A dangerous email worm deletes data from infected machines on the 3rd of
every month

Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management
solutions that protect against viruses, Trojans, worms, spyware, hacker
attacks and spam, warns users against Email-Worm.Win32.Nyxem.e, which
potentially poses a serious threat. This malicious program spreads via
the Internet as an attachment to infected messages, and also in files
placed on open network resources. It's estimated that hundreds of
thousands computers around the world are infected, and the number of
infected machines is continuing to increase.

Nyxem.e's payload is triggered on the third of every month, when the
worm will destroy data saved on the victim machine. The worm regularly
checks the system time. When the system data is the third of the month,
30 minutes after the victim machine is booted, Nyxem will delete
information from common file formats, replacing data with a meaningless
set of symbols.

"Internet watchdogs are confirming Kaspersky Lab statistics - that is,
significant numbers of computers are infected with Nyxem.e. February 3,
2006 could turn out to be a very difficult day with unprotected users
losing data and the Internet community at large suffering from heavy
traffic", predicts Eugene Kaspersky, Head of Research and Development at
Kaspersky Lab. "All users should avoid launching email attachments that
have not been scanned. They should also update their antivirus
databases and then scan their computers to make sure that their machines
are Nyxem free."

The worm itself is a Windows PE EXE file, approximately 95KB in size.
The file arrives attached to an email which will have one of about 25
different subjects. The message body and attachment name will also vary,
being chosen from among 20 possible variants, and this makes it more
difficult to instantly identify an infected message.

The worm is activated when the user opens the attachment. Once the worm
has been launched, it creates a Windows ZIP archive which will have the
same name as the attachment, and then opens it. When installing itself
to the system, the worm copies itself to the Windows root and system
directories under a range of names. It also registers itself in the
system registry, ensuring that the worm will be launched each time
Windows is rebooted on the victim machine.

The worm sends itself to email addresses harvested from the victim
machine. In order to do this, it establishes a direct connection with
the recipient's SMTP server. It also copies itself to shared network
resources on the victim machine. This increases the spread of its
potential reach.

The worm terminates processes connected with security solutions, and
prevents them from being launched. Nyxem.e is also capable of
downloading updates to itself via the Internet.

Detection for Email-Worm.Win32.Nyxem.e has been added to Kaspersky Lab
antivirus database updates. More detailed information about Nyxem.e is
available in the Kaspersky Virus Encyclopedia:
http://www.viruslist.com/en/viruses/encyclopedia?virusid=109064.

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Improved product that provides antivirus monitoring for large corporate
networks.

Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management
solutions that protect against viruses, Trojans, worms, spyware, hacker
attacks and spam, presents a new version of its product for antivirus
protection of corporate networks - Kaspersky(r) Anti-Virus 5.5 for
Microsoft ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Microsoft ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition is
a system for anti-virus monitoring of files transferred using the HTTP
and FTP protocols via Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration
Server 2004 Enterprise Edition. If malicious code is detected, the
system blocks any further transmission of such code, completely ruling
out penetration of infected files and web pages to the enterprise
network.

One of the main technological innovations in the new Kaspersky
Anti-Virus 5.5 for Microsoft ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition is
support for installing the product on server arrays running Microsoft
ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition, making it possible to use the
solution to protect large corporate networks. The solution provides
centralized management of antivirus protection parameters and the
antivirus database updating procedure on all servers in the array.

The new version of the product inherits all the features of its
predecessor, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.6 for Microsoft ISA Server 2000
Enterprise Edition, including configuration of virus scanning parameters
and notification of scanning results, lists of trusted servers and
object types excluded from scanning, automatic updating of anti-virus
databases over the Internet on schedule, and monitoring the program's
operation using standard Windows tools.

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Maintenance Pack 3 provides enhanced antivirus protection for Windows
file servers

Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of solutions that protect against
viruses, Trojans, worms, hacker attacks and spam, announces the release
of a new update package for Kaspersky(r) Anti-Virus 5.0 for File Servers
- Maintenance Pack 3 (MP3).

The technologies and procedures employed in Maintenance Pack 3 have been
fine-tuned to provide improved functionality. This has been achieved by
optimizing some of the key functions in Maintenance Pack 3 and adding
support for lists of trusted processes. Moreover, the system
administrator can now exclude certain processes from protection, thus
helping to reduce system load. The solution's performance is also
increased through the now full compatibility with Microsoft Windows 2003
Server x64.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0 for Windows File Servers now provides
administrator-friendly features, such as a new function that
automatically restarts the application's processes after they are
terminated or after a software failure. This simplifies the
administrator's job in situations when normal operations are disrupted.
The product also has a user-friendly interface providing a convenient
system for automatically updating antivirus databases and flexible
configuration.

A revised mechanism for remotely updating the antivirus databases and
modules helps reduce network traffic and free up disk space on the local
update server. Now the system can be configured to download only those
components of the antivirus database and application module updates that
are relevant to the products on the customer's network. In the
product's earlier versions, updates for all Kaspersky Lab products were
distributed to the enterprise network. In this version, however, if the
customer's network only comprises Windows systems, then only updates for
Windows workstations and file servers will be downloaded.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows File Servers uses cutting-edge
technology to provide reliable antivirus protection for file servers
running under the Windows operating system, and ensures the effective
detection and removal of malicious code from all file system objects on
the server. The application works equally well on all networks of all
sizes, from small businesses to major multinational corporations.

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New version of personal firewall released

Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management
solutions that protect against viruses, spam, spyware, Trojans and
hacker attacks, announces the release of the latest version of its
popular personal firewall, Kaspersky(r) Anti-Hacker 1.8. New in version
1.8 is an upgraded interface to facilitate improved licence key
management.

Kaspersky Anti-Hacker provides full scale protection for computers
running under the Windows operating system against unsanctioned access
to data, and hacker attacks conducted via local networks and the
Internet. One of the main changes to Kaspersky Anti-Hacker 1.8 is the
upgraded interface, which now incorporates key management via the main
program window. Links which make it possible for users to obtain a full
license key online to replace, for instance, a trial key, have also been
added.

This latest version retains all of the features of version 1.7,
including an ergonomic interface, appropriate even for less experienced
users; easy-to-use functions ranging from simple initial configuration
to protection management (displayed through a five-level security
scale); and a stealth mode, which allows the user to block external
attempts to connect to the computer and to surf the Internet unseen.

Additionally, the solution ensures the integrity of data stored on the
computer by monitoring all network operations launched on the computer
(e.g. application activities which include accessing the Internet,
filtering incoming and outgoing packets, etc.).

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Global IP Sound Launches VoiceEngine Multimedia to Address User
Demand for High-Quality Voice and Video in IP-Based Applications

Global IP Sound (GIPS), the leading provider of embedded voice-processing solutions for the Voice over IP (VoIP) market, today announced that it has
launched VoiceEngine Multimedia, a comprehensive video and voice
processing solution and the newest addition to the GIPS VoiceEngine
product family.

The comprehensive solution is designed to allow application
developers to rapidly implement complex sound and video processing in
their IP-based applications. "Global IP Sound has a reputation of
industry-leading product innovation, with quality being the driving
factor of product success. VoiceEngine Multimedia is a great example
of continuing this tradition," said Gary P. Hermansen, President and
CEO of Global IP Sound. "Video is the natural complement to voice and
the next horizon for IP-enabled communications. VoiceEngine
Multimedia will allow developers to rapidly integrate this technology
with the highest quality voice and video available on the market
today."

VoiceEngine Multimedia, which combines the entire suite of GIPS
voice-processing technology in a highly optimized solution, extends
the VoiceEngine family of products to include video capabilities. The
solution integrates On2 Technologies' Truemotion VP7 codec, which
provides unmatched video compression technology, to support superior
video capabilities in IP communications applications. This
high-performance codec more than doubles two-pass encoding rates,
greatly increases image quality, doubles decode speeds and boosts
performance specifications of its real-time encoding capability over
previous generation codecs. VoiceEngine Multimedia also includes
support for standard video codecs, such as H.263, MPEG-4 and H.264.

VoiceEngine Multimedia also includes advanced features such as voice
and video synchronization, video quality settings, RTCP and SRTP
support, picture in picture display and support for up to 4
multi-party video calls. It can also be optimized to suit
customer-defined parameters for quality, bandwidth and complexity.

More information is available at www.globalipsound.com.

