Main stories in ABC's World Today

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08-22-2011
Main stories in ABC's World Today

SYDNEY, Aug 22 AAP - Main stories in ABC's World Today:

* BlueScope Steel has announced an "unprecedented" restructure of its Australian operations,
resulting in the loss of more than 1000 jobs. The biggest changes include the shutting
down of a blast furnace at Port Kembla in NSW and the Western Port hot strip mill in Victoria.

* BlueScope Steel shares plunged by as much as 10 per cent on the back of the unexpected
billion dollar loss announced by the company. Some economists say such job cuts raises
questions about whether industry, specifically Australian export manufacturers, can survive
the mining boom.

* The federal government has responded to the news by giving BlueScope access to funds
to help "soften the blow" on workers and the community. The assistance package includes
$30 million to support new manufacturing and jobs in the two affected regions.

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Vic: Car out of control, then bodies flying: court

AAP General News (Australia)
02-19-2008
Vic: Car out of control, then bodies flying: court

A witness to a car crash that killed six teenage pedestrians in rural Victoria .. has
described seeing bodies being flung in the air from the impact.

In the Victorian Supreme Court today .. 18-year-old SIMON GEE said he saw a car veer
to the left and right of the road .. before hitting a group of children.

THOMAS TOWLE is facing 14 charges .. after the 36-year-old allegedly ran into and killed
the teenagers as they walked from a 16th birthday party at Cardross .. near Mildura ..

on February 18 .. 2006.

Another witness .. 18-year-old DANIELLE MATOTEK .. broke down as she told the court
she'd heard a loud car going by .. and a split-second later .. screams and a big bang.

And 17-year-old LER-REE JUDD's told the court .. the car was revving loudly and going
fast before it ran into the children standing on the side of the road.

She says she knew the group was there because they were illuminated by lights from
the house where the party was being held .. and the mobile phones the teenagers were using.

The trial before Justice PHILIP CUMMINS continues.

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FED:VC hero salutes 96 years of Anzac bravery

AAP General News (Australia)
04-25-2011
FED:VC hero salutes 96 years of Anzac bravery

By Doug Conway, Senior Correspondent, and AAP reporters

SYDNEY, April 25 AAP - Australia's newest military hero has saluted the oldest and
delivered a stark reminder that Australians are still locked in deadly combat 96 years
after the Anzac legend began.

As more than 100,000 Australians, roughly the same number to have died in war, gathered
at Anzac Day services around the world, Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith marched in Sydney's
parade for the first time since winning the Victoria Cross in Afghanistan last year.

He honoured not only the original Anzacs who stormed ashore at Gallipoli in 1915 but
all who have served since, including 10 of his comrades who have died in Afghanistan in
the past year.

"Acts of real courage are still being carried out on the front line today and every
day," he said.

"I have friends who will be putting their lives at risk today as they try to ensure
that terrorism does not flourish."

Cpl Roberts-Smith, who single-handedly stormed an enemy machine gun position in Afghanistan,
described public support during the march as "overwhelming".

The feeling was clearly mutual as teenage defence force cadets surrounded him afterwards,
calling him a hero and an inspiration.

"It (meeting him) made my day," said cadet Madison Hollamby, 14.

From Australia to the shores of Gallipoli and battle sites in Asia and Europe, Australians
remembered all of their war dead, but the grief from losses in Afghanistan is the most
recent and clearly the keenest.

Margaret Gunnell choked back tears as she attended Brisbane's dawn service, the first
since her son, commando Tim Aplin, was among three diggers killed in a helicopter crash
there last June.

"I didn't ever imagine this would be happening to me, or to us, losing our boy," Ms Gunnell said.

"I really wish I was here just as a person who came to feel for the Anzacs."

Similar emotions were felt in Hobart, where Tasmanian Governor Peter Underwood paid
tribute to Corporal Richard Atkinson, 22, who was killed by a roadside bomb two months
ago.

"The devastation that his family and his fiancee feel is beyond the understanding of
those who've not suffered a loss like (theirs)," he said.

"Today we thank him for his service. What a terrible loss of a young life."

At Anzac Cove in Turkey, Veterans' Affairs Minister Warren Snowdon said the Anzacs
could never have known the enduring legacy of their courage, service and sacrifice.

"It behoves us to accept the responsibility to do whatever we can to avoid war and
find peaceful resolution to our differences," he said.

"This is how we can honour them."

At the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, RAAF chaplain Wing Commander Mark Willis
paid tribute to those who put freedom for others before their own interests.

"Just ordinary people doing their job, ordinary men and women who were prepared to
make personal sacrifices for the freedom and quality of life that we enjoy today," he
said.

Delivering the commemorative address, war historian Les Carlyon said Anzac Day was
all about remembering ordinary, decent Australians.

"Every grave represents someone's son or uncle or father or husband," he said.

"Every grave represents sacrifice in perhaps its saddest form, the death of dreams of youth."

Prime Minister Julia Gillard honoured Australia's Korean War veterans at a stirring
dawn service in Seoul where she said silence spoke loudest on Anzac Day.

"In our silence today we remember those we have lost," Ms Gillard said in the 60th
anniversary year of the battle of Kapyong, one of Australia's major engagements of the
campaign.

"Each of them one of us; each of them lost to us now.

"Each in essence an ordinary Australian who we asked to do an extraordinary thing."

In Villers-Bretonneux, France, scene of a critical Australia victory in World War One,
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said: "We come to honour the values for which they fought
- for freedom, for a fair go for all, values which we hold to be true for all humankind,
not just for some.

"The cost of all this, quite literally, almost bled our fledging nation dry."

Anzac Day services went off mostly without incident, but a 67-year-old returned serviceman
collapsed and died after attending a dawn service in Darwin.

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SA:Adelaide dog killer appeals sentence

AAP General News (Australia)
02-10-2011
SA:Adelaide dog killer appeals sentence

By Liza Kappelle

ADELAIDE, Feb 10 AAP - A former butcher jailed for cutting the throat of his partner's
dog's in a drunken rage has appealed, arguing it was unfair that he was denied access
to the dog's autopsy.

Trevor James Bond, 47, was sentenced to five months' jail in 2010 for ill treating
an animal to cause death after a trial in the Port Adelaide Magistrate's Court.

Bond's lawyer Blair Tremaine had argued the charges should be thrown out because Bond
had not repeatedly stabbed Nikki, a keeshond, as alleged by the RSPCA - he had instead
cut the dog's throat up to five times.

Mr Tremaine repeated this argument in the Supreme Court of South Australia on Thursday,
as they appealed on grounds including that it was unfair Bond did not have a representative
at the dog's autopsy.

Judge Kevin Duggan replied he didn't know of any murder trial where the defence pathologist
was invited to the autopsy and said it was not necessarily something that may have resulted
in a stay of proceedings.

Mr Tremaine also said killing an animal was not necessarily an offence, an argument
rejected by RSPCA lawyer Sophie Downie as simplistic, misleading and inaccurate.

"The dog died an agonising death at the hands of a person he trusted," Ms Downie said.

She said Bond had admitted killing Nikki, including telling an interviewer: "I'm a
butcher, I had my knives hanging up, I grabbed a knife, and killed it."

There was nothing humane about what happened to Nikki, Ms Downie said.

Mr Tremaine said Bond's five-month jail term should have been suspended because his
client had no animal cruelty convictions and his last conviction, an assault, was in 2003.

