The Vodafone Connected Worker report, published today, says mobile money payroll (mPayroll) could enable secure, cost-effective wage payments to be made to millions of unbanked workers by 2020, reducing corruption, lessening the risk of payday robbery and reducing the time spent travelling and waiting to receive cash wages.

mPayroll, one of the six mobile solutions identified in the report, will give people greater control over their finances, enabling simple onward payment of bills and remittances to family members using mobile money without having to pay 'cash-in' charges, says the report, commissioned by Vodafone with research undertaken by Accenture across 12 markets (DRC, Egypt, Fiji, Ghana, India, Qatar, Lesotho, Mozambique, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania and Turkey).

mPayroll is already being implemented by Safaricom in Kenya, where mobile text payment service M-Pesa is paying exam supervisors across 60,000 schools. Recent research by USAID found these workers welcomed the time saved by not having to collect payments, the guarantee of being paid on time - particularly in the rainy season when trucks carrying wages are often delayed - and the ability to be paid without a bank account. This has reduced the cost of making these payments to workers by 86 per cent. The report says mPayroll could be used by 48 million workers, as well as offer business savings of US$2.8 billion annually.

Vodafone Connected Worker also highlights that mobile phones can be used to improve, and potentially, save lives in global supply chains. High mobile phone penetration in emerging markets enables purchasers to conduct anonymous text-based surveys quickly and cheaply across their supply chains to gather information on safety and work environment issues, says the report. Companies are increasingly focused on ensuring working conditions and pay in their global supply chains are acceptable. The Worker Panel mobile solution enables the gathering of anonymous data directly from factory, industrial and agriculture workers regularly and in real-time.

Vodafone Connected Worker found that the six identified mobile services could have wider financial benefits for organisations, saving them $30.6 billion by 2020 through improved productivity, while providing $7.7bn of financial benefits to workers.

Other mobile solutions identified in the report include:

• mIdentity solutions can be used to enhance corporate security and provide authentication for workers when dealing with customers. By 2020, this could reach 16 million people and offer organisational benefits of US$1.5 billion annually.
• Job Finder offers a subscription-based service to match workers to jobs. It has the potential to reach 49 million workers and could match 12 million workers to jobs annually by 2020, improving livelihoods by US$5.6 billion.
• Fieldforce Enablement provides remote access to corporate systems and facilitates better scheduling, enhancing the productivity, safety and effectiveness of workers. These services could reach over 30 million users, delivering organisational benefits of US$24.9 billion annually by 2020.
• mLearning could deliver basic skills training in literacy and numeracy as well as job-related training via mobile. mLearning has the potential to reach 12 million workers and benefit organisations by US$1.4 billion annually by 2020.

Andrew Dunnett, Vodafone Group's Director of Sustainability and Director, Vodafone Foundation, says: 'Mobile solutions have the potential to improve workers' lives and save money in the boardroom, helping organisations improve productivity, transparency and security. Whether it is mobile monitoring of the supply chain or using a mobile phone to pay wages, the potential for positively transforming the workplace in these markets, for both employers and workers, is significant.'

Justin Keeble, Managing Director, Accenture Sustainability Services, Europe, Africa and Latin America, says: 'Mass ownership of mobiles in emerging markets enables western brands to connect directly to workers in global supply chains. Using simple SMS messages, brands can monitor workplace conditions in real time - supporting improved labour standards and workplace safety.'

Notes to Editors

About Vodafone Connected Worker

Mobile communications has the potential to significantly improve the quality of working life and simultaneously deliver commercial benefits to organisations operating in emerging economies. While workers and employers face many challenges in these markets, the 12 Vodafone markets Vodafone Connected Worker covers demonstrate strong growth potential and innovation. The report, commissioned by Vodafone, in conjunction with Accenture Sustainability Services, looks at six opportunities that can create shared value for both workers and the organisations that employ them, and demonstrates how mobile technology can help to do this. The report aims to stimulate engagement between mobile operators, governments, NGOs and businesses, to develop new solutions to transform opportunity into innovation.

