Innovate!100 Semi-Finalists to Pitch in Tel Aviv on April 12 Tweet

Innovate!2010 - Global competition to identify the 100 most promising technology startups.

SAN FRANCISCO and TEL AVIV, Israel -- Innovate!2010 is a global competition produced by Guidewire Group, the world's leading analyst firm focused exclusively on startups and emerging markets, to identify and promote 100 top technology startups from around the world. On April 12, Tel Aviv will play host to the ninth regional 'Pitch Slam' event in the Innovate!2010 series.

Taking place at the Leonardo Basel hotel, the Tel Aviv Pitch Slam will feature a select group of Innovate!100 semi-finalists who will present rapid-fire pitches about their startup and receive invaluable feedback from a panel of expert judges. Startups will be evaluated using Guidewire Group's proprietary G/Score™ assessment methodology, and the G/Scores from the Tel Aviv Pitch Slam will be aggregated with the results from over 20 other Innovate!2010 Pitch Slam events being held this year to determine the Innovate!100 – an elite list of the top 100 technology, media and communications startups.

Confirmed Innovate!100 semi-finalists presenting at the Tel Aviv Pitch Slam as of April 12 include:

CloudShare: Combines key aspects of virtualization, cloud computing and Web conferencing to provide an integrated technology and communications platform for delivering IT to, and collaborating with, clients and colleagues.

Conceptic: An interactive menu, known as eMenu, that offers restaurant customers a full range of ordering and interactive entertainment services from an LCD touch screen located on each table or bar.

Favit: Service that enables you to define, filter and organize information streams on the Web.

Genieo: Application that allows users to create a dynamic, personalized home page that automatically reflects their interests while maintaining their privacy.

Gizmox: Visual WebGui platform that can be used to develop new Web applications, enhance existing applications and modernize legacy applications all using standard, proven technologies such as ASP.net, DHTML and Silverlight.

ID-U Biometrics: Biometric signature based on a user's unique eye movements, which cannot be stolen and can easily be implemented in laptops and mobile phones.

Secure Erasure: Inexpensive, environmentally-sound and secure solution for disposing of electronic information on hard drives.

Sparkeo: Video platform that allows subject matter experts to easily create and monetize interactive courses.

The Gifts Project: Social gifting, micropayment application for friends to chip in for each other's gifts.

Tucoola: Interactive platform aimed at enhancing basic skills of children aged 2-8 years by using video games and providing parents with feedback about their children's developmental progress.

VisualBee: Tool that takes a plain PowerPoint™ presentation and automatically enhances it, creating an exciting and powerful showcase.

Waze: Free mobile navigation application that allows drivers to build and use live maps, real-time traffic updates and turn-by-turn navigation to improve their daily commute.

Further information on the Innovate!2010 program and the schedule of upcoming Pitch Slam events can be found at www.innovate100.com. To attend the Tel Aviv Pitch Slam, sign up online at: http://2010pitchslamtelaviv.eventbrite.com/.

About Innovate!2010

Innovate!2010 is a global competition to identify and promote the top 100 global technology start-ups. The program enables the most promising startups to gain access to resources and opportunities to accelerate the growth of their companies. Innovate!2010 also enables its partners, including technology and telecommunications vendors, government agencies, professional services providers, technology scouts and investors, to identify and engage hundreds of highly vetted, fast-growing startups and raise their brand profile in the global startup community. Innovate!2010 sponsors and partners include leading organizations like Alacatel-Lucent, BestBuy, Cisco Systems, Comcast, DifferenceEngine, eBay, EMC, HP, HSBC, Hearst, IBM, LaPoste, LG Electronics, Microsoft, O2 Litmus, Oracle, PayPal, PWC, Quickstart Global, RIM, SAP, Silicon Valley Bank, Sony, SWIFT, Turner Broadcasting, Verizon, and the City of Zaragoza; as well as European and US economic development agencies, and dozens of leading angel and venture capital investors.

About Guidewire Group, Inc.

Guidewire Group is a global market intelligence and advisory firm passionate about technology entrepreneurship. Our exclusive focus on early-stage companies and emerging technology markets drives insight and opportunity to our clients and community. At the heart of our offerings is the G/Score™, a proprietary assessment tool that brings clarity and focus to the art of transforming ideas into successful enterprises. Developed over the course of more than 20,000 startup interviews, the G/Score has proven to be a reliable predictor of startup viability and promise. Our G/Score data helps technology investors, customers and platform vendors rapidly qualify and respond to startup deal flow from even thousands of startups. Our G/Score assessment tools help startups, investors, service providers and government agencies to identify and benchmark competitive strengths and weaknesses, and our Studio G business acceleration programs helps startups achieve their growth objectives with clarity of purpose, speed and efficiency.

