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UTRECHT, the Netherlands, June 19 /PRNewswire/ — WatchMouse, a leader in website performance monitoring, monitored the most popular sports sites, belonging to each of the euro 2008 nations. Combining the errors, speed (load time) and availability measurements, WatchMouse calculated a Site Availability Index (SPI) for each of the sites, to reveal that the nations with the best sports sites are France, Spain and the Netherlands. Sports enthusiasts in Turkey may be disappointed by confirmation that their nation’s favorite sports site ranks as the worst, largely due to long load times.
WatchMouse’s monitoring stations tried to access the homepage of each nations’ favorite sports site every five minutes. With no errors, 100% availability and a load time of less than 4 seconds, France’s ranked as the best sports site with an enviably low SPI of 203, while Spain’s narrowly took second place over the Dutch . Of the 16 monitored sites, only Turkey’s and Austrian’s were found to have ’serious user issues’.
WatchMouse CTO, Mark Pors said, “We’re very pleased to find that many of the euro 2008 nations have sports sites that function really well. We hope that as we continue monitoring, we’ll see Turkey’s national sports site improve as dramatically as their game did on Sunday!”
euro 2008 Sport Sites League Table:

Rank Country Site SPI

1. France 203

2. Spain 478

3. Netherlands 488

4. Croatia 653

5. Germany 657

6. Italy 767

7. Switzerland 785

8. Czech Republic 838

9. Greece 1000

10. Sweden 1051

11. Poland 1169

12. Russia 1275

13. Portugal 1214

14. Romania 1486

15. Austria 2041

16. Turkey 2796

Since monitoring started on 11 June 2008, one of WatchMouse’s monitoring stations has tried to access the homepage of each of the 16 sites, every five minutes. Sites are expected to download within 4 seconds without any errors. Combining the errors, speed (load time) and availability measurements, WatchMouse calculated a SPI for each of the sites. An SPI of less than 1,000 represents a ‘well performing’ site, 1,001 - 1,999 is regarded as ‘acceptable’, while a score of above 2,000 represents a site with ’serious user issues’.
A complete overview of the Euro2008 monitoring results can be found at:
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NEW YORK, April 21 /PRNewswire/ — Experian(R) CheetahMail, a global leading provider of email marketing and customer intelligence technologies, today announced the addition of several brand leaders in industries including retail, travel and entertainment, to its vertically diverse client base. Holland America Line, J.Crew, Lamps Plus, Oreck and Starz Entertainment are just a few of the leading companies to recently contract with Experian CheetahMail to manage their permission-based email marketing programs.As more of today’s leading organizations focus on deepening customer connections online, marketers are seeking more strategic insight and technology that can handle their requirements today and into the future. Successful marketers are utilizing relevant, data-driven email marketing as their main customer acquisition and retention tool in conjunction with their larger multi-channel strategy.Experian CheetahMail has the optimal combination of innovative, permission-based email technology and strategic insight that enables leading brands to effectively deliver emails that are meaningful and relevant to their customers. Additionally, by combining the most comprehensive reporting and analytic capabilities with highly innovative data management tools, CheetahMail provides these brands with a deeper understanding of their customers’ individual interests and purchase triggers.”We are seeing a trend among both new and existing clients tapping into our analytics technology. As the demand for more relevant and individualized messaging continues, many of our clients are now working with us to incorporate everything from propensity and affinity modeling to customer value segmentation into their email programs,” said Matthew Seeley, president of Experian CheetahMail. “This is a sign that today’s brands are working more strategically than ever before. Even better, the more that these brand leaders use the channel responsibly, the more effective it will become.”"When we signed on with Experian CheetahMail, our principal goal was to strategically design our emails in a way which served content most relevant to our subscribers. We also wanted to give them a familiar and engaging email design. By working with their Creative Services team, we were able to incorporate first-rate interactive designs into our emails, which truly resonate with our customers,” said Angela Clayton, Manager of E-Marketing and New Media for Starz Entertainment.”It was customer service that clinched our decision to select CheetahMail. Our account team is a true partner in every sense of the word. The strategic guidance they have provided to date has greatly optimized our e-mails in terms of opens and clicks,” said John Primeau, Manager Tactical Communications for Holland America Line. “We look forward to exploring even more ways in increasing our overall metrics and giving our guests more relevant communications in the years to come. We love CheetahMail!”"Building one-to-one relationships between our customers and sales associates is an important element of our brand philosophy. By leveraging Experian CheetahMail’s dynamic content technology, we’re able to build upon this philosophy by personalizing emails from our associates that speak to the customer’s individual interests and shopping preferences,” said Mark Salek, Vice President of Direct Marketing for Lamps Plus.About Experian CheetahMailExperian CheetahMail is the trusted service provider of email marketing and customer intelligence technologies for top enterprises worldwide. With the industry’s largest client services teams, feature-rich email technology and a broad range of data management options, Experian CheetahMail enables clients to build data-driven, relevant relationships with their customers. Servicing the world’s most recognizable brands, Experian CheetahMail’s globally diverse client base includes Barclays, Borders Books, Discovery Communications, H&R Block, KLM, Sears Holdings Corporation and Wyndham Hotels. Experian CheetahMail, a business unit of Experian(R) Group Ltd. , was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York City with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Dublin, Amsterdam, Paris, and Barcelona. For more information, please visit or email . Experian CheetahMail

