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Supermicro SuperBlade(TM) Earns #1 CRN Ranking Over IBM and Dell

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Super Micro Computer, Inc. , a leader in application-optimized, high performance server solutions, today announced that its latest SuperBlade(TM) earned the top honor from CRN Test Center over IBM and Dell in a head-to-head analysis. Supermicro SuperBlade(TM) systems feature 93%* power supply efficiency and deliver unprecedented performance-per-watt when combined with Supermicro thermal and design technologies.

"CRN has recognized our SuperBlade(TM) as the best blade solution, because it delivers superior power efficiency, is easy to deploy and use, and offers the best price-to-performance and profit potential available," said Charles Liang, CEO and president of Supermicro. "Our advanced server design innovations continue to win more and more recognition and awards. Previously, we earned the Best Server Innovation award from Intel for our new 1U Twin(TM) product which features two dual-processor (DP) nodes in a standard 1U form factor, and earlier this year, our SuperBlade(TM) earned a CRN Test Center Recommended award."

"Of importance to solution providers is this: Supermicro allows for much customization to take place within a system and, by and large, solution providers can determine a great percentage of end-user pricing. Not only is this offering easy to install and control, but delivery, services and billing are just as easy." CRN editors concluded that, "In the end, our group of reviewers wound up agreeing that Supermicro provided the best value based on a combination of all the factors we deemed relevant ... we liked the Supermicro the best."

The Supermicro SBI-7125C blade server in the 10-blade 7U OfficeBlade(TM) enclosure provides industry-leading energy efficiency and low-noise operation, making it an excellent choice for office environments or a personal supercomputer.

Supermicro offers a wide selection of SuperBlade(TM) products optimized for different environments. While the quiet OfficeBlade(TM) is ideal for office environments, the DatacenterBlade(TM) packs 14 highly energy-efficient blades into one 7U enclosure, with industry-leading performance/watt (290GFLOPS/kW), making it perfect for datacenter and HPC applications. Supermicro's enterprise-class SuperBlade(TM) features both dual and quad- processor blades for performance, scalability and flexibility. For maximum computational performance and density, SuperBlade(TM) supports up to 10 four- socket server blades (160 CPU cores) in one 7U enclosure. For optimum storage, SuperBlade(TM) supports up to 10 two-socket server blades with 60 hot-plug SAS/SATA hard disk drives in a single 7U enclosure.

Read the entire CRN Blades of Glory article at http://www.crn.com/hardware/207800358. For more information on Supermicro's complete line of Server Building Block Solutions(R) go to http://www.supermicro.com/.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Supermicro emphasizes superior product design and uncompromising quality control to produce industry-leading serverboards, chassis and server systems. These Server Building Block Solutions provide benefits across many environments, including data center deployment, high-performance computing, high-end workstations, storage networks and standalone server installations. For more information on Supermicro's complete line of advanced motherboards, SuperServers, and optimized chassis, visit www.Supermicro.com, email Marketing@Supermicro.com or call the San Jose, CA headquarters at +1 408-503-8000.

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* Peak power efficiency figures based on internal test results.

Super Micro Computer, Inc.

CONTACT: Michael Kalodrich, Super Micro Computer, Inc., +1-408-503-8063,
michaelk@supermicro.com

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

Education Consulting Organization Adds Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Microsoft Dynamics GP to Multiply Its CapabilitiesPacific Northwest Publishing and Safe & Civil Schools choose Microsoft technology to improve data accuracy and expand marketing opportunities.

REDMOND, Wash., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that Pacific Northwest Publishing and its affiliate company, Safe & Civil Schools, both of Eugene, Ore., have chosen Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 and Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 to integrate their accounting, scheduling, customer service and marketing capabilities. The Microsoft Dynamics solutions will replace the organizations' Intuit QuickBooks software and a paper-based system that had been augmented by electronic spreadsheets. Safe & Civil Schools provides behavior-management training to improve school safety and climate in school districts nationwide; Pacific Northwest Publishing publishes books and other materials used in the program and sold separately.

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Microsoft Dynamics CRM provides powerful, role-based customer relationship management capabilities through models that can be deployed online or on premises, or be partner-hosted. The companies will use it to expand their marketing efforts and to automate their previous paper-based systems for tracking projects with school districts. Microsoft Dynamics GP is a complete and scalable business management solution that helps growing and midsize organizations get up and running quickly, with such features as business intelligence, reporting, budgeting and forecasting. This solution will integrate the companies' accounting functions and replace the QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions software.

Pacific Northwest Publishing and Safe & Civil Schools are working closely with two Microsoft Gold Certified Partners: Gateway Solutions Inc., of Portland, Ore., will implement the Microsoft Dynamics CRM solution, and Borek Business Solutions of Eugene will implement Microsoft Dynamics GP. These new systems will be integrated with each other and with the organization's current Microsoft Office suite.

The organizations work with school districts throughout the United States, including six of the 20 largest districts; much of the scheduling of training and consulting sessions has been handled by one person with her own paper-based file system and intricate electronic spreadsheets. Pacific Northwest Publishing and Safe & Civil Schools were looking for a way to automate these processes in order to ensure they would continue to meet customer needs promptly.

Pacific Northwest Publishing and Safe & Civil Schools selected Microsoft Dynamics technology after evaluating several other solutions, including NetSuite, Intacct and ACT! by Sage.

"We chose Microsoft Dynamics because it offered the best technology for our project scheduling and enabled integration between our two companies," said Matt Sprick, chief operating officer of Pacific Northwest Publishing. "We were very impressed by how Microsoft Dynamics is able to adapt to our way of doing business."

The organizations expect that their Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Microsoft Dynamics GP technology will produce a number of key benefits to support their operations, including the following:

-- Company growth. "We're looking to allow growth without breaking our system," Sprick explained. The previous system was unable to bring together the large amounts of data needed for the companies to expand. The Microsoft technology integrates that data, making it available in a powerful fashion. -- Improved data accuracy. With their previous system, Pacific Northwest Publishing and Safe & Civil Schools needed to enter the same information four or five times to record schedules, expenses, bills and invoices. Now data can be entered just once, reducing the chances of input error, and it becomes available for all accounting and operational functions. -- Better tracking of time and expenses. Pacific Northwest Publishing will be able to track its inventory more easily and thoroughly than it could before, and to manage projects better by tracking the time and expenses involved in getting its books to market. Safe & Civil Schools will be able to do a better job of tracking expenses related to each consulting job. -- Improved revenue. Microsoft Dynamics CRM will allow the organizations to organize marketing campaigns that are more focused than before. The solution will allow the publishing company to directly market books to individuals who have attended training; in turn, it enables the training company to offer sessions only to those who have bought its books. Workflows will be built to take advantage of these opportunities. The technology also will support the organization in tracking products and services customers have used so that it can show customers logical services that complement and expand the improvement they have begun. -- Improved business intelligence. For the first time, the organizations will be able to see the true profitability of long-term projects by aligning costs with revenue. Safe & Civil Schools also anticipates that Microsoft Dynamics GP will allow it to prepare better projections of the ultimate profit on a project at various stages of its completion. Also, Pacific Northwest Publishing will be able to initiate inventory reporting for its books, improving its ability to manage costs and delivery. -- Better project scheduling and planning. As the corps of consultants expands, Microsoft Dynamics CRM will provide a complete -- and previously unattainable -- view of any number of consultants. With this view, planners can determine who is available for engagements. The new technology also will provide information on which consultants are associated with each school project and the stage of each project. Moreover, these new capabilities can be implemented promptly and cost-effectively because only minimal training is required, because Microsoft Dynamics CRM employs the familiar Microsoft Office Outlook interface. -- Better financial insight. The accounting department will be able to keep separate income statements and balance sheets for each of the two companies but also consolidate them in reports. Since most customers work with both companies, and the organizations will be able to track revenues and expenses by customer, the integrated data will provide a more holistic view of the organization's customer relationships, profitability and potential than its previous methodologies could. -- Supply-chain management benefits. Most publication projects need to be sent out for bidding individually, because paper prices fluctuate. With the integration of all bidding and contract data in Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Microsoft Dynamics GP, Pacific Northwest Publishing can track the vendors for each of its products and determine which printers have the right equipment to run specific jobs, as well as maintain a history of where various jobs have been printed in the past.

"These two Microsoft Dynamics solutions provide us with a strong and comprehensive foundation for continued growth," Sprick said. "They will scale with our business as we expand our market."

"Corporations with multiple companies, business units or locations find exceptional value in Microsoft Dynamics solutions," said Michael Park, corporate vice president for the Microsoft Dynamics business in the U.S. for Microsoft. "By integrating data within and across the organization, Microsoft Dynamics technologies provide greater visibility and business intelligence for superior planning and business management."

About Safe & Civil Schools and Pacific Northwest Publishing

Based on Dr. Randy Sprick's 30+ years in education and behavior management, Safe & Civil Schools offers a full range of consulting, training, workshop, and coaching services designed to assist all school personnel in implementing research-based strategies to structure all school settings for success.

In the effort to improve school climate and culture, Pacific Northwest Publishing is dedicated to producing practical, high-quality, research-based books and programs to help educators create positive, productive environments where children feel emotionally and physically safe, and as such, actively engaged in the learning process.

About Gateway Solutions

Gateway Solutions combines 11 years of experience in implementing technology for salesforce automation to help your CRM system work for you, not the other way around. Our goal is to go beyond simple customer satisfaction. We strive for satisfied customers with whom we can develop long-term partnerships. In turn we enable our clients to secure customers for life.

About Borek Business Solutions

Borek Business Solutions delivers comprehensive business technology and related services to provide businesses with easy access to critical information, connect operations across their organization and help staff perform key tasks more efficiently. Borek's premier business product is Microsoft Dynamics GP, which automates and streamlines financial and supply chain processes. Borek helps clients save time and money while improving their ability to compete.

About Microsoft Dynamics

Microsoft Dynamics is a line of financial, customer relationship and supply chain management solutions that helps businesses work more effectively. Delivered through a network of channel partners providing specialized services, these integrated, adaptable business management solutions work like and with familiar Microsoft software to streamline processes across an entire business.

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

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AVT's New RAM 5000 Dispensing Centers to Significantly Increase Company Revenues; Backlog in Demand for the Unique Product

CORONA, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AVT, Inc. (formerly Automated Vending Technologies), Pink Sheets: AVTC, today announced that the first production shipment of its RAM 5000 dispensing center is now in transit from its overseas OEM factory.

The announcement follows a visit to the factory by James Winsor, AVT's Director of Engineering and Manufacturing, who confirmed the first production units completed all final quality assurance and testing requirements and were being prepared for shipment to AVT's facility in Corona for distribution. "Based on feedback from the recent NAMA trade show, we are confident that the distributors, operators and end-users will be well pleased with our newly designed product with its advanced high-tech features," said Jake Caulfield, AVT's Vice President of New Product Development.

"Our product is so popular, based on the demand from the NAMA show earlier this year, that this shipment will not meet the complete demand. That's a good kind of problem to have," said Tommy Buzbee, AVT's National Sales Vice President. The RAM 5000 systems with remotely programmable digital signage capabilities are especially in demand and will significantly increase AVT revenues in 2008. The state-of-the-art dispensing centers include an option to add a LCD Screen Display allowing for advertising of products in the dispensing center which can potentially double a location's gross revenue.

"We will also need to increase our next quarter shipments from our OEM manufacturer to meet the demands in the marketplace for the balance of the 2008 calendar year. This increase in RAM 5000 sales will also increase the number of systems that are part of our unique AVTi Media network," Mr. Buzbee concluded, which in-turn will add to AVT's net bottom line.

AVT, Inc. (Pink Sheets: AVTC) is a vending solutions provider based in Corona, California that has developed several significant vending machine technologies that yield a more efficient and reliable yet technically advanced system. This advanced technology provides methods for cashless payment, credit card and debit card use, dynamic advertising with remote tracking and inventory management. AVT has grown privately for five years and has a strong balance sheet with current revenues, inventory and assets. AVT currently serves more than 300 government and commercial vending accounts in Southern California.

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Contact: AVT, Inc. Tommy Buzbee (National Sales Vice President) 951-737-1057

AVT, Inc.

