Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2001
Organic, Inc. (Nasdaq:OGNC) announced today that it has received a proposal from Seneca Investments LLC to acquire for $0.33 per share those Organic shares not already owned or under contract to be purchased by Seneca.
"The proposal will be reviewed by a special committee of Organic's Board of Directors," said Mark Kingdon, CEO of Organic.
Seneca's proposal is subject to the following conditions:
-- Participation in the transaction by the holders of at least half of the Organic shares not currently owned or under contract to be purchased by Seneca -- The closing of Seneca's purchase of the additional shares from Organic's majority stockholder pursuant to the agreement described below -- Documentation satisfactory to Seneca of relevant changes relating to Organic's San Francisco office lease, previously agreed to in principle by Organic and its landlord -- The absence of any material defaults by Organic with respect to any of its material contracts and -- Other customary conditions.
There can be no assurance that the proposal made by Seneca will proceed.
Seneca Investments LLC owns 22.2% of Organic's shares and entered into an agreement today with the company's majority stockholder to acquire an additional 58.7% of Organic's outstanding shares. The purchase price for the shares acquired from Organic's majority stockholder will be based on an earn-out formula under which a payment of $5.9 million would be made at closing, with an additional $10.0 million to be subsequently paid if certain conditions are met. Seneca has the option not to make the $10.0 million additional payment and instead adjust the earn-out formula if Seneca has not acquired at least 90% of Organic's outstanding shares within a year of the purchase of shares from Organic's majority stockholder. Further amounts would become payable under the earn-out formula only if there are substantial improvements in Organic's results of operations through December 31, 2006. The price Seneca has proposed to pay for shares not held by Organic's majority stockholder would consist solely of the $0.33 per share amount and would not include any earn-out feature.
About Seneca Investments LLC
Seneca Investments LLC is an e-services holding company.
About Organic, Inc.
Organic, Inc. (Nasdaq:OGNC) is a technology-enabled marketing partner to Global 1000 companies in the automotive, financial services, retail and consumer products and entertainment, media and communications sectors that has performed award-winning work for DaimlerChrysler, Washington Mutual and Target Corp. Other industry leading clients include Domino's Pizza, British Telecommunications plc, General Electric Financial Assurance Holdings, Inc. and PlayStation.com (America), Inc. In the Internet professional services industry, Organic (www.organic.com) has a history as an innovator. Having developed a number of Web sites that were the first in category, Organic also created Yahoo!'s user interface and logo, and contributed to the development of Apache, the leading Web serving application. Founded in 1993, Organic is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Latin America.
Safe Harbor Statements Under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995
This release contains, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements, concerning the following topics: the consummation of the purchase and sale of a majority of the company's stock by third parties, the renegotiation of the Company's lease agreement with its landlord covering its San Francisco office space, the acquisition of remaining outstanding shares of the Company's common stock by Seneca Investments LLC, the terms and conditions pursuant to which Seneca Investments LLC would acquire such shares and the price per share at which such acquisition would be made. Forward-looking statements are subject by their nature to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to those related to the parties' ability to meet the closing conditions set forth in the stock purchase agreement between Seneca Investments LLC and the Company's majority stockholder, the Company's ability to renegotiate its lease agreement with respect to its San Francisco office space, the ability of the special committee of the Company's board of directors to negotiate acceptable terms under which the Company's outstanding common stock would be acquired, general economic conditions, uncertainties arising from the events that occurred in the United States on September 11, 2001 and other factors described from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2001. All forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the date of this release. The Company disclaims any obligation to update such statements in the future.
Note to Editors: ORGANIC is a service mark or registered service mark of Organic, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. Other trademarks and service marks referenced are marks of their respective owners.
