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Telstra Incorporated Announces Launch of Global Enterprise Collaboration Services (GECS)

July 8th, 2008 by admin

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NEW YORK, May 13 /PRNewswire/ — Telstra Incorporated, the U.S. subsidiary of Australian-based tier one global carrier Telstra Corporation Limited, today launched Global Enterprise Collaboration Services (GECS), a cost and time-saving conference calling initiative for its customers.
The seamlessly integrated Telstra GECS suite was built with the multinational enterprise customer in mind. The customers’ need for a global on-demand, cost-effective and reliable, collaboration platform was the main driver. The result is a simple experience, just a local toll-free number and/or a PC away.
This powerful suite of integrated collaborative tools comprises:
— Audio and Web Conferencing on-demand i.e. without needing to make a
reservation
— Automated Scheduler Plug-In for the microsoft Outlook(R) messaging
software
— Event Call Services
— Unlimited playback recording services including podcast web URL
distribution and more, in a variety of formats

Organizers have the option of audio conferencing, web conferencing or both with 24/7 local and international access. Scheduling is also made easy with customizable invitations that can be delivered automatically from the Telstra toolbar in microsoft Outlook messaging software.
“Telstra GECS allow customers to connect quickly and easily with key elements of their businesses, achieving time and cost savings,” said Will Hughs, Senior Vice President of Product and Design, Telstra Incorporated. “The workforce of today is dynamic and projects-based, so the need for painless collaboration has never been more acute. By integrating our product into familiar interfaces like the microsoft Outlook client and MP3 players, we expect user adoption will not only increase dramatically but it will also evolve into a novel communications medium.”
The easy-to-use service is completely automated so no reservations are required. Participants simply follow instructions issued with the microsoft Outlook invite. For large high-profile events such as shareholder briefings the Event Call Services offers professionally trained moderators. With this service companies can keep participants informed, document what occurred at a meeting and create on-demand training programs for their users using the GECS Recording Services. GECS will deliver a fully synchronized recording of the audio and visual portion of any meeting, which can be published for downloads and /or unlimited playbacks.
“We are very pleased that such a simple product will achieve real results for businesses. GECS empower customers to increase workplace productivity, lower business expenses and increase overall communication quality. The addition of this service to our existing global data services demonstrates our commitment to delivering real business value to this market segment,” said Andrew Morawski, President and CEO of Telstra Incorporated.
About Telstra Incorporated
Telstra Incorporated is the US-based arm of Telstra International.

Telstra International is a global service provider and a division of the leading domestic Australian-based, tier 1 telecommunications and information services company, Telstra Corporation Limited.
Telstra owns one of the most technologically advanced IP backbone global networks in the Asia Pacific region, offering an extensive portfolio of state-of-the-art solutions to global customers, including voice, mobile, broadband, IP, MPLS and managed services. Telstra International provides global solutions to 200 of the world’s top 500 companies in Asia Pacific, Latin America, North America and Europe. For further information, visit .
Telstra Incorporated

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Verizon Employee Group Awards College Scholarships to 14 Deserving Students Across the Country

June 12th, 2008 by admin

WASHINGTON, June 11 /PRNewswire/ — Paying for college just got easier for 14 deserving and talented students across the country who have earned college scholarships from the Consortium of Information and Telecommunications Executives (CITE), an African-American employee resource group of Verizon.
Each high school senior will receive between $500 and $3,000 toward college expenses. In a recent luncheon ceremony, each student also was given a laptop computer courtesy of Hewlett Packard, along with a Microsoft Zune digital media player.
This year’s recipients are:

— Itanza Saraz Lawrence of California, who will attend the University of
California, Irvine and major in political science.

— Ashley Canay Morrow of Florida, who will attend the University of
Florida and major in film and marketing.

— Kwasi Appiah Kissi of Georgia, who will attend Georgia Southern
University and major in chemistry.

— Bryan Anthony Thomas Jr. of Illinois, who will attend Penn State
University and major in mechanical engineering.

— Brandon Grenway of Maryland, who will attend Towson University and
major in computer science.

— Candice Brittany Holland of Maryland, who will attend Delaware State
University and major in physical therapy.

— Matthew Ewan Richards of Massachusetts, who will attend the University
of New Hampshire and major in kinesiology.

— Richard Osei of New Jersey, who will attend The College of New Jersey
and major in business administration.

— Patrick Jamal Alvarez of New York, who will attend Syracuse University
and major in political science.

— Jaimee L. Daniels of North Carolina, who will attend the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill and major in business and biology.