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MobiTV, Inc. and Triveni Digital Demonstrate New Interactive Mobile Broadcast Technology Tweet

Demonstration at the National Association of Broadcasters Show highlights new possibilities for mobile media delivery.

LAS VEGAS -- National Association of Broadcasters Show – MobiTV, Inc., in collaboration with Triveni Digital, unveiled the MobiTV Interactivity Server and Mobile TV Client, based on the ATSC A/153 Mobile DTV standard, enabling new interactive possibilities for mobile media delivery.

The demonstration of the mobile broadcast application conducted during NAB will feature live content from MSNBC, CNBC and Telemundo. This ready-to-deploy solution incorporates targeted, interactive news ticker with instant updates and clickable mobile advertising into a broadcast feed without taking the user to another application like a web browser.

"Until now, mobile broadcast technology has had very limited interactivity – something consumers are demanding," said Kay Johansson, Chief Technology Officer, MobiTV, Inc. "This demonstration highlights the future of mobile media; targeted, content that is actionable, and moves broadcast TV from a one-way user experience to a two-way interactive engagement.

The combined solution from MobiTV and Triveni allows broadcasters to create additional revenue streams that were previously not possible. For example, in addition to interactive services such as weather and traffic, broadcasters can now utilize interactive advertising with click-throughs and socially engage with their audiences in the form of real-time voting to provide direct feedback on hot topics.

The MobiTV Interactivity Server and Mobile TV client uses the application framework of ATSC A/153, which is based on OMA RME, and is supported by the Triveni Digital GuideBuilder®, which also enables transmission of mobile metadata so that mobile users can select and change viewing channels and access information about current show, duration, rating, and other characteristics.

"Interactivity is a very important component of mobile television for both broadcasters and viewers," said Rich Chernock, CTO, Triveni Digital. "The collaboration between Triveni Digital and MobiTV demonstrates a practical implementation of RME interactivity, allowing the separation of authoring interactive content and synchronized RME content insertion into the MobileDTV stream using the GuideBuilder system already in place at the station for fixed and mobile metadata management."

About MobiTV, Inc.

MobiTV, Inc. is the leading provider of technology solutions that deliver media over wireless and broadband networks. MobiTV, Inc.'s flexible platform powers an end-to-end managed service for content ingestion, encoding and optimized delivery of media for major mobile operators including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon, as well as marquee partners like CBS, ESPN, MTV Networks, NBC, Warner Music and more.

The strength of the MobiTV, Inc. technology platform is showcased through the company's own product called MobiTV, a feature-rich, personalized and intuitive mobile experience.

MobiTV, Inc. powers the experiences of live television, premium and primetime programming, video-on-demand, as well as digital and satellite music services across hundreds of mobile handsets on all major device platforms including RIM, BREW, Java, Android, iPhone, WebOS, WinMo, Palm and more.

Founded in 1999, MobiTV, Inc. is a privately-held company with headquarters in Emeryville, California.

For more information about MobiTV, Inc.'s hosted content delivery technology and solutions, please visit www.mobitv.com/technology

For more information about commercially-available applications powered by MobiTV, please visit www.mobitv.com/products/apps/

About Triveni Digital

Triveni Digital Inc., a subsidiary of LG Electronics, develops systems that provide for the management and distribution of data and metadata in DTV, mobile DTV, and IPTV streams. Triveni Digital's products for DVB SI, ATSC PSIP, data broadcasting, stream analysis, and monitoring are renowned for their ease of use and innovative features. Working with leading industry partners, Triveni Digital employs an open and standards-compliant approach to the digital television market. More information is available at www.TriveniDigital.com.

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Innovalley Takes Winning Spot at Innovate!2010 Barcelona Pitch Slam(TM) Tweet

Innovate!2010 - Global competition to identify the 100 most promising technology startups.

