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Vidable Inc. Launches in Test Market

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:31:22 -0500

CARSON CITY, Nev., Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vidable, Inc. (OTCBB: VIBE) (the "Company"), an online video classified company, announced it has launched its innovative new online classified website in test market format in New York, New York. The site makes online video advertisements more accessible to local businesses and consumers. This easy-to-use website allows users in New York to add a business directory profile and video or post a classified video to sell a product or service. The Company plans a full launch into major cities in North America in 2012.

"Vidable.com is a local e-commerce marketplace that connects buyers to sellers through posted online videos, commented President Lino Luciani. "The Company is creating a new way for local merchants and consumers to attract buyers and sell goods and services. The site will provide consumers with an economical and unique method to discover what to do, eat, see and buy in the local places they live and work".

"Fully 62% of online 25-34 year olds and 57% of 35-44 year-olds use online classified ads, compared with 49% of online 18-24 year olds and 48% of online 45-54 year olds," commented Luciani . "Video classified ads are a natural progression in the marketplace and we aim to be the innovators and market leaders".

"Few sites offer the kind of functionality, ease-of-use, and mobile applications that Vidable.com will offer after our complete roll-out", added Luciani.

Details about the Company's rollout are available at www.Vidable.info.

About Vidable Inc.

Vidable is establishing a business model that will simplify the e-commerce marketplace that connects buyers and sellers. The company intends to operate a next-generation website that incorporates streaming video and mobile technology and uses various best- of-breed features. Vidable.com will be a centralized Internet portal that allows consumers to find information about various products and services through businesses and consumers posted videos on a local basis.

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CONTACT: Mike McCribbin, +1-775-887-0670

SOURCE Vidable, Inc.

TranSwitch Corporation Announces At-The-Market Issuance Program

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:32:45 -0500

SHELTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- TranSwitch Corporation (NASDAQ: TXCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions for the converging voice, data and video network, today announced that it has filed a prospectus supplement to sell up to an aggregate of $10,000,000 of its common stock (Shares) through an “at-the-market” (ATM) offering. If utilized, the Shares would be offered through MLV & Co. LLC (MLV) as sales agent. MLV, at TranSwitch’s discretion and instruction, will use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell the Shares at market prices from time to time, including sales made directly on The NASDAQ Capital Market. TranSwitch currently intends to use the proceeds from any sales related to the ATM offering for product development, working capital and other general corporate purposes. TranSwitch’s agreement with MLV automatically terminates upon the earlier to occur of the three-year anniversary of the date hereof, or the issuance and sale of all of the Shares (unless earlier terminated pursuant to the terms thereof).

Sales in the ATM offering, if any, would be made pursuant to the prospectus supplement dated February 10, 2012, which supplements the prospectus dated October 21, 2009, filed as part of the effective shelf registration statement that TranSwitch filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on October 21, 2009.

For more complete information about TranSwitch and the ATM offering, you are encouraged to read the prospectus, the prospectus supplement and other documents TranSwitch has filed with the SEC. You may obtain these documents on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor may there be any sale of TranSwitch’s common stock in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities law of any state or jurisdiction.

About TranSwitch Corporation

TranSwitch Corporation (NASDAQ: TXCC) designs, develops and supplies innovative semiconductor and intellectual property (IP) solutions that provide core functionality for voice, data and video communications equipment for network, enterprise and customer premises applications. Founded in 1988, TranSwitch is headquartered in Shelton,CT. The Company provides integrated multi-core network processor System-on-a-Chip (SoC) solutions and software solutions for fixed, 3G and 4G Mobile, VoIP and Multimedia Infrastructures. For the customer premises market the Company offers a family of communications processors that provide best-in-class performance for a range of applications and also provide interoperable connectivity solutions that enable the reliable distribution and presentation of high-definition (HD) content for consumer electronics and personal computer markets. Our intellectual property (IP) products are compliant with global industry standards such as HDMI and DisplayPort and also feature our proprietary HDP™ and AnyCable™ technologies. For more information, please visit www.transwitch.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements in this release, including statements regarding management's expectations for future financial results and the markets for TranSwitch's products, are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements regarding TranSwitch, its operations and its financial results, involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including without limitation the risks associated with downturns in economic conditions generally and in the telecommunications and data communications markets and the semiconductor industry specifically; risks in product development and market acceptance of and demand for TranSwitch’s products and products developed by TranSwitch’s customers; risks associated with foreign sales and high customer concentration; risks associated with competition and competitive pricing pressures; risks in technology development and commercialization; risks of failing to attract and retain key managerial and technical personnel; risks relating to TranSwitch’s available cash; risks associated with acquiring new businesses; risks of dependence on third-party VLSI fabrication facilities; risks related to intellectual property rights and litigation; and other risks detailed in TranSwitch's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

TranSwitch expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect any change in expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

TranSwitch is a registered trademark of TranSwitch Corporation.

CONTACT:

TranSwitch Corporation
Robert A. Bosi, 203-929-8810 ext. 2465
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Mary Lombardo, 203-929-8810 ext. 2254
Investor Relations

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PC Connection Recognized as Cisco TelePresence Video Advanced Authorized Technology Provider Partner in United States

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:34:02 -0500

MERRIMACK, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PC Connection, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCCC), which through its subsidiaries provides a full range of information technology (IT) solutions from design through deployment to business, government, and education markets, has achieved TelePresence Video Advanced Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) status from Cisco. This designation recognizes PC Connection as having the capabilities to sell, deploy, and support Cisco TelePresence Video products and solutions at the Advanced level.

