Rackable Systems Supports Rapidly Expanding Zoho Infrastructure

Rackable Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:RACK), a leading provider of servers and storage for large-scale data centers, today announced that Zoho, a division of AdventNet Inc., has deployed Rackable Systems’ patented half-depth servers to host their extensive suite of online software, including a word processor, spreadsheets, wikis, CRM and project management applications.

Zoho’s robust portfolio of Web-native applications is an attractive option for consumers and small businesses looking for inexpensive, user-friendly business tools. As the company’s customer base continued to grow, AdventNet, the enterprise management software provided behind Zoho, looked to Rackable Systems to help build out their back end infrastructure. And while Zoho provides the IT infrastructure for tens of thousands of businesses, Rackable Systems provides physical infrastructure for Zoho.

“When our customer base surged past one million, it became increasingly important to find a server vendor that was able to scale with us,” said Neil Butani, vice president of Operations. “Rackable Systems’ servers are extremely efficient and their unique back-to-back architecture allowed us to increase our density within our existing data center footprint.”

By hosting their productivity, collaboration and business applications on Rackable Systems’ Eco-Logical™ servers, AdventNet has met and exceeded Zoho’s requirement for an efficient and scalable solution. The deployment, made up of multiple 44U cabinets with DC-Powered servers running low-wattage Intel® Quad Core processors, is spread across multiple physical locations. The company estimates that this configuration has saved them about 20 to 25 percent in power and cooling costs over the past 18 months. Rackable Systems architected the solution with AC to DC rectifiers inside the cabinets allowing Zoho an unsurpassed level of reliability and redundancy.

“Our built-to-order server designs are ideal for SaaS leaders like Zoho who require component flexibility, reliability and best-in-class density,” said Tony Carrozza, senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at Rackable Systems. “With our Eco-Logical server solutions, Zoho will realize increasing energy and cost savings as they continue to scale within their existing data center environment.”

About Rackable Systems

Rackable Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:RACK) is a leading provider of Eco-Logical™ servers and storage for large-scale data center deployments. The company’s products are designed to provide benefits in the areas of density, thermal efficiency, serviceability, power distribution, data center mobility and remote management. Founded in 1999 and based in Fremont, California, Rackable Systems is a founding member of The Green Grid and serves Internet, enterprise software, federal government, entertainment, financial services, oil and gas exploration and HPC customers worldwide.

To learn more about Rackable Systems, visit www.rackable.com.

About Zoho and AdventNet

Zoho is creating the most comprehensive suite of affordable, online collaborative productivity applications and business applications for today’s knowledge workers. To date, Zoho has launched 16 different applications and more are in the works. Zoho has received numerous awards including a 2008 PC WORLD 25 Most Innovative Products Award for Zoho Notebook and “Best Enterprise Start-up” at The 2007 Crunchies. Nearly 200 developers work on the Zoho suite. For more information on Zoho, please visit http://www.zoho.com/ and blogs.zoho.com.

Zoho is a division of AdventNet, in business since 1996 providing innovative software products and serving more than 25,000 customers worldwide. For more information on AdventNet, please visit http://www.adventnet.com/.

Contacts

Schwartz Communications, Inc.
Jen Spark or Jack Cowett, 415-512-0770
rackablesystems {at} schwartz-pr(.)com
or
Zoho
Susan D’Elia, 650-344-1260 (TECHMarket Communications)
Susan {at} TECHMarket(.)com