SAN FRANCISCO and BARCELONA, Spain -- Produced by Guidewire Group, the world's leading analyst firm focused exclusively on startups and emerging markets, Innovate!2010 is a global competition to identify and promote the top 100 technology startups via a series of over 20 regional Pitch Slam events. At each Pitch Slam, semi-finalists in the competition are evaluated by a panel of expert judges using Guidewire Group's proprietary G/Score™ assessment methodology.

The eighth Pitch Slam in the Innovate!2010 series was co-hosted by Guidewire Group, Barcelona Activa and Opinno at Barcelona Activa, Llacuna on the 8th of April. The panel of judges included Kaushal Chokshi (Chairman and Founder, Quickstart Global), Christian Elsen (Innovation Engineer & Technology Scouting, Corporate Development Technology Group, Cisco Systems), Rocio Espartero (Barcelona Activa), Celia Pipo (Program Manager, Windows Planning and PC Ecosystem team, Microsoft) and Susana Voces (Head of Sales, PayPal Spain). Twelve semi-finalists competed in the Pitch Slam, and Innovalley took winning honors at the event – guaranteeing itself a spot on the prestigious Innovate!100 list. Innovalley designs smart apparel that fuses technology with fashion.

Innovate!2010 partners with companies like Alacatel-Lucent, BestBuy, Cisco Systems, Comcast, eBay, EMC, HP, HSBC, IBM, LG Electronics, Microsoft, O2 Litmus, Oracle, PayPal, RIM, SAP, Sony and Verizon and serves as a platform for these corporations to quickly identify and partner with high-potential startups.

Congratulations also goes to the Barcelona Pitch Slam semi-finalists: 3Scale Networks (runner-up), ividence (runner-up), Brainsiders, BuscoUnViaje.com, GourmetOrigins.com, Inbloon, Justinmind, Kinamik Data Integrity, Secondhand, ShoTools and Ta With You. These companies remain in the running to be named to the Innovate!100 list and to compete for a share of over $1M in Innovate! Challenge prizes of cash and in-kind awards.

The full schedule, up-to-the-minute Pitch Slam news and content, including videos from the event, can be found at www.Innovate100.com.

About Innovate!2010

Innovate!2010 is a global competition to identify and promote the top 100 global technology startups. The program enables the most promising startups to gain access to resources and opportunities to accelerate the growth of their companies. Innovate!2010 also enables its partners, including technology and telecommunications vendors, government agencies, professional services providers, technology scouts and investors, to identify and engage hundreds of highly vetted, fast-growing startups and raise their brand profile in the global startup community. Innovate!2010 sponsors and partners include leading organizations like Alacatel-Lucent, BestBuy, Cisco Systems, Comcast, DifferenceEngine, EMC, HP, HSBC, Hearst, IBM, LaPoste, LG Electronics, Microsoft, O2 Litmus, Oracle, PWC, Quickstart Global, PayPal, RIM, SAP, Silicon Valley Bank, Sony, SWIFT, Turner Broadcasting, Verizon, and the City of Zaragoza; as well as European and U.S. economic development agencies, and dozens of leading angel and venture capital investors.

About Guidewire Group, Inc.

Guidewire Group is a global market intelligence and advisory firm passionate about technology entrepreneurship. Our exclusive focus on early-stage companies and emerging technology markets drives insight and opportunity to our clients and community. At the heart of our offerings is the G/Score™, a proprietary assessment tool that brings clarity and focus to the art of transforming ideas into successful enterprises. Developed over the course of more than 20,000 startup interviews, the G/Score has proven to be a reliable predictor of startup viability and promise. Our G/Score data helps technology investors, customers and platform vendors rapidly qualify and respond to startup deal flow from even thousands of startups. Our G/Score assessment tools help startups, investors, service providers and government agencies to identify and benchmark competitive strengths and weaknesses, and our Studio G business acceleration programs helps startups achieve their growth objectives with clarity of purpose, speed and efficiency.

For more information, contact Vanessa McDonald, Vanessa@balloupr.com, +44 (0)754 032 5319.

