Dow Jones Factiva Expands News-Sharing Options for UsersOrganizations Now Have a Practical and Cost-Efficient Way to Share Relevant, Business-Critical News with Clients, Partners and Others

NEW YORK, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones & Company today introduced a new enhancement to Factiva Reader, its simple, read-only Factiva offering, that provides customers with an affordable option for distributing valuable business news to people outside their organizations, including clients, business partners, investors and extended networks.

The new Factiva Reader capability was developed in direct response to customers who wanted to legally share valuable copyrighted news more widely. The combination of Factiva newsletters and Factiva Reader gives organizations a professional, streamlined news distribution tool along with the confidence of knowing that everyone who reads the news articles is doing so legally.

By providing relevant and timely communications, Factiva Reader equips businesses and their customers with the information they need to act faster and make better decisions - resulting in stronger customer and affiliate relationships. It also creates a competitive advantage by sharing relevant news in a branded newsletter experience.

"It is important for every company to communicate effectively with its key stakeholders, such as employees, customers, partners and investors, in order to build a trustworthy and stable relationship with them," said Dennis Cahill, senior vice president and chief product officer, Dow Jones Enterprise Media Group. "Factiva Reader is another example of our commitment to driving the success of our customers by helping them communicate valuable business information to key stakeholders in a practical and cost-efficient way, while still complying with copyright laws."

With an eye to effective budget management, Factiva Reader also allows customers to see what people are reading, leaving companies well-placed to build, adjust and manage successful information strategies while validating expenditures and measuring return on investment.

For more information about Dow Jones Factiva products, visit http://www.factiva.com/. For more information about the Dow Jones Enterprise Media Group, visit http://www.solutions.dowjones.com/.

ABOUT DOW JONES

Dow Jones & Company (http://www.dowjones.com/) is a News Corporation company (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV; http://www.newscorp.com/). Dow Jones is a leading provider of global business news and information services. Its Consumer Media Group publishes The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch and the Far Eastern Economic Review. Its Enterprise Media Group includes Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones Factiva, Dow Jones Client Solutions, Dow Jones Indexes and Dow Jones Financial Information Services. Its Local Media Group operates community-based information franchises. Dow Jones owns 50% of SmartMoney and 33% of STOXX Ltd. and provides news content to radio stations in the U.S.

Dow Jones & Company

CONTACT: Shannon Sullivan, Public Relations Manager,
+1-609-627-2312, shannon.sullivan@dowjones.com, of Dow Jones Enterprise Media
Group

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http://www.factiva.com/
http://www.solutions.dowjones.com/

Mizuho Bank (Japan) Wins VASCO's Market Vision Award 2008 for Asia

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. and ZURICH, Switzerland, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (http://www.vasco.com/), a leading software security company specializing in authentication today announced that leading Japanese Mizuho Bank (http://www.mizuhobank.co.jp/ ) has been awarded with VASCO's Market Vision Award 2008 for Asia.

Mizuho Bank is one of Japan's largest banks, with an important market share in the retail, corporate and local government segments. Mizuho Bank offers Digipass GO 6 to its customers to secure its "Mizuho Direct" retail Internet banking application.

VASCO's Market Vision Award consists of a bronze work of art by a renowned Belgian artist, Inge Dewilde. In order to honour the bank's focus on innovation and its visionary approach of security in an e-banking environment, VASCO will organize an award ceremony at the banking summit in Brussels (Belgium) on June 10.

"We awarded Mizuho Bank because of the bank's visionary approach of secure online banking," said Jan Valcke, VASCO's President and COO. "Mizuho is a leading bank in one of the leading IT-hubs in the world and was the first bank in the region to make Digipass GO 6 available to its entire retail customer base. With this award we honour the efforts of Mizuho Bank to offer their online customers a convenient and accessible way for e-banking."

About Mizuho Bank

Mizuho Bank, Ltd is a Japanese bank that was established on April 1, 2002 by the merger of the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Fuji Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan. It is the core retail banking unit of Mizuho Financial Group, which is one of the largest financial service company in Japan.

Mizuho Bank is the only bank to have branches in all 47 prefectures of Japan. It serves over 25 million individual customers, approximately 100,000 small and medium enterprises with loans, and retail brokerage clients under the name Mizuho Investors Securities nationwide.

About VASCO:

VASCO is a leading supplier of strong authentication and e-signature solutions and services specializing in Internet Security applications and transactions. VASCO has positioned itself as a global software company for Internet Security serving a customer base of close to 7,100 companies in more than 100 countries, including more than 1000 international financial institutions. VASCO's prime markets are the financial sector, enterprise security, e-commerce and e-government

Forward Looking Statements:

Statements made in this news release that relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-looking statements. Any statement containing words such as "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," and similar words, is forward-looking, and these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations. Consequently, actual results could differ materially from the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements.

