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News Summary

Oracle's more than 25,000 partners are an important and strategic part of the company's success. Arming them with the strategies and insights they need to grow and profit with Oracle, the company is hosting its fifth annual Oracle PartnerNetwork kickoff on June 25, 2013.

News Facts

• Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) today announced that its fifth annual global kickoff event, 'Engineered for Growth,' will take place on June 25, 2013 at 9:00a.m. (PST).

• During the live, online event, partners will hear from Oracle executives, including President Mark Hurd, Executive Vice President of Product Development, Thomas Kurian, Executive Vice President of Hardware Engineering, John Fowler, and CIO Mark Sunday. Oracle product, channel, and regional executives from around the globe will discuss Oracle's strategic product focus areas for the year ahead and how partners can utilize Oracle's extensive applications-to-disk product portfolio to expand customer opportunities and business growth.

• Oracle will also share how partners can leverage new OPN Enablement 2.0 and Knowledge Zone resources to enhance their business offerings and revenues. To date, over 4,500 partners have achieved a Specialized status through the Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialized program.

• The virtual event will provide partners:

-* An update on Oracle's channel strategy and direction for fiscal year 2014;
-* Insight on how to increase value and opportunity with the C-Suite, including key selling strategies for CIOs, CTOs, CFOs, CMOs, CHROs, and more;
-* Strategies on how to leverage Oracle's Engineered Systems, Cloud and Fusion Application technology to differentiate themselves from the competition and drive better results for customers;
-* Program updates to help ISVs and OEMs grow their businesses; and
-* An update on new OPN enablement and incentive offerings.

• Throughout the interactive, virtual event, partners can submit questions via social media; executives will answer questions online and on video.

• The event will conclude with PartnerPulse, a segment recapping the social media discussions throughout the event, which includes a Q&A session, guest speakers, and more.

• To register for the event, visit: http://bit.ly/13BYJR5 and follow the conversation and updates at www.oracle.com/partners and www.facebook.com/oraclepartners.

Supporting Quote
• 'We view partners as an extension to Oracle's sales force and they help keep our momentum going with their commitment and dedication,' said Joel Borellis, group vice president, Partner Enablement, Oracle. 'In its fifth year, the Oracle PartnerNetwork kickoff event provides the information and insights our invaluable partner community needs to remain competitive, grow their businesses and succeed with Oracle in the upcoming fiscal year.'

About Oracle PartnerNetwork

Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialized is the latest version of Oracle's partner program that provides partners with tools to better develop, sell and implement Oracle solutions. OPN Specialized offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of Oracle products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle's growing product portfolio, partner base and business opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is the ability for partners to differentiate through Specializations. Specializations are achieved through competency development, business results, expertise and proven success. To find out more visit http://www.oracle.com/partners.

About Oracle

Oracle engineers hardware and software to work together in the cloud and in your data center. For more information about Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL), visit www.oracle.com.

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SUNNYVALE, Calif.

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today publicly disclosed its strategy and roadmap to recapture market share in enterprise and data center servers by unveiling innovative products that address key technologies and meet the requirements of the fastest-growing data center and cloud computing workloads.

Additionally, AMD revealed details of its 2014 server portfolio including best-in-class Accelerated Processing Units (APUs), two- and four-socket CPUs, and details on what it expects to be the industry's premier ARM server processor. This is on the heels of announcing the general availability of the AMD Opteron™ X-Series processor, code named 'Kyoto,' which dominates the small-core server market on every performance benchmark. These forthcoming AMD Opteron™ processors bring important innovations to the rapidly changing compute market, including integrated CPU and GPU compute (APU); high core-count ARM servers for high-density compute in the data center; and substantial improvements in compute per-watt per-dollar and total cost of ownership.

'Our strategy is to differentiate ourselves by using our unique IP to build server processors that are particularly well matched to a target workload and thereby drive down the total cost of owning servers. This strategy unfolds across both the enterprise and data centers and includes leveraging our graphics processing capabilities and embracing both x86 and ARM instruction sets,' said Andrew Feldman, general manager of the Server Business Unit, AMD. 'AMD led the world in the transition to multicore processors and 64-bit computing, and we intend to do it again with our next-generation AMD Opteron families.'

In 2014, AMD will set the bar in power-efficient server compute with the industry's premier ARM server CPU. The 64-bit CPU, code named 'Seattle,' is based on ARM Cortex™-A57 cores and is expected to provide category-leading throughput as well as setting the bar in performance-per-watt. AMD will also deliver a best-in-class APU, code named 'Berlin.' 'Berlin' is an x86 CPU and APU, based on a new generation of cores named 'Steamroller.' Designed to double the performance of the recently available 'Kyoto' part, 'Berlin' will offer extraordinary compute-per-watt that will enable massive rack density. The third processor announced today is code named 'Warsaw,' AMD's next-generation 2P/4P offering. It is optimized to handle the heavily virtualized workloads found in enterprise environments including the more complex compute needs of data analytics, xSQL and traditional databases. 'Warsaw' will provide significantly improved performance-per-watt over today's AMD Opteron™ 6300 family.

Seattle

'Seattle' will be the industry's only 64-bit ARM-based server SoC from a proven server processor supplier. 'Seattle' is an 8- and then 16-core CPU based on the ARM Cortex-A57 core and is expected to run at or greater than 2 GHz. The 'Seattle' processor is expected to offer 2-4X the performance of AMD's recently announced AMD Opteron X-Series processor with significant improvement in compute-per-watt. It will deliver 128GB DRAM support, extensive offload engines for better power efficiency and reduced CPU loading, server caliber encryption, and compression and legacy networking including integrated 10GbE. It will be the first processor from AMD to integrate AMD's advanced Freedom™ Fabric for dense compute systems directly onto the chip. AMD plans to sample 'Seattle' in the first quarter of 2014 with production in the second half of the year.

Berlin

'Berlin' is an x86-based processor that will be available both as a CPU and APU. The processor boasts four next-generation 'Steamroller' cores and will offer almost 8X the gigaflops per-watt compared to current AMD Opteron™ 6386SE processor. It will be the first server APU built on AMD's revolutionary Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA), which enables uniform memory access for the CPU and GPU and makes programming as easy as C++. 'Berlin' will offer extraordinary compute per-watt that enables massive rack density. It is expected to be available in the first half of 2014.

Warsaw

'Warsaw' is an enterprise server CPU optimized to deliver unparalleled performance and total cost of ownership for two- and four-socket servers. Designed for enterprise workloads, it will offer improved performance-per-watt, which drives down the cost of owning a 'Warsaw'-based server while enabling seamless migration from the AMD Opteron 6300 Series family. It is a fully compatible socket with identical software certifications, making it ideal for the AMD Open 3.0 Server – the industry's most cost effective Open Compute platform. It is expected to be available in the first quarter of 2014.

About AMD

AMD (NYSE: AMD) is a semiconductor design innovator leading the next era of vivid digital experiences with its ground-breaking AMD Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) that power a wide range of computing devices. AMD's server computing products are focused on driving industry-leading cloud computing and virtualization environments. AMD's superior graphics technologies are found in a variety of solutions ranging from game consoles, PCs to supercomputers. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com.

Cautionary Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning AMD, its server roadmap and strategy, its ability to recapture market share in enterprise and data center servers, and the timing, features and functionality of AMD's future products, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are commonly identified by words such as "would," "may," "expects," "believes," "plans," "intends," "projects," and other terms with similar meaning. Investors are cautioned that the forward-looking statements in this document are based on current beliefs, assumptions and expectations, speak only as of the date of this document and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Risks include the possibility that Intel Corporation's pricing, marketing and rebating programs, product bundling, standard setting, new product introductions or other activities may negatively impact the company's plans; the company may be unable to develop, launch and ramp new products and technologies in the volumes that are required by the market at mature yields on a timely basis; that the company's third party foundry suppliers will be unable to transition its products to advanced manufacturing process technologies in a timely and effective way or to manufacture the company's products on a timely basis in sufficient quantities and using competitive technologies; the company will be unable to obtain sufficient manufacturing capacity or components to meet demand for its products or will not fully utilize its commitment with respect to GLOBALFOUNDRIES microprocessor manufacturing facilities; that customers stop buying the company's products or materially reduce their operations or demand for the company's products; that the company may be unable to maintain the level of investment in research and development that is required to remain competitive; that there may be unexpected variations in the market growth and demand for its products and technologies in light of the product mix that the company may have available at any particular time or a decline in demand; that the company will require additional funding and may be unable to raise sufficient capital on favorable terms, or at all; that global business and economic conditions will not improve or will worsen; that demand for computers will be lower than currently expected; and the effect of political or economic instability, domestically or internationally, on the company's sales or supply chain. Investors are urged to review in detail the risks and uncertainties in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Opteron and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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FREMONT, Calif. and LEIPZIG, GERMANY. — SGI (NASDAQ: SGI), the trusted leader in technical computing and big data, today announced that the United States Department of Defense (DoD) has deployed the SGI® ICE™ X high performance computing (HPC) system for its supercomputer Spirit, making it the 14th fastest supercomputer in the world according to TOP500 (www.top500.org). The SGI ICE X system has been deployed as part of the DoD's High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP), which provides compute resources for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) DoD Supercomputing Research Center (DSRC).

SGI ICE X system Spirit is named after the B2 Stealth bomber and is enabling Gary Kedziora, an HPCMP PETTT Computational Materials Scientist, to implement algorithms that perform quantum mechanical simulations with computational time that scales linearly with respect to the number of atoms. "Spirit is significantly faster than our previously available platform for running these linear-scaling calculations, which are becoming viable for production level work," said Kedziora. "This enables DoD computational material scientists to model larger and more complex materials using predictive quantum mechanical methods on thousands of SGI ICE X processor cores."

