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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 5 /PRNewswire/ — EnteGreat, a leader in manufacturing business technology consulting, today announced its acquisition of the SAP Consulting Practice of Technology Solutions Company (TSC) . The move substantially augments EnteGreat’s existing SAP business and positions the company for growth in emerging markets. EnteGreat brings a unique blend of manufacturing expertise and technology systems integration to the new unit, while TSC’s SAP Consulting Practice brings comprehensive consulting services, products, and unmatched project management expertise. By adding best-of-breed SAP consulting and project management capabilities to EnteGreat’s existing SAP services, the newly expanded company will enable customers to align their enterprise business processes to their manufacturing operations more efficiently and cost effectively.
With the acquisition closed, EnteGreat has begun integrating the SAP Consulting Practice into its business. Due to the highly complementary nature of this combination there will be no significant changes to the structure of the company or division. Customers of both companies will continue to receive an uninterrupted flow of services and the transition is expected to be seamless. The SAP Consulting Practice will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of EnteGreat. It will continue to serve high-technology and Industrial Machinery and Components (IM&C) markets, in addition to expanding into new sectors, such as Life Sciences, Food and Beverages, and Mill Products. What will change is that customers now have access to the combined expertise of both companies at once and stand to gain from the resulting comprehensive benefits.
“When we combine the strength of EnteGreat in manufacturing execution with the enterprise solutions strength of TSC’s SAP Consulting Practice, we believe we can deliver the industry’s most comprehensive technology solution to our manufacturing customers,” said Rob Gellings, Chief Executive Officer of EnteGreat. “This acquisition represents a major step forward in our long-term strategy to expand into the enterprise solutions market and other high-growth segments. Now more than ever EnteGreat is poised to directly align enterprise business processes with manufacturing operations, in order to ensure the success of companies across major industry sectors.”
Gellings concluded, “The acquisition also complements our existing MES business which we serve through our longstanding relationships with a variety of software partners.”
“This acquisition brings together two companies with similar cultures and complementary offerings,” added David Wasson, former Senior Vice President and Practice Lead of TSC’s SAP Consulting Practice and now President of the new wholly owned subsidiary, EnteGreat Solutions, LLC. “We are extremely excited about the opportunities for growth ahead. We are adding EnteGreat’s manufacturing execution expertise to our portfolio of superior end-to-end SAP solutions. By accessing EnteGreat’s deep skills, products and capabilities in the manufacturing space we will be able to take advantage of new market opportunities as we continue to serve our existing customers.”
An important component of the deal involves the merger of complementary intellectual property (IP) that includes both companies’ SAP accelerators, including EDGE(TM), CMF(R) and MPF(TM). The combined IP further differentiates EnteGreat with technology that accelerates customers’ time-to-value while reducing the risk associated with deploying SAP solutions.
Both organizations are distinguished by their experienced management and integration consultants. EnteGreat’s responsive structure and efficient business model has helped it deliver superior value to its Fortune 500 customers since 2000. With the acquisition, the company now boasts the infrastructure, architecture capabilities, enterprise implementation services and support capabilities of larger consulting firms. Its more experienced and efficient teams of consultants deliver a lower total cost-of-ownership solution with shorter delivery times.
To learn more about EnteGreat’s expanded SAP capabilities, please visit the company at SAPPHIRE 2008, Orlando, FL., May 4-7 at Booth # 881.
About EnteGreat
EnteGreat is a manufacturing consulting and systems integration company, serving manufacturing companies across North America. EnteGreat has a singular mission: to help manufacturing companies succeed. EnteGreat’s strategy focuses on combining the Management of Technology with Transformative Change to give global manufacturing companies the tools and the knowledge needed to bring about solid, substantial, and sustained business improvements. For more information, please visit EnteGreat’s web site, .
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PHILADELPHIA, May 6 /PRNewswire/ —

- Manuscript Central v4.2 to Offer its Customers Access to Services
Verifying the Originality of All Scholarly Content Submitted on the System

The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced that
Manuscript Central’s online workflow system will incorporate the iThenticate
checking tool into its submission and peer review process, and will develop
suitable policies and guidelines. CrossRef recently announced an agreement
with iParadigms, LLC to launch the CrossCheck service to aid in verifying the
originality of scholarly content. Following on the success of CrossRef’s
recent pilot of CrossCheck, the service is scheduled to go live in June and
will be offered via Manuscript Central.

