NICE Systems the global provider of advanced solutions that enable organizations to extract Insight from Interactions to drive performance, today announced that it plans to report its second quarter 2008 financial results on Wednesday, August 6, 2008.

NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, announced today that Nokia has received unconditional approval from the European Commission for its planned acquisition of NAVTEQ. With this, Nokia now has received all approvals for the purchase. The parties expect to close the deal within the next five business days.

New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc. , the largest provider of private educational services in China, today announced that it will report its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended May 31, 2008, before the U.S. market opens on July 17, 2008. New Oriental's management will host an earnings conference call at 8 AM on July 17, 2008 U.S. Eastern Time (8 PM on July 17, 2008 Beijing/Hong Kong time).

Rainmaker Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of sales and marketing solutions combining hosted application software and execution services, will announce its fiscal 2008 second quarter financial results after the close of regular market trading on Thursday, July 31, 2008. A press release will be transmitted to the news media immediately following the close of the market on July 31, 2008. The Company will also hold a conference call to discuss the results at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. ET).

Mattson Technology, Inc. , a leading supplier of advanced process equipment used to manufacture semiconductors, today announced that it had received an order for its Suprema(TM) photoresist strip system from a Japanese-based worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of electronic products for a wide range of consumer, business, and industrial needs. The shipment expands Mattson's installed base of Suprema systems, and broadens its leadership in photoresist strip products.

Verizon Wireless announced today that it has expanded the national rollout of its high-speed wireless network to portions of Geauga County including the towns of Huntsburg, Newbury, Middlefield, Auburn Corners and Parkman.

Nokia announced today that it has received unconditional approval from the European Commission for its planned acquisition of NAVTEQ. Nokia has now received all approvals for the purchase, and expects to close the deal within the next 5 business days.

TripAdvisor(R), the world's largest travel community, today announced the top 10 castle hotels in Europe, according to traveler popularity and TripAdvisor editors.

Samplify Systems, Inc., a real-time signal compression technology company, and Tokyo Electron Device Limited (TED), the leading Japanese distributor of Xilinx FPGAs, manufacturer of inrevium evaluation board solutions, and provider of FPGA design services, announced an agreement for the distribution of Samplify's patented Prism(TM) signal compression technology and products to key markets in Asia.

Neopolitan Networks, Inc., a leading networking solutions provider, announced the appointment of Steve Cote as national director of sales. Mr. Cote will expand the company's sales team, leverage its branding strategies, and build on the national reputation Neopolitan Networks already enjoys.

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced it has been selected by Boeing to be the supplier for the US Navy's T-45 Goshawk Virtual Mission Training System (VMTS).

BPO Management Services Inc., (BULLETIN BOARD: BPOM) , a full-service business process outsourcing company focused on serving middle-market enterprises, today announced that Spiegel Brands, Inc., Chicago, the women's clothing catalog marketer, and Shasun USA, Inc., one of the world's largest producers of ibuprofen, have signed multi-year contracts for its information technology outsourcing solutions.

Breastfeeding.com, a premier online resource with "Everything for the New Mom", launched the Breastfeeding.com "Expert's Community", the first ever social network for an underserved group: birth-related medical professionals. The Expert's Community, which is free to join, allows professionals to connect with others in their profession. Moreover, it lets these professionals grow their practices by connecting with the continuing stream of new mothers and mothers-to-be that visit Breastfeeding.com for information and support on breastfeeding and a host of pregnancy and child health issues.

A dating website exclusively for intelligent people has now launched in the UK. IntelligentPeople.com is an online dating and networking community which requires that its members pass an IQ test in order to join.

CHEOPS est entrée en négociation exclusive avec le groupe ARES pour l'acquisition de son pôle mise en oeuvre d'infrastructure (SIS) en province. Cette acquisition représentera pour CHEOPS une opération majeure, tant pour l'accélération de sa croissance, que pour son extension géographique à l'ensemble du territoire français, en en faisant désormais un acteur national de premier rang.

Simple, stylish and useable, emoze has added swivel-screens, cool theming and animated screen transitions as some of the new benefits offered to mobile users, along with extending its consumer push-mobile solution to over 800 mobile handsets using the newest Java technology.

Redknee (AIM: RKN), a leading provider of mission-critical software and solutions for communications service providers, is pleased to announce that the Company has been issued United States Patent No. 7,379,737 (the "Patent") for its "Telecommunications Subscriber Profile Management System."

Orbitz.com (http://www.orbitz.com/), the flagship brand of Orbitz Worldwide in the United States, and its affiliated online travel brand ebookers.com (http://www.ebookers.co.uk/) in the United Kingdom, announced today that they have signed a multi-year deal with Microsoft to serve as the online travel agency for MSN.com's travel portal in the United States (http://travel.msn.com/) and United Kingdom (http://travel.uk.msn.com/), respectively.

ILOG(R) (http://www.ilog.com/?acc=pressrel) (Nasdaq: ILOG; Euronext: ILO, ISIN: FR0004042364) today announced that ILOG has been acknowledged for leadership in supply chain and manufacturing solutions (http://www.ilog.com/products/supplychai n/?acc=pressr) by winning top supply chain honors and awards this year. Additionally, START-IT named ILOG as one of the 'Hottest Companies of 2008'. Inbound Logistics and Food Logistics, respectively, recognized ILOG as a top logistics technology provider, Manufacturing Business Technology (MBT) awarded ILOG for IT-based innovation in both the manufacturing and supply chain industries and Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies as a top 100 Great Supply Chain Partner.

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (TAIEX: 2311; NYSE: ASX) (hereinafter "ASE", or the "Company") today announced that it has filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The 2007 20-F is available on ASE's website at http://www.aseglobal.com/ and on the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov/ . Hard copies of the audited financial statements included in the 2007 Form 20-F are available upon request to shareholders free of charge. To request a copy of the audited financial statements, please contact Citibank Shareholder Shareholder Services at 1-877- CITI-ADR (248-4237).

Monolithic Power Systems (MPS), , a leading fabless manufacturer of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, announced today that the United States District Court for the District of Delaware issued judgment as a matter of law that MPS did not breach its October 1, 2005 Settlement and License Agreement with Linear Technology Corporation (Linear), . MPS plans to seek recovery of substantial attorney fees and costs from Linear, pursuant to a prevailing party attorneys fees provision in the Settlement and License Agreement.

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Stephen A. Diehl has been named President and CEO of Surfware, Inc., developer of SURFCAM(R) CAD/CAM systems.

Circuit City Stores, Inc. today reiterated that its previously announced exploration of strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value is an active and ongoing process.

Surfware, Inc., developer of SURFCAM(R) CAD/CAM systems, announced today that it will launch SURFCAM Velocity 4 in September, 2008 at the International Manufacturing Technology Show.

PolyOne Corporation , a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, announced on June 30, 2008 the streamlining of its management and segment organization as well as the presentation of its financial results.

Maxcom Telecomunicaciones, S.A.B. de C.V. ("Maxcom", or "the Company") (BMV: MAXCOM CPO), one of the leading integrated telecommunications companies in Mexico, announced that, as required, the company's Form 20-F has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The document is also available in the company's corporate website at http://www.maxcom.com/ . Any shareholder may request a printed copy of the company's complete audited financial statements, free of charge, by contacting Maxcom's investor relations department.

Blockbuster Inc. announced today that it has decided to withdraw its proposal to acquire Circuit City.

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE(R)) named the first recipient of the Excellence in Digital Equity award Tuesday, July 1, at the Digital Equity Summit at the 29th annual National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas.