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Spansion Launches MirrorBit(R) SPI Multi-I/O Flash Memory With Up to 40MB/s Read PerformanceMatches or Exceeds Conventional Parallel NOR Flash Memory Speed

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spansion Inc., the world's largest pure-play provider of Flash memory solutions, today announced a new family of Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) MirrorBit(R) Multi-I/O Flash Memory devices that deliver breakthrough performance. The family includes devices from 32-megabits (Mb) up to 128-megabits. Each device supports the option for single (one-bit data bus), dual (two-bit data bus) or quad (four-bit data bus) serial I/O data transmission, enabling manufacturers to more easily manage inventory and support multiple product models using a single SPI device. Leading performance of up to 40MB/s (80 MHz per I/O in quad I/O mode) makes the MirrorBit SPI Multi-I/O family capable of executing code in-place (XIP) for a variety of industrial and consumer electronics applications with performance that matches or exceeds conventional parallel I/O NOR Flash memory. Manufactured using Spansion's highly competitive 90-nanometer (nm) MirrorBit technology, the new Flash memory solutions can help manufacturers take advantage of the lower overall system costs that the serial interface enables, while offering the high performance and reliability that applications demand. The 32 Mb device is shipping in volume production today.

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"The Spansion MirrorBit SPI Multi-I/O family is the perfect fit for current market trends. Our customers are looking to reduce pin-count and cost without sacrificing performance," said Tom Eby, executive vice president of Spansion's Consumer, Set-Top Box & Industrial Division. "Spansion's SPI Multi-I/O family is the lowest pin-count Flash memory with standard parallel I/O NOR-type performance. With this latest offering, Spansion anticipates a rapid expansion in customer adoption of SPI solutions."

SPI devices typically read information serially, or one bit at a time, requiring fewer connections and thus fewer pins. This lowers cost, simplifies board layout and reduces the form factor of many embedded designs. For a 32 Mb density flash device, the total pin count reduces from 47 active pins on a typical parallel NOR flash to eight active pins for an SPI flash.

With multiple I/O, devices can transmit and receive data either one, two or four bits at a time, enabling faster speeds while still requiring only eight total pins or four active pins to retain the original benefits of single I/O SPI. The enhanced performance means that serial devices can be used to support faster XIP code execution, potentially reducing the amount of RAM required by the system with slower SPI solutions and enabling faster system power up times.

Spansion's MirrorBit SPI Multi-I/O devices are designed to address the performance, cost and volume demands of applications such as optical disk drives, personal computers and high-end printers, as well as networking and home entertainment equipment such as digital TV, DVD players/recorders and set-top boxes.

"With the higher performance of Spansion's SPI Multi-I/O architecture combined with the low cost structure of leading-edge MirrorBit technology there is now a path toward the implementation of much higher density SPI solutions in the future," added Eby.

The Spansion MirrorBit SPI Multi-I/O FL family features the industry's fastest serial read performance in addition to leading Multi-I/O throughput:

Serial I/O Dual I/O Quad I/O Data Throughput 13 MB/s 20 MB/s 40 MB/s Clock frequency 104 MHz 80 MHz* 80 MHz** * Effective clock frequency of 160 MHz ** Effective clock frequency of 320 MHz In addition, the family offers: -- Enhanced security features via a freeze bit, locking the memory array and preventing additional writes to the device memory; -- A flexible sector architecture, providing small sector options (4KB or 8KB) for parameter data storage; -- One Time Programmable (OTP) area for permanent, secure identification.

All devices use a Universal Footprint with consistent packaging and pin outs, enabling users to migrate from lower to higher density serial Flash memory without having to alter board layouts. The Universal Footprint gives manufacturers the efficiency to develop solutions based on a single platform and leverage their hardware and software design across multiple product lines, quickening time-to-market.

Packaging and Availability

The 32 Mb S25FL032P MirrorBit SPI Multi-I/O device is available in 8-pin SOIC (208 mil), 16-pin SOIC, USON (6mm x 5mm) or WSON (6mm x 8mm) packages. The 64 Mb S25FL064P and 128 Mb S25FL129P MirrorBit SPI Multi-I/O devices are available in 16-pin SOIC or 8-contact WSON (6mm x 8mm) packages. The 32 Mb device is in full production now. The company expects to sample and be in production of the 64Mb device in June 2009, and the 128 Mb device in Q4 2009.

About Spansion

Spansion (Pink Sheets: SPSNQ.PK) 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/.

NOTE: Spansion(R), the Spansion Logo, MirrorBit(R), and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Spansion LLC in the US and other countries. Other names used are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Courtney Brigham of Spansion Inc., +1-408-616-5056

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

SRA Wins Re-Compete Contract from U.S. Coast Guard

FAIRFAX, Va., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SRA International, Inc. , a leading provider of technology and strategic consulting services and solutions to government organizations and commercial clients, today announced it has been awarded a task order to continue support for the U.S. Coast Guard, Human Resources Information Systems Division.

Under the task order, SRA will provide project management, business process analysis and reengineering, and PeopleSoft expertise to upgrade the Coast Guard's PeopleSoft HR management system (HRMS), and consolidate it with their PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) and Global Payroll for Retirees and Annuitants into a single HR and payroll system. The contract value is $30 million over five years, if all options are exercised.

"The Coast Guard/SRA Team has been extremely successful in delivering a fully functional PeopleSoft-based HRMS to support more than 100,000 active, reserve and retired members," said Health and Civil Services Senior Vice President Max Hall. "SRA looks forward to our continuing partnership with the Coast Guard on this very important program."

This consolidated system will be used throughout the Coast Guard, as well as by other agencies using the Coast Guard as a shared service provider. Work will also include replacing the Coast Guard's legacy payroll system, by adding functionality within their PeopleSoft Global Payroll implementation, and providing operations and maintenance support for the PeopleSoft system for the duration of the contract.

The HR Information Systems Division provides project management, analysis, engineering, and operational support for all Coast Guard HR systems. Under this task order, SRA also will support Coast Guard initiatives to consolidate and modernize various HR systems, and to expand their role as a shared service provider of HR and payroll services for the Commissioned Officer Corps of the Public Health Service and the officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Functionality of the resulting system will include comprehensive management of military HR and payroll services, including recruiting, accessions, career management, training management, promotions, separations, leave management, and payroll for active-duty, reserve and retired members.

About SRA International, Inc.

SRA and its subsidiaries are dedicated to solving complex problems of global significance for government organizations serving the national security, civil government and global health markets. Founded in 1978, the company and its subsidiaries have expertise in such areas as air surveillance and air traffic management; contract research organization (CRO) services; cybersecurity; disaster response planning; enterprise resource planning; environmental strategies; IT systems, infrastructure and managed services; logistics; public health preparedness; strategic management consulting; systems engineering; and wireless integration.

FORTUNE(R) magazine has chosen SRA as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" for ten consecutive years. The company and its subsidiaries employ more than 6,800 employees serving clients from headquarters in Fairfax, Va., and offices around the world. For additional information on SRA, please visit http://www.sra.com/.

Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans, and prospects for SRA, including statements about the estimated value of the contract and work to be performed, and other statements containing the words "estimates," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will," and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent our views as of May 20, 2009. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to May 20, 2009.

SRA International, Inc.

CONTACT: Sheila Blackwell, +1-703-227-8345, sheila_blackwell@sra.com, or
Kelly Batalle, +1-703-284-5083, kelly_batalle@sra.com, both of SRA
International, Inc.

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

Plexus to Hold Investor Day on June 11, 2009

NEENAH, Wis., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Plexus Corp. today announced that it will hold its Investor Day on June 11, 2009 in New York, NY.

WHAT: PLXS F09 Investor Day WHEN: Thursday, June 11th WHERE: NASDAQ MarketSite (Meetings & Luncheon) Address: 165 Broadway, New York, NY 10006 WEBCAST: http://tinyurl.com/ortybk Please RSVP to dianne.boydstun@plexus.com (or 920-751-5583). EVENT DETAILS: June 11, 2009 Registration begins @ 9:30 a.m. ET / Continental Breakfast Presentations begin @ 10:00 am ET / Lunch included with Management Presentations resume after lunch, event concludes @ 2:30 p.m. ET Presenters: Topics: Dean Foate, CEO Plexus Overview & Outlook Todd Kelsey, Sr. VP Global Customer Services Leveraging an Integrated Sector Strategy Pete Whitley, VP Customer Management - I/C Industrial/Commercial Sector Spotlight Andy Hyatt, Interim Market Sector VP - I/C Mike Buseman, Sr. VP Global Mfg Operations Mechatronics Spotlight with Customer Example Steve Frisch, Sr. VP Global Engineering Technology Group Spotlight Services with Customer Example Oliver Mihm, VP Raleigh Design Center Ginger Jones, CFO Financial Results & Outlook For further information, please contact: Dianne Boydstun - Executive Assistant to Ginger Jones 920-751-5583 or dianne.boydstun@plexus.com About Plexus Corp. - The Product Realization Company

Plexus (http://www.plexus.com/) is an award-winning participant in the Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) industry, providing product design, supply chain and materials management, manufacturing, test, fulfillment and aftermarket solutions to branded product companies in the Wireline/Networking, Wireless Infrastructure, Medical, Industrial/Commercial and Defense/ Security/Aerospace market sectors.

The Company's unique Focused Factory manufacturing model and global supply chain solutions are strategically enhanced by value-added product design and engineering services. Plexus specializes in mid- to low-volume, higher-mix customer programs that require flexibility, scalability, technology and quality.

Plexus provides award-winning customer service to more than 100 branded product companies in North America, Europe and Asia.

Plexus Corp.

CONTACT: Dianne Boydstun of Plexus Corp., +1-920-751-5583,
dianne.boydstun@plexus.com

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

SRS Labs Wins TechAmerica High-Tech Innovations Award for the iWOW Adaptor for iPod

SANTA ANA, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SRS Labs , the industry leader in surround sound, audio, and voice technologies, announced today that the SRS iWOW(TM) Adaptor for iPod(R) was the honored recipient of the Hardware award category during the 16th Annual TechAmerica High-Tech Innovation Awards.

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"We have a great sense of pride in the SRS iWOW Adaptor for iPod, and winning the TechAmerica Hardware Award further validates the quality of SRS sound, and is a tremendous achievement for SRS Labs," said Allen H. Gharapetian, Vice President of Marketing for SRS Labs. "SRS strives to create ground-breaking audio enhancement solutions, and has a reputation for its ability to engineer any device to provide the best possible, most natural audio experience."

The 16th Annual TechAmerica High-Tech Innovation Awards celebrates excellence and innovative achievement within the Orange County and Inland Empire technology sector. This year's winners were announced on Thursday, May 14, 2009, at the Hilton Hotel in Costa Mesa, Calif. For more information about SRS Labs or the TechAmerica awards, please visit http://www.srslabs.com/ and http://www.aeanet.org/ocawards.

About SRS Labs, Inc.

Founded in 1993, SRS Labs is the industry leader in audio signal processing for consumer electronics. Beginning with the audio technologies originally developed at Hughes Aircraft, SRS Labs holds over 150 worldwide patents and is recognized by the industry as the foremost authority in research and application of human auditory principles. Through partnerships with leading global CE companies, semiconductor manufacturers and software partners, SRS audio, surround sound and voice processing technologies have been included in over one billion electronic products sold worldwide including HDTVs, mobile phones, portable media devices, PCs and automotive entertainment. In fact, SRS Labs is the de-facto standard of HDTV audio processing with nine of the top ten name brand flat panel TVs featuring SRS technology. Additionally, SRS Labs surround sound solutions provide the professional broadcast and recording industries with high-performance production, back-haul, storage, and transmission capability. SRS Labs supports manufacturers worldwide with offices in the U.S., China, Europe, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. For more information, visit http://www.srslabs.com/.

About TechAmerica

TechAmerica is the leading voice for the U.S. technology industry, which is the driving force behind productivity growth and jobs creation in the United States and the foundation of the global innovation economy. Representing approximately 1,500 member companies of all sizes from the public and commercial sectors of the economy, it is the industry's largest advocacy organization and is dedicated to helping members' top and bottom lines. It is also the technology industry's only grassroots-to-global advocacy network, with offices in state capitals around the United States, Washington, D.C., Europe (Brussels) and Asia (Beijing). TechAmerica was formed by the merger of AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association), the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and the Government Electronics & Information Technology Association (GEIA). Learn more at http://www.techamerica.org/.

