PacketHop Announces Dynamic Wireless Video Surveillance and Communication Solution

PacketHop Communication System 3.0 delivers new surveillance capabilities leveraging industry's highest performing real-time video over 802.11 wireless networks

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - March 28, 2007 - PacketHop®, Inc., the leader in instant broadband mobile-mesh communications systems, today announced the PacketHop Communication System 3.0, which includes new system components that enable mobile users - like first responders and private security officers - to access and securely share video from surveillance systems. This new capability provides greater situational awareness, enables users to safely plan and execute responses and improves facility protection. Version 3.0 will be used by first responders, private security and government agencies, schools, ports, public transportation departments, hotels/resorts and airports.

The public and private video surveillance markets are increasingly adopting Internet Protocol (IP)-based digital network surveillance systems. "Worldwide digital network camera shipments are forecasted to reach 6.2 million by 2011, with a 62.8 percent compound annual growth rate," said Christopher Chute, IDC research manager, in a research report titled "Worldwide Network Camera 2007 - 2011 Forecast." "Internet Protocol-based video delivers enhanced video capabilities, significant cost savings and enables more efficient and robust deployments and use-case scenarios."

Powerset and PARC Sign Exclusive Deal to Commercialize Breakthrough Search Engine Technology in Consumer Search

PARC Natural Language Technology ready after three decades of research

San Francisco and Palo Alto, CA, Feb. 9, 2007 – Powerset, the natural language search company, and Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. (PARC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Xerox Corporation, today announced an exclusive licensing relationship and collaboration agreement to develop and commercialize consumer search technology. The two innovators have joined forces to enable Powerset to bring unprecedented consumer search capabilities to the global market, leveraging more than three decades of PARC’s groundbreaking scientific research and technology refinement in natural language understanding. The partnership between Powerset and PARC includes a technology licensing agreement, patent licenses and a long-term collaboration agreement. In exchange for its contribution of technology, PARC will receive research funding, royalties and an equity stake in Powerset.

Distinctly different from the current, non-linguistic search processing models in use, natural language search uses ordinary, familiar phrases and sentences, not “computerese.” This approach typically leads to more accurate and effective search results.

“Today’s popular search engines are limited in terms of functionality and interaction with the user. Natural language represents the future of search, and the new paradigm in human-information interaction,” commented Mark Bernstein, PARC President and Center Director. “The challenge to process and understand natural language has required many years to address, as technology has evolved to enable new capabilities. We’re pleased to work closely with the exceptional team at Powerset to bring this capability to search. Powerset’s leadership and engineering expertise are key assets in helping to deliver this technology to consumers.”

Barney Pell, co-founder and CEO of Powerset, and company co-founder Lorenzo Thione provided the vision as to how PARC’s technology could be leveraged in large-scale search. Accordingly, the company has been working with PARC since 2005 to further develop the market opportunity. “Our collaboration with PARC results in remarkable new search capabilities that will turn the current statistical search model on its head,” Dr. Pell said. “We are also extremely pleased to bring Ron Kaplan on board as our CTO. He’s an esteemed voice within the computational linguistics community, and we’re glad he’s chosen to become an integral part of our team.”

”The time is right to tell the world about the game-changing technology we’ve created,” said Ron Kaplan, Powerset Chief Technology and Science Officer, who previously created and managed the Natural Language Research Group at PARC. ”I am glad to join Powerset’s team of world-class linguists and search engineers to help this technology revolutionize the way people access information.”

Steve Newcomb, co-founder and COO of Powerset, was the chief negotiator of the PARC License for Powerset. “Completing the commercialization and collaboration partnership with PARC represents an important milestone for Powerset as a company,” he commented. “Now that it‘s complete, Powerset has a unique breakthrough natural language technology, a partnership with a world-class research organization and a competitive position that we will leverage within the search industry and beyond.”

TAK Imaging Adds Bluetooth Support to Photo Printer Controllers

Printer Manufacturers Can Now Give Consumers a Convenient Way to Print Digital Photos Using a Wireless Connection to their Camera Phones

SAN MATEO, Calif., July 27, 2006 - TAK Imaging, a leading provider of image processors and solutions for the consumer photo printer market, today announced the availability of a wireless Bluetooth image file transfer and printing solution for the company's flagship TAK S1 and TAK S1R printer controllers.

