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SURGEX(TM) Becomes the Official Sports Nutrition Drink of Former NBA Player Dee Brown and his Edge Basketball Training FacilityAnother Top Flight Sport's Training Institute joins the SURGEX(TM) Team
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennium Biotechnologies Inc., wholly-owned subsidiary of Millennium Biotechnologies Group, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: MBTG) , announced today that SURGEX(TM) has become the official sports nutrition drink of The Edge Training Facility, http://www.edgebasketball.com/, Florida's premier basketball training facility for NBA stars and young emerging basketball talent. Dee Brown, former Boston Celtic, Orlando Magic Toronto Raptor player, winner of the "no look" 1991 Slum Dunk Contest and WNBA Head Coach, is the CEO and head instructor at The Edge Training Facility. At the Edge Training Facility he and his experienced instructors work with current NBA stars and young basketball players to improve their strength and basketball skills.
Dee Brown and The Edge Training Facility are proud to have SURGEX(TM) as the official sports nutrition drink for their athletes. "Edge prides itself on creating and utilizing only cutting edge techniques and equipment to advance their client's skills. The strength and recovery benefits of SURGEX(TM) are key additions to our overall training protocols," says Dee Brown.
Dee Brown can be heard along with veteran broadcaster Ian Eagle and ex NBA star Rick Mahorn breaking down this year's NBA playoffs on Sirius Satellite Radio's weekday show "Full Court Press" from 12:00-3:00 EDT on channel 127.
About SURGEX(TM):
SURGEX(TM) (http://www.surgexsports.com/) was created from Millennium's extensive experience providing advanced nutritional formulas to some of the most prestigious medical institutions throughout the United States. The proprietary SURGEX(TM) formula intends to meet the growing demand of professional, amateur, and Olympic athletes as well as their coaches looking for nutritional support in a marketplace dominated by products with no clinical proof of benefit, unsubstantiated claims, excess protein, stimulants, and banned substances.
In two double blind placebo controlled clinical trials conducted at the Rutgers University Human Performance Lab SURGEX(TM) significantly outperformed leading competitive products by assisting in reducing the damaging effects of exercise. SURGEX(TM) proved to be a superior product by improving peak power outputs, lowering oxidative stress/inflammatory markers, reducing fatigue (poor energy recovery) and the breakdown of muscle (post exercise wasting), as well as reducing free radical production (oxidative stress). The formula meets NCAA guidelines for use by collegiate athletes and is certified by The Banned Substances Control Group (BSCG) to contain no banned substances.
Statements in this news release regarding future financial and operating results, future growth in R&D programs, potential applications of the Company's technology, opportunities for the Company, and any other statements about the future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans, or prospects expressed constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words "will," "believes," "plans," "anticipates," "expects," "estimates," and similar expressions) should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward- looking statements including: limited operating history, need for future capital, risks inherent in the development and commercialization of potential products, protection of the Company's intellectual property, and economic conditions generally. Additional information on potential factors that could affect results and other risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports, including Forms 10-KSB, 10-QSB, 8-K, and other forms filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Resurgex(R), Resurgex Plus(R), Resurgex Select(R) and SURGEX(TM) are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent and disease.
Millennium Biotechnologies Inc.
CONTACT: John Swon, +1-908-604-2500, for Millennium Biotechnologies
Inc.
Web site: http://www.milbiotech.com/
http://www.edgebasketball.com/
http://www.surgexsports.com/
Delphax Technologies Common Stock to be Delisted From NASDAQ; Company Will Seek Quotation on OTC Bulletin Board
MINNEAPOLIS, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delphax Technologies Inc. , a global provider of high-speed digital printing systems, announced today that its common stock will be delisted from The NASDAQ Stock Market(R) and will cease trading on NASDAQ effective at the closing on May 7, 2008. The company will seek to have its common stock quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board(R).
Delphax has not regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirements for shares traded on the Capital Market tier of The NASDAQ Stock Market. As previously disclosed, the company initially received notification from NASDAQ on October 29, 2007, that its common stock had fallen below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days and that Delphax was therefore not in compliance with Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4). The company was granted 180 days, until April 28, 2008, to regain compliance. NASDAQ trading of Delphax common stock is expected to end at the closing on May 7, 2008.
The OTC Bulletin Board is a regulated quotation service that displays real-time quotes, test-sale prices and volume information in over-the-counter (OTC) securities.
About Delphax Technologies Inc.
Delphax Technologies Inc. is a global leader in the design, manufacture and delivery of advanced digital print production systems based on its patented electron-beam imaging (EBI) technology. Delphax digital presses deliver industry-leading throughput for both continuous roll-fed and cut-sheet printing environments. These flagship products are extremely versatile and handle a wide range of substrates from ultra lightweight paper to heavy stock. Delphax provides digital printing solutions to publishers, direct mailers and other printers that require systems capable of supporting a wide range of commercial printing applications. The company also licenses and manufactures EBI technology for OEM partners that create differentiated product solutions for additional markets. There are currently installations using Delphax EBI technology in more than 50 countries worldwide. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, with subsidiary offices in Canada, the United Kingdom and France. Its common stock is publicly traded on the Capital Market tier of the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol: "DLPX". Additional information is available on the company's website at http://www.delphax.com/.
Statements made in this news release concerning the company's or management's expectations about future results or events are "forward-looking statements." Such statements are necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from stated expectations. Additional information concerning the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the company's current expectations is contained in the company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Delphax Technologies Inc.
CONTACT: Gregory S. Furness, Chief Financial Officer of Delphax
Technologies Inc., +1-952-939-9000, gfurness@delphax.com; or Tom Langenfeld,
+1-952-920-4624, for Delphax Technologies Inc.
Web site: http://www.delphax.com/
mtvU & Kaiser Family Foundation Launch POSorNOT.com to Challenge Stigma, Fight Spread of HIV/AIDSWyclef Jean, Fall Out Boy, Will.i.am, Alyssa Milano, Say Anything, Perez Hilton, Angels & Airwaves, Atmosphere and Many More Helping Fuel Game's Viral SpreadDeveloped in Partnership With POZ Magazine, "Pos or Not" Confronts Stereotypes Through Personal Stories of Americans Living With and Without HIV/AIDS
NEW YORK, April 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- mtvU, MTV's Peabody and Emmy Award-winning college network, and the Kaiser Family Foundation, in partnership with POZ Magazine, today unveiled "Pos or Not" (http://www.posornot.com)/ an online game that challenges stereotypes and breaks down the barriers that may prevent people from talking openly about HIV/AIDS, getting tested, and using protection.
People from across the U.S. - half of whom are living with HIV and half who are not - share parts of their lives for "Pos or Not" by divulging their HIV status to help dispel myths and misconceptions about HIV and AIDS. Players confront their own HIV stereotypes as they guess whether a profiled participant is positive or negative based only on a photo and a few personal details, such as what they do on the weekends or their favorite kind of music.
Among the participants who are positive, we're provided a window on the circumstances in which they learn their HIV status - including after the birth of a child, calls from ex-lovers, and long-postponed HIV tests. HIV negative participants share how the disease has touched their lives, claiming boyfriends, girlfriends, mothers and best friends. Every individual stresses that HIV affects everyone and that the only way to truly know your own or some else's HIV status is by getting tested.
While "Pos or Not" confronts stereotypes and popular misconceptions about HIV/AIDS, it also provides users with information about HIV prevention, as well as local HIV and STD testing resources from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). In addition, players are invited to join the game to help underscore that there's no way to tell a person's HIV status from how they look or what they do.
Several of the most requested acts on college campuses and major pop culture figures are also lending their efforts to help stoke the online viral spread of "Pos or Not," including Wyclef Jean, Fall Out Boy, Will.i.am, Alyssa Milano, Say Anything, Perez Hilton, Angels & Airwaves, Atmosphere, The Spill Canvas, 30 Seconds to Mars, Aesop Rock, Motion City Soundtrack, All Time Low and Rise Against. Beginning today, these and many others are sending the game to their fans, families and friends, via a feature that allows users to share "Pos or Not" with everybody in their e-mail address books with only a couple clicks.
"'Pos or Not' is an urgent analogue to HotorNot.com, designed to capture college students' attention and harness the viral nature of the Web in the ongoing fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS,'" said Stephen Friedman, GM, mtvU. "'Pos or Not' was created to shatter myths, challenge assumptions and promote responsible sexual behavior - and we salute every participant, as well as the team of college students who conceived the game, for breathing life into it."
"'Pos or Not' confronts the stigma and stereotypes that fuel the continued spread of this disease some 25 years since the first diagnosis," said Tina Hoff, vice president and director of Entertainment Media Partnerships at the Kaiser Family Foundation. "'Pos or Not' has the powerful effect of allowing young people across the country to learn more about those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and in doing so hopefully form a more personal understanding of the disease."
"The HIV-positive community has the unique ability to debunk myths and dissolve dangerous stereotypes around HIV/AIDS," said Regan Hofmann, editor-in-chief of POZ magazine. "Having a face-to-face encounter with a person living with the virus can also positively affect the choices people make regarding behaviors that can lead to their contracting HIV. I think that 'Pos or Not' is a wonderful way to allow the HIV community to serve as an awareness and prevention tool for those who are - but who do not believe themselves to be - at risk."
"Pos or Not" was inspired by the winners of the "Change the Course of HIV Challenge," a nationwide competition that asked college students to propose a viral, Web-based game that would creatively engage people to help combat the spread of HIV/AIDS. The winning concept was submitted by a team from the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy and included designers Brendan McLeod and Matthew Laurence, programmers Chris Camilleri and Gabriel Montagne, and artist Chip Lundell.
College students helped conceive "Pos or Not" and are pioneering the future of digital activism every day, so mtvU, the Kaiser Family Foundation and POZ Magazine are calling on users to imagine ways the game can be even more viral and impactful. Anyone with a vision for how "Pos or Not" can be effectively executed on other platforms (mobile, social networks, etc.), remixed, or in any way serve as an even more powerful call to action on the HIV/AIDS epidemic are encouraged to send ideas to MyIdeas@PosorNot.com. mtvU and the Kaiser Family Foundation are committing to incorporate the best concepts into future versions of the game - or a completely re-imagined iteration - so it continues to evolve and reach more people.
"Pos or Not" follows on the success of "Darfur is Dying" (http://www.darfurisdying.com/), mtvU's student-developed videogame - now played more than 3 million times by over 1.5 million people - designed to spread awareness of and spur action to end the genocide in Darfur. "Darfur is Dying" is a narrative-based simulation in which the user, from the perspective of a displaced Darfurian, negotiates forces that threaten the survival of his or her refugee camp. The game is a key element of mtvU's nearly four-year, student-led, Emmy Award-winning Sudan campaign.
Representatives from mtvU and the Kaiser Family Foundation will be presenting "Pos or Not" at the fourth annual Games for Health Conference, taking place May 8 - 9 in Baltimore, Maryland. To learn more about the conference, please visit http://www.gamesforhealth.org/.
About The Kaiser Family Foundation
The Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation dedicated to providing information and analysis on health care issues to policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public. The foundation is not associated with Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser Industries. Information on HIV/AIDS is available at http://www.kff.org/, and a daily news summary report on developments in HIV/AIDS is available on http://www.kaisernetwork.org/, the Foundation's free health information service.
About mtvU
Broadcast to more than 750 college campuses and via top cable distributors in 700 college communities nationwide, mtvU reaches upwards of 9 million U.S. college students - making it the largest, most comprehensive television network just for college students. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, mtvU can be seen in the dining areas, fitness centers, student lounges and dorm rooms of campuses throughout the U.S, as well as on cable systems from Charter Communications, Verizon FiOS TV, Suddenlink Communications, AT&T u-Verse and nearly 70 others. mtvU is dedicated to every aspect of college life, reaching students everywhere they are: on-air, online and on campus. mtvU programs music videos from emerging artists that can't be seen anywhere else, news, student life features and initiatives that give college students the tools to advance positive social change. mtvU is always on campus, with more than 500 events per year, including exclusive concerts, giveaways, shooting mtvU series and more. For more information about mtvU, and a complete programming schedule, visit http://www.mtvu.com/.
mtvU also owns and operates the College Media Network, the largest interactive network of online college newspapers in the US, and RateMyProfessors.com, the Internet's largest listing of collegiate professor ratings. The College Media Network comprises nearly 600 campus publications that serve institutions including Brown University, the University of Illinois, the University of Southern California, the University of Texas at Austin and Duke University, with a combined enrollment of over 5.5 million students, reaching an average of 5 million unique users each month. RateMyProfessors.com reaches approximately 2.9 million college students each month, via the site's more than 6.6 million student-generated ratings of over 1,000,000 college professors.
MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom , is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. MTV Networks, with more than 150 channels worldwide, owns and operates the following television programming services - MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION, MTV2, VH1, mtvU, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV, CMT, NOGGIN/THE N, VH1 CLASSIC, MTVN INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a package of 13 digital services, all of these networks trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks connects with its audiences through its robust consumer products businesses and its more than 300 interactive properties worldwide, including online, broadband, wireless and interactive television services and also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide.