Manuscript Central’s integration with the iThenticate tool will allow
CrossCheck member journals and publishers to send submissions for comparison
to the iThenticate service at any point in the peer review or acceptance
workflow. With status indicators and a quick view of comparison results,
journals will be enabled to investigate suspected documents much further back
in the peer review process, potentially saving valuable time and resources in
the peer review workflow.

“We are very excited to be a part of the initial roll-out of the
plagiarism detection initiative as it underscores the importance we place on
helping our customers control the quality of their manuscript submission and
online peer review,” said Keith MacGregor, Executive Vice President of
Thomson Reuters Academic and Government Market. “We are confident this
endeavor will ultimately better the quality and accuracy of published
research works.”
Manuscript Central is an innovative, web-based, database-driven peer
review and online submission program for scholarly publishers. Manuscript
Central automates manuscript submission to journals and allows for easy
administrative, editing and reviewing capabilities, so its customers can
focus on content, not on process. With more than 200 societies and
publishers, 2,400 books and journals, 70,000 monthly submissions and 5
million registered users, Manuscript Central is the proven industry leader.

The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters provides information and
knowledge to accelerate research, discovery and innovation. Our
authoritative, accurate and timely information is essential for drug
companies to discover new drugs and get them to market faster; researchers to
find relevant papers and know what’s newly published in their subject; and
businesses to optimize their intellectual property and find competitive
intelligence. We create the research platforms and services of the future
that will power our customers toward business and personal success.

About CrossRef

CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org) is a non-profit membership association
founded and directed by publishers. Its mission is to enable easy
identification and use of trustworthy electronic content by promoting the
cooperative development and application of a sustainable infrastructure.

About Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information
for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with
innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision
makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare
and media markets, powered by the world’s most trusted news organization.
With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan,
Minnesota, Thomson Reuters employs more than 50,000 people in 93 countries.
Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TRI);
Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: TRI); London Stock Exchange (LSE: TRIL); and
Nasdaq (Nasdaq: TRIN). For more information, go to www.thomsonreuters.com.

Web site: http://www.scientific.thomson.com
http://www.crossref.org
http://www.thomsonreuters.com

