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TV Mobile Phone – Watch FIFA World Cup Anywhere and Anytime

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. And this is what all football fans all over the world have been waiting for. Are you a big football fan and by which means do you watch the games?

Of course, the super large TV set is the best choice. However, it’s not the case for the people who need extra work or travel on business. They may choose to watch video, but it can never be as fantastic as watching the live show. Then nice TV mobile phones appear very important. Some large screen TV phones can make you enjoy the World Cup more pleasantly.

3.7 inch screen: Samsung I8180C

It comes with built-in mobile TV module. You can watch TV programs through the 3.7 inch screen as you get out the antenna. Of course, it can never be an awful choice for watching World Cup. What’s more, it doesn’t only support mobile TV function, but also comes with excellent hardware configurations.

It’s of touch-sensitive and straight board design. The whole model comes with a sense of simplicity. The pure black body looks very stable and weighty. The red line design on the back side makes it some kind of fashionable. The screen is a highlight of the model. The 3.7 inch WVGA AMOLED screen ensures you wonderful display.

The 5,000,000 pixel camera is also magnificent. We know Samsung I8180C uses the Windows Mobile6.5. The third party software resources are very adequate. The 800MHz processor offers you a smooth operation speed.

The built-in GPS and Wi-Fi are also supported. It turns to be a more outstanding phone. By the way, it has 8GB built-in memory. There’s no possibility for the users to complain the saving-space.

3.7 inch screen: MOTO MT710

As a masterpiece of MOTO in 2010, except for supporting CMMB, the OPhone can never be looked down in design and performance. It’s of asymmetric design in appearance. The special design makes it quite different and fashionable.

It’s impressive for the black front side and red back side. The 3.7 inch WVGA screen reflects the true nature of display. A 5,000,000 pixel camera is of mainstream standard.

MOTO MT710 is a mobile phone with OMS operation system. Software support is also good. It supports the TD network of China Mobile. It also supports Wi-Fi and GPS.

One year ago, it may be a joke to talk about watching World Cup on mobile phones. However, it’s no more a gag, but a real and valuable application in our life. At present, the mobile TV hasn’t been widely accepted by the American and Europe market. However, there are more and more companies start to enter into the free mobile TV market.

In April there are 12 American TV channel operators including the Norman Fox, NBC and Gannett integrating broadcasting and TV frequency spectrum by joint ventures broadcasting TV programs for 0.15 billion population. The mobile TV technology will be more and more popular on the market.

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SAP Enterprise Support: Initial KPIs Confirm Customer Value

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SAP Postpones Decision on Pricing for SAP Enterprise Support and Intensifies Engagement With Customers and User Groups
WALLDORF, Germany – SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that the 2009 KPI achievements of the SUGEN SAP Enterprise Support program have shown clear value to participating SAP customers. SAP and the SAP User Group Executive Network (SUGEN), a global federation of 12 key SAP user groups, want to thank all customers that actively took part in this innovative program launched in April 2009.
Through the collaboration with these customers, the program has made significant progress in a short time frame. Building on these positive results, SAP has formed a task force to reach out to customers and user groups to continue and enhance the ongoing dialogue and incorporate their feedback in order to maximize customer value from SAP’s entire support offerings. SAP plans to provide the outcomes of the task force the beginning of 2010. Until then, a decision on pricing for Enterprise Support has therefore been postponed. With this, SAP once again demonstrates that it takes the concerns of its customers seriously and also recognizes the ongoing pressures bearing down on IT budgets in the current economic environment.
With SAP Enterprise Support, SAP launched an industry-leading, proactive support offering and accompanying program to demonstrate customer value. The focus is on business continuity, business process improvement, protection of investment, and reducing total cost of operations by increasing efficiencies and decreasing system downtime. SAP remains strongly committed to helping our customers both protect their investments and closely manage costs.
About SAP® Enterprise Support
SAP® Enterprise Support services support the entire lifecycle of SAP applications, including services for custom code, from implementation to day-to-day operations. By proactively identifying risks and providing faster time to resolution, it helps minimize system downtime. Customers can gain increased visibility into the IT operations of their organizations and across their businesses for more informed decision-making. Standardizing support process further identifies areas for operational efficiencies. With SAP Enterprise Support, customers have a standardized approach to managing the systems environment, which supports faster problem resolution, less configuration and testing investment and, ultimately, can deliver better returns on software investments
About SAP
SAP is the world’s leading provider of business software(*), offering applications and services that enable companies of all sizes and in more than 25 industries to become best-run businesses. With more than 92,000 customers in over 120 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE, under the symbol “SAP.” For more information, visit www.sap.com.
(*) SAP defines business software as comprising enterprise resource planning, business intelligence, and related applications.
Any statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “predict,” “should” and “will” and similar expressions as they relate to SAP are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. SAP undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. The factors that could affect SAP’s future financial results are discussed more fully in SAP’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including SAP’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.

