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Microsoft Promotes Steven Sinofsky to President, Windows Division

REDMOND, Washington, July 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- Tami Reller to lead Windows Marketing and Finance.

Microsoft Corp. today promoted Steven Sinofsky to president of the Windows Division. Sinofsky, a 20-year Microsoft veteran, most recently led the Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, contributing to the Oct. 22 availability of Windows 7.

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As president, Sinofsky assumes responsibility for the Windows business including both the engineering and marketing functions for Windows, Windows Live and Internet Explorer.

"Steven Sinofsky has demonstrated the ability to lead large teams that deliver great products. The work he and the team have done in getting ready to ship Windows 7 really defines how to develop and ship world-class software," said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. "He is a perfect fit to lead the Windows group."

Sinofsky began his career at Microsoft in 1989 in engineering and has held multiple positions on Microsoft product teams. His full biography can be found here (http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/ssinofsky/).

In addition, Tami Reller (http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/treller/), currently chief financial officer (CFO) for the Windows Division, will take on the additional responsibility for marketing. Bill Veghte (http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/veghte/) will be moving to a new leadership role in the company to be announced later this year. The transition between Reller and Veghte is timed to take place in late July when Windows 7 reaches the release to manufacturing (RTM) milestone.

Reller joined Microsoft in 2001 as part of the acquisition of Great Plains Software Inc. Reller was the CFO of Great Plains at the time of acquisition and had previously served in a number of senior marketing, sales and general management roles. Since joining Microsoft, she has held a variety of leadership positions including corporate vice president of marketing for Microsoft Business Solutions, where she was responsible for the launch of the Microsoft Dynamics brand. She will report to Sinofsky and will retain her responsibilities as CFO.

"In addition to her in-depth knowledge of the Windows business, I'm excited that Tami will bring to Windows her experience in marketing and finance, along with a history of fostering a strong and profitable partner ecosystem in business software," Sinofsky said.

Jon DeVaan will continue in his role as senior vice president, reporting to Sinofsky. DeVaan managed the engineering team responsible for creating the core components of both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. DeVaan is a 25-year Microsoft veteran whose full biography can be found here (http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/devaan/).

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

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CA to Webcast Quarterly Conference Call

ISLANDIA, N.Y., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CA, Inc. today announced that it will host a webcast and conference call at 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 23, 2009 to discuss its first quarter fiscal year 2010 financial results. The webcast will contain forward-looking statements and other material information.

Individuals can access the webcast at http://ca.com/invest/ or listen to the call at 1-888-510-1786. International participants can listen to the call at 1-719-325-2206.

Supplemental financial information relating to CA's earnings announcement will be available at http://ca.com/invest/ at approximately 4:30 p.m. ET on July 23.

The webcast will be archived on the website. Individuals can access the webcast at http://ca.com/invest/ or listen to the replay at 1-888-203-1112. International participants can listen to the replay at 1-719-457-0820. The passcode is 7091742. The replay will be available at 8 p.m. ET on July 23 through August 6, 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,
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Web Site: http://ca.com/

18th Air Force Commander C-130J Delivery Continues U.S. Air Force Build-Up of Super Hercules Fleet

MARIETTA, Ga., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lockheed Martin yesterday delivered the 14th of 16 C-130J Super Hercules to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The aircraft will be assigned to the 41st Airlift Squadron, the first active-duty combat C-130J squadron in the U.S. Air Force. This latest C-130J Super Hercules was accepted by Major General Winfield W. Scott III, Commander 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.

"After we deliver this aircraft to Little Rock, this C-130J could be flying a combat mission within the week, if so tasked. That's a testament to the employees who build this aircraft and the quality of the aircraft," Scott said. "The C-130J is a great aircraft, the capabilities of which we are just beginning to touch on. It's not only the capability that the J brings, but it's also its increased sustainability. With the J, the maintenance crews have to work less; we can turn it around quicker and fly it harder."

C-130Js from the 41st Airlift Squadron "Black Cats" are engaged in high-tempo operations in multiple combat theaters. In the last two years, the 41st has already carried 56,000 passengers, 3,500 tons of cargo and flown 2,600 combat sorties over 4,000 flight hours. Since the Air Force started operating the C-130J in 2000, it has flown 40,000 sorties and about 87,000 flying hours.

The C-130J is a proven airlifter that has been selected by 11 countries. As of March 2009 263 C-130Js have been ordered and 174 have been delivered. The C-130J is a flexible, multimission aircraft that is available in varied configurations to meet a wide-range of operational needs.

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

For additional information, visit our website:

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DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers, Graphic Packaging International, Inc., Scanbuy, Inc. and Augme Mobile Enter Into Marketing Agreement to Promote Mobile Technologies in the Packaging IndustryTechnology Allows Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Suppliers to Immediately Connect Consumers to Digital Information and Content Using the Camera Phone

MARIETTA, Ga., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers (P&IP), Graphic Packaging International, Inc., Scanbuy, Inc. and Augme Mobile announced that they have entered into a joint Marketing Agreement to promote technologies that enable packaging to interact with consumers. The packaging-based marketing alliance enables innovation leaders Graphic Packaging and DuPont P&IP to leverage leading edge mobile applications of its technology partners, specifically Scanbuy's mobile 2D barcode platform and Augme Mobile's AD LIFE(TM) mobile marketing and CRM platform.

Mobile two-dimensional barcode ("2D barcode" or "2D Code") technology is growing in popularity as a means for consumers to access mobile content without having to type long URLs or search for information by SMS/text message keyword. By placing 2D barcodes on packaging, marketers can connect consumers through their mobile phones, to additional product information, coupon offers, or promotional messaging like recipe ideas. Graphic Packaging and DuPont P&IP have demonstrated the ability to commercially print 2D barcodes on a wide variety of rigid and flexible substrates.

"DuPont P&IP, along with our collaboration partners, are always looking for ways to bring leading edge packaging innovation to our customers. Mobile enabled interactive technology using 2D codes appears to be the most effective way for a consumer to quickly and easily interact with a package," said Carolann Haznedar, global business director, DuPont Ethylene Copolymers. "CPG companies from around the world are very interested in this technology and aligning support in the value chain will enable clarity and consistency in its use."

DuPont P&IP has centered its mobile innovation activities on Scanbuy's solutions including a 2D barcode called the EZcode. This format was especially designed for the camera phone and it is widely used by major marketers around the world. It also provides strong performance in small footprint areas (as small as one-half inch square) and low light environments which are typically critical for consumer packaging applications on both rigid and flexible materials. Scanbuy recently released the specifications of this barcode format to the public. The code format can be read today using a mobile application called ScanLife which is compatible with the world's most commonly used mobile operating systems.

Graphic Packaging has focused its mobile marketing efforts around its Snap2C(TM) packaging initiative - a fully integrated mobile marketing packaging infrastructure powered by its technology partner, Augme Mobile. Augme Mobile (augmemobile.com), a leader in mobile marketing solutions and services, offers a comprehensive web-based marketing platform that provides marketers, brands, and advertising agencies the ability to create, deliver, manage, and track interactive marketing campaigns. Augme Mobile's AD LIFE(TM) platform facilitates consumer mobile interaction through 2D barcodes, audio recognition, image recognition, SMS and other leading mobile consumer response mechanisms, while maximizing the value of each consumer interaction with its market-leading array of turn-key mobile promotions and mobile content.

Graphic Packaging and Augme Mobile have already activated a number of mobile barcode campaigns, often in conjunction with an SMS code. "While text messaging is currently the dominant method of consumer response in mobile marketing in the U.S., it is anticipated that in the near future the North American market will follow Japan's lead, where over 70% of all cell phone users scan 2D mobile codes on a regular basis. Through our partnership with Augme Mobile, the Snap2C(TM) initiative allows for the combination of text and 2D codes in a single packaging-based campaign so that the broadest mobile consumer base is established. We are delighted to collaborate with companies like Scanbuy to further develop methods of creating interactive communication between the brands and their consumer base," according to Charlie Brignac, GPI Marketing Manager for Snap2C(TM).

Graphic Packaging and DuPont P&IP, leading producers of rigid and flexible packaging, are now offering this interactive technology to their global Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) customers.

About Scanbuy Inc.

Scanbuy is the leading global provider of mobile barcode solutions that use the camera phone as the link between the physical world and the digital world. The ScanLife(R) solution consists of a mobile application, Code Registry, Code Clearing House and Code Management Platform. The technology has been successfully deployed and supported by leading mobile providers and handset manufacturers in the United States, Mexico, France, Spain, Italy and Denmark. Media companies and marketers use the solution to create and manage measurable 2D barcode campaigns, extending brand engagement onto mobile devices.

For more information on Scanbuy, please visit http://www.scanbuy.com/. About Graphic Packaging International, Inc.

Graphic Packaging International, Inc., a subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company , headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, is a leading provider of paperboard packaging solutions for a wide variety of products to food, beverage and other consumer products companies. The company is one of the largest producers of folding cartons and holds a leading market position in coated-recycled boxboard and specialty bag packaging. The company's customers include some of the most widely recognized companies in the world. Additional information about Graphic Packaging, its business and its products is available on the company's web site at http://www.graphicpkg.com/.

