Sturbridge, Massachusetts Residents to Benefit from Verizon Wireless Network ExpansionInvesting to Stay Ahead of Growing Demand for Wireless Voice, Multimedia and Internet Access

STURBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for local residents in Worcester County, Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site. The new site increases wireless voice and data coverage and capacity along I-90 (Mass Pike) and Route 148 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, as well as the surrounding area.

Verizon Wireless has invested more than $45 billion since it was formed to increase the coverage and capacity of its national network and to add new services like BroadbandAccess and V CAST. Regionally the company has invested over $2.2 billion into its New England network, including over $100 million during the first six months of 2008. As a result of these investments, every Verizon Wireless cell site in New England provides wireless broadband connectivity.

"We've always believed that even the most advanced cell phone is only as good as the network it runs on," said director for Network Systems Performance for Verizon Wireless, Richard Enright. "We continue to aggressively invest into our wireless networks across New England to increase coverage and capacity for our customers."

BroadbandAccess offers computer users the nation's most reliable high-speed wireless mobile broadband network, operating at average upload speeds between 500 and 800 kbps, and download speeds between 600 kbps and 1.4 mbps over Verizon Wireless' BroadbandAccess with EV-DO Revision A network. V CAST brings video clips of TV shows, music on demand and other multimedia services to wireless phones.

Strong demand for Verizon Wireless services continued during the second quarter of 2008 as the company added 1.5 million net new customers and, for the fifteenth consecutive quarter, reported the lowest customer turnover (highest customer loyalty) rate in the wireless industry.

The company's 'nation's most reliable wireless network' reputation is based on network studies performed by real-life test men and test women throughout the country who inspired the "can you hear me now" national advertising campaign. Nationally, these test men and women drive nearly 100 specially equipped vehicles almost 1,000,000 miles annually on Interstate, U.S. and state highways as well as major roads and surface streets in high-population areas, based upon U.S. Census counts, to confirm that voice calls and data connections are successful on the first attempt and stay connected. Vehicles are equipped with computers that automatically make more than three million voice call attempts and more than 16 million data tests annually on Verizon Wireless' network and the networks of other carriers.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 68.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 70,000 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: Michael Murphy of Verizon Wireless, +1-781-932-1213,
Michael.Murphy@verizonwireless.com; or Marcia Simon of Thomson Communications
for Verizon Wireless, +1-860-399-0191

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

Tundra Semiconductor to Announce First Quarter Fiscal 2009 Financial Results on August 28, 2008

OTTAWA, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tundra Semiconductor Corporation (TSX:TUN), today announced that the Company will release complete first quarter fiscal 2009 financial results on August 28, 2008 after the close of the market. Management will discuss the results on a conference call, beginning at 5:00 pm EST, Thursday, August 28.

Access the conference call by telephone or on the web at: Live Teleconference August 28, 5:00 pm EST: +1.416.644.3414 Web Cast: http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/viewEvent.cgi?eventID=2389420 Replay: +1.416.640.1917 Pass code: 21280986# (available until September 4, 2008) About Tundra

Tundra Semiconductor Corporation (TSX:TUN) supplies the world's leading communications, computing and storage companies with System Interconnect products and design services backed by world-class customer service and technical support. Tundra's track record of product leadership includes over a decade of bridges and switches enabling key industry standards: RapidIO(R), PCI, PCI-X, PCI Express(R), Power Architecture(TM), VME, HyperTransport(TM), Interlaken, and SPI4.2. Tundra's products deliver high functional quality and simplified board design and layout, with specific focus on system level signal integrity. Tundra's design services division, Silicon Logic Engineering, Inc., offers industry-leading ASIC and FPGA design services, semiconductor intellectual property and product development consulting. Tundra's technology connects critical components in high performance embedded systems around the world. For more information, please visit http://www.tundra.com/.

TUNDRA is a registered trademark of Tundra Semiconductor Corporation (Canada, U.S. and U.K.). TUNDRA and the Tundra logo are registered marks of Tundra Semiconductor Corporation in Canada, the United States, the European Union and the People's Republic of China. Design.Connect.Go. is a trademark of Tundra Semiconductor Corporation.

(C) Copyright 2008 Tundra Semiconductor Corporation. All rights reserved.

Information subject to change without notice.

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CONTACT: Christa-Lee Munro, Marketing Communications, Tundra
Semiconductor, (613) 882-2626, christalee.munro@tundra.com

Michael Phelps and Kerri Walsh Steal the Hearts, and Votes, of Match.com Members

DALLAS, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- In a recent survey conducted by Match.com, when given the choice of who they would pick to be the captain of their dream team, 81% of Match.com members selected Michael Phelps and his historic 8 gold medals.

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"It's clear that Michael Phelps has found a place in the hearts of our members," said Darcy Cameron, senior director of marketing and advertising for Match.com. "In honor of his historic accomplishments, Match.com would like to offer Mr. Phelps a free membership until he finds that special someone, even though we don't anticipate that he'll be single for long!"

The poll also found that Match.com members dig beach volleyball. In addition to advancing to the gold medal game, Kerri Walsh can celebrate that Match.com members selected her as the female Olympian that they'd most like to go on a date with, taking 36% of the vote.

Fencing may seem like the most chivalrous sport, but according to Match.com members, it's definitely not the sexiest. That title went to beach volleyball with 58% of the vote.

Additionally, when asked who they would rather have "pick them up when they're down," 65% of Match.com members decided to go for the gold with swimming sensation Michael Phelps, while only 35% selected Bela Karolyi. *Kerri Strug was not available to participate in this survey.*

In the end, Match.com members proved that the Olympics aren't just about six-pack abs and bulging biceps. 62% of survey respondents said that dedication and determination make an Olympic athlete more attractive than just their chiseled physiques (38%).

This Match.com poll was conducted online and fielded nearly 2,000 responses.

About Match.com

Match.com pioneered online personals when it launched on the Web in 1995 and continues to lead this exciting and evolving category after more than a decade. Throughout its 13-year history, Match.com has helped redefine the way people meet and fall in love. With more than 100 million members since 2000 and 15 million current members, Match.com provides a rich tapestry of ethnicities, interests, goals, ambitions, quirks, looks and personalities from which to choose. Match.com operates some of the leading subscription-based online dating sites in 37 countries, in 15 languages and spanning six continents. Match.com also powers online dating on MSN across Europe, Asia, Australia, the United States and Latin America and is the premier provider of personals for Love@AOL. Additionally, Match.com powers online dating for Terra throughout Latin America. Match.com is an operating business of IAC .

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CONTACT: John Walls of Match.com, +1-214-576-9438, john.walls@match.com;
or Ben Therrien of MS&L, +1-212-468-3057, benjamin.therrien@mslpr.com, for
Match.com

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

Portland-Based Literacy Program Receives $10,779 Raised Through Verizon's Check Into Literacy Program

BEAVERTON, Ore., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanks to the generosity of Verizon customers who participated in the company's Check Into Literacy program, a Portland-based organization, Start Making A Reader Today (SMART), has received $10,779 to deliver literacy support in kindergarten-through-third-grade classrooms throughout Oregon.

The Check Into Literacy initiative allows Verizon landline phone customers to make a $1-a-month, tax-deductible donation to literacy programs when customers pay their Verizon bill. In 2007, Verizon collected $10,779 through the program in Oregon.

"A dollar a month may not seem like much, but it can go a long way to improving literacy skills in local communities and giving people the opportunity to succeed," said Gene Eng, vice president of Verizon's Oregon region. "Literacy is the foundation of a successful future, and Verizon is proud to partner with our customers and SMART to promote their vision of an Oregon in which every child can read and is empowered to succeed."

Thanks to the generosity of Verizon customers who support Check Into Literacy, nonprofit organizations in 26 states and Washington, D.C., will receive more than $1.15 million to bolster literacy efforts this year. The participating states are: Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

The Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon Communications, supports the advancement of literacy and K-12 education through its signature program, Thinkfinity.org, and fosters awareness and prevention of domestic violence. In 2007, the foundation awarded more than $67.4 million in grants to nonprofit agencies in the United States and abroad. The foundation also matched the charitable donations of Verizon employees and retirees, resulting in $25.1 million in combined contributions. Through Verizon Volunteers, one of the nation's largest employee volunteer programs, Verizon employees and retirees have volunteered more than 3 million hours of community service since Verizon's inception in 2000.

For more information on the foundation, visit http://www.verizon.com/foundation.

Verizon Communications Inc. , headquartered in New York, is a leader in delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless communication innovations to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving nearly 69 million customers nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operations include Verizon Business, which delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the world, and Verizon Telecom, which brings customers the benefits of converged communications, information and entertainment services over the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 228,600 and last year generated consolidated operating revenues of $93.5 billion. For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com/.

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CONTACT: Jon Davies, Verizon, +1-805-372-6969, jon.davies@verizon.com

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Energy harvesting becomes reality with AdaptivEnergy's wireless, remote sensing solution based on TI ultra-low power technologyBattery free Joule-Thief(TM) technology combined with TI's MSP430 microcontrollers, RF and eZ430-RF2500 development kit provides wide-ranging ambient intelligence

DALLAS, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Demonstrating the advantages of energy harvesting and radio frequency (RF) technology for wireless sensing, monitoring or ambient intelligence, AdaptivEnergy has developed a demonstration kit using Joule-Thief(TM) technology to harvest energy and power Texas Instruments Incorporated's (TI) ultra-low power MSP430 microcontroller (MCU) and RF technology to collect data, control the operation of a system or send sensed data to central collection sites. The Joule-Thief energy harvesting device is based on AdaptivEnergy's Ruggedized Laminated Piezo (RLP(R)) technology, which enables compact energy harvesting modules to power applications such as wireless sensors. These wireless sensors could be used to gather ambient intelligence to detect and report critical conditions in factories, automobiles, office buildings, homes and other environments -- all without wiring or batteries. For more information, please visit: http://www.ti.com/msp430.

An emerging market with vast potential

According to Darnell Group, the potential worldwide market for energy harvesting solutions used in wireless sensor systems could reach approximately 164 million units by 2013, a compound annual growth rate of nearly 65 percent. Energy harvesting is an important emerging area of low power technology that can provide energy not only for large-scale needs through wind and solar systems, but also for smaller-scale needs such as sensor networks, utilizing the vibrations inherent in structures, vehicles and machinery to create power, or harvest energy, that can drive sensors while eliminating the need for wires and batteries. For example, Joule-Thief-enabled sensors could harvest energy from the rumbling vibrations created by traffic on a bridge, then send that data from all the wireless sensors on the bridge to a collection point where it would be analyzed to monitor structural soundness.

Energy harvesting made easy and affordable

Supplying power to a network of sensor-transmitters has traditionally required expensive wiring installation or routine battery changes. Gathering data from difficult or dangerous-to-reach locations using wired sensors may be impossible and or even compromise the safety of personnel installing wiring and replacing batteries. Today, however, AdaptivEnergy's Joule-Thief technology makes remote structural and safety monitoring a straightforward and relatively inexpensive process.

Joule-Thief technology combines AdaptivEnergy's unique stressed-biased RLP energy harvesting beam that converts vibrations or movement into usable electric energy. The RLP Smart Energy Beam allows up to ten times more strain to be applied to the piezoceramic than competing piezoelectric energy harvesting devices, creating more converted electric power for system use. In addition to directly sensing movement, the versatile design accepts inputs from external sensing elements that can help detect strain in bridges and high-rise buildings, equipment fatigue in factories, excessive temperatures, the presence of dangerous chemicals, unsafe events in automobiles and a variety of other environmental conditions.

Complementing the RLP Smart Energy Beam and collection electronics is active intelligence and communications based on a chipset consisting of an MSP430F2274 microcontroller and a CC2500 RF transceiver, which allows the Joule-Thief design to gain as much processing and transmission as possible from the charge stored in a capacitor. With leading low power consumption in active and standby modes, the MSP430 microcontroller provides a fast wake-up time of less than a microsecond for a preferable low power/high performance solution. For a demonstration of the Joule-Thief technology and other energy harvesting applications, visit http://www.ti.com/energyharvesting.

System-on-chip (SoC) integration of peripherals in the MSP430 microcontroller such as analog-to-digital converters (ADC), timers, comparators and a variety of memory configurations helped AdaptivEnergy save space and board costs while enabling them to build a maintenance-free wireless sensor suitable for a wide range of ambient intelligence applications. TI's CC2500 RF transceivers operate in the 2.4-GHz range, making them well-suited for reliable, low-cost digital wireless applications.

Get started fast with Joule-Thief Demo kit and eZ430-RF2055 development tool

AdaptivEnergy offers a Joule-Thief Energy Harvesting Demonstration Kit that includes a RLP Smart Energy Beam along with collection and storage electronics in a matchbox-sized package, allowing developers to easily explore harvesting energy from vibrations. AdaptivEnergy also supplies TI's eZ430-RF2500 microcontroller development tool, which includes all the hardware and software required to develop an entire wireless control network and comes in a USB stick form-factor with an emulator for in-system programming and debugging. Using the Joule-Thief kit and the eZ430-RF2500 microcontroller tool in conjunction, developers have a complete system for designing a low-cost, low power wireless sensor driven by environmental vibrations.

AdaptivEnergy has already engaged with a number of leading system developers who are using the Joule-Thief design to create advanced sensing applications that will begin appearing in the next one to two years. In addition, AdaptivEnergy has entered into a strategic agreement with In-Q-Tel, a company that identifies innovative technology to support the mission of the U.S. intelligence community. For more information on AdaptivEnergy, please visit http://www.adaptivenergy.com/.

TI enables innovation with broad range of microcontrollers

From ultra-low power 16-bit microcontrollers in the MSP430 platform to industry standard 32-bit microcontrollers and the high performance TMS320C2000(TM) controller platform, TI offers the broadest range of embedded control solutions. Designers can accelerate their designs to market by tapping into TI's complete free software and low cost hardware tools, extensive third-party offerings and technical support. For more information on TI's controllers, see http://www.ti.com/mcu.

