QLD: Former strip club owner menaces man and woman: court

AAP General News (Australia)
02-26-2008
QLD: Former strip club owner menaces man and woman: court

By Christine Flatley

BRISBANE, Feb 26 AAP - A Brisbane strip club owner turned farmer has been released
on a good behaviour order after using a mobile phone to threaten two people.

Brisbane District Court was told today Jan Rene Alfons De Smet sent about 60 menacing
text messages to a male complainant in June 2005.

De Smet, 43, pleaded guilty to two counts of using a carriage service to menace, harass
or cause offence.

At the time De Smet and the complainant were involved in an ongoing dispute relating
to ownership of De …

NSW:Man assaulted with machete in bottle shop

AAP General News (Australia)
04-30-2011
NSW:Man assaulted with machete in bottle shop

SYDNEY, April 30 AAP - A man has been assaulted with a machete during an armed robbery
in a bottle shop in Sydney's west.

Two men, one armed with a machete and the other with a meat cleaver, entered the shop
on Reservoir Road, Blacktown, at about 8.40pm (AEST) on Friday.

The men approached a male customer, who was being served by a female employee.

The man carrying the machete then allegedly slapped the weapon against the customer's
right arm, while the other took some cash from the register and packets of cigarettes.

The men, who were both described as being 18 to 20 years old with a small build and
olive skin, also stole a bottle of spirits as they left the shop.

They were last seen running towards a vehicle on Burke Street, Blacktown.

Police are reviewing CCTV footage in a bid to identify the men.

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NSW:Sydney upskirter walks free

AAP General News (Australia)
08-26-2011
NSW:Sydney upskirter walks free

A father of two who secretly filmed up the skirts of hundreds of Sydney women and school
girls has escaped a jail sentence.

57-year-old SABAPATHY CHANDRAHASAN received a nine-month suspended sentence from Magistrate
JANET WAHLQUIST in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court today.

She noted his guilty plea, his mental illness and his cooperation with the police and
said the risk of reoffending is probably low.

From early 2010, CHANDRAHASAN spent about 12 months taking more than a thousand pictures
and videos in central Sydney.

Police arrested the architect in February this year at Central Railway Station.

CHANDRAHASAN was convicted after pleading guilty to filming a person's private parts
without consent in aggravated circumstances.

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NSW:Woman robbed of car at gun point

AAP General News (Australia)
02-15-2011
NSW:Woman robbed of car at gun point

A woman's had her Maserati carjacked at gun point in Sydney's inner west by two men.

Police say the 35-year-old woman was stopped at Haberfield this afternoon by another car.

A man wielding a gun got out and ordered her out .. with both vehicles driving away.

The woman's been treated by paramedics at the scene for shock.

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NSW:Carvings inspiration for Sydney's NYE

AAP General News (Australia)
12-01-2010
NSW:Carvings inspiration for Sydney's NYE

Traditional Aboriginal rock engravings will be the inspiration for this year's New
Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney.

Bundjalung woman RHODA ROBERTS is the creative director of the 2011 Sydney Fireworks
.. and says the theme this year is "Make Your Mark" .. which is influenced by indigenous
rock carvings around Sydney Harbour.

It will feature new "X" shaped fireworks and pyrotechnic shapes .. including lightning
bolts .. crescent moons .. double hearts .. bowties and a star inside a ring.

The show will feature seven thousand kilograms of explosive devices .. including approximately
11 thousand shells .. 20 thousand shooting comets and 100 thousand individual pyrotechnic
effects.

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Tas: Thousands gather for Hobart dawn service

AAP General News (Australia)
04-25-2010
Tas: Thousands gather for Hobart dawn service

By Patrick Caruana

HOBART, April 25 AAP - Anzacs put the good of the nation first, sacrificing "their
tomorrow for our today", a memorial service in Tasmania has been told.

About 3000 Tasmanians stood solemnly in the wind and the cold at first light on Sunday
to mark the 95th Anniversary of Gallipoli landing.

Reverend Cyril Dann told the crowd Anzac Day was a time to think of those who had given
their lives in conflict.

"They gave the supreme sacrifice so that we may all live with freedom, peace and justice,"

he told those who braved a typical Hobart morning to gather at Hobart's Cenotaph for the
annual Anzac Day dawn service.

"They rose above notions of self for something greater than themselves.

"They gave their tomorrow for our today."

Rev Dann urged people to remember Australian troops in Afghanistan, and led a prayer
asking for their protection.

Current Australian Defence Force members and veterans stood side by side during the
simple service, which was attended by Tasmanian Governor Peter Underwood.

There was also an abundance of young people, with families huddled together to guard
against the cool winds coming from the Derwent River.

Schoolgirl Bella Donna-Jones paid tribute to her great uncle who served in the Vietnam
War, and to her great-grandmother who spent 50 years caring for veterans.

"I am the youngest of five children, my relatives died before they could tell me their
stories of war," she said.

"I wish they could've passed the stories on to me."

Ms Donna-Jones also thanked "the workers who stayed home and kept the country going"

during the First World War.

Hobart's Anzac Day Parade will begin in Macquarie Street, in the city's centre, at
11am (AEST), and make its way to the Cenotaph.

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NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers =3

AAP General News (Australia)
12-11-2009
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers =3

THE AUSTRALIAN:

Page 1: With unemployment falling, the country's chief executives have warned that
Australia may again face a skills shortage.

Page 2: Queensland has effectively banned numerical marking in the state's schools,
saying it disguised the strengths and weaknesses in a student's work.

Page 3: Dumped NSW Premier Nathan Rees will be provided with a taxpayer-funded car
and driver for the rest of his parliamentary career.

World: US President Barack Obama has accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, admitting
other may have been more deserving of the prize. (Oslo)

Finance: The Future Fund is considering backing two Canadian pension funds in their
hostile takeover of Transurban Group.

Sport: Stuart Clark's hopes of a Test recall have been dashed by a back strain injury.

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FED: Opposition stance on ETS irresponsible: Wong=2

AAP General News (Australia)
08-03-2009
FED: Opposition stance on ETS irresponsible: Wong=2

Later, Senator Wong rejected comments from NSW Treasurer Eric Roozendaal that the ETS
would lead to "extreme losses" in the electricity generation and coal sectors.

"It is not unknown in this debate for electricity owners in this debate to seek additional
compensation from the government," she told reporters after his speech.

"Nearly $4 billion to the electricity sector - we think that is a reasonable amount
of assistance."

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Qld: Third stabbing incident in a week

AAP General News (Australia)
12-31-2008
Qld: Third stabbing incident in a week

A 42 year old man's in a critical condition in a Brisbane hospital after a stabbing
at a camping ground north of the city.

Queensland police have charged a 23-year-old from the suburb of Kallangur with grievous
bodily harm following the incident at Kauri Creek .. near Gympie.

The 23-year-old's been remanded in custody to appear in the Hervey Bay Magistrates
Court on Friday charged with grievous bodily harm.

The incident follows the stabbing of two boys on the Victoria Bridge in central Brisbane
on Tuesday night .. and a stabbing in the nightclub district of Fortitude Valley around
5am (AEST) on Sunday.

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Fed: Canberra man obsessed with child porn, court told

AAP General News (Australia)
08-21-2008
Fed: Canberra man obsessed with child porn, court told

CANBERRA, Aug 21 AAP - A former Canberra music teacher, caught in a global police operation,
did not realise anyone was being hurt by his obsession with child pornography, a court
has been told.

The man downloaded nearly 15,000 images including graphic videos of girls, as young
as five, being gagged and raped by men, and children performing sexual acts with other
children and having sex with animals.