About Poz
POZ is the premier lifestyle, treatment and advocacy magazine for people living with--and those affected by--HIV and AIDS. The award-winning magazine and website (poz.com) provide the most complete and expert HIV/AIDS information available in the United States. Together, the magazine and website reach more than 70 percent of all of those living with HIV/AIDS who are aware of their status. The website provides extensive opportunity for both public and private social networking and represents one of the largest communities of openly HIV-positive people in the world. For more information, please visit poz.com.
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
CONTACT: Jason Rzepka of mtvU, +1-212-654-7198,
jason.rzepka@mtvstaff.com; or Rob Graham of Kaiser Family Foundation,
+1-650-854-9400, rgraham@kff.org
Web Site: http://www.darfurisdying.com/
http://www.gamesforhealth.org/
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/
http://www.kff.org/
http://www.mtvu.com/
http://www.posornot.com/
Michael Halbert Joins CIBER as Area Director for Atlanta Office
ATLANTA, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Michael Halbert has joined CIBER, Inc. as Area Director for the firm's Atlanta office. As Area Director, Halbert will be responsible for directing all office operations, including sales, delivery, personnel, marketing, and accounting.
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CIBER's Atlanta office has served numerous commercial businesses and government entities in the region since 1989, and includes a 15-year relationship with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For the CDC, CIBER built and implemented an online alerting service and collaboration platform to help the agency more efficiently alert officials of public health events. The collaboration platform helps those officials communicate and collaborate on public health issues, regardless of their geographic location.
In addition, CIBER's K- 12 Education Practice is based in the Atlanta office. CIBER is completing a $19 million SAP implementation for the Fulton County School District, which encompasses the area of Fulton County outside Atlanta city limits. It serves more than 83,000 students and employs more than 11,000 staff and faculty. It is the fourth largest school district in Georgia.
Prior to joining CIBER, Halbert served as Vice President of Sales for Northridge Systems, where he developed and implemented sales and marketing strategies for the company, resulting in a 400% increase in revenue during his tenure with the firm.
"We're very pleased to have Michael join CIBER," said Tony Phillips, Regional Vice President for CIBER's Southeast Region. "During his 25 years of industry experience, Michael has built a strong reputation for helping his clients solve business challenges using efficient, results-oriented technology solutions. We're looking forward to Michael's many contributions to our team."
Halbert is an active member of the Atlanta community, contributing his time to numerous organizations, including the Atlanta Police Foundation, Technology Associates of Georgia (TAG), and Women in Technology (WIT). Halbert is also the co-chair of the Sponsorship Committee for the 2008 Digital Ball.
In 2004, Halbert founded The Synergy Group, an organization for business, finance, and technology professionals to help each other advance their businesses and career objectives. In 2008, Halbert became a founding member of the Atlanta Chapter of The Association for Strategic Planning and is a member of the Board of Directors. Halbert has also devoted time to the Northside Youth Organization, Boy Scouts of America, and Atlanta Junior Golf.
Halbert earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Greenbrier College.
CIBER provides information technology consulting services to private and public companies as well as to local, state, and federal government entities. CIBER was recently ranked the eighth best global IT outsourcing vendor of more than 4,000 vendors worldwide, and the 12th best overall outsourcing vendor worldwide, according to The Black Book of Outsourcing by the Brown-Wilson Group. The Brown-Wilson Group conducts annual surveys of CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, and other business decision-makers at Fortune 2000 organizations to understand users' evaluations of global outsourcing service providers.
About CIBER, Inc.
CIBER, Inc. is a pure-play international system integration consultancy with superior value-priced services and reliable delivery for both private and government sector clients. CIBER's services are offered globally on a project- or strategic-staffing basis, in both custom and enterprise resource planning (ERP) package environments, and across all technology platforms, operating systems and infrastructures. Founded in 1974 and headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colo., CIBER now serves client businesses from over 60 U.S. offices, 25 European offices and seven offices in Asia/Pacific. Operating in 18 countries, with more than 8,000 employees and annual revenue over $1 billion, CIBER and its IT specialists continuously build and upgrade clients' systems to "competitive advantage status." CIBER is included in the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P Small Cap 600 Index. CIBER, ALWAYS ABLE. http://www.ciber.com/
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
Statements contained in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, as discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CIBER undertakes neither intention nor obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. CIBER and the CIBER logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of CIBER, Inc. Copyright(C) 2008.
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CIBER, Inc.
CONTACT: Media Relations, Diane Stoner, dstoner@ciber.com, or Investor
Relations, Jennifer Matuschek, jmatuschek@ciber.com, both of CIBER, Inc.,
+1-303-220-0100
Web site: http://www.ciber.com/
Numerex Schedules First Quarter 2008 Financial Results Conference Call
ATLANTA, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Numerex Corp. invites all interested parties to participate in a conference call led by Stratton Nicolaides, Chairman and CEO and Alan Catherall, CFO on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 11 A.M. Eastern time to discuss 2008 first quarter financial results.
Dial in information for the conference call is as follows:
Domestic USA & Canada: (866) 548-2699
International: (904) 596-2360
A live web cast of the call will be available via Numerex's web site at http://www.numerex.com/ under the Investor Relations section.
A replay of the conference call will be available two hours after the end of the call on the Numerex web site or by dialing the replay numbers below:
Domestic USA & Canada: (888) 284-7564
International: (904) 596-3174
Please use pass code: 232874
About Numerex
Numerex Corp. is a leading single source provider of solutions and network services for machine-to-machine (M2M) applications. Numerex's platforms for asset tracking, intelligent monitoring and security include a portfolio of monitoring devices and technologies, on-demand cellular and satellite networks, and a full suite of back-office support services. Numerex enables customers to bring M2M solutions to market faster and with greater flexibility. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For additional information, visit http://www.numerex.com/
"Statements contained in this press release concerning Numerex that are not historical fact are "forward-looking" statements and involve important risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties, which are detailed in Numerex's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could cause Numerex's results to differ materially from current expectations as expressed in this press release."
Numerex Corp. Contact
Alan Catherall
770 485-2527
Investor Relations Contact:
Brett Maas
646 536-7331
Numerex Corp.
CONTACT: Alan Catherall of Numerex Corp., +1-770-485-2527, or Investors,
Brett Maas, +1-646-536-7331
Web site: http://www.numerex.com/
The Heart Center Selects Allscripts Electronic Health Record and Practice Management for 50 PhysiciansIndiana Group Upgrades from Allscripts Document Management; Expects 12-month Break-Even on Clinical & Financial Investment
CHICAGO and FORT WAYNE, Ind., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allscripts, the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, announced today that The Heart Center Medical Group has selected the Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management (PM) solution to automate and connect clinical and administrative processes for its 50 physicians.
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The Heart Center is a physician-owned multi-specialty group practice operating out of a new state-of-the-art 82,000-square-foot facility and nine other locations across the Fort Wayne area.
"We're trying to lead a little healthcare revolution right here in Indiana and Allscripts is the right partner to help," said Joel R. Sauer, Chief Executive Officer of the Heart Center. "It's a great situation when you can provide better patient care with a tool that let's you do better financially, too."
In 2001, the Heart Center implemented the Impact.MD document management solution from Allscripts. Impact.MD improves chart access and practice workflow by electronically scanning and filing current documents and making them accessible to the entire staff, regardless of their location. The Heart Center decided to implement the Allscripts solution as a step towards adopting a full Electronic Health Record.
"It's the best thing we ever did," Sauer said of deploying Impact.MD. "We now have lower costs on a per physician basis than we could ever have achieved with paper records. And we believe the electronic health record will bring even better results."
Sauer said the practice expects to hit the break-even point on its Allscripts EHR-PM purchase within eight to 12 months. Savings will come mainly in the form of reduced transcription expenses, personnel efficiencies in the clinical, support and billing areas, and the ability to more accurately capture charges, which lowers claims denials.
"Very few things generate a payback in one year but Allscripts has consistently proven they can do it," said Sauer. "In my mind, though, it doesn't matter when we hit that payback because we'll be doing a better job for our patients, better for ourselves, and more efficiently. The icing on the cake is that we can provide better care while making it positive for us financially in the long run."
Allscripts Chief Executive Officer Glen Tullman commented, "We're excited that the Heart Center and other leading cardiology groups think of Allscripts when they want to take their practices to the next level. The revolution that the Heart Center is leading will redefine how we manage chronic disease and maintain patient health. It's a transformation that Allscripts fuels with the right information delivered in real-time when and where it's needed."
The Heart Center looked at other integrated Electronic Health Record and Practice Management systems before selecting Allscripts. In the end, the group chose Allscripts because of its history of success with the company, and because no other EHR-PM solution on the market could match Allscripts for ease of use and depth of functionality. Sauer said the group's physicians were especially excited about Allscripts automated health maintenance plans, which help providers rapidly sort through complex data to more accurately understand the patient in less time.
"When our doctors saw the health-maintenance screen, everybody's eyes lit up," said Sauer. "When you can see in one place what every other provider is doing, you look like a hero to patients. You can say 'hey, I may be your cardiologist but I see you're overdue for your colonoscopy.' Patients win, we win, everybody wins."
The Allscripts Electronic Health Record will enable The Heart Center's physicians to instantly access patient information when and where they need it -- in the main campus or satellite offices, at the hospital or while on-call at home. The web-based solution speeds and automates everyday clinical tasks such as prescribing and refilling medications, ordering and viewing tests, and documenting care. Allscripts PM combines sophisticated scheduling and financial management tools in a single package that is fully integrated with the EHR.
About The Heart Center Medical Group
The Heart Center Medical Group is a physician-owned multi-specialty medical practice that has served the Fort Wayne community for more than 30 years. The group's 50 physicians serve as a resource for the diagnosis and treatment of illness, as well as disease prevention and the promotion of wellness. For more information, visit http://www.heartcentermedicalgroup.com/.
About Allscripts
Allscripts is the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare. The company's unique solutions inform, connect and transform healthcare, delivering improved care at lower cost. More than 40,000 physicians and thousands of other healthcare professionals in clinics, hospitals and extended care facilities nationwide utilize Allscripts to automate everyday tasks such as writing prescriptions, documenting patient care, managing billing and scheduling, and safely discharging patients, as well as to connect with key information and stakeholders in the healthcare system. To learn more, visit Allscripts at http://www.allscripts.com/.
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements about Allscripts Healthcare Solutions that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are developed by combining currently available information with Allscripts beliefs and assumptions. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future performance. Because Allscripts cannot predict all of the risks and uncertainties that may affect it, or control the ones it does predict, Allscripts' actual results may be materially different from the results expressed in its forward-looking statements. For a more complete discussion of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may affect Allscripts, see the Company's 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K, available through the Web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov/.
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Allscripts
CONTACT: Dan Michelson, Chief Marketing Officer, +1-312-506-1217,
dan.michelson@allscripts.com, or Todd Stein, Public Relations Director,
+1-312-506-1216, todd.stein@allscripts.com, both of Allscripts; or Joel R.
Sauer, Chief Executive Officer of The Heart Center, +1-260-434-6491,
jsauer@hcmgmail.com
Web site: http://www.allscripts.com/
http://www.heartcentermedicalgroup.com/
Pressure BioSciences, Inc. to Discuss First Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Provide Business Update
SOUTH EASTON, Mass., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pressure BioSciences, Inc. today announced that the Company will host a teleconference to discuss its first quarter 2008 financial results and to provide a business update. Anyone interested may listen to the teleconference either by telephone or through a live web-cast. The teleconference and web-cast information is provided below:
Date: Friday, May 2, 2008
Time: 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET)
To attend this teleconference via web-cast, please go to the Company's website: http://www.pressurebiosciences.com/
To attend this teleconference via telephone:
Dial-in: (877) 852-6580
Participant code: 6004226
For those unable to participate in the live teleconference, a replay will be available approximately one hour after the call ends through June 2, 2008, and will be accessible through the Company's website. To access the replay, please dial (888) 203-1112 and enter pass-code: 6004226.
About Pressure BioSciences, Inc.
Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (PBI) is a publicly-traded company focused on the development of a novel, enabling technology called Pressure Cycling Technology (PCT). PCT uses cycles of hydrostatic pressure between ambient and ultra-high levels (up to 35,000 psi and greater) to control bio-molecular interactions. PBI currently holds 13 US and 6 foreign patents covering multiple applications of PCT in the life sciences' field, including such areas as genomic and proteomic sample preparation, pathogen inactivation, the control of chemical reactions, immunodiagnostics, and protein purification.
Investor Contacts:
Richard T. Schumacher, President & CEO Pressure BioSciences, Inc.
Edward H. Myles, Senior Vice President (T) 508-230-1828
of Finance & CFO
Pressure BioSciences, Inc.
CONTACT: Richard T. Schumacher, President & CEO, or Edward H. Myles,
Senior Vice President of Finance & CFO, both of Pressure BioSciences, Inc.,
+1-508-230-1828
Web site: http://www.pressurebiosciences.com/
Brocade Showcases Data Center Fabric and Virtualization Best Practices at IDC Forums
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brocade(R) , the leading provider of data center networking solutions that help enterprises connect and manage their information, today announced that it will discuss advanced data center solutions during two IDC Forums next week in New York:
-- Brocade Solutioneer Rami Douenias will present Data Center Fabric: An
Architecture for Consolidation, Optimization, Compliance, and
Continuity at 1:30 EDT, Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at IDC's Enterprise Data
Center Forum East at the New York Marriott Financial Center.