Ms Downie said Nikki had suffered a painful end and the prison term was not disproportionate
given the community's abhorrence of crimes against animals.

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VIC:Man dies in house fire

AAP General News (Australia)
08-27-2010
VIC:Man dies in house fire

An elderly woman's lost her husband in a late night house fire south of Melbourne.

The 86-year-old woman woke up around two a.m to see her Rosebud house along the Mornington
Peninsula filling with thick smoke.

She tried to get her 88-year-old husband out of the home but was forced back by smoke
and flame and had to run out of the burning building.

Firefighters found the man's body near the back of the house.

The cause of the fire is not considered suspicious.

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Vic: Man charged with murder over Williams bash death

AAP General News (Australia)
04-20-2010
Vic: Man charged with murder over Williams bash death

MELBOURNE, April 20 AAP - A man has been charged with one count of murder following
the prison bashing death of gangland killer Carl Williams.

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NSW: Man killed in karaoke bar brawl

AAP General News (Australia)
12-06-2009
NSW: Man killed in karaoke bar brawl

A man has been killed in a brawl at a karaoke bar in Sydney's CBD.

Several men were involved in the brawl about 1.30 this morning (AEDT) in the Clarence Street bar.

Police say it appears the man was hit with an unknown object before falling down a
staircase and dying at the scene.

Clarence Street was closed between Druitt and Market Streets while forensic officers
examined the crime scene.

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Fed: Masterchef gets viewers

AAP General News (Australia)
04-28-2009
Fed: Masterchef gets viewers

MasterChef Australia has attracted a huge number of viewers for its premier last night.

1.42 million viewers tuned into the hour debut with the audience peaking at 1.91 million.

It easily beat rival shows including How I Met Your Mother and Scrubs on Seven .. and
You Saved My Life and Missing Pieces on the Nine Network.

Hosted by former journalist SARAH WILSON and featuring chefs GEORGE CALOMBARIS and
GARY MEHIGAN and food critic MATT PRESTON as judges .. it aims to find Australia's top
amateur chef.

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NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers

AAP General News (Australia)
12-24-2008
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers

SYDNEY, Dec 24 AAP - The main stories in today's Sydney newspapers:

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

Page 1: A couple will celebrate a special Christmas with their 20-month-old toddler
who has recovered from a liver transplant.

Page 2: NSW police officers are one step closer to being armed with stun guns.

Page 3: A $165 million class action lawsuit has been launched by hundreds of small
businesses and shareholders over the Pan Pharmaceuticals collapse.

World: A 23-year-old model leapt to her depth from her boyfriend's Manchester apartment
once she learned he was married with a child (London).

Finance: Qantas stands accused of price-gouging on its fuel surcharges for lucrative
routes to the UK and Europe.

Sport: Australia's struggling cricket veterans Matthew Hayden and Brett Lee have declared
they are far from finished and plan to deliver at the Boxing Day Test match.

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FED: Doctors trusted, as long as they're not natural

AAP General News (Australia)
08-17-2008
FED: Doctors trusted, as long as they're not natural

A survey's found we trust our family doctor .. and private hospitals over public ones
.. but also prefer the government-funded Medicare system to private health funds.

It's also found .. we're not quite as hot on naturopaths and other alternative health
care workers.

Lead author ELIZABETH HARDIE from Swinburne University in Melbourne says the support
for private health care .. but public funding .. may reflect Australians' historical support
for a public health care system .. combined with an awareness of its long waiting lists.

The survey of 800 adults has been published in the Medical Journal of Australia.

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Fed: ACF pushes for end of fuel subsidies

AAP General News (Australia)
04-09-2008
Fed: ACF pushes for end of fuel subsidies

By Peter Williams

CANBERRA, April 9 AAP - The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) has called on
the federal government to remove $7.8 billion worth of fuel subsidies in next month's
budget.

The ACF wants Treasurer Wayne Swan to get rid of tax breaks for industry diesel use,
company cars and aviation fuel in order to discourage greenhouse pollution.

Other environment groups have made similar demands in the lead-up to the budget.

ACF executive director Don Henry today said the Fuel Tax Credits scheme cost taxpayers
$4.9 billion in 2006-07, or $230 for each Australian, a 38 per cent increase on the previous
year.

Most of the money subsidised the diesel fuel costs of big mining, forestry and transport
companies, Dr Henry said.

He said mining companies alone claimed $1.2 billion in fuel tax credits in 2005-06,
according to the Australian Tax Office.

"The truth is, the profitable mining sector does not need your or my taxpayers' dollars
to continue to thrive," Mr Henry told the National Press Club in Canberra.

"In fact, this billion-dollar handout is probably discouraging the industry from implementing
energy efficiency measures that would cut greenhouse pollution."

He said from July the tax breaks will be extended to more business operations, and
in 2012 all off-road use of fuel will become exempt.

On company cars, Mr Henry said the federal Treasury has predicted their fringe benefits
tax concession would cost more than $2 billion a year by 2009-10.

Company cars accounted for an estimated 18 per cent of all road trips, the equivalent
of 7.9 million tonnes of pollution, he said.

The ACF says the aviation subsidy allows airlines to pay three cents a litre in fuel
tax compared with $38 a year for the average motorist, costing a Treasury-estimated $900
million a year.

Removing the tax break would only cost an airline passenger about $12 extra for a typical
domestic flight, the group has calculated.

Mr Henry said he was under no illusion that the Rudd government would act on ACF's
recommendations any more than its coalition predecessor.

"We have a lot more access to this government, but I'm not foolish enough to equate
access with results."

Oil company Caltex Australia said the fuel tax credit was not a subsidy but a rebate
which made industries competitive.

"Undoubtedly, if you applied a very high rate of tax it would drive some change (in
fuel consumption) but at the same time would probably do considerable damage to the Australian
economy," Caltex spokesman Frank Topham said.

"If those deductions were not there, the cost of all goods would be higher because
of the additional imposts on road freight (and) we'd have less employment and economic
growth."

The Minerals Council of Australia said diesel was a "major and necessary" business
input to the mining industry.

"It is a long standing principle that we don't tax business inputs," the council's
director of industry economics and taxation David Rynne said.

Both Mr Topham and Mr Rynne supported the 2010 introduction of a carbon price through
emissions trading as the most effective measure to cut pollution.

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Vic: Report says Mullet should not stay police officer

AAP General News (Australia)
12-06-2007
Vic: Report says Mullet should not stay police officer

A report by the Office of Police Integrity says suspended Victorian police union boss
.. PAUL MULLETT .. should not be allowed to remain a sworn police officer.

Senior Sergeant MULLETT has been heavily criticised as a self-interested schoolyard
bully .. in a report by OPI director GEORGE BROUWER.

The report .. tabled today in state parliament .. concerns an OPI investigation into
a police officer and union delegate .. Detective Sergeant PETER LALOR .. who set up an
email account under the alias KIT WALKER.

Sergeant LALOR .. who's also linked to the murder of a male prostitute .. misused the
police emailing network to defame a former police union president .. JANET MITCHELL.

Mr BROUWER says he's concerned many police officers involved in the Police Association
are pre-occupied with self-interest and not being public officers.

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NT: Alcan worker falls to death and another is injured

AAP General News (Australia)
04-23-2007
NT: Alcan worker falls to death and another is injured

DARWIN, April 23 AAP - A worker has plunged to his death and another has been injured
at an aluminium refinery in the Northern Territory.

The NT government released a statement today saying it had been contacted by Alcan
Gove, part of Canadian Aluminium giant Alcan, to inform it of the fatality.

