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ADP Streamline Successfully Deploys Metastorm BPM(R)Leading Provider of Payroll, HR and Benefits Administration Solutions Automates Core Processes with Metastorm Software

BALTIMORE, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Metastorm, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM), Business Process Analysis (BPA), and Enterprise Architecture (EA) software for aligning strategy with execution, today announced its software has been successfully deployed by ADP Streamline, a business unit of ADP, a worldwide leading provider of payroll, HR and benefits administration solutions. ADP Streamline implemented Metastorm BPM to provide a platform for the company to automate and manage the activities between ADP and its clients and partners, as well as manage the payroll process cycle.

"We selected the Metastorm software as a critical system for the organization and plan to leverage the insights gained in the Metastorm BPM solution to obtain greater automation, process control, and business intelligence and to enable sophisticated activity tracking and performance analysis -- which in turn will enable us to further improve our processes and service offerings," commented ADP Streamline's General Manager, Josep Maria Elias. "We expect that Metastorm BPM will continue to be leveraged for deploying new processes on an ongoing basis and serve as a key technology for enabling our future success."

The Metastorm BPM solution was developed and implemented by Metastorm partner Avista -- based in France. The solution provides the platform for three main functions within ADP Streamline including client implementation, payroll processing, and invoicing -- all of which are critical for managing client payroll and personnel administration.

Metastorm BPM has helped ADP Streamline become the solution of choice for global companies needing to manage small operations around the world. Its clients can now maximize control at their headquarters, set up payroll services in any new country quickly and easily, and rely on ADP Streamline to help it comply with local legislation.

"We are pleased to have been chosen by ADP to be a strategic technology provider for its global business venture," stated Robin Martin, executive vice president of International Operations for Metastorm. "As a global software company, Metastorm not only provides the software foundation for ADP Streamline, but we are also proud to be an ADP Streamline client. Our HR team and employees around the world experience ADP Streamline's robust and comprehensive service first hand every day."

About Metastorm Inc.

With a focus on enterprise visibility, optimization, and agility, Metastorm offers market-leading software for Enterprise Architecture (EA), Business Process Analysis (BPA) and Business Process Management (BPM). As an integrated product portfolio, Metastorm Enterprise(TM) allows organizations to improve business results by unifying strategy, analysis and execution. Metastorm is bringing together these critical disciplines to enable an understanding of enterprise architecture and strategy, accurate impact and opportunity assessment, effective process execution, and accelerated value realization for organizations worldwide. For more information on powering strategic advantage with Metastorm Enterprise, visit http://www.metastorm.com/.

About ADP

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. , with nearly $9 billion in revenues and over 585,000 clients, is one of the world's largest providers of business outsourcing solutions. Leveraging nearly 60 years of experience, ADP offers the widest range of HR, payroll, tax and benefits administration solutions from a single source. ADP's easy-to-use solutions for employers provide superior value to organizations of all types and sizes. ADP is also a leading provider of integrated computing solutions to auto, truck, motorcycle, marine and recreational vehicle dealers throughout the world. For more information about ADP or to contact a local ADP sales office visit the company's Web site at http://www.adp.com/.

To know more about ADP Streamline, please go to: http://www.adpstreamline.com/

Metastorm

CONTACT: Gina Karr, Metastorm, +1-443-874-1260, +44 (0) 208 971 1519,
gkarr@metastorm.com; or Shahed Ahmed, Merritt Group, +1-703-390-1515,
ahmed@merrittgrp.com

Web site: http://www.metastorm.com/
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Callippe Preserve Latest Upscale Course to Choose ProLink GPSCalifornia Club to Enhance Golf Experience, Generate Advertising Revenue With Leading System

CHANDLER, Ariz., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ProLink Solutions -- a wholly-owned subsidiary of ProLink Holdings Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: PLKH) and the world's leading provider of Global Positioning Satellite ("GPS") golf course management systems and digital out-of-home on-course advertising -- today announces Callippe Preserve Golf Course (Pleasanton, Calif.) now features the ProLink Solutions GPS system used at many of the world's most famous golf courses and plans to participate in ProLink's exclusive national advertising opportunity.

Brian Costello designed Callippe Preserve to appeal to a wide range of golfers. The course features five sets of tees ranging from 4,788 yards to 6,748, playing through a variety of terrain with views of Mount Diablo. The par-5 18th hole ranks as one of the Bay Area's best; golfers must negotiate Happy Valley Creek three times en route to the green.

"With so many strategic options facing players at Callippe Preserve, the ProLink GPS system helps them pick the proper route to each hole," says Mike Ash, General Manager at Callippe Preserve. "It's also a great time saver thanks to the yardage feature and the option of ordering food and drinks before reaching the turn. We expect a solid return on investment through the system's revenue-generating capabilities, including the advertising program."

"Its outstanding playability and scenery make Callippe Preserve a great addition to our family of trusted partners," says Lawrence D. Bain, CEO of ProLink Solutions. "America's finest upscale courses recognize the ProLink system as a key element of a successful golf operation. Advertisers searching for effective ways to reach an elusive, high-income audience find that ProLink offers an unbeatable opportunity."

With ProLink's patented, 10.4" high-resolution color screen -- the industry's largest -- Callippe Preserve's cart-mounted units display dynamic, easy-to-read graphics including distances to the pin and hazards, pro tips, pace-of-play timer and radial arc for cart-path-only holes. Golfers Callippe Preserve will also be able to order food and beverage items with a touch of a button on the ProLink screen.

For more information on Callippe Preserve, visit http://www.playcallippe.com/ or call 925.466.6666.

About ProLink

ProLink Solutions is the world's leading provider of GPS golf course management systems and revenue-generating on-course advertising. ProLink Solutions' core philosophy is to be a "Trusted Partner" to its golf-course customers. From enhancing golfers' overall experience and improving pace-of-play, to increasing current revenue streams and creating new profit centers for golf courses, ProLink Solutions' products and services have captured markets both nationally and globally. For more information about ProLink, visit http://www.goprolink.com/, call 480.753.2325 or email info@goprolink.com.

CONTACT: Daniel Mitchell Buffalo Communications 253.312.4536 dmitchell@billycaspergolf.com Investor Relations Contact: CEOcast, Inc. Gary Nash 212.732.4300 gnash@ceocast.com

ProLink Holdings Corp.

CONTACT: Daniel Mitchell of Buffalo Communications, +1-253-312-4536,
dmitchell@billycaspergolf.com; or investor relations, Gary Nash of CEOcast,
Inc., +1-212-732-4300, gnash@ceocast.com, both for ProLink Holdings Corp.

Web site: http://www.goprolink.com/
http://www.playcallippe.com/

Europe Charges Ahead of North America and Asia Pacific in Supply Chain Advances

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Europe leaped ahead of North America and Asia Pacific in achieving significant cost reductions, revenue gains and sustainability improvements through supply chain advancements, according to the 2008 Global Survey of Supply Chain Progress from CSC , Supply Chain Management Review, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and Michigan State University (MSU).

The survey, completed by supply chain professionals representing 22 industries and more than 32 countries, showed that Europe is ahead of North America in nearly every element of supply chain optimization. Sixty-three percent of European respondents believe that their flows of materials, people, information and cash are optimal compared to less than half of their North American counterparts.

Asia Pacific has fallen into a lower position as compared to the other geographical sectors in most areas of supply chain advancement, such as strategic alignment, customer integration and supplier integration. However, the region ranked slightly ahead of Europe and North America in innovation management -- a proven factor in supply chain success.

In terms of industries, aerospace and defense (A&D), chemicals and consumer goods lead in overall supply chain performance. The survey shows that progress toward this goal is occurring as specific industries develop advanced practices in areas pertinent to their increased success and continuity. As their supply chain efforts mature, leaders are shifting focus from traditional core competencies such as excellence in warehousing and transportation to broader process improvements that help distinguish them within market segments. For example, leading consumer goods firms now excel at segmenting customers and then matching specific, essential offerings.

As leaders focus more on the specific needs of their key customer segments, attention is drawn further toward how to bring distinctions to their supply chain network, which has moved with the help of trusted business partners toward enterprise optimization. Traditional commodity producers, for example, have progressed with the help of key customers to creating connecting portals through which information on supplies, inventories and shipments can be shared instantly with very high accuracy.

"Industry characteristics reflect movement beyond the internal 'four walls' of expertise to attaining best practice across the enterprise in areas of importance for each market, such as strong internal integration for the chemical and consumer goods segments, and leadership positions in customer integration by third-party logistics providers and wholesale distributors," said Chuck Poirier, author of nine books on supply chain management and a partner in CSC's Global Business Solutions group. "Companies in these industries are forging ahead by ensuring that best practices in areas such as order management are practiced across the network, and root-cause problems are eliminated throughout the end-to-end supply chain. One positive impact is a dramatic reduction in reconciliations."

"If there is one area of general incompetence exposed by the survey results, it would be sales forecast accuracy," said Morgan Swink, professor of Supply Chain at MSU. "However, supply chain leaders are overcoming this deficiency by having greater interaction with their supply chain partners through the sales and operations planning portion of their efforts."

"Firms that begin with forecast accuracies as low as 40 percent are able to reach levels of 75 percent or higher," Poirier noted. "The secret is including external parties -- suppliers and customers -- in the review sessions to dramatically improve the accuracy of delivered data."

As a result of supply chain improvements, 71 percent of all respondents indicate they have realized cost savings over the last three years in a range from one to five percent to as high as 15 percent or more, with eight percent saying they have reached 16 to 20 percent or more. Twice as many leaders reported savings in this highest range than either followers or laggards. Most organizations are still in the area of 10 percent savings.

"Firms are moving from a 'cost-only' perspective to a focus on primary objectives such as faster and more personalized order fulfillment, lead-time reductions from placing orders to products delivered, cycle time improvements across what are now becoming global networks, creating and delivering perfect orders, improving customer satisfaction ratings, shortening the cash-to-cash cycle so all parties get paid in a timely manner and asset turn improvement," said Poirier. "These initiatives are creating significant revenue growth opportunities; about 10 percent of respondents indicate revenue growth of 11 percent or more attributable to supply chain endeavors.

"This type of improvement continues to validate the efforts leaders are making to enhance top-line revenues, as well as bottom-line costs," he added. "What the leaders have discovered is that pursuing supply chain improvement must also result in better customer satisfaction and, therefore, new sales."

According to the survey, leaders are more than twice as likely to see growth in this range of revenue improvement. Leaders also have a greater correlation between executive involvement and development of specific supply chain plans that become an integral part of the corporate strategy and planning system. Less mature firms reported an absence of such a connection.

Sustainability initiatives were also studied in this year's survey, and the results reveal that Europe is ahead in this area as well. "Europe was an early adopter due to its greater focus on customer relationships, but sustainability is starting to be accepted as a supply chain initiative across all regions now, and more progress can be expected," added Poirier.

Another issue receiving a central supply chain focus is including green initiatives in the portfolio of efforts. More than 80 percent of leaders indicate an emphasis on green issues, as opposed to about half of the laggards. The effort is picking up momentum as these leaders increasingly place responsibility for "being green" onto suppliers and promote positive results in their marketing campaigns. 3M stands out as a company that has made green a major priority across its supply chain, said Poirier.

The 2008 survey was completed by 294 individual respondents. Sixty percent of the firms indicated a size of $500 million or greater, while 40 percent have revenues of less than $500 million. The companies responding were largely corporations with a heavy emphasis on manufacturing and distribution, with five percent indicating a focus on retail operations. To facilitate global participation, CSCMP extended the survey to its global membership, and Supply Chain Europe sent it to the magazine's subscribers.

The survey report, which includes the complete set of questions and responses, and an executive summary, can be found at http://www.csc.com/2008SupplyChainSurvey.

About CSC

CSC is a global leader in providing technology-enabled solutions and services through three primary lines of business. These include Business Solutions & Services, Global Outsourcing Services and the North American Public Sector. CSC's advanced capabilities include systems design and integration, information technology and business process outsourcing, applications software development, Web and application hosting, mission support and management consulting. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., CSC has approximately 90,000 employees and reported revenue of $17.1 billion for the 12 months ended July 4, 2008. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.csc.com/.