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SAN DIEGO and TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated , and Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd., “Foxlink”, a leading developer and manufacturer of communications devices, computers and consumer electronics, today announced an agreement to bring a new, dedicated fabrication plant to Lungtan’s Science Park in Taoyuan, Taiwan to manufacture Qualcomm’s next generation mirasol(TM) displays. The fabrication plant is slated to be fully operational in 2009.
The collaboration solidifies Qualcomm MEMS Technologies’ strategy to support volume demands for future mirasol displays. As a result of the agreement, Qualcomm MEMS Technologies will be able to offer a more varied selection of display products while reducing the time to market of those products. The capabilities of the dedicated plant will increase efficiency, reduce costs and improve agility.
“We have seen a strong response to mirasol displays and have made significant traction in the last year,” said Jim Cathey, vice president of business development for Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc. “As a leader in supply chain management, Foxlink has decades of experience in delivering quality, timely products for global brand leaders. They are an ideal company with which to collaborate in delivering on the promise of mirasol’s low-power, highly reflective displays.”
In support of the effort, Foxlink has created a new business unit to support the production of Qualcomm MEMS Technologies’ mirasol displays. Foxlink currently employs a workforce of more than 43,000 employees and operates more than 15 design manufacturing and sales sites worldwide.
“Given our extensive manufacturing experience in the consumer electronics industry, Foxlink has established itself as a leading producer of consumer electronics components,” said John Chow, president, Microlink Communications business Units, Systems Group, Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd. and chief technology officer of Foxlink Group. “This opportunity with Qualcomm MEMS Technologies presents us with the exciting challenges that come with manufacturing a true innovation. We look forward to bringing quality mirasol displays, in volume, to our customers.”
Qualcomm’s mirasol displays constitute a technology breakthrough that promises substantial performance benefits over competing display technologies. Based on a reflective technology called interferometric modulation (IMOD), mirasol displays harness ambient light and require no backlighting, thereby consuming significantly less power. The reflective mirasol display also automatically scales to the surrounding lighting conditions, allowing users to see their content in almost every environment, even bright sunlight.
About Foxlink
Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, Foxlink is a leading developer and manufacturer of communication devices, computers and consumer electronics. Foxlink (a publicly listed company on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, ticker number 2392), was founded in 1986 and initially specialized in the manufacturing of communication products, later expanding into consumer electronics. Foxlink has two principle business lines — components and assembly — which support the production of communication and consumer electronics devices such as cables, connectors, handsets, MP3 players, video game consoles, Bluetooth headsets and GPS units. In addition to its headquarters in Tucheng, Taipei, Taiwan, Foxlink has offices in Brea and San Jose, California; Chicago, Illinois; Seattle, Washington; as well as other locations worldwide to support its impressive, global customer base. For more details, please visit Foxlink’s website at
About Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc.
Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc. has developed the industry’s first micro electrical/mechanical systems (MEMS) display for mobile devices — a true technological innovation that offers low power consumption and superb viewing quality in a wide range of environmental conditions, including bright sunlight. Based on a reflective technology, Qualcomm’s mirasol displays require no backlighting and therefore consume significantly less power than standard displays in portable devices. The mirasol display supports video at up to 30 frames per second. The display works by reflecting light so that specific wavelengths interfere with each other to create color. The phenomenon that makes a butterfly’s wings shimmer is the same process used in Qualcomm’s mirasol displays. Using advanced MEMS technologies, mirasol displays support Qualcomm’s overall innovation strategy of increasing the capability of mobile devices while minimizing power consumption. Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc. is headquartered in San Diego, Calif., with offices in San Jose, Calif. and Hsinchu, Taiwan. To learn more about mirasol displays, visit
About Qualcomm Incorporated
Qualcomm Incorporated () is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Qualcomm is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2008 FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.
Qualcomm is a registered trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated. mirasol is a trademark of Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Qualcomm Contacts:
Cheryl Schwarzman, Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc.
Phone: 1-858-651-6276
Email:

Tina Asmar, Corporate Communications
Phone: 1-858-845-5959
Email:

John Gilbert, Investor Relations
Phone: 1-858-658-4813
Email:

Foxlink Contact:
K.L. Liao
Phone: 886-2-2269-9888

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BURLINGTON, Mass., May 5 /PRNewswire/ — StreamServe Inc., a global leader in dynamic document composition, management and delivery solutions, today announced it has been recognized by Madison Advisors for delivering data and content from corporate applications to recipients in a multitude of formats and channels. According to a new research report entitled, Document Composition Market Study; Third Edition, StreamServe is credited for being well-suited for both transactional and interactive business applications.
The comprehensive review of StreamServe suggests that the Company’s software solutions extend enterprise business processes with the dynamic composition, management, and delivery of enterprise documents to customers, suppliers and partners through any channel regardless of application source. More specifically, StreamServe was recognized for its robust output management functionality, including post-processing, imposition and document brokering; open design interface which supports document templates created in multiple tools; and the application’s SAP-certification which enables it to run on NetWeaver(R).
“Having a common communication strategy is vital for maintaining an ongoing and productive interaction between organizations and their customers,” said Richard Huff, Principal Analyst, Madison Advisors and principal author of the research report. “Document composition solutions allow organizations to create effective communications in multiple formats. StreamServe Persuasion in particular enables organizations to leverage data stored in enterprise ERP, CRM, and legacy systems to automate the creation, assembly, and multi-channel distribution of documents, while enabling organizations to create interactive documents such as marketing and promotional campaigns.”
“StreamServe supports enterprise-wide print and output management initiatives and creates a two-way information exchange that enables organizations to produce and deliver a broad range of output from high-value to high volume,” said Dennis Ladd, CEO of StreamServe. “As the first vendor to understand the value of integrating data from sources across the enterprise, StreamServe has helped some of world’s leading organizations develop a sound document and communications strategy in order to improve margins and increase customer satisfaction.”
The complete Document Composition Market Study; Third Edition is now available from Madison Advisors and can be purchased at .
About Madison Advisors and its Document Composition Market Study/Third Edition
Madison Advisors’, an advisory firm that provides thought leadership, strategic consulting, and market research to clients in the print and electronic communications industries, Document Composition Market Study; Third Edition reviews the significance of the market drivers in today’s document composition market and how they are affecting change across the end-user, print service provider, and vendor markets. Madison Advisors’ Document Composition Market Study; Third Edition is the leading industry resource for organizations and print service providers that are assessing their document and communications strategies, platforms, and/or solutions.
About StreamServe
StreamServe, Inc. enables organizations to capitalize on the value of existing enterprise StreamServe enables organizations to capitalize on the value of existing enterprise content by extending the business process with the dynamic composition, management, and output of enterprise document to customers, suppliers and partners through any channel regardless of application source. Supporting enterprise-wide print and output management, as well as two-way information exchange in multiple channels and formats, StreamServe solutions enable a broad range of output from high-value to high volume. Built on an open architecture, StreamServe’s industry leading solutions support rapid deployment and integration with ERP, ECM, and CRM systems extending back-office applications to IT and business users alike.
StreamServe solutions provide a centralized and highly flexible environment for controlling and automating the distribution of documents providing organizations with business benefits such as reduced production costs, IT workload, and manual errors, as well as consistency of branding, enhanced customer service, and revenue generating opportunities through targeted and personalized customer campaigns. StreamServe’s strategic partners, include Adobe Systems, IBM, InfoPrint Solutions Company, Infor, Lawson, and SAP. Headquartered in Burlington, MA with 14 locations worldwide, StreamServe serves more than 4,900 customers in 130 countries, including AmeriSource Bergen Corporation, AOK, BMW France, E.On, and Plantronics.
StreamServe, the StreamServe logo, StreamServe EDP, and “How Does Your Company Present Itself?” are all trademarks of StreamServe Inc. Some software products marketed by StreamServe Inc. and its distributors contain proprietary software components of other software vendors. Other marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. (C)StreamServe Inc. 2008
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PLANO, Texas and VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., May 5 /PRNewswire/ — Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced it has been honored with a Visteon Important Partner Award for outstanding overall performance in providing services to Visteon Corporation, one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers.
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Siemens PLM Software was recognized as a top supplier to Visteon in the Non-Production category during an April 16 ceremony at Visteon’s Corporate Offices and Innovation Center in Van Buren Township, Mich. (U.S.)
The Visteon Important Partner Award program, now in its sixth year, honors Visteon suppliers that achieve “best in class” ratings for quality, delivery, technology, launch and cost-control performance. Siemens PLM Software was among 23 companies honored for their 2007 performance, representing less than one percent of Visteon’s global production and non-production suppliers.
“Siemens PLM Software has distinguished itself as an outstanding Visteon supplier in its service area, whose performance has been instrumental in helping Visteon deliver innovative, high-quality, cost-efficient products to vehicle manufacturers,” said Patrick Bauer, Visteon senior director, material planning and logistics — indirect and central purchasing.
“Siemens PLM Software is proud to be the first-ever information technology partner to receive this prestigious distinction in recognition of our PLM solutions and services,” said Dave Shook, senior vice president and managing director, Americas, Siemens PLM Software. “We are honored to be acknowledged for our Teamcenter(R) solutions that support Visteon as a leading global automotive supplier.”
Of the 23 companies earning Visteon Important Partner Awards, eight are based in the Asia-Pacific region, six in Europe, five in North America, and four in South America.
“Having a world-class supply base is critical to Visteon’s ability to meet the technology, quality and cost needs of vehicle manufacturers around the world, and these 23 suppliers represent ‘the best of the best,’” said Donald J. Stebbins, Visteon president and chief operating officer. “We are proud to recognize these suppliers, who have performed at an extremely high level in supporting our three strategic product groups — climate, electronics and interiors.”
Siemens PLM Software is the leading provider of PLM software and services for the Automotive and Transportation industry. Fourteen out of the 15 automotive OEM’s in the world use Siemens PLM Software technology to enable their business process improvement initiatives.
From early portfolio planning through product development, manufacturing and product obsolescence, the automotive and transportation industry has made Siemens PLM Software the standard for PLM technology.
Siemens PLM Software is a mission-critical partner with many automotive and transportation companies, providing PLM solutions to enable key business process improvement initiatives, such as: commonization and re-use, change management, global engineering, knowledge-driven automation and supply chain integration.
About Siemens PLM Software
Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division, is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services with 4.6 million licensed seats and 51,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Siemens PLM Software’s open enterprise solutions enable a world where organizations and their partners collaborate through Global Innovation Networks to deliver world-class products and services. For more information on Siemens PLM Software products and services, visit .
About the Siemens Industry Automation Division
The Siemens Industry Automation Division (Nuremberg), a division of the Siemens Industry Sector, is a worldwide leader in the fields of automation systems, low-voltage switchgear and industrial software. Its portfolio ranges from standard products for the manufacturing and process industry to solutions for whole industries and systems that encompass the automation of entire automobile production facilities and chemical plants. As a leading software supplier, Industry Automation optimizes the entire value added chain of manufacturers — from product design and development to production, sales and a wide range of maintenance services.
About Visteon Corporation
Visteon Corporation is a leading global automotive supplier that designs, engineers and manufactures innovative climate, interior, electronic and lighting products for vehicle manufacturers, and also provides a range of products and services to aftermarket customers. With corporate offices in Van Buren Township, Mich. (U.S.); Shanghai, China; and Kerpen, Germany; the company has facilities in 26 countries and employs approximately 41,500 people.
Note: Siemens and the Siemens logo are registered trademarks of Siemens
AG. Teamcenter is a trademark or registered trademark of Siemens
Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. or its subsidiaries in
the United States and in other countries. All other trademarks,
registered trademarks or service marks belong to their respective
holders.