Executive director of the Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines, Minerals
and Energy (DPIFM) division, Richard Sellers, said it was believed one worker had died
after falling from an elevated work platform about midday (CST) today.

Another worker was injured and Alcan had arranged for workers to be given grief and
shock counselling, he said.

In addition to an investigation by DPIFM officers - which is expected to take several
days - Mr Sellers said police were on site at Alcan conducting their own investigation
into the incident.

He refused to comment on the matter further.

"My department will not be making any comments on this matter until the police and
our inspectors have completed the investigation," he said in a statement.

In February last year, Alcan pleaded guilty to charges following the death of Denis
Boyd, a contractor who was crushed by machinery doing maintenance work at Alcan's Gove
refinery in North East Arnhem Land in August 2004.

Alcan admitted it had failed to meet its obligation to operate and maintain the refinery
site to minimise risk to the health and safety of workers, and was fined fined $315,000.

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Fed: Howard plays down suspicious package at Sydney office

AAP General News (Australia)
12-22-2006
Fed: Howard plays down suspicious package at Sydney office

JOHN HOWARD has played down the discovery of a suspicious package in his Sydney office.

The prime minister says authorities wearing funny suits collected dust samples while
he was working on some papers .. and it would've made a marvellous photo.

Mr HOWARD's told the Nine Network a News Limited photo of him fleeing the office is
a blow up .. and he was actually going to a luncheon engagement around the corner.

But he says you always have to be cautious.

The PM says another suspicious package was found in Foreign Minister ALEXANDER DOWNER'S
office in Canberra yesterday .. but there's nothing to worry about.

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Fed: Govt won't be forced into Telstra sale: Costello

AAP General News (Australia)
08-15-2006
Fed: Govt won't be forced into Telstra sale: Costello

CANBERRA, Aug 15 AAP - The federal government would not be forced into selling its
share in Telstra, Treasurer Peter Costello said today.

Following growing concerns over the sharp dip in Telstra's share price, there are questions
over whether the government will push ahead with its sale of its majority shareholding
in the telco.

Mr Costello said the government did not necessarily need the money from the Telstra
sale, and the shares could be held in the Future Fund.

"We will deal with the government's shareholding at a time which is in the interests
of other shareholders and the Australian taxpayer," he told reporters.

"We are not a forced seller.

"If the conditions don't suit, then we have indicated that the government's Future
Fund ... would be a very suitable vehicle to hold that shareholding.

"My message to anybody, whether they're in the company or elsewhere, if they think
that the government is over a barrel here, they're wrong."

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Fed: Diggers don't want more descendants in Anzac day marches

AAP General News (Australia)
04-09-2006
Fed: Diggers don't want more descendants in Anzac day marches

Some World War II veterans are resisting an RSL push to have more descendants of diggers
join Anzac Day marches.

A Fairfax newspaper says many surviving veterans are concerned families could take
over the occasion.

Veteran's complaints have arisen after New South Wales RSL president .. DON ROWE ..

warned the Anzac Day march could die out as more World War II diggers approach their 90s
.. unless new marchers are admitted.

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Securities and Investment Board

Securities and Investment Board (SIB) A regulatory body set up by the Financial Services Act (1986) to oversee London's financial markets. Each market (e.g. the stock exchange, life assurance, unit trusts) had its own Self-Regulating Organization (SRO), which reported to the SIB. It was superseded by the Financial Services Authority in December 2001.

SECURENET ASIA TO PROVIDE ONLINE SECURITY TECHNOLOGY.

(Full text of statement. Contact details below.)

HONG KONG, Sept 24 PRNewswire Asia-AsiaNet -- PKI technology adopted in Electronic Mark Plant Circulation System SecureNet Asia Limited announced today that its Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology has been selected to provide online security for a joint project of HKSAR government departments and private utility-related companies.

Using PKI technology, the eight project members of the Electronic Mark Plant Circulation (EMPC) system will begin on September 24 exchanging and circulating electronic records and messages related to road digging and utility works over the Internet. The EMPC system allows project members to securely access information from each other to improve coordination on road digging and utility works.

The EMPC system's project members are CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd, Drainage Services Department, The Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd, The Hong Kong and China Gas Co., Ltd, Highways Department, Hutchison Global Communications Ltd, PCCW and the Water Supplies Department.

To facilitate electronic record retrieval and delivery processes among users, a secure and efficient document management system plays a vital role in the EMPC system. SecureNet Asia's PKI technology enables the system's users to insert digital signing on documents using Hongkong Post e-Cert, making electronic document exchange secure, verifiable and legally binding. Hongkong Post e-Cert is a digital certificate issued by Hongkong Post, a public certification authority, authenticating identity of electronic document senders.

"We are pleased to be selected as the security technology provider in this joint government and utility-related companies project," said SecureNet Asia's Vice President, Ventures David Chen. "Our robust and reliable solution helps EMPC participants to streamline their document exchanges through the Internet. We see that PKI-enabled solution will be adopted by more and more organizations to safeguard and authenticate online communications and transactions amongst government-to-business, business-to-business and business-to-consumers."

PKI technology addresses two key security issues of electronic document flow. First, it authenticates the document by proving that it originated from a valid sender with a valid digital certificate. Second, it ensures the integrity of the document by checking that it bears a digital signature -- guaranteeing that the document's contents have not been altered.

About SecureNet Asia

SecureNet Asia began operations on July 1, 1999. It is a joint venture owned by Hong Kong-based PCCW (SEHK: 0008, ADR-NYSE: PCW), Australian information technology security firm SecureNet Limited (ASX: SNX) and HSBC.

The company combines PCCW's advanced broadband network and technology with SecureNet's expertise in Internet and e-commerce security to supply data security solutions to corporate and government organizations. Together with HSBC's solid presence in Asia, the company extends its security platform to support e-commerce infrastructure in other Asian countries beyond Hong Kong and mainland China.

SecureNet Asia specializes in the development, design and installation of complete security solutions for the Internet, remote banking, VPN and data-critical applications. An industry specialist in smart card, PKI, firewalls, secure email, secure payments and security consultancy, SecureNet Asia enjoys a well-established reputation as a provider of online trust services. It also provides consultancy and custom design and solution services for a wide range of IT applications.

For more information, please contact:

Phyllis Chow

Senior Manager,

Marketing & Corporate Communications

SecureNet Asia

Tel:

+852-2586-1272

Email: phyllis.chowsecurenetasia.com

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Convera Announces Addition to Senior Management Team, Changes to Business Structure.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2001

Ben Plummer Joins as Senior Vice President, Marketing; Consolidations Streamline Sales, Engineering and Integration Services

Units

Convera (Nasdaq:CNVR), a leading provider of advanced technologies, products and solutions for managing multimedia digital content, today announced the appointment of Ben Plummer as senior vice president of marketing.

Mr. Plummer, an executive with proven experience in marketing and corporate positioning within the commercial software and Internet market, will oversee the strategic and operational direction of all marketing and public relations activities. Mr. Plummer will report directly to president and CEO Patrick Condo.

In addition to the hiring of Mr. Plummer, other changes include the consolidation of all Convera product development activities into a single engineering operation under the leadership of David Nunnerley, senior vice president, engineering, and the combination of Convera sales and business development activities into its worldwide sales division under the leadership of Kamran Khan, senior vice president, sales and business development.

Convera's integration services are under the leadership of Ciaran Doyle, senior vice president, integration services.