CSC

CONTACT: Jane Howell, Principal, Marketing, Global Business Solutions
Group, +1-781-631-1321, jhowell24@csc.com, or Janet Herin, Sr. Manager, Media
Relations, Corporate, +1-310-615-1693, jherin@csc.com, both of CSC

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

TI's 24-bit, 625kSPS ADC combines wide bandwidth with AC and DC performance for industrial and medical applicationsDelta-sigma ADC features dual-path digital filter for design flexibility

DALLAS, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced a high-resolution (24-bit), high-speed (625kSPS) delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The ADS1672 features a unique combination of wide bandwidth, outstanding AC and DC performance, and a dual-path digital filter to give greater flexibility to designers of automated test equipment, test and measurement, medical instrumentation, vibration analysis and sonar/military equipment. (See http://www.ti.com/ads1672-pr.)

The user-selectable dual-path digital filter allows designers to easily optimize between bandwidth and latency to maximize performance of their application. The wide-bandwidth path provides outstanding AC performance of 305kHz bandwidth path and very low passband ripple, enabling continuous measurements, such as those required in sonar, vibration monitoring and communications equipment. The low-latency path provides industry-leading settling time of only 5.5us for applications with transient inputs or when used with a multiplexer.

The ADS1672 integrates a chopper-stabilized modulator, which enables both AC performance and DC accuracy characteristics, such as the following:

-- AC performance: 107dB dynamic range at 625kSPS, 116dB dynamic at 78kSPS and -115dB total harmonic distortion (THD) -- DC accuracy: 3ppm integral nonlinearity, 2uV/C offset drift, 2ppm/C gain drift

The ADS1672 features a selectable serial interface, either LVDS or CMOS, for easy connectivity to MCUs, DSPs or FPGAs. Operating from a single 5V analog supply and 3V digital supply, the ADS1672 is very energy efficient, dissipating only 350mW of power. It is fully specified over the industrial temperature range of -40C to 85C.

TI offers a wide variety of parts to complete the signal chain for precision industrial applications, including the OPA211 and THS4520 operational amplifiers and the REF50xx voltage references.

Availability and Packaging

The ADS1672 is available now in a TQFP-64 package starting at $11.75 each in 1000-piece quantities (suggested resale pricing). The easy-to-use evaluation modules (EVM) for this device will be available in 4Q08.

To learn more about TI's comprehensive portfolio of data converters and to download the latest Amplifier and Data Converter Selection Guide, visit http://dataconverter.ti.com/.

About Texas Instruments

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

Please refer all reader inquiries to: Texas Instruments Incorporated Semiconductor Group, SC-08131 Literature Response Center 14950 FAA Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76155 1-800-477-8924 Trademarks All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Kris Thompson of Texas Instruments Incorporated,
+1-520-746-7441, k-thompson2@ti.com; or Jacqi Moore, +1-972-341-2514,
jmoore@golinharris.com, for Texas Instruments Incorporated - Please do not
publish these numbers or e-mail addresses.

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

Outdoor Channel Takes Hunters Around the World With Safari Club International's Expedition SafariAmerica's Leader in Outdoor TV Adds Premier International Conservation and Outdoor Education Organization to Network's Extensive Lineup of Outdoor Affinity Partners & Programming

TEMECULA, Calif., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Outdoor Channel, America's Leader in Outdoor TV, will premiere the new season of Safari Club International's Expedition Safari on Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. EDT as part of the network's Primos Thursday Night Calls of the Hunt programming block. Safari Club International (SCI), a leading conservation, humanitarian and outdoor education organization, joins over a dozen other premier conservation groups partnering with Outdoor Channel to reach viewers with an educational message of protecting the environment.

"Outdoor Channel shares our passion for wildlife conservation and offers the ideal multi-platform vehicle to educate millions of outdoorsmen and women on international issues regarding wildlife, outdoor education and philanthropy," said Merle Shepard, President of SCI. "Together, we can encourage sportsmen across the country to take responsibility and conserve our wilderness by making a positive contribution to wildlife and ecosystems."

Expedition Safari follows host Mike Rogers as he travels the world in search of the ultimate hunting adventure. Filmed in some of the world's most amazing wildlife habitats, Expedition Safari captures the rugged adventure of big game hunting, wingshooting and fishing. Along the way, Rogers educates viewers about the hunter's responsibilities to preserve wildlife and habitat for future generations.

The show airs Thursdays at 7 p.m., Tuesdays at 3 p.m. and Sundays at 11 p.m. EDT.

"We welcome Safari Club International as another valuable conservation partnership and strongly believe in the club's efforts to protect the freedom to hunt and promote wildlife conservation worldwide," said Tom Hornish, COO of Outdoor Channel.

SCI supports wildlife conservation, outdoor education and humanitarian services in North America, Asia and Africa. Through the SCI Foundation's numerous philanthropic programs, SCI members feed millions of hungry each year, offer free healthcare to impoverished communities, and introduce children to the wonders of wildlife. The Foundation also supports research, science-based wildlife management practices, and advocacy with the federal and state governments.

Outdoor Channel's other well-respected conservation and outdoor affinity partners are Ducks Unlimited, Boy Scouts of America, Pheasants Forever, the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the National Wild Turkey Federation, Trout Unlimited, the National Forest Foundation, the International Hunter Education Association, Quality Deer Management Association, Boone & Crockett Club, Texas Trophy Hunters Association and the Paralyzed Veterans of America's Heritage Fund.

About Outdoor Channel

Outdoor Channel is America's Leader in Outdoor TV, offering programming that captures the excitement of hunting, fishing, shooting, off-road motorsports, adventure and the Western lifestyle. The network can be viewed on multiple platforms including high definition, video-on-demand, as well as on a dynamic new website. Outdoor Channel is a wholly owned subsidiary of Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. . For more information about Outdoor Channel, please visit http://www.outdoorchannel.com/.

About Safari Club International

SCI-First For Hunters is the leader in protecting the freedom to hunt and in promoting wildlife conservation worldwide. SCI's 187 Chapters represent all 50 of the United States as well as 18 other countries. SCI's proactive leadership in a host of cooperative wildlife conservation, outdoor education and humanitarian programs, with the SCI Foundation and other conservation groups, research institutions and government agencies, empowers sportsmen to be contributing community members and participants in sound wildlife management and conservation. Visit the home page http://www.safariclub.org/ or call (520) 620-1220 for more information.

Outdoor Channel

CONTACT: Angela Hein of Bob Gold & Associates, Inc., +1-310-784-1040,
angela@bobgoldpr.com, for Outdoor Channel

Web site: http://www.outdoorchannel.com/
http://www.safariclub.org/

Suntech to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences and Industry Events

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. , one of the world's leading manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, today announced that management is scheduled to participate in the following upcoming investor conferences and industry events:

-- DnB NOR/ABG Sundal Collier Scandinavian Renewable Energy Forum and Investor Seminar from October 1-2 at the Norway Trade Fairs in Lillestrom, outside of Oslo, Norway. -- Merrill Lynch Investor Forum on October 2 at the Merrill Lynch offices in San Francisco. -- Credit Suisse Solar Technology Day on October 8 at the Credit Suisse offices (Niederlassung Frankfurt am Main Junghofstrabe 16 60311) in Frankfurt, Germany. -- Solar Power International 2008 from October 13-16 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego. Associated investor events include: -- Lazard Capital Markets Alternative Energy Conference Series on October 14 at the Omni San Diego Hotel in San Diego. -- Simmons & Company Executive Management Panels at Solar Power International on October 15 at the Omni Hotel San Diego in San Diego. -- Piper Jaffray Solar Symposium on October 15 at the San Diego Marriott Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego. -- Citi Greater China Investment Conference 2008 from October 22-24 at the Wynn Macau in Macau. -- First Affirmative Financial Network/Social Investment Forum SRI in the Rockies Conference on October 27 at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler in Whistler, Canada. -- UBS China Solar Conference on October 28 at the UBS offices (52nd Floor, International Finance Centre, Central, HK) in Hong Kong. About Suntech

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. is a world leading solar energy company as measured by both production output and capacity of solar cells and modules. Suntech is passionate about improving the environment we live in and dedicated to developing advanced solar solutions that enable sustainable development. Suntech designs, develops, manufactures, and markets a variety of high quality, cost effective and environmentally friendly solar products for electric power applications in the residential, commercial, industrial, and public utility sectors. Suntech offers one of the broadest ranges of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) products under the MSK Solar Design Line (TM). Suntech has sales offices worldwide and is a market share leader in key global solar markets. For more information, please visit http://www.suntech-power.com/

For more information, please contact: In China: Rory Macpherson Investor Relations Director Tel: +86-510-8531-8922 Email: rory@suntech-power.com In the United States: Sanjay M. Hurry Vice President The Piacente Group, Inc. (Investor Relations Counsel, Suntech) Tel: +1-212-481-2050 Email: suntech@tpg-ir.com

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd.

CONTACT: In China: Rory Macpherson, Investor Relations Director, Suntech
Power Holdings, Co. Ltd., +86-21-6288-5574 or rory@suntech-power.com; In the
United States: Sanjay M. Hurry, Vice President of The Piacente Group, Inc.
(Investor Relations Counsel, Suntech) at +1-212-481-2050 or suntech@tpg-
ir.com

Web site: http://www.suntech-power.com/

LeapFrog Sponsors Jumpstart's Read for the Record CampaignEmployees Visit Local Preschools to Donate Books and Celebrate Reading

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. , a leading developer of technology-based learning products, today announced it is a sponsor of this year's Jumpstart's Read for the Record campaign and intensive early education program. In addition to its national sponsorship, LeapFrog will provide employee volunteers to deliver hundreds of books -- donated by LeapFrog -- to preschools in the San Francisco Bay Area and will participate in the October 2nd Read for the Record event at the San Francisco Public Library.

Jumpstart's Read for the Record brings national attention to the importance of preparing children to read at an early age, by organizing the world's largest shared reading experience. With support from its sponsors, this year's campaign promises to be another record-breaking event. Jumpstart's Read for the Record will take place on October 2nd, with readers of all ages joining together to break the world record for the most children reading the same book with an adult on the same day.

During the past two years, more than 400,000 children participated in Jumpstart's Read for the Record campaign at events nationwide organized by businesses, governors, mayors, schools, libraries, individuals and other organizations. The campaign has raised more than $2,000,000 to support Jumpstart's mission.

LeapFrog Shares Commitment to Reading

"From its inception, LeapFrog has been focused on helping kids learn to read and love to read," said Christopher Miller, LeapFrog's vice president of marketing. "Our sponsorship of Jumpstart's Read for the Record program extends our commitment to reading and allows LeapFrog to contribute through both sponsorship funding and employee involvement to draw attention to the importance of early reading."

As part of its corporate sponsorship, LeapFrog will send employees to various preschools in the Berkeley and Oakland area to bring copies of the chosen book for this year's campaign and to share in the reading with local children. In addition, LeapFrog will participate in the San Francisco-based event for Jumpstart's Read for the Record.

Classic Book will be the Focus

"Focusing everyone's attention on one book for a single day is a great way to highlight the critical task of preparing young people for a lifetime of reading and learning," said Jumpstart's President James Cleveland. "We hope Jumpstart's Read for the Record will encourage others to consider this problem and help them to recognize the important role Jumpstart plays in the lives of young children everywhere."

This year's official campaign book is the beloved children's classic Corduroy from Penguin Young Readers Group. The special edition features an introduction and request for support for the campaign from NBC's TODAY Show hosts Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira, a foreword by LL Cool J and a collection of reading tips for parents of young children.

Corporate sponsorship supports Jumpstart's ongoing efforts to help children in low-income communities develop their language, literacy, and social skills in preparation for kindergarten. Further, corporate sponsors ensure that 100% of the proceeds from Jumpstart's Read for the Record directly benefit Jumpstart's work with children. Support of the campaign is just one of many ways in which these corporations make Jumpstart's work possible.

