Verizon's Galaxy Tab priced at $600 Tweet

Verizon Wireless defended its $600 price tag for the Samsung Galaxy Tab, which goes on sale Nov. 11, noting that no service contract is required and that the device comes with embedded 3G cellular service along with Wi-Fi.

Verizon customers will only pay monthly for data usage on the Galaxy Tab, starting at $20 a month for 1GB, Verizon spokeswoman Brenda Raney said Wednesday. The pricing is the same as for buying the Wi-Fi iPad bundled with the MiFi mobile hotspot from Verizon starting on Oct. 28, which includes the $20 for 1GB, $35 for 3GB, $50 for 5GB and $80 for 10GB. (The $80 plan was not originally included in the iPad bundle announcement, but applies to both the iPad and the Galaxy Tab.)

Raney said the no-contract plans are unique to tablets, since they are new to Verizon and offer novel uses for customers. She wouldn't say if Verizon is announcing more tablets in coming weeks.

Typically, Verizon and other carriers require a two-year service contract for a smartphone purchase, so Verizon's approach represent an important shift in data pricing from carriers. But it is a similar approach that AT&T started in the spring for monthly iPad 3G service priced at $14.99 for 250MB and $25 for 2GB)

"Verizon Wireless has always been committed to providing customers with the latest technology, and the latest announcements reflect that commitment to a relatively new entrant into the mobile arena -- tablets," Raney said. "The data plan pricing for the tablets are reflective of how people use these multi-purpose devices, and because they are 3G and Wi-Fi enabled, customers have a choice in how, when and where they use them."

Some commenters at Computerworld complained that the $600 price tag for the Galaxy Tab was unreasonable compared to the iPad, which starts at $499 for the 16GB version.

But an iPad with 3G from AT&T adds $130 to the pricetag, bringing the 16GB version to $629, or $30 more than the Galaxy Tab.

Other Galaxy backers have noted that the device has a port for expanding storage by 32GB in addition to the 16 GB internally. (Galaxy will also come with a 32GB internal storage model, but it is not clear whether the carriers will offer it.)

The iPad also has no camera, while the new Galaxy has two: one 3.2 megapixel rear-facing camera and one 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera.

One of the biggest differences is the touchscreen size, with the iPad's at 9.7 inches and the Galaxy's at 7 inches. The iPad with 3G and Wi-Fi weighs 1.6 pounds, while the Galaxy is .84 pounds.

Both run 1GHz processors, and the iPad runs iOS 3.2 (with iOS 4.2 due in November), while the Galaxy runs Android 2.2, which will be upgradable to Android 3.0 at an unspecified time.

All four major U.S. carriers are selling the Galaxy Tab, but only Verizon appears to have officially announced pricing and availability. Sprint is rumored to be offering the Galaxy Tab for $399 with a two-year contract, or $599 without, starting Nov. 14, but Sprint has not officially confirmed that information.

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Android Gingerbread First details Tweet

Android Gingerbread, the most tasty version of Android to come out
yet. It's still in development, but the details are peeking through
the cracks. Let's take a taste! First of all, there's a very possible
graphical overhaul. Google's hired ex-Palm user interface expert
Matias Duarte, pointing directly at a lovely new look that'll blow
everyone else out of the water (not that this is going to be the
hardest thing to do in the world, you aesthetic sinners, you.)
Standard icons have a new simpler look, appearing now to have all come
from the same illustrator rather than a gaggle. And then there's
green, so much green!

This blurred as sin photo is all that's available to the world at the
moment, so I added a little gingerbread man there to brighten your
blurry blues away. The notification bar's turned from a milk color to
a gray, a color more and more prevalent on the internet in layouts
these days, have you noticed? After that, there's lots of greens, a
prominent logo for whichever carrier you've purchased this from. The
main homescreen is essentially the same, most of the colors moving
toward a more prominent green, especially the Browser and Dialer
buttons which are no longer gray but a wild lime.
Sources report that a lot of the change will come through the feel of
the apps, making them more a part of the OS than a plugged-in bonus.
YouTube, for example, will be displayed in a way unlike any other
place you're going to be able to access it, with a full-screen
continuous play mode called "Lean Back" which you can also use to view
the newly -launched Google TV.
Things are getting bouncy as they've been getting on iOS devices and
on TouchWiz 3.0 devices when walking up and down lists. Force-fields
hit your finger as you reach the end of the line in either direction.
Gingerbread overall seems to accelerated, slightly smoother, and in so
many tiny ways just a little nicer. Then there's video chat.
Using the same protocols that power video chat on the desktop version
of Google Talk. SIP support will be added so you can receive calls on
your Google Voice number over WiFi and cell. This means that even if
you don't have a voice plan, you can use your device as a phone for
free just so long as you're within range of the internet. This feature
seems to be Gingerbread-and-higher specific. So what a tasty treat
there shall be!

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Google Updates 'Car Home for Android' Tweet

Car Home for Android is an application that provides lots of the tools
drivers want at their fingertips when behind the wheel. Google on
Friday rolled out updates to the app, including new features like
shortcuts, icon colors, and a background wallpaper option.
"Car Home for Android turns your Android phone into a better driving
companion by providing you with quick access to key applications on
the go: GPS navigation, voice-activated commands, contacts, and more,"
Markus Mühlbauer, Google Automotive's manager of engineering and
product, said on the Google Mobile blog. "We're releasing a new
version of Car Home for Android which makes it easier to customize Car
Home to get the information you need faster."
The app can now be automatically launched when linked with a special
dock mounted on the windshield or when it's connected with Bluetooth.
You can also customize for one-touch access to certain apps and phone
information via "Add shortcut," as well as select personal wallpaper
settings.
The free app is available in Android Market for phones running Android 2.2.
The updated app debuts at an opportune time. This week, several
studies related to the dangers of distracted driving have been
released. A study released Thursday by Vlingo revealed that 35 percent
of drivers are using their phones to text while driving, and a study
by the Highway Loss Data Institute found that bans on texting behind
the wheel aren't decreasing collisions. As more data becomes
available, the need for hands-free solutions will likely increase.

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Android expanding around the world Tweet

According to Google, the Android Market is on its way to 18 more
countries--including Brazil, India, Mexico, Russia, and
Sweden--bringing the total to 32 countries. Google said that
developers who have already made their applications available to "All
Locations" will not need to change that status for their programs to
be available to the new customers.

Android Market users will likely also find more apps in the store,
thanks to Google's decision to allow developers in 20 more countries
to sell paid apps in the marketplace, raising the figure to 29 nations
altogether. The company said developers in Canada, Switzerland, and
Taiwan are among those who can now sell apps.

Developers can start selling apps on the Android Market immediately.
Customers looking to buy apps in the new countries can start doing so
"over the next two weeks," Google said. Android Market it's going to
additional countries in the coming months.

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Google Phone Gallery Offers Phone Comparisons Tweet

The Google Phone Gallery is a "showcase of Android-powered devices,"
Ben Serridge, product manager for Android, wrote in a blog post. It is
live now at google.com/phone, and includes phones that have the
Android Market, Google Search, and Google Mobile services.
"There are tools that make it easy to compare phones side by side: you
can filter phones by country, manufacturer, and carrier; view and
compare technical specifications and features; and find where each
phone is available for sale," Serridge wrote.
Users can sort by newest devices or alphabetically by phone name. The
gallery currently lists phones from HTC, LG, Motorola, and Samsung, as
well as all four of the top U.S. carriers and US Cellular.

The top five newest phones listed on the U.S. site are the Motorola
Charm, Samsung Epic 4G, the Droid 2, the Samsung Captivate, and the
Motorola i1. Next to each photo of the phone is a "buy from" link that
takes you to the phone's carrier Web site for purchase options. There
is also an "add to compare" button – add up to three phones to a
"side-by-side comparison" list on the right-hand side, and click
"compare selected" for a run-down of each device.

Ironically, the first time I tried to compare three phones, I got an
error page with the Nexus One logo running along the top bar. The
second time I tried, it behaved and gave me a run-down of the features
on the Droid 2 versus the Samsung Captivate, including OS version,
connectivity, battery, storage and memory, size and weight, hardware,
camera, and more.

Google unveiled its Nexus One – initially referred to as the "Google
Phone" – in early January. Users could purchase the device online at
google.com/phone for $529.99 unlocked or $179.99 with a two-year
contract from T-Mobile. Google announced in May that due to lack of
customer interest in the Nexus One, the company would no longer sell
it online and instead offer it for sale at brick-and-mortar locations.
In July, the company received its last shipment of Nexus One
smartphones, and the device is now only available overseas.

Google later made the Nexus One available to developers for $529, and
so many took the company up on its offer that Google sold out.

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Samsung's Galaxy Tab has Android apps display issues Tweet

Samsung has responded to claims that some Android Market apps won't scale up to the native resolution on its Galaxy Tab.

Samsung not only responded to the display issue but also confirmed that it does exist and is a problem. Most apps scale up to the 1024x600 resolution on the 7-inch Galaxy Tab screen. However, some apps designed for Google's Android Market aren't scalable and only display at 800x400.
There will be a perceptible difference on the screen and it will be an issue for other vendors thinking of building larger tablets running the Android OS.

