Technology expert and the founder of www.connectedwomen.net.au, Claire Moffat said that women were often left behind by large companies when it came to marketing and selling digital technology products and services.

'As women are the driving force behind new business start-ups and the social media, having a female at the helm of Google is a game changer. It is also a great business model for organisations struggling with gender change within their businesses,' Ms Moffat said.

Maile Carnegie joins global Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg in standing out as a female leader of an organisation which is at the cutting edge of behavioral change in our society. 'It's news that should also give women confidence that they can plan for a career within a technology business and rise to the top,' Ms Moffat added.

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For more information call:
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TOKYO, Japan — Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the development of the µPD720115 USB 2.0 hub controller chip, which supports simultaneous USB communication and charging of portable devices such as smartphones and tablet PCs via a single USB connector.

The most important feature of the µPD720115 is its implementation of USB ports with battery charging functionality which supports the USB Battery Charging Specification, Revision 1.2 (USB BC 1.2). The µPD720115 will make it easier to develop products that support simultaneous data communication complying with the USB 2.0 standard and charging portable devices via a single USB connector, such as PCs, digital TVs, and charging adapters. It can help shorten system architecture development cycles and reduce development costs.

In recent years, the USB communication market has become divided into two segments as a result of faster data transfer speeds. The first segment centers around storage devices, such as hard disk drives, which require high-speed data transfer. It utilizes the USB 3.0 standard, which supports data transfer speeds up to 5 gigabits per second (5 Gbps). The second segment includes applications such as digital TVs, printers, audio components, and industrial equipment. This segment employs the earlier USB 2.0 standard, which supports data transfer speeds up to 480 megabits per second (480 Mbps). USB 2.0 remains a widely used interface for connecting devices of all sorts.

The European Commission (the executive of the EU) has adopted Micro USB as the standard charger interface for mobile phones, smartphones and tablet PCs sold in Europe. As a result, applications in which the communication USB ports of PCs and docking stations are used for charging such portable devices are increasing. The market for products complying with the USB 2.0 standard in these application fields is growing rapidly, and it is expected to continue to expand moving forward.

In response to this demand, Renesas decided to develop and introduce to the market the µPD720115, utilizing technology accumulated over many years of developing products with USB support. Renesas has long devoted considerable attention to the USB interface, offering a broad lineup of microcontroller (MCU) products equipped with USB functions. The µPD720115 is a USB hub controller suitable for a wide variety of systems requiring USB functionality, and is also ideal for extending the number of ports of a USB MCU.

Key Features of the New µPD720115:

(1) Supporting the USB BC 1.2 standard, for easy development of USB charging system architectures
The µPD720115 implements a total of four USB ports with battery charging functionality. It supports the USB BC 1.2 standard [Note 1], which supports charging currents of up to 1.5 amperes (A). Since the µPD720115 supports both USB communication and rapid battery charging in this way, developing a USB charging system architecture is easy.

(2) Built-in dual voltage regulators and clock output function, making it possible to build more compact systems at a lower cost
Comparable earlier products required external voltage regulators, but the µPD720115 integrates a 5 volt (V) and a 3.3 volt (V) regulator on-chip. This allows the user to employ the 5 V from the USB cable as a power supply without modification. There is no need to include an external regulator in the system design.
The µPD720115 also has a clock output function (24 MHz) to enable cascade connection [Note 2] of the USB ports to other µPD720115 chips or connection to other chips used by USB peripheral devices. This eliminates the need to add an external crystal oscillator for the lower-level chip, as was previously the case. The µPD720115 makes it possible to create a USB charging system architecture that is both lower in cost and more compact.

(3) Operating temperature range extending down to −40°, enabling use in a wide range of application fields
Comparable earlier products had an operating temperature range with a lower limit of 0° or above, but the µPD720115 extends this down to −40°. This provides support for the operating temperature range requirements of typical industrial equipment.

Moving forward, Renesas plans to actively develop USB products to meet evolving market requirements and to market them in a timely manner.

Refer to the separate sheet for the main specifications of the µPD720115 USB 2.0 hub controller chip.

Pricing and Availability

Samples of the µPD720115 USB 2.0 hub controller chip will start in June 2013. Mass production of the µPD720115 is scheduled to begin in September 2013 and is expected to reach a scale of 1,000,000 units per month in 2014. (Availability is subject to change without notice.)

[Note 1] Battery charging via the USB port utilizes the VBUS pin the USB connector. To control the current used to charge the connected portable device, USB BC 1.2 defines a mechanism for detecting whether or not the port of the connected device supports charging. A charging current of up to 1.5 A can be used.
[Note 2] To extend the number of ports, a port is connected to the port of a USB hub.

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About Renesas Electronics Corporation

Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), the world's number one supplier of microcontrollers, is a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions including microcontrollers, SoC solutions and a broad range of analog and power devices. Business operations began as Renesas Electronics in April 2010 through the integration of NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723) and Renesas Technology Corp., with operations spanning research, development, design and manufacturing for a wide range of applications. Headquartered in Japan, Renesas Electronics has subsidiaries in 20 countries worldwide. More information can be found at www.renesas.com.

The content in the press release, including, but not limited to, product prices and specifications, is based on the information as of the date indicated on the document, but may be subject to change without prior notice.

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San Jose, Calif. – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY), today introduced PSoC® Designer™ 5.4, a new version of its Integrated Design Environment (IDE) for the PSoC 1 Programmable System-on-Chip architecture. The new version includes over 40 new or enhanced User Modules, which are free 'Virtual Chips,' represented by an icon, that are used to integrate multiple ICs and system interfaces into a single PSoC device. Version 5.4 also offers multiple new features to make designing with PSoC faster and easier, including an Auto-Complete feature that automatically suggests variables, functions, and keywords as users type. The version marks another significant first for PSoC Designer, as it now allows customers to create their own User Modules, with complete control over the hardware, firmware, and graphical user interface.

Version 5.4 includes three new SmartSense™ User Modules that simplify usage of Cypress's industry-leading CapSense® capacitive touch-sensing technology. The new SmartSense2X_EMC User Module supports both the CY8C2xx45 and CY8C28xxx PSoC 1 families. SmartSense2X_EMC not only saves time by automatically tuning capacitive sensors and dynamically adjusting the tuning during operation, it also increases end-systems' immunity to electromagnetic interference, providing the ability to operate in high-noise environments. This functionality is ideal for home appliances and a broad range of additional markets.