-- Brocade Servers Division Director of Product Marketing Harry Petty will
present Data Center Fabric Requirements in the Virtualized World at
1:30 PDT, Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at the IDC Virtualization Forum East
at the New York Marriott Financial Center.
The IDC Enterprise Data Center Forum offers actionable advice for raising awareness and preparing for the ongoing changes in technology components-including blades, virtualization, and multi-core design-and business processes, as well as the change management requirements for staffing and operating the data center of the future.
The agenda will explore both architectural and infrastructure considerations, including real estate; power and cooling; energy efficiency; physical and digital security; "green" technologies; regulatory requirements; and outsourcing.
Additional topics will include managing across virtual and physical environments and creating a unified virtual environment across server, storage, I/O, and client environments. Attendees will leave with a greater understanding of the tools and processes being used to manage, control, and optimize their IT infrastructures while maximizing their virtualization investments.
In addition, the agenda will explore the impact of emerging technologies on client, storage, and I/O virtualization; backup and disaster recovery; and software appliances. It will also provide an in-depth look at next-generation technology offerings.
For more information on the conference, please visit http://www.idc.com/.
About Brocade
Brocade is a leading provider of data center networking solutions that help organizations connect, share, and manage their information in the most efficient manner. Organizations that use Brocade products and services are better able to optimize their IT infrastructures and ensure compliant data management. For more information, visit the Brocade Web site at http://www.brocade.com/ or contact the company at info@brocade.com.
Brocade, Fabric OS, File Lifecycle Manager, MyView, and StorageX are registered trademarks and the Brocade B-wing symbol, DCX, and SAN Health are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of, and are used to identify, products or services of their respective owners.
Brocade
CONTACT: Media, Jil Backstrom, +1-720-558-4774,
jil.backstrom@brocade.com, or Investors, Alex Lenke, +1-408-333-6758,
alenke@brocade.com, both of Brocade; or Ian Yellin of Ogilvy PR,
+1-415-677-2714, ian.yellin@ogilvypr.com, for Brocade
Web site: http://www.brocade.com/
Black Box Network Services, ABTECH, Verizon Business and Wyle Named Top Siemens Reseller Partners
BOCA RATON, Fla., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Communications, Inc. has announced the 2007 reseller partner sales achievement awards. The winners, members of the Siemens Enterprise Partner Program, were honored at the 2008 Siemens Enterprise Partner Forum held in March in Orlando, FL.
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The Siemens Enterprise Partner Program provides channel partners with competitive enterprise communication solutions, services and support to address the expanding market for unified communications solutions. The reseller sales channel offers Siemens and customers expanded reach in the marketplace with sales, implementation and service of business communications systems and solutions.
Award winners for fiscal year 2007 represent Siemens partners that have successfully demonstrated sales and support of Siemens in the enterprise communication market:
-- Black Box Network Services was awarded the Siemens Sales
Pinnacle -- Enterprise Market Award for outstanding sales and
achievement in selling the HiPath(R) 4000 real-time IP communications
server to mid-sized and large enterprises. Winner for the second year
in a row, Pennsylvania-based Black Box has continued to meet the needs
of the larger enterprise market. In 2007, Black Box sold more HiPath
4000 units than any other partner and achieved the highest total
revenue of any partner.
-- Verizon Business received the Siemens Pinnacle Partnership Award for
the service provider that significantly increased its Siemens revenue
and orders over the previous year. A member of the Siemens Enterprise
Partner Program since 2004, Verizon Business received the award for
nearly doubling their annual Siemens revenue during fiscal year 2007.
Verizon Business offers unified communications solutions based on
Siemens' technologies that provide the common platform for the
delivery of IP telephony, messaging, mobility and security offerings.
This is the third year that Verizon Business has received a Siemens
Enterprise Partner Program Award and the second consecutive year the
company has been honored with the Siemens Pinnacle Partnership Award.
-- ABTECH was awarded the Siemens Sales Pinnacle in the SME Market Award
for outstanding sales achievement in selling the HiPath(R) 3000 to
small and mid-sized enterprises. Annapolis, Maryland-based ABTECH sold
the highest volume of HiPath 3000 units of any reseller partner and
nearly tripled their year-to-year Siemens revenue.
-- Wyle Information Systems Group (formerly RS Information Systems)
received the Siemens Shining Star Award, which is presented to the
dedicated Siemens partner that has significantly increased its Siemens
revenues and orders year-to-year as well as provided a shining example
of partnership. Wyle Information Systems Group, based in McLean,
Virginia, increased their Siemens revenue and orders by more than 60%
since 2006.
The award winners reflect the continued success of Siemens' unified communication solutions in the North American market, where Siemens and its reseller partners provide a comprehensive portfolio of integrated communication platforms, applications, phones, security solutions and management services. The Siemens portfolio of open communications solutions helps provide enterprises with practical and flexible approaches for deploying next-generation collaboration and customer interaction tools that interoperate with legacy systems. Siemens' solutions support and interoperate with mixed-vendor environments.
"The continued success of our reseller partner program demonstrates the momentum and influence that Siemens is having delivering unified communications solutions to the enterprise market" said Mark Henley, Senior Vice President of Channel Management and Development, Siemens Communications, Inc. "Our award winners achieved significant growth as a result of their strong commitments to helping customers be more successful using the Siemens portfolio of solutions."
About Siemens
Siemens AG is one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $107.4 billion in 2006. Founded 160 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas of Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting, Building Technologies, Water Technologies and Services and Home Appliances. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $21.4 billion and employs approximately 70,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Eleven of Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries employ 480,000 people in 190 countries. For more information on Siemens in the United States: http://www.usa.siemens.com/ .
About Siemens Communications, Inc.
Siemens Communications, Inc. is an affiliate of Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG, one of the world's leading suppliers of Unified Communications technologies. The company's unique Open Communications approach to providing software, solutions and services for enterprises of all sizes enables business processes to be more productive, faster and more secure -- with any device, network or information technology infrastructure. Siemens Communications, Inc. and Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG are wholly owned subsidiaries of Siemens AG, which has its global headquarters in Munich, Germany.
More about Siemens Communications, Inc. at http://www.siemens.com/open .
Note: Siemens and HiPath are registered trademarks of Siemens AG or its subsidiaries and affiliates. All other company, brand, product and service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
This release contains forward-looking statements based on beliefs of Siemens management. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "forecast," "expect," "intend," "plan," "should," and "project" are used to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the company's current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause the actual results to be materially different, including, among others, changes in general economic and business conditions, changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates, introduction of competing products, lack of acceptance of new products or services and changes in business strategy. Actual results may vary materially from those projected here. Siemens does not intend or assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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CONTACT: Media, Amy Martin of Siemens Communications, Inc.,
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HD Video on Demand Now Available to Verizon FiOS TV Customers in OregonVerizon Plans to Offer 1,000 HD VOD Titles per Month by End of the Year
PORTLAND, Ore., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- More FiOS TV customers can enjoy even more high-definition programming now that Verizon has launched high-definition video-on-demand (VOD) service in Oregon. Delivered over the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network straight to customers' homes, Verizon FiOS TV offers an unparalleled high-definition signal that delivers pure picture quality and sound. Verizon already offers HD VOD where FiOS TV is available in California, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Virginia.
"As the popularity of high-definition programming continues to grow, we are delivering the best in HD content," said Shawn Strickland, Verizon's vice president of video solutions. "With 10,000 titles each month, our overall video-on-demand library is the industry's largest, and we plan to offer more than 1,000 high-definition video on demand titles each month by the end of the year."
Verizon already has nearly doubled the number of titles in its HD on-demand library since launching the service. Just last month the company announced new HD VOD content from CBS, Discovery Channel, Music Choice, HDNet and Ovation TV. Other titles include a mix of free programs from a variety of sources, including instructional videos from HowCast, movies from FearNet and music programming from Blastro Music, as well as a number of recently released blockbuster movies.
"Increasing our HD content through video on demand is just one more way we're making FiOS TV the first and best choice for home entertainment," said Strickland. "We're aggressively creating a competitive TV offering that includes the best content delivered over Verizon's superior fiber network -- a combination that is a must-have for today's consumers. Our subscribers love video on demand because it frees them to enjoy a wide variety of entertainment on their own schedules."
Seventy percent of FiOS TV's video-on-demand titles in both standard and high definition each month are free of charge to subscribers. Titles span a wide variety of content, including:
Free on Demand: Customers can watch many of their favorite TV shows on
demand for free, with a selection of thousands of titles each month,
including sports, lifestyle and kids programming from a variety of sources
like the NFL Network, HGTV, TLC, USA Network, Disney Channel and
Nickelodeon, as well as a variety of special-interest channels, such as
the World Fishing Network.
Movies on Demand: Current blockbusters and classic favorites, as well as
free independent film gems from the Film Fest Channel, are among the
hundreds of new and classic movies offered every month.
Premium on Demand: When customers subscribe to premium
services -- including HBO, Cinemax and FiOS TV's movie package, which
includes Showtime, Starz, the Movie Channel, Encore and Sundance
Channel -- they can watch premium programming on their own schedules. The
service includes hundreds of movies and shows every month that are updated
daily.
Customers access video on demand simply by pressing the "VOD" or "On Demand" button on their remote control, by using the main menu on FiOS TV's interactive media guide, or selecting the VOD channel.
Verizon Communications Inc. , headquartered in New York, is a leader in delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless communication innovations to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 67 million customers nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operations include Verizon Business, which delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the world, and Verizon Telecom, which brings customers the benefits of converged communications, information and entertainment services over the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employed a diverse workforce of approximately 232,000 as of the end of the first quarter 2008 and last year generated consolidated operating revenues of $93.5 billion. For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com/.
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CONTACT: Heather Wilner, +1-212-321-8333, heather.b.wilner@verizon.com,
or Jon Davies, +1-805-372-6969, jon.davies@verizon.com, both of Verizon
Web site: http://www.verizon.com/
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Hospira Acquires Sculptor- Acquisition Provides Bar Code Point-of-Care Technology to Enhance Patient Safety and Clinician Workflow Capabilities -
LAKE FOREST, Ill., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hospira, Inc. , a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company, and St. Clair Health Corporation, today announced that Hospira has acquired Sculptor Developmental Technologies, a subsidiary of St. Clair Health Corporation. Sculptor is a leading software engineering company formed by St. Clair Hospital in 1993 to advance the use of technology to improve patient care. As part of a related arrangement, St. Clair Hospital will serve as a development and test site for Hospira medication management products.
"Acquiring Sculptor expands Hospira's ability to offer device and software solutions that enhance safety and productivity," said Chris Kolber, president, Global Devices, Hospira. "Their approach to developing products designed by clinicians, for clinicians, results in high adoption rates and an immediate impact to patient safety and clinician efficiency."
Sculptor developed VeriScan Rx, a software application that supports bar code medication administration at the point of care. It is designed to streamline the medication administration process to enhance patient safety and clinician workflow.
According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), medication errors impact 1.5 million people in the United States per year. Bar code enabled systems are becoming increasingly important to addressing medication errors by verifying the "five rights" of medication administration: right medication, right dose, right patient, right time and right route of administration.
"This acquisition brings together two leaders in healthcare IT -- Hospira has led the industry in barcoding medications and infusion technology; and St. Clair, through Sculptor, was the first hospital in the country to combine barcoding and RFID in a single mobile device for the real-time workflow needs of clinical staff," said Richard Schaeffer, vice president and chief information officer, St. Clair Hospital.
The acquisition of Sculptor supports Hospira's approach of interfacing its products with other technologies to meet the evolving needs of hospitals. Hospira currently partners with several leading hospital information system providers to establish communications between their applications and its own. These companies include Cerner Corp., McKesson Corporation and Siemens Medical Solutions.
Financial details of the Sculptor agreement were not disclosed.
About Sculptor Developmental Technologies, Inc.
Sculptor Developmental Technologies, Inc. was established in 1993 as a software engineering company dedicated to providing software solutions for healthcare. With the advent of VeriScan in 2003, Sculptor remains focused on bedside patient safety initiatives. Currently there are more than 125 hospitals in the United States, Canada and Europe using Sculptor's applications.
About St. Clair Hospital
St. Clair Hospital is a leading acute care hospital serving the approximately 400,000 residents of the South Hills of Pittsburgh with a comprehensive array of inpatient and outpatient services. The Hospital regularly receives state and national recognition for clinical excellence, patient safety, and information technology, including the 2007 Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence from VHA, and distinction as a best practice facility from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) for medication reconciliation. St. Clair is among Pennsylvania's highest achieving hospitals in patient safety initiatives and clinical best practices, and is the only Pittsburgh-area hospital to be named one of the 100 Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania for six consecutive years.
About Hospira
Hospira, Inc. is a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company dedicated to Advancing Wellness(TM). As the world leader in specialty generic injectable pharmaceuticals, Hospira offers one of the broadest portfolios of generic acute-care and oncology injectables, as well as integrated infusion therapy and medication management solutions. Through its products, Hospira helps improve the safety, cost and productivity of patient care. The company is headquartered in Lake Forest, Ill., and has more than 14,000 employees. Learn more at http://www.hospira.com/.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Hospira cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors that may affect Hospira's operations and may cause actual results to be materially different from expectations include the risks and uncertainties set forth under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in Hospira's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is incorporated by reference. Hospira undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements as the result of subsequent events or developments.
