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		<title>Handover of Five Provincial Vision Centres in Cambodia</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Phnom Penh, May 24, 2013/ Medianet International-AsiaNet/&#8211; Celebrations were in order recently in Phnom Penh, marking the official handover of five vision centres now established and operating in five previously underserved provinces of Cambodia. The handover ceremony marks the completion of the eye care service development program initiated by the Brien Holden Vision Institute in [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Phnom Penh, May 24, 2013/ Medianet International-AsiaNet/&#8211;</p>
<p>    Celebrations were in order recently in Phnom Penh, marking the official<br />
handover of five vision centres now established and operating in five<br />
previously underserved provinces of Cambodia.</p>
<p>    The handover ceremony marks the completion of the eye care service<br />
development program initiated by the Brien Holden Vision Institute in<br />
collaboration with eight other partners both government and non-government,<br />
funded by AusAID through the Avoidable Blindness Initiative. </p>
<p>    First opened in 2011, the five vision centres have been established in the<br />
provinces of Battambang, Kampot, Banteay Meanchey, Kampong Cham and Pursat, and<br />
while the locations may vary in population and remoteness they all have one<br />
strong similarity – previously their communities had extremely limited access<br />
to an affordable pair of spectacles prescribed by a local optometrist and any<br />
necessary referral for further treatment.</p>
<p>    The collaborative approach adopted for this program has proved to be an<br />
effective platform for the increase in service delivery of eye care in<br />
Cambodia. A quantifiable outcome shows there have been 12,787 people screened,<br />
4081 refractions provided and 1099 spectacles dispensed across the vision<br />
centres, clearly a positive result for the provincial communities surrounding<br />
the five vision centres. </p>
<p>    Professor Ngy Meng, Chairman of the National Program for Eye Health spoke<br />
at the ceremony, &quot;Since 2008, our National Program for Eye Health and the<br />
Institute have worked in partnership to run the National Refraction Training<br />
Centre to provide training to increase the number of trained refractionists in<br />
Cambodia. I am pleased to say this great work will continue for another five<br />
years,&quot; he said.</p>
<p>    &quot;The Avoidable Blindness Initiative program initiated the set up of vision<br />
centres in five provinces with supporting outreach activities, and it is<br />
another great achievement of our partnership working together, as the vision<br />
centres are indeed playing a very important role to reduce the vision<br />
impairment rate in Cambodia,&quot; Professor Meng added. </p>
<p>    His Excellency Professor Thir Kruy, Secretary of State for the Ministry of<br />
Health was also present at the launch, &quot;The Cambodian Government has increased<br />
the national budget for the health sector to aid development partners help<br />
build infrastructure and continue to assist in improving quality and access of<br />
health services to reach poor and vulnerable communities,&quot; he said. </p>
<p>    &quot;Good sight is precious asset of all citizens and we need to take the right<br />
action immediately. I appeal to all health service providers to respond to<br />
vision impairment and blindness with urgent attention. Do not delay in<br />
referring your patients to our trained eye specialists for treatment or<br />
spectacles,&quot; said His Excellency Professor Kruy.</p>
<p>    The Ministry of Health recently endorsed a new development for the funding<br />
of eye care in Cambodia and is working towards the provision of spectacles<br />
under the National Health Equity Fund available to Cambodian people in need.</p>
<p>    At the ceremony His Excellency Professor Thir Kruy praised the<br />
collaborative effort of the program and highlighted its success was owed to the<br />
shared vision for greater equity in eye care by all partners involved. The<br />
eight parties represented included the Brien Holden Vision Institute, Ministry<br />
of Health, National Program for Eye Health, Provincial Health Department of<br />
Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Pursat, Kampong Cham, and Kampot, and all were<br />
invited to sign an agreement recognising the handover of the vision centres as<br />
established eye care facilities. </p>
<p>    For interviews and further information please contact:</p>
<p>    Local Cambodian media contact: Seila Chea, Country Representative for<br />
Cambodia:<br />
    Email: s.chea@brienholdenvision.org<br />
    Tel: +855 23 993 260<br />
    Mobile: +855 11 85 92 92</p>
<p>    Australian media contact: Selina Madeleine, Communications Manager, Public<br />
Health Division:<br />
    Email: s.madeleine@brienholdenvision.org<br />
    Tel:  +612 9385 5282<br />
