AFD standard, which is already being embedded by broadcasters into their content, is another solution we're proud to provide to our customers," said Doug Means, vice president and general manager, IP Video Services, Motorola Home & Networks Mobility. "Our AFD- supported products provide another means of ensuring that our video delivery technology meets viewers' image quality expectations, and that the signal sent over satellite makes it to viewer's TVs as the content producer intended for an ideal viewing experience."

AFD data allows the downstream devices to interpret how a SD picture should be pulled out of a HD stream. For consumers with SD service only, this means that the picture they view is the one that the content producer originally intended by helping control aspect ratios, for example, maintaining a movie in letterbox format with black bars at the top and bottom.

Motorola's AFD-supported HD encoders and the DSR-6010 accepts the embedded data in the video from the content producer and inserts it into the broadcast MPEG stream. The DSR-6010 processes these fields when receiving HD content and properly formats the SD output signal.

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1,800 Tech Professionals Gather for Microsoft 2008 MVP Global SummitTech leaders contribute to the next generation of Microsoft technology innovation.

REDMOND, Wash., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. honors its 2008 Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs), a highly select group of experts who represent the best and brightest in technical communities, at the 2008 MVP Global Summit April 14-17 in Seattle at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center and at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond. MVPs are recognized by Microsoft as outstanding leaders who voluntarily share their expertise in technical communities worldwide. MVPs also provide invaluable feedback to Microsoft by serving as early adopters of new technology and assisting in the product design and development processes.

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More than 4,000 MVPs worldwide cover 90 different Microsoft technologies in 94 countries. Mirroring the wide range of real-world challenges and applications that MVPs represent, the summit will feature more than 600 technical sessions on topics ranging from enterprise security and virtualization to gaming and digital media.

This year's summit also marks new leadership for the MVP program, as Toby Richards takes on the role of general manager of Community Support Services for Microsoft. The MVP Global Summit will conclude with closing remarks by Steve Ballmer, Microsoft chief executive officer, and Ray Ozzie, Microsoft chief software architect.

"Microsoft MVPs are an amazing group of individuals," Richards said. "By sharing their knowledge and experiences and providing objective feedback, MVPs play an integral role in the improvement of Microsoft products, while also helping people solve problems and discover new capabilities. It gives us great pleasure to recognize and thank MVPs for their demonstrated commitment to helping others."

MVPs drive customer satisfaction through direct interaction with Microsoft users, answering more than 1 million user-group questions annually. They can also directly affect the quality of Microsoft technology and processes through early testing and feedback. MVPs have contributed to the development of almost every recent Microsoft release including Windows Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, 2007 Microsoft Office system and Windows Vista. One MVP's feedback drove substantial performance improvements to Windows Mobile 6.1 and enhancements in the improvement and re-release of the Microsoft Junk E-mail Reporting Tool. In addition, 268 MVPs participated in Windows Home Server Connect programs worldwide.

"The worldwide technical community is growing at such a rapid pace," Richards said. "Microsoft is privileged to collaborate with exceptional leaders in the world of technology through the MVP program. At this year's summit we hope to energize these leaders as well as use their independent, objective feedback for the betterment of Microsoft's products and services."

About the Microsoft MVP Program

Microsoft began the MVP Awards as a way to recognize members of the general public who devoted their time and technical expertise to helping users in various online technical forums. Over time, the program evolved, and awards are given to members of technical communities worldwide for their contributions to communities including third-party Web sites, user groups, blogs and wikis.

More information about the MVP Award and the 2008 MVPs can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/mvp. More information on Microsoft technical communities can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/communities.

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Vimicro Launches Surveillance Camera SoC and ePTZ Solution to Meet Design Needs of Surveillance Market

BEIJING, April 14 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vimicro International Corporation , a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs advanced mixed-signal multimedia products and solutions, today announced the launch of VC0706, a digital video processing SoC (System on Chip) for surveillance cameras. In addition, Vimicro announced its new ePTZ (Electronic Pan/Tilt/Zoom) surveillance camera reference design featuring a 5- megapixel CMOS image sensor from Aptina Imaging, a division of Micron Technology. Capitalizing on its rich experience in video processing and IC design, Vimicro developed VC0706 and ePTZ solution to meet the design needs of the fast-growing surveillance camera market.

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Vimicro's VC0706 surveillance camera SoC is designed to provide powerful video capturing and processing functions and enable system designers to develop rich surveillance applications. Many surveillance cameras in the current market require a mechanical motor for pan/tilt/zoom function. With Vimicro's VC0706 SoC, Aptina's 5-megapixel image sensor(product number MT9P031) and a wide angle lens, ''motorless'' pan/tilt/zoom functions can be quickly added to the camera design, thus minimizing camera size and power consumption, and totally eliminating a mechanical maintenance requirement.

''VC0706 is our latest generation of surveillance camera SoC, building on the success of VC0702 and VC0703 that have been widely adopted in the surveillance market. Together with Aptina Imaging, we developed the VC0706 based ePTZ solution to satisfy customers' need for lower power consumption, smaller size and easy maintenance of surveillance cameras,'' said Dr. Mike Yu, Vice President and General Manager of Vimicro's Advanced Multimedia Product Unit. ''The ePTZ solution will enable our customers to design innovative surveillance cameras with richer features and increasingly robust systems.''

''We are excited about the collaborative effort with Vimicro to enable best-in-class ePTZ solutions," said Curtis Stith, Director of New Market at Aptina. ''The solution is a direct result of the technology created by combining Aptina's sensor expertise and Vimicro's advanced digital image processing technology. Vimicro's VC0706 and its ePTZ solution, featuring Aptina's MT9P031, 5-megapixel HD image sensor, are well positioned to deliver the video technology necessary for capturing details and providing the broad spatial coverage required by the surveillance industry.''

About VC0706

Vimicro's VC0706 surveillance camera SoC (System on Chip) is designed to provide powerful video capturing and processing functions such as Auto White Balance (AWB), Auto Exposure (AE), and temporal noise reduction that automatically enhances video under low-light environment. VC0706 also integrates a JPEG codec and a motion detection engine that enable camera designers to optimize video transferring and storage.

VC0706 can deliver high quality digital video output to an external host via standard CCIR 656 interface or to a TV display via embedded TV encoder and DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter). VC0706 also comes with embedded OSD (On Screen Display) function, allowing users to overlay information such as date, logo and text to the video without need for extra OSD ICs.

VC0706 can be configured by external host through high speed UART or SPI interface.

About MT9P031 Image Sensor

The MT9P031 showcases Micron's groundbreaking DigitalClarity technology, which enables brilliant, high-resolution color images that rival CCD-level image quality (based on signal-to-noise ratio and low-light sensitivity) without CCD-level power consumption. The MT9P031 superbly captures single frames as well as continuous video at up to 15 frames per second in full resolution or up to 60 frame per second at 720P HD resolution.

About VC0706 ePTZ solution

The Vimicro ePTZ solution is based on Vimicro's surveillance camera SoC VC0706 and the 5 mega pixel CMOS image sensor MT9P031 from Aptina Imaging to enable motorless Pan/Tilt/Zoom functionalities.

