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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Manchester United Named Most Popular Club

New International Survey Finds 19-Time League Champions Have 659 Million Followers

HONG KONG--(Marketwire - May 29, 2012) - The largest global football follower survey ever conducted has today named Manchester United the world's most popular club, with 659 million followers worldwide.

The survey was carried out by leading market research agency, Kantar, and gathered 54,000 respondents from 39 countries. The club that Forbes recently named the most valuable in world sport was identified as the favourite team of 659 million followers around the world. Kantar found that football remains the world's most popular sport, with 1.6 billion followers globally, reinforcing the results of a recent FIFA survey which produced a similar figure.

Richard Arnold, the Club's Commercial Director, commented on the long-term strategy that has made Manchester United the number one club in the world's number one sport:

"Manchester United has built on a tradition of iconic players, iconic teams and iconic achievements -- Beckham, Busby, Benfica '68. Now our games are broadcast to 1.15 billion households globally, to an audience of over four billion a year. Manchester United resonates with followers all over the world, and it's their passion and support that means year after year we can continue doing what matters most to everyone at the Club: playing attacking football and competing for trophies.

"The growth in our followers since 2007 correlates with what we have seen as we have rolled out our new approach to reaching fans. From the increase in TV viewership from two to four billion last season, to the demand from millions of media subscribers in 72 countries through our media partnerships, to the way the footage of Wayne's overhead kick echoed around the world on social media, we can see that the connections to the club are growing exponentially.

"With the DHL Champ19ns Trophy tour we have seen that passion from our community of followers face to face in 38 cities across the globe, and there does not seem to be a beach or street in the world where you do not see the Aon and Nike shirt.

"This survey shows that our family of followers is going from strength to strength."

Notes

1. Kantar is a leading global market research company with offices and

affiliates all over the world

2. Kantar also produced the 2007 global football follower survey, ensuring

comparability of approach, methodology and results

3. The latest survey was conducted between June and August 2011

4. The respondents came from 39 countries, which together comprise 75% of

the global adult population and 85% of global GDP. The number of

respondents was more than double the number in the 2007 survey

5. The survey is the most comprehensive research into football followers

ever conducted. Its 35 questions analysed:

-- Demographics, age, gender, socio-economic background

-- Interest in Manchester United products, including merchandise,

credit cards, content and membership

-- Relationship, awareness and attitudes to commercial partners

6. Kantar's sophisticated extrapolation techniques also make this the most

accurate football follower survey ever produced. Variables included: TV

viewing data and FIFA rankings.

Follower facts

Manchester United has 659 million followers worldwide:
- 71 million in Americas
- 90 million in Europe
- 173 million in Middle East and Africa
- 325 million in Asia-Pacific
- 108 million in China alone -- almost half all China's football followers
The number of Manchester United followers globally has grown by 98% since the previous survey in 2007
Manchester United's family of followers is larger than the combined population of the USA, Brazil and Mexico.

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Contact
Jasmine Yap
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
+852 9325 3363
manchesterunited@citigate.com.hk

Cetis Certified Through Alcatel-Lucent Application Partner Program

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO and PARIS--(Marketwire - May 31, 2012) - Cetis, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of hotel guestroom telephones, has joined the Alcatel-Lucent Application Partner Program (AAPP) and successfully completed interoperability testing and certification for its Voice over IP SIP hotel telephone endpoints with Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise™ Communication Server Release 10.

As a member of the AAPP, Cetis can work closely to gain more in depth knowledge of Alcatel-Lucent technologies and support, and jointly go to market across all regions with their solution.

According to Michael See, Vice-President CTO at Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, "To be an Alcatel-Lucent Application Partner, the product must be certified, the company must demonstrate commitment to the solution and have a strong market presence. In return, they are eligible for technology and business benefits offered by the program. Cetis has shown these traits and completed the product certification process through the required formal testing and certification by Alcatel-Lucent."

Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Release 10 is an integrated, interactive communications solution for medium-sized businesses and large corporations. The solution combines traditional telephone functions with support for Internet-based telephony and multimedia communication.

The list of phones recently certified include:
Teledex®
E Series
E100IP SIP corded
E103IP SIP cordless

I Series
I Series ND SIP corded
I Series NDC SIP cordless

TeleMatrix®
3300 Series
3300IP SIP corded
3300IP-TRM SIP corded trimline

9600 Series
9600IP SIP cordless

Under the terms of the Alcatel-Lucent Application Partner Program, business partners may now seamlessly integrate and deploy Teledex brand E Series SIP corded and E Series SIP cordless, Teledex ND SIP corded and NDC SIP cordless, and TeleMatrix 3300IP Series SIP corded and 9600IP Series SIP cordless voice endpoints with a wide range of Alcatel-Lucent communications platforms.

