FED:Malaysia deal not new Pacific Solution: PM

AAP General News (Australia)
08-23-2011
FED:Malaysia deal not new Pacific Solution: PM

CANBERRA, Aug 23 AAP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard says Labor's asylum-seeker deals
with Malaysia and Papua New Guinea are not the same as John Howard's Pacific Solution.

Former prime minister Mr Howard reached agreements with Nauru and PNG to process asylum
seekers offshore and stop people-smuggling.

Ms Gillard in 2007 joined refugee and human rights advocates in criticising the so-called
Pacific Solution as inhumane, and vowed to shut down the Nauru and PNG Manus Island facilities.

But the Gillard government has now reached an agreement with the PNG government to
restart processing on Manus Island.

A High Court challenge against the Gillard government's Malaysian deal continues in
Canberra on Tuesday.

Ms Gillard said her government's approach to asylum-seeker processing was markedly
different to Mr Howard's approach.

"That was strictly a model that Australia engaged in as a one-out decision under a
great deal of pressure with the Tampa (freighter which rescued 438 Afghans in 2001),"

she told ABC Radio on Tuesday.

Instead the present government had worked regionally within the Bali framework.

"We will have a bilateral arrangement with PNG now, but we will stay engaged with the
region on the question of a regional assessment centre," Ms Gillard said.

"So we've taken a regional approach because we've always understood this is an issue
for our whole region."

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Qld: Oppn calls for bipartisan approach to indigenous issues

AAP General News (Australia)
02-20-2008
Qld: Oppn calls for bipartisan approach to indigenous issues

BRISBANE, Feb 20 AAP - Queensland Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg has called
for a bipartisan approach to tackling indigenous issues.

The move followed the apology to the stolen generations delivered by Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd and invitation to federal coalition leader Brendan Nelson to jointly chair
a commission on indigenous reform.

Mr Springborg said he would like to see Queensland Premier Anna Bligh accompany him
on a tour of Aboriginal communities to address progress made since the state parliament
passed its own "sorry" …

QLD:Qld toll rises with death of unborn child

AAP General News (Australia)
04-26-2011
QLD:Qld toll rises with death of unborn child

By Darren Cartwright and Chris Hutton

BRISBANE, April 26 AAP - Wet weather is hampering Queenslanders returning from a five-day
break in which the state took the unwelcome honour of having the highest road toll in
Australia.

Six people were killed with police confirming on Tuesday that an unborn child was the
latest victim.

The death occurred after a utility and three cars collided on the Bruce Highway near
Tiaro, south of Maryborough, about 2.20pm (AEST) on Monday.

The child's mother, 23 weeks' pregnant, was travelling on one of the cars.

Police say an unborn child is included in the road toll if the mother is more than
20 weeks' pregnant.

The 33-year-old mother is recovering in the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, while
a young boy who was travelling with her is in a serious but stable condition in the Mater
Children's Hospital.

A 38-year-old woman in the ute also died in the crash.

Acting Superintendent Craig Hanlon said he was unsure of the cause of any of the weekend's
fatal accidents.

In contrast with the high death count, police caught fewer drivers for speeding and
drink-driving this year than in the 2010 Easter period, he said.

"It (the death toll) is significant," Mr Conlon said.

"This year we've had six (deaths) and last year we had two, so it is concerning for police.

"We told everyone we'd be out there on the road in force, and we are out there in force
and it's tragic to see six lives lost.

"We've detected in excess of 14,500 people speeding, and I think that's down by about
800 or so from last year.

"We've taken in excess of of 91,500 breath tests and detected 427, and that's less
than last year."

Police impounded 85 vehicles during their Easter road safety campaign and there were
13 people caught driving under the influence of drugs compared to seven last year.

(EDS: AAP's long weekend road toll figures are for the period 0001 April 21 to 2359
April 26. The official police Easter road toll ends at 2359 Monday April 25 and does not
include the extra public holiday on Tuesday for Anzac Day.)



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Main stories in Friday's 1300 2UE news

AAP General News (Australia)
02-11-2011
Main stories in Friday's 1300 2UE news

SYDNEY, Feb 11 AAP - Main stories in Friday's 1300 2UE news:

- Premier Kristina Keneally has opened a televised address in Canberra with another
admission Labor has failed voters, mainly over the electricity privatisation.

- The US is lashing out over what it calls mixed announcements from Egyptian President
Hosni Mubarak, calling for the government to speak clearly about its intentions.

- A man accused of running a drug ring from inside prison has verbally attacked the
NSW corrective services commissioner for apparently denying him access to evidence related
to his case.

- Sydney City police are still searching for four Asian men responsible for the stabbing
of two other men in Sydney on Thursday night.

- The NSW opposition is being urged to accept a new offer on health reform by Prime
Minister Julia Gillard if elected in March.

- The Newcastle Knights are set to make an announcement most likely about a new sponsorship deal.

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NSW:Woman guilty of passport fraud

AAP General News (Australia)
08-27-2010
NSW:Woman guilty of passport fraud

SYDNEY, Aug 27 AAP - A Sydney woman has been found guilty over her role in an alleged
fake passport scheme.

Australia Post shop worker Lara Triglia, 36, of Fairfield, on Friday was found guilty
of making a false or misleading statement as part of an Australian passport application.

A jury of seven men and five women returned the verdict to Sydney's Downing Centre
District Court, where Judge Peter Berman set down the matter for sentencing on October
8.

Police allege that at the time of Triglia's arrest in May 2009, she and another woman
were involved in a scam to create fake passports with the intention of bringing illegal
immigrants to Australia.

As an interviewing officer, Triglia was required to meet passport applicants and check
that photographs and documents matched, and to sign associated documents.

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Qld: NRL legend due to appear in court over car crash

AAP General News (Australia)
04-21-2010
Qld: NRL legend due to appear in court over car crash

BRISBANE, April 21 AAP - Rugby league legend Dale Shearer will face court on Wednesday
over a drunken car crash that left him critically injured.

The 44-year-old Australian and Origin star crashed and rolled his four-wheel drive
Porsche at Peregian Springs, on the Sunshine Coast, late on February 21 last year.

He spent months in hospital with neck and abdominal injuries, and was forced to communicate
with family members by winking.

Police took blood samples following the crash to determine whether alcohol played a
part in the crash.

In February, he was issued with a summons to appear in the Noosa Magistrates Court
on April 21, and will be charged with drink driving and driving without due care.

Shearer played 20 Tests for Australia and 26 State of Origin matches for Queensland.

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Vic: One of ultralight dead was building hangars

AAP General News (Australia)
12-07-2009
Vic: One of ultralight dead was building hangars

MELBOURNE, Dec 7 AAP - One of the men killed in an ultralight crash overnight near
Yarrawonga, on the Murray River, had been building hangars at the local airport.

