Piraeus licenses Misys BankFusion Equation to deliver products faster than its competition and to strengthen expansion plans

Misys plc, the global application software and services company, today announces that Piraeus Bank, the Athens-based universal bank, has licensed Misys BankFusion Equation as the technology platform to underpin its expansion plans.


Misys Equation has added value to Piraeus Bank’s operations for many years across its domestic and selected international branches, using Equation to run the bank’s operations across 343 branches in Greece and 220 branches in three of its international subsidiaries. Piraeus went live with Equation 3.9 in its Albanian operations in 2008 and Romanian business in 2009. The implementations were an important part of the bank’s growth strategy and has helped Piraeus to continue to achieve its business ambitions, as it continues to expand in South-Eastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean markets. Its future growth objectives in its domestic and international operations will be accelerated by BankFusion Equation.

In this latest release of the solution, Equation has been re-architected into an SOA environment using Misys' revolutionary BankFusion platform. Misys BankFusion Equation delivers Java (J2EE) re-usable components to Piraeus and gives it improved security and risk management capabilities and the flexibility to scale the business rapidly. BankFusion Equation automatically generates the system’s Java code, significantly reducing manual input and errors and accelerating solution modifications.

“It is imperative that we move faster than our competition,” states Janis Delis, DGM - Operations Technology and Organisation, Piraeus Bank. “Our investment in Misys and its BankFusion Equation solution is critical in our desire to maintain our competitive edge as we continue to expand and to be agile and innovative for our customers. The revolutionary technology in BankFusion Equation will allow us to launch innovative new products and services quickly that would normally take months of development with other core banking systems and seamlessly integrate best of breed solutions. We look forward to continuing to receive the support we have received over the fruitful relationship we have had with Misys, and to strengthening our position in retail banking and enterprise financing still further.”

Guy Warren, EVP and General Manager, Banking, Misys states, “The management team at Piraeus has chosen to invest in Misys, our BankFusion strategy and the future roadmap of the solution. This will give them a unique ability to tailor their business processes to the exact requirements of the organisation, without having to replace the existing underlying technology, and enable them to stay ahead of the competition.”

TANDBERG First to Demonstrate Immersive Three-Screen Telepresence Interoperability with Cisco TelePresence

TANDBERG Total Telepresence solution delivers additional immersive third-party telepresence interoperability capabilities for expanded company-to-company collaboration.


TANDBERG (OSLO: TAA.OL) announced it has successfully demonstrated telepresence interoperability between TANDBERG Telepresence and the Cisco CTS 3000. This demonstration, the first of its kind, was enabled by integrating Cisco's new Telepresence Interoperability Protocol (TIP) into the award-winning TANDBERG Telepresence Server. With this integration, TANDBERG now adds Cisco TelePresence solutions to the list of third-party telepresence solutions it can seamlessly interoperate with while maintaining the three-screen, high-definition telepresence experience.

"As we build a global video community, it is imperative that organizations are not locked in by technology," said Fredrik Halvorsen, TANDBERG CEO. "Our Total Telepresence solution is interoperable with a broad range of third-party solutions, including those from Polycom and Microsoft. We are very happy to now deliver even greater value to our customers by bringing participants on TANDBERG Telepresence and Cisco TelePresence together with an immersive, three-screen experience. Today's demonstration reflects TANDBERG's continued commitment to open standards, providing scalable solutions and protecting our customers' video investments for the future."

According to Frost & Sullivan, although many companies initially think of telepresence as a substitute for the corporate jet, the technology holds even more value when it can seamlessly link to other video conferencing solutions - within and outside of an organization - to ensure all necessary participants can attend any meeting. TANDBERG customers have seen the exponential value of interoperability between third-party telepresence and video conferencing for company-to-company collaboration while maintaining the best experience possible. TANDBERG is consistently the first to deliver the most advanced interoperability solutions to the market, demonstrated by:

* TANDBERG first to demonstrate a multi-screen, high-definition telepresence call with Cisco TelePresence CTS 3000 (see video).

* TANDBERG first to deliver a telepresence solution that can interoperate with third-party telepresence systems while maintaining the immersive telepresence experience.

* TANDBERG first to enable high definition video between Microsoft Office Communicator and immersive multi-screen telepresence.

* TANDBERG first to deliver a complete portfolio of HD telepresence and video conferencing solutions that can interoperate with any other standards compliant systems both within an organization and company-to-company.

Interoperability with Cisco CTS 3000 and other Cisco systems will be available through a software upgrade to the TANDBERG Telepresence Server later this year. For more information about the TANDBERG Total Telepresence solution, visit http://www.tandberg.com or call or contact moreinfo@TANDBERG.com .
About TANDBERG

TANDBERG is the leading global provider of telepresence, high-definition video conferencing and mobile video products and services with dual headquarters in New York and Norway. TANDBERG designs, develops and markets systems and software for video, voice and data. The company provides sales, support and value-added services in more than 90 countries worldwide. TANDBERG is publicly traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker TAA.OL. Please visit http://www.tandberg.com for more information.

TANDBERG is a trademark or registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries. All other product and company names here in may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Axis remains leader in surveillance market, target revenue growth 40% in APAC

- The rise of Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (NGNBN),

- The popularity of high definition images and high definition TVs in the region,


- The rise of the H.264 standard in video compression techniques, and the drive towards open networks.

Axis Communications, global market leader in network video solutions, with its extensive experience and innovative network video solutions is driving the ongoing shift from analog to digital video surveillance, today unveils its FY10 projecting revenue growth of 40-50 percent in Asia Pacific region.

Mr. Nafis Jasmani, Regional Sales Manager, ASEAN for Axis Communications (S) Pte Ltd., said “Although the growth slowed in 2009, Axis sales have improved quarter by quarter throughout the year. We attribute our commercial endurance in large part to the strength of our partner ecosystem; we are not going it alone on this journey. As one of the three founding ONVIF members, the organization has made incredible progress in 2009, having grown its member base to 103 companies worldwide. Last September, Axis announced our first product to support ONVIF in the form of a firmware upgrade for our AXIS P3301 Fixed Dome Network Camera”

Mr. Nafis, said “We expect continued strong demand in the market within the next three years. While the more mature markets in Asia comprises primarily of analog installations, the emerging economies are leapfrogging in their security infrastructure implementations of network-based surveillance. IMS Research estimates that the Asia market for network video cameras will reach US$4122.8 million in 2011. We are looking at aggressive growth in APAC in 2010 and to extend our market leadership, we are projecting a revenue growth of 40-50% and a headcount growth of 20%, mainly in the sales and pre-sales departments. For Thailand, we will see an increase in digital surveillance and we expect a tremendous growth of 46.3% in 2010

In 2010, IP surveillance technology and features will be the popularity of high definition images and high definition TVs in the region, the rise of the H.264 standard in video compression techniques, and the drive towards open networks. Moreover, the rise of Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (NGNBN) will be raised up. NGNBN will be deployed in many countries across Asia in 2010 and in countries like Australia and Malaysia; companies are already starting to migrate to digital network video surveillance solutions. In Thailand, the availability of 3G in the near future will provide platforms for advanced applications, mobile wireless broadband and network services, such as wide-area wireless video calls and broadband wireless data. Data and mobile broadband services provided by 3G networks will ultimately benefit Thailand and its economy.

Axis was one of the earliest adopters of the H.264 standard, and it has driven the demand for our solutions especially in applications where there are demands for high frame rates and high resolution. The drive towards open networks in the tech industry will also be a major driver for Axis. In September 2009, Axis was the first company to completely open its network video products for third-party applications with the AXIS Camera Application Platform. This open application platform makes it possible for any company to develop downloadable applications for Axis’ market-leading range of network cameras and video encoders.

An IMS research report in September 2009 forecasts that the market for intelligent devices in security & business intelligence applications is set to grow at an annual rate of over 40% from 2008 to 2013, and open application platforms like the Axis Camera Application Platform will be one of the key factors driving faster growth, creating new opportunities for video content analysis software in the network camera and video encoder markets.
About Axis Communications

Axis is an IT company offering network video solutions for professional installations. The company is the global market leader in network video, driving the ongoing shift from analog to digital video surveillance. Axis products and solutions focus on security surveillance and remote monitoring, and are based on innovative, open technology platforms. Axis is a Swedish-based company, operating worldwide with offices in more than 20 countries and cooperating with partners in more than 70 countries. Founded in 1984, Axis is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, under the ticker AXIS. For more information about Axis, please visit our website at www.axis.com.

Counsyl Test to Prevent Diseases Like Those in 'Extraordinary Measures' Now at 100+ Medical Centers

Free with Insurance, New Pre-Pregnancy Test Saves Lives While Dramatically Cutting Health Care Costs


Genetic diseases like those seen in the new Harrison Ford movie "Extraordinary Measures" can now be prevented with a simple saliva test which is free with insurance for more than 100 million Americans.