Download the full report: http://www.vodafone.com/content/index/about/sustainability/Research.html

About Vodafone

Vodafone is one of the world's largest mobile communications companies by revenue with approximately 404 million customers in its controlled and jointly controlled markets as of 31 March 2013. Vodafone currently has equity interests in 30 countries across five continents and around 50 partner networks worldwide.

For more information, please visit: www.vodafone.com

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Combining this cross browser testing service with its existing automated testing service, TestingBot aims to deliver the best tools to people wanting to test the compatibility of their website on all browsers. With two datacenters both in the US and Europe, TestingBot provides the best speed when testing.

"We've learned that there's an increasing demand of customers wanting to manually test their websites in different browsers as part of their development process,' said Jochen Delabie, CEO at TestingBot. "WIth this newly launched service, we're excited to provide our customers with a very fast way to easily test their webapps in multiple browsers.'

Bundled with its other tools, TestingBot provides a program to test websites which are not public. With this feature, users can test their website running on their own computer or local network.

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• How satisfied were you with the level of support provided to resolve your issue?
• How satisfied were you with the response time to your case?
• Was your case closed to your satisfaction?

• 'Insight's issue response time is the best in the industry! You are the gold standard.'
• 'Insight's support team never fails to amaze me.'
• 'The best part was, I didn't contact anyone when I had trouble setting up my account, (I was going to deal with it later) but somehow the info got relayed, and I was notified it was fixed.'
• 'The support was fantastic and proactively assessed, trouble-shot the problem, and provided the solution. It worked!!!'

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Hong Kong, 22nd May, 2013 - Today Aranez announced the release of the first of its new line of leather cases for the Samsung Galaxy S4 called the Aranez Flip Samsung Galaxy S4 Leather Case. With the many hundreds of cases out their for the Samsung Galaxy S4 on the market, Aranez now provides Samsung Galaxy S4 owners with a premium choice that offers protection, function and luxurious styling.

The biggest features of the Aranez Flip Samsung Galaxy S4 Leather Case is the slim and light weight clam shell design, credit card slot, intricate silver-thread stitching and premium cow leather.

Features of the Aranez Flip Samsung Galaxy S4 Leather Case:

• Made from premium genuine cow leather
• Comes in both black and red leather versions
• Outlined with high quality and strong silver thread stitching
• Features a credit card or ID card slot
• Ultra light and minimalist design
• Access to all charge and audio ports
• Unobstructed camera punch out
• Punch out for the rear speaker
• Luxurious feel
• Genuine Aranez case

The Aranez Flip Samsung Galaxy S4 Leather Case will go on sale in the first week of June which aligns with the recent availability of the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone in the United States.

For additional information contact Aranez.com on info@aranez.com.

About Aranez

Aranez designs and manufactures luxurious leather cases for smartphone and tablet devices. Arnold Aranez, renowned international tech gadget blogger, founded the company in 2011 after noticing there was a gap in the market for functional and protective premium leather cases. Aranez is fast becoming the first choice in luxury leather cases. Since launching, Aranez has shipped premium leather cases to over 31 countries and has been featured on some of the world's most famous technology websites such as GearDiary, TUAW, Ausdroid and CravingTech.

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How Does it Work?
To register, members of the military community must register for the Rewards Program with Working Persons Store. They will then verify their military credentials within the troop ID widget.  Once verified, the military identity will be attached to the shoppers' Working Person's Store Rewards Program account, giving them a 10 percent discount every time they shop.

Working Person's Store is proud to announce that they now support the Troop ID program. The military shopper will receive 150 rewards points on their Working Person's Store account when they sign up. Eric Deniger, CEO of Working Person's store and military veteran said, 'We are excited to take part in such a positive program and to give back to our troops and their families who do so much for our great country.'
 
About Troop ID:
Troop ID is the first digital authentication engine for verifying military affiliation, helping brands offer military discounts to online shoppers. With Troop ID's secure authentication process, retailers can be sure that they are offering online benefits to those that have earned them and members of the military and their families can be confident that they are getting the best deals, without compromising their online identity. For more information, please visit www.TroopID.com.