The reasons to become application certified include:

· Reduce integration costs

· Accelerate deployment

· Minimize failure risk

· Ensure a high level of trust for customers and business partners

Cetis became member of the AAPP program in December 2011. As an AAPP member, Cetis has also recently exhibited at the Alcatel-Lucent EMEA Executive Partner Days, in Dublin, Ireland, January 31-February 2, 2012 to introduce the full line of Cetis SIP telephones to main Alcatel-Lucent Business Partners of the EMEA region.

"This hospitality technology partnership with Alcatel-Lucent leverages the world's most popular and trusted hospitality telephones and Alcatel-Lucent's proven world-class enterprise communications systems, to deliver seamless phone system/endpoint interoperability and support for hoteliers globally," states Bing N. Sun, Ph.D., President & CEO, Cetis, Inc.

For product and pricing details on the complete line of Alcatel-Lucent certified Cetis analog and VoIP telephony endpoints, call +1.719.638.8821, write info@CetisGroup.com, or visit www.CetisGroup.com.

About Cetis
Cetis, Inc. (www.CetisGroup.com), pronounced Setis, is a leading ISO-9001, RoHS, and WEEE-certified manufacturer of Scitec®, Teledex®, and TeleMatrix® brand telephones and ExpressNet® and AirLink® high-speed wireless broadband access solutions. Designed and engineered in America and Europe, Cetis E Series, I Series (formerly Teledex iPhone), Opal Series, Diamond Series, Nugget Series, 9600 Series, 3300 Series, and Aegis Series telephones, and ExpressNet, and AirLink high-speed Internet devices, are preferred by all major hotel brands globally. Cetis maintains sales and support facilities in North America, Beijing, Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore, and United Kingdom.

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise is part of Alcatel-Lucent, a leader in mobile, fixed, IP and optics technologies -- and a pioneer in applications and services for service providers. We are built on a history of innovation that includes Bell Labs, one of the world's foremost centers of research and innovation in communications. With more than 2,700 people in 130 countries and 2,200 partners worldwide, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise delivers solutions across two business segments to more than 500,000 customers from public and private sectors worldwide.

About Alcatel-Lucent Application Partner Program
Alcatel-Lucent AAPP program
The Alcatel-Lucent Application Partner Program (AAPP) supports companies that develop innovative communications applications for Alcatel-Lucent enterprise solutions. The AAPP program brings three main advantages to its members:

· Easy interfacing with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise communication products: Alcatel-Lucent provide a range of standards-based application programming interfaces (APIs) and networking interfaces.

· Testing and verification of a comprehensive range of third-party applications: A certification process guarantees interoperability between certified applications and Alcatel-Lucent platforms.

· Promotion of application partnerships: The AAPP helps Partners promote their applications with Alcatel-Lucent customers and Business Partners through a wide range of initiatives.

Media Contact:
John Grubb
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Cetis, Inc.
+1.217.239.6515
jgrubb@CetisGroup.com

CloudFlare Issues the Global IPv6 Challenge: Join the Modern Web

CloudFlare

CloudFlare's Automatic IPv6 Gateway Will More Than Double the Size of the IPv6 Web Before World IPv6 Day Next Week

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - May 29, 2012) - CloudFlare, the web performance and security company, is challenging every website online to join the modern web and support IPv6 before June 6, 2012, World IPv6 Day. In order to help meet this challenge, CloudFlare will enable IPv6 support for all its hundreds of thousands of customers ahead of the deadline via its Automatic IPv6 Gateway.

"We hear from businesses and governments every day that know they need to support IPv6 but lack resources to upgrade their existing infrastructure," explained Matthew Prince, CloudFlare's co-founder and CEO. "The CloudFlare Automatic IPv6 Gateway allows any site to support the modern IPv6 web without needing to change their proven, reliable infrastructure. It makes getting ready for World IPv6 Day a no-brainer for any site online."

CloudFlare offers its Automatic IPv6 Gateway for free to any websites. The Automatic IPv6 Gateway, like the rest of CloudFlare's services, is provisioned via a simple change to a website's DNS settings. Unlike other solutions, CloudFlare's Automatic IPv6 Gateway does not require any hardware, software, or other infrastructure changes.