The movie centers on the real-life efforts of the Crowleys, a family trying to find a cure for a rare genetic disease affecting two of the family’s three children. The condition wasn’t detected until after their children were born.

Now, couples can take a Universal Genetic Test before pregnancy to determine whether their baby is at risk for more than 100 life-threatening genetic diseases. At-risk couples may then use a well-understood procedure called IVF/PGD to protect their child from genetic disease and ensure a healthy pregnancy.

This Universal Genetic Test was invented by scientists and social entrepreneurs from Stanford and Harvard and brought to the public via a Stanford startup named Counsyl (counsyl.com). As Newsweek recently reported:

“What is the secret to improving public health while cutting costs? The question has consumed Washington, but it's being answered elsewhere, by doctors offering a new test for more than 100 rare recessive genes, some of which cause fatal diseases. The test, [offered by] Counsyl, lets potential parents assess their genomes to see if their future kids are at risk. ... This is as preventive as medicine gets: the test could eliminate all single-recessive-gene diseases.”

The test is now offered by physicians at more than 100 prestigious medical centers across the United States, including Yale Fertility Center (see counsyl.com/map), and has attracted the support of prominent academics, bioethicists,

religious leaders, families with genetic disease, and doctors from America’s largest hospitals.

Broad Support among Prominent Physicians for Universal Genetic TestingDr. Steven Ory, Past President of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine: "After 30 years in reproductive medicine, I am more optimistic about this development in genetic disease prevention than I've ever been before. The vast majority of babies born with genetic disease have no family history. That's why it's so critically important for all parents to get the Universal Genetic Test before pregnancy."

Dr. Pasquale Patrizio, Director of the Yale Fertility Center: "Every adult of reproductive age needs the Counsyl test. It is unusual in that it benefits all three parts of the health care triad: patients, doctors, and insurers. A child stricken by

preventable genetic disease often dies in infancy and costs the bereaved parents millions in medical bills. A five minute saliva test that prevents this is a money saver, a time saver, and most importantly a life saver; it really is a no-brainer."

Dr. Thomas Walsh, Director of the Male Fertility Laboratory at the University of Washington: "Genetic testing has been recommended for all adults before pregnancy since 2001, but like many topics related to planning a pregnancy, awareness of this

issue continues to lag. This test covers several key genetic diseases, including cystic fibrosis, spinal muscular atrophy, sickle cell, Tay-Sachs, and many others. The results of testing enable couples to make an informed decision before conceiving a child.”

Dr. John Marshall, Former Chairman of Ob/Gyn at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center: "Because the test can be taken in the privacy of one's home as well as in a clinical setting, it reminds me of the first 'at home pregnancy test'. This 'at home carrier test' is very similar in that the healthy adults who take it generally

test negative, with those who test positive referred for medical followup. It thus completely reshapes the debate over so-called direct-to-consumer or 'DTC' testing. Offering this test over the web as well as in a clinical setting is simply a moral imperative, as it is the only way to get needed care to people in rural areas who may be far away from large hospitals."

Dr. Michael Levy, Clinical Professor of Ob/Gyn at Georgetown & Director of IVF at Shady Grove Fertility, America's largest IVF center: "Parents who know their carrier status before pregnancy can take preventive measures to have a healthy

child. Because new techniques like PGD are used before pregnancy, they avoid the ethical dilemma of termination that was previously a roadblock to wider adoption of carrier testing."

The New Standard of Care at the Nation's Largest Fertility CentersDr. Angeline Beltsos, Medical Director of the Fertility Centers of Illinois: "Every doctor and patient wants to avoid a high-risk pregnancy. Yet many people don't know that

single gene disorders now account for more than 10% of infant deaths. The Universal Genetic Test is the next ultrasound: a non-invasive early warning system for couples to know if their baby is at risk."

Dr. Arthur Wisot, Medical Director of Reproductive Partners Medical Group in Los Angeles: "The Counsyl test is appropriate for everyone trying to conceive because it is the first test that makes it both practical and economical to screen for so

many genetic diseases. Couples can now protect their baby from developing any one of over a hundred debilitating and lethal genetic diseases with just a saliva sample. This test is the future of genetic screening."

Dr. Ian Hardy, Medical Director of Fertility Centers of New England: "We have been offering the Counsyl test to our incoming patients as part of their standard

evaluation with exceptional results. It is an easy-to-use saliva test which is covered by most insurance plans and allows couples to be screened for both common genetic diseases (like CF, SMA, PKU, and beta thalassemia) as well as dozens of rare conditions."

Dr. Kaylen Silverberg, Medical Director of Texas Fertility: "The Counsyl test replaces a battery of more expensive blood tests. It provides a couple and their physician with much more information for a fraction of the cost. Counsyl testing

represents a quantum leap forward in pre-pregnancy planning for couples — especially those concerned about having a child with a genetic disease — as it is safe, affordable, and easy to use."

Dr. Michael Soules, Medical Director of Seattle Reproductive Medicine: "The new Counsyl test is the simplest and most cost-effective way to do genetic screening as it checks for over 100 significant disorders with a single saliva sample. Enlightened insurance carriers are paying for this test as it saves them the major future expenses of covering a chronically sick child."

An Advance for Women, Minorities, and Families with Genetic Disease Professor Henry Louis Gates of Harvard University: "As the first genetic test for all ethnic groups, the Counsyl test represents a genuine breakthrough for minority health. With

one test for diverse communities, African Americans and Hispanics can benefit from a new technology that actually reduces health care disparities."

Elena Ashkinadze, Program Supervisor in Genetics, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School: "Because Counsyl's test simultaneously covers diseases from many ethnic groups at a considerably lower cost than standard blood tests, it promises to make carrier testing affordable for previously underserved patient populations, including African Americans and Hispanics. The current practice is mostly to screen once a woman gets pregnant. With Counsyl's test, we can change the emphasis to pre-pregnancy screening when more options, including preimplantation genetic diagnosis, are available. Ideally, women should understand that having carrier testing before
pregnancy is as important as refraining from alcohol during pregnancy."

David Brenner, Director of the Dysautonomia Foundation: "As a parent of a child with a genetic disease, I wouldn't want another child to suffer from what my son has

endured. Nothing is more important than safeguarding the health of our children, and this test is such a simple and powerful way to prevent terrible suffering."

Rabbi David Wolpe of the Sinai Temple in Los Angeles: "Several years ago, a mother whose son was born with Tay-Sachs said to me sadly ‘The Rabbi made sure to tell us not to play Wagner's march at our wedding, but said nothing about being genetically tested.’ Ensuring that Jewish couples — and others — are offered genetic
testing is a critical task."

Professor Steven Pinker of Harvard University: "Universal genetic testing can drastically reduce the incidence of genetic diseases, and may very well eliminate many of them." Last year, Professor Pinker took the test with his wife, the novelist Rebecca Goldstein. To raise awareness of preventable genetic disease, they are now publicly announcing for the first time that both of them tested positive as carriers for familial dysautonomia. While they themselves are healthy, their children would have been at risk for this life-threatening genetic disease — underscoring that the value of genetic testing is far from hypothetical.
About Counsyl

The Universal Genetic Test was developed by Counsyl, a Stanford startup founded by social entrepreneurs and philanthropists. Counsyl's mission is to end the needless suffering of preventable genetic disease.

To ensure that every ounce of prevention enables a pound of cure, each test taken helps Counsyl fund treatments for children living with genetic disease. More than $50,000 has already been donated to nonprofits over the course of 2009. For the next month, donations will go to the John F. and Aileen A. Crowley Foundation in honor of John Crowley, the Harvard Business School graduate whose life is the basis

Competitive Technologies Commercially Launches Pain Management Medical Device in U.S.

Calmar Pain Relief's First Treatment Center Site of Launch

Competitive Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Amex:CTT) announced that its Calmare(R) Therapy Treatment medical device has been commercially launched at Rhode Island-based Calmar Pain Relief, LLC's first Pain Therapy Center in North Providence, RI. CTT and Calmar demonstrated and reviewed the benefits of this innovative, non-invasive pain management therapy at a press briefing here, today.


"Calmare Therapy Treatment is a non-invasive medical device for treating high intensity oncologic and neuropathic pain, including pain resistant to morphine, without the adverse and harmful side effects linked to narcotic painkillers," said John B. Nano, CTT's Chairman, President and CEO. "We are thrilled to showcase this success story to the media and to a Korean delegation that included company leaders from GEOMC Co, Ltd., our device manufacturer, as well as representatives from an institutional investment group. Everyone is impressed with Calmar's state-of-the-art facilities in North Providence where, with four of our Calmare Therapy Treatment devices, as many as 30 patients can be treated each day."

