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New Sun VirtualBox Release Enables First Cross-Platform &Teleport& of Running Virtual Machine

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Massive Community Adoption Continues For Sun VirtualBox – Surpasses 20 Million Downloads Worldwide, Accelerating to More Than 40,000 Downloads Per Day
SANTA CLARA, Calif. Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced a significant new version of Sun VirtualBox, its high performance, cross-platform virtualization software. VirtualBox 3.1 introduces the virtualization industry’s first Teleportation capability, allowing running virtual machines to be moved, uninterrupted between disparate hosts – including those on different operating systems, different classes of computer (e.g. server to client) and even different CPUs (e.g. Intel to AMD). To download the freely available Sun VirtualBox software, visit: http://www.sun.com/software/products/virtualbox/get.jsp.
Today’s enterprises expect to deliver a 24/7, always available, computing service. The ability to teleport running virtual machines from one computer to another allows system administrators to perform essential maintenance with zero downtime of their IT systems. As a cross-platform hypervisor, VirtualBox allows customers to easily evaluate and deploy virtualized systems, using their existing x86 hardware, operating systems and skillsets said Jim McHugh, vice president Datacenter Software marketing at Sun. The relentless progress of VirtualBox, in terms of product innovation, as well as adoption numbers and speed and frequency of releases, shows Sun’s commitment and investment in pervasive virtualization from the desktop to the datacenter
By adding Teleportation and significant performance increases to its already impressive SMP and large workload capabilities, VirtualBox 3.1 now exhibits a full complement of enterprise hypervisor features. Teleportation helps virtual machines achieve high availability. When physical hardware needs to be taken down, the virtual workload can simply be teleported to another physical host. VirtualBox 3.1 also improves execution speed, with optimized memory handling delivering performance increases of 30% over the previous VirtualBox release; network performance, delivering increased throughput, while reducing CPU cycles, through a new high-speed, paravirtualized network driver; and display performance via a new 2D Video Acceleration feature for Windows guests. In addition, VirtualBox 3.1 offers new more powerful snapshotting features that help administrators move a virtual machine back or forward in time to any arbitrary snapshot state.
Our customers expect that service downtimes are as short as possible said Andre Apelt, consultant at the German credativ GmbH. Teleporting the virtual machines from one computer to another, steps in here as an outstanding helpful feature: it enables us to have zero downtime during essential maintenance
A key component of Sun’s industry-leading desktop-to-datacenter virtualization portfolio, VirtualBox is open source software and hugely popular: surpassing 20 million downloads worldwide since October 2007, with in excess of 40,000 downloads a day. A mere 50 megabyte download, VirtualBox software is incredibly compact and efficient and installs in just a few minutes.
Pricing and Availability
VirtualBox software is free of charge for personal use. For wider deployments within an organization, enterprise licenses or subscriptions are also available, starting at $30 (USD) per user per year, which includes 24/7 premium support from Sun’s technical team. Discounts are available based on volume. To sign up for an enterprise support subscription, visit: http://www.sun.com/software/products/virtualbox/get.jsp. For partners wishing to redistribute the VirtualBox technology as part of their own solution, Sun offers a comprehensive OEM licensing program.
Sun’s Comprehensive Virtualization Products and Services
Sun offers a complete desktop-to-datacenter virtualization product and services portfolio, which includes solutions and services for both the management and virtualization of operating systems, servers, storage, networking, desktops and applications. With proven virtualization service expertise, Sun helps customers deploy new services faster, maximize the utilization of system resources, and more easily monitor and manage virtualized environments. Sun’s end-to-end virtualization services help enterprises scale their business while improving efficiency and transforming their IT environment into a dynamic datacenter. For more information: http://www.sun.com/virtualization.

Source: WEBWIRE

New for Thanksgiving: Inspiring Story of Hope from ShepherdTV.org features Cleveland’s John Trimbath and his amazing recovery following a serious accident

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(1888PressRelease) A full year after a freak accident, Cleveland area resident John Trimbath is thankful for a great deal this holiday season. The support of the Cleveland VA, Shepherd Center in Atlanta and his family and friends, has allowed him to get back to living his life to the fullest. Visit ShepherdTV.org starting November 25 to watch John’s uplifting Story of Hope.

Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH – A LITTLE DIFFERENT TWIST ON: “WHAT I’M THANKFUL FOR” Cleveland Man’s Thanksgiving List Different Than The Average Joe’s

This holiday season, many people are thankful for things that may not have made their list in years past: a job, a roof over their heads, a drivable car and grocery money. For some, these items are a day-to-day struggle. For Cleveland area resident John Trimbath, his Thanksgiving gratitude list for 2009 is indeed different than in 2008 when he was newly paralyzed after a freak accident. While John has always been grateful for the love of family and friends, this year he’s thankful that his family and friends, old and new, have helped him get back to life.

The subject of a new Story of Hope on ShepherdTV.org that will debut in time for Thanksgiving, John Trimbath’s life has changed a great deal since he fell off a mechanical bull in October of last year. A friendly, caring, career Physician Assistant and devoted family man, John has realized that he can count on his deep connections in ways he never could have predicted. Call it karma, call it payback or pay it forward – whatever you want to call it – John is a man who could be wallowing in self-pity, but instead he lives in abundance. Here’s a sampling of John’s Thanksgiving 2009 gratitude list:

- Finding Shepherd Center in Atlanta and the medical care he received there. It put him on an excellent path to recovery following early setbacks after his accident. Who could have guessed he’d have an Atlanta family of caregivers and new friends this year?

- The home health nurse who helps him do his daily stretches, personal grooming and such. Who knew that having his hair brushed could feel so good?

- The power wheelchair that gets him around. It gets him down the ramp and toward the waiting van that takes him to his frequent physical and occupation therapy. Who knew that the kiss from his wife at the end of the ramp would be such a wonderful reward?

- The amazing therapists that work with him at Cleveland’s Louis Stokes VA Hospital. Their patience, perseverance and encouragement is second to none. Who knew that moving pegs around a board and getting them in the right holes would be an activity to look forward to?

- His wife Diane’s uber-organizational skill and dogged determination. She tediously collected information and navigated difficult insurance challenges so that John could have the best medical care possible. Who knew that the systems and processes she uses to run her business and their home would be put to such use?

- His extended family and friends who put on a Casino-style fundraiser to help the Trimbaths purchase a specially equipped van for John to get around. Could John have predicted that watching others roll the dice could be so much fun?

Visit ShepherdTV.tumblr.com to enjoy a preview video of John’s new life; in addition, be sure to share his Story of Hope at ShepherdTV.org with family and friends this Thanksgiving. It will help put any struggles you may have in perspective.

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Rite Aid Makes Holiday Shopping Easy With Gift Guide & Seasonal Savings Programs

