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		<title>GENIVI Alliance Marks First Anniversary with Unprecedented Acc&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN RAMON, Calif., Mar. 17 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211;
           Innovative Alliance Driving Auto Industry Transformation
    The GENIVI Alliance, an automotive and consumer electronics industry
association driving the development and adoption of an open In-vehicle
Infotainment (IVI) reference platform, celebrated its first anniversary, and
its noteworthy accomplishments.  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SAN RAMON, Calif., Mar. 17 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211;</p>
<p>           Innovative Alliance Driving Auto Industry Transformation</p>
<p>    The GENIVI Alliance, an automotive and consumer electronics industry<br />
association driving the development and adoption of an open In-vehicle<br />
Infotainment (IVI) reference platform, celebrated its first anniversary, and<br />
its noteworthy accomplishments.  </p>
<p>    &#8211; Launched at CeBIT in March 2009 with just eight charter members, the<br />
      GENIVI Alliance now boasts over 60 members.<br />
    &#8211; Membership now spans the entire automotive ecosystem across all major<br />
      geographies, including five OEMs, key first tier suppliers, and the<br />
      majority of semiconductor providers to the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI)<br />
      market.<br />
    &#8211; Through its membership, GENIVI is redefining the boundaries of the<br />
      automotive ecosystem by engaging consumer electronics-related companies<br />
      in the IVI market.<br />
    &#8211; Also during its first year, the GENIVI Alliance, while maintaining its<br />
      rapid growth, developed and released to members its first version of the<br />
      Alliance Platform just nine months after launch.  The platform was<br />
      demonstrated publicly for the first time at the Consumer Electronics Show<br />
      (CES) in Las Vegas in January.</p>
<p>    Most importantly, the GENIVI Alliance has triggered the transformation of<br />
the automotive IVI industry and the way that IVI solutions will be developed in<br />
the future.  With the continuing success of the Alliance, the acceptance of an<br />
open source software approach for automotive applications has reached new<br />
levels.  By focusing on &quot;pre-competitive&quot; layers of the IVI software stack,<br />
GENIVI has facilitated cooperation among competing companies across the value<br />
chain.  </p>
<p>    &quot;GENIVI&#8217;s performance for our first year has exceeded expectations thanks<br />
to the cooperation and efforts of our member companies,&quot; said Graham Smethurst,<br />
GENIVI president.  &quot;The short development time for the first GENIVI platform<br />
version and the CES demonstrations serve as tangible proof points that GENIVI&#8217;s<br />
approach will deliver on its promise of shortening product development cycles<br />
and reducing costs while maintaining high quality and supporting product<br />
differentiation.  Our industry needs GENIVI now more than ever.&quot; </p>
<p>    &quot;GENIVI promises to permanently change the way the automotive industry<br />
develops products, values components, and collaborates to build both,&quot; said<br />
Roger Lanctot, senior analyst at Strategy Analytics.  &quot;The first products built<br />
around GENIVI code are just now entering development and industry participation<br />
in the alliance has grown from a small core of industry leaders to nearly<br />
universal participation.&quot;</p>
<p>    In January 2010, ARM joined GENIVI to work directly with their licensees to<br />
ensure the applicability of the GENIVI stack across multiple microprocessor<br />
architectures.  As GENIVI moves into its second year of operation the Board of<br />
Directors has been expanded and strengthened through the election of ARM,<br />
MontaVista Software and Renault. </p>
<p>    About GENIVI Alliance<br />
    GENIVI Alliance is a non-profit industry association whose mission is to<br />
drive the broad adoption of an In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) open source<br />
development platform.  GENIVI will accomplish this by aligning requirements,<br />
delivering reference implementations, offering certification programs and<br />
fostering a vibrant open source IVI community. GENIVI&#8217;s work will result in<br />
shortened development cycles, quicker time-to-market, and reduced costs for<br />
companies developing IVI equipment and software.  GENIVI is headquartered in<br />
San Ramon, Calif. www.genivi.org.</p>
<p>    SOURCE:  GENIVI Alliance</p>
<p>    CONTACT: GENIVI: Craig Miner,<br />
             +1-248-840-8368,<br />
             Cminer1@att.net</p>
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		<title>Cable&amp;Wireless Worldwide and PLDT Strengthen Partnership to Se&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Mar. 17 /PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ &#8211;
Extends and expands seven-year partnership to tap growing market for business
process outsourcing services 
    Cable&#38;Wireless Worldwide and Philippine Long Distance Telecommunications
(PLDT) today announced an expansion of their seven-year long strategic
partnership to deliver Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) network
connectivity and value-added telecommunications services to enterprise
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MANILA, Mar. 17 /PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ &#8211;</p>
<p>Extends and expands seven-year partnership to tap growing market for business<br />
process outsourcing services </p>
<p>    Cable&amp;Wireless Worldwide and Philippine Long Distance Telecommunications<br />
(PLDT) today announced an expansion of their seven-year long strategic<br />
partnership to deliver Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) network<br />
connectivity and value-added telecommunications services to enterprise<br />
customers in one of the fastest growing economies in Asia today.</p>
<p>    According to Bangko Sentral (the Central Bank of the Philippines) data<br />
released in January 2010, the Philippines logged growth in 36 consecutive<br />
quarters at the end of 2009. Telecommunications is a key growth opportunity as<br />
demand for broadband services grows. Specifically, there is significant demand<br />
from global providers of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services for<br />
IP-based Contact Centre (IPCC) solutions and support services into and out of<br />
the Philippines. </p>
<p>    Cable&amp;Wireless Worldwide works with some of the leading providers of BPO<br />
services based in India and across the Asia Pacific to provide them high-speed,<br />
predictable and secure connectivity services. The company has invested into a<br />