CONTACT: Tommy Buzbee, National Sales Vice President of AVT, Inc.,
+1-951-737-1057

Open Text Wins SAP(R) Pinnacle Award in the Category Software Solutions: Field EngagementGlobal Partner Award Recognizes Open Text for Exemplary Contributions to the SAP User Community and Ecosystem in 2008

SAPPHIRE(R) 2008 Berlin, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Open Text(TM) Corporation , a global leader in enterprise content management (ECM), announced that it has received the SAP(R) Pinnacle Award in the category of Software Solutions: Field Engagement. SAP Pinnacle Awards are granted to a select few SAP partners that have excelled in developing their partnership with SAP by providing high-quality products, solutions and services to customers. Each year, SAP partners are eligible for awards in performance categories ranging from sales and marketing, to development of solutions and applications.

SAP announced the winners of its coveted SAP Pinnacle Awards 2008 Sunday at an exclusive ceremony during the SAPPHIRE(R) 2008 Berlin conference. Around 300 representatives from partner companies from all over the world as well as SAP executives attended the ceremony. For the winners and finalists of the SAP Pinnacle Awards 2008, go to: http://www.sap.com/ecosystem/partners/recognitionprograms/pinnacleaward.epx.

The award comes after SAP's announcement a year ago that it would begin reselling solutions from Open Text on a global basis (http://www.opentext.com/news/pr.html?id=1879). Open Text's powerful capabilities for secure, long-term archiving and document access complement the existing document management capabilities of SAP(R) applications. The solutions help customers increase business process efficiency, reduce risks and ensure compliance with government regulations. Open Text is the only ECM vendor with solutions that are resold by SAP.

The global reseller agreement builds on over two decades of partnership and co-development between SAP and Open Text. Open Text's ECM suite for use with SAP applications is a mature and well-established offering deployed in more than 2,700 SAP customer sites around the world. An industry leader in ECM solutions for use with SAP applications, Open Text offers a complete range of capabilities for managing and archiving business documents -- incoming/outgoing invoices, orders, delivery notes, quality certificates, human resources documents - that originate from customers' SAP solutions.

"This award recognizes Open Text's long-standing dedication to delivering world-class ECM solutions to the SAP customer base," said Patrick Barnert, Vice President, SAP Solutions Group at Open Text. "Over the past year, we have worked extremely hard to engage with the SAP field. As this award demonstrates, Open Text and SAP have enjoyed tremendous success in jointly delivering ECM solutions that help customers globally further improve business operations."

"SAP is committed to extending the customer experience by orchestrating a unique ecosystem to foster co-innovation between SAP, customers and partners," said Zia Yusuf, Executive Vice President, Global Ecosystem and Partner Group, SAP. "This year's Pinnacle Award recipients have demonstrated industry-focused excellence, innovative solutions and reliable services that address high-priority business needs and deliver exceptional customer value. We thank Open Text for their dedication and passion in teaming with SAP to help redefine the customer experience."

Open Text is an SAP software solution partner with products that have achieved SAP Certified Integration status. For more information on Open Text's ECM solutions for use with SAP applications, go to: http://www.opentext.com/products/sap.

About Open Text

Open Text, an enterprise software company and leader in enterprise content management, helps organizations manage and gain the true value of their business content. Open Text brings two decades of expertise supporting 46,000 customers and millions of users in 114 countries. Working with our customers and partners, we bring together leading Content Experts(TM) to help organizations capture and preserve corporate memory, increase brand equity, automate processes, mitigate risk, manage compliance and improve competitiveness. For more information, visit http://www.opentext.com/.

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Ross Young Joins UniPixel's Board of DirectorsInternationally recognized display industry executive analyst, speaker, and expert has joined UniPixel Displays as its newest Board Member

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Uni-Pixel, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: UNXL) , the developer of color display technology called Time Multiplexed Optical Shutter ("TMOS"), today announced that display industry expert Ross Young has joined UniPixel's Board of Directors.

Mr. Young founded DisplaySearch, the leading provider of market intelligence on displays and related technology, in 1996 and is credited with building the firm to what it is today. He has made multiple appearances on television, including NBC's The Today Show as a display industry expert, and has been an invited speaker at over 30 different conferences worldwide. Mr. Young received The NPD Group's prestigious John Byington Award for outstanding creativity and innovation in November 2006, was appointed to the Board of Directors at Westar Display Technologies in February 2005, and was named to the VLSI Research Executive All-Star Team in 1994. Prior to founding DisplaySearch in 1996, he served in senior marketing positions at OWL Displays, Brooks Automation, Fusion Semiconductor and GCA in the driver IC, flat panel automation, etch and strip and lithography markets. He is also a published author, having written a book on U.S. - Japanese competition titled Silicon Sumo: U.S.-Japan Competition and Industrial Policy in the Semiconductor Equipment Industry.

Mr. Reed Killion, UniPixel's President and CEO stated, "As one of the display industry's most prominent experts, Ross brings a wealth of knowledge and insight to his role on UniPixel's Board of Directors. I am exceptionally pleased and honored to have him join our Board. Ross brings a level of industry knowledge and expertise that is unparalleled in the display industry. With over fourteen years in this rapidly growing market segment culminating in the founding, growth and sale of DisplaySearch as its CEO, Ross adds a tremendous amount of value to our team. He has a very strong analytical and operational background that he has used to evaluate and serve the flat panel display supply chain consisting of equipment manufacturers, materials suppliers, panel suppliers, OEMs, brands, retailers and the financial community. Ross will be a valuable addition to an already extremely strong UniPixel Board."

Mr. Young stated, "I am pleased to join the impressive UniPixel Board as the company nears the commercialization of its innovative TMOS technology. UniPixel is bringing its unique display technology to market at dramatically lower development costs than other display technologies and offers the potential for significant cost reduction opportunities while improving picture quality. I am delighted to help the company accelerate its commercialization efforts with top-tier display manufacturers."

About Uni-Pixel, Inc.

Uni-Pixel, Inc. is a development stage corporation that has developed, patented, and is working to commercialize a new color display technology it calls Time Multiplexed Optical Shutter ("TMOS"), which can be used for a wide variety of applications, ranging from cell phones and industrial displays to televisions and large digital signage systems. UniPixel's TMOS technology offers significant advantages over existing alternatives including lower cost to produce, superior brightness, improved picture quality, lower power consumption and a broad range of design flexibility. UniPixel licenses its TMOS technology to manufacturing partners and intends to supply its Opcuity(TM) thin films to those manufacturers. The Company's corporate headquarters are located in The Woodlands, TX. For further information, please see http://www.unipixel.com/.

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All statements in this news release that are not based on historical fact are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. While management has based any forward-looking statements contained herein on its current expectations, the information on which such expectations were based may change. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, that could cause actual results to materially differ from such statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, but are not necessarily limited to, those set forth under Item 1 "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007. We operate in a highly competitive and rapidly changing environment, thus new or unforeseen risks may arise. Accordingly, investors should not place any reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. We disclaim any intention to, and undertake no obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements. Readers are also urged to carefully review and consider the other various disclosures in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007, as well as other public filings with the SEC since such date.

For further information contact: Uni-Pixel, Inc. Investor Relations: James Tassone, CFO Phone: 281-825-4503 Email: jtassone@unipixel.com Uni-Pixel, Inc. Public Relations: Stacey Voorhees Public Relations Consultant Phone: 925-336-9592 E-mail: stacey@savvypublicrelations.net

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CONTACT: investor relations, James Tassone, CFO of Uni-Pixel, Inc.,
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Web site: http://www.unipixel.com/

eResearchTechnology Announces Resignation of its CFO

PHILADELPHIA, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- eResearchTechnology, Inc. (eRT), , a leading provider of centralized ECG and eClinical technology, ePRO and other services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and related industries, announced today that Richard Baron has informed the company that he will resign as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective June 17, 2008 and will become Chief Financial Officer of Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately-held company based in Philadelphia. Effective on June 17, 2008, Steven M. Eisenstein, eRT's Vice President and Controller, who has been Controller of eRT for seven years, will become the interim Chief Financial Officer and principal financial and accounting officer, while Michael J. McKelvey, eRT's President and Chief Executive Officer, will assume the non-financial responsibilities currently performed by Mr. Baron, including investor relations and certain operating functions. Mr. Baron will be assisting in the transition and a search for a permanent chief financial officer will commence.

"Rick has made very significant contributions to the company's overall success through his leadership of finance and other areas of the company," said Dr. McKelvey. "The company is a better one having been associated with Rick, and we will miss him. While it is never easy to part company with a valued colleague, we are fortunate that Rick has developed a strong financial team under his direction to be able to transition to a new CFO. We wish him tremendous success in his new position."

"It has been a privilege to work at eRT and I am very proud of the highly capable team that we have created," said Mr. Baron. "I am looking forward to the challenges and rewards of working with a clinical stage company and I am fully committed to assisting eRT's senior management and Board of Directors to ensure a smooth transition."

Based in Philadelphia, PA, eResearchTechnology, Inc. (http://www.ert.com/) is a provider of technology and services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries on a global basis. The Company is a market leader in providing centralized core-diagnostic electrocardiographic (ECG) technology and services to evaluate cardiac safety in clinical development. The Company is also a leader in providing technology and services to streamline the clinical trials process by enabling its customers to automate the collection, analysis, and distribution of clinical data in all phases of clinical development.

Statements included in this release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements, including, but not limited to, 2008 financial guidance, involve a number of risks and uncertainties such as the Company's ability to obtain new contracts and accurately estimate net revenues due to uncertain regulatory guidance, variability in size, scope and duration of projects, and internal issues at the sponsoring client, integration of acquisitions, competitive factors, technological development, and market demand. As a result, actual results may differ materially from any financial outlooks stated herein. Further information on potential factors that could affect the Company's financial results can be found in the Company's Reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

eResearchTechnology, Inc.

CONTACT: Richard Baron of eResearchTechnology, Inc., +1-215-282-5566; or
Robert East of Westwicke Partners, LLC for eResearchTechnology, Inc.,
+1-410-321-9652

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

Esmark Incorporated Responds to United Steelworkers' Objections to Proposed Transaction with Essar Steel HoldingsEsmark Honored Collective Bargaining Agreement Provisions

WHEELING, W.Va., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Esmark Incorporated today responded to the position taken on Friday by the United Steelworkers (USW) concerning the proposed tender offer and subsequent merger with Essar Steel Holdings Limited (Essar), emphasizing that the Company has in all cases observed both the spirit as well as the letter of the "right to bid" process under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, both in its negotiation with Essar and interaction with the USW.

Esmark Chairman and CEO, James P. Bouchard, stated that, "The Esmark proposed transaction was unanimously approved by the Company's Board of Directors. Essar is a fine company with the resources and management commitment to invest significantly in the Ohio Valley. Esmark brought Essar management to Pittsburgh early in the negotiation process to meet with union officials, and we consistently invited the USW's involvement in and support of the Essar transaction." said Bouchard.

"The USW is attempting to challenge a transaction which would maximize value for our shareholders and revitalize Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel and the Ohio Valley. Despite the USW's direct involvement in the sale process of the Company since as early as February of this year, the USW has not made or otherwise arranged an offer for the Company that is equal to or superior to Essar's proposed transaction," Bouchard noted. "Therefore, Esmark is encouraging the USW to join in immediate, open and constructive dialogue with Esmark and Essar to complete the only transaction to materialize as of this date -- a transaction which is in the best interests of the shareholders, debt holders, employees and the communities supported by all Esmark facilities and our Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel subsidiary. Essar Steel Holdings, which owns Algoma Steel, Minnesota Steel and the Essar DRI project in Trinidad and Tobago, has the potential to become a leading low-cost steel producer in North America."

Essar's proposed tender offer for the common stock of Esmark Incorporated and subsequent merger is subject to certain conditions, including expiration or waiver of any USW right to bid period, the valid tender in the offer of a majority of the fully diluted Esmark common stock, and other customary conditions as well as the approval by the Department of Justice and Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to (i) uncertainties concerning the parties entry into definitive agreements including exercise of the United Steelworkers right to bid, (ii) the risk that the conditions to closing under such agreements may not be satisfied and (iii) certain other risks detailed in the other reports and filings with the SEC by the Company, which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent the Company's views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date. While the Company may elect to update forward-looking statements from time to time, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so.