Source: WEBWIRE

Ahold Signs New Infrastructure and Applications Services Agreement with HP

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PALO ALTO, Calif., HP Enterprise Services today announced that Ahold, an international group of leading supermarket companies based in the United States and Europe, has extended its existing relationship with HP by signing a new seven-year infrastructure and applications services agreement.
The contract extension is designed to reduce the complexity and improve the efficiency of Ahold’s technology environment.
“Success in today’s global retailing market requires more than retailing knowledge – it requires a flexible technology foundation to optimize operations, innovate, serve customers and support company growth,” said Mike Klaus, vice president and general manager, Consumer and Transportation Industries, HP Enterprise Services. “Extending our relationship will help Ahold further improve the technology services that support its continued business success
Under the terms of the agreement, HP will continue to provide management and support services for Ahold’s global data center environment, which includes mainframes, servers and storage. In addition, HP will implement HP Business Service Automation to make server and storage capabilities more robust and more highly available. Ahold will use HP ProLiant rack servers, HP StorageWorks XP Disk Arrays as well as HP ProCurve 2610 and 5412 switches.
HP also will provide network services for Ahold’s extensive network that connects its supply chain and distribution with its 3,000 stores, warehouses and office locations across Europe and the United States.
Ahold’s workplace computing environment for more than 200,000 Ahold associates in Europe and the United States will continue to be managed by HP. The services include a full suite of workplace services across its store and office environments including service desk and site support services. HP also will migrate Ahold employees to HP hardware including HP EliteBook 2500, 6900 and 8500 series notebooks and HP dx2400, dc5800, dc7900 series Business Desktops.
In the United States, HP will provide applications management for a wide range of Ahold’s critical business and administrative applications.
HP will deliver these services to Ahold primarily from sites in Argentina, Belgium, Germany, India, Malaysia, The Netherlands, Spain and the United States that are part of the HP Best Shore® global delivery network.
HP Enterprise Services is the recently announced brand name for Electronic Data Systems, LLC.
About Ahold
Ahold is an international group of leading supermarket companies based in the United States and Europe. The company is committed to being a leader in each of the markets in which it operates and has powerful local brands that set it apart from the competition. As a group, Ahold leverages knowledge, consumer insight and scale across its businesses to operate in a simple, responsible and efficient way. The company continuously innovates products, services and store formats to build customer loyalty and to achieve sustainable, profitable growth. More information about Ahold is available at ahold.com.
About HP
HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world’s largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com/.
This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning expected development, performance or market share relating to products and services; any statements regarding anticipated operational and financial results; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the execution and performance of contracts by HP and its customers, suppliers and partners; the achievement of expected operational and financial results; and other risks that are described in HP’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2009 and HP’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to HP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008. HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

Source: WEBWIRE

Australian Government to consider new approaches to disability

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The Productivity Commission will investigate the feasibility of new approaches for funding and delivering long-term disability care and support.
The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, announced the inquiry at the National Disability Awards ceremony in Parliament House.
The inquiry forms part of the Australian Governments ten year National Disability Strategy being developed with State and Territory Governments and in consultation with the National People with Disabilities and Carer Council.
The Productivity Commission inquiry will examine the feasibility, costs and benefits of replacing the current system of disability services with a new approach which provides long-term essential care and support for people with severe or profound disabilities however acquired.
The inquiry will examine a range of options for long-term care and support including consideration of whether a no-fault social insurance approach to disability is appropriate in Australia. It will also examine if a scheme would fit with Australias health, aged care, income support and injury insurance systems.
These are complex issues that require rigorous analysis, design and costing. The feasibility study will assess whether a long-term care and support scheme would be appropriate, practical and economically responsible in the Australian context.
The Productivity Commission will consult widely and will be assisted by an associate commissioner with specialist disability expertise. An independent panel of experts will also be established to advise the Productivity Commission and Government during the Inquiry. The Australian Government will appoint the associate commissioner and the independent panel of experts shortly.
The Productivity Commission will report to Government in July 2011.
Figures released last week by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare showed that around 2.3 million Australians will have a high level of disability by 2030.
This inquiry is an opportunity to rethink how we support people with disabilities so that they can engage with their community, get a job where possible, and live a happy and meaningful life.
The Commonwealth and State and Territory Governments have adopted a bold vision for the National Disability Strategy – an inclusive Australian society that enables people with disability to fulfil their potential as equal citizens.
We need to harness support across all levels of government to make a difference.
Thats why the Commonwealth is also proposing that the strategy be developed through the Council of Australian Governments.
This long-term agenda comes on top of an historic increase to Disability Support Pension and Carer Payment recipients of $70.83 per fortnight for single pensioners on the maximum rate and $29.93 per fortnight for couple pensioners combined on the maximum rate.
The Government has also allocated substantial new funding under the new National Disability Agreement, with more than $5 billion in funding over five years to the states for specialist disability services, including supported accommodation, respite and in-home care.
This includes the highest ever level of indexation and means that in 2013 the Australian Governments contribution will exceed $1.2 billion, compared to $620 million in 2007 under the previous government.

