Technology: Interwoven launches website & optimization solution in Asia-Pacific

Interwoven optimost solution to help high-growth Asia-Pacific companies maximize online business performance

Singapore (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Interwoven, Inc. (Nasdaq: IWOV), a global leader in content management solutions, today announced that it is launching the recently acquired Optimost real-time multivariable testing and Website optimization capabilities in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The Interwoven Optimost Website optimization solution allows companies to get more from their existing customer acquisition and Website investments by maximizing online conversion rates.

As APAC economies continue to experience strong growth, and regional consumers spend increasingly more time online, businesses in the region are investing heavily to transform their online presence. To optimize the impact of each online experience, marketers need to test and target content throughout their online marketing efforts to increase online conversions and customer engagement while managing marketing costs.

The Interwoven Optimost Website optimization solution offers the sophistication, flexibility, and expertise required to help marketers maximize their online investments. The solution identifies the most compelling combination of Web content and design by exposing different combinations of online content elements to different visitors and then not only measuring visitors' actions, but responds by dynamically providing the most effective and usable site for users.

As part of this announcement, Interwoven also will be growing its network of Interwoven Optimost service specialists, and will be expanding its Interwoven Optimost certification process to APAC interactive marketing firms.

The release of the Interwoven Multivariable Optimization solution, powered by Interwoven Optimost, builds on Interwoven's strong presence in the region with its large installed base of content management customers. Indeed Optimization is one part of the closed loop marketing solution that Interwoven provides. Interwoven has helped well-known regional brands create, deliver and optimize content, including companies such as Cathay Pacific Airways, Chunghwa Telecom, ICICI Bank, Hong Kong Trade and Development Council, HFDC Bank, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, and Qantas Airways.

"The tremendous economic growth in our region has significantly increased the number of consumers on the Internet," said Sanjay Aurora, vice president of APAC operations at Interwoven. "We are excited to bring the Interwoven Multivariable Optimization to APAC to help companies unlock the potential of their online strategies, reducing the cost per online conversion despite increasing online marketing costs. This launch is part of an ongoing campaign to partner with leading companies in the region and help them leverage the power of the Web to strengthen their brand and drive revenue growth online."

Singapore launch:
Aurora adds: "We have chosen Singapore as the first location to launch the Interwoven Optimization solution in Asia. We have a very strong client base here, and Singapore is our APAC headquarters. What is also important is the strength of our partnerships with interactive agencies -- who are enabling us to provide this solution to their clients."

Interwoven, which was founded by Singaporean Ong Peng Tsin, will be conducting a series of local events to share best practices and to educate enterprises, partners, and interactive services firms on how the Interwoven Optimost Website optimization solution can help engage and convert online visitors.

For more information, go to http://www.interwoven.com optimostevents .

About Interwoven

Interwoven is a global leader in content management solutions. Interwoven's software and services enable organizations to maximize online business performance and organize, find, and govern business content. Interwoven solutions unlock the value of content by delivering the right content to the right person in the right context at the right time. Over 4,200 of the world's leading companies, professional services firms, and governments have chosen Interwoven, including adidas, Airbus, Avaya, BT, Cisco, Citi, Delta Air Lines, DLA Piper, FedEx, Grant Thornton, Hilton Hotels, Hong Kong Trade and Development Council, HSBC, LexisNexis, MasterCard, Microsoft, Samsung, Shell, Qantas Airways, Tesco, Virgin Mobile, and White & Case. Over 20,000 developers and over 300 partners enrich and extend Interwoven's offerings. To learn more about Interwoven, please visit http://www.interwoven.com .

Media Relations Contact:
Adrian Lee
Fleishman-Hillard
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Email: adrian.lee@fleishman.com
SOURCE Interwoven

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Business: Microsoft sends letter to Yahoo! Board of Directors

Redmond, Wash. (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today sent the following letter to the Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) Board of Directors:

April 5, 2008
Board of Directors
Yahoo! Inc.
701 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Dear Members of the Board:

It has now been more than two months since we made our proposal to acquire Yahoo! at a 62% premium to its closing price on January 31, 2008, the day prior to our announcement. Our goal in making such a generous offer was to create the basis for a speedy and ultimately friendly transaction. Despite this, the pace of the last two months has been anything but speedy.

While there has been some limited interaction between management of our two companies, there has been no meaningful negotiation to conclude an agreement. We understand that you have been meeting to consider and assess your alternatives, including alternative transactions with others in the industry, but we've seen no indication that you have authorized Yahoo! management to negotiate with Microsoft. This is despite the fact that our proposal is the only alternative put forward that offers your shareholders full and fair value for their shares, gives every shareholder a vote on the future of the company, and enhances choice for content creators, advertisers, and consumers.

During these two months of inactivity, the Internet has continued to march on, while the public equity markets and overall economic conditions have weakened considerably, both in general and for other Internet-focused companies in particular.
At the same time, public indicators suggest that Yahoo!'s search and page view shares have declined. Finally, you have adopted new plans at the company that have made any change of control more costly.

By any fair measure, the large premium we offered in January is even more significant today. We believe that the majority of your shareholders share this assessment, even after reviewing your public disclosures relating to your future prospects.

Given these developments, we believe now is the time for our respective companies to authorize teams to sit down and negotiate a definitive agreement on a combination of our companies that will deliver superior value to our respective shareholders, creating a more efficient and competitive company that will provide greater value and service to our customers.
If we have not concluded an agreement within the next three weeks, we will be compelled to take our case directly to your shareholders, including the initiation of a proxy contest to elect an alternative slate of directors for the Yahoo! board.
The substantial premium reflected in our initial proposal anticipated a friendly transaction with you. If we are forced to take an offer directly to your shareholders, that action will have an undesirable impact on the value of your company from our perspective which will be reflected in the terms of our proposal.

It is unfortunate that by choosing not to enter into substantive negotiations with us, you have failed to give due consideration to a transaction that has tremendous benefits for Yahoo!'s shareholders and employees. We think it is critically important not to let this window of opportunity pass.

Sincerely yours,
Steven A. Ballmer
Chief Executive Officer
Microsoft Corporation

About Microsoft

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

This release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. This material is not a substitute for the prospectus/proxy statement Microsoft Corporation would file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") if an agreement between Microsoft
Corporation and Yahoo! Inc. is reached or any other documents which Microsoft Corporation may file with the SEC and send to Yahoo! stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF YAHOO! INC. ARE URGED TO READ ANY SUCH DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.

Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of any documents filed with the SEC by Microsoft Corporation through the web site maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Free copies of any such documents can also be obtained by directing a request to Investor Relations Department, Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052-6399.

Microsoft Corporation and its directors and executive officers and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. Information regarding Microsoft Corporation's directors and executive officers is available in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2007, which was filed with the SEC on August 3, 2007, and its proxy statement for its 2007 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on September 21, 2007. Other information regarding the participants in a proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in any proxy statement filed in connection with the proposed transaction.

Statements in this release that are "forward-looking statements" are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially because of factors such as Microsoft Corporation's ability to achieve the synergies and value creation contemplated by the proposed transaction, Microsoft Corporation's ability to promptly and effectively integrate the businesses of Yahoo! Inc. and Microsoft Corporation, the timing to consummate the proposed transaction and any necessary actions to obtain required regulatory approvals, and the diversion of management time on transaction-related issues. For further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with Microsoft Corporation's business, please refer to the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Risk Factors" sections of Microsoft Corporation's SEC filings, including, but not limited to, its annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained by contacting Microsoft Corporation's Investor Relations department at (800) 285-7772 or at Microsoft Corporation's website at http://www.microsoft.com/msft.

All information in this release is as of April 5, 2008.
Microsoft Corporation undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the company's expectations.

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Technology: Interwoven announces availability of Interwoven

Interwoven announces immediate availability of Interwoven Optimost in Asia-Pacific region Website testing and optimization solution to help high-growth Asia-Pacific companies maximize online business performance

San Jose, Calif. (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Interwoven, Inc., (Nasdaq: IWOV), a global leader in content management solutions, today announced that it is now offering the recently acquired Optimost real-time multivariable testing and Website optimization capabilities to the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The Interwoven Optimost Website optimization solution allows online marketers to get more from their existing customer acquisition and Website investments by maximizing online conversion rates.

