The list ranks consultancies and in-house design teams based on all the awards they have won, thereby providing a reliable overview.

Williams Murray Hamm (WMH) is the agency placed fifth on this year's Top 50 Table (all awards), placed because of its impressive haul of British and international awards. The Partners, Apple Design Group, Chase and Love join WMH in the top five.

Some of Williams Murray Hamm's design triumphs this year include being named Agency of the Year at the Fab Awards, winning first place at the Mobius Awards for their work with Waterbranding (logo/identity), the gold award at the Cannes Design Lions Awards for creating brand identity for Jamie Oliver's new Recipease store, and their work for Beazley, which won another first place at the Mobius Awards – this time for mixed media.

2009 is not just a flash in the pan for Williams Murray Hamm, one of the UK's best design agencies. Design Week Magazine previously named WMH no.1 for branding in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. In 2002 WMH was the only design consultancy to feature in the Financial Times Top 50 Creative Businesses league. The icing on the cake? Williams Murray Hamm has twice been named Design Agency of The Year by Marketing Magazine.

For further details, contact: karlam@creatingdifference.com
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Web: http://www.creatingdifference.com/

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Presentations were given by numerous successful CRM customers such as CAPTRUST Financial Advisors, Markel Corporation, Volvo Construction Equipment, AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, Scientific Games, and Comag Marketing Group. The conference offered a wide variety of breakout sessions on CRM portal development, advanced customization techniques, dashboarding and tips from Customer Effective's Microsoft CRM MVPs.

A special sneak preview of upcoming product capabilities for Microsoft Dynamics CRM was presented by Brian Galicia, Microsoft Product Manager. Brian highlighted Microsoft's roadmap for the Dynamics CRM product and previewed upcoming product releases in 2010.

'The user conference was fun, engaging, and nicely done to say the least,' said Kerry Benson, Managing Director/Chief Information Officer of Public Financial Management Inc. 'The sense of enthusiasm for the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform exhibited by conference attendees convinced me that customers are pleased with the benefits and value they're receiving from their investment in CRM. I left the conference encouraged that my decision to invest in this strategic platform and engage Customer Effective as my implementation partner was indeed the right one.'

'We had already implemented a large part of our system before attending the conference, so although I was happy to attend with my team, I had no idea how much we would benefit,' said Allison Denlea, Business Process Supervisor at Markel Corporation. 'The conference was a great resource for networking with other CRM users and learning what other Customer Effective customers have done helped bring a new perspective and focus to the Markel CRM project. We greatly benefited from sending the project team to the conference and we look forward to attending next year!'

'Our goal in hosting our annual User Conference is to provide a platform for our customers, partners and consultants to share ideas on how to leverage Microsoft Dynamics CRM to drive business success,' said Scott Millwood, CEO of Customer Effective. 'While our team of experts certainly have a lot to share about how to best leverage Microsoft CRM, it was really our customer presentations and round table discussions that made the 2009 conference a big hit. These were lively and collaborative sessions featuring real world stories that help shine a light on the best ways to be successful with CRM. We look forward to doing this again in 2010.'

A video highlighting the conference can be viewed here: http://www.customereffective.com/2009_User_Conf_Video

About Customer Effective

Customer Effective, with headquarters in Greenville, S.C., is a leading innovator in customer interaction solutions based on Microsoft Dynamics Customer Relationship Management (CRM). The company is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, CRM Consultant and Solution Implementer having completed hundreds of Microsoft CRM implementations and development projects. Recent CRM and Microsoft awards include recognition as the 2009 Microsoft Dynamics Financial Services Partner of the Year, being named to the 2009 Microsoft Dynamics President's Club, recipient of the 2008 and 2009 Microsoft Dynamics Inner Circle distinction, and member of the 2008 Inc. 500 list. For more information, visit www.CustomerEffective.com.

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BizAuction has employed a dual business model. BizAuction liquidates Fortune 1000 companies' excess inventory, overstocks and returns, by either selling on consignment for a commission or buying the products at rock-bottom discount prices and selling for a profit.

BizAuction has recently announced its Letter of Intent with Midwest Outlet Centers to expand its distribution as well as opening a retail store called Lucky 7's.

To view the entire press release, please visit http://finance.yahoo.com/news/BizAuctions-Total-Bids-on-prnews-1309646565.html?x=0&.v=1

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FedEx Ground, the small-package ground delivery unit of FedEx Corp., (NYSE: FDX), today is celebrating the opening of a new distribution facility in Medley, Fla. The 217,015 square-foot operation is double the size of the facility that it replaces, which also was located in Medley.

The $59 million facility is part of an ongoing national expansion plan and will provide processing rates of up to 15,000 packages per hour, additional load and unload doors, more scan tunnels and sorters " all of which will better serve the increasing customer base in the Miami-Dade county area. The facility supports a workforce of more than 340 employees and independent contractors and expects to add approximately 50 temporary positions for the holiday season.

"Our new Miami facility is a reflection of our ongoing commitment to increase size, speed and efficiency of our network," said Bob Holcombe, vice president of the southern division of FedEx Ground. "For shippers, the benefit is faster and more efficient movement of their packages through the FedEx Ground network."

In addition to the new Miami facility, FedEx Ground has 14 facilities operating in Florida, with the most recent additions being an automated facility in Fort Lauderdale and a terminal in Sanford, which support workforces of more than 400 and 130 employees and independent contractors, respectively.

About FedEx Ground

FedEx Ground specializes in cost-effective, small-package ground shipping, offering dependable business-to-business delivery or convenient residential service. With a network of more than 500 distribution hubs and local pickup-and-delivery terminals, FedEx Ground has a workforce of more than 70,000 employees and independent contractors who use 22,000 motorized vehicles delivering over 3.4 million packages daily throughout the United States and Canada. The company reported annual revenue of $7 billion in fiscal year 2009.

Corporate Overview

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $34 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 275,000 team members to remain "absolutely, positively" focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities.