A spokeswoman for the airport said the man, believed to be from Orange in central western
NSW, was staying at the airport while he was working there.

He and his brother, both aged in their late 50s, were killed after their machine crashed
at Burramine, about six kilometres west of Yarrawonga, on Sunday night.

The aircraft was found at 8.45am (AEDT) on Monday.

Chief flying instructor at the Orange Ultraflight Centre, Ken Pidcock, defended the
safety of the aircraft saying it was a very sophisticated machine.

The aircraft is administered by Recreation Aviation Australia, which operates under
the auspices of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).

Mr Pidcock says ultralights can be bought in kit form but they are inspected by authorities
in the course of construction.

"It is the fastest growing sector of aviation and training is almost identical to general
aviation," Mr Pidcock told AAP.

"They are not unlike a Cessna 150 and are equipped with modern implementation."

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Fed: More Aussie troops for Afghanistan

AAP General News (Australia)
04-29-2009
Fed: More Aussie troops for Afghanistan

CANBERRA, April 29 AAP - Australia will deploy more than 200 extra troops to Afghanistan,
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced.

Australia presently has some 1,100 troops in the war-torn nation, most operating in
the dangerous Oruzgan province in the country's south-central region.

"There will be no additional combat units," Mr Rudd said during a news conference in
Canberra on Wednesday, adding the extra troops would be used for training.

Security in Afghanistan was deteriorating, he said.

Australia also had an enduring obligation to the United States under the ANZUS Treaty, he said.

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NSW: Gunshots fired in Sydney's south

AAP General News (Australia)
12-26-2008
NSW: Gunshots fired in Sydney's south

SYDNEY, Dec 26 AAP - A 37-year-old Sydney man has been arrested and questioned after
gunshots were allegedly fired as he argued with a 14-year-old girl in Sydney's south.

Police rescue officers, police dogs and a forensic specialist were called to the address
in Walker Street, Turrella, about 9.50pm (AEDT) on Thursday after reports of shooting.

Officers arrested a 37-year-old man at the scene at about 11.45pm (AEDT).

He was taken to Kogarah Police Station, where he was questioned in relation to the
incident before being released.

Investigations into the incident are continuing.

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Sai: Skiff crews lodge protest in Olympic medal race row

AAP General News (Australia)
08-18-2008
Sai: Skiff crews lodge protest in Olympic medal race row

Australia's 49er skiff crew will not get a second chance to challenge for a medal after
Olympic sailing regatta officials ruled yesterday's medal race would not be re-contested.

Australians NATHAN OUTTERIDGE and BEN AUSTIN and several other crews lodged protests
after organisers pushed ahead with the medal decider at the last minute despite dangerous
weather and sea conditions off Qingdao.

Danish pair JONAS WARRER and MARTIN IBSEN won the gold medal, followed by the Spanish
and German crews.

The Australians eventually finished in fifth.

An Australian team spokeswoman says the race committee decided the race would stand
but officials are continuing to deliberate on a separate protest lodged against the Danes.

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NSW: Pilot had zero chance of survival, police say

AAP General News (Australia)
04-10-2008
NSW: Pilot had zero chance of survival, police say

SYDNEY, April 10 AAP - The pilot of a plane missing off the coast of southern Sydney
had "zero" chance of survival, police say.

The 43-year-old Sydney man was at the controls of the twin-engine Metroliner when it
went down in the sea late last night.

The Metroliner, a 19-seat aircraft when used as a passenger plane, was on a mail run
for Airtex Aviation.

Inspector Glenn Finniss of the Marine Area Command said the plane hit the water at high speed.

"The wreckage that's been recovered thus far would indicate a high speed impact into
the water and the survivability of that was very, very minimal," he told reporters today.

"Because of the search ... we did last night and this morning, the chances of survival are zero."

The search for the pilot would be called off at nightfall, he said.

The pilot reported problems to air traffic control a short time after taking off from
Sydney airport at 11.30pm (AEST) yesterday.

The plane dropped off the radar moments later.

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0730 TripleM Brisbane Headlines

AAP General News (Australia)
12-07-2007
0730 TripleM Brisbane Headlines

- A north side shopping centre had to be evacuated last night after a fire.

- One last sweep of waters off Morton Island today for a missing Malaysian man.

- Another sad anniversary for the family of Sunshine Coast teen DANIEL MORCOMBE.

- A world-wide cocaine ring's been smashed .. with the former boyfriend of NAOMI ROBSON arrested.

- Warning bells are sounding on interest rates.

- The fire service is launching a safety campaign today.

- A woman in Cyprus has been jailed for sorcery.

SPORT: A Gold Coast AFL team is looking like a definite goer.

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NT: Cannabis stopped on way to festival by joint operation

AAP General News (Australia)
04-24-2007
NT: Cannabis stopped on way to festival by joint operation

BY Tara Ravens

DARWIN, April 24 AAP - Roadblocks and raids by police have seized more than 80 grams
of cannabis they say was bound for a country music festival in Western Australia.

The operation was mounted by the Substance Abuse Intelligence Desk (SAID), which is
focused on the illegal trafficking of petrol, drugs and alcohol in the outback, and which
aims to reduce drug-fuelled crime in remote communities.

The SAID operation aimed to stop drugs getting to a Tamworth on Tour country music
festival at Warburton, about 1,540 kilometres northeast of Perth, on April 16 and 17,
police said.

Officers and the NT Dog Operations Unit set up a roadblock 20km from Wingelina in Western
Australia to stop illicit substances reaching the event, 220kms to the west.

Officer in charge of the NT SAID, Beau McNeill, said 35 vehicles were searched, netting
six grams of cannabis that lead to a house search at Wingelina.

The raid procured 60 grams of cannabis while another 15 grams divided into deal bags
was located at another residence.

Serg McNeill said two men, aged 34 and 22, were arrested and charged with possession
and supply of cannabis.

"It is understood that the bulk of this cannabis was believed to have been destined
for the country music festival in Warburton," he said.

"As a result of targeted operations the festival was held without incident."

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AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Evening, Dec 22

AAP General News (Australia)
12-22-2006
AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Evening, Dec 22
Evening Round-Up: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AAP RTV FILE AT 1630


Indon Bashir (SYDNEY/JAKARTA)

The former president of the Coogee Beach Dolphins rugby league team has criticised
Indonesia's decision to overturn Muslim cleric ABU BAKAR BASHIR'S conspiracy conviction.

ALBERT TALARICO says he finds the decision unbelievable.

The Indonesian Supreme Court has ruled BASHIR didn't give his blessing to the October
2002 bomb attack .. overturning his conviction on conspiracy charges.

Mr TALARICO says the court's ruling is all the more devastating for the victims' families
.. because it's been delivered three days before Christmas.

And DAVID "SPIKE" STEWART .. who lost his 29-year-old son ANTHONY in the 2002 bombings
.. says the ruling is difficult to comprehend.

