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Corporation (NYSE:SNX), a leading business process services company, announced today it will host its 2^nd Annual Analyst Day at The Westin New York at Times Square, New York, NY on Thursday, May 6, 2010 starting at 12:30 p.m. ET and concluding at 4:00 p.m. ET. Presenting at the event will be Kevin Murai, SYNNEX’ President and Chief Executive Officer; Peter Larocque, President of U.S. Distribution; Mitchell Martin, President of SYNNEX Canada Limited; Adam Carroll, President, New Age Electronics; Chris Caldwell, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Global Business Services; Dennis Polk, Chief Operating Officer; and Thomas Alsborg, Chief Financial Officer. Prior to the beginning of the presentation, the Company will host a luncheon starting at 11:30 a.m. ET and concluding at 12:30 p.m. ET.

To register for the Analyst Day event, please access the Company website at http://ir.synnex.com. A live webcast of the event will also be available at http://ir.synnex.com. A replay of the webcast will be available at http://ir.synnex.com approximately four hours after the conclusion of the event and will be archived until May 20, 2010.

About SYNNEX

SYNNEX Corporation, a Fortune 500 corporation, is a leading business process services company, servicing resellers and original equipment manufacturers in multiple regions around the world. The Company provides services in IT distribution, supply chain management, contract assembly and global business services. Founded in 1980, SYNNEX employs over 6,300 associates worldwide and operates in the United States, Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines and the United Kingdom. Additional information about SYNNEX may be found online at www.synnex.com.

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Kiersted / Systems, a seasoned leader in electronic discovery and legal technology consulting, has announced the winner of the highly popular 2010 Smart Car contest sponsored by Kiersted during the recent LegalTech conference in New York. Shera Haliczer of Providus was randomly selected from the large number of entrants. In her role as Managing Director at Providus, Haliczer is responsible for client development and marketing to law firms and corporate law departments in New York. When informed that she had won the Smart Car, Haliczer said, “I am thrilled to be the lucky winner! This is the first prize I have ever won in my life, and I could not be more surprised.”

This year’s LegalTech conference offered valuable information about companies serving the electronic discovery market. Flexibility, scalability and value were key themes voiced by attendees.

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A recently established a strategic partnership between the American College of Cardiology and Health Outcomes Sciences (HOS), signals a paradigm shift in the way healthcare is practiced. The Kansas City-based HOS offers software solutions that make it possible to deliver individualized, evidence-based medicine at the point of care. Its capabilities will be showcased at the Hybrid Cath Lab/OR Suite exhibit at the ACC.10 and i2 Summit, March 14-16, in Atlanta, Ga.

“The HOS software is an exciting inclusion in our conference’s hybrid cath lab suite display,” says Henry A. Solomon, M.D., chief medical officer for business development at the American College of Cardiology. “HOS enables physicians and patients to better collaborate on treatment options and engage in shared decision-making that will improve outcomes, increase patient satisfaction and reduce healthcare costs overall.”

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Intermap Technologies, a worldwide 3D digital mapping and geospatial solutions company, today announced the appointment of Howard J. Nellor to the Company’s board of directors. Mr. Nellor has over 40 years’ experience in sales, marketing, and management in the technology field. In the past, he served as the president and CEO of Peerless Systems (NASDAQ: PRLS), a provider of imaging and networking technologies to the digital document market. In addition, he was proprietor of a highly successful consulting company where he specialized in product development, production and manufacturing process automation, crisis management, and rebuilding and turn-around situations at various organizations in the U.S. and Canada. “Since Intermap is making the transition to being a customer- and market-driven organization, the nominating and governance committee searched for a director that had experience in technology companies in transition,” stated Intermap’s president and CEO, Brian Bullock. “Howard is particularly well qualified to provide guidance for our business development, product roadmaps, and strategic direction moving forward. The board and company are looking forward to his strength and contributions over the coming years.”

