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Spansion and Samsung Settle Patent Litigation Lawsuit:$70 Million Cash Settlement

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spansion Inc. , the world's largest pure-play provider of Flash memory solutions, today announced that it has settled its patent litigation lawsuits with Samsung Electronics. As part of the settlement, Samsung will pay Spansion $70 million and Spansion and Samsung Electronics Company have exchanged rights in their patent portfolios in the form of licenses and covenants subject to a confidential settlement agreement. The settlement ends the patent disputes between the two companies and is a significant step forward in Spansion's reorganization process, demonstrating the company's intense focus on improving its financial position in the current economic climate.

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"Spansion is a technology innovator in Flash memory with valuable IP and this agreement is a significant milestone in the company's strategy to further develop its IP licensing business," said John Kispert, Spansion President and CEO. "In addition, the agreement strengthens our cash position to help Spansion emerge from the Chapter 11 process a stronger and more focused company."

Flash memory, which retains data in devices when the power is turned off, is found in virtually all electronic devices, forms the foundation of the world's mp3 players, cell phones, digital cameras and other consumer electronic devices and is one of the largest segments of the semiconductor industry, with over $130 billion in total revenues since 2000, according to data from Worldwide Semiconductor Trade Statistics, Inc.

Due to Spansion's recent Chapter 11 filing, the agreement is subject to approval by the bankruptcy court. The agreement is contingent upon the dismissal of the claims and the satisfaction of certain conditions including bankruptcy court approval.

In November 2008, Spansion filed two separate patent infringement complaints against Samsung with the International Trade Commission and in the U.S. District Court in Delaware. As part of the complaints, Spansion was seeking the exclusion from the U.S. market of mp3 players, cell phones, digital cameras and other consumer electronic devices containing Samsung's flash memory components. The complaint in the U.S. District Court in Delaware also sought an injunction and treble damages based on Samsung's sale of flash memory. Samsung counterclaimed in the District Court against Spansion for infringement of its own patents seeking damages and an injunction. On January 28, 2009, Samsung filed a patent infringement complaint in Japan against Spansion Japan Limited seeking both injunctive relief and damages for based upon Japanese patents owned by Samsung. Each of these actions is to be dismissed pursuant to the settlement agreement with neither side admitting liability.

About Spansion

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

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

Cautionary Statement

This release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those statements. The risks and uncertainties include a decision by the Bankruptcy Court to not approve the proposed settlement agreement. The risks and uncertainties related to the Company's bankruptcy include: any negative impacts on Spansion's business, results of operations, financial position or cash management arrangements; the inability to freely deploy its cash resources throughout the company; the negative impact on relationships with employees, customers, suppliers and contract manufacturers and other stakeholders; the adequacy of Spansion's cash on hand to fund its ongoing operations or ability to arrange for sufficient DIP financing during the bankruptcy proceeding; actions or orders taken by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court that may impact Spansion operations; the failure of Spansion to obtain the requisite approvals of affected creditors or the courts for any restructuring plan, or to successfully implement such a plan or obtain sufficient exit financing, if required, within the time granted by any court, leading to the likely liquidation of Spansion's assets; that Spansion's common stock could have no value in and following the approval of a restructuring plan and could be cancelled and the impact of the Nasdaq Stock Market initiating the process to delist Spansion's securities from such exchange. In addition, risks and uncertainties relating to the company's ability to restructure successfully include Spansion and Spansion Japan's ability to continue their operations while in their respective Chapter 11 or corporate reorganization proceedings, respectively; the ability to capture anticipated cost savings related to the previously- announced reduction in force and other measures taken by the company; the implementation and success of Spansion's plan to narrow its focus on profitable business segments and the ability of Spansion to pursue its intellectual property strategy. In addition, the instability of the global economy and tight credit markets could continue to adversely impact Spansion's business in several respects, including adversely impacting credit quality and insolvency risk of the company and its customers and business partners, including suppliers and distributors; bookings; and reductions and deferrals of demand for Spansion products. In addition, the company urges investors to review in detail the risks and uncertainties discussed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2007 and the company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 28, 2008. Unless otherwise required by applicable laws, the company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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CONTACT: media, Courtney Brigham, +1-408-616-5056, or investors, Ken
Tinsley, +1-408-616-7837, both of Spansion Inc.

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

Dice Holdings, Inc. to Report First Quarter 2009 Results

NEW YORK, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dice Holdings, Inc. today announced it will host a conference call to discuss first quarter 2009 financial results on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Hosting the call will be Scot W. Melland, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Michael P. Durney, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. A press release with first quarter 2009 financial results will be issued prior to the conference call that morning.

The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing 866-277-1181 or for international callers by dialing 617-597-5358; the participant passcode is 85022218. A replay will be available two hours after the call and can be accessed by dialing 888-286-8010 or 617-801-6888 for international callers; the replay passcode is 73945968. The replay will be available until April 30, 2009. The call will also be webcast live from the Company's website at http://www.diceholdingsinc.com/ under the Investor Relations section.

About Dice Holdings, Inc.

Dice Holdings, Inc. is a leading provider of specialized career websites for professional communities, including technology and engineering, financial services, accounting and finance, and security clearance. Our mission is to help our customers source and hire the most qualified professionals in select and highly skilled occupations, and to help those professionals find the best job opportunities in their respective fields and further their careers. For more than 18 years, we have built our company by providing our customers with quick and easy access to high-quality, unique professional communities and offering those communities access to highly relevant career opportunities and information. Today, we serve multiple markets primarily in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.

CONTACT: Investors & Media: Dice Holdings, Inc. Jennifer Bewley, 212-448-4181 Director, Investor Relations ir@dice.com Web site: http://www.diceholdingsinc.com/

Dice Holdings, Inc.

CONTACT: Investors & Media: Jennifer Bewley, Director, Investor
Relations, Dice Holdings, Inc., +1-212-448-4181, ir@dice.com

Web Site: http://www.diceholdingsinc.com/

CSC se voit attribuer un contrat de service des TI en valeur de 570 millions USD par l'agence britannique Identity and Passport Service

FALLS CHURCH, Virginie, April 7 /PRNewswire/ --

- Les mises à niveau du système amélioreront le traitement des demandes de passeports et de cartes d'identité

CSC (NYSE : CSC) a annoncé aujourd'hui que l'Identity and Passport Service (IPS), une agence exécutive anglaise du Home Office chargée de l'émission de cartes d'identité et de passeports britanniques, lui avait octroyé un contrat de service de gestion des technologies de l'information (TI) d'une durée de dix ans visant à mettre à niveau son système de demande et d'inscription. L'entente est évaluée à 570 millions USD (385 millions de livres sterling).

En vertu des termes de ce contrat, CSC assumera la responsabilité pour plusieurs contrats existants de service patrimonial des TI qui soutiennent l'IPS. CSC améliorera ainsi le système actuel de demande et d'inscription en lui ajoutant de nouvelles capacités qui permettront de traiter les demandes de passeports et de cartes d'identité. Ces ajouts comprennent la possibilité pour les clients de faire leur demande en ligne ; l'amélioration du contrôle des antécédents ; un nouveau système pour la déclaration des vols ou des pertes de passeports et de cartes d'identité ; l'aide à la clientèle pour la mise à jour des données personnelles ; et de nouveaux systèmes de téléphonie et de TI.

De concert avec l'IPS et ses autres partenaires oeuvrant pour le compte du National Identity Service, CSC jouera un rôle de premier plan pour permettre à l'agence de délivrer la prochaine génération de passeports biométriques et de faciliter l'introduction des cartes d'identité.

<< Le passeport britannique est déjà l'un des plus sÃ»res au monde, et il est essentiel que nous maintenions cette force en allant dans le sens du reste de la communauté internationale >>, affirme James Hall, directeur général de l'Identity and Passport Service. << CSC a montré qu'elle était en excellente position pour exécuter ce contrat, et nous sommes ravis de travailler avec eux. >>

<< CSC est fière d'avoir été désignée par le gouvernement britannique pour offrir ses services et son expertise dans le cadre de ce programme très important >>, mentionne pour sa part Nick Wilson, président des opérations de CSC au Royaume-Uni. << Nous sommes impatients de mettre à contribution notre vaste expérience internationale dans le domaine de la gestion des identités et des programmes essentiels de ce genre, et espérons tirer parti de notre succès en matière de soutien des services axés sur le citoyen pour les gouvernements du monde entier. >>

Ã€ propos de CSC

CSC est un leader mondial en matière de prestation de solutions et de services basés sur la technologie par l'intermédiaire de trois secteurs d'activités principaux. Ces secteurs comprennent les solutions et les services aux entreprises, les services d'externalisation à l'échelle mondiale et le secteur public en Amérique du Nord. Parmi les capacités de pointe de CSC figurent la conception et l'intégration de systèmes, les technologies de l'information, l'externalisation des processus opérationnels, le développement de logiciels d'application, l'hébergement de sites Web et d'applications, ainsi que les services d'expert-conseil en gestion et fondamentaux. CSC, dont le siège social se situe à Falls Church, en Virginie, compte environ 92 000 employés et a déclaré un chiffre d'affaires de 17,1 milliards USD pour l'exercice clos le 2 janvier 2009. Pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements, veuillez consulter le site Web de la société au www.csc.com.

