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FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 5 /PRNewswire/ — Computer Sciences Corporation today announced that it is now a Certified Global SAP(R) Hosting Partner. CSC received certification from SAP AG for its ability to deliver “high-quality hosting services.”
SAP partners seeking certification undergo a comprehensive assessment of their delivery and operational capabilities by SAP’s Global Ecosystem and Partner Group. The certification denotes a high level of SAP hosting expertise and validates a company’s ability to productively support and operate SAP business applications on behalf of its clients. As a certified Global SAP Hosting Partner, CSC offers a full portfolio of hosting services in support of SAP business Suite applications and the SAP NetWeaver platform.
“By achieving global SAP certification, we demonstrate the quality of our capabilities in support of SAP solutions,” said Lemuel Lasher, president of CSC’s Global business Solutions and Services organization. “CSC clients can now achieve further benefits from their SAP applications without the need to hire and train specialized resources or to invest in additional infrastructure. Helping our customers maximize business value, enhance operational efficiencies and deliver innovation through their enterprise applications, while freeing them to focus on their core business operations, are what enable CSC to exceed customer expectations.”
CSC continues to increase its global support capabilities for SAP solutions. During the past year, the company has expanded its number of SAP consultants by approximately 10 percent worldwide and expects to steadily increase that amount by the end of calendar year 2008. CSC has deployed more than 900 SAP implementations around the globe, representing a broad variety of industries.
About CSC
Computer Sciences Corporation is a leading information technology (IT) services company. CSC’s mission is to be a global leader in providing technology-enabled business solutions and services.
With approximately 91,000 employees, CSC provides innovative solutions for customers around the world by applying leading technologies and CSC’s own advanced capabilities. These include systems design and integration; IT and business process outsourcing; applications software development; Web and application hosting; and management consulting. CSC reported revenue of $16.1 billion for the 12 months ended Dec. 28, 2007. For more information, visit the company’s Web site at .
Computer Sciences Corporation

PARIS, May 5 /PRNewswire/ —

- Analyst Firm Ranks Alcatel-Lucent No. 2 in Fast-Growing Services Market

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that a
major industry analyst research firm has ranked Alcatel-Lucent’s Services
business No. 2 in market share in critical segments of its market. Technology
Business Research (TBR) ranked Alcatel-Lucent No. 2 in 2007 global
telecommunications services market share.

“In the emerging post-merger market, Alcatel-Lucent has steadily
increased its share of revenue derived from services, tightening the
competition among telecom and IT suppliers,” said Michael Sullivan-Trainor,
Executive Analyst, Network business Quarterly, Technology business Research.

According to a recent report issued by TBR, global suppliers of services
for telecom operators saw revenue increases across the board in 2007 as the
total market grew to US$70 billion, an 8% increase over 2006. The TBR report
said that Alcatel-Lucent ranked No. 2 and held 9% market share in global
telecommunications infrastructure services in 2007, noting that in 2007
Alcatel-Lucent and other vendors stepped up their focus on the services
businesses.

“This study shows that Alcatel-Lucent is one of the most experienced and
knowledgeable services vendors in the industry,” said Andy Williams,
President of Alcatel-Lucent’s Services business. “We are positioned to become
the largest global services business in the communications industry because
we intimately understand the requirements of our customers who need a
‘network integrator’ with IT experience and network expertise.”
Alcatel-Lucent has one of the most experienced and knowledgeable network
services organizations in the industry, with more than 20,000 technicians,
network designers, consultants, engineers and project managers. With assets
that include ten Network Operations Centers, four IP Transformation Centers,
and more than 90 Technical and Welcome centers, Alcatel-Lucent is positioned
to become the largest global services business in the communications
industry.

To grow the company’s overall business, Alcatel-Lucent has been
aggressively pursuing the Services business. Focusing on five strategic
growth areas, IP network transformation, Network Outsourcing, Multi vendor
maintenance, Applications Integration and Industry and Public Sector, the
company has announced several key wins over the past year. These contract
wins show that the company has a pulse on the macro changes in the market and
that carriers have confidence in their ability to solve complex network
challenges.