Mr STEWART says the whole world knows BASHIR is guilty except Indonesia .. and the
damage he's done is incomprehensible.

But BASHIR says the court ruling .. clearing him of any part in the bombings .. is
a blow to the West .. and serves as a warning that Western attempts to subjugate Indonesia
will fail.



Indon Bali (DENPASAR)

The case of three Bali bombers .. on death row for their roles in the 2002 attacks
.. will return to court next month after a preliminary hearing for their last-ditch appeal
was adjourned.

The so-called smiling assassin AMROZI .. his brother ALI GHUFRON .. alias MUKHLAS ..

and IMAM SAMUDRA are ultimately seeking a retrial .. in the hope it may deliver them lesser
sentences.

Their lawyers are arguing the three were convicted on the basis of an anti-terror law
enacted after the 2002 bombings.



Terror Indon Downer (ADELAIDE)

Foreign Minister ALEXANDER DOWNER says the Australian government has information about
potential terrorist attacks in Indonesia over the festive season.

Mr DOWNER warns terrorists could attack churches in Indonesia over Christmas.

He says Foreign Affairs renewed its travel warning for Indonesia yesterday.



Rockets ASIO (CANBERRA)

Defence Minister BRENDAN NELSON has called in ASIO to check that all the army's anti-tank
rocket launchers are accounted for .. with fears some may have been stolen .. and sold
to criminal gangs or even terrorists.

The defence department is investigating claims rogue soldiers may have stolen some
weapons .. and sold them.

Counter-terrorism police are also working with the Middle Eastern Crime Squad .. looking
for eight of nine anti-tank weapons it suspects may have been stolen for use within Australia.

Dr NELSON says the department will conduct an audit of its rocket launcher stocks ..

and introduce radical measures to secure existing weapons.



Bushfires Tas (MELBOURNE)

Tasmanian fire crews should be home in time for Christmas after weather changes helped
damp down the fires that have destroyed 17 dwellings.

JEFF KNIGHT .. a district officer with the Tasmanian Fire Service .. says up to 20
millimetres of rain fell on the fires overnight .. and humid conditions today have helped
firefighting efforts.

He says .. while the St Mary's-Scamander fires are still not under control .. properties
thought to be have been in danger are now considered safe.

He's told tourists who've planned holidays on Tasmania's east coast not to be deterred
by the fires.



AWB Joyce (CANBERRA)

Nationals senator BARNABY JOYCE says cabinet's pressured Agriculture Minister PETER
MCGAURAN to make a decision he doesn't support .. in approving two applications for bulk
wheat exports.

Mr MCGAURAN's announced today he's given the nod for Wheat Australia and CBH to export
wheat to Iraq and Indonesia.

They're the only two permits approved out of 46 applications .. after Mr MCGAURAN temporarily
acquired AWB's former veto power over wheat exports.

Senator JOYCE has condemned the decision .. saying it'll disadvantage Australian farmers.



Solomons Moti Keelty (CANBERRA)

Australian Federal Police commissioner MICK KEELTY says he hopes fugitive lawyer JULIAN
MOTI will soon be brought before the courts.

The Australian lawyer .. who was appointed but later suspended as the Solomon Islands
attorney-general .. is wanted by the AFP for alleged child sex offences dismissed by a
court in Vanuatu in 1997.

Canberra has consistently rejected offers from the Solomons to return MOTI to Australia
.. as the proposals have had conditions attached.



Mulrunji Shine (BRISBANE)

Queensland's Attorney-General KERRY SHINE will commission a review of the decision
by the state's top prosecutor not to charge a policeman over the death of a man in custody
on Palm Island.

Director of Public Prosecutions LEANNE CLARE has stood by her decision not to pursue
Senior Sergeant CHRIS HURLEY over the 2004 watchhouse death of MULRUNJI DOOMADGEE.

But Mr SHINE says she's agreed to provide him with her file on the case .. allowing
the attorney to commission an independent review.

The family of MULRUNJI DOOMADGEE wants the review to be conducted outside Queensland
by a retired High Court judge .. to ensure it's fully independent.



Ajax (MELBOURNE)

Former workers at a controversial car parts maker in Melbourne have voted unanimously
to accept a proposed take-over deal .. that will save some of their jobs.

Under the deal .. Ajax Fasteners' Melbourne factory will re-open on January 1 .. after
the takeover by Specifix Fasteners.

The workers have received a total of 5.86 million dollars in redundancy payments today.



Jordan Dad (MELBOURNE)

The father of a Victorian woman .. injured during a terrorist incident in Amman ..

says he takes no pleasure in the death sentence handed down to the gunman.

KEITH BLAIR describes the man .. who shot and wounded his 22-year-old daughter ASHLEA
.. as a twisted person .. but he says he's not a supporter of the death penalty.

ASHLEA was shot in the hip while her British accountant friend .. CHRISTOPHER STOKES

.. was shot dead when a lone gunman opened fire at Amman's famed Roman amphitheatre in
September.

BRIEFLY IN OTHER NEWS:



Two teenage women .. charged with wilful murder over the discovery of a body in a wheelie
bin .. have been remanded in custody after appearing in court in Perth.




South Korea says it's started killing tens of thousands of poultry .. after a fourth
bird flu case broke out in less than a month.




Snowfalls have stranded thousands of travellers at Denver airport for a second day
.. and forced the cancellation of more than two thousand flights.




And .. Google has overtaken Yahoo as the second most popular internet destination
for web surfers worldwide .. while Microsoft has held onto the top spot.



IN SPORT:


Shield Tasmania (HOBART)

Western Australia has beaten Tasmania by three wickets on the final day of their Pura
Cup match at Bellerive Oval.

The win .. their first outright victory of the season .. gives WA 12 points on the
ladder, equal third with Victoria and NSW and six points away from table leaders Queensland.

Tasmania remains on 14 points.


Ashes Urn (MELBOURNE)

The historic Ashes urn is in Melbourne for the first time.

The tiny burgundy flask .. which is believed to have once been a perfume dispenser
.. is the highlight of The Ashes Exhibition which will be on display at the Melbourne
Museum until January 7.

Meanwhile .. Cricket diehards .. who run onto the Melbourne Cricket Ground if SHANE
WARNE claims his 700th Test wicket on Boxing Day .. could cop a six thousand dollar fine.

Police have issued the message to fans .. ahead of the fourth Test at the MCG on Tuesday
.. where WARNE will farewell his home crowd .. before his final Test match in Sydney.

WARNE's expected to take his 700th Test wicket at the MCG.



NBL Heal (SYDNEY)

The NBL has decided SHANE HEAL has no case to answer over a claim that he deliberately
elbowed Brisbane's STEPHEN BLACK in the groin.

The Bullets filed a formal complaint with the elbowing allegation against the Souths
Dragons captain-coach in the wake of Wednesday night's match at Melbourne's Vodafone Arena.