The ability to print digital photos quickly and easily is an increasingly important feature for the consumer digital photography market. As Bluetooth becomes ever more prevalent in mobile handsets, printer manufacturers that include Bluetooth connectivity in their printer designs will make it more convenient for consumers to directly print from their camera-enabled cell phones or other mobile devices. Camera-enabled handsets sold more than 280 million units in 2005, and are predicted by industry analysts to account for more than 50 percent of the market in 2006. By 2008, more than 53 percent of cell phones worldwide (and more than 65 percent in the U.S.) are expected to have wireless Bluetooth connectivity.

"We see the ability to print directly from camera phones rapidly becoming important in today's digital marketplace," said Christian Joly, CEO of TAK Imaging. "Wireless printing is the most convenient way for consumers to get images out of their mobile devices and on to paper. Because our Bluetooth stack is pre-certified, printer manufacturers can feel confident that they are getting a high-performance, high-quality solution that will enable them to reduce the time-to-market of their Bluetooth-enabled printers."

The TAK S1 and TAK S1R are system-on-a-chip (SOC) silicon products which enable state-of-the-art digital consumer photo printing. This new Bluetooth capability, which is offered as a software option to TAK's base software package, enables Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Original Device Manufacturers (ODMs) to shorten their design cycles and production costs.

PacketHop Introduces Industry's First Infrastructure-free, Real-time Multimedia Communication System for Police, Fire and Public Safety Departments, 8/22/05

PacketHop Communication System provides mission-critical wireless broadband incident area networks and multimedia applications whenever needed by first responders

PacketHop™, Inc., the leader in mobile mesh networking software and multimedia applications for instant wireless group communication, today announced the industry's first solution designed to instantly interconnect police, fire and other public safety departments' communications at the scene of an emergency. The PacketHop Communication System consists of the TrueMesh mobile mesh networking software and the Aware™ for Public Safety suite of multimedia applications. The system enables instant and secure mobile broadband networks anywhere, with or without any infrastructure present. In addition, the Aware for Public Safety multimedia application suite delivers mission-critical information to first responders in the field. Using PacketHop's breakthrough technology, police officers, firefighters and other public safety personnel can view and share real-time multicast video by attaching cameras to their mobile devices and streaming live video to all users on the network. Other important functionality includes multimedia instant messaging, whiteboarding and resource location tracking on localized electronic maps.


TAK Imaging Tranforms Personal Photo Printing Experience With Industry's Fastest Printer Controller, 6/27/05
New TAK S1 Delivers Unparalleled Combination of Speed, Flexibility and Cost Efficiency

TOKYO, Japan and SAN MATEO, Calif., June 27, 2005 - TAK Imaging today unveiled a powerful new single chip controller for next generation photo printers and photo-enabled multi-function peripheral (MFP) devices designed to deliver a step change improvement in the personal photo printing experience. In direct photo printing applications the new TAK S1 printer controller improves output performance by four to five times over currently available competitive solutions.

TAK Imaging's new solution is designed to specifically address each of the major inhibitors to a more satisfying consumer photo printing experience today. The TAK S1 greatly increases the speed of photo prints, improves overall ease of use, and provides seamless and convenient printing directly from multiple devices such as camera phones or digital still cameras. 

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Netblue, Inc. Secures $20 Million in Funding from Oak Investment Partners, 10/27/04
Netblue, a leading online direct marketing company, today announced that it has secured $20 million in Series A funding from Oak Investment Partners. Oak Investment Partners, a 25 year-old leading growth-oriented venture capital firm, has a strong track record in information technology investments including Internet and e-commerce, enterprise software, and communications.

Since its inception in January 2002, Netblue's direct marketing programs have delivered over one million profitable customers to clients such as Discover Financial, JP Morgan Chase, and Columbia House. Netblue connects marketers with consumers through all of the Internet's major distribution channels including web, search, and email. Unlike most pricing structures in both traditional and interactive advertising, Netblue's unique pay-per-customer model provides marketers with a risk-free way to acquire large volumes of profitable customers.

PacketHop Secures $10 Million in Series B Financing, 8/10/04

ComVentures Leads Investment Round as PacketHop Prepares for Aggressive Launch of Secure Mobile Mesh Networking Products
PacketHop, Inc., a leader in secure mobile mesh broadband communications, today announced it has secured $10 million in a Series B round of financing, led by ComVentures, a preeminent venture capital firm specializing in next-generation communication technology investments. The round also includes the participation of existing investors U.S. Venture Partners and Mayfield. PacketHop will leverage the capital infusion to fuel company growth and prepare for the commercial launch of its secure mobile mesh networking products, initially targeting the $11 billion homeland security market.