Richard Llewelyn, 58, from Chisholm in Canberra's south, has pleaded guilty to one
charge of possessing child pornography and one charge of using a carriage service to access
the material.

Llewelyn was arrested and forced to resign from his teaching job in March after police
discovered the images on two home computers and 61 DVDs.

His arrest was part of a worldwide investigation into child pornography called Operation
Centurion.

Llewelyn developed an interest in the material after he found out his father had molested
his own children, a sentencing hearing of ACT Supreme court was told today.

He soon became obsessed with the internet and accessed the material every night for
sexual gratification.

His obsession became so extreme that he suffered deep vein thrombosis because of the
time spent on the computer in 2005.

Llewelyn claimed he did not realise anyone was being hurt by the images when he was
accessing them, a statement of facts read out by commonwealth prosecutor Jon White said.

Mr White said Llewelyn, who has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder and
vertigo, had sought psychiatric help for his condition.

Since then he had shown "deep remorse" and was "horrified" at the realisation the children
in the images had been victims.

"He (Llewelyn) is deeply ashamed of his offence," Mr White said.

The court was also told that Llewelyn's wife and three grown children were supporting him.

They have described him as "a very kind person who would not hurt anyone".

The hearing has been adjourned until September 26.

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FED:Govt to investigate claims Aboriginal children used as guinea pigs

AAP General News (Australia)
04-15-2008
FED:Govt to investigate claims Aboriginal children used as guinea pigs

The federal government will search health department archives after it was claimed
members of the stolen generation were used as "guinea pigs" for leprosy treatments.

The allegations have been made to a Senate inquiry in Darwin.

KATHLEEN MILLS .. from the Stolen Generations Alliance .. says people don't know the
full extent of what happened to some children.

And she says efforts to obtain records that support the allegations have been hampered.

Health Minister NICOLA ROXON says she's ordered her department to investigate.

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FED: Einfeld cool under fire

AAP General News (Australia)
12-11-2007
FED: Einfeld cool under fire

By Amy Coopes

SYDNEY, Dec 11 AAP - For a man who had just suffered a character assassination, Marcus
Einfeld appeared remarkably sanguine.

The 69-year-old former judge cut an imposing figure in the Downing Centre Local Court
today, ambling into court just before his case was to resume and assuming a seat in the
second row.

Before long it was standing room only, as media and interested onlookers packed the
Sydney courtroom for his committal hearing on traffic and perjury charges.

His co-accused Angela Liati and her lawyer were among the last to enter, standing among
the crowd who lined the walls and doorway for most of the hearing.

At the bar, Einfeld's counsel Ian Barker QC was also on his feet, to register his "disgust"

that the prosecution was working "in step" with the media.

With his face plastered across the front pages of Sydney's major daily newspapers,
Einfeld had already undoubtedly attracted a few curious looks from fellow commuters during
his train journey to court.

Accompanying the pictures were the comments of prosecutor Wayne Roser SC, who in yesterday's
opening address labelled the human rights advocate a man who "lies at will" when it serves
his interests.

Einfeld had twice used an old friend, whom he knew to be dead, as an alibi to avoid
paying traffic fines, Mr Roser told the court yesterday.

It was a "systematic course of criminality" by a man who "changes his story and gives
a different version which he perceives will assist him" when caught out lying.

Mr Barker today cried foul, accusing the crown of making a "generalised and unjustified
attack on Mr Einfeld's character".

"The document contains material which travels far beyond what was necessary for a balanced
statement of facts," Mr Barker said.

"It makes the prospect of a fair trial on any of these matters a remote possibility."

Einfeld appeared unperturbed, his eyes fixed forward and unblinking.

He seemed similarly unmoved when his close friend, Vivian Schenker, took the stand
to testify they had lunched together on the northern beaches on January 8, and had travelled
in his car.

The former SBS Dateline journalist, a friend of Einfeld's for 20 years, agreed to give
evidence against him after police confronted her with CCTV footage contradicting her original
claim that he had collected her in his mother's car.

Einfeld smiled faintly, but did not meet Ms Schenker's eye, as she agreed her memory
of events was "imperfect" and she could not picture the car he was driving that day.

Outside court he faced the waiting media alone, his head held high as he strode past
the cameras towards the railway station.

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Fed: Ruddock says Hicks still committed serious offence

AAP General News (Australia)
04-28-2007
Fed: Ruddock says Hicks still committed serious offence

CANBERRA, April 28 AAP - David Hicks might have diminished capacity but he had still
committed a serious offence in training with terrorist organisations, Attorney-General
Philip Ruddock said today.

Mr Ruddock said Hicks would be back in Australia before the end of next month.

Responding to comments from US prosecutors who described Hicks as a wannabe who would
have been a liability for terror group al-Qaeda, Mr Ruddock said training with terrorists
was still a serious matter.

He said that wasn't an offence under Australian law at the time Hicks was undertaking
training in Afghanistan but it was now.

"We regard those, whether they have diminished capacity or otherwise, training with
terrorist organisations, in relation to how you use weapons and how you plan attacks and
related matters, as very serious offences," he told Sky News.

"He pleaded guilty with the advice that he had received from his own legal counsel.

He certainly was very much aware of the nature of the charges related to the activities
in which he was engaged."

Hicks was captured fighting with the Taliban in Afghanistan in December 2001 and transferred
to the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in January 2002.

Under a plea deal last month, he was sentenced to seven years' jail. He is set to be
transferred to Australia to serve out his time in Adelaide. He's likely to be released
next year.

Comments from US prosecutors who dealt with Hicks are contained in a new book by ABC
reporter Leigh Sales. Details were published in today's Australian newspaper.

Mr Ruddock said he looked forward to reading the book.

He said the point ought to be made that Hicks had admitted training with terrorist organisations.

Mr Ruddock said he didn't know on what basis the views of the prosecutors were formed.

"Training with a terrorist organisation is a very serious matter," he said.

"Whether he had diminished capacity or otherwise to make judgements doesn't in any
way undermine the seriousness of the matters that the military commission dealt with.

"The Australian public regard them as serious issues. That is why they are offences
under our law."

Mr Ruddock said he had been attorney-general for just over three years and he had been
involved with the Hicks case for all that time, pressing the US for the case to be finalised
speedily.

"If they (the US) had said they weren't trying Hicks, we would have sought his return," he said.

"But the US situation always was that they intended that he would be put before a military
commission process, that he would be required to answer the charges.

"Our view was that those matters had to be properly tested."

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Main stories in tonight's 1800 Seven News

AAP General News (Australia)
12-28-2006
Main stories in tonight's 1800 Seven News

SYDNEY, Dec 28 AAP - Highlights of tonight's Seven News at 1800:

- A police strikeforce has been formed to hunt the killer of a Sydney woman who was strangled
in her home then dumped in an isolated garbage bin.

- A Sydney schoolboy has been recommended for a bravery award after jumping onto tracks
at Central station to rescue an elderly woman who had fallen between the train and platform.

- A memorial service has been held in Sydney for teenager David Iredale, who died while
bushwalking in the Blue Mountains.

- The Cross City Tunnel operator's financial collapse is a warning for other companies
not to do business with the Iemma government, a former NSW auditor-general says.

- Organisers of Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks are promising a special treat for children.

- Party girl Paris Hilton has jetted into Sydney for New Year's Eve.

- Australia has won the fourth Ashes Test by an innings and 99 runs as England is investigating
the leak of its bowling tactics.

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Vic: 50 birds seized in cockfight raide

AAP General News (Australia)
08-20-2006
Vic: 50 birds seized in cockfight raide

Authorities have raided an illegal cockfighting ring in Melbourne's south-east .. seizing
about 50 injured birds.

Police and the RSPCA say they swooped on a property in Keysborough about 1 pm today
.. after an anonymous tip-off.