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Deaf Services Commission of Iowa (DSCI) of the Iowa Department of Human Rights is proud to announce an enhanced, newly designed Web site featuring information in American Sign Language (ASL) and access to Commission services through new videophone technology. Access to language is a basic human right, and providing critical information to deaf persons in their native language greatly enhances understanding. Tax law changes, timely information about medical issues like H1N1, becoming familiar with the U.S. Census and what it means are all examples of information that most citizens take for granted. DSCI is committed to providing information in ASL, allowing Deaf citizens to access news that most people learn about incidentally. Our newly designed Web site features embedded videos which are closed captioned and/or signed in ASL www.deafservices.iowa.gov.

Deaf Services Commission of Iowa is also pleased to announce new videophone technology in our offices. Videophones produce a video image on screen that allows people to make “phone” calls by signing to each other. This technology allows Deaf and hard of hearing people to communicate more efficiently and more naturally. Citizens have commented that videophone access is extremely helpful, less stressful to use, and provides equal access to services and information. Staff videophone numbers are listed on the agency’s Web site www.deafservices.iowa.gov.

About 10% of Iowa’s population experiences some range of hearing loss. Deaf Services Commission of Iowa strives for more effective ways to serve Iowa’s citizens. Providing services and information in someone’s native language is a giant step forward. Videophones and informational videos in ASL support equal access for Deaf and hard of hearing citizens with diverse perspectives, experiences, and abilities.

About the Deaf Services Commission of Iowa (DSCI) Deaf Services Commission of Iowa was established in 1975 under the Department of Public Health to plan, coordinate, and establish service projects to meet the needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Iowans. In 1986 it was reorganized to become a Commission in the Iowa Department of Human Rights. The Commission is proud to be celebrating 35 years of serving the citizens in the state of Iowa. The new site was designed and built in partnership with Iowa Interactive, LLC, under contract with the State of Iowa.

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lynda.com, the award-winning online training provider of computer skills education for consumers, businesses and schools, announces the release of its first version of the lynda.com iPhone App. The lynda.com iPhone App provides access to award-winning training videos that teach digital photography, graphic design, web and interactive design, business, applications, 3D, audio, and much more. The app is free to both lynda.com members and non-members. Members have access to all 45,000+ movies in the Online Training Library®, and non-members can sample thousands of training tutorials for free.

lynda.com members have access to the lynda.com Online Training Library® just as they do on their computers. Once logged in, members see the most recent video they’ve watched, whether it has been viewed on the iPhone, iPod Touch, or on their computer’s web browser. The app features high and low video quality for optimal streaming whether connected by WiFi, AT&T Edge, or AT&T 3G networks.

Just as on the site, the Online Training Library® is searchable by software, subject, vendor, or author. App users can search by keyword, and view results by course or movie, or find content based on learning category.

“We are stunned by the positive response to our iPhone app so far!,” said Lynda Weinman, co-founder of lynda.com. “It’s only been online less than one day and has 22 five star reviews. People are amazed that they can watch videos on the small screen, and they actually perform well and are just as searchable and watchable as what we have online.”

To view the introductory features video and to download the app, please go to http://www.lynda.com/iphone.

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XENONICS HOLDINGS, INC. (NYSE AMEX: XNN) announced today that it has received notice from the NYSE Amex (the “Exchange”) that Xenonics is not in compliance with Section 1003(a)(iii) of the Company Guide because it has shareholders’ equity of less than $6,000,000 and losses from continuing operations and net losses in its five most recent fiscal years. Xenonics reported shareholders’ equity of $2,875,000 at December 31, 2009. In order to maintain its NYSE Amex listing, Xenonics will submit a plan to the NYSE Amex by March 25, 2010 addressing how it intends to regain compliance with Section 1001(a)(iii) of the Company Guide by July 23, 2010.

About Xenonics

Xenonics Holdings, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: XNN) develops and produces advanced, lightweight and compact ultra-high-intensity illumination and low-light vision products for military, law enforcement, public safety, and commercial and private sector applications. Xenonics’ NightHunter line of illumination products is used by every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces as well as law enforcement and security agencies. Its SuperVision high-definition night vision is designed for commercial and military applications. Employing patented technologies, Xenonics provides innovative solutions for customers who must see farther so they can do their jobs better and safer. Xenonics’ products represent the next generation in small, high intensity, high efficiency illumination and low-light vision systems. Visit Xenonics on the web at www.xenonics.com.