As APAC economies continue to experience strong growth, and regional consumers spend increasingly more time online, businesses in the region are investing heavily to transform their online presence. To optimize the impact of each online experience, marketers need to test and target content throughout their online marketing efforts to increase online conversions and customer engagement while managing marketing costs.

The Interwoven Optimost Website optimization solution offers the sophistication, flexibility, and expertise required to help marketers maximize their online investments. The solution identifies the most compelling combination of Web content and design by exposing different combinations of online content elements to different visitors and then measuring visitors' actions.

As part of this announcement, Interwoven also will be growing its network of Interwoven Optimost service specialists, and will be expanding its Interwoven Optimost certification process to APAC interactive marketing firms.

The release of the Interwoven Multivariable Optimization solution, powered by Interwoven Optimost, builds on Interwoven's strong presence in the region with its large installed base of content management customers. Interwoven has helped well-known regional brands create, deliver and optimize content, including companies such as Cathay Pacific Airways, Chunghwa Telecom, ICICI Bank, Hong Kong Trade and Development Council, HFDC Bank, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, and Qantas Airways.

"The tremendous economic growth in our region has significantly increased the number of consumers on the Internet," said Sanjay Aurora, vice president of APAC operations at Interwoven. "We are excited to bring the Interwoven Multivariable Optimization to APAC to help companies unlock the potential of their online strategies. This launch is part of an ongoing campaign to educate companies in the region on how Interwoven can help them leverage the power of the Web to strengthen their brand and drive revenue growth online."

Interwoven also will be conducting a series of local events to share best practices and to educate enterprises, partners, and interactive services firms on how the Interwoven Optimost Website optimization solution can help engage and convert online visitors. For more information, go to http://www.interwoven.com/optimostevents.

About Interwoven

Interwoven is a global leader in content management solutions. Interwoven's software and services enable organizations to maximize online business performance and organize, find, and govern business content. Interwoven solutions unlock the value of content by delivering the right content to the right person in the right context at the right time. Over 4,200 of the world's leading companies, professional services firms, and governments have chosen Interwoven, including adidas, Airbus, Avaya, BT, Cisco, Citi, Delta Air Lines, DLA Piper, FedEx, Grant Thornton, Hilton Hotels, Hong Kong Trade and Development Council, HSBC, LexisNexis, MasterCard, Microsoft, Samsung, Shell, Qantas Airways, Tesco, Virgin Mobile, and White & Case. Over 20,000 developers and over 300 partners enrich and extend Interwoven's offerings. To learn more about Interwoven, please visit http://www.interwoven.com.

SOURCE Interwoven, Inc.

CONTACT: Danielle Hamel of Interwoven, Inc.,
+1-408-953-7251,
dhamel@interwoven.com/
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Technology: NTT Com to pilot test mobile fragrance communication service

Tokyo - Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ - NTT Communications (NTT Com) announced today that it will conduct a pilot test of its new Mobile Fragrance Communication (Kaori Tsushin Mobile) service, a mobile version of an existing service for enjoying downloaded audiovisual content together with specific fragrances that are emitted by a dedicated device. The pilot test will run from April 10 to 20.

First launched for home use in 2005, Fragrance Communication is now used by companies and individuals to enhance indoor environments with pleasing fragrances. The new mobile version offers the convenience of using mobile communication to download Fragrance Playlists, or files of recipes for specific fragrances together with visual (GIF animation) and audio (MIDI) content.

The Fragrance Playlists are downloaded from the i-mode mobile website of sister company NTT DoCoMo. Using the phone's infrared port, the fragrance data is transferred to a device that has been loaded with a cartridge of essences, or base fragrances. The device, a smaller, lighter and more stylish version of the previous model, then mixes the specific fragrances and emits them as the user enjoys the A/V content played back on their phone.

The Fragrance Playlists also can be edited as well as shared with others who subscribe to the service.

Also to be tested is a device controller, called the Service Gateway, which controls the operation of devices in the Mobile Fragrance Communication system.

The gateway connects with the Internet, so instructions can be sent remotely from a mobile phone. For example, commands could be sent to the gateway to instruct the fragrance device to begin operating just before the user arrives home.

In the pilot test, a total of 20 male and female monitors will each receive a free Mobile Fragrance Communication kit
containing a mobile phone and fragrance device. Five of the monitors will also be given Service Gateway modules. After using the service for ten days, the monitors will complete questionnaires and take part in a group interview. NTT Com will use the information to learn about the monitors' preferences for when, where and how to use the service, as well as their opinions of the fragrance device's design and usability.

NTT Com also announced today that it will begin accepting applications from companies in Japan that wish to develop content and applications for the forthcoming commercial version of the Mobile Fragrance Communication service, including:
- Ringtones, music or horoscopes combined with fragrances.
- Applications for housing, automotive, consumer electronics or videogame markets.

Interested companies can learn more by visiting the Fragrance Communication website (Japanese only) at http://aroma.blog.ocn.ne.jp.

About NTT Communications

NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) provides information and communications technology (ICT) solutions worldwide with dedicated professionals stationed in 21 countries. Renowned as an IPv6 technology pioneer and managed service expert, NTT Com offers diverse high-quality IP, Web-based, and managed network solutions combining network management, security, ubiquitous, Web portals/engines, and global services.

Its world-class Tier 1 Internet backbone and secure closed networks with over 98,000 MPLS ports, combined with the networks of partner companies around the world, connect more than 200 countries. The company earned non-consolidated revenues exceeding one trillion yen (about 10 billion USD) in fiscal 2006 ended March 31, 2007.

NTT Com started as a long-distance phone company in 1999 after the reorganization of the NTT Group, and is the wholly-owned subsidiary of NTT, one of the world's largest telecommunications companies. NTT is listed in Japan, London and New York stock exchanges. Please visit www.ntt.com.

OURCE: NTT Communications Corporation
CONTACT: Public Relations Office Yasuko Oka or Tei Gordon
NTT Communications Tel. +81-3-6700-4010 e-mail: hodo-cp@ntt.com

Business: China's avant-garde agrarian policies boost biofuel market

China's avant-garde agrarian policies provide fresh impetus to its biofuel market

Beijing - China's quest for renewable energy options has opened new avenues for its biofuel market.

The country has been intensifying efforts to find suitable solutions to address its energy concerns, and biofuels have emerged as an obvious solution, as they do not exhibit the detrimental climate changing effects associated with fossil fuels.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, (http://www.chemicals.frost.com) Strategic Analysis of the Chinese Biofuel Market, finds that the market earned revenues of $1.26 billion in 2007 and estimates this to reach $4.02 billion in 2014.

If you are interested in a virtual brochure, which provides manufacturers, end users, and other industry participants with an overview of the Chinese biofuel market, then send an e-mail to Amelia Wong, Corporate Communications, at amelia.wong@frost.com, your full name, company name, title, telephone number, company e-mail address, company website, city, state and country. Upon receipt of the above information, an overview will be sent to you by e-mail.

China is crafting an environmental-centric economy, sparing no efforts to progress in this direction. Since 2005, the government has formulated various plans, strategies, and guidelines pertaining to the biofuel industry, particularly feedstock.

"Under China's long-term development plans for renewable energy, tax exemption and financial subsidies were offered to encourage biofuel production, since the market is currently constrained by the shortage of feedstock and the lack of a complete regulatory system," says Frost & Sullivan Consulting Analyst Frank Xie.

China has revolutionized its biofuel market by picking up cues from the United States and Brazil, the world leaders in biofuel production.

For instance, a series of policies and regulations have been mapped out to support the development of bioethanol.
Meanwhile, China is also reviewing the first national biodiesel standard, which will streamline market conditions.

These measures emerged in the aftermath of the realization that biofuel is vital to secure the country's energy supply stability.

However, since the Chinese biofuel market took its shape only in 2000, biofuel feedstock cultivation is still in the experimental stage and large-scale supply of feedstock is not available at the moment.

Keeping in mind the security status of food in China, a ban has been imposed on the use of food crops for the manufacture of biofuels.

A fallout of this move is the reduction in the availability of land for biofuel cultivation, making feedstock supply fall short of production demand.

"The government is looking to remedy this situation by encouraging rural residents to cultivate biofuel energy crops by offering subsidies," observes Xie.

"Not only does it provide cleaner fuel, but also creates more job opportunities and increases income levels in the rural sector."

