Technology: WAN optimization: changing market dynamics and the road ahead

Frost & Sullivan to host an analyst briefing on the WAN optimization market in Asia-Pacific on Thursday, June 5, 2008; 11:00am (GMT +08:00)

Singapore (BUSINESS WIRE) - The WAN optimization market continues to evolve at breakneck speed. The industry has experienced intense consolidation in the past few years with the entry of network infrastructure and security vendors into the playing field.

In tandem with the shifting dynamics, the market has also seen exponential growth. "The WAN optimization sector has witnessed considerable growth and consolidation in recent years; and today stands at an inflection point as a result of increasing convergence," observes Arun Chandrasekaran, industry manager at Frost & Sullivan.

"Security, mobility, virtualization and infrastructure convergence is reshaping the dynamics of this market," he says, adding that these factors will determine the industry forerunners in the long-term.

Chandrasekaran will share his views on the current state and key emerging trends in the Asia-Pacific WAN optimization market at an analyst briefing to be held on Thursday, June 5, 2008, 11:00am (Singapore time).

The briefing takes a look at the key supply and demand trends in the WAN optimization sector and the emerging trends that will influence the landscape of this industry in the coming years. Highlights include market drivers and restraints, evolution of the business ecosystem, demand trends by vertical, horizontal and geographic segment, and future trends in WAN optimization.

The briefing will especially benefit all vendors, resellers, service providers, and current and potential end users of WAN optimization tools.

Those interested in participating in the webinar should send an email to Sarah Lourdes at sarah.lourdes@frost.com with the following information: title of analyst briefing, full name, media/company name, title, telephone number, e-mail address and country.

Upon receipt of the above information, a registration link will be e-mailed to you.

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, partners with clients to accelerate their growth. The company's TEAM Research, Growth Consulting and Growth Team Membership empower clients to create a growth-focused culture that generates, evaluates and implements effective growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan employs over 45 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from more than 30 offices on six continents. For more information about Frost & Sullivan's Growth Partnerships, visit http://www.frost.com.

Frost & Sullivan Corporate Communications - Asia Pacific
Sarah Lourdes, +603-6207-1030 sarah.lourdes@frost.com

Business: Intertek's Electrical Laboratory in Riyadh Saudi Arabia accredited

Intertek's Electrical Laboratory in Riyadh Saudi Arabia accredited by the Saudi Accreditation ommittee (SAC) of the Saudi Arabia Standards Organisation (SASO)

London (BUSINESS WIRE) - Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to a wide range of industries worldwide, is pleased to announce that SASO, the Saudi Arabian Standards Organisation, have recently accredited its electrical laboratory in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

This accreditation brings even greater benefits to our clients both in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and overseas wishing to have products tested for conformity to the Saudi Standards or Gulf Regional requirements or International requirements.

Ian Kitchin, Vice President of Intertek International says; "The development of this laboratory and the accreditation by the National Accreditation Committee (SAC), is testament to Intertek International's commitment to continuing to develop its long relationships and operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In line with the Royal and Ministerial Decrees, Intertek International is supporting further development of testing and certification operations in the KSA."

About Intertek's Government Services

Intertek offers a range of services to governments, national standards organisations and customs departments. We help ensure that goods imported into these countries comply with safety, quality and other standards, preventing the dumping of unsafe goods and improving quality.

Foreign finance ministries use Intertek's services to increase import duty collection and efficiency. Our cargo scanning services reduce international trade security risks for governments. Intertek's worldwide laboratories give rapid inspection, certification and shipment valuations to companies and foreign governments.

About Intertek

Intertek is a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world.
Our services take us into almost every field imaginable, such as textiles, toys, electronics, building, heating, pharmaceuticals, petroleum, minerals, food and cargo scanning.
We operate a global network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 21,000 people in 110 countries around the world.

For more information, visit www.intertek.com/government IntertekHatim Afeneh, General Manager, Government Services
Telephone: +966 1 412 7751 Fax: +966 1 412 7716 hatim.afeneh@intertek.com info.dubai@intertek.com

Technology: ANADIGICS supports LG Electronics` professional level camera phone

Warren, N.J., (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD) today announced that it began shipping production volumes of its ANADIGICS AWT6277 WCDMA power amplifier (PA) modules to LG Electronics for use in the new LG Viewty (LG-KU990), a 5.0 mega pixel professional level camera phone currently available in the UK.

The LG Viewty raises the bar for camera phones, with features including 5.0 mega pixel resolution, auto and manual focus, image stabilization and a handwriting editing function. The video camera on this candy bar form handset can also take video at up to 120 frames per second. With just one click, users can upload a recorded video directly to Google's YouTube and share it with the world. The 3.0 inch full touch screen enables users to enjoy high quality DivX video files in wide screen format.

"We are very pleased that LG Electronics has chosen our AWT6277 PA module for their cutting-edge LG Viewty 3G camera phone," said Dr. Bami Bastani, President & CEO of ANADIGICS. "Our technologically advanced compact dual-band WCDMA power amplifier offers an industry-leading combination of high performance, small footprint, and low profile, making it possible for this mobile device to do much more than make a phone call."

Specifically designed to meet the needs of feature rich mobile handsets, the AWT6277 HELP(TM) WCDMA PA includes ANADIGICS' HELP(TM) technology which reduces WCDMA average power consumption by 50%. Combined with low leakage current in shutdown mode, the AWT6277 PA delivers longer battery life and additional talk-time-two key metrics for mobile handset designers.

The self-contained 4 mm x 4 mm x 1.1 mm surface-mount PA incorporates matching networks optimized for output power, efficiency, and linearity in a 50 ohm system, which reduces device footprint and the need for external components, making it extremely well suited for super-thin designs. AWT6277 HELP(TM) PA is enabled by ANADIGICS' advanced patented InGaP-Plus(TM) HBT technology, which combines InGaP HBT & pHEMT devices on the same die and delivers state-of-the-art performance, reliability, temperature stability, and ruggedness.

The ANADIGICS AWT6277 PA is available now. For additional information, contact ANADIGICS by phone (908) 668-5000 or FAX (908) 668-5132 or visit the Company's Web site at http:/www.anadigics.com/products/handsets_datacards cdma_power_amplifiers/awt6 277 (Due to the length of the URL, please copy and paste into browser to view.)

About ANADIGICS, Inc.

ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD - News) is a leading provider of semiconductor solutions in the rapidly growing broadband wireless and wireline communications markets. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Warren, NJ, the company's award-winning products include power amplifiers, tuner integrated circuits, active splitters, line amplifiers, and other components, which can be sold individually or packaged as integrated radio frequency and front end modules.

For more information, visit www.anadigics.com

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Except for historical information contained herein, this press release contains projections and other forward-looking statements (as that term is defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). These projections and forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and financial performance and can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as "believe", "anticipate", "expect", or words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe our future plans, objectives, estimates or goals are forward-looking statements. No assurances can be given, however, that these events will occur or that these projections will be achieved and actual results and developments could differ materially from those projected as a result of certain factors. Important factors that could cause actual results and developments to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such projections and forward-looking statements include those factors detailed from time to time in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and those discussed elsewhere herein.

SOURCE: ANADIGICS, Inc.
CONTACT: Media Relations,
Charlotte Chiang,
+1-908-668-5000, or
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+1-908-668-5000, or
jpalella@anadigics.com, or
Investor Relations,
Thomas Shields,
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tshields@anadigics.com,
all of ANADIGICS, Inc.
Web site: http://www.anadigics.com
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Energy: AES completes sale of power plant and coal mine in Kazakhstan

Maintains ownership and operation of generation and distribution businesses in Eastern Kazakhstan

Arlington, Va. (BUSINESS WIRE) - The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) today announced it has completed the sale of its interest in the AES Ekibastuz power plant and Maikuben coal mine in Kazakhstan to Kazakhmys PLC for gross proceeds of $1.1 billion.

AES will also receive up to $381 million over a three-year period to manage and operate the facilities acquired by Kazakhmys, Kazakhstan's largest producer of copper and one of the leading copper producers in the world.

AES will maintain ownership and operation of its other facilities located in Eastern Kazakhstan, which include thermal and hydro generation capacity of approximately 2,688 MW and a distribution business with over 400,000 customers.

"The decision to sell a portion of our business in Kazakhstan is consistent with our focus on portfolio management and how we assess the long term potential of each of our businesses in the context of our broader portfolio," said Paul Hanrahan, AES President and Chief Executive Officer. "What makes this sale unique is that AES will continue to maintain a significant presence in the country and play an active role improving the delivery of power in this growing market through the management agreement with Kazakhmys and our remaining generation and distribution businesses in Eastern Kazakhstan."

Ekibastuz, a coal-fired power plant with current available capacity of approximately 2,250 MW, and the Maikuben coal mine are both located in Northern Kazakhstan. AES acquired its initial interests in Ekibastuz and Maikuben in 1996 and 2001, respectively. Since 1996, AES has invested in modernization programs bringing into operation more than 2,000 MW of generation capacity at Ekibastuz.