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Fall Internet World News from Monday, Oct, 5: KnowledgeLink Announces PerSavant; Information Access Tool Solves "Info-Source Glut" Dilemma, Permits Single View of Information From Internal, External Sources KnowledgeLink and UMI Pact -- ABI/INFORM Now Offered Via Web and Notes UWI.Com Releases First XML-Based Software for Complex Business Forms on the Web ADVISORY/If You Had Fabrik Remote, Checking E-Mail At Internet World Would Be Easy; Fabrik Remote Gives Mobile Users Complete Integration Into Corporate E-Mail Systems Punch Networks To Exhibit at Fall Internet World `98; See Punch Networks in the Microsoft Partner Pavilion, Booth 1603 Catalog International Ships Cat@log 2.6 Catalog International Announces Next Release of Cat@log; Support For Server Side Scripting Provides Higher Levels of Customization Yesler Software Announces Yesler Alive; Now Anyone can Produce Multimedia Communications for the Web Exodus Introduces Comprehensive Security Package for Safe Web Operations; Best-of-Breed Electronic Security Provides Enhanced Protection for Network Assets and Online Transactions Digital Renaissance Announces T.A.G. Production Suite; New Product Line Gives Web Developers Complete Solution for Creating Streaming Media Applications Network Solutions Unveils Enhancements to dot com mail Service at Fall Internet World '98 ADVISORY/Andromedia to Make Corporate Announcement Regarding Internet Personalization and Web Site Analysis as it Pertains to E-commerce and 1-To-1 Marketing Mecklermedia, "The Internet Media Company's" Fall Internet World '98, the World's Largest Internet Industry Event, Opens Today in New York CA Kicks Off 10-City Jasmine Partner Seminar At Fall Internet World NextCard Visa Among First to Use the Exodus Vault to Secure Mission-critical Internet Site Fall Internet World 98 Exhibitor Profile for ECware Software Veon Announces Release of Veon Activation Suite ADVISORY/Andromedia to Make Corporate Announcement Regarding Internet Personalization and Web Site Analysis as it Pertains to E-commerce and 1-To-1 Marketing Digital Impact Launches Agency Partners Program; Interactive Marketing Agencies Gain Access to Leading One-To-One Email Marketing Service `Plug-Ins Suck' at Internet World, 1998, in New York; GEO Interactive to award cash prizes every 10 minutes Intraware Establishes Software Management Agreement With WindDance Networks ADVISORY/Accrue Software at Fall Internet World '98 Excalibur Announces RetrievalWare(R) WebExpress ICSA to Offer Secure VPN with TruSecure Resonate Provides Maximum Availability for E-Commerce With New Secure Client Capabilities NetStudio Challenges Adobe to High School Shootout; Report Cards Available At Fall Internet World, Booth 3433, to Kick Off Event SevenMountains Introduces TaskForce - First High Performance Java Desktop and Cross- Company Productivity Suite NTT Software and Stumpworld Provide New Dimension to Internet Retailing Through Live Celebrity Chat TelePost Announces Ten Cent Per Minute Conference Calling; TelePost Conference Center Uses Standard Phone Lines Yet Saves as Much as 80% Compared to Traditional Teleconferencing Services Previous Fall Internet World News: ADVISORY/America Online Inc. -- Fall Internet World 1998 Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City ADVISORY/Comshare Expert Speaks at World's Largest Event for Electronic Business and Internet Technology; Comshare CTO Adds Experience to Fall Internet World 1998 Mecklermedia's Fall Internet World '98 Brings Together Movers and Shakers for Internet Investment Symposium ADVISORY/JFAX Communications Gets Bigger and Stronger Well Engaged to Announce the Release of Discussions 3.0 at Fall Internet World '98 ADVISORY/PSINet To Showcase PSIVoice Internet Telephony Solution at Internet World October 7-9 at The Javits Center, New York Concentric Network, Hiway Technologies, Sage Networks, Worldwide Internet, Web 2010, Sumo, Inc. and NetMechanic...they're changing the way you do business on the Internet Mecklermedia's Fall Internet World '98, America's Largest E-business Trade Show, Hosts Over 600 Exhibitors and Offers Extensive Technology Showcases and Workshops Showcase Preview Gives Media a Look at 36 Hot Internet Products and Services ADVISORY/ Lernout & Hauspie to Launch, Worldwide: iTranslator in 15 Language Pairs, Dramatically Expanded Internet Translation Services Mecklermedia, "The Internet Media Company's," Fall Internet World '98 Features Full Range of Internet Solutions In Six In-Depth Conferences Mecklermedia, "The Internet Media Company," Welcomes Silicon Alley Reporter Showcase to Fall Internet World '98 REMINDER/Press Pre-Registration is Now Open for Mecklermedia's Fall Internet World '98 ADVISORY/Press Pre-Registration is Now Open for Mecklermedia's Fall Internet World '98
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11 July 2011 - At least 56% of smartphone users in Germany hold the opinion that mobile phones with the Internet access are gaining importance in online-banking services, according to the results of a special survey carried out by IT services provider Fiducia.