“Network complexity is driving the need for Services,” Williams noted.
“Conversations with our customers have become more complex. To address these
new needs, we have announced new and enhanced solution offerings such as
Wireless In-Building and End-to-End Service Availability Support as well as
Integrated Turnkey Communications Solutions focused on the Transportation,
Energy and e-Government sectors.”
About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that
enable service providers, enterprise and governments worldwide, to deliver
voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in
fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies,
applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions
that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work
and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent
is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced
global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research,
technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry.
Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 17.8 billion in 2007 and is
incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more
information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet:
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com

Alcatel-Lucent

PLANO, Texas, May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — EDS today announced the adoption of the Run SAP(R) methodology for use in its application management services and hosting operations. Through this adoption, EDS also plans to incorporate the methodology into its consulting practice, where it will leverage its leading expertise with SAP applications management, gained through the implementation of SAP solutions by more than 800,000 client users globally. Today’s announcement was made at the SAPPHIRE(R) 2008 Orlando conference, where EDS is exhibiting in booth #2212.
EDS is the first SAP hosting partner and SAP services partner to adopt Run SAP, an operations methodology built upon SAP standards for solution operations that will help IT and business process experts harness their IT landscapes and better implement their enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA) strategies. The adoption of Run SAP will give EDS access to SAP-developed tools in the global support backbone, including training, services, operations methodology and mission-critical support components. As an early adopter, EDS will have an opportunity to help shape Run SAP and play a key role in the direction of the next-generation applications management offering for SAP customers. Through this level of involvement, EDS will leverage its insight and expertise to help clients be successful.
“Run SAP will provide our clients with lower cost and reduced risk through standardized tools and methodologies, as well as greater agility to manage and innovate their SAP platforms,” said Bob Hershey, EDS vice president and SAP Consulting Practice leader for Americas and Asia Pacific. “As our clients’ business ally, EDS’ adoption of the Run SAP methodology globally will enable us to compete more effectively in the enterprise applications market.”
“We are pleased that EDS intends to strengthen its long-standing relationship with SAP by adopting the Run SAP methodology,” said Uwe Hommel, executive vice president, SAP AG. “EDS will be among the first SAP hosting partners to adopt the end-to-end solution operations approach provided by Run SAP into its application management services and hosting operations.”
To best maximize the benefits promised by enterprise SOA, it is essential to closely manage the integration and management of business processes along with software and system components. The implementation of end-to-end solution operations following the Run SAP methodology, including consulting and training, can be supported by SAP Services and SAP partners. Run SAP will help customers past the go-live phase by focusing on application management, business process operations and administration of the technology platform. The pre-configured operations approach of Run SAP bridges the gap between the technical and functional components of an implementation to guide customers through solution assessment and scoping, defining operations, set up of operations, handover to production and operations and optimization of the system. Customers and partners can also enable their workforce with a specific education curriculum and certifications.
Long-standing Relationship Between EDS and SAP
For more than 17 years, EDS and SAP have partnered to deliver business software solutions that reduce time-to-market and lower clients’ total cost of ownership. Since 1997, EDS has deployed SAP solutions to approximately 873,000 users. Furthermore, SAP helps deliver best-in-class enterprise applications as an essential component of the EDS Agile Enterprise Platform and collaborates on industry solutions and enterprise business applications. As a member of the EDS Agility Alliance, SAP provides end-to-end enterprise applications services and the standard underlying applications platform for EDS’ leveraged HR, F&A and Procurement BPO utility. The partnership with SAP has helped generate more than $1 billion in total contract sales for EDS.
The EDS Agility Alliance is a coalition of companies globally recognized for their quality, products and value to clients. Its mission is to innovate, develop and deliver the EDS Agile Enterprise Platform - EDS’ next-generation global delivery system. Together, EDS and its Agility Alliance partners collaborate to design, build and run a market-leading services platform and develop technology-based services to deliver tangible client results.
About EDS
EDS is a leading global technology services company delivering business solutions to its clients. EDS founded the information technology outsourcing industry more than 45 years ago. Today, EDS delivers a broad portfolio of information technology and business process outsourcing services to clients in the manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, communications, energy, transportation, and consumer and retail industries and to governments around the world. Learn more at .
SAP, SAPPHIRE and all SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries.
All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies.
Any statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “anticipate,”"believe,”"estimate,”"expect,”"forecast,”"intend,”"may,”"plan,”"project,”"predict,”"should” and “will” and similar expressions as they relate to SAP are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. SAP undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. The factors that could affect SAP’s future financial results are discussed more fully in SAP’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (”SEC”), including SAP’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.
CONTACT:
Annabelle Baxter - EDS
972 605 0978