Visit http://www.readfortherecord.org/ to find information on how to register to participate, donate books to Jumpstart children, as well as host or join shared reading events across the nation.

About LeapFrog

LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., is a leading designer, developer and marketer of innovative, technology-based educational products that make learning fun. With more than 120 million educational platforms, books and games in homes worldwide, and multisensory technology in more than 100,000 US classrooms, the LeapFrog learning brand is trusted by parents, valued by teachers and loved by children. Many of LeapFrog's newest learning products connect to the Internet, for rich, offline/online experiences that parents and children can personalize.

Media contacts: Mischa Dunton Blair Decembrele LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. KAPLOW (510) 596-5441 (212) 221-1713 mdunton@leapfrog.com bdecembrele@kaplowpr.com

LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.

CONTACT: Mischa Dunton of LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., +1-510-596-5441,
mdunton@leapfrog.com; or Blair Decembrele of KAPLOW, +1-212-221-1713,
bdecembrele@kaplowpr.com, for LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.

Web site: http://www.leapfrog.com/
http://www.readfortherecord.org/

American Medical Association and Shutterfly Transform and Grow Their Online Presence With Interwoven Web SolutionsInterwoven Web Solutions Allow Companies to Quickly and Efficiently Create, Deliver, and Optimize Content to Maximize Online Business Performance

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ONLINE MARKET WORLD -- Interwoven, Inc. , a global leader in content management solutions, today announced that the American Medical Association (AMA) and Shutterfly are using Interwoven Web Solutions to increase online conversion rates, sales, and customer engagement. By leveraging Interwoven's Web Solutions to create, deliver, and optimize their Web presence, these leading brands are unlocking the value of content to drive business outcomes.

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"More than a decade after the first browser was introduced, many marketers still lack the technology and processes to effectively deliver the right content to the right customer at the moment of highest impact," said Ben Kiker, chief marketing officer at Interwoven. "Interwoven's unique ability to manage the entire content lifecycle allows companies to achieve this desired outcome, and in turn build and strengthen customer engagement."

Attract and Retain Customers with Targeted Content

The American Medical Association (AMA) is the largest association of medical doctors and medical students in the United States. To improve service for existing members and attract new members, the AMA is using Interwoven's Targeting and Engagement and Composite Application Provisioning solutions. These allow the AMA to deliver more relevant research and information to defined audience segments. Additionally, the AMA can quickly create and publish online content with minimal oversight from IT.

"Our Web strategy is designed to achieve our vision of being an essential part of the professional life of every physician," said Andy DeMarco, project manager, AMA Business Operations Systems. "With Interwoven, we can rapidly deliver relevant, timely, and targeted content to our members on a wide range of important professional and public health issues."

Serve Rich Digital Media to Known and Unknown Visitors

Shutterfly, the leading Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service, was already using Interwoven MediaBin to manage its digital assets. As Shutterfly continued to grow rapidly, they wanted to enhance its ability to target content to both known and anonymous visitors, and selected Interwoven's complete Web Solutions platform for online marketing, including Web content management, site provisioning capabilities, website optimization, and targeting.

Interwoven offers a broad array of solutions to maximize online business performance. To learn more information about Interwoven's Web Solutions, visit http://www.interwoven.com/.

In addition, Seth Rosenblatt, Interwoven's vice president of product marketing, will be presenting two sessions on how to maximize online business performance at Online Marketing World, today and tomorrow in San Francisco:

-- October 1st at 3pm: Seven Deadly Sins of Site Design -- October 2nd at 3pm: Landing Page Testing Best Practices About Interwoven

Interwoven, Inc. is a global leader in content management solutions. Interwoven's software and services enable organizations to maximize online business performance and organize, find, and govern business content. Interwoven solutions unlock the value of content by delivering the right content to the right person in the right context at the right time. Nearly 4,400 of the world's leading companies, professional services firms, and governments have chosen Interwoven, including adidas, Airbus, Amnesty International USA, Avaya, BT, Cisco, Citi, Delta Air Lines, DLA Piper, FedEx, Grant Thornton, Hilton Hotels, HKMP LLP, Hong Kong Trade and Development Council, HSBC, LexisNexis, MasterCard, Microsoft, Samsung, Shell, Sky Italia, Qantas Airways, Tesco, Virgin Mobile, and White & Case. A community of over 20,000 developers and over 300 partners enrich and extend Interwoven's offerings. To learn more about Interwoven, please visit http://www.interwoven.com/.

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CONTACT: Mark Richardson, of Interwoven, Inc., +1-408-953-7307,
Mark.richardson@interwoven.com; Miriam Blackwell of Waggener Edstrom
Worldwide, +1-512-527-7029, miriamb@waggeneredstrom.com, for Interwoven, Inc.

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Dépot d'un projet de note d'information par la société Oberthur Technologies en réponse au projet d'offre publique d'achat simplifiee initiée par François Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire visant les actions Oberthur Technologies

PARIS, October 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Le présent communiqué est publié en application des dispositions de l'article 231-26 du règlement général de l'Autorité des marchés financiers (l'<< AMF >>).

L'offre, le projet de note d'information de l'initiateur et le projet de note d'information en reponse d'Oberthur Technologies restent soumis à l'examen de l'Amf.

Le projet de note en réponse est disponible sur le site internet de l'AMF (http://www.amf-france.org) et sur le site internet d'Oberthur Technologies (http://www.oberthur.com). Il peut par ailleurs Ãªtre obtenu sans frais auprès de :

Oberthur Technologies 102 boulevard Malesherbes 75017 Paris

Ce communiqué a été préparé à des fins d'information uniquement, Il ne constitue pas une offre au public et n'est pas destiné à Ãªtre diffusé dans les pays autres que la France, La diffusion de ce communiqué, l'Offre et son acceptation, peuvent, dans certains pays, faire l'objet d'une réglementation spécifique, En conséquence, les personnes en possession du présent communiqué sont tenues de se renseigner sur les restrictions locales éventuellement applicables et de s'y conformer ; Oberthur Technologies décline toute responsabilité en cas de violation par toute personne des règles locales qui lui sont applicables.

En application du titre III du livre II et plus particulièrement des articles 231-13 et 233-1 1 du Règlement Général, Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire, société anonyme au capital de 46 995 000 euros dont le siège social est situé 102 boulevard Malesherbes, 75017 Paris, et dont le numéro d'immatriculation est RCS Paris B 332 692 524 (ci-après << François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire >> ou l'<< Initiateur >>), s'est engagé irrévocablement auprès de l'AMF à offrir aux actionnaires de la société Oberthur Technologies, société anonyme au capital de 22 452 690 euros dont le siège social est situé 102 boulevard Malesherbes, 75017 Paris, et dont le numéro d'immatriculation est RCS Paris B 340 709 534 (ci-après << Oberthur Technologies >> ou la << Société >>), dont les actions sont admises aux négociations sur Euronext Paris sous le code ISIN FR0000124133, d'acquérir la totalité de leurs actions Oberthur Technologies au prix unitaire de 6,70 euros dans les conditions rappelées ci-après.

En application des dispositions de l'article 231-13 du Règlement Général, Société Générale, agissant pour le compte de l'Initiateur, a déposé à cet effet le 23 septembre 2008 un projet d'offre publique d'achat simplifiée auprès de l'AMF (l'<< Offre >>). Conformément à ces dispositions, Société Générale garantit la teneur et le caractère irrévocable des engagements pris par l'Initiateur dans le cadre de l'Offre.

L'Initiateur détient, à la date de dépôt du projet d'Offre, 79 981 248 actions représentant 71,21 % du capital et 77,29 % des droits de vote(1). Conformément aux dispositions de l'article 231-6 du Règlement Général, l'Offre porte sur la totalité des actions Oberthur Technologies non détenues directement par l'Initiateur, soit un nombre maximal de 33 855 374 actions incluant :

- 32 328 667 actions existantes non détenues par l'Initiateur, dont 3 020 248 actions auto-détenues, étant observé qu'une partie des actions auto-détenues pourrait Ãªtre acquise par certains salariés sur levée des 19 994 options d'acquisition d'action en circulation, et susceptibles d'Ãªtre apportées dans le cadre de l'Offre ; - 1 526 707 actions pouvant Ãªtre émises par suite de l'exercice des options de souscription existantes.

L'Offre sera réalisée selon la procédure simplifiée régie par les articles 233-1 et suivants du Règlement Général. En conséquence, l'Initiateur s'engage à acquérir au prix de 6,70 euros par action toutes les actions Oberthur Technologies qui seront présentées à la vente dans le cadre de l'Offre pendant une période de 15 jours de négociation.

En application des dispositions de l'article 261-1 du Règlement Général, Oberthur Technologies a désigné le cabinet AA Fineval en qualité d'expert indépendant chargé de porter une appréciation sur l'évaluation du prix des actions de la Société, dont l'attestation d'équité figure à la section 2 ci-après et dont le rapport est reproduit à la section 3 du projet de note en réponse.

L'Offre est destinée à permettre à François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire de détenir intégralement le capital d'Oberthur Technologies. Les intentions de l'Initiateur sont précisées de manière détaillées dans le projet de note d'information de l'Initiateur déposé auprès de l'AMF le 23 septembre 2008.

En application des articles 237-14 et suivants du Règlement Général, l'Initiateur a l'intention de demander à l'AMF, dans un délai de trois mois à l'issue de la clôture de l'Offre, la mise en oeuvre d'un retrait obligatoire par transfert des actions non présentées à l'Offre par les actionnaires minoritaires de la Société, si celles-ci ne représentent pas plus de 5% du capital ou des droits de vote, moyennant une indemnité de 6,70 euros par action égale au prix de l'Offre.

L'Initiateur se réserve également la faculté, dans l'hypothèse oÃ¹ un retrait obligatoire ne pourrait pas Ãªtre mis en oeuvre dans les conditions visées ci-avant, et oÃ¹ il viendrait à détenir, directement ou indirectement au moins 95% des droits de vote de la Société, de déposer auprès de l'AMF un projet d'offre publique de retrait suivie, en cas de détention d'au moins 95% du capital et des droits de vote de la Société, d'une procédure de retrait obligatoire visant les actions de la Société qui ne seront pas détenues directement ou indirectement par l'Initiateur, dans les conditions des articles 236-1 et suivants et 237-1 et suivants du Règlement Général.

Par ailleurs, dans l'hypothèse oÃ¹ l'Initiateur ne pourrait pas mettre en oeuvre un retrait obligatoire comme indiqué ci-avant et oÃ¹ la liquidité de l'action Oberthur Technologies serait fortement réduite à l'issue de l'Offre, l'Initiateur se réserve la possibilité de demander à NYSE Euronext la radiation des actions Oberthur Technologies des négociations du marché Euronext Paris sous réserve des règles de marché.

1. Avis motive du conseil d'administration d'Oberthur Technologies

Le conseil d'administration d'Oberthur Technologies s'est réuni le 29 septembre 2008, tous ses membres présents ou représentés, pour rendre son avis motivé sur l'intérÃªt et les conséquences de l'Offre pour la Société, ses actionnaires et ses salariés. Il a adopté, à l'unanimité, l'avis motivé suivant :

<< Le Conseil, tous ses membres présents et représentés, a considéré à l'unanimité que la contrepartie de 6,70EUR offerte en numéraire pour une action Oberthur Technologies dans le cadre de l'Offre était équitable. Il a par ailleurs considéré que le projet d'Offre était dans l'intérÃªt des actionnaires de la Société en ce qu'il représente notamment pour ces derniers une opportunité de bénéficier d'une liquidité immédiate compte tenu d'un contexte boursier défavorable.

De plus, la réalisation de l'Offre, notamment si elle est suivie d'un retrait de la cote, permettra à la Société de se consacrer pleinement à son développement futur, sur une perspective de long terme, sans les contraintes du marché.

Enfin il ressort des déclarations de l'Initiateur que l'Offre n'aura pas d'impact sur les effectifs de la Société.