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In this newly appointed role as Committee Chair for the LMN with OBCAI, Daniel will be one of the key people responsible in helping establish new LMN'S and grow existing ones throughout North America on behalf of the business center community. In addition to this new role, Daniel's previous work with OBCAI includes serving as Chair of the Broker Practices committee for 2009 resulting in Daniel winning the OBCAI Associate Member award.

Daniel Soffer, Vice President of SOS Search Office Space commented: "It's an honour to be playing an active role in such a vital organization as OBCAI. It's a growing trade association not only representing North America but internationally too. My current role involves working alongside business center operators and associate members to help grow and establish Local Member Networks throughout North America and with its widening scope help provide ever improving services and performance to prospective tenants."

OBCAI is the leading member owned non-profit international association that currently represents the office business center industry. The membership network for OBCAI exists in more than 400 locations around the world and includes business center owners, managers, and other service providers working in the industry. Members enjoy a variety benefits and have access to proprietary industry information generated by OBCAI to support the professional and business development of members as well as taking a leadership role in fostering the continued growth of the industry. As the leading trade organization, OBCAI is also the primary resource of information for the office space and executive suite industry.

About SOS Search Office Space:
SOS Search Office Space was established in 1993 as the very first business organization dedicated to providing serviced office space brokerage services in the United Kingdom. Since that time, SOS has expanded globally through satellite offices in the major office space markets in the world. With the US headquarters in Manhattan and offices in California, SOS Search Office Space is ideally placed to provide services across key American locations, with office space in NYC, office space in Los Angeles and office space in Atlanta available. SOS also has offices in Central London and Hong Kong. In addition to its global presence, SOS reaches and connects with clients looking for flexible office space anywhere in the world with a database of office business centers, which is easily accessible via the company's website where users can search for office space and executive suites in more than 6,000 locations.

PR contact:
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Deutsche Bank is the first major bank to offer such a service, which is an important development for thousands of institutional, banking and corporate users of FX options. Through an easy to use order screen, clients can place orders which when filled will help them to achieve preferable FX options level.

Ian O'Flaherty, global head of FX e-commerce at Deutsche Bank, said: "Historically, organisations wishing to buy or sell FX options electronically could only do so at the rates being offered at the time. To trade at a particular price they had to monitor the screens constantly and then hope that they executed quickly enough. AutobahnFX Option Orders changes all that. Clients can be sure they're getting the best possible price - even if the best price only occurs for a milli second."

About Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank is a leading global investment bank with a strong and profitable private clients franchise. A leader in Germany and Europe, the bank is continuously growing in North America, Asia and key emerging markets. With 78,530 employees in 72 countries, Deutsche Bank offers unparalleled financial services throughout the world. The bank competes to be the leading global provider of financial solutions for demanding clients creating exceptional value for its shareholders and people.

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"This step boosts our position on the highly interesting market for hosting solutions," said Niek Jan van Damme, Member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Telekom for fixed-network and mobile business in Germany. "Strato complements our activities in the hosting area perfectly and will make a positive contribution to net profit and free cash flow from the very first day of consolidation," said van Damme.

The transaction will make Deutsche Telekom number two for webhosting products in Germany. Strato's products, which include e-mail, websites, blogs, and online shops as well as data storage services on physical and virtual servers, are primarily aimed at consumers and small business customers. The Berlin-based company operates around 4 million hosted domains and employs 502 staff.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect the current views of Deutsche Telekom management with respect to future events. These also include statements on market potential, statements on finance guidance, as well as on the dividend outlook. They are generally identified by the terms "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "intend," "estimate," "aim for," "goal," "plan," "will," "strive for," "outlook" or similar expressions and often include information that relates to net revenue expectations or targets for adjusted EBITDA, profit or loss, earnings performance, and other indicators, as well as personnel-related measures and workforce adjustments. Forward-looking statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections. They should therefore be considered with caution. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond Deutsche Telekom's control, including those described in the sections "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" of the Company's Form 20-F annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Among the relevant factors are the progress of Deutsche Telekom's workforce reduction initiative, the restructuring of operating activities in Germany, and the impact of other significant strategic or business initiatives, including acquisitions, dispositions, business combinations, and cost reduction measures. In addition, regulatory decisions, stronger than expected competition, technological change, litigation and regulatory developments, among other factors, may have a material adverse effect on costs and revenue development. Furthermore, changes in the economic and business environments – for example, the current economic slump – in markets where we, our subsidiaries and affiliates operate, the enduring instability and volatility on the global financial markets, as well as exchange rate and interest rate fluctuations can also adversely affect our business development and the availability of capital at favorable terms. If these or other risks and uncertainties materialize, or if the assumptions underlying any of these statements prove incorrect, Deutsche Telekom's actual results may be materially different from those expressed or implied by such statements. Deutsche Telekom can offer no assurance that its expectations or targets will be met. Deutsche Telekom does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements to take new information or future events into account or otherwise. Deutsche Telekom does not reconcile its adjusted EBITDA guidance to a GAAP measure because it would require unreasonable effort to do so. As a rule, Deutsche Telekom does not predict the net effect of future special factors due to their uncertainty. Special factors and interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (including impairment losses) can have a significant effect on Deutsche Telekom's results.

In addition to figures prepared in accordance with IFRS, Deutsche Telekom presents non-GAAP financial performance measures, including EBITDA, EBITDA margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted EBT, adjusted net profit, free cash flow, gross debt and net debt. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the information prepared in accordance with IFRS. Non-GAAP financial performance measures are not subject to IFRS or any other generally accepted accounting principles. Other companies may define these terms in different ways. For further information relevant to the interpretation of these terms, please refer to the chapter "Reconciliation of pro forma figures" posted on Deutsche Telekom's website (www.telekom.com) under the link "Investor Relations."