About Esmark Incorporated

Esmark Incorporated is a vertically integrated steel producer and distributor, combining steel production capabilities through both blast furnace and electric arc furnace technologies with the just-in-time delivery of value-added steel products to a broad customer base concentrated in the Ohio Valley and Midwest regions. Currently headquartered in Wheeling, WV, the Company is a producer of carbon flat-rolled products for the construction, container, appliance, converter/processor, steel service center, automotive and other markets. The company's products include various sheet products such as hot rolled, cold rolled, hot dipped galvanized, electro-galvanized, black plate and electrolytic tinplate. More information about Esmark can be found at http://www.esmark.com/.

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This document is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. In the event the Esmark and Essar enter into a definitive merger agreement and following the commencement of the offer contemplated thereby, Esmark will file a solicitation/recommendation statement with respect to the offer. Once filed, Esmark stockholders should read these materials carefully prior to making any decisions with respect to the offer because they will contain important information, including the terms and conditions to the offer. Once filed, Esmark stockholders will be able to obtain the offer to purchase, the solicitation/recommendation statement and related materials with respect to the offer free of charge at the SEC's site at http://www.sec.gov/, or from Esmark.

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ANADIGICS Continues to Stand Behind LG Electronics, Powering Phone Giant's Latest Multimedia Mobile HandsetCompany's Dual-Band Power Amplifier Extends Battery Life and Enhances Functionality for LG Voyager, Latest Touch Screen Multimedia Phone With QWERTY Keyboard

WARREN, N.J., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ANADIGICS, Inc. today announced that it is shipping production volumes of ANADIGICS' AWT6321 dual-band power amplifier (PA) for use in LG Electronics' new Voyager, a touch screen multimedia phone, currently available through Verizon Wireless. ANADIGICS' EV-DO HELP2(TM) PA made it possible for LG to design a contemporary styled, more power efficient phone that is capable of providing consumers with longer talk and multimedia playback times, as well as the enhanced multimedia and data services that they have come to expect.

The first handset with both interactive 2.8-inch touch screen and a QWERTY keyboard with widely-spaced keys for easy messaging, LG's Voyager provides V CAST Mobile TV and full HTML Internet browsing. The phone features a music player, dual speakers for stereo sound, an internal screen, Bluetooth(R) connectivity and a 2.0-mega pixel camera/camcorder.

"ANADIGICS is proud of its long tradition of supplying LG Electronics with our best-of-breed technology for their state-of-the art wireless communication devices," said Dr. Bami Bastani, President and CEO ANADIGICS. "By utilizing our EV-DO HELP2(TM) module in their latest multimedia handsets, LG has once again demonstrated their faith in the strength and quality of ANADIGICS' products and technology as well as our role as valued partner with key players in the wireless industry such as LG."

Through selectable bias modes, the AWT6321 achieves optimal efficiency across different output power levels, specifically at low- and mid- range power levels where the PA typically operates, thereby dramatically increasing handset talk-time and standby-time. Its built-in voltage regulator eliminates the need for external switches. The 3 mm x 5 mm x 1 mm surface mount package incorporates matching networks optimized for output power, efficiency and linearity in a 50 ohm system.

The AWT6321 is manufactured on an advanced InGaP HBT MMIC technology offering state-of-the-art reliability, temperature stability, and ruggedness. This device is part of ANADIGICS' 2nd generation of High- Efficiency-at-Low-Power (HELP(TM)) family of CDMA power amplifiers, which deliver low quiescent currents and significantly greater efficiency without a costly external DAC or DC-DC converter.

The ANADIGICS AWT6321 PA is available now. For additional information, contact ANADIGICS by phone 908.668.5000 or FAX 908.668.5132 or visit the Company's website at: http://www.anadigics.com/products/handsets_datacards/cdma_power_amplifiers/awt6321.

About ANADIGICS, Inc.

ANADIGICS, Inc. is a leading provider of semiconductor solutions in the rapidly growing broadband wireless and wireline communications markets. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Warren, NJ, the company's award-winning products include power amplifiers, tuner integrated circuits, active splitters, line amplifiers, and other components, which can be sold individually or packaged as integrated radio frequency and front end modules. For more information, visit http://www.anadigics.com/.

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Except for historical information contained herein, this press release contains projections and other forward-looking statements (as that term is defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). These projections and forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and financial performance and can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as "believe", "anticipate", "expect", or words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe our future plans, objectives, estimates or goals are forward-looking statements. No assurances can be given, however, that these events will occur or that these projections will be achieved and actual results and developments could differ materially from those projected as a result of certain factors. Important factors that could cause actual results and developments to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such projections and forward-looking statements include those factors detailed from time to time in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and those discussed elsewhere herein.

ANADIGICS, Inc.

CONTACT: Media Relations, Glen Turvey of T2 Public Relations,
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Thomas Shields, +1-908-412-5995, tshields@anadigics.com, both of ANADIGICS,
Inc.

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Sierra Wireless to Launch Intelligent Vehicle Tracking and Mobile Resource Management DeviceThe AirLink(TM) PinPoint XT will offer an intelligent platform for Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL), fleet management and asset tracking solutions

VANCOUVER, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sierra Wireless today announced the newest addition to its AirLink(TM) product suite, the PinPoint XT - an intelligent device ideally suited for vehicle tracking, fleet management and telematics solutions. The PinPoint XT is expected to be widely available for GSM and CDMA networks worldwide in the second half of 2008.

For almost a decade, the Sierra Wireless AirLink suite of in-vehicle modems has provided high-value two-way mobile data solutions designed for public safety, mobile enterprise and field force enablement. By launching the PinPoint XT, Sierra Wireless can offer customers an intelligent solution for a wide range of Mobile Resource Management solutions, including fleet management, AVL, GPS tracking and vehicle diagnostics and telemetry.

"The PinPoint XT responds to market demand for a rugged, intelligent, configurable solution for fleet management and AVL applications," remarked Andrew Berman, senior vice president and general manager of the Sierra Wireless Mobile and M2M group. "This platform further strengthens our AirLink product line and we're confident customers will be excited about the form factor, reliable and robust location capabilities, and new event reporting features."

Robust Intelligence and Device Management

The PinPoint XT will feature ALEOS(TM), the embedded intelligence available exclusively on the Sierra Wireless line of AirLink products. Coupled with the AceWare(TM) suite of remote management tools, ALEOS lowers total cost of ownership by simplifying device setup and provisioning and provides customers with comprehensive remote configuration and diagnostic capabilities.

To support comprehensive vehicle telemetry, the PinPoint XT features a full suite of I/O ports, including four digital inputs, three analog inputs and two relay outputs. The accompanying AceWare suite of device management and configuration tools has also been enhanced to support the new event reporting feature of ALEOS, enabling PinPoint XT users to have full control of the data collected and transmitted based on the occurrence of an exception, minimizing the amount of data passed over the network. This feature allows the PinPoint XT to perform intelligent decision making at the end-point, giving customers robust control over the data from their mobile assets. Finally, the administrator can select from several delivery options, including email and SMS, enabling real time notification to the proper personnel.

By leveraging the highly efficient location based services protocol feature built into ALEOS, third-party application providers can more thoroughly integrate GPS tracking applications with the PinPoint XT. This feature allows application providers to access the full complement of data, including digital and analog input status, odometer readings, low power state information, and network signal strength from the PinPoint XT, and enables seamless incorporation of both location and event data into their application.

PinPoint XT Product Summary

The PinPoint XT is an ideal solution for vehicle installations for fleet management and AVL solutions. The PinPoint XT features include:

- ALEOS embedded intelligence - AceWare remote monitoring, control, management and configuration utilities - Event reporting - Serial Port - Through optional accessory harness - Mini-USB port - Multiple I/O for vehicle telematics - Small form factor - Mil Spec 810-F for shock, vibration, and temperature - High sensitivity 16-Channel GPS receiver - Status LEDs

For more information about the Sierra Wireless PinPoint XT please visit http://www.sierrawireless.com/product/airlink/pinpointxt.aspx. To contact the Sierra Wireless Mobile and M2M Sales Desk, call +1 (510) 781-4200 or e-mail MobileandM2M@sierrawireless.com.

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About Sierra Wireless

Sierra Wireless modems and software connect people and systems to mobile broadband networks around the world. The Company offers a diverse product portfolio addressing enterprise, consumer, original equipment manufacturer, specialized vertical industry, and machine-to-machine markets, and provides professional services to customers requiring expertise in wireless design, integration, and carrier certification. For more information about Sierra Wireless, visit http://www.sierrawireless.com/.

"AirLink," "ALEOS," and "AceWare" are trademarks of Sierra Wireless. Other product or service names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, plans and timing for the introduction or enhancement of our services and products, statements about future market conditions, supply conditions, channel and end customer demand conditions, revenues, gross margins, operating expenses, profits, and other expectations, intentions, and plans contained in this press release that are not historical fact. Our expectations regarding future revenues and earnings depend in part upon our ability to successfully develop, manufacture, and supply products that we do not produce today and that meet defined specifications. 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 changes in the wireless data communications market. In light of the many risks and uncertainties surrounding the wireless data communications market, you should understand that we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements contained in this press release will be realized.

CONTACT: Sharlene Myers, Sierra Wireless, Phone: (604) 232-1445, Email: smyers@sierrawireless.com

Sierra Wireless, Inc.

CONTACT: Sharlene Myers, Sierra Wireless, Phone: (604) 232-1445, Email:
smyers@sierrawireless.com

Eagle Addresses Derivatives Investment Performance Measurement at PMAR Event

BOSTON, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Eagle Investment Systems LLC, a leading provider of financial services technology and a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon, announced today that on Wednesday, May 21, 2008, Joseph McDonagh, CFA and performance product manager at Eagle, will present at the Performance Measurement, Attribution & Risk (PMAR) Conference being held at the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center.

McDonagh will discuss the topic of Measuring Investment Returns on Derivative Products, a popular subject today based on the increased use of derivatives and current market volatility. In his discussion, he will address how the investment management industry continues to seek out solutions that provide a comprehensive and robust analysis of the impact of derivatives on portfolio performance.

With more than 25 years of experience in the investment management industry, McDonagh is currently Eagle's performance product manager where he oversees the current and future direction of the Eagle performance suite. The suite includes solutions for investment performance measurement, attribution, GIPS(R) compliance, mutual fund performance, fixed income performance, and investment reporting tools.

In addition to McDonagh presenting at the event, Eagle has sponsored a booth where attendees can learn more about the Eagle's performance measurement solutions. For more information about the event, please visit http://www.spauldinggrp.com/pmarconf/

About Eagle Investment Systems

Eagle Investment Systems LLC is a global provider of financial services technology, serving the world's leading financial institutions. Eagle's Web- based systems support the complex requirements of firms of any size including institutional investment managers, mutual funds, hedge funds, brokers, public funds, plan sponsors, and insurance companies. Eagle is committed to providing enterprise-wide, leading-edge technology and professional services for investment accounting, data management, performance measurement, and information delivery. Eagle's product suite is offered as an installed application or can be hosted via Eagle ACCESS, Eagle's application service provider. To learn more about Eagle's solutions, contact sales@eagleinvsys.com or visit http://www.eagleinvsys.com/.

About BNY Mellon Asset Servicing

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing offers clients worldwide a broad spectrum of specialized asset servicing capabilities, including custody and fund services, securities lending, performance and analytics, and execution services. BNY Mellon Asset Servicing provides services through The Bank of New York, Mellon Bank, N.A. and other related companies.

About The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is a global financial services company focused on helping clients manage and service their financial assets, operating in 34 countries and serving more than 100 markets. The company is a leading provider of financial services for institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, providing superior asset management and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing services and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused team. It has more than $23 trillion in assets under custody and administration, more than $1.1 trillion in assets under management and services $12 trillion in outstanding debt. Additional information is available at bnymellon.com.

Eagle Investment Systems LLC

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Away This Summer? No Problem For Verizon Wireless CustomersAccount Management A Breeze With On-the-Go Options

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- On the road or from home, Verizon Wireless makes it easy for customers on summer getaways to manage their accounts and stay connected to the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network.