"Ben's addition to our management team and the streamlining of our business structure will be instrumental to advancing our position in delivering innovative software products that manage multimedia digital content," said Patrick Condo, president and CEO.

Mr. Plummer joins Convera from Cognos Corporation, where, as that company's vice president of marketing, he led worldwide marketing efforts including marketing communications, marketing operations, public relations, analyst relations, sales support, and product marketing and management.

During his nine years at Cognos, he also held positions ranging from director of North America technical services to vice president of customer operations. Prior to joining Cognos, Mr. Plummer held technical management positions at Bachman, Inc., Pansophic Systems, RJO Enterprises, Inc., and SAGE Federal Systems.

About Convera

Convera, the new company formed when Excalibur Technologies combined with Intel's Interactive Media Services division, is a leading provider of innovative software products that manage multimedia digital content.

Convera's advanced technologies, products, services and solutions empower content owners to extract value from their high-worth digital content--text, images and video--over the Internet, intranets, set top boxes and wireless devices.

Convera serves over 700 customers in 29 countries from its offices throughout the U.S. and Europe.

Convera customers and partners include ABC News, BG Technology, British Telecom, chicagotribune.com, CSC, Digital Island, Discovery Communications, Encyclopedia Britannica, Exodus, FOXSPORTS.com, latimes.com, Loudeye, Microsoft, the National Basketball Association, NCR, Nortel Networks, Parametric Technologies, QXL.com, Raytheon, RealNetworks, Reuters, Sony, StorageTek, Sun Microsystems, UCLA, United Airlines, Warner Bros. Online and The World Bank.

For more information, contact Convera at 800-788-7758, via e-mail at info@convera.com or on the Web at www.convera.com.

The following are worldwide trademarks of Convera Corporation or its subsidiary Convera Technologies, Inc.: Convera(TM), RetrievalWare(R), ScreeningRoom(R), WebExpress(TM) and their respective logos.

This release contains comments about Convera's future expectations, performance, plans and prospects as well as assumptions about future events.

The reader is cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as these statements are subject to numerous factors and uncertainties, including without limitation, business and economic conditions, continued success in technological advances, and the risk that the businesses that were merged to create Convera, the Interactive Media Services Division of Intel Corporation and Excalibur Technologies, Inc., will not be integrated successfully. Actual results may differ materially from our expectations as the result of these and other important factors relating to Convera's business and product development efforts, which are further described in Convera's and Excalibur's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

These filings can be obtained from the SEC's website located at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statements are based on information available to Convera on the date of this release, and Convera assumes no obligation to update such statements.

COMTEX Enhances its Infomediary Position With ICopyright.com.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- COMTEX announced today an agreement with iCopyright.com, the first automated copyright permissions and reprints clearinghouse, to provide rapid electronic copyright permissions and reprints to its distributors and their end-users. With this revolutionary new deal, COMTEX is in the forefront of providing easy compliance with copyright laws to its distributors and thus protecting its information publishers' valuable content. COMTEX Scientific Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CMTX) delivers real-time, enhanced global news to financial and business information distributors throughout the world.

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Executive Moves.(People)(Brief Article)

ACCOUNTING & CONSULTING

HamiltonlHMC: Peter Cunningham, 44, was named principal of the health care consulting division for the division of Atlanta-based Kurt Salmon Associates. He was formerly a senior manager. Mr. Cunningham is based in Manhattan.

Yohalem Gillman & Co.: Michael Belfer, 35, was promoted to partner, specializing in tax services. He was formerly a principal.

Jude Coard, 35, was promoted to partner, specializing in tax services. He was formerly a principal.

Gemma Leddy, 35, was promoted to partner, specializing in business services. She was formerly a principal.

ADVERTISING & COMMUNICATIONS

BBDO New York: Bill Katz, 45, was named co-chief executive. He was formerly chief operating officer. Mr. Katz continues as president.

Jeff Mordos, 42, was named chief operating officer. He continues as executive vice president.

Michael Patti, 46, was named senior executive creative director. He was formerly executive creative director. Mr. Patti continues as vice chairman.

Simon Marlow, 53, was named to the newly created position of director of multinational account services. He continues as executive vice president and managing director.

Janet Lyons, 42, was named to the newly created position of director of business development. She was formerly senior creative director. Ms. Lyons continues as senior vice president.

John B. Osborn, 33, was named director of integrated marketing services. He was formerly a worldwide senior account director. Mr. Osborn continues as senior vice president.

Edelman Public Relations Worldwide: William G. McBride, 50, was named executive vice president of the financial communications group. He was formerly senior director of corporate communications at the National Association of Securities Dealers.

the romann group: P.J. Lehrer, 39, was named senior vice president and account director. She was formerly vice president, group management representative at Grey Advertising.

Wunderman Cato Johnson: Anne Benvenuto, 44, was named to the newly created position of senior vice president, director interactive channel solutions. She was formerly senior vice president for business development and strategic communications for autobytel.com.

APPAREL & RETAIL

Liz Claiborne Inc.: Andrew M. Cohen, 50, was named chief executive of Laundry by Shelli Segal. He was formerly president and chief executive of Chorus Line Inc.

FINANCE & INSURANCE

Bear Stearns & Co.: Peter Cherasia, 41, was named director of the newly formed e-commerce division and chief information officer. He continues as a senior managing director and head of the Financial Analytics and Structured Transactions Group.

Bessemer Securities: Robert D. Lindsay, 44, was named president and chief executive of Bessemer Securities and sole managing partner of Bessemer Holdings. He was formerly co-managing partner of Bessemer Holdings.

Instinet Corp.: Hank Mlynarski, 48, was named senior vice president, global product management, Instinet Fixed Income. He was formerly chief executive of the Chicago Board Brokerage at the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago.

Merrill Lynch & Co.: John A. McKinley Jr., 42, was named executive vice president. He was formerly a senior vice president. Mr. McKinley continues as chief technology officer.

Orbit Capital Corp.: Andreas Panayi, 34, was named president of the Internet venture capital fund. He was formerly president and chief executive of Brand Dialogue.

Scudder Kemper Investments Inc.: Arnim Sanchez Holzer, 40, was named senior vice president and investment strategist for the international mutual fund group, a new position. He was formerly managing director, marketing and client services at Deltec Asset Management Corp.

HIGH TECH & NEW MEDIA

About.com Inc.: Bill Day, 35, was named president. He continues as chief operating officer.

Beliefnet Inc.: Tony Uphoff, 43, was named president and chief executive for the multifaith Internet site. He was formerly a group president at CMP Media.

fashion500.com: Stephen C. Elkin, 57, was named president and chief executive. He was formerly chairman and chief executive of Bergdorf Goodman.

Leading Web Advertisers: Bev Andal, 48, was named president and chief operating officer of the advertising tracking service. She was formerly president of two VNU companies, Marketing Resources Plus and Interactive Market Systems Inc.

News Alert: Christophe J. Cremault, 37, was named president and chief operating officer of the content and application service provider for finance Web sites. He was formerly vice president, sales and marketing at Snickelways.

Christopher Paladino, 28, was named vice president for business development. He was formerly associate vice president of Internet business development for Zacks Investment Research.

The Female Athlete: Kathleen M. Davenport, 48, was named executive vice president for the athletic apparel e-commerce venture. She was formerly president and general manager of Lady Foot Locker.

HOTELS & TOURISM

Hotel Sofitel New York: Erik Anderouard, 40, was named general manager for the Accor North America facility, slated to open in June. He continues as regional manager for Novotel New York.

MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

Conde Nast Publications Inc.: Charles H. Townsend, 55, was named chief operating officer. He continues as executive vice president.

Money magazine: Evan Blank, 34, joined the Time Inc. publication as director of creative services. He was formerly Time Inc.'s vice president of advertising/marketing in Singapore.

John Burke, 34, joined as director of on-line sales. He was formerly Eastern regional manager of strategic business development at E*Trade.

NBA Entertainment: Heidi Ueberroth, 34, was named executive vice president, global media properties and marketing partnerships. She was formerly senior vice president, international television and business development.

Gregg Winik, 37, was named executive vice president, programming and executive producer. He was formerly senior vice president, programming and executive producer.

Time International magazines: Penny Scott, 38, was promoted to vice president, advertising sales. She was formerly account executive.

Village Voice Media: David Schneiderman, 52, was named chief executive. He was formerly president and publisher of The Village Voice and president of Stern Publishing.

Judy Miszner, 41, was named publisher of The Village Voice, effective Feb. 9. She was formerly the paper's vice president of sales and marketing.

VUDU Announces Full Integration on Walmart.com.

Thousands of VUDU Titles, including New Releases and "99-Cent Movie of the Day," Can Now Be Instantly Streamed at www.walmart.com/vudu

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and BRISBANE, Calif., July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Demonstrating its commitment to e-commerce and goal of offering customers "one continuous shopping" channel, Walmart today announced the integration of its popular movie streaming service, VUDU, on Walmart.com. Customers can now shop for thousands of digital VUDU titles, including the hottest new releases, and purchase and/or rent them directly on Walmart.com at www.walmart.com/vudu.

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As customers shop for movies at Walmart.com, they now have the option to select the digital VUDU title and/or the physical title (DVD or Blu-ray Disc). Those who select the digital title complete their transaction through Walmart.com's checkout, and then can easily stream the movie directly from Walmart.com, VUDU.com, or from one of more than 300 VUDU-enabled devices, including select HDTVs, Blu-ray Disc players and the PlayStation3.

"At Walmart, one of our key priorities is to provide a continuous channel for our customers, from our stores to our powerful e-commerce and social media platforms," said Steve Nave, SVP and general manager, Walmart.com. "With VUDU becoming increasingly popular among our customers, we're providing them more access to enjoy this digital entertainment experience directly online at Walmart.com."

"This integration allows us to introduce more Walmart.com customers to digital entertainment and give them access to thousands of new release and popular movie titles immediately through VUDU's high-quality streaming service," said Edward Lichty, general manager, VUDU. "By incorporating digital movie content into the Walmart.com entertainment shopping experience, we're enabling customers to easily choose how they want to enjoy their entertainment content - whether that be through a physical DVD, digital streaming or both."

Customers Vote for this Friday's 99-cent Movie of the Day

To celebrate this launch on Walmart.com, VUDU is inviting fans on Walmart's Facebook page to vote for a new release title that will be available to rent for only 99 cents. The titles to choose from include:

* "Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules" (PG)

* "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" (PG-13)

* "Gnomeo and Juliet" (PG)

Customers can vote now by "liking" their pick at www.facebook.com/walmart. The new release title with the most votes by 5 p.m. EDT tomorrow will be available to rent for just 99 cents on Friday, July 29.

The integration on Walmart.com is one of many ways VUDU is introducing Walmart customers to digital entertainment. VUDU recently launched the first digital movie card, which allows customers to purchase a VUDU movie in Walmart stores and view the movie digitally through VUDU. The streaming service is also available on almost all of Walmart's Internet-capable HDTVs and Blu-ray Disc players, with several models featuring a "one touch" VUDU button on remote controls.

About VUDU

A leader in HD streaming, VUDU offers the world's largest selection of HD movies, including thousands of blockbusters, Hollywood classics and indies available in stunning HDX 1080p with Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 surround sound. Movies are available the same day they are released on DVD or Blu-ray, and can be rented or purchased without a subscription. VUDU is available on Internet-capable HDTVs and Blu-ray Disc players from FUNAI Electronics (Magnavox, Sylvania), LG Electronics, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, SANYO, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba and VIZIO, and on the PlayStation3 computer entertainment system from Sony. VUDU is a wholly owned subsidiary of Walmart Stores, Inc., and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. For more information, visit http://www.vudu.com/.

About Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) serves customers and members more than 200 million times per week at 9,029 retail units under 60 different banners in 15 countries. With fiscal year 2011 sales of $419 billion, Walmart employs more than 2 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting http://www.walmartstores.com. Online merchandise sales are available at http://www.walmart.com and http://www.samsclub.com.

SOURCE Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Mickey steals the show.

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Eleven days of red carpet galas, 21 films in competition and countless interviews, photo calls and parties at the Venice film festival boiled down to just one man in the end - Mickey Rourke. The festival, which unofficially kick-starts the awards season leading to the Oscars, will be remembered chiefly for Rourke's performance in Darren Aronofsky's 'The Wrestler', which the actor and critics agree is his best yet."The roar of Rourke" read the headline in the popular Corriere della Sera newspaper yesterday.

The movie about an ageing wrestler who despairs as his body gives up on him and friends and family turn their backs, won the coveted Golden Lion award for best movie at the festival."I'd like to really thank the jury for making the right decision," said Rourke.The award seals his comeback from the Hollywood wilderness, and comments that Rourke is ready to ditch his bad-boy image and cooperate with directors suggest there is more to come."A guy like me changes hard, I didn't want to change, but I had to change," the star of 1980s hits '9-1/2 Weeks' and 'Angel Heart' said."It's OK for me now at this point in my life to play ball, to be a team player," added the 51-year-old, his face marked by surgery for various boxing injuries.Aronofsky dedicated the award "to all the wrestlers we met along the way who are making $200 a night and are willing to sacrifice their bodies and their souls for it."Rourke's triumph, and unanimous praise for Aronofsky's low-budget picture, means the festival ended on a high.

But critics were underwhelmed by many of the films in the main competition, and debated whether the Hollywood writers' strike, selection mistakes or plain bad luck were to blame.Italian newspapers said the choice of 'The Wrestler' for Golden Lion may help Venice lure US movies, and with them top stars, to the Lido waterfront in the future as it strives to compete with rival festivals like Toronto."A verdict that rewards Hollywood, albeit in its independent incarnation, could be very useful... in attracting other films of this genre to the Lido," wrote veteran film writer Paolo Mereghetti in Corriere della Sera.There was controversy at Saturday's closing ceremony when jury president Wim Wenders criticised rules which prevent the Golden Lion winner also picking up best acting prizes - suggesting Rourke should have won that too.Italian newspapers said the comments detracted from the best actor award to homegrown Silvio Orlando for his acclaimed portrayal of an overprotective father in 'Il Papa di Giovanna'.The Silver Lion for best director was won by Russia's Alexei German Jr for 'Paper Soldier', set on the windswept steppes of Kazakhstan and centring on the 1960s Soviet space programme.The best actress prize went to France's Dominique Blanc in 'L'Autre' (The Other One), a haunting tale of a woman who becomes dangerously obsessed with a young ex-boyfriend.

