CARY, NC - Leader in business analytics software and services, SAS announced the formation of two new regional hubs within Asia Pacific. The clustering of emerging markets under strong regional leadership will give SAS the ability to further its alignment with its customer-driven objectives while enhancing the speed of delivery of localised solutions and services directly to customers across Asia Pacific.

Mikael Hagström (Executive Vice President, EMEA and Asia Pacific) said , 'This structure further aligns the organization with our goal to increase our effectiveness within the selected countries. That way, we can maximize our top revenue while growing our customer-centric focus within the region to expand our 'trusted advisor' status with our customers. '

Sonny Halili, country manager for SAS Philippines, was named regional director of the Pacific Region. The Pacific region, which includes SAS offices in the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei and Guam, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, French Polynesia, Tuvalu, Samoa and Micronesia. 'Sonny has multiplied revenues in the Philippines seven times since he took over six years ago,' said David Hughes SAS VP Asia Pacific 'We are looking to Sonny's leadership to establish Vietnam and Indonesia as rapidly growing countries.'

Under the leadership of Sudipta Sen, country manager of India is the newly formed South East Asia (SEA) region, which currently includes SAS offices in India and Thailand. 'Sudipta has built a strong team in India,' Hughes said. 'His presence in Thailand has greatly motivated and galvanized the team.'

SAS's global revenue contribution from Asia Pacific continues to grow. Both directors have been instrumental to the success of the region.

About SAS
SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. Through innovative solutions delivered within an integrated framework, SAS helps customers at more than 45,000 sites improve performance and deliver value by making better decisions faster. Since 1976 SAS has been giving customers around the world The Power to Know® .

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Intergraph® has acquired the SIGRAPH® business unit from Technische Computer Systeme Sussen GmbH (TCS), a leading computer-aided engineering and document management system (CAE/DMS) vendor headquartered in Sussen, Germany. The acquisition includes SIGRAPH.CAE®, an innovative software application for electrical and process control engineering with a significant market presence in the global oil and gas, metals and power industries.

The strategic acquisition will further strengthen Intergraph's SmartPlant Enterprise suite through additional detailed electrical and control system design and deliverables capabilities. SmartPlant Enterprise is an integrated solution suite that provides full design, construction, materials and engineering data management capabilities needed for the creation, safe operation and maintenance of large-scale process, power, marine and offshore projects. The software's capital Project Life Cycle Management (cPLM) also enables a smoother data handover for EPCs to owner operators and for owner operators to more easily maintain, refurbish or modify their plants. Intergraph remains committed to providing the process, power and marine industry with the broadest suite of engineering solutions on the marketplace today to the benefit of both EPCs and owner operators.

SIGRAPH customers will benefit from Intergraph's large research, development and global support teams specializing in engineering solutions. SIGRAPH clients will also receive uninterrupted support, maintenance, and software upgrades as part of their maintenance agreement with Intergraph. Existing SmartPlant Enterprise clients will benefit from SIGRAPH's extended scope and additional functionality as Intergraph continually enhances integration and migration of the SIGRAPH solution into the SmartPlant Enterprise solution. The combination of SIGRAPH with SmartPlant Enterprise will lead to an improvement in the wiring, cabling and detailed design functions across the engineering and schematics solution.

Both EPCs and owner operators will benefit from having additional details on wiring schematics for trouble shooting and maintenance projects. The instrumentation and electrical deliverables are a key component of the plant operational document set, comprising approximately 50 percent of the documentation that owners use and maintain for operation of the plant.

'The SIGRAPH business unit acquisition advances our mission to provide electrical and schematics engineering software solutions to our customers and target markets around the world,' said R. Halsey Wise, Intergraph chairman, president and CEO. 'The SIGRAPH software suite provides our Process, Power & Marine division with complementary electrical engineering technologies and expertise that will allow Intergraph to better serve and provide additional value to our global customer base. We remain committed to the advancement of the SIGRAPH software and believe its customers will benefit from Intergraph's global product development and support capabilities. This transaction illustrates our continued commitment to invest in our product portfolio and the future growth of our company.'

For more information about the SIGRAPH acquisition, please visit www.intergraph.com/ppm/sigraph.aspx.

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About TCS
Since 1981, TCS Sussen GmbH has been focused on universal IT-CAE/DMS business solutions for the process and discrete industries. Headquartered in Süssen, Germany, TCS is a CAE/DMS technology company for Electrical Engineering Solutions (EES). With 100 employees located in Sussen and Kolkata, India (with its subsidiary company, AMB CIE Ltd.), TCS offers its solutions on an international basis with more than 3,000 software licenses in the market.

About Intergraph
Intergraph is the leading global provider of engineering and geospatial software that enables customers to visualize complex data. Businesses and governments in more than 60 countries rely on Intergraph's industry-specific software to organize vast amounts of data into understandable visual representations and actionable intelligence. Intergraph's software and services empower customers to build and operate more efficient plants and ships, create intelligent maps, and protect critical infrastructure and millions of people around the world.

Intergraph operates through two divisions: Process, Power & Marine (PP&M) and Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I). Intergraph PP&M provides enterprise engineering software for the design, construction and operation of plants, ships and offshore facilities. Intergraph SG&I provides geospatially-powered solutions to the defense and intelligence, public safety and security, government, transportation, photogrammetry, utilities, and communications industries. For more information, visit www.intergraph.com.

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KAWASAKI (Japan), DUESSELDORF and DORTMUND (Germany) - ELMOS Semiconductor AG (FSE: ELG) and NEC Electronics (TSE: 6723) today announced the availability of its four new single-chip IO-Link solutions for IO-Link slave applications. This project is based on a close cooperation with TMG-Karlsruhe. The new IO-Link solutions combine NEC Electronics' All Flash™ 78K0R 16-bit microcontroller and ELMOS IO-Link transceiver, with integrated IO-Link slave protocol stack in a single package. The part numbers differ according to their flash memory capacity; uPD78F8040 offers 32 kilobytes (KB), uPD78F8041 offers 64 KB, uPD78F8042 offers 96 KB, and uPD78F8043 offers 128 KB of flash memory.

IO-Link is the preferred standard serial digital communications protocol used for sensors and actuators in industrial automation systems. IO-Link offers the following advantages:

* Compatible integration into existing fieldbus or Industrial Ethernet environment
* Process, parameter and diagnosis data in one cable
* compatible cabling to existing sensor communication

One key advantage of using the IO-Link slave protocol stack offered with the NEC Electronics' solutions is that minor upgrades could be included if the IO-Link specification is enhanced, significantly reducing development time and effort. Alternatively, designers can opt to develop and maintain their own software stacks. The ELMOS transceiver integrates significant analogue components, which enable system designers to eliminate use of additional external components and develop a complete IO-Link slave product at low cost.

NEC Electronics provides extensive product range to include a choice of memory variants all in the same device package. Developers can choose from 4 pin-compatible memory configurations in an 8mm x 8mm 56-pin QFN package making it easy to switch to a larger memory if more software is needed. Flash sizes from 32 KB to 128 KB will be available. This also allows developers to use the same PCB for multiple designs even though different amounts of software may be required. A 32 KB device can easily be replaced by a 128 KB device without having to re-design the PCB.

To support system designers in using the IO-Link single-chip solution, NEC Electronics and ELMOS can also provide a comprehensive development kit at lower cost than most of the other kits in the market. The 78K0R Link-It! kit is available now.

The IO-Link market is now beginning to show real promise and ELMOS and NEC Electronics are working with several vendors some of whom are already engaged in development projects. ELMOS and NEC Electronics are well placed to enable system designers to quickly and easily achieve differentiated designs using the only single-chip IO-Link solution available on the market

Availability

Samples of the new single-chip IO-Link solutions are available now. Mass production of the new devices is slated to begin in April 2010, with expected monthly mass production of 500,000 units. (Availability is subject to change without notice.)

More information about ELMOS and NEC Electronics' solutions for the industrial automation market can be found at http://www.elmos.de/german/produkte/know-how/io-link.html or http://www.eu.necel.com/iolink

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All Flash is a trademark or registered trademark of NEC Electronics in Japan, America, Singapore, Hong Kong, UK, German, and China. NEC Electronics is a registered trademark or trademark of NEC Corporation. All other marks are property of their respective owners.