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Hospira, Inc.
CONTACT: media, Tareta Adams of Hospira, Inc., +1-224-212-2535; or
Andrea Kalina of St. Clair Hospital, +1-412-942-4000; or investors, Lynn
McHugh of Hospira, Inc., +1-224-212-2363
Web site: http://www.hospira.com/
Demand Management, Inc. Continues to Expand International ReachThe company opened two new offices in Mexico and Russia to sell and support its popular Demand Solutions(R) product suite
ST. LOUIS, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Demand Management, Inc., (DMI) a global resource for managing the supply chain for small and midsized enterprises, today announced expansion of its international presence to include Mexico and Russia. The two new offices in Mexico City and Moscow follow the company's announcement of opening three new offices in China in February 2008.
The company's major international support centers now include the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, China and Mexico.
"The GDP of Mexico has grown five percent per year for the past six years and Russia's GDP has shown growth rates of nine percent during the same period. With a combined GDP in excess of 2.8 trillion dollars, neither country shows signs of slowing down. In addition, the small and midsized business sector in Russia accounts for 12 percent of the economy and 51 percent of the total employment," said Bill Harrison, president of Demand Management, Inc. "Demand Management has a heritage of delivering affordable supply chain systems to small and midsize enterprises. Companies in Mexico and Russia now have an opportunity to benefit from this legacy and realize the supply chain efficiencies and cost savings that thousands of other Demand Solutions customers have experienced around the globe."
With the new offices in Mexico and Russia, Demand Management now has 31 offices globally representing its customers in 72 countries.
About Demand Management, Inc.
Demand Management, Inc. (DMI) is a global resource for software, support, services and training for maximizing profits in manufacturing, distribution and retail operations. More global supply chains depend on DMI's Demand Solutions than any other system for forecasting, demand planning and point-of-sale analysis. For more information on DMI, visit demandsolutions.com. Demand Management is a wholly owned subsidiary of Logility, Inc. , which is a majority owned subsidiary of American Software .
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by statements made herein. These factors include, but are not limited to, changes in general economic conditions; technology and the market for the Company's products and services including economic conditions within the e-commerce markets; the timely availability and market acceptance of these products and services; the effect of competitive products and pricing; the uncertainty of the viability and effectiveness of strategic alliances; and the irregular pattern of the Company's revenues. For further information about risks the Company could experience as well as other information, please refer to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2007 and other reports and documents subsequently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information about risks the Company could face as well as other information, contact Vincent C. Klinges, Chief Financial Officer, Logility, Inc., 470 East Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, GA 30305, (404) 261-9777. FAX: (404) 264-5206 INTERNET: http://www.logility.com/ or E-mail asklogility@logility.com.
All trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
Demand Management, Inc.
CONTACT: Amanda Conner of Demand Management, Inc., +1-314-333-5921,
aconner@demandsolutions.com
Web site: http://www.demandsolutions.com/
Diebold Promotes Mayes to Executive Vice President, Global Operations
NORTH CANTON, Ohio, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Diebold, Incorporated has promoted George S. Mayes, Jr., to executive vice president, global operations. In this new role, Mayes will be responsible for maximizing efficiency, quality and customer delivery throughout the company's global operational footprint. In addition to his current responsibilities in leading Diebold's worldwide manufacturing and supply chain operations, Mayes will assume responsibility for the company's global IT, hardware and software quality assurance, and key elements of financial self-service development. He will focus on driving lean practices into the company's day-to-day processes across its global operations, and will be accountable for improving the efficiency and execution of all customer-facing systems within Diebold's worldwide value chain. Mayes will continue reporting to Thomas W. Swidarski, Diebold president and chief executive officer.
Among the key initiatives upon which Mayes and his leadership team will be focused are:
-- Improving customer delivery and time-to-market
-- Aligning and simplifying "end to end" workflow processes and reducing
costs
-- Improving asset management and manufacturing capacity utilization
-- Developing and leveraging an integrated, global IT environment to gain
efficiencies
-- Initiating a product rationalization/simplification program to improve
margins, reduce the cash conversion cycle and improve inventory
turnover.
"Since joining Diebold, George has used his expertise to help drive quality and cost improvements throughout our worldwide manufacturing operations and he has delivered results," said Swidarski. "George is uniquely qualified to drive improvements and greater efficiencies throughout our multinational enterprise, as evidenced by our ability to meet our goals associated with our three-year, $100 million cost-reduction initiative. This new role provides the structural foundation to allow him to lead the effort to generate an additional $100 million in savings, with approximately $70 million to be realized over the next 18 to 24 months, while improving our responsiveness to customers and increasing profitability."
Mayes joined Diebold as vice president, global manufacturing, in January 2005. He most recently served as senior vice president, global manufacturing and supply chain. Mayes came to the company from Tinnerman Palnut Engineered Products, LLC, where he served as chief operating officer and a member of its board of directors. Prior to Tinnerman, Mayes was employed at Stanley Works as vice president of operations for Stanley fastening systems. He has extensive experience in lean manufacturing and Six Sigma processes and has managed plants in Canada, Mexico, China, Poland, Italy, Brazil, France, Hungary, India and the United States.
Mayes began his manufacturing career at General Motors where he spent 15 years in manufacturing, quality and engineering. During this period, he served as director of manufacturing, Mexico, for Delphi operations; and director, operations, for Delphi Thermal division in Buffalo, N.Y.
Prior to his professional manufacturing career, Mayes held the rank of Captain in the United States Army from 1983-1985, and holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Forward Looking Statements
In this press release, statements that are not reported financial results or other historical information are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements give current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, the company's future operating performance, including the results of the company's cost-savings initiatives. The use of the words "will," "anticipates," "expects," "intends" and similar expressions is intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that these forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, these forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Some of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the company's ability to reduce costs and expenses and improve internal operating efficiencies, including the optimization of the company's manufacturing capacity, and the company's ability to achieve benefits from its cost-reduction initiatives and other strategic changes.
About Diebold
Diebold, Incorporated is a global leader in providing integrated self-service delivery and security systems and services. Diebold employs more than 17,000 associates with representation in nearly 90 countries worldwide and is headquartered in Canton, Ohio, USA. Diebold is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol 'DBD.' For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.diebold.com/ .
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CONTACT: Media, Mike Jacobsen, +1-330-490-3796,
michael.jacobsen@diebold.com, or Investors, Chris Bast, +1-330-490-6908,
christopher.bast@diebold.com, both of Diebold, Incorporated
Web site: http://www.diebold.com/
Logility's Attribute-Based Forecasting Provides Higher Forecast Accuracy than Traditional Forecasting ModelsAttribute-based forecasting increases forecast accuracy of new product introductions, short life cycle products and product phase-outs
ATLANTA, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Logility, Inc. , a leading supplier of collaborative solutions to optimize the supply chain, today announced that Logility Voyager Solutions helps companies increase forecast accuracy and manage the product lifecycle more effectively through an Attribute-based forecasting model.
Logility's Attribute-based modeling provides significant improvements in the forecast accuracy of New Product Introductions (NPIs), short lifecycle products and the phase-out of existing products-product lifecycles that are more difficult to forecast with traditional time-series approaches. The Attribute-based modeling consists of four key areas: creation of demand profiles; automatic assignment of demand profiles to NPIs, short life cycle and product phase out; adjustment of forecast based on early demand signals such as Point-of-Sale (POS); and assessment of the accuracy of assigned demand profile vs. available catalog of demand profiles.
Logility Voyager Solutions provides a wide variety of demand and seasonal profiles that give planners the ability to create demand profiles based on user-defined attributes such as color, fabric, region, store type, etc. The Attribute-based model analyzes historical sell-in, sell-through or POS data as the basis for the demand profiles and monitors the accuracy of the forecast and the demand profile according to consumer response via demand signals such as the POS data. Through correctness-of-fit evaluation, Logility Voyager Solutions can automatically adjust the forecast and/or demand profile assigned to the product.
"The key to the process is matching the phase of a product's lifecycle with the correct forecasting model," said Mike Edenfield, president and CEO, Logility. "With Logility's unique ability to match the product lifecycle with the proper forecasting model, including Attribute-based modeling, the forecast accuracy is improved which in turn ensures that the right products are available at the point of consumer demand."
For more information on how Logility's Attribute-based forecasting can help model each phase of a product's lifecycle, increasing forecast accuracy and customer service levels, visit http://www.logility.com/ .
About Logility
With more than 1,250 customers worldwide, Logility is a leading provider of collaborative, best-of-breed supply chain solutions that help small, medium, large and Fortune 1000 companies realize substantial bottom-line results in record time. Logility Voyager Solutions is a complete supply chain management solution that features performance monitoring capabilities in a single Internet-based framework and provides supply chain visibility; demand, inventory and replenishment planning; Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP); supply and global sourcing optimization; manufacturing planning and scheduling; transportation planning and management; and warehouse management. Logility customers include Brown Shoe Company, McCain Foods, Pernod Ricard, Sigma Aldrich, and VF Corporation. Logility is a majority owned subsidiary of American Software . For more information about Logility, call 1-800-762-5207 or visit http://www.logility.com/ .
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by statements made herein. These factors include, but are not limited to, changes in general economic conditions, technology and the market for the Company's products and services including economic conditions within the e-commerce markets; the timely availability and market acceptance of these products and services; the effect of competitive products and pricing; the uncertainty of the viability and effectiveness of strategic alliances; and the irregular pattern of the Company's revenues. For further information about risks the Company could experience as well as other information, please refer to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2007 and other reports and documents subsequently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information about risks the Company could face as well as other information, contact Vincent C. Klinges, Chief Financial Officer, Logility, Inc., 470 East Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, GA 30305, (404) 261-9777. FAX: (404) 264-5206 INTERNET: http://www.logility.com/ or E-mail: asklogility@logility.com.
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Logility, Inc.
CONTACT: Michelle Duke of Logility, Inc., +1-404-264-5485,
mduke@logility.com
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New Report Provides Ranking of the World's Top Emerging Markets for Mobile Services
NEW YORK, April 30 /PRNewswire/ --
- China passes India in 2007 by adding the most new mobile subscribers in
a single year, according to a new, free report from Light Reading
The world's populous nations are also among the fastest growing mobile
markets, producing some 320 million new mobile phone subscribers in 2007
alone, an increase of more than 25 percent, according to a new report from
TechWeb's Light Reading (www.lightreading.com) called "Top 10 Emerging Mobile
Markets 2007."
China's mobile operators added about 2 million more new subscribers than
India's wireless carriers, making China the fastest growing mobile market in
2007 by subscriber volume, and helping the country maintain its position as
the world's largest mobile market.
This new report, available free of charge, can be viewed by visiting:
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=151913
"So-called emerging markets have become the drivers of mobile growth, and
the top 10 countries in our list alone account for about a third of the
3 billion subscribers worldwide," says Light Reading reporter Nicole Willing,
who compiled the report. "These are the hottest markets to watch in the
mobile world, and they have plenty more room to grow."
The major service providers mentioned in this report include: Etisalat,
MTN Irancell, HT Mobile, Vimpel-Communications, China Mobile, and China
Unicom.
About Light Reading
Founded in 2000, Light Reading (www.lightreading.com) is the ultimate
source for technology and financial analysis of the communications industry,
leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. It
reaches an extensive audience of executives and technologists within the
telecom and enterprise networking communities, as well as the
financial/industry analysts and investors who track these sectors. Light
Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005 and operates as
a unit of TechWeb.
About TechWeb
TechWeb (http://techweb.com/aboutus), the global leader in business
technology media, is an innovative business focused on serving the needs of
technology decision-makers and marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most
respected and consumed media brands in the business technology market. Today,
more than 13.3 million* business technology professionals actively engage in
our communities created around our global face-to-face events Interop, Web
2.0, Black Hat and VoiceCon; online resources such as the TechWeb Network,
Light Reading, Intelligent Enterprise, InformationWeek.com, bMighty.com, and
The Financial Technology Network; and the market leading, award-winning
InformationWeek, TechNet Magazine, MSDN Magazine, Wall Street & Technology
magazines. TechWeb also provides end-to-end services ranging from
next-generation performance marketing, integrated media, research, and
analyst services. TechWeb is a division of United Business Media, a global
provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a
market capitalization of more than US$2.5 billion.