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Matrox Announces Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 4.2 Support on the Mac for the Matrox MXO2 Family of I/O Devices

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Montreal, Canada, Matrox® Video Products Group today announced Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 4.2 support on the Mac for Matrox MXO2 Mini, MXO2 LE, MXO2 and MXO2 Rack. These devices provide all the features of an I/O devices1 and a sturdy breakout box with the added advantage of portability. They can be easily moved among the Mac Pros in a facility or taken on the road with MacBook Pros. Users get highly-reliable, broadcast-quality input/output and HDMI video monitoring with unique Matrox calibration controls including blue-only. They also benefit from a wide variety of HD and SD workflows with Adobe Premiere Pro thanks to Matrox MXO2’s 10-bit hardware up/down/cross scaling engine and support for a wealth of file-based formats and industry-standard codecs.
Adobe Premiere Pro users on the Mac can now choose from the entire Matrox MXO2 product line for maximum I/O flexibility said Wayne Andrews, Matrox product manager. They can edit anything, anywhere.
Key features of Matrox MXO2
* Works with Intel-based MacBook Pros, Mac Pros, and Apple Xserve systems
* Lightweight – less than 3½ lbs. (1600 grams)
* Fits in your laptop bag – 13 x 9½ x 2 (330mm x 241mm x 51mm)
* Can run off a field battery or its AC adapter
* HD/SD SDI, HD/SD analog component, Y/C, and composite inputs and outputs
* Genlock – SD analog black burst (bi-level) or HD tri-level sync
* 10-bit HDMI input, output, and monitoring with calibration controls including blue-only
* 10-bit realtime hardware up/down/cross conversion on capture and output
* Up to five user selectable simultaneous video outputs – HD and/or SD on HDMI, SDI, and analog
* Professional audio inputs and outputs including 5.1 surround sound monitoring
* Captures to a variety of codecs – 10-bit uncompressed HD and SD, DVCPRO HD, and many more
* File-based workflow support – XDCAM, XDCAM HD, XDCAM EX, P2, P2HD
* RED workflow support
* Works with Final Cut Pro, Apple Color, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects and all QuickTime applications that support the V-out component
* Three-year hardware warranty and complimentary telephone support
Price and availability
Matrox MXO2 products are available through a worldwide network of authorized dealers. The 1.8.1 driver release is available free of charge from the Matrox website for registered owners of Matrox MXO2 Mini, Matrox MXO2 LE, Matrox MXO2, Matrox MXO2 Rack and Matrox CompressHD.

Source: WEBWIRE

Cyberstar completes its 10 years of successful operations in India

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Cyberstar Infocom., one of the leading distributors of IT peripherals, networking products and components in India and SAARC, has successfully completed 10 years of operations in India .

On the event of its 10th year celebration in India, Cyberstar is looking forward to partner with more principals to reach out to more segments. Commenting on the success story Mr.Raj Rathi, Managing Director, Cyberstar Infocom said,” At the outset, we are extremely happy that we, as a family has grown to this level in 10 years with the support of our employees, principals & customers. Talking about the product portfolio being handled, “Cyberstar, so far has been targeting the niche market segment with high margin, henceforth we will also focus on volume based business and products through which we can reach out to the mass”, he adds.

As Cyberstar completed its operations over a decade in India, they have left their mark in representing best quality products from 14 international manufactures. They stand apart from the other distributors by extending pre & post sales support to achieve superior customer satisfaction and by offering value added marketing initiatives to enhance product loyalty. For the vendors, Cyberstar acts as a value added sales force, leveraging its well-qualified team, technical capabilities, logistic services and customer relationships to distribute their products in the most cost effective manner.

