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Atmel Introduces an AVR USB 2.4GHz Wireless Reference Design for Battery-Based PC Peripherals

SAN JOSE, California, May 6 /PRNewswire/ --

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), announced today the AVRUSBRF01 reference design for development with AVR(R) microcontrollers in the un-licensed 2.4 GHz ISM band and connection to PCs with USB.

USB is the standard interface for connecting PC peripherals but wireless is becoming increasingly popular for peripherals like mice, keyboards, audio headsets or personal portable devices. Many desktops now offer WLAN and Bluetooth is on most laptops. Both wireless standards come with a power consumption which is not compatible with devices operating from simple batteries for several months or years. Existing transceivers operating in the 2.4GHz ISM band can achieve low power consumption with short range transfer speeds exceeding 1Mbit/s and rely on lightweight ad-hoc protocols.

The AVRUSBRF01 enables the PC-Wireless connectivity using AVR USB microcontrollers. Designers can then develop battery-based, wireless peripheral applications using Atmel's 1.8V picoPower(TM) AVR microcontrollers that feature industry-best low power consumption. By using the same architecture and development platform for a complete project, designers can concentrate on end-product optimization and get to the market faster.

Atmel's picoPower AVR features in-system programmable Flash and true EEPROM with the largest choice of package and memory ranges. This gives the best flexibility to meet with changing requirements and to develop a range of products based on the same architecture.

The AVRUSBRF01 is based on the Atmel AT90USB162 microcontroller, which allows connection to a PC through the USB. This kit can be programmed through the USB in half a second and implement various standard USB device classes for input devices (Human Interface Device), generic HID I/O, communication (Communication Device Class), etc. The AVR USB can also support composite device classes, combining for instance and HID interface for remote control and an Audio interface for audio streaming. It offers 16 Kbyte of Flash for USB and RF protocol as well as on-chip EEPROM for pairing with wireless devices. AT90USB82 is a pin to pin compatible 8 Kbyte variant of AT90USB162, which can be used for application requiring less than 16 Kbyte. Conversely, the AVR USB family also offers Flash sizes up to 128 Kbyte for the most demanding applications.

The kit contains two identical AVR USB RF modules and can connect to two different USB ports to establish wireless communication and evaluate the solution. They can also communicate with wireless peripherals derived from this reference design. To help with evaluation and development, the modules include two push buttons for hardware reset, in-system programming and extra functions, two LEDs for monitoring activity and a 6-pin header to connect development tools or other peripheral functions. The PCB size is only 3.8x1.6 cm, which is small enough to be used without change for many applications. If necessary, size can be further reduced by removing the extra features provided for evaluation and development.

"The nRF24L01 RF transceiver we have selected for the AVRUSBRF01 can directly connect to our AVR microcontrollers and provide ready-to-use solutions for consumer applications," said Jean-Christophe Lawson, Atmel Product Marketing Manager.

"Our nRF24L01 transceiver is going very well with Atmel AVR microcontrollers," said Thomas Embla Bonnerud, Nordic Semiconductor's Product Manager for Standard Components. "We are very happy with the speed and power consumption they can achieve," he continued.

Availability and Pricing

The AVR USB 2.4GHz RF transceiver kit is available from Atmel's franchised distributors at a suggested retail price of US$69. The order code is ATAVRUSBRF01. All documentation and software updates are provided on Atmel's web site.

About Atmel

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

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

Information:

Atmel's AVRUSBRF01 information may be retrieved at: http://www.atmel.com/AVRUSBRF01.

Press Contacts: Philippe Faure, Marketing Communications Director - Microcontrollers Tel: +33-2-40-18-18-87, Email: philippe.faure@atmel.com Helen Perlegos, Public Relations Tel: +1-408-487-2963, Email: hperlegos@atmel.com

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

Atmel Corporation

Philippe Faure, Marketing Communications Director - Microcontrollers, +33-2-40-18-18-87, philippe.faure@atmel.com, or Helen Perlegos, Public Relations, +1-408-487-2963, hperlegos@atmel.com, both of Atmel Corporation

CGGVeritas: Modalités de mise à disposition du Document de Référence et du Rapport 20-F 2007

PARIS, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- CGGVeritas (Euronext Paris et NYSE : CGV) annonce avoir déposé le 23 avril 2008 son Document de Référence 2007 et son rapport 20-F 2007 en langue anglaise respectivement auprès de l'Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) et de la U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Ces documents sont tenus à la disposition du public dans les conditions prévues par la réglementation en vigueur.

Ils peuvent également Ãªtre consultés sur l'espace Informations réglementées AMF du site de CGGVeritas (http://www.cggveritas.com), dans la rubrique Investors/AMF Information ainsi que sur le site internet de l'AMF pour le Document de Référence (http://www.amf-france.org) et sur celui de la SEC pour le rapport 20-F (http://www.sec.gov).

Sont compris dans le Document de Référence :

- les informations relatives aux honoraires versés au cours de l'exercice 2007 aux contrôleurs légaux des comptes ;

- le descriptif du programme de rachat d'actions prévu à l'article 241-2 du Règlement général de l'AMF ;

- le rapport spécial sur le programme de rachat d'actions prévu à l'article L. 225-209 du code de commerce ;

- le rapport du Président du Conseil d'administration sur les procédures de contrôle interne ainsi que les rapports des commissaires aux comptes s'y rapportant ;

- le rapport financier annuel mentionné à l'article L. 451-1-2 du code monétaire et financier ; et

- le document contenant toutes les informations publiées ou rendues publiques au cours des douze derniers mois prévu à l'article 222-7 du Règlement général de l'AMF.

Nos états financiers audités au 31 décembre 2007 sont également inclus dans le Document de Référence et le rapport 20-F déposé le 23 avril 2008 auprès de l'AMF et la SEC. Une copie de ces documents peut Ãªtre envoyée sur simple demande en contactant le Département des Relations Investisseurs par téléphone au: +33-1-64-47-38-31 ou en adressant votre demande par voie électronique à: invrelparis@cggveritas.com ou invrelhouston@cggveritas.com ou par écrit à: CGGVeritas - Département des Relations Investisseurs - Tour Maine Montparnasse, 33 avenue du Maine, 75015 Paris, France.

A propos de CGGVeritas:

CGGVeritas (http://www.cggveritas.com) est un leader mondial en services et équipements géophysiques. Notre société fournit une gamme étendue de services, d'équipement sous la marque Sercel, et de solutions technologiques à une base élargie de clients opérant dans le monde entier, principalement dans le secteur de l'exploration et de la production des hydrocarbures. CGGVeritas est coté sur Euronext Paris (ISIN: 0000120164) et le New York Stock Exchange (sous la forme d'American Depositary Shares, NYSE: CGV).

Contacts:

Affaires Juridiques Corporate Tour Maine Montparnasse, 33 avenue du Maine - 75015 Paris, France Tel. +33-1-64-47-37-42

CGG Veritas

Contacts: Affaires Juridiques Corporate Tour Maine Montparnasse, 33 avenue du Maine - 75015 Paris, France Tel. +33-1-64-47-37-42

Hostopia to acquire certain shared hosting customer assets of Tucows Retail Service GroupDrives incremental revenue growth for Hostopia as Tucows focuses its retail operations on email and online identity

MISSISSAUGA, ON and FT. LAUDERDALE, FL, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hostopia.com, Inc. (TSX: H) and Tucows Inc. yesterday signed a definitive agreement for Hostopia to purchase certain of Tucows' shared hosting customer assets including approximately 14,000 Domain Direct, NetIdentity and ItsYourDomain.com (IYD) customer accounts.

Hostopia will pay US$1.6 million in cash for these assets, with adjustments to be made on closing. This amount is payable 20% on signing of the agreement and 80% upon the closing of the transaction, which is scheduled to occur on May 15, 2008. The companies plan to migrate these accounts to Hostopia's unified web service platform by July 2008.

"We are very pleased to have concluded this transaction. We are already hosting some of the Tucows Retail Service Group's users so the impact on customers should be minimal," said Colin Campbell, CEO, Hostopia. "Our plan is to provide customers with numerous upgrades and additional value-added services to earn their loyalty and continued business. Traditional web hosting is fast evolving to the SaaS (software as a service) model and Hostopia is perfectly positioned to offer these services to these customers."

"I am confident these shared hosting customers will enjoy quality service and support with Hostopia directly," said Elliot Noss, President and CEO, Tucows. "This move is the first part of a strategy to reposition our retail business to help individuals and small businesses build their identities online."

The companies indicated that accounts involved in the transaction will continue to be served under the familiar Domain Direct brand, which will operate as a managed service by Hostopia.

About Hostopia

Hostopia is a leading provider of web services that enable small- and medium-sized businesses to establish and maintain an Internet presence. The company's customers are communication services providers, including telecommunication carriers, cable companies, internet service providers, domain registrars, and web hosting service providers. Hostopia's customers purchase their web services on a wholesale basis and resell these services under their own brands to small- and medium-sized businesses. The company provides customers with the technology, infrastructure, and support services to enable them to offer web services, while saving them research and development as well as capital and operating costs typically associated with the design, development, and delivery of web services. Nexthaus is a global leader in data and device synchronization and has developed industry-recognized SyncML solutions that feature wireless interoperability between PC's, handheld devices and mobile phones. For more information, visit http://www.nexthaus.com/.

Forward-Looking Information

This press release includes certain "forward-looking statements" and forward-looking information that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements and forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts and statements identified by words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" or words of similar meaning. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements and forward-looking information upon completion of the review of our year end results by our independent registered public accounting firm. These statements are based on our current beliefs or expectations and there are a number of important factors that could cause the actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements, including without limitation, our ability to maintain our sales efficiency, our ability to maintain our existing, and develop new, strategic relationships, the number of our net subscriber additions, our monthly customer turnover and our ability to successfully integrate recently acquired businesses and operations and those risks set forth or referenced under the caption "Risk Factors" in Hostopia's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available on a website maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov/ and on our corporate website http://www.hostopia.com/ under Investor Relations.

Hostopia.com Inc.

CONTACT: Paul D. Engels, CMO & Executive Vice President, Hostopia.com
Inc., Tel: (877) 322-9438, Email: marketing@hostopia.com; Gordie Campbell,
Investor Relations, Hostopia.com Inc., Tel: (877) 444-4116, Email:
invest@hostopia.com

Absolute Helps Arizona's Fastest Growing School District Combat Computer TheftDysart Unified School District uses tracking software from Absolute Software on HP computers

VANCOUVER, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Absolute(R) Software Corporation, the leading provider of firmware-based, patented Computer Theft Recovery, Data Protection and Secure Asset Tracking(TM) solutions, today announced that Dysart Unified School District, Arizona's fastest growing district, is using Computrace(R)Complete(TM) to manage its notebook computer population, deter theft and recover computers should they go missing.

As with a growing number of school districts across North America, Dysart Unified School District recognizes that technology will play a major role in the livelihood of its students. As a result, Dysart is moving aggressively toward making HP notebook computers an everyday learning tool for its 23,000+ students. To track, monitor and manage more than 3,000 notebooks, Dysart Unified School District, uses Absolute Software's flagship product ComputraceComplete.

"In schools, laptops are becoming as common as textbooks, but replacing a missing textbook costs a fraction of replacing a missing computer," said John Livingston, Chairman and CEO of Absolute Software. "With Computrace, school districts can give their students the advantages of a laptop program and avoid unnecessary expense by keeping track of these valuable assets."

ComputraceComplete is an effective computer security and tracking solution. It protects both PCs and Macs, providing reliable visibility into every computer in the district - leading to enhanced security, simplified inventorying and regulatory compliance. Should a computer go missing, the Absolute Theft Recovery Team uses information sent via Computrace to track the computer and engage local law enforcement to physically recover it and return it to the district's staff.

"Having made a major investment in new HP laptops, one of the options we had for keeping track of them was ComputraceComplete from Absolute Software," said the district's Director of Information Technology Evan Allred. "It uses the Internet to help us track each computer, where it is located, who is logging in and, should one go missing, where it has been taken. We just report the missing computer to Absolute and they work with local law enforcement to find it and recover it for us. We can also inventory our computers at any time - which is an amazing feature for helping us with our budgets and appropriately allocating new computers to schools."

Dysart Unified School District and Absolute Software have already had a successful computer recovery, "We were impressed with our first experience working with Absolute's recovery service," said Allred. "They literally looked after everything from the moment we let them know it was missing to the point where we could go pick it up at the Surprise (Arizona) Police Department. In the past, we wouldn't have had a chance of recovering that laptop, but the sheer speed with which it was found in this case should be a major deterrent for would-be thieves."

For more information about this recovery and the relationship between the two organizations, a case study can be found at http://www.absolute.com/.