'PSoC Designer now makes it easier than ever to integrate sophisticated functionality in embedded designs, including Cypress's world-class CapSense capacitive touch controls,' said Kapil Rai, Senior Director of PSoC 1 Products for Cypress. 'Version 5.4 opens up a new world of designs by giving engineers the power to create their own User Modules and take full advantage of PSoC's flexibility.'

Other key new user modules include a programmable current source and a scanning successive approximation analog-to-digital converter (SAR ADC). Instead of having to manually configure the hardware and firmware, users can simply drag and drop the scanning SAR ADC into their design to have it automatically measure voltages on any number of inputs. Users can download PSoC Designer 5.4 free of charge at www.cypress.com/psocdesigner.

User Modules can be dragged and dropped as icons into a design using PSoC Designer's graphical user interface. They are pre-tested and pre-characterized, and each comes with a datasheet that designers can use to customize the functionality for their specific designs. PSoC Designer 5.4 includes more than 160 of these User Modules, making designing with PSoC 1 devices fast and easy. In addition, PSoC Designer 5.4 boosts engineering efficiency through design re-use by enabling engineers to develop their own User Modules containing their own unique hardware and firmware IP. Designers can also create a customized graphical user interface to configure their User Modules.

PSoC Designer 5.4 contains 15 new example projects that show users how to build a wide array of PSoC systems. This version also includes a new graphical interface that makes it easier for users to sort and filter these example projects to find those of interest.

About PSoC Designer
PSoC Designer helps users harness the power and flexibility of PSoC 1 devices. By operating at a higher level of abstraction and not requiring ground-up firmware development, it enables new designs to be created, simulated and programmed to the targeted PSoC device in hours or days instead of in weeks or months. It provides the user with a catalog of peripheral functions called 'User Modules.' User modules take the configurable PSoC devices and create useful functions as diverse as counters, timers and PWMs, analog converters, both ADCs and DACs, communications links like UARTs, SPI and I2C, as well as comparators, programmable gain blocks, filters and even bootloaders. Each user module includes the hardware configuration data, startup code, an interrupt service routine when applicable, and a set of APIs.

PSoC — Because Change Happens
PSoC 1 devices employ a highly configurable system-on-chip architecture for embedded control design, offering a flash-based equivalent of a field-programmable ASIC without lead-time or NRE penalties. PSoC devices integrate configurable analog and digital circuits, controlled by an on-chip microcontroller, providing both enhanced design revision capability and component count savings. They include up to 32 Kbytes of Flash memory, 2 Kbytes of SRAM, an 8x8 multiplier with 32-bit accumulator, power and sleep monitoring circuits, and hardware I2C communications. Additionally, PSoC devices contain powerful analog functionality, such as delta-sigma analog-to-digital converters, operational amplifiers, and programmable switched capacitor networks.

The flexible PSoC digital and analog blocks allow designers to future-proof their products by enabling firmware-based changes during design, validation, production, and in the field. The unique PSoC flexibility shortens design cycle time and allows for late-breaking feature enhancements. All PSoC devices are also dynamically reconfigurable, enabling designers to morph internal resources on-the-fly, utilizing fewer components to perform a given task.

A single PSoC device can integrate as many as 100 peripheral functions saving customers design time, board space and power consumption while improving system quality and reliability. Customers can save as much as $10 in system costs. Learn more about PSoC products at www.cypress.com/psoc and receive free online training at www.cypress.com/psoctraining.

About Cypress
Cypress delivers high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable solutions that provide customers with rapid time-to-market and exceptional system value. Cypress offerings include the flagship PSoC 1, PSoC 3, PSoC 4, and PSoC 5 programmable system-on-chip families. Cypress is the world leader in capacitive user interface solutions including CapSense touch sensing, TrueTouch® touchscreens, and trackpad solutions for notebook PCs and peripherals. Cypress is the world leader in USB controllers, which enhance connectivity and performance in a wide range of consumer and industrial products. Cypress is also the world leader in SRAM and nonvolatile RAM memories. Cypress serves numerous major markets, including consumer, mobile handsets, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial, and military. Cypress trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at www.cypress.com.

Cypress, the Cypress logo, PSoC, CapSense, and TrueTouch are registered trademarks, and PSoC Designer and SmartSense are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Eagan, Minn. - Thomson Reuters Expert Witness Services announced today that social media intelligence from Converseon is now available as part of its Expert Intelligence Reports. The reports combine social media intelligence from Converseon's Conversation Miner™ analytics with court documents, cases, depositions, transcripts, Daubert challenge information and more to provide the most comprehensive evaluation of opposing experts available.

Thomson Reuters Expert Witness Services is the leading authority for locating and researching expert witnesses. Expert Intelligence Reports provide the industry's most comprehensive collection of background and history information on expert witnesses.

Converseon is an award-winning social media consultancy that applies proprietary social intelligence and analytics technologies to monitor, measure and draw deep insights from social media conversations. Converseon draws from a multitude of social media sources, including Twitter, blogs, message boards, social networks and more to form a complete history of an expert's social media interactions. A combination of automated and human analysis then combs the information for patterns and insights.

Social footprint reporting is available as an additional add-on in Premium Expert Intelligence Reports, providing a comprehensive overview of an expert's online social footprint. Each report includes:

· Identification of online social channels in which the expert is active
· Categorization and analysis of the themes the experts posts about online
· The expert's publicly available social media contributions in easy-to-review spreadsheet format

'Drawing a complete profile of an expert witness requires compiling information from as broad and deep of a pool of information as possible,' said Kristin Nimsger, managing director and general manager, Litigation, Thomson Reuters. 'Converseon social media intelligence adds a wealth of information about an expert's history and personal views in their particular area of expertise. It can reveal past statements that may be at odds with their testimony, and show inconsistencies or how their viewpoints have changed over time. That social media intelligence can be invaluable in challenging opposing experts, and complements the court documents, public records data, and other information contained in the Expert Intelligence Reports. Now more than ever, Expert Intelligence Reports provide the most detailed research of opposing experts, and does it quickly, thoroughly and cost-effectively.'

More information on Thomson Reuters Expert Witness Services can be found at: http://trexpertwitness.com/

Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization. With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan, Minn., Thomson Reuters employs approximately 60,000 people and operates in over 100 countries. For more information, go to www.thomsonreuters.com.

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"The 3rd Platform is not just a technology revolution; it's also a customer revolution. As a result, expect the rise of new software business models that align more closely with business outcomes and customers' experiences," said Amy Konary, Research Vice President for Software Licensing, Provisioning, and Delivery. "Customers should expect to see models that enable access to and consumption of applications when and where they want. Pricing will scale up or down according to consumption or need, allowing customers to pay only for what they use."