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The T-Mobile Incident Command Team stands ready at the Birmingham Command Center and at locations throughout the Southeast and in Texas to mobilize teams of technicians and engineers as soon as post-hurricane conditions permit.
In the event of widespread power outages, T-Mobile has thousands of gallons of fuel accessible and ready to roll into the affected areas to power cell site generators and company repair/transport vehicles, and for other emergency circumstances.
To further supplement the fixed and portable back-up generators T-Mobile currently has in place at its cell sites throughout the region, dozens more portable generators are ready to be transported to impacted areas.
To help protect its core network, T-Mobile is fortifying its network switch operations serving the Gulf Coast – including its switch in the New Orleans market, which remained operational through Hurricane Katrina, as well as in Mobile, Ala.
Microwave radio equipment has been trucked into the region to facilitate data communication from the cell sites to T-Mobile’s network switches, as backup, in the event T1 fixed line service fails.
T-Mobile has several Cells-On-Wheels (COWs) pre-staged in neighboring markets to move in and provide additional wireless communications capacity in the hardest-hit areas.
T-Mobile will monitor evacuation efforts and routes, and will take steps to increase wireless capacity in those areas as customers move inland.
The company also is coordinating recovery efforts with local, state and national officials.

T-Mobile Customer Tips

In order to better facilitate communication between families and loved ones, and to alleviate anticipated network congestion before, during and after any storm, T-Mobile recommends its customers follow these important tips:
Utilize text messaging to communicate instead of voice calls. Text messaging has a greater success rate in getting through the network during high-usage periods versus voice calls.
Keep your voice calls short in duration.
Make sure your phone is fully charged prior to the storm. Consider obtaining a vehicle charger in the event of power loss.
For T-Mobile Customer Care assistance, please visit http://my.t-mobile.com, call 611 from your T-Mobile handset, or dial 1-800-937-8997.

About T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is the U.S. operation of Deutsche Telekom AG’s Mobile Communications Business, and a wholly owned subsidiary of T-Mobile International, one of the world’s leading companies in mobile communications. By the end of the second quarter of 2008, 125 million mobile customers were served by the mobile communication segments of the Deutsche Telekom group — 31.5 million by T-Mobile USA — all via a common technology platform based on GSM, the world’s most widely used digital wireless standard. T-Mobile’s innovative wireless products and services help empower people to connect to those who matter most. Multiple independent research studies continue to rank T-Mobile among the highest in numerous regions throughout the U.S. in wireless customer care and call quality. For more information, please visit www.t-mobile.com. T-Mobile is a federally registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG.

Contacts

T-Mobile USA
Media Relations, 425-383-4002
mediarelations {at} t-mobile(.)com

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Modern Healthcare magazine has named Dr. Deborah Peel, founder and chairman of Patient Privacy Rights, as number 72 on the list of the 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare. For the second year in a row, Dr. Peel joins this prestigious group of high ranking politicians, policy makers and CEOs. Dr. Peel is the only consumer advocate elected to this list, and one of eighteen women selected. The voters are the readers of Modern Healthcare Magazine, the nation’s leading healthcare industry trade journal.

Dr. Peel, a practicing psychiatrist of over 30 years, founded Patient Privacy Rights in 2003 after reading the fine print of the so-called “Privacy Rule” of HIPAA. This “Disclosure Rule” authorized more than 4 million entities to use and disclose our personal health information without our consent and over our objections. Patient Privacy Rights educates consumers about the importance of health privacy, champions smart policies and holds industry accountable to protect what’s most valuable—our health, our families and our reputation.

“Patients and consumers have never been at the same table as Washington insiders and major corporations. That’s why Patient Privacy Rights is working tirelessly to give a voice to patients and consumers to ensure that their health privacy is guaranteed,” said Peel.

Patient Privacy Rights and Dr. Peel earned the attention of Congress by working cooperatively to form the bi-partisan Coalition for Patient Privacy in 2006. The Coalition now includes over 50 organizations from across the political spectrum, including the ACLU, Family Research Council, Consumer Action and the Electronic Privacy Information Center. Collectively, the Coalition shares the vision that Americans should control all access to their health records.

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Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&CO.) today announced that its chief financial officer, Hans Ploos van Amstel, has decided to leave the company to pursue other career opportunities. LS&CO.’s corporate controller and principal accounting officer, Heidi Manes, will serve as CFO on an interim basis while the company recruits externally for a permanent replacement. Mr. Ploos van Amstel has agreed to serve as a financial consultant to LS&CO. for the next several months to help ensure a smooth transition.

Ms. Manes joined LS&CO. in 2002 from KPMG LLP and has held several leadership positions in the LS&CO. finance organization. “Heidi is steeped in the financial details of our global enterprise, and she played an integral role in developing our accounting policies, financial controls and external reporting practices,” said LS&CO.’s chief executive officer John Anderson. “Heidi is well-positioned to lead the finance team through this transition.”

Anderson also said, “Hans was a key contributor in strengthening the financial performance of the company during the past several years. He helped us to improve our capital structure, reduce costs and debt, and enhance our financial controls, accounting capabilities and reporting processes. We wish Hans the very best in his future endeavors.”

Contacts

Levi Strauss & Co.
Jeff Beckman, 415-501-1698 (Media)
Roger Fleischmann, 800-438-0349 (Investors)

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New Geobrowsing Services Will Customize, Localize and Enrich the Personal Mobile Broadband Experience

XOHMTM WiMAX mobile broadband customers can have information customized for their locations and personalized to their needs with new Sprint (NYSE:S) ecosystem agreements that help pioneer subscriber location services.

Sprint is building a WiMAX high-speed mobile data network which will debut commercially in Baltimore this September. Other cities are expected to receive service in the fourth quarter and beyond. “The XOHM mobile broadband experience will be largely location-centric,” explained Rick Robinson, vice president of XOHM Services. “We’re creating a new dimension to online presence, making points of interest near your current location easy to identify and access. This ‘geobrowsing’ effect provides location context and will give XOHM members a richer personal broadband experience when they’re mobile.”

Unique location and personalization capabilities will customize information for the user at home, at work or places in between. Customers with WiMAX-capable devices such as laptops and other portable devices will have location-based information at their fingertips, easily finding businesses, entertainment or events and quickly checking weather and traffic to get there. They can search for interests, see results plotted on a map, acquire detailed information, get directions and assemble friends conveniently while mobile.

The location-enabled mobile experience will span a range of devices such as laptops, mobile Internet devices, media players, cameras and car navigation. XOHM is enabling web services application programming interfaces (APIs) so a broad collection of service developers and device partners can use location to offer increased utility for XOHM members. XOHM will offer these location capabilities with a corresponding privacy policy to make sure XOHM members are informed about how XOHM will handle their data. At launch, a XOHM portal will offer location-based content from leading brands including:
uLocate Communications Inc. of Boston, Mass. the primary partner in building XOHM’s location enabled mobile experience, is providing its WHERE™ platform and leading friend finding application Buddy Beacon® to connect XOHM customers with their favorite people, places and things. Through WHERE, XOHM users will have access to local information including restaurant reviews, news, events, weather and much more. Select launch partners on the WHERE platform include Yelp, Eventful, Topix, NAVTEQ and Accuweather.
Yelp Inc. of San Francisco, Calif., the leading Web site for local business reviews, provides relevant user reviews and ratings for anything local, from restaurants to doctors and more. The reviews can be searched and sorted by category or shown in a map view, with access to Yelp.com for details on any of the three million local reviews.
Eventful Inc. of San Diego, Calif., will provide users with listings of local events displayed in a map view. Customers can select sub-categories of interest, search for events and click through to Eventful.com to get more event information and purchase tickets.
Topix LLC of Palo Alto, Calif., will provide local news based on current location as a summary, with an option to read full stories and others at its site.
NAVTEQ of Chicago, Ill., will offer XOHM customers NAVTEQ Traffic™ real-time local traffic and commuter updates with links to the Traffic.com® Web site for additional detailed construction, incident and drive time information.
AccuWeather of State College, Penna., will provide three-day forecasts based on users’ current locations. An easy link to AccuWeather.com mobile Web site gives more forecast details, radar/satellite images, and more.
Google Inc. of Mountain View, Calif., will contribute industry-leading Local Search capability along with additional features and functionality from Google Maps.
Openwave Systems Inc. of Redwood City, Calif. will provide the location platform that enables XOHM partners to use location to provide valuable services.
Autodesk Inc. of San Rafael, Calif., will provide a standards-based interface and geospatial services, such as addresses, ZIP code and city/state information, to enhance location within the XOHM network.