"As a physician, I appreciate the opportunity to participate in the continuing evolution of pain relief therapy,'' said Dr. Stephen D'Amato, Calmar Pain Relief's Medical Director, ''and be able to relieve the suffering of patients, particularly within the context of my medical oath 'Primum Non Nocere' (first do no harm). Calmare is a non-addictive therapy, in sharp contrast to the host of pain killers on the market today." A 1976 graduate of the University of Padua, in Italy, Dr. D'Amato used his fluency in Italian when he met with Calmare inventor Prof. Giuseppe Marineo, in Rome last year to learn the advanced applications of the pain therapy medical device. Dr. D'Amato is the premier U.S. medical expert in the use of CTT's Calmare Therapy Treatment.

"We are quite pleased to be here due to the importance of the U.S. market for our overall commercial success," said Seung Bum Oh, GEOMC's Executive Vice President. "We are impressed with this business model and are fully committed to ensuring that our manufacturing capacity supports the growing worldwide order pattern."

"Calmar Pain Relief is excited about our first clinic here in Providence, which has been successfully treating patients suffering from severe pain since November of 2009," said Robert Smith, Calmar Pain Relief Managing Member. "Our business plan calls for the opening of similar pain treatment clinics featuring CTT's Calmare Therapy Treatment devices in ten additional U.S. cities in the next 24 months."

"The Calmare Therapy Treatment is a prime example of CTT's strategy to connect clinical science to patient care with proven efficacy and safety as validated by our U.S. FDA acceptance and European Union CE Certification," Mr. Nano said. "We currently have distribution agreements in place covering 45 countries around the world, accounting for nearly 55% of the world's population."

Developed in Italy by CTT's client, Professor Giuseppe Marineo, this non-invasive medical device was brought to CTT through the efforts of the Zangani Investor Community(TM) and with the cooperation of Mr. Guiseppe Belcastro, Legal Counsel for Professor Marineo. The device, with a biophysical rather than a biochemical approach, uses a multi-processor able to simultaneously treat multiple pain areas by applying surface electrodes to the skin. For more information on the device, visit www.CalmareTT.com.
About Calmar Pain Relief, LLC

Calmar Pain Relief, LLC, the privately held company based in North Providence, RI, was established to provide medical equipment, office leasing, and other business services to medical doctors looking to offer this non-invasive pain therapy to patients in a clinical setting. For more information about Calmar Pain Relief, please visit www.calmarpainrelief.com.
About GEOMC Co Ltd.

GEOMC Co. Ltd. of Seoul, Korea, has current manufacturing facilities capable of commercially producing 200 pain therapy medical devices per month and the partners have agreed to expand production capacity to an increased production level of 600 units per month to match increased order demand. GEOMC has invested over $3 million for the design, tooling and manufacturing facilities for the Calmare medical device.
About Professor Guiseppe Marineo

Professor Guiseppe Marineo is a researcher and bioengineer, who advanced theories to reformulate the concept of disease and the corresponding treatment from a biophysical rather than a biochemical point of view. He is the founder of Delta R&D, a bioengineering research center. Visit Delta R&D's website: www.deltard.com/eng.
About Competitive Technologies, Inc.

Competitive Technologies, established in 1968, provides distribution, patent and technology transfer, sales and licensing services focused on the needs of its customers and matching those requirements with commercially viable product or technology solutions. CTT is a global leader in identifying, developing and commercializing innovative products and technologies in life, electronic, nano, and physical sciences developed by universities, companies and inventors. CTT maximizes the value of intellectual assets for the benefit of its customers, clients and shareholders. Visit CTT's website: www.competitivetech.net.

Statements made about our future expectations are forward-looking statements and subject to risks and uncertainties as described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on October 27, 2009, and other filings with the SEC, and are subject to change at any time. Our actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement.

Compro VideoMate Vista M1F PCI A Fabulous TV Card Makes Windows Media Center Complete

Compro Technology, an innovative leading manufacturer and developer of PC multimedia products, launched the VideoMate Vista M1F PCI -- an analog TV/FM tuner and video/audio capture card with S3/S4 mode power up scheduled recording. With the included Microsoft Certified MPEG-2 encoder, VideoMate Vista M1F supports direct TV watching/recording in Media Center of Windows Vista Premium/Ultimate. VideoMate Vista M1F also comes with the certified Windows Media Center remote which gives users the control of Windows Media Center and ComproDTV.


The included TV watching/ recording software—Compro DTV provides many useful features such as analog TV watching, channel surfing, timeshifting, still frames capture, customize each channel color/stereo mode settings, the custom channel order creating and S4 (hibernation) /S3 (standby) mode power up scheduled recording.

To enhance the usability of Windows Vista and Windows Media Center, VideoMate Vista M1F also provides many convenient functions. The Vista Gadget Tool on the Vista Sidebar allows users to watch live TV, check schedule and playback list directly from Windows desktop of Vista. The DTV Add-In function makes the Windows Media Centre more powerful by integrating it with DTV. The schedule recording list from Windows Media Center can be integrated to ComproDTV for an easier schedule recording control. With the Microsoft certified remote control for Windows Media Center and many incredible features, VideoMate Vista M1F provides you full functionality of Windows Media Center and new experience with digital entertainment.
Key Features
- Watch analog TV and listen to FM on your PC

- Windows Media Center remote for control the Windows Media Center in Windows Vista/Win 7 and also controls the ComproDTV, ComproFM 2 software.

- Included Microsoft certified MPEG-2 encoder to support TV watch/record in Media Center of Vista Home Premium/Ultimate

- All-new ComproDTV software with Vista Gadget and integrated the scheduling list from MCE (Vista Gadget is meant for Vista 32 bit operation system only)

- All-new ComproDTV supports multiple Compro TV card/box devices which allow you to install, watch, and record at the system
- Supports SAP (MTS/EIAJ/NICAM/A2) and stereo audio input
- Timeshift to pause and instant replay of live TV
- Support S4/S3 mode Power Up Scheduled Recording
- Remote Controlled Power Off

- Advanced PIP/POP feature to watch live TV and playback recorded video files at the same time
- Video Desktop can setup the live TV screen as wallpaper

- Customize Brightness, Hue, Saturation, Contrast, Sharpness, and TV/audio format in each TV channel
- Customize channel order and favorite channel list

- Supports MPEG-1/2/4 recording and video capture (The 3rd party MPEG-4 CODEC is required)
- Supports Closed Caption and Teletext (where available)
- Single/Multiple still frame captures and remote snapshot
- ts recording file size for different media
- Captures analog video from Composite, S-Video
- Certified for Windows Vista/Win7 x86 / x64
About Compro

Founded in 1988, Compro Technology has been successfully developing and marketing PC multimedia products. With highly talented and experienced engineers, Compro continues to bring unique PC-TV products and market under the brand name of VideoMate.

Compro Technology’s business concept is to develop ease-to-use PC-TV solutions to provide exceptional user TV viewing and recording experience for PC users. The product ranges from traditional analog TV to the SD and HD digital TV. Compro works with worldwide distributors and system integrators to bring localized products to meet the global user requirements.

To meet the emerging requirement of the Windows Vista Media Center digital entertainment environment, Compro aims to bring a new range of high-end dual hybrid hardware MPEG 1/2/4 TV cards to the ATSC, DVB-T, DMB-T/H and DVB-S systems for the respective markets. There are other exciting products in the pipeline, so keep an eye out for our announcement.

Continental's Emergency Brake Assist on the road to success: another car manufacturer adopts the infrared sensor system

In 2010, another car manufacturer is to adopt the proximity sensor for the Emergency Brake Assist (EBA) city version, developed by Continental and first installed in the Volvo XC60. At city driving speeds, the system's infrared sensor supplies data for automatic brake application to prevent rear-end collisions.


Frankfurt am Main, Germany, September 15, 2009. The international automotive supplier Continental has convinced another European vehicle manufacturer to adopt its proximity sensor for the Emergency Brake Assist (EBA) city version for the prevention of rear-end collisions. The sensor system monitors the road ahead of the vehicle and is networked with the braking system. It automatically applies the brakes if there is a risk of a nose-to-tail collision and the driver either fails to react or his reactions are too slow. Continental supplies the infrared sensor, which monitors the road ahead and detects hazards, and the electronic braking system, both of which are core components.

Preventive intervention at speeds of up to around 30 km/h The risk of rear-end collisions is particularly great in city traffic with its constant alternation between braking and accelerating. 75 percent of accidents recorded by the police occur at speeds below 30 km/h. It is precisely at these speeds, in slow-moving or in "stop and go" traffic, that this sensor system, developed and produced by Continental based on the Closing Velocity (CV) sensor, reduces the risk of a rear-end collision. Fitted level with the inside mirror in the area cleaned by the windshield wiper, this sensor uses three laser beams to scan the road conditions ahead up to a distance of around eight meters. The sensor picks up vehicles which are stationary or traveling in the same direction. If the gap is less than the distance regarded as critical at the current speed, the system applies the brakes automatically.