Additional IDC analysis shows:

The 3rd Platform makes possible a broad proliferation of two important, value-generating overlays – big data analytics and social technologies.

Most net-new commercial applications – as much as 82%, according to IDC – are being built specifically for cloud delivery in 2013. By 2016, nearly $1 of every $6 spent on packaged software and $1 of every $5 spent on applications will be consumed via the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model.

Customers want access to positive outcomes, and subscription pricing has proven to be a better means of facilitating this access than the perpetual license model.

Start-ups aren't the only ones offering subscription license models – 16% of the top 100 software vendors have more than 50% of their revenue coming from subscription and virtually all software vendors are at various stages in a seminal transition in how they build, sell, and deliver their products as services hoping to generate more revenue and improve customer satisfaction.

"Disruption rarely, if ever, leads to wholesale replacement," cautions Konary. "IDC believes that while packaged software applications are being slowly re-platformed for virtualized use on converged systems in datacenters, they will be available for distributed client/server computing environments (the 2nd Platform), and they will be priced and licensed accordingly. These applications will just become less interesting than they once were, as software developers shift innovation to where the growth opportunity exists – the 3rd Platform."

The IDC report, The Coming of the 3rd Platform and What This Means for Software Business Models (IDC #240918) focuses on the rise of the 3rd Platform and the ways in which software business models will change as a result. Advice to customers on the pricing and licensing of software-based applications and services is provided.

About IDC

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

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SanDisk's achievement of this breakthrough in semiconductor manufacturing takes its memory cell size from 19nm-by-26nm to 19nm-by-19.5nm, delivering a 25 percent reduction of the memory cell area and allowing SanDisk to continue leading the industry in building smaller, more powerful flash memory products.

SanDisk's second-generation 19nm memory die uses the most sophisticated flash memory technology node to-date, including advanced process innovations and cell-design solutions. SanDisk's All-Bit-Line (ABL) architecture with proprietary programming algorithms and multi-level data storage management schemes help yield multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory chips that do not sacrifice performance or reliability. In addition, SanDisk's three bits per cell X3 technology, implemented in the second-generation 19nm node will deliver the lowest-cost flash solutions to address multiple growing end-markets for flash memory.

SanDisk's latest breakthrough in shrinking the circuitry used in flash memory chips allows higher capacity products and lower cost manufacturing techniques to be employed when creating SanDisk's flash memory solutions. Consumers and businesses worldwide will benefit from this new advanced manufacturing technology by having access to higher capacity and smaller-sized flash memory chips from SanDisk for mobile phones, tablets, Solid State Drives (SSDs) for client and enterprise markets, and consumer products.

About SanDisk

SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) is a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, from research and development, product design and manufacturing to branding and distribution for OEM and retail channels. Since 1988, SanDisk's innovations in flash memory and storage system technologies have provided customers with new and transformational digital experiences. SanDisk's diverse product portfolio includes flash memory cards and embedded solutions used in smart phones, tablets, digital cameras, camcorders, digital media players and other consumer electronic devices, as well as USB flash drives and solid-state drives (SSD) for the computing market. SanDisk's products are used by consumers and enterprise customers around the world.

SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 and Fortune 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States. For more information, visit www.sandisk.com.

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This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including expectations for technologies, performance, costs, product capabilities, markets and customers that are based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among others: the market demand for our products may grow more slowly than our expectations or the other risks detailed from time-to-time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, our most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q and our annual report on Form 10-K. We do not intend to update the information contained in this press release.

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TOKYO—Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that the company has developed second generation 19 nanometer process technology that it will apply to mass production of 2-bit-per-cell 64 gigabit NAND memory chips later this month.

Toshiba has used the new generation technology to develop the world's smallest* 2-bit –per-cell 64 gigabit NAND memory chips, with an area of only 94 square millimeters. Using a unique high speed writing method, the next generation chips can achieve a write speed of up to 25 megabytes a second - the world's fastest class* in 2-bit-per-cell chips.

Toshiba is also developing 3-bit-per-cell chips by using this process technology and aims to start mass production in the second quarter of this fiscal year. The company will initially introduce 3-bit, multi-level-cell products for smartphones and tablets by developing a controller compatible with eMMC, and will subsequently extend application to notebook PCs by developing a controller compliant with solid state drives (SSD).

NAND flash memory is an essential component of a diverse line-up of consumer products, including memory cards, smartphones, tablets and notebook PCs, and is increasingly deployed in enterprise products, including SSD for data centers. Looking to the future, Toshiba will continue to promote product innovation and development as a leading company in the market, able to respond to a wide variety of clients' needs.

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Kodak has entered into an agreement with Nimble Storage, the leading provider of flash-optimized hybrid storage solutions. The agreement, effective May 2013, will allow Kodak to refer Nimble Storage products and services to Kodak customers who are moving their systems to a virtualized server environment. The agreement will initially launch as a pilot program in the United States with the opportunity to expand into other geographies.

Print service providers require solutions that provide flexible storage capacity, data protection, and performance capabilities that can grow with their workflow requirements—without resulting in higher in-house IT and labor costs. Implementing a virtual infrastructure can help lower the cost of traditional infrastructure, keeping critical applications optimized through software, performance, and capacity upgrades.

'KODAK PRINERGY Workflow and KODAK INSITE Solutions are critical production applications for our customers,' noted Kodak's Jon Bracken, General Manager, Unified Workflow Solutions. 'Nimble Storage meets their requirements for virtualized server infrastructure, providing the confidence and performance they need to maximize their operational efficiencies.'

'Nimble Storage delivers affordable high performance, built-in efficient data protection, seamless scaling, and ease of use,' said Dan Leary, Vice President of Marketing, Nimble Storage. 'Nimble arrays are optimized for deployment in a virtualized environment, giving customers a measure of confidence as they move to virtualized servers for their mission-critical applications and helping them maximize their storage ROI. We're pleased to work with Kodak for the benefit of our mutual customers.'

About Nimble Storage

Nimble Storage believes enterprises should not have to compromise on performance, capacity, ease of use, or price. Nimble has developed the first hybrid storage architecture engineered from the ground up to seamlessly integrate flash and high-capacity drives. Our customers enjoy as much as 10x faster application performance, enhanced backup and disaster recovery, and stress-free operations—all while lowering their TCO. Nimble Storage solutions are available through a global network of world-class channel partners. For more information, visit www.nimblestorage.com.

