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China Agritech, Inc. Announces 1 for 4 Reverse Split and New Trading Symbol 'CTEC' Effective September 8, 2009

BEIJING, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Agritech, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CAGE) ("China Agritech" or "the Company"), a leading national liquid and granular organic compound fertilizer manufacturer and distributor in China, today announced that it will implement a 1 for 4 reverse split of its common stock effective on Tuesday, September 8, 2009. As a result of the reverse split, the stock will begin trading under the symbol "CTEC" on the OTC Bulletin Board, commencing on Tuesday, September 8, 2009.

Each shareholder of record as of September 8, 2009, will have 1 new common share for every 4 common shares previously held. The effect of the reverse split will be to reduce the number of shares of common stock outstanding to approximately 7.0 million from the 28.2 million shares, based on the number of shares outstanding as of June 30, 2009.

Mr. Yu Chang, Chief Executive Officer of China Agritech, commented, "We have successfully implemented our strategic business plan by expanding our sales network, developing sales and distribution relationships, and building capacity for our new organic granular fertilizer products. Our record quarterly financial performance in the 2009 second quarter was a direct result of management's strategic actions to grow the Company. We are pleased with our results year to date and are very enthusiastic about 2010 which should include a full year results of granular and increased sales of liquid. In addition, our capacity expansion for granular fertilizer, which we have already paid for, remains on track for completion by the end of this year. We are also implementing a reverse split to better position China Agritech to meet the qualifying thresholds for a more senior trading exchange in the U.S., which we believe will increase the visibility and trading characteristics of our stock."

About China Agritech, Inc.

China Agritech, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacture and distribution of liquid and granular organic compound fertilizers and related products in China. The Company has developed proprietary formulas that provide a continuous supply of high-quality agricultural products while maintaining soil fertility. The Company sells its products to farmers located in 28 provinces of China.

For more information about the Company, please visit http://www.chinaagritechinc.com/ .

Safe Harbor Statement

This release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" relating to the business of China Agritech and its subsidiary companies, which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates" or similar expressions, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the continued demand for China Agritech's products, China Agritech's ability to sustain growth for the balance of the year and China Agritech's ability to generally meet all of its objectives. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including all business uncertainties relating to product development, marketing, concentration in a single customer, raw material costs, market acceptance, future capital requirements, and competition in general and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Certain of these risks and uncertainties are or will be described in greater detail in our filings with the SEC. Except as required by law, China Agritech is under no obligation to update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For more information, please contact: In China: Mr. Gareth Tang Chief Financial Officer China Agritech, Inc. Tel: +86-10-5962-1220 Email: gareth@chinaagritech.com In the U.S.: Mr. Kevin Theiss / Mr. Valentine Ding Investor Relations Grayling Tel: +1-646-284-9409 Email: kevin.theiss@us.grayling.com valentine.ding@us.grayling.com

China Agritech, Inc.

CONTACT: In China - Mr. Gareth Tang, Chief Financial Officer of China
Agritech, Inc., +86-10-5962-1220, gareth@chinaagritech.com; or In the U.S. -
Kevin Theiss & Mr. Valentine Ding, Investor Relations, Grayling,
+1-646-284-9409, kevin.theiss@us.grayling.com &
valentine.ding@us.grayling.com

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

Eutelsat Statement on Launch of W7 Satellite

PARIS, September 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) announces that it has signed a contract with International Launch Services (ILS) for the launch in mid-November 2009 of the W7 satellite on an ILS Proton. Built by Thales Alenia Space, the satellite will now undergo final preparation for delivery to the Baikonour Cosmodrome.

Originally scheduled for launch by Sea Launch, this selection of Proton follows the confirmation to Eutelsat by Sea Launch of their unavailability to orbit W7 within the agreed timeframe. The decision to launch with ILS and Khrunichev was taken on the basis of their commitment to meeting Eutelsat's critical timeframe to launch W7 in mid-November, enabling Eutelsat to bring the satellite into service by the end of 2009. Eutelsat is meanwhile continuing discussions with Sea Launch with a view to assigning the launch originally assigned for W7 to a future Eutelsat satellite.

Commenting on this reorganisation, Giuliano Berretta, Eutelsat Chairman and CEO said: "Timely access to space is an essential component of Eutelsat's significant satellite expansion programme of nine satellites to launch between 2008 and 2011, and most particularly in the case of W7. With the first three of these new satellites already delivered into orbit by Ariane and the fourth by Proton, Arianespace and ILS have provided us with flawless service, further consolidating our appreciation of the Ariane 5 and Proton vehicles. Concerning Sea Launch, we firmly intend to pursue our discussions with the shared objective of delivering future Eutelsat spacecraft into orbit."

W7 will be colocated with W4 at 36 degrees East to double resources at one of Eutelsat's fastest-growing neighbourhoods. Through a configuration of 70 transponders connected to high-performance fixed and steerable beams, the new satellite will provide coverage of Russia and sub-Saharan Africa for digital broadcasting services, including pay-TV, and add flexibility for growing markets in central Asia. W7 will also assume all traffic on Eutelsat's 18-transponder SESAT 1 satellite which is currently positioned at 36 degrees East and which will subsequently continue in commercial service at an alternative location.

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 30 June 2009, Eutelsat's satellites were broadcasting almost 3,200 television channels and 1,100 radio stations. More than 1,000 channels broadcast via its HOT BIRD(tm) video neighbourhood at 13 degrees East which serves over 123 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. Since the company's privatisation in 2001 Eutelsat has launched 13 satellites (9 by Arianespace, 3 by ILS, 1 by Atlas and 1 by Delta). Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ 610 commercial, technical and operational employees from 28 countries.

http://www.eutelsat.com/ For further information Eutelsat Press 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 Investors Gilles Janvier Tel: +33-1-53-98-35-30 investors@eutelsat-communications.com

Eutelsat Communications

CONTACT: For further information: Eutelsat Press: 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; Investors: Gilles Janvier, Tel:
+33-1-53-98-35-30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com

Declaration d'Eutelsat concernant le lancement du satellite W7

PARIS, September 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris : ETL) annonce la signature d'un contrat de lancement avec la société International Launch Services (ILS) pour assurer la mise en orbite mi-novembre 2009, de son satellite W7 par une fusée ILS Proton. Construit par Thales Alenia Space, le satellite W7 est entré en phase finale de préparation pour son acheminement vers le cosmodrome de BaÃ¯konour.

Programmé précédemment sur un lanceur Sea Launch, la sélection du lanceur Proton fait suite à la confirmation par Sea Launch à Eutelsat de son incapacité à tenir le calendrier convenu pour la mise en orbite de W7. La décision d'attribuer à ILS et Khrunichev le lancement de W7 s'est faite sur l'engagement de ces entreprises à assurer ce programme mi-novembre 2009, permettant à Eutelsat de respecter l'objectif d'une entrée en service du satellite avant la fin de l'année. Eutelsat poursuit actuellement ses discussions avec Sea Launch pour réaffecter le lancement prévu sur un autre satellite à venir.

Commentant la réorganisation de ce contrat, Giuliano Berretta, Président directeur général d'Eutelsat Communications a déclaré : << Le calendrier d'accès à l'espace est un élément essentiel de notre programme d'expansion en orbite qui comprend neuf satellites à lancer entre 2008 et 2011, et ceci est particulièrement vrai pour W7. Avec trois satellites lancés par une fusée Ariane 5 et un satellite par une fusée Proton, Arianespace et ILS nous ont fourni sur la première partie de notre programme d'expansion un service d'une qualité irréprochable qui renforce notre confiance dans leurs lanceurs respectifs. Nous travaillons avec Sea Launch à la réaffectation du contrat initialement prévu pour W7 à un autre satellite de notre programme de renouvellement et d'expansion. >>

Le satellite W7 sera colocalisé aux cotés du satellite W4 d'Eutelsat à 36 degrés Est. A cette position de télédiffusion en plein essor, W7 viendra doubler les ressources d'Eutelsat apportant 70 répéteurs connectés à un faisceau fixe sur la Russie et à un large faisceau orientable sur l'Afrique subsaharienne. Ces ressources accompagneront en particulier le développement des grands bouquets de télévision sur ces régions. Elles consolideront également les services d'Eutelsat en Asie centrale. W7 reprendra les services des 18 répéteurs du satellite SESAT 1 actuellement colocalisé avec W4. Libéré de sa mission à 36 degrés Est, SESAT 1 rejoindra une autre position d'Eutelsat pour poursuivre sa vie opérationnelle en orbite.

Ã€ propos d'Eutelsat Communications

Avec des ressources en orbite sur 27 satellites offrant une couverture sur toute l'Europe, le Moyen-Orient, l'Afrique, l'Inde et de larges zones de l'Asie et du continent américain, Eutelsat est l'un des trois premiers opérateurs mondiaux en termes de revenus. Au 30 juin 2009, la flotte des satellites d'Eutelsat assurait la diffusion de près de 3 200 chaînes de télévision et 1 100 stations de radio. Plus de 1 000 programmes de télévision sont diffusés par les satellites HOT BIRD(TM) à la position orbitale 13 degrés Est vers une audience de plus de 120 millions de foyers recevant le câble et le satellite en Europe, au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique du Nord. La flotte d'Eutelsat distribue également une large gamme de services fixes et mobiles de télécommunications et de diffusion de données pour les réseaux vidéo professionnels et les réseaux d'entreprise, ainsi qu'un portefeuille d'applications haut débit pour les fournisseurs d'accès Internet et pour les transports routiers, maritimes et aériens. Filiale d'Eutelsat dédiée à l'exploitation de services IP sur les téléports d'Eutelsat en France et en Italie, Skylogic commercialise ses services auprès des entreprises, des collectivités locales, des administrations et des organisations humanitaires, en Europe, en Afrique, en Asie et sur le continent américain. Depuis sa privatisation en 2001, Eutelsat a lancé 14 satellites (dont 9 par Arianespace, 3 par ILS, 1 par Atlas et 1 par Delta). Eutelsat, qui a son siège à Paris, emploie, avec ses filiales, 610 collaborateurs commerciaux, techniques et opérationnels originaires de 28 pays.

http://www.eutelsat.com

Pour plus d'information Eutelsat: Presse Vanessa O'Connor Tél. : +33-1-53-98-38-88 voconnor@eutelsat.fr Frédérique Gautier Tél. : +33-1-53-98-38-88 fgautier@eutelsat.fr Investisseurs Gilles Janvier Tél. : +33-1-53-98-35-30 investors@eutelsat-communications.com

Eutelsat Communications

Pour plus d'information Eutelsat: Presse , Vanessa O'Connor , Tél. : +33-1-53-98-38-88 , voconnor@eutelsat.fr . Frédérique Gautier , Tél. : +33-1-53-98-38-88 , fgautier@eutelsat.fr . Investisseurs, Gilles Janvier , Tél. : +33-1-53-98-35-30 , investors@eutelsat-communications.com

Oberthur Technologies and Comex Electronics Sign a Partnership Agreement

PARIS, September 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Oberthur Technologies SA and Comex Electronics AB have agreed to a strategic partnership that will boost companies' business activities in the growing market of authentication and logon systems with smart card solutions. Oberthur will provide world leading products and services in smart cards and Comex will include Oberthur Technologies products and services in their solutions with card readers and smart cards.