About DuPont P&IP

DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.

About Augme Mobile

Augme Mobile offers the first and only comprehensive Web-based marketing platform that provides marketers, brands and advertising agencies the ability to create, deliver, manage and track interactive marketing campaigns targeting mobile consumers through traditional print advertising channels. Augme Mobile solves the "mobile marketing puzzle" of wireless carriers and fragmented technology through an integrated solution that delivers interactive marketing content through traditional media channels to the mobile consumer on-demand. Augme Mobile's fully integrated mobile marketing platform fulfills the advertiser's need to offer interactive multimedia mobile content, while simultaneously satisfying the consumer's desire for easier and more robust mobile connectedness.

For more information on Augme Mobile, please visit augmemobile.com.

Graphic Packaging International, Inc.

CONTACT: Cynthia Baerman of Graphic Packaging International, Inc.,
+1-770-644-3215

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

SteelCloud Begins Financing Strategic Shift to SteelWorks(R) Mobile

HERNDON, Va., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SteelCloud, Inc. , a leading integrator of embedded computing and server appliances, today announced that it has closed on a $250,000 senior debt instrument provided by Caledonia Capital Corporation to finance operations and the Company's continued shift to develop and market its products involving the BlackBerry(R) Enterprise Server.

"I am enthusiastic about SteelCloud's long term strategy for leveraging their SteelWorks(R) Mobile technology into the significant BlackBerry(R) installed base," said Edward M. Murchie, President, Caledonia Capital. "Our investment is the first step in recapitalizing the company to exploit this opportunity."

"Significant work is underway to retool SteelCloud to leverage our software assets and to develop the tremendous opportunity we have for our SteelWorks(R) Mobile appliance products worldwide," remarked Brian Hajost, SteelCloud President and CEO. "While we have no assurance that the Company will be able to raise additional capital, we have received great reception from potential investors looking at our strategy around the BlackBerry(R) market. We appreciate Caledonia's vote of confidence and support."

About SteelCloud

SteelCloud is a developer and integrator of mobility computing appliance solutions. The Company designs, architects and develops specialized appliance solutions for mobile computing technologies including the BlackBerry Enterprise Server technology from Research In Motion. For both commercial and government markets, the Company delivers integrated hardware/software appliance solutions that focus on ease of deployment, policy compliance, and high availability. Over its 20-year history, the Company has won numerous awards for technical excellence and customer satisfaction. The Company can be reached at (703) 674 5500. Additional information is available at http://www.steelcloud.com/. E-mail: info@steelcloud.com.

"Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations and assumptions contained in the foregoing are forward looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. It is possible that the assumptions made by management are not necessarily the most likely and may not materialize. In addition, other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include the following: business conditions and the amount of growth in the computer industry and general economy; availability of financing; competitive factors; ability to attract and retain personnel, including key sales and management personnel; the price of the Company's stock; and the risk factors set forth from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including but not limited to its annual report on Form 10-K and its quarterly reports on Forms 10-Q; and any reports on Form 8K. SteelCloud takes no obligation to update or correct forward-looking statements.

SteelCloud, Inc.

CONTACT: Investor Relations: Tim Clemensen, +1-212-843-9337,
tclemensen@rubensteinir.com

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

Broadview Security, Formerly Brink's Home Security, to Present at July Oppenheimer & Co. Consumer Conference

IRVING, Texas, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadview Security, the newly introduced brand for Brink's Home Security Holdings, Inc. , a premier provider of security system monitoring services for residential and commercial properties in North America, today announced that Bob Allen, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Steve Yevich, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Oppenheimer & Co. 9th Annual Consumer, Gaming, Lodging & Leisure Conference in Boston on July 15, 2009.

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The conference will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston. The company presentation will be at approximately 1:35 pm eastern; a live and archived webcast will be available online at the investor relations section of the company's web site which can be accessed at http://www.broadviewsecurity.com/ by clicking on the 'Investor Relations' link in the upper right-hand corner of the page.

About Broadview Security

Brink's Home Security Holdings, Inc. , doing business as Broadview Security, headquartered in Irving, Texas, is one of the premier providers of security system monitoring services for residential and commercial properties in North America. The company operates in more than 250 metropolitan areas and services more than 1.3 million customers across the United States and Canada. For more information, please visit http://www.broadviewsecurity.com/ or http://www.brinkshomesecurityholdings.com/.

The company spun-off as an independent publicly-traded company on October 31, 2008 and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on November 3, 2008 under the symbol "CFL," which reflects the Company's mission statement of creating "Customers for Life."

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (which Sections were adopted as part of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "project," "prospects," "outlook," and similar words or expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "should," "would," "may," and "could" are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any anticipated results, performance or achievements. We disclaim any intention to, and undertake no obligation to, revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, a future event, or otherwise. These risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control, include, but are not limited to risks inherent in our spin-off from our former parent corporation, including increased costs and reduced profitability associated with operating as an independent company, the demand for our products and services, the ability to identify and execute further cost and operational improvements and efficiencies in our core business, the actions of competitors, our ability to successfully rebrand, our ability to identify strategic opportunities and integrate them successfully, our ability to maintain subscriber growth, the number of household moves, the level of home sales or new home construction, potential instability in housing credit markets, our estimated reconnection experience, our ability to cost-effectively develop or incorporate new systems or technology in a timely manner, the availability and cost of capital and general business conditions. For additional risks and uncertainties that could impact our forward-looking statements, please see the Company's Form 10-K, including but not limited to the discussion under "Risk Factors" therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which you may view at http://www.sec.gov/.

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CONTACT: Investor Relations of Brink's Home Security Holdings, Inc.,
+1-972-871-3130

Web Site: http://www.brinkshomesecurityholdings.com/
http://www.broadviewsecurity.com/

Microsoft Promotes Steven Sinofsky to President, Windows DivisionTami Reller to lead Windows Marketing and Finance.

REDMOND, Wash., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today promoted Steven Sinofsky to president of the Windows Division. Sinofsky, a 20-year Microsoft veteran, most recently led the Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, contributing to the Oct. 22 availability of Windows 7.

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As president, Sinofsky assumes responsibility for the Windows business including both the engineering and marketing functions for Windows, Windows Live and Internet Explorer.

Sinofsky began his career at Microsoft in 1989 in engineering and has held multiple positions on Microsoft product teams. His full biography can be found here.

In addition, Tami Reller, currently chief financial officer (CFO) for the Windows Division, will take on the additional responsibility for marketing. Bill Veghte will be moving to a new leadership role in the company to be announced later this year. The transition between Reller and Veghte is timed to take place in late July when Windows 7 reaches the release to manufacturing (RTM) milestone.

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/

Overstock.com Comments on DeepCapture.com Serialized Article: 'Michael Milken, 60,000 Deaths, and the Story of Dendreon'Journalist and CEO Roles Clarified

SALT LAKE CITY, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Overstock.com, Inc. today commented on a recent series of article installments appearing on DeepCapture.com, an investigative journalism web publication co-founded by Patrick Byrne, Chairman and CEO of Overstock.com.

The serialized article was written by Mark Mitchell, formerly an editorial page writer for the Wall Street Journal, a correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Review, chief business correspondent for Time magazine in Asia, and assistant managing editor of the Columbia Journalism Review. The article investigates the Food and Drug Administration's actions regarding a prostate cancer vaccine, and actions taken by a group of short-selling hedge fund managers and Wall Street figures with ties to organized crime, 1980's convicted stock-manipulator Michael Milken, and TV's host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer.

"I strongly favor Mark's efforts in bringing this story to light," Byrne said, "but I think it best to clarify that my second career as one of DeepCapture.com's journalists is separate and apart from my role as Chairman and CEO of Overstock.com."

The article, entitled Michael Milken, 60,000 Deaths and the Story of Dendreon, centers on the travails of the biotech company, Dendreon, which was attacked by Wall Street operators right at the time when it seemed that the company's promising treatment for prostate cancer would receive FDA approval. Ultimately, the treatment was derailed by an unprecedented lobbying effort, causing Dendron's stock to tumble.

The DeepCapture.com website notes that one of its purposes "is to expose Wall Street money managers who engage in illegal naked short selling, stock manipulation, and the deliberate destruction of public companies." The site also states that though DeepCapture.com "was initially funded by Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com . . . it is not part of Overstock."

Jonathan Johnson, President of Overstock.com, welcomed the clarification, but went on to note that "Shareholders of Overstock.com and officers and shareholders of public companies throughout the United States are tracking the Mitchell article installments with great interest. There can be little doubt this nation is in an unprecedented time of financial hardship, and disclosures of this type are useful to help us understand the times we are in."

For more than four years Overstock.com has been at the forefront of the fight against Wall Street theft of American savings via rigged IPO processes, naked short selling and other settlement failures, coordinated bear raids, and regulatory capture. Naked short selling, a practice recently identified as accelerating the financial downfall of some of Wall Street's largest companies, including Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and AIG, is one of the most hotly debated financial regulatory topics in Washington D.C., where pressure is mounting on the SEC to step up enforcement efforts and further tighten loose short-selling rules that allow the manipulative practice to persist.