About ELMOS Semiconductor AG
ELMOS Semiconductor AG (FSE: ELG) is a leading developer and producer of customer-specific system solutions in the automotive sector. Based on the modular high-voltage CMOS technology, a great amount of analog mixed-signal circuitry elements such as voltage regulators, analog/digital converters, power-drives and NVM storage offer a huge range of integration possibilities for customers' ideas. In addition, MEMS-based sensor systems and dedicated packages both developed and manufactured within the ELMOS-Group, enable ELMOS to supply silicon-based microsystems. About 90 percent of sales are achieved with ASICs for automotive electronics. ELMOS is listed on the Prime Standard of the German Stock Exchange. For additional information about ELMOS Semiconductor, visit www.elmos.de.

About NEC Electronics Corporation
NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723) specializes in semiconductor products encompassing advanced technology solutions for the high-end computing and broadband networking markets; system solutions for the mobile handset, PC peripheral, automotive and digital consumer markets; and multi-market solutions for a wide range of customer applications. NEC Electronics Corporation has subsidiaries worldwide including NEC Electronics America, Inc. (www.am.necel.com) and NEC Electronics (Europe) GmbH (www.eu.necel.com). More information about NEC Electronics worldwide can be found at www.necel.com.

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SAN JOSE, Calif., Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global design innovation, announced today that Exar Corporation (NASDAQ: EXAR) has signed an expanded business agreement to establish Cadence® as its leading chip planning and mixed-signal design solutions provider. As a result of the new multi-year agreement, the Cadence Virtuoso® and Encounter® platforms, as well as the Cadence Chip Planning Solution, will make up Exar's key mixed-signal design environment for designs at 65 nanometers and below.

'We have a longstanding relationship with Cadence as they have consistently provided the technology required for our project needs,' said George Apostol, senior vice president and CTO, Exar Corporation. 'We also believe that they have the technology leadership and outstanding technical support that is vital to helping us deliver highly differentiated silicon solutions to our customers. Cadence tools, especially for mixed-signal designs, are ideal for our forthcoming data communications, storage, interface and power-management products.'

With the new agreement, Exar has chosen the Cadence Virtuoso platform for its analog and custom design and implementation technology. Additionally, the company will use Cadence Multi-mode Simulation technology for RF, FastSpice, and mixed-signal simulations. Exar will use the Cadence Encounter Digital Implementation System for digital design prototyping and floorplanning. And lastly, Exar has adopted the Cadence Chip Planning Solution as the standard for its IC conceptualization, analysis, and planning activities across the organization.

'Companies like Exar succeed through their ability to create highly differentiated designs, and are justifiably selective when it comes to the partners with whom they entrust their design flows,' said Steve Carlson, vice president of marketing at Cadence. 'Cadence welcomes the opportunity for a long-term relationship with Exar, and we look forward to helping them further distinguish their products through technical innovation and rapid market introduction.'

About Cadence
Cadence enables global electronic design innovation and plays an essential role in the creation of today's integrated circuits and electronics. Customers use Cadence software and hardware, methodologies, and services to design and verify advanced semiconductors, consumer electronics, networking and telecommunications equipment, and computer systems. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales offices, design centers, and research facilities around the world to serve the global electronics industry. More information about the company, its products, and services is available at www.cadence.com.

About Exar
Exar Corporation delivers highly differentiated silicon, software and subsystem solutions for industrial, datacom and storage applications. For nearly 40 years, Exar's comprehensive knowledge of end-user markets along with the underlying analog, mixed signal and digital technology has enabled innovative solutions that meet the needs of the evolving connected world. Exar's product portfolio includes power management and interface components, communications products, storage optimization solutions, network security and applied service processors. Exar has locations worldwide providing real-time customer support to drive rapid product development. For more information about Exar, visit: www.exar.com.

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Being an authorized Dealer of Creston products, McCann Systems, applauds the achievements of Crestron, the world's leading manufacturer of advanced audio/visual control and automation systems. 'The Crestron Experience Center brings the awesome power and technology of Crestron to life by demonstrating how the Crestron touchpanels and other interfaces can make the user experience simple, intuitive and enjoyable", says Jonathan Shor, Director of Technology for McCann Systems.

Hardware developed by Crestron includes control processors, touchpanels, keypads, lighting control systems, amplifiers and audio servers. 'Crestron is the definitive source for control and management of automative systems - all from an intuitive easy-to-use touchpanel, remote or custom keypad', explains Chris Lelli, Sales Executive for McCann Systems.

McCann Systems is proud to support Creston and is pleased to integrate Creston control systems into a variety of corporate environments, including:

Conference Facilities
http://www.mccannsystems.com/audio_visual_portfolio_conference_facilities.html

Museums & Exhibits http://www.mccannsystems.com/audio_visual_portfolio_museums_exhibits.html

Retail & Hospitality venues
http://www.mccannsystems.com/audio_visual_portfolio_hospitality_retail.html

and Broadcast studios.
http://www.mccannsystems.com/audio_visual_portfolio_broadcast_large_venue.html

For a complete view of custom integrations by McCann Systems, a premier AV design-build integrator, please visit: www.mccannsystems.com. To learn more about the new Crestron Experience Center go to: http://www.crestron.com/experiencecenter

Background:

McCann Systems was founded by Frank McCann in 1996 as an audio visual design-build company. For 13 years, McCann Systems has delivered audio visual communication solutions for companies world-wide. As a leading audio visual design integration specialist, McCann Systems offers strong technical expertise, complemented by high levels of creativity and precision. McCann environments can be found in almost every major industry, such as advertising, broadcast, education, entertainment, finance, government, retail, institutional, hospitality, insurance and transportation. Projects include CNN Communication Center in the Time Warner Center in New York City, CNN International in London, Barclays Sales Center in New York City, Bethel Woods Museum in Bethel NY, Sports Museum of America in downtown Manhattan, Elizabeth Arden on Fifth Avenue, NASDAQ's OMX MarketSite studio in Times Square, NHL Powered by Reebok retail store and corporate offices in mid-town Manhattan, Nintendo World at Rockefeller Center, Medco Health, Client Solution Center in Franklin Lakes NJ, Empire BlueCross BlueShield in Brooklyn NY, JP Morgan Chase Manhattan Bank Command Center; and Boston University Visitors' Center in Boston MA.

For more information, please go to http://www.mccannsystems.com

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SUNNYVALE, Calif. - MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores, today introduced a new core family providing the highest levels of system performance for extremely cost-sensitive embedded applications such as 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), home entertainment, personal entertainment and home networking. The new MIPS32® M14KTM and M14KcTM cores are the first MIPS32-compatible cores that also execute the new microMIPSTM instruction set architecture (ISA), achieving high performance of
1.5 DMIPS/MHz with an advanced level of code compression. The microMIPS ISA maintains 98% of MIPS32 performance while reducing code size by 35%, translating to significant silicon cost savings.

According to Art Swift, vice president of marketing at MIPS Technologies, "Growing amounts of signal processing and higher speed connectivity are driving up the performance requirements in MCUs and many cost-sensitive embedded applications, while still requiring a very small silicon footprint. We're enabling our customers to develop high-performance devices in smaller form factors to significantly decrease development costs. We're pleased to enhance and expand our offering for MCU and system designers with these groundbreaking new cores."

"MCUs continue to migrate towards 32-bit to address the needs of more sophisticated, performance-intensive applications," said Tony Massimini, chief of technology, Semico Research. "Processors that support 32-bit MCUs and other high-performance, low-footprint embedded devices must not only provide the requisite performance and right feature set, but they also need to be extremely compact to keep flash memory and silicon costs down. This enables smaller die area which allows for further integration. The specifications of the new M14K cores suggest great promise for the next generation of these devices."

The M14K Core for Microcontrollers

The M14K core combines high performance with an advanced level of code compression for the 32-bit MCU market, achieving performance of 1.5 DMIPS/MHz and 180 MHz in 130nm. The M14K core offers advanced features that are optimized for MCU and real-time embedded applications, including reduced interrupt latency, flash acceleration, advanced debug features including iFlowTraceTM and support for AHB Lite as the interconnect interface. Designed on the MIPS32 4K® micro-architecture that is already proven in hundreds of millions of SoCs, the M14K core is highly configurable and extendable, offering a wide range of implementation options to minimize cost and maximize reusability.

