Business: One World Award - presented at the IFOAM Organic World Congress

Modena and Legau (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - The first international One World Award (OWA) was awarded to Lal Emmanuel from Sri Lanka. The OWA statue along with a 25,000 Euro check was presented to Mr Emmanuel for several sustainable projects.
The honorary "One World Award" for lifetime achievements went to Professor Dr. Engelhard Boehncke from Germany. Patroness of the OWA ceremony in Modena (Italy) was Mrs Renate Knast, former German Minister of Agriculture.

The first international "One World Award" and the "One World Lifetime Achievement Award" were presented in a festive and joyful ceremony with about 850 guests at the occasion of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) World Congress in Modena/Italy. The award was initiated by Joseph Wilhelm, founder and Managing Director of RAPUNZEL NATURKOST AG. The OWA honours positive, sustainable examples of globalization as defined by the three columns of sustainability: economic, ecological and social aspects.

Joseph Wilhelm presented the artistic OWA statue and the 25.000 Euro check - donated by RAPUNZEL NATURKOST AG - to Lal Emmanuel. "I am very happy that the jury agreed on the winner which was certainly not an easy task", emphasized the organic pioneer. Lal Emmanuel established the Nagenahiru foundation in Sri Lanka in 1991 and devoted himself to a variety of sustainable projects; among those a project that focuses on the protection and reforestation of ecologically valuable mangrove forests.

Joseph Wilhelm expressed his gratitude to IFOAM. The organization courageously and actively joined as a partner and took on the patronage of the "One World Award" initiative. He also thanked his fellow jury members Vandana Shiva (India), Tewolde Eghziaber (Ethopia), Alberto Pipo Lernoud (Argentina) and Bernward Geier who performed their jury tasks with dedication and wisdom.

Joseph Wilhelm also thanked the numerous applicants from the different continents.

The "One World Lifetime Achievement Award" was presented to Professor Dr. Engelhard Boehncke from Germany by IFOAM President Gerald A. Herrmann. The veterinarian and farmer has been a key figure in the national and international organic movement for over 50 years! He was IFOAM President for four years and helped develop organic animal husbandry guidelines that made organic animal husbandry a global alternative for a more sustainable and healthier world.

President Herrmann emphasized that "IFOAM is very honoured to present the OWA statue to Professor Dr. Engelhard Boehncke and to acknowledge his extraordinary contributions and lifetime achievements".

Patroness and guest of honour Renate Knast, former German Minister of Agriculture and Chair of the German environmental party "Bndnis 90/Die Grnen" in the German Parliament, stressed the importance of the international "One World Award" and congratulated the laureate prize winners in her speech: "These future makers show that innovative ideas and dedication are essential elements for giving globalization a positive dimension. This award hopefully encourages more people to get actively involved."

The ceremony was full of emotions. The finalists and laureates were celebrated by the guests from all over the world with roaring applause. And as the saying goes "after the price is before the price", nominations for the "One World Award 2010" will be accepted starting in the fall of 2008. The nomination deadline is the end of April 2009. The "One World Award" will be awarded by RAPUNZEL NATURKOST AG and IFOAM every
second year.

For more information: http://www.one-world-award.com "One World Award"

c/o RAPUNZEL NATURKOST AG Heike Kirsten phone
+49(0)8330-529-1134 e-mail heike.kirsten@rapunzel.de
SOURCE: "One World Award" c/o RAPUNZEL NATURKOST AG

Medical/Technology: Japan approves CyberKnife system for extracranial use

Robotic radiosurgery system offers non-invasive treatment alternative for tumors anywhere in the body

Sunnyvale, Calif. (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has granted Shonin approval of the CyberKnife(R) Robotic Radiosurgery System for use in treatment of extracranial tumors, including tumors that move with respiration. This regulatory approval dramatically expands the types of patients that can be treated with radiosurgery. As a result of this approval, the CyberKnife System may be used in Japan to treat tumors anywhere in the body, including those in the spine, lung, liver, pancreas and prostate.

"Japanese regulatory approval for these expanded indications is a noteworthy milestone for Accuray and significantly expands the potential for the CyberKnife System in Japan," said Eric P. Lindquist, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Accuray Incorporated. "Because customers in Japan have a long history of using the CyberKnife System for tumors in the head and neck, we are pleased that the benefits of extracranial radiosurgery will finally be realized by this important market."

The CyberKnife System offers cancer patients worldwide a pain-free, non- invasive alternative to surgery. In 1996 the CyberKnife System was first approved in Japan to treat tumors in the head and neck. Currently, there are 20 CyberKnife Systems installed throughout Japan, making it the second largest installed base of CyberKnife Systems after the United States.

Recently Accuray established an office in Tokyo, Japan to better address this strategic market. Accuray will work with its existing distributor to sell the CyberKnife System and increase patient access to its benefits.

Japan is currently facing a rapidly aging population and the incidence of lung cancer is on the rise. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among men and women in Japan. In 2003, the number of lung cancer deaths reached 41,615 (22 percent of all cancer-related deaths) in men and 15,086 deaths (12 percent of all cancer-related deaths) in women. Additionally, according to a 2006 report from global research firm, Research and Markets, Japan remains the world's second largest medical device market after the United States.

About the CyberKnife(R) Robotic Radiosurgery System

The CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System is the world's only robotic radiosurgery system designed to treat tumors anywhere in the body non- invasively. Using continual image guidance technology and computer controlled robotic mobility, the CyberKnife System automatically tracks, detects and corrects for tumor and patient movement in real-time throughout the treatment. This enables the CyberKnife System to deliver high-dose radiation with pinpoint precision, which minimizes damage to surrounding healthy tissue and eliminates the need for invasive head or body stabilization frames.

About Accuray

Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), based in Sunnyvale, Calif., is a global leader in the field of radiosurgery dedicated to providing an improved quality of life and a non-surgical treatment option for those diagnosed with cancer.
Accuray develops and markets the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System, which extends the benefits of radiosurgery to include extracranial tumors, including those in the spine, lung, prostate, liver and pancreas. To date, the CyberKnife System has been used to treat more than 40,000 patients worldwide and currently more than 130 systems have been installed in leading hospitals in the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit http://www.accuray.com.

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Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made and are based on information available at the time those statements are made and/or management's good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events. You should not put undue reliance on any forward- looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual performance and results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make include: market acceptance of products; risks associated with international sales and reimbursement, risks associated with regulatory clearances and approvals; competing products, the combination of our products with complementary technology; and other risks detailed from time to time under the heading "Risk Factors" in our report on Form 10-K for the 2007 fiscal year, as updated from time to time by our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company's actual results of operations may differ significantly from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements as a result of these and other factors. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual performance or results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.

SOURCE Accuray Incorporated
CONTACT: Mikiko Shirai of Focused Communications Co.
+81-3-5157-0033
mshirai@focused.co.jp
or Stephanie Tomei,
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+1-408-789-4234,
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Web site: http://www.accuray.com

Technology: SenesTech partners with Australia to stop Starvation

Arizona-based SenesTech, Inc., partners with Australia to stop Starvation due to rice shortages

San Diego (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - A new chemical fertility control technology that could substantially reduce the devastating impacts of rodents on rice production in developing countries is being featured at the BIO 2008 International Convention in San Diego, California from the 17th through the 20th of June.

SenesTech, Inc., a Flagstaff, Arizona - based corporation, is developing a technology that will target the fertility of rice field rats in Southeast Asia. If successful this technology will result in increased crop yields, an increase in food supplies globally, and will improve the quality of life for hundreds of millions of lives within a few years.

"It is impossible to overstate the importance of this technology," said Dr. Loretta P. Mayer, one of the company's founders and inventors of the technology. "One fifth to one third of the world's food supply never reaches the table due to the deleterious impacts of rodents. They damage crops both pre-and post-harvest by not only eating the grain but damaging it with urine and feces pollution. They also spread many debilitating diseases. While this problem has persisted for centuries, it is possible that we may be able to start reversing this process. Research shows that just a ten per cent reduction in the rice rat population can feed over 380 million
people. The numbers are simply staggering," she said.

The development of the technology is being completed at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, while further characterization of animal models is being conducted at Arizona State University in Tempe. The technology is built on patents filed by the University of Arizona in Tucson, on which Dr. Mayer is co-inventor. This statewide effort reflects the mission of the Arizona Bioscience Roadmap, which provides Arizona scientists with a conduit for collaborative research and technology transfer.

"It is impressive to witness the level of collaboration and innovation that occur within our universities and communities," said Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano. "These advances -- which potentially have a significant impact on the planet -- are possible when we create the infrastructure for and foster science-based projects and discoveries."

To complete development of the environmentally neutral product called "ContraPest(TM)", and to provide for efficient distribution, the Arizona-based biotech company has signed an international agreement with the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre (IACRC) in Canberra, the capital of Australia.
This Centre is part of an Australian government science innovation program that brings together research institutions, industry partners and business enterprises to accelerate technology transfer and the delivery of new products into the marketplace.