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Dallas, Texas, AT&T* today announced the launch of two new TV apps for AT&T U-verseSM customers: Offers On Demand, an app that lets you redeem a coupon code on-screen for discounts on movie rentals; and Caller ID on TV, an app that lets you view your U-verse Voice Caller ID and voicemail notifications on your U-verse TV screen.

With the addition of these apps, U-verse TV has made 20 TV apps available Offers on demandto customers at no extra charge since its initial launch, with 12 of those apps added this year alone.

'These apps make U-verse services even more useful and interactive for our customers, and that's exactly what every app should do,' said Jeff Weber, vice president of video services for AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. 'This has been a big year for U-verse TV applications. We're delivering apps that not only enhance what you can do on your TV screen, but add value across your entire U-verse experience.'

Offers On Demand lets U-verse TV customers easily redeem coupons from their TV for discounted movie rentals. After entering the coupon code on channel 199, you can instantly redeem the coupon to select and watch a movie. The app will also save a list of your available coupons and their expiration dates if you want to return and watch the movie later.

U-verse TV customers can find Offers On Demand coupon codes on channel 200, at http://uconnect.att.com and in the monthly U-guide magazine. U-verse TV and AT&T wireless customers can also opt in for Offers On Demand coupon codes via U-verse Mobile Alerts by texting 'On Demand' to 9696. Offers On Demand is now available to all U-verse TV customers at no extra charge and the first coupon code will be available on Nov. 23.

Caller ID on TV lets Offers on demandcustomers view their U-verse Voice Caller ID and voicemail notifications on their U-verse TV screen. Without interrupting your program, a small message will appear on your TV screen for six seconds when a new call comes in or when you receive a voicemail message.

The app is now available to all U-verse TV and Voice customers in Austin at no extra charge, and will be rolling out on a market-by-market basis to all U-verse markets. Customers already enjoy apps that integrate their U-verse TV and U-verse Voice services, including the ability to view a log of recent incoming calls on your TV screen with Call History and the ability to initiate a call from your TV with Click to Call. ESPN FULL COURT Multiview is now available for all U-verse TV ESPN FULL COURT package subscribers. The app lets basketball fans view four channels of ESPN college basketball coverage at one time on channels 4500 and 621. U-verse TV customers can order the ESPN FULL COURT package for an Early Bird Special of $105 online at http://uverse.att.com through Nov. 28.

These upgrades are just the latest examples of AT&T U-verse apps that are included in every package and bring more value to customers. In 2009 alone, AT&T has launched 12 TV apps, including:

* U-verse TV Multiview, an app that lets you watch up to four channels at once on your TV screen.
* Mobile Remote Access app for iPhone, an app that allows you to schedule and manage DVR recordings and easily search U-verse TV program listings from your iPhone.
* Media Share, an app that lets you stream your personal photos and music files located on your home computers to any connected TV in the home.
* TV Awards and New Shows, an app that helps you follow this fall season's award shows and series premieres.
* Weather On Demand, an app that gives you instant access to check the current weather conditions and detailed forecasts in any U.S. city.
* Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football, an app to help you manage your fantasy teams from your U-verse TV screen through the AT&T U-bar. AT&T U-bar allows you to get easy access to personalized sports, weather, stock and traffic information on your TV screen, without interrupting your current program.
* College Basketball from Yahoo! Sports, which gives basketball fans the ability to view tournament brackets, their personalized completed bracket, game summaries and box scores, and more through the AT&T U-bar.
* Film Awards Interactive, which provides biographies, previews and full-length movies for award-nominated films and stars.
* 2009 Masters, which featured an up-to-date leaderboard, player scorecards, stats and bios, news updates, tournament photos, video archives and more from the 2009 Masters Tournament.
* On Demand Top Picks, an app that provides rental recommendations based on their past rentals and lists the top ten titles U-verse TV customers are renting. The app is available to customers in Los Angeles, Cleveland, Hartford, St. Louis, Atlanta, Sacramento, San Antonio and Austin, and AT&T plans to roll out this app to all U-verse TV markets next year.

U-verse TV customers also enjoy several additional TV benefits, including the ability to manage and watch your recorded programs from a single DVR on any U-verse connected TV in the house with Total Home DVR; an extensive High Definition (HD) channel lineup with access to more than 110 HD channels; the ability to program DVR recordings from your Web-connected mobile phone or PC; personalized, on-screen weather, sports, traffic and stock information via AT&T U-bar; the ability to stream your personal photos and music files from your PC to your U-verse TV with Media Share; and more.

AT&T U-verse TV is the only 100 percent Internet Protocol-based television (IPTV) service offered by a national service provider, making AT&T U-verse one of the most dynamic and feature-rich services available today. AT&T U-verse TV ranked 'Highest in Customer Satisfaction in the South and West Regions Two Years in a Row,' according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 and 2009 Residential Television Service Provider Satisfaction StudiesSM. For additional information on AT&T U-verse — or to find out if it's available in your area — visit www.att.com/u-verse.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates – AT&T operating companies – are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest 3G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet and voice services. AT&T offers the best wireless coverage worldwide, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verseSM and AT&T | DIRECTVSM brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T's Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations are known for their leadership in directory publishing and advertising sales. In 2009, AT&T again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE® magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies.

Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATTNews. Find us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/ATT to discover more about our consumer and wireless services.

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Kevin Daly, owner of TurboHaul.com, recently spoke about their franchise opportunities. According to him, 'through our years of success in bulk trash pick-up and disposal, roll-off containers and demolition services, we have found a proven and successful method to run a profitable waste management business that can offer service better and quicker than the competitors. We made a conscious decision to take on partners by sharing our secrets that can be duplicated through franchising and the growth of TurboHaul can continue on a wide scale approach.'

Waste management is one business that is not affected by outsourcing and jobs are on the increase as the economy continues to improve. Once new construction starts to increase, there will be an additional burden put on existing waste management haulers and services to keep up. With this anticipated growth, franchising has worked quite well in growing industries and waste management has been successful at applying it, as well.

