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Rogers and RIM Introduce the BlackBerry Bold SmartphoneThe first BlackBerry smartphone to support 3G HSDPA networks makes it easier than ever to stay connected and productive while on the go

TORONTO and WATERLOO, ON, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rogers Wireless (TSX: RCI; NYSE:RCI) and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today introduced the new BlackBerry(R) Bold(TM) smartphone to customers in Canada. Designed to give business professionals and power users exceptional performance and functionality, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone operates on Rogers' high-speed 3G network and features a newly designed, precision QWERTY keyboard, built-in GPS, enterprise-grade Wi-Fi(R) and a rich set of multimedia capabilities including a 2 megapixel camera with video recording and an advanced media player to play music, watch videos and view pictures. From its lustrous black exterior, satin chrome finished frame and stylish leatherette backplate, to its stunning high resolution display that must be seen to be believed, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone is a symbol of accomplishment and aspiration.

Crafted from premium materials inside and out, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone performs as great as it looks. It features a next-generation 624 MHz mobile processor that powers the renowned BlackBerry productivity applications, including phone, email, messaging, organizer and browser, and works with thousands of mobile business and lifestyle applications. With this powerful new smartphone, users can even talk on the phone while sending and receiving email, accessing the web or using GPS-based navigation. The BlackBerry Bold also lets customers edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents directly on the handset using the preloaded DataViz(R) Documents to Go(R) software suite, making it easier than ever to stay connected and productive while on the go.

"Rogers Wireless is proud to be first to offer Canadians the world's fastest BlackBerry smartphone on Canada's fastest mobile network. The much awaited BlackBerry Bold smartphone is a 'must have' for connoisseurs of premium products and mobile workers who want to remain connected and productive no matter where their jobs may take them," said John Boynton, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Rogers Wireless.

"The new BlackBerry Bold exudes confidence and elegance as it delivers blazing performance on Rogers' high-speed 3G network," said Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing at RIM. "We're very pleased to be launching the BlackBerry Bold with Rogers, providing Canadian customers with a breakthrough smartphone that will help them make the most out of their work and personal time." The BlackBerry Bold smartphone from Rogers Wireless features:

- An elegant design measuring 114mm x 66mm x 15mm and weighing approximately 136 grams - Tri-band HSDPA and quad-band EDGE support for global roaming* - Stunning half-VGA (480x320 resolution at 217 ppi) colour display with integrated lens for eye-popping definition and clarity - Enhanced HTML browser delivers high performance with desktop-style depiction - Enterprise-grade Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g) - Built-in GPS with support for location based applications and services including geotagging; comes with BlackBerry(R) Maps preinstalled - 1 GB on-board storage memory, as well as an externally accessible microSD/SDHC memory card slot** for additional storage - A removable/rechargeable 1500 mAhr battery - DataViz(R) Documents To Go(R) preinstalled, enabling customers to edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files on the smartphone - 2 megapixel camera with digital zoom, built-in flash and video recording - Advanced media player for viewing pictures, listening to music and watching videos - Support for High Speed USB 2.0 enables quick file transfers between a PC and the smartphone - BlackBerry(R) Desktop Manager software, which includes Roxio(R) Media Manager for BlackBerry(R), a powerful media manager application that allows users to easily manage media files on their computer and transfer them to the smartphone; the BlackBerry Bold also comes with the new BlackBerry(R) Media Sync application for customers that want a simple way to sync their iTunes(R) digital music collections with the smartphone*** - Support for downloading music directly from Rogers MusicStore - The Rogers Do More portal enabling access to a variety of mobile applications for business and personal use - Instant messaging with BlackBerry(R) Messenger, Google(R) Talk, Windows Live Messenger(TM) and Yahoo!(R) Messenger - Support for the Facebook(R) for BlackBerry(R) Smartphones application, which enables fast, streamlined and optimized mobile access to the popular Facebook social utility - Premium phone features including voice activated dialing, enhanced noise cancellation to offset background noise, a low-distortion speakerphone, and Bluetooth(R) (2.0) support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals - BlackBerry(R) Internet Service support that allows access to up to 10 supported personal and corporate email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts - BlackBerry(R) Enterprise Server support for enterprise deployments with advanced security and IT controls

The BlackBerry Bold smartphone from Rogers comes with a variety of inbox accessories including a stereo headset, travel charger, carrying case and USB cable.

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

The BlackBerry Bold smartphone (model number: 9000) will be available from Rogers beginning today from $399.99 with activation on any combination of 3 year voice plan and three year BlackBerry data plan totalling more than $45 per month from Rogers. Some conditions apply.

For more information please visit: http://www.blackberrybold.com/ or http://www.rogers.com/bold.

About Rogers Wireless

Rogers Wireless provides wireless voice and data communications services across Canada to more than 7.5 million customers under both the Rogers Wireless and Fido brands. Proven to operate Canada's most reliable wireless voice and data communications network, Rogers Wireless is Canada's largest wireless provider and the only carrier operating on the global standard GSM and highly advanced HSPA technology platforms. In addition to providing seamless roaming in more than 200 countries/areas with its GSM based services, Rogers Wireless also provides wireless broadband services across Canada utilizing its 2.5GHz fixed wireless spectrum. Rogers Wireless is a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI; NYSE: RCI), a diversified Canadian communications and media company. For further information, please visit http://www.rogers.com/.

About Research In Motion (RIM)

Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry(R) wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld(TM) product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit http://www.rim.com/ or http://www.blackberry.com/.

* Check with service provider for roaming services. ** MicroSD/SDHC memory cards are available today in configurations of up to 8GB and the BlackBerry Bold is expected to support upcoming 16GB microSD/SDHC cards. *** Certain music files may not be supported, including files that contain digital rights management technologies.

Forward-looking statements in this news release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used herein, words such as "intend" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions made by and information available to Research In Motion Limited. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, possible product defects and product liability, risks related to international sales and potential foreign currency exchange fluctuations, the initiation or outcome of litigation, acts or potential acts of terrorism, international conflicts, significant fluctuations of quarterly operating results, changes in Canadian and foreign laws and regulations, continued acceptance of RIM's products, increased levels of competition, technological changes and the successful development of new products, dependence on third-party networks to provide services, dependence on intellectual property rights, and other risks and factors detailed from time to time in RIM's periodic reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and other regulatory authorities. RIM has no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. RIM, Research In Motion and BlackBerry are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be pending or registered in other countries. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners. RIM assumes no obligations or liability and makes no representation, warranty, endorsement or guarantee in relation to any aspect of any third party products or services.

Rogers Communications Inc.

CONTACT: Media Contacts: Odette Coleman, Rogers Wireless, (416)
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888-7465, investor_relations@rim.com

National Instruments Recognizes Global Achievements in Engineering and ScienceGraphical System Design Achievement Awards Honor Innovative Medical, Robotics and Green Applications

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 21, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Instruments recognized more than 20 innovative applications developed by engineers and scientists from around the world at the inaugural Graphical System Design Achievement Awards on Aug. 5. At the award ceremony held during the NIWeek graphical system design conference and exhibition in Austin, Texas, winners from 10 categories were recognized for developing applications that meet complex engineering and science challenges using graphical system design. Additionally, four applications were presented with the Humanitarian of the Year, Green Engineering Application of the Year, Editor's Choice and Overall Customer Application of the Year awards.

"These awards uniquely capture the exciting possibilities when you connect advanced product technologies and the domain mastery of our users to contribute to science and engineering at the highest levels," said Dr. James Truchard, president, CEO and co-founder of National Instruments. "These achievements are a glimpse of how graphical system design is playing an increasingly critical role in meeting modern engineering challenges."

A panel of technical experts, industry specialists, technical trade publication editors and National Instruments executives selected the award winners from the submissions of 110 authors from 13 countries. The panel determined the winning papers based on several criteria including the technical difficulty involved in developing a solution to the engineering challenge and the benefits achieved from using the application.

The Overall Customer Application of the Year Award was presented to a team of researchers from Kitasato University in Japan for its research using an optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging technique for advanced cancer research. The team developed a prototype medical instrument that uses a high-speed acquisition system with 256 simultaneously sampled channels, making it the fastest OCT system in the world. The high-resolution device, which is an alternative to ionizing radiation techniques, will ultimately be used to safely detect cancer in patients faster than current methods.

The Editor's Choice Award, which was voted on by a panel of editors from more than 20 technical trade publications, was presented by EE Times Editor Nicolas Mokhoff to Nanyang Polytechnic Institute of Singapore, Schmid Engineering and Analog Devices. The winners collaboratively used graphical system design and high-power embedded processors to develop a six-legged, highly functional robotic spider for use in rescue missions.

The Green Engineering Application of the Year winner, Loccioni Group of Italy, was recognized by Truchard for creating a test system that measures the flow rates of diesel engine nozzles. Additionally, the Humanitarian Application of the Year Award was presented by NI Business and Technology Fellow and Co-Founder Jeff Kodosky to Sanarus Medical for the development of a less invasive breast tumor treatment device that dramatically reduces the emotional and physical discomfort for patients undergoing tumor treatment.

To learn more about the Graphical System Design Achievement Awards and view a comprehensive list of this year's winners, readers can visit http://www.ni.com/niweek/best.htm.

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.

LabVIEW, National Instruments, NI, ni.com and NIWeek are trademarks of National Instruments. Other product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.

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

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Indiana Gov. Daniels Visits EnerDel Plant, Unveils Incentive Package for Major Expansion in Lithium Ion Battery FacilitiesCEO Hails Daniels' Leadership & Support for New Manufacturing Jobs, Cites Growing Demand for Advanced Automotive Power Solutions

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels today joined with the CEO and other officials from advanced lithium-ion battery developer EnerDel to announce a set of performance-based incentives associated with major expansion plans at the company's Indianapolis manufacturing facilities. EnerDel leaders praised Daniels for his strong leadership in crafting a package designed to bring new jobs and enhanced competitiveness for the state's high tech and automotive manufacturing base at a crucial time in a growing industry.

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"Gov. Daniels knows that the future of the American economy depends on clean technology. Automakers are in a global race to deliver a new generation of hybrid and advanced electric vehicles that reduce or eliminate our dependence on the gas pump," said Ulrik Grape, Chief Executive Officer of EnerDel. "He has made an outstanding effort to make sure that Indiana and its people play a key role in this new and growing market. We would not be standing here today without his firm commitment to the future."

The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered EnerDel up to $7.125 million in performance-based tax credits and up to $58,000 in training grants based on the company's job creation plans. The cities of Indianapolis and Noblesville will consider property tax abatement at the request of the Indy Partnership. The company will also seek local incentive offers from Indiana communities for the third manufacturing location.

The developer of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid, plug-in electric and electric vehicles will expand its Indianapolis research and cell production center, build and equip a battery pack assembly center in nearby Noblesville, and locate a full-scale manufacturing operation at a still to be selected location in the Hoosier state. The company expects to create more than 850 new jobs across the state through 2012.

"Eight hundred fifty jobs of any kind is great news. When those jobs are in a technology of tomorrow, like electric cars, it offers the prospect of even bigger news to follow. Indiana has what it takes to lead this automotive revolution and today is step one," said Gov. Daniels.

A subsidiary of Ener1, Inc., , EnerDel currently operates a 92- person production facility on the northeast side of Indianapolis. The company recently received the prestigious R&D 100 award for excellence in its technology and uniquely innovative design. The award is shared by EnerDel and its partners at the Argonne National Laboratory. EnerDel is also an active participant in the United States Advanced Battery Consortium, which works closely with automakers, component companies and others to accelerate the commercial development of new battery technology.

Last week, Ener1 announced it had acquired 100 percent ownership of EnerDel from Delphi Automotive, which is undergoing extensive restructuring. Delphi had held a 19.5 percent stake in EnerDel. The new arrangement frees up EnerDel to seek new strategic partnerships with Tier 1 automotive manufacturers and equipment suppliers.

