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NEW YORK, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Light Reading (www.lightreading.com), the world's leading online communications publication, today announced its call for nominees for the industry's leading awards program, the Leading Lights Awards.

Light Reading's Leading Lights Awards, now in its fourth year, looks to be more exciting than ever before. For the first time, Light Reading is replacing its Leadership Awards with a Reader's Choice Person of the Year, who will be nominated and chosen by Light Readers. The Person of the Year can be anyone who contributed significantly in 2007 to the business of next-generation communications. All other awards will be determined by the Leading Lights Awards Committee of editors and analysts.

Ten awards will be given out in total. The awards categories are: Reader's Choice Person of the Year, Best Investment Potential (public company), Best New Product (one each for both public and private company), Best New Service (both public and private company), Best Marketing (both public and private company), Best M&A Strategy (public company), and Top IPO or M&A Candidate (private company).

"Our readers are simply the brightest minds in the communications business, and we're pleased to honor their selection for Person of the Year - the only individual award our program is featuring in 2007," says Phil Harvey, Managing Editor of Light Reading. "The industry is an exciting place these days, and our industry awards need to reflect that excitement. I fully expect our readers to step up and pick some real game-changers as nominees; they won't settle for your typical, boring phone company CEOs."

The Leading Lights Awards will be announced at the Heavy Reading 2007 Executive Summit Gala Dinner, which will take place in New York City on November 13. Light Reading's reputation for fiercely independent analysis makes this the most credible and authoritative awards program in the industry - and provides telecom companies with a superlative opportunity to evangelize their expertise and success.

The awards program is completely free to enter.

For complete details on the Leading Lights Awards, including the entry form, go to: www.lightreading.com/awards.

The deadline for Leading Lights Award nominations is September 28. Write- in nominations for the Person of the Year Award will close on August 10; we'll present a shortlist of finalists, and an accompanying poll, on August 20. Finalists for all other Leading Lights categories will be announced on October 19.

About Light Reading

Founded in 2000, Light Reading (www.lightreading.com) is the ultimate source for technology and financial analysis of the communications industry, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. It reaches an extensive audience of executives and technologists within the telecom and enterprise networking communities, as well as the financial/industry analysts and investors who track these sectors. Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005, and operates as a unit of CMP Technology.

About CMP Technology

CMP Technology (www.cmp.com) is a marketing solutions company serving the technology industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight, and programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion.

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Director of Corporate Marketing
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212-925-0020 x112
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CONTACT: Amy Averbook, Director of Corporate Marketing of Light Reading,
+1-212-925-0020, ext. 112, averbook@lightreading.com

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DURANGO, Colo., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuzziwig's Candy Factory has been selected by Entrepreneur Magazine for 2007 as one of the top 10 new franchises in the food category since 2002. In addition, Entrepreneur selected Fuzziwig's Candy Factory as one of the top 50 new franchises started since 2002. Fuzziwig's Candy Factory, based in Colorado with offices in Durango and Steamboat has 64 stores open in 23 states and 2 foreign countries. Fuzziwig's Candy Factory is a franchisor of theme-oriented animated candy stores designed to look like a whimsical candy factory. For more information contact Kayo Folsom, President, Fuzziwig's Candy Factory Inc. at 970 247 2770.

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CONTACT: Kayo Folsom, President of Fuzziwig's Candy Factory Inc.,
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Leader in Improving Software Quality and Security Honored for Innovation, Market Recognition and Commercial Success

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Coverity, Inc., the leader in improving software quality and security, today announced that it has been selected as one of the AlwaysOn AO100 Top Private Companies for 2007.

This is the fifth year that AlwaysOn, a media company focused on technology, entrepreneurship and innovation, has compiled the prestigious list of private companies. Coverity was chosen from among more than 1000 nominations from venture investors, investment bankers and other industry experts. The winners were evaluated on criteria such as innovation, market opportunity, commercialization, media buzz and stakeholder value creation.

"Coverity was founded in 2002, with bootstrap funding, by a professor and students who developed the company's fundamental technology at the Computer Systems Laboratory at Stanford University," said Seth Hallem, CEO, Coverity. "Our firm has grown rapidly with an average revenue increase of more than 100 percent per year, and we now have almost 300 customers -- many of them major global corporations."

Coverity is a provider of ground-breaking advanced source code analysis technology that removes the barriers to writing and delivering complex software by automatically finding, managing and fixing critical software defects and security vulnerabilities early in the software development process. Recently, Coverity announced Prevent(TM) SQS (Software Quality System), the first automated solution based on Coverity's patent pending Software DNA Map technology, which identifies and resolves the most critical defects in C, C++ and Java source code.

Coverity and the other AlwaysOn AO100 Top Private Companies will be honored at the Stanford Summit, to be held July 31-August 2, 2007, at Stanford University. The winners will also be covered on the AlwaysOn Web site and in the summer issue of AO's magazine.

About Coverity

Coverity (http://www.coverity.com/), the leader in improving software quality and security, is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco. Coverity's groundbreaking technology removes the barriers to writing and delivering complex software by automatically finding and helping to fix critical software defects and security vulnerabilities as the software is written. More than 250 leading companies choose Coverity because it scales to tens of millions of lines of code, has the lowest false positive rate and provides 100 percent path coverage. Companies like Juniper Networks, Symantec/VERITAS, McAfee, Synopsys, NASA, Palm and Wind River work with Coverity's tools to find and fix security and quality defects from their mission-critical code.

About AlwaysOn

AlwaysOn ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being the first media brand to launch a global blog network. In 2004, AlwaysOn continued to lead the media industry in innovation by introducing a social network where members can connect and engage. AlwaysOn is also revolutionizing the media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive event series (Stanford Summit, AlwaysOn Hollywood, AlwaysOn Media and GoingGreen) and quarterly print "blogozine" by empowering its members to post and share their ideas and meet each other online. As our loyal readers know, AlwaysOn is committed to the free-market, merit-driven approach to reporting and event programming. No other media brand has dared to create such open interaction with its readers and event participants.

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Source: Coverity, Inc.

CONTACT: Craig Oda of Page One PR, +1-650-565-9800, ext. 702,
coda@pageonepr.com, for Coverity; or Russ Wood, Director, Corporate Marketing
of Coverity, +1-415-694-5304, rwood@coverity.com

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MANHASSET, N.Y., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The CMP Channel's ChannelWeb Network (www.channelweb.com) today announced that it has been named one of the '10 Great Media Web Sites' by BtoB Magazine's Media Business.

With over 1.5 million page impressions per month, the ChannelWeb Network is the online destination for up-to-the minute, authoritative content about all facets of the Channel. Solution Providers rely on ChannelWeb for news, opinions, tools, research and community interaction that help them run their businesses more successfully.

The websites were judged according to the following standard requirements: Search engine optimization; Content; Navigation; Community; Presentation; and Interface.

Larry Hooper, editor of the ChannelWeb Network, explained to Media Business that a key distinction of the new ChannelWeb is that it is a single site, not a number of separate sites that are interlinked. ChannelWeb is designed to distinguish itself in the marketplace by delivering software applications customized for solution providers-as well as tools other CMP audiences can use to get closer to VARs.

In March 2007, ChannelWeb.com brought the CRN and VARBusiness' online properties together, offering the most comprehensive Channel content in one place, providing news, product reviews and technical primers from CRN with the strategic research and in-depth features of VARBusiness and GovernmentVAR magazines. ChannelWeb.com's enhanced community-centric platform enables users to communicate with each other and provides new tools, community and research from the comprehensive resources of the CMP Channel.

ChannelWeb.com's tools which help Solution Providers and VARs grow their businesses include:

* CMP Channel Lead Generator enables VARs to send marketing emails to a
targeted, localized list of IT end-user database.
* The Solution Provider Locator allows IT end users to find a Solution
Provider from the readers of CRN, VARBusiness and ChannelWeb.
ChannelWeb.com users can also find partners with complementary skills
to help them win more business.
* ChannelWeb's new white-paper library is free for Solution Providers and
provides access to technical information from vendors. The white
papers are written for the Channel partners' audience.
* The website also includes advanced community features designed to
facilitate user-to-user communication. New features include user
content ratings, user-led communities and enhanced message boards for
targeted Solution Provider communities organized both by technology
specialties and by primary vendors.
* ReviewFinder allows users to compare technical product reviews from
side-by-side, product type, company or category. The new tool, part of
an expansive effort to help users find the information they need
faster, offers Solution Providers technical staff in identifying
products that meet both their technical and channel needs.

About CMP Channel (www.cmpchannelgroup.com)

CMP Channel is the one stop shop customers turn to in order to meet their global sales channel objectives from access to execution. Through use of its family of channel solutions which include CRN and VARBusiness, the ChannelWeb network, the Group's XChange worldwide face-to-face conferences and the Institute for Partner Education & Development (IPED), vendors are able to accelerate sales through the channel. CMP Channel provides a worldwide answer to advertising, branding and marketing services, lead generation, market intelligence, branded and custom events, education of solution providers and best practices for vendors.

About CMP Technology (www.cmp.com)

CMP Technology is a marketing-solutions company serving the technology industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion.