Nearly half of the people in this group said they would use their mobile phone for payment transactions on the Internet.
About 1,000 people participated in the opinion poll.
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"Cooperative communication has been shown as an effective way to exploit spatial diversity to improve the quality of wireless links," researchers in London, United Kingdom report.
"The key feature of cooperative transmission is to encourage single-antenna devices to share their antennas cooperatively such that a virtual and distributed antenna array can be constructed, and, as a result, reception reliability can be improved and power consumption can be reduced significantly. With better understanding of such a physical layer technique, it becomes critically important to study how the performance gain of cooperative diversity at the physical layer can be reflected at the networking layer, thus ultimately improving application performance," wrote Z.G. Sheng and colleagues, University of London.
The researchers concluded: "This article presents an overview of network performance in cooperative wireless networks."
Sheng and colleagues published their study in IEEE Communications Magazine (Cooperative Wireless Networks: From Radio to Network Protocol Designs. IEEE Communications Magazine, 2011;49(5):64-69).
For additional information, contact Z.G. Sheng, University of London Imperial College, Dept. of Electrical & Electrical Engineering, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.
Publisher contact information for the journal IEEE Communications Magazine is: IEEE-Institute Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc., 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08855-4141, USA.
Keywords: City:London, Country:United Kingdom, Region:Europe, Communications, Networks, Wireless Network, Wireless Technology
This article was prepared by Internet Networks & Communications editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2011, Internet Networks & Communications via VerticalNews.com.
Byline: Biz Bureau
GOOGLE is running a campaign to get 100,000 businesses online by the end of the year. As part of this, they have launched the Best of British Web Competition to find the UK's best websites.
More than half a million small businesses in the UK are run entirely online, but Google wants more firms to take advantage of the internet with its free website builder at www.gbbo.co.uk.
The competition is open to all small businesses that have up to 50 full-time staff.
Companies can enter at the above website. Contestants will be judged on design and usability on June 26.
GET YOUR BIZ ONLINE
WE have teamed up with Google to offer 50 Mirror readers the chance to join a session with techie experts to get your firm online.
There are going to be two 60-minute sessions on June 24 at Google UK HQ in London, with 25 places on each.
One session will be for beginners and will give guidance on creating a website with no expense incurred, along with tips on how to showcase your firm in the best possible light.
The other is for the more advanced user, where they can learn how to improve an existing website, along with tips on making online operations a bigger hit.
For the chance to attend, email your name, address and daytime telephone number to: bizbureau@mirror.co.uk, marking the subject Google Experts and with the word Beginner or Intermediate.
Entry closes on June 10.
WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF):
Posted by EDF Blogs in Smart Grid
Guest Blog Post By: Jackie Roberts, EDF's Director of Sustainable Technologies, National Climate Campaign
The exciting innovations in the area of an energy internet - also known as the "smart grid" - illustrate just one of the ground-breaking ways that the U.S. can reduce our energy consumption and carbon emissions while also creating new business opportunities that help expand jobs.
Big Market, Big Return
Using data from a Pacific Northwest National Lab study that quantified several categories of smart grid benefits, Duke University estimates that a built-out smart grid could reduce an estimated 18% of emissions from the U.S. electric sector. Looking across the full spectrum of possible benefits, EDF sees even greater potential. By mobilizing system-wide efficiencies and large-scale deployment of renewable and distributed resources, a well-designed smart grid could reduce electric sector carbon emissions 30% by 2030.
This new market is predicted to be just as large as the aforementioned emission estimates. According to one market research firm, the global market value of products to enable the smart grid has grown from an estimated $26 billion in 2005 to more than $69 billion in 2009, a compounded annual growth rate of 22%. Total market value is expected to exceed $186 billion by 2015 (SBI Energy, 2010).
Who Will Benefit?
Duke University's report, "U.S. Smart Grid: Finding New Ways to Cut Carbon and Create Jobs," identifies 334 U.S. company locations in 39 states that are already developing or manufacturing products for a smart grid. All regions of the country will benefit.