Vimicro's ePTZ solution can support up to 256X digital zoom and address any portion within the full view window. The ePTZ can be controlled through a keypad or a standard PTZ control protocol. The ePTZ solution supports embedded OSD image overlay function with logo, text, and date. With the OSD function enabled, the ePTZ solution further delivers a ''private zone'' feature. A portion of the view window can be designated and mosaic-ed as private zone, which automatically adjusts itself during PTZ.

About Vimicro

Vimicro International Corporation is a leading fabless semiconductor company in China designing, developing and marketing proprietary digital multimedia signal processing chips and solutions enabling multimedia applications for mobile phones over 2.5G/3G networks and PCs over broadband Internet.

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Microsoft Announces New Support for Silverlight by Content Companies WorldwideNew content protection capabilities unveiled, coming in Silverlight 2.

LAS VEGAS, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today at the NAB Show 2008, Microsoft Corp. announced significant momentum for Microsoft Silverlight resulting from new customers adopting Silverlight to deliver richer, more interactive media experiences on the Web. Building on recent support from major content providers such as AOL and NBC Olympics.com on MSN, Microsoft announced new adoption of Silverlight by media and content companies worldwide, including Madison Square Garden (MSG) Interactive, Tencent, Abertis Telecom, Terra Networks Operations, SBSi, MNet and Yahoo! JAPAN.

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"It's exciting to see broad industry recognition and rapid adoption of Silverlight across the world," said Scott Guthrie, corporate vice president of the .NET Developer Division at Microsoft. "Silverlight offers customers and partners the highest quality creation and delivery of media, protected content, advertising and rich Internet applications, and we are committed to making it easy for partners to integrate and extend Silverlight capabilities."

Media Companies Worldwide Choose Silverlight to Power Connected Rich Internet and Media Web Experiences

With an average of 1.5 million daily downloads of the Silverlight plug-in, and growing, adoption of Silverlight around the world continues to accelerate momentum for compelling online media experiences for consumers. Media companies in particular - with an increasing emphasis on utilizing the Internet as a channel for content and new revenue streams - are taking the lead in delivering innovative new Web experiences. Among those media companies announcing Silverlight-based projects are the following:

-- MSG Interactive is using Silverlight as a platform to deliver live on- demand digital content to its huge community of sports and entertainment fans. -- Tencent, China's largest Internet portal, with more than 300 million unique viewers, today announced it is developing a series of Silverlight-based next-generation Internet services and media experiences. -- Abertis Telecom will use Silverlight as the platform for a new video content delivery channel going live this spring, which will provide end users with convenient access to dozens of channels of Spanish-language TV content within a single Web-based application. -- Terra Networks is using Silverlight as the platform for the new HD channel on Terra TV, its online video and TV platform with service in 18 countries in Latin America and United States reaching millions of subscribers around the world. -- Announced last week, Yahoo! JAPAN, the most trafficked Web site in Japan, plans to roll out video distribution and Internet services that use Silverlight as the application platform.

"Our implementation of content services enabled by Microsoft Silverlight has significance for both Yahoo! JAPAN and Microsoft," said Masahiro Inoue, CEO of Yahoo! JAPAN. "We strive to respond promptly and appropriately to the constantly evolving Internet environment and customer needs, and I have high expectations that our use of Silverlight will enable us to provide better services to our customers."

Recently, at MIX08, Microsoft outlined new capabilities of its end-to-end media platform - including Silverlight 2, Expression Studio 2 and Windows Server 2008 - which offers industry-leading streaming and progressive download capability with Windows Server 2008. In addition, Microsoft presented support for new Silverlight advertising scenarios, and companies such as Microsoft Atlas, DoubleClick Inc., Eyeblaster Inc. and Panache were already showing how Silverlight enables next-generation in-stream advertising to better monetize the assets of content owners. At MIX08, Microsoft also announced a strategic alliance with Move Networks, a leading provider of advanced video delivery services. At NAB 2008, Move Networks Inc. is demonstrating a technology preview of Silverlight-based unique branding and navigation elements within, around and on top of Move Networks' video technology.

New Microsoft Content Protection Support in Silverlight Increases Opportunities for Vibrant Content Marketplace

Silverlight-based content delivery can be protected using a variety of techniques, including Web and streaming playlists, authentication, authorization, stream encryption and digital rights management (DRM). Today Microsoft unveiled details of Silverlight DRM, Powered by PlayReady, the content protection support coming later this year in Silverlight. Silverlight DRM builds on Microsoft's extensive expertise and experience in content protection and support for hundreds of millions of media players and devices worldwide.

In addition to being compatible with the broadly deployed base of Windows Media DRM 10 content, Silverlight DRM will support live streaming, on-demand streaming and progressive downloads for connected experiences. With the extensibility and openness of Silverlight, third-party solution providers will also be able to build and offer content owners additional choices for their media protection needs.

A number of content owners, aggregators and service providers including BUYDRM, Daum Communications Corp., iMBC Co. Ltd., Limelight Networks, M-Net Media, Netflix Inc., Paramount Pictures, SK Communications, SBSI, a subsidiary of SBS Media Group, and Technicolor have announced their support for the content protection solution to be provided in Silverlight, due to the technology's proven foundation and support.

"As the dynamics of content distribution continue to accelerate toward the Internet, we need a flexible technology platform that allows us to explore a broad scope of business models and rich user experiences for digital distribution of Paramount Pictures' wide array of content," said Dr. Alan Bell, executive vice president and chief technology officer of Paramount Pictures. "With Silverlight DRM, Powered by PlayReady, Microsoft is bringing nearly a decade of heritage in DRM and content access to the table to deliver a solution with a strong technology foundation - allowing us to provide legal alternatives to our audiences enabling them to consume our content in whatever browser or platform they prefer."

Microsoft will be demonstrating a technology preview of Silverlight DRM at the NAB Show in booth SL5520, and has introduced a preview program for customers to learn more about Silverlight DRM. Additional information, including licensing terms for Silverlight DRM, is available at http://microsoft.com/silverlight.

Many content owners, aggregators and solution providers have announced their support and interest in Silverlight DRM including the following:

"The deployment of Silverlight DRM via the KeyOS Pay Media Platform will offer customers a flexible, robust business-centered rights management solution that will broaden the consumer marketplace for pay media," said Christopher Levy, CEO of BuyDRM and Microsoft MVP for Digital Media. "We have been working closely with Microsoft to develop one of the industry's first Silverlight DRM-enabled services offering that is flexible, easy to deploy and provides powerful rights management solutions for a variety of industries."

"Limelight Networks is a long-time content delivery partner of Microsoft, and was one of the first to support the initial Silverlight experience. We're pleased today to announce our support for Silverlight DRM, Powered by PlayReady, so that content producers leveraging our high-performance CDN can enable highly secure, profitable streaming experiences through Silverlight 2 technologies," said Adam Wray, vice president, strategic alliances, Limelight Networks Inc.

"Netflix has used Windows Media DRM 10 to protect the 7,000 choices of movies and TV episodes that our 7.5 million members can watch instantly on the PC," said Neil Hunt, chief product officer for Netflix. "We look forward to expanding platform coverage using Silverlight with PlayReady, which is expected to satisfy industry requirements for content protection and simplify and improve the end-user experience."

