-ALCATEL: Alcatel's AfriStar satellite successfully launched for WorldSpace.

M2 PRESSWIRE-30 October 1998-ALCATEL: Alcatel's AfriStar satellite successfully launched for WorldSpace (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

RDATE:281098

AfriStar, the first satellite provided by Alcatel for the WorldSpace System, was successfully launched today from the European spaceport (Kourou, French Guyana) on board an Ariane 4 launcher. Alcatel is the prime contractor for the turnkey WorldSpace System, which will provide digital audio broadcasting to 4.8 billion users around the world.

Alcatel developed the AfriStar satellite system within the framework of a series of contracts to implement the WorldSpace digital audio broadcasting system. The AfriStar satellite will provide coverage for Africa and the Middle East, as well as the Mediterranean region, from an orbital position at 21 deg East for a lifetime of 15 years.

The satellite's dual payload, which was constructed around a very innovative design featuring on-board baseband processing, was specially developed by Alcatel for the WorldSpace System to provide high-performance digital radio broadcasting.

Alcatel is also responsible for AfriStar's Launch and Early Orbit Phase operations, which the Company subcontracted to the "Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales" (French Space Agency). Alcatel will carry out the satellite's in-orbit tests for WorldSpace before the end of the year.

Alcatel was awarded 3 different contracts during the course of 1995 and 1996 to develop and implement the WorldSpace digital audio broadcasting system. Alcatel's responsibilities include:

* system engineering and prototyping of feederlink stations and radio receivers,

* system validation,

* the in-orbit delivery of three satellites (AfriStar, AsiaStar, and AmeriStar), including their construction, launch, and operations prior to delivery,

* the delivery of a fourth on-ground spare satellite,

* the satellites' associated ground control segment, and the ground infrastructure, including the mission, business, broadcast, and radio segments, as well as the communications network links, and

* training for the operators.

The AfriStar satellite uses a platform supplied by Matra Marconi Space in the framework of a contract awarded by Alcatel.

A world leader in telecommunications systems and equipment, as well as related cables and components activities, Alcatel operates in over 130 countries. Alcatel provides complete solutions and services to operators, service providers, enterprises and consumers, ranging from backbone networks to user terminals. For more information, visit Alcatel on Internet.

Alcatel, the third largest satellite manufacturer in the world, designs, develops, and manufactures all types of satellites, including those for communications, navigation, Earth observation, and scientific applications. The Company forecasts a 1998 turnover for space activities of 10 billion French francs.

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U.S. Retailers to Push Economic Growth and Job Creation During Three-Day Washington Blitz.(Conference notes)

Corporate Tax Reform, Swipe Fee Reform, Trade Among Topics at NRF's Annual Fly-In

WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of business people representing retailers large and small from across the country will come to Washington this week to advance a public policy agenda intended to boost the nation's economy and job creation as the National Retail Federation holds its annual Washington Leadership Conference. The record number of attendees this year reflects NRF's renewed focus on significantly growing its advocacy footprint.

"The retail industry represents one in every four American jobs and serves as a bellwether on the health of the economy," NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. "As policymakers craft legislation that impacts Main Street business and the broader economy, our voice is essential. Retailers will meet face to face with lawmakers to urge them to stay the course on swipe fee reform, address uncertainty by tackling tax reform, and promote growth through trade agreements."

Over the course of the three-day conference, NRF members ranging from Main Street store owners to CEOs of national retail chains will hold almost 100 lobbying meetings with members of the House and Senate. They will also hear from White House Chief of Staff William Daley, Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Senator John Cornyn, R-Texas. Retailers will push for pro-growth policies that will boost the economy and consumer spending and help boost employment. Topics include:

* Reducing Debit Card Swipe Fees for Consumers and Retailers - The Senate has rejected an attempt to delay and ultimately reverse a reduction in debit card swipe fees that will save retailers and their customers more than $1 billion a month, but NRF will work to block any further attempts that might be made before reform takes effect on July 21.

