Sunnyvale, USA, 3rd March 2010. AgO Inc, a technology leader in analog and RF circuit optimization, launches AnXplorer – a new tool for optimizing analog and RF circuits. Starting with an unsized SPICE netlist, variables for device dimensions and a set of design objectives and constraints, AnXplorer optimizes device sizes by rigorously exploring the design space. By centering the design across all specified, process, temperature and voltage corners, AnXplorer achieves a robust design thereby enhancing the yield and improving the probability of first time silicon success.

The analog and mixed signal segment is growing much more rapidly than the rest of the semiconductor market. This trend is unlikely to change with the current massive growth in mobile data communications requiring both RF and mixed-signal design. By 2014, Cisco predicts that mobile data traffic will increase a staggering 39 fold from 2009 to 3.6 exabytes per month globally (source: Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update 2009-2014). Despite this, analog design automation has remained largely unchanged for many years. Circuits are usually entered by schematic capture and device sizes are manually tuned over many transistor-level simulation runs.

AnXplorer can fit into commonly used design toolsets as it works with industry standard SPICE netlists and simulators. A designer can create an unsized circuit, design variables and objectives. AnXplorer will then generate an optimized, centered circuit that meets or exceeds the design objectives across all corners specified by the user. It uses a new multi-algorithmic optimization strategy aided by an expert system.

A major challenge facing developers of analog and mixed signal ICs is the frequent failure of analog circuits to meet their requirements. Design respins not only significantly inflate the IC’s development costs but also adversely impact the final product’s market entry. Hillol Sarkar, CEO of AgO Inc said “AnXplorer helps analog designers converge on their design objectives rapidly”. He added, “Analog circuits are responsible for 50% of all IC design respins; by automating the analog circuit optimization, AnXplorer can significantly improve the likelihood of first time silicon success”. The tool’s optimization approach rigorously explores the design space searching for robust solutions over all process, temperature and supply voltage corners thereby improving yield.

Users can control the way optimization takes place by defining a hierarchy of design objectives. Unlike weighted-based handling of multiple objectives, the tool tries to meet high priority objectives before optimizing lower priority ones. AnXplorer’s design exploration database records all points during the optimization process. This enables designers to undertake “what-if” analysis or to trade off conflicting objectives if all objectives cannot realistically be met.

About AnXplorer
AnXplorer is a new generation circuit optimization tool for analog and RF design. It uses a novel optimization approach based on either simulation or equations. The tool works with industry standard SPICE netlists and supports industry standard simulators including Synopsys HSPICE, Cadence Spectre and Legend Design Technology MSIM. It runs on the Linux operating system.
For more information go to http://bit.ly/b-data

About AgO Inc
AgO Inc, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California is an EDA company focused on analog and RF circuit optimization. Its new generation optimization technology enhances the productivity of analog and RF circuit designers and enables yield improvement. AgO Inc is a privately held company.

For more information contact
North America & Asia
Hillol Sarkar
CEO AgO Inc
Tel: +91 983 035 7206 or +1 949 310 9002
e-mail: hillol.sarkar[at]gmail[dot]com
Europe
Roddy Urquhart
Tel: +44 753 158 7023
e-mail: roddy[at]alpha-star[dot]eu
http://www.ago-inc.com

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March 2nd 2010 - Oldenburg, Germany. Creating a new office is a direct response to the increased demand for practical ways of connecting SAP and Microsoft solutions. Microsoft SharePoint Server, fast becoming a de facto standard in the Enterprise, is fueling the need for intuitive tools and packaged scenarios enabling seamless access to SAP data and processes.

Located in Redmond, Washington the new office will serve customers and partners throughout the Americas and will provide a vital link to Microsoft under the direction of Niels Hvidtfeldt. He has vast experience in the SAP/Microsoft interoperability space and he has worked for both companies; In SAP as a NetWeaver Concept Manager and in Microsoft as an Enterprise Technology Strategist and later as a Sr. Product Manager for Duet for Microsoft Office and SAP.

"We are excited to see Sitrion expanding their footprint in the US. Among our US Enterprise customers, Sitrion has earned a solid reputation for connecting SAP with Microsoft .NET, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office and mobile devices. Equipping all employees to easily engage in central business processes is a key driver for standardizing on SAP and Microsoft.” Mark Skoog, Senior Director, SAP Solutions – Microsoft US

"At AMD, Sitrion’s technology is helping us to resolve the challenge of delivering Microsoft .NET portal solutions that need to integrate with SAP. It enables us to reduce our development significantly and allows us to quickly respond to changing business requirements.” Michele Harle, IT Director, SAP COE - Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

"This expansion is an important milestone for Sitrion. Being closer to both customers and Microsoft, we can quickly capture customers’ needs and respond with packaged solutions leveraging the latest Microsoft technology." Markus Dopp, Director of Sales and Marketing - Sitrion

The Sitrion Suite delivers practical and proven solutions for connecting the very different worlds of SAP and Microsoft. Enterprises looking to boost business agility can leverage Sitrion ServiceStudio, a complete package for modeling, deploying and administrating composite Microsoft/SAP solutions in pure .NET. To accelerate business processes Sitrion UniversalApproval enables approval of SAP workflows in Outlook, Outlook Web Access and on Windows Phone, Apple iPhone, RIM Blackberry and Symbian based devices without any client installation or deployment. In Microsoft SharePoint, Sitrion AppTemplates extends the reach of SAP ERP HCM to everyone with business-ready SAP Employee- and Manager-Self-Services (ESS/MSS).