About the Rewards Program:
The Rewards Program for Working Person's Store is an easy way to earn rewards by doing things people already do. It rewards points to customers for reviewing products, as well as sharing Working Person's Store and their products through social media sites such as Facebook, Google+, and Twitter. Rewards are also given for purchasing products through the website.

About Working Person's Store:
Since 1995, Working Person's Store has been on a singular mission: deliver the very best in name-brand work apparel at the lowest prices, with a commitment to honesty and customer service. Today, specializing in brands that work, and backed by a 120% Price Protection Guarantee, Working Person's Store is a leading online retailer of quality name-brand workwear, work footwear and safety gear. Working Person's Store was recognized as one of the country's fastest growing privately-held businesses with an award-winning website, www.workingperson.com.

Featuring top brands such as Carhartt, Wolverine, Dickies, Under Armour, Timberland PRO, Dr. Martens, Dingo, Carolina Shoes, Wrangler and more. Working Person's Store is based out of Lakeville, Indiana.

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For most sites, Internet Marketing can increase visitors many fold and is very often the difference between those sites that are considered hugely successful and the many otherwise excellent sites that sit around the web unvisited, never to realize their full potential. 

The blog's author, James Clouser, is a freelance Copywriter & Business Growth Strategist. A former "rising star" in the classical music world, Clouser says that he used the same skills to grow his business that he also used to become a virtuoso musician. He cites his signature MUSIC system of business growth: mindset, understanding your Audience, selling at your highest value, implementing quickly, and crafting a powerful message.

In an online interview, Clouser states: 'To set up a profitable business, you just have to do 3 things; attract highly targeted prospects to your website, convert the prospects into buyers and convert these buyers into repeat buyers. While this sounds really simple, it isn't! The words you choose to display on your website can literally make or break your business; they're that important! Business owners are only now starting to realize how important sales copy is to their success.'

Some of the topics you'll read about on the blog include: growth strategies that work for all types of businesses, how to protect yourself from constant changes and swings in the market, and reviews on marketing services and products.

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BT Expedite & Fresca, which won the contract in competition with six other companies, will design, build, launch and provide service support for the new e-commerce site.

Increased online customer demand, particularly internationally, has driven the need for a new e-commerce platform for Cath Kidston. The company is seeing record online growth outside of the UK, especially in the US and Australia.

Scheduled to go live this summer, the new multichannel platform Expedite & Fresca is building will include a mobile optimised site. It will use a content delivery network, where local content outside the UK is cached via local servers, enabling faster delivery and loading of web pages and rich content for customers.

The website will incorporate some of the next generation FrescaCommerce platform features such as enhanced multilingual functions, making it easier to manage and update languages more quickly, customer ratings and reviews, and an enhanced search function.

The first phase of the build will allow purchases in three currencies - pounds, euros and dollars. The second phase will feature localised content for customers outside the UK and languages including French and German.

Amy Bastow, eCommerce Director, Cath Kidston, said: 'Expedite & Fresca offered us a single point of accountability for the new website for integration, development and design and that's very important to us. We were impressed by their core selling platform, the fact that we were able to choose from their portfolio of multichannel products and their ability to support high volumes of traffic during trading peaks.'

Also important to Cath Kidston in its choice of supplier was that the new platform should have excellent stability and core e-commerce functionality and that its systems were scalable. The company wanted an SEO (search engine optimisation) capability and call centre management integration with its e-commerce system so it could manage orders, returns and cancellations over the phone.

David Grossman, CEO of BT Expedite & Fresca, said: 'We're very pleased that Cath Kidston chose our people and systems to produce their new website after thoroughly researching us and the competition. We're looking forward to the project and are excited about working with such a rapidly expanding company that has already achieved so much in its 20-year-history.'

Cath Kidston's online customers will be able to choose between delivery to their home or collection from the store. BT Expedite & Fresca will be integrating its systems with the Futura POS (point of sale) gift card solution which provides Cath Kidston's current multichannel gift card solution.

Notes to editors

About BT Expedite & Fresca

BT Expedite & Fresca is the retail specialist division within BT. It provides solutions to enable multichannel retailers to compete effectively. BT Expedite spans every area of retailing; planning, sourcing, merchandising, store, sales analytics, CRM, plus network infrastructure, hardware and professional services.