About Overstock.com

Overstock.com, Inc. is an online retailer offering brand-name merchandise at discount prices. The company offers its customers an opportunity to shop for bargains conveniently, while offering its suppliers an alternative inventory distribution channel. Overstock.com, headquartered in Salt Lake City, is a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ Global Market System and can be found online at http://www.overstock.com/. Overstock.com regularly posts information about the company and other related matters on its website under the heading "Investor Relations."

Overstock.com(R) is a registered trademark of Overstock.com, Inc.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding continuation of the installment articles. Our Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2007, our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, or any amendments thereto, and our other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission identify important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections, estimates or forward-looking statements.

Overstock.com, Inc.

CONTACT: Media, Roger Johnson, +1-801-947-4430, rojohnson@overstock.com,
or Investors, Kevin Moon, +1-801-947-3282, kmoon@overstock.com, both of
Overstock.com, Inc.

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

Georgetown, Kentucky, Residents to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network EnhancementsNew Cell Site Means Clearer Reception, Fewer Dropped Calls

GEORGETOWN, Ky., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site in Georgetown, which enables more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; access the Internet; view high-quality videos; and download music, games and ringtones, while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls.

The new cell site, which is equipped with a permanent backup generator for times of emergency, improves voice and data coverage in downtown Georgetown and along the following major roads:

-- Main Street (U.S. Route 460) as far east as Interstate 75 and as far west as Hillside Drive, -- U.S. Route 25 as far north as Payne Avenue and as far south as Showalter Drive.

"Network reliability is the No. 1 reason that customers choose and stay with Verizon Wireless," said Greg Haller, president-Kentucky/Indiana/Michigan Region, Verizon Wireless. "Getting through on the first try and maintaining a connection are important to them. We will continue to perfect our network so that our customers in Kentucky know they can depend on us every time they pick up their wireless devices."

This network improvement is part of Verizon Wireless' continual effort to expand coverage, improve capacity and enhance the quality of its wireless voice and data network in Kentucky and throughout the country. Verizon Wireless has invested more than $50 billion since it was formed -- $5.5 billion on average every year -- to increase the coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide network and to add new services. In 2008, the company invested more than $47 million in its Kentucky network.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and data network, serving more than 86.6 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 86,000 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: Michelle Gilbert, Verizon Wireless, +1-248-915-3680,
michelle.gilbert@verizonwireless.com, or Ashley Schaffner, For Verizon
Wireless, +1-502-625-1636, ashley@guthriemayes.com

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

Government of Canada Names General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada as Prime Contractor for LAV III Upgrade Program

LONDON, Ontario, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, with Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie, Chief of the Land Staff, announced today that the Government of Canada has approved an upgrade program for the LAV III family of vehicles. General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada will be the prime contractor and systems integrator for this program.

General Dynamics will now work closely with the Department of National Defence in defining the scope of the LAV III upgrades. At the heart of the upgrade program is a high-capacity driveline and suspension that significantly increases the vehicle's payload. Increased payload will allow the vehicle the ability to deliver even better protection for Canadian soldiers. Other features of the upgrade package will be determined through discussions with the Department of National Defence.

Dr. Sridhar Sridharan, senior vice-president of General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada, said, "We are proud of the LAV III's performance in theatres such as Afghanistan and have continually worked with DND in making the vehicle better. With this upgrade program, we can now incorporate the latest lessons learned in-theatre and evolve the vehicle to a significantly higher standard of performance. We are grateful for this opportunity to keep the LAV III at the forefront and our soldiers safe."

Once the scope of work is fully defined and a contract is issued, significant work will be performed at General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada facilities in London, Ontario, and Edmonton, Alberta, as well as by the company's nationwide network of over 400 Canadian suppliers. All regions of Canada will benefit from this work, including South Western Ontario.

General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada, located in London, Ontario, Canada is a business unit of General Dynamics Land Systems of Sterling Heights, Michigan. For over 30 years, more than 1900 highly skilled technical employees have designed, manufactured, delivered and supported to global customers a unique family of light armoured vehicles (LAV). More information on the company is available at http://www.gdlscanada.com/.

General Dynamics , headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 92,900 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about General Dynamics is available online at http://www.generaldynamics.com/.

General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada

CONTACT: Ken Yamashita of General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada,
+1-519-964-5813, or Fax, +1-519-964-5488, yamashik@gdls.com

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

NTN Buzztime, Inc. Announces Four Strategic Partners for its 25 Years of Sports Trivia Competition

CARLSBAD, Calif., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NTN Buzztime, Inc. (NYSE Amex: NTN), the market leader in interactive venue-based sports, trivia and casual games, announced today relationships with four online companies. These partnerships allow NTN Buzztime to create strategic cross-promotional opportunities for its 25 Years of Sports Trivia competition beginning this July 13, 2009.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080331/CLM183LOGO) NTN Buzztime has partnered with these businesses: -- World Fantasy Games is the leading fantasy sports game developer and sports website operator. Through World Fantasy Games, Buzztime is also working closely with RapidDraft, the new and revolutionary single-player online fantasy football game for the 2009-2010 NFL season. -- Fandome is a network of hundreds of sports team sites offering fans the latest sports videos, news, and blog content empowering fans to share their passion with one another. -- Buzzd is a location-sensitive city guide and social network for mobile devices that allows consumers to get up-to-the minute information on what's happening at any place or event. Users can also rate their favorite places and connect with friends and other users in the area. -- Funtrivia.com is one of the world's leading and most enduring web trivia sites. It is home to thousands of user generated quizzes and crossword puzzles.

The partnership arrangements contemplate advertising exchanges with NTN Buzztime. Additionally, each partner will help promote the 25 Years of Sports competition by embedding Buzztime's qualifying game into their websites, thereby allowing visitors to earn qualifying points.

"Collaboration with leading companies such as these helps Buzztime market to a technologically savvy and extremely important demographic that is essential for the success of our 25 Years of Sports promotion," said NTN Buzztime's CEO Terry Bateman. "We are confident that partnering with these online destinations will help us to achieve benchmark participation numbers for the 25 Years of Sports competition."

Buzztime's 25 Years of Sports trivia challenge gives sports enthusiasts across the country the chance to compete in a sports trivia-themed competition featuring an unprecedented $250,000 in prizes. 18 trivia fan players will be awarded the trip of a lifetime to attend the Sports Legends Challenge held September 14-17, 2009 at Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas. Details about the 25 years of Sports Trivia challenge are available at http://www.buzztime.com/25yos.

About NTN Buzztime, Inc

NTN Buzztime, Inc., a leader in interactive entertainment for 25 years, is based in Carlsbad, CA. Buzztime is distributed in-home and out-of-home across broadband platforms including online, mobile, satellite TV and in approximately 3,800 restaurants, sports bars and pubs throughout North America. For more information, please visit http://www.buzztime.com/.

Buzztime is a proud member of the OVAB |Out-of-home Video Advertising Bureau.

Buzztime is a registered trademark of Buzztime Entertainment, Inc. and Playmaker is a registered trademark of NTN Buzztime, Inc.

Forward-looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements which reflect management's current views of future events and operations including but not limited to trends in subscriber and player preference and engagement and results of marketing strategies. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include risks associated with our recent management transition, our significant losses, our ability to grow our out-of-home Buzztime iTV network and implement our other business strategies, the risk of changing economic conditions, failure of product demand or market acceptance of both existing and new products and services and the impact of competitive products and pricing. Please see NTN Buzztime, Inc.'s recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for information about these and other risks that may affect the Company. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based on information available to us on the date hereof. These statements speak only as of the date hereof, and NTN Buzztime, Inc. does not undertake to publicly update or revise any of its forward-looking statements, even if experience or future changes show that the indicated results or events will not be realized.

MEDIA CONTACT: Katy Harrison, Bailey Gardiner 619-295-8232 katy@baileygardiner.com

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CONTACT: Katy Harrison of Bailey Gardiner, +1-619-295-8232,
katy@baileygardiner.com, for NTN Buzztime, Inc.

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NAVTEQ and Trimble Expand Relationship GloballyAgreement Includes NAVTEQ(R) Maps for 77 Countries, NAVTEQ Entry Map, NAVTEQ Transport(TM) and NAVTEQ Traffic(TM)

CHICAGO, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions, today announced that Trimble , a leading provider of positioning solutions in the construction, agriculture, field service and fleet management markets, has expanded its agreement with NAVTEQ for Mobile Resource Management (MRM) applications.

Under the agreement, Trimble now has access to all 77 countries in the NAVTEQ map database for use with its GeoManager(TM), TrimWeb(TM) and TrimView(TM) solutions. This multi-year agreement also gives Trimble the rights to utilize NAVTEQ's Entry Maps, which provide additional basic geographic coverage for the rest of the world. Together, the solutions provide a global map experience. Finally, Trimble will continue to license NAVTEQ Transport(TM) - with coverage in 20 countries worldwide - and NAVTEQ Traffic(TM) content for its MRM solutions.

