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Beceem Introduces World's First Single-Chip, 65 Nanometer Mobile WiMAX Solution - Sets New Standard for Low Power Consumption: BCSM250 Offers Unprecedented Levels of Integration, Performance and Low Power Consumption; Opens New Doors for Mobile WiMAX Applications
Beceem Communications (www.beceem.com), a leading provider of terminal chipsets for Mobile WiMAX, today announced the world's first full-featured, 65 nanometer, single-chip WiMAX Wave 2 solution. The newest member in Beceem's industry-leading product portfolio, the BCSM250 is the first to combine a Wave 2 baseband, dual-band radio, memory and power management in a single chip. Housed in an 11mm by 11mm package, this highly integrated solution reduces the power consumption by at least 30% from existing solutions while increasing peak data rates to 40 Mbps, thereby setting a number of new benchmarks for the industry. This combination of small form factor and low power consumption, coupled with Beceem's proven mobile performance and wide-scale network interoperability finally allows WiMAX to be embedded in virtually any consumer device, thus accelerating its adoption by major carrier and device manufacturers. 2008-04-02

MonaVie Launches Global ''Free Agent'' Initiative: "The Open Door -- Network Marketing for the 21st Century" to Protect Independent Distributors   MonaVie LLC (www.monavie.com), creator of the leading nutritional acai blend beverage, today announced the launch of a worldwide campaign: "The Open Door -- Network Marketing for the 21st Century." The campaign calls on direct sellers and network marketers to end any and all policies and procedures that seek to bind their independent contractors with unfair and abusive non-compete agreements. 2008-04-02

Bruker's Advanced Supercon Business Signs Cooperation Agreement with IFW Dresden for Further Development of MgB2 Superconducting Wire   The Advanced Supercon business unit of Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) announced today that it has signed a formal cooperation agreement with the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research in Dresden, Germany (IFW Dresden) to jointly further develop Magnesium Diboride (MgB2) superconducting wire. 2008-04-02

Alliance Health Launches Online Health Network to Give Consumers an Improved Experience through Social Communities and Personalized Services: Patient-Focused Communities Provide Performance-Based Programs to Marketers with Maximum Relevancy and Interactivity   Alliance Health Networks, a leading online health network for consumers and marketers, today unveiled its permission-driven marketing platform that improves the online consumer health experience through social media and customized one-to-one connections. Through its network of narrow-focused health communities and Web sites, Alliance Health reaches millions of consumers interested in solutions, treatments and advice for their individual conditions, diseases and health information needs. Alliance Health is driven to deliver greater value and more relevant services to individual health consumers while providing greater performance to health marketers of all sizes and budgets. 2008-04-02

Plateau Posts Record Results, Ups the Talent Management Ante: Company Achieves Record Revenue Growth, Earns Recognition for Market Leadership, Technology Innovation and Superior Customer Service and Continues Global Expansion
Plateau Systems, a leading provider of talent management software, content and services, today announced that the company posted a revenue gain of 58% for its fiscal 2007, with recurring revenues comprising nearly half of the company's total revenues. 2008-04-02

Marchex and The Cobalt Group Partner to Deliver Online and Offline Call-Based Advertising Services to Auto Dealerships Throughout North America
Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHX) (NASDAQ: MCHX-), a local online advertising company and leading publisher of local content, today announced that its VoiceStar subsidiary has signed a new comprehensive agreement with The Cobalt Group, North America's leading provider of automotive marketing services, to provide call tracking and pay-per-phone-call services to Cobalt's local auto dealers across North America. Cobalt provides marketing services to more than forty percent of the auto dealerships in the United States. 2008-04-02

V-ENABLE and buzzd Partner to Give the '411' on Location-Based Nightlife Accessible Via Cellphone to Directory Assistance Consumers: New Partnership Will Bring Content From buzzd Featuring Content from CitySearch, Flavorpill and User Generated Picks to the FreeMobile411 Service
Today V-ENABLE, a leader in local mobile search and directory assistance services, announced a strategic partnership with buzzd, an emerging location-based mobile entertainment service that provides real-time information for bars, clubs, events and restaurants. 2008-04-02

Dial Directions Powers Virgin Mobile USA's Voice-Activated Directions Service: A First From the Leading No-Contract Wireless Provider: Customers Request Directions by Phone Call, Receive SMS   Dial Directions, the leading provider of voice-activated location-based services, today announced that Virgin Mobile(TM) USA (NYSE:VM) is leveraging its voice-activated "Directions Assistance" service to let customers request driving directions by phone, then receive them by text message. As the first voice-activated and text messaging based service, Dial Directions lets Virgin Mobile USA customers simply speak their location and destination into the phone and receive turn by turn directions instantly by text message. 2008-04-02