The problem exists because Android was developed and designed from the ground up to work on smartphones. No one thought it would be scaled up to become the OS of choice for a range of much bigger tablets.

We reported a couple of weeks ago that Google point blank said Froyo tablets couldn't tap into its Android Market. Google's global product management director for mobiles, Hugo Barra told a media briefing at the company's London offices yesterday, "If you want Android market on that platform, the apps just wouldn't run, Froyo is not optimised for tablets."
Companies like Toshiba, Archos and Samsung will have to rely on their respective apps stores if they want to keep the great unwashed happy.

We also reported at the time that Samsung said that the Galaxy Tab would be able to access the Android Market without any problems.

"The Tab is marketed as a phone/handset so has all the same capabilities as the Android phones on the market - there aren't any apps you can't use," a Samsung spokesperson told The INQUIRER.
Now Samsung has been caught out and is on the back foot, having admitted that some Android apps don't work properly.

We contacted a Samsung UK spokesperson about all this but were given a "no comment" response until tomorrow. µ

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Samsung launches 4G-LTE Android smartphone Tweet

Samsung Mobile has announced the launch of what it claims is the world's first 4G LTE-enabled, multi-mode, CDMA handset, the Samsung Craft SCH-r900. Samsung Mobile also supplied the LTE infrastructure to MetroPCS Communications Inc. for the commercial launch of 4G LTE service in Las Vegas, the first in the United States.

The Samsung Craft 4G mobile phone is available for $299 plus tax and sports a 3.3-inch diagonal AMOLED display and sliding keyboard. A built-in 3.2 megapixel camera provides flash and camcorder image capture.

The Craft includes a Ceva DSP core according to a spokesperson for Ceva.

Samsung Mobile's commercial LTE network products offer flexible bandwidth support of from 1.4-MHz to 20-MHz. Samsung Mobile's network infrastructure solutions support a wide portfolio of Enhanced Node B (eNB) products, including rack types, remote radio heads, picocells, femtocells and distributed antenna system (DAS) hosts.

Samsung Mobile has participated in various working groups at 3GPP and LSTI (LTE/SAE Trial Initiative).

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Acer beTouch E110 Specifications (specs) details. (mobile.acer.com) Tweet

Features

Stylish, compact and slim design
2.8” (QVGA) resistive screen
5-way navi key
3G and Bluetooth connectivity
Nemo Player – a great way to enjoy music, video clips and pictures on the move.
Built-in Facebook® and Twidroid applications
Customizable User Interface
Available in Black and Dark Blue
Exclusive Spinlets™ application provides free streaming of worldwide music and video, that can be shared with friends and family via the web or e-mail.

Size and Weight

Height:103.5 mm / Width:54 mm / Depth:13.4 mm / Weight:105 g

Cool design

Stylish, compact and super slim, the beTouch E110 is designed to be both extremely comfortable to use and very easy to carry. Available in two colors: Black & Dark Blue.

Keep track of your friends

The beTouch E110 lets you keep track of the latest news from your friends, check your emails and follow your Twitter™ and Facebook® updates wherever you are.

Fast and easy mobile internet

With 3G+ connectivity, the beTouch E110 delivers instant, high-speed access to the web.

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Microsoft Open Stores Music Via Bing Tweet

Washington - Microsoft come crammed into the music download service market. With search engine Bing, a computer manufacturer also offers song download service, play movies, TV programs and games.

Bing displayed similar features with Apple's iTunes music service owned MySpace and iLike. Previously, Google will also release a song download service, but until now not clear when the facility is ready to run.

In addition to opening "music shop", Microsoft also provides information about the artist's biography and a list of albums that the songs can be played. These downloads also do not have to worry about the "hijack" a song because Microsoft has license to every song that exists.

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HP Release G7 Server Tweet

California - Hewlett-Packard has released a new server Tuesday G7 yesterday. HP claims the G7 server has a faster performance because it uses a new processor from Intel and Advanced Micro Devices.

The server also has a large memory capacity up to 2 Terrabita and and improving the I / O technology.

In addition to the G7 server launches, on occasion, HP also introduced seven blade servers and three other servers, including Intel Xeon processor 5600 series and 7500 and Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron microprocessor 6100.

With the launch of seven servers, the HP server architecture tried to fix the system and increase computing capabilities to be effective.

"Our customers need a server that is able to handle heavy workloads," writes Anand Akela, Marketing Manager of HP in a blog.

According to Akela, HP has implemented a new architecture called Prema server to server ProLiant DL980 G7, which includes up to eight sockets and running on Intel Xeon 7500 processor with eight-core Nehalem-EX code.

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Xbox 360 Got Heat Alarms Tweet

California - the latest game console from Microsoft, the XBox 360 has an alarm as a signal is too hot temperature and automatically turn off. The latest game consoles slimmer than its predecessor was able to detect self from the excessive heat when the air circulation is not going well or excessive usage.

If the game engine was getting hot and happening Red Rings of Death (RRoD), then the red lights on the console will light up and a message will be displayed on a television screen players to remind them that the XBox 360 is overheating.

If not immediately turned off, this game engine will automatically stop working presumed dead and can only be turned on again after a complete power lights blink.

In a statement, Microsoft said the warning against this summer as the security mechanism in the game. Heat is a "disease" in the previous game consoles, so the owners must reinstate the game apparatuses to Microsoft for repair.

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Apparently, iPhone Smartphone is frail Tweet

California - Corporate SquareTrade has a license to sell spare parts iPhone declare 26 percent of Apple smart phones are released only last for two years.

"The percentage was better than the previous year," said Vince Tseng, Vice President of Marketing SquareTrade. According to the survey company, throughout 2008, more than 25 thousand users who use the iPhone 3G warranty repair devices.

Years ago, the SquareTrade also said 31 percent of all iPhone suffered damage after two years of use.

Damage that normally occurs usually due to carelessness on the iPhone users, such as falling or exposed to water and operating the device in it that did not work, such as a touch screen that "ngadat".

According to Tseng, a smart phone version of Apple's iPhone is the most robust 3GS because very few complaints or damage were reported. Then how about the iPhone 4 which will be sent starting today?

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[Planshetnik] Of motion Of j3500: it does not fear water, dust and impacts Tweet

Took place the announcement of the plane-table computer Of motion Of j3500, which is characterized by high stability to different kind to unfavorable actions. The device (to the certain degree) does not fear impacts, water, dust, cold, heat and so on in accordance with the specifications MIL-STD 810G and IP52. [Planshetnik] is built on the productive chips Of intel Of core of vPro and is equipped with 12,1- one inch [tachskrinom] protected durable glass Of gorillaGlass. Novelty has already been sold through the partners of the company Of motion Of computing and it stands from $2299.

Characteristics Of motion Of j3500:

* The operating system: Windows of 7/XP
* Processor: Intel Of core of i7-640UM (1,2 GHz), Of intel Of core of i5-520UM (1,06 GHz)
* Drawing: Intel HD
* Display: 12,1- one inch, sensory, with the support of control by [stilusom] and multi-touch
* Working storage: 2 Gb
* Accumulator: 160 Gb winchester or 64/128 Gb SSD
* [Chipset] Gobi 2000 (3G/GPS, optionally)
* The wireless connection Of wi-Fi of 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth of 2.1+EDR
* 3-[Mp] the camera
* 10/100/1000 Ethernet
* Ports: microphone, head sets, 2[kh]USB 2.0, connector for the keyboard, VGA, RJ-45, Express Of card 34, the slot Of smart Of card
* Sizes: 323x231x23 mm

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Archaeologists Discover Oldest Apostle Painting Tweet

Rome - With the use of laser technology, archaeologists painting the faces of the apostles of Jesus Christ. The painting was found in the catacombs of Saint Tecla in the center of Rome, yesterday. Experts estimate the painting was made in the late 4th century or early 5th century BC.

"This is the first picture that we know about the four faces an apostle," said Professor Fabrizio Bisconti, head of the archeology of Rome. The faces of the apostles, according to Bisconti was a follower of Christ first.

The face is painted clearly there is St. Peter, St. Andrew, and St. John. This painting has the same characteristics as in paintings or other images, such as St. Paul described the elongated brow and forehead, bald head and pointy beard.

"This is a very important discovery in the history of the early Christian community of Rome," said Bisconti.

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Panasonic KX-NCP0158: the association of the possibilities of IP- telephony and DECT Tweet

The corporation Of panasonic represented on the Russian market eight-channel IP DECT base station KX-NCP0158. Device is capable of creating micro-honeycomb networks DECT on the basis of IP- networks, which makes it possible to substantially reduce expenditures for connection and to ensure the mobility of colleagues in the offices. Wireless connection with the use of technology DECT on the IP- network makes it possible to combine all colleagues in one virtual space independently of that, where they are located: in the adjacent building or in other country.

KX-NCP0158 is connected to ATS on IP (MGCP of proprietary protocol) without the keys of activation. Model is compatible with the base stations Of panasonic DECT OF KX-TDA0141/0142/0155/0156/0158 and works with micro-honeycomb DECT by telephones. Base station is equipped with two-color indicator, that makes it possible if necessary easily to diagnose its state. Station is capable of simultaneously supporting eight conversations in the zone with a radius of up to two hundred meters at the free space, in the accomodation - to fifty. In this case micro-honeycomb DECT of tube ensure not only the mobility of colleagues, but also the accessibility of the services of exchange and entire functional of system telephone.