CSC

Joanne Davis, responsable des relations avec les médias, CSC au Royaume-Uni, +44-(0)-1252-536-737, jdavis62@csc.com, ou Rich Venn, responsable des relations avec les médias d'entreprise, +1-310-615-3926, rvenn@csc.com, ou Bryan Brady, vice-président des relations avec les investisseurs d'entreprise, +1-703-641-3000, investorrelations@csc.com, tous de CSC

ISSI Announces Preliminary Court Approval of Derivative Settlement; Detailed Notice to Shareholders Filed on Form 8-K

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. announced today that the United States District Court for the Northern District of California has granted preliminary approval of the previously disclosed settlement of In re Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation, Case No.: C-06-04387 RMW (N.D. Cal.), a consolidated shareholder derivative action that alleges various claims for relief in connection with the Company's granting of certain historical stock options. The proposed settlement is subject to final Court approval. The Court has set a final approval hearing for June 5, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. in the courtroom of the Hon. Ronald Whyte, United States District Judge.

As required by the Court's Preliminary Approval Order, ISSI is filing today with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K that provides shareholders with detailed notice of the terms of the proposed settlement. The notice also contains important information regarding the rights of shareholders with respect to this proposed settlement. We encourage shareholders to read the notice in its entirety. This notice can be found at http://www.sec.gov/ and is linked to the Company's investor relations web page at http://www.issi.com/.

About the Company

ISSI is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and markets high performance integrated circuits for the following key markets: (i) digital consumer electronics, (ii) networking, (iii) mobile communications, (iv) automotive electronics, and (v) industrial. The Company's primary products are high speed and low power SRAM and low and medium density DRAM. The Company also designs and markets EEPROM, SmartCards and is developing selected non-memory products focused on its key markets. ISSI is headquartered in Silicon Valley with worldwide offices in Taiwan, China, Europe, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Singapore, and Japan. Visit our web site at http://www.issi.com/.

Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.

CONTACT: John M. Cobb, Vice President & CFO, Investor Relations of
Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., +1-408-969-6600, ir@issi.com

Web Site: http://www.issi.com/

Vista Research Announces Availability of Proprietary Industry Data Through Exclusive Agreement with Futuresource Consulting

NEW YORK, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Vista Research, a Standard & Poor's business and leader in expert professional networks to the investment and corporate communities, today announced an exclusive agreement with Futuresource Consulting Ltd., a leading provider of specialized research and knowledge-based consulting, to distribute a new, proprietary data product to its clients that enhances their current research processes.

Under the agreement, hedge funds, private equity firms and other Vista Research clients will be able to access proprietary data in the highly prized areas of global Entertainment Content and Consumer Electronics over a password protected platform. Vista clients who cover the Technology, Media and Telecom industries will also have access to the informed insights and perspectives of Futuresource's talented analysts via quarterly teleconferences and one-on-one calls.

The Futuresource feature complements existing services that Vista provides to its global clients. These include one-on-one consultations with subject specialists from Vista's Society of Industry Leaders network, teleconferences and field surveys.

"As a provider of industry knowledge and insights from experts in many areas of specialization, Vista is continually seeking new ways to tap the best minds for information about existing and emerging opportunities for investment," said Anne Maffei, President and Chief Executive Officer of Vista Research. "Through our partnership with Futuresource, we are substantially strengthening our offering in an exciting and promising area of growth by providing data on the Consumer Electronics and the Entertainment Industry."

"We are delighted to announce this agreement with Vista Research," says Jim Bottoms, Director, Futuresource. "The insight and forecasting skills that we bring to the table will ensure Vista's clients get the full benefit of our many years of expertise within the global consumer electronics and home entertainment marketplace."

About Vista Research Inc.

Founded in 2001, Vista Research Inc., a Standard & Poor's business, is a primary research service that supports institutional money managers, corporations and legal and consulting firms. Vista Research provides its clients with an efficient and unique opportunity to gain direct insight into a particular company or industry by connecting its clients with members of the Society of Industry Leaders, a global network of leading experts and prominent industry professionals.

Vista Research also provides other products and services that are provided by and available through non-affiliated third parties and which may be provided to multiple parties at the same time. These products and services are not deemed to be an endorsement by Vista Research or its affiliates or investment or financial advice or an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any security or financial instrument. For additional information, please visit http://www.vistaresearch.com/. Standard & Poor's is a subsidiary of the McGraw-Hill Companies .

About Futuresource Consulting Ltd.

Futuresource Consulting is a specialist research and knowledge-based consulting company, formed in June 2008 through a merger between Understanding & Solutions and Decision Tree Consulting (DTC). With more than 30 years' heritage, Futuresource provides its clients with expertise in consumer electronics, digital imaging, entertainment media, broadcast, optical manufacturing, storage media and IT.

Standard & Poor's

CONTACT: CONTACT: Media: Michael Privitera, +1-212-438-6679,
michael_privitera@standardandpoors.com, or Business Contact: Erlene Gochuico,
+1-212-438-4294, egochuico@vistaresearch.com

Web Site: http://www.standardandpoors.com/

Elsevier Acquires Professional Development Software, Inc., Provider of 'Software for Nurses' Online Learning Education

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 7 /PRNewswire/ --

- Acquisition Extends the Evolve Testing and Remediation Product Suite

Elsevier, the leading global publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the acquisition of the assets of Professional Development Software, Inc. (PDS), the provider of Softwarefornurses.com online learning education products. PDS will be integrated into Elsevier's Evolve Testing and Remediation product suite (which includes the 'HESI Test'), bringing additional content to Elsevier's total curriculum solution for nursing.

"PDS products are current, well-written, and very useful to nursing students and faculty seeking a review and remediation resource in preparing for the NCLEX(R)," said Sebastian Vos, Elsevier's Vice President for eLearning. "It is a perfect fit within the Evolve Testing and Remediation product suite."

For schools of nursing, PDS Software for Nurses modules are used for learning reinforcement, guidance in decision making, remediation, clinical make up and NCLEX(R) review. For healthcare organizations, the modules are used for orientation, competency testing, cross training, remediation, and continuing education.

PDS customers can continue to visit http://www.softwarefornurses.com for product information and any updates related to joining the Evolve Testing and Remediation product suite (http://www.evolve.elsevier.com). The suite comprises some of the best possible test preparation tools in the industry for both students and teachers, and is run by Elsevier, the world's leading and largest provider of medical content, tools and services. Terms of the agreement are not being disclosed.

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. Working in partnership with the global science and health communities, Elsevier's 7,000 employees in over 70 offices worldwide publish more than 2,000 journals and 1,900 new books per year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products, such as ScienceDirect (http://www.sciencedirect.com/), MD Consult (http://www.mdconsult.com/), Scopus (http://www.info.scopus.com/), bibliographic databases, and online reference works.

Elsevier (http://www.elsevier.com/) is a global business headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has offices worldwide. Elsevier is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc (http://www.reedelsevier.com/), a world-leading publisher and information provider. Operating in the science and medical, legal, education and business-to-business sectors, Reed Elsevier provides high-quality and flexible information solutions to users, with increasing emphasis on the Internet as a means of delivery. Reed Elsevier's ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).

Tom Reller, Director, Corporate Relations T.Reller@elsevier.com +1-212-462-1912

Elsevier

Tom Reller, Director, Corporate Relations, T.Reller@elsevier.com, +1-212-462-1912

U.S. General Services Administration Awards Harris Corporation Alliant IT Services Government-Wide Acquisition Contract

WASHINGTON, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation , an international communications and information technology company, has been awarded a Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) by the U.S. General Services Administration to provide integrated IT solutions that support federal agency missions. This was a re-compete of the Alliant program that was originally awarded in 2007. Harris is one of 59 companies to be awarded a five-year base contract, which has an additional five-year option. The total ceiling for the

10-year contract is $50 billion.

Under the contract, Harris will compete with the other companies to provide a wide range of IT products and services to support federal agency needs in the United States and overseas. The Harris solutions will be designed to meet requirements for individual IT applications, general IT management, and overall IT infrastructure needs.

"Harris is extremely qualified to support the Alliant contract because of our legacy of innovation in providing IT services and our extensive experience in performance-based contracting," said Cheryl Janey, president of Harris Civil Programs. "We have successfully demonstrated these strong capabilities as the prime contractor on major GWAC and IDIQ contracts with a wide range of civilian, intelligence and defense agencies."

The company's extensive experience with U.S. government services contracts includes developing and implementing major solutions for the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) program, the National Reconnaissance Office's Patriot program, the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) program as well as holding key positions on major GWAC and IDIQ contracts such as NETCENTS, EAGLE, ITES-2S, FirstSource and others.

The Harris Civil Programs business unit provides highly reliable, mission critical communications and information processing systems that meet the most demanding needs of customers in the U.S. civilian federal marketplace. Customers include the FAA, Census Bureau, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Health and Human Services and the Government Printing Office.

About Harris Corporation

Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has annual revenue of $5.4 billion and 16,000 employees -- including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications(R) products, systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com/.