About Texas Instruments

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

Trademarks

TMS320C2000 is a trademark of Texas Instruments. Joule-Thief is a trademark of AdaptivEnergy LLC. Ruggedized Laminated Piezo is a trademark of AdaptivEnergy LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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GeoEye Names Brian O'Toole as Chief Technology Officer

DULLES, Va., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GeoEye, Inc. , a premier provider of satellite, aerial and geospatial information, announced today the appointment of Brian O'Toole to the newly created position of chief technology officer.

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Mr. O'Toole has global responsibility for developing, managing and expanding GeoEye's location-based technology and products for applications in geospatial intelligence and location-based services. He will lead the Company's strategic planning efforts to identify and develop new geospatial products, solutions, and services for our customers.

Before joining GeoEye, Mr. O'Toole served as vice president of Product Management at Overwatch Textron Systems. He was the President and Co-Founder of ITspatial prior to selling to Overwatch. He has served as Director of Washington Operations for MultiGen-Paradigm and director of Infrared/Electro- Optical Simulation Systems at Amherst Systems. He began his career as a systems engineer at GE Aerospace's Electronic Systems Division in New York. Mr. O'Toole has a Master of Science degree in Computer Engineering from Syracuse University in New York and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York.

Matt O'Connell, GeoEye's chief executive officer and president, said, "Brian's experience in systems integration and solution development as well as his entrepreneurial success in building and selling a geospatial solutions business will be a great asset as we build GeoEye. He'll be a great help as we plan our future growth after the upcoming launch of our next-generation satellite, GeoEye-1. Having someone focused on our strategy for advanced geospatial and location-based technologies will help ensure that we continue to be a market leader."

About GeoEye

GeoEye is the premier provider of geospatial information for the national security community, strategic partners, resellers and commercial customers to help them better map, measure and monitor the world. The Company is recognized as the industry's trusted imagery expert for delivering reliable service and the exceptional quality of its imagery products and solutions. It operates a constellation of Earth imaging satellites, mapping aircraft and has an international network of ground stations, a robust imagery archive, and advanced imagery processing capabilities for developing innovative geospatial products and solutions. The Company also provides support to academic institutions and non-governmental organizations through the GeoEye Foundation. Headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, GeoEye is a public company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the symbol GEOY. It maintains a comprehensive Quality Management System (QMS) and has achieved company-wide ISO accreditation. For more information, visit http://www.geoeye.com/.

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CONTACT: Media, Mark Brender of GeoEye, +1-703-480-9562,
brender.mark@geoeye.com; or Amy Estes of LeGrand Hart for GeoEye,
+1-303-298-8470 ext. 218, aestes@legrandhart.com

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

Hop-on Announces New US Distributor for NFL Games in the Midwest

IRVINE, Calif., Aug 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hop-on, Inc. (Pink Sheets: HPNN) announced today that it has a new US distributor "CATS CO." for the Midwest. CATS CO. is based in Troy the 12th largest city in Michigan by population. CATS is designated the Midwest's number one IT and E-Business Solutions Provider. Most notably is the company's ability to seek out "The Cream of the Crop" of today's technologies and provide these products and services for their clientele.

"Hop-on is proud to announce that CATS CO. has placed a starting order of 50,000 phones for immediate distribution (first order is valued at over $1,000,000). We are very excited to be working with them. CATS CO. has taken the position of becoming our Midwestern states' distributor. This partnership will give Hop-on major exposure in the Midwest to CATS CO. existing clients, as well as carry over into our upcoming NFL season. CATS CO. will further bridge our connections to Midwestern National Football League stadiums and sponsors," said Peter Michaels, President and CEO of Hop-on, Inc.

About Hop-on, Inc.

Hop-on (Pink Sheets: HPNN) develops and markets wireless phones and accessories for emerging market and other domestic carriers and is best known for developing the world's first disposable cell phone. Currently, Hop-on is expanding into value-added services, like mobile gambling and SMS wagering. Hop-on's exclusive software will allow users to stream live interactive feed from legal jurisdictions to play poker, blackjack, roulette and baccarat on personal cell phones.

For more information, visit http://www.hop-on.com/.

Certain statements in this news release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of Rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933, and are subject to Rule 3B-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are subject to the safe harbor created by those rules. All Statements, other than statements of fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential future plans and objectives of the company, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and other results and further events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements.

CONTACT: Hop-on, Inc.

Danny Coleman (949) 756-9008

Hop-on, Inc.

CONTACT: Danny Coleman of Hop-on, Inc., +1-949-756-9008

Web site: http://www.hop-on.com/

CSI DeLeeuw to Participate in IQPC's 4th Annual Lean Six Sigma Improvement Week in Chicago- Executives from Leading Professional Services Firm to Present Voice of Customer Workshop -

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DeLeeuw Associates, Inc. (CSI DeLeeuw), a wholly owned subsidiary of Conversion Services International, Inc. , a premier management consulting organization specializing in integration, reengineering and project management solutions to Global 2000 organizations and other businesses, today announced its participation in IQPC's 4th Annual Lean Six Sigma Improvement Week in Chicago, September 16-19, 2008.

On Friday, September 19, Bryan Carey, CSI's senior vice president of strategic consulting and managing director of CSI DeLeeuw, vice president of business intelligence, Jared Hillam, and six sigma master black belt Jeff Stroud will present "Creating the balance between customer satisfaction and reduced operating costs through a Voice of the Customer Process Improvement Roadmap." This session will cover how to create the foundations for process excellence with the right customer experience, using a "customer-in" perspective. Topics include:

-- Aligning people, process and technology by implementing an end-to-end solution

-- Developing a business strategy driven by the "Voice of your Customer"

-- Measuring and managing your program to drive success using Business Intelligence tools

-- Supporting continuous Process Improvement by understanding customer perspective

-- Establishing operational accountability for making improvements -- Identifying customer needs through Key Attitudinal Indicators -- Leverages actionable data by developing a "Listening Framework"

According to Carey, "Business process reengineering is not reorganizing, restructuring, downsizing, automating or cost cutting -- although these results are often part of a well planned and well executed reengineering project. It's about focus on value-add and customer-centric processes; and these business process reengineering success factors directly map to tenets and tools of a customized Lean and Six Sigma approach. This workshop will demonstrate how to achieve incredible results in moving its culture from one of technical execution to one of quality, customer satisfaction, and process excellence through implementing a customer-in approach to business process reengineering."

CSI DeLeeuw combines the power of accurate, validated, and consolidated information to accelerate decision making with the ability to act on those decisions with proven process optimization programs which align business initiatives with technology. Their holistic approach to business transformation incorporates strategy, design and tactics to move from a data-rich to a knowledge-rich organization focused on customer experience.

About IQPC

IQPC provides business executives around the world with tailored practical conferences, large-scale events, topical seminars and in-house training programs, keeping them up-to-date with industry trends, technological developments and the regulatory landscape. six sigma IQ, a division of IQPC, is responsible for the world's largest Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Summits, which are market leading "must attend" events for their respective industries. More information about the Lean Six Sigma Improvement Week can be found on the web at http://www.sixsigmaiq.com/.

About DeLeeuw Associates

DeLeeuw Associates (CSI DeLeeuw), a wholly owned subsidiary of Conversion Services International, Inc. , is a management consulting organization specializing in integration, reengineering, and project management. Their associates have significant experience delivering value in large-scale, fast-paced projects.

CSI DeLeeuw has managed and supported some of the largest merger projects in the history of Corporate America. Their Lean and Six Sigma practice provides its clients with rapid, quality results, leveraging Lean to combine process speed and deployment benefits with increased customer satisfaction, reduced costs and improved revenues and profits.

About Conversion Services International, Inc.

Conversion Services International, Inc. (CSI) is a leading provider of professional services focusing on strategic consulting, data warehousing, business intelligence, business process reengineering, as well as integration and information technology management solutions. CSI offers an array of products and services to help companies define, develop, and implement the warehousing and strategic use of both enterprise-wide and specific categories of strategic data. CSI's customers include ADP, Coach, Goldman Sachs, Liberty Mutual, Merck, Morgan Stanley, and Pfizer. Information about CSI can be found on the web at http://www.csiwhq.com/ or by calling its corporate headquarters at 888-CSI-5036.

Note on Forward-Looking Statements

Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release contains, among other things, certain forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements may include, without limitation, statements with respect to CSI's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements identified by words such as "may," "could," "would," "should," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "intends," "plans" or similar expressions. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on various factors (many of which are beyond CSI's control). CSI undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements.

Media Contact: Tracee Lee Beebe Conversion Services International, Inc. 973-560-9400 tbeebe@csiwhq.com

Conversion Services International, Inc.

CONTACT: Media, Tracee Lee Beebe of Conversion Services International,
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Caliper Life Sciences Receives $1.1 Million Task Order from the EPA's ToxCast(TM) Screening Program- Caliper Screens Compounds to Detect Toxicity -

HOPKINTON, Mass., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. today announced that it has received a $1.1 million task order under the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ToxCast(TM) screening program. This task order was issued pursuant to a contract that Caliper was awarded by the EPA in April 2007 under the ToxCast program. The contract provides for up to $69 million of screening services throughout five years, although the specific dollar value is subject to the actual volume of testing requested by the EPA as well as continued government funding for the ToxCast program. To date, Caliper has received task orders under this EPA contract totaling approximately $3.6 million, including the new $1.1million task order. This new task order was anticipated and the work associated with this order is expected to be substantially completed during the third quarter of 2008.

Caliper works with the EPA under the ToxCast initiative to develop new approaches to identify chemical compounds that are potentially toxic to the environment. Caliper uses in vitro biochemical assays, which have been validated in the pharmaceutical drug discovery industry, to help predict how chemicals like pesticides will interact with the environment, humans and animals. During the initial phase, Caliper tested 320 well-known chemicals through more than 230 in vitro assays. The new task order will support further screening of this initial set of 320 compounds.

Once the first phase of the ToxCast program is complete, the EPA is expected to begin screening a broader class of compounds to expand the database of bioactivity signatures developed in the first phase. Based on these efforts, the ToxCast screening program will provide the EPA with an efficient tool for rapidly and efficiently screening compounds and prioritizing further toxicity testing. The ultimate goal is to identify a set of predictive in vitro assays that can supplement or replace in vivo tests currently used for regulatory approval of new environmental chemicals.

"Caliper's test results from the initial phase of the ToxCast screening program provided high quality data and demonstrated a substantial number of positive results, or 'hits,' that may have potential relevance to environmental toxicity or adverse effects. With this new funding, we will expand our testing to determine the potency, or concentration response, of these bioactivities using all 230 of the initial assays," said David Manyak, Ph.D., executive vice president of discovery services at Caliper Life Sciences. "This follow-up screening is an important step in the progress of the ToxCast program. We look forward to continuing our research efforts and supporting the EPA's efforts to better understand the impact, and minimize the threat, of environmental contaminants."

Earlier in 2008, the EPA and National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a collaboration intended to broaden the scope of the ToxCast screening program beyond the EPA, further emphasizing the growing national significance of this initiative. Caliper was selected and will present the methodology and validated results of a series of toxicology-related cell-based assays at the National Toxicology Program's Request for Information Meeting, to be held on September 11-12 in North Carolina. The event is sponsored by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), one of the two lead agencies within National Institutes of Health (NIH) spearheading the collaboration with EPA.

About Caliper Life Sciences

Caliper Life Sciences is a premier provider of cutting-edge technologies enabling researchers in the life sciences industry to create life-saving and enhancing medicines and diagnostic tests more quickly and efficiently. Caliper is aggressively innovating new technology to bridge the gap between in vitro assays and in vivo results and then translating those results into cures for human disease. Caliper's portfolio of offerings includes state-of-the-art microfluidics, lab automation & liquid handling, optical imaging technologies, and discovery & development outsourcing solutions. For more information please visit http://www.caliperls.com/.

The statements in this press release regarding future events, including statements regarding the total amount of task orders that may be awarded to Caliper by the EPA under Caliper's contract with the EPA for its ToxCast screening program, Caliper's expectation that it will be able to substantially complete the work associated with the new task order during the third quarter, and the expectation that the EPA will begin screening a broader class of compounds after the completion of the initial set of compounds, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including the possibility that the EPA may decide to discontinue the ToxCast screening program or that funding levels for this program may be less than expected. Further information on risks faced by Caliper are detailed under the caption "Risks Related To Our Business" in Caliper's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. Our filings are available on a web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov/. Caliper does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking or other statements in this release.

Caliper is a registered trademark of Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. and ToxCast is a trademark of the Environmental Protection Agency.

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SAIC Schedules Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call for September 3, 2008

SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAIC, Inc. will issue its second quarter fiscal year 2009 earnings press release after close of market Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. Management will discuss the financial results in a conference call beginning at 5 p.m. Eastern.

Analysts and institutional investors may participate on the conference call by dialing (800) 510-9661 (U.S./Canada) or (617) 614-3452 (International/Local) and entering passcode 37633811. The conference call will be webcast simultaneously to the public through a link on the Investor Relations section of the SAIC web site (http://investors.saic.com/).

A replay of the conference call will be available by telephone approximately one hour after conclusion of the call through Sept. 17, 2008 by dialing (888) 286-8010 (U.S./Canada) or (617) 801-6888 (International/Local) and entering passcode 37633811. In addition, a replay of the webcast will be available on the SAIC web site approximately two hours after the conclusion of the conference call.

About SAIC

SAIC is a FORTUNE 500(R) scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health. The company's approximately 44,000 employees serve customers in the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets. SAIC had annual revenues of $8.9 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2008. For more information, visit http://www.saic.com/. SAIC: From Science To Solutions(R)

Statements in this announcement, other than historical data and information, constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause our actual results, performance, achievements, or industry results to be very different from the results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of these factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth in SAIC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended January 31, 2008, and other such filings that SAIC makes with the SEC from time to time. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.