Except for historical information contained in this release, statements in this release, including those by Mr. Gharapetian, may constitute forward-looking statements regarding our assumptions, projections, expectations, targets, intentions or beliefs about future events that are based on management's belief, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. While the Company believes that its expectations are based upon reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurances that the Company's goals and strategy will be realized. Numerous factors, including risks and uncertainties, may affect the Company's actual results and may cause results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. Some of these factors include the acceptance of new SRS Labs' products and technologies, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the timely development and release of technologies by the Company, general business and economic conditions, especially in Asia, and other factors detailed in the Company's Form 10-K and other periodic reports filed with the SEC. SRS Labs specifically disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

SRS Labs, Inc. Contact: Investor Relations Contact: Michael Bingham, PR Manager Matt Glover, Liolios Group, Inc. 949 442 5582 949-574-3860 michaelb@srslabs.com info@liolios.com Twitter: @SRSLabs

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CONTACT: Michael Bingham, PR Manager of SRS Labs, Inc., +1-949-442-5582,
michaelb@srslabs.com, Twitter, @SRSLabs; or Investor Relations, Matt Glover of
Liolios Group, Inc., +1-949-574-3860, info@liolios.com, for SRS Labs, Inc.

Web Site: http://www.srslabs.com/
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Spirent Communications Adds Vulnerability Assessment Testing to Spirent Avalanche Platform

LAS VEGAS, May 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Enhancement Allows for Assessment of Virtually Any Negative Traffic, Application Network Layer Testing from Single Unit

As network equipment manufacturers, service providers and enterprises seek ways to build, deliver and run more cost-effective networks, Spirent Communications plc (http://www.spirent.com/) (LSE: SPT), a leader in network, services and device testing, now offers vulnerability assessment testing capabilities on Spirent Avalanche(TM) (http://www.spirent.com/go/avalanche). This capability, also supported on Spirent TestCenter(TM), creates a unique product which tests the impact of almost any type of negative and attack traffic on networks and devices and simultaneously conducts comprehensive line rate layer 2-7 performance testing. By incorporating the strengths of the industry leading Spirent ThreatEx Attack generation solution into Spirent Avalanche, test engineers can now add vulnerability assessment to their testing methodologies.

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Instead of purchasing multiple pieces of hardware and associated licenses, test engineers can invest in a single platform that addresses several critical issues related to network security and vulnerabilities. Spirent Avalanche is available in both appliance-based solutions and as part of Spirent TestCenter's layer 2-7 testing platform.

With Spirent Avalanche, test engineers supporting the efforts of equipment manufacturers, service provider and enterprise organization can:

- Launch realistic cyber attacks directly into new and existing test plans by quickly and easily creating stateful attacks, transactional attacks or stateless flooding attacks intermixed with any other traffic - Determine quickly the effectiveness of deep packet inspection and security devices by creating a combination of normalized and malicious traffic - Prepare networks for unforeseen security breeches by creating and modifying attacks to test additional scenarios and custom attack variations with the Spirent Avalanche Attack Designer - Mitigate and even prevent future attacks on the network by identifying potential weak spots and failure points in devices by producing real attack traffic and signatures

The vulnerability assessment testing feature includes a database which is regularly updated with the latest worms, Trojans, viruses, and other attacks to ensure that users have a current understanding of all potential threats and how such traffic can influence normal network activity.

"Adding the capability to conduct vulnerability assessment testing on our well-respected Spirent Avalanche platform makes an already powerful tool even stronger," said Ahmed Murad, General Manager, Multimedia Applications Solution Group at Spirent Communications. "With its 1/10 GigE capability, it is possible to launch hundreds of thousands of attacks per second providing the realism needed to conduct accurate and comprehensive network security testing."

Spirent Avalanche allows network engineers and system designers to generate line rate stateful traffic at up to 10 Gbps allowing trunk ports to be directly tested or to determine the impact of multiple GigE ports being aggregated over 10 Gbps. This tool is the industry's most comprehensive layer 4-7 applications testing solution and supports all major protocols, including HTTP 1.0/1.1, HTTPS, FTP, streaming media, IPv6, voice (SIP), mail (SMTP/POP3), DNS, SSL, Telnet, 802.1Q VLAN tagging, IPSec, 802.1x, and PPPoE, CIFS, RTMP, custom protocols, and a number of enterprise applications via the capture/replay function.

Spirent Avalanche will be showcased during Interop 2009 at Spirent Booth #1051. The solution can also be viewed at Spirent Proof of Concept (SPoC) Labs and Collaboration Centers (http://www.spirent.com/go/spoc) in Beijing, London and Sunnyvale.

For more information please visit www.spirent.com/go/avalanche or follow Spirent on Twitter at www.twitter.com/spirentcomm

About Spirent Communications plc

For more information visit http://www.spirent.com/news/about_spirent.cfm

Spirent Communications plc

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Integral Systems Announces Appointment of Bruce Lev to Board of Directors

COLUMBIA, Md., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Integral Systems, Inc., today announced that Bruce L. Lev joined its Board of Directors, effective May 8, 2009. Mr. Lev is a Managing Director of Loeb Partners Corp., an investment firm based in New York City, a position he has held since 2003. Prior to this, he served as Vice Chairman and Director of USCO Logistics, a service provider of supply chain management. From 1995 through 2000, Mr. Lev served as Executive Vice President of Corporate and Legal Affairs of Micro Warehouse Inc., a $2.5 billion direct marketer of brand name personal computers and accessories to commercial and consumer markets.

"We look forward to having Mr. Lev's depth of knowledge and experience on the board," said Integral Systems CEO, John Higginbotham. "His extensive background in the technology marketplace will be valuable to Integral Systems' future growth strategy."

Mr. Lev is a 1965 graduate of Wesleyan University and a 1968 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law. He is a member of the Connecticut, Virginia, and U.S. Supreme Court bars. He is on the board of directors at AirDat, LLC, Flagler Construction Co, LLC, Open Labs, LLC, Electro Energy, Inc., and Veritainer, Inc. He also serves as Non Executive Co-Chairman of Albertine Enterprises in Washington, DC.

About Integral Systems

Integral Systems, Inc., applies more than 25 years experience to provide integrated technology solutions for SATCOM-interfaced networks. Customers have relied on the Integral Systems family of companies (Integral Systems Europe, Lumistar, Inc., Newpoint Technologies, Inc., RT Logic, and SAT Corporation) to deliver on time and on budget for more than 250 satellite missions. Our dedication to customer service has solidified long-term relationships with the U.S. Air Force, NASA, NOAA, and nearly every satellite operator in the world. Integral Systems is listed in Forbes' Top 200 Small Companies in America for 2008. For more information, visit http://www.integ.com/.

Integral Systems, Inc.

CONTACT: Company, Kathryn Herr, Vice President, Marketing and
Communications of Integral Systems, Inc., +1-443-539-5118, kherr@integ.com; or
Media, Andrew Miller of Zeno Group for Integral Systems, Inc.,
+1-707-386-1193, andrew.miller@zenogroup.com

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

CA Declares Quarterly Dividend

ISLANDIA, N.Y., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CA, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular, quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share. The dividend will be paid on June 16, 2009 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 31, 2009.

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CA is the world's leading independent IT management software company. With CA's Enterprise IT Management (EITM) vision and expertise, organizations can more effectively govern, manage and secure IT to optimize business performance and sustain competitive advantage. For more information, visit http://www.ca.com/.

Contacts: Michelle Healy Carol Lu Public Relations Investor Relations (631) 342-4701 (212) 415-6920 michelle.healy@ca.com carol.lu@ca.com

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CONTACT: Michelle Healy, Public Relations, +1-631-342-4701,
michelle.healy@ca.com, or Carol Lu, Investor Relations, +1-212-415-6920,
carol.lu@ca.com, both of CA

Web Site: http://ca.com/

Spirent Communications Adds Industry's Most Advanced Scalable Application Protocol Emulation for Quality of Experience Testing

LAS VEGAS, May 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Vast Range of Scenarios, User Transactions Added to Latest Version Spirent Avalanche

Spirent Communications plc (http://www.spirent.com/) (LSE: SPT), a leader in network, services and devices testing, today announced new functionality that supports the emulation of an unprecedented number of stateful application protocols, empowering test engineers to easily create advanced custom traffic profiles on Spirent TestCenter(TM) (http://www.spirent.com/go/stc) and Spirent Avalanche(TM) (http://www.spirent.com/go/avalanche). The new Scalable Application Protocol Emulation Engine (SAPEE) revolutionizes testing layer 2-7 applications by allowing test engineers and system architects to easily build, import or recreate their own proprietary protocols and transactions with full editing and modification capabilities.

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Spirent's SAPEE platform addresses the ever-changing protocol mix faced by enterprise and cloud computing networks as well as network equipment manufacturers and service providers. This emulation engine accelerates testing by allowing users to quickly and easily add pre-loaded profiles from an extensive library which will initially include applications such as BitTorrent(TM), Peer-to-Peer, Skype(TM), Instant Messaging, database access and other traffic flows.

"The concept of delivering a layer 2-7 tool with unlimited protocols and transactions testing capabilities is extremely powerful," said Ahmed Murad, General Manager, Multimedia Applications Solutions Group at Spirent Communications. "SAPEE represents the first front-end traffic re-creation solution designed to tackle virtually any requirement by extending the reach of testing into non-traditional, emerging and next-generation protocols as well as the ones already supported by Spirent Avalanche. This combination gives users the means to test all aspects of a content delivery network today without waiting for specific developments to meet their needs down the road."

SAPEE adds to Spirent's holistic approach to data center testing by bringing the realism of live networks into the development and pre-deployment environment. Spirent Avalanche allows network engineers and system designers to generate line rate stateful traffic at multiple 10Gbps capacities, allowing trunk ports to be directly tested.

This tool is the industry's most comprehensive layer 4-7 application testing solution and supports all major protocols, including HTTP 1.0/1.1, HTTPS, FTP, streaming media, IPv6, voice (SIP), mail (SMTP/POP3), DNS, SSL, Telnet, 802.1Q VLAN tagging, IPSec, 802.1x, PPPoE, RTMP, CIFS, networks attacks, and virtually unlimited numbers applications via the SAPEE function.

SAPEE will be showcased during Interop 2009 at Spirent Booth #1051. The solution can also be viewed at Spirent Proof of Concept (SPoC) Labs and Collaboration Centers (http://www.spirent.com/go/spoc) in Beijing, London and Sunnyvale. For more information please visit www.spirent.com/go/avalanche or follow Spirent on Twitter at www.twitter.com/spirentcomm

About Spirent Communications plc

For more information visit http://www.spirent.com/news/about_spirent.cfm

Spirent Communications plc

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Nokia Shapes the Future of Social Location With Enhanced Ovi Maps and the Release of the Ovi Maps Player API

SAN JOSE, California, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia today presented the next step in its social location journey with the announcement of the latest version of Ovi Maps, fast becoming a unique, dynamic and personalized canvas - sychronized and shared between the mobile and the web - upon which people will be able to add personal location-based content. This also marks a shift from the one-size- fits-all static bitmap maps commonly found on the web, to using Nokia's dynamic vector-graphic maps as a browser for all your personal map experiences - whether on the web or on your compatible mobile device.

Nokia also announced the release of the Ovi Maps Player API, a simple way to embed the rich and dynamic Ovi Maps experience into any compatible website using basic JavaScript. This opens the Ovi Maps service and technology for third parties wishing to add greater contextual innovation to their websites for a deeper level of integration, sharing and collaboration with their audiences. Now websites like lonelyplanet.com or social networking sites can include Ovi Maps which can be personalized with their users' collections of content and then synchronized onto their compatible mobile devices.

"Ovi Maps is evolving from a consumer service to a live and dynamic platform for location-based services and content shared between the mobile device and the web. By adding this richer dimension to Ovi Maps we are both creating new experiences for consumers and new opportunities for developers," says Michael Halbherr, vice president, Social Location services at Nokia. "The Ovi Maps Player API offers an open and easy-to-use map browser based on simple web technologies that can be embedded into any website. This is the first step toward an ecosystem where developers can access Nokia's unique contextual assets, such as location, to create mobile applications that will redefine how we use our mobile devices. "

"We are thrilled to be one of the first companies to be working with the Ovi Maps Player API", says Stephen Palmer, President, Lonely Planet, EMEA. "This is a transformational partnership, which makes Lonely Planet content available regardless of time or place. Working with this new platform adds value to the Lonely Planet offering and together with Nokia we will help more travellers connect profoundly with their world, everyday."