About Sitrion
Sitrion is a global leader in SAP/Microsoft interoperability through a suite tools and prepackaged solutions. In pure .NET, the Sitrion Suite is native to the Microsoft platform, and therefore easily adaptable to customer specific needs. Sitrion extends the reach and improves business agility of SAP at leading global enterprises such as Microsoft, AMD and Pitney Bowes.
Please visit www.sitrion.com or forward inquiries to pr[at]sitrion[dot]com.

Editorial contact:
Sitrion Systems GmbH
Markus Dopp
Ammerlaender Heerstraße 231
26129 Oldenburg
Germany
Phone: +49 441 99848-44
pr[at]sitrion[dot]com

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LONDON — 2 March 2010 — Hitachi Consulting UK today announced that it has successfully completed the merging and optimisation of financial and commercial procurement ERP systems for Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, following its merger with the former National Grid Wireless (NGW). Hitachi Consulting used the Oracle SOA Suite and Application Integration Architecture (AIA) to standardise and optimise Arqiva’s back-office processes, minimise disruption to day-to-day operations, and provide the company with a simplified and integrated future platform for its applications estate.

Arqiva operates at the heart of the broadcast and mobile communications industry and is at the forefront of network solutions and services. The company provides much of the infrastructure behind television, radio and wireless communications in the UK and has a significant presence in Ireland, mainland Europe and the United States.

“We needed a complete migration of our back-office legacy-NGW systems into our existing Oracle eBusiness Suite,” said Steve Gregory, IT Director for Arqiva. “Hitachi Consulting helped us successfully migrate and consolidate the data, systems and processes, and took the lead on implementing an SOA middleware platform so that we could integrate our line-of-business systems with our ERP environment. We had limited expertise in-house and Hitachi Consulting provided us with senior, experienced consultants, with deep technical insight into the Oracle Middleware platform. We’d worked with them previously and were impressed with their flexibility and ability to meet tight delivery deadlines. Without this migration, we would have found it increasingly difficult to run our business effectively. We now have a future-proof platform for our ERP applications. As we continue to de-duplicate our non-ERP systems, we can use the SOA Middleware Platform to simplify our IT estate and componentise our approach to integration moving forward.”

In total, the migration of the legacy-NGW systems increased the size of Arqiva by approximately 50 percent and included the migration and integration of critical line-of-business systems, such as Keep, which now provides a master source of site data for all Arqiva’s estate, including the management of key assets that are distributed across some 9,000 sites. The ten-month project included integration of Oracle with some of the 130 active business applications covering a wide range of Arqiva’s functions. The core business systems are intensively accessed by approximately 400 users and occasionally accessed by approximately 1,500 users.

About Hitachi Consulting Corporation
As Hitachi, Ltd.'s (NYSE: HIT) global consulting company, with operations in the United States, Europe and Asia, Hitachi Consulting is a recognized leader in delivering proven business and IT strategies and solutions to Global 2000 companies across many industries. With a balanced view of strategy, people, process and technology, we work with companies to understand their unique business needs, and to develop and implement practical business strategies and technology solutions. From business strategy development through application deployment, our consultants are committed to helping clients quickly realize measurable business value and achieve sustainable ROI. Hitachi Consulting's client base includes 25 percent of the Global 100 as well as many leading mid-market companies. We offer a client-focused, collaborative approach and transfer knowledge throughout each engagement.
For more information, call 1.877.664.0010 or visit www.hitachiconsulting.com.

About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501) is a leading global technological and industrial company with total revenues of ¥10,000 billion ($102.0 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2009. Hitachi’s business is highly diversified, encompassing operations in the following seven segments: Information & Telecommunication Systems; Electronic Devices; Power & Industrial Systems; Digital Media & Consumer Products; High Functional Materials & Components; Logistics, Services & Others; and Financial Services.
For more information on Hitachi, please visit Hitachi's website at http://www.hitachi.com.

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For further information, please contact:
Vanessa Land
Devonshire Marketing
Tel: 0870 242 7469
Email: vanessa[at]devonshiremarketing[dot]com


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February 26, 2010 – Webtrends, an enterprise customer intelligence company, today announced new Facebook measurement capabilities within Webtrends Analytics, which provides marketers the most comprehensive tracking and measurement for the activities that happen inside Facebook.

The Need to Measure
Facebook’s popularity is well documented; with 400 million users spending an average of almost an hour per day on the site, marketers are clamouring to invest in advertisements, Facebook pages, custom applications, contests and more. According to Compete.com, this month Facebook overtook Google as the most visited site on the Internet.

"Many businesses have launched Facebook campaigns, without necessarily having the ability to measure their investments and compare them apples to apples with other digital channels," said Nick Sharp, vice president and general manager, Webtrends EMEA and Australasia. "Now marketers have the opportunity to take a more comprehensive approach to measuring Facebook, beyond just applications, and can understand the broader picture of how their Facebook investment is performing."

Webtrends can now show you how your tabs, apps, and share features are working.

A few examples are:
• Twitter activity driving to Facebook Fan pages
• Facebook Fan page activity overlaid with corporate blog posts
• Conversion performance if they happen in Facebook
• Custom applications, Facebook page tabs, and Facebook ad click performance
Webtrends believes Facebook is one of the key social channels for brands to invest in and these capabilities will help them validate those investments.

