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Qualcomm Introduces Next-Generation GPU Architecture and Image Signal Processor for the Ultimate Graphics and Mobile Camera Experience

-New Custom Adreno 5xx GPU and Qualcomm Spectra ISP Bring the Most Advanced Visual Processing Technology to Snapdragon Processors-

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SIGGRAPH 2015 -- Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (QTI), has introduced its next-generation visual processing technology with new versions of its graphics processing unit (GPU) and image signal processing (ISP) unit, to deliver significant advancements in performance, power efficiency and user experience to Qualcomm® Snapdragon(TM) processors. The new Qualcomm® Adreno(TM) 5xx GPU architecture delivers increased speed and efficiency over the previous generation and supports stunning high-definition mobile graphics while introducing general-purpose compute co-processing for exceptionally low power consumption. The first two GPUs available on the new architecture, the Adreno 530 and Adreno 510, will be available integrated within the forthcoming Snapdragon 820 and Snapdragon 620/618 processors. In addition, Snapdragon 820 will also debut the new 14-bit Qualcomm Spectra(TM) image signal processing (ISP) unit, designed to support superior DSLR-quality photography and enhanced computer vision. Devices based on Snapdragon 820 are expected to be available in 1H 2016. Qualcomm Snapdragon, Qualcomm Adreno and Qualcomm Spectra are products of QTI.

"We're significantly enhancing the visual processing capabilities of Snapdragon to support next-generation user experiences related to computational photography, computer vision, virtual reality and photo-realistic graphics on mobile devices, all while maximizing battery life," said Tim Leland, vice president, product management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "Qualcomm Spectra ISP, together with our Adreno 5xx-class GPU, brings an entirely new level of imaging to smartphones, and is designed to allow Snapdragon-powered devices to capture ultra-clear, vivid photos and videos regardless of motion and lighting conditions and display them with the color accuracy that nature intended. In addition, as emerging growth segments such as automotive demand more immersive visual experiences, Snapdragon 820 will enable the next generation of infotainment, computer vision and advanced processing for instrument clusters."

Designed for scalability, the Adreno 5xx architecture is the foundation of Qualcomm Technologies' next-generation custom GPUs and is the successor to the Adreno 4xx family.  Newly integrated within the Snapdragon 820, the Adreno 530 is the highest-performance GPU ever designed by Qualcomm Technologies, providing superior experiences with:

    --  Up to 40 percent lower power consumption and 40 percent faster
        performance for both graphics and GPGPU compute when compared to the
        Adreno 430;
    --  Leading-edge capabilities in graphics and compute APIs including OpenGL
        ES 3.1+AEP (Android Extension Pack), Renderscript, as well as the new
        OpenCL 2.0 and Vulkan standards. Vulkan minimizes driver overhead and
        enables multi-threaded performance on mobile and embedded platforms;
    --  Support for 64-bit virtual addressing, allowing for shared virtual
        memory (SVM) and efficient co-processing with 64 bit CPUs;
    --  Improved fine-grain power management, new rendering, compositing and
        compression techniques to enable higher performance at lower power
        consumption and reduced DRAM bandwidth;
    --  Up to 4K HEVC video support at 60fps over HDMI 2.0 to Rec. 2020
        ultra-high definition (UHD) displays and TVs;
    --  Improved Qualcomm® EcoPix(TM) and Qualcomm® TruPalette(TM) support for
        longer battery life and superior pixel quality; and
    --  Software compatibility between Adreno 530 and Adreno 510.
Introduced with the Snapdragon 820, Qualcomm Spectra ISP is Qualcomm Technologies' most advanced dual-imaging signal processing unit to-date, integrated and designed to provide best-in-class camera image quality and end-user benefits, including:

    --  Superior image quality, with more natural skin tones via advanced,
        14-bit dual ISPs supporting up to 3 simultaneous cameras (e.g. one
        facing the user, and two rear facing), and up to 25 megapixels at 30
        frames per-second with zero shutter lag;
    --  Improved photos with Qualcomm Spectra ISP's flexible hybrid autofocus
        framework and multi-sensor fusion algorithms supporting next generation
        computational photography;
    --  Improved power efficiency when compared to previous generations, better
        noise immunity and higher throughput via advanced compression techniques
        and use of the latest MIPI serial C-PHY interface; and
    --  Next generation Computer Vision and other use cases via direct-to-DSP
        raw bayer data streaming and pre-processing capabilities.
About Qualcomm Incorporated

Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) is a world leader in 3G, 4G and next-generation wireless technologies. Qualcomm Incorporated includes Qualcomm's licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of its patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of Qualcomm's engineering, research and development functions, and substantially all of its products and services businesses, including its semiconductor business, QCT. For more than 25 years, Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven the evolution of digital communications, linking people everywhere more closely to information, entertainment and each other. For more information, visit Qualcomm's website, OnQ blog, Twitter and Facebook pages.

Qualcomm, Snapdragon and Adreno are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries. Qualcomm Spectra, EcoPix, and TruPalette are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated.

OpenCL(TM) 2.0 and OpenGL® ES 3.1 are based on published Khronos Specifications. Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 is based on a published Khronos Specifications and is expected to pass the Khronos Conformance Process. Vulkan(TM) is based on internal draft Khronos Specifications, which may change before final release. Conformance criteria for Vulkan Specifications have not yet been established. Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 is intended to support these standards. Current conformance status can be found at http://www.khronos.org/conformance.

Qualcomm Contacts:

Jon Carvill, Corporate Communications

Phone: 1-858-845-5959

Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com

Warren Kneeshaw, Investor Relations

Phone: 1-858-658-4813

Email: ir@qualcomm.com

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Qualcomm Technologies

Web Site: http://www.qualcomm.com

Aavid Thermalloy Announces New High Performance Thermal Interface Materials

LACONIA, New Hampshire, Aug. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Aavid announces the release of the most thermally conductive gap fillers on the market today by introducing three new lines of premium thermal interface materials. Utilizing Aavid's decades of thermal management expertise these new product lines, SuperThermal(TM) , SoftFlex(TM), and WaveBlocker(TM) offer extremely high thermal conductivity without sacrificing compliancy or workability.

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The new lines of thermal gap fillers are designed to increase the performance and capabilities of electronics' design. Each is specially formulated to support specific application requirements that, when combined with their high thermal conductivities, will significantly improve functionality.

The first line, Aavid SuperThermal(TM), offers high thermal conductivity of up to 13.2 watts per meter Kelvin; the highest in the marketplace! The average thermal conductivity for SuperThermal(TM) gap fillers is such that utilizing these pads allows engineers to use smaller thermal solutions or considerably increase performance without increasing the volume or weight of the solution or device.

The Aavid SoftFlex(TM) line is composed of 5 materials varying in elasticity, conductivity, cushioning ability and compliancy. This material is intended for previously unseen flexibility in design and for applications with multiple device heights. The softness and compressibility makes the SoftFlex(TM) line the best for decreasing board strain and for applications with increased shock or vibration.

The Aavid WaveBlocker(TM) gap filler features high electromagnetic permeability that dampens electromagnetic interference (EMI); therefore optimized for applications requiring high signal accuracy.  This extremely unique property enables previously infeasible designs for products such as radios, audio equipment, testing equipment and a huge range of Military and Aerospace applications.

All three lines are offered in various thicknesses and sizes with multiple types of adhesion. Aavid also offers custom cuts and sizes for specific applications upon request. Currently materials are available for purchase on the Aavid Estore.

About Aavid Thermalloy
With over 50 years of engineering innovation and manufacturing expertise, Aavid is the thermal management provider chosen by the world's leading technology companies for quality thermal products and innovative designs. Aavid's global infrastructure includes manufacturing facilities and design centers located throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Operating with more than 2,700 employees worldwide, Aavid delivers quality products and creative designs utilizing global resources and a broad portfolio of manufacturing capabilities as well as pioneering engineering advancements.

Visit Aavid.com for more information.

Contact: Alyson Rodgers at arodgers@aavid.com

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Aavid Thermalloy

Web Site: http://http://www.aavid.com

Pivotal Payments partners with Grand & Toy® to deliver exclusive merchant discounts

Pivotal1 Business Rewards program expands its offering with substantial savings on workplace products and solutions

MONTREAL, Aug. 12, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Pivotal Payments, a leading provider of technology-driven global payment processing solutions, today announced a partnership with Canadian office solutions provider Grand & Toy, an affiliate of global office products provider Office Depot, Inc., to offer members of the Pivotal1 Business Rewards program exclusive discounts on a wide range of workplace products and solutions. This partnership offers merchants a competitive discount on commonly purchased Grand & Toy products, aggressive savings on printer paper and toner cartridges, plus streamlined pricing on grandandtoy.com.

Pivotal1 Business Rewards is one of the most robustsmall and mid-sized business discount programs in Canada. Members access savings through Pivotal1's easy-to-use online portal and receive the buying power commonly enjoyed only by large corporations. With the Grand & Toy partnership, Pivotal Payments adds a key element in providing program members thousands of dollars in potential annual savings. Merchants who sign up or are currently members of the program will gain immediate access to Grand & Toy rebates.

"As one of North America's largest B2B office products and services providers, Grand & Toy brings significant added value to members of our Pivotal1 Business Rewards program," said Philip Fayer, president and chief executive officer of Pivotal Payments. "We constantly seek new ways to help our clients operate their businesses more efficiently and are excited to announce the savings possibilities from Pivotal1 are now much larger."

"Pivotal Payments' commitment to offering innovative solutions to business owners mirrors the investment we make at Grand & Toy in our customers," said Stan Dabic, regional vice president, Canada, Grand & Toy. "This partnership further cements our goal to help merchants better compete in the marketplace. We're proud to contribute with exclusive discounts to members of Pivotal's business rewards program."

Pivotal1 was developed by Pivotal Payments to provide the power of high value discounts from brand name suppliers for computers and electronics, shipping, printing, marketing and advertising, travel and hospitality, plus payroll services, among others. The program was conceived to help SMB owners control costs while operating in an increasingly competitive environment. In keeping with the goal of delivering substantial savings on a wide range of products and services, Pivotal1 is rapidly evolving by adding new partnerships that offer maximum value to businesses across Canada.

About Pivotal Payments
Pivotal Payments is a leading provider of technology-driven global payment processing solutions to the point of sale, B2B and ecommerce industries. Our proprietary solutions include card not present, integrated POS and mobile payments that deliver efficiency and profitability to businesses across all sales channels and platforms. With a focus on security and fueled by continuous investment in research, product development and innovation, we are shaping the future of payments. Our goal is to maximize our clients' revenues and performance by empowering them with safer and smarter transactions. Learn more at http://www.pivotalpayments.com or twitter.com/pivotalpayments.

About Grand & Toy
With a heritage that dates back to 1882, today's Grand & Toy is committed to offering sustainable solutions to Canadian businesses in the areas of interiors, technology and print & document services, in addition to office and facility supplies.  We are one of the largest B2B office products and services providers, operating one of the country's biggest distribution networks serving customers coast-to-coast via our direct sales force and e-commerce platform. Grand & Toy also demonstrates a firm commitment to corporate social responsibility through a comprehensive sustainability strategy that is manifested through numerous internal and external environmental and social outreach programs. For more information, visit grandandtoy.com.

SOURCE  Pivotal Payments

Pivotal Payments

CONTACT: Louis Georgakakis, Marketing Director, 514-313-1190 ext. 8001, lgeorgakakis@pivotalpayments.com; Jenny Maycock, Account Coordinator, Environics Communications, Inc. (for Grand & Toy), jmaycock@environicspr.com, 416-969-2718

Web Site: pivotalpayments.com

Aavid Thermalloy Announces New High Performance Thermal Interface Materials

LACONIA, N.H., Aug. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Aavid announces the release of the most thermally conductive gap fillers on the market today by introducing three new lines of premium thermal interface materials. Utilizing Aavid's decades of thermal management expertise these new product lines, SuperThermal(TM) , SoftFlex(TM), and WaveBlocker(TM) offer extremely high thermal conductivity without sacrificing compliancy or workability.

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The new lines of thermal gap fillers are designed to increase the performance and capabilities of electronics' design. Each is specially formulated to support specific application requirements that, when combined with their high thermal conductivities, will significantly improve functionality.

The first line, Aavid SuperThermal(TM), offers high thermal conductivity of up to 13.2 watts per meter Kelvin; the highest in the marketplace! The average thermal conductivity for SuperThermal(TM) gap fillers is such that utilizing these pads allows engineers to use smaller thermal solutions or considerably increase performance without increasing the volume or weight of the solution or device.

The Aavid SoftFlex(TM) line is composed of 5 materials varying in elasticity, conductivity, cushioning ability and compliancy. This material is intended for previously unseen flexibility in design and for applications with multiple device heights. The softness and compressibility makes the SoftFlex(TM) line the best for decreasing board strain and for applications with increased shock or vibration.

The Aavid WaveBlocker(TM) gap filler features high electromagnetic permeability that dampens electromagnetic interference (EMI); therefore optimized for applications requiring high signal accuracy.  This extremely unique property enables previously infeasible designs for products such as radios, audio equipment, testing equipment and a huge range of Military and Aerospace applications.

All three lines are offered in various thicknesses and sizes with multiple types of adhesion. Aavid also offers custom cuts and sizes for specific applications upon request. Currently materials are available for purchase on the Aavid Estore.

About Aavid Thermalloy
With over 50 years of engineering innovation and manufacturing expertise, Aavid is the thermal management provider chosen by the world's leading technology companies for quality thermal products and innovative designs. Aavid's global infrastructure includes manufacturing facilities and design centers located throughout North America, Europe and Asia.  Operating with more than 2,700 employees worldwide, Aavid delivers quality products and creative designs utilizing global resources and a broad portfolio of manufacturing capabilities as well as pioneering engineering advancements.

Visit Aavid.com for more information.

Contact:  Alyson Rodgers at arodgers@aavid.com

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LeapFrog Announces Amazing LeapTV(TM) Game Lineup and Hot New $99 Price for Its Award-Winning LeapTV Educational Gaming System

Get a jump start on the holiday season with LeapFrog's new action-packed LeapTV games featuring Disney's Frozen, Nickelodeon's Blaze and the Monster Machines and popular LeapFrog characters.

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Aug. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: LF), the leader in innovative learning solutions for children, kicked off the holiday season with its new LeapTV(TM) fall game lineup featuring today's most popular kids' characters and a new $99 price point for the award-winning educational gaming system made for young kids.  Having won over 15 toy industry and parenting awards since the system launched last holiday, LeapFrog is expanding the LeapTV Learning Library to include games featuring Disney's Frozen and Nickelodeon's Blaze and the Monster Machines, plus favorite LeapFrog characters with Mr. Pencil(TM) Presents DoodleCraft and LeapFrog's Letter Factory(TM).  Each of these new games will allow children to play engaging games right on their TV while they develop skills in math, creativity, spelling, problem solving and more.