Because TurboHaul.com uses live dispatchers, they are properly licensed and insured, and have the lowest price guaranteed, their customer base has grown. In addition, they are known for same-day service, and pick-ups guaranteed within 24 hours, which is a commitment that many other waste management companies can't live up to. Because they have custom-made trash trucks and professionally trained crew, they operate efficiently and live up to their promises.

This level of professionalism and promptness has earned them the reputation that puts them in high demand, whether it is bulk trash pick-up, roll-off container needs or demolition services. From their humble beginnings in 1991 out of the back of a VW bus, to the extreme growth they have enjoyed to date, TurboHaul started their franchise division in 2003 and operates in Raleigh, Alexandria, Arlington, Baltimore, and the Washington DC areas.

Through almost two decades of company growth, the systems and designs are perfected, as the industry has changed and offers more opportunity for profit. In the bulk trash pick-up division, many municipalities are backlogged by as much as six months and some charge fees or require that individuals hire private organizations to haul away old appliances and remodeling trash, for example. In the roll-off container business, the same is true as some of the bulk trash haulers are over-taxed and ill prepared for this additional demand.

The demolition division has seen growth as more homeowners have decided to remodel existing homes, whether through knocking a wall out or an entire wing. TurboHaul has anticipated the growth and has earned the reputation as a leading waste management company because of quick service and reliability. It is through the successful business plan that we have had in place that we are able to give franchisees the opportunity to share in this success.

As the waste management industry becomes larger and the recycling segment places heavier demand on the industry, the increases are expected to continue. TurboHaul has provided waste management services for homeowners, commercial property managers and the construction business in some of the larger metropolitan areas on the upper East coast. There has been no better time than now to take advantage of a successful franchise opportunity in a growing industry that can't be outsourced overseas, like so many others.

For franchisees, a TurboHaul franchise comes with proven methods, custom-designed equipment, and a name that is well known in the waste management business. Through the anticipated growth in the industry, a profitable franchise partnership is the way to financial independence. To find out more, visit http://www.turbohaul.com.

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Extending HP's industry-leading thin computing portfolio, the new solutions include:

* HP thin client platforms designed to optimize the end-user experience for client virtualization by delivering higher performance and remarkable ease of use.
* HP client virtualization solutions that provide a high-quality user experience and increased scalability and reliability in a secure environment at a breakthrough price.
* HP MultiSeat solution that can double computing seats without expanding IT budgets for smaller computing environments, with simple set up and low energy use.

In addition to HP MultiSeat, HP introduced specifically tailored, easy-to-manage education solutions – HP TeachNow and HP SchoolCloud – that make it easier to teach with technology while reducing overall costs.

'Businesses and educational institutions are looking for alternatives to traditional personal computing, such as client virtualization or multiseat computing, to centralize management and increase security, while reducing their total cost of ownership,' said Robert Moctezuma, vice president, Desktop Solutions Organization, Personal Systems Group, HP. 'Customers recognize HP is the only provider that can design, deploy and manage complete thin computing and client virtualization solutions – from the desktop to the data center – that meet IT and user needs.'

Customers cut costs and increase efficiencies with HP

New York-based JetBlue Airways needed a way to cut long-term costs for airport-based technology and improve security. The airline installed nearly 1,400 HP thin clients, which were supported by JetBlue's central data center and backed by 25 HP ProLiant server blades. Today, more than 12,000 JetBlue crew members use the HP thin clients at curbside check-in, ticket counters, and gate and back office locations at airports.

'In terms of maintenance and cost-effectiveness, the 'thick client' model simply wasn't sustainable for us. We realized it was critical to increase efficiency and manageability to drive down costs,' said Pat Thompson, director, IT Operations, JetBlue Airways. 'Our decision to deploy HP Thin Clients is expected to save nearly $5 million over five years, while improving customer satisfaction.'

Thin computing platforms deliver new levels of performance and value

* The new HP t5740 and HP t5745 Flexible Series Thin Clients deliver a superb computing experience for client virtualization deployments. The t5740 Flexible Series Thin Clients feature Intel® Atom N280 processors and an Intel GL40 chipset, enabling a power-efficient and rich PC experience delivered with the dependability of a thin client. HP Flexible Series Thin Clients can grow with a business, providing eight USB 2.0 ports and an optional PCI expansion module for easy upgrades. The HP Flexible Series also meets stringent ENERGY STAR®, EPEAT® Silver and Energy Using Products Directive (EuP) Lot 6 requirements.
* HP Flexible Series Thin Clients support rich multimedia for visual display solutions, including the new HP LD4700 47-inch Widescreen LCD Digital Signage Display. The HP LD4700 can run 24/7 in both bright and dim lighting while maintaining longevity, and can be set in either a horizontal or vertical position. In addition, with the new HP Digital Signage Display (DSD) Wall Mount, users can hang the display on a wall to showcase videos, graphics or text in a variety of commercial settings where an extra-large screen is desired.
* The HP t5325 Essential Series Thin Client is an affordable, power-efficient thin client with a new interface that simplifies setup and deployment. It offers a combination of features unique in its class and enables local web access and basic multimedia support.
* All new HP Thin Clients now include intuitive setup tools that streamline configuration and management into a short series of easy-to-follow steps. The ThinPro Setup Wizard for Linux and HP Easy Config for Microsoft Windows® help customers quickly choose the right configurations for their virtual environment in just a few clicks. In addition, HP thin clients also include on-board utilities that automate deployment of new connections, properties, low-bandwidth add-ons and image updates from one centralized repository to thousands of thin clients.

New client virtualization solutions extend the power of the data center to the desktop

HP is extending the power of its Converged Infrastructure strategy to help customers accelerate the delivery of client virtualization with solutions that combine servers, storage, software and thin clients, along with services and support.