If the maximum speed differential between the vehicles was 15 km/h, a rear-end collision would be avoided in most cases. And, at greater relative speeds, the severity of the impact would be considerably mitigated. At the same time, the system optimizes occupant protection by providing additional data to the airbag control unit and triggering the restraint systems as required. Dr. Ralf Cramer, President of the Chassis & Safety Division and member of the Executive Board at Continental: "Tailor-made solutions for all vehicle classes and applications are ideals that we make possible with our scalable modules. The adoption of this system by another manufacturer brings us a significant step closer to our 'safety for everyone' target and will prevent numerous accidents and injuries."

With sales exceeding €24 billion in 2008, the Continental Corporation is one of the top automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for the powertrain and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers, the corporation contributes towards enhanced driving safety and protection of the global climate.

Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. The corporation currently employs approximately 134,000 at nearly 190 locations in 37 countries

The Automotive Group is one of the leading global automotive suppliers. With its three Divisions Chassis & Safety (5.1 billion €, 27,000 employees), Powertrain (4 billion €, 25,000 employees) and Interior (5.9 billion €, more than 30,000 employees) it achieved sales of approximately 15 billion € in 2008. The Automotive Group is present in more than 130 locations worldwide. As a partner of the automotive and commercial vehicle industry, it develops and produces innovative products and systems for a modern automotive future, in which a car accommodates individual mobility and driving pleasure to driving safety, environmental responsibility and cost-efficiency.

The Chassis & Safety Division develops and produces electronic and hydraulic brake and chassis control systems, sensors, driver assistance systems, air bag control systems, washer systems as well as electronic air suspension systems. Its core competence is the integration of active and passive driving safety into ContiGuardฎ. The Powertrain Division integrates innovative and efficient system solutions for vehicle powertrains. The comprehensive range of products includes gasoline and diesel injection systems, engine management, transmission control, including sensors and actuators, as well as fuel-supply systems and components and systems for hybrid drives. Information management is at the very heart of the Interior Division. The range of products includes instrument clusters and multifunctional displays, control units, electronic car-entry systems, tire-monitoring systems, radios, multimedia and navigation systems, climate control systems, telematics solutions as well as cock pit modules and systems."

ESCAP, Myanmar development partnership seeks to boost agricultural sector and enhance rural livelihoods

Nobel laureate Stiglitz leads expert discussions on restoring country as rice bowl of Asia


The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Government of the Union of Myanmar today held a wide-ranging dialogue aimed at boosting the countrys agricultural sector and to help it reclaim its status as the rice bowl of Asia.

At the invitation of ESCAP, Nobel Prize-winning economist Prof. Joseph Stiglitz and other eminent experts discussed strategies for Myanmar to cut poverty in light of Asias regional and subregional experiences.

It is my hope these ideas and analysis will open a new space for policy discussion and a further deepening of our development partnership, UN Under-Secretary-General and ESCAP Executive Secretary Noeleen Heyzer said at the event held in Myanmars capital, Naypyitaw.

These development objectives can only be achieved through the successful engagement of local experts and people who know what is happening on the ground. This development partnership, requested by the Government of Myanmar, provides a unique platform for eminent international scholars and local researchers to exchange experiences and ideas with government agencies and civil society, Dr. Heyzer added.

This is the second in a series of events launched by Dr. Heyzer during her visit in July to Myanmar, and was organized by ESCAP with the countrys Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation and Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development.

In his presentation, Towards a more productive agrarian economy for Myanmar, Professor Stiglitz noted that Myanmar was well-positioned to learn from other countries in the region that have developed on the back of gains in agriculture. There are large opportunities for improvement. Myanmar should take a comprehensive approach, he said.

He urged the Government of Myanmar to: promote access to appropriate agricultural financing; take measures to boost access to seeds and fertilizers; dramatically boost spending on health and education; and create well-paid jobs in construction of rural infrastructure in order to stimulate development and raise incomes and spending.

Professor Stiglitz also noted that well-functioning institutions were critical to success, and that Myanmar could learn from the mistakes made by other resource-rich countries. Revenues from oil and gas can open up a new era, if used well. If not, then valuable opportunities will be squandered, he said.

Economics and politics can not be separated, Professor Stiglitz added. For Myanmar to take a role on the world stage and to achieve true stability and security there must be widespread participation and inclusive processes. This is the only way forward for Myanmar.

Maj. Gen. U Htay Oo, Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation of Myanmar, noted that climate change has had significant effects on the countrys agriculture and livelihood, particularly in the dry zone. To mitigate such pressure we are implementing short-term and longer term measures, such as promoting access to irrigation water to increase productivity, and developing resource-based as well as knowledge-based sustainable agriculture and livelihoods built on existing infrastructures, he said.

We are adopting a holistic approach informed by the human development perspective to address the needs of the most vulnerable, he added. We cannot afford to be complacent thus the tasks for agriculture and rural development must be implemented through mass movement.

The Minister also welcomed and supported the continued close cooperation and collaboration of ESCAP in the development partnership series. I look forward to the joint activities to come in 2010, in particular the regional development programme for sustainable agriculture towards inclusive rural economy development, he said.

Col. Thurin Zaw, Deputy Minister of National Planning and Economic Development, delivered a presentation on Myanmars National development plans and the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The meeting was organized into two segments: The morning roundtable was devoted to expert discussions and included presentations on Recent socio-economic development, by Daw Khin Ma Ma Swe of the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development, and on Approaches for agriculture and rural development, by Daw Dolly Kyaw of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation.

There were also presentations on Establishing the virtuous cycle of food security, sustainable agriculture and rural economy development, by U Tin Htut Oo and U Tin Maung Shwe of the Academy of Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock and Fisheries Sciences, and on Enhancing Myanmars rural economy, by Ikuko Okamoto of the Institute of Developing Economies-JETRO.

The afternoon high-level development forum covered, Economic policies for growth and poverty reduction: lessons from the region and beyond.

On 21 December in Singapore, Professor Stiglitz and Dr Heyzer will hold a press conference about the forum at the Singapore Foreign Correspondents Association. The press conference will take place at the Singapore Management University, Administration Building, from 9am-10am.

Published in "Bone" Journal, Scientific Researches Confirm Peptan(TM) Hydrolyzed Collagen Benefits on Bone Health

Studies Conducted at INRA-AgroParisTech Laboratory Under Pr. Daniel Tomé Supervision and Published* in November 2009, in the Official Journal of the International Bone and Mineral Society "Bone", Reveal new Benefits for Peptan(TM) in Osteoporosis Prevention In response to customer concerns regarding long-term bone health, Rousselot has carried out, for several years now, many studies to demonstrate that an oral intake of Peptan(TM) may have a positive impact on osteoporosis.


Bone is a living dynamic metabolic system that relies on a maintained balance between bone formation and bone resorption. Cells called osteoblasts make bone while cells called osteoclasts resorb it. An imbalance

may lead to osteoporosis, a condition where the density and quality of bone is reduced.

Researchers conducted in vitro studies, and highlighted that Peptan(TM) in bone cell culture induced a better differentiation of osteoblasts. Those positive results have then been confirmed in vivo on ovariectomized mice, used to simulate a postmenopausal osteoporosis, which leads to a lower bone mineral density (BMD).

Animals were divided into three groups: a control group (non ovariectomized), a group of ovariectomized mice, both fed with a normal diet and a group of ovariectomized mice that received a diet containing Peptan(TM). After 12 weeks, the BMD of the group fed with Peptan(TM) is not significantly different from the BMD of control group. On the contrary the BMD of ovariectomized mice not fed with Peptan(TM) is lower.

Confirmation of Peptan(TM) benefits on bone health has been obtained by the measures of Carboxy Terminal Telopeptide (CTX), a usual marker of bone resorption. CTX is significantly lower in mice fed with
PeptanTM indicating that bone resorption is reduced.

Researchers conclude that Peptan(TM) may restore bone density in simulated post-menopausal osteoporosis by stimulating osteoblast growth and differentiation. This demonstrates the interest of Peptan(TM) as a bioactive ingredient to help preventing bone loss during aging.

*Hydrolyzed collagen improves bone metabolism and biomechanical parameters in ovariectomized mice: an in vitro and in vivo study. Guillerminet et al. Bone 2009.
Rousselot, http://www.rousselot.com

Part of VION N.V. (N.L.), Rousselot(R) is the worldwide leader in gelatine and hydrolyzed collagen. VION N.V. is an internationally operating food group that produces high-quality foods and ingredients for
humans and animals (Turnover: EUR 9.6 billion - 31,000 employees worldwide)

TeliaSonera and Huawei Launch World’s Fastest Commercial Mobile Broadband Network with Huawei’s 4G/LTE Solutions

TeliaSonera and Huawei Launch World’s Fastest Commercial Mobile Broadband Network with Huawei’s 4G/LTE Solutions


Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, and TeliaSonera, the largest telecoms operator in Scandinavia and the Baltic countries, today jointly announced the deployment of the world’s first LTE commercial network in Oslo, Norway. These 4G services offer maximum speeds of up to 100 Mb/s and are approximately 10 times faster than existing 3G networks.

TeliaSonera’s customers will be the first in the world to enjoy simultaneous mobile broadband services such as high definition (HD) video conferencing in mobile environments and a variety of HD video programs via multiple terminal devices; applications that cannot be realized in current 3G networks.