"Our customers are already flocking to the fastest system in the Department of Defense, finding that their applications are performing significantly better on the new system," stated Jeff Graham, the director of the AFRL DSRC. "SGI has delivered a system that is exceeding their standard benchmark performance on DoD applications by an average of over 27%, which translates into higher productivity for scientists and engineers across the DoD."

As one of the world's fastest distributed memory platforms, the SGI ICE X system enables Spirit with 144 TB of memory and one of the largest and fastest pure compute InfiniBand clusters. Running on standard Redhat Enterprise Linux®, the SGI ICE X Spirit Supercomputer is housed in 32 M-racks and includes 2,304 (IP-115 Gemini Twin) compute blades with cold-sink technology. It features 9,216 sockets (73,728 cores) powered by Intel® Xeon® E5 processor 2600 series operating at 2.6 GHz and boasts a theoretical peak performance of over 1.5 petaflops, further proving its ranking on the TOP500 list. The Spirit supercomputer also leverages the SGI InfiniteStorage™ 5500 providing 6.72 PB of storage and operating on the SGI Lustre® file system.

"By providing the technology solutions behind Spirit , SGI is further powering the work of the armed forces in the success of their missions and the safety of the men and women," said Jorge Titinger, president and CEO of SGI. "It is with great honor to see the results of the SGI ICE X system Spirit being included in the TOP500, further validating our work together and the effective supercomputing architecture we built to address complex HPC needs."

The SGI ICE X platform helped earn SGI the position in the Visionary quadrant in the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant for Blade Servers. With a tightly integrated Infiniband backbone, the ICE X system is ideal for tough workloads, and with advanced cooling and power solutions can supply petaflops of compute performance. In the M-cell configuration, the platform uses on-chip liquid cooling capability to allow warm-water cooling, eliminating the need for CRAC units, water chillers and towers. The liquid-cooled heat sink resides between the pair of node boards in each twin blade slot ("M-Rack" deployment) enabling the highest watt SKU support (e.g., 135W TDPs), utilizing a liquid-to-water heat exchanger that provisions the required quantity of flow for cooling and capturing 55 to 70% of heat generated on the node board. The M-Cell also helps control acoustics, allowing the team to have a conversation in their data center again. The SGI ICE X system provides the ultimate configuration flexibility including four different InfiniBand topologies to enable optimized performance, with the InfiniBand interconnect that now dominates the Top 100 of the TOP500 list. For example, the SGI ICE X supercomputer at Total was announced today as 11th on the Top 500 list. The SGI ICE X product is also available in a standard 19-inch "D-rack" configuration, using standard front-to-back airflow with more modest processor density.

ICE X products are available today and now comes with Intel® Xeon Phi™ coprocessors, which can be seen at Intel's Booth # 341+350 during this month's International Supercomputing Conference, June 16-20, 2013 in Leipzig, Germany. SGI will also be displaying the ICE X platform near the conference at NH Leipzig Messe, Fuggerstr. 2. D-04158 Leipzig, meeting rooms Schoenefeld Room and Ehrenberg Room.

About the High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP)
The HPCMP provides DoD laboratories and Test Centers HPC capabilities and expertise through partnerships with the Laboratories and Test Centers. HPCMP resources are used to provide military programs with a competitive advantage for the design, operation and sustainment of new weapons systems; for example, preparing U.S. aircraft for overseas deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq, and assisting in long-term weather predictions to plan humanitarian and military operations throughout the world. The Air Force Research Laboratory is such a partner with the HPCMP by providing a world class HPC Center committed to providing the resources necessary for DoD scientists and engineers to complete their research, development, testing and evaluation projects. Since the organization's inception in 1996 the AFRL DSRC has supported the warfighter by combining powerful computational resources, secure interconnects, and application software with renowned services, expertise and experience.

About SGI
SGI, the trusted leader in technical computing, is focused on helping customers solve their most demanding business and technology challenges. Visit sgi.com for more information.

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© 2013 Silicon Graphics International Corporation. SGI, the SGI logo, ICE, and InfiniteStorage are trademarks or registered trademarks of Silicon Graphics International Corp. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective holders.

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REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. and Best Buy Co. Inc. today announced a strategic partnership to create the Windows Store only at Best Buy. The comprehensive store-within-a-store will be in 500 Best Buy locations across the United States and in more than 100 Best Buy and Future Shop locations in Canada.

Ranging in size from 1,500 square feet to 2,200 square feet, the Windows Store will be the premier destination for consumers to see, try, compare and purchase a range of products and accessories, including Windows-based tablets and PCs, Windows Phones, Microsoft Office, Xbox, and more. Each store will feature an innovation space highlighting a variety of Windows scenarios across devices; a showcase section with the latest Windows-based PC form factors such as ultrabooks, convertibles, detachables and all-in-ones — including portable devices; and a standalone area featuring Microsoft Surface.

'The Windows Store offers a large-scale, hands-on customer experience that will show customers how Windows and Microsoft devices and services can make it easier for them to work and play,' said Tami Reller, chief marketing officer and chief financial officer of the Windows Division at Microsoft. 'We're pleased to partner with Best Buy in bringing the latest technologies to consumers at scale in a unique environment where they can explore how Microsoft products fit together across entertainment, travel, music and other scenarios.'

In addition to the dedicated Microsoft specialists already working across Best Buy locations, the alliance will add more than 1,200 Best Buy Microsoft-trained sales associates to create an engaging customer experience at scale.

'Best Buy's chief goal is to serve our customers as only we can, whether they come to us online or in stores. The Windows Store creates the kind of retail destination we all want to shop in, combining great selection, the latest technology, the best service and the lowest prices,' said Jason Bonfig, vice president of computing for Best Buy. 'What our customers will see in these 600 stores is something totally new and fully in line with our determination to transform Best Buy.'

The two companies also will mirror the in-store experience online at http://www.bestbuy.com/windowsstore, which will provide updates on store locations, promotions and other information, including joint marketing efforts throughout the year. Windows Store only at Best Buy will roll out from late June through September. More information is available at http://www.bestbuy.com/windowsstore.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq 'MSFT') is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. – In a move to provide IT organizations with greater network visibility, an identity- and device-aware network, and consistent network mitigation policies for combating network threats, Cisco today introduced new developments with security partners and information-sharing techniques under its Cisco® Security Technology Partner Ecosystem. Enabled by a new context information-sharing framework called Platform Exchange Grid (pxGrid), this new ecosystem brings a "strength through integration" mindset to the fragmented and silo-prone network security landscape. As the networking and security market leader, Cisco has developed this partnering strategy to deliver more secure environments for our customers.

As a proof point for this integrated approach, Cisco is providing partner IT systems with a unified context and control platform they can integrate in the form of its network wide policy management platform, Identity Services Engine. ISE delivers a unified, real-time source of control for identity and endpoint devices, policy context and network access across a customer's network, expanding the intelligence the customer can use in concert with its IT infrastructure to discover, defend and remediate threats. Cisco Security Ecosystem partners that integrate with ISE increase their efficiency of operations and accelerate the ability of their IT staff to resolve network issues. The ecosystem also extends to partner products the ability to reach into the Cisco network infrastructure to execute policy actions on users and devices — such as quarantine and blocking network access.

ISE is central to the Cisco Security Ecosystem because of its distinguishing ability to create partnership hooks in a variety of areas. It already is a focal platform for mobile device management partnerships, and Cisco today is creating the Cisco Security Threat Defense Ecosystem — a new integration with leading SIEM (security information event management) and threat defense systems. SIEM and threat defense partners include IBM, Lancope, LogRhythm, TIBCO LogLogic, Splunk and Symantec. Cisco plans additional ISE-centered security partner ecosystems in the future to further extend identity and device awareness throughout the IT infrastructure.

Like many other network systems, SIEM and threat defense systems often have limited insight to real-time user identity or endpoint device type in their security analyses. This is critical because these are among key attributes for effectively handling things like employees bringing their own mobile devices to work. Through ISE, the Cisco Security Threat Defense Ecosystem integrates with SIEM and threat defense systems to create policies and analytics based not just on network patterns but also on type of device and class of user. The Threat Defense Ecosystem also makes security more actionable, integrating SIEM and threat defense with a central policy point instead of being another silo. This provides consistent cross-platform user/device visibility and control — all from a single screen. Furthermore, the Threat Defense Ecosystem gives Cisco leadership in securing unified wired and wireless networks, which the company calls Unified Access, an intelligent network platform that can enable connected experiences and operational efficiencies. Unified Access is the business foundation to support the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend, and the Internet of Everything (IoE).

Also today, Cisco announced it is making Platform Exchange Grid (pxGrid) available for early adoption by ISE integration partners. Designed for cross-vendor adoption, ISE is the first platform to adopt pxGrid at Cisco, enabling it to share its context as well as consume context from ecosystem partners for use in network policy. An innovative approach, the pxGrid platform-independent framework enables customizable, many-to-many sharing between any third-party platforms that adopt pxGrid. Cisco will pursue standardization of pxGrid via relevant industry standards organizations in 2014.