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"Children learn best when they are having fun, and they love being able to play with their favorite characters while working together with friends or siblings to meet a common goal," said Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos, director of LeapFrog's Learning Team. "Whether embarking on a new ice skating adventure with Elsa and Anna in Frozen, racing to the finish with Blaze and the Monster Machines, building and creating worlds with Mr. Pencil's Doodlecraft or bringing the famous LeapFrog Letter Factory to life, many of our LeapTV learning games adjust to each child so the curriculum is at just the right level--allowing children to progress at their own pace."

With the addition of these four new titles, there are now more than 100 game cartridges, game downloads and videos in LeapTV's extensive library--all designed or approved by LeapFrog's team of learning experts.

"We know parents want to get that perfect gift for their children every holiday season," said Greg Ahearn, chief marketing officer at LeapFrog.  "With LeapTV, they can feel confident that they are giving an incredibly fun and interactive TV gaming experience that will get their children's minds and bodies moving, and at a great value early in the shopping season.  With so many games to choose from featuring Paw Patrol, Disney Princess, some of LeapFrog's most loved characters and now the all new Disney Frozen and Blaze and the Monster Machines, the LeapTV system is perfect for children of all ages and learning levels."

Popular Children's Characters Liven Curriculum

    --  Join Anna, Elsa, and Olaf in a Frozen mathematics foray. Arendelle's
        Winter Festival puts mathematics skills in motion for children ages four
        to seven years with 'Frozen'. Playing solo or with a friend, the
        curriculum grows with each child at her level. Children join Queen Elsa,
        Anna and Olaf in a magical festival with five fun-filled games such as
        making ice sculptures, using shapes, and creating snowflake jewelry
        using counting, addition, subtraction and number comparison. Toss
        snowballs at sun-loving Olaf in the dunking booth using place value
        knowledge. Twist, turn and spin in the correct number sequence to form
        an ice skating path for Elsa and Anna. For more information, visit:
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    --  Team up with Blaze and AJ to save the Monster Dome. Blaze and the
        Monster Machines put science, technology, engineering and mathematics
        (STEM) skills in motion for children ages three to five years. Children
        use number recognition, physical science, problem solving and simple
        machines knowledge to help Blaze and his friends build a super-duper
        stunt track and leave the competition in the dust. The controller
        becomes a virtual steering wheel to put technology and engineering in
        motion to outmaneuver obstacles. Children get up and moving to become
        part of the experience with monster truck-size adventures and a chance
        to race against a friend. For more information, visit:
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    --  Build a customized world with DoodleCraft. Children craft, explore and
        customize a world with the Mr. Pencil Presents DoodleCraft game.
        Designed for ages four to seven to develop creativity and life skills,
        children get up and get creative to design the ultimate island
        destination as they build and paint buildings using sorting, memory,
        observation and matching skills to complete quests and unlock new areas
        to explore. Earn blueprints to construct exciting buildings, and
        customize each one to bring the island to life. Unlock new art tools
        along the way to add paint, patterns, doors, windows, glitter, stickers
        and more--for never-ending creative fun. The DoodleCraft game is
        designed so that two players can collaborate and create an island to
        share, or make their own separate islands and drop in for a visit. For
        more information, visit:
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    --  Jump inside the Letter Factory Adventures game. Bringing the popular
        Letter Factory to life, children ages three to five join LeapFrog's Tad
        and Lily for a train ride from A to Z and ride more than 50 roller
        coaster-like rides. Children play mini-games at every stop to learn the
        name, shape and sound of every letter, build words, customize an
        alphabet book and more. In one mini-game, children use their bodies to
        bend and twist into the shape of a letter. The LeapTV system will snap a
        photo that children can put in their very own Alphabet Book. In another
        mini-game, children can bop around the screen to pop bubbles, find
        letters, complete words or race the clock in frenzy mode. Multiplayer
        mode lets children team up with a friend--the learning adapts to each
        child's level for just the right challenge. For more information, visit:
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The LeapTV system enhances the way children learn by combining activity and movement with a best-in-class educational curriculum. Children learn through motion as they jump, dance and move to develop core skills across reading, mathematics, science and problem solving. Select games adapt to each child's level--starting with age, and then automatically adjust the learning for just the right challenge. The collaborative multi-player feature allows players of different ages to play together with curriculum that adjusts independently for each player.

Availability

Disney's Frozen, Nickelodeon's Blaze and the Monster Machines, Mr. Pencil Presents DoodleCraft and LeapFrog's Letter Factory (MSRP $29.99 per game) will be available online and at major retail locations in early August 2015.

About LeapFrog

LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. is the leader in innovative solutions that encourage a child's curiosity and love of learning throughout their early developmental journey. For 20 years, LeapFrog has helped children expand their knowledge and imagination through award-winning products that combine state-of-the-art educational expertise led by the LeapFrog Learning Team, innovative technology, and engaging play - turning playtime into quality time that helps children LeapFrog Ahead(TM).  LeapFrog's proprietary learning tablets and ground-breaking developmental games, learn to read and write systems, interactive learning toys and more are designed to create personalized experiences that encourage, excite and build confidence in children.  LeapFrog is based in Emeryville, California, and was founded in 1995 by a father who revolutionized technology-based learning solutions to help his child learn how to read. Learn more at http://www.leapfrog.com.

TM & © 2015 LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.

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    LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. Access Communications

    510-420-4886               415-844-6219

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NI Drives Down Cost of Wireless Production Test

New PXI-based Wireless Test System optimized for speed, multiplies throughput on the production floor

SINGAPORE, Aug. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NIWeek - NI (Nasdaq: NATI), the provider of platform-based systems that enable engineers and scientists to solve the world's greatest engineering challenges, released the Wireless Test System (WTS), a solution that dramatically lowers the cost of high-volume wireless manufacturing test. Although faced with the rising complexity of wireless test, companies can confidently reduce test costs and multiply throughput on the production floor with a system optimized for measurement speed and parallel test.

"Megatrends, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), will push more devices to include RF and sensor functionality, which has traditionally been expensive to test. But test cost shouldn't limit innovation or the economic viability of a product," said Olga Shapiro, program manager for measurement and instrumentation at Frost & Sullivan. "To remain profitable in the future, companies will need to rethink their approach for wireless test and embrace new paradigms. Because the WTS is built on the industry-proven PXI platform and backed with the market expertise of NI, we expect it to have significant impact on the profitability of the IoT."

The WTS combines the latest advances in PXI hardware to offer a single platform for multi-standard, multi- DUT and multi-port testing. When used with flexible test sequencing software, such as the TestStand Wireless Test Module, manufacturers can significantly improve instrument utilization when testing multiple devices in parallel. The WTS integrates easily into a manufacturing line with ready-to-run test sequences for devices that use chipsets from suppliers like Qualcomm and Broadcom as well as integrated DUT and remote automation control. With these features, customers are seeing considerable efficiency gains from their RF test equipment and further reducing their cost of test.

"We tested multiple wireless technologies ranging from Bluetooth to WiFi to GPS and cellular all with the same equipment using the NI Wireless Test System," said Markus Krauss, HARMAN/Becker Automotive Systems GmbH. "The WTS and NOFFZ's RF test engineering expertise helped us significantly reduce test time and the time it took to get our test systems up and running."

The WTS is the latest system from NI built on PXI hardware and LabVIEW and TestStand software (see the Semiconductor Test System launched in 2014). With support for wireless standards from LTE Advanced to 802.11ac to Bluetooth Low Energy, the WTS is designed for manufacturing test of WLAN access points, cellular handsets, infotainment systems and other multi-standard devices that include cellular, wireless connectivity and navigation standards. Software-designed PXI vector signal transceiver technology inside the WTS delivers superior RF performance in the manufacturing test environment and a platform that can scale with the evolving requirements of RF test.

For more information on the new Wireless Test System, visit ni.com/wts.

About NI

Since 1976, NI (http://www.ni.com) has made it possible for engineers and scientists to solve the world's greatest engineering challenges with powerful platform-based systems that accelerate productivity and drive rapid innovation. Customers from a wide variety of industries - from healthcare to automotive and from consumer electronics to particle physics - use NI's integrated hardware and software platform to improve the world we live in.

LabVIEW, National Instruments, NI, ni.com and NI TestStand are trademarks of National Instruments. Other product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.

CONTACT:
Hoi Kwan Miu
Rice Communications for National Instruments
+65-3157-5686
ni@ricecomms.com

SOURCE  National Instruments

National Instruments

Adbrain Announces Integration to Distribute Cross-Device Graph Through LiveRamp

SAN FRANCISCO, August 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

    Adbrain [http://www.adbrain.com ], the global provider of intelligent cross-device
technology solutions today announced its integration with LiveRamp, an Acxiom company and
provider of data onboarding services.

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    This integration makes it possible for Adbrain to deliver its independent cross-device
technology to clients who partner with LiveRamp [http://www.liveramp.com ] for data
onboarding services. Through the integration, anonymous devices in Adbrain's device graph
will be matched to anonymous devices recognized by the client platform. Adbrain's
cross-device approach is unique in that it can accurately link a client's audiences across
devices independently of whichever media provider the client is using.

    "This partnership creates a new delivery channel for our technology, making it easier
for marketers, publishers, and technology vendors, to identify and reach exactly the right
audiences across devices. The beautiful thing about working with LiveRamp is that they
provide a frictionless experience for our clients.  There is little to no integration or
development work needed - you can upgrade to a cross-device view at the click of a button,
" explained Tim Abraham, Adbrain's VP of Product Strategy and Partnerships.

    "There is high demand in the market for cross-device technology as brands seek to
create seamless customer journeys across marketing touch points," said Travis May,
President and GM of LiveRamp. "We're pleased to make Adbrain's device graph accessible to
a broader audience through our data connectivity services."

    About Adbrain 

    Adbrain is a global provider of intelligent cross-device technology. Adbrain's
solutions power the smartest advertisers, publishers and technology partners alike.

    Consumers are seamlessly moving across devices throughout the day and this behavior
makes it difficult to identify and reach the right people. Adbrain makes sense of this
multi-screen world by allowing marketers to understand who their audiences are, enabling
both precise and innovative cross-device applications from media buying to analytics and
cross-device attribution.

    Adbrain is a high-growth enterprise technology company, backed by leading
institutional investors Octopus Ventures and Notion Capital, with offices across the US
and Europe.

    About LiveRamp 

    LiveRamp connects more than 200 digital marketing platforms and data providers.  By
onboarding customer data into the targeting, measurement, and personalization products
developed by our partners, we help leading brands eliminate data silos and run more
efficient marketing programs.  LiveRamp is an Acxiom company. For more information, visit
http://www.LiveRamp.com.  

       
         
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LG's First Curved Sound Bar Launching In U.S. This October

New Sound Bar Revolutionizes the Home Viewing Experience with Exceptional Sound, Intuitive Controls and Convenience-Enhancing Features

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics USA today announced pricing and availability for LG's first curved sound bar, scheduled to arrive at select U.S. retailers in October. The premium LG Music Flow Wireless Curved Sound Bar (Model LAS855M) has been artfully designed with a graceful curve, made to add a dramatic design aesthetic to any home while pairing elegantly with curved-screen televisions - including LG's curved OLED TVs, like the LG Smart Curved OLED 4K TV (EG9600).

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With multiple speakers strategically positioned within its slim, stylish cabinet, the LG Curved Sound Bar offers an exceptional audio experience. Boasting 360W, a 4.1ch speaker system and wall-mountable design, it does more than just complete the TV viewing experience. The elegant sound bar contains four separate speakers for superior sonic depth, while the wireless subwoofer underscores the audio with powerful bass. It also boasts a highly dynamic i-Sound mode, which instantly interprets exactly what media content users are consuming and automatically adjusts the LAS855M's output settings to suit regular television, sports, movies and music perfectly.

The Curved Sound Bar further enhances LG's Music Flow family of wireless speakers and sound bars with sub woofers that enable consumers to customize a premium home audio network that fits their budget and connected home. Music Flow launched earlier this year as one of the first systems to feature Google Cast(TM), which allows users to send music from their Android(TM) phone or tablet, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows laptop or Chromebook to their LG Music Flow devices. This highly convenient feature allows Music Flow to work with almost every streaming service app on the market - including Google Play(TM) Music, Pandora, Songza, TuneIn, iHeartRadio and Rdio, among others - meaning users can send music from their preferred streaming app directly to the sound bar via their home's Wi-Fi(®) network.*

Equipped with full Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, the sound bar can integrate into a Music Flow network of speakers with no bridge required to create TV surround sound, using the feature called Home Cinema Mode. Similarly, Multi-room Mode can be used to turn the entire home into one large-scale sound system. Users can control the music in each room with a single mobile device, enabling them to select a single playlist for the entire house or choose songs on a room-by-room basis.

For the ultimate in performance and convenience, the LAS855M offers HDMI pass-through, to reproduce high-quality audio while sending HD video to the TV. The LAS855M is also compatible with existing TV remotes from eight different manufacturers, allowing consumers to control basic functions such as volume/power with the TV remote they already use.

"Our new premium Curved Sound Bar is the perfect complement to our stunning curved OLED TVs and offers consumers the best home entertainment experience with beautiful devices that look as great as they perform," said David VanderWaal, vice president of marketing, LG Electronics USA. "We welcome the new Curved Sound Bar to LG's Music Flow family, which offers virtually limitless listening choices and premium listening experience that's easy to enjoy."

The LG Curved Sound Bar will be available at U.S. retailers in October at a suggested price of $699, when it will join the larger LG Music Flow series available now at major retailers including Amazon, Best Buy and hhgregg.

Models and suggested pricing:

Wi-Fi Streaming Speakers:

    --  H3 30W speaker: $179
    --  H4 20W portable speaker: $199
    --  H5 40W speaker: $279
    --  H7 70W speaker: $379
Wi-Fi Streaming Sound Bars:

    --  LAS751M: $499
    --  LAS851M: $599
    --  LAS855M: $699 (available in October)
    --  LAS950M: $999
*Wireless Internet connection & certain subscriptions required and sold separately. Content and services vary by product and are subject to change without notice.

About LG Electronics, USA.

LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $56 billion global force and technology leader in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communications. LG Electronics, a proud 2015 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year, sells a range of stylish and innovative home entertainment products, mobile phones, home appliances, commercial displays, air conditioning systems and solar energy solutions in the United States, all under LG's "Life's Good" marketing theme. http://www.lg.com.

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Web Site: http://www.lg.com

Kaybus Expands Global Presence with New Australian Office

-- Company announces new regional manager, first local data center in Australia

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaybus, the only provider of a comprehensive Knowledge Automation application, today announced the opening of a new regional office in Sydney. The announcement positions Kaybus for growth in Australia, while providing a foothold across additional markets including the Pacific Rim, Africa, China and India. The expansion comes on the heels of a recent alliance between Kaybus and Deloitte Australia that enables Deloitte to bolster its information and content management services for its clients while driving increased efficiency and intelligent knowledge sharing across its own 6,000 staff and teams.

To lead the company's expansion, Kaybus also announced it has hired Zane Kung-Faust as regional manager in Sydney. Kung-Faust has held senior business, management and strategy roles in Sydney for more than 10 years, with experience at companies focused on media, branded content, digital applications, content distribution and e-commerce. He will be instrumental in Kaybus' success and growth in the new market.