Mark Foster backs the Big Care Debate

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A top Olympic winner and TV presenters have thrown their weight behind the debate on the funding of care.

Mark Foster, Philippa Forrester and Cerri Burnell have all added their voice of support to the short film that highlights four real life experience of why care matters.

As the Big Care Debate enters its final week, they are asking everyone to have their say on the future of the care and support system.

The film features four individuals who currently receive care and support to highlight the fact that the Government is looking to create a National Care Service that is simpler, fairer and more affordable than the current system.

They are giving everyone the opportunity to shape Government policy on the future of the care and support by getting involved in the Big Care Debate. Everyone can have their say on how they would like the National Care Service to be funded.

This debate affects everyone. In 20 years time a quarter of the entire adult population in England will be over 65 and the number of people over 85 will have doubled. Half of all men and two in three women will end up needing care, and if someone has more than 23,000 in savings, they will need to meet all the costs themselves.

Under the current system the average cost of care and support is 30,000, but for someone with dementia it could be as high as 200,000. The Government wants to change this.

Mark Foster said:

Life can change in seconds. For me it can be the difference between winning and losing. You can never know when your life may change forever and you may have care and support needs. Make sure you have your say on the future of the National Care Service.

Care Services Minister Phil Hope said:

The current system needs to change. I believe we can create a system that is fairer for everyone, but we need your help. This is your chance to make a real difference. There isnt much time left until the debate ends, and I would urge everyone to get involved and give us their views.

Diana Morgan, who has received care and support since losing both her legs in an accident said:

I was 29, and had just started my own company when my life changed forever when I lost both my legs in an accident. I had never imagined that I would have care and support needs. Im lucky – I have lots of wonderful friends, I do a lot of socialising, I have a great family and I love my work. I would urge people to have their say on the future of care and support, as most of us come into contact with the system at some point in our lives.

Hong Kong: Government committed to empowering families with enhanced support

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The Government was committed to providing enhanced support to empower families and facilitate the building of more caring social networks, the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, said today (November 7).

Speaking at the FAMILY: A Jockey Club Initiative for a Harmonious Society Annual Symposium, Mr Cheung said that the family was a haven of hope and support, a beacon of compassion, a place where one can confide, confess, consult and communicate candidly and openly.

A problem or broken family, more often than not, breeds social problems like juvenile delinquency, domestic violence, abuse of children and the elderly, he said.

Noting that families of Hong Kong were facing structural changes with some of the traditional core values to uphold family solidarity being eroded, Mr Cheung said the Government would play the role of an enabler to empower families and facilitate the building of more caring social networks.

He said, The Family Council, chaired by the Chief Secretary, will launch a territory-wide Happy Family Campaign to further promote family core values, and to appeal to the public to build HKSAR families, i.e. Happy, Kind, Supportive, Appreciative and Responsible families, and to foster a culture of loving families.

The Family Council will co-ordinate and liaise with all relevant stakeholders in setting up a Happy Family Info Hub – a multi-sectoral and interactive support network and platform for exchange of information.

The provision of family support work spans various bureaus and departments and calls for concerted efforts.

Mr Cheung stressed that tripartite partnership between the government, the private sector and the civil society, charitable bodies such as the Hong Kong Jockey Club was also crucial in taking forward initiatives for happy families and harmonious society.

He commended the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust for conceiving and staging the symposium which he described as most worthwhile.

This symposium provides a timely platform to discuss and explore best practices to achieve sustainable efforts to empower families, he concluded.

Hong Kong: Speech by SLW at “FAMILY: A Jockey Club Initiative for a Harmonious Society Annual Symposium” (English only)

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Following is the speech by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, at the FAMILY: A Jockey Club Initiative for a Harmonious Society Annual Symposium today (November 7):

Brian (Mr Brian Stevenson, Deputy Chairman, The Hong Kong Jockey Club), William (Mr William Yiu, Executive Director, Charities, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust), Professor Tsui (Professor Tsui Lap-chee, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Hong Kong), Professor Schwarzer (Professor Ralf Schwarzer, Freie Universitat Berlin), Dr Viswanath (Dr Vish Viswanath, Harvard School of Public Health), distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,

I am honoured to be here for this annual symposium which focuses on an issue dear to all our hearts – the family.Let me first extend a very warm welcome to you all, especially those who have travelled from overseas to participate in this symposium.