For example, Chicago-based SandC Electric Company, founded in 1911, acquired new customers in the smart grid market. The company holds thousands of patents in switchgear, interrupters, and other transmission-voltage devices. In the past four years, its business has expanded approximately 50%, according to the company, with new products such as a truck-sized device that connects wind farms to the grid. Today, most of SandC's products are made in the United States and Canada, with only a small portion made elsewhere. In all, the U.S. workforce totals about 1,700 employees, including more than 1,000 machinist, manufacturing, assembly and support positions, 200 engineers and technicians, a global sales force, and finance and accounting offices.
Global Expansion
Export markets are promising as well. According to Duke, "Italy's 30 million installed smart meters all use Echelon (a U.S. company based in California) technology. Echelon has recently won large contracts in China, Russia, and Denmark."
As former Google CEO Eric Schmidt noted, "Many companies can skirt downturns entirely by coming up with innovations that change the game in their industries - or create new ones." That's exactly what companies identified by Duke, from well-known IBM and other partners in our Pecan Street Project to companies such as Cooper Power Systems, are doing as they expand their offerings to meet the demands of the smart grid value chain.
Just last Friday, Eric Spiegel, President and CEO of Siemens Corporation, announced that their "orders and sales are increasing and [they] have added more than 1,000 new jobs to our U.S. workforce in just the last two quarters to keep up with the demand." All three of the company's sectors - Industry, Energy, and Healthcare - contributed to these results, but job growth was concentrated in the Industrial Automation, Building Efficiency, Smart Grid, and IT areas. Encouraging news all around.
Azigo, Inc. (www.azigo.com) announced a new lineup of senior executives. This enhanced team is poised to deliver a free-to-consumer downloadable app that addresses the privacy crisis created by the excesses of 3rd-party behavioral tracking, and provides a solution to the do-not-track problem in the interactive advertising industry.
Shan Franklin was appointed Vice President of Business Development. Franklin is a nearly 20-year veteran of the digital advertising and publishing industry, having led sales and business development teams at companies such as Adify, ZEDO, Adflight, and Internet advertising pioneer, Flycast Communications.
Valeska O'Leary was appointed Director of User Experience. A user experience architect, O'Leary has an eclectic background covering information architecture, interaction design, and application development with companies such as IDG, Biogen, Wolters Kluwer/UpToDate, Fidelity, State Street, and Microsoft.
Paul Trevithick, Azigo CEO commented on these new appointments:
"We are excited to have Shan and Valeska join our team. Shan is an experienced leader at bringing revolutionary new products to the advertising industry. He will lead our initial sales effort to publishers, ad networks, and advertisers. Valeska brings a sensibility to what real people actually do online that will shape Azigo as a universal tool for privacy protection and identity management for online and mobile platforms."
Laurent Ohana, managing partner of Parkview TMB - www.parkviewventures.com - an investor in Azigo, was elected Executive Chairman of Azigo. Commenting on Ohana's new role, Trevithick stated:
"Azigo is positioned to take advantage of structural changes that will rewrite the rules of behavioral targeting and online advertising in general. I asked Laurent to assume a more active role with Azigo to help us navigate new strategic initiatives including fund raising and strategic partnerships."
Azigo, Inc. - www.azigo.com - is a leading developer of user-centric, identity and personalization technology for the web and mobile devices. Azigo's products provide individuals with visibility and control of the data collection activities of third parties. By partnering with Azigo web publishers, merchants, advertisers and service providers can establish a trusted, direct relationship with their users, gaining higher quality, opt-in data that can be used to improve personalization, service, conversion, and advertising.
Keywords: Advertise, Advertising, Electronic, Internet Commerce, Technology.
This article was prepared by Information Technology Newsweekly editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2011, Information Technology Newsweekly via VerticalNews.com.
Theresa M. Erickson (author); SURROGACY AND EMBYO, SPERM AND EGG DONATION; iUniverse (Law) $33.95 ISBN: 9781450229616
Byline: Claire Foster
"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do," said Goethe. He meant that practical knowledge is the best kind, and that endeavoring to find new experiences in one's field is the best way to broaden understanding. Theresa Erickson, in her new book Surrogacy and Embryo, Sperm and Egg Donation: What Were You Thinking? applies Goethe's adventurous principle to family law. In a comprehensive, easy-to-use format, Erickson discusses all aspects of alternative family planning for people in every stage of the donation process.
