VIC:Car hits woman lying on Vic road

AAP General News (Australia)
08-21-2011
VIC:Car hits woman lying on Vic road

MELBOURNE, Aug 21 AAP - A woman has died after being hit by a car as she was lying
on a road in Melbourne.

Police said the woman, who is yet to be identified, was lying on Dorset Road, Croydon
South, near the Merrindale shopping strip when she was hit by a car about 2.30am (AEST)
on Sunday.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police estimate she is aged in her late 20s to early 30s.

It is the eighth pedestrian death on Victorian roads this month.

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NSW: Upcoming filmmakers share Tropfest stage with fallen star

AAP General News (Australia)
02-18-2008
NSW: Upcoming filmmakers share Tropfest stage with fallen star

Upcoming filmmakers at this year's Tropfest short film festival have shared a Sydney
stage with a tribute for young Australian star HEATH LEDGER.

Thousands gathered in Sydney's Domain last night for the screening of the festival's
16 finalists.

But before the presentation of awards .. there was a two-minute video tribute to LEDGER
.. who was found dead in his Manhattan apartment last month.



Thirty-four-year-old expectant mother MICHELLE LEHMAN'S entry Marry Me took out the
top prize at the 16th annual Tropfest .. billed as the world's largest short film festival.

In accepting her award from Australian actor GEOFFREY RUSH .. LEHMAN announced she
hoped the win wouldn't send her into labour.

Marry Me .. described as a little love story .. was inspired by her childhood memory
of chasing a boy around a schoolyard.

LEHMAN'S win includes a film scholarship trip to the United States .. with a program
of meetings with industry agents and executives.



In other Tropfest awards .. MARK CONSTABLE'S entry Uncle Jonny took second place ..

while Great White Hunters .. directed by GARY DOUST was third.

And 16-year-old GUY VERGE WALLACE has won the inaugural Trop Jr award with his creation
Poor Joshua Verde .. filmed last year when he was 15.

The film is about a boy with a tragic childhood .. who goes on an enchanting adventure
that helps him reconnect with his family and use his creative talent.

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VIC:Woman killed by caravan in Victoria

AAP General News (Australia)
04-24-2011
VIC:Woman killed by caravan in Victoria

SYDNEY, April 24 AAP - A woman has died after being hit by a caravan in northern Victoria,
taking the state's holiday long weekend road toll to three.

Police said the 78-year-old woman was a front seat passenger in a Ford Fairlane, travelling
west off an access road into Banyule Forrest at Echuca about 4.30pm (AEST) on Saturday.

They believe she was hit by the towed caravan after getting out of the car.

She died at the scene.

A man in his 70s is helping police with their inquiries.

Anyone who might have witnessed the crash is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800
333 000 or visit www.crimestoppers.com.au



(EDS: AAP's long weekend road toll figures are for the period 0001 April 21 to 2359
April 26. The official police Easter road toll ends at 2359 Monday April 25 and does not
include the extra public holiday on Tuesday for Anzac Day)

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CHINA FACEBOOK USERS EXCEEDED 700,000

AsiaInfo Services
02-10-2011
China Facebook Users Exceeded 700,000

BEIJING, Feb 10, 2011 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- The number of users of Facebook, a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them, in China has exceeded 700,000.

Foreign media said that the number of Facebook users has grown sharply in the recent two months, from 300,000 to more than 700,000, although it is unknown if the company can march into China smoothly.

Analysts attributed the sharp growth mainly to that Facebook pioneer Mark Zuckerberg visited China. The pioneer contacted with leading Internet companies in China, such as Baidu Inc., SINA, and Taobao to win many exposure and attract a large amount of attentions from Internet users in China. Besides, a large number of Chinese tourists traveled overseas in the Chinese Spring Festival Period ended on February 9, 2011, which is said to be likely increase the number of registered users of Facebook. By far, the growing trend has continued. According to the attached picture, the number of Chinese users registering in recent days has hit tens of thousands.

Source: www.techweb.com.cn (February 10, 2011)

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What the Papers Say

AAP General News (Australia)
08-26-2010
What the Papers Say

Main stories in today's papers:





THE AUSTRALIAN:

- Paul Hogan's been banned from leaving Australia until he pays his outstanding tax bill

- Another Australian digger's died in Afghanistan - the 21st casualty from the war



THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD:

- Ombudsman finds child support agency is unfairly accusing fathers of not paying child support

- NSW Premier Kristina Kenneally has taken a sideswipe at state Labor MPs for her fall
in popularity



THE AGE:

- Tony Abbott's baulked at independents demand for coalition's costings to be examined
by Treasury

- Victorian state MP quits, triggering a possible by election



THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW:

- A plunge in existing home sales in the US has stoked fears of a double dip recession



THE WEST AUSTRALIAN:

- Serious doubts are being cast over the AFL's drug testing procedures, following Ben
Cousins documentary



THE BRISBANE COURIER MAIL:

- Galaxy poll shows Independents should back Tony Abbott

- Townsville Primary school principal facing charges of possessing child abuse material



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WA: Police seek missing 13-year-old boy

AAP General News (Australia)
04-19-2010
WA: Police seek missing 13-year-old boy

PERTH, April 19 AAP - West Australian police have appealed for public help in finding
a 13-year-old boy who went missing from his Perth home last week.

Worthy Withnell was last seen leaving his home at Ellenbrook in Perth's northeastern
suburbs about 5pm (WST) on Thursday, telling his parents he needed to go out.

The Missing Persons Unit said in a statement that concerns were held for the Worthy's
safety and welfare due to his vulnerability and age.

He is described as being Caucasian, 158cm tall, of slim build with grey/green eyes
and short blond hair.

He was last seen wearing brown checked shorts and a black T-shirt.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or the Missing
Persons Unit on (08) 9223 3666.

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Fed: Sugar cane harvest declined in 2008-09, report found

AAP General News (Australia)
12-04-2009
Fed: Sugar cane harvest declined in 2008-09, report found

A report has found the amount of sugar produced in Australia continued to decline in 2008-09.

The federal government's Sugar Research and Development Corporation report has found
less than 4.3 million tonnes of sugar was produced last financial year .. the lowest amount
produced since 2001.