KX-NCP0158 supports the technology Of poE, which makes it possible to transfer together with the data the electrical energy through the standard beaten pair in the network Of ethernet. Device can be placed at any point of office independently of the presence of electrical cable, which frees from the excess works on the installation of the power sources. However, in the absence PoE for guaranteeing the energy it is necessary to acquire power unit KX-A421.

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Pantech IM-U620L - cell phone with the support to Internet- telephony Tweet

South Korean representatives - company Of pantech, which on the local market is represented under the commercial stamp Of sky, and the operator of mobile connection lg U+ (former lg Of telecom) they announced the new model of cell phone - IM-U620L. This model, besides the work in the mobile networks supports even and Wi-Fi of network, in presence of which vocal calls go after only them.

From the functional possibilities of novelty it is noted to the presence of the 3rd of one inch sensory display, 3 [MP] of camera, MP3 of [pleera], electronic dictionary, digital TV- tuner (T -DMb), support to the technology Of bluetooth, Wi-Fi and external maps of memory.

Pantech IM-U620L there will be the access in two colors - black and white on the price near 500$.

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Apple sold three million iPad in 80 days Tweet

The company Of apple declared about sale three million iPad according to the data for past Monday, only in 80 days after the beginning of sales in the USA. In the following month of sale they will begin in 9 more countries.

Developers created already more than 11000 new applications specially for iPad, it also supports practically all 225 000 applications, accessible in the store Of app Of store, including those that they were acquired earlier for iPhone or iPod of touch.

iPad makes it possible to examine Web sites, to write electronic letters, to [prolistyvat] photograph and to look films in the high resolution, to listen to music, to play, to read the electronic books and much other. All this - on the large screen with the support Of multi-Touch. The thickness of iPad - 1,27 cm, and it weighs 680 grams, while the storage battery of iPad it is capable of working to 10 hours without the recharging.

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iPhone 4 yet is not sold, but it they already dismantled on the spare part Tweet

The representatives of the resource of iFixit reported the fact that they already dismantled the new model of the telephone of the company Of apple and were ready to tell to peace about that which is hidden inside. Apparatus was completely dismantled and examined to the object of available components. The most interesting “discoveries” they are the presence of that doubled in the comparison from iPad by working storage into 512 mb., and also presence of Fm- radio receiver and glass Of gorilla Of glass.

The protective glass with the great probability guarantees not only the absence of scratches in the daily use, but also that the fact that it will not break with the random drop from, for example, the pocket. However, if this nevertheless occurs, then will suffer not only glass-, but also most widely proclaimed Apple the screen Of retina, since it is firmly stuck on the glass together with the sensory panel. And all three components they will require replacements, which naturally increases the cost of repair. However, major portion of the internal space occupies comparatively enormous Li -Ion the storage battery with a capacity of 1420 [mAch]. But, in spite of the imposing dimensions of the element of nourishment, for engineers Apple it was possible to place small, although very effective (if we judge by the quality of the reproducible sound) acoustic module.

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AMD Launches the Opteron 4000 Series Tweet

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) launched its 4000 series chip in a conference Operton GigaOm Structure Infrastructure Cloud Computing and the Internet today.

Intel competitor states Opteron processor 4000 series are four and six-core chip running at less than 6W per core, more hemar 24 percent compared to previous generations.

AMD claims this chip is the first server platform designed for surfing, hyperscale data center, and SMB users.

"With the AMD Opteron 4000 Series, customers now have a powerful server platforms and cost-efficient," said Patrick Patla, Vice President and General Manager of the AMD. "This is a high-end embedded systems."

For the price, the AMD Opteron processor 4100 series was released at a price of U.S. $ 99 or approximately USD 1 million. According to Patla, work is also highly optimized processor because it does not rapidly heat and electric power saving.

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Samsung presented [pleer] Of ticToc (YP-S1) on the South Korean market Tweet

[Pleer] Of ticToc (YP-S1) of the production of the company Of samsung was represented together with other novelties of company on the exhibition CES 2010 at the beginning of this year. Now it became known about the fact that this model left on the South Korean market native for the producer. 12- gram [pleer] Of ticToc is released in two color solutions: blue and pink. It follows to consider the raisin of this device, then that for control of this very simple [pleerom] it is necessary to use the gestures, which are fixed with the built-in accelerometer.

For example, for an increase in the loudness it is necessary to stop up button on the upper end of [pleera] and to shake in the vertical direction. If in this case it are shaken along horizontal, then TicToc will be switched to the following song. Model supports [audiofayly] of standard MP3, WMA, FLAC and Ogg and it is capable of working in the regime of the reproduction of music to 12 hours.

Besides differences in the color formulation there are differences in the capacity of the built-in memory. Samsung Of ticToc can have 2 or 4 GB. In this case the cost will compose from 59 000 there ($50) to 69 000 there ($59) respectively.

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Motorola published plans with respect to the renovation OS of [smartfonov] to Android 2.1 Tweet

Declaration about the fact that in the next months will be produced the renovation of devices with the operating system Of android to the version of 2.2 Froyo, pushed aside to the second plan the apparatuses, which do not have even and a version of 2.1 Éclair. But there are still sufficiently many such models on the market. The company Of google declared no precise information about this, since the determination of version is left to the ransom to the producers of [smartfonov]. One of the owners “of the park” of apparatuses with the early versions Of android is the company Of motorola, which today reported the periods of renovation OS to version 2.1.

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The company Of samsung plans to bring its market share for [smartfonov] to 10% Tweet

After the concentrated starting of an entire series of different [smartfonov] headed by Of samsung Of galaxy S. became known the plans of company for the future. As reported the elder Vice President of the subdivision of the mobile communications of the company of Lee [Dondzhuo] (Lee Of donjoo), during this year the company can bring its market share for [smartfonov] to 10%. For this of company it will be necessary to double a quantity of its apparatuses on the market, since at the present moment of [smartfony] Of samsung comprise less than 5% of the total number. Also it is worthwhile to note that in this case Samsung will move from the fifth in the fourth place among the most important producers of [smartfonov], after making room the Taiwan company [NTS], which at the given moment sells of about 7% of [smartfonov] according to the data to the fourth quarter of 2009.

These plans in the company Of samsung nurture against the background a total increase in sales of [smartfonov]. In last year of sale they grew by 36%, and analysts forecast the total number of sales at the level of 247 million pieces in 2010. The leading positions on the previous occupies the Finnish company Of nokia retaining of about 40% of market.

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Nokia Of messaging from “[Bilayn]”: answer the mail on the dacha, on leave, on the mission Tweet

The company Of nokia and operator [Vympelkom] they declared about the starting of the service of the mobile electronic mail Of nokia Of messaging from “[Bilayn]”. The subscribers of network “[Bilayn]” first can use this service of mobile electronic mail. The key advantages of the solution Of nokia and “[Bilayn]” are: the possibility to synchronize to 10 post [akkauntov] on the compatible mobile device, the automatic delivery of mail because of the technology of push, and also the fixed pay for the unlimited access to the mail. For the summer of 2010 the subscribers of network “[Bilayn]” will free of charge use Nokia Of messaging in the test regime. Since September 2010. the subscribers “Of [bilayn]” can connect Nokia Of messaging as additional service to any tariff to the plan “Of [bilayn]” on the established price - 195 rubles (including VAT) per month.

At the current moment with the service Of nokia Of messaging are compatible all devices, which work under the administration Of s60.

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Best Webloger Trophy recipient Imprisoned Iranian origin Tweet

Bonn - Ironically, one of the international award-winning best BOBs webbloger from Iran Zhila Jaghob Bani jailed for publishing criticism in the presidential elections last year. Journalists at the same time these women activist gets 70 days imprisonment and banned from working as a journalist for 30 years.

Zhila wrote about the protests of Iranian society over the presidential election dispute in his blog We Are Journalists. Her husband is also a journalist also received a prison sentence, even heavier ie seven years in prison for his criticism.

Project Manager Gabriel Gozales Bobs said BOBs award is in support of freedom of opinion. "The winners will get more support, more people who listen to them," he said during a speech before the delivery of trophies yesterday (22 / 6).

BOBs Awards held every year since 2004 by one of Germany's biggest television stations Deustche Welle. A total of 12 person jury, including from Indonesia Budi Putra rate blog content in terms of uniqueness, interesting language about various issues.

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Verizon Completes Industry-Leading 100G Ethernet Field Trial Tweet

Latest Trial With Alcatel-Lucent on Metropolitan Facilities Advances Technology by Successfully Supporting Switched Ethernet Services at Super-Fast Speeds.

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. -- Continuing to lead the industry in 100G technology, Verizon has completed a field trial carrying 100 gigabit-per-second Ethernet traffic on a metropolitan Ethernet infrastructure. Using Alcatel-Lucent equipment deployed in Verizon's Switched Ethernet Services network, the trial successfully transmitted data over 12.7 kilometers (7.9 miles) of field fiber in the company's Dallas area network.