Electronic Data Systems Corporation

MANHASSET, N.Y., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — United business Media’s (UBM) LLC Think Services, which connects specialized communities worldwide using innovative media, educational events, consulting, training and certification, today announced that Michele Maguire Merrill, Vice President of Integration and Acquisitions, has been named a woman to watch in business-to-business media by min’s. With 20 years of experience in the technology industry, Merrill is an authority on acquisition and integration strategies and is responsible for planning and executing diverse transactions, both domestic and international.
“Michele’s gift is driving business growth and she plays a critical role in the ongoing success of our organization,” said Philip Chapnick, Chief Executive Officer, Think Services. “A dedicated and driven professional, Michele has created an outstanding track record of achievements and successes. Today I am proud to offer her my sincerest congratulations on this extraordinary industry recognition.”
Merrill has held many key positions with United business Media including overseeing the Game Group, followed by international development for International Customer Management Institute (ICMI) and the Electronics group (now TechInsights). Under her leadership, the Game Group’s revenues grew strongly, the Serious Games Summit had two successful years, the Austin Game Developers Conference was acquired, the Game Developer Conference China launched, ICMI China was integrated into the portfolio and Merrill became Integration Manager for the acquired Semiconductor Insights business. Merrill also launched Mac Channel Weekly and was Associate Publisher for Communications Week. She earned a B.S. from Penn State University and a MFA from Mills College.
The other Women to Watch in B2B Media include: Christina Condos, VP of Events, 1105 Media; Gloria Cosby, Brand Director, Cygnus business Media; Sabrina Crow, SVP of the Marketing & Media Group, Neilsen business Media; Claudia Flowers, EVP of Corporate Development, Questex Media; Taryn Hewitson, Associate Print Director, Mediaedge: cia; Mie-Yun Lee, VP of New business Development, Reed business Information; Amy Middlebrook, VP of Directory Databases, Commonwealth business Media (a United business Media sister company); Heather L. Mikisch, Publisher of Managing Automation and Manufacturing Executive, ThomasNet and Thomas Registry; Holly Sraeel, Group Editorial Director, Source Media; and Laura Wagner, VP, primary care publications and sales operations, Life Science Group, Advanstar.
About Think Services ( )
Think Services connects specialized communities worldwide using innovative media, educational events, consulting, training and certification. Providing comprehensive opportunities for people to learn from, network with, and inspire each other, Think Services builds strong brands and works within communities to foster a unique affinity with its products and services. The division’s flagship products include the Game Developers Conference, the Webby Award-winning Gamasutra.com, Game Developer magazine, the International Customer Management Institute, HDI (formerly the Help Desk Institute), and Dr. Dobb’s Journal.
About United business Media LLC
United business Media LLC ( ), formerly known as CMP, has four separate and distinct technology divisions — Everything Channel, TechInsights, TechWeb and Think Services — which produce the leading online, event and print brands, and provide business tools and integrated media solutions for technology marketers. Its respected media brands include InformationWeek, the TechWeb Network, ChannelWeb, CRN, EE Times and TechOnline; major industry events such as Interop, Web 2.0 Expo, XChange, Game Developers Conference and the Embedded Systems Conferences; and business information and marketing services such as the Institute for Partner Education and Development, International Customer Management Institute and Semiconductor Insights. United business Media LLC is a subsidiary of United business Media plc ( ), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.
Contact
Alix Raine
United business Media LLC
516 562 7827