“By incorporating location and local content at such a fundamental level Sprint is bringing something entirely new to the user experience,” said Greg Sterling founder of Sterling Market Intelligence and senior analyst, Local Mobile Search. “And the ability of that experience to travel with the user and automatically adapt to new locations is equally powerful.”

Sprint is working with WiMAX ecosystem partners and others to incorporate WiMAX technology in a range of computing, portable multi-media, interactive and other business and consumer electronic devices, and to provide XOHM customers with a unique mobile broadband service experience. Additional information can be found at www.xohm.com

About Sprint Nextel

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two wireless networks serving nearly 52 million customers at the end of the second quarter 2008; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.

SAFE HARBOR

This news release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the securities laws. The statements in this news release regarding plans for the development and deployment of a broadband network based on WiMAX technology; the timing, availability, capabilities, coverage, and costs of the WiMAX network; products and services to be offered on the WiMAX network; and other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. The words “estimate,” “project,” ”forecast,” “intend,” “expect,” “believe,” “target,” “providing guidance” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are projections reflecting management’s judgment and assumptions based on currently available information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements.

Future performance cannot be assured. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to:
the uncertainties related to the implementation of the company’s WiMAX business strategy;
the costs and business risks associated with deploying a WiMAX network and offering products and services utilizing WiMAX technology;
the inability of third party suppliers, software developers and other vendors to perform requirements and satisfy obligations necessary to create the products and software designed to support WiMAX features and functionality, under agreements with Sprint Nextel;
the impact of adverse network performance;
other risks referenced from time to time in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

Sprint Nextel believes the forward-looking statements in this press release are reasonable; however, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations and speak only as of the date of this release. Sprint Nextel is not obligated to publicly release any revisions to forward-looking statements to reflect events after the date of this release.
Contacts

Sprint Nextel
Media Contact:
John Polivka, 972-405-7564
john.m.polivka {at} sprint(.)com

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Millions of Customers and First Responders Rely on Nextel Direct Connect

Sprint (NYSE:S) today said it is preparing for the potential impact of Hurricane Gustav threatening to make landfall along the Southeast Gulf Coast on Monday. As it does for every impending tropical storm or hurricane, Sprint has staged backup generators and personnel in strategic locations along the Gulf Coast to manage potential service impacts. In addition, two Sprint Service and Repair Vans are ready to travel to the impacted markets and assist customers with their wireless needs including providing service and repair, accessories, back-up batteries and phone calls to connect with family and friends.

In 2007, Sprint installed permanent generators at more than 1,300 sites throughout the Southeast and Gulf Coast. In addition, through the first six months of 2008, Sprint has invested more than $140 million for network enhancements throughout the Gulf Coast states (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas).

One of the primary reasons for the loss of wireless service in a hurricane is the loss of commercial power to the cell site. Sprint continues to take steps to reduce the effect of power loss on its wireless networks. In 2007, Sprint invested $59 million for hurricane preparations in storm-prone coastal communities. This investment included the installation of permanent generators for critical wireless sites and network facilities as well as investment in additional portable generators and Cell Sites on Wheels (COWs) – mobile cell sites that can be deployed in impacted areas to restore service quickly. This equipment provides backup to the networks in the event of power outages or other damage that could result after a hurricane.

As a standard practice, Sprint has permanent generators at all of its wireless and wireline switches, the network components where data and calls are routed to their final destination. In addition, permanent generators are installed at all of the company’s network Points of Presence (POP), the facilities where traffic enters and leaves the company’s global IP network, which facilitates dedicated data services for Sprint’s corporate and government customers as well as other critical communications. These backup generators have automatic cutover switches to immediately neutralize any loss of commercial power.

Customers can take proactive steps before the storm hits. Sprint offers the following consumer tips to prepare for a possible landfall:
Keep your wireless phone and backup batteries charged, but be aware that an interruption of wireline and commercial power could affect wireless calls.
If possible, get extra batteries and charge them.
In times of commercial power outages, a car adapter for your wireless phone should enable you to recharge the battery.
Keep phones and necessary accessories in a sealed plastic bag to avoid water damage.
Load family and emergency numbers into your wireless phone.
Wireless networks sometimes experience heavy traffic during emergency events, so remember to use Nextel Direct Connect® or send a text message.

