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LONDON, July 15 /PRNewswire/ — Celltick, the pioneer of mobile idle screen marketing solutions, today announces a new partnership with San Francisco-based Greystripe, the leading ad-supported mobile Games and applications distributor. The partnership will see the two companies team up to distribute advertising-funded Games for mobile devices through Celltick’s innovative LiveScreen(TM) Media platform.
LiveScreen(TM) Media broadcasts messages and teasers to the idle screen of mobile handsets, communicating with subscribers in a non-intrusive fashion, and turning the idle screen into a personal billboard through which advertisers and publishers can promote their content and products.
By integrating the LiveScreen(TM) Media platform into its existing business, Greystripe will be able to increase the advertising opportunities available to its partners, using LiveScreen(TM) Media’s targeted approach to ensure it communicates the right messages to the right customers. In addition, it will be able to offer its Games not only to its existing subscribers but also to all mobile users who have the LiveScreen(TM) Media application.
Greystripe’s innovative AdWRAP technology allows consumers to download free content via a series of ad-funded portals. As a result, it has become an expert in driving mass consumer adoption of mobile Games and applications. Game publishers working with Greystripe include Sega, Digital Chocolate, Vivendi Games Mobile and Hands-On Mobile.
Greystripe is largely funded by Steamboat Ventures, the venture capital firm affiliated with The Walt Disney Company.
Michael Chang, CEO of Greystripe, comments: “We continue to scale our distribution by partnering with leaders in mobile marketing like Celltick in order to provide the broadest reach for our brand advertisers. Working with Celltick creates a range of new marketing opportunities for our brands, which will be able to engage with a new user base in an accessible and non-intrusive fashion. Its targeted approach will increase not only the effectiveness of the adverts but also the value to the customers themselves.”
Stephen Dunford, Celltick’s CEO, adds: “This deal enables us to increase the value we offer to our operator partners and their subscribers by incorporating Greystripe’s gaming products into the existing range of ad-funded content available through LiveScreen(TM) Media. It also has a strategic value for us as a demonstration of Celltick’s role at the heart of the mobile marketing ecosystem, providing a medium through which all the players in the mobile marketing spectrum are able to benefit.”
About Greystripe
Greystripe is the world’s first and leading ad-supported mobile Games and applications distribution platform. Greystripe’s AdWRAP product suite enables: brand advertisers to communicate their brand message to a unique mobile audience; publishers to gain advertising revenue by serving ads through their games; and consumers to download high quality Games for free. The AdWRAP currently serves ads into more than 800 game titles from 110 publishers supporting over 1,400 handset models and iPhone. Greystripe reaches millions of mobile game players by powering over 80 AdWRAP Catalog distribution
partners and through GameJump.com its online and mobile web portal com ().
About Celltick
Celltick Technologies Ltd., the pioneer of Active Mobile Marketing, has introduced a new medium into the mobile space. Its flagship product, LiveScreen(TM) Media, allows content providers and advertisers to broadcast targeted content and marketing messages to millions of mobile idle screens, turning them into a network of interactive billboards, creating a strong revenue stream for operators.
Celltick cooperates with mobile operators to turn the mobile screen into a powerful revenue driver. The company has close relations with all network infrastructure companies, major SIM vendors, leading handset manufacturers and industry standard organisations, as well as global content providers and media agents.
Founded in 2000 and privately owned, Celltick is headquartered in the UK with offices in Russia, Singapore, India, Thailand and Brazil.
Celltick Press Contact: Dom Whitehurst and Eleanor Orebi Gann, Hotwire, 44(0)20-7608-2500
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DUBAI, June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Polkomtel S.A., the leading Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) service provider in Poland, has selected KIT digital (BULLETIN BOARD: KITD) , a global provider of IPTV enablement technologies and video-centric interactive marketing solutions, to deliver new high-value content to its wireless mobile subscriber base of over 14 million people.
Kamera Content AB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of KIT digital, Inc., has been providing selected mobile video content to Polkomtel S.A. since December 2006. Under the terms of the new agreement, KIT digital will expand its video offering to the Polish cell phone giant’s subscribers to include sports, entertainment and comedy content on a network-wide basis.
“Since the re-launch of our mobile video entertainment and comedy service six months ago, we recognized a large increase in mobile video consumption,” stated Marek Drabik of Polkomtel. “With the growth of high-speed mobile networks in Poland, our subscribers are demanding the best, most interesting video content available and sports is an important part of this. Polkomtel’s commitment to sports is exemplified by its 10-year volleyball sponsorship contract with both Polish national teams and our sponsorship of other national sports leagues. Working with KIT digital gives Polkomtel the ability to provide high-quality content in an easily accessible format delivered in the Polish language.”
As a client of Kamera, Polkomtel had initially rolled out its mobile content offering by providing wireless customers access to WOW!TV, an award-winning entertainment news provider, and Vidiots, an extensive collection of funny home videos. From KIT digital, Polkomtel now has access to a superior suite of mobile video solutions, including the ability to translate video content from English to Polish. In addition, Polkomtel will be able to deliver its customers high quality, professionally produced and edited sports content from a variety of providers, which provide premier sporting event content from around the world.