    Mobile: +61 414 071149</p>
<p>    Editor&#8217;s notes<br />
    Each of the five new Vision Centres operates as a working collaboration<br />
between the Institute and one or more provincial funding partners.<br />
Collaborative organisations include; the Ministry of Health (MOH), Provincial<br />
Referral Hospital in each province,  the International Resources for<br />
Improvement of Sight (IRIS) and the SEVA Foundation. </p>
<p>    About the Institute<br />
    Brien Holden Vision Institute (formerly the International Centre for<br />
Eyecare Education) is a global non-profit, non-governmental organisation. In<br />
the last fourteen years, the Institute has delivered sustainable eye care<br />
services, education and training programs in 54 countries.</p>
<p>  For interviews and further information please contact:<br />
    Local Cambodian media contact: Seila Chea, Country Representative for<br />
Cambodia:<br />
    Email: s.chea@brienholdenvision.org<br />
    Tel: + 855 23 993 260<br />
    Mobile: +855 11 85 92 92</p>
<p>    Australian media contact: Selina Madeleine, Communications Manager, Public<br />
Health Division:<br />
    Email: s.madeleine@brienholdenvision.org<br />
    Tel:  +612 9385 5282<br />
    Mobile: +61 414 071149</p>
<p>    SOURCE: Brien Holden Vision Institute</p>
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		<title>Aeromexico Announces the Adition of Embraer 175 Panes to its F&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211; &#8212; New aircraft will start operations in June on routes within Mexico. &#8212; First of their kind in Mexico, with 86 seats. Aeromexico, Mexico&#8217;s global airline, is announcing the addition of three Embraer 175 planes to its fleet, making it the first national airline in the country to [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MEXICO CITY, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211;</p>
<p>    &#8212; New aircraft will start operations in June on routes within Mexico.</p>
<p>    &#8212; First of their kind in Mexico, with 86 seats.</p>
<p>    Aeromexico, Mexico&#8217;s global airline, is announcing the addition of three<br />
Embraer 175 planes to its fleet, making it the first national airline in the<br />
country to operate this modern aircraft.</p>
<p>    (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130315/MX77534LOGO )</p>
<p>    As part of the plan for the renovation of its fleet, the aircraft, with 86<br />
seats in one single class, will gradually replace the Embraer 145 planes with<br />
50 seats.</p>
<p>    The Embraer 175 shares its design and cabin structure with the Embraer 190.<br />
This attribute allows customers to have the same travel experience on either<br />
one of these aircraft. Other features include more space for storing carry-on<br />
luggage in compartments that are overhead or underneath seats, more comfortable<br />
seats, a 2&#215;2 seating configuration with space in the aisle, to name a few.<br />
Embraer aircraft are recognized as the most comfortable family of aircraft in<br />
their category.  </p>
<p>    Two of the three planes will start operations on June 1st and 20th,<br />
offering greater comfort along with cutting edge technology on routes from<br />
Mexico City to Acapulco, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Guadalajara, Tampico, Zihuatanejo,<br />
Minatitlan, San Luis Potosi and Aguascalientes.</p>
<p>    Aeromexico continues to work on staying at the head of the industry, with<br />
one of the country&#8217;s most modern fleets, making its operations more efficient<br />
to reduce environmental impact while offering passengers world class service on<br />
its extensive network of routes to more than 45 destinations in Mexico, 18 in<br />
the United States, 11 in Latin America, three in Europe, two in Asia and one in<br />
Canada.</p>
<p>    About Grupo Aeromexico<br />
    Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V. is a holding company whose subsidiaries<br />
are engaged in commercial aviation in Mexico and the promotion of frequent<br />
flyer loyalty programs. Aeromexico operates more than 600 daily flights from<br />
its main hub in Terminal 2 at the Mexico City International Airport. The<br />
airline serves more than 80 cities on three continents including 46 in Mexico,<br />
18 in the United States, 11 in Latin America, three in Europe, two in Asia and<br />
one in Canada.</p>
<p>    Aeromexico&#8217;s fleet is comprised of Boeing 777, 767 and 737 aircraft and the<br />
latest Embraer 145, 170 and 190 models. In 2012, Aeromexico announced the most<br />
important investment strategy in aviation history in Mexico with its intention<br />
to buy 100 Boeing aircraft including 90 B737 MAX jet airliners and ten B787<br />
Dreamliners. The carrier will begin to operate its first Dreamliner in October<br />
2013.</p>
<p>    As a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance, Aeromexico offers<br />
customers 1,000 destinations in 187 countries served by the 19 SkyTeam airline<br />
members rewarding passengers with benefits including access to 552 premium<br />