The Cisco TelePresence Video Advanced ATP Program is focused on providing a new way of working in which everyone, everywhere can be more productive through face-to-face collaboration with TelePresence Video solutions. The Advanced-level program’s goal is to enable partners to market TelePresence Video endpoints with a full breadth of infrastructure solutions in addition to managed videoconferencing services.

“The Cisco TelePresence Video Advanced ATP Program is designed to enable partners to take advantage of the tremendous market opportunities ahead—not only in the telepresence space but also in the overall collaboration market,” said Richard McLeod, senior director of collaboration for worldwide channels at Cisco. “As a Cisco TelePresence Video Advanced ATP Partner, PC Connection has made an investment in the sales, technical, and lifecycle services capabilities needed to deliver the industry’s most comprehensive and interoperable Cisco TelePresence Video portfolio.”

“PC Connection is excited about the opportunity to add Cisco TelePresence Video to our extensive portfolio of voice and video solution offerings,” said Tim McGrath, President and Chief Executive Officer of PC Connection, Inc. “This Advanced-level status reflects PC Connection’s superior ability to deliver products and services that enhance collaboration and communication.”

PC Connection’s participation in the ATP Program bolsters a comprehensive offering of Cisco products and services. As a Cisco® Gold Certified Partner, PC Connection has achieved the highest level of credibility and the broadest range of expertise across multiple technologies, including 6 advanced specializations in Unified Communications, Routing and Switching, Security, Wireless LAN Technologies, Data Center Storage Networking, and Data Center Networking Infrastructure. Cisco Gold Certification provides PC Connection access to in-depth sales, technical, and lifecycle services training and support available from Cisco.

About Cisco TelePresence and Video Collaboration Solutions

Cisco TelePresence® and Video collaboration solutions provide life-like, high-definition, conferencing facilities with superior audio and video, allowing participants to meet their colleagues, customers, and business partners across a virtual table. Participants can enjoy a same-room meeting experience, even if they are located in different locations around the world. Participants can also meet more often and enjoy more productive sessions, helping to improve business interactions while potentially building stronger customer relationships, accelerating sales cycles, improving project management, and forming tighter integration with remote offices.

About PC Connection, Inc.

PC Connection, Inc., a Fortune 1000 company, has four sales subsidiaries: PC Connection Sales Corporation, MoreDirect, Inc., GovConnection, Inc., and Professional Computer Center, Inc. d/b/a ValCom Technology, headquartered in Merrimack, NH, Boca Raton, FL, Rockville, MD, and Itasca, IL, respectively. All four companies can deliver custom-configured computer systems overnight from our ISO 9001:2008 certified technical configuration lab at our distribution center in Wilmington, OH. Investors and media can find more information about PC Connection, Inc. at http://ir.pcconnection.com.

PC Connection Sales Corporation (800-800-5555), the original business of PC Connection, Inc. serving primarily the small- and medium-sized business sector, is a rapid-response provider of IT products and services. It offers more than 300,000 brand-name products through its staff of technically trained sales account managers and telesales specialists, catalogs, publications, and its website at www.pcconnection.com. This subsidiary also serves the consumer and small office users under its PC Connection Express brand (888-800-0323) at www.pcconnectionexpress.com and is, under its MacConnection brand (800-800-2222), one of Apple’s largest authorized online resellers at www.macconnection.com.

MoreDirect, Inc. (561-237-3300), www.moredirect.com, provides corporate technology buyers with best-in-class IT solutions, in-depth IT supply-chain expertise, and access to over 300,000 products and 1,600 vendors through TRAXX™, a cloud-based eProcurement system. Backed by over 500 technical certifications, MoreDirect’s team of engineers, software licensing specialists, and project managers help reduce the cost and complexity of buying hardware, software, and services throughout the entire IT lifecycle.

GovConnection, Inc. (800-800-0019) is a rapid-response provider of IT products and services to federal, state, and local government agencies and educational institutions through specialized account managers, catalogs, and publications, and online at www.govconnection.com.

Professional Computer Center, Inc. d/b/a ValCom Technology (630-285-0500), www.valcomtechnology.com, provides technology services to medium-to-large corporate organizations utilizing its proprietary cloud-based IT service management software, WebSPOC™. Through its experienced technical service personnel ValCom Technology provides network, server, storage, mission-critical onsite support, installation, and hosting of lifecycle services.

Cisco, the Cisco logo and Cisco TelePresence are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. A listing of Cisco's trademarks can be found at www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.

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CONTACT:

PC Connection, Inc.
William Schulze, 603-683-2322
Vice President and Corporate Controller

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SEO Services Alert: Internet Marketing Blueprint Unveiled at 2012 AAJ Winter Convention

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:30:33 -0500

SEO architect Rene Perras: helping law firms navigate the perils of SEO in the post-Panda update

PHOENIX, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When you design your house you need an architect; when you design your lawyer Internet marketing campaign, you need an SEO architect who understands the online legal marketing industry. Cepac lawyer marketing consultants that are helping law firms nationwide with TV, Internet, and web PR, will be exhibiting at the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Winter Convention.

Cepac's lawyer marketing specialist Rene Perras will present their Internet Marketing Blueprint, which defines the strategies, tactics, and time required to achieve page one ranking in the search engines, regionally or nationwide. This tool developed for lawyers by Dallas based SEO software developer OneSEOCompany.com provides a complete understanding of the level of investment a search engine optimization campaign will require before committing significant resources.