Mr. Kenneth Karlberg, President and Head of Mobility Services TeliaSonera, said: “We are very proud to be the first operator in the world to offer our customers 4G services. Thanks to the successful cooperation with Huawei, we can offer 4G to our customers in Oslo earlier than originally planned.”

As a leading provider of end-to-end 4G/LTE solutions, Huawei delivered both network infrastructures and services to TeliaSonera, such as access network, core network, operation support system, and network planning and optimization. Its field proven fourth-generation base stations and SAE (System Architecture Evolution) solution ensure the stability of the network and enable fast deployment.

Yu Chengdong, President of Huawei Europe, said: “In partnership with TeliaSonera, Huawei began this journey eleven months ago to introduce the world’s most advanced mobile broadband technology to the residents of Oslo. This milestone, which was achieved in a short period of time, reflects Huawei’s unwavering commitment towards accelerating the commercialization of LTE/SAE solutions. Operators such as TeliaSonera, are now able to to fully realize economic benefits from the many new applications that can only be made possible with ultra broadband services.”

To date, Huawei has constructed over 25 LTE commercial and trial networks and has made more than 3,300 LTE/SAE contributions to 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project).
About Huawei

Huawei is a leader in providing next generation telecommunications networks, and now serves 36 of the world’s top 50 operators, along with over one billion users worldwide. The company is committed to providing innovative and customized products, services and solutions to create long-term value and growth potential for its customers.

Competitive Technologies Announces European Regional Distributor

Competitive Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Amex:CTT) announced today that its Geneva, Switzerland-based distributor, Life Episteme SARL, has established a joint venture, Life Episteme Italia srl, with Florence, Italy-based Hospital Consulting SpA, to distribute CTT's pain therapy medical device, Calmare(R) Therapy Treatment throughout Italy.


"Life Episteme is eager to embark on this joint venture with Hospital Consulting,

which is well known in the Italian healthcare sector," said Life Episteme co-founder

Dr. Domenico Pecorini. "This agreement with Hospital Consulting finalizes the first

of several regional joint ventures we have in negotiation as part of our strategy
for distributing CTT's innovative Calmare(R) Therapy Treatment in the global
marketplace."

"Hospital Consulting has the infrastructure in place, and has extensive experience working with healthcare providers throughout Italy," said John B. Nano, CTT's Chairman, President and CEO. "We're pleased to have them join the distribution team for our Calmare(R) Therapy Treatment, which has already successfully treated more than 3,000 patients in Europe and the U.S.
"Pain treatment is moving to the forefront of medical care, globally. In Italy,
Europe's largest university, La Sapienza of Rome, will prominently feature our

Calmare(R) Therapy Treatment at its newly-established medical school dedicated to
the treatment of pain. Hospital Consulting's recognition of important trends in

healthcare confirms our belief that the ability to help patients with debilitating
pain by using our non-invasive pain therapy treatment device is an attractive
alternative for physicians who may be reluctant to prescribe powerful, addictive

narcotics that have been linked to harmful, potentially fatal, adverse side effects.

"Recently, the University of Chicago Medical Center announced that, '... a growing body of evidence is showing that opiate-based painkillers can stimulate the growth and spread of cancer cells.' This makes the rapid introduction of our Calmare(R) Therapy Treatment into the global healthcare marketplace even more compelling. In

fact, similar to the Hippocratic Oath, a fundamental principle taught to all medical
students is 'Primum Non Nocere,' meaning, 'First, do no harm.'"
The Calmare(R) Therapy Treatment is a prime example of CTT's strategy to connect
clinical science to patient care. Developed in Italy by CTT's client, Professor

Giuseppe Marineo, the device was brought to CTT through the efforts of the Zangani
Investor Community(TM) and with the cooperation of Mr. Guiseppe Belcastro, Legal
Counsel for Professor Marineo. The device, with a biophysical rather than a

biochemical approach, uses a multi-processor able to simultaneously treat multiple

pain areas by applying surface electrodes to the skin. CTT has exclusive worldwide

rights to the Calmare(R) Therapy Treatment which has U.S. FDA acceptance and Medical
Device CE Mark certification from the E.U. allowing sales throughout the U.S.,
Europe and several other countries. CTT partner, GEOMC Co., Ltd. of Korea, is

producing the device commercially for worldwide distribution. Several distribution

agreements, including the one with Life Episteme, are in place covering 45 countries

around the world, accounting for nearly 55% of the world's population. For more information on the device, visit www.CalmareTT.com.
About Hospital Consulting, SpA

Based in Florence, Italy, Hospital Consulting SpA provides advisory, management and organizational services to the healthcare and environment sectors. Hospital

Consulting provides hospitals and other health care providers throughout Italy with
valuable training, facility design and development as well as innovative risk

assessment and information technology solutions. For more information, see Hospital
Consulting's website: www.hospital-consulting.it.
About Life Episteme SARL
The privately held Life Episteme SARL based in Geneva, Switzerland, is a medical
device distribution company. The experience of the co-founders, Dr. Domenico

Pecorini, Vincenzo de Bustis Figarola, and Paolo Pepe, has provided the group with
strong relationships in government, business, and technology spheres in various

countries around the world. Visit Dr. Pecorini's website: www.scienceparkrome.eu.
About Life Episteme Italia, srl

This newly formed Joint Venture will benefit from the know-how and contacts of both Hospital Consulting (HC) and Life Episteme SARL group (LEG). The success of the
operation will be pursued sharing competencies and dedicating high-profile
resources. LEG will bring strong relationships, financial services and
internationalization to the partnership. HC will provide decades of presence,

success and experience in the market. The President of Life Episteme Italia (LEI)

will be Dott.ssa Marisa Giampaoli, Managing Director of Hospital Consulting group,

who is well respected at the highest levels of the Italian public and private health

sector. Umberto Marangoni, the Country General Manager for Hospital Consulting, will

serve as LEI's Managing Director. Before becoming the Country General Manager, he

worked many years in the same positions in Italy and abroad, for Ohmeda and Draeger
Medical, the world leaders in Anesthesia and Critical Care. LEI and the Italian
activities will become fully operational beginning January 1, 2010.
About Zangani Investor Community(TM)
The Zangani Investor Community(TM) was created to facilitate scientific and
commercial relationships between American, European and Chinese entities. Visit
Zangani's website: www.zangani.com.
About Professor Guiseppe Marineo

Professor Guiseppe Marineo is a researcher and bioengineer, who advanced theories to reformulate the concept of disease and the corresponding treatment from a

biophysical rather than a biochemical point of view. He is the founder of Delta R&D,

a bioengineering research center with a unique history. Visit Delta R&D's website:
www.deltard.com/eng.
About Competitive Technologies, Inc.
Competitive Technologies, established in 1968, provides distribution, patent and
technology transfer, sales and licensing services focused on the needs of its
customers and matching those requirements with commercially viable product or
technology solutions. CTT is a global leader in identifying, developing and

commercializing innovative products and technologies in life, electronic, nano, and

physical sciences developed by universities, companies and inventors. CTT maximizes
the value of intellectual assets for the benefit of its customers, clients and
shareholders. Visit CTT's website: www.competitivetech.net.
Statements made about our future expectations are forward-looking statements and

subject to risks and uncertainties as described in our most recent Annual Report on

Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on October 27, 2009,

and other filings with the SEC, and are subject to change at any time. Our actual

results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements. We undertake
no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement.

Collaboration between Genencor and Goodyear results in breakthrough technology for tires made with renewable biomass

Collaboration between Genencor and Goodyear results in breakthrough technology for tires made with renewable biomass


The world’s first Goodyear concept tires made with BioIsoprenea technology arrive in Copenhagen in time for United Nations Climate Change Conference

The world’s first Goodyear concept demonstration tires made with BioIsopreneä technology made their debut in Copenhagen, Denmark, this week. BioIsopreneä is a breakthrough alternative to replace a petrochemically produced ingredient in the manufacture of synthetic rubber with renewable biomass. One Goodyear tire will be on display at a lounge in the common departure area at the Copenhagen International Airport throughout December 21, while the other tire will make appearances at several special events during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP 15) through December. The tires made with BioIsopreneä are the result of a collaboration between Genencor, a division of Danisco, and Goodyear, one of the world’s largest tire companies and a leader in innovation.

“We are literally rolling out an important milestone in our collaboration with Goodyear on a breakthrough biochemical,” says Tom Knutzen, CEO of Danisco. “BioIsopreneä is an excellent example of Danisco’s leadership in industrial biotechnology through our Genencor division.”

“Goodyear’s first concept tire manufactured with BioIsopreneä shows the enormous progress we have made in using a bio-based alternative to the petroleum-derived raw material isoprene in our production process,” says Jesse Roeck, Director, Global Materials Science at Goodyear. “The development of BioIsopreneä could help us reduce industry impact on the environment by applying renewable raw materials in the supply chain and making Goodyear less dependent on oil-derived products.”