airport lounges around the world. Aeromexico also offers travel on its code<br />
share partner flights with Alaska Airlines, Avianca, LAN, TACA and TAM with<br />
extensive connectivity in countries like the United States, Brazil, Canada,<br />
Chile, Colombia and Peru. www.aeromexico.com www.skyteam.com</p>
<p>    SOURCE: Aeromexico</p>
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		<title>A10 Networks and Brocade Reach Settlement of Legal Disputes</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[GURGAON, India, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211; A10 Networks™ (http://www.a10networks.com), the technology leader in Application Networking, today announced that it and Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (&#34;Brocade&#34;) have reached full and complete agreement on all pending legal disputes that have been ongoing for the past several years. All legal disputes between A10 and Brocade are resolved, [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>GURGAON, India, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211;</p>
<p>    A10 Networks™ (http://www.a10networks.com), the technology leader in<br />
Application Networking, today announced that it and Brocade Communications<br />
Systems, Inc. (&quot;Brocade&quot;) have reached full and complete agreement on all<br />
pending legal disputes that have been ongoing for the past several years. All<br />
legal disputes between A10 and Brocade are resolved, allowing A10 to move<br />
forward, focus on growing the business and continue its commitment to providing<br />
customers with the highest quality products and services. The terms of the<br />
settlement are not disclosed.</p>
<p>    &quot;We are pleased with this outcome for A10 and Brocade to settle our<br />
disputes with an amicable agreement,&quot; said Lee Chen, Founder and CEO for A10<br />
Networks. &quot;This allows A10 to continue to put customers first with a sharp<br />
focus on providing the industry&#8217;s most versatile, scalable and efficient<br />
platforms for intelligent Cloud services.&quot; </p>
<p>    &quot;A10 has an enormous market opportunity with the rapid growth of cloud<br />
applications and online devices and our technology platforms are poised to be<br />
the global leader,&quot; said Greg Straughn, CFO of A10 Networks. &quot;This settlement<br />
allows us to move forward with great clarity to meet and exceed our customers&#8217;<br />
requirements and drive accelerated growth.&quot;</p>
<p>    About A10 Networks<br />
    A10 Networks was founded in Q4 2004 with a mission to provide innovative<br />
networking and security solutions. A10 Networks makes high-performance products<br />
that help organizations accelerate, optimize and secure their applications. A10<br />
Networks is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in the United States,<br />
United Kingdom, France, The Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Brazil, Japan,<br />
mainland China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. For<br />
more information, visit http://www.a10networks.com.</p>
<p>    A10 Networks, A10 Thunder, vThunder, ACOS, aCloud, aFleX, aXAPI, aVCS,<br />
Virtual Chassis, SoftAX, and aFlow are trademarks or registered trademarks of<br />
A10 Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries.</p>
<p>    Contact:<br />
    Raymond Tan                                  Garene Tay<br />
    Arcis Communications (Singapore)             Arcis Communications<br />
    (Singapore)<br />
    +65-9673-9029                                +65-8112-1797<br />
    Raymond@arciscommunications.com              Garene@arciscommunications.com</p>
<p>    SOURCE: A10 Networks</p>
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		<title>Northrop Grumman Increases Investment in Australia, Expands In&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CANBERRA, Australia, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211; &#8212; Australian companies awarded contracts totaling $7.4 million (USD) Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is significantly increasing its commitment to Australia through the award of contracts valued at $7.4 million to three new global supply chain partner companies who will provide products and services for a variety of [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CANBERRA, Australia, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211;</p>
<p>       &#8212; Australian companies awarded contracts totaling $7.4 million (USD) </p>
<p>    Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is significantly increasing its<br />
commitment to Australia through the award of contracts valued at $7.4 million<br />
to three new global supply chain partner companies who will provide products<br />
and services for a variety of missions and capabilities </p>
<p>    (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO ) </p>
<p>    The Australian companies, which form part of Northrop Grumman&#8217;s expanded<br />
global supply chain, are Electro Optic Systems (EOS) in Mt. Stromlo; CEA<br />