ENDS EVENING ROUND-UP

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Main stories in today's 0900 ABC News

AAP General News (Australia)
08-16-2006
Main stories in today's 0900 ABC News

PERTH, August 16 AAP - The main stories in the 0900 ABC news:

- The United Nations is hoping to send up to three and a half thousand peace keepers
to southern Lebanon within two weeks.

- The states and territories have put together a proposal to reduce energy waste and
greenhouse gas pollution.

- The Queensland Senator Barnaby Joyce says the federal government's fuel relief package
doesn't do enough to encourage ethanol production.

- WA's biggest gas supplier Alinta has posted a half yearly profit of more than $80
million dollars.

- This months rise in interest rates appears to have severely damaged consumer confidence.

- The federal opposition says the sky rocketing cost of some university degrees could
see tertiary education limited to the rich.

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Dutch pension settles with Time WarnerMOVERSMARKETPLACE by Bloomberg

International Herald Tribune
04-10-2006
Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, Europe's biggest pension fund, said it received a settlement of $20 million from Time Warner relating to the media company's 2001 merger with America Online. The pension fund sued Time Warner, based in New York, for $150 million in damages after Time Warner and AOL together restated two years of results and cut revenue by $190 million in 2002. The settlement also will cover legal costs related to the suit, ABP, based in Heerlen, the Netherlands, said in a statement Saturday. The settlement ends ABP's action against Time Warner, the pension fund said. Time Warner, the world's largest media company, on Friday won final approval for a plan to pay $2.55 billion to other shareholders to settle a class-action lawsuit over the America Online merger. Plaintiffs in the class-action suit claimed AOL misrepresented financial results before agreeing to buy Time Warner at the height of the Internet boom, in the largest acquisition ever. The suit accused AOL of improperly accounting for dozens of advertising deals, inflating revenue for 15 quarters from 1998 to 2002. ABP decided to opt out of the class-action lawsuit and sue Time Warner independently. Rene Maatman, chief counsel at ABP, was quoted Saturday in Het Financieele Dagblad as saying ABP would have received only $1 million to $3 million if it had participated in the larger suit.

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BindView Announces First Products to Secure and Manage Web Services; Market Leader Continues to Set the Standard for Comprehensive Security Solutions.

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

MEC 2002

HOUSTON & ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2002

BindView Corporation (NASDAQ:BVEW):

- Expands bv-control and bv-admin to Address Challenges of

Microsoft .NET Web Services

BindView Corporation (NASDAQ:BVEW), a leading provider of IT security management solutions, announced today the launch of its first products for Microsoft XML .NET Web services.

With bv-Control for Web Services(R) and bv-Admin for Microsoft .NET Web Services(R) Web administrators now have an effective way to help secure and manage Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), as well as Microsoft .NET Web Services. These new offerings are the latest additions to BindView's award-winning bv-Control and bv-Admin product lines, which help secure, automate and lower the costs of maintaining and managing IT infrastructures.

Web services greatly enhances an organization's ability to communicate and collaborate, however this interoperability exposes internal networks to access from the outside world. The bv-Control for Web Services solution helps secure not only Web servers but also the new infrastructure for delivering Web services applications. The bv-Control for Web Services solution also offers automated configuration management and protects Web servers from the inside by helping organizations assess, audit and secure their networks against known vulnerabilities, configuration errors and rogue servers. Additionally, the product helps Web administrators to easily identify unauthorized changes to shared Web files, virtual directories and Web content - all while keeping pace with the latest Microsoft security bulletins.

Working in conjunction with bv-Control for Web Services, BindView's bv-Admin for Microsoft .NET Web Services product provides comprehensive role-based access control, one of the most effective means for developing and enforcing security policies over Web services. Unlike other delegation solutions, bv-Admin for Microsoft .NET Web Services is completely integrated with Microsoft .NET - it does not require additional agents, servers or the introduction of another abstraction layer to existing Microsoft .NET Web servers. Using the bv-Admin for Microsoft .NET Web Services solution, administrators can define who has access to individual Web services based on assigned user roles, thus preventing unauthorized access to applications delivered as Web services. BindView's Web services solution helps organizations save both time and money by creating a "portal" Web application that is both intuitive and comprehensive. This portal enables IT administrators to access a centralized view of network configurations and automate once-tedious system management processes.

Key features of bv-Control for Web Services include:

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Washington State GOP Streamlines Voting Process With iPolitics.com's Elect.Net Voting Software at State Convention.

BELLEVUE, Wash., July 25 /PRNewswire/ --

More than 1,200 Washington State Republican Party members experienced the future of voting, using iPolitics.com's proprietary Elect.Net online voting software. The Washington State Republican Party successfully elected delegates to the Republican National Convention at their recent State Convention held in Spokane, Washington. The GOP elected to use iPolitics.com's secure online voting software to avoid delays associated with conventional voting procedures, such as challenges to the validity of votes and recounts. In addition, iPolitics.com's Elect.Net software calculates results immediately, and that offered the Convention its election results in a fraction of the time expected with traditional voting methods.

The iPolitics.com team provided technical service to nine congressional Districts in three separate locations during the first round of voting. Voting stations were then set up in one central location for the next round of voting as the entire group convened to elect 10 at-large delegates and 10 alternates to the National Convention. "We're very pleased with the success of the election," comments iPolitics.com Executive Vice President and CTO Alexis Nepomuceno. "We believe that this is only one of many such instances in which secure online voting becomes an easy (and tamper-proof) alternative to more traditional paper elections -- and with an almost instantaneous tabulation of results."

The voting software from Elect.Net (a division of iPolitics.com) is a proprietary program that allows for safe and secure voting online -- and it requires no special software add-ons or downloads, just a web-enabled computer and browser. The ultimate goal of the implementation of online voting is to increase the ease of voting, and to open access to a greater number of eligible voters -- whether that vote is for public office, a labor union election or shareholder voting.

Founded in 1999 to change the business of politics, iPolitics.com is a Internet marketplace and community that benefits not only large, professionally-managed campaigns and organizations, but gives smaller, volunteer-run and local campaigns equal access political vendors and services. The result is a political, business-to-business web site that serves the needs of the political professional, the grassroots activist, and politically active organizations.

For more information on iPolitics.com and its Elect.Net software, please call publicist Lorraine Cooper at 206-374-0880, or contact Executive Vice President for Marketing, Mike Majestic, directly, at 425-467-9299.

Inergy Declares Quarterly Cash Distribution.

The Board of Directors of Inergy GP, general partner of Inergy, L.P., announced that it has declared the Company's quarterly cash distribution of $0.705 per limited partner unit ($2.82 annually) for the quarter ended June 30.

The distribution will be paid on August 12, to unitholders of record as of August 5.