"I'm thrilled to get started and help Kaybus take its operations to the next level in Australia," said Kung-Faust. "As more and more business is digitized, product cycles, information creation and the pace of business continue to accelerate. In this data-driven environment, organizations of all shapes and sizes struggle to deliver employees the knowledge they need, when they need it to get their jobs done. There is a significant need for Kaybus' technology in the Australian market, to help companies close the knowledge gap and stay competitive despite this massive shift."

Kaybus also announced a partnership with Alchemy Trio, a boutique advisory firm based in Sydney. Alchemy Trio Managing Directors Mehrdad Baghai and David Gordon will help guide Kaybus' growth strategies and business initiatives.

"By officially entering the Australian market and bringing Zane on board, Kaybus will have a foothold to a number of new markets and is positioned for great growth," said Mehrdad Baghai advisor to Kaybus and managing director of Alchemy Trio. "Kaybus' technology employs the right mix of enterprise grade capabilities and a simple and easy-to-use interface, into a truly content-agnostic application that can aggregate all content in a given company. This combination is invaluable for organizations across the globe, and Australia is no exception."

As part of the expansion, Kaybus has established an AWS instance serving as a data center to support customers and clients and make the Kaybus solution easily accessible in Australia. This local instance will reduce latency to end-users based in Australia, New Zealand and other APAC regions while making sure customers are able to comply with their regional data retention and privacy regulations.

"Our Knowledge Automation application solves problems of traditional search and siloed content repositories that companies face regardless of where they are located geographically," said Seenu Banda, Kaybus founder and CEO. "We're excited to welcome Zane to the Kaybus team and to be working with Mehrdad and David at Alchemy Trio, as we enter into this new market aggressively. Expanding into Australia will allow us to arm even more organizations with the resources they need to collaborate and share enterprise knowledge."

The office, Kaybus Australia Pty Ltd, will be located at Level 9 Grosvenor Place, 225 George Street in Sydney.

About Kaybus

Kaybus provides a SaaS-based Knowledge Automation application that transforms an organization's content into a single source of truth by automating the distribution of usable and useful knowledge to target individuals based on their specific needs. Through the use of advanced semantic analysis, behavior pattern mining, detection of conceptual topics and usage patterns, Kaybus enables all employees to operate at their highest level by eliminating the gap between what people know and what they should know.

Kaybus has received $11 million in funding, led by Artiman Ventures, and has 65 employees. For more information, please visit http://www.Kaybus.com.

Contact: Brittany Hendrickson
Phone: +1-415-299-6370
Email: Brittany@InkHouse.com

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DeNA Debuts FINAL FANTASY: Record Keeper Content Update; Celebrates With Three New Campaigns

Prizes Include Memorabilia, Gaming Hardware, Airline Gift Certificate

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DeNA (Tokyo: 2432) and Square Enix (OTC: SQNXF) today released a brand new content update for the popular, highly acclaimed FINAL FANTASY(®): Record Keeper(TM). To celebrate, three exciting sweepstakes will take place throughout the month of August, each with a fantastic prize. New and veteran players can qualify just by playing the game and completing specific levels, then entering the sweepstakes during the designated time period.

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Sweepstakes details and prizes include*:

    --  Win a Cloud Figure signed by Tetsuya Nomura!
        --  Beginning today, August 11, through August 31, players that have
            completed the opening tutorial (the "Mako Reactor No. 1 Classic"
            level from FINAL FANTASY VII) will be entered for a chance to win
            one of five incredibly detailed Cloud figures signed by one of the
            creative masterminds behind the FINAL FANTASY and KINGDOM HEARTS
            franchises.
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    --  FINAL FANTASY Awaits: Win a PlayStation(®) 4!

        --  From August 14 to August 31, players that have completed the "Mako
            Reactor No. 5 Classic" level from FINAL FANTASY VII will be entered
            to win a PlayStation(®) 4 to start getting ready for the upcoming
            release of FINAL FANTASY XV! Three prizes will be awarded.
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    --  Airship Adventure: Win a United Airlines Gift Certificate Worth $4,000!
        --  Between August 17 and August 31, players that have completed the
            "Zanarkand Classic" level from FINAL FANTASY X can enter to win an
            airship adventure in the form of a $4,000 United Airlines gift
            certificate! One winner will be awarded the gift certificate.
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FINAL FANTASY: Record Keeper delivers the entire FINAL FANTASY universe directly into the hands of players and fans of the storied franchise. Players can recruit favorite FINAL FANTASY heroes, including Tidus, Lightning, and Cloud, to form the most dynamic team of all time.

The new update includes massive improvements to the Soul Break system. Some pieces of equipment hold powerful Soul Breaks - equip them on the right character and unleash devastating Soul Breaks in battle! These Soul Breaks can now be mastered so that characters can use their Soul Breaks even when not using the corresponding equipment. These changes also enable players to choose from several different Soul Breaks mid-battle, with the correct strategic choices for each scenario leading the way to victory.

Lightning, the star of FINAL FANTASY XIII, will also make her long-awaited appearance in the game, as will Eiko from FINAL FANTASY IX. Additionally, continual improvements to the user interface and tweaks to the in-game battles make it easier than ever to jump in and start playing.

FINAL FANTASY: Record Keeper is available now as a free download on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch and on Google Play for Android devices. For more information on the game, visit: http://www.finalfantasyrecordkeeper.com. To download assets, including screenshots, game logo and more, visit the game's online press kit.

*There is no entry fee, and no purchase or payment is necessary to win. Please see the Official Rules for each campaign, detailed above.

About FINAL FANTASY

Since the release of FINAL FANTASY in 1987, this unique RPG series continues to showcase spectacular visuals, highly imaginative worlds and rich stories, leading the industry and earning the highest accolades from users around the world. Titles of the series have so far achieved a cumulative shipment of over 110 million units worldwide.

About DeNA
DeNA (pronounced "D-N-A") is a global Internet company that develops and operates a broad range of mobile and online services including games, e-commerce and other diversified offerings. Founded in 1999, DeNA is headquartered in Tokyo with offices and game development studios across the globe. DeNA Co., Ltd. is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (2432). For more information, visit: dena.com

About Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Square Enix Co., Ltd. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content around the world. The Square Enix Group operates a global network of leading development studios and boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property, including: FINAL FANTASY, which has sold over 110 million units worldwide, and DRAGON QUEST® which has sold over 66 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 42 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix is a Japan-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

More information on Square Enix Co., Ltd. can be found at http://www.jp.square-enix.com/

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Toshiba Showcases Latest Memory, Storage Solutions at Flash Memory Summit

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- This week at the Flash Memory Summit (FMS), Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, will showcase its newest memory and storage solutions. Toshiba, the inventor of NAND flash, will be on hand to further its preeminent position by debuting new solutions, displaying the latest in 3D Flash Memory and SSD technology and giving one of the Summit's keynote presentations.

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All product showcases will take place from August 11-13 on the show floor at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Toshiba's theater-style booth #407. Tutorial presentations will also be given at the booth, on topics including SSD storage trends, the evolving needs of enterprises/data centers, choosing the best interfaces for specific applications and more.

Shigeo (Jeff) Ohshima, technology executive, memory design and application engineering for Toshiba, will present a keynote session titled: "Advances in 3D Memory: High Density Storage for Hyperscale, Cloud Applications and Beyond." This session will take place on Tuesday, August 11, from 2:00-2:30 p.m., and will focus on the high density demands of the storage market, as well as the keys to making competitive 3D memory storage solutions a reality. 

"Introducing the industry's only 48-layer solution(*1 )is just one example of how innovation is in Toshiba's DNA," noted Scott Nelson, senior vice president of TAEC's Memory Business Unit. "As the world's largest flash memory conference, FMS is the perfect venue for us to showcase our new offerings. These products represent more industry firsts for Toshiba, and are in step with our NAND flash leadership role."

Advances in Flash Memory
Last week, Toshiba announced the industry's first(*2 )TLC 3-bit-per-cell 256Gb(*3 )(32GB) 3D memory - the next generation of its BiCS FLASH(TM) - and will be spotlighting this new technology in its booth. BiCS FLASH is based on Toshiba's leading-edge 48-layer stacking process. Toshiba's 3D flash memory solutions enhance the reliability of write/erase endurance, boost write speeds and are suited for a range of high density applications - including consumer electronic devices such as smartphones and laptops; as well as SSDs and enterprise applications(*4).

In addition, Toshiba has developed the world's first(*5 )16-die stacked NAND flash memory utilizing TSV technology - and will be showing a prototype at FMS. This high-performance, low-power solution is targeted to enterprise SSDs.

SSDs for Client, Enterprise Applications
Toshiba will also highlight its new 12Gbit/s(*6) SAS PX04S Series of enterprise SSDs with the highest random read IOPS of 270,000(*7) along with three new families of NVMe(TM)(*8), PCIe®(*9) SSDs. These PCIe devices leverage low latency and power efficiency to deliver ultimate SSD performance for various applications including: high performance notebooks, thin notebooks, two-in-one/convertible notebooks and tablets, and server and storage applications. All three SSD product lines are optimized for high performance and low latency, and utilize the PCIe interface - which provides point-to-point links with the processor and reduces system bottlenecks.

The latest enterprise technology from OCZ, a Toshiba Group Company, will also make an appearance at FMS. The Z-Drive 6000 NVMe 2.5-inch SSD series, which launched in May, will be demonstrated to showcase its upcoming dual-port functionality, which provides two separate data paths, offering data redundancy and eliminating single-point failures. This feature delivers high data availability for high-performance computing, enterprise resource planning, databases, transactional workloads, online analytical processing, virtual infrastructure, big data, and more.   

For more information on Toshiba's flash memory solutions, please visit toshiba.com/taec/adinfo/technologymoves/ and follow the company on Facebook. To learn more about Toshiba's SSDs, please visit ssd.toshiba.com.

Notes
*1: As of March 26, 2015. Toshiba survey.
*2: As of August 3, 2015. Toshiba survey.
*3: Product density is identified based on the density of memory chip(s) within the Product, not the amount of memory capacity available for data storage by the end user. Consumer-usable capacity will be less due to overhead data areas, formatting, bad blocks, and other constraints, and may also vary based on the host device and application. For details, please refer to applicable product specifications.
*4: When compared to two dimensional NAND flash memory.
*5: As of August 6, 2015. Toshiba survey.
*6: Read and write speed may vary depending on the host device, read and write conditions, and file size.
*7: Read and write speed may vary depending on the host device, read and write conditions, and file size.
*8: NVM Express is a trademark of NVM Express, Inc.
*9: PCIe is a registered trademark of PCI-SIG Corporation.
* BiCS FLASH is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation.

*About Toshiba Corp. and TAEC
About TAEC
Through proven commitment, lasting relationships and advanced, reliable electronic components, Toshiba enables its customers to create market-leading designs. Toshiba is the heartbeat within product breakthroughs from OEMs, ODMs, CMs, VARs, distributors and fabless chip companies worldwide.  A committed electronic components leader, Toshiba designs and manufactures high-quality flash memory-based storage solutions, solid state drives (SSDs), hard disk drives (HDDs), solid state hybrid drives (SSHDs), discrete devices, custom SoCs/ASICs, imaging products, microcontrollers, wireless components, mobile peripheral devices, advanced materials and medical tubes that make possible today's leading smartphones, tablets, cameras, medical devices, automotive electronics, industrial applications, enterprise solutions and more.

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, Japan's largest semiconductor manufacturer and the world's sixth largest semiconductor manufacturer (Gartner, 2014 Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Estimates, December 2014). Founded in Tokyo in 1875, Toshiba is at the heart of a global network of over 590 consolidated companies employing over 200,000 people worldwide. Visit Toshiba's web site at http://www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm.

© 2014 Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. All rights reserved.
Information in this press release, including product pricing and specifications, content of services and contact information,  is current and believed to be accurate on the date of the announcement, but is subject to change without prior notice.  Technical and application information contained here is subject to the most recent applicable Toshiba product specifications.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Dena Jacobson
Lages & Associates
Tel.: (949) 453-8080
dena@lages.com

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Skillz Showcases Live Events Platform At Casual Connect USA

Daily Tournaments Offer Attendees the Opportunity to Compete for Over $10,000 in Prizes Including a New Ford Mustang

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Skillz, the worldwide leader in mobile eSports, is hosting two exciting events for gamers and developers attending Casual Connect USA in San Francisco. Starting yesterday, gamers can compete in daily qualifying eSports tournaments in Arcade Basketball Real Cash Tournaments, available for free download on iPhone or iPad. The top 10 winners from each day's qualifying competition will earn a ticket to compete in the Grand Prize Tournament on August 21st - 22nd and drive away in a new Ford Mustang Convertible (https://skillz.com/cc2015).

Event Details:

    --  Download Arcade Basketball Real Cash Tournaments on any iOS device
    --  Qualifying rounds August 10(th) through 13(th )for players located at
        Casual Connect
    --  Final round begins August 21st and ends August 22nd
    --  Grand prize winner can choose the car or a cash equivalent
Additionally, on Wednesday August 12th at Jasper's Corner Tap (http://www.jasperscornertap.com) in Union Square, Skillz will be hosting eSports Night, a fun, free event featuring live competitions for great prizes, an open bar, food, and event emcee. The emcee will provide live commentary as players compete for thousands of dollars in prizes including iPads and Apple Watches. The competition will be geolocated to the establishment, so only attendees can participate, but tickets are free at: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/skillz-esports-open-bar-night-tickets-18011005402

Event Details:

    --  Download Arcade Basketball Real Cash Tournaments on any iOS device
    --  August 12(th), from 4:00pm to 7:00pm
    --  Jasper's Corner Tap - 401 Taylor St., San Francisco, 94102
    --  1st place wins an iPad Air, 2nd place wins an iPad Mini. Prizes
        available for top 30 finishers
Casual Connect USA 2015 (http://usa.casualconnect.org) brings together the leading minds in video gaming to showcase next-level design, marketing, and emerging technologies.

"We're building the future of mobile eSports, and that future is available to everyone," said Andrew Paradise, CEO of Skillz. "At this year's Casual Connect, we're excited to demonstrate our live events technology, which allows any physical or virtual venue to become a competitive mobile gaming arcade. Attendees can experience the technology firsthand while competing for over $10,000 in prizes including a brand new Ford Mustang."

About Skillz
Skillz is the worldwide leader in mobile eSports. Skillz has hosted more than 40 million mobile eSports tournaments for players in over 180 countries. More than 1,100 game studios use the Skillz platform, which pays out roughly $1 million in cash prizes to players every two weeks. The company believes in making mobile games more fun and competitive for players while making game creation more lucrative for developers. Skillz eSports tournaments create direct revenue for game developers while enhancing rather than interrupting the gamer experience. Founded in 2012, Skillz has offices in San Francisco and Boston, and the company has raised $13.3M in funding led by Atlas Venture. To learn more, visitwww.skillz.com.