"The announcement of Microsoft PlayReady and its availability on our platforms will reinforce the position of S60 on Symbian OS as the leading mobile platform for Internet innovation," said Lee Williams, senior vice president, Nokia Devices Software. "In March we announced that we would bring Silverlight to S60, as well as our Series 40 and maemo platforms. We have also been working with Microsoft for some time on digital rights management. The combination of Silverlight and PlayReady further extends business and monetization opportunities for the industry and raises the bar for rich, interactive consumer experiences."

"DRM is an integral part of the Technicolor Electronic Distribution Services offer, with Windows Media DRM playing a key role in our technology," said Mark Langford, vice president, marketing & product management, Thomson Technicolor Electronic Distribution Services. "More recently we've expanded our proficiency to include Silverlight, a tool that is exceptionally designed to offer a very compelling user interface for media on the Web. The new support for PlayReady will help us complete the offering of our next generation Live Streaming platform that is based on Silverlight and targeted at tier-one media and entertainment companies."

"Telstra BigPond, as Australia's leading provider of audio and video, has been using Windows Media DRM for years and with Silverlight's support for PlayReady - the latest generation of Microsoft's media DRM," said Craig Middleton, group manager, Corporate Relations, Telstra BigPond. "BigPond is looking forward to working with these latest technologies to further enhance its innovative and world-class video and audio content offering to the Australian market place."

More information on Microsoft's presence at the NAB Show 2008 can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/media/nab2008.

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NAVTEQ Unveils CommuteVantage(TM) and Sets New Standard for Television Traffic News

LAS VEGAS, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, today unveiled CommuteVantage, a powerful new television traffic platform designed for seamless traffic report production within one comprehensive real-time data and graphics system. CommuteVantage smoothly transports viewers from one data source to the next with engaging visual sequences such as an animated 2D flow map to a 3D cityscape fly through, to a live camera view, to a travel time graphic.

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CommuteVantage is one of the NAVTEQ Media Solutions demonstrated at booth #C9437 at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas, April 14-17, 2008.

"We are helping television stations realize the future of traffic news today with CommuteVantage," said David Klein, Vice President, Media Solutions. "By increasing the system usability and enhancing the visual content of our real-time television traffic platform, we are facilitating the most engaging viewer experience. Our comprehensive commute management package gives stations a technology-based competitive advantage that extends their reach and grows their audience."

CommuteVantage enables television production teams to: -- Create seamless transitions between viewer vantage points: from 2D mapping to 3D cityscape fly-throughs and Skyviews, to integrated camera views, etc. -- Select from comprehensive traffic data options and graphics with a centralized user interface for immediate broadcast -- Broadcast realistic cityscapes that engage viewers with real-time traffic news using true-to-life city features such as buildings and landmarks along driving routes -- Display traffic "gadgets" for quick-reference content such as travel times on 2D and 3D flow maps

CommuteVantage utilizes components of NAVTEQ's patented NeXgen(TM) system, the current industry standard in robust, traffic visualization. Also released at the NAB Show are NeXgen enhancements including:

-- Fully integrated live camera views with 2D flow mapping -- Traffic Around The Clock for dawn, daytime, dusk, and nighttime 3D cityscape views

In addition to CommuteVantage and NeXgen systems, NAVTEQ Media Solutions offers a complete suite of TrafficOne(TM) online and mobile station-branded commute management solutions including:

-- Online traffic web portal and personalized traffic alerts -- Wireless websites and downloadable mobile phone applications

NeXgen, TrafficOne Web and Mobile solutions also will be demonstrated at the NAB Show.

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.

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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bob@richtermedia.com, for NAVTEQ

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NeoMagic(R) Announces Production Release of MiMagic 8 Application Processor for Mobile TV Enabled Smart Phones and Other Handheld Products

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NeoMagic Corporation , a leader and pioneer in developing and delivering low-power solutions for multimedia-rich mobile phones and handheld devices, announced today the production release of its latest applications processor, the MiMagic 8. The MiMagic 8 is designed for mobile TV enabled smart phones, personal media players, GPS navigation devices and other handheld products.

The latest applications processor features NeoMagic's high-performance, proprietary dual Associative Processing Array (APA) technology to deliver a rich multimedia experience at very low power consumption. The MiMagic 8 extends multimedia capabilities by doubling the array size from the current generation products to meet the growing consumer demand for a rich multimedia experience.

"Mobile TV is a very exciting and fast growing market. Research firm TeleAnalytics forecasts over 200 million users worldwide by the year 2011 from the current level of more than 26 million users, a compounded annual growth rate of 68%. The multimedia engine in the MiMagic 8 is fully programmable, making it very easy to support all the major mobile TV standards around the world including ISDB-T, T-DMB, DVB-H, etc.," said Douglas R. Young, President and CEO of NeoMagic Corporation. "This latest applications processor extends our ability to deliver complete manufacturing kits for mobile TV enabled smart phones and other handheld products for the global market. These manufacturing kits include complete form-factor hardware and software reference designs providing our customers a fast path to production, while saving significant development cost," he added.

The MiMagic 8 applications processor eliminates the need for a separate companion chip to perform the multimedia processing for mobile TV in smart phone designs. In most systems, the MiMagic 8 will be the primary system host. In addition to mobile TV, the MiMagic 8 can also deliver a list of high-performance multimedia applications including digital still camera, digital video recorder/player, audio player, 3D gaming, and GPS mapping.

The MiMagic 8 applications processor is now available in production quantities. More information on MiMagic 8 product is available at http://www.neomagic.com/.

About NeoMagic

NeoMagic Corporation delivers semiconductor chips and software that enable new multimedia features for handheld devices. These solutions offer low power consumption, small form-factor and high performance processing. The Company demonstrated one of the first solutions used for H.264 video decoding in a mobile digital TV phone, and is developing and delivering solutions for audio/video processing of the dominant mobile digital TV standards, including ISDB-T, T-DMB and DVB-H. For its complete system solution, NeoMagic delivers a suite of middleware and sample applications for imaging, video and audio functionality, and provides multiple operating system ports with customized drivers for the MiMagic product family. NeoMagic has a broad patent portfolio that covers NeoMagic's proprietary array processing and other technology. Information on the Company may be found at http://www.neomagic.com/.

NeoMagic and the NeoMagic circle logo are registered trademarks, and MiMagic and NeoMobileTV are trademarks, of NeoMagic Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. NeoMagic disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others.

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Investor Relations, LLC, +1-212-766-1800, for NeoMagic Corporation

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ASAT Holdings Appoints Jeffrey Osmun as Its New President

HONG KONG and MILPITAS, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ASAT Holdings Limited (Pink Sheets: ASTTY) (the "Company"), a global provider of semiconductor package design, assembly and test services, today announced the appointment of Jeffrey R. Osmun to the newly created position of President effective April 14, 2008. Mr. Osmun will also assume the title of Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing where he will have overall responsibility for ASAT's worldwide sales organization. Mr. Osmun will be based in the United States and report to Tung Lok Li, ASAT's acting chief executive officer.

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The Company also announced that Joe Martin, formerly Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, will assume the new position of Chief Business Officer where he will formulate and implement business strategy for the Company. Mr. Martin will continue to report directly to Mr. Li and remain a member of the Board of Directors.