"As we mark our ten-year anniversary as a public company, we thank our investors for the confidence and trust placed in us," said John Sherman, President and CEO of Inergy. "Our business strategy is anchored by premier assets in our propane and natural gas storage and transportation businesses, and we are intensely focused on achieving our objectives on behalf of our unitholders."

Inergy plans to release its fiscal 2011 third quarter earnings on August 9. Inergy will host a live conference call and internet webcast on August 9, at 10 a.m. Central Time to discuss the results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, and its business outlook.

The call-in number for the earnings call is 1-877-405-3427, and the conference name is Inergy. The live internet webcast and the replay can be accessed on Inergy's website, inergylp.com. A digital recording of the call will be available for one week following the call by dialing 1-855-859-2056 and entering the pass code 86777255.

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A Briton accused of claiming he was going to blow up a plane on its way to Dubai said yesterday he had suffered with psychological problems in the past.The 37-year-old, who denies making the threat but admits to being drunk, told a court yesterday: "I have a bad history with alcohol. I have suffered from a psychological disease so when I drank a lot I had a panic attack."According to court records, on July 9 the defendant was on Emirates flight EK20 from Manchester to Dubai.According to witnesses, as the plane prepared to land he made his bomb threat."A female passenger came to me shaking and scared and told me that he had told her there was a bomb on the plane that would explode within seven minutes," a Lebanese air stewardess said. "I went to him and found him holding two mobile phones. He was pushing the buttons and saying the bomb would explode."When she told him he was scaring the other passengers, the defendant is alleged to have said he was only joking.An Emirates official said at the time: "The captain immediately alerted the department of Civil Aviation who took charge of the situation. Police evacuated all the passengers and searched the plane but found nothing."An eyewitness added: "Baggage was thoroughly checked and there were a lot of airport security and the police were guarding the place."Salim Mohammad Al Qaidi, the senior public prosecutor, said the defendant had tested positive for two different types of drugs and banned substances, although he is not facing any charges relating to this.The suspect asked for the case to be delayed so he could produce medical records to back up his claims but the judge refused and a verdict will be issued later this month. He remains in police custody.ali.shouk@7days.ae

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eMax Worldwide, Inc., Schedules Interview With CEO Central Radio to Discuss Current Events.

SALT LAKE CITY, June 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- eMax Worldwide, Inc. (Pinksheets:EMXC), www.emaxworldwide.com, a diversified holding company, will be the featured guest in an exclusive live interview June 9th, 2011 at 8pm EDT on CEO Central Radio. Listeners can tune in online at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ceocentral, or by phone at (714) 694-4501.

Roxanna Weber, President of eMax Worldwide, Inc. stated, "The interview will discuss the company and its subsidiaries, as well as share structure and recent shareholder concerns. Our team at eMax believes it's extremely important for all our shareholders to understand where we're planning on going. It's an exciting time for eMax and our shareholders. We encourage all of our shareholders to listen in tonight. A recording of the interview will also be available on CEO Central Radio's and eMax's websites."

An archived recorded version can be found on the homepage of CEO Central at www.ceocentral.com, following the live interview.

About CEO Central:

CEO Central is a web resource portal for CEOs and investors alike. It is a fully-functional social networking hub complete with customizable profiles, the ability to friend/follow, upload media content, and connect with others who share interest in small-cap companies. CEO Central's live radio show provides CEOs with the opportunity to tell their story in a public forum, and reach out to current and potential shareholders in a very real and organic fashion. In addition to the show, CEO Central offers a vast array of services ranging from investor relations, to website auditing, and more. Their goal is to provide a one stop shop for CEO's to increase their visibility and grow their business in a rapid, yet cost-effective way.

eMax Worldwide has engaged the investor relations firm, Rockport Equity, LLC , www.rockportequityllc.com to handle all future shareholder relations. Rockport has been very successful in working with the capital markets representing the company.

About eMax Media

eMax Media, Inc., www.emaxmediagroup.com is currently packaging 20-30 new music and video collector sets for national chain retail store buyers and other licensing groups internationally. The company operates a collection of multimedia and family entertainment content through four main divisions: eMax Music, eMax Studios, eMax Networks, and eMax Productions. The four operating areas offer technology-driven, high-quality products and services focusing in pre-recorded music, movies, digital media, games, outdoor sports and concert events, internet e-commerce, feature film production, television programs , broadcasting and internet networks. eMax Media, Inc. owns the licensing rights to manufacture and market a music library catalog of worldwide known songs from a list consisting of over 17,500 music master recordings.

About eMax Worldwide, Inc.

eMax Worldwide, Inc., (www.eMaxworldwide.com) is a diversified holding company acquiring and growing family and morally valued multimedia, entertainment, communication, broadcasting, high-end technologies, real estate , energy and finance industries through two corporations, eMax Media, Inc., www.emaxmediagroup.com and New Unified Corp., www.newunified.com.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the future press releases of eMax.

Contact Rockport Equity, LLC David Helmcamp Dan Capozzi 443-567-6983 info@rockportequityllc.com

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Reportlinker Adds Global Online Payment Methods 2011.

NEW YORK, May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Global Online Payment Methods 2011

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1.) Key Findings

-- Credit cards are dominating the US B2C E-Commerce payment market, accounting for a market share of approximately 40% in 2010. This share is expected to decrease slightly until 2015.

-- "Invoice" was the most preferred online payment method in Germany in Q3 2010, followed by "Micropayment Services". "Card" only reached a smaller share on the German market.

-- With almost 60%, "Card" was also the most preferred online payment method in the UK in Q3 2010, followed by "Micropayment Services".

-- In France, "Card" was the most preferred online payment method in Q3 2010, too, followed by "Micropayment Services".

-- The value of the electronic payment market in Japan is expected to reach almost JPY 50 trillion in 2014, up from approximately JPY 40 trillion in 2010.

2.) Contents

Hamburg-based market research firm yStats.com analyzes global E-Commerce payment trends in its "Global Online Payment Methods 2011" report. The analysis takes an in-depth look at payment methods in 41 nations on 6 continents, highlighting the most important trends for companies operating in these markets.