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Avago Technologies Limited (Nasdaq:AVGO) today announced the closing of the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 3,750,000 ordinary shares from selling shareholders, at a price to the public of $17.41 per share. The over-allotment option, which was exercised in full on February 23, 2010, was granted to the underwriters by the selling shareholders in connection with Avago’s previously announced secondary offering of 25,000,000 ordinary shares. Avago did not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares, other than the proceeds from the exercise of options held by certain selling shareholders in connection with the offering. Joint book-running managers of the offering were Deutsche Bank Securities, Barclays Capital, Morgan Stanley and Citi. The co-managers of the offering were Credit Suisse, Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan, UBS Investment Bank, KKR and FTN Equity Capital Markets.

The offering was made pursuant to a registration statement declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 27, 2010. A copy of the prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained from Deutsche Bank Securities, Attention: Prospectus Department, 100 Plaza One, Jersey City, NJ 07311, Telephone: (800) 503-4611; Barclays Capital, c/o Broadridge, Integrated Distribution Services, 1155 Long Island Ave., Edgewood, NY 11717, Telephone (888) 603-5847 or by e-mail at barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com; Morgan Stanley, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014, or by e-mail: prospectus@morganstanley.com; or Citi, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th Street, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11220, Telephone: (800) 831-9146.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

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Ahura Scientific, Inc., the leader in field-deployed analytical instruments for human health and public safety, today announced the close of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.’s acquisition of the company. The acquisition expands Thermo Fisher’s technology portfolio with a suite of instruments designed to bring lab-accurate analysis directly to the point of need. “Ahura Scientific products are trusted to provide life-saving information to human health and public safety specialists around the world,” said Doug Kahn, chairman and CEO of Ahura Scientific. “Our entire team is excited about the acquisition and the new opportunities it creates. We look forward to building on our success as we move to the next stage in the combined company’s evolution.”

Since its founding in 2002, Ahura Scientific’s mission has been to bring mobility to industries whose solutions have been traditionally confined to a laboratory. The company’s rapid global expansion has been driven by its ability to deliver on this mission with innovative, handheld instruments that can quickly identify and authenticate chemical substances in the safety and security, pharmaceutical and industrial markets.

Today, Ahura Scientific products include the FirstDefender® line of rugged handheld Raman spectrometers that enable military personnel and first responders to identify narcotics, explosives, chemical warfare agents and industrial chemicals. Additional safety and security products include TruDefender™ FT, an FTIR spectrometer that complements FirstDefender for a broader range of chemical identification capabilities, and TruScreen for rapid screening of liquid threats at aviation and other transportation checkpoints. TruScan, the company’s pharmaceutical authentication product, helps manufacturers ensure the safety of their supply chain through raw material identification and anti-counterfeit measures. Currently, nine out of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies (by revenue) have actively deployed TruScan for raw material inspection and anti-counterfeit activities.

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SchoolDude.com celebrates 10 years of helping educational professionals with an offering of on-demand software solutions designed to simplify their work. What began in Coats, NC in early 2000 with an ambitious mission to save our nation’s schools more than a billion dollars, has since grown into a thriving enterprise headquartered in Cary, NC, serving more than 4000 educational organizations throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe, Asia and the Dominican Republic. And a billion dollars was just a start. SchoolDude.com is recognized today as the nation’s leading provider of on-demand software solutions for facilities, IT and business operations management, designed exclusively for education. SchoolDude’s software as a service (SaaS) model makes it affordable for small and large institutions alike, allowing them to save much needed time and money in this difficult budget climate. Now more than ever, educational professionals are looking for ways to simplify the work they do every day, and SchoolDude.com is there to help. Having helped schools reach the billion-dollar milestone per year and an accumulative savings of $5 billion dollars, SchoolDude has now set its sights on creating efficiencies and opportunities for cost recovery, which will add the equivalent value of nearly 20,000 support services employees to the nation’s educational institutions annually!

