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3 Targets SMEs With New Mix and Match Plans

June 10th, 2008 by admin

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LONDON, June 9 /PRNewswire/ —

- New Offering Allows Small Businesses Value and Flexibility as Well as
Free Mobile Skype for business for First Time

3 Business, the new small business division of mobile operator 3
(http://www.three.co.uk), today launches a comprehensive range of
new deals for small businesses with the introduction of business Mix and
Match plans. 3 Business’ pricing structure offers customers a new level of
value and customisation in their company’s mobile plans, as well as making
advanced Internet services like mobile Skype accessible on a business plan
for the first time.

Starting from as little as GBP12.77(1) per month, 3 business customers
can choose from a compelling range of options for voice minutes, texts,
mobile broadband data and handsets. In addition, for the first time on any
network, 3’s business Mix & Match plans offer free Skype calls from mobiles,
which enable businesses to stay in touch for free via Internet calling.

Every business Mix and Match customer will receive 300 free 3-to-3
minutes, free Skype-to-Skype calls, free voicemail and free Instant
Messenger. Customers can now select from five plans of flexible minutes or
texts they need - for example GBP12.77 a month for 300 minutes or texts right
through to GBP22.98 a month for 1100 minutes or texts. Depending on the
package selected customers also receive further bonus extras including 2000
3-to-3 minutes, 1000 UK texts or 2000 UK landline minutes.

business Mix and Match also offers customers significant flexibility when
choosing handsets. Customers will be able to select new handsets such as
Nokia’s N95 or the HTC TyTN II, alongside established handsets such as
Nokia’s E61 and 6500 slider.

3 business has also boosted the value of its business 600, business 900
and Flat Rate tariffs, giving customers on these price plans 2000 free 3-to-3
minutes. In addition new customers signing up for 18-months will also receive
a 10% discount and those on 24-month contracts will get 25% off their
recurring charge (discount applies to sharer member not access fee).

Renato Bottini, 3 business Division Manager, said: “We’re bringing the
same value and innovation that we’ve introduced into the UK consumer market
to small businesses. We want to be the best value, to offer the most exciting
new services and to give our customers the service levels they expect. Our
voice and text offers are market-beating at every level and our mobile
Internet services can be used by smart small businesses to drastically reduce
monthly bills. At a time when all businesses are looking to control costs and
do more on the move, these deals can make a real difference.

“The launch of mobile Skype for business is a real first in the market.
Consumers have been taking advantage of free Internet calling on mobile for
some time and we’re now enabling small businesses to benefit from this.
Whether you’re calling your office in the UK or your customer in Australia,
Skype offers free mobile calling and you can’t beat that sort of value.”

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(1) All prices excluding VAT

Pictures available on request.

For further information please contact:
Anthony D’Alton
Parys Communications
44(0)772-765-9142
adalton@parys.com

3 UK

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Joytoto USA, Inc. Enters Into Agreement With Hyundai RFmon

May 23rd, 2008 by admin

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Joytoto USA, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: JYTO) , a leading electronics components manufacturer, has entered into an agreement with Hyundai RFmon Corporation (), a US distributor of electronics products. Under the agreement, Joytoto USA, Inc. will manufacture, market and supply kiosks, DVD download dispensers, smart teller machines, ATM machines, and other electronic components as requested, upon receipt of an initial purchase order from Hyundai RFmon, with a minimum order size of $10 million US dollars. The agreement remains in effect through the year 2012.
Joytoto USA’s CEO, Michael Cho, said, “Joytoto USA is fully committed to growing both its electronics business through 2008 and beyond. We are extremely excited about our agreement with Hyundai RFmon and the ability to expand our OEM and ODM business segment outside of our existing consumer electronics products portfolio.”
About:
Joytoto USA, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: JYTO) ’s two business segments are electronic products and components, and online games. The electronic products and components business is that of a virtual, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and original design manufacturer (ODM) of consumer electronics for retailers throughout the world. Joytoto USA’s online game business segment operates online games in North America pursuant to an Exclusive North American Master License Agreement with Joyon Entertainment Co., Ltd. (”Joyon Korea”). The Master License Agreement gives Joytoto USA’s wholly-owned subsidiary access to Joyon Korea’s library of successful online video games currently operating in the Asian markets which have generated more than $100,000,000 in the Asian markets.
Hyundai RFmon Corporation is a total solutions provider and component distribution company for the consumer, financial and telecommunications industry. In addition to the above business enterprises with Joytoto USA, RFmon has expanded their business markets and is establishing itself as the leading provider of total solution applications for the EMI (electromagnetic) and RFID (radio frequency identification) industries. RFmon has installed their first high-capacity patented RFID antennae and inlay manufacturing line in Silicon Valley, California. Full label conversion production capability is scheduled to be integrated into the RFID line by year-end. RFmon has also shipped their first EMI manufacturing system to Korea that will soon be serving the electronics and telecommunications industry in Korea and Asia. RFmon is staffed by experienced business development executives and personnel from the IT industry and has offices located in San Jose, California and Seoul, Korea.
Joytoto USA, Inc.

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Ricoh Americas Corporation Acquires Associated Business Systems

May 20th, 2008 by admin

WEST CALDWELL, N.J., May 1 /PRNewswire/ — Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of office equipment in the United States, announced today it has acquired Associated business Systems (ABS), a Ricoh dealer headquartered in Portland, OR. This acquisition signals a major expansion by Ricoh in the Pacific Northwest marketplace.
Effective immediately, Associated business Systems will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Ricoh Americas Corporation and be known as Associated business Systems — A Ricoh Company. Craig Knouf, president of ABS will remain in his current position and have day-to-day responsibility for all sales, service and administrative operations. Additionally, Knouf will be responsible for Ricoh business Solutions (RBS), operations in Oregon and Washington and will work to integrate these operations over the next few months.
“We are very pleased to have ABS as a member of the Ricoh Group as we expand our operations in the Pacific Northwest, which has proven to be a most competitive marketplace,” said Kirk Yoshida, chairman and CEO of Ricoh Americas Corporation. “By bringing Craig Knouf into the Ricoh Group, we will have an established and successful business owner overseeing Ricoh operations. Craig has been an outstanding Ricoh dealer and is well positioned to help us grow and succeed in this market,” Yoshida added.
“I look forward to helping Ricoh continue its growth in the Pacific Northwest by offering the most advanced product line in the industry,” said Craig Knouf, president of ABS “No other company is better positioned than Ricoh to be a top performer in this marketplace. The merging of the RBS operations into ABS creates a very powerful, entrepreneurial business with tremendous resources to deliver to our customers at a local level,” Knouf added.
ABS was founded in 1997, and has 176 employees. ABS has been named to INC. Magazine’s 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the U.S. Additionally, ABS was named 2007 Dealer of the Year by the business Technology Association and ABS was recently awarded Ricoh’s Chairman’s Award.
About Ricoh Americas Corporation
Ricoh Americas Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 72-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2007 sales in excess of $19 billion, a 7.3 percent increase over the previous year.
Ricoh Americas Corporation is a leading provider of document solutions. Ricoh’s fully integrated hardware and software products help businesses share information efficiently and effectively by enabling customers to control the input, management and output of documents.
Ricoh Americas Corporation directly or through its network of authorized dealers markets and distributes products in North, Central and South America.
Information about Ricoh’s complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at .
All referenced product names are the trademarks of their respective companies.
CONTACT: Russell Marchetta
Ricoh Americas Corporation
(973) 882-2075

Ricoh Americas Corporation

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