Mr. Osmun brings to ASAT almost 20 years of semiconductor industry sales experience, including seven years at assembly and test provider STATS ChipPAC where he most recently served as Corporate Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing. During this period, Mr. Osmun served as a key member of the leadership team responsible for the integration of ST Assembly Test Services Ltd. and ChipPAC in 2004, while at the same time leading the combined marketing, customer service and technical sales support organizations.

"Jeff brings a proven record of success in managing global sales organizations in the semiconductor and assembly and test industries. I am pleased that a person of his caliber has agreed to join our executive team charged with leading the next phase of ASAT's growth," said Mr. Li.

In addition to his experience at STATS ChipPAC, Mr. Osmun most recently served as Corporate Vice President of Sales and Marketing at White Electronic Designs, an Arizona-based provider of advanced technology solutions. Mr. Osmun also worked in several sales and management positions, rising from sales engineer to national sales manager, during his 12 year career with Kyocera America, Inc.

"ASAT is rebuilding a prominent position in the outsourced assembly and test industry by leveraging its expanding customer base, world-class customer service, leading-edge product platform and state-of-the-art manufacturing center in Dongguan," said Mr. Osmun. "In the last year the company has delivered on its strategy to generate improved results and I look forward to contributing to its future success."

Mr. Osmun holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University.

About ASAT Holdings Limited

ASAT Holdings Limited is a global provider of semiconductor package design, assembly and test services. With 19 years of experience, the Company offers a definitive selection of semiconductor packages and world-class manufacturing lines. ASAT's advanced package portfolio includes standard and high thermal performance ball grid arrays, leadless plastic chip carriers, thin array plastic packages, system-in-package and flip chip. ASAT was the first company to develop moisture sensitive level one capability on standard leaded products. Today the Company has operations in the United States, Asia and Europe. For more information, visit http://www.asat.com/.

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FileMaker Pro Database Solutions Highlighted in Four Presentations at 2008 TechEd International Conference and Exposition

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The TechEd International Conference and Exposition, April 13 to 16 at the Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, Calif. (http://www.techedevents.org/2008-updated), will feature four sessions focusing on how schools are using FileMaker Pro. The best-selling easy-to-use database software for Windows and Mac, FileMaker Pro has helped schools enhance distance learning, comply with the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act, track mandatory special-education compliance requirements and improve student grading systems.

A session on "Achieving Classroom Success With Media-Driven Distance Learning" will be presented 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Monday, April 14, by Bob Barboza, California Association of Resource Specialists. Barboza will describe how Kid's Talk Radio, the FileMaker Pro-powered distance learning course for K-12 students, enables students and teachers to become "podcasters" with their own Web radio station as a means to study standards-based curricula, while integrating technology, science, mathematics, music, art, and oral and written language course material. Barboza will also explore how Kid's Talk Radio uses high-motivation activities to reinforce state-mandated skills.

"Enhancing Student Information Systems to Ensure No Child Left Behind" will be presented Tuesday, April 15, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. by Greg Walker, data solutions administrator for Pinellas County Schools in Largo, Florida. Walker will describe how the Pinellas County school system responded to the NCLB challenge by implementing a database system to interact with its FileMaker Pro-based Student Information System (SIS) and expedite analysis of student data for assessing individual and grade-level performance results.

Also on Tuesday, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., "Special Ed on Track: A Case Study in School District Compliance and Reporting" will be presented by Tim Skilton, special education compliance specialist with the Los Angeles Unified School District. Skilton will describe how the district implemented a FileMaker Pro database system to track and report on special education programs in all of its 900 schools. He will explain how the system processes more than 200,000 data points per year, and facilitates audits and reviews to ensure district-wide compliance with special education regulations. He will also review how the flexible database application simplifies reporting and enables creation of customized research reports.

And from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, "Using Rubrics to Improve Grading Systems for Student Projects" will be presented by Michael Perry, business education teacher at East Paulding High School, Dallas, GA. Perry will describe how he created a rubric system by combining FileMaker Pro database technology and an automated e-mail system. Mr. Perry will also discuss how the system is used to capture and distribute student project data and more fairly grade students' project work by comparing it to established project standards.

FileMaker database software helps schools collect, manage and report on student and administrative data. More than 10,000 K-12 schools use FileMaker in their data-driven decision-making processes to achieve greater operational efficiency, comply with federal and state reporting requirements and track student performance.

About FileMaker, Inc.

FileMaker, Inc. develops award-winning database software. Its products include the legendary FileMaker Pro product line for Windows, Mac and the Web, and the new Bento personal database for Mac. FileMaker Pro won 46 awards, more than its next eight competitors combined, from 2003-2007 in the U.S., and a total of 129 awards worldwide during this time. Millions of customers, from individuals to large organizations, rely on FileMaker, Inc. software to manage, analyze and share information. FileMaker, Inc. is a subsidiary of Apple Inc.

(C) 2008 FileMaker, Inc. All rights reserved. FileMaker and Bento are trademarks of FileMaker, Inc., and FileMaker is registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Speakers and sessions are subject to change without notice.

FileMaker, Inc.

CONTACT: Media, Kevin Mallon, +1-408-987-7227,
kevin_mallon@filemaker.com, or Customers, 1-800-325-2747, both of FileMaker,
Inc.

Web site: http://www.filemaker.com/
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Lexmark to help plant trees with Arbor Day Foundation donation

LEXINGTON, Ky., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lexmark International, Inc. will help support U.S. reforestation efforts through a donation to the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of Earth Day, which is Tuesday, April 22.

For every laser printer and laser multifunction product (MFP) sold in the U.S. during the month of April through an authorized Lexmark reseller or on Lexmark.com, the Arbor Day Foundation will plant one tree in a U.S. national forest.

Also in honor of Earth Day, the Arbor Day Foundation will plant a tree for designated Lexmark X6570 and X6575 Wireless All-in-Ones sold in the U.S. at the following retail outlets:

-- Lexmark X6570s sold at Wal-Mart; see specially marked boxes for details -- Lexmark X6570s sold on Home Shopping Network (HSN) on April 11 -- Lexmark X6570s and X6575s sold on Lexmark.com during April

"At Lexmark, environmental responsibility is a top priority - from the way we design our products to our operations to the way we live and work," said Marty Canning, Lexmark vice president and president of its Printing Solutions and Services Division. "We are pleased to commemorate Earth Day by supporting the Arbor Day Foundation's efforts to protect the environment through this donation."

Many of Lexmark's laser printers and laser MFPs include environmentally conscious features, such as:

-- Standard two-sided printing, which can reduce the amount of paper usage by half -- Eco-Mode to optimize energy efficiency -- ENERGY STAR(R) qualification, which means the products meet strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy -- High-yield cartridges for longer lasting printing, which means fewer cartridges end up in landfills than when using standard-yield cartridges

The Lexmark X6500 series is ENERGY STAR qualified and also includes standard two-sided printing, offers high-yield cartridges and an energy-saving "sleep mode" to conserve energy when the product is not in use.

