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Callidus software is silver sponsor at salesforce.com's dreamforce Europe user and developer conference
May , 2008

Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), the leader in Sales Performance Management (SPM), today announced it is a Silver Sponsor of Dreamforce Europe, salesforce.com's first annual European user and developer conference held May 7-8, 2008 at the Barbican Centre in London, England. The much-anticipated conference is poised to become Europe's largest and most important event for connecting with the world's largest on-demand community and discovering the latest developments in salesforce.com's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service offerings. Please visit Callidus Software at booth G6.

"We are seeing tremendous demand for incentive compensation applications on the AppExchange," said Clarence So, Chief Marketing Officer at salesforce.com. "Callidus Software is a key partner for this
area of applications and we greatly appreciate their ongoing support and sponsorship of Dreamforce Europe."

Since first exhibiting at last year's Dreamforce U.S., Callidus Software has acquired several new customers with salesforce.com like Incentra Systems and CEVA Logistics, with multiple other joint selling initiatives in process. A premier salesforce.com partner, Callidus Software today announced, it will offer a sales plan documentation and approval application that is tightly integrated with Salesforce and developed on Force.com Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). The offering further deepens the functionality of Callidus Software's SPM solution available for Salesforce users.

"Callidus On-Demand is the SPM solution of choice for companies that recognize the benefits of on-demand applications and platforms," said Bill Schuh, vice president for Europe at Callidus Software. "The integration of the Callidus TrueComp(R) software suite with Salesforce enables sales professionals and executives to perform key aspects of their daily sales operations from a unified interface. Callidus
On-Demand is a solution developed to scale with a company's business. Dreamforce Europe is an opportunity for us to showcase the flexibility and power of our applications first hand."

The Callidus TrueComp(R) suite of software for AppExchange is a comprehensive SPM product suite available on salesforce.com's AppExchange. With Callidus TrueComp for AppExchange, a constantly
growing number of customers can leverage this solution that supports every sales performance management process. Applications include essential sales incentive management, quota and territory planning and sales visibility and analytics.

Over 2,000 salesforce.com users, developers, partners, and experts are expected to attend Dreamforce Europe '08. The event combines educational sessions, innovative partner displays and networking
events. Dreamforce Europe '08 offers an unparalleled opportunity to connect with members of the salesforce.com community and experience proven best practices, breakthrough innovations, and
all-star keynote speakers. Participants can visit Callidus' booth G6 in the Expo Hall to discover how sales performance management empowers companies of all sizes to develop sales plans that drive
revenue and shareholder value, and how Callidus Software's products help organizations align corporate objectives and sales execution.

About Callidus Software(R)

Callidus Software (www.callidussoftware.com) (NASDAQ: CALD) is the leading provider of on-premise and on-demand Sales Performance Management (SPM) solutions to global companies across a broad
range of industries. Our software allows innovative enterprises of all sizes to strategically manage incentive compensation, set quota targets, administer producers, and align territories, resulting in
improved sales and distribution performance. Over 1.8 million salespeople, brokers, and channel representatives have their sales performance managed by Callidus Software's products.

Copyright 1998-2008 Callidus Software Inc. All rights reserved. Callidus Software, the Callidus Software logo, Callidus TrueAnalytics, TrueComp, TrueComp Grid, TrueComp Manager, TrueConnection,
TrueFoundation, TrueInformation, TruePerformance, TruePerformance Index, TruePerformance Indicator, TrueMBO, TrueAllocation, TrueProducer, TrueQuota, TrueReferral, TrueResolution, and
TrueService+ are trademarks, servicemarks, or registered trademarks of Callidus Software Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other brand, service or product names are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective companies or owners.

Vista blues weakens Microsoft's influence on software market
May , 2008

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) wants to stop selling its XP operating system
June 30, but a crescendo of complaints about the software giant's replacement is making it nearly impossible.

The world's major computer manufacturers, reacting to gripes about Vista's performance, plan to continue offering the XP software inside their computer for years after Microsoft stops selling it.

The strong response shows how manufacturers can, in essence, veto Microsoft's decision to upgrade its key software product and instead, keep the old one going. It also illustrates how Microsoft is losing its
ability to dictate the pace of business software upgrades, which may force the software giant to re- examine such practices.Chief Executive Steve Ballmer hinted as much when he said XP may live on because of the customer feedback."We can always wake-up smarter, but right now, we plan an end-of-life for new XP shipments," Ballmer said recently in Belgium.Such a move is sure to be welcome by PC makers.

"This a large issue for every personal computer maker," said Bob Rosin, senior vice president of computer maker OQO Inc. "Microsoft's got to adjust to that, and seems to be."

Manufacturers are responding to their customers, who in uncertain economic times and with questions over whether investing in Microsoft's new Vista operating system is worthwhile, want to hold off on Vista entirely. They would rather wait for the next Microsoft operating system's debut, which is at least two years away.

Vista Misunderstood

The unpopularity of Vista isn't likely to present any immediate major risks to Microsoft's earnings profile, analysts say, because the Microsoft Windows operating system is so ubiquitous in most workplaces that, according to Forrester Research analyst Benjamin Gray, there is "no viable alternative" in most large corporations to deploying Vista.

Big companies typically buy a blanket license to use the Windows operating system on a per-seat basis. That means even if that company doesn't deploy Vista but retains Windows XP, it will effectively be
paying for Vista, and Microsoft's client unit sales are unlikely to suffer, said Lee Nicholls, global solutions director for Getronics, a $3.4 billion IT services company that counts itself as one of Microsoft's biggest systems integrator partners.

Nonetheless, there is dissatisfaction among Microsoft's key customer base over Vista, which could become a longer-term threat as disgruntled IT managers delay their upgrade cycles as it creates more
ill will among the Windows user community.

That was evident in how Microsoft's client division third-quarter sales, which includes the XP and Vista operating system, fell 24% compared with the year earlier period. Although the decline was expected
because of a one-off revenue gain of around $1.6 billion in the year-earlier quarter, client revenues were lower than analysts expected.

At the time, Microsoft denied that the lower client revenue was associated with Vista, pinpointing instead issues around piracy management.Yet InfoWorld, an online magazine aimed at the IT community, launched a campaign designed to persuade Microsoft to halt plans to stop supporting XP, and has more than 175,000 signatures.

"People are consistently saying to us 'We don't understand the benefits of Vista,'" said Galen Gruman, executive editor of InfoWorld.Even supporters of Vista have concerns. Getronics' Nicholls, who likes Vista, said "the business argument for upgrading to Vista is distinctly lacking."

New Hardware Required

One of the specific charges leveled at Vista is the fact that getting optimum performance requires IT managers to install new hardware. "For a big organization, this means effectively you're faced with buying a new computer for every employee," InfoWorld's Gruman said.

IT research company Gartner noted recently a number of organizations delayed their decision to implement Vista.

"Most users do not see Vista as being better enough than Windows XP to make incurring the cost and pain of migration worthwhile," Gartner analysts Neil MacDonald and Michael Silver wrote.

In addition to the weak Vista response, Microsoft is also seeing increased competition in its core office tools marketplace from competitors such as Salesforce.com Inc. (CRM), which makes software targeted primarily at sales executives and sold over the Internet, and Google Inc. (GOOG), the Internet search giant.

In order to kick-start Vista sales, Microsoft last month said it would stop selling Windows XP in June. As it has done since 2001, though, Microsoft lets computer makers obtain "downgrade rights," which let
them ship computers with two versions of Microsoft's operating system on board. The rights only pertain to business computer systems, thus limiting their potential impact. Consumers may still be able to buy
machines with both operating systems but, in some way, must request the XP downgrade.

Representatives for No. 1 computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ), No. 2 Dell Inc. (DELL), Acer Inc.'s (2353.TW) Gateway and Lenovo Group Ltd. (0992.HK) say they will be shipping computers post June 30
with both XP and Vista on board.

"We appreciate Microsoft's flexibility in meeting the needs of customers," a Dell spokeswoman said.Through at least July 30, 2009, H-P will ship its business desktop computers, notebooks and workstation with XP on board, and the right to upgrade to Vista. More so than any complaints about Vista, H-P's decision was due to the time it takes its customers to transition to Vista, a spokeswoman said.

Asure Software to present iemployee workforce management software
May , 2008

Asure Software (NASDAQ: ASUR), a leading provider of workforce management software, today announced that it will showcase the new iEmployee Next Generation Time Clock at the American Payroll Association's (APA) Annual Congress, May 13-17, in Austin, TX.

iEmployee will demonstrate the capabilities and benefits of the Next Generation Time Clock system that incorporates enhanced technology and seamlessly integrates with iEmployee's Time & Attendance software. iEmployee Time & Attendance consolidates all time tracking and time off data in a secure, hosted system that automates approval workflow and delivery to payroll.

Demonstrations of the Next Generation Time Clock, along with the Time and Attendance and Payroll products, will be conducted throughout the two days at the iEmployee booth, which is Booth #1039.

In addition to exhibiting at the conference, John Stockton, Vice President of Product Management at Asure Software, will be presenting at the Chapter Exchange breakout session on Friday, May 16, from
2:20 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. The Chapter Exchange is an opportunity for association members to network with leaders from over 142 APA local chapters and participate in table topic discussions that will be
facilitated by APA Regional Advisors.

About iEmployee

A pioneer in On Demand Workforce Management solutions, iEmployee delivers web-based, human resource management software that enables customers to easily, and affordably transition to electronic
timesheets, benefits self-service, online human resources training, online expense reporting, salary planning and online paystubs and W2s. All products are fully hosted by iEmployee, there is no software
to install or hardware to maintain, thus providing a quick and painless way for customers to take their first step into a fully-automated HRIS solution. For more information, please visit www.iemployee.com.

About Asure

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Asure Software (ASUR), (a d/b/a of Forgent Networks, Inc.), empowers small to mid-size organizations and divisions of large enterprises to operate more efficiently, increase
worker productivity and reduce costs through a comprehensive suite of on-demand workforce management software and services. Asure's market-leading suite includes products that optimize workforce time and attendance tracking, benefits enrollment and tracking, pay stubs and W2 documentation, expense management, meeting and event management, and asset tracking and reservations. With additional offices in Seekonk, Mass., Vancouver, British Columbia, and Mumbai,
India, Asure serves 3,500 customers around the world. For more information, please visit www.asuresoftware.com.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Forgent's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking
statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk
Factors" in the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.

GWI software announces c.Support(R) Version 7.0
April , 2008

GWI Software, on the date of its 16th anniversary, announces the release of c.Support Version 7.0, with two editions to better address the needs of support centers of differing sizes and needs. The two editions leverage a single code stream but allow different feature set combinations.

"There has traditionally been a conundrum when advancing our product feature set, while still trying to maintain an acceptable price point for smaller support organizations," says Ryan Terrell, GWI's VP of Sales. "By segmenting our product's feature set customers can now purchase our solution for a single-person support operation or a worldwide ITIL implementation. The power of this release will be that as any customer's needs grow they can implement new features without the need to re-install software or re-educate their users."

"By maintaining a single code stream and better segmenting our features, our customers will leverage our ability to continually deliver upgraded and new features appealing to support centers of all sizes," added Jill Roberts, GWI's VP of Research and Development.

c.Support 7.0 Service Desk Edition: New functionality surrounding Problem and Change Management will make this edition appealing to companies with IT service management directives requiring adherence along standards such as ITIL, MOF, Sarbanes/Oxley, etc. This web-based application's features include incident, problem, change, SLA, asset, knowledge, and workflow management, as well as customer self-service, ad-hoc reporting, and much more.

c.Support 7.0 Incident Management Edition: With a robust yet flexible help desk feature set, this edition is directed toward organizations who are less concerned with adherence to standards like ITIL. This web-based application's features include powerful incident, knowledge, asset, and SLA management, as well as customer self-service, custom reporting, advanced routing, and much more.

"It should not be assumed that we have introduced a 'lite' version of our product," commented Daren Nelson, CEO of GWI Software. "A tremendous amount of research and development went into how GWI Software can deliver leading solutions to organizations of any size and need, as well as how we can continue to provide feature upgrades that address all these segments as their needs quickly change. I believe the foundation of c.Support 7.0 has hit a unique solution to a serious problem in our market."

About GWI Software

GWI Software (http://www.gwi.com) is a leader in providing powerful, yet flexible support solutions for IT service desk applications. With 3,000 installations in organizations worldwide, GWI's highly customizable service automation solutions are used by companies such as Panasonic, State of Missouri, SAIC, Check Free, and Telesat Canada. The company is privately held and based in Vancouver, Washington.

Pricing and Availability

Both solutions are available for demonstration now and will be available for evaluation or purchase within 30 days.

As a thank you to GWI Software's thousands of customers worldwide, customers under an active maintenance agreement will be "grandfathered" into the c.Support 7.0 Service Desk Edition at no extra charge.

For new customers, special introductory pricing will be available until May 30, 2008. For further information please call GWI Software at 1-888-494-7638 or e-mail sales@gwi.com.

c.Support is a registered trademark of GWI Software. Other parties' trademarks or service marks are the property of their respective owners and should be treated as such.

Adobe delivers photoshop lightroom 2.0 Beta
April, 2008

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe
Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 beta, a public preview of new and improved functionality to be delivered in the next major release. Lightroom is the professional photographer's essential toolbox, providing one
application for managing, adjusting and presenting large volumes of digital photographs. Lightroom 2.0 beta will feature enhancements such as dual-monitor support, localized dodge and burn correction and
will be the first Adobe application to support 64-bit for Mac OS X 10.5 Intel Macs and Microsoft Vista 64-bit operating systems.

"Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 beta provides early access to requested improvements over version 1.3 and continues our ongoing dialogue and open communication with the photography community," said Tom
Hogarty, senior product manager for Photoshop Lightroom and Camera Raw. "We're excited not only for our existing customers, but also for the general public who will have an opportunity to take Lightroom 2.0 beta on a test run."

New in Lightroom 2.0 beta

An improved layout in the Library module allows for a more intuitive approach to image organization by simplifying the location of the features needed to find and filter photographs. A new feature called
Smart Collections automatically updates collections with images that match desired criteria such as star-rating, keyword or other metadata. "The Suggested Keywords feature eases the task of keywording
by making recommendations based upon keyword associations across a catalog as well as the use of keywords in neighboring images."

Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 beta includes improved memory handling through 64-bit support for OS X 10.5 Intel Macs and Vista 64-bit operating systems. Additional enhancements in Lightroom 2.0 beta include support for a dual monitor configuration that maximizes a photographer's workspace and can be easily adjusted to meet a particular workflow. Additionally, the Develop module has been updated to provide the ability to correct specific parts of an image without affecting other areas. Now, fundamental photographic techniques such as dodge and burn can be performed using the same non-destructive
approach, allowing unprecedented control within the Lightroom program.

Beta Availability

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 beta is available as a 30-day trial for free download on Macintosh and Windows platforms at http://www.labs.adobe.com/downloads. Existing Lightroom 1.0 customers will be able to test the beta for an extended period until Aug. 31 and can invite friends to take part in this trial period. Recommended system requirements are Macintosh OSX 10.4, 10.5 1 GHz PowerPC G4 or G5 or Intel-based processor or Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Ultimate or Enterprise, Intel Pentium 4 processor, 1 GBRAM and a 1024x768 resolution screen.

eLoyalty releases new behavioral analytics(TM) software
April, 2008

eLoyalty Corporation (NASDAQ: ELOY), a leading enterprise customer relationship management services and solutions company, today announced that it has released a new version of its Behavioral
Analytics(TM) software that enhances insights into customer attitude, customer service representative ("CSR") performance and business process efficiency.

In order to assess customer attitude in each analyzed contact center interaction, eLoyalty applies a unique, patent pending approach: eLoyalty's software analyzes callers' voice tempo, key words,
grammar and syntax in order to identify a caller's attitude and personality preferences. By understanding a caller's attitude and personality preferences, Behavioral Analytics(TM) clients are able
to more accurately predict their customers "at risk" of defection; understand patterns of dissatisfaction with products and processes; and better manage CSR performance variability.

This new version of Behavioral Analytics(TM) software also enhances the analysis of non-interaction time (long periods of hold and silence) in contact center interactions. Non-interaction time is a significant issue for contact centers as it often represents up to 30% of a contact center's total talk time. Behavioral Analytics(TM) clients will now have a more detailed understanding of what CSR's do during periods of non-interaction. These insights will enable companies to better manage CSR performance variability and improve inefficient business processes.

As part of its Managed Services delivery model, eLoyalty has made significant investments to continuously upgrade the functionality of Behavioral Analytics(TM) software. These investments include
multiple dedicated development environments; a large database of test customer interactions; regression testing tools; and numerous highly skilled linguists, analysts and developers.

This new version of our software is now available to existing and new Behavioral Analytics(TM) clients. As part of its Managed Services model, eLoyalty provides new software versions at no additional cost in
order to equip its customers with the most advanced set of analytics and insights available.

About eLoyalty

eLoyalty helps its customers achieve breakthrough results with revolutionary analytics and advanced technologies that drive continuous business improvement. With a long track record of delivering proven
solutions for many of the Fortune 1000, eLoyalty's offerings include Behavioral Analytics(TM), Integrated Contact Solutions and Consulting Services, aligned to enable focused business transformation. For
more information about eLoyalty, visit www.eloyalty.com or call 877-2ELOYAL.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding anticipated financial results and other
matters that are not strictly historical in nature. These forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. The risks, uncertainties and other factors that might cause such a difference include those
described under "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in eLoyalty's Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. They reflect opinions, assumptions and estimates only as of the date they are made, and eLoyalty Corporation undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise.

GOSA FOM equipment & machinery company a.d. selects Siemens PLM Software as its global PLM provider
March, 2008

Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, announced today that GOSA FOM Equipment & Machinery Company a.d, the leading machinery company in Serbia, selected Siemens PLM Software's NX(TM) software and Solid Edge(R) software as its core product development platform to be deployed throughout all of its divisions.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070904/SIEMENSLOGO )

GOSA FOM a.d. will use Siemens PLM Software's digital product development software to replace all existing 2D software and transition to a 3D product design operation. GOSA FOM a.d. recognized that the ease of use and hybrid modeling capabilities of Siemens PLM Software would help their engineers move to 3D within the shortest possible time and because of Siemens PLM Software's open platform, GOSA FOM a.d. will be able to continue to use all their existing 2D drawings simultaneously.

"We were looking for a partner who understands our industry," said Milan Simovic, M.Sc.Mech.Eng. Design and Development director, GOSA FOM a.d. "When we analyzed other suppliers, Siemens PLM Software was the clear winner. They proved that their software tools and approach would best fit out current needs for design as well as the future needs for managing all engineering data and processes. Siemens PLM Software and partner Industrial Technology Systems worked together to establish an excellent strategic relationship with us that's valuable now and in the future."

GOSA FOM a.d. was founded in 1923 with French and Serbian capital shares and is one of Serbia's largest exporters.

"The fact that the leading Serbian machinery company selected our software is confirmation of our strong presence in machinery industry in Europe," said Greg Nutkins, vice president, Europe, Middle East and Africa Distributor Operations, Siemens PLM Software. "We look forward to helping GOSA FOM a.d. transition to a 3D operation. This selection is proof positive that we are ready to help Serbian companies reach their goal of competing in today's world market."

About Siemens PLM Software

Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division, is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services with 4.6 million licensed seats and 51,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Siemens PLM Software's open enterprise solutions enable a world where organizations and their partners collaborate through Global Innovation Networks to deliver world-class products and services. For more information on Siemens PLM Software products and services, visit http://www.siemens.com/plm.

About Siemens Industry Automation Division

The Siemens Industry Automation Division (Nuremberg), a division of Siemens Industry Sector, is worldwide leading in the fields of automation systems, low-voltage switchgear and industrial software. Its portfolio ranges from standard products for the manufacturing and process industry to solutions for whole industries and systems that encompass the automation of entire automobile production facilities and chemical plants. As a leading software supplier, Industry Automation optimizes the entire value added chain of manufacturers -- from product design and development to production, sales and a wide range of maintenance services.

Note: Siemens and the Siemens logo are registered trademarks of Siemens AG. Solid Edge and NX are trademarks or registered trademarks of Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. All other trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks belong to their respective holders.

Antenna software launches AMP iocation at The Gartner Wireless & Mobile Summit
March, 2008

www.jda.com - The Berlin Group Lawrence Delaney, Jr., 714-734-5000 (Investor Relations) larry@berlingroup.com or JDA Software Group, Inc., Scottadale Karen Walker, 512-474-2046 (Public Relations) Karen.walker@jda.com JDA(R) Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS) today announced the formation of a strategic alliance with Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc., an IBM Premier Business Partner and leading supplier of IBM hardware solutions and services. As a preferred provider of IBM hardware, Sirius will actively market JDA Software's products and services to customers and prospects seeking new or additional business applications to improve their performance and competitiveness. Similarly, JDA Software will recommend Sirius as its
preferred provider of IBM's world-class hardware solutions. This synergy will not only deliver significant value to each company's respective customers, but will also enable both Sirius and JDA Software to expand their solution offering and marketing efforts to existing and new customers.

According to Sirius President Joe Mertens, "We expect that working together on opportunities and being favorably introduced by JDA Software as a preferred provider of IBM hardware during joint sales calls will provide customers and prospects with a high level of confidence as they define their technology project scope and requirements. We can bring the in-depth knowledge and skills they need to help them size, configure and implement IBM solutions specifically for JDA Software solutions."

Currently, a large percentage of JDA Software clients utilize IBM servers, storage and software as critical components of their enterprise IT environment. As a full solution provider, the new alliance agreement expands the resources and expertise that JDA delivers to its customers.

"JDA has established a strong reputation as a total enterprise solution provider that combines leading consumer driven value chain software solutions with best-in-class technical infrastructure," said Chris Koziol, chief operating officer of JDA Software. "Our alliance with Sirius will allow our customers to get the best of both worlds by leveraging the strengths and capabilities of JDA and one of IBM's premier business partners."

Under the terms of the alliance, JDA Software and Sirius agree to mutually promote each other's products and services, whenever appropriate, to U.S. customers and prospects. They will collaborate by sharing sales leads, conducting joint marketing campaigns and Web promotions, and appearing together periodically at strategic trade shows, user conferences and other industry events.

For more information on the strategic alliance between JDA Software and Sirius, visit www.jda.com/partners or email AlliancesandPartners@jda.com.

About Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc.

Sirius is a national IT solution provider and IBM Premier Business Partner with a national sales team that includes certified pre-sales, sales and post-sales professionals. Sirius focuses on advanced infrastructure solutions that include IBM servers, storage, middleware and IT tools that support leading ISV solutions. Backed by 27 years of IT experience, the Sirius team has the skills, product knowledge and commitment to help clients develop and implement the right solution to solve their business needs. Sirius is IBM's largest solution provider and has more than 6,500 U.S. clients. Web site: www.siriuscom.com.

About JDA Software Group, Inc.

JDA(R) Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS) is focused on helping companies realize real supply chain and revenue management results - fast. JDA Software delivers integrated merchandising as well as supply chain and revenue management planning, execution, and
optimization solutions for the consumer-driven supply chain and services industries. Through its industry leading solutions, leading manufacturers, distributors, retailers and services companies
around the world are growing their businesses with greater predictability and more profitably. For more information on JDA Software, visit www.jda.com or contact us at info@jda.com or call
+1.800.479.7382.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are generally accompanied by words such as "will," "anticipate," "plan," "goal," and
"expect" and other words with forward-looking connotations. In this press release, such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, our expectation that our alliance with Sirius will expand our marketing offerings or that it will lead to new customers. The occurrence of future events may involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to the fact that hardware is not a core component of our business, that hardware purchases are highly
competitive and cyclical and accordingly we may not be successful in making sales or winning competitive bids, and other risks detailed from time to time in the "Risk Factors" section of our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additional information relating to the uncertainty affecting our business is contained in our filings with the SEC. As a result of these and other risks, actual results may differ materially from those predicted. JDA is not under any obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

"JDA" is a registered trademark of JDA Software Group. Any trade, product or service name referenced in this document using the name "JDA" is a trademark and/or property of JDA Software Group. All other trade, product, or service names referenced in this release may be
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Software group to push Philippines as a brand
March, 2008

The Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA) is working on a consortium to help sell the Philippines as a brand.

A subcommittee of the PSIA met Friday to discuss the planned consortium that is also expected to sell Filipino-made software abroad.

Coming together to sell the Philippines, the still unnamed consortium intends to work closely with the Department of Trade and Industry to give the country's local software industry a bigger push in the global software market.

The PSIA said that the local software industry is now worth $300 million.

PSIA director Ito Gruet said that the local software companies hope to strengthen ties, instead of competing with each other.

“We’re coming together to bring local software firms to the global market,” she said.

The planned consortium will initially work on building an inventory of skills in the country, and develop a better brand for the Philippines. The group is also eyeing to join a government mission to New York this year.

Winston Damarillo, executive chairman of Morph Labs, said that the consortium also hopes to help local firms to sell software as a service.

“We want to market Filipino-made software abroad,” Damarillo said.

PSIA currently has 110 members

JDA Software and Sirius form strategic alliance to deliver optimized solutions
February, 2008

Software association sues eBay sellers
February, 2008

A software industry group representing Adobe Systems Inc., Symantec Corp. filed seven suits Friday against eBay sellers it accuses of pirating Adobe Photoshop and other programs to sell on the auctioneer's Web site.

The suits were filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California by the Software & Information Industry Association. The litigation adds to two other cases the association said it filed against eBay sellers two weeks ago, one involving the illegal sale of Symantec's pcAnywhere.

All nine cases stemmed from the association's Auction Litigation Program, which monitors popular online auction sites, identifies individuals or groups selling pirated software and sues those parties on behalf of the association's member companies.

The seven suits were filed Friday charged sellers in California, Texas, Washington and Illinois of knowingly selling illegal copies of Adobe PhotoShop CS3 and other software products on eBay.

The Washington, D.C.,-based SIIA represents an array of software, banks, publishers, media companies and other organizations including major Bay Area companies and East Bay companies such as Scientific Learning of Oakland and Infosys Technologies Ltd., whose U.S.
headquarters is in Fremont.

JBoss and iWay Software to deliver powerful SOA solutions
February, 2008

JBoss, a division of Red Hat, Inc. the world's leading provider of open source solutions, and iWay Software, an Information Builders company
and an innovator of enterprise integration solutions, today announced an agreement designed to bring a full range of information management capabilities to global organizations. The combined power of iWay Software's pre-built data and application connectors and JBoss'
enterprise application platform delivers a complete SOA solution to provide extensive cost and performance advantages. As part of the agreement, iWay Software also joins JBoss' partner program.

"iWay's connector technology is a significant value-add to the JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform, which will enable enterprises to more easily leverage existing applications in modern SOA deployments," said Pierre Fricke, director of product line management, SOA products at Red Hat. "We are also pleased to welcome iWay into our partner program, to continue fostering collaboration and innovation between our two organizations."

Based on leading open source integration projects, JBoss Enterprise Middleware software solutions provide an open, standards-based foundation for many of today's initiatives to modernize IT. Customers can leverage the JBoss middleware portfolio with iWay Software's
virtually code-free connectors to enable integration from more than 400 databases and applications for service-oriented architecture (SOA), building rich Internet applications for the Web 2.0 generation while also migrating legacy applications. These types of initiatives help
drive the worldwide application deployment and integration software market, which IDC predicts will reach $18.4 billion in 2011.

"iWay Software is pleased to work with Red Hat to enable the JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform through more robust integration with an array of databases and applications," said John Senor, President iWay Software. "Together we enable organizations to optimize value, choice and interoperability, realizing the full potential of SOA through iWay's application adapters.

About Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat, the world's leading open source solutions provider, is headquartered in Raleigh, NC with over 50 satellite offices spanning the globe. CIOs have ranked Red Hat first for value in Enterprise Software for four consecutive years in the CIO Insight Magazine Vendor Value study. Red Hat provides high-quality, affordable technology with its operating system platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, together with applications, management and Services Oriented Architecture
(SOA) solutions, including the JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite. Red Hat also offers support, training and consulting services to its customers worldwide. Learn more: http://www.redhat.com.

About iWay Software

iWay Software's integration methodology is simple: We use a single, integrated set of graphical design tools to assemble powerful pre-built components for enterprise-class B2B, A2A, or B2B2A integration scenarios -- without the use of custom code. Integration configurations are deployed to run-time execution engines that can be deployed in a standalone manner to any environment supporting a JVM -- including Web Application Servers from any vendor. We deliver the fastest,
most cost-effective, and simplest way to integrate and streamline critical business processes. iWay Software's vendor, platform, and protocol-neutral integration solutions achieve the promise
of SOA: true reusability.

About Information Builders

Information Builders award-winning combination of business intelligence and enterprise integration software has been providing innovative solutions to more than 12,000 customers for
the past 30 years. WebFOCUS is the world's most widely utilized business intelligence platform. It provides the security, scalability, and flexibility needed at every level of global extended enterprises. Its simplicity helps create executive, analytical, and operational applications that reach dozens to millions of users. Information Builders iWay Software suite provides state-of-the-art, multi-purpose, pre-built integration components that address all SOA, application, data, and information management requirements. Its integration adapters have been adopted by the leading software platform providers. Together, these products give Information Builders customers the ability to live up to the company motto: "Your Business. No
Barriers."

Information Builders award-winning technology has successfully provided quality software and superior services to more than 12,000 customers, including most of the Fortune 100 and U.S. federal government agencies. Headquartered in New York City with 90 offices worldwide, the company employs 1,450 people and has more than 350 business partners. For more information visit http://www.informationbuilders.com.

Serif PhotoPlus X2 image-editing software
January, 2008

Given the excellence of its batch tools and smart filter layers (amongst other things), Serif PhotoPlus X2 really is great image-editing software.

When we've looked at previous Serif products, we've been very keen to play up the value for money afforded by the likes of PagePlus, DrawPlus and, of course, PhotoPlus. At the same time, though, we've perhaps been guilty of being slightly condescending.

In a strange sense, though, this is part of Serif's success. Take Serif PhotoPlus X2, the brand new version of the best-selling digital image-editing package.

With Serif PhotoPlus X2's uncluttered and intuitive interface and excellent selection of helpful wizards, you can be polishing off your first project within minutes. And yet, this ease of use shouldn't detract from a features set that, in many respects, now rivals that of the high-end Photoshop.

Initially, some of Serif PhotoPlus X2's features sound a little tacky. Makeover Studio, for instance, sounds rather fluffy. In use, though, it works pretty well, letting you remove blemishes, make skin look smoother, or brighten teeth.

You can get previews to see how things will look, and while Serif PhotoPlus X2's results aren't flawless, you do now have a few extra tools for airbushing the odd inperfection.

Of more practical use are Serif PhotoPlus X2's vastly improved smart filter layers. You get full undo and redo facilities, and you can see a before-and-after preview so that you can get an idea of what you'll be unleashing.

Speed is improved, although we would like to see this cranked up once more. New filter effects cover a decent range, from the hand-drawn look cast by Serif PhotoPlus X2's Comic Book filter to the reshaping created by Vignette.

IBM introduces free smart E-mail search software
January, 2008

IBM has unveiled "smart" search software to help people find information buried in the vast personal database that e-mail has become by identifying the most relevant information in a search query and extrapolating what the user is trying to find.

Made in IBM's Research Labs, the software is powered by advanced algorithms that can interpret incomplete queries and find information such as phone numbers, people, meetings, presentations, documents, images and more.

Called IBM OmniFind Personal E-mail Search (IOPES), the semantic search tool is available at no charge on IBM alphaWorks ( www.alphaworks.ibm.com/ tech/ e-mailsearch). It helps users quickly search and find information — for example a person's phone number — even if the e-mail database does not have the words "phone" and "number" in the text. IOPES also allows users to create, save and share personalized searches for future use.

Available for Lotus Notes, this smart e-mail search tool eliminates the frustration many of us feel when irrelevant search results are returned for a simple text or keyword search. Common search concepts, such as dates, times and phone numbers, are built into the software; additional search parameters, such as meeting requests or specific locations, can be defined and used on the fly without any programming expertise. Such user-defined concepts can be shared between individuals and used to build a more personalized search system.

"With gigabytes of e-mail storage readily available to nearly everyone, e-mail has evolved from a simple communication tool into a personal database where we retain vast amounts of valuable information," said Douglas Wilson, distinguished engineer and chief technology officer of Lotus. "We continue to deliver better tools to speed and improve personal mailbox search, and OmniFind Personal E-mail Search illustrates how IBM's advanced technology delivers the ability to quickly and easily access the precise information we need, exactly when we need it."

IOPES was created through a collaborative effort spanning IBM Research Labs in Almaden (California), Haifa (Israel) and Delhi (India). The software uses the Unstructured Information Management Architecture (UIMA), an open source software framework that helps organizations build new analysis technologies to realize more value from their unstructured information by discovering relationships, identifying patterns, and predicting outcomes. Originally developed by IBM, UIMA is now an open source project at the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). UIMA already is used extensively to enable text analysis, extraction and concept search capabilities in other parts of the IBM OmniFind enterprise search portfolio, including OmniFind Enterprise Edition, OmniFind Analytics Edition, and OmniFind Yahoo! Edition.

The smart e-mail search plug-in is available on alphaWorks at: www.alphaworks.ibm.com/ tech/ e-mailsearch. alphaWorks is an online community that gives the outside world a unique peek into the work underway in IBM's R&D labs by highlighting the company's most cutting-edge work and providing it at no cost. More than 90 of the Fortune 100 companies access alphaWorks technologies.

Prior to release on alphaWorks, IOPES was tested inside IBM by early adopters who participate in the company's internal Technology Adoption Program. This program invites IBM's own technology enthusiasts to road test early stage software and engage with development teams by contributing their ideas and feedback. Approximately 100,000 employees are registered in the Technology Adoption Program and participants in this program's First Adopters community rated IOPES as one of the top 10 solutions offered.

Kovair selects Perforce as the first software configuration management system
January, 2008

Kovair Software, Inc. and Perforce Software, Inc. today announced the release of integration between Kovair Global Lifecycle and Perforce SCM System. The integration uses Perforce adapter developed using Kovair's recently released Integration Technology -- Omnibus, Integration Bus for IT™.

"The integration with Perforce, one of the leading Software Configuration Management Systems, helps the users use two market leading software tools in their respective categories in a seamless manner," said Kovair Vice President Engineering, Atanu Majumdar. "By virtue of integrating Perforce using Omnibus, it also becomes integrated with other present and future tools integrated with Omnibus without explicitly making point-to-point integration with those tools."

The integration covers all aspects of Perforce including Jobs, Change List and Files and makes them accessible from Kovair. It synchronizes the Jobs and Change List between Perforce and Kovair so that these items become visible to the Kovair users. Similarly, by virtue of this integration synchronization, items like Requirements, Issues, and Change Items from Kovair are visible to the Perforce users. In addition the integration federates the information about the files in Kovair, so that the actual file contents are made available in Kovair on-demand through Perforce API.

"Kovair's Omnibus technology provides Perforce users with more than just access to a suite of supported partner tools," said John Walker, principal product consultant at Perforce Software. "This technology also provides the unifying backbone for implementing the workflow processes our customers require to support their specific business needs."

The integration is available now as an add-on to Kovair's flagship product, Kovair Global Lifecycle.

About Kovair Software, Inc.

Kovair Software, Inc. is the innovation leader in global application lifecycle management solutions, supporting globally distributed multi-site application development. Its flagship product, Kovair Global Lifecycle, is a feature-rich, configurable, global development and integration framework that offers a complete set of integrated tools and processes for managing the entire application lifecycle. Architected with a common user interface and a shared repository to ease the complexities of "any time, anywhere" development, Kovair Global Lifecycle has been adopted rapidly in market sectors where there is a critical need for automated workflow and reliable, predictable application lifecycle management processes as implemented by Kovair's Omniprocess, Workflow for IT™. Kovair includes built-in SDLC applications like Requirements Management, Change Management, and Helpdesk Management in addition to solutions for CMMI, ITIL, Project Portfolio Management or Agile Methodology. Kovair's integration infrastructure -- Omnibus, Integration Bus for IT™ for third party tools provides customers with an extremely flexible and globally integrated development environment. Founded in the year 2000, Kovair Software has offices in Silicon Valley, California and Kolkata, India.

For more information, visit www.kovair.com or call 408-262-0200 x2007.

Kovair and the Kovair logo are registered trademarks of Kovair Software, Inc. Kovair Global Lifecycle is a trademark of Kovair Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Release of Search Engines positions monitoring software Rank Tracker
December, 2007

Link-Assistant.Com proudly presents a new release of its award-winning SEO Software: Rank Tracker. Rank Tracker Enterprise 4.0b4 gives its user a set of easy-to-use, yet powerful SEO tools to seamlessly keep track of web site’s popularity and analyze its positions for a number of factors.
Rank Tracker is an all-in-one rankings monitoring SEO tool for webmasters and professional SEOs who need to monitor their site's positions in 176 search engines.

Here's what this amazing SEO tool can do:

1. Reveals web site rankings for an unlimited number of keywords makes it possible to immediately see how well a site is ranking over time for the unlimited number of targeted keywords in Google, Yahoo! and MSN.

2. Tracks an unlimited number of sites unlike other software, Rank Tracker allows to check web site rankings for as many websites as needed.

3. Supports regional versions of Google, Yahoo! and MSN the currently supported regional versions include UK, Germany, France, Australia, Spain, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, New Zeland, Poland, China, Switzerland, India, Brazil, Sweden, Singapore, Norway and more.

4. Keeps the user updated on the rankings fluctuations this great SEO Tool keeps a daily, weekly and monthly change record to notify the user where the site ranks for any search term, at any time.

5. Creates eye-candy graphs that demonstrate progress visually images speak louder than words, so go ahead, view pretty progress graphs that will show you how well you are rankings over any time period.

6. Generates illustrative reports containing rankings, KEIs and lots of other relevant analytical data.

7. Runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux Rank Tracker is cross-platform, and runs seamlessly on Windows, Linux and Mac. Meaning you can run it on a Windows XP-based home PC and a Mac
laptop with no fuss.

With all these features, monitoring search engines positions is a snap!

Trial version for free download is available on the website www.link-assistant.com. For additional information on this SEO product, please visit our website http://www.link-assistant.com
IT reviewers are encouraged to use this press release and any other related materials.

About Link-Assistant.Com:
Founded in 2005, Link-Assistant.Com is a fast-growing software company with a primary focus on developing off-the-shelf solutions for the SEO industry.

Equinux updates The Tube software
December, 2007

Equinux has introduced a new version of its TV software for Macs, The Tube 2.0, featuring many new social features as companies across the board consider how to ride the social networking wave.

The new TubeTalk feature lets TV viewers chat with others about the current program or follow others as they channel surf with BuddySurfing. For every running television program, there is a visible chat room, in which all viewers can use to chat with one another. In the channel list, each viewer can see how many viewers are currently watching the running program for each channel, as well as when new messages are being sent. Users can create their own profile, complete with user name, picture and status.

Once a show is scheduled for recording in the electronic programming guide, The Tube automatically removes any other shows during that time slot. Recordings are stored in the Movies folder.

Registered users can download The Tube 2.0 for free from the equinux website or by using the update function in the software. The software costs €19.95 for new users.

Aspect Software increases localization and expands capabilities with latest release of Aspect Unified IP
December, 2007

Aspect Software, Inc., the world's largest company solely focused on the contact center, today announced that on 27 December 2007, Aspect® Unified IP™ 6.5.1 will be generally available. This latest version of the product includes localization for German, Japanese, Colombian Spanish, Portuguese and Korean, bringing all of the value of Aspect Unified IP to many additional critical global contact center markets. In the first quarter of 2008, Aspect Unified IP 6.5.1 users will also be able to leverage the real-time reporting capabilities of Unified Command and Control™ for consolidated real-time reporting across multiple sites and applications through an intuitive, graphical display.

As part of this new release, Aspect Unified IP 6.5.1 leverages server virtualization through the use of VMware, helping users to take advantage of smaller physical footprints and providing faster time to market. The product also includes a new manual answer feature, required by the German contact center industry and in demand around the world, that will empower agents to take a call when they choose.

“Aspect Software uses Aspect Unified IP in all of our worldwide contact centers to manage interactions with our customers and partners,” said Serge Hyppolite, director of product management, Aspect Software. “We implemented Aspect Unified IP 6.5.1 in our European contact center, and the results were excellent. It continues to reduce complexity in managing our multiple contact center sites around the world and we’re already seeing higher productivity and reduced costs.”In addition to new localization, virtualization and manual answer capabilities, Aspect Unified IP 6.5.1 also provides:

· An Agent-on-Demand feature that enables a contact center to engage a remote agent whenever needed. This feature will help companies save on long-distance and IP bandwidth costs, while still having access to at-home or branch agents when call volumes increase.

· A web services interface with a complete Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) Software Developer’s Kit. This powerful kit allows for a wide variety of custom integrations to be created, giving contact centers an integrated agent desktop and the flexibility to customize how applications interoperate with Aspect Unified IP.

“As 2007 draws to a close, we are very excited about the new capabilities and direction for Aspect Unified IP,” Hyppolite adds. “This release will benefit our worldwide customer base and any organization that is looking to take advantage of a unified approach. With the improved localization features, virtualization capabilities, high availability and web services interfaces for integrations, our contact center customers will have greater flexibility to better meet the needs of their customers.”

Aspect Unified IP is a session initiation protocol (SIP)-based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) unified contact center solution that provides automatic call distribution (ACD), predictive dialing, voice portal capabilities, Internet contact, workflow management, multichannel recording and quality management to help organizations achieve their customer service, collections and sales and telemarketing business process goals. The release of Aspect Unified IP 6.5.1 and upcoming versions continues to provide enhancements in reliability and security, greater localization features, and expanded communication options through SIP-enabled VoIP.

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Aspect Software, Inc. founded the contact center industry and is now the world’s largest company solely focused on Internet Protocol (IP) and traditional voice-based products and services for customer service, collections, and sales and telemarketing business processes. Each day, Aspect Software powers more than 125 million customer-company interactions at thousands of in-house and outsourced contact centers around the globe. Its pioneering Unified IP™ Contact Center product line reduces complexity by uniting automated call distribution (ACD), predictive dialing, voice portal, email management, web chat and collaboration, and recording and quality management to provide consolidated administration, routing, reporting and workflow. PerformanceEdge™, the industry’s first fully synchronized contact center optimization suite combines workforce management, recording and quality management, performance management, campaign management, and coaching and eLearning applications. And, the company’s trusted Signature product line delivers reliable best of breed ACD, predictive dialing, CTI and Voice Portal capabilities. Headquartered in Chelmsford, Mass., Aspect Software has operations across the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. For more information, visit www.aspect.com.

Ultimatebet.com releases new software
November, 2007

MIAMI, Florida -- UltimateBet.com today announced the release of its latest poker software update, bringing to the table a host of new online poker features designed to significantly enhance the experience for the poker playing masses.

"Today, we've released some groundbreaking new features that guarantee to take the online poker experience to an exciting new level," stated UltimateBet spokesperson George MacLean.

The latest build boasts some noteworthy features including:

* A new resizable poker table function enabling poker players to expand their viewing area

* The ability to tile and cascade poker tables for maximum organization

* An option to save poker hand histories directly to a poker player's hard drive

* A unique poker hand history video player allowing online poker players to relive an amazing win or brutal bad beat

Existing ultimatebet.com players will automatically receive the poker software update the next time they load the UltimateBet game. New players can download poker software for free from UltimateBet.com.

Setback for BPO industry: Nasscom
November, 2007

PUNE: The National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) has expressed deep shock and dismay at the incident involving murder of a young BPO employee Jyoti Kumari Choudhary.

In a press release issued by them, it stated that the murder reflects the need for greater safety and security and emphasised that every possible measure should be taken to eliminate such crime. "Such incidents setback efforts that are being made to bring about gender equality in the country’s workforce."

According to Nasscom, the information technology (IT) industry, as a major employer of women, is proud of its role in providing employment and opportunity to a growing female workforce. It stated the industry has taken steps for the safety of its employees in the sector where a large number of staff are women and nature of the work dictates the employees, both men and women, to work at night.

The statement added that being aware of their responsibility, companies have continuously reviewed their security practices and Nasscom has already initiated a process of putting together ‘best practices’ in the human resources (HR) area for adoption by all its members.

"It will be sad if people who have to be out in the night live in fear for their safety. We will continue working to see how a secure environment can be improved," it said.

Absolute Software Leads Police to Career Criminal
November, 2007

Absolute Software Corporation (TSX:ABT) ("Absolute", or the "Company"), the leading provider of firmware-based, patented Computrace(R) Computer Theft Recovery, Data Protection and Secure Asset Tracking(TM) today announced that it has recovered a number of laptop computers allegedly stolen from the Tampa headquarters of OSI Restaurant Partners LLC (parent company of Outback Steakhouse). Information collected by Absolute's Recovery Team also led to the arrest of a career computer thief. The alleged thief, nicknamed "the Khaki Bandit" by investigators, had eluded police in connection with a spree of high-profile corporate laptop thefts from coast to coast until his recent arrest.

In a brazen daylight theft, a career laptop thief allegedly followed an employee through the office security of the Tampa, Florida headquarters of OSI Restaurant Partners waited for staff to leave and walked out with 11 corporate laptops. Fortunately, nine of the stolen computers were protected by Absolute's Computrace computer theft recovery product. OSI staff reported the theft to Tampa police and then alerted the Absolute Recovery Team.

Using information transmitted from the stolen laptops, the Recovery Team was able to determine that the thief had sold the computers to a number of unsuspecting eBay shoppers across five US states and also Taiwan. Fortunately, tracking reports indicated that one of the computers was still located in Miami Beach, Florida. With location information supplied by Absolute, Tampa police collaborated with their Miami colleagues to trace the thief to a residence in Miami Beach - where the suspect was taken into custody. The laptop has since been traced by Absolute to a buyer in Sacramento, California.

Upon further investigation, police officials were able to link the alleged thief to a spree of high-profile corporate laptop thefts committed by a villain that Milwaukee police officials had nicknamed the "Khaki Bandit." The alleged thief earned the name for his strategy of dressing in business casual clothes and blending into corporate head offices to steal laptop computers during regular business hours. The thief would then sell the computers under various aliases on eBay.

When apprehended by the joint Tampa/Miami Beach police team, witnesses report the alleged thief said "How the hell did you track me down? I did this in California too." The thief is now being held without bond in the state of Florida and subject to a nationwide returnable warrant which will return him to California.

Using information supplied by Absolute, police officials are now in the process of recovering the stolen computers.

According to John Livingston, Chairman and CEO of Absolute Software, "In the process of recovering an average of 50 lost or stolen computers each week, we often lead police to sophisticated criminals and a wide variety of related crimes. This is the kind of story that really makes my day and is a great example of preparedness on the part of OSI Restaurant Partners."

Kineto Releases Latest Version of UMA Network Controller (UNC) in Support of 3G Femtocell Trials
October, 2007

Kineto Wireless, Inc., the key innovator and leading supplier of UMA technology, today announced the availability of the latest SOFTWARE release for its industry-leading UMA Network Controller (UNC). This new version adds support for the 3G Iu core network interface, which enables deployment of 3G femtocells and dual-mode handsets, and has entered trials with mobile operators worldwide.

?The femtocell industry is moving rapidly towards commercial deployments, with trials starting before the end of the year,? said Vincent Poulbere, principal analyst with Ovum. ?Commercially available, standards-based femtocell solutions are critical to give operators worldwide the opportunity to enter user trials today and prepare for deployments in 2008.?

Femtocells are consumer 3G access points that improve coverage and Performance of mobile services in a subscriber?s home. A key challenge for mass-market femtocell deployments is a standardized, scalable, robust interface from the femtocell to the mobile core network. UMA, as the only proven 3GPP standard for the delivery of mobile services over broadband and IP networks, is quickly being recognized as the preferred approach to enable this femtocell-to-core network connectivity. UMA addresses key issues in commercial femtocell deployments including security, device authentication, access controls, handover, and regulatory compliance, as well as scalability to support millions of endpoints. The femtocell industry is starting to appreciate the three-year head start UMA has over proprietary approaches being proposed for device-to-core network connectivity,? said Patrick Tao, Kineto?s vice president of technology. ?As the technology behind successful dual-mode handset services, such as unik from FT/Orange and T-Mobile?s Hpot @Home, the 3GPP UMA standard has already identified and addressed the real-world deployment issues operators face in bringing femtocells to market.?

About UMA Technology

UMA technology is the 3GPP global standard for fixed-mobile convergence. UMA enables secure, scalable access to mobile voice, data and IMS services over broadband IP access networks. By deploying UMA technology, mobile operators can deliver a number of compelling fixed-mobile convergence services. The most well-known applications of UMA include dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi handsets and 3G femtocells access points. Leading operators around the world have embraced UMA technology as the foundation for their fixed-mobile convergence strategy, including France Telecom/Orange, T-Mobile US, TeliaSonera, Telecom Italia, and Cincinnati Bell. For more information, please visit www.UMAToday.com.

About Kineto Wireless

Kineto Wireless is the key innovator and leading supplier of UMA technology, the 3GPP standard for fixed-mobile convergence. As the leading provider of UMA technology, Kineto supplies core network solutions through OEM partnerships with leading network infrastructure providers, and also provides UMA-compliant software, development tools and support services to mobile platform suppliers, mobile handset developers, and other consumer electronics vendors. For more information, please visit www.kineto.com.

Genpact plans to invest Rs 150 crore in upcoming IT SEZ in Jaipur
October, 2007

IIT services major Genpact is planning to invest around Rs 150 crore in the upcoming IT SEZ in Jaipur. Genepact vice-president and Jaipur Site Leader Diwakar Singhal told ET that the company is coming up with a captive SEZ across 25 acres of land.

“The state government has identified land for us on Agra Road and will be handing it over in couple of weeks time. Either we would develop this SEZ on our own or rope in a real estate major as a codeveloper who specialises in SEZ devlopment.

However, we plan to start operations in about 12-15 months after the land acquisition,” he said refusing to spell out the price which the state government had offered the company for the proposed SEZ facility.

The ITes major already has two facilities in Jaipur with around 2500 seats. “With the new facility in operation we would be generating direct employment for 6000 more people and 24000 indirect employment opportunities for the people of Rajasthan,” Mr Singhal said.

The company is gearing up to meet the increasing man power requirement with the scaling up of the operation. It is banking on local talent as acquiring talent from across the country will not only be costly but also increase the attrition rate. “We are opening knowledge centres in colleges to identify and train young graduates for ITes jobs,” he said

IBM and Orkla's Daughter Sapa in 500 Million Kroner Deal
October, 2007

IBM (NYSE: IBM) has signed a comprehensive information technology (IT) services agreement providing IT services to Sapa Profiles, the world's largest aluminium profile company, and a joint venture between Alcoa and Orkla's subsidiary Sapa.

Under the seven-year agreement, IBM will provide infrastructure services and application maintenance services for about 2,500 users in Sapa Profiles, using IBM's Nordic and global delivery capabilities.
The main focus of the contract is on cost reduction through an improved price-to-performance ratio to reduce costs while improving service quality, and on flexibility in scope when integrating or divesting companies in the future.

After the joint venture was established in June 2007, a new infrastructure had to be established for Sapa Profiles' operations in the Americas and Europe. Countries currently involved are USA and Mexico in the Americas, and Spain, UK, Italy, Hungary, Romania, and the Netherlands in Europe.

"Sapa and the Orkla Group are in a prime position to take advantage of IBM's extensive portfolio of products, solutions and services and tailor them to fit their specific business needs," said Morten Thorkildsen, General Manager of IBM Norway. "We are looking forward to helping Sapa and Orkla realize their ambitions," he says.

"This is an important agreement for Sapa. We are on the way to establishing a common infrastructure taking care of the needs of the joined units from Alcoa and Sapa," says Espen Falla, Director of Sapa Shared Services.

The deal was signed in Oslo on October 4, 2007.

Acer commences cash tender offer for Gateway
Semptember, 2007

TAIPEI, TAIWAN (September 5, 2007) -- Acer Inc. (TWSE:2353) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Galaxy Acquisition Corp., has commenced its tender offer for all the outstanding shares of Gateway, Inc. (NYSE: GTW), at a price of US$1.90 per share. On August 27, 2007, Acer announced it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Gateway.

In addition, Gateway announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Professional business segment, including the Company's Nashville-based configuration center, to MPC Corporation (AMEX: MPZ). The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is anticipated to close early in the fourth quarter.

The acquisition of Gateway by Acer has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both Gateway and Acer. The tender offer is subject to standard closing conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase referenced below, including a minimum share tender condition, regulatory approvals under Hart-Scott-Rodino, Exon-Florio and similar laws outside the U.S., and other customary conditions, as set forth in the Offer to Purchase.

The tender offer and withdrawal rights will expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on October 1, 2007 (end of the day on October 1, 2007) unless the tender offer is extended. Following the acceptance for payment of shares in the tender offer and completion of the transactions contemplated in the merger agreement, Gateway will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acer.

The terms and conditions of the tender offer are set forth in the Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and other related materials filed by Acer and Galaxy Acquisition Corp. with the SEC on September 4, 2007. Citibank, N.A. is acting as depositary for the tender offer.

Contact:

Cynthia Hiponia

The Blueshirt Group for Acer

San Francisco, CA

Tel: 415-217-4966

Fax: 415-217-7721

Cynthia@blueshirtgroup.com

Stella T.H. Chou, Henry Wang

PR, Branding Division

8F, 88, Sec.1, Hsin Tai Wu Rd., Hsichih,

Taipei Hsien 221, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: +886-2-8691-3204/1046

Fax: +886-2-8691-3262

Stella_th_chou@Acer.com.tw

Henrywang@Acer.com.tw

Legal Statements

This announcement is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to purchase securities or a solicitation of an offer to sell securities. The solicitation and the offer are being made solely by the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal. The Offer to Purchase dated September 4, 2007, the Letter of Transmittal and related materials may be obtained free of charge by directing such requests to the information agent for the Offer, D.F. King & Co., Inc., 48 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005, or by calling D.F. King & Co., Inc. toll free: (800) 290-6427.

Investors and stockholders of Gateway are urged to read the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, the Offer to Purchase and any other documents relating to the Offer that are filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") because they contain important information, including the various terms of, and conditions to, the tender offer. Investors and stockholders of Gateway may obtain these and other documents filed by Acer, Galaxy Acquisition Corp. and Gateway for free from the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov.

Disclaimers

This press release contains forward-looking statements. The statements are not a guarantee of future performance and are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. Acer is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About Acer

Acer ranks as the world's No. 4 branded PC vendor, designing easy, dependable IT solutions that empower people to reach their goals and enhance their lives. Since spinning-off its manufacturing operation, Acer has focused on globally marketing its brand-name products: mobile and desktop PCs, servers and storage, LCD monitors and high-definition TVs, projectors, and handheld/navigational devices. Acer's unique Channel Business Model is instrumental to the company's continued success. The model encourages partners and suppliers to collaborate in a winning formula of supply-chain management, allowing Acer to provide customers with fresh technologies, competitive pricing, and quality service. Established in 1976, Acer Inc. employs 5,300 people supporting dealers and distributors in more than 100 countries. Revenues in 2006 reached US$11.32 billion.

NASSCOM inaugrates regional office in Kolkata Aims to Strengthen Focus on Eastern Region
Semptember, 2007

NASSCOM the premier trade body and the “voice” of the Indian IT industry, today inaugurated its regional office in Kolkata today. The office will be located at Webel Bhawan, Salt Lake City in Kolkata. To mark the opening of the office, NASSCOM organized a seminar to discuss issues in the region which would be focus areas for the regional office which was attended by dignitaries including Dr. Debesh Das, Hon’ble Minister-in-Charge, Department of IT, Government of West Bengal as chief guest and Shri Siddhartha, Principal Secretary, Department of IT, GoWB.

NASSCOM has been present in West Bengal through several industry events and has over 35 members in the region, in addition to a strong presence of members including leading multinational and domestic IT players, headquartered elsewhere.

Elaborating NASSCOM’s plans in the Eastern region, Mr.Kiran Karnik, President, NASSCOM said, “In line with NASSCOM’s overall objective of promoting the IT industry in emerging locations, we are happy to announce the formal opening of our regional office in Kolkata today. This centre will focus on the entire north-eastern region, Orissa and West Bengal, for various activities and initiatives undertaken by NASSCOM. We are looking at a small setup to begin and to enable this center to address the needs of the industry in this region. Historically, West Bengal, and Kolkata in particular have been well positioned to cater to this industry’s requirements, offering an abundant and suitable talent pool to draw upon, an infrastructure well designed to support the industry and a favourable policy framework. The support we have received from the government has also been most encouraging.”

Talking about the focus for the region, Mr. Karnik said “NASSCOM has signed an MoU with the West Bengal University of Technical Education, through which we will be rolling out the NAC program in the state in the early 2008 timeframe. NASSCOM has also signed an MoU with Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) with an objective of administering NAC to 20,000 students across eight states, between September ‘07 and January ‘08. We hope these initiatives will go a long way in strengthening and showcasing the human resource potential the position of these states, for the Indian IT sector”.

NASSCOM has undertaken a number of initiatives towards strengthening the IT industry in order to be able to maintain its leadership in this space, and maintain its steady growth curve towards achieving export revenues of USD 60 billion by 2010, as was outlined in the NASSCOM- McKinsey report. The NASSCOM initiatives and programmes that will be implemented in the region are NASSCOM Assessment of Competence(NAC) and National Skills Registry (NSR). Additionally initiatives like the Quality Forum and Emerging Companies Forum will continue their regular activities in Kolkata. NASSCOM’s engagement with the industry in North East through events like NICT in Guwahati and participation in the 7th North-East Council Sectoral Summit on IT & ITeS held earlier this year in Kohima, Nagaland will also add to the effort in the region.

New Mobility Survey Quantifies TCO Savings with Windows Vista®
Semptember, 2007

Study Shows Considerable Reduction in Mobile Computing Total Cost of Ownership Versus Windows® XP
Portland, Ore. and Bellevue, Wash, September 05, 2007
GCR Custom Research, a leader in global market research, and Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT), today announced the results of their study, commissioned by Microsoft Corp., concluding that deploying Windows Vista® on mobile PCs can reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) by up to $605 per mobile PC per year - a savings of 14 percent over that of Windows® XP.

According to the research results, there are three sources that help reduce TCO - Windows Vista Enterprise “out of the box” features (that impact such things as security costs, desktop engineering and support and service desk costs), infrastructure optimization best practices and Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP).

“All CIOs and IT managers need to have baseline data to evaluate how mobile technologies fit within their program goals,” said R. Scott Evans, Ph.D., Vice President, Research and Analytics for GCR Custom Research. “Through this research we obtained essential insight into the TCO for supporting mobile PCs running Windows XP, which, in turn, established a baseline for rigorously evaluating the benefits and potential savings an organization may experience when deploying Windows Vista.”

“Wipro manages over 600,000 Windows XP-based PCs worldwide for its customers. We expect Windows Vista to dramatically reduce the cost of supporting these PCs and to improve user satisfaction”, says Theo Forbath, Chief Strategist, Wipro Technologies. “Beyond the more secure and reliable code base, new features in Windows Vista will make it easier for organizations to optimize IT processes, further reducing cost.”

“The goal of this study was to evaluate the total cost of ownership for mobile PCs running Windows XP as a baseline and to investigate TCO savings that our customers experience when they move to Windows Vista,” said Stella Chernyak, Director of Windows Product Management at Microsoft. “We have found that Windows Vista delivers immediate value to the mobile PC scenarios by reducing TCO and enhancing the productivity of a mobile workforce.”

The Wipro Product Strategy & Architecture (PSA) Practice - a division of Wipro Technologies has more than 10 years experience in researching, analyzing, and documenting the business value of technology solutions. Wipro’s PSA practice helps enterprises and technology vendors develop innovative and effective product and IT strategies that enable them to expand their market opportunities, extend their competitive advantage and economize their business operations.

Research Methodology Overview
Data was obtained through in-depth interviews with 524 IT decision makers and end users. Interviews were conducted by GCR and included 131 qualified companies.

The surveys of IT professionals probed respondents on their organization’s IT processes and support costs for desktop engineering, help and service desk support, and IT security. The end user surveys focused on routine computing-related tasks and self support.

These survey responses provided the basis for detailed analysis on best practice usage and desired technological capabilities. Additionally, the research provided sufficiently detailed data to further profile two industries: healthcare and professional services.

For additional details, see the Reducing TCO with Windows Vista® whitepaper that provides the full study and results. You may download it from www.gcrinsight.com or www.wipro.com.

About GCR Custom Research
GCR Custom Research provides full service custom market research, analysis, and consulting for business-to-business and consumer product and service technology companies to help them better understand marketplace dynamics worldwide. GCR has over 25 years of experience with technology markets and IT decision makers - experience that is crucial to ensure that your research is actionable. In a world where businesses need better information to reduce risks, seize opportunities and improve performance, insight from research is essential to making smart decisions. GCR’s team of some of the best analytical minds in the business brings solutions to the challenges facing companies in the fast-changing technology world, where staying ahead of the competition is essential. For further information, please visit www.gcrinsight.com.

About Wipro
Wipro provides comprehensive IT solutions and services, including systems integration, information systems outsourcing, package implementation, software application development and maintenance, and research and development services to corporations globally. Wipro Limited is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified IT Services company globally. Wipro’s Global IT Services business was recently assessed at Level 5 for CMMI V 1.2 across Offshore and Onsite development centers. In the Indian market, Wipro is a leader in providing IT solutions and services for the corporate segment in India offering system integration, network integration, software solutions and IT services. Wipro also has a profitable presence in niche market segments of infrastructure engineering, and consumer products & lighting. In the Asia Pacific and Middle East markets, Wipro provides IT solutions and services for global corporations. Wipro’s ADSs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and our equity shares are listed in India on the Stock Exchange - Mumbai, and the National Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit our websites at www.wipro.com, www.wiprocorporate.com and www.wipro.in.

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

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Weikum Communications
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Gutenberg Communications
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Wipro inaugurates new development center for Zurich Financial Services
August, 2007

Wipro Technologies, the Global IT Services Division of Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT) announced the inauguration of a new offshore development centre for Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) at Chennai on Aug 20, 2007. The two groups of companies signed a framework agreement earlier this year, for Wipro Technologies to provide application development and maintenance services in seven countries.

Jessica Whitman - Zurich ASP (Application Service Provider) Sourcing Account Executive and Alan Stanley - Zurich ASP Sourcing Supplier Value Management inaugurated the facility in the presence of Soumitro Ghosh, Senior Vice President & Head of Banking and Insurance Practice, Ramesh Ponnuru, Vice President Insurance Practice and Global Client Executive, Wipro Technologies and the Wipro teams working for Zurich.

The 300-seater development centre will be dedicated to Zurich.

Zurich Financial Services Group is an insurance-based financial services provider with a global network of subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe as well as in Asia Pacific, Latin America and other markets. Founded in 1872, the Group is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It employs approximately 58,000 people serving customers in more than 170 countries.

Michael Paravicini, CITO, Zurich said “We believe that Wipro is a valuable ASP Sourcing provider, with a strong offshore delivery record that has been experienced at Farmers Insurance which will help Zurich to achieve its business objectives. This relationship will also help us consolidate our sourcing strategy.”

Soumitro Ghosh, Senior Vice President Banking and Insurance Practice, Wipro Technologies said “We are pleased to work for a leading global player like Zurich. Wipro has considerable experience and expertise in the Financial Services industry and our strong track record makes us a reliable partner for the leaders in the industry. We see this relationship as an important milestone for Wipro’s Insurance Practice.”

Ramesh Ponnuru, Vice President Insurance Practice and Global Client Executive, Wipro Technologies said “We are excited with the opportunities to work together with Zurich globally. The global contract is recognition of excellent relationship and delivery that Wipro demonstrated for the last seven years at Farmers Insurance which is part of Zurich. We look forward to a similar fruitful relationship with Zurich in the years to come.”

About Wipro
Wipro Technologies (NYSE:WIT), is a leading provider of integrated business, technology and process solutions on a global delivery platform. With over two and a half decades of IT experience, Wipro has pioneered the offshore delivery model. Combining extensive capabilities in technology with deep domain expertise, Wipro delivers seamless solutions which bring tangible business value to leading organizations around the world. With over 65,000 employees, Wipro currently engages around 600 clients (with more than 150 are Fortune Global 500 clients) across 4 continents in 53 countries through global delivery centers in 46 locations including 24 nearshore centers in US, Brazil, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Benelux , Finland, Switzerland, Benelux, Romania, China and Japan. Wipro is the first global offshore services company to adopt an industry-driven market facing structure and has over 40 industry-specific Verticals. Two key attributes to Wipro’s success are a lasting partnership with clients and a full complement of services to serve a wide spectrum of client needs. Wipro is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 V 1.2 certified IT Services organization globally. Wipro provides comprehensive research and development services, IT solutions and services, systems integration, Information Systems outsourcing, package implementation, software application development and maintenance services to corporations globally.

Wipro is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and on the Stock Exchanges in India.For more information, please visit our websites at www.wipro.com , www.wiprocorporate.com

Media Contacts:

India:
Radhika Mahadevan
Wipro Technologies
+91- 9945042603
radhika.mahadevan@wipro.com

Ranjani S Roy
Gutenberg Communications
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US:
Lavanya DJ
Gutenberg Communications
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lavanya@gutenbergpr.com

UK:
Rahul Kadavakolu
+44 792 020 5496
rahul.kadavakolu@wipro.com

Forward-looking and cautionary statements
Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects and our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions are forward looking statements, which involve a number of risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding our ability to integrate and manage acquired IT professionals, our ability to integrate acquired assets in a cost effective and timely manner, fluctuations in earnings, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, , liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which Wipro has made strategic investments, withdrawal of fiscal governmental incentives, political instability, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Wipro may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward looking statements, including statements contained in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. Wipro does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the company. For further information, please visit our websites at www.wipro.com, www.wiprocorporate.com and www.wipro.co.in

Wipro Technologies designated as Authorized Test Laboratory by Wi-Fi ALLIANCE®
August, 2007

IT major’s Test facility in India for 802.11 interoperability testing can now be used by Global Members,Bangalore

Wipro Technologies, the global IT services arm of Wipro Limited [NYSE:WIT], today announced that it will serve as a Wi-Fi Alliance Authorized Test Laboratory. The Wipro facility in Bangalore will streamline certification and provide faster time to market for Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ products for members located in India and other areas in Asia.

“We are very pleased to have received full authorization for Wi-Fi CERTIFIED testing,” said Mr. Gangadharaiah C P, senior vice president & worldwide head of Testing Services, Wipro Technologies. “India is increasingly becoming a hub for Wi-Fi product development and we have enjoyed success as a pre-certification lab for the Wi-Fi Alliance. We look forward to providing greater support and certification services to current and future Wi-Fi Alliance members.”

The number of Wi-Fi devices shipped globally and in India continues to grow as more consumer products incorporate Wi-Fi technology, such as mobile phones and digital cameras. According to a recent white paper authored by Tonse Telecom and the Wi-Fi Alliance, the Wi-Fi market in India is expected to exceed $744 million by 2012.

“The Wi-Fi market in India has enormous potential and establishing Wipro as a Wi-Fi Alliance Authorized Test Laboratory will be key to supporting that growth,” said Karen Hanley, senior director, Wi-Fi Alliance. “Wipro is ideally suited both in location and in capability. Having access to testing services in the India region can reduce time to market and cost of development, as these testing facilities will be closer to many of our members’ product development activities.”

The Wi-Fi Alliance has certified more than 3,500 products since the introduction of the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED program in March 2000. There are now 12 Wi-Fi Alliance Authorized Test Laboratories around the globe.