Verizon SES is a next-generation switched Ethernet service enabling customers to easily interconnect their locations within a metrowide network as well as access private and public wide area networks (WANs) using optical fiber-based access. Ethernet service is well-suited for numerous customer applications, based on its ability to provide point-to-point and multipoint connectivity options combined with multiple classes of service and increments of bandwidths.

Demand for SES is increasing, driven by trends such as wireless carriers using Ethernet backhaul to stay ahead of the growing demand for high-bandwidth wireless services. Verizon currently provides links for thousands of cell sites and mobile switching offices from its advanced fiber-optic network, using Ethernet-based technology.

"With this 100G Ethernet trial, Verizon is preparing for the future and the need to meet our customers' bandwidth needs in the metro Ethernet space," said Jean McManus, executive director of technology for Verizon. "The network of tomorrow will include building blocks such as 100G Ethernet that allow us to scale our switched Ethernet core as access speeds and customer demands increase."

The trial, which ran from June 14 – 18, used existing Alcatel-Lucent 7450 switching equipment with new plug-in cards to place native 100GE traffic on a single fiber, creating the high-speed links.

"Our goal is to show 100GE can be carried on a metro network and do it with current equipment that avoids major changes -- and the associated costs -- to the existing network infrastructure," said McManus.

Alcatel-Lucent's 7450 ESS nodes used 100 GE service interfaces with 100GBASE-LR10 optics, which provide low-cost, high-bandwidth transport over distances of up to 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). Verizon is at the forefront of accelerating the availability and adoption of 100GE technology.

"A seamless transition to 100GE leveraging existing Alcatel-Lucent IP Routing platforms enables Verizon to expand its innovative Ethernet service offerings in a timely and efficient manner," said Robert Vrij, president of the Americas region at Alcatel-Lucent. "Services are the driver of revenues and the rationale for investment in the network. Our platforms deliver speed without compromising services, leveraging our breakthrough 100G silicon innovation and long-standing relationships with leading service providers such as Verizon."

Alcatel-Lucent offers the industry's first 100GE interfaces that deliver the full range of routed and switched services for residential, business and mobile services. Deployed in networks serving metropolitan areas -- at the service edge or in the core of the network -- Alcatel-Lucent's modules extend the applicability of 100GE far beyond core transport. Combined with 100G optical transport technology, Alcatel-Lucent offers exceptional end-to-end scalability, performance and compatibility to help support bandwidth scaling and control costs -- key tenets of Alcatel-Lucent's High Leverage Network (HLN) architecture.

In each of the past four years, Verizon has received top awards, including "International Service Provider of the Year" and "Service Provider of the Year – Best in Business," from the Metro Ethernet Forum on the strength of the company's comprehensive and robust Ethernet portfolio, extensive geographic coverage and industry innovation.

Verizon's SES network supports Ethernet LAN (E-LAN) and Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) metro services. E-LAN is a multipoint-to-multipoint bridging service designed for any-to-any connectivity between dedicated ports. EVPL is an all-fiber optic network service that connects subscriber locations at native LAN speeds using point-to-point Ethernet virtual connections.

This latest trial follows Verizon's deployment of the first live 100G commercial system on its European optical core network between Paris and Frankfurt as well as a series of successful 100G technology trials the company has previously completed.

In November 2007, Verizon and Alcatel-Lucent successfully completed the industry's first field test of 100G optical transmission on a live network route between Tampa, Fla., and Miami. In October 2008, Verizon and Nortel proved 100G transmission could perform with better tolerance for signal distortion than typically found in today's standard 10G wavelength. In September 2008, Verizon and Nokia Siemens Networks announced they had successfully transmitted data at 100G on a single wavelength for more than 1,040 kilometers, setting a new distance record over deployed fiber and demonstrating better performance than conventional transmission.

About Verizon

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving nearly 93 million customers nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 217,000 and last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $107 billion. For more information, visit www.verizon.com.

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted transformation partner of service providers, enterprises, strategic industries such as defense, energy, healthcare, transportation, and governments worldwide, providing solutions to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global services organization in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 15.2 billion in 2009 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com, read the latest posts on the Alcatel-Lucent's blog http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/blog and follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Alcatel_Lucent.

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Nokia Heads in to Summer with Two New Smartphones for the Canadian Market Tweet

The anticipated E72 and the N97 mini arrive in Canada.

Toronto – Nokia announced the launch of two new smartphones in the Canadian market. The much-anticipated Nokia E72 and the Nokia N97 mini are now available to help Canadians stay in touch, just in time for summer. The Nokia E72 will be available through TELUS and work on TELUS’ 3G+ network and the Nokia N97 mini is now available through Rogers Communications Inc. and works on the Rogers’ HSPA+ network. Both devices offer integrated billing for the recently-launched Ovi Store.

“Nokia has a strong heritage of innovating mobile communication and connecting people across our open and flexible range of devices designed to appeal to a wide range of consumers. Nokia Canada has a strong and broad product portfolio in the Canadian market and we are thrilled to be bringing these two amazing smartphones to Canada with TELUS and Rogers,” said Richard White, General Manager, Nokia Canada.

Nokia E72 - Never out of touch with Nokia Messaging
TELUS customers will never be out of touch with Nokia Messaging on the Nokia E72. Modern life has become increasingly hectic and keeping in touch is an even bigger challenge than ever before. With the Nokia E72, there will be no more weekend distractions as new work emails pop up thanks to optional homescreens for work and play, making it easier to separate office and leisure time. Being away from home this summer also doesn’t mean being completely out of touch. Nokia E72 with Nokia Messaging allows people to sign in to up to four instant messaging communities at once (such as Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk and Windows Live Messenger). Social butterflies won’t miss a beat by mobilizing up to 10 different personal email accounts at once.

The Nokia E72 is enhanced with a 5 megapixel camera, voice commands, text-to-speech message reader, active noise cancellation, improved talk times, and the Symbian OS 3rd Edition.

“We are very excited about the new Nokia E72, a perfect addition to our exceptional 3G+ smartphone selection. TELUS continues to offer an industry-leading 3G+ smartphone line-up in order to meet Canadians’ need to stay connected with their social network and to stay entertained on-the-go,” said David Fuller, Chief Marketing Officer at TELUS. “More and more of our customers are adopting smartphone devices because of their many multitasking applications.”

Nokia N97 mini – It comes with everything!
The Nokia N97 mini is a sleek and stylish mobile computer that provides an all-in-one solution, exclusively to Rogers customers. Along with the 3.2" finger-friendly touchscreen for the style savvy user, this smartphone offers a unique pop-up display revealing a full QWERTY keyboard for those seeking quick and easy messaging.

The Nokia N97 mini also comes equipped with an award-winning 5 megapixel camera that includes a Carl Zeiss Tessar lens and dual LED flash. Media fans will appreciate the nHD widescreen and 16:9 aspect ratio for watching movies. Users won’t need to worry about running out of memory with the up to 8 GB of on-board memory that is expandable up to 24 GB with the addition of a 16 GB microSD card.

"Rogers is pleased to offer the Nokia N97 mini to Rogers' customers, as part of our exciting line up of exclusive touchscreen smartphones," said Raj Doshi, Vice President, Mobile Product Management, Rogers Communications. "Customers can take full advantage of the Nokia N97 mini's features and capabilities, backed by Canada's reliable network and handset servicing."

Both the Nokia E72 and Nokia N97 mini come pre-loaded with Ovi Maps giving customers free, voice-guided drive and walk navigation for more than 70 countries. Ovi Maps quickly calculates the best way to drive or walk to your destination and helps you find places, local Lonely Planet listings, entertainment, and events nearby.

Canadians can also visit the Ovi Store to discover new apps, games and themes they cannot live without. Each week, Ovi Store continues to grow and add more great content that supports more than 30 languages in more than 180 countries. Currently, Ovi Store sees more than 1.7 million downloads worldwide per day. Ovi Store features popular Canadian content including the free Food Network Canada Mobile Recipe App that allows users to search and download thousands of recipes and meal ideas, and the new MuchMusic App that keeps users connected and current with all things music. Visit store.ovi.com for more.

Please visit telus.com for more information about the upcoming Nokia E72 from TELUS.

The Nokia N97 mini is available for $99.99 on select 3 year plans from Rogers.
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“Nokia has a strong heritage of innovating mobile communication and connecting people across our open and flexible range of devices designed to appeal to a wide range of consumers. Nokia Canada has a strong and broad product portfolio in the Canadian market and we are thrilled to be bringing these two amazing smartphones to Canada with TELUS and Rogers."

Richard White, General Manager, Nokia Canada

“We are very excited about the new Nokia E72, a perfect addition to our exceptional 3G+ smartphone selection. TELUS continues to offer an industry-leading 3G+ smartphone line-up in order to meet Canadians’ need to stay connected with their social network and to stay entertained on-the-go. More and more of our customers are adopting smartphone devices because of their many multitasking applications.”

David Fuller, Chief Marketing Officer at TELUS

"Rogers is pleased to offer the Nokia N97 mini to Rogers' customers, as part of our exciting line up of exclusive touchscreen smartphones. Customers can take full advantage of the Nokia N97 mini's features and capabilities, backed by Canada's reliable network and handset servicing."