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Kate Spellman
CMP Channel
516.562.7383
kspellman@cmp.com

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CONTACT: Kate Spellman of CMP Channel, +1-516-562-7383,
kspellman@cmp.com

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http://www.cmp.com/

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Company's Security Evangelist, Michael Sutton, Will Take Part in Book Signing for the Release of, "Fuzzing: Brute Force Vulnerability Discovery"

ATLANTA, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- S.P.I. Dynamics, Inc. (http://www.spidynamics.com/ ), the leading provider of web application security, today announced two of the company's expert researchers will highlight the latest in hacking web applications at the upcoming Black Hat USA 2007 conference at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, August 1-2. Similar to last year's successful event, this year's Black Hat includes a significant number of talks focused specifically on web application security, underscoring the critical impact aggressively evolving application development technologies such as Ajax are having on today's security industry.

The popularity of Ajax is growing exponentially due to its ability to make web applications much more usable. Unfortunately, far too many people rush into Ajax development without giving proper consideration to the overwhelming possibility of security ramifications that stem from its ability to greatly amplify the same types of common vulnerabilities found in more traditional web applications. Bryan Sullivan, Ajax expert and Senior Security Researcher for SPI Dynamics' SPI Labs research division, will present alongside the Lead SPI Labs Security Researcher and Ajax expert, Billy Hoffman, on Ajax security. The talk titled, "Premature Ajax-ulation" is scheduled during the Black Hat conference on Wednesday, August 1st from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. PT.

This presentation will demonstrate specific Ajax application design flaws that stem from a disregard for security including improper use of client-side XSLT, use of overly- or underly-granular server-side APIs, and storing secrets (either data or functionality) in client-side code. In addition, this session will demonstrate exploits of these vulnerabilities including: vastly more efficient Blind SQL and Blind XPath injection techniques, detecting and exploiting race conditions, and applying static analysis to deobfuscate client-side JavaScript. The session will also explore when to use and when to avoid the use of Ajax, and how the use of third-party frameworks can actually make matters worse since they hide potential security issues without truly resolving them.

Messrs. Sullivan and Hoffman will also debut a portion of their soon-to- be-released book titled Ajax Security published by Addison-Wesley Professional during Black Hat that will be available to conference attendees in the SPI Dynamics booth (# 9).

Hoffman will co-present another talk at the conference with John Terrill, Executive Vice President and Co-founder of Enterprise Management Technology LLC, focused on the latest in web application hybrid worms. The talk titled, "The Little Hybrid Web Worm that Could" is scheduled for Thursday, August 2nd from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PT. The presentation will discuss the rise in sophisticated web worm attacks over the past year with a look at some of the basic limitations in their methods, including the ability to detect these worms using signatures, making them annoying but ultimately controllable. The presentation will examine the possible evolution of web worms to overcome these limitations, with a description of a hybrid web worm combining both server-side and client side languages to exploit both the web server and the web browser to aid in its propagation across multiple hosts. The presentation will also take a look at how a hybrid web worm could upgrade its infection methods while in the wild by fetching and parsing new web vulnerability information from public security sites, preventing a single silver bullet fix from stopping its propagation, and how web worms could implement polymorphism and source code mutation to evade signature detection systems.

Messrs. Hoffman and Terrill will demo different parts of the worm in isolation to show how its features would function, with a specific look at how the worm could upgrade itself with publicly available vulnerability data, as well as source code mutation. Based on methodology from the JavaScript vulnerability scanner Jikto, Messrs. Hoffman and Terrill will demonstrate DOMinatrix, a JavaScript payload using SQL Injection, to extract information from a web site's database. Finally, the presentation will discuss steps to prevent hybrid web worms from exploiting a web site or its users.

In addition, SPI Dynamics' Security Evangelist, Michael Sutton, will participate in a book signing at Black Hat for the new release of his book titled, Fuzzing: Brute Force Vulnerability Discovery, published by Addison Wesley Professional and co-authored by Pedram Amini and Adam Greene. The signing will take place on Wednesday, August 1st from 3:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. PT. For more information on Fuzzing: Brute Force Vulnerability Discovery, please visit http://www.awprofessional.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0321446119&rl=1 .

For more information on SPI Dynamics, please visit http://www.spidynamics.com/ .

About S.P.I. Dynamics, Inc.

SPI Dynamics' comprehensive suite of products and services identify and remediate web application and web services security vulnerabilities throughout the application development lifecycle. These award-winning solutions also enable security professionals, QA testers, and developers to work together to verify compliance with 22 security policies such as SOX, HIPAA and PCI. SPI Dynamics has the most application security testing customers worldwide - over 1,000 clients among Global 2000 enterprises, including four out of five of the world's largest banks and nine out of 10 of the largest banks in the U.S., four out of five of the largest software companies, three out of four of the largest aerospace and defense companies, the four largest accounting firms, the five largest telecommunications companies in the U.S., six out of eight of the largest technology hardware and equipment companies, two out of three of the largest healthcare companies, and over 90 U.S. Federal agencies. The Company is one of the fastest growing in the security industry, ranked 83rd on Deloitte's "Fast 500" list of growing technology companies nationwide and 220th on the Inc. 500. SPI Dynamics has strategic partnerships with Microsoft, IBM, HP and Visa. The Company's R&D team, SPI Labs, is widely recognized as one of the leading authorities on web application security and risk management. For more information, visit www.spidynamics.com or call (866) 774-2700.

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Source: S.P.I. Dynamics, Inc.

CONTACT: Michelle Schafer of Merritt Group, +1-703-390-1525, cell,
+1-703-403-6377, schafer@merrittgrp.com; or Ashley Vandiver of SPI Dynamics,
+1-678-781-4841, cell, +1-404-432-8657, avandiver@spidynamics.com

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http://www.spidynamics.com/
http://www.awprofessional.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0321446119&rl=1

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ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 23 /PRNewswire/ --
Who: To millions of children in the United States Jim Dale is the
voice of Harry Potter. He has recorded all seven books in the
Harry Potter series, and as a narrator he won the Grammy Award
in 2000, four Grammy Nominations, seven Audie Awards including
"Audio Book of the Year 2004," "Best Narrator in 2004, 2005 and
2006," "Best Children's Audio Book 2005," two Benjamin Franklin
Awards and seven Audio File Earphone Awards. Dale also holds two
Guinness World Records: one for having created and recorded 134
different character voices for "Harry Potter and the Order of
the Phoenix," and one for occupying the first six places in the
Top 10 Audio Books of America in 2005.

What: Dale reads from "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and signs
copies of the audio book edition.

When: Wednesday, July 25 at 7 p.m.

Where: Borders
11301 Rockville Pike
Kensington, MD 20895
(301) 816-1067

Why: Fans have the opportunity to personally meet Dale and hear him
read from the wildly popular "Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows." Borders is excited to welcome Dale to the Kensington
store.

Media
Contact: Media interested in attending this event should contact Daniel
Fromme at (410) 290-0380 or at dfromme2@bordersgroupinc.com.

Media interested in learning more about Borders should contact Kolleen O'Meara at (734) 477-1224 or at komeara@bordersgroupinc.com.

Additional Information:

To ensure he is able to meet as many customers as possible, Dale will be unable to personalize his signature. No posed photographs may be taken during the book signing. No memorabilia, videos or book editions of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" will be signed. Copies of the audio edition of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" are available for purchase at Borders stores.

Beginning July 24 at 5 p.m. wristbands will be given out to customers who would like to get copies of the audio edition of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" signed. These wristbands will be given out on a first come, first served basis and will hold each person's place in line. Line wristbands will be color coded and the line will be organized by colors. Announcements will be made when we begin to line up each group. Borders cannot guarantee that all customers with line wristbands will have the opportunity to meet Dale and obtain an autograph.

To receive a wristband, customers must present a copy the audio edition of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" --with proof of purchase - to the store on the day of the event.

About Borders Group, Inc.

Borders, Inc. is a subsidiary of Borders Group. Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Borders Group is a $4.1 billion global retailer of books, music and movies with more than 1,200 stores and 32,000 employees worldwide. More information on the company is available at www.bordersgroupinc.com.

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CONTACT: Kolleen O'Meara of Borders, Inc., +1-734-477-1224,
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Value Is Placed on Freedom to Experience Rather Than Possessions

NEW YORK, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxury consumers in the U.S. and much of Western Europe are remarkably similar in many ways, especially in the emphasis consumers place on experiences, rather than something that one has or owns, according to a report released today by the Consumer Research Center of The Conference Board.

The report was sponsored by Conde Nast Publications, Gucci Group, Gibson USA, The Ritz Carlton and Tru Vue and is based on an online survey of 1800 affluent consumers in the U.S., China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the UK. Respondents were over age 18 and in the top 25% income brackets.

"Consumers have remarkably similar perspectives on how to define luxury," says Lynn Franco, Director of The Conference Board Consumer Research Center. "The largest share of luxury consumers (44%) and the largest share of consumers in each country most strongly agree that 'luxury is having enough time to do whatever you want and being able to afford it.' So, for luxury consumers worldwide, time is the ultimate luxury."

Time is the most highly valued luxury (named by 35% of respondents as best matching their personal definition of luxury), then life experiences (25%), followed by having comfort, beauty and quality (18%).

About one-fourth or fewer luxury consumers strongly agree that:
-- Luxury is less about the material things one has or one owns and more
about how one experiences life, a sense of happiness and satisfaction
(26% strongly agree).
-- Luxury is being comfortably well off and not having to worry about
tomorrow (25% strongly agree).
-- Luxury is the finer things in life that surround you with extreme
comfort, beauty, and quality (25% strongly agree).
-- Luxury is the "best of the best" in all aspects of your life (18%
strongly agree).