Webtrends Analytics for Facebook
Webtrends' new Facebook measurement capabilities utilise Webtrends Analytics 9, which combines a powerful real-time analytics engine with its best-in-class user interface. For the first time, marketers can view their Facebook measurement alongside other digital marketing investments such as websites, microsites, blogs, mobile apps, and more. Additionally, using Analytics 9's RSS overlay capabilities, marketers can easily see the impact of promotional efforts. Tracking custom tabs, applications, and sharing provides the most complete measurement of Facebook available in the market.

How Webtrends Analytics Collects Data on Custom Tabs
Custom tabs and applications have critical differences for data collection, due to Facebook's Terms of Service and its commitment to user privacy.
• Brands can't use traditional analytics methods for tracking custom tabs because Facebook does not allow Javascript, and they aggressively cache images.
• To overcome these limitations, Webtrends developed a new method that uses their data collection API to bring Facebook data into Webtrends Analytics.

In addition to tracking tab views, Webtrends can also measure:
• Tab views segmented by fans and non-fans
• Clicks on buttons and links, such as the Share button and its options

How Webtrends Analytics Collects Data on Facebook Applications
• Applications allow more tracking options both because they allow Javascript and because the Facebook's Terms of Service allows for collection of user level data.
• Webtrends utilises their Data Collection API to bring Facebook data into Webtrends Analytics.
• Webtrends can measure any type of application built on the Facebook platform.

Webtrends Analytics 9 for Facebook Webinar
Webtrends will also host a Webinar in April discussing how companies can take advantage of Facebook measurement in Webtrends Analytics 9. For more information including registration, date and time, please visit us here.
If you are interested in seeing more about how you can measure Facebook in Webtrends Analytics, please visit our solutions page here www.webtrends.com/Products/SocialMeasurement.aspx.

About Webtrends Inc.
Webtrends is an enterprise customer intelligence company that turns online and offline data into understanding. We help organisations realise a competitive advantage by providing insight-driven optimisation of their digital channels. Our leadership extends beyond the web analytics industry we founded in 1993 to the measurement, optimisation and integration of all digital content and customer intelligence, including web sites, social media and paid-search advertising. Our products and services are trusted by thousands of leading brands and global organisations, including Microsoft, Toyota, Renault, Visit London and ASOS. You can learn more about Webtrends products and services at Webtrends.com or by calling +44 (0) 1784 415 700. Webtrends is a registered trademark of Webtrends Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

For more information please contact:
Tom Flisher / Katie Potts
Octopus Communications
webtrends[at]octopuscomms[dot]net
0845 3700 655

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February 24 2010 - If you disagree with the above, then there is an event on the 1st March which may be of interest to you. It will take place in the Oak Suite, University of Surrey 12.30pm - 4.30pm.

This event gives you the opportunity to have your say on what the future of Broadband services should be in the south east area, a highly topical subject at the moment in the light of the “Digital Britain” report. Whether provider or potential user of this new level of broadband service, we would very much welcome your views and feel that you could contribute greatly to the success of the event.

The event is hosted by the Digital Communications Knowledge Transfer Network (DCKTN) and the University of Surrey, Guildford.

As the speed of broadband has risen over the past ten years, services available have also kept pace, with email and web browsing giving way in bandwidth terms to music downloads, live TV, interactive gaming and peer-to-peer services. In turn, it’s these new services that have also placed higher demands on broadband access for higher download speeds and increased mobility. It is becoming clear that current mainstream access speeds, whatever the operator or technology, are unlikely to be able to provide the variety and quality of service that consumers will require in the future. A number of operators are beginning to invest in improved access technologies (fibre to the home and WiMax, for example) but there is not yet a clear business case either for a particular technology or for investment overall, nor is there a clear view of the services that users will require once the higher speeds are available.

With 73% of people now feeling that broadband is as important a utility as electricity or water the views of users about future services are important. This forum provides broadband users the opportunity to hear about the future for broadband access and services and to give input on their interests and needs. This event is one of several being held in regions of the UK and the output will be used to inform service providers, government and regulators about the services and packages that people will want as higher-speed access becomes generally available. Our presenters will set out their view of the future for broadband technology and services. Participants will then be invited to join the debate to help to formulate a view of the future landscape of services by joining one of three facilitated workshop groups. The information recorded from these groups will be combined with output from other regions and will be used to inform the industry debate on the technologies, architectures and industry structures needed to deliver future services.

Further details are available from the DCKTN website: www.dcktn.org.uk   
You can register for this event at http://digital-communications-ktn.org/tinc?key=d95cAHGK&formname=BBGuildford
 
Contact:
Eddie Murphy
Digital Communications KTN
Tel: 07966 404 813
E: eddie.murphy[at]dcktn[dot]org.uk

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Zaragoza, Spain – February 23rd, 2010 – Libelium, a technology leader in distributed wireless networks, announces their participation in three major wireless industry events. The exhibitions include CeBIT 2010 in Hannover, Germany, from 2nd-6th March; Sensor+Test 2010 in Nuremberg, Germany, from 18th-20th May; and Sensors Expo & Conference 2010 in Rosemont, Illinois, USA from 7th-9th June. Libelium will demonstrate the Waspmote wireless sensor platform and the Meshlium wireless, Linux-based, multiprotocol mesh router. In addition Libelium CTO, David Gascón, will speak about both products in a series of papers and presentations.

The Waspmote wireless sensing platform is used for environmental monitoring, fire & flood detection and logistics. The platform includes a range of radio ZigBee modules with a choice of protocol versions, radio frequency and range (up to 40 km) as well as a module for GPRS which can connect a sensor network to the outside world. The Waspmote main board contains an in-built accelerometer and when combined with the GPS module the device can be used to measure speed, direction and location of vehicles or containers. The platform has outstanding power management allowing it to be deployed in very remote locations and adverse conditions; an optional solar panel can allow almost indefinite operation.