Cepac uses Smart News Technology developed by OneSEOCompany.com, creates leading edge newsrooms, branded for each law firm. The newsrooms offer law firms the ability to syndicate articles and press releases with an amazing SEO feature that furnishes the best chance for pickup on the search engines. No other online lawyer marketing tool provides this capability to increase website rankings. Cepac leverages Smart News Technology and fueled by Internet Blueprint has increased its newswire partners to nearly 6000 publishing websites, says Qamar Zaman Chief Architect for OneSEOCompany.com.

The convention will be held at the legendary Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, from February 11th to 15th, and offers the opportunity to meet with leaders in your areas of practice and join the exchanges that occur during the 200 scheduled sessions.

About CEPAC

With offices in Dallas, NY, Palm Beach, Montreal, and San Francisco, Cepac has developed innovative strategies and has extensive expertise in lawyer marketing and TV advertising. CEPAC specializes in developing Google safe web-marketing strategies and SEO services favored by Google Universal.

About ONE SEO Company
The SEO Services Company offers cutting edge software tools with SEO Services.

About AAJ

For over 60 years, the AAJ has supported plaintiff trial lawyers—as the collective voice of the trial bar on Capitol Hill and in courthouses across America.

Media Contact:
Rene Perras, President
CEPAC
720-ONE-RENE
www.cepac.com

SOURCE ONE SEO Company

Avatron Software Introduces Air Display App That Transforms Android Tablet Into Wireless Computer Monitor

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:30:29 -0500

Developer's Highly Acclaimed Lightweight App Available on Expanding Number of Platforms Including iOS, Android, Mac OS X, Bada, and AppUp

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Avatron® Software today announced the availability of its popular Air Display app for Android tablets. The newest addition to the company's family of Air Display products transforms an Android tablet into a wireless computer monitor for Mac or Windows notebook, laptop or desktop computers.

Avatron's lightweight app for Android tablets effectively increases usable screen space by as much as 70 percent while freeing up user workspaces by enabling the repositioning of windows and workflow elements onto a separate computer screen. In addition to the iPad product and the new app for Android tablets, Air Display is also available on Mac OS X, Samsung's Bada and Intel's AppUp platforms.

"Air Display extends the desktop computer onto the Android screen and can also mirror the main monitor," said Dave Howell, Avatron's CEO. "Users can use the app with either the touch screen or a mouse; the touch screen is particularly useful for such functions as the calculator, painting, games and demos.

"Android tablets provide strong flexibility and portability for a large variety of functions. However, the effective use of some software applications requires more screen space or a larger workspace to accomplish tasks that require users to spread out with various source materials, even in a coffee shop or hotel room," Howell explained. "Because Air Display for Android connects the tablet with the notebook, laptop or desktop computer over a local wireless network, users can position the tablet anywhere around the workspace to maximize productivity."

Air Display for Android tablets, like Avatron's Air Display apps for other platforms, delivers high-performance mouse capabilities with continually balanced image quality and refresh speed for optimal viewing quality. Once users load the app directly onto the Android, the "main" computer with each use automatically recognizes the tablet as a secondary monitor and returns to single-screen mode when the app is closed.

The new app is exclusively available in the U.S. in Amazon's Appstore for Android for $9.99.

Avatron separately today released a retail edition of Air Display for the Mac, which, unlike the one available in the Mac App Store, comes with a free trial period. It is usable on older Macs from the PowerMac onward, as well as older Mac OS X versions 10.5.8 and up, which cannot access the Mac App Store.

Single copies of the Mac retail edition are available for $19.99; buyers may purchase two or more copies for $14.99 for each.

For more information, visit www.avatron.com.

About Avatron Software

Avatron® Software is a leading developer of productivity-enhancing applications across all genres for the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Mac, including Air Sharing, Print Sharing, and Air Display. Avatron's Air Sharing file-sharing app was downloaded by more than 1 million users in its first two weeks and has raised the bar for iPhone application design and quality. The company's Air Display for iOS app turns an iPad into a wireless computer monitor with a touchscreen. Avatron was founded in April 2008 by Dave Howell, a former Apple software engineering manager, and a team of veteran Mac OS X programmers. The company is based in Portland, Oregon.

SOURCE Avatron Software

Parallon Business Solutions Announces New Vice President of Marketing & Communications

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:34:10 -0500

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Parallon Business Solutions^sm, which offers healthcare providers a complete range of industry-leading business solutions, today announced the appointment of Roger P. Rydell to the newly formed position of vice president of Marketing & Communications. He will be responsible for developing and expanding the Parallon brand and promoting its spectrum of services among its broad and diverse customer base.

In making the announcement, Kirk Richardson, executive vice president of Sales & Marketing stated, “We’re delighted to welcome a seasoned executive like Roger to the talented corporate leadership team at Parallon. His broad experience in brand development and positioning, coupled with his deep commitment to strategic, integrated communications planning, will significantly assist us in achieving our aggressive business expansion plans in the months and years ahead.”

Over the past 30 years, Rydell has served in a variety of senior corporate communications and brand development positions with numerous high profile and global corporations including Lexmark International, Dell Computer Corporation, PepsiCo and Timberland. He most recently served as vice president of global business communications for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.

About Parallon Business Solutions

Parallon Business Solutions, LLC, headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., is committed to transforming the business of healthcare. Over the last 12 years, Parallon’s shared services solutions have been developed and proven in 250 hospitals and 2,000 non-acute care providers across the country. Through its four business units, Parallon provides revenue cycle and business process expertise, workforce management solutions, supply chain services and the purchasing power of HealthTrust Purchasing Group, serving 1,400 hospitals and 11,000 non-acute care providers. Operating with a “patients first” philosophy, Parallon has a team of over 21,000 people dedicated to continuous process improvement through practical, impact-oriented solutions. Learn more at www.parallon.net.