Luxury consumers' favorite pursuits worldwide include high-tech activities and travel. High-tech activities, such as using a personal computer, the Internet, or a cell phone, rank as the most participated in lifestyle activities by nearly three-fourths of all luxury consumers. Travel comes next, with 69% of luxury consumers worldwide reporting an interest.

The most popular status luxuries owned across the countries surveyed were collections of antiques and rare items (30% of all luxury consumers report earning); original art, paintings and sculpture (31%); and vacation/second home (27%). American luxury consumers led in ownership of antiques or collections of rare items, while the Italian luxury consumers were more likely to own original art. The Italian luxury consumers also enjoy the highest share of vacation or second homes.

The next most widely owned status luxuries included collections of fine jewelry and watches (24%), fine musical instruments (22%), and collections of fine wine and spirits. Chinese luxury consumers led the other countries in ownership of fine jewelry and watches and in fine wine and spirits ownership, while the French consumers have the highest incidence of fine musical instrument ownership.

Compared with luxury consumers living in other countries, Japanese consumers trail in their participation in the various lifestyle activities included in the survey, such as photography (enjoyed by only 30% in Japan, compared to the international average of 59%); avid book reading (35% versus a 58% average of all countries); listening to records, tapes, DVDs (37% versus 56%).

Other key differences across cultures include:
-- American consumers are noted for their interest in cable/satellite
television, pets, physical fitness and health foods, electronics, and
investing in stocks and bonds.
-- British consumers are distinctive in their strong interest in Internet
and cell phone usage, videos/DVDs, wine, gourmet goods, health foods,
avid book reading, and cable/satellite TV.
-- German consumers are more involved in reading books, attending cultural
events, gardening, and home furnishings. Italian consumers share many
of the same interests as those in Germany, but they are more active in
travel. French consumers are similar to those in Germany and Italy,
too, but with an even greater interest in gourmet food and wine.
-- China has the greatest interest in photography, electronics, and home
furnishings.

"For the largest share of luxury consumers, luxury is not specifically related to how much something costs or what brand it might be," says Pamela Danziger, President of Unity Marketing and author of the report. "Luxury is highly personal and something the individual interprets and judges for him or herself. But while luxury is highly personal and separated from price and brand, luxury is expected to be something with a quality that sets it far above the ordinary product."

Luxury is noticeably a cut above the average, as 81% of luxury consumers agreed. Luxury is about the feelings the consumers get in enjoying their luxury lifestyles, so it is very much an experience, rather than a material good one has or one owns. Luxury is being able to pursue one's personal passions and interests.

Because it is defined personally and about one's experience, luxury is something that everyone can partake in. Nearly three-fourths of those surveyed agreed that "luxury is for everyone and different for everyone." It is not exclusive to one class or group of people.

The vast majority of luxury consumers say they reject conspicuous consumption or buying to impress. The person who most matters when it comes to luxury is the individual and how he or she experiences, interprets, and feels about his or her own luxury lifestyle -- not what some neighbor, colleague, or coworker thinks.

While brands don't necessarily define luxury, many luxury consumers look to the brand and the brand's reputation as a signal of quality. China is the only country surveyed in which a significant portion of consumers (46%) tend to agree with luxury being defined by the brand.

Source: The Global Luxury Market: Exploring the Mindset of Luxury Consumers in Seven Countries

Consumer Research Center Special Report, June 2007, The Conference Board

http://www.conference-board.org/publications/describe.cfm?id=1339

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CONTACT: Frank Tortorici of The Conference Board, +1-212-339-0231,
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The Conference Board Finds that Partnerships Between Smaller and Larger Companies are Often Fraught with Risk

NEW YORK, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Scores of new alliances are born every day. One of the fastest, least capital-intensive ways for small-to-midsize companies to grow is to connect with a larger, more powerful partner or brand. But there is risk. Experts estimate a failure rate as high as 60 percent among new alliances. An Executive Action report from The Conference Board looks at how mid-market companies can go about finding a "big brother" they can trust.

Alliances: Engines of Growth

For all the risks, an alliance with a larger company is one of the only ways that some smaller and midsize companies have to accelerate growth without huge capital outlays. Normally, growth takes patience and a very long time. Brands are not created overnight. But with help from a powerful partner, a smaller company can raise its visibility, develop a new technology or product, gain access to broader marketing channels, tap into sources of new customers, or ride the coattails of a strong brand.

Making an alliance work takes tremendous effort and commitment. And the risks are not to be underestimated. What if the larger company is not so well-intentioned, and walks away with the smaller company's secrets? Sometimes the larger company develops other priorities and allows the partnership to fall apart.

"Since the sharp falloff in alliance creation after the dot-com bust in 2001, companies have learned much about how to design and manage these partnerships more effectively," says Howard Muson, author of the report. "Alliances are making a strong comeback, and companies have more realistic expectations about what they can achieve."

"The deals being done now tend to be better thought out -- with the caveat that there are still tremendous challenges around governance," says David Ernst, leader of global alliances for McKinsey & Company in Washington D.C.

The Conference Board examined a few small and midsize companies that appear to have gotten over the hurdles to see how they benefit from alliances and collaborate with their partners.

Choosing a Big Brother

Experts interviewed by The Conference Board suggest some criteria when selecting a potential partner:

* Before bringing in the lawyers to draw up contracts, get the partnering
teams together in a room to talk about philosophy and goals. Says
Robert Spekman, professor at the University of Virginia's Darden
School, and author of Alliance Competence: "I don't care how good the
deal is. If your partner doesn't share the same vision, the same set of
morals and ethical standards, walk away."

* Look for clues that the larger partner takes you seriously and truly
wants to help foster your growth as well as its own. You need
assurances your company will be listened to and have a voice in major
decisions.

* Do your due diligence about the potential partner's behavior in past
alliances, whether it has kept its promises and maintained the trust of
its partners.

Although many innovative smaller companies fear that a bigger company may steal its proprietary technology or processes, a bigger risk is that they will take too long to do the deal or won't achieve their objectives because the more process-heavy partner can't move fast enough, says McKinsey's Ernst. He suggests a few ways to reduce the risk when small companies partner with big companies:

* Talk to at least three companies and create an "auction" for the
product or technology that you want assistance in commercializing.
Without a firm auction date, big companies may take their time coming
to the table.

* Ask for estimates on how long it takes the company, on average, to make
key decisions, such as hiring a new plant manager or launching a new
product.

* Find out what marketing and R&D resources the company plans to assign
to the alliance. Ask, for example, "whom are you going to assign to
work on this project?" and write their names into the contract.

The smaller company should estimate how much of the CEO's time will be consumed by the alliance. Because the smaller company may be staking its future on it, the CEO often takes charge of the alliance. Lost time for small to midsize companies means fewer sales. Will the returns justify this diversion of the leader's attention? If so, the CEO should have a backup team in place to run the company while he or she is keeping the alliance on track.

Source: Brotherly Alliances, Engines of Growth

Executive Action No. 237, The Conference Board

Source: The Conference Board

CONTACT: Frank Tortorici, +1-212-339-0231,
f.tortorici@conference-board.org, or for a copy of the report,
courter@conference-board.org

Web site:

http://www.conference-board.org/

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RENO, Nev., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Author Wayne Atilio Capurro's new book, "White Flag: America's First 9/11" (now available through AuthorHouse), presents a riveting, well-researched account of the horrific events surrounding Utah's Mountain Meadows massacre and uncovers the truth behind the 150-year-old cover-up.

Capurro tells the story of the massacre that occurred in the Utah Territory on Sept. 11, 1857, which he calls "one of the most heinous crimes in American history and perhaps the greatest cover-up of all time." Chilling details are revealed through the eyes of witnesses of that fateful day and the two-and-a-half months surrounding the "crime of the century."

Injured and exhausted, Able Baker stumbles into a deserted Mormon Fort camp in Las Vegas Springs and collapses in the presence of two brothers. The brothers, Henry and Cao Young, are factual people, but little is known about them historically, so they provide Capurro an excellent vehicle to describe the places, times and events throughout the book. The story unfolds in a series of flashbacks leading up to Able's escape from the massacre.

Mormon Bishop Philip Klingensmith struggles with the balancing act of military responsibility and religious duties. Through his eyes, the climactic massacre is retold. John D. Lee provides another perspective of the event as the one man who shouldered the responsibility for the success or failure of his church and its crimes. The bloody events of this day ironically begin with a white flag, the universal symbol of surrender and non-aggression, but it is employed for purposes of betrayal. Other historical figures are revealed in this drama including Brigham Young, a devoutly religious and ravenous tyrannical leader who pulled the strings to create this catastrophe and then, says Capurro "swept it under the rug."

"I hope to convey ... a message about the danger inherent in theocracies, religious fundamentalism and in tyrannical rule," says Capurro. "Believers need to be able to reconcile the truth about their history even when it involves their religion. Descendants of victims and survivors are entitled to acknowledgement and an apology, even if the transgressors are no longer around."

A lifelong resident of Nevada, Capurro is the great-great-grandson of Philip Klingensmith, a participant in the Mountain Meadows massacre and character in the book. At 13 years old, Capurro heard the story of the massacre told with angst and difficulty by his grandmother. This book is the result of continued research into the details surrounding the events. Where the record is unsettled, he inserted the most accurate material possible. In addition to writing, Capurro is a family man and real estate broker. "White Flag" is his first book. More information can be found at http://www.whiteflagbook.com/.