resilient and secure network infrastructure in the Philippines &#8211; with Points of<br />
Presence (POPs) in Manila City and Pasig. As a part of its agreement with PLDT,<br />
Cable&amp;Wireless Worldwide will enhance its existing suite of on-net Virtual<br />
Private Network (VPN) Quality-of-service (QoS) offerings for its customers in<br />
the Philippines.  </p>
<p>    Cable&amp;Wireless Worldwide and PLDT are also enhancing the international<br />
connectivity of their international POPs in Manila by adding an Asia America<br />
Gateway (AAG) international leased line trunk between Philippines and Hong<br />
Kong. With AAG installed in PLDT&#8217;s Cable Landing Station in Bauang, La Union,<br />
this is ideal for diversity from other existing cable landing stations in the<br />
Philippines in response to the growing demand for bandwidth and to provide<br />
resiliency versus possible future disasters that may threaten telecom<br />
operations similar to the past Taiwan earthquake.  </p>
<p>    Nerissa S. Ramos, First Vice President of PLDT, said, &quot;The partnership<br />
between Cable&amp;Wireless Worldwide and PLDT successfully serves enterprise<br />
customers seeking secure high speed global connectivity in and out of the<br />
Philippines. Our growing partnership is a clear sign of the inherent economic<br />
potential within the Philippines market and that our customer focused<br />
investments into the market are driving success.&quot;</p>
<p>    Diarmid Massey, Vice President, International Carrier Services &#8211; Global<br />
Markets, Cable&amp;Wireless Worldwide, said, &quot;PLDT has a long heritage and a proven<br />
track record of efficient and consistent delivery to customers. The partnership<br />
extension will allow us to provide next-generation telecommunications solutions<br />
that meet the emerging needs of global and local corporations in the<br />
Philippines.&quot;</p>
<p>    For more information, please contact:</p>
<p>    Media Contact<br />
    Imelda Tan<br />
    Communications Specialist, Asia Pacific<br />
    Cable&amp;Wireless Worldwide<br />
    Tel:   +65-6477-5821<br />
    Email: Imelda.Tan@cw.com</p>
<p>SOURCE  Cable&amp;Wireless Worldwide</p>
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		<title>Underwriters Laboratories Signed MOU With Industrial Technolog&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan, Mar. 17 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211;
       UL to Help Taiwan Manufacturers Meet Global Safety Standards and
                       Accelerate Global Market Access
    Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TAIPEI, Taiwan, Mar. 17 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211;</p>
<p>       UL to Help Taiwan Manufacturers Meet Global Safety Standards and<br />
                       Accelerate Global Market Access</p>
<p>    Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), a world leader in product safety<br />
testing and certification services, today signed a memorandum of<br />
understanding (MOU) with Taiwan&#8217;s globally renowned Industrial Technology<br />
Research Institute (ITRI) to develop safety testing methodologies and<br />
requirements for power systems in electric vehicles.</p>
<p>    The electric vehicle (EV) industry has become a major emerging focus<br />
worldwide. One of the critical factors driving the widespread adoption of EVs<br />
is product safety. To address product safety concerns and to help EV<br />
manufacturers to get their new products to the global market timely and<br />
efficiently, UL has been developing new safety standards for the EV industry.</p>
<p>    &quot;We expect our alliance with ITRI, the organization that has leading R&amp;D<br />
capabilities and strong industry ties, to accelerate Taiwan&#8217;s development of<br />
electric vehicles that combine performance and security,&quot; said Gary Savin,<br />
UL&#8217;s vice president and general manager of global power &amp; controls business.<br />
&quot;We are contributing our technological expertise, which is backed by more<br />
than a century of experience in safety testing, certification and standards<br />
development.&quot;</p>
<p>    After releasing a new set of requirements for electric vehicle charges in<br />
1998, UL has been delivering a broad range of testing solutions and safety<br />
standards for electric vehicles and associated components. In the next five<br />
years, UL and ITRI plan to develop testing methodologies for safety of<br />
electric vehicles, including charging systems (on and off-vehicle), power<br />
batteries, and electric power systems.</p>
<p>    &quot;UL&#8217;s expertise in testing and certification services will further<br />
strengthen our efforts in developing integrated technologies in electric<br />
vehicles,&quot; said ITRI President Johnsee Lee. &quot;We believe the partnership with<br />
UL will capitalize on Taiwan&#8217;s excellent industrial base in car electronics<br />
and stimulate progress and innovation on safety standards, product design,<br />
and testing methodologies in electric vehicles, giving Taiwan manufacturers<br />
significant enhancements for product quality and time-to-market.&quot;</p>
<p>    In 2009 UL also established the Advanced Energy Safety Center (AESC) to<br />
conduct research for safety of emerging technologies in Taiwan. AESC focuses<br />
on safety-testing technologies that support development of EV power systems<br />
as well as systems that generate power from renewable energy sources, such as<br />
solar and wind.</p>
<p>    About Underwriters Laboratories<br />
    UL is an independent product safety certification organization that has<br />
been testing products and writing Standards for Safety for more than a<br />
century. UL evaluates more than 19,000 types of products, components,<br />
materials and systems from more than 66,000 manufacturers each year. In<br />
total, there are more than 20 billion UL Marks appearing on products<br />
worldwide. UL&#8217;s global family of companies and network of service providers<br />
includes 68 laboratory, testing and certification facilities serving<br />
customers in 102 countries. For more information, visit:<br />
http://www.ul.com/newsroom</p>
<p>    About Industrial Technology Research Institute<br />
    The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is a nonprofit R&amp;D<br />
organization engaging in applied research and technical services. Founded in<br />
1973, ITRI has played a vital role in transforming Taiwan&#8217;s economy from a<br />
labor-intensive industry to a high-tech industry. Numerous well-known<br />
high-tech companies in Taiwan, such as leaders in the semiconductor industry<br />
TSMC and UMC can all trace their origins to ITRI. For more information,<br />
visit: http://www.itri.org.tw/eng/</p>
<p>    SOURCE: Underwriters Laboratories</p>
<p>    CONTACT: Yassie Dunn of Underwriters Laboratories,<br />