BT Expedite's multichannel capability was reinforced by the acquisition of Fresca in 2008. BT Fresca creates transactional web stores for leading fashion and lifestyle brands in the UK and across the globe.

Customers include: Aurora Fashions (Coast, Oasis and Warehouse), Mothercare, New Look, Pets at Home, Primark, Thomas Pink and WHSmith

For more information, visit www.btexpedite.com

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dBaseDATA datasets can be leveraged in three primary ways:

• Augmentation - In this instance, the dataset is uploaded and inserted into existing databases and used alongside existing information to enhance queries. 
• Research – A timely research effort may require additional data to make a key decision clearer.  In such instances, the user may need to know something that one particular dataset contains, either as a straight lookup value or derived as a calculated value. 
• Lookup – In addition to enhanced research and analysis, sometimes options must be presented to the users who access the applications and solutions already created.  This could be by adding depth, relative information or by shortening the time a user takes to input data by providing more meaningful drop-down values.

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1. The most important step is to use a storyboard, which is a sequence of short, detailed descriptions combined with images. If there are any problems in the storyboarding process, they can be fixed here.

2. Write as if speaking to a ten year-old. This ensures more detailed descriptions, which is absolutely necessary.

3. Use plenty of illustrations, screen shots and icons, with highlighting and numbering (if necessary). Text is not enough.

4. Present all information in short sections, so the software manual resembles a slide show.

5. If the process is quite complex, consider using video. The advantage of video is the user can play it over and over again until they 'get it.'

6. Test, test, and test again. All it takes is one missed step to cause the entire process to fail. If a step is missed, add in the missing piece and test the process again. If necessary, get a colleague to test the software manual process. All too often, the human mind has a tendency to 'fill in the blanks.'

'A smart writer knows that you have to make content easy to understand. If you do, you'll create a great user experience and a happy customer, one who will be loyal to you over the course of time,' said Segal.

Download the report: 10 Things You Must Know Before You Hire ANY Professional Writer at: http://nathansegal.org/report/10thingswriters.zip

Nathan Segal has been working as a technical writer since 1997. He writes software manuals, reviews and tutorials for magazines and businesses. He has written hundreds of articles for computer magazines in Canada, the United States and Great Britain. You can view his portfolio at http://nathansegal.org

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• Make smarter decisions with self-serve information 
• Generate breakthrough productivity gains 
• Leverage Gartner's counsel for evaluating specialized solutions
• Expand the benefits of a company's initial ERP investment

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Since 2012 Buzztala has built custom mobile-optimized social video engagement solutions for major companies like Live Nation Entertainment based on our patent-pending Buzztala platform. Buzztala allows companies to deploy and take advantage of social user-generated content quickly, efficiently and safely. The platform provides two types of easily installed plug-ins. One shows visitors client-generated content such as ads, promotional videos or content marketing. The other type shows video clips created by customers and fans. When visitors click on the plug-in a widget overlays the page and provides full access to the Buzztala social marketing system.

From the widget a viewer can watch other user-generated video marketing clips like reviews, testimonials or comments or record one of their own. All consumer-generated content is shared across that user's Facebook and Twitter accounts.

When their friends click on the post, those friends become pre-qualified inbound traffic to the business's website thereby generating well-qualified leads and increasing conversion.Using a patent-pending combination of HTML5 and Flash technology Buzztala is optimized for computers and mobile devices. With consumers rapidly shifting to surfing and shopping on mobile devices, Buzztala helps companies make their moves to mobile more effective by tapping into the way people use their mobile devices: to create content.