Reference is made to the Company's public filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for further information regarding the Company and its operations.

For more information contact:

VASCO: Jochem Binst, +32 2 609 97 00, jbinst@vasco.com

VASCO Data Security International, Inc.

CONTACT: Jochem Binst of VASCO, +32 2 609 97 00, jbinst@vasco.com

Web site: http://www.vasco.com/
http://www.mizuhobank.co.jp/

Intesa Sanpaolo (Italy) Wins VASCO's Market Vision Award 2008

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. and ZURICH, Switzerland, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (http://www.vasco.com/), a leading software security company specializing in authentication today announced that leading Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo (http://www.intesasanpaolo.com/) has been awarded with VASCO's Market Vision Award 2008.

Intesa Sanpaolo considers security as a crucial factor in the relationship with its customers. The bank decided to improve its online financial services through Digipass GO 6, a strong security solution to access internet, phone and mobile banking services. Digipass GO 6 is a portable one-button authenticator which is extremely user-friendly lowering the threshold for user acceptance. The bank offers the device free of charge to its customers and supplies them with information about best practices for online security.

Intesa Sanpaolo began the distribution of Digipass GO 6 in 2007, with the aim of covering -- by the end of 2008 -- more than 3,000,000 of its on line customers. The bank is also distributing a specific device for the blind and visually impaired, Digipass 300 Comfort Voice, which converts One-Time passwords into speech.

"We awarded Intesa Sanpaolo because of the bank's visionary approach of secure online banking," said Jan Valcke, VASCO's President and COO. "Intesa Sanpaolo offers online and mobile banking services through the Internet and by phone, and this is a perfect example of our Full Option All Terrain strategy. Moreover, accessibility is an important success factor with any online banking application. By offering a speech enabled Digipass to its customers, Intesa Sanpaolo makes their banking application also accessible for the blind and visually impaired."

VASCO's Market Vision Award consists of a bronze work of art by a renowned Belgian artist, Inge Dewilde. In order to honour the bank's focus on innovation and its visionary approach of security in an e-banking environment, VASCO will organize an award ceremony at the banking summit in Brussels (Belgium) on June 10.

About Intesa Sanpaolo

Intesa Sanpaolo is a banking group resulting from the merger between Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI. The Group brings together two major Italian banks with shared values and improves their opportunities for growth as well as enabling enhanced services for retail customers, significant support for development of business customers and an important contribution to growth in all the countries where it operates.

Intesa Sanpaolo has a selected presence in Central-Eastern Europe and in the Mediterranean basin with a network of 1,262 branches and about 6.9 million customers of subsidiaries operating in retail and commercial banking in 12 countries. Moreover, the international network specialised in supporting corporate customers is present in 34 countries, in particular the Mediterranean area and those areas where Italian companies are most active, such as the United States, Russia, China and India.

Intesa Sanpaolo is among the top banking groups in the euro zone, with a market capitalisation of 61.2 billion euro, and leader in Italy in all business areas (retail, corporate and wealth management). Thanks to a network of 6,566 branches capillary and well distributed throughout the country, with market shares above 15% in most Italian regions, the Group offers its services to about 11.5 million customers.

About VASCO:

VASCO is a leading supplier of strong authentication and e-signature solutions and services specializing in Internet Security applications and transactions. VASCO has positioned itself as a global software company for Internet Security serving a customer base of close to 7,100 companies in more than 100 countries, including more than 1000 international financial institutions. VASCO's prime markets are the financial sector, enterprise security, e-commerce and e-government

Forward Looking Statements:

Statements made in this news release that relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-looking statements. Any statement containing words such as "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," and similar words, is forward-looking, and these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations. Consequently, actual results could differ materially from the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements.

Reference is made to the Company's public filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for further information regarding the Company and its operations.

For more information contact:

VASCO: Jochem Binst, +32 2 609 97 00, jbinst@vasco.com

VASCO Data Security International, Inc.

CONTACT: Jochem Binst of VASCO Data Security International, Inc.,
+32 2 609 97 00, jbinst@vasco.com

Web site: http://www.vasco.com/
http://www.intesasanpaolo.com/

Sigma-Aldrich Signs Agreement With Plextronics to Distribute Plexcore(R) Organic Electronics MaterialsPrinted electronics holds possibilities for applications including printed organic solar cells, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and flexible displays

ST. LOUIS, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sigma-Aldrich announced today that the Company has signed an agreement with Plextronics, Inc., a leading innovator of technology for printed electronics, to distribute its organic semiconductors and conductive inks.