The report says the decline is due to years of poor prices .. high input costs and
lucrative offers for land for other uses.

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WA: Government and traditional owners sign off on gas hub

AAP General News (Australia)
04-27-2009
WA: Government and traditional owners sign off on gas hub

The Kimberley Land Council has signed off today on an in-principle agreement to develop
a liquefied natural gas precinct north of Broome .. in a ceremony at the James Price Point
site.

Federal Resources Minister MARTIN FERGUSON's joined West Australian Premier COLIN BARNETT
.. Woodside chief DON VOELTE and KLC chief executive officer WAYNE BERGMANN for the signing
of the heads of agreement.

But federal Environment Minister PETER GARRETT has said a number of important steps
remain before the hub gains any final approval.

Mr BARNETT says the broad agreement marks the start of heritage .. environmental and
social impact studies within the James Price Point area.

Mr BERGMANN says it's put in place a process for the traditional owners to work with
the state government and Woodside on developing the project.

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WA: Gale force winds expected with cyclone Billy

AAP General News (Australia)
12-23-2008
WA: Gale force winds expected with cyclone Billy

PERTH, Dec 22 AAP - Communities on the north-west Kimberley coast of Western Australia
are urged to brace for gale force winds as tropical cyclone Billy moves west.

The category-one cyclone was 130km south-west of Kuri Bay and 250km north-east of Broome
at 9.50pm (WDT) on Monday and moving at 11km/h.

Cyclone Billy reformed on Monday morning after fading from a category two cyclone over
the weekend.

There is now a warning in place for coastal communities from Kuri Bay to Wallal and
a cyclone watch from Wallal to Roebourne.

Winds up to 100km/h are expected overnight between Kuri Bay and Beagle Bay and may
extend to Broome and Wallal later on Tuesday.

The northern part of the Dampier Peninsula, near Cape Leveque, is expected to be hit
with gales of up to 150km/h, and widespread heavy rainfall is predicted.

The Aboriginal communities of Oombulgurri and Kulumburu have been cut off by flooding
for several days.

A yellow alert is in place for communities between Cockatoo Island and Beagle Bay and
a blue alert is in place for communities between Broom and Wallal. The community of Derby
is not included.

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Ath: Australian Tallent claims bronze medal in 20km walk

AAP General News (Australia)
08-16-2008
Ath: Australian Tallent claims bronze medal in 20km walk

By Steve Larkin

BEIJING, Aug 16 AAP - Walker Jared Tallent says he couldn't be happier after winning
Australia's first track and field medal at the Beijing Games.

The 23-year-old claimed a bronze medal in the men's 20km walk today, finishing behind
Russian gold medallist Valeriy Borchin and the 1996 Olympic champion Jefferson Perez from
Ecuador.

Australian Luke Adams was sixth, while countryman Chris Erickson was disqualified.

Tallent said it was not until the final two kilometres of the race he began thinking of a medal.

"When Perez took off with about five kilometres to go, I thought that is where the
medals are going to be made, so I went with it," Tallent said.

"And then once those two got away I was always fearful the Italian and Chinese guys
would come over the top of me," he said, referring to Hao Wang (fifth) and Ivano Brugnetti
(sixth).

Tallent held on to snare bronze on Olympic debut.

"I couldn't be more happy, it's an Olympic medal, it was like `you little beauty' -
bronze medal at the Olympics, first time, over the moon," he said.

"There was no pressure on me, I don't think anyone was talking about me winning a medal.

"The athletics team finds it hard to win medals, it's such a tough sport, there is
so much competition.

"So to come out here and win a medal on the second day (of the athletics program),
I couldn't be more happy."

In two weeks Tallent will marry fellow Olympian Claire Woods, who will contest the
women's 20km walk on Thursday. The marriage ceremony will held in the inner Adelaide suburb
of Walkerville.

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Fed: Large majority want Rudd to intervene in Tibet

AAP General News (Australia)
04-08-2008
Fed: Large majority want Rudd to intervene in Tibet

CANBERRA, April 8 AAP - Almost three quarters of Australians want Prime Minister Kevin
Rudd to take a lead in bringing a lasting solution to the conflict over Tibet, a new poll
shows.

A Galaxy poll conducted for progressive lobby group GetUp shows 71 per cent of the
1,100 people surveyed want Mr Rudd to use "his standing with the Chinese government to
attempt to broker a lasting solution to the Tibet conflict".

GetUp executive director Brett Solomon called on Mr Rudd to pay careful attention to
the poll result.

"The prime minister should be in no doubt as he heads into his meetings with the Chinese
leaders of the deep resonance of this issue within the broader community," Mr Solomon
said in a statement.

"He clearly has the backing of his domestic constituency."

Mr Solomon said Mr Rudd's background as a China expert put him in a rare position to
take a leading role in negotiations.

"Mr Rudd is the best placed world leader to stand up for Tibet and the Australian community
are rising to meet that opportunity by sending him to Beijing with an unflinching mandate
to boldly do so."

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Fed: High Court rules Virgin Blue dividends should cover tax

AAP General News (Australia)
12-05-2007
Fed: High Court rules Virgin Blue dividends should cover tax

CANBERRA, Dec 5 AAP - Australian budget airline Virgin Blue was obliged to retain funds
from dividends it owed to two foreign shareholders to cover their tax liabilities, the
High Court held today.

The court heard that Cricket SA and Virgin Holdings - both Geneva-based corporations
- were liable to pay tax on a capital gain made on the disposal of Virgin Blue shares
in 2003.

Cricket SA was liable to pay $64.4 million in tax and interest and Virgin Holdings'
liability amounted to about $20.5 million.

The Tax Commissioner attempted to recover the amounts in December 2005 by requiring
Virgin Blue to retain $65 million in declared dividends instead of paying them to the
two shareholder companies.

At the time, Cricket SA held 23 per cent of the issued capital of Virgin Blue and Virgin
Holdings held 2.08 per cent.

The day after the commissioner issued notices to retain the dividends the two companies
assigned their dividend rights to a third party - Bluebottle - which gave Virgin Blue
an irrevocable direction to pay a fourth party - Barfair.