Rats, insects, and weeds rank as the three major pests of small landholder farmers in developing countries. A pair of rodents and their offspring can potentially produce over 600 offspring in just three months. When food supplies are plentiful, rodents reach unprecedented numbers. Today, it is not unusual for smallholder rice farmers to report chronic yield losses of 20-30 per cent per year, rising to 50 per cent or even total crop loss in certain areas. This places an enormous strain on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in developing countries. In turn, such losses compound the current food crisis, placing a heavy burden on the tens of millions of landless and urban poor. SenesTech believes the technology has the potential to have a significant impact in the 13 countries that produce over 84 per cent of the world's rice supply, including China, India, and other Southeast Asian nations, which will be SenesTech's first customers.

Dr. Mayer, along with Dr. Cheryl Dyer, and Dr. Timothy Vail, SenesTech's scientific team, has developed this environmentally safe alternative to poison that can be used to sterilize the rice field rat. The technology accelerates the natural reproductive aging process in the rat resulting in sterility or reproductive "senescence". These scientists, all from Northern Arizona University, have teamed up with Dr. Lyn Hinds from the IACRC and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia and Drs. Sudarmaji at the Indonesian Centre for Rice Research in Sukamandi, Indonesia to begin assessment of the product in Indonesian-based studies this fall.

"I am dedicated to addressing starvation with this technology and changing the livelihoods of the rural poor," said Everett Hale, CEO. Hale was recruited by the company to lead the international effort and build on the company's core technology.

"I never knew the extent to which governments had to use poison to prevent famine. A percentage of poison in any food supply is not acceptable. We are losing lives and the environment. Through our technology, we can now change the world and help feed its people."

For additional information on ContraPest(TM) contact Everett Hale at ehale@senestech.com or visit http://www.senestech.com.

ContraPest(TM) is projected to be available for commercial use in the Spring of 2010.

ABOUT (SenesTech, Inc.) SenesTech is a platform technology company located in Flagstaff, Arizona specializing in fertility control products for wildlife population control including dogs and cats. Other products in the development pipeline include ChemSpay(TM), a non-surgical spay product for female dogs and cats.

SOURCE: SenesTech, Inc.
CONTACT: Everett Hale of SenesTech, Inc., +1-619-876-8745,
or fax, +1-928-774-5149, ehale@senestech.com
Web site: http://www.senestech.com

Business: CGI signs US$80 mln 7 yr contracts with ANZ and BMO

New Supply Chain Finance capabilities enable wide-ranging export and import financing options

Montreal - /CNW-AsiaNet/ -
Stock Market Symbols
GIB.A (TSX)
GIB (NYSE)

CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB), announced today the signing of seven year agreements with Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) and BMO Financial Group (TSX:BMO; NYSE:BMO) to extend their use of CGI's Proponix global trade platform.

Over the last five years, ANZ and BMO have utilized Proponix to support their global trade business, achieving enhanced customer service and significant operational efficiencies. CGI recently has enhanced the Supply Chain Finance (SCF) capabilities in Proponix, including Open Account Payments, export financing, receivables financing, buyer-backed financing, and enhanced Purchase Order/Invoice data management and reconciliation. These capabilities will enable ANZ and BMO to provide a broad range of offerings, to further expand their trade banking services for their corporate clients.

"Our partnership with CGI allows BMO to offer our clients advanced financial supply chain capabilities," said Sara Joyce, Executive Managing Director and Head of International Financial Institutions and Trade Finance for BMO Financial Group. "The flexible, integrated nature of the Proponix platform enables our clients to achieve their ambitions of creating sustainable competitive advantage through improved working capital management."

"At ANZ, the Proponix platform has been essential in helping us run a global trade business," commented Guy Whitcher, Head of Working Capital Products, at ANZ. "As well as Australia and New Zealand, we also have business in Europe, North America and widely across the Asia Pacific, all running on a single global platform, Proponix, each with its own special requirements."

Steven Starace, Director and Head of Trade & Supply Chain Finance, CGI, added: "We are delighted to continue our long-term partnership with ANZ and BMO. Their decision to extend the use of Proponix demonstrates the confidence they have in CGI and our ability to deliver a premier global trade platform that enables both financial institutions to successfully compete in the evolving trade marketplace."

For over 30 years, CGI has provided IT and business process services to financial institutions around the world including 21 of the top 25 U.S. banks and 45 of the top 50 banks in the Americas and Europe. CGI banking-focused solutions include core banking, end-to-end wealth management, trade finance, business intelligence/data warehousing and customer relationship
management. Proponix is a hosted, web-based fully integrated global trade finance and supply chain platform that provides access to trade services technology as a service, enabling reduced costs and enhanced customer service. Proponix allows financial service institutions to share a common platform, infrastructure and development costs, and pay-per-transaction for processing trade services.

About Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

ANZ offers a full range of financial products and services in Australia and New Zealand and has overseas representation in Asia, the Pacific, UK/Europe and the United States. ANZ businesses include personal banking and wealth management, mortgages, small to medium business, consumer finance including credit cards, corporate banking, institutional banking, investment banking, trade and transaction services including cash management, international payments and clearing, custody services and trade finance, foreign exchange, global capital markets, global structured finance, corporate financing and advisory and asset finance.

About BMO Financial Group

BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified North American financial services organization. With total assets of $375 billion as at April 30, 2008, and more than 37,000 employees, BMO provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions. BMO Financial Group serves clients across Canada through its Canadian retail arm, BMO Bank of Montreal, and through its wealth management firms BMO Nesbitt Burns, BMO InvestorLine and BMO Harris Private Banking. BMO Capital Markets, our North American investment and corporate banking division, provides a full suite of financial products and services to our North American and international clients. BMO also serves personal and
commercial clients in the United States through Chicago-based Harris, an integrated financial services organization that provides more than one million personal and business clients with banking, lending, investing, financial planning, trust administration, portfolio management, family office and wealth transfer services.

About CGI

Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in the world. CGI and its affiliated companies employ approximately 27,000 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in North America, Europe and India. CGI's annual revenue run rate stands at $3.8 billion and at March 31st, 2008, CGI's order backlog was $12.04 billion. CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in the S&P/TSX Composite Index as well as the S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology and MidCap Indices. Website: www.cgi.com

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All statements in this press release that do not directly and exclusively relate to historical facts constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are "forward-looking information" within the meaning of sections 138.3 and following of the Ontario Securities Act. These statements and this
information represent CGI's intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs, and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, of which many are beyond the control of the Company.
These factors could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information. These factors include and are not restricted to the timing and size of new contracts, acquisitions and other corporate developments; the ability to attract and retain qualified members; market competition in the rapidly-evolving IT industry; general economic and business conditions, foreign exchange and other risks identified in the MD&A, in CGI's Annual Report or Form 40-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (filed on EDGAR at www.sec.gov), the Company's Annual Information Form filed with the Canadian securities authorities (filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com), as well as assumptions regarding the foregoing. The words "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "foresee," "plan," and similar expressions and variations thereof, identify certain of such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. In particular, statements relating to future performance are forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. CGI disclaims any intention or
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements or on this forward-looking information.

SOURCE: CGI Group Inc.
CONTACT: Investors:
Lorne Gorber,
Vice-President,
Global Communications and Investor Relations, CGI,
(514) 841-3355,
lorne.gorber@cgi.com;
Business Development:
Steven Starace,
Director,
Trade Services Group, CGI,
(212) 612-3640,
Steven.Starace@cgi.com;
Media:
Linda Odorisio,
Vice-president,
US Communications, CGI,
(703) 267-8118,
linda.odorisio@cgi.com;
Cherelle Murphy,
Senior Manager,
Media Relations, ANZ,
+61-3-9273-6190,
Cherelle.Murphy@anz.com;
Kim Hanson,
Senior Manager,
Media Relations, BMO,
(416) 867-3996,
kim.hanson@bmo.com

Technology: Hong Kong Highpower Technology aAnnounces American bourse listing

Hong Kong & San Jose (BUSINESS WIRE) - Hong Kong Highpower Technology, Inc. (Amex:HPJ) today announced the listing of its common stock on the American Stock Exchange. The shares began trading today under the symbol "HPJ."

The Company also announced a publicoffering of 603,750 shares of its common stock at $3.25 per share, including exercise of the over-allotment option. Hong Kong Highpower intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for working capital and general corporate purposes. The registration statement related to these securities has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The offering is made only by the prospectus relating to this offering. A copy of the final prospectus may be obtained from WestPark Capital, Inc., 1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 310, Los Angeles, CA 90067, by phone at (310) 843-9300, facsimile (310) 843-9304, or email jstern@wpcapital.com.

About Hong Kong Highpower Technology, Inc.

Hong Kong Highpower develops, manufacturers and markets rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) and Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and related products for use in a variety of electronic devices. The majority of Hong Kong Highpower's products are distributed worldwide to markets in the United States, Europe, China, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and Taiwan.

Media and Investor inquiries: Financial Profiles, Inc.Brandi
Floberg/Casey Molda 310-277-4711 HPJ@finprofiles.com

Biotech: Start Licensing, Inc. reaffirms control of key cloning patents

Austin, Texas (BUSINESS WIRE) - Today Start Licensing, Inc. (Start) reaffirmed that it controls key patents in Korea and elsewhere that cover animal cloning technology, including the technology used to clone dogs.