Key Highlights

· Broad IT Platform Integration with Cisco ISE for Context and Control: A comprehensive platform for supplying identity, device and policy context to relevant network operations and security systems, as well as consuming context from these systems for use in ISE network policy.

o Makes existing operations and security platforms more effective by enabling deeper, broader network and security insight, making a larger number of security events more actionable, and enabling consistent, cross-platform user/device visibility and control.

o Provides more granular control over users and devices, such as when employees bring their own mobile devices to work, and uses ISE as a unified network policy point.

o Enables partner systems to keep tabs on all devices, to tailor IT operations based on different types of users, and to simplify policy orchestration across systems.

· Cisco Security Threat Defense Ecosystem: A proof point of the Cisco Security Technology Partner Ecosystem that specifically enables SIEM and threat defense vendors' products for better security insight, accuracy and event action.

o ISE integration aids SIEM and Threat Defense partner systems in quickly assessing whether a security concern requires action. This decreases the time to response and helps ensure that the right action is taken on an event, such as completely blocking user/device access, quarantining it to a subset of network access or fully blocking network access. This integration is available for customer deployment in July 2013.

· pxGrid: A context information-sharing framework built within ISE that enables multivendor, cross-platform network collaboration for more effective and efficient operations across the entire IT infrastructure.

o Broadens intelligence and applies policy across the world's largest networking installed base that makes up the majority of the Internet by enabling easy sharing of context between network systems, and allowing partner systems to share context information with each other.

o Offers one interface to many systems, enables access-controlled, any-to-any sharing, and helps ensure there is a broad ecosystem to integrate with by driving pxGrid to industry standards.

o pxGrid will also integrate with the Cisco Open Network Environment (Cisco ONE), allowing partners to orchestrate network actions in response to events and conditions.

• Available for early adoption by ISE integration partners. ISE is the first platform to adopt pxGrid at Cisco, enabling it to share its context as well as consume context from ecosystem partners for use in network policy. Cisco will work with partners in advance of expected customer deployment in 2014.

· Cisco Cyber Threat Defense (CTD) Solution:

o Uses enhanced visibility and actionable insight to defend the network interior from advanced persistent threats (APTs) and other stealthy, targeted attacks that are increasingly bypassing detection conducted by traditional means.

o Combines three main components: Cisco NetFlow generated by your customer's network infrastructure; Lancope StealthWatch System to aggregate and analyze NetFlow telemetry data to detect threats and suspicious behavior; and, optionally, contextual information from ISE for user identity and endpoint device type to collectively decipher the nature and severity of the threat.

o Simplifies error-prone and expensive manual threat investigation processes.

o Uses existing Cisco switch, router and security appliance network footprint.

o Available for customer deployment today.

Customer Quote

Bart Lauwers, vice president, IT Infrastructure, EA, & InfoSec, CareFusion

"NetFlow, ISE and Lancope together represent the cyberdefense trifecta that gives CareFusion the network visibility and security context to respond to security threats much more efficiently. We now have a single pane of glass that tells us the 'who/what/when/where/how' associated with a potential threat, which helps us prioritize the most serious events and respond to them quickly. The ability to leverage the network as a virtual sensor grid and reference ISE as an identity- and device-contextual information root for the network creates a single source of data security intelligence, compared to cumbersome management of incident response across multiple, nonintegrated endpoint solutions."

Executive Quote

Dave Frampton, vice president and general manager, Cisco Secure Access and Mobility Product Group

"Until now, SIEM/threat defense systems have lacked a complete picture of mobility and BYOD security risks, but with our new ecosystem they can use ISE network telemetry to correlate user, device and policy context with their traditional threat defense data sets. In addition to identifying new categories of possible threats on the network, they can now also target suspicious mobile devices and start creating device- or user- or group-specific analytics for additional scrutiny. By incorporating unique real time network and device context from ISE, they now have a single source of truth all from one screen. This consolidation helps them sort through suspicious events faster and take focused remediation action versus having to literally look at five different screens and manually connect the dots."

About Cisco

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in IT that helps companies seize the opportunities of tomorrow by proving that amazing things can happen when you connect the previously unconnected. For ongoing news, please go to http://thenetwork.cisco.com.

Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. A listing of Cisco's trademarks can be found at www.cisco.com/go/trademarks. Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Adobe Foundation today announced the winners of its second annual Adobe Youth Voices (AYV) Aspire Awards, the only online competition inviting youth around the world to creatively express their vision for change in their communities. More than 1,100 submissions from 51 countries were received, and over 830,000 audience votes were cast for the audience choice awards. Winning entries across the competition's nine categories address a variety of complex social and environmental topics, such as bullying and climate change; they are featured online at http://youthvoices.adobe.com/awards/.

'The winning projects illustrate the power of creativity and expression among young people, especially when they have access to digital tools that help bring their ideas to life,' said Michelle Yates, director of corporate social responsibility, Adobe and Adobe Foundation executive director. 'This program focuses on encouraging youth to develop the creative skills that will help them be more deeply engaged in their education in the short term, and better prepared to succeed long term in a rapidly evolving global economy.'

AYV Award entries were invited in eight standard content categories, representing various storytelling methods including animation, music video, documentary, and photo essay. A ninth category, the UNICEF Challenge, gave entrants the opportunity to develop a video proposal for a project they would implement in their local community. An international panel of professionals working in art, film, and other creative fields selected the first and second place winners in each standard category, while a panel of international UNICEF experts selected the UNICEF Challenge winners.

'Adobe is creating a meaningful opportunity for youth to come together and share digital content that bravely and creatively helps these teens address issues that are important to them,' said Meredith Lavitt, director, Film Forward Initiative, Sundance Institute and 2013 AYV Awards judge. 'I'm excited to be involved in an effort that inspires the next generation and sparks a global conversation.'

Winners and affiliated schools/organizations for each standard category receive software, hardware, a trip to attend the 2013 AYV Summit in San Jose, Calif., and a charitable donation to a cause of their choice. The UNICEF Challenge first and second place winners receive $40,000 and $30,000 grants, respectively, dedicated to implementing the winning project proposals. In addition to being showcased on the Aspire Awards website, winning entries from all categories will be featured at distinguished exhibitions, including international film festivals and other arts organization events.

2013 winners are:

Animation:

• First Place: Vacant, Dhenzel Obeng, Free the Children, Canada
• Second Place: Nothing is Impossible, Tansy Piar, Bonaire Youth Outreach Foundation, Bonaire
• Audience Choice Award: It Makes A Big Difference, Jeanvięr Janga, Bonaire Youth Outreach Foundation, Bonaire

Documentary:

• First Place: DREAMS: Un-Deferred, Maymunah Stroud, Whitefoord Community Program, USA
• Second Place: Life's a Fight, Nkengafac Lekealem, Brian Dunn, Kennedi Caldwell, Christian Chadwell, Appalachian Media Institute, USA
• Audience Choice Award: Marshall, Angelo Alberto, Bonaire Youth Outreach Foundation, Bonaire

Music Video:

• First Place: Polaroids and Films, Luz Campuzano, MACLA, USA
• Second Place: Talking About You, Carlos Eduardo Moreno Bernal, Computer Clubhouse Suba Compartir, Colombia
• Audience Choice Award: Together We Can Do Anything, Angelo Francees, Aaron Francees, Daniel Francees, Dustan Mercelina, Bonaire Youth Outreach Foundation, Bonaire

Poster Campaign:

• First Place: Bullied, Angelo Alberto, Bonaire Youth Outreach Foundation, Bonaire
• Second Place: Infinite MPG, Payton Narancic, Willow Glen High School, USA
• Audience Choice Award: Women Empowerment, Lahiru Wanigasekara, Madhudshani Sandya, Medha Herath, Shilpa Sayura Foundation, Sri Lanka

Narrative:

• First Place: Dear Child, Ismael Mora, Daniel Cordero, Casa de la Juventud Mora, Costa Rica
• Second Place: Silicon, Andrew Elias, Edward Flores, Redwood City Peapod Academy, USA
• Audience Choice Award: Life=Smile, Sandro Bernuez, Mateo Pérez Dadone, Julia Kazepis, Magalí Aredes, IPEM 23 LES and Instituto Nuestra Seora de Lourdes, Argentina

Photo Essay:

• First Place: Bowing Down to the Earth, Agata Mroczek, Zespół Szkół im. Ziemi Lubelskiej, Poland
• Second Place: The Elementals, Alonso Magana, Hood River Valley High School, USA
• Audience Choice Award: 21st Century Girl, Poornima Meegammana, Mithun Kumarasinghe, Shilpa Sayura Foundation, Sri Lanka

Collaboration:

• First Place: Rhythm of A Refugee, Antonette Paveira, Kaeontae Benjamin, Liala Zaray, Anthony Baker, MACLA, USA
• Second Place: A Collaboration, Luz Campuzano, Connor Muschison, MACLA, USA
• Audience Choice Award: Wishes for Canada, Haya, Tony, Sophia, Jaime Munoz, Pamela Guzman, Simeon, Tyler, Silvia, Adassa Mijangos, Jacaranda Education, Mexico

Poetry:

• First Place: Beautiful Words, Sabrina Tibbertsma, Eva Miller, Tennyson High School, USA
• Second Place: Creativ., Eduardo Arias, Jeremy Mendoza, Casa de la Juventud Mora, Costa Rica
• Audience Choice Award: Beauty, Julia Lawrence, Torrance Memorial Healthcare Foundation, USA

UNICEF Challenge:

• First Place: YES Film Project, Poornima Meegammana, Mithun Kumarasinghe, Wjira Madusanka, Lahiru Wanigasekara, Aadeeptha Samarakoon, Romesh Dhananjaya, Kavinda Promod, Sandya Madushani, Prabhashana Meegammana, Tharika Hansani, Dasun Soyza, Aheshka Rupasinghe, Madhavi Wickramasinghe, Sithma Illunngasinghe, Sumedha Dharmasena, Shilpa Sayura Foundation, Sri Lanka
• Second Place: The Fotostory, Daniel Marks, Cassandra Fowler, Nkemdilim Chukwuma, Stephanie Vela, American University, USA
• Audience Choice Award: Healing Paintbrushes Project, Julia Lawrence, Torrance Memorial Healthcare Foundation, USA

About Adobe Youth Voices
Adobe Youth Voices (AYV) is the Adobe Foundation's global initiative to ignite Creative Confidence in youth by empowering them to find their voice and make it heard. The youth involved in AYV spotlight the issues they care about by creating original media – a process that fosters their passion to make a difference while providing them with the creative skillsessential to success in the world today. Through programs like AYV, and by increasing creativity in education, Adobe believes we will better equip young people to be the problem solvers, critical thinkers and leaders of tomorrow. To learn more about AYV, its point of view on creativity in education and how you can be involved, please visit http://youthvoices.adobe.com/.