BioIsoprene product is derived from renewable raw materials, and represents a significant development within the biochemical and rubber industries. Aside from synthetic rubber for tire production, traditional isoprene is used for the production of a wide range of products, such as surgical gloves, golf balls and adhesives. Thus, the potential for BioIsoprene product is substantial.

Schedule of events for the world’s first Goodyear concept tires made from BioIsopreneä technology in Copenhagen, Denmark:

Through December 21 there will be a tire in the common departure area at The Copenhagen International AirportDecember 12-13 there will be a tire at the Bright Green exhibition in the Danisco boothDecember 17 a tire will be on display at the “Solutions of Industrial Biotechnology” Conference & Showcase, Confederation of Danish Industry (DI)A tire will also be on display in the Danisco headquarters’ reception area through December, please contact Danisco for an appointment (jennifer.hutchins@danisco.com)

Genencor and Goodyear first announced their research collaboration on the technology and integrated production system for BioIsoprene™ product in September 2008. The two organizations collaborate on designing an integrated production system for BioIsoprene™ product, and are on schedule to meet both technological and commercial milestones within the agreement. Commercial availability of the product is planned for 2013.
About Goodyear

Goodyear employs approximately 70,000 people and manufactures its products in more than 60 facilities in 25 countries around the world.

Goodyear’s innovations have set automotive standards for more than 100 years. Goodyear has been the pioneer of the innovative safety technology known as RunOnFlat, which allows a driver to continue on a journey with a punctured tire. Goodyear is the world’s leading manufacturer of RunOnFlat tires, with applications on various BMWs, the award winning Mini, Mercedes-Benz high performance cars, Opel and other brands. Additional Goodyear RunOnFlat fitments are on the horizon, as the company’s designers are working with multiple automobile manufacturers on more than 150 RunOnFlat projects.

NICE Wins 2009 Asia Pacific Frost & Sullivan Growth Strategy Leadership Award in the Call Monitoring Systems Market

Leading analyst firm validates the technological innovation, leadership, and exceptional growth rates of NICE SmartCenter in the region.


NICE Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: NICE), a leading global provider of advanced solutions that enable organizations to extract Insight from Interactions to drive performance, today announced that it has won the Asia Pacific Frost & Sullivan Growth Strategy Leadership Award in the Call Monitoring Systems Market. According to Frost & Sullivan, a leading industry analyst firm, the Call Monitoring Systems Market includes recording, quality management and analytics solutions in the contact center segment

Kiran Kumar, research analyst at Frost & Sullivan, Asia Pacific ICT Enterprise Practice, said, "NICE Systems has grown its Call Monitoring business remarkably in the last year. A well managed acquisition strategy and a robust partner network have driven its continued success in the Asia Pacific region.

In the highly competitive segment of the Call Monitoring market, the vendor has effectively penetrated many countries in the region with notable successes in the financial services sector in China, outsourcing sector in India and the Philippines as well as newer inroads into Malaysia and Singapore markets. Growing at a rate well above the market, NICE systems rightfully claims this award in Growth Strategy Leadership."

NICE's leadership in the Asia Pacific region is based on the success of NICE SmartCenter, a suite of business applications for contact center and enterprise customers. The suite enables organizations to stay on top of growing customer expectations across multiple touch-points and improve the overall customer experience, operational efficiency and compliance with regulations. It includes unique analytics-driven business solutions for addressing specific key business challenges such as first call resolution, average handle time, churn, and improving customer satisfaction. The NICE business solutions help companies around the world, including Asia Pacific, improve contact center performance by enabling them to leverage call recordings for improved agent performance or for improved efficiency. NICE SmartCenter does all this and more by integrating recording, quality management, workforce management and interaction analytics solutions into an end-to-end, integrated suite.

The Frost & Sullivan Award for Growth Strategy Leadership is presented each year to the company that has demonstrated an exceptional growth strategy within the industry. Having demonstrated high growth rates, NICE was chosen as the winner for having bolstered its position in the Asia Pacific market during the

base year and for having a strategy that will have a lasting impact on the market. The award is based on specific criteria, such as technological innovation and leadership, a unique sales strategy, as well as strategic

mergers, acquisitions, or joint ventures to penetrate new markets, and is based on 2008 revenues.

"We are happy to see further validation of the NICE SmartCenter strategy for enabling companies to leverage their contact center call recordings for deploying business applications that help them improve the business performance of their call centers and enterprise," said Doron Ben-Sira, President, NICE APAC. "The Asia Pacific region is an important one for NICE. We are committed to continue working with our business partners in the region on delivering the NICE value-add to our growing base of joint customers."
About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, partners with clients to accelerate their growth. The company's Team Research, Growth Consulting and Growth Team Membership empower clients to create a growth focused culture that generates, evaluates and implements effective growth strategies. Frost &

Sullivan employs over 45 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from more than 30 offices on six continents. For more information about Frost & Sullivan's Growth Partnerships, visit http://www.frost.com/ .
About NICE Systems

NICE Systems (Nasdaq: NICE) is the leading provider of Insight from Interactions solutions and value-added services, powered by advanced analytics of unstructured multimedia content - from telephony, web, radio and video communications. NICE's solutions address the needs of the enterprise and security markets, enabling organizations to operate in an insightful and proactive manner, and take immediate action to improve business and operational performance and ensure safety and security. NICE has over 24,000 customers in

more than 150 countries, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 companies. More information is available at http://www.nice.com .

Trademark Note: 360 degree View, Alpha, ACTIMIZE, Actimize logo, Customer Feedback, Dispatcher Assessment, Encorder, eNiceLink, Executive Connect, Executive Insight, FAST, FAST alpha Blue, FAST alpha Silver, FAST Video Security, Freedom, Freedom Connect, IEX, Interaction Capture Unit, Insight from

Interactions, Investigator, Last Message Replay, Mirra, My Universe, NICE, NICE logo, NICE Analyzer, NiceCall, NiceCall Focus, NiceCLS, NICE Inform, NICE Learning, NiceLog, NICE Perform, NiceScreen, NICE SmartCenter, NICE Storage Center, NiceTrack, NiceUniverse, NiceUniverse Compact, NiceVision, NiceVision Alto, NiceVision Analytics, NiceVision ControlCenter, NiceVision Digital, NiceVision Harmony, NiceVision Mobile, NiceVision Net, NiceVision NVSAT, NiceVision Pro, Performix, Playback Organizer, Renaissance, Scenario Replay, ScreenSense, Tienna, TotalNet, TotalView, Universe, Wordnet are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NICE Systems Ltd. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on the current expectations of the management of NICE Systems Ltd. (the Company) only, and are subject to a number of risk factors and uncertainties, including but not limited to changes in technology and market requirements, decline in demand for the Company's products, inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications, difficulties or delays in absorbing and integrating acquired operations, products, technologies and personnel, loss of market share, pressure on pricing resulting from competition, and inability to maintain certain marketing and distribution arrangements, which could cause the actual results or performance of the Company to differ materially from those described therein. We undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements. For a more detailed description of the risk factors and uncertainties affecting the company, refer

to the Company's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

JOHNNIE WALKER SET TO SHAKE UP THE IMPORTED WHISKEY MARKET WITH NEW CAMPAIGN

Invest 200 million Baht to celebrate 10th anniversary of the “Keep Walking” campaign by launching new TVC and marketing effort


Johnnie Walker Black Label, the world’s number one Scotch whisky, has decided to allocate 200 million Baht to a new marketing campaign to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the famous “Keep Walking” campaign. Johnnie Walker is ready to shake up the imported whisky market with its new TVC for 2009-10 called “The Pact 2.0” which will be accompanied by an additional 360-degree marketing effort that will run over the coming year. The aim of this aggressive marketing push from the whisky brand is to reiterate and consolidate the real identity of the brand in the minds of its target. Johnnie Walker Black Label expects to keep strong hold on its market leadership and in fact gain an additional 5% of market share by year-end.

Mr. Isaress Sundravorakul, Marketing Manager of Diageo Moet Hennessy (Thailand) Ltd, said that on the “occasion of the 10th anniversary of the “Keep Walking” campaign as established by Johnnie Walker - responsible for successfully delivering an authentic brand identity and communicating a sense of leadership, a sense of being a pioneer - it is an strategic move for Johnnie Walker to celebrate that achievement through this new campaign which presents that same pioneering spirit of leadership through its marketing and communications initiative.”

The “Keep Walking” campaign came about through the extensive research and study of the Johnnie Walker target consumer. Insights from these studies revealed a deep emotional connection this consumer felt with regards to achieving progress in their lives. Based upon this revelation a communication structure was developed to convey an authentic brand identity. For the last 10 years Johnnie Walker has continued along the same marketing strategy of focusing on progress. But now that concept of progress is being extended from the success of an individual to the success of groups and promoting a sense of social responsibility. The guiding philosophy of the new campaign will still be based upon “Keep Walking”, namely the concepts of leadership and progress, but at the same time the execution will continually be aware of the preferences and needs of the consumer of today.