"Microchip is delighted to see continued innovation and commitment from MIPS Technologies in the 32-bit MCU market. The new M14K and M14Kc cores, and the microMIPS ISA offer enhancements important to MCU users, including even faster interrupt latency and smaller code size," said Sumit Mitra, vice president, High Performance Microcontroller Division, Microchip Technology. "Microchip is pleased with the enthusiastic acceptance of its MIPS-based PIC32 MCU family offering best-in-class performance. As with our 8-bit and 16-bit microcontroller businesses, Microchip is committed to a long term roadmap with our MIPS-based 32-bit MCU products."

The M14Kc Core for High Performance, Low Footprint Applications

The M14Kc core builds on the base M14K core with additional features for embedded applications such as home entertainment, home networking and personal mobile entertainment. These applications require a compact footprint but also the ability to execute increasingly complex software algorithms on an RTOS or Linux. Based on the popular MIPS32 4KEcTM micro-architecture, which provides a powerful Linux and Java engine and superior performance for the Android platform, the M14Kc core has a full cache controller and translation lookaside buffer (TLB) memory management unit (MMU).

microMIPS ISA for Advanced Code Compression

At the heart of the M14K and M14Kc cores is the new microMIPS ISA that offers 32-bit performance with 16-bit code size for most instructions. The microMIPS ISA combines recoded and new 16- and 32-bit instructions to achieve an ideal balance of performance and code density. It incorporates all MIPS32 instructions and Application Specific Extensions (ASEs) including MIPS-3D® ASE, MIPS DSP ASE, MIPS MT ASE and SmartMIPS® ASE, as well as new instructions for advanced code size reduction. The microMIPS ISA is backward compatible, enabling reuse of optimized MIPS micro-architecture. With smaller memory accesses and efficient use of the instruction cache, the microMIPS ISA also helps to reduce system power consumption.

Ecosystem and Tool Support

MIPS Technologies is providing complete software development tool support for the new M14K and M14Kc cores, with the Eclipse-based MIPS NavigatorTM Integrated Component Suite (ICS) and System NavigatorTM probes for debugging. MIPS Technologies is also working with leading third party software vendors for broad tool and OS support.

"With Sourcery G++TM, CodeSourcery's industry-leading software development environment based on the GNU Toolchain and the Eclipse IDE, we already support the entire range of MIPS32 cores, and we will soon be providing support for the M14K and M14Kc cores (including the new MicroMIPS ISA) as well," said Mark Mitchell, chief sourcerer, CodeSourcery. "We are pleased to continue our partnership with MIPS Technologies to deliver the tools MIPS developers need to quickly bring products to market."

"The new MIPS32 M14K and M14Kc cores and microMIPS ISA provide the ultimate platforms to leverage the low power and high performance characteristics of the Nucleus OS," said Glenn Perry, general manager of the Embedded Systems Division of Mentor Graphics. "Combining cores like the M14Kc with Mentor's multiOS solutions for Linux, Android and Nucleus will enable our mutual customers to develop innovative multi-OS solutions with world-class support and performance quality from Mentor Graphics."

"Express Logic's ThreadX® RTOS is ideal for deeply embedded systems where small code size and real-time performance are critical, and the microMIPS ISA appears to be a great fit for enabling the next generation of these systems," said William E. Lamie, president and CEO ExpressLogic. "With ThreadX on MIPS cores, developers have a powerful solution to help them get to market quickly. We have worked closely with MIPS Technologies for many years, and we're continuing that work with them on microMIPS and the M14K family."

"Micrium currently provides embedded software support for the MIPS32 architecture with our small-footprint µC/OS-II RTOS," said Christian Legare, Micrium vice president. "Micrium is known for saving precious design time, resulting in a substantial cost advantage for such embedded applications as industrial, medical and automotive. With its M14K core, MIPS Technologies offers a unique value proposition for developers in these markets. Micrium recognizes the benefits and importance of porting to the M14K core."

"We recently announced support for MIPS32 cores in our new MontaVista Linux 6 Market Specific Distributions (MSDs), offering a tailored combination of features and functionality specific for those cores. MontaVista Linux 6 will also provide support for the M14Kc core to enable MIPS developers to quickly create differentiated products by building on an optimized, commercial-quality embedded Linux," said Scott Mullarkey, vice president, worldwide business development, MontaVista Software.

"With Timesys LinuxLink support for the complete family of MIPS32 cores, including the new M14Kc core, MIPS Technologies' licensees can provide Linux solutions for their processors and reference platforms within days," said Maciej Halasz, director of product management at Timesys. "Licensees can quickly assemble Linux images for reference kits, while their OEM customers can accelerate their time-to-market and build Linux-based products for a wide range of applications through the unique productivity features in the LinuxLink software development framework. We are pleased to extend our comprehensive support for the MIPS architecture by adding LinuxLink support for this new core."

Simulation Support

MIPS will also provide both accurate and fast simulation models for the M14K and M14Kc cores. SoC developers can leverage 100% cycle accurate models-built with technology from Carbon Design Systems-for verification in SystemC and co-simulation environments. Software developers can also take advantage of fast instruction set simulators-developed in conjunction with Imperas-for use in software development and virtual platforms.

"We are pleased to provide MIPS Technologies with our Carbon Model Studio tools to generate cycle accurate models of its new cores," said Bill Neifert, CTO and vice president, business development, Carbon Design Systems. "With models of the M14K and M14Kc cores created using Carbon's leading technology, SoC developers get 100 percent cycle accurate models that work in many different design environments, enabling accurate architectural analysis and pre-silicon performance analysis."

"We are working together with MIPS to create MIPS-VerifiedTM instruction-accurate models of its newest cores that MIPS will provide to its licensees," said Simon Davidmann, CEO of Imperas. "With our instruction accurate simulation technology and these models, developers can simulate complete embedded systems running real application code at very fast speeds on typical desktop PCs-helping them get to market quickly at the lowest possible cost."

Availability

The new M14K and M14Kc cores will be available in the first quarter of 2010. For more information, contact info@mips.com or visit www.mips.com/microcontrollers.

About MIPS Technologies, Inc.

MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqGS: MIPS) is a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores that power some of the world's most popular products for the home entertainment, communications, networking and portable multimedia markets. These include broadband devices from Linksys, DTVs and digital consumer devices from Sony, DVD recordable devices from Pioneer, digital set-top boxes from Motorola, network routers from Cisco, 32-bit microcontrollers from Microchip Technology and laser printers from Hewlett-Packard. Founded in 1998, MIPS Technologies is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices worldwide. For more information, contact (408) 530-5000 or visit www.mips.com.

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SAN JOSE, Calif., Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that it will collaborate with STARC to develop the Japanese electronic design consortium's next-generation analog/mixed-signal reference flow. Cadence and STARC will use Cadence® Virtuoso® IC 6.1 technology as the platform for developing the STARCAD-AMS flow.

STARC is a consortium made up of 10 electronics companies, six of whom participate in the areas of analog and mixed-signal design. One of STARC's key roles is to validate and support the best design flow for client companies, and members stated that they selected Cadence for the flow project because Virtuoso IC 6.1 technology met STARC's strict criteria. STARC previously built its reference flow for digital designs on the Cadence Encounter® Digital Implementation System. This new project represents STARC's first reference flow for analog/mixed-signal designs.

'We are excited to work with Cadence on our analog/mixed-signal reference flow,' said Yoshio Okamura, vice president of STARC's Development Department-2. 'The members of STARC agreed that Cadence was the obvious choice for this collaboration, and we're anticipating results that will be just as helpful to our customers as the digital design flow we developed with Cadence.'

The new reference flow will be introduced at client companies as STARC's standard design flow, delivering a comprehensive analog/mixed-signal environment and the potential for greater productivity and improved quality of results. Cadence will continuously provide STARC the best technology in the Virtuoso platform to help the consortium's client companies win in their highly competitive markets.

The new flow will support more advanced custom design techniques, including both schematic and constraint-driven layout and process variations to enable users to build more manufacturing-robust designs. These custom blocks can then be implemented and verified within larger SoCs.

'We are very proud that, having previously selected Cadence for our reference flow for digital designs, STARC now chose Cadence to team with on this important analog/mixed-signal project,' said Chi-Ping Hsu, senior vice president, Research and Development in the Cadence Implementation Group. 'STARC customers will be well-served by the reference flow we're designing with our latest Virtuoso technology. We look forward to helping make STARCAD-AMS an extremely successful and valuable project.'