The theme of todays symposium – Multidisciplinary Collaboration to Promote Family Health, Happiness and Harmony succinctly highlights the importance of adopting a multi-disciplinary approach in empowering families. It takes us all – experts from the health, social, psychology and policy sectors – to explore and share the best practices to promote family and societal harmony.

The past year or so was indeed a trying time for Hong Kong.The financial tsunami which battered us in end-2008 was followed by human swine influenza which erupted in our community in April this year.All Hong Kong families were hit.This double jeopardy reminds me of the saying that it never rains but it pours.Despite these twin blows, we managed to weather the storm and keep Hong Kong on an even keel.In confronting these dual challenges, and indeed, in times of adversities, families play a pivotal role in maintaining social cohesion.The family is a haven of hope and support, a beacon of compassion, a place where one can confide, confess, consult and communicate candidly and openly.This explains why a problem or broken family, more often than not, breeds social problems, ranging from juvenile delinquency, domestic violence to marital breakdown, abuse of children and the elderly, and various forms of emotional problems and mental illness such as depression and suicidal tendency.It is therefore no cliche that the family is the most important fabric weaving our community together.

However, families of Hong Kong are facing structural changes, and relationships among family members have also changed.Some of the traditional core values to uphold family solidarity are being eroded.Traditional functions of the family as a support system to individuals have also changed.An increasing number of working parents and single parents also means an increasing demand for family support and child care services.

So, what should be the role of the Government vis-ˆj-vis the family?We see the role of the Hong Kong SAR Government as an enabler.We are committed to providing enhanced support to empower families and facilitate the building of more caring social networks.The Family Council, chaired by the Chief Secretary for Administration, will launch a territory-wide Happy Family Campaign to further promote family core values, and to appeal to the public to build HKSAR families (i.e. Happy, Kind, Supportive, Appreciative and Responsible families), and to foster a culture of loving families.The Chief Executive has tasked the Family Council to develop policy options to alleviate the various social problems confronting us at the family level.

Through the Family Council, the Home Affairs Bureau will co-ordinate and liaise with all relevant stakeholders in setting up a Happy Family Info Hub- a multi-sectoral and interactive support network and platform for exchange of information.The provision of family support work spans various bureaus and departments and calls for concerted efforts.Like multi-disciplinary collaboration within the administration, tripartite partnership between the Government, the private sector and the civil society, charitable bodies such as the Hong Kong Jockey Club is crucial for taking forward initiatives for happy families and harmonious society.This symposium provides a timely platform to discuss and explore best practices to achieve sustainable efforts to empower families.I commend the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust for conceiving this most worthwhile project and staging this prestigious event.

Let me conclude by wishing this symposium every success.In family matters, love is the best policy.Only when the community harnesses the power of love together with individual families to overcome adversity can the three Hs – health, happiness, harmony – flourish and help us all grasp new opportunities.Thank you.

Gov. Quinn Salutes Fallen Illinois Servicemember; Midlothian Resident Sgt. Christopher Abeyta Honored

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Governor Pat Quinn today attended a memorial in honor of Sgt. Christopher Abeyta at Bremen High School in Midlothian.

Sgt. Abeyta and two other servicemembers were killed in action on March 15 when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Kot, Afghanistan.

This is a great loss for Sgt. Abeytas family, friends and neighbors throughout Illinois. said Governor Quinn.

Sgt. Abeyta is among our states true heroes and we will remember him, and all Illinois servicemembers, who have lost their lives protecting our democracy.

Sgt. Abeyta, 23, was a resident of Midlothian. He enlisted in the Army National Guard in May 2002 and graduated from Bremen High School in Midlothian in 2003.

He deployed with Company D, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry based in Woodstock, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

He was on his second deployment. His first deployment was in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from October 2003 to February 2005.

In addition to the events to honor Sgt. Abeyta, the Village of Midlothian was awarded the Patriot Award by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense organization which recognizes companies that cooperate with and support National Guard and Reserve Soldiers.

The village was nominated by Cpl. Russel Zohfeld of Company G, 634th Brigade Support Battalion based in Crestwood.

Also at the event, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion presented awards to Midlothian resident Frank Bock for his service in World War II, including the Pacific Campaign Medal and the American Campaign Medal.

He also received awards for his son, Jerry Bock, who was killed in action during his service in the Vietnam War.

The awards for Jerry Bock include a Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge and a Bronze Star.