In addition, Lexmark offers a Laser Cartridge Collection Program to encourage customers to recycle laser toner cartridges as well as the Lexmark Rewards program, in which customers can earn free ink cartridges for returning used cartridges for recycling. The Lexmark Equipment Collection Program also makes it easy for customers to recycle their old Lexmark printers.

For more information about Lexmark's full line of products and programs as well as contact information for authorized resellers in your area, please visit http://www.lexmark.com/ .

About the Arbor Day Foundation

The Arbor Day Foundation is a nonprofit environmental and education organization of nearly 1 million members, with a mission to inspire people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees. More information on the foundation and its programs can be found at http://www.arborday.org/ .

About Lexmark

Lexmark International, Inc. provides businesses and consumers in more than 150 countries with a broad range of printing and imaging products, solutions and services that help them to be more productive. In 2007, Lexmark reported $5.0 billion in revenue. Learn how Lexmark can help you get more done at http://www.lexmark.com/ .

Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

All prices are estimated street prices in U.S. dollars - actual prices may vary.

All prices, features, specifications and capabilities are subject to change without notice.

Lexmark International, Inc.

CONTACT: Nancy Fraley of Lexmark International, Inc., +1-859-232-3708,
nfraley@lexmark.com

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Verizon Wireless Offers Smartphone Users Unlimited Web Browsing and Access to Favorite E-mail Accounts

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Multi-tasking moms, tech savvy young professionals, and entrepreneurs will be able to access e-mail, surf the net and bookmark their favorite Web pages right from their Smartphones with Verizon Wireless' newest management solutions. Verizon Wireless E-mail and Web for Smartphone, available today, offers customers a host of features including an unlimited data allowance for e-mail and Internet browsing.

The plan supports up to 10 personal e-mail accounts, including those from popular Internet service providers such as Yahoo!(R) Mail, AOL(R), Windows Live and Verizon.net. Customers will enjoy e-mail provider branded inboxes on select accounts creating a familiar, convenient and easy-to-use e-mail experience.

"Customers using E-mail and Web on their Smartphones can use these tools to stay on top of news from their favorite Internet sites or remotely and seamlessly interact with friends or clients via e-mail," said Robert Miller, vice president of marketing for Verizon Wireless. "Customers will enjoy the convenience of using one device for personal e-mail and Internet browsing."

E-mail and Web for Smartphone is available for $29.99 monthly access with a qualifying voice plan through business sales channels, at http://www.verizonwireless.com/ and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores, including those in Circuit City. The plan is currently available on the Verizon Wireless SMT5800; the Verizon Wireless XV6800 and the MOTO Q9m. Other devices will be added within the next few months. An E-mail and Web for BlackBerry(R) plan is currently available.

For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, business customers should contact a Verizon Wireless Business Sales Representative directly at 1-800-VZW-4BIZ. Customers may also 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/

Verizon Wireless Introduces Hosted VZEmail Services for Mobile ProfessionalsEnterprise-Grade Hosted E-mail Solution Without the Enterprise-Grade Price Tag

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Small- and medium-sized businesses and mobile professionals who need to stay connected, whether in the office or on-the-go, now have two new e-mail options from Verizon Wireless. Hosted VZEmail Services, introduced today by the owner and operator of the nation's most reliable wireless network, provides customers with a managed e-mail solution beginning at an affordable $7.99 monthly access for a Basic plan.

Powered by Microsoft(R) Exchange Server, Hosted VZEmail Services from Verizon Wireless give business customers the ability to synchronize their e-mail messages automatically to their wireless device. Customers can also synchronize their calendars, contacts and tasks from their PCs to their Windows Mobile devices for quick access while away from their offices. Hosted VZEmail Services includes Verizon Wireless support so busy professionals have a free resource for technical assistance.

"Our research has shown that small businesses, entrepreneurs and professionals from an array of industries need e-mail pushed directly to their handsets so they can be responsive to their customers while out of the office," said Robert Miller, vice president of marketing from Verizon Wireless. "Hosted VZEmail Services are professional e-mail solutions that give customers options to suit their specific needs at an affordable price."

The Basic Exchange Plan supports both POP3 and IMAP e-mail protocols, includes 25 MB of storage and Outlook Web Access for $7.99 monthly access. The Premium Exchange Plan for $14.99 monthly access supports POP3 and IMAP and includes 100 MB of storage as well as the following features:

-- Outlook Mobile Access -- Customers can use any Mobile Web(SM) device to access e-mail and PIM data. PIM data is automatically reformatted for ease of use and accessibility regardless of the kind of device the customer uses. -- Outlook Anywhere -- Customers can access their Hosted VZEmail remotely via the Internet without cumbersome VPNs. -- ActiveSync -- Allows customers the ability to configure their Windows Mobile(R) 6 devices to receive push e-mail. -- Outlook PC Client -- Customers can download a free copy of Microsoft(R) Outlook 2007 to their PCs with automatic updates for the lifetime of their Hosted Exchange service. -- Storage Expansion -- Customers have the option of expanding the size of the Hosted Exchange mailbox for $0.75 per 25 MB per month.

Hosted VZEmail Services are available to customers with existing voice and data plans through the Verizon Wireless business sales channels and online at http://www.verizonwireless.com/vzemail.

For more information about the Verizon Wireless products and services, business customers should contact a Verizon Wireless Business Sales Representative directly at 1-800-VZW-4BIZ. Customers may visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to http://www.verizonwireless.com/.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Brenda Boyd Raney of Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7518,
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Hifn Partners With Cofio to Create Industry's Fastest Virtual Tape Library Solution

LOS GATOS, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hifn(TM) , the catalyst behind storage and networking innovation, today announced a partnership with Cofio Software Inc. to create advanced Virtual Tape Library (VTL) solutions for Small and Medium Enterprise Customers. The Hifn-Cofio VTL platform leverages Hifn's Express DR(TM) data reduction cards and Cofio's ViStor VTL software to create backup solutions that deliver market-leading, VTL performance with the industry's only hardware-accelerated capacity optimization.

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ViStor(TM) 2.0 VTL platform, incorporating Hifn's Express DR card technology, provides an enterprise-class, yet cost-effective, VTL solution designed to meet the performance, reliability and affordability requirements of the SME secondary storage market. The combination of disk-based backup, Hifn's hardware-advantaged and patented capacity optimization technology, and Cofio's powerful ViStor VTL software enables SMB and SME customers to dramatically improve their backup reliability, ensure data integrity and shrink the backup window while leveraging their existing backup infrastructure, polices and procedures.

"Containing data growth and improving backup reliability are two of the biggest storage challenges facing SME IT operations, and the Cofio ViStor VTL with integrated Hifn Express DR capabilities addresses both of those issues in a single integrated solution," said John Matze, vice president of business development at Hifn. "With the massive data loads facing SMEs and the huge processing overhead required for software-based data compression, it is inconceivable that any company would willingly deploy a VTL solution that lacks hardware-advantaged capacity optimization."

"Our partnership with Hifn adds a strong strategic asset to our long-term outlook with their proven leadership in capacity-optimized storage technology," said Tony Cerqueira, President of Cofio. "Additionally, Hifn's Express DR cards deliver an immediate customer benefit by taking the performance of our ViStor VTL -- already the fastest VTL solution on the market -- to the next level."