             +1-847-664-3056,<br />
             Yassie.Dunn@us.ul.com; </p>
<p>          or Chris Suttile of GolinHarris,<br />
             +1-312-729-4224,<br />
             csuttile@golinharris.com,<br />
             for Underwriters Laboratories</p>
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		<title>Greenhill to Acquire Australian-Based Caliburn Partnership, A &#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK and SYDNEY, Mar.17 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211;
         Six Caliburn Managing Directors, and Total Staff of 40, to Join
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NEW YORK and SYDNEY, Mar.17 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211;</p>
<p>         Six Caliburn Managing Directors, and Total Staff of 40, to Join<br />
                                  Greenhill</p>
<p>    Greenhill &amp; Co., Inc. (NYSE: GHL), a leading independent global<br />
investment bank, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to<br />
acquire Caliburn Partnership Pty Ltd. (&quot;Caliburn&quot;), a leading independent<br />
financial advisor in the Australasian market. Caliburn has advised on more<br />
than A$170 billion of transactions since its founding, and had revenue for<br />
its fiscal years ended June 30, 2009, 2008 and 2007 of A$68.0 million, A$80.9<br />
million and A$80.8 million, respectively. The transaction is expected to<br />
close in early April.</p>
<p>    Caliburn, which was founded in 1999 and has had an alliance with<br />
Greenhill since 2003, has 40 total employees and offices in Sydney and<br />
Melbourne. All six of Caliburn&#8217;s Managing Directors will join Greenhill at<br />
closing, bringing the total number of Greenhill client-focused Managing<br />
Directors to 60. Following completion of the transaction, it will operate in<br />
Australia/New Zealand under the name Greenhill Caliburn.</p>
<p>    Greenhill and Caliburn are highly complementary businesses and were<br />
founded on identical business models. Both are focused on delivering<br />
independent advice, free of conflicts, and on developing long-term and<br />
trusted relationships with clients. The acquisition advances their common<br />
ambition to create the leading independent global financial advisory firm,<br />
with capabilities to advise clients across industry sectors on mergers,<br />
acquisition, restructurings, financing and capital-raising in all regions.</p>
<p>    Terms of Transaction<br />
    Under the terms of the agreement, Greenhill will acquire 100% ownership<br />
of Caliburn in exchange for 1,099,875 shares of Greenhill common stock (with<br />
a value of $91 million based on today&#8217;s closing price) issued at closing plus<br />
a new convertible preferred stock (&quot;Performance Stock&quot;) that pays no dividend<br />
and will convert into additional shares of Greenhill common stock in three<br />
and five years if certain revenue levels are achieved. A further 659,925<br />
shares of Greenhill common stock would be issued upon conversion of the<br />
Performance Stock on the third anniversary of the closing of the transaction<br />
if Caliburn has achieved average revenue of A$50 million per annum during<br />
this three-year period, and a further 439,950 shares of Greenhill common<br />
stock would be issued upon conversion of the Performance Stock on the fifth<br />
anniversary, if Caliburn has achieved further average revenue of A$50 million<br />
per annum during the two year period prior to that date. If such revenue<br />
levels are not achieved, the Performance Stock would be cancelled. Consistent<br />
with its normal personnel recruiting policies, Greenhill will also grant<br />
Restricted Stock Units, which will vest over time, subject in some cases to<br />
the above revenue performance targets, to a number of Caliburn employees.</p>
<p>    Comments From Greenhill and Caliburn Management<br />
    Robert F. Greenhill, Chairman of Greenhill said, &quot;We have long been<br />
committed to growing our business by attracting senior investment banking<br />
talent that brings us new industry expertise or geographic reach. This is<br />
evidenced by the near doubling of our client-focused Managing Directors<br />
during the financial crisis of 2008-09. We have consistently said that most<br />
of our recruiting will be of talented individual bankers or small teams, but<br />
that we would consider an acquisition where it would bring us significant<br />
capabilities that we could not replicate with individual recruiting.<br />
Importantly, we would pursue such a significant acquisition like this only<br />
where the target had demonstrated an ability to operate in a manner<br />
consistent with the strong revenue productivity, growth, compensation and<br />
non-compensation cost discipline, profitability and return to shareholder<br />
metrics that Greenhill has exhibited in its nearly six years as a public<br />
company. In Caliburn we will be combining with a firm that meets all these<br />
criteria.&quot;</p>
<p>    Scott L. Bok, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Greenhill, said, &quot;Bringing<br />
the Caliburn team onboard advances our strategy in many ways. It brings us a<br />
major presence in Australia, which builds on our history as a global firm<br />
with typically more than half of our revenue originating from clients outside<br />
North America. More broadly, it advances our efforts to develop a larger<br />
business in Asia, building on the 2008 opening of our Tokyo office and<br />
looking forward to opportunities in China and elsewhere in the region. From<br />
an industry sector point of view, Caliburn significantly expands our<br />
capabilities in energy, mining, financial services, consumer and many other<br />
important sectors. Finally, our fund placement advisory business will be<br />
enhanced by a presence in Australia, given Australia&#8217;s position as the fourth<br />
largest retirement savings pool in the world.&quot;</p>
<p>    Simon A. Borrows, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Greenhill, said, &quot;This<br />
transaction has been carefully structured to align the interests of the new<br />
team with our shareholders. The Managing Directors of Caliburn will become<br />
significant Greenhill shareholders, consistent with our other key personnel<br />
around the world. The structure also creates powerful equity incentives for<br />
continued strong performance over a five year period following the closing.<br />
Equally important to the financial incentives, we know through several years<br />
of working together that the Caliburn team shares our ambition to create the<br />
leading independent financial advisory firm with capabilities in all<br />
important geographic regions and in all important industry sectors.&quot;</p>
<p>    Peter Hunt, Chairman of Caliburn, said, &quot;We are pleased to join the<br />