Kaspersky Lab presents Kaspersky Personal Security Suite 1.1

Updated version with improved features released

Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management
solutions that protect against viruses, spam, Trojans, spyware and
hacker attacks, announces the release of the latest version of
Kaspersky(r) Personal Security Suite 1.1. Upgrades to this new version,
which already provides comprehensive protection for home users, will
enable faster updates to the anti-spam component of Kaspersky Personal
Security Suite .

Modifications to the system for updating anti-spam databases are one of
the major improvements to Kaspersky Personal Security Suite 1.1.
Optimized technologies have been implemented to reduce update size, and
the average update is now 300KB. This reduces network traffic and time
spent downloading. Additionally, the program package interface has been
updated, making it possible to install license keys for each component
and links have been added to the interface, which enable the user to
exchange a trial key for a full license key when using the online mode.

Kaspersky Personal Security Suite is developed for home PCs running
under the Windows operating system. It incorporates cutting edge
Kaspersky Lab technologies to ensure reliable, effective protection
against the full range of contemporary cyber threats - that is,
malicious code, hacker attacks and spam.

The antivirus component of Kaspersky Personal Security Suite protects
machines against all types of malicious code. Updates to the antivirus
databases are released hourly, making Kaspersky Lab an industry leader,
and ensuring that users are protected from even the newest viruses. The
firewall component monitors data exchanged between the computer and the
Internet, and blocks any unsanctioned attempts to access data. The
anti-spam component will keep personal mailboxes free of spam, thanks to
the Spamtest linguistic laboratory which issues updates to the anti-spam
database round-the-clock.

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Industrial Companies Realize Unmatched Return On Investment With Pay Per Click Marketing

Company: IndustrialClicks.com
Country: USA
url: http://www.industrialclicks.com

Business-to-business industrial companies are realizing an unmatched return on investment with online marketing agency IndustrialClicks.com. Specializing in the Industrial, Business-to-Business, and Manufacturing sectors, IndustrialClicks.com uses Pay Per Click marketing services to drive highly targeted prospects from today's major search engines, such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN, to their client's website. Complete ad reporting makes it easy for industrial companies to measure return on investment.

IndustrialClicks.com is a specialty marketing company that works exclusively in the Industrial, Business-to-Business, and Manufacturing sectors. Leveraging years of Internet experience in the B2B world, IndustrialClicks.com is producing unmatched return on investment for their clients. Focused on Pay Per Click advertising, the agency explains that no other marketing channel offers industrial manufacturers the flexibility, reach, and performance of this value-driven sales tool. "Pay Per Click advertisements speak to people when they are actively looking for information about an industrial product or service online, and send targeted visitors directly to what a client is offering. With cost-per-click pricing, it's easy to control costs-and clients only pay when people click on their ads" stated John Oisela, Marketing Manager.

Pay Per Click marketing is an emerging form of Internet advertising, spawned by the widespread popularity of search engines such as Google, MSN, and Yahoo. Industrial customers gravitate to these search engines, using them to source products and/or services for their projects, factories, and/or automation lines. After making a "search", consumers are presented with pages that display website listings matching their query. Accompanying these website listings are Pay Per Click advertisements, promoting like minded products or services. The industrial manufacturers' advertisement is delivered to prospects at the exact moment that they have expressed interest in the product or service, resulting in a highly targeted marketing audience.

Upon seeing an industrial manufacturer's marketing message, prospects click on the text-based Pay Per Click advertisement and arrive on the client's website. After landing on the advertiser's website, prospects can find the information (product specifications, manuals, contact information, etc...) they'll need to make a purchasing decision or request for quote.

Pay Per Click advertising has become increasingly popular with industrial manufacturers for several reasons; all leading to increased sales and lower marketing costs. Supporting this trend was a recent survey of business-to-business consumers questioned about their usage of the Internet. "When participants were asked to indicate how they would go about making a B2B purchase, 93.2% said they would research the purchase online" stated Paul Brummer of MarketProfs.com. Based on these figures, Industrial companies are gaining a competitive advantage through web-marketing services such as the Pay Per Click advertising services.

Besides pinpointing target markets with extraordinary accuracy, Pay Per Click services offer an attractive cost model. Advertisers only pay for the prospects who click on their ads, no matter how many times they appear; it is comparable to having your ad in the phone book, but only paying a set fee, when someone calls into your office. As a result, costs are easily controlled and managed for the best return on investment.

SoftInform announced a new release of its search system SearchInform 1.6.

Company: SoftInform
Country: Belarus
url: http://www.searchinform.com

SoftInform company announced the release of a new version of the information search system SearchInform 1.6 with the support of search by file attributes.
SearchInform is an up-to-date and unmatched tool for searching and processing information in text files, databases and informational systems. The search tool from SoftInform is based on a patent "similar documents search" technology, known as SoftInform Search Technology. It provides both individual end users and large companies with an efficient solution to any problems in searching information.

Following automatic rubrication that had been implemented in the previous version the developers have substantially enhanced the functionality of the application with new opportunities. SearchInform 1.6 proudly boasts the ability to search by file attributes and search with limits. The new types of files for indexation comprise .mp3 and .avi tags, Open Office documents and electronic messages from TheBat. The support of document attributes has equipped users with additional opportunities and streamlined the search process. Search with limits enables you to search documents with certain attributes only (by file size, by message subject, by characters in the heading, etc.). In addition, the interface of SearchInform 1.6 has been slightly retouched, a number of minor bugs have been corrected and a plug-in for Microsoft Visual SourceSafe has been added.

With the help of SearchInform 1.6 in just a fraction of a second you can find any document located on your computer's hard-drive or in virtually any database.
High indexing rate (up to 6 Gb/hour), a small index size (15-20% of the actual bulk of textual information), support of virtually all widely spread formats of text files, (including .pdf, .html, electronic messages from Outlook and TheBat, mp3 and avi tags) and correct work with archives turn SearchInform into an irreplaceable tool for searching information.

AG Neovo Releases E-Series LCD Display Now Both With DVI

AG Neovo, an award-winning worldwide consumer and professional manufacturer of
high-end LCD displays, today announced the launch of their latest
product line, the new E-Series line of LCD displays. The first
E-Series products will be the E-17DA and E-19A now both with DVI.

The E-Series line of displays will be targeted to the mainstream
market, and will combine a mix of aesthetics, reliability, and
performance. The E-Series displays are elegantly designed, combining
a sleek black display with softer, more graceful curves on the sides
and back. Control buttons and the built-in multimedia speakers are
designed not to be intrusive, but instead, to blend in with the
overall design. For viewing flexibility, all E-Series displays
feature a folding base with tilt support, and can be wall or arm
mounted just as easily as they can be placed on a desktop.

With the E-Series, AG Neovo also addresses the need for display
protection in the mainstream market. The E-Series is one of the most
affordable lines of displays to feature the patent pending NeoV
Optical Filter technology. The 17" is priced at $319.00 and the 19"
is priced at $399.00.

The NeoV Optical Filter is a layer of specially formulated hardened
optical glass added to the display that significantly enhances the
image quality, while protecting the panel from various types of
damage, including scratches, repetitive touching, and washing.

"Most all LCD panel displays have a soft touch to the screen, and if
touched with certain cleaning solvents or poked accidentally too hard
with a fingernail, can cause permanent damage to the screen and even
destroy the entire display. We recognize that this can be costly and
hazardous in various environments such as homes and public spaces
where there is a greater need to address the protection of the LCD
display," stated Philip Chang, Sales and Vice President of AG Neovo.
"An additional plus of this product line is that its simple elegance
of the E-Series allows it to subtly blend into both business and home
environments, while equipping E-Series displays with NeoV technology
ensures users of a longer product life for their displays."

The E-17DA 17" display features a swift 12ms response time, a
brightness of 260, and a 450:1 contrast ratio, while the 19" E-19A
offers a crisp 500:1 contrast ratio, a 12ms response time, and a
brightness of 250. Both the E-17DA and the E-19A support SXGA
resolution (1,280 by 1,024 pixels), feature built-in multimedia
speakers with a headphone jack, a Kensington security slot, an easy
to use OSD, and elegant exterior. Optional AG Neovo accessories such
as a TV Turner (TV-02), LCD Arm, and Wall Mount Kit can also be
included with either of the E-Series displays.