Surrogacy and Embryo, Sperm and Egg Donation is unique in that it shines a light on the fertility industry from a legal standpoint. Meant to be a supportive guidebook for couples or individuals interested in using reproductive technology to start a family, Surrogacy also has sections helpful to people considering the donation of sperm or eggs -- essentially, this is the book to buy if one finds oneself talking to a reproductive and family formation attorney. Rather than culling through the Internet, or consulting a hodgepodge of sources (from library to doctor's office to agency), the prospective parent can get it all with Surrogacy. Sections include fertility options, a discussion of "third party family building," and legal and ethical issues surrounding egg and sperm donation. Erickson's tone is friendly, but always to the point. As the managing partner of a law firm that specializes in reproductive and family law, as well as the founder of a surrogacy and egg donation clinic, Erickson clearly knows the ropes. Her experience crosses to the other side of the donation spectrum, too -- on founding her donation agency, Erickson became an egg donor herself. She is clearly passionate about her work, and it shows in the thoughtful, carefully compiled chapters of Surrogacy.
Erickson, with all her experience, is the ideal source for this kind of information: she openly discusses her experiences with donation, as well as her work firsthand with surrogates, sperm, embryo and egg donors, and parents. However, she's not shy about sharing her personal opinions as well. Chapter 19, "Egg Donors and the Economy: Who Is Exploiting Whom?" discusses the fertility industry's responsibility to screen donors, and how parents and donors can protect themselves. Erickson's language is blunt and to the point, especially concerning ethical issues. Should donors in serious financial trouble be considered by agencies? What are the potential problems with using a surrogate in another country? Erickson shares her feelings openly, always qualifying her answer with personal experience. It's not the most unbiased approach, but considering the charged territory that Surrogacy covers, Erickson's honesty is to be appreciated. Readers may feel more comfortable with the additional guidance -- it's not overbearing, and is a helpful compass in the emotionally uncertain waters of fertility options.
A fantastic resource for the hopeful parent, donor, or surrogate, Surrogacy and Embryo, Sperm, and Egg Donation: What Were You Thinking? is a must-buy for anyone venturing into the fertility industry. Erickson takes the guesswork out of fertility law.
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 1998--
Executive Summary
SecureNetworx has released an updated and enhanced version of its full-featured multi-user SecurityNet ACS (Access Control System) software. ACS v2.01 delivers ease-of-use and high-end security features to assist corporate system managers and ISP system managers in the setup and management of remote network access systems and users. New features include re-usable "strong authentication" DigitalTokens, an integrated token server authority which distributes the tokens via the internet, DHCP IP session address allocation, multi-tiered corporate and ISP customer billing, and technical support modules.
Multiple administrators and customer support personnel can simultaneously use the ACS to monitor and manage all remote network access points from a standards-compliant application running under Windows 95, Windows98 or WindowsNT.
SecureNetworx (http://www.secure-networx.com) announces that SecurityNet ACS software version 2.01 is now shipping.
"This powerful and easy to use application sets a new standard for value in network access control," says William J. Casey, Jr., Director of Business Development at SecureNetworx. "SecurityNet ACS protects the integrity of all network access points by adding support for low cost DigitalTokens, our ultra-secure `two-factor' software tokens that produce an unpredictable and unsniffable password for each authentication session.
"DigitalTokens sell for as low as $1 and provide `strong authentication' that can be distributed, retrieved, and re-used by means of an integrated and automated DigitalToken Server which is included as a standard feature of the ACS."
SecurityNet ACS tools running under Windows 95/98 or NT(R) configure the authentication system, automatically assign IP addresses, update the user directory, change authorization parameters, and generate graphs, reports and histograms for all remote access points into the network. ACS reports on all session activity from Radius-enabled access servers, proxies, firewalls, and VPNs (virtual private networks).
ACS can control port utilization, pinpoint unused or underutilized system capacity, and track costs incurred to maintain the network, including personnel, telephone, overhead, equipment, and other fixed and variable costs. These flexible system analysis tools accurately define overall network TCO (total cost of ownership), allocate fixed or pro-rated charges to customers and assist network administrators in planning network growth more effectively.
ACS can be managed by one or more administrators or technical support staff working simultaneously. This ability to concurrently edit user records and update the SQL database minimizes network disruption and maximizes network security. All system activity records, including user authentication, authorization, session accounting, and customer billing information, are stored in the integrated SQL database to facilitate easy and accurate system monitoring and maintenance.
Session data can be quickly and easily filtered, formatted, printed, or exported to other applications to produce timely and accurate reports on system health and integrity.
Flexibility and Ease of Use
"SecureNetworx has undertaken significant market research to assure that the ACS meets current and emerging market requirements. Our analysis convinced us that a value-priced feature-rich application that provides a powerful and easy method to configure and monitor remote access activity was needed to secure internet, extranet, and VPN connections to the network," says Casey.
"SecurityNet ACS v2.01 allows ISP and corporate administrators to simplify user management and network security by using integrated tools like dynamic session IP addressing and DigitalTokens."
SecureNetworx has added thoughtful administration tools that make it easy to add, delete, and/or modify user records. A point and click graphical user interface and on-line context-sensitive help make it very easy to learn how to use these new tools.
In addition, since all controls are centralized under a single application, the network support staff can monitor system activity to uncover trends and changing patterns of network usage. SecurityNet ACS uses matrix-filters to achieve a higher level of granularity and flexibility in the area of report generation.
These powerful SQL query filters make it possible to create virtually unlimited customized graphs and reports from the system and user data generated by the ACS. With this information, administrators can make intelligent decisions on network policies and procedures, and can more easily control overall network costs.
Powerful Access Control
SecurityNet ACS authenticates users based upon individual or group attributes and restrictions, including: -0-
-- PAP authentication -- CHAP authentication -- Digital Token strong authentication -- Network access point -- Login attempts -- Password expiration -- Simultaneous session limits -- Day-date-time restrictions -- Maximum sessions-per-day
Support for Standards
SecurityNet ACS supports current standards and RFCs for security access control and encryption.
Note to Editors: SecureNetworx, a subsidiary of Silicon Ventures Group LLC, designs products for computer networks. SecureNetworx was formed in 1996 to meet the needs of an expanding internet and extranet security marketplace. Silicon Ventures Group LLC is headquartered in California, and has been active in the development and licensing of microcomputer hardware and software products since 1984.
CONTACT: SecureNetworx
T. E. F. Goodrich, 209/473-0598 ext. 2
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LOS ANGELES -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced the availability of the sequel to the award-winning* title Orcs & Elves[TM]. Orcs & Elves II[TM] is a first-person fantasy role playing game for mobile devices created by id Software and developed exclusively for EA. Orcs & Elves II drops players into the boots of a novice thief tasked with saving his village from impending doom and introduces several new characters, quests, and weapons for fans of the series.
"Our third mobile title continues to polish and improve the game play experience that we pioneered with DOOM RPG," said John Carmack, founder and technical director at id Software. "The ability to bring out new and better products every year makes the mobile sector very exciting to be in."
Orcs & Elves II for mobile handsets continues the epic story from the original game and expands the Orcs & Elves universe. In Orcs & Elves II, evil begins to spread throughout the lands after the fall of King Brahm at Mount Zharrkarag. Gamers play as Valin, a thief who has stolen the legendary wand Ellon in order to save his imperiled town from an ancient enemy. With a new controllable mouse companion, a slew of weapons and a lot of luck, Valin must quest through perilous caverns, foreign towns and haunted forests to return to his under siege village before it's too late. Players will encounter new creatures, allies and monsters as they explore seven immense, interactive environments taking advantage of new graphical effects, an original score, and unique game features created from the ground-up for Orcs & Elves II.
"This sequel builds on the innovation of the original game but adds advanced features and an improved gameplay experience," said Travis Boatman, vice president of worldwide studios for EA Mobile. "The first Orcs & Elves game was critically acclaimed on mobile and we recently worked with id Software to bring the game to another handheld device, the Nintendo DS. The fact that this series has transcended mobile devices says something about the strength of the franchise."
Orcs & Elves II for mobile is now available on most wireless carriers in North America and will be available in Europe in early 2008. Orcs & Elves for the Nintendo DS[TM] is now available at all major retailers for a newly reduced price of $19.99. For more information on carrier availability and pricing, please visit www.eamobile.com.