About Cadence
Cadence enables global electronic design innovation and plays an essential role in the creation of today's integrated circuits and electronics. Customers use Cadence software and hardware, methodologies, and services to design and verify advanced semiconductors, consumer electronics, networking and telecommunications equipment, and computer systems. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales offices, design centers, and research facilities around the world to serve the global electronics industry. More information about the company, its products, and services is available at www.cadence.com.

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Additionally, leveraging the full performance capability of NAND, Micron's newest Enterprise NAND products also support the ONFI 2.1synchronous interface, delivering a 4- to 5x improvement in data transfer rates when compared to legacy NAND interfaces. Micron's 34nm Enterprise NAND portfolio includes a 32Gb MLC NAND chip and a 16Gb SLC NAND chip that can be configured into multi-die, single packages supporting densities up to 32GB MLC and 16GB SLC, respectively. Micron is now sampling its Enterprise NAND products with customers and controller manufacturers, and is expected to be in volume production in early 2010. For further explanation on Micron's Enterprise NAND products, visit Micron's Innovations blog to catch a video that describes how Micron leveraged its mature 34nm NAND process to achieve these levels of reliability.

'By leveraging our mature 34nm NAND process, Micron has developed Enterprise NAND products that support customers' high-endurance requirements. These products ensure that enterprise organizations have a highly reliable NAND flash solution – be it MLC or SLC – for design into the broader enterprise storage platform,' said Brian Shirley, vice president of Micron's memory group.

'The use of advanced NAND flash is required to achieve broad SSD adoption in enterprise applications,' said Steffen Hellmold, vice president of business development at SandForce. 'We are very excited to work with Micron and enable cost effective, reliable, high-performance SSD solutions that support stringent enterprise lifecycle requirements.'

Relevant Links
There are other ways to stay up-to-date on Micron news:

* Micron Innovations Blog: www.micronblogs.com
* Micron on Twitter: twitter.com/microntechpr
* Micron Pressroom: www.micron.com/media

About Micron
Micron Technology, Inc., is one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron manufactures and markets DRAMs, NAND flash memory, other semiconductor components, and memory modules for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, and mobile products. Micron's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit http://www.micron.com/.

Micron and the Micron orbit logo are trademarks of Micron Technology, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the production of Micron's Enterprise NAND products. Actual events or results may differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Please refer to the documents Micron files on a consolidated basis from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically Micron's most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. These documents contain and identify important factors that could cause the actual results for Micron on a consolidated basis to differ materially from those contained in our forward-looking statements (see Certain Factors). Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.

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CARY, NC - To enable Invacare Corporation to boost profitability and deliver financial transparency to stakeholders, Invacare chose software from SAS, the leader in business analytics. Invacare, the world's leading manufacturer and distributor of home medical equipment, will implement SAS Financial Management for financial consolidation, reporting, planning and budgeting.

'Because Invacare markets products in 80 countries, it faces diverse economic and regulatory pressures,' said Invacare CIO David Mewes. 'After an exhaustive software evaluation, we knew that, for Invacare, SAS was the solution we needed. We particularly like how SAS combines consolidation, reporting, budgeting and planning in one product. Its integration with our business systems is superior. And, the price is competitive.'
Collect and consolidate data, analyze and report comparative results

With sales in the US, Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Asia, Invacare had stored financial data in geographically dispersed systems. Each group used its own set of spreadsheets, making data difficult to collect and consolidate for monthly closing, let alone to analyze and report comparative results. It was time to implement a top-tier solution equal to Invacare's objective of maintaining its market leadership.

'We are digging out from the deluge of data in numerous spreadsheets - escaping death by spreadsheet,' Mewes added. 'SAS Financial Management will give us a 'one-touch view' of everything going on globally. Closings and daily analysis will be faster and easier. With the worldwide control and consistency enabled by SAS Financial Management, we will be able to standardize metrics and methodologies across all business units. SAS will help us determine where we can cut costs, and make us more nimble and proactive in addressing market opportunities.'
Better and faster business decisions

When Invacare selected SAS Financial Management to solve the company's business pains, they quickly recognized the value of this relationship with SAS. 'SAS is committed to Invacare's continued success. Making and, ultimately, the improved quality of life that Invacare customers count on,' said Phil Strand, Business Director, SAS Performance Management.

SAS Financial Management is a comprehensive Financial Intelligence solution for enterprise planning, budgeting, consolidation and reporting. With a proprietary calculation engine and accounting logic, this remarkable solution consolidates planning or historical information on demand, ensuring that the latest information is always available for decision makers and regulatory agencies. SAS' other targeted business solutions support enterprise intelligence, customer intelligence, supply chain intelligence and more. SAS also offers turnkey solutions for vertical markets such as financial services, life sciences, healthcare, retail, manufacturing and others.
About Invacare

Invacare Corporation (NYSE: IVC), headquartered in Elyria, OH, is the global leader in the manufacture and distribution of innovative home and long-term care medical products that promote recovery and active lifestyles. The company has 6,100 associates and markets its products in 80 countries around the world. For more information about the company and its products, visit Invacare's Web site at www.invacare.com.

About SAS
SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. Through innovative solutions delivered within an integrated framework, SAS helps customers at more than 45,000 sites improve performance and deliver value by making better decisions faster. Since 1976 SAS has been giving customers around the world The Power to Know®

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MIPS Technologies invites you to listen to management's discussion of Q1 2010 results, as well as guidance for Q2 2010 in a live conference call. The conference call number is 210-839-8502 and the replay number is 203-369-3522. The password for both calls is MIPS. The replay will be available for 30 days shortly following the end of the conference call. An audio replay of the conference call will also be posted on the company's website at:
www.mips.com/company/investor-relations/.

About MIPS Technologies, Inc.

MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS) is a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores that power some of the world's most popular products for the home entertainment, communications, networking and portable multimedia markets. These include broadband devices from Linksys, DTVs and digital consumer devices from Sony, DVD recordable devices from Pioneer, digital set-top boxes from Motorola, network routers from Cisco, 32-bit microcontrollers from Microchip Technology and laser printers from Hewlett-Packard. Founded in 1998, MIPS Technologies is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices worldwide. For more information, contact (408) 530-5000 or visit www.mips.com.

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One of the challenges associated with debugging any PCIe 2.0 problem is determining if the root cause is due to the logic design or caused by signal-integrity issues at the physical layer. Determining root cause is especially difficult in embedded designs such as medical instruments as well as communication and military designs. With Agilent's new ZIF flying leads probe, the same ZIF tip soldering point can be used with the oscilloscope for physical layer measurements or with the protocol analyzer to debug protocol problems.

"Agilent is the industry leader in PCI Express measurement, with tools that cover physical layer and protocol layer testing," said Jun Chie, marketing manager for Agilent's Logic and Protocol Test business. "With this unique coverage, we can provide our customers with leverage between these tools. This is a key time savings and cost savings for our customers, and very important especially in this economic climate."

At PCIe 2.0 speeds, reliable probing becomes even more important. Without a reliable probing solution and the right form factor, reliable data capture becomes difficult if not impossible. Agilent's ZIF flying leads probe is designed for reliable signals and ease of probing access and includes the following features:

* very low-capacitive loading that enables insight without influencing the monitored signals;
* easy-to-disconnect probe head (ZIF probe head) to protect probe connector and ensure many reuses;
* longer leads and probe length for easier access to probing points on the system under test; and
* long probe head (ZIF probe head) for access to different types of probing points.

Agilent understands that probing is key to trustworthy data, which is essential to debugging the PCIe 2.0 link. With the introduction of the ZIF flying leads probe, Agilent provides an industry-unique probe portfolio for PCIe 2.0, including the full-size mid-bus probe (straight, swizzle and split styles available), half-size mid-bus probe, slot interposer probe, flying leads probe and now the ZIF flying leads probe. Agilent's extensive probing capabilities are combined with a powerful PCIe 2.0 analyzer, with a reliable data capture engine, easy-to-use graphical user interface and a versatile form factor, making Agilent's E2960B Series the leader in the industry for PCI Express 2.0 test and debugging.

U.S. Pricing and Availability

The Agilent N4241Z ZIF flying leads probe 2.0 is available now. Pricing for a full analysis system including the ZIF flying leads probe starts at $38,500. More information is available at www.agilent.com/find/n4241z and www.agilent.com/find/pcie .