Whether heading to the beach or the mountains, coast-to-coast Verizon Wireless customers can simply and easily track their accounts on the road. Customers can manage accounts, monitor voice and data usage, or make payments whenever they choose, using just their handsets or computers:

-- PERSONAL ALERTS: Customers registered for My Verizon (formerly My Account) online account management can set up personalized alerts to notify them of account and billing activity to ensure they don't miss a bill payment while traveling. Once registered, customers receive free text messages when their bill is ready for review and when a payment has been received. To access and register for My Verizon alerts, customers can visit: http://www.verizonwireless.com/myverizon. -- HANDSET MY VERIZON: Handset My Verizon is a free-of-charge service that allows customers to access self-serve functionality directly from their Mobile Web-enabled handsets. Customers can use Handset My Verizon to check balances; check minutes, message and kilobit (data) usage; make, manage and review payments; view current plan and features; change voicemail passwords; locate a Verizon Wireless Communications Store near them; and find answers to frequently asked questions related to billing, using voice mail, roaming and traveling. -- PAY BY PHONE: Customers away from a computer can dial *611 + Send (airtime free) from their wireless phones or 1-800-922-0204 from any phone, select option 1 and follow the prompts to pay by check or credit card. Customers may choose to securely store payment information so they can call in each month to quickly and easily pay their bill. -- BALANCE CHECK: Customers can dial #BAL (#225) + Send (airtime free) from their wireless phones to hear the details of their last five payment transactions, including the dates of payments and total balance paid. A text message with current balance information and last payment details, including the amount paid and the date the payment was received, will automatically be sent to customers' wireless phones. -- CHECK MINUTES USED: Customers calling back home from their summer destinations don't have to wonder about how many minutes they are using. To hear information about minutes used, customers can dial #MIN (#646) + Send (airtime free) from their wireless phones. Customers will also receive a free text message detailing minutes used. -- CHECK DATA USAGE: To stay on top of the number of text messages sent and received since the beginning of their billing cycle, customers can dial #DATA (#3282) + Send (airtime free) from their wireless phones. Customers will also receive a free text message with usage information. -- REGISTER FOR MY VERIZON: Of course, customers who register for My Verizon can also track their account activity from a laptop computer equipped with a BroadbandAccess PC card. Customers who sign up for Verizon Wireless' green bill option can arrange automatic bill payments and never need to check their mailboxes for their monthly bills again.

In addition, traveling customers who would like to speak with Verizon Wireless representatives in-person can visit any of the 2,400 company-owned Communications Stores, kiosks and stores within Circuit City from coast-to-coast and make changes to their account or resolve an issue, change their mobile number, change an address, or upgrade equipment.

Verizon Wireless' ongoing investments and enhancements of its network ensure customers stay connected from coast-to-coast. The company has invested more than $45 billion since it was formed -- $5.5 billion on average every year -- to increase the coverage and capacity of its national network and to add new services. In 2007 alone, Verizon Wireless invested $6.5 billion to expand and advance its network.

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

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 67.2 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 69,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, go to: http://www.verizonwireless.com/. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Tom Pica of Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7516,
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Virtela Named as Finalist in 2008 American Business Awards(SM)Recognized in Most Innovative Company & Best New Service Categories

DENVER, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtela, the global network solutions company, was named a finalist in the Most Innovative Company and Best New Product or Service categories in the sixth annual American Business Awards. The Best New Service nod was given for Virtela's Accelerated WAN Service, the industry's first managed WAN acceleration service delivered on a global scale.

Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" by the New York Post, The American Business Awards are the only national, all-encompassing awards program honoring great performances in business. More than 2,600 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories.

Virtela's selection in Most Innovative Company category demonstrates how the company is applying its unique foresight and business model to capitalize on its history of big bets. Virtela is spearheading a new service delivery model to enable superior agility and global connectivity for today's enterprises: Network as a Service (NaaS). Just as Software as a Service (SaaS) reinvented software delivery, NaaS transforms managed network services to an on demand model that eases and speeds implementation, frees up IT resources and removes capital outlay. The result: a granular set of services that customers can turn up when they need it, where they need it, anywhere around the globe.

These latest company and service honors build on Virtela's tradition of innovation and a track record of industry accolades. This is the fourth consecutive year that the company has been honored as an American Business Awards (ABA) finalist.

"Our selection as a 2008 finalist is a testament to Virtela's commitment to industry-leading managed service innovation for our customers," said recently-appointed Virtela CEO Steve King. "We're shaking up the industry with a unique service-oriented delivery model, and we are honored to be recognized by the ABAs, which further illustrates the success of our vision."

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word "crowned," winners will be announced during the annual gala on Thursday, June 12 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. More details about The American Business Awards and the list of finalists in all categories are available at http://www.stevieawards.com/aba.

About Virtela

Virtela Communications Inc. delivers award-winning network and security solutions to many of the world's largest and fastest-growing multinational companies. Currently serving customers across six continents, Virtela's network reach spans more than 190 countries. Virtela's unique Global Service Fabric(SM) offers the foundation for delivering critical applications via the company's acclaimed service methodology, with a services suite that includes MPLS- and IP-based virtual private networks (VPNs), security services, remote monitoring and management of WAN/LAN infrastructure, and converged services (data, video, voice).

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with a second Network Operations Center in Mumbai, India. Virtela is a member of Juniper Networks' Managed Network Solutions Preferred Alliance Program. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit http://www.virtela.com/.

About The Stevie Awards

Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars," Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at http://www.stevieawards.com/.

Virtela Communications Inc.

CONTACT: Jane Morrissey of Virtela Communications, +1-720-475-4012,
office, +1-303-808-7671, mobile, jmorrissey@virtela.com

Web site: http://www.virtela.com/
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Oracle Announces Oracle(R) Utilities Mobile Workforce Management 1.5

SAN ANTONIO, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CS WEEK --

-- Oracle today announced the availability of Oracle(R) Utilities Mobile Workforce Management 1.5, which includes significant enhancements that help utilities improve workforce productivity, more effectively plan maintenance and enhance customer service. -- The new release continues to build on Oracle's commitment to providing utilities industry-specific applications that are pre-integrated with other Oracle product offerings and allow customers to fully leverage Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware to improve application performance and reliability. -- Oracle Utilities Mobile Workforce Management has been designed for utility field service work -- to provide real-time scheduling capabilities needed to manage intra-day schedule changes due to emergency work requests and other day-to-day activities. Oracle Utilities Mobile Workforce Management Release 1.5 Details -- Oracle Utilities Mobile Workforce Management 1.5 includes more than 20 user enhancements based on Oracle Customer Advisory Board recommendations. These enhancements will help utilities: -- Streamline Crew Management for Multi-Task Jobs -- The new version allows utilities to automate previously manual processes by identifying linkages/flow between various tasks on a project. For example, utilities would typically schedule consecutive tasks like trenching, installing pipe or conduit and setting/energizing a meter in order, but separately, requiring manual schedule reconfiguration should one aspect of the job change. In addition, the application allows utilities to easily accommodate staffing changes. For example, if a service specialist calls in sick, the system will assess the skill set of the present workforce and reassign tasks as needed. With Oracle Utilities Mobile Workforce Management, utilities can coordinate changes to the schedule's tasks automatically and readjust the other work in the series in real time -- as opposed to an individual having to manually reschedule the various tasks. This new feature helps save time and reduce human error. -- Provide Spatial Information -- Oracle Utilities Mobile Workforce Management 1.5 also integrates with Oracle Fusion Middleware MapViewer to display geospatial data from a number of sources, including Oracle Database, Oracle Spatial, utilities' GIS systems and external geospatial Web sites accessible through Web services. This integration provides a clearer user interface that allows users to access map data from a central repository, rather than having to download maps individually. The system also makes immediate updates to the central repository, helping ensure that users have access to accurate, up-to-date spatial data to more effectively plan repairs and maintenance and helping work crews get to the right job site as quickly and efficiently as possible. -- Enable Route Replay -- Oracle Utilities Mobile Workforce Management 1.5 leverages map data from Oracle Fusion Middleware MapViewer to illustrate routes where vehicles have historically traveled. This feature enables management to document a truck's location at any given time in the past should the information be required for insurance, public information or other schedule/location verification purposes. -- Oracle Utilities Mobile Workforce Management 1.5 also includes tighter integration to Oracle Utilities Network Management System to provide users with the flexibility of managing a work order through the user interface of either system. -- The following platforms are certified for Oracle Utilities Mobile Workforce Management 1.5: Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, SP2; Windows XP, SP2; Windows Mobile 5; and Windows Mobile 6. Supporting Quotes -- "Efficiently managing a field workforce is a complex process for utilities. The new release of Oracle Utilities Mobile Workforce Management provides features that allow utilities to improve communication between operations and field personnel, reschedule crews as needed, optimize available workforces and more proactively plan repairs and maintenance to enhance customer service," said Quentin Grady, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities. Supporting Resources http://www.oracle.com/industries/utilities/index.html

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About Oracle Utilities

Oracle Utilities delivers the proven software applications that help utilities achieve competitive advantage, business performance excellence and a lower total cost of technology ownership. Oracle Utilities integrates industry-specific customer care and billing, network management, work and asset management, mobile workforce management and meter data management applications with the capabilities of Oracle's industry-leading enterprise applications, business intelligence tools, middleware and database technologies. Oracle Utilities enables its customers to adapt more nimbly to market deregulation, meet ever-evolving customer demands, and deliver on commitments to environmental conservation. For more information, visit http://www.oracle.com/industries/utilities.

About Oracle

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

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Oracle Announces Oracle(R) Utilities Customer Care and Billing Release 2.2Enhancements Help Utilities Boost Employee Productivity, Improve Ability to Manage Conservation Programs and Enhance Customer Experience

SAN ANTONIO, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CS WEEK --

-- Today, Oracle announced the availability of Oracle(R) Utilities Customer Care and Billing 2.2, which includes significant enhancements that help utilities boost employee productivity, improve ability to manage conservation programs and enhance customer service. -- The new release continues to build on Oracle's commitment to providing utilities with industry-specific applications that are pre-integrated with other Oracle product offerings and allow customers to fully leverage Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware technology to improve application performance and reliability. -- Oracle(R) Utilities Customer Care and Billing helps customers manage all aspects of the utility customer lifecycle including service connection, management of meter reads (index and interval), complex billing, payment processing and debt collection. In addition, the product also supports associated functions like field service, meter management, sales and marketing and provides a very flexible rating engine and efficient contact center management application. Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing Release 2.2 Details -- Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing 2.2 helps utilities: -- Improve Conservation Program Management -- Utilities today are focused on driving environmental initiatives by offering green products and services, developing demand response programs and improving grid efficiency. Many utilities encourage customers to participate in conservation and energy efficiency programs by issuing rebates upon proof of purchase. In order to efficiently run these programs, utilities require systems that help them to market to their customer base, automate processing and track/analyze campaign progress. Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing 2.2 enables utilities to manage conservation programs within the customer information system (CIS) itself, ensuring a single data repository and a single view of the customer. The new module provides management-level program oversight, increased automation and governance capabilities, as well as support of analytical requirements. -- Enhance Customer Service -- Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing 2.2 offers utilities new tools that empower employees to improve customer service. The new application version provides enhanced cashiering functionalities that help streamline processes and improve the efficiency of walk-in payment centers, which can lead to shorter customer lines. The application also enables utilities to track customer preferences, ensuring the utility contacts customers through the channel the customer requests, which may include e-mail, phone, fax or postal mail. -- Boost Productivity -- The application includes Task Optimization tools that allow utilities to reduce the number of steps and associated "clicks" in their most common processes -- improving efficiency and ensuring consistency in task execution. The Task Optimization tools allow utilities to model their business processes, including configuring their own user interfaces, to suit their unique work processes and needs, while ensuring all data entered is properly validated for accuracy. This enables the system to be even more intuitive and user friendly, helping to reduce required training and improve productivity and efficiency. -- Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing 2.2 leverages Oracle's application infrastructure -- including Oracle Database 11g , Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle Enterprise Linux, a feature of the Oracle Unbreakable Linux support program -- to provide a unified application and technology operating environment. The new release also operates with Oracle Real Application Clusters to provide even higher system- availability for the most critical utilities systems and integrates with Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher to meet utilities' unique reporting requirements. Supporting Quotes -- "Utilities need technology solutions that support their objectives of improving customer service, enhancing efficiency and driving green programs. The new release of Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing includes numerous new features, including an intuitive user interface that enables utilities to boost productivity and offer their customers innovative energy conservation options that not only help fight global warming, but also drive share in increasingly deregulated market sectors. The release's integration with Oracle Technology illustrates the full power of the Oracle end-to-end offering for the industry," said Quentin Grady, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities. -- "Oracle provides the flexibility and reliability we need to run our business. The enhanced customer care and billing system will support the cashiers in our walk-in payment centers by providing streamlined cashiering processes and a comprehensive view of the customer, allowing us to reduce the number of IT systems that we need to maintain -- and ultimately providing the best possible customer care," said Alisa Mann, customer services manager, Las Vegas Valley Water District. Supporting Resources http://www.oracle.com/industries/utilities/index.html

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About Oracle Utilities

About Oracle

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Supermicro SuperBlade(TM) Earns #1 CRN Ranking Over IBM and Dell

SAN JOSE, California, May 20 /PRNewswire/ --

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in application-optimized, high performance server solutions, today announced that its latest SuperBlade(TM) earned the top honor from CRN Test Center over IBM and Dell in a head-to-head analysis. Supermicro SuperBlade(TM) systems feature 93%* power supply efficiency and deliver unprecedented performance-per-watt when combined with Supermicro thermal and design technologies.