They say one dead and several injured birds were seized .. together with 40 cockfighting spurs.

RSPCA Victorian president Dr HUGH WIRTH has described the blood sport as appalling
.. saying some of the birds were so badly injured they may have to be destroyed.

He says the rescued birds will be taken to the RSPCA's animal welfare centre in Burwood
for assessment.

Police say 12 people were at the property during the raid .. and two men in their 30s
who live at the address will be charged on summons with animal cruelty offences.

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Fed: Howard begins evidence to Cole inquiry =2

AAP General News (Australia)
04-13-2006
Fed: Howard begins evidence to Cole inquiry =2

Mr HOWARD's told the inquiry he has no recollection of seeing one of the earliest cable
warnings the government received .. about claims that AWB could have been paying kickbacks
to the Iraqi regime.

The cable was sent by BRONTE MOULES at Australia's mission to the UN in New York ..

to various government departments and the prime minister's office in January 2000.







Both Foreign Minister ALEXANDER DOWNER and Deputy Prime Minister MARK VAILE told the
inquiry earlier this week .. they didn't recall seeing the diplomatic cables.

Mr HOWARD entered through the main doors today .. unlike Mr DOWNER .. who avoided the
large media throng on Tuesday by choosing another entrance for his appearance.

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American Medical Association and VeriSign Announce RxCentric as First Online Partner to Offer Physicians Digital ID Access to New Services.

Physicians to Gain Streamlined, Secure Access to RxCentric's Services,

Such as Profiling of Drug Safety and Efficacy Benefits

CHICAGO and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 16 /PRNewswire/ --

The American Medical Association (AMA) and VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of Internet trust services, today announced that RxCentric Inc, a leading provider of physician relationship management solutions to the pharmaceutical industry, will enable its online services to accept AMA Internet IDs so that physicians can securely access online data and services with a single digital credential. The agreement represents the first major pharmaceutical marketing application to enable a higher level of security and privacy for such services as online detailing and market research.

Physicians routinely cite security as their main concern in using the Internet to communicate and conduct transactions. With the AMA Internet ID Service, physicians can more fully realize the potential of the Internet by securely accessing a wide range of clinical and administrative Web-based applications such as claims, patient charting, pharmaceutical product information, and e-prescriptions. Since physicians conduct business in a variety of places including offices, hospitals and home offices, the service will feature roaming capabilities to give physicians the freedom to perform online tasks securely from any location.

"As new applications such as these begin to accept AMA Internet IDs, physicians can put their passwords on a shelf and benefit from secure and easy access to online services from filing claims, finding leading information on pharmaceutical products, and filling e-prescriptions," said Robert A. Musacchio, Ph.D., AMA senior vice president of publishing, business and membership.

"We look forward to working closely with the AMA and VeriSign to provide our pharmaceutical partners, and the physicians with whom we interact online, a more secure platform for new product and content information that will lead to the enhancement of patient care," said Richard Findlay, CEO and president of RxCentric. "Our relationship with the AMA and VeriSign underscores RxCentric's commitment to delivering the next generation of services."

The AMA and VeriSign announced in April a partnership to enhance the AMA Internet ID Service and help develop applications that can utilize AMA Internet IDs. AMA Internet IDs provide physicians with a single digital credential that enables secure access to a number of online applications without having to remember multiple passwords. With higher levels of authentication, AMA Internet IDs can also be used in applications that include physician- and patient-sensitive content.

RxCentric's e-detailing product enables pharmaceutical companies to profile a drug's safety and efficacy benefits for a targeted group of physicians via the Internet, thereby complementing the pharmaceutical company's offline sales campaigns. RxCentric's use of the AMA Internet ID Service will enhance this process, assuring pharmaceutical companies that the physicians who participate in the e-detailing and other online marketing programs are properly authenticated.

The enhanced AMA Internet ID Service will be the first Internet authentication offering built on VeriSign's next generation trust services, which provide a standards-based, open framework that makes it easy for developers to integrate advanced security functions into online applications. VeriSign's managed trust services are designed to rapidly assist health care organizations and application vendors in their efforts to comply with the proposed Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations.

Availability

The AMA's Internet ID Service is available today and the enhanced service is scheduled for availability in the third quarter. The new secure e-mail services and digital signature handling capability will be available as part of the service in the third quarter.

About the American Medical Association

Founded 154 years ago, the American Medical Association is the largest medical association in the world and is the nation's principal advocate for patients and their physicians. It sets standards for the profession of medicine and is an influential leader in the continuing national debate over health care. The AMA's work includes the development and promotion of standards in medical practice, research and education; a strong advocacy agenda on behalf of patients and physicians; and the commitment to provide accurate, timely information and discourse on matters important to the health of America. For more information, please visit www.ama-assn.org .

About VeriSign

VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN) is the leading provider of trusted infrastructure services to Web sites, enterprises, electronic commerce service providers and individuals. The company's domain name, digital certificate and payment services provide the critical Web identity, authentication and transaction infrastructure that online businesses require to conduct secure e-commerce and communications. VeriSign's services are available through its Web site ( www.verisign.com ) or through its direct sales force and reseller partners around the world.

About RxCentric

RxCentric Inc. ( www.rxcentric.com ) is a leading Internet Marketing Solutions Provider for the pharmaceutical industry, providing customized and targeted online product marketing capability that extends the reach and frequency of existing offline marketing and sales activities. RxCentric's promotional and educational services include online detailing and sampling, online continuing medical education (CME) programs, as well as market research and sales representative support. RxCentric provides pharmaceutical partners unprecedented access to a nationally representative population of more than 27,000 prescribing physicians through its free, physician-only ISP service called Doctors Net Access (DNA). The DNA service consists of seven medical specialty channels: Allergy, Cardiology, Neurology, Oncology/Hematology, Primary Care, Pulmonary Medicine and Urology. RxCentric Inc. is a privately held company with locations in New York, Morristown N.J., Philadelphia and San Diego.

Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause VeriSign's actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, VeriSign's limited operating history under its current business structure, uncertainty of future revenue and profitability and potential fluctuations in quarterly operating results, increased competition, risks associated with the company's international business and risks related to potential security breaches. More information about potential factors that could affect the company's business and financial results is included in VeriSign's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, especially in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2001. VeriSign undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release.

VeriSign is a registered trademark of VeriSign, Inc. RxCentric is a registered trademark of RxCentric Inc. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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ANALYSIS: Technology comes in from the cold.

Technology stocks have become great value again after the sluggish post- dotcom-bubble years, according to the manager of a new GAM fund - and this time, he says, broadband is the key.

What sort of multiple would you pay for shares in Apple? The world's most successful consumer technology company, with an extraordinary record of product roll-out, profits delivery and growth prospects. Twenty-five times? Thirty times? Fifty times?

Apple shot from under $85 in early 2009 to nearly $350 (#220) last week, so most of us would imagine we have missed the opportunity and coming in now we'd be paying a fancy price. But according to Mark Hawtin of GAM, on a "cash adjusted" basis, Apple is on a multiple of just 10.

Hawtin reckons that after years of underperformance following the bursting of the biggest stockmarket bubble of all time, technology stocks are great value. It's why GAM is launching a technology fund, with Apple as one of its core holdings, and has chosen Hawtin to manage it. Before joining GAM in 2008, Hawtin was a partner at Marshall Wace for eight years, managing one of Europe's largest technology, media and telecoms hedge funds, called Eureka.

He started running the fund at Marshall Wace in late 1999, so knows a lot about boom and bust in this sector. "The good times lasted another three months and then it became tricky," is how he puts it. "But as a long-short fund, we performed very well during the downturn."