CONTACT:

Parallon Business Solutions, LLC
Faye Porter, 615-344-3008
Director of Communications & Education
Cell: 615-498-5858
Fax: 1-866-640-1808
faye.porter@healthtrustpg.com

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Wells Fargo’s Beyond Today™, a Retirement Website For Women Celebrates One Year Anniversary

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:33:51 -0500

Nationally-Recognized Authors Pamela Mitchell and Julie Morgenstern join as bloggers

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wells Fargo celebrates the one year anniversary of the launch of Beyond Today, a retirement site for women and announces that Pamela Mitchell, recognized as one of the nation’s premier career reinvention professionals and Julie Morgenstern, an internationally renowned organizing and time management consultant and New York Times best-selling author will join the online discussion around women and retirement issues. The website features information for women categorized by age and common concerns. Pamela Mitchell debuts her posting “When status quo isn't enough” and will blog on the topic of reinventing yourself. She is also the author of The 10 Laws of Career Reinvention: Essential Survival Skills for Any Economy, a Harvard Business Review Top Shelf Recommended Pick.

Julie Morgenstern will be blogging about organizing your finances and your life. Her first posting,”What is the Price of Beauty,” discusses the menace of impulse buys and how to get organized. Morgenstern’s work spans the distance between individuals and workforces – homes and corporations. The “Inside Out” philosophy that is now synonymous with her name is designed to result in customized solutions that are innovative, practical and help ensure long-term success.

“We are excited to have Pamela and Julie provide fresh perspectives and knowledge to our Beyond Today readers. They add a new dimension to the dialogue and our goal is to help people of all ages plan for the future, continually reinvent themselves and organize their lives and finances,” said Melisa Schilling in Retirement Marketing at Wells Fargo.

Mitchell and Morgenstern’s postings will be rotated with senior Wells Fargo women leaders such as Laurie Nordquist, director of Institutional Retirement & Trust and Karen Wimbish, director of Retail Retirement, as well as our weekly blog authored by popular financial columnist Jean Chatzky. Stay tuned as Beyond Today will announce new bloggers throughout the year.

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.3 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, the Internet (wellsfargo.com and wachovia.com), and other distribution channels across North America and internationally. With more than 270,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in America. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 23 on Fortune’s 2011 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy all our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially.

CONTACT:

Wells Fargo & Company
Amy Hyland Jones, 704-383-4995
Amy.hylandjones@wellsfargo.com
Allison Chin-Leong, 212-350-3824
allison.chin-leong@wellsfargo.com

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Leostream Announces Connection Broker 7.5 with Support for Citrix XenDesktop and Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:33:12 -0500

Integration with Citrix XenDesktop and Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops Provides High-Performance HDX and SPICE Protocol Support for Leostream Customers

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Leostream Corporation, a leading developer of virtual hosted desktop software, today announced the general availability of Leostream™ Connection Broker 7.5 with support for Citrix® XenDesktop® 4.x installations and Red Hat® Enterprise Virtualization 3.0. In addition, version 7.5 adds to Leostream’s already comprehensive suite of user-session management tools, enabling enterprises to deploy large-scale virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI) throughout their organization.

Highlights in Connection Broker 7.5 include:

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 support: The Connection Broker 7.5 release includes a virtual appliance that installs directly onto the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor. New Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager centers allow the Connection Broker to natively inventory, power control, and assign virtual machines hosted in a Red Hat environment, as well as connect users to their virtual machines using the high-performance SPICE protocol.
Citrix XenDesktop 4.x and HDX support: Connection Broker 7.5 allows organizations to manage existing XenDesktop farms inside a Leostream VDI, providing connections using HDX® technologies for users and expanding Leostream’s support for different use cases.
Collaboration support for NoMachine NX: Connection Broker users with NX sessions can shadow other users’ sessions, providing advanced collaboration functionality in a VDI environment. Connection Broker 7.5 further expands its support for the NoMachine NX protocol with features that allow users to set and save NX session configurations.
Proximity card support: Connection Broker 7.5 expands support for proximity card authentication solutions by including tight integration with Ensure Technologies XyLoc® workstation security solution RF Ideas pcProx® HID proximity readers.
Desktop failover enhancements: New functionality associated with Leostream backup pools allows organizations to ensure that users always have access to a desktop, even if their primary desktop is in an unusable state.

In addition, Connection Broker 7.5 includes a suite of new policy, pooling, and protocol plan options that provide more control of user sessions.

“With each release, Leostream strives to bring more flexibility and control to our customers,” said Michael Palin, CEO of Leostream. “Connection Broker 7.5 introduces additional virtualization platforms, high-performance protocols, and advanced functionality into Leostream environments. Even more than before, Leostream customers have the ability to use the best virtualization platform and capabilities to satisfy each of their user’s needs.”

About Leostream

Leostream (http://www.leostream.com) provides the critical connection-broker technology required for enterprises to achieve successful large-scale desktop virtualization implementations. The Leostream Connection Broker is the industry’s most widely deployed vendor-independent connection broker, enabling enterprises to integrate the complex array of clients, back-end systems and protocols required for successful virtualized desktop deployments. Hundreds of large enterprises in financial services, healthcare, government and other sectors rely on the Leostream Connection Broker to “make desktop virtualization work” and deliver the best end-user experience. Leostream is based in Waltham, Mass.