Technologies in Fyshwick; and Insitec in Fyshwick. With expertise spanning<br />
aerospace hardware development, space exploration services and software design,<br />
the companies were selected by Northrop Grumman under the Australia Defence<br />
Materiel Organisation&#8217;s Global Supply Chain Program.   </p>
<p>    &quot;Northrop Grumman&#8217;s commitment to Australia is underscored by genuine and<br />
direct investment in the Australian economy,&quot; said David Perry, vice president<br />
and chief global business development officer, Northrop Grumman. &quot;EOS, CEA<br />
Technologies and Insitec represent Australia&#8217;s vibrant defence industry and are<br />
key additions to our Australian industry team. Each of these relationships<br />
strengthens our ability to deliver products and services critical to<br />
maintaining the national security of the United States, Australia and our<br />
allies.&quot;</p>
<p>    Northrop Grumman will continue to seek opportunities to invest in<br />
Australian companies whose operations and business objectives mutually benefit<br />
the U.S. and Australian governments.</p>
<p>    &quot;We look forward to further expanding our global supply chain and to future<br />
investment in Australia&#8217;s defence, aerospace and space sector,&quot; Perry added.</p>
<p>    In October 2011, Northrop Grumman entered into a Global Supply Chain Deed<br />
with the Australian Department of Defence, enabling them to work together to<br />
identify opportunities for Australian industry to compete within the company&#8217;s<br />
global supply chain and those of its major suppliers.</p>
<p>    Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative<br />
systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber, C4ISR, and<br />
logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide.<br />
Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information.</p>
<p>    SOURCE|: Northrop Grumman Corporation</p>
<p>    CONTACT: Tim Paynter, +1-703-280-4359 (office), +1-571-835-0771 (mobile),<br />
timothy.paynter@ngc.com, Ken Beedle (International), +44-207-747-1910 (office),<br />
+44-7787-174092 (mobile), ken.beedle@euro.ngc.com</p>
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		<title>Glamorous Night for AVAKIAN at the amfAR Gala During the Annua&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CANNES, France, May 24, 2013/ PR Newswire-Asianet/&#8211; AVAKIAN jewellery was chosen by celebrities for the amfAR Gala Dinner in Cap d&#8217;Antibes, France. Actress Ornella Muti wore a unique 40ct Heart shape emerald and sapphire necklace by AVAKIAN with a 10ct oval sapphire ring and sapphire and diamond cuff bracelet. Paris Hilton picked yellow diamond AVAKIAN [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CANNES, France, May 24, 2013/ PR Newswire-Asianet/&#8211;</p>
<p>    AVAKIAN jewellery was chosen by celebrities for the amfAR Gala Dinner in<br />
Cap d&#8217;Antibes, France.</p>
<p>    Actress Ornella Muti wore a unique 40ct Heart shape emerald and sapphire<br />
necklace by AVAKIAN with a 10ct oval sapphire ring and sapphire and diamond<br />
cuff bracelet.</p>
<p>    Paris Hilton picked yellow diamond AVAKIAN cuff bracelet and a matching<br />
ring.</p>
<p>    Alessandra Ambrosio opted for an important AVAKIAN diamond cuff bracelet<br />
with over 40ct of diamonds.</p>
<p>    Victoria Silvstedt chose a spectacular diamond necklace, earrings and ring<br />
all by AVAKIAN. Ana Beatriz Barros selected an impressive pair of AVAKIAN<br />
diamond earrings, bracelet and a beautiful lace ring.</p>
<p>http://www.avakian.com/</p>
<p>     (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130523/617278-a )<br />
     (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130523/617278-b )<br />
     (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130523/617278-c )<br />
     (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130523/617278-d )<br />
     (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130523/617278-e )<br />
     (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130523/617278-f )<br />
     (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130523/617278-g )<br />
     (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130523/617278-h )<br />
     (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130523/617278-i )</p>
<p>    Source: AVAKIAN</p>
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		<title>Automotive Supplier Vari-Form Establishes Strategic Alliances &#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TROY, Mich., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211; Vari-Form, the industry leader in hydroforming for automotive structures, continues to expand strategic and tactical relationships in the Asia-Pacific sector. The latest such ventures are with Aura Investment Partners, LLC for India, and with Global Auto Systems Korea, Inc. &#34;The automotive industries in both India and Korea are [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TROY, Mich., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211;</p>
