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Spb Software Showcases Spb Online Shell at CeBIT Australia

SYDNEY, May 21 /PRNewswire/ — - Spb Online Shell is a Convergence of Online and Media Tools, Targeted to Helping mobile Network Operators Expand Their Online Services Portfolios and Meet High-End Customization Needs.
Today at CeBIT Australia, Spb Software House, a leading mobile applications vendor, showcased Spb Online Shell - a practical on-device access point to online multimedia content and services. Spb Online Shell will help mobile network operators deliver improved content experiences to subscribers.
Spb Online Shell is an elegant content discovery solution that makes it possible to bring online radio, TV, video-on-demand, weather, gaming, music, and shopping directly to subscribers using Windows mobile handsets. Set to reinvigorate user enthusiasm for mobile entertainment and data, Spb Online Shell is an easy to use and engaging single entry portal for online services and payments. It is designed to strictly adhere to, and enhance, a carrier’s unique identity and brand.
Sebastian-J Schmidt, CEO, Spb Software, said: “The demand for mobile services is strong throughout the world. In Australia, we’re now actively seeking partnerships with innovative mobile carriers, and believe that Spb Online Shell will resonate well here, since Australia is an early adopter of 3G and streaming content for mobile devices.”
Spb Online Shell uses the engine of Spb mobile Shell, an application that has been recognized by dozens of respected mobility experts around the world as the user interface improver, which reignites interest in Windows mobile and changes the device experience completely.
“Not all services are created equal and success is not just about functionality. It ultimately is about the end user experience,” said Vassili Philippov, COO, Spb Software. “We have seen a few million iPhones generate more web traffic than all the other web-enabled smartphones put together, so Spb understands that in any delivery, the ‘how’ is just as important as the ‘what’.”
To meet the growing demand for online mobile services and to adequately service its partners, Spb plans to set up a separate business entity.
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Spb Software House designs software to enhance the experience of using Windows mobile phones. Spb combines a unique line of consumer products, and its customers include ASUSTeK, BenQ Siemens, E-TEN, Fly, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Gigabyte, HTC, O2, Optimus, Palm, SingTel, Swisscom Mobile, Toshiba, T-Mobile, and VimpelCom.
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CACI Awarded Additional $30.6 Million on Task Order to Support U.S. Army Communications

ARLINGTON, Va., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — CACI International Inc announced today that the U.S. Army has awarded the company an additional $30.6 million in new work on a recently won task order to support the Army’s Project Manager, Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (PM FBCB2). The competitively awarded increase now raises the value of the four- year PM FBCB2 task order to $72.6 million. CACI announced the original task order, won under the Army’s Strategic Services Sourcing (S3) contract vehicle, in July 2007. With the award, CACI has now won approximately $1.2 billion in task orders since receiving the S3 contract in March of 2006.FBCB2 forms the principal digital command and control system for the Army at the brigade level and below. Under the original award, CACI is providing program management, systems engineering, logistics, and training support for the FBCB2 Ground System. With this additional tasking, CACI will expand these services to include the FBCB2 Aviation System/Blue Force Tracking and Army Airborne Command and Control System in support of the Army’s Aviation Command. Special focus will be placed on services for the Army’s tens of thousands of helicopters and their essential role in supporting activities that range from battlefield engagements to humanitarian operations.CACI’s team offers proven program management services to help the Army with successful fielding of this vital technology. CACI and its partners provide technical support with solutions for systems engineering, logistics support for deployment and installation, and training services to instruct users on the system. The company’s ability to provide extensive technical support to the FBCB2 program helps the Army deliver the systems cost- effectively and on time to meet critical defense goals.Commenting on the additional funding, CACI President of U.S. Operations Bill Fairl said, “We are very excited about increasing our support for this important U.S. Army command and control system. CACI proved itself to be a valuable partner to our client, meeting the Army’s additional requirements with a low-risk, cost-effective