Bluebottle, Cricket SA, Virgin Holdings and Barfair won an action they brought in the
NSW Supreme Court to declare the various transactions effective and the tax commissioner's
notices invalid.

The decision was overturned by the Court of Appeal which ordered Virgin Blue to pay
the commissioner the dividends.

The four companies appealed that decision to the High Court which today, in an unanimous
decision, ruled that Virgin Blue was obliged to retain from the dividends sufficient funds
to pay the tax liabilities of Cricket SA and Virgin Holdings.

The court held that Virgin Blue, despite the assignments to Bluebottle, had control
of money belonging to its shareholders on the day the dividends were declared.

As a result it remained liable to pay the dividends to Cricket SA and Virgin Holdings.

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Vic: Man released after questioning over woman's death

AAP General News (Australia)
04-22-2007
Vic: Man released after questioning over woman's death

MELBOURNE, April 22 AAP - Police have released a man they were questioning over the
death of a woman in Melbourne's south-east.

The woman, 51, was found on the ground floor of her unit in Poath Road, Hughesdale,
about 11.20pm (AEST) yesterday.

Police said the cause of death was unknown but it was being treated as suspicious.

Homicide detectives today interviewed a 52-year-old Hughesdale man but later released
him without charge pending further inquiries.

An autopsy was conducted on the dead woman today, while forensic experts combed her
home for clues.

The investigation is continuing.

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WA: Horror run on WA roads lifts toll to 200

AAP General News (Australia)
12-21-2006
WA: Horror run on WA roads lifts toll to 200

A man has been killed when his car dropped into a ditch .. rolled and smashed into
a tree in Western Australia's south.

Police say the 46-year-old man was travelling along Lower Denmark Road at Cuthbert
.. near Albany .. at about nin o'clock (WDT) last night when the crash happened.

He was rushed to Albany Hospital but didn't survive.

The death is the sixth on WA roads in about 24 hours.

It brings the state's road toll for the year so far to 200 .. compared to 152 at the
same time last year.

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NSW: Man's body found in NSW house

AAP General News (Australia)
08-14-2006
NSW: Man's body found in NSW house

SYDNEY, Aug 14 AAP - A man's body has been found in a house on the NSW Central Coast, police say.

A relative concerned about the welfare of the 64-year-old found his body at the property
in Bias Avenue at Bateau Bay.

Police could not confirm reports that the man, who sustained injuries to his torso,
had been shot.

A crime scene has been established and local police are at the scene.

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WA: WA braces for yet another cyclone

AAP General News (Australia)
04-07-2006
WA: WA braces for yet another cyclone

PERTH, April 7 AAP - A cyclone menacing Western Australia's north looks set to be the
fourth to cross the Pilbara coast this year.

The region is bracing itself for the category two Cyclone Hubert, expected cross the
WA coast west of Onslow tonight or early tomorrow morning.

The weather bureau says at last report Hubert was about 195km north of Onslow and 240km
north northwest of Exmouth, moving south, southwest at 12km per hour.

But it was not expected to intensify and may even weaken before reaching land, the bureau said.

Gale-force winds of up to 100kph were forecast along the west Pilbara coast this morning,
but more destructive winds were expected in coastal areas between Exmouth and Mardie this
afternoon or tonight.

The Karratha, Roebourne, Dampier, Onslow, Exmouth and Mardie communities were placed
on blue alert, meaning cyclone damage was likely.

Onslow's senior police officer Sergeant Bill Allan said local residents were prepared
for their second cyclone in just over a week, following Cyclone Glenda.

About 12 hours of continuous rain had resulted in some local flooding but so far no
buildings had been damaged, he said.

And there had been no evacuations.

"The central wind gusts are 150kph," he said. "One hundred and fifty is still a good
gust of wind and they can do as just as much damage as Glenda's, and I think Glenda were
150-160kph."

Major resource projects in the region were taking precautions, either shutting down
or moving operations.

Woodside Petroleum, Santos and BHP Billiton have all moved some facilities and shut down others.

Rio Tinto has started securing its port operations at Dampier.

Hubert is WA's seventh cyclone of the season and if it does make land, it will be the
fourth to do so in the Pilbara region this year.

The last time that happened was six years ago.

"We went back through the records and the last time we had four crossings was in the
season 1999/2000 so, it's the best part of six years," Bureau of Meteorology forecaster
Neil Bennett told ABC radio today.

"And all in the one area, all through that western Pilbara region."

Category four storm Glenda crossed the coast at Onslow on March 30, Cyclone Emma crossed
in February and Clare in January.

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Fed: Pine Gap invaders face jail threat

AAP General News (Australia)
12-09-2005
Fed: Pine Gap invaders face jail threat

Five peace activists are facing up to seven years' jail .. for breaking into a top
secret military base in central Australia early today.

The members of the group .. Christians Against All Terrorism .. have been charged by
police at the Pine Gap US-Australian facility .. near Alice Springs.

One of those charged is DONNA MULHEARN .. the former human shield who was abducted
and briefly held by militants in the Iraqi flashpoint city of Fallujah in April last year.







Northern Territory police say three men and two women have been charged with damaging
commonwealth property, trespassing on commonwealth land and unlawfully entering a prohibited
area.

They also face NT charges of unlawfully damaging property .. after allegedly cutting
holes in fences.

Another female activist will be summonsed to face court in Alice Springs next week
.. for obstructing police.







Those charged include Sydney resident MULHEARN .. who's 37 .. 50-year-old JIM DOWLING
from Dayboro near Brisbane .. 51-year-old BRIAN LAW from of Cairns, and Brisbane residents
ADELE GOLDIE .. who's 29 .. and 47-year-old SEAN O'REILLY.

They've been bailed to face the Alice Springs Magistrates Court next Wednesday.

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Reducing cost of bank supervision would lower commissions.

MEXICO CITY, Sep 9, 2002 (El Economista/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- Improving bank authorities' supervision through new technology could help lower bank costs and consequently commissions, said David Murray, Chief Executive of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. In an interview, Murray said that in his experience, making commissions competitive is closely related to improved supervision. Murray, who is participating in an effort to standardize information among the banking institutions of the Asia-Pacific region, said that the Mexican banking system has great expectations for growth over the coming years. He said foreign participation in the local banking system would have a positive effect.