About Absolute Software

Absolute Software Corporation (TSX: ABT) is the leader in Computer Theft Recovery, Data Protection and Secure Asset Tracking(TM) solutions. Absolute Software provides organizations and consumers with solutions in the areas of regulatory compliance, data protection and theft recovery. The Company's Computrace(R) software is embedded in the BIOS of computers by global leaders, including Dell, Lenovo, Gateway, HP and Fujitsu, and the Company has reselling partnerships with these OEMs and others, including Apple and Toshiba. For more information about Absolute Software and Computrace, visit http://www.absolute.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, the expected performance of our services and products, and other expectations, intentions and plans contained in this press release that are not historical fact. When used in this press release, the words "plan," "expect," "believe," and similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current expectations. They are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, changes in technology and general market conditions. In light of the many risks and uncertainties you should understand that we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements contained in this press release will be realized.

(C)2008 Absolute Software Corporation. All rights reserved. Computrace and Absolute are registered trademarks of Absolute Software Corporation. Computrace U.S. patents # 5,715,174, # 5,764,892, # 5,802,280, # 5,896,497, # 6,244,758, # 6,269,392, # 6,300,863, and # 6,507,914. Canadian patents # 2,284,806 and # 2,205,370. U.K. patents # EP793823 and # GB2338101. German patent # 695 125 34.6-08. Australian patent # 699045. The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of the information contained in this news release.

Absolute Software Corporation

CONTACT: Public Relations: Leslie Campisi, Affect Strategies,
leslie@affectstrategies.com or (212) 398-9680 x144; Investor Relations: Dave
Mason, CFA, The Equicom Group, dmason@eqicomgroup.com or (416) 815-0700 x237

MacroGenics Appoints New Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Financial Officer

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- MacroGenics Inc, a private biotechnology company focused on the development of products to treat autoimmune disorders, cancers, and infectious diseases, today announced the appointments of Dr. Jean-Christophe Tellier as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer and Mr. James Karrels as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "We are very fortunate to attract two exceptionally talented professionals to the executive management team at MacroGenics," said Dr. Scott Koenig, President and CEO. "Both Jean-Christophe and Jim exhibit personal qualities and experiences that are among the best in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, and they will complement the skills of our already extraordinary management group, as we position our company for growth and advance our pipeline towards commercialization."

Dr. Tellier joins MacroGenics after a distinguished 20 year career in commercial development at Novartis. Since February 2007, he served as Chairman and CEO of Novartis Pharma France and Novartis Group France. The Group comprises 2,800 employees with sales at Novartis Pharma France of about Â€1 billion, including marketed brand name products in cardiovascular, oncology, neurosciences, respiratory, dermatology, transplant/immunology, infectious diseases, and ophthalmology. Prior to this, Dr. Tellier was Head of the Global Business Franchise for Arthritis, Bone, and Muscle Disease headquartered in Basel. From January 2003 through September 2006, Dr. Tellier served as CEO of Novartis Pharma Belgium and Country President where he was responsible for all business units and support services and coordination of all product sectors including OTC, generics, and Ciba Vision. During this tenure, he became President of the Board of the Belgian Pharma Trade association (Pharma.be), the first non-Belgium citizen to be elected to this position. Dr. Tellier received his MD from the University of Reims Champagne- Ardenne and a post-graduate degree in rheumatology from the University of Paris V. In addition, he completed executive business programs at Harvard and INSEAD.

"Jean-Christophe's depth and breadth of international business experiences in leadership positions at Novartis and in the pharmaceutical industry add a new dimension to our organization," stated Dr. Koenig. "As a trained rheumatologist and expert in drug development and marketing, Dr. Tellier brings an unusual combination of skills to MacroGenics that will enhance our ability to advance the lead product in autoimmunity to the marketplace."

Mr. James Karrels brings a wealth of financial and analytical experience to MacroGenics. He has been at Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since 2005, most recently serving as Executive Director of Finance. While at Jazz Pharmaceuticals, he was responsible for the company's financial planning and analysis and investor relations activities. He began his career as an analyst at Merrill Lynch & Co. in 1989 and advanced to the position of Director in the Healthcare Investment Banking Group. During his tenure there, he participated in more than 30 sole or lead-managed transactions, representing over $25 billion in aggregate transaction value. His activities included the marketing, structuring, and execution of IPOs, equity and convertible debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs and other transactions. Mr. Karrels holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University and a B.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.

"Jim joins us at an important juncture of the company's development. His combined experience in operations, finance and investment banking are especially important as we plan and execute on the growth of our business and advance to become a publicly-traded company," stated Dr. Koenig.

About MacroGenics, Inc.

Founded in 2000, MacroGenics is a private, venture-backed biotechnology company headquartered in Rockville, Maryland that focuses on the development, manufacture and commercialization of immunotherapeutics for autoimmune disorders, cancer and infectious diseases. In October 2007, Eli Lilly and Company and MacroGenics, Inc. announced a global strategic alliance to develop and commercialize teplizumab, a humanized anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, as well as other potential next generation anti-CD3 molecules for use in the treatment of autoimmune diseases. Teplizumab is currently being studied in the PROTÃ‰GÃ‰ trial, a global pivotal Phase II/III clinical trial for individuals with recent-onset type 1 diabetes. The company's proprietary DART (Dual Affinity Re-Targeting) and Fc engineering technologies offer ways to improve the function of antibodies and similar molecules. For more information about MacroGenics, please visit http://www.macrogenics.com/.

Statements made in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "expects," "believes," "intends," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward- looking statement. Specifically, there are a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, such as the Company's ability to raise additional capital, and risks related to the Company's ability to initiate, and enroll patients in, planned clinical trials. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or developments, except as required by law.

MacroGenics Inc

CONTACT: Valerie Austin of MacroGenics, Inc., +1-301-354-2688,
austinv@macrogenics.com

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

Cepheid to Present at the Robert W. Baird Growth Stock Conference and the Bank of America Healthcare Conference

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cepheid announced today that the Company will present at the following investor conferences:

-- The Robert W. Baird Growth Stock Conference on May 13 at 12:15 p.m. EDT at The Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago -- The Bank of America Healthcare Conference on May 14 at 3:40 p.m. EDT at The Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas

John Bishop, Chief Executive Officer, and Andrew Miller, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, will provide a corporate overview at each conference.

Live webcasts, along with accompanying presentation slides, may be accessed on Cepheid's Web site at http://www.cepheid.com/ under Investors: Events: Webcasts and Presentations. A replay of the webcast presentations will be available for 90 days following the live events.

About Cepheid

Cepheid , based in Sunnyvale, California, is a molecular diagnostics company that develops, manufactures, and markets fully-integrated systems and tests for genetic analysis in the clinical, industrial and biothreat markets. The company's systems enable rapid, sophisticated genetic testing for organisms and genetic-based diseases by automating otherwise complex manual laboratory procedures. The company's easy-to-use systems integrate a number of complicated and time-intensive steps, including sample preparation, DNA amplification and detection, which enable the analysis of complex biological samples in its proprietary test cartridges. Through its strong molecular biology capabilities, the company is focusing on those applications where rapid molecular testing is particularly important, such as identifying infectious disease and cancer in the clinical market; food, agricultural, and environmental testing in the industrial market; and identifying bio-terrorism agents in the biothreat market. See http://www.cepheid.com/ for more information.

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CONTACT: John L. Bishop, Chief Executive Officer, +1-408-541-4191,
john.bishop@cepheid.com, or Andrew D. Miller, Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer, +1-408-400-8368, andrew.miller@cepheid.com, or Jared
Tipton, Director, IR & Corporate Communications, +1-408-400-8377,
jared.tipton@cepheid.com, all of Cepheid, or Chris Stamm of Schwartz
Communications, +1-781-684-0770, Cepheid@schwartz-pr.com, or Jason Spark of
Porter Novelli Life Sciences, +1-619-849-6005, jspark@pnlifesciences.com, all
for Cepheid

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

Featured Stocks on Today's Edition of WallSt.net's 3-Minute Press Show: VSDW, GGBM, NMCH

NEW YORK, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WallSt.net's 3-Minute Press Show is a daily video program hosted by WallSt.net reporter, Tracee Tolentino.

Shows air Monday through Friday on: http://tv.wallst.net/3-min-press/3-min-press.php.

WallSt.net's 3-Minute Press Show features in-depth interviews with public company executives on their company and most recent press releases. The show is designed to provide viewers with insight into a company's most recent press release, and its impact on the company's growth.

The following executives were interviewed on today's show: -- Jordan Hudgens, CEO of Vidshadow, Inc. (Pink Sheets: VSDW) (http://vidshadow.tv/) -- Jay Lawrence, Chief Executive Officer of GigaBeam Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: GGBME) (BULLETIN BOARD: GGBM) (http://www.gigabeam.com/) -- John Verges, Chief Executive Officer of NewMarket China, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: NMCH) (http://www.newmarketchina.com/) About WallStreet Direct, Inc.

WallStreet Direct, Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Financial Media Group, Inc., owns and operates WallSt.net (http://www.wallst.net/), a leading source of up-to-the-minute business news, comprehensive financial tools and original multimedia content for the investment community. In addition to WallSt.net, WallStreet Direct owns and operates WallStRadio (http://radio.wallst.net/) an online hub for business podcasts from well-known business news personalities and publishers. We have received nine thousand nine hundred ninety five dollars and one hundred thirty thousand restricted shares of VSDW from Vidshadow, Inc. for media and advertising services. We have received nine hundred ninety five dollars from GigaBeam Corp. for media and advertising services. We have received four hundred ninety five dollars from NewMarket China, Inc. for the dissemination of this press release. To read our full disclaimer, and for a complete list of our advertisers, and advertising relationships, visit http://www.wallst.net/disclaimer/disclaimer.php.

About Vidshadow, Inc.

Founded in 2006 by CEO Jordan Hudgens and based in Orange County, CA, Vidshadow, Inc. is one of the Internet's fastest growing video distribution networks providing solutions to advertisers, content providers, and affiliate web sites. Vidshadow, Inc. offers advanced streaming video technologies for consumers and corporate enterprises to leverage for increased monetization and expanded brand reach. For more information, please visit http://www.vidshadow.com/.

About GigaBeam Corporation

GigaBeam is a provider of fixed wireless communication equipment. The Company is the leader in the upper millimeter wave communication bands from 71GHz to 86GHz and has offerings in other bands including 18GHz now and is preparing to launch 4.9GHz, 5.4/5.8GHz and is also evaluating other offerings. GigaBeam's core products in the 70/80GHz band are immune to interference or interception, can be very densely deployed, and have inexpensive licensing to offer users protection. GigaBeam's product portfolio currently has products from 10Mbps to 1,000Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet) and coming soon will be an expanded portfolio of products from 10Mbps to 10,000Mbps. These products are point-to-point, line-of-sight and soon non-line-of-sight. The combined offering can provide ultra broadband high-speeds for core network applications and lower speed and economical edge/access offerings. GigaBeam products have been deployed in over 20 countries worldwide. Current GigaBeam users include many enterprise customers and cities globally, universities, medical centers, banks, various departments/ministries of defense, and other government agencies globally. To learn more about GigaBeam's revolutionary wireless technology, please visit http://www.gigabeam.com/.

About NewMarket China, Inc.

NewMarket China, Inc. is a technology leader in the rapidly developing Chinese market specializing today in software engineering, high quality software development and digital multimedia outsourcing services delivered to customers globally. At the same time, the firm is a systems integrator and value added reseller of major global hardware brands in the Chinese domestic market. Headquartered in Dallas with operations in Shanghai and Beijing, NewMarket China bridges the gap between Western and Eastern business cultures to assist western clients in realizing the advantages of the high quality, low cost technology products and services available from China. NewMarket China also assists Western clients in localizing products and services to realize the tremendous growth potential available by expanding into the Chinese Market.

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BIO-key(R) Showcasing Public Safety Solutions for BlackBerry Smartphones at 2008 LEIM ConferenceBIO-key to Feature New Version of PocketCop Software

WALL, N.J., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BIO-key International, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: BKYI) , a leader in finger-based biometric identification and wireless public safety solutions, today announced that it will be showcasing its latest mobile data solution for BlackBerry(R) smartphones at the 32nd Annual Law Enforcement Information Management (LEIM) Conference, to be held May 7-9 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN.

The LEIM Conference, sponsored by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), brings together public safety IT decision-makers from across North America to evaluate the latest automated solutions for mobile computing and other law enforcement applications.

BIO-key will be demonstrating its industry-leading PocketCop(R) solution that delivers secure access to federal and state law enforcement and motor vehicles databases from handheld devices. PocketCop version 3.5, released in March, has been optimized for BlackBerry smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM). BIO-key is a member of the BlackBerry(R) ISV Alliance program.

With PocketCop software, police officers and investigators can quickly and easily identify a wanted person or stolen vehicle directly from a BlackBerry smartphone. One of the key, new end-user features available in this latest release is CAD integration, allowing PocketCop users to receive dispatch information directly from the agency's computer-aided dispatch system and send status updates to CAD silently and securely. This scanner-proof automated feature minimizes radio communication between the dispatcher and the officer in the street, which is especially critical in surveillance and undercover operations.