The future of mapping is here

The latest version of Ovi Maps application on your device is enhanced through additional features and services, opening up a new world of possibilities with better maps than ever before: high resolution satellite and terrain maps - both in 2D and 3D views - 3D landmarks for over 200 cities, rotation, tilting, night view, and fly-overs and fly-throughs. Ovi Maps also offers enriched POI information by Lonely Planet, Michelin and Wcities, as well as a weather service that provides 24 hour and 5-day forecasts. Walk from one place to another by using Walk, pedestrian navigation with routing optimized for those on foot, providing better orientation in a city or outdoors. Or use Drive, fully fledged car navigation with enhanced safety and real-time traffic information covering now more countries.

With Ovi Maps on the web you can also search for addresses and POIs, find places and save them into Favorites, and organize them into Collections. Check the weather situation and preplan routes for walking or driving - and then save them. Your places, collections and routes can also be synchronized over-the-air between Ovi Maps on your compatible mobile device and Ovi Maps on the web.

The Ovi Maps Beta on the web is accessible at http://www.maps.ovi.com/.

The latest version of the Ovi Maps Beta for your device is available for download at Nokia Betalabs at http://www.nokia.com/betalabs/maps.

Unleashing the innovation with 'Apps on Maps' contest

As one of the first steps to opening Ovi Maps towards developers, Nokia is inviting ideas for services and content on Maps through the Calling All Innovators contest in a specific category: "Apps on Maps". The finalists will have a chance to work closely with Nokia to develop their ideas into applications and be part of shaping the developer tools. In addition to winning cash prizes, the finalists will also have a chance to see their apps distributed via the Ovi Store.

More information on the soon to be launched Ovi Maps Player API beta program and 'Apps on Maps' category in the 2009 Calling All Innovators contest is available at http://forum.nokia.com/ovi.

Additional press materials and photos can be found at http://www.nokia.com/press

About Nokia

Nokia is the world's number one manufacturer of mobile devices by market share and a leader in the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a wide range of devices for all major consumer segments and offer Internet services that enable people to experience music, maps, media, messaging and games. We also provide comprehensive digital map information through NAVTEQ and equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.

http://www.nokia.com/

Nokia Corporation

CONTACT: Media Enquiries: Nokia, Communications, Tel: +358-7180-34900,
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Microsoft and Netflix Enhance Movie and TV Watching on the PCLatest content addition offers more than 12,000 choices of movies and TV episodes that can be watched instantly on a PC with Windows.

REDMOND, Wash., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that more than 12,000 movies and TV episodes from Netflix Inc., the world's largest online movie rental service, are now available to watch instantly on the PC using Windows Media Center on PCs with Windows Vista Home Premium or Ultimate. This newest content addition builds on Microsoft's goal to create a consistent experience on the PC for consumers to easily enjoy the entertainment of greatest interest to them.

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With Windows Media Center, consumers no longer need to jump from Web site to Web site to find the TV shows, movies, sports and news they want to watch. Windows Vista customers who are also Netflix members can simply start Windows Media Center on their PC and then select the new Netflix tile under TV+Movies to begin streaming movies and TV episodes instantly. People can also search the entire Netflix library, manage both their instant and DVD Queues, and even filter searches by titles that are available to watch instantly. Windows Media Center takes advantage of the Netflix recommended category lists to make it even easier to quickly find the movies and TV shows that consumers want to watch. Conveniently, Netflix in Windows Media Center is also designed to work with any Windows Media Center-compatible remote control.

The availability of Netflix in Windows Media Center marks the second recent content milestone for Windows, following the March 2009 launch of the Sports Channel, which offers a variety of interactive sports content from CBSSports.com, FOX Sports, MSNBC.com and more.

"Netflix is excited that the majority of the Windows Vista users in the U.S. can now access a vast array of movies and TV episodes from Netflix through Windows Media Center," said Steve Swasey, vice president of corporate communications. "There's no better way to enjoy movies than with Netflix, and this latest offering is another milestone that gives Windows Media Center customers a great experience using the Netflix service."

The Netflix instant watching in Windows Media Center is powered by Microsoft Silverlight, one of the industry's most comprehensive and powerful solutions for the creation and delivery of applications and media experiences. The use of Silverlight means that customers will have more accessible, more discoverable and more secure experiences. Windows Media Center is available on Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows Vista Ultimate.

In addition to Windows Media Center users, Xbox 360 system owners already have access to watch movies and TV episodes instantly from Netflix via an Xbox LIVE Gold Membership. The offerings through both platforms allow customers to enjoy more than 12,000 movies and TV episodes.

"We're continuing to work with the top content providers today to make watching TV on the PC a mainstream experience for the future," said Craig Eisler corporate vice president of entertainment client software for the TV, Video and Music Business Group at Microsoft. "Consumers understand that content is the driving force when it comes to experiences, and with Netflix, we're underscoring our broader commitment to deliver a rich experience with Windows Media Center."

About Microsoft

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

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

OnStar Creates Injury Severity Prediction to Improve Automatic Crash ResponseBased on findings of CDC expert panel which used OnStar data

DETROIT, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- OnStar has developed an Injury Severity Prediction based on the findings of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expert panel which will allow OnStar advisors to alert first responders when a vehicle crash is likely to have caused serious injury to the occupants.

Using a collection of built-in vehicle sensors, OnStar Automatic Crash Response system sends crash data to an advisor if the vehicle is involved in a moderate or severe front, rear or side-impact crash. The data includes crash severity, along with the direction of impact, air bag deployment, multiple impacts and vehicle type.

This information will then be used to automatically calculate the Injury Severity Prediction which comes back as a Normal or High score. When an advisor tells first responders there is an Injury Severity Prediction of High it will signify that there is a higher risk of severe injury and help the responders determine what level of care required and the transport destination for patients. This estimate should be available to OnStar advisors early next year.

"The OnStar Injury Severity Prediction will speak for our subscribers, even when they cannot speak for themselves," said Chet Huber, president, OnStar. "This technology is like a virtual witness to the crash, based on data which is more precise than eye-witness accounts."

The CDC recently published the findings of a panel of more than 20 emergency medical physicians, trauma surgeons, public safety and vehicle safety experts who reviewed real-time crash data from OnStar's Automatic Crash Response vehicle telematics system and similar systems from other companies to help improve emergency transport and treatment of crash victims. The panel meetings were funded by a $250,000 grant from OnStar and the GM Foundation to the CDC Foundation. As a federal agency, CDC does not promote or endorse specific products.

The science behind the Injury Severity Prediction is backed by the findings of some of the best minds in the world of crash response and trauma medicine.

"Seconds matter following severe trauma and accurate assessment of occupant injury severity by rescue personnel at the scene will allow them to properly prioritize the treatment and transport of crash occupants," said Stewart C. Wang, MD, PhD, FACS, Professor of Surgery at the University of Michigan Trauma Center. "OnStar's Injury Severity Prediction will help save many lives and prevent the numerous complications that result from delayed treatment of injuries.

"Many crash occupants have neither external wounds nor significant symptoms at the scene despite life-threatening internal injuries. This technology will help rescuers to urgently identify and transport these occupants for needed medical treatment," said Dr. Wang.

Dr. Wang also directs a federally funded program (http://www.crashedu.org/) that educates EMS and medical personnel in the proper use of Automatic Crash Response data and Injury Severity Prediction.

OnStar will continue to work with the first responder communities to educate them about this new enhancement to help them make use of the Injury Severity Prediction as an additional tool in their triage decisions in addition to the existing crash data elements that are still available to advisors.

With over 13 years of experience, OnStar has provided assistance in over 100,000 Automatic Crash Responses and received over 1 million emergency calls for help.

The Injury Severity Prediction will be available on all vehicles equipped with Automatic Crash Response technology. GM has sold over 7 million vehicles with OnStar Automatic Crash Response.

Automatic Crash Response, first introduced on the MY 2004 Chevy Malibu, evolved from airbag deployment notification systems, which alert OnStar Advisors if a subscriber's airbag has deployed. Airbag deployment notification systems have been on OnStar-equipped vehicles since 1997. For more information on OnStar and Automatic Crash Response, please visit http://www.onstar.com/.

For more information about the CDC study and additional contact information, please visit: http://www.cdcfoundation.org/pr

About OnStar

OnStar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors, is the leading provider of in-vehicle safety, security and communication services. OnStar is available on more than 50 MY 2009 GM models. OnStar is standard for one year on nearly all new GM retail vehicles in the United States and Canada. OnStar provides services to nearly 6 million subscribers in the U.S. and Canada. OnStar ranked at the top of the latest Consumer Telematics Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research in 2008. More information about OnStar can be found at http://www.onstar.com/.

About GM

General Motors Corp. , one of the world's largest automakers, was founded in 1908, and today manufactures cars and trucks in 34 countries. With its global headquarters in Detroit, GM employs 235,000 people in every major region of the world, and sells and services vehicles in some 140 countries. In 2008, GM sold 8.35 million cars and trucks globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, Vauxhall and Wuling. GM's largest national market is the United States, followed by China, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia and Germany. GM's OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. More information on GM can be found at http://www.gm.com/.

General Motors Corporation

CONTACT: Jocelyn Allen, +1-313-665-2790 (office), +1-313-378-8668
(cell), jocelyn.allen@onstar.com, Cristi Vazquez, +1-313-667-0874 (office),
+1-248-410-7827 (cell), cristi.vazquez@onstar.com, both of OnStar
Communications

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MYST Reports Six Months of FY2009 ResultsBasic and Fully Diluted Earnings $0.02 per Common Share Compared to $0.01 for The Six Months Ended March 31, 2008.

FOSHAN, China, May 20 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- MyStarU.com, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MYST; Frankfurt Stock Exchange: TQF), announced today that it has released its unaudited report for the six months ended March 31, 2009.

Net income increased by $1,670,796 or 115%:

The Company generated net income of $3,265,652 and $1,594,856 for the six months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Revenues increased by $7,940,775 or 50% due primarily to:

Revenues were $23,749,694 for the six months ended March 31, 2009 compared to $15,808,919 for the six months ended March 31, 2008.

Costs of Sales increased by $300,668 or 3% due primarily to:

Costs of sales were $11,809,302 for the six months ended March 31, 2009 compared to $11,508,634 for the six months ended March 31, 2008.

Operating Expenses increased by $6,643,487 or 306% due primarily to:

For the six months ended March 31, 2009, we incurred operating expenses of $8,811,543 as compared to $2,168,056 for the six months ended March 31, 2008.

About MyStarU.com, Inc.

MyStarU.com, Inc. (MYST) is a Total Solutions Provider that offers Integrated Communications Network Solutions and Internet Content Service in universal voice, video, data web and mobile communications for interactive media applications, technology and content leaders in interactive multimedia communications. It develops, markets and sells a universal media software solution for enterprise-wide deployment of integrated voice, video, data web and mobile communications and media applications. MyStarU.com, Inc. does business in Asia via its wholly-owned subsidiaries, MyStarU Limited ( http://www.mystaru.com/ , http://www.skyestar.com/ , http://www.icurls.com/ ) and majority owned subsidiary Subaye.com, Inc. ( http://www.subaye.com/ , http://www.x381.com/ , http://www.goongreen.org/ ).

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CONTACT: MyStarU.com, Inc., Ms. Helen Wang, +86-10-6702-6968,
IR@MyStarU.com

ARRIS Enables Gigabit Ethernet Services With New FTTMax(TM) Passive Optical Network Devices

SUWANEE, Ga., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS announces the availability of its new FTTMax Ethernet Passive Optical Networking (EPON) solution - a platform designed to leverage the existing cable infrastructure and drive fiber to the premises as cable operators worldwide look for ways to increase revenues by offering new services to business and residential customers.

The ARRIS FTTMax EPON solution, which is comprised of the FTTMax EPON Optical Line Terminal (OLT) and Optical Network Unit (ONU), allows operators to add mixed use services easily and incrementally, without changing their existing back office operations. It is ideally suited to expand cable operators' ability to serve small and medium businesses and emerging markets by providing Gigabit Ethernet services. Operators already using the ARRIS CHP Max 5000 Head End chassis can add EPON to their service offerings by simply adding an ARRIS FTTMax EPON OLT to the CHP Max 5000 chassis and an ARRIS FTTMax EPON ONU at the customer premises. These 'plug and play' modules leverage ARRIS widely deployed CORWave coordinated wavelength plan over existing HFC infrastructures, reducing up front capital investment, and allowing the EPON services to co-exist with other services, even over a single fiber.

The FTTMax OLT media converter simplifies network operations and reduces operators' investments by making use of DOCSIS back-office systems and existing routers and switches. Up to 1,280 customers can be served from the twenty OLT ports per 2RU. At less than ten watts per port, this high density also comes with low power consumption.