Under the terms of the agreement, Sigma-Aldrich will exclusively distribute research quantities of Plexcore(R) OS organic semiconducting polymers and Plexcore(R) OC organic conductive inks globally through the Aldrich(R) Materials Science initiative of its Research Specialties business. Plextronics will continue to work closely with industry partners to deliver commercial quantities of the materials and focus on development of its Plexcore(R) technology.

Printed electronics -- an emerging industry that takes advantage of printing technology to manufacture electronics devices -- holds many possibilities for new applications including printed organic solar cells, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and flexible displays.

From a technology standpoint, each of these applications requires one or more conductive layers that can be integrated with organic semiconductors and other solution-processed materials to form multilayer electronic devices on a variety of substrates. Plexcore(R) OS is an organic semiconducting polymer, known chemically as Poly(3-Hexyl Thiophene) (P3HT) and available in two high-purity (electronics) grades optimized for use in organic transistors and solar cells. Plexcore(R) OC is a solution-processable organic conductive ink specifically developed for use as a charge-transport layer in organic light emitting diodes and solar cells. Together, the two types of Plexcore(R) materials offer a reliable technology platform for research in organic electronics.

CEO of Plextronics Andy Hannah indicated that the partnership with Sigma-Aldrich is an important one for the company. "The easier we make it for the research community to access our materials, the more innovation we can spur in the printed electronics field. Sigma-Aldrich has a world-class distribution network, and it is that access and expertise that we are looking for to help us put Plextronics' products into the hands of today's leading researchers," said Hannah.

"Scientists and engineers working to advance the rapidly developing field of printed electronics depend on the availability of high quality standard materials that they can use as foundations to develop new materials and devices. Plexcore(R) technology is such a reliable foundation, and Aldrich's collaboration with Plextronics will ensure that this technology will be readily available to researchers around the world," added Dr. Ilya Koltover, Technology Transfer Manager of Sigma-Aldrich Chemistry business.

To learn more about the Plexcore(R) and other organic electronics materials, visit http://www.sigma-aldrich.com/oel.

About Sigma-Aldrich: Sigma-Aldrich is a leading Life Science and High Technology company. Its biochemical and organic chemical products and kits are used in scientific and genomic research, biotechnology, pharmaceutical development, the diagnosis of disease and as key components in pharmaceutical and other high technology manufacturing. The Company has customers in life science companies, university and government institutions, hospitals, and in industry. Over one million scientists and technologists use its products. Sigma-Aldrich operates in 36 countries and has over 7,900 employees providing excellent service worldwide. Sigma-Aldrich is committed to Accelerating Customer Success through Leadership in Life Science, High Technology and Service. For more information about Sigma-Aldrich, please visit its award-winning website at http://www.sigma-aldrich.com/.

About Plextronics: Plextronics, Inc. is a leading innovator of technology for printed electronics. The printed electronics market comprises next-generation light, power and circuitry products, including flexible displays, plastic solar cells and organic RFID tags. With a company vision of enabling 15 billion printed electronic devices by 2015, Plextronics is creating technology capable of commercial-scale performance and manufacturability. The company's device design, process technology and Plexcore(R) branded inks enable the formation of active electrical layers -- the key drivers of printed electronics. Plextronics was founded in 2002 as a spinout from Carnegie Mellon University, based upon conductive polymer technology developed by Dr. Richard McCullough. Over the past five years, Plextronics' team of scientists has refined and further developed this technology to deliver exceptional performance for printed electronics. For more information about Plextronics, visit http://www.plextronics.com/.

Sigma-Aldrich and Aldrich are trademarks of Sigma-Aldrich Biotechnology LP and Sigma-Aldrich Co.

Plexcore is a registered trademark of Plextronics, Inc.

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CONTACT: Sean Battles of Sigma-Aldrich, +1-314-286-7616,
sean.battles@sial.com

Web site: http://www.sigma-aldrich.com/

DemandTec Announces DemandTec TradePoint Network(TM) Partner Program and Charter Partner Interactive EdgeInteractive Edge to offer time-saving presentation tool to consumer products firms building promotion plans with DemandTec services

NEW YORK, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DemandTec, Inc. , a leading provider of on-demand merchandising and marketing solutions for retailers and consumer products manufacturers, today unveiled the DemandTec TradePoint Network(TM) Partner Program at the Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Summit 2008, which is being held June 9 through 11 at the Roosevelt Hotel.

Through the program, DemandTec intends to make available qualified vendor partner solutions via the DemandTec TradePoint Network(TM), the industry's only secure, Internet-based network of software services used by retailers and their suppliers to transact, interact and collaborate on promotions and other merchandising and marketing activities. The DemandTec TradePoint Network Partner Program is designed to extend the breadth of DemandTec solutions and deliver increased value to the more than 6,000 existing network users representing the world's largest retailers and consumer products manufacturers.