Dans ces conditions, le Conseil a estimé que la mise en oeuvre de l'Offre était dans l'intérÃªt de la Société, de ses actionnaires et de ses salariés. Il a en conséquence recommandé aux actionnaires minoritaires d'Oberthur Technologies d'apporter leurs titres à l'Offre.

Le Conseil a pris acte de l'intention de FCOF de détenir intégralement Oberthur Technologies en mettant en oeuvre, le cas échéant, un retrait obligatoire.

Les administrateurs, à l'exception de FCOF, ont indiqué qu'ils apporteront à l'Offre les actions qu'ils détiennent dans le capital de la Société, à l'exception des actions dont la détention est exigée aux fins de pouvoir exercer leurs fonctions de membre du Conseil, ce qui représente (en ce compris les actions de Messieurs Jean-Pierre et Thomas Savare et de SG Capital Développement qui font l'objet d'engagements d'apport) au total 3 991 895 actions et 3,55 % du capital.

Le président a indiqué que la Société détient 3 020 248 de ses propres actions dont 1 846 994 sont affectées aux options d'achat d'actions ou à des droits d'attribution d'actions gratuites qui sont donc insusceptibles d'Ãªtre apportées à l'Offre. Le Conseil a décidé de ne pas apporter à l'Offre les autres actions auto-détenues.

Le Conseil a enfin autorisé le directeur général à finaliser et signer le projet de note d'information en réponse de la Société, la note en réponse définitive et généralement à faire tout ce qui sera nécessaire au bon déroulement de l'Offre. >>

2. Attestation d'equite de l'expert independant

Conformément aux dispositions des articles 261-1 et suivants du règlement général de l'AMF, le cabinet AA Fineval, représenté par Madame Marie-Ange Farthouat, a été désigné par la Société en qualité d'expert indépendant afin d'établir un rapport sur les conditions financières de l'Offre.

L'expert indépendant a rendu son rapport le 29 septembre 2008 dans lequel il relève que :

<< - Le prix de 6,70EUR par action Oberthur Technologies offre des primes significatives, de 35% à 40% sur les cours de bourse des 6 derniers mois,

- Le prix de 6,70EUR par action Oberthur Technologies est proche de la valeur ressortant de l'actualisation des cash-flows,

- Le prix de 6 ,70EUR par action est légèrement supérieur à la valeur ressortant des multiples de sociétés comparables d'une taille beaucoup plus importante et permet d'effacer la décote de taille et de liquidité dont était affectée l'action Oberthur Technologies,

- Le prix de 6,70EUR fait ressortir une décote limitée, de 9%, sur la valeur retenue pour OCS lors de l'apport des activités fiduciaire et protection de valeurs, valeur arrÃªtée il y a un an, dans un contexte boursier différent et dans le but d'établir des poids relatifs et non une transaction en numéraire, contrairement à la présente opération.

- Le prix de 6,70EUR par action Oberthur Technologies est équitable pour les actionnaires minoritaires dans le cadre de l'Offre ainsi que pour le Retrait Obligatoire qui suivra si les seuils légaux sont franchis >>.

Enfin, l'expert indépendant conclut que << le prix de 6,70EUR par action Oberthur Technologies est équitable pour les actionnaires minoritaires dans le cadre de l'Offre ainsi, le cas échéant, que du retrait obligatoire >>.

--------------------------------- (1) Sur la base d'un capital composé, au 31 aoÃ»t 2008, de 112 309 915 actions auxquelles sont attachés 159 106 053 droits de vote, calculés conformément aux dispositions de l'article 223-11 du Règlement général de l'Autorité des marchés financiers (c'est-à-dire en incluant les droits de vote attachés aux 3 020 248 actions auto- détenues, qui sont privées de droits de vote). Contacts Investisseurs/analystes: Jean-Michel Guichot, Directeur financier, Oberthur Technologies, +33-1-47-64-64-08, jm.guichot@oberthur.com .

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CONTACTS: Investisseurs/analystes: Jean-Michel Guichot, Directeur financier, Oberthur Technologies, +33-1-47-64-64-08, jm.guichot@oberthur.com .

Two Tree.com Executives Named Among 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders by Inman News

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Inman News this week named Doug Lebda, Tree.com chairman and CEO, and Bret Violette, president of RealEstate.com, to the '100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders' list.

Inman News compiles the industry leading list annually and includes the 100 most influential people in real estate. This list reflects the industry's best and brightest and also includes those individuals from outside of the real estate industry whose actions influence the business of buying and selling homes. The people on this list embody leadership, innovation, ingenuity, power and persistence.

The list is broken into seven categories, including a "notables" section. Mr. Lebda was showcased in the 'Technology and Online Real Estate' section, while Mr. Violette was included in this year's 'Brokerage' section. Other areas included 'Trade Association and Government Agencies', 'Media Heavyweights', 'Economists, Academics and Advocates', and 'Mortgage and Ancillary Services'.

Mr. Lebda and Mr. Violette have joined the ranks of Inman's most influential people list in the past. Mr. Lebda, an online innovator and entrepreneur, founded LendingTree in 1996 and led the start-up company through a successful IPO, five acquisitions, and expansion into the consumer real estate category, while growing the business to more than $300 million in revenue. From 2005 - 2007, Mr. Lebda served as the president and chief operating officer of IAC overseeing more than 60 brands and 20,000 employees, before returning home to the company he founded. Once back at LendingTree, Mr. Lebda led the company through a spin-off from IAC forming Tree.com, Inc.

Mr. Violette is the president of Tree.com's real estate business including RealEstate.com, iNest, Domania and RealEstate.com, REALTORS(R), the company's Internet-enabled real estate brokerage. Mr. Violette joined the company in 2005 when he quickly developed the brokerage strategy forming RealEstate.com, REALTORS(R), which is now in 14 markets nationwide and has more than 1,000 agents. Before joining LendingTree, Mr. Violette served as president of Weichert Lead Network, Inc. and Weichert Rental Network, Inc. from 2002 to June 2005. Prior to that time, Mr. Violette served as chief financial officer and vice president of business development of YHD Foxtons, vice president of business development at CMP Media Inc. and as a group business director of Ziff-Davis.

About Tree.com, Inc.

Tree.com, Inc. is the parent of several well-known brands and businesses in the financial services and real estate industries including LendingTree.com, LendingTree Loans(sm), GetSmart.com, HomeLoanCenter.com, RealEstate.com, iNest.com, RealEstate.com, REALTORS(R), and Domania.com. Together, they serve as an ally for consumers who are looking to comparison shop loans, real estate and other financial products from multiple businesses and professionals who compete for their business.

LendingTree was founded in 1996 and launched nationwide in 1998. In 2003, the company was acquired by IAC/InterActiveCorp and later spun-off in 2008 to form Tree.com, Inc. . Tree.com, Inc. is headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. For more information, please visit http://www.tree.com/ .

Contact: Allison Vail 704-943-8339 allison.vail@lendingtree.com

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CONTACT: Allison Vail of Tree.com, Inc., +1-704-943-8339,
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Oracle(R) E-Business Suite Release 12 Delivers Strategic Value to Meru NetworksWireless Infrastructure Leader Implements Latest Version to Standardize Global Business Processes and Support Rapid Growth

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

-- Meru Networks (http://www.merunetworks.com/), a developer and marketer of wireless infrastructure solutions, has successfully implemented the Oracle(R) E-Business Suite Release 12 to standardize on best business practices in order to gain increased auditability, real-time visibility and transparency into its business operations, Oracle today announced. -- Implemented in 120 days, the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 replaces multiple legacy systems to provide Meru Networks with integrated ERP capabilities that can support the company's growth. -- Today, Meru Networks has achieved many operational efficiencies and increased visibility into the entire requisition and approval process. With auditability of operations on a daily basis, Meru Networks is able to close its financial books efficiently and have an infrastructure in place to execute future regulatory compliance initiatives. Rapid Implementation Improves Day-to-Day Operations -- The initial deployment, focused on automating the entire order-to-cash cycle and procure to pay cycle, yielded improved processes for order management, accounting, shipping and purchasing across the entire company. -- The implementation is running on Meru Network's own wireless LAN infrastructure leveraging Oracle Database 10g, and utilizes the following modules: Oracle Order Management, Oracle Purchasing, Oracle iProcurement, Oracle Manufacturing and Oracle Business Intelligence for Supply Chain and Order Management. -- Led by Navisite, a Certified Advantage Partner in the Oracle PartnerNetwork, Meru Networks' implementation of the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 was completed on-time with very little customization, resulting in a scalable foundation for automating and integrating additional business functions. Supporting Quotes -- "We needed an integrated ERP application infrastructure that would scale with our business growth and support our overall systems strategy," said Meru Networks, Head of Information Technology, Sreeni Garlapati. "Implementing the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 has enabled Meru to leverage standard business processes and we have been able to consolidate our disparate systems onto one platform. Oracle's high-tech industry expertise is impressive and we were able to implement the system rapidly. We are also running Oracle Applications on our own Meru Wireless Infrastructure." -- "We evaluated different ERP packages and talked to many companies during our investigation; the majority of companies like Meru were either using Oracle or moving to Oracle," said Meru Networks' Keith Matasci VP of Operations. "We wanted a complete package, no customizations required, and we had a very aggressive window for the implementation. The Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 allowed us to start with a tier 1 product that will support Meru as we grow, but not be over burdening starting out. Oracle meets all our requirements." Supporting Resources -- Organizations Around the World Successfully Implement the Oracle(R) E-Business Suite Release 12 (http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/017500_EN?rssid=rss_ocom_pr) -- Next Release of the Oracle(R) E-Business Suite Previewed at Oracle OpenWorld 2008 (http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/017519_EN?rssid=rss_ocom_pr) -- Watch an overview of Oracle E-Business Suite (http://tinyurl.com/5hn4pw) -- Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 Brief (http://tinyurl.com/5udmv5) -- The Business Value of Upgrading to Oracle E-Business Suite Financials Release 12 (http://tinyurl.com/62dkfz) -- Building the Business Case to Upgrade to Oracle E-Business Suite Human Resources Management System Release 12 (http://tinyurl.com/5le7ut) -- About the Oracle PartnerNetwork (http://www.oracle.com/partners/index.html) About Oracle

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

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Meru Networks develops and markets wireless infrastructure solutions that enable the All-Wireless Enterprise. Its industry-leading innovations deliver pervasive, wireless service fidelity for business-critical applications to major Fortune 500 enterprises, universities, healthcare organizations and local, state and federal government agencies. Meru's award-winning Air Traffic Control technology brings the benefits of the cellular world to the wireless LAN environment, and its WLAN System is the only solution on the market that delivers predictable bandwidth and over-the-air quality of service with the reliability, scalability and security necessary to deliver converged voice and data services over a single WLAN infrastructure. Founded in 2002, Meru is based in Sunnyvale, Calif. For more information, visit http://www.merunetworks.com/ or call (408) 215-5300.