Also being featured at BIO-key's booth (#113) is a unique in-vehicle docking solution from Impatica, Inc. of Ottawa, ON. The Impatica In-Vehicle Dock is an integrated touch screen that provides an expanded view of a BlackBerry smartphone display and quick access to PocketCop software and BlackBerry functions. The docking solution incorporates an easy-to-use touch keyboard as well as support for an external keyboard and other peripherals. Because the BlackBerry smartphone can be quickly connected or disconnected, the Impatica In-Vehicle Dock is ideal for law enforcement officers who need mobile data access while both in and outside the vehicle. Designed for in-vehicle mounting, this innovative solution is less expensive than purchasing a separate laptop system, potentially saving thousands of dollars per user.

"Early reaction to our In-Vehicle Docking system has been phenomenal," said Michael Doyle, Chairman and CEO of Impatica. "We are very excited about working with BIO-key and RIM to offer law enforcement agencies a more convenient, flexible and less expensive way to provide mobile data to their officers and investigators."

According to Mike DePasquale, CEO of BIO-key, "Our PocketCop solution on BlackBerry smartphones and the Impatica In-Vehicle Dock demonstrate BIO-key's ongoing commitment to enhance officer effectiveness and safety. With PocketCop software, officers equipped with their smartphone, have immediate and instantaneous access to national, state and local databases giving public safety agencies the ability to outfit all their field personnel with this cost effective mobile data system."

About BIO-key

BIO-key International, Inc., headquartered in Wall, New Jersey, develops and delivers advanced identification solutions and information services to law enforcement departments, public safety agencies, government and private sector customers. BIO-key's mobile wireless technology provides first responders with critical, reliable, real-time data and images from local, state and national databases. BIO-key's high performance, scalable, cost-effective and easy-to-deploy biometric finger identification technology accurately identifies and authenticates users of wireless and enterprise data to improve security, convenience and privacy and to reduce identity theft. Over 750 police departments in North America use BIO-key solutions, making BIO-key the leading supplier of mobile and wireless solutions for law enforcement. (http://www.bio-key.com/)

This news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected on the basis of these statements. The words "estimate," "project," "intends," "expects," "believes" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are made based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management pursuant to the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For a more complete description of these and other risk factors that may affect the future performance of BIO-key International, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company also undertakes no obligation to disclose any revision to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Company Contact: BIO-key International, Inc. Bud Yanak 732-359-1100

BIO-key International, Inc.

CONTACT: Bud Yanak of BIO-key International, Inc., +1-732-359-1100

Web site: http://www.bio-key.com/

Telanetix's AccessLine Division Expands Channel ProgramOneCall to Offer AccessLine VoIP Services

SAN DIEGO, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Telanetix, Inc. (OTC BB: TNXI), a leading IP solutions provider offering telepresence and VoIP services to the SMB and SME markets, announced today that it has expanded its channel program and market reach through an agreement with OneCall, a Boston-based unified communications solutions provider focused on the Real Estate and Financial Services markets. OneCall will sell the VoIP services of the AccessLine Division of Telanetix under a channel agreement that opens OneCall's more than 7,000 real-estate agent customer base to the industry-leading business phone service and support of AccessLine's VoIP Trunking Services.

"Given the current condition of the economy, all professionals in the Real Estate industry are looking for ways to streamline their cost structure while improving productivity and achieving greater revenue. AccessLine's SmartVoice VoIP Trunking Services are an attractive feature of a complete telecommunication system solution for our customer base," noted Garrie O'Neill, President of OneCall. "Our customers are attracted to the value of VoIP, in combination with our already established unified communications solutions, this allows us to meet all the needs of our customers with one elegant package."

"Telanetix is dedicated to providing best-in-class communications solutions to the SMB market, and the opportunity to partner with an industry-leading channel partner in this space, such as OneCall, is a perfect fit," noted Tom Szabo, chairman and CEO of Telanetix. "OneCall's selection of our VoIP services as an addition to their portfolio is an extremely attractive way for us to move rapidly to a strong presence in one of the key vertical markets of the SMB marketplace."

About OneCall

OneCall is a leading provider of enhanced unified messaging services for the real estate community, telecommuters, and other mobile professionals. Since 2001, the company has focused solely on the unique and diverse needs of mobile professional customers. OneCall delivers its services across a wide variety of industries, but has particularly garnered a huge following from the real estate and mortgage industries, due mostly to the freedom and unifying features provided by OneCall's flagship product, Mobile Manager. In the Massachusetts/Connecticut area alone -- where OneCall was founded -- more than 7,000 agents use Mobile Manager. OneCall's founder and president, Garrie C. O'Neill, combined his knowledge in real estate and years of executive experience in the telecommunications industry to create the perfect service for the unparalleled needs of real estate agents. For more information, visit http://www.makejustonecall.com/.

About Telanetix, Inc.

Telanetix is a leading internet protocol (IP) solutions provider offering telepresence and Voice over IP (VoIP) services to the small-to-medium businesses and enterprise (SMB and SME) markets. By leveraging on ubiquitous network infrastructures, Telanetix's solutions meet the real-world communications demands of its customers. The company's telepresence offering, called Digital Presence(TM), creates fully immersive and interactive meeting environments that incorporate voice, video and data from multiple locations into a single environment at better quality and much lower price than competitors. The AccessLine Division provides VoIP services and gives companies flexible calling solutions at a fraction of the price of traditional telecom providers. Additional information can be found at the Telanetix corporate website, http://www.telanetix.com/

Certain statements contained in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable federal securities laws, including, without limitation, anything relating or referring to future financial results and plans for future business development activities, and are thus prospective. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties some of which cannot be predicted or quantified based on current expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties set forth from time to time in reports filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Consequently, future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein. The companies undertake no obligation to publicly release statements made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

Telanetix, Inc.

CONTACT: Investors, Jim Blackman of PR Financial Marketing,
+1-713-256-0369, jim@prfmonline.com, or Media, Todd Barrish of Dukas PR,
+1-212-704-7385, todd@dukaspr.com, both for Telanetix, Inc.

Web site: http://www.telanetix.com/
http://www.makejustonecall.com/

uBid.com Holdings, Inc. Announces New uLive Asset-Recovery Sales ChannelAsset Recovery Leader Sees Early Success in Offline Venues

CHICAGO, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- uBid.com Holdings, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: UBHI) , the leading asset recovery solutions company for the world's most trusted brands, today announced that offline physical liquidation solutions, or brick and mortar "tent sales" would become a permanent channel in its multi-channel asset-recovery sales model.

After successfully helping its financial partners liquidate the retail facilities of brands like Appliance Electronics Depot, Laminate Store International, and Hollywood Video with offline brick and mortar sales in Florida earlier this year, uBid.com Holdings will make its physical facilities liquidation channel, "uLive", a permanent part of its seller solutions offerings.

Over the past 11 years, uBid.com Holdings, owner of the uBid.com online auction web site located at http://www.ubid.com/, has helped its sellers liquidate over $2 billion in excess inventory. "When you look at the type of merchandise we've historically helped our partners sell online, it tends to be smaller merchandise that's cost-efficient to ship," said uBid.com Holdings Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Hoffman. "But excess inventory comes in all shapes and sizes and when we looked at the logistics of helping both our new and existing sellers liquidate larger items like home appliances, we saw the enormous opportunity we could exploit with a dedicated physical liquidation channel. It offers our sellers the ability to connect to our buyers through a whole new means. That said, it's a natural extension to our existing set of asset-recovery seller solutions."

For more information please visit http://www.ubid.com/. About uBid.com Holdings, Inc.

uBid Holdings, Inc. is the world's leading excess inventory solutions company that links brand name sellers with customers around the globe. uBid Holdings, Inc. does this through its multi-channel asset-recovery solution that includes an online auction platform located at http://www.ubid.com/, physical facilities liquidation and a business-to-business selling platform. Brand name sellers are able to reduce excess inventory more efficiently and profitably than ever before. And however they choose to buy, shoppers now have an inside connection to the world's most trusted brands at prices far below retail. With more than 10 years experience in online commerce, uBid Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

uBid.com Holdings, Inc. is publicly-traded on the NASD OTC bulletin board (UBHI).

uBid.com Holdings, Inc.

CONTACT: Jim Murphy of uBid.com, +1-773-272-4537, jimm@ubid.com

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

Heidrick & Struggles Opens Office in ThailandExpansion targets demand for multinational and in-country executives

BANGKOK, Thailand, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The world's premier executive search and leadership consulting firm, Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. , has announced the opening of an office in Bangkok, Thailand, as part of its ongoing expansion in the Asia Pacific region.

Heidrick & Struggles has 14 offices across Asia Pacific, in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan.

The firm reported an increase in net revenue across the Asia Pacific region of 58.8 per cent to $US78.6 million for the year to December 31, 2007 or about 51 per cent on a constant currency basis.

Partner-in-charge in Bangkok is Michael Ascot, who has served in country manager and senior executive roles across Asia. In his recent career, Michael has focused on executive search and coaching.

Ascot has also held the post of Adjunct Professor of International Marketing for the Masters in Marketing degree program at Thammasat University in Bangkok.

Regional managing partner Gerry Davis says that the opening of the Bangkok office will address the "significant demand" for multinational and in-country executives.

"Michael is a 22-year veteran in Asia, with a well-established network in Hong Kong, Thailand, The Philippines, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. His background in leadership advisory services will also add to our existing activities in this complementary business to executive search," Davis says.

"Heidrick & Struggles aims to redefine leadership with innovative offerings in succession planning, talent management, team assessment as well as our core executive search expertise. We will continue to strengthen our leadership advisory role as we expand and partner with leading companies across the region to achieve the next phase of growth."

About Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. is the world's premier provider of senior-level executive search and leadership advisory services, including talent management, board building, executive on-boarding and M&A effectiveness. For more than 50 years, we have focused on quality service and built strong leadership teams through our relationships with clients and individuals worldwide. Today, Heidrick & Struggles leadership experts operate from principal business centers in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information about Heidrick & Struggles, please visit http://www.heidrick.com/.

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

CONTACT: Thomas Liddle, Communications Consultant, + 61 2 8205 2376,
tliddle@heidrick.com, or Eric Sodorff, Director, Corporate Communications,
+1-312-496-1613, esodorff@heidrick.com, both of Heidrick & Struggles
International, Inc.

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

Une enquÃªte Thomson Reuters/King's College London explore les préoccupations de la communauté de la recherche du Royaume-Uni concernant le nouveau Research Excellence Framework

PHILADELPHIE et LONDRES, May 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- Les intervenants ont participé à un colloque axé sur l'importance croissante de l'évaluation en recherche dans les nouveaux systèmes universitaires de classement

La division Scientific de Thomson Reuters et King's College London ont annoncé aujourd'hui les résultats d'une enquÃªte des représentants de 75 universités et instituts de recherche du Royaume-Uni, laquelle examinait des points essentiels concernant l'évaluation en recherche dans le cadre du nouveau Research Excellence Framework (REF). Le souci le plus important des personnes interrogées concernant l'évaluation en recherche dans le REF (selon 28 % d'entre elles) est l'<< obtention de données précises et vérifiables >>.

L'<< infrastructure institutionnelle >>, << savoir ce qui est requis >> et la << charge de travail >> sont aussi des points importants, identifiés chacun par 20 % des personnes interrogées.

L'enquÃªte a été effectuée en complément d'un colloque national intitulé << Beyond the RAE 2008 : Bibliometrics, League Tables and the REF >> (Après le RAE 2008 : la bibliométrie, les classements et le REF) et parrainé par la division Scientific de Thomson Reuters et King's College London. Suite à l'enquÃªte, les personnes présentes, représentant diverses parties du système de recherche du Royaume-Uni, ont pris part à une discussion franche sur les découvertes de l'enquÃªte et le REF.

<< Les résultats de l'enquÃªte nous apprennent que ces représentants du système de recherche du Royaume-Uni ont des réserves quant à leur accès à des données précises et vérifiables au sein du RED, et que leur participation au colloque << Beyond the RAE >> est un premier pas important pour répondre à leurs attentes >>, a déclaré Jim Pringle, vice-président du développement produit de la division Scientific à Thomson Reuters. << Le dialogue ouvert et productif du colloque a exposé ces soucis parmi d'autres de la part des représentants institutionnels concernés par l'évolution du système d'évaluation en recherche. >>

Ce colloque d'une journée qui s'est tenu le 30 avril à King's College London, a fourni des informations concernant les utilisations appropriées des données de citation dans l'évaluation en recherche et a offert un forum pour discuter de et planifier les futures activités d'évaluation concernant le prochain Research Excellence Framework (REF), le successeur du Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). Ce fut la première opportunité, pour les directeurs de recherche et la communauté des professionnels de l'information de tout le Royaume-Uni, de se rencontrer et d'aborder l'état actuel des projets concernant le REF, ainsi que de reconsidérer leurs rôles dans sa mise en oeuvre. Des événements de mÃªme nature auront lieu à mesure que le REF prendra forme.

Le colloque a présenté des intervenants du Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE), du Center for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), d'Evidence, Ltd. et de la division Scientific de Thomson Reuters, ainsi que le point de vue externe de l'Australian Research Evaluation and Policy Project. En outre, des études de cas présentées par King's College London, la University of Leicester et la University of Southampton ont servi de tremplin aux expériences de ces universités grâce à des systèmes et des processus pour l'évaluation en recherche dans le contexte du RAE 2008, illustrant le niveau d'innovation et d'effort présenté par la communauté universitaire du Royaume-Uni.