"This partner program addresses a real need for DemandTec to introduce best-of-breed capabilities to a growing list of customers. While DemandTec continues to invest in building our own software services, the partner program is intended to fast-track additional third-party solutions that can fill voids more efficiently," said Tom Croke, Vice President of Business Development at DemandTec.

As a charter member of the DemandTec TradePoint Network Partner Program, Interactive Edge, LLC, a provider of business software solutions, will make its XP3 Presentation Builder software application available to account teams of consumer products companies on the network, allowing for the rapid authoring of sell-in presentations incorporating the latest DemandTec planning data. The software will be configured to accept data from DemandTec's Deal Management and Promotion Planning & Optimization services, addressing a universal need among consumer product sales organizations for building customer-facing presentations that reflect the most recent plans.

"Interactive Edge sees a great opportunity in teaming with DemandTec to offer Presentation Builder in concert with their promotion planning and deal management services. We look forward to introducing our solution to existing and new customers through the DemandTec TradePoint Network," said Zel Bianco, President and CEO of Interactive Edge.

"Dr Pepper Snapple Group is an ardent user of the Interactive Edge solution and recently deployed DemandTec solutions in our category planning toolkit. From our perspective, having these two services work together makes a lot of sense. We expect this partnership to help our business users save valuable time updating customer category presentations with the latest promotion data from DemandTec," said Craig Hodnett, Vice President of Category Management at Dr Pepper Snapple Group.

In a related announcement today, DemandTec launched Funds Tracker, the company's latest software service available on the DemandTec TradePoint Network. Funds Tracker provides up-to-date visibility to trade fund balances and is now available for qualified manufacturer account teams that are on the network and using the Advanced Deal Management service. DemandTec's Deal Management service automates how trade plans are entered, submitted, negotiated and archived in a collaborative environment.

DemandTec is in the process of qualifying new partners for the partner program. Interested vendors should visit http://www.demandtec.com/partners or email partners@demandtec.com.

About Interactive Edge

Interactive Edge LLC develops and markets data solutions designed to put the right information, in the right hands, at the right time. The company's flagship solution, the award-winning XP3, combines a powerful data analysis engine with flexible end-user tools to summarize and illustrate useful, compelling information on demand; and has proven itself highly effective as a point-of-impact solution for distributed sales and management teams. Interactive Edge is a Microsoft(R) Certified Partner and a SAP Certified Integration Partner. The company was recently awarded First Place in SAP's DemoJam at TechEd 2007 Las Vegas, based on the most innovative application of user-friendly technology against the SAP solution stack to drive business value, and is also the recipient of multiple Consumer Goods Technology awards, including "Best in Class for Sales Force Automation & Analytics" and "#1 in Customer Experience" for two consecutive years. Headquartered in New York, NY, its customers include Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages, OSRAM Sylvania, Newell Rubbermaid, and many Fortune 500 consumer goods and services providers. Additional information is available at http://www.interactiveedge.com/.

About DemandTec

DemandTec enables retailers and consumer products companies to optimize merchandising and marketing decisions, individually or collaboratively, to achieve their sales volume, revenue, and profitability objectives. DemandTec software services utilize DemandTec's science-based software platform to model and understand consumer behavior. DemandTec customers include more than 140 leading retail and consumer products manufacturers such as Advance Auto Parts, Best Buy, Circle K Stores, ConAgra Foods, Delhaize America, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Giant-Carlisle, H-E-B Grocery Co., Hormel Foods, Monoprix, Safeway, Sara Lee and Tyson Foods. Connected via the DemandTec TradePoint Network(TM), DemandTec customers have collaborated online on more than one million trade deals. For more information, please visit http://www.demandtec.com/.

DemandTec Safe Harbor

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding DemandTec's expectations, hopes, plans, intentions or strategies, including statements about future DemandTec product and solutions plans and the effectiveness of its products and solutions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they do not fully materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties include those described in DemandTec's documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to DemandTec as of the date hereof, and DemandTec assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

DemandTec and the DemandTec logo are registered trademarks of DemandTec, Inc. DemandTec TradePoint Network is a trademark of DemandTec, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

DemandTec, Inc.

CONTACT: Media, Cassandra Moren of DemandTec, Inc., +1-650-226-4690,
cassandra.moren@demandtec.com; or Investors, Michael Kern of ICR,
+1-617-956-6731, michael.kern@icrinc.com

Web site: http://www.demandtec.com/
http://www.interactiveedge.com/

DemandTec Launches Funds Tracker Software Service on the DemandTec TradePoint Network(TM)On-demand access to accurate trade fund balances saves time, enables better business decisions for consumer products manufacturers

NEW YORK, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DemandTec, Inc. , a leading provider of on-demand merchandising and marketing software services for retailers and consumer products manufacturers, today announced the launch of Funds Tracker at the Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Summit 2008, which is being held June 9 through 11 at the Roosevelt Hotel. Funds Tracker is a new service providing accurate visibility into available trade spending balances saving valuable time and enabling better business decisions for the trade marketing and sales organizations of consumer products manufacturers.