For brands looking to up the ante of their social media strategy, Buzztala includes a mobile app for clients that allows for the rapid creation and publishing of social video content directly from members of the social media team. As fast as you can Tweet you can now publish powerful and engaging video content across your sites and social channels.Key differences between Buzztala and some other B2B video marketing solutions:

• Buzztala auto+human moderation keeps user-generated content safe for business
• Patent-pending technology keeps source content and all associated user content connected at all times
• Installation requires no coding or APIs – a self-serve configuration widget makes it customizable and easy
• Cloud-based system uses gold-standard Rackspace servers for maximum reliability and security
• Turnkey system means companies drop in a line of code and go – everything is controllable through the browser-based dashboard

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When calling a bank to check a balance or make a payment, for example, frequent callers can be presented with shortened menu prompts, enabling them to proceed more quickly through the options. First-time callers, on the other hand, will hear menus and options with more explanation and guidance on how to use the IVR.

SpeechStorm Personas can also be used to present alternative voices, or personalities, for the IVR depending on brand or target market - male or female, casual and friendly as opposed to more formal, or in a different language. So, a telecoms operator or retailer might use a different voice for a youth-oriented customer segment than for its business customers, or use exactly the same applications in English, French, Spanish or German in different regions. This results in more engaging, effective and enjoyable customer experiences, as well as major savings on development and maintenance of applications.

Using SpeechStorm, new Personas are created and tested through an intuitive business user interface, enabling customer experience teams to work directly on defining the words and phrases that will best engage the target customer. SpeechStorm Personas can also be used to drive further personalization, including special messages, options or offers that only apply to that particular profile. Once complete, the new Persona can be deployed in an instant, with no interruption to service.

'SpeechStorm Personas opens up a range of possibilities for organizations and their customers, many of whom have struggled with the limitations of a one-size-fits-all approach,' enthuses Oliver Lennon, co-founder and CEO of SpeechStorm. 'In a world where customers are increasingly frustrated with tedious, poorly designed call centre menu systems, engaging them in a way that responds to their specific needs will both surprise and delight them, and set your brand apart from the competition. A number of organizations already use our software to deliver services in multiple languages and for different sub-brands, so we're really excited to see what they and others do given even greater scope for personalization. '

Other enhancements are also included in the Hitchcock release, which has already been made available to customers on SpeechStorm's Software as a Service (SaaS) platform. Among these are question-level thresholds for customer experience monitoring, automatic alerting and improved management of historic data and extensions to the company's mobile applications capability.

Lennon comments, 'Hitchcock is the first of our planned 2013 releases, building on the success of more than 100 individual advances in our three 2012 releases. We are constantly extending and improving our technology based on customer feedback, innovations from our team and our assessment of where the market for customer service applications is going - or where we think it needs to go - to make everyday tasks easier ... and a bit friendlier, too!'

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Notes for Editors

About SpeechStorm – www.speechstorm.com
SpeechStorm® helps organisations of all sizes make everyday tasks easier for customers interacting with the contact centre. We provide pre-built and configurable IVR, speech and mobile self-service apps that reduce waiting and call handling times. Our solutions are quick to implement and easy to manage, putting the business in control of the customer experience.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Kelly,
VP Sales & Marketing,
SpeechStorm Limited,
Elmwood Exchange,
90, Lisburn Road,
Belfast.
BT9 6AG
Tel: +44 28 9094 3100
E: d.kelly@speechstorm.com

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The Accelerate program was developed by world renowned entrepreneur and business building thought leader Eben Pagan to train business owners wishing to increase profits, free up more personal time to enjoy their new income, and increase the value of their businesses.

Hendricks who has published a review of Accelerate High Growth Business Training on her website explains that the program is a combination of of virtual training, a collection of Pagan's best information products, as well as a 7 day live summit in Chicago this August.

"With Accelerate, customers are getting access to training covering a comprehensive array of high growth business skills," reports Hendricks. "The course offers everything from how to develop the mindset needed for explosive growth, creating the ideal lifestyle for business success, to the nuts and bolts of marketing, copywriting, traffic, and productivity."  

Hendricks has also announced a limited bonus training for an exclusive group of Accelerate customers. Full details on this Accelerate bonus are available at the following web address: http://wealthspringmarketing.com/eben-pagans-accelerate-review-exclusive-bonus/

WealthSpringMarketing.com provides reviews of the latest business building, internet marketing, trading, and investment training courses as well ad boutique  marketing services to elite clients.