Sound interesting? Find great jobs at Harris: Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect management's current expectations, assumptions and estimates of future performance and economic conditions. Such statements are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results and future trends to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements about the expected value of the program to Harris are forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties. Other factors that may impact the company's results and forward-looking statement may be disclosed in the company's filings with the SEC. Harris disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Harris Corporation

CONTACT: Marc Raimondi, Harris Corp. in Washington, D.C.,
+1-202-729-3723, marc.raimondi@harris.com; or Sleighton Meyer, Harris
Government Communications Systems, +1-321-727-6514,
sleighton.meyer@harris.com; or Jim Burke, Corporate Headquarters,
+1-321-727-9131, jim.burke@harris.com

Web Site: http://www.careers.harris.com/
http://www.harris.com/

EarthLink to Announce First Quarter 2009 Earnings

ATLANTA, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EarthLink today announced it will host a conference call on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. EDT to discuss its first quarter 2009 financial results. The earnings press release will be issued at 7:00 a.m. EDT. EarthLink's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rolla P. Huff and Chief Financial Officer Kevin Dotts will lead the call.

Conference Call Details U.S. and Canada Dial-in Number 800-706-0730 International Dial-in Number 706-634-5173 Participants should reference "EarthLink's first quarter 2009 conference call" and dial in 10 minutes prior to scheduled start time. Webcast

A live Webcast of the conference call will be available at: http://ir.earthlink.net/index.cfm

Replay

Replay available from at 9:30 a.m. EDT on April 28 through midnight on May 5.

Dial 800-642-1687 from US and Canada, International callers dial 706-645-9291.

The replay confirmation code is 93310805.

The Webcast will be archived on the company's website at: http://ir.earthlink.net/events.cfm

About EarthLink

"EarthLink. We revolve around you(TM)." As the nation's Internet expert, Atlanta-based EarthLink has earned an award-winning reputation for outstanding customer service and its suite of online products and services. Serving over three million subscribers, EarthLink offers what every user should expect from their ISP: high-quality connectivity, minimal online intrusions and customizable features. Whether it's dial up, high-speed Internet services like DSL and cable Internet, home phone service, Web hosting, or "EarthLink Extras" like home networking or security, EarthLink connects people to the power and possibilities of the Internet. Learn more about EarthLink by calling (800) EARTHLINK or visiting EarthLink's Web site at http://www.earthlink.net/.

EarthLink

CONTACT: Investors, Louis Alterman, +1-404-748-7650,
altermanlo@corp.earthlink.net, Media, Michele Sadwick, +1-404-748-7255,
sadwick@corp.earthlink.net, both of EarthLink

Web Site: http://www.earthlink.net/

Verizon: Maryland PSC's Order on Proposed Settlement of Telecom Issues Would Jeopardize Numerous Consumer Benefits

BALTIMORE, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) Monday night (April 6) issued an order on a proposed settlement of several regulatory cases reached by the state Office of People's Counsel, the PSC staff and Verizon. The following statement should be attributed to William R. Roberts, Verizon regional president for Maryland and Washington, D.C.

"The proposed settlement in question was reached after months of intense negotiations among the Office of People's Counsel, the commission's own staff and Verizon, and it resolved issues pending in several separate commission cases.

"Unfortunately, the recommendations in the commission's order would jeopardize numerous tangible consumer benefits proposed in the settlement, including rate stability for basic local voice service, drastically reduced rates for foreign-exchange service, payments to customers for service-related issues, and a regulatory structure that would allow Verizon to compete more nimbly with unregulated competitors in Maryland - competitors subject to none of the regulations imposed on Verizon."

Verizon

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

Web Site: http://www.verizon.com/

Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html

Actel Space Forums Blast off in Europe and Russia

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 200 attendees, representing over 70 companies in the space industry, attended Actel's 2009 Space Forums in the Netherlands and Russia last week. These private, invitation-only interactive sessions provide design engineers with information on how to optimize space-flight applications using Actel's highly reliable, radiation-tolerant field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).

Held annually in North America, Europe and Asia, Actel and its partners provide a hands-on learning session focused on design techniques for power consumption, timing performance and device resource optimization for space-flight applications, leveraging Actel's radiation tolerant FPGAs, IP and development tools.

Specifically in space-flight applications, Actel's RTAX line of system-critical FPGAs perform command and data handling, telemetry tracking and control, payload processing, payload control, and power distribution and control. More than 60 Actel FPGAs have landed on Mars, and can also be found in commercial and military telecommunications satellites, in spacecraft designed for scientific research and Earth observation, and on deep space and planetary exploration missions.

With over 20 years of commitment and innovation in the space and avionics industry, Actel continues to be the leader in radiation-tolerant FPGAs.

For more information about RTAX FPGAs, please visit http://www.actel.com/products/milaero/rtaxs/default.aspx

About Actel

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

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

Actel Corporation

CONTACT: Ivanya Terrazas of Actel, +1-650-318-7570,
ivanya.terrazas@actel.com

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

Elsevier Acquires Professional Development Software, Inc., Provider of 'Software for Nurses' Online Learning Education

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Acquisition Extends the Evolve Testing and Remediation Product Suite

PDS customers can continue to visit http://www.softwarefornurses.com/ for product information and any updates related to joining the Evolve Testing and Remediation product suite (http://www.evolve.elsevier.com/). The suite comprises some of the best possible test preparation tools in the industry for both students and teachers, and is run by Elsevier, the world's leading and largest provider of medical content, tools and services. Terms of the agreement are not being disclosed.

About Elsevier

Tom Reller, Director, Corporate Relations T.Reller@elsevier.com +1-212-462-1912

Elsevier

CONTACT: Tom Reller, Director, Corporate Relations,
T.Reller@elsevier.com, +1-212-462-1912

Extreme Networks Schedules Financial Results Conference Call

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Extreme Networks, Inc. today announced that it plans to release the financial results of its 2009 fiscal third quarter ended March 29, 2009 after the close of regular market trading on Thursday, April 23, 2009.

A conference call will follow at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time). The conference call may be heard by dialing 1-800-218-8862 (international callers dial 1-303-262-2075). A 48-hour replay will be available following the call by dialing 1-800-405-2236 (international callers dial 1-303-590-3000); the replay passcode is 11129306. In addition, a live webcast and replay of the call will be available at http://investor.extremenetworks.com/. Financial information to be discussed during the conference call will be posted on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website http://www.extremenetworks.com/.

Extreme Networks, Inc.

Extreme Networks provides converged Ethernet networks that support data, voice and video for enterprises and service providers. The company's network solutions feature high performance and high availability switching that deliver insight and control enabling customers to solve their real-world business communications challenges. Operating in more than 50 countries, Extreme Networks provides wired and wireless secure LANs, data center infrastructure and Service Provider Ethernet transport solutions that are complemented by global, 24x7 service and support. For more information, visit: http://www.extremenetworks.com/

Extreme Networks is either a trademark or registered trademark of Extreme Networks, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

Extreme Networks, Inc.

CONTACT: Extreme Networks, Inc. Investor Relations, +1-408-579-3030,
investor_relations@extremenetworks.com, or Extreme Networks, Inc. Public
Relations, +1-408-579-3483, gcross@extremenetworks.com

Web Site: http://www.extremenetworks.com/

New FileMaker 10 Database Training Series Now Available

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FileMaker, Inc. today announced the new FileMaker Training Series for FileMaker 10, a self-paced learning program to help intermediate to advanced database users and developers master the essentials of the new software. The training series also provides the building blocks necessary for developers who plan to become FileMaker 10 Certified Developers. The certification examination will be available June 2009.

The FileMaker Training Series can help users to hone their skills to get the most from the new design and features of FileMaker 10. The training series can also benefit everyone from professional trainers to in-house corporate developers and independent developers running their own businesses.

"FileMaker 10 delivers many new exciting features, including Script Triggers, Dynamic Reports and Saved Finds," said Ryan Rosenberg, vice president of marketing and services, FileMaker. "With so many significant new capabilities in FileMaker Pro 10, this the perfect time for users to widen their scope of FileMaker knowledge and skill and take advantage of the new FileMaker Training Series. "

The FileMaker Training Series consists of 12 modules with detailed, step-by-step instructions on key FileMaker development topics. The materials include a 700+ page manual and a CD with demo files, exercises, and videos to help guide users through the content. Modules in the series cover a wide range of information, from introductory concepts such as working with fields and layouts to more advanced topics such as Script Triggers and Web publishing.

Pricing & Availability

The FileMaker Training Series is available for purchase now at US$99. Members of the FileMaker Technical Network and FileMaker Business Alliance can purchase the series at half the price.

About FileMaker, Inc.

FileMaker, Inc. develops award-winning database software. Its products include the legendary FileMaker Pro product line for Windows, Mac and the Web, and the new Bento personal database for Mac. FileMaker Pro won 52 awards, more than its next eight competitors combined, from 2003-2009 in the U.S., and a total of 134 awards worldwide during this time. Millions of customers, from individuals to large organizations, rely on FileMaker, Inc. software to manage, analyze and share information. FileMaker, Inc. is a subsidiary of Apple Inc.