Funds Tracker is accessible through the DemandTec TradePoint Network(TM), the industry's only secure, Internet-based network of software services for retailers and their suppliers to transact, interact and collaborate on promotions and other merchandising and marketing activities.

The service is an available upgrade to companies subscribing to the Advanced Deal Management service, a core DemandTec collaboration offering on the DemandTec TradePoint Network that helps manufacturers enter, negotiate, manage and archive trade promotion agreements with their retail partners.

The Funds Tracker software service provides business managers with immediate and accurate visibility into available trade spending balances. The software service eliminates the need for manual tracking of trade promotion activity, providing a precise view of available balances so end users can maximize available trade dollars.

"At a base level, the Funds Tracker service should make life a lot easier for our consumer products customers. Business managers can now view accurate trade fund balances at a moment's notice, saving time so they can focus on higher value trade planning activities," said Armen Najarian, Senior Director, Product Marketing at DemandTec. "At a higher level, the Funds Tracker service delivers information that empowers business users to make more informed decisions, such as committing to a new promotion opportunity, or enhancing the allowance for a planned event."

Among the features of Funds Tracker are: -- Real-time balances - automatically manages fund totals as promotion offers change and retailer billing data is received. -- Flexible fund management - effectively segregates trade spend by creating discrete spend buckets. -- Multi-fund allocation - splits promotion expenditures across multiple funds, where appropriate, for more customized tracking. -- Data export - provides one-click fund activity exports to spreadsheets for offline analysis and integration with other trade planning systems.

Beyond the time savings benefit that Funds Tracker offers, the service helps reduce the known latency in time to reconcile actual trade spending balances by as much as 50%. This reduction in reporting latency helps manufacturers free up investable trade funds faster, providing the opportunity to plan additional promotions.

"Keeping an accurate accounting of available trade funds balances is a time consuming process for virtually all consumer products companies. An integrated deal management software service not only saves valuable time and resources, but also positively affects the way manufacturers plan events and serve their retail customers. These benefits will improve the overall collaborative planning process and deliver value to the end consumer in the form of better pricing and promotions," said Mike Kantor, Managing Director of Trade Promotion Management Associates, a consumer products industry organization.

Funds Tracker is an add-on software service available to qualified manufacturers through the DemandTec TradePoint Network. To further expand the DemandTec TradePoint Network, DemandTec and select partners are planning to develop additional software services to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of promotion planning and other merchandising activities.

To learn more visit http://www.demandtec.com/fundstracker or call 888-221-6128. About DemandTec

DemandTec enables retailers and consumer products companies to optimize merchandising and marketing decisions, individually or collaboratively, to achieve their sales volume, revenue, and profitability objectives. DemandTec software services utilize DemandTec's science-based software platform to model and understand consumer behavior. DemandTec customers include more than 140 leading retail and consumer products manufacturers such as Advance Auto Parts, Best Buy, Circle K Stores, ConAgra Foods, Delhaize America, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Giant-Carlisle, H-E-B Grocery Co., Hormel Foods, Monoprix, Safeway, Sara Lee and Tyson Foods. Connected via the DemandTec TradePoint Network(TM), DemandTec customers have collaborated online on more than one million trade deals. For more information, please visit http://www.demandtec.com/.

DemandTec Safe Harbor

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding DemandTec's expectations, hopes, plans, intentions or strategies, including statements about future DemandTec product and solutions plans and the effectiveness of its products and solutions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they do not fully materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties include those described in DemandTec's documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to DemandTec as of the date hereof, and DemandTec assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

DemandTec and the DemandTec logo are registered trademarks of DemandTec, Inc. DemandTec TradePoint Network is a trademark of DemandTec, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

DemandTec, Inc.

CONTACT: Media, Cassandra Moren of DemandTec, Inc., +1-650-226-4690,
cassandra.moren@demandtec.com; or Investors, Michael Kern of ICR,
+1-617-956-6731, michael.kern@icrinc.com, for DemandTec, Inc.

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

China VoIP & Digital Telecom Moved to a New Home

JINAN, China, June 10 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China VoIP & Digital Telecom Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CVDT) and its wholly owned subsidiary moved to a brand new home on June 5. The new location of the company is in the Yike Industrial Base. Yike Industrial Base, designed by German architects, is part of the Jinan Qilu Software Park. The new office building is equipped with advanced technology, and CVDT also made its own contribution to the Yike Industrial Base.