The average technology fund lost 53% of its value between November 1999 and January 2007, the period Hawtin was at Marshall Wace. Yet his Eureka fund managed a gain of 108%.

Hawtin talks of the "technology hype cycle" in which massive exuberance is followed by a trough of disillusionment, but out of that some lasting trends emerge. "For most of those eight years [when] I ran technology, it was an underperforming sector. Now I think it is time for that trend to be seen as an investment opportunity."

The closure, merger and withering away of technology funds means that investors have relatively few choices in the sector. And among the investment banks, coverage of technology stocks stops fairly rapidly as you go down the market cap scale.

Hawtin also cautions against seeing tech stocks as a simple cyclical play. "If you look at the Nasdaq last year, the difference in performance between stocks was huge. Microsoft was down. Apple was up. Technology investing is not just about picking a basket of big names."

The new GAM fund, to be called GAM Star Technology, will focus on the internet, predicated on Hawtin's view that the roll-out of broadband is a global phenomenon that will have a huge impact on the way the world conducts business.

In this sector, it's easy to flourish amazing statistics, and Hawtin is not short of them. Ten years ago the average Chinese worker would have to work for 100 months just to earn enough to buy a personal computer. Today, he'd have to work seven months. And soon it will be just two months.

Hawtin predicts that we will see IPTV - television delivered over the internet - replacing traditional broadcast TV in countries such as China. That's why he's investing in Youku, a Hong Kong-listed stock that is mainland China's market leader in IPTV, mixing advertising and pay-per-view.

It's an interesting model in a country where piracy is ubiquitous. Yet Youku has managed to negotiate deals with Hollywood in which it legally streams blockbuster films such as Inception across its network at a price of just 40p per user. That's massively cheaper than in the West, but then China is a massively bigger market. It has 260m broadband users, more than all the internet users in America.

But Youku is one of those stocks that, like Netflix in America, is trading at incredible multiples. Indeed, it's difficult to calculate the multiple when profits are as yet almost invisible. Youku has a market capitalisation of $3 billion, but Hawtin reckons it can generate revenues of $200-300m in a few years' time, and on those prospects it has a value. Given his long experience of investing in (and shorting) net stocks, Hawtin works hard with investment bankers to try to develop valuation models in this sector.

The fund will be a mixture of well-established, almost "industrial" net stocks and tomorrow's possible Googles. For example, the initial starting portfolio of 60-80 stocks will include Cisco, a one-time favourite that is today seen by some as yesterday's company. "Yes, it is a sort of picks-and-shovels stock within this sector, but everything has a price, and there are still a lot of pipes to be put in place," says Hawtin.

He also likes Yahoo, which still holds on to a small share of the American search engine market but has crumbled elsewhere. In fact, what Hawtin likes is Yahoo's Chinese business, which he says is not reflected in its valuation. Yahoo has a 40% share in Alibaba, fast becoming one of the world's biggest business-to-business e-commerce companies. It also has a consumer-facing business called AliPay, which could become China's PayPal. Hawtin reckons you could value the entire Yahoo business just on its Alibaba holdings.

Inevitably, though, this fund, like all technology funds, is an American fund. Its benchmark is the MSCI World Information Technology index, and 75% of the companies in that index are based in America.

Are there any British prospects? Hawtin struggles to find many, although he does like ARM. Indeed, he reckons Intel is at severe risk from competition from ARM. But his concern is over valuation, not so much in absolute terms but in the prospects for a company that relies on royalty payments to outperform the broader market.

About the only other British company Hawtin holds is Yell.com, which he says is building an interesting niche as provider of websites and web hosting for small businesses. The door-stopper telephone directories may be fading fast, but the company may still have a future, he argues.

One surprise with this fund is that it will be long-only. There are some rather fizzy tech stocks around and some extraordinary valuations ($6 billion for Groupon), which will make some investors nervous. But in Hawtin you have someone who has seen it all before, and in this sector full of excitable whizzkids, a few grey hairs should come in handy.

PATRICK COLLINSON The Guardian Personal Finance Editor

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.ME Domain Becoming Increasingly Popular for Mobile Apps.

New, Innovative Mobile App Sites Looking for Hip, Attractive Partner in .ME

PODGORICA, Montenegro -- .ME is becoming a domain extension of choice among companies introducing innovative, hip new mobile applications. Internet apps such as Kiip.Me, Blip.Me and Sonar.Me are all perfect examples.

Kiip.Me is the brainchild of 19-year-old Brian Wong, considered "one of the smartest and most innovative entrepreneurs in the world of digital media."1 Wong is an expert in youth target marketing. With Kiip.Me, he has devised a way for popular products to cash in on the mobile gaming obsessions of some 15 million mobile gamers. Gamers can earn rewards from retailers when they win a game or reach an achievement point within a game.

"Kiip-dot-ME is a brilliant, new marketing tool for retailers and a unique revenue generating opportunity for online gaming companies, and dot-ME is a great choice to tie it all together," notes Predrag Lesic, executive director of the .ME Registry. "Entrepreneurs like Brian Wong choose dot-ME for their mobile brands because it's hip, fun, easy to access and simple to recall."

Blip.Me is a cross-platform smartphone application -- a useful, free way to turn your mobile phone into a walkie-talkie. "We chose the name and domain Blip-dot-ME because it has a very personal nature to it, and the dot-ME brand is consistent with the product and brand we're building around personal mobile messaging," states David King, co-founder of Blip.Me. "The dot-ME brand is social, personal and whimsical."

"Companies like Kiip-dot-ME and Blip-dot-ME just get it," adds Lesic, "Dot-ME was introduced to the world because we knew, from day one, that the extension would work with virtually every business idea and brand messaging campaign that could be conceived. In the end, isn't selling any product or service all about what it can do for me?"

Another great example is online entrepreneur Brett Martin's new start-up, Sonar.Me. This app helps users find out if people they are connected to on social networks like Facebook, Twitter and foursquare are close by. This innovative online app just won the Ultralight Startup pitch contest and was an attention-getter at last month's TechCrunch Disrupt in New York.

For additional examples and articles about the many clever uses of .ME, visit http://www.domain.me/blog and to learn more about the .ME Registry, visit www.Domain.Me.

To read this release online, click here.

About the .ME Registry :

.ME Registry (the d.b.a. of doMEn, d.o.o.) was chosen by the government of Montenegro to operate the new .ME domain name extension. .ME Registry partners include ME-net, GoDaddy.com and Afilias Limited. Me-Net is a Montenegrin registrar and its founders are leaders of the ICT sector in Montenegro, who among other things participated in a successful privatization of Montenegrin largest ISP. GoDaddy.com is located in the USA and is the world's largest domain name registrar and the largest hostname provider in the world, according to Netcraft Ltd. Afilias Limited is headquartered in Ireland and is a leading registry services provider, supporting more than 15 million domains worldwide.

1Leigh Bureau

Lear Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend.

Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA), a leading global supplier of automotive seating and electrical power management systems, announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.125 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on June 22, 2011, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 3, 2011.

Lear Corporation is one of the world's leading suppliers of automotive seating and electrical power management systems. The Company's world-class products are designed, engineered and manufactured by a diverse team of approximately 92,500 employees located in 35 countries. Lear's headquarters are in Southfield, Michigan, and Lear is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol [LEA]. Further information about Lear is available on the internet at http://www.lear.com.

Keywords: Automobiles, Electrical Power, Energy, Finance, Investing, Investment, Lear Corporation, New York Stock Exchange, Oil & Gas, Stock Market, Transportation.

This article was prepared by Energy Weekly News editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2011, Energy Weekly News via VerticalNews.com.

Verizon Wireless Partners with Novatel Wireless to Roll Out MiFi 4510L 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot Online.