"We see this partnership as a very strategic channel for providing security for authentication and logon solutions up to the highest level of security criteria's in the world. For example Comex is very excited about Oberthur Technologies validated fingerprint comparison technology embedded on smart card chip like the ID-ONE COSMO(TM). It provides a very secure way of authenticating the card holder with exceptional performances in terms of interoperability, accuracy and speed, while maintaining an error rate lower than the defined thresholds. Oberthur is enthusiastic about integrating with the Comex BioSec Reader(TM)" says Curt Svinge, Business Manager of Oberthur Technologies Sweden.

"We see this partnership as a very important step to strengthen Comex position as a highly recognized supplier of data security at a level approved for national security. This will improve our joint marketing possibilities throughout the world within this segment of highly secured products," says Mikael Aronowitsch CEO of Comex Electronics AB.

The companies' first joint marketing effort will be at Defence Systems & Equipment International 2009 (DSEI) fair 8-11 of September in London, you can visit us on booth 705

About Oberthur Technologies

With sales of 882.7 million Euros in 2008, Oberthur Technologies is a world leader in the field of secure technologies. Innovation and high quality services ensure Oberthur Technologies' strong positioning in its main target markets:

- Card Systems: One of the world's leading providers of security and identification based on smart card technology and associated services for mobile, payment, transport, digital TV and convergence markets. - Identity: International player for the manufacture and personalization of secure identity documents such as passport, identity card, driving license or health care card - traditional and electronic - and associated services for both governmental and corporate markets. - Fiduciary printing: World's third largest private security printer specialized in high security for the production of banknotes, checks and other fiduciary documents in more than fifty countries. - Cash protection: World leader in the emerging market of intelligent systems to secure cash-in-transit and ATM.

Close to its customers, Oberthur Technologies benefits from an industrial and commercial presence across all five continents.

Oberthur Technologies S.A. is a limited liability company (societe anonyme) registered in France with its registered office at 50 quai Michelet 92300 Levallois Perret, France. Oberthur Technologies S.A.'s corporate registration number is 340 709 534 R.C.S. Paris.

website: http://www.oberthur.com

About Comex Electronics AB

Comex Electronics AB was established in 1988 and is located in Stockholm, Sweden. Comex is a well-known supplier of data security for the Swedish Armed Forces, authorities, and organizations with high information security demands. Comex is one of the leaders in the field of developing and manufacturing anti-eavesdrop protected computer systems and access control systems. In cooperation with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, Comex has developed a Common Criteria certified combined smart card and biometric reader, for strong identification of users in the modern defence.

The software department at Comex specializes in developing high-security solutions based on Public Key Infrastructure, such as solutions for secure electronic communication and computer/networklogon. One of Comex logon systems is BeThere(R), a product that combines physical and logical access control. A user cannot logon to the computer network before having been successfully authenticated by the physical passing system. For instance, a rule can be set to only allow logon to a computer network like R&D, if there are at least two people in the room. This reduces the insider and social engineering threats.

Website: http://www.comex.se

Oberthur Technologies

Oberthur Contact: Sara Depagneux, +33-1-55-46-72-00, s.depagneux@oberthur.com; Comex Contact: Mikael Aronowitsch, +46-8-630-82-30, mikael@comex.se

Oberthur Technologies and Comex Electronics Sign a Partnership Agreement

PARIS, September 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oberthur Technologies SA and Comex Electronics AB have agreed to a strategic partnership that will boost companies' business activities in the growing market of authentication and logon systems with smart card solutions. Oberthur will provide world leading products and services in smart cards and Comex will include Oberthur Technologies products and services in their solutions with card readers and smart cards.

"We see this partnership as a very strategic channel for providing security for authentication and logon solutions up to the highest level of security criteria's in the world. For example Comex is very excited about Oberthur Technologies validated fingerprint comparison technology embedded on smart card chip like the ID-ONE COSMO(TM). It provides a very secure way of authenticating the card holder with exceptional performances in terms of interoperability, accuracy and speed, while maintaining an error rate lower than the defined thresholds. Oberthur is enthusiastic about integrating with the Comex BioSec Reader(TM)," says Curt Svinge, Business Manager of Oberthur Technologies Sweden.

"We see this partnership as a very important step to strengthen Comex position as a highly recognized supplier of data security at a level approved for national security. This will improve our joint marketing possibilities throughout the world within this segment of highly secured products." says Mikael Aronowitsch CEO of Comex Electronics AB.

The companies' first joint marketing effort will be at Defence Systems & Equipment International 2009 (DSEI) fair 8-11 of September in London, you can visit us on booth 705

About Oberthur Technologies

- Card Systems: One of the world's leading providers of security and identification based on smart card technology and associated services for mobile, payment, transport, digital TV and convergence markets. - Identity: International player for the manufacture and personalization of secure identity documents such as passport, identity card, driving license or health care card - traditional and electronic âÂ€Â“ and associated services for both governmental and corporate markets. - Fiduciary printing: World's third largest private security printer specialized in high security for the production of banknotes, checks and other fiduciary documents in more than fifty countries. - Cash protection: World leader in the emerging market of intelligent systems to secure cash-in-transit and ATM.

Close to its customers, Oberthur Technologies benefits from an industrial and commercial presence across all five continents.

website: http://www.oberthur.com/ About Comex Electronics AB

Comex is one of the leaders in the field of developing and manufacturing anti-eavesdrop protected computer systems and access control systems. In cooperation with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, Comex has developed a Common Criteria certified combined smart card and biometric reader, for strong identification of users in the modern defense.

The software department at Comex specializes in developing high-security solutions based on Public Key Infrastructure, such as solutions for secure electronic communication and computer/networklogon.

One of Comex logon systems is BeThere(R), a product that combines physical and logical access control. A user cannot logon to the computer network before having been successfully authenticated by the physical passing system. For instance, a rule can be set to only allow logon to a computer network like R&D, if there are at least two people in the room. This reduces the insider and social engineering threats.

Website: http://www.comex.se/

Oberthur Technologies

CONTACT: Contact: Sara Depagneux, +33-1-55-46-72-00,
s.depagneux@oberthur.com. Mikael Aronowitsch, +46-8-630-82-30,
mikael@comex.se

SYGNIS to Present at the 11th Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference

HEIDELBERG, Germany, September 7 /PRNewswire/ -- SYGNIS Pharma AG (Frankfurt: LIO; ISIN DE0005043509; Prime Standard) announced today that the company will present at the 11th Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference, September 9-11, 2009 at the New York Palace Hotel, New York. The presentation will be given by Prof. Karoly Nikolich, CEO of the SYGNIS subsidiary Amnestix Inc. on September 11, 2009 at 2:25 p.m. EDT (20:25 CET) in the Garrison Salon.

About SYGNIS Pharma

SYGNIS Pharma AG, headquartered in Heidelberg, is a specialty pharmaceutical company listed on the Prime Standard of the German stock exchange. The Company is focused on the research, development and marketing of innovative therapies for the treatment of disorders of the Central Nervous System. These include stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and neurological disorders resulting from injuries of the brain or spinal cord. All these disorders are characterized by the fact that, as the disease progresses, nerve cells are damaged and die. Although there is great medical demand, there are currently no or only inadequate treatment options available.

One of the central elements in this value-creation chain is the continued development of the existing product pipeline. This is achieved by testing the Company's proprietary compounds, which are already under development in a number of further CNS indications ("line extension"). Within specific R&D programs at SYGNIS, new pre-clinical drug candidates are identified and evaluated as well as early-stage projects are initiated for the purpose of partnering.

Disclaimer

Some statements included in this press release, relating neither to proven financial results nor other historical data, should be viewed as forward-looking, i.e. not definite. Such statements are mainly predictions of future results, trends, plans or goals. These statements should not be considered to be total guarantees since given their very nature they are subject to known and unknown risks and imponderability and can be affected by other factors as a consequence of which the actual results, plans and goals of SYGNIS Pharma AG may deviate greatly from the established conclusions or implied predictions contained in such statements. SYGNIS does not undertake to publicly update or revise these statements in the light of new information or future results or for any other reason.

For further information, please contact: Dr. Franz-Werner Haas Vice President Operations +49(0)-6221-454-812 franz-werner.haas@sygnis.de Media-Contact: Julia Phillips Financial Dynamics Tel.: +44(0)20-7269-7187

SYGNIS Pharma AG

For further information, please contact: Dr. Franz-Werner Haas, Vice President Operations, +49(0)-6221-454-812, franz-werner.haas@sygnis.de; Media-Contact: Julia Phillips, Financial Dynamics, Tel.: +44(0)20-7269-7187

Shanda Announces Board Changes

SHANGHAI, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited , "Shanda" or the "Company", today announced the resignation of Bruno Wu from the Board of Directors of the Company, effective September 1, 2009. Concurrently, the Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Kai Zhao to the Board of Directors of the Company, effective immediately.

Mr. Zhao previously served as dean of the Journalism School of Fudan University, secretary general of the China Communist Party (CCP) committee of Wenhui-Xinmin United Press Newspaper Group, chief editor of Liberation Daily and secretary general of the CCP committee of Shanghai Municipal Radio, Film and Television Bureau as well as in various managerial roles at Shanghai Municipal Radio and Television Bureau, Oriental Radio Station, Shanghai People's Radio Station and Qinghai Daily. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Fudan University, Shanghai in 1962.

"We highly appreciate Bruno's dedication and contribution to Shanda's fast growth over the years. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors," said Mr. Tianqiao Chen, Shanda's Chairman and CEO. "We would also take this opportunity to welcome Professor Zhao as a member of the Board and a member of the Audit Committee of the Board. Professor Zhao is an expert and veteran in the media industry. We believe that Professor Zhao's extensive experience and valuable expertise will be of great benefit to the Company."

About Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited

Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited is a leading interactive entertainment media company in China. Shanda offers a portfolio of diversified entertainment content including some of the most popular massively multi-player online role-playing games (MMORPGs) and advanced casual online games in China, as well as online chess and board games, e-sports game platform and a variety of cartoons, literary works and music. Shanda's interactive entertainment platform attracts a large and loyal user base. Each user can interact with thousands of other users and enjoy the interactive entertainment content that Shanda provides. Interaction enriches your life. For more information about Shanda, please visit http://www.snda.com/ .

For more information, please contact: Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited Mabel Hsu, IR Associate Director Vivian Chen, IR Manager Maggie Yun Zhou, IR Manager Tel: +86-21-5050-4740 (Shanghai) Email: IR@snda.com

Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited

CONTACT: At Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited, Mabel Hsu, IR
Associate Director, or Vivian Chen, IR Manager, or Maggie Yun Zhou, IR Manager,
+86-21-5050-4740, or IR@snda.com

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

Hurray! Announces Board Changes

BEIJING, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd. , a leader in artist development, music production and wireless music distribution and other wireless value-added services in China, today announced the resignation from the Board, effective September 1, 2009, of Mr. Alan Russell Powrie and Mr. Suberna Shringla. Concurrently, the Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Bruno Wu and Ms. Tongyu Zhou to the Hurray! Board of Directors, with immediate effect.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050314/CNM005LOGO )

Mr. Bruno Wu has served as a director of Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited since October 2006. Mr. Wu is the Co-Founder and Chairman of The Sun Media Investment Holding Group of Companies, one of China's largest privately held media groups with investment interests in 20 media-related companies and a portfolio of over 60 media brands and products. Mr. Wu served as Co-Chairman of SINA Corporation from 2001 to 2002 and as the Chief Operating Officer of ATV, one of the two free-to-air networks in Hong Kong, from June 1998 until February 1999. Mr. Wu received his Diploma of Studies in French civilization from the University of Savoie, France, in 1987. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration-Finance from Culver-Stockton College in Missouri in December 1990. He received his Master of Arts in International Affairs degree from Washington University, Missouri in 1993 and a Ph.D. in the International Politics Department of College of Law, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, in 2001.