RNL Bio Ltd (RNL) previously announced on February 12, 2008 that it was launching a dog cloning service and had signed its first client. More recently it has been reported that RNL is offering cloned cancer-sniffing dogs for commercial sale. RNL is not licensed under Start's patents to engage in these commercial activities.

The patents Start controls include Korean Patent Nos. 10-0533476, 10-0533477, 10-0743006, and 10-0793220 as well as numerous foreign counterparts in the U.S., Europe, Japan and elsewhere. These patents are part of a portfolio of patents and patent applications directed to foundational somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) cloning technology.

Start recently granted a sole, worldwide license under these patents to BioArts International Ltd. for cloning dogs and cats.

"Start will pursue available legal remedies as necessary to protect and preserve its patent rights," said Jonathan Thatcher, President of Start Licensing, "including the remedy of blocking importation of products produced under the patented methods into jurisdictions where such rights are available."

About Start Licensing

Start is a joint venture of Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN) and Exeter Life Sciences, Inc. Start manages and licenses a broad portfolio of intellectual property rights related to animal reproductive technologies, including foundational nuclear transfer cloning technology developed at the Roslin Institute for the cloning of Dolly the sheep.

Start's licensees are on the cutting edge of research and product development in food production, medical applications and many other fields.

Start Licensing, Inc.
Ben Carlson, 202-466-9633 ben@turnerstrategies.com

Technology: AtMail announces support for FireFox 3 for commercial webmail solution

Latest version also includes migration and security enhancements

Brisbane, and Coeur D'Alene (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - AtMail, a leading provider of easy-to-use, Linux-based email management appliances and software, today announced that its commercial AtMail Webmail system is fully compatible with the FireFox 3 web browser. The new AtMail 5.4 version also includes new IMail migration capabilities and security functionality.

"Any AtMail customers that are upgrading to the latest version of FireFox will find our latest AtMail 5.4 release fully supports and is instantly compatible with this new version of the widely popular, cross-platform browser," said Corey Bissaillon, vice president of AtMail. "AtMail 5.4 builds upon the solid foundation of our commercial-grade email management solution that organizations turn to when migrating from outdated or legacy email systems."

New enhancements to AtMail's core Webmail solution include:
-- FireFox 3 compatibility: AtMail provides support for the most popular cross-platform browser and ensures that users upgrading to the new browser version have instant compatibility with AtMail.
-- IMail migration scripts: AtMail eases the transition for IMail system users. The availability of migration scripts allows system administrators to easily make the switch to AtMail.
-- IMAPS/POP3S support: AtMail is at the forefront of providing increased security for Webmail. With this new support, Webmail clients can connect to SSL-secured versions of the POP3 and IMAP4 protocols. Administrators can assure users that the procedure for accessing their email can be made as secure as an online banking session.

AtMail continues to lead the industry in intuitive, easy-to-use Webmail applications. The company recently released AtMail Open, a new open source Webmail tool that is quickly becoming a favorite of universities, small businesses, governments and ISPs around the globe. Free downloads of AtMail Open are available at http://www.atmail.org.

Pricing and Availability

AtMail Webmail 5.4 is available for purchase at http://order.atmail.com.

About AtMail

AtMail offers a complete suite of email messaging solutions that help more than 15 million users and thousands of organizations streamline and vastly improve the overall email experience. Self-funded and organically grown through word-of-mouth and grassroots satisfaction, AtMail has devoted its resources and energy to redefining and simplifying the email messaging experience from both an end-user and administrator perspective. Other AtMail products include email server appliances, groupware collaboration and web-based administration systems that can be integrated with virus and anti-spam solutions utilizing MySQL as the database backend.
With an office in the U.S., the company's headquarters are located on one of the finest surfing beaches near Brisbane, Australia. For more information please visit http://www.atmail.com.

Media Contact:
Christie Denniston
Catapult PR-IR
cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com
Office: 303-581-7760, ext. 13
Mobile: 303-827-5164
SOURCE AtMail
CONTACT: Christie Denniston of Catapult PR-IR,
+1-303-581-7760, ext. 13,
+1-303-827-5164,
cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com,
for AtMail
Web site: http://www.atmail.org

Metal/Mining: Dupont raises titanium dioxide prices

DuPont Titanium Technologies raises titanium dioxide prices due to rising cost increases

Wilmington, Del. (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - DuPont Titanium Technologies today announced its second global price increase for titanium dioxide in two weeks in an attempt to keep pace with rapidly rising costs of energy and raw materials.

Increases announced today become effective on July 15. These increases, of approximately $150 (USD) per ton, are in addition to those announced two weeks ago. Those increases take effect on July 1.

"We believed the increases announced earlier in June would be adequate to offset rising costs, but with oil now approaching $140 (USD) per barrel, there is simply no alternative to this action," said Richard C. Olson, vice president and general manager -- DuPont Titanium Technologies.

"We don't take these unprecedented steps lightly because we know they will travel eventually down the entire value chain." Olson said the cumulative effect of increases announced since the beginning of 2008 would result in third quarter DuPont titanium dioxide prices that are approximately 15 percent higher in U.S. dollars compared to the beginning of this year. He said specifics of the latest increases will be announced shortly in the various regions.

DuPont Titanium Technologies is the world's largest manufacturer of titanium dioxide, serving customers globally in the coatings, paper and plastics industries. The company operates plants at DeLisle, Miss.; New Johnsonville, Tenn.; Edge Moor, Del.; Altamira, Mexico; and Kuan Yin, Taiwan; all of which use the chloride manufacturing process. The company also operates a plant in Uberaba, Brazil, for finishing titanium dioxide and a mine in Starke, Fla. Technical service centersare located in Uberaba, Brazil; Mexico City, Mexico; Mechelen, Belgium; Kuan Yin, Taiwan; Ulsan, Korea; Shanghai, China; and Wilmington, Del., to serve the Latin American, European, Middle Eastern, Asian and North American markets.

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

6/19/08
Contact: Kimberlie A. Lantz
302-999-2361
kimberlie.a.lantz@usa.dupont.com
SOURCE: DuPont Titanium Technologies
CONTACT: Kimberlie A. Lantz of DuPont Titanium
Technologies,
+1-302-999-2361,
kimberlie.a.lantz@usa.dupont.com
Web site: http://www.titanium.dupont.com

High-Tech: Vietnam: Asia's next rising tiger - technology-driven nation

Singapore (BUSINESS WIRE) - Frost & Sullivan's Semiconductors Automation & Electronics of Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific (http://www.electronics.frost.com) will host an exclusive live briefing on the Vietnam: Asia's next Rising Tiger as a Technology-Driven Nation on June 25th, 2008 at 11:00 hrs (GMT+ 08:00hrs) Singapore time.

Vietnam is emerging as an important Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS)/Original Device Manufacturers (ODM) and semiconductor manufacturing services destination. In January 2007, Vietnam entered the World Trade Organization.
Vietnam's low-cost of labor, availability of trainable local population and favorable government policies are attracting global EMS/ODM companies to set-up operations in this country.

The government's emphasis on making electronics a key export earner is pushing Vietnam to migrate to the path of high-tech industry. The country is also experiencing rapid increase in semiconductor consumption. Many investors feel that it is easier to do business in Vietnam than in China due to lesser regulatory hassles and government business-friendly policies.
The country has been witnessing double-digit growth rate. In recent years, electronics and IT industries have recorded the average growth rate of 25-35% a year.

Vietnam will soon emerge as a tough competitor to other well established neighbors in Asia. It is to been seen if Vietnam will emerge as a viable alternative.

Highlights of this analyst briefing includes an analysis of Drivers and Challengers for Vietnam's EMS/ODM and Semiconductor Industries, Education System and Labor Force, Vietnam's Semiconductor Consumption, Leading OEMs in Vietnam and also a discussion on macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, FDI inflow, and labor costs. We will also provide an update of
related and upcoming research and an opportunity for a question and answer session with the analyst.

This briefing will benefit Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), component manufacturers, EMS, ODMs, electronics component distributors as it discusses key competencies of Vietnam in addition to providing trends and factors impacting the growth of ESM/ODM services and semiconductor industry in Vietnam and semiconductor consumption forecasts.

Akkaraju Venkata Sridevi, Research Analyst for the Semiconductors Automation & Electronicsof Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific says, "The electronics industry in Vietnam is still very young and it's rapidly developing due to high priority in the government's development strategy. The main products are printers, computer and mobile phone telephone parts, circuit boards, etc. Vietnam's electronics industry targets to reach US$ 5 to 6 billion in production value by 2010. Vietnam has also become a heaven for investors from Korea and China. Intel has tripled its investment in Vietnam to US$ 1 billion."

Sridevi also sates that Vietnam is the next emerging destination for investments after China and India. "The economic growth rates spell success for the country. Vietnam's economy is the fastest growing economy, second only to China, in the Asian region. Vietnamese Government support to establish industry parks, good physical infrastructure, the availability of English-speaking workforce and low labor costs are all factors that make Vietnam an attractive destination."