ANN ARBOR Mich April 15 PRNewswire - SpamStopsHere Inc the industry leading provider of e-mail security and spam filtering solutions announces the launch of the Secure Channel BlogSpamStopsHere developed the Secure Channel Blog to educate and inform the public and business community about technology and security issues that affect everyday life Blog topics range from simple security tips to in-depth discussions of technical security issues that affect the business world Discussion participation is open to the public Information technology professionals are encouraged to participate in blog discussions and suggest future topics The Secure Channel Blog can be found at The response over our blog has been tremendous said Ted Green President of SpamStopsHere Our Senior Technical Officer Mark Adams has done a phenomenal job of writing quality content that evokes debate and discussion from people all over the world Our hope is that we can help educate the general public about serious cyber security issues that have potentially dangerous consequences for businesses and individualsWhen Ted Green our CEO asked me if Id be willing to be the senior author for the blog I jumped at the chance to share my knowledge and viewpoint on these subjects said Mark Adams Senior Technical Officer of SpamStopsHere My job involves troubleshooting different problems every day so Im able to keep things fresh by simply blogging about something that Ive been working on At the end of a busy day in the trenches its very rewarding to take a step back and share what I have learned that day in a way that will be useful to our readersSpamStopsHere is the most accurate Enterprise-level precision email filtering solution on the market today With its unique databases of known spam and spammers updated every five minutes SpamStopsHere blocks 99 of spam without blocking business-critical emails SpamStopsHere achieves this industry leading accuracy out of the box there is no tuning or maintenance required Implementing SpamStopsHeres managed solution requires no hardware no software no updating by your IT staff and is ideal for any Enterprise ranging from 10 to 50000 end-usersAbout Greenview DataGreenview Data Inc has been providing its critically acclaimed SpamStopsHereTM network security solutions to clients across the globe for over five years GDI also created and developed the powerful VEDITTM text editor which has been licensed to over 150000 users since 1980 EBCDIC to ASCII conversion makes up the third division of Greenview Data providing conversion solutions through turn-key contracting and consulting Through the growth of their SpamStopsHere hosted service the introduction of their En-ComplianceTM hosted email encryption service and exciting RD developments including email archiving and VoIP security Greenview is looking to the future and another successful 28 years SpamStopsHere