"Because The ARRIS FTTMax EPON systems utilize the CORWave coordinated wavelength plan and DOCSIS back-office systems MSOs can target business services quickly, cost effectively, easily and incrementally, while conserving fiber -- one of their most valuable assets," said ARRIS Access and Transport President John Caezza. "The cable industry has always found innovative methods of optimizing its network and EPON-based solutions add an elegant option as they tap into new business service revenue streams while keeping pace with their residential customers' increasing information and entertainment needs."

About ARRIS

ARRIS is a global communications technology company specializing in the design, engineering and supply of technology supporting triple- and quad-play broadband services for residential and business customers around the world. The company supplies broadband operators with the tools and platforms they need to deliver reliable telephony, demand driven video, next-generation advertising and high-speed data services. Headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia, USA, ARRIS has R&D centers in Suwanee, GA; Chicago IL; State College, PA; Beaverton, OR; Wallingford, CT; Cork, Ireland; and Shenzhen, China, and operates support and sales offices throughout the world. Information about ARRIS products and services can be found at http://www.arrisi.com/.

ARRIS

CONTACT: Alex Swan, ARRIS Media Relations, +1-678-473-8327,
alex.swan@arrisi.com

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

Spirent Communications Adds Vulnerability Assessment Testing to Spirent Avalanche PlatformEnhancement Allows for Assessment of Virtually Any Negative Traffic, Application Network Layer Testing from Single Unit

LAS VEGAS, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- As network equipment manufacturers, service providers and enterprises seek ways to build, deliver and run more cost-effective networks, Spirent Communications plc , a leader in network, services and device testing, now offers vulnerability assessment testing capabilities on Spirent Avalanche(TM). This capability, also supported on Spirent TestCenter(TM), creates a unique product which tests the impact of almost any type of negative and attack traffic on networks and devices and simultaneously conducts comprehensive line rate layer 2-7 performance testing. By incorporating the strengths of the industry leading Spirent ThreatEx Attack generation solution into Spirent Avalanche, test engineers can now add vulnerability assessment to their testing methodologies.

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With Spirent Avalanche, test engineers supporting the efforts of equipment manufacturers, service provider and enterprise organization can:

-- Launch realistic cyber attacks directly into new and existing test plans by quickly and easily creating stateful attacks, transactional attacks or stateless flooding attacks intermixed with any other traffic -- Determine quickly the effectiveness of deep packet inspection and security devices by creating a combination of normalized and malicious traffic -- Prepare networks for unforeseen security breeches by creating and modifying attacks to test additional scenarios and custom attack variations with the Spirent Avalanche Attack Designer -- Mitigate and even prevent future attacks on the network by identifying potential weak spots and failure points in devices by producing real attack traffic and signatures

For more information please visit http://www.spirent.com/go/avalanche or follow Spirent on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/spirentcomm

About Spirent Communications plc

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CONTACT: Sailaja Tennati of Spirent Communications, +1-770-432-3225,
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Purple(TM) Launches The P3 Optimized Purple Netbook, Delivering All-In-One Mobile Communications, For People Who Are Deaf or Hard-of-HearingP3(TM) Optimized Purple Netbook(TM) Blends Windows Computing, Videophone Communication, Video and Text Relay, and Easy Internet Access

NOVATO, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Purple Communications(TM), Inc. ("Purple") , one of the nation's leading providers of text and video relay and on-site interpreting services, today announced the P3 optimized Purple Netbook, an all-in-one communications device designed specifically for the Deaf Community. Purple's P3 software is a free software application that enables the Purple Netbook to blend quick and easy video relay service (VRS) and text relay service (TRS) access, with the power of an Internet-enabled, Windows(R) laptop. The P3 optimized Purple Netbook also includes a built-in webcam, WiFi, and productivity software, all in a space the size of a hardback book.

"The P3 optimized Purple Netbook is another commitment Purple is making to redefine mobile communication within the Deaf Community," said Dan Luis, Chief Executive Officer of Purple Communications. "We have a proud history of innovation in this market and are committed to providing choices that complement the lifestyle of our customers. The P3 optimized Purple Netbook is just one of several options we will be releasing this year."

"The P3 optimized Purple Netbook offers all-in-one communication, in a compact package, adding substantial flexibility to the traditional videophone," said Russ Albright, Purple Communications' Vice President of Product Design and Development. "This device provides an excellent video experience and gives our customers a reliable new option to access our services wherever it is convenient."

P3 Software: Communication Software Designed For The Deaf Community

Purple's P3 software is the Company's revolutionary new software platform and is included on every Purple Netbook for free. P3 software combines VRS, TRS, point-to-point video calling, Internet access, and a host of call tools, which together make it quick for users to make or receive virtually any kind of call right from the Netbook.

VRS and Point-to-Point with Text Chat. P3 software offers one-click access to VRS and point-to-point video calls on wired or wireless WiFi connections. Its integrated 'Text Chat', offers a quick communication with the video interpreter, making it easy to provide credit card numbers or addresses without finger spelling. Purple Netbook's built-in video camera is optimized to deliver an equally clear picture on Hands On VRS(R) calls and point-to-point video calls, offering users an outstanding mobile video experience.

Address Book. P3 software includes a shared address book, so users make most calls with a single click, whether those calls are to IP addresses or local 10-digit numbers.

Text Relay Built-In. P3 software's built-in access to i711(R) and IP-Relay(TM) text relay, combined with the software's shared address book, deliver one-click call convenience for text relay calls. Users can customize text relay calls by greeting, call assistant gender, or language preference.

Local Numbers, Purple Mail, and Call History. Receiving calls through the P3 software application on the Netbook is as easy as making calls, because every Purple Netbook includes a local 10-digit number. Hearing callers dial a Purple Netbook user's number directly and are automatically connected with them through Hands On VRS. If the call isn't picked up, the caller can leave a Purple Mail message in ASL through the video interpreter. Users can view Purple Mail messages using the Purple Netbook or from any computer with Internet access and a browser. Finally, P3 software offers a comprehensive call history, listing outbound calls, and all inbound calls noting which were answered and which were missed.

The Purple Netbook: All-in-one Computing, Compact Convenience

Purple's P3 software runs on the Purple Netbook, a Windows XP laptop from Purple that is just over an inch thick, and weighs less than three pounds. At about 6 by 9 inches, the Purple Netbook is sleek and compact and includes all the features users need for a fantastic all-in-one computing, communication experience.

The Purple Netbook's built-in webcam, Ethernet and WiFi Internet access, and its pre-installed AOL Instant Messenger(R), productivity software, and browser make it as ideal for 'office tasks' and web browsing as it is for video and text relay communication.

"The P3 optimized Purple Netbook is fast and efficient and keeps me connected wherever I go. It's perfect for me!," said Purple customer Tate Tullier, a professional Photographer. "It's everything I need when I am out and about and fits discreetly in my bag."

Pricing and Availability

Purple's P3 software is free and ships with every P3 optimized Purple Netbook, which is now available for purchase. Visit http://www.purple.us/purplenetbook for more information as well as pricing details for the Purple Netbook.

About Purple Communications

Purple Communications is a leading provider of onsite interpreting services, video relay and text relay services, and video remote interpreting, offering a wide array of options designed to meet the varied communication needs of its customers. The Company's vision is to enable free-flowing communication between people, inclusive of differences in abilities, languages, or locations. For more information on the Company or its services, visit http://www.purple.us/ or contact Purple Communications directly by voice at 415-408-2300, by Internet relay by visiting http://www.i711.com/ or http://www.ip-relay.com/, or by video phone by connecting to hovrs.tv.

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"GoAmerica", "i711", the "i711.com" logo, "Relay and Beyond", and "Hands On Video Relay Service" are registered trademarks of Purple Communications, Inc. "Purple", "Powered by Purple", "IP-Relay.com", "hovrs", and "P3" are trademarks and service marks of Purple Communications, Inc. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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Purple Communications, Inc.

CONTACT: Purple Communications, Laura Kowalcyk, CJP Communications,
+1-212-279-3115, ext. 209, lkowalcyk@cjpcom.com

Web Site: http://www.purple.us/

Spirent Communications Adds Industry's Most Advanced Scalable Application Protocol Emulation for Quality of Experience TestingVast Range of Scenarios, User Transactions Added to Latest Version Spirent Avalanche

LAS VEGAS, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirent Communications plc , a leader in network, services and devices testing, today announced new functionality that supports the emulation of an unprecedented number of stateful application protocols, empowering test engineers to easily create advanced custom traffic profiles on Spirent TestCenter(TM) and Spirent Avalanche(TM). The new Scalable Application Protocol Emulation Engine (SAPEE) revolutionizes testing layer 2-7 applications by allowing test engineers and system architects to easily build, import or recreate their own proprietary protocols and transactions with full editing and modification capabilities.

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SAPEE will be showcased during Interop 2009 at Spirent Booth #1051. The solution can also be viewed at Spirent Proof of Concept (SPoC) Labs and Collaboration Centers in Beijing, London and Sunnyvale. For more information please visit http://www.spirent.com/go/avalanche or follow Spirent on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/spirentcomm

About Spirent Communications plc

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CONTACT: Sailaja Tennati of Spirent Communications, +1-770-432-3225,
sailaja.tennati@spirent.com

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

Astea International is Positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant in Leading Industry Analyst Firm's 2009 Field Service Management Magic Quadrant

HORSHAM, Pennsylvania, May 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Evaluation based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

Astea International Inc. (Nasdaq: ATEA), a global provider of service management and mobility solutions, today announced that it has been positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant in Gartner's 2009 Field Service Management Magic Quadrant*.

Astea is unique and differentiated in the market because they provide the total end-to-end service management, scheduling optimization and mobility solutions that can support a company's entire service business or they can provide a modular approach and complement existing applications. Astea offers service management, mobile workforce management, parts and inventory management, reverse logistics management and customer management solutions -- all on a single central repository.

"More and more companies are recognizing that acquiring new customers may be challenging in today's economy, so they are looking for innovative ways to maximize customer retention and reduce costs in order to survive during these turbulent times. The combination of our highly scalable, feature-rich service management, mobility and scheduling optimization solutions along with the increased awareness of the importance of aftermarket service during tough economic times, have combined to create an increased demand for our solutions. Our solutions help organizations reduce their service delivery costs, optimize resources and ultimately increase revenues, customer satisfaction and retention," said Zack Bergreen, chairman and CEO at Astea. "We are very pleased to be evaluated by Gartner as a visionary in this market. Based on Astea's proven experience and innovative technology we are able to assist our customers in achieving that competitive advantage while they are simultaneously containing costs, improving efficiencies and maximizing customer satisfaction."

Founded in 1979, Astea is known throughout the service management industry as being a strong and proven provider of customer-centric software solutions for field service management. Through the years Astea has continued to focus on building upon this core expertise to deliver a comprehensive and robust solution built on the latest Microsoft .NET platform. As a result of this cutting-edge technology, companies are able to leverage their existing technology infrastructure and lower their total cost of ownership.

* Gartner, Inc. "Magic Quadrant for Field Service Management" by Michael Maoz and William Clark, May 5, 2009

About the Magic Quadrant

The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2009 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About Astea International

Astea International (Nasdaq: ATEA) is a global provider of service management software that addresses the unique needs of companies which manage capital equipment, mission-critical assets and human capital. With the acquisition of FieldCentrix, Astea complements its existing portfolio with the industry's leading mobile field service execution solutions. Astea is helping companies drive even higher levels of customer satisfaction with faster response times and proactive communication, creating a seamless, consistent and highly personalized experience at every customer relationship touch point. Since 1979 Astea has licensed applications to companies around the world, in a wide range of sectors including information technology, telecommunications, instruments and controls, business systems, HVAC, gaming/leisure, imaging, industrial equipment, and medical devices. www.astea.com. Service Smart. Enterprise Proven.

Astea and Astea Alliance are trademarks of Astea International Inc. All other company and product names contained herein are trademarks of the respective holders.

Astea International Inc.

Debbie Geiger of Astea International Inc., +1-215-682-2314, dgeiger@astea.com

Epson Artisan 50 Single Function Printer Combines Imagination With Innovation

LONG BEACH, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Epson America Inc. today introduced the Artisan(R) 50, an affordable high-performance single function ink jet printer that's ideal for printing digital photos and everyday projects. Priced at $99.99 (estimated street price), this compact and stylish printer enables users to create Ultra Hi-Definition photos with amazing richness, depth and clarity. The Epson Artisan 50 also lets users print their own images and text onto ink jet printable CDs and DVDs. It can also print documents, e-mails and itineraries quickly and easily at print speeds up to 38 ppm color, and laser-quality speeds of 5 ppm black and 4.8 ppm color(1).