* Three new client virtualization architectures that combine Citrix XenDesktop 4, Citrix XenApp or VMware View™ with HP ProLiant servers, storage and thin clients to provide midsize to large businesses with a range of scalable and affordable offerings that meet the performance and reliability needs of task workers and knowledge workers.
* HP ProLiant WS460c G6 Workstation Blade brings centralized, mission-critical security and reliability to workstation computing by delivering a breakthrough user experience that also allows individuals or teams to work and collaborate remotely and securely. This solution meets the performance and scalability needs for high-end visualization and handling of large model sizes demanded by enterprise segments such as engineering and oil and gas.
* HP Client Automation 7.8, part of the HP Business Service Automation software portfolio and fully supporting Windows 7, allows customers to easily deploy and migrate to a virtual desktop infrastructure environment and manage it through the entire life cycle. It manages traditional and virtual client environments – including all thin clients, virtual back-end infrastructure and traditional PCs – with a common methodology that reduces management costs and complexity. Customers also capture inventory and usage information to help size their initial virtual client deployment and reoptimize as end-user needs change over time.
* New HP Technology Services implementation, support and education offerings help organizations lower complexity and risk with new business value services that provide a reliable path to client virtualization:
o HP Transformation Experience Workshop helps customers build their strategy for virtualized solutions, identify a high-level roadmap and get executive consensus in a one-day intensive session.
o HP Business Benefit Workshop allows customers to identify, quantify and analyze the business benefits of client virtualization as well as set return-on-investment targets prior to entering the planning stage.
o Enhanced HP Solution Architecture and Pilot Service ensures the successful integration of the client virtualization solution into the customer's infrastructure through a clear roadmap, architectural blueprint and phased implementation strategy.
* HP Enterprise Services extends the value of HP's client virtualization solutions by hosting the customer's applications and data in a remote data center.
* Recently announced HP business computing bundles bring end-to-end IT capabilities to small business owners. The bundles, which include HP Thin Clients, HP ProLiant tower servers and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, efficiently deliver Windows desktops, business applications and remote access while improving security and reducing total costs.

HP MultiSeat Solution doubles computing seats without expanding IT budgets

The HP MultiSeat Solution stretches the computing budgets of small businesses and other resource-constrained organizations by delivering up to twice the computing seats as traditional PCs for the same IT spend.

HP MultiSeat uses the excess computing capacity of a single PC to give up to 10 simultaneous users an individualized, fully supported and licensed Microsoft Windows 7 computing experience. This not only helps organizations affordably increase computing seats, but also simplifies IT management with setup simple enough for non-technical users and reduces energy consumption by as much as 80 percent per user over traditional PCs.

Pricing and availability(1)

* HP t5740 Flexible Series Thin Client starts at $429 and is currently available
* HP 5745 Flexible Series Thin Client starts at $399 and is currently available
* HP t5325 Essential Series Thin Clients starts at $199 and is expected to be available Dec. 1
* HP LD4700 47-inch Widescreen LCD Digital Signage starts at $1,799 and is currently available
* HP ProLiant WS460c G6 Blade Workstation starts at $3,044 and is currently available

More information about this announcement is available in an online press kit at http://www.hp.com/go/virtualization09.

About HP

HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world's largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com/.

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The offer is aimed at customers who do not require an Internet connection, but who nonetheless place great value on TV entertainment. "With 'Entertain Pur' we offer telephone and TV from a single source, reaching new user groups for our Entertain service," said Christian P. Illek, Member of the T-Home Board of Management responsible for Marketing and Marketing Director at T-Mobile Deutschland. "Customers who are not interested in Internet services don't have to miss out on the innovative possibilities of Entertain any longer."

In addition to a telephone line, the "Entertain Pur" complete package includes over 120 TV channels, access to an online video store and TV archive and allows the purchase of numerous add-on options such as Bundesliga service LIGA total!. Other features include the time-shift function and access to HD content. All media receivers necessary for the reception of Entertain are HD-ready.

Telephone calls to the German fixed network are billed on a minute-by-minute basis, costing 2.9 cents per minute. "Entertain Pur" with a telephone flat rate for calls to the entire German fixed network is available for EUR 39.95 per month.

Entertain – Deutsche Telekom's IPTV service
With more than 120 TV channels, 10,000 titles – 500 of which available in HD – in the online video store and TV archive, around 2,500 national and international radio stations, as well as interactive applications, Entertain is the undisputed leader of the German IPTV market. Around 20 million households have the option of subscribing to Entertain via a high-speed DSL line. Entertain is available from EUR 27.95 (including TV and telephone connection) or EUR 44.95 (including TV, telephone flat rate and high-speed DSL flat rate.)

About Deutsche Telekom AG
Deutsche Telekom is one of the world's leading integrated telecommunications companies with almost 150 million mobile customers, around 40 million fixed-network lines and over 17 million broadband lines (as of June 30, 2009). Its product brands are T-Home (fixed-network telephony, broadband Internet), T-Mobile (mobile communications), and T-Systems (ICT solutions). As an international Group with over 261,000 employees operating in around 50 countries worldwide (as of June 30, 2009), Deutsche Telekom generated more than half of its revenue – EUR 61.6 billion – outside of Germany in 2008.

Further information is available on the Internet at: www.telekom.com

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FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), today announced SenseAwareSM powered by FedEx, a next generation, first-of-its-kind information service that combines a GPS sensor device and a web-based collaboration platform. Developed by the FedEx innovation team, SenseAware will provide increased access to information between business partners and customers to aid in the management of supply chain interactions and will target the life sciences industry at launch.

Available in the spring of 2010, SenseAware is an open, highly adaptive and easy-to-use sensor information sharing platform. It is a multi-modal solution that will serve customers who desire near real-time visibility and insight into their shipments. SenseAware will provide business decision makers the ability to quickly and easily collaborate on many types of information data across their global supply chain.

SenseAware is permitted by the Federal Aviation Administration to be used during flight on FedEx aircraft and will allow customers to monitor in-transit conditions during ground transportation.