Television will remain the major channel of communication with the consumer due to its impact and efficiency. Television is able to transmit information to a mass audience unlike any other medium and also allows the consumer to explicitly visualize the essence behind the brand thus creating a close emotional engagement between the target and the brand.

The new campaign direction “The Pact 2.0” will be made up of a series of TVCs, first among which is “Pact Between Men” based upon the central philosophy of “Keep Walking”, this TVC has already enjoyed great success within the Asian region over the last year. The campaign is intended to appeal to the target audiences’ determination to fulfill their dreams but at the same time to focus on their friendships, and in fact to progress together and support each other. This philosophy has received a very positive response from the target customers, hence prompting Johnnie Walker to develop the TVC into a series.

“The Pact 2.0” consists of 2 episodes, wherein the main character Jason, a successful architect, along with his friends is in the midst of taking progressive steps. However, they find a number of obstacles in their path forcing them to find creative and unexpected solutions in order to “keep walking”. This TVC attempts to showcase the values of community and the relationships between individuals. The feedback from previews has been very encouraging. The target audience relates strongly to the characters and their dedication to their friends and community, which in turn reflects the brand identity. The positive feedback assures Mr. Isaress that this TVC will touch a chord with the target audience and be able to successfully communicate the brand image as it stands today.

In addition to the TVC, Johnnie Walker will expand this new conception of “Keep Walking” to encompass a larger campaign that will include additional 360-degree marketing activities including on-premise marketing, PR and a particular emphasis on digital media, which is set to play a major part in campaign activities this year, thanks to its popularity with the target audience. In fact, over the last five years Johnnie Walker has built up its digital base to more than 200,000 customers. The importance of digital to Johnnie Walker’s strategy is even evidenced in the very name of the campaign. “The Pact 2.0” is evocative of the new wave of digital communication which has been branded ‘2.0’.

In previous years the division between budget allocations to traditional media versus digital media was 90:10, but this year it will change to 70:30. This increased budget is intended to improve the structure and capacity of Johnnie Walker’s digital offerings, be it in advertising or other activities, such as new innovative communication tools like digital widgets and engagement games, which have not been used by other brands. It is becoming increasingly important to reach out to the target customer through digital avenues, as it is no longer possible to connect with customers solely through traditional media. This shift in focus also reaffirms Johnnie Walker’s leadership in the field of digital media.

Johnnie Walker believes strongly that this new TVC and marketing push will help reinforce Johnnie Walker Black Label’s image as the no. 1 Scotch whisky and strengthen their market leadership, a coveted position they have held over the last 20 years.

The new Johnnie Walker TVC campaign “The pact 2.0” will be broadcast on national television from Monday 16th November 2009; Check out new digital innovations on www.blackplanetcitizen.com.

Using business technologies to detect fraud

       Has your company faced a case of fraud from within? If not, think about the following cases.
       An accounts-payable clerk makes fictitious entries to steal money from the company to pay off his debts; a rogue trader creates false entries and counterparty accounts to mainipulate his trading position so as to receive a bigger bonus; or an accounting employee pays expense claims for employees who are not on the employee master file.
       These are only three among countless potential fraud situations that could devastate a company, not lonly from a financial perspective, but also in terms of its loss of reputation.
       So how do you manage fraud risk proactively - before suspicions are raised? How do you use widely available business technologies to create better anti-fraud programmes or for early identification of suspicious transactions?
       Some companies invest heavily in various information-management technologies, such as business intelligence, data warehousing, data mining, customer relationship management, analytics, integration and content management news. These technologies help generate different typres of data used mainly in operational and management processes. They also make report generation more efficient and provide analytical views from existing data. Companies can generate weekly management-information-system data, bi-weekly sales forcasts, or calculate monthly profit margins easily and automatically. new reports or queries can also be generated simply, if data are available.
       A number of these information-management technologies can be employed in different ways, one of which is to create a fraud-detection process to highlight suspicious transactions. You can use these technologies to perform in-depth analyses on large volumes of data embedded in your company's key sub-ledgers, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, revenue, inventory, payroll and fixed assets.
       To get started, here are few simple steps:
       Know what you have. Make an inventory of what systems you have in your environment (reporting tools, business intelligence, extract, transform and load, enterprise resource planning, customer relations managementm identity management and so on).
       Undersyand your data. What types of data are generated in your environment? Is the data correct? Is it consistent across systems? If not, what needs to be done to improve the data quality? Is manual reconciliation required? How long will the process take?
       Create exception reports for various fraud scenarios. To perform an in-depth analysis, use your information-management technologies to match existing data against fraud scenarios (for example, to identify an employee whose address is similar to a vendor's, or identify payments made to two invoices with the same reference numbers). List the exception reports each management division must monitor. These will highlight abnormal transactions that require investigation. Systems can even be configured to generate alert messages or automaltically send a notification to a supervisor or upper management, to enable prompt investigation of suspicious transactions.
       Existing technologies can be used to detect fraud. The key to success is the availability of good-quality data. If such data is not available, it is time to discuss why data that is important to fraud monitoring does not exist in your environment. This will provide good feedback on which to base performance improvement in your operations.
       If you take the suggested steps immediately, they will improve your ability to create a robust fraud-monitoring mechanism in your organisation.

Magnificent seven

       In the most important, most revered event since the invention of the brontosaurus trap,Microsoft shipped the most incredibly fabulous operating system ever made; the release of Windows 7 also spurred a new generation of personal computers of all sizes at prices well below last month's offers.The top reason Windows 7 does not suck: There is no registered website called Windows7Sucks.com
       Kindle e-book reader maker Amazon.com and new Nook e-book reader vendor Barnes and Noble got it on; B&N got great reviews for the "Kindle killer"Nook, with dual screens and touch controls so you can "turn" pages, plays MP3s and allows many non-B&N book formats, although not the Kindle one;Amazon then killed the US version of its Kindle in favour of the international one, reduced its price to $260(8,700 baht), same as the Nook; it's not yet clear what you can get in Thailand with a Nook, but you sure can't (yet) get much, relatively speaking, with a Kindle;but here's the biggest difference so far,which Amazon.com has ignored: the Nook lets you lend e-books to any other Nook owner, just as if they were paper books; the borrowed books expire on the borrower's Nook in two weeks.
       Phone maker Nokia of Finland announced it is suing iPhone maker Apple of America for being a copycat; lawyers said they figure Nokia can get at least one, probably two per cent (retail) for every iPhone sold by Steve "President for Life" Jobs and crew via the lawsuit,which sure beats working for it -$6 (200 baht) to $12(400 baht) on 30 million phones sold so far, works out to $400 million or 25 percent of the whole Apple empire profits during the last quarter;there were 10 patent thefts, the Finnish executives said, on everything from moving data to security and encryption.
       Nokia of Finland announced that it is one month behind on shipping its new flagship N900 phone, the first to run on Linux software; delay of the $750(25,000 baht) phone had absolutely no part in making Nokia so short that it had to sue Apple, slap yourself for such a thought.
       Tim Berners-Lee, who created the World Wide Web, said he had one regret:the double slash that follows the "http:"in standard web addresses; he estimated that 14.2 gazillion users have wasted 48.72 bazillion hours typing those two keystrokes, and he's sorry; of course there's no reason to ever type that, since your browser does it for you when you type "www.bangkokpost.com" but Tim needs to admit he made one error in his lifetime.
       The International Telecommunication Union of the United Nations, which doesn't sell any phones or services, announced that there should be a mobile phone charger that will work with any phone; now who would ever have thought of that, without a UN body to wind up a major study on the subject?;the GSM Association estimates that 51,000 tonnes of chargers are made each year in order to keep companies able to have their own unique ones.
       The Well, Doh Award of the Week was presented at arm's length to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; the group's deputy secretary-general Petko Draganov said that developing countries will miss some of the stuff available on the Internet if they don't install more broadband infrastructure; a report that used your tax baht to compile said that quite a few people use mobile phones but companies are more likely to invest in countries with excellent broadband connections; no one ever had thought of this before, right?
       Sun Microsystems , as a result of the Oracle takeover, said it will allow 3,000 current workers never to bother coming to work again; Sun referred to the losses as "jobs," not people; now the fourth largest server maker in the world, Sun said it lost $2.2 billion in its last fiscal year; European regulators are holding up approval of the Oracle purchase in the hope of getting some money in exchange for not involving Oracle in court cases.
       The multi-gazillionaire and very annoying investor Carl Icahn resigned from the board at Yahoo ; he spun it as a vote of confidence, saying current directors are taking the formerly threatened company seriously; Yahoo reported increased profits but smaller revenues in the third quarter.
       The US House of Representatives voted to censure Vietnam for jailing bloggers; the non-binding resolution sponsored by southern California congresswoman Loretta Sanchez said the Internet is "a crucial tool for the citizens of Vietnam to be able to exercise their freedom of expression and association;"Hanoi has recently jailed at least nine activists for up to six years apiece for holding pro-democracy banners. Iran jailed blogger Hossein "Hoder" Derakshan for 10 months - in solitary confinement.