*13.3 million business decision-makers: based on # of monthly connections
Contact:
Amy Averbook
Director of Corporate Marketing
Light Reading
+1-212-925-0020 x112
Web site: http://www.lightreading.com
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=151913
http://techweb.com/aboutus
Light Reading
Amy Averbook, Director of Corporate Marketing, Light Reading, +1-212-925-0020 x112; Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/141755.html
GoAdv annonce des resultats exceptionnels pour 2007 (*)
PARIS, April 30 /PRNewswire/ --
- Le chiffre d'affaires pro forma consolidé a doublé pour la
troisième année consécutive et s'établit à 20 191 588 EUR
- Le résultat opérationnel est multiplié par près de 5 à 3 190
919 EUR
- Le résultat net est également multiplié par plus de 5
atteignant 2 806 368 EUR
GOADV GOADV 2007 Evolution GOADV Evolution
2006 Périmètre 2006/2007 GROUP 2006/2007
(1) constant 2007 (3)
En EUR (2)
Chiffre d'Affaires 9 864 010 16 108 267 63% 20 191 588 105%
Résultat opérationnel 644 053 3 208 812 398% 3 190 919 395%
Marge opérationnelle 6,13% 19,92% 15,8%
Résultat net 515 513 2 827 105 448% 2 806 368 444%
Marge nette 5,23% 17,6% 13,9%
(1) Incluant les opérations de GOADV SA, GOADVERTISING
LIMITED et GOADV SRL depuis le 1er janvier 2006
(2) Incluant les opérations de GOADV SA, GOADVERTISING LIMITED
et GOADV SRL depuis le 1er janvier 2007
(3) Incluant les opérations de GOADV SA, GOADVERTISING
LIMITED, GOADV SRL, GO2TRACKS SRL, EUROPEAN INTERNET SRL, EXCITE BV et EXCITE
BV ITALIA depuis le 1er janvier 2007
Le 30 Avril 2008 - GoAdv (Code ISIN FR0010500975 - Code MNEMO: ALGOA)
annonce ce jour ses résultats annuels pour l'exercice clôturé au 31 décembre
2007 confirmant un développement spectaculaire de son chiffre d'affaires pro
forma consolidé en croissance de plus de 100% par rapport à l'exercice
précédent et ce, pour la troisième année consécutive.
Chiffre d'affaires
Les ventes pro forma consolidées pour 2007 s'élèvent à 20 191 588 EUR, en
croissance de +105% à comparer au chiffre d'affaires 2006 de 9 864 010 EUR.
Dans le même temps, les ventes à périmètre constant atteignent 16 108 267 EUR
(+ 68%) démontrant une croissance soutenue de l'activité historique. La
répartition géographique du chiffre d'affaires du principal contributeur du
groupe - l'entité irlandaise avec 100% des ventes du périmètre constant -
confirme la véritable présence européenne de GOADV avec 23% en Allemagne, 22%
en France, 21% au Royaume-Unis et 18% en Italie. Les 16% restant étant
générés par l'Espagne, Pays-bas et la Suède.
Marges
La marge brute, en très forte progression, est de 41% en consolidée pro
forma et de 36% à périmètre constant (contre 29% en 2006).
Resultat Operationnel
Le groupe GOADV voit son résultat opérationnel multiplié par 5 par
rapport à l'exercice précédent. Le résultat opérationnel 2007 pro forma
consolidé s'établit à 3 190 919 EUR et le résultat opérationnel pro forma à
périmètre constant atteint 3 208 812 EUR. Ces chiffres indiquent une
croissance de plus de +395% de l'exercice 2007 sur l'exercice 2006.
Resultat Net
Le résultat net consolidé pro forma atteint 2 806 368 EUR alors que le
résultat net pro forma du périmètre constant s'établit à 2 827 105 EUR ce qui
confirme une croissance exceptionnelle de plus de +440% par rapport à
l'exercice antérieur.
Luca Ascani, Président de GOADV déclare qu' "En 2007, GoAdv est allé
au-delà de toutes les prévisions des analystes, en dépassant tous les
objectifs fixés pour finalement atteindre le profit le plus important depuis
la création du groupe. Nous sommes particulièrement satisfaits par nos
résultats consolidés qui, depuis nos différentes structures européennes, nous
permettent un doublement de notre chiffre d'affaires pour la troisième année
consécutive et la multiplication par 5 de notre résultat opérationnel >>.
"L'année 2007 a été une année riche en développements. Elle a vu
l'adjonction au groupe de GO2TRACKS, une société innovante spécialisée dans
l'analyse de données sur Internet constituant aujourd'hui le pôle R&D du
groupe, le listing sur le marché Alternext de NYSE-EURONEXT Paris et
l'acquisition du portail généraliste d'Excite Europe. Nos choix stratégiques
ciblés en matière d'acquisition et le renforcement constant de nos activités
traditionnelles de média on-line indépendant ont largement contribué à la
réalisation de telles performances."
Perspectives
Le marché européen Internet est en plein développement. L'accroissement
du nombre d'internautes se confirme avec, pour la période 2008-2012, des
prévisions de +35% pour la France, +20% pour l'Allemagne, +16% pour le
Royaume-Unis, +31% pour l'Espagne et +22% pour l'Italie. Les dépenses de
marketing et de publicité on-line devraient atteindre 16 milliards d'euros en
2012 (Source: Forrester Research July 2007).
Validant ses choix stratégiques dans un marché porteur et riche en
opportunités de croissance organique ou externe, GoAdv anticipe un exercice
2008 dans la lignée des exercices précédents grâce notamment à une totale
intégration du groupe Excite.
GOADV avec plus de 17.5 millions de visiteurs mensuels sur ses
différents sites Internet est une société totalement européenne présente
activement au Royaume-Uni, en Allemagne, aux Pays-Bas, en France, en Italie,
en Espagne, en Suède et en Pologne.
Le réseau de sites Internet comprend les portails généralistes d'Excite
et les sites verticaux d'assistance et d'optimisation de recherche de
BetterDeals. Avec un riche passé de pionnier de l'Internet, Excite redevient
un acteur majeur du paysage Internet en offrant aux internautes des contenus
originaux soutenus par une ligne éditoriale unique. L'acquisition d'Excite
constitue pour GOADV une opération à haute valeur stratégique en apportant au
groupe un actif attractif, connu et reconnu.
Prochaine communication financière le 29 Mai pour les Chiffres d'affaires
du premier trimestre.
(*) GOADV SA société consolidante du groupe a été créée en juin 2007. Les
comptes sociaux et consolidés dont le début d'exercice est au 1er juin n'ont
pas été considérés comme significatifs afin de donner une vision réelle et
transparente de l'activité du groupe au cours de l'exercice 2007. Les comptes
pro forma consolidés constituant à ce titre un meilleur outil de mesure de la
performance. Ainsi, le chiffre d'affaires de GOADVERTISING, principal
contributeur, n'aurait été considéré qu'à raison de 7/12 ème de ses
véritables chiffres. Bien que chaque entité ait fait l'objet d'un audit de
ses comptes sociaux et de ses reporting packages, les comptes 2007 pro forma
consolidés au moment de ce communiqué, n'ont pas encore été audités et
certifiés. Les comptes consolidés pro forma 2005 et 2006 ont fait l'objet
d'un examen limité diligenté conformément aux règles comptables en vigueur
dans le cadre des obligations préalables au placement privé sur Alternext
survenu le 1er août 2007. Les comptes consolidés pro forma pour 2005
intègrent les opérations de GOADV SRL depuis le 1er janvier 2005 ; Les
comptes consolidés pro forma 2006 intègrent les opérations de GOADV SA,
GOADVERTISING LIMITED et GOADV SRL - également dénommé << périmètre constant
>> - depuis le 1er janvier 2006 et les comptes consolidés pro forma 2007
intègrent les opérations de GOADV SA, GOADVERTISING LIMITED, GOADV SRL,
GO2TRACKS SRL, EUROPEAN INTERNET SRL, EXCITE BV et EXCITE BV ITALIA depuis le
1er janvier 2007. Les comptes consolidés pro forma 2007 sont fournis sous la
seule responsabilité de GOADV.
A propos de GoAdv
Le groupe GoAdv (http://www.goadv.com) a été créé en 2004 et
est aujourd'hui l'un des spécialistes européens de la génération de trafic
qualifié sur Internet. Avec plus de 100 collaborateurs répartis au sein de
structures installées en Italie, en Irlande et en France, le groupe déploie
ses activités dans les principaux pays européens: Royaume-Uni, Allemagne,
Pays Bas, France, Italie, Espagne, Suède et Pologne.
GOADV est listé sur Alternext Nyse-Euronext Paris
Code ISIN FR0010500975 - Code MNEMO: ALGOA
Pour plus d'informations : http://www.goadv.com
GoAdv SA
Contacts: GoAdv: Luca Ascani, President, ascani@goadv.com; Listing Sponsor: Euroland Finance, Julia Temin, jtemin@euroland-finance.com, tel : + 33-01-44-70-20-84
New Report Provides Ranking of the World's Top Emerging Markets for Mobile ServicesChina passes India in 2007 by adding the most new mobile subscribers in a single year, according to a new, free report from Light Reading
NEW YORK, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The world's populous nations are also among the fastest growing mobile markets, producing some 320 million new mobile phone subscribers in 2007 alone, an increase of more than 25 percent, according to a new report from TechWeb's Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com/) called "Top 10 Emerging Mobile Markets 2007."
China's mobile operators added about 2 million more new subscribers than India's wireless carriers, making China the fastest growing mobile market in 2007 by subscriber volume, and helping the country maintain its position as the world's largest mobile market.
This new report, available free of charge, can be viewed by visiting: http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=151913
"So-called emerging markets have become the drivers of mobile growth, and the top 10 countries in our list alone account for about a third of the 3 billion subscribers worldwide," says Light Reading reporter Nicole Willing, who compiled the report. "These are the hottest markets to watch in the mobile world, and they have plenty more room to grow."
The major service providers mentioned in this report include: Etisalat, MTN Irancell, HT Mobile, Vimpel-Communications, China Mobile, and China Unicom.
About Light Reading
Founded in 2000, Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com/) is the ultimate source for technology and financial analysis of the communications industry, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. It reaches an extensive audience of executives and technologists within the telecom and enterprise networking communities, as well as the financial/industry analysts and investors who track these sectors. Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005 and operates as a unit of TechWeb.
About TechWeb
TechWeb (http://techweb.com/aboutus), the global leader in business technology media, is an innovative business focused on serving the needs of technology decision-makers and marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed media brands in the business technology market. Today, more than 13.3 million* business technology professionals actively engage in our communities created around our global face-to-face events Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and VoiceCon; online resources such as the TechWeb Network, Light Reading, Intelligent Enterprise, InformationWeek.com, bMighty.com, and The Financial Technology Network; and the market leading, award-winning InformationWeek, TechNet Magazine, MSDN Magazine, Wall Street & Technology magazines. TechWeb also provides end-to-end services ranging from next- generation performance marketing, integrated media, research, and analyst services. TechWeb is a division of United Business Media, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.
*13.3 million business decision-makers: based on # of monthly connections
Light Reading
CONTACT: Amy Averbook, Director of Corporate Marketing, Light Reading
+1-212-925-0020 x112
Web site: http://www.lightreading.com/
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=151913
http://techweb.com/aboutus
Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/141755.html
Majesco Entertainment Announces 'Rollin' Rascals,' an Addictive New Pet Puzzler for Nintendo DS(TM)
EDISON, N.J., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Round up the lost residents of Kololo Kingdom and return them home in Rollin' Rascals, a puzzle game for Nintendo DS(TM) announced today by Majesco Entertainment Company , an innovative provider of video games for the mass market. Developed by Hoget, Rollin' Rascals challenges players to reunite matching pairs of adorable critters -- from pandas to puppies to pigs -- by rolling them around obstacles and into each other to clear the game board of pets before time runs out.
"Rollin' Rascals is as charming as it is addictive; just a few rolls around the game board is enough to hook you on this easy-to-play little puzzler that gamers of all ages will enjoy," said Gui Karyo, Executive Vice President of Operations, Majesco.
The animals of Kololo Kingdom have been kidnapped and the only person who can bring them home is you! Featuring endearing round friends with a surprising amount of things to say, Rollin' Rascals wins players over with multiple difficulty levels across four modes of nonstop puzzle play: Attack, Challenge, Battle and the bonus Kololohouse mode that lets players create their own custom critter dwelling. Players can earn currency in both Challenge and Attack modes, which they can then use to shop for furniture and goods in Kololohouse mode. More competitive gamers can go head-to-head with a friend in the intense Battle mode and be the first to send all of their cuddly creatures home!
Rollin' Rascals is expected to ship this July for $19.99. For additional information, please visit http://www.majescoentertainment.com/.
About Majesco Entertainment Company
Majesco Entertainment Company is a provider of video games for the mass market. Building on 20 years of operating history, the company is focused on developing and publishing a wide range of casual and family oriented video games on leading console and portable systems. Product highlights include Nancy Drew(TM), Cooking Mama(TM) and Zoo Hospital(TM) for Nintendo DS(TM) and Cooking Mama: Cook Off for Wii(TM). The company's shares are traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol: COOL. Majesco is headquartered in Edison, NJ and has an international office in Bristol, UK. More information about Majesco can be found online at http://www.majescoentertainment.com/.
Safe Harbor
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Majesco Entertainment Company
CONTACT: Audra McIver of Bender Helper Impact, +1-212-689-6360,
audra_mciver@bhimpact.com
Web site: http://www.majescoentertainment.com/
Dow Jones Named Best News Provider for Second Consecutive YearMultiple Editorial Awards Reinforce Essential Value of Dow Jones News to Investment and Business Decisions
NEW YORK, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones & Company, a News Corporation company , announced today that Dow Jones Newswires, the leading provider of real-time, market-moving news and information, was named Best News Provider at the Inside Market Data Awards 2008 ceremony held yesterday in New York.
This is the second consecutive year that Dow Jones Newswires has won an Inside Market Data award for Best News Provider and the fourth time overall. Other finalists is this category included Bloomberg News and Reuters. The Inside Market Data awards (http://www.insidemarketdata.com/awards) recognize industry excellence within market data, reference data and enterprise data management.