Complementing Waspmote, the Meshlium multi-protocol, Linux-based, outdoor router enables mesh networks to be deployed in buildings, arenas, transport hubs (such as railway stations and airports), open spaces and by emergency services. The router is extremely modular with a wide choice of radio modules and a choice of disk capacity. Meshlium uniquely supports 5 wireless standards - wifi, ZigBee, GPRS, Bluetooth and GPS – as well as wireline Ethernet. The wide choice of modules, and disks, enables the router to be configured into 177 possible variants; allowing it to be tailored to meet the needs of a specific network. With its sturdy IP65 briefcase and its optional solar panel, car battery and car lighter adaptors it can be deployed almost anywhere.

CEO Alicia Asín says, “Libelium now offers a comprehensive product range for implementing mesh and wireless sensor networks”. She adds, “By being present at the main industry events for sensors this spring, users in Europe and North America will have a great opportunity to view Libelium’s outstanding wireless products”.

CeBIT 2nd-6th March 2010, Hannover, Germany
Libelium will be exhibiting in Hall 13, Stand C84, (13). There will be live demos of the Waspmote wireless sensing platform and the Meshlium Linux multi-protocol router on the stand. Alicia Asín says, “CeBIT visitors will have the first opportunity to view a new software package for monitoring the network, managing domains and configuring Meshlium routers in a centralised way”.
On Thursday 4th March at 15:30-16:00, Libelium CTO, David Gascon, will present “Wireless Sensor Networks with Waspmote” in Hall 6, Institutional Pavilion.
On Friday 5th March at 10:45-11:30, Libelium CTO, David Gascón, will present “Meshlium, the Linux Wireless Multiprotocol Router”. This is part of CeBIT Forum Open Source in Hall 2, Stand F38.

Sensor+Test 18th-20th May 2010, Nuremberg, Germany
Libelium will demonstrate its Waspmote and Meshlium products in Hall 12, stand 12-227.
Every day at 13:30-13:45, Libelium will show the wireless sensor network Waspmote platform in the Action Area.
On Thursday 20th May at 9:30-10:00, Libelium CTO, David Gascón, will present “Waspmote, a Sensor Device Platform for developing Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN)” as part of Programme Hall 12.

Sensors Expo & Conference 7th-9th June 2010, Rosemont, Illinois, USA
Libelium will show its Waspmote and Meshlium products in Booth #500.
On Tuesday 8th June 2010 at13:50-14:30, Libelium CTO, David Gascón, will present the paper “High-performance, low-power WSN: when Nano Amps and Long-Range links shake Hands” in the Conference Hall. This paper is jointly presented with Marco Zennaro from Italy and Antoine Bagula of South Africa.

About Meshlium
Meshlium is an X86-based, modular, wireless, multiprotocol mesh outdoor router running Linux. It uniquely combines five wireless technologies - wifi, ZigBee, GPRS, Bluetooth and GPS. The router can be configured to support the required wireless technologies through choosing from the following modules: a) three wifi modules with differing ranges (up to 50 km) and power consumptions; b) Xbee range of ZigBee wireless communication modules offering a choice of protocol versions, radio frequency and range (up to 40 km); c) a Bluetooth module; d) a GPRS module and e) a GPS module. The router has a choice of 8, 16 & 32 GB disks. Meshlium runs Debian Linux OS and is managed by an open source, browser-based, user-extendable Meshlium Management System offering a graphical representation of communication interfaces, mesh configuration, networks and cryptography status. Links to Web 2.0 (Twitter and WordPress) and mapping (Google Maps) are available.

For more information visit http://www.libelium.com/meshlium

About Waspmote
Waspmote is a modular platform for building wireless sensor networks. The platform comprises:
i) the Waspmote board with microcontroller, memory, battery, accelerometer and sockets for add-on modules; ii) open source API and compiler; Xbee range of ZigBee wireless communication modules offering a choice of protocol versions, radio frequency and range (up to 40 km); iii) wireless modules supporting GPRS, GPS; a gas sensor board supports the detection of gases arising from industrial pollution, fires, farms and chemical and industrial processes; iv) a physical event detector board support security, flood detection and vibration and impact monitoring; and v) outstanding power management - an unprecedented 0.7 microamperes is required in hibernate mode.
Waspmote is CE, FCC and IC certified.
For Waspmote platform details visit http://www.libelium.com/waspmote

About Libelium
Libelium designs and manufactures hardware and communication protocols for distributed wireless networks. The product portfolio consists of the Waspmote low power platform for creating wireless sensor networks; the Meshlium multi-tech router integrating WiFi mesh (2.4GHz - 5GHz), ZigBee, GPRS, GPS and Bluetooth technologies; and N-vio platform for proximity marketing and messaging via Bluetooth.
The company was founded in 2006, is privately held and is based at the European Business and Innovation Centre CEEIARAGON, Zaragoza, Spain.
For more company information call +34 976 54 74 92 or visit http://www.libelium.com
For information on Libelium’s participation at industry events visit http://www.libelium.com/libeliumworld/events

Press Contact
Alicia Asín
CEO Libelium
Tel: +34 976 54 74 92
e-mail: a.asin[at]libelium[dot]com

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February 23 2010 - celum, a leading European supplier of products to automate marketing, communications and sales processes, announced today that 2009 revenue from its Enterprise Digital Asset Management solutions grew by over 30% compared to 2008.