Greenhill team, having built a substantial Australasian business that shares<br />
all the key attributes of the Greenhill business globally. These include high<br />
integrity, a focus on clients rather than principal activities, a global<br />
perspective and a strong discipline on costs. This combination positions us<br />
to serve clients better by expanding our industry sector expertise and giving<br />
us access to experienced partners in North America, Europe and Japan. We look<br />
forward to continuing to build our business as part of the Greenhill team.&quot;</p>
<p>    Simon Mordant and Ron Malek, Joint Chief Executive Officers of Caliburn,<br />
said &quot;We are pleased to combine with Greenhill, a firm we have come to know<br />
well and one whose culture is so similar to ours. Our clients will benefit<br />
from our expanded global capabilities, but will see no difference in our<br />
independent, client-focused approach to the business. Our staff will enjoy<br />
the broader opportunities of being part of a global, like-minded firm.&quot;</p>
<p>    Caliburn Managing Directors Joining Greenhill</p>
<p>    &#8211; Peter Hunt is a founder and Chairman of Caliburn, based in Sydney. He<br />
      has 30 years&#8217; experience advising local and multinational companies and<br />
      governments. Prior to founding Caliburn in 1999, he was Co-Head of<br />
      Corporate Finance at BZW and ABN Amro. He will serve as Chairman of<br />
      Greenhill Caliburn.</p>
<p>    &#8211; Simon Mordant is a founder and Joint Chief Executive Officer of<br />
      Caliburn, based in Sydney. He has 24 years&#8217; experience advising local<br />
      and multinational companies. Prior to founding Caliburn in 1999, he was<br />
      Co-Head of Corporate Finance at BZW and ABN Amro. He will serve as Co-<br />
      Chief Executive Officer of Greenhill Caliburn and as a member of<br />
      Greenhill&#8217;s Management Committee.</p>
<p>    &#8211; Ron Malek is a founder and Joint Chief Executive Officer of Caliburn,<br />
      based in Sydney. He has 20 years&#8217; experience advising local and<br />
      multinational companies. Prior to founding Caliburn in 1999 he was<br />
      Australian Head of the Consumer Sector at BZW and ABN Amro. He will<br />
      serve as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Greenhill Caliburn and as a<br />
      member of Greenhill&#8217;s Management Committee.</p>
<p>    &#8211; Richard Phillips is a Managing Director of Caliburn, based in<br />
      Melbourne. He has 15 years&#8217; experience advising local and multinational<br />
      companies. Prior to founding the Melbourne office in 2005, he was an<br />
      Executive Director with Macquarie Bank, where he was responsible for<br />
      Macquarie&#8217;s Australian Natural Resources M&amp;A business. During his time<br />
      at Macquarie, his roles included founding its Perth advisory business<br />
      and running its Toronto advisory team.</p>
<p>    &#8211; Roger Feletto is a Managing Director of Caliburn, based in Sydney. He<br />
      joined Caliburn in 2000. He has 12 years&#8217; experience advising leading<br />
      Australian and multinational companies, with a particular focus on the<br />
      industrials and consumer sectors.</p>
<p>    &#8211; Jamie Garis is a Managing Director of Caliburn, based in Sydney. He<br />
      joined Caliburn in 2002. He has 12 years&#8217; experience advising<br />
      Australian and multinational companies, with a particular focus on the<br />
      financial services sector.</p>
<p>    About Greenhill<br />
    Greenhill &amp; Co., Inc. is a leading independent investment bank focused on<br />
providing financial advice on significant mergers, acquisitions,<br />
restructurings, financings and capital-raising to corporations, partnerships,<br />
institutions and governments. Greenhill acts for clients located throughout<br />
the world from its offices in New York, London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Toronto,<br />
Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco, with additional<br />
offices in Sydney and Melbourne upon completion of the acquisition of<br />
Caliburn.</p>
<p>    http://www.greenhill.com</p>
<p>    About Caliburn<br />
    Caliburn Partnership Pty Ltd is a leading Australasian corporate advisory<br />
firm, providing advice on mergers and acquisitions, divestments and corporate<br />
restructurings, balance sheet and capital optimization, and debt, hybrid and<br />
equity raisings and sell-downs. The firm was named Best M&amp;A House<br />
(FinanceAsia) and Corporate Finance House of the Year (CFO Magazine) in 2008<br />
and was awarded Deal of the Year and Best M&amp;A Deal (FinanceAsia Japan Awards)<br />
for its role as adviser to Lion Nathan on its A$8.2 billion acquisition by<br />
Kirin and Best M&amp;A Deal/Cross Border M&amp;A Deal (FinanceAsia) in 2009 for its<br />
role as adviser to OZ Minerals on the sale of certain assets to China<br />
Minmetals.</p>
<p>    http://www.caliburn.com.au</p>
<p>    Greenhill Contacts:             Caliburn Contact:<br />
    Richard J. Lieb                 Ross Thornton (Australia)<br />
    Chief Financial Officer         FD Third Person<br />
    (212) 389-1800                  +61(2)8298-6100<br />
    Jeffrey Taufield (U.S)<br />
    Kekst and Company<br />
    (212) 521-4815</p>
<p>    SOURCE:  Greenhill &amp; Co., Inc.</p>
<p>    CONTACT: Greenhill Contacts: </p>
<p>             Richard J. Lieb,<br />
             Chief Financial Officer,<br />
             +1-212-389-1800, </p>
<p>             Jeffrey Taufield (U.S),<br />
             Kekst and Company,<br />
             +1-212-521-4815;</p>
<p>             Caliburn Contact: </p>
<p>             Ross Thornton (Australia),<br />
             FD Third Person,<br />
             +61 (2) 8298 6100</p>
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		<title>Five New DLNA Promoter Members Take Active Role in Promoting A&#8230;</title>
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             The Digital Living Network Alliance Inducts AT&#38;T, Dolby
               Laboratories, Qualcomm, Technicolor and Verizon
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<p>             The Digital Living Network Alliance Inducts AT&amp;T, Dolby<br />
               Laboratories, Qualcomm, Technicolor and Verizon</p>
<p>    The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) has inducted five new Promoter<br />
Members. AT&amp;T, Dolby Laboratories, Qualcomm, Technicolor and Verizon have<br />
joined DLNA&#8217;s 21 existing Promoter Members. All maintain a shared vision of<br />
connecting the digital home with DLNA Certified(R) products to make the<br />
creation and sharing of photos, videos and music easier than ever before.</p>
<p>    &quot;Promoter Membership signifies a strong commitment to the work and<br />
mission of DLNA,&quot; said Scott Smyers, president and chairman of the DLNA board<br />