Governor Quinn also received a book, A Tribute to Men and Women of Midlothian in World War II, from the Midlothian Historical Society.&/

Source: Chicago Press Release

Fujitsu Unveils Infrastructure Products to Build Enterprise Cloud

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Fujitsu today announced the gradual roll-out in Japan, starting today, of new products and services that are compatible with multiple platforms and vendor environments to employ their on-site mission-critical systems as enterprise clouds. The company will strengthen products that enable system optimization through cloud technologies, such as virtualization and automation, and offer support services.

Fujitsu has also strengthened its cloud computing-related sales activities supporting structure, offering consistent business support for customers, ranging from the building of their on-site enterprise clouds to the utilization of cloud services.

Furthermore, the company will be establishing a new Cloud Infrastructure Center to provide customers with support services for systematizing and standardizing the cloud technology essential to building the enterprise cloud.

By providing a complete array of solutions, ranging from products to system constructions, operations, and maintenance services, Fujitsu can reliably and quickly build up a system optimized for each customers management and operations while reducing IT system costs.

In order to help customers employ their on-site mission-critical systems as enterprise clouds compatible with multi-vendors and multi-platforms, Fujitsu is offering a new array of platform products, as well as related support and services.

- Platform Products for Virtualization and Automation
Enhances functionality for existing hardware and software products to enable system optimization. Commences offering the software for automating server operations, the BMC BladeLogic Operations Manager, in collaboration with BMC Software.

- Supporting Structure and Services
Enhances cloud computing-related sales activities supporting structure while providing support services for enterprise cloud constructions.

Platform Products for Virtualization and Automation

1. Server Platform Products

The following products provide a virtualization environment tailored to the customers operational resources:
- PRIMERGY PC server, PRIMEQUEST mission critical IA server, SPARC Enterprise UNIX server
- IPCOM network server

2. Storage Platform Products
The following products allow for the virtualization of disks, volumes, and file systems as well as efficient storage management and operations:
- ETERNUS DX60/DX80/4000/8000/NR1000F/VS storage systems

3. Management Software for Visualizing Virtual and Physical Environments
(1) ServerView Resource Coordinator VE
ServerView Resource Coordinator VE enables the visualization of physical and virtual server environments while unifying server monitoring and operability.

- Quick and accurate situation assessment without distinguishing the types of physical and virtual platforms; consolidates operations for starting, stopping, and rebooting servers.

(2) ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser
ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser enables the visualization of physical and virtual server environments while improving operation speed and minimizing human errors.

- Simplifies storage installation process and disk allocation confirmation

4. BMC BladeLogic Operations Manager (Software Products for Operations Automation)
BMC BladeLogic Operations Manager configures server environments in a multi-vendor, multi-platform setting, including parameters for OS, middleware, and applications.

- Automates configurations for OS, middleware, as well as applications across multi-vendor and multi-platform environments.
- Implements the following when combined with ServerView Resource Coordinator VE:
– Operating cost reduction achieved by automating updates and modifications involving the installation and configuration of OS, middleware and applications according to operational standards.
– Ensures system stability by automating server maintenance operations including system recovery, and patch management and distribution

About Support Structure and Services

1. Enhanced Supporting Structure for System Optimization

(1) Strengthening Sales Activities Supporting Structure
Fujitsu has strengthened its cloud computing-related sales activities supporting structure and operates a one-stop support center to help customers with enterprise cloud constructions as well as cloud utilization services.

(2) New Cloud Infrastructure Center
Fujitsus new center will provide support services for realizing infrastructure optimization. It will also develop and test infrastructure solutions for IT system constructions that utilize cloud technologies. The know-how gained through this process will be systemized and standardized and provided to customers.

2. Support Services

(1) Support Services for Optimizing Customers IT Infrastructure
Fujitsu will offer the following support services for infrastructure optimization under multi-platform, multi-vendor environments:
- Deployment workshops, planning, and assessment services
- System design and construction services, asset transition support services, operations management infrastructure design and construction services
- Operational support services, evaluation support services, and maintenance services
- Operational design services

(2) Enhanced menu of seminar, demonstration, and testing services
Fujitsu will offer a menu of seminars and demonstrations dealing with the enterprise cloud environment, giving customers a sense of how the transition from their current system to the deployment of an enterprise cloud might look.

About Fujitsu

Fujitsu is a leading provider of IT-based business solutions for the global marketplace. With approximately 175,000 employees supporting customers in 70 countries, Fujitsu combines a worldwide corps of systems and services experts with highly reliable computing and communications products and advanced microelectronics to deliver added value to customers. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.6 trillion yen (US$47 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. For more information, please see: www.fujitsu.com.