About Ener1, Inc.:

Ener1 develops and manufactures compact, high performance lithium-ion batteries to power the next generation of hybrid and electric vehicles. The publicly traded company is led by an experienced team of engineers and energy system experts at its EnerDel subsidiary located in Indianapolis, which is building proprietary battery systems based on technology originally pioneered with the assistance of the Argonne National Lab.

Ener1 is seeking to become the first company to mass-produce a cost-competitive lithium-ion battery for hybrid and electric vehicles. Demand for battery solutions is being driven by a need to reduce dependence on oil as well as growing concern about vehicle emissions. In addition to the automobile market, applications for Ener1 lithium-ion battery technology include medical, military, aerospace, electric utility and other growing markets.

EnerDel recently received the prestigious R&D 100 award for excellence in its technology and uniquely innovative design. The award is shared by EnerDel and its research partners at Argonne National Laboratory. EnerDel is an active member of the United States Advanced Battery Consortium, which works closely with automakers, component companies and others to accelerate the commercial development of new battery technology.

Major shareholders of Ener1 include Ener1 Group, Inc., a privately held, global investment and advisory firm, and ITOCHU Corporation, a Japanese trading company and distributor of manufacturing equipment essential to lithium-ion battery production. ITOCHU has annual revenue of approximately $90 billion and offices in more than 80 countries. Ener1 has also received funding from a growing number of institutional investors.

In addition to battery technology, Ener1 develops commercial fuel cell products through its EnerFuel subsidiary and nanotechnology-based materials and manufacturing processes for batteries and other applications through its NanoEner subsidiary.

About EnerDel

EnerDel is a subsidiary of Ener1, Inc. , which develops and manufactures compact, high performance lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries to power the next generation of hybrid and electric vehicles.

EnerDel produces its batteries at its state-of-the-art facilities in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is expecting to be the first company to mass- produce a cost-competitive lithium-ion battery for hybrid and electric vehicles. In addition to the automobile market, applications for EnerDel lithium-ion battery technology include medical, military, aerospace, electric utility and other growing markets.

Ener1's major shareholders are the Ener1 Group, Inc., a privately held, global investment and advisory firm, and ITOCHU Corporation, a Japanese trading company and distributor of manufacturing equipment essential to lithium-ion battery production. ITOCHU has annual revenue of approximately $90 billion and offices in more than 80 countries. Ener1 also receives funding from a growing number of institutional investors.

Ener1 develops commercial fuel cell products through its EnerFuel subsidiary and nanotechnology-based materials and manufacturing processes for batteries and other applications through its NanoEner subsidiary.

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Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, +1-212-907-6516, jcoifman@waggeneredstrom.com, for
Ener1, Inc.

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Verizon Employees in South Carolina Donate $11,800 Worth of Items to Assist Area SchoolsItems Collected by Employees at Companywide 'Tools for School' Campaign

COLUMBIA, S.C., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon employees from five work sites across South Carolina collected more than $11,800 worth of items to donate to local schools and nonprofit organizations from Charleston to Greenville during a recent Tools for School drive.

These South Carolina workers were among Verizon employees at 372 company locations throughout the country that took part in the two-week campaign to collect new pens and pencils, rulers, crayons, backpacks and other items children need to start the school year. In all, employees donated an estimated $300,000 worth of supplies to more than 300 schools and nonprofits across the U.S.

According to a study by Quality Education Data and the Heller Reports, K-12 teachers spend an average of $475 of their own money each year to buy classroom materials and supplies.

"Supporting education and literacy has long been a primary social cause for Verizon," said Stan Bugner, Verizon vice president-public affairs, policy and communications in South Carolina. "Whether it's by providing interactive educational tools on Verizon's Thinkfinity.org Web site, or pencils and crayons for the classroom, Verizon will continue to support efforts to give parents, students and teachers the tools needed to help all children succeed."

Thinkfinity.org is the Verizon Foundation's comprehensive program and online portal to 55,000 standards-based, grade-specific, K-12 lesson plans and other educational resources provided in partnership with many of the nation's leading educational and literacy organizations.

The Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon Communications, supports the advancement of literacy and K-12 education through 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/.

VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high-quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at http://www.verizon.com/news. To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases.

Verizon

CONTACT: Sandra Arnette for Verizon, +1-410-393-7109,
sandra.u.arnette@verizon.com

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Verizon Employees in West Virginia Donate $3,100 Worth of Items to Assist Area SchoolsItems Collected by Employees at Companywide 'Tools for School' Campaign

CHARLESTON, W.Va., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon employees from seven work sites across West Virginia collected more than $3,100 worth of items to donate to local schools and nonprofit organizations from Fairmont to Huntington during a recent Tools for School drive.

These West Virginia workers were among Verizon employees at 372 company locations throughout the country that took part in the two-week campaign to collect new pens and pencils, rulers, crayons, backpacks and other items children need to start the school year. In all, employees donated an estimated $300,000 worth of supplies to more than 300 schools and nonprofits across the U.S.

According to a study by Quality Education Data and the Heller Reports, K-12 teachers spend an average of $475 of their own money each year to buy classroom materials and supplies.

"Supporting education and literacy has long been a primary social cause for Verizon," said B. Keith Fulton, president of Verizon West Virginia. "Whether it's by providing interactive educational tools on Verizon's Thinkfinity.org Web site, or pencils and crayons for the classroom, Verizon will continue to support efforts to give parents, students and teachers the tools needed to help all children succeed."

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

Verizon

CONTACT: Harry Mitchell of Verizon, +1-304-344-7562,
harry.j.mitchell@verizon.com

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Verizon Employees in Pennsylvania Donate $16,000 Worth of Items to Assist Area SchoolsItems Collected by Employees at Companywide 'Tools for School' Campaign

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon employees from 40 work sites across Pennsylvania collected more than $16,000 worth of items to donate to local schools and nonprofit organizations from Allentown to Uniontown during a recent Tools for School drive.

These Pennsylvania workers were among Verizon employees at 372 company locations throughout the country that took part in the two-week campaign to collect new pens and pencils, rulers, crayons, backpacks and other items children need to start the school year. In all, employees donated an estimated $300,000 worth of supplies to more than 300 schools and nonprofits across the U.S.

According to a study by Quality Education Data and the Heller Reports, K-12 teachers spend an average of $475 of their own money each year to buy classroom materials and supplies.

"Supporting education and literacy has long been a primary social cause for Verizon," said William B. Petersen, president of Verizon Pennsylvania. "Whether it's by providing interactive educational tools on Verizon's Thinkfinity.org Web site, or pencils and crayons for the classroom, Verizon will continue to support efforts to give parents, students and teachers the tools needed to help all children succeed."

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

Verizon

CONTACT: Media, Lee Gierczynski, +1-412-633-5574,
lee.j.gierczynski@verizon.com, or Sharon Shaffer, +1-215-963-6200,
sharon.b.shaffer@verizon.com, both of Verizon

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Verizon Employees in Virginia Donate $18,400 Worth of Items to Assist Area SchoolsItems Collected by Employees at Companywide 'Tools for School' Campaign

RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon employees from 28 work sites across Virginia collected more than $18,400 worth of items to donate to local schools and nonprofit organizations from Wise to Virginia Beach during a recent Tools for School drive.

These Virginia workers were among Verizon employees at 372 company locations throughout the country that took part in the two-week campaign to collect new pens and pencils, rulers, crayons, backpacks and other items children need to start the school year. In all, employees donated an estimated $300,000 worth of supplies to more than 300 schools and nonprofits across the U.S.

According to a study by Quality Education Data and the Heller Reports, K-12 teachers spend an average of $475 of their own money each year to buy classroom materials and supplies.

"Supporting education and literacy has long been a primary social cause for Verizon," said Robert W. Woltz Jr., president of Verizon Virginia. "Whether it's by providing interactive educational tools on Verizon's Thinkfinity.org Web site, or pencils and crayons for the classroom, Verizon will continue to support efforts to give parents, students and teachers the tools needed to help all children succeed."

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

Verizon

CONTACT: Harry Mitchell of Verizon, +1-804-772-1460,
harry.j.mitchell@verizon.com

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Verizon Employees in Maryland, D.C. Donate $31,000 Worth of Items to Assist Area SchoolsItems Collected by Employees at Companywide 'Tools for School' Campaign

BALTIMORE, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon employees from 27 work sites across Maryland and Washington, D.C. collected nearly $32,000 worth of items to donate to local schools and nonprofit organizations from Aberdeen to the District to Cumberland during a recent Tools for School drive.

These workers were among Verizon employees at 372 company locations throughout the country that took part in the two-week campaign to collect new pens and pencils, rulers, crayons, backpacks and other items children need to start the school year. In all, employees donated an estimated $300,000 worth of supplies to more than 300 schools and nonprofits across the U.S.

According to a study by Quality Education Data and the Heller Reports, K-12 teachers spend an average of $475 of their own money each year to buy classroom materials and supplies.

"Supporting education and literacy has long been a primary social cause for Verizon," said William R. Roberts, Verizon's regional president for Maryland and Washington, D.C. "Whether it's by providing interactive educational tools on Verizon's Thinkfinity.org Web site, or pencils and crayons for the classroom, Verizon will continue to support efforts to give parents, students and teachers the tools needed to help all children succeed."

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

Verizon

CONTACT: Sandra Arnette of Verizon, +1-410-393-7109,
sandra.u.arnette@verizon.com

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Verizon Employees in North Carolina Donate $4,400 Worth of Items to Assist Area SchoolsItems Collected by Employees at Companywide 'Tools for School' Campaign

DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon employees from six work sites across North Carolina collected more than $4,400 worth of items to donate to local schools and nonprofit organizations in the Durham and Cary areas during a recent Tools for School drive.

These North Carolina workers were among Verizon employees at 372 company locations throughout the country that took part in the two-week campaign to collect new pens and pencils, rulers, crayons, backpacks and other items children need to start the school year. In all, employees donated an estimated $300,000 worth of supplies to more than 300 schools and nonprofits across the U.S.

According to a study by Quality Education Data and the Heller Reports, K-12 teachers spend an average of $475 of their own money each year to buy classroom materials and supplies.

"Supporting education and literacy has long been a primary social cause for Verizon," said Stan Pace, Verizon vice president-public affairs, policy and communications in North Carolina. "Whether it's by providing interactive educational tools on Verizon's Thinkfinity.org Web site, or pencils and crayons for the classroom, Verizon will continue to support efforts to give parents, students and teachers the tools needed to help all children succeed."

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

Verizon

CONTACT: Media, Sandra Arnette of Verizon, +1-410-393-7109,
sandra.u.arnette@verizon.com

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Verizon Employees in Florida Donate $11,400 Worth of Items to Assist Area SchoolsItems Collected by Employees at Companywide 'Tools for School' Campaign

TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon employees from 21 work sites across Florida collected more than $11,400 worth of items to donate to local schools and nonprofit organizations from Tampa to Ft. Lauderdale during a recent Tools for School drive.

These Florida workers were among Verizon employees at 372 company locations throughout the country that took part in the two-week campaign to collect new pens and pencils, rulers, crayons, backpacks and other items children need to start the school year. In all, employees donated an estimated $300,000 worth of supplies to more than 300 schools and nonprofits across the U.S.

According to a study by Quality Education Data and the Heller Reports, K-12 teachers spend an average of $475 of their own money each year to buy classroom materials and supplies.

"Supporting education and literacy has long been a primary social cause for Verizon," said Michelle A. Robinson, Verizon's southeast region president. "Whether it's by providing interactive educational tools on Verizon's Thinkfinity.org Web site, or pencils and crayons for the classroom, Verizon will continue to support efforts to give parents, students and teachers the tools needed to help all children succeed."