A SenseAware device riding with a FedEx shipment can provide the following information:

* Precise temperature readings
* A shipment's exact location
* When a shipment is opened or if the contents have been exposed to light
* Real-time alerts and analytics between trusted parties regarding the above vital signs of a shipment

SenseAware can be easily adopted as it does not require a costly software installation, infrastructure or large managed-service commitments. The added flexibility of the SenseAware device enables it to be used for single shipments or in large palletized shipments.

"One of the basic needs we saw was a sensor-based logistics industry that wasn't solidifying as quickly as we thought it should around useful sharing of sensor information," said Robert B. Carter, executive vice president and chief information officer, FedEx Corp. "We developed a point-of-view that sharing sensor information dynamically and in useful ways with supply chain partners proved too difficult, so we attacked this on a number of fronts and the result is SenseAware."

Life Science Industry First to Benefit from SenseAware

Available in 2010, SenseAware will initially target the health care and life sciences industry. SenseAware was created through intensive research and beta-testing with customers within those industries. Pilot customers immediately recognized the benefits of the technology during an internal testing phase and realized the potential to shorten inventory turnaround time on closed loop shipments by having complete inbound visibility to all shipments.

"Life science companies are looking to squeeze more value out of their existing data, both upstream and downstream, to improve workflow, process efficiency, and strategic insight across the enterprise," says Eric Newmark, research manager, IDC Health Insights. "With SenseAware, FedEx is seeking to give business users next-generation sensing capabilities, coupled with an information service that provides a new level of visibility to critical information. This collaborative model could help businesses overcome many of the challenges commonly faced in delivering world-class healthcare services."

Shipments within the life sciences industry are often very high value and/or extremely time sensitive. In this industry, knowing the location of such packages during the shipping process is highly desirable. By providing extensive aggregated data shipment information, the technology will help life science customers comply with audits and quality checks, which occur regularly on such highly regulated products, For example, within the industry, many shipments must remain within a specified ambient or cold-chain temperature range to be effective for use in patient care. By having the correct and necessary data, users can make the proper business decisions to replenish or make other arrangements to meet the business requirement.

A limited number of SenseAware sensor devices are expected to be available during the initial launch for U.S. customers within the healthcare and life sciences industry.

About SenseAware

SenseAware combines the power of FedEx innovation and the FedEx brand to bring a unique service offering that is first of its kind in the FedEx portfolio.

"SenseAware is more than a technology solution for the supply chain," said Laurie A. Tucker, senior vice president of marketing, FedEx Services. "SenseAware combines the power of the FedEx brand and heritage of innovation with a new product and platform to serve the customers of the broad transportation and logistics industry. We are motivated and driven to create, market and cultivate yet another breakthrough that has the capability to transform the life sciences industry."

Customers and businesses can learn more about SenseAware on www.senseaware.com.

About FedEx

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $34 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 275,000team membersto remain "absolutely, positively" focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities. For more information, visit news.fedex.com.

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Displaysense, one of the UK's leading suppliers of retail displays and shop fittings has launched a brand new sister site, Inflatableeveything.co.uk, offering everything that could possibly be pumped, inflated or blown up, all from under one roof.

Inflatable Everything launched its website with a range of over 400 products and already there are plans to get this figure to over 1000 by January 2010 in order to truly be the home of everything inflatable in the UK. With inflatable costumes for parties and toys for children, through to inflatable canoes and promotional displays, the company aims to truly own the inflatable market.

To mark the introduction of this new business venture, Inflatable Everything is also offering an introductory 10% discount, in the form of a voucher code (IE1109PR), to customers who are looking to purchase any inflatable from its ever expanding range of products.

Steve Whittle the marketing manager at Inflatable Everything commented, "As a business, we are very ambitious and we are aiming to become a real household name that everyone will remember when they are looking to purchase anything inflatable, from inflatable party props to recreational inflatables. Amongst our range of inflatable products we also source a wide range of event and promotional inflatables such as giant inflatable blimps and merchandise giveaways that are suitable for advertising a product or service, which will appeal to all businesses including our existing Displaysense customers."

Although Inflatable Everything has only been trading for a couple of weeks, the company has already been receiving large orders and plenty of enquiries for its inflatable products. From office parties to customers interested in seasonal inflatables, it has not been a slow start for the business.

Inflatable Everything also provide customers peace of mind with their 28 day money back guarantee and a one year guarantee on manufacturing defects, which Steve believes will encourage greater customer confidence in the brand and their products from day one. Although the company is only a couple of weeks old, the team behind Inflatable Everything and Displaysense at the RCH group, have a wealth of experience. And because of the meteoric sustainable growth of the group over the past 10 years they have been able to acquire the services of over 30 suppliers to help develop their range to ultimately become the UKs true one stop shop for inflatables.

The directors and all the members of staff at Inflatable Everything are really pumped up, believing that the next few months will prove to be very successful for the business and that 2010 will be the year when the company will truly start to see their market share expand.

Notes to editors
About Inflatable Everything
Inflatableeverything.co.uk, is part of the RCH Group which has been trading since 1978. The product range at inflatable's cover anything from inflatable party accessories and inflatable games to inflatable education aids and inflatable furniture - there really is no limit.

The philosophy at Inflatableeverything.co.uk is simple - Choice, Value and Service. It believes that customers should be able to choose from an extensive 'off the shelf' product range, be able to buy at the most competitive prices and enjoy a professional and efficient service on every order.

Inflatable Everything supplies to consumers and a large range of businesses.

For further information please contact:
Steve Whittle
Marketing Manager
Inflatable Everything
Rye Street
Bishop's Stortford
Hertfordshire
CM23 2HG
UK
0845 271 2820
www.Inflatableeverything.co.uk

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Quick troubleshooting is a standard part of today's service spectrum, but in times of tougher competition and rising cost pressures customers demand total support with contractually assured system availability. Global remote maintenance of systems and machines, also referred to as remote services, meets these requirements and delivers significant savings for investment and maintenance costs, because customers pay only for the services they actually use. One major challenge with regard to remote services is making the communication infrastructure for software distribution via the CSRP scalable and secure enough to prevent non-authorized access or data misuse. The Windows Azure platform from Microsoft provides the necessary functionalities. It features basic services such as system links, permanent data storage and high processing capacity which are available on a pay-per-use basis. What makes Siemens's CRSP special: It exploits the Microsoft platform in order to benefit from its cost savings and its expandable links to customer networks.