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Oracle Buys Advanced Visual TechnologyEnhances Oracle's Insight-Driven Retail Solution Suite with 3D Visual Macro Space Planning

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

News Facts -- Oracle today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Advanced Visual Technology Ltd. (AVT), a leading provider of 3D visual macro space planning software for retailers. -- AVT enables retailers to collaborate with their stores and supplier partners to design and plan retail floor space in real time with a current photo-realistic view of each store. -- AVT products combined with Oracle Retail's comprehensive application suite is expected to increase the profitability of a store's selling space through enhanced space allocation and performance monitoring across categories, aisles, departments and the entire store. -- AVT employees and management are expected to join the Oracle Retail Global Business Unit. -- The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2008. Until the deal closes, each company will continue to operate independently. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Supporting Quotes -- "Adding AVT to our portfolio of retail applications further builds on our strategy of providing broad and deep industry solutions that help transform the economics of retail businesses," said Duncan Angove, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Oracle Retail. "The combination of Oracle and AVT will create an industry-leading macro space management solution that will maximize profitability through better allocation of selling space. This will help enable retailers to gain rapid and profitable ROI from every inch of store space and help Oracle further realize its vision for insight-driven retailing." -- "Some of the world's leading retail companies already use AVT products to deliver optimized return on space utilization and retail customer experience," said Victor Baneth, CEO of Advanced Visual Technology. "AVT's 3D visual macro space planning, collaboration and compliance capabilities will add to Oracle Retail's growing list of solutions that can help stores and retailers maximize profitability." Supporting Resources -- Oracle-Advanced Visual Technology information page (http://www.oracle.com/avt/index.html) -- Customer Letter (http://www.oracle.com/avt/customer-letter.html) -- Partner Letter (http://www.oracle.com/avt/partner-letter.html) -- Overall Presentation (http://www.oracle.com/avt/avt-general-presentation.pdf) -- About Oracle Retail (http://www.oracle.com/industries/retail/index.html) About Oracle

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

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DayStar Announces Q3 Milestone Update Conference Call

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DayStar Technologies, Inc. , a developer of photovoltaic products based on CIGS thin-film semiconductor technology, today announced that it will provide a third quarter update to discuss the company's recent progress on Thursday, Oct. 9. A press release will be issued shortly after the market close that day, and a conference call will begin at 2 pm Pacific time. To listen to the call, dial 210-839-8501 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. The pass code is DayStar.

The conference call will be available via a live webcast on the investor relations section of the DayStar website at http://www.daystartech.com/. Access the web site 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to download and install any necessary audio software. An archived webcast replay will be available on the web site for 12 months.

A taped replay will be made available approximately one hour after the conclusion of the call and will remain available for one week. To access the replay, dial 203-369-3944. The pass code for the replay is 1234.

About DayStar Technologies, Inc.

DayStar Technologies, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of photovoltaic products based upon CIGS thin film semiconductor technology. For more information, visit the DayStar website at http://www.daystartech.com/.

Certain statements contained in this press release, including statements regarding the future business of DayStar, and other statements contained herein regarding matters that are not historical facts, are "forward-looking" statements (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those factors discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed with the SEC on March 31, 2008. You should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements in this press release, and we disavow any obligation to update or supplement those statements in the event of any changes in the facts, circumstances, or expectations that underlie those statements.

DayStar Technologies, Inc.

CONTACT: Alexis Pascal, Alexis@stapleton.com, or Cathryn Johnson
Cathryn@stapleton.com, both of Stapleton Communications Inc., +1-650-470-0200,
for DayStar Technologies, Inc.

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

Aon eSolutions Launches iVOSc Carrier Edition, a Version of iVOS for Insurance CompaniesImplementations in Insurer Market Increased by 117% in the Past Year

SAN RAMON, Calif., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon eSolutions, the client technology arm of Aon Corporation and a leading provider of global risk and insurance solutions, today announced the launch of the iVOSc Carrier Edition, a version of iVOS specifically designed for property & casualty insurance companies. iVOS is Aon eSolutions' browser-based insurance system that incorporates claims administration, medical bill review, event management, document imaging, policy underwriting and case management capabilities into one integrated solution.

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Recognizing that insurance companies face specific challenges, the iVOSc Carrier Edition will enable insurers to transform their business operations and modernize their technology platforms. With iVOSc Carrier Edition, insurers have a complete solution to support unique business strategies, design competitive products, and respond to increased customer and producer demands. To efficiently comply with today's latest regulatory requirements, iVOSc also provides sophisticated auditing and reporting tools.

The iVOSc Carrier Edition offers three core modules that can be customized to meet any insurer's workflow, process and business needs:

-- iVOSc Policy Administration Module offers a wide array of system capabilities that assist insurance companies in processing and administering policies, as well as underwriting and rating coverage.

-- iVOSc Claims Management Module is designed to manage a complex claims operation with sophisticated scheduling, automation and workflow tools.

-- iVOSc Billing Module represents a complete billing solution, providing a full range of capabilities for both customer and producer billing needs.

Insurers can leverage iVOSc as an integrated "one-system" solution or select the individual modules according to their specific system requirements.

"The iVOSc Carrier Edition has insurance intelligence built in," said Randy Wheeler, managing director of Aon eSolutions. "In the past, mission-critical information and best practices resided in the minds of insurance professionals or in paper-based files, unable to be leveraged across the entire enterprise. Working closely with insurance companies, we've engineered insurance intelligence -- that is insurers' unique knowledge and procedures -- into the product, so out of the box you have this great solution."

Aon eSolutions has a long track record of success and growth in the insurer marketplace. Since the inception of the flagship iVOS product, the system has been implemented and utilized at leading insurance companies. Over the past year, implementations increased by 117 percent in the insurer market alone.

"Insurance companies have highly complex system environments, and IT departments are being stretched to do more with less," said James Wedster, vice president of development at Aon eSolutions. "We developed the carrier edition with the iVOSc Enterprise Platform. This platform is highly adaptable and provides IT groups with the ability to configure and customize the system at the finest levels to meet their companies' unique business needs."

The iVOSc Enterprise Platform includes four component sets that IT departments can leverage:

-- iVOSc Developer Set empowers IT departments with maximum system control.

-- iVOSc Integration Set provides a complete set of connectors to enhance system integration.

-- iVOSc Rules Engine Set offers both embedded and third-party rules to automate workflow.

-- iVOSc Reporter Set enables insurers to report on and analyze data to improve profitability, growth and performance.

About Aon

Aon eSolutions is the client technology solutions arm of Aon Corporation. We provide innovative products, services and solutions to meet the diverse and varied needs of risk and insurance professionals. Our best-in-class systems -- iVOS, RiskConsole, AonLine, and SafetyLogic -- provide an unparalleled and integrated risk and insurance technology suite. This award-winning technology streamlines business processes and optimizes resources through a personalized and configurable approach and has resulted in measurable value for our clients. For more information on Aon eSolutions, log onto http://www.aon-esolutions.com/.

Aon Corporation is the leading global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human capital and management consulting. Through its 36,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon readily delivers distinctive client value via innovative and effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions. Our industry-leading global resources, technical expertise and industry knowledge are delivered locally through more than 500 offices in more than 120 countries. Aon was named the world's best broker by Euromoney magazine's 2008 Insurance Survey. In 2008, Aon ranked highest on the Business Insurance ranking of the world's largest insurance brokers based on commercial retail, wholesale, reinsurance and personal lines brokerage revenues. Aon also was ranked by A.M. Best as the number one insurance broker based on brokerage revenues in 2007 and 2008, and was voted best insurance intermediary, best reinsurance intermediary, and best employee benefits consulting firm in 2007 and 2008 by the readers of Business Insurance. For more information on Aon, log onto http://www.aon.com/.

Media Contact: Tammy Delatorre 661-775-0550 tammydelatorre@yahoo.com

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WD(R) Ships Second-Generation Green(TM) Hard Drives With Significantly Improved Power Efficiency and PerformanceWD's Best Selling Eco-friendly WD Caviar(R) Green Drive Continues to be the Most Power-Efficient, Coolest and Quietest 3.5-inch Hard Drive in the Market

LAKE FOREST, Calif., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WD today announced the second-generation of its highly popular and environmentally friendly WD(R) Caviar(R) Green(TM) desktop hard drives, which feature the company's GreenPower(TM) technology to significantly reduce power consumption, compared with standard hard drives. The new platform is based on WD's 333 GB/platter technology with 32 MB cache, producing capacities ranging from 500 GB to 1 TB.(1)

As an innovative leader in green storage technology, WD has ramped up its successful GreenPower technology-based hard drives to greater than 10 percent of its 3.5-inch hard drive shipments in the initial twelve months of production, making low-power technologies one of WD's fastest growing segments and WD Caviar Green one of the most successful new products in the company's recent history.

WD's latest WD Caviar Green hard drives consume up to 20 percent less power and offer a 10 percent increase in performance over the previous version(2), while continuing to provide the market with hard drives enabling quieter and cooler-running desktop PCs and external storage devices.

"WD's first-to-market offering of green technology has generated positive customer experience, while lessening the burden on our natural resources," said Don Bennett, vice president and general manager of WD's desktop business unit. "Compared with competitive drives, customers realize a reduction in power consumption, leading to less heat generation, which enables greater long-term reliability in all applications."

Cool, Quiet Hard Drives The following technologies enable WD Caviar Green hard drives: IntelliPower(TM) - A fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate and caching algorithms designed to deliver both significant power savings and solid performance. Additionally, GreenPower drives consume less current during startup allowing lower peak loads on systems as they are booted. IntelliSeek(TM) - Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise, and vibration. NoTouch(TM) ramp load technology - Designed to ensure the recording head never touches the disk media resulting in significantly less wear to the recording head and media, as well as better drive protection in transit. Availability and Pricing

All WD Caviar Green hard drives may be ordered through select distributors and resellers. MSRP for the WD Caviar Green 1 TB hard drives (model WD10EADS) is $219.00 USD. More information about WD Caviar Green desktop drives may be found on the company's Web site at http://wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=559

About WD

WD, one of the storage industry's pioneers and long-time leaders, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company produces reliable, high-performance hard drives that keep users' data accessible and secure from loss. WD applies its storage expertise to consumer products for external, portable and shared storage applications.

WD was founded in 1970. The company's storage products are marketed to leading systems manufacturers, selected resellers and retailers under the Western Digital(R) and WD brand names. Visit the Investor section of the company's Web site (http://www.westerndigital.com/) to access a variety of financial and investor information.

Western Digital, WD, the WD logo and WD Caviar are registered trademarks and Green, IntelliPower, IntelliSeek, NoTouch and GreenPower are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks herein are property of their respective owner. As used for storage capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for buffer or cache, one megabyte (MB) = 1,048,576 bytes.

(1) The 32 MB cache is only available on the WD Caviar Green 1 TB model (WD10EADS) (2) Based on previous generation WD Caviar Green 1 TB hard drives. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000711/WDCLOGO)

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heather.skinner@wdc.com, or Bob Blair, Investor Relations, +1-949-672-7834,
robert.blair@wdc.com, both of Western Digital Technologies

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

SAIC To Webcast Institutional Investor Conference

SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAIC, Inc. , a scientific, engineering, and technology applications company, will host analysts and institutional investors at its second annual Institutional Investor Conference in McLean, Va. on October 14 and 15.

Company senior management will discuss current performance and strategies for the future. Interested parties can listen to the presentation portion of the conference through a live audio webcast on the company's web site, http://www.saic.com/. The presentations will be webcast October 15 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern.

About SAIC

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

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

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

SAIC, Inc.

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

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

'Comtex Market Knowledge' Delivers Streaming Market News on Dynamic Stock Tracking Platform

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comtex News Network, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CMTX), a leading provider of economically useful electronic real-time news, content and proprietary market products, today announced the introduction of "Comtex Market Knowledge," a new desktop streaming news and stock portfolio tracking application.

A windows-based downloadable application, Comtex Market Knowledge enables users to:

-- Customize real-time Comtex newsfeeds with unlimited filtering options using basic portfolios or advanced combinations of stocks, sectors, indices, subjects and sources; -- Monitor all equities using portfolio-centric tools; -- Perform fundamental stock analysis with easy access to corporate profiles, financials, technical indicators, news archives, consensus estimates, insider and stockholder data, and SEC filings; -- Examine interactive calendars, filter calendar views and plan ahead for earnings calls, corporate actions, presentations, meetings, conferences and earnings calendars that update intraday; and -- Arrange Comtex Market Knowledge modules anywhere on their desktops and save the integrated layout for a seamless look.

"Especially critical in volatile markets, Comtex Market Knowledge delivers financial data, news, stock analysis tools, earnings calendars and more," said Chip Brian, President and CEO of Comtex. "Investors in these turbulent times can have easy access to these crucial ingredients for fact-based investment decisions - all in a single customizable interface."