Factors such as the availability of land for energy crop and the status of food security in China will determine whether feedstock supply can meet the requirements of China's highly potent biofuel industry.

China is continuing to explore pragmatic solutions to scale up production in the short term and investing a great deal of effort on the implementation of tactical strategies, such as technological advancement, subsidies allocation, tax exemption, and reorientation of government policies.

Strategic Analysis of the Chinese Biofuel Market is part of the Chemicals and Materials Growth Partnership Service program, which also includes research in the following markets: biodiesel market and bioethanol market. All research services included in subscriptions provide detailed market opportunities and industry trends that have been evaluated following extensive interviews with market participants.

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Technology: Icera to acquire Sirific Wireless for radio frequency CMOS technology

Bristol, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Icera Inc., the leader in software defined wireless modem chipsets, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to merge with Sirific Wireless, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in advanced CMOS RF transceivers.

This will enable Icera to deliver a complete chipset solution for the mobile broadband market, which industry analysts expect to grow from just 90 million subscribers today to 1.3 billion by 2012.

The deal significantly accelerates Icera's time to market and competitive position for complete wireless modem chipsets used in mobile broadband datacards, USB dongles, laptops, mobile internet devices and mobile phones.

Stan Boland, President and CEO of Icera, said: "Sirific has industry leading CMOS RF expertise which greatly complements Icera's category-defining soft baseband technology. The merger of the two companies enables Icera to deliver all of the complex modem silicon to manufacturers of cellular data devices and phones, strengthening our emerging position as a tier 1 supplier in the mobile broadband market."

Tajinder Manku, Founder and CTO of Sirific Wireless said: "We are excited by the opportunity to combine our resources with those of the Icera team to create an industry-leading wireless modem chipset company."

Sirific's range of advanced single-chip, multi-band, multi-mode (HSDPA, HSUPA, WCDMA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM) CMOS RF transceivers integrate advanced direct up-/down-conversion
architectures, a patented frequency synthesizer, a dual-receive path to support receive diversity and a DigRF-compliant baseband interface to increase functionality, while reducing cost, size and power consumption.

Icera's Livanto(R) is the world's first software baseband for mobile phones and cellular data devices. A new type of processor - DXP(R) in Livanto(R), allows all the wireless modem functions to be implemented in a software modem called Adaptive Wireless(TM). Icera is the only company able to achieve this completely soft solution shipping today in commercial devices.

Livanto(R) delivers the world's highest performance HSPA solution, enabling consumers to send and receive large email files with attachments, speedily access web pages and download music tracks over the air in seconds. Already supporting 2.5G standards, GSM, GPRS and EDGE as well as the highest performance 3G (WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA), Livanto(R) will be developed for additional air interfaces, including HSPA+ and LTE which can be consolidated as a multimode solution on the same device.

The existing Sirific design locations in Richardson, Texas, USA and Waterloo, Canada will be retained. These locations will continue to focus on leading edge CMOS RF silicon and system design. This will bring the total number of design locations for the combined company to five and the total number of employees to 260.

The boards of directors of each of the companies have approved the merger. The closing, which is expected to occur in Q2 2008, remains subject to customary closing conditions. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The merged companies will use the Icera name.

About Icera

Icera is a fabless semiconductor company, pioneering high performance, low power, software defined wireless modem chipsets for the fast growing mobile broadband device market. Icera technology delivers the highest performance modem solutions for USB dongles, datacards, laptops, mobile internet devices and mobile phones. Founded in 2002, Icera is headquartered in the UK, with design locations in Bristol and Cambridge, UK and Sophia Antipolis, France, with sales offices in Europe, Japan, Taiwan and USA. For more information, visit the Icera web site at www.icerasemi.com

About Sirific Wireless

Sirific Wireless Limited is a privately held fabless semiconductor company that designs and develops CMOS RF transceiver integrated circuits for multi- mode mobile devices. Sirific is Advancing RF CMOS(TM) with a portfolio of single-chip 3.5G products that exceed today's industry standards to satisfy the requirements of tomorrow's wireless applications. The company is headquartered in Richardson, Texas, with design facilities in Richardson, Texas, Waterloo, Ontario Canada.

For more information about Sirific Wireless visit http://www.sirific.com.

SOURCE Icera Inc.
CONTACT: Sally Doherty, Icera Inc.,
+44 1454 284859,
sally@icerasemi.com/
Web site: http://www.icerasemi.com
http://www.sirific.com

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Business: Pacnet Internet`s Board of Directors responds to tender offer

Singapore, (ANTARA News/Xinhua-PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Pacnet Internet (S) Limited ("PIL" or the "Company") announced today that the Board of Directors of the Company, in response to the offer (the "Offer") by Pacnet Limited (formerly known as Connect Holdings Limited), together with its principal shareholder and ultimate control person, to purchase all issued ordinary shares of the Company (as well as shares to be issued under the Company's option plan) at a purchase price of US$11.20 net in cash per share (the "Offer Price"), without interest, is expressing no opinion to the Company's shareholders with respect to the Offer or the Offer Price.

All of the members of the Board are employees of Pacnet Limited and do not consider themselves independent with respect to the Offer or Pacnet Limited and are remaining neutral.

The Board has not made, and does not intend to make, a determination as to whether the Offer or the Offer Price is fair to or in the best interests of PIL's shareholders and is not making a recommendation regarding whether PIL's shareholders should accept the Offer and tender their shares, and, if so, how many shares to tender, or reject the Offer and not tender their shares.

The Board has determined that a shareholder's decision on whether or not to tender its shares in the Offer and, if so, how many shares to tender, is a personal investment decision based upon each individual shareholder's particular circumstances. The Board urges each shareholder to make its own decision regarding the Offer based on all of the available information, including the adequacy of the Offer Price in light of the shareholder's own investment objectives, the shareholder's views as to the Company's prospects and outlook, and any other factors that the shareholder deems relevant to its investment decision. The Board also urges each shareholder to consult with its financial and tax advisors regarding the Offer.

The Company has been advised that the Offer will expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City Time on 24 April 2008, 12:00 noon, Singapore Time on 24 April 2008, unless the Offer is extended. For further details regarding the Offer, please refer to Pacnet Limited's Offer to Purchase that was made on 27 March 2008.

About Pacific (S) Internet Limited

Pacific Internet (S) Limited (formerly Nasdaq: PCNTF) is the largest telco-independent Internet Communications Service Provider by geographic reach in the Asia Pacific region. The Company has direct presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Australia, India, Thailand and Malaysia. The Company delivers a comprehensive suite of Internet data, voice and video services to corporate business and consumer customers.

For more information, visit http://www.pacnet.com.

Cautionary Statement

Certain statements in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include but are not limited to those using words such as "seek", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "believe", "intend", "project", "plan", "strategy", "forecast" and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will", "would", "should", "could", "may" and "might". These statements reflect the Company's current expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future and assumptions in light of currently available information. They are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to (i) changes in the economic, regulatory and political environments in the countries where PIL operates; (ii) changes and developments in technology and the Internet marketplace; (iii) PIL's continued ability to develop and win acceptance of its products and services, which are offered in highly competitive markets; (iv) the success of its joint ventures and alliances; (v) exchange rates, particularly between the Singapore dollar and the U.S. dollar and other currencies in which PIL makes significant sales or in which its assets and liabilities are denominated; and (vi) the outcome of contingencies. In light of the many risks and uncertainties surrounding the Internet marketplace, the actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. PIL expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in this press release to reflect any change in PIL's statements or change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

For more information, please contact:
Lorain Wong
Tel: +852-2121-2973
Email: lorain.wong@pacnet.com
SOURCE Pacnet Internet (S) Limited

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Technology: FIX8 secures US$2 mln in financing from SK Telecom

New York, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - FIX8, a division of Mobinex, Inc., a leader in virtual communications technology, today announced the company has secured an additional $2 million in Series A financing from SK Telecom, the top wireless communication provider in Korea, with revenue of KRW 11.28 trillion ($11.4 Billion US).

FIX8 now closes its initial round of financing having successfully raised over $5 million. In addition, SKT has awarded FIX8 with a contract to lead the development of SKT's 3D avatar animation technology, which will enhance mobile and online communications.