'Teza', by Ethiopian director Haile Gerima, picked up two prizes - the special jury award and best screenplay.The story chronicles the life of an Ethiopian intellectual who flees his country during the Marxist "red terror" in the 1980s, only to be attacked in Germany by racist youths.As well as 'The Wrestler', 'The Hurt Locker' by US director Kathryn Bigelow impressed critics with its portrayal of the perils faced by a bomb disposal unit working in Iraq, while actress Anne Hathaway generated awards buzz in 'Rachel Getting Married'.

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Texthelp Systems Announces New Suite of Web Apps for Mobile Devices.

Powerful Support tools include Read Aloud for Web and Bookshare([R]) eBooks on iPad, iPod Touch, Android tablets, and other Mobile Devices as well as PCs and Macs

PHILADELPHIA -- Texthelp Systems, leading provider of award-winning literacy software solutions, today announced an exciting new suite of Assistive Technology Web Apps at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference being held June 27-28 in Philadelphia, PA. The Texthelp Web Apps provide support tools that will work within multiple browsers (e.g. Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome, Firefox) on mobile devices including iPad, iPod Touch, Android tablets, smart phones, PCs, and Macs. The first Apps in the suite will include: Read&Write Web, Bookshare Reader, Speech, and Dictionary. Users will benefit from having Read&Write GOLD features they are familiar with along with instant accessibility and mobility with these powerful web support tools.

Martin McKay, CTO and Founder, Texthelp Systems, states: "Over the last few years, many aspects of computing have moved into the cloud and many new devices have emerged. We believe that new Assistive Technology products must be developed to harness the power of the cloud and allow users access from multiple devices and platforms. Texthelp has already successfully developed several products for the Cloud including Fluency Tutor and SpeechStream, which is used in many online applications (e.g. CAST's UDL Editions). It has long been our goal to be able to move Read&Write features to the Cloud and these Apps are just the beginning, as more Apps and more functionality are already being planned."

Texthelp Web Apps include:

* Read&Write Web - The Read&Write Web toolbar opens within a browser and interacts with web content providing: Text-to-Speech to read html content aloud with dual color highlighting, Dictionary and Picture Dictionary to look up unfamiliar words, Translator to translate selected words into multiple languages, Study Skills to highlight and extract important pieces of information, and Fact Finder to research on the web. Users can also control the speed of the reading voice.

* Bookshare Reader - The innovative Bookshare Reader allows a user to log in to Bookshare, download or open a Bookshare eBook, read the book aloud with dual color highlighting, and access the same support tools found in Read&Write Web.

* Speech App - Designed for smaller mobile devices such as phones, Speech allows users to read aloud with color highlighting any typed or pasted text.

* Dictionary App - Another App meant for smaller devices, Dictionary allows users to look up words and get both text definitions and images.

"Schools are turning more and more to mobile learning devices such as iPads for their students and it is important that they provide AT support to their students on these devices at school, at home, wherever it is needed to suit the on-the-go lifestyle of today's students. Our customers asked to have support features in Read&Write GOLD available on mobile learning devices and our new Web Apps do that for them." adds Jack Dolan, President, Texthelp Systems Inc.

Texthelp at ISTE

Texthelp will be previewing the new Web Apps as well as demonstrating Read&Write GOLD for Windows and Mac and Fluency Tutor in Booth#2844 at ISTE. Visitors can learn more and register to win a FREE Read&Write GOLD MOBILE!

Pricing and Availability

The first Texthelp Web Apps will be available in September 2011. The Texthelp Web Apps will initially be available for Read&Write GOLD (RWG) unlimited site license customers only and will be provided free of charge to customers who have a current Software Maintenance (SMS) agreement. Customers who do not have the latest version of RWG or who do not have a current SMS agreement should call for upgrade or SMS pricing. For more information on the Web Apps, call Texthelp at 888-248-0652, email u.s.info@texthelp.com, or go to www.texthelp.com.

About Texthelp Systems Inc.

Texthelp Systems (www.texthelp.com) provides literacy software solutions for individuals, K-12, higher education, and publishers. Texthelp's products include: Read&Write GOLD, Fluency Tutor, Lexiflow, and SpeechStream. Read&Write GOLD for Windows or Mac is a customizable easy-to-use toolbar that seamlessly integrates with mainstream applications allowing students to access reading, writing, studying, and research support tools from within programs they use everyday. Fluency Tutor is an online solution for developing and measuring oral reading fluency and comprehension. Lexiflow and SpeechStream allow publishers to deliver digital talking eBooks, assessments, and online content with support tools.

Official website of Azerbaijan President launches application for iPad tablet computers.

Baku, June 8, 2011, (AzerTAc). Special application for iPad tablet computers of the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev`s website has just been launched. By downloading this special application, the iPad users will be able to get acquainted with the President`s speeches, interviews, news, photos and other materials, the Azerbaijan President`s Administration told AzerTAc. To download this application, the user must use his/her account in Apple Applications Store. The Presidential Administration credited the elaboration of this application with the increase of attention to PR, as well as the use of latest technologies. Heretofore the website of the Azerbaijani President was completely renewed, got a Twitter account and official channel on Youtube. The Azerbaijani President`s website is the only internet-resource which has applications for iPhone and iPad in post-soviet area.

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Brit Comedy 'Divine White's Introduction to Hollywood' Scores Nomination After Just Two Episodes.

London (PRWEB UK) 21 May 2011

Quirky British comedy series 'Divine White's Introduction to Hollywood' has been nominated for an LA Comedy Award after airing only two episodes. The show, written by and starring talented Brit Alison Winter, has been nominated for the highly coveted 'Web series nominated for television' award.

Created for the Web and shot in Hollywood, Divine White's Introduction to Hollywood is a mockumentary following the journey of five aspiring actors new to Hollywood. It boasts a cast of predominantly British talent whose credits include, 'True Blood', 'Torchwood', 'Eastenders', 'Holby City', 'The Bill', 'William and Kate', 'X-Files' 'Without A Trace' and many more.

Divine White's Introduction to Hollywood sets a new standard for shows created for Web release. With its high production values, clever writing and excellent picture quality; these factors no doubt being the reason as to why it's in the running to win 'Web Series nominated for Television'.

Actress, Writer, Producer Alison Winter is the creator of this fun project; she was inspired by the questionable use of a teacher's power coupled with some self witnessed absurd acting exercises. Alison noticed how people do ridiculous things in the name of success, so wanted to highlight some of the crazier things people go along with in an acting class environment. Alison Winter plays the title role of Divine White.

Executive Producer James Boyle of Fun Size Studios is on board to help guide the project. He has worked as a producer for more than three years. He read the script on a plane to LA and he couldn't stop laughing so he naturally wanted to get involved and help profile the show.

Watch and enjoy as the world of Divine White on the YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/1FunSizeStudios and http://www.divine-white.com/. With the easy access of the Internet, wacky British humor and the quality of Television - 'Divine White's Introduction to Hollywood' is sure to have you laughing and coming back for more.

Cast includes: Darren Darnborough (True Blood/Eastenders/Holby City/The Bill), Laura Waddell (William and Kate), Alison Winter (National Youth Music Theatre), Kelly McNair (Medium/X-Files/Without a Trace), Larry Nemeck (Much Ado About Nothing), Frazer Douglas (MI-5/Dream Team), Damien Blackshaw (Suite 101), Mary Wells (A Perfect Ending), JR May and Elizabeth Adamczyk (Basic Instinct 2).