"Reducing their IT costs continues to be a major challenge for our customers. Cloud-based solutions in connection with the Common Remote Service Platform can play a significant role in meeting this objective," says Jürgen Müller, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Siemens IT Solutions and Services.

Siemens IT Solutions and Services is an internationally leading provider of IT solutions and services. It covers the entire IT service chain from a single source, from consulting to system integration, right through to the management of IT infrastructures. In addition, Siemens IT Solutions and Services extends the range of offerings of the other Siemens Sectors to include IT solutions. With its comprehensive know-how and industry-specific knowledge, Siemens IT Solutions and Services provides measurable added value for its customers. Siemens IT Solutions and Services employs more than 41,000 people and posts annual sales of about 5.3 billion euros, of which over 70 percent are generated outside of the Siemens Sectors. More information at: www.siemens.com/it-solutions.

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Bolstered by a brigade of brown-suited Santas and 102 years of experience, UPS (NYSE:UPS) is set to deliver another season of holiday magic.

UPS has circled Monday, Dec. 21, on the calendar as its busiest day of the year when the company anticipates delivering approximately 22 million packages worldwide. That's about a 40 percent increase over normal daily delivery volumes.

For the entire holiday peak season - stretching from Thanksgiving to Christmas - UPS will deliver approximately 400 million packages around the world, up slightly compared to the 2008 holiday season. And to support this holiday package volume spike, UPS expects to hire roughly 50,000 seasonal workers.

"Each holiday season, UPS delivers more packages than anyone in the world," said Alan Gershenhorn, UPS senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing. "Our customers know our shipping process is fast, easy and convenient and our team is dedicated to smoothly delivering the holidays."

UPS has a reliable and unmatched global network that does everything possible to ensure on-time delivery of holiday packages. Most UPS ground packages reach their destinations in three business days or less. Procrastinators can rely on UPS air services to ship as late as Wednesday, Dec. 23, for delivery on Thursday, Dec. 24.

To ensure on-time delivery during the holiday rush, UPS Airlines will fly more than 330 additional flights per day during Peak Week, the four days leading up to Friday, Dec. 25. The company's highest volume day for handling air express packages will be Wednesday, Dec. 23, when it will deliver more than 6 million air packages.

Once packages are in the UPS network, shippers can visit UPS.com to track their packages. UPS expects more than 35 million online package tracking requests on Tuesday, Dec. 22, the highest tracking day of the season.

From expert packing and shipping to self-serve options, UPS offers a variety of methods to help customers manage their holiday packages:

* Let Us Do The Packing. Shipping holiday packages is fast and convenient when customers enlist the specially trained and certified packing professionals at the nearly 4,800 The UPS Store® and Mail Boxes Etc.® locations in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. And participating The UPS Store locations offer the Pack & Ship Promise where, if a participating location packs a customer's item, ships it via UPS and the item is damaged or lost in transit, the customer will be reimbursed for the item's value (subject to the lesser of actual value, replacement, or repair cost), the cost of packaging materials and service plus the shipping fee. Visit theupsstore.com for more details on the Pack & Ship Promise or to find your neighborhood location.

* Do It Yourself. UPS Internet Shipping enables do-it-yourselfers to choose service preferences, pay by credit card, print shipping labels and track packages. With a printed label affixed, a package can be handed to or picked up by a UPS driver, placed in one of 40,000 UPS drop boxes or dropped off at a UPS Customer Center, The UPS Store, Mail Boxes Etc. or other authorized shipping outlets. Shippers can visit UPS.com to verify the time-in-transit for each shipping destination.

For those on the go, UPS Mobile (m.ups.com) offers a suite of mobile shipping applications compatible with the most widely used mobile platforms, online browsers and devices, including the Apple iPhone®. In fact, UPS has just announced a new application for the iPhone that not only ships and tracks but also uses the phone's built-in GPS to direct users to the nearest UPS location. Users can download the free UPS iPhone App at apple.com/iphone/apps-for-iphone. For more information on the UPS iPhone App, users can also visit ups.com/iphone.

For more information on the holiday shipping calendar, green packing and shipping tips and to watch videos about the holiday surge, visit these online venues:

* The UPS holiday season media resource site - pressroom.ups.com/holiday
* YouTube - youtube.com/upscommunications
* Twitter - @UPS_News

About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is the world's largest package delivery company and a global leader in supply chain and freight services. With more than a century of experience in transportation and logistics, UPS is a leading global trade expert equipped with a broad portfolio of solutions. Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., UPS serves more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. The company can be found on the Web at UPS.com. To get UPS news direct, visit pressroom.ups.com/RSS.

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BT Global Services announced today its commitment to the new Avaya Connect accreditation programme. The business sees this as a critical component of its plans to expand its unified communications and contact centre solutions footprint for Avaya unified communications solutions, including Avaya AuraTM. This commitment will be supported by additional dedicated resources to support delivery and operations for global customers.

This builds upon BT and Avaya's long-standing 10-year relationship which was recently cemented by BT signing up to the new Avaya Connect channel programme.

Neil Sutton, Vice President Global Portfolio, BT Global Services, said: 'This extended partnership with Avaya not only enables us to significantly increase our Avaya contact centre and unified communications (UC) support capability in all key global markets but importantly with the Avaya Connect accreditation we are ensuring we are continually improving the service and delivery we provide to our customers. This means that our multi national customers with contact centres and operations around the globe can come to BT for one end to end Avaya based solution. This will remove the complexity and improve speed to market for contact centre and UC solutions. BT Global Services is now one of the few organisations that can deliver this around the world.'