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CONTACT: Jonathan Gluskin, SSPR, 847-415-9319, jgluskin@sspr.com

Web Site: http://skillz.com

Chelsio Demonstrates Industry-Leading 40GbE iSCSI Performance

Chelsio T5 Adapters Deliver Highest Throughput and Lowest CPU Utilization For Industry-Standard Ethernet Storage Networking

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --Chelsio Communications, Inc., a leading provider of Ethernet adapters for virtualized enterprise data centers, cloud service installations, and cluster computing environments, today announced it is demonstrating the benefits of its T5 line of protocol offload adapters that make them the best performing 40GbE iSCSI HBAs in the market. Chelsio will be holding this demonstration in Booth #710 at the Flash Memory Summit in Santa Clara, CA.

Showcasing the iSCSI hardware offload capabilities of Chelsio's T5 40Gbps Unified Wire adapters, the demonstration will show how all-flash and hybrid storage array OEMs can easily enable such arrays with industry-leading iSCSI target performance that is fully compatible with the existing iSCSI ecosystem and seamlessly supports the routability, scalability and reach advantages of iSCSI.

The demonstration compares Chelsio's T580-CR and Intel's latest XL710 "Fortville" server adapters running at 40Gbps. The results confirm that Chelsio's T580 provides consistently superior iSCSI performance, lower CPU utilization, higher throughput and drastically lower latency, with outstanding small I/O performance. The T580 notably delivers line rate 40Gbps at the I/O sizes that are more representative of actual application use (see benchmark report).

"Our T5 Unified Wire adapters enable an extremely high performance iSCSI storage target solution that is also very efficient," said Jim Johnston, senior director of marketing at Chelsio. "Chelsio's iSCSI offload technology enables 40 Gigabit Ethernet to completely supplant proprietary storage fabrics, without requiring the deployment of new protocols that force an infrastructure forklift upgrade - exactly what the industry needs. We're continuing to push the price-performance curve and delivering industry-leading solutions for the flash storage array market."

iSCSI vs. iSER
iSCSI, the Internet SCSI standard, is the leading Ethernet SAN protocol, with native initiator support integrated into all the major operating systems, and offers built-in RDMA for high performance offloaded implementations which, unlike the iSER (iSCSI over RDMA) protocol, does not break compatibility with the existing iSCSI ecosystem.

The high-performance enabled by Chelsio's hardware offloaded iSCSI removes the need to forgo iSCSI's installed base to achieve high performance. Benchmarking results demonstrate that iSCSI at 40Gbps provides the same performance in throughput and CPU utilization as iSER, thanks to built-in RDMA that is optimized for SCSI storage. iSCSI preserves existing equipment without requiring a fabric overhaul, additional acquisition and management costs, with a high performance option thanks to hardware offload, and a strong roadmap to 100Gbps and beyond. iSER, on the other hand, adds unnecessary layers, and is merely a way for RDMA fabrics to offer iSCSI emulation, that is incompatible with the installed software base (see benchmark report).

"The iSER protocol was developed for non-Ethernet fabrics that have inefficient support for the Internet Protocol (IP) stack but provides little benefit compared to hardware offloaded iSCSI for Ethernet networks," says Saqib Jang, Principal/Founder, Margalla Communications.  "Unlike iSCSI, which is natively supported in all major operating systems, iSER suffers from significant interoperability and deployability challenges."

About Chelsio Communications
Chelsio is a recognized leader in high performance (10G/40G/100G) Ethernet adapters for networking and storage within virtualized enterprise data centers, public and private hyperscale clouds, and cluster computing environments. Chelsio's innovative, fifth generation protocol acceleration technology (T5) powers its high performance 10G/40G Ethernet adapters with a clear roadmap for 25G/100G Ethernet solutions in 2016. The Chelsio Unified Wire fully offloads all protocol traffic, providing no-compromise performance with high packet processing capacity, sub-microsecond hardware latency and high bandwidth. Visit the company at http://www.chelsio.com.

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Chinese Startup ZUK Launches the Z1, a New Generation Smartphone

BEIJING, Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 11, 2015, the Chinese startup ZUK, backed by Lenovo, launched its first smartphone, the Z1.

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Designed for power-users, ZUK Z1 features a fingerprint sensor, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, 64GB eMMC storage, 4100mAh battery and a USB 3.0 Type-C port. The handset is priced at RMB 1799 and will go on sale in China on August 18. The international version is expected to be released soon.

U-Touch: a unique home button

ZUK Z1 features a unique variant of the Android home button, the U-Touch, with its fingerprint sensor, combining home, back, menu, app switching and multi-tasking into one single button.

The U-Touch has a 508 DPI low-power fingerprint sensor offering 0.31s identification speed with high accuracy. U-Touch comes equipped with TEE certification environment in chip's TrustZone. The fingerprint sensor enables secure e-payment via e-payment methods, including Alipay and JD Wallet.

Hardware features

ZUK Z1's standard edition offers 64GB storage and 4100mAh polymer battery. Recharging the phone for 5-minutes will enable 120-minutes of talk time. Optimization extends battery life by another 20% above average. 

ZUK Z1 is the world's first mobile phone supporting USB 3.0 Type-C, enabling a 500MB/s bandwidth, 10 times faster than USB 2.0. With USB OTG, Z1 can even be used to power other mobile phones.

In addition, with Qualcomm's flagship platform, Z1 supports Dual SIM Dual Standby, and users do not need to identify the primary and secondary SIM cards when mounting them.

Fine-tuned camera with high-precision color reproduction

Z1 comes assembled with a 13-million-pixel stacked CMOS rear camera and professional OIS optical image stabilization system with Largent lenses. It takes only 0.5s to be ready for use, and focus completes in 0.3 seconds. The 8 million-pixel front camera with a large aperture of f/2.2 and pixel size of 1.4- m delivers clearer selfies. Built-in photo-retouching brings out the best in any image.

ZUI OS: Simplicityis beauty

ZUI is a highly customized user interface designed by ZUK based on Android 5.1.1. The designers took the picture frame concept a step further and re-designed the unique lock screen.

The ZUI comes with 1,500+ redesigned icons best fitting ZUI's "simplicity is beauty" concept. It handles SMS from public services vendors in a way to simplify text reading. ZUI also features automatic privacy protection, system cleanup and memory acceleration.

SOURCE  ZUK

ZUK

CONTACT: Elaine Du, +86-135-2087-8056, duyr2@zuk.com

Chinese Startup ZUK Launches the Z1, a New Generation Smartphone

BEIJING, Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 11, 2015, the Chinese startup ZUK, backed by Lenovo, launched its first smartphone, the Z1.

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Designed for power-users, ZUK Z1 features a fingerprint sensor, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, 64GB eMMC storage, 4100mAh battery and a USB 3.0 Type-C port. The handset is priced at RMB 1799 and will go on sale in China on August 18. The international version is expected to be released soon.

U-Touch: a unique home button

ZUK Z1 features a unique variant of the Android home button, the U-Touch, with its fingerprint sensor, combining home, back, menu, app switching and multi-tasking into one single button.

The U-Touch has a 508 DPI low-power fingerprint sensor offering 0.31s identification speed with high accuracy. U-Touch comes equipped with TEE certification environment in chip's TrustZone. The fingerprint sensor enables secure e-payment via e-payment methods, including Alipay and JD Wallet.

Hardware features

ZUK Z1's standard edition offers 64GB storage and 4100mAh polymer battery. Recharging the phone for 5-minutes will enable 120-minutes of talk time. Optimization extends battery life by another 20% above average. 

ZUK Z1 is the world's first mobile phone supporting USB 3.0 Type-C, enabling a 500MB/s bandwidth, 10 times faster than USB 2.0. With USB OTG, Z1 can even be used to power other mobile phones.

In addition, with Qualcomm's flagship platform, Z1 supports Dual SIM Dual Standby, and users do not need to identify the primary and secondary SIM cards when mounting them.

Fine-tuned camera with high-precision color reproduction

Z1 comes assembled with a 13-million-pixel stacked CMOS rear camera and professional OIS optical image stabilization system with Largent lenses. It takes only 0.5s to be ready for use, and focus completes in 0.3 seconds. The 8 million-pixel front camera with a large aperture of f/2.2 and pixel size of 1.4- m delivers clearer selfies. Built-in photo-retouching brings out the best in any image.

ZUI OS: Simplicityis beauty

ZUI is a highly customized user interface designed by ZUK based on Android 5.1.1. The designers took the picture frame concept a step further and re-designed the unique lock screen.

The ZUI comes with 1,500+ redesigned icons best fitting ZUI's "simplicity is beauty" concept. It handles SMS from public services vendors in a way to simplify text reading. ZUI also features automatic privacy protection, system cleanup and memory acceleration.

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Chinese Startup ZUK Launches the Z1, a New Generation Smartphone

BEIJING, Aug. 11, 2015 /CNW/ -- On August 11, 2015, the Chinese startup ZUK, backed by Lenovo, launched its first smartphone, the Z1.

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Designed for power-users, ZUK Z1 features a fingerprint sensor, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, 64GB eMMC storage, 4100mAh battery and a USB 3.0 Type-C port. The handset is priced at RMB 1799 and will go on sale in China on August 18. The international version is expected to be released soon.

U-Touch: a unique home button

ZUK Z1 features a unique variant of the Android home button, the U-Touch, with its fingerprint sensor, combining home, back, menu, app switching and multi-tasking into one single button.

The U-Touch has a 508 DPI low-power fingerprint sensor offering 0.31s identification speed with high accuracy. U-Touch comes equipped with TEE certification environment in chip's TrustZone. The fingerprint sensor enables secure e-payment via e-payment methods, including Alipay and JD Wallet.

Hardware features

ZUK Z1's standard edition offers 64GB storage and 4100mAh polymer battery. Recharging the phone for 5-minutes will enable 120-minutes of talk time. Optimization extends battery life by another 20% above average. 

ZUK Z1 is the world's first mobile phone supporting USB 3.0 Type-C, enabling a 500MB/s bandwidth, 10 times faster than USB 2.0. With USB OTG, Z1 can even be used to power other mobile phones.

In addition, with Qualcomm's flagship platform, Z1 supports Dual SIM Dual Standby, and users do not need to identify the primary and secondary SIM cards when mounting them.

Fine-tuned camera with high-precision color reproduction

Z1 comes assembled with a 13-million-pixel stacked CMOS rear camera and professional OIS optical image stabilization system with Largent lenses. It takes only 0.5s to be ready for use, and focus completes in 0.3 seconds. The 8 million-pixel front camera with a large aperture of f/2.2 and pixel size of 1.4- m delivers clearer selfies. Built-in photo-retouching brings out the best in any image.

ZUI OS: Simplicityis beauty

ZUI is a highly customized user interface designed by ZUK based on Android 5.1.1. The designers took the picture frame concept a step further and re-designed the unique lock screen.

The ZUI comes with 1,500+ redesigned icons best fitting ZUI's "simplicity is beauty" concept. It handles SMS from public services vendors in a way to simplify text reading. ZUI also features automatic privacy protection, system cleanup and memory acceleration.

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illico 4K UHD: THE first UHD DVR in Canada - Videotron launches ultra-high-definition (UHD) service

MONTRÉAL, Aug. 11, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Videotron has passed a major technological milestone by becoming the first telecommunications provider in Canada to commercially release an ultra-high-definition (UHD) set-top box across its entire service area. Combined with Videotron's network capabilities, the set-top box will enable Videotron customers who have purchased a UHD television set to begin viewing content in UHD format when the service launches by summer's end. The best-in-class illico 4K UHD set-top box, which also supports the HD and SD formats, delivers exceptional image quality and peerless performance.

"As a leader in cable TV, Videotron hopes that its move into UHD will serve as a catalyst for the development of Canada's UHD ecosystem and spur all the players in the distribution chain to follow suit, from the movie studios and post-production facilities to the broadcasters," said Manon Brouillette, President and CEO of Videotron. "Consumers will be the winners. With the advent of UHD, it will be possible to create an astonishing television experience for viewers. In terms of both image quality and fast, fluid navigation through the interface, illico 4K UHD will give our customers what is unquestionably the best in technology and entertainment."

Extremely powerful and fast set-top box: not just for UHD
Videotron customers can take advantage of the speed and power of the new illico 4K UHD set-top box immediately, even if they are not buying a 4K television set yet. The processor is 12 times the speed of an illico TV new generation set-top box, making it possible to navigate 4 times faster, to record 8 shows simultaneously, to store up to 320 hours of HD content, the equivalent of 13 consecutive days of recording, or to store up to 115 hours of UHD content.

Another technological innovation from Videotron
In collaboration with global innovation technology leader Samsung, Videotron has enhanced its robust, reliable network to support UHD images and to carry the data volumes required for UHD broadcasting.

One of the first UHD services in Canada
Videotron is fortunate to have partners working with it from Day 1, enabling it to offer UHD content to consumers who care about video quality. As a result, Videotron customers will be able to see some of the first commercially available UHD video images when the service launches. For example, they will be able to view, via video-on-demand, breathtaking landscapes from the Stingray Ambiance channel and the first episodes of Alerte 5, TVA's new docu-reality show. Movies will also be added in order to begin building one of Canada's first UHD catalogues.

Ultra-high-definition: a mind-blowing TV experience!
UHD opens up a world of possibilities extending far beyond the confines of HD. The UHD digital video format offers exceptional 3840 x 2160 image quality, four times as many pixels as HD. That resolution translates into unparalleled visuals featuring stunning clarity and contrast, next-level realism, and ultimately a more immersive experience for the viewer.

Although UHD displays four times as many pixels on the screen, there is no risk that Videotron's network will become overburdened. "With our network capacity, you could install several 8-tuner 4K set-top boxes in a home and record on all of them simultaneously!" said Pierre Roy, Vice President, Engineering, Research & Development of Videotron.   

Videotron (http://www.videotron.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Quebecor Media Inc., is an integrated communications company engaged in cable television, interactive multimedia development, Internet access, cable telephone and mobile telephone services. Videotron is a leader in new technologies with its illico interactive television service and its broadband network, which supports high-speed cable Internet access, analog and digital cable television, and other services. As of June 30, 2015, Videotron was serving 1,747,700 cable television customers, including 1,515,700 Digital TV subscribers. Videotron is also the Québec leader in high-speed Internet access, with 1,539,100 subscribers to its cable service as of June 30, 2015. As of the same date, Videotron had 702,900 subscriber connections to its mobile telephone service and was providing cable telephone service to 1,337,700 Québec households and organizations. For the tenth consecutive year, Videotron was ranked as Québec's most respected telecommunications company, based on a Léger survey.

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CONTACT: Media contact only: Youann Blouin, Corporate Communications Advisor, Telephone: 514 380-7069, Mobile: 438 491-0825

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Buzztime is Redefining Dining with Integrated Menu, Ordering, Payment and Entertainment Capability for Its Tabletop Tablets

Buzztime Tablets Continue to Lead Guest Experience Revolution, Enhancing Entertainment and Dining Options with Features that Support Group Ordering, Easy Beverage Reorders, Promotions/Specials and More

CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Restaurant and bar entertainment leader NTN Buzztime, Inc. (NYSE MKT:NTN) today unveiled integrated menu, self-service ordering and payment capabilities as options for its Buzztime tabletop tablets. Providing value to patrons and venues alike, the new features let customers control the dining experience with full and dynamic menus including photos, descriptions and prices, while still enjoying the entertainment that made Buzztime tablets a center for fun, interactive guest engagement.