"SKT's investment is a testament to FIX8's growing consumer popularity and expanding interest in video and mobile User Generated Content," said FIX8 CEO, Linh Duy Tang.

"We are proud to partner with a world-renowned telecom company that shares in our commitment to delivering innovative solutions for virtual communications across Internet, TV and mobile phones."

FIX8's premium content offerings include virtual communications technology that digitizes human expressions via webcam in real time.

Users can animate live video on IM services including MSN, Yahoo, AIM and Skype. FIX8 videos can also be saved and posted across Facebook, MySpace and YouTube. FIX8 Mobile will soon offer animated video chat and sharing on camera phones.

"Investing in FIX8 was a strategic decision based on the company's pioneering vision and technology leadership in the area of virtual communications coupled with explosive growth in mobile User Generated Content," stated the investment manager of SK Telecom.

"We also look forward to continued collaboration with FIX8 as SKT introduces additional mobile UGC services across Korea."

In addition to SKT's $2 million investment in FIX8, the wireless operator also awarded the company a contract to lead the development of SKT's 3D avatar animation technology to enhance mobile and online communications.

The FiX8 solution will allow users to communicate using interactive avatars that map to their facial movements and expressions.

Each socially interactive character will offer characteristics of personal identity, lifelike emotions and other fun features.

"Not only did SKT invest in FIX8, but we contracted the company to develop our interactive avatar technology. FIX8 is a true innovator in the Web 2.0 and now 3.0 space. The technology will be central to social interactivity and media-enhanced communication for our users," added the project manager of SKT's 3D avatar animation project.

About FIX8

FIX8 is a new media company that blends Internet and mobile platforms with rich streaming video creation, editing and sharing capabilities. FIX8 is a FUN, creative new way of communicating. Developed in response to rapid growth in video sharing, social networking and user-generated content, FIX8 is the future of rich interactive communication. Headquartered in Los Angeles, FIX8 has offices in China and Vietnam. FIX8 is a division of Mobinex. http://www.FIX8.com

About SK Telecom

SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM, KSE: 017670) is the top wireless communication provider in Korea, where it has over 22 million subscribers and more than 50% of the total market.

Established in 1984, the company reached KRW 11.28 trillion in revenue in 2007. SK Telecom was the first to launch and commercialize CDMA, CDMA 2001x, CDMA EV-DO and HSDPA networks, and currently provides cellular, wireless Internet, mobile media, global roaming services and more.

For more information, please visit http://www.sktelecom.com or email press@sktelecom.com.

SOURCE: FIX8
CONTACT: Susan Nia, Vice President Marketing, of FIX8,
+1-818-905-8987,susan.nia@fix8.com
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Web site: http://www.fix8.com
http://www.sktelecom.com

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Wyeth to Expand State-of-the-Art Nutritional Manufacturing Facility in Singapore

Madison, N.J. and Tuas (ANTARA/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Wyeth (NYSE: WYE) announced today it will invest $96 million (SGD $134 million) to expand its existing nutritional manufacturing facility in Tuas, Singapore.

The expansion was officially announced during a groundbreaking ceremony at the site attended by Company officials and representatives from the Singapore Economic Development Board, which is partnering with Wyeth to support the successful completion of the project.

"This investment reflects Wyeth's 90-year heritage of scientific innovation and commitment to pediatric nutrition," says Mark Larsen, President, Asia Pacific and Nutritionals, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. "A key element of our Company's mission is ensuring that infants and children have access to the best and highest-quality products. This site will help us to continue to achieve that objective."

The state-of-the-art facility, utilizing the strictest operational and quality standards, will produce key brands of Wyeth nutritional products for infants and toddlers, including formula and milk products sold as Progress and Promise. The expansion will increase the plant's capacity by 50 percent, enabling the facility to increase its supply to the Singapore market, as well as manufacturing additional product for export to other key markets throughout the Asia Pacific region.

Expansion at the Tuas site is the final phase of a $500 million capital improvement project in the Asia Pacific region, which includes previously announced investments to Wyeth's global nutritional manufacturing and supply operations in China and the Philippines.

Ms. Aw Kah Peng, Assistant Managing Director, Singapore Economic Development Board, said the Government was pleased with the announcement of yet another significant investment in Singapore.

"The Economic Development Board is committed to ensuring the ongoing success of Singapore by maintaining a pro-business environment that facilitates multi-national companies' global expansion. This multi-million dollar capital intensive project provides further testament of Singapore's strategic position as key partner to leverage opportunities in expanding Asian market. We look forward to continuing our strong partnership with Wyeth."

About Wyeth Nutritionals Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Wyeth Nutritionals Singapore Pte. Ltd. currently operates a nutritional manufacturing plant in Tuas. The facility is used for the manufacture and packaging of infant formula and toddler nutritional powders. These powders are distributed to Wyeth markets in the Asia Pacific region.

About Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth, has leading products in the areas of women's health care, infectious disease, gastrointestinal health, central nervous system, inflammation, transplantation, hemophilia, oncology, vaccines and nutritional products.

Wyeth is one of the world's largest research-driven pharmaceutical and health care products companies. It is a leader in the discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceuticals, vaccines, biotechnology products and non-prescription medicines that improve the quality of life for people worldwide. The Company's major divisions include Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Wyeth Consumer Healthcare and Fort Dodge Animal Health.

The statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements based on current expectations of future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include the inherent uncertainty of the timing and success of, and expense associated with, research, development, regulatory approval and commercialization of our products, including with respect to our pipeline products; government cost-containment initiatives; restrictions on third-party payments for our products; substantial competition in our industry, including from branded and generic products; data generated on our products; the importance of strong performance from our principal products and our anticipated new product introductions; the highly regulated nature of our business; product liability, intellectual property and other litigation risks and environmental liabilities; uncertainty regarding our intellectual property rights and those of others; difficulties associated with, and regulatory compliance with respect to, manufacturing of our products; risks associated with our strategic relationships; economic conditions including interest and currency exchange rate fluctuations; changes in generally accepted accounting principles; trade buying patterns; the impact of legislation and regulatory compliance; risks and uncertainties associated with global operations and sales; and other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed from time to time in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our current reports on Form 8-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual report on Form 10-K, particularly the discussion under the caption "Item 1A, RISK FACTORS." The forward-looking statements in this press release are qualified by these risk factors. We assume no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

For more information, visit www.Wyeth.com

SOURCE Wyeth

CONTACT: Media, Rohaya Mamat, Wyeth, Singapore,
Cell, +60 12488-0110,
Office, +603 7953-2238,

or Kevin Wiggins, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals,
+01 484 865-5158;

or Investors, Justin Victoria, Wyeth,
+01 973 660-5340

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

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Business in Asia Today - April 07, 2008

LACHLAN MURDOCH PULLS OUT OF CONSOLIDATED MEDIA PRIVATISATION
Sydney (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Media heir Lachlan Murdoch has pulled out of a $A3.3 billion ($US3.04 billion) deal to privatise Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd [ASX:CMJ) (CMH) with friend and fellow tycoon James Packer.
Today's announcement of the withdrawal of Mr Murdoch's private company, Illyria Pty Ltd, was made after CMH shares went into a trading halt.
Mr Murdoch said in a letter to CMH that Illyria was not in a position to proceed with the indicative proposal set out in a letter to CMH on January 21 "due to material changes in the overall transaction terms".

JINDAL DRILLING ACQUIRES 49PCT STAKE IN SINGAPORE FIRM
Mumbai (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Jindal Drilling and Industries (BSE:511034), an arm of the DP Jindal group, on Friday said it had acquired a 49 per cent stake in the Singapore-based Virtue Drilling Pte Ltd.
Jindal Drilling and Industries (JDIL) had acquired the stake from another group company, Jindal Pipes, for Rs 400 million
($US10.02 million) to consolidate its offshore drilling business, the company said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. Both the firms - Virtue Drilling Pte Ltd and JDIL - would operate as a joint venture entity.

VIETNAM KENEE TO CONSTRUCT TITANIUM CINDER PLANT
Phu Yen, Vietnam (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - The Vietnam Kenee Mineral Co. broke ground in the construction of a titanium cinder plant with a total investment capital of 65 billion VND (US$4 million).
Located in Dong Bac Song Cau, in the central province of Phu Yen, the factory hopes to be operational by year end.
The factory plans to produce 5,500 tonnes of titanium cinder and 2,700 tonnes of pig-iron in the first phase. It will expand
this to 20,000 tonnes of titanium cinder and 10,000 tonnes of pig-iron in the second phase.