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CONTACT:

Leostream
Michael Palin, 781-890-2019
mpalin@leostream.com
http://www.leostream.com

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OnBase Helps Universal Group Earn a 2012 Celent Model Insurer Award

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:30:59 -0500

Puerto Rico's largest insurer utilizes Hyland Software's ECM solution to improve processes, increase customer satisfaction

CLEVELAND, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- By leveraging its enterprise content management (ECM) software suite, Hyland Software's OnBase solution, Universal Group (UG) aggressively addressed two business process areas that were holding its customer satisfaction ratings hostage: paper file management and disparate information systems. With OnBase, Puerto Rico's largest insurer achieved more than increased efficiencies; UG earned a customer satisfaction rating of 95 percent and a seat at the table of Celent's 2012 Model Insurers.

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"Superior customer service is among the most important competitive differentiators an insurer can have. Today's insurance customers –as well as today's insurance agents – expect immediacy, whether it's the ability to answer a question or access information," said Ed McQuiston, insurance solutions manager at Hyland. "Insurers with static document management systems that cannot respond to the changing needs of the organization simply will not be able to meet today's expectations."

Selected from among the more than 80 nominations Celent received, UG's use of content management to improve claims processing was recognized for the business benefit it provides and as a key best practice, underscoring the significant advantages OnBase can offer insurers.

"OnBase provides customers with an ECM solution that's designed to grow as they do. We know that the business challenges of today will be different tomorrow," McQuiston continued. "Because OnBase is a flexible, scalable solution, it'll be there to help manage and share information well into the future."

OnBase integrates with UG's line of business application, Claims Master Web, and its corporate email application, Lotus Notes. As such, UG eliminated the use of physical files in its claims department, managing nearly all of its claims operations (Auto, Property and Bond, Property, Liability and Auto) electronically.

Having fingertip access to information has improved UG's claims management process and empowered its employees to deliver a better customer experience in a shorter amount of time:

Appraisal times have seen a 60% improvement.
Physical claim files no longer need routed to offices, reclaiming 2-3 days.
Electronic signatures through OnBase allow checks requiring upper management approval to be issued in a matter of minutes, not 2-3 days.

For more information about Hyland's insurance solutions, visit http://www.hyland.com/insurance.

About the Hyland Software solution, OnBase

For more than 20 years, Hyland Software has been dedicated to meeting organizations' needs for document and process management with OnBase, an enterprise content management (ECM) software suite. As OnBase has evolved through consistent product innovation, it remains focused on automating business processes that depend on documents, content and people to operate more effectively.

Tailored for departments and comprehensive for the enterprise, OnBase is designed to grow with an organization, whether it chooses an on-premise or software as a service (SaaS) model. OnBase enables more than 10,500 organizations to be more efficient today and into the future. Leveraging more than 300 Authorized OnBase Solution Providers, Hyland's partner network, these organizations span 61 countries. For more information about Hyland Software's ECM solutions, please visit http://blog.hyland.com.

About the 2012 Celent Model Insurer report

Celent's Model Insurer 2012 report recognizes insurer technology initiatives as "Model Insurer Components." These best practices in the use of technology span key areas of the product and policyholder lifecycle, including product definition, distribution, underwriting, policy administration, service, billing, claims and reinsurance. Nominations were accepted throughout 2011, and the Celent insurance team selected the winning initiatives based on the business benefits provided. For more information about the Celent Model Insurer report, visit http://www.celent.com/.

Media contact:
Megan Klingshirn
(440) 788-4988
megan.klingshirn@hyland.com

SOURCE Hyland Software

Novatel Wireless Ovation MC679 4G LTE Mobile Internet Key Launches on TELUS' 4G LTE Wireless Network

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:30:55 -0500

Industry's Most Compact LTE-capable USB Modem Debuts on TELUS

SAN DIEGO and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Novatel Wireless, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVTL), a provider of wireless broadband access solutions, and TELUS, a leading telecommunications company in Canada, today announced the launch of the Ovation™ MC679 4G LTE Mobile Internet Key on TELUS' new, blazing fast 4G LTE network. The slim and compact Ovation MC679 by Novatel Wireless will give TELUS customers their first chance to experience the LTE difference on their laptops, and enjoy downloading music, video and work files in the blink of an eye.

"There is a growing demand in the market for portable and convenient 4G speed technologies," said Rob Hadley, CMO, Novatel Wireless. "We're excited to launch our industry leading Ovation MC679 on the new TELUS 4G LTE network with the slimmest and most compact 4G LTE USB modem on the market today."

The Ovation MC679 4G LTE Mobile Internet key comes equipped with multiple internal antennas for optimal performance when users need it most. With the launch of TELUS' 4G LTE network, TELUS customers using the Ovation MC679 will experience blazing-fast LTE download speeds with average typical speeds ranging between 12 and 25 Mbps. In TELUS' non-LTE zones, TELUS customers will experience typical downloads speeds between 7 and 14 Mbps in DC HSPA+ zones (covering 73 percent of Canadians) and between 3.5 and 8 Mbps on TELUS' HSPA+ network coast-to-coast.

"TELUS is committed to providing the most advanced mobile broadband devices with an extensive, advanced 4G wireless network," said Brent Johnston, vice-president, Mobility Solutions at TELUS. "We're excited to introduce our customers to the 4G LTE Novatel Wireless Ovation MC679 — delivering lightning fast speeds in a small and efficient form factor. And with a TELUS Mobile High Speed Flex Plan, our customers can experience its remarkable data capabilities worry-free."

Compatible with Windows®, Mac® and Linux® operating systems, the easy to use plug-and-play Novatel Wireless Ovation MC679 is available in TELUS stores, online and with retail partners on February 10th, 2012. TELUS will provide a free Ovation MC679 4G LTE Mobile Internet Key with a three year contract.