High-resolution images are available at www.agilent.com/find/N4241Z_images.

A backgrounder on PCI Express technology and Agilent's test solutions is available at www.agilent.com/find/pciexpress_backgrounder.

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Agilent's Momentum is the leading EM simulator that combines full-wave and quasi-static EM solvers for RF passives, high-frequency interconnects and parasitic modeling. Its efficient meshing, adaptive frequency sampling and threaded NlogN solver reduces simulation time. Momentum can simulate complex EM effects including skin effect, substrate effect, thick metals and multiple dielectrics. The Momentum infrastructure, for use with TSMC Mu (UTM) inductors in 1P9M and Mz+ALRDL inductors in the 1P8M TSMC 65-nm process is delivered via a certified Momentum Module. Developed and supported by Agilent, the Momentum Module includes everything that is needed to start simulating with Momentum. The Momentum Module supports both the Cadence Virtuoso and Agilent Advanced Design System (ADS) environments and is available from TSMC-Online along with the EM Tool qualification report.

"Agilent and TSMC have had an established working relationship for quite some time and we are happy to see Momentum qualified under the EM Tool Qualification program for 65-nm RFIC design," said Tom Quan, deputy director of Design Service Marketing at TSMC. "This program, as part of the TSMC Active Accuracy Assurance Initiative, allows designers to select Agilent's Momentum EM simulator as their EM simulation tool with confidence for high-frequency designs. It will also reduce time-to-market, improve design confidence and eliminate several sources of error from the design process."

"Momentum now joins our GoldenGate RF simulator on the list of Agilent's tools certified for use with TSMC's advanced RFIC nodes," said Paul Colestock, RFIC planning and marketing manager for Agilent's EEsof EDA organization. "Like Tom, I'm also pleased that our relationship with TSMC continues to bear fruit that will benefit our mutual RFIC customers."

Agilent EEsof EDA's RFIC simulation, analysis and verification solutions include a series of products aimed at the design of large-scale RFICs used in wireless communication product design. These include Agilent's GoldenGate and Momentum simulators and Ptolemy-based wireless system-level test benches. Additionally, the ADS Data Display is available for advanced data analysis. This suite delivers unique value by linking the RF system, subsystem and component-level design and analysis as part of a comprehensive design flow.

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NEW YORK – Organizations around the world that deploy the most advanced Internet-protocol-based collaboration technologies achieve more than twice the return on their collaboration investment and perform better than their less collaborative peers, according to a new Frost & Sullivan study released Wednesday (Oct. 14).

"Meetings Around the World II: Charting the Course of Advanced Collaboration," sponsored by Verizon and Cisco, examines how professionals in businesses and government agencies get their work done by using advanced collaboration tools such as voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), instant messaging or meeting via high-definition video or Cisco TelePresence™.

(NOTE: To access a social media release containing video and audio podcasts and other related online resources, visit: http://www.verizonbusiness.com/go/meetingsaroundtheworld.)

The study also introduces the industry's first quantitative model for a return on collaboration investment. The groundbreaking measurement, called the Return on Collaboration index, establishes a progressive impact of deploying advanced unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) technologies on business performance, and measures improvements in areas such as research and development, human resources, sales, marketing, investor relations and public relations.

The study found that businesses and government agencies deploying increasingly more sophisticated collaboration tools -- such as VoIP soft phones, immersive video and fixed mobile convergence -- saw a corresponding improvement in business results relative to the amount invested. The overall average Return on Collaboration (ROC) score was 4.2 -- meaning organizations received an average return of four times their investment in deploying collaboration technologies in terms of improvement across business-critical areas.

The organizations surveyed by the study reported that advanced collaboration such as UC&C enhances their ability to produce positive results. For example, research and development managers in organizations deploying UC&C reported that advanced collaboration tools enable products and solutions to be developed more quickly, with an improved chance of market success, a higher degree of quality, and a lower overall cost of development.

The new study builds on the 2006 Frost & Sullivan study -- "Meetings Around the World: The Impact of Collaboration on Business Performance" - which determined collaboration is a key driver of business performance and collaboration through communications technologies can provide a competitive advantage.

"'Meetings Around the World II' confirms and extends the key findings of the original study and builds on those conclusions," said Brian Cotton, vice president for information and communications technologies for Frost & Sullivan. "This latest research shows adopting progressively more advanced unified communications and collaboration tools can help organizations achieve a corresponding return on collaboration and improvement across all business functions. This return was most dramatic in the areas of sales, marketing, and research and development."

3,662 SMB, Enterprise Decision-Makers in 10 Countries

Frost & Sullivan in May 2009 conducted an online survey of 3,662 information technology (IT) or line-of-business decision-makers in organizations in 10 countries in Asia-Pacific, Europe and the U.S. The survey gauged attitudes and practices within small and medium-sized businesses (50 to 999 employees) and enterprises (1,000 or more employees) in the financial services, government, health care, high technology, professional services, manufacturing and retail industries.

The study was undertaken as organizations around the world grappled with a challenging economy, and results showed use of UC&C solutions are becoming increasingly popular. Nearly half (44 percent) of all organizations surveyed have deployed UC&C tools -- such as user presence on a device, document sharing, immersive video or Cisco TelePresence for near-lifelike visual communications, integrated voice, e-mail and instant messaging, and telephone features and management capabilities on mobile devices and the desktop.

The study also found that 40 percent of organizations that deploy UC&C plan to increase spending on this despite current economic conditions. In addition, more than 80 percent of organizations that have not deployed UC&C tools plan to deploy some form of them in the next two to three years.

Nancy Gofus, senior vice president of global business products for Verizon, said, "Based on this study, we see an era of advanced collaboration on the horizon. Organizations embracing unified communications and collaboration tools in an open, decentralized structure are enabling a more effective work style and cultivating a fertile ground for success. As organizations aspire to become advanced collaborators, even small steps taken along the way can immediately pay off."

Creating a Collaboration 'Network Effect'

The greatest impact of collaboration was where the largest numbers of people interacted for a common goal, including sales, research and development and marketing. By implementing more advanced UC&C tools, the study found, organizations could increase their return across all areas.

This finding suggests that teams using UC&C tools can benefit from a "network effect" -- a theory attributed to Robert Metcalfe, the co-inventor of Ethernet, that holds that the more users on a network, the more value is likely realized from it. While larger enterprises tended to receive greater collaboration returns, small and medium-sized businesses can increase returns by deploying progressively more advanced tools and expanding their reach beyond their organizations working with customers, partners and suppliers.

[For more information on attitudes toward collaboration around the world, go to: http://www.verizonbusiness.com/about/news/displaynews.xml?newsid=25390&mode=vzlong. To view a video discussing professionals' attitudes about collaboration, go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzW8F-0kUbo]

Blair Crump, Verizon Business group president of worldwide sales, said: "Our customers increasingly are turning to us for consulting, design and implementation services to make the most of their IP connections as a platform for advanced collaboration. Our expert UC&C professional services capabilities combined with our comprehensive solutions portfolio can help organizations embrace this new work style and mobilize their workforce for a competitive advantage."

(NOTE: To see how Verizon Business customers CA and First American are embracing advanced collaboration to their business advantage, go to: http://www.verizonbusiness.com/about/news/displaynews.xml?newsid=25279&mode=vzlong〈=en&width=530
and http://www.verizonbusiness.com/about/news/displaynews.xml?newsid=25386&mode=vzlong.)

"The Meetings Around the World II study confirms that collaboration is the next phase of the Internet and at the center of this phase is the network as a platform," said Carlos Dominguez, senior vice president for the office of the chairman and CEO, Cisco. "Having the right collaborative platform helps enable enterprises and organizations to speed decision making, increase productivity and improve interactions with their customers and partners, all designed to give them a competitive edge."

Verizon is a leading provider of collaboration and unified communications services, enabling organizations to conveniently and effectively collaborate, virtually anytime, anywhere, helping them improve response time and productivity without the costs and carbon emissions associated with business travel. With 30 years of experience delivering conferencing services, the company uses its global IP network to provide a wide array of advance collaboration and mobility tools to large-business and government customers around the world, including audio, video and Web conferencing; VoIP; contact center services; and managed and hosting solutions, as well as professional services capabilities.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 87 million customers nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operations provide converged communications, information and entertainment services over the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network. Wireline also includes Verizon Business, which delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 235,000 and last year generated consolidated operating revenues of more than $97 billion. For more information, visit www.verizon.com.