Kazakhmys has its corporate headquarters in London and operations in Kazakhstan and Germany.

About AES

AES is one of the world's largest global power companies, with 2007 revenues of $13.6 billion. With operations in 29 countries on five continents, AES's generation and distribution facilities have the capacity to serve 100 million people worldwide. Our 15 regulated utilities amass annual sales of over 78,000 GWh and our 123 generation facilities have the capacity to generate more than 43,000 megawatts. Our global workforce of 28,000 people is committed to operational excellence and meeting the world's growing power needs. To learn more about AES, please visit www.aes.com or contact AES media relations at media@aes.com.

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This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those related to future earnings, growth and financial and operating performance. Forward-looking statements are not intended to be a guarantee of future results, but instead constitute AES's current expectations based on reasonable assumptions. Forecasted financial information is based on certain material assumptions. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, continued normal levels of operating performance and electricity volume at our distribution companies and operational performance at our generation businesses consistent with historical levels, as well as achievements of planned productivity improvements and incremental growth investments at normalized investment levels and rates of return consistent with prior experience.

Actual results could differ materially from those projected in our forward-looking statements due to risks, uncertainties and other factors. Important factors that could affect actual results are discussed in AES's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, the risks discussed under Item 1A "Risk Factors" in AES's 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Readers are encouraged to read AES's filings to learn more about the risk factors associated with AES's business. AES undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

The AES Corporation
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Technology: FRONTIERS develops ultra-compact, ultra-low delay MPEG2 encoder

-The ultra-compact (160 x 160 mm) encoder is attachable to a video cam and revolutionalizes the shooting scenes -

Tokyo - /KYODO JBN-AsiaNet/ - FRONTIERS Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President: Hiroshi Tango, FRONTIERS), a pioneer in HD video-over-IP transport technology, has announced that it has developed and released an ultra-compact MPEG2(*1) encoder HD c3000e, which can be integrated with a commercial HD camera.

The HD c3000e is an HD(*2)-compatible encoder unit equipped with a compact, lightweight, ultra-low delay MPEG2 encoder core, which can be attached to a wireless HD relay camera. In addition to HD compatibility, the HD c3000e has achieved ultra-low delay of around 10 msec. Its compact size and lightweight also allow it to be attached to a wireless relay camera. The HD c3000e is an encoder unit that truly meets the on-site needs at shooting scenes.

< Physical features of HD c3000e - Dimensions: Height: 35mm, Width: 160 mm, Depth: 160 mm - Weight: 700g or less The HD c3000e is capable of encoding digital signal, which is input via SDI I/F, in MPEG2 format and outputting the stream data to ASI I/F in TS format, etc. Audio is compatible with linear PCM (SMPTE302M compliant). MPEG2 allows video transport with higher image quality and less bandwidth compared to JPEG2000.

< Key Features - Industry's first, compact, lightweight and power-saving design. - Delay through the encoder and the decoder is only 10 mm sec. - The case is made of material with high thermal conductivity and employs a fan-less, drip-proof and dust-proof design. - Up to three sets of configuration files can be memorized. - HD c3000e can be mounted to a camera using a detachable commercial V-shaped holder.

FRONTIERS has already started production of HD c3000e and plans to begin delivery soon. Prior to the release, a demonstration using HD c3000e will be shown in the Fuji Television booth at the IMC TOKYO 2008, which will be held at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan, from June 11 to 13, 2008. Please come and see the quality and size of HD c3000e. For details about IMC TOKYO 2008, please visit http://www.imctokyo.jp/english/.

As transition to digital broadcast accelerates, FRONTIERS expects the compact, lightweight, HD-compatible HD c3000e to be widely used at scenes requiring mobile shooting, such as sports broadcasting, concerts and other events, and news reporting.

(*1) MPEG2: One of the methods used for compressing video data; part of the MPEG standard. It is widely used in DVD video and next-generation digital television, including terrestrial digital TV.

(*2) HD: Stands for High Definition. It refers to high-resolution video or High Vision video imagery.

About FRONTIERS Outline of business: FRONTIERS Co., Ltd. (Sogyo) was established in 1996 in Sagamihara, Japan. Under the corporate philosophy to be a true innovator who operates a business of turning 0 into 1 in leading-edge technological fields (FRONTIERS), thereby contributing to the creation of a better society, FRONTIERS has been delivering technologies from Japan and products to the Japanese market. FRONTIERS mainly develops, manufactures and sells video transmission equipment based on optical communications and IP technology. FRONTIERS solutions have already been widely deployed in international events such as the Winter Olympics in Turin and EXPO Aichi Japan. Our goal is to see our solutions from Japan, being used in every real-time IP transport of HD video, both in Japan and overseas, in the near future. For more information, please visit http://www.big-frontiers.co.jp .

SOURCE: FRONTIERS Co., Ltd.
Contact:
Midori Kaito
Corporate Communications
FRONTIERS CO., LTD.
Phone: +81-3-6419-3235
Fax: +81-3-6419-3237
E-mail: midori-kaito@big-frontiers.co.jp
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Technology: Marvell names Clyde R. Hosein Chief Financial Officer

Santa Clara, Calif. (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: MRVL), a leader in storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, today announced it has named Clyde R. Hosein Chief Financial Officer, effective June 23rd, 2008.

Mr. Hosein brings to Marvell more than 25 years of experience in finance and operations in high technology industries. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hosein was chief financial officer for Integrated Device Technologies (IDT) and held the same position at Advanced Interconnect Technologies (AIT). Before joining Advanced Interconnect Technologies, Mr. Hosein was the chief financial officer and senior director of corporate planning of Candescent Technologies Corporation.
Previous to Candescent, Mr. Hosein spent over 14 years with IBM Corporation, where he held several positions within their storage, microelectronics, data systems and corporate divisions.

"Clyde has extensive financial management experience in the tech sector as well as a strong record of improving operations within the organizations he has served," said Sehat Sutardja, Marvell's Chief Executive Officer. "I am confident that his past experience and proven leadership will help him guide Marvell as we continue to build a solid platform for growth. We are very pleased to welcome Clyde to the Marvell team."

"I'm extremely impressed with Marvell's history of innovation, market leadership, and their commitment to excellence," said Hosein. "I believe my background and expertise are an excellent fit for this world-class organization as it embarks on its next phase of growth and I am looking forward to helping the Marvell team achieve the next level of excellence."

Mr. Hosein holds an M.B.A. from New York University Stern School of Business and a B.S. in industrial engineering from Polytechnic University in New York. He is a member of the Board of Directors for Cree Inc., where he serves on the Audit and Governance and Nominating committees, having previously served on the Compensation Committee.

Mr. Hosein's appointment is concurrent with the transition of George de Urioste, who has served as interim Chief Financial Officer since January 2008 to a new role as Acting Chief Operating Officer, covering a broad range of responsibilities.
Pantas Sutardja, who has been serving as Acting COO, will relinquish those responsibilities in order to devote his full attention to his role as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

"We want to thank George for his excellent service as interim chief financial officer," said Mr. Sutardja. "George has been an integral member of the Marvell management team for the past few months, and we look forward to his continued leadership as acting chief operating officer."

About Marvell

Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) is the leader in development of storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions. The company's diverse product portfolio includes switching, transceiver, communications controller, wireless and storage solutions that power the entire communications infrastructure including enterprise, metro, home and storage networking. As used in this release, the terms "company" and "Marvell" refer to Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries, including Marvell Semiconductor Inc. (MSI), Marvell Asia Pte Ltd (MAPL), Marvell Japan K.K., Marvell Taiwan Ltd., Marvell International Ltd. (MIL), Marvell U.K. Limited, Marvell Semiconductor Israel Ltd. (MSIL), Marvell Software Solutions Israel Ltd., and Marvell Semiconductor Germany GmbH. MSI is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and designs, develops and markets products on behalf of MIL and MAPL. MSI may be contacted at (408) 222-2500 or at http://www.marvell.com

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For Further Information Contact:
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Marvell Public Relations
408-242-0027
dvanasse@marvell.com
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Ogilvy PR Worldwide
650-544-5070
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SOURCE: Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
CONTACT: Diane Vanasse,
Marvell Public Relations,
+1-408-242-0027,
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Business: Brandes` view on Hibiya Engineering`s response to shareholder proposal

San Diego, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. ("Brandes") publicly disclosed on April 29th, 2008, that it submitted to Hibiya Engineering, Ltd. (the "Company"), an engineering company based in Japan and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, a resolution (the "Resolution") to be submitted for shareholder approval at the Company's upcoming annual meeting of shareholders.