Verizon Wireless and Novatel Wireless announced the release of the MiFi 4510L 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network.

The Company said the MiFi 4510L 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot is the next-generation of the Novatel Wireless MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot, building on design, performance and user experience.

According to a release, the MiFi 4510L allows businesses and consumers to create a personal Wi-Fi cloud capable of sharing the high-speed Internet connectivity of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE and 3G Mobile Broadband with up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices simultaneously. The 4G LTE MiFi 4510L includes new features, such as a status display on the device showing signal strength, battery level, roaming and number of connected devices.

Key features, as described by the Company, include:

-4G LTE customers can expect download speeds of 5 to 12 Mbps and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps in 4G Mobile Broadband coverage areas

-Backward compatible with the Verizon Wireless 3G network

-Simple one-touch connectivity

-eInk display with status indicators

-Security: WEP/WPA/WPA2 and VPN pass-through support

-Supports Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems

-Integrated antenna technology

-Battery: up to 5 hours usage

-Wi Fi connectivity: 802.11b/g/n

-Dimensions: 3.74"(H) x 2.36"(W) x 0.53"(D)

Verizon Wireless operates 4G and 3G networks, serving more than 94 million customers.

Novatel Wireless, Inc. is a company focused on the design and development of intelligent wireless solutions based on 2G, 3G and 4G technologies providing wireless connectivity.

More information:

www.verizonwireless.com

www.novatelwireless.com.

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eFax Podcast Features Interview With Google's Ryan Boyd.

Google's developer advocate talks about the launch of the Google Apps Marketplace and eFax as one of the initial apps offered

LOS ANGELES, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The successful launch of the Google Apps Marketplace in May points to the increasing demands businesses have for cloud-based applications and services. In the latest eFax Solutions podcast, Google developer advocate Ryan Boyd talks about the new online storefront for Google Apps(TM) products and services, and why eFax was selected as an initial provider. The eFax Solutions podcasts are available online at www.eFax.com/podcasts, or at the iTunes Store.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090826/LA66534)

The eFax Solutions podcasts present small business owners and industry professionals talking about a range of subjects, from best business practices to industry trends. The series features a cross-section of small business professionals, including magician Rob Lake, real estate agent Dobro Goodale and lawyer Jeffry Fessler. One thing the diverse group of interviewees has in common - all use eFax as the faxing solution for their business.

eFax is a full-featured Internet service that allows faxes to be sent and received as email attachments, saving time and money by eliminating the need for a dedicated fax machine and phone line. The eFax integrated app empowers domain administrators to let their teams send and receive faxes, including hand-notated documents such as contracts and agreements, from their desktops, laptops, or mobile devices.

"eFax is the perfect solution for businesses of all sizes and types who need to send and receive faxes but want to cut the cord and costs associated with a traditional fax machine," said Mike Pugh, vice president, marketing for j2 Global Communications Inc., owner of the eFax brand and services. "Our eFax Solutions podcasts highlight the fact that faxing remains an important part of daily business for many companies, and now, the availability of the service as an integrated cloud application within the Google Apps Marketplace makes it even easier to set up eFax accounts for onsite staff, remote offices, and mobile users."

For more information on how to send or receive a fax online using eFax, or to sign up for a 30-day free trial, visit http://www.efax.com/Free-Trial. eFax is a registered trademark of j2 Global Communications, Inc. in the U.S. and internationally.

About j2 Global Communications

Founded in 1995, j2 Global Communications, Inc. provides outsourced, value-added messaging and communications services to individuals and businesses around the world. With offices in eight cities worldwide, j2 Global's network spans more than 3,600 cities in 48 countries on six continents. The Company's websites appear in numerous languages, including Dutch, French, German, Spanish English and more. Payments are accepted in currencies that include the U.S. Dollar, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Japanese Yen, Euro, Hong Kong Dollar and more. j2 Global provides live sales and customer service support in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, Dutch, German, French, Cantonese and more. j2 Global markets its services principally under the brands eFax, eFax Corporate, Onebox, eVoice and Electric Mail. As of December 31, 2009, j2 Global had achieved 14 consecutive fiscal years of revenue growth and eight consecutive fiscal years of positive and growing operating earnings. For more information about j2 Global, please visit www.j2global.com.

Press contact:

Bill Threlkeld

pr@j2global.com

Senior Manager, Public Relations

Twitter: @eFaxpr

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PHILIPPINE NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE 10, 2009.

MANILA, June 10 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers:

MANILA BULLETIN:

- The National Economic and Development Authority has approved the changes in the logistics infrastructure assistance facility the Puerto Princesa Airport Development Project as well as the cost increase and 14-month extension of the JICA-assisted Mindanao Sustainable Settlement Area Development Project.

- Apple Inc. halved the price of its entry-level iPhone to on Monday to widen the trendy device's mass-market appeal, as global competition heats up after Palm Inc launched the Pre.

- Finally, Toyota's hybrid car Prius will have its local market debut here next week with a P2.25-million price tag.

- The Philippines has repeatedly proffered its bid for multinational oil giant Royal Dutch Shell plc to finally give the green light on its multi-billion dollar refinery expansion investment.

- The IMF and World Bank said the path to global economic recovery is rife with risks and the onus is on policymakers to avoid runaway inflation.

- The government could tap the international debt market if domestic lenders continue to seek higher yields on government debt, the national treasury said.

- BSP is closely monitoring its overnight borrowing and special deposit accounts after funds here surged almost 22 per cent in May.

MANILA TIMES:

- A Filipino household has to earn close to half a million pesos this year to remain in the middleclass, according to the National Statistical Coordinating Board (NSCB).Romulo Virola, NSCB secretary-general, said the countrys middle class is likely to have shrunk in light of the global financial crisis. The chairman of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Metro Pacific Investment Corp. (MPIC) said his group is open to paying cash for San Miguel Corp.s (SMC) stake in the countrys biggest electricity distributor. Standard&Poors (S&P) said it may downgrade the Philippines credit rating on the prospect of either a wider budget deficit due to weak revenues or stalled reforms, or an on-target fiscal program accomplished through spending controls.

- The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) said the Buy Pinoy-Buy Local campaign is gaining more support from various government departments and local government units (LGUs).

- The government failed to raise funds from the sale of five-year Treasury-bonds on Tuesday, as banks demanded higher rates for the debt paper.

- Globe Telecom Inc. has expanded its wireless broadband network to serve the rising demand for Internet.

- The low-to-middle income-housing arm of Megaworld Corp. said it has already set its five-year capital expenditure program in preparation for the countrys economic recovery.

- Biodiesel, resins and oleochemicals producer Chemrez Technologies Inc. is expanding its business abroad, which will be the companys major growth driver in the next three years.

- Sterling Bank of Asia, a member of the Tiu family-led JTKC Group, is expanding its network as it opened new branches in Metro Manila.

- Lorenzo Shipping Corp. expects flat growth this year due to weak cargo volumes caused by the economic slowdown.

- Maynilad Water Services Inc. is putting up a wastewater treatment plant in Muntinlipa City.

ASIA PULSE

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The greening of Hollywood.