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TOKYO, Japan, Seiko Epson Corporation ("Epson", TSE:6724) today announced that it has begun volume production of a new high-temperature polysilicon (HTPS) TFT color panel for electronic viewfinders. Measuring just 0.47 of an inch (1.2 cm) diagonally, the new panels offer SVGA (800 x RGB x 600) resolution in red, green and blue for a total of 1.44 megapixels.
The new panels are targeted at camera manufacturers for use as electronic viewfinders in mid- to high-end digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras.

Competition in the digital camera market has reached a fever pitch. Companies are launching new products with higher resolutions and more features at even lower prices. In recent years, more and more consumers have been switching from compact cameras to SLR units in pursuit of better performance and image quality, driving the need for smaller and thinner DSLR cameras with video and other features.
Epson's new panels meet this need and open a whole world of possibilities for DSLR cameras.

Until now, no electronic viewfinder has been able to offer the resolution and fidelity needed to replace optical viewfinders and to focus the image. Epson's new panel, developed using HTPS technology, not only makes this possible but also uses an analog driver to recreate smooth gradations and a natural softness. This panel will allow camera manufacturers to eliminate the mirrors and pentaprisms needed for optical viewfinders, enabling much smaller and thinner camera bodies and letting users capture the image they see. In addition, the use of a color filter prevents the color breakup that tends to occur with other color systems when shooting fast-moving subjects and while panning.

Epson has long developed HTPS panels to meet the high-definition, high-resolution needs of its market-leading projector business. Using technology developed for projectors, Epson created this new product to meet the needs of the digital camera market.

This panel is the first in Epson's new "ULTIMICRON" series of compact, high-resolution HTPS panels that display full color on a single screen for electronic viewfinders and other compact displays. Epson will continue to offer new solutions for the growing DSLR camera market by expanding its lineup with higher resolutions, better image quality, and smaller sizes.

Features of the new panel

* Compact
o Small 0.47-inch diagonal screen enables compact, thin cameras
* High resolution
o High pixel density with SVGA resolution (800 x RGB x 600, 1.44 megapixels)
* Color filter
o Not affected by color breakup that occurs with fast-moving subjects and panning shots when using a field-sequential color system

Advantages when used in a DSLR camera

* High resolution enables easy focusing
* Can capture images as they are seen
* Viable alternative to optical viewfinder
o Avoids the blackout of optical viewfinders when shooting video
o Enables smaller cameras by eliminating need for mirrors and pentaprisms
o Eliminates mechanical time lag caused by mirror

New panel specifications
Name L3F04S-80300
LCD type TN mode, organic alignment layer
Color display system Color filter (RGB stripe)
Effective pixels 800 x RGB x 600 (SVGA)
Panel size (diagonal) 0.47 inch (1.2 cm)
Pixel pitch 12 µm (4 x RGB) x 12 µm
Color space 92% of sRGB
Contrast ratio 280:1
Backlight Yes
Surface luminance 460 cd/m2
Displayable colors Approx. 16.77 million colors

Related information

To learn more about the advantages of HTPS panels, visit http://www.epson.jp/e/products/device/htps/.
Product exhibition

The new panels will be on display from at the International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition (Inter BEE 2009) to be held at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan, from November 18 to 20. Epson will be at booth number 8205 in hall 8. We hope to see you there.

For sales enquiries, please locate your regional Epson electronic device sales office at:
http://www.epson.jp/device/e/device_worldwide.htm

About Epson
Epson is a global imaging and innovation leader that is dedicated to exceeding the vision of customers worldwide through its compact, energy-saving, high-precision technologies, with a product lineup ranging from printers and 3LCD projectors for business and the home, to electronic and crystal devices.
Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises over 70,000 employees in 108 companies around the world, and is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and the communities in which it operates. http://www.epson.co.jp/e/

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CARY, NC - One Communications depends on SAS® Business Analytics to quickly and efficiently monitor the system of intercarrier compensation for calls switched between networks. The result: $500,000 saved the first year and several million dollars since.

With annual revenue of $800 million and serving customers in 16 states, One Communications finds the results significant. The company – founded as an alternative to local phone companies during telecommunications deregulation – also uses SAS Business Analytics to increase flexibility and profitability in numerous other areas.

'Before we brought billing in-house, we felt that we were not billing everything we could. In carrier access billing, there are too many chances to miss billing opportunities. Our then-CEO had concerns that as a startup company we were turning on a lot of lines without billing for all of them,' said Rick Pigeon, Vice President of Network Planning and Optimization. 'Since bringing our billing in-house and deploying SAS, we've saved millions of dollars. That's huge.'

One Communications deployed SAS Business Intelligence server, SAS® Enterprise Guide®, Base SAS and SAS/STAT® well before the global economy soured. Pigeon said SAS Business Analytics has even greater impact in tough times.

'The pressure of the tough economy drives us to become more efficient in everything that we do, especially our network costs,' he says. 'That is very significant portion of our budget. SAS allowed us to very effectively validate our network cost. There is no way an individual analyst paying a bill could pick up that bill and determine if it is accurate or not. With SAS we can process very large volumes of data from our billing system, as well as tariff data, and determine if the billing is accurate.'
Customer Responsiveness

SAS Business Analytics has also improved customer service at One Communications, said Kelly Smilanich, One Communications' Manager of Mediation. 'If Sales wants to get a new customer into the system so the revenue appears in a current quarter, we can do that in one day with SAS – 28 faster than before. The sales people can turn things around quickly, and that demonstrates how responsive we are to customer needs,' she said.

Smilanich said business analysts appreciate the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office, which allows internal clients to work with meaningful, timely data using a familiar interface.

'They now have almost a year of history on our server. They don't have to sift through their e-mail to get the information they need. They absolutely love it,' she said.

The SAS Business Analytics Framework is a powerful blend of data integration, analytics, reporting and an ever-expanding portfolio of industry and line-of-business solutions. Organizations can quickly address their most immediate business issues, extending their use of SAS over time to achieve continuous performance improvements.

About SAS
SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. Through innovative solutions delivered within an integrated framework, SAS helps customers at more than 45,000 sites improve performance and deliver value by making better decisions faster. Since 1976 SAS has been giving customers around the world The Power to Know® .

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PARIS and NEW YORK - AdaCore, a leading supplier of Ada tools and support services, today announced the release of GNAT Programming Studio (GPS) 4.4. This new version of AdaCore's graphical Ada-oriented Integrated Development Environment (IDE) offers an improved user interface, faster performance and greater integration with AdaCore's Project Coverage and SPARK Pro toolsets. GPS is provided with GNAT Pro on most platforms, for both native and embedded software development.

The most noticeable enhancement in GPS 4.4 is in the graphical user interface (GUI), which makes it easier for users to add new plug-ins and customize the IDE. The general navigation capabilities and documentation generation features have also been improved, ensuring consistent creation of supporting materials. And below the visible GUI, GPS now offers tighter integration with both the Project Coverage and SPARK Pro toolsets. Project Coverage's code coverage and simulator capabilities can now be directly accessed from the IDE, and support for the SPARK language has been extended, allowing improved source/annotation navigation. SPARK developers may now more easily develop SPARK language applications and invoke the SPARK Pro toolset from GPS.

'We have been systematically enhancing the GNAT Pro toolset to improve support for safety-critical and high-security applications,' commented Arnaud Charlet, GPS Project Manager at AdaCore. 'GPS 4.4 is a good illustration of our strategy. Developers of high-assurance systems may now access Project Coverage and SPARK Pro tools with the same IDE that they already use for general development.'

Enhancements in GPS 4.4 include:

* Improved user interface look and feel
* Improved memory usage and speed
* New entity views
* Enhanced documentation generation to support both API documentation and source code browsing
* Hyperlinks added in source editor for quick source and web navigation
* Support for Project Coverage toolset invocation
* Improved SPARK Pro language and toolset support, in particular source navigation for annotations
* New 'Tip of the Day' feature
* Support for filters in the locations display view
* Unified 'visual diff' within the source editor
* Support for interleaved-Ada/Expanded-Ada (.dg files) in source editor
* Outline View updated in real-time, with the ability to display entities hierarchically
* New source navigation menus to display a type hierarchy
* New plug-ins, including:
o Formatting preferences that can be automatically set from gnatpp project switches
o Sources that can automatically be reformatted on save using gnatpp
o Simplified new file creation

GPS 4.4 is compatible with GNAT Pro versions 3.16a1 up to 6.3. As with all GNAT Pro components, GPS is distributed with full source code and is backed by AdaCore's rapid and expert online support.