About Comtex

Comtex (http://www.comtex.com/) provides real-time news, Comtex SmarTrend Alerts(R) and economically useful information. Comtex customers receive select content from key sources which is further enhanced with stock tickers and an extended lexicon of relevant terms. With a specialization in the financial news and content marketplace, Comtex receives, enhances, combines and filters news and content received from national and international news bureaus, agencies and publications, and distributes more than one million total stories per day. Comtex's state-of-the-art technology delivers this relevant content and reliable service in real-time. Comtex also provides several SmarTrend Alert products to consumers, including a daily stock market letter (Morning Call), selected stock news (SmarTrend Spotlights), and its banner product, SmarTrend Alerts (via subscription at http://www.tradethetrend.com/. Comtex has offices in New York City; Boston, Massachusetts; and Alexandria, Virginia.

SmarTrend(R) is a registered trademark of Comtex News Network, Inc. Trade The TrendSM is a service mark of Comtex News Network, Inc. Please Note:

Comtex News Network, Inc. is not a registered investment advisor and does not provide investment advice. Investors bear complete responsibility for their own investment research and decisions and should seek the advice of a qualified investment professional prior to making investment decisions.

Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements may be identified by reference to a future period by use of forward-looking terminology such as "anticipate," "expect," "could," "intend," "may" and other words of a similar nature. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated herein, including the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances relating to the fact that Comtex is in a highly competitive industry subject to rapid technological, product and price changes. Other factors include the possibility that demand for the Company's products may not occur or continue at sufficient levels, changing global economic and competitive conditions, technological risks and other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Comtex undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

CONTACT: Amber Gordon 703-797-8011 agordon@comtex.com

Comtex News Network, Inc.

CONTACT: Amber Gordon, +1-703-797-8011, agordon@comtex.com

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Hughes Introduces Broadband Backup Service to Help Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Stay Connected When Disaster StrikesNew HughesNet(R) Plans Protect SMBs from Landline Outages and Offer a Truly Diverse Broadband Solution

GERMANTOWN, Md., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced the availability of HughesNet Broadband Backup service plans, the newest offerings for small- and medium-sized businesses that provide automatic satellite backup in the event of a landline failure. With HughesNet Broadband Backup, SMBs can be secure in knowing their critical applications will remain online in the event of a landline failure, protecting them against loss of data or revenue.

According to a 2008 AT&T Business Continuity Study, one in five businesses does not have a business continuity plan developed, and many are inadequately prepared for network outages and disasters. Additionally, for the third year in a row, the national survey finds that nearly 30 percent of U.S. businesses do not consider business continuity planning a priority.(1)

"The best time to respond to a disaster or any outage is before it happens," said Sam Baumel, assistant vice president at Hughes. "A relatively small investment of time and money now, especially with hurricane season in full swing, may make the difference in a business staying in business, and not losing its private network or Internet connectivity when it occurs."

Two types of HughesNet Broadband Backup plans are available, depending on the type of primary landline service -- Internet access or private network. For Internet-based backup, data rates are up to 1 Mbps/uplink and up to 5 Mbps/downlink; for private network-based backup, data rates are up to 2 Mbps/uplink and up to 8 Mbps/downlink. HughesNet Broadband Backup services can also be configured to offload network traffic in a load balancing configuration, thereby alleviating network congestion and postponing upgrades. In addition, a number of field maintenance options are available including same-day service.

HughesNet Broadband Backup service plans are made possible by the advanced satellite technology of SPACEWAY(TM) 3, the world's first commercial satellite with on-board switching and routing. Optimized for data networking, SPACEWAY 3 has 5 to 8 times the capacity of current generation satellites, which fuels faster speeds and enables efficient processing of high volume traffic. SPACEWAY 3 began serving customers in April, 2008.

HughesNet Broadband Backup services are available directly from Hughes and through its nationwide network of authorized resellers. To learn more about HughesNet Business Solutions, visit http://www.business.hughesnet.com/

About Hughes Network Systems

Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) is the global leader in providing broadband satellite networks and services for large enterprises, governments, small businesses, and consumers. HughesNet encompasses all broadband solutions and managed services from Hughes, bridging the best of satellite and terrestrial technologies. Its broadband satellite products are based on global standards approved by the TIA, ETSI, and ITU standards organizations, including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A and GMR-1. To date, Hughes has shipped more than 1.5 millions systems to customers in over 100 countries.

Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes maintains sales and support offices worldwide. Hughes is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Communications, Inc. . For additional information, please visit http://www.hughes.com/

(1) 2008 AT&T Business Continuity Report

Hughes Network Systems, LLC

CONTACT: Judy Blake of Hughes Network Systems, +1-301-601-7330,
judy.blake@hughes.com, or Lisa Rassenti of Brodeur, +1-202-775-2652,
lrassenti@brodeur.com, for Hughes Network Systems, LLC

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Verizon Enterprise Center Wins Telephony Magazine 2008 Innovation AwardGlobal 24/7 Portal Helps Large-Business and Government Customers Manage Their Wired, Wireless Services

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Telephony Magazine has named the Verizon Enterprise Center (VEC), the company's online site for enterprise customers around the world, as the most innovative enterprise service of 2008.

The VEC, introduced by Verizon earlier this year, is an extensive application suite that enables Verizon Business and Verizon Wireless large-business and government customers to manage their voice, data, Internet and wireless services on a single one-stop portal, using a convenient single sign-on.

"Verizon has done a great job of enhancing its customer portal over the past 12-18 months," said Cindy Whelan, analyst with Current Analysis and one of the Telephony Innovation Award judges. "The portal offers a wealth of information to customers, with a particular eye to enhancing features for multinational users."

Carol Wilson, editor-in-chief of Telephony, said: "This was a particularly competitive category. Verizon Business' entry stood out in the eyes of our judges because of the power it put into the hands of its largest customers. The judges viewed this as a practical tool that Verizon developed which goes beyond what its competition is offering."

The magazine, a leading industry trade publication, presented the award at the Telephony LIVE summit Sept. 30 in Chicago.

Telephony began the Innovation Awards last year to recognize companies that create and deploy innovative telecom services. The awards are open to all service providers, including telecom and cable companies, wireless service providers, managed and hosted service providers, ISPs, and applications service providers.

"This prestigious award recognizes the critical role the Verizon Enterprise Center plays in helping our multinational customers to more effectively manage their business," said Tom Vitale, vice president of customer enablement and cross-product support for Verizon Business. "We will continue to invest in the VEC and design innovative self-service applications that facilitate how our customers do business with us, on their schedule and on their terms."

Mark Bartolomeo, vice president - enterprise data sales for Verizon Wireless, said: "The Verizon Wireless commitment to providing customers with quality service extends to every aspect of our business. Giving customers the tools they need to manage their Verizon accounts is as important as providing them with network reliability. It is a winning combination, and we are thrilled at the recognition."

For more information about the VEC, visit https://enterprisecenter.verizon.com/.

About Verizon Business

Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications , operates the world's most connected public IP network and uses its industry-leading global-network capabilities to offer large-business and government customers an unmatched combination of security, reliability and speed. The company integrates advanced IP communications and information technology (IT) products and services to deliver leading enterprise solutions including managed services, security, mobility, collaboration and professional services. These solutions power innovation and enable the company's customers to do business better. For more information, visit http://www.verizonbusiness.com/.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 68.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 70,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, go to: http://www.verizonwireless.com/. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

VERIZON'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: Lisa Fels of Verizon Business, +1-703-886-6042,
lisa.fels@verizon.com, or Brenda Boyd Raney of Verizon Wireless,
+1-908-559-7518, brenda.raney@verizonwireless.com

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Mitek Systems Announces Mobile Deposit Application for Apple iPhoneApplication Will Provide Check Deposit Feature for Mobile Banking Platforms on iPhone

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mitek Systems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MITK) http://www.miteksystems.com/, an innovator of image analytics and mobile imaging software, today announced it has developed a version of its ImageNet Mobile Deposit(TM) application for the Apple iPhone(TM). ImageNet Mobile Deposit is the first mobile banking software that allows banks to accept paper check deposits from merchants and mobile professionals via camera-equipped mobile phones.

The Mobile Deposit iPhone application is available to financial institutions or mobile banking software vendors looking to add Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) to their mobile banking platform. Mobile Deposit for iPhone can make mobile banking platforms a revenue generator in addition to a customer acquisition tool as mobile professionals and commercial banking customers are willing to pay for expedited deposits while on the road.

"iPhone users are a very tech-savvy group who understand the value of mobile banking and will benefit from the convenience to deposit checks right from their phone," said James DeBello, president and CEO, Mitek Systems. "Mitek has created a seamless iPhone application that financial institution or banking software vendors can quickly add to their existing mobile banking offering."

Mitek Mobile Deposit for the iPhone fully utilizes iPhone's unique interface and rich graphic touch display to make mobile check deposit a simple convenient feature of mobile banking needs. Mitek has joined the iPhone Developer Program to help ensure a seamless application integration for financial institutions and mobile banking platforms.

Using ImageNet Mobile Deposit for the iPhone

Using the application is simple. iPhone users download ImageNet Mobile Deposit to their iPhone, or can access the application via a browser. To make a deposit, the user initiates a mobile banking session, keys in the deposit amount, and snaps a photo of the front and back of the check. Mobile Deposit's advanced image preprocessing ensures the check images meet Check 21 accepted image quality standards. Once the bank's system receives the deposit, it sends the customer a confirmation text message. The entire transaction takes less than a minute.

About Mitek Systems, Inc.

Mitek Systems (OTCBB: MITK; http://www.miteksystems.com/) is an innovator of image analytics and mobile imaging technologies used by financial institutions, life science companies, and government agencies. The company develops and markets the most comprehensive suite of intelligent character recognition software used to test, clean, read and authenticate imaged documents and objects, and its software is used to process more than nine billion transactions per year. For more information about Mitek Systems, contact the company at 858-503-7810 or visit http://www.miteksystems.com/

Forward-Looking Statement Disclosure

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and other expressions of management's belief or opinion that reflect its current understanding or belief with respect to such matters. Such statements include, without limitation, projections of revenue and operating expenses. These estimates and projections and the company's business prospects in general are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including the fact that the company has a history of losses, may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability. These and other risks are detailed from time-to-time in the Company's SEC reports, including our most recent Form 10- QSB and our Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September, 2007. Actual results may differ materially from those projected. These forward-looking statements represent management's opinions and beliefs as of the date of this news release. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.

Contact: Jason Magner For Mitek Systems 310-854-8128/8151 jmagner@rogersandcowan.com

Mitek Systems, Inc.

CONTACT: Jason Magner, +1-310-854-8128/8151, jmagner@rogersandcowan.com,
for Mitek Systems

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

[video] John Grob, President of Global Clean Energy, Inc. Discusses New Trading Symbol on WallSt.net's 3-Minute Press Show

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Clean Energy, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GCEI), a company working to be a significant contributor to the future of clean energy, today announced that the company's President, John Grob, is featured in an exclusive interview on WallSt.net's 3-Minute Press Show.

The interview gives viewers an overview of the company, and the significance of the company's latest press release.

To view the clip in its entirety, visit: http://www.tv.wallst.net/r/3-minute-press/John-Grob-GCEI-BB/276/1096

Ask John Grob a question, post a comment on his personal page, and join his financial social network today at: http://my.wallst.net/John-Grob-GCEI-BB

Other executives featured on the program include: -- Jay Bhatt, Senior Vice President of Autodesk, Inc. To view this interview in its entirety, visit: http://www.tv.wallst.net/r/3-minute-press/Jay-Bhatt-ADSK-ND/276/1097 -- Joseph Anzalone, Senior Vice President of Operations for MediaG3, Inc. (Pink Sheets: MDGC) To view this interview in its entirety, visit: http://www.tv.wallst.net/r/3-minute-press/Joe-Anzalone-MDGC-PK/276/1099 About Global Clean Energy, Inc.:

Global Clean Energy has been working diligently to become a significant contributor to the future of clean energy. The Company has been active in developing relationships with potential customers for its dredging and gasification systems, and the Company has entered into certain agreements with UK Coal Mining plc. ("UK Coal"), the largest coal producer in the United Kingdom. The Company is currently working with UK Coal to finalize the installation of a proprietary cyclonic dredging pump at UK Coal's Pontefract, South Yorkshire facility. Subject to further testing, the Company expects to commence dredging and processing the slurry and coal fines from the slurry lake in Pontefract, South Yorkshire during the fourth quarter of 2008. A patent application for the Company's proprietary cyclonic dredging pump is currently pending before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

About WallStreet Direct, Inc.