"Trimble is continuously looking to integrate the latest data and cutting-edge content so we can develop the information-rich solutions that enable our customers to achieve higher levels of efficiency," said Eric White, vice president of product management for Trimble's MRM Division. "NAVTEQ solutions help us accomplish this goal by delivering an enhanced experience to our customers."

Trimble's multi-year agreement with NAVTEQ goes beyond map coverage to include advanced NAVTEQ content such as NAVTEQ Transport which contains a growing number of attributes which target the specific needs of the transport industry enabling sophisticated truck navigation, as well as routing and dispatch optimization. Additionally, Trimble will have access to NAVTEQ Traffic, a unique data gathering, aggregated and quality-tested, comprehensive solution that links up-to-the minute traffic information to map data and enables wireless transmission directly to vehicle on-board navigation systems, portable navigation devices and cell phones.

NAVTEQ Traffic delivers detailed information about road construction, the speed that traffic is moving and incidents such as accidents allowing navigation devices and drivers to make smart routing and re-routing decisions. NAVTEQ Traffic is available in more than 120 markets*, covering more than 200 million people in the United States and Canada.

"NAVTEQ maps and rich content have been key to Trimble's vertical market solutions for years," said Roy Kolstad, vice president and general manager, enterprise North America, NAVTEQ. "This expanded business arrangement enables us to provide both worldwide coverage as well as innovative new content which enhance Trimble's ability to build complete MRM solutions that maximize their customers' productivity."

*As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau About Trimble MRM

Trimble MRM solutions are designed to automate the management of mobile resources and to optimize the service delivery process for customers across a variety of industries. Trimble delivers MRM solutions to global vertical markets which include: telco, construction supply, field service, and transportation & distribution. Trimble MRM solutions are designed to provide a secure, scalable, upgradeable, enterprise-class platform, and are offered in on-demand software delivery, on-premise or hybrid environments that can seamlessly connect mobile workers in the field to real-time data.

More information about Trimble MRM solutions can be found at: http://www.trimble.com/mobile_resource_management.

About Trimble

Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on applications requiring position or location - including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics, Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.

For more information, visit: http://www.trimble.com/. About NAVTEQ

NAVTEQ is the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data that enables navigation and location-based platforms around the world. NAVTEQ supplies comprehensive digital map information to power automotive navigation systems, portable and wireless devices, Internet-based mapping applications and government and business solutions. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has approximately 4,000 employees located in 190 offices and in 39 countries.

NAVTEQ is a trademark in the U.S. and other countries" to "NAVTEQ, NAVTEQ Traffic and NAVTEQ Transport are trademarks in the U.S. and other countries. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Jennifer Schuh of NAVTEQ, +1-312-894-3913,
jennifer.schuh@navteq.com; or Bob Richter for NAVTEQ, +1-212-802-8588,
bob@richtermedia.com

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

Image Sensing Systems Named One of the FORTUNE Small Business 100

SAINT PAUL, Minn., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Image Sensing Systems, Inc. , world leading developer of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) computer-enabled detection and traffic control technology, announced today that FORTUNE Small Business has listed Image Sensing Systems, Inc. on the annual FSB 100 list of the 100 fastest growing small public companies in America. The list appears in the July/August issue of FORTUNE Small Business, available on newsstands and at http://www.fsb.com/.

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Ken Aubrey, CEO, said, "We are pleased to receive this national recognition. We continue to develop and provide detection technologies that extend the life and enhance the productivity of transportation infrastructures worldwide. It's an honor for all our employees and strategic partners who have contributed to our achieving this ranking."

To compile the list, FORTUNE Small Business asked financial research firm Zacks to screen annual reports for public companies with annual revenue of less than $200 million and a stock price of more than $1. Within that group, companies were ranked based on the past three years' earnings growth, revenue growth, and stock performance. For the first time this year, companies with losses in any of the four quarters ended on or before December 31, 2008, were excluded from the list, resulting in a list of companies that have managed to stay profitable through the recession.

About Image Sensing Systems, Inc.

Image Sensing Systems, Inc. is a technology company focused in infrastructure productivity improvement through the development of software-based detection solutions for the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) sector and adjacent overlapping markets. ISS' industry leading computer-enabled detection (CED) products, including the Autoscope(R) machine-vision family and the RTMS(R) radar family, combine embedded software signal processing with sophisticated sensing technologies for use in transportation, environmental and safety/surveillance management. CED is a group of technologies in which software, rather than humans, examines the outputs of complex sensors to determine what is happening in the field of view in real-time. With more than 100,000 instances sold in over 60 countries worldwide, our depth of experience coupled with breadth of product portfolio uniquely positions us to provide powerful hybrid technology solutions and to exploit the convergence of the traffic, security and environmental management markets. We are headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit us on the web at imagesensing.com.

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CONTACT: Greg Smith, Chief Financial Officer of Image Sensing Systems,
Inc., +1-651-603-7700

Web Site: http://www.imagesensing.com/
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Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, Residents to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network EnhancementsNew Cell Site Means Clearer Reception, Fewer Dropped Calls

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, the wireless company with the highest customer loyalty, has activated a new cell site in Cranberry Township, which will enable more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; access the Internet; and download games and ringtones, while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls.

The new cell site improves coverage along State Highway 19 and Interstate 79 from North Boundary Road south to Mars Crider Road, along the Pennsylvania Turnpike from just north of Rochester Road to just north of State Route 228, and from Powell Road east to Franklin Road.

"Network reliability is the No. 1 reason that customers choose and stay with Verizon Wireless," said Roger Tang, president-Ohio/Pennsylvania/West Virginia Region, Verizon Wireless. "Getting through on the first try and maintaining a connection are important to our customers. We continue to optimize our network so that it remains the most reliable in the nation."

This network improvement is part of Verizon Wireless' continual effort to expand coverage, improve capacity and enhance the quality of its wireless voice and data network in Pennsylvania and throughout the country. Verizon Wireless has invested more than $50 billion since it was formed--$5.5 billion on average every year--to increase the coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide network and to add new services. Over the past 18 months, the company invested nearly $245 million in its Pennsylvania network improvements.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Laura Merritt of Verizon Wireless, +1-614-345-3210,
laura.merritt@verizonwireless.com, or Heather Pharo for Verizon Wireless,
+1-412-642-7700, heather.pharo@elias-savion.com

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

Singing Machine Announces Trading on Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board

COCONUT CREEK, Fla., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Singing Machine Company, Inc. ("Singing Machine" or the "Company") (BULLETIN BOARD: SMDM) proudly announces that effective July 7, 2009 the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has approved the Company's common stock for quotation on the over-the-counter bulletin board ("OTCBB"). The Company's new stock ticker on the OTC will be SMDM.

"We are pleased to be approved for quotation on the over the counter exchange without experiencing any delay in trading. I feel strongly that the move to the OTCBB is the best decision for the Company and I expect our shareholders and investors will have as fluid a market on the OTCBB as they had on the NYSE Amex," commented Tony Handal, CEO.

About The Singing Machine

Incorporated in 1982, The Singing Machine Company develops and distributes a full line of consumer-oriented karaoke machines and music under The Singing Machine(TM), SMDigital(TM), SoundX(TM), and Sound X Kids(TM) and other brand names. The first to provide karaoke systems for home entertainment in the United States, The Singing Machine sells its products in North America, Europe and Australia. The Singing Machine is also the first to offer digital music downloads for play on home karaoke machines. See http://www.singingmachine.com/ for more details.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forwardlooking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forwardlooking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's business based, in part, on assumptions made by management and include, but are not limited to statements about our financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. You should review our risk factors in our SEC filings which are incorporated herein by reference. Such forwardlooking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and the company does not undertake any obligation to update any forwardlooking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.

The Singing Machine Company, Inc.

CONTACT: Gary Atkinson, Singing Machine, +1-954-596-1000,
GaryAtkinson@singingmachine.com

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

Eutelsat Communications Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of 6 July 2009

PARIS, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), one of the world's leading satellite operators, met on 6 July under the chairmanship of Giuliano Berretta, Chairman of the Board and CEO, and unanimously approved the changes to the Company's by-laws as proposed by the Board of Directors.

Shareholders approved the proposal to amend from 70 to 71 the age limit for the position of Chairman of the Board, exercised by Giuliano Berretta.

It was also decided that the expiry date for the term of office of a Board Member, CEO (69), Deputy CEO (67) or Chairman (71) reaching the age limit stated in the by-laws would be effective as of the end of the General Meeting of Shareholders convened to approve the financial statements after the date on which the relevant age limit is reached.

Shareholders also gave their approval to reducing to three days the period for immobilisation of the Company's shares under the Loi de Modernisation de l'Economie, and to ending the requirement for a minimum number of shares to be held in order to be a Member of the Board.