Wipro’s lab was previously authorized for the Wi-Fi Alliance pre-certification program, which prepared products for Wi-Fi CERTIFIED testing. Extending these capabilities, Wipro will now provide members with interoperability testing on core 802.11 radio standards, as well as Wi-Fi Protected Access™ (WPA2™) for security, and Wi-Fi Multimedia™ (WMM®) and WMM Power Save for quality of service.

About the Wi-Fi Alliance
The Wi-Fi Alliance is a global, non-profit industry association of more than 300 member companies devoted to promoting the growth of wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). With the aim of enhancing the user experience for mobile wireless devices, the Wi-Fi Alliance’s testing and certification programs ensure the interoperability of WLAN products based on the IEEE 802.11 specification. Since the introduction of the Wi-Fi Alliance’s certification program in March 2000, more than 3,500 products have been designated as Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™, encouraging the expanded use of Wi-Fi products and services across the consumer and enterprise markets. For more information, visit www.wi-fi.org

Media contact:

Edelman for Wi-Fi Alliance
Michael Diamond
+1 650-429-2772
michael.diamond@edelman.com

About Wipro
Wipro Technologies, a division of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified IT Services organization globally. Wipro Technologies was recently assessed at Level 5 for CMMI V 1.2 across offshore and onsite development centers. Wipro is one of the largest product engineering and support service providers worldwide. Wipro provides comprehensive research and development services, IT solutions and services, including systems integration, Information Systems outsourcing, package implementation, software application development and maintenance services to corporations globally.

In the Indian market, Wipro is a leader in providing IT solutions and services for the corporate segment in India offering system integration, network integration, software solutions and IT services. Wipro also has profitable presence in niche market segments of consumer products and lighting. In the Asia Pacific and Middle East markets, Wipro provides IT solutions and services for global corporations. Wipro's ADS’ are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and its equity shares are listed in India on the Stock Exchange - Mumbai, and the National Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit our websites at www.wipro.com , www.wiprocorporate.com

Media Contacts

India
Radhika Mahadevan
Wipro Technologies
+91- 9945042603
radhika.mahadevan@wipro.com

Ranjani S Roy
Gutenberg Communications
+91 9886377941
ranjani@gutenbergpr.com

US
Abhishek Mendiratta
Wipro Technologies
+ 1 732 789 8646
abhishek.mendiratta@wipro.com

Lavanya DJ
Gutenberg Communications
+ (212).239.8740
lavanya@gutenbergpr.com

UK
Rahul Kadavakolu
Wipro Technologies
+44 792 020 5496
rahul.kadavakolu@wipro.com

Forward-looking and cautionary statements
Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects and our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions are forward looking statements, which involve a number of risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding our ability to integrate and manage acquired IT professionals, our ability to integrate acquired assets in a cost effective and timely manner, fluctuations in earnings, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, , liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which Wipro has made strategic investments, withdrawal of fiscal governmental incentives, political instability, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Wipro may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward looking statements, including statements contained in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. Wipro does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the company. For further information, please visit our websites at www.wipro.com, www.wiprocorporate.com and www.wipro.co.in.

The changing BPO Landscape: an update on the Indian ITES-BPO Industry Bangalore
August, 2007

‘Best Practices in Ethics’ Framework for the ITES-BPO industry announced

The Indian ITES-BPO segment continues to chart strong year-on-year growth. In the last decade, India has strengthened its leadership position as an offshore destination with an estimated share of 65% of global offshore IT and 46% of global BPO. The addressable market for offshore BPO globally stands at USD 150 billion leaving enough headroom for further growth. India is already the leading skill-surplus destination and will continue to be so in the next decade due to its lead in five key dimensions of competitiveness: abundant talent, quality and scaleable infrastructure, operational excellence, conducive business environment and growing domestic BPO market.

The Indian ITES-BPO exports grew from USD 6.3 billion in FY 2005-06 to USD 8.4 billion in FY 2006-07 while the revenues of domestic BPO grew significantly to USD 1.2 billion in FY 2006-07 from USD 0.9 billion in FY 2005-06. The sector provides direct employment to 553,000 in FY 07 up from 415,000 in FY 06.

In order to maintain this leadership position, the NASSCOM ITES-BPO Forum is focused on addressing the specific needs of the industry and further consolidate ‘Brand India’ in the ITES-BPO space worldwide. The Forum has now been active for the past four years and has been conducting a series of activities at a national and regional level involving industry players, government and academia. In its ongoing efforts to maintain the cutting edge advantage and facilitate the build up of skilled manpower, a number of NASSCOM initiatives are underway.

TALENT MANAGEMENT

1. ‘Best Practices in Ethics’ Framework for the ITES-BPO industry – Recognizing the need for effective manpower development as the key to the growth, NASSCOM will launch an industry wide HR management guidelines for the ITES–BPO industry. The aim is to create a set of guidelines which will help in attracting and retaining talent and solving the issue of attrition to a large extent. The Best Practices in Ethics Framework has been designed around following principles to which all the member companies will voluntarily adhere:

Employee Friendly Policies
Safety and Security of Employees
Code of Ethics in Hiring
Corporate Social Responsibility
Industry Initiatives

2. NASSCOM Assessment of Competence (NAC) - NAC was launched as an industry standard assessment and certification program to ensure the transformation of a "trainable" workforce into an "employable workforce" hence creating a robust and continuous pipeline of talent for the BPO sector.

After the successful rollout of NAC in Rajasthan where 2500 people took the test and subsequent job fair was held in association with the Department of Information Technology & Communication (DoIT&C) and State Government, NAC is now being taken to the next level, by proliferating it across Tier II and Tier III cities and towns. These cities will be developed as the BPO hubs and used as playgrounds for nurturing job-ready professionals. By the end of the year, NAC will be rolled out in various states of India, including Gujarat in August 2007, Chandigarh and Andhra Pradesh in September 2007 and North East from October 2007 to January 2008.

In the future, NAC will help align educational curriculum offered by universities and colleges in the country with the needs of the ITES-BPO sector. The initiative is also expected to help ITES-BPO players reduce their hiring costs, improve efficiencies, enlarge the candidate pool and perhaps more importantly reduce; if not remove the current escalation the market is seeing in entry level wages.

Encouraged by the success of NAC in the BPO sector, NASSCOM has also launched a similar testing and accreditation offering, NAC-Tech, for the IT services sector starting this academic year. The aim is to make NAC-Tech an industry standard for evaluating students aspiring to find jobs in the technology/engineering industries. NAC-Tech will help the industry, academic institutions and individual colleges to understand the potential of their students and determine their caliber, in terms of industry relevance and employability.

SECURITY FRAMEWORK IN THE INDUSTRY

National Skills Registry – The NSR is a centralized database of employees of the IT services and BPO companies, was launched as a step to ensure that there is a verified database (with independent background checks) of the human resources within the Industry. This is the first such registry of its kind in the global IT BPO industry. The initiative has reached a substantial mass with the registration for the NSR touching the 1,25,000 mark as of July 2007 of which 60% are web registrations and rest 40% are complete registration. NASSCOM will also be rolling out a series road shows to generate awareness in the next six months across 8 cities. The target is to take this number 5 times over to touch 500, 000 by December 2007.

List of companies that have signed on for NSR are available for reference in Appendix 1.

Data Security Council of India (DSCI) – Another key milestone was the launch of Data Security Council of India, a self regulatory body for the Indian IT-BPO industry in April 2007. Headed by Mr. Shyamal Ghosh as its Chairman, the DSCI will establish, popularize, monitor and enforce privacy and data protection standards for India’s ITeS-BPO industry.

Details enclosed in Appendix 1

Cyber Security Framework and Training -As part of the Trusted Sourcing Initiative, NASSCOM has been working very closely with Indian law enforcement organizations. NASSCOM has set-up cyber training labs in Mumbai, Thane, Pune and Bangalore for training police officers in cyber crime investigation and till date, over 3000 police officers and personnel have been trained through programs conducted at Pune, Nasik, Udhampur (J&K Police Academy), Gurgaon, Barrackpore (West Bengal Police Academy), Aurangabad, Nagpur, Goa, Bhopal, Indore, Jaipur, Gandhinagar (Gujarat) and Thrissur (Kerala Police Academy). NASSCOM, in partnership with Chandigarh Administration and Punjab Engineering College, also launched 1st Regional Cyber Security and Research Centre (RCSRC) in Chandigarh in March 2007.
AWARENESS AND EDUCATION

Catalyze the domestic BPO market- Another key area of growth identified is the domestic BPO market which if tapped appropriately is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 50% over FY 2002-07. As the Indian economy becomes more globally integrated, businesses in India are beginning to face increasing levels of global competition and being push to deliver world class levels of products and services. Recognizing the need to develop the domestic BPO industry, NASSCOM has launched various initiatives such as roadshows, roll out of NAC in Tier 2 &3 cities and job fairs etc. to generate awareness and create opportunities for young talent to work in this booming industry. NASSCOM will be organizing a series of roadshows in:
Rajasthan - Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer
Gujarat - Surat, Vadodra, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad
Chandigarh
Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad, Warangal, Guntur
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Assam - Dispur
Arunachal Pradesh - Itanagar
Manipur - Imphal
Mizoram - Aizawl
Tripura - Agartala
Nagaland - Kohima
Meghalaya - Shillong
Sikkim - Gangtok

The ITES-BPO sector has become a major growth catalyst for the Indian economy given its multiplier effects on income generation and job creation. However the industry faces a set of challenges which if not addressed may impact the current growth rate in the long run. The Indian ITES-BPO sector currently faces challenges such as rupee appreciation which has a greater impact on the BPO industry which works on wafer thin margins. The sector also needs to increase its awareness in Tier 2 and 3 towns which are touted to be the domestic BPO hubs with tremendous growth potential. Another important area which needs constant development is the security both for information as well as employees. The BPO sector also faces a challenge in talent management both in terms of its suitability as well as its attraction, development and retention. NASSCOM has taken the holistic view of the situation and has rolled out above mentioned initiatives in association with other stakeholders to address these challenges and sustain the growth trajectory of this sector.


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