Hifn's Express DR cards are the industry's first enterprise-class data storage reduction accelerators, providing VTL ISVs with a unique go-to-market advantage with an easy-to-integrate capacity optimization solution that leverages multiple processors to deliver unprecedented compression hardware-offload performance with high reliability and intelligent data reduction features. Designed for critical data storage server environments ranging from continuous data protection (CDP) to network-attached storage and storage area networks (NAS and SAN) and virtual tape library applications (VTL), Express DR improves overall performance and the system total cost of ownership (TCO) while ensuring zero-defect data. The Express DR product line includes Hifn's powerful DR 250 and 255 cards, the industry's first cards that accelerate hashing, compression and encryption algorithms in hardware to off-load the heavy lifting functions and speed up performance to provide multi-gigabit acceleration functions for today's most demanding data de-duplication and data reduction applications.

Cofio's ViStor VTL emulates a physical tape library, allowing backups to travel from disk to disk, speed up backup and restore times, and reduce TCO by seamlessly integrating with an existing backup infrastructure. ViStor provides the ability to split the VTL into multiple libraries, allowing several backup applications to share the same disk resource, and to stage disks to ViStor for centralized backups. The ability to co-exist in the iSCSI and FC worlds gives ViStor a unique edge over other solutions. ViStor is targeted at the system integrator and OEM market, enabling them to extend their disk solution offerings.

About Cofio Software, Inc.

Cofio Software is a privately held leading global provider of data protection storage software targeted to the large to medium enterprise market. Cofio's founders have a strong background in providing storage solutions that help make management of data easier. Cofio's flagship product, the ViStor Virtual Tape Library, emulates the behavior of tape libraries and uses disk as its primary storage. Existing backup software accesses ViStor disk backup solutions the same way a physical tape library is accessed, but with much better performance. ViStor allows system administrators to quickly and efficiently backup and restore data. Cofio is a global supplier of storage software with offices in the US and Europe.

For more product information please visit our web site at http://www.cofio.com/.

About Hifn

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

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Specifically, statements regarding the Company's future financial performance including, without limitation, statements related to combined Hifn and Cofio product enabling SMEs/SMBs to dramatically improve their back up reliability, ensure data integrity and shrink their back up window, inconceivable that any company would willing deploy a VTL solution that lacks hardware-advantaged capacity optimization, Cofio's partnership with Hifn adds a strong strategic asset to their long term outlook and taking the Cofio ViStor VTL solution to the next level are all forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor that may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described herein include, but are not limited to: dependency on a small number of customers; customer demand and customer ordering patterns; and orders from Hifn's customers may be below the company's current expectations. These and other risks are detailed from time to time in Hifn's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Hifn expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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ScienceDirect Upgrade to Boost Researcher Productivity and Efficiency

AMSTERDAM, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - New and Forthcoming Enhancements Designed to Optimize Research Workflows

Elsevier, a leading publisher of Scientific, technical and medical (STM) information, today announced that new intuitive reference and navigational features have been added to its online STM platform, ScienceDirect. The new features, which were developed in cooperation with researchers, deliver clearer results with fewer clicks. Additionally, researcher comments and ratings from 2collab, Elsevier's free Web-based collaborative platform, will be integrated with the articles in ScienceDirect. With this upgrade researchers will experience a boost in productivity and a faster and more seamless research process.

Navigational Improvements

Researchers typically want to evaluate the relevance of an article without reading through it, and they do so by using the article abstract, figures/graphs and references. To speed up this process, ScienceDirect now offers preview tabs - on the results page or table of contents page - that facilitate one-click access to these components, without the page reloading, enabling a seamless and simple research process.

An article toolbox also improves navigation by bringing together all of the article-related functionality including "Cited By", "E-mail Article" and more, into one easy-to-find location. The toolbox will save time and help customers easily find the tools they need.

Inline reference preview

Researchers can now view reference information when their cursor moves over a reference marker in the body of an article. The information shown includes links to the referenced articles (if available). Researchers will be able to view or download the referenced paper immediately if they wish. Previously, reference information was only available at the foot of the article page.

Results filtering

A new navigation pane on the left of the screen allows researchers to search within results and refine results using four filters: "content type"; "source title", "date" and "topics". By enabling filtering users can refine their search results without having to return to the search form.

Social Media Integration for Improved Collaboration

ScienceDirect will also make it easier for researchers to share and evaluate papers with peers and colleagues by using Elsevier's online collaboration platform, 2collab (http://www.2collab.com/). Subject to a phased release over the coming months, the integration of 2collab will let researchers easily share, discuss and rate article bookmarks to articles and organize articles by adding tags. The comments, ratings and tags that researchers add to articles will be included on each article page in ScienceDirect. This will allow users to post immediate feedback on articles and instantly start global discussions with their peers.

"The new features are part of our ongoing efforts to improve researcher workflows and help them to conduct their research in a faster, more productive manner," said Jay Katzen, Managing Director, Academic and Government Products, Science and Technology Division, Elsevier. "Extensive user testing showed that as research platforms become more efficient, research output is greatly increased and more breakthroughs occur."

ScienceDirect is always striving to add functionalities that help customers research more efficiently and find their desired search results faster. For more information on ScienceDirect, please visit http://www.info.sciencedirect.com/.

About ScienceDirect

Over a quarter of the world's full-text scientific, technical and medical (STM) articles - managed by renowned editors, written by respected authors and read by researchers from around the globe - are available in one place: ScienceDirect.

Elsevier's extensive and unique full-text collection covers authoritative titles from the core scientific literature including high impact factor titles such as THE LANCET, Cell and Tetrahedron. Almost nine million articles are available online, including Articles in Press which offer rapid access to recently accepted manuscripts. The critical mass of information available on ScienceDirect is unsurpassed. Coverage includes over 2,500 journals published by Elsevier and dynamic linking to journals from approximately 2,000 STM publishers through CrossRef. An expanding program of online major reference works, handbooks, book series and eBooks in all fields of science seamlessly interlinks with primary research referenced in journal articles.

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. Working in partnership with the global science and health communities, Elsevier's 7,000 employees in over 70 offices worldwide publish more than 2,000 journals and 1,900 new books per year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products, such as ScienceDirect (http://www.sciencedirect.com/), MD Consult ( http://www.mdconsult.com/), Scopus (http://www.info.scopus.com/), bibliographic databases, and online reference works.

Elsevier (http://www.elsevier.com/) is a global business headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has offices worldwide. Elsevier is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc (http://www.reedelsevier.com/), a world-leading publisher and information provider. Operating in the science and medical, legal, education and business-to-business sectors, Reed Elsevier provides high-quality and flexible information solutions to users, with increasing emphasis on the Internet as a means of delivery. Reed Elsevier's ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).

Lauren Hillman +1-202-898-2000, ext. 117 lauren.hillman@fusionpr.com

Elsevier

CONTACT: Lauren Hillman, +1-202-898-2000, ext. 117,
lauren.hillman@fusionpr.com

Signature Devices' Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled Quickly Progressing through Beta Testing Phase in Anticipation of Forthcoming Release

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Signature Devices, Inc. (Pink Sheets: SDVI) is pleased to announce that the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Graffiti Entertainment, LLC, is currently testing the beta version of Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled, a role playing game (RPG) for Nintendo DS(TM). The Company is working with a distributor on plans to release the game in stores throughout the United States in the coming months.