Join us as Sridevi shares her insights on Vietnam as the next technology-driven nation in the region. Those interested in registering for the interactive webinar should send an email to Corporate Communications - Donna Jeremiah at djeremiah@frost.com with the following information: full name, company name, title, telephone number, e-mail address, city, state and country. The registration details will be emailed to you upon receipt of the above information.

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 & SullivanCorporate Communications - Asia Pacific:Donna Jeremiah, +603 6204 5832 djeremiah@frost.com or
Hwa Mei Ho, +603 6204 5897 hwamei.ho@frost.com

Technology: (ISC)2 seeks nominations for its 2nd annual Asia-Pacific Program

Three Categories Aim to Recognize Ongoing Commitment by Information Security Leaders to Professionalize Workforce in Asia-Pacific

Hong Kong, (ANTARA News/Xinhua-PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - (ISC)2(R) ("ISC-squared"), the non-profit global leader in educating and certifying information security professionals throughout their careers, today announced it has opened nominations for its second annual Asia-Pacific Information Security Leadership Achievements (ISLA) Program.

The ISLA, begun last year as part of (ISC)2's global Awards Program, recognizes the ongoing commitment by information security leaders in Asia-Pacific to build a highly qualified and ethical information security workforce.

Professionals can be nominated in three distinct categories:

-- Senior Non-IT Security Professional (examples include: Chief Information Officer, Chief Financial Officer, program project manager, etc.) who has significantly contributed to the enhancement of the IT security workforce by demonstrating a leadership role in any IT security workforce improvement initiative, program or project.

Candidates in this category typically should have at least ten years of work experience and occupy a senior-level position within their organization.

-- Senior IT Security Professional (examples include: Chief Security Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, IT Security Manager or senior security manager with significant IT security management responsibilities) who has significantly contributed to the enhancement of the IT security workforce by demonstrating a leadership role in any IT security workforce improvement initiative, program or project. Candidates in this category typically should have at least ten years of work experience, seven of which are directly related to IT Security.

-- IT Security Practitioner who has distinguished him herself for implementing and/or managing the implementation of a component of a security program (examples include: managing a security awareness and training program, conducting difficult, complex security evaluations, etc.). Candidates in this category typically should have at least six years work experience, three of which, should be, directly related to IT
Security.

"The (ISC)2 Asian Advisory Board felt last year's ISLA went a long way toward recognizing individuals who have significantly enhanced the IT security workforce; therefore, the board is resolute to continue the effort," says Dr Lee Jae-woo, co-chair for the (ISC)2 Asian Advisory Board (AAB).

"We learned from our experience last year and are confident that this year's program will reflect the evolving workforce landscape in Asia-Pacific. We look forward to celebrating those industry leaders whom have made great strides on behalf of the workforce this year."

Last year, at the inaugural ISLA ceremony, (ISC)2 recognized 27 honorees and showcased distinguished workforce initiatives, led by four honorees. They were:

-- Senior Non-IT Security Professional category: Dr. San-Cheng (Simon) Chang, CEO, Acer e-Enabling Data Centre (eDC), Acer, Inc., Taiwan.

Dr. Chang was recognized for his dedication in building the Security Operation Centre, or SOC, of Acer that resulted in more secure customer support.

-- Senior IT Security Professional category: Professor Jian-Hua Li, executive deputy dean, School of Information Security Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. Prof Li was honored for his leadership in building the Information Security Engineering School to resolve the shortage of information security professionals in China.

-- Senior IT Security Professional category: Professor Dato' Dr. Norbik Bashah Bin Idris, CISSP, technical director, SCAN Associates Berhad, Malaysia. Professor Norbik was recognized for his tremendous focus on nurturing new talents as well as innovation within the information security industry.

-- IT Security Practitioner category: Mr Siu Cheong (SC) Leung, CISSP, CISA, CBCP, founding chairperson of Professional Information Security Association (PISA), currently senior consultant of the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT), Hong Kong, China. Mr Leung was honored for his dedicated effort to promote product-neutral security awareness to the public.

A nominations committee comprised of members from the AAB will review and select honorees from the three categories, based upon the selection criteria and eligibility requirements. The AAB includes volunteer, senior-level information security professionals responsible for counseling (ISC)2 on policies, trends and certification needs within the Asia-Pacific region. (ISC)2 officials will honor the ISLA honorees on October 28, 2008, during a gala dinner ceremony in Seoul, South Korea.

To nominate an executive or information security professional, or for more information about the ISLA program, please visit http://www.isc2.org/isla . The submission deadline for nominations is August 8, 2008.

About (ISC)2

The International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc. [(ISC)2(R)] is the internationally recognized Gold Standard for certifying information security professionals. Founded in 1989, (ISC)2 has certified over 57,000 information security professionals in 135 countries. Based in Palm Harbor, Florida, USA, with offices in Washington, D.C., London, Hong Kong and Tokyo, (ISC)2 issues the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP(R)) and related concentrations, Certification and Accreditation Professional (CAP(R)), and Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP(R)) credentials to those meeting necessary competency requirements.

All (ISC)2 core certifications -the CISSP, CISSP-ISSEP(R), CISSP-ISSAP(R), CISSP-ISSMP(R), SSCP and CAP - meet the stringent requirements of ANSI/ISO/IEC Standard 17024, a global benchmark for assessing and certifying personnel. (ISC)2 also offers a continuing professional education program, a portfolio of education products and services based upon (ISC)2's CBK(R), a compendium of information security topics, and is responsible for the (ISC)2 Global Information Security Workforce Study.

More information is available at http://www.isc2.org .

(C) 2008, (ISC)2 Inc. (ISC)2, CISSP, ISSEP, ISSAP, CAP, SSCP and CBK are registered marks of (ISC)2, Inc.

Media Contact: Kitty Chung (ISC)2 Asia-Pacific Tel:
+852-3520-4001 Email: kchung@isc2.org
SOURCE: (ISC)2 Asia-Pacific

Technology: Toshiba's new variability aware modeling for design layout to boost gate density

- New technique for next-generation 45nm CMOS technology boosts gate density to 2.6 times higher than that of 65nm CMOS technology--

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Tokyo (BUSINESS WIRE) - Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it has developed a new compact model for circuit design that achieves higher gate density and improved cost-performance in next-generation 45nm CMOS technology.

By applying this technique, gate density for 45nm CMOS technology is boosted to 2.6 times higher than that of 65nm CMOS technology, and surpassing the gain of 2.0 times that is the typically expected technology trend in generational migration.

Circuit design layout, particularly proximity (proximity effect), is the dominant factor in the variability of transistor performance, and gate density also plays an important role in chip cost. By applying this technique to the design in 45nm CMOS technology, Toshiba achieves both high performance and cost competitiveness in system LSI.

The newly developed technique was reported on June 18th at Session 9.3 of Symposia on VLSI Technology 2008, in Honolulu,
Hawaii, USA.

Toshiba has developed the new technique, which predicts the performance of each transistor individually, by focusing on factors dependent on circuit layout. In 65nm CMOS technology, gate length, gate width and the distance between the gate and isolation area (see Fig. 1) are considered in design, as major factors affecting transistor performance.

In advanced 45nm CMOS technology and beyond, additional factors such as the space of gates and locations of contacts (see Fig. 2) are modeled and fed into the design. Toshiba's new technique estimates each transistor characteristics and feeds them into the circuit design. As a result, Toshiba has achieved higher gate density without increasing the margin for variability in design.

Advances in process technology have required shorter gate lengths in CMOS process technology, and application of stress enhancement techniques1 has proved effective as a means to improve transistor performance.

However, from the 45nm CMOS generation, gate length scaling will advance significantly, and the application of stress enhancement techniques will produce complicated variability as a result of dependence on layout in the design. This issue could be evaded in earlier generations by setting an additional design margin for safer design or by restricting the pattern and design. However, this approach sacrifices improvement in gate density and is insufficient for the 45nm CMOS generation and beyond.

1 Stress enhancement technique: Increasing carrier mobility in CMOS transistor is an effective means to obtain better transistor performance. Carrier mobility can be modulated by applying strain at transistors. Toshiba new technique utilizes this phenomenon. Various techniques for effectively imposing stress at the transistor channel area have been proposed, for example, forming stress films over transistors, or embedding stress films on both sides of the transistor gates. However, these stress enhancement techniques create a complicated proximity effect dependant on actual transistor layout and causes concerns for increased variability in transistor performance.

Toshiba CorporationHiroko Mochida, +81-(3)3457-2105 Corporate Communications Office International Media Relations
Group http://www.toshiba.co.jp/contact/media.htm

Business in Asia Today - June 19, 2008

BABCOCK & BROWN UNITS CONFIRM DISTRIBUTION GUIDANCE
Melbourne (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Two of Babcock & Brown (B&B) Ltd's (ASX:BNB) satellites - its listed infrastructure and wind funds - confirmed their distribution guidance today after their parent was routed by investors last week. Babcock & Brown Infrastructure (BBI) Ltd (ASX:BBI), which is managed by B&B, has reaffirmed its distribution guidance of 7.5 cents per
stapled security, consistent with its guidance for a full year payout of 15 cents.
The listed fund, which owns energy assets in New Zealand, Britain and the US as well as the Dalrymple Bay coal terminal in Queensland, has also appointed one of its independent directors as its acting chairman.
The announcements were welcomed by investors who pushed BBI's stock up five cents, or 5.75 per cent, to 92 cents by 1218 AEST.