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Synopsys Recognizes Technical Excellence at 20th Annual SNUG San Jose Conference Tweet

Twentieth Anniversary Celebration and Expanded Technical Track Program Were among the Highlights at EDA's Largest Users Group.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, announced the Best Paper Awards for the twentieth annual Synopsys Users' Group (SNUG®) San Jose conference, held in Santa Clara, Calif. on March 29-31. First place was awarded to Alvin Loke, Dru Cabler, Chad Lackey, Tin Tin Wee and Bruce Doyle of AMD and Zhi-Yuan Wu of GLOBALFOUNDRIES for "Constant-Current Threshold Voltage Extraction in HSPICE for Nanoscale CMOS Analog Design"; Alvin Loke won the Best First-time Presenter Award for presenting this paper. Second place was awarded to Gerard M. Blair of LSI Corporation for "Hold is not setup (derate is not OCV)." Third place was awarded to Paul Zimmer of Zimmer Design Systems for "'There's a better way to do it!' - Simple DC/PT Tricks That Can Change Your Life."

The SNUG Technical Committee Award went to Avishek Panigrahi and Arvind Parihar of MIPS Technologies, Inc. for "Clock Power Reduction-Analysis Metrics and Power Reduction Techniques." The Technical Committee Honorable Mention Awards went to Krishna Vittala of Microchip Technology Inc. for "Reusable UPF for Multi-Voltage Designs & Handling Analog Macros in Power Subsystems," and to Asif Jafri with Verilab Inc. for "Interoperable Testbenches using VMM TLM."

SNUG San Jose is part of the largest user conference program in electronic design automation (EDA). In 2009, the program attracted more than 7,000 integrated circuit (IC) and system design engineers to open forums in the U.S., India, Taiwan, Singapore, Europe, Israel, China and Japan. Attendees represent the world's largest semiconductor design and manufacturing companies as well as many innovative start-ups.

More than 2,000 technical users attended this year's San Jose event, which marked twenty years of close, continued collaboration between Synopsys and its users. The milestone event included a number of highlights, including the participation of industry luminaries Doug Grose (GLOBALFOUNDRIES), Rick Cassidy (TSMC) and Moshe Gavrielov (Xilinx) who shared their latest perspectives on the evolving industry. For the first time this year, technology tracks for system-level design and compute infrastructure were offered, allowing users access to an expanded program of technology tracks. SNUG San Jose 2010 also marked the first Designer Community Expo, which showcased the integration between Synopsys and more than 50 of its partners from across the electronics industry who provide solutions that address the difficult design challenges SNUG attendees face.

"SNUG was established with a mission to create a rich channel of communication for users to interact with each other and with Synopsys. Twenty years later, that mission hasn't changed," said John Busco, Design Implementation manager, NVIDIA, and SNUG San Jose Technical Chair. "Countless papers, presentations and reunions through the years have brought shared learning and enrichment to thousands of engineers seeking an environment full of technical facts and ideas to help them better address the growing challenges of electronic design, verification and manufacturing. As a user, I look forward to many more years of shared experience through SNUG conferences."

Aart de Geus, chairman and chief executive officer at Synopsys, opened the conference with a keynote sharing his perspective on some important trends. de Geus highlighted SNUG San Jose's 20th anniversary as a testament to EDA's growth and endurance as a highly collaborative, forward-thinking industry. He also spoke about a number of Synopsys' exciting technology developments including Design Compiler® 2010, which is the latest RTL synthesis innovation within the Galaxy™ Implementation platform, as well as the company's expanded activities in the system-level design space with the recent VaST and CoWare acquisitions.

"SNUG's continued evolution has been integral to its longevity as a forum for designers to collaborate with Synopsys and each other," said de Geus. "I am grateful for these opportunities to meet with and learn from our users. I'm always impressed by the wonderful ideas shared at SNUG and the quality of papers submitted. This shared vision helps Synopsys continuously expand our portfolio to address the latest design challenges."

SNUG San Jose 2010 sponsors include: Platinum Sponsors ARM, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, IBM, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and TSMC; Gold Sponsors Altera Corporation, HP, Virage Logic, Xilinx and Zuken; and Silver Sponsors Agilent Technologies and Doulos. The three-day SNUG San Jose conference featured a technical program with 85 presentations, including 36 user papers and 43 Synopsys technical sessions. The presentations focused on challenges that engineers face today in all areas of design, including synthesis, verification, low power design, physical design/sign off, analog/mixed-signal design, custom design, test, IP, embedded software development, rapid prototyping tools and compute infrastructure.

Please visit the Synopsys Users Group website at http://www.snug-universal.org for more information on upcoming events and how to submit a paper for consideration by the SNUG technical committee. Customers can also access proceedings and the award-winning papers at this link.