Ms. Tongyu Zhou is the Founder and Chairman of Shanghai Weida Hi-Tech Group Co., Ltd., a leading and comprehensive enterprise engage in IT product distribution, real estate development, infrastructure construction, fast moving consumer goods sales and marketing in China since 1994. Ms. Zhou is a member of the national committee of CPPCC and Chinese National Youth Union, vice president of the Chinese Young Entrepreneurs' Association and Shanghai Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Zhou received a Ph.D. in economics from Fudan University in 2008 and an MBA from China Europe International Business School in 2002.

About Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd.

Hurray! is a leader in artist development, music production and offline distribution in China through its record labels Huayi Brothers Music, Freeland Music, New Run Entertainment, Secular Bird and Seed Music. The Company, through Fly Songs, also organizes concerts and other music events in China.

Hurray! is also a leading online distributor of music and music-related products such as ringtones, ringbacktones, and truetones to mobile users in China through the full range of wireless value-added services platforms over mobile networks and through the internet.

The Company also provides a wide range of other wireless value-added services to mobile users in China, including games, pictures and animation, community, and other media and entertainment services

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains statements of a forward-looking nature. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these forward- looking statements by terminology such as "will," "expects," "believes", "future" and similar statements. The accuracy of these statements may be impacted by a number of business risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated, including risks related to: continued competitive pressures in China's wireless value-added services market; the ability of Hurray! to avoid disruptions to its business caused by changes in the board; the ability of Hurray! to recruit and retain suitable board members; changes in technology and consumer demand in this market; the risk that Hurray! may not be able to control its expenses in future periods; Hurray!'s ability to succeed in the music development, production and distribution business, with which it has only limited experience; changes in the policies of the mobile operators in China or the laws governing wireless value-added services; the state of Hurray!'s relationships with China's mobile operators and the risk that Hurray! may be subject to further sanctions and penalties from them in future periods; and other risks outlined in Hurray!'s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its registration statement on Form F-1, as amended, and annual reports on Form 20-F. Hurray! does not undertake any obligation to update this forward-looking information, except as required under applicable law.

For more information, please contact: Christina Low Investor Relations Officer Tel: +86-10-8455-5532 Email: IR@hurray.com.cn

Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050314/CNM005LOGO Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd.

CONTACT: Christina Low, Investor Relations Officer, +86-10-8455-5532, or
IR@hurray.com.cn

JDSU Receives Global Roaming Quality Certification From the GSMAJDSU RoamerNet Managed Service is Certified for Ensuring Mobile Service Quality for Operators Worldwide

MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JDSU (Nasdaq: JDSU; and TSX: JDU) today announced that its managed service for mobile operators, RoamerNet, has received the Global Roaming Quality (GRQ) certification from the GSMA. JDSU RoamerNet monitors the quality of mobile voice and data services while roaming across service provider boundaries, and is currently deployed by mobile operators around the world.

The GSMA, which is widely recognized as representing the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, certifies roaming monitoring providers for GRQ through a rigorous certification process which documents measurement methods and verifies they are made in accordance with GSMA procedures. JDSU will be exhibiting its portfolio of test solutions and services at Broadband World Forum 2009 in France, September 7-9, booth #621.

"JDSU is honored to have received such a distinguished certification in the industry from the GSMA. This underscores the success of RoamerNet at building confidence among operators that the mobile services they deliver, such as Smartphone, EDGE, 3G, HSDPA and USDPA, are of impeccable quality," said David Opsahl, vice president of Global Services, JDSU Communications Test and Measurement business segment.

The GSMA GRQ certification is an important endorsement for mobile operators who are turning to managed solutions and want to ensure that their roaming services are being verified by an independent monitoring service of the highest quality. RoamerNet managed services can be deployed quickly and easily to help operators verify service quality without building or maintaining their own monitoring infrastructure. This helps them reduce capital expenditures and drives their ability to introduce new services faster and more cost-effectively.

About RoamerNet

JDSU RoamerNet conducts an extensive series of regular active tests to validate the quality of mobile voice, messaging and data services (including SMS, MMS, and email) across roaming service boundaries. RoamerNet places thousands of mobile calls from remote locations around the world in order to validate that call quality is maintained and that data services such as SMS and MMS can operate reliably even when mobile users are roaming between various service provider networks. This is an important way for operators to verify that they are meeting the quality expectations of their valued subscriber base of international business travelers.

About JDSU

JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU; and TSX: JDU) enables broadband and optical innovation in the communications, commercial and consumer markets. JDSU is the leading provider of communications test and measurement solutions and optical products for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, and network equipment manufacturers. JDSU is also a leading provider of innovative optical solutions for medical/environmental instrumentation, semiconductor processing, display, brand authentication, aerospace and defense, and decorative applications. More information is available at http://www.jdsu.com/.

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du TV+: the Next Generation Interactive TV Arrives in the Middle East, Enabled by Alcatel-Lucent as Network Integrator and Powered by Microsoft Mediaroom

Broadband World Forum Europe - PARIS, September 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced that Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC(du), has successfully launched du TV+, an advanced IPTV service, providing subscribers in its current fixed line areas with high-quality TV programming, and other multimedia content services delivered by Alcatel-Lucent.

The new IPTV service has been enabled by Alcatel-Lucent's IPTV solution designed based upon the Microsoft Mediaroom middleware platform, Alcatel-Lucent Operations and Service Fulfilment solutions and complemented with some custom-specific applications and services.

With this solution, du surpasses their previous IPTV service offering in order to give its customers an unparalleled user experience. Mediaroom, a solution which changed the concept of IPTV, powers services for more than 3 million subscribers worldwide and is the world's most deployed IPTV middleware according to data from Screen Digest. This offers du customers a significantly improved television and multimedia service. Highlights include user friendly features such as: high definition channels, instant channel change and easy on screen Guide. On the other side, Alcatel-Lucent applications enriched the offer with FAQs.

With the launch, du consolidates its pioneering position in the Middle East as an IPTV services provider, and joins a global base of telecom service providers around the world that rely on Alcatel-Lucent's end-to-end video network and system integration expertise including professional services such as solution architecture and design, validation, project management, optimization and maintenance.

"This launch represents a major expansion of our service offerings, which now includes high-quality video entertainment and content services," said Farid Faraidooni, EVP Commercial, du. "For this project, Alcatel-Lucent proved they had the end-to-end expertise and integration experience to help us transform our network and business to enable us to provide more and better services to our customers."

"This launch sets the stage for the convergence of the telecommunications and entertainment industries in the Middle East and gives du an important new tool to expand its relationship with its subscribers by supporting a range of compelling new services," said Adolfo Hernandez, president of Alcatel-Lucent's activities for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. "The successful delivery of advanced entertainment service by a leading Middle Eastern operator such as du is a milestone for Alcatel-Lucent, enhancing our real-world experience in bringing IPTV and entertainment services to the market."

Colin Morrison, director of sales in EMEA for Microsoft's TV, Video and Music Business, said, "In migrating its IPTV service to the Mediaroom platform du is able to add HD and advanced digital video recording and video-on-demand features and further differentiate its service through an applications environment that allows them to easily develop and deploy customized interactive applications."

Alcatel-Lucent is a recognized leader in IPTV, occupying the No. 1 position in IPTV access and middleware solutions delivery worldwide - according to the most recent MRG IPTV Market Leaders Report (August 2008). Alcatel-Lucent is the global leader in end-to-end video integration across fixed and mobile networks with over 100 video network projects deployed.

The company is also involved in more than 55 triple play service delivery architecture (TPSDA) deployments, and more than 60 IPTV transformation and integration projects. These transformation projects leverage Alcatel-Lucent's extensive field deployment experience and lab investments in next generation IP Transformation Centers (IPTCs) and dedicated IPTV Network Solution Integration & Testing lab (NSIT) to reduce time to market and mitigate deployment risk.

At a glance:

du TV Service du TV+ du TV Monthly fee AED 55 AED 30 - Basic TV Package (more than 130 channels) x x - Premium TV Packages x x - Unique user friendly features x x o PiP channels browsing o Favourite channels o Search programs o Parental control o Choice of audio language track for many du channels - High Definition Ready x x - Pause, rewind and record live TV x - Recording features x o Time shifted recording o One touch simple recording o Series recording o Watch one program and record another

About du

du, the integrated telecom service provider in the UAE, launched mobile telecommunication services in February 2007 across the UAE, in addition to internet and pay TV services that du provides in some of the free zones of Dubai. Call Select, du's nationwide fixed line services for voice telephony, was launched in July 2007. By the end of 2008, over 3 million people in the UAE chose to become du customers.

Among du's many firsts is its historic Number Booking Campaign for both individuals and business, Pay by the Second billing system, Mobile TV, Mobile Payments, first of its kind 'WoW' recharge card (which offers customers the choice between more credit, more time and now 'more international' recharge option with additional credit on international calls) and Self Care.

For business customers, du business offers include Closed Business User Group and preferred International Destinations. du Broadcast Services division brings scalable media technology platforms and telecommunication solutions to the broadcast community through its world class teleport (Samacom) and Master Control Room (MCR) facilities.

du products and services for consumers and business are available through du's retail network, currently numbering 32 du shops located in strategic locations across the UAE, more than 3000 authorized dealers Or through du e-shop, accessible at http://www.du.ae/en/where-to-buy/eshop.html. du shops are a one stop shop for mobile service, carrier select and the payment of the service bills.

du is 39.5 percent owned by the UAE Federal Government, 19.75 percent by Mubadala Development Company, 19.5 percent by Emirates Communications & Technology Company LLC and the remaining stake by public shareholders. It is listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and trades under the name du.

Awards to date

- du presented with an award for Best Middle Eastern Local Currency Deal 2008 by UK's EuroWeek - du won two prestigious awards at UAE Web Awards 2008. du e-shop portal won the best strategic online portal award in the e-commerce category and du media club website won the bronze award in the media and press category. - du corporate brand launch campaign awarded a Cristal MENA award in 2008 - du declared 'Best Brand' at Telecoms World Awards Middle East 2007 for innovative branding and outstanding brand success - Second place in the New Brand Launch category at the GMR Effectiveness in Marketing Awards 2007 - Silver Award for the best website in the ICT category at the UAE Web Awards 2007

du WoW TV Commercial awarded amongst the best 50 TV commercials in mobile telecom category in the world for 2007

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, providing solutions to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global services organization in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 16.98 billion in 2008 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com

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LSI Delivers Service-Aware Software for IPv6 Broadband NetworksLatest-generation software enhances quality of service and significantly increases IP address capacity

MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSI Corporation today announced immediate availability of LSI(TM) Broadband Access Software Release 8.1 for the family of LSI APP communications processors. The new software supports the IPv6 protocol, including enhanced security and quality of service (QoS) management capabilities that are crucial to the effective delivery of services over IPv6, in addition to supporting IPv4 video, voice and data services.

Today's traffic management schemes must be able to prioritize network services so that network providers can deploy tiered customer services with multiple quality and price levels. LSI Broadband Access 8.1 enables tiered services in IPv6 networks by providing network managers with service-aware management tools such as subscriber flow isolation and dynamic priority modification. The software also provides sophisticated bandwidth-capping algorithms that optimize bandwidth allocation and reduce the need for constant capacity upgrades.

"The rapid growth of tiered services is driving the need for service-aware features that are easy to deploy," said Bob Wheeler, senior analyst, The Linley Group. "The new version of LSI Broadband Access software provides next-generation service-aware features for IPv6 now, which will enable OEMs to deliver IPv6 broadband access-ready systems in 2010."