PEPSICO INDIA TO INCREASE SNACK PRODUCTION CAPACITY
New Delhi (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Buoyed by the growing demand of its snacks, Pepsico India Holdings is increasing production across its various plants by one third of its current capacity in India in the next 18 months.
"There has been a growing demand for our products and we will increase our capacity by one-third of our current production in the next 18 months," Pepsico India Holdings MD (Fritolay Division) Gautham Mukkavilli said.
While he declined to comment on Fritolay's current production capacity, industry sources put the figure at 80,000 tons per annum.

ATLAS IRON LIFTS STAKE IN AUSTRALIA'S WARWICK RESOURCES
Perth (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Shares in iron ore explorer Warwick Resources Ltd (ASX:WRK) have jumped on the news that soon-to-be iron ore producer Atlas Iron Ltd (ASX:AGO) has lifted its strategic stake in the company.
Atlas today upped its stake in Warwick from 15.33 per cent to 19.54 per cent. Shares in Warwick were up seven cents, or 15.56 per cent, to 52 cents at 1224 AEST while Atlas shares were seven cents, or 1.84 per cent, higher at $3.87.

QANTAS ENGINEERS TO LAUNCH STRIKES ON MONDAY
Melbourne (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Qantas (ASX:QAN) aircraft engineers will launch a series of rolling strikes from Monday, forcing cancellations and disruptions for passengers, as part of a pay dispute.
The Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association will begin with stoppages of at least four hours' duration in Melbourne, Sydney and Cairns, Fairfax newspapers report today.
Strikes will hit Qantas operations in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth on Tuesday, with further action planned at least for the rest of the week.
News of the strike action comes as Qantas warns it may be forced to cut routes and jobs, freeze executive salaries and ground planes because of rising fuel costs.

GUANGZHOU PHARMACY, ALLIANCE BOOTS LAUNCH JOINT VENTURE
Guangzhou (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Approved by the Ministry of Commerce and other governmental departments concerned, the Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Co Ltd and the Britain-based Alliance Boots Limited has founded a pharmaceutical joint venture in Guangzhou, capital city of south China's Guangdong province.
The joint venture, with registered capital of 400 million yuan (US$58.1 million), is estimated to have a total investment of 1.2 billion yuan. It is now the biggest Sino-foreign joint venture in China's pharmacy distribution sector.

MITSUBISHI UFJ TO EXPAND CARBON-TRADING BUSINESS IN CHINA
Beijing (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (TSE:8306) will step up its environment-related operations in China, providing a governmental commission there with know-how on trading of carbon credits.
The Japanese banking group and China's National Development and Reform Commission on Wednesday inked a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in promoting projects under the United Nations' Clean Development Mechanism.
Under the CDM, companies in industrialized nations supply funds and technologies to curb global warming in developing countries in exchange for emissions credits.

DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING WINS US$519 MLN DEAL FOR 4 SHIPS
Seoul (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (KSE:042660), the world's third-largest shipyard, said today that it has received a 532.8-billion-won (US$519 million) order to build four vessels.
The deal with a European shipping company calls on Daewoo Shipbuilding to deliver two oil carriers and two bulk carriers by December 2011, the company said in a regulatory filing.
Shares of Daewoo Shipbuilding were trading at 41,500 won on the Seoul bourse as of 1:57 p.m., down 1.07 per cent.

PHILIPPINES' TEAM ENERGY READY FOR GOV'T OPEN ACCESS PLAN
Manila (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Team Energy, the owner and operator of THE 1,200 megawatt (MW) coal-fired Sual plant in Pangasinan and 735W Pagbilao coal-fired facility in Quezon, said it has more than 200MW excess capacity available should the government push through with an open access plan.
Federico Puno, president and CEO of Team Energy Corporations said they can offer at least 200MW from Sual and 35W from Pagbilao or a total of 235W excess capacity.
We are gearing up for open access. We will try to sell 200MW from Sual and 35MW from Pagbilao," Puno told reporters.

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS BEGINS PRODUCTION AT SINGAPORE WAFER PLANT
Seoul (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Samsung Electronics Co. (KSE:005930), the world's largest computer memory chip maker, said today it started production at its newly-built silicon wafer factory in Singapore.
Samsung Electronics, together with its joint investment partner Siltronic AG of Germany, held a completion ceremony of the US$400 million-invested wafer plant in Singapore earlier in the day, the South Korean company said in a statement.
The plant currently has a monthly output capacity of 300,000 wafers, which will be used by both Samsung and Siltronic, one of the leading silicon wafer providers in the world.

CHINA'S DATANG MOBILE COMMS SET TO SELL OFF T3G STAKE
Beijing (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Datang Mobile Communications Equipment is seeking to pull out of T3G Technology, one of the five major chip suppliers for mobile phones based on TD-SCDMA, a Chinese home-grown 3G (third generation) mobile telephony standard.
Datang Mobile, the second largest stakeholder of T3G, is putting its 32.11 per cent stake on sale for 122.2 million yuan
(US$17.75 million), according to a notice posted on the website of Beijing Equity Exchange.
The move comes on the heels of the collapse of Commit Inc, another major TD-SCDMA chipmaker, which has dimmed the prospects of TD-SCDMA.
There are rumors that Geneva-based semiconductor maker STMicroelectronics might take over Datang Mobile's stake in T3G.

Source:
Business in Asia Today - JUNE 19, 2008
published by Asia Pulse

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Technology: GCT & Green Packet demonstrate world's 1st seamless WiMAX sol'n

Singapore (BUSINESS WIRE) - GCT Semiconductor, a leading supplier of mobile WiMAX solutions to the global market, and Green Packet Berhad (Green Packet), a leading developer of next generation mobile broadband and networking solutions, today announced collaboration to bring the world's first intelligent connection management solution that delivers seamless connectivity and handover between WiMAX and WiFi.

The Green Packet "Intouch Connectivity Manager" integrates Green Packet's Mobile IP solution with GCT's GDM7215, the industry's first single-chip solution supporting both mobile WiMAX IEEE 802.16e Wave 2 and WiFi 802.11 b/g.

"A seamless broadband environment is now a reality. It is no longer just an idea on paper or a vision for the future," said Kelvin Lee, Senior General Manager of Green Packet. "With Green Packet's "Intouch Connection Manager" users enjoy uninterrupted connections as the solution intelligently and transparently switches between WiMAX and WiFi according to connectivity rules set by the user or the operator.

Our intelligent connectivity management solution is aptly named Intouch to correspond to the fact that users will never have to experience a `disconnect'."

Green Packet's "Intouch Connection Manager" also supports multiple connection modes such as WAN and LAN in addition to WiMAX and WiFi.

Intouch is coupled with lifestyle features such as communication services, information and entertainment into a single client. This unique combination is aimed at providing WiMAX operators with service differentiation factors allowing them to gain revenue not only from network access but from value-added services as well.

"GCT's GDM7215 single-chip WiMAX plus WiFi integrated circuit enables a physically smaller solution, lower power consumption and reduced bill-of-materials," commented Dr. Kyeongho (KH) Lee, President and CEO of GCT Semiconductor.

"WiMAX plus WiFi systems containing our chip and running Green Packet's Intouch allows users to roam seamlessly between WiMAX and WiFi networks, thus creating a powerful and highly desirable wireless broadband experience."

That seamless connectivity will soon be available to Malaysians. Green Packet, with its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, has already signed up Malaysia's first and largest WiMAX operator, Packet One Networks (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (P1) to roll out this new and innovative technology in the coming months.

GDM7215 implements mobile WiMAX RF/MAC/PHY and WiFi RF/MAC PHY on a monolithic integrated circuit. GDM7215 supports multimode wireless connectivity with its on-chip RF transceivers, allowing seamless broadband and local wireless roaming. Based on GCT's industry-proven CMOS RF technology, GDM7215 integrates WiMAX and WiFi radios, a high performance ARM9 RISC processor along with a 32-bit uniscalar DSP, and a full range of advanced interfaces for network, storage, and audio/visual device applications.

Green Packet Intouch debuts at CommunicAsia 2008, which runs from June 17-20, at Singapore Expo. Green Packet Berhad's exhibition booth is located in Hall 3, booth number 3E2-01.

About GCT Semiconductor, Inc.

GCT Semiconductor is a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets innovative SOC devices for the mobile handset and emerging mobile wireless broadband industries. With its proven CMOS radio frequency (RF), wireless modem technology and SOC expertise, GCT provides state-of-the-art CMOS single-chip mobile WiMAX solutions, CMOS single-chip mobile TV solutions, and highly-integrated cellular CMOS RF transceivers. GCT empowers 3G and 4G mobile device manufacturers by reducing BOM cost, lowering power consumption and minimizing size. For more information, please visit www.gctsemi.com.