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More Than 4,800 Neighborhood Stores Offer Festive Fun for Any Budget; All Stores to Extend Seasonal Shopping Hours
Camp Hill, PA. To help cash- and time-strapped shoppers, Rite Aid has simplified holiday shopping with an easy-to-use Holiday Gift Guide available in all stores, a Three Days to Save promotion centered around Thanksgiving and a holiday cash-back program. More than 4,800 stores will be open daily until 11 p.m. Dec. 13-Dec. 23, and many stores – including 24 hour locations – will be open Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
For the increasingly busy consumer, Rite Aid’s seasonal selection is the most local, affordable and convenient solution for any holiday shopping list said Bryan Shirtliff, Rite Aid Senior Vice President, Category Management. Our Three Days to Save promotion starts before and ends after Black Friday making it easier than ever to cross off early gifts, decor, sweet treats and more from that list
Three Days to Save at Thanksgiving
During the Three Days to Save promotion shoppers can get something for everyone such as this collection of great finds all for under $20: Two Hot Wheel cars, 50 square feet of gift wrap, 100-bulb string of lights, 42-piece makeup kit, photo snow globe, A Christmas Story-themed decorative popcorn tin, Belgian Butters almond cookies and a pack of Rite Aid brand batteries.
Savings All Season Long
Rite Aid understands that value shopping doesn’t end on Nov. 27. In fact, a recent National Retail Federation survey of prospective holiday shoppers indicates 55 percent will be shopping for sales more often than last year, while 40 percent will be using more coupons than previously. Rite Aid is heeding this call for value by offering more shopping and savings initiatives than ever before including:
* Weekly Red Hot Specials through Christmas on toys and other items at the lowest advertised price of the season
* The Gift of Savings program allowing customers to earn $5, $10 or $20 certificates based on total purchases from $25 to more than $100 from Nov. 22 through Dec. 24. Visit www.riteaid.com for rules and limitations.
* Free shipping and up to 50 percent off thousands of holiday gifts at Rite Aid’s online store at www.riteaid.com
* Free full-color, 28-page Holiday Gift Guides available now in all stores categorized by price and gift interest
Gifts under $20 include:
* The Fun 2 Save ATM bank that tallies and stores cash and tenders withdrawals using a debit card and PIN
* Indoor/Outdoor Adventure Play Tent with extendable tunnel tube
* Corinne Barbie doll from the Three Musketeers line
* Radio-controlled 360 degrees Stunt Car with flashing light
* Teach & Talk Activity Laptop
* Five wall clocks that play prerecorded sounds or your own recorded messages on the hour
* Indoor/outdoor Solar Sun Jar that recharges during the day and glows at night
* Wireless multi-channel indoor/outdoor weather station that beams temperature reading to separate clock
* Electronic kitchen scale for precise measuring
* Five large bath & body gift sets including travel bags
Gifts under $10 include:
* A Thunder Tumbler radio-controlled car that flips and spins with light-up wheel
* Car-chargeable wet & dry vacuum
* Prepaid cell phone
* Large, 7×50 magnification binoculars
* Wireless headphones
* Digital 60-photo album keychain
* Assorted trimmers, shavers, hair clippers, hair straighteners and curlers
* Aromatherapy home spa kits and children’s bubble bath play sets
* Dr. Scholl’s Crazy Feet massager
* Digital camera for still, video or online use with easy USB hook-up
Some fun is brand new …
Tech-savvy teens will love Rite Aid electronics such as prepaid cellular telephones, a roll-up electronic piano and Guitar Hero for Nintendo DS. New among Rite Aid’s 200 gift cards are 30 cards for various online gaming communities including PlayStation, Xbox, Nexon and Wizard 101. Surprise even those who have everything with the always innovative – yet practical – line of As Seen on TV gifts including the Snuggie and Jupiter Jack, which plugs into most any cell phone turning a car radio into a hands-free speakerphone.
And some fun is timeless
A stroll down Rite Aid’s toy aisles harks back to simpler times with classic toys including rocking horses, Slinky, Nerf, Transformers, UNO, Beanie Babies, plush toys and battery operated train sets. There are also plenty of goodies to start a new Christmas tradition including a Thomas Kinkade Christmas wall clock that plays a different carol each hour and family board games such as A Christmas Story trivia game from the 1983 classic movie chronicling Ralphie and his Red Ryder BB gun.
Decor galore!
Start with the tree, which comes in 3-, 4&1/2-, 6- and 6&1/2-foot models in green or white with or without built-in lights. There are even dual potted, prelit trees for the front porch. Rite Aid has expanded its line of Every Day Low pricing to most trees and light sets. In its second year, this means the price on the box is the best advertised price of the season. West Coast stores again are offering live trees. New decor items in the exclusive Yule Rite line include frosted wreathes, amaryllis and poinsettia, classic figurines, and stockings of all shapes and sizes including a leg lamp-themed one from A Christmas Story, varieties for four-legged friends and a 48 by 52 inch jumbo stocking. There’s even a new standup metal stocking rack with ornamental golden scroll design.
Largest selection of LED lights yet
String light selection this year includes Rite Aid’s largest variety of LED models ever with shimmering white icicles, light nets for bushes and color-changing LEDs that pulse white to blue or red to green. LED flameless candles and traditional single-flame models of the battery or plug-in variety can illuminate your home. Or go for the real thing with Seasonal Scents, a Rite Aid tradition of holiday-themed candles in Winter Spruce, Citrus Cranberry and even two- and three-layer candles.
Gifts of relaxation and fragrance
Shoppers will find a wide range of bath and body gifts including Simply Pink bath sets with soft pink slippers or night-time sleeping mask, Conair’s Massaging Slippers, and the Homedics line of massagers including Bubble Bliss Foot Bath, Percussion Massager with Heat, Shiatsu Heated Pillow and Shiatsu Heated Foot Massager.
With more consumers planning to buy a fragrance as a gift this holiday season – one in five, according to leading market research company The NPD Group – there are designer fragrances and colognes for everyone including varieties inspired by Halle Berry, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Gwen Stefani and Jay-Z. Rite Aid’s own exclusive Pure Spring brand of creams, lotions and sprays in four scents are great for stocking stuffers and also come packaged in gift sets. And just for men, there’s the Exclusively Men Bath gift set that makes skincare simple.
Gifts for the home, hostess, drop-ins and last minute
Get ready for the parties with fun holiday-themed cookware, matching towel sets and even whimsical holiday socks. Or for the drop-by visit, there are festive cookie jars and coffee mugs, eco-friendly bamboo kitchenware sets and patterned fleece throws hugged by stuffed reindeer or snowman friends. Popcorn tins, cookies and boxed chocolate samplers make great hostess and last-minute gifts because many come prewrapped in nostalgic winter scenes or bearing iconic holiday characters. There are also plenty of classic flavors such as and Little Dutch Boy samplers and candy canes, which are available in dozens of flavors including the pin-striped, peppermint original.
Batteries, tape, bows and other necessities
To avoid late-night wrapping paper runs, stock up early on necessities such as batteries, gift wrap and bows. And set the mood for all that wrapping and decorating with family by picking up a classic-crooning holiday CD.
Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) is one of the nation’s leading drugstore chains with more than 4,800 stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia with fiscal 2009 annual sales of more than $26.3 billion. Information about Rite Aid, including corporate background and press releases, is available through Rite Aid’s Web site at www.riteaid.com.