“KIT digital worked closely with Polkomtel to design a mobile video offering to meet the specific needs of the Polish audience. Together, we created a video offering that combines the best of sports content, along with a time-sensitive translation from English to Polish,” said Henrik Eklund, president and chief executive officer of Kamera.
Together with the world’s leading sports News Video Agency, SNTV, KIT digital produces and offers a wide range of daily sports news for mobile TV. Subscribers to SNTV can connect to over 90% of the world’s leading sports events. As part of Polkomtel’s agreement with KIT digital, the Company will not only have access to the general sports feed, which carries highlights and original sports news coverage of the most important events in the sporting calendar, it will have real-time coverage of the UEFA Euro 2008 and the Summer Olympics.
Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, chairman and chief executive officer of KIT digital, commented, “Having combined capabilities with Kamera, KIT digital is now able to offer clients a complete end-to-end IPTV enablement solution with the ability to translate media content into nine different languages on fixed and mobile devices. This capability is a critical differentiator that sets us apart from our competitors, particularly in markets with burgeoning 3G networks. Polkomtel has established a position as one of the mobile industry’s most innovative wireless providers. With access to one of the industry’s largest video libraries and cutting-edge IPTV technology, KIT digital is supporting Polkomtel’s efforts to build a superior customer experience.”
About KIT digital
KIT digital, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: KITD) is a leading, global provider of proprietary video distribution technologies and video-centric interactive marketing solutions. Through its end-to-end platform, KIT digital works closely with consumer brands, content providers and telcos to maximize the value of video content via the Internet and mobile networks. The KIT platform allows clients to publish, manage and distribute digital video content, build online/mobile communities and integrate advertising. The Company offers businesses a full range of video-centric interactive marketing solution and KIT clients can access approximately 100 KIT-syndicated channels and 40,000 KIT-syndicated videos. KIT digital clients include News Corp., Verizon, IMG, China Mobile, Telefonica, Vodafone, K-Mart, Coles, NASDAQ, Hummer and RCS. KIT digital has principal offices in Dubai, Melbourne (Australia), Stockholm, New York, and London. For additional information, please visit .
About Polkomtel S.A.
Founded in 1996, Polkomtel S.A. is Poland’s second largest and most successful mobile operator with more than 14 million subscribers. Vodafone and TeleDenmark have minority shareholdings totaling 39 percent while six Polish companies hold a total of 61 percent. The company currently provides GSM and UMTS (3G) services.
Certain statements in this document constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of KIT digital, Inc (”the Company”), or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company’s future operating results are dependent upon many factors, including but not limited to the Company’s ability to: (i) obtain sufficient capital or a strategic business arrangement to fund its plan of operations when needed; (ii) build the management and human resources and infrastructure necessary to support the growth of its business; (iii) competitive factors and developments beyond the Company’s control; and (iv) other risk factors discussed in the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available for review at .
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — 8×8, Inc. , provider of Packet8 () broadband Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), videophone and mobile VoIP communication services, today announced that its Chairman and CEO Bryan R. Martin will present at the 10th Annual AeA Micro Cap Financial Conference on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.The three day conference, to be held May 4-6 at the Monterey Plaza hotel in Monterey, California, allows executives from 100 technology companies and more than 250 investors to pair off for intimate small group discussions around technologies, strategic missions, trend analyses and investment potential. Additional details about the conference can be viewed at: .About 8×8, Inc.8×8, Inc., the second largest standalone VoIP service provider in the U.S., offers internet-based telephony solutions () for individual residential and business users as well as small to medium sized business organizations. In addition to regular Packet8 VoIP service plans priced as low as $24.99 per month for unlimited anytime calling to the U.S., Canada and eight additional countries, 8×8 offers the Packet8 Tango Video Terminal Adapter along with accompanying monthly service plans also priced at $24.99 per month. Packet8 Virtual Office, 8×8’s VoIP phone system for small to medium sized businesses, is a hosted PBX solution comprised of powerful business class features. Companies subscribing to Virtual Office pay just $49.99 per month per extension for enterprise class PBX functionality along with unlimited local and long distance calling in the U.S. and Canada. The Packet8 Complete Contact Center(TM) is a hosted multimedia call center distribution and management platform that works with any broadband Internet service and provides enterprise class contact center functionality combined with Virtual Office hosted iPBX calling features and business calling plans. Packet8 Softalk Office(TM), 8×8’s PC-based soft phone client, offers high quality voice and video in-network calling as well as outbound calling to the PSTN. Packet8 MobileTalk(TM) is a breakthrough mobile service that dramatically improves the overall mobile international calling experience by routing overseas mobile phone calls over the award-winning, patent-protected Packet8 digital VoIP network. For additional company information, visit 8×8’s web site at . 8×8, Inc.