The Resolution calls for the Company's Board of Directors to authorize: 1) a one-time dividend of 32.5 yen per share of common stock (including the interim dividend of 7.5 yen per share, the annual dividend, if approved, shall be 40 yen per share), payable by September 30th, 2008, and 2) a share buyback program of up to 1.5 million shares for a maximum of 1.5 billion yen. A copy of the Resolution is available at the Brandes website at http://www.brandes.com/Inv PressReviews.htm

On May 15th, 2008, the Company issued a public statement opposing the Resolution due to the belief that it violates the Company's basic policy of distributing stable 'appropriate shareholder returns' based on securing 'necessary and ample internal reserves.' The statement implies that the Resolution is not 'appropriate' because the size of the dividend and share buyback proposed will be 3.3x consolidated net income, while the current Company plan will be 1.3x. While the payout ratio may appear high, the Resolution is not requesting for the commitment for a high long-term payout ratio, but rather a commitment to reduce what Brandes believes is substantial excess capital at the Company. The intent of the Resolution is for the Company to acknowledge its 'excess capital' and commit to gradually reducing it through means that the Company feels most appropriate. Therefore, Brandes believes that payout ratios are not the most relevant metric to measure whether the proposal is 'appropriate.'

In addition, Brandes believes that the Company has failed to specifically quantify what it refers to as 'necessary and ample internal reserves.' As of March 31st, 2008, the Company had approximately 41 billion yen in financial assets, which is significantly higher than the Company's current market value of nearly 30 billion yen. The Company has stated that of the 41 billion yen in financial assets, 31 billion yen is necessary for working capital and business/cross shareholding investments, while the remaining 10 billion yen is earmarked for increasing strategic/cross shareholding investments to acquire profitable projects and for future investments in new businesses to foster growth. Brandes believes that reserving 10 billion yen for 'future investments' is not in the best interest of shareholders, and notes that the Company has held well in excess of this amount in cash for a number of years.

The Resolution, if approved, will only result in an incremental return to shareholders of approximately 2 billion yen, which, considering the historical average annual free cash flow generation (defined as net income + depreciation -- capex) of about 1 billion yen and the 10 billion yen earmarked for future potential investments, will not compromise what Brandes believes is 'necessary and ample reserves.'

Additionally, the current management plan is targeting a long-term ROE of a mere 4%, while the Company itself believes its cost of capital is only 5%. Even assuming 5% is the correct assumption for the Company's cost of capital (which Brandes believes is in fact higher), this implies that the Company will continue to destroy value by deploying the excess capital in below cost of capital projects. While Brandes supports necessary investments to improve the long-term value of the Company, it is essential that any such investment is only made if it is reasonably expected to generate rates of return above its cost of capital.

Lastly, the Company states that due to the highly seasonal 4th quarter concentrated orders of the construction industry, it is not prudent to commit to annual share buybacks at the start of the fiscal year. Brandes does not dispute the seasonality of orders, but believes that the Resolution does not reduce management flexibility in executing share buybacks in any way, given its modest size relative to the Company's more than ample cash reserves.

While Brandes is disappointed that the Company does not support its Resolution, it commends the Company for putting the Resolution to a vote at the upcoming annual shareholders meeting. Brandes also acknowledges that the Company is taking small positive steps in the right direction by announcing a memorial dividend of 10 yen per share for FY3/2008, and a share buyback program of up to 1 million shares for a maximum of 1.0 billion yen during the period of June 30th, 2008 -- November 10th, 2008. Although the Company only managed to execute less than one-third of the share buyback program it announced in FY3 2008, Brandes expects that the company will fully execute the recently announced share buyback program for this fiscal year.

Regardless of the outcome of the vote on the Resolution, Brandes believes that all the Company's shareholders will have benefitted from this process. Brandes will continue to monitor the Company's capital structure and the investments that it makes, and will consider making or supporting similar proposals in future years designed to enhance the long-term value of the Company.

On behalf of its investment advisory clients, Brandes currently holds in excess of 9% of the Company's shares. This represents an ownership position built since 1998.

Brandes is a U.S. registere investment advisor. Located at 11988 El Camino Real, Suite 500, San Diego, California, 92130. Brandes managed approximately US$93.4 billion on behalf of institutional and individual investors, as of March 31st, 2008.

The above information is based on the following conditions. This press release is not intended to advocate the purchase or sale of the Company's stock. Also, the press release is not based on the intention that Brandes, its related parties and other third parties solicit proxies for the Company's Annual General Meeting ("AGM").

This press release is based on information currently available as of the date of this announcement. Brandes has acted in full caution and on best effort, but cannot guarantee that the information is correct. In addition, the Resolution does not guarantee a specific outcome for the votes at the AGM. Brandes may, depending on the situation, change or revoke the Resolution.

This press release is not intended to influence the share price of the Company. Brandes does not guarantee any reaction by the market in regards to this press release, the Resolution or the Company's response to the Resolution and press release. This press release is solely intended to explain the background and rationale for submitting the Resolution.

SOURCE:
Brandes Investment Partners, L.P.
CONTACT:
Ray Lewis of Brandes Investment Partners, L.P.
+1-858-523-3588
PublicRelations@brandes.com
Web site: http://www.brandes.com

Technology: CDMA Development Group supports China's telecommunications restructuring plan

Reorganized telecom sector will encourage differentiation between the differing wireless technologies and increase competition

ADVISORY (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --

WHAT:
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) expressed its support for the recently announced restructuring of China's telecommunications industry, further adding that it believes the new structure will catalyze the fair distribution of 3G licenses and further increase the growth of CDMA in China. The company issued the following statement:

"The CDMA community supports the restructuring of China's telecommunications industry and believes it will lead to the licensing of 3G services, further stimulate healthy competition and build economies of scale for CDMA in China, as well as around the world through increased exports. The performance and flexibility of CDMA2000(r) networks have enabled operators to
rapidly and cost-effectively deploy telephony services and new capabilities such as high-speed wireless broadband Internet access, highly accurate location-based services and essential public safety services. The CDG plans to be an active participant in meeting the demand for these services in China through the continued expansion of the country's CDMA2000 network," stated Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG.

Executives from the CDG are available to provide commentary regarding its support of China's telecommunications industry restructuring, including the positive effect the CDG believes this restructuring will have on innovation, competition and the growth of CDMA in China and around the world.

WHO:
The CDMA Development Group is a trade association formed to foster the worldwide development, implementation and use of CDMA2000 technologies. The more than 130 member companies of the CDG include many of the world's largest wireless carriers and equipment manufacturers. The primary activities of the CDG include development of CDMA2000 features and services, public relations, education and seminars, regulatory affairs and international support.

Currently, there are more than 500 individuals working within various CDG subcommittees on CDMA2000-related matters.

PRESS INQUIRIES:
Please contact the CDG News Bureau at
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High-Tech: WiQuest to showcase industry firsts at Computex

Company Offers a View of new wireless USB applications shipping in 2008

Computex Taipei 2008 Allen, Texas (BUSINESS WIRE) - WiQuest Communications, Inc., the worldwide leader in complete ultrawideband solutions, announced today that it will be demonstrating new ultrawideband (UWB) consumer applications that are based on WiQuest technology at Computex Taipei, June 3-7, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Taipei.

WiQuest will provide hands-on demonstrations of new Wireless USB applications implemented in consumer products by various Tier 1 manufacturers that will be available to consumers in the second half of 2008. These new products are based on WiQuest's leading Wireless USB technology and span applications in leading notebook PCs and, for the first time, in multifunctional devices beyond basic hubs and dongles. These applications are based on the USB-IF's Wireless USB 1.0 Specification.

Steve Perna, WiQuest's CEO and president, and Todd Brown, VP of sales, will also be on hand to answer questions on the company's products and strategies.

WiQuest's complete solution has been selected by most Tier 1 PC and PC Peripheral companies in the industry. The company is also leading the way for UWB with Wireless Digital Video (WiDV?) and Wireless USB in the enterprise and consumer arenas.

To schedule a private demonstration, please contact Eddie Liao at +(886)-0916-243-845 or email Taiwan@WiQuest.com.

WiQuest's Taiwan sales and support office is located at WiQuest Communications, Inc.Taiwan BranchFuxing S. Rd., Sec. 2#237, 10F-3Taipei, 106 Taiwan R.O.C.Tel: +(886)-02-2709-7816 About WiQuest WiQuest Communications, Inc. is the leading consumer solutions company designing and developing complete WiMedia-based ultra high speed, ultrawideband (UWB) platforms.
WiQuest's complete solution portfolio includes chipset, software and manufacturing designs. WiQuest's world class technology and technical support enable a new class of "off-the-shelf-production" wireless connectivity to PC, digital entertainment, consumer electronics and mobile systems enabling The New Frontier of Wireless?.

Founded in September 2003, WiQuest's strong team comprises thousands of years of collective industry semiconductor, software, and systems experience, resulting in dozens of successful high-volume product implementations including Wireless LAN, DSL and Ethernet solutions. To learn more about WiQuest, please visit www.WiQuest.com.

WiQuest?, WiDV?, Wireless Docking?, and The New Frontier of Wireless? are trademarks of WiQuest Communications, Inc. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of the respective owners.

WiQuest Communications Pam Johnson, 214-547-1600 Pam.Johnson@WiQuest.com

Technology: SISVEL and CESI work together for the success of Chinese standards

Turin,Italy (BUSINESS WIRE) - SISVEL today announced that it entered into an agreement with CESI to promote the cooperation between Chinese and foreign companies on Intellectual Property Rights and to support the success of Chinese standards.