Beta testing is a critical stage in the development of a video game, and Black Sigil players have thus far reported excellent reviews of the game, with minimal bugs and issues to address. Each console game title can earn millions of dollars in profit.

Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled contains the classic aspects of most role playing games requiring users to strategize during game play and employ learned tactics such as character placement and weapon use during battle. A number of side-quests and extra areas that can be explored are included in the game, creating the vast and intricate world in which the epic, character-driven story line is played out. Black Sigil was developed by Studio Archcraft, Inc. and published by Graffiti Entertainment, LLC.

"We have three console games in development and can assume that our business is in a prime position to flourish in the very near future. Role playing games are quickly becoming the largest source of revenue in the video game industry and we are eager to release Black Sigil into the hands of gamers worldwide," stated Kenneth Hurley, CEO of Signature Devices, Inc. and Graffiti Entertainment, LLC.

About Signature Devices, Inc. and Graffiti Entertainment LLC:

Based in Redwood City, CA, Signature Devices, Inc. creates, develops and manufactures advanced information technology, including computer systems, software and electronics products. One of the Company's premiere technologies includes a blend of hardware and software for image generation technology used in video games and simulations. Signature Devices also owns Graffiti Entertainment, LLC, (http://www.graffitientertainment.com/), a publisher of interactive entertainment software for advanced entertainment consoles.

The information in this press release includes certain "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor provisions of Federal Securities Laws. Investors are cautioned that such statements are based upon assumptions that in the future may prove not to have been accurate and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including the future financial performance of the Company. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations or any of its forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events, or circumstances after the date of this release except as required by law.

Contact: For more information, please visit: http://www.signaturedevices.com/ http://www.graffitientertainment.com/ or call Investor Relations 866-THE-APPL(E)

Signature Devices, Inc.

CONTACT: Investor Relations of Signature Devices, Inc.,
1-866-THE-APPL(E)

Web site: http://www.signaturedevices.com/
http://www.graffitientertainment.com/

Enliven Announces Extension of Yahoo! Search AgreementThe Company Continues to Offer Yahoo! Search Results Through Consumer Applications

NEW YORK, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Enliven Marketing Technologies Corporation today announced that Yahoo! has extended its agreement with Enliven to provide search results through the company's graphically enhanced search applications for an additional two years, from March 17, 2008 to March 17, 2010.

"We are pleased to continue to work with Yahoo! as a strategic partner for our consumer business," said Patrick Vogt, CEO of Enliven Marketing Technologies. "Our relationship with Yahoo! began in 2004, and we are very happy that Yahoo! will continue to be our search provider going forward."

ABOUT ENLIVEN MARKETING TECHNOLOGIES

Enliven Marketing Technologies Corporation (formerly Viewpoint Corporation) is a leading Internet Marketing Technology Company, offering Internet marketing and online advertising solutions through a powerful combination of proprietary visualization technology, and a Premium Rich Media advertising platform for the creation, delivery and reporting of PRM. Enliven's family of brands include Unicast, the Internet Marketing and Advertising Technology Group, and Springbox, the Creative Digital Marketing Solutions Group. The company's technology and online advertising solutions are leveraged by some of the world's most esteemed brands, including AOL, GE, Sony, and Toyota. More information can be found at http://www.enliven.com/.

The company has approximately 140 employees with offices in New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA, Austin, TX and London, England.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains "forward-looking" statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and similar expressions that reflect Enliven's current expectations about its future performance. These statements and expressions are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause Enliven's actual performance to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements and expressions. Such risks, uncertainties and factors include those described in Enliven's filings and reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Copyright (C) 2008 Enliven Marketing Technologies Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Enliven, Viewpoint, Unicast, and Springbox are trademarks or registered trademarks of Enliven Marketing Technologies Corporation.

Contact Press: Ann Charles Enliven Marketing Technologies Corporation 212-201-0821 acharles@enliven.com Or Jay Kolbe Weber Shandwick 212-445-8215 jkolbe@webershandwick.com

Enliven Marketing Technologies Corporation

CONTACT: Ann Charles, Enliven Marketing Technologies Corporation,
+1-212-201-0821, acharles@enliven.com; or Jay Kolbe, Weber Shandwick,
+1-212-445-8215, jkolbe@webershandwick.com

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

EXL Announces Appointment of Rembert de Villa as Head of Transformation Services

NEW YORK and NEW DELHI, India, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ExlService Holdings, Inc. , a recognized provider of business solutions, today announced that Rembert de Villa has joined as Head of Transformation Services. EXL's Transformation Services offerings focus on helping clients improve their operations through providing sophisticated analytics, streamlining and improving business processes, and enhancing risk and control environments. Under the banner of Transformation Services, Rembert will more closely integrate EXL's Research & Analytics, Risk Advisory and Process Advisory services with EXL's Outsourcing services. Rembert will report to Rohit Kapoor, EXL's President and COO.

Rembert joins EXL with over 23 years of global management consulting experience and leadership, primarily in the financial services industry. He joins from MasterCard Advisors where he was the Global Practice Leader for Strategic Services. Prior to that, Rembert led the North American Financial Services practice of Capgemini in New York. Rembert also spent five years as a Vice President at A.T. Kearney's financial institutions practice, and over ten years with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) in their European and Americas practices, focusing in business strategy and transformation for financial services clients.

Rembert de Villa commented, "I am looking forward to joining EXL at this exciting time in its growth trajectory. The vision of coupling transformation services with outsourcing is particularly powerful when you consider EXL's global delivery model and industry domain focus. The transformation team is comprised of approximately 400 professionals possessing some of the strongest qualifications and backgrounds in the industry in disciplines such as business process transformation, Six Sigma methodology, analytics and risk advisory services."

Rohit Kapoor, EXL's President and COO commented, "We are glad to have someone of Rembert's experience join EXL to help us accelerate our growth. His success in mentoring and growing large teams of highly qualified and trained resources is vital to scaling our transformational services offerings. I look forward to working closely with Rembert."

Vikram Talwar, EXL's CEO and Vice Chairman, commented, "With a combination of rich experience in managing across geographies, functions and industry verticals, Rembert's hiring is an important investment for EXL. Rembert will play a critical role in growing EXL's transformation services, which at present contributes nearly 20 percent of our revenue."

About ExlService Holdings, Inc.

ExlService Holdings, Inc. is a recognized business solutions provider. EXL's offerings provide a competitive edge to its clients by transforming and outsourcing business processes. Transformation services enable continuous improvement of client processes by bringing together EXL's capabilities in reengineering including Six Sigma process improvement, research & analytics, and risk advisory services. EXL's outsourcing services include a full spectrum of business process services from offshore delivery centers requiring ongoing process management skills. Headquartered in New York, EXL primarily serves the needs of Global 1000 companies in the banking, financial services, insurance, utilities, healthcare, telecommunications and transportation sectors. Find additional information about EXL at http://www.exlservice.com/.