"Dow Jones helps business and financial professionals throughout the enterprise find the most trusted and relevant business information to drive faster, better-informed, and more profitable decisions," said Clare Hart, executive vice president of Dow Jones and president of Dow Jones Enterprise Media Group. "And we're committed to offering our customers a choice in how they want news and information delivered -- both on and off the market data terminal. From the millisecond information and technology requirements of quant traders using Dow Jones News Analytics to the daily demand for highly credible, fast and insightful news and analysis delivered by Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones is truly powering the intelligent enterprise."
Over the last month, Dow Jones Newswires reporters have received several awards for excellence in journalism as follows:
-- Dow Jones Newswires reporter, Victoria Knight, received the award for
Best Personal Finance Journalist in the 2008 Business Journalist of the
Year Awards in London. The Business Journalist of the Year Awards,
organized by the World Leadership Forum, is widely recognized as one of
the most important global awards for business writers and broadcasters.
For more information, visit http://www.bjoya.org/.
-- IN THE MONEY columnist Steven D. Jones won an Excellence in Financial
Journalism Award from the New York State Society of Certified Public
Accountants (NYSSCPA) for "Shedding New Light on a Much-Covered Credit
Crisis," his entry in the Wire Service - Accounting category. The award
is judged by accountants who are looking for insightful coverage of
accounting and business issues. Additional information about NYSSCPA
can be found at http://www.nysscpa.org/.
-- The Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) recognized
Dow Jones reporters John D. Stoll and Stephen Wisnefski for
"DaimlerChrysler Stock Moves into High Gear" in its 13th annual Best
in Business Journalism contest. The exclusive reporting by Dow Jones
sent DaimlerChrysler's stock price to its highest level in nearly eight
years. Additional information about SABEW is available at
http://www.sabew.org/.
Dow Jones Newswires journalists produce award-winning editorial content that includes market-moving corporate, economic, market, financial and political news. Reporting from nearly 90 bureaus across the globe, Dow Jones publishes up to 12,000 items each day, in 11 languages, covering all asset classes. Dow Jones's products are used by more than 435,000 financial professionals in 66 countries, helping its customers build relationships, create market opportunities and enhance trust in their services.
For more information about Dow Jones Newswires, visit http://www.djnewswires.com/, and to learn more about the Dow Jones Enterprise Media Group, visit http://www.solutions.dowjones.com/.
ABOUT DOW JONES
Dow Jones & Company (http://www.dowjones.com/) is a News Corporation company (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV; http://www.newscorp.com/). Dow Jones is a leading provider of global business news and information services. Its Consumer Media Group publishes The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch and the Far Eastern Economic Review. Its Enterprise Media Group includes Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones Factiva, Dow Jones Client Solutions, Dow Jones Indexes and Dow Jones Financial Information Services. Its Local Media Group operates community-based information franchises. Dow Jones owns 50% of SmartMoney and 33% of STOXX Ltd. and provides news content to radio stations in the U.S.
Dow Jones & Company
CONTACT: Liz Petrova of Walek & Associates for Dow Jones,
+1-212-590-0533, lpetrova@walek.com
Web site: http://www.solutions.dowjones.com/
http://www.djnewswires.com/
http://www.bjoya.org/
http://www.nysscpa.org/
http://www.sabew.org/
http://www.insidemarketdata.com/awards
General Dynamics and Cisco Systems Advance Battlefield NetworkingGeneral Dynamics Itronix GoBook(R) XR-1 with integral Cisco Unified Communications Manager to aid mobile broadband networking for commanders and command posts on-the-move
TAUNTON, Mass., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics C4 Systems and teammate Cisco Systems have successfully integrated Cisco's Unified Communications Manager software into the General Dynamics Itronix GoBook(R) XR-1 computer. This will allow current and future users of the Army's Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) to access communication services such as telephony, email, voice and text messaging via a fully-ruggedized, small-footprint notebook computer. The computer may be stand-alone, mounted in vehicles or stored in transit cases.
WIN-T is a mobile broadband network that will enable commanders and command posts to carry out battle plans and to collaborate while on-the-move.
"The high-performance General Dynamics Itronix GoBook XR-1, combined with the Cisco Unified Communications Manager, represents the innovative integration required to meet the demanding needs of warfighters on-the-move," said Brian Lass, director of Strategy Planning and Business Development for Communication Networks at General Dynamics C4 Systems. "The XR-1 notebook has proven itself in harsh environments around the globe and represents the significant size, weight and power efficiencies needed for WIN-T communications."
The GoBook XR-1 is built for battlefield conditions, meeting MIL-STD 810F tests, yet weighs only 6.8 pounds. The XR-1 includes performance-enhancing features such as an Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo processor and up to 4GB of RAM. In addition, advanced features including RF shielding and integrated GPS with a quadra-helix antenna, to optimize satellite positioning access, are included.
"Battlefield networking is key to supporting current and future military missions, as it connects everything that walks, drives, sails or flies," said Pat Ryan, director of Defense for Cisco's Global Government Solutions Group. "The need for high performance and the utmost in reliability and scalability is very real for warfighters. We have worked hard to deliver a processing tool that leverages the best from commercial technology and applies it to the mobile battlefield."
As WIN-T prime contractor, General Dynamics has partnered with Lockheed Martin to lead a team of communications, network systems and platform integration experts that include BAE Systems, Harris Corporation and L-3 Communications.
General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics , is a leading integrator of secure communication and information systems and technology.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 84,000 people worldwide and reported 2007 revenues of $27.2 billion. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about the company is available on the Internet at http://www.generaldynamics.com/.
General Dynamics C4 Systems
CONTACT: Fran Jacques of General Dynamics C4 Systems, +1-480-441-2885,
Cell, +1-480-586-1886, Fran.Jacques@gdc4s.com
Web site: http://www.generaldynamics.com/
http://www.gdc4s.com/
Verizon Wireless Expands High-Speed Wireless Network to Howard and Tipton County CommunitiesHigh-Speed Network Gives Customers Access to Fast Wireless Internet, Email, Mobile Music and Videos
KOKOMO, Ind., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Verizon Wireless announced today that it has expanded the national rollout of its high-speed wireless network to Kokomo, Greentown, Sharpsville and Tipton in Howard and Tipton Counties.
"This is a vital area with dynamic, tech-savvy business people and consumers who want to stay connected," said Greg Haller, president-Indiana/Kentucky/Michigan Region, Verizon Wireless. "The expansion of our wireless broadband network in Kokomo and the surrounding towns provides our customers with access to the very latest wireless technology."
With the wireless broadband network now available in Kokomo, Greentown, Sharpsville and Tipton, Verizon Wireless customers can enjoy two prime services:
-- BroadbandAccess, the enhanced high-speed wireless service that equips
Verizon Wireless' business customers with a truly untethered mobile
office experience, enabling them to wirelessly access their calendars,
the Internet, email and critical business information residing behind
their companies' firewalls; and
-- V CAST, a consumer-oriented multimedia service that gives customers
access to the most comprehensive selection of downloadable music,
high-quality videos and the coolest 3D games found anywhere.
BroadbandAccess
Based on Evolution-Data Optimized Revision A (EV-DO Rev. A) network technology, BroadbandAccess provides mobile workers with the ability to access their corporate information as if they were attached to this data via a high-speed wired connection but with the freedom of true mobility. Developed with a range of users in mind, the service enables large enterprises, small to medium-sized businesses and mobile professionals to conduct business anytime, anywhere in the BroadbandAccess coverage area via a secure, true high-speed data connection.
With BroadbandAccess, business customers, residents and visitors can expect average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits per second and average upload speeds of 500 kbps to 800 kbps. That means they can download a 1 megabyte email attachment -- the equivalent of a small PowerPoint(R) presentation or a large PDF file -- in about eight seconds and upload the same-sized file in less than 13 seconds.
BroadbandAccess also enables Verizon Wireless customers to download files significantly faster than customers of wireless service providers that use different broadly deployed network technologies. Furthermore, customers who travel outside the enhanced BroadbandAccess coverage area with an EV-DO device will switch seamlessly to the company's NationalAccess service.
"Our enhanced BroadbandAccess service gives our customers three key advantages in wireless communication-speed, mobility and security," Haller said. "With these advantages comes an increase in productivity and bottom-line business benefits."
V CAST: Video and Music
The company's wireless broadband network also enables its V CAST multimedia services, which offer customers the ability to download full-song tracks, play cutting-edge 3D games and stream video clips straight to the handset with top transmission speeds. With content updated daily, customers can watch dozens of on-demand videos, including breaking news, weather updates, sports highlights and the hottest entertainment clips.
With V CAST Music, Verizon Wireless has built a massive full-song mobile music store that contains more than 3 million songs -- from well-known as well as independent artists -- that customers can download over-the-air, directly onto their V CAST Music-enabled wireless phones.
Investment
The multi-million dollar expansion includes the installation of high-tech wireless hardware and software in wireless transmission sites throughout the area. Verizon Wireless has invested more than $45 billion since it was formed -- $5.5 billion on average every year -- to increase the coverage and capacity of its national network and to add new services. Nearly $870 million of this investment has been spent in Indiana since 2000.
Verizon Wireless was the first national wireless provider to commercially launch a high-speed wireless broadband network in the United States. In Indiana, Verizon Wireless' broadband network is also available in Anderson, Bedford, Bloomington, Brazil, central Indiana (including Indianapolis), Cambridge City, Clinton, Columbus, Connersville, Edinburgh, Ellettsville, the greater Fort Wayne area (including Auburn, Bluffton, Columbia City and Decatur), French Lick, Greensburg, Hagerstown, Lafayette, Liberty, Muncie, Nashville, North Vernon, northwest Indiana (including Demotte, Gary, Merrillville, Mitchell, Monon, Monticello, Paoli, Rensselaer, Reynolds, Roselawn and Wolcott), Richmond, Seymour, southwest Indiana (including Evansville), South Bend, Sullivan, Terre Haute, Vincennes and Washington.
For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, 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 67.2 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: Michelle Gilbert of Verizon Wireless, +1-248-915-3680,
michelle.gilbert@verizonwireless.com; or Kyle Niederpruem, +1-317-509-7334,
kyle@kylecommunications.com, for Verizon Wireless
Web site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/
http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia
Kaplan IT Learning and Tier 3 Partner to Improve Processes for Tier 3 Clients-- Enables Organizations to Encourage Adoption and Maintain User Proficiency for Tier 3 Products --
STILLWATER, Minn., and ATLANTA, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Tier 3, Inc. (http://www.tier3-inc.com/) and Kaplan IT Learning (http://www.kaplanitlearning.com/), a leading provider of certification preparation, assessment, learning services and software today announced a multi-year strategic partnership. The partnership, which includes collaborative sales efforts, sharing software development resources, joint marketing and cobranded solutions, will bring together each company's products and services to help organizations better adopt new technologies.
"Our customers will benefit from the combination of Tier 3's exclusive Adaptive Learning Framework(TM) and Kaplan IT Learning's leading technology, providing them with one of the best solutions for promoting and measuring the successful adoption of new technologies within their organization," said Darrell Rhodes, President of Tier 3, Inc.
"We are excited to be partnering with Tier 3, and believe this agreement represents a great opportunity for Kaplan IT and Tier 3 customers to better benefit from their investments in Kaplan products and services," said Wendy Passman, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Kaplan IT Learning. Working together, we will be delivering solutions that maximize an organization's ability to manage decisions, learning, and change, which in turn makes their overall Kaplan experience and investment an even better proposition."
Tier 3, Inc. and Kaplan IT Learning will begin to collaborate and promote the first of many adoption programs in the second quarter, 2008. This will include pilot programs with leading organizations in the Fortune 500, with a complete suite of products and services under the Adaptive Learning Framework brand in late 2008.
About Tier 3, Incorporated
Tier 3, Inc. is a leader provider of products and services essentials to helping organizations successful implement and adopt new or changing technologies or processes, with a full range of tools to support decision analysis, organizational readiness, workforce learning, process adherence, and change and release management. Founded in 2000, Tier 3 pioneers technologies built on opportunity, sustained by trust and reliable results, for businesses within the geospatial, corporate, government, independent software vendor, and consulting industries. Visit http://www.tier3-inc.com/ for further information.
About STT Trainer/Kaplan IT Learning
STT Trainer is Kaplan IT Learning's Enterprise Application Training software that helps organizations achieve and maintain high user proficiency across business applications. Hundreds of organizations worldwide use STT Trainer to rapidly generate and deploy training and support content, track training effectiveness, and manage training content and training projects. Kaplan IT Learning provides certification preparation, assessment, learning services and software to help individuals and organizations train on technology and prepare for technology certifications. Kaplan IT Learning is a division of Kaplan, Inc., a global leader in education services and a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company . For further information, please call 1.866.788.8721 or visit http://www.kaplanitlearning.com/ .