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LevelUp will initially interface with the industry-leading NCR Aloha POS using a site-based integration, while in parallel developing its solution for deployment via NCR Cloud Connect expected later this year. LevelUp will be one of the first companies to integrate into Cloud Connect, a new hosted infrastructure that will allow leading third parties to integrate, maintain and deploy their solution across NCR's install base of more than 100,000 locations on the Aloha, Radiant POS and Advanced Restaurant System platforms.

Today's restaurant operator wants to leverage technology in an integrated way to make their everyday life easier. Gartner estimates mobile payments worldwide will have 448 million users and account for $617 billion in transaction value by 2016*.

'LevelUp has always known that in order for mobile payments to become a standard for merchants, we need to provide a solution that seamlessly fits into their existing systems. The NCR relationship is significant because it makes using LevelUp simple for the tens of thousands of restaurants who already run Aloha,' said Seth Priebatsch, chief ninja at LevelUp. 'NCR understands what it takes to help restaurants keep pace with technology, and by integrating LevelUp, we are helping them get the great tools they need to run their businesses better.'

NCR's open API software enables integration to the Aloha POS by approved third-party applications. With this integration, restaurants using Aloha POS will be able to accept LevelUp transactions faster and easier than ever before. First, LevelUp transactions will be seamlessly logged with all other cash and credit card transactions, making reconciling the day's receipts simple. Second, data from LevelUp campaigns will be automatically integrated into a restaurant's existing Aloha POS system.

'As the leading provider of technology to the restaurant industry in the U.S., NCR is committed to bringing a wide variety of in-house and third-party mobile and digital wallet technologies to our customers, adding more value to their businesses,' said Kim Eaton, SVP and GM of NCR Hospitality. 'Using this new integration platform, our customers can choose the technology that is the best fit for their operations and for delivering exceptional experiences to their guests.'

'As the Managing Partner of a restaurant chain that uses NCR Aloha POS and is soon to launch a white-labeled LevelUp application, I was really excited to hear about this integration,' said Brett Schulman, CEO and co-founder of Cava Mezze Grill. 'In the restaurant space, having all payment transaction and marketing campaign data seamlessly filter into one system will ultimately allow us to make smarter business decisions and forge deeper connections with our customers.'

*Forecast: Mobile Payment, Worldwide, 2009-2016." The report is available on Gartner's website at http://www.gartner.com/resId=2010515

About LevelUp
LevelUp is a revolutionary new way to pay. Users pay with their phone, saving time and money. Businesses pay 0% payment processing fees and re-invest those savings into growing their businesses by attracting new customers and bringing them back. LevelUp is a part of SCVNGR, which is backed by Google Ventures, Balderton Capital, Continental Advisors, Highland Capital, Transmedia Capital and T-Venture, the venture arm of Deutsche-Telekom.

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 acquisition was financed from VASCO's existing cash balances. The acquisition is expected to be dilutive in 2013, due in large part to the amortization of purchased intangible assets. The acquisition is expected to be accretive in 2014.

Cronto was founded in 2005 as a University of Cambridge spin-out and is the market leader in the field of secure visual transaction authentication and signature solutions for online banking applications. The CrontoSign solution (also known as photoTAN) has been chosen to secure transactions of customers of leading German and Swiss banks such as Commerzbank AG and Raiffeisen Switzerland.

Cronto's patented CrontoSign technology is a simple, user friendly and effective way to withstand even very sophisticated attacks by Trojan malware, targeting online banking services. CrontoSign protects against such attacks as it allows the bank to establish a secure optical communication channel with the client. Account holders can simply 'scan' a CrontoSign image displayed on their bank's website and verify the details of the payment on a trusted display. They can choose between the CrontoSign mobile application or a dedicated CrontoSign hardware device.

VASCO will add the patented CrontoSign products to its offerings for the global banking market.
In a later phase, VASCO anticipates that Cronto's products will be integrated into MYDIGIPASS.COM, VASCO's strong authentication platform to secure the consumers' online applications/accounts.