By Gina Piccalo HOLLYWOOD--Celebrity excess often overshadows the Hollywood green movement, undermining the best of intentions. But, private jet rides notwithstanding, there's lots of cutting-edge environmentalism happening here behind the scenes--and an increasingly urgent, even competitive, interest in doing more.Or at least that's the idea behind the Hollywood Goes Green summit, a two-day conference that starts next week at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. It comes at a pivotal time, with environmental activism fractured into "light" and "dark" green: The light side advocating eco-chic consumerism as a means of gradually effecting change and the dark seeking an immediate paradigm shift. Meanwhile, the entertainment industry is in a state of barely restrained panic as market share continues to plummet and advertising and audiences head to the Internet, leaving executives scrambling to find cost-saving and attention-grabbing opportunities. It's as good a time as any to find some common ground."Living a more sustainable life has been a hot consumer topic for some time now, and businesses have started to figure it out as well," said Lauren Zalaznick, who heads NBC Universal's Green Council. "But it's key that the entertainment industry embraces these issues, as we can use our massive content, marketing and distribution resources to help communicate in an entertaining yet digestible manner how to help effect change."Conference attendees hope it will stimulate a crucial dialogue. As Rich Lechner, a vice president of IBM, points out, Hollywood's decision-makers have the power to shift attitudes globally."To the degree they take a leadership role in becoming greener, they will influence the way the rest of the world goes," he said.Organizers expect about 300 attendees, including TV, film and music executives, eco-entrepreneurs, and environmental and tech engineers. Warner Bros. Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Co., MTV and NBC Universal are among the major industry players involved, all of them driven to find new ways to curb the entertainment industry's vast consumption of resources and make (or, more likely, save) some money in the process."This is the time we need to take action," said Zahara Stroud, president of iHollywood Forum, the company producing the event. "People are bothered by the fact that they're wasting energy and they want to find ways in their day-to-day operations as a company towards making change." A*LATWP News ServiceThe greening of Hollywood

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Desktone Secures $17 Million in Venture Funding.(Company overview)

Highland Capital Partners and SoftBank Capital Lead Round for Aggressive Growth of Desktop Virtualization Company

CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- Desktone, Inc., provider of the industry's first unified virtual desktop platform, announced that it has closed $17 million in venture funding. The Series A round was co-led by Highland Capital Partners and SoftBank Capital, and also included Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS), and China-based Tangee International. Desktone, founded in 2006, intends to use the capital to fund global sales, marketing and development for its desktop virtualization platform.

"As the cost and complexity of managing large-scale PC and server environments becomes overwhelming, the trend toward virtualization is growing exponentially," said Ron Fisher, managing partner, SoftBank Capital. "Enterprises have a tremendous need to accelerate desktop virtualization adoption in a way that is cost-effective and simple, and that doesn't drain IT resources. Desktone's approach to this market and their progress after just one year in business are impressive. We are excited to help them address this enormous market opportunity."

"Desktone boasts an accomplished executive team who understands the challenges enterprises face in managing desktops and transforming to virtualized environments," said Peter Bell, partner, Highland Capital Partners. "The team has proven track records in pioneering ground-breaking technologies, building thriving businesses, and creating valuable services and product offerings. With its powerful combination of visionary management and innovative, in-demand solutions, we are confident Desktone will achieve success."

"Delivering desktops as a service represents a promising new growth opportunity with significant upside potential. As the leader in application delivery infrastructure, Citrix is intimately familiar with this market and is pleased to join with Desktone as a strong technology and business partner," said Michael Cristinziano, corporate vice president, Strategic Development, Citrix Systems, Inc.

"We are honored to be working with such distinguished, well-respected investors who are committed to helping us grow into a global desktop virtualization leader. Their investments validate the strength of our vision, the promise of our success and the uniqueness of our solution," explained Harry Ruda, CEO of Desktone.

Desktone vDesktop Platform

Desktone vDesktop is a turnkey solution that provides enterprises an easy on-ramp to virtual desktop computing. It uniquely integrates all virtualization layers--including storage, applications, client devices, servers, processing and network technologies--and enables them to be controlled by a single management console. Desktone vDesktop delivers secure, high-performance computing to end-users while optimizing data center asset utilization and reducing operating costs and capital expenses.

Experienced Management Team

Desktone was founded by Eric Pulier, a serial entrepreneur who also founded SOA Software, US Interactive and IVT. Its executive management team includes:

Harry Ruda, CEO: Formerly CEO of Softricity, the pioneer in application virtualization that was acquired by Microsoft in 2006, Mr. Ruda co-founded and served in executive management of several companies that were acquired during his tenure. These companies also include ITS, which was acquired by Artel Video, and Network Switching Systems, which was acquired by BBN Communications.

Paul Gaffney, COO: Mr. Gaffney is a versatile technology and operations executive who has created substantial value at some of the world's most admired retail and consumer companies. He has served as CEO of Website Pros, executive VP and CIO of Staples, senior VP at Schwab Technology, and executive VP at Office Depot.

Michael Hentschel, CFO: Mr. Hentschel is a "technology growth manager" with 27 years of hands-on corporate management, marketing/sales, and finance expertise. Previous roles have included CFO positions at Resilience and Avaterra, president of TechVest Ventures, partner at Schroder Ventures, and EVP of Internolix.

Clint Battersby, CTO: Mr. Battersby has over 15 years experience in LAN, WAN, Internet and storage acceleration and a long history in desktop OS / application provisioning. Previously CTO and founder of both WWWhoosh and MTI, he holds patents and has patents pending in advanced caching, data acceleration and compression.

Scott Andersen, Executive VP, Business Development: Mr. Anderson has a proven track record of $100 million annual growth of technology-based services companies. He was previously CEO of GlobalServe and Exist, EVP at both Net2Phone and MCI Systemhouse, and Associate Partner at Accenture.

About SoftBank Capital

SoftBank Capital is an independent venture capital firm focused on high-growth technology-based businesses benefiting from the rapid deployment and adoption of broadband and mobile technologies. With principal offices in Boston and New York, SoftBank Capital brings a unique combination of experience in operations, technology, strategy, corporate finance, new media and international markets to its portfolio investments. For more about SoftBank Capital see http://www.softbank.com.

About Highland Capital Partners

Founded in 1988, Highland Capital Partners takes a sector-focused and stage-diversified approach to investing in exceptional companies. It invests in seed, early and growth stage companies in the communications, consumer, digital media, healthcare and information technology markets. Highland takes an active lead approach to working with companies, contributing well beyond board participation to continually seek and deliver competitive advantage to Highland-backed management teams. For more information, visit www.hcp.com.

About Desktone

Desktone, Inc., delivers the industry's first massively scalable, fully integrated desktop virtualization infrastructure. The company enables desktop computing as a "no-compromises" service, dramatically reducing operating costs and complexity, and improving capital efficiency of IT infrastructures, without sacrificing end-user experience. With Desktone, enterprise desktops are as simple and efficient to procure, install, use and manage as the telephone service. For more information, visit www.desk-tone.com.

WorldNow Adds Four New Television Sites.

Stations Immediately Realize New Revenue

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- WorldNow, the leading provider of Internet technology, revenue and content solutions for media companies, today announced the addition of four new partner stations that have begun utilizing WorldNow's content management and video technologies.

Joining WorldNow are KFDA in Amarillo, TX, http://www.newschannel10.com/; KPSP in Palm Springs, CA, http://www.cbstv2.com/; KOTA in Rapid City, SD, http://www.kotatv.com/; and KTEN in Denison, TX, http://www.kten.com/. WorldNow is also providing these new clients with local revenue products and services, giving them powerful tools to immediately make them revenue-positive. With the addition of these four new partners, WorldNow works with over 240 local media companies nationwide.

"We're looking forward to extending our brand online, and having WorldNow support our online business is a big boost for how we'll market ourselves," said Brent McClure, General Manager of KFDA, owned by Drewry Broadcasting. "The ability to quickly and easily produce content and video are essential in establishing ourselves as a leader. The tools are already allowing us to show all that we have to offer.

KOTA, a family-owned station started and still operated by the Duhamel family, and KTEN, owned by Lockwood, have both already sold numerous advertising packages with sales and support from WorldNow. Desert Television owned KPSP, a new up-and-coming station in its market, is now able to better define their brand by showcasing content from top reporters and providing superior coverage of local news. With increased demand for local Internet advertising, WorldNow is experiencing similar results in markets around the country.