As a result of this agreement, SISVEL will also work with CESI to support and facilitate the formation of patent pools related to Chinese standards. This will allow a one stop access to license essential patents to practice those new Chinese standards and will contribute to the success of those standards.

"Cooperating with CESI to facilitate the formation of patent pools related to Chinese standards is an honour for Sisvel.", declared Mr Gian Antonio Pancot, Chief Executive Officer of SISVEL SpA. "It is also in line with our company's strong commitment to the worldwide standardization process of consumer electronic technologies."

About CESI

CESI (the China Electronics Standardization Institute) is a Chinese non-profit institution engaged in standardization and conformity assessment activities in the field of electronic information technologies. Authorized by specific government departments, CESI organizes the development of national and industrial standards for electronic information technologies based on the principle of consensus and transparency. It is devoted to the interests of the public, promoting scientific and technical development and participating in international standardization activities in the field of electronic information technologies in order to safeguard legitimate national interests.

About SISVEL

SISVEL is a patent management company that has become a leader in promoting innovation and in licensing patents for the past 25 years. It is a recognized world leader in increasing the value of patents, enabling users to acquire patent rights necessary for a particular technology standard from multiple patent holders in a single transaction, and providing one-stop
technology platform patent licenses.

For more information, please refer to www.sisvel.com.
Alberto Leproni
PR & Media Relations
Sisvel S.p.A
Tel: +39011 9904114
Fax: +39011 9863725
E-Mail: alberto.leproni@sisvel.com

Energy: SkyPower exploring strategic alternatives

Developer plans to xatapult its growth & penetration of the wind and solar industry

Toronto - CNW-AsiaNet - Canada's leading renewable energy developer, SkyPower Corp, a Lehman Brothers Company, announced today that it is considering strategic alternatives to augment its growing capital base and accelerate development of its wind and solar pipelines. The Company's portfolio of wind and solar projects - in various stages of development and construction - represents in excess of 10,000 MW of potential renewable energy.

As the wind industry continues to evolve and consolidate, SkyPower intends to strengthen its position as the supplier of choice for large renewable energy projects. The Company has substantial capital investments in wind turbines and solar panels, and plans to continue its investment program in order to meet the growing demand of utilities in North America and
selected countries across the globe.

"We are very proud of SkyPower's growth and penetration in the Canadian renewable landscape. The clean energy sector is growing exponentially in Canada and around the world. We believe that Canada is a key region where we will continue to have a lead market share, and we look forward to the coming months as we explore alternatives with our partners to take the Company to the next stage of its growth trajectory," said Kerry Adler, President & Chief Executive Officer of SkyPower.

About SkyPower

SkyPower Corp., a Lehman Brothers Company, is Canada's largest renewable energy developer with interests in more than 100 wind and solar projects at various stages of construction and development across 12 provinces/states, representing more than 10,000 MW of potential capacity. Working with local partners, SkyPower also has wind energy under development in India and hydro projects under development in Panama. For more information, visit www.skypower.com

SOURCE: SkyPower Corp.
CONTACT: David Bacon, (416) 979-4622

Business: Crossbeam expands presence in Japan

Boxborough, Mass. and Tokyo, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Crossbeam Systems announced today that it has expanded its presence in Tokyo, Japan to serve the growing market demand for its Next Generation Security Platforms. To head up operations, Crossbeam has appointed industry veteran Mike Mizumoto to lead the company's efforts.

Crossbeam provides a Next Generation Security Platform that virtualizes delivery of best-of-breed security applications from leading vendors. Customers comprise more than 700 large enterprises and service providers worldwide. Global customers include leaders such as ABN Amro, Bank Leumi, Capital One, CheckFree (now part of Fiserv), Emirates Bank, Fujitsu, Scottrade and Telefonica Empresas, to name a few. The expansion into Japan will build upon Crossbeam's global success in helping the world's largest enterprises successfully protect and manage their security infrastructure with the carrier-class speed, scalability and reliability required by high-performance networks.

"The market opportunity for Crossbeam in Japan is significant, and we now have on-the-ground expertise and leadership in Mizumoto, support from our security and integration partners, and a rowing pipeline of customers to drive revenue and market share growth," said Pete Fiore, president and CEO of Crossbeam Systems. "Mizumoto brings the right skill set to address country-specific customer requirements -- where the massive consolidation and simplification benefits of our security platform resonate highly with companies looking to incorporate more cost- and energy-efficient network security solutions."

In his new role as country manager, Mr. Mizumoto will be responsible for running Crossbeam's sales and marketing efforts and managing operations. A primary focus will be on collaborating closely with Crossbeam's ISV partners, including Check Point, IBM, Trend Micro and Websense, as well as leading integration partners in Japan to develop opportunities for deploying next-generation security services -- also referred to as the high-end Unified Threat Management (UTM) market.

According to a recent IDC study, the market demand in Japan for threat management security appliances grew by 17 percent to 29.7 billion Yen over the same period last year. "Security appliances have already overtaken software in the threats management products market because of its advantage in cost-performance and ease of installation," said Hideki Hanaoka, research manager, Security, IDC Japan.

"Crossbeam is well positioned to take advantage of the managed security services market in Japan, which IDC estimates will reach 480 billion Yen, approximately US $4.8 billion by 2010," said Mr. Mizumoto. "IDC has consistently ranked Crossbeam as the high-end UTM leader for the last three years -- one of the key deployment platforms for managed security services. This is important to customers, who are looking to reduce the cost and complexity of security management with a scalable best-in-class security infrastructure that only Crossbeam can provide. I look forward to building Crossbeam's presence in Japan that, along with our ISV and distribution partners, will meet the growing demand for next-generation security services."

A graduate of Keio University with a degree in economics, Mr. Mizumoto brings to Crossbeam more than 25 years' experience working in sales, marketing and executive management positions at leading IT and networking companies. His most recent tenure was spent at Forval Creative and Zuken NetWave, Inc., two of the country's top distributors of IT security products and services. Mr. Mizumoto brings a deep understanding of the requirements for success in securing Japan's largest networks, where he helped to define the UTM market and drive its rapid growth.

Crossbeam and Security Industry Leaders Address the Media

In a press conference to be held today at 10:00 am at the Aoyama Diamond Hall in Tokyo, Japan, the top leaders in security will gather to discuss opportunities in the Japanese market and how they can work together to address customers' next-generation security needs. Senior security executives will include:
-- Mr. Mike Mizumoto, country manager, Crossbeam Systems
-- Mr. Takahiro Sugiyama, president, Check Point Japan
-- Ms. Tomomi Arakawa, director, Internet Security Systems,ITS, IBM Japan
-- Mr. Akihiko Omikawa, executive vice president and general manager,

Trend Micro Japan, Global Consumer Business Unit, Global Service Business Unit
-- Mr. Seiji Goto, country manager, Websense Japan

In addition to presentations from each of the senior executives, the press conference will provide details on Crossbeam's expansion, including plans for hiring and go-to-market efforts with its partners to deliver integrated, highly-competitive next-generation security solutions.

"We work closely with Crossbeam on a global scale, and look forward to the opportunities we can develop locally," said Mr. Omikawa, executive vice president and general manager, Trend Micro Japan. "Crossbeam and Trend Micro's recently launched Next Generation Content Gateway solution family has been well-received and we expect to accelerate these deployments in Japan. Customers can expect the solution to deliver superior performance, ease-of-management, and scalability for their Web and content security services."

Following the press conference, the public is invited to participate in a seminar on Next Generation Security to be lead by Crossbeam and will include guest speakers from NetOne Systems, a leading network integrator for security products and services.

About Crossbeam

Crossbeam Systems, Inc. transforms the way enterprises, service providers and government agencies architect and deliver security services. The basis of Crossbeam's solution is its Next Generation Security Platform, a highly scalable hardware platform that facilitates the consolidation, virtualization and simplification of security services delivery, while preserving the customers' choice of best-of-breed security applications. Crossbeam offers the only security platform that delivers unparalleled network performance, scalability, adaptability and resiliency. Customers choose Crossbeam to intelligently manage risk, accelerate and maintain compliance, and protect their businesses from evolving threats. Crossbeam is headquartered in Boxborough, Mass., and has offices in Europe and Asia Pacific.

More information is available at: www.crossbeam.com

Crossbeam Systems and Crossbeam are registered trademarks of Crossbeam Systems, Inc. All other company, product or service names not owned by Crossbeam mentioned in this press release are the property of their respective owners.