In spite of the challenging economic climate, owner-managed celum experienced a surge in demand for Enterprise Digital Asset Management, bringing 60 new clients on board. Companies that chose celum in 2009 include DAIICHI SANKYO, Helvetia Insurance, Lanvin, Max Planck Institutes, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Praktiker, SCA Group, Sport Eybl, STO AG, Styria Multi Media, Toyota Motor Europe, Tretyakov State Gallery, Cologne University of Applied Sciences, University of Greifswald, US Department of Energy and Victorinox. More than 370 leading organizations from 27 countries use celum’s software to increase marketing efficiency.

“The celum team delivered a very strong year thanks to increased demand for solutions to automate marketing, sales and communications processes”, said Michael J. Kraeftner, CEO, celum. “This outstanding success reflects not only our company’s performance, but also the level of trust put in us by our customers. And given that this growth came during particularly challenging economic times, it’s a clear proof that celum products are effective in reducing our customers’ costs.”

In late 2009, celum announced its celum DYNAMO product, the agile web to print/dynamic collateral creation system that received a lot of attention from international experts for its agility and rapid implementation. Even before being officially launched, several celum customers started to implement the new system. Among them Austrian railways (ÖBB), who anticipate achieving cost reductions in the range of multiple EUR 100,000s per year.

Michael Kraeftner is very optimistic when talking about celum’s outlook for 2010: “We will continue to invest in new products to grow the existing portfolio, and to increase our presence in existing and new markets – our new branch offices in France and the US reflect that strategy. We also continue to invest in cooperation with new and existing partners, as well as advancing our technology. In particular, celum’s proactive integration strategy with Microsoft SharePoint is unrivalled in the J2EE Enterprise DAM market and will be a strategic focus for us in 2010.”

celum’s latest product generation, celum IMAGINE version IV.7, will be released at this years’ celumsummit in Vienna on 21 April 2010.

About celum
celum software is the supplier of the celum Enterprise Digital Asset Management product family, a leading European technology platform for automating marketing, sales and communications processes. Founded in 1999, its 42 employees are located at offices in Linz/Austria, Vienna/Austria and in Essen/Germany. More than 370 leading organizations with over 300,000 users from 27 countries use celum’s software to increase marketing efficiency. Among those clients are leading organizations and companies like CDU, Credit Suisse, HOCHTIEF, L’Oreal, Migros, Universal Music, voestalpine, Volkswagen and Carl Zeiss. For more information visit www.celum.com

Product and service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

Media Contact:
celum GmbH
Birgit Jordan
Phone: +43 (0)732 716529 0
Mobile: +49 (0)171 221 7975
media[at]celum[dot]com

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February 23 2010 - Cortus is pleased to announce uCLinux for the APS3 family of processors. This version of Linux is ideally suited to low power, high performance, embedded systems. The APS3 family of processors are modern, powerful processors, specifically designed for embedded systems, featuring a tiny silicon footprint.

The APS3 architecture is ideally suited for uCLinux. The clean, uniform, architecture means that the ported kernel code is straightforward, easily implemented and understood. There are no hidden pitfalls due to inconsistencies in the architecture which could reduce performance or trip up unwary programmers. Developing application programs is uncomplicated and creating drivers for new peripherals and hardware is simple.

Thanks to the rational design of the APS3 and close coupling of the compiler developer team and hardware engineers the port employed very little assembly code, in contrast with most other ports, whilst retaining all performance and features. This means that the port is easy to understand and the development of additional drivers is facilitated.

An example of the advantages of the APS3 architecture is shown by the efficient implementation of system calls. By taking advantage of the “trap” instructions and flexible register set most system calls pass parameters without using the stack or external memory – ensuring no cycles are wasted.

For more details see www.cortus.com/index.php?page=linux

Mike Chapman, CEO of Cortus, said “We think that this must be the smallest ever CPU core running Linux. We are delighted to be able to offer a cost effective solution to our customers who require the power of the Linux operating system for their sophisticated applications. Using our core gains silicon space and power consumption and now with more operating system choices, our processor cores are a perfect fit with operating systems and this port allows our customers to provide a high quality, simple to use, solution to their customers.”

The Cortus APS3 is a 32-bit processor designed specifically for embedded systems. It features a tiny silicon footprint (10k gates, the same size as an 8051), very low power consumption, high code density and high performance. A full development environment is available, which is available for customization and branding for final customer use. The ecosystem around the APS3 is rich and well developed, it includes a full development environment (for C and C++), peripherals typical of embedded systems, bus bridges to ensure easy interfacing to other IP and system support and functions such as cache and memory management units. For the most demanding designs the APS3 can be used in a multi-core configuration. The APS3 processor core is currently in production in a range of products from security applications to ultra low power RF designs.

About Cortus S.A.:
Cortus S.A. is the price/performance leader for 32 bit processor IP for embedded systems. Cortus cores are used in applications where one or more of small silicon footprint, low power consumption, good code density/small code memory size and high performance are important. The Cortus APS3 was crowned “the King of Lilliput” by the Microprocessor Report in May 2009.
http://www.cortus.com

Cortus S.A. Contact:
David Kerr-Munslow,
+33.4.30.96.70.00
david.kerr-munslow[at]cortus[dot]com

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LONDON — 22 February, 2010 — Hitachi Consulting UK today announced that in conjunction with AMTEC Management Consulting, it has been shortlisted for the ‘Change Management in Public Sector’ Award organised by the Management Consultancies Association (MCA) for the innovative work carried out on the Future Brize Programme, a £340m programme to establish Brize Norton as the RAF’s centre for air transport and air-to-air refuelling operations.