<< Nous avons pris plaisir à travailler sur cet événement spécial avec King's College London. Ce fut véritablement une entreprise à vocation universitaire ; King's College a fait un pas en avant en rendant possible cet important événement et nous sommes heureux d'avoir contribué à son succès >>, a ajouté M. Pringle. << Thomson Reuters continuera à travailler étroitement avec la communauté universitaire du Royaume-Uni afin d'optimiser ses outils et ses services pour faciliter la compilation de données précises et vérifiables dans le nouvel environnement de recherche. >>

Anciennement Thomson Scientific, la division Scientific de Thomson Reuters fournit des informations et des connaissances afin d'accélérer la recherche, la découverte et l'innovation. Les informations de Thomson Reuters, pertinentes, précises et qui font autorité, sont essentielles pour que les entreprises pharmaceutiques puissent découvrir de nouveau médicaments et les mettre plus rapidement sur le marché ; pour que les chercheurs puissent trouver des documents pertinents et se tenir au courant de ce qui a été publié récemment dans leur domaine ; et pour que les entreprises puissent optimiser leur propriété intellectuelle et trouver des renseignements compétitifs. Thomson Reuters crée les plateformes et les services de recherche de l'avenir qui propulseront ses clients vers le succès de leur entreprise et leur succès personnel. Des solutions pour les informations scientifiques sont accessibles à scientific.thomsonreuters.com.

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King's College London est l'une des 25 meilleures universités au monde (Times Higher 2007) et la quatrième d'Angleterre par l'ancienneté. Université à vocation de recherche située au coeur de Londres, King's est fréquentée par 19 700 étudiants de plus de 140 pays et possède 5 400 employés. King's possède une réputation hors du commun d'enseignement et de recherche de pointe de niveau mondial. L'université fait partie du groupe de tÃªte des universités du Royaume-Uni concernant les gains liés à la recherche et son revenu annuel est d'environ 400 millions de livres sterling. Un investissement de 500 millions de livres sterling a été réalisé pour le redéveloppement de son patrimoine.

King's possède une réputation particulièrement brillante en lettres, droit, sciences sociales, sciences médicales, sciences naturelles et ingénierie, et a joué un rôle majeur dans de nombreuses avancées qui ont modelé la vie moderne, telles que la découverte de la structure de l'ADN. Il s'agit du plus grand centre pour la formation des professionnels des soins de santé en Europe et il héberge cinq centres de conseil pour la recherche médicale, plus que toute autre université.

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Active Control unveils breakthrough "Starfish(TM)" feature for ActiveMine wireless communications systemUnique feature allows miners to stay in contact even if isolated by accident or explosionTSX-V: ACT

TORONTO, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Active Control Technology Inc. (TSX-V:ACT) announced today a major enhancement of ActiveMine(TM), the premier wireless communications and locating system for mines, that represents a breakthrough in underground mining communications.

The new feature, called "Starfish(TM)," for the first time makes it possible for miners who become isolated due to an accident, explosion or other event to stay linked, even when they are distant from one another and cut off from the outside world.

"We know of no other communication system marketed to the mining community which has this capability," said Steve Barrett, President and CEO, Active Control. "Starfish demonstrates our commitment to ensuring ActiveMine remains the benchmark for wireless mine communications and locating systems."

Starfish technology has operated successfully for over a month in the underground coal mine in West Virginia referenced in ACT's press release of May 1, 2008. This installation marked the first commercial sale of the ActiveMine system.

How Starfish Works

Starfish operates on top of ActiveMine's 100 percent wireless Wi-Fi MESH network, which is formed by a series of nodes placed at strategic locations in the mine. The ActiveMine network has multiple wireless paths that will maintain communication links in the event any node fails or is damaged.

With Starfish, even if a node or series of nodes becomes isolated from the main network, voice communications will automatically be re-established within the isolated area. The analogy in nature is that of a starfish: If a starfish's arm is severed, a complete new starfish is naturally regenerated by the severed section.

This capability is currently not possible with analog walkie-talkie radios used in leaky feeder systems. When these radios lose their network connection (for example, because of a damaged leaky feeder cable), they provide line-of-sight communications to other radios within a few hundred feet. Consequently, miners located across a larger area or isolated behind pillars would likely be unable to communicate with one another should a leaky feeder network fail.

Additional Starfish Benefits Starfish provides several benefits and added capabilities: - By making it possible for miners to find one another and provide mutual assistance, Starfish is particularly valuable for search and rescue operations. - As soon as an ActiveMine node in an isolated area "sees" signal from the main network, communications to the surface will automatically resume. - With the advent of Starfish, ActiveMine wireless mesh networks can now be set up for communications without a "Head End," where communications system controls are typically located. All that is required are nodes. This is cost-effective for small mines that track underground personnel "by administration" only and do not require electronic tracking. - This capability also enables the deployment of temporary local networks that are ideal for shorter-term activities requiring high quality communication links. - Starfish-enabled local networks can be connected to satellite phones, making it possible for isolated locations such as prospecting camps to have a fully digital communications and data network linked to "the outside world". About ActiveMine

ActiveMine's communications, data and tracking system enables monitoring of production, personnel and equipment in all types of surface and underground mining environments, including coal and base metal mines. The system is designed to:

- Operate on a 100 percent wireless Wi-Fi network backbone. - Be less susceptible to water and mechanical damage of all sorts, including rock fall. - Use open-standards technology. - Meet federal MINER Act requirements for wireless systems as established in MSHA policies. - Provide four-day intrinsically safe battery back-up and power supply. - Provide a wireless communications and data network above-ground, linked seamlessly to underground networks. About Active Control Technology

ACT designs and markets wireless network control and communication systems for buildings and extreme environments. Located in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, the company trades publicly on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol ACT. For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.activecontrol.com/.

We make wireless work.(TM) The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. When used in this document, the words "may", "would", "could", "will", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to such risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from the statements made, including those factors discussed in filings made by us with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties, such as changes in demand for and prices for the products of the Company or the materials required to produce those products, labour relations problems, currency and interest rate fluctuations, increased competition and general economic and market factors, occur or should assumptions underlying the forward looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, or expected. We do not intend and do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements. The reader is cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

Active Control Technology Inc.

CONTACT: Steve Barrett, President & C.E.O., Active Control Technology
Inc., Tel.: (905) 670-5500 ext. 202, Fax: (905) 592-9691, Email:
sbarrett@activecontrol.com, Website: http://www.activecontrol.com/; Don Hogarth,
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BT and Siemens to Deliver One-Stop Converged Communications SolutionWorldwide Relationship Brings Enterprises Centralized, Converged IP Communications

LONDON and BOCA RATON, Fla., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BT, one of the world's leading providers of networked IT services, and Siemens Enterprise Communications, one of the world's leading suppliers of Open Communications software and services for enterprises, have entered into a global sales agreement to offer a converged communications solution for large multinational enterprises. The solution aims at helping those enterprises reduce costs, remove complexity and risk, improve collaboration and enhance business processes. It achieves that by leveraging existing investments in currently separate voice and data infrastructures and offering a compelling transition path to a centrally managed IP-based communications platform.

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The BT and Siemens converged communications solution enables enterprises to consolidate and converge their voice and data communications at their own pace, one site at a time if so required. They are able to migrate from an existing multi-technology environment to a centrally managed converged communications platform upon deployment. The solution offers a single service level agreement as well as a flexible pricing model with a single point of contact for end-to-end managed services.

This solution combines Siemens OpenScape* suite of communications software applications and OpenScale* services with BT's world class MPLS network.

The BT-Siemens relationship grew out of their shared experiences while handling several mutual engagements with major customers. This proven approach -- deployed to thousands of users in industries ranging from finance to manufacturing -- can help large enterprise CIOs solve one of the toughest IT challenges they face today.

"The dilemma for CIOs is that the demands of maintaining their existing IT infrastructures command so much of their budgets that little is left for true innovation," said Wu Zhou, Senior Analyst, IDC. "So while many if not most CIOs now recognize the clear advantages of IP-based converged communications, they cannot see how to get there without a lot of cost and complexity that can adversely impact the business."

The complementary portfolios of BT and Siemens Enterprise Communications are ideally suited to deliver a complete range of solutions and services including voice, data, telephony, mobility and collaboration applications.

"Through mergers and acquisitions, many of our customers have accumulated complex, usually multi-vendor voice and data infrastructures," said Chris Ainslie, vice president, systems integrators and channel partners, BT. "Our agreement with Siemens offers them a way to leverage their significant legacy investments while opening doors for greater collaboration, and better execution."

"This relationship provides a vehicle for large national and multi-national corporations as well as for large public organizations to implement sophisticated converged solutions globally," said Gerhard Otterbach, Chief Market Operations Officer (CMO) and Member of the Board at Siemens Enterprise Communications "It removes the complexity of separate vendor relationships in each country to manage the billing, customer service and technology integration challenges associated with a large-scale deployment while, at the same time, maintaining the value of their existing investment."

About BT

BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include networked IT services; local, national and international telecommunications services; 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 Sterling.

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 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 Enterprise Communications

Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG is 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. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens AG with global headquarters in Munich.

For more information about Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG, visit: http://www.siemens.com/open/.

*The OpenScape Unified Communication (UC) suite of applications operate in multi-vendor environments and integrate with complementary offerings from a variety of industry players. The OpenScale professional and managed services portfolio provides a global service infrastructure and delivers software based, UC services.

Note: OpenScale is a trademark, and Siemens, OpenScape, 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: Eileen Connelly of BT Global Services, +1-908-410-1419,
eileen.connolly@bt.com; or Amy Martin of Siemens Communications, Inc.,
+1-408-492-2785, amy.martin@siemens.com

Web site: http://www.siemens.com/open

Tiscali Italia Selects Amdocs to Support Launch of Low-Cost MVNO ServiceAmdocs Compact Convergence Suite will enable rapid service delivery in competitive, pre-paid mobile market

ST. LOUIS, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amdocs , the leading provider of customer experience systems, today announced that Tiscali Italia S.p.A., a leading alternative telecommunications provider in Europe, has selected the Amdocs Compact Convergence suite for service delivery and convergent real-time charging for its Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) service to be launched this year.

Tiscali will deploy Amdocs Compact Convergence suite, a network-connected full service enablement solution designed for high growth competitive markets. The solution allows providers like Tiscali Italia to quickly and cost-effectively launch services including low cost voice, data, roaming and short message service (SMS). Using Amdocs' solution, Tiscali Italia will also be able to charge customers for services via any payment method and in real-time.

About Tiscali S.p.A.

Tiscali S.p.A. (Borsa Italiana, Milan: TIS) is one of the leading alternative telecommunications operators in Europe. With one of the broadest and most interconnected IP technology-based networks worldwide, Tiscali supplies a wide range of services to its customers, both private individuals and companies, namely: Internet access through dial-up and ADSL as well as voice, VoIP, media, added-value services and other technologically advanced products.

At 31 December 2007, Tiscali counted both in Italy and the UK a total of 3.5 million active users. Of these, approximately 2.4 million were ADSL subscribers.

About Amdocs Customer Experience Systems

Amdocs Customer Experience Systems (CES), introduced in January 2008, is an integrated portfolio that delivers the operating environment service providers need to transform from providers of utility voice, data and video services into purveyors of the digital lifestyle. Amdocs CES allows providers to deliver an optimal customer experience-personalized, participatory and timely across any service, location and device. The Amdocs CES portfolio leverages Amdocs business process best practices based on real-world scenarios, and transcends traditional business support systems (BSS), operations support systems (OSS) and service delivery platforms (SDPs) to enable service providers to address both current and emerging customer experience business processes. Amdocs' unique business model focuses on enabling its customers to create differentiation and build brand, loyalty, profitability and competitive leadership.

About Amdocs

Amdocs is the market leader in customer experience systems innovation, enabling world-leading service providers to deliver an integrated, innovative and intentional customer experience(TM) at every point of service. Amdocs provides solutions that deliver customer experience excellence, combining the software, service and expertise to help its customers execute their strategies and achieve service, operational and financial excellence. A global company with revenue of $2.84 billion in fiscal 2007, Amdocs has more than 17,000 employees and serves customers in more than 50 countries around the world. For more information, visit Amdocs at http://www.amdocs.com/.

Amdocs Forward-Looking Statement

This press release includes information that constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about Amdocs' growth and business results in future quarters. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be obtained or that any deviations will not be material. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ from those anticipated. These risks include, but are not limited to, the effects of general economic conditions, Amdocs' ability to grow in the business segments it serves, adverse effects of market competition, rapid technological shifts that may render the Company's products and services obsolete, potential loss of a major customer, our ability to develop long-term relationships with our customers, and risks associated with operating businesses in the international market. Amdocs may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, however the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These and other risks are discussed at greater length in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, filed on December 3, 2007, and in our quarterly 6-K furnished on February 11, 2008.