Supermicro offers a wide selection of SuperBlade(TM) products optimized for different environments. While the quiet OfficeBlade(TM) is ideal for office environments, the DatacenterBlade(TM) packs 14 highly energy-efficient blades into one 7U enclosure, with industry-leading performance/watt (290GFLOPS/kW), making it perfect for datacenter and HPC applications. Supermicro's enterprise-class SuperBlade(TM) features both dual and quad-processor blades for performance, scalability and flexibility. For maximum computational performance and density, SuperBlade(TM) supports up to 10 four-socket server blades (160 CPU cores) in one 7U enclosure. For optimum storage, SuperBlade(TM) supports up to 10 two-socket server blades with 60 hot-plug SAS/SATA hard disk drives in a single 7U enclosure.

Read the entire CRN Blades of Glory article at www.crn.com/hardware/207800358. For more information on Supermicro's complete line of Server Building Block Solutions(R) go to www.Supermicro.com.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI)

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* Peak power efficiency figures based on internal test results.

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SuperBlade(TM) Wins Best-of-Class Green IT Award

SAN JOSE, California, May 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- DatacenterBlade(TM) and OfficeBlade(TM) Recognized for Best Performance/Watt and Best Power Efficiency

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in application-optimized, high performance server solutions, today announced that its latest SuperBlade(TM) solutions won the Best Green Data Center Solution award at BladeSystems Insight 2008 over such notables as HP, IBM, Dell and Sun. Supermicro DatacenterBlade(TM) and OfficeBlade(TM) systems feature 93%* power supply efficiency and deliver unprecedented performance-per-watt when combined with Supermicro thermal and design technologies.

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"Industry-leading performance combined with unmatched, earth-friendly power efficiency as well as our advanced S3-Blade architecture, make Supermicro SuperBlade(TM) the best choice for all server environments seeking to optimize both performance and power consumption," said Charles Liang, president and CEO of Supermicro. "In today's cost-sensitive market, our superior performance-per-watt blade servers help our customers save up to US$6000 on electrical bills per enclosure over three years* and reduce their total cost of ownership (TCO). As the chair of the Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) APAC region, Supermicro is strongly committed to the CSCI mission to reduce worldwide computer power consumption 50 percent by 2010. With that goal in mind, our DatacenterBlade(TM) systems typically consume only 160 watts/DP blade under an average Internet Search Engine workload. This energy reduction coupled with the savings from reduced cooling costs, translates into tens of millions of dollars savings for large data centers*."

"The latest Intel chipset and processor technology, allows companies like Supermicro to provide new levels of power efficiency and performance," said Lorie Wigle, General Manager of Eco-Technology Program Office at Intel Corporation and president of the Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI). "The energy-efficient performance of the Intel(R) Xeon(TM) processor helps enable the highly efficient designs and performance-per-watt of Supermicro's blade solutions, helping customers to reduce power consumption and save money on their energy bills."

For the ultimate in energy efficiency (93%*) and performance-per-watt (290 GFLOPS/kW*), Supermicro has introduced the SBI-7425C blade server optimized for its new 14-blade 7U DatacenterBlade(TM) enclosure (SBE-714D), which is ideal for green data center environments and HPC applications of any size. In addition, the new SBI-7125C blade server in the 10-blade 7U OfficeBlade(TM) enclosure provides industry-leading energy efficiency and low-noise operation at less than 50dB, making it an excellent choice for office environments or a personal supercomputer.

Performance-per-watt is a measure of computational green efficiency that is calculated as GFLOPS (billions of floating point operations per second) divided by the power consumed (in kW) of a given system. LINPACK, an industry benchmark for HPC systems, is used to measure system performance in GFLOPS. Total power consumption was measured during LINPACK operation. The resulting ratio provides a normalized method to compare the green efficiency between servers.

Supermicro Server Building Block Solutions(R) offer exceptional flexibility and feature advantages. For more information on Supermicro's complete line of server and workstation solutions, go to www.supermicro.com.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI)

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Supermicro and Server Building Block Solutions are registered trademarks, and SuperBlade, DatacenterBlade and OfficeBlade are trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

* Performance, power savings and peak power efficiency figures based on internal test results; comparisons are to other servers.

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

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SuperBlade remporte le meilleur prix de la classe écologique

SAN JOSE, Californie, May 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- DatacenterBlade et OfficeBlade sont reconnus pour la meilleure performance par watt et meilleure efficacité énergétique

Super Micro Computer, inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI) un leader de solutions serveurs en applications optimisées à haute performance annonce aujourd'hui que le dernier SuperBlade à gagné le prix de la meilleure solution écologique pour un centre de données au salon BladeSystems Insight 2008 en présence de notables comme: HP, IBM, Dell et Sun. Supermicro DatacenterBlade et OfficeBlade offre 93% d'efficacité d'alimentation et délivre une performance par watt encore inégalée. Cette performance s'appuie sur la connaissance de la technologie thermale et le désign associé de Supermicro.

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<< L'atteinte de la performance industrielle associée avec la meilleure efficacité énergétique ainsi que l'architecture S3-Blade, font de Superblade Supermicro le meilleur choix pour tous les serveurs cherchant à optimiser leur performance et leur consommation énergique, >> dit Charles Lian, président et CEO de Supermicro. << Dans un marché sensible de coÃ»t, notre super performance par watt Blade peut aider notre client à économiser jusqu'à US$6000 sur leur facture d'électricité en 3 ans et ainsi réduire le coÃ»t de revient (TCO). Pendant le chair de Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) région APAC, Supermicro est fortement engagée à la mission de CSCI pour réduire la consommation énergique informatique de 50% à 2010. Avec ce but en tÃªte, notre DatacenterBlade consomme seulement 160 watts/DP blade c'est-à-dire moins que la moyenne de consommation d'une tâche de travail d'un moteur de recherche d'internet. La réduction énergique couplée avec les économies des coÃ»ts de refroidissements, traduit une économie de dizaine de millions de dollars pour un centre de données de grande importance. >>

<< Basée sur la dernière génération de chipset et processeur Intel, Supermicro s'apprÃªte à délivrer un nouveau niveau d'efficacité d'alimentation et performance >>, dit Lori Wigle, Directeur Général de Eco-Technology Program Office d'Intel, que préside CSCI actuellement. << La Solution serveur lame que est basée sur les processeurs Xéon Intel de Supermicro présente une architecture remarquable et une performance extraordinaire par watt aidant les clients à réduire leur consommation énergique ainsi que leur facture d'électricité. >>

Pour sa dernière démonstration d'efficacité énergique et performance par watt (290 GFLOP/KW), Supermicro a dévoilé son serveur lame SBI-7425C DatacenterBlade optimisé pour 14 lames dans un 7U(SBE-714D), idéalement conçu pour un environnement écologique de type centre de donné et applications HPC de toutes tailles. De plus, le nouveau SBI-7125C 10-lames 7U OfficeBlade, reste le meilleur choix pour un environnent de bureau ou de super calculateur personnel, par sa haute performance et son faible niveau sonore de 50db.

Performance par watt est une mesure appliquée pour qualifier la performance écologique dans le monde informatique. Elle est calculée en GFLOPS (milliard de virgules flottantes par seconde) divisée par la consommation énergique en Kilowatt dans une machine. LINPACK, , bande passante industrielle pour système HPC, est utilisée pou mesurer la performance d'un système en GFLOPS. La consommation totale d'alimentation est mesurée pendant l'opération INPACK. Le ratio fournit une méthode standardisée pour comparer l'efficacité écologique entre les serveurs.

La Solution de modules de serveurs Supermciro offre une flexibilité et des avantages exceptionnels. Pour plus d'information sur la gamme complète de solutions de serveurs Supermicro, veuillez consulter le site www.Supermicro.com

Concernant Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMC1)

Etabli en 1993, Supermicro s'est concentrée sur la conception de produits au design supérieur et sur la mise en place d'un contrôle qualité rigoureux afin de produire des cartes mères, chassis, et serveurs de haut gamme. Ses modules de serveurs apportent des bénéfices dans de nombreux domaines, incluant des centre de bases de données, des calculs intensifs, des stations graphiques de haute niveau, de stockage et installations de serveurs. Pour plus d'informations sur la gamme complète des cartes mères, superserveurs, et chassis Supermicro, veuillez consulter le site www.Supermicro.com, ou écrire à l'adresse suivante : marketing@Supermicro.com ou encore téléphoner au +1-408-503-8000, ligne standard du siège Supermicro à San Jose CA USA.

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Raytheon Awarded $76 Million Contract for Key Command and Control Solution

FORT WAYNE, Ind., May 20, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company has been awarded a four-year, $76 million contract extension for a critical command and control solution currently deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Raytheon's Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System is the Army's system of record for planning, coordinating and controlling all mortars, close air support, naval gunfire, attack helicopters, offensive electronic warfare, field artillery cannons, rockets and guided missiles.

In addition, AFATDS provides interoperability of multi-national and coalition battle command systems across the battlefield. It is a key component of the Army's Battle Command capability and will provide key services to the Net-Enabled Command Capability of the future.

"This award inserts critical new capabilities into the AFATDS system, including support for additional precision munitions and upgraded sensors," said Jack Harrington, vice president Network Centric Systems' Command and Control Systems. "These upgrades are an important step in the Department of Defense's migration to network-centric warfare."

During Operation Iraqi Freedom, AFATDS has directed tens of thousands of munitions, rockets, and long-range missiles safely to their targets, while preventing fratricide and the loss of friendly aircraft.

Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 86 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide.

Note to editors:

The Net-Enabled Command Capability is the Department of Defense's principal command and control capability that will be accessible in a net- centric environment. It is focused on providing the commander with the data and information needed to make timely, effective and informed decisions.

Contact: MB Hodgkiss 508.490.2607

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CONTACT: MB Hodgkiss of Raytheon Company, +1-508-490-2607

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

Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. Signs Multi-Million Dollar Contract With Utah's Largest Healthcare Provider21 Hospital Integrated Health System Selects SafeTrace Tx(R)

DENVER, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Med Technologies, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: GLOB) , an international e-Health, medical information technology company, today announced that its Wyndgate Technologies(R) division has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with Intermountain Healthcare (Intermountain) of West Valley City, Utah to license Wyndgate's SafeTrace Tx transfusion management software. For the past nine years, Intermountain has been ranked first or second nationally in a study of more than 550 integrated health systems. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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Marc Probst, CIO and Vice President of Information Systems at Intermountain Healthcare, stated, "Intermountain's complex operations and technology infrastructure combined with the imperative for timely, high quality and reliable information, required that we align with a vendor capable of implementing transfusion management software into large, multi-hospital systems on a timely basis. Our research led us to Wyndgate Technologies and their SafeTrace Tx product. Their single database and Centralized Transfusion System (CTS) approach made them the logical choice for our organization."

SafeTrace Tx, a powerful transfusion service management information system, is designed to fully support Intermountain Healthcare's enterprise-wide centralized transfusion services (CTS) management, including advanced functionality such as electronic and remote crossmatch, automated patient special needs and antigen/antibody screens. The blood management software system is designed to raise the standard of care for patients, improve safety, reduce waste and increase efficiency in the blood transfusion environment.