About Commercial Imaging

Kodak's Commercial Imaging business is driving innovation and change for customers in commercial, packaging and functional printing, and enterprise services markets. Kodak's intelligent technologies and solutions provide customers greater competitive advantage and return on investment. For more information, visit graphics.kodak.com.
(Kodak, Prinergy, and InSite are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.)
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Dell today announced it will enable Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V as a viable hypervisor choice for the OpenStack cloud platform. This development, which is the first instance of a leading technology vendor enabling Windows Server Hyper-V hypervisor on OpenStack for private clouds, will give customers additional flexibility and choice to run OpenStack workloads within their existing Windows Server environments.

Dell will enable key features of the Windows Server 2012 virtualization platform for OpenStack, including network virtualization, policy-based isolation, Quality of Service (QoS) and multi-tenancy. Additionally, Dell is working with other OpenStack members for the optimization of OpenStack components including OpenStack Compute for Hyper-V, OpenStack Block Storage for Windows, and Dell Crowbar provisioning. Dell is targeting availability of initial functionality in an upcoming release of the OpenStack project.

'Dell has been an active sponsor of OpenStack for almost three years,' said Forrest Norrod, general manager, Dell Server Solutions. 'This project from Dell will help the OpenStack community gain additional value from investments in Windows Server 2012, with opportunity to further explore OpenStack-based solutions and workloads within existing environments.'

Dell and Microsoft have a longstanding relationship and this effort is in addition to Dell's current support for native Windows Server 2012 and Hyper-V. Microsoft is working with Dell to provide support to enable interoperability. Dell will also work to have System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager, federated with OpenStack Image Manager, to provide full functionality. The concept of federating System Center Virtual Machine Manager with OpenStack Image Manager is to minimize synchronization issues to OpenStack customers running a hybrid environment with Integration to customers using Window Server 2012 Hyper-V in this environment.

Dell has been part of the OpenStack community since its announcement in 2010 and offers a packaged OpenStack solution today, the Dell OpenStack-Powered Cloud Solution, along with a number of joint solutions with partners. Dell also holds two seats on the OpenStack Board of Directors.

As part of Dell's broader cloud strategy, Dell has been a pioneer in working with customers to design and build private clouds through its industry-leading Server, Storage and Networking infrastructure products in addition to its recently unveiled Active Systems portfolio.

About Openstack
OpenStack is a cloud operating system that controls large pools of compute, storage, and networking resources throughout a datacenter, all managed through a dashboard that gives administrators control while empowering their users to provision resources through a web interface. The OpenStack Foundation promotes the development, distribution and adoption of the OpenStack cloud operating system. For more information, visit www.openstack.org.

About Dell
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services that give them the power to do more. For more information, visit www.dell.com.

Dell Enterprise Forum
Dell Enterprise Forum is the premier technical event for the Dell data center community. End users and channel partners will learn how to optimize Dell enterprise environments from servers to storage to cloud. Learn more at www.DellEnterpriseForum.com or follow #DellEF on Twitter.

Dell, Dell Enterprise Forum, and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Inc. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others.

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Thousands of such systems are in use across the U.S. According to Sue Kelly, Sebastopol City Engineer, between 2006 and 2011, the City of Sebastopol has installed a total of 13 IRWL enhanced crosswalk safety solutions using the LightGuard Systems Smart Crosswalk™ at various intersections along State Highway 116 in Sebastopol as part of our "Street Smart Sebastopol" program. 

This program is aimed at improving "walkability" in our downtown areas and reducing the number of traffic and pedestrian crossing accidents downtown, where we have two state highways intersecting. During construction of the most recent phase (9 intersections) the city received great support from President/CEO Michael Harrison and his crew at LightGuard, when they had questions about proper installation and inspections of traffic calming solutions. The city has been highly pleased with the performance of the systems, most of which are now between 2-3 years old.

Although there is no specific data to support claims of "safer" streets, city officials can report plenty of anecdotal evidence that these street crossing safety systems have improved the pedestrian experience on this busy highway which also happens to be our Main Street. The public response and feedback have been overwhelmingly positive. When the City of Sebastopol applied for the Caltrans Encroachment Permit to install the first of these crossing systems in 2004, they were "non-standard" facilities for state highways, and the team at Crosswalks.com had to work through quite a long process with Caltrans to gain their approval.

More recently, the team actually received a call from a Caltrans engineer asking them to share the contract specifications for the LightGuard equipment, so that he could use it in the design of an improvement the State was working on in Marin County.

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Engadget editors will use the site to solicit submissions in the months leading up to the 2014 CES and actively look for other eligible submissions once the event starts. The Engadget Best of CES Awards are only open to new products that debut at the 2014 International CES.

Engadget's senior editors will combine their respective talents and expertise to cast votes for nominees based on level of innovation, quality of design, overall efficiency and market demand. Engadget's editors will bring the same promise of independence to the awards that they do to product reviews and reporting.

Nominees will be announced on the Engadget stage on the second day of International CES 2014, Wednesday, January 8, and winners will be revealed onstage the following day. In addition to numerous promotional opportunities across Engadget's networks, winners will receive a custom-designed, 3D-printed trophy on the Engadget stage during the final ceremonies that will be broadcast live on Engadget.com, HuffPost Live and AOL.com.

The Best of CES Awards Program started approximately 10 years ago to celebrate the innovation and noteworthy products on display at the International CES each year.

About CEA

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $209 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. More than 2,000 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA membership, including legislative advocacy, market research, technical training and education, industry promotion, standards development and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA also owns and produces the International CES – The Global Stage for Innovation. All profits from CES are reinvested into CEA's industry services. Find CEA online at CE.org, DeclareInnovation.com and through social media.

About Engadget
Engadget was founded in 2004 as a devoted, instant source for tech news. While maintaining this commitment, Engadget's presence has grown to include weekly podcasts in English and Spanish, international versions of the site with localized content, the tablet magazine Distro and the Webby Award-winning Engadget Show. Engadget also exists offline with regular meetups and the new Expand event series to provide a well-rounded experience for its readers. Find Engadget online at www.engadget.com and in the iTunes store.

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GoalRef™ has been one FIFA's preferred goal-line technologies since the FIFA Club World Cup took place in Japan in late 2012. An international audience witnessed the system successfully passing its first big test under real-world competitive conditions. For instance, during the final in Yokohama between Chelsea F.C. and Sao Paulo's Corinthians, GoalRef™ helped to quickly clear up a confusing situation in front of the Brazilian team's goal: Despite not having a clear view of the ball, the referee had no hesitation in allowing play to continue as his wristwatch had not received a 'Goal' signal.