About Eutelsat Communications

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity commercialised on 27 satellites that provide coverage over the entire European continent, as well as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading satellite operators in terms of revenues. At 31 December 2008, Eutelsat's satellites were broadcasting 3,200 television channels and 1,100 radio stations. More than 1,100 channels broadcast via its HOT BIRD(TM) video neighbourhood at 13 degrees East which serves over 120 million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The Group's satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet Service Providers and for transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Eutelsat's broadband subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates services through teleports in France and Italy that serve enterprises, local communities, government agencies and aid organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ 591 commercial, technical and operational experts from 28 countries.

http://www.eutelsat.com/ For further information Press contacts Vanessa O'Connor Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88 voconnor@eutelsat.fr Frederique Gautier Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88 fgautier@eutelsat.fr Investor relations Gilles Janvier Tel: +33-1-53-98-35-30 investors@eutelsat-communications.com

Eutelsat Communications

CONTACT: For further information: Press contacts, Vanessa O'Connor,
Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88, voconnor@eutelsat.fr. Frederique Gautier, Tel:
+33-1-53-98-38-88, fgautier@eutelsat.fr. Investor relations, Gilles Janvier,
Tel: +33-1-53-98-35-30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com

Stacking of New Space Vehicle Begins at Kennedy Space CenterUSA and ATK Support NASA in Major Milestone

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in more than a quarter-century, a new space vehicle will begin stacking on a mobile launch platform (MLP) at Kennedy Space Center, thanks to the hard work and dedication of an experienced team of employees from NASA and contractors United Space Alliance (USA) and Alliant Techsystems .

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The Ares I-X aft skirt, which was mated to a solid fuel segment in the Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility at KSC, rolled over to the 528-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building today, where it will be lifted and placed on the MLP in High Bay 3. On that platform, workers will secure the aft booster and continue adding segments of the first stage rocket, the upper stage simulators, the crew module mockup and the launch abort system simulator, taking the vehicle to a height of 327 feet.

Once complete, the Ares I-X rocket will roll to Launch Pad 39B for the first test flight of the vehicle later this year. This vehicle is part of NASA's Constellation Program, which aims to send humans back to the Moon and beyond.

"We are excited to be a part of the NASA team working toward this important Ares milestone," said Mark Nappi, Vice President of Launch and Recovery Systems for United Space Alliance. USA, NASA's prime human spaceflight operations contractor, has been tasked by NASA with planning and processing for the test flight. "Processing for the Ares I-X test flight in parallel with Space Shuttle operations has been a true challenge involving people and hardware from across the country. Working two human spaceflight programs in parallel is new territory for NASA and for its contractor partners, and we're very proud of what we've accomplished," Nappi added.

The Ares I-X test flight is aimed primarily at testing the performance of the first stage rocket.

"As we reach this critical processing milestone, we reflect on the tremendous amount of work this team has completed over the last three years," said Robert Herman, Florida site director for ATK, NASA's prime contractor for the Ares I first stage rocket. "We are honored to play a critical role in the future of America's human space flight program, and the Ares I-X flight test is the proof of concept that Ares I will build on."

USA is teamed with ATK on the design, production and processing of the Ares I First Stage. Assembly and integration work on the Ares I-X aft skirt, forward assembly and fifth motor segment simulator, the deceleration parachutes, the thrust Vector control subsystem hardware and the avionics and pyrotechnics was performed at KSC. The four solid motor segments were delivered by ATK from its Utah facility.

"It has taken a great team effort to get us to this point, and we are all looking forward to working together as we move to the next phase of the Ares I program," Nappi said.

United Space Alliance is a world leader in space operations with extensive experience in all aspects of the field. Headquartered in Houston, USA has 10,000 employees working in Texas, Florida and Alabama for NASA's Space Shuttle, International Space Station and Constellation programs as well as space operations customers in the commercial and international space industry sectors.

ATK is a premier aerospace and defense company with more than 18,000 employees in 22 states, Puerto Rico and internationally, and revenues in excess of $4.7 billion. News and information can be found on the Internet at http://www.atk.com/.

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CONTACT: Tracy Yates of USA, +1-321-861-3956,
Tracy.e.yates@usa-spaceops.com; or Jessica Rye of ATK, +1-321-328-2468,
Jessica.rye@atk.com

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

Everything Channel's CRN Test Center Extends The Sprout Awards Nomination Deadline to July 17, 2009Awards Program Recognizes Leading Technology Startups Creating Promising New Technologies; Award Winners to Be Announced at XChange '09

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Everything Channel, a division of United Business Media, today announced that the CRN Test Center is extending the nomination deadline for The Sprout Awards to July 17, 2009 at 5PM ET. The Sprout Awards spotlight companies that are in the earliest stages of promising technology and product development in areas including Client application, Client hardware, Server application, Server hardware, Cloud computing, Storage, Networking, Wireless, Mobility, Social Networking, Consumer Electronics and more. Award winners will be announced and recognized August 18, 2009 at the XChange '09 event in Washington D.C. The Sprout awards were created in conjunction with The Sightline Group to recognize leading technology startup companies.

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Startup companies interested in applying for The Sprout Awards can apply at http://www.sproutstartup.com/events/washington2009.asp. The awards program is free to enter. The nomination form requires companies to communicate their company status, vision and images. Products will be evaluated by the CRN editorial department and the CRN Test Center. Selection criteria is based upon a variety of aspects such as the type of product or service, the compelling story of the background of their founders, to the back-story of "born in a garage" or "designed on a coffee shop napkin."

"Due to the very strong quality and rising interest we decided to keep submissions open for The Sprout awards. We are very excited to showcase tech start ups that are creating promising new technologies and are on track to become the next hot company," said Robert C. DeMarzo, senior vice president and editorial director, Everything Channel.

Ed Moltzen, Managing Editor, CRN Test Center, added, "We've begun looking at applications to date and are incredibly impressed with the startups and technologies we've looked at so far. We are looking forward to sharing our top picks next month at the XChange conference."

The Sprout Awards will be featured in the August issue of CRN as well as on http://www.channelweb.com/.

For additional information, contact Ed Moltzen via email at emoltzen@everythingchannel.com.

About The Sightline Group

The Sightline Group offers sales and marketing strategy, execution assistance and product launch expertise across numerous consumer technology product categories. The firm works with clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. The firm has earned an unparalleled reputation for forging vital alliances. Using its strong relationships with key executives across all major channels -- retailers, e-commerce vendors, catalogers, VARs, SIs and OEMs -- the Sightline Group can quickly introduce clients and their products to the right people. Past clients include Logitech, iRobot, Acer, Qualcomm and Eye-Fi. For more information, visit sightlinegroup.com.

Everything Channel (http://www.everythingchannel.com/, http://www.channelweb.com/)

Everything Channel is the one-stop shop for accessing, enabling, managing and accelerating technology sales channels. From branding and recruiting to marketing and sales, Everything Channel offers technology marketers the unmatched breadth and depth of global brands and market intelligence combined with unparalleled audience loyalty and credibility serving all technology sales channels through an extensive database. Everything Channel provides innovative field sales and marketing solutions to arm the sellers of technology with the resources they need to achieve measurable and significant results.

About United Business Media Limited (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/)

UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities -- from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists -- with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

Contact Allison Cohen Everything Channel 516 562 7870 accohen@everythingchannel.com

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CONTACT: Allison Cohen of Everything Channel, +1-516-562-7870, or
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Energy Focus, Inc. Announces New Line of Energy Efficient LED Parking Garage Fixtures for Existing Buildings

SOLON, Ohio, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Energy Focus, Inc. , a global leader in energy-efficient lighting technologies, today announced that it is offering a 2, 3, and 4 lamp LED Parking Garage Fixture using its newest LED lighting solution - energy efficient LED Light Tubes - aimed directly at addressing President Obama and Energy Secretary Chu's recent challenge to reduce America's energy consumption for lighting to less than the current 7% of overall energy consumption.

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Gerritt Reinders, Energy Focus' VP of Solutions Sales, commented: "Using only about half the power of conventional fluorescent fixtures and about one third that of conventional metal halide fixtures our new retrofit product offers all the advantages of LED lighting - controllability, low maintenance and full output even at the coldest temperatures but with an important difference: Energy Focus' product can do it at only a fraction of the cost of 1st generation "high power" LED approaches."

"The 'secret,'" Joe Kaveski, Energy Focus' CEO said, "is in using 200 low power, but highly efficient LEDs to distribute both the light and heat over the length of the four foot tube. That approach neatly solves the thermal problems normally associated with high output LED solutions without expensive heat sinks while allowing us to incorporate much of the hardware that's been devolved over the years for fluorescent."

"Energy and maintenance savings are equally as important as first cost in creating a sustainable solution," Mr. Kaveski continued. "Because our LED Parking Garage solution can pay for itself and generate significant savings over its long life even without considering rebates, we expect the strong interest we've received from pre-viewing the new line of fixtures with customers only to increase as the government's stimulus projects come on line later this year. In particular, we believe by offering an LED solution that's both affordable and efficient that we've addressed GSA Acting Administrator Paul Prouty's February call to convert parking garages to LED lighting."

About Energy Focus, Inc.

Energy Focus, Inc. is a leading supplier of energy solutions and the world's only supplier of EFO(R), a lighting technology that is more efficient than conventional electric lamps. Energy Focus products are designed, manufactured and marketed for the commercial lighting and swimming pool markets. Energy Focus solutions provides energy savings, aesthetic, safety and maintenance cost benefits over conventional lighting. Customers include supermarket chains, retail stores, museums, theme parks and casinos, hotels, swimming pool builders and many others. Company headquarters are located at 32000 Aurora Rd., Solon, OH 44139. The company has additional offices in Pleasanton, CA, United Kingdom and Germany. For more information, see http://www.energyfocusinc.com/.

Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding the business outlook for 2009 and thereafter. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted. For more information about potential factors that could affect Energy Focus financial results, please refer to the Company's SEC reports, including its Annual Reports on Form 10-K and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. Energy Focus disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

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CONTACT: Public Relations Office, Energy Focus, Inc., +1-440-715-1295,
pr@energyfocusinc.com

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

TGM Wind Services Turns to Federal Signal for Wind Turbine Access PlatformsBronto Skylift aerial access platforms enable faster, safer and less costly maintenance and inspection in North America

OAK BROOK, Ill., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- When the founders of TGM Wind Services in Abilene, TX, needed a better way to inspect wind turbine blades and towers they turned to Federal Signal Corporation , a leader in protecting people, property and the environment. Bronto Skylift access platforms, from Federal Signal, enable mission-critical utility, industrial, rescue and firefighting applications around the world--every day.

Kevin Darby, vice president of TGM Wind Services stated, "Our long-term goal is to provide wind turbine owners nationwide with the highest quality, most comprehensive inspection and maintenance services available at the lowest possible cost. Federal Signal's Bronto Skylift access platform will help take us there."

Access to greener, cleaner power

Bronto Skylift access platforms have been used in Europe for many years and have been time-tested in the toughest conditions. When elevated, they can withstand winds of up to 35 mph and can lift up to 1,000 lbs. of men and materials on a fully enclosed platform -- to a 295 ft. working height. The platforms provide superior productivity for inspecting, cleaning and repairing rotor blades on wind turbines.

Esa Peltola, president of Federal Signal's Bronto Skylift business unit noted, "Advanced controls enable deployment of the Bronto aerial device in 15 to 20 minutes less than other systems. On sites with multiple wind power towers, the savings in time and money in transportation and set-up costs can be considerable. We are pleased to help TGM Wind Services tap into the growing wind power market."

"The potential of wind power to help meet the growing energy needs of the United States is quickly gaining serious attention and investment," said William H. Osborne, president and CEO of Federal Signal Corporation. "Our Bronto Skylift access platforms offer wind power customers unparalleled opportunities to reduce expenses and provide faster and safer wind turbine maintenance and inspection services."

About Federal Signal

Federal Signal Corporation enhances the safety, security and well-being of communities and workplaces around the world. Founded in 1901, Federal Signal is a leading global designer and manufacturer of products and total solutions that serve municipal, governmental, industrial and institutional customers. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., with manufacturing facilities worldwide, the Company operates three groups: Safety and Security Systems, Environmental Solutions and Fire Rescue. For more information on Federal Signal, visit: http://www.federalsignal.com/.

Federal Signal Corporation

CONTACT: Media, John Segvich of Federal Signal, +1-708-587-3486,
jsegvich@federalsignal.com; or Kevin Darby of TGM Wind Services,
+1-325-675-0923, Kevin@tgmwind.com; or Investors, Bill Barker of Federal
Signal, +1-630-954-2000, wbarker@federalsignal.com

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

Eutelsat Communications assemblee generale extraordinaire du 6 juillet 2009

PARIS, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Réunis en Assemblée Générale Extraordinaire le 6 juillet sous la présidence de Giuliano Berretta, Président du Conseil d'Administration et Directeur Général, les actionnaires d'Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris : ETL), l'un des premiers opérateurs mondiaux de satellites, ont approuvé les modifications statutaires unanimement proposées par le conseil d'administration.

Les actionnaires ont approuvé la proposition de modification de la limite d'âge de la fonction de Président du Conseil d'Administration, exercée par Giuliano Berretta, en portant cette limite de 70 ans à 71 ans.

En outre, il a été précisé que la date d'expiration des mandats d'administrateurs, Directeur Général (69 ans), Directeur général délégué (67 ans) et Président du conseil d'administration (71 ans) qui seront atteints par les limites d'âges statutaires interviendrait à l'issue de l'assemblée générale des actionnaires chargée d'approuver les comptes et se tenant postérieurement à la date à laquelle la limite d'âge concernée aura été atteinte.

Enfin, les actionnaires ont approuvé la réduction à trois jours du délai d'immobilisation des actions de la société conformément à la Loi de Modernisation de l'Economie ainsi que la suppression de l'obligation de détention d'un nombre minima d'actions pour les administrateurs.

About Eutelsat Communications

http://www.eutelsat.com

For further information Press contacts Vanessa O'Connor Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88 voconnor@eutelsat.fr Frédérique Gautier Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88 fgautier@eutelsat.fr Investor relations Gilles Janvier Tel: +33-1-53-98-35-30 investors@eutelsat-communications.com

Eutelsat Communications

Press contacts: Vanessa O'Connor, Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88, voconnor@eutelsat.fr. Frédérique Gautier, Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88, fgautier@eutelsat.fr. Investor relations: Gilles Janvier, Tel: +33-1-53-98-35-30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com

PureSpectrum, Inc. Retains The Musser Group to Provide Corporate Consulting ServicesPrivate equity advisory firm has established history of building growth companies

SAVANNAH, Ga., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PureSpectrum, Inc. (Pink Sheets: PSPM) has entered into a corporate consulting agreement with The Musser Group, a private equity advisory firm headquartered in Wayne, Pa., with a history of building growth companies by providing organizational consulting service to maximize corporate results.

The Musser Group was founded in 2001 to provide the resources necessary to grow small companies. The company and its principal, Warren V. "Pete" Musser, have provided strategic counseling for a broad range of growing companies to identify appropriate growth and structural strategies to streamline business practices and optimize shareholder value.

"The engagement with The Musser Group will provide the relationships and resources that will assist PureSpectrum to become a well established competitor within the lighting industry on a global basis," said PureSpectrum president and CEO Lee Vanatta. We are confident that they will offer our management team effective guidance to help steer our emergence as a leading provider of high performance, high quality energy efficient lighting products."

During the first six months of the year, PureSpectrum launched a line of high performance dimmable Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) as well as a cost effective dimmable electronic ballast addressable to linear fluorescent lighting and other lighting applications. The company began receiving orders for CFL products during the past month, and PureSpectrum's multilayered marketing plan is targeting the utility industry, major electrical distributors, the commercial retrofit market and global green lighting initiatives focused on reducing energy consumption.

The Musser Group will evaluate PureSpectrum's capital requirements and appropriate capital structures, assist PureSpectrum's procurement of investment capital and assist in the valuation of prospective business opportunities.

Platinum Circle Holdings, located in Alpharetta, Georgia, will be acting as a consultant for the Musser Group and PureSpectrum. Platinum Circle Holdings specializes in information technology and large enterprise systems deployment. Their role will be to evaluate the technology issues and the various enterprise systems which will allow PureSpectrum to achieve their targeted market share growth.

Call (912) 484-9743 for more information about PSPM or contact Shareholder Development Group at (770) 518-3449 or info@shareholderdg.com for investment information.

ABOUT PURESPECTRUM

PureSpectrum, Inc. is a technology-driven lighting company headquartered in Savannah, Ga., that has developed technology solutions for energy efficient lighting and superior energy efficient lighting products in multiple categories. The company's mission is grounded in the quest to preserve natural resources and a belief that energy efficient lighting can only truly be embraced through improved performance. Through intuitive engineering, PureSpectrum designed innovative technology that enables maximum energy efficiency and optimal performance without increased cost or confusion for the consumer. PureSpectrum continues its commitment to researching and developing technologies and products that satisfy consumer demand and advance the cause of energy conservation. For more information on PureSpectrum, please call (912) 961-4980 or visit http://www.purespectrumlighting.com/.

Certain statements contained in this news release regarding matters that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. Because such forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, uncertainties pertaining to continued market acceptance for PureSpectrum's products and services, its ability to succeed in growing revenue, the effect of new competitors in its market, integration of acquired businesses, and other risk factors identified from time to time by PureSpectrum.

PureSpectrum, Inc.

CONTACT: Platinum Circle Holdings, +1-912-484-9743,
sweeks@purespectrumlighting.com

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

Mission Language & Vocational School Receives $20,000 From Verizon to Support its Vocational and Literacy ProgramsVerizon's Support of School's Programs, Which Empower Underserved Communities in San Francisco, Totals $60,000

SAN FRANCISCO, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mission Language & Vocational School has received a $20,000 grant from Verizon for continued support of the school's language and computer literacy classes for San Francisco Latinos and other minorities who have limited proficiency in English. The grant brings to $60,000 the funding that the school has received from Verizon since 2007 to support literacy programs.

Rosario Anaya, MLVS' executive director, said: "To successfully educate our children, we must also provide training for parents so that they can secure stable employment and have time to dedicate to their children. With the support of this grant, the Verizon Foundation is helping MLVS achieve this goal by serving as a pipeline to vocational training programs in high-growth sectors such as health care and technology."