Kaplan IT Learning
CONTACT: Louis Lanava, Vice President, Sales & Marketing of Tier 3,
Inc., +1-303-434-9935, llanava@tier3-inc.com; Christina T. Vrachnos of Kaplan,
Inc., +1-212-492-5941, Christina.Vrachnos@kaplan.com
Web site: http://www.kaplanitlearning.com/
http://www.tier3-inc.com/
AT&T Extends Contract With Kaman to Provide Advanced Voice and Network Solutions
BLOOMFIELD, Conn., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. today announced that Kaman Corp. has renewed a three-year contract for voice and network services, which will include AT&T OneNet(R) Services. Under the contract, AT&T will provide the aerospace and industrial technology leader with an integrated portfolio of services for approximately 160 domestic locations.
Under the new agreement, Kaman will use AT&T's Virtual Private Network (VPN) services to streamline the transfer of data and communications throughout the AT&T network. Network security and reliability will be strengthened through the use of AT&T's Security Services. AT&T will also provide local and long distance voice services to support reliable, cost- effective communications across Kaman's locations. The VPN and OneNet Service combine to help ensure operational and communications efficiencies for Kaman.
"We are pleased to extend our relationship with AT&T," said Ronald M. Galla, senior vice president and chief information officer of Kaman Corp. "AT&T's customized solution supports our specific business needs and ensures that our entire domestic team can operate and collaborate efficiently, securely and effectively at all times."
AT&T's OneNet Service is a bundled solution tailored to meet the specific communications needs of large national and multinational companies, all under one initial contract and commitment.
About Kaman Corporation
Kaman Corporation conducts business in the aerospace and industrial distribution markets through five business segments comprising Industrial Distribution and four reporting segments within the aerospace industry: Aerostructures, Fuzing, Helicopters and Specialty Bearings.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com/.
(C) 2008 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies.
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AT&T Inc.
CONTACT: Alyson Cavalere, +1-617-692-0510,
alyson.cavalere@fleishman.com, for AT&T Inc.
Web site: http://www.att.com/
Optelecom-NKF Teams with Imtech for Dutch Transportation Projects
GERMANTOWN, Md., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Optelecom-NKF, Inc. , a leading global supplier of advanced video surveillance solutions, today announced it has been awarded two projects totalling in excess of euro 1.1 million ($1.7 million) by Imtech, N.V., a European technical services provider in the fields of electrical engineering, IT, and mechanical engineering. The orders support the delivery of IP (internet protocol) and optical fiber transmission solutions for the Dutch Ministry of Transportation's fast-growing national video network.
Optelecom-NKF and business partner Imtech are working closely to meet the needs of the Dutch Ministry of Transportation. Imtech will serve as the prime contractor with the active technical support of Optelecom-NKF for video network design and deployment.
The first project involves the deployment of more than 200 MPEG-2 video encoders for the "De Wijde Blik" Traffic Management Center located in the northern part of the Netherlands. The second project designated "No-Regret 2007" by the Dutch Ministry of Transportation networks 200 cameras located along a 120Km stretch of roads running north-to-south within the Netherlands. The Optelecom-NKF solution for "No-Regret 2007" combines video and PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) transmission over fiber connecting cameras in the field with multiple hubs and utilizes MPEG-2 video over IP transmission for the broadband connection from the hubs to the Dutch Ministry's Traffic Management Center.
"These contract awards through Imtech highlight our long-standing commitment to both our key business partners and the Dutch Ministry of Transportation," said Edmund Ludwig, Optelecom-NKF's President and CEO. "We're pleased to demonstrate the performance and value of our transportation video solutions to partners and customers as the global transportation industry migrates from video transmission over dedicated fiber to networked video over IP."
About Optelecom-NKF
Optelecom-NKF, Inc. , is a global supplier of advanced video surveillance solutions, including IP cameras, video servers/codecs, network video recorders, fiber transmission equipment, video management and video analytics software. We deliver complete solutions for traffic monitoring and security of airports, seaports, casinos, prisons, utilities, public transit, city centers, hospitals, and corporate campuses.
Founded in 1972, Optelecom-NKF is committed to providing its customers with expert technical advice and support in addition to products that are developed and tested for professional and mission critical applications. All Optelecom-NKF IP surveillance solutions are marketed under the Siqura(R) name.
The Optelecom-NKF corporate headquarters is in Germantown, Maryland, USA, with European corporate offices in Gouda, the Netherlands, and sales offices or support covering Latin America, France, Spain, the UK, Germany, Italy, Dubai, and Singapore.
Investor inquiries should be directed to Mr. Rick Alpert at 301-948-7872.
Optelecom-NKF, Inc.
CONTACT: Rick Alpert of Optelecom-NKF, Inc., +1-301-948-7872
Web site: http://www.optelecom-nkf.com/
Playboy Expands Digital Strategy With Partnerships to Create Playboy Audience Network- Playboy Launches First-ever 'Social Media Casting Call' with YouTube Search Featuring Star of E!'s 'The Girls Next Door' -
NEW YORK, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI) today announced a suite of digital partnerships introducing the Playboy Audience Network, which initially will include YouTube(TM), Break, Veoh, Howcast, and Metacafe. Additionally, Playboy entered into a deal with Mixercast, a social advertising and marketing solutions provider, to develop a suite of ad-supported content and contest widgets to bolster these efforts. Through the Audience Network, Playboy will create new levels of engagement for consumers through the distribution of the global brand's lifestyle-video content and also will collaborate with its distribution partners to integrate current and new advertisers into the network.
Building on recent successes such as E!'s top-rated TV show "The Girls Next Door," the Playboy Audience Network will highlight Playboy's free and ad-supported lifestyle programming and will include new original short-form content franchises created specifically for third-party distribution, including the "Playboy Radio Minute" featuring video highlights from the Playboy Radio Morning Show on SIRIUS; "Bridget's Mansion Minute" a video blog featuring Bridget Marquardt of "The Girls Next Door;" and "Playboy's Guy 101" how-to videos. Later this year, Playboy will unveil contests and user-generated content initiatives to fully leverage the platforms of its Playboy Audience Network partners. The Playboy Audience Network programming will be entirely non-nude.
To kick off its relationship with YouTube, Playboy simultaneously announced the launch of a nationwide talent search on http://www.youtube.com/playboycasting that will enable female fans to submit non-nude videos on YouTube to be selected for a private audition with Playboy's assistant photo editor Holly Madison, the star from "The Girls Next Door." Winning submissions will celebrate the opportunity with a trip to the world-renowned Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles for a Playboy.com pictorial, participation in a catalog fashion shoot featuring Playboy's latest apparel collections, and an audition with Holly to be Playboy magazine's 55th Anniversary Playmate. This YouTube talent search is complementary to Playboy's content channel on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/playboy), which is the first to launch Playboy's Audience Network channels.
"As one of the most iconic entertainment-lifestyle brands in the world, Playboy is uniquely positioned to leverage video and social-media platforms to create compelling new ways and places for fans to interact with our brand while also generating innovative marketing opportunities for our advertising partners," said Jeremy Westin, Executive Vice President, Business Development, Playboy Media Group. "With the Playboy Audience Network and initiatives like the YouTube talent search, we want to create more of the interactive engagement in our digital business that we've traditionally been able to provide in the high-touch world of our parties, events, location-based entertainment venues, and retail stores."
New distribution partners in the Playboy Audience Network include:
YouTube:
YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/) is the world's largest online video community allowing millions of people to discover, watch, and share originally created videos. Playboy will leverage YouTube's massive audience to engage as many people as possible with its branded programming and user-generated initiatives.
Break Media:
Break Media (http://www.break.com/) is the Internet's premier entertainment community for men comprised of wholly owned branded properties (Break.com, Cage Potato, Chickipedia, Holy Taco, and Wall Street Fighter) and Break Men's Ad Network of over 40 sites, reaching 35 million men worldwide each month. Break and Playboy will work together to create and deliver compelling programming catering specifically to this audience, as well as advertisers looking to reach them.
Veoh Networks:
Named one of AdWeek's Top 10 Digital Hotlist sites in 2007, Veoh Networks (http://www.veoh.com/) is an innovative Internet television company that delivers high-quality video programming from across the web. As one of the world's most popular video-hosting sites and Internet television destinations, Veoh will provide its audience with an engaging and interactive viewing experience of Playboy-branded programming.
Howcast Media:
Founded by veterans of Google and YouTube, Howcast (http://www.howcast.com/) brings together the personality of user-generated content with the quality of a professional film studio to show consumers entertaining and informative how-to videos. The authority on living the good life for over 50 years, Playboy will show Howcast viewers how to live the good life with free, engaging how-to videos such as "how to buy a drink like a man" and "how to buy lingerie for your girlfriend."
Metacafe:
Metacafe, with more than 30 million unique monthly viewers, is one of the world's largest video entertainment sites (http://www.metacafe.com/) and focuses on short-form original content from new, emerging talents, and Hollywood heavyweights alike. Using Metacafe's robust community and publishing platform, Playboy and Metacafe will extend their commitment to providing consumers with interactive, entertaining, and engaging content.
Mixercast:
Mixercast, creator of the MCast(TM) Suite and a social advertising and marketing solutions provider, enables content publishers and advertisers to reach and activate audiences across all social networks and the web. Mixercast (http://www.mixercast.com/) will create and deploy a suite of marketing and interactive content widgets that will extend Playboy-branded experiences to social networks such as MySpace and Facebook, as well as all other personal user profile pages, start pages, and blog pages.
Playboy's social-media initiatives will enable the company to build on its overall mission to celebrate its unique lifestyle assets and fully leverage the unprecedented growth and appeal of the brand. The popularity of "The Girls Next Door" and the Playboy Club at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas are just two recent examples of the brand's breadth and ability to expand beyond its traditional audience.
About Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
Playboy Enterprises is a brand-driven, international multimedia entertainment company that publishes editions of Playboy magazine around the world; operates television networks and distributes programming globally; owns Playboy.com, a leading men's lifestyle and entertainment website; and licenses
the Playboy trademark internationally for a range of consumer products and services. For more information please visit http://www.playboyenterprises.com/.
Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
CONTACT: Lisa Hagendorf, Digital Media of Playboy Enterprises, Inc.,
+1-212-261-4912, Lhagendorf@playboy.com
Vital Images Surpasses 3,000 Customer Sites WorldwidePioneer in Advanced Visualization Solutions Has Become Worldwide Imaging Leader with Focus on Enterprise-wide Access and Clinical Collaboration
MINNEAPOLIS, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vital Images, Inc. , a worldwide leader of enterprise-wide advanced visualization and analysis solutions, has surpassed the milestone of 3,000 customers, approximately 5,000 installations and thousands more users worldwide of advanced visualization software solutions.
"We are very proud of reaching this customer milestone and committed to continued delivery of advanced visualization solutions and collaboration tools that can be quickly and easily integrated into daily medical practice," said Michael H. Carrel, Vital Images president and chief executive officer. "We have strong, collaborative relationships with our customers based on the common goal of enterprise-wide access of advanced visualization solutions designed to improve the impact and delivery of patient care."
Vital Images values relationships and has invested in programs and technology designed to enhance relationships between customers, referring physicians, partners and patients. Building on its knowledge and understanding of complex clinical workflow, Vital Images offers a comprehensive suite of enterprise-wide advanced visualization and connectivity solutions.
"I have been a Vital Images user since 1999 and originally selected the ViTAL solution because it was ground breaking in its ability to provide fast, powerful and intuitive clinical information," said Lawrence Neil Tannenbaum, MD, FACR, director of CT and MR Imaging, Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. "Our experience with ViTAL has evolved from a user-vendor relationship to a true partnership. ViTAL's solution has always been on the forefront of innovation, continually evolving to meet the expanding workflow demands of our practice."
About Vital Images, Inc.
Vital Images, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, is a leading provider of enterprise-wide advanced visualization software solutions. The company's technology gives radiologists, cardiologists, oncologists and other medical specialists, time-saving productivity and communications tools that can be accessed throughout the enterprise and via the Web for easy use in the day-to-day practice of medicine. Vital Images also has offices in Europe and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.vitalimages.com/.
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are intended to enjoy the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by that Act. These statements involve risks and uncertainties which could cause results to differ materially from those projected, including but not limited to dependence on market growth, challenges associated with international expansion, the ability to predict product, customer and geographic sales mix, regulatory approvals, the timely introduction, availability and acceptance of new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, dependence on major customers, the ability to successfully manage operating costs, fluctuations in quarterly results, approval of products for reimbursement and the level of reimbursement, general economic conditions and other factors detailed from time to time in Vital Images' SEC reports, including its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. Vital Images encourages you to consider all of these risks, uncertainties and other factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements contained in this release. As a result of these matters, changes in facts, assumptions not being realized or other circumstances, the company's actual results may differ materially from the expected results discussed in the forward-looking statements contained in this release. The forward-looking statements made in this release are made only as of the date of this release, and the company undertakes no obligation to update them to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
Vital Images, Inc.
CONTACT: Susan A. Wood, Executive Vice President of Marketing and
Technology of Vital Images, +1-952-487-9500
Web site: http://www.vitalimages.com/
Supermicro Launches High-End 2.5" HDD SuperServersDual Xeon 1U/2U SuperServers support 8/16 Hot-Swap Hard Drives
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Super Micro Computer, Inc. , a leader in application-optimized, high performance server solutions, today unveiled its high-end 1U and 2U SuperServers optimized for 2.5" SAS hard disk drives. The high-density SuperServer 1025C-UR and SuperServer 1025W-UR both support eight hot-swappable 2.5" SAS hard disk drives and feature Supermicro's flexible Universal I/O (UIO) architecture to support up to three add-on cards in a standard 1U form factor. With 16 hot-swap 2.5" SAS drive trays, Supermicro's 2U SuperServer 2025W-UR+ supports up to 128GB FBD memory including 1.5V low-voltage memory support.