Sprint has invested $27 million since 2006 to expand the scope of the Sprint Nextel Emergency Response Team (ERT) – a team that, when created in 2002, was an industry-first and provides critical communications and personnel to assist first responders with relief efforts. In preparation for the upcoming hurricane season, the ERT’s Rapid Deployment Services will deploy additional Satellite Cell on Light Trucks (SatCOLTS,) the design of which is proprietary to Sprint Nextel. SatCOLTS help facilitate communications among relief and response agencies. Additional ERT staff members will pre-stage in the region for any potential disaster response efforts. Sprint’s ERT also has an inventory of over 25,000 devices that can be distributed to government agencies for relief efforts.

For more information about Sprint Nextel hurricane preparation efforts, or to learn what you can do to prepare for a major storm, visit: www.sprint.com/hurricaneinformation.

ABOUT SPRINT NEXTEL

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two wireless networks serving nearly 52 million customers at the end of the second quarter 2008; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.

Contacts

Sprint
Media Contacts:
Kristin Wallace, 404-649-1625
Kristin.c.wallace {at} sprint(.)com
or
Crystal Davis, 703-433-8144
crystal.davis {at} sprint(.)com

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29 August 2008, Keelung, Taiwan – Lian Li Industrial Co. Ltd has launched the Silent Force Power supply unit (PSU) series. After one year in development, and with strict attention to detail, the Silent series has been extensively researched to make it stand out from the crowd. The Silent Force PSU’s offer outstanding cooling while containing noise from fans, and also offers safety features with 80 Plus certification showing Lian Li’s commitment to quality, while exemplifying Lian Li’s attention to detail through craftsmanship. The Silent Force complies with the newest Intel standard ATX 12V V2.3 & EPS 12V rail systems, while the environmentally friendly design for energy saving with Active PFC (>0.9) / High efficiency (>80%) complies with the best standards in the industry. Hosting a complete range from 650Watts, 750Watts, and 850W the Silent Force PSU’s are designed for the discerning enthusiast who is looking for peace of mind.

The features include 135mm fan for larger volume of air at lower RPM, thus reducing the noise and improving the cooling performance. Additional features include Power Failure Detection with OVP/OCP/OLP/SCP/UVP/OTP, plus support for multi-core CPU and Multi GPU/graphics cards systems. The superior Japanese capacitor components bring long lasting durability and quality for the ultimate in stable power output.

The modular cable management allows for fewer cables in your case according to your needs, and a more convenient cable arrangement without inhibiting airflow as seen in standard situations. The PCI-E connector has bead-core protection to minimized electromagnetic interference (EMI) for a cleaner throughput. In addition the cables have special sleeves to improve airflow through your case. The universal input accepts between 100V-240V and has a power switch at the back for added safety and convenience. The 135mm ball bearing fan gives consistent and quality airflow across specially designed heatsinks that have a special rippled surface to improve the surface area for superior thermal cooling performance. The uniquely coated outer casing has honeycombed venting for excellent air-flow and ventilation.

With clean and stable power driving your PC via the Silent Force PSU and the multi 12V rails output and bead core protection for the PCI-e connectors, failsafe safety protections, and 80 Plus output plus large 135mm silent fan all combined from a full year in development to give the Silent Force PSU superior quality than anything else you are likely to get. Silent Force PSU’s have today what PC enthusiasts need tomorrow!

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UK Border Agency has unveiled a trial of an automated border control system at Manchester International airport. The system provided by Fujitsu Services in partnership with Vision-Box S A, allows passengers holding electronic passports and arriving through Terminal 1 at Manchester airport to fast-track through immigration with no prior registration. By using advanced facial recognition algorithms and intelligent sensor technology the system guides passengers through the ‘smart gates’ – alleviating pressure on queue times and improving the overall passenger arrival experience.