Thomas F. Marcinek, President and Chief Operating Officer for Wyndgate Technologies, commented, "Wyndgate appreciates the thoroughness that was shown by Intermountain Healthcare in the selection process and we are honored to have been chosen by such an outstanding healthcare organization. Intermountain is recognized as a national model for efficient quality healthcare delivery and one of the most technologically advanced hospital systems in the country." Mr. Marcinek continued, "We recognize the important role SafeTrace Tx will play in enhancing patient care and safety by facilitating dependable access to critical information and we look forward to a long relationship with Intermountain Healthcare."

About Intermountain Healthcare

Intermountain Healthcare is a nonprofit health system based in Salt Lake City, with over 28,000 employees. Serving the healthcare needs of Utah and southeastern Idaho residents, Intermountain's system of 21 hospitals, physicians, clinics, and health plans provides clinically excellent medical care at affordable rates. In 2007, Intermountain Healthcare again ranked as one of the nation's top integrated health systems, receiving the second highest score in an annual study of healthcare organizations by Modern Healthcare magazine. Intermountain has rated first in five of the last nine years (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005), and second four times (2001, 2006, 2007, 2008).

About Global Med Technologies, Inc.

Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. is an international e-Health medical information technology company providing information management software products and services to the healthcare industry. Its Wyndgate Technologies(R) division is a leading supplier of information management systems to U.S. and international blood centers and hospital transfusion centers. Each year, Wyndgate's products and services manage more than eight million blood components, representing over 27% of the U.S. blood supply. Wyndgate's products are also being used in Canada, Africa, and the Caribbean. Wyndgate's software provides Vein-to-Vein(R) tracking from donor collection to patient transfusion through its Donor Doc(TM) interactive donor health history questionnaire, ElDorado(TM) Donor(TM) and SafeTrace(R) donor management systems, to its SafeTrace Tx(R) advanced transfusion management system. Global Med's PeopleMed(R), Inc. subsidiary provides custom software validation, consulting and compliance solutions to hospitals and blood centers. PeopleMed's in-depth knowledge of Wyndgate's products and the blood banking industry results in cost-effective validation services, which leads to more efficient software implementations and upgrades for our customers.

For more information about Global Med's products and services, please call 800-WYNDGATE or visit http://www.globalmedtech.com/, http://www.peoplemed.com/ and http://www.wyndgate.com/.

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NetBoss XT(R) Product Plays Key Role in TMF Harmony Catalyst ProjectNext-generation service assurance to be demonstrated at TeleManagement World Conference booth CS3, May 20-22

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Stratex Networks, Inc. , the leading independent supplier of turnkey wireless transmission and service assurance solutions, today announced that its Network Operations Business Unit is contributing key products, technical expertise and leadership to Project Harmony, part of the Catalyst showcase at the TeleManagement World Conference. Sponsored by the TeleManagement Forum (TMF), the conference is held in Nice, France May 20-22, 2008. Harmony is designed to showcase the assembly and operation of a service assurance operations support system (OSS) for Customer Experience Management in a Next Generation Network (NGN) environment, while demonstrating the flexibility and adaptability of the new NetBoss XT(R) product line.

NetBoss XT is the latest, most innovative version of the company's pacesetting network management solution for broadband, wireless and converged networks. It delivers a comprehensive network view, providing detailed information rapidly, so network operators can manage resources and services efficiently. Designed for easy deployment, it allows users to gather data quickly from multiple sources, including IP-based NGN infrastructure, fixed and wireless telecommunications networks, radios and other equipment. NetBoss XT is available in a wide range of configurations that can be combined with other variants or with NetBoss Manage.IT(TM) to deliver flexible, reliable and cost-efficient network management.

Harmony is part of the conference's Catalyst showcase, featuring demos of collaborative solutions to real-world problems. It demonstrates how standards-based technology can radically change an operator's approach to operating their network via an OSS. NetBoss's contributions to Harmony include a combined version of the NetBoss XE(TM) Element Manager and NetBoss XM(TM) Network Manager that provides Harmony with element, network and service management, respectively.

The Harmony project shows that through the use of TMF artifacts and cooperation among standards development organizations, an OSS with end-to-end customer experience management capabilities in NGNs can be assembled and operated in real-world scenarios. It can also manage mobile ad hoc IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) applications, delivering play services over PBT-based networks, illustrating that such a system can evolve with the newest networking technologies and service products.

"Complete and fast integration of new next-generation network technologies into the operations environment and creation of cost-efficient operations support systems that can easily adapt to the dynamic NGN environment are two of the most pressing issues facing service providers today," said Alex Zhdankin, Harris Stratex Networks' Network Operations chief software architect and co-leader of the Harmony Catalyst team. "Because it is built using the latest advances in standards and technologies, the NetBoss XT product line makes rapid, low-cost integration of emerging NGN technologies into a service provider's operations environment a reality."

Alex Zhdankin will present "NGOSS Interfaces in the Converged Environment," on Tuesday, May 20, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., and will participate in the session "NGOSS Contracts - Making it Real," on Thursday, May 22, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the TeleManagement World Conference. Harris Stratex Networks will also be showcasing its NetBoss XT product on the exhibit floor in booth #44.

About the TeleManagement Forum

The TeleManagement Forum was founded in 1988 as the OSI/Network Management Forum with the goal of accelerating the availability of interoperable network management products. Founding members included AT&T and BT on the service provider side, and suppliers such as Northern Telecom and Hewlett-Packard on the equipment side. By early 1989 it had approved its first OSI/NM Forum Protocol Specification and by 1990 it had 85 members from 13 countries. The Forum has continued to adapt as the technological and business landscape has developed. Today, the TeleManagement Forum has more than 500 members, runs the industry's leading OSS/BSS Conference and Exposition, and its standards are being adopted by the UN body, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). For more information, visit: http://www.tmforum.org/ .

About NetBoss(R)

Harris Stratex Networks' Network Operations business unit is an established provider of highly scalable service assurance solutions and services that span resource, network, and service management, OSS design, deployment and remote monitoring. With 20 years of continuous OSS experience, NetBoss(R) serves many industry segments -- such as telecom, IT, government, defense, transportation and utilities -- with confidence. With the knowledge mastery of an active TMF and DMTF member, we are ideally equipped to be your trusted OSS partner, combining your vision with our capabilities to deliver cost effective OSS solutions.

About Harris Stratex Networks, Inc.

Harris Stratex Networks is the world's leading independent supplier of turnkey wireless transmission solutions. The company offers reliable, flexible and scalable wireless network solutions, backed by comprehensive professional services and support. Harris Stratex Networks serves all global markets, including mobile network operators, public safety agencies, private network operators, utility and transportation companies, government agencies and broadcasters. Customers in more than 135 countries depend on Harris Stratex Networks to build, expand and upgrade their voice, data and video solutions. Harris Stratex Networks is recognized around the world for innovative, best-in-class wireless networking solutions and services. For more information, visit http://www.harrisstratex.com/ .

NetBoss(R) and NetBoss XT(R) are registered trademarks of Harris Stratex Networks or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

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CONTACT: Tom Cheesewright or James Delves, Noiseworks, +44 1628 628 080,
hsx@noiseworks.com; Kami Spangenberg, Harris Stratex Networks,
+1-919-767-5238, kami.spangenberg@hstx.com

Web site: http://www.harrisstratex.com/
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University of Arizona Adds SGI Altix ICE to Boost Capacity and High Throughput Capabilities to Support Scientific Discovery1392-Core Water-Chilled System Cuts Air Conditioning Costs By 40 Percent

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- To provide a robust hybrid computing environment that will optimize the performance of applications best suited to cluster or shared memory computing, the University Information Technology Services (UITS) at the University of Arizona (UA) has again purchased technology from SGI . A 1392-core SGI(R) Altix(R) ICE 8200 is being added as an extension to their existing SGI(R) Altix(R) 4700 shared memory system. The new SGI Altix ICE will be available to all research groups on campus that require high-performance computing. The SGI Altix ICE system's unique space-saving design and energy-efficient water-cooled doors will immediately allow UA to realize cost-savings in a number of ways.

"We made a decision two years ago to replace our old shared memory computer with a larger shared memory computer and a cluster computing system," said Dr. Michael Bruck, Assistant Director of Research Computing at the University Information Technology Services. "We have some research applications being used on campus that require a shared memory system and we have other research applications that used shared memory because that was the only computing environment available to them. Now researchers using applications that don't require shared memory can leverage the high throughput computing of the SGI Altix ICE for their projects."

Research already planned for the system includes astronomy, weather and global climate, life sciences, engineering, business, social sciences and psychology. One of the first users of the new SGI Altix ICE system is Dr. Romeel Dave, assistant professor, astronomy, at UA's Steward Observatory. Dave has done theoretical work on the formation of galaxies using the SGI Altix shared memory system and will continue to work on the SGI Altix ICE to run simulations of how galaxies form and have evolved from the Big Bang to the present.

"Galaxies undergo a complex life cycle of birth, growth, and death, and are intimately connected with their surrounding environment through inflow and outflow processes," said Dave. "Modeling these complex processes on supercomputers enables us to study why some galaxies are red and some blue, why some are large and some small, and why some are featureless ellipticals and some majestic spirals (like our own Milky Way). The simulations we will run on the ICE system will be among the largest and most advanced of their kind, and will open up new windows on understanding quantitatively why galaxies exhibit such a wide range of properties."

Dr. Vicki L. Chandler, professor of molecular and cellular biology at the UA's BIO5 Institute, will be another major user of the SGI Altix ICE system. She and her research group investigate the regulation of gene expression in maize. Identifying the sequences regulating differential expression and factors that interact with these sequences should provide important information on mechanisms of gene regulation. The work will be applicable to numerous plant systems and is expected to greatly enhance the potential of genetic engineering.

Cool-Running HPC System Saves Energy and Money

The SGI Altix ICE system supports the University of Arizona's ongoing commitment to energy efficiency campus-wide. The ICE system with water-chilled racks will conserve energy and greatly reduce the electrical costs associated with their data center cooling. The UITS has three air-conditioning systems: one 30-ton and two 20-ton units. They were running the 30-ton and the 20-ton continuously to keep the room cool; the third is the backup unit.

"With the Altix 4700 shared memory system and the new Altix ICE, instead of having 256 processors we're going to have 2,020 processors, and instead of 29 tons of air conditioning we will need only 1.7 tons," said Dr. Bruck. "We're getting 30 times the processing power and less than one-tenth of the A/C cooling requirement. The computers are generating as much heat as the old one we had, but now, the chilled water in the doors is absorbing all the heat. Our data center has turned off the 20-ton unit, saving 40 percent on the air conditioning bill, right from day one."

The UITS now has two fully functioning A/C units as back up, and, as Bruck points out, "This is going to extend the expected lifetime of these air conditioners. Normally, they would have a 5 to 7 year life expectancy but they are going to last a lot longer."

"The revolutionary design of SGI Altix ICE allows for 50 percent more computation at one-half the space. This means that universities can double their compute power in their existing data center space. This, coupled with the power savings, dramatically reduces the total cost of ownership," said Deepak Thakkar, Ph.D., Higher Education and Research Segment Manager, SGI.

In late December 2007 the UA purchased, through SGI's exclusive higher-education partner James River Technical, Inc. (JRTI), the SGI Altix ICE system, with water-chilled racks, powered by 1,392 Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors and 2.8TB of memory. The UA also has a SGI(R) Altix(R) 4700 with 628 cores and 1.2TB of memory.

"The UITS team at UA has forged a productive relationship with their research community resulting in the implementation of a cost-effective and efficient hybrid HPC environment -- providing both shared memory and cluster compute cycles," said Tom Mountcastle, president of James River Technical. "The Altix ICE, coupled with the Altix 4700, provides the required performance and throughput needed by the diverse community of researchers on the UA campus. And UA had the forethought to procure systems, which will allow them to rapidly expand their capacity and capabilities as needed to satisfy the compute needs of their researchers. This will pay significant dividends in the future."

SGI -- Innovation for Results(TM)

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

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The 'Green' Aspects of CIC's Electronic Signature SolutionsMessage to Shareholders

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Communication Intelligence Corporation ("CIC") (BULLETIN BOARD: CICI) , a leading supplier of electronic signature solutions for business process automation in the financial industry and the recognized leader in biometric signature verification, announced today a message from its Chairman & CEO, Guido DiGregorio to its shareholders.