About the Adobe Foundation
The Adobe Foundation is a 501(c)(3) private foundation created and funded by Adobe Systems Incorporated to leverage human, technological and financial resources to drive social change and community improvements.

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CUPERTINO, Calif. — Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) today took the wraps off its new Seagate® NAS HDD— a cutting-edge drive custom-built for always-on, one- to five-bay network attached storage (NAS) systems. Engineered with performance and reliability in mind, the new drives are available in multiple capacity points including a 4TB option— the industry's highest capacity NAS hard disk drive (HDD) solution available— and strong industry support from nine NAS system partners.

'Today about 50 percent of NAS arrays are sold diskless meaning that customers are challenged with identifying and installing the right storage for their system. By developing a drive like NAS HDD, we've taken the guesswork out of it and made it easy for customers to identify the right drive for their system,' said Scott Horn, Seagate vice president of marketing. 'By collaborating closely with a variety of partners who specialize in NAS systems, we're making what was a confusing effort into a plug-and-play one.'

Featuring up to 4TB of storage the drive now enables NAS systems, such as those utilized in homes and small to midsize businesses (SMB), to provide up to 20TB of data in a five-bay NAS array. And with over 30 percent capacity improvement over competitive offerings, the NAS HDD 4TB drive delivers the highest capacity available on the market.

Cost effective drives built specifically for NAS solutions, the 4TB option has the capacity to store over 819,000 photos, 1 million songs or nearly 500 hours of high-definition (HD) video content—more than enough space for the average household. It is also ideal for small businesses with large enough capacities to support CAD files, medical images and databases.

'QNAP is thrilled to be teaming up with Seagate to offer our customers a high-performance storage solution optimized for NAS systems,' said Meiji Chang, general manager of QNAP. 'The Seagate NAS HDD allows us to deliver the highest capacity storage offering on the market while providing our customers with a huge boost in performance and a reliable business level NAS solution for 24x7 operations.'

'Households and SMBs continue to generate a significant amount of data, and need fast and reliable storage solutions,' said John Rydning, IDC's research vice president for hard disk drives. 'Rather than taking hours or days to transfer a large amount of digital content over the internet to a cloud storage service provider, Seagate's new NAS HDD provides a high-capacity solution for fast data transfers and backups on-premise over local networks.'

Built to provide up to 10 percent performance advantage, over the competition for 24x7 NAS applications, the NAS HDD is engineered for performance in always on applications and can support multiple HD video streams and user profiles. The drive boasts near silent acoustics operating below the range of audible sound for the human ear with as low as 1.9 bels, providing optimized acoustics for the home or SMB environment. It also features Seagate's own NASWorks™ technology which improves drive reliability by supporting features that limit drive vibrations and support extended error recovery controls for better data integrity.

Seagate NAS HDDs are built and tested to provide industry-leading performance for small NAS systems. Key features of the NAS HDD include:

-Industry's Highest Capacity NAS Drive— up to 4TB available, the NAS HDD offers a 30 percent capacity advantage over the competition.
-Best Performance for 1- to -5-bay NAS Systems— built and tested to provide industry-leading performance, NAS HDDs offer the industry's highest throughput to deliver the performance demanded by NAS solutions.
-NASWorks— supports error correction via customized error recovery controls, power management and vibration tolerance for optimal performance and reliability in a 1- to 5-bay solution.
-Improved Vibration Tolerance— dual-plane balance supports the unique weighted motor design minimizing vibration that can be amplified in multi-drive systems improving the drive's performance and system reliability.
-Advanced Power Management— supports multiple user-selectable power profiles that can optimize power usage for different workloads to minimize power consumption while maintaining high-availability performance.
-Quiet Drive Operation— enhances the end customer experience with near-silent acoustics for low-noise environments like living rooms or office spaces.

Designed with compatibility in mind, Seagate NAS hard disk drives have been rigorously tested by some of today's top NAS providers and flawlessly integrated into their NAS solutions. For more information on the Seagate NAS HDD and qualified OEM partners please visit www.seagate.com/www/nashdd.

Strong NAS Partner Support
'Seagate's new NAS hard drives have been fully verified as being compatible with all ASUSTOR NAS products. Our users demand reliable performance for 24x7 applications and we are glad to be able to offer them more choices when selecting specialized hard disks for their NAS,' said Shawn Shu, president of ASUSTOR. 'We are excited for the launch of the Seagate NAS hard drives and believe that a combination of these drives with ASUSTOR's full range of NAS products will create an optimal user experience.'

'D-Link prides itself on developing innovative and intuitive solutions. By adding Seagate's new NAS HDD to our compatible product list, we continue to make it easy for our customers to choose the right storage and get the best experience and reliability from their D-Link NAS,' said Jocelyn Chung, D-Link vice president of marketing, D-Link global headquarters.

'LenovoEMC is focused on delivering innovative and cost-effective storage solutions that our customers value,' said Eric Arcese, president and general manager, LenovoEMC Ltd. 'Seagate's new NAS HDD has been built and tested to provide a performance advantage for always-on NAS applications while at the same time being offered at an affordable price. As a qualified drive for use with Lenovo network storage products, the NAS HDD gives our customers the opportunity to further maximize the return on their technology investments— that's what we call a 'win-win' all around.'

'Seagate has been a trusted partner for many years, and we are excited to integrate these new drives into our DiskStations and RackStations,' said Vic Hsu, CEO of Synology Inc. 'By supporting Seagate's new NAS HDD, Synology will provide users with more freedom in the choice of hard drives and continue to deliver robust and reliable NAS solutions that our customers can count on.'

'The majority of our NAS systems are sold diskless so it just makes sense to partner with an industry leader like Seagate and bring a product to market that is purpose built for NAS arrays,' said Florence Shih, general manager of Thecus Technology. 'And with a name like NAS HDD, it makes it easy for customers to ask for the product by name and know that they are getting the right drive for our solutions.'

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Copyright 2013. Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Seagate, Seagate Technology, NASWorks and the Wave logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC in the United States and/or other countries. When referring to drive capacity, one terabyte, or TB, equals one thousand billion bytes. Your computer's operating system may use a different standard of measurement and report a lower capacity. In addition, some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and will not be available for data storage. Quantitative usage examples for various applications are for illustrative purposes. Actual quantities will vary based on various factors, including file size, file format, features, and application software.

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The HP AllianceOne Partner Awards recognize partner members that have achieved outstanding accomplishments in the development and delivery of innovative HP-based solutions that raise the standard for business excellence and client satisfaction. The winners are chosen for delivering solutions that drive meaningful results for shared customers.

'HP is announcing the 2013 AllianceOne Partner of the Year award to those partners that have demonstrated superior integration with HP technologies,' said Doug Oathout, vice president, Channel and Alliances, Enterprise Marketing, HP. 'They have demonstrated exceptional dedication and expertise in addressing the business and technology challenges of their customers within the areas of cloud computing, communications interoperability, converged storage, information optimization, mission-critical computing and security.'

The following organizations are recipients of the 2013 AllianceOne Partner of the Year Award.

Category: Cloud Computing

• F5 Networks, a worldwide leader in application delivery networking, is recognized for its broad suite of intelligent application services to ensure the reliable, secure and fast delivery of applications—in the data center, network or cloud—to any device located anywhere. Combined with HP's data center and network infrastructure solutions, F5 solutions help customers gain a competitive edge through greater business agility and reduced total cost of ownership (TCO).
• PwC, a company that provides industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services, is recognized for providing customers with project and program management support when implementing HP's cloud computing services around IT service management (ITSM), risk management, communications management, and quality management and control.

Category: Communications Interoperability

• Microsoft, the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential, is recognized for leveraging HP Networking technologies with Microsoft® Lync to integrate customer communications tools—telephony, video conferencing, email and instant messaging—to address key challenges of interoperability that can jeopardize the mission-critical nature of telephone communications.
• Mobixell Networks Inc., a leading global provider of intelligent mobile internet solutions, is recognized for its leadership and advances in delivering mobile data optimization as well as monetization solutions built on HP technology to enable mobile operators to significantly enhance their customers' experience while simultaneously creating new sources of revenue.

Category: Converged Storage

• Axcient, a leading cloud solution for eliminating application downtime and data loss, is recognized for leveraging HP Converged Storage technology to go beyond traditional data backup to deliver best-in-class business continuity and disaster recovery service that enables businesses to reduce risk and cost, while improving productivity.
• Veeam® Software, an innovative provider of backup, replication and virtualization management solutions for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V, is recognized for its Veeam Backup & Replication™, which provides customers with dramatic improvements in recovery time objectives (RTOs) as well as recovery point objectives (RPOs) when combined with HP StoreVirtual Storage and HP StoreServ Storage snapshots. Customers also experience an improvement in backup efficiency when combining Veeam Backup & Replication with HP StoreOnce Backup systems.