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"Enterprise and energy-conscious customers recognize the cost-saving and performance advantages of migrating to 2.5" hard drives. These new DP Xeon SuperServers offer superior flexibility and performance-per-watt, making them the best choice available," said Charles Liang, CEO and president of Supermicro. "By combining our high-efficiency power supply, motherboard and thermal design technology with the energy-saving advantages of 2.5" disk drives, customers typically save $225 to $360* over three years. In addition to lower latency, 2.5" drives enable higher aggregate I/O bandwidth, empowering these servers to deliver up to 50 percent greater system performance in the same footprint."
Supermicro's versatile SuperServer 1025C-UR and SuperServer 1025W-UR are optimized for high-end, high performance server applications and support eight hot-swap 2.5" drive bays. Advanced features include Universal I/O (UIO) support for up to three add-on cards and high-efficiency, redundant power supplies for high availability. Based on the low-power Intel 5100 (San Clemente) chipset, the 1025C-UR maximizes energy and cost savings with native DDR2 memory support and offers the benefit of a very long product lifecycle (up to seven years). For maximum performance, the SuperServer 1025W-UR, based on the Intel 5400 (Seaburg) chipset, supports 1600MHz CPU bus and 800MHz memory along with two PCI-Express 2.0 expansion slots, doubling the I/O bandwidth.
Also based on the Seaburg chipset, the 2U SuperServer 2025W-UR+ supports up to 128GB of memory in 16 FB-DIMM slots. Other high-performance features include four PCI-Express 2.0 expansion slots (including one UIO slot), support for 16 2.5" drives, and high-efficiency redundant power supplies to deliver maximum availability and energy savings.
Supermicro Server Building Block Solutions(R) offer exceptional flexibility and feature advantages. For more information on Supermicro's complete line of server and workstation solutions go to http://www.supermicro.com/.
About Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Supermicro emphasizes superior product design and uncompromising quality control to produce industry-leading serverboards, chassis and server systems. These Server Building Block Solutions provide benefits across many environments, including data center deployment, high-performance computing, high-end workstations, storage networks and standalone server installations. For more information on Supermicro's complete line of advanced motherboards, SuperServers, and optimized chassis, visit http://www.Supermicro.com, email Marketing@Supermicro.com or call the San Jose, CA headquarters at +1 408-503-8000.
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* Power saved when using Supermicro high-efficiency systems vs. standard
servers and power supplies.
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Super Micro Computer, Inc.
CONTACT: Michael Kalodrich, +1-408-503-8063, MichaelK@supermicro.com,
for Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Web site: http://www.supermicro.com/
Northern Trust to Provide Hosted Trust Solution for Ledyard National BankTrust Management System Created in Partnership With Fi-Tek LLC.
CHICAGO, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northern Trust announced today it has been selected to provide correspondent services for Ledyard National Bank, a community bank for personal and business clients with eight locations throughout New Hampshire and Vermont. Northern Trust will deliver trust accounting and investment management activities through the TrustPortal, a Web-based service platform for financial institutions.
"Northern Trust has established a solid banking and trust business, making them a valuable partner in our own banking pursuits," said Bob Boon, EVP and Managing Director at Ledyard. "An emphasis on client relationships and business development is essential to our success, and Northern Trust's TrustPortal solution will help manage the day-to-day operations while allowing us to focus on those core objectives."
"Ledyard is the first client to fully implement the TrustPortal hosted solution deployed by Fi-Tek, LLC that will provide their trust associates with Internet access to all of the applications. The greatest advantage is the straight through processing functionality," said David Batrich, vice president and director of North American sales for Correspondent Services at Northern Trust. "As financial institutions grow more and more concerned with operational efficiency and greater productivity, this solution will continue to garner interest."
TrustPortal hosted solution is an integrated service platform and one-stop Internet entry point for TrustPortal applications including Trust Accounting (Trust/Rite), Investment Management (TrustTrader) and Client Internet Access (TrustReporter and TrustStatements), and Account Review (TrustReviewer). TrustPortal is the evolution of Trust/Rite, the stand-alone Trust Accounting application created by Northern Trust in partnership with Fi-Tek LLC. TrustPortal applications are now installed in more than 135 organizations across the United States, with more than $100 billion in combined trust assets.
About Northern Trust
Northern Trust Corporation is a leading provider of investment management, asset and fund administration, fiduciary and banking solutions for corporations, institutions and affluent individuals worldwide. Northern Trust, a multibank holding company based in Chicago, has a growing network of 85 offices in 18 U.S. states and has international offices in 15 locations in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. As of March 31, 2008, Northern Trust had assets under custody of US$4.0 trillion, and assets under investment management of US$778.6 billion. Northern Trust, founded in 1889, has earned distinction as an industry leader in combining high-touch service and expertise with innovative products and technology. For more information, visit http://www.northerntrust.com/.
Northern Trust Corporation
CONTACT: John O'Connell, Vice President, +1-312-444-2388, or Alexis
Geocaris, Officer, +1-312-444-3094, both of Northern Trust Corporation
Web site: http://www.northerntrust.com/
Barona Casino Develops Its Networked Floor of the Future with Bally TechnologiesResort to add iVIEW(TM) network; full suite of bonusing, promotions, downloading and points management software
LAS VEGAS, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bally Technologies, Inc. , a leader in slots, video machines, casino management systems and networked solutions for the global gaming industry, completed an agreement with the Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino to upgrade its slot management systems with Bally's latest Networked Floor of the Future technology featuring the iVIEW player network utilizing Ethernet technology.
As part of the agreement, Barona is upgrading its player interfaces on all 2,000 slot machines with Bally's award-winning iVIEW interactive network, which provides casino patrons an expanded communication portal, customer service enhancements, and second-way-to-win experiences.
With Bally's iVIEW, Barona's gaming machines will be capable of cross-promoting everything from gaming promotions to dining outlets and entertainment venues, in addition to displaying vital player's club account information and mystery jackpot information for the popular Barona Power Payout(TM) casino-wide progressives which utilize Bally's Power Winners(TM) random jackpot system.
This elevated partnership furthers a growing trend among gaming operators to invest in available technology that drives a return today and provides a strong foundation for the long term. This investment will allow Barona to create unique value propositions for their players on any game, regardless of the manufacturer.
"We are honored that Barona, which has been a system innovator and leader in testing server-based solutions, has selected Bally to provide their Networked Floor of the Future," said Richard M. Haddrill, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bally Technologies.
"The California market will continue to be competitive and Barona was looking for a foundation on which we could continue to innovate," said Lee Skelley, Assistant General Manager of Casino Operations, Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino. "Barona has always had a focus on service, marketing excellence, and providing unique experiences for our players. Bally had the applications today that built on the foundation we already had. This helped us make our decision, and will allow Barona to continue to differentiate itself in the marketplace."
The Barona casino is also adding Bally Technologies' Power Promotions(TM), Power Bank(TM), and Download Configuration Manager. Bally Power Promotions converts player points and promotional dollars to credits directly at the machine, and allows credits to be cashable or non-cashable. Bally Power Bank lets Barona player's club members choose whether to cash out with a ticket or simply upload their remaining balance back to their player account for use on another machine or to save the funds for their next visit.
The Bally Download Configuration Manager allows the casino to download marketing messages directly to the iVIEW displays and can control slot-machine configurations like denomination and content changes, utilizing the latest G2S and S2S protocols as published by the Gaming Standards Association.
In addition, Barona will test the newly released Bally Live Rewards(TM) bonusing system, which can customize each player's bonus-rewards experience based on level of play.
About Bally Technologies, Inc.
With a history dating back to 1932, Las Vegas-based Bally Technologies designs, manufactures, operates and distributes advanced gaming devices, systems and technology solutions worldwide. Bally's product line includes reel-spinning slot machines, video slots, wide-area progressives, and Class II, lottery and central determination games and platforms. As the world's No. 1 gaming systems company, Bally also offers an array of casino management, slot accounting, bonusing, cashless and table management solutions. The Company also owns and operates Rainbow Casino in Vicksburg, Miss. For more information, please contact Laura Olson-Reyes, Director of Corporate Communications, at 702-584-7742, or visit http://www.ballytech.com/.
About Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino
Blending the best of San Diego's most elegant resorts with the gaming excitement of Las Vegas, the Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino is one of San Diego's leading destination resorts featuring 400 luxury guest rooms and suites, an award-winning casino, the AmBience Day Spa, a full-service events center, and the 18-hole championship Barona Creek Golf Club, rated the 3rd best resort course in California by Golfweek Magazine and 4th best casino course by Golf Digest. For Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino reservations and information, visit http://www.barona.com/ or call toll free 888-7-BARONA (722-7662).
This news release may contain "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is subject to the safe harbor created thereby. Such information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect the results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Future operating results may be adversely affected as a result of a number of risks that are detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update the information in this press release and represents that the information is only valid as of today's date.
Investor Contact: Robert Caller Media Contact: Laura Olson-Reyes
(702) 584-7982 (702) 584-7742
rcaller@ballytech.com lolson-reyes@ballytech.com
Bally Technologies, Inc.
CONTACT: Investors, Robert Caller, +1-702-584-7982,
rcaller@ballytech.com, or Media, Laura Olson-Reyes, +1-702-584-7742,
lolson-reyes@ballytech.com, both of Bally Technologies, Inc.
Web site: http://www.ballytech.com/
http://www.barona.com/
BT Demonstrates Inter-Company TelePresence Service at Cisco ExpoService available to global organizations in September 2008
QUINCY, Mass., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, BT performed a groundbreaking demonstration highlighting inter-company TelePresence connectivity at the Cisco Expo 2008 in Berlin, Germany. The occasion was also used to announce that BT will have global business-to-business services available to customers by September 2008.
The demonstration showcased a life-like TelePresence call between the headquarters of the Media-Saturn Group, a BT client, in Ingolstadt, Germany, and Wolfgang Lux, Managing Director Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH, who was located at the Cisco Expo presentation forum in the Estrel convention center, Berlin, Germany.
The Media-Saturn Group has been a first mover to use BT Unified Communications Video (UCV), which is based on Cisco TelePresence. In early 2007, Media-Saturn chose BT Germany to deploy and manage UCV, and has subsequently rolled it out to locations in 15 countries throughout Europe.
Wolfgang Lux, Managing Director Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH, who opened the first public inter-company TelePresence session during his presentation at the Cisco Expo in Berlin, said, "We have been using this technology for more than a year now. The innovative character of TelePresence has enhanced our internal, especially cross-border communications and shortened the distance between the countries. Furthermore it helps us, saving costs and it will allow us now to include our external business partners in our video conferences. BT and Cisco are our dedicated partners in this area. Media-Saturn is cutting edge in the electronic retail business in Europe and we always strive for excellence in everything we do. This is what we expect from our international partners as well."
This demonstration reinforced BT's ability to deploy the Cisco TelePresence service in multiple theatres around the world and to support inter-enterprise B2B communication from a Cisco TelePresence room to a BT-provided TelePresence room.
Chris Dedicoat, President, European markets, Cisco said, "Inter-company Cisco TelePresence will help companies transform their business models and relationships with customers, suppliers and partners. Today's live call illustrates just how soon this service will be available."
Aaron McCormack, Chief Executive Officer of BT Conferencing said, "Our announcement today is another demonstration of BT's commitment to the video conferencing market. In December of 2007, BT announced the development of its inter-company B2B service based on Cisco TelePresence, which has generated lots of excitement in our customer base. Now the service is proven to work and we are preparing for commercial launch. Our recent announcement regarding our intended acquisition of Wire One Communications will significantly enhance our service wrap for Cisco TelePresence services."
Wire One Communications, a market leader in video communications, was the first to commercially launch a managed concierge service for Cisco TelePresence and has successfully deployed services for 8 global customers with over 30 TelePresence systems in 7 countries across North America, Europe, and Asia. Their fully-managed TelePresence solution, available today includes full video "concierge" capabilities.
Notes to Editors
About BT
BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include the provision of local, national and international telecommunications services to our customers for use at home, at work and on the move; higher-value broadband and internet products and services and converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale.
In the year ended 31 March 2007, BT Group plc's revenue was 20,223 million pounds Sterling with profit before taxation of 2,484 million pounds.
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York. For more information, visit http://www.bt.com/aboutbt
About BT Conferencing
BT Conferencing was established more than 20 years ago and is now one of the leading global provider of audio, video and web collaboration services. Year on year growth has seen the company out-perform the conferencing industry expectation and with its extensive global portfolio, is now one of the largest conferencing providers in the UK and Europe with current reach in more than 70 countries. BT Conferencing is based in the USA, EMEA and Asia Pacific and specialises in the delivery of reliable, robust and innovative conferencing solutions and product hardware to some of the largest companies in the world. The company offers tailor-made solutions to customers, whether they are small SMEs or major global businesses. With businesses now juggling to increase productivity, being more environmentally aware and at the same time looking to improve the work-life balance of its employees, conferencing and collaboration services provide a cost effective and time saving solution. For more information visit http://www.bt.com/conferencing.
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