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1. NORTH AMERICA

USA

-- Most popular Payment Methods in B2C E-Commerce, Market Share in %, 2010 & 2015f

(by Credit Card, Debit Card, Online Payment, Prepaid Card, Retail Credit Card)

-- Payment Methods used for virtual Goods, in %, 2010

(by Completing Offers, Credit Card, Facebook Credits, Game specific stored Value Cards, PayByCash, PayPal, Payment via Mobile Phone, UltimatePay)

-- Activities of Financial Services Company American Express, 2011

CANADA

-- Activities of Payment Company FirstData, 2011

2. LATIN AMERICA

REGIONAL

-- Most Preferred Payment Method of Online Shoppers, in %, 2009

(by Cash, Check, Credit Card, Debit Card, Transfer, Other)

-- Online Payments made via Visa Cards, in USD billion, 2008-2009

-- Activities of Online Payment Service Ukash in Argentina and Brazil, 2011

-- Activities of Online Payment Services Firms DineroMail and MercadoPago, 2011

ARGENTINA

-- Activities of GlobalCollect/PaySafeCard, 2010

BRAZIL

-- Most popular Payment Method for E-Commerce, in %, 2009

(by Boleto Bancario, Cash on Delivery, Credit Card, Direct Debit, Other)

-- Mobile Payment Activities of MasterCard, 2010/2011

-- Partnership between SafetyPay and BrasPag, 2010

-- Partnership between PayPal and Terra, 2011

MEXICO

-- Most preferred Online Payment Method, in %, 2010

(by Cash, Credit Card, Deposit/Online Transfer, Other)

3. EUROPE

REGIONAL

-- Preferred Payment Methods of Online Shoppers, in %, 2010

(by Cash, Cheque/Accept Giro, Credit Card, Debit/Payment Card , Electronic Bank Transfer, PayPal)

AUSTRIA

-- Most preferred Payment Method for Distance Sales, including B2C E-Commerce, in %, 2009/2010

(by Bank Transfer, Credit Card, Other)

BELGIUM

-- Preferred Online Payment Methods of Internet Pure Players, 2009

(by Bancontact/Mister, Bank Transfer, Bank Transfer in Advance, Buttons of Belgian Banks, Cash on Delivery, Credit Card, iDeal, Other Online Channels)

-- Preferred Payment Methods of all Distance Sellers, 2009

(by Advance Online Bank Transfer, Bancontact/Mister, Bank Transfer after Delivery, Buttons of Belgian Banks, Cash on Delivery, Credit Card, Financing & Company Cards, iDeal, Other Online Payment)

CROATIA

-- Partnership between Auction Portal Locusto Aukcije and PayPal, 2011

CZECH REPUBLIC

-- Online Shopping Payment Methods Usage, by Gender and Age, in %, 2010

(by Cash on Delivery, Cash Payment, Credit or Debit Cards over the Internet, Electronic Bank Transfer, Prepaid Account over the Internet, Other Payment Method)

-- Most popular Payment Methods, Online Stores vs. Online Auctions, in %, 2010

(by Bank Transfer, Cash on Delivery, Other)

DENMARK

-- Most Preferred Payment Method of Online Shoppers, in %, Q3 2010

(by Cash on Delivery, Credit Card, Dankort, Internet Banking Transfer, Invoice, Micropayment Services, Other)

FINLAND

-- Most Preferred Payment Method of Online Shoppers, in %, Q3 2010

(by Card, Cash on Delivery, Installment Payments, Internet Banking Transfer, Invoice, Micropayment Services, Other)

FRANCE

-- Most Preferred Payment Method of Online Shoppers, in %, Q3 2010

(by Card, Cash on Delivery, Installment Payment, Internet Banking Transfer, Invoice, Micropayment Services, Mobile Telephone, Other)

-- Preferred Payment Methods of Online Shoppers, in %, 2010

(by Cash, Cheque/Accept Giro, Credit Card, Debit/Payment Card, Electronic Bank Transfer, PayPal)

GERMANY

-- Most Preferred Payment Method of Online Shoppers, in %, Q3 2010

(by Card, Cash on Delivery, Installment Payment, Internet Banking Transfer, Invoice, Micropayment Services, Mobile Telephone, Other)

-- Preferred Payment Methods of Online Shoppers, in %, 2010

(by Cash, Cheque/Accept Giro, Credit Card, Debit/Payment Card, Electronic Bank Transfer, PayPal)

-- Preferred Form of Online Payment, in %, 2010

(by Credit Card, Direct Debit, Invoice, PayPal, Pre-Payment)

-- Payment Methods offered in Online Shops, in %, 2010

(by Bank Transfer after Delivery, Cash on Delivery, ClickandBuy, Credit Card, Debit, Instant Bank Transfer, Prepayment, PayPal, Other)

-- Payment Methods used by Online Shoppers, in % of Internet Users, 2010

(by Cash Card, Cash on Delivery, ClickandBuy, Credit Card, Direct Debit, Giropay, Installment Purchase, Invoice, Mobile Payment, Other account-based Payment Methods, Other Online Payment, Other Prepaid Payment, PayPal, Pre-Payment, PaySafecard, Sofortuberweisung.de, Other)

HUNGARY

-- Preferred Online Payment Method, in %, 2010

(by Card, Pay on Delivery, Other)

IRELAND

-- Activities of Online Payment Company Realex, 2010/2011

-- Mobile Payment Activities of Telefonica O2 Ireland, 2011

ITALY

-- Payment Methods used by Internet Shops, in %, 2010

(by Bank Transfer, Cash on Delivery, Credit Card, PayPal, Other)

-- Payment Providers utilized by Internet Shops, in %, 2010

(by Banca Intensa Sanpaolo, Cartasi, Deutsche Bank, IWBank, Monte Paschi Siena, PayPal, Sella, Other)

-- Preferred Payment Methods of Online Shoppers, in %, 2010

(by Cash, Cheque/Accept Giro, Credit Card, Debit/Payment Card, Electronic Bank Transfer, PayPal)

NETHERLANDS

-- Preferred Payment Methods of Online Shoppers, in %, 2010

(by Cash, Cheque/Accept Giro, Credit Card, Debit/Payment Card, Electronic Bank Transfer, PayPal)

-- Most popular Online Payment Systems, in %, 2010

(by Acceptgiro, Credit Cards, Credit Transfer, Direct Debit, iDEAL, PayPal)

NORWAY

-- Most Preferred Payment Method of Online Shoppers, in %, Q3 2010

(by Bank Access, Card, Cash on Delivery, Internet Banking Transfer, Invoice, Micropayment Services, Other)

POLAND

-- Top Online Payment Companies by Internet Shop Use, in %, 2009

(by DialCom24, Dotpay, eCard, First Data Polska, PayPal Polska, PayU, Other)

-- Availability and Popularity of Payment Methods in Internet Shops, in %, 2009

(by Bank Transfer, Card Payment, Micropayments per SMS, Payment in Installments, Payment upon Collection, Quick Internet Transfer, Others)

PORTUGAL

-- Payment Methods used for Online Shopping, in %, 2010

(by ATM, Internet Banking, Payment on Delivery, Providing Details of a Card over the Internet)

ROMANIA

-- Online Payments via Bank Cards, in EUR million, Number of Transactions, in million, 2009-2010

RUSSIA

-- Share of Bank Cards on total Online Payments, in %, 2010

(by Bank Card Payments, Other)

-- Value of the Electronic Payment Market, in RUB billion, 2009-2010

-- Top 10 Banks whose Cards are used for Online Payment, by Share in %, Q3 2010

(by Alfa-Bank, Avangard Bank, Bank of Moscow, Citibank, Raiffeisen Bank, Rosbank, Sberbank, TransCreditBank, Uralsib, VTB24)

