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ZAM, LLC (ZAM) today celebrated the launch of its much anticipated Profiler feature on Wowhead, the most popular World of Warcraft data and community site. The Profiler on Wowhead is a unique tool that allows users access to a 3D model of their World of Warcraft character with their current in-game gear profile. World of Warcraft players now have the ability, on Wowhead, to test different customization scenarios. Users can modify their character with different sets of gear and review not only a potential new look, but also what the character’s new stats would be. Additionally, all players, guilds and arena teams are completely searchable and ranked based on gear stats and achievements. “The Wowhead Profiler is a full-featured system that represents an entirely new phase in Wowhead’s development,” said Guillaume “Skosiris” Cournoyer, Wowhead’s founder. “We’re tremendously excited about this feature, not only for its current capabilities, but for the potential it has to expand on our offerings in the future.”

The profiler capabilities include:

• Access to all Armory information in an elegant, Wowhead-style tabbed interface
• Advanced Wowhead-style filtered searches of Armory profiles
• Capacity to perform background checks on a potential raid-mate, to find out how much raid experience they have
• Real-time stat updates on a 360 degree image of characters wearing any combination of gear
• Automatic searches for the easiest upgrades for characters specs, using Wowhead’s powerful weight scale system, including a filter to search based on any criteria
• Complete profiles saved on a player’s user page for personal reference or to link to friends —includes any possible combination of race, class, level, and gear

“The power of ZAM is that we are all about the community, our sites are driven by the needs and concerns of our highly engaged users,” said Steven K. Bannon, CEO of ZAM. “The Profiler on Wowhead is a prime example of ZAM creating a seamless experience for users out of game and continuing to lead and innovate in the MMO space.”

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Fluke Networks today announced their participation at Cisco Live 2009 being held in San Francisco, June 27 – July 2, 2009. Doug Kemp, IT Director of Network & Telecommunications with CARQUEST Auto Parts, and Fluke Networks will present a case study revealing how CARQUEST’s IT department is successfully managing inventory and supporting 4,000 worldwide retail locations. This presentation will take place at Noon (PDT) on Tuesday, June 30 in the Moscone Center Room S308. Additionally, Fluke Networks will be joined by several customers, including grocery retailer Safeway and online insurance marketplace NetQuote, to present a series of theater sessions in Fluke Networks’ booth (#915). “As new technologies such as telepresence and convergence place new demands on the network infrastructures more complex, regular monitoring and assessment of networked application performance is vital for efficient delivery of key business services,” said Scott Allen, Vice President of Marketing for the Performance Management Business Unit at Fluke Networks. “By taking this performance-based approach, IT departments will be better equipped to save their organization both time and money and improve their bottom line.”

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Kasey Kahne Racing, a USAC and World of Outlaws short track team, announced today the addition of Autonet Mobile to their roster of corporate team sponsors. Autonet Mobile will serve as an associate sponsor on the #49 USAC Sprint & Midget Car Series car driven by Brad Sweet. The 23-year-old California native is one of the top young drivers in USAC, finishing third and eighth in the 2008 USAC Midget Car and Sprint Car standings respectively. “From a race engineering and operations standpoint, Kasey Kahne Racing makes every effort to stay ahead of the competition, and the Autonet Mobile service allows everyone to stay connected on the road at all times when away from the race shop,” said Kahne, a former USAC Midget champion who now drives in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. “Autonet Mobile’s Wi-Fi hotspot is in every vehicle we operate, including the race haulers, and even my motor coach at NASCAR races so that I can have internet access and stay connected to Kasey Kahne Racing across the country at a short track race.”

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EA Mobile™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced that it is bringing Hollywood to mobile phones everywhere in 2009 with the launch of four new, movie-based titles: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™, G.I. JOE™ The Rise of Cobra™, Star Trek® and X-Men Origins: Wolverine™. Each title from EA Mobile will give fans the chance to extend their movie experience by stepping into the shoes of their favorite characters from the big screen for all new action and adventures on a mobile device. Whether battling against Death Eaters as Harry Potter, facing off against Cobra Commander as a G.I. JOE operative, taking on hordes of Klingons aboard the USS Enterprise starship, or slashing through enemies with Wolverine’s adamantium claws, movie fans are sure to enjoy EA Mobile’s action-packed roster of mobile games. “There are a lot of great movies this summer that translate into exciting mobile entertainment experiences, including these phenomenally popular franchises,” said Adam Sussman, VP Worldwide Publishing, EA Mobile. “These are four of the hottest films this year, and EA Mobile is proud to bring fantastic game companions of each title to mobile phones.”

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Atos Origin, an international IT services company, and PTC® (Nasdaq: PMTC), The Product Development Company^®, today announced they will partner to provide best-in-class Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions for discrete manufacturing companies in the Aerospace & Defense, Industrial, Electronics & High Tech, Automotive, Medical and Consumer industries in Europe. The partners will focus on a consulting-led approach and exploit in-depth market knowledge to offer customers innovative, sustainable and results-oriented solutions that will reduce time to market considerably.