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Buzztime's menu, ordering and payment options seamlessly integrate with the existing entertainment offerings on the company's tablet-based platform that include trivia, cards, arcade and sports games. This combination of fun and functionality has kept Buzztime at the forefront of hospitality innovation, most recently through its win of the 2015 ICX Association Excellence Award in the Best Restaurant/Food Service Deployment: Kiosk/Self-Service category. The award recognizes achievement in the deployment of technology to create transcendent customer experiences.

With over eight million player registrations in its network, Buzztime is the best-known name in digital entertainment for bars and restaurants. Over 80 million Buzztime games were played last year nationwide and the company has deployed over 45,000 tablets to restaurant and bar locations.

"Adding full menus and ordering, as well as payment, to the Buzztime platform is a huge innovation for restaurant chains and their guests. Through tabletop tablets, patrons are now able to create the kind of experience they desire, ordering and refilling when and how they wish," said Ram Krishnan, Buzztime CEO. "By truly integrating entertainment and self-service dining in a single platform, we believe Buzztime will re-define customer satisfaction and significantly increase brand loyalty for our partners."

The free-floating design of Buzztime tablets makes them perfectly designed for sharing or individual use. Importantly, placing tablets into the hands of each patron also allows restaurants to integrate service staff into the guest experience with technology, rather than remove them from it.   Just as a party of six shouldn't be expected to share one menu, the Buzztime self-service dining experience doesn't force guests to share a single tablet or appoint one person to order for the table. The unique group cart functionality allows an entire table to initiate and edit orders through multiple tablets before sending a single order to the kitchen.

From the minute guests enter an establishment, Buzztime tablets provide value. While waiting for their table, guests have a chance to preview the menu and prepare their order, reducing frustration and filling idle time. Once they're seated and their food is being prepared, patrons can play games against others at their table, against other tables, or even against players nationwide to keep them engaged and entertained.

Buzztime's flexible self-service dining and entertainment options address business needs that can vary by venue. Some establishments emphasize table turns while others place a high value on engagement and positive patron experiences. With Buzztime's tabletop tablets these varying needs can be delivered in any combination, to accommodate any day part or management priority, via the same versatile device.

With Buzztime's technology, establishments can easily enable their menus to change over the course of the day. Guests review full menus including images, selecting and combining items as they wish using simple swipe and tap gestures. Further promoting the "dine your way" sensibility, diners can customize their orders by requesting side substitutions or special dietary adjustments. For added convenience and up-selling opportunities, Buzztime tablets offer the option of ordering more drinks or dessert as well as making final payment.

Implementing this type of modern, technology-driven solution empowers restaurants to elevate their customer service and experience so as to better serve their diners. A study conducted by Software Advice found that 41% of consumers want to self-order at casual restaurants, 50% want to self-pay at casual restaurants, and 88% are willing or prefer to use self-service systems at the table. At the same time, venues want speed and security. They need ways to improve customer satisfaction and inspire spending that also allow for volume. In addition, venues can benefit from gaining better knowledge of their customers and delivering more targeted promotions. By connecting through locations' point-of-sales systems, Buzztime tablets can begin to turn these wishes into realities with technology designed to deliver shorter guest wait time, higher check averages, increased revenue, faster check processing and improved payment security.

About Buzztime:
NTN Buzztime, Inc. (NYSE MKT: NTN) is a leading bar and restaurant social entertainment and integrated marketing platform. Trusted by bars and restaurants in North America since 1985, Buzztime integrates trivia, card and sports games with in- and out-of-venue messaging and communication tools. With over 8 million player registrations on the Buzztime platform and over 80 million games played last year, Buzztime players spread the word and invite friends and family to their favorite Buzztime locations to enjoy evenings of fun and competition. With Buzztime entertainment and marketing solutions, bars and restaurants can turn casual visitors into regulars, and give patrons a reason to stay longer. For the most up-to-date information on NTN Buzztime, please visit buzztime.com or follow us on Facebook or Twitter @buzztime.

Forward-looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements that reflect management's current views of future events and operations, including but not limited to statements about our growth plans, product and platform development and new revenue.  These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include the risks of unsuccessful execution or launch of products, platforms or brands, the impact of alternative menu and payment options and technologies and competitive products, brands, technologies and pricing, adverse economic conditions, and the regulatory environment, and the failure of customer and/or restaurant adoption or demand for new or products. Please see NTN Buzztime, Inc.'s recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for information about these and other risks that may affect the Company. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based on information available to us on the date hereof. These statements speak only as of the date hereof and NTN Buzztime, Inc. does not undertake to publicly update or revise any of its forward-looking statements, even if experience or future changes show that the indicated results or events will not be realized.

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Toshiba Launches New Series of Output LDO Regulator ICs

Features Industry-Leading Low Drop-Out Characteristics at Low Voltage Input

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, today announced the launch of the TCR5AM series, a new lineup of 500 mA output low-drop out (LDO) regulator integrated circuits (IC)s. These single-output voltage regulators are available in fixed output voltages between 0.55 V and 3.6 V and are capable of driving up to 500 mA. The TCR5AM series is suited to WIFI chipsets, cameras, power management applications for smart phones, tablets, and wearables - and any application requiring an LDO where battery power is critical.

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Toshiba has achieved industry-leading(1 )LDO characteristics for the new series by adopting an external bias voltage terminal (VBAT) that is separated from the power source input. This sets the new voltage regulators apart from conventional products and enables them to increase the efficiency of the power source. Additionally, the TCR5AM series incorporates protection functions such as over-current protection and over-temperature protection, making them a safe, efficient LDO solution.

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    Part number   Output voltage typ.   Part number             Output voltage typ.    Part number              Output voltage typ.     Part number               Output voltage typ.
                  (V)                                           (V)                                             (V)                                               (V)
    -----------   -------------------               ----------- -------------------                 ----------- -------------------                   ----------- -------------------

    TCR5AM055                      0.55  TCR5AM11                                  1.1   TCR5AM20*                                  2.0    TCR5AM295*                                 2.95
    ---------                      ----  --------                                  ---   --------                                   ---    ---------                                  ----

    TCR5AM06                        0.6  TCR5AM115*                               1.15   TCR5AM21*                                  2.1    TCR5AM30                                    3.0
    -----------                     ---  ---------                                ----   --------                                   ---    --------                                    ---

    TCR5AM065*                     0.65  TCR5AM12                                  1.2   TCR5AM22*                                  2.2    TCR5AM31                                    3.1
    ---------                      ----  --------                                  ---   --------                                   ---    --------                                    ---

    TCR5AM07*                       0.7  TCR5AM125*                               1.25   TCR5AM23*                                  2.3    TCR5AM32*                                   3.2
    --------                        ---  ---------                                ----   --------                                   ---    --------                                    ---

    TCR5AM075*                     0.75  TCR5AM13*                                 1.3   TCR5AM24*                                  2.4    TCR5AM33                                    3.3
    ---------                      ----  --------                                  ---   --------                                   ---    --------                                    ---

    TCR5AM08*                       0.8  TCR5AM14*                                 1.4   TCR5AM25                                   2.5    TCR5AM34*                                   3.4
    --------                        ---  --------                                  ---   --------                                   ---    --------                                    ---

    TCR5AM085*                     0.85  TCR5AM15                                  1.5   TCR5AM26*                                  2.6    TCR5AM35*                                   3.5
    ---------                      ----  --------                                  ---   --------                                   ---    --------                                    ---

    TCR5AM09*                       0.9  TCR5AM16*                                 1.6   TCR5AM27*                                  2.7    TCR5AM36                                    3.6
    --------                        ---  --------                                  ---   --------                                   ---    --------                                    ---

    TCR5AM095*                     0.95  TCR5AM17*                                 1.7   TCR5AM28                                   2.8
    ---------                      ----  --------                                  ---   --------                                   ---

    TCR5AM10                        1.0  TCR5AM18                                  1.8   TCR5AM285*                                2.85
    --------                        ---  --------                                  ---   ---------                                 ----

    TCR5AM105                      1.05  TCR5AM19*                                 1.9   TCR5AM29                                   2.9
    ---------                      ----  --------                                  ---   --------                                   ---
Features of the TCR5AM Series include:

    --  LDO voltage: VIN-VOUT=0.072 V (typ.) @VOUT=0.6 V, VBAT=3.3 V, IOUT=300
        mA,VIN-VOUT=0.120 V (typ.) @VOUT=0.6 V, VBAT=3.3 V, IOUT=500 mA
    --  A wide range of products are offered with output voltage starting from
        0.55 V: VOUT=0.55 to 3.6 V
    --  Protection function: over-current protection, over-temperature
        protection, inrush current protection circuit, under-voltage-lockout
        function
    --  High output current: IOUT=500 mA (max)
    --  High power dissipation package: PD=0.6 W, 1.2x1.2x0.38 mm (DFN5B
        Package)
Pricing and Availability

Toshiba's new output LDO regulator ICs are available now. Please contact your local Toshiba Sales Office for samples.

*For information on products marked with *, please contact our sales division.

1: In the category of 500 mA LDO regulator ICs in a package under 1 mm square, as of February 16, 2015. Toshiba survey.

*About Toshiba Corp. and TAEC

About TAEC

Through proven commitment, lasting relationships and advanced, reliable electronic components, Toshiba enables its customers to create market-leading designs. Toshiba is the heartbeat within product breakthroughs from OEMs, ODMs, CMs, VARs, distributors and fabless chip companies worldwide. A committed electronic components leader, Toshiba designs and manufactures high-quality flash memory-based storage solutions, solid state drives (SSDs), hard disk drives (HDDs), solid state hybrid drives (SSHDs), discrete devices, custom SoCs/ASICs, imaging products, microcontrollers, wireless components, mobile peripheral devices, advanced materials and medical tubes that make possible today's leading smartphones, tablets, cameras, medical devices, automotive electronics, industrial applications, enterprise solutions and more.

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, Japan's largest semiconductor manufacturer and the world's sixth largest semiconductor manufacturer (Gartner, 2014 Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Estimates, December 2014). Founded in Tokyo in 1875, Toshiba is at the heart of a global network of over 590 consolidated companies employing over 200,000 people worldwide. Visit Toshiba's web site at http://www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm.

© 2014 Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. All rights reserved.

Information in this press release, including product pricing and specifications, content of services and contact information,  is current and believed to be accurate on the date of the announcement, but is subject to change without prior notice.  Technical and application information contained here is subject to the most recent applicable Toshiba product specifications.

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Supermicro(R) Showcases 1U 4x GPU SuperServer(R) and 3U/6U MicroBlade for 3D Graphics, Video, and Visualization Applications at SIGGRAPH 2015

-- Additional Highlights include Hyper-Speed Ultra SuperServer and 7U 20/30 GPU SuperBlade®, MicroBlade for High Performance and High Density Compute Infrastructure

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a global leader in high-performance, high-efficiency server, storage technology and green computing will showcase its new high-density 1U 4x GPU SuperServer (SYS-1028GQ-TR/-TRT) which maximizes performance and density through pioneering non-preheat GPU architecture and PCIe direct connect (no extension cables, re-drivers, or bridge chips) for lowest latency. Supermicro's new 6U MicroBlade (MBI-6118D-T2H/-T4H) will be shown in Intel booth #701, running a live Citrix virtual workstation demo highlighting Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1200 v4 with Intel® Iris(TM) Pro graphics P6300 for high definition video & graphics in remote workstation applications. Supermicro exhibits also highlight its 4U/Tower 4x GPU SuperWorkstation (SYS-7048GR-TR) featuring 4x next generation NVIDIA® Quadro® GPUs running a live Autodesk® Maya® demo, 2U Hyper-Speed Ultra demonstrating high-performance virtual workstations powered by NVIDIA® GRID(TM) vGPU(TM) technology, 1U 3x GPU SuperServer and 7U 20/30 GPU SuperBlade® solutions for High Performance and High Density Compute Infrastructures.

"Supermicro's 1U 4x GPU SuperServer with cooling optimized non-preheat GPU architecture and 3U/6U MicroBlade with Intel Xeon E3-1200 v4 deliver best performance for graphics, video and visualization applications," said Charles Liang, President and CEO of Supermicro. "Our enterprise-class server solutions are designed for the most demanding, mission critical application environments and with a wide range of solutions from Ultra servers to MicroBlade, SuperBlade, and SuperWorkstations, professionals in creative and scientific fields can deploy exactly the best accelerated computing solutions with full confidence in performance, scalability and reliability."

"Citrix continues to lead in harnessing innovative graphic acceleration technologies to deliver the best user experience on any end point device," said Jim Luna, Senior Director of Strategic Global Alliances, Citrix Systems. "Citrix offers unmatched customer flexibility as the only virtual app and desktop delivery offering that supports both NVIDIA discrete graphic cards and Intel integrated graphics solutions. As the only virtualization solution that supports Intel Xeon E3 with Iris Pro product offerings, including this unique and highly flexible form-factor solution now available from Supermicro, Citrix provides enterprise customers with the most cost-effective offering available, providing unmatched support for server density and flexibility."