Source: JCN Newswire

MIPS Technologies Introduces New Processor Cores with 32-bit Performance and near 16-bit Code Size

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M14K™ and M14Kc™ Cores Combine High Performance, Compact Area and Low Power for Microcontroller and Low-Footprint Embedded Applications
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores, today introduced a new core family providing the highest levels of system performance for extremely cost-sensitive embedded applications such as 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), home entertainment, personal entertainment and home networking. The new MIPS32® M14KTM and M14KcTM cores are the first MIPS32-compatible cores that also execute the new microMIPSTM instruction set architecture (ISA), achieving high performance of
1.5 DMIPS/MHz with an advanced level of code compression. The microMIPS ISA maintains 98% of MIPS32 performance while reducing code size by 35%, translating to significant silicon cost savings.
According to Art Swift, vice president of marketing at MIPS Technologies, Growing amounts of signal processing and higher speed connectivity are driving up the performance requirements in MCUs and many cost-sensitive embedded applications, while still requiring a very small silicon footprint. We’re enabling our customers to develop high-performance devices in smaller form factors to significantly decrease development costs. We’re pleased to enhance and expand our offering for MCU and system designers with these groundbreaking new cores
MCUs continue to migrate towards 32-bit to address the needs of more sophisticated, performance-intensive applications said Tony Massimini, chief of technology, Semico Research. Processors that support 32-bit MCUs and other high-performance, low-footprint embedded devices must not only provide the requisite performance and right feature set, but they also need to be extremely compact to keep flash memory and silicon costs down. This enables smaller die area which allows for further integration. The specifications of the new M14K cores suggest great promise for the next generation of these devices
The M14K Core for Microcontrollers
The M14K core combines high performance with an advanced level of code compression for the 32-bit MCU market, achieving performance of 1.5 DMIPS/MHz and 180 MHz in 130nm. The M14K core offers advanced features that are optimized for MCU and real-time embedded applications, including reduced interrupt latency, flash acceleration, advanced debug features including iFlowTraceTM and support for AHB Lite as the interconnect interface. Designed on the MIPS32 4K® micro-architecture that is already proven in hundreds of millions of SoCs, the M14K core is highly configurable and extendable, offering a wide range of implementation options to minimize cost and maximize reusability.
Microchip is delighted to see continued innovation and commitment from MIPS Technologies in the 32-bit MCU market. The new M14K and M14Kc cores, and the microMIPS ISA offer enhancements important to MCU users, including even faster interrupt latency and smaller code size said Sumit Mitra, vice president, High Performance Microcontroller Division, Microchip Technology. Microchip is pleased with the enthusiastic acceptance of its MIPS-based PIC32 MCU family offering best-in-class performance. As with our 8-bit and 16-bit microcontroller businesses, Microchip is committed to a long term roadmap with our MIPS-based 32-bit MCU products
The M14Kc Core for High Performance, Low Footprint Applications
The M14Kc core builds on the base M14K core with additional features for embedded applications such as home entertainment, home networking and personal mobile entertainment. These applications require a compact footprint but also the ability to execute increasingly complex software algorithms on an RTOS or Linux. Based on the popular MIPS32 4KEcTM micro-architecture, which provides a powerful Linux and Java engine and superior performance for the Android platform, the M14Kc core has a full cache controller and translation lookaside buffer (TLB) memory management unit (MMU).
microMIPS ISA for Advanced Code Compression
At the heart of the M14K and M14Kc cores is the new microMIPS ISA that offers 32-bit performance with 16-bit code size for most instructions. The microMIPS ISA combines recoded and new 16- and 32-bit instructions to achieve an ideal balance of performance and code density. It incorporates all MIPS32 instructions and Application Specific Extensions (ASEs) including MIPS-3D® ASE, MIPS DSP ASE, MIPS MT ASE and SmartMIPS® ASE, as well as new instructions for advanced code size reduction. The microMIPS ISA is backward compatible, enabling reuse of optimized MIPS micro-architecture. With smaller memory accesses and efficient use of the instruction cache, the microMIPS ISA also helps to reduce system power consumption.
Ecosystem and Tool Support
MIPS Technologies is providing complete software development tool support for the new M14K and M14Kc cores, with the Eclipse-based MIPS NavigatorTM Integrated Component Suite (ICS) and System NavigatorTM probes for debugging. MIPS Technologies is also working with leading third party software vendors for broad tool and OS support.