Support services such as career counseling, job placement assistance and other referral services are an integral part of MLVS' programs. MLVS strives to empower underserved populations and improve the community through social, economic and educational advancements.

Elva Lima, Verizon vice president, strategic programs, said: "As advancements in technology and science continue to transform so many aspects of our society, it is essential that we have a trained and skilled workforce, not only so that we remain competitive in the global market place, but also to ensure we build prosperous and sustainable communities at home."

The Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon Communications, supports the advancement of literacy and K-12 education through its free educational Web site, Thinkfinity.org, and fosters awareness and prevention of domestic violence. In 2008, the Verizon Foundation awarded more than $68 million in grants to nonprofit agencies in the U.S. and abroad. It also matched the charitable donations of Verizon employees and retirees, resulting in an additional $26 million in combined contributions to nonprofits. Through Verizon Volunteers, one of the nation's largest employee volunteer programs, Verizon employees and retirees have volunteered more than 3 million hours of community service since 2000. For more information on the foundation, visit http://www.verizonfoundation.org/.

About Mission Language and Vocational School

Mission Language and Vocational School (MLVS) has been in continuous operation as a community-based education center for over 35 years, administering federal, state, and locally funded programs. Each year the school enrolls over 600 students, and has an annual operating budget of $2.125 million. More than 80% of graduating students continue to be employed after one year, managing to escape the poverty cycle and become self-sufficient, productive individuals in their communities. MLVS's courses are approved by the California Bureau of Post-Secondary Education, and certified by the Eligible Training Provider's List (ETPL). MLVS offers job-specific training programs in office technology, computer networking, computerized accounting, medical assisting, and culinary arts. All classes are taught by certified, experienced instructors. In addition, the school's bi-lingual, multi-cultural staff provides career guidance, counseling, job placement, and referral services for legal, childcare, health, and housing assistance.

About Verizon

Verizon Communications Inc. , headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 86 million customers nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operations provide converged communications, information and entertainment services over the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network. Wireline also includes Verizon Business, which delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 237,000 and last year generated consolidated operating revenues of more than $97 billion. For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com/.

Verizon Communications

CONTACT: Rosario Anaya, executive director of Mission Language &
Vocational School, +1-415-647-3651, or vocschool@aol.com; Jon Davies of
Verizon Communications Inc., +1-805-372-6969, or jon.davies@verizon.com

Web Site: http://www.verizon.com/
http://www.thinkfinity.org/
http://www.verizonfoundation.org/

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Photo: PR Newswire Appoints Natalie Bering to Lead New Business Development Efforts in Bay Area

NEW YORK, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- PR Newswire today announced the appointment of Natalie Bering to the position of New Business Development Representative, further strengthening the Company's ability to attract additional Bay Area-based businesses to its industry leading news distribution and communications services.

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As a New Business Development Representative focused on customer acquisition in San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and the surrounding areas, Ms. Bering will report to Dave Kuhn, Director, New Business Development at PR Newswire, and will join a team of 12 managers and representatives who are dedicated to expanding PR Newswire's client base and fostering ongoing customer relationships. Prior to joining PR Newswire, Ms. Bering was responsible for new business acquisition with Euler Hermes UMA. Ms. Bering has also worked at Walsworth Publishing Company, Moore North America and Herff Jones Inc.

"Ms. Bering extensive new business experience and tenacity in establishing and securing new customer opportunities will be a tremendous asset as PR Newswire enhances key geographic regions such as the Bay Area that represent prime growth opportunities," said Mr. Kuhn. "PR Newswire's strategy is to continually enact initiatives that enable us to further expand our global customer base by introducing companies and organizations to the full range of services that PR Newswire offers to better help them communicate and interact with their key audience groups."

About PR Newswire

PR Newswire is the global leader in innovative communications and marketing services, enabling organizations to connect and engage with their target audiences worldwide.

Through its multi-channel distribution network, audience intelligence, targeting, and measurement services, PR Newswire helps corporations and organizations conduct rich, timely and dynamic dialogues with the media, consumers, policymakers, investors and the general public, in support of building brands, generating awareness, impacting public policy, driving sales, and raising capital.

Pioneering the commercial news distribution industry 55 years ago, PR Newswire connects customers with audiences in more than 170 countries and in over 40 languages through an unparalleled network of offices in 16 countries across North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, and via unique affiliations with the leading news agencies across the globe. PR Newswire is a subsidiary of United Business Media Limited (UBM.L), a leading global business media company that serves professional commercial communities around the world. For more information, go to http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/.

Press Contact: Rachel Meranus Vice President, Public Relations PR Newswire +1.201.360.6776 rachel.meranus@prnewswire.com

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CONTACT: Rachel Meranus, Vice President, Public Relations, PR Newswire,
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After-School Enrichment Program Receives $20,000 from Verizon to Improve Literacy Skills of East Oakland YouthVerizon's Support of the Allen Temple Foundation Learning Center Totals $50,000

OAKLAND, Calif., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allen Temple Foundation Learning Center has received a $20,000 grant from Verizon to expand the center's after-school enrichment program. The grant brings to $50,000 the funding that the center has received from Verizon since 2007 to reach out to disadvantaged youth.

The latest grant will be used to provide 120 additional youth in east Oakland with an after-school curriculum that seeks to improve literacy skills through training in computer skills, math, science, language arts and music. The program also improves behavior by boosting students' confidence in their abilities and teaching constructive conflict-resolution skills.

"This grant allows Allen Temple to enhance our programs and promotes our objective as a model for innovative and collaborative support for families and children who are economically disadvantaged in our community," said the Rev. Eunice Shaw, Allen Temple social services minister.

According to Elva Lima, Verizon vice president for strategic programs, "Investing in our communities by supporting organizations that make a positive impact in the lives of others is part of Verizon's long-standing tradition. Through these grants, the Allen Temple Foundation has been able to prepare our youth to better compete in a 21st century economy."

About Verizon

Verizon

CONTACT: Eunice Shaw, Allen Temple, eunicemshaw@yahoo.com, or Jon
Davies, Verizon, +1-805-372-6969, jon.davies@verizon.com

Emailvision Helps Email Marketers Get it Right 'Before They Hit Send'Version 7.2 of Campaign Commander(TM) Further Increases Delivery Quality and Campaign Effectiveness

PARIS, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marketers will now be able to achieve greater delivery quality with their email marketing campaigns at no extra cost thanks to the new Emailvision software service.

Version 7.2 of the on-demand email marketing solution Campaign Commander(TM) will prevent users from wasting money on non-delivered messages by monitoring deliverability issues as standard. Identifying and fixing potential blockage problems prior to sending, the latest version now allows all users to ensure their messages reach every recipient's inbox.

Offering an increased campaign delivery speed of over 1 million messages per hour per campaign, users can now preview emails as they will appear in various email readers to check the creative content works as intended. Campaign Commander(TM) also helps marketers manage their brand's IP reputation by instantly identifying content issues. The software improves campaign efficiency by determining whether messages are being blocked by major Internet service providers (ISPs) due to poor creative and copy.

Recently it was the first email service provider to provide multi-variable testing in email (MVT), allowing marketers to test and optimise campaigns on the fly. With this new service, some marketers have seen revenues increase by up to 20 per cent.

"Marketers are under more pressure to deliver measurable results with limited resources, so getting campaigns right first time has become a pre-requisite," said Olivier Piscart, US Managing Director at Emailvision. "Ultimately prevention is better than cure. By using technology to support the hard work and effort that goes into planning and designing campaigns, email marketers can rest assured that their approach is as effective as possible before hitting send."

Version 7.2 of Campaign Commander(TM) will be available from July 2009. For more information please visit: http://www.emailvision.com/

About Emailvision (http://www.emailvision.com/)

Emailvision is a global technology leader in "on-demand" software for email marketing delivery and automation. The Emailvision flagship software product, Campaign Commander(TM), has become the industry standard email marketing software service for E-commerce and publishing companies with over 2 500 users worldwide. The company has a staff of over 200 and offices in the major international markets including US, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Scandinavia and Spain.

Emailvision (ALEMV) was founded in 1999 and is listed on the NYSE Euronext Alternext stock exchange.

Contacts Emailvision Olivier Piscart US Managing Director Phone: +1-646-495-6216 James Jankay Marketing Manager Email : jjankay@emailvision.com Phone: +1-646-495-6216

EmailVision

CONTACT: Contacts: Emailvision, Olivier Piscart, US Managing Director,
Phone: +1-646-495-6216; James Jankay, Marketing Manager, Email :
jjankay@emailvision.com, Phone: +1-646-495-6216

Complaint Against Level 3 Over Non-Payment Advances at the California Public Utilities CommissionHyperCube Files to Compel Level 3 to Place Funds in Escrow Pending Resolution

LANCASTER, Texas, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- HyperCube LLC., a competitive local exchange carrier, today filed a motion before the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California (CPUC) seeking to compel Level 3 Communications, Inc. to place funds in escrow with a third party agent pending resolution of the action between HyperCube and Level 3 currently before the CPUC.

From November 2005 through November 2007, Level 3 was paying HyperCube for access services pursuant to HyperCube's valid intrastate and interstate tariffs. Beginning in November 2007, shortly after announcing that the company was sharply reducing guidance for its financial performance, Level 3 unilaterally began refusing to pay HyperCube for services provided nationwide.