SIGGRAPH 2015 Exhibit Highlights

    --  1U 4x GPU SuperServer® (SYS-1028GQ-TR/-TRT) Whitepaper - Dual Intel®
        Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3, up to 1TB ECC, up to DDR4 2133MHz; in 16x
        DIMMs, 4x PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots (4x NVIDIA Tesla®, NVIDIA® GRID(TM),
        Intel® Xeon Phi(TM) coprocessor cards optional), 2x PCI-E 3.0 x8 (in
        x16) LP slot, dual port GbE LAN (-TR SKU), dual 10GBase-T (-TRT SKU), 2x
        2.5" hot-swap drive bays, 2x 2.5" internal drive bays, efficient airflow
        heavy duty counter-rotating fans with air shroud & optimal fan speed
        control, 2000W Redundant Platinum Level (94%+) Power Supplies
    --  4U 8x GPU SuperServer® (SYS-4028GR-TR) - supports 8 GPU accelerators,
        dual Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3 (up to 160W), up to 1.5TB ECC
        DDR4, 2133MHz in 24 DIMM slots, 24 2.5" hot-swap SAS2/SATA3 drive bays,
        8 PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots (double-width), 2 PCI-E 3.0 x8 (in x16) slots, 1
        PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x16) slot, dual 1GbE ports, and redundant 1600W
        Platinum Level (94%+) digital power supplies.
    --  1U 3x GPU SuperServer® (SYS-1028GR-TR/-TRT) World Record STAC-A2(TM)
        Benchmark - Dual Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3, up to 1TB ECC, up
        to DDR4 2133MHz in 16x DIMMs, 4x PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots (3x NVIDIA Tesla®,
        NVIDIA® GRID(TM), Intel® Xeon Phi(TM) coprocessor cards optional), 1x
        PCI-E 3.0 x8 LP slot, dual port GbE LAN (-TR SKU), dual 10GBase-T (-TRT
        SKU), 4x hot-swap 2.5" SATA3 drive bays, 1600W Redundant Platinum Level
        (94%+) Power Supplies, 10x Counter rotating fans w/ optimal fan speed
        control, Smart server management tools
    --  2U Hyper-Speed Ultra SuperServer® (SYS- 6028UX-TR4) - Dual Intel®
        Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3, up to 1TB ECC, up to DDR4 2133MHz in16x
        DIMMs, 3x PCI-E 3.0 x16 slot (FH, 10.5" L), 3x PCI-E 3.0 x8 slots (1 in
        x16 FH 10.5" L, 1 LP, 1 Internal LP), 4x GbE ports, 12x hot-swap 3.5"
        drive bays: SATA3 default, 12x SAS3 opt., 4x NVMe opt. via AOC, 4x heavy
        duty fans w/ optimal fan speed control, 1000W Redundant Titanium Level
        (96%) high-efficiency power supplies
    --  4U/Tower 4x GPU SuperWorkstation (SYS-7048GR-TR) - Dual socket Intel®
        Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3, up to 1TB ECC DDR4 2133MHz in16x DIMMs, 4x
        PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots, 2x PCI-E 3.0 x8 (1 in x16) slots, supports
        Thunderbolt 2.0 AOC1x PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8) slot, up to 4x GPU (supports
        4-way NVIDIA® Geforce® SLI(TM)), I/O ports: 1 VGA, 2 COM, 2 GbE, 10
        USB 2.0, & 1 IPMI Dedicated LAN 8x 3.5" hot-swap, 3x fixed 5.25", and
        fixed 3.5" drive bays, 4x heavy duty fans, 2x exhaust fans, and 2x
        active heatsink with optimal fan speed control, 2000W Redundant Titanium
        Level High Efficiency (96%) power supplies, GPU Kit for passive GPU/Xeon
        Phi(TM) support (MCP-320-74701-0N-KIT)
    --  3U/6U MicroBlade - (MBI-6128R-T2/-T2X) performance oriented solution
        with highest density up to 196 Intel® Xeon® DP nodes (5488) cores) per
        42U rack with 95% cable reduction - supports dual Intel® Xeon®
        Processor E5-2600 v3 (up to 14 cores) up to 28x DP servers with 1GbE and
        10GbE options. (MBI-6118D-T2H/-T4H) supports Intel® Xeon® processor
        E3-1200 v4, features include power efficiency with 14nm technology,
        improved performance, coherency and balance of CPU and GPU Graphics via
        package interconnect shared L3 Cache and 128MB Graphic embedded cache. A
        simpler CPU subset and Intel® Iris(TM) Pro graphics P6300 in an
        interconnect package enable key technologies for the best server
        performance per watt per flop with great graphics emphasis.
    --  7U SuperBlade - advantages include maximum density, affordability,
        reduced management costs, lower power consumption, optimal ROI, and high
        scalability. Modules support latest Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v3
        and are available in 20/30 GPU/Xeon Phi Blade; 2x NVIDIA® Tesla®,
        NVIDIA® GRID(TM) or Intel® Xeon Phi(TM) coprocessor cards per blade
        server (SBI-7128RG-X/-F/-F2), 3x NVIDIA Tesla® GPU per blade server
        (SBI-7127RG3), Data Center Blade (SBI-7428R-C3N, SBI-7428R-T3N),
        TwinBlade® (SBI-7228R-T2F/-T2F2/-T2X), Storage Blade with NVMe support
        (SBI-7128R-C6N), PCI-E Blade (SBI-7127R-SH, SBI-7427R-SH/-S2L,
        SBI-7126T-SH, SBI-7426T-SH) and 4-Way Blade (Intel® Xeon® Processor
        E5-2600 v2 SBI-7147R-S4X/-S4F) solutions. Chassis feature industry's
        only hot-swap NVMe solutions, hot-plug switch modules supporting
        Infiniband FDR/QDR, FC/FCoE, Layer 2/3 1/10 GbE, chassis management
        module (CMM) and redundant 3000W/2500W/1620W (3+1), hot-swap Platinum
        Level digital power supplies
Visit Supermicro at SIGGRAPH at the Los Angeles Convention Center August 9-13, Booth #550. For more information on Supermicro's complete range of high performance, high-efficiency Server, Storage and Networking solutions, visit http://www.supermicro.com.

Follow Supermicro on Facebook and Twitter to receive their latest news and announcements.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Supermicro® (NASDAQ: SMCI), the leading innovator in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology is a premier provider of advanced server Building Block Solutions® for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/Big Data, HPC and Embedded Systems worldwide. Supermicro is committed to protecting the environment through its "We Keep IT Green®" initiative and provides customers with the most energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly solutions available on the market.

Supermicro, Building Block Solutions and We Keep IT Green are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc.

All other brands, names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Kidoodle.TV® Introduces Family Moments(TM), The World's First Kid's SVOD Platform That Allows Parents To Upload Their Family Movies And Home Videos

New feature is latest advance by Kidoodle.TV® to offer more to consumers than traditional SVOD service

CALGARY, Canada, Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A Parent Media Co. Inc. ("APMC"), owner of children's over-the-top (OTT) entertainment service, Kidoodle.TV, today introduced an exceptional new feature to its service as part of its mandate to provide a broader offering to Millennial parents.

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Family Moments(TM) allows parents to safely upload and store their family videos and home movies for seamless playback and sharing in one location within the Kidoodle.TV platform. With an easy-to-use interface and ability to label and describe uploaded content, parents can quickly upload family videos directly from their iOS devices as well as their personal computers. Once uploaded and securely stored in their Kidoodle.TV account, videos can be viewed across devices for secure, "anytime, anywhere" viewing in HD quality.

"The added benefit of the Family Moments feature is that families can quickly divest their smartphones and tablets of large video files that fill up local storage, solving the dreaded 'device is full, cannot take video' problem," says Neil Gruninger, Chief Product Officer, Kidoodle.TV. "We wanted to build a system that is easier to use than other cloud storage options and is specifically designed for video playback.  Family Moments is that system."

Today's consumer habits are changing, drifting from traditional viewing to expect instant, on demand access. At the same time, they are looking for easy-to-integrate technological solutions to help them manage and enhance their busy lives. Consumers asked, and with Family Moments, Kidoodle.TV has provided an answer.

Parents may also share video files with family and friends using a secure, password protected link. Recipients enter an assigned password and can view the videos in full quality . . . a new and easy way to share large video files and to back up precious memories with cloud redundancy. "Our President, Michael Lowe, was relating a touching story to me about how a grandmother recorded herself reading books so that her grandchildren would know her and hear her voice after she was gone," says Gruninger.  "The story struck a nerve and generated the idea that kids should be able to access such precious video alongside traditional content."

"We are proud of this new feature which gives parents another reason to use Kidoodle.TV on a daily basis, providing safe viewing for their children and also secure sharing and storage for precious memories," added APMC President and Kidoodle.TV founder, Michael Lowe. "This is just the first step in our evolution to provide more to cord-cutting Millennial parents who are incorporating useful aspects of OTT and technology into their lifestyles in an effort to simplify, manage and enhance them."

Through the Apple App Store, parents can access this new feature to easily share meaningful recorded memories such as weddings, birthday parties, sporting events, recitals and school plays, in a secure, private setting with friends and family.

Inspired by the real-life needs of families, Family Moments, is an industry-disrupting tool that harnesses the remarkable power of technology to enhance consumers' lives.

Family Moments will be made available to Android users in the coming weeks.

Kidoodle.TV is an award-winning, industry recognized, OTT streaming service dedicated to providing a wide array of quality entertainment and educational content to kids and families. Designed to safely accommodate the rapidly changing demands of today's digitally connected families, Kidoodle.TV features robust parental controls, a brightly colored, customizable interface, and now, is the world's first kid's subscription-video-on-demand platform to allow consumers to share and view user generated content alongside the most popular children's programs. 

About A Parent Media Co. Inc. and Kidoodle.TV(®)   
Kidoodle.TV® is an over-the-top, streaming entertainment service for children with no adult content, no commercials and robust parental controls. It is owned by A Parent Media Co. Inc., a family focused company.  Kidoodle.TV is certified by the kidSAFE® Seal Program and has received the Parent Tested, Parent Approved Award. Visit http://www.kidoodle.tv to learn more.

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Haier Roku TVs Hit Shelves, Pair Design and Technology with Value

WAYNE, N.J., Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Haier America and Roku, Inc. today announced the launch of new Haier Roku TV(TM) models for U.S. consumers. Starting the week of August 10, 2015, the new Haier Roku TV models will be widely available at retailers across the country -- from Conn's Home Plus and NATM stores such as Nebraska Furniture Mart to Nationwide Marketing Group retailers. Haier Roku TV models combine Haier's sleek TV design and high-quality picture with the Roku(®) operating system to provide consumers a user friendly smart TV experience with access to more than 2,000 streaming channels.

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"Haier is focused on delivering immersive entertainment experiences, and the new Haier Roku TVs provide the ultimate in streaming features and content," said John Homlish, Senior Vice President of Haier America Digital Living. "We focus on meeting the needs of consumers with design and features they really want. Haier Roku TVs represent the best of both worlds -- great design and the latest technology innovation, all at an incredible value."

"Today's consumers are looking for a smart TV experience that's extremely simple and quickly gets them to the entertainment they want whenever they want it. Roku TV does that better than any other smart TV platform today," said Chas Smith, general manager of OEM for Roku. "Haier has a long history of producing quality, yet affordable, TVs and these new Haier Roku TV models provide consumers with a great option for bringing the Roku TV experience into their homes."       

Haier Roku 4 Series Smart LED TVs, with built-in sound chamber for enhanced listening, are available in sizes ranging from 32 inches to 55 inches.

4 SeriesHaier Roku TV
55E4500R: $ 749.99
49E4500R: $ 599.99
43E4500R: $ 449.99
32E4000R: $ 299.99

A Simple and Complete Entertainment Experience

Haier Roku TV models feature a personalized home screen for quick access to all TV entertainment choices, including devices such as game consoles, cable boxes and Blu-ray players, as well as favorite streaming channels. Consumers no longer need to navigate through multiple inputs and complicated menus to access TV entertainment. Now, in just a few clicks of the remote, consumers can watch a live television show, stream a movie or listen to a favorite song all from their Roku TV home screen.

Roku TV provides access to the Roku Channel Store, which includes more than 2,000 streaming channels. Streaming channels available on the Roku platform feature more than 250,000 movies and TV episodes plus live sports, music, news, fitness, and much more. In addition, consumers can use Roku Search to find availability and pricing for movies and TV shows across nearly 20 of the top streaming channels. Consumers can also search for actors and directors and view filmographies.

Roku TV models feature the Roku Feed, a new feature that lets consumers know when favorite entertainment becomes available to stream -- and at what price. Consumers can "Follow" popular in-theater movies they are interested in using Movies Coming Soon and receive automatic updates to the Roku Feed when relevant streaming information about the movie becomes available. Updates are provided when a movie is first released to streaming, becomes available from additional streaming channels or changes price.

Consumers control Haier Roku TV with a remote designed especially for the Roku OS. This simple and intuitive remote control has half the buttons of a traditional TV remote and includes a directional pad for additional convenience. Roku TV can also be controlled with a mobile device using the free Roku mobile app for iOS, Android and Windows Phone. The iOS and Android versions also support voice search. In addition, consumers can cast Netflix and YouTube, as well as personal video, photos and music, directly from their mobile device to their Roku TV.

About Roku, Inc.
Roku is the creator of a popular streaming platform for delivering entertainment to the TV. Roku streaming players and the Roku Streaming Stick® are made by Roku and sold through major retailers in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland. Roku licenses a reference design and operating system to TV manufacturers to create co-branded Roku TV models. Under the Roku Powered(TM) program, Roku licenses its streaming platform to Pay TV providers around the world who want to use the Internet to deliver entertainment services through streaming players. Roku was founded by Anthony Wood, inventor of the DVR. Roku is privately held and headquartered in Saratoga, Calif., U.S.

Roku and Streaming Stick are registered trademarks and Roku TV and Roku Powered are trademarks of Roku, Inc. in the U.S. and in other countries.

About Haier America
Haier America, headquartered in Wayne, NJ, is a subsidiary of Haier Group, the world's #1 major appliances brand by volume as ranked by Euromonitor International 2014, and a global leader in consumer electronics. Haier employs more than 70,000 people worldwide and distributes products in more than 100 countries and regions with global revenues reaching $32.6 billion in 2014. For more information, please visit http://www.haier.com or connect at http://www.facebook.com/Haieramerica and Twitter @haieramerica.

CONTACT:   James Liess, Haier America
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Supermicro® Showcases 1U 4x GPU SuperServer® and 3U/6U MicroBlade for 3D Graphics, Video, and Visualization Applications at SIGGRAPH 2015

Additional Highlights include Hyper-Speed Ultra SuperServer and 7U 20/30 GPU SuperBlade®, MicroBlade for High Performance and High Density Compute Infrastructure

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a global leader in high-performance, high-efficiency server, storage technology and green computing will showcase its new high-density 1U 4x GPU SuperServer (SYS-1028GQ-TR/-TRT) which maximizes performance and density through pioneering non-preheat GPU architecture and PCIe direct connect (no extension cables, re-drivers, or bridge chips) for lowest latency. Supermicro's new 6U MicroBlade (MBI-6118D-T2H/-T4H) will be shown in Intel booth #701, running a live Citrix virtual workstation demo highlighting Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1200 v4 with Intel® Iris(TM) Pro graphics P6300 for high definition video & graphics in remote workstation applications. Supermicro exhibits also highlight its 4U/Tower 4x GPU SuperWorkstation (SYS-7048GR-TR) featuring 4x next generation NVIDIA® Quadro® GPUs running a live Autodesk® Maya® demo, 2U Hyper-Speed Ultra demonstrating high-performance virtual workstations powered by NVIDIA® GRID(TM) vGPU(TM) technology, 1U 3x GPU SuperServer and 7U 20/30 GPU SuperBlade® solutions for High Performance and High Density Compute Infrastructures.

"Supermicro's 1U 4x GPU SuperServer with cooling optimized non-preheat GPU architecture and 3U/6U MicroBlade with Intel Xeon E3-1200 v4 deliver best performance for graphics, video and visualization applications," said Charles Liang, President and CEO of Supermicro. "Our enterprise-class server solutions are designed for the most demanding, mission critical application environments and with a wide range of solutions from Ultra servers to MicroBlade, SuperBlade, and SuperWorkstations, professionals in creative and scientific fields can deploy exactly the best accelerated computing solutions with full confidence in performance, scalability and reliability."

"Citrix continues to lead in harnessing innovative graphic acceleration technologies to deliver the best user experience on any end point device," said Jim Luna, Senior Director of Strategic Global Alliances, Citrix Systems. "Citrix offers unmatched customer flexibility as the only virtual app and desktop delivery offering that supports both NVIDIA discrete graphic cards and Intel integrated graphics solutions. As the only virtualization solution that supports Intel Xeon E3 with Iris Pro product offerings, including this unique and highly flexible form-factor solution now available from Supermicro, Citrix provides enterprise customers with the most cost-effective offering available, providing unmatched support for server density and flexibility."