-- Model Specifications

AG Neovo E-17DA

-- Monitor Size: 17" (432mm)
-- Brightness: 260cd/m(2) (Typical)
-- Contrast Ratio: 450:1 (Typical)
-- H/V Viewing Angle: 150 degrees /145 degrees
-- Resolution: 1280 x 1024
-- Input Signal: Analog, Digital
-- Special features: NeoV Optical Filter, Multimedia speakers

AG Neovo E-19A

-- Monitor Size: 19"
-- Brightness: 250 cd/m(2) (Typical)
-- Contrast Ratio: 500:1 (Typical)
-- H/V Viewing Angle: 140 degrees /130 degrees
-- Resolution: 1280 x 1024
-- Input Signal: Analog, Digital
-- Special features: NeoV Optical Filter, Multimedia speakers

London Train Station Shooting Supports the Need for Less Lethal ShockRounds(TM)

Company: MDM Group Inc.
Country: USA
url: http://www.mdmgroupinc.com

MDM Group, Inc. (OTC.PK: MDDM) advises that the fatal shooting at Stockwell Station in London last Friday of a Brazilian electrician mistakenly thought to be a terrorist bomber suspect represents solid support for the future use of ShockRounds(TM) in such situations. Had Jean Charles de Menezes been a terrorist, he could have been captured alive and been able to possibly provide valuable information. As is now apparent, having been innocent, his life may have been spared had the ShockRounds(TM) product been available for use.

When confronted with situations posing immediate threat to the public and infrastructure, our law enforcement agencies and special operatives have limited solutions available to them today. The continued escalation of terrorism and civil unrest on a global scale was what MDM Group identified as requiring an urgent solution that could be readily addressed through the ShockRounds(TM) opportunity.

ShockRounds(TM) are being developed and commercialized through MDM Group's Australian listed affiliate Harrington Group Limited (HGRLF) or Australian (ASX: HGR). See: www.hgrltd.com ShockRounds(TM) are positioned as a major breakthrough in the munitions, military and law enforcement industries. This patent pending technology introduces an "electric" charge to traditional ammunition and other projectiles such as rubber bullets through the combination of existing ballistic and piezoelectric technologies.

Company President, Peter Boonen said: "Following the recent successful firing of the world's first "electric" and wireless 37mm ShockRounds(TM) rubber bullet round, we look forward to confirmation from Harrington Group of the commissioning of extended caliber opportunities for ShockRounds(TM) and the release of the first commercial product in Q1 of 2006. Quite obviously the sooner that Harrington Group gets the ShockRounds(TM) products to market, the sooner the much needed applications can be addressed."

Ephox Launches EditLive! for Java 5.0

Ephox has released a major upgrade to its highly regarded cross-platform WYSIWYG XHTML editor. EditLive! for Java is available as a browser-based applet and a rich client control for Java desktop applications. Ephox has
partnerships with Gartner magic quadrant 'leaders' in enterprise
content management including IBM Workplace Web Content Management,
Vignette, EMC (Documentum), Percussion, FileNet, and Open Text.

EditLive! delivers significant value to end users of content
management systems (CMS). Authors can easily create and publish
complex content directly within Web applications without knowing
HTML. This dramatically reduces demands on IT resources (the
"webmaster bottleneck") and can unleash the power of their existing
investments in content management.

EditLive!'s new capabilities improve the standards compliance of
content with Section 508 and W3C accessibility guidelines and its
support for key XHTML and CSS standards. Standards compliance is
important due to legislative changes around the world and the ever
present need to re-use content across multiple sites and devices.

More information and an evaluation version are available for
download. http://www.ephox.com

Pioneer OEM Navigation System Offered in Seven 2006 Ford Vehicle Models

Pioneer Automotive Technologies Inc., a leading supplier of mobile entertainment products to the auto industry, was selected by Ford as the supplier of its next generation DVD-based navigation and entertainment system for selected Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles. The advanced system will initially launch in model year 2006 on seven of Ford’s most popular vehicles including the Ford Explorer, Ford Freestyle, Ford Five Hundred, Ford Explorer SportTrac, Mercury Montego, Mercury Mountaineer and Lincoln Zephyr. The all-inclusive component that features turn-by-turn route guidance navigation that pronounces all street names, precise touch screen display, AM/FM tuner and an integrated 6-disc compact disc player with MP3 playback, marks Pioneer’s first OEM navigation system in North America.

“We’re thrilled to have developed a system specifically for Ford automotive buyers. Our leadership in navigation technology and our unique capability for integrating audio and GPS features made us a natural fit for this project” said Steven Moerner, president and CEO, Pioneer Automotive Technologies Inc. “Ford consumers demand products that support their driving lifestyle and we intend to uphold that expectation. We feel this all-in-one navigation and entertainment system will enhance their driving experience with increased convenience, sense of security and entertainment.”

Identical in functionality, the navigation system for each vehicle brand shares the following features:

Combined audiophile radio and DVD-ROM based GPS satellite navigation
Intuitive user interface that was co-developed from the ground-up by Ford and Pioneer human factors engineering teams
Voice guided directions – announces next maneuver with specific street name
Valet mode: Security lock-out for personal information
Comprehensive map coverage include U.S., Hawaii, Canada and Puerto Rico
Crisp, bright 6.5-inch TFT display with touch screen
Motorized flip-down faceplate for accessing the DVD-ROM drive (for map)
Sirius Satellite Radio ready

Although consistent in function and overall button layout, each brand has uniquely optimized software and hardware including:

Splash screen identifying the Ford, Mercury and Lincoln logos
Button shape and color
Bezel button and finish
Button back lighting
THX-II Certified ® audio (only available on the Lincoln Zephyr)

Pioneer has a long history in the mobile entertainment market. The company was first-to-market with numerous product innovations including the first in-car satellite radio system, first GPS navigation system, first detachable face-plate technology for car stereos and the first in-car CD player.

Charonware announces new releases of its database query tools

Company: Charonware, s. r. o.
Country: Czech Republic
url: http://www.casestudio.com

CHARONWARE, s. r. o., http://www.casestudio.com, a software company specializing in developing database modeling tools, announces new releases of its database query tools Foxy SQL Pro v. 1.1 and Foxy SQL Free v. 1.1. Foxy SQL Pro is a fast performing database script and query tool allowing database professionals to create, edit and execute SQL commands and queries against any database via native, ADO or ODBC connection, browse and store the results (CSV, XML) etc. This tool is based on possibility to parse complete SQL script into each individual commands that can be executed according to the user's selection. Foxy SQL Free is a freeware version of Foxy SQL Pro, however, it is features restricted.

Next Generation of Game Consoles Set to Shake up Gaming Industry

Company: GamingIndustryStocks.com
Country: USA
url: http://www.gamingindustrystocks.com

GamingIndustryStocks.com (GIS), an investor and industry news portal for the gaming sector is pleased to announce the release of a report regarding the diverse impacts that the next generation of gaming consoles are anticipated to have on the sector and its participants. As the industry prepares to make the next gaming cycle transition, fears associated with risks are balanced by predictions of significant leaps in innovation and new and improved levels of opportunity. Companies working to take advantage of the growing gaming industry include independent developers and publishers of interactive entertainment software such as THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and Activision Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), as well as Infinium Labs Inc. (OTCBB: IFLB), developer of Phantom(r), an on-demand online game service, and peripheral developer Immersion Corp (NASDAQ: IMMR).

As the gaming industry prepares for the launch of the next generation of gaming consoles, discussions are heating up as to the potential impacts that may ensue. Previous transitions have revealed that entrance into the next gaming cycle often results in higher costs, bigger budgets and larger production teams. As the current gaming cycle comes to an end and the industry prepares for the next generation, these impacts are believed to reach new levels.

Companies that have learned from previous transitions adjust and adapt to ensure that the next cycle proves beneficial. For many this approach becomes one of safety, as developers and publishers turn to genres, titles, themes, licensed products and brands that have proven successful, many times avoiding new and riskier directions.

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http://www.GamingIndustryStocks.com/GIS/News/Next_Generation.asp

PPT2DVD V2.5 Released - PowerPoint to DVD Software

Company: Wondershare
Address: China
url: http://www.wondershare.com

PPT2DVD (Formerly as PowerPoint2DVD) - Converting PowerPoint to DVD and view your PowerPoint on Video.

Wondershare has announced version 2.5 of PPT2DVD, a PowerPoint to DVD software for Windows 2000/XP/2003. It was designed to convert your PowerPoint to MPEG or burn PowerPoint to DVD / MiniDVD, complete with separate configuration of background music, video, slide duration, narration record, templates, and many other selection menus. Then you can view them both on your computers and home DVD players.

In its latest release of PPT2DVD supports at most 8 PowerPoint files in your PowerPoint DVD presentations, and configure each PowerPoint file separately with its own menu options, audio options, play modes, etc, and choose which one to be unfolded and playback easily by your DVD player controller.

Narration record supported gives you a better way to customize your slides. You can easily record your narrations attached to the PowerPoint slide show in auto or manual modes. Narrate for the whole PowerPoint or separately record your narration on each motion of every slide.

The innovative features include directly output your PowerPoint presentations as MPEG format files, nearly keep all the original animations and special effects in your PowerPoint file on the burnt disc, and multiple burning options available for you to choose from with our powerful built-in burning tool.

PPT2DVD V2.5 is priced at $99.95 USD for a single user(Personal) license.
Business and Site licenses are available.
Further details and a free trial version can be obtained from: http://www.ppt-to-dvd.com

Global Aerial Surveillance Announces Successful Test Flight for Its
Wraith XD-04E Drone

Global Aerial Surveillance , a developer and manufacturer of unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAV) for both commercial and military applications,
announced today that it has successfully flight tested the Wraith
XD-04E drone. The Wraith is an all-purpose reconnaissance UAV that
runs completely on electric power. The highly aerodynamic unmanned
drone can perform fully autonomous aerial surveillance missions for
up to 4 hours without landing for servicing.

The aircraft's airframe will be constructed of state-of-the-art
carbon and Kevlar composite materials that are very lightweight but
also very strong. The Wraith uses the latest in Lithium Ion batteries
for maximum power with minimum weight as well as a highly efficient
and powerful brushless electric motor. Longer range and alternative
fuel models are being planned.

The Wraith will be capable of fully autonomous missions guided by an
internal autopilot and GPS guidance system; no in-flight operator
input will be required to fly the aircraft. The planned Ground Station
will be capable of linking up to 10 aircraft simultaneously, operated
by a single ground technician.

"We anticipate the Wraith to be used as an aerial surveillance
platform not only for military applications, but also for industries
such as forestry, agriculture, search and rescue, and more," stated
Craig Cervantes, CEO of Global Aerial Surveillance. "The Wraith has
been designed to be a flexible platform whether as a stand alone, or
used in conjunction with multiple aircraft and a Ground Station. The
applications are limitless, and the relatively low overall cost, when
compared to alternative UAV platforms, should attract attention from
those looking to implement an aerial surveillance system."

More information, including a test flight video, are available on the
website at: www.globalaerialsurveillance.com.

Open-Silicon Introduces IC-Catalyst -- an Integrated Platform for Chip Design and Manufacturing

Open-Silicon, Inc., a fabless ASIC company that provides a predictable, reliable and cost-effective alternative to traditional chip design and supply-chain models, is introducing IC-Catalyst, a proprietary fully integrated software system that enables the Company to manage all aspects of a chip-design flow and manufacturing supply chain. IC-Catalyst enables Open-Silicon to provide their customers with
ASICs that have high predictability and reliability at a cost much
lower that that achievable by a traditional ASIC vendor.

"Open-Silicon's mission is to bring predictable, reliable and cost-effective ASICs to the industry and dramatically increase the number of ASIC designs that go to production," said Dr. Naveed Sherwani, President and CEO of Open-Silicon. "With IC-Catalyst, we are able to exploit the commonality of mainstream ASIC designs and efficiently manage the entire design and manufacturing process. This
lets us accelerate time to market for our customer's products."

IC-Catalyst

IC-Catalyst provides an integrated design, manufacturing, and program
management infrastructure for the chip development cycle. Phase One
of the tool suite focuses on design by addressing the four types of
management tasks in an ASIC design implementation:

-- Design Configuration Management
-- Design Flow Management
-- Tool and Hardware Resource Management
-- Design Program Management

www.open-silicon.com 

Trendec to Present Innovative Biometric Authentication System for
Workforce Management at TASSCC Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas

Trendec, the Public Sector Division of The Harbour Group, Inc., today
announced that Kemp Fuller, Biometric Practice Director, will be presenting
on the topic "Utilizing Biometrics to enhance security and increase efficiency
of workforce management solutions" at the 2005 Texas Association of
State Systems for Computing and Communications (TASSCC) Annual
Conference. Fuller will discuss how, by utilizing biometric
authentication, government agencies, universities, and school
districts can increase their security, prevent fraud, and drive
greater efficiencies from their Human Resource and Workforce
Management Systems.

"Biometric Authentication provides unique advantages to the most
sensitive and intricate business processes that affect not only every
employee in an organization but directly affects the security and
reliability of the services provided. In state government, there are
literally hundreds of workforce applications that would benefit from
verified identity. Further, in The National Strategy for The
Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets
published by The White House, 'exploration of methods to authenticate
and verify personnel identity' is one its four key strategies. This
technology directly enables that capability at an affordable price
and in the most reliable method," said Mark A. Hill, Trendec's Vice
President for Public Sector.

www.trendec.com

Software602 Releases 602PRINT PACK 5.0 - Easily Create, Merge, Secure and Sign PDF Files

Company: Software602, Inc.
Country: USA
url: http://www.software602.com

Software602 announces 602PRINT PACK 5.0, an easy-to-use and feature-rich document conversion tool. This utility can create Adobe(r) PDF (Portable Document Format), image files or HTML e-mail from any application that can print. Version 5.0 features an all-new user interface along with many feature enhancements to PDF document creation.

602PRINT PACK 5.0 uses standard print output for conversion into an Adobe(r) Reader(r) compatible PDF file. It provides document owners with the ability to allow others to view the document, while retaining control over whether the document can be edited, printed, or copied. The new version supports all PDF security permissions including low-resolution printing and text access for screen reader devices. Further extend document security by electronically signing PDF documents using a Digital ID (PKCS#12) to provide tamper-resistance and verify author identity.

The new merge feature allows the creation of a single PDF document from multiple sources (Microsoft(r) Excel, Microsoft(r) Word). Use the Watermark and Stamp feature to brand documents by inserting text or an image (such as a corporate logo or stamp) directly into a PDF document. Up to 4000 DPI resolution makes this conversion utility suitable for CAD and other design applications.

The included Convert2PDF batch conversion application provides unlimited conversion from the following common office files types: .DOC, .XLS, .PPT, .RTF, .HTML, .TXT, .JPG, .GIF and .PDF. The batch process can be started on-demand or automated from the command-line and all features can be applied simultaneously (e.g. Security, Digital ID, Watermark, Stamp, etc.).

602PRINT PACK is also capable of output to any common image format: .BMP, .JPG, .PCX, .PNG, and multi-page .TIFF. The new 300 DPI resolution creates print ready images with ease.

New Version of dhtmlxTree from Scand Provides Web Developers with Comfortable Way to Create Full Featured JavaScript Navigation System for a Web Application

Company: Scand
Country: Belarus
url: http://www.scbr.com

Software development company Scand announces the release of version 1.1 of its JavaScript navigation component dhtmlxTree. dhtmlxTree provides a hierarchical view of data and allows web developers to create extensible DHTML tree control that works in all main browsers for Windows, Unix, Linux and Mac OS X. With this latest release, the tree control offers full cross-browser compatibility and powerful client-side API that allows complete customization of a tree view with JavaScript.

Because dhtmlxTree 1.1 has XML support, tree structure and appearance can be configured through XML. It allows concentrating on the content of the tree instead of the underlying complexity of JavaScript code. In addition, if a tree view was updated with JavaScript all the changes can be saved back to XML.

Advanced processing of XML allows dhtmlxTree 1.1 to handle large amounts of data. Dynamical loading of items from XML stream gives a possibility to create trees with unlimited number of nodes.

dhtmlxTree 1.1 has drag-and-drop functionality (within one tree, between trees, between frames). Drop-as-sibling behavior makes it easy to reorder nodes in a tree view.

Other notable feature enhancement in this version is built-in context menu (right click) enabling web developers to create user-friendly navigation interface by putting most necessary commands inside this menu and attaching it to the whole tree, group of items or individual item.

BOXX Unveils the First 4-processor, Dual-Core AMD Opteron(TM)-based
Graphics Workstation

BOXX Technologies, a provider of high-performance workstations for digital
content creation professionals, will give SIGGRAPH 2005 attendees the
opportunity to witness the introduction of the most powerful x86
graphics workstation available today. Based on four Dual-Core AMD
Opteron(TM) processors for a total of eight processing cores, this
new system will change the experience of working with a desk-side
workstation.

Launched in April 2005, Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors are the next
evolution of AMD64's Direct Connect Architecture and were designed
from the ground up to directly connect two cores on a single die,
along with memory, I/O and dedicated caches, improving overall system
performance and efficiency and eliminating the bottlenecks inherent
in a front-side-bus architecture.

Designed around four Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors, BOXX
Technologies will deliver a level of graphics and a level of computing
performance previously only attainable on Unix/RISC-based systems, but
at a fraction of the cost of these proprietary platforms. As a
result, artists will be able to enjoy a smooth creative workflow
using the same set of familiar tools from start to finish.

"Always driving to take the lead in the delivery of new technology,
we're excited to be able to demonstrate the power that future
workstations will bring to this market," said Ed Caracappa, director
of sales, BOXX Technologies. "Incorporating four dual-core AMD
Opteron processors in a desk-side package is a performance dream come
true for power hungry customers."

"AMD64 dual-core technology is accelerating the digital renaissance
in content creation initiated by AMD's single-core 64-bit technology,
and we believe it will have an effect on everyone from the top pros
to consumers creating at home," said Charlie Boswell, director of
Digital Media and Entertainment, AMD. "Dual-Core AMD Opteron
processors now available in powerful artist workstations from BOXX
Technologies provide industry-leading scalability and performance,
while helping to ensure a seamless migration to 64-bit computing."

Availability expected in late Q3 2005. For more details, contact BOXX
at 512-835-0400 or visit the BOXX Web site at www.boxxtech.com.

New Study Highlights the Economic Benefits of VoIP Using Verilink
8000 Series IAD as Benchmark

Verilink Corporation (NASDAQ: VRLK), a leading provider of broadband access solutions, today announced the results of a new study conducted by
independent research firm Network Strategy Partners, LLC which identifies and
quantifies the benefits of moving from traditional Time Division
Multiplex (TDM)-based to VoIP-enabled IADs as a CPE solution. The
report, entitled "Economic Impact on T1 Infrastructure of
VoIP-enabled IAD," uses Verilink's 8000 Series IAD as a benchmark in
examining the benefits of VoIP-enabled IADs and explores four primary
areas, including: CAPX analysis; recurring operating costs; total
cost of ownership (TCO); and operating expenses.

Conclusions from the study support the economic, technical and
operational advantages of VoIP-enabled IADs over their TDM-based
counterparts, and revealed a sharp reduction in legacy infrastructure
CAPX spending with the introduction of VoIP-enabled IADs and
softswitching. The study found that CAPX is 71% to 75% less through
the integration of VoIP enabled IADs in the future mode operations
(FMO) over that of present mode operations (PMO) based on TDM. The
study also found that the use of TDM IADs typically result in the
underutilization of a T1's full capacity due to the channelized
nature of TDM's dedicated DS0 circuits. VoIP-enabled IADs, in
contrast, can increase T1 utilization from 50 to 100% by employing
statistical multiplexing and sophisticated QoS capabilities, thus
tripling the service capacity of a T1 line.

http://www.verilink.com/papers/voip-economics.cfm.

Gaming Development Plays Key Role in Military Training and Security Preparation

Company: GamingIndustryStocks.com/HDS
Country: USA
url: www.gamingindustrystocks.com

an investor and industry news portal for the gaming sector and HomelandDefenseStocks.com (HDS), a news portal for the security industry, report on the convergence of gaming and the military as both industries work towards improving current levels of military training and preparation. Recent innovations in game development have become effective and efficient means for military divisions such as the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corp to obtain valuable field training without the high costs or timely process associated with physical in-field training.

Unlike war simulation games used for entertainment purposes that have scripted formats, these military programs have graphical variables that can be changed to suit different scenarios. Soldiers find themselves immersed in the game's ability to recreate true-to-life combat sights, sounds and the overall instability and volatility of the battle zone.

The lines are becoming blurred between the gaming industry and the military, as each turn to the other to further develop their respective technologies and user base. Game developers see commercial opportunities through the potential to make the already popular military genre grow to higher levels through the acquisition of key insights into the reality of battle. The military has found multiple benefits in using video games, which have proven to be a useful tool for both training, as they attempt to recreate the combat zone, and recruitment purposes as they try and reach out to potential soldiers. Commercial opportunities from a marriage with the gaming industry would also offer the military an additional revenue source as they capitalize on the content they have to offer developers and the public at large.

AKVIS Coloriage V.1.3: Colorize B&W photos and replace colors

Company: AKVIS LLC
Country: Russian Federation
url: http://akvis.com

AKVIS LLC announces the release of AKVIS Coloriage V.1.3, an innovative image processing software for quick colorizing of B&W photos and replacing colors on color photos. The name of the program reveals its main feature and an easy interface, which is as simple as a child's coloring book ("coloriage" means a coloring book in French). Operating as a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop and other image editors, AKVIS Coloriage requires no complicated techniques or special knowledge to achieve beautiful results, whether the task is delicate colorization of heirloom photographs or trying new color schemes on a photo of your home.

The plug-in is very easy to handle. After you mark areas of a photo with a virtual colored pencil, the program recognizes the borders of the area to be colorized and paints in the new color. Multiple areas of a photo can be treated at the same time, each with a different color.

The program's extensive palette of basic colors, coupled with a specialized Color Library for refining the subtle tones for skin, hair, grass and other natural elements, ensure total flexibility in the choice of colors for photo enhancement. This method offers flawless and exciting colorization of every kind of photo, from portraits and landscapes to fashion and architectural photography.

SMS in the U.S. - The Right Technology for Cellular Messaging Success?

Company: visiongain
Country: UK
url: http://www.ewirelessnews.com/index.html

According to the latest visiongain report " SMS in the U.S. - The Right Technology for Cellular Messaging Success?" text Messaging, or SMS, has been hugely successful in many parts of the world, but not so in the United States. The report question why this is and debates whether SMS ever be as popular in the U.S. market compared with the rest of the world.

With 270 billion messages sent globally last year, and the figure continuing to grow year-on-year, this communications tool has revolutionized the way that consumers and businesses across the world interact. Pricing issues and a lack of awareness of the service, are both factors that can be easily overcome by American carriers, however the results show the US market failing to embrace SMS technology as widely as the rest of the world. Speculations of other non-voice cellular communications technology, such as MMS, Mobile Instant Messaging or Mobile E-mail, could be the reason for fueling data-revenue growth in the U.S. instead.

The U.S. market for cellular communications grew 13.5% from 2002 to a value of $88 billion in 2003 and the market for wireless service in the U.S. is extremely concentrated with the top six companies sharing more than 70% of the total market. As of second quarter of 2004 the number of U.S. wireless subscribers was 163.5 million, up from slightly under 154 million at the close of 2003. The top-tier national carriers are no longer adding subscribers at the sustained rates of the past, and other factors such as ARPU, CPGA, and churn are becoming a more critical basis upon which to assess their relative strengths, weaknesses, challenges, and opportunities.

In the United States, more than 33% of mobile users are actively using text messaging- a total of 38 million. As of first quarter of 2004, mobile subscribers in Western Europe reached 332 million, for a penetration rate of 85%. Fifty million of these subscribers live in the United Kingdom, and 73% of UK subscribers use text messaging. As in continental Europe, text messaging in the UK is appealing to mobile users of all incomes and education levels. However in America texting is biased to the young - 57% of SMS users (of the 53% of mobile owners) are within the 18-25 year old age bracket.

By studying trends and business models from Europe and Asia, and the SMS strategies and solutions of the major U.S. carriers this report provides recommendations and forecasts to help companies understand the market potential of SMS, and other non-voice cellular communications technologies in the U.S. The studies of the psychology of both the European and American consumer in order to offer an understanding of what action needs to be taken to realize the market opportunities in the U.S.

The report "SMS in the U.S. - The Right Technology for Cellular Messaging Success?" investigates the American market, and explains why SMS has not reached European levels of usage. The report also details what work must be completed to tap into this vital non-voice revenue potential, and where MMS, mobile IM and E-mail will be positioned in the market over the coming years.