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NO-GROWTHERS DESTROY WESTERN COMMUNITIES.(Editorial)

My 21-year-old daughter is leaving the small Western college town she grew up in for a large West Coast city, and I couldn't be happier.

After low wages and a cul de sac of career opportunities, she finally figured out that her quality of life would increase educationally, culturally and, most important, vocationally in a metropolitan setting.

I had left a year earlier for the Midwest, and two years ago her mom left for California. Like so many of her friends, my daughter had been brought to the West so her parents could fulfill some back-to-land-experience-the-West fantasy. Then we left and she stayed.

Truth is, there isn't much of a future in the Inter-mountain West for young adults. Whether in Hamilton, Moab, Livingston or Sandpoint, these safe, pastoral enclaves may be great environments to raise kids, but they are not great places to raise young adults.

And we, their parents, have only ourselves to blame. For it is our own strident opposition to development that stifles opportunities for our offspring and forces our children outward. Though we will deny it, this exodus kills any continuity of community.

Recently, a proposal to build a hotel-convention center in a dilapidated section of Moscow, Idaho, was met with fierce opposition by the usual suspects. The possibility of an evil out-of-state conspiracy was raised by a Fresno, Calif., native. A retired professor - Stanford alumnus - barked out his concerns on an Internet chat line about how Californians needed to control "their breeding." Despite all that chitty chat, no one mentioned that nearby Washington State University was graduating dozens of young, ambitious adults annually from its hotel and restaurant administration program who would have loved to cut their professional teeth in the area. Seattle, San Francisco and Portland, here they come.

When you have college and high school graduates fleeing the premises each year, what is left is a cantankerous, unimaginative group of grumpy old men and women in their 40s and 50s who cling desperately to an unrealistic goal of no-growth. We Western baby boomers, who were supposed to be the cool generators of change, have become paranoid obstacles to sustainability. As our children give up on their homes, they take with them the vitality of youth, along with their creativity and nerve - the very heart of any viable community.

One begins to wonder what kind of development would be acceptable to the old guard aside from a food co-op, a vintage clothing store, a cafe featuring bitter coffee and an independent book store full of romantic memoirs about the splendor of living "Out West."

Why are we so anxious to preserve weed-choked lots on the edge of towns? Why do the veins in our collective necks pop out when a new subdivision is proposed, even though many of those new homes will house long-time residents who want to trade up, opening older homes to first-time buyers? Do we think that our communities have to remain static?

We hold onto such fallacies at the expense of our children. They grow up absorbing our own complaints about dead-end jobs and our lack of career choices. They see us settle for less. They listen to us at the dinner table rail and spew against developers. They marinate in a stew of fear.

It's not that we should roll over to bad development plans. Involvement and vigilance in local planning is key to healthy towns. But when every proposal is instantly condemned as part of some evil right-wing menace, how does one even get a chance to sort out the good from the bad? When do we begin to factor in our children's economic future?

In other parts of the country multi-generational roots are set more firmly into the social soil. In the part of the Midwest where I live, there are so many opportunities that the kids have the choice to leave permanently or to settle in and start families and small businesses. The plumber who installed our new shower went to grade school with the floor man who played T-ball with the carpenter who built our new door. Roots are so strong that it would take much more than a convenience store to cut them apart.

We want our children to spread their wings and conquer the world. But if they return, we need to offer them more than skateboard parks, groovy cafes and frustrated parents.

POW! DISTRIBUTION: Announcing PrintScreen Deluxe 4.0.

M2 PRESSWIRE-10 May 1999-POW! DISTRIBUTION: Announcing PrintScreen Deluxe 4.0 (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Other additional features of Version 4 include:

* Captures DOS Screens

* Support for 25 Image File formats including GIF and TIFF

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* MAPI support for instant emailing - ideal for support purposes.

* Time delay function

* Thumbnail viewer

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Skechers USA Sets Date to Release 2Q Financial Results.

Skechers USA, Inc., a global leader in lifestyle footwear, announced that the Company's conference call to review its fiscal 2011 second quarter financial results will be broadcast live over the internet on Wednesday, July 27, at 1:30 p.m. PDT / 4:30 p.m. EDT.

Participating on the call will be David Weinberg, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

According to the Company, the call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at skx.com. The call will be archived for two weeks. For those unable to participate during the live broadcast, a replay will be available beginning July 27, at 7:30 p.m. EDT, through August 11, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. To access the replay, dial 877-870-5176 (U.S.) or 858-384-5517 (International) and use passcode: 4457030.

Skechers USA, Inc. designs, develops and markets a diverse range of footwear for men, women and children.

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A ticking time bomb.

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Dubai Cares, a charity aiming to provide access to primary education in developing countries for one million children, is to join with Save the Children to provide life-saving assistance to women and children affected by the growing food crisis in Ethiopia.Aa The Ethiopia initiative marks the expansion of an existing partnership between the two charities that was announced in April and has already supported primary education programmes in Sudan and Yemen.Aa Dubai Cares is partnering with Save the Children to initiate emergency nutrition programmes to aid tens of thousands of malnourished Ethiopian children and women in drought-ridden regions, specifically the Southern Nations and Nationalities Peoples Region, Oromiya and Somalia Regional State.Oxfam, the international aid organisation, says Ethiopia is currently facing what it calls a "toxic cocktail" of drought, high food prices, delivery problems and plagues.The UK-based charity says Ethiopia, one of the world's hungriest nations, has seen a drought kill the entire spring crop in some areas and global inflation double the price of food.In addition, armed rebellion in the Somali region has disrupted food delivery and assorted plagues from insects to hailstones have hit the country.