With Sourcery G++TM, CodeSourcery’s industry-leading software development environment based on the GNU Toolchain and the Eclipse IDE, we already support the entire range of MIPS32 cores, and we will soon be providing support for the M14K and M14Kc cores (including the new MicroMIPS ISA) as well said Mark Mitchell, chief sourcerer, CodeSourcery. We are pleased to continue our partnership with MIPS Technologies to deliver the tools MIPS developers need to quickly bring products to market
The new MIPS32 M14K and M14Kc cores and microMIPS ISA provide the ultimate platforms to leverage the low power and high performance characteristics of the Nucleus OS said Glenn Perry, general manager of the Embedded Systems Division of Mentor Graphics. Combining cores like the M14Kc with Mentor’s multiOS solutions for Linux, Android and Nucleus will enable our mutual customers to develop innovative multi-OS solutions with world-class support and performance quality from Mentor Graphics
Express Logic’s ThreadX® RTOS is ideal for deeply embedded systems where small code size and real-time performance are critical, and the microMIPS ISA appears to be a great fit for enabling the next generation of these systems said William E. Lamie, president and CEO ExpressLogic. With ThreadX on MIPS cores, developers have a powerful solution to help them get to market quickly. We have worked closely with MIPS Technologies for many years, and we’re continuing that work with them on microMIPS and the M14K family
Micrium currently provides embedded software support for the MIPS32 architecture with our small-footprint µC/OS-II RTOS said Christian Legare, Micrium vice president. Micrium is known for saving precious design time, resulting in a substantial cost advantage for such embedded applications as industrial, medical and automotive. With its M14K core, MIPS Technologies offers a unique value proposition for developers in these markets. Micrium recognizes the benefits and importance of porting to the M14K core
We recently announced support for MIPS32 cores in our new MontaVista Linux 6 Market Specific Distributions (MSDs), offering a tailored combination of features and functionality specific for those cores. MontaVista Linux 6 will also provide support for the M14Kc core to enable MIPS developers to quickly create differentiated products by building on an optimized, commercial-quality embedded Linux said Scott Mullarkey, vice president, worldwide business development, MontaVista Software.
With Timesys LinuxLink support for the complete family of MIPS32 cores, including the new M14Kc core, MIPS Technologies’ licensees can provide Linux solutions for their processors and reference platforms within days said Maciej Halasz, director of product management at Timesys. Licensees can quickly assemble Linux images for reference kits, while their OEM customers can accelerate their time-to-market and build Linux-based products for a wide range of applications through the unique productivity features in the LinuxLink software development framework. We are pleased to extend our comprehensive support for the MIPS architecture by adding LinuxLink support for this new core
Simulation Support
MIPS will also provide both accurate and fast simulation models for the M14K and M14Kc cores. SoC developers can leverage 100% cycle accurate models-built with technology from Carbon Design Systems-for verification in SystemC and co-simulation environments. Software developers can also take advantage of fast instruction set simulators-developed in conjunction with Imperas-for use in software development and virtual platforms.
We are pleased to provide MIPS Technologies with our Carbon Model Studio tools to generate cycle accurate models of its new cores said Bill Neifert, CTO and vice president, business development, Carbon Design Systems. With models of the M14K and M14Kc cores created using Carbon’s leading technology, SoC developers get 100 percent cycle accurate models that work in many different design environments, enabling accurate architectural analysis and pre-silicon performance analysis
We are working together with MIPS to create MIPS-VerifiedTM instruction-accurate models of its newest cores that MIPS will provide to its licensees said Simon Davidmann, CEO of Imperas. With our instruction accurate simulation technology and these models, developers can simulate complete embedded systems running real application code at very fast speeds on typical desktop PCs-helping them get to market quickly at the lowest possible cost
Availability
The new M14K and M14Kc cores will be available in the first quarter of 2010. For more information, contact info@mips.com or visit www.mips.com/microcontrollers.
About MIPS Technologies, Inc.
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqGS: MIPS) is a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores that power some of the world’s most popular products for the home entertainment, communications, networking and portable multimedia markets. These include broadband devices from Linksys, DTVs and digital consumer devices from Sony, DVD recordable devices from Pioneer, digital set-top boxes from Motorola, network routers from Cisco, 32-bit microcontrollers from Microchip Technology and laser printers from Hewlett-Packard. Founded in 1998, MIPS Technologies is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices worldwide. For more information, contact (408) 530-5000 or visit www.mips.com.

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