Amdocs

CONTACT: Darcy Hansen of Amdocs Corporate Communications,
+1-415-806-4139, Darcy.Hansen@amdocs.com; or Gianluca Nonnis, Resp. Relazioni
Esterne ed Istituzionali, of Tiscali Italia, +39-070-46011,
nonnis@tiscali.com

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

Magic Software's iBOLT Business Integration Suite Now Available on Salesforce.com's AppExchangeSalesforce.com customers can deploy iBOLT for fast and simple integration of companies' on-premises business applications with Salesforce CRM applications

LONDON, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Salesforce.com Dreamforce Europe Conference -- Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. , a leader in enterprise application development, deployment and integration solutions, today announced the availability of the iBOLT(TM) business integration suite (http://www.magicsoftware.com/78-en/products.aspx) through salesforce.com's AppExchange. The iBOLT business integration suite is ideally suited to the needs of salesforce.com customers, enabling instant and real-time access to information in other business applications.

Using iBOLT, salesforce.com customers can more fully leverage inter- application data to increase operational efficiency, make more informed business decisions, and improve customer service. iBOLT for Salesforce listing is available at http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange/. The announcement was made today at Dreamforce Europe, salesforce.com's User and Developer Conference.

Magic Software's iBOLT for Salesforce (http://www.magicsoftware.com/348-en/products.aspx) allows organizations to form a bridge between Salesforce CRM applications and their other business applications and IT systems. Code-free, and using an intuitive wizard-based interface, iBOLT is designed to make integration both fast and simple. Companies can merge customer data across all on-premise applications, including accounting, ERP, supply chain management, human resource management system, logistics and more.

According to Arita Mattsoff, vice president marketing at Magic Software Enterprises, "We are very excited about our relationship with salesforce.com, and to introduce our award-winning iBOLT for Salesforce to their customers. Based on our years of similar experience with our SAP and IBM partners, we are confident that iBOLT will successfully enhance the benefits and rewards of Salesforce for customers, when integrated with other on-premises business applications. Users will experience improved business productivity, more automated workflows, better leveraging of customer information, more efficient use of human resources, and an increase in the value of every business transaction."

"iBOLT for Salesforce integrated the data and business processes between Salesforce and our crucial on-site operational and financial applications in a very straightforward manner," said Eyal Shahar, president of Online Trading Academy in Irvine, Calif. "We completed the required integration quickly and saw immediate results. Productivity per salesperson is up and our staff can now make decisions based upon real-time data sharing between our on-demand and on-site applications."

"Magic Software and the iBOLT business integration suite have been proven in multiple projects and installations over a number of years, worldwide," said Clarence So, Chief Marketing Officer, salesforce.com. "iBOLT on the AppExchange offers our customers the opportunity for fast and cost-effective integration to extend the benefits of Salesforce SaaS CRM applications and Force.com PaaS company-wide."

Working with partners, Magic Software Enterprises has already succeeded in winning new iBOLT customers that need to expose data trapped in legacy on-premise systems. "As an authorized iBOLT reseller, we were able to win a new customer that wanted to exchange information between Salesforce CRM and their ERP system," said Frank Sposato, President of Accelbus, a systems integrator in Wayne, Pa. "Magic supports us well in our efforts to provide complete customer satisfaction and iBOLT is amazingly deep in the richness of its integration features for such a straightforward, visually oriented tool."

Force.com Platform and the AppExchange

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

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

About Magic Software

Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. is a leading provider of business integration, application development and deployment tools. Magic Software has a presence in over 50 countries as well as a global network of ISV's, system integrators, value-added distributors and resellers, and OEM partners. The company's award-winning code-free solutions give partners and customers the power to leverage existing IT resources, enhance business agility and focus on core business priorities. Magic Software's technological approach, product roadmap and corporate strategy are recognized by leading industry analysts. Magic Software has partnerships with global IT leaders including SAP, salesforce.com, IBM and Oracle. For more information about Magic Software Enterprises and its products and services, visit http://www.magicsoftware.com/.

Magic Software is a subsidiary of Formula Systems in the Emblaze Group of companies.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, risks in product and technology development, market acceptance of new products and continuing product conditions, both here and abroad, release and sales of new products by strategic resellers and customers, and other risk factors detailed in the Company's most recent annual report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Media Contact: Arita Mattsoff Magic Software Enterprises +972 (0)3 538 9292 arita@magicsoftware.com

Magic Software Enterprises Ltd.

CONTACT: Arita Mattsoff, Magic Software Enterprises, +972-0-3-538-9292,
arita@magicsoftware.com

ACS Signs $60 Million Technology Services Contract With Weld County, Colo.

DALLAS, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. today announced a renewed contract with Weld County, Colo., to provide information technology (IT) services. The contract has a length of up to 15 years and a total value of $60 million if all options are exercised.

"ACS has provided tremendous value to Weld County since 1993," said Monica Mika, Weld County director of administrative services. "ACS' extensive experience has helped the county keep up with technology and best practices, enabling us to consistently provide county residents with top-quality, cost-effective services."

The contract provides technology services including application support, help desk, personal computers, Geographic Information Systems, web development and network support. This contract renewal was reflected in ACS' third quarter fiscal year 2008 results.

"ACS leads the industry in reliably meeting the unique technology needs of state and local governments nationwide," said Skip Stitt, ACS senior managing director, Government Administration and Operations. "We're focused on helping Weld County serve its citizens through the responsive and efficient delivery of important services."

ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with 63,000 people supporting client operations reaching more than 100 countries, provides business process outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients. The company's Class A common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACS." Learn more about ACS at http://www.acs-inc.com/.

The statements in this news release that do not directly relate to historical facts constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the Company's control. As such, no assurance can be given that the actual events and results will not be materially different than the anticipated results described in the forward-looking statements. Factors could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. For a description of these factors, see the Company's prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent filing. ACS disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future event, or otherwise.

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.

CONTACT: investors, Jon Puckett, Vice President, Investor Relations,
+1-214-841-8281, jon.puckett@acs-inc.com, or media, Andy Wilson, Director,
Corporate Communications, +1-214-841-8004, andy.wilson@acs-inc.com, both of
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.

Web site: http://www.acs-inc.com/

Anything Brands Online, Inc., Announces the Launch of Anything Mobile Electronics as a Website for Its Lines of Electronic Products

TUCSON, Ariz., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anything Brands Online, Inc. (Pink OTC: ANYT) announced the launch of its Anything Mobile Electronics website (http://www.anythingmobileelectronics.com/) as its commercial division designed specifically to serve as a distributor for its mobile electronic product lines. The company specializes in Transportation Safety Products. These products help prevent costly accidents, reduce driving risk, limit legal liability, safeguard employees, and protect your property while improving vehicle efficiencies.

The new website offers products and accessories designed specifically for mobile applications. Biking, Marine, RV & Trucking dealers will have an opportunity to purchase online with the knowledge that they can buy at discount prices. Anything Mobile Electronics features many quality brands, including; Advantage Pressure Pro, ALK CoPilot, Audiovox, BOYO, Initial, Jensen, Magnavox, Motorola, Panasonic, Phillips, Pioneer, RCA, Toshiba and others featuring In-Dash and Portable Navigation and Entertainment Systems products and accessories.

According to Ms. Jean Morgan, President of Anything Brands Online, Inc., "The addition of Anything Mobile Electronics represents our commitment to technology that drives transportation and is another example of a premium online marketplace that showcases products and accessories providing our shoppers with a one-stop shopping experience."

About Anything Brands Online, Inc.

Through its operating subsidiaries Anything Brands Online, (ABOL) markets and sells recreational, rv and transportation products and services including navigation, communication and information devices and applications -- most of which are enabled by GPS technology. Anything Brands Online, Inc. is a leader in the consumer and general recreational vehicle and transportation markets and its products serve rv, trucking, marine, outdoor recreation, automotive, commercial and OEM applications. For more information, visit http://www.anythingbrandsonline.com/ or contact the Investor Relations department at 520-742-1890.

Notice on Forward-Looking Statements: This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Anything Brands Online, Inc. and its business. Such statements are based on management's current expectations. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Anything Brands Online, Inc. undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Anything Brands Online, Inc.

CONTACT: Investor Relations of Anything Brands Online, Inc.,
+1-520-591-7948

Web site: http://www.anythingbrandsonline.com/
http://www.anythingmobileelectronics.com/

ASE Test Obtains Shareholder Approval for 'Going Private' Acquisition by ASE Inc.

HONG KONG, May 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (NYSE: ASX, TAIEX: 2311, "ASE Inc.") and its majority-owned subsidiary ASE Test Limited (Nasdaq: ASTSF, TAIEX: 9101, "ASE Test") today jointly announced that shareholders of ASE Test approved the proposed "going private" acquisition by ASE Inc. of the outstanding ordinary shares of ASE Test that ASE Inc. does not directly or indirectly own, by way of a scheme of arrangement under Singapore law (the "Scheme"). At the May 6, 2008 meeting of shareholders of ASE Test convened by an Order of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore (the "Court"), the requisite majority of unaffiliated shareholders of ASE Test voted to approve and adopt the Scheme.

Under the terms of the Scheme, each ordinary share of ASE Test listed on The NASDAQ Global Market will be acquired by ASE Inc. for US$14.78 per share in cash, and each Taiwan depository share representing 0.0125 ordinary shares of ASE Test listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange will be acquired by ASE Inc. for the NT$ equivalent of US$0.185 per share in cash (together, the "Scheme Consideration"). Payment of the Scheme Consideration will be made within 10 calendar days of the effective date of the Scheme.

The Scheme is subject to sanction by the Court, the lodgement of a copy of the Order of the Court sanctioning the Scheme with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. A further announcement regarding the Court hearing date to sanction the Scheme and the anticipated effective date of the Scheme will be made in due course.

About ASE Inc.

ASE Inc. is one of the world's largest independent provider of integrated circuit ("IC") packaging services and, together with its majority owned subsidiary ASE Test Limited, the world's largest independent provider of IC testing services, including front-end engineering test, wafer probe and final test services. ASE Inc. currently has approximately more than 200 international customers. With advanced technological capabilities and a global presence spanning Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and the United States, ASE Inc. has established a reputation for reliable, high quality products and services. For more information, visit our website at http://www.aseglobal.com/ .

The common shares of ASE Inc. are listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the symbol "2311". The American Depository Receipts of ASE Inc. are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ASX".

The directors of ASE Inc. (including any director who may have delegated detailed supervision of this press release) have taken all reasonable care to ensure that the facts stated and opinions expressed in this press release (other than those relating to ASE Test) are fair or accurate and that no material facts have been omitted from this press release and they jointly and severally accept responsibility accordingly. Where any information has been extracted from published or publicly available sources or obtained from ASE Test, the sole responsibility of the directors of ASE Inc. has been to ensure, through reasonable enquiries, that such information is accurately extracted from such sources or, as the case may be, reflected or reproduced in this press release.

About ASE Test

ASE Test is one of the world's largest independent providers of semiconductor testing services. It provides customers with a complete range of semiconductor testing services, including front-end engineering test, wafer probe, final test and other test-related services.

The ordinary shares of ASE Test are quoted for trading on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "ASTSF". ASE Test's Taiwan Depository Shares, which represent its ordinary shares, are listed for trading on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the symbol "9101".

The directors of ASE Test (including any director who may have delegated detailed supervision of this press release) have taken all reasonable care to ensure that the facts stated and opinions expressed in this press release are fair or accurate and that no material facts have been omitted from this press release and they jointly and severally accept responsibility accordingly. Where any information has been extracted from published or publicly available sources, the sole responsibility of the directors of ASE Test has been to ensure, through reasonable enquiries, that such information is accurately extracted from such sources or, as the case may be, reflected or reproduced in this press release.

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release are or may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those using words such as "seek", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "believe", "intend", "project", "plan", "strategy", "forecast" and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will", "would", "should", "could", "may" and "might". These statements reflect ASE Inc.'s or ASE Test's (as the case may be) current expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future and assumptions in light of currently available information. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from those described in such forward-looking statements. Shareholders and investors should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, and ASE Inc. and ASE Test undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements.

For further information please contact: ASE Inc. Freddie Liu (Vice President) Tel: +886-2-8780-5489 Email: freddie_liu@aseglobal.com ASE Test Ken Hsiang (CFO) Tel: +1-510-687-2475 Email: ken_hsiang@aseglobal.com MacKenzie Partners (UK) Limited (Proxy Solicitation Agent) Michael Diaz Tel: +44-20-7170-4155

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.; ASE Test Limited

CONTACT: Freddie Liu (Vice President) of ASE Inc., +886-2-8780-5489, or
freddie_liu@aseglobal.com; or Ken Hsiang (CFO) of ASE Test, +1-510-687-2475,
or ken_hsiang@aseglobal.com; or Michael Diaz of MacKenzie Partners (UK)
Limited (Proxy Solicitation Agent), +44-20-7170-4155

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

Valley Forge Composite Technologies, Inc. Appoints to Its Board of Directors Former Director of IT Operations and Enterprise Service Management at Iron Mountain Information Management, a Fortune 1000 Company

COVINGTON, Ky., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Valley Forge Composite Technologies, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: VLYF) today announced the appointment of Mr. Raul Fernandez to its Board of Directors.