The continued expansion of wireless and wireline Internet usage is being driven in part by the deployment of innovative, tiered services that require higher levels of QoS, service configurability, data security and mobile application support. LSI Broadband Access software enables a new generation of service-aware, tiered subscription plans in IPv6 broadband access networks. Using programmable hardware schedulers in the LSI APP communications processor and its own hierarchical scheduling algorithms, the software enables network traffic to be dynamically shaped for specific services and subscribers.

"Our new software enables service providers to deploy the tiered services they require and increase IP address capacity immediately," said Sindhu Xirasagar, product line manager, Networking Components Division, LSI. "In addition, it provides our OEMs with a common, full-featured platform for the development of highly intelligent, highly configurable, next-generation services."

LSI Broadband Access software is currently deployed in DSLAM, MSAN and PON MDU systems around the world, enabling several million VDSL2, ADSL2 and GPON/EPON ports. It uses a single API for the complete suite of LSI APP3300 and APP300 devices and is configurable with any brand of customer premise equipment, so OEMs can leverage a single application across a broad system portfolio. The result is a solution that can deliver cost-optimized, any-to-any networks over a wide range of performance levels.

LSI Broadband Access 8.1 software is available now. LSI will showcase its next-generation, any-to-any multi-service networking platforms at Broadband World Forum, September 7-9, 2009, in the Hilton Paris La Defense Hotel, located in the CNIT Convention Centre. For details, please visit: http://www.lsi.com/DistributionSystem/AssetDocument/LSI_PB_6pg_BBA_324lr.pdf.

About LSI

LSI Corporation is a leading provider of innovative silicon, systems and software technologies that enable products which seamlessly bring people, information and digital content together. The company offers a broad portfolio of capabilities and services including custom and standard product ICs, adapters, systems and software that are trusted by the world's best known brands to power leading solutions in the Storage and Networking markets. More information is available at http://www.lsi.com/.

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LSI and Aricent Announce Strategic Collaboration to Accelerate Deployment of Next-Generation NetworksEngagement to lower OEM development cost and time to market

MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSI Corporation and Aricent today announced an expansion of their strategic collaboration to accelerate the deployment of wireless and wireline networking infrastructure and enterprise networking systems to the global marketplace. Aricent and LSI currently offer pre-integrated software stacks for multi-service business gateways that run on LSI(TM) APP communications processors and have co-developed broadband networking software with IPv6 capabilities. Now, the two companies have extended their collaboration to wireless and additional wireline infrastructure applications.

"Aricent is a global innovation, technology and services company with a goal of providing OEMs with comprehensive software frameworks and engineering services, which ultimately reduce development risk and costs, while speeding time to market of wireless and wireline infrastructure solutions," said C.P. Murali, senior vice president, OEM BU at Aricent. "Our laser focus clearly differentiates us as a truly unique supplier, co-creating together with our customers the world's most innovative communications products and services."

LSI develops highly integrated, multicore communications platforms that enable high-bandwidth, content-rich services. LSI and Aricent expect that pre-integration of their products will enable OEMs to reduce product development cost and time to market by as much as 50 percent. Aricent has a long history of developing production-ready software based on LSI multicore processor products.

"Demand for next-generation rich media services continues to escalate, and the pace of innovation is causing product development intervals to shrink," said Charlie Kawwas, vice president of marketing, Networking Components Division, LSI. "A key element of our strategy is to partner with global providers like Aricent who can provide standard products and custom software services so OEMs can rapidly develop next-generation solutions at significantly lower cost."

Currently, telecom OEMs are required to integrate software and hardware components from many different suppliers in order to create next-generation systems for service provider networks. Through early collaboration, LSI expects to enable pre-integrated, pre-optimized solutions for OEMs that reduce the time and cost of delivering systems.

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About Aricent

Aricent is a global innovation, technology and services company focused exclusively on communications. Aricent combines the leading innovation capabilities of frog design with unparalleled domain expertise in communications as a strategic supplier to the world's foremost infrastructure, application and service providers. The company's investors include Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Sequoia Capital, The Family Office and Flextronics International Ltd. For more information, visit http://www.aricent.com/.

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du TV+: the Next Generation Interactive TV Arrives in the Middle East, Enabled by Alcatel-Lucent as Network Integrator and Powered by Microsoft Mediaroom

Broadband World Forum Europe - PARIS, September 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced that Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC(du), has successfully launched du TV+, an advanced IPTV service, providing subscribers in its current fixed line areas with high-quality TV programming, and other multimedia content services delivered by Alcatel-Lucent.

At a glance: du TV Service du TV+ du TV Monthly fee AED 55 AED 30 - Basic TV Package (more than 130 channels) x x - Premium TV Packages x x - Unique user friendly features x x o PiP channels browsing o Favourite channels o Search programs o Parental control o Choice of audio language track for many du channels - High Definition Ready x x - Pause, rewind and record live TV x - Recording features x o Time shifted recording o One touch simple recording o Series recording o Watch one program and record another About du

Awards to date - du presented with an award for Best Middle Eastern Local Currency Deal 2008 by UK's EuroWeek - du won two prestigious awards at UAE Web Awards 2008. du e-shop portal won the best strategic online portal award in the e-commerce category and du media club website won the bronze award in the media and press category. - du corporate brand launch campaign awarded a Cristal MENA award in 2008 - du declared 'Best Brand' at Telecoms World Awards Middle East 2007 for innovative branding and outstanding brand success - Second place in the New Brand Launch category at the GMR Effectiveness in Marketing Awards 2007 - Silver Award for the best website in the ICT category at the UAE Web Awards 2007

du WoW TV Commercial awarded amongst the best 50 TV commercials in mobile telecom category in the world for 2007

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Plus de deux tiers des internautes français se sont rendus sur un site de vente en ligne en juillet

LONDRES, September 7 /PRNewswire/ --

- Les sites de vente en ligne enregistrent une progression de 21 % en France par rapport à l'année dernière avec 27 millions de visiteurs en juillet

comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), un des leaders dans le domaine de la mesure d'Internet, a publié aujourd'hui les résultats d'une étude sur l'intérÃªt des Français pour les sites de vente en ligne. Le rapport indique qu'en France, 26,7 millions d'internautes se sont rendus sur un site de vente en ligne en juillet 2009, soit une progression de 21 % par rapport à l'année dernière. La France enregistre ainsi un résultat de loin supérieur à la moyenne européenne de 5 % recensée pour cette catégorie.

Le Groupe PPR reste le site de vente le plus populaire en France

Le Groupe PPR, propriétaire des sites La Redoute et Fnac, ainsi que des marques Yves Saint Laurent et Gucci, se retrouve en tÃªte du classement français des sites de vente en juillet 2009 avec 12,4 millions de visiteurs. Le Groupe PriceMinister arrive en deuxième place avec 12,3 millions de visiteurs. Il est suivi par Otto Gruppe (8,9 millions de visiteurs), les sites Amazon (7,6 millions de visiteurs) et CDiscount.com (7,3 millions de visiteurs). Dans le top 10, l'on retrouve aussi Kiabi. La célèbre marque proposant des vÃªtements abordables enregistre la plus forte progression par rapport à l'année dernière avec une hausse de 133 % et 6,2 millions de visiteurs en juillet 2009.

Top 10 des principaux sites de vente en ligne classés par visiteurs uniques (000)* pour la France Juillet 2009 par rapport à juillet 2008 Total pour la France - Domicile et Travail, internautes de 15 ans et plus Source : comScore World Metrix Site Juil.-2008 Juil.-2009 Pourcentage de variation Total des internautes français 31 842 38 146 20 % Vente 22 074 26 652 21 % Groupe PPR 12 505 12 417 -1 % Groupe PriceMinister 9370 12 264 31 % Otto Gruppe 7221 8938 24 % Sites Amazon 4754 7571 59 % CDiscount.com 4117 7250 76 % Kiabi 2640 6158 133 % Rue du Commerce 3343 5754 72 % Sites mondiaux Apple.com 2521 4852 92 % Bing Ciao N/D 4564 N/D Pixmania.com 3240 4525 40 % * La fréquentation issue des ordinateurs publics comme dans les cybercafés ou à partir de téléphones portables ou d'assistants numériques personnels n'est pas incluse.

<< Malgré la crise, les sites de vente en ligne ont enregistré une forte progression en France au cours de l'année écoulée >>, a déclaré Delphine Gatignol, Directrice du développement pour la France chez comScore. << Bien que l'habillement reste la catégorie la plus populaire auprès des acheteurs en ligne français, l'on constate une progression dans tous les secteurs, ce qui montre bien que les consommateurs se tournent de plus en plus vers l'achat en ligne. Alors que l'économie s'améliore et que le public dépense plus librement, le marché en ligne français doit Ãªtre prÃªt à faire face à une forte croissance. >>

L'habillement, principale catégorie de vente en ligne en France

Dans le secteur de la vente au détail, les sites d'habillement restent les plus populaires auprès des internautes français avec 16,4 millions de visiteurs en juillet. La Redoute occupe la première place dans cette catégorie avec 6,8 millions de visiteurs. Elle est suivie par Kiabi (6,2 millions de visiteurs), 3 Suisses (4,7 millions de visiteurs) et Blancheporte.fr (3,8 millions de visiteurs).

Top 10 des principaux sites de vente de vÃªtements en ligne classés par visiteurs uniques (000)* pour la France Juillet 2009 par rapport à juillet 2008 Total pour la France - Domicile et Travail, internautes de 15 ans et plus Source : comScore World Metrix Site Juil.-2008 Juil.-2009 Pourcentage de variation Total des internautes français 31 842 38 146 20 % Vente - Habillement 13 331 16 362 23 % La Redoute 8782 6836 -22 % Kiabi 2640 6158 133 % 3 Suisses 5289 4668 -12 % Blancheporte.fr 1185 3830 223 % Spartoo.com 1074 2054 91 % Bonprix 288 1891 558 % Fashionshopping.com 1135 1416 25 % Vertbaudet 2884 1383 -52 % Sites Sarenza N/D 1149 N/D Etam.com 308 1060 245 % * La fréquentation issue des ordinateurs publics comme dans les cybercafés ou à partir de téléphones portables ou d'assistants numériques personnels n'est pas incluse.

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Alcatel-Lucent Pioneers Live 10G GPON-based LTE Backhaul

PARIS, BROADBAND WORLD FORUM EUROPE, September 7 /PRNewswire/ --

- Next-generation Wireline and Wireless Access Technologies Converge Seamlessly

During this year's Broadband World Forum Europe, Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) not only shows that it masters next-generation wireline and wireless access. The company also highlights that Long Term Evolution (LTE) and next-generation passive optical networking (PON) technologies converge seamlessly for a smooth delivery of the most demanding, high-speed broadband services.

The live demonstration in Alcatel-Lucent's Paris demo center shows LTE's capability to deal with multiple concurrent video streams and fast channel change - and is complemented by a high-capacity 10G GPON backhaul solution for future-safe backhaul via fiber.

"Introducing our 10G GPON technology, we want to show that Alcatel-Lucent continues to be a pioneer in broadband, uniquely positioned to be the partner of choice along our customers' transformation process," says Philippe Keryer, President of Alcatel-Lucent's carrier activities. "At the same time, we want to put a particular focus on 10G GPON's co-existence with its 2.5G predecessor. After all, approximately 60%-70% of a PON investment relates to the service provider's outside plant - so it is extremely important that the evolution to 10G GPON does not jeopardize today's investments. Deploying GPON today clearly continues to be a safe bet, a smooth migration path having been secured."