AuthorHouse is the premier publishing house for emerging authors and new voices in literature. For more information, please visit http://www.authorhouse.com/.

EDITORS: For review copies or interview requests, contact:
Justin Byrns, Publicity Coordinator
Tel: 800-839-8640, ext. 5312
Fax: 812-961-3133
Email: jbyrns@authorhouse.com
(When requesting a review copy, please provide a street address.)

This release was issued through eReleases(TM). For more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com/.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: AuthorHouse

CONTACT: Justin Byrns, Publicity Coordinator of AuthorHouse,
+1-800-839-8640, ext. 5312, Fax: +1-812-961-3133, jbyrns@authorhouse.com

Web site:

http://www.authorhouse.com/
http://www.whiteflagbook.com/

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SAN JOSE, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, today announced the publication of a new Pointers & Pitfalls technical paper entitled "Power-Saving Clock-Gating Technique is an Inseparable Part of SoC Design."

The new technical paper explains that strict chip power requirements have led to clock gating increasingly becoming an inseparable part of custom system-on-chip (SoC) design. Compared to similar non-clock-gated designs, clock-gated designs theoretically can achieve both lower power consumption and improved timing performance. The biggest power-savings of clock-gating are manifest in dataflow-intensive designs. In portable electronics systems, the system-level benefits of clock gating can include longer battery life, improved reliability and less costs associated with heat reduction.

The document shows a general implementation flow for clock-gated designs and culminates with a comprehensive list of pointers and pitfalls. For example, at the RTL phase, it is important to perform power simulation to confirm the power savings before incorporating clock gating into the design. Also, designers should remember to provide extra timing margins for the clock signals to the clock gates. The paper cautions that soft clock gates should be avoided as they require specialized layout work; instead, integrated clock-gate cells from the ASIC library should be used. Toshiba offers a suite of design tools and methodologies to support the entire process of clock gating, including static timing analysis, clock tree synthesis, design-for-testability and dynamic power analysis.

The Pointers & Pitfalls series of technical papers provide engineering and design insights to help engineers understand evolving custom SoC design issues and support their product planning decisions. The company invites designers to tap into this deep system-level expertise to enable higher productivity and greater success.

The new Clock-Gating technical paper can be accessed and downloaded from the TAEC website at:

http://www.toshiba.com/taec/adinfo/socworld/pointers.html

*About TAEC

Through proven commitment, lasting relationships and advanced, reliable electronic components, Toshiba enables its customers to create market-leading designs. Toshiba is the heartbeat within product breakthroughs from OEMs, ODMs, CMs, distributors and fabless chip companies worldwide. A committed electronic components leader, Toshiba designs and manufactures high-quality, flash memory-based storage solutions, discrete devices, displays, medical tubes, custom SoCs/ASICs, digital multimedia and imaging products, microcontrollers and wireless components, that make possible today's leading cell phones, MP3 players, cameras, medical devices, automotive electronics and more.

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, Japan's largest semiconductor manufacturer and the world's fourth largest semiconductor manufacturer (iSuppli, World's Top Semiconductor Supplier Rankings in 2006). For additional company and product information, please visit http://www.toshiba.com/taec/.

Information in this press release, including product pricing and specifications, content of services and contact information, is current and believed to be accurate on the date of the announcement, but is subject to change without prior notice. Technical and application information contained here is subject to the most recent applicable Toshiba product specifications. In developing designs, please ensure that Toshiba products are used within specified operating ranges as set forth in the most recent Toshiba product specifications and the information set forth in Toshiba's "Handling Guide for Semiconductor Devices," or "Toshiba Semiconductor Reliability Handbook." This information is available at http://www.chips.toshiba.com/, or from your TAEC representative.

All trademarks and tradenames used herein are the properties of their respective holders and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.

CONTACT: Agency Contact, Judy Kahn for Toshiba America Electronic
Components, Inc., +1-650-948-8881, judith.kahn@comcast.net; or Company
Contact, Deborah Chalmers of Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.,
+1-408-526-2454, deborah.chalmers@taec.toshiba.com

Web site:

http://www.toshiba.com/taec

NOTE TO EDITORS: TAEC reader inquiries please publish: Tech.Questions@taec.toshiba.com.

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Germany Leading Economic Indicators and Related Composite Indexes for May 2007

NEW YORK, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board announced today that the leading index for Germany increased 0.3 percent and the coincident index remained unchanged in May.

-- The leading index increased again in May following a large gain in
April. Consumer confidence index, stock prices, and new orders in
investment goods industries continued to be the major contributors to
the leading index. The six-month growth rate of the leading index
picked up sharply to a 2.8 percent (a 5.6 percent annual rate) in May,
up from 0.0 to 0.5 percent growth through January. In addition, the
strengths among the leading indicators have become more widespread in
recent months.

-- The coincident index was unchanged in May following a small decline in
April. However, the strengths in the coincident index remained
widespread this month, and three out of four components in the
coincident index (industrial production, manufacturing sales, and
employed persons) offset a large decline in retail trade. At the same
time, real GDP grew at a 2.1 percent annual rate in the first quarter
of 2007, below the 3.7 percent average annual rate in the second half
of 2006. The continued widespread improvement in the leading index so
far suggests that economic growth is likely to continue, and perhaps
pick up, in the near term.

LEADING INDICATORS

Six of the seven components in the leading index increased in May. The positive contributors to the leading index -- in order from the largest positive contributor to the smallest -- are consumer confidence, stock prices, new orders in investment goods industries, inventory change series*, and gross enterprises and properties income*. New residential construction orders declined in May.

With the 0.3 percent increase in May, the leading index now stands at 100 (1990=100). Based on revised data, this index increased 0.8 percent in April and remained unchanged in March. During the six-month span through May, the leading index increased 2.8 percent, with six of the seven components increasing (diffusion index, six-month span equals 85.7 percent).

COINCIDENT INDICATORS

Three of the four components that make up the coincident index increased in May. The positive contributors to the coincident index were industrial production, manufacturing sales, and employed persons. Retail trade declined in May.

Unchanged in May, the coincident index now stands at 108.8 (1990=100). Based on revised data, this index decreased 0.1 percent in April and increased 0.3 percent in March. During the six-month period through May, the coincident index increased 0.7 percent, with three of the four components increasing (diffusion index, six-month span equals 75.0 percent).

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE BOARD

Founded in 1916, The Conference Board is the premier business membership and research network. The Conference Board has become a global leader in helping executives build strong professional relationships, expand their business knowledge and find solutions to a wide range of business challenges. The Board's Economics Program, under the direction of Chief Economist Gail Fosler, is a recognized source of forecasts, economic analysis and objective indicators such as the Leading Economic Indicators and the Consumer Confidence Index.

This role is part of a long tradition of research and education that stretches back to the compilation of the first continuous measure of the cost of living in the United States in 1919. In 1995, The Conference Board assumed responsibility for computing the composite indexes from the U.S. Department of Commerce. The Conference Board now produces business cycle indexes for the U.S., Australia, France, Germany, Korea, Japan, Mexico, Spain and the U.K. To subscribe to any of these indexes, please visit www.globalindicators.org, contact the customer service department at 212-339-0345, or email indicators@conference-board.org

Summary Table of Composite Indexes
2007 6-month
Mar Apr May Nov to May

Leading index 98.9 p 99.7 p 100.0 p
Percent Change 0.0 p 0.8 p 0.3 p 2.8 p
Diffusion 57.1 85.7 78.6 85.7

Coincident Index 108.9 r 108.8 r 108.8
Percent Change 0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.7
Diffusion 100.0 50.0 62.5 75.0

n.a. Not available p Preliminary r Revised
Indexes equal 100 in 1990
Source: The Conference Board All Rights Reserved

For more information visit our Website: http://www.conference-board.org/economics/bci/

The next release is scheduled for Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 9:30 A.M. (ET). In Germany - Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 3:30 P.M. (CET)

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: The Conference Board

CONTACT: Indicator Program, 1-212-339-0330, or Media, Frank Tortorici,
+1-212-339-0231, or Carol Courter, +1-212-339-0232, both of The Conference
Board

Web site:

http://www.conference-board.org/
http://www.conference-board.org/economics/bci
http://www.globalindicators.org/

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IDEA '07 Winners Selected

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/ADVANCE/ DULLES, Va., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Some of the world's hottest designs, innovative problem-solvers and coolest concepts are among the winners of the 2007 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEASM). One of two award programs co-sponsored by BusinessWeek magazine and the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), IDEA celebrates design excellence.

Here is a small sample of this year's 81 winners:
-- The Tesla Roadster -- an electric-powered sports car that combines high
performance and timeless beauty while eliminating emissions.
-- A light operated mouse and keyboard to enable people with physical
impairments to operate a computer.
-- An outdoor grilling system that allows users to choose between gas,
charcoal, and infrared fuel.
-- The world's first cordless hands-free can opener.
-- The first very light jet approved by the FAA.

Since its inception in 1980, the IDEA awards program has generated worldwide attention from designers, business leaders and consumers as a powerful endorsement of the aesthetics, engineering and usability of winning designs. Participation has grown steadily, reaching 1,691 entries this year. IDEA's influence has expanded geographically as well, with 595 entries this year from 29 countries other than the United States. In 2007, the IDEA jury -- a carefully selected group of 18 leading thinkers in the design world -- selected 20 entries to receive the coveted Gold award, 19 entries for the Silver award and 42 for the Bronze award in categories as diverse as consumer electronics, housewares, transportation, sporting goods, furniture, and medical and scientific equipment and ecodesign.