About Green Packet Berhad (Green Packet)

Listed on the Main Board of the Malaysian Bourse, Green Packet is a leading developer of Next Generation Mobile Broadband and Networking Solutions. Its mission is to provide a seamless and unified platform for the delivery of user-centric multimedia communications and services regardless of the nature and availability of backbone infrastructures.

Bringing forth best-of-class technologies, devices and services to simplify and enhance connectivity and communications, Green Packet fulfills a wide array of targeted needs by employing its two key business pillars of Products & Solutions and Converged Telecommunications Services. For more information, visit: www.greenpacket.com

About Green Packet Intouch Connection Manager

Green Packet Intouch Connection Manager combines intelligent connection management, seamless connectivity between different network environments and lifestyle value added services into a single client. It supports multiple connection modes such as WiFi, WiMAX, WAN, LAN and so forth. It is also configurable to automatically switch between these connections based on pre-defined factors or user's customized profiles.

This Connection Management solution incorporates Green Packet's Mobile IP technology which facilitates automatic and transparent hand-off between networks thus allowing users to enjoy uninterrupted applications while on the move.

The solution also builds in mobile VPN maintaining connection security and data integrity at all times.
Additionally, the solution integrates lifestyle value added services such as communication tools, business productivity applications, community-based applications, location based services, etc., enabling operators to gain additional revenue on top of their access network.

GCT Semiconductor, Inc. Alex Sum, +1-408-434-8022 VP Marketing/Business Developmentalexsum@gctsemi.com
or Green Packet Berhad Shirley Ah Yong, +603 8996 6022 Corporate Communications Manager
shirley.ahyong@greenpacket.com

Environment: Rain Bird's 5000 PRS Rotor receives Australian certification

Rain Bird's 5000 PRS Rotor receives Australia's smart approved WaterMark Certification in recognition of its proven water saving performance

The Rotor's built-In pressure regulating technology exemplifies the intelligent use of water as it delivers up to 45% water savings when compared to competitive rotors, according to an independent testing panel

Azusa, Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE) - Rain Bird, the worldwide leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services announced today that its 5000 PRS (pressure regulating stem) Rotor sprinkler has been awarded the Smart Approved WaterMark Certification, Australia's outdoor water saving labeling program for products that help reduce water use around the home.

Heralded for its in-stem pressure regulator which prevents water loss caused by uneven water pressure and Rain Bird's exclusive Rain Curtain? nozzle technology which delivers thick water droplets in a uniform consistent pattern, an independent testing panel confirmed that the Rain Bird 5000 PRS delivers 15% to 45% water savings when compared to non-pressure regulated competitive products.

Facing what some experts have described as the worst drought in 1,000 years, four associations - the Australian Water Association, Irrigation Australia Ltd, the Nursery and Garden Industry, Australia and the Water Services Association of Australia - developed the Smart Approved WaterMark Certification Program in partnership with Australian government stakeholders. Their efforts empower lawn and garden professionals and consumers with the knowledge they need to identify and buy only those products that aid in reducing water consumption. All Smart Approved WaterMark Certified products are evaluated and tested for water savings by an independent expert panel made up of technical experts with extensive experience in landscape, horticulture, plumbing and other water related industries.

As the only gear driven rotor to receive the Australian Smart Approved WaterMark, Rain Bird's 5000 PRS Rotor's performance was measured against competitive rotors in a series of water pressure tests designed to replicate common "real world" scenarios. The results of rigorous testing and evaluation by an independent third party revealed that the 5000 PRS demonstrates water savings in the order of 15% to 45% when compared to non-pressure regulated competitive rotor products.

"The 5000 PRS is engineered to maximize water dispersion and uniformity, despite variations in water pressure that can otherwise cause havoc on an irrigation system and the landscape," said Heather Kraus, Rain Bird product manager. "The 5000 PRS combines Rain Bird's award-winning Rain Curtain nozzle technology with an in-stem pressure regulator that effectively eliminates misting, head-to-head pressure variations, and improves the overall uniformity of water distribution enabling homeowners and landscape professionals to maximize water savings while preserving a healthy landscape."

Bolstering Rain Bird's global commitment to developing innovative, water-efficient irrigation products for do-it-yourselfer's and professionals, the 5000 PRS Rotor is the latest addition to Rain Bird's growing list of Smart Approved WaterMark certified products that also includes Rain Bird's Irrigation Supplement, Rain Bird's Rotary Nozzles, Rain Bird Rain Sensor and the Rain Bird Maxicom2 Central Control System.

"There is no better proving ground for water saving products like the 5000 PRS Rotorsprinkler than the unforgiving climate of Australia," said Rain Bird Corporate Marketing Director Dave Johnson. "Southern Australia faces some of the worst drought conditions of any inhabited region on the globe, and reduced water availability presents a significant challenge for homeowners and landscape professionals as they strive to preserve landscapes while maximizing every drop of water. As a global leader in irrigation, the Smart Approved WaterMark is further testament of our commitment to leveraging our expertise and innovative technologies to drive the development of products that embody The Intelligent Use of Water."

More information about what Rain Bird is doing globally and in the United States, is available at www.rainbird.com.

ABOUT RAIN BIRD CORPORATION Based in Azusa, Calif., Rain BirdCorporation is the leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services. Since its beginnings in 1933, Rain Bird has offered the industry's broadest range of irrigation products for farms, golf courses, sports arenas, commercial developments and homes in more than 130 countries around the world. Rain Bird has been awarded more than 130 patents, including the first in 1935 for the impact sprinkler.
Rain Bird and The Intelligent Use of Water? is about using water wisely. Its commitment extends beyond products to education, training and services for the industry and the community. Rain Bird maintains state-of-the-art manufacturing assembly facilities in the United States, France, Sweden and Mexico http://www.rainbird.com.

The Pollack PR Marketing GroupStefan Pollack/William Ostedt
310-556-4443 spollack@ppmgcorp.comwostedt@ppmgcorp.com

Technology: 3LCD achieves projection industry milestone 50 million chips shipped

Las Vegas - 3LCD, the world's number one projection display technology, at InfoComm 2008 is celebrating the achievement of a major projection industry milestone.
3LCD is the first projection technology to surpass the 50 million chip mark.(a) 3LCD chips are the key components driving the majority of projectors in the global classrooms, conference rooms and home theatres.
The first 3-chip LCD projector was introduced to the market in 1989. Since then, leading manufacturers of 3LCD projectors have been driving the market forward with break-throughs in image quality, functionality, reliability and form factor.

Reliability Paves the Road to 50 Million In the two decades since front projection technology has taken a hold in the market, 3LCD technology has emerged as a leader with outstanding track record of performance and reliability in the field.
With millions of projectors sold and in-use today, 3LCD technology delivers every day where users need it most - in meeting rooms, classrooms, board rooms, houses of worship and large venues around the world.
One of the hallmarks of the 3LCD engine and its durability is its solid-state optical engine, which has no moving mechanical parts.

Number One in the Projector Market 3LCD recently announced it has expanded its leadership position globally.
In the front projection market, 3LCD's market share has grown to a 6.3-point unit share lead over competitors in the first quarter of 2008, according to Pacific Media Associates (PMA).
3LCD technology-based products kicked off 2008 with 52.9 percent total global market share.(a) A more detailed display of 3LCD technology will be shown at the 3LCD booth (booth number C1524, Central Hall 1) during InfoComm08, held from June 18th through the 20th in Las Vegas, Nevada.

(a) Figures are as reported by the market research firm, Pacific Media Associates (PMA).

3LCD Technology LCD is the world's leading projetion technology, delivering unbelievably bright and natural color, amazing detail and road-tested reliability.
Using an advanced, 3-chip optical engine, 3LCD offers full-time color for brilliant quality images.
3LCD is based on LCD technology, which is used by leading manufacturers worldwide for the ultimate viewing experience in flat panel TVs and projectors.
To find out why more users choose 3LCD than all other projection technologies combined and to get the latest list of leading companies offering 3LCD technology in their products, visit the 3LCD website at http://www.3LCD.com.

Inquiries
3LCD Business Center,Device Marketing and Planning DivisionSeiko Epson CorporationMitsuo Maeda, +81-42-587-0222
maeda.mitsuo@exc.epson.co.jp
Miki Suzuki, +81-42-587-0222
suzuki.miki@exc.epson.co.jpor
At InfoCommZeno GroupMolly Mulloy, 415-465-0561
Molly.Mulloy@zenogroup.comNick Mendoza, 310-566-3984

Bio Science: Real Clone Wars: International Dog-Fight over Cloning Rights

hReal Clone Wars:
International Dog-Fight over Cloning Rights Between BioArts International & RNL

Mill Valley, Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE) - The CEOs of two American companies in the cloning field, BioArts International and Start Licensing, today independently announced their opposition to the unlicensed activity of a third company based in South Korea: RNL Bio.