POSCO TO BUILD TWO PLANTS IN CHILE
Seoul (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - The POSCO Engineering & Construction Co., a construction arm of world's No. 4 steelmaker POSCO Co. (KSE:005490), said Monday it had signed two deals worth a combined US$1.3 billion to build two plants in Chile.
The deals, signed with AES Corp. on behalf of global mining company BHP Billiton Ltd. (ASX:BHP), call for POSCO to build a US$870 million coal plant in Antofagasta in the north and US$440 million plant in the western coast city of Ventanas, the South Korean company said.
Construction of the 520-megawatt and 270-megawatt plants, which will begin in June and next month respectively, is scheduled to be completed in the second half of 2011.

NEW SOLAR PANEL FACTORY TO BE BUILT IN VIETNAM
Long An, Vietnam (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Ho Chi Minh City's Red Sun Energy JSC and Energy Conservation Centre will build a solar panel factory worth $US10 million.
The factory, located in the Duc Hoa district in the southern province of Long An, will be built in two phases, with a view to being completed this September.
In line with international standards, the company's solar panels have an estimated lifespan of 20 years and come with a five-year warranty.

ASAHI KASEI TO INVEST IN EQUIPMENT UNDER 5-YEAR PLAN
Tokyo (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - The Asahi Kasei Corp. (TSE:3407) has announced a five-year plan spanning fiscal 2011 to fiscal 2015 that calls for spending of roughly 800 billion yen (US$7.822 billion) on plant and equipment.
This would continue the firm's strategy of aggressive investing.
Average yearly spending during the current five-year plan to fiscal 2010 is double the average amount Asahi Kasei spent during the three years to fiscal 2005.
Now a similarly large equipment investment budget has been written into the next five-year plan.

AUSTRALIAN STATE DRAWS UP PLANS FOR $US202MLN SAFARI THEME PARK
Melbourne (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Plans are being drawn up for a $A220 million ($US202.64 million) adventure safari theme park in Melbourne's outer south-west.
The African Safari Park would generate thousands of jobs and more than one million visitors a year, rivalling the giant theme parks on Queensland's Gold Coast, according to its backer Village Roadshow International Theme Parks and an enthusiastic Victorian government.
Victorian Tourism Minister Tim Holding today left no doubt the government supported the proposal. It is expected to generate 6,700 jobs during construction and 500 more to operate it, with the park set to open as early as 2010.

CONSTRUCTION OF FIRST 6-STAR HOTEL STARTS IN VIETNAM
Nha Trang (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - The Vinpearl Tourism and Trade Joint-stock Company in late March began the construction of a six-star hotel, the first in Vietnam, in coastal Nha Trang city, central Khanh Hoa province.
Located on Bai Soi, one of the most beautiful beaches of the Hon Tre island, offshore Nha Trang city, the hotel will include two presidential villas with world-class deluxe conveniences, and three super luxury villas.
The hotel, part of a project to build a 80,000 sq.m Vinpearl Land tourism and entertainment complex, is scheduled to be put into operation in January next year.

JAIPRAKASH HYDRO POWER TARGETS 5,000MW CAPACITY BY 2012
New Delhi (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Jaiprakash Hydro-Power Ltd (BSE:532627), a part of the Jaypee Group, said it is targeting setting up hydel power generation capacity of 5,000 megawatts by 2012.
The company would also set up a 2,000-MW hydro project in Arunachal Pradesh at an estimated cost of Rs 250 billion ($US6.25
billion). "We target to have a generation capacity of about 5,000 megawatt by 2012," company's Director In-charge J N Gaur said here.
The company has completed a feasibility study for the 2,000-MW project, consisting of eight units of 250 MW each.
The project is expected to be fully commissioned by 2016.

BANGLADESHI CO TO SET UP GARMENTS FACTORY IN ADAMJEE EPZ
Dhaka (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - A local company named Shore to Shore Textile Limited will set up a knitted composite textile and garments accessories manufacturing plant in Adamjee Export Processing Zone with an investment of about Tk 172 crore (US$25.1 million).
The 100 per cent locally-owned company, which will create employment opportunity for 2,200 Bangladeshi nationals, will produce items such as knitted products.
An agreement to this effect was signed between the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority and Shore to Shore Textile Limited in BEPZA Complex, Dhaka Sunday.

Source:
Business in Asia Today - APRIL 07, 2008
published by Asia Pulse

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Embarcadero Technologies, Galaxy Software partner in Taiwan

London, (ANTARA Nes/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Leading business application software and consulting service provider in Taiwan to provide database tools from Embarcadero Technologies.

Embarcadero Technologies, a leading provider of cross-platform database tools, today announced it had partnered with Galaxy Software Services (GSS) to provide its leading portfolio of database tools and help expand the data management market in Taiwan.

GSS, a leading business application software and consulting service provider, will initially offer Embarcadero's DBArtisan.

This is Embarcadero's leading cross-platform database administration solution, which enables customers to manage multiple databases with a single platform.

Given the current uncertainty of the economic climate in Taiwan many IT budgets have been reduced and GSS is therefore relying on Embarcadero Technologies to provide support for its sales strategy and flexible business model in order to combat this.

With more global companies such as Embarcadero Technologies playing a larger part in the region, it is becoming a more international market and this is a trend that researchers claim will contribute towards a recovery in economic status and increased IT spending in the future.

Embarcadero's range of data modeling and data architecture tools enable businesses to improve productivity and reduce complexity when designing applications on market leading databases such as Oracle, Sybase, Microsoft SQL Server, DB2 and MySQL.

In an effort to widen its overall solution, GSS recognises opportunity to provide a more complete service for its customer.

"With Embarcadero Technologies' expertise in database tools it will help our customers to manage their databases and the data that resides within them. This expertise and its equal focus on database management solutions is the reason behind why Embarcadero Technologies will be the major provider of all database tools that we provide to our customers in the future," said Charles Yang, system software and services business manager at GSS.

Charles added: "By distributing Embarcadero's product line, we are able to offer our customers a complete solution. We are confident that this addition to our portfolio will help to further strengthen our understanding of the IT needs of our clients and hope to extend our range of Embarcadero products in the near future."

Michael Lohmann, director Asia Pacific at Embarcadero Technologies, said: "This partnership with GSS is important to us as we expand our solutions across new regions but also as it gives us the opportunity to help support the company through a difficult time in the country's economy. With its key focus on database management, GSS is a great partner for us - as one of the leading software companies it has an excellent reputation within its vast customer base."

About Galaxy Software Services

Galaxy Software Services, a leading software company in Taiwan, deliver professional system and application services to customers.

"Quality and Value" are GSS everlasting commitment to customers, under this motto, GSS provide efficient application development and system management solution and services to customers, and also develop productive application package, the major application package develop by GSS own include: B.E.S.T, SPEED, Heart, Vitals/KM. For more information, visit www.gss.com.tw .

About Embarcadero Technologies

Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. delivers professional grade database tools that companies use to design, develop and manage databases and the data they contain.

More than 12,000 customers worldwide and over 90 of the Fortune 100 rely on Embarcadero's cross-platform tools to reduce complexity, improve productivity and strengthen security.

The company's flagship database tools include: ER/Studio, DBArtisan, Rapid SQL and Change Manager. Founded in 1993, Embarcadero Technologies is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Melbourne, Australia, Munich, Germany and Maidenhead, United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.embarcadero.com .

Media Relations Contact:
Ali Lubbock or Lauren Wood
Noiseworks PR
embarcadero@noiseworks.com
Tel: +44-(0)-1628-628080

SOURCE: Galaxy Software Services and Embarcadero Technologies
CONTACT: Ali Lubbock, or Lauren Wood, both of Noiseworks PR,
+44-(0)-1628-628080, embarcadero@noiseworks.com
Web site: http://www.embarcadero.com
http://www.gss.com.tw

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Micrel rolls out new high speed, dual supply for applications

San Jose, California, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Micrel Inc., (Nasdaq: MCRL), an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today launched the MIC47100, an 1A High Speed, NMOS LDO designed to take advantage of applications that that utilize multiple supply rails to generate a low voltage, high current power supply.