There are extensive examples across the globe of how the SMS market has exploded into a wealth of instant communications situations, thereby vastly improving the quality, interactivity and cost of advertising, media, and business, and at the same time generating vital revenues across the wireless industry. Globally, consumers and businesses have applied SMS to their daily business applications and have received startling results. Visiongain believes that currently 270 billion messages are sent globally each year, and growth in many European markets continues to soar.

China could see over 580 million mobile subscribers by 2010 announces visiongain's latest report.

Company: visiongain
Country: UK
url: http://www.ewirelessnews.com/index.html

The latest study, "The China Mobile Market" published by business information providers, visiongain, investigates the high growth of mobile and Internet users in China, which began in the second half of 1990s. Since then, the mobile market in China has become fiercer, with competition amongst mobile operators to control the entire value chain from contents and application through to terminals.

With a huge potential subscriber base, China's Internet and mobile markets still have a low and moderate penetration level respectively in comparison to other leading world markets. New regulation has created four mobile operators: China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom and China Netcom, with mobile communication services accelerating in the mainland and mobile user figures reaching 334 million in 2004.

"China's mobile subscribers will grow to 386 million subscribers by the end of 2005, rising to 580 million by the end of 2010", comments Nidhir Maudgalya, visiongain's Telecommunications analyst.

With a penetration rate of 25.7%, the mobile market in China is far from saturation levels. However, mobile operators in the mainland are faced with decreasing ARPU rates. Their approach to develop policies to address this issue, analysed in this report, is likely to result in consistent profit growth in China in future.

All possible aspects related to technology standards, in the event of launch of 3G services in the country, have been analysed including visiongain's predictions related to the much-anticipated third generation service. The report provides in depth analysis and predictions on the three possible standards likely to be deployed for 3G-service delivery in China.

Visiongain believes that if mobile operators and handset vendors play their cards right with respect to pricing, marketing and distribution strategies, especially in targeting the niche market areas and nascent consumer market, China could see over 580 million mobile subscribers by 2010, with a significant proportion using 3G enabled handsets.

Photo2DVD - Powerful Photo Slideshow Software to Color Your Digital Life

Company: Wondershare Software
Country: China
url: http://www.photo-to-dvd.com

Wondershare Software is proud to announce the release of Photo2DVD V 4.2 - A photo arrangement and slideshow creating software that allows you to archive digital photos, pictures, video clips on computer, create customized photo slideshows and convert them to VCD/DVD without any additional burning software required. Award-winning Photo2DVD includes professional - grade features and user-friendly interface, and with its moderate price, it is an ideal choice for anyone to create and share their wonderful photos slideshow.

This latest version of Photo2DVD supports virtually all formats of pictures, audios and videos without any quality loss. Thanks to its new added functions, you can combine video clips, background music, transition effects all together to build the desired slideshow as freely as you can imagine.

The new functions include more video clips supported (AVI, MPG, MEPG, QuickTime), with those video chips you can make photo slideshow more liver; More stable built-in burning program, you can burn the finalized photo slideshows to VCD/DVD directly to keep them everlasting, no extra separate burning program needed. And in order to make slideshow more enjoyable in this version we especially offer a wide range of photo templates including all kind of themes to choose to color you live digital photo album. You can get those photo templates at: http://www.photo-to-dvd.com/download/photo-slideshow-templates.html

Whether you are professional photographer or an amateur, or just someone who are looking for some software to archive digital photos; Photo2DVD would be a good choice for its powerful, easy-to-use and affordable wonderful slideshow creating experience.

Moneynet Warns Consumers May Be Caught Short By ID Theft Protection Products

Company: Moneynet
Country: UK
url: http://www.moneynet.co.uk/
email: online@moneynet.co.uk
title: Moneynet Warns Consumers May Be Caught Short By ID Theft Protection Products

Bank account and credit card holders are being advised not to be lulled into a false sense of security just because they have signed up with a provider's fraud protection policy. With the growing threat of ID theft in the shape of bank account and credit card cloning, lenders, card companies and credit reference agencies increasingly offer customers a range of anti-id theft services.

But online financial data analysis company Moneynet today warns that many of these policies are flawed in that they do not offer full financial compensation to victims of fraud - and urges credit card and account holders to take simple measures to protect themselves against the rising problem of id theft.

"We have seen a number of providers - and even credit reference agencies such as Experian - marketing protection services in recent months," said Moneynet chief executive Richard Brown."Yet few, if any, of these services appear to offer insurance protection against actual financial loss in the event that a credit card company, for example, refuses to cover the loss - and surely this is what consumers really need," he said. "And if consumers are going to take out cover, they should also be aware that the cost of protection can vary considerably," he added. "Royal Bank of Scotland's service, while very comprehensive, will cost its customers more than £80 a year, while Barclaycard charges less than half that for a similar level of cover. However, the full terms and conditions of the credit card should also be taken into account and the id protection products should not be considered in isolation.

Flux BPM, Workflow, Job Scheduler 7.0 Released

Flux Business Process Management (BPM), Workflow, and Job Scheduler, version 7.0, has been released.

Flux 7.0 adds new BPM features, including support for routing business processes to supervisory and subordinate employees within an organization. For example, purchase requisitions exceeding a certain threshold can be routed to a supervisor for approval. Also in Flux 7.0 are new Workflow features, including support for various scripting languages (BeanShell, etc) and sub-workflows. Other new features include searchable audit trail and logs through the new web-based Operations Console.

www.fluxcorp.com

Pop3 Media Corp To Develop Groundbreaking New Storage Technology

Pop3 Media Corp. announced today that the Company is in the final stages of
negotiations to acquire the rights to an exciting new proprietary portable data storage technology which is currently under development.

This exciting new technology will allow for the storage of vast
amounts of data on a single portable disc, with minimum storage
capacities of over 50 GBytes per disc and maximum storage capacities
upwards of 100 GBytes. Additionally, we expect extremely high data
transfer rates; approaching speeds similar to hard drives.

The technology currently under development is intended to allow data
to be replicated on a low-cost, mass production basis, comparable to
CD/DVD-ROM discs, while simultaneously allowing recording of uniquely
identifying serial numbers and/or user data on the same portable
media. This capability is intended to enable the use of new and
ever-changing copy prevention technologies to ensure that the rights
of copyright holders are protected. Pop3 intends to license the
technology to various manufacturers when development is completed.

Pop3 believes that this new technology will be more than able to
compete against other emerging technologies being readied to replace
the DVD in the near future. The emergence of HDTV, with its enormous
data storage requirements and the ever increasing need for reliable
data backup, will ensure a market for high-capacity removable data
storage devices. One of the most exciting features of this technology
is that it is intended to use mostly off-the-shelf hardware already
in mass production. It is expected that a licensed manufacturer
should be able to produce player/recorders for under $100 and fully
replicate and serialized discs below $5.00

http://www.pop3media.com/

Complete Rich Text Editor Featuring DERT!

Company: mental9Production
Country: Lebanon
url: http://www.mental9Production.com
mental9Production, AKA m9P software production and publishing, announces today the release of m9P Editor Plus, a complete rich text editor featuring DERT, a technique for compiling rich text into distributable program. This editor supports text to speech and can also be used as text to PDF and rich text to HTML converter. A unique solution that combines many advanced features into one fun and easy to use software, m9P Editor Plus is available for purchase mainly from the publisher website and from many online software distributors for 62.00 USD!

m9P Editor Plus is a complete rich text editor that features the DERT technique. By default, the application handles text editing with the standard rich text format (RTF) found in documents with the (.rtf) extension. RTF enables you to write text with persistent format and to embed images and objects within your document. To make it easier for you to work with several documents at once, the editor is build as a multiple document interface (MDI) program that can host many documents within a single user interface. One interesting feature in m9P Editor Plus is that it can compile distributable executable rich text (DERT). As a trademark of mental9Production, DERT technique enables you to distribute your rich text with all of its embedded images and objects as a single compressed and secured executable program. This ensures that your publication reach its destination as intended without the ability to be tempered with. The executable can be run to display your rich text in read mode only exactly as was originally written and formatted. Building your text as executable is especially useful for internet distribution, where users can download and run your publication as any ordinary program.