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SIGGRAPH 2015 Exhibit Highlights

    --  1U 4x GPU SuperServer® (SYS-1028GQ-TR/-TRT) Whitepaper - Dual Intel®
        Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3, up to 1TB ECC, up to DDR4 2133MHz; in 16x
        DIMMs, 4x PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots (4x NVIDIA Tesla®, NVIDIA® GRID(TM),
        Intel® Xeon Phi(TM) coprocessor cards optional), 2x PCI-E 3.0 x8 (in
        x16) LP slot, dual port GbE LAN (-TR SKU), dual 10GBase-T (-TRT SKU), 2x
        2.5" hot-swap drive bays, 2x 2.5" internal drive bays, efficient airflow
        heavy duty counter-rotating fans with air shroud & optimal fan speed
        control, 2000W Redundant Platinum Level (94%+) Power Supplies
    --  4U 8x GPU SuperServer® (SYS-4028GR-TR) - supports 8 GPU accelerators,
        dual Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3 (up to 160W), up to 1.5TB ECC
        DDR4, 2133MHz in 24 DIMM slots, 24 2.5" hot-swap SAS2/SATA3 drive bays,
        8 PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots (double-width), 2 PCI-E 3.0 x8 (in x16) slots, 1
        PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x16) slot, dual 1GbE ports, and redundant 1600W
        Platinum Level (94%+) digital power supplies.
    --  1U 3x GPU SuperServer® (SYS-1028GR-TR/-TRT) World Record STAC-A2(TM)
        Benchmark - Dual Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3, up to 1TB ECC, up
        to DDR4 2133MHz in 16x DIMMs, 4x PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots (3x NVIDIA Tesla®,
        NVIDIA® GRID(TM), Intel® Xeon Phi(TM) coprocessor cards optional), 1x
        PCI-E 3.0 x8 LP slot, dual port GbE LAN (-TR SKU), dual 10GBase-T (-TRT
        SKU), 4x hot-swap 2.5" SATA3 drive bays, 1600W Redundant Platinum Level
        (94%+) Power Supplies, 10x Counter rotating fans w/ optimal fan speed
        control, Smart server management tools
    --  2U Hyper-Speed Ultra SuperServer® (SYS- 6028UX-TR4) - Dual Intel®
        Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3, up to 1TB ECC, up to DDR4 2133MHz in16x
        DIMMs, 3x PCI-E 3.0 x16 slot (FH, 10.5" L), 3x PCI-E 3.0 x8 slots (1 in
        x16 FH 10.5" L, 1 LP, 1 Internal LP), 4x GbE ports, 12x hot-swap 3.5"
        drive bays: SATA3 default, 12x SAS3 opt., 4x NVMe opt. via AOC, 4x heavy
        duty fans w/ optimal fan speed control, 1000W Redundant Titanium Level
        (96%) high-efficiency power supplies
    --  4U/Tower 4x GPU SuperWorkstation (SYS-7048GR-TR) - Dual socket Intel®
        Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3, up to 1TB ECC DDR4 2133MHz in16x DIMMs, 4x
        PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots, 2x PCI-E 3.0 x8 (1 in x16) slots, supports
        Thunderbolt 2.0 AOC1x PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8) slot, up to 4x GPU (supports
        4-way NVIDIA® Geforce® SLI(TM)), I/O ports: 1 VGA, 2 COM, 2 GbE, 10
        USB 2.0, & 1 IPMI Dedicated LAN 8x 3.5" hot-swap, 3x fixed 5.25", and
        fixed 3.5" drive bays, 4x heavy duty fans, 2x exhaust fans, and 2x
        active heatsink with optimal fan speed control, 2000W Redundant Titanium
        Level High Efficiency (96%) power supplies, GPU Kit for passive GPU/Xeon
        Phi(TM) support (MCP-320-74701-0N-KIT)
    --  3U/6U MicroBlade - (MBI-6128R-T2/-T2X) performance oriented solution
        with highest density up to 196 Intel® Xeon® DP nodes (5488) cores) per
        42U rack with 95% cable reduction - supports dual Intel® Xeon®
        Processor E5-2600 v3 (up to 14 cores) up to 28x DP servers with 1GbE and
        10GbE options. (MBI-6118D-T2H/-T4H) supports Intel® Xeon® processor
        E3-1200 v4, features include power efficiency with 14nm technology,
        improved performance, coherency and balance of CPU and GPU Graphics via
        package interconnect shared L3 Cache and 128MB Graphic embedded cache. A
        simpler CPU subset and Intel® Iris(TM) Pro graphics P6300 in an
        interconnect package enable key technologies for the best server
        performance per watt per flop with great graphics emphasis.
    --  7U SuperBlade - advantages include maximum density, affordability,
        reduced management costs, lower power consumption, optimal ROI, and high
        scalability. Modules support latest Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v3
        and are available in 20/30 GPU/Xeon Phi Blade; 2x NVIDIA® Tesla®,
        NVIDIA® GRID(TM) or Intel® Xeon Phi(TM) coprocessor cards per blade
        server (SBI-7128RG-X/-F/-F2), 3x NVIDIA Tesla® GPU per blade server
        (SBI-7127RG3), Data Center Blade (SBI-7428R-C3N, SBI-7428R-T3N),
        TwinBlade® (SBI-7228R-T2F/-T2F2/-T2X), Storage Blade with NVMe support
        (SBI-7128R-C6N), PCI-E Blade (SBI-7127R-SH, SBI-7427R-SH/-S2L,
        SBI-7126T-SH, SBI-7426T-SH) and 4-Way Blade (Intel® Xeon® Processor
        E5-2600 v2 SBI-7147R-S4X/-S4F) solutions. Chassis feature industry's
        only hot-swap NVMe solutions, hot-plug switch modules supporting
        Infiniband FDR/QDR, FC/FCoE, Layer 2/3 1/10 GbE, chassis management
        module (CMM) and redundant 3000W/2500W/1620W (3+1), hot-swap Platinum
        Level digital power supplies
Visit Supermicro at SIGGRAPH at the Los Angeles Convention Center August 9-13, Booth #550. For more information on Supermicro's complete range of high performance, high-efficiency Server, Storage and Networking solutions, visit http://www.supermicro.com.

Follow Supermicro on Facebook and Twitter to receive their latest news and announcements.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Supermicro® (NASDAQ: SMCI), the leading innovator in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology is a premier provider of advanced server Building Block Solutions® for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/Big Data, HPC and Embedded Systems worldwide. Supermicro is committed to protecting the environment through its "We Keep IT Green®" initiative and provides customers with the most energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly solutions available on the market.

Supermicro, Building Block Solutions and We Keep IT Green are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc.

All other brands, names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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HGST to Demo In-Memory Flash Fabric and Lead Discussions on Flash Technologies at Flash Memory Summit

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- HGST, a Western Digital company (NASDAQ: WDC), today announced that at the 2015 Flash Memory Summit (@flashmem) the company will demonstrate a new Phase Change Memory-based Flash fabric solution at the HGST booth (#645-647). The solution is notable as it will deliver DRAM-like performance for in-memory processing. Additionally, HGST will have three speakers on hand to lead discussions amongst peers on the many benefits and changes pertaining to the use of Flash within the data center.  A full list of speakers, times and topics are below.

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    What:                      PCM-based Flash Fabric Demo and Four Speaking Sessions on
                               Flash

    When:                     August 11, 2015 - August 13, 2015

    Where:                    Santa Clara Convention Center

                              5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054

                              Flash Memory Summit 2015

                              HGST Booth #645-647

    Event Information: http://www.flashmemorysummit.com/

    HGST Speaker                Date                        Time                    Room and Topic               Speaking Session
    ------------                ----                        ----                    --------------               ----------------

    Balaji Venkateshwaran, SSD                                                                                    SAS's Role in the Future Data
     Product Marketing Lead,                                                                                      Center
     HGST                       Tuesday, August 11, 2015    8:30am - 10:50am PT     Forum - D11
    --------------------------  ------------------------    -------------------     -----------                     ------------------------------

    Zvonimir Bandic, Director                                                                                     Ultrafast NVM SSDs Using a New
     Storage Architecture, HGST                                                                                   Storage Interface
     Research                   Tuesday, August 11, 2015    8:30am - 10:50am PT     Forum A-11
    --------------------------- ------------------------    -------------------     ----------                     -------------------------------

    Walter Hinton, Senior       Thursday, August 13, 2015   8:30am - 10:50am PT     Forum C-31                    Server-Side Flash and
     Global Director, HGST                                                                                        Application Integration
    ---------------------         -------------------------     -------------------                   ---------- ------------------------

    Zvonimir Bandic             Thursday, August 13, 2015   3:10pm - 4:25pm PT      Session 303-H                 Applying New Non-Volatile
                                                                                                                  Technologies
    ---------------               -------------------------      ------------------                ------------- --------------------------
HGST Flash solutions can also be found in the NVM Express booth #700-702 and the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) booth #550.

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About HGST
HGST, a Western Digital company (NASDAQ: WDC), develops innovative, advanced hard disk drives, enterprise-class solid state drives, external storage solutions and services used to store, preserve and manage the world's most valued data. HGST addresses customers' rapidly changing storage needs by delivering intelligent storage devices that tightly integrate hardware and software to maximize solution performance. Founded by the pioneers of hard drives, HGST provides high-value storage for a broad range of market segments, including Enterprise, Cloud, Data Center, Mobile Computing, Consumer Electronics and Personal Storage. HGST was established in 2003 and maintains its U.S. headquarters in San Jose, California. For more information, please visit the company's website at http://www.hgst.com. 

    Contact:

    Erin Hartin          Katie Watson

    HGST                 Voce Communications

    Office: 303-284-7790 Cell: 408-439-2002

    Erin.Hartin@HGST.com HGSTTeam@vocecomm.com

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Enterpret Launches Indiegogo Campaign to Expand Language Offerings

PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Introducing Enterpreter(TM), the flagship mobile and desktop translation software product developed by Enterpret Communications, Inc. Enterpreter represents a sweeping innovation in real-time translation, putting the power of global communication at your fingertips by combining one of the largest language databases with user-friendly, context-sensitive translation.

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Today Enterpreter offers translation in Latin American, Mexican, and European/Castilian Spanish; as well as American, British and Australian English. The software is currently available in Android compatible mobile and PC compatible desktop versions. But Enterpret's vision extends much further. This is why Enterpret is pleased to announce the kickoff of an Indiegogo campaign, in order to crowdsource the funding required to build Enterpreter out to its full potential as a global translation game-changer.

By participating in this campaign, early adopters may be eligible to receive lifetime Enterpreter(TM) Desktop and Mobile licenses at one time-only, exclusive discount rates up to 50% off retail values.

Starting on August 10, 2015, Enterpret is initiating a campaign to solicit the funding needed to complete beta testing, expand compatibility for iOS, Blackberry, Windows Mobile and Microsoft Office for Mac, and add other platforms and additional languages. Early adopter donors can contribute at various tiers, to receive licenses for individual, family, and small or large business use.

Features for Enterpreter(TM) Mobile include:

    --  Immediate voice-to-text translation with audio playback
    --  Phrase Book
    --  Smart Thesaurus
    --  Artificial intelligence that provides context-sensitive translation
Special campaign pricing starting at $50
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/to-teach-the-world-to-speak-in-perfect-harmony#/story

Features for Enterpreter(TM) Desktop include:

    --  Microsoft® Office compatible
    --  Instant document translation, to and from regionalized dialects within a
        specific language
    --  Comprehensive, customizable dictionaries
    --  Reverse translation to verify accuracy
    --  Saved translations stored for future review
Special campaign pricing starting at $499
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Crossroads Systems Adds Leading UK Distributor to Global Channel Network

M2M Direct is latest to offer StrongBox NAS appliance

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Crossroads Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRDS) today announced a partnership with M2M Direct, a top UK distributor of data storage solutions, to offer its Crossroads StrongBox network attached storage (NAS) appliance.

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Delivering online, nearline and archive data storage at the industry's lowest cost per gigabyte, StrongBox integrates Linear Tape File System (LTFS) technology with a policy-driven disk tier that can deliver constant data access with intrinsic data protection for organizations reached through M2M's targeted network of reseller partners.

"Offered through our M2M Enterprise Distribution division, StrongBox further strengthens our portfolio of powerful solutions that deliver added value for our resellers," said Ged Mitchell, managing director at M2M Direct. "We're pleased to work with innovators such as Crossroads to deliver the next generation of data center technologies."

"As a well-established distributor of premium brand storage components, M2M stands as a key UK partner for StrongBox," said Paul Reeve, UK sales director at Crossroads Systems. "StrongBox is uniquely designed to provide a vendor-neutral solution that delivers performance and data protection. Our partnership with M2M provides Crossroads with access to a broad range of enterprise resellers that are aligned in key verticals for StrongBox."

For more information on the latest StrongBox NAS platforms, visit http://www.crossroads.com/strongbox.

About M2M Enterprise Distribution
M2M Enterprise Distribution is a value-added distributor supporting resellers specializing in IT infrastructure hardware and software for the business market. By adding real value, M2M Direct's partners, and in turn, their customers receive products and services that have been individually identified to provide real business benefits. With a portfolio fully focused on the next generation datacenter and cloud provider, M2M Enterprise is uniquely positioned to enable its partners to differentiate from the competition. Visit http://www.enterprise.m2m-direct.co.uk.

About Crossroads Systems
Crossroads Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRDS) is a global provider of data storage solutions. Through the innovative use of new technologies, Crossroads delivers customer-driven solutions that enable proactive data security, advanced data archiving, optimized performance and significant cost-savings. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Austin, TX, Crossroads has been awarded more than 100 patents and has been honored with numerous industry awards for data archiving, storage and protection. Visit http://www.crossroads.com.

Important Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements that relate to the business and expected future events or future performance of Crossroads Systems, Inc. and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause its actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Words such as, but not limited to, "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "targets," "likely," "will," "would," "could," and similar expressions or phrases identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about Crossroads Systems' ability to implement its business strategy, including the transition from a hardware storage company to a software solutions and services provider, its ability to expand its distribution channels, its ability to maintain or broaden relationships with existing distribution channels and strategic alliances and develop new industry relationships, the performance of third parties in its distribution channels and of its strategic alliances, the potential market for our data storage products, changes in the fair value of its derivative instruments and its ability to achieve or maintain profitability. The future performance of Crossroads Systems may be adversely affected by the following risks and uncertainties: uncertainties relating to product development and commercialization, uncertain market acceptance of Crossroads Systems products, including StrongBox, intense competition in the data protection and storage markets, variations in quarterly results and a consequence of unpredictable sales cycles and other factors, the ability to obtain, maintain or protect patent and other proprietary intellectual property rights, developments in litigation to which we may be a party, technological change in the industry, future capital requirements, regulatory actions or delays and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those described or anticipated by these forward-looking statements. For a more detailed discussion of these factors and risks, investors should review Crossroads Systems' reports on Form 10-K,  Form 10-Q,Form 8-K and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC's website or by clicking "SEC Filings" on the company's Investor Relations website at http://investors.crossroads.com. Forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management's beliefs and opinions at the time the statements are made. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and Crossroads Systems undertakes no duty to update this information to reflect future events, information or circumstances.