ORLANDO, Fla., April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — Storage Networking World — EMC Corporation , the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today unveiled an EMC(R) Centera(R) software development kit and Early Adopter Program for the new eXtensible Access Method (XAM) specification. As a leading industry proponent of open standards and a major contributor of intellectual property to the XAM specification, EMC is working to help customers obtain the maximum business value from their fixed content — unchanging digital information — by helping to enable multi-vendor solution interoperability.Developed by EMC and others in collaboration with the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), XAM is a software framework for fixed content storage solutions that enables multi-vendor solution interoperability, simplified data portability, and automated Information Lifecycle Management for long term records retention and regulatory compliance. Fixed content, such as mortgage and financial records, medical images, e-mail archives and voice records, typically must be retained and easily accessible for long periods of time and is often subject to regulatory requirements. XAM defines a standard access method between applications, management software and storage systems to manage and store fixed content.”It is rewarding to see the major storage and application providers join with EMC in embracing a standard model for storing and retrieving fixed content. As an industry interface standard, XAM promises significant benefits to customers, independent software vendors, and system vendors alike,” said Jay Mastaj, EMC Vice President of Centera Engineering. “A rapid, industry-wide adoption of the XAM standard will ensure a new level of information management agility, reliability and application/system independence for customers’ fixed content information repositories.”"EMC continues to invest significant resources to advance Centera’s technology and market leadership. From the July introduction of the Centera Generation 4 LP node which reduces energy consumption by 67 percent per terabyte, to the recent introduction of the new Centera operating system, Centera sets a pace of innovation that is unmatched in the industry,” said Rich Napolitano, Senior Vice President, EMC Storage Division. “With over 4,600 Centera customers worldwide and more than 90 percent revenue share of the content addressed storage hardware market, EMC continues to lead the CAS market that we pioneered with the Centera platform. Perhaps nowhere is our continued investment in Centera more evident than in our extensive work in the development of the XAM standard, which promises to make it easier for customers to deploy multi-vendor solutions that help them better manage their fixed content throughout its lifecycle.”Available to select EMC partners through the Early Adopter Program, the Centera software development kit enables Centera ISVs to familiarize themselves with the XAM specification and begin the development work to ensure XAM-enabled interoperability with Centera. The EMC Centera software development kit for XAM will be made available in August. For details regarding EMC’s Early Adopter Program, visit .For more information about the XAM specification, visit the SNIA website at .About EMCEMC Corporation is the world’s leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information. Information about EMC’s products and services can be found at .EMC and Centera are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.This release contains “forward-looking statements” as defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iii) risks associated with acquisitions and investments, including the challenges and costs of integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (iv) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (v) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (vi) component and product quality and availability; (vii) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (viii) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (ix) war or acts of terrorism; (x) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xi) fluctuating currency exchange rates; and (xii) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release. EMC Corporation

ORLANDO, Fla., April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — Storage Networking World — EMC Corporation , the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today unveiled an EMC(R) Centera(R) software development kit and Early Adopter Program for the new eXtensible Access Method (XAM) specification. As a leading industry proponent of open standards and a major contributor of intellectual property to the XAM specification, EMC is working to help customers obtain the maximum business value from their fixed content — unchanging digital information — by helping to enable multi-vendor solution interoperability.Developed by EMC and others in collaboration with the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), XAM is a software framework for fixed content storage solutions that enables multi-vendor solution interoperability, simplified data portability, and automated Information Lifecycle Management for long term records retention and regulatory compliance. Fixed content, such as mortgage and financial records, medical images, e-mail archives and voice records, typically must be retained and easily accessible for long periods of time and is often subject to regulatory requirements. XAM defines a standard access method between applications, management software and storage systems to manage and store fixed content.”It is rewarding to see the major storage and application providers join with EMC in embracing a standard model for storing and retrieving fixed content. As an industry interface standard, XAM promises significant benefits to customers, independent software vendors, and system vendors alike,” said Jay Mastaj, EMC Vice President of Centera Engineering. “A rapid, industry-wide adoption of the XAM standard will ensure a new level of information management agility, reliability and application/system independence for customers’ fixed content information repositories.”"EMC continues to invest significant resources to advance Centera’s technology and market leadership. From the July introduction of the Centera Generation 4 LP node which reduces energy consumption by 67 percent per terabyte, to the recent introduction of the new Centera operating system, Centera sets a pace of innovation that is unmatched in the industry,” said Rich Napolitano, Senior Vice President, EMC Storage Division. “With over 4,600 Centera customers worldwide and more than 90 percent revenue share of the content addressed storage hardware market, EMC continues to lead the CAS market that we pioneered with the Centera platform. Perhaps nowhere is our continued investment in Centera more evident than in our extensive work in the development of the XAM standard, which promises to make it easier for customers to deploy multi-vendor solutions that help them better manage their fixed content throughout its lifecycle.”Available to select EMC partners through the Early Adopter Program, the Centera software development kit enables Centera ISVs to familiarize themselves with the XAM specification and begin the development work to ensure XAM-enabled interoperability with Centera. The EMC Centera software development kit for XAM will be made available in August. For details regarding EMC’s Early Adopter Program, visit .For more information about the XAM specification, visit the SNIA website at .About EMCEMC Corporation is the world’s leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information. Information about EMC’s products and services can be found at .EMC and Centera are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.This release contains “forward-looking statements” as defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iii) risks associated with acquisitions and investments, including the challenges and costs of integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (iv) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (v) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (vi) component and product quality and availability; (vii) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (viii) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (ix) war or acts of terrorism; (x) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xi) fluctuating currency exchange rates; and (xii) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release. EMC Corporation