"This Artisan 50 is an extremely easy-to-use, yet powerful single-function printer with a unique set of features designed to ignite your creative inspirations," said Steve Semos, product manager, consumer ink jets, Epson America Inc. "In today's world of single-function printers, this product is arguably the best value out there."

Key Features and Benefits: -- Professional looking CDs/DVDs - print right onto ink jet printable CDs/DVDs (software included) -- Perfect photos made easy - includes Auto Photo Correction and red-eye removal -- Ideal for printing everything from creative projects to everyday documents and e-mail -- Save paper with two-sided printing(2) -- Superior image quality without compromising speed with advanced MicroPiezo(R) ink jet technology, exclusively from Epson -- Better than lab quality photos - photos are smudge, scratch, water(3) and fade(4) resistant -- Fast print speeds(1) - maximum print speeds up to 38 ppm color, photos as fast as 11 seconds, laser-quality print speeds of 5 ppm black and 4.8 ppm color -- Individual ink cartridges - replace only the color you need

The Epson Artisan 50 will be available in June through major computer, office and electronic superstores, a variety of retail stores nationwide, mail order, PC manufacturers, the Internet, and Epson's own retail site, http://www.epsonstore.com/.

Better Products for a Better Future(TM) The Epson Artisan 50 delivers the following eco-friendly benefits: -- Save up to 50 percent of your paper supply with manual, two-sided printing(2) -- Designed to be recycled(5) -- ENERGY STAR(R) qualified -- RoHS compliant

Epson knows that planning for the future requires a strong commitment to the environment. That is why the company strives to create innovative products that are reliable, recyclable and energy efficient. Better products that use fewer resources help ensure a better future for us all. For more information on Epson's environmental programs, go to: http://www.epson.com/environment.

About Epson America Inc.

Epson America Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation (SEC) and is a leading provider of digital imaging products that exceed the vision of its customers. The company's extensive range of printers, 3LCD projectors and small- and medium-sized LCDs are renowned for their superior quality, functionality, compactness, and energy efficiency. The Seiko-Epson organization is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and was recently added to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, an indicator for selective leading companies who meet a rigorous standard of economic, environmental and social criteria.

Specifications are subject to change without notice. Epson, MicroPiezo and Claria are registered trademarks, Epson Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark, and Better Products for a Better Future is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. Artisan are registered trademarks of Epson America Inc. All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks.

(1) Maximum pages (PPM) are measured after first page with text patterns in Draft mode on plain paper. Laser quality black and color print speeds are determined in default, single-side mode in accordance with ISO/IEC 24734. Actual print times will vary based on system configuration, software, and page complexity. See http://www.epson.com/printspeed for details, including complete ISO reports.

(2) Some applications and/or functions, like two-sided printing, may not be supported by Macintosh.

(3) Water resistant only on glossy photo papers

(4) Ink fade resistance ratings based on accelerated testing of unframed color prints on plain paper in indoor display conditions; claim that documents resist fading up to four times longer is based on accelerated testing of unframed color prints on plain paper in indoor display conditions. Actual print stability will vary according to light intensity, temperature, humidity, and other factors. Epson does not guarantee the longevity of prints. See http://www.wilhelm-research.com/.

(5) See the Epson Web site for convenient and reasonable recycling options at http://www.epson.com/recycle.

Epson America Inc.

CONTACT: John Jatinen of Epson America Inc., +1-562-290-5173,
john_jatinen@ea.epson.com; or Cheryl Seaberg of Walt & Company,
+1-408-369-7200, ext. 2981, cseaberg@walt.com, for Epson America Inc.

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

Exobox Launches 'Data Watchdog' Facebook Group to Follow Up on Data Leak Tips From the Information-Centric CommunityExobox provides proactive data leak investigations, based on tips from corporate citizens, individuals, and the media to combat unauthorized data breaches

HOUSTON, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Exobox Technologies Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: EXBX), an information risk management and security solutions provider, today unveiled their public-service "Data Watchdog" Program as a free platform for companies and organizations to report suspected data leaks that compromise governance, risk, and compliance policies - as well as market reputation, strategic advantage, credit exposure and competitive positioning. This new service is open to the public from the Exobox Data Watchdog Facebook Group page.

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"As a concerned citizen of the information-centric community, Exobox is providing a free service to report suspected, unauthorized data leaks. We will follow up on the tips with our proprietary data leak detection system and report back to those who have reported the issue," said Gary Leibowitz, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Exobox Technologies. "Exobox is committed to delivering information risk management and security solutions that protect an organization's most valuable data and information assets, the Exobox Data Watchdog Program supports this commitment."

While the rise in social media has revealed new vulnerabilities in personal and company information, Exobox officials also believe that Web 2.0 channels can be used as tools to report suspected data leaks. In addition to the new Data Watchdog Facebook page, Exobox is using its corporate website and Twitter account, http://www.twitter.com/Exobox_Security, to inform executives, governance, compliance, and security professionals of issues that create data leaks, including gaps in business security policies, and how organizations can mitigate their risk for data leak exposure.

Companies lose billions every year to business security breaches - many of which violate federal guidelines and regulatory requirements - with the average cost per incident estimated at more than $1 million (USD). While a recent Forrester survey of 253 global IT professionals and security decision makers in companies around the world, conducted on behalf of McAfee, revealed that data leak protection (DLP) ranks high on the list of concerns and ignores the security of data channels outside the enterprise.

Recent research related to new product development by Exobox Technologies reveals that confidential information about corporations and individuals is being leaked into unauthorized territory in pandemic proportions despite strict company policies, regulations, and legislation that require organizations to safeguard such information - a symptom of not securing data channels beyond the enterprise to include "data in the wild".

The technology used for investigation purposes of the Exobox Data Watchdog Program is Exobox's SaaS data leak detection software solution, ExoDetect, scheduled for commercial product launch by the end of second quarter 2009.

About Exobox

Exobox Technologies Corp. develops information risk management and security solutions that help organizations protect and recover their most valuable information assets. It is committed to its vision to create a more secure environment for the information-centric community through the development of new technologies and security services. Exobox was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. For more information on Exobox, visit http://www.exobox.com/.

Exobox, the Exobox logo, and ExoDetect are trademarks of Exobox Technologies Corporation. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Safe Harbor Statement: The statements in this release that relate to future plans, expectations, events, performance and the like are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results or events could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including the lack of funding and others set forth in the Company's report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2009 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Exobox Technologies Corp.

CONTACT: Investor Relations, Tim Lee of Exobox Technologies Corp.,
1-800-460-8887, or Press Inquiries, Petri Darby of Captavi, +1-713-724-9917,
for Exobox Technologies Corp.

Web Site: http://www.exobox.com/
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SRA/McGraw-Hill's 'Number Worlds' Meets Florida Sunshine Standards, Provides Early Math Intervention for Grades K-8New Florida-Specific Number Worlds Web Site Provides Wealth of Resources for Educators

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- SRA/McGraw-Hill recently introduced an updated edition of Number Worlds(R) (http://www.flnumberworlds.com/), a standards-based, comprehensive math prevention/intervention program completely aligned with Florida's Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (http://www.floridastandards.org/index.aspx). The educational publisher also launched FLnumberworlds.com to provide Florida educators background on the program, including sample lessons, research and efficacy, program components, software trials, author bios, and much more.

Number Worlds is designed for students in Grades K-8 identified with math deficiencies who have not responded to reteaching efforts or who have a sustained lack of adequate progress in mathematics. They may be one to two years behind their peers in mathematical proficiency.

The program provides intensive focus on developing foundational understanding and skills. It provides explicit, scientifically based instruction emphasizing the five critical elements of mathematics proficiency: understanding, computing, applying, reasoning/problem solving, and engagement.

Number Worlds can be implemented flexibly to meet students' diverse learning needs:

-- Whole Class: Levels A-C, in particular, are designed for whole-class settings, but all levels can be used for whole-class instruction. -- Math Resource Room: Number Worlds is effective in small group pull-out sessions with a teacher or a teacher's aide. -- After School: Because the activities are engaging, Number Worlds' intensive math activities work well for both intervention and regular education students in after-school programs. -- Summer School: Number Worlds is ideal for mathematics summer school. -- Tutoring: Number Worlds is highly effective when used in an individualized tutoring session in which a teacher or an aide participates in activities. -- Exceptional Student Education: Students with special needs benefit from Number Worlds' intensive concrete, pictorial, and abstract development of concepts.

Number Worlds supports the Response to Intervention method (RtI) and helps schools meet their academic objectives. Number Worlds is appropriate for Tier II (supplemental intervention) and Tier III (intensive intervention).

In addition to supporting struggling students, Number Worlds provides rich instruction for Florida's exceptional students. Access Points for exceptional students are aligned to Next Generation Sunshine State Standards with reduced levels of complexity. They ensure access to the general curriculum at each grade level. Access Points describe the knowledge and skills required at each grade level, and are written within three levels of complexity: Independent, Supported, and Participatory, with Participatory level being the least complex.

About SRA/McGraw-Hill

SRA/McGraw-Hill is the top provider of specialized research-based educational programs and professional development for the elementary market. Leading programs include SRA Imagine It! reading program, Direct Instruction, SRA Number Worlds, and additional core and supplemental programs. SRA is part of McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies . McGraw-Hill Education is a leading global provider of instructional, assessment, and reference solutions that empower professionals and students of all ages. McGraw-Hill Education has offices in 33 countries and publishes in more than 65 languages. Additional information is available at MHEducation.com. For more information on SRA/McGraw-Hill's products, call 1-888-SRA-4543 and visit SRAonline.com.

SRA/McGraw-Hill

CONTACT: Patti Cowles of Wright Group/McGraw-Hill, +1-312-233-7782,
patti_cowles@mcgraw-hill.com; or Melina Metzger of Paul Werth Associates,
+1-614-224-8114, Ext. 236, mmetzger@paulwerth.com

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

Jingwei International Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

SHENZHEN, China, May 20 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Jingwei International Limited (BULLETIN BOARD: JNGW) ("Jingwei") today announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The Company plans to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q today.

Recent Financial Highlights Include: -- Revenue decreased 33% to $3.9 million in 2009 from $5.8 million in the first quarter of 2008 -- Gross profit decreased 59% to $1.5 million from $3.7 million in the first quarter of 2008 -- Net income decreased 78% to $0.6 million from $2.8 million in the first quarter of 2008

Regis Kwong, Chief Executive Officer of Jingwei, stated, "Even though revenue in our first quarter in 2009 was lower compared to last year, we are encouraged as the overall economic condition has been steadily improving in China. 3G in telecom is finally starting to move forward as operators have been issued licenses in the first quarter of 2009. We believe our investment and preparation for 3G-related marketing and software services will help us increase our share of the businesses with telecom operators."

Revenue for the first quarter 2009 decreased 33% to $3.9 million from $5.8 million in the first quarter of 2008. Data mining services contributed $2.2 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2009, down from $3.3 million in the first quarter of 2008. Revenue from software services was $1.8 million, down 32% from $2.5 million in the prior year's period.

Gross profit decreased 59% to $1.5 million in the first quarter of 2009 from $3.7 million in the first quarter of 2008. Gross margins were 39% compared to 64% in the prior year's period, and level with the fourth quarter of 2008. As a result of experiencing pricing pressure, Jingwei provided additional functionality to customers and rendered additional add-ons to products. Consequently, costs of sales were significantly higher than in 2008.

For the three months ended March 31, 2009, gross margin related to data mining revenue was approximately 45%, and gross margin related to software services was approximately 30%.

Data Software mining Services Total Revenue ($ million) 2.2 1.8 4.0 Cost of Sales ($ million) 1.2 1.2 2.4 Gross Profit ($ million) 1.0 0.5 1.5 Gross margin 45% 30% 39%

Income from operations was $0.9 million, down 69% from $2.8 million in the first quarter of 2008. Operating margin was 22%, compared to 49% in the first quarter of 2008 and 9% in the fourth quarter of 2008. To retain existing customers and gain potential 3G projects, Jingwei representatives traveled frequently to visit customers and to collect newly-developed requirements, thereby increasing operating costs. Entertaining expenses have been significantly reduced, while depreciation and amortization diminishes operational profit.

During the first quarter of 2009, Jingwei's effective income tax rate for its Chinese operations increased to 36% from 10%.

Net income decreased 78% to $0.6 million, or $0.04 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2009 from $2.8 million, or $0.16 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2008.