WallStreet Direct, Inc. operates WallSt.net (http://www.wallst.net/), a leading source of up-to-the-minute business news, comprehensive financial tools and original multimedia content for the investment community. In addition to WallSt.net, WallStreet Direct owns and operates WallStRadio (http://radio.wallst.net/), an online hub for business podcasts from well-known business news personalities and publishers, and WallStTV (http://tv.wallst.net/), a hub for business and finance video content. We have received four hundred ninety five dollars from Global Clean Energy, Inc. for the dissemination of this press release. To read our full disclaimer, and for a complete list of our advertisers, and advertising relationships, visit http://www.wallst.net/disclaimer/disclaimer.php.

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ShoreTel Unveils New Products Designed for Global Markets and Expands Its Global Corporate PresenceNew Features, Extended Distribution Channels Deliver Cost-Effective and Proven Unified Communications Solutions to Markets Beyond the U.S.

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ShoreTel(R) , a leading provider of Pure IP Unified Communications solutions, has expanded its global offerings with new products and solutions designed for worldwide markets. The move will extend ShoreTel's cost-effective and proven unified communications (UC) solutions -- which have won a large, loyal customer following and multiple industry awards -- to an even stronger presence in the global marketplace. The company has established new offices and expanded its distribution channels to support this increased global presence.

ShoreTel is sponsoring and exhibiting at the IP'08 Expo (http://www.ipexpo.co.uk/?WT.mc_id=IP159OLWS) in London, Oct. 1-2, Stand #649. Mark Swendsen, ShoreTel's managing director of EMEA, will also be speaking at the event.

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS -- ShoreTel 8.1 is a global product release that adds support for 7 new countries. The countries supported are Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, UK and U.S. -- ShoreTel 8.1 product enhancements include global support for ShoreTel's Unified Communications desktop client; VPN-enabled phones to simplify remote end user deployments; the IP 230g, which is a low cost, gigabit- enabled phone; and new switches with BRI and E1 interfaces to round out the global product line. -- ShoreTel 8.1 includes language support for Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, English (UK and U.S.), French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Castilian and CALA) and Swedish. -- ShoreTel has recently opened new offices in the London metropolitan area (Maidenhead) and has a local presence in Hong Kong, Madrid and Munich. -- ShoreTel currently has 17 distributors and 97 Value Added Reseller Partners in EMEA, and 7 distributors and 40 partners in Asia Pacific, including Aria Communications (http://www.ipexpo.co.uk/?WT.mc_id=IP159OLWS), which was recently named (http://www.shoretel.com/about/press_room/2008/08-05.html) a national distributor in Australia. ShoreTel also has distribution partners in China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, The Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, as well as Argentina, Brazil and Mexico in the CALA region. Additional distribution expansion is underway in Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea and Taiwan. -- The company has 400 customers with a European presence and more than 18,000 endpoints installed, and more than 100 customers in APAC. QUOTES

John W. Combs, chairman, president and CEO, ShoreTel: "ShoreTel continues to aggressively invest in moving forward on its promise of innovative unified communications solutions, both in terms of the markets we serve and the capabilities we offer. As the clear UC industry leader in technology advances, customer satisfaction, and enterprise communications cost reduction, we're excited to expand our activities to deliver these benefits on a global scale. We anticipate significant and steadily growing momentum, just as we have seen in the U.S."

Mark Swendsen, managing director, EMEA, ShoreTel: "Since we entered the EMEA market, we have worked diligently to customize our products to meet these countries' unique needs, from the technical and programmatic to the logistical and cultural. These efforts are paying off, as the latest release of the ShoreTel fully distributed unified communications solution is already generating excitement among our EMEA partners, distributors and customers with its ability to streamline business processes and create a more productive and collaborative enterprise. As we continue to expand our sales and distribution infrastructure, this region is one of our fastest growing markets and we are committed to that success."

FEATURE SUMMARY

Detailed description of ShoreTel 8.1 features here: (http://blog.shoretel.com/2008/10/whats-new-in-shoretel-81.html)

-- High resolution video-enabled ShoreWare(R) Professional Call Manager with improved look and feel, and enhanced usability -- VPN-enabled phone -- Improved support for connecting SIP-based end-points to the system -- Mobile Call Manager (http://www.shoretel.com/products/call_manager/mobile_call_manager.html) supported on leading mobile phone models and delivered in Danish, Dutch (Netherlands), English (UK and US), French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish -- New ShoreGear switch appliances (http://www.shoretel.com/products/voice_switches/) including the ShoreGear 30, 24A and T1k -- Increased security -- Improved management -- New telephony features -- Choice of IM server (ShoreTel Converged Conferencing 7.1, Microsoft LCS 2005 or Microsoft OCS 2007) SHORETEL IN EMEA & APAC -- Success stories for EMEA and APAC customers: -- Centre for Digestive Diseases (http://www.shoretel.com/resources/success_stories/healthcare.html) -- CNET (http://www.shoretel.com/resources/success_stories/retail.html) -- Coleg Glan Hafren (http://www.shoretel.com/resources/success_stories/education.html) -- CPL (http://tinyurl.com/3hqzst) -- CVUK (http://tinyurl.com/3hqzst) -- Conservatree (http://tinyurl.com/3hqzst) -- DayMen International (http://tinyurl.com/3hqzst) -- Ferrier Hodgson (http://tinyurl.com/3hqzst) -- 2iQ (http://tinyurl.com/3hqzst) -- InterSystems Corporation (http://tinyurl.com/3hqzst) -- OILEXCO (http://tinyurl.com/3hqzst) MULTIMEDIA -- ShoreTel chairman, president & CEO, John W. Combs, (hi-res version here: http://www.shoretel.com/about/press_room/image_library/) -- ShoreTel managing director, EMEA, Mark Swendsen, (hi-res version here: http://www.shoretel.com/about/press_room/image_library/) -- ShoreTel products, (hi-res version here: http://www.shoretel.com/about/press_room/image_library/) RELATED LINKS & CONVERSATION -- ShoreTel blog (http://blog.shoretel.com/) -- ShoreTel awards (http://www.shoretel.com/about/awards.html) About ShoreTel, Inc.

ShoreTel, Inc., is a leading provider of Pure IP Unified Communications solutions. ShoreTel enables companies of any size to seamlessly integrate all communications -- voice, video, messaging and data -- with their business processes. Independent of device or location, ShoreTel's distributed software architecture eliminates the traditional costs, complexity and reliability issues typically associated with other solutions. ShoreTel continues to deliver the highest levels of customer satisfaction, ease of use and manageability while driving down the overall total cost of ownership. ShoreTel is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and has regional offices in the United Kingdom, Sydney, Australia and Munich, Germany. For more information, visit http://www.shoretel.com/ or call 1-877-80SHORE.

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SAP's Integrated Treasury Solutions Drive Global EfficienciesTurbulent Economy Underscores the Importance to Protect Liquidity and Profitability Through Harmonized Cash, Liquidity and Risk Management Solutions

BARCELONA, Spain, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAP AG today announced that leading edge customers, including Franz Haniel & Company and Roche, are experiencing unmatched, end-to-end process efficiencies and improved business performance across the entire spectrum of cash, liquidity, and treasury and risk management through the deployment of treasury applications from SAP. The announcement was made at the EuroFinance International Cash and Treasury Management Conference, being held Oct. 1-3 in Barcelona, Spain.

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In the wake of the current global credit crisis and volatile commodity, interest rate and foreign exchange markets, it becomes increasingly challenging for global businesses to ensure they have access to liquidity while protecting profit margins, at the same time complying with regulatory and financial reporting standards. As a result, treasury departments require a higher degree of visibility and control over the complex, interconnected processes associated with managing cash, liquidity, investment operations and risk.

In response, a rising number of global businesses are turning to comprehensive treasury management software from SAP to ensure healthy cash flow and adequate liquidity, and protect profit margins from fluctuations in interest rates, commodity prices and currency exchange rates.

The Haniel Group is an international corporation with more than 50,000 employees and 29.2 billion euros sales in 2007. The company's activities vary from pharmaceutical trade, recycling and trading of raw materials for the stainless steel industry, to supply of textile services and washroom hygiene, to mail order for office or plant equipment. Haniel recently embarked on an effort to streamline its treasury operations and strengthen its IFRS 7 compliance.

"Our prior IT applications made it very difficult to capture exposure data from across the company, perform the required stress testing and perform regulatory reporting," said Andreas Laroche, executive for Corporate IT, the Haniel Group. "No other vendor provides the fully integrated approach that SAP provides. Our financial reporting and compliance procedures run much more smoothly and we are in the position by using treasury applications from SAP to do proper hedge accounting. In addition, the SAP In-House Cash application has strengthened our liquidity management."

Haniel deployed the SAP(R) Treasury and Risk Management, the SAP(R) In-House Cash and the SAP(R) General Ledger applications to provide an integrated solution that links treasury and core finance operations.

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG discovers, develops and provides innovative diagnostic and therapeutic products to patients and healthcare professionals. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, the company selected SAP for its treasury management for the comprehensive integration with standardized financial supply chain processes, as well as for the ability to centralize cash and treasury processes across the entire company.

"We operate a highly efficient and automated in-house bank that would not be possible without the SAP In-House Cash application," said Martin Schlageter, head of Treasury Operations, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG.

"The high reliability, support for industry standards, integration with local accounting systems and ongoing SAP treasury solutions product enhancements ensures that our treasury department will meet current and emerging requirements," added Susanne Erkens-Reck, head of Corporate Finance Informatics, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG.

"Treasury departments will take on an increasing role as finance and equity market experts and will be expected to uncover hidden growth opportunities for their companies," said Svatopluk Alexander, managing director, Commercial Services, BearingPoint. "The harmonization of global cash management and payment processes, in addition to integrated financial planning, ensures that the treasurer transforms into the role of 'global champion' by enabling enterprise-wide transparency on cash, liquidity and financial risks."

Treasury applications from SAP are natively integrated with each other and with the SAP General Ledger to help ensure transactions and positions are automatically and accurately recorded to meet financial reporting and compliance mandates. Native integration minimizes the integration costs and risks associated with point solutions in wide use today, and allows global businesses to sense and respond to changing market conditions in real-time.

"Today's global enterprises demand a more comprehensive approach to managing their treasury operations," said Rebecca Polley, vice president of Financial Solutions Management, SAP AG. "Unlike other technologies used to address these challenges, SAP applications enable our customers to effectively manage the full spectrum of cash, liquidity and financial risk, which is becoming more critical in light of the ongoing turmoil in the financial markets. Utilizing a single, easy-to-use dashboard, SAP enables treasury professionals to analyze and manage the full range of market risks, including commodity, interest rate and foreign exchange risks. In addition, treasury applications from SAP are fully integrated with SAP General Ledger to enable companies to more confidently comply with global financial reporting standards."

In January 2008, SAP received the 2007 Treasury Management International (TMI) award for the best back-office and accounting system, and for demonstrating innovation and excellence in treasury management.

Visit SAP at EuroFinance booth number L38. To learn more about the natively integrated treasury applications from SAP that enable global corporations to manage every aspect of cash, liquidity and risk management capabilities, please visit http://www.sap.com/financials.

About SAP

SAP is the world's leading provider of business software(*), offering applications and services that enable companies of all sizes and in more than 25 industries to become best-run businesses. With approximately 75,000 customers (includes customers from the acquisition of Business Objects) in over 120 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE, under the symbol "SAP." (For more information, visit http://www.sap.com/)

(*) SAP defines business software as comprising enterprise resource planning and related applications.

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ZBB Energy Corporation Appoints William Mundell Chairman of the Board of Directors

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ZBB Energy Corporation today announced that Mr. Bill Mundell has accepted the position as Chairman of the Board of Directors, taking over from Australian-based Mr. Richard Payne, who will continue to serve as a non-executive Director. Mr. Mundell joined the Board of ZBB following completion of the Company's IPO in mid 2007 and his appointment as Chairman is a further move to strengthen the management of operations from the United States.