"Mr. Fernandez brings 35 years of IT service management, network design and enterprise business strategy, and post sales support experience to the mix. We feel that his experience will greatly benefit our operations as we move into the sales and post-sales phases of our products ODIN and THOR," said Louis J. Brothers, President and CEO of Valley Forge Composite Technologies, Inc.

Mr. Fernandez was previously the Director of IT Operations and Enterprise Service Management at Iron Mountain Information Management, a public company, traded on the NYSE.

Prior to Iron Mountain, Mr. Fernandez held the position of Vice President of Information Services at Pierce Leahy Corp. Earlier in his career, he held various successful and complex Field Operations management positions with Unisys, where he managed and provided technical support for the Delaware Valley Commercial and Manufacturing Districts.

He has a strong background in Mergers and Acquisitions from an Operations and IT focus. Also, he has experience in audit and certification processes including SAS 70, Sarbanes Oxley, SysTrust and ITIL.

Mr. Fernandez earned his Bachelors in Mathematics from Kings College, and holds various ITIL certifications.

About Valley Forge

Valley Forge Composite Technologies, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries are developers, manufacturers and worldwide distributors of next- generation detection and aerospace systems.

Valley Forge Detection Systems, Inc. is developing THOR LVX, an Advanced Explosives Detection System capable of penetrating all shielding to detect and identify explosives, nuclear material, narcotics and chemical and biological agents. It uses photonuclear gamma ray technology to identify substances at the molecular level. Expected markets include airports, seaports, cargo terminals and border crossings.

Valley Forge Imaging, Inc. offers the ODIN Personnel Screening System, which may be used in any market requiring personnel screening such as airports, schools, government buildings, sporting events, and passenger ferry terminals. It allows screeners to detect items such as explosives, weapons, narcotics, gemstones, bundled currency and ingested items at a rate of approximately 720 persons per hour without the need to remove coats, shoes or personal belongings.

Valley Forge Aerospace, Inc. brings cutting-edge components and customized solutions to the aerospace industry such as specialized, prototype Attitude Control Instruments for NASA, built to meet NASA's precise engineering specifications.

Valley Forge Emerging Technologies, Inc. exists to develop and commercialize other unique and innovative technologies.

For more information on Valley Forge and its products, visit http://www.vlyf.com/.

Forward Looking Statements

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for certain forward-looking statements. Statements in this press release that relate to Valley Forge Composite Technologies, Inc.'s future plans, objectives, expectations, performance, events, reports made by others, and the like, including a statement about the assumptions underlying a forward-looking statement, are forward-looking statements protected by the safe harbor. Investors should understand that future events, risks and uncertainties, individually or in the aggregate, are factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. These factors could include changes in economic conditions or government policies that may change the demand for the Company's products and services and could include other factors discussed in the sections of the Company's report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, entitled "Description of Business" or "Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation." This release is comprised of interrelated information that must be interpreted in the context of all of the information provided and care should be exercised not to consider portions of this release out of context. Valley Forge Composite Technologies, Inc. uses paid services of investor relations organizations to promote the Company to the investment community. Investments in the Company should be considered speculative, and, prior to acquisition, should be thoroughly researched. Valley Forge Composite Technologies, Inc. does not intend to update these forward-looking statements prior to its reporting of its quarterly or annual results.

Contact Information: Katie Robertson, Investor Relations Valley Forge Composite Technologies, Inc. 50 E. River Center Blvd. Suite 820 Covington, KY 41011 Tel. 859-581-5111 Fax 859-581-5116 or info@vlyf.com

Valley Forge Composite Technologies, Inc.

CONTACT: Katie Robertson, Investor Relations, Valley Forge Composite
Technologies, Inc., +1-859-581-5111, or fax, +1-859-581-5116, info@vlyf.com

Web site: http://www.vlyf.com/
http://www.vfct.com/

Stereotaxis Reports Record First Quarter OrdersRecord First Quarter Orders of Approximately $13 Million and Record Backlog of Approximately $66 MillionImportant Milestone Achieved Toward the Return of the Magnetic Irrigated CatheterNew Product Offerings to be Introduced at Heart Rhythm 2008 Provide Broad Platform for Accelerated Growth

ST. LOUIS, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stereotaxis, Inc. today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. Despite the continued unavailability of a partner's magnetic irrigated catheter, revenue for the first quarter was $7.0 million. Revenue from Niobe(R) and Odyssey(TM) systems sales was $4.4 million while disposables, services and accessories revenue was $2.7 million. During the quarter, the Company recorded revenue on the sale of four Niobe systems. During the first quarter of 2007, Stereotaxis reported revenue of $9.2 million, with Niobe systems revenue of $7.2 million and disposables, services and accessories revenue of $2.0 million.

"In face of the continuing lack of availability of our partner's magnetic irrigated catheter, we set a new first quarter record for orders, of which a higher percentage than we had anticipated is expected to be delivered this year," said Bevil Hogg, Chief Executive Officer of Stereotaxis. "Our robust order rate is being driven by the continued strong overall growth in demand for therapies provided by electrophysiologists, the market's positive reception of our Odyssey system, the early first quarter FDA approval of our partner's magnetic irrigated catheter and the excellent patient outcomes and high satisfaction rating by clinicians generated during the first 250 cases using the catheter in Europe. We have not noted any material impact from any cutbacks in U.S. hospital capital spending, have significantly benefited from continued strong overseas demand, and we are heading into our most important clinician conference, HRS, with very strong momentum."

After adjustment for one order, which the Company elected to take out of backlog due to delays in funding for an overseas project, and for systems recognized to revenue in the first quarter, at March 31, 2008, purchase orders and other commitments for Stereotaxis systems totaled approximately $66 million, including approximately $13 million of new orders received during the quarter. Of the new orders, approximately $1.5 million were for the Odyssey system. The Company reported orders of $10.6 million in the first quarter of 2007. The Company does not include orders for disposables, service, or other accessories in its backlog data. These orders or commitments are subject to contingencies that are outside the Company's control and may be revised, modified or cancelled. Competitive efforts continue to have little or no impact on the Company's order flow or conversion of backlog to revenue.

"Clinicians have now performed approximately 15,000 procedures using our Niobe system. Most importantly, our major adverse event rate in electrophysiology stands at an impressive 0.1%. We believe this safety record is unsurpassed, by far, compared with both manual and competitive robotic procedures, and is supported by a substantial body of almost 90 peer-reviewed publications," added Mr. Hogg. "We are confident in our belief that well- informed physicians and their patients will invariably seek out the safer alternative."

"We have also developed tremendous interest in our Odyssey system, and during the first quarter we added approximately $1.5 million in Odyssey orders to our backlog," said Mr. Hogg. "It appears as though we will far exceed our original goal of 20 orders for the Odyssey system during 2008. We believe that the Odyssey platform, acting as the information and networking hub for the EP lab, can enable clinicians to improve efficiency and efficacy, by making it possible to consolidate and better manage information as well as procedural workflows, and to store this information and/or share it remotely for training or consultation purposes. We will be introducing significant new features for Odyssey during the HRS conference."

"We are pleased with the progress that has been made toward returning the magnetic irrigated catheter to our clinicians, as well as with the level of commitment evidenced by our partner in working to resolve the root cause. Our partner has informed us that they have successfully characterized the specification conformance issues that caused them to withdraw their magnetic irrigated catheter from the European market following a successful external evaluation of approximately 250 cases done in that market, and they are now moving forward to resolve these issues in the context of the current design, so as to return the irrigated catheter to full commercial availability in the earliest possible timeframe. We regard this accomplishment as a significant milestone and anticipate that the irrigated magnetic catheter will be back in the hands of clinicians before the end of the year."

"In the absence of a precise availability date for our partner's magnetic irrigated catheter, we remain in a position of not wishing to provide guidance for 2008," continued Mr. Hogg. "However, as we look to the longer term, and beyond the magnetic irrigated catheter issue that we are very confident is of a temporary nature, we continue to expect that our installed base will grow from an average of approximately 100 systems in 2008 to about 150 systems in 2009. Clinician experience with the initial release of the magnetic irrigated catheter in Europe indicates that we are likely to generate a significant increase in the number of procedures per site, once we have broad availability of this device. When we couple this perspective on procedure volumes with the notable increase in pricing power that we are generating for our CardioDrive proprietary disposable, soon to be augmented by the launch later this year of our advanced CardioDrive II model, which will be previewed at HRS, we see our recurring revenue stream accelerating significantly in 2009. For that year, we have a goal of approximately 20,000 procedures and expect to generate revenues per procedure of more than $1,000 from a combination of royalties and proprietary disposables to which will be added substantial service, software license and network connection fees. Thus, we are gaining confidence in our drive to profitability and believe that, once the irrigated catheter is in full commercial release, the key elements of our profitability will be per- procedure pricing power, rapidly accelerating Odyssey sales, continued strong growth in Niobe system sales, and gross margins on the order of 70%, coupled with continued focus on operating expense control," concluded Mr. Hogg.

First Quarter Financial Performance

Gross margin for the quarter was 65% of revenue or $4.6 million, similar to the 65% of revenue or $5.9 million realized in the first quarter 2007.

First quarter operating expenses increased 7% to $17.8 million in the quarter, compared to $16.7 million in the first quarter of 2007. The increase was driven by higher sales and marketing, and general and administrative expenses.

R&D expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2008, decreased 17% to $4.7 million, compared to $5.7 million in the same period in 2007. The decrease is related to a reduction in expenses for new product introductions and further device development.

The $17.8 million of total operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2008 decreased by approximately $1.0 million compared to the $18.9 million recorded in the three months ended December 31, 2007, in line with the company's previously established objectives regarding overall operating expense levels in 2008.

The Company reported a net loss for the first quarter of 2008 of $13.5 million, or $(0.37) per share. This compares to a net loss of $10.5 million, or $(0.31) per share, in the first quarter of 2007. The weighted average shares for the recent first quarter were 36.5 million compared with 34.4 million in the first quarter of last year. The increase in weighted average shares reflected the issuance of 1.9 million shares in a sale of common stock in a registered direct offering completed in March 2007.

Cash and investments at March 31, 2008 totaled $11.4 million, compared to $23.6 million at December 31, 2007.

Conference Call Information

The Company has scheduled a conference call for 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time today to discuss its financial results for the first quarter. To access the conference call, please dial (866) 249-6463. International participants can call (303) 262-2175. An audio replay of the call will be available for seven 7 days following the call at (800) 405-2236 for U.S. callers or (303) 590-3000 for those calling outside the U.S. The password required to access the replay is 11113274#. The call will also be available on the Internet live and for 90 days thereafter at the following URL: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=47952

About Stereotaxis

Stereotaxis designs, manufactures and markets an advanced cardiology instrument control system for use in a hospital's interventional surgical suite to enhance the treatment of coronary artery disease and arrhythmias. The Stereotaxis System is designed to enable physicians to complete more complex interventional procedures by providing image guided delivery of catheters and guidewires through the blood vessels and chambers of the heart to treatment sites. This is achieved using computer-controlled, externally applied magnetic fields that govern the motion of the working tip of the catheter or guidewire, resulting in improved navigation, shorter procedure time and reduced x-ray exposure. The core components of the Stereotaxis system have received regulatory clearance in the U.S., Europe and Canada.

This press release includes statements that may constitute "forward-looking" statements, usually containing the words "believe," "estimate," "project," "expect" or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, continued acceptance for the Company's products in the marketplace, competitive factors, changes in government reimbursement procedures, dependence upon third-party vendors, and other risks discussed in the Company's periodic and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release. There can be no assurance that the Company will recognize revenue related to its purchase orders and other commitments in any particular period or at all because some of these purchase orders and other commitments are subject to contingencies that are outside of the Company's control. In addition, these orders and commitments may be revised, modified or canceled, either by their express terms, as a result of negotiations, or by project changes or delays.