CVDT's VoIP platform and WiFi coverage will be installed in the Yike Industrial Base through cooperation with Jinan Tietong (our telecom partner). We have also been authorized by Jinan Tietong to serve as its agent and offer services to approximately 100 enterprises soon to be settled in the industrial base. Our solutions and services include Fiber Access, Machine Room Construction, Integrated Wiring, Network Service, Telephone Service, Call Center, Networking, and other Value-added Service. value-added service -- our WiFi coverage project -- will operate voice and video services through WiFi coverage and provide a complete wireless solution to enterprises in the Yike Industrial Base.

For any questions regarding this release, please call: Yinquan Investor Contact: Michelle Wong Tel: +86-531-8702-7114 Email: michellewong@yinquan.cn

China VoIP & Digital Telecom Inc.

CONTACT: Yinquan Investor Contact for China VoIP & Digital Telecom Inc.,
Michelle Wong, +86-531-8702-7114, or michellewong@yinquan.cn

Microsoft Helps Protect Consumers by Addressing Repeat Offender Software PiratesCompany calls attention to tools to help consumers receive genuine software.

REDMOND, Wash., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As part of its ongoing efforts to protect its customers and partners from the risks of pirated and counterfeit software, Microsoft Corp. today announced the filing of 21 lawsuits in federal court in 14 states against resellers allegedly engaging in the sale of pirated software, including some alleged repeat offenders. Microsoft also called attention to several resources available to help consumers to ensure they are getting genuine software, including the (800) RU-LEGIT (785-3448) hot line and online validation tools at http://www.microsoft.com/genuine. In the cases announced today, many of the companies identified in the suits are alleged to have misled customers by repeatedly distributing unlicensed copies of Microsoft software pre-installed on the PCs that they sold. Some of these companies continued with their illegal business practices even after settling previous lawsuits with Microsoft.

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Pirates often dupe consumers into buying unlicensed or non-genuine software through hard-disk loading, which is the practice of installing unlicensed software onto a PC and then selling the computer to unsuspecting consumers. In many cases customers who have been sold unlicensed hard-disk loaded computer systems do not receive manuals or the original media, although the resellers often charge them the full price. Many customers do not realize that the software pre-installed on the computer systems they purchased is not legitimate until they perform a check through the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) or Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) online validation tools, which are provided by Microsoft to assist consumers in verifying the legitimacy of their software.

Evidence for some of these cases stemmed from direct customer reports to Microsoft's anti-piracy hot line, (800) RU-LEGIT, as well as from reports received through the WGA online validation tool. Microsoft's investigators received two such leads resulting in today's filing of lawsuits against Computer Center in Encino, Calif., and Delta Computers in Pine Bluff, Ark.

Microsoft is also hearing from its partner community. "Knowing Microsoft is targeting resellers of illegal software in my area gives me one less thing to worry about," said Tim Loney, president and CEO of Solutions Information Systems, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and Small Business Specialist in Houston. "When the economy is struggling, it is difficult to focus on adding value to your customers when other organizations are using unfair practices to gain an advantage, especially when it comes to pricing of software."

This Is Not the First Time

Companies identified in eight of the lawsuits announced today are not new to illegal software sales allegations. Microsoft previously filed and settled lawsuits, which alleged the sale of infringing software, including versions of Microsoft Windows and Office, with these same dealers. Despite the filing of the previous actions, these companies have continued to sell infringing software, putting their customers at risk.

"These legal actions are about protecting Microsoft's customers from falling victim to some dealers who operate a business model of peddling pirated and counterfeit software," said Sharon Cates, attorney at Microsoft. "Some companies previously involved in these lawsuits have discontinued their illegal business practices; others have not. The cases announced today are indicative of the need to ensure that dealers cease their illegal activity so that customers can be sure that they purchase genuine, fully licensed software."

Buyer Beware: What to Watch For and What to Do

Microsoft's customers should also be on the lookout. Piracy and counterfeiting are problems that impact customers and honest businesses both in the U.S. and across the globe. This is especially true for the software industry, and it is important for consumers to be aware of the problem.

Microsoft is committed to ensuring that its customers can obtain genuine, fully licensed Microsoft software in good faith by empowering them through its anti-piracy education programs and technology solutions to make sure they get what they pay for. One such program is helping Microsoft customers validate their software online and avoid situations where they may be defrauded. The WGA and OGA online validation tools allow customers to verify that their copy of software is genuine and fully licensed. If customers learn that they may have non-genuine software, the validation tools will provide an opportunity for the customer to report the source of the software, and customers may even be eligible to receive a genuine replacement copy.