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

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EMC Unveils Solution Designed to Help Financial Institutions and Creditors Comply With FACTA Red Flags Rules and Prevent Identity TheftConsulting Services Combined with Identity Protection and Verification Technologies from RSA to Help Businesses Successfully Meet Looming Compliance Deadline

HOPKINTON, Mass., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC Corporation , the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced a new solution designed to help financial institutions and creditors in the United States develop and implement an identity theft prevention program in compliance with the FACTA Identity Theft Red Flags guidelines Section 114 and related regulations. Composed of professional services from EMC Consulting and information-centric security technologies from RSA, The Security Division of EMC, the FACTA Red Flags solution will help financial institutions and creditors meet the November 1, 2008 deadline set by federal bank regulatory agencies to implement a program. The FACTA Red Flags solution from EMC is designed to help organizations build additional customer trust and loyalty, and protect and mitigate risk to information throughout its lifecycle.

"Financial institutions or creditors that are subject to new and changing regulations should view Red Flags detection as a means to an end of achieving overall enhanced information security and IT security governance," said Ken Herbert, Vice President, Global Financial Services Group, Frost & Sullivan. "A holistic view of information security and Red Flag detection helps align IT investment with business objectives -- securing customer data, transactions, and identities -- and improve customer confidence."

About FACTA Red Flags

-- Background: On November 9, 2007, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and five Federal financial regulatory agencies published a series of final rules and guidelines entitled "Identity Theft Red Flags and Address Discrepancies Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) of 2003." Red Flags are relevant indicators of a possible risk of identity theft and Section 114 of FACTA specifically explains rules about the development and implementation of a written identity theft prevention program. The provision recommends that both financial institutions and creditors in the United States assess the likelihood that their customers' accounts are prone to identity theft, and mandates that they then implement a program to identify, detect and respond to its indicators.

-- Prevention & Mitigation: The regulators explicitly state that, in order to prevent and mitigate identity theft, a compliance program must include policies and procedures that address the risk of identity theft in a manner commensurate with the degree of risk posed. It also states that organizations should respond to Red Flags according to the level of risk by taking into account a variety of "aggravating factors," which include data security incidents, suspicious activity, and reports of fraudulent use.

-- Examination Procedures: On August 11, 2008, the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) issued Red Flags Industry Guidance and Compliance Procedures to those organizations working to meet the November 1, 2008 deadline under the FACTA regulations. OTS has added FACTA compliance to its examination procedures for regulated entities to determine deficiencies in an organization's ability to comply with Red Flags, reviews of audit reports, and verification of a comprehensive, written Red Flags program and a staff trained to implement it.

The EMC FACTA Red Flags Solution

EMC Global Services has created an accelerated process designed to help businesses meet the deadline to comply with FACTA Red Flags guidelines. This new program includes:

-- Risk Assessment: Determines how FACTA impacts an organization from a regulatory view and identifies what parts of the organization have the greatest exposure to identity theft;

-- FACTA Policies and Procedures: Brings existing fraud, privacy and customer identification procedures together and models changes to account opening processes, authentication checking, transaction monitoring and the reporting of discrepancies back to the consumer reporting agencies;

-- Roadmap and Requirements: Helps identify and socialize the needs of the business using a 'current state to future state' roadmap and detailed business requirement documentation;

-- Technology Design and Deployment of Red Flags Detection Software: Automates the business requirements across multiple customer channels;

-- Identity Theft Prevention Reporting: Includes metrics that measure the effectiveness of an organization's mitigation program and provides summary reports to the customer's management team and Board of Directors;

-- Integration: Utilizes third-party customer reporting agency data within existing front- and back-office systems to prevent and detect identity theft;

-- Program Management Office: Helps clients establish and maintain a management office for the FACTA program; and

-- Quality Assurance: Provides evidence that FACTA business requirements and controls are implemented and performing effectively

"While most companies have some form of fraud prevention or data security in place, the FACTA Red Flags guidelines require financial institutions and creditors in the United States to do more by making senior management accountable to its Board of Directors for implementing measures that prevent, detect and respond to identity theft events occurring within their organization," said Denis Mayer, Solutions Partner, Enterprise Compliance and Risk Management Practice, EMC Consulting. "EMC's full spectrum of consulting and product offerings for FACTA compliance provides organizations and senior management with whatever solutions best fit their needs -- all from a single provider -- to help them meet the upcoming FACTA Red Flags deadline."

In addition, RSA's information-centric security products can be implemented to help organizations meet FACTA Red Flags identity theft prevention requirements in four specific ways:

-- Verifying Identities without a Prior Relationship: RSA(R) Identity Verification is a knowledge-based authentication system that presents a user with a series of top-of-mind questions utilizing relevant facts about the individual obtained by scanning dozens of public-record databases.

-- Authenticating Customers: RSA(R) Adaptive Authentication provides monitoring and authentication capabilities based on user activities and risk levels, institutional policies, and customer segmentation. It is deployed at over 8,000 organizations worldwide.

-- Monitoring Transactions: RSA(R) Transaction Monitoring is an invisible back-end fraud monitoring and detection system that identifies fraud without impacting end-users or disrupting existing processes, systems and authentication mechanisms.

-- Preventing Phishing: RSA(R) FraudAction(SM) is a real-time fraud protection system against phishing, pharming and Trojan attacks -- including 24x7 monitoring and detection, real-time alerts and reporting, forensics and countermeasures, and site blocking and shutdown. At the core of the service is the exclusive RSA 24x7 Anti-Fraud Command Center that has shut down over 97,000 phishing attacks to date and is a key industry source of information on phishing and emerging online threats.

"Our FACTA solutions help spur a broader corporate governance strategy that enables businesses to comply with future regulations and protect information throughout its lifecycle -- wherever it is across the organization, said Steve Preston, Senior Director, Compliance Solutions at RSA. "Using our solutions, customers can gain more visibility into their organizations, be better positioned to use that information for heightened business intelligence, and ultimately map their IT security investments directly to business objectives."

About EMC

EMC Corporation is the world's leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at http://www.emc.com/.

RSA and FraudAction are registered trademarks, servicemarks and/or trademarks of RSA Security Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. EMC is a registered trademark of EMC Corporation. All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Jennifer McManus of RSA, The Security Division of EMC,
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US Dataworks Showcases Multi-Channel Payments Solutions During TAWPI 2008 Forums & Expo

HOUSTON, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At The Association for Work Process Improvement's (TAWPI) 2008 Forums & Expo in Orlando next week, US Dataworks, Inc. , a leading developer of payment processing solutions, will showcase multi-channel payments processing and clearing solutions that span the transaction lifecycle -- from payments processing to returns management.

Featured solutions will include modules for payments processing, retail processing, check processing, payments decisioning, and returns management. All of the solutions are built on US Dataworks' Clearingworks(R), the first deployed enterprise payments processing and clearing platform for the end-to-end handling of paper and electronic payment channels. US Dataworks will provide demonstrations of Clearingworks in its booth (No. 717).

In addition, US Dataworks' President and Chief Operating Officer, Mario Villarreal, will join a Clearingworks financial services customer and a leading industry consultant in presenting a session on the business case for deploying an enterprise multi-channel payments processing solution. The presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, August 27 at 8:30 a.m.

"For years, US Dataworks has been closely involved with TAWPI, sharing the common goal of helping banks, billers and service providers bring down operational silos to better manage multiple payment channels and reduce overhead, enhance service, and increase corporate agility," Villarreal said. "This year, we are demonstrating the power of end-to-end payments processing and clearing through a presentation with our customer and an industry consultant."

"US Dataworks' participation as an exhibitor and speaker for our annual forums and expo demonstrates their commitment to helping TAWPI members achieve their goals," said TAWPI President Frank Moran. "As billers face pressure to migrate from paper-based to electronic payments, and execute more complex tasks under limited budgets, they will look for ways to reduce total costs, increase worker productivity and improve business results."

Held August 24-27 at Disney's Contemporary Resort in Orlando, the TAWPI 2008 Forums & Expo features an exposition, executive presentations and educational forums focused on payments automation, documents and forms automation, and distributed capture.

"We believe US Dataworks is uniquely positioned to help billers, banks and service providers reduce payments processing and clearing costs and improve customer service," said Villarreal. "No other company has the full range of capabilities that users need to streamline the entire transaction lifecycle, including payments processing, retail processing, check processing, payments decisioning and routing, and returns management."

About US Dataworks, Inc.

Payments automation solutions from US Dataworks help financial institutions, businesses and government entities deploy an enterprise payments and receivables infrastructure that processes and manages paper-based and electronic transactions more efficiently and with less risk. Designed to complement an organization's legacy systems and business processes, our enterprise payments solution delivers capabilities for payments processing, retail payments processing, check processing, payments decisioning, and returns management. Our agile enterprise payments approach is particularly important as organizations migrate from traditional paper-based payment and billing processes towards electronic payments and straight-through processing. For more information visit http://www.usdataworks.com/.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the Company's participation at TAWPI, the anticipated benefits of the Company's solutions and our ability to assist in reducing our customers costs, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, the Company's position in the marketplace, our ability to develop and timely introduce products that address market demand, the risk that customers may cease using our products, the impact of alternative technological advances and competitive products, market fluctuations and other risks detailed from time to time in the SEC reports of US Dataworks, including its annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended March 31, 2008 and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. US Dataworks disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

CONTACTS: Mario Villarreal, President & COO US Dataworks, Inc. Tel. (866) 337-5477 Donald C. Weinberger Wolfe Axelrod Weinberger Assoc. LLC Tel. (212) 370-4500 Fax (212) 370-4505

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CONTACT: Mario Villarreal, President & COO of US Dataworks, Inc.,
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Web site: http://www.usdataworks.com/

How Do You Cram a Black Hole Into a GPU? Find Out at NVISION 08NVISION 08 CUDA Developer Conference Focuses on Parallel Computing Using CUDA Technology

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Just as a black hole pulls everything toward it, the NVISION(R) 08 event in San Jose next week is pulling in experts and practitioners in the field from all over the world. The NVISION 08 visual computing conference, being held in San Jose, CA on 25-27 August, includes a CUDA Developer Conference for software developers interested in accelerating their applications using the NVIDIA(R) CUDA(TM) software development environment, which is based on the industry-standard C programming language.

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With CUDA technology becoming a standard in the computing market, the CUDA Developer Conference is a must-attend event for university researchers and commercial software developers. Sessions are designed for both experienced CUDA programmers as well as those new to the technology.

One of the highlights will be a session by William Dorland of the University of Maryland and his work in porting simulations of black hole dynamics, as well as ported plasma turbulence and n-body dynamics to clusters of NVIDIA GPUs, using CUDA technology. Modest-size codes, of a few thousand lines, were ported to the GPU hardware in less than a day with speedups of 25-30 times that achieved with traditional architectures. By moving to clusters of high-performance GPUs, Dorland expects to be able to produce results on an inexpensive, many-teraflop local cluster.

Other highlights of the event include:

-- A panel discussion on the future of parallel and GPU computing, moderated by Dr. David Kirk, chief scientist at NVIDIA, and featuring Dr. Wen-mei Hwu of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Satoshi Matsuoka of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Kathy Yelick of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

-- A session by John Stone of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, on accelerating computational biology programs up to 100 times using CUDA technology.

-- A roundtable discussion on how to teach parallel programming using CUDA technology, led by Dr. Wen-mei Hwu of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

-- A session on next-generation computer vision using CUDA technology, by Joseph Stam of NVIDIA.

The CUDA Developer Conference will also include workshops on CUDA development tools and libraries, basic and advanced training on how to develop applications using CUDA technology, and demonstrations and discussions of the performance gains and cost savings achieved. Participants in these sessions include leading industry and academic experts in the fields of molecular dynamics and computational chemistry; computational finance and quantitative risk analysis; geophysical and seismic processing; video, imaging, and computer vision; astrophysics and astronomy; and more.

Attendees should not miss this great opportunity to meet their peers in compute-intensive fields who have achieved significant performance and cost benefits and who, by leveraging CUDA technology and the parallel architecture of the GPU, have reached research and business goals they could not have otherwise attained.

Registration for the NVISION 08 conference is open now. Complete information on the CUDA Developer Conference, including how to register, can be found at http://www.nvision2008.com/Professionals/computing-developer.cfm. For more information on NVIDIA CUDA technology, visit http://www.nvidia.com/cuda

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 graphics products, the professional design and visualization market with its Quadro(R) graphics products, and the high-performance computing market with its Tesla(TM) computing solutions 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, capabilities and uses of CUDA technology; CUDA technology becoming a standard in the computing market; and the events and attendees of the NVISION 08 conference and the CUDA Developer Conference 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: rescheduling or cancellation of the NVISION 08 conference events; software defects; unexpected loss of performance of our products or technologies when used in systems; development of faster or more efficient means of accelerating applications; the impact of technological development and competition; adoption of the CPU instead of the GPU for non-graphical computational tasks 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 July 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.

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

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AT&T Launches Nationwide In-Home Service for PC, TV and Home Theater Setup and SupportCompany's Entry Into Multi-Billion Dollar Home Services Industry Gives Consumers New Choice for Tech Support

DALLAS, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. announced today the launch of AT&T ConnecTech -- a 50-state, all-encompassing home services care program that is designed to take customer service, and the company's own support capabilities, to the next level.

Building on the company's leadership in communications, customer care and digital entertainment, AT&T ConnecTech provides a full suite of in-home services for virtually all technical support needs. For residential customers nationwide -- AT&T and non-AT&T customers alike -- ConnecTech offers television and home theater installation and personal computer and home network setup, plus an extensive list of repair services.

"AT&T has long been a familiar face in the homes of Americans -- first installing phone service, high speed Internet service and now AT&T U-verse(SM) TV," said Carmen Nava, senior vice president, Consumer Marketing Operations for AT&T. "Now, we are taking that expertise to a whole new level with robust in-home tech support, and with the same great customer service and reliability we've delivered for more than a century."

Customers can initiate the ordering process for AT&T ConnecTech services by visiting http://www.att.com/connectech. Backed by a brand with more than 100 years of technology leadership and customer-care initiatives, the service brings more choice to a marketplace with increasing business opportunity.

From home theater planning and consultations to new hardware installation and notebook repair, AT&T ConnecTech provides a customized portfolio for virtually all consumer services in all 50 states. Specifically, AT&T ConnecTech provides in-home and over-the-phone support services -- including next-day service installation, seven days a week -- for a broad range of TV and PC needs, including:

* Custom installation of home theater and TV equipment. o Flat-panel TV wall mounting and home video installation. o Wall-mount speaker installation. * New PC or Apple(R) computer installation and the startup of a home desktop or notebook, including e-mail, security configuration and device networking. * PC repair service, including parts and hardware replacement. * Home network installation of multiple broadband-enabled devices. * Computer and network diagnosis covering software and router configuration, settings, virus, spyware or operating system errors. * Remote PC and phone support for digital products, such as digital camera, MP3 players and more.

Pricing information and all support services are outlined at http://www.att.com/connectech. AT&T ConnecTech services start at less than $100.

"The home services industry represents a billion dollar marketplace," said Nava. "We're using our strength in TV and broadband services to integrate both the product and care needs of today's digital consumer."

For more information, customers can visit http://www.att.com/connectech.

AT&T ConnecTech Services available for residential customers only. Not available in all areas. All offers are limited time offers, hardware and software limitations may apply, and service-specific terms and conditions apply. Subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. provide products and services under the AT&T brand. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other AT&T marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. Apple is a registered trademark of Apple, Inc.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. In 2008, AT&T again ranked No. 1 on Fortune magazine's World's Most Admired Telecommunications Company list and No. 1 on America's Most Admired Telecommunications Company list. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com/.

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Rentrak Retail Essentials and Home Video Essentials Announces Top DVD Sales and Rentals for Week Ending August 17, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rentrak Retail and Home Video Essentials, business units of Rentrak Corporation , today announced the Top 10 DVD sales and rentals for the prior week based on estimated consumer spending.

According to the company's proprietary tracking services, the ten top selling DVDs and the top ten most rented motion pictures, per data collected for the week ending August 17, 2008 include:

Rentrak Top 10 Selling DVDs* RANK TITLE STUDIO WEEKS IN RELEASE 1 Nim's Island FOX 2 2 South Park - The Complete Eleventh Season PAR 1 3 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay NLH 3 4 21 SNY 4 5 Prison Break - Season 3 FOX 1 6 Starship Troopers 3: Marauders SNY 2 7 The Art of War II: Betrayal SNY 1 8 Smart People MMX 1 9 Step Up 2 the Streets DIS 5 10 Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club LNG 1 *Week ended August 16, 2008 Rentrak Top 10 Renting DVDs RANK TITLE STUDIO WEEKS IN RELEASE 1 21 SNY 4 2 Nim's Island FOX 2 3 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay NLH 3 4 The Bank Job LNG 5 5 Smart People MMX 1 6 The Art of War II: Betrayal SNY 1 7 Never Back Down SUI 3 8 Doomsday UNI 3 9 The Bucket List WAR 10 10 Drillbit Taylor DWK 7 About Retail Essentials(R)

Retail Essentials measures weekly consumer sales activity on standard DVD and Blu-ray Disc titles in the U.S. brick-and-mortar channel. No other service provides faster access to in-depth market data and weekly estimations of gross consumer spending. Rentrak delivers sell-through data broken down by DVD title, format, category, genre, TV market and more, within 72 hours after the close of each business week. Clients can access current, weekly, and historical title sales data to competitively benchmark industry performance.

About Home Video Essentials(R)

Home Video Essentials is Rentrak's exclusive point-of-sale (POS) tracking system, which measures title-level performance via rental transactions on over 65,000 DVD and video game properties in the brick-and-mortar, online, and kiosk channels across North America. Rentrak is the world's largest processor of rental data, tracking in excess of one billion transactions each year from more than 13,700 storefronts within 72 hours after the close of each business week. Clients are able to identify consumer trends, quantify performance, and benchmark findings against the broader business sector.

About Rentrak Corporation

Rentrak Corporation, based in Portland, Oregon, is an information management company serving clients in the media, entertainment, retail and advertising industries. The company's Entertainment Essentials(R) suite of services is redefining media measurement in the digital broadband era. Entertainment Essentials provides customers with near-real-time, actionable insight into performance of content distributed over a wide variety of modern media technologies. Available by license or subscription, each Entertainment Essentials application allows executives to analyze detailed industry-wide and title-specific data to make decisions that enhance the bottom line and provide competitive advantage. For further information, please visit Rental's corporate Web site at http://www.rentrak.com/.

Contacts: Sallie Olmsted/Amanda Bartz Rentrak Corporation 310-854-8124/8151

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Entanet Connects With Global Crossing Ethersphere Service to Deliver Benefits of ADSL2+ BroadbandCustomers Benefit From High-Speed Stable Broadband

BASINGSTOKE, England, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Crossing , a leading global IP solutions provider, today announced that it is supporting Entanet International Ltd.'s new wholesale Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line 2+ (ADSL2+) broadband service. Using Global Crossing Ethersphere(TM) and other transport services, Global Crossing has provided core network connectivity from Entanet's central network nodes to British Telecom (BT) Wholesale Broadband Connect (WBC) aggregation points in London and around the U.K. Ethersphere provides true utility grade service and is ideal as a transport for private enterprise customer Internet Protocol (IP) networks, or as complete fabric for an ISP's national Ethernet services.

Entanet is a leading communications provider of business-class voice and data connectivity solutions and delivers its services via a partner channel. In 2007, Entanet was selected to be the only non-BT company to participate in the BT 21st Century Network (21CN) WBC trial, with Global Crossing providing connectivity.

Following the success of the pilot in Birmingham and Wolverhampton, the roll-out to the remaining WBC aggregation points, which began earlier this year, is now almost complete.

"In selecting connectivity partners, Global Crossing stood out for a number of reasons in what was a highly competitive bidding process," confirmed Entanet's chief technical officer, Steve Lalonde. "Global Crossing was extremely cost-competitive, has excellent project management skills and the strength of its network has helped us expand our high-speed broadband and stronger converged voice and data offerings to 99 percent of the UK population.

"In addition, we already had a long-standing, successful relationship based on a high-level Service Level Agreement, which gave us complete confidence in Global Crossing's ability to consistently deliver superior quality network support."

"Today's businesses demand more robust and resilient connectivity, as they face increasing communications challenges in linking with a greater number of offices and remote workers, as well as sharing greater volumes of IP data and voice traffic," said Anthony Christie, Global Crossing's managing director, EMEA. "Like us, Entanet has a well-deserved reputation for driving leading-edge technology solutions that directly meet today's customer needs. As a result of this strategic partnership, ISPs and resellers can secure competitive advantage by providing a broader range of faster, more stable and cost-effective connectivity solutions."

Entanet has been proactively involved in the development of 21CN and worked with Global Crossing from an early stage. "In what is a strategically important move for the company, we have made a significant investment in our own network, allowing us to take WBC," said Lalonde. "As part of our 21CN infrastructure development, a key goal was to improve delivery, enabling channel customers to offer more stable and potentially faster ADSL2+ broadband, as well as broader Quality of Service options for those end-users looking to prioritise traffic."

ABOUT ENTANET

Entanet is a leading communications provider of business class voice and data connectivity services, delivered via a channel of Partners. Its voice and data connectivity services meet the needs of diverse customer groups -- reseller Partners looking to market packaged Entanet services; and wholesale Partners looking to take service components in order to sell, deliver and support services entirely under their own brand. The services available to them include wholesale broadband, IP telephony, traditional telecoms such as Wholesale Line Rental and Carrier Pre-Select and bespoke connectivity solutions including leased lines, VPNs, colocation hosting and transit. In 2006 & 2007 Entanet was awarded the accolade of 'Specialist Vendor of the Year -- Products and Services' in the national CRN Channel Awards. It was also awarded Best Internet Telephony and Best Consumer Email at the 2008 ISPA Awards.

First established in 1996, Entanet is now one of the UK's leading communications providers. With a national network and continued ongoing investment, Entanet is fully committed to delivering the highest standards of voice and data service provision throughout the UK.

As part of Entagroup, Entanet provides long-term stability and security to its customers. Founded in 1990, Entagroup is a broad-based IT and communications group with annual sales in excess of Â£200million. For more information, contact marketing@enta.net

ABOUT GLOBAL CROSSING UK TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD.

Global Crossing UK Telecommunications Ltd. provides a full range of managed telecommunications services in a secure environment ideally suited for IP-based business applications. The company provides managed voice, data, Internet and e-commerce solutions to a strong and established commercial customer base, including more than 100 UK government departments, as well as systems integrators, rail sector customers and major corporate clients. In addition, Global Crossing UK provides carrier services to national and international communications service providers.

ABOUT GLOBAL CROSSING

Global Crossing provides telecommunications solutions over the world's first integrated global IP-based network. Its core network connects approximately 390 cities in more than 30 countries worldwide, and delivers services to approximately 690 cities in more than 60 countries and 6 continents around the globe. The company's global sales and support model matches the network footprint and, like the network, delivers a consistent customer experience worldwide.

Global Crossing IP services are global in scale, linking the world's enterprises, governments and carriers with customers, employees and partners worldwide in a secure environment that is ideally suited for IP-based business applications, allowing e-commerce to thrive. The company offers a full range of data, voice and security products to approximately 40 percent of the Fortune 500, as well as 700 carriers, mobile operators and ISPs. Its Professional Services and Managed Solutions provide VoIP, security and network consulting and management services to support its Global Crossing IP VPN service and Global Crossing VoIP services. Global Crossing was the first global communications provider with IPv6 natively deployed in both its private and public backbone networks.

Please visit http://www.globalcrossing.com/ or \\blogs.globalcrossing.com/ for more information about Global Crossing.

Statements in this press release about expected future events and financial results are forward-looking and subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially, including risks referenced from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Global Crossing undertakes no duty to update information contained in this press release or in other public disclosures at any time.

CONTACT GLOBAL CROSSING: Press Contact Katy Brooks/Jane Rigg The Whiteoaks Consultancy +44 (0)1252 727313 katyb@whiteoaks.co.uk Analysts/Investors Contact Suzanne Lipton + 1 800 836 0342 glbc@globalcrossing.com GEN/PR1

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Whiteoaks Consultancy, +44(0)1252-727313; or Analysts/Investors, Suzanne
Lipton, +1-800-836-0342, glbc@globalcrossing.com

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Medizone International, Inc. Appoints Dr. Michael E. Shannon to Its Board of Directors

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medizone International, Inc. (Pink Sheets: MZEI) announces the appointment of Michael E. Shannon, M.A., M.Sc., M.D. to its Board of Directors. Dr. Shannon received his medical degree from Queen's University in Canada, which included advanced training in surgery and sports medicine. He also holds post-graduate degrees in neurochemistry and physiology. He has been actively engaged in applied medical research within these areas for over 27 years. He served in the Canadian Forces for 31 years retiring at the rank of Commodore (Brigadier General equivalent) as Deputy Surgeon General for Canada. During the first Gulf War, Dr. Shannon served as the senior medical liaison officer for all of the Canadian forces. In 1996 he assumed responsibilities within Health Canada for re-organizing the Canadian blood system. Working with both the provincial and federal governments, he oversaw the development of a new corporate entity dedicated exclusively to the management of blood services in Canada. He was then appointed Director General for the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, a position he held for three years. In December 2000, Dr. Shannon left the Canadian federal government to pursue a new career in industry. In that capacity he simultaneously directed a phase III clinical trial in Canada, the United States and Great Britain for an artificial blood substitute product. Following completion of that work he was asked to accept a special assignment with the Canadian Federal Government Auditor General's office. His assignment was to conduct a cost benefit analysis of all government sponsored pharmacare programs and make recommendations directly to the Parliament of Canada. His assignment and presentation to Parliament on that project was completed in November 2004. Dr. Shannon recently worked on a special project assignment as Senior Medical Advisor to the Canadian Public Health Agency. His assignment was to review and help rebuild the Canadian Public Health Agency's Emergency Medical Response Capacity. His work in that regard with the Canadian government was completed the end of July this year.

Internationally respected for his expertise, Dr. Shannon has been actively engaged in medical bio-oxidative (O3 based), research since 1987 and was directly responsible for the first human clinical trial to have ever been approved in North America which examined the efficacy of O3 delivered via autohemotherapy in the treatment of AIDS. He was also responsible for several primate studies utilizing O3 involving scientists from various departments within the Canadian Federal Government, as well as senior investigators from Medizone International and Cornell University.

Medizone's Chairman and CEO, Edwin Marshall commented; "On behalf of the members of the board and all of the Company's shareholders, we welcome Dr. Shannon to our Board of Directors. The wisdom and expertise Dr. Shannon brings to Medizone is unparalleled in the history of our company. I consider him a remarkable man and feel honored to be able to refer to him as a professional associate. This appointment signals an immense step forward in the reorganization of Medizone International.

Medizone International, Inc., is a research and development stage company engaged in the development of patented and unpatented technologies and protocols for O3 based bio-oxidative treatment of diseases caused by lipid enveloped viruses, including Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Hepatitis B & C, and Herpes, the decontamination of blood, blood products and veterinarian serum products, and the treatment of external pathogenic conditions.

This Press Release contains certain forward looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the results of ongoing clinical studies, economic conditions, product and technology development, production efficiencies, product demand, competitive products, competitive environment, successful testing and government regulatory issues. Additional risks are identified in the company's filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Medizone International, Inc.

CONTACT: Operations at Medizone, +1-415-868-0300,
operations@medizoneint.com

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

CGI wins client-nominated "Best Fit Integrator" award from the Center for Digital GovernmentStock Market Symbols GIB.A (TSX) GIB (NYSE)

FAIRFAX, VA, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE:Â GIB), a leading provider of information technology and business process services, today announced that the Center for Digital Government presented CGI with a "Best Fit Integrator" award at the second annual State and Local Government Integrator Summit in Colorado Springs, CO. CGI was honored for its work on the eWake Project in Wake County, NC, under the categories of 'Elegant Design' and 'Tailored Teams' in the areas of finance and administration.

CGI has worked with Wake County since December 2005 to replace their legacy mainframe financial, HR and budgeting systems with the integrated AMS Advantage enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution to improve data access, decrease manual, paper-based processes, improve information timeliness, reduce duplication in data entry, and achieve an enterprise-wide technology vision. The 'Elegant Design' category recognizes innovative but practical solutions, like the eWake Project, that have resulted in a substantial improvement in financial or operational performance and service delivery capacity.

"The results and synergy we achieve based on CGI's solution, delivery excellence, expertise and experience is greater than the sum of its parts," said William Scanlon, applied technologies manager, Wake County. "Our senior leadership and users look to CGI as a trusted advisor in decisions to support our business processes and further our modernization efforts. Together we look to the future and our strategy for year-over-year improvement. And that is really where the 'best fit' and trusted partnership with CGI comes into play."

CGI's work with Wake County also won in the 'Tailored Teams' category, that, according to the Center for Digital Government, recognizes "when integrators make teams materially bigger and better than they were."

"The County searched long and hard for the best partner, and we have found that partner with CGI," said Scanlon. "The people from CGI are smart, collaborative, creative and hardworking, and they are all dedicated full-time to the business of their government clients. They are committed to working with us side-by-side, every day to achieve our goals throughout the project. They have solid experience, and their 'can do' attitude underpins everything they do."

"CGI is thrilled to again be nominated by our clients as a Best Fit Integrator," said Caroline Rapking, Vice-President, CGI. "In 2007, we received the award for our work on the Electronic Countywide Accounting and Purchasing System (eCAPS) for Los Angeles County, which implemented AMS Advantage for the nation's largest county. We are proud of our ability to provide government agencies with innovative technology solutions, and even prouder of our team's excellent work in partnership with Wake County."

About The Center for Digital Government

The Center for Digital Government is a national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government. The Best Fit Integrator award contenders were evaluated across 12 categories based on nominations gathered from state and local government agencies.

About CGI

Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in the world. CGI and its affiliated companies employ approximately 27,000 professionals in over 100 offices across 16 countries. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in North America, Europe and India. CGI's annual revenue run rate stands at $3.8Â billion and at June 30, 2008, CGI's order backlog was $12.03 billion. CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in the S&P/TSX Composite Index as well as the S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology and MidCap Indices. Website: http://www.cgi.com/.

CGI GROUP INC.

CONTACT: Investors: Lorne Gorber, Vice-President, Global Communications
and Investor Relations, (514) 841-3355, lorne.gorber@cgi.com; Media: Linda
Odorisio, Vice-President, US Communications, (703) 267-8118,
linda.odorisio@cgi.com

Cyberonics Reports Strong Revenue Growth and Profitability in Fiscal 2009 First QuarterCompany Achieves Revenue Growth of 16% over Q1 FY 08

HOUSTON, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cyberonics, Inc. today announced results for the quarter ended July 25, 2008.

Key quarterly highlights

Results for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2008 include:

-- Net sales of $33.7 million, a 16% increase from $29.1 million. -- Gross profit margin increased to 86% from 81%. -- Net income of $2.1 million compared with a net loss of $8.2 million. -- Earnings per diluted share of $0.08 cents compared with a loss of $0.31 cents per share. -- Unit sales attributable to the epilepsy indication increased in the U.S. market by 12%. Net sales

Worldwide net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 were $33.7 million compared to $29.1 million in the comparable period of fiscal 2008, representing an increase of 16%. Net product sales in the quarter attributable to the epilepsy indication were $32.6 million, an increase of $5.8 million, or 22%, over the first quarter of fiscal 2008, while net sales attributable to the depression indication declined to $0.7 million from $2.2 million in the same period in the prior year.

U.S. net product sales attributable to the epilepsy indication increased to $25.8 million, compared with $20.9 million in the comparable period of fiscal 2008, an increase of $4.9 million, or 23%.

International net sales increased by 19% in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 to $7.1 million, up from $6.0 million reported in the first quarter of the prior fiscal year, due primarily to pricing improvements, a higher proportion of sales through direct channels and the impact of foreign currency movements.

Net sales for the quarter included $0.4 million related to the license fee of $9.5 million received during the third quarter of fiscal 2008.

Gross profit

The gross profit for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 represented 86% of net sales compared to 81% in the first quarter of fiscal 2008. This increase is primarily a result of higher production volumes and improved efficiencies.

Operating expenses

Operating expenses were reduced by $5.3 million to $26.1 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 from the $31.4 million recorded in the comparable period of fiscal 2008 and increased by $1.1 million from $25.0 million in the fourth quarter of the recently completed fiscal year. Expenses for the quarter ended July 25, 2008 included $2.6 million for stock-based compensation, a reduction of $0.7 million from the comparable period of fiscal 2008.

Operating income

For the third consecutive quarter, the company reported operating income. During the first quarter of fiscal 2009, the company's operating income was $2.8 million compared with an operating loss of $7.9 million in the comparable period of fiscal 2008.

Net income

The company reported net income of $2.1 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, for the first quarter, compared with a net loss of $8.2 million, or $0.31 cents per share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2008.

Balance sheet and cash flow

Cash increased by $10.1 million to $101.1 million in the recently completed quarter. This increase reflects positive operating cash flow of $6.6 million and an additional $4.1 million resulting from the exercise of stock options.

Depression indication update

The company previously announced an effort to identify a partner to assist in the execution of the clinical plan developed for the depression indication. Discussions with potential investors remain ongoing. Our objective is to finalize the course of action by the end of calendar 2008.

Results and objectives

"Fiscal 2009 has begun on a positive note," commented Dan Moore, Cyberonics' President and Chief Executive Officer. "The company again recorded operating income, positive cash flow from operations and net income. Our core U.S. epilepsy business showed continued growth, and our international operations posted another good result, with revenues again exceeding $7 million. Overall, our strong operational performance in the first quarter resulted in revenues increasing by 16% over the prior year, as well as significantly higher cash balances.

"We continue to believe that both the U.S. and worldwide epilepsy markets represent significant opportunities for the company to realize consistent growth in both sales and earnings in the coming years," Mr. Moore continued. "Specifically, we believe that continued corporate focus on epilepsy, improved pricing, geographic expansion and an evolving replacement cycle can together enable us to increase revenues in the medium term. For the longer term, the Cyberonics team is dedicated to development efforts to improve the efficacy of VNS Therapy(TM) for epilepsy, with particular attention to research efforts around seizure detection and stimulation parameters.

"Indicative of our worldwide focus, we recently received regulatory approval in China and appointed a distributor for that market.

"Our recent announcement that Jeffrey Schwarz would be stepping down from our Board, and that Joe Laptewicz has accepted a nomination to join the Board is further evidence of the continuing transition of the company," stated Mr. Moore. "We thank Jeffrey for his important contributions to the company's turnaround and look forward to leveraging Joe's significant medical device and neuromodulation expertise as we continue to grow our business."

Mr. Moore concluded, "We are maintaining our longer term goals for our epilepsy business, which include consistent annual volume growth in the range of 10% to 20% and the achievement of an operating margin of 25% by fiscal 2011. Further, our improved balance sheet provides us with the flexibility to achieve sustained increases in shareholder value. The management and staff of Cyberonics remain focused on executing our strategic plan around epilepsy."

Fiscal 2009 guidance

Cyberonics is reiterating its previously provided net sales guidance of $134 million to $138 million. Also, as previously stated, while the company anticipates positive earnings in fiscal 2009, no specific earnings guidance is being provided at this time as the long-term status of the depression indication remains undecided and could potentially have a material impact on net income.

Additional details will be provided during the upcoming conference call and in the accompanying presentation slides, as described below.

Fiscal Year 2009 First Quarter Results Conference Call Instructions

A conference call to discuss fiscal year 2009 first quarter results will be held at 9:00 AM EDT on Thursday, August 21, 2008. To listen to the conference call live by telephone dial 877-313-8035 (if dialing from within the U.S.) or 706-679-4838 (if dialing from outside the U.S.). The conference ID is 58333036; the leader is Dan Moore. Presentation slides will be available on-line at http://www.cyberonics.com/ by 8:00 AM EDT on Thursday, August 21, 2008. A replay of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the live call by dialing 800-642-1687 (if dialing from within the U.S.) or 706-645-9291 (if dialing outside the U.S.). The replay conference ID access code is 58333036. The replay will be available for one week on the above number, and subsequently on the Company's website for a period of six months.

About VNS Therapy(TM) and Cyberonics

Cyberonics, Inc. is a medical technology company with core expertise in neuromodulation. The company developed and markets the Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy(TM) System, which is FDA-approved for the treatments of epilepsy and depression. The VNS Therapy System uses a surgically implanted medical device that delivers electrical pulsed signals to the vagus nerve. Cyberonics markets the VNS Therapy System in selected markets worldwide.

Additional information on Cyberonics, Inc. and VNS Therapy(TM) is available at http://www.cyberonics.com/ and http://www.vnstherapy.com/.

Safe harbor statement

This press 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. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including "may," "believe," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "plan," "intend," "forecast," or other similar words. Statements contained in this press release are based on information presently available to us and assumptions that we believe to be reasonable. We are not assuming any duty to update this information if those facts change or if we no longer believe the assumptions to be reasonable. Investors are cautioned that all such statements involve risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, statements concerning progress in identifying a financial partner for the depression indication, consistent growth in our net sales and earnings in the coming years, increasing our revenue through continued focus on our epilepsy indication, improved pricing, geographic expansion, and an evolving replacement cycle, improving the efficacy of VNS Therapy(TM) for epilepsy, initiating and participating in research efforts around seizure detection and stimulation parameters, consistent sales volume growth of 10% to 20%, achievement of an operating margin of 25% by fiscal 2011, sustained increases in shareholder value, fiscal 2009 net sales of $134 million to $138 million, and positive earnings in fiscal 2009. Our actual results may differ materially. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to: continued market acceptance of VNS Therapy(TM) and sales of our product; the development and satisfactory completion of clinical trials and/or market test and/or regulatory approval of VNS Therapy(TM) for the treatment of other indications; satisfactory completion of post-market studies required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a condition of approval for the treatment-resistant depression indication; adverse changes in coverage or reimbursement amounts by third-parties; intellectual property protection and potential infringement claims; maintaining compliance with government regulations and obtaining necessary government approvals for new indications; product liability claims and potential litigation; reliance on single suppliers and manufacturers for certain components; the accuracy of management's estimates of future expenses and sales; the results of the previously disclosed governmental inquiries; the potential identification of material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting; risks and costs associated with such governmental inquiries and any litigation relating thereto or to our stock option grants, procedures, and practices (including the previously disclosed private litigation); uncertainties associated with stockholder litigation; and other risks detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements, please refer to our most recent filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 25, 2008.

Contact information Greg Browne, CFO Cyberonics, Inc. 100 Cyberonics Blvd. Houston, TX 77058 Main: (281) 228-7262 Fax: (281) 218-9332 ir@cyberonics.com CYBERONICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET July 25, 2008 April 25, 2008 (Unaudited) ASSETS Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $101,148,816 $91,058,692 Restricted cash 1,000,000 1,000,000 Accounts receivable, net 18,183,080 20,039,832 Inventories 12,392,718 12,829,710 Other current assets 2,415,291 2,108,185 Total Current Assets 135,139,905 127,036,419 Property and equipment, net and Other assets 8,591,711 9,194,668 Total Assets $143,731,616 $136,231,087 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT Current Liabilities 16,569,487 17,287,952 Long-Term Liabilities 133,792,948 134,166,440 Stockholders' Deficit (6,630,819) (15,223,305) Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit $143,731,616 $136,231,087 CYBERONICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) For the Thirteen Weeks Ended July 25, 2008 July 27, 2007 Net sales $33,731,858 $29,075,469 Cost of sales 4,816,762 5,551,767 Gross Profit 28,915,096 23,523,702 Operating Expenses: Selling, general and administrative 21,524,767 25,125,093 Research and development 4,608,175 6,307,723 Total Operating Expenses 26,132,942 31,432,816 Income (loss) from Operations 2,782,154 (7,909,114) Interest income 508,287 1,117,231 Interest expense (1,161,650) (1,397,207) Other income (expense), net 17,234 42,566 Income (loss) before income taxes 2,146,025 (8,146,524) Income tax expense 93,224 16,939 Net income (loss) $2,052,801 $(8,163,463) Basic income (loss) per share $0.08 $(0.31) Diluted income (loss) per share $0.08 $(0.31) Shares used in computing basic income (loss) per share 26,420,783 26,353,718 Shares used in computing diluted income (loss) per share 26,799,038 26,353,718

Cyberonics, Inc.

CONTACT: Greg Browne, CFO of Cyberonics, Inc., +1-281-228-7262, fax,
+1-281-218-9332, ir@cyberonics.com

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

CCID Consulting: China's Linux Market's Growth Rate Slowed down in 2008Q2

Product Lines Cluster and Alliance Become Important Competitive Strategy

BEIJING, Aug. 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- CCID Consulting, China's leading research, consulting and IT outsourcing service provider, and the first Chinese consulting firm listed in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: HK08235), recently released its article on China's Linux market in 2008Q2.

CCID Consulting's data shows that the size of China's Linux market in 2008Q2 reached 43.1 million Yuan, up 16.2% over 2007Q2. Compared with 2007Q2, the grow rate has slowed down, largely due to decline in centralized purchasing. Large industrial order is few; meanwhile, as the market becomes mature, industrial growth rate starts to slow down. The market transfers from concentration to dispersion, with competition heating up. Also seen is the transition from single server and desktop products to wider product lines and even competition of industrial chain alliance.

Product Line Cluster and Industrial Alliance Become Manufacturers' Important Strategy

As Linux market's subject, currently, server still swung around edge application's penetration to edge core application. It would take a long time to realize a breakthrough in the finance and telecom industries, so Linux manufacturers have to seek a breakthrough point besides desktop and server so as to drive Linux's sustainable development. CCID Consulting's research shows that China's major Linux manufacturers have transferred from Linux server and desktop products to product line cluster. Manufacturers' competition is heating up, that competition has transferred from single manufacturer's strength to industrial alliance.

Besides original server and desktop products, Red Flag actively cooperates with Intel and spare no effort to mobile Linux products. Red Flag's Asianux Company in Wuxi enters its practical operation stage by employing R&D talents and further strengthening joint development and testing with other partners; it acquires more authentications and improves its bargaining power. Turbolinux strengthens the cooperation with MySQL and Intel to promote Linux's extended application. China Standard Software enlarges influence in Office field, build credible and secure philosophy and implement centralization, platform war and service strategy with Linux products. Novell develops its identity authentication and network management products' advantages to drive Linux sales. Novell cooperates with Microsoft to provide users with more interoperability in high performance computing and virtualization fields. Besides developing JBoss middleware products, Red Hat releases OSCI, which aims at financing, governments, telecom, medical care and manufacturing.

Product line cluster marketing and manufacturers alliance outgoes clear single to market, Linux industrial market's competition width and hierarchy will expand manufacturers' solutions in regions and industries will have more active effort so as to drive the whole market's development.

Regional Markets will Disperse; SME and Non-Traditional Markets Become More and More Important

Because of economic rapid growth and users' IT application level's continuous improvement, the big orders of governments, finance and telecom in the early stage of IT application construction are fewer than before. Market demands transfer from concentration to dispersion.

As for regional markets, the growth rate of IT application level in North China, East China and South China will gradually slow down; the regions with low IT application foundation, such as Northeast, Northwest and Southwest will enjoy rapid growth. The market will develop to 2-3 tier cities; SMEs' huge base, rapid developing IT application demands and sensitivity for price will drive the Linux's development in SME market; the demands of manufacturing, circulation industry, education, medical treatment and social charity industry will gradually release, these fields will become new highlights.

About CCID Consulting

CCID Consulting Co., Ltd. (hereinafter known as CCID Consulting), the first Chinese consulting firm listed in the Growth Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange (GEM) of Hong Kong (stock code: 8235.HK), is directly affiliated with China Center for Information Industry Development (hereinafter known as CCID Group). Headquartered in Beijing, CCID Consulting has so far set up branch offices in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan and Chengdu, with over 300 professional consultants after many years of development. The company's business scope has covered over 200 large and medium-sized cities in China.

Based on major areas of competitiveness: industrial resources, information technology and data channels, CCID Consulting provides customers with public policy establishment, industry competitiveness upgrading, development strategy and planning, marketing strategy and research, HR management, IT programming and management. CCID Consulting's customers range from industrial users in electronics, telecommunications, energy, finance, automobile, to government departments at all levels and diversified industrial parks. CCID Consulting commits itself to becoming the No. 1 advisor for enterprise management, the No. 1 consultancy for government decisions and the No. 1 brand for informatization consulting.

For more information, please contact: Cynthia Liu Coordinating Manager CCID Consulting Co., Ltd. Tel: +86-10-8855-9080 Email: liuyan@ccidconsulting.com

CCID Consulting Co., Ltd.

CONTACT: Cynthia Liu, Coordinating Manager of CCID Consulting Co., Ltd.,
+86-10-8855-9080, or liuyan@ccidconsulting.com

AT&T Answers the Need for Speed in Bergen CountyCompany Delivers Ultra Fast Wireless Access to Mobile Applications and Interactive Content in More Places

MONTVALE, N.J., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Watch video on the go. Surf the wireless Internet at DSL-like speeds. Share live video during a cell phone call. AT&T announced today these services and more are available on the ultra fast third-generation (3G) mobile broadband network throughout northern Bergen County.

With the addition of 3G technology to five cell sites, the 3G network is available in Montvale, Park Ridge, Mahwah, Ramsey and Upper Saddle River. The network has also been enhanced along route 17 and the Garden State Parkway.

"AT&T is committed to providing customers fast and dependable wireless connections to a vast selection of data functions such as downloading live video, web browsing, and checking e-mail on the iPhone 3G or other AT&T device," said Tom DeVito, vice president and general manager for AT&T's wireless unit in New Jersey and New York. "More consumers and businesses have access to the ultra fast 3G network and more calls connect and stay connected throughout northern Bergen County."

Benefits of the AT&T 3G Network

AT&T's 3G network provides the simultaneous delivery of voice and data -- a capability not offered by all wireless providers. With a compatible 3G device, consumers connect to razor-sharp clips through CV, an on-demand streaming video service, and can quickly download games, pictures and the latest music, entertainment, news and weather through MEdia(TM) Net, the company's mobile Internet portal. The 3G network also enables consumers and businesses to take advantage of ground-breaking new services such as the App Store on the iPhone 3G which lets users browse applications from games to business, education to entertainment, and productivity to social networks. AT&T Video is another example of an industry-leading 3G application that allows users to share live video over wireless phones while carrying on a voice call. Road warriors can use their device as a wireless modem for their laptop and dial into a conference call at the same time.

AT&T's LaptopConnect helps mobile business users be more productive with quick access to large files or corporate applications. All that's required is a LaptopConnect card or a laptop with embedded 3G service, software and an AT&T data plan.

AT&T uses HSPA/UMTS (High Speed Packet Access/Universal Mobile Telephone System) technology, which is based on the world standard GSM (Global Systems for Mobile Communications). The technology enables customers to simultaneously use voice and data features -- something not available with all carriers. According to data from leading third party researchers who specialize in testing mobile networks, AT&T has the nation's fastest 3G network providing the fastest downlink and uplink data speeds.

The 3G network is available in more than 305 metropolitan areas including New Jersey and metropolitan New York and is expected to reach nearly 350 by year end. AT&T offers 3G data roaming in more than 60 countries and voice calling in more than 200. Customers can also use their wireless services aboard 120 cruise ships worldwide.

About AT&T

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Information set forth in this news release contains financial estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update or revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise.

Note: This AT&T news release and other announcements are available as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. For more information, please review this announcement in the AT&T newsroom at http://www.att.com/newsroom.

AT&T Inc.

CONTACT: Ellen Webner of AT&T Inc., Office, +1-973-775-1321, or Mobile,
+1-201-532-7292, ellen.webner@att.com

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

Spansion Extends SMIC Agreement to Include 43nm MirrorBit(R) ORNAND2(TM) TechnologySMIC to Produce Differentiated MirrorBit ORNAND2 Solutions for High-Value Wireless and Embedded Flash Memory Applications

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spansion Inc. , the world's largest pure-play provider of Flash memory solutions, today announced it has extended its current agreement with Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation ("SMIC", NYSE: SMI and SEHK: 0981.HK) for the production of 65-nanometer MirrorBit NOR to include the manufacture of 43-nanometer Spansion(R) MirrorBit(R) ORNAND2(TM) Flash memory on 300mm wafers. By leveraging SMIC's world-class manufacturing expertise, Spansion can offer a more cost-effective and differentiated product portfolio for its embedded and wireless Flash memory customers. Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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"Spansion's expanded agreement with SMIC for leading-edge MirrorBit production is a strategic move to increase Spansion's ability to serve our customer base with a richer range of solutions," said Bertrand Cambou, chief executive officer and president of Spansion Inc. "The deepening of our relationship with SMIC also further expands our presence in China, one of the fastest growing markets for Flash memory."

MirrorBit ORNAND2 Flash memory is the next generation of Spansion's MirrorBit ORNAND family expanding the company's current portfolio with more diversified, high-value solutions. By leveraging the company's proprietary MirrorBit charge trapping technology with memory cells connected in a NAND array architecture, Spansion MirrorBit ORNAND2 is designed to support faster write performance and a broader range of densities.

Spansion's proprietary MirrorBit technology serves as the basis for all of the company's leading-edge offerings including MirrorBit ORNAND2, MirrorBit NOR, MirrorBit Eclipse and Spansion EcoRAM architectures. With the successful transfer of Spansion's MirrorBit technology, SMIC will ramp production of 65nm MirrorBit Eclipse and Spansion EcoRAM. Capitalizing on the efficiency of Spansion MirrorBit technology developed over a decade through extensive research, development and commercial success, the new MirrorBit ORNAND2 technology will require 25 percent fewer masking layers than MirrorBit NOR technology and is expected to deliver superior quality over floating-gate NAND solutions. As floating gate NAND Flash memory technology faces increasing scaling challenges, Spansion is in a unique position based on its experience with charge trapping technology to deliver compelling solutions at leading edge nodes.

"By manufacturing Spansion MirrorBit technology at leading-edge technology nodes, SMIC can optimize fab utilization," said Dr. Richard Chang, president and CEO of SMIC. "Working closely with Spansion, SMIC will be able to extend our leadership in Flash memory production to increase participation in high-value markets."

After completing development at its Submicron Development Center (SDC) in Sunnyvale, California, Spansion plans to transition 43nm MirrorBit ORNAND2 technology to SMIC's 300mm facility in Wuhan, China. Concurrently, Spansion also plans to ramp production of 45nm Spansion EcoRAM, MirrorBit NOR and Eclipse solutions at its own SP1 flagship 300mm wafer fabrication facility in 2009. Spansion expects to complete the development of 32nm MirrorBit technology for MirrorBit ORNAND2, MirrorBit Eclipse and Spansion EcoRAM at its SDC facility and ramp the technology to production in 2010.

The extended relationship with SMIC is a key element in Spansion's strategy to broaden strategic alliances. Spansion plans to focus its own capital investments on the accelerated development of leading-edge MirrorBit Flash memory technology, the development of value-added, high margin solutions, as well as its state of the art 300-millimeter SP1 Flash memory manufacturing facility in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan.

About Spansion

Spansion is a leading Flash memory solutions provider, dedicated to enabling, storing and protecting digital content in wireless, automotive, networking and consumer electronics applications. Spansion, previously a joint venture of AMD and Fujitsu, is the largest company in the world dedicated exclusively to designing, developing, manufacturing, marketing and selling Flash memory solutions. For more information, visit http://www.spansion.com/.

Cautionary Statement

This release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding plans to: develop and deploy 43 and 32- nanometer ORNAND2, EcoRAM, MirrorBit NOR and Eclipse technology, offer more cost effective products or solutions, develop future technologies, deliver product performance and quality improvements, or realize potential benefits from leveraging strategic relationships. Investors are cautioned that the forward-looking statements in this release involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the company's current expectations. The company urges investors to review in detail the risks and uncertainties in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2007. The company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information included in this press release.

Spansion(R), the Spansion Logo(R) , MirrorBit(R), MirrorBit(R) Eclipse(TM), ORNAND(TM), ORNAND2(TM), HD-SIM(TM), Spansion(R) EcoRAM(TM) and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Spansion LLC. Spansion, the Spansion Logo and MirrorBit are registered in the U.S. and other countries. Other names used are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Press, Holly Burkhart of Spansion, +1-408-616-1170; or
Investors, Linda Rothemund of Market Street Partners, +1-415-445-3236

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

Actel Achieves Rigorous SAE/AS9100 Aerospace CertificationFirst Programmable Logic Vendor to Obtain Certification

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continuing to provide the highest quality and reliability levels available to the aerospace and avionics markets, Actel Corporation today announced it has become the first field-programmable gate array (FPGA) vendor to achieve SAE/AS9100 certification. Increasingly required by aerospace suppliers world-wide, Actel received the stringent AS9100 certification for its Quality Management System (QMS), which certifies that the company's processes related to design and manufacture of its low-power, programmable logic solutions have met or exceeded the required standard.

"Actel's SAE/AS9100 certification eases the part acquisition process for our aerospace and avionics customers around the world," said Ken O'Neill director of military products, for Actel. "Further, the achievement of this certification allows our customers to purchase Actel products with the confidence that they are getting the highest quality and reliability while ensuring their cost of ownership goals are met or exceeded."

Today, the aircraft industry is challenged with mandates to use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products to obtain cost benefits, yet tasked with meeting extremely high reliability goals. The AS9100 certification has the benefits of reducing costs and improving reliability by consolidating and standardizing the quality requirements and quality systems employed by suppliers to the aerospace and avionics industry.

The AS9100 standard was developed by Working Group 11 of ISO TC20 and was supported by the International Aerospace Quality Group in order to satisfy internal, government, and regulatory requirements.

Actel FPGA Devices Offer Flight-proven Reliability

Aerospace and avionics applications require high levels of reliability while typically operating in a harsh environment. Unlike SRAM-based devices, which experience neutron-induced firm errors, Actel FPGAs offer immunity to neutron-induced configuration upsets, making them better suited to aerospace operational altitudes. Actel's devices are also live at power up, allowing system-critical applications to recover immediately from power out or brownout conditions that can occur from lightning strikes, system or power supply glitches, neutron-induced system resets, and RF interference.

With more than 20 years of flight-proven reliability, Actel offers low-power flash- and antifuse-based FPGAs for use in aerospace and avionics applications. Actel's AS9100 certification can be viewed at http://www.actel.com/documents/AS9100-2004_Certificate.pdf. More information about Actel's aerospace and avionics offerings can be found at http://www.actel.com/products/solutions/milaero/default.aspx.

About Actel

Actel is the leader in low-power and mixed-signal FPGAs and offers the most comprehensive portfolio of system and power management solutions. Power Matters. Learn more at http://www.actel.com/.

The Actel name and logo are trademarks of Actel Corporation. All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.

Actel Corporation

CONTACT: Stephanie Mrus of Actel Corporation, +1-650-318-4614,
stephanie.mrus@actel.com, or Media, Diane Orr of Orr & Company,
+1-408-358-1617, diane@orr-co.com, for Actel Corporation

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

Farm Credit Bank of Texas Selects Jack Henry Banking(TM) to Provide Enterprise-Wide Automation- $14.2 Billion Bank to Implement SilverLake System(R) In-House -

MONETT, Mo., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. , a leading provider of integrated technology solutions and data processing services for financial institutions, today announced that Farm Credit Bank of Texas has selected Jack Henry Banking's SilverLake core processing system to provide enterprise-wide automation. This Austin-based bank, which has more than $14.2 billion in assets, will implement SilverLake in-house.

According to Allen Buckner, vice president of lending services for Farm Credit Bank of Texas, "Today's business environment and the evolving customer, market, and competitive demands we are experiencing convinced us that we needed a technology platform with more sophisticated functionality, that has respectable and growing market share among mid-tier banks like ours, and that can seamlessly support our near- and long-term growth. And because our bank is largely focused on agricultural lending and is not a conventional commercial bank, we also knew we needed a core system with exceptional lending functionality. With the assistance of Cornerstone Advisors we conducted an 18-month evaluation of core solutions which ultimately identified SilverLake as the system most compatible with our core lending needs. Throughout the evaluation process we were also very impressed that the company's representatives were willing to invest the time and effort needed to learn our specialized lending business so they could effectively demonstrate SilverLake's ability to meet our processing requirements. Its service culture, the satisfaction level among other SilverLake users, its complementary product offering, and its conversion and implementation process also competitively differentiated Jack Henry Banking."

SilverLake provides highly customizable, enterprise-wide automation designed for commercial-focused banks ranging from de novo to multi-billion dollar, mid-tier institutions. Approximately 500 banks, including approximately 20 percent of the domestic mid-tier banks with assets ranging from $1 billion to $30 billion, have installed SilverLake in-house or implemented the system through Jack Henry Banking's outsourced offering. Banks also have the option to fully customize the system to support their unique operational requirements or the system can be implemented for outsourced banks as an off-the-shelf solution using an expedited and streamlined implementation process.

Tony Wormington, president of Jack Henry & Associates, said, "We provide the business tools diverse banks need to execute and maximize their strategies and to capitalize on their unique market opportunities. We are confident that SilverLake provides the functionality that Farm Credit Bank of Texas needs to serve its lending cooperative customers, to aggressively and successfully compete, and to grow its business. We respect the effort and resources this bank invested in its evaluation, and welcome the opportunity to serve as its technology partner. We believe that Farm Credit Bank of Texas selected Jack Henry Banking based on the key tenets of our success -- competitively distinct core functionality, a company-wide commitment to service that generates rewarding levels of client satisfaction and retention, and an extensive suite of complementary solutions that enables banks to respond to customer and market demands."

In addition to SilverLake, Farm Credit Bank of Texas will initially implement an array of Jack Henry Banking's complementary solutions including Vertex Teller Automation System(TM), jhaKnow business intelligence and analysis platform, Cognos 8 BI(TM) report generation solution, and the modular Synergy(TM) Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solution.

About Farm Credit Bank of Texas

Headquartered in Austin, the Farm Credit Bank of Texas provides funds and services to 20 rural lending cooperatives in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Texas. The bank is also active in the capital markets arena, participating in large loan opportunities in the food, agribusiness, rural communications, and energy sectors. Additional information is available at http://www.farmcreditbank.com/.