STEREOTAXIS, INC. STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 2007 Revenue: Systems $4,377,398 $7,207,443 Disposables, service and accessories 2,651,053 1,953,512 Total revenue 7,028,451 9,160,955 Cost of revenue: Systems 1,856,102 2,529,808 Disposables, service and accessories 569,960 720,540 Total cost of revenue 2,426,062 3,250,348 Gross margin 4,602,389 5,910,607 Operating expenses: Research and development 4,698,797 5,694,691 Sales and marketing 7,663,713 6,079,923 General and administrative 5,476,122 4,942,935 Total operating expenses 17,838,632 16,717,549 Operating loss (13,236,243) (10,806,942) Interest income 107,728 382,454 Interest expense (402,651) (79,617) Net loss $(13,531,166) $(10,504,105) Net loss per common share: Basic and diluted $(0.37) $(0.31) Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per common share: Basic and diluted 36,493,662 34,409,573 Stereotaxis, Inc. Balance Sheets At March 31, 2008 (Unaudited) March 31, December 31, 2008 2007 Assets Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $10,973,108 $17,022,200 Short-term investments - 6,634,178 Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $177,719 and $189,040 in 2008 and 2007, respectively 12,500,839 13,757,270 Current portion of long-term receivables 214,342 136,430 Inventories 10,537,151 9,964,460 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 5,128,255 3,421,202 Total current assets 39,353,695 50,935,740 Property and equipment, net 6,607,590 7,011,763 Intangible assets, net 1,377,778 1,411,111 Long-term receivables 483,376 272,859 Long-term investments 469,025 - Other assets 744,321 844,321 Total assets $49,035,785 $60,475,794 Liabilities and stockholders' equity Current liabilities: Current maturities of long-term debt $5,888,889 $972,222 Accounts payable 7,124,879 7,349,426 Accrued liabilities 9,044,925 11,913,418 Deferred contract revenue 10,132,609 8,774,958 Total current liabilities 32,191,302 29,010,024 Long-term debt, less current maturities 833,333 6,000,000 Long-term deferred contract revenue 1,266,579 942,573 Other liabilities 344,194 328,790 Stockholders' equity: Preferred stock, par value $0.001; 10,000,000 shares authorized at 2008 and 2007; none outstanding at 2008 and 2007 - - Common stock, par value $0.001; 100,000,000 shares authorized at 2008 and 2007; 37,187,551 and 37,132,529 issued at 2008 and 2007, respectively 37,188 37,133 Additional paid-in capital 280,172,707 276,433,662 Treasury stock, 40,151 shares at 2008 and 2007 (205,999) (205,999) Accumulated deficit (265,603,519) (252,072,353) Accumulated other comprehensive gain - 1,964 Total stockholders' equity 14,400,377 24,194,407 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $49,035,785 $60,475,794

Stereotaxis, Inc.

CONTACT: Jim Stolze, Chief Financial Officer of Stereotaxis, Inc.,
+1-314-678-6105; or Investors, Douglas Sherk or Jenifer Kirtland,
+1-415-896-6820, or Media, Steve DiMattia, +1-646-201-5445, all of EVC Group,
Inc., for Stereotaxis, Inc.

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

Isilon Named Best of Show at Bio-IT World 2008Editors of Leading Life Sciences Publication Select Isilon IQ X-Series as Innovative New Technology for IT Infrastructure

SEATTLE, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Isilon(R) Systems , the leader in clustered storage, today announced that Isilon's X-Series was named "Best of Show," for the second year in a row, at Bio-IT World Conference and Expo in the event's Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure category. The Bio-IT World "Best of Show" Awards, selected by Bio-IT World magazine editors and leading industry experts, spotlight new products that demonstrate exceptional technology innovation across the life sciences research, discovery, and clinical trials process.

"Selected by prominent judges with years of experience in the bio-science fields, the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo's Best of Show Awards winners consist of products within IT, informatics and life science technologies that demonstrate innovation and leadership in their respective markets," said Kevin Davies, Editor-in-Chief, Bio-IT World. "These awards recognize the products that are fueling tomorrow's discoveries."

"As life sciences and drug discovery move out of the Petri dish and into the datacenter, innovations in information technology are dramatically accelerating the discovery process and enabling scientific breakthroughs on an unprecedented scale," said Paul Rutherford, CTO, Isilon Systems. "In this era of research and discovery, data literally serves as the lifeblood of scientific advancement and Isilon's clustered storage solutions -- which deliver 100 times the capacity and 20 times the performance of traditional NAS and SAN systems -- enable leading life science organizations to transform this data into breakthroughs."

With medical researchers continuing to focus on using massive datasets to provide new insight into the treatment of human disease, scalable, high-performance, easy to use storage is critical to powering the next generation of life sciences research and drug discovery. Isilon's X-Series clustered storage systems scale up to 1.6 Petabytes of capacity and 10 GB/s of throughput in a single file system and single volume, enabling life sciences organizations to manage and maintain enormous datasets while making this critical information immediately available for data-intensive visualization and modeling applications.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Louis Warschaw Prostate Cancer Center is using Isilon IQ as a centralized, highly reliable, easily managed and highly scalable storage architecture to support its leading-edge cancer research initiatives. Meanwhile, UCLA's Laboratory of Neuro Imaging has deployed Isilon to store one of the world's largest repositories of high resolution neuro imaging data. These organizations are among many life sciences leaders using Isilon clustered storage to dramatically reduce the time and resources required to manage data, enabling them to refocus vital resources towards interpreting data and advancing research.

For more information on the Bio-IT World Conference and Expo and the "Best of Show" Awards, visit http://www.bio-itworldexpo.com/.

Powered by OneFS(R), Isilon IQ delivers the industry's first single file system that unifies and provides instant and ubiquitous access to the rapidly growing stores of digital content, eliminating the cost and complexity barriers of traditional storage architectures. OneFS is a unified operating system software layer that powers all of Isilon's award-winning family of IQ clustered storage systems including the Isilon IQ 200, 1920, 3000, 6000, 9000, 12000, Accelerator, and EX 6000, 9000 and 12000. Isilon also provides a robust suite of software applications including SnapshotIQ(TM), SmartConnect(TM), SmartQuotas(TM), MigrationIQ(TM) and SyncIQ(R) that leverage OneFS and clustered storage, providing the highest levels of data protection and automated data management.

About Isilon

Isilon Systems is the worldwide leader in clustered storage systems and software for digital content and unstructured data, enabling enterprises to transform data into information -- and information into breakthroughs. Isilon's award-winning family of IQ clustered storage systems combines Isilon's OneFS operating system software with the latest advances in industry-standard hardware to deliver modular, pay-as-you-grow, enterprise- class storage systems. Isilon's clustered storage solutions speed access to critical business information while dramatically reducing the cost and complexity of storing it. Information about Isilon can be found at http://www.isilon.com/.

About Bio-IT World

Bio-IT World (http://www.bio-itworld.com/), the flagship publication of Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI), is the leading source of news on technology and strategic innovation in drug discovery, development, and clinical trials. Bio-IT World explores the tools and results of predictive biology as the industry adapts to the new world of personalized medicine. Bio- IT World has won 34 national and regional awards, more than any other magazine covering the life sciences industry.

About Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI)

Founded in 1992, Cambridge Healthtech Institute (http://www.chicorporate.com/) is the preeminent life science network for leading researchers and business experts from top pharmaceutical, biotech, academic, and niche service provider organizations. CHI's integrated life science portfolio of products and services includes Cambridge Healthtech Institute Conferences, Pharmaceutical Strategy Series, Barnett International, Insight Pharma Reports, Marketing Services, Meeting Planners, and Cambridge Healthtech Media Group, which includes numerous eNewsletters, Bio-IT World magazine, as well as Lead Generation Programs.

The names of companies mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

Isilon Systems

CONTACT: Lucas Welch of Isilon Systems, +1-206-315-7621,
lucas.welch@isilon.com

Web site: http://www.isilon.com/
http://www.bio-itworld.com/
http://www.chicorporate.com/

Hutchison Telecom Reports First Quarter Key Performance Indicators

HONG KONG, May 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (''Hutchison Telecom''; ''the Group''; SEHK: 2332; NYSE: HTX) today announced its unaudited key performance indicators and consolidated profit attributable to equity holders of the Company for the quarter ended 31 March 2008.

The Group's emerging market operations in Indonesia and Sri Lanka continued to provide momentum in customer acquisition in the first quarter where the base grew 14.3% to 2.3 million in Indonesia and 13% to 1.3 million in Sri Lanka. Excluding Ghana and Vietnam, the Group's total customer base was over 10 million at the end of the quarter. This represents a 6.2% like-for- like quarterly growth. The growth in Indonesia and Sri Lanka was mainly fuelled by continued network expansion in both markets.

In established markets the Group's operations reported sustained healthy growth in its customer base with most of the net additions from the 3G segment. In Hong Kong, the 3G customer base increased to 1,145,000 at the end of the first quarter representing a 6.1% quarterly growth. In Israel our operations also saw a strong growth in its 3G customer base of 19% in the quarter to 753,000.

During the quarter, increased level of promotional activities in Indonesia hindered our ARPU (average revenue per user) improvement, which dropped slightly from IDR15,000 to IDR14,000. Our operations in Sri Lanka also experienced attrition in ARPU due to the unfavourable economic situation.

Hong Kong operations' ARPU was affected by seasonal factors particularly fewer business days in the first quarter, which led to a drop in MOU ('minutes of use'). This drove postpaid ARPU down to HK$208. Nevertheless, 3G ARPU remained stable during the quarter demonstrating the emergence of established user habits in data content and services. In Israel our MOU increased by 4.1% in the quarter but the positive impact was mostly offset by short term promotional pricing during the quarter. Due to a higher percentage of 3G customers in Israel, ARPU for the quarter was 1.3% higher than the same period last year.

Dennis Lui, Chief Executive Officer of Hutchison Telecom said: ''We are pleased to present a set of healthy operational parameters in the first quarter despite it being a traditionally slower period. Our focus to achieve growth in Indonesia continued to show results while our strategy to win share in growth segments in Hong Kong and Israel is reinforcing our leading positions and so further setting us apart from competition.''

The Group also announced unaudited consolidated profit attributable to equity holders of the Company of HK$310 million for the quarter, compared with a like-for-like loss of HK$236 million for the same period last year.

About Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited

Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited ('Hutchison Telecom' or 'the Group') is a leading global provider of telecommunication services. The Group currently offers mobile and fixed-line telecommunication services in Hong Kong, and operates mobile telecommunication services in Macau, Israel, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Indonesia and Vietnam. It was the first provider of 3G mobile services in Hong Kong and Israel. Its leading brands include ''Hutch'', ''3'' and ''Orange''.

Hutchison Telecom is a listed company with American Depositary Shares quoted on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker HTX and shares listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong under the stock code 2332. A member of the Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa Group, Hutchison Telecom is committed to providing superior telecommunication services in dynamic markets. For more information about Hutchison Telecom, see http://www.htil.com/ .