Contact: Sharon Dratch
Davies Murphy Group
(781) 418-2425
crossbeam@daviesmurphy.com
http://www.daviesmurphy.com

SOURCE: Crossbeam Systems, Inc.
CONTACT: Sharon Dratch of Davies Murphy Group for Crossbeam Systems, Inc.,
+1-781-418-2425,
crossbeam@daviesmurphy.com; or
Matt Rollender of Crossbeam Systems,
+1-978-318-7500,
mrollender@crossbeam.com
Web site: http://www.crossbeam.com

Technology: Applied Robotics announces addition of a new distributor in China

Glenville, N.Y. (BUSINESS WIRE) - Applied Robotics Inc., a leading provider of automation end-of-arm tooling and connectivity solutions has recently added a new Distributor to their already prestigious line-up of partners.
China Shipbuilding Equipment & Materials Northeast Corporation (CSEMNC), a subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) joins the eleven existing Applied Robotics, Inc. Distributors and will bring new coverage to all of
China.

"Wider distribution of our products and solutions internationally will continue to be an ongoing focus for Applied Robotics, Inc. and we are pleased to have added CSIC as a distributor in China," says Jim Fitzgerald, vice president of Applied Robotics Inc. "The Chinese industrial market is one of the fastest growing world markets and we're excited to be working with CSIC.""Our agreement with Applied Robotics, Inc. not only opens up a new revenue stream for our company, it also helps solidify and broaden our relationships with automotive and other industries by providing additional products and solutions they require," says Mr Yingkai Chen, director of the mechanical and electronic department at CSIC.

Since 1963, CSEMNC has been an important player in the Chinese industrial arena. Their newly developed automation division works extensively with the Chinese automotive industry as well as the automotive transplants in China and other industries. They look to develop new products as well as offering training and support to that and other industries throughout the whole of China. The Applied Robotics, Inc. product line of tool changers, collision sensors, grippers, connectivity technology and custom solutions will well complement the CSIC existing line of products and total automation support goals.

About Applied Robotics

Applied Robotics Inc., headquartered in Glenville, N.Y. is an ISO-9001 certified, employee-owned company serving the world's automation market. Founded in 1983, Applied Robotics designs and manufactures end-of-arm tooling and connectivity solutions intended to solve complex automation problems and improve efficiencies. Serving a wide spectrum of customers and industries ranging from large Fortune 500 companies to small privately-held businesses, the company's wrist-down solutions can be found in manufacturing, welding, assembly, material removal and material handling applications throughout the United States, Canada, Pacific Rim, Europe, Mexico, South America, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and China.. More information can be found on the company website at www.arobotics.com.

Applied Robotics and the Applied Robotics logo are trademarks of Applied Robotics Inc. All other trademarks are owned by their respective companies.

Applied Robotics Inc.Joanne Brown, Marketing Coordinator, 518-384-1000 Fax: 518-384-1200 jbrown@arobotics.com

Technology: MO-Call now offers low-cost calls from Blackberry mobiles

London (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Morodo Ltd is pleased to announce that its popular low-cost calling software, MO-Call, is now available for Blackberry mobiles. MO-Call provides seamless international calling from the Blackberry Curve 8300, 8310 and 8320; Pearl 8100, 8110, 8120 and 8130; and the Blackberry 8800, 8820 and 8830.

Andrew Reid, Managing Director at Morodo stated that, "Blackberry users can now benefit from the substantial savings of MO-Call.

Business users finally have a viable alternative to the very expensive outbound international calling tariffs levied by Mobile Network Operators. No change in user behaviour is required to use MO-Call, there's no need to change handset, mobile number or network provider, that's an important consideration for IT Managers responsible for reducing costs whilst maintaining vast fleets of company mobiles." Mr Reid said.

James Barnes, Morodo's Technical Director, said, "MO-Call for Blackberry mobiles has been developed to offer a seamless way of using the MO-Call service. It's simple to make calls, once the application is switched on, just dial and save."

Mr Barnes went on to say that he was, "Very happy with this achievement as it represents a good example of porting an existing application to yet another technology platform. Morodo's Research and Development team in Beijing, China intends to provide software applications for every popular mobile device group, operating system and manufacturer, offering the widest possible hardware footprint for the MO-Call service. Today we support 550 devices."

MO-Call software for Blackberry mobiles is available as a free download from the MO-Call website: http://www.mo-call.com

About Morodo

Morodo Group offers mobile services to a global customer base under the MO-Call brand. The company also offers software services (under license) to traditional telecoms carriers, mobile networks and brand name owners.

Headquartered in London UK, Morodo Group owns and operates Beijing Morodo Technology Development Co., Ltd. (Beijing Morodo), a Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise in the People's Republic of China. Beijing Morodo's Research and Development facility focuses on innovation in the wireless world.

Morodo news is available at the company website: http://www.morodogroup.com

CONTACT: Andrew Reid (e-mail: areid@morodo.co.uk)
+44(0)20-7096-4880 Morodo Limited Level 7 80 Cannon Street
London EC4N 6HL United Kingdom

Business: Achieving the 'Best-Fit' for Enterprise IT Security

Singapore (BUSINESS WIRE) - Frost & Sullivan's exclusive Executive MindXchange summit, Secure Enterprise Summit, kicks off today. The two-day summit will focus on the need for enterprises to achieve the best fit between the business, IT security and the external environment.

Speaking at the keynote address, Mr Thomas Frazier, Principal Consultant of Security Solutions at Verizon Business says, "Security should be delivered as an ongoing process, addressing all parts of the security life-cycle, providing visibility and control, with the aim of constant service improvement - thus, reducing risk.

"No one-size fits all; security solutions simply have to be aligned with the business requirements and working practices of the enterprises, which this summit will address," adds Mr Frazier.

The summit will touch on a variety of topics relevant to corporations regardless of their industry type or size, including security governance, security convergence and its impact on businesses, the need for a chief security officer (CSO), end-point security, business continuity planning and managed security services.

With businesses becoming more diverse in terms of their IT set-up, it is now even more pertinent to find the right security fit for enterprises; unlike past concepts of utilising general security products available in the market.

Investing in a sound security solution that complements an enterprise's business model, adapts to the ever-changing external environment, and creates intelligence from chaos is a balance that many organisations are striving to achieve today.

Mr Arun Chandrasekaran, Industry Manager at Frost & Sullivan acknowledges that many enterprises in Asia are finally beginning to appreciate the key role of security in integrating technology with their businesses.

"Enterprises should align their investments to the tripartite concept of attaining the best fit between their business models, technology and security needs. It is important to note that attaining the best fit is not an end in itself; they need to maintain adherence to the best-fit concept by constantly adapting to their external environment, in the shape of emerging threats, technologies and business processes," he highlights.

A highly interactive summit, it features end-user case studies and panel discussions with senior representatives from Defence Science & Technology Agency (DSTA) of Singapore, Oracle Corporation, BT Global Services, Malaysia Airlines, Juniper Networks, Macquarie Telecom and others. Besides networking and best practices exchange, the latest in security solutions are also on exhibit for delegates which include representatives from various local companies, government agencies and multinational companies.

Juniper Networks, Macquarie Telecom, Websense, Riverbed, Tumbleweed Communications, Datacraft, BoxSentry and RSA are the sponsors for the summit. Network World Asia, Enterprise Innovation and ZDNet Asia are the official media partners.

For more information on the summit and 2009 registration, please visit www.frost-ses.com.

About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, partners with clients to accelerate their growth. The company's TEAM Research, Growth Consulting and Growth Team Membership empower clients to create a growth-focused culture that generates, evaluates and implements effective growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan employs over 45 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from more than 30 offices on six continents. For more information about Frost & Sullivan's Growth Partnerships, visit http://www.frost.com.

Frost & Sullivan Corporate Communications - Asia Pacific:
Surbhi Dedhia, +65-6890-0926 surbhi.dedhia@frost.com
or Neethiya Sadagopal, +65-6890-0966
neethiya.sadagopal@frost.com

Technology: Groundbreaking Palestinian-Israeli start-up G.ho.st showcased

Groundbreaking Palestinian-Israeli start-up G.ho.st showcased at Wall Street Journal's prestigious D conference
Unveils revolutionary free virtual computer announces investment from benchmark capital

Ramallah and Modi'in (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - The G.ho.st(TM) Virtual Computer was selected yesterday as one of just five new consumer technologies from around the world to launch on-stage at the Wall Street Journal's prestigious D: All Things Digital conference.

G.ho.st (the Global Hosted Operating SysTem at http://G.ho.st, pronounced "ghost") offers its Web-based Virtual Computer (VC) free of charge to every human being.

G.ho.st is proud to be the first joint Palestinian-Israeli technology start-up and one of the only companies developing a major new technology in the Palestinian territories. The unique joint Palestinian-Israeli team comprises over 40 Palestinian
and Israeli professionals collaborating across political and physical barriers, primarily using Internet videoconferencing.

The G.ho.st Virtual Computer (VC) advances the trend of Web software (software-as-a-service) to the next generation with an entire personal computing environment (desktop, file system, applications, and settings) hosted in the cloud. Benefits of the G.ho.st Virtual Computer include:

* Access to user's desktop from any Web browser.
* Admin-free: Secure, up-to-date and backed up with no installation required.
* G.ho.st desktop, file system and many of the applications are free of charge.
* Manages web resources: files, applications and web stuff with one URL, one sign-on and interoperability.