The automated system combines the operation of reading and checking electronic passports with an innovative feature for assessing the biometric data required to open the gates. Both of these checks are integrated into the UK’s existing border control systems to ensure integrity of the border is maintained.

Eithne Wallis CB, managing director, Government Business, Fujitsu Services, commented: “Trials of this nature are a hugely exciting prospect for UK ports of entry. Border control is an issue close to everyone’s heart and the ability to combine speed and throughput of passengers with the highest integrity of border control will change the travel experience as we know it. This really is a ground-breaking trial”.

Miguel Leitmann, senior vice president of Vision-Box S A, added: “Identity matters and increased electronic integration within automated control systems, like the simple use of an electronic passport checked at an automated clearance gate, depends highly on the speed of interaction with the passenger, while providing an efficient tool to cope with the increasing throughput of travellers, maintaining the existing high security levels at the border.”

About Fujitsu Services
Fujitsu Services is a leading European information technology services company. Its business is helping its customers realise the value of information technology through the application of consulting, systems integration and managed service contracts. It serves customers in the private and public sectors across Europe including retail, financial services, healthcare and Government. With an annual turnover of £2.46 billion (€3.59 billion), it employs over 19,000 people across 20 countries. Headquartered in London, Fujitsu Services is the European IT services arm of the US$43.2 billion (€32.5 billion) Fujitsu Group. Visit uk.fujitsu.com for more information.

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August 29th, 2008 - Consumers, who on a regular basis research goods and services on the Internet before making purchase decisions, are not only better informed when purchasing goods, they are also significantly more likely to talk with others and give recommendations about products in comparison with people who do not research goods on the Internet before purchasing.

Based on a survey of 15,727 consumers, the survey company BIGresearch found that 47 percent of consumers who research products on the Internet prior for purchase in a physical shop talk about pros and cons about purchased goods with friends and acquaintances. The corresponding figure is only 29.4 percent among those who have not done their “homework” on the web prior to purchase.

According to online marketing expert Frederic Saigne from zanox, the survey is a “clear message” to product manufacturers and retail shops. “Even if a clothing brand or a digital equipment manufacturer has primarily chosen to sell through physical shops it is still important to make a good impression online.”

He is Nordic Manager for the global online marketing company zanox. In Denmark, zanox is marketing a number of airlines, banks and clothing brands in co-operation with a vast number of web publishers.

Frederic Saigne says, that to make a good impression on the web implies both positive publicity on blogs and online news media and a well-designed and informative company website, which is optimised for search engines. This makes it easier for critical consumers to find information about the desired products and services.

“Using the Internet has become such an integrated part of our daily behaviour, that you simply cannot neglect the importance of it. Not least because keen Internet users have shown to be very talkative and thereby influence other consumers.”

FACTS: Inquisitive and eager

Consumers, who research goods on the web, are in general more inquisitive and eager to share their knowledge with other people and make well considered buying decisions. Typically, they are a little younger, and have a higher income than average.

According to the analysis from BIGresearch, almost half (49%) of all adults say word of mouth influences where they eat out, 42.6% say it influences electronic purchases and 38% say groceries.

About zanox

zanox is the market leader for performance-based multichannel commerce and provides a global platform for efficiently marketing products and services on the Internet. zanox´online marketing services include affiliate marketing and search engine management as well as email marketing and customer loyalty programs.

zanox was founded in 2000 by CEOs Thomas Hessler, Heiko Rauch and Jens Hewald and employs more than 350 people. Apart from its headquarter in Berlin zanox operates offices in USA, UK, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, France, Poland, Scandinavia and China. More than 2,000 prestigious international companies across the business sectors TIMES, Travel, Retail & Shopping as well as Financial Services utilise the zanox network.