On May 8, 2009, HyperCube filed a complaint with the CPUC due to Level 3's unlawful refusal to pay for tariffed access services performed by HyperCube in connection with Level 3's provision of toll-free calls that originate and terminate in the State of California. In accordance with the directive of the CPUC, HyperCube continues to route calls destined to Level 3's toll-free subscribers even though Level 3 has refused to pay HyperCube's CPUC approved tariffed rates for the work it performs for Level 3. As of July 8, 2009, Level 3 owes HyperCube approximately $19 million for interstate and intrastate calls. HyperCube has initially requested that Level 3 be compelled to place approximately $5.3 million with a third party escrow agent pending resolution of the action between HyperCube and Level 3 currently before the CPUC.

Ronald R. Beaumont, President and CEO of HyperCube, said, "Unfortunately, our attempts to find a reasonable solution to this matter have been rebuffed by Level 3 and, as a result, we were compelled to commence this action. Given the current economic environment and the public record on Level 3's financial difficulties, we are asking the CPUC to require Level 3 to put into escrow the funds owed to date as well as any amounts accrued until the matter is resolved. We look forward to a favorable ruling by the CPUC."

About HyperCube

HyperCube LLC. is a leading provider of local and national tandem switching services to wireless, wireline, cable and VOIP carriers. HyperCube operates a comprehensive national network, which provides an alternative to and significant savings over the Incumbent Local Exchange (ILEC) network. HyperCube's network is highly flexible, and allows carriers to customize traffic routing and reduce costs. HyperCube is well positioned to capitalize on significant growth in wireless traffic volumes and in the technology convergence to IP-based telephony as a neutral, unaffiliated carrier.

To learn more about HyperCube, please visit http://www.hypercube-llc.com/. Contacts: Dan Katcher / Tim Lynch Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher (212) 355 4449

HyperCube LLC.

CONTACT: Dan Katcher or Tim Lynch of Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer
Katcher, +1-212-355-4449

Web Site: http://www.hypercube-llc.com/

LoJack SafetyNet and Project Lifesaver Help Rescue Clients Afflicted With Alzheimer's/Dementia Who WanderedPowerful Offering Rescues Five People In the Past Month, Each in Less than 30 Minutes

WESTWOOD, Mass., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- LoJack Corporation and Project Lifesaver International today announced that the LoJack SafetyNet System and Project Lifesaver Program has helped to rescue -- in less than 30 minutes each -- five people with Alzheimer's or dementia who had wandered over the past month. The LoJack SafetyNet/Project Lifesaver service answers a critical need for people with cognitive conditions at risk of wandering, and is a particularly important service for caregivers and family members during the summer months when the life-threatening issue of wandering tends to increase.

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"These rescues are great examples of how effectively the LoJack SafetyNet System and Project Lifesaver Program work together to protect people at risk of wandering," said Scott Martin, Law Enforcement Director for LoJack SafetyNet, LoJack Corporation. "LoJack SafetyNet and Project Lifesaver help public safety agencies achieve -- often in minutes -- what otherwise can take hundreds of search and rescue man-hours."

LoJack SafetyNet/Project Lifesaver Rescue Stories: 83-Year-Old Man is Rescued 10 Minutes After Reported Missing

In New Jersey, an 83-year-old man with dementia was reported missing by his wife. Deputies with the Atlantic County Sheriff's Department logged onto the secure LoJack SafetyNet database to obtain specific information on the man to aid in his rescue. Using LoJack SafetyNet's Search and Rescue receivers and expertise gained from Project Lifesaver's training program, police picked up the signal from the man's Personal Locator Unit wristband and within 10 minutes tracked him to a location several blocks from his residence. Police returned him to his home uninjured.

78-Year-Old Man Drives Off in Family Car; Found in 22 Minutes

In Alabama, a 78-year-old man with Alzheimer's obtained keys to the family car and drove away before family members could stop him. Family members notified the Cleburne County Sheriff's Department, who used their Search and Rescue receivers and training knowledge to track the man while driving on a roadway and rescue him within 22 minutes.

82-Year-Old Man Wanders from Home and is Rescued in 15 Minutes

In California, an 82-year-old man afflicted with Alzheimer's wandered away from his home. When he was discovered missing, his caregiver immediately contacted the Monterey County Sheriff's Department, who found the man in only 15 minutes about 1/2 mile from his residence. He was returned to his family in good health.

73-Year-Old Woman with Alzheimer's Rescued in Vacant Home; Located in 17 Minutes

In Massachusetts, a 73-year-old woman with Alzheimer's went missing. Officers with the Duke's County Sheriff's Department arrived at the last known location of the woman and within 5-8 minutes they picked up the signal of the woman's Personal Locator Unit wristband using their Search and Rescue receivers. The signal led them to a vacant home in Martha's Vineyard and the woman was identified laying on a couch. Access was gained to the house and the woman was rescued within 17 minutes.

75-Year-Old Man with Alzheimer's is Rescued in 12 Minutes

In Virginia, a caregiver reported that a 75-year-old man with Alzheimer's had gone missing. Officers with the Danville County Sheriff's Department tracked him down within only 12 minutes using the LoJack SafetyNet/Project Lifesaver service.

Project Lifesaver Program & LoJack SafetyNet System: The Most Comprehensive Search and Rescue Service

Project Lifesaver International, a non-profit organization specializing in search and rescue programs, conducts mandatory training and provides certification, ongoing management and support to public safety agencies that enroll in the LoJack SafetyNet/Project Lifesaver service. The training includes teaching public safety officials how to use the LoJack SafetyNet System and how to gain the trust of and communicate with people who wander, and to ensure that caregivers are well versed in the service -- all of which are essential to a successful rescue.

LoJack SafetyNet is a comprehensive system that enables law enforcement to pinpoint the location of a person at risk that wanders. A Personal Locator Unit (PLU) is typically placed on a band worn around the wrist or ankle by the person at risk. The PLU constantly emits a Radio Frequency (RF) signal, which can be tracked regardless of where the person has wandered -- even into a densely wooded area, a marsh, a concrete structure such as a garage, or a building constructed with steel. The RF signal enables law enforcement to pinpoint the precise location of the missing person using the handheld, portable Search and Rescue receiver. The receiver can actually detect the signal from the PLU within a range of approximately one mile in on-the-ground searches and 5-7 miles in searches by helicopter.

The LoJack SafetyNet database, a critical component of the solution, includes key information that provides insight as to where the person might have wandered if he/she goes missing, and provides searchers with a recent photo and other pertinent information. LoJack's caregiver support organization is available by phone and e-mail and is accessible 24/7 for emergencies.

For more information about the service, call (877) 4-FINDTHEM (877-434-6384) or visit http://www.lojacksafetynet.com/, or contact Project Lifesaver at 1-877-580-LIFE (5433) or visit http://www.projectlifesaver.org/.

About LoJack Corporation

LoJack Corporation, the company that invented the stolen vehicle recovery market more than two decades ago, is the global leader in finding and recovering a wide range of mobile assets including cars, construction equipment and motorcycles -- having recovered more than $5 billion USD in stolen assets worldwide. In today's rapidly changing world, LoJack's core competencies are more valuable and more relevant than ever as they are now being applied into new areas, such as the prevention, detection and recovery of stolen cargo and finding and rescuing people with cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's and autism. LoJack has the proven processes, ultimate technology for recovery -- Radio Frequency -- and unique integration with law enforcement agencies, making its offerings the most effective solutions that not only deliver a wide range of recoveries, but also enhance the safety of the public on a global level. LoJack's Stolen Vehicle Recovery System operates in 27 states and the District of Columbia, and in more than 30 countries throughout North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.lojack.com/.

About Project Lifesaver International

Established in 1999, Project Lifesaver International is a non-profit organization that is committed to helping families quickly find their loved ones who wander because of Alzheimer's, Down syndrome, dementia, and autism. Headquartered in Chesapeake, Va., Project Lifesaver works with local law enforcement agencies in more than 1,000 communities in 45 states, the District of Columbia and Canada to protect some of society's most vulnerable citizens. The Project Lifesaver Program trains agencies on how to search for individuals who become lost by utilizing search and rescue techniques and equipment, as well as how to interact with individuals once they are found and returned to their loved ones. Funded completely by private and corporate donations and grants, Project Lifesaver has the endorsement of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, the National Sheriff's Association, the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners, statewide sheriffs' associations, Pilot's International and the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners. For more information please visit http://www.projectlifesaver.org/.

CONTACTS: LoJack Corporation Tier One Partners Tier One Partners Project Lifesaver Paul McMahon Jeanne Bock Laura Feng Christine Platz 781-251-4130 781-861-5249 978-975-1414 757-546-5502

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CONTACT: Paul McMahon of LoJack Corporation, +1-781-251-4130; Jeanne
Bock, +1-781-861-5249 or Laura Feng, +1-978-975-1414, both of Tier One
Partners for LoJack Corporation; Christine Platz of Project Lifesaver,
+1-757-546-5502

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