WASHINGTON, April 22 /PRNewswire/ — More than 130,000 consumers in the nation’s capital now have a new broadband option from Verizon, as the company introduces its ultra-fast High Speed Internet service in parts of Anacostia, Benning, Brightwood, Brookland, Congress Heights, Dupont Circle, Georgetown, Hampshire Knolls, Manor Park, Petworth and Southeast Washington.Verizon’s new High Speed Internet service more than doubles the download speed of the company’s current fastest digital subscriber line, or DSL, service and provides an exciting alternative to cable Internet.The new service also offers qualified customers a downstream connection speed of up to 7 megabits per second (Mbps) for as low as $39.99 a month when ordered with an annual service plan. Verizon now offers the 7 Mbps service to 1.6 million households and small businesses across the country.”Verizon’s 7 megabits per second High Speed Internet service is the way to go for District residents who are looking for a better alternative to high- priced cable Internet,” said William R. Roberts, Verizon regional president for Maryland and Washington, D.C. “Our super-fast Internet service provides all the speed you need for everything you do online — and at a reasonable cost. From digital music and streaming video to photo sharing and online gaming, to video conferencing and working from home — it’s faster, easier and more affordable with Verizon High Speed Internet service.”Consumers can get more information on service availability, pricing and features by calling 1-877-483-5898 or visiting verizon.com/superspeed.About Verizon High Speed InternetVerizon High Speed Internet service is delivered on a dedicated line from Verizon’s central office to the customer’s home and is backed by live, 24 x 7 customer service and technical support. High Speed Internet subscribers have access to an extensive collection of features and services, including: — Online protection with Verizon Internet Security Suite: In one download, this comprehensive online protection suite provides anti-spyware, anti-virus, firewall, parental control, pop-up blocker and privacy manager protection that run continuously behind the scene. The suite automatically updates every three hours. Just set it and forget it. The cost is just $4.99 a month for use on up to three household computers. — Verizon Enhanced Email: Expanded storage capacity — up to 4 gigabytes — lets customers store as much mail as they want for as long as they want on Verizon servers. Anywhere access — from your mobile phone to your home e-mail account — is easy, with select Get It Now-enabled phones from Verizon Wireless. Users can sign up for a complimentary rich Internet e-mail application to better organize their messages and contacts and send attachments of up to 25 megabytes. — Verizon Premium Tech Support: A unique service that provides expert one-on-one assistance for a wide variety of issues like spyware, adware, viruses, hardware problems, computer operating systems and other issues not typically covered by Internet service providers. The service supports routers, network cards, video cards, sound cards, CD/DVD reader-writer, hard drives, flash memory systems, printers, scanners, gaming consoles, firewalls and more. The cost is $14.99 a month. — Online gaming from Verizon: Play hundreds of the most popular PC games for free with Verizon Arcade, or choose from a variety of Verizon Games on Demand packages, including Family Place, a package that features more than 400 family-friendly casual games for just $7.99 a month. — Free entertainment for children of all ages with Disney Connection: From activities, games and classic cartoons to movie previews, music videos and more, Disney Connection provides age-appropriate content for preschoolers, kids, teens and Disney enthusiasts. The content includes access to Playhouse Disney Preschool Time Online and Disney Game Kingdom Online. — Free news from ABC News Now: A 24-hour news and information channel, ABC News Now delivers live breaking news, headlines every half hour, and more than 25 original news, lifestyle and entertainment programs such as “Politics Live,”"What’s the Buzz” and “Money Matters.” — Free sports from ESPN360: The service offers programming that includes hundreds of hours of live games, analysis and exclusive content on-demand with exclusive access to the Internet’s best events. — One-of-a-Kind NFL Experience Online: Customers who subscribe to Verizon High Speed Internet and DIRECTV from Verizon enjoy the added benefit of free access to NFL Network Game Extra, a unique service that includes live, online broadcasts of Thursday and Saturday pro football games. Viewers of the online broadcasts will have access to alternate camera angles and live audio feeds and have the ability to view one of four camera angles, or all four angles simultaneously. The online service can be accessed anywhere in the world through any broadband connected computer.Verizon Communications Inc. , headquartered in New York, is a leader in delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless communication innovations to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America’s most reliable wireless network, serving nearly 66 million customers nationwide. Verizon’s Wireline operations include Verizon Business, which delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the world, and Verizon Telecom, which brings customers the benefits of converged communications, information and entertainment services over the nation’s most advanced fiber-optic network. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of nearly 235,000 and last year generated consolidated operating revenues of $93.5 billion. For more information, visit .VERIZON’S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high-quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon’s News Center on the World Wide Web at . To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases. Verizon

MOSCOW, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (”MTS”) , the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS, announces that its consolidated subscriber base reached 84.94 million users on March 31, 2008.During March 2008, MTS’ consolidated subscriber base increased by 1.06 million subscribers. Subscribers (mln) Mar 31, Feb 29, Growth Mar 31, Growth 2008 2008 Subs ACIORFIPROCENTE 2007 Subs ACIORFIPROCENTE Total consolidated subscribers, end of period 84.94 83.88 1.06 1.3ACIORFIPROCENTE 74.16 10.78 14.5ACIORFIPROCENTE Russia 59.90 59.07 0.83 1.4ACIORFIPROCENTE 51.50 8.40 16.3ACIORFIPROCENTE Moscow and the Moscow region 13.95 13.87 0.08 0.6ACIORFIPROCENTE 11.50 2.45 21.3ACIORFIPROCENTE St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region 2.88 2.86 0.02 0.8ACIORFIPROCENTE 2.61 0.27 10.4ACIORFIPROCENTE Rest of Russia 43.06 42.35 0.71 1.7ACIORFIPROCENTE 37.39 5.67 15.2ACIORFIPROCENTE Ukraine 19.61 19.67 -0.06 -0.3ACIORFIPROCENTE 20.75 -1.14 -5.5ACIORFIPROCENTE Uzbekistan 3.56 3.34 0.22 6.4ACIORFIPROCENTE 1.70 1.86 109.2ACIORFIPROCENTE Turkmenistan 0.47 0.40 0.07 15.6ACIORFIPROCENTE 0.20 0.27 132.9ACIORFIPROCENTE Armenia 1.42 1.39 0.03 1.7ACIORFIPROCENTE - - - MTS Belarus[1] 3.94 3.90 0.04 1.2ACIORFIPROCENTE 3.37 0.57 16.9ACIORFIPROCENTEMobile TeleSystems OJSC (”MTS”) is the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS. Together with its subsidiaries, the Company services over 84.94 million subscribers. The regions of Russia, as well as Armenia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, in which MTS and its associates and subsidiaries are licensed to provide GSM services, have a total population of more than 230 million. Since June 2000, MTS’ Level 3 ADRs have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol MBT). Additional information about MTS can be found on MTS’ website at .Some of the information in this press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of MTS, as defined in the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify forward looking statements by terms such as “expect,”"believe,”"anticipate,”"estimate,”"intend,”"will,”"could,”"may” or “might,” and the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. We wish to caution you that these statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. We do not intend to update these statements to reflect events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. We refer you to the documents MTS files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the Company’s most recent Form 20-F. These documents contain and identify important factors, including those contained in the section captioned “Risk Factors” that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among others, potential fluctuations in quarterly results, our competitive environment, dependence on new service development and tariff structures, rapid technological and market change, acquisition strategy, risks associated with telecommunications infrastructure, risks associated with operating in Russia and the CIS, volatility of stock price, financial risk management and future growth subject to risks.[1] MTS owns a 49ACIORFIPROCENTE stake in Mobile TeleSystems LLC, a mobile operator in Belarus, which is not consolidated. For further information, please contact: Mobile TeleSystems, Moscow Investor Relations Tel: 7-495-223-2025 E-mail: Mobile TeleSystems OJSC

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire/ — Verizon Wireless customers around the Highway 101 corridor from Santa Rosa to Eureka, Calif. can now get e-mail, real-time corporate data, access to the Internet, and much more at faster speeds. Coverage on the nation’s most reliable wireless high-speed broadband network now extends to: — Sonoma County North of Healdsburg including Geyserville, Cloverdale and Sea Ranch — Lake County including Clearlake, Lakeport and Middletown — Mendocino County including Ukiah, Willits, Laytonville, Fort Bragg, and HoplandIn addition to these areas, BroadbandAccess coverage in Northern California includes the following counties: Alameda, Butte, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Marin, Merced, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Tulare, Yolo, and Yuba.Based on CDMA 1x Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) technology, the expanded wireless broadband network provides Verizon Wireless customers with data uplink speeds significantly faster than the company’s award-winning national EV-DO network, which the company first launched in Northern California in June 2006.”Our broadband network expansion has something for everyone on-the-go,” said Rich Garwood, regional president of Verizon Wireless. “BroadbandAccess lets our business customers experience a truly untethered mobile office experience with remote access to corporate data on their laptops and e-mail on their PDAs. With V CAST, consumers can enjoy a comprehensive selection of downloadable music, high-quality videos and exciting 3D games.”BroadbandAccess: The wireless data solutionThe company’s flagship business data service, BroadbandAccess, provides average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits and average upload speeds of 500-800 kbps. This means customers with Rev. A-compatible devices can download a 1 Megabyte e-mail attachment — the equivalent of a small PowerPoint(R) presentation or a large PDF file — in about eight seconds and upload the same-sized file in less than 13 seconds.Verizon Wireless offers several BroadbandAccess devices for the company’s wireless broadband network. These devices are fully compatible with the company’s NationalAccess network (based on CDMA 1xRTT technology), giving customers the ability to remain connected if they travel outside of the wireless broadband coverage area.V CAST: Video, Music, 3D gamesThe company’s high-speed network also enables its V CAST multimedia services, offering customers the ability to download full-song tracks, play cutting-edge 3D games and stream video clips on breaking news, sports and entertainment straight to their phones. Content is updated daily.CoverageVerizon Wireless was the first national wireless provider to commercially launch a high-speed wireless broadband network in the United States. Today, its entire nationwide wireless broadband network has been enhanced to Rev. A technology.For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to .About Verizon WirelessVerizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 65.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 69,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, go to: . To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at . Verizon Wireless

QUINCY, Mass., April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — BT today announced that it has agreed to acquire Wire One Holdings Inc. (”Wire One”), one of the leading providers of videoconferencing solutions in the United States. It is intended that Wire One will form the core of BT Conferencing’s video services unit.Based in Denver, Colorado, Wire One employs over 350 professionals across the US and Europe and provides products and services to over 8,000 customers, including 55ACIORFIPROCENTE of the US Fortune 100. With over 20 years of videoconferencing support expertise, Wire One is one of the leading providers in the US of easy to use, reliable, and cost-effective video communication solutions. The videoconferencing market is forecast to be worth $2.6bn by 2010*. For the year ended 31 December 2007, the business generated revenues of $140 million (70 million pounds Sterling).BT Conferencing is one of the leading players in the UK and European conferencing market and has a strong presence in the United States and Asia Pacific. The acquisition of Wire One will allow BT Conferencing to enhance significantly its existing videoconferencing capabilities and services offering to its customers.Aaron McCormack, Chief Executive Officer of BT Conferencing said: “The acquisition of Wire One is a tremendous addition to BT’s global managed video capabilities, the fastest growing sector in the Teleconferencing industry. We are excited about the business, its employees and the customer base that Wire One has built. We look forward to using these capabilities to create a new suite of managed video services on our global IP network and providing an enhanced offering to both BT Conferencing and Wire One’s existing and future customers.”Dan Connors, CEO of Wire One, said, “I am very proud of the accomplishments of our team and am excited about the next step of our evolution as part of BT Conferencing. The combination will enable us to complement our strong video solutions with industry-leading audio and web offerings. Wire One customers will see significant benefits from BT’s extensive global presence and a compelling managed services offering.”BT is acquiring Wire One from The Gores Group LLC and the proposed acquisition is contingent upon obtaining the necessary regulatory clearances. The audited gross assets of Wire One as at 31 December 2007 were $90.5 million (45.25 million pounds).About BTBT is one of the world’s leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include the provision of local, national and international telecommunications services to our customers for use at home, at work and on the move; higher-value broadband and internet products and services and converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale.In the year ended 31 March 2007, BT Group plc’s revenue was 20,223 million pounds with profit before taxation of 2,484 million pounds.British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York. For more information, visit About BT ConferencingBT Conferencing was established more than 20 years ago and is now one of the leading global providers of audio, video and web collaboration services. Year on year growth has seen the company out-perform the conferencing industry expectation and with its extensive global portfolio, is now one of the largest conferencing providers in the UK and Europe with current reach in more than 70 countries. BT Conferencing is based in the USA, EMEA and Asia Pacific and specialises in the delivery of reliable, robust and innovative conferencing solutions and product hardware to some of the largest companies in the world. The company offers tailor-made solutions to customers, whether they are small SMEs or major global businesses. With businesses now juggling to increase productivity, being more environmentally aware and at the same time looking to improve the work-life balance of its employees, conferencing and collaboration services provide a cost effective and time saving solution. For more information visit About Wire One Communications, Inc.Wire One Communications, with over 20 years of conferencing support expertise, is one of the recognized leaders in providing easy to use, reliable, and cost effective video communication solutions to customers. The company services over 8,000 customers globally and manages over 40,000 conferences a year. Whether the need is for video, audio or web conferencing, streaming or a strategic mix of all media, Wire One is defining the new face of communication, and allowing customers to connect, collaborate, and innovate.About The Gores Group, LLCFounded in 1987 by Alec E. Gores, The Gores Group, LLC is a private equity firm focused on acquiring controlling interests in mature and growing businesses, which can benefit from the firm’s operating experience and flexible capital base. The firm combines the operational expertise and detailed due diligence capabilities of a strategic buyer with the seasoned M&A team of a traditional financial buyer. The Gores Group, LLC has become a leading investor having demonstrated over time a reliable track record of creating substantial value in its portfolio companies alongside management. The firm’s private equity funds have committed equity capital of $1.7 billion. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, The Gores Group, LLC maintains offices in Boulder, Colorado and London. For more information, please visit For further information:BT: Enquiries about this news release can be made to the BT Group Newsroom on its 24-hour number: 020 7356 5369. From outside the UK dial 44 20 7356 5369. 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DULUTH, Ga., April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Wegener Corporation , a leading provider of products for television, audio and data distribution networks worldwide, today announced financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 ended February 29, 2008.In the second quarter, Wegener Corporation strengthened its financial position. Second quarter revenues for fiscal 2008 increased 40ACIORFIPROCENTE to $6.7 million from $4.8 million reported in the same period of fiscal 2007. Revenues for the first six months of fiscal 2008 increased 22ACIORFIPROCENTE to $11.7 million compared to $9.6 million for the same period in fiscal 2007. In addition to increased revenues, net earnings also showed positive growth. The Company reported net earnings of $336,000 or $0.03 per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2008. This compares to a net loss of ($183,000) or ($0.01) per share for the same period in 2007. Net earnings for the first six months of fiscal 2008 were $286,000 or $0.02 per share compared to a net loss of $(1,145,000) or $(0.09) per share during the same period in fiscal 2007.WEGENER’s eighteen-month backlog was $9.8 million at February 29, 2008, compared to $8.4 million at March 2, 2007. The total multi-year backlog at February 29, 2008 was approximately $15.7 million compared to $16.3 million at March 2, 2007. Bookings for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 were $5.8 million compared to $1.0 million for the same period in fiscal 2007.Robert Placek, Chairman and CEO of Wegener Corporation stated, “The second quarter was a strong quarter for us. The financial results were up in several key categories including revenues, net earnings and bookings. Close to 40ACIORFIPROCENTE of our revenues for the quarter came from new products released within the past year and a half, such as the Unity 552 media receiver for private networks and the SMD 515 decoder for IPTV.”WEGENER(R) recently announced orders of over $1.6 million from Conklin- Intracom for the SMD 515 IPTV set top box and Placek commented, “Conklin is a great partner for us in the IPTV space; their offering is well suited for second and third tier telcos. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Conklin in the coming years.”"We are proud to be recognized in the industry as a leader in file-based broadcasting; we have been fielding these solutions with our iPump(R) and Compel(R) MediaPlan(R) products for several years,” stated Ned L. Mountain, President and COO of WEGENER(R). “This year, during the National Association of Broadcasters tradeshow, we will be on several panels sharing our expertise regarding this important industry advancement. File-based broadcasting allows broadcasters to target programming and save valuable bandwidth. WEGENER’s iPump(R) and Compel MediaPlan(R) can preposition repetitive content as well as target content at affiliate locations throughout the network thus generating a unique broadcast at each individual site.”Mountain continued, “In continuing to support file-based broadcasting, we recently announced a new addition to our iPump media server product line, the iPump(R) 562. The iPump(R) 562 addresses the unique needs of digital signage applications and private network broadcasters and integrates seamlessly with existing WEGENER(R) Compel(R) controlled networks.”Wegener Corporation will host a conference call to discuss its financial results at 4:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time on April 10, 2008. To join the conference call, dial 1-866-383-8108 or 1-617-597-5343 and enter participant code 91925712. Wegener Corporation intends to discuss financial and other operational information on this conference call. This call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN. It will be archived on WEGENER’s website at and the replay will be available within one hour after the conference call.ABOUT WEGENERWEGENER (Wegener Communications, Inc.), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wegener Corporation , is an international provider of digital solutions for video, audio, and IP data networks. Applications include IP data delivery, broadcast television, cable television, radio networks, business television, distance education, business music and financial information distribution. COMPEL(R), WEGENER’s patented network control system, provides networks with unparalleled ability to regionalize programming and commercials. COMPEL(R) network control capability is integrated into WEGENER digital satellite receivers. WEGENER can be reached at 1.770.814.4000 or on the World Wide Web at .WEGENER, COMPEL, COMPEL CONTROL, iPUMP, MEDIAPLAN, UNITY, ASSURED FILE DELIVERY, PANDA, PROSWITCH, VIDATA, the stylized W-design logo (for WEGENER), the stylized C-design logo (for Compel) and the stylized PANDA design logo are all registered trademarks of WEGENER(R). All Rights Reserved.This news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and the Company intends that such forward- looking statements are subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Forward- looking statements may be identified by words such as “believes,”"expects,”"projects,”"plans,”"anticipates,” and similar expressions, and include, for example, statements relating to expectations regarding future sales, income and cash flows. Forward-looking statements are based upon the Company’s current expectations and assumptions, which are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to: customer acceptance and effectiveness of recently introduced products, development of additional business for the Company’s digital video and audio transmission product lines, effectiveness of the sales organization, the successful development and introduction of new products in the future, delays in the conversion by private and broadcast networks to next generation digital broadcast equipment, acceptance by various networks of standards for digital broadcasting, the Company’s liquidity position and capital resources, general market conditions which may not improve during fiscal year 2008 and beyond, and success of the Company’s research and development efforts aimed at developing new products. Discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties are provided in detail in the Company’s periodic filings with the SEC, including the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Since these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the Company’s actual results could differ materially from expected results. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statement was made. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements. WEGENER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in $000’s except share data) February 29, August 31, 2008 2007 (Unaudited) Assets Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $5 $7 Accounts receivable, net 4,202 5,172 Inventories, net 4,083 3,380 Other 234 195 Total current assets 8,524 8,754 Property and equipment, net 1,778 1,778 Capitalized software costs, net 1,166 1,242 Other assets 577 684 Land held for sale 354 354 Total assets $12,399 $12,812 Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity Current liabilities Bank line of credit $1,728 $2,016 Accounts payable 1,837 1,145 Accrued expenses 2,331 2,609 Deferred revenue 699 774 Customer deposits 1,114 1,871 Total current liabilities 7,709 8,415 Commitments and contingencies Shareholders’ equity Common stock, $.01 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 12,647,051 and 12,647,051 shares respectively, issued and outstanding 127 127 Additional paid-in capital 20,006 19,999 Deficit (15,443) (15,729) Total shareholders’ equity 4,690 4,397 Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $12,399 $12,812 WEGENER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Summarized Operations Data (in $000’s except per share amounts) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended February 29, March 2, February 29, March 2, 2008 2007 2008 2007 Revenues, net $6,666 $4,771 $11,692 $9,554 Net earnings (loss) $336 $(183) $286 $(1,145) Net earnings (loss) per share Basic $0.03 $(0.01) $0.02 $(0.09) Diluted $0.03 $(0.01) $0.02 $(0.09) Shares used in per share calculation Basic 12,647 12,583 12,647 12,581 Diluted 12,652 12,583 12,658 12,581Wegener Corporation

SAN DIEGO, April 4, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — Throughout the U.S., survivors of domestic violence and their children will receive new and more effective services — thanks to a $1 million grant from the Verizon Foundation to the National Family Justice Center Alliance.The grant, announced Friday (April 4), establishes the Family Justice Center Institute, a technology and training arm within the National Family Justice Center Alliance. The center will use technology and best practices to streamline service and provide training for employees and volunteers.”Through the Family Justice Center model, we bring together a host of services under one roof to make it easier for domestic violence survivors and their children to receive the assistance they need,” said Casey Gwinn, co-founder of the National Family Justice Center Alliance. “Our partnership with Verizon will allow us to develop a system to streamline our efforts and ensure that survivors at all Family Justice Center locations across America receive the help they need quickly.” The grant will be used to develop systems that: — Allow multiple agencies within a Family Justice Center to quickly and securely share information — so that victims will have to tell their story only once, rather than repeatedly conveying their traumatic experiences to various social, medical, legal and public safety professionals. — Create protocols for the development of electronic “safety deposit boxes” — helping domestic violence survivors to keep important documents secure. — Develop online training for Family Justice Center employees and volunteers nationwide — enabling them to share information, attend online courses and learn best practices. — Link the management systems of five pilot Family Justice Centers — creating consistency and information-sharing models among these centers, which will be selected during the grant period. — Assess technology needs — to evaluate practical uses of online client resources, text messaging and video messaging to support Family Justice Center employees and clients.Verizon has been a longtime supporter of Family Justice Centers across the country, beginning with a Verizon Wireless HopeLine(R) grant to the San Diego Family Justice Center in 2002.”Verizon Wireless was proud to be the first business to award a grant to develop the first Family Justice Center in the nation right here in San Diego,” said John Palmer, region president, Verizon Wireless. “Now that this city’s dream is a reality and has spread to more than two dozen other major cities, the service delivery challenges facing these centers are of a national dimension. Today’s grant is a critical first step toward meeting those challenges head-on and better serving victims of abuse everywhere through the use of technology and best practices.”State Sen. Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego, said the partnership between Verizon and the Family Justice Center Alliance is a stellar example of the great work that can be accomplished when the private sector collaborates with public agencies to address a social issue. Kehoe was one of the earliest supporters of the Family Justice Center vision during her tenure as a San Diego City Council member in the late 1990’s.”The San Diego Family Justice Center proved for its first five years of operation (2002-2007) what partnerships between the government, community agencies and the business community can do to save lives,” Kehoe said. “With Verizon’s support, the Family Justice Center Alliance now has the opportunity to use San Diego’s example and lessons learned here to help victims and their children across the country.”Raising awareness of domestic violence and aiding in its prevention is a key focus of the Verizon Foundation. In 2007, the foundation awarded more than $5.5 million in grants to aid in domestic violence prevention.”Through this grant, the National Family Justice Center Alliance will be able to make better use of technology to continue to provide quick and needed service to victims of domestic violence,” said Tim McCallion, West region president, Verizon. “We are proud to partner with the Family Justice Center Alliance on such a worthy project.”Verizon Foundation President Patrick Gaston added: “Domestic violence is an issue that touches us all. Statistics show that one in four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime.”The creation of the Family Justice Center Institute can be part of the solution, enabling survivors to quickly and compassionately receive the assistance they need to help create a better tomorrow for them and their children.”About the National Family Justice Center AllianceThe National Family Justice Center Alliance provides training and technical assistance to existing and developing Family Justice Centers in the United States and around the world. The Alliance serves as the official technical assistance provider to the United States Department of Justice to provide support to all federally funded Family Justice Centers. It also hosts an annual International Family Justice Center Conference each year with attendees from across the globe. The Alliance focuses on developing and profiling best practices for co-located service facilities known as Family Justice Centers where victims of domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse, and sexual assault can come to one location to receive all necessary services. The Family Justice Center model was first developed in San Diego, California, but has now been replicated in rural, suburban, and urban communities around the United States and in Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, England and Jordan. The model has been hailed as a best practice by the United States Department of Justice and has been widely credited with playing a major role in the 90ACIORFIPROCENTE drop in domestic violence homicides in the City of San Diego since 1985. For more information, visit .About the Verizon FoundationThe Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon Communications, supports the advancement of literacy and K-12 education through its signature program, Thinkfinity.org, and fosters awareness and prevention of domestic violence. In 2007, the foundation awarded more than $67.4 million in grants to nonprofit agencies in the United States and abroad. The foundation also matched the charitable donations of Verizon employees and retirees, resulting in $25.1 million in combined contributions. Through Verizon Volunteers, one of the nation’s largest employee volunteer programs, Verizon employees and retirees have volunteered more than 3 million hours of community service since Verizon’s inception in 2000. For more information on the foundation, visit . About Verizon CommunicationsVerizon Communications Inc. , headquartered in New York, is a leader in delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless communication innovations to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America’s most reliable wireless network, serving nearly 66 million customers nationwide. Verizon’s Wireline operations include Verizon Business, which delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the world, and Verizon Telecom, which brings customers the benefits of converged communications, information and entertainment services over the nation’s most advanced fiber-optic network. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of nearly 235,000 and last year generated consolidated operating revenues of $93.5 billion. For more information, visit .VERIZON’S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high-quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon’s News Center on the World Wide Web at . To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases. Verizon