Contact: Media Relations Investor Relations Laura Luke Stuart Davis 703-676-6533 703-676-2283 laura.luke@saic.com stuart.davis@saic.com

SAIC

CONTACT: Media Relations, Laura Luke, +1-703-676-6533,
laura.luke@saic.com, or Investor Relations, Stuart Davis, +1-703-676-2283,
stuart.davis@saic.com, both of SAIC

Web site: http://www.saic.com/
http://investors.saic.com/

NI Announces Industry's Fastest PXI Embedded Controller and New PXI System AccessoriesNew Dual-Core Embedded Controller, PXI Solid State Hard Drive and System Monitor Module Offer Increased System Reliability and Performance

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 19, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Instruments today announced the NI PXI-8108, the industry's fastest PXI embedded controller, and two new PXI system accessories, a 32 GB solid-state hard drive and the NI PXI-8250 system monitoring module. These new products provide increased system performance and reliability to help engineers and scientists achieve faster process execution, lower test times and longer system life.

The PXI-8108 embedded controller, which features an Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 processor, is designed for high-performance PXI and CompactPCI systems. With its 2.53 GHz dual-core processor and 800 MHz DDR2 memory, the PXI-8108 offers a 25 percent performance improvement over its dual-core predecessor, the NI PXI-8106, and a two times performance improvement over its single-core predecessor, the NI PXI-8196. With NI LabVIEW 8.6 software, engineers and scientists can take full advantage of the latest multicore controllers, such as the PXI-8108, by simplifying multithreaded application development and achieving increased performance without requiring major changes to existing LabVIEW code. The PXI-8108 also works with the NI LabVIEW Real-Time and LabWindows(TM)/CVI Real-Time modules to deliver a flexible, lasting platform for deterministic and real-time measurement and control.

"By leveraging the multicore technology in LabVIEW and the latest NI multicore PXI embedded controller, we were able to increase our test throughput by one additional workday per week," said Alejandro Torres, senior manufacturing test engineer at Sanmina-SCI. "Best of all, we achieved this throughput increase by simply upgrading from a previous-generation PXI single-core embedded controller to the latest NI PXI multicore embedded controller with only minimal changes to our code."

For engineers and scientists requiring maximum performance and reliability, the NI PXI-8108 controller can be upgraded to include a 32 GB PXI solid-state hard drive instead of the standard rotating magnetic disk drive. The PXI-8108 paired with the 32 GB solid-state hard drive offers an extended operating temperature range of zero to 55 degrees C, increased reliability and speed when reading and writing to files and streaming data and increased durability when exposed to shock and vibration due to no moving parts. Additionally, all the latest NI PXI and PXI Express Windows and real-time embedded controllers can be upgraded to use the new 32 GB solid-state hard drive.

To maximize the efficiency and overall life of a PXI system, NI now offers the PXI-8250 system monitoring module. With this module, engineers and scientists can monitor system intake and exhaust temperatures, fan speeds, processor and memory utilization and power supply voltage levels programmatically. Front-panel LEDs on the PXI-8250 indicate if parameters are within their appropriate operating ranges, and a relay on the front panel provides connectivity to external devices such as a status light or alarm.

Readers can learn more about the PXI-8108 embedded controller, NI PXI solid-state hard drives, PXI-8250 system monitoring module and NI slot blockers at http://www.ni.com/pxi.

About PXI

PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation (PXI) is an open specification governed by the PXI Systems Alliance (http://www.pxisa.org/) that defines a rugged, CompactPCI-based platform optimized for test, measurement and control. Founded in 1997, the PXI specification is supported by more than 70 vendors offering more than 1,500 PXI products. PXI products are compatible with the CompactPCI and CompactPCI Express industrial computer standards and offer additional features such as environmental specifications, standardized software and built-in timing and synchronization.

About National Instruments

National Instruments (http://www.ni.com/) is transforming the way engineers and scientists design, prototype and deploy systems for measurement, automation and embedded applications. NI empowers customers with off-the-shelf software such as NI LabVIEW and modular cost-effective hardware, and sells to a broad base of more than 25,000 different companies worldwide, with no one customer representing more than 3 percent of revenue and no one industry representing more than 10 percent of revenue. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 4,800 employees and direct operations in nearly 40 countries. For the past nine years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America. Readers can obtain investment information from the company's investor relations department by calling (512) 683-5090, e-mailing nati@ni.com or visiting http://www.ni.com/nati.

Pricing and Contact Information NI PXI-8108 11500 N Mopac Expwy, Priced from* $4,999; euro 3,999; yen 544,000 Austin, Texas 78759-3504 NI Solid-State Hard Drive Tel: (800) 258-7022, Priced from* $449; euro 399; yen 55,000 Fax: (512) 683-9300 NI PXI-8250 E-mail: info@ni.com Priced from* $499; euro 449; yen 61,000 Web: http://www.ni.com/pxi *Prices subject to change.

CVI, LabVIEW, National Instruments, NI and ni.com are trademarks of National Instruments. The mark LabWindows is used under a license from Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Other product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.

Editor Contact: Julia Betts, (512) 683-8165

Reader Contact: Ernest Martinez, (800) 258-7022

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Contact, Ernest Martinez, 1-800-258-7022, both of National Instruments

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Mid-Sized Companies in the Services Industry Switch From Microsoft Great Plains to NetSuite for CRM, Ecommerce and ERP / Accounting Software SuiteCompanies Automate End-to-End Business Operations from Financials to Sales to Consulting Services at a Fraction of the Cost Compared to Microsoft Great Plains

SAN MATEO, Calif., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NetSuite Inc. , a leading vendor of on-demand, integrated business management software suites for mid-market enterprises and divisions of large companies, today announced the latest companies-all in the services industry-to switch from Microsoft Great Plains to NetSuite, largely to take advantage of NetSuite's unique integration of enterprise resource planning (ERP)/Accounting, customer relationship management (CRM), and Ecommerce capabilities in a single on-demand application. These new customers, which include CMC Energy Services, Symbiot, Safir Rosetti, LLC, and Advantage Sign Supply, also cited advanced functionality and ease of use as the other compelling reasons for moving to NetSuite and saying good-bye once and for all to Great Plains' antiquated architecture and bloated cost model. For more information on NetSuite's product offerings, please visit http://www.netsuite.com/greatplainscantdothis.

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"What drove us to NetSuite was both its lower cost and greater feature set," said Angelica Biehl, IT Support, Home Energy Tune-UP, a new national residential energy audit program of CMC Energy Services, based in Bethesda, Maryland.

"We needed our CRM data integrated with our accounting and ERP data, providing a complete solution to provide better all-around support to our customers. NetSuite provided more out-of-the-box functionality at a much lower investment on the order of thousands of dollars compared to the Great Plains-Microsoft CRM combination. NetSuite gives us everything in one system and it's Web-based, saving our residential program even more money because we don't need to invest in and maintain a client-server architecture like our parent company needed for Great Plains."

Older generation software applications like Microsoft Great Plains were once very popular within mid-sized companies. They are rapidly falling out of favor, however, due to a number of deficiencies. Most do not allow business data to move easily across departments, resulting in a lack of real-time visibility across key metrics needed to optimize business operations. In addition, companies that deploy best-of-breed applications like Microsoft Great Plains are forced to manage their business on separate on-premise software packages -- one for accounting, one for warehousing, one for sales force management and one for services management, an approach that requires costly integration to get them to work together. The cost of implementation, integration and on-going application maintenance in such environments can be many times the cost of the software itself. In addition, tying together disparate systems typically does not provide the integrated real-time visibility across business metrics that is essential to managing growth in a dynamic business environment.

In stark contrast to Microsoft Great Plains, NetSuite is designed to help solve the challenge of tying together these different systems because it is a single system for ERP, CRM and Ecommerce operations. In addition, NetSuite is delivered as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), so not only is the cost of integrating disparate systems eliminated, but so too is the on-going cost of maintaining on-premise applications.

Thanks to NetSuite's SaaS delivery, businesses gain the added benefit of anytime, anywhere access which allows them great flexibility in expanding their business to multiple locations without the cost of installing on-premise applications, such as Microsoft Great Plains, in those multiple locations. This anytime, anywhere access is particularly useful to companies in the services industry since they typically have distributed workforces.

"After a little more than two years of using Great Plains and salesforce.com, we decided we really needed a completely integrated system to gain better visibility, so we switched to NetSuite," said Ray Jones, Senior VP, Infrastructure/Supply Chain Management, Symbiot. "The problem with Great Plains was that it didn't allow the operations group to view vendor- and customer-related information. With NetSuite's integrated platform, both our operations group and accounting group are much more effective and efficient without added costs of Great Plains licenses on top of salesforce.com licenses. Additionally, the ability to access our accounting information along with CRM data from anywhere in the country is a huge benefit for our company. We fully utilize the NetSuite accounting functionality as well as sales force automation and email marketing campaigns on a daily basis."

The companies that switched to NetSuite from Microsoft Great Plains include the following:

CMC Energy Services (http://www.hometuneup.com/), founded in 1977, is a leading pioneer in residential energy services nationwide.

Symbiot (http://www.symbiot.biz/), a leading provider of property services based in Draper, Utah, delivers multiple property maintenance services to thousands of sites across all regions of the United States.

Advantage Sign Supply (http://www.advantagesignsupply.com/) has been serving businesses in the sign and graphics industry for nearly 20 years and today has over 90 employees and 90 users of NetSuite across 10 locations throughout the United States.

"NetSuite being all-in-one is the key," said David Jarrell, Director of IT, Advantage Sign Supply, based in Grand Rapids, Mich. "We've been using it for about six months now and it's drastically better than Microsoft Great Plains, which was too complex. With NetSuite we can purchase product, create orders for customers, and then ship, collect money and support those customers, and pay our bills. We can see more metrics across the business because we don't require integration with other systems."

Safir Rosetti, LLC (http://www.safirrosetti.com/), is a New York City-based firm that provides industry and government clients worldwide with security, investigative, forensic, business intelligence, crisis management, and related services.

"The best thing about NetSuite is its ease of use," said Joe Chapman, Director of Finance at Safir Rosetti, LLC. "Great Plains required a lot of time, effort and help from external developer and consulting resources that added to the on-going cost of maintenance. We had to use separate applications with it and it wasn't smooth to pass from one application to another. With NetSuite, everything is integrated and we have real-time access across all our core business operations."

For information about NetSuite Inc., please visit http://www.netsuite.com/.

NOTE: NetSuite and the NetSuite logo are service-marks of NetSuite Inc. Other marks are the property of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Mei Li of NetSuite Inc., +1-650-627-1063, meili@netsuite.com

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

Love Gives Back: Avon Books, Romance Industry Leader, Introduces Dynamic New Web PresenceSite Features Full Book Previews Linked to Charity Initiative

NEW YORK, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, is proud to announce the launch of a dynamic new website at http://www.avonbooks.com/. The http://www.avonbooks.com/ site is a groundbreaking home for the active romance community, featuring sneak peeks at forthcoming novels, full access to beloved backlist gems, content-rich author microsites, expansive beyond the book content, original videos, author essays, sweepstakes and book tour information. There will even be a direct click-thru to Romance Radio (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stations/authorsonair/romanceradio), a new BlogTalkRadio.com station hosted by Avon Books which gives voice to the writers of America's most popular fiction genre. The site showcases HarperCollins' "Browse Inside" feature, which enables readers to flip through chapters of new and backlist books online, creating a "virtual bookstore" reading experience. The new http://www.avonbooks.com/ site will also roll out Avon's exclusive Love Gives Back (http://www.harpercollins.com/Imprints/Avon/features/lovegivesback/index.aspx) campaign, which allows readers to preview the opening chapter of the season's Avon romances two full weeks before they are in stores! In addition, a number of Avon authors' favorite books will be available online in their entirety, for free, within the Browse Inside reader, throughout the summer and fall. As fans view the pages of the new advance preview books, Avon Books will track these visits and donate books to ProLiteracy Worldwide (http://www.proliteracy.org/), a nonprofit international organization that champions the life-changing benefits of literacy for adults and their families by sponsoring educational programs that help adults and their families acquire the literacy practices and skills they need to function more effectively in their daily lives.

Liate Stehlik, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Avon Books, notes, "The recent explosion of viral marketing tools provides evidence that easily accessible online content (videos, audio, and interactive text) has forever changed the way that readers reach out to the authors they love, and discover what they want to be reading next. Online interactivity is the future of the romance genre -- and romance readers are among the most tech-savvy of all consumers; we've created Avon's new web presence specifically to enable readers to get a more integrated experience of author, book and community."

Avonbooks.com aspires to be the top online destination site for romance readers. The site will actively bring fans closer to authors; help them discover new authors, and keep consumers entertained with fresh, updated content. Sneak previews of upcoming titles and full access to backlist favorites are expected to help increase the site's "sticky" appeal: "Books that are sneak peaked get more than 100 times the visits of books that don't have online previews," notes Stehlik. "It's a win-win situation. Fans get a taste of forthcoming novels before they hit shelves, and when readers are allowed to browse inside a book early, these page views are converting to the preview links being forwarded to a friend, and book pre-orders increase exponentially."

Consumer click-throughs of these "Browse Inside" previews will help Avon's Love Gives Back charity initiative (http://www.lovegivesback.com/). From August 19, 2008 to December 23, 2008, Avon will donate books to ProLiteracy Worldwide (http://www.proliteracy.org/), an organization that promotes literacy around the world. "We're urging people to 'CLICK, BROWSE, SHARE' -- to start reading and share the love," says Stehlik.

As part of Avon's focus on building a romance destination, the imprint is thrilled to be a part of Authors on Air (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stations/AuthorsOnAir/splash.aspx), an online radio station where Avon has launched the Romance Radio program. This new platform allows authors to directly connect with their fans and gives Avon the ability to bring authors together to discuss what's hot in romance right now.

Visitors should check into http://www.avonbooks.com/ on a regular basis to get advance access to a variety of promotional videos, host a hub of author sweepstakes, and showcase a sampling of current media coverage promoting Avon authors and the romance industry. The new website will link to the Avon blog (http://www.avonromanceblog.com/).