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Data Circle, Inc. Announces Newest ASP Client
, 2/03/03

Data Circle, Inc. Chief Information Officer, Steve Oren, announced today the implementation of its newest Application Service Provider (ASP) client. “We are pleased to have Credentialing Solutions, a full-service NCQA certified Credentialing Verification Organization, with a nationwide client base, as Data Circle’s newest ASP client. The ASP solution we developed for this rapidly growing credentialing organization provides them with increased flexibility for growth and expansion without the need for substantial investments in technology infrastructure and technical staffing. 


Digital 5, Inc. Breaks Price/Performance Barrier for Home Multimedia Connectivity with Netplay(TM) DVD, 4/8/02
Princeton, New Jersey -- Digital 5, Inc., the leading supplier of embedded systems and software for digital entertainment devices, introduces NetplayTM DVD, a system architecture that enables DVD manufacturers to produce wirelessly networked DVD players at aggressively low consumer price points. Available on next generation industry standard DVD chips and platforms, Netplay DVD unleashes videos, music and more throughout the home by giving consumers access to content stored on a PC and the Internet with one click of a DVD remote control - - all without leaving the couch.

"Netplay DVD is a great example of how Windows Media is being easily integrated into consumer devices to bring consumers high quality audio in the smallest file sizes," said Jonathan Usher, director of the Windows Digital Media Division at Microsoft Corp. "By providing Windows Media Audio support for Netplay DVD, Digital 5 is helping DVD manufacturers to provide consumers with convenient access to music on the PC and a high quality listening experience."

Netplay DVD is the first of several new home-networking products scheduled for introduction by Digital 5. They will allow digital entertainment to be distributed throughout the home reliably and at a fraction of the cost of similar solutions. Digital 5's industry leading IP allows for the creation of fully synchronized, multiple stream, home digital entertainment systems. Netplay uses content created by the Microsoft Windows Media Player and others to wirelessly deliver streaming media content from the PC to the DVD player. The Netplay embedded system supports Windows Media Audio (WMA), MP3, WAV, MPEG and other multimedia formats, as well as RTP/RTSP and other streaming protocols. Networking options include 802.11b, Ethernet, as well as other LAN standards.


Lyris acquires SparkLIST hosting operations, 8/1/02
Lyris to expand hosting business, enhance email marketing features for SparkLIST customers
Berkeley, California - August 1, 2002 - Lyris Technologies, makers of the world's most popular email marketing software, and SparkLIST.com Corporation, a leading provider of email hosting solutions, today announced that Lyris will acquire the email list hosting operations of SparkLIST.

The sale will substantially expand the size of Lyris' total email list hosting operations, as well as broaden its customer base. Lyris intends to maintain the acquired operations as an independent division under the SparkLIST brand name, with its own service offering, personnel, and web presence.


Lyris acquires SpamDetective antispam software
Acquistion adds highly-effective Windows desktop product to Lyris anti-spam portfolio
BERKELEY, California - September 24, 2002 - Lyris Technologies, a leading developer of email management and spam blocking software, and EmTec, a developer of communications software for Microsoft Windows, announced today that Lyris has acquired Emtec's SpamDetective anti-spam software.

The sale expands the reach of the Lyris antispam portfolio to the desktop. "Lyris has sold server-based antispam software since 1997, but businesses also wanted protection for individual employees," said Lyris CEO John Buckman. "Many solutions out there, however, are too aggressive for business users, blocking important, legitimate mail from customers and partners. We found that SpamDetective was the most effective desktop product that can block obvious spam without being too restrictive."


Strategic Counsel Slogan Contest Finishes, 11/11/02
Clients, colleagues and friends competed for the first annual Strategic Counsel Slogan Contest.  The winning slogan is "Strategic Thinking. Reliable Counsel. New Heights."  Entries included several apt and useful slogans, especially when our clients turned to comic relief.  Runners-up included:

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 "Strategic Thinking. Reliable Counsel. New Heights."

 "No matter where you go, there will be lawyers. That’s where we come in."

 "Getting you there"

 "We give you the right tools to help you reach your peak"

"The right solution for a down economy when we both would rather be on a mountain than taking each other's calls." 

"Crossing the chasm"

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