G.ho.st is in public alpha and expects to launch a beta service that will be ready for "prime time" use around Halloween 2008. Users worldwide are encouraged to adopt G.ho.st as their primary computing environment or as a secondary environment to be used away from home.

According to G.ho.st Founder & CEO Zvi Schreiber, "G.ho.st is bursting through cultural, technological and physical barriers. Our team spans the Palestinian-Israeli divide and our Virtual Computer provides a rich personal computing environment that is not tied to any specific location, hardware or budget."

Rami Abdulhadi, G.ho.st's Director of Marketing Communications, speaking in Ramallah, Palestine, added "G.ho.st is demonstrating that Palestinians and Israelis can work together and that Palestine has the potential to host a thriving high tech industry. Collaboration and economic growth could energize the Palestinian-Israeli peace process".

G.ho.st also announced today that its lead investor is Benchmark Capital which operates in California and Israel, has $2.5billion under management, and is known for such successes as EBay and MySQL. The financing will be used to accelerate research and development in order to ensure a strong beta launch.

"We are very excited about our investment in G.ho.st and look for it to become the organizing principal for all web services in this next generation of the Web. The remarkable team has moved technological mountains to bring G.ho.st to life." said Michael Eisenberg, partner at Benchmark Capital Israel.

Several individual investors, including ex-Mircrosoft executives and veteran industry investors, have participated in investment rounds in a personal capacity. These included Paul Maritz, who managed the development of Windows at Microsoft.

About G.ho.st

G.ho.st (the Global Hosted Operating System, pronounced "ghost") provides a free Web-based Virtual Computer (VC) to every human being. The G.ho.st VC service includes a personal desktop, files and applications, available from any browser. G.ho.st is the world's first and only true open Web Operating System (Web OS), working seamlessly with leading third-party Web applications. The G.ho.st VC delivers a mature computing environment to every person, which is free of charge, available everywhere and admin-free. The G.ho.st VC service is available at http://G.ho.st. G.ho.st has 40 employees in Palestine and Israel and is funded by Benchmark Capital.

Contact details: Rami Abdulhadi Director MarCom, G.ho.st...
No walls
Email: press@corp.g.ho.st
Skype: Rami Abdulhadi Mobile: +972-599-222276
Source: G.HO.ST

Business: The Nippon Foundation calls for Alliance to end poverty in Africa

Yokohama, Japan (BUSINESS WIRE) - Mr Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, has pointed to lack of infrastructure as one of the key problems facing Africa's farmers, preventing the kind of "green revolution" that took place in Asia. Speaking to African leaders in the plenary session on private public partnership (29 May) at the Fourth Tokyo Conference on African Development (TICAD IV), he said that "even if farmers increase their harvest, there are no markets where they can sell their produce.
Or where markets exist, the farmers lack access to them."

As a result, he said, "they cannot convert the increased harvest into income, so their quality of life does not improve.""The time has come to act. Together we can form an alliance to end poverty in Africa." He stressed that The Nippon Foundation "stands ready to play its part."

Mr Sasakawa, who is WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, said he had seen "how effective such an alliance can be in the field of leprosy. In just over two decades, the disease has gone from being a public health problem in 122 countries to just two countries today."

He concluded by highlighting the urgent problem of the soaring price of fertilizer "which has serious consequences for Africa's farmers."

He called for this issue to be taken up by the G8 Summit in Japan later this year.

Over the past 22 years, The Nippon Foundation has funded the Sasakawa-Global 2000 (SG2000) programme which has worked with small-scale farmers in 14 African countries to increase and diversify their food crops and improve rural livelihoods. The programme was launched in 1986, in co-operation with former US President Jimmy Carter and Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Norman Borlaug, father of the "green revolution" in India and Pakistan.

To strengthen the capacity of agricultural extension services, The Nippon Foundation has funded education programmes for mid-career extensionists at 13 universities and colleges in nine African countries.

To date nearly 2,300 extensionists have graduated, or are currently benefiting from the programme.

The Nippon Foundation has invested over US $180 million in these programmes.

Keyword Tags: africa, african leaders, Infrastructure, partnership, philanthropy, poverty, poverty in africa, Sasakawa, sg 2000, ticad The Nippon FoundationKeiko Mori, +81-3-6229-5131 k_mori@ps.nippon-foundation.or.jporPatrick Orr,
+44-0207 630 9778 Patrick@raittorr.co.uk

Business: Survey Sampling International earmarks $50,000 for disaster relief

Survey Sampling International earmarks $50,000 for disaster relief in China and in Myanmar
Global Sample Provider launches client and respondent charitable donation program

Fairfield, Connecticut (BUSINESS WIRE) - Survey Sampling International (SSI) announces a charitable campaign to support children and families devastated by the recent natural disasters in China and in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.

SSI's In Our Thoughts Campaign for Asia will donate up to $10,000 each week for five weeks from late May through June to the Red Cross Society of China and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to support their relief efforts in these countries.

Since May 2, when Cyclone Nargis hit southwestern Myanmar, nearly 134,000 people have been reported killed or missing. On May 12, a massive earthquake hit southwestern China Sichuan province, claiming more than 67,000 lives and leaving more than 12 million people homeless to date.

"Our concern for the victims of these tragedies is the basis for our decision to join forces with relief organizations and donate 1% of our global online sampling revenue, up to $50,000, in late May and through the month of June," explains Jim Follett, chief executive officer of SSI.

"As an organization that depends on people - our clients, our online community of respondents, and our staff - we take the role of corporate social responsibility very seriously," he stresses.

"We share the concerns of many regarding the millions of people who are suffering in both China and Myanmar. We are all part of one global community, and this is the time to help our neighbors in need."

Members of SSI's online survey communities, OpinionWorld and SurveySpot, also will be encouraged to donate their rewards to the Red Cross through the end of May and June. An option to donate will be offered at the end of surveys. SurveySpot and OpinionWorld members offer opinions that help shape government programs, marketing campaigns, new products, and services. Now members can donate their rewards to help those in need in Asia.

Charitable donations are not new for SSI's respondent communities. In the past seven years, SSI has donated more than $1.2 million to 45 charities around the world on behalf of OpinionWorld members. SSI also previously allied with Save the Children, an organization that improves the lives of children across the globe. SSI's ongoing charity programs focus on three key areas: environmental protection; social/development work; and health issues.

SSI clients can get involved by contacting their SSI account or client service representative. For those wishing to make an additional contribution to the Red Cross to help people in need in China and in Myanmar, a Web site has been established for this cause at http://american.redcross.org/ssi-pub.

About Survey Sampling International

Survey Sampling International is the premier global provider of sampling solutions for survey research. SSI offers access to consumer and business-to-business respondents via Internet, telephone, and mobile.

Additional services include survey programming and hosting, data processing, and sampling consultation. SSI serves more than 1,800 marketing research clients, including nearly three-quarters of the top researchers worldwide.

SSI provides access to more than 3.5 million research respondents in more than 70 countries via proprietary communities and managed affiliate relationships. Founded in 1977, SSI has an international staff of 335 people representing 50 countries and 36 languages. The company is based in Fairfield, Conn. with additional offices in London, Paris, Rotterdam, Stockholm, Frankfurt, Madrid, Beijing, Seoul, Shanghai, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, and La Quinta, Calif. For more information, visit www.surveysampling.com.

Keiler & CompanyJason Kannon, 860-674-3861
jasonk@keiler.com

Business: Orangefield Trust enters Singapore mkt through APES acquisition

Hong Kong, (ANTARA News/Xinhua-PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Netherlands-based Orangefield Trust, formerly known as ING Trust and specializing in trust and corporate management services, has officially announced the acquisition of APES SG Pte. Ltd., a private equity fund management service company in Singapore with over US$2 billion of assets under administration.

The acquisition expands Orangefield's geographical reach in Asia and helps position the company as a preferred provider of fund management services in the region.

The transaction was completed April 1, 2008. The new Singapore entity, Orangefield Management Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd, will be led by Mr Charles Kwun, Managing Director of Orangefield Trust in Hong Kong. Mr Kwun will serve as Director of the Singapore office alongside APES founder and owner Mr Tek Yok Hua, who will take up his new role as Director and Managing Administrator.

The new office not only provides on-the-ground presence for Orangefield Trust, but also added flexibility for Hong Kong-based and other clients to access the growing Singapore market.

Commenting on this strategic development, Mr Eelko Bronkhorst, CEO of Orangefield Trust, said, "We plan on enhancing our presence in Asia both through organic growth and M&A, and this is a very significant step for us.

"With our 30-year track record and APES' fund services leadership in Singapore, we believe this acquisition gives us a strong foothold in the growing market for Asia fund services."

Mr Kwun added, "We have high expectations for the Singapore market based upon the influx of foreign and public funds there. The acquisition of APES enables us to tap into this potential, service current and future fund management clients in Singapore and Hong Kong, and provide a platform for future expansion both in terms of our network and our services."