Raj Doshi, Vice President, Mobile Product Management, Rogers Communications
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About Nokia

At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to what matters to them. Every day, more than 1.2 billion people connect to one another with a Nokia device – from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices with innovative services through Ovi (www.ovi.com), including music, maps, apps, email and more. Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks provides equipment, services and solutions for communications networks globally.

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Argent Releases Provocative White Paper: 'Does The Cloud Make SCOM Obsolete?' Tweet

NEW YORK -- While the exact definition of "The Cloud" is still being debated, one undeniable fact is the Cloud is the future. Two years ago, when 'cloud' was mentioned people thought only of the sky (or Hamlet) – technology revolutions are always sudden and surprising. For some experts, VMware is the main driver of Cloud technology, and VMware introduces a completely different architecture. Argent's new White Paper is a technical description of why server-centric monitoring products, such as Microsoft's SCOM product and Argent's legendary Argent Guardian product, may well have been superseded by the VMware-based Cloud.

Microsoft SCOM or "System Control – Operations Manager" is Microsoft's flagship monitoring product, focused on the comprehensive monitoring of Windows servers; SCOM can monitor Linux and Unix servers by using "Management Packs" from independent third parties. Argent's legendary Argent Guardian product competes with SCOM. This Argent White Paper cogently argues that SCOM is now superseded because SCOM's server-centric architecture fails to handle VMware and, thus, the Cloud. "We believe all customers need the new technology now available in the Argent for VMware product, which manages, automates, and monitors all aspects of the VMware-based Cloud," explained Matthew Chan, Senior Vice President and CTO of Argent. "This is what this white paper is all about," stated Chan. The White Paper is available at no cost by accessing the link of http://www.Argent.com/cloud.

About Argent

A leader in the systems management business since 1991, Argent has over 2,000 customers worldwide, including Walt Disney, Honda, Toyota, IBM, Hewlett and Packard Foundations, Bayer, Nokia, CBS, the Social Security Administration, Wells Fargo, and Harley Davidson.

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A First-of-Its-Kind Location-Based Mobile Advertising Trial in Germany Yields Strong Returns for Best Western Via NAVTEQ LocationPoint(TM) Advertising Tweet

The hotelier scores robust returns in increased membership, guest registrations from a global ad campaign with NAVTEQ LocationPoint Ad Services.

BERLIN -- NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, today announced the results of its first location-based mobile ad services campaign in Germany. That campaign featured ads from global hotelier Best Western delivered via NAVTEQ LocationPoint Advertising to mobile German consumers using Nokia Ovi Map-enabled smart phones.

Available in the United States and successfully deployed in trials in other parts of Europe, NAVTEQ's LocationPoint Advertising harnesses NAVTEQ's location content and capabilities to pinpoint where mobile consumers are, deliver ads and calls to action within close proximity to advertised points of purchase, and guide them to the merchant's doorstep. Built-in calls to action, including "click to call," "click to web," and "click to map," bolster consumer engagement with ads, drive traffic to advertised locations, and make the service unique.

The exclusive advertiser in the month-long location-based campaign, the first of its kind in Germany, featured Best Western ads sent to on-the-go consumers of Nokia Ovi Map-enabled phones as they approached one of Best Western's 180 properties throughout Germany. The ads enticed consumers with an offer to receive 30% discounts when those users booked early at a Best Western property. The campaign garnered a click-through rate of 1.44%--more than seven times the 0.19 average of online banner ads, according to Forrester Research. Fifteen percent of all consumers who clicked on the initial ad requested mapping information to the local Best Western property, signaling NAVTEQ's LocationPoint Advertising power to convert clicks to paying customers.

"Hotel users by definition are in areas with which they're not familiar," said Alexander Birk, Manager, E-Commerce Best Western Hotels Germany. "NAVTEQ LocationPoint provides an effective advertising channel to target those mobile consumers when they're looking for accommodations in unfamiliar areas or are within a short distance from a Best Western property. It's an elegant way to extend a more personal, relevant invitation for those consumers to become our guests."

"One of the reasons traditional brands have been slow to embrace new media like mobile is because it has been difficult to prove ROI," said Christopher Rothey, vice president, advertising, NAVTEQ. "This Best Western trial validates the promise of NAVTEQ LocationPoint Advertising to brick and mortar businesses, such as hotels, retail stores, and restaurants, which seek to drive consumers in their doors—and do it in ways that can be measured to show proof of return on investment."

About NAVTEQ

NAVTEQ is the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data (digital location content) enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world. NAVTEQ supplies comprehensive digital location content to power automotive navigation systems, portable and wireless devices, Internet-based mapping applications and government and business solutions. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has approximately 4700 employees located in 204 offices in 46 countries.

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Argent Introduces Revolutionary Web 2.0 Monitoring Solution Tweet

Code for 2030 is development rule.

NEW YORK -- Doing More With Less is more than the latest mantra, it's the rule for survival in today's double-dip economy. Today, Argent introduces Argent Commander, a Web 2.0-based revolution for real-time monitoring and management of all IT resources.

What makes the Argent Commander revolutionary is its extensive use of new Web 2.0 programming. This means users no longer need install software like Microsoft's .NET architecture – all that is required is a web browser. "We've engineered the new Argent Commander product with the future in mind – one of our development rules is: 'Code for 2030' – we aim to write code that will be running in 20 years," explained Matthew Chan, Senior Vice President and CTO of Argent.

"We expect Web 2.0 will destroy Microsoft's .NET product, and so we're building products that don't need .NET," Chan stated.

About Argent

A leader in the systems management business since 1991, Argent has over 2,000 customers worldwide, including Walt Disney, Honda, Toyota, IBM, Hewlett and Packard Foundations, Bayer, Nokia, CBS, the Social Security Administration, Wells Fargo, and Harley-Davidson.

For more information contact ArgSoft Group LLC, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10019, PublicRelations@Argent.com Tel: 212 222 9868. Fax: 646 530 8676.

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Argent For Exchange Wins Best of TechEd Show Tweet

NEW YORK -- Argent, the world's leading independent monitoring company, announced the new Argent for Exchange product won Microsoft's TechEd 2010 Best of TechEd award. TechEd is the premier software trade show worldwide. This year, the show was held in New Orleans, one of the first major trade shows to be held in New Orleans since Katrina. Close to 300 services and products were nominated this year, according to Jason Bovberg, Senior Editor of Windows IT Pro®, the independent judges.

The Best of TechEd award recognizes the world's most innovative and sophisticated products. Argent for Exchange is one of the next-generation products in Argent's new Advanced Technology product suite; Argent for Exchange manages, automates, and monitors all versions of Microsoft's popular Exchange product, from the venerable 5.5 to the very latest Exchange 2010 product.

"Winning the Best of TechEd award re-confirms Argent's leadership role and how Argent's hallmark of bold innovation coupled with careful engineering is more popular than ever," said Matthew Chan, Senior Vice President and CTO of Argent.

About Argent

A leader in the systems management business since 1991, Argent has over 2,000 customers worldwide, including Walt Disney, Honda, Toyota, IBM, Hewlett and Packard Foundations, Bayer, Nokia, CBS, the Social Security Administration, Wells Fargo, and Harley-Davidson.

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Atmel maXTouch Solution Accelerates Touchscreen Innovation for Samsung's 'Touch Control' Televisions Tweet

Supporting Samsung's LED 9000 TV series, the 'Touch Control does what no other remote can do'

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, announced that its maXTouch™ controller has been designed into Samsung's new 'Touch Control' smart touchscreens, supporting Samsung's premium full HD 3D LED 9000 series televisions (TVs). These innovative touch controls feature touch interface management for controlling all menu and control applications, offering the ability to enter text, as well as stream video from the TV screen to the 3-inch color screen on the handheld remote, which then allows the user to take the TV anywhere around the home.

"Atmel continues to drive innovation in touch solutions while leading the convergence between the consumer, entertainment and computing applications—improving the way consumers interface with their technology. Working with Samsung has allowed us to offer the numerous advantages of Atmel's maXTouch capacitive touchscreen technology to today's consumers," said Jon Kiachian, senior director of touch technologies, Atmel Corporation. "The Atmel maXTouch mXT224 offers best-in-class accuracy, responsiveness and low-power consumption which has enabled the Samsung engineering team to quickly and easily design leading-edge touchscreen capabilities into Samsung's new Touch Controllers."

About Samsung's 9000 series premium full HD 3D LED TVs: http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/tv-video/televisions/led-tv/UN55C9000ZFXZA/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&tab=features

About Atmel

Atmel Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of microcontrollers, capacitive touch solutions, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the electronics industry with complete system solutions focused on industrial, consumer, security, communications, computing and automotive markets.

© 2010 Atmel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Atmel®, Atmel logo and combinations thereof, and others, are registered trademarks, maXTouch™ and others are trademarks of Atmel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other terms and product names may be trademarks of others.

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thePlatform Expands Video Publishing Support for Wide Range of 'Over-the-Top' Services Tweet

Enables Customers to Publish Video to IP-Connected Set-Top Boxes, TVs, Blu-ray Players and Online Services From Companies Including Boxee, DivX, Free Stream Media, Mitsubishi, LG, Roku, Samsung, Syabas, TiVo, Toshiba, VUDU, VIZIO and Others

Company to Provide Support for Google TV When New Service Launches.