About Synopsys

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS) is a world leader in electronic design automation (EDA), supplying the global electronics market with the software, intellectual property (IP) and services used in semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing. Synopsys' comprehensive, integrated portfolio of implementation, verification, IP, manufacturing and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) solutions helps address the key challenges designers and manufacturers face today, such as power and yield management, software-to-silicon verification and time-to-results. These technology-leading solutions help give Synopsys customers a competitive edge in bringing the best products to market quickly while reducing costs and schedule risk. Synopsys is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has more than 65 offices located throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and India. Visit Synopsys online at http://www.synopsys.com/.

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Universal Wireless Power Standard Accelerates Towards Completion: Part 1 of Qi Specifications Delivers on Key Interface Requirements Tweet

HONG KONG -- The Wireless Power Consortium (the Consortium) announced that it has delivered the first part of the Qi interoperability specification to its members.

Formally titled "System Description Wireless Power Transfer, Volume 1, Low Power, Part 1: Interface Definition, Version 1.00 Release Candidate 1", completion of Part 1 of the specification delivers the Consortium's promise of compatible wireless power to manufacturers and consumers worldwide. It allows Consortium members to begin developing Qi-enabled products.

Part 1 of the Qi interoperability specification defines the interface between wireless charging stations and power receivers. The Consortium is now finalizing Part 2 (Performance Requirements) and Part 3 (Compliance Test Specification) to provide product developers with information essential for product certification. Compliance with all three parts is required for use of the Qi logo.

OEMs, ODMs, electronics brands and members of the portable electronics supply chain are invited to join the Consortium and contribute to the worldwide introduction of interoperable wireless charging. In the past three months the Consortium has doubled membership to more than 40 members across the consumer electronics value chain.

"This first part of Qi's v 1.0 specifications sets the clock running on the introduction of consumer products that cut the last cord for a true simplicity in wireless lifestyle," said Camille Tang, President, ConvenientPower Limited and Chair, Wireless Power Consortium, Promotion Work Group.

"Unlike proprietary non-standard wireless power charging products, the universal standard Qi provides certainty and confidence to consumers that their Qi-enabled electronic devices will be compatible with any Qi-branded charging device, regardless of manufacturer. For manufacturers, Qi offers a versatile range of receivers and transmitters, providing flexibility in design options as they plan their product roadmaps."

More information can be found at wirelesspowerconsortium.com.

About Qi and the Wireless Power Consortium

Established December 17, 2008, the Wireless Power Consortium's mission is to create and promote wide market adoption of Qi, the international wireless power standard for interoperability across rechargeable electronic devices. The members of the Consortium include: Atmel, Callpod, case-mate, Compal, Continental Automotive, ConvenientPower, Coretronic, Duracell, E & E Magnetic Products Limited, Energizer, Ever Win, Fulton Innovation, Hanrim Postech, Hi-P, Hosiden, iGo, Jeckson, Leggett & Platt, LG Electronics, Logah Technology, LS Cable, National Semiconductor, Nokia, Olympus, Philips, Powerkiss, Primax, Rohm, RRC power solutions GmbH, Samsung Electronics, Sanyo, Sang Fei, SixEye Interactive Ltd., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, ST-Ericsson, Texas Instruments, Toko Inc, Verizon Wireless, Wisepower, Xentris Wireless.

Qi is pronounced "chee" and means "vital energy".

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Largest-Ever Spring China Sourcing Fair: Electronics & Components and New Spring Security Products Open Today at Hong Kong's AsiaWorld-Expo Tweet

New product pavilions debuting at the trade fairs are for personal digital electronics, computer terminals and computer peripherals.

HONG KONG -- Global Sources' (Nasdaq: GSOL) largest-ever spring China Sourcing Fair: Electronics & Components and the new spring Security Products shows opened today at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong and run through April 15. The shows have a combined total of over 2,650 booths.

The events offer the largest group of mainland China electronics suppliers showing their latest products in Hong Kong, with over 2,100 booths from mainland China alone. This is followed by Hong Kong and Taiwan with over 400 booths. Exhibitors from South Korea, Israel, Germany, the Philippines, Malaysia and India are also taking part in the Fairs.

World's volume buyers set to attend the two Fairs

Among the tens of thousands of buyers pre-registered to attend the shows are Best Buy, Chubb, Dell Computer, Fujitsu, Johnson Control, JVC, Li & Fung, Logitech, NEC, Nokia, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Sandisk, Seiko, Siemens, Sigma and Tesco.