<p>    Vari-Form, the industry leader in hydroforming for automotive structures,<br />
continues to expand strategic and tactical relationships in the Asia-Pacific<br />
sector. The latest such ventures are with Aura Investment Partners, LLC for<br />
India, and with Global Auto Systems Korea, Inc. </p>
<p>    &quot;The automotive industries in both India and Korea are experiencing<br />
remarkable growth,&quot; said Vari-Form president Stephen Dow. &quot;Like automakers<br />
around the globe, Indian and Korean manufacturers are very interested in the<br />
hydroforming process for producing structure components.&quot;</p>
<p>    Citing an in-depth engineering study completed last year, Mr. Dow indicated<br />
that Vari-Form&#8217;s patented hydroforming technologies can achieve significant<br />
weight, tooling and cost reductions compared to more conventional technologies.<br />
&quot;Vari-Form is better prepared than anyone to assist Indian and Korean OEMs, as<br />
well as major global OEMs located there, to incorporate more hydroformed parts<br />
into their vehicle designs. Our proprietary process is called Pressure-Sequence<br />
Hydroforming, and we are bringing this technology to Asia.&quot; </p>
<p>    Terry Nardone, head of sales and business development for Vari-Form, points<br />
out that the alliances with Aura Investment Partners and Global Auto Systems<br />
Korea are important to Vari-Form international expansion. &quot;These alliances are<br />
with well-known multinational firms. Their long-standing experience in India<br />
and Korea respectively assists us in demonstrating the unique performance and<br />
cost advantages of hydroformed assemblies. These are important relationships<br />
for Vari-Form, for our OEM and large Tier prospects and current customers in<br />
Asia.&quot;</p>
<p>    For more information on Pressure-Sequence Hydroforming, as well as<br />
Vari-Form&#8217;s ongoing pursuit of strategic, merger, and acquisition opportunities<br />
around the world, visit the Vari-Form website at http://www.vari-form.com and<br />
click on the What&#8217;s New link. </p>
<p>    About Vari-Form<br />
    Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, with production facilities in Strathroy,<br />
Ontario, Canada, Reynosa, Mexico, and Liberty, Missouri, Vari-Form originated<br />
the concept and application of hydroforming body, chassis and other automotive<br />
structural parts. Vari-Form&#8217;s technology is used to manufacture more than 7<br />
million parts a year worldwide. The company began volume production using its<br />
patented, production-validated Pressure-Sequence Hydroforming (PSH) process in<br />
1990. Vari-Form is the industry leader and has produced more than 100 million<br />
parts to date. For more information, go to http://www.vari-form.com. </p>
<p>     SOURCE: Vari-Form</p>
<p>    CONTACT: Terry E. Nardone<br />
             +1-313-580-9075 Direct<br />
             +1-248-879-5732<br />
             tnardone@vari-form.com; </p>
<p>             Jim Meloche<br />
             The Marketing Collaborative, LLC<br />
             +1-248-376-4076<br />
             Jim@themarketingcollaborative.net</p>
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		<title>Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Achieves Milestone C &#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BINGEN, Wash., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211; Insitu announced today that RQ-21A reached Milestone C under the Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) contract with Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). The achievement will enable the program to transition from the Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) phase to a Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) phase and [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BINGEN, Wash., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211;</p>
<p>    Insitu announced today that RQ-21A reached Milestone C under the Small<br />
Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) contract with Naval Air Systems<br />
Command (NAVAIR). The achievement will enable the program to transition from<br />
the Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) phase to a Low Rate<br />
Initial Production (LRIP) phase and enter initial operational test and<br />
evaluation (IOT&amp;E). </p>
<p>    (Photo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130523/SF19987)</p>
<p>    (Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130218/SF61985LOGO)</p>
<p>    &quot;This milestone represents the dedication and commitment of the entire<br />
government and industry team to executing a challenging and fast-paced EMD<br />
program,&quot; said Ryan Hartman, Insitu&#8217;s senior vice president of Integrator<br />
Programs. &quot;I couldn&#8217;t be more proud of the Insitu team. Our greatest asset is<br />
our engineering talent and this event represents yet another significant<br />
engineering achievement for them.&quot; </p>