SchoolDude plans to celebrate this 10-year anniversary milestone with attendees of the 5^th annual SchoolDude University to be held March 20-24, 2010 in Myrtle Beach, SC. There, more than nearly 500 professionals will gather for intensive professional development, product training and networking. SchoolDude Co-Founder and CEO Kent Hudson will give anniversary announcements at the General Session event on Tuesday, March 23rd at 7:00pm.

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WaveTwo, LLC announced the opening of its new headquarters, doubling its office space and creating an optimal environment for client collaboration and solutions. On February 10^th, the Greater Las Colinas-Irving Chamber and Texas Representative Linda Harper-Brown, joined the WaveTwo team in a ribbon cutting ceremony. Over 50 WaveTwo clients, employees, and Irving area VIP’s were in attendance. John Arnott, Sr, Managing Partner, stated, “The key benefit of the new offices is faster and more efficient collaboration on critical projects.” WaveTwo is known within the Healthcare industry as a leader in illuminating new markets, customers and internal efficiencies for Hospitals, Physicians and healthcare associations. Within Texas, WaveTwo is currently working with Healthcare Associations in preparing IT architecture to support the new ARRA stimulus funding for the “meaningful use” in Hospitals and Physician Groups.

WaveTwo, a Microsoft Managed/Gold partner, has been in business since 2003, offering creative solutions based upon latest technology. In addition to Healthcare, WaveTwo provides similar solutions within the Legal, Financial, Retail and Manufacturing industries.

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ID Watchdog, Inc. (TSX.V: IDW) (OTCQX: IDWAF), provider of the most comprehensive identity theft protection and resolution services in the market today, announced that it had entered into a marketing relationship with LendingTree, LLC, the nation’s leading online lending exchange. Through this relationship, Lending Tree will offer ID Watchdog’s idCHECK product through its internet properties. A link will prominently be displayed on www.lendingtree.com allowing LendingTree customers easy access to ID Watchdog’s offer.

“Customers rely on LendingTree to provide helpful information regarding their finances. We are proud to offer ID Watchdog’s idCHECK on our site. This easy to use tool affords instant peace of mind against the ever increasing threat of identity theft,” said Mona Marimow, at LendingTree.

Over the years LendingTree has facilitated $209 billion in closed loan transactions for 27 million customers and works alongside the nation’s largest lending institutions, as well as numerous regional and local lenders. With total brand awareness of 84 percent nationwide, LendingTree has become a nationally recognized name.

“We are very excited to be partnered with LendingTree. For years they have been the leader in consumer loans. As such, they bring excellent perspective as to the importance of consumer information and the dangers of identity theft,” said Dan Mohan, President and COO of ID Watchdog. “We believe that this new distribution channel will bring our idCHECK solution to large numbers of new consumers.”

idCHECK is a revolutionary new product offered by ID Watchdog that provides consumers with an instant answer to the question: “Am I Victim of Identity Theft?” The product scans over 10,000 consumer databases with patent-pending analytics to uncover any evidence of irregularities with a consumer’s personal data that result from identity theft. The offer is expected to launch on LendingTree.com in March.

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RSC Holdings Inc. (NYSE: RRR), one of the largest equipment rental providers in North America, today announced key additions to its financial team. Scott Huckins, 43, has been named Vice President, Treasurer. Mr. Huckins will also be responsible for RSC’s Investor Relations function. He brings more than 20 years of extensive financial experience with a variety of companies such as Morgan Capital Management, LLC, Koch Industries and their Affiliated Companies, and FINOVA Capital Corporation. Mr. Huckins has a B.S. in Finance from Arizona State University and a Masters in Management from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

RSC further strengthened its financial team with the appointment of Brent Rippentrop, 51, as Vice President, Financial Planning and Business Analysis, a newly created position. Mr. Rippentrop has had senior level roles in Finance, Marketing, Credit, Pricing, and Mergers and Acquisitions in a 30-year career with Deere & Company. Mr. Rippentrop brings extensive rental industry experience, having served on the senior management team and board of directors of Sunstate Equipment Company, in which Deere had minority ownership. Mr. Rippentrop has a B.S. in Agricultural Business from Iowa State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

“I am pleased to announce the additions of Scott and Brent to the RSC finance team,” commented David Mathieson, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “Both Scott and Brent bring a wealth of experience to RSC gained over their impressive careers in a variety of financial leadership roles. These appointments underscore our commitment to continuously strengthen our team.”