(C)2009 FileMaker, Inc. All rights reserved. FileMaker and Bento are trademarks of FileMaker, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

FileMaker, Inc.

CONTACT: Kevin Mallon of FileMaker, Inc., +1-408-987-7227,
kevin_mallon@filemaker.com

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

Doylestown Hospital and Perot Systems Successfully Implement Advanced MEDITECH 6.0 PlatformMEDITECH's Advanced Clinical System brings enhanced look and feel to clinical applications and satisfies patient safety and quality of care demands

PLANO, Texas, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Doylestown Hospital and Perot Systems Corporation (http://www.perotsystems.com/) today announced the MEDITECH Solutions Group within Perot Systems has successfully assisted with the Pennsylvania-based hospital's implementation of an advanced Health Care Information System (HCIS). MEDITECH 6.0 features a graphically richer look and feel and is optimized to take advantage of the latest Advanced Clinical Application feature sets in order to satisfy the demands of today's patient safety and quality-of-care initiatives in the healthcare community. In addition to the advanced HCIS, Doylestown Hospital also contracted with Perot Systems for disaster recovery services which included the creation of a secondary data center.

"We recognized the value of migrating our applications to MEDITECH 6.0 to achieve our healthcare objective of delivering top quality care for our patients," said Rick Lang, CIO of Doylestown Hospital. "We searched for a solutions provider who could support us through the migration to 6.0 efficiently without disruption to the hospital's daily activities. We chose Perot Systems because of their extensive in-depth technology and application expertise. We also wanted to leverage the value of Perot Systems' close relationship with MEDITECH. Our project would not have been successful without the help of Perot Systems."

Perot Systems helped Doylestown migrate their system to MEDITECH's new 6.0 platform from MEDITECH's MAGIC platform. The migration plans called for a new infrastructure design, technology selection, technology implementation, and disaster recovery services, including the creation of a secondary data center to support their self-hosted disaster recovery solution. Perot Systems' consultants also provided implementation support on both the financial and clinical applications.

"Many hospitals today are evaluating the benefits of MEDITECH's new 6.0 platform, and as one of the effective avenues to achieve compliance with the new American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the interest in 6.0 is even greater," said Berk Smith, Executive Vice President of Perot Systems' healthcare group and global leader of the MEDITECH Solutions Group within Perot Systems. "As an early adopter of MEDITECH's 6.0 technology, Doylestown has successfully taken advantage of the advanced features and ultimately improved the delivery of care. Our technology and application consultants have worked closely with MEDITECH to gain an in-depth understanding of the requirements necessary for successful migration and are uniquely prepared to help hospitals, like Doylestown, implement 6.0."

"We needed a cost-effective alternative for ensuring MEDITECH system continuity," stated Lang. "Minimizing downtime is essential because our caregivers rely on the hospital's IT system. We leveraged Perot Systems' design and implementation expertise to achieve a robust disaster recovery strategy."

About Doylestown Hospital

Doylestown Hospital was established in 1923 by the Village Improvement Association, a women's club that still owns the hospital today. Doylestown Hospital is a 200 bed facility serving patients and families in the northern suburban communities of Philadelphia. Doylestown Hospital was the only Philadelphia area hospital to receive all three 2009 cardiac specialty excellence awards-cardiac care, cardiac surgery and coronary intervention for HealthGrades(R), the leading independent healthcare ratings company. These awards place Doylestown Hospital's clinical outcomes in the top 10% percent nationally for each recognized area of care.

About Perot Systems

Perot Systems is a worldwide provider of information technology services and business solutions. Through its flexible and collaborative approach, Perot Systems integrates expertise from across the company to deliver custom solutions that enable clients to accelerate growth, streamline operations and create new levels of customer value. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Perot Systems reported 2008 revenue of $2.8 billion. The company has more than 23,000 associates located in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific. Additional information on Perot Systems is available at http://www.perotsystems.com/.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. For factors that could affect our business and cause actual results to differ materially, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available at http://www.sec.gov/, as updated in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed after such Form 10-K, for additional information regarding risk factors. We disclaim any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.

MEDIA CONTACTS: Jonathan Moss Phone: (972) 577-6395 Cell: (972) 971-2176 jonathan.moss@ps.net

Perot Systems Corporation

CONTACT: Jonathan Moss of Perot Systems Corporation, +1-972-577-6395,
cell, +1-972-971-2176, jonathan.moss@ps.net

Web Site: http://www.perotsystems.com/

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Cimatron to Display Dental CAD/CAM Capabilities at MEDTECA Scanned Dental Model Will be Manufactured Using CimatronE

GIVAT SHMUEL, Israel, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cimatron Limited , a leading provider of integrated CAD/CAM solutions for mold, tool and die makers as well as manufacturers of discrete parts, announced that CimatronE will be showcased at MEDTEC trade show in Japan on April 7-8th 2009.

In the booth of Saeilo Japan, CimatronE's Japan distributor, a dental part will be scanned into CimatronE using a Roland Laser Scanner LPX-DS Series. CimatronE will automatically generate the toolpath and a part will then be milled using the Roland MDX-40 3D milling machine.

CimatronE users worldwide use the software to shorten delivery time of high precision medical and dental parts. CimatronE is a proven technology covering the entire process of creating a wide range of prosthetics and orthotics including knee and hip joints, plastic medical equipment, dental implants and more.

In addition, CimatronE users cut a wide range of materials confidently including Titanium, aluminum alloys and a wide range of materials used in dental implants, crowns and bridges.

CimatronE is a fully integrated CAD/CAM suite allowing users to handle the entire process from reading scanned data and adapting it for manufacturing to NC programming - all in the same environment.

"Under the current economic conditions, many manufacturing companies are expanding their operations to target the medical industry," said Mr. Kobi Rosenwasser, Cimatron's Vice President Asia Pacific. "CimatronE has proven experience in the global medical industry. We have been pioneers in 3-5 Axis Micro Milling and have an extensive experience in High Speed Milling and cutting of special materials."

Version 9.0 of CimatronE will be on display at MEDTEC and will be available to customers later this year.

About Cimatron

With over 25 years of experience and more than 40,000 installations worldwide, Cimatron is a leading provider of integrated, CAD/CAM solutions for mold, tool and die makers as well as manufacturers of discrete parts. Cimatron is committed to providing comprehensive, cost-effective solutions that streamline manufacturing cycles, enable collaboration with outside vendors, and ultimately shorten product delivery time.

The Cimatron product line includes the CimatronE and GibbsCAM brands with solutions for mold design, die design, electrodes design, 2.5 to 5 axes milling, wire EDM, turn, Mill-turn, rotary milling, multi-task machining, and tombstone machining. Cimatron's subsidiaries and extensive distribution network serve and support customers in the automotive, aerospace, medical, consumer plastics, electronics, and other industries in over 40 countries worldwide.

Cimatron is publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol CIMT. For more information, please visit the company web site at: http://www.cimatron.com/

This press release includes forward looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Of 1995, which are subject to risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such statements may relate to the company's plans, objectives and expected financial and operating results. The words "may," "could," "would," "will," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," and similar expressions or variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of the future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's ability to control. The risks and uncertainties that may affect forward looking statements include, but are not limited to: currency fluctuations, global economic and political conditions, marketing demand for Cimatron products and services, long sales cycle, new product development, assimilating future acquisitions, maintaining relationships with customers and partners, and increased competition. For more details about the risks and uncertainties of the business, refer to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchanges Commission. The company cannot assess the impact of or the extent to which any single factor or risk, or combination of them, may cause. Cimatron undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For More Information Contact: Idit Pass Lagziel Marketing Manager Cimatron Ltd. Phone: +972-3-5312098 Email: iditp@cimatron.com Ilan Erez Chief Financial Officer Cimatron Ltd. Phone: +972-3-531-2121 Email: ilane@cimatron.com Yael Nevat Commitment-IR.com Phone: +972-3-611-4466 +972-50-762-6215 Email:yael@commitment-IR.com

Cimatron Ltd

CONTACT: For More Information Contact: Idit Pass Lagziel, Marketing
Manager, Cimatron Ltd. Phone: +972-3-5312098, Email: iditp@cimatron.com; Ilan
Erez, Chief Financial Officer, Cimatron Ltd. Phone: +972-3-531-2121, Email:
ilane@cimatron.com; Yael Nevat, Commitment-IR.com, Phone: +972-3-611-4466,
+972-50-762-6215, Email:yael@commitment-IR.com

AT&T BusinessDirect(R) Celebrates 10th AnniversaryAT&T's Award-winning Customer Portal Continues Its Industry-leading Innovations

DALLAS, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The year was 1999 and the new economy of the World Wide Web was roaring. Venture capitalists were chasing any company with a "dot com" in its name to claim a piece of the Web's $15 billion in consumer online sales and $131 billion in online business-to-business services. The Pets.com sock puppet had its own balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. By year's end, 17 Internet companies lined up to spend over $2 million each for a 30-second ad at the coming Super Bowl.

Also that year, AT&T* moved AT&T BusinessDirect(R), its customer self-maintenance tool, from the mainframe to the Internet where it became the telecom industry's first truly Web-based "eMaintenance" portal.