Candy-Flavored Cigarettes Try to Make Tobacco a Sweet Treat for Kids

American Lung Association Issues Tobacco Policy Trend Alert Calling
for Government Action

The tobacco industry is continuing its targeted marketing to teens via candy-flavored cigarettes, according to an American Lung Association Tobacco Policy Trend Alert: From Joe Camel to Kauai Kolada -- the Marketing of Candy-Flavored Cigarettes. Advertising and promotion for these
products uses hip-hop imagery, attractive women, and other imagery to
appeal to youth in similar ways that Joe Camel did a decade ago.
Tobacco products remain virtually unregulated and each day more than
5,000 kids under 18 try their first cigarette, and more than 2,000
become established daily smokers.

Increased marketing efforts for candy-flavored cigarettes came after
the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement prohibited tobacco companies from
using cartoon characters to sell cigarettes. The surge in advertising
from top tobacco companies such as Reynolds American has successfully
reached the intended Audience -- youth -- in an underhanded manner.
Researchers at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY,
recently released the results of several surveys that showed that 20
percent of smokers ages 17 to 19 smoked flavored cigarettes in the
past 30 days while only 6 percent of smokers over the age of 25 did.

"It's appalling that the tobacco industry is not held responsible for
the deadly products it continues to market and sell to young people,"
said John Kirkwood, President and CEO of the American Lung
Association. "Clearly, the industry is trying to get young people
hooked on smoking and nothing is being done to limit this targeted
marketing. Cigarettes, even in assorted candy flavors, cause lung
cancer and lung disease and should be banned for the sake of our
children."

Action at the federal level has been minimal. A proposed bill giving
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate tobacco
products failed to pass in Congress in 2004. Identical FDA
legislation was reintroduced in March 2005. Under the proposed FDA
legislation, candy and fruit flavoring in cigarettes would be
immediately prohibited. The legislation would also regulate the sale,
marketing and manufacturing of cigarettes.

You can make your voice heard on this issue by logging on to
http://lungaction.org/campaign/tobaccofda and advocating for stricter
regulation of the tobacco industry. The full American Lung
Association Tobacco Policy Trend Alert: From Joe Camel to Kauai Kolada
-- the Marketing of Candy-Flavored Cigarettes can be viewed on the
web at http://slati.lungusa.org.

For more information about the American Lung Association or to
support the work it does, call 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872) or log
on to www.lungusa.org.

NetPro's DirectoryAnalyzer 4.0 Sets New Standard for Active Directory
Health Management

NetPro Computing, Inc.,
a leading provider of distributed services management software, today
announced the release of DirectoryAnalyzer 4.0. A major upgrade of
its first-to-market Active Directory infrastructure management
solution, DirectoryAnalyzer 4.0 takes directory health management to
new heights, featuring seamless integration with NePro's
ChangeAuditor for Active Directory and DirectoryTroubleshooter
solutions, an intuitively redesigned client interface, enhanced alert
support, and real-time email notification.

DirectoryAnalyzer ensures the reliability and performance of Active
Directory by proactively diagnosing and alerting on the directory
24x7, managing all key infrastructure components including
replication, Active Directory-related DNS, domain controllers,
operations masters, global catalogs, domains, and sites.

Url: www.netpro.com

DB Visual Architect for Eclipse
Company: Visual Paradigm International Ltd.
Country: Hong Kong
http://www.visual-paradigm.com

Visual Paradigm is pleased to announce that DB Visual ARCHITECT 2.0 for Eclipse has been released with numerous tailored modeling and usability guaranteed to satisfy your database application development.

* What is DB Visual ARCHITECT for Eclipse?
DB Visual ARCHITECT for Eclipse (DBVA-EC) is an Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) tool acting as a bridge between object model, data model and relational database. DB-VA automates the mapping between them supporting the synchronization and generation of code and database, which reduces the development time. DBVA-EC not only supports the latest standards of Java notations, but also the latest and full UML 2.0 diagrams and notations
DBVA-EC generates a persistence layer between object and data models which reduces the risk of developing the persistence layer manually and helps to keep the database schema and the persistence layer consistent.

A new release 1.5.01 of SearchInform search system.
Company: SoftInform
Country: Belarus
url: http://www.searchinform.com

the SoftInform company announced the release of a new version of the information search system SearchInform 1.5.01 with the support of search by file attributes.
Following automatic rubrication that had been implemented in the previous version the developers have substantially enhanced the functionality of the application with new opportunities. SearchInform 1.5.01 proudly boasts the ability to search by file attributes and search with limits. The new types of files for indexation comprise .mp3 and .avi tags, Open Office documents and electronic messages from TheBat. The support of document attributes has equipped users with additional opportunities and streamlined the search process. Search with limits enables you to search documents with certain attributes only (by file size, by message subject, by characters in the heading, etc.).

iNetFormFiller Enterprise by SoftInform released

Company: SoftInform
Country: Belarus
url: http://www.inetformfiller.com
Product_description: The assortment of Internet-oriented software produced by the SoftInform company has been enriched with an application that automatically fills in Web forms - iNetFormFiller Enterprise.

iNetFormFiller Enterprise is a corporate version of a well-known application for automatic filling of forms, iNetFormFiller 2.8. The main difference of the corporate version is that it supports third-party data sources when processing information. This enables repeated filling of Web forms with various information at minimum time expenditure.

The Enterprise version features transfer to a system of plug-ins (libraries) that allows supporting virtually any data sources (in the Professional version you could only work with a special text format .csv). The standard iNetFormFiller Enterprise delivery package includes both a support plug-in for .csv format support and a Software Development Kit with the help of which you can create libraries for connecting to any third-party data sources. In addition, the SoftInform company is planning on enhancing the standard delivery package of the application with new plug-ins.

iNetFormFiller Enterprise is a flexible system for automatic filling of forms with support of batch-processing that will dramatically cut down the time and efforts you spend on filling the same forms with identical data.

Tools4ever releases User Management Resource Administrator version 7.2

Company: Tools4ever
Country: Netherlands
url: www.tools4ever.com

Tools4ever, leading provider of disk quota, user management and network management solutions, today announced the release of User Management Resource Administrator version 7.2. The tool offers administrators the latest technology for controlling and updating user data in ActiveDirectory. With the powerful built-in drag-and-drop scripting actions, even the most complex user management tasks can be performed without any knowledge of scripting languages.

AKVIS Stamp 2.0 Digital Image Retouching Has Become More Fun Than Work!

Company: AKVIS LLC
Country: Russian Federation
http://akvis.com/

AKVIS LLC announces the release of AKVIS Stamp V.2.0. New to the version: support of 16 bits per channel. AKVIS Stamp is an intelligent cloning tool. The application helps users of any level of computer competence to seamlessly remove image defects and clone objects with a minimum of efforts.

Unlike common cloning tools, AKVIS Stamp boasts automatic adjusting of the "patches" to the color range, texture and brightness of the target background. Thanks to that, you can easily remove face imperfections (wrinkles, freckles, pimples) and even objects that spoil a photo - like waste bins, wires, street signs).

The unique Edit Mode allows you to clone large fragments. It will not fuse the cloned area with the background until the Edit Mode is deactivated, allowing multiple revisions such as changing the size of the stamp, indicating another source for cloning, making clones out of different parts of the image, and otherwise editing the cloned area before making the changes permanent. When all the details of a retouch are complete, the user switches off the Edit Mode, and all the cloned areas are flawlessly integrated. Demonstrations of AKVIS Stamp's features are available at http://akvis.com/en/stamp-tutorial/index.php.


XsunX Announces Superior Results with the use of PEN-Based Plastic Films

Company: XSunX, Inc.
Country: USA
url: http://www.xsunx.com

XsunX, Inc. (OTCBB: XSNX), developer of Power Glass(TM) -- an innovative solar technology that allows glass windows to produce electricity from the power of the sun, announced today that continued development efforts in low temperature processing techniques on plastic films have produced superior results with the use of Polyethylenenapthalate (PEN). Accordingly, XsunX has chosen PEN as a preferred plastic film for the manufacture of Power Glass solar electric films.

The Company's developing technology for the use of PEN-based films is producing solar cells with properties consistent to those found when using glass to manufacture the Company's solar cell design. This suitability of PEN as a substitute for glass, or other more expensive plastics, provide XsunX with economies in reduced manufacturing costs through the use of less expensive materials. Materials such as PEN-based plastics typically cost about 9 times less than other films currently in use for the manufacture of flexible solar cells.