of directors and senior vice president of Sony Electronics Inc. &quot;As leaders<br />
in their respective fields, AT&amp;T, Dolby Laboratories, Qualcomm, Technicolor<br />
and Verizon understand the importance of implementing standards-based<br />
technology to make it easier for consumers to use, share and enjoy their<br />
digital content at home, and beyond.&quot;</p>
<p>    DLNA is developing the standards that allow for the sharing of content<br />
across devices, regardless of manufacturer. More than 6,800 devices have<br />
already been DLNA Certified(R) and these devices give consumers the<br />
interoperability they need within a full range of products including digital<br />
cameras, PCs and laptops, printers and televisions.</p>
<p>    &quot;AT&amp;T is committed to delivering the future of communications and<br />
entertainment via next generation mobile broadband services and the AT&amp;T<br />
U-verse portfolio of IP-based offerings that integrate digital TV, U-verse<br />
enabled AT&amp;T High Speed Internet, and next-generation digital voice,&quot; said<br />
Vijay Perumbeti, executive director of Strategic Standards, AT&amp;T. &quot;AT&amp;T is a<br />
strong supporter of technical standards and we see DLNA&#8217;s goals of<br />
plug-and-play interoperability among audio and video devices as something<br />
that will be highly valued by our customers.&quot;</p>
<p>    &quot;From film capture to DVDs and Blu-ray Discs and from broadcast<br />
television to new online content delivery, Dolby plays a key role in<br />
delivering the best possible entertainment experience to audiences<br />
worldwide,&quot; said Pat Griffis, Senior Director of Technology Strategy, Office<br />
of the CTO at Dolby Laboratories. &quot;We are extremely excited at the<br />
opportunity to work with DLNA in its efforts to enable consumers to enjoy<br />
their entertainment on a myriad of digital devices within the home and<br />
beyond, as this has always been a guiding principle of our marquis<br />
technologies, including Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus.&quot;</p>
<p>    &quot;Qualcomm is delighted to help promote the interoperability and<br />
convergence of wireless and consumer electronics through DLNA,&quot; said Mike<br />
Concannon, senior vice president of Connectivity and Wireless Modules for<br />
Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. &quot;With innovative products such as the N-Stream<br />
4&#215;4x4 WLAN solution for home video networking and the Skifta media shifting<br />
solution for remote access to your media on connected consumer electronics,<br />
Qualcomm sees a significant opportunity for growth in this exciting market.&quot;</p>
<p>    &quot;Technicolor is pleased to have been accepted as a Promoter Member of<br />
DLNA,&quot; said Ben Crosby, chief technology officer, Technicolor. &quot;As a leading<br />
provider of solutions for the creation, management and delivery of commercial<br />
content, Technicolor believes that the distribution of premium commercial<br />
content over digital home networks is of increasing importance for the media<br />
and entertainment industry, operators, manufacturers and end users. Seamless<br />
interoperability between devices, as well as the delivery of a compelling<br />
user experience, are critical factors for the successful adoption of new<br />
products and services in today&#8217;s home networks, enabled by DLNA technology.&quot;</p>
<p>    &quot;Verizon is leading the broadband revolution with our FiOS all-fiber TV<br />
and Internet services and is setting the pace in next generation wireless LTE<br />
development and testing,&quot; said Tushar Saxena, director of home networking<br />
technology, Verizon. &quot;The promise of advanced broadband services depends on<br />
simple, trouble-free integration of services and consumer electronics<br />
devices. Our advanced FiOS home networks and future wireless connections<br />
stand to greatly benefit from the development and widespread adoption of<br />
standards-based approaches such as DLNA.&quot;</p>
<p>    DLNA&#8217;s more than two hundred member companies include service providers,<br />
consumer electronics companies and mobile device manufacturers. Promoter<br />
Members are appointed by the Alliance&#8217;s board of directors and play an<br />
essential leadership role within the organization. Promoter Members take an<br />
active role in defining the direction of the Alliance, including strategic<br />
marketing, Guideline development and Certification Programs.</p>
<p>    The induction of New Promoter Members took place at the Spring DLNA<br />
Members Meeting in Tokyo. This twice yearly event gathers representatives<br />
from each of the DLNA member companies to further Alliance objectives. For<br />
more information about DLNA, please visit our Web site http://www.DLNA.org or<br />
on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/dlnacertified.</p>
<p>    About DLNA<br />
    Members of Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) share a vision of an<br />
interoperable network of personal computers (PC), consumer electronics (CE),<br />
mobile devices and service providers in and beyond the home, enabling a<br />
seamless environment for sharing and growing new digital media and content<br />
services. Founded in 2003, the group established and maintains a platform of<br />
interoperability based on open and established industry standards that, when<br />
used by manufacturers will support the sharing of media through wired or<br />
wireless networks. More than 200 multi-industry companies from around the<br />
world have joined DLNA, committing the time and resources necessary to<br />
achieve their vision. DLNA&#8217;s 2010 Promoter Members include: ACCESS, AT&amp;T,<br />
Awox, Broadcom, Cisco, Comcast, DIRECTV, Dolby Laboratories, Ericsson, HP,<br />
Huawei, Intel, JVC Kenwood Holdings, LG, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, NXP,<br />
Panasonic, Pioneer, Qualcomm, Rovi Corporation, Samsung, Sharp, Sony,<br />
Technicolor, Toshiba and Verizon. Additional information about the Alliance,<br />
its participating companies and membership benefits is available at<br />
www.dlna.org.</p>
<p>    SOURCE:  Digital Living Network Alliance</p>
<p>    CONTACT: John Kreuzer of McGrath/Power Public Relations,<br />
             +1-408-727-0351,<br />
             johnk@mcgrathpower.com,<br />
             for Digital Living Network Alliance</p>
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		<title>The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. and TONBELLER Tackle Mo&#8230;</title>
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    TONBELLER, a leading provider of financial crime prevention solutions,
has announced a successful implementation of its flagship product Siron(R)AML
at The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (BTMU) offices outside of Japan.