The Fraunhofer-developed goal-line technology uses a low-intensity magnetic field that is created by antennas attached to the goalposts and crossbar. As soon as the ball travels through the magnetic field created above the goal line, a signal is sent to the referee's watch, allowing them to decide immediately whether or not a goal has been scored.

The system is easy and inexpensive to install at any soccer stadium. Apart from the antennas attached to the goal frames, all that is needed is a special ball. Embedded in the ball are coils that are able to trigger antenna signals and require no power supply. The Derbystar ball has been developed by Danish company Select and Fraunhofer IIS for use with GoalRef™ at the Copa Amsterdam.

For video footage of GoalRef being used at the FIFA Club World Cup go to: http://fifa.to/12aNgG5

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Lincoln, NE, – Panasonic Eco Solutions North America (PESNA) today announced that it has been chosen to install the new outdoor LED video display, 'The Cube,' as part of a downtown revitalization project for the West Haymarket development in Lincoln, Nebraska. The installation for The Cube display will include a north and west facing edifice, for a combined size of nearly 750 square feet, and is expected to be completed by the time the development opens in August.

'Panasonic will provide its expertise to help us to set the tone for the district with The Cube and offer a versatile, outdoor display for artistic expression as well as a way to engage and interact with the visitors,' said Brett West, Director of Development for WRK/TDP who is the development manager of the project 'We believe that the West Haymarket development and The Cube will become one of the iconic and recognizable spots for Lincoln.'

The West Haymarket development called Canopy Street (www.canopyst.com) is planned as an entertainment and living district, with combined retail and housing conveniently located together. Part of the development will feature an open courtyard area, known as 'The Railyard,' and will be surrounded with retail and restaurant space on three sides. The Railyard will be used for various public events, including seasonal festivals, sports parties and movie nights and The Cube is expected to play a central role in showcasing art, seasonal touches, sports events and highlights and even movies on select nights.

For The Cube, Panasonic will use two waterproof 16mm pixel pitch Surface Mount Display (SMD) LEDs. The first display on the north facing structure will be approximately 35 feet long by 15 feet high. The display on the adjacent west facing structure will be about 14 feet long by 15 feet high. Both outdoor LED boards will be used for video images, feeds and digital advertising. In addition to the video displays, Panasonic will also provide a control system, including both hardware and software. The controller will be HDTV compatible and able to segment the screen into multiple independently addressable zones capable of displaying schedules and real-time content such as still images, animations and live video.

'The Cube's centralized location within the combined retail and housing space truly enhances the overall experience with valuable visitor engagements including public service announcements, digital advertising and group viewings,' said Richard Ballard, Vice President of Sales for Panasonic. 'We are thrilled to be a part of the revitalization project.'

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About Panasonic Eco Solutions North America

Panasonic Eco Solutions North America is a division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation. The company develops and provides customized and integrated technology-based system solutions for enterprise customers in a variety of industries such as sports and entertainment, as well as education. Additionally, the company supplies renewable energy and energy-efficiency solutions to corporate and public sector organizations. For more information on the company and its enterprise solutions, visit http://www.panasonic.com/business/enterprise/enterprise-solutions-company.asp

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The winning technician can use the grand prize to upgrade his existing workspace or build his ultimate Dream Shop. Technicians can register at the dedicated Delphi Dream Shop website (delphidreamshop.com) or, new for 2013, through Delphi's Facebook page (facebook.com/DelphiAutoParts). The grand prize winner will be introduced this November at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) in Las Vegas.

"In its third year, the Delphi Dream Shop continues to receive an enthusiastic response from technicians," said Lúcia Veiga Moretti, president, Delphi Product & Service Solutions. "This year it is even easier to enter and follow the contest with the addition of Delphi's Facebook page, which many are already using — along with Twitter and YouTube — to learn about Delphi products and to diagnose, service and repair vehicles of today and the future."

The Delphi Dream Shop sweepstakes includes electronic equipment needed to service the increasingly complex vehicle electronics found on-vehicle, including Delphi's new AutoIQ diagnostic kit with Wi-Fi-enabled tablet and a high-performance laptop with shop management software. It also includes earth-friendly shop equipment like an A/C recovery machine, gas caddy system and fuel system tester.

Other prizes include shop essentials such as mechanic tools, air tools and compressor, a heavy-duty lift, transmission jack, two-ton service jack, engine lift, battery charger and tester and brake lathe.

In addition, the grand prize winner will receive Delphi parts from its fuel, engine management, heating and cooling, and Diesel product portfolio. Delphi will also include comprehensive training from its award-winning program, as well as a subscription to Delphi's RepairPoint, to provide further online diagnostic support.

Since being chosen as the 2012 Delphi Dream Shop grand prize winner, Ryan Mullin from Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada, has had fun taking delivery of his prizes. "I'm still pinching myself. I didn't think I had a chance to win, but you can't win if you don't enter," said Ryan.

In addition to the grand prize, technicians are eligible to win monthly prizes of handheld touch-screen tablets, weekly prizes of Delphi mechanic gloves, shop stools and fender covers, plus hundreds of instant prizes including Bass Pro Shop gift cards, Delphi lunch coolers and Delphi hats. Technicians are encouraged to enter early and visit often. Official rules can be found at delphidreamshop.com.

About Delphi: Delphi Automotive PLC is a leading global supplier of electronics and technologies for automotive, commercial vehicle and other market segments. Operating major technical centers, manufacturing sites and customer support facilities in 32 countries, Delphi delivers real-world innovations that make products smarter and safer as well as more powerful and efficient. Connect to innovation at www.delphi.com/am.

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High-speed fibre broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in Forfar, BT announced today.

More than 7,400 local households and firms will be able to join the high-speed revolution as engineers complete the local investment in the coming weeks.

It's the latest place in Angus to have access to fibre broadband. Arbroath and Montrose already have the technology and Kirriemuir, Brechin and Carnoustie are also due to be upgraded.

By the end of Spring 2014 more than 35,000 homes and businesses across Angus will be able to benefit as a result of BT's £2.5 billion fibre roll-out programme.
BT is also seeking to work in partnership with the public sector to reach parts of the area that lie outside its commercial footprint.

Brendan Dick, BT Scotland director, said: 'This is great news for Forfar as BT's fibre network brings a boost for local economies wherever it goes. Research suggests that within 15 years fibre broadband could bolster the economy of a typical town by £143 million and create 225 new jobs, 140 new start-up businesses and 1,000 more homeworkers1.