To top it off, http://www.avonbooks.com/ provides a central location for readers to browse compelling author microsites. These content rich, multifaceted author pages enable authors to create and post new information, images, and links that will engage and entertain readers. All these pages will be centralized for fans into an exclusive, comprehensive and authoritative information hub about all their favorite authors ... and will help readers discover what fresh new voices to read next. "Readers are asking us to provide much more author content. Our proprietary Author Assistant platform, which Avon has piloted for HarperCollins, puts a free tool in the hands of authors to enable them to share more of themselves and their work with their fans," says Stehlik. "From search engine optimization to cross marketing, we're working for our authors, who can then focus on writing more of what their fans want."

About HarperCollins Publishers

HarperCollins, one of the largest English-language publishers in the world, is a subsidiary of News Corporation (http://www.newscorp.com/) . Headquartered in New York, HarperCollins has publishing groups around the world including the HarperCollins General Books Group, HarperCollins Children's Books Group, Zondervan, HarperCollins UK, HarperCollins Canada, HarperCollins Australia/New Zealand and HarperCollins India. HarperCollins is a broad-based publisher with strengths in literary and commercial fiction, business books, children's books, cookbooks, mystery, romance, reference, religious and spiritual books. With nearly 200 years of history HarperCollins has published some of the world's foremost authors and has won numerous awards including the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, the Newbery Medal and the Caldecott. Consistently at the forefront of innovation and technological advancement HarperCollins is the first publisher to digitize its content and create a global digital warehouse to protect the rights of its authors, meet consumer demand and generate additional business opportunities. You can visit HarperCollins Publishers on the Internet at http://www.harpercollins.com/.

Avon Books

CONTACT: Pam Jaffee of HarperCollins Publishers, +1-212-207-7495,
pam.jaffee@harpercollins.com, for Avon Books

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

Bollywood, Here They Come! Emmy Award-Winning The Wonder Pets! Take Preschoolers on a Musical Adventure in 'Save The Bengal Tiger!' A New Primetime Special Premiering Monday, Sept. 8, At 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on NickelodeonNick Jr.'s The Wonder Pets!: Save The Bengal Tiger DVD, Created By Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, to be Released Tuesday, Sept. 9Acclaimed Indian Actress Nandita Das Featured as Voice of Bengal Tiger

NEW YORK, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Linny, Tuck and Ming-Ming will have preschoolers shimmying and singing along in an exciting Bollywood-themed half-hour The Wonder Pets! primetime special, "Save The Bengal Tiger!," premiering Monday, Sept. 8, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. Capturing the passionate spirit of Hindi cinema, "Save The Bengal Tiger!" features critically acclaimed Indian actress Nandita Das as the voice of the Bengal Tiger and sibling duo Salim and Sulaiman Merchant as composers of the musical score. After debuting in 2006, The Wonder Pets! remains the number one-ranked preschool program in its regular weekday timeslot at 10:00 a.m. (ET/PT) and the number three-ranked preschool program on all of commercial television (as of 2Q08).

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On Tuesday, Sept. 9, Nick Jr. will release a new DVD entitled The Wonder Pets!: Save The Bengal Tiger, created by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment. The DVD will feature the double-length title episode, in addition to two extra adventures from The Wonder Pets!. Bonus features on The Wonder Pets!: Save The Bengal Tiger DVD include the music video for "I Like Being Small" and a Teamwork Tips! photo gallery.

"We're so thrilled to have three globally recognized talents contribute artistically to this primetime special," said Brown Johnson, President, Animation, Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group. "'Save The Bengal Tiger' weaves together a classic tale of teamwork with beautiful Indian-inspired song and dance."

In this Bollywood extravaganza, the Wonder Pets get a call from a young white Bengal Tiger in India who has a thorn stuck in her foot. After Linny, Tuck and Ming-Ming realize their hands are too big to pull out the thorn, they enlist the help of famous mouse, Raji, the Puller of Thorns. At first, the Bengal Tiger is resistant to having a small insignificant mouse help her, but the Wonder Pets show the snooty tiger that all living things are important -- big or small. In the end, the tiger consents and the Wonder Pets work together with Raji to remove the thorn. When they are done the new friends celebrate with curry celery and a big Bollywood musical number.

Nick Jr. will roll out content from "Save The Bengal Tiger!" across the following platforms:

-- Beginning Monday, Aug. 25, Comcast's Video On Demand service will feature an exclusive advance screening of "Save The Bengal Tiger!" in its entirety. On Sept. 8, "Save The Bengal Tiger!," shorts and song clips from the episode and additional The Wonder Pets! episodes will be available via Video On Demand on Time Warner Cable, Charter, Cablevision, Verizon FiOS and Cox.

-- Beginning Monday, Sept. 1, Nick Jr. Video, Nick Jr.'s broadband video service available on Nickjr.com, will begin streaming a two-minute 'sneak peek' and song clips from "Save The Bengal Tiger!," plus additional themed episodes from The Wonder Pets!.

-- Beginning Monday, Sept. 1, a two-minute 'sneak peek' from "Save The Bengal Tiger!," plus additional clips and songs from the episode will be available on wireless carriers.

-- The Wonder Pets! season two will be available for purchase on iTunes in early September.

Nick Jr.'s award-winning website (http://www.nickjr.com/) will feature an interactive game and activities to complement the premiere of "Save The Bengal Tiger!" Kids can log on to NickJr.com to play the "The Bengal Tiger's Bash" game and help the Wonder Pets get ready for a party that the Bengal Tiger is having. They can dress Linny, Tuck and Ming-Ming in addition to creating a song and dance which the Wonder Pets will perform for the Bengal Tiger. NickJr.com will also feature Bollywood-themed printables, crafts, activities and more.

Emmy award-winning The Wonder Pets!, from creator/executive producer Josh Selig of Little Airplane Productions, Inc., is TV's first mini-operetta for preschoolers and the first preschool series to feature an extensive lineup of Tony award-winning and nominated Broadway composers, including the series' lead composer Larry Hochman (orchestration for Monty Python's Spamalot), Bobby Lopez (Avenue Q), and Jason Robert Brown (Parade). Grammy Award-winning producer and recording engineer Jeffrey Lesser serves as music producer/music supervisor for the series. All of the music on The Wonder Pets! is recorded with a live orchestra and much of the dialogue is sung in operetta style. The acclaimed series recently received a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction & Composition in 2008.

The Wonder Pets! chronicles the adventures of three funny, singing classroom pets: Linny the Guinea Pig (Sofie Zamchick), Ming-Ming Duckling (Danica Lee) and Turtle Tuck (Teala Dunn), who travel the world and use teamwork to save baby animals in distress. Every episode of The Wonder Pets! is an original mini-operetta filled with world music influences suited to the locale of the day's adventure. At the end of each school day when the teachers and students have all gone home, the fearless trio become The Wonder Pets!. In every story, The Wonder Pets! receive a call on a tin-can phone from a baby animal who needs their help. The trio quickly assembles their Flyboat, made from a collection of classroom toys and travel together across oceans, into space, and even back in time to save animals in distress. Like real preschoolers, The Wonder Pets! have no actual super powers, but they work together as a team to overcome adversity and achieve great success.

A new, original style of animation called photo-puppetry animation was created at Little Airplane Productions by Jennifer Oxley for The Wonder Pets! The technique allows animators to manipulate photographs of real animals, creating a comical, realistic look that is striking and unique. The show's curricular goals are based on developing appreciation and orientation towards teamwork and creative problem solving.

Little Airplane Productions specializes in quality film & television programming for young children. Founded by Josh Selig in 1999, Little Airplane Productions created and produced The Wonder Pets! for Nick Jr., Go, Baby! for Playhouse Disney, Oobi! for NOGGIN (winner of a 2001 Gold Parents' Choice Award) and most recently, 3rd & Bird! for the BBC. Additionally, Josh Selig was the Head Writer for Little Bill on Nick Jr. He has received ten Emmy Awards for his writing on Sesame Street, and was the Resident Producer of the historic Israeli/Palestinian Sesame Street co-production (winner of the 1998 Japan Prize). For more information about Little Airplane Productions please visit http://www.littleairplane.com/.

Nick Jr. is a specially designed programming block airing on Nickelodeon weekdays from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Completely dedicated to preschoolers ages 2-5, Nick Jr.'s Emmy, Peabody and Parents' Choice Award-winning programs are curriculum based, fun and commercial free. At Nick Jr., kids play to learn with innovative, original shows created just for them.

Nickelodeon, now in its 29th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, magazines and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 96 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 14 consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. .

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Supermicro Exhibits Energy-Efficiency Leadership with Live Blade and Rack Server Demos at IDF Fall 2008New QPI Server Solutions, SuperBlade(R), 1U Twin (TM), and 2.5" HDD Servers and Storage

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM -- Super Micro Computer, Inc. , a leader in application-optimized, high performance server solutions, is exhibiting its energy efficiency leadership with live SuperBlade(R) and QPI (Quick Path Interconnect) SuperServer demos at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2008, Moscone Center West, San Francisco, August 19-21 in Gold Sponsor booth #301. In addition, Supermicro CEO and president, Charles Liang, will give a 50-minute presentation entitled "Green Design Innovations that Maximize Server Efficiency" in Room 2000 beginning at 5:00pm today.

"Supermicro's application-optimized server solutions empower our customers with the best green technology advantages available, such as 93%* peak power supply efficiency, more efficient thermal and cooling subsystems, more efficient board-level designs, and superior performance-per-watt (290+ GFLOPS/kW*)," said Charles Liang, president and CEO of Supermicro. "We also offer customers the widest selection of optimized server solutions to choose from, including the industry's most efficient 1U SuperServers featuring our new 560-watt power supply, our award-winning 1U Twin(TM) SuperServers with two nodes in a 1U, and our innovative Universal I/O (UIO) servers that support up to three high-performance add-on cards in a standard 1U platform. Our 1U SuperServers based on the Intel 5100 (San Clemente) chipset typically save customers $200-$500* in electricity costs over 3 years with excellent performance."

For the ultimate in power savings and performance-per-watt (290+ GLOPS/kW), nothing beats Supermicro's DatacenterBlade(TM) with up to 14 dual-processor (DP) blade modules based on the Intel(R) 5100 chipset in a 7U enclosure. Supermicro is providing a live demonstration of this data center-optimized solution at IDF.

Also optimized for 2.5" hard disk drives, the high-density SC113MTQ-560CB, the cost-effective SC111T-560 series and the high-performance SC113TQ-560 series chassis all feature Supermicro's new 560-watt multi-output power supply that delivers 85%+ power efficiency when the system operates at or above 20% loading and peak efficiency 90%+ at 50% loading, making them the greenest standard 1U rack server solutions available. Featuring Supermicro's X7DCL-3 serverboard, the short-depth SuperServer 1025C-M3B and the cost-optimized SuperServer 1025C-3B combine onboard SAS with support for 8 and 4 hot-swap 2.5" drive bays, respectively. Based on the low-power Intel 5100 chipset, these servers maximize energy and cost savings with native DDR2 memory support and offer the benefit of a long (7-year) product lifecycle.

Optimized for HPC environments, the quad-processor (4P) SuperServer 8015C-TB packs up to 24 processing cores into a 1U form factor when loaded with the upcoming 6-Core Dunnington processors, which Intel plans to launch in mid-September. Supermicro will be showing QPI implemented serverboards and platforms in booth #301, too.

Another live SuperBlade(R), which is a certified Intel(R) Cluster Ready (ICR) platform, is being demonstrated in booth #217 of the Intel SPG Zone. With ten DP blade modules based on the Intel 5400 chipset, this high-performance 7U blade solution supports up to 60 hot-swap 2.5" hard drives with an onboard LSI 1078 SAS controller and RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 support.

"Supermicro's participation in the Intel(R) Cluster Ready program enables resellers worldwide to quickly deploy optimized turnkey high performance computing solutions," said Mark Spargo, Intel Corporation's director of Global High Performance Computing Sales. "Certified Intel Cluster Ready, Supermicro's OfficeBlade(TM) takes advantage of a full range of Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors to help it provide a low-power, low-noise cluster ideally suited for office environments, while its DatacenterBlade(TM) uses Intel(R) processors to help provide a high-density cluster solution to meet enterprises' high-performance computing needs."

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

About Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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

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Verizon Wireless Begins Construction of First Four Sites Along NorthwaySites in North Hudson, Schroon Lake, Lewis and Warrensburg Expected to be Operational by Year-End

ALBANY, N.Y., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless announced today that it has started construction on the first four of the planned 13 new cell sites that will close a more-than-50-mile coverage gap along Interstate 87 -- the Northway. The sites in North Hudson, Schroon Lake, Lewis and Warrensburg were approved by the Adirondack Park Agency this spring and are expected to be operational by year-end. Two additional sites in the Towns of Chesterfield and Lewis are currently before the APA for review. The remaining seven sites are in varying stages of development and will be submitted for review as soon as they are ready.

"The construction of these four new sites marks an important milestone in our efforts to bring wireless service to the Northway corridor," said Marquett Smith, president of Verizon Wireless' Upstate New York Region. "Closing this coverage gap has been a priority for Verizon Wireless for many years. We're excited to get these three new sites online before winter."

The Northway project is being funded solely by Verizon Wireless. It's part of the more than $100 million the company plans to invest in its Upstate New York Region network in 2008 -- the eighth consecutive year the company will invest more than $100 million in the region. This investment brings Verizon Wireless' total network investment in Upstate New York to more than $1 billion since 2000 -- significantly more than any other wireless company.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 68.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 70,000 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.

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Raven Industries Reports Strong Performance for Second Quarter, First HalfCompany on Track for Record Year in Sales and Earnings

SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raven Industries, Inc. today announced that continued growth in Flow Controls Division sales resulted in strong increases in revenues and earnings for the three and six months ended July 31, 2008.

Strong Performance in Flow Controls, Aerostar Lift Second Quarter, First Half Results

In the second quarter, sales of $69.3 million grew 24 percent from $55.7 million for last year's three months. The largest contributor to the increase was Flow Controls, buoyed by a strong market and demand for its products, plus improved sales at Engineered Films and Aerostar. Net income rose 17 percent, to $6.8 million, or 38 cents per diluted share, from $5.8 million, or 32 cents per diluted share, for last year's second quarter.

For the year-to-date, sales were up 27 percent to $144.4 million, from last year's $113.8 million. Net income reached $17.7 million, or 98 cents per diluted share, a 23 percent increase compared with $14.4 million, or 79 cents per diluted share, for the same six months in 2007.

"While crop prices are down from the records we saw in the first quarter, they remain at very high levels," said Ronald M. Moquist, chief executive officer. "Growers are still facing rising input costs for items including fertilizer and fuel. As a result, leading growers in the U.S. and international markets are turning to precision agriculture products, which increase their crop yield while holding down expenses. This is the niche Flow Controls serves, and why its products are in such demand. The triple-digit increase in operating income for this business, and for our smaller Aerostar operation, more than offset lower profits in Engineered Films and Electronic Systems, which still are managing the headwinds from slow construction and home-improvement markets."

Engineered Films Reports Mixed Results

Engineered Films Division's second quarter sales improved by 12 percent to $26.5 million from $23.7 million at this time last year. Operating income was off 33 percent, at $3.5 million for the most recent three months, compared with $5.3 million, primarily reflecting higher resin prices. Competitive pressure in the construction market continues to weaken pricing for films, further reducing operating margins. This led to additional erosion in sequential operating margins, to 13.3 percent, compared with 17.6 percent in the first quarter of this year.

For the first half, revenues were $48.5 million versus $43.3 million, up 12 percent from a year ago. Operating earnings of $7.4 million were down 28 percent from the $10.3 million posted for last year's six months.

"This has truly been a 'good news/bad news' period for Engineered Films," Moquist said. "We have seen continued strong demand from the oil and gas industry, especially for pit liners used in exploration drilling. We also are experiencing a good deal of interest in two of our new products: the VaporBlock Plus(TM) radon barrier, and FortressPro(TM) house wrap, which offers superior air and water protection. Builders choose these products because they wish to differentiate themselves by using higher quality materials. But the construction market continues to be a weak one. Add to this the increasing costs of resin and a higher level of depreciation from additional capacity in the last few years, and the result is a lower margin."

Flow Controls Continues Record Pace

Flow Controls Division sales grew 93 percent from a year ago, reaching $22.7 million compared with $11.8 million in the second quarter last year. Both U.S. and international shipments were strong. Operating income for the three months jumped 172 percent, to $7.1 million versus last year's $2.6 million.

In the most recent six months, revenues expanded 82 percent, reaching $57.6 million from $31.6 million. International sales doubled in the first half and provided 20 percent of the division's revenue. Operating income reached $20.6 million. This was a 112 percent improvement from $9.7 million for last year's first half, and it also exceeded Flow Controls' full-year record operating earnings of $19.1 million-set last fiscal year.

"We have developed the right product portfolio to capitalize on a strong market," Moquist explained. "While there is competition for each of our products, the breadth of products we offer makes us attractive to distributors because we can provide everything they need. While we didn't introduce any new products during the quarter, our entry-level GPS guidance system, the Cruizer(TM), continued to perform ahead of expectations, as did our entire sprayer line. We are optimizing capacity by outsourcing some manufacturing to our Electronic Systems Division and other vendors, and by offering additional sales promotions for early summer shipments, which is expected to moderate demands on our people and facilities during an anticipated busy fall season."

Electronic Systems Sees Lower Performance

Electronic Systems Division second quarter sales were $14.7 million, down 12 percent from $16.7 million a year ago. Operating income for the latest three months was $1.2 million, a 51 percent decrease from $2.5 million.

For the year-to-date, sales were off 10 percent to $28.0 million compared with $31.2 million for this time last year. Operating income was $1.9 million versus $4.9 million in the first half of the prior year, down 62 percent.

"The same issues we faced for the last few quarters are still present," said Moquist. "Soft markets for new home construction and home improvements negatively affected our bed controls business. We also lost a significant account, when that company was acquired. Some of this business has been replaced with lower margin products for avionics, and by supplying circuit boards to Flow Controls. Electronic Systems has strong manufacturing processes and controls, resulting from our focus on Six Sigma. However, until we can increase profit margins, we are reducing our footprint here. That includes consolidating our two Sioux Falls manufacturing facilities into one -- which will be completed in September -- improving throughput and lowering inventories. For the near term, we are managing costs and expenses to maximize cash flow from this business."

Aerostar Shows Significant Increases

Aerostar's sales of $5.5 million in the latest three months increased 49 percent from $3.7 million a year ago. Operating income expanded 136 percent to $718,000 compared with $304,000 for the second quarter last year.

First-half sales reached $11.6 million versus $7.9 million, a 46 percent growth rate. Operating income nearly tripled, to $1.5 million versus $518,000 for last year's six months.

"Sales increased with higher shipments of MC-6 parachutes to the Army, which we did not have a year ago," Moquist commented. "Sales related to another contract for fuel-handler coveralls also are new this year. We are working to qualify for follow-on parachute orders targeted at other areas of the military."

Balance Sheet, Cash Flows, Remain Strong

Cash and investment balances on July 31, 2008, were $32.2 million, up from $21.9 million on that date a year ago. This illustrates continued good levels of cash flows from operations, with modest capital investments. Accounts receivable increased 29 percent to $34.9 million compared with $27.1 million a year ago, as a result of stronger Flow Controls sales. The 32 percent rise in inventory to $42.6 million from $32.2 million at this time in 2007 also reflected Flow Controls' growth, along with higher plastic resin prices for Engineered Films.

Higher earnings helped lead to an 18 percent increase in operating cash flows for the first half, at $22.9 million versus $19.3 million. Cash used for capital expenditures in the latest period was $3.5 million compared with $3.9 million one year earlier. Capital expenditures for this fiscal year are still expected to be in the $8 million range. During the quarter, the company repurchased about 62,000 shares at a cost of $2.2 million; bringing total repurchases to date for the year to 161,000 for $5.2 million. Dividends of $4.7 million for the first half reflected an 18 percent increase in the quarterly per-share payout.

Record Performance Expected for Fiscal 2009

"We expect to leverage the solid market for Flow Controls products in several ways," Moquist said. "This includes introducing extensions of our existing product line and expanding international sales -- in part due to building a stronger international sales team. We are also increasing prices to optimize margins in an environment of rising material costs. Engineered Films should see solid top-line growth as demand from the energy market continues, and new products gain traction. However, margins remain challenged by high resin costs. The good news is that we appear to be maintaining our share in a tough market, and we've got plenty of upside growth potential when the market improves.

"Because last year's third quarter was especially strong for Electronic Systems, we know its results will be much lower by comparison this year," he continued. "We are working hard to get profitability back to acceptable levels before initiating any programs to add new business. Aerostar will continue to do well for the balance of the year and is on pace to double its operating income over the last fiscal year. We expect to supplement sales from its military contracts with additional revenues related to tethered aerostats, and ultra long duration balloons for high-altitude research.

"All of our businesses are in a good position to capitalize on market opportunities," Moquist explained. "Flow Controls and Aerostar should continue to improve, although their rate of growth will likely moderate. Engineered Films and Electronic Systems could start showing improvement by the end of the year. As a result, the third quarter should generate single-digit year-over-year net income growth, followed by a stronger fourth-quarter increase. That combination will lead to record sales and earnings for the year."

About Raven Industries, Inc.

Raven is an industrial manufacturer that provides electronic precision- agriculture products, reinforced plastic sheeting, electronics manufacturing services, and specialty aerostats and sewn products to niche markets.

Conference Call Information

Raven has scheduled a conference call today at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss its second quarter performance and related trends in its business Interested investors are invited to listen to the call by visiting the company's Web site at http://www.ravenind.com/ or http://www.vcall.com/ 15 minutes before the call to download the necessary software.

In addition, a taped rebroadcast will be available beginning one hour after the call ends, and will continue through August 26, 2008. To access the rebroadcast, dial 888-203-1112 or 719-457-0820, and enter this passcode: 6472525. A replay of the call will also be available at http://www.ravenind.com/ for 90 days.

Forward-looking Statements

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding the expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Without limiting the foregoing, the words, "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "intends," "may," "plans," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The company intends that all forward- looking statements be subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there is no assurance these assumptions are correct or that these expectations will be achieved. Assumptions involve important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect results in the future. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those relating to weather conditions, which could affect some of the company's primary markets, such as agriculture and construction; or changes in competition, raw material availability, technology or relationships with the company's largest customers-any of which could adversely affect any of the company's product lines, as well as other risks described in Raven's 10-K under Item 1A. This list is not exhaustive, and the company does not have an obligation to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date these statements are made.

For more information on Raven Industries, please visit http://www.ravenind.com/. FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW ... RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (In thousands, except earnings per share) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended July 31 July 31 Fav Fav (Unfav) (Unfav) 2008 2007 Change 2008 2007 Change Net sales $69,278 $55,653 24% $144,444 $113,756 27% Cost of goods sold 53,492 42,246 106,643 82,975 Gross profit 15,786 13,407 18% 37,801 30,781 23% Selling, general and administrative expenses 5,474 4,864 10,848 9,400 Operating income 10,312 8,543 21% 26,953 21,381 26% Other income, net (176) (314) (294) (501) Income before income taxes 10,488 8,857 18% 27,247 21,882 25% Income taxes 3,673 3,014 9,550 7,499 Net income $6,815 $5,843 17% $17,697 $14,383 23% Net income per common share: -basic $0.38 $0.32 19% $0.98 $0.80 23% -diluted $0.38 $0.32 19% $0.98 $0.79 24% Weighted average common shares outstanding: -basic 18,033 18,103 18,068 18,090 -diluted 18,091 18,202 18,119 18,192 RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC. SALES AND OPERATING INCOME BY SEGMENT (In thousands) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended July 31 July 31 Fav Fav (Unfav) (Unfav) 2008 2007 Change 2008 2007 Change Net Sales: Engineered Films $26,504 $23,670 12% $48,509 $43,324 12% Flow Controls 22,716 11,780 93% 57,562 31,615 82% Electronic Systems 14,739 16,707 (12)% 28,018 31,179 (10)% Aerostar 5,547 3,719 49% 11,566 7,899 46% Intersegment Eliminations (228) (223) (1,211) (261) Total Company $69,278 $55,653 24% $144,444 $113,756 27% Operating Income (Loss): Engineered Films $3,515 $5,283 (33)% $7,379 $10,301 (28)% Flow Controls 7,060 2,594 172% 20,606 9,709 112% Electronic Systems 1,239 2,520 (51)% 1,879 4,893 (62)% Aerostar 718 304 136% 1,524 518 194% Intersegment Eliminations 26 (53) (3) (53) Total Segment Income 12,558 10,648 31,385 25,368 Corporate Expenses (2,246) (2,105) (7)% (4,432) (3,987) (11)% Total Company $10,312 $8,543 21% $26,953 $21,381 26% RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands) (Unaudited) July 31 January 31 July 31 2008 2008 2007 ASSETS Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments $32,236 $22,772 $21,902 Accounts receivable, net 34,936 36,538 27,149 Inventories 42,552 36,529 32,202 Other current assets 5,670 5,030 4,115 Total current assets 115,394 100,869 85,368 Property, plant and equipment, net 35,358 35,743 36,758 Other assets, net 10,626 11,249 11,213 $161,378 $147,861 $133,339 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Accounts payable $12,915 $8,374 $7,889 Accrued and other liabilities 13,782 13,734 9,949 Total current liabilities 26,697 22,108 17,838 Other liabilities 7,916 7,478 6,967 Shareholders' equity 126,765 118,275 108,534 $161,378 $147,861 $133,339 RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS (In thousands) (Unaudited) Six Months Ended July 31 2008 2007 Cash flows from operating activities Net income $17,697 $14,383 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 3,748 3,295 Deferred income taxes 437 (456) Other operating activities, net 1,009 2,120 Net cash provided by operating activities 22,891 19,342 Cash flows from investing activities Capital expenditures (3,489) (3,881) Other investing activities, net (735) (263) Net cash used in investing activities (4,224) (4,144) Cash flows from financing activities Dividends paid (4,692) (3,980) Purchase of treasury stock (5,180) (282) Other financing activities, net 76 168 Net cash used in financing activities (9,796) (4,094) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (7) 15 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 8,864 11,119 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 21,272 6,783 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 30,136 17,902 Short-term investments 2,100 4,000 Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments $32,236 $21,902

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Verizon Wireless Network Primed and Ready for Democratic Party ConventionCompany Adds New Cell Sites, Expands Capacity of Existing Sites and Maximizes All Network Elements in the Mile High City to Handle Anticipated Landslide of Calls and Data Connections

DENVER, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- From the call-to-order to the final gavel, Verizon Wireless expects to handle 5 million more calls and data transmissions than normal during the August 25-28 Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Denver. Verizon Wireless' network is ready. The operator of the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network just completed months of preparation and fine-tuning city wide.

"With the arrival of an estimated 5,000 delegates, 15,000 media members and thousands of other visitors to the city during the DNC, our customers will be talking, texting, navigating and e-mailing with their wireless phones and devices at a record-setting pace," said Melanie Braidich, regional president for Verizon Wireless. "In keeping with our commitment to providing the reliable, high-quality service customers expect from Verizon Wireless, we have taken extraordinary steps to deliver the best possible wireless experience at all convention locations."

A solid campaign strategy Verizon Wireless' preparations include: 1) Adding three new cell sites downtown and installing a fully-functional, mobile "Cell on Wheels" (COW) near the convention location that will allow thousands of extra calls and data transmissions to take place at the same time. The COW is part of a fleet of mobile cell sites the company maintains not only to enhance service surrounding large-scale events like the DNC but also in times of natural disasters. 2) Increasing voice and data capacity across the existing wireless network in Denver, with special emphasis in the downtown area. Recent software upgrades at specific cell sites in the city double the voice capacity while boosting the data handling capacity up to four-fold. 3) Enhancing in-building coverage with special signal boosters and repeaters in area hotels, parking garages and key convention sites. 4) Fully staffing and operating a dedicated network Emergency Operations Center (EOC) 24 hours a day during the course of the convention. 5) Providing back-up microwave facilities in the event of fiber-line interruption or other landline connection failure. 6) Checking and re-checking built-in network redundancy features including the battery back-up power at all facilities and generators installed at all switching facilities and many cell site locations. Grass roots investment

The company's ongoing network investment now totals more than $700 million in Colorado and more than $45 billion nationally since 2000 when the company was formed. In 2007, Verizon Wireless invested $102 million to expand and enhance its wireless network in Colorado, including the addition of 19 new cell sites. Already this year, the company has installed 23 more sites in Colorado and completed the upgrade of its entire 3G network to Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) technology.

The Rev. A data network allows customers the ability to wirelessly download and upload e-mail, corporate data and videos and access the Internet and more at even faster speeds than the previous broadband network.

A winning ticket

Verizon Wireless, the most widely used brand of service in wireless, continues to be the wireless leader in customer loyalty. For the 15th consecutive quarter, Verizon Wireless led the industry in customer loyalty according to data released by the nation's largest wireless carriers over the past three weeks. Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless company with the most reliable wireless voice and data network, reported the lowest customer churn (turnover) in the second quarter of 2008.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 68.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 70,000 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

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SGI Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Release and Earnings Call

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SGI announced today that it plans to release its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 financial results after the market closes on Thursday, August 28, 2008. The Company has scheduled a Webcast and conference call to discuss results on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. PST.

The Webcast will be available on the SGI Investors Relations Web page at the time of the call. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (877) 495-0297 or (706) 643-9931 for participants outside of North America, conference ID: 59920311. An audio replay of this call will be available from August 28 after 5:00 p.m. PST until September 4, 2008 midnight PST. The replay can be accessed by dialing (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291 for individuals outside of North America, conference ID: 59920311. After September 4, 2008, the call will be available as an archived Webcast. All links to the archived Webcast and audio replay will be available through the SGI Web site at http://www.sgi.com/company_info/investors/.

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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Blaise Aguera y Arcas Recognized by Technology Review's Prestigious TR35 Listing of the World's Top Young Innovators for 2008TR35 to be honored at Technology Review's EmTech08 Conference at MIT in September.

REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that Blaise Aguera y Arcas has been recognized by Technology Review (http://www.technologyreview.com/) magazine as one of the world's top innovators under the age of 35 for his work developing Seadragon and co-creating Photosynth, a monumental piece of software capable of assembling static photos into a synergy of zoomable, navigable spaces. Selected from more than 300 nominees by a panel of expert judges and the editorial staff of Technology Review, the TR35 (http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/index.aspx?year=2007) is an elite group of accomplished young innovators who exemplify the spirit of innovation.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO)

Created by Aguera y Arcas, Seadragon aimed to change the way people use screens, from wall-sized displays to those on mobile devices, so that visual information can be smoothly browsed regardless of the amount of data involved or the bandwidth of the network. Aguera y Arcas joined Microsoft's Live Labs in 2006, and in collaboration with Microsoft Research and the University of Washington, they combined Seadragon with a research project, Photo Tourism, to create Photosynth.

"The TR35 honors young innovators for accomplishments that are poised to have a dramatic impact on the world as we know it," said Jason Pontin, editor in chief and publisher of Technology Review magazine. "We celebrate their success and look forward to their continued advancement of technology in their respective fields."

Aguera y Arcas and the other TR35 winners for 2008 will be featured in the September issue of Technology Review and honored at EmTech08 Conference (http://www.technologyreview.com/emtech/08/) to be held at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (http://web.mit.edu/) in Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 23-25, 2008.

"Seadragon and Photosynth are changing the way people think about software, and they both suggest a future in which what we see on our computers actually exceeds our imaginations," said Gary William Flake, Ph.D., technical fellow at Microsoft. "This vision is Blaise's mission, and I fully expect that Blaise's best contributions are to come."

Additional information about past and present TR35 winners and judges is available at http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35. More information about EmTech08 Conference can be found at http://www.technologyreview.com/emtech/08/index.aspx.

About Technology Review, Inc.

Technology Review, Inc., an independent media company owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the authority on the future of technology, identifying emerging technologies and analyzing their impact for leaders. Technology Review's media properties include Technology Review magazine, the oldest technology magazine in the world (founded in 1899); the daily news website TechnologyReview.com; and events such as the annual EmTech Conference at MIT.

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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The Best Reaches Perfection with 'The Witcher: Enhanced Edition'- Improved, Enhanced and Expanded Edition of CD Projekt RED's Acclaimed PC Role-Playing Title Coming September 2008 -

NEW YORK, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atari today announced the upcoming launch of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition, the PC role-playing opus from Polish development studio CD Projekt RED, which continues to garner high praise and new fans all over the world thanks to its unique blend of mature fantasy universe, tough decision making and intense tactical combat. The Witcher: Enhanced Edition is an improved, enhanced and expanded version of the game considered by many players and media as the best PC RPG of 2007, and is scheduled for release across North America in September 2008.

The Witcher: Enhanced Edition will be presented in a high-quality package, featuring a wealth of high-value extra content including additional adventures, music from and inspired by the game, re-mastered making of feature, a short story by the creator of The Witcher Andrej Sapkowski and much more. Numerous enhancements have been made to the widely acclaimed original game to deliver an experience second to none in the PC RPG genre.

"We always have the fans' best interests at heart so we have listened closely to their comments. The Witcher: Enhanced Edition has given us the opportunity to put their feedback into action as well as offer something totally new with exclusive content," said Adam Kicinski, CEO of CD Projekt RED. "We believe that The Witcher: Enhanced Edition is a product of exceptional quality - packed with gameplay improvements and additional physical value - that should come close to being the ideal game for fans of PC role-playing."

Technical enhancements include faster loading times with improved combat responsiveness and precision. Following feedback from fans, the English script has been re-worked, while extensive amounts of the voice-over has been re-recorded for the English and German versions, all to deliver an even more immersive and involving story experience. All of the enhancements will be available as a free download to existing game owners via the game's official website, http://www.thewitcher.com/.

The Witcher: Enhanced Edition will be available in a highly desirable, content-packed box , the full contents of which include:

-- Multilanguage The Witcher: Enhanced Edition, a reworking of the best PC RPG game of 2007; -- DVD bonus disc including the D'jinni Adventure Editor and two brand new adventures created by CD Projekt Red: -- the D'jinni Adventure Editor: allows players to create or modify their own adventures in the world of The Witcher; -- "The Price of Neutrality": the adventure tells the story of Geralt coming back to Kaer Morhen and finding a mysterious camp near the stronghold (featuring 3 new quests); -- "Side Effects": the first ever release of this new adventure which focuses on Geralt's close friend, Dandelion, and his troubles in Vizima City (featuring 5 new quests); -- Remastered "Making Of" documentary with never-before-seen bonus material; -- Soundtrack CD of original music written specifically for The Witcher; -- CD of original music inspired by The Witcher; -- Instruction manual available on disc and a physical game guide; -- Short story by Andrej Sapkowski featuring new art from the Monsterbook; -- A map for exploration throughout The Witcher 's world.

Based on the universe created by best-selling Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher puts players in the role of Geralt, a professional monster slayer who exists on the fringes of a complex society in a fantasy universe. Taken as a child, mutated, and trained in the arcane ways of the witchers, Geralt is a reluctant hero, who nonetheless finds himself all too frequently in the heat of battles that are not his own. In this world there is no right or wrong, only decisions and consequences. The Witcher has already garnered worldwide success, having sold over 700,000 copies, and has received more than 90 awards and distinctions, including the prestigious "Best PC RPG of 2007" from IGN.com, Gamespy.com, PC Gamer and more (for the full list of awards, please visit http://www.thewitcher.com/community/pl/awards/).

The Witcher: Enhanced Edition will be available across North America in September 2008. For more information about The Witcher visit HYPERLINK "http://www.thewitcher.com/" http://www.thewitcher.com/ and for more details about Atari's entire product line up visit http://www.atari.com/.

About CD Projekt RED

CD Projekt RED is the development branch of CD Projekt, headquartered in Warsaw, Poland. The studio's first release, the PC-exclusive role-playing game, The Witcher(R), has won over critics and gamers with its refreshing blend of engrossing story and action-based combat. The game has sold more than 800,000 copies worldwide and has garnered more than 90 awards since its release in October 2007, including PC RPG of the Year from such respected outlets as PC Gamer, GameSpy, IGN and GameStar. CD Projekt RED's 80+ employees are keeping busy with the impending release of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition in September 2008, as well as three unannounced projects. For more information about CD Projekt RED, visit http://www.thewitcher.com/.

About CD Projekt

Founded in 1994, CD Projekt is one of Eastern and Central Europe's largest game distributors, with offices in Warsaw, Prague and Budapest, and employs more than 250 people across its diverse businesses. The company has used innovative marketing and distribution practices to invigorate the Polish games market and to position itself as a leader in the localisation and publishing of world-class games, having brought such hits as the Neverwinter Nights, Diablo and Warcraft series to the region with great success. CD Projekt Group includes the publishing and distribution companies in Poland, Czech, Slovakia and Hungary; the dedicated Localisation Centre, which is the leading provider of cross-platform porting, quality assurance and localisation services in the region; CD Projekt RED, the development branch responsible for the hit role-playing franchise, The Witcher; Metropolis Software, currently developing the anticipated multiplatform sci-fi shooter, THEY; and gog.com, the ultimate online destination for DRM-free classic PC games. More information about CD Projekt can be found online at http://www.cdprojekt.com/.

About Atari, Inc.

One of the world's most recognized brands, New York-based Atari, Inc. is a third-party publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company's 1,000+ titles include hard-core, genre-defining franchises such as Test Drive(R) and mass-market and children's franchises such as Dragon Ball Z(R). Atari, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext - ISIN: FR-0000052573), the largest interactive games publisher in Europe. For more information, visit HYPERLINK "http://www.atari.com/" http://www.atari.com/.

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With the exception of the historical information contained in this release, the matters described herein contain certain "forward-looking statements" that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this release are not promises or guarantees and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. We caution you not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein. Some of the factors which could cause our results to differ materially include the following: the loss of key customers; delays in product development and related product release schedules; inability to secure capital; adapting to the rapidly changing industry technology, including new console technology; maintaining relationships with leading independent video game software developers; loss of our credit facilities; maintaining or acquiring licenses to intellectual property; fluctuations in the Company's quarterly net revenues and results of operations based on the seasonality of our industry; the termination or modification of our agreements with hardware manufacturers; and other factors described in our SEC filings.

The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company's expectations.

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CONTACT: Alissa Bell of Atari, Inc., +1-212-726-4217; or Sujata Sinha,
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Klores Communications

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Smash Court Tennis(TM)3 for Xbox 360 Serves Its Way Up Into North American Retailers- Atari Releases NAMCO BANDAI Games' Latest Star-packed Tennis Smash in North America -

NEW YORK, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atari, Inc., one of the world's most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher and distributor, has unleashed Smash Court Tennis(TM) 3 for the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the latest star-packed tennis smash in the renowned series from NAMCO BANDAI Games. Featuring many of the biggest names in tennis including Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova, highly realistic visuals, a host of gameplay enhancements and online play via Xbox LIVE(R) online entertainment network, Smash Court Tennis(TM) 3 has smashed its way into North American retailers. Smash Court Tennis(TM) 3 is rated E for Everyone and available for a suggested retail price of $39.99 for the Xbox 360 and available on Xbox LIVE.

The first in the revered tennis simulation series for the new console generation, Smash Court Tennis(TM) 3 for Xbox 360 tests the player's skills against 16 of the world's finest international tennis players. From established stars such as Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, Martina Hingis, and recently retired Justine Henin, to rising talents including Italy's Andreas Seppi and Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic, each player has their own strengths and weaknesses which come into play on the game's painstakingly rendered courts.

Making the most of the power of Xbox 360, Smash Court Tennis(TM) 3 boasts enhanced graphics including improved player animations, realistic shadows, skin shaders and High Dynamic Range rendering which combine to deliver a greater level of realism and immersion for the player. A host of customizing options allows players to choose rackets, shoes, hairstyles, skin tone and clothing to create their own unique star of the courts. New gameplay includes a system which lets all players, no matter what their skill level, benefit quickly from the powerful shots and finely honed skills of the star players.

Gameplay modes include Tutorial, Arcade, Pro-Tour, and Exhibition mode where up to four players can go head to head offline. The game also features an online mode allowing players to play online via Xbox LIVE. In addition to Xbox LIVE voice chat and rankings, players can take on opponents in online tournaments and in a range of different matches. Online doubles matches let players team up side by side for a long distance match against another pair, bringing the action and interaction alive like never before.

For more information about Atari's entire product line up, visit http://www.atari.com/.

About NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe:

NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S., is a leading interactive entertainment software publisher based in Cergy-Pontoise, France. The company is a part of the NAMCO BANDAI group of companies known for creating and publishing many of the industry's top video game franchises including the RidgeRacer(TM), Tekken(TM), SOULCALIBUR(TM), Tamagotchi(TM), Digimon(TM), Dragonball(R) and Naruto(TM) brands.

About Atari, Inc.

New York-based Atari, Inc. is a third-party publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company's 1,000+ titles include hard-core, genre-defining franchises such as Test Drive(R) and mass-market and children's franchises such as Dragon Ball Z(R). Atari, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext - ISIN: FR-0000052573), the largest interactive games publisher in Europe. For more information, visit http://www.atari.com/.

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With the exception of the historical information contained in this release, the matters described herein contain certain "forward-looking statements" that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this release are not promises or guarantees and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. We caution you not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein. Some of the factors which could cause our results to differ materially include the following: the loss of key customers; delays in product development and related product release schedules; loss of our credit facility; inability to secure capital; adapting to the rapidly changing industry technology, including new console technology; maintaining relationships with leading independent video game software developers; maintaining or acquiring licenses to intellectual property; fluctuations in the Company's quarterly net revenues and results of operations based on the seasonality of our industry; the termination or modification of our agreements with hardware manufacturers; and other factors described in our SEC filings.

The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company's expectations.

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CONTACT: Alissa Bell, Atari, Inc., +1-212.726.4217,
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Web Site: http://www.atari.com/

Relive Original Dragon Ball Adventures With 'Dragon Ball: Origins' on Nintendo DS- Innovative Action-Adventure Gameplay of NAMCO BANDAI Games' Newest Chapter in the Dragon Ball Saga for DS Comes to North America in November 2008 -

NEW YORK, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Dragon Ball bounces back with the announcement that Atari is bringing NAMCO BANDAI Games' Dragon Ball: Origins for Nintendo DS(TM) to North America in November 2008. Developed by NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc., Dragon Ball: Origins takes players back to the original Dragon Ball series and around the world for a thrilling action-adventure game with innovative touch pad controls.

The single player game follows Goku and his clever sidekick Bulma as they travel the world overcoming enemies and obstacles to collect the 7 Dragon Balls. In the shoes of Goku, the player must protect Bulma from incoming enemy attacks using special skills, such as fighting with his power pole, or unleashing a kamehameha. Combined with Bulma's brains and her knack for inventing machines and weapons out of discarded spare parts, the intrepid pair make a formidable team able to defeat even the strongest of boss enemies or trickiest of obstacles.

The innovative controls mean the player uses only the touch pad to control Goku. Players must draw lines or shapes to direct the character and control the action by tapping on the screen, for example a double tap on Goku followed by tapping on the Ka-me-ha-me-ha letters unleashes his devastating signature move.

Goku can perfect his skills in training with Master Roshi or by gaining experience through playing mini-games, so when the Dragon radar warns of imminent danger he's always ready to fight. Bulma's spare part creations include a time machine, different vehicles and add-ons to Goku's power pole to help in battle. For extra Dragon Ball fun, hunt down and collect the many virtual figurines hidden in the game world which can then be swapped and traded with friends via wi-fi to get the full collection.

Dragon Ball: Origins pulls no punches in terms of graphics with both screens displaying vibrant 3D visuals, and with the lively, fun humour of Dragon Ball present throughout the game, fans will be able to immerse themselves completely in the spectacular universe.

The immensely popular Dragon Ball Z(R) series is the gold standard of anime-based video games, with more than 30 different games and over 12.7 million units sold since May 2002.

For more information on Dragon Ball Z(R) video games, please visit http://www.atari.com/dragonballz.

About FUNimation Entertainment

FUNimation(R) Entertainment is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation and the market share leader for the home video sales of Japanese animation in the United States. FUNimation is known for acquiring top-rated anime series from Japan and for developing some of North America's most popular anime series. The company has a proven formula for launching and advancing brands, and manages a full spectrum of rights for most of its brands including broadcasting, licensing, production, internet, and home video sales and distribution.

About Atari, Inc.

One of the world's most recognized brands, New York-based Atari, Inc. is a third-party publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company's 1,000+ titles include hard-core, genre-defining franchises such as Test Drive(R) and mass-market and children's franchises such as Dragon Ball Z(R). Atari, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext - ISIN: FR-0000052573), the largest interactive games publisher in Europe. For more information, visit http://www.atari.com/.

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With the exception of the historical information contained in this release, the matters described herein contain certain "forward-looking statements" that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this release are not promises or guarantees and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. We caution you not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein. Some of the factors which could cause our results to differ materially include the following: the loss of key customers, such as Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Target, and GameStop; delays in product development and related product release schedules; inability to secure capital; loss of our credit facilities, adapting to the rapidly changing industry technology, including new console technology; maintaining relationships with leading independent video game software developers; maintaining or acquiring licenses to intellectual property; fluctuations in the Company's quarterly net revenues and results of operations based on the seasonality of our industry; the termination or modification of our agreements with hardware manufacturers; and other factors described in our SEC filings.

The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company's expectations.

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CONTACT: Alissa Bell, Atari, Inc., +1-212-726-4217,
alissa.bell@atari.com; or Debra Duffy, Dan Klores Communications,
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Gadi Peleg Joins InkSure Technologies Board

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InkSure Technologies Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: INKS) , a provider of covert machine-readable security solutions for the prevention of counterfeiting, fraud and diversion, and a leading developer of a unique new chipless RFID technology today announced that Mr. Gadi Peleg has joined the InkSure board of directors.

Mr. Peleg is the managing director of Cape Investment Advisors. His career has been marked by leadership positions in technology and sales for Oracle Corporation, and Cognos Corporation. He is also a Director of Atelier 4, a shipping and transportation company that specializes in fine art and antiquities. Mr. Peleg holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School's Owner /President's Management Program.

Philip M. Getter, Chairman of the Board, stated that "We are pleased to welcome Mr. Peleg to our board of directors." Mr. Getter noted that "Gadi has an interesting combination of technology and marketing skills that complement our business plan. His experience in introducing technology products to new areas makes him an important addition to our board."

Mr. Peleg noted that "I am pleased to join the Board of InkSure Technologies at this important time as the company completes development of its unique chipless RFID product and prepares to introduce it to the market."

About InkSure Technologies Inc.

InkSure Technologies Inc., with its corporate headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and an R&D center in Science Park, Rehovot, Israel, specializes in comprehensive, covert security solutions designed to protect high profile brands and documents of value from counterfeiting, fraud and diversion. The Company's sales and marketing activities target a number of market opportunities, including financial, pharmaceutical, branded products, transportation, and government/institutional, on a global scale. The Company's R&D activities include the development of its SARcode chipless RFID technology for affordable item-level secure logistics and track-and-trace applications. The Company's common stock is listed on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "INKS". Additional information on the Company is available on its website at http://www.inksure.com/.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainty. Although InkSure (the "Company") believes that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements included in this press release will prove to be accurate. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include the Company's need to obtain substantial additional capital (through financings or otherwise) to fund its operations, the progress of development, government and regulatory approvals and licensing/commercialization of the Company's technologies, and other factors noted in the Company's periodic report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the objectives and plans of the Company will be achieved. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release.

Company Contact: Don Taylor, General Manager InkSure Inc. +1-954-772-8507 dtaylor@inksure.com

InkSure Technologies Inc.

CONTACT: Don Taylor, General Manager of InkSure Inc., +1-954-772-8507,
dtaylor@inksure.com

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

YRC Worldwide Acquires Shanghai Jiayu Logistics Co., Ltd.Acquisition extends YRC Worldwide portfolio of services in China with reliable ground transportation

SHANGHAI, China and OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- YRC Worldwide today announced that YRC Logistics successfully closed its acquisition of Shanghai Jiayu Logistics Co., Ltd., one of the largest providers of truckload and less-than-truckload ground transportation services in China. With over 30,000 customers, 1,800 employees, 200 locations and a network of more than 3,000 vehicles, Jiayu provides an ideal platform for YRC Worldwide to support the needs of both local Chinese customers and large multinational companies with transportation requirements in China.

"By virtue of Jiayu's mature network and well developed operational resources, we can help our customers to improve transportation reliability, compliance, data integrity and visibility for their shipments in China," said Bill Zollars, Chairman, President and CEO of YRC Worldwide. "Shanghai Jiayu Logistics represents a key link in building an end-to-end supply chain capability."

YRC Logistics acquired 65 percent of the stock of Jiayu for US $44.7 million. YRC Logistics expects to purchase the remaining 35 percent interest in 2010, for an amount not to exceed US $39 million, as determined by the level of Jiayu's 2008-09 financial performance.

Jim Ritchie, President and CEO of YRC Logistics added, "Since entering into the agreement with Jiayu in December 2007, we have seen strong customer interest, and we believe the comprehensive services have a tremendous appeal to the China market and to our customers based in the U.S."

Forward Looking Statements:

This news release (and oral statements made regarding the subjects of this release) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The word "expects" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. YRC Logistics' expectations regarding the purchase of the additional 35 percent of Jiayu in 2010 is only its expectations regarding this matter. YRC Logistics is required to purchase this 35 percent if Jiayu meets certain financial targets. If Jiayu does not meet these targets, YRC Logistics has a call option that it may or may not exercise, to purchase the remaining 35 percent at a lesser price.

About YRC Logistics

YRC Logistics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, is a global logistics company. Based in Overland Park, Kansas, and with offices in North America, Asia, Europe and South America, YRC Logistics enables companies to improve their transportation network and overall supply chain efficiency by offering flexible logistics solutions supported by Web-hosted technology and global logistics management capabilities.

About YRC Worldwide

YRC Worldwide Inc., a FORTUNE 500 company and one of the largest transportation service providers in the world, is the holding company for a portfolio of successful brands including Yellow Transportation, Roadway, Reimer Express, YRC Logistics, New Penn, USF Holland, USF Reddaway, and USF Glen Moore. The enterprise provides global transportation services, transportation management solutions and logistics management. The portfolio of brands represents a comprehensive array of services for the shipment of industrial, commercial and retail goods domestically and internationally. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., YRC Worldwide employs approximately 60,000 people.

YRC Worldwide Inc.

CONTACT: Media, Suzanne Dawson of Linden Alschuler & Kaplan,
+1-212-329-1420, sdawson@lakpr.com, for YRC Worldwide Inc.; Investors, Sheila
Taylor of YRC Worldwide Inc., +1-913-696-6108, sheila.taylor@yrcw.com

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

New Microsoft Licensing and Support Eases Path to VirtualizationCustomers 'Get Virtual Now' with increased flexibility and broader support when virtualizing Microsoft server applications.

REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New licensing, expanded product support policies and a worldwide series of events from Microsoft Corp. help business customers create more dynamic datacenters and enterprise IT systems with virtualization software. Beginning Sept. 1, 2008, customers will be able to move any of 41 Microsoft server applications between servers within a server farm as often as necessary without paying additional licensing fees, and they can take advantage of expanded specialized technical support.

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"Businesses are taking steps to make their IT operations more dynamic and are delving into virtualization as a cornerstone strategy," said Zane Adam, senior director of integrated virtualization in the Server and Tools Business at Microsoft. "Microsoft recognizes this and is innovating its licensing policies, product support and a wide range of IT solutions to help customers get virtual now."

To highlight the recent innovations in virtualization, Microsoft also will begin a worldwide series of "Get Virtual Now" events this month that will showcase Microsoft virtualization products and partner solutions, reaching more than 250,000 IT professionals.

New Licensing Flexibility

Microsoft is updating its software licensing terms for 41 server applications, including Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Enterprise edition, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Standard and Enterprise editions, Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Enterprise and Professional editions, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, and Microsoft System Center products. With the new terms, the company is waiving its previous 90-day reassignment rule, allowing customers to reassign licenses from one server to another within a server farm as frequently as needed. For many customers, the change will reduce the number of licenses they need to support their IT systems, increase agility, and simplify the tracking of application instances or processors because customers now can count licenses by server farm instead of by server.

"IDC research is finding that the use of server virtualization is moving past the early adopter stage and is quickly becoming a mainstream solution," said Al Gillen, research vice president for system software at IDC. "As IT professionals update their standard server images for new installations, they are increasingly integrating virtualization to simplify deployments, to increase the system flexibility, boost usage rates and increase portability of the applications. With this latest update to its licensing rules, Microsoft is knocking down barriers to virtualized deployments, which should help further accelerate the adoption rates."

Expanded Technical Support

Microsoft has updated its technical support policy for 31 server applications so that customers can receive technical support when deploying those applications on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Microsoft Hyper-V Server or any other third-party validated virtualization platform. Now customers can get the same level of product support in a virtualized environment that they are accustomed to with nonvirtual environments. More information is available at http://support.microsoft.com/.

To enable this support policy, Microsoft launched the Server Virtualization Validation Program in June 2008. The program is open to any software vendor to test and validate its virtualization software to run Windows Server 2008 and previous versions of Windows Server. To date, Cisco Systems Inc., Citrix Systems Inc., Novell Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc. and Virtual Iron Software Inc. are participating in the program.

"Technical support of virtualized images is an industrywide challenge," said Roger Levy, senior vice president and general manager of open platform solutions at Novell. "Novell and Microsoft continue to collaborate to optimize bidirectional virtualization between Windows Server and SUSE Linux Enterprise with Xen. Microsoft's Server Virtualization Validation Program provides customers with additional peace of mind when they run Windows as a guest in a validated environment such as SUSE Linux Enterprise."

Microsoft Worldwide Events Help Customers Get Virtual Now

This month, Microsoft begins a worldwide series of events designed to educate more than 250,000 IT professionals on Microsoft virtualization products, deployment tools and partner solutions. The series of more than 100 events started Aug. 3 in South Africa, continues Sept. 8 with a U.S. kickoff event and eventually will cover more than 50 other countries. The U.S. "Get Virtual Now" event will feature Microsoft executives Bob Muglia, senior vice president of the Server and Tools Business; Kevin Turner, chief operating officer; and Bob Kelly, corporate vice president of infrastructure server marketing within the Server and Tools Business. More than 40 sponsoring partners will be in attendance, including Platinum sponsors Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Citrix Systems, Compellent Technologies Inc., Dell Inc., Hitachi Data Systems Corp., HP, IBM Corp., Intel Corporation, Juniper Networks Inc., NetApp, Novell and Sun Microsystems. More information about the events and registration is available at https://www.getvirtualnow.com/.

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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CONTACT: Rapid Response Team, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide,
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Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/
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Emergent's Gamebryo Game Engine to Incorporate NVIDIA PhysX TechnologyNVIDIA and Emergent Game Technologies Plan a Technology Union That Will Drive an Explosion of Immersive Gaming Development

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA Corporation and Emergent Game Technologies have expanded their relationship resulting in NVIDIA PhysX(TM) technology being directly integrated into all upcoming versions of the Emergent Gamebryo(TM) game development platform. The union of PhysX technology and Gamebryo will give developers the power to push gaming to new levels of interactivity on all platforms and make world-class technology more accessible to the development community.

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The next release of Emergent's Gamebryo, scheduled for this fall, will ship with the NVIDIA PhysX engine directly integrated into the platform, representing a significant step in Emergent's goal of transforming the Gamebryo engine into a single, integrated framework of game production software and design tools that developers can use to create any type of title on any platform. As a result, developers will be able to accelerate development cycles and spend more time making their games more lifelike with dynamic, real-time environments.

Gamebryo has been fully optimized for development on Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC and Wii, and was recently selected as the development platform for the next-generation console titles Civilization Revolution by Firaxis and Splatterhouse by BottleRocket. Gamebryo is also being used by EA-Mythic for its upcoming game, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning as well as Divinity 2: Ego Draconis from Larian Studios.

Emergent's CEO sees this agreement as a major milestone in the next generation of game development. He views NVIDIA(R) PhysX technology and Emergent's Gamebryo as a natural fit both strategically and technically.

"More than becoming the standard for creating immersive games, NVIDIA is as dedicated as Emergent to delivering the tools, runtimes and technologies needed to radically improve the state of development," said Geoffrey Selzer, CEO, Emergent. "Both companies are committed to platform agnostic, flexible modular solutions that harness the power of multi-core, multi-threaded development. With NVIDIA's deep support for these values, we will offer the industry the most powerful, flexible, and easiest development environment available to push the edge of video game technology and creativity."

The NVIDIA PhysX development solution consists of a robust physics engine, API, and middleware designed to give developers and animators unprecedented creative control over the look of their final in-game interactivity by allowing them to author and preview physics in real time. PhysX technology works across all major gaming platforms, including Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and the PC, and can be accelerated by both the CPU and any CUDA(TM) general purpose parallel computing processor, including NVIDIA GeForce(R) GPUs.

"We are delighted to be building a fusion of our PhysX technology and the Gamebryo engine," said Roy Taylor, vice president of content relations at NVIDIA. "The combination will provide developers a unique platform for introducing the world to their creative vision and technology innovation."

About Gamebryo

Gamebryo is a mature software product that ships with 3,500 pages of fully indexed, searchable documentation. To date, Gamebryo has been used in more than 200 shipped games titles ranging from massively multiplayer online games, high-end retail games across multiple genres, and casual games.

About Emergent

Emergent Game Technologies provides flexible technologies and services that give developers an unmatched range of integrated capabilities for building, testing and managing games. These proven, stand-alone solutions include the award-winning Gamebryo game engine used to create hit next-generation games for the Wii(TM), PLAYSTATION(R)3, Xbox 360(TM), and PC. Emergent gives developers the flexibility they need to fuel creativity while reducing risk. Emergent is headquartered in Calabasas, Calif., and has offices in Chapel Hill, NC; Austin, Texas; London; Tokyo; China; and Korea. To learn more, visit http://www.emergent.net/.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA is the world leader in visual computing technologies and the inventor of the GPU, a high-performance processor which generates breathtaking, interactive graphics on workstations, personal computers, game consoles, and mobile devices. NVIDIA serves the entertainment and consumer market with its GeForce(R) products, the professional design and visualization market with its Quadro(R) products, and the high-performance computing market with its Tesla(TM) products. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. and has offices throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas. NVIDIA's inaugural NVISION 08 conference will be held August 25-27, 2008 in San Jose, California. For more information, visit http://www.nvidia.com/ and http://www.nvision2008.com/.

Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to, statements as to: the benefits, features, impact and uses resulting from the union of PhysX technology and Gamebryo; and the availability of the next release of Emergent's Gamebryo are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: development of more effective or efficient technology to drive physics acceleration in games; the impact of technological development and competition; design, manufacturing or software defects; changes in gamers' preferences and demands; unexpected loss of performance of our products or technologies when integrated into systems; as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended April 27, 2008. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on our website and are available from NVIDIA without charge. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

Copyright (C) 2008 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA, PhysX, GeForce, Quadro, Tesla, CUDA, and NVISION are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Hifn to Demonstrate a Unified Storage Platform at Intel Developer Forum 2008As a New Affiliate Member of the Intel(R) Embedded Communications Alliance, Hifn Leverages Intel(R) Architecture and Support to Demonstrate a new Storage Platform

LOS GATOS, Calif., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hifn(TM) , the catalyst behind storage and networking innovation, will demonstrate a Unified Storage Platform, highlighting the consolidation of multiple Enterprise-class storage applications onto a single high-performance storage system at the Intel Developer Forum 2008, August 19-21 at Moscone Center West in San Francisco, Booth #136. The Unified Storage demonstration reflects the benefits and opportunities available to Hifn customers, as an affiliate member of the Intel(R) Embedded Communications Alliance (Intel(R) ECA), which brings together market-leading technologies and third party solutions using Intel(R) architecture.

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The Unified Storage platform demonstration combines key storage applications such as high-performance de-duplication, continuous data protection, back-up and secure distributed file services (DFS) all based on an Intel(R) 5100 MCH Chipset platform. The power of Intel architecture enables the Unified Storage Platform to support multiple storage applications on one platform. The purpose of a Unified Storage Platform is to eliminate the need for multiple single function storage devices thus freeing up space in the data center, reducing power consumption and cooling requirements, simplifying management, and significantly reducing total cost of ownership. The Unified Storage Platform as a solution is ideal for small- to medium-sized enterprises, and remote and distributed offices, as it provides Enterprise-class storage capabilities in an easy-to-manage, high-performance platform.

The Unified Storage demonstration combines key enabling Intel technology as well as Hifn's Applied Services Processors and Express family of PCIe based cards. By supporting Intel(R) QuickAssist Technology, Hifn's family of card accelerators provides system vendors using Intel(R) architecture with significantly improved time to market advantages. The demonstration also utilizes the power of an Intel 5100 MCH Chipset platform, which features Intel(R) quad-core processors, Intel(R) Virtualization Technology (Intel(R) VT), Intel(R) I/O Acceleration Technology (Intel(R) I/OAT) and high-performance PCIe*. Hifn's Applied Services Processors (ASPs) and Express family of cards off-load the computational intensive functions of encryption, compression, and hashing for security, and data-reduction and -de-duplication features. The continuous data protection and back up functions are supported by Microsoft's DPM* and Symantec's NetBackup* respectively.

"We are showing a new storage platform that is enabled through the processing power of Intel architecture and the purpose-built, hardware-advantaged capabilities from Hifn," said Russell Dietz, VP and CTO at Hifn. "This demonstration is an example of how our support for the Intel(R) QuickAssist Technology initiative brings together complementary technology for the benefit of innovation."

"The Unified Storage Platform demonstration is a good example of reducing space in storage applications by utilizing Intel(R) architecture," said Troy Smith, director of marketing, Intel Embedded and Communications Alliance. "Being a member of the Embedded and Communications Alliance, which brings together market-leading technologies and third party solutions using Intel(R) architecture, enables Hifn to offer innovated solutions to meet market requirements."

Hifn also plans to make additional information regarding the Unified Storage Platform demonstration available in the Intel ECA solutions directory following IDF.

About Hifn

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

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Specifically, statements regarding the Company's future financial performance including, without limitation, statements related to the Unified Storage Platform significantly reducing total cost of ownership is a forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor that may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described herein include, but are not limited to: dependency on a small number of customers; customer demand and customer ordering patterns; and orders from Hifn's customers may be below the company's current expectations. These and other risks are detailed from time to time in Hifn's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Hifn expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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CONTACT: Corporate Communications of Hifn, Inc., +1-408-399-3520,
press@hifn.com; or Judy Smith of JPR Communications, +1-818-386-0403,
judys@jprcom.com, for Hifn, Inc.

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

Optimum Lightpath Launches Lightpath Managed Video Service as Complete Ethernet Solution for VideoBuilt Specifically For Broadcast Quality Video Supporting a Variety of Media Applications in Entertainment, Healthcare, Government and Enterprise Markets

JERICHO, N.Y., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Optimum Lightpath(SM), an industry leader in providing advanced Ethernet-based communications services over its Intelligent Enterprise Network, today announced the launch and availability of Lightpath Managed Video service, a complete video service that provides connectivity as well as encoding and decoding of digital video. Optimum Lightpath brings its innovative mileage neutral, flat rate pricing and transport resiliency to the video market, with the launch of the service. Its unique flat rate pricing model will enable businesses to save significantly over traditional video services.

Lightpath Managed Video service is purpose-built to directly address the needs of the media sector, including production facilities, broadcasters, television stations, and content distributors, as well as non-media organizations, such as healthcare facilities, municipalities and enterprises with high-resolution "broadcast quality" video requirements, such as security surveillance and video conferencing. The new offering is ideally suited for file-based media and content transfers, utilizing the advantages of Carrier class Ethernet's resiliency to packet loss and jitter. Additionally, the service does not require any transport protocol conversions.

"With the launch of our Lightpath Managed Video service, Optimum Lightpath now offers a complete and unsurpassed suite of both managed and transport video services designed to meet the needs of the broadcast, entertainment and enterprise markets, who are embracing IP as an enabler of information and content distribution," said Dave Pistacchio, General Manager, Optimum Lightpath. "This service offers a true alternative to traditional video services and a more economical alternative to satellite. Additionally, we are able to leverage our state-of-the-art fiber optic network to offer our customers greater flexibility, resiliency and simplicity than any other provider in the market."

"As the world's largest provider of integrated global services for the creation, management and distribution of media content, Ascent Media is eagerly awaiting the delivery of the Optimum Lightpath Managed Video service," said Joe Garzillo, Vice President of Network Resources at Ascent Media. "In contrast to other providers, Optimum Lightpath's flat rate pricing and its Ethernet-based fiber network across the New York Metropolitan area set it apart. Additionally, Optimum Lightpath is currently one of our top suppliers of fiber delivery services, and based on their superior customer service and support, this new Managed Video service will be an excellent fit for our ever growing network."

Lightpath Managed Video service is the newest addition to Optimum Lightpath's Video Services Portfolio, which also includes Lightpath Video Transport, a dedicated Layer 2 point-to-point service designed for broadcast quality video transport. The new service electronically accepts, transports and delivers native compressed and uncompressed digital video in common industry formats including Asynchronous Serial Interface (ASI), Standard Definition Serial Digital Interface (SD-SDI) and High Definition Serial Digital Interface (HD-SDI). It also includes a fully redundant protected connection for unsurpassed resiliency and reliability.

Optional features for the service include Multiple ASI, which allows aggregation of up to four individual ASI feeds into a single IP-based Ethernet IP encoder; and Linear Service, which provides a dedicated linear service for uncompressed SDI 270, uncompressed HD-SDI video and ASI.

Lightpath Managed Video service customers will realize the added benefits of Optimum Lightpath's Intelligent Enterprise Network, including:

-- Nation's most advanced 100 percent fully fiber optic network -- Superior network reliability -- Highly flexible bandwidth options -- Less than 50 ms resiliency -- Monitoring and network management 24/7 -- Award-winning customer service

To learn more about Lightpath Managed Video service, including features, pricing, benefits and more, please visit http://www.optimumlightpath.com/.

About Optimum Lightpath

Optimum Lightpath(SM), a division of Cablevision Systems Corporation , is an industry leader in providing advanced Ethernet-based data, Internet, voice, video transport solutions and managed services to businesses across the New York metropolitan area. Optimum Lightpath's Intelligent Enterprise Network is a highly reliable, resilient and scalable fiber-to-the-business-premises network extending more than 2,750 route miles and is connected to over 2,800 buildings. Exclusively focused on meeting customer needs in the world's largest business market for 20 years, Optimum Lightpath has been continually recognized for its high level of customer service. For 10 straight years, the New York State Public Service Commission has given Optimum Lightpath its Commendation of Excellence. Optimum Lightpath has received many industry awards for innovation and leadership. For more information, visit http://www.optimumlightpath.com/.

About Cablevision

Cablevision Systems Corporation is one of the nation's leading media and entertainment companies. Its cable television operations serve more than 3 million households in the New York metropolitan area. The company's advanced telecommunications offerings include its iO TV(R) digital television, Optimum Online(R) high-speed Internet, Optimum Voice(R) digital voice-over- cable, and its Optimum Lightpath integrated business communications services. Cablevision operates several successful programming businesses, including AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel and WE tv, through Rainbow Media Holdings LLC, and serves the New York area as publisher of Newsday and other niche publications through Newsday LLC. In addition to these businesses, Cablevision owns Madison Square Garden and its sports teams, the New York Knicks, Rangers and Liberty. The company also operates New York's famed Radio City Music Hall, the Beacon Theatre, and the Chicago Theatre, and owns and operates Clearview Cinemas.

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Optimum Lightpath

CONTACT: Jennifer Moritz of Zer0 to 5ive for Optimum Lightpath,
+1-917-748-4006, jmoritz@0to5.com; or Charlstie Laytin of Cablevision,
+1-516-803-2357, claytin@cablevision.com

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Sonus Networks Announces Participation in Upcoming Financial Conferences

WESTFORD, Mass., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonus Networks, Inc. , a market leader in IP communication infrastructure, announced today that company executives will participate in the following upcoming events with the financial community:

Citi Investment Research's 15th Annual Global Technology Conference Location: New York Date & time: Thursday, September 4th at 2:20pm ET Speakers: Vikram Saksena, Chief Technology Officer and Rick Gaynor, Chief Financial Officer, Sonus Networks Jefferies 2nd Annual Technology Conference Location: New York Date & time: Wednesday, September 10th at 11:45am ET Speakers: Vikram Saksena, Chief Technology Officer and Rick Gaynor, Chief Financial Officer, Sonus Networks About Sonus Networks

Sonus Networks, Inc. is a market leader in IP communications infrastructure for wireline and wireless service providers. With its comprehensive IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) solution, Sonus addresses the full range of carrier applications, including residential and business voice services, wireless voice and multimedia, trunking and tandem switching, carrier interconnection and enhanced services. Sonus' voice infrastructure solutions are deployed in service provider networks worldwide. Founded in 1997, Sonus is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts. Additional information on Sonus is available at http://www.sonusnet.com/.

Sonus is a registered trademark of Sonus Networks, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

For more information, please contact: Sonus Investor Relations: Sonus Media Relations: Karin Cellupica Lucy Millington 978-614-8615 978-614-8240 kcellupica@sonusnet.com lmillington@sonusnet.com

Sonus Networks, Inc.

Contact: Investor Relations, Karin Cellupica, +1-978-614-8615,
kcellupica@sonusnet.com, or Media Relations, Lucy Millington, +1-978-614-8240,
lmillington@sonusnet.com, both of Sonus Networks, Inc.

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http://www.sonusnet.com/

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