Siron(R)AML forms the backbone of BTMU&#8217;s strategy to fight anti-money
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TOKYO and BENSHEIM, Germany, Mar. 15 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ &#8211;</p>
<p>    TONBELLER, a leading provider of financial crime prevention solutions,<br />
has announced a successful implementation of its flagship product Siron(R)AML<br />
at The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (BTMU) offices outside of Japan.<br />
Siron(R)AML forms the backbone of BTMU&#8217;s strategy to fight anti-money<br />
laundering (AML), protect the organization from reputational damage and to<br />
comply with the increasing national and international regulations.</p>
<p>    &quot;We chose TONBELLER&#8217;s Siron(R)AML for the proven track record it has with<br />
some of the world&#8217;s largest and most-respected financial services firms.<br />
Anti-Money Laundering has become a top-priority for the Bank of<br />
Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ over the last few years. We needed a service provider<br />
who could provide the skills, experience, and tools to help our organization<br />
derive the maximum value from our financial crime prevention investments,&quot;<br />
says Shoji Horie, Senior Manager of Global Compliance Division at BTMU.</p>
<p>    According to Shoji Horie, &quot;With Siron(R)AML in place, we expect the<br />
transaction monitoring process to be more customizable, efficient and<br />
accurate. The easy-to-use yet comprehensive risk-based approach of<br />
Siron(R)AML compliments earlier processes at BTMU to provide greater<br />
compliance regarding anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing.<br />
One of the main benefits of the anti-money laundering solution from TONBELLER<br />
is an user-friendly interface for quick and easy generation or maintenance of<br />
research scenarios, which can be easily handled by the AML/compliance<br />
officers themselves. This helps BTMU to reduce false-positives without<br />
spending additional expenses for external consultancy in order to adjust the<br />
system.&quot;</p>
<p>    TONBELLER&#8217;s experienced consultants rapidly developed and delivered the<br />
solution from project initiation to &quot;go-live&quot; implementation for each of Bank<br />
of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ offices in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France,<br />
Germany, Spain, The Netherlands and UK. &quot;The team was extremely professional<br />
and had unrivalled expertise in fulfilling global regulatory requirements.<br />
The close collaboration between Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and TONBELLER<br />
has been mutually beneficial at many levels,&quot; says Shoji Horie.</p>
<p>    &quot;Only the high commitment of each local office, the excellent interaction<br />
between all key players and the high management attention from the<br />
headquarter of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ could guarantee such a success,&quot;<br />
explains Torsten Mayer, member of the board at TONBELLER AG. He adds, &quot;our<br />
ultimate goal is to create a positive, long-lasting relationship with our<br />
customers which is build up on the success of both companies. That is what we<br />
have achieved together with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ.&quot;</p>
<p>    About The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (http://www.bk.mufg.jp)</p>
<p>    Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial<br />
Group, is Japan&#8217;s leading commercial banking organization, providing a broad<br />
range of domestic and international banking services in Japan and around the<br />
world. The bank has approximately 800 branches in Japan and 76 offices<br />
overseas, spanning Asia, The Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.</p>
<p>    About TONBELLER (http://www.tonbeller.com)</p>
<p>    TONBELLER is the leading provider of financial crime prevention and<br />
compliance software to the global financial services industry and has been<br />
established in 1971 in Germany.</p>
<p>    Every day, in over 45 countries worldwide more than 750 customers rely on<br />
TONBELLER&#8217;s financial solutions and services to support their business.</p>
<p>    Press Contact:<br />
    TONBELLER AG,<br />
    Bengt Hellbach,<br />
    Phone: +49-6251-7000-350,<br />
    bh@tonbeller.com</p>
<p>    Source: TONBELLER AG</p>
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		<title>Givex Gift Cards and Loyalty Programs Certified with Triquestra</title>
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     Givex, a global provider of closed loop card technologies including gift,
loyalty and SKU-based programs has completed certification with Triquestra
International&#8217;s Infinity Retail Management System (Infinity RMS).