'As 1.5 million UK households and businesses have now discovered, fibre broadband opens up a whole new world to internet users. Whatever you're doing online, you can do it better and faster with fibre. It's great for education, shopping, entertainment, the social networking we now carry out routinely online and it also offers huge benefits for businesses and public services.

'The arrival of fibre in Forfar can really help local firms in these economically challenging times, opening up new ways of working and speeding up vital operations, such as file and data transfers, conferencing and computer back-up, which may also help cut costs.'

Mike Weir, MP for Angus, said: 'The arrival of fibre broadband in Forfar is a major step forward and I look forward to further upgrades in Angus in due course. The internet has become an integral part of daily life for many of my constituents and it's great that local people now have the option of connecting to this exciting technology.

'To ensure our town's future success we need the right building blocks in place, and one of these is digital technology to support our people and economy. With access to fibre broadband, local firms can explore new ways of working and speed up vital operations, boosting their ability to compete.'

Nigel Don, MSP for Angus North and Mearns, said: 'I welcome the fact that Forfar is to have access to superfast broadband. It is important that businesses and residents in rural communities have broadband provision which matches what is available in our large cities, so I trust that the engineering work will be swift and that the service provided will be affordable.

'Undoubtedly the expansion of BT's network will make it easier for next generation technologies to reach the more rural parts of my constituency; I hope this will be achieved very soon as internet access is increasingly becoming a necessity rather than a luxury to conduct business in Scotland.'

BT's fibre footprint currently passes more than 15 million UK homes and businesses. It is expanding all the time and is now due to pass two-thirds of UK premises – around 19 million premises – during Spring 2014, at least 18 months ahead of the original timetable. 2

Brendan Dick added: 'Our ambition doesn't stop with our commercial roll-out. We're keen to work with the public sector to extend fibre broadband to the remaining parts of Scotland that are harder to reach, as we are in the Highlands and Islands. Reaching two-thirds of the UK early will mean we're well positioned to place an even greater focus on the challenge of the final third.'

Openreach, BT's local network business, is primarily deploying fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) technology, where the fibre runs from the exchange to a local roadside cabinet. FTTC offers download speeds of up to 80Mbps and upload speeds of up to 20Mbps3 and could deliver even faster speeds in the future.

From Spring 2013 Openreach aims to start to make fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) technology, where the fibre runs all the way to the home or business, commercially available on demand4 in areas where fibre broadband has been deployed. FTTP-on-demand will offer the top current download speed of 330Mbps3.
According to the regulator Ofcom, the current average UK residential broadband download speed is 12Mbps.

At home, fibre broadband enables a family to simultaneously download a movie, watch a TV replay service, surf the internet and play games online all at the same time. A whole album can be downloaded in less than 30 seconds and a feature length HD movie in less than 10 minutes, whilst high-resolution photos can be uploaded to Facebook in seconds.

Unlike other companies, Openreach offers fibre broadband access to all service providers on an open, wholesale basis, underpinning a competitive market. For further information on Openreach's fibre broadband programme visit www.superfast-openreach.co.uk

Notes to editors
1 Research taken from Social Study 2012 – The Economic Impact of BT across the UK by Regeneris Consulting – see www.btsocialstudy.co.uk for more information.
2 BT's deployment plans are subject to an acceptable environment for investment.
3 These are the top wholesale speeds available from Openreach to all service providers; speeds offered by service providers may vary.
4 Openreach will levy an installation charge for FTTP on demand. It will be up to service providers to decide whether they pass that on to businesses or consumers wishing to use the product.
Due to the current network topography, and the economics of deployment, it is likely that some premises within selected exchange areas will not initially be able to access fibre-based broadband. Openreach is considering alternative solutions for these locations.

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Ciber will manage evaluation of interfaces, design and development of conversions for data, fit-gap analysis for reports, user acceptance testing, as well as cutover planning and activation. This engagement builds on the successful integration of processes and migration of data Ciber managed last year, after Le Duff America acquired Bruegger's Bagels.

'Once we saw how Ciber managed our last integration project, we knew we could trust them with this one,' said Mike Clock, chief financial officer for Le Duff America. 'We also knew Ciber could manage the combination of Oracle and Infor technologies we use.'

'Ciber has global practices focused on all the leading ERP system providers,' said Beth Dvoracek, Ciber's senior Infor practice director. 'We'll coordinate this effort between staff in our Infor and Oracle practices to ensure that Le Duff America gets consultants who know integration best practices as well as the specific technologies involved.'

Le Duff America is consolidating its back-office business systems to achieve significant IT cost savings and operate more efficiently. Company managers also will gain more insight by having access to data that encompasses all of the organization's restaurant brands.

During the consolidation associated with the Bruegger's Bagels acquisition, Ciber supported Le Duff with business process calibration consulting. Ahead, Ciber's team anticipates helping Le Duff expand its use of Infor and Oracle software to attain top benefit from these investments.

Ciber's relationship with Infor dates back to 1995. As one of Infor's largest systems integration partners, Ciber's Infor experts have enhanced client systems capabilities through more than 2 million consulting hours.

A Platinum level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), Ciber has helped more than 1,000 clients in more than 2,000 separate engagements leverage their Oracle applications to improve business processes, reduce costs and provide support for management decision-making.

About Le Duff America

Le Duff America is a division of French-based Groupe Le Duff, the second largest bakery-café company worldwide. In North America, the organization manages several brands, including la Madeleine Country French Café, Bruegger's Bagels, Timothy's World Coffee, Brioche Dorée and Mimi's Restaurants.

About Ciber, Inc.

Ciber is a global IT consulting company with 6,700 consultants in North America, Europe and Asia/Pacific, and approximately $1 billion in annual revenue. Client focused and results driven, Ciber partners with organizations to develop technology strategies and solutions that deliver tangible business value. Founded in 1974, the company trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CBR). For more information, visit www.ciber.com.

About Infor

Infor is fundamentally changing the way information is published and consumed in the enterprise, helping 70,000 customers in 194 countries improve operations, drive growth, and quickly adapt to changes in business demands. Infor offers deep industry-specific applications and suites, engineered for speed, and with an innovative user experience design that is simple, transparent, and elegant. Infor provides flexible deployment options that give customers a choice to run their businesses in the cloud, on-premises, or both. To learn more about Infor, please visit www.infor.com.