United business Media LLC

SEATTLE, May 5 /PRNewswire/ — Oce business Services, a leader in document process management and electronic discovery, will detail key strategies for effective control of law firm and law office records next week at the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Annual Conference and Exposition. The company will also demonstrate Oce Max, the first comprehensive business performance management system designed to specifically manage document processes and outsourcing service providers.
The ALA conference and expo is a highlight of the legal management field’s annual event calendar, providing a wealth of opportunities for legal administrators to enhance their professional skills, manage their day-to-day challenges, and grow personally and professionally. It takes place Monday, May 5 through Thursday, May 8 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle.
“This year’s ALA conference spotlights two areas in which we offer expertise, records management and document performance management,” said Elizabeth Halaki, chief marketing officer for Oce business Services. “Results of our recent industry survey reveal that these two advanced document management practices provide high-value business benefits such as enhancing operational efficiency and reducing costs.”
Executives at the Oce business Services’ booth will be on hand to detail findings of the company’s recent survey that confirms the business benefits of efficient document management. Released April 9, the survey report, “A Premier Standard: How Organizations Can Elevate business Performance through Advanced Document Process Management,” explores document imaging, records management, enterprise-wide print/copy, mail and shipping, automated print/mail workflows and legal discovery.
Among the key findings:
1. Document process management ineffectiveness. While 90 percent of
surveyed senior executives acknowledge that managing documents
throughout their lifecycle (creation through disposal) improves
business performance, only 12 percent rate their organization as
highly effective in this practice.

2. Value of imaging. Document imaging (paper to digital conversion) was
seen as having a high impact across the greatest range of top business
goals that include reducing costs, increasing competitive advantage,
enhancing regulatory compliance, and improving customer service.

3. Importance of measurement. A majority of survey participants indicated
that their organizations are measuring document process performance,
with the highest number of organizations measuring service level
performance followed by user satisfaction, user activity, and return
on investment. Survey respondents also specified that the key benefits
of measurement include enhanced efficiency and reduced cost of
document process activities.

The full survey report is available by visiting .

About Oce business Services

Oce business Services, Inc. is one of the world’s leading providers of document process management services and technology to law firms, corporations and the public sector. Its spectrum of managed solutions spans the document lifecycle. These include print/copy, fleet, mail services, Six Sigma(R)-based performance management, records management and eDiscovery. Oce business Services is one of the most experienced providers of eDiscovery, paper discovery, forensics and web-based review services for complex litigation and regulatory compliance matters. Oce business Services’ integrated capabilities allow it to serve enterprise-wide requirements with advanced technology, people and processes. By enabling organizations to manage and control document assets, Oce helps reduce costs, increase efficiency, mitigate risk and introduce innovation. To learn more, visit .
Note to Editors: Six Sigma is a registered trademark of Motorola Corporation.
Visit Oce business Services at the ALA Conference & Expo, Booth #311
Oce business Services, Inc.

CLOSTER, N.J., May 5 /PRNewswire/ — Ericom Software, a leading provider of Application Access and Virtualization solutions, today announced the availability of Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect for Oracle VM, a desktop virtualization (VDI) solution based on Oracle’s server virtualization software. Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect for Oracle VM harnesses the power of the companies’ respective virtualization products to deliver secure, on-demand, and centrally managed access to virtual desktops and applications.
Ericom’s PowerTerm WebConnect for Oracle VM can help organizations:

— Reduce overall IT spending
— Eliminate the costs associated with local desktop installations
— Lower IT overhead and complexity associated with managing desktops
— Simplify and accelerate setting up the environment
— Improve the end-user environment and experience
— Enhance security

With Ericom’s PowerTerm WebConnect, organizations can implement a combination of Virtual Desktops and Windows Terminal Servers, enabling virtualization across the organization in a cost-effective manner. By implementing enterprise-wide desktop virtualization, organizations can reduce the cost of managing PCs, provide secure remote access, and facilitate business continuity and disaster recovery implementations.
Oracle VM is scalable, low-cost server virtualization software that supports both Oracle and non-Oracle applications. Oracle VM extends Oracle’s support for grid computing by providing the ability to virtualize within as well as across servers.
“We are excited to offer Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect for Oracle VM to our customers,” said Brian Berns, Ericom’s COO. “As a flexible, comprehensive solution, Ericom’s desktop virtualization offering complements Oracle VM. Together the software provides organizations with the ability to address many of today’s IT challenges including desktop management, privacy of information, IT optimization, business continuity, green computing and telecommuting. Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect for Oracle VM provides organizations with a robust infrastructure for enterprise-wide virtualization.”
“Customers continue to seek better solutions to address shrinking IT budgets and expanding data center costs,” said Monica Kumar, senior director Linux and Open Source Product Marketing, Oracle. “With Ericom’s PowerTerm WebConnect for Oracle VM, customers gain the benefits of both desktop and server virtualization, which can help dramatically enhance IT resource utilization.”
For more information and to download Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect for Oracle VM visit:
For more information about Oracle VM visit

Ericom Software is also a member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork.