     Infinity RMS is an internationally proven point of sale and retail
management system, with the versatility to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SYDNEY, Australia, Mar. 17 /CNW-AsiaNet/ &#8211;</p>
<p>     Givex, a global provider of closed loop card technologies including gift,<br />
loyalty and SKU-based programs has completed certification with Triquestra<br />
International&#8217;s Infinity Retail Management System (Infinity RMS).</p>
<p>     Infinity RMS is an internationally proven point of sale and retail<br />
management system, with the versatility to support many different industry<br />
verticals and integrate with business and e-commerce applications.</p>
<p>     In addition to gift and loyalty, Givex&#8217;s SKU-based (Stock Keeping Unit)<br />
program enables a client to track which products and services its customers are<br />
buying in real-time. The business can identify buying patterns and its best<br />
customers. The Givex system can automatically reward customers with points or<br />
discounts for purchasing specific items.     </p>
<p>     &quot;Due to lack of information, many businesses build a customer loyalty<br />
program around their preferences instead of their customers&#8217;. Givex&#226;€™s SKU<br />
system provides the data and the tools to avoid such costly mistakes and craft<br />
retention programs that complement your customer base,&quot; says Larry Samuels,<br />
Managing Director, Givex Australia. </p>
<p>     About Givex</p>
<p>     Givex is known for innovative stored-value technology that has driven<br />
customer acquisition and retention programs for clients in 35 countries since<br />
1999. Givex provides a broad range of profit enhancing processes that<br />
seamlessly integrate gift cards, loyalty engines, e-couponing and targeted<br />
email campaigns. This innovation is also backed up by years of experience and<br />
the relentless pursuit of excellence that defines our technology and client<br />
support. Find out more at www.givex.com</p>
<p>     About Triquestra </p>
<p>     Triquestra provides point-of-sale and integrated systems to the global<br />
retail industry. Triquestra&#8217;s mission is to provide retail management<br />
excellence along with business intelligence to the international retail market.<br />
Its Infinity Retail Management System has more than 2500 customers in 12<br />
countries.</p>
<p>SOURCE: Givex</p>
<p>    CONTACT: Larry Samuels,<br />
             Managing Director,<br />
             Givex Australia,<br />
             t: +61 2 9737 8444,<br />
             e: larry@givex.com</p>
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		<title>Seoul Unveils Wirelessly Charged Electric Vehicle</title>
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    A wirelessly charged electric vehicle went into service March 9 at the
Seoul Grand Park in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology President Suh Nam-pyo
attended a ceremony unveiling the vehicle held at the Park.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SEOUL, Mar. 16 /PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ &#8211;</p>
<p>    A wirelessly charged electric vehicle went into service March 9 at the<br />
Seoul Grand Park in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and<br />
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology President Suh Nam-pyo<br />
attended a ceremony unveiling the vehicle held at the Park.</p>
<p>    Known as on-line electric vehicle (OLEV), the vehicle powered by<br />
electricity from an electrical charging strip planted about 5cm under the road<br />
surface, is in pilot operation at the theme park. The Seoul Grand Park has<br />
replaced the shuttle trains (called &quot;elephant train&quot;) that run on diesel with<br />
the eco-friendly OLEV.</p>
<p>    The OLEV developed by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and<br />
Technology (KAIST) is charged wirelessly over a 400-meter long stretch of<br />
electrical strip and runs an additional 400 meters on the charged battery. The<br />
special electrical strip creates a magnetic field that generates magnetic<br />
force. The magnetic force is sent wirelessly to the vehicle and converted into<br />
electricity, which is then used to power the vehicle. At the Seoul Grand Park,<br />
the OLEV will service a 2.2 kilometer-long circular route.</p>
<p>    Tests have shown that the magnetic field used in the system poses no health<br />
risks. By using segmentation technology that provides electricity in sections,<br />
the amount of magnetic field generated is minimized. During a month-long test<br />
run in February the magnetic field generated was measured at below the<br />
international standard of 62.5mG, the city said.</p>
<p>    The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to introduce OLEVs as part of its<br />
public bus transportation system. With buses responsible for meeting about 30<br />
percent of the transportation demand and median bus lanes in place in 25 areas<br />
totaling 90.2 kilometers, wirelessly charged electric buses are an attractive<br />
green alternative for Seoul.</p>
<p>    The city government plans to lay the foundation for the introduction of<br />
OLEV this year. In an effort to improve air pollution and curb greenhouse gas<br />
emissions, the city plans to deploy green cars in all its public transportation<br />
systems, including taxis and buses, by 2020. The city government&#8217;s fleet of<br />
official cars will also be replaced by green cars. </p>
<p>    Division in Charge<br />
     Air Quality Management Division:<br />
     Yoonjin Cho<br />
     yoonjin@seoul.go.kr<br />
     Tel: +82-2-2115-7796</p>
<p>    Press Relations<br />
     International Press Relations Team<br />
     press@seoul.go.kr<br />
     Tel: +82-2-3707-8768, +82-2-6321-4055</p>
<p>     Herald Media:<br />
     Jiro Kim<br />
     jiro@heraldm.com<br />
     Tel: +82-2-727-0073 / +82-10-3763-1080</p>
<p>SOURCE: Seoul Metropolitan Government</p>
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    Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), a leading supplier of metal packaging
products worldwide, today announced that its subsidiary, CROWN Asia Pacific
Holdings Ltd., plans to build a new beverage can plant in Hangzhou, China.
    Hangzhou is a city located in the Yangtze River Delta in the [...]]]></description>
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<p>    Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), a leading supplier of metal packaging<br />
products worldwide, today announced that its subsidiary, CROWN Asia Pacific<br />
Holdings Ltd., plans to build a new beverage can plant in Hangzhou, China.</p>
<p>    Hangzhou is a city located in the Yangtze River Delta in the People&#8217;s<br />
Republic of China. It is located about 120 miles southwest of Shanghai and is<br />
the capital of the Zhejiang province. This ancient city was the capital of<br />
the Southern Song Dynasty and has become a modern and vibrant economical<br />
center with a population of approximately 7 million people. Zhejiang province<br />
has a population of approximately 50 million people.</p>
<p>    The new plant in Hangzhou will be sized to accommodate multiple can lines<br />
and will have an initial annual production capacity of approximately 600<br />
million 2-piece, 33cl aluminum beverage cans. Capabilities to make other can<br />
sizes will be incorporated in the design. Production is expected to commence<br />
in the second quarter of 2011.</p>
<p>    &quot;Demand for two-piece beverage cans is growing in China and we expect<br />
that more customers will decide to make the transition from three-piece to<br />
two-piece beverage cans to lower their costs and enhance the quality of their<br />
beverage packaging,&quot; said Jozef Salaerts, President of Crown&#8217;s Asia-Pacific<br />
Division. &quot;China is an important market for us and we are pleased to expand<br />
our capacity with a fifth plant to meet our customers&#8217; increased demand.&quot;</p>