VASCO expects that Cronto will contribute greatly to VASCO's future innovation efforts, due to its knowledge and expertise in advanced statistical data analysis and machine learning algorithms that underpins high speed and reliability of image based transactions and due to its close ties with the University of Cambridge.

'The acquisition of Cronto is a strong example of VASCO investing in its future growth,' states T. Kendall Hunt, VASCO's Chairman and CEO. 'Through our make-or-buy strategy for new technologies, we will keep scanning the market for suitable companies to join VASCO. Today, we would like to welcome Cronto's management and staff into the VASCO family.'

'Our objectives are to reinforce our leadership position in the banking authentication market and to become a successful business-to-consumer authentication services provider. The acquisition of Cronto is a significant step forward in helping us achieve both objectives,' says Jan Valcke, VASCO's President and COO. 'Cronto adds important innovative authentication technology to VASCO's technology portfolio, traditionally a point of attention for a market driven company like VASCO.'

'CrontoSign helps to bring trust in the online environment and to protect against Man-in-the-Browser and social engineering attacks. It is also highly accepted by the end users due to the simplicity of its operations, delivering the secure 'What you see is what you sign (WYSIWYS)' experience at one touch of a button.' said Igor Drokov, CEO and co-founder of Cronto. 'Joining forces with VASCO will allow us to leverage their leading position in the global authentication & security market bringing this and future products to new customers and new applications worldwide.'

Dr. Elena Punskaya, Cronto's co-founder and CTO added: 'The combination of the experience and R&D capacity will allow Cronto and VASCO to continue to identify new opportunities and implement the market vision, taking advantage of Cronto's position in Cambridge, UK – an undisputed centre in the global innovation landscape.'

About VASCO
VASCO is a leading supplier of strong authentication and e-signature solutions and services specializing in Internet Security applications and transactions. VASCO has positioned itself as global software company for Internet Security serving a customer base of approximately 10,000 companies in more than 100 countries, including approximately 1,700 international financial institutions. VASCO's prime markets are the financial sector, enterprise security, e-commerce and e-government.

Forward Looking Statements:
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions and include, among other things, our expectations regarding the DigiNotar bankruptcy process and our ability to recover related amounts held in escrow, as well as the prospects of, and developments and business strategies for VASCO and our operations, including the development and marketing of certain new products and the anticipated future growth in certain markets in which we currently market and sell our products or anticipate selling and marketing our products in the future. These forward-looking statements (1) are identified by use of terms and phrases such as 'expect', 'believe', 'will', 'anticipate', 'emerging', 'intend', 'plan', 'could', 'may', 'estimate', 'should', 'objective', 'goal', 'possible', 'potential' and similar words and expressions, but such words and phrases are not the exclusive means of identifying them, and (2) are subject to risks and uncertainties and represent our present expectations or beliefs concerning future events. Although VASCO believes that our expectations are reasonable, we can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to be correct. VASCO cautions that the forward-looking statements are qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated above include, among others, unanticipated costs associated with DigiNotar's bankruptcy or potential claims that may arise in connection with the hacking incidents at DigiNotar. Additional risks, uncertainties and other factors have been described in greater detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and include, but are not limited to, (a) risks of general market conditions, including currency fluctuations and the uncertainties resulting from turmoil in world economic and financial markets, (b) risks inherent to the computer and network security industry, including rapidly changing technology, evolving industry standards, increasingly sophisticated hacking attempts, increasing numbers of patent infringement claims, changes in customer requirements, price competitive bidding, and changing government regulations, and (c) risks specific to VASCO, including, demand for our products and services, competition from more established firms and others, pressures on price levels and our historical dependence on relatively few products, certain suppliers and certain key customers. Thus, the results that we actually achieve may differ materially from any anticipated results included in, or implied by these statements. Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material information as required by the U.S. federal securities laws, we do not have any obligations or intention to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances in the future or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

This document may contain trademarks of VASCO Data Security International, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including VASCO, the VASCO 'V' design, DIGIPASS, VACMAN, aXsGUARD and IDENTIKEY.