-- Partnership between BayRu and ePaySystem, 2011

-- Cooperation between Banks and Yandex.Money, 2010

-- Expansion of Yandex.Money, 2011

SERBIA

-- Mobile Payment Activities of Telenor, 2011

SLOVAKIA

-- Share of Consumers who use Cash on Delivery for E-Commerce, in %, 2010

SPAIN

-- Most Preferred Payment Method of Online Shoppers, in %, Q3 2010

(by Card, Cash on Delivery, Installment Payment, Internet Banking Transfer, Invoice, Micropayment Service, Mobile Telephone, Other)

-- Preferred Payment Methods of Online Shoppers, in %, 2010

(by Cash, Cheque/Accept Giro, Credit Card, Debit/Payment Card, Electronic Bank Transfer, PayPal)

-- Payment Forms in Online Shopping, in % of Online Shoppers, 2009

(by Bank Transfer, Cash on Delivery, Credit/Debit Card, Direct Debit, Mobile, Pay as you go Card, PayPal, Shop Card, Other)

SWEDEN

-- Most Preferred Payment Method of Online Shoppers, in %, Q3 2010

(by Card, Cash on Delivery, Internet Banking Transfer, Invoice, Micropayment Services, Other)

-- Preferred Payment Methods of Online Shoppers, in %, 2010

(by Cash, Cheque/Accept Giro, Credit Card, Debit/Payment Card, Electronic Bank Transfer, PayPal)

SWITZERLAND

-- Payment Methods in Distance Selling, including B2C E-Commerce, in %, 2010

(by Credit Card, Debit Card, Invoice, Pre Payment)

TURKEY

-- Most popular Payment Methods in B2C E-Commerce, 2010

(by Credit Card, Mobile Payment, Virtual Card)

-- Mobile Payment through NFC Technology, 2010/2011

UK

-- Most Preferred Payment Method of Online Shoppers, in %, Q3 2010

(by Card, Cash on Delivery, Installment Payment, Internet Banking Transfer, Invoice, Micropayment Services, Mobile Telephone, Other)

-- Preferred Payment Methods of Online Shoppers, in %, 2010

(by Cheque/Accept Giro, Credit Card, Debit/Payment Card, Electronic Bank Transfer, PayPal, Cash)

UKRAINE

-- Payment Methods used in B2C E-Commerce, in %, 2010

(by Cash on Delivery, Bank Transfer, Credit or Discount Card)

-- Structure of Online Payments, in %, Q1 2010

(by Cable Television, Internet Services, Mobile Communication Services, Online Stores, Public Utilities Services, Services of Ukrtelecom)

-- Top 5 Banks regarding Online Payment Volume, in %, Q2 2010

(by OTP Bank, Privat Bank, Raiffeisen Bank Aval, Ukreximbank, Ukrsotsbank, Others)

4. ASIA

REGIONAL

-- Monthly Average of paying Bills online in China, Indonesia and Malaysia, in MYR, 2010

CHINA

-- Preferred Online Payment Methods of Internet Users, in %, 2009

(by Bankcard, Cash, Mail / Transfer Payment, Online Payment)

-- Online Payment, by Number of Users and Penetration in %, Dec 2009 & June 2010

INDIA

-- Ever used and most used Payment Methods for B2C E-Commerce, in %, 2009

(by Credit Card, Debit Card / Internet Banking, Demand Draft, Mobile Payment, Place Order online and pay offline later, Prepaid Cash Cards)

-- Activities of PayPal, 2011

-- Payment Activities of Online Travel Company Yatra.com, 2011

ISRAEL

-- Activities of PayPal, 2010/2011

JAPAN

-- Value of the Electronic Payment Market, in JPY trillion, 2005-2014f

-- Breakdown of the Electronic Payment Market, by Payment Method, in %, 2009

(by Credit Card, Others)

-- Activities of PayPal, 2010

SINGAPORE

-- Activities of PayPal, 2011

-- Cooperation between Singapore Airlines and PayPal, 2011

SOUTH KOREA

-- B2C E-Commerce Transaction Value by Payment Method, in %, 2010

(by Credit Card, E-Money, Money Transfer, Other)

THAILAND

-- Cooperation between PayEasy and PAYSBUY, 2010

-- Activities of Advance mPay, 2010

VIETNAM

-- Partnership between Crudential Vietnam and Vietcombank, 2011

-- Partnership between Vietinbank and Vietnam Airlines, 2011

5. OCEANIA

AUSTRALIA

-- Share of Respondents who pay most of their Bills online, and Share who make Online Transfers, in %, 2011

-- Online Payment Trends, 2011

NEW ZEALAND

-- Preferred Payment Methods and Methods ever used of Online Shoppers, in %, 2011

(by Cash on Delivery, Cheque, Credit Card, Debit Card, Direct Debit, Direct Deposit, Pay at a physical Shop-Front, PayPal, POLi, Prepaid Credit Card, Telephone/Fax to pay by Credit Card)

6. AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA

-- Most Preferred Payment Method of Online Shoppers, in %, 2009

(by Credit Card, Debit Card, Electronic Transfer, Other)

-- Activities of Bidorbuy.com, 2010

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Applied Industrial Technologies Receives Gold Alliance Supplier of the Year Award from Vulcan Materials Company.

CLEVELAND, May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE: AIT) has received a Gold Alliance Supplier Award from Vulcan Materials Company for its services in 2010. Strong rankings in the areas of product quality, service, support, ease of transaction and value have earned Applied a Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum Alliance award from Vulcan every year since 2000.

"Vulcan is a valued customer with a strong commitment to quality," said Tom Armold, Vice President - Marketing and Strategic Accounts. "We appreciate the trust bestowed upon us because it serves to strengthen our commitment to customer service."

Pete Roberts, Director of Procurement for Vulcan said, "We are pleased to recognize Applied with Gold Award status in recognition of their ongoing product support and service solutions that help make Vulcan successful."

The 2010 survey asked plant managers at each of the Vulcan facilities to rate suppliers' overall value to their location. The new survey approach resulted in increased participation, additional feedback and more stringent reviews. More than 200 Applied Service Centers provide Vulcan facilities with bearings, power transmission products, rubber products and specialty maintenance items, in addition to systems integration and technical assistance.

Vulcan Materials Company, a member of the S&P 500 index, is the nation's foremost producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of other construction materials.

With approximately 470 facilities and 4,600 employee associates across North America, Applied Industrial Technologies is an industrial distributor that offers more than 4 million parts critical to the operations of MRO and OEM customers in virtually every industry. In addition, Applied provides engineering, design and systems integration for industrial and fluid power applications, as well as customized mechanical, fabricated rubber and fluid power shop services. Applied also offers maintenance training, plus solutions to meet inventory and storeroom management needs that help provide enhanced value to its customers. For its fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, Applied posted sales of $1.89 billion. Applied can be visited on the Internet at http://www.applied.com.