Since 2007 zanox has been part of the Axel Springer and PubliGroupe. Axel Springer is Germany´s biggest newspaper publishing house and third-largest magazine publisher. PubliGroupe AG is an independent, internationally leading marketing, sales and service group for media and advertisers, supporting these in implementing their communication and media strategies with marketing and technology services.

www.zanox.com

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Innovative Voice and Data Services Provide Robust Phone Service Over an All-IP Network, and Centrally Hosted Intelligence Eliminates the Need for a Customer PBX Phone System

TeleSphere, a nationwide managed telecommunications and network services provider, has now launched its innovative telecommunications platform in Las Vegas. The company has invested extensively in its own telecommunications infrastructure and hired staff locally to manage and support all Las Vegas-based clients.

The introduction of TeleSphere to the Las Vegas area marks another key step in an aggressive national expansion plan that is slated to see the company’s innovative services launched in multiple markets over the next year.

“Entering the Las Vegas market is a significant milestone because it signals the continued success of an aggressive expansion plan that will ultimately bring the most modern telecommunications solutions to thousands of businesses across the country,” said Clark Peterson, CEO of TeleSphere. “TeleSphere’s technology and service offerings are the smart choice in today’s telecommunications market because we give customers a more productive and cost-efficient product. This allows them to focus more capital on their core business – something that is especially important in today’s challenging economic climate.”

Setting TeleSphere apart from traditional telephone services are its unique features, functionality and reliability. Such state-of-the-art telephone services include simultaneous cell phone ring, Web click-to-dial, visual voice mail to e-mail, fax to e-mail, and seamless handoff between cellular and office phones, all at a simple-to-understand, cost-competitive per-user/seat charge. Many times, these advanced hardware and service features cost customers less than they are currently spending for traditional voice and data services.

TeleSphere’s expansion is made possible by several key investors, which consist of some of the most respected names in the telecommunications industry, including founding shareholder Rally Capital LLC, represented on the board by Managing Director Dennis Weibling; Hawkeye Investments LLC, whose president, John Chapple, also serves on the board; and Las Vegas based Greenspun Corporation, represented on the board by Senior Vice President Gary O’Malley.

“With the technology, service offering and management team in place, TeleSphere is thriving and positioned to succeed. They have a proven track record, and we know they will bring that same success to Las Vegas and future markets,” said O’Malley. “This is a group that has proven it can introduce the next generation of telecommunications services in the Las Vegas market, and we expect that to happen again and again with TeleSphere’s exciting, cutting-edge voice and data services.”

Located in southwest Las Vegas off of Interstate 215 and Tropicana Avenue, TeleSphere has named local resident Michael Simmons as general manager. Simmons will oversee the Las Vegas sales office, as well as the company’s customer service and technical support staff.

As part of its introduction to the Las Vegas Market, TeleSphere also donated $20,000 of in-kind voice and data services and equipment to the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Southern Nevada. The well-respected nonprofit will use TeleSphere’s unique technology to dramatically improve its telephone and Internet services, as well as accessibility of its “Wish Family Emergency Hotline.” The hotline operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week to keep families and medical personnel connected.

About the Technology:

TeleSphere offers a full suite of fully hosted voice telecommunications and data solutions for telephony and currently provides services to customers nationwide. It also provides local and wide-area networking and voice and data solutions for its clients. Through a redundant, carrier-grade hosted Private Branch Exchange (PBX) platform, TeleSphere can offer businesses throughout the United States the latest in voice and data services, business continuity and disaster recovery without the need and cost of purchasing their own on-premises PBX. Services include IP voice (local and long distance) on a private Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) IP network, private Wide Area Network (WAN) services, high-speed data and Internet services, fully unified messaging features and fully hosted PBX services, including standard based high-definition IP telephone handsets.

About TeleSphere

TeleSphere is a Phoenix-based managed services provider that delivers an innovative package of IP telephone service and Internet access to businesses throughout the United States. TeleSphere’s services allow small- to mid-sized businesses to enjoy all of the latest voice and data features of large businesses without the costly investment of on-premise equipment. TeleSphere fully manages its customers’ services over a private IP facilities based network. TeleSphere customers that are spread across multiple offices throughout the country, from small businesses, medium businesses, and even home businesses, function seamlessly as if they were in the same location.
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