Category: Information Optimization

• Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, is recognized for its data repository integration services, built on HP technology, that enable clients to reduce costs and improve operational efficiency.
• Qosmos, a company that turns networks into information sources, making them application- and service-aware, is recognized for its strategic role in feeding real-time network intelligence to the HP Smart Profile Server (SPS) Analytics platform, used by communications service providers (CSPs) to ensure high service quality, create new revenue streams and optimize network investments.

Category: Mission-critical Computing

• Capgemini, one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, is recognized for the high level of service and value it offers customers with its Smart Energy Services (SES) knowledge library of proven artifacts, program deliverables, processes, test cases, use cases, templates, models and reports that enable utility clients to leverage leading practices to meet their needs.
• EnterpriseDB, the leading provider of enterprise-class products and services based on PostgreSQL, is recognized for its Postgres Plus family of products that leverage HP technology to deploy large enterprise mission-critical IT environments as well as software enhancements that are integrated with PostgreSQL to deliver enterprise-class performance, security and manageability.
• SAP, the market leader in enterprise application software, is recognized for its SAP HANA® platform and its SAP® Sybase® Adaptive Server® Enterprise and SAP Sybase Replication Server® software. These solutions leverage HP technology to enable enterprises to support an ever-increasing volume of transactions on mission-critical applications and improve operational efficiency with rock-solid security, high availability and disaster-recovery solutions, all while keeping IT costs low.

Category: Security

• AccessData, a pioneer of digital and mobile investigations as well as litigation support solutions, is recognized for its solutions that leverage HP technology to help clients respond to and analyze cybersecurity threats, forensics and e-discovery, and for providing a powerful end-to-end solution for incident and threat response as well as remediation.
• XYPRO Technology Corporation, a developer of mission-critical security software and longtime HP NonStop partner, is recognized for its suite of security solutions, built on HP NonStop technology, that provide customers with audit and compliance management, role-based access control, single sign-on and multifactor authentication, discretionary and dynamic object security, and state-of-the-art encryption.

Additional information on HP Discover 2013 is available at http://h30614.www3.hp.com/discover/home.

Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. SAP, SAP HANA and all SAP logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries. Sybase, Adaptive Server and Replication Server are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sybase, Inc. or its subsidiaries/affiliates. ® indicates registration in the United States. Sybase is an SAP company.

All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies.

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning expected development, performance, market share or competitive performance relating to products and services; any statements regarding anticipated operational and financial results; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the competitive pressures faced by HP's businesses; the development and transition of new products and services and the enhancement of existing products and services to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution and performance of contracts by HP and its customers, suppliers and partners; the protection of HP's intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties; integration and other risks associated with business combination and investment transactions; the hiring and retention of key employees; assumptions related to pension and other post-retirement costs and retirement programs; the execution, timing and results of restructuring plans, including estimates and assumptions related to the cost and the anticipated benefits of implementing those plans; the resolution of pending investigations, claims and disputes; and other risks that are described in HP's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including HP's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012. HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

© 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

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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News Facts

• Oracle and the Java Community Process (JCP) members today announced the availability of Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 7 (Java EE 7) and the Java EE 7 Software Development Kit (SDK).

• The standard in community-driven enterprise software, Java EE 7 is the result of industry-wide development involving open review, ongoing builds and extensive collaboration between hundreds of engineers from more than 30 companies within the Java Community Process (JCP) and the GlassFish Community.

• Java EE 7 features a scalable infrastructure that facilitates building HTML5 applications by reducing response times through low-latency, bi-directional communication with WebSockets; simplifying data parsing and exchange using industry-standard JSON processing and supporting many more concurrent users through asynchronous RESTful Web Services with JAX-RS 2.0.

• To help further increase developer productivity, Java EE 7 provides a simplified application architecture with a cohesive, integrated platform; reduces boiler-plate code using dependency injection and default resources; broadens the use of annotations to increase efficiency; and enhances application portability with standard RESTful Web Services client support.

• Java EE 7 delivers new features that meet the most demanding enterprise requirements, such as breaking down batch jobs into manageable chunks for uninterrupted OLTP performance; defining multithreaded concurrent tasks easily for improved scalability; improving Managed Beans alignment (including transactional interceptors) and delivering transactional applications with choice and flexibility.

• Updates to Java Message Service (JMS) 2.0 are designed to improve usability through annotations and Contexts and Dependency Injection (CDI) Beans support; and significantly reduce the code required to send and receive messages.

• A complete list of all the new features and capabilities of Java EE 7 is available here.

• The Java EE 7 SDK offers a hands-on approach to learning the latest Java EE technologies. It includes tutorials, sample code and API documentation.

• 19 Java user groups around the world have taken part in the 'Adopt a JSR' program, providing valuable feedback and code samples to validate Java Specification Request (JSR) APIs.

• Developers interested in getting started immediately with the Java EE 7 release can leverage the NetBeans Integrated Development Environment (IDE) 7.3.1, which supports Java EE 7 features, including HTML 5 and Eclipse Kepler (4.3), which has early builds supporting Java EE 7 available today.

• Java EE 7 New Features training is also available from Oracle to help developers accelerate the transition to Java EE 7 and implement the latest platform enhancements.

Supporting Quotes

• 'Java EE continues to be hugely popular, with continuing strong developer adoption and we're very excited about Java EE 7. This is a great release with strong technology updates that meets the demands of today's enterprises,' said Cameron Purdy, vice president of Development, Oracle. 'Oracle has a strong vested interest in the success of Java and we are firmly committed to working with the community to deliver a consistent, high-performance, high-quality Java EE implementation.'

• 'Eclipse Kepler will ship with Java EE 7 support, thanks to the hard work of the Eclipse Web Tools Project (WTP) team. Early builds are available today, with a final build expected by the end of June, making this the quickest we have ever supported a new Java EE platform release,' said Mike Milinkovich, executive director of the Eclipse Foundation.

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Java Facts and Figures
• Over 50 million downloads of Java EE components, including open source and commercial offerings
• 18 Java EE 6 compliant application server implementations are currently available
• 9 million developers worldwide
• More than 3 billion devices are powered by Java technology

About Oracle

Oracle engineers hardware and software to work together in the cloud and in your data center. For more information about Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL), visit www.oracle.com.
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OKI Data Singapore sent the C711WT to HWM – Singapore's leading IT publication with editions in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines – to be subjected to rigorous lab tests and get a check in suitability of features for the market.

The C711WT came back with strong results, scoring highly on features, user-friendliness, and performance, and slightly less on physique and value, mainly due to its relatively size and weight which is typical of printers in the NIP category (laser and LED), and a higher price tag compared to normal NIP color printers.

HWM was impressed that the C711WT is the first printer in its category to utilize white toner in the printer process. This effectively solves many problems faced by traditional methods that can be slow, expensive, unforgiving and prone to human error and waste. HWM was also impressed with the high quality of printouts by the C711WT, with photo print tests revealing no color banding, and text documents with graphics showing a high level of detail retention in the graphics along with good color saturation. Finally, they were impressed with the performance of the printers, focusing mainly on its speed, which was faster than conventional printers in the market.

The new C711WT white toner product offers a number of major advantages over other white printing devices, making it affordable for the first time to large and small businesses or organizations looking to expand their in-house print capability. It offers faster printing and is much easier to use, as users can load and print many sheets. Printed output offers consistent high quality and robust performance, as it is scratch resistant compared to inkjet-based competitors. It is more versatile in handling a broad range of media, including photo printing, layout proofs, film printing, packaging, POS and T-shirt transfers; it is a machine perfect for those in graphic-based industries. And all this is delivered with low running costs and overall cost of printing, making them accessible to a much broader user market.

About OKI Data Corporation

OKI Data Corporation specializes in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of business printing solutions that empower organizations to communicate more effectively. A subsidiary of Tokyo-based OKI Electric Industry (established in 1881 as Japan's first telecommunications manufacturer), OKI Data fields representatives in 120 countries to offer innovative, leading-edge products and services worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.okiprintingsolutions.com/.

• The names of the companies and products mentioned in this document are the trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies and organizations.

* Information in the press releases is current on the date of the press announcement, but is subject to change without prior notice.

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Dell SecureWorks, an industry leader in information security services, has launched a new Targeted Threat Hunting service aimed at finding cyber attackers who might be lurking in an organization's network, intent on committing a breach. This solution is the last addition to the company's Targeted Threat Services portfolio, a comprehensive suite of security services designed specifically to combat targeted cyber attacks.

Using cyber intelligence and proprietary hunting technology from the Counter Threat UnitTM (CTU) research team, Dell SecureWorks experts will thoroughly search an entity's IT networks and host computers for evidence of a compromise, leveraging pre-determined intelligence of adversaries and their methods. The CTU Special Operations team will search for any indication hackers might be operating in the organization's environment. If found, they will conduct an extensive study of the threat, outline a plan to eradicate the hackers, and put defenses in place to prevent them from re-entering.

Every week, Dell SecureWorks learns about sophisticated threat actors who morph their techniques to penetrate an organization's computer networks. Once in, hackers expand their access privileges laterally across the network and introduce additional malware into the environment to maintain a persistent presence.

Most organizations lack the threat intelligence, malware analysis and forensic capabilities needed to understand the full scope of the threat and extent of the compromise.