SEATTLE -- thePlatform, the leading white-label video publishing company, announced today that its video publishing system can enable customers to publish video across a wider range of popular over-the-top (OTT) services and IP-connected set-top boxes, TVs and Blu-ray Players. With a decade of experience managing cross-platform video publishing initiatives for leading media and entertainment companies, thePlatform outlined its intent to help customers leverage the expanding number of IP-connected home entertainment systems, including the upcoming Google TV platform.

According to The Diffusion Group's (TDG) report, Broadband-Enabled TV: Evolution of OTT Hardware Platforms, more than 360 million households worldwide will own the components necessary to enjoy OTT video services on their TVs by 2014 – across games consoles, Blu-ray Players, hybrid set-top boxes, Internet set-top boxes, media-centric PCs, and networked digital TVs. Today, thePlatform enables hundreds of media companies to publish and monetize billions of professionally produced video views annually across PCs, TVs and mobile phones. While the majority of the video managed by thePlatform is now delivered to PCs, thePlatform expects that mix to shift dramatically in the coming years with the advancement of more IP-connected devices in the home and more video-centric mobile devices.

"Media and entertainment companies are looking well beyond today's PCs and conventional set-top-boxes to reach their audiences," said Ian Blaine, CEO of thePlatform. "At the end of the day, our customers produce and distribute compelling video that they want to monetize, and it's our job to alleviate the complexity to make that happen across any device or platform. Our support for these OTT services is just the beginning, and we look forward to assisting our customers' efforts across any number of next-generation, IP-connected devices."

"Boxee's mission is to create the best experience for enjoying TV shows, movies, and video from the Internet on a TV, no matter what the source," said Avner Ronen, CEO and co-founder, Boxee. "This new relationship with thePlatform means that media and entertainment companies can now easily add Boxee as a distribution point to expand their audiences and generate more revenue from advertising and rentals/purchases."

mpx Beta Publishing Profiles, Feeds Service, and Player Development Kit: Support for OTT

Unlike other video management systems, thePlatform's mpx Beta allows customers to upload multiple media files simultaneously and easily distribute video to websites, mobile phones and other IP-connected devices with a few simple clicks. For example, thePlatform was the first online video publishing company to introduce a profile for the newly released Apple® iPad™ back in February of this year. Today, the company unveiled publishing profiles for several new OTT platforms and stated its readiness to support publishing profiles for Google TV when that service launches.

mpx Beta uses a unique and highly efficient, non-linear "publishing profile" approach that considers a video's destination point first – in effect, reversing the common workflow for video publishing. Once configured, this "smart publishing" methodology automates the required steps for video management, including file creation, transcoding, thumbnail generation and more. In the end, this intuitive design eases video publishing requirements, simplifies the process, and makes the system more accessible to a broader set of users.

In addition, customers can use thePlatform's Feeds Service to deliver video into various playback environments and thePlatform's Player Development Kit (PDK) to build their own HTML5- or Flash-based experiences for consumers.

With today's announcement, thePlatform has enabled premium video management and publishing to the following OTT services, catering to the varying software and hardware offerings by each:

* Boxee, Inc. (video service and upcoming Boxee Box by D-Link) with details at www.boxee.tv;
* DivX, Inc. (IP-connected consoles, TVs, Blu-ray Players and more) with details at www.divx.com;
* Free Stream Media Inc.'s FlingoTV™ (upcoming video service) with details at www.flingo.tv;
* Roku, Inc. (line of Roku players) with details at www.roku.com;
* Syabas Technologies (upcoming popbox) with details at www.popbox.com;
* TiVo Inc. (line of IP-connected boxes including the TiVo Premiere) with details at www.tivo.com;
* VUDU Inc. (line of VUDU-enabled TVs and Blu-ray Players from LG, Mitsubishi, Samsung, Toshiba, and VIZIO) with details at www.vudu.com.


thePlatform currently provides online video management services to numerous programmers, leading media companies, and five of the top cable TV service providers in North America. In order to support the increasingly complex needs of customers to manage cross-platform video publishing, thePlatform provides robust customer support, including professional services, account management, and industry-leading 24/7 technical support.

Additional details about thePlatform and its cross-platform solutions can be found at www.thePlatform.com.

About thePlatform

thePlatform™ is the leading white-label video management and publishing company. Media companies rely on thePlatform as their open, central hub for managing, monetizing, and syndicating billions of professionally produced video views annually. The company's services provide unmatched versatility for designing and supporting video businesses on PCs, mobile, and TV. Customers include: Associated Press, Big Ten Network, Cablevision, Canwest, CBC, CBS College Sports, CNBC, Comcast, Corus Entertainment, Cox Communications, ExerciseTV, Fox Sports Network, HIT Entertainment, NBC Local Media, PBS, PBS KIDS Sprout, Rogers, Sony BMG, Starz Play, Time Warner Cable, Travel Channel Media, and numerous others. With a 10-year history of service, thePlatform is an independent subsidiary of Comcast based in Seattle, Wash. For more information: www.thePlatform.com.

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PR Newswire Presents ISTE 2010 Exhibitor Profiles for Companies in the Hardware, Printers and Peripheral Industry Category Tweet

DENVER -- As the exclusive official breaking news service of ISTE 2010, June 27-30, PR Newswire is featuring profiles of the exhibiting organizations.

As the official communications partner for ISTE 2010, PR Newswire will also be disseminating event management and exhibitor event news and Online Press Kits on the Online Media Center.

The following are profiles from ISTE exhibitors in the Hardware, Printers and Peripheral industry category:

Company : Aldebaran Robotics


Booth Number : 2215


Media Relations Contact : Bastien Parent


Email : bparent@aldebaran-robotics.com



Aldebaran Robotics is the worldwide leader in humanoid robotics for professional. With humanoid robot NAO and his user-friendly programming environment, your students will have the fascinating experience of learning with robots. Energize scientific curriculae and attract the best students to your classes. Conceived for students of all levels, NAO is a versatile robot that can help you explore a great variety of subjects through lively hands-on experiments. Join the 200 prestigious universities and schools in the Nao Community!

Company : Astaro Inc.


Booth Number : 991


Web URL : http://www.astaro.com


Media Relations Contact : Jessica Lavery-Pozersky


Phone : (978) 974-2600


Email : marketingus@astaro.com



Founded in 2000, Astaro, a leading Unified Threat Management vendor based in the United States and Germany, simplifies information security. Astaro's products combine best-of-breed applications and enterprise-level performance to provide network, web and email security applications. With over 3,000 resellers, Astaro protects over 100,000 networks in 60 countries. In addition to full enterprise versions of Astaro's flagship product the Astaro Security Gateway, Astaro offers free Home Use and an Essential Firewall Editions.

Company : ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL


Booth Number : 1668


Web URL : http://www.asus.com/index.aspx


Media Relations Contact : Debby Lee


Phone : (510) 739-3777 x4821


Email : debby_lee@asus.com



ASUS is an emerging leader in the education technology, with an extensive product portfolio that includes notebooks, netbooks, displays, optical drives, desktop PCs, wireless solutions, networking devices and more. ASUS won 3,268 awards in 2009, and is widely credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with the Eee PC™. ASUS ranks among BusinessWeek's InfoTech 100, and has been on the listing for 12 consecutive years.

Company : Barracuda Networks


Booth Number : 2254


Web URL : http://barracuda.com


Media Relations Contact : Kylie Heintz



Barracuda Networks Inc. combines premise-based gateways and software, cloud services, and sophisticated remote support to deliver comprehensive security, networking and storage solutions. The company's expansive product portfolio includes offerings for protection against email, Web and IM threats as well as products that improve application delivery and network access, message archiving, backup and data protection for more than 100,000 organizations worldwide.

Company : Chester Creek


Booth Number : 1285


Web URL : http://www.chestercreek.com


Media Relations Contact : Kathryn Pomroy


Phone : (218) 722-1837


Email : kathrynp@chestercreek.com



In the beginning...there was the LittleMouse...

Today, Chester Creek offers a high-tech lineup of functional, colorful and fun computer keyboards, mice and accessories for all ages and abilities, keyboards with big, oversized 1" keys, two-button and one-button tiny mice sized just right for little hands, color-coded and standard-sized keyboards and headphones. Our products meet RoHS and CPSIA standards and are ever-changing to meet the growing needs of our customers.

Company : CNB Computers Inc.


Web URL : http://www.cnbeducation.com


Media Relations Contact : Raja Singh


Phone : (905) 501-0099


Email : raja@cnbcomputers.com



We sell CNB Recertified Dell, HP, Compaq, IBM, Gateway Computer Hardware. These include Computers, Notebooks and other IT products with warranty up to 3 years.

Company : DakTech Computers


Booth Number : 2126


Web URL : http://daktech.com


Media Relations Contact : Stuart Landburg


Phone : (800) 325-3238


Email : slandburg@daktech.com



DakTech Computers is a computer manufacturer based in Fargo, ND in business since 1990. We offer the best warranties available with an industry leading 7 Year Parts & Labor Warranty on all PC's & servers, which are all Intel based. We also offer a 3 Year Parts & Labor Warranty with Free Accidental Damage Coverage on our Laptops and Netbooks. Our emphasis is in education and we offer many value added features including free imaging.