*Orcs & Elves won 'Best RPG - Wireless Best of E3 2006 Award' - IGN; 'Best Mobile Game' at the 2006 Leipzig Games Convention and 'Mobile Game of the Year' at the 10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in Las Vegas in February 2007.
About id Software
id[TM] - defined by Freud as the primal section of the human psyche; id Software, located in Mesquite, Texas, was founded in 1991. From inception to present day, id Software has relentlessly provided technical, design and artistic leadership as an independent game developer and technology provider. Transcending the games industry, id's iconic brands such as Wolfenstein, DOOM, QUAKE and Enemy Territory have become staples of popular culture for generations of gamers. More information on id Software can be found at www.idsoftware.com
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS[TM], EA[TM], EA SPORTS BIG[TM] and POGO[TM]. In fiscal 2007, EA posted revenue of $3.09 billion and had 24 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, POGO and EA Mobile are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Orcs & Elves, Orcs & Elves II and id are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Id Software, Inc. Nintendo DS is a trademark of Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
M2 PRESSWIRE-17 May 2006-KINGSTON COMMUNICATIONS: Kingston Communications to offer pageone's connect desktop business texting solution; Partnership to offer integrated business messaging(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:17052006
London - Advanced web-based desktop SMS text messaging is to be made available to business customers of Kingston Communications, thanks to a partnership announced today with PageOne. PageOne's industry leading Connect product will be re-branded and integrated by Kingston Communications to allow its customers to send and receive text messages to clients and colleagues directly from their Kingston Communications account.
PageOne's Connect is a desktop, web-based SMS messaging system capable of connecting with all paging, mobile and e-mail networks. It enables users to send text messages straight from their computers through familiar programmes such as Microsoft's Outlook or Excel. As well as being able to send individual text messages, broadcast groups can be set up using Excel databases. Each message can be tracked with status and delivery information from the mobile phone networks.
Chris Jones, Managing Director of PageOne said, "The partnership with Kingston Communications will help to open up new markets and business for us, while enabling Kingston Communications to extend its services to its customers."
Mark Conway, Head of Business Marketing, Kingston Communications said, "PageOne is an ideal partner to help us expand our extensive offering of communications solutions to our customers. Connect gives businesses a powerful tool to communicate both internally and externally in a cost effective and flexible way. We looked at other suppliers' products, but we found that PageOne offers the best support and value for money."
Kingston Communications offers a comprehensive communications portfolio of voice, data, internet and mobile solutions to businesses and the public sector. Established in East Yorkshire with national reach, the Kingston Group also includes Eclipse Internet, an established and growing broadband ISP that delivers internet connectivity and services to businesses and consumers throughout the UK.
About PageOne. www.pageone.co.uk
PageOne has been providing award winning wireless messaging solutions for nearly 20 years and has established a track record of leading the field in the introduction of innovative products and services. PageOne owns and operates a UK-wide paging network and provides business SMS messaging solutions; PageOne Paging and PageOne Connect respectively.
All PageOne systems are powered by the company's own flexible platform Oventus, developed to enable the seamless integration of mobile messaging across different networks and technologies. These services have consistently been designed to meet and exceed the demands of an increasingly mobile environment, providing reliable and cost effective communications to thousands of organisations across the government, NHS and major corporate sectors.
About Kingston Communications: Kingston Communications is a leading provider of communications solutions to businesses and public sector organisations throughout the UK.
The Kingston Group includes Affiniti, the communications integrator created from the coming together of Kingston Communications' Business Services division, Omnetica and Technica in 2005. Affiniti provides secure voice, data, video, mobile, wireless and storage solutions that enable businesses to exploit the opportunities that come with converged communications.
Kingston's national capabilities have been built on its strong foundations within East Yorkshire, where the company has been providing leading edge services to residential and business customers for over 100 years and where it has been a pioneer in the use of ADSL technology.
The Kingston Group also includes Eclipse Internet, an established and growing broadband ISP that delivers internet connectivity and services to businesses and consumers throughout the UK.
Note to editors The PageOne name is written as one word with a capital 'P' and capital 'O'.
CONTACT: Jason Bird/Louise Stewart-Muir, Stewart-Muir CommunicationsTel: +44 (0)20 8971 6400e-mail: jason@stewartmuir.com/louise@stewartmuir.com
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