'The most informative way to determine if a targeted threat is present in an environment is to collect and analyse data from network and endpoints in unison' said Jon Ramsey, Dell SecureWorks CTO. 'We use instrumentation, advanced analytics and visualization tools coupled with security threat intelligence and years of incident response experience from the Counter Threat Unit to locate the compromise, and contain and remediate the threat.'

Targeted Threat Services Portfolio

Dell SecureWorks' Targeted Threat Services address the entire attack cycle and are designed specifically to combat targeted cyber attacks. Fueled by CTU intelligence, Targeted Threat Services help anticipate the attackers, detect their tradecraft, disrupt their process and eradicate their presence. The services include the following:

• Targeted Threat Intelligence –ever-present intelligence and context on threat actors and tradecraft being used to target one's organization or industry;
• Red Teaming – targeted attack simulation using real-world tactics, techniques and procedures;
• Targeted Threat Hunting – deep inspection of networks and hosts for indicators of attacker presence;
• Managed Advanced Malware Protection – detection and blocking of targeted malware deployment and communications;
• Targeted Threat Response - identification, containment and removal of cyber attacker presence and advanced tradecraft with surgical precision; and,
• Enterprise iSensor- Network intrusion protection from malicious traffic that evades one's firewall.

In addition to Targeted Threat Services, Dell SecureWorks offers an array of other Security & Risk Consulting Services , Threat Intelligence Services, Incident Response and Digital Forensics Services and its Managed Security Services.

Dell SecureWorks has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the 'Leaders' quadrant of the 'Magic Quadrant for MSSPs, North America' (Nov. 15, 2012).'1 Dell SecureWorks has also been cited as a "Leader" by Forrester Research, Inc., in " The Forrester Wave™: Managed Security Services: North America, Q1 2012" report.

With thousands of customers worldwide, Dell SecureWorks processes more than 50 billion cyber events daily, giving the security provider an unparalleled view into the attack landscape. This intelligence, combined with the expertise of its Counter Threat Unit (CTU) research team and the advanced technology of its Counter Threat Platform, enables Dell SecureWorks to correlate, analyze and condense billions of cyber events into actionable, meaningful intelligence.

About Dell SecureWorks:

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services that give them the power to do more. Recognized as an industry leader by top analysts, Dell SecureWorks provides world-class information security services to help organizations of all sizes protect their IT assets, comply with regulations and reduce security costs. For more information, visit www.secureworks.com.

Disclaimer:
Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

1Gartner "Magic Quadrant for MSSPs, North America" by Kelly M. Kavanagh, 15 November 2012.

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Despite challenging economic conditions, the enterprise software market in India is projected to reach $3.92 billion in 2013, a 13.9 per cent growth over 2012 revenue of $3.45 billion, according to Gartner, Inc.

'Growing maturity of Indian users is an important driver for overall growth. Compounding the demand is the ongoing tendency for greater customer services along with the continued drive for IT cost savings, as well as the incorporation of emerging technologies into solutions, such as mobility, social, cloud and business process management, ' said Asheesh Raina, principal research analyst at Gartner. 'These new technologies, and demand for agility, brings in additional urgency, and demand, for IT investments.'

India also enjoys a rich presence of international software and hardware vendors, backed by a very strong ecosystem of system integrators, service providers and business partners. The combination of sustainable domestic demand, presence of global vendors, entry of new small vendors and the Nexus of Forces (as Gartner defines it as the convergence of new mobile, social, cloud and information computing environments) are the key drivers for high sustainable growth for India.

In 2013, India will be the fourth largest enterprise software market in Asia/Pacific. The country is forecast to account for 11.6 per cent of the region's total revenue of $33.73 billion in 2013, the equivalent to 1.32 per cent of the total worldwide software market of $296 billion. By 2017, India's share of the software market in Asia/Pacific is expected to reach 13.11 per cent, representing $6.7 billion in revenue, or 1.74 per cent of the total worldwide software market revenue of $383 billion. In comparison to other countries the software market in India is still relatively small and evolving.

'End users in Asia/Pacific are expecting to increase their spending on application and infrastructure software, with India and China being the most optimistic and leading the way. It is closely followed by Malaysia and Singapore,' said Mr. Raina. 'Increased budgets in India are expected because of the growing economy, increased globalization, foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail, aviation, media and ongoing investment in India as a customer service-related outsourcing destination. Optimism regarding spending within Indian organizations reflects confidence in India's regional economic performance, as well as the need to adopt better technology to effectively compete in a tougher global environment.'

In the next five years, priority areas of software spending will include web conferencing; teaming platforms and social software suites; enterprise content management; customer relationship management (CRM) and security. Indian enterprises are looking for cost effective use of technology before adoption of these tools, resulting in the fast growth of these markets.

Additional information is available in the Gartner reports 'Forecast: Enterprise Software Markets, Worldwide, 2012-2017, 1Q13 Update' and 'Market Trends: Top 10 Technology Trends and Drivers, India, 2012'. Reports are available on the Gartner website at http://www.gartner.com/document/2371315 and http://www.gartner.com/resId=2166015.

About Gartner

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is the world's leading information technology research and advisory company. Gartner delivers the technology-related insight necessary for its clients to make the right decisions, every day. From CIOs and senior IT leaders in corporations and government agencies, to business leaders in high-tech and telecom enterprises and professional services firms, to technology investors, Gartner is the valuable partner in over 13,000 distinct organizations. Through the resources of Gartner Research, Gartner Executive Programs, Gartner Consulting and Gartner Events, Gartner works with every client to research, analyze and interpret the business of IT within the context of their individual role. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A., and has 5,500 associates, including 1,400 research analysts and consultants, and clients in 85 countries. For more information, visit www.gartner.com.

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Taipei, Taiwan – Sony Corporation ('Sony') today announced new additions to the summer 2013 VAIO line-up with the introduction of VAIO® Duo 13 and VAIO® Pro 13/11. Designed to enhance individuals' lifestyles, the new slider hybrid PC, VAIO® Duo 13, and mobile VAIO® Pro 13/11 complete the summer 2013 VAIO line-up with the existing family-friendly VAIO® Tap 20 and entertainment-centered VAIO® Fit 14/15.

VAIO® Duo 13 and VAIO® Pro 13/11 harness Sony's innovative display, digital imaging, and sound technology, as well as provide a wealth of new personal computing experiences. 'Our aim with these unique new models is to provide customers with a variety of new ways to use their PCs. We have achieved this by combining powerful Sony technologies with new form factors,' said Ryosuke Akahane, SVP and President of VAIO & Mobile Business Group, 'We're aiming to make devices that will enhance and enrich individuals' lifestyles in both work and play. One example of this is the VAIO® Duo 13's camera functionality. It has the ability to take crisp images of documents using the computer's camera as if it were a scanner. Images are clear enough to recognize and tag text, allowing for easier, more effective and efficient searching and editing.'

VAIO® Duo 13
VAIO® Duo 13 is a slider hybrid Ultrabook™ which provides a multitude of new use solutions with its unique form factor as well as accurate & versatile pen solutions.

VAIO® Duo 13's unique Surf Slider™ design allows for a quick and seamless transition between slate and keyboard modes. Sliding the screen back while in slate mode reveals a keyboard and a touch pad and returning it to its original position will put the VAIO® Duo 13 back in slate mode, favoring touch and pen manipulation. While in slate mode, users can easily operate VAIO® Duo 13 by touch or with its digitizer stylus, whilst keyboard mode perfectly accommodates conventional PC usage such as quickly editing documents. The convenience of slate mode, combined with the efficiency of keyboard mode, creates a greatly improved PC experience.

Active, even during sleep & longest*1 battery life*2
VAIO® Duo 13's innovative standby technology offers many advantages. For example, VAIO® Duo 13's constant connection to the internet, even while in sleep mode, gives it the ability to continue updating applications and receiving emails when it's asleep. On top of this, VAIO® Duo 13's ability to wake from sleep mode in less than one second eliminates the need to wait for the PC to resume.

However, the most incredible part of this technology is that VAIO® Duo 13 is able to provide these benefits without compromising battery life. On the contrary, VAIO® Duo 13 has the longest*1 battery life*2 compared with any Ultrabook™.

Camera & pen solutions
VAIO® Duo 13's 8M built-in rear camera featuring the 'Exmor RS for PC' image sensor has made it possible, for the first time, to take images of documents clear enough for the computer to recognize and tag text. By including the 'Exmor RS for PC' image sensor in the VAIO® Duo 13's 8M built-in rear camera, Sony has made it possible to tag text in photos taken of documents and blackboards. This ability, combined with the 'CamScanner' application, allows the VAIO® Duo 13 to be used as if it were a scanner snapping, tagging and saving pictures of documents and whiteboards with ease. 'CamScanner' also has the ability to straighten images of documents and photos taken at odd angles; allowing individuals to focus on taking photos of important material instead of lining up the perfect shot.

VAIO® Duo 13's OptiContrast™ panel allows for a more accurate and natural writing experience when using the digitizer stylus. The digitizer stylus enables users to take notes in the memo taking application, 'Note Anytime for VAIO,' or easily create their own works in 'Active Clip' using pictures stored on their PC.

High resolution picture & high-fidelity sound
TRILUMINOS® Display for mobile allows users access to a wide palette of rich natural colors thanks to Sony's BRAVIA expertise. This technology has made it possible to express differences in color more accurately. It can display the subtle differences of various reds, blues, and greens, as well as emerald green. For example, TRILUMINOS® Display for mobile has the ability to reproduce the variety of reds found in a rose or blues in the sky.