Please visit http://www.novatelwireless.com/content/pdf/MC679_Datasheet_Rev2.pdf for more details on the device.

About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $10.3 billion of annual revenue and 12.6 million customer connections including 7.2 million wireless subscribers, 3.6 million wireline network access lines, 1.3 million Internet subscribers and more than 450,000 TELUS TV customers. Led since 2000 by President and CEO, Darren Entwistle, TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video.

In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed $265 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered 4.2 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Eleven TELUS Community Boards across Canada lead TELUS' local philanthropic initiatives. TELUS was honoured to be named the most outstanding philanthropic corporation globally for 2010 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, becoming the first Canadian company to receive this prestigious international recognition.

For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.

About Novatel Wireless
Novatel Wireless, Inc. is a leader in the design and development of intelligent wireless solutions based on 2G, 3G and 4G technologies providing wireless connectivity. The company delivers specialized wireless solutions to carriers, distributors, retailers, OEMs and vertical markets worldwide. Product lines include MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspots, Ovation USB modems, Expedite embedded modules, Enfora smart M2M modules, and Enfora integrated M2M solutions. These innovative products provide anywhere, anytime communications solutions for consumers and enterprises. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Novatel Wireless is listed on NASDAQ: NVTL. For more information please visit www.nvtl.com. (NVTLG)

This release may contain forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended to date. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements contained herein. These factors include risks relating to technological changes, new product introductions, continued acceptance of Novatel Wireless' products and dependence on intellectual property rights. These factors, as well as other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, are discussed in more detail in Novatel Wireless' filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (available at www.sec.gov) and other regulatory agencies.

(C) 2012 Novatel Wireless, Inc. All rights reserved. The Novatel Wireless name and logo, Ovation are trademarks of Novatel Wireless, Inc. Other Company, product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

Contacts:
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AJ Gratton
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University Teams Tap Mobile Phones and Social Networks to Fight Non-communicable Diseases

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:30:36 -0500

University of California, Berkeley and ESADE Business School-Universidad Ramon Llull Target Diabetes to win IBM and Novartis NCD Challenge

ARMONK, N.Y., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New solutions developed by university teams could soon be harnessed to help manage the growing global problem of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as asthma, diabetes, stroke and cancer.

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A social-media enabled support system for pregnant women with gestational diabetes and advanced smart-phone service could have tremendous impact as cost-effective tools to help manage diabetes and other diseases. These winning innovations and others were part of the NCD Challenge, sponsored by IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Novartis (NYSE: NVS). The global competition was designed to bring together industry and academia to create innovative, easy-to-use solutions that fight the human and social burden of NCDs.

According to the World Health Organization, nearly two-thirds of all deaths occur due to non-communicable diseases which contribute to more than 60 percent of deaths worldwide. Over the coming decade, some 388 million people worldwide will die of one or more chronic illnesses and the cumulative losses in global economic output due to NCDs will total $47 trillion by 2030. Modest investments to prevent and treat NCDs could save tens of millions of lives and bring major economic returns.

Winners of the competition are Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, and ESADE Business School-Universidad Ramon Llull in Barcelona, Spain. These winning solutions for two categories, developing nations and developed nations, help address the problem.

"The NCD Challenge illustrates the type of ingenuity, motivation and accessibility that will help control the growing epidemic of NCDs in many parts of the world," said Katherine Holland, general manager, global life sciences, IBM. "Innovation such as this is key to a global strategy to improve care and build a more sustainable healthcare system."

Developing World Solution:

2Vidas - Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

2Vidas is a pharmacy-based membership program for low- to middle-income pregnant women to address the growing problem of diabetes in Mexico. The project's aim is to make a lasting health impact on two lives during a finite period in which women have increased motivation to take better care of themselves for the health of their babies.

The program works by providing pregnant women access to monitoring tools at local pharmacies, support through peer-led sessions, and encouragement via positive SMS messaging that rewards self-management and offers health tips. The potential economic impact is the ability to save women 58-98% of out-of-pocket monitoring costs, depending on frequency of use, and the health system an average of $110 per enrolled woman per year through improved diabetes control - lowering the risk profile of the mother's pregnancy and baby's propensity for NCDs. 2Vidas membership program will deliver estimated $10.4 million in systemic cost savings and $475,000 in added value creation over five years. Team members included: Emily Ewell (team lead), Jenny Chang, Tara English, Rachel Sherman

Developed World Solution:

Dr. Diabetes - ESADE Business School-Universidad Ramon Llull

Dr. Diabetes utilizes a handheld device with an application and two cloud servers. It is a total solution designed to provide diabetes awareness, monitoring and management to patients with chronic illness, initially for China. It also provides early awareness to the public and streamlines diabetes management for patients. The solution provides medical data via cloud computing to physicians for accurate diagnosis, and to pharmaceutical companies and hospitals for efficient research and development. The solution is designed to be scalable to support other NCDs.

It is designed to lower the risk of complications, decrease treatment costs to patients by up to 73 percent, and decrease their hospital visits by 65 percent.

Team members included:
Ching-Chia Hsu (team lead), Meng-Chi Chen, Alexander Anthonysamy, Kohei Sato, Feras Nagadi.