IDEA jurors noted several exciting trends among entries and winners of the competition, including greater attention to ecological impact. "There is markedly greater consideration to how a design's function, materials and fabrication impact the environment as a whole," said Hillary Blumberg, IDSA, vice president and design director of home furnishings for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. "The Tesla car is just the beginning of an entirely new way of rethinking existing product types in not just the canonical dimensions of form and function, but also a third, green dimension."

Jurors also noted the high number and quality of student entries as well as attention to universal design in this year's competition. J. Ryan Eder, IDSA, a student at the University of Cincinnati, won Best in Show with The Access -- a sleek, advanced exercise machine concept that embodies the principles of universal design, accommodating users with or without a variety of disabilities. More than 240 student designs were entered into the competition this year and 10 earned an award -- up from 101 entries and 8 awards in 2006. "We can look forward to an influx of well-trained 'fresh brains,'" said juror Sigi Moeslinger, IDSA, a partner and co-founder of Antenna Design New York Inc. "This will stimulate the profession."

Winners incorporated universal design principles into a wide range of products and concepts, such as the OXO Good Grips Hardware Hand Tools Line, the MAGICWHEELS(TM) 2-gear wheelchair drive and the Universal Toilet. "This made for a great jury session and an intensive discussion about the state of design," said Jury Chair Ruth Soenius, IDSA, director of user experience at Siemens Corporate Research, Inc. "Long gone are the days when design was judged exclusively on appearance."

IDEO led all design firms with four Golds IDEAs and seven total awards. Formation Design Group and Smart Design each won three awards and five other firms won two. Among corporations, Eclipse Aviation led the field with three IDEA awards, while Belkin, The Stanley Works and The Timberland Company each won two.

A "People's Choice" award (voted on by the public) will also be presented this year when the winners are honored at a formal ceremony at the Masonic Center in San Francisco, CA on Saturday, October 20 -- the final day of the CONNECTING '07 World Design Congress.

This year, several past and current IDEA winners also received the Design & Business Catalyst Award, also co-sponsored by BusinessWeek and IDSA. The Catalyst Awards (announced under separate cover) demonstrate the essential connection between design excellence and business, socioeconomic and ecological impact.

BusinessWeek's announcement and in-depth analysis of both IDEA and Catalyst winners will be featured in the July 30 issue, which hits newsstands July 20. IDSA's quarterly magazine, Innovation, will publish information on the winners in its annual Yearbook this fall. Full coverage of the winners will also be available on http://www.idsa.org/ and http://www.businessweek.com/.

About Industrial Designers and IDSA Industrial Designers create satisfied customers by designing products, interfaces and services that are desirable, accessible, comfortable, ecologically responsible, innovative, safe and easy to use. In this way, industrial designers have a quiet but profound presence in almost everything people encounter during the day.

IDSA is the voice of industrial design, committed to advancing the profession through education, information, community and advocacy.

Contact
Michael Levin
703.707.6000 x109
michaell@idsa.org

Source: Industrial Designers Society of America

CONTACT: Michael Levin of Industrial Designers Society of America,
+1-703-707-6000 x109, michaell@idsa.org

Web site:

http://www.idsa.org/
http://www.businessweek.com/

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PARIS, July 23 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The first MIPIM Asia Awards are due to be presented in Hong Kong on 28 November 2007 at MIPIM Asia, the international Asia Pacific property market. These distinctions will give real estate professionals a new opportunity to boost their international visibility by rewarding the most outstanding Asia Pacific constructions, regardless of whether they are registered at MIPIM Asia. In all, seven projects will receive prizes from a jury of investors, developers and associations, comprising twelve of the most highly-rated property specialists in this region.

They include six internationally renowned investors particularly active in this geography who will judge the candidate projects: Michael Smith, Managing Director and Head of Asian Real Estate of Goldman Sachs Pte (Singapore), Thomas Pearson, Managing Director, Co-Head Global Real Estate Group -- Asia, of Lehman Brothers Real Estate Ltd (Japan), Richard David, Managing Director of Macquarie Real Estate Capital China (China), Robert Lie, Chairman of ING Real Estate Investment Management Asia (Hong Kong), Graeme Torre, Managing Director of AIG Real Estate (Hong Kong) and Cheng-Soon Lau, Managing Director of Invesco Real Estate -- Asia (Hong Kong).

Developers are also represented on this jury, with two company executives: Hiroo Mori, Senior Managing Director of Mori Building Co., Ltd (Japan) and Nicholas Loup, Managing Director of Grosvenor Asia (Hong Kong).

The MIPIM Asia Awards also draw on the expertise of three Asian property associations to select the candidate projects: Reuben Chu, Chairman of the PGBC (Professional Green Building Council), a body responsible for developing green buildings in Hong Kong; Peter Mitchell, CEO of the Asian Public Real Estate Association (Singapore) that promotes, develops and represents the Asian public real estate sector; and Dr Ronald Lu, President of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects. Hokyu Lee, Managing Director of the international property consultants BHP Korea, will also be a jury member.

The jury will meet on 21 September to name the three projects chosen for each of the following seven categories: business centres, shopping centres, mixed-use buildings, residential developments, hotels and tourism resorts, and green buildings. The MIPIM Asia Futura Award will go to a project still in the planning stage that demonstrates outstanding architectural, technical or environmental qualities.

The 21 nominees will benefit from very high visibility among real estate professionals from all over the world via MIPIM Asia's communication to its existing and potential clients and to the media in forty countries, starting at the end of September. The projects will also be exhibited and presented to attendees throughout the event.

These awards are open to any company operating in the property sector, regardless of whether they are registered for MIPIM Asia. The buildings in question must be located in the Asia Pacific region and have been completed between the 1er of January 2006 and 30 November 2007, apart from those in the Futura Project. All entries must be submitted by 27 August 2007 to:

Aurelie Prouillac
MIPIM Asia Awards 2007
Reed MIDEM
BP 572 - 11 rue du Colonel Pierre Avia
75 726 Paris Cedex 15
France
aurelie.prouillac@reedmidem.com
tel : + 33 (0)1 41 90 45 61 / fax : + 33 (0)1 41 90 45 30

The jury will make public the names of the seven winners on 28 November during the opening ceremony for MIPIM Asia, which will be held from 28 to 30 November 2007 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, in the presence of all attendees.

The MIPIM Asia Awards are the Asia Pacific equivalent of the MIPIM Awards, organized during MIPIM, the international property market which brings together 26,000 attendees in Cannes each year. These events have become a benchmark for the sector for many years now.

For more information on the MIPIM Asia Awards: http://www.mipimasia.com/

For more press information, please contact:

Belinda CHAN in Hong Kong
Tel: +852-2372-0090
Email: belinda@creativegp.com

Source: MIPIM Asia

CONTACT: Belinda Chan of Creative Consulting Group for Reed MIDEM,
+852-2372-0090, or belinda@creativegp.com

Web site:

http://www.mipimasia.com/

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Rollout Continues TradeWeb's Accelerated Growth in Retail Fixed Income

JERSEY CITY, N.J., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thomson TradeWeb, the leading Fixed Income and Derivatives trading network, and part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), today announced that Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based broker-dealer Janney Montgomery Scott LLC ("Janney") has completed the deployment of the TradeWeb Retail platform to most of its 900 reps in 100 branch offices nationwide.

TradeWeb Retail is Thomson TradeWeb's communications network for trading retail-size fixed income securities, which provides financial consultants and traders the ability to easily access aggregated bond inventory from 67 dealers. TradeWeb Retail's proven technology and signature TradeWeb customer service allow financial consultants to streamline their workflow when buying fixed income products, leaving more time to grow client relationships. TradeWeb Retail began executing live trades in December 2006.

"After a thorough analysis of the various retail fixed income platforms, we felt TradeWeb Retail was the most viable partner for us," said Alan Schankel, Senior Vice President, Director of Fixed Income at Janney. "TradeWeb Retail provides our Financial Consultants, through this cutting-edge technology, access to a large variety of fixed income products and tools. We are very pleased with the rollout and the level of customer service and training we continue to receive from the TradeWeb Retail team. And, our Financial Consultants and their clients are already benefiting from this application."

Pete Reinhart, Senior Vice President, Manager of Taxable Fixed Income at Janney, added "It is crucial for us to arm our Financial Consultants with access to extensive levels of fixed income inventory through an easy-to-use application. Our rollout went very smoothly and we look forward to this partnership with TradeWeb Retail."

"As a longtime Thomson Financial and TradeWeb customer, Janney was a perfect fit for us," said Peter Adams, Director, TradeWeb Retail. "We were delighted to work alongside the Janney team and implement their feedback directly into our release schedule. The combination of TradeWeb's expertise and Thomson Financial's wealth management footprint has been central to the rapid growth of our fixed income business, and will continue to be a key component to TradeWeb becoming the leading retail fixed income solution in the next two years."

As a Thomson Financial service, TradeWeb Retail provides Janney seamless integration with Thomson ONE Wealth Management Workstations and the Thomson Transaction Services (TTS) back-office system and trader workstation. The deployed TradeWeb Retail solution exclusively enables context passing between TradeWeb Retail and Thomson ONE, and two-way communication on front and back office information between TradeWeb Retail and TTS.