"Powered by the online content that each station offers, all four partners will be competitive and revenue-positive from day one," said Gary Gannaway, CEO and President of WorldNow. "We are excited to help them in their journey to build and expand their online presence."

About WorldNow

New York based WorldNow is the leading provider of Internet technology, revenue and content solutions for more than 240 local media sites, including broadcast TV, newspapers and cable. WorldNow's products include a website platform and publishing toolset, a streaming video solution, an automotive classifieds solution, local sales programs, and a national ad network. For additional information, visit http://www.worldnow.com/.

CONTACT: Sandhi Kozsuch, +1-202-931-1260, skozsuch@worldnow.com

Web site: http://www.worldnow.com/ http://www.newschannel10.com/ http://www.kotatv.com/ http://www.kten.com/

Rush Enterprises Conference Call Advisory for Q1 2005 Earnings Results.

SAN ANTONIO -- Rush Enterprises Inc., (Nasdaq:RUSHA) & (Nasdaq:RUSHB), whose continuing operations includes the largest network of Peterbilt heavy-duty truck dealerships in North America and a John Deere construction equipment dealership in Texas, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss earnings on Tuesday, April 19th, 2005 at 10 a.m. ET/ 9 a.m. CT.

Earnings will be reported on Monday, April 18th, 2005 close of market.

Listen to the live conference call on Tuesday, April 19th, 2005 at 10 a.m. ET/ 9 a.m. CT.

 US: 800-901-5247 International: 617-786-4501 Passcode: 67194684 

The conference call, featuring Chief Executive Officer Marvin Rush, President Rusty Rush and Chief Financial Officer Martin Naegelin, can be accessed live via the Internet at www.rushenterprises.com ('Events') section, www.earnings.com or www.streetevents.com.

For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, the Webcast and audio replay will be available until April 29th, by dialing 888-286-8010 (US) or 617-801-6888 (International) and entering the passcode 97331725.

About Rush Enterprises

Rush Enterprises operates the largest network of Peterbilt heavy-duty truck dealerships in North America and a John Deere construction equipment dealership in Houston, Texas. Its current operations include a network of dealerships located in Texas, California, Oklahoma, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Alabama and Florida. These dealerships provide an integrated, one-stop source for the retail sale of new and used heavy-duty and medium-duty trucks and construction equipment; aftermarket parts, service and body shop facilities; and a wide array of financial services, including the financing of truck and equipment sales, insurance products and leasing and rentals.

Mount Allison University Selects Chantry Networks' BeaconWorks for Comprehensive, Cost Effective Campus-Wide Wireless Networking.

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Chantry's VNSWorks Enables Students and Faculty to Access Wireless Network Through Secure Virtual Subnets

Chantry Networks, the leading provider of secure integrated mobility management solutions for WLANs, has deployed a cost-effective, scalable and future-proof 802.11 a/b/g wireless network at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada. Mount Allison University selected BeaconWorks(TM), Chantry's flagship Layer 3 wireless networking product suite, for its unmatched security, availability and manageability. BeaconWorks' ability to leverage and easily integrate with an existing network infrastructure of switches from Cisco and Hewlett-Packard also saved the University time, money and resources.

"As with most smaller educational institutions, we need to make well informed, cost effective short term and long term technology investments in order to maintain a limited IT budget," said Helmut Becker, Director, Computer Services, Mount Allison University. "When we evaluated vendors providing wireless LAN solutions, we found Chantry Networks to be the best partner, delivering advanced technology, superior functionality with the best price per square foot ratio."

With a full-time enrollment of 2,250 students, Mount Allison University wanted to address the mobility needs of all students. However, the wireless network needed to be extremely secure - students can easily get viruses on their laptops and the transient nature of the university population both create significant security risks. With such a 'wide open' network, rogue access devices and unauthorized users could present both a problem and a drain on limited resources.

Chantry's BeaconWorks proved to be the solution to this challenge through its innovative, award-winning virtualization technology, VNSWorks(TM) (Virtual Network Services). Using VNSWorks, Mount Allison University has created multiple subnets to provide secure wireless Internet and network access to students and faculty across campus. Anyone who is not assigned to a subnet will not have access or authorization to the network.

Additionally, Mount Allison University required a wireless solution that could be centrally managed and allow for minimal labor expertise and expense for adding new access points. With BeaconWorks, Mount Allison has a central console for managing all BeaconMasters(TM) (routers) and BeaconPoints(TM) (access points). The management features also include the ability to upgrade these components through the central console. VNSWorks provides a Captive Portal feature, making it easier for the University to manage and administer various subnets.

"Technology investments should not be 'money pits,'" said Tom Racca, vice president of marketing, Chantry Networks. "Rather, customers should be able to understand all their hardware, software and maintenance costs at the start. Our product suite allows organizations of all sizes to realize the industry's best technology at the appropriate price point. BeaconWorks products also deliver shorter term return on investment through low maintenance costs. This truly is the best WLAN value in the marketplace."

Mount Allison University's new wireless network serves 30 subnets for students, faculty, staff and visitors. Users of the network can plug in easily Macintosh, Windows and Linux laptops, and a wide variety of handheld devices and PDAs. The network consists of two BeaconMasters, creating a redundant network, and 175 BeaconPoints.

During the evaluation phase, Mount Allison University determined Chantry's BeaconWorks offers low-latency hand-offs and excellent Quality of Service (QoS). Other customers have reported similar results; the independent testing firm The Tolly Group has recently verified BeaconWorks latency and performance. To view this report, go to: www.chantrynetworks.com/site/content/technology/ind_reports.asp.

About BeaconWorks

BeaconWorks is a router-based fit (thin) access point architecture for more scalable and easily maintained wireless LANs. The solution consists of the BeaconMaster access controller with BeaconPoint access points. Embedded in BeaconWorks is Chantry's innovative VNSWorks technology that manages multiple virtual wireless networks over one physical wireless network. This technology provides yet one more cost effective approach to meeting the needs of wireless users.

BeaconWorks is the only Layer 3 router certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance for 802.11 a/b/g compliance.

Since the launch of BeaconWorks in April 2003, Chantry's wireless solutions have been adopted by a number of leading healthcare, government, hospitality and higher education institutions. Chantry has been named both a winner and finalist for a number of industry awards, including "Best of Show" at Networld+Interop 2003, the Investor's Choice "Best Follow-On Investment Opportunity" from VentureFair, the "Forum Favorite" award from the Canadian IT Financing Forum and EDUCAUSE's ShowStopper award.

About Chantry Networks

Chantry Networks is the leading provider of secure integrated mobility management solutions for wireless networks. Chantry's innovative WLAN suite of products, BeaconWorks, offers unprecedented scalability and availability, coupled with unique network virtualization features, to overcome the obstacles inherent in traditional WLAN systems and provide enterprises and service providers with the first economical and practical solution for building seamless and pervasive wireless networks. Founded in April of 2002, Chantry Networks is headquartered in Boston with offices in Chicago, Denver, New York, San Francisco and Toronto. Chantry is backed by top-tier investors including Flagship Ventures, Primaxis Technology Ventures, Siemens Venture Capital, Venture Coaches/Skypoint Capital and Ventures West. For more information on Chantry Networks visit www.chantrynetworks.com.

BeaconWorks is a trademark of Chantry Networks, Inc.

Doing your best to dodge a DDoS.