"Proving that 10G GPON is a viable upgrade path from today's 2.5G deployments - and demonstrating its ability to function in mixed GPON environments - eliminates two key long-term concerns for operators," confirms Jeff Heynen, Directing Analyst Broadband and Video at Infonetics Research. "They don't want to strand their initial GPON investment nor do they want to cut over existing subscribers when they don't have to."

Alcatel-Lucent is at the forefront of developing cutting-edge technologies long before they are standardized. Even though the 10G GPON standards are still being ratified, Alcatel-Lucent shows it is ready - when needed - to meet the request for higher capacities in its customers' access networks.

Alcatel-Lucent is engaged in over 95 FTTH projects around the world, over 80 of which are with GPON (as-of Q2, 2009). In Gartner's latest FTTH Magic Quadrant assessment[1], Alcatel-Lucent was positioned in the leaders quadrant for the fiber-to-the-home space.

[1] Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Fiber-to-the-Home Equipment (December 12th, 2008)

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, providing solutions that deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global services organization in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 16.98 billion in 2008 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com.

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Alcatel-Lucent Press Contacts: Regine Coqueran-Gelin, Tel: +33-(0)1-40-76-49-24, regine.coqueran@alcatel-lucent.com. Wim van Daele, Tel: +32-3-240-4601, wim.van_daele@alcatel-Lucent.be. Alcatel-Lucent Investor Relations: Remi Thomas, Tel: +33-(0)1-40-76-50-61, remi.thomas@alcatel-lucent.com. Tom Bevilacqua, Tel: +1908-582-7998, bevilacqua@alcatel-lucent.com. Tony Lucido, Tel: +33-(0)1-40-76-49-80, alucido@alcatel-lucent.com. Don Sweeney, Tel: +1-908-582-6153, dsweeney@alcatel-lucent.com

Rambagh Palace Wins Best Hotel in Conde Nast Traveller Reader's Awards 2009

MUMBAI, India, September 7 /PRNewswire/ --

- Voted Top Hotel in the World's Top 100, Across Travel and Industry Categories

- The Former Maharaja's Residence Also Wins Best Overseas Leisure Hotel for Asia & Indian Sub-continent

Rambagh Palace, Jaipur has been voted the Best Hotel in the World by Conde Nast Traveller in the Readers Travel Awards for 2009 across travel and industry categories, in the World Top 100.

This former residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur also tops the list of 'Overseas Leisure Hotels for Asia and the Indian sub-continent'. Scoring an overall 95.62, Rambagh Palace has the 'best ambience/decor' (98.12) and 'location' (96.5) of all hotels in the category.

The 11th successful Conde Nast Traveller annual Reader's Awards were announced on 2nd September and give the readers of the magazine the chance to voice their views on all things travel.

The well-travelled and urbane readers of Conde Nast Traveller are amongst the most demanding and discerning.

Over 40,000 entries were made this year with readers filling out questionnaires in April 2009, either in print or online. The replies were collated and analysed by an independent market-research company, Market Management. The 26 categories include hotels from each continent, tour operators, airlines, cities, countries, islands, spas and airports.

There were 7,000 hotel nominations and out of this Rambagh Palace is No.1, in the hotel nominations alone.

Rambagh Palace, or the jewel of Jaipur, represents the finest tradition of the Rajput hospitality with elegantly appointed rooms, airy verandahs, marble corridors and majestic gardens set in 47 acres of land. Constantly undergoing renovations to maintain its pristine condition, the interiors of the 79 rooms and suites feature opulent furniture sensitively restored with original textiles and hand painted motif adorning the walls.

The Royal Tented Jiva Grande Spa at Rambagh Palace opened in 2007. Located in the grounds of the palace, the spa comprises two double spa suite tents in the lavish Mughal leitmotif style to re-create the ancient Indian royal tradition of luxurious encampments.

Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces scored highly in other categories. Taj West End, Bangalore was voted eighth best hotel in the 'Overseas Business Hotels' category and Taj Exotica Resort & Spa Maldives ranked eighteenth of all 'Overseas Leisure Hotels for Middle East, Africa & the Indian Ocean Islands'. Situated within 20 acres of verdant landscaped gardens, encompassing the essence of the Garden City, Taj West End Bangalore is the corporate travellers' haven with impeccable accommodation and exceptional service. With the idyllic beauty of the tranquil waters of the largest lagoon in the Maldives as a backdrop, the intimate Taj Exotica Resort & Spa offers the luxury of the Jiva Grand Spa, delightful dining and the romance of celebration.

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Established in 1903, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces is one of Asia's largest and finest group of hotels, comprising 65 hotels in 45 locations across India with an additional 15 international hotels in the Maldives, Malaysia, Australia, UK, USA, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Africa and the Middle East and South Africa. From world-renowned landmarks to modern business hotels, idyllic beach resorts to authentic Rajput palaces, each Taj hotel offers an unrivalled fusion of warm Indian hospitality, world-class service and modern luxury. The Taj, a symbol of Indian hospitality, has completed the centenary of its landmark hotel, The Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, Mumbai. Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces is part of the Tata Group, India's premier business house.

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Media Contacts: Nomi Kakoty / Mary-Clare Gribbon, Sophie Black, ZFL PRCo Ltd, Tel: +44(0)20-7259-1100, sblack@prco.com

Alcatel-Lucent Opens up Award-Winning GPON Platform to Third-Party Optical Network Terminals

PARIS - BROADBAND WORLD FORUM EUROPE, September 7 /PRNewswire/ --

- Allowing Service Providers to Create True Multi-Vendor GPON Networks, Without Operational Challenges

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced it is taking a major step to help service providers create a true multi-vendor gigabit passive optical networking (GPON) infrastructure, by publishing its "OMCI Interoperability Implementer's Guide - Version 1". Using this guide, optical network terminal (ONT) vendors will gain insights in Alcatel-Lucent's ONT management and control interfaces (OMCI), which they can then integrate in their own terminals to interoperate with Alcatel-Lucent's extensive, embedded base of GPON central office equipment.

Service providers will thus be able to benefit from a more competitive ONT environment and a huge choice of third-party ONT models working seamlessly with Alcatel-Lucent's flagship GPON product, the 7342 ISAM FTTU. This will translate into faster time-to-market, fewer engineering constraints and a reduced need for interop events. For ONT vendors, this will mean new business opportunities and less OPEX by having less interoperability events.

"Alcatel-Lucent is taking a bold step by being the first GPON player to share its OMCI specifications with other vendors. Our goal is to encourage the adoption of fiber-to-the-home by breaking down interoperability barriers," comments Dave Geary, President of Alcatel-Lucent's wireline networks activities. "Alcatel-Lucent will shortly be publishing its OMCI Version-1, and is even prepared to go a step further - by making its full OMCI available to its partners on a case-by-case basis."

Alcatel-Lucent is currently involved in over 95 FTTH projects worldwide, over 80 of which are with GPON. Additionally, Alcatel-Lucent's GPON network has been deployed by a considerable number of utility companies as well as municipalities and regions around the world. In Gartner's latest FTTH Magic Quadrant assessment1, Alcatel-Lucent was positioned in the leaders quadrant for the fiber-to-the-home space.

1. Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Fiber-to-the-Home Equipment (December 12th, 2008)

Editorial background material

China Mobile deploys Alcatel-Lucent's GPON solution in the provinces of Anhui and Guangdong (July 21st, 2009) http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Docs_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2009/News_Article_001695.xml&lu_lang_code=en

R-KOM selects Alcatel-Lucent for turnkey integration and deployment of fiber-based access network in the eastern Bavarian region (July 9th, 2009) http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Docs_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2009/News_Article_001667.xml&lu_lang_code=en

Alcatel-Lucent and SFR launch the first 3G+ very high-speed pilot network based on a GPON FTTU backhauling solution (July 1st, 2009) http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Docs_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2009/News_Article_001652.xml&lu_lang_code=en

Alcatel-Lucent confirms 1Q'09 broadband access leadership, performing strongly in VDSL and GPON (June 8th, 2009) http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Docs_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2009/News_Article_001611.xml&lu_lang_code=en

Alcatel-Lucent confirmed as global IPTV access and middleware market leader (Apr 30th, 2009) http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Docs_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2009/News_Article_001554.xml&lu_lang_code=en

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About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent Press Contacts: Régine Coqueran-Gelin, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-49-24, regine.coqueran@alcatel-lucent.com; Wim van Daele, Tel: +32-3-240-4601, wim.van_daele@alcatel-Lucent.be; Alcatel-Lucent Investor Relations: Rémi Thomas, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-50-61, remi.thomas@alcatel-lucent.com; Tom Bevilacqua, Tel: +1-908-582-7998, bevilacqua@alcatel-lucent.com; Tony Lucido, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-49-80, alucido@alcatel-lucent.com; Don Sweeney, Tel: +1-908-582-6153, dsweeney@alcatel-lucent.com

Alcatel-Lucent and Dutch Network Operator OONO Deploy the First Open GPON Network in The Netherlands

PARIS - BROADBAND WORLD FORUM EUROPE, September 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and "Onafhankelijke Open Network Operator BV" (OONO) have created the first gigabit passive optical networking (GPON)-based open network in The Netherlands. Alcatel-Lucent supplied the GPON technology for the network, which was configured by OONO. The network was built for the Owners Association of the Red Apple, an apartment building situated on Wijnhaveneiland in Rotterdam. The new network offers apartment owners a 1Gbps connection and a variety of next generation services. Over ninety percent of the 154 apartment owners have subscribed to the network.

"Because OONO facilitates the connection to any service provider, a truly open layer 2 network is being operated in Rotterdam. The GPON equipment of Alcatel-Lucent is perfectly suitable to operate an open layer 2 network," explains Oscar Kuiper, CEO of OONO.

"With this first Dutch GPON network, we underline that this technology is as open as point-to-point and offers maximum choice in services and service providers," says Adolfo Hernandez, president of Alcatel-Lucent's activities for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. "Alcatel-Lucent supplies point-to-point as well as GPON technology. Both technologies have their specific areas of application. In this way, we offer our customers maximum freedom of choice, enabling them to deploy the technology which best meets the requirement of a specific project. This first GPON network in The Netherlands benefits from our successes in other countries and is going to make the most of the advantages this technology offers: lower energy consumption, less fiber, a smaller footprint and easier and more transparent management. This lowers operational cost and simplifies installation."

Whereas it is already well established in other parts of the world, GPON is only now emerging in The Netherlands. Dutch fiber initiatives typically used to have a point-to-point approach. The main difference between the two technologies is that GPON does not require a separate connection between an exchange and each individual dwelling, as point-to-point does. The signal is divided among users through an optical splitter. These splitters are passive devices that do not need power or cooling. Therefore, a GPON solution has extremely little downtime and results in a lower operational cost because of reduced power consumption and maintenance. In addition, GPON technology is easier to install.

OONO itself takes care of the maintenance and management of the GPON network. A separate services broker, Wireless Campus, is the link between service providers and apartment owners. At present, Level Four offers fixed telephony, Intermax offers internet services and the county of Albrandswaard provides cable TV and radio. In the near future, mobile data services and security will be added.

Alcatel-Lucent's GPON solution enables operators to address the constantly increasing need for bandwidth. Alcatel-Lucent is now involved in more than 95 FTTH projects - 80 of which are based on GPON technology. Alcatel-Lucent's GPON customer base not only consists of leading operators (such as Verizon, France Telecom, Portugal Telecom and Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited), but also includes a considerable number of utility companies as well as municipalities and regions around the world. In the last 12 months, Alcatel-Lucent has extended its GPON customer reference list at a rate of 30%.