About Thomson TradeWeb

TradeWeb is the leading Fixed Income and Derivatives trading network with over 11 million trades executed and total volume surpassing $175 trillion since its inception in 1998. TradeWeb's multi-dealer auction model links the trading desks of 35 of the world's leading Fixed-Income dealers with more than 2,200 buy-side institutions in North America, Europe, and Asia. Over $200 billion in trading volume gets executed over TradeWeb each day. TradeWeb Retail, a communications network for trading retail-size fixed income securities, provides financial consultants and traders the ability to easily access aggregated bond inventory from 67 dealers.

Thomson TradeWeb operates within the Thomson Financial group of businesses. TradeWeb LLC is a member of the NASD. TradeWeb Europe Limited is regulated by the U.K. Financial Services Authority.

About Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Founded in 1832, Janney is an integral part of the nation's financial history, holding the second oldest continuously operated membership in the New York Stock Exchange. The Firm ranks as a major, full service securities broker/dealer, providing individual, corporate and institutional investors with comprehensive financial services and investment banking expertise. With headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, Janney operates through a network of nearly 100 branches with 900 Financial Consultants. Janney is an independently operated subsidiary of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a member of the New York Stock Exchange, National Association of Securities Dealer and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. www.jmsonline.com

About Thomson Financial

Thomson Financial, with 2006 revenues of US$2 billion, is a provider of information and technology solutions to the worldwide financial community. Through the widest range of products and services in the industry, Thomson Financial helps clients in more than 70 countries make better decisions, be more productive and achieve superior results. Thomson Financial is part of The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), a global leader in providing essential electronic workflow solutions to business and professional customers. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to professionals in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, scientific research and healthcare. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Thomson TradeWeb

CONTACT: Janna Silverglade, TradeWeb Retail, +1-201-536-3285, or Joe
Christinat, Thomson Financial, +1-646-822-2392

Web site:

http://www.thomsonfinancial.com/
http://www.jmsonline.com/

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SHANGHAI, China, July 23 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --

Indicator Change
June 2007: 254.3
May 2007: 251.1
Month-to-month change: 1.3%
June 2006: 185.8
Year-to-year change: 36.9%

Click http://www.xinhuafinance.com/en/charts/ipo_rpi/0707/ipo_chart0707.jpg to download the chart.

Highlights

The IPO indicator reached a new high of 254.3 at the end of June, despite a series of policy actions taken to cool down the overheated stock market. Three stocks were added to the indicator, and one was deleted, bringing the total to 112.

Analysis

Of the 110 equities included in the indicators in both May and June, seventy-six dropped in price and thirty-four increased. Prices for the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC; A share, 601398; H share, 1398)'s A and H shares showed signs of convergence as mainland investors were allowed greater access to invest in Hong Kong-listed issues. Its A shares made the largest single negative contribution to market capitalization, while its H shares were the most positive factor toward the indicator market value increase in June. In addition, three coal companies -- China Coal (H share, 1898), Shanxi Lu'an (A share, 601699), and Huolinhe Opencut (A share, 002128) -- contributed to 22 percent of the increase in the indicator's market capitalization.

Methodology

A stock's float-adjusted market capitalization over time forms the basis for indicator calculations. Stock dividends, stock splits, special dividends, share consolidations, repurchases, spin-offs, and combination stock distributions may trigger adjustments to the indicator values. Only companies incorporated and domiciled in mainland China that go public on the Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong stock exchanges are included. Companies are removed from the indicator after twelve months.

Xinhua Finance/Milken Institute China Indicators

The Xinhua Finance/Milken Institute China Indicators provide investors, analysts, and financial professionals insight into China's money and capital markets. Five of the eight indicators have been launched since November 2006: the Renminbi Pressure Indicator, the Chinese IPO Indicator, the Market Adjusted Debt (MAD) Indicator, the Banking Strength Indicator (BSI), and the Adjusted Trade and Finance (ATF) Indicator. The remaining three indicators (the China M&A Indicator, the China Privatization Indicator, and the China Corporate Governance Indicator) will be launched later this year.

Period Coverage and Frequency

New companies are added to the indicator as soon as they are listed, while current companies are removed after twelve months. The IPO Indicator has a base date of December 31, 1997, when the indicator's value was set equal to 100, and covers the period from December 31, 1991, to the present. Values are calculated on a monthly basis. The indicator for each month is released in the third week of the following month.

Sources of Data

The real-time and historical trading data used in the construction of this indicator are provided by Bloomberg and Xinhua Finance; underlying information used to calculate the float ratio is obtained from a variety of sources, including Xinhua Finance's subsidiary Mergent, stock exchanges, regulators, and the companies themselves. Corporate actions are sourced from Xinhua Finance, regulatory filings, and news services.

To view additional information, visit http://www.xinhuafinance.com/indicators and http://www.milkeninstitute.org/chinaindicators .

Xinhua Finance Limited is China's premier financial information and media service provider and is listed on the Mothers Board of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (symbol: 9399) (OTC ADRs: XHFNY). Bridging China's financial markets and the world, Xinhua Finance's proprietary content platform, comprising Indices, Ratings, Financial News, and Investor Relations, serves financial institutions, corporations and re-distributors worldwide. Through its subsidiary Xinhua Finance Media Limited (NASDAQ:XFML), Xinhua Finance leverages its content across multiple distribution channels in China including television, radio, newspaper, magazine and outdoor media. Founded in November 1999, Xinhua Finance is headquartered in Shanghai, with offices and news bureaus spanning 11 countries worldwide.

For more information, please visit http://www.xinhuafinance.com/ .

The Milken Institute is a nonprofit, independent economic think tank whose mission is to improve the lives and economic conditions of diverse populations around the world by helping business and public policy leaders identify and implement innovative ideas for creating broad-based prosperity. The Milken Institute has extensive expertise in China and conducts ongoing research on China's banking and capital markets. It is based in Santa Monica, Calif. For more information, please visit http://www.milkeninstitute.org/ .

Contact information:

Xinhua Finance
China
Ms. Joy Tsang
Tel: +86-21-6113-5999 or +852-948-64363
Email: joy.tsang@xinhuafinance.com

Mr. Scott Zhang
Tel: +86-21-6113-5996
Email: scott.zhang@xinhuafinance.com

Japan
Mr. Jiong Sun
Tel: +813-3221-9500
Email: jsun@xinhuafinance.com

Taylor Rafferty (Media contact for Xinhua Finance)
Japan
Mr. James Hawrylak
Tel: +813-5733-2621
Email: James.hawrylak@taylor-rafferty.com

United States
Mr. John Dudzinsky
Tel: +1-212-889-4350
Email: John.Dudzinsky@taylor-rafferty.com

Europe
Faisal Kanth
Tel: +44-20-7614-2900
Email: Faisal.Kanth@taylor-rafferty.co.uk

Milken Institute
Ms. Jennifer Manfre,
Associate Director of Communications
Tel: +1-310-570-4623
Email: jmanfre@milkeninstitute.org

Source: Xinhua Finance; Milken Institute

CONTACT: Ms. Joy Tsang in Hong Kong/Shanghai, +852-3196-3983,
+852-9486-4364, +86-21-6113-5999, or joy.tsang@xinhuafinance.com, or Mr. Scott
Zhang, +86-21-6113-5996, or scott.zhang@xinhuafinance.com ; Mr. Jiong Sun in
Japan, +81-3-3221-9500, or jsun@xinhuafinance.com, both of Xinhua Finance;
For Media/IR Contact in Japan, Mr. James Hawrylak, +81-3-5733-2621, or
James.hawrylak@taylor-rafferty.com, or in United States, Faisal Kanth, +44-20-
7614-2900, or Faisal.Kanth@taylor-rafferty.co.uk, or in Europe, Mr. John
Dudzinsky, +44-20-7614-2900, or John.Dudzinsky@taylor-rafferty.co.uk, all of
Taylor Rafferty for Xinhua Finance; Of Milken Institute, Jennifer Manfre, +1-
310-570-4623, jmanfre@milkeninstitute.org

Web site:

http://www.xinhuafinance.com/
http://www.milkeninstitute.org/
http://www.xinhuafinance.com/indicators
http://www.milkeninstitute.org/chinaindicators

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SHANGHAI, China, July 23 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- People's Bank of China releases figures for April, May and June with the following indicator changes:

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Indicator Change

June 2007: 210.9
May 2007: 208.4
Month-to-month change: 1.18%
June 2006: 184.7
Year-to-year change: 14.22%

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Highlights

In June 2007, the Renminbi Pressure Indicator (RPI) score rose 1.18 percent as China's foreign exchange reserves increased to US$1.33 trillion, up 42 percent over last year. The deposit interest rate at banks remained constant for the second consecutive month, at 3.06 percent. The yuan continued to appreciate and, as of June 29, traded at 7.65 yuan per U.S. dollar.

Analysis

The relatively small appreciation in the yuan and unprecedented foreign exchange reserves continued to push the RPI higher in June, to 210.9 from 208.4 in May. Over the period, the RPI grew by 1.18 percent. The bank deposit rate increased 0.27 percentage point in May.

Of the 1.18 percent increase in June, 1.03 percent can be attributed to increasing foreign reserves and 0.15 percent to yuan appreciation. The monthly trade surplus reached an all-time high of US$26.9 billion, up from US$22.5 billion the previous month. The 19.7 percent increase is partly due to the announcement of tax rebates reductions on more than 2,800 export products, with exporters trying to fill orders before the cuts took effect on July 1. Interest rates remained constant in June. The growth in China's trade balance and foreign exchange reserves-the world's largest-has shown no signs of slowing, despite the 8 percent yuan appreciation that began with the exchange rate revaluation in July 2005.