A decade later, four of the ten most popular Web sites are devoted to social networking; online retail sales are approaching $235 billion; and AT&T BusinessDirect has become an award-winning portfolio known for its industry-leading innovations in network monitoring and management services, customer support and eCommerce.

AT&T BusinessDirect today helps hundreds of thousands of users in over 90 countries manage their network services online to improve productivity, increase the speed and accuracy of their network transactions and optimize network efficiency, all while reducing costs. Each month, AT&T BusinessDirect handles almost 4 million customer transactions that include ordering services, maintenance requests and billing inquiries. What's more, the service today offers mobility features enabling remote workers and employees on the go stay connected with customers and co-workers to resolve problems even when they're not at their desk.

To celebrate its tenth anniversary, AT&T added two tools to its AT&T BusinessDirect portfolio designed to enhance customers' network management capabilities and perform administrative tasks quickly and securely. AT&T View and Analyze Inventory is an online tool that helps customers track current and pending service orders worldwide for a real-time view of changes in network assets such as circuits, facilities, routers, as well as other AT&T services. AT&T BusinessDirect eForums is its new online community where users can go to share their experiences, tips and best practices with other AT&T BusinessDirect customers, as well as post questions or engage in online chats.

"For 10 years, AT&T BusinessDirect has been setting the pace for the industry in providing online self-service tools, and we are committed to remaining the leader for the next decade," said John Cushman, Vice President - eSales & Service, AT&T Business Solutions. "Business has become a 24-by-7-by-365 proposition, and customers need their electronic storefront always available. AT&T BusinessDirect enables customers to manage and monitor their network proactively all day, every day, from anywhere."

AT&T BusinessDirect has won Stevie Awards in each of the past three years, including a Stevie Award in February 2009 for "Best use of Technology. Most recently, it received the "2009 Excellence Award for Best Customer Care Solution" from Billing & OSS World magazine.

For more information on the AT&T BusinessDirect(R) 10th anniversary, please visit http://www.att.com/bd10th/ .

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T, Inc.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services, the nation's fastest 3G network and the best wireless coverage worldwide, and the nation's leading high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of their three-screen integration strategy, AT&T operating companies are expanding their TV entertainment offerings. In 2008, AT&T again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE(R) magazine's lists of the World's Most Admired Companies and America's Most Admired Companies. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com/.

(C) 2009 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

AT&T Inc.

CONTACT: Michael Lordi, office, +1-908-234-6071, mobile,
+1-908-329-4854, mlordi@attnews.us, for AT&T; or Janet Wyles of AT&T, office,
+1-908-234-6067, mobile, +1-732-331-6754, wyles@att.com

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

Majesco Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising Announce 'Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian' Game For Wii(TM), Xbox 360, Nintendo DS(TM) and PCNew Video Game Brings the Movie Experience Home this May

EDISON, N.J., April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Majesco Entertainment Company , an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, and Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising (Fox L&M), today announced Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian for Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC. Developed by Amaze Entertainment and Pipeworks, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian will launch in advance of Twentieth Century Fox's highly-anticipated theatrical release of the same name debuting in theaters May 22nd. Featuring the voice and likeness of the film's star, Ben Stiller, the video game recreates the excitement and humor from the feature film as players adventure through Smithsonian exhibits that come alive at night.

"The original Night at the Museum movie was a true blockbuster in every sense of the word, having earned more than $250 million domestically and almost $600 million worldwide," said Jesse Sutton, Chief Executive Officer, Majesco Entertainment. "The movie sequel has tremendous potential and at long last fans of the franchise can enjoy the museum magic at home in a videogame that extends the big screen experience."

"The Night at the Museum franchise lends itself perfectly to the type of gaming experience that Majesco is creating. It's an action-packed adventure that is sure to amaze and entertain people of all ages," said Elie Dekel, Executive Vice President Licensing and Merchandising for Fox L&M.

In Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, players assume the role of Ben Stiller's character, Larry Daley, former night guard of New York's Museum of Natural History. Larry must rescue Jedediah and his other friends from Akhmenrah's brother who captured them while stealing a powerful Magic Tablet that can raise the Army of Horus to take over the world.

Daley is well aware of the havoc that history's most notorious figures can wreak when the sun goes down and the museum exhibits come alive. He races to DC to help his friends in the Smithsonian. Using Larry's trusty key chain and flashlight, players must solve puzzles and adventure through 14 levels including the Federal Archives, the National Air and Space Museum and the Lincoln Memorial. Gamers can travel in style on the back of a T-Rex skeleton, within the Lunar Lander and in the cockpit of Amelia Earhart's Pitcairn Autogyro. Along the way, players must find pieces of the Magic Tablet and collect other items to unlock mini-games, new areas and bonus content from the Smithsonian including trivia questions, in-game audio tours and factoids.

About Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Get ready for a story so epic it could only unfold in the corridors of the world's largest museum- the Smithsonian Institution. Museum guard-turned entrepreneur Larry Daley discovers that his favorite exhibits, and some of his best friends, from New York's Natural History Museum are being shipped off to the archives at the Smithsonian. Larry gets a distress call from the miniature cowboy, Jedediah, reporting that Egyptian ruler Kahmunrah and a trio of heinous henchmen - namely Ivan the Terrible, Napoleon and Al Capone - are plotting to take over the museum, then the world. Speeding to the nation's capitol, Larry is clearly in over his head. But with some impressive new pals, including the irrepressible Amelia Earhart, along with familiar friends Teddy Roosevelt and Octavius, Larry will stop at nothing to restore the Smithsonian before dawn.

Specific to the DS:

Nintendo DS owners can also experience the spirit and humor of the movie in an entertaining side-scrolling adventure. Players use the Touch Screen to manage magic tablet pieces that change Larry's abilities in real-time. Cling to walls, super jump, fly, shrink, charge and stomp your way through the Smithsonian while using Larry's flashlight and key chain to navigate exhibits.

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian will launch on Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS and PC on May 5th. The feature length film releases nationwide on May 22nd. For additional information about Majesco's exciting line of products, please visit: http://www.majescoentertainment.com/.

About Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising

A recognized industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising licenses and markets properties worldwide on behalf of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Twentieth Television and Fox Broadcasting Company, as well as third party lines. The division is aligned with Twentieth Century Fox Television, one of the top suppliers of primetime entertainment programming to the broadcast networks.

About Majesco Entertainment Company

Majesco Entertainment Company is a provider of video games for the mass market. Building on 20 years of operating history, the company is focused on developing and publishing a wide range of casual and family oriented video games on leading console and portable systems. Product highlights include Cooking Mama(TM) and Cake Mania(R)2 for Nintendo DS(TM), and Cooking Mama World Kitchen and Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 for Wii(TM). The company's shares are traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol: COOL. Majesco is headquartered in Edison, NJ and has an international office in Bristol, UK. More information about Majesco can be found online at http://www.majescoentertainment.com/.

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Certain statements contained herein are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements may be identified by reference to a future period(s) or by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as "may," "will," "intend," "should," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate" or "continue" or the negatives thereof or other comparable terminology. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors. These factors include but are not limited to, the demand for our products; our ability to complete and release our products in a timely fashion; competitive factors in the businesses in which we compete; continued consumer acceptance of our products and the gaming platforms on which our products operate; fulfillment of orders preliminarily made by customers; adverse changes in the securities markets and the availability of and costs associated with sources of liquidity. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to release publicly the results of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

Majesco Entertainment Company

CONTACT: Audra McIver, audra_mciver@bhimpact.com, or Marisa Gross,
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Entertainment Company, +1-212-689-6360

Web Site: http://www.majescoentertainment.com/

TableMAX Brings Its Wildly Popular Systems to NIGA Tradeshow

LAS VEGAS, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- With a long list of Tribal clients already on its client roster, TableMAX Gaming, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of TableMAX Corporation (Pink Sheets: TBLX), a developer of electronic table games, is taking its exciting line of products to the National Indian Gaming Association Tradeshow. NIGA takes place April 15-16 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Ariz., and TableMAX will be in booth #1740.

Electronic table games have emerged as the fastest growing segment in gaming devices, and TableMAX will be showing three of its Systems: Progressive Blackjack(R) and Caribbean Draw(R) Poker. In addition, TableMAX will be educating attendees about its unique ePit(TM) configuration.

TableMAX CEO Stephen Crystal said, "We have had incredible success with our Systems in Tribal casinos across North America, particularly in southern California and in Oklahoma. The simple truth is, TableMAX Systems add an exciting element to the casino floor, and bring the excitement of table games 24 hours a day. Further, because they are not 'live' table games, now players in jurisdictions where compacts prohibit table games can enjoy the fun and excitement of this style of gaming."

Since going public in 2008, TableMAX has placed more than 100 positions. The company has more than 50 Systems under contact, and agreements for approximately 100 more Systems currently under legal review, several of which are with Tribal casino in North America.

About TableMAX CORPORATION

TableMAX is a developer of electronic table games and designs, engineers, and distributes patented electronic table games worldwide. TableMAX owns global rights to popular table game content, including Progressive Blackjack, Caribbean Stud Poker, Caribbean Draw Poker, Texas Hold 'Em Bonus(R) Poker and Bonus Blackjack(R).