RNL Bio recently announced the cloning of dogs intended for detecting cancer, offering to sell them for USD 500,000 apiece, after previously announcing a plan to clone pet dogs. However, animal cloning technology including that used by RNL - is patented throughout most of the developed world, including South Korea, and these patents are controlled by Start Licensing. BioArts has the sole, worldwide license from Start to clone dogs.

"RNL has no right to offer this service, and is practicing black market cloning," said Lou Hawthorne, CEO of BioArts.
"Good international relations in the 21st Century depend on respect for intellectual property. By claiming the right to exploit technology that they did not invent and do not own, RNL demonstrates arrogance on an international scale. If RNL does not respect Western patents, does this mean that Western companies are free to disregard patents granted to Korean companies."

"Start will consider all available legal remedies to protect and preserve its patent rights," said Jonathan Thatcher, President of Start Licensing, "including the remedy of blocking importation of products produced under the patented methods into jurisdictions where such remedies are available.""Individuals who wish to clone a beloved dog have only one legal option," said Hawthorne, "and that's our Best Friends Again program, described at www.bestfriendsagain.com.

Organizations that wish to clone dogs for other purposes, including medical applications, should contact BioArts."

The role of Seoul National University (SNU) in this developing situation is unclear. JoongAng Daily, a South Korean newspaper, quoted SNU officials on May 20th as saying they were canceling plans to form a commercial dog cloning entity due to concerns over Start Licensing's patents; however, ongoing dog cloning activities of RNL are allegedly enabled by University facilities and staff several of whom are major shareholders in RNL.

BioArts International partnered with Sooam Biotech Research Foundation of South Korea following Sooam's successful cloning in 2007 of Hawthorne's family dog, Missy fulfilling the world's first commercial dog cloning order. BioArts recently announced plans to sell 5 dog cloning slots in an auction to be held July 5th-9th. Details can be found at www.bestfriendsagain.com.

More information on BioArts is available at http://www.bioarts.com.

Lou Hawthorne is available for interviews. Please contact Michele Kelly/Ed Fogelman at (415-388-8009) or ed@kfgroup.net.

Kelly/Fogelman GroupMichele Kelly, 415-388-8009
mkelly@kfgroup.netEd Fogelman, 415-388-8009 ed@kfgroup.net

Technology: HFCL Infotel Ltd conducts mobile broadband network trial

HFCL Infotel Ltd conducts mobile broadband network trial with NextWave's state-of-the-srt Wi-Fi infrastructure solution
Advanced outdoor Wi-Fi network utilizes NextWave Micro and Pico Base Stations for cost-effective, scalable mobile broadband performance in Chandigarh

Singapore - NextWave Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ: WAVE), a global provider of mobile multimedia and wireless broadband technologies, today announced that HFCL Infotel Ltd., a telecommunications service provider in the Punjab state of northern India, is conducting a large-scale outdoor Wi-Fi network trial using NextWave's innovative MBW 2000 series micro cell and MBW 1000 series pico cell Wi-Fi base stations in the capital city of Chandigarh.

The trial, which will be deployed this summer, will measure the capacity, throughput and performance of NextWave's carrier-grade outdoor Wi-Fi networking solution, and serve as the first step to upgrading HFCL's mobile broadband capabilities, introducing a new level of mobile accessibility and customer services to the region.
More than 261 million people in India own mobile phones, making it the second largest wireless market in the world, and one of the fastest growing with more than 10 million new subscribers in March 2008.

Laptop sales have also been increasing significantly, with a 59 percent rise in sales volume in the first half of fiscal 2007-2008 (according to the Manufacturer's Association for Information Technology).

The demand for mobile broadband computing and access continues to grow and requires innovative new mobile broadband solutions, with Wi-Fi playing an increasingly larger role.
"HFCL Infotel Ltd. believes in giving the best of services to the consumer on the most advanced and customer centric platform possible, the synergies with NextWave will help HFCL Infotel Ltd. give to its consumers the next level of connectivity," said COO of HFCL Infotel Ltd. Mr G. D. Singh.

"We are pleased to work with NextWave and look forward to a relationship which will set new benchmarks for performance and customer delight."

"NextWave believes that India presents an incredible opportunity and new frontier for high-performance mobile broadband networks and we are proud to provide HFCL with the technology and solutions to meet the demands of this fast-growing market," said Bill Jones, CEO of NextWave Network Products.

"Our outdoor Wi-Fi base stations and innovative smart technology takes performance to the next level while fundamentally redefining the economics of mobile broadband service delivery."
NextWave's Wi-Fi base stations are powered by innovative, patent-pending xRF adaptive beamforming smart antenna technology, purpose-built to boost subscriber performance and densities and reduce interference.

With xRF technology, carriers can deploy fewer network devices, and still provide greater range, capacity and coverage than competing solutions.
Especially in densely populated cities like Chandigarh, this translates into significant and immediate CAPEX and OPEX savings. HFCL is currently performing the test using NextWave MBW 2000 series micro cell base stations, featuring dual-radio xRF-powered 802.11 b/g access, and MBW 1000 pico cell base stations, with single-radio xRF-powered 802.11 b/g access.

The trial area extends over a square kilometer over Chandigarh, in a mostly residential area that covers more than 1000 subscribers. Upon successful trial completion HFCL expects to expand network coverage throughout Chandigarh.
About NextWave Wireless NextWave Wireless Inc. (Nasdaq: WAVE) is engineering the future of mobility by providing next-generation mobile multimedia and wireless broadband technologies to the world's leading mobile operators, handset manufacturers, consumer electronics manufacturers and wireless service providers.

From mobile television and mobile broadband systems to semiconductors and device-embedded mobile multimedia software that can be found in more than 200 million handsets around the globe, NextWave is evolving the way consumers experience mobile multimedia content.

NextWave Wireless is headquartered in San Diego, California, U.S.A., and has offices in over a dozen countries. For more information, visit NextWave Wireless at www.nextwave.com. About HFCL Infotel Ltd.HFCL Infotel Ltd. (Infotel) is a business venture of the HFCL Group.

Infotel is a "Total Telecom Solutions Provider" offering Fixed Line telephony (Telephone Services), Mobile telephony, Broadband Services, Customized Data Services and Value Added Services.
HFCL Infotel Ltd provides a world class telecom experience when it comes to technology, products, customer services, Launched in Punjab in the year 2000 under the Connect brand name.

Infotel has set up state-of-the-art networks with coverage in over 136 towns of Punjab with an extensive optical fiber network coverage of over 3,500 km.

Today, Infotel is one of Punjab's leading private sector telecommunication service providers with an aggregate customer base of 486,000 (May 2008).
Infotel Broadband network supports interactive multi media services, and can handle high quality content, high speed internet access and a large number of interactive applications including B2B and B2C e-commerce.

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" for purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties.

There can be no assurances that forward-looking statements will be achieved, and actual events or results could differ materially from the events or results predicted or from any other forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, NextWave, and should not be considered as an indication of future events or results.
Important factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially are discussed in greater detail in the filings of NextWave with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All such documents are available through the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
NextWave makes no commitment to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect changes in events or circumstances after the date any such statement is made, except as may be required pursuant to applicable law.

SOURCE: NextWave Wireless Inc.
Media:NextWaveNetwork ProductsSuzanne McCormac,
415-577-9135 smccormac@nextwave.com or Ruder Finn
ChicagoMargaret Hoerster, 312-329-3909 hoersterm@ruderfinn.com
or HFCL Infotel Ltd.Vijay Singh Bainsla, +91-9877012623
vijay.bainsla@hfclconnect.com

Technology: Email marketing more crucial in reaching Asia-Pacific consumers

New Survey Results Find Nearly One-Third of the Respondents would Always Respond to Targeted Promotional E-Mail

Hong Kong, (ANTARA News/Xinhua-PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - A survey conducted by Epsilon International and Return Path has revealed that email-based marketing resonates strongly with consumers across the Asia Pacific region and, alongside traditional mediums, is fast becoming one of the key ways to reach consumers.

In one of the most significant findings, nearly one in three respondents (32%) said that they would "always" respond to targeted, promotional e-mails.

The survey, which was carried out in February 2008 throughout the Asia-Pacific region, surveyed 1,169 participants and sought to discover consumer email habits and attitudes to permission email marketing and spam.

"Through client campaigns across Asia Pacific, we know that consumer interaction and responses to targeted permission based communications are high, and drive significant returns for our clients," said Dominic Powers, senior vice president, Asia Pacific, Epsilon International.

"This survey further supports the fact that consumers respond to email marketing if it is directed to the right person, at the right time, and with the right message."

Another survey finding pointed to the increasing acceptance of electronic marketing when used in a controlled and targeted manner, with 44% of the respondents in India would use e-mail coupons to buy products online or offline.

"E-mail marketing is rapidly becoming the preferred method for consumers to be reached by marketers," Powers said.

"Aside from the obvious environmental angles, consumers are now savvy enough to realise that targeted campaigns can offer them deals or savings above the typical promotional offers they find in their letterbox at home."

In addition, the survey revealed the speeds at which average Indians are accessing the Internet.