Since 1985, Ethiopia's population has doubled to almost 80 million while per-capita farm production has declined leading to one famine expert to term Ethiopia's problems asAa "a ticking time bomb".The support of Dubai Cares, which was announced yesterday, will help enable Save the Children to provide key health and nutrition aid through its innovative community-based therapeutic care (CTC) sites. By establishing eight CTCs, Save the Children will reach nearly 26,000 moderately malnourished children and 4,900 severely malnourished children under the age of five in these regions. The programme will also reach 21,600 pregnant or breast-feeding mothers.Reem Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State and chairperson of Dubai Cares board of directors, said: "We are committed to providing emergency relief to the people of Ethiopia during this time of great need. The escalating food crisis triggered by a growing drought and rising food prices has put large numbers of Ethiopian children and their families at risk."Margaret Schuler, Save the Children's country director in Ethiopia, added: "This partnership with Dubai Cares is significant. It will allow Save the Children to access critically needed food commodities to support the needs of thousands of children in Ethiopia who are the most dramatically impacted by the current food crisis. We greatly appreciate the support."Aa Dubai Cares has positioned itself as a strategic coordinator actively engaged with international aid agencies to develop primary education programmes and to ensure immediate impact on the ground. It is the largest charitable establishment solely devoted to improving primary education in the world.Dubai Cares has prioritised its phase one grants to countries that demonstrate the highest gap in primary education. Earlier this year, it announced 12 beneficiary countries including Bangladesh, Bosnia, Chad, Comoros Islands, Djibouti, Maldives, Mauritania, Niger, Pakistan, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Sudan and Yemen, as well as Palestinian refugees (in Lebanon and Jordan).Save the Children is the leading independent organisation creating lasting change for children in the United States and around the world. For more than 75 years, Save the Children has been helping children survive and thrive by improving their health, education and economic opportunities and, in times of acute crisis, mobilising lifesaving assistance to help children recover from the effects of war, conflict and natural disasters.Dubai Cares, set up by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai last year raised dhs1.7 billion during an eight-week drive to raise funds for the needy across the world.Sheikh Mohammed then doubled the amount raised, allowing dhs3.4 billion to be donated.

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Bigmouthmedia appoints Mike Mason as director of product portfolio.

Bigmouthmedia, global digital media company, has announced the appointment of Mike Mason as director of product portfolio. Underlining the company's commitment to high quality client service, Mike's role will see him take operational responsibility for delivering a programme of best practice and continuous improvement to services across the entire bigmouthmedia client roster.

Mike will also take ownership of the day-to-day running of a broad range of services including search engine optimization, PPC, performance marketing, usability and reporting & analytics for bigmouthmedia's mid-tier clients.

Mike has worked in the technology, mobile and telecoms sectors for over 20 years in operational and sales and marketing roles, including sales and marketing director at the post sales service provider Regenersis and a 10 year stint as a non-executive director for Codestuff. Mike has also led teams that designed and delivered successful services for some of the world's leading technology and communications brands, including Telefonica, Panasonic, Deutsche Post (DHL), Vodafone, Sony and Apple.

Phil Gripton, MD at bigmouthmedia said: "bigmouthmedia is a mature company with a global footprint and delivering consistent, high quality campaigns to all of our clients is the central value of our business. Moreover our clients should, and do, expect this whether they are a start-up or a blue-chip brand. Mike's breadth of experience will be a significant asset to the bigmouthmedia senior team and his proven track record in generating operational quality for some of the world's most recognisable technology firms will be critical to us in the coming months. His appointment represents our clear commitment to best practice and client-centred service delivery. I'm very much looking forward to Mike's contribution to the business"

Keywords: Advertising, Electronic, Internet Commerce, Marketing, Technology.

This article was prepared by Telecommunications Weekly editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2011, Telecommunications Weekly via VerticalNews.com.

New Higher Education Research Reported from University of Tel Aviv.(Report)

According to a study from Tel Aviv, Israel, "This study presents an empirical investigation of online hierarchical repositories of items presented to university students in Web-supported course websites, using Web mining methods. To this end, data from 1747 courses were collected, and the use of online repositories of content items in these courses was examined."

"At a later stage, courses with a significant repository size (15 files or more) were analyzed using clustering algorithms in order to reveal hierarchical structures and to identify associations between these structures and course characteristics. suggest five types of structures and some statistically significant differences between them regarding the researched variables," wrote A. Hershkovitz and colleagues, University of Tel Aviv.

The researchers concluded: "A discussion of these results is provided below."

Hershkovitz and colleagues published the results of their research in Internet and Higher Education (Types of online hierarchical repository structures. Internet and Higher Education, 2011;14(2 Sp. Iss.):107-112).

For additional information, contact A. Hershkovitz, Tel Aviv University, School Education, Knowledge Technology Laboratory, Tel Aviv, ISRAEL.

The publisher of the journal Internet and Higher Education can be contacted at: Elsevier Science Inc., 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010-1710, USA.

Keywords: City:Tel Aviv, Country:Israel, Region:Asia, Emerging Technologies, Higher Education, Machine Learning, Public Education, Web Mining

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2010 U.S. Online Auto Insurance Policy Shopping and Quote Submission Sustains Significant Activity Seen in 2009.

comScore Releases 2011 Online Auto Insurance Report on Shopping and Servicing Activity

RESTON, Va., May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its 2011 Online Auto Insurance Report, a two-part report that provides a detailed analysis of the industry in 2010 along with behaviors, attitudes and intentions of consumers conducting auto insurance transactions online. The first report in the series, the 2011 Online Auto Insurance Shopping Report, presents a detailed overview of the online auto insurance acquisition market, with insights into overall industry trends, the competitive landscape and key areas influencing consumers' online decision-making process. The second report, the 2011 Online Auto Insurance Servicing Report, offers an in-depth look at consumer attitudes toward the servicing of their existing auto insurance policies. Among the topics covered in the second report are bill payment behaviors, incidence of servicing activities online, future intent, and preferences toward interacting with agents both online and offline.

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The study draws its analysis from comScore's research panel of 1 million U.S. consumers and a survey of more than 4,000 U.S. Internet users. Among its findings, the study shows online auto insurance channels continued to generate a high volume of insurance shopping activity in 2010, with 37 million quotes submitted and 2.9 million policies purchased over the year. This volume remains consistent with shopping levels seen in 2009, which saw significant growth from the prior year.

"The 2011 Online Auto Insurance Reports show the online auto insurance industry sustaining the dramatic increase in online shopping activity seen in 2009, indicating that the previous year was not merely a temporary gain in activity," said Susan Kleinman, comScore director. "This continued strength reinforces the positive shifts we perceived last year in consumer attitudes toward online auto insurance channels and the importance of these channels in reaching a growing number of consumers now accustomed to searching online for the best deals on insurance policies."

Online Quote Submission and Purchasing Activity Remains Strong in 2010

In 2009, online quote submission and purchasing saw a dramatic increase of 21 and 22 percent, respectively. In 2010, this volume of activity was maintained, with only minimal changes in the number of quotes submitted (down 3 percent) and the volume of insurance purchases made online (up 1 percent).

Growth in Online Auto Insurance Activities 2007-2010 Total U.S. Source: 2011 comScore Online Auto Insurance Shopping Report
Activity	Percent Change
	2007 vs. 2006	2008 vs. 2007	2009 vs. 2008	2010 vs. 2009
Quotes Submitted	15%	-1%	21%	-3%
Policies Purchased	37%	8%	22%	1%

In 2010, 32 percent of respondents who reported not having made an online auto insurance policy purchase in the past said they would be more likely to do so in the future. Notably, only 22 percent declared they would be unlikely to do so, a significant 17 percentage-point decrease from 2009. Such a pronounced shift in sentiment bodes well for the continued growth of the sector, indicating an enhanced ability to convert new users who in the past resisted using the online channel.

Percentage of Respondents Considering Purchasing Auto Insurance Online in the Future (Of Respondents Who Have Not Purchased Online) April 2011 Source: 2011 comScore Online Auto Insurance Survey
	Percentage of Respondents
	2009	2010	2011
Likely to Purchase Online in the Future	28%	35%	32%
Unsure of Purchasing Online in the Future	25%	25%	45%
Unlikely to Purchase Online in the Future	48%	39%	22%

Consumers Using Local Agents More Likely to Consider Other Methods in the Future

While the most popular method of initial auto insurance policy purchases for respondents continues to be going through a local insurance agent in person, one in five respondents now report having purchased their initial policies online, showing online channels gaining a larger share of the initial intake market.

Original Auto Insurance Purchase Method April 2011 Source: 2011 comScore Auto Insurance Survey
Purchase Method	Percentage of Respondents
	2009	2011
With a Local Agent In Person	49%	43%
Online	15%	20%
With a Local Agent Over the Phone	18%	18%
Over the Phone via a Toll-Free Number	13%	15%
Work/Other	5%	3%

In addition, those who currently service their policy with a local agent are also now more likely to consider using a different method of purchase in the future, with 22 percent of respondents saying they would be more likely to use another method in 2011, up from 16 percent in 2009.

Likelihood of Using Another Method to Purchase Auto Insurance (Of Respondents Who Currently Service their Policy with a Local Agent) April 2011 Source: 2011 comScore Online Auto Insurance Survey
	Percentage of Respondents
	2009	2011
Likely to Use Another Method	16%	22%
Unsure of Using Another Method	50%	53%
Unlikely to Use Another Method	34%	25%

"Although the significant growth in online auto insurance shopping in 2009 subsided in 2010, consumer preferences and attitudes toward online insurance channels indicate a growing regard for these channels as a better way to search for policies and engage with issuers," added Ms. Kleinman. "As more issuers build out their online channels and become more sophisticated in acquiring and servicing customers, we expect to see a continuing shift toward the use of these online channels for conducting auto insurance transactions."

About the 2011 Online Auto Insurance Report

The 2011 Online Auto Insurance Report is a two-part report series based on comScore's research panel of 1 million U.S. consumers and attitudinal insights gained from a comScore survey of 4,000 U.S. online consumers conducted in April 2011. The first report, the 2011 Online Auto Insurance Shopping Report, focuses on insights into the competitive landscape of the online auto insurance acquisition market. The second report, the 2011 Online Auto Insurance Servicing Report, analyzes consumer attitudes and behaviors related to online servicing activity.

To purchase a copy of one or both reports in the series, please visit: http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Presentations_Whitepapers/2011/2011_Online_Auto_Insurance_Report

For additional information on comScore Auto Insurance solutions, please contact Susan Kleinman at skleinman@comscore.com.

About comScore

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a global leader in measuring the digital world. For more information, please visit www.comscore.com/companyinfo.

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Autobytel Regains NASDAQ Compliance.

IRVINE, Calif. -- Autobytel Inc. (NASDAQ: ABTL), a leading automotive marketing services company, today announced that it has received a letter from The NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Director of The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC notifying the company that it has regained compliance with the previously reported listing deficiency and that the matter is now closed.

The letter from NASDAQ stated that on September 15, 2009, the staff notified the company that its common stock failed to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 over the previous 30 consecutive business days as required by the Listing Rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market. Since then, however, the closing bid price of Autobytel's common stock has been at $1.00 per share or greater for at least 10 consecutive business days. Accordingly, Autobytel has regained compliance with Listing Rule 5450(a)(1).

About Autobytel Inc.

Autobytel Inc. (NASDAQ: ABTL), a leading automotive marketing services company, pioneered the automotive Internet when it launched autobytel.com in 1995. Since then, the company has helped tens of millions of automotive consumers research vehicles; connected thousands of dealers nationwide with motivated car buyers, and helped every major automaker market its brand online. Today, through its flagship website Autobytel.com[R], its network of automotive sites including Autoweb.com[R], AutoSite.com[R], Car.com(sm), CarSmart.com[R], CarTV.com[R], and MyRide.com[R], and its respected online partners, Autobytel continues its dedication to innovating the industry's highest quality Internet programs to provide consumers with a comprehensive and positive automotive research and purchasing experience, and auto dealers, dealer groups and auto manufacturers with one of the industry's most productive and cost-effective customer referral and marketing programs.