More than 15,000 websites have already used CloudFlare's Automatic IPv6 Gateway to join the modern web. According to a study by HackerTarget, this makes CloudFlare the fourth largest provider of connectivity to the IPv6 web. Over the next week, the company will enable the Automatic IPv6 Gateway for all of its hundreds of thousands of websites, more than doubling the total size of the IPv6 web before the challenge's June 6 deadline.

"CloudFlare's mission is to help build a better web, and the web needs to move to IPv6 in order to continue to grow," said Prince. "That's why CloudFlare isn't just supporting IPv6, but providing an easy-to-implement gateway that allows any website to join the modern web at no cost and with only a few minutes of work."

CloudFlare today powers hundreds of thousands of websites ranging from individual blogs to Fortune 500 companies to national governments. Every month, CloudFlare sees more than 45 billion page views and makes the web faster, safer and better for more than 450 million people worldwide. Websites interested in stepping up to the CloudFlare Global IPv6 Challenge can learn more by visiting: www.cloudflare.com/ipv6-challenge.

About CloudFlare

CloudFlare, Inc. (www.cloudflare.com / @cloudflare) makes sites twice as fast, protects them from attacks, ensures they are always online, and makes it simple to add web apps with a single click. CloudFlare supercharges websites regardless of size or platform with no need to add hardware, install software, or change a line of code. The CloudFlare community gets stronger as it grows; every new site makes the network smarter. Thanks to our awesome sauce technology, every month more than 450 million people experience a faster, safer, better Internet. CloudFlare is recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer, was named the 2011 Most Innovative Network & Internet Technology Company of the Year by the Wall Street Journal, and ranked among the World's Most Innovative Companies of 2012 by Fast Company. CloudFlare is based in San Francisco, California, USA.

For more information, contact:
Carol Carrubba
650-485-1399
cloudflare@bordersgratehouse.com

Bombardier's "Get More" Q400 NextGen Airliner World Tour Lands in the People's Republic of China

Bombardier Aerospace

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 27, 2012) - As part of the fifth leg of its world tour, Bombardier Aerospace's technologically advanced Q400 NextGen airliner has landed in Beijing, the People's Republic of China. Following successful demonstration flights and static displays in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Q400 NextGen airliner - painted in its special "Get More" livery - will take media, government officials and potential customers, on a series of demonstration flights in China, Japan and Mongolia.

"Bombardier predicts that over the next 20 years, China's fleet of commercial aircraft will grow as it becomes the world's second largest market for new aircraft deliveries, following closely behind the United States. The overall fleet of 20- to 149-seat aircraft in China is forecasted to grow by 300 per cent over the next 20 years," said Andy Solem, Vice President, Sales, China and North Asia, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. "The Q400 NextGen aircraft's fuel efficiency, operational flexibility, low operating cost, reduced environmental impact and passenger-pleasing interior make it an outstanding solution for local airlines and leasing companies looking at growing hubs and connections between major regional and industrial cities as well as tourist destinations."

Bombardier forecasts a demand for almost 2,400 commercial aircraft in the 60- to 149-seat segment in China and is working closely with local airlines, suppliers and stakeholders to assist in fleet and infrastructure expansion. Starting from a small base, the 20- to 149-seat segment will reach 2,540 units in China in the next 20 years, with the strongest demand in the 100- to 149-seat segment with 1,440 units, and 870 units in the regional aircraft (60- to 99-seat) segment.

Currently, more than 100 Bombardier Dash 8/Q-Series turboprops and CRJ regional jets are in service in China, Japan and Mongolia.

"Bombardier Aerospace recently engaged a dedicated team to work with China's aviation industry - following closely with the central government's plan to support its own domestic aircraft and industry. We're positioning ourselves to complement China's domestic products," said Albert Li, General Manager and Head of Bombardier Aerospace, China. "For this reason, we are pleased to welcome the Q400 NextGen aircraft on its tour of the region. Additional expansion into this region is a key initiative for Bombardier as it continues to establish long-term relationships with the growing Chinese aviation market and airlines."

Bombardier has booked firm orders for 428 Q400 and Q400 NextGen airliners. The delivered aircraft are in service with approximately 40 operators in 30 countries, on six continents. These aircraft have transported more than 177 million passengers and have logged more than 3.2 million flight hours and over 3.5 million take-offs and landings.

About Q400 NextGen aircraft

The Q400 NextGen turboprop airliner, which is built at Bombardier's Toronto, Ontario facility, is the most recent development in the evolution of the Q400 aircraft, and the advanced successor to Bombardier's Dash 8/Q-Series family of aircraft. Optimized for short-haul operations, the "comfortably greener," 70- to 80-seat Q400 NextGen aircraft is a large, fast, quiet and fuel-efficient turboprop. It provides an ideal balance of passenger comfort and operating economics with a reduced environmental footprint.