This press release contains forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on those statements because they are subject to numerous uncertainties and factors relating to the Company's operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company's control. Forward-looking statements include information concerning the Company's possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of its business strategy. These statements often include words such as "may," "will," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate" or similar expressions. These statements are based on assumptions that we have made in light of management's experience in the industry as well as its perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate under the circumstances. You should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. They involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Although the Company believes that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect the Company's actual financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These factors are discussed in more details in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. These risks could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by forward-looking statements in this release.

You should keep in mind that any forward-looking statement made herein, or elsewhere, speaks only as of the date on which it is made. New risks and uncertainties come up from time to time, and it is impossible to predict these events or how they may affect the Company. The Company has no obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date hereof, except as required by federal securities laws.

ExlService Holdings, Inc.

CONTACT: Jarrod Yahes, Head of Investor Relations, of ExlService
Holdings, Inc., +1-212-277-7109, ir@exlservice.com; or Press, Kerry Kelly-
Guiliano of Financial Dynamics, +1-617-747-3603, kerry.guiliano@fd.com

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

Onstream Media Forms Strategic Partnership with Proforma- Proforma and its Network of 650 Members Serve More than 50,000 businesses throughout North America -

POMPANO BEACH, Fla., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Onstream Media Corporation , an online service provider of live and on-demand internet video, today announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with Proforma, a leading provider of graphic communications solutions. Proforma, through its network of more than 650 independently owned and operated offices, will offer Onstream's Infinite Conferencing audio and web conferencing services, as well as Onstream's webcasting and webinar services, to its customer base.

Onstream will create a private label version of its services specifically for Proforma, which will then be marketed to prospects and clients identified by Proforma's independent owners as potential end users of the technology. Onstream will also provide product training to each of Proforma's members through the use of webinars and webconferences, which will assist them in presenting Onstream's service offerings.

"One of the cornerstones of Onstream's growth strategy has been to develop key channel partnerships with industry leaders that dominate their markets. Consistent with that approach, we believe our partnership with Proforma will enable Onstream Media to accelerate sales of its full suite of web-based communications services through Proforma's existing relationships with over 50,000 medium to large businesses," said Randy Selman, president and Chief Executive Officer of Onstream Media. "Proforma's franchisees are already successfully marketing a comprehensive set of products and services to these clients, many of whom are already users of audio and web-based conferencing services. These clients will now be able to purchase our services directly through an already-trusted business partner."

Greg Muzzillo, Proforma founder and Co-CEO, stated, "Onstream's web-based communications services are a great addition to our current product and service offerings. Our success is largely the result of our members being able to provide comprehensive solutions for their clients. The addition of Onstream's industry-leading solutions to our own product mix enhances the overall value offered to our collective customer base."

About Proforma:

With over 30 years of experience, Proforma remains clearly focused on providing solutions to North American businesses for their graphic communications needs. A leading provider of promotional products, printing, business documents, and eCommerce solutions, Proforma has received numerous awards and is recognized as one of the top five largest companies in our industry. Proforma serves over 50,000 clients through more than 650 member offices in North America. The Proforma Worldwide Support Center is located in Cleveland, Ohio.

http://www.proforma.com/. About Onstream Media:

Onstream Media Corporation is an online service provider of live and on-demand internet video, corporate web communications and content management applications. Onstream Media's pioneering Digital Media Services Platform (DMSP) provides customers with cost effective tools for encoding, managing, indexing, and publishing content via the Internet. The DMSP provides our clients with intelligent delivery and syndication of video advertising, and supports pay-per-view for online video and other rich media assets. The DMSP also provides an efficient workflow for transcoding and publishing user- generated content in combination with social networks and online video classifieds, utilizing Onstream Media's Auction Video(TM) (patent pending) technology. In addition, Onstream Media provides live and on-demand webcasting, webinars, web and audio conferencing services. In fact, almost half of the Fortune 1000 companies and 78% of the Fortune 100 CEOs and CFOs have used Onstream Media's services.

Select Onstream Media customers include: AOL, AAA, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, Bonnier Corporation, Dell, Deutsche Bank, Disney, National Press Club, NHL, MGM, PR Newswire, Rodale, Inc., Televisa, WireOne, Shareholder.com, and the U.S. Government. Onstream Media's strategic relationships include Akamai, Adobe, eBay, FiveAcross/Cisco and Qwest. For more information, visit Onstream Media at http://www.onstreammedia.com/ or call 954-917-6655.

Certain statements in this document and elsewhere by Onstream Media are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such information includes, without limitation, the business outlook, assessment of market conditions, anticipated financial and operating results, strategies, future plans, contingencies and contemplated transactions of the company. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause or contribute to actual results of company operations, or the performance or achievements of the company or industry results, to differ materially from those expressed, or implied by the forward-looking statements. In addition to any such risks, uncertainties and other factors discussed elsewhere herein, risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause or contribute to actual results differing materially from those expressed or implied for the forward- looking statements include, but are not limited to fluctuations in demand; changes to economic growth in the U.S. economy; government policies and regulations, including, but not limited to those affecting the Internet. Onstream Media undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth in Onstream Media Corporation's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Media Relations: Investor Relations: Chris Faust Brett Maas FastLane Communications Hayden Communications 973-226-4379 646-536-7331 cfaust@fast-lane.net brett@haydenir.com

Onstream Media Corporation

CONTACT: Media, Chris Faust of FastLane Communications for Onstream
Media Corporation, +1-973-226-4379, cfaust@fast-lane.net; or Investors, Brett
Maas of Hayden Communications for Onstream Media Corporation, +1-646-536-7331,
brett@haydenir.com

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

NETGEAR Schedules First Quarter 2008 Results Conference Call

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NETGEAR, Inc., , a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, today announced that it will hold a conference call with investors and analysts on Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT) to discuss results for the Company's first quarter 2008 and business outlook.

The news release announcing the first quarter 2008 results will be disseminated on April 24, 2008 after the market close.

The dial-in number for the live audio call beginning at 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT) on Thursday, April 24, 2008 is (201) 689-8560. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on NETGEAR's website at http://www.netgear.com/.

A replay of the call will be available 2 hours following the call through midnight ET (9:00 p.m. PT) on Thursday, May 1, 2008 by telephone at (201) 612-7415 and via the web at http://www.netgear.com/. The account number to access the phone replay is 3055 and the conference ID number is 281044.

About NETGEAR, Inc.

NETGEAR(R) designs technologically advanced, branded networking products that address the specific needs of small and medium businesses and home users. The Company's product offerings enable users to share Internet access, peripherals, files, digital multimedia content and applications among multiple personal computers and other Internet-enabled devices. As an ENERGY STAR(R) partner, NETGEAR offers products that prevent greenhouse gas emissions by meeting strict energy-efficiency specifications set by the U.S. government. NETGEAR is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.netgear.com/ or call (408) 907-8000.

(C) 2008 NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR(R), and the NETGEAR Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Information is subject to change without notice. All rights reserved. Actual data throughput will vary from maximum signal rates stipulated. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput.

Contact: Joseph Villalta The Ruth Group (646) 536-7003 jvillalta@theruthgroup.com

NETGEAR, Inc.

CONTACT: Joseph Villalta of The Ruth Group, +1-646-536-7003,
jvillalta@theruthgroup.com, for NETGEAR, Inc.

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