Company : Dell Inc.


Booth Number : 1033


Web URL : http://www.dell.com/k12


Media Relations Contact : Angela Panuccio


Phone : (512) 357-8473


Email : Angela_Panuccio@dell.com



Dell Inc. (Nasdaq: DELL) is committed to helping students develop the knowledge and 21st century skills they need to learn, achieve and compete in an increasingly digital world. As the top provider of technology to U.S. K12 classrooms, the company uses feedback from educators across the country to design and develop technology solutions like the Dell Connected Classroom, which integrates seamlessly with the company's open, capable and affordable data center technologies.

Company : F5 Networks


Booth Number : 2442


Web URL : http://f5.com


Media Relations Contact : Alane Moran


Phone : (206) 272-5555



F5 Networks is the global leader in Application Delivery Networking (ADN), focused on ensuring the secure, reliable, and fast delivery of applications. F5's flexible architectural framework enables community-driven innovation that helps organizations enhance IT agility and dynamically deliver services that generate true business value.

Company : General Services Administration, Computers for Learning


Booth Number : 2544


Web URL : http://www.computersforlearning.gov


Media Relations Contact : Cynthia Patton


Phone : (703) 605-2758


Email : cynthia.patton@gsa.gov



The Computers for Learning (CFL) program's goal is to make modern computer technology a part of every classroom. Administered by the General Services Administration, CFL evolved as a tool for implementing Executive Order (EO) 12999. The EO encourages federal agencies, to the extent permitted by law, to transfer excess computers and related peripheral equipment directly to schools and educational nonprofit organizations. Eligible schools and educational nonprofit organizations can view and select computer equipment at www.computersforlearning.gov.

Company : Highly Reliable Systems (TapeSucks.com)


Booth Number : 1784


Web URL : http://www.high-rely.com


Media Relations Contact : Kathy Raye


Phone : (877) 384-6838


Email : sales@high-rely.com



Highly Reliable Systems manufactures alternatives to tape backup. Our eSATA backup products allow 1 to 10 drives to connect to a single controller. High-Rely provides superior reliability and recovery capability. We will be featuring our; 8, 5, and 2 bay Tandem rackmount units, along with our enterprise backup solution "the RAIDFrame" up to 30TB of removable backup. Backing up to removable hard drives is, faster, less expensive and more reliable then backing up to tape.

Company : HP


Booth Number : 1049


Web URL : http://www.hp.com/go/k12


Media Relations Contact : Dolleen Casey


Phone : (650) 784-3481


Email : dolleen.casey@edelman.com



HP is commitment to the integration of technology in the classroom. The world's largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to meet the needs of students, teachers and administrators across school districts. Integrating technology into education delivers a dynamic learning experience, inside and outside the classroom, giving students skills they'll carry well into their future. More information about HP Education is available at http://www.hp.com/go/k12.

Company : Meru Networks


Booth Number : 2520


Web URL : http://www.merunetworks.com


Media Relations Contact : Neila Matheny


Phone : (510) 748-8200 x215


Email : nmatheny@engagepr.com



Meru Networks provides a virtualized wireless LAN solution that cost-effectively optimizes the enterprise network to deliver the performance, reliability, predictability and operational simplicity of a wired network, with the advantages of mobility. Meru's solution represents an innovative approach to wireless networking that utilizes virtualization technology to create an intelligent and self-monitoring wireless network, enabling enterprises to migrate their business-critical applications from wired networks to wireless networks, and become all-wireless enterprises. For more information, visit www.merunetworks.com.

Company : Lock n Charge Technologies


Booth Number : 1176


Web URL : http://lockncharge.com


Media Relations Contact : Patrick Noonan


Phone : +61 422 457 144


Email : pat.noonan@lockncharge.com.au



LocknCharge Technologies is a subsidiary of Australasia's foremost manufacturer of laptop security, storage and charging solutions. LocknCharge Technologies is a 'carbon neutral' company that produces robust solutions for demanding school environments. The new LocknCharge Technologies remote controlled Eco Power Charge units provide schools with advanced power saving options that include an LED display of power usage and CO2 emissions. LocknCharge Technologies Eco friendly products are a welcome addition to the US education market.

Company : M&A Technology, Inc.


Booth Number : 1618


Web URL : http://www.macomp.com


Media Relations Contact : Donna Shepard


Phone : (972) 490-5803


Email : dshepard@macomp.com



M&A Technology, established in 1984, provides Total Technology Solutions to the Education market. M&A offers a complete line of workstations, servers, server clusters, notebooks, netbooks, A/V solutions, projectors, full data center services and Co-location solutions. Corporate Headquarters and Manufacturing Facilities are based in Dallas, Texas. M&A is a certified (HUB) vendor. M&A has the highest quality products at a fair price. M&A delivers "Smarter Solutions for A Smarter World." Visit us at www.macomp.com or www.shopmanda.com

Company : PartStock Computer


Booth Number : 2540


Web URL : http://www.partstock.com


Media Relations Contact : Sonya Burke


Phone : (612) 378-3996


Email : sburke@partstock.com



Since 1994, PartStock has been an industry leader in helping schools redefine the best way to spend their technology budgets. PartStock offers the brand name equipment schools want at prices they can afford; all custom configured to your exact requirements.

We are the only reconditioned company in the Education marketplace who has earned the Dell Registered Partner designation as well as Microsoft's AER (Authorized Education Reseller), MAR (Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher) and Gold Certified Partner designations.

Company : Primera Technology


Booth Number : 480


Web URL : http://www.primera.com


Media Relations Contact : Kellie Garber


Phone : (763) 475-6676


Email : kgarber@primera.com



Primera Technology, Inc. is the world's leading developer and manufacturer of automated CD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc duplication and printing equipment. Primera recently introduced its new BravoPro Xi-Series Disc Publishers with over 300% faster robotics. Instead of copying and labeling discs one at a time, Bravo-Series Disc Publishers are designed for hands-free, automated production. A robotic arm first records the disc and then inkjet prints full-color, photo-quality images and text direct-to-disc.

Company : Samsung Electronics America, Inc.


Booth Number : 1168


Web URL : http://www.samsung.com


Media Relations Contact : Caitlin Snavely


Email : Caitlin@allisonpr.com



Samsung's Information Technology Division (ITD) is a division of Samsung Electronics America (SEA), a U.S. subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. (SEC). Samsung ITD is committed to serving the needs of consumers ranging from the home user to the Fortune 500 elite and supporting the valued channel partners who serve our customers. Samsung ITD offers a complete line of award-winning color and mono-laser printing solutions, desktop monitors, notebook computers, digital signage solutions and projectors.

Company : Stratasys 3D Printers & Production Systems


Booth Number : 1491


Web URL : http://www.stratasys.com


Media Relations Contact : Joe Hiemenz


Email : joe.hiemenz@stratasys.com



Stratasys, Inc. manufactures additive fabrication systems using patented FDM® (Fused Deposition Modeling) technology to produce real parts directly from 3D CAD files. Its Dimension® 3D printers are affordable, networked printers, which enable students to bring CAD files and design ideas to life in durable plastic right from their desktop. Fortus 3D Production Systems, also a brand of Stratasys, offers a line of 3D production systems used for direct digital manufacturing and precision rapid prototyping.

Company : CDI Computers


Booth Number : 2065


Web URL : http://www.cdicomputers.com


Media Relations Contact : Sue Hanson


Phone : (763) 657-0987


Email : sue@susanhanson.com



CDI is North America's largest distributor of recertified brand name computers to the educational market. For the past 25 years we've been helping over 9,000 schools in the U.S. and Canada increase their computer to student ratio while offering cost effective solutions, extended warranties and unparalleled customer service. Stop by our booth #2065 and learn how CDI can maximize your technology budget and help your school. CDI; More Computers, Same Budget.

Company : WAV Wireless Outfitters


Booth Number : 2466


Web URL : http://www.wavonline.com


Media Relations Contact : Peggy Simpson


Phone : (630) 818-4427


Email : peggys@wavonline.com



WAV, Inc. is a full-service, value added distributor of wireless broadband, wireless LAN, wireless security, data collection hardware, mobile computing products, rugged computing products, rugged docking stations and vehicle mounts, IP video surveillance, mobile printers and voice over IP technology.

About ISTE 2010

ISTE 2010 is the annual conference and exposition (formerly NECC) of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE (r)), to be held June 27-30 in Denver, CO, at the Colorado Convention Center. The premier membership association for educators and education leaders engaged in advancing excellence in learning and teaching through innovative and effective uses of technology, ISTE represents more than 100,000 education professionals worldwide. ISTE is home to the NETS, standards that deliver a roadmap for global digital age learning, teaching and school leadership. www.iste.org

About PR Newswire

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

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

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

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3D Eye Solutions, Inc. Continues to Successfully Implement Licensing Strategy Tweet

LONGWOOD, Fla. -- 3D Eye Solutions, Inc. (Pink Sheets: TDEY) is pleased to announce that the Company continues to implement its licensing strategy with the signing of five licenses over the last several weeks. 3D Eye Solutions has signed license agreements with companies that cover a variety of vertical markets such as film, broadcast television, video game, digital signage, and the communications industries in both North America and Europe. The Company's licensees are able to market and sell 3D Eye's proprietary 2D to 3D conversion technology to their existing contact network and customer base within their respective industries. 3D Eyes strategy is to generate additional revenue through the sale of licenses and the exclusive 2D to 3D content conversion that is included in the terms of each license agreement.

The Company's state of the art 2D to 3D content conversion technology is compatible and can integrate its proprietary conversion process and file formats with all of the industry leading 3D display and viewing platforms, which include Magnetic 3D, Alioscopy, Samsung, LG, Texas Instruments, Panasonic, RealD, Dolby 3D, IMAX 3D, Macintosh, and PC, amongst others.

In recent years, a combination of increasing demands for more realistic images and evolving display technology has been the catalyst for advancements in the development of 3D images and pictures for various applications, and has enabled 3D technology to be put to practical use in the cinema, gaming, cell phone and television industries. To date most 3D products have used special glasses to separate a picture into two images, one for the left eye and the other for the right eye. But the market has strongly desired a more versatile and glasses-free approach that could be used anywhere. 3D Eye Solutions content conversion can offer both with and without glasses 3D images for 3D displays.

"The response our 3D technology has received is remarkable," stated Mike Gibilisco, CEO of 3D Eye Solutions, Inc. "Over and over again we hear positive comments about our technology's capabilities and applications. We have been able to showcase our state of the art technology at many events in 2010 and sign several licenses with key executives from various licensing companies, television and movie studios."

About 3D Eye Solutions, Inc.:

3D Eye Solutions, Inc. is a service provider and integrator for the 3D Stereo and Auto-stereo media industry that covers a wide range of markets. 3D Eye Solutions, Inc. produces and processes media content for corporate, venues, and trade show events. The Company also provides turnkey systems and converts existing media to enable end users to showcase properties in multi-view format. For more information, please visit the Company's Web site: www.3deyesolutions.com.

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Canoe Ventures, Comcast, Cox Communications, & Cisco to Keynote at Light Reading's Cable Next-Gen Video Strategies Conference Tweet

NEW YORK -- UBM TechWeb's Light Reading (www.lightreading.com), the largest research-led media company serving the global communications marketplace, and Heavy Reading (www.heavyreading.com), its prestigious market research division, will host their third annual Cable Next-Gen Video Strategies conference on June 24, 2010, in Atlanta.

Moderated by Heavy Reading Senior Analyst Alan Breznick, Light Reading Cable Site Editor Jeff Baumgartner, and Heavy Reading Cable Industry Insider Contributing Analyst Craig Leddy, Cable Next-Gen Video Strategies: Winning the Three-Screen Battle is a one-day conference that will take a comprehensive look at the cable industry's attempts to generate fresh revenues and succeed in the emerging three-screen universe by deploying next-generation video technologies, applications, and services. Cable Next-Gen Video Strategies 2009 in Atlanta was one of the most successful cable live events in 2009 with 115 attendees, of whom over 60 percent were from cable operators and programmers. Expected attendance for the 2010 conference is between 100 and 150 attendees.

Cable Next-Gen Video Strategies: Winning the Three-Screen Battle will feature keynote speakers from four of the cable industry's leading organizations: Jay Kreiling, VP of Video Services for Comcast; Arthur Orduna, Chief Technology Officer for Canoe Ventures; Lisa Pickelsimer, Executive Director for Video Product Development at Cox Communications; and Charles "Kip" Compton, Senior Director & General Manager, Video & Content Platforms Business Unit, Cisco Systems.

"We will have major cable operators, programmers, equipment vendors, analysts, and advertising agencies addressing such critical industry issues as multi-screen video, 3DTV, IP video, interactive TV, and advanced advertising," Breznick says. "This is easily the biggest, most diverse speaker lineup we've ever put together for this conference. So we expect some important news to come out of it."

Other featured speakers include Rob Aksman, EVP Client Management & Experience Design, BrightLine iTV; Scott Barton, Executive Director, On Demand, Starz Entertainment; Kathleen DeBenedictis, Director of Product Management, Comcast Spotlight; Colin Dixon, Senior Partner, Advisory, The Diffusion Group; Jeff Finkelstein, Director of Network Architecture, Cox Communications; Joseph G. Fiveash, Executive VP, The Weather Channel; Paul Gagnon, Director, North American TV Research, DisplaySearch; Michael S. Kazmier, CTO, Avail-TVN; Steve Necessary, VP Video Strategy & Product Management, Cox Communications; Michael Quigley, VP Business Development & Multi-Platform Distribution, Turner Broadcasting System; and John Vartanian, CTO, iN DEMAND.

Speakers from sponsoring companies will also be presenting. Sponsors include Super Platinum Sponsor Cisco; Gold Sponsors Arris, Ericsson, Motorola, SeaChange, and Vip-TV by EchoStar; Silver Sponsor Smith Micro Software; and Association Sponsors CTAM Southeast, Multimedia Over Coax Alliance, and Women in Cable Telecommunications – Atlanta.

Registration for press and analysts is free. To register for Cable Next-Gen Video Strategies: Winning the Three-Screen Battle conference in Atlanta, please visit: www.lightreading.com/cableatlanta.

Contact:


Amy Averbook


Light Reading


212 600-3373


averbook@lightreading.com



About Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com)

Founded in 2000, Light Reading is the leading online media, research, and focused event company serving the $3 trillion worldwide communications market. Lightreading.com is the ultimate source for technological and financial analysis of the communications industry, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. Light Reading's research arms, Heavy Reading and Pyramid Research, provide the most comprehensive communications research, market data, and technology analysis in close to 100 markets around the world. Light Reading produces nearly 20 targeted communications events including TelcoTV, and TelcoTV Asia, Ethernet Expo New York and Ethernet Europe, and The Tower Summit @ CTIA, as well as focused one-day events tailored for cable, mobile, and wireline executives in the US, Europe, India, and China. Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005 and operates as a unit of TechWeb.

About UBM TechWeb (http://www.ubmtechweb.com)

UBM TechWeb, the global leader in technology media and professional information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of technology. Through its core businesses – media solutions, marketing services, and professional information – UBM TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed brands, applications, and services in the technology market. More than 14.5 million business and technology professionals (CIOs, IT and IT Support managers, Web and digital professionals, software and game developers, government decision makers, telecom providers and business executives) actively participate in UBM TechWeb's communities. UBM TechWeb brands include: global face-to-face events such as Interop, Game Developers Conference (GDC), Web 2.0, Black Hat, and VoiceCon; large-scale online networks such as InformationWeek, Light Reading, and Gamasutra; research, training, and certification services, including HDI, Pyramid Research, and InformationWeek Analytics; and market-leading magazines such as InformationWeek and Wall Street & Technology. UBM TechWeb is part of UBM, a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

About United Business Media Limited

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

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Huntington Hires Todd Beekman as Assistant Director of Investor Relations Tweet

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Huntington Bancshares has hired Todd Beekman, formerly of Fidelity Management & Research Company, as assistant director of investor relations.

He will report to Jay Gould, Huntington's senior vice president and director of investor relations, who was recently named as one of the best investor relations directors in the country by Institutional Investor magazine's "U.S. Investor Relations" rankings for mid-cap banks.

"We are very excited about Todd joining Huntington's investor relations team," said Don Kimble, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer. "His five years as an equity analyst at Fidelity Management and Research, including two as its regional bank analyst, adds a wealth of hands-on experience regarding how investors view and make stock selection decisions. Huntington's turnaround story is an exciting one. Todd's insights will help us make certain this message will resonate well with existing and potential investors."

"Todd's background is also especially valuable given the rapidly evolving capital markets, stock exchanges, and equity trading strategies," Kimble added. "Hiring someone of his caliber is consistent with our desire to provide investors the highest level of access and transparency with regard to Huntington's performance and prospects."

At Fidelity, Beekman served as an international small cap equity analyst charged with targeting investment opportunities within the financial sector in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East. As a Fidelity domestic analyst, he concentrated on bank stocks.

Prior to joining Fidelity, he was a technical marketing manager for Freescale Semiconductors Inc., formerly Motorola. He also worked there as a strategic marketing consultant and engineer.

"I am delighted to join a company whose management team, turnaround, and growth story I have admired from afar," said Beekman. "The bank's leadership team is emerging as one that has developed the strategies that I believe can drive long-term returns for shareholders. I am excited about being part of the team."

Beekman earned a master's in business administration from Georgetown University with a concentration in finance and strategy. His bachelor's is from Ohio University in electrical engineering.

About Huntington

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN) is a $52 billion regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Through its affiliated companies, Huntington has been providing a full range of financial services for 144 years. Huntington offers checking, loans, savings, insurance and investment services. It has more than 600 branches and also offers retail and commercial financial services online at huntington.com; through its telephone bank; and through its network of over 1,300 ATMs. Huntington's Auto Finance and Dealer Services group offers automobile loans to consumers and commercial loans to automobile dealers within our six-state banking franchise area.

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