Mark Mitchell, Head of Service Providers, Avaya EMEA, said: 'Choosing Avaya Aura solutions and signing up to the new Avaya Connect programme is a winning combination for BT. Not only will the company be able to deliver a richer suite of communications capabilities to its customers much faster and easier than before, the accreditation programme will really help them engage with their customers, providing better choices to move their businesses forward.'

BT's Avaya Aura solutions programme will be available from March 2010 when existing and new customers will be able to benefit from the optimised capital investment that this programme will bring. The Avaya Connect accreditation programme will be globally operational on February 1, 2010 and will allow existing partners to transition into the new programme during the course of the year.

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To join the 'Win a FREE Dress' promo, log in to Facebook then visit this link http://apps.facebook.com/dresstailor/. Next is to select a dress style and fabric, then click the "Click to Win" button. Lucky winners get a custom made dress absolutely FREE. One winner is announced each Sunday.

The idea of having an online lucky draw contest was actually suggested by a customer which caught the interest of management, who wanted to be able to tell more people about their high quality service and level of craftsmanship that goes into all their dresses.

Marketing Director Clara Young, elaborates, 'We don't want our customers to compromise by buying ready-to-wear evening dresses not matching their style. They can make their own dress. We can tailor a custom-made dress starting from US$99 and these are guaranteed to be a perfect fit according to your measurements, and deliver worldwide."

"Moreover if a customer needs any alterations we do it readily as your satisfaction is our motto. We are known for made to measure dresses with unlimited free alterations, until the dress fits you just right."

The company understands every woman wants to look stunning on special occasions especially on her wedding. The day is so special; the bride would want nothing but the best so the job should be done by an expert wedding dress consultant. For a bride, the wedding dress and her bridesmaid dresses are most important clothing to buy, so it's worth spending spend some time to find the right expert for your wedding gown. The company has a separate division for weddings, www.bridesmaidtailor.com.

DressTailor delivers dresses within 4 weeks of receipt of order. Just pick the right style, fabric and color. Payments are accepted online, and the dress will be shipped to you wherever you are located in the world including the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and most European countries. DressTailor has experienced tailors who make a well fit dress. Customers just need to ensure that the measurements provided are correct.

About DressTailor.com

DressTailor is a custom dress manufacturer that offers high quality, made-to-measure dresses at unbeatable low prices.

DressTailor stands by by their level of service, and guarantees free alternations until a dress fits perfectly. They will also ship orders in 28 days after order is placed or give a 100% refund.

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The GCS mission is two-fold; first they enable consumers to ask for and find smarter green choices for cultivating beauty and health. Second, they provide an affordable pathway for salons and spas to help reduce their eco-footprint and facilitate the growth of cleaner, healthier communities. The GCS directory connects consumers to the greenest salons and spas within Toronto (launching in other Canadian and US cities soon), while their featured stories, news and blog posts provide insight into green issues throughout the world of beauty. As a salon or spa owner, GCS enables individuals to create a more attractive and healthy work environment, and to build a competitive green business that embraces change and meets emerging consumer demands.

Eco-Lite Products co-president, Jeff Gasman, was instrumental in forging the relationship with GCS. 'We are always eager to involve ourselves with companies who have a true and proven commitment to the environment. Green Circle Salons is one of those companies and we are proud to be a part of their very selective network of partners who are committed to making our planet a greener place to live and do business in.'

Green Circle Salons sets very clear standards and believes in clear expectations, ethical business dealings, transparency, accountability, inclusiveness and open communications. Fairness, honesty and integrity are their compass when choosing partners.

Shane Price, President of Green Circle Salons, sought to have Minardi Color Perfect Lighting partner with his company. 'We thank Minardi Color Perfect Lighting by Eco-Lite Products, and in particular Jeff Gasman, the president of Eco-Lite Products, for offering Green Circle Salons the opportunity to implement their innovative and proven salon lighting systems here in Toronto, Canada. We are delighted to have Eco-Lite Products as our partners working together on creative solutions that help to make our communities cleaner, healthier and brighter places to live!'

Minardi Color Perfect Lighting consists of a family of different light fixtures that have been specifically designed to solve the lighting problems that have plagued salons for decades. Their energy efficient 'green' lighting uses anywhere from 40 -80% less power than what is currently being used, reduces heat values, which in turn will require less cooling energy from air conditioning.

Minardi Color Perfect Lighting is ideal for salon owners who want to enhance the beauty of their salon as well as for colorists and stylists who need the functionality of proper lighting to ensure consistent and accurate color results for their clients. Every area of a salon from the stylist chairs, to the color bars, to the retail displays will benefit from their color perfect lighting. The lighting creates a bright cheerful environment that, for the first time, permits accurate color evaluation.

More information on Minardi Color Perfect Lighting is available at http://eco-lite.com/industries/beauty/salon-lighting-fixtures.htm

About Eco-Lite Products
Eco-Lite Products is a leading supplier of energy-efficient, product-enhancing lighting to beauty salons, art galleries, jewelry stores and eyewear retailers.

Eco-Lite's fixtures are manufactured based on their cornerstone lighting principles. Their products are the perfect combination of energy efficiency, power, color and longevity.

For more information, visit http://www.eco-lite.com/ and http://www.salonlights.com/

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Notes to editors:
A video interview with Hans Vestberg available in our broadcast room on: www.ericsson.com/press/broadcastroom

Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technologies, and provides support for networks with over 1 billion subscribers and has a leading position in managed services. The company's portfolio comprises of mobile and fixed network infrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband and multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and the media industry. The Sony Ericsson and ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide consumers with feature-rich personal mobile devices.

Ericsson is advancing its vision "to be the prime driver in an all-communicating world" through innovation, technology, and sustainable business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than 75,000 employees generated revenue of SEK 209 billion (USD 32.2 billion) in 2008. Founded in 1876 with the headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on OMX NASDAQ, Stockholm and NASDAQ New York.

www.ericsson.com
www.twitter.com/ericssonpress

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