Orangefield Trust is the newly independent continuation of ING Trust, a leading global trust and management services provider, and a preferred supplier of the ING Group. With a diverse client portfolio of Fortune 500 companies, mid-sized businesses and private customers, Orangefield Trust applies a boutique approach to a wide range of specialist services to further its reputation as a professional international management and trust services provider.

For media inquiries, please contact: Charles Kwun Managing
Director Orangefield Management (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Tel: +852-2295-2989 Email: charles.kwun@orangefield.hk
Wade Lundin GolinHarris Tel: +852-2501-7915 Email:
wade.lundin@golinharris.com
SOURCE: Orangefield Trust

Business: Alpha Hightheft Security device provides shrink drop, sales rise

Hong Kong, (ANTARA News/Xinhua-PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Checkpoint Systems' Alpha Division, a global leader in innovative security and merchandising solutions for high-shrink products, today presented the first study on razor blade shrink in the retail sector.

The study was conducted by Read Hayes, Ph.D., Director of the Loss Prevention Retail Council (LPRC) based in Florida, U.S., and a well-known expert on retail security and loss prevention. The research assessed the effectiveness of the Alpha Keeper(TM) system in reducing shrink, increasing sales, affecting out-of-stock occurrences and gauging perception from retail customers and employees alike. The project was conducted during the latter part of 2007 in several stores of a large grocery store retailer in the United States.

Keepers are clear polycarbonate cases with specialized electronics designed specifically to protect high-theft merchandise. The merchandise is kept safely inside while still allowing customers to browse the shelves and visually examine the products inside. This enables customers to make purchasing decisions much more easily on products that would otherwise be located in another area of the store, inside a locked cabinet, behind a shelf, or otherwise require assistance of a store employee - adding time and hassle to the customer shopping experience. Instead, customers can easily take the products in the Keepers off the shelves, and the Keepers are unlocked at the cash register when the customer purchases the products.

Results of the study, which involved the use of Keepers with 69 different wet shaving blade and razor products, show Keepers significantly reduce shrink and also increase sales compared to the normal options at the control stores.

In all test stores, shrink was significantly lowered, and the positive effect of decreased shrink became greater as more time elapsed. Sales of the products also increased due to increased availability of products on shelves without the need for associate assistance and a decrease in out-of-stock merchandise. When such factors as costs of goods, reduced shrink, increased sales, cost of labor, cost of capital, time and out of stocks are measured, the study found Keepers pay for themselves in about seven months, and had an internal rate of return of 139 per cent during the test period.

The study also found that retail customers find it easy to select and access the appropriate merchandise, and they react positively to the aesthetic design of the Keepers. On-shelf access is appreciated, so that they don't have to seek assistance from store employees to get the product from another area of the store or unlock it from a cabinet.

Cashiers noticed more razors coming through the check-out lines due to the on-shelf availability. They stated that Keepers are easy to use and require minimal additional time to remove products from Keepers. Interviewed employees and customers both affirm: "Keeper systems are an excellent combination of security and accessibility".

Dr. Hayes states: "This is the most rigorous evaluation research in stores that supports the efficacy and effectiveness of an asset protection solution as measured by real-world ROI results we're aware of today. Security and Loss Prevention Managers can use the study results to help justify retailers' investments in similar security solutions for their stores."

Larry Yeager, Vice President and General Manager, Alpha Division, added: "We were very pleased to sponsor the LPRC research. We know our product solutions have a quick ROI in terms of shrink reduction, and this research confirms this fact while adding compelling evidence about their positive effect on retail sales."

About the Loss Prevention Research Council:

The Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) uses fact-based research to develop crime and loss control solutions that improve the performance of its members and the industry. The LPRC was founded in 2001 by leading retailers including Target, Wal-Mart, OfficeMax, CVS, The Home Depot, Barnes and Noble and others in an effort to support the fact-based needs of the Loss Prevention industry.

To date, the LPRC has conducted over 40 real-world loss prevention research projects for retailers and partners. The research involves industry publications, research literature, our members, innovative suppliers, academia, and in-house data. The LPRC explores, develops, and measures the loss reduction and financial impact of these initiatives using scientific methods like e.g. field experimentation, statistical analyses and benchmarking among others.

LPRC also conducts confidential, proprietary research, training, expert witness and consulting for both members and non-members. For more information, visit www.lpresearch.org

About Checkpoint Systems, Inc.

Checkpoint Systems, Inc. is the leading supplier of retail shrink management solutions. Checkpoint's global team helps retailers - and their suppliers - reduce theft, increase inventory visibility and provide consumers with greater merchandise availability through the company's rapidly evolving RF technology, expanding shrink management offerings and Check-Net labeling solutions.

Checkpoint has more than one million RF devices installed in stores today and has secured more than 100 billion products. Scaling cost efficiently, Checkpoint's solutions provide increased revenues and profits to a fast-growing community of successful retailers and a superior experience for their consumers. Checkpoint acquired Alpha in November 2007.

For more than 30 years Alpha has provided retailers with the most innovative and technically advanced products engineered to protect high-theft merchandise. Every Alpha product is designed to defend retailers' bottom lines by helping them reduce theft and increase sales.

Listed on the NYSE (NYSE:CKP), Checkpoint operates in every geographic market and employs 3,200 people worldwide.

For more information, visit http://www.checkpointsystems.com or http:/alphaworld.com .

Contact: Natalie Chan Checkpoint Systems, Inc.
Tel: +852-2995-8350
SOURCE: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.

Environment: International Transport Forum 2008 opens in Leipzig

International Transport Forum 2008 "Transport and Energy: The Challenges of Climate Change" has opened

Leipzig - /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ - The Secretary General of the International Transport Forum, Jack Short, along with Leipzig's mayor, Burkhard Jung, opened the International Transport Forum 2008 in Leipzig yesterday with a tour of the concomitant exhibition.

International Transport Forum 2008 is one of the world's largest transport summits, with over 600 attendees from politics, industry, science and civil society. It focuses on important strategic transport issues and is the only global platform for Transport Ministers. More than 100 journalists from around the world are covering this unique event. The spotlight is on climate change and rising energy consumption.
"The transport sector is facing a most difficult challenge, as it must find the right balance between strengthening transport and trade on one hand and reducing transport-related greenhouse gases and dependence on crude oil on the other hand", Jack Short said.

Transport ministers and senior officials from 52 countries are participating in the Forum. Decision makers have to devise strategies and actions to reduce carbon dioxide emissions significantly. These must be enacted at the national and international level. In this context, the organisers underlined the fact that the event is one of the first in the sector to be carbon neutral.

An exhibition on energy and transport as well as numerous other events are taking place simultaneously with the Forum. A detailed programme can be found at http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/forum2008.html

The exhibition at the Leipzig Congress Centre between 28-30 May, has been made possible by representatives from associations, companies, cities and local authorities, including the city of Leipzig. In addition, there is an "Open Forum" where scientists present their current research programmes and participants can learn about best practice examples in technology, energy and transport.

Additionally, on 28-29 May, Deutsche Bahn AG is presenting its contribution to climate protection in an exhibition at the Leipzig Hauptbahnhof/Central Station (Track 16/17, daily from 4 until 7 pm). The famous Leipzig Children's University has taken on the topic of transport and climate change (Neues Rathaus/NewTown Hall Leipzig, 28 May 5 to 6 pm).

A competition for young scientists who have devoted their research to the reduction of greenhouse emissions was also held. At the gala dinner on Thursday night, the winners will be announced in the presence of the transport ministers.
Further highlights of the programme include contributions by Angela Merkel (followed by a photo session on 29 May at 12.30 pm), Rajendra Pachauri, Yvo de Boer, Thomas Enders, Hartmut Mehdorn and many other participants. On the concluding day, there will be a closing press conference at 1 pm.

Exclusive events have been arranged for participants of the International Transport Forum, such as visits to the DHL European Hub and the BMW plant in Leipzig. Press attendance is possible by arrangement.

For more information please contact the Press Counter at the Press Centre Tel. +49(0)341-41455-573, Fax. +49-341-678-8182,
pr@leipziger-messe.de

SOURCE: International Transport Forum

Business: Crazy John's takes the rational approach to payments with TNS

Sydney (BUSINESS WIRE) - Crazy John's, the largest independent phone retailer in Australia, has chosen the Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) Merchant Payment Gateway Solution to provide secure card not present payment processing.

The TNS hosted recurring billing service provides Crazy John's with one interface for processing both credit card and direct debit payments. This significantly reduces the costs normally associated with managing multiple vendors for a variety of payment mechanisms.

Crazy John's will also use the PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) compliant Merchant Payment Gateway Solution to maintain the security of real time credit and debit card processing - including top-up cards - and stored card details for recurring transactions.

In addition to processing payments, TNS stores all sensitive card data offsite for Crazy John's. This ensures Crazy John's is compliant, but without the additional expense of changing its internal systems and processes.

Stephen Tuffley, head of operations at Crazy John's, explains, "We needed processing services that are extremely reliable, highly available, scalable, and secure. We also wanted a company we could trust, as the project involved a variety of third party organizations, each having a hand in our critical payments operation. TNS' professional services, project management and delivery teams have excelled in the co-ordinated implementation and their technical expertise in the payments industry is outstanding."