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LAS VEGAS, May 5 /PRNewswire/ — afterBOT, an innovator in the development of real-time business solutions for the extended retail enterprise, today announced the implementation of their TransAccess(R) solution suite at Green Hills market in Syracuse, NY. The system is fully integrated with the Retailix ISS 45 POS environment, the first such installation of its kind for afterBOT.
Recently named “The Best Little Grocery Store in America”, Green Hills has long been a pioneer in the use of technology to improve the customer shopping experience. Gary Hawkins, CEO of Green Hills stated, “We see the afterBOT’s TransAccess(R) solution as a key element in the evolution of our personalized marketing initiatives. The infrastructure is unique in that a single environment provides us with both a vendor collaboration portal and a customer marketing tool that will enhance our abilities to communicate with the consumer. Our plan is to integrate with our existing environment and we believe that enhanced relationships with the supplier community will play a vital role in the development of a One To One marketing relationship with the consumer.”
“We are excited to be working with the Green Hills team,” said Jim Nadler, VP Marketing and business Development for afterBOT. “This initiative enables us to work with one of industries leading practitioners of consumer specific marketing. The initial phases will be focused on delivering benefits to both Green Hills suppliers and their customers. We believe that the optimal solution for the industry will tightly integrate Supplier Relationship and Customer Relationship Management and this opportunity provided us with an environment to validate those concepts.”
afterBOT’s TransAccess(R) solution leverages an atomic-level POS post sale transaction management database to deliver secure, unique views of POS data to employees, customers, and suppliers; improving operational efficiency, increasing marketing effectiveness and enabling an enhanced vendor collaboration platform. Based on the ARTS XML Digital Receipt schema, afterBOT’s TransAccess(TM) application extends that standard to provide a “real time retailing” solution that stores, analyzes and transforms transaction data into actionable insights across the extended retail enterprise; inclusive of both customers and suppliers. afterBOT’s Supplier Connect is a web based supply chain collaboration tool which retailers and suppliers by providing daily sales by store by SKU information in order to drive operational efficiency, increase merchandising effectiveness and improve sales and margins.
About afterBOT:
afterBOT, Inc. combines a post sales transaction management infrastructure, sales reporting tool and professional services to provide a comprehensive business management solution driving top and bottom line growth through a suite of customer, marketing and business services focused applications. For more information visit us at . afterBOT was founded in 2000 and is privately held. afterBOT’s investors include Chrysalis Ventures, Blue Ridge Ventures, e-RM Ventures and Kenzie Lane.
For additional information please contact:

Chuck Hague
Marketing Communications
afterBOT, Inc.
770-564-5558

Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), click appropriate link. Jim Nadler
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DALLAS, May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — First American Global Offshore Services, a member of The First American Corporation family of companies and a leading provider of offshore business process outsourcing solutions, announced today that it has partnered with USFN — America’s Mortgage Banking Attorneys(R) to provide business process outsourcing solutions (LegalBPO) to the association’s membership and respective clients.
“We look forward to this opportunity to work with the USFN membership to offer business process outsourcing solutions that assist them with reducing foreclosure timeframes, improving quality and increasing their capacity,” said Scott Brinkley, executive vice president of First American Global Offshore Services.
The partnership enables all USFN members to directly access First American’s process engineering teams; utilize First American’s shared processing teams to assist smaller firms in overcoming scale-related barriers to entry; and benefit from continuous, on-demand staffing across member-specified domestic and offshore outsourcing locations.
“First American delivers the breadth of outsourcing solutions that offer our members the cost- and time-saving advantages of offshoring back-office tasks as needed, when needed,” said Richard Leibert, president of USFN. “This partnership represents an additional benefit for our membership because First American has a proven track record and they are a preferred partner when it comes to serving our attorney base.”
About USFN
USFN is a national not-for-profit association of select law firms, trustee companies and associated supplier members that provides comprehensive default services to the mortgage banking industry. For additional information, visit USFN’s Web site at . Founded in 1988, USFN members provide services in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
About The First American Corporation
The First American Corporation is a FORTUNE 500(R) company that traces its history to 1889. With revenues of approximately $8.2 billion in 2007, it is America’s largest provider of business information. First American combines advanced analytics with its vast data resources to supply businesses and consumers with valuable information products to support the major economic events of people’s lives, such as getting a job, renting an apartment, buying a car or house, securing a mortgage and opening or buying a business. The First American Family of Companies, many of which command leading market share positions in their respective industries, operate within five primary business segments, including: Title Insurance and Services, Specialty Insurance, Information and Outsourcing Solutions, Data and Analytic Solutions, and Risk Mitigation and business Solutions. More information about the company and an archive of its press releases can be found at .
Media Contact:
Carrie Gaska
Corporate Communications
The First American Corporation
(714) 250-3298 -