CALGARY and SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd., (”Guest-Tek” ) (TSX:GTK) has announced it has entered into an agreement (the “Agreement”) with Real Hotels & Resorts to install Guest-Tek’s OneView(TM) Media platform with video-on-demand (”VOD”) in over 1300 rooms spread over seven properties located in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Currently these properties have Guest-Tek’s high speed internet access (”HSIA”) platform which through this agreement will be upgraded to the latest version of Guest-Tek’s OneView(TM) Internet platform.”This agreement is an example of Guest-Tek’s abilities in the Latin American marketplace. We have taken a customer with our Internet platform and upgraded their offerings with the latest OneView(TM) Internet and OneView(TM) Media platforms,” noted Arnon Levy, chief executive officer of Guest-Tek. “Guest-tek continues to expand its operations globally. We are pleased to work with Real Hotels & Resorts and provide them with world leading OneView(TM) products and services.”With this Agreement, Guest-Tek will install these services over the 2008 calendar year and will provide 24 hour, seven day a week support in English and Spanish.”Real Hotels & Resorts has made this Agreement with Guest-Tek because we see Guest-Tek as a leader in providing HSIA and VOD in Latin America,” said Fernando Poma, Managing Director of Real Hotels & Resorts. “Our past experience with Guest-Tek has proven to our company that we can rely on Guest-Tek to provide exceptional support and service to our properties.”ABOUT GUEST-TEKGuest-Tek (Toronto Stock Exchange: GTK) is the world’s largest provider of IP based technology solutions for the hospitality industry. Guest-Tek’s OneView(TM) platform provides hotels with converged data, video and telephony services. Guest-Tek is a preferred vendor to major hotel brands, providing services including network design, procurement, implementation, and post sales customer support to over 3,019 properties and over 504,000 rooms. The company’s head offices are in Calgary, Alberta, and it has major support facilities in Irvine, California, and Warsaw, Poland as well as Sales offices located throughout North America and Europe. For more information about Guest-Tek, go to ABOUT REAL HOTELS & RESORTSReal Hotels & Resorts, Grupo Poma’s hospitality division, is a leading lodging company with more than 4,500 available rooms distributed within its 27 hotels opened or under development in the United States, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Real Hotels & Resorts operates its properties in alliance with three large hotel chains: InterContinental Hotels Group, Choice Hotels International and Marriott International. The company is headquartered in San Salvador, El Salvador and had approximately 3,500 employees at 2007 year-end. It is ranked as one of the top hotel management companies in Latin America having received multiple awards and recognitions for its high service and product consistence across its entire property portfolio. For more information or reservations, please visit Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.