<p>    Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements<br />
    Except for historical information, all other information in this press<br />
release consists of forward-looking statements. These forward-looking<br />
statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors,<br />
including whether demand will continue to grow for two-piece beverage cans in<br />
China and elsewhere in Asia, whether the Company can successfully implement<br />
its plans to build and commence production at the new Hangzhou plant, and the<br />
Company&#8217;s ability to expand in China, that may cause actual results to be<br />
materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking<br />
statements. Important factors that could cause the statements made in this<br />
press release or the actual results of operations or financial condition of<br />
the Company to differ are discussed under the caption &quot;Forward-Looking<br />
Statements&quot; in the Company&#8217;s Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended<br />
December 31, 2009 and in subsequent filings made prior to or after the date<br />
hereof. The Company does not intend to review or revise any particular<br />
forward-looking statement in light of future events.</p>
<p>    About Crown Holdings<br />
    Crown Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading supplier of<br />
packaging products to consumer marketing companies around the world. World<br />
headquarters are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Please visit<br />
www.crowncork.com.</p>
<p>    For more information, contact:</p>
<p>    In Asia:<br />
    Jozef Salaerts, President &#8211; Asia-Pacific Division; Tel: +65 62294881;<br />
    Email: jozef.salaerts@crowncork.com.sg</p>
<p>    For Investors:<br />
    Thomas A. Kelly, Senior Vice President &#8211; Finance, Tel: (215) 698-5341, or<br />
    Ed Bisno, Bisno Communications, Tel: (212) 717-7578</p>
<p>    For editorial inquiries:<br />
    Michael F. Dunleavy, Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Public<br />
    Relations; Tel: (215) 698-5051; Email: mdunleavy@crowncork.com</p>
<p>    SOURCE: Crown Holdings, Inc.</p>
<p>    CONTACT: In Asia: Jozef Salaerts,<br />
             President &#8211; Asia-Pacific Division,<br />
             +65 62294881,<br />
             jozef.salaerts@crowncork.com.sg; </p>
<p>             for Investors: Thomas A. Kelly,<br />
             Senior Vice President &#8211; Finance,<br />
             +1-215-698-5341, </p>
<p>             or Ed Bisno,<br />
             Bisno Communications,<br />
             +1-212-717-7578; </p>
<p>             for editorial inquiries: Michael F. Dunleavy,<br />
             Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Public Relations,<br />
             +1-215-698-5051,<br />
             mdunleavy@crowncork.com</p>
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    &#8211; IntraLinks Further Distinguishes Itself by Earning Microsoft
Competencies in ISV/Software Solutions and SOA and Business Process
    IntraLinks, the leading provider of critical information exchange
solutions, today announced it has attained Gold Certified Partner status in
the Microsoft Partner Program with Competencies in ISV/Software Solutions and
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<p>    &#8211; IntraLinks Further Distinguishes Itself by Earning Microsoft<br />
Competencies in ISV/Software Solutions and SOA and Business Process</p>
<p>    IntraLinks, the leading provider of critical information exchange<br />
solutions, today announced it has attained Gold Certified Partner status in<br />
the Microsoft Partner Program with Competencies in ISV/Software Solutions and<br />
SOA and Business Process, recognizing IntraLinks&#8217; expertise and impact in the<br />
technology marketplace. As a Gold Certified Partner, IntraLinks has<br />
demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and a proven ability to<br />
meet customers&#8217; needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set<br />
of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a<br />
competitive advantage in the channel.</p>
<p>    &quot;We are pleased to have attained Gold Certified Partner status in the<br />
Microsoft Partner Program. This allows us to clearly promote our expertise<br />
and relationship with Microsoft to our customers,&quot; said Andrew Damico, CEO of<br />
IntraLinks. &quot;The benefits provided through our Gold Certified Partner status<br />
will allow us to continue to enhance the critical information exchange<br />
offerings that we provide for customers.&quot;</p>
<p>    &quot;Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap<br />
between their business demands and technology capabilities,&quot; said Allison<br />
Watson, corporate vice president of the Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft<br />
Corp. &quot;They need to trust in a company that can act as an expert adviser for<br />
their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft Gold Certified<br />
Partners, which have certified expertise and direct training and support from<br />
Microsoft, can build a positive customer experience with our technologies.<br />
Today, Microsoft recognizes IntraLinks as a new Gold Certified Partner for<br />
demonstrating its expertise in providing customer satisfaction using<br />
Microsoft products and technology.&quot;</p>
<p>    As one of the requirements for attaining Gold Certified Partner status,<br />
IntraLinks had to declare a Microsoft Competency. Microsoft Competencies are<br />
designed to help differentiate a partner&#8217;s capabilities with specific<br />
Microsoft technologies to customers looking for a particular type of<br />
solution. Each Competency has a unique set of requirements and benefits,<br />
formulated to accurately represent the specific skills and services that<br />
partners bring to the technology industry.</p>
<p>    The ISV/Software Solutions Competency recognizes the skill and focus<br />
partners bring to a particular solution set. Microsoft Gold Certified<br />
Partners that have obtained this competency have a successful record of<br />
developing and marketing packed software based on Microsoft technologies. The<br />
SOA and Business Process Competency is for systems integrators, solutions and<br />
services providers, and software developers with proven proficiency in<br />
implementing and deploying integrated, interoperable, and agile solutions<br />
that connect information, systems, people, and processes.</p>
<p>    The Microsoft Partner Program was launched in October 2003 and represents<br />
Microsoft&#8217;s ongoing commitment to the success of partners worldwide. The<br />
program offers a single, integrated partnering framework that recognizes<br />
partner expertise, rewards the total impact that partners have in the<br />
technology marketplace, and delivers more value to help partners&#8217; businesses<br />
be successful.</p>
<p>    About IntraLinks</p>
<p>    IntraLinks provides on-demand solutions for businesses to securely<br />
collaborate, communicate and exchange critical information inside and outside<br />
the enterprise. For more than a decade, 750,000 professionals from more than<br />
90,000 organizations have relied on IntraLinks to accelerate workflow,<br />
optimize business processes and realize new profit potential. IntraLinks<br />
counts 800 of the Fortune 1000 as clients, including AstraZeneca<br />
Pharmaceuticals LP, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and the FDIC. For more<br />
information, visit http://www.intralinks.com or http://blog.intralinks.com</p>
<p>    The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the<br />
trademarks of their respective owners.</p>
<p>    For more information:</p>
<p>    Anna Roberts, IntraLinks<br />
    Tel: +44-20-7549-5256<br />
    Email: aroberts@intralinks.com</p>
<p>    SOURCE: IntraLinks</p>
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