As part of its Genuine Software Initiative, Microsoft also provides a wealth of resources for consumers who are considering a new software purchase. On its Web site dedicated to distinguishing genuine, properly licensed software from pirated software, http://www.howtotell.com/, Microsoft provides visual clues to look for, as well as other tips to avoid purchasing counterfeit software. In addition, the Web site provides information to help consumers ensure the software they purchased is properly licensed. This is just another of the many tools that Microsoft provides to its customers to ensure that they receive the full value of genuine software.

New Study Highlights Software Piracy Rates

The cases announced today are part of an ongoing challenge that Microsoft is continuing to address. In fact, according to the fifth annual global PC software piracy study, which was released in May by the Business Software Alliance (BSA), more than one-third of PCs around the world are unlicensed or contain pirated or counterfeit software. In the U.S., the piracy rate in 2007 was 20 percent, a one-point decrease from 2006. However, in that same time period, the economic losses from piracy increased from $7.2 billion in 2006 to more than $8 billion in 2007. Microsoft continues to evaluate ways to fight piracy and counterfeiting in an effort to protect its customers and partners.

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

For more information about the fifth annual global PC software piracy study by the BSA: Visit http://www.bsa.org/globalstudy.

Case Summaries

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division

Microsoft Corp. v. Computer Imaging Services, Inc. (Marietta, Georgia), alleging distribution of infringing Office Pro 2003 and Office Access 2003 software after a prior lawsuit and injunction.

Case No. 1:08-CV-1970 Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Microsoft Corp. v. ARP Computer Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Computer Circulation Center (San Diego, California), alleging distribution of infringing Office Pro 2003 software.

Case No. 08 CV 1026 WQH JMA Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Microsoft Corp. v. Micro West Tech, Inc. (Chatsworth, California), alleging distribution of infringing Office XP Pro and Office Home and Student 2007 software.

Case No. CV 08-03749 JSL (FMOx) Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Microsoft Corp. v. Loco Computer (Los Angeles, California), alleging distribution of infringing Windows XP Home and Office Pro 2003 software.

Case No. CV 08-03752 GW (Ex) Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Microsoft Corp. v. LTI Computer, Inc. (Walnut, California), alleging distribution of infringing Office 2007 software.

Case No. CV 08-03751 RGK (SHx) Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Microsoft Corp. v. Computer Center (Encino, California), alleging distribution of infringing Office 2007 Pro software after a prior complaint and injunction.

Case No. CV 08-03757 PSG (RZx) Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Microsoft Corp. v. Tiger Tech (Lancaster, California), alleging distribution of infringing Office Pro 2003 software.

Case No. CV 08-03754 R (MANx)

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Western Division

Microsoft Corp. v. KNT Computers, Inc. (Chicopee, Massachusetts), alleging distribution of infringing Windows XP Pro and Office Pro 2003 software after a prior lawsuit and consent judgment.

Case No. 3:08-cv-30112

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division

Microsoft Corp. v. Alvio (Warrensville Heights, Ohio), alleging distribution of counterfeit Office Pro 2003 software after a prior lawsuit and injunction.

Case No. 1:08CV1383 Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Microsoft Corp. v. Computer Inferno (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina), alleging distribution of infringing Windows XP Pro, Office 2007, and Office XP Pro software.

Case No. 08-cv-02149

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Western Division

Microsoft Corp. v. Advanced Computer Corporation (Memphis, Tennessee), alleging distribution of infringing Office XP Pro software after a prior lawsuit and injunction.

Case No. 2:08-cv-02370-STA

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division

Microsoft Corp. v. Quality System (Houston, Texas), alleging distribution of infringing Office 2003 Pro software.

Case No. 4:08-cv-01828

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division

Microsoft Corp. v. Easy Computer Company (Houston, Texas), alleging distribution of infringing Windows XP Pro and Office 2003 Pro software.

Case No. 4:08-cv-01825

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division

Microsoft Corp. v. L&Y Electronics, Inc. (Woodbridge, Virginia), alleging distribution of counterfeit and infringing Office Pro 2003 software.

Case No. 1:08 CV 596 GBL/JFA Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Microsoft Corp. v. Computer Renaissance (Beaverton, Oregon), alleging distribution of infringing Windows XP Pro and Office 2007 software.

Case No. CV 08 697 KI Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Microsoft Corp. v. Delta Computers (Pine Bluff, Arkansas), alleging distribution of infringing Windows XP Pro and Office Pro 2003 software.

Case No. 5:08 CV 0168 JMM Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Microsoft Corp. v. The Toro Group, Inc. d/b/a Axess Computers (Denver, Colorado), alleging distribution of counterfeit Office Pro 2003 software.