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Today, nearly 15 percent of all new enterprise application functionality is written in COBOL. The programming language also powers many everyday services such as ATM transactions, check processing, travel booking and insurance claims. With more than 200 billion lines of COBOL code being used across industries such as banking, insurance, retail and human resources, it is crucial for businesses to have the appropriate framework to improve performance, modernize key applications and increase productivity.

IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, enables developers to deliver significant performance improvements in their business critical applications. For example, applications using the new compiler have shown performance increases of 10 to 20 percent.

'COBOL powers many of the critical systems people rely on everyday,' said Kevin Stoodley, Rational chief technology officer and IBM Fellow. 'With this new software, IBM is helping companies reduce operating costs and processing time associated with these applications while delivering new capabilities to take advantage of cloud, Web and mobile devices.

The new software helps companies deliver innovative solutions to their customers and reduce costs by:

· Providing support for Java 7, new UTF-8 built-ins, debugging enhancements, and support for unbounded tables and groups.

· Supporting a new level of z/OS System Management Facilities (SMF) tracking, which allows users who implement sub-capacity tracking to reduce their administrative overhead.

· Improving control over XML documents with the z/OS XML parser, allowing parsing workload to be off loaded to specialty engines to reduce operating costs.

IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS v5.1 compiler works with the latest versions of IBM Customer Information Control System (CICS), Information Management System (IMS) and DB2 software and is expected to be available later this quarter.

IBM was recently named the number one vendor in the Gartner market share for Application Development software with 22.4% share (Gartner, Market Share: All Software Markets, Worldwide, 2012, March 29, 2013).

For more information, visit http://www-03.ibm.com/software/products/us/en/entecoboforzos

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Espoo, Finland - Basware, the leading provider of e-invoicing and purchase-to-pay solutions, has launched Basware Purchase, a core addition to its comprehensive e-procurement suite. This completes the company's entire purchase-to-pay solution footprint on the Alusta platform, driving adoption by empowering employees across the business to overcome the obstacles to e-procurement.

Lack of adoption and user buy-in of procurement tools and processes is often a source of maverick spend within businesses. As a core part of its Basware Procurement suite, Basware Purchase is designed to be very user-friendly. It is easy to use and provides an end-user experience inspired by the most intuitive consumer e-commerce sites. The result is increased adoption levels, deeper savings, increased spend under management and greater on-contract purchasing.

'Putting the user at the heart of the entire purchase-to-pay cycle is key to increasing acceptance and realising the value of e-procurement," said Esa Tihilä, CEO of Basware. 'Basware Purchase is the most people-friendly procurement solution that, combined with other innovations available across our Alusta platform, ensures businesses can buy better and capture more savings. By making the 'right way to buy' also the 'easiest way to buy' we can maximise spend under management and ensure that the value created during supplier contract negotiations is fully realised."

Basware Purchase provides a consumer-style shopping experience that is simple to use, with one-click purchase requisitions from approved catalogues. The contract compliance engine ensures purchases are based on frame agreements where appropriate. Plus, comprehensive end-user analytics bring insights into spend, process bottle-necks, compliance issues and supplier performance even while out of the office, thanks to access via tablet apps. This means managers across the organisation can easily track consumption and budget compliance for a given cost centre at any time and from any location.

The addition of social media based collaboration tools brings the business user, finance and procurement teams closer together. From requisition to payment, users benefit from role-based visibility and access to every element of the procurement process through a single platform, ensuring all stakeholders can continuously improve purchase-to-pay operations across the business.

All Basware Procurement solutions have been designed to minimise complexity and total cost of ownership, working seamlessly together with Basware Accounts Payable Automation solutions to form an end-to-end purchase-to-pay offering. Basware Procurement can be easily extended into a holistic purchase-to-pay solution that integrates with any existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Rapid implementation and 'Time to Value' is assured via best practice templates and supported through a rapid, efficient and cost-effective cloud model.

Basware Procurement solutions are powered by the Alusta platform, which connects to the Basware Commerce Network. This gives users a comprehensive cloud-based platform that extends across the enterprise for simply and cost-effectively creating, deploying and connecting critical purchase-to-pay and order-to-cash processes.

Basware Purchase will be available on the Alusta platform starting from June 2013.

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