The device is targeted at point-of-load, PDAs, DSPs, PLDs, FPGAs and low voltage post regulation applications. It is currently available in volume quantities and are priced at $1.57 for 1K quantities in the MLF(R) package and $1.62 for 1K quantities in the ePad SOIC-8 package.

"With its flexible design for output currents up to 1A, the MIC47100 is the market's best solution for low input and output voltage applications," noted Andy Cowell, Micrel's vice president of marketing for power products.

"In addition, the device has fast transient response which makes it ideal for the market's most demanding bandwidth applications. With the high speed load, coupled with low Q current and low dropout voltage, the MIC47100 is idea for core voltages of mobile processors, post regulating a core DC-to-DC converter in any portable device."

The NMOS output stage of the MIC47100 makes for unique ability to respond very quickly to sudden load changes such as that required by a microprocessor, DSP or FPGA. It can source 1A of programmable output current while only requiring a 1uF ceramic output capacitor for stability.

The device offers an operating voltage range of 1.0V to 3.6V input supply, 2.3V to 5.5V bias supply and 200mV dropout. It comes with a 0.8V to 1.2V output voltage range and a PSRR of >50dB at 100kHz. The solution features a low dropout voltage of 80mV at 1A.

It also gives designers high output voltage accuracy of +/- 1.5 percent initial accuracy and +/- 2 percent over temperature. The MIC47100 in an exposed pad MSOP-8 package or a tiny 2mm x 2mm MLF(R) package; the small form package being ideal for customers with limited board space.

The IC features a with an operating junction temperature range of -40-deg C to 125-deg C.

About Micrel, Inc.

Micrel Inc., is a leading global manufacturer of IC solutions for the worldwide analog, Ethernet and high bandwidth markets. The Company's products include advanced mixed-signal, analog and power semiconductors; high performance communication, clock management, Ethernet switch and physical layer transceiver ICs. Company customers include leading manufacturers of enterprise, consumer, industrial, mobile, telecommunications, automotive, and computer products.

Corporation headquarters and state-of-the-art wafer fabrication facilities are located in San Jose, CA, with regional sales and support offices and advanced technology design centers situated throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. In addition, the Company maintains an extensive network of distributors and reps worldwide. Web: http:/www.micrel.com.

Note: MLF is a registered trademark of Amkor Technology.
SOURCE Micrel, Inc.
CONTACT: Julieanne DiBene, Marketing Communications of
Micrel, Inc., +1-408-474-1276, Julie.DiBene@Micrel.com
Web site: http://www.micrel.com

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Plateau Wireless deploys next-gen mobile messaging

Acision helps mobile operator ensure continued growth and customer satisfaction

Plano, Texas, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Acision, the messaging and charging company of choice for over 300 network operators and service providers worldwide, announced today that Plateau Wireless has deployed its next-generation messaging, voicemail, management and reporting solutions across its network in New Mexico and Texas.

With the roll-out of Acision's IP-ready mobile messaging and voicemail solutions, Plateau Wireless will be able to introduce new messaging and voicemail services, including IMPS services, as well as to ensure a continued high level of service with its existing services.

"Plateau Wireless recognizes the importance of being able to quickly roll out new mobile services while maintaining the high standard of quality its customers have become accustomed to, and Acision is a key partner in this," said Wayne Irwin, President, the Americas, Acision.

"As Plateau looks to the future, transitioning to IP-based systems will be key to its success. We look forward to continuing to work with Plateau as our mobile messaging, voicemail and reporting solutions scale up to meet the growing demand for Plateau's mobile services."

"Demand for next-generation wireless communication services continues to grow, so having a partner that can help us manage that growth is important," said Joel Drahman, Plateau Wireless COO -- Wireless Division.

"Acision offers a highly scalable tier-one grade solution at a price that a regional operator can afford. Furthermore, Acision's solutions will make it easy for us to roll out next-generation services to our customers. Acision has been an excellent partner through the whole process."

The deployment includes Acision's SMS solution with on-board reporting and management, as well as Acision's unified communications platform, integrating IP-voicemail, email integration. The platform also supports future video, IMS and IP messaging integration capabilities, in readiness for new services from Plateau.

About Plateau Wireless

Plateau Wireless, headquartered in Clovis, NM, operates on behalf of partnerships to provide advanced wireless communication services in 16 counties of eastern New Mexico and 10 in the Texas Panhandle. The company also operates 15 retail store locations in the region. For more information, visit www.plateautel.com

About Acision

Acision is the messaging and charging partner of choice for more than 300 network operators and service providers, supporting over one and a half billion customers worldwide. With over 50 percent of global text and multimedia messaging traffic generated through its platforms, Acision's mobile data services expertise includes text messaging, multimedia messaging, IP messaging, mobile internet, mobile advertising, IP voicemail and IP videomail.

Acision's payment systems have processed more than US$100 billion, providing sophisticated real-time charging and removing the boundaries between prepaid and postpaid subscriptions. All of Acision's solutions are backed up by a robust, global service organization, offering 24/7 support provided through 24 local service centers and three state of the art global support centers. With global market experience, Acision has a detailed understanding of what it takes to bring innovative services to full mass market adoption.

Privately owned by an equity consortium led by Atlantic Bridge Ventures and Access Industries, Acision is a half billion dollar company, working with customers in 135 countries across six continents. More information is available at www.acision.com

Press contacts: For Acision: Kevin Walters Marketing Executive, North America Tel: +1 972 246 5404 Email: kevin.walters@acision.com

Todd Van Hoosear Topaz Partners Tel: +1 781-404-2409 Email: acision@topazpartners.com

SOURCE: Acision
CONTACT: Kevin Walters, Marketing Executive, North America, Acision,
+1-972-246-5404, kevin.walters@acision.com;
or Todd Van Hoosear of Topaz Partners, +1-781-404-2409,
acision@topazpartners.com,
for Acision
Web site: http://www.acision.com
http://www.plateautel.com

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Ten of Australia`s top researchers honoured at Thomson awards

Australia Ranked Among the Top Ten Nations for the Influence of its Scientific Papers in 2007 According to Thomson Scientific Data

Canberra, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Australia's influence on international scientific research was today recognised by Thomson Scientific, a leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and business communities, as it gave Citation Awards to ten of the most pre-eminent researchers working in Australia. According to Thomson Scientific data, in 2007 Australia ranked among the top ten nations for the influence of its scientific papers.

The event, which took place at the National Press Club in Canberra, is part of a series of Asia Pacific Research Days hosted by Thomson Scientific.

These events recognise research excellence in countries and regions demonstrating they are leading the world through innovation in their respective fields. Similar events have taken place previously in countries including China, India, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan.

The ten Australian recipients of the Thomson Scientific Citation Awards, each based at a different organisation throughout the country, were selected using a quantitative process which identifies the average number of citations per paper their published research has over a period of time. This, in turn, reflects its impact and influence on the given subject and the importance attached to it by subsequent research. The wide range of subject areas covered -- from astronomy and astrophysics to economics and psychiatry -- is an illustration of the strength of academic research within Australia and a reflection of the innovation inherent among the country's scientists.

The recipients of the 2008 Thomson Scientific Citation Awards are as follows:

-- Dr Stuart Batten (Chemistry) -- Monash University. Has developed an international reputation in the area of crystal engineering, particularly coordination polymers. Is also an expert on the phenomenon of the interpretation of networks in crystal structures and in the analysis of the topology of network solids.

-- Professor Paul Chandler (Education) -- University of Wollongong.

Research interests are in the area of cognition and instructional and developing innovative approaches to learning, based on the increasing knowledge of cognition. A strong advocate of improving Indigenous outcomes in education and health, he has worked on a wide array of community education initiatives.

-- Professor Suzanne Cory (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) -- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. One of Australia's most distinguished molecular biologists who focuses on the regulation of cell death by the Bcl-2 family, with the objective of developing more effective cancer therapeutics.

-- Professor Don Harding (Economics) -- LaTrobe University. Main research interests are macroeconomics and econometrics and focuses on the business cycle. Co-creator of a widely used and highly accurate monthly measure of Australian inflation.

-- Professor Terence Hughes (Marine and Freshwater Biology)

-- James Cook University. Has broad research interests in ecology, marine biology and the social-ecological dynamics of coral reefs. Director of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence and Leader of Program 5: Resilience of linked social-ecological systems.