The Q400 NextGen aircraft features an enhanced cabin environment with the introduction of LED lighting, new ceiling panels, dished window sidewalls and larger overhead luggage bins. These features, combined with the aircraft's Active Noise and Vibration Suppression (ANVS) system, provide an excellent cabin experience for passengers.

Setting new environmental standards, the Q400 aircraft uses 30 to 40 per cent less fuel and produces 30 to 40 per cent fewer emissions on routes where it has replaced similar-capacity, older jets. The Q400 aircraft's maximum cruise speed of 360 knots lets the aircraft fly on demand-driven interchangeable schedules with jets. But, throttle back to 280 knots and the Q400 aircraft is as fuel efficient as any other turboprop on a per-seat basis, while still maintaining some speed advantage.

About Bombardier

Bombardier is the world's only manufacturer of both planes and trains. Looking far ahead while delivering today, Bombardier is evolving mobility worldwide by answering the call for more efficient, sustainable and enjoyable transportation everywhere. Our vehicles, services and, most of all, our employees are what make us a global leader in transportation.

Bombardier is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Our shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD) and we are listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America indexes. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, we posted revenues of $18.3 billion USD. News and information are available at bombardier.com or follow us on Twitter @Bombardier.

Notes to editors

Images of the Q400 NextGen aircraft in its "Get More" livery are available in the press releases section at:www.bombardier.com. Additional photos and videos will be available at www.flickr.com/bombardieraerospace and youtube.com/bombardiervideos.

Follow @Bombardier_Aero on Twitter to receive the latest news and updates from Bombardier Aerospace and to follow the progress of the Q400 NextGen airliner on its world tour.

Bombardier, CRJ, Dash 8, NextGen, Q400 and Q-Series are trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries.

Contacts:

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft

Marc Duchesne

+1-416-375-3030

www.bombardier.com

TMP Worldwide Gathers Network Partners in Germany for Global Summit

TMP Worldwide

Innovative Digital Recruitment Advertising Agency Solidifies Position as Leading Global Agency With Network Partner Meeting

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - May 31, 2012) - TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications, LLC, the world's largest digital recruitment advertising agency, today shared details of its recent Global Network Partner Meeting, held in Hamburg, Germany from May 23 through May 25. The event was designed to strengthen TMP's connection with its global network of partners and further cement the company's position as the leading global agency.

During the meeting, nearly 50 delegates representing TMP's network across EMEA, APAC, LATAM and North America collaborated with executives to share ideas on how to enhance the global customer experience while enriching the overall organization's brand. Discussions focused on ways in which the company can further its commitment to innovation in the recruitment advertising field and continue making leaps in its creative, service and global product offerings.

Over the course of the three-day summit, participants attended a range of sessions which included client success stories, information on TMP's software platform, TalentBrew, and innovations in the industry. There were also regional panel discussions and presentations on what is next for TMP and how attendees can bring cutting-edge service and digital know-how to emerging geographies.

"TMP is fully committed to providing clients worldwide with our unique combination of creative, software and social strategies, and a big part of our ongoing success is growing our network of global partners," said Michelle Abbey, president and CEO of TMP Worldwide. "This event gave us the opportunity to meet with members of our extensive network of partners to share ideas, learn from one another and strengthen our bond as a truly global organization."

James Zhang, president of China-based TMP partner PinCN and attendee of the meeting, commented, "Working with TMP gives PinCN and the China human resources market instant access to talent, resources and technologies that would have taken many years to create had we not been in partnership."

About TMP Worldwide
TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications, LLC (www.tmp.com) is the world's largest recruitment advertising agency and the only recruitment advertising agency to be recognized among AdAge's top U.S. Digital Agencies, ranking #33 for 2012. We are a single source for companies to communicate their employment offerings in order to recruit and retain the best talent. Through digital, social and mobile communications and our ability to effectively develop and manage brands, TMP delivers industry specific results across virtually every sector in business and government. Headquartered in New York City with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia and with affiliates around the globe, TMP Worldwide continues to set the standard for measurable and cost-effective HR communications.

Contact Information

Note to editors: Trademarks and registered trademarks referenced herein remain the property of their respective owners.