Mr. Mundell is an international businessman with a solid track record in the information and educational technology industries. He is Chairman of Intekea, a Los Angeles based joint venture focused on economic development in West and Central Africa. He is the former Chairman and CEO of Vidyah Inc., a company founded out of Knowledge Universe to create a second generation of e-learning. During the same time he assumed responsibility for another Knowledge Universe controlled company, International Knowledge Management. Previously, he was Chairman of Trade, Inc. a leading competitive intelligence company specializing in international trade information controlled by Bain Capital and Sutter Hill.

ZBB's Chief Executive Officer Rob Parry commented, "Bill Mundell brings both exceptional leadership qualities and extensive experience, which has been and will continue to be of great value to ZBB from the stand-point of our strategic positioning, future growth and technological prowess. We are thrilled that Bill has accepted this nomination and look forward to his initiative and guidance as we take ZBB to the next phase of our development."

From 1989 through 1998, Mr. Mundell was with WEFA, serving first as President and later as President and Chief Executive Officer. WEFA, the world's premier economic forecasting authority, was founded in 1963 as Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates by the Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Lawrence Klein.

Mr. Mundell was also an adjunct professor at UCLA's Anderson Graduate School of Management, where he taught economics and finance and he is an honorary professor at Tsinghau University in China. He received his undergraduate degree in Economics and Political Science at Carlton University in Canada where he was the recipient of the U.S. Ambassadors Award. He completed his graduate studies at Columbia University, earning an MBA in Finance and a Masters in International Economics and Public Finance.

About ZBB Energy Corporation

ZBB Energy Corporation provides clean energy storage solutions based on proprietary zinc rechargeable energy storage technology that addresses requirements in multiple markets such as alternative energy applications, large electrical utilities and green residential and commercial architecture. A developer and manufacturer of its modular, transportable and environmentally friendly Zinc Energy Storage Solutions ("ZESS"), ZBB was founded in 1981 as an R&D company and is headquartered in Wisconsin with offices located in Perth, Australia.

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Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including the description of the company and its product offerings, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provision 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 the historical volatility and low trading volume of our stock, the risk and uncertainties inherent in the early stages of growth companies, the company's need to raise substantial additional capital to proceed with its business, risks associated with competitors, and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. The company disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

About SMH Market & Liquidity Services

SMH Market & Liquidity Services is an unregulated affiliate of SMH Capital Inc., a registered broker-dealer and a member of FINRA and SIPC, and a subsidiary of Sanders Morris Harris Group. SMH Market & Liquidity Services helps small cap companies seeking to expand their investor exposure and market depth and breadth through a broad spectrum of services that include comprehensive perspective reports, strategic shareholder communications, and trading analysis. SMH Market & Liquidity Services receives compensation from its company clients for all communications and publications prepared on its behalf (http://www.smhmls.com/). In addition, SMH Capital may provide, or may have provided, any of its services to the subject company, including market making, specialized and other proprietary trading, fund management, investment services and investment banking. This is not a solicitation to buy or offer to sell or the subject company's securities.

Contact Information: Robert Parry Chief Executive Officer ZBB Energy Corporation T: 262.253.9800 Email: rparry@zbbenergy.com Joanne Verkuilen SMH Market & Liquidity Services, SMH MLS LLC T: 212-893-1122 joanne.verkuilen@smhmls.com

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CONTACT: Robert Parry, Chief Executive Officer of ZBB Energy
Corporation, +1-262-253-9800, rparry@zbbenergy.com; or Joanne Verkuilen of SMH
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MEMS Accelerometer from STMicroelectronics Boosts Price-Performance for Automotive Systems and Industrial ApplicationsLeading MEMS producer leverages proven capabilities to raise integration, increase ruggedness and enhance configurability

GENEVA, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STMicroelectronics , a world leader in MEMS, has introduced its first automotive-qualified three-axis MEMS accelerometer. The new device is qualified to AEC-Q100 for automotive applications, fully leveraging its proven 200mm-wafer MEMS fabrication facility to deliver leading-edge MEMS technology at competitive prices for system integrators. The AIS326DQ accelerometer is the first of a range of products spearheading ST's strategy to bring economies of scale from its market-leading MEMS business in consumer to new automotive MEMS applications.

The AIS326DQ meets automotive-industry requirements for non-safety applications such as vehicle alarms, tracking and monitoring, black-box systems, seat controls, navigation support and antenna positioning. Its high flexibility and ruggedness also benefit industrial applications such as vibration monitoring in heavy-duty equipment, or shipping-container management and security. Key performance advantages include user-selectable full-scale range of +/- 2g or +/- 6g in all three axes, wide temperature range from -40 to +105 degrees Celsius, and 10,000g shock survivability.

Several features simplify design-in, including 3.3V single-supply operation, 1.8V-compatible I/Os, and an SPI/I2C serial digital output supporting direct connection to a microcontroller. With 12-bit resolution, the AIS326DQ can detect inclination changes as small as one-tenth of a degree. Further capabilities include a data-ready signal to simplify system synchronization, as well as user-configurable inertial wake-up, direction-detection and freefall-interrupt modes. The integrated IC interface is factory calibrated for sensitivity and zero-g level, allowing use without further calibration. An embedded self-test routine is also implemented, which can be activated at any time to verify correct functionality.

The AIS326DQ is delivered in a 28-pin QFPN package utilizing ST's RoHS-compliant ECOPACK(R) technology. Samples are available immediately, with volume production scheduled for Q4 2008 at $3.75 for 100,000 pieces.

About STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics is a global leader in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions across the spectrum of microelectronics applications. An unrivalled combination of silicon and system expertise, manufacturing strength, Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and strategic partners positions the Company at the forefront of System-on-Chip (SoC) technology and its products play a key role in enabling today's convergence markets. The Company's shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, on Euronext Paris and on the Milan Stock Exchange. In 2007, the Company's net revenues were $10 billion. Further information on ST can be found at http://www.st.com/.

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CONTACT: Michael Markowitz of STMicroelectronics, +1-212-821-8959,
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Web Site: http://www.st.com/

Harbin Electric to Present at William Blair & Company Small-Cap Growth Stock Conference

HARBIN, China, Oct. 1 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harbin Electric, Inc. ('Harbin Electric' or the 'Company'; Nasdaq: HRBN), a leading developer and manufacturer of a wide range of electric motors, will participate in the William Blair & Company Small-Cap Growth Stock Conference on Tuesday, Oct 7th, 2008 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. The Company management will present a business overview of Harbin Electric including core businesses, competitive strengths, and key growth strategies at 1:20 p.m. EDT on October 7, 2008 and will be available to answer investor questions after the presentation and at the one-on-one meetings.

All interested parties are invited to listen to the web cast live at Harbin Electric's internet site, http://www.harbinelectric.com/ , or at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/blair14/hrbn/ .

A replay of the web cast will also be available after the presentation at http://www.harbinelectric.com/ for 30 days.

About Harbin Electric, Inc.:

Harbin Electric, headquartered in Harbin, China, is a leading developer and manufacturer of a wide array of electric motors with a focus on innovative, customized and value-added products. Its major product lines include linear motors, automobile specialty micro-motors, and industrial rotary motors. The Company's products are purchased by a broad range of domestic and international customers, including those involved in oil services, factory automation, food processing, packaging, transportation, automobile, medical devices, machinery and tool manufacturing, petrochemical, as well as in the metallurgical and mining industries.

Harbin Electric has built a strong research and development capability by recruiting talent worldwide and through collaborations with top scientific institutions. The Company owns numerous patents in China and has developed award-winning products for its customers. Through its U.S. and China-based subsidiaries, the Company operates two manufacturing facilities in China located in Harbin and Weihai, and is completing the construction of a high-efficiency production plant in Shanghai. Harbin Electric employs approximately 2,200 people including employees at Hengda Electric Motor Co. Ltd., which it recently acquired. Each of the three manufacturing facilities is dedicated to a specific product line and is equipped with state-of-the-art production equipment and quality control systems.

As China continues to grow its industrial base, Harbin Electric aspires to be a pioneer in leading the industrialization and technology transformation of the Chinese manufacturing sector. To learn more about Harbin Electric, visit http://www.harbinelectric.com/ .

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The actual results of Harbin Electric, Inc. could differ materially from those described in this press release. Detailed information regarding factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by statements in this press release may be found in the Company's periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the factors described in the section entitled 'Risk Factors' in its annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements contained in the press release. This press release contains forward-looking information about the Company that is intended to be covered by the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as 'believe,', 'expect,' 'may,' 'will,' 'should,' 'project,' 'plan,' 'seek,' 'intend,' or 'anticipate' or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, and include discussions of strategy, and statements about industry trends and the Company's future performance, operations and products.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact: In China Harbin Electric, Inc. Tel: +86-451-8611-6757 Email: MainlandIR@Tech-full.com In the U.S. Christy Shue Harbin Electric, Inc. Executive VP, Finance & Investor Relations Tel: +1-631-312-8612 Email: cshue@HarbinElectric.com Kathy Li Christensen Investor Relations Tel: +1-212-618-1987 Email: kli@christensenir.com

Harbin Electric, Inc.

CONTACT: In China - Harbin Electric, Inc., +86-451-8611-6757, or
MainlandIR@Tech-full.com; In the U.S. - Christy Shue of Harbin Electric, Inc.,
Executive VP, Finance & Investor Relations, +1-631-312-8612, or
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Zune Raises the Crimson Omen; Declare Your Loyalty to Delta Squad With a 120GB Zune 'Gears of War 2' Special EditionPre-orders are available today for special edition Zune digital media player.

REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that Zune, the company's end-to-end music and entertainment service, will introduce the Zune "Gears of War(R) 2" Special Edition 120GB device with pre-orders going live today in the U.S. at Amazon.com and Walmart.com. The special edition devices will also be available online at Amazon.ca, BestBuy.ca, FutureShop.ca and TheSource.ca in Canada, for an estimated retail price of $279.99(1) (U.S./CDN) and will begin shipping to customers starting Nov. 7.

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In celebration of the sequel to one of the best-selling Xbox franchises of all time, Xbox and Epic Games Inc. have collaborated with Zune to create this unique portable media player. The Zune "Gears of War 2" Special Edition is based on the new Zune 120GB device and features a laser-etched Crimson Omen on the new gloss black enclosure, collectible "Gears of War" packaging, and 244 pieces of "Gears of War" media including the original game soundtrack, behind- the-scenes videos, game trailers and concept art galleries.

"This special edition Zune is a great way for 'Gears of War' fans to carry around all their music and videos while sharing their enthusiasm for the game," said Michael Capps, president of Epic Games.

"Gears of War 2" is developed by Epic Games exclusively for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, and will be available worldwide on Nov. 7. "Gears of War 2" is the highly anticipated sequel to one of the most popular Xbox games in history, and is poised to be the biggest entertainment phenomenon of the 2008 holiday season.

"Our history of creating special edition Zune devices for our customers helps them stand out from the masses," said Chris Stephenson, general manager of Global Marketing for Zune at Microsoft. "With the huge success of 'Gears of War' and the high anticipation for the sequel, the special edition Zune is a must-have for fans of the game."

More information on Zune and related images is available at http://www.zune.net/press. The latest information about "Gears of War 2" and its Nov. 7 launch is available at http://www.gearsofwar.com/.

U.S. pre-orders can be placed at these Web sites: * Amazon, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001GNBJ2I * Walmart, http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10660517 About Zune

Zune is Microsoft's music and entertainment brand that provides an integrated digital entertainment experience. The Zune platform includes a line of portable digital media players, the Zune Marketplace online store, and the Zune Social online music community, created to help people discover music. Zune is part of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division and supports the company's software-based services vision to help drive innovation in the digital entertainment space. More information can be found online at http://www.zune.net/en-us/press.

About Microsoft

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

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