The Hitachi Consulting/AMTEC team was one of seven entries to be shortlisted in its category. The nomination recognises how, in a turnaround project, the team addressed the key programme management components required for a successful outcome, providing programme stability, visibility of current project status and the transfer of skills. The result is that the Future Brize Programme now has the structure, governance and momentum needed to succeed. With the programme back on track, cost savings are projected at £23 million per annum, morale is high and people aspects (such as the impact on RAF families) are a top priority.

Richard Goodson, Vice President, Hitachi Consulting UK commented, “We are thrilled to have been shortlisted for this award as it truly recognises the important work carried out by ourselves and AMTEC. We have worked successfully together on a high profile project that has a direct impact on the organisation and its personnel.”

Romy Nash, AMTEC Director of Consulting, added, ”With our joint expertise, we have helped deliver a robust and stabilising programme management environment, to enable the Senior Responsible Owner and Programme Manager to accurately assess current programme status against planned activity to meet the varied audit and reporting requirements of the Government, the Ministry of Defence and the Secretary of State.”

The winners will be announced at the Awards Dinner on Thursday 29 April at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane in Central London. An expert panel of judges will be selecting the winners. The judges are Sally Scutt, Deputy Director General, British Bankers’ Association, Andy Saunders, Deputy Editor, Management Today, Dr. Peter Walmsley, Programme Lead, Supplier Relationship Management, The Home Office and Dr. Duncan Angwin, Strategic Management Group, Warwick Business School, to name a few. More information on the awards can be found at: http://www.mca.org.uk/mca-management-awards-2010-shortlist

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About the MCA Management Awards
The MCA Management Awards, now entering their 14th year, and run in association with Management Today, seek out the very best management consultant and client teams, who have delivered truly outstanding results and demonstrated how the UK consulting industry is a positive force for the economy. http://www.mca.org.uk/awards/management-awards

About AMTEC
Formed in 1986, AMTEC is a leading independent supplier of consulting, specialist consulting resources and interim managers, primarily to the UK public sector. AMTEC is an accredited supplier to the public sector through the Buying Solutions framework, with uniquely broad coverage across the catalogue. www.amtec.co.uk

About Hitachi Consulting Corporation
As Hitachi, Ltd.'s (NYSE: HIT) global consulting company, with operations in the United States, Europe and Asia, Hitachi Consulting is a recognized leader in delivering proven business and IT strategies and solutions to Global 2000 companies across many industries. With a balanced view of strategy, people, process and technology, we work with companies to understand their unique business needs, and to develop and implement practical business strategies and technology solutions. From business strategy development through application deployment, our consultants are committed to helping clients quickly realize measurable business value and achieve sustainable ROI. Hitachi Consulting's client base includes 25 percent of the Global 100 as well as many leading mid-market companies. We offer a client-focused, collaborative approach and transfer knowledge throughout each engagement.
For more information, call 1.877.664.0010 or visit www.hitachiconsulting.com

About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501) is a leading global technological and industrial company with total revenues of ¥10,000 billion ($102.0 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2009. Hitachi’s business is highly diversified, encompassing operations in the following seven segments: Information & Telecommunication Systems; Electronic Devices; Power & Industrial Systems; Digital Media & Consumer Products; High Functional Materials & Components; Logistics, Services & Others; and Financial Services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit Hitachi's website at http://www.hitachi.com.
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For further information, please contact:
Kim Lynch
Devonshire Marketing
Tel: 0870 7000 166
kim[at]devonshiremarketing[dot]com


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London, UK, 19 February 2010 – TradeDoubler, the number one pan-European digital marketing company, today announced that is has reached number 405 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2009, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in EMEA. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over the five years from 2004 to 2008 inclusive. TradeDoubler achieved 450% growth over this five year period.

Björn Lindberg, COO for TradeDoubler, commented, “This ranking recognises our tremendous growth over the last five years. Having successfully completed the integration of TD Search, our customer offerings and geographic coverage are now unrivalled by any other vendor in this market. We are looking forward to another year of growth and expansion across Europe in 2010, and will continue to develop and invest in our solutions, customer support and market reach.”

Last year, TradeDoubler rebranded The Search Works in the UK and France to TD Search, bringing it in line with the rest of TradeDoubler’s TD Search businesses across Europe, as part of the successful integration of the IMW Group acquisition. With its extensive reach in 18 countries across Europe, TradeDoubler delivers 32 billion impressions per month, reaching 154 million unique users and generating 10 million leads every month. The Group offers unrivalled access to more than 76% of the European online audience through its publisher networks, which comprise more than 128,000 active website publishers and in excess of 1,800 advertisers.

Technology Fast 500 EMEA Selection and Qualifications
The Technology Fast 500 list is compiled from Deloitte’s EMEA Technology Fast 50 programs, nominations submitted directly to the Fast 500 and public company database research. To qualify for the Fast 500, entrants must have had 2004 operating revenues of at least €50,000 and 2008 operating revenues of at least €800,000.
Entrants must also be public or private companies headquartered in EMEA and must be a “technology company,” defined as a company that owns proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues; or devotes a significant proportion of revenues to the research and development of technology. Using other companies' technology in a unique way does not qualify.

For more information about the Technology Fast 500 EMEA and to view the complete list of winners, visit http://www.fast500emea.com/.