Business Update -- Data mining and database marketing services picked up pace during first quarter of 2009. Jingwei was able to gain momentum sales in the real estate, financial and retail sectors. A marketing campaign for McDonald's commenced in Southern China, as did campaigns for Wangke Real Estate and an international bank. -- Expansion of 3G services in both marketing and software services. By implementing smaller trial projects with telecom operators, Jingwei has positioned itself well to take advantage of 3G growth in China. About Jingwei International

Jingwei International ("Jingwei") is one of the leading providers of data mining and software services in China. With a customer database of over 300 million Chinese consumers, Jingwei enables leading Chinese companies to reach their target audience. The Company's services include market segmentation, customer trend and churn analysis, fraud detection and direct marketing services such as telemarketing and WVAS. The Company also operates a software services business, which provides a broad range of billing systems, provisioning solutions, decision support and customer relationship management systems for China's leading mobile telecommunication carriers. The software services business strengthens sales opportunities for Jingwei's higher margin data mining platform, and allows the Company to enhance its customer database. Jingwei plans to evolve into an integrated marketing platform with targeted outbound sales campaigns via mobile phone advertising, and customer service/order fulfillment at call centers throughout the country.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain of the statements made in the press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believe," "expect," "may," "will," "should," "project," "plan," "seek," "intend," or "anticipate" or the negative thereof or comparable terminology. Such statements typically involve risks and uncertainties and may include financial projections or information regarding our future plans, objectives or performance. Actual results could differ materially from the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including the risks associated with the effect of changing economic conditions in The People's Republic of China, variations in cash flow, reliance on collaborative retail partners and on new product development, variations in new product development, risks associated with rapid technological change, and the potential of introduced or undetected flaws and defects in products, and other risk factors detailed in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

For more information, please contact: Jingwei International Yijia BI CFO Email: John.bi@jingweicom.com Jingwei International Limited And Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Stated in US Dollars) March 31, December 31, 2009 2008 (Unaudited) (Audited) ASSETS Current assets Cash and equivalents $6,495,461 $5,472,408 Inventories 4,473,557 2,802,037 Trade receivables (net of allowance of doubtful accounts of $141,045 and $135,422) 19,098,672 19,371,524 Other receivables, prepayments and deposits (net of allowance of doubtful accounts of $103,410 and $117,787) 1,516,194 3,749,169 Total Current Assets 31,583,884 31,395,138 Non-current assets Property, plant and equipment - Net 1,238,730 1,305,917 Acquired Intangible Assets 11,807,993 12,238,501 Long term Investment 1,784,943 1,733,244 Total Assets $46,415,550 $46,672,800 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities Trade payables $1,296,397 $1,965,619 Accruals and other payables 1,055,994 1,465,571 Income Tax payable 463,247 358,168 Deferred Tax 267,890 192,930 Loan from a stockholder 487,905 559,286 Total Current Liabilities 3,571,433 4,541,574 Total Liabilities 3,571,433 4,541,574 Equity Common stock, $.001 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized, 17,049,000 shares issued and outstanding 17,049 17,049 Additional Paid-in Capital 15,442,714 15,403,411 Statutory and other reserves 883,936 883,936 Accumulated other comprehensive income 2,607,586 2,564,066 Retained Earnings 16,423,802 15,803,104 Total Jingwei International Limited Stockholders' Equity 35,375,087 34,671,566 Noncontrolling interest 7,469,030 7,459,660 Total Equity 42,844,117 42,131,226 Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $46,415,550 $46,672,800 Jingwei International Limited And Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) (Stated in US Dollars) Three months Ended Three months Ended March 31, 2009 March 31, 2008 Sales $3,943,718 $5,753,448 Cost of sales (2,422,306) (2,069,388) Gross profit 1,521,412 3,684,060 Expenses Selling, General and Administrative expenses (403,377) (697,524) Research and development costs (253,857) (164,992) Total Expenses (657,234) (862,516) Income from operations 864,178 2,821,544 Other income (expenses) Subsidy income 121,216 256,728 Interest income 4,024 4,925 Finance costs -- (3,763) Other income (expense) (14,066) 4,094 Total other income 111,174 261,984 Income before income taxes 975,352 3,083,528 Income taxes (354,654) (303,939) Net income 620,698 2,779,589 Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest -- -- Net Income attributable to Jingwei International Limited $620,698 $2,779,589 Earnings Per Share (Basic) $0.04 $0.16 Earnings Per Share (Diluted) $0.04 $0.16 Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding Basic 17,049,000 17,049,000 Diluted 17,049,000 17,131,660 Jingwei International Limited And Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) (Stated in US Dollars) Three Months Ended Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 March 31, 2008 Net Income $620,698 $2,779,589 Other Comprehensive Income Foreign currency translation adjustment 43,520 617,851 Comprehensive Income 664,218 3,397,440 Comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interest -- -- Comprehensive income attributable to Jingwei Limited $664,218 $3,397,440

Jingwei International Limited

CONTACT: Jingwei International, Yijia BI, CFO, John.bi@jingweicom.com

Virtela Recognized for Tradition of Innovation and Service Excellence by American Business AwardsManaged Network Service Provider Named Finalist for Two Elite Stevie Awards(SM)

DENVER, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtela, the global network solutions company, was named a finalist in the Most Innovative Company and Best New Product or Service categories in the seventh annual American Business Awards (Stevie Awards). The Best New Service selection recognizes the 2008 launch of Virtela's Secure Video Extranet Service, which resolves the network quality and security concerns associated with videoconferencing across different carrier networks.

The American Business Awards are the nation's premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit entries to the ABAs - public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. This is the fifth consecutive year that Virtela has earned finalist honors in the competition, which received over 2,600 entries.

"Virtela's innovative delivery model transforms the way businesses IT, delivering more network for less upfront expense with an approach that's uniquely focused on their specific needs and corporate objectives," said Virtela CEO Steve King. "The market has responded with growing demand for Virtela's services, and we're honored that the American Business Awards have recognized our innovation as well."

The Most Innovative Company nod honors Virtela's continued tradition of moving the industry forward with new ways of delivering services. Virtela's innovation is built on the foundation of its hybrid-virtual network operator (VNO) model, which merges best-of-breed network partnerships with proprietary Regional Policy Centers to offer both broad reach and deep reliability. Today, Virtela is creating a new paradigm for networking with its Network as a Service (NaaS) model, which applies the on-demand approach to network services, delivering superior connectivity when, where, and how customers demand it.

Virtela's Secure Video Extranet service is the latest demonstration of the company's commitment to innovation. The service overcomes the bandwidth strain and security concerns associated with use of videoconferencing and telepresence applications across disparate provider networks. Virtela enables companies to realize the full economic, environmental and productivity benefits of videoconferencing with their partners by enabling communication beyond the limits of a single network.

"Despite very tough economic conditions, many organizations and individuals continue to perform well," said Michael Gallagher, founder and president of The Stevie Awards. "The results of the 2009 ABAs thus far are a testament to the resilience, creativity, and hard work of American organizations, executives, and workers."

Stevie Award winners will be announced during the annual gala on Monday, June 22 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

About Virtela

Virtela Communications Inc. delivers award-winning network and security solutions to many of the world's largest and fastest-growing multinational companies. Currently serving customers across six continents, Virtela's network reach spans more than 190 countries. Virtela's unique Global Service Fabric(SM) offers the foundation for delivering critical applications via the company's acclaimed service methodology, with a services suite that includes MPLS- and IP-based virtual private networks (VPNs), security services, remote monitoring and management of WAN/LAN infrastructure, and converged services (data, video, voice).

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with redundant Network Operations Centers in Mumbai, India and Manila, Philippines. Virtela is a member of Juniper Networks' Managed Network Solutions Preferred Alliance Program. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit http://www.virtela.com/.

About The Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at http://www.stevieawards.com/.

Supporting sponsors of The 2009 American Business Awards include High Performance Technologies Inc., John Hancock, Lifelock, RCN Corporation, Softpro, and Ultimate Software. Media sponsor is the Business TalkRadio Network. Localization partner of the 2009 Stevie Awards is Lionbridge.

Virtela Communications Inc.

CONTACT: Jane Morrissey of Virtela Communications, +1-720-475-4012,
jmorrissey@virtela.net; or Susan Wise of Greenough Communications,
+1-650-646-3268, ext. 11, swise@greenoughcom.com

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

Tollgrade Responds to Announcement by Ramius LLC That It is Considering a Proxy Contest to Have Its Representatives Elected to the Tollgrade Board

PITTSBURGH, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tollgrade Communications, Inc. today announced that it has sent a letter to Jeffrey M. Solomon, Managing Member of Ramius LLC, responding to their recent letter to Joseph A. Ferrara, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tollgrade Communications, Inc. threatening to bring a proxy contest against the Company to have its representatives elected to the Tollgrade Board.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050603/CLF046LOGO ) The full text of the letter follows: May 20, 2009 VIA FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION, ELECTRONIC MAIL AND OVERNIGHT COURIER Mr. Jeffrey M. Solomon Mr. Peter Feld Ramius LLC 599 Lexington Avenue, 20th Floor New York, NY 10022 Dear Jeff and Peter:

We are responding to your letter dated May 18, 2009 and the related press release that you issued which we believe completely mischaracterizes the position of the Board of Directors of Tollgrade Communications, Inc. ("Tollgrade" or the "Company") with respect to matters that we have been discussing with you and other representatives of Ramius LLC ("Ramius") over the past few months.

Since last spring, after learning that affiliates of Ramius had accumulated close to 10% of the common stock of Tollgrade, we have sought to constructively and respectfully engage with you and other representatives from Ramius. While we remain open to continuing to have those discussions and listening to any ideas and suggestions that Ramius may have on how we may continue to increase value for all shareholders, the disparaging and pejorative tone of your letter and the related press release, together with your overt threat to launch a proxy contest against Tollgrade, does not advance our ability to constructively engage with you or other representatives from Ramius to advance those discussions. We are disappointed with your recent actions and puzzled that, given all the constructive discussions that have occurred between our respective representatives and the good faith and open-minded manner in which our Board has approached such discussions, you would believe that sending such a letter to us would be a productive way to advance our discussions and enable us to work together in a collaborative manner.

We are also at a loss to understand how you could believe that waging a costly, distracting and disruptive proxy contest would be in the best interests of Tollgrade and all of its shareholders. Tollgrade has made significant and substantial progress and we are starting to realize the benefits of many of the actions that we have implemented to enhance Tollgrade's prospects and profitability. We believe that the initiation of a costly and distracting proxy contest would only serve to interfere with the progress we are making and could have serious adverse effects on the various current and ongoing initiatives that we are working on to enhance value for our shareholders.

We are very confident that Tollgrade is moving in the right direction. Enhancing shareholder value is a top priority for our Board and a responsibility that we take very seriously. As you are aware, in recent months, Tollgrade has announced a number of initiatives intended to position Tollgrade for long-term growth, profitability, market leadership and increasing returns for investors, including the following:

-- With the assistance of the investment banking firm of Needham & Company, LLC, Tollgrade evaluated a range of strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of Tollgrade, an assessment of each business unit, a reformulated organic strategy, acquisition and merger alternatives, and stock buy-back and dividend options. Upon conclusion of its review and in light of current economic conditions and Tollgrade's strong balance sheet, the Board of Directors determined that the appropriate strategy at the current time is to seek to enhance shareholder value through a refocusing of Tollgrade's core business by emphasizing its service assurance offerings to the telecom market. -- Following our strategic review process, we concluded that the strength of Tollgrade's software testing solutions represents the best opportunity to further expand our addressable market and revenue growth potential. We believe there is an opportunity for an integrated software platform to serve multiple applications and products, specifically for the telecom industry in the IP service assurance market. Our strategy, which will involve the creation of new software products and partnerships, should allow us to leverage our strong embedded base of customers, and enhance the value of our long term relationships and services agreements. -- We have initiated a $15 million stock buyback program which reflects the faith that the Tollgrade Board and management have in Tollgrade's operating fundamentals and growth prospects and our belief that the current valuation does not reflect Tollgrade's underlying long-term value. -- We have made key leadership appointments to strengthen our management capabilities and expertise as we pursue a refocused strategy. The collective technology experience of these individuals, along with other members of our management team and our employees around the world, is an important ingredient in creating a path for growth in our core test and measurement markets where Tollgrade has an excellent reputation and significant embedded customer base. -- We recently announced an agreement to sell our cable status monitoring product line, which will afford us the opportunity to focus more on our core service assurance solutions and the data correlations aspects of test and measurement. -- We recently announced entering into a new multi-year managed services agreement with a large global network equipment provider for expected revenue of $20 million over the four year term, which positions us to offer our existing and new customers an expanded portfolio of managed services.