<p>    &quot;This milestone and the LRIP decision is a great accomplishment for our<br />
NAVAIR and Insitu team. The rapid development, systems engineering and testing<br />
has been superb. The sense of urgency and driving force behind our NAVAIR and<br />
Insitu team has been, and continues to be, the simple fact that the RQ-21A UAS<br />
will be the first organic &amp; dedicated multi-intelligence UAS for U.S. Marine<br />
Corps and Navy tactical commanders.  The real-time, actionable intelligence and<br />
maritime domain awareness coming from multiple sensors off an expeditionary and<br />
ship-capable Group 3 sized UAS accelerates the &#8216;when &amp; how&#8217; our commanders will<br />
receive, process, disseminate and act on intelligence.  They will no longer be<br />
waiting for this level of intelligence from joint or higher headquarters, but<br />
these tactical commanders will have it organically at their level&#8230;land or<br />
sea.  The ability to &#8216;find, fix and then finish&#8217; adversaries and threats has<br />
been greatly accelerated with the RQ-21A multi-INT UAS,&quot; said Col. Jim Rector,<br />
PMA-263 Program Manager.</p>
<p>    NAVAIR awarded the STUAS contract to Insitu in 2010 to begin development of<br />
RQ-21A, a variant of the company&#8217;s Integrator unmanned system. Insitu delivered<br />
an early operational capability to the U.S. Marine Corps Air Ground Combat<br />
Center at Twentynine Palms in 2011, less than a year and a half after the<br />
contract was awarded, to provide land-based intelligence, surveillance and<br />
reconnaissance data collection for pre-deployment exercises. In 2012, the<br />
program successfully completed land-based developmental testing and operational<br />
assessment. And in early 2013, the program conducted its first maritime flight.</p>
<p>    Insitu Inc., located in Bingen, Wash., is a wholly owned subsidiary of The<br />
Boeing Company (http://www.boeing.com/). Insitu designs, develops and<br />
manufactures UAS and provides associated services for commercial, civil and<br />
defense applications. With a small footprint and expeditionary focus for both<br />
land and sea operations, the company&#8217;s family of UAS solutions and global<br />
mission support serves the needs of worldwide customers. To date, these systems<br />
have accumulated more than 712,000 operational hours and 77,000 sorties. For<br />
more information, visit: http://www.insitu.com.</p>
<p>    CONTACT: Jill Vacek<br />
             Insitu Media Relations<br />
             +1-509-493-6439<br />
             jill.vacek@insitu.com</p>
<p>     SOURCE: Insitu, Inc.</p>
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		<title>Vivante GPU Core Maximizes Graphics Efficiency of Samsung GALA&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211; &#8212; Doubles the graphics performance of the GALAXY Tab 2 in less silicon area Vivante Corporation (http://www.vivantecorp.com/) marked another major milestone in the rapid adoption of its industry leading GPU technology. The GC1000 graphics core, integrated into the Marvell PXA986 SoC, is powering the highly-anticipated Samsung GALAXY Tab [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211;</p>
<p>  &#8212; Doubles the graphics performance of the GALAXY Tab 2 in less silicon area </p>
<p>    Vivante Corporation (http://www.vivantecorp.com/) marked another major<br />
milestone in the rapid adoption of its industry leading GPU technology.   The<br />
GC1000 graphics core, integrated into the Marvell PXA986 SoC, is powering the<br />
highly-anticipated Samsung GALAXY Tab 3 7.0.  As demonstrated in widely<br />
reported Android(TM) tests by GLBenchmark<br />
(http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-3-gets-benchmarked-shows-notable-sp<br />
eed-improvements-over-its-predecessor/)and others, the new tablet nearly<br />
doubles the performance of its GALAXY Tab 2 predecessor, raising the bar for<br />
mass market devices.</p>
<p>    (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091008/VIVANTELOGO) </p>
<p>    &quot;Vivante has a clear focus – mobile graphics that push the limits of<br />
performance, while reducing silicon cost and extending battery life,&quot; said<br />
Wei-Jin Dai, Vivante President and CEO.  &quot;The Vivante GC1000 core allows the<br />
Samsung GALAXY Tab 3<br />
(http://www.samsungmobilepress.com/2013/04/29/Samsung-Unveils-GALAXY-Tab-3-1)<br />
7.0 to be faster than ever on a smaller GPU silicon footprint, minimizing<br />
silicon cost and maximizing visual quality.&quot; </p>
<p>    This is the latest of several generations of devices from Samsung to<br />
feature Vivante 3D GPU cores including Android smartphone models GALAXY<br />
GT-S7508, GT-S6108, GT-S6358, GT-i8250 and GT-i8268.</p>
<p>    About Vivante GPU Products</p>
<p>    Optimized for Google Android apps, Vivante&#8217;s product portfolio includes<br />
performance-leading technologies in 2D/3D GPU, CPC Composition Processors,<br />
GPGPU, and vector graphics. Vivante cores leverage a unified driver<br />
architecture that is compatible with industry-standard application programming<br />