-- Professor Anthony Jorm (Psychiatry) -- Orygen Research Centre and University of Melbourne. Current research focuses on public knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders, and particularly on interventions to improve the public's helpfulness towards people developing mental disorders. He is the author of 12 books/monographs, over 300 journal articles and over 25 chapters in edited volumes.

-- Dr William James Peacock (Plant Sciences) -- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Appointed Australian Chief Scientist in 2006, Jim Peacock is an award winning molecular biologist and eminent researcher in the field of plant molecular biology and its applications in agriculture. Played a key role in the establishment of cotton as Australia's first highly successful biotech crop.

-- Professor Brian Schmidt (Astronomy and Astrophysics) -- Australian National University. Studies the universe, using exploding stars and is leading Mount Stromlo's effort to build the SkyMapper telescope, a new facility that will provide a comprehensive digital map of the southern sky from ultraviolet through near infrared wavelengths.

-- Dr Ian Wright (Ecology) -- Macquarie University. Research focuses on quantifying how key plant traits vary with each other and with environmental factors, both in Australia and worldwide. Helped convene the ARC-NZ Research Network for Vegetation Function, which aims to stimulate research across disciplines such as functional genomics, ecophysiology, global change biology and evolutionary history.

-- Professor Zheng-Xiang Li (Geosciences) - Curtin University of Technology. Specialises in study directed at understanding Earth's evolution over the last 1000 million years and related tectonic processes. His work is of particular interest to the petroleum industry and environmental/climactic studies, with a special focus in the West Pacific.

During the ceremony, Professor Margaret Sheil, CEO of Australian Research Council (ARC) spoke about the evaluation of the quality and outcomes of research. Her talk was responded to by Professor Stuart Cunningham, President of Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) and Professor Ken Baldwin, President of Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FASTS).

The ceremony at the National Press Club also heard a keynote address from Professor Alan Robson AM, Chair of the Group of Eight and Vice Chancellor of the University of Western Australia. Professor Robson talked about Australia's strength in innovation and its contribution to global research. He emphasised the importance of basic research and exploring new options for assessing research quality. Other speakers included Mary Van Allen, Strategic Business Manager, Research Evaluation and Bibliometric Analysis, Thomson Scientific, who spoke about the Australian metrics and methodology for awardees.

Commenting on the Citation Awards, Jeroen Prinsen, Director of Australasia Sales, Thomson Scientific said, "We are delighted to have had the opportunity to bring together such a wealth of scientific talent. The breadth of areas honoured here today -- from cancer research to plant science, coral reefs and inflation -- is a reflection of the depth of Australian innovation in scientific research. It provides an ideal opportunity for the Australian research community to meet and consider the issues associated with the assessment and measurement of research quality."

About Thomson Scientific

Thomson Scientific is a provider of information solutions that assist professionals at every stage of research and development-from discovery to analysis to product development and distribution. Thomson Scientific is part of The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), a global leader in providing essential electronic workflow solutions to business and professional customers. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to professionals in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, scientific research and healthcare. Thomson Scientific information solutions can be found at scientific.thomson.com.

Note to Editors: Methodology in the selection of candidates for the Australian Research Day

This exploration of Australian research began with a review of those fields that dominate research papers written in Australian institutions. The next step was to consider individuals who contribute to those fields. All Australian-affiliated authors, with papers published between 1997 and 2007, in Thomson Scientific-indexed journals were reviewed. Statistics such as total publications, total citations, average cites per paper were gathered by field and individual.

The measurements of average citations per paper (CPP) and total citation counts were selected to use as thresholds. The researchers chosen had the highest average citation rate per paper in their field over a citation threshold per field. Because field activity can vary widely, adjustments were made in the threshold levels for each field to eliminate false leads and focus on those researchers with substantial and long-term contributions.

SOURCE Thomson Scientific
CONTACT: Jane Thomson, jane@capepublicrelations.com,
or Luke Roberts, both of Cape Public Relations for Thomson
Scientific, +61 (2) 66 872 803;
Pamela Lim of Thomson Scientific, +65 6879 4117,
pamela.lim@thomson.com
Web site: http://www.scientific.thomson.com
http://www.thomson.com

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Underwriters Lab` management system registration biz to merge

Deal Combines Geographic Strength to Achieve Top Five Global Market Position

Northbrook, Illinois, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire- AsiaNet) - Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader of product safety testing services, announced today that its Management System Solutions business will merge with DQS, a leading global registrar in independent third party management system certification services headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Under the agreement, the new entity will operate as a separate, stand-alone organization, with UL maintaining an ownership share. John Schmidt, UL's Chief Development Officer, will sit on its Supervisory Board. Financial terms have not been disclosed.

"This is a synergistic joining of companies with complementary geographic strengths and a shared commitment to customer service and technical excellence," said Keith Williams, UL's President and CEO. "By combining forces, we will achieve a top five global market position in the management system certification industry, and we will have the capacity to serve as a leading provider of these services in every major geography."

This merger will meet the growing market demand to offer a full suite of services to customers who are expanding globally. It will also enable UL to provide a broader scope of management system registration services to better serve its valued customers.

"Our businesses share a dedication to ensuring the sustainable success of management systems and processes," added Stefan Heinloth, Managing Director of DQS. "As organizations of all sizes and scope of industry face more and more challenges due to the speed of change within both domestic and international markets, the need for superior, secure management systems becomes paramount."

About Underwriters Laboratories:

Underwriters Laboratories is an independent, not-for-profit product safety certification organization that has been writing Standards for Safety, testing products and involved in conformity assessment for well over a century. UL evaluates more than 19,000 types of products, components, materials and systems annually with 21 billion UL Marks appearing on 71,000 manufacturers' products in the global marketplace each year. UL has also issued nearly 9,000 registrations to management system standards and has performed more than 12,000 assessments in 62 countries.

UL's worldwide family of companies and network of service providers includes 62 laboratory, testing and certification facilities serving customers with business operations on six continents. Visit http://www.UL.com.

About DQS:

DQS, a German Registrar for Management Systems, was founded in 1985 by the German Institute for Standardization (DIN) and the German Society for Quality (DGQ) as the first German registrar for management systems. With offices in more than 30 countries, DQS is one of the most renowned companies in the international certification business today. Registered office is Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

DQS' range of services comprises assessments according to more than 70 recognized standards and technical or industry-specific specifications, as well as assessments to intra-company requirements. To performing these services, DQS has more than 1,500 auditors available worldwide.

SOURCE Underwriters Laboratories
CONTACT: Joe Hirschmugl, Global Media Relations Manager of
Underwriters Laboratories, +1-847-664-1508,
joseph.f.hirschmugl@us.ul.com
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Carbon Credit Environmental takes 2008 Olympics slogan literally

Detroit, Michigan, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Carbon Credit Environmental Services (CCES) has committed to offsetting the greenhouse gas and carbon dioxide (GHG, CO2) emissions produced from several upcoming events; The 2008 Olympics in Beijing, The Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, and The Woodward Dream Cruise as well working with The Detroit River Regatta Association for The APBA Gold Cup Boat Races and Upland Hills Ecological Awareness Center for the Earth Day Expo at Oakland University.

CCES has interest from corporations as far away as Japan, Dubai, China and Europe as well as North America. Officials from CCES consider the threat of global warming a challenge for every individual and corporation, and urge action to secure the future for all generations.

"Offsetting can be accomplished with alternative energy projects, wind, solar, methane recovery for energy use. Just think about it, an alternative energy providing clean water, and clean air for ONE WORLD," says CCES President Mike Dolkowski.

CCES has patented a LCA/GHG, CO2 analysis to assist corporations to provide a GHG, CO2 neutral product. This certification program has improved the bottom line of corporations while making their commitment to truly be "GREEN".

"Just think," you can purchase a bar of soap, candy bar, automobile, etc. that has a GHG, CO2 certification logo knowing this product has funded clean energy projects and reforestation projects worldwide. Everyone needs to be part of the global effort to offset an estimated 848,219,178 pounds of GHG, CO2 emissions from these events," Dolkowski concluded.