About TradeDoubler
TradeDoubler is an international digital marketing company offering a range of performance-based marketing solutions. TradeDoubler's products and services provide companies with the tools and expertise to drive results online whether they are looking to generate sales, leads or traffic or drive brand awareness. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, the company boasts a unique global reach spanning 18 countries in Europe. With a breadth of expertise across multiple industry sectors and a network of more than 128,000 website publishers, TradeDoubler helps deliver results for over 1,800 advertisers including a mix of local and international companies such as Apple Store, Dell, TeliaSonera and Kelkoo. TradeDoubler is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm Exchange. Please visit www.tradedoubler.com  for further information.

For further information, please contact:
Els De Witte
Marketing Director
TradeDoubler
Tel: +44 (0)20 7798 5814
Email: els.dewitte[at]tradedoubler[dot]com

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Cambridge, UK. 18 February 2010. Cambridge Wireless is delighted, in partnership with UKTI, to be able to present an unmissable one-day event. With specialist experts in place and confirmed speakers that include an economic minister from the High Commission of India this forum is set to provide your organisation with the necessary information to tap into one of the world’s fastest growing economies. This full day event will take place at the Møller Centre in Cambridge on 18 March 2010, from 9:30am to 15:30pm. The event guarantees a packed agenda, with ample resources, networking and invaluable information for those looking to break into this market.

With a healthy expanding economy combined with a massive demand for electronics, telecoms and software expertise, Indian businesses are out now searching for new and innovative ways to satisfy this demand. All of which means that this could be the time to tap into a market that has both short and long term possibilities for your organisation.

This full day event will provide access to some practical information to help your organisation start-up and once established maintain your position within this market.

Was Rahman, Advisor – Global ICT Industry & SIG Champion says, “Short term or long term opportunities are just waiting to be tapped into in this ever growing economy. This event offers unique access to expert advice combined with excellent opportunities to network”.

For more information about this event, please visit the Cambridge Wireless webpage via the following link:
http://www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/events/article/default.aspx?objid=37675

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Notes to Editors:
About Cambridge Wireless
Cambridge Wireless is a leading and vibrant wireless community with a rapidly expanding network of companies interested in the application of wireless technologies. In addition to VIP networking activities and business development support, we run a number of Special Interest Groups focussed on specific technology and/or market areas, providing opportunities for member organisations to meet, form partnerships and exploit opportunities for new business. Cambridge Wireless has a number of partnerships with like-minded organisations around the world, and we endeavour to keep members fully up to date with the latest developments, and assist in exploring new business opportunities with local and international companies. For more information, please visit our website: www.cambridgewireless.co.uk

About UK Trade and Investment
UK Trade & Investment can help you rise to the exciting opportunities and challenges that globalisation offers. We work with UK-based businesses to ensure their success in international markets. We also encourage the best overseas companies to look to the UK as their global partner of choice. For further information please visit: http://www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk/

For Cambridge Wireless please contact:
Natalie Childs,
Marketing and Events Coordinator,
Cambridge Wireless
Tel: +44 1223 422 366
Email: natalie.childs[at]cambridgewireless[dot]co.uk
www.cambridgewireless.co.uk

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February 17 2010 - TradeDoubler’s Board of Directors has appointed Urban Gillström as the company’s new President and CEO. Urban Gillström will take up his duties immediately, replacing Örjan Frid, who has been acting interim President and CEO since December 2008. Urban Gillström joins us from the US IT/telecoms company, Comverse Inc, where he was group President and responsible for global sales. Before then, he had a long career with Ericsson, including head of Ericsson’s corporate market worldwide, and as President of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications in the USA.

TradeDoubler has also begun the search for a new CFO to take over from Thord Norberg, who will be leaving the company along with Örjan Frid. Until a new CFO is in post, Bernt Andersson will be Acting CFO.

”We are delighted to announce Urban Gillström’s appointment as CEO of TradeDoubler. He will be a major asset to the business, and he more than meets the Board’s requirement for a CEO with documented strong leadership and experience at the top of international organisations”, says Mats Sundström, Chairman of the Board of TradeDoubler.

Urban Gillström, 45, has over 15 years’ experience at the Ericsson Group, during which he was active on four continents in the operator, consumer and corporate segments. He was also President of the business unit Ericsson Enterprise AB, President of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications in the USA, and President of Ericsson’s operations in Central America and the Caribbean.

”I can see excellent opportunities to improve TradeDoubler’s already strong market position in digital marketing. I intend to use my international experience in the IT and telecoms sectors to create profitable growth for the company”, says Urban Gillström.

Bernt Andersson, who is taking over as Acting CFO and who will also assume responsibility for Investor Relations, has many years of business experience. His appointments have included working as CFO for Elekta Instrument, Sparbankernas Förvaltnings AB, Essex AB, Plantagen Norden and Com Hem AB. Since 2008, he has been running his own consulting firm.

Urban Gillström and Bernt Andersson will take up their posts immediately. Örjan Frid and Thord Norberg will stay on for as long as is necessary to ensure a smooth transition.

”Örjan Frid joined TradeDoubler with a mission to make certain changes, mainly focusing on integrating IMW and to reduce costs. We have now made substantial progress in both areas. The number of employees has for example gone from 637 to 565 during 2009. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Örjan Frid and Thord Norberg for their total commitment to this vital work”, says Mats Sundström.