Combine TRILUMINOS® Display for mobile with a full HD display and Sony's super resolution technology, X-Reality™ for mobile, and users are in for a treat. X-Reality™ for mobile analyzes each image and reproduces lacking pixels to optimize quality for the sharpest videos. It analyzes elements depending on the scene and adjusts them based on pattern, outline and color composition. It strengthens subtle patterns and accurately portrays their detailed feel, as well as reinforces bold outlines. It also enhances color composition, vividly reproducing hard-to-display natural colors.

These display technologies fuse with the audio enhancing ClearAudio+ mode*3 to offer an audio-visual experience that can't be easily replicated. ClearAudio+ mode, developed with Sony's own signal processing technologies, allows users to effortlessly enjoy audio quality that is distinctly Sony. By simply activating ClearAudio+ mode, one can enjoy Sony's recommended sound in ultimate clarity and presence.

VAIO® Pro 13/11
VAIO® Pro 13/11, the world's lightest*4 *5 touch capable Ultrabook™, exhibits incredible durability and mobility.

VAIO® Pro 13/11 are the lightest*4 *5 touch capable Ultrabook™ in their respective classes. By using carbon fiber throughout the case, the touch enabled VAIO® Pro 11 achieves the light weight of 0.870 kg (approx.) and the touch enabled VAIO® Pro 13 achieves a weight of only 1.060 kg (approx.).

Structural durability
VAIO® Pro 13/11s' uni-direction carbon fiber body and Hexa-shell design provides the additional durability required for a mobile PC.

Comfortable keyboard
VAIO® Pro 13/11 also feature a wide key pitch and stroke to allow for an extremely natural typing experience. Additionally, VAIO® Pro 13/11 utilize a unique palm rest that gradually merges into the desk allowing for unrivaled comfort while typing.

High resolution picture & high-fidelity sound
TRILUMINOS® Display for mobile allows users access to a wide palette of rich natural colors thanks to Sony's BRAVIA expertise. Combine this with a full HD display and Sony's super resolution technology, X-Reality™ for mobile, and users are in for a treat. X-Reality™ for mobile analyzes each image and reproduces lacking pixels to optimize quality for the sharpest videos.

These technologies fuse with the audio enhancing ClearAudio+ mode to offer an audio-visual experience that can't be easily replicated. ClearAudio+ mode was developed with Sony's own signal processing technologies and makes it easy to enjoy Sony's recommended sound.

One touch functions
With One-touch*6 listening, included in all of the summer 2013 VAIO models, users can seamlessly transfer music playing on their VAIO to a wide variety of NFC (Near Field Communication) compatible*7 devices and continue enjoying the song right where they left off.

Availability
VAIO® Duo 13 and VAIO® Pro 13/11 will be available worldwide, starting with select countries from the middle of June.

VAIO is a registered trademark or trademark of Sony Corporation

*1 As of June 5th, 2013
*2 The battery life is 15 hours based on MobileMark® 2007. This is equal to 18 hours in JEITA-BAT1.0, 11 hours in JEITA-BAT1.0 (a) and 10 hours in MobileMark® 2012. The actual battery run time will vary depending on the settings and usage condition.
*3 This function will be offered via an update planned for a later date. Please check your local Sony's website for details.
*4 As of June 5th, 2013, in the touch capable 13 inch Ultrabook™ class.
*5 As of June 5th, 2013, in the touch capable 11 inch Ultrabook™ class.
*6 Sony's One-touch listening incorporates Near Field Communication (NFC) technology
*7 Sony One-touch listening compatible devices

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COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2013 – TAIPEI, Taiwan

Today at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2013, AMD (NYSE: AMD) exhibited a diverse range of sleek OEM designs and new generations of software and applications that harness the unmatched computational performance and power efficiency of the 2013 AMD APU and GPU product portfolio. In addition, AMD announced its top-performing 2013 Elite A-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) for desktop PCs, and publicly demonstrated for the first time the upcoming 'Kaveri' APU that will introduce Heterogeneous System Architecture to the world.

'As the computing market transforms into new and innovative form factors, AMD is proud to launch our third generation of APU technology with end-to-end coverage across the server, embedded, desktop, notebook and tablet market segments,' said Lisa Su, senior vice president and general manager, AMD Global Business Units. 'AMD APUs have achieved exceptional adoption, most recently being selected as the heart of the living room in the next generation of game consoles as well as delivering powerful new user experiences in desktops, notebook and tablets. We welcome our customers, technology partners and most importantly the end users of our technology to come experience what AMD innovation delivers at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2013.'
2013 Elite A-Series APUs for Desktops Deliver What Customers Want

AMD is delivering a new, top-to-bottom product stack for mainstream PCs and do-it-yourself (DIY) PC builders looking for leading performance, discrete-level graphics and an easy upgrade infrastructure that leverages existing platforms with the 2013 AMD Elite A-Series APUs. An announcement detailing the specifications and performance details of the latest desktop performance leaders from AMD was made today.

Also demonstrated at COMPUTEX was technology from leading cloud-gaming ISV Splashtop® that gives users access to enhanced 'personal-cloud' software. Users now have the ability to stream some of the most popular, best-selling game titles such as 'SimCity' on other nearby mobile devices and, with AMD Elite A-Series APUs for desktops, experience ultra-responsive performance.
2013 Mobility APUs for PC Users on the Go

Following the recent launch of three new mobility APUs – including the world's first 28nm, quad-core x86 SoC APU (formerly codenamed 'Temash') and the first and only quad-core SoC APU for entry-level and small-form factor touch notebooks (formerly codenamed 'Kabini') -- AMD also showcased new OEM design wins. The new APUs are designed to effectively balance the needs of a wide range of new and traditional mobile PC users and are available beginning today from the world's top computer manufacturers, including attractive new systems from Acer and HP, with many others expected throughout the year. In recognition of its ability to deliver a superior experience for mobile PCs, the new Elite Mobility APU was awarded 'Best Choice of COMPUTEX TAIPEI.'
AMD Industry-Leading Graphics Enhances Gaming Experiences

AMD also showcased the latest updates to its Unified Gaming Strategy, which is how AMD plans to drive leadership in the global gaming market across consoles, cloud platforms, tablets and PCs. AMD is effectively positioned to drive the next era of gaming as a leading provider of the most innovative graphics technologies and a key collaborator with the world's top hardware and game developers.

The success of AMD's Unified Gaming Strategy is immediately and clearly evident in consoles. All major next generation consoles – Sony PlayStation 4, Nintendo Wii U and Microsoft Xbox One – are powered by AMD technology.

AMD also demonstrated its two recently announced leadership graphics products: AMD Radeon™ HD 7990, the world's fastest desktop GPU, and AMD Radeon™ HD 8970M, the world's fastest notebook GPU. To showcase the outstanding features, performance and power of AMD Radeon™ GPUs, AMD revealed a new 'Ruby™' technology demo at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2013, designed from the ground up to demonstrate award-winning Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture. Ten years after the release of the first 'Ruby' demo, the new version illustrates the magic game developers can create today with GCN, allowing users to experience new levels of detail and features such as AMD TressFX hair and AMD Eyefinity technology. The new 'Ruby' technology demo was developed in collaboration with IIIFonic, using the Crytek CryEngine3.

In cloud gaming, AMD showed how it is leading the way by working with industry leaders like CiiNow, G-Cluster, OTOY and Ubitus to deploy gaming technology across the cloud. AMD Radeon™ Sky Series graphics cards enable game developers and service providers to deliver a world-class content experience by allowing flexible streaming of visually stunning games, without restricting users to a single device.

AMD works closely with game developers to optimize PC games for AMD technology and to offer today's most acclaimed and popular titles via the 'Never Settle: Reloaded' game bundle. One of AMD's key gaming partners is Nixxes, the developer behind 'Deus Ex: Human Revolution™,' 'Hitman: Absolution™' and 'Tomb Raider™.' Jurjen Katsman, CEO of Nixxes, joined AMD at COMPUTEX to discuss the future direction of the long-standing gaming partnership between AMD and Nixxes.

About AMD

AMD (NYSE: AMD) is a semiconductor design innovator leading the next era of vivid digital experiences with its groundbreaking AMD Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) that power a wide range of computing devices. AMD's server computing products are focused on driving industry-leading Cloud computing and virtualization environments. AMD's superior graphics technologies are found in a variety of solutions ranging from game consoles, PCs to supercomputers. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com.
AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, Radeon and Ruby are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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Duluth, Ga. – China Southern Airlines ('China Southern') is making everyday easier for its passengers at key domestic hub airports with the addition of a complete self-service airport check-in solution from NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR). NCR TouchPort kiosks have been deployed at 10 key domestic hub airports in Haikou, Dalian, Wuhan, Hefei, Chongqing, Urumqi, Guilin, Nanning, Changsha and Zhengzhou.

The NCR solution includes the hardware as well as common-use self-service (CUSS) platform software, which allows applications from other SkyTeam Alliance member airlines to also run on the kiosks. NCR will also provide support services to China Southern to ensure maximum availability.

NCR has been a technology provider to China Southern since 2009 and has become the Airline's primary supplier for self-service check-in solutions, which now total about 160 units. The technology solution allows passengers to check-in, access flight information, register for membership, scan and print boarding passes and check mileage status.

Expanding self-service check-in has become a key part of China Southern's strategy to improve service efficiency and quality. This hardware and software enhance the self-service offerings at the Airline's domestic hub airports, and further improve the passenger experience.