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This release contains certain "forward-looking statements" relating to the business of the TableMAX Corporation (the "Company") and its principal subsidiary, TableMAX Gaming, Inc., which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes", "expects", or similar expressions. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including all business uncertainties relating to product development, marketing, market acceptance, future capital requirements, and competition in general and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, or expected. The Company is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Contact: Paul Speirs, Steinbeck Communications (702) 413-4278, paulspeirs@cox.net

TableMAX Gaming, Inc.

CONTACT: Paul Speirs of Steinbeck Communications, +1-702-413-4278,
paulspeirs@cox.net, for TableMAX

Web Site: http://www.tablemax.com/

Crawford & Company's KMC On Demand(SM) Develops Expert ForumIndustry-Leading Knowledge Platform Enables Information Sharing

ATLANTA, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crawford & Company's (NYSE: CRDA; CRDB) new KMC On Demand(SM) (http://www.kmcondemand.com/) is expanding its knowledge management services to include an Expert Forum function that enables the best information in an enterprise to be shared within the organization.

The Expert Forum allows a company's KMC On Demand administrators to appoint category experts who then may receive online questions from the claims force. Those experts can answer questions and post responses, or bring in other experts to collaborate on an answer. The Forum then allows for a final legal sign-off, if necessary. Each expert can edit an answer and each edit is memorialized, as with a wiki (a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable people to contribute or modify content). Anyone within the organization needing this information can search answers by keyword, phrase or category.

"The Expert Forum melds the training function with business partners for a collaboration that is necessary for long-term success," says Colm Keenan, vice president of knowledge management for Crawford & Company. "Training must be much more integrated into the business mainstream. It cannot only be an event or a place; it must be interactive, vital and available at the point of need. We must build a bridge from the learning interaction to the job performance by providing tools and resources that support learning and performance directly. The Expert Forum is an example of this bridge building."

In particular, development of an Expert Forum will allow companies to transfer vital knowledge from more experienced to newer workers, Keenan pointed out. "It is imperative that companies capture and extend the power of learning technology directly to the workplace and provide knowledge sharing, collaboration and support to new workers in the context of their jobs," he said. "The millennial generation is adept at using accessible, accurate online information resources. The Expert Forum function will be invaluable to this generation of adjuster."

KMC On Demand serves employees, clients and the property and casualty industry on one platform that marries cutting-edge knowledge management technology with vetted and customized insurance courses, performance support information that adjusters can easily reference, and online forms and other tools for claims administration. Visit the KMC web site at http://www.kmcondemand.com/ for details of the service.

KMC On Demand is part of Crawford Educational Services, a full-service provider of classroom, online and blended (classroom and online combined) educational opportunities for claims professionals. Crawford acquired online educational capabilities in mid-2007 and has steadily expanded its online offerings since that time.

About Crawford

Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Crawford & Company (http://www.crawfordandcompany.com/) is the world's largest independent provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities, with a global network of more than 700 locations in 63 countries. Major service lines include property and casualty claims management, warranty inspections, integrated claims and medical management for workers' compensation, legal settlement administration, including class action and bankruptcy claims administration, and risk management information services. The Company's shares are traded on the NYSE under the symbols CRDA and CRDB.

Crawford & Company

CONTACT: Stephanie Zercher of Crawford & Company, +1-404-300-1908,
stephanie_zercher@us.crawco.com

Web Site: http://www.kmcondemand.com/
http://www.crawfordandcompany.com/

Elbit Systems Purchases Balance of Shares of Kinetics

HAIFA, Israel, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elbit Systems Ltd. (the "Company") announced today that it completed the purchase of the shares of its previously 51%-owned subsidiary Kinetics Ltd. ("Kinetics"). Under the transaction the Company purchased the remaining 49% of the shares from Kinetics' minority shareholders. The total consideration, which was paid in cash, for the 49% of the shares was $110 million, which could increase up to an additional approximately $8 million pending Kinetics 2009 financial results.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080408/300441 )

According to the purchase agreement, Kinetics' current senior management will continue in their present capacities for up to a period of 12 months following the closing.

Kinetics, based in Airport City, Israel, and its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary Real-Time Laboratories, LLC., are engaged in the development and manufacture of systems and products in the field of advanced life support and environmental controls, such as climate control systems, biological and chemical protection systems for combat vehicles. It also develops and manufactures other products for land and airborne applications, such as hydraulics, fuel, braking and suspension systems, auxiliary power units for land vehicles and hydraulic systems for aircraft.Kinetics main customers are in Israel, Europe and the United States.

Joseph Ackerman, President and CEO of Elbit Systems, commented: "We welcome Kinetics' dedicated employees to the Elbit Systems family. The acquisition of the balance of Kinetics' shares compliments our long-term strategy of growth through mergers and acquisitions of complementary companies with high synergistic value. Kinetics areas of business complement those of Elbit Systems in the area of combat vehicles, and working together as one company will bring about added value and further strengthen our position as a global leader in this area."

About Elbit Systems

Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international defense electronics company engaged in a wide range of defense-related programs throughout the world. The Company, which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance ("C4ISR"), unmanned air vehicle (UAV) systems, advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, airborne warning systems, ELINT systems, data links and military communications systems and radios. The Company also focuses on the upgrading of existing military platforms and developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and commercial aviation applications.

This press release contains forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) regarding Elbit Systems Ltd. and/or its subsidiaries (collectively the Company), to the extent such statements do not relate to historical or current fact. Forward Looking Statements are based on management's expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. Forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future results, performance and trends may differ materially from these forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation:scope and length of customer contracts; governmental regulations and approvals; changes in governmental budgeting priorities; general market, political and economic conditions in the countries in which the Company operates or sells, including Israel and the United States among others;differences in anticipated and actual program performance, including the ability to perform under long-term fixed-price contracts; and the outcome of legal and/or regulatory proceedings. The factors listed above are not all-inclusive, and further information is contained in Elbit Systems Ltd.'s latest annual report on Form 20-F, which is on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. The Company does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.

Contacts: Company Contact: Joseph Gaspar, Executive VP & CFO Dalia Rosen, Head of Corporate Communications Elbit Systems Ltd Tel: +972-4-8316663 Fax: +972-4-8316944 E-mail: j.gaspr@elbitsystems.com dalia.rosen@elbitsystems.com IR Contact: Ehud Helft / Kenny Green G.K. Investor Relations Tel: +1-646-201-9246 E-mail: info@gkir.com

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CONTACT: Contacts: Company Contact: Joseph Gaspar, Executive VP & CFO,
Dalia Rosen, Head of Corporate Communications, Elbit Systems Ltd, Tel:
+972-4-8316663, Fax: +972-4-8316944, E-mail: j.gaspr@elbitsystems.com,
dalia.rosen@elbitsystems.com; IR Contact: Ehud Helft / Kenny Green, G.K.
Investor Relations, Tel: +1-646-201-9246, E-mail: info@gkir.com

Lockheed Martin's Proven C-130J Super Hercules Strengthens Airlift in Europe

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today representatives of the U.S. Air Force welcomed the first of 14 new Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules aircraft that will be permanently based at Ramstein Air Base. During a ceremony that included dignitaries from across Europe, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Commander Gen. Roger Brady acknowledged the C-130Js critical contribution to the mission of USAFE.

"I am especially pleased to celebrate the delivery of the first C-130J Super Hercules to the United States Air Forces in Europe. USAFE truly does bring a lot to the fight, in particular the vital airlift capability we provide in the global war on terror and vital humanitarian operations the world over. The C-130J Super Hercules will give us an even greater capacity to perform all those missions," Brady said.

Ten C-130Js will be delivered to Ramstein this year, with four more scheduled for delivery in 2010. These 14 new Js will support the Ramstein-based 37th Airlift Squadron, 86th Airlift Wing that has been flying C-130Es. The new aircraft are the longer C-130J-30 configuration, which is now the standard for recapitalizing the USAF and many other air forces around the world.

"Today sees yet another milestone in the evolution of this amazing aircraft," said Ross Reynolds, Lockheed Martin's vice president for C-130 programs. "The C-130J is a proven aircraft that can meet the airlift needs of many, many countries. The greater range and cargo capacity of the C130J provide a much needed capability to USAFE."

C-130Js are engaged in high-tempo operations in multiple combat theaters and are routinely deployed in support of both peacekeeping and humanitarian missions. The C-130J is a proven airlifter that has been selected by 10 nations, with 173 aircraft delivered to date. The C-130J is a flexible, multimission aircraft that has been delivered in multiple and varied configurations to meet a wide range of operational needs. The C-130J fleet has accumulated over 500,000 flight hours.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 146,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2008 sales of $42.7 billion.