interfaces like OpenGL(R) ES 3.0, desktop OpenGL(R), OpenCL(R), OpenVG(R),<br />
Microsoft(R) DirectX(R) 11, WebGL, Google Renderscript / FilterScript, Compute,<br />
and other standard APIs.  With Vivante technology, mobile devices deliver<br />
stunning, high resolution user interface graphics as well as to photos, games,<br />
business applications and more.</p>
<p>    Robust features built into the GPU cores include:</p>
<p>    &#8212; World&#8217;s Smallest Licensable GPU Core for OpenGL ES 3.0<br />
    &#8212; Single/Dual/Quad/Eight GPU Configurations<br />
    &#8212; Single Software Stack<br />
    &#8212; Battery Optimization<br />
    &#8212; Memory Efficiency<br />
    &#8212; Support for Heterogeneous Platform Architecture</p>
<p>    To learn more about Vivante&#8217;s technologies visit:<br />
    http://www.vivantecorp.com or contact sales@vivantecorp.com. </p>
<p>    About Vivante Corporation</p>
<p>    Smaller – Faster – Cooler: Vivante Corporation, a leader in multi-core GPU,<br />
OpenCL(TM), CPC Composition Engine and Vector Graphics IP solutions, provides<br />
the highest performance and lowest power characteristics across a range of<br />
Khronos(TM) Group API conformant standards based on the ScalarMorphic(TM)<br />
architecture. Vivante GPUs are integrated into customer silicon solutions in<br />
mass market products including smartphones, tablets, HDTVs, consumer<br />
electronics and embedded devices, running thousands of graphics applications<br />
across multiple operating systems and software platforms. Vivante is a<br />
privately held company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with additional<br />
R&amp;D centers in Shanghai and Chengdu.</p>
<p>    Vivante and the Vivante logo are trademarks of Vivante. All other product<br />
or service names are the property of their respective owners. </p>
<p>     SOURCE: Vivante Corporation</p>
<p>    CONTACT: Kim Stowe<br />
             Stowe Consulting<br />
             kim@stoweconsulting.com<br />
             +1-408-839-8750; or </p>
<p>             Benson Tao<br />
             Vivante Corporation<br />
             pr@vivantecorp.com<br />
             +1-408-506-5811</p>
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		<title>Press Statement on Behalf of the Singh Family (The Former Shar&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[GURGAON, India, May 24/PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211; On 22 May 2013, Daiichi Sankyo released a press statement where, among other things, it was stated that it &#34;believes that certain former shareholders of Ranbaxy concealed and misrepresented critical information concerning the US DOJ and FDA investigations&#34;. The phrase is an obvious reference to the members and companies of [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>GURGAON, India, May 24/PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211;</p>
<p>    On 22 May 2013, Daiichi Sankyo released a press statement where, among<br />
other things, it was stated that it &quot;believes that certain former shareholders<br />
of Ranbaxy concealed and misrepresented critical information concerning the US<br />
DOJ and FDA investigations&quot;.</p>
<p>    The phrase is an obvious reference to the members and companies of the<br />
Singh family who were shareholders of Ranbaxy.</p>
<p>    Daiichi Sankyo&#8217;s allegations of concealment and misrepresentation are false<br />
and baseless.</p>
<p>    Daiichi Sankyo purchased the Singh family&#8217;s interests in Ranbaxy in 2008<br />
after a long negotiation process, as is typical of deals of this magnitude, and<br />
after conducting full due diligence on the affairs of Ranbaxy. The negotiations<br />
on behalf of Daiichi Sankyo were led by Mr. Takashi Shoda, Daiichi Sankyo&#8217;s<br />
current Representative Director and Chairman and Dr. Tsutomu Une, Executive<br />
Director, who is also the current Chairman of Ranbaxy. They and Daiichi Sankyo<br />
were legally advised.</p>
<p>    At every step of the way during the negotiation process, Daiichi Sankyo and<br />
its representatives were made aware of the on-going US FDA and DOJ<br />
investigations. They were also given full access to the documents at Ranbaxy<br />
pertaining to US FDA and DOJ investigations.</p>
<p>    Daiichi Sankyo went in to the deal after satisfying itself with its due<br />
diligence, with knowledge of the US DOJ and FDA investigations and with the<br />
benefit of legal advice. </p>
<p>    At the request of Daiichi Sankyo, Malvinder also agreed to continue at<br />
Ranbaxy for a period of 5 years. Malvinder left Ranbaxy in the middle of 2009.<br />
When he left, Dr Tsutomu Une of Daiichi Sankyo sent him a personal letter of<br />
appreciation to thank him for the many valuable contributions made by him and<br />
the Singh family to Ranbaxy. In that letter, Dr Une said, among other things,<br />
as follows:</p>
<p>    &quot;On behalf of the board members of Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited, we greatly<br />