ErgoTech Announces WebLeader E-Mailroom, a Sophisticated E-Mail Routing System for your Website

E-Mailroom Automates Webmaster Tasks by Quickly Routing Web Inquiries to

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NEW YORK, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- ErgoTech, today announced the beta release of WebLeader E-Mailroom, a Web-based, e-mail routing application that quickly responds to and routes inquiries posted to a Web site. Based on Lotus Development Corp.'s Lotus Domino server, WebLeader E-Mailroom forwards any free-form e-mail message to the correct party automatically by Internet e-mail.

WebLeader E-Mailroom acts as an e-mail switchboard that transforms a static Web site into a truly interactive business tool. It is designed to automate certain Webmaster tasks, by immediately sending an acknowledgment response to the inquirer. On the back end, using the sophisticated WebLeader engine, E-Mailroom routes the e-mail to the appropriate internal resources based on pre-defined, customizable assignment rules. Assignment Rules with simple or complex conditions can be easily configured and modified directly from any Web browser. Inquiries are then assigned to the appropriate individual and are automatically delivered to their mailbox via the corporate intranet for action.

"Companies are quickly learning that responding to Web inquiries, routing them to the appropriate person and then providing timely follow-up is a cumbersome, labor intensive task," said Mitchell Orlowsky, Vice President of Business Development at ErgoTech. "Using WebLeader E-Mailroom, companies can quickly and easily respond to their customers and prospects, while streamlining their internal response processes."

WebLeader E-Mailroom utilizes a Domino backend. E-mail messages can be archived in an internal database for future action or reference. E-Mailroom features a flexible, easy to customize reporting that can be viewed by recipient, date or location. Unassigned mail can be manually routed quickly and easily by an administrator.

System Requirements

WebLeader E-Mailroom requires a Lotus Domino release 4.5 server running OS/2 Warp or Windows NT. For clients not currently using Domino, ErgoTech and their partners offer remote hosting services that can be integrated with their current Web site.

Pricing and Availability

WebLeader E-Mailroom will be available for beta testing June 23rd. Free trial copies can be downloaded from the ErgoTech Web site at http://www.ergo-tech.com, or by sending an e-mail request to ergomail@ergo- tech.com. Please call 800-289-9801 for product pricing.

WebLeader Technology

Available since September 1996, WebLeader technology offers powerful, forms-based Rapid Automated Response tools that enable organizations to leverage the World Wide Web to streamline critical business processes. WebLeader technology offers a sophisticated rules-based engine that can be implemented as an "out-of-the-box" stand alone application for small to medium size organizations, or integrated as a framework for more complex enterprise solutions. The WebLeader product line can be easily configured from any Web browser for business processes that involve assignment of tasks, routing of information, approvals and feedback across a team of people.

About ErgoTech

Founded in 1989, ErgoTech is a leader in developing applications that automate complex business processes utilizing corporate Intranets, Extranets and the Internet. The company focuses on the development and marketing of Web-based Rapid Automated Response tools and related software and consulting services. The WebLeader product line, including WebLeader E-Mailroom are marketed primarily through ErgoTech's network of worldwide business partners. ErgoTech is a Lotus Premium Business Partner.

NOTE: ErgoTech, WebLeader, and WebLeader E-Mailroom are being trademarked by ErgoTech. Lotus and Lotus Notes are registered trademarks and Notes and Domino are trademarks of Lotus Development Corp. All other company names and products are trademarks of their respective companies.

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BAY NETWORKS PROVIDES LIVENET'S ATM AND FDDI BACKBONE NETWORKS AT COMNET '96

         Delivers Internet, Switched Ethernet and ATM Connectivity 

WASHINGTON, COMNET BOOTH #1118, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Bay Networks today announced that its multiprotocol router, intelligent hub, and high-speed switch products are supporting the ATM and FDDI backbone for LiveNet '96, the advanced, enterprise network on view at the three- day ComNet '96 Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C. In addition, the company has provided networking technical support to assist the multivendor team in the planning, installation, and operation of LiveNet.

LiveNet offers both show attendees and exhibitors a live, real- world example of connectivity between legacy and advanced network technologies in an enterprise-modeled network. As the showcase network for ComNet '96, LiveNet provides a complex, heterogeneous corporate network environment, supporting all vendors, including those running enterprise applications such as multimedia, video conferencing, groupware and messaging for business departments.

Bay Networks has deployed a Backbone Concentrator Node (BCN(R)) router with Virtual Network Routing for the ATM network, a System 5000(TM) hub, and 4 LattisCell(TM) ATM switches throughout the LiveNet demonstration. In addition, the company has connected 2 Fast Ethernet LattisSwitch(TM) switches to the BCN router, providing terminals on the show floor with switched Ethernet access to the Internet.

Bay Networks' internetworking products support a range of applications, demonstrations and network services operating in FDDI, Ethernet, SMDS, wireless, and ATM environments. Building ATM and FDDI Backbones

Bay Networks' BCN router, equipped with an integrated ATM Link Module, delivers Virtual Network Routing, multivendor connectivity, and interoperability in LiveNet's ATM and FDDI backbone networks. The BCN router also offers full Internet service via a connection to the PSI Net, the Internet service provider for LiveNet, as well as access to SMDS services provided by MCI.

Supporting a variety of video and other high bandwidth applications, Bay Networks is also exhibiting the connectivity capabilities of its LattisCell ATM switches interoperating with the company's BCN routers and other multivendor ATM switches.

"By deploying Bay Networks routing and switching products throughout the collapsed backbone and providing high-speed Internet connectivity for the entire LiveNet, we are able to demonstrate emerging technologies in a real-time, real-world enterprise-wide internetworking solution," stated Thaddeus Bissell, Bay Networks' networking specialist assigned to the LiveNet team. "The LiveNet gives us the opportunity to confirm our commitment to industry standards, multivendor interoperability, and multivendor connectivity."

Bay Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNET) is a leading worldwide supplier of a full range of highly available, multiprotocol routers, intelligent hubs, high-speed switches, and sophisticated network management products for organizations building enterprise-wide information internetworks. Through its recent acquisition of Xylogics, a leader in the remote access market, Bay Networks also offers a complete line of award-winning analog, channelized T-1 and ISDN remote access products that provide remote users and offices transparent access to corporate network resources. With more than 1,500 resellers and 2,000 direct sales and customer support personnel worldwide, Bay Networks markets and supports its comprehensive product suite in 121 offices, providing 7x24 global support coverage. Bay Networks' World Wide Web address is: http://www.baynetworks.com.