About the Oracle PartnerNetwork

Oracle PartnerNetwork is a global business network of more than 19,500 companies who deliver innovative software solutions based on Oracle software. Through access to Oracle’s premier products, education, technical services, marketing and sales support, the Oracle PartnerNetwork program provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today’s global economy. Oracle partners are able to offer their customers leading-edge solutions backed by Oracle’s position as the world’s largest enterprise software company. Partners who are able to demonstrate superior product knowledge, technical expertise and a commitment to doing business with Oracle qualify for the Certified Partner levels.
About Ericom
Ericom(R) Software is a leading global provider of application access and virtualization solutions. Since 1993, Ericom has been helping users access enterprise mission-critical applications running on a broad range of Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Terminal Servers, Virtual Desktops (VDI), Blade PCs, legacy hosts and other systems. With offices in the US, UK, EMEA, India and China, Ericom also has an extensive worldwide network of distributors and partners. Our expanding customer base is more than 30,000 strong, with more than seven million installations. For more information about Ericom and its products, please visit:
Trademarks
Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates
Ericom Software

Shanghai Jiefeng is the Second Successful Acquisition for iSoftStone in 2008
BEIJING, Aug. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ — Today iSoftStone Information Service Corporation (iSoftStone), a global provider of business consulting, IT outsourcing, and business process outsourcing services, announced that it has completed the post-acquisition integration with Shanghai Jiefeng Information Technologies Co. (Shanghai Jiefeng), a provider of enterprise application development services.
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Founded in 2001, Shanghai Jiefeng brings an expanded service offering, which allows iSoftStone to provide seamless, high quality, cost-effective delivery to existing and new clients of both legacy companies. Shanghai Jiefeng’s comprehensive .NET technology and enterprise application development capabilities enable important functions such as HR, payroll and procurement applications, as well as knowledge management and projection management applications.
”We are delighted to join iSoftStone,” said Hong Liu, Founder and General Manager of Shanghai Jiefeng. ”With iSoftStone’s well-established delivery platform, we have a great advantage in delivering a broader array of high-quality services to our clients.”
”The acquisition of Shanghai Jiefeng is a nice compliment to our strong continued organic growth, and a testament to the high quality platform we are building,” said TW Liu, Chairman and CEO of iSoftStone. ”In the current market environment we have begun to see numerous opportunities to continue to improve our vertical domain expertise and geographic coverage via strategic acquisitions. As such, by continually expanding our service offerings, enhancing our technology capabilities, and leveraging economies of scale, we are better able to serve our clients.”
The completion of the post-merger integration with Shanghai Jiefeng follows the successful acquisition of Akona Consulting of Seattle, WA in February 2008. Together, the capabilities of Akona and Shanghai Jiefeng enable iSoftStone to offer an expanded range of services, including business consulting, which leverages iSoftStone’s robust China-based delivery platform to provide a more flexible and cost effective total IT solution.
About iSoftStone
Founded in 2001, iSoftStone is a global provider of business consulting, IT outsourcing, and business process outsourcing services to clients in the United States, Europe, Japan, Korea, and China. Based in Beijing with offices in key client geographies, iSoftStone provides a comprehensive end-to-end service offering including on-shore client-facing business consulting, and off-shore delivery of IT outsourcing and software product engineering services. iSoftStone is certified CMMI Level 5, ISO9001 and ISO27001, and focuses on key client industries including financial services, telecommunications, high technology, media, energy & utilities, and transportation & logistics. For more information, please visit .
For more information, please contact:

iSoftStone Information Service Corporation:
Sophie Yang
Tel: 86-10-5874-9169
Email:

iSoftStone Information Service Corporation

SAN FRANCISCO, April 25 /PRNewswire/ — TechWeb (formerly CMP) and O’Reilly Media, Inc., co-producers of Web 2.0 Expo, today announced over 10,000 verified attendees. This number of attendees, compared to last year’s event, highlights a growth of more than 20 percent. Marking the second year of this successful event, Web 2.0 Expo took place this week, April 22-25, at Moscone West in San Francisco.
“We are thrilled by the positive response to this year’s Expo,” said Jennifer Pahlka, co-chair of Web 2.0 Expo. “Both the jump in numbers and the tenor of the conversations this week attest to the momentum of this market. We expect that we’ve only begun to see the impact of Web 2.0 on business, culture, and society.”
The second Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco touched all corners of the Web ecosystem, from technical to marketing to business issues. Demand for the event sets the stage for the launch of Web 2.0 Expo New York on September 16-19, 2008, and the return of Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco, taking place on April 1-3, 2009.
Web 2.0 Expo gathers designers, developers, entrepreneurs, marketers, business strategists, and venture capitalists who have experiences to share and a passion for learning about Web 2.0 applications. As the meeting place for major innovation and change on the web, additional upcoming events include Web 2.0 Expo Europe in Berlin, Germany, October 21-23; and Web 2.0 Expo Tokyo, December 3-4, 2008. Additional information is available at .
About TechWeb
TechWeb, the global leader in business technology media, is an innovative business focused on serving the needs of technology decision-makers and marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed media brands in the business technology market. Today, more than 13.3 million* business technology professionals actively engage in our communities created around our global face-to-face events Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and VoiceCon; online resources such as the TechWeb Network, Light Reading, Intelligent Enterprise, InformationWeek.com, bMighty.com, and The Financial Technology Network; and the market leading, award-winning InformationWeek, TechNet Magazine, MSDN Magazine, Wall Street & Technology magazines. TechWeb also provides end-to-end services ranging from next-generation performance marketing, integrated media, research, and analyst services. TechWeb is a division of United business Media, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.
*13.3 million business decision-makers: based on # of monthly connections

About O’Reilly

O’Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, online services, magazines, and conferences. Since 1978, O’Reilly has been a chronicler and catalyst of leading-edge development, homing in on the technology trends that really matter and spurring their adoption by amplifying “faint signals” from the alpha geeks who are creating the future. An active participant in the technology community, the company has a long history of advocacy, meme-making, and evangelism. For more information, visit: .
O’Reilly is a registered trademark of O’Reilly Media, Inc. Other products mentioned may be trademarks of their respective companies.
TechWeb

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ — OpTier(R), the leader in business Transaction Management(TM) (BTM) for the enterprise, announced today that Network Products Guide, a Silicon Valley Communications publication and a world leading publication on technologies and solutions, has named CoreFirst(R) a winner of the 2008 Best Products and Services Award. This respected annual award honors products and services that represent the rapidly changing needs and interests of the end-users of technology worldwide. As part of the tech-industry’s leading global awards program, this year’s Best Products and Services were nominated from all over the world.
OpTier’s CoreFirst enables some of the world’s largest and most successful organizations to harness the power of business transactions. OpTier software solutions dynamically link business services to IT infrastructure, assuring service delivery and optimizing IT resources. CoreFirst is a critical addition to organizations adopting virtualization and service oriented architectures. To read more about this product innovation, please visit .
“Increased end-user awareness and ongoing advances in technology are helping shape better products and services,” says Rake Narang, editor-in-chief at Network Products Guide. “Our editors awarded CoreFirst our Product Innovation Award in business Transaction Management earlier this year and it’s clear that our readers also see the benefits that OpTier’s technology provides for managing IT in the context of business needs.”
“We are delighted that CoreFirst has been recognized by the readers of Network Products Guide,” said Michael Wooh, SVP of corporate marketing at OpTier. “We are the first in the market to offer a complete end-to-end solution for business Transaction Management and our success in delivering this technology to Fortune 500 organizations will help us to maintain our leadership position in this rapidly growing segment.”
About Network Products Guide Awards
Network Products Guide published from Silicon Valley is a leading provider of products, technologies and vendor related research and analysis. You will discover a wealth of information in this guide including product innovations, roadmaps, industry directions, technology advancements and independent product evaluations that facilitate in making the most pertinent technology decisions impacting business and personal goals. The guide follows conscientious research methodologies developed and enhanced by industry experts. To learn more, visit .
About OpTier
OpTier(R) harnesses the power of real business transactions with its unique business Transaction Management(TM) (BTM) software solutions. Our CoreFirst(R) product assures that business transactions flow smoothly within IT applications and infrastructure without bottlenecks or outages, for improved end-user experience and reduced cost. Our Active Context Tracking(TM) (ACT) technology delivers end-to-end visibility — of all business transactions, across all tiers, all the time — by continuously discovering the links between IT components and business services. It also prioritizes IT transactions and processes based on business needs, for true IT optimization. For more information, visit .
OpTier, CoreFirst and “Putting First Things First” are registered trademarks of OpTier.
Contacts:

Lindsay Diamond Avi Dines or Jennifer Barlow
OpTier Schwartz Communications, Inc.
212-679-2700 781-684-0770

OpTier

VANCOUVER, British Columbia and NEW YORK, April 25
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Current Technology Corporation (OTCBB: CRTCF) and MSGI Security Solutions Inc. (OTCBB: MSGI) today announced Texas-based Celevoke, Inc (”Celevoke”) has formed Star One Telematica SA (”Star One”) to immediately market and sell Celevoke’s proprietary Telematics solutions to the dynamic automotive market in Brazil. In order to jump start operations, Star One is purchasing the operating assets of Crown Processamento De Dados SA (doing business in Brazil as “Crown Telecom”). Star One is 51% owned by Celevoke and 49% owned by Templar Investment & Acquisitions B.V. (”Templar”). Both Templar and Crown have agreed all future Telematics business of any nature what so ever will be conducted solely by Star One. Importantly, the Federal Government of Brazil has mandated that effective August 1, 2009 all new factory produced or imported automobiles must be equipped with anti-theft devices and tracking systems.
“Star One’s purchase of Crown Telecom’s operating assets means we start business in Brazil with an experienced sales force supported by a fully operational back office, as all key Crown Telecom employees are being hired by Star One,” stated Celevoke CEO Chuck Allen. “We will not have to make cold calls to get the business started. We should be generating sales immediately, based on existing relationships with automobile dealerships, insurance companies, and other distribution channels.”
“This is a huge opportunity,” said Celevoke Vice-president Brian Allen. “We believe we are in a unique position to generate immediate sales, because by purchasing Crown Telecom’s operating assets and hiring key employees, we are effectively buying a book of business. We should be in a position to materially benefit from implementation of the law requiring new vehicle on board security and tracking systems when it becomes effective in August of next year. We are meeting in Brazil next week with the new employees and their customers, and will report further developments as they unfold over the coming weeks and months.”
About Celevoke
Celevoke is poised to become a market leader in the projected $38.3 billion (by 2011) global market for Telematics (according to ABI Research), which is the integrated use of telecommunications and informatics. More specifically, it is the science of sending, receiving and storing information wirelessly via telecommunication devices. Celevoke has integrated Telematics and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) with sensing technology. This proprietary suite of hardware and software products enables users to remotely monitor, track, control and protect a wide variety of asset classes. Examples include people, automobiles and trucks, shipping containers and covert vehicles used for law enforcement and intelligence gathering in a global marketplace. In 2005, Celevoke acquired the assets of San Francisco based Televoke, Inc.; a telematics pioneer backed by Softbank Venture Capital, Cardinal Venture Capital, W.I. Harper Group and others, representing more than $15 million in funding. These assets provided the foundation for Celevoke’s development of patented technology utilized today by Celevoke’s many clients. Celevoke is a 51% owned subsidiary of Current Technology Corporation (OTCBB: CRTCF).
The news release contains forward-looking statements concerning the Company’s business operations, and financial performance and condition. When used in the news release the words “believe,”"anticipate,”"intend,”"estimate,”"expect,”"project,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such words. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such differences include but are not limited to technological change, regulatory change, the general health of the economy and competitive factors. Many of these factors are beyond the Company’s control; therefore, future events may vary substantially from what the Company currently foresees. You should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
Current Technology Corporation