In India, a large proportion (72% home and 53% work) said they accessed the Net at speeds of 1.5Mbps or less. In contrast, in Japan and Hong Kong, over 70 per cent and 63 per cent of email users are using high speed 10Mbps at home and at work.

Other key findings in the survey:

-- In India, personal email retrieval peaks between 9am and 11am as well as 9pm at night, with each hour accounting for 10% or more of the respondents in India.

-- A low usage rate of mobile devices for email in India (14%) was revealed but was not as low as in Australia, with a reported usage of only 6%. Mainland Chinese respondents have the highest uptake (34%) of mobile device usage for email, followed by Hong Kong at 29% and Japan at 27%.

-- Promotional emails increase brand loyalty according to almost two-thirds of the respondents (63%) in India; while every other Indian respondent (52%) said they had made more purchases after receiving promotional emails.

-- Customers interact on relevancy. Many email users in India (63%) are willing to share personal information if they believe it drives relevant and more targeted offers. The same view is shared among half or more respondents in other countries, except in Hong Kong, where more respondents (63%) said they would not want to release additional personal details regardless of the offers.

-- Irrelevancy is the new spam. In addition to unsolicited emails, many respondents consider that the definition of spam also includes promotional emails or e-newsletters which they subscribed to, but which they find no longer engaging or that fail address to their needs. About 34% of respondents in China concur with this view of spam while only 11% in Australia do.

Yet users suffer similarly on the time used to clear spam. Among the two-thirds of the respondents in India (65%) having reported spam, 68% are doing so at least three times a week.

To obtain a copy of this proprietary research report or to learn more about the other findings, send your request to apac-info@epsilon.com or call one of our offices.

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Methodology

The 2008 Epsilon International & Return Path Asia Pacific Consumer Email Survey was conducted online during February 2008. Email users were polled on their email usage habits as well as their attitudes to promotional emails and SPAM, or unsolicited commercial messages.

The survey questions were provided in three languages: English, Simplified Chinese and Japanese.

The survey sample set was composed of a mix of panellists from 7 territories covering Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore, provided by Authentic Response, a division of Return Path Inc.

Members of the response panel were registered in a double opt-in process recruited over time through a wide range of websites and screened continuously to avoid skewing the research results.

Survey responses were validated using Authentic Responses proprietary technology.

Questionable responses and potential professional survey takers were removed to ensure the integrity of the results.

There were 1,179 questionnaires collected. Ten duplicates were discarded. A total of 1,169 unique questionnaires were completed by respondents from Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan and Malaysia.

All respondents have at least one active email account from home or at work.

The composite regional findings are weighted accordingly to ensure reliable geographic representation of the internet user population (Note) of the responding countries.

Note:
Source: Statistics of the Internet user population were taken from the December 2007 figures of the Internet World Stats (http://www.internetworldstats.com ).

About Epsilon

Epsilon - including its Abacus division - is a 21st Century Marketing Services Company that uses consumer and business data together with proven techniques to maximize marketing power for clients worldwide.

Services include strategic consulting, database and loyalty technology, proprietary data, predictive modelling and a full range of creative and interactive services including brand and promotional development, web design, email deployment, search engine optimization and direct mail production.

Ad Age has ranked Epsilon #1 U.S. Marketing Services Firm and #1 U.S. Direct Marketing Agency.

In addition, Epsilon is the world's largest permission-based email marketer.

Epsilon is an Alliance Data company. For more information, visit http://www.epsilon.com.

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Epsilon International
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SOURCE: Epsilon International

Technology: Jingwei implements campaign for China Circuit Championship

Jingwei implements an interactive wireless campaign for China Circuit Championship, the Chinese version of Formula 1
The contract should generate revenue of approximately $1.5M (RMB 10M) over the next 5 years

Shenzhen, China - Jingwei International Limited (OTC Bulletin Board: JNGW.OB) ("Jingwei" or the "Company"), one of China's leading technology services providers specializing in data mining and software, today announced that it has been selected by and has commenced a program for China Circuit Championship (CCC), the leading motorsports racing Company in China, to manage, create, and execute a wireless marketing campaign throughout China.

The Company expects that the contract will generate approximately $1.5M in revenues over the next 5 years, beginning in the current fiscal year.

Jingwei created an interactive campaign through its wireless interactive Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system that enables a sponsor's products promotion through attracting customers to join their campaigns.

This system integrates traditional and wireless media in one platform.

China Circuit Championship has selected Jingwei to create brand recognition, provide sponsors with more media exposure, promote Chinese interest in racing events as well as quickly attract more fans to the racing scene.

According to Regis Kwong, CEO: "We are gratified that as a result of this campaign, CCC has been able to reach over 5.5 million new consumers that were exposed to the CCC racing event while at the same time increasing brand recognition through Jingwei's CRM system."

"Through this system and its access to the over 300 million data records of consumers in China, CCC was able to have developed over 1 million members in a CCC Club. This Club, which provides consumers access to various mobile interactive programs, scavenger hunt promotions, activities providing for drivers' voting, real time broadcasting activities, a good will ambassador program and other interactive brand development activities, has provided future access to more precise information on the membership including member demographics, contact information, their preferences and interest pattern developed through their response to promotional activities.
This provides a valuable source of information for the continued rollout of the interactive campaign over the next few years".

The Wireless Advertising Market in China

The advertising market in China is a vast and a growing industry. The total advertising spending was estimated at $12B in 2006 and is expected to grow about 20% per year. Since 2000 China has become one of the largest cellular service markets in Asia-Pacific.

The mobile users in China, especially the young generation, are considered broad adopters of various applications including: music, video, advertising, e-mails etc.

The number of mobile users in China has almost doubled over the last 5 years and is estimated to continue and grow to about 525 million users in 2010.

The wireless advertising market in China grew over 20% in average over the last 4 years and is estimated to reach $1.8B
in 2010.

ABOUT JINGWEI

Jingwei International Limited ("Jingwei") is one of China's leading technology services providers specializing in data mining and software in the fast growing Chinese market. The Company is one of the leading providers of data mining and customer relationship marketing services in China.

With a customer database of over 300 million Chinese consumers, Jingwei enables global brands to reach their target audience. The Company's services include market segmentation, customer trend and churn analysis, fraud detection and direct marketing services such as telemarketing and WVAS.

The Company also operates a software services business, which provides a broad range of billing systems, provisioning solutions, decision support and customer relationship management systems for China's leading mobile telecommunication carriers.

The software services business strengthens sales opportunities for Jingwei's higher margin data mining platform, and allows the Company to enhance its customer database.

Jingwei plans to evolve into an integrated marketing platform with targeted outbound sales campaigns via mobile phone advertising, and customer service/order fulfillment at call centers throughout the country.

For more information, please visit the Company's web site: www.jingweicom.com.

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Business: Sims Group releases full year earnings update

Chocago & Sydney, Australia (BUSINESS WIRE) - Sims Group Limited(ASX: SGM) (NYSE: SMS) On 8 May 2008, in conjunction with the release of the Company's 9 month Earnings, the Company stated that "Earnings (for Q4 FY08) will exceed those in Q3 FY08 prior to any extraordinary expenses or other costs that may be recorded in connection with the Metal Management merger".

Following this release, analysts covering the Company updated their full year Earnings forecasts. Based on the consensus of the 10 analysts which updated their forecasts, consensus Earnings for the full year are forecast to be $314m, implying Q4 Earnings of $132m.

Noting the Company's unaudited April and May financial results, and the Company's continuous disclosure obligations, the Company advises that its full year Earnings will exceed consensus Earnings of $314m by more than 10-15%, after having made allowance for any extraordinary expenses or other costs that may be recorded in connection with the Metal Management merger.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking InformationThis release may contain forward-looking statements, including statements about Sims Group Limited's financial condition, results of operations, earnings outlook and prospects. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as "plan,""believe,""expect,""anticipate,""intend,""outlook,""estimate,""forecast,""project" and other similar words and expressions.These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. Our ability to predict results or the actual effects of our plans and strategies is subject to inherent uncertainty. Factors that may cause actual results or earnings to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include those discussed and identified in filings we make with the Australian Securities Exchange and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risk factors described in the Registration Statement on Form F-4 we filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on 8 February 2008.Because these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date of this release.All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the matters addressed in this release and attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this release.

Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, we undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.

About Sims Group Limited

Sims Group (www.sims-group.com) is the world's largest listed metal recycler with over 200 operations globally. Sims' core business is metal recycling, with an emerging business in recycling solutions. Sims earns around 80 per cent of its revenue from international operations in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, North America, New Zealand and Asia. Sims has over 6,000 employees, an annual turnover of $8.5 billion and has its ordinary shares listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX CODE: SGM) and its ADRs listed on the NYSE (NYSE SYMBOL: SMS).

Sims Group Limited

For further information contact in North America
Dan Dienst
Group Chief Executive
Tel: 212 750 7189
or
Rob Larry
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: 312 644 8205
or
For further information contact in Australia
Jeremy Sutcliffe
Chairman, Europe and Australia
Executive Director
Tel: 02 9956 9100
or
Stuart Nelson
Director, Corporate ServicesTel: 02 9956 9100