About GNAT Programming Studio (GPS)
GPS is a powerful Integrated Development Environment (IDE) written in Ada using the GtkAda toolkit. GPS' extensive source-code navigation and analysis tools can generate a broad range of useful information, including call graphs, source dependencies, project organization, and complexity metrics. It also provides support for configuration management through an interface to third-party Version Control Systems, and is available on a variety of platforms including Altix Linux, IA64 HP Linux, Solaris (sparc and x86), GNU/Linux (x86 and x86-64), Mac OS X, and x86 Windows (2003, XP, Vista, and 7). GPS is highly extensible; a simple scripting approach enables additional tool integration. It is also customizable, allowing programmers to specialize various aspects of the program's appearance in the editor for a user-specified look and feel.

Availability
GPS 4.4 is currently available as part of the GNAT Pro Ada Development Environment on selected platforms, and customers can download it via the GNAT Tracker tool. For the latest information on pricing and supported configurations please contact sales@adacore.com.

Webinar

A webinar focusing on the new features of the GPS 4.4 release will be presented on November 10, 2009 at 11:00 am (EST) / 5:00 pm (GMT). For more information, or to register, please visit http://www.adacore.com/home/gnatpro/webinars/

About AdaCore
Founded in 1994, AdaCore is the leading provider of commercial software solutions for Ada, a modern programming language designed for large, long-lived applications where safety, security, and reliability are critical. AdaCore's flagship product is the GNAT Pro development environment, which comes with expert on-line support and is available on more platforms than any other Ada technology. AdaCore has an extensive worldwide customer base; see http://www.adacore.com/home/company/customers/ for further information.

Ada and GNAT Pro continue to see growing usage in high-integrity and safety-certified applications, including commercial aircraft avionics, military systems, air traffic management/control, railway systems and medical devices, and in security-sensitive domains such as financial services.

AdaCore has North American headquarters in New York and European headquarters in Paris. www.adacore.com

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BRESCIA, Italy, ISPCS, Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today demonstrated its new N2X IEEE 1588v2 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) test solution that enables network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) and network operators to ensure that time-critical Carrier and Industrial Ethernet applications are synchronized. Agilent will present a white paper about this technology at the event's conference.

Operators are migrating to Ethernet because it is far less expensive than traditional transport technologies. N2X verified the interoperability of various vendors' Ethernet devices under extreme loads during the ISPCS Plug-fest using a novel test methodology.

Ethernet has no clock-transfer mechanism, which, for example, wireless networks need to successfully hand over calls when subscribers roam. PTP was standardized to provide this mechanism. However, the relation between a network's "Master Clock," which synchronizes the "Slave Clocks" within the base stations, is mediated by switches and routers that introduce delays in transport. NEMs have addressed this issue by developing switches and routers with new functionality - "Transparent Clocks" - that modify PTP messages to correct for forwarding delays and ensure clock synchronization. Since accurate timing transfer is essential for wireless backhaul, carriers can now take advantage of cost-effective Ethernet technology using Transparent Clocks.

Agilent test results show that Transparent Clocks do not always correct accurately. Agilent's new test solution measures the Correction Factor Error, which enables NEMs to develop more accurate clocking devices and network operators to evaluate the effectiveness of those devices. This is a significant advantage because the errors can be in the order of microseconds. In addition, N2X can surround a system with many virtual Masters and thousands of virtual Slaves. This "Slave-Clock Scalability" enables users to emulate extreme and realistic network conditions. Leading NEMs and early-adopter network operators are already using a prototype of Agilent's tool to test their devices.

"Before wireless carriers move from traditional backhaul technologies to lower-cost Ethernet, they must ensure that calls won't be dropped, which requires accurate synchronization of base stations," said Toni Piwonka-Corle, general manager of Agilent's Data Networks Operation. "It is vital that the Transparent Clocks implemented in switches and routers throughout the network accurately correct for forwarding delays. Agilent's new test solution, which accurately measures the Correction Factor Error, signals the maturity of the standards and will accelerate the deployment of 1588v2 devices."

Agilent's solution also tests the performance of Boundary Clocks, which mediate the relation between a single Master and multiple Slaves in large networks. A Boundary Clock acts as a Slave to one Master and as Master to many Slaves.

The N5568A IEEE1588v2 Precision Timing Protocol Emulation software is available now. It complements the N5566A Synchronous Ethernet ESMC Emulation and G.8261 QuickTool to enhance Agilent's comprehensive Timing-over-Packet test solution.

The International Symposium on Precision Clock Synchronization for Measurement, Control and Communication (ISPCS) is the world's premier timing and synchronization event. Participants include Agilent Technologies, Alcatel-Lucent, BECKHOFF Automation, Brilliant Telecom, Calnex Solutions, Cortina Systems, Freescale Semiconductor, Hirschmann Automation and Control, Huawei, Imsys Technologies, IXXAT Automation, Meinberg Funkuhren, National Instruments, OnTime Networks, Oregano Systems, Rockwell Automation, RuggedCom, Semtech Corporation, Spectracom, Symmetricom, Tellabs, Time and Frequency Solutions, Wintegra, Zarlink Semiconductor, and Zurich University of Applied Sciences.

For more information, visit www.agilent.com/find/n2x.
About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 18,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $5.8 billion in fiscal 2008. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.

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Foxboro, Mass. - Axeda Corporation, the on-demand intelligent asset management company, today announced that Axeda® ServiceLink™ 5.3 has completed Oracle Validated Integration testing with Oracle's Siebel CRM 8.0. Customers that leverage this integration can extract greater value from their Siebel CRM investment by leveraging asset intelligence to drive service transformation.

Axeda ServiceLink integration with Oracle's Siebel CRM enables customers to connect asset intelligence directly into enterprise systems and helps ensure complete and accurate information across the service lifecycle. Real-time asset intelligence can be used to automate business processes, eliminate error-prone tasks, collect real-time data for pay-per-use billing models, and increase the overall effectiveness and responsiveness of service and supply chains.

Key Facts / Highlights:

* Oracle has validated the integration of Axeda ServiceLink 5.3 with Oracle's Siebel CRM 8.0, which includes remote product diagnostics, alerts and notifications, automated service request creation and handling, and configuration management. This validation was completed through the Oracle Application Integration Architecture for Partners (AIAP) initiative.
* Validation through Oracle AIAP involves a rigorous technical process to review the integrations of third-party software to Oracle Applications products. For more information, please visit Oracle.com at http://www.oracle.com/partnerships/isv/integration/search.html.

Key Features and Benefits:

* Axeda ServiceLink captures live, up-to-date information from remote assets and adds intelligence to business processes. For example, detected product faults can automatically generate service requests in Siebel CRM, dispatching field technicians with detailed information on required repairs.
* The Axeda integration with Siebel CRM is based on Oracle SOA Suite and helps customers deliver true service transformation by enabling increased service revenue, decreased service response time, improved product performance, and reduced costs through productivity gains.
* Validation through Oracle PartnerNetwork Application Integration Architecture for Partners gives customers confidence that integrations between Oracle® Applications and complementary partner solutions have been validated and the products work together as designed. This can help reduce risk, improve system implementation cycles, and provide smoother upgrades and simpler maintenance.