©2015 Crossroads Systems, Inc., Crossroads and Crossroads Systems are registered trademarks of Crossroads Systems, Inc. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All specifications are subject to change without notice. 

    Company Contacts:           Investor Contact:

    Jennifer Crane              Mark Hood

    Crossroads Systems          Crossroads Systems

    ir@crossroads.com           ir@crossroads.com

    512.928.6897                512.928.7330

    Press Contact:

    Matthew Zintel

    Zintel Public Relations

    matthew.zintel@zintelpr.com

    281.444.1590
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BLU Products expands Windows Phone collaboration with Microsoft by launching 4G LTE Windows Phones in Europe and India Markets

MIAMI, Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- BLU Products, the market leader in unlocked devices in the United States, today announced product launch and availability in new global markets for the BLU Win Series 4G LTE Windows Phone devices.

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In Europe both BLU Win Series 4G LTE devices will be available online exclusively through Amazon in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK.

In India the BLU Win Series 4G LTE devices will be available online through the Microsoft Brand Store, both on Amazon.in and Snapdeal.com. This dynamic duo will be unlocked with Dual Sim functionality for use on any compatible network in the region with blazingly fast 4G LTE data speeds and will be available for Windows 10 upgrade.

Pricing Details as follows:

                             UK              EU            India
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    BLU Win JR LTE BPS 69.00     EUR 99.00      ₹ 5,999.00
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    BLU Win HD LTE BPS 99.00     EUR 129.00     â‚¹ 7,999.00
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"Taking a cue from our explosive growth in the mobile industry, we take great pride in continuing to provide flexibility and affordability for consumers around the world, to be able to choose the perfect smartphone that suits their needs, available in several colors to reflect one's personality. We are really excited to be complementing the great performance of Windows devices by developing aspirational products that we truly believe will delight our customers," said Samuel Ohev-Zion, CEO of BLU Products.

The BLU Win JR LTE and Win HD LTE are built to please users with bright screens, great cameras, and super-fast LTE processing, powered by a 64-Bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor. These two devices come in a number of vibrant, trendsetting color options, with BLU continuing to push the boundaries to bring the best quality, eye-catching designs with exceptional pricing to unlocked smartphone fans in Europe and India.

"It's great to see BLU bringing new LTE Windows Phones to market," said Peter Han, Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, OEM Division, Microsoft Corp. "These new premium devices will further diversify BLU's offerings, helping bring the Windows Phone experience to more customers in Europe."

Jason Lim, Sr. Director of Online Stores, APAC, India and Japan of Microsoft Corp said, "I congratulate BLU on the launch of their first Windows Phones today. The Win JR LTE and Win HD LTE. Our deep engagement with OEMs is one of the engines of growth for Windows Phone and we are proud of our partnership with BLU. With this, Windows Phone is now available to a whole new group of consumers in India, who are looking for innovation and value."

Windows Phone 10

Coming to both Win JR LTE and Win HD LTE, Windows 10 is the world's easiest operating system, designed to fit your lifestyle. This will give the user an ecosystem that integrates many mediums from their office, home and into the palm of their hand. With Windows 10 the experience is even more seamless and personalized as ever as the familiarity from handheld to the PC domain makes it for a user-friendly experience.

BLU Win JR LTE

The Win JR LTE features an upgraded display performance from its predecessor with a vivid 4.5" display and IPS technology, including an upgrade to 1GB RAM for the international variant. Dual camera support with a main 5.0 mega pixel autofocus camera with LED Flash on the rear, as well as a front facing camera for Skype video calls and selfies. Details are in the design, with a beautiful cross hatched pattern along the color matched metal finishing on the side keys ensures a continuous and streamline design. The finishing touch is a round curve design that provides maximum handheld comfort and a compact appearance. Learn more: http://www.bluproducts.com/index.php/win-jr-lte

BLU Win HD LTE

Continuing with the premium design and attention to detail of its predecessor, the Win HD LTE features metal finishing, state of the art soft touch feel, and precision cross-hatched patterns on the side keys, to ensure that you will enjoy your smartphone from top to bottom. You also have thin 2.5mm bezels that accentuate the vivid 5.0" HD display. In the display, you will also find BLU NexLens Technology (OGS + Full Lamination) to make the device thinner and the picture marvelously brighter. Special consideration was placed on the Win HD LTE 8.0 Mega Pixel Camera to ensure an incredible user experience and performance for amazing photos. Learn more: http://www.bluproducts.com/index.php/win-hd-lte

Full Specifications

    --  Network: (GSM/GPRS/EDGE) 850/900/1800/1900MHz, WCDMA 900/2100, 4G LTE
        FDD: 1800/2600/800, TDD: 2600/2600, Dual SIM, Dual Stand-By
    --  Display: Win HD LTE: IPS, 5.0-inch 720 x 1280, Win JR LTE: IPS 4.5-inch
        480 x 854
    --  Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 410, 64-Bit, Quad-Core 1.2 GHz A53,
        Adreno 306 GPU
    --  OS: Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1, upgrade to Windows 10
    --  Camera: Win HD LTE: Rear - 8.0 megapixel, autofocus with LED Flash,
        Front Camera - 2.0 megapixel Video 1080p@30fps, Win JR LTE: Rear - 5.0
        megapixel, autofocus with LED Flash, Front Camera - VGA, Video
        720p@30fps
    --  Connectivity: Wi-Fi b/g/n/, GPS, Bluetooth v4.0, Hotspot, micro-USB, FM
        Radio
    --  Memory: 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory + microSD slot expandable up to
        64GB
    --  Dimensions: Win HD LTE: 145 x 72 x 8.2 mm Win JR LTE: 133 x 67.5 x 9.5
        mm
    --  Battery: Win HD LTE - 2500mAh Li-Po non removable, Win JR LTE - 2000mAh
        Li-Po non removable
About BLU Products:

BLU Products, founded in 2009, designs and manufacturers affordable, attractive and innovative mobile devices to suit a wide variety of consumer needs. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, BLU is pioneering the advancement of the prepaid and no-contract revolution by providing a vast portfolio of advanced, unlocked mobile phones to thousands of dealer agents, MVNO's, and large retailers throughout the United States and Latin America.

Learn More:
http://www.bluproducts.com

BLU Products Contact:

Carmen Gonzalez, Channel Marketing Manager, USA
cgonzalez@bluproducts.com

305-715-7171

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HGST Research Demonstrates Breakthrough Persistent Memory Fabric At Flash Memory Summit 2015

Live Demo Showcases Low Power DRAM Alternative with Greater Scalability for In-memory Compute Applications

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Flash Memory Summit 2015 (HGST Booth #645-647) - Building upon last-year's record-breaking three million I/O per second Phase Change Memory (PCM) demonstration[1], HGST, a Western Digital Company, in collaboration with Mellanox Technologies, is showcasing a revolutionary PCM-based, RDMA-enabled in-memory compute cluster architecture that delivers DRAM-like performance at a lower cost of ownership[2] with greater scalability.

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In-memory computing is one of today's hottest data center trends.  Gartner Group projects that software revenue alone for this market will exceed US $9B by the end of 2018[3].  In-memory computing enables organizations to gain business value from real-time insights by offering faster performance and greater scalability than legacy architectures.

While modern data center applications can benefit from more main memory, today's DRAM approaches are expensive to scale because of that memory's volatility: DRAM stores data in leaky capacitors, and thus needs to be rewritten many times per second to stave off data loss.  This refresh power consumption can be as much as 20-30% of the total server energy[4].  Emerging non-volatile memory technologies, such as PCM, do not have this refresh power demand thereby enabling far greater scalability of main memory than DRAM.

HGST's breakthrough persistent memory fabric technology delivers reliable, scalable, low-power memory with DRAM-like performance, and does not require BIOS modification nor rewriting of applications. Memory mapping of remote PCM using the Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) protocol over networking infrastructures, such as Ethernet or InfiniBand, enables a seamless, wide scale deployment of in-memory computing. This network-based approach allows applications to harness the non-volatile PCM across multiple computers to scale out as needed.

The HGST/Mellanox demonstration achieves random access latency of less than two microseconds for 512 B reads, and throughput exceeding 3.5 GB/s for two KB block sizes using RDMA over InfiniBand.

"DRAM is expensive and consumes significant power, but today's alternatives lack sufficient density and are too slow to be a viable replacement," said Steve Campbell, HGST's chief technology officer. "Last year our Research arm demonstrated Phase Change Memory as a viable DRAM performance alternative at a new price and capacity tier bridging main memory and persistent storage.  To scale out this level of performance across the data center requires further innovation.  Our work with Mellanox proves that non-volatile main memory can be mapped across a network with latencies that fit inside the performance envelope of in-memory compute applications."

"Mellanox is excited to be working with HGST to drive persistent memory fabrics," said Kevin Deierling, vice president of marketing at Mellanox Technologies.  "To truly shake up the economics of the in-memory compute ecosystem will require a combination of networking and storage working together transparently to minimize latency and maximize scalability.  With this demonstration, we were able to leverage RDMA over InfiniBand to achieve record-breaking round-trip latencies under two microseconds.  In the future, our goal is to support PCM access using both InfiniBand and RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) to increase the scalability and lower the cost of in-memory applications."

"Taking full advantage of the extremely low latency of PCM across a network has been a grand challenge, seemingly requiring entirely new processor and network architectures and rewriting of the application software," said Dr. Zvonimir Bandic, manager of Storage Architecture at HGST Research. "Our big breakthrough came when we applied the PCI Express Peer-to-Peer technology, inspired by supercomputers using general purpose GPUs, to create this low latency storage fabric using commodity server hardware. This demonstration is another key step enabling seamless adoption of emerging non-volatile memories into the data center."

The Persistent Memory Fabric will be demonstrated in the HGST booth #645-647 at the 2015 Flash Memory Summit (http://www.flashmemorysummit.com/) in the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA from August 11-13, 2015.

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HGST, a Western Digital company (NASDAQ: WDC), develops innovative, advanced hard disk drives, enterprise-class solid state drives, external storage solutions and services used to store, preserve and manage the world's most valued data. HGST addresses customers' rapidly changing storage needs by delivering intelligent storage devices that tightly integrate hardware and software to maximize solution performance. Founded by the pioneers of hard drives, HGST provides high-value storage for a broad range of market segments, including Enterprise, Cloud, Datacenter, Mobile Computing, Consumer Electronics and Personal Storage. HGST was established in 2003 and maintains its U.S. headquarters in San Jose, California. For more information, please visit the company's website at http://www.hgst.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements relating to expected demand for certain categories of SSDs and our ability to deliver and availability dates for SSD products. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements, including changes in markets, demand, technology challenges and limitations, global economic conditions and other risks and uncertainties listed in Western Digital's recent SEC filings, to which your attention is directed. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak on as of the date hereof, and HGST/WD undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

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(1) https://www.hgst.com/press-room/press-releases/HGST-Research-Demonstrates-World-s-Fastest-SSD-at-Flash-Memory-Summit-
(2) http://thememoryguy.com/how-nand-flash-can-reduce-dram-requirements/#more-1138
(3) Market Guide for In-Memory Computing Technologies.  Gartner Group, September, 2014.
(4) http://www.itrs.net/ITRS%201999-2014%20Mtgs,%20Presentations%20&%20Links/2013ITRS/Summary2013.htm

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FPC's Touch Fingerprint Sensor FPC1155 in ZUK's Smartphone Z1

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, August 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

    Today, ZUK announced its Android smartphone Z1, featuring FPC's touch fingerprint
sensor FPC1155. Already received as well as expected revenues in 2015 that relate to sales
of FPC1155 for this smartphone model are included in FPC's communicated revenue guidance
of approximately 2,200 MSEK for 2015.

    Jorgen Lantto, CEO of FPC, comments: "ZUK is a prominent smartphone manufacturer in
China and we are proud that ZUK selected FPC1155 for Z1, its first smartphone integrating
a touch fingerprint sensor. FPC1155 supports 360 degree finger rotation capability, fast
response time and industry leading 3D image quality".

    About Fingerprint Cards AB (publ)

    Fingerprint Cards AB (FPC) is a high tech and listed company which develops, produces
and markets biometric technology that through the analysis and matching of an individual's
unique fingerprint verify the person's identity. A secure and convenient user experience
is thus made possible, beyond keys and pins. The FPC technology offers world class
advantages and include unique image quality, extreme robustness, low power consumption and
complete biometric systems. With these advantages and in combination with low production
costs the technology may be implemented in large volume products as smartphones, tablets
and biometric cards where these demands are extremely high. FPC's technology have user
cases from a number of applications.

    The information was issued for publication on August 11, 2015, at 1:00 p.m.

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constitute an offer, or invitation to acquire or subscribe for new securities in
Fingerprint Cards in any jurisdiction.

    For more information, please contact:

    Jorgen Lantto, President and CEO Fingerprint Cards AB (publ), +46(0)31-60-78-20,
investrel@fingerprints.com

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FPC's Touch Fingerprint Sensor FPC1155 in ZUK's Smartphone Z1

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, ZUK announced its Android smartphone Z1, featuring FPC's touch fingerprint sensor FPC1155. Already received as well as expected revenues in 2015 that relate to sales of FPC1155 for this smartphone model are included in FPC's communicated revenue guidance of approximately 2,200 MSEK for 2015.

Jörgen Lantto, CEO of FPC, comments: "ZUK is a prominent smartphone manufacturer in China and we are proud thatZUK selected FPC1155 forZ1, its first smartphoneintegrating a touch fingerprint sensor. FPC1155 supports 360 degree finger rotation capability, fast response time and industry leading 3D image quality".

About Fingerprint Cards AB (publ)

Fingerprint Cards AB (FPC) is a high tech and listed company which develops, produces and markets biometric technology that through the analysis and matching of an individual's unique fingerprint verify the person's identity. A secure and convenient user experience is thus made possible, beyond keys and pins. The FPC technology offers world class advantages and include unique image quality, extreme robustness, low power consumption and complete biometric systems. With these advantages and in combination with low production costs the technology may be implemented in large volume products as smartphones, tablets and biometric cards where these demands are extremely high. FPC's technology have user cases from a number of applications.

The information was issued for publication on August 11, 2015, at 1:00 p.m.

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Issuance, publication or distribution of this press release in certain jurisdictions could be subject to restrictions. The recipient of this press release is responsible for using this press release and the constituent information in accordance with the rules and regulations prevailing in the particular jurisdiction. This press release does not constitute an offer, or invitation to acquire or subscribe for new securities in Fingerprint Cards in any jurisdiction.

For more information, please contact:

Jörgen Lantto, President and CEO Fingerprint Cards AB (publ), +46(0)31-60-78-20, investrel@fingerprints.com

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