Sources: (Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute Article, Computerworld Article, EarthWeb Article, Secure Dynamic White Paper, The Encyclopedia of Computer Security Article)

Coping with a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, like the one that MyDoom executed on The SCO Group Inc.'s Web site, continues to be a major challenge for companies. If a DDoS attack is large enough, there are no silver bullet tactics to protect your systems. Familiarize yourself with precautions to take in order to prevent smaller attacks, and be aware of the resources available to help cope with larger ones.

Types of DDoS Attacks

In a distributed denial of service attack, systems that have been compromised by a hacker are used to attack a single target. The aim is to make the attacked system incapable of performing its regular service functions. There are a number of different methods used to conduct a DDoS attack. Here are the main ones:

 Type of        What Happens                   Suggested Fix Attack  The Ping of    Formerly a long-standing       No modern operating Death          problem with UNIX systems.     system should have                Occurs when the attacker       this problem.                creates an IP packet that                exceeds the standard maximum                byte size (fat packet). When                this packet arrives, it                crashes systems that are                using a vulnerable                TCP/IP stack.  The Teardrop   An old attack still seen       Today, most systems Attack         today that works by            can deal with                interfering with how stacks    Teardrop, and                reassemble IP packet           firewalls can block                fragments. This attack         teardrop packets.                relies on poor TCP/IP                implementation.  SYN Flood      When two Internet-aware        You can set your                applications start a work      firewall to block all                session, there is a protocol   incoming packets from                handshake that has to take     bad external IP                place. This attack works by    addresses.                overwhelming that handshake.  Smurf Attack   Internet Control Message       Set your firewall to                Protocol (ICMP) echoes a       ignore ICMP requests                particular type of ping        and your router to                packet that overwhelms your    ignore broadcast                router. Each packet's          addressing.                destination IP address is                spoofed to be your local                broadcast address.  UDP (User      When the victim system         Block all non-service Diagram        receives a UDP packet from     UDP services requests Protocol)      an attacker, it will           for your network. Flood          determine what application                is waiting on the                destination port. When it                realizes that there is no                application that is waiting                on the port, it will                generate an ICMP packet of                destination unreachable to                the forged source address.                If enough UDP packets are                delivered, the system will                go down.  Source: EarthWeb 

Action Plan

Listed below are some options and resources that will help you deal with DDoS attacks.

1. Take proactive steps. Do what you can to prepare your systems for smaller, more common types of attacks. Here are some measures that you can take:

* Revisit security basics. Make sure you have a firewall set-up that aggressively keeps everything out except legal traffic. Keep your anti-virus software and security patches up to date.

* Set aside extra server processing capacity and network bandwidth. Ensure your systems will be more capable of dealing with sudden surges in Internet traffic. Keep in mind that implementing extra server processing capacity to handle an attack can be quite costly and might make more sense for larger companies only.

* Purchase a back-up domain name. Purchase this domain name prior to an attack because having it allows you to swiftly retreat and park your Web site at this back-up address while an attack plays out. Post a notice on your site that informs users of the temporary move.

* Distribute Web servers geographically. This allows for normal traffic to be redirected to other servers even if one network segment is taken down by an attack.

* Negotiate with your ISP. Require your Internet service provider (ISP) to offer some sort of guarantee against DDoS attacks--they are in a better position than you are to detect and choke off traffic directed at a specific IP address. Include DDoS protection language into your service-level agreements with data center hosting companies and ISPs.

2. Investigate service providers. The following companies offer solutions that help protect your systems from DDoS attacks.

* Network-level defenses that detect and stop floods:

* Riverhead.

* Arbor Networks.

* Mazu Networks.

* Captus Networks.

* Host-level defenses that detect and stop handler/agent installation:

* Tripwire.

* McAfee Entercept.

3. Keep yourself current on DDoS developments. Keep the following resources at hand, to help you fight the war against DDoS attacks.

* This resource from the University of Washington provides links to analyses and discussions on attack tools, defense tools, advisories, mitigation, plus much more.

* By signing up with DDoS World, you will receive incident alerts, article announcements, searched archived results, and be able to view past survey results.

* Contact security organizations, or emergency response teams at the CERT Coordination Center or SANS Institute, to report and request assistance after a system compromise.

* This list of other CERT resources will also be useful:

* "Trends in Denial of Service Attack Technology."

* "Tracking and Tracing Cyber-Attacks: Technical Challenges and Global Policy Issues."

* Papers on the topic of Survivability, which are best practices that involve making computers and networks more resilient in the face of an attack.

Bottom Line

Stay on top of the latest news and developments in an effort to minimize your exposure to DDoS attacks. Although there isn't much that can save you from large DDoS attacks, there is plenty of information out there that will assist you in protecting your organization from smaller attacks.

Want to Know More?

* "MyDoom Lesson: Take Proactive Steps to Prevent DDoS Attacks," Computerworld.

* "What is a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack and What Can I Do About It?" Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute.

* "Understanding and Preventing DDoS Attacks," EarthWeb.

* "10 Proposed 'first-aid' security measures against Distributed Denial of Service Attacks," Secure Dynamic Whitepaper.

* "Distributed Denial Of Service: Protecting Critical Systems," The Encyclopedia of Computer Security.

LAUNCH OF THE ARC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR ULTRAHIGH BANDWIDTH DEVICES FOR OPTICAL SYSTEMS (CUDOS).

CANBERRA, Australia -- The following information was released by the office of the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research of Australia:

University of Sydney

Sydney, NSW

[Check against delivery]

It is a pleasure to be here today to mark the start of a new era for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS).

Last year, I announced a $24 million grant to make this project possible.

It is just one of the 4,900 research projects we will support in 2011 through the Australian Research Council's National Competitive Grants Program.

In the current financial year alone, we will invest more than $700 million through that scheme.

We are proud to support the pursuit of excellence in our universities and research institutions.

But this is not a free pass. It carries with it the great hopes and expectations of the Australian people.

We ask our researchers to combat disease. We ask them to help us save the planet. We ask them to create the high-tech, high-wage jobs of tomorrow.

We ask them to help us build a richer, a fairer and a greener Australia.

So when Ministers come to look at these research projects, we ask a simple question. What do the Australian people get for the money they put in?

Through CUDOS, they have already paid for a revolution in telecommunications.

They have received photonic chip devices that could boost internet speeds one thousand times over.

They have supported technology that will underpin future upgrades to the National Broadband Network, ensuring we can meet the sixty per cent annual growth in global bandwidth demand.

They have invested to minimise the energy demands of our broadband infrastructure.

And they have aided the development of the tools we need to compete in a low-carbon, high-tech century.

With the support of this new grant, CUDOS will take that game-changing research to new levels.

They will attract new talent from amongst the world's best and brightest. They will invest in young Australians aspiring to match that high standard.

And through their work, our businesses and researchers will have the tools to do things that lie today in the realm of science fiction.

We will build more powerful weapons to defend us from cyber attack.

We will uncover chemical traces of terrorism, biological infiltration and disease that we cannot see today.

We will boost the performance capabilities of our computers beyond the dreams of the electronic age.

We have every reason to believe that incredible promise will be realised.

Photonics is a field of genuine strength for this nation, as the inaugural Excellence in Research Report has confirmed.

An amazing ninety-one per cent of our research in photonics-related fields meets or exceeds the global standard.

CUDOS unites the research strengths in seven Australian universities - and it also taps the strengths of leading international institutions, including Oxford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

It works directly with small start-ups and major transnationals to get its ideas off the drawing board and into the market.

The motto CUDOS has adopted for their work is 'faster, smaller, greener'.

It is an apt description of the power of the technology.

But as a Minister in a Labor Government, I will always see it in different terms.

It is part of our mission to build a richer, fairer and greener Australia.

And that is why I am proud to stand by our investment in this world-class research asset.

It is an investment in the future of all Australians.