Source: WEBWIRE

Runes of Magic Invades Retail Stores with Ultimate Game Card and its own Pre-Paid Card

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Frogster’s In-Game Currency Now Available at More Than 46,000 Stores in North America, Including 7,800 7-Eleven Stores
SAN FRANCISCO and SANTA CLARA, Calif. – November 16, 2009 – Frogster America, Inc. and PlaySpan, the global leader in monetization solutions for online games, virtual worlds, and social networks, today announced that Runes of Magic pre-paid branded game cards are now available at 7-Eleven stores nationwide. PlaySpan’s Ultimate Game Card, enables players to purchase Diamonds, the virtual currency for Runes of Magic. In addition, the millions of Runes of Magic fans can purchase Diamonds online in the PlaySpan Marketplace at: www.playspan.com.
With more than 7,800 7-Eleven stores in the United States, players of Runes of Magic will have even more options to pay for items to enhance their experience. The Runes of Magic game cards available in 7-Eleven and Target combined with Ultimate Game Card’s extensive distribution increases the number of retail locations to over 46,000.
“With the number of locations to purchase pre-paid cards for our in-game currency, Diamonds, growing rapidly, we’re achieving our goal of making it easy to participate and take advantage of the paid enhancements Runes of Magic offers,” said Lars Koschin, CEO of Frogster America, Inc. “7-Eleven is core to our player demographic, and it’s now easy to pick up your Ultimate Game Card while grabbing your Big Gulp or Slurpee.”
“Frogster has a fast growing game, and we’re the best partner for popular free-to-play titles like Runes of Magic that require national distribution and availability for their in-game currencies,” said Eric Hartness, Chief Marketing Officer of PlaySpan. “The PlaySpan Marketplace and Ultimate Game Card will enable many more gamers to easily pay and experience the premium content Runes of Magic provides.”
Runes of Magic Game Cards come in $10 and $25 increments and can be used in the game’s Diamond shop to purchase mounts or in-game enhancements. Frogster continues to look for additional ways to support the community with alternative payment methods, survey credits, and other opportunities that open up the game’s paid enhancements to the free user base.
About Runes of Magic
Runes of Magic is an award-winning fantasy based MMORPG setting a new standard for feature rich free-to-play titles. With more than two million registrations, and thousands of new players joining every day, Runes of Magic has already established itself as a popular and compelling must play MMORPG since its launch in March of this year. Runes of Magic players create versatile duel class characters and upgrade them with rich, dynamic and truly unique customization features in an ever evolving world.
About PlaySpan
PlaySpan™ is the global leader in monetization solutions for over 1,000 online games, virtual worlds, and social networks. PlaySpan’s patent-pending in-game digital goods commerce and micropayment platform enables game publishers and developers to generate new revenues, acquire new users, and extend the loyalty of existing users.
PlaySpan also offers global payment solutions through its subsidiary PayByCash® with 85 payment methods in 180 countries. The ULTIMATE GAME CARD® is used by consumers to pay for 300 multiplayer games and around 700 games on popular social networking sites. It is available in about 45,000 retail locations across North America and growing rapidly worldwide.
For more information about PlaySpan, visit: http://corp.playspan.com
About Frogster America, Inc.
Frogster America, Inc., was founded in 2008 to bring high-quality online games to the North American market. As a wholly owned subsidiary of the Frogster Interactive Pictures AG, a Berlin based listed publisher of online computer games, Frogster America is located in San Francisco, and focused on the operation and marketing of MMO games that appeal to a global audience. With Runes of Magic, released on March 19, 2009, the company is well positioned for success with a rapidly growing community and strong initial title on which to establish its market presence.
For more information, please visit: www.frogster-america.com
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Contact
Sean Kauppinen
Frogster America, Inc.
press@frogster-america.com

Source: WEBWIRE