TNS also ensured Crazy John's finance department has efficient reconciliation processes across the multiple payment channels, which has resulted in significantly reduced administration overheads and streamlined processes.

Christopher Hughes, Vice President Sales TNS Asia Pacific, comments: "Crazy John's has built one of the most recognized retail brands in the mobile phone market in Australia. We are delighted to be a part of this growing and innovative business and are extremely well positioned to support growth needs through our extended value proposition, giving Crazy John's an easy migration option into new markets in the future."

About Crazy John's

Founded by John Ilhan in 1991, Crazy John's is Australia's most sucessful independent mobile phone retailer with over 120 retail outlets employing over 700 staff.

In July 2007 Crazy John's launched its own virtual mobile network with a real-time converged billing platform to deliver customers a better mobile phone service, with a greater choice of products and plans and industry leading customer service with real time access to view charges on-line or on the mobile itself.

Crazy John's is majority owned by the Ilhan family together with shareholders National Australia Bank, the Smorgon family and Selpam Group. For more information, please visit www.crazyjohns.com.au.

About TNS

Transaction Network Services (TNS) is an international communications company that enables payments, money and voices to move around the world.

In June of 2007, TNS acquired local Australia Payment Gateway provider Dialect Payment Technologies. Dialect's products - Safepay Lite, SafePay Standard and SafePay Enterprise are now offered within TNS' Merchant Payment Gateway Solutions product family.

TNS' mission is to enable the world to transact. It does this through a broad range of networking, communications and value added services, which it provides to many of the world's leading retailers, banks/processors, telecommunications companies and financial markets.

Since its inception in 1990, TNS has designed and implemented multiple data networks, each designed specifically for the transport of transaction-oriented data. TNS' networks support a variety of widely accepted communications protocols and are designed to be scalable and accessible by multiple methods. Today, TNS has 32 offices across 28 countries with the ability to provide services in other countries. For further information about TNS' transaction solutions, please refer to www.tnsi.com.

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TNS
Clare Cockroft
Tel: 0114 292 6416 ccockroft@tnsi.com
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Energy: BlackLight Power Inc. announces commercial ready alternative energy solution

Cranbury, N.J. (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - BlackLight Power Inc. today announced the successful testing of a new energy source. The company has successfully developed a prototype power system generating 50,000 watts of thermal power on demand. Incorporating existing industry knowledge in chemical and power engineering, BlackLight Power (BLP) is pursuing the immediate design and engineering of central power plants utilizing the BlackLight Process. BLP plans on developing pilot plants with architecture and engineering firms with anticipated delivery in approximately 12 to 18 months. The BLP process has been replicated and validated by independent scientists and has received interest from financial institutions and power utility plant operators around the world. BLP plans on licensing its technologies.

"If you make cheap heat, you can make cheap electricity and if you can make cheap electricity you can make cheap hydrogen," says Randall Mills, Chairman, CEO, and President of BlackLight Power Inc. "The BlackLight Process generates enormous amounts of cheap, non-polluting heat that will replace the thermal power in coal, oil, gas and nuclear power plants that is then converted to electricity."

And with gasoline prices setting record after record, BlackLight CEO Randall Mills, says the BlackLight Process is the breakthrough we've all been waiting for. "The hydrogen-burning car has been possible for decades, but there has never been a way to produce cheap hydrogen until today. We are projecting that we will be at the scale of power generation necessary for a power plant to replace the gasoline pumped in a day at a station with hydrogen from water in approximately 24 months."

Dr. Shelby Brewer, former CEO of ABB Combustion Engineering and Assistant Secretary of Energy during the Reagan Administration called today's announcement remarkable. "In my nearly 50 years in and around the energy business, I've yet to see a breakthrough as promising as this one. When I was studying to become a nuclear engineer in the 1960s, I never imagined I would see a day like today." Brewer, a current board member of BlackLight Power, added "This breakthrough was entirely supported by private capital with no government investment."

Michael Jordan, former CEO of Westinghouse and current board member of BlackLight Power, says "The breakthroughs announced by Randall Mills and his team of scientists will go down as one of the most important advances in the field of energy in the last fifty years."

BlackLight CEO Randall Mills has released a paper outlining the full documentation and explanation of the BlackLight Process that is available at: http://www.blacklightpower.com/

Mills is committed to announcing all future progress as it occurs.

About BlackLight Power

BlackLight Power Inc. is the inventor of a new primary energy source and a new field of hydrogen chemistry with broad commercial applications.

BlackLight Power has invented a new primary energy source with applications to heating, distributed power generation, central power generation, and motive power based on a new chemical process of releasing the latent energy of the hydrogen atom, the BlackLight Process.

For more information, please visit http://www.blacklightpower.com/
Media Contact:
Ramya Kumaraswamy
Mobile: 510-316-4926
Office: 212-885-0552
ramya.kumaraswamy@hillandknowlton.com

SOURCE BlackLight Power Inc.
CONTACT: Ramya Kumaraswamy, Mobile: +1-510-316-4926, Office:
+1-212-885- 0552, ramya.kumaraswamy@hillandknowlton.com, for BlackLight Power Inc.
Web site: http://www.blacklightpower.com

Business: Business Wire enters gulf states region with an exclusive sales

Business Wire enters gulf states region with an exclusive sales agreement with news services group-Middle East
UAE-based news distribution company will represent business wire throughout the MENA region

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates & New York (BUSINESS WIRE) - Seeking to introduce Business Wire's complement of global media and investor relations services to one of world's fastest growing financial centers, Business Wire has entered into an exclusive sales agreement for the MENA region with Dubai-based News Services Group-Middle East [NSG-ME], it was announced today.

NSG-ME (www.nsg-me.com) will market Business Wire's services throughout the Middle East and North Africa region including:
Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen.

In response to members anxious to reach the booming Gulf region, Business Wire will leverage NSG's ME Newswire (www.me-newswire.com) to expand its regional coverage. ME Newswire includes direct network access to the Emirates News Agency [Wakalat Anab'a al-Emarat, also known by the acronym "WAM"].

WAM reaches all major print and online media, as well as corporations and government ministries. NSG will supplement WAM's network with targeted delivery to individual editors and trade media drawn from NSG-ME's proprietary media database.

Agence France-Presse will continue to provide the media backbone of Business Wire's Arabic-language regional Middle East network.

"Dubai has catapulted to the top ranks of the world's leading business hubs" said Cathy Baron Tamraz, Business Wire's president and CEO, in making today's announcement. "NSG-ME brings local knowledge and insight, coupled with a strong understanding of the portfolio of possibilities available to reach global investors, businesses and consumers. Business Wire anticipates that the corporate news flow out of the region will grow dramatically as a result of NSG-ME's links to business and government decision-makers."

"Our agreement with Business Wire is a significant development for companies and organizations based in the Middle East and North Africa," noted Managing Director Tony Abi Hanna, speaking from NSG-ME's headquarters in Dubai Media City. "We are providing a convenient and powerful platform to reach tens of thousands of media outlets worldwide, including both regional and global markets. We provide an added dimension in that our staff of media professionals and consultants will counsel clients on how to best maximize the communications opportunities that we are introducing into the marketplace."

About Business Wire

Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is utilized by thousands of member companies and organizations to transmit their full-text news releases, regulatory filings, photos and other multimedia content to journalists, news media, trade publications, institutional and individual investors, financial information services, regulatory authorities, Internet portals, information web sites, business-to-business decision-makers and consumers worldwide. With a news distribution network spanning 150 countries?and 45 languages, Business Wire's multi-channel delivery network?has access to dozens of international and national news agency networks throughout?the Americas, Europe, Asia,the Middle East and Africa.

The Business Wire news network is powered by its patented NX high-speed data platform and supports XML, XHTML and XBRL code to deliver the most sophisticated news file to enhance news release interactivity, customization and search engine optimization. Business Wire has 31 bureaus in cities including New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Miami,
Paris, Frankfurt, London, Brussels, Tokyo, Toronto and Sydney with reciprocal offices throughout the world.
Business Wire was founded in 1961.

About News Services Group-Middle East

NSG - News Services Group Middle East is the Middle East & North Africa leading corporate news services provider - Distribution, Monitoring & Search Engine Optimization.

ME Newswire, the news distribution arm of NSG, assists the top companies in each country across the MENA region in raising their profile, increasing awareness of their image, products, reputation and the effectiveness of their corporate communication strategy. ME Newswire works with PR Agencies and in-house communication departments in supporting their communication distribution requirements.

ME Newswire allow clients to communicate their messages unaltered to domestic, regional and global most relevant audience increasing the chance of pick-up and therefore maximizing its visibility. Moreover, ME Newswire will be operating network stations through out the Middle East and North Africa countries making interactions with clients more convenient.

Business Wire
Neil Hershberg, +1-212-752-9600
or
NSG - News Services Group Middle East
Tony Abi Hanna, +971-505050-957