Case No. 08-CV-01227

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division

Microsoft Corp. v. Computer Renaissance (Clearwater, Florida), alleging distribution of infringing Windows XP Pro and Office 2007 Enterprise Edition software.

Case No. 8:08-cv-1107

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division

Microsoft Corp. v. Myoda Computer Centers (Hoffman Estates, Illinois), alleging distribution of infringing and Office Pro 2007 software after a prior complaint and injunction.

Case No. 08CV3299

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle

Microsoft Corp. v. Twilight Computers (Burien, Washington), alleging distribution of infringing Windows XP Pro and Office 2007 Enterprise Edition software.

Case No. 08-0902 RSM

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington at Tacoma

Microsoft Corp. v. 1 Source Computer Solutions (Vancouver, Washington), alleging distribution of infringing Office Pro 2003 software.

Case No. 08-5368 RBL

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

Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Shows Slight Hiring DeclineFindings confirm continued employer caution for Quarter 3 2008

MILWAUKEE, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- U.S. employers are projecting a slight decline in hiring for Quarter 3 2008, according to the seasonally adjusted results of the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey conducted quarterly by Manpower Inc.

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"While overall softness continues in the third quarter, employers are generally not reacting with large-scale payroll reductions," said Jeffrey A. Joerres, chairman and CEO of Manpower Inc. "The gradual slowdown suggests that employers have become sophisticated at anticipating their hiring needs."

Of the 14,000 U.S. employers surveyed, 26% expect to increase their workforces during the July - September period, while 10% expect to scale back their payrolls for a net employment outlook of 16% (seasonally adjusted 12%). Fifty-eight percent expect no change in the hiring pace, and 6% are undecided about their hiring plans.

Seasonally adjusted survey data indicates that hiring in five of the 10 industry sectors surveyed will decrease slightly during the upcoming quarter compared to Quarter 2 2008 making it the weakest employment outlook since Quarter 4 2003.

Employers in the Non-Durable Goods Manufacturing, Transportation/Public Utilities, Wholesale/Retail Trade, Finance/Insurance/Real Estate and Education sectors all point toward somewhat more guarded hiring activity than in Quarter 2 2008. Construction, Durable Goods Manufacturing, Services and Public Administration staff levels are expected to remain stable compared to the previous quarter. Mining is the only sector indicating an increase in hiring for the upcoming quarter.

"Hiring looks to be a bit cooler this summer," said Jonas Prising, president of Manpower North America. "However, select industries are showing stability that may provide opportunities for job seekers who have the skills that employers need."

Employers in the Northeast and South anticipate a slight downturn in hiring heading into Quarter 3 2008. In the Midwest, a positive net employment outlook is expected, while employers in the West are expressing a moderate decrease in hiring.

The Global Manpower Employment Outlook Survey data reveals that employers in India, Singapore, Peru, Poland, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Romania, Argentina, Taiwan, Australia, Mexico and Japan report the most optimistic Quarter 3 2008 hiring plans. On the other hand, employers in Spain, Italy and Ireland are reporting the weakest job prospects in the next three months.

Of the seven countries surveyed in the Americas, employers in Peru, Costa Rica and Argentina are most optimistic about adding staff in the next three months, while those in Canada are the least optimistic. Mexican employers continue to be upbeat about hiring while employer confidence in the U.S. continues to decline.

As was the case in Quarter 2 2008, across the 17 countries surveyed in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, employers in Poland, Romania, Greece, S. Africa and Norway are most optimistic about hiring in the quarter ahead. In contrast, the hiring forecasts from Spanish, Italian and Irish employers are the least optimistic in the region and globally.

In Asia Pacific, the survey data continues to show varying degrees of positive hiring expectations. Employer hiring plans have softened from both the second quarter and one year ago in five of eight countries and territories surveyed. The strongest employer hiring plans were again reported in India and Singapore, while employers in China reported the weakest hiring outlook in the region for the fourth consecutive quarter.

The next Manpower Employment Outlook Survey will be released on September 9, 2008 to report hiring expectations for Quarter 4 2008.

Note to Journalists

The complete results and visuals from the U.S. national Manpower Employment Outlook Survey are available for viewing and download in the Press Room of our Web site. There you will also find the survey results from more than 420 local markets across the United States. http://www.us.manpower.com/pressroom

About the Survey

Employment services company Manpower Inc. releases the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey quarterly to measure employers' intentions to increase or decrease the number of employees in their workforce during the next quarter. It is the only forward-looking survey of its kind, unparalleled in size, scope, longevity and area of focus. The survey has been administered for more than 45 years and is one of the most trusted surveys of employment activity in the world. A highly respected economic indicator, the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey reports on findings from 32 countries and territories around the world. The U.S. results are based on interviews with more than 14,000 public and private employers in 460 market areas across the country.

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