'We are honored to strengthen our partnership with China Southern by making travel easier and more convenient for its passengers with innovative technology that streamlines and improves the passenger experience,' said Tyler Craig, NCR Travel Vice President and General Manager.

About China Southern Airlines

China Southern Airlines operates the largest fleet, most developed route network and largest passenger capacity of any airline in The People's Republic of China.

Currently, China Southern operates 500 passenger and cargo transport aircraft, including Boeing 777, 747, 757 & 737 and Airbus A380, 330, 321, 320, 319. The airline fleet is ranked the first in Asia and the third among the 240 Airlines in IATA (in terms of fleet size) .With Guangzhou and Beijing as its central hubs, the carrier boasts a substantial route network spanning more than 150 destinations in China and intensive radiation in Asia ,and with service to Europe, America, Australia and Africa.

China Southern has more than 1,930 daily flights to 193 destinations in 35 countries and regions across the world. Through close cooperation with its SkyTeam partner airlines, China Southern's global route network spans 1000 destinations to 187 countries and regions and nearly every major world metropolis.

China Southern transported more than 86 million passengers in 2012, ranking the carrier first in Asia and the third among the 240 Airlines in IATA , topping all Chinese airlines for 34 years.

By December, 2012, China Southern has kept a safe record of 10.37 million flying hours and carried close to 600 million passengers without incident. The airline's safety commitment has - and continues to be - unwavering both throughout China and globally. On September 28, 2012, China Southern was honored with the Diamond Flight Safety Award by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), becoming the leading Chinese carrier to maintain the highest safety records in China.

About NCR Corporation

NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, turning everyday interactions with businesses into exceptional experiences. With its software, hardware, and portfolio of services, NCR enables more than 300 million transactions daily across the retail, financial, travel, hospitality, telecom and technology industries. NCR solutions run the everyday transactions that make your life easier.

NCR is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia with over 26,000 employees and does business in 180 countries. NCR is a trademark of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries.

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The DCIM market is hitting its stride, with several providers realizing strong growth and adoption and others struggling to survive in a competitive market.

Datacenters are expanding to power the Third Platform, a new era of computing built on mobile devices and applications, cloud services, big data and analytics, and social technologies. Expansion into new geographies, improvements in disaster recovery, and expansion of workloads beyond current power and processing capabilities of current datacenters has challenged datacenter managers to find ways to manage resources and change.

As datacenters continue to evolve, managers must address a growing list of pain points. "Datacenter facilities and IT executives are dealing with delays in application rollouts, disrupted service to customers, unplanned spending for patches, an inability to roll out new products or services, and unplanned downtime," said Richard Villars, Vice President for Datacenter and Cloud. "DCIM solutions can help manage these issues by providing consistent and complete information about datacenter infrastructure."

Datacenter managers have many choices in how to best approach infrastructure management, and implementing a DCIM solution is a critical step in supporting business agility. "Decisions on which provider to choose should transcend tactical capabilities such as asset management and environmental and power monitoring, and include strategic capabilities such as advanced analytics to ensure the long-term success of the implementation," said Jennifer Koppy, Research Manager, Datacenter Infrastructure.

Additional findings from IDC's latest DCIM MarketScape report include the following:

DCIM addresses a number of needs in datacenter management — from change management and capacity planning to the efficient usage and allocation of resources.

More than product functionality and even price, exceptional customer service is a key deciding factor in many DCIM purchase decisions.

A good DCIM solution offers an open architecture that supports full upstream and downstream transmission of data.

The study, IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Datacenter Infrastructure Management 2013 Vendor Analysis (IDC #241280), uses the IDC MarketScape methodology to provide an assessment of ten vendors participating in the datacenter infrastructure management (DCIM) market. The IDC MarketScape is a vendor assessment tool designed to compare vendors' current capability and strategy relative to one another and to the factors that IDC believes will be most conducive to future success in the DCIM market. This evaluation is based on a comprehensive framework and set of parameters that assess vendors relative to one another, and to those factors that will contribute to success in the DCIM market in the short and long term. Vendors included in this analysis are: CA Technologies, Cormant, Emerson Network Power, FieldView Solutions, iTRACS, Nlyte Software, Panduit, Raritan, Schneider Electric, and Sentilla.

About IDC MarketScape

IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of IT, telecommunications, or industry-specific suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor's position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT, telecommunications, or industry-specific vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a transparent foundation to allow companies to independently compare the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.

About IDC

International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community to make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. More than 1,000 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries. For more than 49 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business objectives. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research, and events company. You can learn more about IDC by visiting www.idc.com.

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If open source space hardware was not enough, add to it the goal to utilize an abundant and inexpensive fuel source. The Exosphere team is considering the use of saltwater as a base for fuel. They want to use electrolysis to separate the hydrogen and oxygen in the water. To top it off, they are trying to design a lightweight fuel generator to include on the craft.

Exosphere Founder Zechariah Blanchard had this to say, "I believe most of the great discoveries of our time will come from the collaboration of a global population." Volunteers from all over the world are expected to make up the majority of the project team. The company has vowed to keep plans and intellectual property open to the public. They imagine a future where the greatest technological advancements are freely downloadable.

Completely reusable single stage to orbit shuttles have been on the drawing board for a while, but just recently started to look promising. New technology may give modified scramjet engines the ability to operate in thinner atmospheric conditions at higher mach speeds. With more research and testing Exosphere believes this could lead to a revolution in space launch technology.
 
Because of the open source nature of the project, it only seems natural for Exosphere to turn to the crowd for funding. They feel like this type of financing is a great way to get people involved in a project meant for them. Exosphere has been working on their crowdfunding campaign for the past few months and should be launching in June.

Our species lives in a very promising time. Humanity is on the verge of medical advancements which will change the way we live and die. Computers have connected most of the world. Coordinated global protests are possible and happen. Can our current society sustain a business model like Exosphere?
 
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The Foxconn Technology Group today announced at a press event in Taipei a wide-ranging partnership with Mozilla to collaborate on the use of the Firefox OS open platform, based on HTML5 and open Web technologies, on Foxconn devices. Foxconn is extending past its origins in original design manufacturing to a combination of integrated software and hardware offerings, which extends its domain to the open operating platform and positively carries out its integration plan of hardware, software, content, and services.

'Currently, Foxconn is executing on a vision of 'eight screens, one network, and one cloud' with all our strength. Besides the native advantages of hardware manufacturing, Foxconn is also developing a brand new integrated approach to providing hardware, software, content, and services.' Young Liu, the general manager of Foxconn innovation Digital System Business Group (iDSBG), said: 'Because of our shared vision, we are excited to work with Mozilla. Firefox OS from Mozilla is based on HTML5 and open web technologies. The whole idea perfectly matches to the strategies promoted by Foxconn. We believe that the integration of software and hardware development will offer greater benefits to our customers and consumers.'

'We are very excited about the cooperation with Foxconn and we are glad to see more partners supporting the Firefox OS and the open Web.' Dr. Li Gong, SVP of Mobile Devices, President of Asia Operations, and CEO of Mozilla Taiwan, also said: 'At Mozilla we see the open Web as the biggest and the best platform for the mobile world. The Firefox OS initiative helps solidify open Web standards for mobile computing; it also encourages and enables more openness in system integration and device interoperation. This cooperation demonstrates the full potential of Firefox OS, the open Web mobile operating system, to enable not only the smartphone but also a wide range of mobile devices.

About Firefox OS

Firefox OS is based on HTML5 and other Web technologies and is constructed by Mozilla as an open Web mobile operating system. Firefox OS and the apps are entirely built with HTML5, JavaScript, and new Web Application APIs including emerging Device, Web App, and System API standards pioneered by Mozilla. Firefox OS will set the mobile users, developers, and manufacturers free from the limitation of current proprietary mobile operating systems. Firefox OS has globally gained support from numerous manufacturers and telecom service providers and the first Firefox OS devices will be released this summer. Firefox OS is an extension of the Firefox open Web experience that is secure, private, customizable and puts people in control.

About Foxconn

As the partner of choice for all aspects of contract manufacturing services in Computing, Communication and Consumer electronics ('3C') industries, Foxconn grew to be a US$73 billion revenue group in 2008. Arms with its proprietary eCMMS business model and world leading IP portfolio, Foxconn Technology Group has revolutionized the CEM/EMS/ODM industries since turn of the century. Through its renowned offering of best speed, quality, engineering services, efficiency and value-added, Foxconn Technology Group determines to make the comfort from electronic products usage an attainable luxury for all mankind.

Focusing on fields of interconnection, nanotechnology, heat transfer, wireless connectivity, material sciences, and green manufacturing process, Foxconn's approx. 60,000 filed and over 26,500 granted patent portfolio worldwide, of which contains over 1,000 nanotechnology related patents, made it a recognized leader of innovation. Looking forward, Chairman Gou is expanding the group's scope from traditional 3C industry to including auto parts, content, channel, medical equipment and alternative energy.

A firm believer of social environmental responsibility, Foxconn is not only a proud member of EICC, but also actively promoting wider adoption of better environmental standard in electronic supply chain. This Fortune Global 500 company has actively using its role as the largest exporter and largest non-government affiliated manufacturer in Greater China to make its vision of making the comfort of electronic product usage an attainable luxury to all mankind closer to reality each day goes by.

About Mozilla

Mozilla has been a pioneer and advocate for the Web for more than a decade. We create and promote open standards that enable innovation and advance the Web as a platform for all. Today, hundreds of millions of people worldwide use Mozilla Firefox to discover, experience and connect to the Web on computers, tablets and mobile phones. For more information please visit mozilla.org.

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