Investor Contact:
Mark Seaton
Investor Relations
The First American Corporation
(714) 250-4264 -
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — 8×8, Inc. , provider of Packet8 () broadband business, residential, video and mobile communication services, today announced it will hold a conference call to discuss its FY 2008 4th quarter and year end operating results on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. ET. Bryan R. Martin, Chairman and CEO, and Dan Weirich, Chief Financial Officer, will host the call.
This call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed by dialing 888.680.0894 and referencing passcode 93617766 ten minutes before the scheduled time. A digital replay will be available for one week following the live broadcast at 888-286-8010, passcode 76637417. To pre-register for the call, go to or visit the Investor Relations page at .
The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network. Individual investors can listen to the call at , Thomson’s individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson StreetEvents (), a password-protected event management site.
About 8×8, Inc.
8×8, Inc., the second largest standalone digital phone service provider in the U.S., offers internet-based telephony solutions () for individual residential and business users as well as small to medium sized business organizations. In addition to residential Packet8 service plans priced as low as $24.99 per month for unlimited anytime calling to the U.S., Canada and eight additional countries, 8×8 offers the Packet8 Tango Video Terminal Adapter along with accompanying monthly service plans also priced at $24.99 per month. Packet8 Virtual Office, 8×8’s VoIP phone system for small to medium sized businesses, is a hosted PBX solution comprised of powerful business class features. Companies subscribing to Virtual Office pay just $49.99 per month per extension for enterprise class PBX functionality along with unlimited local and long distance calling in the U.S. and Canada. The Packet8 Complete Contact Center(TM) is a hosted multimedia call center distribution and management platform that works with any broadband Internet service and provides enterprise class contact center functionality combined with Virtual Office hosted iPBX calling features and business calling plans. Packet8 Softalk Office(TM), 8×8’s PC-based soft phone client, offers high quality voice and video in-network calling as well as outbound calling to the PSTN. Packet8 MobileTalk(TM) is a breakthrough mobile service that dramatically improves the overall mobile international calling experience by routing overseas mobile phone calls over the award-winning, patent-protected Packet8 digital VoIP network. For additional company information, visit 8×8’s web site at .
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — 8×8, Inc. , provider of Packet8 () broadband Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), videophone and mobile VoIP communication services, today announced the availability of the Packet8 Virtual Office business phone system at OfficeMax(R) retail outlets nationwide.
OfficeMax’s more than 900 U.S. retail stores are now stocking and merchandising Packet8’s Virtual Office hosted VoIP small business phone system with point-of-purchase materials consisting of retail brochures and in-line shelf displays which showcase the Packet8 Virtual Office business-class telephone. OfficeMax customers can purchase the Packet8 Virtual Office business phone package for just $129.99 and begin using the Virtual Office service within minutes after a simple installation and activation procedure. Subscribers who purchase Virtual Office at OfficeMax receive one free month of service followed by a discounted monthly service price of $39.99 for an Unlimited Extension.
“We are pleased to offer OfficeMax small business customers a reliable, enterprise-class and, most important, affordable alternative to traditional high-priced business phone systems,” said 8×8 Vice President of Sales and Marketing Huw Rees. “In today’s economically challenging environment, businesses are faced with even greater pressure to limit capital expenditures and conserve cash. With the Packet8 Virtual Office solution, the upfront investment and monthly service fees are minimal and there are no unexpected maintenance charges since Packet8 hosts and manages every aspect of the service at no additional cost to subscribers.”
The Packet8 Virtual Office service is an affordable, easy-to-use replacement for traditional PBX phone systems, allowing users anywhere in the world to be part of a hosted VoIP virtual phone solution. The service includes an auto attendant, worldwide extension dialing, business class voicemail, a full featured conference bridge and ring groups, in addition to a rich variety of other business class PBX and dial tone features not normally found on premise-based PBX systems.
Offering a combination of unlimited local and long distance calling in the United States, Canada and eight other countries plus advanced PBX features, the Packet8 Virtual Office solution enables small and medium sized enterprises to secure distributed corporate class telecommunications capabilities for a fraction of the cost of wire line business services from traditional phone companies. Unlike comparably priced single line VoIP phone services which offer features more suited to individual residential users, Packet8 Virtual Office provides companies with complete business phone system functionality along with the flexibility to operate each extension from any geographic location with high-speed Internet access.
Packet8 Virtual Office reduces an organization’s total cost of ownership (TCO) for telecommunications services because of its minimal initial investment combined with unlimited worldwide calling for a low monthly fee and access to Packet8’s low per-minute international calling rates to overseas wire line and mobile phone numbers.
About 8×8, Inc.
8×8, Inc., the second largest standalone VoIP service provider in the U.S., offers internet-based telephony solutions () for individual residential and business users as well as small to medium sized business organizations. In addition to regular Packet8 VoIP service plans priced as low as $24.99 per month for unlimited anytime calling to the U.S., Canada and eight additional countries, 8×8 offers the Packet8 Tango Video Terminal Adapter along with accompanying monthly service plans also priced at $24.99 per month. Packet8 Virtual Office, 8×8’s VoIP phone system for small to medium sized businesses, is a hosted PBX solution comprised of powerful business class features. Companies subscribing to Virtual Office pay just $49.99 per month per extension for enterprise class PBX functionality along with unlimited local and long distance calling in the U.S. and Canada. The Packet8 Complete Contact Center(TM) is a hosted multimedia call center distribution and management platform that works with any broadband Internet service and provides enterprise class contact center functionality combined with Virtual Office hosted iPBX calling features and business calling plans. Packet8 Softalk Office(TM), 8×8’s PC-based soft phone client, offers high quality voice and video in-network calling as well as outbound calling to the PSTN. Packet8 MobileTalk(TM) is a breakthrough mobile service that dramatically improves the overall mobile international calling experience by routing overseas mobile phone calls over the award-winning, patent-protected Packet8 digital VoIP network. For additional company information, visit 8×8’s web site at .
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LONDON, April 25 /PRNewswire/ —

- Award-Winning Online Optician Gets the Hosting and Scalable
Platform to Support Exponential Growth Through Innovative Start-Up Program

Glasses Direct has signed up as a member and customer of the
hosting offer in the Sun Start-Up Essentials program in the UK. As part of
the program, the online glasses retailer has outsourced the management of its
hosted platform to NTT Europe Online.