The competition runners up are:

Smart Strip - Said Business School, University of Oxford. A non-invasive, mobile blood glucometer band that measures blood glucose transdermally
Oxford Asthma - Said Business School, University of Oxford. Low-cost solution for large scale monitoring and diagnosis of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Other finalists in the competition include:

DiaMapp – Jordan University. Smart phone technology for managing diabetes type 1 in children, empowering patients and their families to care for themselves
Move4Health - Karolinska Institutet. Prescription for physical activity by physicians, targeted for Vietnam, supported by mobile technology to measure activity and provide healthcare follow up
My Health Portal - ESADE Business School-Universidad Ramon Llul. Secure online portal based on cloud computing technology that bridges the communication gap between patient and doctor
TeleHealth - University of Melbourne. An innovative integrated telehealth solution that can globally individualize the care and management of people with diabetes

Winning teams will be recognized during the NCD Awards Ceremony held February 9-10 at IBM headquarters in Armonk, New York and Novartis headquarters in East Hanover, New Jersey. A keynote speech will be given by Dr. Jacob Kumaresan, World Health Organization Center for Health Development. During the competition, the teams were supported by mentors and subject matter coaching to provide industry expertise to complement each team's knowledge and research. The winning teams will be provided guidance from the venture capital community for commercializing their solutions.

People can join the conversation on the topic of fighting non-communicable diseases at: People for a Smarter Planet on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/9S1Jp8, and on Twitter at #NCD

About Novartis

Novartis provides innovative healthcare solutions that address the evolving needs of patients and societies. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Novartis offers a diversified portfolio to best meet these needs: innovative medicines, eye care, cost-saving generic pharmaceuticals, preventive vaccines and diagnostic tools, over-the-counter and animal health products. Novartis is the only global company with leading positions in these areas. In 2011, the Group's continuing operations achieved net sales of USD 58.6 billion, while approximately USD 9.6 billion (USD 9.2 billion excluding impairment and amortization charges) was invested in R&D throughout the Group. Novartis Group companies employ approximately 124,000 full-time-equivalent associates and operate in more than 140 countries around the world. For more information, please visit http://www.novartis.com.

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Move, Inc. Appoints Chief Technology Officer

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:30:11 -0500

Former Netflix Executive Joins Move's Leadership Team

CAMPBELL, Calif., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Move, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOVE), the leader in online real estate, today announces the appointment of John Robison as chief technology officer, effective February 13, 2012. He reports directly to Move, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Berkowitz, and he will be based at Move's corporate headquarters in Campbell, California.

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As chief technology officer, Robison assumes responsibility for the Company's entire technology organization including search platform and front end engineering. He is also charged with setting Move's technology agenda, and leading all elements of the Company's strategic and tactical technology development.

"I'm pleased to welcome John to our executive leadership team," said Steve Berkowitz, chief executive officer of Move, Inc. "We were very impressed with John's leadership and experience at both startup and large organizations. His ability to scale and grow teams along with his deep background in software technology makes him a valuable addition to Move's team. We're looking forward to John joining Move at this point in our company's history, especially with our recent developments to converge search with both mobile and social technologies."

Robison most recently served as vice president, DVD product development at Netflix, Inc., in Los Gatos, California. While at Netflix, Robison set the technical direction, made critical design decisions and drove their internal architecture and infrastructure. Prior to joining Netflix, John held executive leadership positions at Graspr and SideStep, new pioneers of online product categories, where he rapidly expanded their technology. He has over 20 years of leadership experience at diverse companies including Yahoo!, Inc., where he made major contributions to the Internet's first personalized products.

"I'm impressed with Move's inherent ability to continuously innovate while maintaining the highest data accuracy standards in the real estate industry," said Robison. "The superior platform that powers the Realtor.com search experience, combined with its strength as a consumer brand and their leadership in mobile and social greatly influenced my decision to join Move. I am proud to work with such an extraordinary group of talented people."

Robison holds a master's degree in computer science from San Jose State University and bachelor's degree in cognitive science from University of California at San Diego.

ABOUT MOVE, INC.

Move, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOVE), is the leader in online real estate and operator of Move.com, a leading destination for information on new homes and rental listings, moving, home and garden and home finance; REALTOR.com®, the official website of the National Association of REALTORS®; Moving.com; SeniorHousingNet; ListHub; SocialBios, and TOP PRODUCER Systems. Move, Inc. is based in Campbell, California.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including information about management's view of Move's future expectations, plans and prospects, within the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the results of Move, its subsidiaries, divisions and concepts to be materially different than those expressed or implied in such statements. These risk factors and others are included from time to time in documents Move files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to, its Form 10-Ks, Form 10-Qs and Form 8-Ks. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on Move's future results. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date hereof. Move cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Finally, Move expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

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New York Attorney General Agrees to Terminate Antitrust Lawsuit Against Intel

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:35:08 -0500

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Intel Corporation and the New York Attorney General have agreed to terminate the lawsuit alleging violation of U.S. and state antitrust laws that was filed by the New York Attorney General in November 2009.

The agreement, which follows a December 2011 court ruling that greatly reduced the scope of the New York Attorney General’s lawsuit, expressly states that Intel does not admit either any violation of law or that the allegations in the complaint are true, and it calls for no changes to the way Intel does business. The agreement includes a payment of $6.5 million from Intel that is intended only to cover some of the costs incurred by the New York Attorney General in the litigation.

“Following recent court rulings in Intel’s favor that significantly and appropriately narrowed the scope of this case, we were able to reach an agreement with New York to bring to an end what remained of the case. We have always said that Intel’s business practices are lawful, pro-competitive and beneficial to consumers, and we are pleased this matter has been resolved,” said Doug Melamed, senior vice president and general counsel at Intel.

A copy of the agreement is available at www.intel.com/pressroom/legal/nyag.htm.

About Intel

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

Intel, Intel Core, Atom, Ultrabook, the Intel logo and Ultrabook are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries. * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

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Revelytix Releases Spyder 1.0

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:33:57 -0500

Semantic software allowing any enterprise data store to be queried using SPARQL

SPARKS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Using Spyder^®, companies can implement semantic data integration solutions without impacting systems running business-critical functions.