solution. We couldn’t be prouder of our outstanding PM FBCB2 support team.”Paul Cofoni, CACI’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Our constant goal is to provide valuable solutions that increase client capabilities. The additional funding we’ve won on this task order with the U.S. Army is a superb demonstration of our ability to meet this goal and deliver the services our clients require to solve their most challenging problems.”CACI International Inc provides the IT and network solutions needed to prevail in today’s new era of national security, intelligence, and e- government. From systems integration and managed network solutions to knowledge management, engineering, simulation, and information assurance, we deliver the IT applications and infrastructures our federal customers use to improve communications and collaboration, secure the integrity of information systems and networks, enhance data collection and analysis, and increase efficiency and mission effectiveness. Our solutions lead the transformation of national security and intelligence, assure homeland security, enhance decision-making, and help government to work smarter, faster, and more responsively. CACI is a member of the Fortune 1000 Largest Companies of 2007 and the Russell 2000 index. CACI provides dynamic careers for approximately 11,800 employees working in over 120 offices in the U.S. and Europe. CACI is the IT provider for a networked world. Visit CACI on the web at .There are statements made herein which do not address historical facts and, therefore could be interpreted to be forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated include, but are not limited to, the following: regional and national economic conditions in the United States and the United Kingdom, including conditions that result from terrorist activities or war; failure to achieve contract awards in connection with recompetes for present business and/or competition for new business; the risks and uncertainties associated with client interest in and purchases of new products and/or services; continued funding of U.S. Government or other public sector projects in the event of a priority need for funds, such as homeland security, the war on terrorism or rebuilding Iraq; government contract procurement (such as bid protest, small business set asides, etc.) and termination risks; the results of government investigations into allegations of improper actions related to the provision of services in support of U.S. military operations in Iraq; individual business decisions of our clients; paradigm shifts in technology; competitive factors such as pricing pressures and/or competition to hire and retain employees (particularly those with security clearances); material changes in laws or regulations applicable to our businesses, particularly in connection with (i) government contracts for services, (ii) outsourcing of activities that have been performed by the government, and (iii) competition for task orders under Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (”GWACs”) and/or schedule contracts with the General Services Administration; our own ability to achieve the objectives of near term or long range business plans; and other risks described in the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings. For investor information contact: David Dragics, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations (866) 606-3471, For other information contact: Jody Brown, Executive Vice President, Public Relations (703) 841-7801, CACI International Inc

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Alcatel-Lucent Introduces the New Services Edge, With Terabit Performance on Industry-Leading IP and Carrier Ethernet Router Portfolio

PARIS, March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — To help operators around the world meet the demand for higher bandwidth and scale, a richer service mix, reduced cost and increased availability, Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has today announced extensive enhancements to its industry-leading IP service routing portfolio. Leveraging breakthrough silicon innovations from one of the industry’s most experienced R&D teams, the 7750 Service Router (SR) and 7450 Ethernet Service Switch (ESS) now deliver Terabit performance, providing the bandwidth, scale and service awareness required to support the growing market for more personalized, broadband offerings such as IPTV, WebTV, Virtual Private Networks, and 3G/4G mobile.The 7750 SR and 7450 ESS enhancements leverage Alcatel-Lucent’s unique new FP2 chipset (for network processing and traffic management) - the result of a three-year development effort - which delivers sophisticated and optimized network processing and traffic management at speeds up to 100 Gb/s. The upgrades to the current products include more than double the density of Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports as well as supporting up to 10 times the number of services per router - reducing CAPEX and OPEX as well as being more efficient from a power/bandwidth perspective. The FP2 chipset also provides a clear path to 100 Gigabit Ethernet, vastly improving Return on Investment (ROI) versus other edge routers which currently use much lower performing and lower scale 10 Gb/s Network Processors.”Telstra’s wireline transformation to implement a common IP core network is delivering multiple services at lower costs and faster speeds with improved network reliability. This enables us to provide our customers with access to more scaleable and advanced broadband services, offering 99.999 per cent reliability,” said Greg Winn, Telstra Chief Operations Officer. “Alcatel-Lucent’s technology is a part of our Telstra Next IP(TM) network and the latest upgrades will enable Telstra to continue to innovate and grow our broadband service offerings.”The Terabit enhancements to the Alcatel-Lucent IP/MPLS service routing portfolio address three fundamental service provider requirements for IP network transformation:- More speed - delivering Terabit routing and Carrier Ethernet capacity to support new opportunities for mass-market video-based services and applications;- More services - including secure IPSec (IP Security) Virtual Private Networks (VPN) as well as Ethernet VPNs and IP VPNs, plus application assurance, leveraging Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technology to help drive new service and revenue models;- More availability - best-in-class node, link and network high availability, leveraging existing support for non-stop routing, non-stop services and In-Service Software Upgrades (ISSU)Alcatel-Lucent has shipped more than 20,000 IP/MPLS systems since 2004, resulting in an installed base of more than 200 service provider customers in 90 countries. The new portfolio enhancements address a Service Provider Router and Metro Ethernet Switch market with a forecasted CAPEX of more than USD 50 billion between 2006 and 2010 (source: Infonetics, August 2007).”We’ve established a solid history of innovation and reliability in IP/MPLS platforms, software and services, which has resulted in new revenue opportunities for our customers,” said Basil Alwan, President of Alcatel-Lucent’s IP business. “This is a transformative period in our industry and, since 2003, we’ve led the way with a transformative service-aware and application-aware approach to IP/MPLS routing. With these seamless Terabit service routing upgrades, massive service scaling and integration as well as best-in-class high availability, we’re continuing to deliver on this commitment to our customers.”The following enhancements to the Alcatel-Lucent IP/MPLS service router portfolio will be available in 3Q 2008: Next Generation Silicon - Breakthrough 100 Gb/s FP2 chipset 7750 Service Router Platform - Up to 1 Tb/s capacity - 50Gb/s (full-duplex) Input/Output Module3-XP (IOM3-XP) - 20-port Gigabit Ethernet MDA-XP (SFP-Fiber) - 20-Port 10/100/1000 Ethernet MDA-XP (Copper) - 2-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet MDA-XP (XFP) - 4-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet MDA-XP (XFP) - Application Assurance Integrated Services Adaptor (AA-ISA) with DPI technology - IPSec Integrated Services Adaptor (IPSec-ISA) 7450 Ethernet Service Switch Platform - Up to 1 Tb/s capacity - 50Gb/s (full-duplex) IOM3-XP - 20-port Gigabit Ethernet MDA-XP (SFP-Fiber) - 20-Port 10/100/1000 Ethernet MDA-XP (Copper) - 2-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet MDA-XP (XFP) - 4-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet MDA-XP (XFP) - Application Assurance Integrated Services Adaptor (AA-ISA) with DPI technologyAlcatel-Lucent IP/MPLS solutions have been selected by more than 200 service providers in more than 90 countries. During the fourth quarter of 2007, Alcatel-Lucent reinforced its #2 position in IP/MPLS edge garnering 18% of the market according to Ovum-RHK. For more information, please visit: Press Conference detailsAlcatel-Lucent will hold a web press conference for this announcement on Thursday March 27 at 7am PST/10am EST/3pm CET * that will be hosted by Basil Alwan, President of Alcatel-Lucent’s IP business. To access the session please use the following information: Participant Passcode: IP Strategy Audio bridge dial-in-numbers: PARTICIPANT TOLL FREE (from the US): 800-779-1694 PARTICIPANT TOLL (International): 1-210-234-0000 WEBCAST URL: The press conference will be available for digital replay on the Alcatel-Lucent website at the following link: * The US has moved to daylight savings time, while this has not yet taken place for CET.About Alcatel-LucentAlcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprise and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 17.8 billion in 2007 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: Alcatel-Lucent