"As the economic recovery strengthens, spending on electronics and IT equipment resumes," said Tommy Wong, President of Global Sources Exhibitions. "Buyers have started to source more to replenish inventory and meet revived demand. Suppliers, on the other hand, need to quickly obtain overseas orders and gain market share.

"According to a Global Sources survey conducted in February this year, over 70% of China suppliers said they started seeing their overseas orders recover. The China Sourcing Fairs are the perfect platform for buyers and suppliers to meet conveniently, and quickly benefit from the global rebound.

"The electronics market continues to grow and become more sophisticated. In response, we've added new product pavilions for personal digital electronics, computer terminals and computer peripherals."

Other product pavilions at the China Sourcing Fair: Electronics & Components include consumer electronics and accessories; networking products; electronic components; GPS; in-car electronics; interconnection technology; mobile phones; LED displays and opto-electronics; power supplies; and telecom and wireless products.

After its launch in October 2009, China Sourcing Fair: Security Products appears for the first time in the spring slot. The Fair features pavilions for access controls; alarms; CCTV and digital surveillance; and home security products.

Enhanced value-added services and conferences to help buyers and suppliers trade

To help buyers and suppliers meet and do business more effectively, Global Sources is providing these exciting new value-added services at the Fairs:

* Global Sources Product Galleries. Several new physical and digital product galleries, featuring innovative products from hundreds of verified suppliers unable to attend the shows, allow buyers to send direct inquiries on the spot -- greatly extending their sourcing reach.
* Global Sources Show Guide Magazines. Twelve totally redesigned sourcing magazines that incorporate the Fair show guides -- featuring the exhibitor list and floor map -- and a CD-ROM that contains a copy of all Global Sources eMagazines, will be distributed to buyers on-site. This one-of-a-kind initiative puts in buyers' hands information on hundreds of additional verified suppliers and their products, boosting the productivity of their show visit.
* Private Buyer Meetings. Offering exclusive opportunities for pre-selected exhibitors at the China Sourcing Fairs to meet large global companies in private during the shows. Among the buyers scheduled for this April's meetings are Dollar General, Elisa, Imaginarium, Intelbras, Newlink, Onida, Sisat, TechZone, The Source and WHSmith.
* Free Conference Programs. Featuring international experts speaking on up-to-the minute issues affecting the industry. Topics this year include intellectual property issues, compliance solutions, strategic buying, project management, China sourcing and negotiation tactics.


China Sourcing Fairs: Electronics & Components and Security Products dates and times

Opening times for the China Sourcing Fairs: Electronics & Components and Security Products are:

* April 12-14 from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
* April 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.


Buyers can register for free and find more information at http://www.chinasourcingfair.com .

About Global Sources

Global Sources is a leading business-to-business media company and a primary facilitator of trade with Greater China. The core business uses English-language media to facilitate trade from Greater China to the world. The other business segment utilizes Chinese-language media to enable companies to sell to, and within Greater China.

The company provides sourcing information to volume buyers and integrated marketing services to suppliers. It helps a community of over 888,000 active buyers source more profitably from complex overseas supply markets. With the goal of providing the most effective ways possible to advertise, market and sell, Global Sources enables suppliers to sell to hard-to-reach buyers in over 240 countries.

The company offers the most extensive range of media and export marketing services in the industries it serves. It delivers information on nearly 4.5 million products and more than 253,000 suppliers annually through 14 online marketplaces, 13 monthly magazines, over 80 sourcing research reports and 17 specialized trade shows which run 55 times a year across 10 cities.

Suppliers receive more than 136 million sales leads annually from buyers through Global Sources Online (http://www.globalsources.com ) alone.

Global Sources has been facilitating global trade for 39 years. Global Sources' network covers more than 60 cities worldwide. In mainland China, Global Sources has about 2,500 team members in more than 40 locations, and a community of over 1 million registered online users and magazine readers for its Chinese-language media.

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Panasonic and AEG to Expand Collaboration to Include Original 3D Production for Television Tweet

Panasonic Will Provide AEG Digital Media's L.A. LIVE Studios with State-of-the-Art Full HD 3D Production Equipment to Enable the Production of 3D TV Shows from Fully Equipped Studios.

LAS VEGAS -- Joseph M. Taylor, the newly appointed Chairman & CEO of Panasonic Corporation of North America, announced that Panasonic will help launch a steady stream of original 3D television production from AEG Digital Media's L.A. LIVE headquarters located within AEG's L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles by providing state-of-the-art 3D production equipment featuring Panasonic professional video cameras and 3D displays.