School Security Blog from Wren Serves as Information Resource for Education Leaders   Wren, a provider of network video solutions, has launched a new blog on school security to serve as a resource and forum for leaders in education such as superintendents, principals, board members and security resource officers. The blog provides a mix of valuable information to help professionals in the education market learn from one another and includes commentary on school security issues, trends, industry events and best practices, as well as links to industry articles. 2008-04-02

Tecton Corporation Acquires Large Land Package in Prolific Athabasca   Tecton Corporation (OTCBB:TTNC) is a US-based uranium exploration company with a Swiss management team focused on the acquisition and development of a portfolio of high quality uranium properties in the USA and Canada. 2008-04-02

Collins College Interior Design Instructor Wins Project of the Year Award   Matthew G. Trzebiatowski received Project of the Year from "residential architect" Design Awards (RADA) for his own home. Trzebiatowski, AIA, is the principal of his own architectural design firm blank studio and is an adjunct instructor for Collins College's school of Interior Design. 2008-04-02

Say Goodbye to Self-Apply Tanning Woes: Un-Natural, Un-Even, and Un-Wanted Color -- Mystic Tan Launches Error-Proof Sunless Tanning System with Sephora   You've been told again and again that self-tanning products are a great way to achieve a healthy glow. But, let's get real. When most of us try to apply this stuff, we end up with orange hands, streaky legs and a very unnatural hue. 2008-04-02

Bacardi Limited Launches Champions Drink Responsibly Corporate Responsibility Campaign Featuring Michael Schumacher   Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, today launches its Champions Drink Responsibly corporate responsibility campaign featuring seven-time Formula 1(TM) World Champion and Bacardi Limited Global Social Responsibility Ambassador Michael Schumacher. 2008-04-02

Wyndstorm Solves Online Video Ad Dilemma: Company Offers Low-Cost Creative-to-Placement and Advertising Reporting Solutions   Publishers of Internet-based gaming sites and online virtual worlds have a fertile environment for video advertising revenue with the widespread availability of broadband. But while spending for video ads is budgeted at $775 million in 2008, many advertising buyers remain at the sidelines due to high production costs and the perceived issue of low-quality placement. Wyndstorm Corporation (OTCBB:PKCM), the ideas to revenue social media company, has invented an easy way for advertisers to prove the value of their video real estate and for advertisers to rollout advergames at a fraction of the cost of testing and launching typical video advertising. 2008-04-02

Business Wire Announces April 2008 Webinar Schedule: SEO Heroes and Those "Lost in MySpace" Get How To Help on Press Releases in Business Wire's Popular Webinar Learning Series   Business Wire's popular Webinar series continues this month with four tutorials covering everything from how to optimize your press releases for search engines and social media to lessons for new media neophytes who are "Lost in MySpace." 2008-04-02

Collins College Visits Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, and Shanghai via Student Outreach Program   Collins College kicks-off an international outreach effort to attract more students from Asia, including Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, and Shanghai. Collins College offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in game design, visual arts with a major in game art, graphic design, interior design, film & video production, and a Bachelor of Science in information technology. 2008-04-02

Exinda Networks Pursues New WAN Optimization Markets with Introduction of its v5.0 Firmware: Exinda's New v5.0 Firmware Yields Improved Application Performance Results, Makes WAN Optimization Easier   Exinda Networks, a leading provider of wide area network (WAN) optimization solutions, today introduced its new v5.0 firmware that will enable the company to be a formidable competitor for providing WAN optimization solutions for the server consolidation, disaster recovery planning (DRP), business continuity planning (BCP) and the data storage and replication markets. Exinda's WAN optimization technology is used to improve the speed of applications running on corporate wide area networks (WAN) by classifying, prioritizing and accelerating applications and controlling recreational Internet traffic. Exinda's new v5.0 firmware provides greater application performance improvement gains and helps to simplify the WAN optimization process. 2008-04-02

Americans for Cures Foundation Announces ''Big Give'' Star to Speak at Stem Cell Advocacy Conference
Americans for Cures Foundation is proud to announce that Carlana Stone, a star of Oprah Winfrey's "Big Give," will be speaking at its first State of Stem Cell Advocacy (SOSCA) Conference on April 12-13 at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco. 2008-04-02