Notwithstanding the global credit crisis and the macroeconomic issues that we are all aware of, we believe that Tollgrade, which has maintained and strengthened its strong balance sheet, has a significant market opportunity to expand its leadership position as a supplier to the telecom industry for IP service assurance products and solutions for centralized test systems around the world.

We believe that current market conditions, combined with our strong balance sheet, will position us to make significant progress in the coming months on the various current and ongoing initiatives that we are pursuing and will create a solid foundation for profitable growth. Given the significant opportunities that we believe lie ahead for Tollgrade, we believe that all Tollgrade shareholders, including Ramius, would best be served by allowing management to pursue these initiatives rather than be distracted by a proxy contest.

As you know, last February, affiliates of Ramius submitted to Tollgrade a notice of their intention to nominate, and solicit proxies for the election of, four nominees (the "Ramius Nominees") to serve as directors of Tollgrade at our 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "2009 Annual Meeting"). Since receiving the Ramius Group's notice, our Board's Nominating Sub-Committee of the Corporate Governance Committee (the "Nominating Committee") and other members of our Board have had a number of in-person meetings, both in Pittsburgh and New York, and numerous telephone calls with representatives of the Ramius Group to discuss various issues, including, but not limited to, the slate of nominees that would stand for election at the 2009 Annual Meeting. We appreciated the opportunity to constructively engage with you and the other Ramius representatives and had hoped that, after all our meetings and telephone calls, you would share our view that Tollgrade is moving in the right direction. We also hoped that our numerous interactions with each other would have provided Ramius substantial comfort that enhancing shareholder value is a top priority for our Board and a responsibility that we take very seriously.

During our many discussions, one of the themes that Ramius often returned to was its belief that "substantial change" was needed on the Tollgrade Board. As we have repeatedly advised you, the Tollgrade Board is not at all opposed to "change" that enhances the composition of our Board provided that such change occurs in a manner that is consistent with our Board's duty to act in the best interests of ALL shareholders. It is the unanimous view of our Board that it would benefit from the addition of more industry expertise, not just individuals with a working knowledge and familiarity with our industry, but individuals with deep and broad operating backgrounds in the telecom industry. In this regard, and as you are aware, we retained the nationally-recognized executive search firm of CTPartners to assist our Board in identifying, qualifying and interviewing industry experts that would be appropriate candidates for our Board.

We are also not opposed, in principle, to enhancing shareholder representation on our Board, particularly with a representative referred to us from a major shareholder, provided that such representation is not disproportionate to the level of such shareholder's investment in Tollgrade and we have appropriate assurances that such representative is committed to representing the interests of ALL shareholders. However, we have always been, and continue to be, adamantly opposed to any change in our Board composition, even if not a technical "change in control," that would allow any individual shareholder or group of shareholders to assert disproportionate influence, if not effective control, over the Tollgrade Board.

In the initial proposal that we presented to you in March, in response to your concern that our Board embrace "change," we indicated that we were willing to consider any recommendations that Ramius has for adding to our Board, subject to customary interviews and background reviews, including: (i) an independent director with proven telecom industry experience, and (ii) a director that is affiliated with Ramius. While we never received any formal response to our letter dated March 2, 2009, we understand that Ramius did not regard our proposal with respect to adding two additional independent directors as "substantial change." We also advised you that we were contemplating that, subsequent to the 2009 Annual Meeting, we would have a Board with no less than seven directors and no more than eight directors.

Some two months later, following extensive discussions between our respective representatives and following our Board's thorough consideration of the issues with respect to its size and composition, we advised you in our letter dated May 4, 2009 of our willingness to consider nominating a slate of candidates for election to the Tollgrade Board at the 2009 Annual Meeting that would include three new directors. The three new directors would be comprised of one Ramius representative and two independent industry experts. One of the industry experts would be chosen by Ramius and one by Tollgrade. We also indicated that, assuming we were able to reach an agreement on that basis, two of our current directors would not stand for re-election such that, consistent with our conclusion as to proper Board size, the total size of the Board would be increased from seven to eight directors.

We truly believed that we had suggested a fair and appropriate resolution that was in the best interests of ALL shareholders and hoped that such a resolution would have allowed us to work together to continue to enhance our Board. We thought that our willingness to add three additional independent directors, two of which would be industry experts, should have allowed us both to avoid a proxy contest that would not be in either of our best interests and, as we have indicated above, is likely to have serious adverse effects on our various current and ongoing initiatives for enhancing shareholder value.

On May 6, 2009, you advised us in writing that, much to our surprise, you had rejected our proposal. You indicated that our proposal to add three new independent directors to our Board was unacceptable since we were not willing to cede to Ramius sole and absolute control over the process by which independent industry experts who would be appropriate candidates for our Board would be identified, qualified and interviewed. On numerous occasions, we requested the opportunity to meet with and interview your independent industry experts and, on each such occasion, consistent with your view that our Board should be denied the ability to evaluate the suitability and qualifications of these potential candidates, you have refused to allow our Board any access to these individuals. From a corporate governance perspective, such an approach is unacceptable to us. Our Board has a fiduciary duty to choose director nominees who will represent the interests of ALL shareholders and who will promote long-term shareholder value for ALL shareholders. Our Board is not prepared to abdicate that duty under any circumstances. Your steadfast and inexplicable refusal to work collaboratively with our Board in identifying and qualifying industry experts who would be appropriate candidates to serve as independent directors can only suggest to us that you believe that the industry experts that you have previously chosen, if elected to our Board, would be more likely to align themselves with, and represent the interests of, Ramius rather than the interests of ALL shareholders.

Before we both find ourselves at a "point of no return" and committed to a costly, distracting and disruptive proxy contest that can have adverse effects on our ongoing initiatives to create value for ALL our shareholders, we strongly urge you to reconsider your unwillingness to work collaboratively with our Board as it actively seeks to identify and recruit leading industry experts that would enhance the industry expertise on our Board. While we would much prefer to focus our time elsewhere, our Board and management strongly believe that Tollgrade must be run like any other public company -- for the benefit of ALL shareholders and, as such, our directors must represent the interests of ALL shareholders and not any particular constituency -- and are committed to doing just that.

If you believe that it would be productive for us to constructively discuss this matter and pursue an amicable resolution that would allow us to, sooner rather than later, move beyond this unnecessary distraction so that we can keep our full attention focused on delivering on Tollgrade's very significant potential and our various initiatives for enhancing value for all Tollgrade shareholders, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely, Joseph A. Ferrara Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer cc: Sara M. Antol, Esq. (Tollgrade Communications, Inc.) Keith E. Gottfried, Esq. (Blank Rome LLP) Paul J. DeRosa, Esq. (Cohen & Grisby LLP) Steven Wolosky, Esq. (Olshan, Grundman, Frome, Rosensweig & Wolosky LLP) Important Information

Tollgrade Communications, Inc. (the "Company") and its directors and certain executive officers are deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from stockholders in connection with the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2009 Annual Meeting"). The Company plans to file a preliminary proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") relating to the 2009 Annual Meeting. Information regarding the interests of such participants will be included in the Preliminary Proxy Statement. WE URGE INVESTORS TO READ THE PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT THE COMPANY WILL FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Stockholders will be able to obtain, free of charge, copies of the Preliminary Proxy Statement and any other documents filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the 2009 Annual Meeting at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/ and the Company's website at http://www.tollgrade.com/.

About Tollgrade

Tollgrade Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of service assurance products and services for centralized test systems around the world. Tollgrade designs, engineers, markets and supports centralized test systems, test access and status monitoring products, and next generation network assurance technologies. Tollgrade's customers range from the top telecom and cable providers, to numerous independent telecom, cable and broadband providers around the world. Tollgrade's network testing, measurement and monitoring solutions support the infrastructure of cable and telecom companies offering current and emerging triple play services, as well as for power distribution companies. For more information, visit Tollgrade's web site at http://www.tollgrade.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

The foregoing release contains "forward-looking statements" regarding future events or results within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements concerning the Company's ability to introduce next generation service assurance technologies into new customer markets and to execute its strategies.

The Company cautions readers that such "forward-looking statements" are, in fact, predictions that are subject to risks and uncertainties and that actual events or results may differ materially from those anticipated events or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any current intention to update its "forward-looking statements," and the estimates and assumptions within them, at any time or for any reason.

Other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those contained in the "forward-looking statements" are included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") including, but not limited to, the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and any subsequently filed reports. All documents are also available through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system at http://www.sec.gov/ or from the Company's website at http://www.tollgrade.com/.

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CONTACT: Bob Butter of Tollgrade Communications, Inc., +1-412-820-1347,
bbutter@tollgrade.com

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

More 3G Wireless Coverage for Norwalk, California ResidentsNew Verizon Wireless cell site also adds capacity to stay ahead of demand for calls, email and text

IRVINE, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles County residents, businesses and visitors are enjoying improved service thanks to a new Verizon Wireless cell site. The site expands 3G wireless coverage in Norwalk, around the Cerritos College campus and surrounding areas. The increase in network coverage and capacity means more calls, emails, text and picture messages for locals, plus expanded wireless access to the web.

Verizon Wireless invested over $600 million in California during 2008 to enhance service and coverage. Nationally, the company has invested more than $48 billion in its network since it was formed in 2000. The result is the nation's largest, most reliable 3G network that powers services such as Mobile Broadband and email.

Businesses of any size can tap into the power of Mobile Broadband. The service allows users to connect to the Internet wirelessly while on the go to download music over-the-air, and access e-mail or corporate data. For example, customers can download a small 1 megabyte PowerPoint(R) presentation in about eight seconds and upload the same-sized file in less than 13 seconds.

Small business owners interested in Mobile Broadband, and other wireless solutions, can visit http://smallbusiness.vzw.com/ where they will find:

-- An online forum to share experiences and connect with other business owners -- Access to Small Business Specialists in each Verizon Wireless store -- Discounts and promotions to help businesses stretch their budgets -- Summaries of mobile solutions like email, wireless Internet and Push to Talk service -- 24/7 tech support

Verizon Wireless tests its network and those of its competitors. The company determines if voice calls and data connections are successful on the first attempt and stay connected. Nationally, Verizon Wireless' real-life test men and women drive 91 specially equipped vehicles almost 1,000,000 miles annually. They drive on Interstate, U.S. and state highways, as well as major roads and streets in high-population areas, based upon U.S. Census counts. 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: Ken Muche of Verizon Wireless, +1-949-286-8193,
Ken.Muche@VerizonWireless.com

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

Environmental Tectonics Corporation's BioMedical Systems Division Adds Regional Sales Director

SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Environmental Tectonics Corporation's (NYSE AMEX LLC: ETC) ("ETC" or the "Company") BioMedical Systems Division recently hired Mr. R. Todd Giager as Mid-West Sales Director. Mr. Giager's responsibilities include sales and brand marketing of ETC's BARA-MED(R) XD Monoplace Hyperbaric Chamber and our other hyperbaric products in the Mid-West portion of the United States.

Mr. Giager has an extensive background in hyperbaric medicine, diving, hyperbaric safety training and sales. He also served 4 years in the U.S. Navy. He joins the BioMedical direct sales and marketing group of Ann McMaster, Don Webber, Bob Salmons, David Steimle and Ray Wyngarden and ETC regional support salesmen Eric Sprague and Husnu Onus.

ETC prides itself on being an ISO 9001:2000 certified leader in the manufacture, installation, and service of hyperbaric chamber systems and the only manufacturer of a time-proven computerized monoplace hyperbaric chamber.

ETC's BARA-MED(R) XD includes a 4th generation Windows(TM) based Operating System for Control And Recordkeeping ( O.S.C.A.R. (TM)) which offers a comprehensive electronic medical record (EMR) of the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) treatment received by each patient.

Gene Davis, President of the BioMedical Division, stated, "Todd's background as a Navy medic, Safety Director of Hyperbaric Operations, Certified Hyperbaric Technologist as well as hyperbaric facility construction manager brings a new dimension to our sales team and we look forward to Todd's contribution."

ETC's BioMedical Systems Division's goal is to keep its equipment and customers at the forefront of hyperbaric medicine which is easily done within the autonomy of our O.S.C.A.R.(TM) computerized operating system.

ETC was incorporated in 1969 in Pennsylvania and this year will celebrate our 40th anniversary. Our core technologies include the design, manufacture and sale of Training Services (TSG) which includes (1) software driven products and services used to create and monitor the physiological effects of flight; (2) high performance jet tactical flight simulation; (3) driving and disaster simulation systems, and Control Systems (CSG) which includes: (1) steam and gas sterilization; (2) testing and simulation devices for the automotive industry; (3) hyperbaric and hypobaric chambers. Product categories included in TSG are Aircrew Training Systems (ATS) and flight simulators, disaster management systems and entertainment applications. CSG includes sterilizers, environmental control devices and hyperbaric chambers along with parts and service support.