Media Contact:

Jeanne Achille

The Devon Group

New York Metro Office: +1 (732) 706-0123 ext. 11

London Office: +44 (0)207 917 1832

jeanne@devonpr.com

FireMon Delivers Industry-First Complete Security Posture Management -- From Risk Analysis Through Remediation

FireMon

FireMon Security Manager 6.0 Offers the Only Fully Integrated Risk Analysis and Policy and Configuration Management Solution for Network Security

OVERLAND PARK, KS--(Marketwire - May 30, 2012) - FireMon, the leading provider of security management and risk analysis solutions, today announced FireMon Security Manager 6.0. This major upgrade represents the industry's first security policy and posture management solution that fully integrates comprehensive risk analysis with configuration management, enforcement and auditing of network devices like firewalls, routers, switches and load balancers. This gives enterprises, government agencies and managed security service providers (MSSPs) unparalleled visibility to understand the scope of business vulnerability and prioritize the proactive defense of critical assets, while maintaining a high confidence that their security infrastructure is free of human error or incompatibilities between policies and protection.

A surge in conversation and excitement around next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) and security infrastructures has overshadowed a shocking lack of visibility into how change -- from software patches to access changes to new system deployments -- has a domino effect that can open up silent vulnerabilities across a network. Security operations personnel are challenged daily to understand the interdependencies in a complex morass of legacy and new devices, and software, and the implications and potential for error they represent. A recent example of this occurred last month, when Medicaid and social security information of 780,000 citizens in Utah were exposeddue to misconfiguration and ineffective access control.

Even for those companies that have implemented some level of policy/configuration management, the data deluge and ability to trace the paths and assets that are at risk remain a challenge for many. The solution lies in the ability to automatically identify, assess and remediate the impact of change or misconfiguration on security policy and controls in real-time, and combine that with mechanisms that integrate comprehensive risk analysis to provide quantifiable and actionable intelligence to focus efforts on the most critical issues.

FireMon Security Manager provides policy and configuration management, enforcement and auditing of network devices such as firewalls, routers, switches and load balancers, while monitoring for and alerting on configuration changes. Security Manager also assesses current configuration settings and audits these against best practices and compliance standards -- and provides extensive options for remediating configuration issues.

With the addition of a new patented risk analysis engine, Security Manager can now analyze the accessibility of any vulnerabilities from threat sources, measuring the impact, depth and risk of a potential attack. The integration allows Security Manager to evaluate, visualize and simulate attack paths throughout the network to assist security teams to quantify risk and prioritize remediation. In addition to traditional vulnerabilities detected by popular vulnerability assessment (VA) scanners, Security Manager can also incorporate penetration test results with Rapid7 Metasploit and factor proven exploits into its risk scoring. The risk analysis engine technology, obtained through the April 2011 acquisition of MIT Lincoln Labs startup, Saperix Technologies, has been deployed for more than a decade, is in use in demanding civilian and DoD environments, and is the fastest and most scalable automated risk analysis technology on the market today.

"The growing complexity of networks and the increasing sophistication of adversaries have driven imperatives for better intelligence and focus in network security management," said Jody Brazil, President and CTO of FireMon. "Any network change -- from M&A integration to user, application or access changes to software updates -- can cause issues from system failure to exposure of critical assets. FireMon's hallmark has been its ability to understand and manage the implications of change in large organizations. Now, with the ability to rapidly analyze and map specific risk scenarios, we can enable security teams to better plan for change, and more effectively prioritize proactive efforts to defend their critical information assets."

FireMon Security Manager has set the standard in the industry as the most scalable platform for security policy and posture management. Its robust, distributed architecture deploys a single application server for central management and reporting. With remote, agent-less data collectors for additional monitoring capacity, Security Manager can monitor thousands of devices in a single deployment and supports a broad range of security and network devices. Security Manager's role-based access permissions model allows for fine-grain control of user access permissions. Security Manager's open architecture and online Nexus community enable users to create and extend analysis capabilities to meet any compliance reporting objectives or model policy impact based on each customer's specific business needs.

About FireMon
FireMon provides enterprises and government with security management software that gives them deeper visibility and tighter control over their network security infrastructure. The FireMon solution set -- Security Manager, Policy Planner, Risk Analyzer and BackBox -- enables customers to identify network risk, proactively eliminate those vulnerabilities and strengthen security throughout the organization, and reduce the cost of security operations and compliance. Together, they create a highly-effective and consistent solution for efficiently managing security operations. For more information, visit http://www.firemon.com.

Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/FireMon, or Twitter at http://twitter.com/FireMon, or LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/company/firemon, or on our blog http://www.firemon.com/blog.

For more information, please contact:
Bryan Grillo
CHEN PR, Inc.
781-672-3129
bgrillo@chenpr.com