— Jasmin Rushum of Pennsylvania, who will attend Penn State University
and major in sociology.

— Ne’Lexia Galloway of Texas, who will attend Howard Payne University
and major in accounting and finance with a minor in Spanish.

— Tiffany Lynn Stokley of Virginia, who will attend Virginia
Commonwealth University and major in computer science and engineering.

— Sara Michele Khoury of West Virginia, who will attend West Virginia
University and major in fashion merchandising and marketing.

CITE selects scholarship recipients based on financial need and academic achievement. The scholarships are for high school seniors who plan to attend an accredited four-year institution.
Since CITE established its scholarship program in June 1988, the organization has awarded more than $1.5 million to 821 students across the country.
“Education is the key to the high-skill, high-paying jobs of tomorrow,” said CITE President Leona Punzi. “Awarding these scholarships is an investment for a brighter tomorrow for our children, our communities and our company.”
For more information on CITE, visit .
CITE, a national 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and an African-American employee resource group of Verizon, is committed to industry excellence, community service, and personal and professional development. For the past 25 years, the organization has worked closely with Verizon’s senior leadership team to keep diversity issues at the forefront of the corporation. CITE helps its members understand Verizon’s business strategy and their roles in it. CITE will remain a critical part of Verizon’s future success, strive for the best, and continue its journey of helping others in need.
Verizon Communications

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Celsia Announces Sales and Distribution Alliance with Thermapower, Inc. of Taiwan

June 7th, 2008 by admin

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Celsia Technologies), a leader in cooling solutions for the computer, telecommunications infrastructure, and LED lighting industries, announces that that it has concluded a sales and distribution agreement with Thermapower, Inc., of Taiwan. A major thermal solutions company currently doing business with such computer industry notables as Quanta, ASUS and Shuttle, Thermapower plans to incorporate Celsia’s NanoSpreaders into server, notebook, desktop, and LED lighting applications with both ODM and OEM clients.
Mickey Cheng, Vice President of Thermapower, had these comments on the new relationship. “As the major computer makers continue to make thinner and smaller PCs, managing heat becomes a considerable design constraint. By teaming with Celsia, Thermapower can bring its customers, who are among the largest computer ODMs in the world, a new generation of thermal management solutions. We are excited by the potential of this relationship for both companies.”
Celsia’s patented NanoSpreader technology is a copper encased two-phase vapor chamber into which pure water is vacuum-sealed. The liquid is absorbed by a copper wick and passed as vapor through a micro-perforated copper sheet where it cools and returns as liquid to the wick. NanoSpreader vapor chambers can be made thinner and wider than heat pipes and can be attached directly to the heat source, increasing thermal performance of high heat flux cooling solutions by as much as 30% over solutions using heat pipes.
“NanoSpreaders are the ideal solution for cooling thin PCs,” explained George Meyer, Celsia’s CTO. “Because they can directly touch the chip surface area for both GPUs and CPUs, heat is quickly and evenly spread to the encasement, where it is dissipated into the surrounding air.”

Pricing and Availability: NanoSpreaders are available now, starting at under $2.00. To obtain application specific pricing, submit the quote request.

About Celsia Technologies
Celsia Technologies is a full solution provider and licensor of thermal management products and technology for the PC, consumer electronics, lighting and display industries. The company is a leader in developing and commercializing next-generation cooling solutions built on patented micro thermofluidic technology. Celsia Technologies’ extensive intellectual property portfolio includes patents registered in Korea, the U.S., Japan and Taiwan, with patents pending in the EU, Russia, India and China.

About Thermapower, Inc.
TPI, established in 2004, is an information technology company, conducting research & development, manufacturing and reselling high technology products. It focuses on component-level solutions, including heat sink systems, radiator modules, and heat pipes, as well as NanoSpreaders. It markets products worldwide. The company maintains operations in both Taiwan and China and focuses on PC OEM and ODM supplier partners. TPI is a division of the Yuan Deng Group of companies, with operations throughout East Asia.

Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, involving risks and uncertainties. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to certain factors, risks, and uncertainties that may cause actual results, events and performance to differ materially from those referred to or implied by such statements. In addition, actual future results may differ materially from those anticipated, depending on a variety of factors which include, but are not limited to, Celsia Technologies’ ability to attract investors, Celsia Technologies’ future operating results, and general economic conditions affecting consumer spending, including uncertainties relating to global political conditions, such as terrorism and the conflict with Iraq. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Celsia Technologies does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this release to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law.
Celsia Technologies

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