Infor customers include:

• 19 of the top 20 aerospace companies
• 12 of the top 13 high tech companies
• 10 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies
• 23 of the top 50 largest U.S. hospitals
• 43 of the top 50 industrial distributors
• 26 of the top 35 global retailers
• 5 of the top 9 brewers

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

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Attendees participated in several in-depth sessions discussing how to create more intelligent data center environments, current market trends and the value of DCiM through robust reporting and toolsets. In addition, Geist provided a sneak preview of its new Asset Management module and the coming release of Environet 4.0.

'We built our symposium on bringing data center leaders together to delve into the challenges, current trends and potential innovations of DCiM. This event gives leading data center professionals the opportunity to come together to share their experiences and learn from each other,' says Geist DCiM President, Matt Lane.

Along with a host of DCiM presentations, data center professionals participated on roundtable discussions highlighting common challenges and pitfalls of DCiM and how to overcome them.  Industry experts also presented three DCiM case studies that covered challenges and success stories from their own experiences.

'Geist has always been committed to adapting our offering to meet the specific needs of our clients. The symposium gives us the unique opportunity to talk to our clients about their challenges and listen to their ideas for future DCiM toolsets.' says Matt Lane.

Details on the 2014 Geist DCiM Symposium will be available starting this fall on Geist's website, www.geistglobal.com.

ENDS

Geist

Geist designs and manufactures industry leading technology and software for powering, cooling and managing critical data center infrastructure. We produce affordable, quality products while providing our clients with superior service. Whether it's enhancing customer care services or implementing new technologies, Geist promotes innovation, quality, and satisfaction in all aspects of business. Data center infrastructure management solutions from Geist is a big part of what we do at Geist, alongside data center monitoring. 

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• Customers can place orders on Lenovo's website and pre-order on Best Buy's website starting today
• Yoga 11S is a convertible device with four special modes: laptop, tablet, tent and stand
• Equipped with Windows 8 multi-touch screen and powerful Intel processors

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Lenovo(HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) announced that customers can place orders for the IdeaPad Yoga 11Sbeginning today on www.lenovo.com or pre-order on www.bestbuy.com. The acclaimed 360° flip and fold Yoga 11S premiered in January at the International Consumer Electronics Show, following its popular predecessor, the IdeaPad Yoga 13.

Svelte and Powerful Mini-Ultrabook Convertible
Sized well for mobility in a thin, 11.6-inch design, the Yoga 11S Ultrabook convertible comes with choices of a powerful third generation Core i3, i5 or i7 Intel processor giving consumers the ability to create high-performance content and presentations and seamless graphics that make it a great entertainment device.

Yoga in Four Modes
Yoga converts into four special modes to fit the changing ways people are using technology. It offers a new way to experience mobile computing, letting people define which mode works best for them in their environments, from the park and the coffee shop to in transit, at home or at the office.

For example, users can watch movies like never before by putting Yoga in tent mode while enjoying the convertible's rich Dolby Home Theatre audio. They can convert Yoga into stand mode for a different environment; good for things like swiping through family photos using the high definition IPS screen's 10-finger multitouch support. Yoga even supports hand gestures so consumers can just wave their hand in front of the webcam to instantly advance photos, videos and other content.

In tablet mode, Yoga makes exploring Windows 8 apps fun and up close with its 11-inch touchscreen. And in laptop mode, Yoga offers a great typing experience with its comfortable and responsive keyboard. Additionally, the Yoga 11S has a soft-touch exterior and comes in attractive Silver Grey and Clementine Orange colors.

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'Consumers around the world loved our first Yoga for its unique flip and fold and multi-mode design,' said Jay Parker, president, Lenovo, North America. 'We're continuing to develop the Yoga franchise with the new Yoga 11s, and due to Yoga's popularity already, we've created a pre-sale program so customers can get their hands on one before it even hits the shelves.'

'The IdeaPad Yoga 11S is a great example of the commitment Lenovo is making to continued innovation with Windows,' said Jordan Chrysafidis, vice president, Worldwide OEM Marketing, Microsoft Corp. 'The commitment is evident in its beautiful hardware designs that exhibit flexibility, mobility and extended battery life; combining that with the new touch capabilities of Windows 8 provides an experience that is sure to delight customers.'

'Lenovo continues to deliver on its reputation for innovative Ultrabook designs and experiences that people are hungry for with the new IdeaPad Yoga 11S,' said Navin Shenoy, vice president and general manager of Intel's Mobile Client Platforms. 'We created our new line of low power 3rd gen Core processors for products like Yoga, to give people a full PC experience in thinner and lighter convertible designs.'

Pricing and Availability1
Beginning today, customers can place orders on www.lenovo.comand www.bestbuy.com. Models will be available in Best Buy stores starting on June 23. Multiple configurations will be available with suggested list price starting at $799.99

Lenovo offers a full suite of services for the convertibles, including In-Home Warranty upgrades for service at the owner's home or business, and Accidental Damage Protection on select products to help insure against damage from accidents like drops or spills. Lenovo Premium Support's expert technicians are available when needed with convenient over the phone or remote session support from the comfort of home.

About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is a $US30 billion personal technology company – and one of the top two PC makers globally, serving customers in more than 160 countries. Dedicated to building exceptionally engineered PCs and mobile internet devices, Lenovo's business is built on product innovation, a highly efficient global supply chain and strong strategic execution. Formed by Lenovo Group's acquisition of the IBM Personal Computing Division, the Company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services. Its product lines include legendary Think-branded commercial PCs and Idea-branded consumer PCs, as well as servers, workstations, and a family of mobile internet devices, including tablets and smart phones. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information, see www.lenovo.com.

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1Prices do not include tax or shipping and are subject to change without notice and is tied to specific terms and conditions. Reseller prices may vary. Price does not include all advertised features. All offers subject to availability. Lenovo reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time without notice.

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The Working Mother Research Institute, which conducted the study, found a significant jump in participation rates for the Best Companies' education programs. For example, 42 percent of all employees participated in gender diversity education this year, up from 23 percent in 2012. A total of 76 percent of the Best Companies have mandatory diversity training for their workforces.

'As a global company, CA Technologies is committed to diversity and recognize that our ability to increase innovation, improve execution and act with greater speed depends on our people and diverse perspectives,' said Beth Conway, vice president, Human Resources, CA Technologies. 'Working Mother has once again recognized the company's commitment to diversity and we are honored to be acknowledged for the third consecutive year.'