Divine White - Episode 1: Feelings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7lNrwYe9Ec&f

Divine White - Episode 2 - Physicality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VzlCCwNd7k

Divine White - Episode 3 - Voice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLyhjpOLFiA

Divine White - Episode 4 - Sexuality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBhw4G18pHA

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EpiCept to Report First Quarter 2011 Operating and Financial Results on May 10, 2011.(Financial report)

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Regulatory News:

EpiCept Corporation (Nasdaq and Nasdaq OMX Stockholm: EPCT) announced today that it will host a conference call to discuss first quarter 2011 operating and financial results on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time. The call will follow the release of these financial results earlier in the day at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time.

To participate in the live call and be able to participate in the question and answer session, please dial from the U.S. and Canada (877) 809-8594 or from international locations (706) 758-9407 (please reference access code 65652513) prior to the start of the conference. The conference call will also be broadcast live in listen-only mode on the Internet and may be accessed at www.epicept.com. The web cast will be archived for 90 days.

A telephone replay of the call will be available for seven days by dialing from the U.S. and Canada (800) 642-1687 or from international locations (706) 645-9291 (please reference reservation number 65652513).

About EpiCept Corporation

EpiCept is focused on the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of cancer and pain. The Company's lead product is Ceplene([R]), approved in the European Union and several other countries for the remission maintenance and prevention of relapse in adult patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in first remission. In the United States, a pivotal trial is scheduled to commence in 2011. The Company has two other oncology drug candidates currently in clinical development that were discovered using in-house technology and have been shown to act as vascular disruption agents in a variety of solid tumors. The Company's pain portfolio includes EpiCept[TM] NP-1, a prescription topical analgesic cream in late-stage clinical development designed to provide effective long-term relief of pain associated with peripheral neuropathies.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release and any oral statements made with respect to the information contained in this news release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include statements that express plans, anticipation, intent, contingency, goals, targets, future development and are otherwise not statements of historical fact. These statements are based on our current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or developments to be materially different from historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results or developments to differ materially include: the risk that our securities may be delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market; the risks associated with the adequacy of our existing cash resources and our ability to continue as a going concern, the risks associated with our ability to continue to meet our obligations under our existing debt agreements, the risk that Ceplene([R]) will not receive regulatory approval or marketing authorization in the United States, the risk that Ceplene([R])will not achieve significant commercial success, the risk that any required post-approval clinical study for Ceplene([R]) will not be successful, the risk that we will not be able to maintain our final regulatory approval or marketing authorization for Ceplene([R]), the risk that future financing will not successfully close or that the proceeds thereof will be materially less than anticipated, the risk that Azixa[TM] will not receive regulatory approval or achieve significant commercial success, the risk that we will not receive any significant payments under our agreement with Myrexis, the risk that the development of our other apoptosis product candidates will not be successful, the risk that clinical trials for EpiCept[TM] NP-1 or crolibulin(TM) will not be successful, the risk that EpiCept[TM] NP-1 or crolibulin(TM) will not receive regulatory approval or achieve significant commercial success, the risk that we will not be able to find a partner to help conduct the Phase III trials for EpiCept[TM] NP-1 on attractive terms, a timely basis or at all, the risk that our other product candidates that appeared promising in early research and clinical trials do not demonstrate safety and/or efficacy in larger-scale or later stage clinical trials, the risk that we will not obtain approval to market any of our product candidates, the risks associated with dependence upon key personnel, the risks associated with reliance on collaborative partners and others for further clinical trials, development, manufacturing and commercialization of our product candidates; the cost, delays and uncertainties associated with our scientific research, product development, clinical trials and regulatory approval process; our history of operating losses since our inception; the highly competitive nature of our business; risks associated with litigation; and risks associated with our ability to protect our intellectual property. These factors and other material risks are more fully discussed in our periodic reports, including our reports on Forms 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. You are urged to carefully review and consider the disclosures found in our filings which are available at www.sec.gov or at www.epicept.com. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, any of which could turn out to be wrong due to inaccurate assumptions, unknown risks or uncertainties or other risk factors.

*Azixa is a registered trademark of Myrexis, Inc.

EPCT-GEN

Layer 7 Technologies Named Finalist in Business Software for 2011 CODiE Awards.

Only SOA Security and Gateway Vendor Named Finalist in Best Web Services Solution Category by SIIA Judges

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Layer 7 Technologies, the leader in Gateways for service-oriented integration, cloud connectivity and Web-to-mobile information sharing, announced today that the SecureSpan Suite for Web Services and SOA has been selected as a finalist in the 2011 CODiE Awards in Business Software for "Best Web Services Solution."

Layer 7 was one of four finalists chosen, and is the only XML Gateway or Web service management product to be named in the Business Software categories. The one hundred thirty-one CODiE Award finalists in the 26 Business Software categories were selected from nearly 400 nominated products, which underwent an extensive review by judges via live demonstration, trial product access and analysis of product documentation. The full list of finalists is available at http://www.siia.net/codies/2011/finalist_list.asp.

"The CODiEs are widely considered to be a competitive and esteemed awards program in the industry and we are pleased our SecureSpan Suite was selected as a finalist in the 'Web Services Solution' category," said Dimitri Sirota, co-founder of Layer 7 Technologies. "We appreciate the opportunity to showcase our industry-leading cloud and Web connectivity and information-sharing solution at a time when secure integration is a top-of-mind concern for businesses."

"We are pleased to have such a diverse range of companies and products as finalists this year," said Rhianna Collier, vice president of the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) Software Division. "The competition is always tough and it reflects the level of innovation across a wide range of companies in this industry. The growth in participation certainly mirrors what we are seeing as priorities in the business software market - especially the need for effective integration of applications and demand for powerful security solutions."

The CODiE Awards are conducted by the SIIA as a way to showcase the industry's finest products and to honor excellence in corporate achievement. Winners in each category will be determined after a vote by the membership and announced on Wednesday, May 25th at the CODiE Awards Luncheon, to be held as part of the SIIA All About Cloud conference.

About Layer 7 Technologies

Layer 7 Technologies helps organizations secure and govern integrations that span the Internet and cloud. Through its award-winning line of SecureSpan SOA Gateways and CloudSpan Cloud Brokers, Layer 7 gives enterprises the ability to control identity, data security, SLA and visibility requirements for sharing application data and functionality across organizational boundaries. With more than 100 customers spanning six continents, Layer 7 supports the most demanding commercial and government organizations. Layer 7 solutions are FIPS compliant, STIG vulnerability tested and have met Common Criteria EAL4+ security assurance.

About the CODiE Awards

The CODiE Awards, originally called the Excellence in Software Awards, were established in 1986 by the Software Publishers Association (SPA), now SIIA, so that pioneers of the then-nascent software industry could evaluate and honor each other's work. Since then, the CODiE Awards program has carried out the same purpose -- to showcase the software and information industry's finest products and services and to honor excellence in corporate achievement.

The market for gaming development in India to see growth of 37% per year.

M2 PRESSWIRE-3 March 2010-Companies and Markets: The market for gaming development in India to see growth of 37% per year(C)1994-2010 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

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Gaming Industry - India : New Company and Market Analysis

India has emerged as a one-stop destination for game development with outsourced services constituting 80% of total market. The market for gaming development in India is expected to witness growth of 37% p.a. and reach INR 14 million by 2012. Mobile gaming is likely to dominate the market with its share in the total Indian gaming market expected to increase from 63 % in 2008 to 71% by 2012.

The report provides a snapshot of the gaming market including all segments - mobile, online, console and PC gaming. It provides a quick overview of the market with estimated market size, growth rate and revenues split. An analysis of drivers reveals that increase in disposable income, favourable demographics, cost competitiveness, proliferation of internet, increasing PC & mobile penetration and growth immobile value added services is driving growth in this sector. The key challenges identified include poor broadband quality, high piracy rate, manpower management, high duty rates in consoles, handset compatibility and revenue sharing issues in mobile gaming.

Future trends identified include localization of content, new payment mechanisms, rise in popularity of Rise in Popularity of Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG), Creation of gaming zones/ Organized Cyber Caf? chains and investments by gaming firms in India. The competitive landscape identifies major game development companies and gaming portals in India including their business overview and work portfolio. The report also provides details of the private equity investments and key developments in the sector.

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We know you're reading this. (privacy issues)

A DAY in the life of an ordinary American: he drives to the office, toils at a computer, browses in shops at lunchtime, then picks up some bread and a video on the way home, where a pile of junk mail and a doctor's bill await him. At every stop along the way, his doings can be watched, monitored, tabulated and sold.

Americans think they have a right to privacy. After all, in 1965 the Supreme Court famously found such a right in the "penumbras" and "emanations" of the American constitution. Despite this, they have lost control over who knows what about them. The chief culprit is not so much Big Brother as lots of little brothers, all gossiping with each other over computer networks. But Big Brother is doing his bit: in the struggle against crime, terrorism, deadbeat parents, illegal immigrants and even traffic jams, the government keeps an ever-closer eye on more and more of its citizens.

On a typical day, for example, our hero's driving route may be tracked by an intelligent traffic system. At work, his employer can legally listen in to his business conversations on the telephone, and tap into his computer, e- mail or voice-mail. At the shopping centre, the ubiquitous closed-circuit camera may soon be smart enough to seek him out personally. His clothes shop is allowed to put peepholes in the fitting-rooms; some have hidden microphones, too. The grocery stores information about him if he is a member of its "buyers' club".

If he uses his credit card, not only does the card company keep tabs on when, where and what he buys, it may sell that knowledge to eager merchants. A purchase of outdoor furniture means that brochures hawking barbecue grills, lawn seed and funny aprons are likely to follow: hence the junk mail piled on his doorstep. The doctors' bills and other sorts of medical information are better guarded; but in many American states trade in private medical records is perfectly legal. (In 22 states, on the other hand, patients lack the right to see their medical files.) If he calls a toll-free 800 number or a pay-per-minute 900 number, the other end can identify his telephone number- -even if it is unlisted--and sell it.

And if he decides to give up the rat race and become a Texan cowboy, the postal service will sell his new address to anyone who asks. His new employer can get his medical history from the insurance company, and his credit history from a credit bureau. Just to be hired, he may have to take a drug test, a lie-detector test (though this is now limited to certain fields), and a psychological test. He may have to tell his employer which prescription drugs he takes and whether he has smoked in the past year.

His choice of videos, at least, is protected: to tell which films he hires is illegal. But that is not much comfort in a world where legal databases match addresses with unlisted telephone numbers, and illegal ones do a brisk trade in bank, stock and tax information. With the right software, any aspiring Sherlock can build up a large file on most Americans, including education, previous addresses, physical description, telephone bills, hobbies, and more. The armchair detective can even hire someone to do it for him: given a telephone number, at least one service will cull a credit database and supply an address, demographic information and buying preferences.

Did someone say "privacy"? Hush. Marketing and consumer-products firms like to know who buys what--and where and when and how. Law-enforcement officials, too, are pleased to have new and better ways to snoop, often in response to pressures from the public. For example, the State Directory of New Hires, a pilot programme operating in five states, is intended to prevent illegal immigrants from working. Employers who hire a worker must contact the federal government, which checks to ensure that the new bloke has his papers. The system involves the feds in every decision to hire, which is a troubling precedent; and of course it will make mistakes.

The state of Maryland requires every hospital visit to be logged into a database; the idea is that by gathering such information, health and administration costs may be cut. But this compromises the once-sacrosanct principle that used to shield doctor-patient communications from public view.

Two cases burning up the Internet show the extent to which technology has become the front line in the battles over privacy. In one case, a law passed last year required telephone companies to design their equipment to allow for wiretaps. In the other, the federal government tried to enforce use of the "Clipper chip", a device which would ensure that it could read all encrypted messages.

Officials argued that in both cases the status quo--access to private communications upon a court order--was just being extended. Furious cyber- citizens disagreed. "Trusting the government with your privacy", snorted Wired magazine, "is like having a Peeping Tom install your window blinds." Officialdom backed off on the Clipper chip because it couldn't make people buy it, but it is now pushing a related scheme that would allow a "trusted third party", such as a company or a non-profit group, to keep the keys to private codes on behalf of the government.

Selling secrets, and secrecy

The conflict is a classic one: between individual rights and the public good, between the demands of law-enforcement and the preservation of a private sphere. To resolve it, a principle is needed. There used to be one: data could not be gathered or used for another purpose without the consent of the person concerned. In these days of multi-linked databases, that principle is history.

Today, the presumed right to privacy is giving way to the right to protect one's privacy. Although few realise it, Americans are generally able to see the files kept on them, to correct mistakes, block disclosure (sometimes, at least) and to learn where information has gone. Consumers have the right to check their credit reports and to insist on giving permission before they are released. Junk-mail recipients can write to the Direct Marketing Association to be placed on the "delete" list (but companies not part of the association must be contacted directly).

All well and good. But tracking down dozens of information-gatherers-- government agencies, department stores, mail-order companies and so on--is no easy task, and it is not always possible to know which databases you are in, anyway. (One, which retailers like to consult, lists former salesmen suspected of theft; names can be added without telling the persons concerned.)

Given all this, it is not unreasonable that 80% of Americans tell pollsters they worry that they have "lost all control" over personal information. But at the same time they are extraordinarily willing to fill out warranty cards, questionnaires and impertinent surveys. In short, Americans love information, but they have not figured out how they want to control access to it.

In response, Congress and many states have passed the odd law to answer specific privacy complaints: the rule against disclosing videos, for example, and limits on the disclosure of driving records. Europe passed a comprehensive set of data protection guidelines in October. The last such federal legislation in America dates back to the Privacy Act of 1974.

Much of the law on privacy is therefore being made in vintage American style- -the courts are making it up as they go along. One case to watch is in Virginia, where the law forbids the use of anyone's likeness for commercial purposes without his consent. On this basis, a subscriber is suing U.S. News & World Report, an American weekly, for selling his name and address--which, he claims, are forms of his likeness.

Peeping Sam, look to discreet Europe

There are other pressures for change. Under the European directive, transfer of sensitive information to countries with inadequate privacy laws would not be allowed. If America's current muddle does not pass muster, business could be cut off from information from Europe--a powerful incentive to fix what's broke.

And technology itself may provide a partial answer. All-but-foolproof encryption technology is freely available over the Internet and will not go away no matter how much Uncle Sam wishes it would. A Dutch firm, Digicash, has developed e-cash, which allows customers to buy goods over the Internet directly and anonymously. Digicash has also developed a smart card-- compatible with Eurocard, Visa and Mastercard--that makes payment anonymous.

It is in the computer industry's interest to sort the issues out. Computer networks will not fulfil their commercial potential if consumers worry that their credit-card security and personal privacy will be snagged in the Internet. Already, certain sites on the Internet make an explicit commitment to privacy. Confidentiality, like information, is attractive to customers--and thus should be marketable. Attention, Kmart shoppers: privacy for sale, aisle nine.