Cautionary Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the beliefs and expectations of Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited ('the Company'), are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, and therefore you should not place undue reliance on them. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any of them in light of new information or future events. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks, uncertainties and assumptions. The Company cautions you that if these risks or uncertainties ever materialise or the assumptions prove incorrect, or if a number of important factors occur or do not occur, the Company's actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement. Additional information as to factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's forward-looking statements can be found in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Unaudited Key Performance Indicators for First Quarter 2008 Customer Base Q1 2008 Q4 2007 31 March 2008 31 December 2007 Total Postpaid Prepaid Total Postpaid Prepaid Market ('000) ('000) ('000) ('000) ('000) ('000) Hong Kong (incl Macau) 2,515 1,698 817 2,427 1,671 756 Indonesia 2,331 4 2,327 2,039 3 2,036 Israel 2,823 2,108 715 2,860 2,068 792 Sri Lanka 1,289 -- 1,289 1,141 -- 1,141 Thailand 1,071 405 666 978 372 606 Total 10,029 9,445 Customer Base Q3 2007 Q2 2007 30 September 2007 30 June 2007 Total Postpaid Prepaid Total Postpaid Prepaid Market ('000) ('000) ('000) ('000) ('000) ('000) Hong Kong (incl Macau) 2,290 1,629 661 2,239 1,590 649 Indonesia 1,627 2 1,625 -- -- -- Israel 2,796 2,004 792 2,733 1,952 781 Sri Lanka 1,002 -- 1,002 819 -- 819 Thailand 884 346 538 796 317 479 Total 8,599 6,587 Customer Base Q1 2007 31 March 2007 Total Postpaid Prepaid Market ('000) ('000) ('000) Hong Kong (incl Macau) 2,199 1,557 642 Indonesia -- -- -- Israel 2,703 1,920 783 Sri Lanka 685 -- 685 Thailand 747 306 441 Total 6,334 Notes: (1) A customer is defined as a Postpaid Customer or a Prepaid Customer who has a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) or Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) that has access to the network for any purpose, including voice, data or video services. (2) Postpaid Customers are defined as those whose mobile telecommunications service usage is paid in arrears upon receipt of the mobile telecommunications operator's invoice and who have not been temporarily or permanently suspended from service. (3) Prepaid Customers are defined as customers with prepaid SIM cards or prepaid USIM cards that have been activated but not been used up or expired at period end. A new prepaid customer is recognised upon making the first call or registration/activation. (4) All numbers quoted on the basis of the total customer base of the operation irrespective of the Company's ownership percentage. (5) All numbers quoted as at last day of the quarter. (6) The data for Hong Kong and Israel relate to both 2G and 3G services. (7) The data for Ghana and Vietnam is excluded. ARPU(1) Q1 2008 Q4 2007 31 March 2008 31 December 2007 Market Currency Blended Postpaid Prepaid Blended Postpaid Prepaid Hong Kong (incl Macau) HKD 149 208 24 161 218 28 Indonesia IDR ('000) 14 120 14 15 114 15 Israel NIS 155 157 Sri Lanka LKR 193 -- 193 242 -- 242 Thailand THB 405 808 157 417 813 165 ARPU(1) Q3 2007 Q2 2007 30 September 2007 30 June 2007 Market Currency Blended Postpaid Prepaid Blended Postpaid Prepaid Hong Kong (incl Macau) HKD 162 216 29 160 214 27 Indonesia IDR ('000) -- -- -- -- -- -- Israel NIS 165 157 Sri Lanka LKR 287 -- 287 311 -- 311 Thailand THB 434 815 183 463 843 200 ARPU(1) Q1 2007 31 March 2007 Market Currency Blended Postpaid Prepaid Hong Kong (incl Macau) HKD 152 204 27 Indonesia IDR ('000) -- -- -- Israel NIS 153 Sri Lanka LKR 337 -- 337 Thailand THB 501 893 220 Notes: (1) The monthly Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) is calculated as the total Service Revenues for the month divided by the simple average number of activated customers for the month. The monthly ARPU for the quarter represents the average of the monthly ARPU in the quarter. (2) Service Revenues are defined as the direct recurring service revenues plus roaming revenues. (3) The data for Hong Kong and Israel relate to both 2G and 3G services. (4) The data for Ghana and Vietnam is excluded. MOU(1) Q1 2008 Q4 2007 31 March 2008 31 December 2007 Market Blended Postpaid Prepaid Blended Postpaid Prepaid Hong Kong (incl Macau) 461 655 43 491 680 49 Indonesia 181 128 181 156 71 156 Israel 359 345 Sri Lanka 78 -- 78 86 -- 86 Thailand 675 1,217 342 684 1,187 366 MOU(1) Q3 2007 Q2 2007 30 September 2007 30 June 2007 Market Blended Postpaid Prepaid Blended Postpaid Prepaid Hong Kong (incl Macau) 506 691 51 490 673 47 Indonesia -- -- -- -- -- -- Israel 343 331 Sri Lanka 100 -- 100 113 -- 113 Thailand 686 1,160 377 676 1,059 410 MOU(1) Q1 2007 31 March 2007 Market Blended Postpaid Prepaid Hong Kong (incl Macau) 475 653 47 Indonesia -- -- -- Israel 323 Sri Lanka 123 -- 123 Thailand 697 1,039 451 Notes: (1) The monthly Minutes of Use (MOU) is calculated as the total minutes carried over the network (2G total airtime usage + 3G voice and video usage, including both inbound and outbound roaming) for the month divided by the simple average number of activated customers for the month. The monthly MOU for the quarter represents the average of the monthly MOU in the quarter. (2) The data for Hong Kong and Israel relate to both 2G and 3G services. (3) The data for Ghana and Vietnam is excluded. Churn(1) Q1 2008 Q4 2007 31 March 2008 31 December 2007 Market Blended Postpaid Prepaid Blended Postpaid Prepaid Hong Kong (incl Macau) 3.5% 1.8% 6.7% 3.3% 1.8% 6.2% Indonesia 17.6% 11.0% 17.6% 17.7% 16.3% 17.7% Israel 1.7% 1.3% Sri Lanka 2.9% -- 2.9% 2.4% -- 2.4% Thailand 5.8% 2.7% 7.8% 5.2% 2.8% 6.8% Churn(1) Q3 2007 Q2 2007 30 September 2007 30 June 2007 Market Blended Postpaid Prepaid Blended Postpaid Prepaid Hong Kong (incl Macau) 3.9% 1.8% 8.2% 3.7% 1.7% 7.7% Indonesia -- -- -- -- -- -- Israel 1.1% 1.2% Sri Lanka 2.2% -- 2.2% 2.8% -- 2.8% Thailand 5.5% 3.4% 6.9% 6.5% 3.9% 8.2% Churn(1) Q1 2007 31 March 2007 Market Blended Postpaid Prepaid Hong Kong (incl Macau) 4.3% 1.7% 9.2% Indonesia -- -- -- Israel 1.5% Sri Lanka 2.5% -- 2.5% Thailand 6.6% 4.2% 8.2% Notes: (1) The monthly churn % is calculated as the average number of disconnections (net of reconnection and internal migration between networks) for the month divided by the simple average number of activated customers for the month. The monthly churn % for the quarter represents the average of the monthly churn rates in the quarter. (2) The data for Hong Kong and Israel relate to both 2G and 3G services. (3) The data for Ghana and Vietnam is excluded.

The Board wishes to remind investors that the above key performance indicators are based on the Group's unaudited internal records. Investors are cautioned not to unduly rely on such data.

For enquiries, please contact: Mickey Shiu Corporate Communications / Investor Relations Hutchison Telecom Work: +852-2128-3107 Mobile: +852-9092-8233 Email: mickeyshiu@htil.com.hk

Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited

CONTACT: Mickey Shiu, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations of
Hutchison Telecom, +852-2128-3107, or mobile, +852-9092-8233, or
mickeyshiu@htil.com.hk

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

ARM Enables Rapid Deployment of Microsoft Windows Embedded CE on ARM Processors With RealView ICESupport for the Microsoft Extended Debugging Interface (eXDI) in ARM RealView ICE Significantly Improves Visibility and Control of any ARM Processor-Based Platform Being Used for Windows Embedded CE Operating System Development

CAMBRIDGE, England, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARM ( ) today announced that working in collaboration with Microsoft, the ARM(R) RealView(R) ICE tool, a member of the RealView family of development tools, will enable enhanced hardware-assisted debug for the Microsoft Visual Studio software development tool . The Extended Debugging Interface (eXDI) drivers developed by ARM for the RealView ICE unit enables Windows Embedded CE operating system developers to immediately take advantage of the extended debug capabilities enabled by the ICE unit to gain full visibility and control of the ARM processor-based hardware.

"By leveraging the RealView ICE unit for hardware assisted debug from the Microsoft Visual Studio debug environment, our customers now have an increased level of debug visibility," said Kim Chau, Silicon Vendor Partner Marketing manager, Windows Embedded Business, Microsoft Corp. "Coupling ARM's expertise on silicon, tools and technologies with Microsoft's Windows Embedded CE is a natural fit that enables our mutual customers to reduce both time-to-market and overall project risk."

The RealView ICE unit connects to the Microsoft Visual Studio IDE through the eXDI adaptation layer and a GUI extension is provided enabling access to additional debug functions and the ARM processor features. The unique combination of the RealView ICE unit with the Microsoft software development tools enables the Windows Embedded CE operating system to be downloaded and brought up over an industry -standard JTAG connection, prior to any functional Ethernet or serial communication port implementation. The additional ability to directly control the processor core during the hardware bring-up enables debug to commence even before the kernel starts.

"Customers wanted the in-depth visibility of the ARM processor combined with the familiarity of the Microsoft development tools for the Windows Embedded CE operating system to enable fast time-to-market for highly-differentiated products," said Mark Onions, director of Marketing, System Design Division, ARM. "The comprehensive support for all ARM processors and the RealView ICE unit's unique ability to be plugged into a tool chain of choice enables silicon providers and OEMs to immediately benefit from the reduced project risk and maximized tools investment.

About RealView ICE

The ARM RealView ICE unit provides a leading-edge JTAG run-control solution for the connection and control of silicon (or hardware emulations of silicon) and the development of software. This essential product enables access and control of the inner-most functions of the processor core for optimal software debug and test, significantly improving application time-to-market and ensuring the highest degree of software quality.

The RealView ICE unit delivers the performance required by today's developers of sophisticated system-on-chip (SoC) devices and embedded system software for all ARM processors and ARM CoreSight(TM) debug technology. The product provides a universal-ARM solution, i.e. one unit supports all ARM processors in single, multi-core, homogenous and heterogeneous architectures, offering an unparalleled depth and breadth of support for ARM processor-based devices.

Availability

ARM RealView ICE eXDI2 software for use with Microsoft Platform Builder for Windows CE 5.0 is available now and support for Windows Embedded CE 6.0 will be available in Q2 2008, free-of-charge via electronic download from the ARM website.

About ARM

ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 32-bit RISC microprocessors, graphics processors, enabling software, cell libraries, embedded memories, high-speed connectivity products, peripherals and development tools. Combined with comprehensive design services, training, support and maintenance, and the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com/

ARM and RealView are registered trademarks of ARM Limited. CoreSight is a trademark of ARM Limited. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders. "ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings plc; its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries: ARM, Inc.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd.; ARM Taiwan Limited; ARM France SAS; ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; ARM Belgium N.V.; AXYS Design Automation Inc.; ARM Germany GmbH; ARM Embedded Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; and ARM Norway, AS.

ARM

CONTACT: Contact Details: ARM PRESS OFFICE: +44-208-846-0797, Starlayne
Meza, Text 100, +1-415-593-8431, starm@text100.com; Michelle Spencer, ARM,
+44-1628-427-780, michelle.spencer@arm.com

ARM Enables Rapid Deployment of Microsoft Windows Embedded CE on ARM Processors With RealView ICE

CAMBRIDGE, England, May 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- Support for the Microsoft Extended Debugging Interface (eXDI) in ARM RealView ICE Significantly Improves Visibility and Control of any ARM Processor-Based Platform Being Used for Windows Embedded CE Operating System Development

ARM ((LSE:ARM) (Nasdaq:ARMH)) today announced that working in collaboration with Microsoft, the ARM(R) RealView(R) ICE tool, a member of the RealView family of development tools, will enable enhanced hardware-assisted debug for the Microsoft Visual Studio software development tool . The Extended Debugging Interface (eXDI) drivers developed by ARM for the RealView ICE unit enables Windows Embedded CE operating system developers to immediately take advantage of the extended debug capabilities enabled by the ICE unit to gain full visibility and control of the ARM processor-based hardware.

About RealView ICE

Availability

About ARM

ARM

Contact Details: ARM PRESS OFFICE: +44-208-846-0797, Starlayne Meza, Text 100, +1-415-593-8431, starm@text100.com; Michelle Spencer, ARM, +44-1628-427-780, michelle.spencer@arm.com

BluePhoenix Solutions and Capita Life & Pension Services Sign Partnership Agreement to Modernize Legacy IT SystemsAgreement Provides Capita With Modernized IT Systems to Reduce Costs and Increase ROI for Their CustomersWorking With Capita Significantly Strengthens BluePhoenix's Presence and Reach in the UK Market

HERZLIYA, Israel, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BluePhoenix Solutions , the leader in value-driven legacy modernization, today announced the signing of a partnership agreement with Capita Life & Pension Services, a division of Capita Group (CPI.L), one of the UK's leading provider of integrated professional support service solutions.

Capita Life & Pensions Services is a clear leader in the outsourced life and pensions market where they support a growing number of life assurance companies and consolidators. Under the partnership agreement, BluePhoenix will provide legacy modernization tools and services to one of Capita's key contracts in support of their business transformation program. Specifically, BluePhoenix will provide Capita with tools, services and support for modernizing mainframe systems, applications and databases such as IDMS, to more modern platforms and technology including .NET and SQL Server.

"BluePhoenix is very excited to work with Capita Life & Pension Services, the leader in the UK life and pensions outsourcing market," said Arik Kilman, CEO of BluePhoenix. "We will use our extensive experience in modernization and in re-hosting applications and databases to provide comprehensive and proven solutions to meet the requirements of Capita's customers."

"Capita is delighted to be entering this partnership with BluePhoenix, with whom we have already starting working to modernize legacy systems at one of our largest life and pensions customers," Mark Dally, Managing Director of Capita Life & Pensions Resolution Contract. "We believe the agreement will help us to provide high quality services more efficiently."

About Capita Life & Pensions Services

Capita Life & Pensions Services is a UK focused life and pensions outsource service provider offering a full service solution for both open and closed books of business to clients including Lincoln Financial Group, The Children's Mutual, Zurich Financial Services, Resolution, Cooperative Financial Services and Prudential UK. Capita Life & Pensions Services. http://www.capita-lps.co.uk/ is a division of The Capita Group Plc and is the UK's leading provider of integrated professional support service solutions. The Group's service capabilities encompass business process outsourcing, (BPO), customer services, administration and support, human resources, ICT, property consultancy, finance & treasury and consultancy delivered to both public sector and private organizations. With 30,000 employees at more than 250 offices across the UK, Channel Islands, Ireland and India, Capita is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (CPI.L), and is a constituent of the FTSE100 with revenues for 2006 of GBP1,739 million.

About BluePhoenix Solutions

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

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

BluePhoenix Contact Capita Life&Pensions Services Contact Colleen Pence Jenny Green +1-210-408-0212, ext. 600 +44(0)7766-397614 cpence@bphx.com Jenny.Green@capita.co.uk Investor Contact Financial Media Contact Peter Seltzberg Jeffrey Stanlis Hayden Communications Hayden Communications +1-646-415-8972 +1-602-476-1821 peter@haydenir.com jeff@haydenir.com

BluePhoenix Solutions Ltd

CONTACT: BluePhoenix Contact: Colleen Pence, +1-210-408-0212, ext. 600,
cpence@bphx.com; Investor Contact: Peter Seltzberg, Hayden Communications,
+1-646-415-8972, peter@haydenir.com; Capita Life & Pensions Services Contact:
Jenny Green, +44(0)7766-397614, Jenny.Green@capita.co.uk; Financial Media
Contact: Jeffrey Stanlis, Hayden Communications, +1-602-476-1821,
jeff@haydenir.com