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — iLoop Mobile, the leading technology and services company for mobile marketing, mobile advertising, and mobile content distribution, today announced that it has been chosen by Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR), the world’s preeminent professional bull riding organization, to help PBR leverage the mobile channel by bringing compelling interactivity and content to their substantial and fast expanding fan base. Now all of the excitement of the “toughest sport on dirt” will be available at their fans’ fingertips.PBR has over 300 sanctioned competitions in 5 countries internationally, and currently operates 4 domestic tours, with a rapidly growing presence in international markets in Australia, Brazil, Canada and Mexico. PBR competitions are broadcast by its cable partner VERSUS every Saturday and Sunday at 8:00 PM EST, with additional events broadcast on FOX and NBC networks, as well as in 85 territories worldwide. As an addition to traditional media, by activating a mobile program dedicated to the PBR, event results, statistics, video, biographies, even PBR games will be available instantly via mobile phones.The first mobile initiative launched by PBR using iLoop Mobile’s mFinity(TM) mobile software platform is the PBR mobile Internet site, to be launched at the CTIA Wireless 2008 trade show in Las Vegas April 1-3, where PBR will be exhibiting with iLoop Mobile. The mobile site will feature: — Mobile content such as images, music, video, games and more — News, feature articles, and information — PBR standings and schedules — PBR superstar bull rider profiles — PBR merchandise — Photo and video gallery — Mobile blog — “Bull or No Bull” interactive quiz — Viral marketing components — RSS dynamic content — Consumer profile collection and moreAlong with its mobile technology platform, iLoop Mobile is assisting PBR in exploring and developing ways to make PBR live events even more interactive for the attendees as well as the home-viewers. Real-time viewer “text to screen” promotions during TV broadcasts and text message subscription and voting campaigns in-arena and at home are just a few of the many mobile marketing and content distribution options now available.”iLoop Mobile is very excited to be starting a long term relationship with the fastest growing spectator sport in America,” said Matt Harris, CEO of iLoop Mobile. “Much like the model pioneered by NASCAR, PBR’s growth is due to savvy marketing and exciting presentation that fits well with all the opportunities presented by mobile marketing.”Enhancing the PBR experience and delivering its excitement on demand is foremost in PBR’s objectives as evidenced by Chief Marketing Officer Sean Gleason’s comments. “PBR MoBull is an exciting project that will offer PBR fans information, content and services while on the go. Mobile devices have become a primary source of information and entertainment for most Americans. The vast majority of PBR fans is connected and deserves PBR information and content when and where they want it.”"After a lengthy search for the right partner to develop and execute our mobile vision, we selected iLoop Mobile for not only their industry leading technology, but also for the passion they have developed for the PBR brand,” Gleason continued. “They care as much about providing the right information, services and content to our fans as we do and they have the tools to deliver.”With a strong history of innovation, PBR sees mobile as a way to reach avid fans and amplify their television broadcast distribution, print and broadband presence. Mobile will also provide PBR with a promotional channel for its corporate and brand tour sponsors such as Ford, Wrangler, Copenhagen, and Enterprise Rent-A-Car who seek to reach this receptive new professional sports consumer base.About iLoop Mobile and the mFinity(TM) PlatformiLoop Mobile’s award-winning mFinity(TM) technology platform uniquely allows companies to independently create and manage mobile campaigns worldwide through self-service Web-based software that makes launching mobile initiatives fast and easy. iLoop Mobile also offers managed services for brands, marketing agencies, content owners and other companies who prefer to leverage iLoop Mobile’s expertise in launching and managing mobile initiatives.For SMS based services, iLoop Mobile provides quick solutions for SMS mobile marketing, subscriptions, content delivery and enterprise programs that are integrated with a carrier-grade messaging gateway. For mobile content distribution, iLoop Mobile offers software applications for creating mobile enabled Web sites and mobile Internet (WAP) sites featuring automated mobile ad serving. The Web site builder offers efficient macros making it easy to create Web pages enabled for mobile content delivery. The WAP site creator features a user friendly drag and drop “widget” interface that anyone can use, as well as advanced XHTML editing for custom site design. All mFinity applications are integrated with an enterprise grade content management system for total control of mobile content inventories.About Professional Bull Riders, Inc.More than 100 million viewers tune in each year to the PBR on FOX, NBC, VERSUS and on a host of foreign networks across the globe. With approximately 400 hours of prime time programming annually PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air, in addition to attracting over 1.5 million live event attendees each year with its multi-tiered event structure which includes the marquee Built Ford Tough Series presented by Wrangler, the Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, and the Discovery Tour, designed specifically for entry level contestants. The PBR is headquartered in Pueblo, CO, and has over 1,200 PBR bull riders who compete in more than 300 PBR sanctioned competitions in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. iLoop Mobile Contact: Michael Ahearn iLoop Mobile, Inc. (408) 907-3367 Professional Bull Riders, Inc. Contact: Denise M. Abbott (719) 242-2800iLoop Mobile