appreciate the many valuable contributions made by you and your family to<br />
Ranbaxy. Under the leadership of your family, Ranbaxy has grown from a small<br />
pharmaceutical company providing pharmaceutical products to the people of India<br />
in the early years of the last century to an international generics giant that<br />
today has sales of several billion dollars and customers on every continent and<br />
competes internationally with the best in the industry.&quot;</p>
<p>    As late as April 2012, Malvinder was invited by Ranbaxy to attend a launch<br />
of Ranbaxy&#8217;s new product. Dr Une met Malvinder at that launch. There was no<br />
suggestion by Dr Une or anyone else on behalf of Ranbaxy or Daiichi Sankyo at<br />
that time that there was any concealment or misrepresentation.</p>
<p>    The belated suggestion, made years after the fact, that information was<br />
concealed from and/or misrepresented to Daichii Sankyo is false and designed to<br />
divert attention away from Daiichi Sankyo&#8217;s own failures to protect itself and<br />
its shareholders in the negotiations and agreement with the Singh family<br />
shareholders of Ranbaxy.</p>
<p>    It was recently reported that Ranbaxy had entered into a settlement<br />
agreement with the US FDA and DOJ in relation to their investigations and that<br />
under that settlement agreement, Ranbaxy agreed to pay large penalties to the<br />
US FDA and DOJ. The decision to enter into that settlement agreement was made<br />
by Ranbaxy and had nothing to do with the Singh family which was not even<br />
consulted by Daiichi Sankyo/Ranbaxy.</p>
<p>    Contact :<br />
    Raghu Kochar<br />
    raghu.kochar@fortishealthcare.com<br />
    Mobile : +919811617256</p>
<p>    SOURCE: The Press Office of the Singh family</p>
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		<title>Dana Expands Joint Venture with Jayant Group in India to Inclu&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MAUMEE, Ohio, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211; Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary has signed an agreement with Victor Reinz India (VRI), the company&#8217;s joint venture with India-based Jayant Group, to manufacture Dana&#8217;s heat exchanger technologies for the local market. The agreement leverages Dana&#8217;s existing technical knowledge and manufacturing [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MAUMEE, Ohio, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211;</p>
<p>Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) today announced that its wholly owned<br />
subsidiary has signed an agreement with Victor Reinz India (VRI), the company&#8217;s<br />
joint venture with India-based Jayant Group, to manufacture Dana&#8217;s heat<br />
exchanger technologies for the local market.  </p>
<p>The agreement leverages Dana&#8217;s existing technical knowledge and manufacturing<br />
capabilities with Victor Reinz India&#8217;s customer relationships and physical<br />
infrastructure to expand the company&#8217;s reach and product offerings in India,<br />
which will now include engine oil coolers, fuel coolers, transmission oil<br />
coolers, and power steering oil coolers. </p>
<p>Victor Reinz India has been producing multi-layer steel cylinder-head gaskets,<br />
secondary gaskets, and thermal-acoustical protective shielding for automotive<br />
customers in India since 2009.</p>
<p>&quot;The licensing of Dana technology to the joint venture is the next logical step<br />
to meet the rising demand for high-quality thermal solutions in India,&quot; said<br />
Dwayne Matthews, president Dana Power Technologies.  &quot;We are building on the<br />
success of Dana&#8217;s gaskets and heat shields to bring additional innovations to<br />
the region that deliver both durability and efficiency.&quot;</p>
<p>Dana&#8217;s presence in India dates to the 1960s and, through its facilities and<br />
affiliates, today manufactures an entire product portfolio, including sealing<br />
and thermal technologies, axles, and driveshafts for the automotive,<br />
commercial, and off-highway vehicle markets.  </p>
<p>The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to<br />
be completed within the next two months.</p>
<p>About Dana Holding Corporation<br />
Dana is a world-leading supplier of driveline, sealing, and thermal-management<br />
technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of passenger,<br />
commercial, and off-highway vehicles with both conventional and<br />
alternative-energy powertrains.  The company&#8217;s global network of engineering,<br />
manufacturing, and distribution facilities provides original-equipment and<br />
aftermarket customers with local product and service support. Based in Maumee,<br />
Ohio, Dana employs more than 23,000 people in 26 countries and reported 2012<br />
sales of $7.2 billion. For more information, please visit http://www.dana.com.</p>
<p>SOURCE  Dana Holding Corporation</p>
<p>CONTACT: Jeff Cole, +1-419-887-3535, jeff.cole@dana.com</p>
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