In addition to their cost advantages, PEN-based films are also readily available from a wide variety of manufacturers. The Company has begun work to establish compatibility of the evolving XsunX process with various manufacturers. This may prove to be a benefit to future licensee's of the XsunX process allowing access to multiple suppliers of PEN-based films.

Multi-Color Printing Made Cost - Effective
Country: USA
A new color management solution makes CMYK-based
multi-color printing cost-effective with its new and unique workflow tools.
The New ProfileMaker 5 Publish Plus by GretagMacbeth enable print
professionals to produce large format prints, fine art reproduction,
textile digital printing and small-to-medium multi-color prints with
reduced separation and proofing cycles by a factor of three.

Two Color MFPs Introduced
Country: USA
Oki Data Americas introduced two color multifunctional products (MFPs) expected
to deliver fast, high-resolution colors for various workgroup sizes. The ES3640e
MFP and ES1624n MFP will  allow workgroups to print, copy, scan and network fax
with a single, capable, high-performance solution. Multifunctional Peripherals are
being evaluated as replacements to the expensive products found in most office
environments. As such, the ES3640e MFP and ES1624n MFP, two color multifunctional
products were introduced by Oki Data Americas as response to the challenge of
finding devices that can truly meet the needs of workgroups without compromise.

An Entirely New Digital Photography Experience
Country: USA
Adobe Systems Incorporated brings along Photoshop CS2 software, part of
the highly integrated and enhanced Adobe Creative Suite 2
package. It is stand alone digital photography software that will bring its
users to a new level of power, digital imaging precision and control. With
Adobe Photoshop CS2, users are sure to experience an entirely new digital
photography. Photoshop CS2 is an integration of advanced tools that are
especially for digital photographers, graphics and video professionals. It has
a new set of integrated intuitive tools, an enhanced Spot Healing Brush for
handling common photographic problems. Some of the things that Spot
Healing Brush could do are remove blemishes, red-eyes, noise, blurring and
lens distortion.

Project Management Templates Released
Country: New Zealand
Project Management Company Method123 have today released a complete
suite of Project Management Templates, Documents and Forms for Project
Managers. The website offers more than 50 document templates as well a
Project Management Guide to help managers undertake their projects.

Hippo's New Bluetooth Stereo Headphones transform Laptops into
Wireless Music Players
Country: Singapore
Hippo Lifestyles Pte. Ltd. today announced the launch of iWiSH2210,
wireless stereo headphones for mobile professionals. Based on the widely
popular Bluetooth technology, the headphones ship with a Bluetooth USB
sound stick that can be plugged into the USB port on a PC or Mac. The
Bluetooth USB sound stick requires no software installation and instantly
turns the computer into a wireless music player when plugged in. iWiSH2210,
including the Bluetooth stereo headphones and the Bluetooth USB sound stick
has a suggested retail price of US$149.

DevPlanner became the top rated productivity application on Tucows
Country: Ukraine
Product_description: DevPlanner received 5 cows, the highest Tucows rating.
In addition to increased popularity of the software it gets on the first
place of the top rated in productivity column, before Microsoft Live Meeting,
Salon Iris and Quick Notes Plus. There are few most important features what
people liked in DevPlanner. Alexander Fedorenko, author of DevPlanner, shared
his view on features what bring DevPlanner to success: "First of all, users liked
DevPlanner for simplicity and possibility to easily manage tasks, their daily
schedules and deadlines. Of course, many customers bought DevPlanner because
they can save time on weekly reports and timesheets. Just few mouse clicks and
DevPlanner will generate it from planning data."

Database and application performance improved with subset data
creation dba tools for Oracle databases
Country: UK
Grid-Tools Limited today announced the release of its subsetting tool for Oracle to
help organisations manage and maintain increasingly complex databases. GT Subset
allows you to quickly and easily create Oracle subset databases using the latest
technology from Oracle combined with an easy to use front end.

Optimizing for the Correct Keywords
Country: Venezuela
Since the keywords that you decide to target will be used throughout the optimization
process choosing the right keywords is essential. To get listed correctly in the search
engines each page of your site that you want listed needs to be optimized to the best
of your ability. Since the keywords that you decide to target will be used throughout the
optimization process choosing the right keywords is essential.

Vipera delivers a provisioning solution for deploying Java games to mobile phones
Country: Switzerland
Over-the-air provisioning is the process of downloading and installing J2ME applications
such as Java Games on mobile phones. The piece of software infrastructure making
provisioning possible is called a provisioning server. Provisioning servers
are often compared with vending machines, allowing end users to pick mobile
applications from a list of software choices, and having a software package
customized for that particular mobile phone model installed over-the-air.

New Product Release: Elecard DVD Player beta
Country: Russian Federation
Elecard Ltd, a leading provider of professional CODECs and compression
technology, continues to broaden its family of consumer products - a beta
version of Elecard DVD Player is available for evaluation now. Elecard DVD
Player is an application that allows playing DVDs or media files/a list of files.
It provides high resolution and full quality playback of MPEG-2 and MPEG-1
video streams based on Elecard MPEG2 Video Decoder.

Strata Announces StrataStock
Country: USA
Strata™ Announces StrataStockPartners with ShutterStock to provide access to
over 200,000 images. Strata, the company adding a new dimension to the designer's
toolset, today announced its exclusive partnership with ShutterStock to create
StrataStock, a new low priced, royalty free stock photography and stock
graphic art site. For as little as $8.95 an image users have access to a
huge library of images that grows at a rate of 4,000 per week.

XstreamDB 3.2 Unleashes the Power of Native XML Storage
Country: Canada
Bluestream Database Software Corporation, a world leader in XML technology
innovation is proud to announce a new release of its flagship product XstreamDB
3.2 native XML database. In addition to performance and security, XStreamDB 3.2
has an enhanced tree update, as well as, document metadata support. With the
enhanced tree update the user can identify any node in the database and make
appropriate changes, all within the context of XQuery. Document metadata is
associated with every document in the database thus extending the choices
developers have when determining a document identity model.

Photo Slideshow Software is on Release
Country: China
Photo slide show software(formerly as Photo2VCD Standard ; Photo2VCD
Professional) is a powerful but easy to use utility that allows you to archive
your favorite digital photos into DVD/VCD compatible MPEG files with background
music and up to 150 transition effects. These files can be viewed on your
computer or burned to a CD-R or DVD-R for viewing on your DVD/VCD player.
Creat you own custom music photo slideshow, Enjoy and share your wonderful
moments with your family and friends.

Professional Image Processing made easy! AKVIS proves once again
that image editing can be fun
Country: Russia
It's been a year since the creative team at AKVIS LLC launched its first
software for image editing. Now its highly successful product family
includes 5 plug-ins for various image processing tasks.

Discovery of Windows XP firewall covert abilities
Country: UK
SphinxSoftware has started the development of a new consumer product line
for personal network security. The first product of the line - XP Firewall control -
has been released. Basing on the firewall included into Windows XP Service Pack 2,
XP Firewall control expands area of application of the firewall and offers new
approaches to application security.

G-Lock Software announces the release of G-Lock SpamCombat 2.33
Country: Belarus
G-Lock SpamCombat kills 99.5% of spam and viruses before they even get to the
Inbox. In fact, the program does not even download unwanted correspondence
by deleting it on the server directly. To achieve this astonishing efficiency and
accuracy, G-Lock SpamCombat uses all known anti-spam measures - Whitelist,
Blacklist, HTML Validator, DNSBL  filter, and the Bayesian filter.

Release of Advanced Administrative Tools 5.80
Country: Belarus
G-Lock Software, Inc. released Advanced Administrative Tools 5.80, a Windows
application that investigates and gathers information about your computer,
network status, and service availability. AATools includes 12 different state-of-
the-art tools for assessing optimizing, managing, and safeguarding your network
and computers, all in one easy-to-use program. It performs an inspection on
everything vital to network security as it pertains to the protection of your
computer, including the utilization of tools to check open ports, proxies, email
lists, Internet applications, and general system information.

Digitally Walk-Through Commercial Marketplaces and Business Parks  in your Community!
Country: USA
Organizations and individuals looking to improve their marketing, sales,
fund-raising, and purchasing efforts in their local/regional marketplaces
will benefit from the newly expanded offering of CD-ROM directories from
Clearvu Communications, Inc. Designed for Companies that need a quick and
easy to use "digital overview" of their marketplace and the busin