Carbon Credit Environment Services has also created a "Carbon Neutral" travel site that anyone can use to make travel arrangements and the travel will be offset by CCES: www.ccestravel.com

Visit our website: www.getcarboncreditco2.com
or Email: inquiry@getcarboncreditco2.com
Carbon Credit Environmental Services Contact: Dona Dolkowski
Phone: (248) 881-7771 or 866-520-7318

SOURCE: Carbon Credit Environmental Services
CONTACT: Dona Dolkowski of Carbon Credit Environmental Services,
+1-248-881-7771, +1-866-520-7318
Web site: http://www.getcarboncreditco2.com
http://www.ccestravel.com

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PulseCore first to offer Spread Spectrum EMI Reduction for USB

Campbell, California, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - PulseCore Semiconductor, the EMI Experts, today announced that its USB 2.0 Peak EMI Reduction IC is the first Spread Spectrum technology to achieve USB compliance. As a result, designers and systems engineers now have the option of using Spread Spectrum clocking to reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI) in USB devices.

PulseCore's patent-pending USB 2.0 Peak EMI Reduction IC -- PCS3P73U00A -- greatly simplifies EMI reduction while reducing or eliminating the need for expensive metal shielding, ferrite beads, conductive paint, filtering networks and other costly, space-consuming alternatives.

"Testing in our labs has shown PulseCore's new USB 2.0 Peak EMI Reduction IC to be an affordable alternative to the measures we've been using to date," said George Chu, EMI team manager at Compal Electronics. "It's great to see a fresh approach to the mission critical problem of EMI and its effect on design performance and delivery."

EMI is a growing problem as devices become smaller, faster, and equipped with high-resolution LCD displays. Today's state of the art in EMI reduction is Spread Spectrum clocking, so called because it slowly varies, or "spreads," the frequency of a central timing device, such as a PLL clock, over a "spectrum" of frequencies.

The resulting diffusion of electromagnetic pulses -- which would otherwise be concentrated in a single frequency -- reduces the peak power of the signal and thus helps ensure FCC compliance.

Until now, however, Spread Spectrum clocking was thought to be impossible in USB devices because of the exceptionally tight timing and frequency domain limits imposed by USB compliance standards and tests. PulseCore's patent pending USB 2.0 Peak EMI Reduction IC overcomes these obstacles through extremely fine Spread Spectrum granularity and control. This enables Spread Spectrum technology for the first time to be used to reduce EMI emissions in USB devices, while adhering to the strict parameters of the USB compliance templates.

"PC Motherboards typically incorporate Spread Spectrum on six or more different clocks -- but not on the USB clock," said Steve Kao, Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing at PulseCore. "USB 2.0 Peak EMI Reduction for the first time allows USB system designers the superior option of reducing EMI through Spread Spectrum clocking."

USB currently has an installed base in the billions of ports, and is ubiquitous in virtually all types of digital devices, from PCs to cell phones to digital cameras. PulseCore's breakthrough in Spread Spectrum clocking for USB devices will ensure that this market continues to expand, without requiring designers to compromise on performance, reliability or affordability.

Audix, an EMC/EMI certification lab in Taiwan, has tested PulseCore's technology and their General Manager, Jeff Chen said, "Companies developing USB devices can be confident in the performance and reduced emissions provided by PulseCore's spread spectrum technology."

Specifications & Availability

The PCS3P73U00A operates from a 3.3V/2.5V supply and is available in an 8 pin TSSOP, SOIC and TDFN (2x2) COL packages over a commercial temperature range. USB 2.0 Peak EMI Reduction IC samples are available now upon request.

Pricing is based on volume, with quantities of 3,000 at $.95 per IC. For more detailed product information, please visit http://www.pulsecoresemi.com.

About PulseCore

PulseCore Semiconductor is a leading provider of standard and custom high-speed and low-power analog and mixed-signal silicon solutions for EMI reduction, clocking, power management and system monitoring. Known for pioneering the world's first spread-spectrum device, PulseCore provides both standard and custom high-performance Integrated Circuits (ICs) that meet the needs of OEMs developing digital consumer, PC peripheral and datacom/ telecom devices. PulseCore solutions can be found in more than 75 million end products worldwide.

A privately-held company, PulseCore is backed by two leading technology venture firms, Silver Lake and August Capital. With headquarters in Campbell, California, PulseCore also has offices in Bangalore, India and Taipei, Taiwan.

US Media Contact: Kim Stowe Hoffman kim@stoweconsulting.com
+1 408.839.8750

SOURCE PulseCore Semiconductor
CONTACT: US Media, Kim Stowe Hoffman, +1-408-839-8750,
kim@stoweconsulting.com, for PulseCore Semiconductor
Website: http://www.pulsecoresemi.com

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ProGenTech completes $21 mln Series C financing

Emeryville, Calif., (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - ProGenTech, a life sciences company based in Shanghai, China and Emeryville, CA developing a contamination free, cassette based automated nucleic acid purification system, announced today that it has closed a $21 million Series C financing led by Bay City Capital (San Francisco) and DT Capital (Shanghai).

"We are very impressed by the technical achievements the ProGenTech team has accomplished to date. This round of financing gives us a unique opportunity to integrate the value of the enhanced ProGenTech management team, Bay City Capital's life sciences expertise and DT Capital's local know-how. We are excited to work with ProGenTech in establishing itself as a key player in its field," said Joe Tian, Founding Managing Partner at DT Capital.

The key advantage of ProGenTech's automated system is that it eliminates the possibilities of user exposure and cross-contamination by virtue of its unique cassette-based approach. The company's initial products have applications in both research and medical diagnostics.

ProGenTech was founded by Steve Yu and Jesus Ching, engineers with extensive experience in biotechnology instrumentation companies. Steve Yu will remain a director of the company and become its President and COO. Jesus Ching will become the Chief Scientific Officer of ProGenTech. Previous funding was obtained from angel investors, led by David Hu, who remains a director of the company. The investment by Bay City Capital and DT Capital is the company's first round of institutional venture capital.

In connection with this financing, ProGenTech also announced that Trevor Hawkins, PhD has joined the company as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Hawkins is the primary inventor of the magnetic bead technology used by several commercial biotechnology companies. Dr. Hawkins was previously the CEO of Philips Molecular Healthcare business and held senior executive roles at GE and MDS. He was also the Director of the US DOE Joint Genome Institute, and led the DOE's efforts to sequence the Human genome. Dr. Hawkins said, "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to truly change the life science and medical diagnostics markets. The combination of the ProGenTech technology, our China manufacturing and innovation, and our growing customer base is a great starting point to shift the global healthcare dynamic. Our two new institutional investors have been great to work with, and we look forward to taking this company forward together."

Fred Craves, Managing Director of Bay City Capital, said, "Bay City Capital is pleased to announce our first investment in China, ProGenTech, in partnership with DT Capital of Shanghai. ProGenTech has an experienced market-savvy founders group. They identified a valuable market need and have delivered the technology to provide a solution. The addition of an industry- recognized CEO to provide global commercial strategy and leadership positions ProGenTech for rapid market penetration and success."

About ProGenTech

ProGenTech is a life science company based in Shanghai, Suzhou and Emeryville California. Established in 2005, the company has 40 employees today. Their first product, the Entura, was launched in Asia in November 2007. Additional information about ProGenTech can be found at http://www.progentech.com.

About Bay City Capital

Bay City Capital is a life sciences venture capital firm investing in opportunities across the various life sciences sectors in companies at all stages of development. Established in 1997, the firm has managed six venture capital funds representing $1.5 billion in capital commitments. Bay City Capital has invested in over 70 companies to date and is actively seeking new investment opportunities. Additional information about Bay City Capital can be found at http://www.baycitycapital.com.

About DT Capital

DT Capital Partners is a China-based venture capital firm focused on early to expansion stage investments in the consumer, media, energy, and technology sectors. DT Capital invests in companies that have large market opportunities, strong management teams, and demonstrated models in both technology based and traditional businesses. DT Capital currently manages over $500 million in capital, and is affiliated with MadroneCapital in the US, which is the investment entity for the Walton family. Additional information about DT Capital can be found at http://www.dtcap.com.

SOURCE ProGenTech, Ltd.
CONTACT: Trevor Hawkins, Chairman and CEO of ProGenTech, Ltd.,
+1-925-640-0479,
trevor.hawkins@progentech.com
Web site: http://www.progentech.com
http://www.baycitycapital.com
http://www.dtcap.com

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