The Sun Start-Up Essentials (SSE) program helps start-ups
conserve cash, accelerate their development and get up and running quickly
through discounts on a range of both Sun’s industry-leading systems and
services and those of its partners, including managed hosting provider NTT
Europe Online. This provides start-ups with the backing of global
organisations whilst maintaining the flexibility of a start-up, as well as
enabling them to scale right from the start with a single technology partner.

The brainchild of entrepreneurial wunderkind Jamie
Murray-Wells[1], Glasses Direct is the disruptive market challenger in the
GBP3.5 billion glasses industry, offering pairs of glasses from as little as
GBP15. With the company expecting significant growth over the next 2 to 4
years, it needed a secure, scalable environment from which to operate and
host its business.

“We needed partners who offer the technology and services to
match our growth in the market,” said Derek Colvin, Chief Technology Officer
at Glasses Direct. “As an SME we may lack the perceived brand security of
more established operations, meaning the availability of our site is more
than critical to our business; it’s the difference between success and
failure. Working with Sun and NTT Europe Online we know we have the
architecturally scalable platform required to ensure the availability and
continuity of our sales revenue.”
“Secure, scalable hosting is now a business necessity for any
organisation, and for a company that relies exclusively on web-generated
sales, it is absolutely critical its site is impervious to downtime and
failure,” said Rob Steggles, Marketing Director Europe for NTT Europe Online.
“Glasses Direct is growing at a rapid pace so it needs a hosting
infrastructure to accommodate that expansion and guarantee its business
continuity. By being involved in the Sun Start-Up Essentials program, we are
in a position to help companies such as Glasses Direct compete with bigger,
more established rivals.”
Glasses Direct is benefiting from working with other partners involved in
the SSE program as well.

“Some enterprises claim to support start-ups and small
companies, but very few deliver specific, high-value offers tailored to their
needs,” said Juan Carlos Soto,Vice President, Global Market Development &
Engineering. “The Sun Start-up Essentials Program and partnership with
companies such as NTT Europe Online gives start-ups access to vast
technological and business expertise at a fraction of the costs required for
such products and services. We are delighted to be working with Glasses
Direct and supporting their growth from market challenger and innovator to
becoming the market driver in their sector.”
About NTT Europe Online

NTT Europe Online provides managed hosting, security and
application management services to businesses globally. These services
provide the reliability, availability, security and scalability needed to
underpin business success online.

NTT Europe Online is certified to ISO27001 for Information
Security Management and, as part of NTT Communications, has the global reach
and scale to support businesses of all sizes. NTT Communications is the
global data and IP services arm of the Fortune Global 500 telecom leader,
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation (NTT). For further information visit
http://www.ntteuropeonline.com.

About Glasses Direct

http://www.glassesdirect.co.uk is the world’s largest direct
glasses retailer. Launched in July 2004, Glasses Direct sells prescription
eyewear over the internet and by mail that significantly undercut high street
prices, selling a range of eyewear with basic frames and lenses starting at
GBP15, in total.

The business is operated maintaining low overheads, and the
savings are passed on to the customer. Glasses Direct won ‘Natwest Small
Business of the Year’ in 2005, and its founder Jamie Murray Wells is
considered one of the UK’s leading entrepreneurs. For further information
visit http://www.glassesdirect.co.uk.

About Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems Inc., (NASDAQ: JAVA) develops the
technologies that power the global marketplace. Guided by a singular vision
– “The Network is the Computer” — Sun drives network participation through
shared innovation, community development and open source leadership.

Sun provides a diversity of software, systems, services, and
microelectronics that power everything from consumer electronics, to
developer tools and the world’s most powerful datacenters. Its core brands
include the Java technology platform, the Solaris operating system,
StorageTek and the UltraSPARC processor.

Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Sun Startup Essentials
and Solaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
in the United States and other countries. For further information, visit
http://uk.sun.com/.

For further details, please contact:
Joseph Thomas / Josh Turner
Brands2Life
Tel: 44(0)207-592-1200
ntteo@brands2life.com

NTT Europe Online

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