For further information, please contact:
Mats Sundström,
Chairman of the Board,
tel. +46 70 342 87 90
Urban Gillström,
President and CEO,
tel. +46 70 785 76 00

About TradeDoubler
TradeDoubler is an international digital marketing company offering a range of performance-based marketing solutions. TradeDoubler's products and services provide companies with the tools and expertise to drive results online whether they are looking to generate sales, leads or traffic or drive brand awareness. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, the company boasts a unique global reach spanning 18 countries in Europe. With a breadth of expertise across multiple industry sectors and a network of more than 128,000 website publishers, TradeDoubler helps deliver results for over 1,700 advertisers including a mix of local and international companies such as Apple Store, Dell, TeliaSonera and Kelkoo.

TradeDoubler is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm Exchange. Please visit www.tradedoubler.com  for further information.

For further information, please contact:
Vanessa Land
Devonshire Marketing
Tel: +44 (0)870 242 7469
Email: vanessa[at]devonshiremarketing[dot]com

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London, United Kingdom, 17 February 2010. AgO Inc, a technology leader in analog and RF circuit optimisation, announces the first stage of its plan to address the European market. In order to serve the significant opportunities for wireless, automotive and medical IC design in Europe AgO, appoints Alpha Star Ltd as its European representative.

The analog and mixed signal segment of the semiconductor market is growing much more rapidly than the digital part. When moving to finer geometries, analog designers face an increasing number of constraints making the sizing of devices in a circuit a more complex and time-consuming task. Analog circuits are often a cause of failure in mixed signal ICs resulting in costly design respins. Veteran EDA investor Jim Hogan estimates that the cost of doing an analog design in a finer geometry like 65 nm is a factor of 10× higher than in 180 nm. Yet analog circuit design automation has changed little in the last twenty years.

Hillol Sarkar, CEO of AgO Inc said, “Europe’s strong wireless communication and automotive sectors need a more modern design automation solution”. He added, “Alpha Star’s knowledge of the European semiconductor sector will help AgO address this market”.

“In today’s fiercely competitive markets, hitting the market window with working silicon can make the difference between being a market leader and also-ran”, said Dr Roddy Urquhart of Alpha Star, “AgO’s optimisation approach will enable designers to rapidly trade off design options and to improve the yields of their circuits”.

About AgO Inc
AgO Inc, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California is an EDA company focused on analog circuit optimisation. Its new generation approach to optimisation enhances the productivity of analog and RF circuit designers by automating the labour intensive device sizing. AgO Inc is a privately held company.
For more information contact
Hillol Sarkar
CEO AgO Inc
Tel: +91 983 035 7206 or +1 949 310 9002
e-mail: hillol.sarkar[at]gmail[dot]com
http://www.ago-inc.com

About Alpha Star Ltd
Alpha Star Ltd, based in the UK, is a company that brings leading edge products and services to electronic design teams in Europe. It provides business development for suppliers of electronic design services, EDA tools, FPGA prototyping and B2B news distribution services.
For more information contact
Roddy Urquhart
Alpha Star Ltd
Tel: +44 753 158 7023
e-mail: roddy[at]alpha-star[dot]eu
http://www.alpha-star.eu

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February 17 2010 - This event is one of a series of consultations around the UK to establish the national priorities for next generation access. Attendance is free and open to all interested parties.

It will be held on 22 February 2010 at eOffice, 1 Portland Street Manchester, M1 3BE from 12.30pm - 4.30pm. It will be hosted by the Digital Communications Knowledge Transfer Network (DCKTN) and Northern StartUp 2.0.

This event gives you the opportunity to have your say on what the future of Broadband services should be in the north west, a highly topical subject at the moment in the light of the “Digital Britain” report. Whether provider or potential user of this new level of broadband service, we would very much welcome your views and feel that you could contribute greatly to the success of the event. At the same time, this provides you with the opportunity to shape the future of broadband to meet the needs of your business

As the speed of broadband has risen over the past ten years, services available have also kept pace, with email and web browsing giving way in bandwidth terms to music downloads, live TV, interactive gaming and peer-to-peer services. In turn, it’s these new services that have also placed higher demands on broadband access for higher download speeds and increased mobility. It is becoming clear that current mainstream access speeds, whatever the operator or technology, are unlikely to be able to provide the variety and quality of service that consumers will require in the future. A number of operators are beginning to invest in improved access technologies (fibre to the home and WiMax, for example) but there is not yet a clear business case either for a particular technology or for investment overall, nor is there a clear view of the services that users will require once the higher speeds are available.

With 73% of people now feeling that broadband is as important a utility as electricity or water the views of users about future services are important. This forum provides broadband users the opportunity to hear about the future for broadband access and services and to give input on their interests and needs. This event is one of several being held in regions of the UK and the output will be used to inform service providers, government and regulators about the services and packages that people will want as higher-speed access becomes generally available. Our presenters will set out their view of the future for broadband technology and services. Participants will then be invited to join the debate to help to formulate a view of the future landscape of services by joining one of three facilitated workshop groups. The information recorded from these groups will be combined with output from other regions and will be used to inform the industry debate on the technologies, architectures and industry structures needed to deliver future services.

For more information and to register, please visit the DCKTN website: http://dc.globalwatchonline.com/epicentric_portal/binary/com.epicentric.contentmanagement.servlet.ContentDeliveryServlet/PUBLIC/DC%2520Public/DC-KTN-Events-Publicity/Feb10/BB%2520Manchester.pdf
 
Contact
Eddie Murphy
Digital Communications KTN
Tel: 07966 404 813
Email: eddie.murphy[at]dcktn[dot]org.uk
www.dcktn.org.uk

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