Spyder^®, a free software tool, exposes any data store as a SPARQL 1.1 end point. Using the federation capabilities of SPARQL 1.1, any collection of SPARQL 1.1 end points can be queried as a single set of data. Spyder^® is one component of the Revelytix Distributed Information Management system. As desired, enterprises can select from a range of customized Support Agreements. Spyder^® supports Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Excel, flat files, and other data types.

Running as a standalone server, Spyder offers:

Disk-buffered memory management
Parallel query processing framework
Open source protocol for high speed transfers of query results
R2RML support
Centralized, ticketed help desk support
Optimized to work with Spinner^®, the Revelytix SPARQL query processor

“The client-server RDBMS paradigm has served us well for the past forty years. The data management tools for the next forty years are here today. The Distributed Information Management System is the new paradigm and Spyder 1.0 is a key piece.” - Michael Lang, CEO, Revelytix, Inc.

"Customers are looking for a non-invasive approach to quickly integrate data while holding down costs. Cost and time-to-market delays rule out building more data warehouses. We have worked with Revelytix at the U.S. Department of Defense and in the pharmaceutical vertical. Using Spyder, our customers realize immediate an ROI and rapid delivery of new analytics. Spyder is the lynchpin technology for hooking enterprise information assets into the future enterprise information management platform, providing extensibility, data provenance, and agility." - Brooke Stevenson CEO, Spry, Inc.

For additional information contact Paul Bradley at 781.416.1956 or at pbradley@revelytix.com.

Revelytix is a commercial software company with deep expertise in semantic architecture, semantic data modeling, ontology development, and data virtualization. Based on semantic standards managed by the W3C, Revelytix software tools enable a Distributed Information Management System (DIMS), the next generation of Enterprise Information Management. DIMS provides the ability to locate, access, and understand any data store, regardless of location or schema.

CONTACT:

Revelytix, Inc.
Paul Bradley, 781-416-1956
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comScore Releases the "2012 U.S. Digital Future in Focus" Report

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:32:09 -0500

Report Offers Insights on Key Trends from 2011 and What They Mean for the Coming Year

RESTON, Va., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the 2012 U.S. Digital Future in Focus report. This annual report examines how the prevailing trends in social media, search, online video, digital advertising, mobile and e-commerce are defining the current marketplace and what these trends mean for the year ahead.

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"2012 promises to be an exciting year for the digital media industry as the explosion of available content and proliferation of web-enabled devices drive the evolution of the digital consumer, creating new opportunities and challenges for the entire digital ecosystem," said Linda Abraham, comScore CMO and EVP of Global Product Development. "In order to be successful in this new paradigm, digital marketers must understand the key trends shaping the current marketplace and what that means for the future of their businesses."

To download a complimentary copy of 2012 U.S. Digital Future in Focus report, please visit: http://www.comscore.com/2012USDigitalFutureinFocus

Key insights from the 2012 U.S. Digital Future in Focus include:

Facebook-Led Social Media Market is Redefining Communication in the Digital and Physical Worlds

Social Networking accounted for 16.6 percent of all online minutes at the end of 2011 and is on track to surpass Portals as the most engaging online activity in 2012. Facebook continues to lead as the driving force behind this shift in consumer behavior, accounting for the largest share of online minutes across the entire web in 2011.

Bing Gains Ground in Search

Although Google maintains a strong lead in the U.S. search market, one of the most notable stories in search in 2011 was Bing's positive growth trajectory. Bing closed out the year by surpassing Yahoo! for the #2 position among core search engines for the first time in its history, bolstered in part by its social search partnership with Facebook implemented in early 2011.

Online Video Boom Signals Sea Change in Video Ecosystem

Online video viewing witnessed impressive gains across a variety of measures in 2011, signaling a behavioral shift in how Americans are consuming video content. More than 100 million Americans watched online video content on an average day to close out 2011, representing a 43-percent increase versus year ago.

Digital Advertising Enters Era of Increased Accountability as Brand Dollars Continue to Shift Online

A staggering 4.8 trillion display ad impressions were delivered across the U.S. web in 2011 as brand advertisers continued to shift dollars to the digital medium. This shift in ad dollars has magnified the need for greater transparency and accountability in ad delivery across the digital advertising ecosystem.

Smartphone and Tablets Fuel the Rise of the Digital Omnivore

The rise of smartphones and tablets has drastically altered consumers' digital media consumption. In 2011, the majority of all mobile phone owners consumed mobile media on their device, marking an important milestone in the evolution of mobile from primarily a communication device to also a content consumption tool. At the end of the year, more than 8 percent of all digital traffic was consumed beyond the 'classic web' via devices such as smartphones and tablets.

E-Commerce is Back and Better Than Ever

Despite the backdrop of continued economic uncertainty, 2011 was a strong year for retail e-commerce. Throughout the year, growth rates versus the prior year remained in double-digits to significantly outpace growth at brick-and-mortar retail. Total U.S. retail and travel-related e-commerce reached $256 billion in 2011, up 12 percent from 2010.

Webinar - 2012 U.S. Digital Future in Focus: Trends Every Marketer Needs to Know
Join Jeff Hackett, executive vice president of comScore Media Metrix, and Eli Goodman, comScore Media Evangelist, on Wednesday February 22nd at 2 PM EST, as they share key insights from the 2012 U.S. Digital Future in Focus report and discuss what these trends mean for today's marketers.For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.comscore.com/2012_Future_in_Focus_Webinar

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