About OONO

OONO is an Open and independent network operator which provides connectivity between service providers and customers. Because OONO operates independent it is possible to get access to the glass fibre network of which OONO is the operator on equal and transparent conditions. Via one network connection multiple service providers can do business at the same time. This offers space for innovative services. We provide a transparent layer 2 network on privately owned fiber networks for building owners, business parks, recreational parks etc.

For more information: http://www.oono.nl.

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent Press Contacts: Régine Coqueran-Gelin, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-49-24, regine.coqueran@alcatel-lucent.com; Valérie La Gamba, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-12-28, valerie.la_gamba@alcatel-lucent.com

OAG Releases Prototype for Pandemic Disease Planning and ManagementModelling Air Travel Could Prove Critical for Health Organizations and Government Agencies Preparing for the Upcoming Flu Season

CHICAGO, September 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OAG, the leading provider of global airline data and intelligence, has developed a prototype to assist health organizations and government agencies in preparing their strategies to combat the spread of pandemic diseases, including the H1N1 virus and other flu strains.

The tool will allow responsible government departments and health organizations to visualize and model in elapsed time:

- How a disease can spread from any single airport in the world, on any day within the future schedules time-frame - Which cities and airports could be alerted of potential impact as elapsed time from original departure time increases - Which carriers should be alerted at down-line connection points - Which carriers may already be impacted - How many (maximum) passengers could be exposed to a disease as time passes

John Weber, Senior Vice President, OAG Aviation, said: "The world is now truly a global village where it is possible to reach almost any other point on the planet by air within just one day. Flu bugs don't buy their own tickets; they travel with passengers at the same speed as aircraft. Understanding the logical path of travellers over a global network of connecting flights could be a major milestone in helping to minimize the escalation of any new epidemic."

Weber continued, "We have been working on this prototype since the first outbreak of the H1N1 virus and are now in a position to engage more fully with organizations to help them with their preparedness plans. Our initial discussions with government departments have confirmed our view that there is real value in using our data to predict where a virus may travel over the commercial air lanes. What we bring to the party is the reliability of our global schedules data, our experience with data integration and applications, and a very useful tool that allows planners to visualize the data in terms of global geography. Our technology is very flexible so planners can lift user defined portions of OAG data into an existing work environment."

The product will contain flight schedules data for all direct flights and connections for every airport around the globe. Each flight is based on actual future flight schedules, and each connection reflects industry standard minimum connect times which vary from carrier to carrier and airport to airport. The application, which allows planners to define and view progressive global connectivity, is a user-friendly tool requiring only a few minutes of explanation. A unique feature of the tool allows planners to define any origin point, and by using a slider bar for elapsed time from origin point departure, lets the user see how far a flu bug could spread in minutes or hours. The tool presents the results either as a graphic display or in data table format that can be exported for further analysis.

The OAG airline schedules database is widely regarded as the most complete and accurate information available, with the most up-to-date direct and connecting flight details of more than 900 airlines and over 3,500 airports.

Health organizations and government agencies who are interested in discussing how they might utilize OAG data in their pandemic management planning should contact OAG at +44(0)1582-695080 or at customers@oagaviation.com.

OAG is a UBM Aviation business. About OAG

OAG provides the industry's most accurate single source of airline information, with essential aviation workflow data and analytics sourced from its comprehensive proprietary airline schedules, fleet and MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) databases. OAG is a leading brand of UBM Aviation, a global data and information business for the air transport industry. UBM Aviation serves the passenger aviation, air cargo logistics, MRO and business travel communities with information products, market intelligence, news and events. It brings together buyers and sellers of air travel and transport, enabling the world's airlines, their customers and suppliers, to do business successfully. UBM Aviation operates from offices in the UK, USA, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, China and The Netherlands. It is a division of United Business Media Limited. For more information, go to http://www.ubmaviation.com/

UBM Aviation

CONTACT: For media enquiries please contact: Dan Dulik, Director Global
Marketing, OAG Aviation dan.dulik@oag.com, +1-630-515-5167

Alcatel-Lucent Pioneers Live 10G GPON-based LTE BackhaulNext-generation Wireline and Wireless Access Technologies Converge Seamlessly

PARIS, BROADBAND WORLD FORUM EUROPE, September 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- During this year's Broadband World Forum Europe, Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) not only shows that it masters next-generation wireline and wireless access. The company also highlights that Long Term Evolution (LTE) and next-generation passive optical networking (PON) technologies converge seamlessly for a smooth delivery of the most demanding, high-speed broadband services.

[1] Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Fiber-to-the-Home Equipment (December 12th, 2008)

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent

CONTACT: Alcatel-Lucent Press Contacts: Regine Coqueran-Gelin, Tel:
+33-(0)1-40-76-49-24, regine.coqueran@alcatel-lucent.com. Wim van Daele, Tel:
+32-3-240-4601, wim.van_daele@alcatel-Lucent.be. Alcatel-Lucent Investor
Relations: Remi Thomas, Tel: +33-(0)1-40-76-50-61,
remi.thomas@alcatel-lucent.com. Tom Bevilacqua, Tel: +1908-582-7998,
bevilacqua@alcatel-lucent.com. Tony Lucido, Tel: +33-(0)1-40-76-49-80,
alucido@alcatel-lucent.com. Don Sweeney, Tel: +1-908-582-6153,
dsweeney@alcatel-lucent.com

GlobeCast Further Strengthens Resources on Eutelsat Satellites for Professional Video Services in Europe

PARIS, September 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GlobeCast, a leading content management and delivery company, and Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), one of the world's leading satellite operators, announce the signature of a three-year contract for two 36 MHz transponders on Eutelsat's ATLANTIC BIRD(TM) 1 and W2A satellites.

The new capacity will be used for professional video services in order to boost GlobeCast's response to increasing requirements from client broadcasters and news agencies to deliver live coverage of sports, breaking news and special events across Europe.

As a market-leader in end-to-end services for satellite contribution links, GlobeCast's choice of additional Eutelsat satellite capacity brings extra flexibility for worldwide seamless delivery of content. The additional resources on Eutelsat's ATLANTIC BIRD(TM) 1 and W2A will in particular support GlobeCast's response to the increase of contribution links in High-Definition that have grown fourfold over the last year.

Using Satellite News Gathering (SNG) vehicles and flyaway antennas, GlobeCast (a subsidiary of France Telecom) will leverage the new capacity for a full suite of occasional services in Standard Digital and High-Definition. GlobeCast's Europe-based fleet comprises 39 SNG vehicles and Flyaways of which seven are located in the UK, 10 in Italy and 22 in France. GlobeCast also provides global coordination services (logistics, dedicated teams, accreditation) and distribution by satellite or fibre to platforms located on five continents.

GlobeCast and Eutelsat are exhibiting at IBC in Amsterdam from 11 to 15 September: GlobeCast stand - 1 B.40; Eutelsat stand 1 D.59.

About Eutelsat Communication:

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 30 June 2009, Eutelsat's satellites were broadcasting almost 3,200 television channels and 1,100 radio stations. More than 1,000 channels broadcast via its HOT BIRD(TM) video neighbourhood at 13 degrees East which serves over 123 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 610 commercial, technical and operational employees from 28 countries. http://www.eutelsat.com/

About GlobeCast :

A subsidiary of France Telecom, is a leading global provider of content management and worldwide transmission services for professional broadcast delivery. The company operates a secure global satellite and fiber network to manage and transport 10 million hours of video and other rich media each year. Top-tier broadcasters and content providers of all sizes turn to GlobeCast for ingest, aggregation, transmission and repurposing of content for delivery to direct-to-home satellite platforms; cable, IPTV, mobile and broadband headends, as well as corporate and digital signage networks. GlobeCast's fleet of SNG trucks deploys globally to support coverage of the biggest news and sporting events each year in SD and HDTV formats. Borders are non-existent when it comes to GlobeCast's services, thanks to the company's 11 teleports and technical operations centres as well as its 17 offices in Europe, North and Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Australia. http://www.globecast.com/

For further information Eutelsat: Press 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 Investors Gilles Janvier Tel: +33-1-53-98-35-30 investors@eutelsat-communications.com: For further information Globecast Tracey Milham tracey.milham@globecast.com +44-207-753-3617

Eutelsat Communications

CONTACT: For further information Eutelsat: Press, 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. Investors, Gilles Janvier, Tel:
+33-1-53-98-35-30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com. For further
information Globecast: Tracey Milham, tracey.milham@globecast.com,
+44-207-753-3617

Alcatel-Lucent Opens up Award-Winning GPON Platform to Third-Party Optical Network TerminalsAllowing Service Providers to Create True Multi-Vendor GPON Networks, Without Operational Challenges

PARIS - BROADBAND WORLD FORUM EUROPE, September 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced it is taking a major step to help service providers create a true multi-vendor gigabit passive optical networking (GPON) infrastructure, by publishing its "OMCI Interoperability Implementer's Guide - Version 1". Using this guide, optical network terminal (ONT) vendors will gain insights in Alcatel-Lucent's ONT management and control interfaces (OMCI), which they can then integrate in their own terminals to interoperate with Alcatel-Lucent's extensive, embedded base of GPON central office equipment.

1. Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Fiber-to-the-Home Equipment (December 12th, 2008)

Editorial background material

China Mobile deploys Alcatel-Lucent's GPON solution in the provinces of Anhui and Guangdong (July 21st, 2009) http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Doc s_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2009/News_Article_001695.x ml&lu_lang_code=en

R-KOM selects Alcatel-Lucent for turnkey integration and deployment of fiber-based access network in the eastern Bavarian region (July 9th, 2009) http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Doc s_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2009/News_Article_001667.x ml&lu_lang_code=en

Alcatel-Lucent and SFR launch the first 3G+ very high-speed pilot network based on a GPON FTTU backhauling solution (July 1st, 2009) http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Doc s_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2009/News_Article_001652.x ml&lu_lang_code=en

Alcatel-Lucent confirms 1Q'09 broadband access leadership, performing strongly in VDSL and GPON (June 8th, 2009) http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Doc s_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2009/News_Article_001611.x ml&lu_lang_code=en

Alcatel-Lucent confirmed as global IPTV access and middleware market leader (Apr 30th, 2009) http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Doc s_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2009/News_Article_001554.x ml&lu_lang_code=en

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About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent

CONTACT: Alcatel-Lucent Press Contacts: Regine Coqueran-Gelin, Tel:
+33(0)1-40-76-49-24, regine.coqueran@alcatel-lucent.com; Wim van Daele, Tel:
+32-3-240-4601, wim.van_daele@alcatel-Lucent.be; Alcatel-Lucent Investor
Relations: Remi Thomas, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-50-61,
remi.thomas@alcatel-lucent.com; Tom Bevilacqua, Tel: +1-908-582-7998,
bevilacqua@alcatel-lucent.com; Tony Lucido, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-49-80,
alucido@alcatel-lucent.com; Don Sweeney, Tel: +1-908-582-6153,
dsweeney@alcatel-lucent.com

AU Optronics Corp. Reports August 2009 Consolidated Revenue

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary consolidated and unconsolidated August 2009 revenue of NT$37,713 million and NT$36,911 million, both up 15.9% from July 2009. In terms of Y-o-Y comparison, they were up by 1.7% and down by 0.4% respectively.