Supporting Quotes:

* 'Axeda's on-demand intelligent asset management solutions provide companies with standards-based applications to connect, service, and track wired and wireless assets anywhere,' said Brian Anderson, vice president of marketing, Axeda Corporation. 'Having Oracle validate our integration helps reduce the risks and costs of the overall solution by providing our customers with the assurance of high-quality and reduced technical complexity."
* 'Oracle Validated Integration through Oracle PartnerNetwork gives customers confidence that integrations between Oracle Applications and complementary partner solutions have been tested and work together as designed,' said Kevin O'Brien, senior director, ISV and SaaS Strategy at Oracle. 'This can help reduce risk, improve system implementation cycles, and provide for smoother upgrades and simpler maintenance. We're pleased to validate the integration of Axeda® ServiceLink™ 5.3 with Oracle's Siebel CRM 8.0'

Supporting Resources

* Axeda Showcases Integrated Remote Service Management Solution at Oracle OpenWorld – September 2008: http://www.axeda.com/pr_9_22_08/news_press_detail.htm
* Oracle Partner Network Solutions Catalog: http://solutions.oracle.com/partners/axeda
* Aberdeen Group: Oracle Links into Service with Axeda: http://www.axeda.com/537328002019147989538594368/Link.htm
* Axeda ServiceLink 5.3 integration with Oracle's Siebel CRM 8.0: http://www.oracle.com/ocom/groups/public/@opnpublic/documents/webcontent/033669.pdf
* Oracle and Axeda Remote Service Management Solution: http://www.axeda.com/342598002801790509851645188/Link.htm

About Axeda
Axeda Corporation is the leading on-demand intelligent asset management company delivering M2M solutions for Smart Services, Smart Products, and Smart Operations. The company's VeriSign® Security certified platform and applications allow companies to connect, manage, service, and track wired and wireless assets anywhere – it serves over 100 of the world's leading enterprises including Diebold, EMC, and Philips. Axeda Corporation is a privately held company headquartered in Foxboro, Mass. and can be reached at www.axeda.com.

About the Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork is a global business network of more than 20,000 companies who deliver innovative software solutions based on Oracle software. Through access to Oracle's premier products, education, technical services, marketing and sales support, the Oracle PartnerNetwork program provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today's global economy. Oracle partners are able to offer their customers leading-edge solutions backed by Oracle's position as the world's largest enterprise software company. Partners who are able to demonstrate superior product knowledge, technical expertise and a commitment to doing business with Oracle qualify for the Certified Partner levels. http://oraclepartnernetwork.oracle.com.

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PARIS, France — At Equip'Auto 2009 Delphi is showcasing a number of its customized versions of its standard Delphi diagnostic platform, including dedicated diagnostic solutions for Ministry of Transport (MOT) & National Car Tests (NCT) in various European countries such as the UK (VOSA), Belgium (GOCA) and Denmark. In all of these cases, Delphi has adapted its diagnostic platforms to satisfy the precise legal requirements of mandatory car tests in each country while still using its standard hardware and communication platforms.

"It has always been our strategy to adapt our software to meet the changing needs of the service and repair market, negating the need for expensive hardware changes or purchases for our customers," said Lucia Moretti, Vice President, Delphi Product & Service Solutions, EMEA. "This ensures our customers can get the maximum amount of usability and return on their initial investment."

In addition to the MOT software enhancements, Delphi is launching a Diagnostic Solution specifically for the Crash Repair Markets in conjunction with Thatcham, also known as The Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre. Thatcham was established in 1969 by British insurers to provide a unique range of products and services to the insurance and motor repair industries. Thatcham conducts research and produce data that assists technicians in the efficient, safe and cost effective repair of motor vehicles.

Delphi & Thatcham have joined forces to provide essential diagnostic equipment, functionality and training for Accident Repair Centres (ARC). Historically, the vast majority of Accident Repair Centres are mechanically orientated and as such, many are outsourcing even basic diagnostic work, e.g. SLR, Read / Erase Fault Codes, MIL resetting, etc. Delphi has developed a customized diagnostic software & hardware solution specifically for Thatcham and its Accident Repair Centres' customers that links to Thatcham's existing technical data software.

"Following a review of automotive diagnostic and service providers, we chose to partner with Delphi," explained Jason Moseley, Chief Operating Officer, Thatcham. "Delphi's flexible diagnostic solution and comprehensive support programme will enable Thatcham to introduce a very easy- to-use but extremely powerful and effective diagnostic solution for Crash Repair businesses. Delphi and Thatcham are perfectly positioned to help the accident repair and motor insurance sectors meet the daily challenges they face due to the growing complexity of vehicle electronics and diagnostics on modern vehicles.

In addition to these exciting customized solutions Delphi is continuing to increase its vehicle coverage on its existing Diagnostic range — targeting 20% growth year over year.

In 2009:

* Delphi has greatly enhanced its application coverage with an important focus on the coverage depth.
* No less than 6 new vehicle manufacturers' specific diagnostic protocols were introduced so far this year — Chrysler, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Iveco, Dodge and SsangYong, and a new software update is yet to be released this year.
* Delphi enhances its diagnostic tools capacity with the introduction at Equip'Auto 2009 of heavy duty vehicle protocols.

"The ongoing & comprehensive developments to our existing diagnostic products and the development of new customized solutions for specific customers and market segments, clearly demonstrate Delphi's ability to adapt to the challenges of the automotive aftermarket and our commitment to our customers and the industry," said Kevin Kelly, service business line manager, Delphi Product & Service Solutions, EMEA.

For more information, visit Delphi's Media Room at www.delphi.com/media.

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ARMONK, N.Y. - A new global study of Chief Information Officers (CIOs) by IBM (NYSE: IBM) reveals that the top technologies for enhancing competitiveness over the next five years at high-growth midsize organizations are business intelligence and analytics and self service portals. Eighty-six percent of midmarket CIOs identified business intelligence and analytics - the ability to see patterns in vast amounts of data and extract actionable insights - and three-quarters chose self service portals.

These results and other findings are detailed in the Midmarket Executive Summary, which is part of the 2009 Global Chief Information Officer Study, the largest face-to-face survey of CIOs ever conducted. The study, titled "The New Voice of the CIO," represents the insights and vision of more than 2,500 CIOs worldwide, including 158 CIOs in 31 countries employed at midsize organizations with fewer than 1,000 employees. The Midmarket Executive Summary illustrates the increasingly strategic organizational roles that CIOs play in areas such as setting strategy, enabling flexibility and change, and solving business problems.

As part of the research, the study looked at the difference between the responses of CIOs from organizations with high growth in profits before tax and CIOs from organizations with low growth. The findings revealed that all CIOs must juggle several complementary, yet sometimes conflicting, roles, but that CIOs at high-growth midsize organizations are especially proactive about championing innovation and co-creating business strategy.

Other key findings of the study include:

* Midmarket CIOs are braced for continued volatility - more than half (55 percent) anticipate changing their business models over the next three years;
* More than half of midmarket CIOs are active in developing business strategy, a number that drops to 33 percent when midsize and larger organizations are combined;
* The most successful CIOs at midsize organizations spend close to two-thirds of their time on activities that spur innovation;
* Fifty-eight percent of high-growth companies are focused on turning mountains of information into insight and actionable information, versus 43 percent of low-growth companies.

"Today's economy is driving a period of unprecedented change, which the most successful CIOs at midsize organizations are embracing," said Marc Dupaquier, general manager, IBM Global Midmarket. "They view technology as an enabler for solving problems in today's smaller, flatter and smarter world. Today it's not about how big you are, but about how smart you operate."

As CIOs in midsize organizations play an increasingly strategic role, they continue to seek new avenues for IT to produce greater business value. However, this must be balanced by an often competing pressure to lower costs and increase efficiency. In this study, midmarket CIOs in high-growth organizations are creating value by proactively turning the data their organizations hold into information that can be used to develop better products and services.

They are also taking the lead when it comes to exploring new ways of finding and interacting with customers. Over the next five years, 88 percent of high-growth midmarket CIOs plan to use new channels to attract and retain customers, while 80 percent plan to improve their organizations' integration and transparency capabilities to satisfy customer expectations. This contrasts sharply with just 72 percent and 45 percent, respectively, of low-growth midmarket CIOs.

About the IBM 2009 CIO Study
The 2009 CIO Study is part of the IBM C-Suite Study Series. Published by the IBM Institute for Business Value, the C-Suite Study Series publishes in-depth studies for Chief Executive Officers, Chief Finance Officers, Chief Human Resource Officers and most recently, Chief Supply Chain Officers. The CIO Study included more than 2,500 face-to-face interviews, conducted over four months from January to April 2009. In addition to the detailed personal feedback, IBM also incorporated financial metrics and detailed statistical analysis into the findings.

The report also highlights a number of recommendations ranging from strategic business actions and use of key technologies that IBM has identified that CIOs can implement, based on CIO feedback from the study. The Midmarket Executive Summary and a link to the full 2009 CIO Study are available at: http://www.ibm.com/businesscenter/cpe/html0/183234.html?ca=mmcio&me=pressrel&re=0909.

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