For additional information, visit our Web site:

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

CONTACT: Peter Simmons, +1-770-494-6208, cell, +1-678-662-4747,
peter.e.simmons@lmco.com, or Sam Grizzle, +1-703-413-5775, cell,
+1-678-662-9162, sam.c.grizzle@lmco.com, both of Lockheed Martin

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CellSpin Launches 'Video, Audio, Photo & Text' Live Mobile Blogging Application on BlackBerry App World for All Major Social Networks and Blogging PlatformsBlackBerry smartphone users worldwide can now enjoy live video, audio, photo & text mobile blogging

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- CellSpin Soft, Inc. (http://www.cellspin.net/) today announced it is adding support for the latest BlackBerry(R) smartphones to its fully featured live multimedia mobile blogging software. CellSpin is now available inside BlackBerry App World for the BlackBerry(R) Storm(TM) and BlackBerry(R) Bold(TM) smartphones, as well as the BlackBerry(R) Curve(TM) and Blackberry(R) Pearl(TM) series smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM) .

CellSpin is a one-click live mobile blogging application for capturing images, audio, video and text, and then publishing them to one or many of a user's favorite Blogging, social networking, photo sharing and auction sites simultaneously.

These sites include MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Google Blogger, WordPress, TypePad, YouTube, Picasa, Flickr, Live Journal, Live Spaces and eBay, with more to come.

CellSpin 2.0 feature set also includes seamless email and contacts integration. Main features of CellSpin are

-- Video blogging -- Voice blogging -- Photo blogging -- Text blogging -- Send Free Voice Emails -- Use select media button to post pre-existing media from your device -- Record audio notes and conversations -- Securely post audio, photos, and text to live eBay auctions -- Podcast with a click of a button and -- Share media on CellSpin's community blogs

According to Bobby Gurvinder Singh, CEO and co-founder of CellSpin, "We are very excited to launch CellSpin on Blackberry App World and support the latest BlackBerry smartphones to help users stay connected, via blog and micro-blog on leading social networks with just one click."

About CellSpin Soft, Inc. CellSpin (http://www.cellspin.net/) expands the Mobile 2.0 experience by providing a free, fully features one-click mobile blogging application. CellSpin supports ALL major smartphone OS's BlackBerry, Symbian, iPhone, Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6.0, and Palm OS, with others to follow soon. The software is available on over 350 mobile phone models worldwide, listed at http://www.cellspin.net/phones.

Founded in 2006, the company is headquartered in San Jose, CA. Media Contact: Tom Mahon, tom@cellspinsoft.com (925) 200-5165

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CellSpin Soft, Inc.

CONTACT: Tom Mahon of CellSpin Soft, Inc., +1-925-200-5165,
tom@cellspinsoft.com

Web Site: http://www.cellspin.net/

Shamir Optical Industry Ltd. Announces Receipt of Notice from Nasdaq of Noncompliance with Nasdaq Audit Committee Composition Requirements

KIBBUTZ SHAMIR, Israel, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shamir Optical Industry Ltd. (the "Company") a leading provider of innovative products and technology to the ophthalmic lens market, today announced that the Company received a letter from the Nasdaq Stock Market indicating that the Company no longer complies with the audit committee composition requirements as set forth in Marketplace Rule 4350, which requires a listed company to have an audit committee of at least three independent members. As a result of the resignation of Mr. Joseph Tzur from the Company's board of directors on March 20, 2009, the Company's audit committee as of today has only two independent members.

In accordance with Marketplace Rule 4350(d)(4), Nasdaq has provided the Company a cure period to regain compliance until the earlier of the Company's next annual shareholders' meeting or March 20, 2010; or if the next annual shareholders' meeting is held before September 16, 2009, then the Company must evidence compliance no later than September 16, 2009.

During the cure period, the Company's ordinary shares will continue to trade on Nasdaq, subject to the Company's continued compliance with other Nasdaq listing requirements. The Company has begun the process of identifying a third audit committee member and expects to regain compliance with Nasdaq's audit committee composition requirements within the cure period.

ABOUT SHAMIR:

Shamir is a leading provider of innovative products and technology to the spectacle lens market. Utilizing its proprietary technology, the company develops, designs, manufactures, and markets progressive lenses to sell to the ophthalmic market. In addition, Shamir utilizes its technology to provide design services to optical lens manufacturers under service and royalty agreements. Progressive lenses are used to treat presbyopia, a vision condition where the eye loses its ability to focus on close objects. Progressive lenses combine several optical strengths into a single lens to provide a gradual and seamless transition from near to intermediate, to distant vision. Shamir differentiates its products from its competitors' primarily through lens design. Shamir's leading lenses are marketed under a variety of trade names, including Shamir Genesis(TM), Shamir Piccolo(TM), Shamir Office(TM), Shamir Nano(TM), Shamir Autograph(TM) and Shamir Smart(TM). Shamir believes that it has one of the world's preeminent research and development teams for progressive lenses, molds, and complementary technologies and tools. Shamir developed software dedicated to the design of progressive lenses. This software is based on Shamir's proprietary mathematical algorithms that optimize designs of progressive lenses for a variety of activities and environments. Shamir also has created software tools specifically designed for research and development and production requirements, including Eye Point Technology software, which simulates human vision.

Contact: Jeffrey Goldberger

212-896-1249

Shamir Optical Industry Ltd.

CONTACT: Jeffrey Goldberger, +1-212-896-1249

Hamilton Sundstrand to Extend C.A.R.E. Agreements with SIAEC

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn., April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hamilton Sundstrand has extended its Comprehensive Asset Repair and Exchange (C.A.R.E.) programs with SIA Engineering Co. (SIAEC), a Singapore-based aircraft maintenance company, to provide repair services and asset management for engine and airframe components on Airbus A320 and Boeing 777 aircraft. The deals include support for Hamilton Sundstrand and other suppliers' equipment. Hamilton Sundstrand is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. .

The agreement includes support for up to 105 Airbus A320 and 13 Boeing 777-300 aircraft. The agreement includes spare parts support for electric power and air management assets for the Boeing 777-300s, and support for V2500 engine accessories, electric power and emergency power equipment for the Airbus A320s.

Hamilton Sundstrand's C.A.R.E. program offers total repair and inventory support services and is fully supported by key OEM accessory suppliers. Hamilton Sundstrand has similar long-term aftermarket agreements with 28 of the world's 30 largest airlines.

"Hamilton Sundstrand's C.A.R.E. program provides customers a strategic asset management partner combined with world-class repair capability," said Matthew Bromberg, Hamilton Sundstrand Customer Service vice president and general manager. "In today's economic environment, this not only optimizes an airline's use of capital and resources, but also maximizes airline dispatch reliability."

With 2008 revenues of $6.2 billion, Hamilton Sundstrand employs approximately 18,000 people worldwide and is headquartered in Windsor Locks, Conn. Among the world's largest suppliers of technologically advanced aerospace and industrial products, the company designs, manufactures and services aerospace systems and provides integrated system solutions for commercial, regional, corporate and military aircraft. It also is a major supplier for international space programs.

United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the building and aerospace industries worldwide.

Contact: Dan Coulom 860-654-3469 http://www.hamiltonsundstrand.com/

Hamilton Sundstrand

CONTACT: Dan Coulom of Hamilton Sundstrand, +1-860-654-3469

Web Site: http://www.hamiltonsundstrand.com/

Allot Communications to Host First Quarter 2009 Earnings Results Conference Call on Tuesday, May 12, 2009Call to be Held at 8:30 AM EDT

HOD HASHARON, Israel, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allot Communications Ltd. will host a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2009 earnings results on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at 8:30 AM EDT, 3:30 PM Israel time. The quarterly and annual results will be published prior to the conference call.

To access the conference call, please dial one of the following numbers: US: 1-866-966-5335, International: +44-20-3003-2666, Israel: 1-809-216-213.

A replay of the conference call will be available from 12:01 am EST on May 13, 2009 through June 13, 2009 at 11:59 pm EST. To access the replay, please dial: +44-20-8196-1998, access code: 650204#.

A live webcast of the conference call can be accessed on the Allot Communications website at http://www.allot.com/. The webcast will also be archived on the website following the conference call.

About Allot Communications

Allot Communications is a leading provider of intelligent IP service optimization solutions for DSL, wireless and mobile broadband carriers, service providers, and enterprises. Allot's rich portfolio of hardware platforms and software applications utilizes deep packet inspection (DPI) technology to transform broadband pipes into smart networks that can rapidly and efficiently deploy value added Internet services. Allot's scalable, carrier-grade solutions provide the visibility, application control and subscriber management that are vital to managing Internet service delivery, guaranteeing quality of experience (QoE), containing operating costs, and maximizing revenue in broadband networks. For more information, visit http://www.allot.com/.

Contact: Investor Relations: Jay Kalish Executive Director Investor Relations International access code +972-54-221-1365 jkalish@allot.com Anat Meron International access code +972-9-761-9370 ameron@allot.com

Allot Communications Ltd.

CONTACT: Contact: Investor Relations: Jay Kalish, Executive Director
Investor Relations, International access code +972-54-221-1365,
jkalish@allot.com. Anat Meron, International access code +972-9-761-9370,
ameron@allot.com

Harvard Vanguard Cures Data Backup Ills With EMC AvamarData Deduplication Technology Slashes Data Backup Size from 3.2 Terabytes to 1 Terabyte; Backup Time Reduced from 35 to 2 Hours

HOPKINTON, Mass., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC Corporation , the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced that Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, a multi-specialty medical group delivering care to 450,000-plus patients at more than 20 offices across eastern Massachusetts, has deployed an EMC Avamar(R) backup and recovery solution to significantly increase the reliability and efficiency of its growing backup operations while improving its IT efficiencies.