Large-sized panel(a) shipments for August 2009, with applications on desktop monitors, notebook PCs, LCD TVs and other applications, broke the nine-million mark and set a new record of 9.07 million units, up 9.7% from previous month. As for small- and medium-sized panels, the shipments surpassed 19.69 million units, down by 8.5% from July 2009.

(a) Large-sized refers to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal measurement while small- and medium-sized refers to those below 10 inches

Sales Report :(Unit: NT$ million) Net Sales(1)(2) Consolidated(3) Unconsolidated August 2009 37,713 36,911 July 2009 32,551 31,843 M-o-M Growth 15.9% 15.9% August 2008 37,097 37,072 Y-o-Y Growth 1.7% (0.4%) Jan to Aug. 2009 203,492 200,669 Jan to Aug. 2008 329,856 328,143 Y-o-Y Growth (38.3%) (38.8%) (1) All figures are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Taiwan. (2) Monthly figures are unaudited, prepared by AU Optronics Corp. (3) Consolidated numbers include AU Optronics Corp., AU Optronics (L) Corporation, AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corporation, AU Optronics (Shanghai) Corporation, Tech - Well (Shanghai) Display Co., AU Optronics (Xiamen) Corp., Darwin Precisions (L) Corp., Toppan CFI (Taiwan) Co, Ltd., AU Optronics (Czech) s.r.o., Lextar Electronics Corp., Darwin Precision Corp., BriView Technology Corp., BriView Electronics Corp. and AUO Energy Taiwan Corp. ABOUT AU OPTRONICS

AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) is the worldwide top 3 manufacturer* of thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels (TFT-LCD). AUO is able to provide customers a full range of panel sizes and comprehensive applications, offering TFT-LCD panels in sizes ranging from 1.2 inches to greater than 65 inches. AUO generated NT$423.9 billion (US$12.9 billion) in sales revenue in 2008 and now houses a staff of more than 40,000 employees throughout its global operations spreading across Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the U.S., and Europe. Additionally, AUO is the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to successfully list at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). For more information, please visit AUO.com.

* DisplaySearch 2Q2009 WW Large-Area TFT-LCD Shipment Report dated August 5, 2009. This data is used as reference only and AUO does not make any endorsement or representation in connection therewith. 2008 year end revenue converted by an exchange rate of NTD32.76:USD1.

AU Optronics Corp.

CONTACT: Freda Lee, Corporate Communications Division, AU Optronics Corp.,
+886-3-5008800 x3206 (Tel), or +886-3-5772730 (Fax), or freda.lee@auo.com; or
Yawen Hsiao, Corporate Communications Division, AU Optronics Corp.,
+886-3-5008800 x3211 (Tel), or +886-3-5772730 (Fax), or yawen.hsiao@auo.com

GlobeCast renforce ses ressources sur la flotte Eutelsat pour des services professionnels de video en Europe

PARIS, September 7 /PRNewswire/ -- GlobeCast, leader dans la gestion et la distribution de contenus audiovisuels, et Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris : ETL), l'un des premiers opérateurs mondiaux de satellites, ont annoncé la signature d'un contrat de 3 ans portant sur la location permanente de deux répéteurs de 36 MHz chacun sur les satellites ATLANTIC BIRD(TM) 1 et W2A d'Eutelsat.

Dédiées à l'exploitation de services occasionnels de vidéo, ces capacités satellitaires témoignent de la volonté de GlobeCast de consolider ses ressources pour satisfaire les besoins croissants de ses clients radiodiffuseurs et agences de presse.

Acteur majeur sur le marché mondial des services de contribution par satellite, GlobeCast conduit son expansion en s'appuyant sur la réactivité de ses équipes et la flexibilité de ses ressources. Globecast répond à la demande de ses clients sur tout type d'événement de sport ou d'actualité dans le monde et achemine sans couture toutes sortes de contenus avec une haute qualité de service.

Les nouvelles capacités louées sur les satellites ATLANTIC BIRD(TM) 1 et W2A d'Eutelsat permettent en particulier à GlobeCast d'accompagner l'essor de la demande de solutions de Haute Définition. Entre 2008 et 2009 le nombre de liaisons de contribution assurées en HD a été multiplié par quatre.

De plus, GlobeCast, filiale du groupe France Télécom, détient une flotte de véhicules de reportage/SNG (Satellite News Gathering) et stations transportables (Flyaway) pour exploiter une gamme complète de solutions de contribution en qualité SD ou HD. En Europe, cette flotte réunit un total de 39 moyens mobiles SNG et Fly Away dont 7 en Grande-Bretagne, 10 en Italie et 22 en France. GlobeCast propose, en outre, la coordination globale (logistique, équipes dédiées, accréditations) et la distribution de contenus par satellite et fibre sur des plates-formes établies sur les 5 continents

GlobeCast et Eutelsat seront chacun présents sur le salon IBC d'Amsterdam, du 11 au 15 septembre : GlobeCast - stand 1 B.40 et Eutelsat - stand 1 D.59

Ã€ propos d'Eutelsat Communications

Est vers une audience de plus de 120 millions de foyers recevant le câble et le satellite en Europe, au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique du Nord. La flotte d'Eutelsat distribue également une large gamme de services fixes et mobiles de télécommunications et de diffusion de données pour les réseaux vidéo professionnels et les réseaux d'entreprise, ainsi qu'un portefeuille d'applications haut débit pour les fournisseurs d'accès Internet et pour les transports routiers, maritimes et aériens. Filiale d'Eutelsat dédiée à l'exploitation de services IP sur les téléports d'Eutelsat en France et en Italie, Skylogic commercialise ses services auprès des entreprises, des collectivités locales, des administrations et des organisations humanitaires, en Europe, en Afrique, en Asie et sur le continent américain. Eutelsat, qui a son siège à Paris, emploie, avec ses filiales, 610 collaborateurs commerciaux, techniques et opérationnels originaires de 28 pays.

http://www.eutelsat.com

A propos de GlobeCast

Filiale de France Télécom spécialisée dans les solutions de gestion et de diffusion de contenus, GlobeCast transmet chaque année plus de 10 millions d'heures de contenus vidéo et multimédia, via son réseau mondial satellite et fibre optique. L'entreprise fournit des services de numérisation, d'agrégation, de transmission et de reformatage de contenus destinés à alimenter des plates-formes de télévision par satellite, Télévision Numérique Terrestre, réseaux câblés, TV sur IP, TV sur PC, TV sur mobiles ou encore des réseaux d'affichage audiovisuel dynamique. GlobeCast déploie quotidiennement sa flotte de stations mobiles SNG pour permettre aux radiodiffuseurs de couvrir l'actualité ou les grands événements sportifs mondiaux, en qualité SD ou HD. Les services de GlobeCast sont accessibles dans le monde entier, via à ses 12 centres techniques et 17 bureaux implantés en Europe, en Amérique, en Asie, en Afrique, au Moyen-Orient et en Australie.

http://www.GlobeCast.com

Eutelsat Communications

Pour plus d'information Eutelsat: Presse, Vanessa O'Connor, Tél. : +33-1-53-98-38-88, voconnor@eutelsat.fr. Frédérique Gautier, Tél. : +33-1-53-98-38-88, fgautier@eutelsat.fr. Investisseurs, Gilles Janvier, Tél. : +33-1-53-98-35-30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com. Pour plus d'information Globecast: Laurence Fleurquin, laurence.fleurquin@globecast.com, +33-1-55-95-26-04

Tata Communications Transformation Services (TCTS) Starts Management of SEACOM Cable System Linking the World and Eastern & Southern Africa

MUMBAI, India, September 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Tata Communications Transformation Services Limited (TCTS), a leading provider of business transformation, telecom BPO and consultancy services, announced that they have launched NOC operations, subsequent to SEACOM commissioning the 1.28 Terabytes per second (Tb/s), 17,000-kilometre cable system. TCTS NOC has started managing the network administration, operations and maintenance functions of this SEACOM cable system which connects the African continent to the rest of the world.

Leveraging its parent company's (Tata Communications) expertise in the sub-sea domain, TCTS will help SEACOM enhance connectivity for businesses based out of Europe, Asia and India by providing them with cable and capacity options into Africa and vice versa; an option never available before.

SEACOM will ensure a robust fulfillment and assurance experience to its customers through TCTS' offshore global delivery centres, which provide cost-effective 24X7 service delivery to customers across the world.

The SEACOM cable system enables Tata Communications to provide fully integrated network services from South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenya to its networks in Europe, Asia and India.

Besides high capacity international bandwidth, enterprises and carriers using SEACOM can enjoy delay-free voice and video services made possible by reduced Round Trip Delay (RTD).

"We are proud to be associated with the SEACOM cable project that will bring much needed connectivity into Africa. With our expertise in managing operations of submarine and terrestrial networks, we can bring process efficiencies to SEACOM and as a result transform the businesses and lives of the local people," said V S Shridhar, Chief Operating Officer of TCTS.

The launch of SEACOM augments the SAT3 and SAFE cables in West Africa and South Africa. This gives telcos in Africa the ability to provide a fully redundant service by supplying access via two routes to anywhere in the world, and can reach Europe, for the first time, via multiple routes.

"Before the development of this cable system, most east and southern African nations relied on small and costly satellite circuits to meet their international network requirements," said Brian Herlihy, SEACOM CEO. "SEACOM's establishment marks the first step in meeting the region's fast rising demand for bandwidth and connectivity and we expect many more services to be rolled out as a result of SEACOM's arrival. Businesses using the SEACOM network will truly benefit from TCTS' expertise in managing all business and network operations as well as the leverage offered through the broader Tata Communications group of businesses."

For more information on Tata Communications Transformation Services, visit http://www.tatacommunications-ts.com

About Tata Communications

Tata Communications is a leading global provider of a new world of communications. With a leadership position in emerging markets, Tata Communications leverages its advanced solutions capabilities and domain expertise across its global and pan-India network to deliver managed solutions to multi-national enterprises, service providers and Indian consumers.

The Tata Global Network includes one of the most advanced and largest submarine cable networks, a Tier-1 IP network, with connectivity to more than 200 countries across 400 PoPs, and nearly 1 million square feet of data center and collocation space worldwide.

Tata Communications' depth and breadth of reach in emerging markets includes leadership in Indian enterprise data services, leadership in global international voice, and strategic investments in operators in South Africa (Neotel), Sri Lanka (Tata Communications Lanka Limited), Nepal (United Telecom Limited), and subject to approval by the Chinese government, China (China Enterprise Communications).

Tata Communications Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India and its ADRs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. (NYSE: TCL)

http://www.tatacommunications.com

About Tata Communications Transformation Services

Tata Communications Transformation Services Limited (TCTS), a 100% subsidiary of Tata Communications Ltd., provides leading business transformation, telecom BPO and consultancy services to telecommunication companies around the world. TCTS delivers solutions for all stages of the carrier lifecycle including but not limited to network engineering and design, implementation and operations functions.

TCTS is a part of the $62.5 billion Tata Group. The Tata Group comprises 98 operating companies in seven business sectors, with presence in more than 80 countries across six continents and has a shareholder base of over 2.9 million. TCTS leverages the market expertise of the Tata Group's global telecom operation capabilities and globally established IT, process and consulting skills.

TCTS is headquartered in Mumbai, India with global offices in Europe and North America. TCTS has two world-class ISO 27001 & PAS 99 certified delivery centres in Pune and Chennai, operating independently from its parent, preserving full confidentiality of all its customers' business processes. TCTS carries the rich traditions and business ethics of the Tata companies that are also adopted by Tata Communications, its parent organization.