The indicator frequency is dependent upon the release of foreign exchange data from the People's Bank of China. In mid-July, the bank released figures for April, May, and June. Over that period, the RPI grew by 4 percent.

Methodology

The RPI is based on a monthly examination of the interaction between the following variables to compute overall cumulative exchange rate pressure: the percentage change in the spot exchange rate, the percentage change in foreign exchange reserves, and the change in domestic interest rates. The indicator measures the pressure on China's currency relative to the U.S. dollar. It is set equal to 100 on January 1, 2000. Increases in the RPI reflect appreciation pressure on the renminbi (RMB).

Xinhua Finance/Milken Institute China Indicators

The Xinhua Finance/Milken Institute China Indicators provide investors, analysts, and financial professionals insight into China's money and capital markets. Five of the eight indicators have been launched since November 2006: the Renminbi Pressure Indicator, the Chinese IPO Indicator, the Market Adjusted Debt (MAD) Indicator, the Banking Strength Indicator (BSI), and the Adjusted Trade and Finance (ATF) Indicator. The remaining three indicators (the China M&A Indicator, the China Privatization Indicator, and the China Corporate Governance Indicator) will be launched later this year.

Period Coverage and Frequency

The indicator covers the period from November 30, 1980, through June 2007. Data are available from the Milken Institute upon request. There will be a two- to four-month delay in reporting values for the indicator, depending on the release of information from authorities in China.

Sources of Data

The data used in the construction of the indicator are obtained from the International Monetary Fund, People s Bank of China, and State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

To view additional information, visit http://www.xinhuafinance.com/indicators/ and http://www.milkeninstitute.org/chinaindicators/.

About Xinhua Finance Limited

Xinhua Finance Limited is China's premier financial information and media service provider and is listed on the Mothers Board of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (symbol: 9399) (OTC ADRs: XHFNY). Bridging China's financial markets and the world, Xinhua Finance's proprietary content platform, comprising Indices, Ratings, Financial News, and Investor Relations, serves financial institutions, corporations and re-distributors worldwide. Through its subsidiary Xinhua Finance Media Limited (NASDAQ:XFML), Xinhua Finance leverages its content across multiple distribution channels in China including television, radio, newspaper, magazine and outdoor media. Founded in November 1999, Xinhua Finance is headquartered in Shanghai, with offices and news bureaus spanning 11 countries worldwide.

For more information, please visit http://www.xinhuafinance.com/.

About The Milken Institute

The Milken Institute is a nonprofit, independent economic think tank whose mission is to improve the lives and economic conditions of diverse populations around the world by helping business and public policy leaders identify and implement innovative ideas for creating broad-based prosperity. The Milken Institute has extensive expertise in China and conducts ongoing research on China's banking and capital markets. It is based in Santa Monica, Calif. For more information, please visit http://www.milkeninstitute.org/.

For more information, please contact:

In China:
Xinhua Finance
Ms. Joy Tsang
Phone: +86-21-6113-5999 or +852-48-64363
Email: joy.tsang@xinhuafinance.com

In Japan:
Taylor Rafferty (Media contact for Xinhua Finance)
Mr. James Hawrylak
Phone: +81-3-5733-2621
Email: James.hawrylak@taylor-rafferty.com

In the United States:
Mr. John Dudzinsky
Phone: +1-212-889-4350
Email: John.Dudzinsky@taylor-rafferty.com

In Europe:
Faisal Kanth
Phone: +44-20-7614-2900
Email: Faisal.Kanth@taylor-rafferty.co.uk

For the Milken Institute
Ms. Jennifer Manfre
Associate Director of Communications
Phone: +1-310-570-4623
Email: jmanfre@milkeninstitute.org

Source: Xinhua Finance Limited; Milken Institute

CONTACT: Ms. Joy Tsang in Hong Kong/Shanghai, +852-3196-3983,
+852-9486-4364, +86-21-6113-5999, or joy.tsang@xinhuafinance.com, of Xinhua
Finance; For Media/IR Contact in Japan, Mr. James Hawrylak, +81-3-5733-2621,
or James.hawrylak@taylor-rafferty.com, or in Europe, Faisal Kanth, +44-20-
7614-2900, or Faisal.Kanth@taylor-rafferty.co.uk; Of Milken Institute,
Jennifer Manfre, +1-310-570-4623, jmanfre@milkeninstitute.org

Web site:

http://www.xinhuafinance.com/
http://www.milkeninstitute.org/
http://www.xinhuafinance.com/indicators
http://www.milkeninstitute.org/chinaindicators

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Educating and promoting awareness of video-conferencing as an effective
natural communications tool to boost efficiency and productivity

BANGKOK, Thailand, July 23 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- TANDBERG(R) (Oslo: TAA.OL), global leader in visual communications, will be conducting TANDBERG NOW Visual Communication Seminar, the first among a series of interactive visual communication seminars across Asia, in Bangkok, Thailand on July 18, 2007. Held at Swissotel Le Concorde, Bangkok, the event was supported by TANDBERG Platinum Partner in Thailand, MediaStream. The event also presented key note speaker from TANDBERG customer, Wattanosoth Hospital, Bangkok.

Targeted at key decision makers and enterprise managers, TANDBERG NOW aims to educate and update stakeholders on the latest trends and technologies in the visual communications industry. The seminars will focus on highlighting the benefits of natural communications from business as well as environment perspective.

"Increasingly businesses are looking for technologies that can offer dual benefits-increase the productivity and at the same time reduce cost of operations. They are also getting more conscious of the green initiatives and are looking at ways in which they can contribute positively to the environment," said Mr. Lars Ronning, President for Asia Pacific (Excluding China and Japan), TANDBERG. "Our main objective from TANDBERG NOW will be to address their business concerns and challenges and to highlight visual communications as a viable option for conducting business."

TANDBERG NOW promises to offer a unique platform to experience live demonstrations of video-conferencing and a hands-on interactive training session. Customer testimonials and case studies highlighting innovative usage of video conferencing technology across different industries will also be featured as part of the seminar.

TANDBERG NOW is a free of cost seminar which will be held at:

July 18 -- Bangkok, Thailand
Aug 22 -- Singapore
Sept 18 -- Malaysia
Oct 18 -- Seoul, South Korea

To register contact: Singapore@tandberg.com

About TANDBERG

TANDBERG is a leading global provider of video communication products and services. The Company has dual headquarters in New York and Norway. TANDBERG designs, develops and markets systems and software for video, voice and data. The Company provides sales, support and value-added services in more than 90 countries worldwide. TANDBERG trades publicly on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker TAA.OL. Please visit http://www.tandberg.com/ for more information.

TANDBERG is a trademark or registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries.

About MediaStream

MediaStream is the Authorized Distributor of TANDBERG Videoconferencing Systems in Thailand. The company specialises in the design, engineering and integration of multimedia applications such as voice, video, data and web. These applications can be deployed through converged networks including ISDN, Leased circuit, IP, Frame Relay, ATM and IP/LAN/WAN infrastructure as per customer requirements.

Contact:

TANDBERG
Deborah Wong
Tel: +65-6236-9205
Email: deborah.wong@tandberg.com

LEWIS PR for TANDBERG
Audrey Wong
Tel: +65-6534-7250
Email: audreyw@lewispr.com

Source: TANDBERG

CONTACT: Deborah Wong of TANDBERG, +65-6236-9205,
deborah.wong@tandberg.com; Audrey Wong of LEWIS PR for TANDBERG, +65-6534-7250,
audreyw@lewispr.com

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

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BEIJING, July 23 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xinhua Finance Media ("XFMedia"; Nasdaq: XFML), China's leading diversified financial and entertainment media company, announced that the financial series Fortune China won the 2007 Best Investment TV award at the China TV Innovation Forum, the second consecutive year that the series has won the award in the financial media category. The Fortune China shows, broadcasted in Chinese, focus on financial and investment related information and analysis and include interviews with influential business people.

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China TV Innovation Forum is an annual event organized by the China TV Innovation Forum Committee, China Radio and TV Broadcast Media Alliance and Dian Sheng Communications Programming Research Center. The 2007 Forum was held in Beijing on June 30, which brought together over 300 industrial leaders from China's TV and advertising world. Ten TV program awards were presented, with other winners this year including the CCTV-10's "Lecture Room" and "Let's Shake It", a dance competition show by the Shanghai satellite channel, Dragon TV.

Xinhua Finance Media CEO Ms Fredy Bush said the award demonstrates Fortune China's significance to the financial market place and further enhances its brand value.

"We are honored that Fortune China has won the award for the second consecutive year," Ms Bush said. "I am delighted to see the continuous enhancement of the program series and the benefits achieved by utilizing financial information from the Xinhua Finance Group. This award is important to our mission of fostering China's financial market development as well as our strategy of targeting China's high net worth demographic who actively invest in the market."

Fortune China produces several daily and weekly shows, all focusing on the financial markets and personal finance; including Fortune Morning, Fortune Guide, Fortune Wireless, Fortune Special Talk, Fortune China Weekly and Fortune Hall of Fame. In the first half of 2007, the Fortune China program series had aired about 700 pieces of financial news from Xinhua Finance during the shows and created an on-screen ticker of Xinhua FTSE Index values to show the current market movement.