Carol Evans, president of Working Mother Media, says, 'The Best Companies for Multicultural Women know that a truly diverse workforce makes for an effective team, one that's plugged into the needs and desires of its customers. Grooming female leaders has become a crucial mandate, and great companies are simultaneously weaving diversity into their culture. However, many challenges lie ahead for all U.S. companies to build a pipeline of diverse talent to represent them at every level of decision-making and management.'

Key findings of the 2013 Working Mother report can be found on workingmother.com.

Methodology

The Working Mother Best Companies for Multicultural Women requires candidates to have at least 500 employees. The winners were selected based on their answers to an extensive questionnaire on representation; hiring, attrition and promotion rates; recruitment, retention and advancement programs; and company culture. The Working Mother Research Institute created a scoring algorithm based on the previous year's benchmark results to determine the winners.

About Working Mother

Working Mother magazine reaches 2.2 million readers and is the only national magazine for career-committed mothers; WorkingMother.com (workingmother.com) gives working mothers @home and @work advice, solutions, and ideas. This year marks the 28th anniversary of Working Mother's signature research initiative, the Working Mother 100 Best Companies, and the eleventh year of the Best Companies for Multicultural Women. Working Mother Media, a division of Bonnier Corporation (bonnier.com), includes the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE, nafe.com), Diversity Best Practices (diversitybestpractices.com), and the Working Mother Research Institute. Working Mother Media's mission is to serve as a champion of culture change.

About CA Technologies

CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) provides IT management solutions that help customers manage and secure complex IT environments to support agile business services. Organizations leverage CA Technologies software and SaaS solutions to accelerate innovation, transform infrastructure and secure data and identities, from the data center to the cloud. Learn more about CA Technologies at www.ca.com.

Legal Notices

Copyright © 2013 CA. All Rights Reserved. One CA Plaza, Islandia, N.Y. 11749. All other trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies.

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As the driver's gaze drifts to the left, the car keeps rolling forward. In the very same moment, the vehicle ahead comes to a sudden stop. While the driver does not notice the impending danger, the Bosch emergency brake assist does, and brings the car to a stop in the nick of time.

The predictive emergency braking function is just one of many assistance technologies that Bosch, being one of the leading automotive suppliers worldwide, offers. The electronics help preserve a safe distance between vehicles. In critical situations, they can warn drivers and brake automatically. At night, the vehicle electronics provide optimum automotive lighting outside city limits – and they do so fully automatically. All this makes driving a safer and more pleasant experience.

For many years, automatic assistance systems were to the preserve of premium-segment vehicle models. However, the technology has now reached vehicles in the compact class. For instance, Bosch has supplied the radar and video sensors for the new Volkswagen Golf.

'With its assistance systems in the new Golf, Bosch has brought safety and comfort to the masses,' says Gerhard Steiger, president of the Bosch Chassis Systems Control division. The sales figures for modern environment sensors clearly illustrate this. Such sensors form the basis of predictive assistance systems, as they monitor the vehicle's surroundings. From 2011 to 2012 alone, the number of sensors sold around the world more than doubled. And drivers are benefiting from this trend: as a result of mass production, prices have decreased, and more buyers of new vehicles can afford the electronic helpers. In turn, as the sensors become more widespread, the accident risk for all road users will diminish.

Assistance systems become noticeably active in critical situations. For instance, the Bosch emergency brake assist alarms the driver as soon as danger becomes apparent. If the driver fails to react to its acoustic warning, it briefly hits the brakes, and then partially brakes automatically. If an accident can no longer be avoided, full automatic braking can, at the very least, reduce impact speed. The sensor data can be used to precisely adapt the braking force to the danger at hand. At speeds of less than 30 kilometers per hour, however, there is no multi-stage braking strategy. This saves time, and makes it possible to effectively avoid accidents.

Another example is the Bosch adaptive cruise control. The driver sets the vehicle's speed as always. The car not only maintains the speed, it brakes and accelerates automatically – and can bring the car to a complete halt. In vehicles equipped with automatic transmission, it can even move off on its own following a short stop. With adaptive cruise control, the only thing the driver has to do is steer. All this is made possible by a radar sensor that keeps precise track of the distance to the vehicles ahead.

The multi-purpose camera is another decisive provider of information. It films what is happening up to a range of 120 meters in front of the car. Powerful software analyzes the flow of images at lightning speed. For instance, it recognizes road markings that are important for lane departure warning assistance. If a vehicle approaches the curb line, steering can be gently corrected to automatically guide the vehicle back to the middle of the lane. Road sign recognition functions can also draw on the video sensor data. Comparing these with information from the vehicle's navigation system means drivers can be warned of speed limits and areas in which overtaking is not allowed. The high beam assistant and dynamic light control functions also use data from the Bosch video camera, which provides the information required to ensure the best possible view without dazzling oncoming drivers.

Assistance and much more
In addition to safety and comfort features, the new Volkswagen Golf is equipped with a number of other Bosch technologies, including the car's diesel injection system, its engine control unit, injection valves for gasoline direct injection, the start-stop system, the alternator, the wiper system, and the engine's cooling fan, as well as a broad range of sensors.

Additional YouTube links:
Bosch predictive emergency braking system:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHR8AeZrlVc
Bosch Adaptive Cruise Control:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=own_VaRZ9M8

Automotive Technology is the largest Bosch Group business sector. In 2012, its sales came to 31.1 billion euros, or 59 percent of total group sales. This makes the Bosch Group one of the leading automotive suppliers. Its roughly 177,000 Automotive Technology associates worldwide mainly work in the following areas of business: injection technology for internal-combustion engines, alternative powertrain concepts, efficient and networked powertrain peripherals, systems for active and passive driving safety, assistance and comfort functions, technology for user-friendly infotainment as well as car-to-car and Car2X communication, and concepts, technology, and service for the automotive aftermarket. Bosch has been responsible for important automotive innovations, such as electronic engine management, the ESP® anti-skid system, and common-rail diesel technology.

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. In fiscal 2012, its roughly 306,000 associates generated sales of 52.5 billion euros. Since the beginning of 2013, its operations have been divided into four business sectors: Automotive Technology, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 360 subsidiaries and regional companies in some 50 countries. If its sales and service partners are included, then Bosch is represented in roughly 150 countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales network is the foundation for further growth. Bosch spent some 4.8 billion euros for research and development in 2012, and applied for nearly 4,800 patents worldwide. The Bosch Group's products and services are designed to fascinate, and to improve the quality of life by providing solutions which are both innovative and beneficial. In this way, the company offers technology worldwide that is 'Invented for life.'

Further information is available online at www.bosch.com and www.bosch-press.com.

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