XID Technologies expands into Asian market

       Advanced technologies with commodity standard-based hardware bring expensive face-recognition engineering closer to users as an access control in everyday working life.
       The technology developed by XID Technologies, a face-recognition technology company, expands its foothold out of Singapore for the first time.
       Jason Chaikin, Vice President World sales, said its patented face synthesis technology combined with commodity hardware and industry standard-based processor which is used in netbooks,brings face recognition-based access control devices to the commercial market.
       Currently, most of the major players in facial recognition dominate in homeland security and government markets.Entering the commercial area will open new windows of opportunity.
       The XID XS PRO-1000 device enables employees to use their company ID cards to touch the device while looking into a built-in camera and then the system will verify whether the ID information on a database server matches the face on the camera.
       All verification processing takes less than three seconds and it is simple to install as a plug-and-play. However, compared with normal fingerprint access control systems on the market the cost of this system is around 30 percent higher but it is more accurate than fingerprint recognition which has an average 10 percent error rate.
       In some workplaces which have a lot of employees - such as construction sites or factories - where they have to wait in long queues, if the system slows down it can affect productivity. The system also helps to resolve "buddypunching" time attendance by the em-ployees, which can cause company losses.
       Carmelo Pistorio, executive chairman of XiD Technologies, said that it is aiming to make face-recognition a global easy access control by 2012.
       Currently, fingerprint recognition dominates the biometric market. According to ABI research, in 2008 the biometric market worldwide reached $561 million while fingerprint recognition was worth $349 million, facial recognition was worth $92 million and iris recognition was worth $47 million. Both fingerprint and facial recognition had a combined growth rate from 2008-2013 forecast at 22 percent and were worth $931 million and $251 million, respectively.
       This shows how huge the market is and the company decided to expand it reach into China, Indonesia and Vietnam as well as Thailand after spending six years of research and development in Singapore and using the country as test bed for the product technology which was used in a customer site with over 40,000 workers.
       Adisorn Keawbucha, CEO, DataOne Asia (Thailand), the exclusive partner for XID, said the product can complement with its skill in integration and implementation service with existing banking and finance customers.
       The solution will help to expand new market customers base that require high security areas like power plants, prisons,pharmaceutical labs and other high security zones or sensitive areas.

SLOWER, LOWER, WEAKER MODERN MAN IS HISTORY'S LOSER

       Today's Olympic stars would be no match for their prehistoric relatives, who were stronger and faster and more athletic
       Many prehistoric Australian Aborigines could have outrun world 100 and 200 metres record holder Usain Bolt in modern conditions. Some Tutsi men in Rwanda exceeded the present world high jump record of 2.45 metres during initiation ceremonies in which they had to jump at least their own height to progress to manhood.
       Any Neanderthal woman could have beaten former bodybuilder and present California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in an arm wrestle.
       These and other eye-catching claims are detailed in a book by Australian anthropologist Peter McAllister entitled Manthropology and provocatively sub-titled The Science of the Inadequate Modern Male .McAllister sets out his stall in the opening sentence of the prologue.
       "If you're reading this then you - or the male you have bought it for - are the worst man in history.
       "No ifs, no buts - the worst man, period ... As a class we are in fact the sorriest cohort of masculine Homo sapiens to ever walk the planet."
       Delving into a wide range of source material, McAllister finds evidence he believes proves that modern man is inferior to his predecessors in, among other fields, the basic Olympic athletics disciplines of running and jumping.
       His conclusions about the speed of Australian aboriginals 20,000 years ago are based on a set of footprints, preserved in a fossilized claypan lake bed, of six men chasing prey.
       An analysis of the footsteps of one of the men, dubbed T8, shows he reached speeds of 37k/ph on a soft, muddy lake edge. Bolt,by comparison, reached a top speed of 42k/ph during his then world 100 metres record of 9.69 seconds at last year's Beijing Olympics.
       In an interview in the English university town of Cambridge where he was temporarily resident, McAllister said that, with modern training, spiked shoes and rubberised tracks,aboriginal hunters might have reached speeds of 45k/ph.
       "We can assume they are running close to their maximum if they are chasing an animal,"he said.
       "But if they can do that speed of 37k/ph on very soft ground I suspect there is a strong chance they would have outdone Usain Bolt if they had all the advantages that he does.
       "We can tell that T8 is accelerating toward the end of his tracks."
       McAllister said it was probable that any number of T8's contemporaries could have run as fast.
       "We have to remember too how incredibly rare these fossilisations are," he said."What are the odds that you would get the fastest runner in Australia at that particular time in that particular place in such a way that was going to be preserved?"
       Turning to the high jump, McAllister said photographs taken by a German anthropologist showed young men jumping heights of up to 2.52 metres in the early years of last century.
       "It was an initiation ritual, everybody had to do it. They had to be able to jump their own height to progress to manhood," he said.
       "It was something they did all the time and they lived very active lives from a very early age. They developed very phenomenal abilities in jumping. They were jumping from boyhood onwards to prove themselves."
       McAllister said a Neanderthal woman had 10% more muscle bulk than modern European man. Trained to capacity she would have reached 90% of Schwarzenegger's bulk at his peak in the 1970s.
       "But because of the quirk of her physiology,with a much shorter lower arm, she would slam him to the table without a problem,"he said.
       Manthropology abounds with other examples:
       * Roman legions completed more than one-and-a-half marathons a day carrying more than half their body weight in equipment.
       * Athens employed 30,000 rowers who could all exceed the achievements of modern oarsmen.
       * Australian aboriginals threw a hardwood spear 110 metres or more - the present world javelin record is 98.48m.
       McAllister said it was difficult to equate the ancient spear with the modern javelin,but added:"Given other evidence of Aboriginal man's superb athleticism you'd have to wonder whether they couldn't have taken out every modern javelin event they entered."
       Why the decline?"We are so inactive these days and have been since the industrial revolution really kicked into gear," McAllister replied."These people were much more robust than we were.
       "We don't see that because we convert to what things were like about 30 years ago.There's been such a stark improvement in times, technique has improved out of sight,times and heights have all improved vastly since then, but if you go back further it's a different story.
       "At the start of the industrial revolution there are statistics about how much harder people worked then.
       "The human body is very plastic and it responds to stress. We have lost 40% of the shafts of our long bones because we have much less of a muscular load placed upon them these days.
       "We are simply not exposed to the same loads or challenges that people were in the ancient past and even in the recent past so our bodies haven't developed. Even the level of training that we do, our elite athletes,doesn't come close to replicating that.
       "We wouldn't want to go back to the brutality of those days, but there are some things we would do well to profit from."

Highlighting His Majesty's innovations

       The "Creative King" project of the Commerce Ministry will bring together all of His Majesty the King's innovative ideas and works on culture, music and inventions.
       "We hope that the launch of the creative King project will inspire Thais to concentrate more on creative jobs," Sanya Sathiraboost, adviser to the deputy commerce minster, said yesterday.
       The National Creative Economy Policy Committee, chaired by the prime minister, also approved Bt1 billion as a primary budget for "Creative Economy" activities that are scheduled to kick off next year.
       The Creative King project will officially unveil the government's "Creative Economy Creative Thailand" policy.
       So far, 181 projects worth Bt74.39 billion have applied for funding to the committee.
       Of the total, 68 projects with a total budget of Bt23 billion have met the projects' requirements.
       These proposals will be forwarded to a screening committee for budget allocation under the government's second economic stimulus package.
       The government is setting up the Thailand Creatie Economy Agency to support all participants and government agencies in moving towards a Creative Thailand.

SOYUZ BRINGS SPACE CLOWN BACK TO EARTH

       The Russian Soyuz capsule carrying Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two other space travellers landed safely in Kazakhstan yesterday, ending the entertainment tycoon's mirthful space odyssey.
       Laliberte, who wore a bulbous clown nose during his stay aboard the International Space Station, was estracted from the cramped Soyuz capsule yesterday morning following its landing in the steppes of northern Kazakhstan.
       After the landing, he was carried from the capsule wearing the round red nose.
       Laliberte returned with Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and Nasa astronaut Michael Barratt, re-entering the Earth's atmosphere several hours after their capsule left the International Space Station.
       Valery Lyndin, spokesman for Russian mission control, said the capsule drifted by parachute to Earth at 10.32am local time.
       Russian television showed pictures of Padalka sitting outside the spacecraft, scorched by the searing heat of re-entry, eating an apple and drinking tea as ground crew extracted the other space travellers from the capsule. all of the world's apple trees are descended from those that first grew in Kazakhstan.
       Laliberte emerged later, wearing his red clown nose as he reclined in a chair set up near the Soyuz capsule. Returning astronauts must rest after Soyuz landing in order to reacclimate to the Earth's gravity.