SOURCE Applied Industrial Technologies

Spling.com Announces Successful Launch of New Social Media Website.

Lewisburg, PA (PRWEB) April 15, 2011

Spling.com officially launched to the public on Thursday, April 7 and has generated unprecedented traffic during its official launch weekend. Eliminating trivial status updates, Spling.com gathers, sorts, and creates a compilation of media from across the internet in a social atmosphere. In its first four days, Spling.com generated nearly a million hits, with over 5,000 unique visitors and over 125,000 page views, making it one of the fastest growing social media sites ever to launch.

"We are launching something exciting and different," said CEO and Founder Billy McFarland. "Spling.com's approach to sharing a wide range of popular media is simple and straightforward. After joining, users become broadcasters hosting their own virtual channel, using Spling to draw on the best of the internet. Their media is then gathered and sorted onto their personal page in a microblog format. We are new, we are different, and most importantly we capture internet users' thirst for entertainment."

The founders of Spling.com recently won the 2011 Venture Plan Competition sponsored by the Greater Susquehanna Keystone Innovation Zone, Bucknell University, Bloomsburg University, and Susequehanna University. Spling.com was launched simultaneously on 19 college campuses and is being actively promoted by 35 campus representatives.

For more information, log on to http://spling.com and sign up for an account! Spling.com is media made social.

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Synopsys Adds New Controller.

Synopsys, a world provider of software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, announced the addition of the DesignWare SuperSpeed USB xHCI Host Controller to the complete DesignWare SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0) IP solution consisting of device and host controllers, PHY and verification IP.

The complete solution also includes a SuperSpeed USB virtual platform and drivers to aid software development. The SuperSpeed USB xHCI Host Controller supports the current Extensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) draft specification, which offers a standardized method for communication between USB 3.0 host controllers and the USB 3.0 software stack.

The DesignWare SuperSpeed USB xHCI Host Controller, operating at 5 Gbps, is targeted at high performance netbooks, set-top boxes, digital video recorders, digital TVs, and mobile internet devices that want to take advantage of SuperSpeed USB's 10x increase in throughput. To help ensure interoperability with multiple operating systems, standard off-the-shelf USB 3.0 xHCI software stack drivers can be used with the DesignWare SuperSpeed USB xHCI Host Controller, allowing designers to focus on developing differentiated features and spend less effort on software development. Additionally, the DesignWare SuperSpeed USB xHCI Host Controller can be configured to support multiple ports, enabling designers to implement their required configuration without having to manually modify their existing source code.

"Synopsys is an active member of the USB Implementer Forum, and we commend their continued contribution to the advancement of the SuperSpeed USB ecosystem," said Jeff Ravencraft, president and chairman, USB Implementers Forum. "The addition of the xHCI Host Controller to the DesignWare SuperSpeed USB IP offering will enable Synopsys customers to quickly deploy SuperSpeed USB products to the design community."

The company said that the DesignWare SuperSpeed USB xHCI Host Controller is optimized for low power consumption to extend product battery life, implementing dual power rails to allow nearly the entire core to be completely turned off while in suspend mode. The controller's low power design information is provided in the industry standard Unified Power Format (UPF), enabling designers to use the Synopsys' Eclypse Low Power Solution to automatically implement aggressive power management schemes for dynamic and leakage power.

"As a leading provider of USB IP for nearly a decade, Synopsys continues to develop high quality IP that helps designers lower the risk and cost of implementing the latest USB 3.0 connectivity into their system-on-chip designs," said John Koeter, vice president of marketing for the Solutions Group at Synopsys. "With the addition of the xHCI Host Controller to our DesignWare SuperSpeed USB IP offering, designers can turn to a single, trusted vendor for an integrated USB 3.0 IP solution for their design needs."

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Turtle Beach introduces new 6X CD-ROM upgrade kit featuring the award-winning Turtle Beach wavetable sound card technology.

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 1996--Turtle Beach is introducing a new 6X CD-ROM upgrade kit, the TBS-6700, featuring a 32-bit wavetable sound card, the Tropez32, based on the company's award winning Tropez audio technology. The TBS-6700 gives users high fidelity and real instrument sounds in a state-of-the-art CD kit.

Recognized for its award-winning wavetable sound technology, Turtle Beach recently expanded its multimedia product line with a family of CD-ROM drives and upgrade kits. The new TBS-6700 brings to the marketplace Turtle Beach's unique advantage in being able to combine its own high quality wavetable sound cards and CD-ROM products.

The TBS-6700 features a superfast 6X CD-ROM drive with an access speed of 195ms; 900,000 bytes per second transfer rate; and the Turtle Beach Tropez32 32-voice wavetable sound board with 1MB ROM. Also included in the kit are 14-watt stereophonic speakers and the latest CD titles from SoftKey, including Millennia; Infopedia 2.0, a multimedia reference library with thousands of images and recordings; educational software and games that include Bureau 13, Hell, Doom, Command, Math Rescue, Raptor and others.

"Users can now enjoy smoother animation, and high quality video and sound with the TBS-6700's wavetable card and high-speed 6X drive," said Martin Goldberg, president and CEO.

The TBS-6700 is currently available and has a suggested street price of $329.00

Turtle Beach offers a two-year warranty on the TBS-6700, as well as technical support seven days a week for users and resellers. The TBS-6700, as do all Turtle Beach optical drives and upgrade kits, comes with an Internet CD-ROM, which provides a tutorial on using the Internet, a tour of the WorldWide Web, plus free introductory access to America On-Line and Compuserve.

Turtle Beach CD-ROM products are currently sold through distributors and major chain stores such as Ingram, Merisel, Best Buy, Computer City, Future Shop and NeoStar. Turtle Beach also markets its products throughout Europe, Australia, South America and Asia.

Turtle Beach brings to the optical storage market the reputation it has achieved in sound cards to deliver high quality products. Turtle Beach is in a unique position as a vendor able to bundle its own brand-name wavetable sound cards and CD-ROM drives to meet the new MPC-3 standard established by the Multimedia PC Board.

About Turtle Beach Systems

Founded in 1985, Turtle Beach Systems, Inc. has achieved prominence in the PC multimedia industry with its award-winning wavetable sound cards. In November of 1995 Turtle Beach Systems expanded its multimedia product offerings with the introduction of a complete line of high-end CD-ROM products, including 4X, 6X and 8X drives, and changers.

Turtle Beach Systems is located at 5690 Stewart Avenue, Fremont, CA 94538; phone 510/624-6200; fax 510/624-6291; home page at http://www.tbeach.com.

CONTACT: Turtle Beach

Jacqueline Rindone, 510/624-6230

or

Lindsay PR

Mary Lindsay, 408/984-7242