About Jack Henry Banking

Jack Henry Banking, a division of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc., is a leading provider of integrated computer systems for banks ranging from de novo to mid-tier institutions. Jack Henry Banking currently serves approximately 1,700 banks as a single source for integrated, enterprise-wide automation and as a single point of contact and support. Additional information is available at http://www.jackhenrybanking.com/.

About Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. is a leading provider of computer systems and ATM/debit card/ACH transaction processing services primarily for financial services organizations. Its technology solutions serve more than 8,700 customers nationwide, and are marketed and supported through three primary brands. Jack Henry Banking supports banks ranging from de novo to mid-tier institutions with information processing solutions. Symitar(TM) is the leading provider of information processing solutions for credit unions of all sizes. ProfitStars(R) provides highly specialized products and services that enable financial institutions of every asset size and charter, and diverse corporate entities to mitigate and control risks, optimize revenue and growth opportunities, and contain costs. Additional information is available at http://www.jackhenry.com/.

Statements made in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking information. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking information. Specifically, there are a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by any forward-looking information. Additional information on these and other factors, which could affect the Company's financial results, are included in its Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings on Form 10-K, and potential investors should review these statements. Finally, there may be other factors not mentioned above or included in the Company's SEC filings that may cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking information.

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

CONTACT: Analyst Contact, Kevin D. Williams, Chief Financial Officer, or
IR Contact, Jon Seegert, Director of Investor Relations, both of Jack Henry &
Associates, Inc., +1-417-235-6652

Web site: http://www.jackhenry.com/
http://www.jackhenrybanking.com/
http://www.farmcreditbank.com/

Pratt & Whitney PurePower(TM) PW1000G Engine Completes First Phase of Flight Testing, Prepares for Airbus Flight Test Program

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pratt & Whitney's PurePower PW1000G demonstration engine has completed the first phase of flight testing on a company-owned 747SP flying test bed. The PW1000G engine completed 12 flights and ran approximately 43 hours with tests focused on engine performance and operability. The demonstration engine has been shipped to Toulouse, France, to be installed on an Airbus-owned A340 flight test aircraft. A joint Airbus and Pratt & Whitney flight test program will begin in the fourth quarter, as part of Airbus' on-going, extensive research into new, greener engine architectures. Pratt & Whitney is a division of United Technologies Corp. .

"The PurePower PW1000G engine continues to perform flawlessly and has accumulated a total of 306 hours of ground and flight testing to date," said Bob Saia, Pratt & Whitney vice president, Next Generation Product Family. "The first phase of our flight test program included full power takeoffs, in- flight performance up to 40,000 feet altitude, engine operability including in-flight starting, and engine operation at extreme aircraft maneuvers. The PW1000G engine's performance has met all of our pre-flight performance targets."

The PurePower PW1000G demonstrator engine, with Pratt & Whitney's patented Geared Turbofan(TM) technology, completed a 250-hour ground test program in May. The ground test program follows thousands of hours of development testing accumulated on 16 technology rigs at Pratt & Whitney and partner facilities around the world.

"We now look forward to testing the PW1000G engine on the Airbus A340 flight test aircraft," Saia said. "This second phase of testing, which will include approximately 75 flight hours, will focus on engine performance and acoustic testing while providing valuable installation and operating data."

Airbus will be the first aircraft manufacturer to fly the PurePower PW1000G demonstrator engine on their own flight test aircraft. Test results will contribute to the company's long-term research and technology assessment of new engine configuration developments.

In 2007, Pratt & Whitney's PurePower PW1000G engine was selected as the exclusive power for the new Mitsubishi Regional Jet and the Bombardier CSeries. The Mitsubishi Regional Jet program announced its first customer in March 2008, with an order from All Nippon Airways. The CSeries was launched in July 2008 with a letter of interest for up to 60 aircraft from Lufthansa. Both aircraft are scheduled to enter service in 2013.

The PW1000G engine targets double-digit reductions in fuel burn, environmental emissions, engine noise and operating costs for the next generation of commercial aircraft. The PW1000G engine uses a state-of-the-art gear system allows the engine's fan to operate at a different speed than the low-pressure compressor and turbine. The result is a step-change improvement in fuel efficiency and a slower fan speed for much lower noise. The PurePower PW1000G engine is an all new centerline engine that includes next generation technology in every major module.

Pratt & Whitney has over 16,000 aircraft engines installed with hundreds of airlines around the world. Additionally, Pratt & Whitney is a leading participant in two joint venture companies that manufacture commercial aircraft engines: International Aero Engines, which makes the V2500 for the Airbus A320 family of aircraft, and the Engine Alliance, whose GP7200 engine is FAR 33 certified for the new Airbus A380.

Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and building industries.

This release includes "forward looking statements" concerning future business opportunities and other matters involving this engine that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied in forward looking statements include changes in the health of the global economy and the strength of end market demand in the aerospace industry; as well as company specific items including the ability to achieve cost reductions at planned levels; challenges in the design, development, production and support of advanced technologies including this engine, and new products including the engine discussed in this press release; and delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers. For information identifying other important economic, political, regulatory, legal, technological, competitive and other uncertainties, see UTC's SEC filings as submitted from time to time, including but not limited to, the information included in UTC's 10-K and 10-Q Reports under the headings "Business," "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Cautionary Note Concerning Factors that May Affect Future Results," as well as the information included in UTC's Current Reports on Form 8-K.

Matthew Perra Jennifer Whitlow Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines Pratt & Whitney +1.860.565.8938 +1.860.565.9600 matthew.perra@pw.utc.com jennifer.whitlow@pw.utc.com

Pratt & Whitney

CONTACT: Matthew Perra of Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines,
+1-860-565-8938, matthew.perra@pw.utc.com; or Jennifer Whitlow of Pratt &
Whitney, +1-860-565-9600, jennifer.whitlow@pw.utc.com

Web site: http://www.pratt-whitney.com/

IAC Completes Spin-Offs of HSN, Inc., Interval Leisure Group, Inc., Ticketmaster and Tree.com, Inc.

NEW YORK, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IAC announced today that it has completed the spin-offs of HSN, Inc. ("HSNi"), Interval Leisure Group, Inc. ("ILG"), Ticketmaster and Tree.com, Inc. ("Tree.com") to IAC shareholders. For every one share of IAC common stock held on August 11, 2008, the record date for the spin-off, or bought in the due bill period, holders received one-fifth of a share of common stock of each of HSNi, ILG and Ticketmaster, and one-thirtieth of a share of common stock of Tree.com. Immediately following the spin-off on August 20, 2008, IAC also effected a one-for-two reverse stock split.

Today, HSNi, ILG, Ticketmaster and Tree.com will begin trading regular way as independent publicly traded companies on the Nasdaq National Market under the following symbols: "HSNI," "IILG," "TKTM" and "TREE," respectively. Until September 19, 2008, shares of IAC common stock will trade under the symbol "IACID" in accordance with Nasdaq rules, after which trading under its current symbol, "IACI," will resume.

"Armed with outstanding management teams, appropriate capital structures and their own currencies, HSNi, Ticketmaster, Interval and Tree.com are now ready for independent futures ... while the Internet businesses that make up new IAC can operate with a collective purpose and common goals," said Barry Diller, Chairman and CEO of IAC. "The work is done and our focus now is moving forward."

As a result of the spins and reverse stock split, IAC's publicly traded warrants were adjusted in accordance with the respective warrant agreements. Following the adjustments, each warrant trading on the Nasdaq National Market under the ticker symbol "IACIW" will entitle its holder to purchase 0.568454 shares of IAC common stock at an exercise price of $19.49 per warrant and each warrant that trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the ticker symbol "IACIZ" will entitle its holder to purchase 1.102090 shares of IAC common stock at an exercise price of $14.44 per warrant. With respect to warrants that are not publicly traded, IAC will provide to holders of those securities written notice of applicable adjustments.

About IAC

IAC operates more than 35 leading and diversified Internet businesses across 37 countries... our mission is to harness the power of interactivity to make daily life easier and more productive for people all over the world. To view a full list of the companies of IAC please visit our website at http://iac.com/.

About HSN, Inc.

HSNi owns and operates, through its subsidiaries, HSN, a retailer and interactive lifestyle network offering a broad assortment of products through television home shopping programming on the HSN television network and HSN.com. HSN strives to transform the shopping experience by incorporating experts, entertainment, inspiration, solutions, tips and ideas in connection with the sale of products through the HSN television network and HSN.com. HSNi also owns and operates, through its subsidiaries, the Cornerstone Brands portfolio of catalogs and related websites, including Frontgate, Ballard Designs, Garnet Hill, Smith+Noble, The Territory Ahead, TravelSmith and Improvements, as well as a limited number of retail stores.

About Interval Leisure Group, Inc.

ILG is a leading provider of membership services to the vacation ownership industry. ILG's principal business segment, Interval, makes available vacation ownership membership services to the individual members of its exchange networks, as well as related services to developers of the resorts participating in its exchange networks worldwide. As of December 31, 2007, more than 2,400 resorts located in more than 75 countries participated in Interval's primary exchange network, the Interval Network, and nearly two million owners of vacation interests were enrolled as members of the Interval Network. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, Interval represented approximately 88% of ILG's consolidated revenues. ILG's other business segment, RQH, was acquired in May 2007 and is a provider of vacation rental and property management services to vacationers and vacation property owners across Hawaii. As of December 31, 2007, RQH provided property management services to 26 resorts and hotels, as well as other more limited management services to an additional 23 properties.

About Ticketmaster

As the world's leading live entertainment ticketing and marketing company, Ticketmaster connects the world to live entertainment. Ticketmaster currently operates in 20 countries worldwide, providing ticket sales, ticket resale services, marketing and distribution through http://www.ticketmaster.com/, one of the largest e-commerce sites on the Internet, and related proprietary Internet and mobile channels, approximately 6,700 independent sales outlets and 19 call centers worldwide. Established in 1976, Ticketmaster served more than 10,000 clients worldwide in 2007 across multiple live event categories, providing exclusive ticketing services for leading arenas, stadiums, amphitheaters, music clubs, concert promoters, professional sports franchises and leagues, college sports teams, performing arts venues, museums and theaters. Ticketmaster's distribution channels and client base provide it with significant scale-for example, in 2007, Ticketmaster brands and businesses sold approximately 141 million tickets valued at over $8.3 billion.

About Tree.com, Inc.

Through its various subsidiaries, Tree.com currently operates a lending business (the ''Lending Business'') and a real estate business (the ''Real Estate Business''). The Lending Business consists of online networks, principally LendingTree.com and GetSmart.com, as well as call centers, which match consumers with lenders and loan brokers. In addition, the Lending Business originates, processes, approves and funds various types of residential real estate loans under two brand names, LendingTree Loans(R) and HomeLoanCenter.com(R), and offers residential mortgage loan settlement services under the name LendingTree Settlement Services. The Real Estate Business consists primarily of an internetenabled national residential real estate brokerage that currently operates offices in 14 markets under the brand name "RealEstate.com, REALTORS." The Real Estate Business also consists of a brokerage that matches residential home buyers interested in newly constructed homes with builders and currently operates under the brand name "iNest(R)."

Contacts IAC Investor Relations: IAC Corporate Communications: Eoin Ryan/ Lisa Jaffa Stacy Simpson/ Leslie Cafferty (212) 314-7400 (212) 314-7470/ 7326

IAC Interactive Corp.

CONTACT: Eoin Ryan or Lisa Jaffa, IAC Investor Relations,
+1-212-314-7400; Stacy Simpson, +1-212-314-7470, or Leslie Cafferty,
+1-212-314-7326, both of IAC Corporate Communications

Web site: http://www.iac.com/
http://www.hsn.com/
http://www.ticketmaster.com/
http://www.tree.com/