AEG will acquire and install the 3D HD (3D High Definition) equipment in their AEG Digital Media studios as well as in other venues throughout the L.A. LIVE sports, residential and entertainment district. The 3D production platform will be managed and facilitated by AEG Digital Media, the market leader in digital broadcasting and managed web casting. Staffed by leading experts in digital media, production and broadcasting this division of AEG has produced and enabled the world's most watched and most innovative, web casts and live events.

As part of the deal, Panasonic will provide 3D professional video cameras, VIERA 3D large-screen television sets and production monitors and production training in a broad expansion of its role as AEG's CE partner. Panasonic's outfitting of the AEG Digital Media facility will allow AEGDM to create, produce and distribute music performances as well as boxing, comedy, and other original production in full 3D HD. In addition, the fully integrated 3D studio will enable the production of smaller, more intimate performances, and interviews with concert performers, and will also be available for co-productions with outside producers and content owners who require a fully supported state-of-the-art 3D studio production environment. AEG Digital Media's digital broadcast operations center at L.A. LIVE features a full studio and sound stage, multiple edit bays, multiple control rooms, professional audio processing and top technology available in digital media today.

The 3D television programs produced by AEG Digital Media from their LA LIVE headquarter studios will be licensed to, among others, DirecTV's N3D channel, powered by Panasonic, which is launching in June. N3D will offer a full lineup of movies, sports, music, and documentary programs and is the first full time linear channel broadcast entirely in 3D.

"Panasonic is proud to continue our leadership role in bringing the highest quality 3D television to the home. By helping to transform the AEG Digital Media broadcast operations center into a state-of the art 3D production facility, we will have the opportunity to deliver some of the finest performers working today to home 3D television sets in a way that allows people to experience this magical entertainment in their home as if they were actually at the auditorium," said Mr. Taylor.

AEG Digital Media President Michael Goldfine added, "The immersive nature of 3D television is perfect for presenting our live entertainment experience to the home television audience. We are very pleased to be working closely with Panasonic, since they are leading the way in 3D with their televisions, cameras, and spirit of innovation."

Shervin Mirashemi, AEG Global Partnership's Chief Operating Officer, added, "From our venues to specific business units like AEG Digital Media, AEG is a company that believes in 'best-in-class, best-in-service' and our expanding relationship with Panasonic is further evidence of this philosophy. With the acquisition of this cutting edge 3D equipment from Panasonic, AEG Digital Media will continue to offer our clients the best facilities available anywhere."

For more information on Panasonic's Full HD 3D technology, please visit www.panasonic.com/3D.

About Panasonic Corporation of North America

Based in Secaucus, NJ, Panasonic Corporation of North America provides a broad line of digital and other electronics products for consumer, business and industrial use. The company is the principal North American subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation (NYSE: PC), and the hub of Panasonic's U.S. branding, marketing, sales, service and R&D operations. Panasonic is pledged to practice prudent, sustainable use of the earth's natural resources and protect our environment through the company's Eco Ideas programs. Information about Panasonic and its products is available at www.panasonic.com. Additional company information for journalists is available at www.panasonic.com/pressroom.

About AEG Digital Media

AEG Digital Media is a full service, multiplatform, multimedia/media services company specializing in the technical and creative production of music, sports, reality and special event programming throughout the world. A division of Los Angles-based AEG, AEG Digital Media takes a broadcast approach to streaming media to enable the world's most watched, and most innovative, web casts and live events. The company creates, produces, and distributes content over multiple platforms including television, mobile and broadband for major brands, broadcasters, sports leagues and media properties including YouTube/Google, News Corp., Nokia, 19 Entertainment, Proctor and Gamble, Penguin Publishing, Nintendo, AT&T, Intel, Comcast, American Express and Viacom.

With a nine year track record of empowering and enabling the defining moments in Internet broadcasting and live streaming media, AEG Digital Media is regarded as a provider of complete, turnkey, no-fail multimedia broadcast solutions. Some of those defining moments and live events include Live Earth, the 2010 Masters Golf Tournament, YouTube Live, The Democratic National Convention, the Olympic Games, the MTV Video Music Awards, Farm Aid, The Grammys, the People's Choice Awards, and Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards.

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