We are all aware that companies are increasingly being asked to develop Green initiatives and implement Green strategies. As more people are awakening to the reality that everything they do has some immediate or downstream impact upon the Earth's environment, they are feeling a sense of compelling urgency to do something that will have a positive impact.

The concern and desire to take action has prompted many businesses to actively pursue a leading role in curbing practices that contribute to energy consumption and global climate change. Financial institutions, the primarily focus of our sales efforts, are among the largest consumers of paper and the attendant postal and delivery services. Many firms in the financial industry are now focused on being proactive in promoting Green strategies.

We are proud that CIC's technology directly promotes and supports environmentally sustainable business practices. CIC solutions positively impact the global environment by significantly decreasing paper consumption thereby significantly reducing the impact on forests. This in turn decreases the need for transporting timber and the paper documents thereby reducing both demands on energy and emissions. Further, through electronic processing our technology significantly reduces energy consuming manual processes. Based on the technology we enable, CIC and our customers are perfect "Green Technology Poster Companies." CIC has deployments with over 400 enterprises and channel partners worldwide representing tens of thousands of end users, with over 500 million electronic signatures captured, eliminating well over a billion pieces of paper.

Our primary objective has been, and continues to be, achieving sustained earnings growth and increasing shareholder value by enabling the benefits of truly paperless, secure business process automation through leadership in electronic signature solutions. CIC's SignatureOne(R) & Sign-it(R) products support multiple authentication and signature technologies within either Software as a Service (SaaS) model or fully deployed model within the enterprise infrastructure. Our successful deployments with leading financial enterprises, our multimodal enterprise class electronic signature product suite that addresses face-to-face, call center and web applications, together with our co-destiny, integrated and non-competitive strategy with leading solutions providers, we believe, has uniquely positioned CIC as the market leader.

Let me close by saying that CIC's electronic signature solutions promote sustainable environmentally friendly practices and that you are invested in a company that promotes efficiencies on many levels. I believe that we, as investors, are well positioned to benefit from increasing shareholder value with a company that delivers significant ROI and also supports the right kind of technology at the right time. It is a distinct advantage with increasing leverage. And it currently is, and increasingly becoming, a source of motivation and pride for both our employees and customers alike.

About CIC

Communication Intelligence Corporation ("CIC") is a leading supplier of electronic signature solutions for business process automation in the Financial Industry and the recognized leader in biometric signature verification. CIC's products enable companies to achieve truly paperless work flow in their eBusiness processes by enabling them with "The Power to Sign Online(R)" with multiple signature technologies across virtually all applications in SaaS and fully deployed delivery models.

Industry leaders such as AIG, Charles Schwab, Prudential, Nationwide (UK), Snap-on Credit and Wells Fargo chose CIC's products to meet their needs. CIC has deployments with over 400 channel partners and enterprises worldwide representing tens of thousand of users, with over 500 million electronic signatures captured, eliminating the need for over a billion pieces of paper. CIC sells directly to enterprises and through system integrators, channel partners and OEMs. CIC is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California and has a joint venture, CICC, in Nanjing, China. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.cic.com/

Forward Looking Statement

Certain statements contained in this press release, including without limitation, statements containing the words "believes", "anticipates", "hopes", "intends", "expects", and other words of similar import, constitute "forward looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual events to differ materially from expectations. Such factors include the following (1) technological, engineering, quality control or other circumstances which could delay the sale or shipment of products containing the Company's technology; (2) economic, business, market and competitive conditions in the software industry and technological innovations which could affect the Company's business; (3) the Company's inability to protect its trade secrets or other proprietary rights, operate without infringing upon the proprietary rights of others or prevent others from infringing on the proprietary rights of the Company; and (4) general economic and business conditions and the availability of sufficient financing.

CIC, its logo, SignatureOne, Sign-it and the Power to Sign Online are registered trademarks. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Contact Information CIC Investor Relations Inquiries: Chantal Eshghipour 650-802-7740 investorrelations@cic.com

Communication Intelligence Corporation

CONTACT: Investor relations, Chantal Eshghipour of Communication
Intelligence Corporation, +1-650-802-7740, investorrelations@cic.com

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

Vista Partners Updates Coverage on Orbit International Corp. (Nasdaq: ORBT) Maintains $14.40 Target Price

LOS ANGELES, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Vista Partners announced today that it has updated its coverage on Orbit International Corp. following the release of Orbit's first quarter earnings. Vista Partners maintains its target price on ORBT of $14.40. Ross Silver, Director of Research of Vista Partners stated, "We strongly believe Orbit is one of the best small cap investment opportunities investors will come across. We expect improvement in second quarter earnings and a strong second half of 2008." To download a free copy of the report, please visit the Vista Partners website, http://www.vistap.com/ and click on the download research icon.

About Vista Partners:

Vista Partners provides independent, equity research to institutional and individual investors, with a focus on publicly traded small capitalization companies. With offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco, Vista Partners is one of the fastest growing independently owned equity research firms. Vista Partners professional staff has backgrounds in finance, corporate communications and investment banking. More information is available at http://www.vistap.com/.

About Orbit International Corp.:

Orbit International Corp. is involved in the manufacture of customized electronic components and subsystems for military and nonmilitary government applications through its production facilities in Hauppauge, New York, Quakertown, Pennsylvania and Louisville, Kentucky. Its Behlman Electronics, Inc. subsidiary manufactures and sells high quality commercial power units, AC power sources, frequency converters, uninterruptible power supplies and associated analytical equipment. The Behlman military division designs, manufactures and sells power units and electronic products for measurement and display.

Contact: Vista Partners LLC Ross Silver (415) 738-6229 info@vistap.com http://www.vistap.com/

Vista Partners

CONTACT: Ross Silver of Vista Partners LLC, +1-415-738-6229,
info@vistap.com

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

SAP Honors Novell with SAP Pinnacle AwardGlobal partner award recognizes SAP partners who have made exemplary contributions to the SAP customer ecosystem

WALTHAM, Mass., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novell today announced it has received an SAP Pinnacle Award in the category "Technology: Co-Innovation for Core Business," recognizing Novell as an SAP partner who has made significant contributions to SAP's customer-focused ecosystem. Novell was honored specifically for work with SAP on SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Server Priority Support for SAP as well as SUSE Linux Enterprise Server high availability and virtualization for SAP. SAP Pinnacle Awards are awarded by SAP to leading partners who have excelled in enhancing the customer experience by teaming with SAP to help customers address critical issues such as accelerating innovation and improving return on investment. Winners were selected based on nominations received from partners and SAP employees. This year, 29 award recipients were chosen from a group of 197 nominees.

"This award is a reflection of the synergies created when two industry leaders work together on behalf of customers," said Jeff Jaffe, executive vice president and chief technology officer for Novell. "Novell and SAP share a commitment to providing extreme value to customers, and our collaboration now extends along the stack from the operating system to the application, with comprehensive technical support to help make sure all parts of customers' IT environments work as one."

Novell and SAP have a long-standing relationship that provides customers mission-critical software and services including priority support for SAP applications on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server along with top virtualization, high availability and security management capabilities. For more information on the partnership and joint offerings from Novell and SAP, visit http://www.novell.com/partners/sap.

About Novell

Novell, Inc. delivers the best engineered, most interoperable Linux* platform and a portfolio of integrated IT management software that helps customers around the world reduce cost, complexity and risk. With our infrastructure software and ecosystem of partnerships, Novell harmoniously integrates mixed IT environments, allowing people and technology to work as one. For more information, visit http://www.novell.com/.

Novell and SUSE are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. *Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Novell, Inc.

CONTACT: Kevan Barney of Novell, +1-801-861-2931, kbarney@novell.com; or
Amy Anderson of SHIFT Communications, +1-617-779-1825,
aanderson@shiftcomm.com, for Novell, Inc.

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

FileMaker Launches Discount Products and Services Program for FileMaker TechNet MembersOver 30 products and services - from FileMaker Pro training to plug-ins and more - available from leading FileMaker Business Alliance partners for TechNet members only

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FileMaker, Inc. today launched a new program offering discounts on third-party FileMaker-related products exclusively for members of FileMaker TechNet, the official community of FileMaker users, designers and developers. FileMaker TechNet benefits now include special discounts on FileMaker developer tools, plug-ins, publications, the FileMaker Training Series and FileMaker Pro templates from more than 30 FileMaker Business Alliance members.

"We're very excited to offer this new marketplace for FileMaker TechNet members," said Ryan Rosenberg, vice president of Marketing and Services. "The new program joins a lineup of great resources to help FileMaker users of all levels build better solutions. This is the just the latest great reason to join FileMaker TechNet."

Users may get more information and may join TechNet at http://www.filemaker.com/technet/index.html.

Starting today, FileMaker TechNet members can purchase the following services and products at discounted prices:

Training -- Choose from self-paced FileMaker Pro training or instructor-led courses based on the FileMaker Training Series available from over 15 companies.

Developer Tools -- Get up to a 20 percent discount on FileMaker developer tools designed to help users migrate from other applications to FileMaker, keep track of data changes and get better control of your FileMaker projects.

Plug-ins -- Extend the functionality of FileMaker solutions with more than 20 FileMaker plug-ins for charting, exchanging data between FileMaker and QuickBooks, changing printer drivers within scripts and integrating web services into FileMaker

Add-ons -- Store terabytes of information in FileMaker solutions without increasing file size, using a FileMaker add-on, offered at a 10 percent discount.

Books and other publications -- Enjoy discounts on FileMaker reference books and magazines to learn about calculations, scripting, new FileMaker features and more.

Solutions -- Save development time and costs with a variety of solutions such as calendar programs, templates, survey tools and asset trackers, as well as FileMaker hosting services.

Members of the FileMaker Business Alliance* participating in the FileMaker TechNet product discount program include:

24U s.r.o. 360 Works Accelerate Computer Training Advisor Media AlaMark Technologies beezwax datatools, inc. .com Solutions Inc. Comm-Unity Networking Systems CoreSolutions Development Inc. Corporate Network Services, Inc. Database Pros Digital Fusion Limited FM Webschool Goya Pty Ltd ISolutions, Inc. IT Solutions Consulting, Inc. Lynda.com MightyData Point In Space Productive Computing Quart-EDV Scodigo, Inc. SeedCode LLC Soliant Consulting The Computer Workshop, Inc The ForeSight Inc. The Moyer Group The Support Group, Inc uLearnIT Virtual Training Company (VTC) WorldSync * The listing of third-party products and promotions is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation from FileMaker. About FileMaker, Inc.

FileMaker, Inc. (http://www.filemaker.com/) develops award-winning database software. Its products include the legendary FileMaker Pro product line for Windows, Mac and the Web, and the new Bento personal database for Mac. FileMaker Pro won 48 awards, more than its next eight competitors combined, in the past five years in the U.S., and a total of 129 awards worldwide during this time. Millions of customers, from individuals to large organizations, rely on FileMaker, Inc. software to manage, analyze and share information. FileMaker, Inc. is a subsidiary of Apple Inc.

(C)2008 FileMaker, Inc. All rights reserved. FileMaker and Bento are trademarks of FileMaker, Inc., registered in the U.S and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

FileMaker, Inc.

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

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

Towerstream Appoints Joseph Hernon as Chief Financial OfficerProven executive chosen to help manage next phase of growth

MIDDLETOWN, R.I., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Towerstream , a leading fixed WiMAX service provider, today announced that Joseph Hernon has joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This addition strengthens Towerstream's already experienced and effective management team as it continues to execute on its growth strategy.

"We conducted an extensive CFO search to find the right individual to help Towerstream through our next period of growth -- and I feel confident that we've found that person in Joe Hernon," said Jeff Thompson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Towerstream. "In his previous positions, Joe gained tremendous experience in finance, operations and managing the assets of a public company. We welcome the value Joe will add to Towerstream's senior management team."

Prior to joining Towerstream, Hernon served as the CFO of Aqua Bounty Technologies, Inc., a public biotechnology company where he was part of the management team which completed an initial public offering in 2006. Previously, he was the CFO of Alseres Pharmaceuticals, (formally Boston Life Sciences Inc.), a Nasdaq listed, biopharmaceutical company, and Senior Business Assurance Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, L.L.P., an international auditing, tax, and consulting firm. Hernon is a certified public accountant and holds an M.S. degree from Bentley College and a B.S. degree from the University of Lowell-Massachusetts.