* Reforming and Simplifying the Corporate Tax Code - NRF supports proposals to eliminate many special deductions and credits in return for lower rates. Retail would see a lower effective tax rate under such reform, and most of that reduction would be passed along to consumers through lower prices. The resulting increase in sales volume would create the need for more employees in stores and distribution centers, and require more investment and job creation by wholesale suppliers. NRF opposes creation of a Value Added Tax or other consumption tax because of the negative impact on consumer spending. A 2010 study conducted for NRF found adding a VAT to the federal tax system would cause the loss of 850,000 jobs in the first year, reduce gross domestic product for three years, and bring a permanent drop in retail spending totaling $2.5 trillion in the first 10 years.

* Repealing the Employer Health Care Mandate - NRF is working to eliminate the employer mandate provision of 2010's health care reform law and will ask lawmakers to cosponsor legislation to do so, the American Job Protection Act. NRF believes the requirement for most companies to provide health coverage to full-time workers will force many retailers to reduce the size of their workforces because of the increased payroll costs. Rather than mandates, NRF supports measures that make health coverage more accessible by making it more affordable.

* Promoting Sales Tax Fairness - NRF supports a level playing field where all retailers are required to collect sales tax regardless of whether they sell their merchandise through bricks-and-mortar stores, through the mail or over the Internet. Equal application of sales tax laws would help protect Main Street jobs currently being lost because of the impact of online competition.

* Expanding Free Trade - NRF opposes tariffs and other trade barriers that drive up the prices consumers pay for imported merchandise. Measures targeted at specific countries such as China invariably drive retail sourcing to other foreign suppliers rather than protecting or creating U.S. jobs because most of the products in question are no longer made in the United States in commercial quantities or at affordable prices.

* Protecting Consumer Privacy - Retailers take their customers' privacy very seriously and have an excellent track record of using customers' information responsibly. But with a large number of privacy bills introduced recently on Capitol Hill, NRF is concerned that overly broad, one-size-fits-all approaches could hamper innovations that have improved the public's shopping experience. NRF supports responsible self-regulation as the most effective means to protect consumers while allowing retailers the flexibility needed to better serve their customers.

* Faster Visas for Foreign Tourists - NRF is calling on the State Department to reform an antiquated process that costs the U.S. economy billions of dollars by making it difficult for many foreign tourists to obtain visas needed to come to the United States and shop. Chinese tourists spend an average $6,000 during a U.S. visit - more than twice United Kingdom tourists - but it takes two months for the State Department to process their visa applications. NRF is a member of the Discover America Partnership coalition, which wants to reduce the wait to 10 days.

As the world's largest retail trade association and the voice of retail worldwide, the National Retail Federation's global membership includes retailers of all sizes, formats and channels of distribution as well as chain restaurants and industry partners from the United States and more than 45 countries abroad. In the United States, NRF represents the breadth and diversity of an industry with more than 1.6 million American companies that employ nearly 25 million workers and generated 2010 sales of $2.4 trillion. www.nrf.com

Free 6000 Minutes from Wirofon to Wirofon Campaign has Started.

ANKARA (Turkey), 1 June 2011 -- InPR -- A big opportunity from Wirofon that enables you to use your home telephone on your mobile phone and computer through the Internet! You will be able to call both your home phone and other wirofon users for free for 6000 minutes wherever you are!

With this campaign Wirofon subscribers will be able to call the home phone which the Wirofon subsription is attached to and other wirofon numbers for 6000 minutes for free on mobile phones and computers on which the Wirofon application is installed anywhere there is an internet connection. (Other calls are charged on the Turk Telekom tariff of the home phone which the service is connected to. Free call minutes cannot be transferred to the following month.)

How will I call Wirofon users?

You will now be able to accept incoming calls via wirophone numbers beginning with 0850 that are given to all wirofon subscribers. Thanks to this future you are getting a brand new telephone that enables you to make and answer calls.

Telephone number blocks belonging to Wirofon that begin with 0850:

085023xxxxx 085035xxxxx 085040xxxxx

This campaign will continue until 30 June 2011.

Source: Turk Telekom

Audiovox to Present at the B. Riley & Co. 12th Annual Investor Conference.(Conference news)

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., May 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Audiovox Corporation (NASDAQ: VOXX), announced today that Patrick Lavelle, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the B. Riley & Co. 12th Annual Investor Conference. The event will be held May 23rd-25th, at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, California and Audiovox will be presenting on Wednesday, May 25th at 8:30 a.m. (Pacific).

This prestigious two-day, invitation-only annual event, brings together a targeted audience of leading institutional investors, financial services professionals and other qualified investors. The conference will feature presentations by approximately 150 companies in a diverse range of industries and sectors including: semiconductors, communications equipment, commercial banks, apparel and retail, energy, defense, movies and entertainment, business services, personal/leisure products, research and consulting services, biotech and healthcare.

For more information on the conference, the most current list of presenting companies, or registration information, please visit www.brileyco.com. Additionally, registered conference attendees may request a 1-on-1 meeting with Chairman John Shalam, President and CEO Pat Lavelle and SVP/CFO, Michael Stoehr by visiting the B. Riley conference website at http://www.brileyco.com/conference.

For those who will not be in attendance, a live webcast will be available on the Company's website, http://www.audiovox.com under the investor relations section.

About Audiovox

Audiovox is a recognized leader in the marketing of automotive entertainment, vehicle security and remote start systems, consumer electronics products and consumer electronics accessories. The company is number one in mobile video and places in the top ten of almost every category that it sells. Among the lines marketed by Audiovox are its mobile electronics products including mobile video systems, auto sound systems including satellite radio, vehicle security and remote start systems; consumer electronics products such as MP3 players, digital camcorders, DVRs, Internet radios, clock radios, portable DVD players, multimedia products like digital picture frames and home and portable stereos; consumer electronics accessories such as indoor/outdoor antennas, connectivity products, headphones, speakers, wireless solutions, remote controls, power & surge protectors and media cleaning & storage devices; Energizer-branded products for rechargeable batteries and battery packs for camcorders, cordless phones, digital cameras and DVD players, as well as for power supply systems, automatic voltage regulators and surge protectors. The company markets its products through an extensive distribution network that includes power retailers, 12-volt specialists, mass merchandisers and an OE sales group. The company markets products under the Audiovox, Klipsch, RCA, Jensen, Acoustic Research, Energizer, Advent, Code Alarm, TERK, Prestige and SURFACE brands. For additional information, visit our Web site at www.audiovox.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

Except for historical information contained herein, statements made in this release that would constitute forward-looking statements may involve certain risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements made in this release are based on currently available information and the Company assumes no responsibility to update any such forward-looking statement. The following factors, among others, may cause actual results to differ materially from the results suggested in the forward-looking statements. The factors include, but are not limited to risks that may result from changes in the Company's business operations; our ability to keep pace with technological advances; significant competition in the mobile and consumer electronics businesses as well as the accessories business; our relationships with key suppliers and customers; quality and consumer acceptance of newly introduced products; market volatility; non-availability of product; excess inventory; price and product competition; new product introductions; the possibility that the review of our prior filings by the SEC may result in changes to our financial statements; and the possibility that stockholders or regulatory authorities may initiate proceedings against Audiovox and/or our officers and directors as a result of any restatements. Risk factors associated with our business, including some of the facts set forth herein, are detailed in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010.

Company Contact: GW Communications, Glenn Wiener, President Tel: 212-786-6011 / Email: gwiener@GWCco.com

SOURCE Audiovox Corporation

NetLogic Microsystems Launches XLP864.

NetLogic Microsystems, Inc., a company focused on high-performance intelligent semiconductor solutions for next-generation Internet networks, announced the XLP864 multi-core processor, the industry's highest performance multi-core communications processor featuring 64 NXCPUs.

The Company said the XLP864 processor is the latest member of NetLogic Microsystems' XLP multi-core, multi-threaded processor family, which has been validated by multiple Tier One customers to deliver 300-400 percent performance improvement over competing multi-core processors in real-world benchmarks on a core-by-core basis.

According to a release, by doubling the number of NXCPUs compared to the XLP832 processor, which has set itself as the gold standard of multi-core processing, the new XLP864 multi-core processor further enhances NetLogic Microsystems' performance leadership and further separates the company from the competition in multi-core communications processing. NetLogic Microsystems' new XLP864 multi-core, multi-threaded processor is optimized to deliver 80Gbps throughput and 120 million packets-per-second (Mpps) of intelligent application performance for next-generation 3G/4G mobile wireless infrastructure, metro Ethernet, security, storage, enterprise, edge and core infrastructure network applications.

"We are pleased to raise the bar once again and be on the forefront of technical leadership with our new XLP864 processor, which will deliver unprecedented performance and functionality for our customers' next-generation systems," said Chris O'Reilly, vice president of marketing at NetLogic Microsystems. "This comes at an ideal time as the communications industry struggles to keep pace with the dramatic increase in bandwidth and traffic complexity. We believe our XLP multi-core processor is the best solution to capitalize on this trend."

NetLogic Microsystems' XLP processor family is the first and only embedded communications processor that features quad-issue, quad-threaded and superscalar out-of-order execution capabilities operating at up to 2.0 GHz. The XLP cores are quad-threaded to minimize application bottlenecks due to memory latency, thereby greatly improving performance for network data plane processing applications. Furthermore, the NXCPUs are equipped with a tri-level cache architecture with over 25 Mbytes of fully coherent on-chip cache which delivers 40 Terabits/sec of extremely high-speed on-chip memory bandwidth.

"The powerful XLP cores are well suited to a variety of performance-intensive applications," said Linley Gwennap, principal analyst of The Linley Group. "This design is already proven in the XLP832, which has been sampling to customers for more than six months. Since then, NetLogic has quickly completed the XLP864 design, extending this product line to new levels of industry-leading performance."

The Company noted that the XLP864 multi-core processor features NetLogic Microsystems' high-speed, low-latency Enhanced Fast Messaging Network to enable efficient, high-bandwidth communication among the 64 NXCPUs and to support billions of in-flight messages and packet descriptors between all on-chip elements. To complement the 64 NXCPUs, the XLP864 processor offers over 80 fully-autonomous processing engines that provide independent and complete offload of certain network functions from the NXCPUs, including:

-80 Gbps fully-autonomous Security Acceleration Engine supporting networking, wireless and storage encryption/decryption/authentication protocols

-80 Gbps Network Acceleration Engines for Ingress/Egress Packet Parsing and Management

-256 Gbps RAID-5/RAID-6 Acceleration

-20 Gbps Compression/Decompression

-Packet Ordering

-Storage De-Duplication Acceleration

-TCP Segmentation Offload

-IEEE 1588 Hardware Time Stamping

The XLP864 multi-core processor also integrates a range of high-speed networking interfaces, including Interlaken, XAUI, SGMII, PCI-Express, USB2.0, and NetLogic Microsystems' high-bandwidth Inter-chip Coherency Interface (ICI) that provides seamless chip-to-chip cache and memory coherency with full software transparency. The XLP864 multi-core processor is manufactured in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC's) 40nm process technology, enabling higher clock speeds, a lower power profile, and improved manufacturability compared to legacy 65nm process technologies.

NetLogic Microsystems' multi-core processor family is supported by a software development kit (SDK) that contains reference and production-ready software components, which enables customers to accelerate time-to-market for next-generation equipment.

More information:

www.netlogicmicro.com

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Global logistics; new directions in supply chain management, 6th ed.(Brief article)(Book review)

9780749457037

Global logistics; new directions in supply chain management, 6th ed.

Ed. by Donald Waters.

Kogan Page

2010

510 pages

$70.00

Paperback

HF5415

Contributors from Canada, the UK, Europe, and a few from Asia describe current and future trends in logistics and supply chain management in different regions around the world. Discussion encompasses trends in globalization, e-business, lean and agile strategies, environmental concerns, and customer satisfaction. Some topics explored include time as a trade barrier, Internet trading, learning from humanitarian supply chains, international road and rail freight transport activity, and delivering sustainability through supply chain management. B&w maps are included. The book's readership includes students, managers, logistics professionals, and consultants. This sixth edition maintains a focus on current issues that are relevant to an international readership. Waters, a member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, has taught at the University of Calgary, Canada.

([c]2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR)

Reportlinker Adds Gambling Market Report: Focus on Casino Gaming Report.(Report)

NEW YORK -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue.

Gambling Market Report: Focus on Casino Gaming

http://www.reportlinker.com/p0127471/Gambling-Market-Report-Focus-on-Casino-Gaming.html

Gambling has been going on since ages and is now legal in many parts of the world. Gambling takes many forms, from buying lottery tickets in a raffle to playing the football pools or betting on the Grand National to table gaming in casinos. Gambling industry has been one of the world's fastest growing service sectors since the 1970s. Casino industry is a popular global gaming industry generating a large volume of revenues.

Gambling industry, although illegal in many parts, is a major contributor to the government in terms of tax revenues. This industry is a major boost to the economy and the GDP of a country.

Gambling is also said to be recession proof and amidst the global slowdown this industry is growing at a tremendous rate and is also a major source of employment. The growth this industry is due to emerging gaming markets like Asia and particularly Macau and also because of the technological advances as in the mobile gaming and internet gaming. One other reason for its growth is its expanding consumer base, which is increasing through internet, and primarily includes the rich class of people.

By combining SPSS Inc.'s data integration and analysis capabilities with our relevant findings, we have predicted the future growth of the industry. We employed various significant variables that have an impact on this industry and created regression models with SPSS Base to determine the future direction of the industry. Before deploying the regression model, the relationship between several independent or predictor variables and the dependent variable was analyzed using standard SPSS output, including charts, tables and tests.

The report analyzes the global gambling industry, with emphasis on the major gaming destination markets like Las Vegas and Macau. The recent market trends, activities and market drivers are discussed. The competitive factors are also discussed and lastly major global players of this industry are profiled, detailing their business strategies.

1. Overview 2. Market Size 2.1 Global Market Market Value Consumer Spending 2.2 US Market 2.2.1 US Casino Market Consumer Spending Top Casino Markets Market Segments Revenue Growth 2.2.2 US Racetrack Casinos Consumer Spending Top Racetrack Casino Markets 2.3 Macau Gambling Market Gaming Revenue Growth Market Segments Market Share Growth in Casinos, Tables & Slots 3. Market Dynamics 3.1 Market Trends 3.1.1 Mobile Gaming 3.1.2 Macau overtaking Las Vegas 3.1.3 Casinos trading up 2-3 months ahead of openings 3.2 Market Activities 3.2.1 Credit Crunch effect 3.2.2 Visa Policy 3.3 Market Drivers 3.3.1 Growing wealth worldwide 3.3.2 Technological Innovation 3.3.3 Global economic growth 3.3.4 Emerging markets 4. Contribution towards states 4.1 Casino 4.1.1 Casino contribution to tax revenue 4.1.2 Wages 4.2 Race Track Casinos 5. Recession impact on US market 6. Competition in Macau 7. Company Profiles 7.1 Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Overview Business Strategies Focusing on profitable projects Transfer of retail space ownership 7.2 SJM Holdings Limited Overview Business Strategies Efficient management of casino portfolio Gaining financial strength 7.3 Wynn Resorts, Limited Overview Business Strategies Distinctive positioning of resorts and casinos New Opportunities for gaming and related businesses 7.4 MGM MIRAGE Overview Business Strategies Building strategic relationships Reinvesting in resorts 8. Market Outlook 8.1 Market Forecast 8.2 Forecast Methodology 8.2.1 Dependent and Independent Variables 8.2.2 Correlation Analysis 8.2.3 Regression Analysis List of Tables Top 20 Casino Markets in US (2008) State-wise Spending on Commercial Casino Gaming in US (2007-08) US Top 10 Racetrack Casino Markets (2008) Casino Openings in Macau Gross Revenue by Game Types (2004-09) Games of Fortune Revenue by Game Types in Macau (2004-09) Mobile Gambling Drivers Casino Supply Schedule Positions (2009) Visa Restrictions Imposed on Individual Visit Scheme (2008) State-wise Racetrack Casino Jobs in US (2007-08) State-wise Commercial Casino Jobs (2007-08) Comparative Position/Growth of Casino Operators in Macau (2004-Q109) Dependent & Independent Variables (2002- 2008) Correlation Matrix Model Summary - Coefficient of Determination Regression Coefficients Output List of Charts Global Gambling Market by Region (2007) Global Gambling Spending (2004/2010E) US Consumer Spending on Commercial Casino Gaming (1999-2008) Casino Spending Vs. Other Spending (2008) US Gross Gambling Revenue by Segments (2007) Revenue Growth of Gaming & Commercial Casinos (1999-2008) Revenue Mix of Average Las Vegas Strip Property (FY06) Las Vegas Gaming Drop (1995-2007) Las Vegas Gaming Win (1995-2007) Las Vegas Table Drop (1995-2007) Las Vegas Table Win (1995-2007) Las Veg Slot Drop (1995-2007) Las Vegas Slot Win (1995-2007) US Consumer Spending on Racetrack Casinos (2002-08) State-wise Consumer Spending on Racetrack Casinos in US (2007-08) Macau Visitors by Country of Origin Macau Monthly Gross Gaming Revenue (2008-09) Macau Gaming Revenue Growth (2002-Q109) Macau Gaming Revenue Distribution by Types of Games (Q109) Gaming Revenue Distribution, VIP, Mass, Slot (2002-07) Growth of Casinos in Macau (2004-Q109) Growth in No. of Tables in Macau (2002-Q109) Growth in No. of Slot Machines in Macau (2002-Q109) LTM Gaming Revenue in Macau (Jan'06-Nov'07) Macau Market Share by Operators (Jan 2009) Macau Market Share by Operators (Feb 2009) Macau Market Share by Operators (Mar 2009) Wagering on Mobile (2009/13E) Revenue Growth Comparison of Macau vs. Las Vegas (2001-10E) Forecasted Industry Supply of Gaming Tables before Credit Crunch (2008/12E) Forecasted Industry Supply of Gaming Tables after Credit Crunch (2008/12E) Growth in No. of Millionaires & their Wealth (2001-07) Number of Millionaires Region-wise (2007) Countries with Most No. of Millionaires (2007) Countries Providing Fastest Growth in No. of Millionaires (2007) Global Internet Users by World Regions (Mar 2009) Global Online Gambling Revenue Growth Projection (2001-10E) Global GDP Growth (2000-08) State-wise Tax Contribution of Commercial Casinos (2007-08) US Commercial Casino Wages (2002-08) Racetrack Casinos Tax Contribution to State/Local Government (2007-08) %age of Americans Reducing Leisure Spending during Recession (2008) Macau Gaming Players Market Share Trend (2003-10E) Average Daily Room Rates in Macau - Venetian, Bellagio, Wynn (2005-07) Table WPD Comparison - Wynn, Venetian (2005-07) Slot WPD Comparison - Wynn, Venetian (2005-07) Sales Growth of LVS (2004-08) Sales Growth of SJM Holdings (2005-08) Sales Growth of Wynn Resorts (2005-08) Sales Growth of MGM (2004-08) Global Gambling Market Forecast (2009E-2015E) To order this report: Gambling Market Report: Focus on Casino Gaming http://www.reportlinker.com/p0127471/Gambling-Market-Report-Focus-on-Casino-Gaming.html More market research reports here!