RSC also announced the planned retirement of Kevin Loughlin, Vice President, Treasurer, effective April 1, 2010. Mr. Loughlin will work closely with Mr. Huckins through the date of his planned retirement to ensure a smooth transition.

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Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of On2 Technologies, Inc., valued at approximately $124.6 million, after On2’s shareholders voted to approve the transaction. “We’re excited to welcome the On2 team to Google and to continue to enhance the video experience for users on the web,” said Sundar Pichai, Vice President of Product Management at Google. “Through rapid innovation in browsers and web standards, the Internet is becoming the leading platform for development. We believe On2’s engineering talent and technology will be an incredible asset for us as we work to improve this platform.”

Under the terms of the agreement, each outstanding share of On2 common stock will be converted into the right to receive a combination of (a) $0.15 in cash per share, (b) 0.0010 of a share of Google Class A Common Stock and (c) cash payable in lieu of any fractional shares of Google Class A Common Stock.

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Libra Alliance Corporation (OTCBB: LBAL), announced today the completion of a securities exchange transaction pursuant to which it acquired Lightyear Network Solutions, LLC (“Lightyear”), as described in its Form 8-K filed today. Libra’s common stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “LBAL.” Based in Louisville, KY, Lightyear provides telecommunication services to large, medium and small businesses and to residential consumers utilizing its extensive network of independent agents and representatives throughout the United States. Lightyear generated approximately $44 million in revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and $43 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Lightyear’s debt holders, comprised of Lightyear’s owners, released the Company from approximately $26 million in short and long-term liabilities in exchange for the issuance of 10 million restricted shares of Libra’s common stock to be issued immediately and 9,500,000 restricted shares of Libra’s convertible preferred stock to be issued shortly after the closing.

The Company, employs approximately 84 full-time staff, and has partnered with some of the most prominent companies in the telecom industry, including: Verizon, AT&T, Level 3, Qwest, Sprint, Nextel and Cisco.

“We are very pleased with the completion of this transaction as it positions us to broaden our investor base, financially support an accelerated growth plan and implement a focused acquisition strategy,” said J. Sherman Henderson, Chief Executive Officer of Lightyear.

In 2004, Mr. Henderson was voted chairman of COMPTEL, the leading communications trade association, made up of more than 250 member companies. He has over 36 years of business experience, including roles spanning company ownership, sales, marketing and management.

“The main focus for Lightyear will be continuing to service the telecommunications needs of our approximately 60,000 business and residential customers utilizing our independent national sales force of Lightyear Agent Partners,” said Mr. Henderson. “Management intends to increase Lightyear’s revenue and earnings via a combination of organic and acquisition growth. We are actively seeking to acquire multiple small to mid-sized competitors in strategic locations throughout the US where we anticipate significant demand for Lightyear’s service offerings.”

As part of the share exchange transaction, the former officers of Libra have resigned and J. Sherman Henderson, Lightyear’s Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed as CEO and to the Board of Directors of Libra, Stephen Lochmueller has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer, Elaine G. Bush has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, and John J. Greive has been appointed as in-house General Counsel for Libra.

Mr. Henderson concluded, “With Lightyear’s debt and interest obligations to its parent being extinguished via the exchange transaction, we believe that we are well positioned to initiate our organic and acquisition growth strategies. As a public company our goal is simple – we will look to translate the benefits that we believe our products provide to our customers into sustainable growth in revenues and earnings and, ultimately, increased shareholder value.”

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