This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on ETC's current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about ETC's and its subsidiaries that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements include statements with respect to the Company's vision, mission, strategies, goals, beliefs, plans, objectives, expectations, anticipations, estimates, intentions, financial condition, results of operations, future performance and business of the company, including but not limited to, (i) potential additional funding by H.F. Lenfest, a member of our Board of Directors and a significant shareholder and PNC Bank, (ii) the delisting of the Company's common stock from the NYSE AMEX LLC (formerly the American Stock Exchange) (iii) projections of revenues, costs of materials, income or loss, earnings or loss per share, capital expenditures, growth prospects, dividends, capital structure, other financial items and the effects of currency fluctuations, (iv) statements of our plans and objectives of the Company or its management or Board of Directors, including the introduction of new products, or estimates or predictions of actions of customers, suppliers, competitors or regulatory authorities, (v) statements of future economic performance, (vi) statements of assumptions and other statements about the Company or its business, (vii) statements made about the possible outcomes of litigation involving the Company, (viii) statements regarding the Company's ability to obtain financing to support its operations and other expenses, and (ix) statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words, "may," "could," "should," "looking forward," "would," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "plan," or the negative of such terms or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which are subject to change based on various important factors. Some of these risks and uncertainties, in whole or in part, are beyond the Company's control. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a material difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10K for the fiscal year ended February 27, 2009, in the section entitled "Risks Particular to Our Business." Shareholders are urged to review these risks carefully prior to making an investment in the Company's common stock.

The Company cautions that the foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive. Except as required by federal securities law, the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.

Contact: Duane D. Deaner, CFO Tel: 215-355-9100 (ext. 1203) Fax: 215-357-4000 ETC - Internet Home Page: http://www.etcusa.com/

Environmental Tectonics Corporation

CONTACT: Duane D. Deaner, CFO of Environmental Tectonics Corporation,
+1-215-355-9100 (ext. 1203), +1-215-357-4000 (fax)

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

Astea International is Positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant in Leading Industry Analyst Firm's 2009 Field Service Management Magic QuadrantEvaluation based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

HORSHAM, Pa., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Astea International Inc. , a global provider of service management and mobility solutions, today announced that it has been positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant in Gartner's 2009 Field Service Management Magic Quadrant*.

* Gartner, Inc. "Magic Quadrant for Field Service Management" by Michael Maoz and William Clark, May 5, 2009

About the Magic Quadrant

About Astea International

Astea International is a global provider of service management software that addresses the unique needs of companies which manage capital equipment, mission-critical assets and human capital. With the acquisition of FieldCentrix, Astea complements its existing portfolio with the industry's leading mobile field service execution solutions. Astea is helping companies drive even higher levels of customer satisfaction with faster response times and proactive communication, creating a seamless, consistent and highly personalized experience at every customer relationship touch point. Since 1979 Astea has licensed applications to companies around the world, in a wide range of sectors including information technology, telecommunications, instruments and controls, business systems, HVAC, gaming/leisure, imaging, industrial equipment, and medical devices. http://www.astea.com/. Service Smart. Enterprise Proven.

Astea and Astea Alliance are trademarks of Astea International Inc. All other company and product names contained herein are trademarks of the respective holders.

Astea International Inc.

CONTACT: Debbie Geiger of Astea International Inc., +1-215-682-2314,
dgeiger@astea.com

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

comScore Releases April 2009 U.S. Ranking of Top 25 Ad NetworksAOL's Platform-A Ranks #1 Among Ad Networks, Followed by Yahoo! Network and Google Ad Network

RESTON, Va., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- comScore, Inc. , a leader in measuring the digital world today reported the top 25 ad networks based on their reach among U.S. Internet users in April 2009. The ranking showed that AOL's Platform-A remains the top ad network, reaching nearly 176.5 million U.S. Internet users, or 91.5 percent of the total audience, followed by Yahoo! Network (167.1 million) and Google Ad Network (164.5 million). New ad network FOX Audience Network ranked sixth, reaching 149.2 million people. Several ad networks in the top 25 achieved double-digit growth during the past year, led by Turn Inc. (up 121 percent), CPX Interactive (up 88 percent) and 24/7 Real Media (up 48 percent).

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080115/COMSCORELOGO) Top 25 Ad Networks April 2009 vs. April 2008 Total U.S. - Home/Work/University Locations Source: comScore Media Metrix Total Unique Visitors (000) Apr-2008 Apr-2009 % Change Total Internet : Total Audience 190,728 192,875 1 Platform-A 170,508 176,455 3 Yahoo! Network 160,206 167,129 4 Google Ad Network 155,882 164,518 6 ValueClick Networks 140,930 160,307 14 Specific Media 144,773 158,012 9 FOX Audience Network N/A 149,249 N/A 24/7 Real Media 99,959 147,668 48 Traffic Marketplace 114,682 143,519 25 Microsoft Media Network US 119,595 139,674 17 Tribal Fusion 135,113 138,274 2 Casale Media - MediaNet 127,184 137,884 8 interCLICK 107,961 134,834 25 Turn, Inc 60,617 134,028 121 Adconion Media Group 117,965 133,498 13 CPX Interactive 69,178 130,370 88 Collective Network by Collective Media 88,279 129,808 47 ADSDAQ by ContextWeb 93,815 123,534 32 AudienceScience (formerly Revenue Science) N/A 121,001 N/A Burst Media 89,670 116,727 30 Undertone Networks 72,940 97,053 33 AdBrite 81,838 91,033 11 Pulse 360 N/A 82,574 N/A Vibrant Media 72,351 80,779 12 Adify N/A 73,467 N/A Kontera 52,159 72,870 40

"Underscoring the growing importance of ad networks to the digital advertising economy, each of the top 25 ad networks has expanded its reach during the past year," commented Jack Flanagan, comScore executive vice president. "It almost seems that new ad networks are emerging every day, each aimed at helping advertisers achieve their campaign objectives, whether it's to deliver reach and frequency or to target a specific audience segment."

About comScore

comScore, Inc. is a global leader in measuring the digital world and preferred source of digital marketing intelligence. For more information, please visit http://www.comscore.com/companyinfo.

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CONTACT: Andrew Lipsman of comScore, Inc., +1-312-775-6510,
press@comscore.com

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

Lightwave Logic, Inc. Announces Preliminary Test Results

NEWARK, Del., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lightwave Logic, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LWLG; http://lightwavelogic.com/), a technology company focused on the development of electro-optic polymer materials for applications in high speed fiber-optic telecommunications and optical computing, announced today an update on its preliminary performance evaluation of its Perkinamine class materials. Lightwave Logic is currently in the process of extensive internal and independent testing for material performance and characterization for specific application programs.

Our most recent preliminary performance evaluations, which include among other tests, the r33 Teng-Man testing protocol, support our previous test results and appear promising. We recently strengthened our internal testing protocols to create a more comprehensive testing program. In addition we are working with three separate universities in connection with both material characterization and performance of our Perkinamine class materials for specific applications. We believe that if our preliminary evaluations are further confirmed in independent testing, we will have created the first electro-optic polymer material platform to exhibit the ability to support a broad range of applications.

In conjunction with our testing, the Company is simultaneously working to develop strategic partnerships and material development contracts to meet unique customer application needs. We have developed, and we are continuing to develop, electro-optic polymers within our patent pending molecular architectures which we believe have a broad range of applications in Military, Aerospace, fiber-optic telecommunications and optical computing market segments. Jim Marcelli, the Company's CEO, noted that, "Independent market research reports project that the organic electro-optical materials market will cross $10.5 billion by 2011, and that the market segment for telecommunication non-linear electro-optic materials alone is projected to reach $1 billion by 2015."

About Light wave Logic, Inc.

Lightwave Logic, Inc. is a development stage company, moving toward prototype demonstration and commercialization of its high-activity, high-stability organic polymers for applications in electro-optical device markets. Electro-optical devices convert data from electric signals into optical signals for use in high-speed fiber-optic telecommunications systems and optical computers. Please visit the Company's website, http://www.lightwavelogic.com/, for more information.

Safe Harbor Statement

The information posted in this release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements by use of the words "may," "will," "should," "plans," "explores," "expects," "anticipates," "continue," "estimate," "project," "intend," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, general economic and business conditions, effects of continued geopolitical unrest and regional conflicts, competition, changes in technology and methods of marketing, delays in completing various engineering and manufacturing programs, changes in customer order patterns, changes in product mix, continued success in technological advances and delivering technological innovations, shortages in components, production delays due to performance quality issues with outsourced components, and various other factors beyond the Company's control.

Lightwave Logic, Inc.

CONTACT: Jim Marcelli, CEO, Lightwave Logic, Inc., +1-302-356-2717,
jmarcelli@lightwavelogic.com

Web Site: http://lightwavelogic.com/

R.H. Donnelley Announces it is Seeking Support of its Bank Lenders as Part of a Potential Comprehensive Debt Restructuring Plan- Plan details are now available to public lenders

CARY, N.C., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- R.H. Donnelley, one of the nation's leading consumer and business-to-business local commercial search companies, today said it is holding separate conference calls with its bank lenders and the ad hoc steering committee of certain of its bondholders to discuss details relating to a potential debt restructuring plan. Public lenders can restrict themselves for the remainder of the forbearance period and obtain detailed information about the company's business plan and the potential debt restructuring.

The company hopes to obtain support for a debt restructuring from its bank lenders and bondholders before the expiration on May 28, 2009 of the forbearance agreements currently in place. There can be no assurances that the company will be successful in obtaining support from its bank lenders and bondholders on a debt restructuring plan.

The company will have no further comment at this time about this matter beyond what is contained in this press release.

About R.H. Donnelley

R.H. Donnelley Corporation is one of the nation's leading consumer and business-to-business local commercial search companies. The company delivers relevant search results for consumers and leads to small- and medium-sized businesses through its Dex-branded print yellow and white pages directories, Internet yellow pages site, mobile and voice search platforms as well as one of the largest pay-per-click ad networks in the U.S. It also operates the nation's leading business search engine and online directory through its Business.com subsidiary. For more information, visit http://www.rhd.com/ and http://www.dexknows.com/.

Safe Harbor Provision

Certain statements contained in this press release regarding R.H. Donnelley's future operating results or performance or business plans or prospects and any other statements not constituting historical fact are "forward-looking statements" subject to the safe harbor created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Where possible, the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "should," "will," "would," "planned," "estimated," "potential," "goal," "outlook," "may," "predicts," "could," or the negative of such terms, or other comparable expressions, as they relate to R.H. Donnelley or its management, have been used to identify such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements reflect only R.H. Donnelley's current beliefs and assumptions with respect to future business plans, prospects, decisions and results, and are based on information currently available to R.H. Donnelley. Accordingly, the statements are subject to significant risks, uncertainties and contingencies, which could cause R.H. Donnelley's actual operating results, performance or business plans or prospects to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include risks and other factors described in R.H. Donnelley's publicly available reports filed with the SEC, which contain a discussion of various factors that may affect R.H. Donnelley's business or financial results. Such risks and other factors, which in some instances are beyond R.H. Donnelley's control, include: our ability to generate sufficient cash to service our significant debt levels; our ability to comply with or obtain modifications or waivers of the financial covenants contained in our debt agreements, and the potential impact to operations and liquidity as a result of restrictive covenants in such debt agreements; our ability to refinance or restructure our debt on reasonable terms and conditions as might be necessary from time to time, particularly in light of the continuing instability in the global credit markets; increasing LIBOR rates; changes in directory advertising spend and consumer usage; regulatory and judicial rulings; competition and other economic conditions; changes in the Company's and the Company's subsidiaries credit ratings; changes in accounting standards; adverse results from litigation, governmental investigations or tax related proceedings or audits; the effect of labor strikes, lock-outs and negotiations; successful integration and realization of the expected benefits of acquisitions; the continued enforceability of the commercial agreements with Qwest, Embarq and AT&T; our reliance on third-party vendors for various services; and other events beyond our control that may result in unexpected adverse operating results. R.H. Donnelley is not responsible for updating the information contained in this press release beyond the published date, or for changes made to this document by wire services or Internet service providers.

R.H. Donnelley

CONTACT: Tyler Gronbach of R.H. Donnelley, +1-919-297-1541,
tyler.gronbach@rhd.com

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

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