In 2006, Fortune China won the "Best Investment TV Show" award jointly presented by the Ministry of Culture, General Administration of Press and Publication of PRC (GAPP), State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT) and the Beijing Municipal Government.

XFMedia provides content consulting services to various TV programs, including the Fortune China series, deriving revenue through selling advertising for the programs.

About Xinhua Finance Media Limited

Xinhua Finance Media ("XFMedia"; Nasdaq: XFML) is China's leading diversified financial and entertainment media company targeting high net worth individuals nationwide. The company reaches its target audience via TV, radio, newspapers, magazines and other distribution channels. Through its five synergistic business groups, Advertising, Broadcast, Print, Production and Research, XFMedia offers a total solution empowering clients at every stage of the media process and keeping people connected and entertained.

Headquartered in Beijing, the company has offices and affiliates in major cities of China including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit http://www.xinhuafinancemedia.com/ .

Xinhua Finance Media is a subsidiary of Xinhua Finance Limited ("XFL"; TSE Mothers: 9399), China's premier financial information and media service provider. XFL owns 36.9% of the equity and 85.4% of the voting rights of XFMedia through its holding of class B common shares, which have ten votes per share. The investing public, the company's China partners, executives and staff own class A common shares in the company with one vote per share. The dual-class common share structure was created to accommodate the regulatory landscape of China's media sector.

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," ''confident'' and similar statements. Among other things, expectations about the Chinese advertising markets and quotations from management in this announcement contain forward- looking statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about XFMedia's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties are risks outlined in XFMedia's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its registration statement on Form F-1. All information provided in this press release is as of the date hereof, and XFMedia undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

For more information:

China
Xinhua Finance Media
Joy Tsang
Tel: +86-21-6113-5999
Email: joy.tsang@xinhuafinancemedia.com

Source: Xinhua Finance Media

CONTACT: Ms. Joy Tsang of XFMedia, +86-21-6113-5999, or
joy.tsang@xinhuafinancemedia.com

web Site:

http://www.xinhuafinancemedia.com/
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Unique Wireless Solution Makes it Possible for Existing Routers or Ethernet Devices to Provide Draft 802.11n 5GHz Band Performance

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today announced it has received the Electronic House magazine Product of the Year Award for its Xtreme N(TM) Duo MediaBridge(TM) (DAP-1555), a next-generation dual-band wireless device that allows users to add 5GHz Draft 802.11n capabilities to an existing router.

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Wireless 802.11n operating in the 5GHz band enhances transmission of high-definition (HD) multimedia content throughout the home, from PCs to home entertainment centers, by avoiding potential interference and congestion from legacy networks or products operating in the 2.4GHz band.

"New products are nominated and judged on the promise of features that our editorial staff feels will be remarkable. Topping our list of criteria is technological innovation, combined with overall value -- and just plain outstanding features," said Cindy Davis, Editor-In-Chief, Electronic House magazine. She added that the publication's editorial staff based its voting on hands-on evaluations, product demos, and feedback from installers and users.

"We're honored that the editors at Electronic House Publishing have recognized our Xtreme N Duo MediaBridge for its performance and innovation," said Daniel Kelley, director of marketing, D-Link Systems, Inc. "When it comes to delivering superior wireless performance, clarity and coverage, the DAP-1555 is the ideal centerpiece for the home wireless network."

The D-Link Xtreme N Duo MediaBridge helps avoid interference by allowing the user to use the 5GHz frequency band, thus providing a stable high-performance wireless link for streaming HD video and other latency sensitive applications such as multi-player wireless gaming.

To enable draft 802.11n wireless performance in an existing router, the DAP-1555 attaches to an Ethernet port and then sends the dual-band draft 11n signal throughout the home. Users can utilize two MediaBridge adapters for optimal performance by connecting one to the router and the second to an Ethernet capable device in the home entertainment center. The D-Link DAP-1555 can connect up to five devices -- including game consoles, Digital Video Recorders (DVR) and Digital Media Adapters (DMA) -- all at the same time.

The Xtreme N Duo MediaBridge is the newest addition to the award-winning Xtreme N product family. The DAP-1555 works with next-generation dual-band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) 802.11n wireless devices as well as legacy 802.11b/g products. It is designed for users looking to get a faster wireless connection capable of handling HD video streams while providing the maximum home coverage they need.

D-Link's Xtreme N Duo MediaBridge is based on the same Wi-Fi(R) CERTIFIED (TM) Atheros(R) XSPAN(TM) dual-band draft 802.11n technology that is featured in the Wi-Fi Alliance draft 2.0 802.11n test suite.

Key Features and Benefits:

-- Xtreme N Duo technology for superior wireless performance
-- MediaBandTM technology for an enhanced media experience
-- Includes WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup(TM)) for simple push-button
wireless network configuration
-- Supports secure wireless encryption using WEP, WPA(TM) or WPA2(TM)
-- 5-Port 10/100 switch
-- UPnP(TM) support
-- 24/7 advanced technical support and 1-Year limited warranty

Price and Availability:

The D-Link Xtreme N Duo MediaBridge with MediaBand technology (DAP-1555) is expected to ship this quarter (Q3, 2007) to the company's network of retail outlets, value-added resellers and distributors. Pricing will be announced when the product ships.

About D-Link

D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for small, medium and large enterprise business networking. The company is an award-winning designer, developer and manufacturer of networking, broadband, digital electronics, voice, data and video communications solutions for the digital home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO), Small to Medium Business (SMB), and Workgroup to Enterprise environments. With millions of networking and connectivity products manufactured and shipped, D-Link is a dominant market participant and price/performance leader in the networking and communications market. D-Link Systems, Inc. headquarters are located at 17595 Mt. Herrmann Street, Fountain Valley, Calif., 92708. Phone (800) 326-1688 or (714) 885-6000; FAX (866) 743-4905; Internet http://www.dlink.com/.

D-Link, Xtreme N, Xtreme N, Duo, MediaBridge, MediaBand and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Copyright (C) 2007 D-Link Corporation/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

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Source: D-Link Systems, Inc.

CONTACT: Les Goldberg, APR, Media Relations Manager, 1-800-326-1688,
ext. 6095, les.goldberg@dlink.com, or Daniel Kelley, Director of Marketing,
1-800-326-1688, ext. 6235, dkelley@dlink.com, both of D-Link Systems, Inc.

Web site:

http://www.dlink.com/

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SHENZHEN, China, July 23 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The biggest functional event in retailing and commercial property in PRC -- The China Commercial Property Expo 2007 (Expo) & The Press Release of the Valuation System of China Commercial Property (VSCCP), leaded by the Ministry of Commerce of PRC and organized by China General Chamber of Commerce (CGCC), co-organized by China Real Estate Association (CREA), International Academy of Professional Investment Management (IAPIM), Society of International Registered Financial Practitioner (SIRFP) and over 10 other both Chinese and international bodies, will be held in Shenzhen, China, on August 18-20, 2007.

In the Expo, over 1,000 Chinese famous corporations in retail trade, such as Bailian Group, BJ Wang Fu Jing and Gome, and over 600 representatives and managements from government bodies and associations in various related industries and cities in PRC, developers and builders of commercial property in PRC, such as Wanda Group and China Poly Group, will attend the activities and forums arranged.

Mr Liu Jian Hu, Secretary of the Expo and the Vice-Secretary of CGCC said, ''Under the great support of the Ministry of Commerce, it is the first time in China to nominate various major mass medium to organize national Expo in commercial property jointly together and so it highlights the importance and recognition of the Expo. With the aid of the networks and resources of the medium, that cover most of the major cities and regions in PRC, the Expo provides an open platform, in the senses of both in promotion and interaction, for the project side and investment side. Besides, the VSCCP is the first professional, systematic and technical value assessment mechanism in PRC, focused on the investment value of the commercial property project assessed. It plays an important role in 'linking' between the property developers and investors in China and overseas with its fully official recognized assessment system.''

Mr William Wu, the person-in-charge of the VSCCP, the Senior Consultant of the Committee of Experts of CGCC, Chairman of the Professional Development Committee of SIRFP, Director (Great China) of IAPIM, said, ''The Expo fully utilizes the strengths and connections of CGCC and CREA in gathering the major corporations in retailing and developers and builders of commercial property in China, and the networks and resources of SIRFP and IAPIM in bunching the overseas institutional and individual investors. Throughout the development and practical experience gained of various sectors related to the real estates in PRC, more and more developers and builders realize that only the dynamic integration and balance among the project, the developer and investor, would bring the optimization of the 'commercial value' of the property. Therefore, the Expo will then be one of the best opportunities for them to meet and share.''

William further suggested that the developers in PRC are now looking for more financing channels and new financial models to cope with the tightening macro-control by the central government. However, most of the developers can only provide 'subjective commercial value' of the projects, quoted by themselves under no wide-accepted common valuation system, to potential overseas investors and/or financial sectors. Such subjective quotation and valuation give no evidence in terms of security, stability and profitability of the projects. Therefore, seldom, if not none, commercial property projects can successfully pass the assessing procedures required by the overseas investors. Under the great support of related government bodies, CGCC initiates an operation to design a systematic, professional, wide accepted and scientific assessing mechanism -- the Valuation System of China Commercial Property (VSCCP), in two years time with the aid of some local and oversea professional organizations. VSCCP helps about 3,000 commercial property projects (includes some stars hotel