About SEACOM

SEACOM, which is privately funded and over three quarter African owned, will assist communication carriers in south and east Africa through the sale of wholesale international capacity to global networks via India and Europe. The undersea fibre optic cable system will provide African retail carriers with equal and open access to inexpensive bandwidth, removing the international infrastructure bottleneck and supporting east and southern African economic growth.

SEACOM will be the first cable to provide broadband to countries in east Africa which, at the moment, rely entirely on expensive satellite connections. Within Africa, South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Tanzania and Kenya are inter-connected via a protected ring structure. Additionally, a second express fibre pair is provided from South Africa to Kenya. These two fibre pairs have a combined capacity of 1.28Tbs. Express fibre pairs are also provided from Kenya to France into a PoP in Marseilles, and from Tanzania to India into the PoP in Mumbai. SEACOM has procured fibre capacity from Marseilles to London as part of the SEACOM network.

SEACOM's enormous capacity will enable high definition TV, peer to peer networks, IPTV, and surging Internet demand. Pricing will be significantly lower than current satellite or fibre pricing.

SEACOM will be ready to serve southern and east African markets from July 2009, well in time to meet the bandwidth needs of the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa, and the growing requirements of the economies in the countries it will serve.

SEACOM is 76.25% African owned by:

- Industrial Promotion Services (26.56%), an arm of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development - Venfin Limited (25%) - Convergence Partners (12.5%) - Shanduka Group (12.5%)

The remaining 23.44% is held by Herakles Telecom LLC.

Forward-looking and cautionary statements

Certain words and statements in this release concerning Tata Communications and its prospects, and other statements, including those relating to Tata Communications' expected financial position, business strategy, the future development of Tata Communications' operations, and the general economy in India, are forward-looking statements. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including financial, regulatory and environmental, as well as those relating to industry growth and trend projections, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of Tata Communications, or industry results, to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The important factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, among others, failure to increase the volume of traffic on Tata Communications' network; failure to develop new products and services that meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins; failure to successfully complete commercial testing of new technology and information systems to support new products and services, including voice transmission services; failure to stabilize or reduce the rate of price compression on certain of the company's communications services; failure to integrate strategic acquisitions and changes in government policies or regulations of India and, in particular, changes relating to the administration of Tata Communications' industry; and, in general, the economic, business and credit conditions in India. Additional factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, many of which are not in Tata Communications' control, include, but are not limited to, those risk factors discussed in Tata Communications' various filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at http://www.sec.gov. Tata Communications is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, updates or alters its forward-looking statements.

Media Contacts: Pooja Prabhu Tata Communications Transformation Services +91-92233-16001 pooja.prabhu@tatacommunications.com Danny Lim Hill & Knowlton Singapore for Tata Communications +65-6390-3360 danny.lim@hillandknowlton.com.sg

Tata Communications Transformation Services Limited (TCTS)

Media Contacts: Pooja Prabhu, Tata Communications Transformation Services, +91-92233-16001, pooja.prabhu@tatacommunications.com; Danny Lim, Hill & Knowlton Singapore for Tata Communications, +65-6390-3360, danny.lim@hillandknowlton.com.sg

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. Announces Monthly Net Revenues

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (NYSE: ASX; TAIEX: 2311, "ASE" or the "Company"), announces its unaudited consolidated net revenues for August 2009.

Consolidated net revenues (unaudited) Aug Jul Aug Sequential YoY (NT$ Million) 2009 2009 2008 Change Change Net Revenues 8,349 8,048 8,781 +3.7% -4.9% Safe Harbor Notice:

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding our future results of operations and business prospects. Although these forward-looking statements, which may include statements regarding our future results of operations, financial condition or business prospects, are based on our own information and information from other sources we believe to be reliable, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this press release. The words "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "plan" and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify these forward-looking statements in this press release. Our actual results of operations, financial condition or business prospects may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including risks associated with cyclicality and market conditions in the semiconductor industry; demand for the outsourced semiconductor packaging and testing services we offer and for such outsourced services generally; the highly competitive semiconductor industry; our ability to introduce new packaging, interconnect materials and testing technologies in order to remain competitive; our ability to successfully integrate pending and future mergers and acquisitions; international business activities; our business strategy; general economic and political conditions, including the recent global financial crisis; possible disruptions in commercial activities caused by natural or human-induced disasters; our future expansion plans and capital expenditures; the strained relationship between the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; and other factors. For a discussion of these risks and other factors, please see the documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our 2008 Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on June 24, 2009.

Contact: ASE, Inc. Joseph Tung, CFO / Vice President Allen Kan, Manager Tel: +886-2-8780-5489 Fax: +886-2-2757-6121 Email: ir@aseglobal.com Website: http://www.aseglobal.com/ US contact: Clare Lin, Director Tel: +1-408-986-6524 Email: clare.lin@aseus.com

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

CONTACT: Joseph Tung, CFO and Vice President, or Allen Kan, Manager,
+886-2-8780-5489, or fax, +886-2-2757-6121, or ir@aseglobal.com; or Clare Lin,
Director (US Contact), +1-408-986-6524, or clare.lin@aseus.com, all of
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

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

Tata Communications Transformation Services (TCTS) Starts Management of SEACOM Cable System Linking the World and Eastern & Southern Africa

MUMBAI, India, September 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tata Communications Transformation Services Limited (TCTS), a leading provider of business transformation, telecom BPO and consultancy services, announced that they have launched NOC operations, subsequent to SEACOM commissioning the 1.28 Terabytes per second (Tb/s), 17,000-kilometre cable system. TCTS NOC has started managing the network administration, operations and maintenance functions of this SEACOM cable system which connects the African continent to the rest of the world.

The SEACOM cable system enables Tata Communications to provide fully integrated network services from South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenya to its networks in Europe, Asia and India.

Besides high capacity international bandwidth, enterprises and carriers using SEACOM can enjoy delay-free voice and video services made possible by reduced Round Trip Delay (RTD).

For more information on Tata Communications Transformation Services, visit http://www.tatacommunications-ts.com/

About Tata Communications

Tata Communications Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India and its ADRs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

http://www.tatacommunications.com/ About Tata Communications Transformation Services

About SEACOM

SEACOM's enormous capacity will enable high definition TV, peer to peer networks, IPTV, and surging Internet demand. Pricing will be significantly lower than current satellite or fibre pricing.

SEACOM is 76.25% African owned by: - Industrial Promotion Services (26.56%), an arm of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development - Venfin Limited (25%) - Convergence Partners (12.5%) - Shanduka Group (12.5%) The remaining 23.44% is held by Herakles Telecom LLC. Forward-looking and cautionary statements

Certain words and statements in this release concerning Tata Communications and its prospects, and other statements, including those relating to Tata Communications' expected financial position, business strategy, the future development of Tata Communications' operations, and the general economy in India, are forward-looking statements. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including financial, regulatory and environmental, as well as those relating to industry growth and trend projections, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of Tata Communications, or industry results, to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The important factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, among others, failure to increase the volume of traffic on Tata Communications' network; failure to develop new products and services that meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins; failure to successfully complete commercial testing of new technology and information systems to support new products and services, including voice transmission services; failure to stabilize or reduce the rate of price compression on certain of the company's communications services; failure to integrate strategic acquisitions and changes in government policies or regulations of India and, in particular, changes relating to the administration of Tata Communications' industry; and, in general, the economic, business and credit conditions in India. Additional factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, many of which are not in Tata Communications' control, include, but are not limited to, those risk factors discussed in Tata Communications' various filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at http://www.sec.gov/. Tata Communications is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, updates or alters its forward-looking statements.

Tata Communications Transformation Services Limited (TCTS)

CONTACT: Media Contacts: Pooja Prabhu, Tata Communications
Transformation Services, +91-92233-16001,
pooja.prabhu@tatacommunications.com; Danny Lim, Hill & Knowlton Singapore for
Tata Communications, +65-6390-3360, danny.lim@hillandknowlton.com.sg

NetDragon Celebrates a Decade of Boundless Dreams

HONG KONG, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- NetDragon Websoft Inc. ("NetDragon", with its subsidiaries collectively the "Group"; Stock Code: 777), a leading online game developer and operator in China, recently celebrated its 10th anniversary by hosting the "91 Carnival" and "A Grateful Decade Full of Boundless Dreams - NetDragon Awards Ceremony" in Fujian Stadium, China.

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090907/CNM023 )

Over the past decade, NetDragon has witnessed the blossoming of China's online game industry since its birth, and has positioned itself as a leader to be reckoned with. While most domestic peers entered the industry as third-party game operators, NetDragon forged ahead with independent R&D, and launched its self-made game Monster & Me in 2002. This was soon followed by a series of popular titles such as Conquer Online, Eudemons, Conquer Online, Zero Online and Way of the Five. Also, in 2004 NetDragon continued its pioneering ways by exploring overseas markets, enjoying great success. While getting ready to unveil a series of innovative titles such as Tianyuan and Disney Fantasy Online, NetDragon is also keeping a close eye on opportunities in promising areas, including mobile phone application software and entertainment portals, in an effort to provide more diversified products and services for its users.

Mr. Liu Dejian, Chairman and Executive Director of NetDragon, said, "Looking back on NetDragon's development over the past decade, we feel that today's achievements not only derive from the opportunities bestowed by the times and the unremitting efforts of NetDragon's people, but also from the guidance and support of all government departments and the persistent care and love of our customers. We believe that the future online game market remains full of potential. Thus, NetDragon will stay true to its core advantages in product R&D while upholding the two strategies of 'talent development' and 'creating happy experiences for customers'. Meanwhile, we will seize the opportunities generated by emerging technologies, and intensify efforts to realize dreams for the upcoming decade and reward society as always."

As the leader of Haixi Creative Industry, NetDragon continues to look ahead and has fostered innovation over the past decade. Since listing on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in 2007, NetDragon, with its culture characterized by "Learning, Innovation, Sincerity & Happiness," was recognized as the "Best Employer -- the Most Suitable Company to Work for in China," by Fortune China and one of the "Best Small & Medium-sized Enterprise of China 2008" by Forbes. In addition, it was successfully transferred to the Main Board of the SEHK in June 2008. This year, after being honored with the award of the "Enterprise with Best Online Culture" by the Ministry of Culture, NetDragon won the award of "Top 10 Most Valuable Online Gaming Companies in China Over the Past Decade."

And as a solid corporate citizen, NetDragon is never reluctant to give back to society. In 2007, the Company founded the "Fujian Haixi Foundation for Young Entrepreneurs" in order to help young pioneers realize their dreams. This year, NetDragon was granted the "Honorary Award of Corporate & Employee Contribution Programmes" and the "Community Honor Award" by the Community Chest of Hong Kong.

About NetDragon

NetDragon Websoft Inc. is one of the leading online game developers and operators in the PRC. The Group's game portfolio comprises a range of MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games) that cater to various types of players and gaming preferences. The Group has successfully developed and marketed many popular online titles of various styles. Its current offerings include the games Way of the Five, Eudemons Online, Conquer Online, Zero Online, and Heroes of Might and Magic Online, among others. Some games are available in foreign languages, including English, French and Spanish. The Group also has several games currently in development, including Tian Yuan, Disney Fantasy Online, CJ7 Online, Dungeon Keeper Online and a new version of Ultima Online.

Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090907/CNM023
PRN Photo Desk, 888-776-6555 or 212-782-2840 NetDragon Websoft Inc.

CONTACT: Maggie Zhou (Investor Relations Department) of NetDragon
Websoft Inc., +86-591-8754-3120, ir@nd.com.hk

Web site: http://www.nd.com.cn/ir