Harvard Vanguard previously performed tape backups of servers located at 18 different practice sites. Because the local staff could no longer keep up with longer backup cycles, failing backups, finding lost tapes and cleaning tape drives, Harvard Vanguard began sending its backups over the network to a large tape drive in the main datacenter, but this solution also presented issues.

"Our data requirements have increased significantly," said Rich April, Harvard Vanguard's Director of Network Engineering. "When we performed the tape backups locally, it was becoming too labor-intensive and failure-prone with bigger backups - especially across 18 sites. So we centralized our tape backups but it still would take 35 hours to complete. We'd have to run the backups at night; pause them while people were in the office and restart that night. Because the data had to be carved into different sections, it was a complex process. And when tape backup jobs failed, as they often do, it was a real headache because the backup window was frequently too congested to allow for rescheduling of a failed backup."

The physician group decided to replace its Symantec Backup Exec tape backup software with EMC Avamar to automate the backup process for financial and billing data and other information to a centralized Avamar storage grid. Harvard Vanguard also uses Avamar to replicate backups to another site 12 miles away for disaster recovery purposes in case the primary backup is damaged or destroyed.

"With EMC data deduplication technology, we've been able to reduce the size of data backups from 3.2 terabytes to 1 terabyte," said April. "Data backups now take two hours instead of 35 hours. More importantly, EMC Avamar runs and we almost forget it's there. It just drives everything and then automatically creates two copies, so we have even more protection than before."

Before Avamar, a restore was a laborious process that took at least a day to identify the tape, retrieve it from an offsite facility and recover the data. There also would be costs for staff time and tape delivery. Harvard Vanguard now restores data in minutes or hours depending on the restore size. With corporate offices in Newton, Mass., Harvard Vanguard estimates that the number of full-time equivalents (FTEs) dedicated to backup operations now handled by Avamar was reduced from 4 to .25 FTEs. Additional savings related to tape costs and powering tape drives that were "on" all the time were also achieved.

"By making our backups more reliable and less labor intensive, our IT staff is able to focus on more important priorities," said April. "As a leader in leveraging healthcare information technology to enhance patient care and quality, Harvard Vanguard is always focused on creating new and better healthcare delivery models so our IT staff has to be ready to deliver on new ideas."

In addition, Harvard Vanguard stores data for all of its applications - including Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), Picture Archiving Communications Systems (PACS), Oracle, file shares, Microsoft Exchange and others - on its EMC CLARiiON storage infrastructure. Harvard Vanguard uses EMC NetWorker(R) software for backup of its EMRs and EMC SnapView(TM) software for cloning production data for backups and disaster recovery

In a major consolidation project, Harvard Vanguard has deployed VMware ESX software to virtualize 120 servers onto 12 physical blade servers. By end of 2010, Harvard Vanguard is planning to have up to a total of 450 servers consolidated.

"On average, we're adding 30 servers each year in datacenters with limited heating and cooling capacity and floor space," said April. "With VMware so far, we've been able to introduce 35 to 40 new virtual machines for test and development and shut down another 60 to 70 servers that were coming off warranty and were too costly to maintain. We're estimating a $1.8 million savings in energy costs over three years and $2 million savings for server maintenance over five years."

About EMC

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

EMC, Avamar, CLARiiON and NetWorker are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation. VMware and ESX Server are trademarks or registered trademarks of VMware, Inc. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

EMC Corporation

CONTACT: Patrick Cooley, +1-508-293-6583, cooley_patrick@emc.com

Web Site: http://www.emc.com/

Raytheon Meets Critical Milestone as Part of Excalibur Ib Contract Competition

YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz., April 7, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company completed a contract milestone when it fired eight Excalibur Ib precision-guided artillery projectiles during a Feb. 27 test.

The firings, which were the first tests witnessed by officials from the U.S. Army program office, were designed to exhibit stable controlled flight and safe muzzle exit. The testing also validated the simulation used to predict the performance of Raytheon's Excalibur Ib. All test objectives were met, and Excalibur Ib exceeded ballistic accuracy expectations.

"We had a great development and testing plan going into this," said Steve Bennett, director of Raytheon's Excalibur program. "Raytheon has been able to move rapidly from design to successful test flights in record time. We expect to meet the U.S. Army's cost objectives and exceed the incredible performance established by Excalibur Ia."

The Excalibur Ib design is based on Raytheon's combat-proven Excalibur Ia. The goal of the Excalibur Ib program is to reduce cost and increase reliability of the projectile. Raytheon's Excalibur Ib, featuring a new titanium base, uses fewer parts and requires simpler manufacturing. The result is increased reliability and a significantly reduced cost to deliver precision projectiles.

Raytheon Company, with 2008 sales of $23.2 billion, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 87 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 73,000 people worldwide.

Contact: Jackie Gutmann 520.545.8428 Jaclyn_E_Gutmann@raytheon.com

Raytheon Company

CONTACT: Jackie Gutmann of Raytheon, +1-520-545-8428,
Jaclyn_E_Gutmann@raytheon.com

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

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Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network In Natick, MassachusettsInvestment in Middlesex County, Massachusetts to Stay Ahead of Rising Demand for 3G Multimedia and Internet Access

NATICK, Mass., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with a new cell site in Natick, Massachusetts. The new cell site provides increased 3G coverage along the Mass Pike, Route 30 and Route 27 in Natick and Wayland, as well as the surrounding areas.

Verizon Wireless, originally the first wireless provider to offer 3G speeds, today has the largest and most reliable 3G network coverage area in the United States, giving customers with notebook computers or smartphones the ability to:

-- Browse the web faster with quicker page loading times -- Quickly download and play music -- Watch streaming video -- Send emails with attachments -- Download and play 3D games -- Video conference with your contacts -- Rapidly share files

"Verizon Wireless' 3G network coverage across New England is unparalleled," said director for Network System Performance for Verizon Wireless, Richard Enright. "We've invested billions of dollars into New England believing that even the most sophisticated cell phone is only as good as the network it runs on. Our continued aggressive network investments provide customers with a 3G network advantage at home and on vacation."

The company has invested more than $50 billion since its inception to increase the wireless voice and data coverage of its national network and to add new 3G services like Mobile Broadband and V CAST. Regionally the company has invested more than $2.4 billion into its New England network over the past nine years, including $240 million in 2008 alone. As the carrier with America's largest and most reliable wireless network, Verizon Wireless cell sites in New England provide 3G wireless data connectivity.

Mobile Broadband Internet Access

Verizon Wireless' 3G high-speed wireless broadband network keeps customers connected. With Mobile Broadband from Verizon Wireless, notebook computer users can access email, download files and browse the Internet at broadband speed (average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits per second and average upload speeds of 500-800 kbps). A one megabyte email attachment - the equivalent of a small PowerPoint(R) presentation or a large PDF file - can be downloaded in about eight seconds and uploaded in less than 13 seconds.

V CAST: Video and Music

Powered by the company's 3G high-speed network, V CAST multimedia services offer customers the ability to download full song tracks, play cutting-edge 3D games and stream video clips straight to their phones. With content updated daily, customers can watch dozens of on-demand videos, including breaking news, weather, sports highlights and the hottest entertainment clips.

V CAST Music with Rhapsody

The company's wireless broadband network also powers its V CAST Music with Rhapsody service, which combines Verizon Wireless' world-class, over-the-air mobile music service with Rhapsody's leading desktop solution. V CAST with Rhapsody delivers unlimited access to music on up to three Rhapsody-compatible mobile phones and players, and online on multiple PCs and Web browsers. With V CAST Music with Rhapsody, customers who purchase music over-the-air can download the master copy of the songs or albums to their PCs free of digital rights management (DRM) software that restricts how and where music can be played.

Most Reliable Wireless Network

The company's 'America's most reliable wireless network' reputation is based on network studies performed by real-life test men and test women throughout the country. By traversing more than one million miles annually on Interstate, U.S. and state highways, as well as major roads and surface streets in high-population areas - the equivalent of two roundtrips to the moon or 40 trips around the world - the test men and women confirm that voice calls and data connections are successful on the first attempt and stay connected. Vehicles are equipped with computers that automatically make more than three million voice call attempts and more than 16 million data tests annually on Verizon Wireless' network and the networks of other carriers.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and data network, serving more than 80 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 85,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Michael Murphy, +1-781-932-1213,
michael.murphy(at)verizonwireless.com; or Diane Fortier, +1-978-499-9250 ext.
225, diane(at)matternow.com, both for Verizon Wireless

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

Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network In Hartland, ConnecticutInvestment in Hartford County, Connecticut to Stay Ahead of Rising Demand for Wireless Voice, 3G Multimedia and Internet Access

HARTLAND, Conn., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with a new cell site in Hartland, Connecticut. The new cell site provides increased wireless voice and 3G coverage to the town.