NOTE: Bay Networks, Backbone Concentrator Node and Xylogics are registered trade marks, and System 5000, LattisCell, and LattisSwitch are trademarks of Bay Networks, Inc. Other trademarks are owned by their respective holders.

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Independent Results Support the Use of BioCurex Technology for Gastric Cancer.

RICHMOND, British Columbia -- BioCurex, Inc. (OTCBB:BOCX) announced today that a group of scientists led by Dr. So Tsuboi from the Shigei Medical Research Hospital, Japan, have published results on the expression of the receptor for AFP (RECAF) in normal, benign and malignant stomach tissue. The tissue study used a variation of the Company's Histo-RECAF kit. The results indicate that RECAF was expressed in 34 out of 47 cancers and not expressed in 59 out of 61 normal or benign tissues. The authors conclude that RECAF may become a new clinically useful marker of gastric cancer.

The paper was published in the peer reviewed international journal Tumor Biology, published by Karger AG. The journal was founded in 1890 for disseminating medical and scientific knowledge.

The other institutions involved in this study were the Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences; the Okayama Citizen's Hospital; and the Oota Memorial Hospital, Fukuyama.

For more information on the article: http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion= ShowAbstract&ProduktNr=224124&Ausgabe=232278&ArtikelNr=96071. (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)

The work was completely independent from BioCurex, which provided, free of cost, the reagents necessary to carry out the work.

Dr. Ricardo Moro, president and CEO, BioCurex, stated: "Stomach cancer in Japan has a higher incidence than in the Western world and it is one of the primary areas of focus for cancer research in that country. This paper reports 73% sensitivity with 97% specificity using Histo-RECAF for tissue examination. Given the small number of samples, the difference in the technique and the distribution of cancer types in Japan compared to the Western hemisphere, the results are consistent with our findings for Serum-RECAF.

This is another example of external validation supporting the potential to use RECAF for diagnosis and perhaps even treatment of cancers. We are discussing the possibility of utilizing and correlating Serum-RECAF in the authors' own laboratories as a prelude to engaging Japanese scientific companies in licensing discussions."

About BioCurex:

BioCurex, Inc. is a biotechnology company that is developing products based on patented/proprietary technology in the areas of cancer diagnosis, imaging and therapy. The technology identifies a cancer marker known as RECAF(TM), which is found on malignant cells from a variety of cancer types but is absent in most normal or benign cells.

BioCurex has signed a licensing agreement with Abbott Laboratories for BioCurex's RECAF(TM) Cancer technology as outlined in a joint press release dated March 29, 2005. The release noted that the cancer marker RECAF(TM) has emerged as a potential biomarker that may be useful in the development of new cancer diagnostics tests. Preliminary studies from the investigators at BioCurex have reported a high level of clinical sensitivity and specificity for RECAF in many of the most common cancers, including prostate, breast, colorectal, lung and others.

To read more about the Company, please visit the News section in our web site (www.biocurex.com).

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The Company has not authorized the release of this information in any form that contravenes the Communication Act and will not be responsible for unsolicited massive distribution of this material by e-mail or facsimile by unauthorized parties. Statements in this press release, which are not historical facts, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning given to that term in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. 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.

PCTEL Hires Telecom Executive to Head Business Development; Jim Giacobazzi Joins PCTEL.

CHICAGO -- PCTEL, Inc. (Nasdaq:PCTI), a leader in broadband wireless solutions, recently appointed Jim Giacobazzi as Vice President, Business Development and Strategy. In that capacity, Mr. Giacobazzi will drive global manufacturing and the development of network optimization solutions.

Prior to joining PCTEL, Mr. Giacobazzi held senior positions at Andrew Corporation, Motorola, and Comsat RSI. Giacobazzi is a 20 year wireless communications veteran with deep experience in manufacturing, product design, and marketing. While at Andrew, Giacobazzi had global responsibility for the Base Station Antenna and Microwave Antenna Product Divisions.

"It is great to be part of the PCTEL team," said Giacobazzi. "I'm eager to make contributions to PCTEL's strategy to grow its wireless broadband businesses and to compete globally," added Giacobazzi.

PCTEL recently acquired Sigma Wireless Technologies, a leader in the design and development of remotely-controlled, tiltable antennas for UMTS networks. The acquisition, which was completed in early July, was PCTEL's fifth acquisition in three years. In addition to Sigma Wireless Technologies, PCTEL acquired CyberPixie (2002), Dynamic Telecommunications (2003), Maxrad (2004) and several product lines from Andrew Corporation (2004). The company has grown from less than $1 million in quarterly wireless revenues to just over $18 million last quarter.

"We are pleased to have Jim on board," said Marty Singer, PCTEL's Chairman and CEO. "Jim is a very high quality telecom executive who will help PCTEL move to the next level," added Singer.

About PCTEL

PCTEL, Inc. (Nasdaq:PCTI), is a global leader in wireless broadband solutions. PCTEL's Antenna Products Group (http://antenna.pctel.com) designs, distributes, and supports innovative antenna solutions for public safety applications, unlicensed and licensed wireless broadband, fleet management, network timing, and other GPS applications. PCTEL's Mobility Solutions' (http://mobilitysolutions.pctel.com) software tools provide secure, access independent, remote connectivity to the Internet and VoIP capability for converged handsets. PCTEL's RF Solutions' (http://rfsolutions.pctel.com) portfolio of OEM receivers, receiver based products and interference management solutions are used to measure, monitor and optimize cellular networks.

PCTEL protects its leadership position with a portfolio of more than 130 analog and broadband communications, wireless and antenna patents, issued or pending. The company's products are sold or licensed to wireless carriers, wireless ISPs, distributors, system integrators, wireless test and measurement companies, wireless network equipment and handset manufacturers, PC card manufacturers and government agencies. PCTEL headquarters are located at 8725 West Higgins Road, Suite 400, Chicago, IL 60631. Telephone: 773-243-3000. For more information, please visit our web site at: http://www.pctel.com.