“We have been implementing best-in-class PLM solutions based on PTC’s technologies for over 10 years for a range of international customers,” said Thierry Breton, Chief Executive Officer of Atos Origin.

“We are very impressed with PTC’s technology and believe it to be the premier PLM platform due to its IT architecture and scalability, as well as flexibility in managing heterogeneous data,” Thierry Breton continued. “Working together, Atos Origin and PTC will offer customers innovative, sustainable and results-oriented solutions with a reduced time to market. This strategic agreement will position us as a leader in the Product Lifecycle Management market which shows considerable growth over the next few years.”

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The Omni Group today announced OmniFocus 1.5 for iPhone™, an update to its award-winning mobile personal task management application, is available on the App Store. OmniFocus 1.5 for iPhone and iPod touch leverages many of the innovative new capabilities in the iPhone OS 3.0 software update, including cut, copy and paste, integrated Maps and more. “OmniFocus takes a load off your mind by managing tasks, freeing you to focus on what matters,” explained Ken Case, founder and CEO, the Omni Group. “The iPhone OS 3.0 SDK included incredible new innovations for developers that allow us to deliver on the most popular requests from our customers. Our new OmniFocus 1.5 for iPhone leverages the exciting APIs to bring phenomenal and exceptionally helpful features to our customers.”

OmniFocus 1.5 for iPhone and iPod touch now displays nearby context categories of possible tasks using a map; simply touch a pin to see all the tasks within the corresponding context category. Actions or tasks can now be cut, copied and pasted between any application and OmniFocus with a single user gesture.

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Playdom, a leading social game developer, today announced that John Pleasants has accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer. The former President, Global Publishing and Chief Operating Officer of Electronic Arts, Inc. (EA), Pleasants brings a deep understanding of the gaming industry and significant experience scaling high-growth organizations to Playdom. “I’m thrilled to join Playdom. Online gaming is the fastest-growing sector of the gaming industry, and social gaming, in particular, is transforming the way people play and experience games. With its expertise understanding player behavior, Playdom is uniquely well positioned to lead the industry,” explained Pleasants. “Playdom is also an angel- and self-funded growth company, making it a standout in any industry.”

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Insight Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSIT) (“Insight”), a leading, global provider of technology solutions, announced today that it is the recipient of four Cisco Partner Summit awards, including the National Technology Excellence Partner of the Year Award for Connected Real Estate. Cisco unveiled the award winners June 3 at its annual channel partner conference in Boston. “I have the honor and privilege of recognizing Insight as a Cisco Partner Summit regional award winner,” said Wendy Bahr, Senior Vice President, U.S. and Canada channels at Cisco. “These awards recognize Insight’s performance and accomplishments as a Cisco channel partner in the United States in 2008.”

“It’s a great honor for Insight to receive such significant recognition from Cisco,” said Dave Casillo, Insight Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Marketing. “Networking is a critical component of today’s business strategies. Our clients look to us to help them implement and manage these evolving technologies. These awards showcase Insight’s leadership in providing end-to-end network support, particularly in the connected real estate and public sector verticals.”

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Phase Forward Incorporated (NASDAQ: PFWD), a leading provider of data management solutions for clinical trials and drug safety, announced today that it will be hosting an analyst day on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, in conjunction with the Drug Information Association’s Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA. The management team will discuss the Company’s market opportunity, product strategy, InForm™ GTM release, recent acquisition of Waban Software and financial highlights. The Phase Forward presentation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time and is expected to last approximately two hours. Phase Forward executives presenting at the event will include:

• Bob Weiler, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
• Martin Young, Vice President, Corporate Development and Marketing
• Steve Rosenberg, Senior Vice President, R&D and Services
• Pankaj Tyagi, Vice President, Waban Development
• Chris Menard, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

The presentation will be webcast live and will be available by visiting the Investor Relations section of the website at www.phaseforward.com. The webcast will be archived on the Company’s website for 30 days after the presentation ends.

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IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Siemens PLM Software, a global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today jointly announced offerings that help companies improve the management of products throughout their lifecycle — from design and manufacturing to end-of-life planning and recycling — and simplify the process of sharing key product data and manufacturing plans. As products become more sophisticated and the number of suppliers and manufacturers increases around the globe, companies need a more intelligent and well-connected framework to support the accurate exchange of millions of data transactions. These transactions are important in the design and manufacturing of mechanical, software and electrical components critical in products from planes and ships to global positioning systems and cell phones.

Using IBM’s Product Development Integration Framework (PDIF) as a development platform and primary integration environment, Siemens is delivering ready-to-use solutions built on its Teamcenter® PLM software portfolio and IBM WebSphere and Information Management (DB2). PDIF also enables a richer integration between Siemens Teamcenter and Rational Software Platform for Systems.

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