Towerstream's customers have a range of bandwidth options to choose from, including T1, T3, 100 and 1000 Mbps connections as well as service reliability backed by an industry-leading Service Level Agreement (SLA) and a no-risk, money-back guarantee. Towerstream's fixed wireless broadband network delivers high-speed Internet access supporting VoIP, bandwidth on demand, wireless redundancy, VPNs, disaster recovery, bundled data, and video services. Companies utilizing multiple appliances simultaneously, such as streaming video and VoIP, can prioritize their bandwidth to secure mission-critical activities. Towerstream currently serves businesses of all sizes in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, San Francisco, Miami, Dallas-Fort Worth and Providence/Newport. Towerstream also offers a Rapid Installation Program which guarantees installation within 48 hours.

For a map of the regions covered by Towerstream's service, please visit: http://www.towerstream.com/. For sales inquiries, please call 866-848-5848; or visit: http://www.towerstream.com/index.asp?ref=support.

About Towerstream

Towerstream is a leading fixed WiMAX service provider in the U.S., delivering high-speed Internet access to businesses. Founded in 2000, the company has established networks in such markets as New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Seattle, the San Francisco Bay Area, Dallas-Fort Worth, and the greater Boston, Providence and Newport, R.I. areas, and continues to expand coverage throughout the country. The company was the first carrier selected to join the WiMAX Forum to assist leading vendors in establishing industry compliance with international broadband wireless access standards and cross-vendor interoperability.

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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 the forward-looking statements contained herein. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly release statements made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

Towerstream

CONTACT: INVESTOR CONTACT, Terry McGovern of Vision Advisors for
Towerstream, +1-415-902-3001, mcgovern@visionadvisors.net; or MEDIA CONTACT,
Todd Barrish, todd@dukaspr.com, or Amanda Lordy, Amanda@dukaspr.com, both of
Dukas Public Relations for Towerstream +1-212-704-7385

Web site: http://www.towerstream.com/
http://www.towerstream.com/index.asp?ref=support

Cohen Independent Research Group Issues Buy Recommendation on Conspiracy Entertainment With a $0.35 Per Share 12-Month Price Target

LOS ANGELES, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Conspiracy Entertainment (BULLETIN BOARD: CPYE) ("Conspiracy"), a developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment software in North America and Western Europe, announced today that Cohen Independent Research Group (CIRG), Wall Street's leading independent research firm, has initiated coverage on Conspiracy with a Buy recommendation and a 12-month price target of $0.35 per share. CIRG provides an in-depth analysis, including 5-year financial and valuation projections, on Conspiracy's business and its significant growth drivers. A copy of the report is available for download at http://www.cohenresearch.com/ or http://www.otcfn.com/cpye.

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An excerpt from the CIRG report states, "The company (Conspiracy) has more than a decade's experience in developing and distributing gaming content in the U.S. market. The company is well-positioned to take advantage of the increasing interest of interactive entertainment among casual gamers. Conspiracy's edge is its 'budget gaming' strategy and well entrenched distribution network and product development agreements. We believe its future prospects and attractive valuation are exciting. We are initiating coverage with a BUY rating.

"At our price target of $0.35 per share, CPYE shares are valued at 1.54x and 1.22x our 2008 and 2009 EPS estimates, respectively."

About Cohen Independent Research Group

The Cohen Independent Research Group is Wall Street's leading independent research firm, concentrating on emerging companies with strong management teams focused on shareholder value and sustainable competitive advantage. Cohen's research reports highlight the company's market opportunity, technology, management, competition and other key differentiators that may affect their long- and short-term valuation. Cohen focuses on those public companies that lack or have minimal Wall Street research analyst coverage. Cohen research reports are commissioned and paid for by the companies covered, or by third parties. For more information, visit: http://www.cohenresearch.com/.

This report/release is for informational purposes only. All information contained herein is based on public information. Cohen Independent Research Group (CIRG) complies with securities laws, regulations and ethical standards as related to our legal and compliance requirements. Certain securities regulations are cited and disclaimed in our Disclaimer. Ethical standards as related to our firm are the foundation of those securities laws and regulations we follow. Our firm is not a member of any association for other research providers. Our firm's policy is to comply with any new securities laws and regulations that might be promulgated in the future. CIRG is a registered investment advisor that distributes contracted third party independent research purchased from outside third party contracted securities analysts. CIRG received a value of fifteen-thousand dollars in cash and services from National Financial Communications Corp. for one year of coverage on Conspiracy Entertainment. To access the complete disclaimer, download a copy of the Conspiracy report at http://www.cohenresearch.com/.

About Conspiracy Entertainment Corporation

Conspiracy Entertainment Corporation is a developer, publisher and marketer of entertainment software in North America and Western Europe. The Company develops and licenses properties from several sources, including global entertainment and media companies and publishes software for DVD media, wireless devices, personal computers and video game consoles, including those manufactured by Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc., and Microsoft Corporation. Conspiracy Entertainment was founded in 1997 and is based in Santa Monica, CA. For more information, visit http://www.conspiracygames.com/.

Safe Harbor Statement: The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "Safe harbor" for forward-looking statements. Certain of the statements contained herein, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements with respect to events, the occurrence of which involved risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements may be impacted, either positively or negatively, by various factors. Information concerning potential factors that could affect the company is detailed from time to time in the company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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CONTACT: Rick McCaffrey, Investor Relations for Conspiracy
Entertainment, +1-781-444-6100, ext. 625, rick@otcfn.com

Web site: http://www.conspiracygames.com/
http://www.cohenresearch.com/
http://www.otcfn.com/cpye

VIASPACE Wins Global Distributorship for HYB Premium Lithium Ion Batteries

PASADENA, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIASPACE Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: VSPC) , announced today that it has signed an agreement to globally distribute the rechargeable lithium ion batteries produced by HYB Battery Co. Ltd, a technology leader in China. HYB, founded in 1999, produces high-quality, yet low-cost batteries. HYB batteries are used in a wide range of portable electronic applications, a $6 Billion market sector, including notebook computers, digital video and still cameras, GPS devices, and mobile phones. In addition, HYB also produces high discharge rate batteries for power tools, uninterruptible power supplies and light electric vehicles. HYB high quality has been audited and certified by 12 major customers. Its current customer list includes industry leaders such as Samsung, Tyco, Garmin, Philips, VARTA, Foxconn, and CelExpert.

HYB Battery Co. Ltd.'s 500,000 m2 manufacturing facility is located in Shenzhen, China. With 1600 employees and modern automated equipment, HYB's current capacity is 300,000 pieces per day. Production capacity is scheduled to double in the next 12 months. HYB has extensive quality and safety control procedures. They are ISO 9001 and 14001 certified, and their products are approved by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), CE marked and RoHS compliant. HYB produces cylindrical cells in the standard 18650, 14430 and other sizes. They have 20 different sizes of prismatic cells, and high-capacity cells with energy storage capacities ranging from 8-80 amp hours.

VIASPACE CEO Carl Kukkonen stated, "HYB has the precision batteries needed for demanding applications that require highest uniformity and quality, such as such as notebook computers and cell phones HYB already has batteries in commercial digital video and still cameras, cordless phones, and portable GPS systems. We will represent HYB in their existing market sectors, and develop new business in high-power applications such as power tools, electric bicycles and scooters, where we see market projections of a 400% increase in sales in the next two years. The VIASPACE Energy business unit focuses on alternative energy and portable power solutions. HYB adds great new rechargeable battery product line that complements our current battery and fuel cell products. HYB manufactures high quality batteries with an excellent safety record, and they sell them at a substantially lower cost than their Japanese and Korean competitors that currently dominate this $6 Billion marketplace."

About VIASPACE: Founded in 1998 with the objective of transforming proven space and defense technologies from NASA and the Department of Defense into hardware and software solutions that solve today's complex problems, VIASPACE benefits from important patent and software licenses from Caltech, which manages NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. VIASPACE is located in Pasadena California. For more information, please see http://www.viaspace.com/, or contact Dr. Jan Vandersande, Director of Communications at 800-517-8050, or IR@VIASPACE.com.

This news release includes forward-looking statements. These forward- looking statements relate to future events or our future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Such factors include the risks outlined in our periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, as well as general economic and business conditions, the ability to acquire and develop specific projects and technologies, the ability to fund operations, changes in consumer and business consumption habits, and other factors over which VIASPACE has little or no control.

VIASPACE Inc.

CONTACT: Press contact: Carl Kukkonen, +1-626-768-3360, for VIASPACE
Inc.

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

SonicWALL Extends High-Performance Network Security With the Launch of the NSA 2400Organizations of all Sizes Now Have Access to Reassembly Free Deep Packet Inspection and Next Generation Unified Threat Management

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SonicWALL, Inc. , a leading secure network infrastructure company, today announced the SonicWALL Network Security Appliance (NSA) 2400 for small and mid-sized organizations and branch offices. The NSA 2400 brings the next generation of Unified Threat Management (UTM) to organizations with less than 100 employees and helps IT administrators manage their security in an increasingly complex network environment. The NSA 2400's rich feature set, which takes full advantage of SonicWALL's recently announced Reassembly Free Deep Packet Inspection (RFDPI) 8 engine, ensures organizations have better control over the security of their network and increased visibility of all network activities.

In an environment where employees are using real time applications such as instant messenger and other Web 2.0 applications, the network is vulnerable to a multitude of new threats. Businesses now require simple and cost-effective solutions that take a layered approach to network security. A recent SonicWALL survey found that 69 percent of respondents cited cost as one of the most important factors in their security infrastructure purchasing decision. The NSA 2400 delivers a comprehensive UTM solution at a price that works with today's shrinking IT budgets.

"Hackers, malware, phishing and other security threats are real for all businesses, regardless of size. Whether you manage a network of 50 or 500 employees, a layered approach to security is vital to a network's safety," said Jon Kuhn, Director of Product Management. "With the introduction of the rack-mounted NSA 2400, we are bringing a full-featured, high performance UTM solution to the small and mid-sized business market at a fraction of the cost of competitive offerings."

At the heart of the NSA 2400 is SonicWALL's patented Reassembly Free Deep Packet Inspection (RFDPI) 8 engine, which uses multicore design to inspect both inbound and outbound network traffic without compromising performance. The powerful combination of a layered UTM approach and deep packet inspection means IT administrators at small businesses no longer have to choose between security and performance, they can have both.

"Internet speed is an essential piece to our business - whether employees require it for real time bond trading where time is of the essence or customers need it to view checks via online banking," said Jeff Stott, vice president of information technology at State of Franklin Savings Bank. "Because of its multi-core design, we've seen a 40 percent increase in performance using the NSA 2400."

The NSA 2400 offers the same a layered approach found across the entire NSA series, including intrusion prevention, advanced file and content anti- virus/anti-spyware inspection to protect against a wide array of network attacks including, viruses, spyware, worms, Trojans and phishing attacks. It also offers greater application visibility and data leakage capabilities for administrations through the integration of Application Firewall. This feature set delivers a suite of configurable tools to prevent data leaks while providing granular application control that can be set per user, e-mail user, per schedule and per IP subnet levels to create a future proofed solution for administrators.

The NSA 2400 solution is available now at a starting price of $2,495. For more information please visit: http://www.sonicwall.com/.

About SonicWALL, Inc.

SonicWALL is committed to improving the performance and productivity of businesses of all sizes by engineering the cost and complexity out of running a secure network. Over one million SonicWALL appliances have been shipped through its global network of ten thousand channel partners to keep tens of millions of worldwide business computer users safe and in control of their data. SonicWALL's award-winning solutions include network security, secure remote access, content security, backup and recovery, and policy and management technology. For more information, visit the company web site at http://www.sonicwall.com/.

Safe Harbor Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements regarding the benefits of the benefits associated with the Network Security Appliance Series and the benefits of the integration of Application Firewall into the Network Security Appliance Series These forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the time the statements are made and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. In addition, please see the "Risk Factors" described in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, for a more detailed description of the risks facing our business. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to SonicWALL as of the date of the release, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement.

NOTE: SonicWALL is a registered trademark of SonicWALL, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

SonicWALL

CONTACT: Colleen Nichols of SonicWALL, +1-408-962-6131,
cnichols@sonicwall.com; Ben White of Bite Communications, +1-415-365-0392,
ben.white@bitepr.com

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