PRESS RELEASE

Cisco and Federation of Canadian Municipalities Collaborate to Foster Awareness of Sustainable Communities

TORONTO, ON - July 26, 2012 - Cisco today announced it has entered into a strategic agreement with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to raise awareness and to provide education on the benefits of applying innovation and technology to the development of Canada's 21st century leading cities and communities.

Under the terms of the agreement, Cisco will provide thought leadership, tools, and support to the almost 2,000 FCM members, based on Cisco's acclaimed Smart+Connected Communities™ framework for the development of sustainable and competitive cities and communities. Together, Cisco and FCM will promote the benefits of technology and innovation for productivity, growth, competitiveness, and sustainable transformation.

Facts and Highlights:

• Cisco and FCM will seek to cultivate new and innovative solutions to the problems facing municipal governments and their communities, and to use technology to increase the participation and the productivity of citizens and businesses.
• Cisco and FCM hope to empower municipalities to foster, grow, and accelerate economic development, and social and environmental sustainability.
• Cisco's broad portfolio of public and private partnerships, products, services and solutions, along with FCM's municipal knowledge and experience, will provide the foundation for the strategic agreement.     
• Cisco's Smart+Connected Communities deliver new services and experiences over intelligent community networks to promote economic, social and environmental sustainability. Cisco has a number of Smart+Connected Communities initiatives throughout Canada with FCM members, including:
  • Rampart's Avenir Communities in St. Albert, Alberta: all services, business and residential as well as access to community and government services such as healthcare and education, will be based on an ultra high speed network infrastructure
  • The city of Vancouver, British Columbia: developing services to deliver enhanced energy efficiency to support the city's green energy and environmental goals
  • The city of Stratford, Ontario: developing advanced collaboration and citizen engagement solutions using Stratford's intelligent networks
  • The city of Fredericton, New Brunswick: Cisco helped the city develop the Fred-eZone, a free, community-wide Wi-Fi network.
• FCM is the national voice of municipal governments within Canada, with nearly 2,000 municipality members representing over 90 percent of Canada's population.

Supporting quotes:

Brock Carlton, chief executive officer, FCM:

"Municipal governments are on the front lines in meeting the challenges of the 21st century and as a result have a tremendous impact on the daily lives of Canadians. That makes municipal government the right place to start implementing technologies that can make our communities more livable, competitive and sustainable. With its Smart+Connected Communities initiative, Cisco has shown it can help municipalities apply technology to solve challenges and strengthen their communities. FCM looks forward to working with Cisco to help our members build sustainable and competitive cities and communities that will drive growth in Canada and improve our quality of life."    

Nitin Kawale, president, Cisco Canada:

"Cisco believes very strongly in the potential of technology to positively affect economic development. We continue to build strong relationships within the private and public sectors in order to facilitate the positive transformation of our communities, regions and country. FCM's members are looking for ways to operate more efficiently and sustainably while improving the quality of life and economic competitiveness of their communities. Through our new relationship, Cisco will help them meet this challenge."

Rick Huijbregts, vice president, Smart+Connected Communities, Cisco Canada:

"We applaud the vision of FCM to embrace technology and innovation as a future-enabler for its member communities. Together, we believe we can provide thought leadership and real-life examples to FCM members that can immediately be used in their own municipalities to foster economic growth, environmental sustainability, and social prosperity. Our unique partnership celebrates the formation of a nationwide public-private ‘human' network that will help advocate and accelerate innovation and productivity for Canada."

Supporting Resources:

·         Federation of Canadian Municipalities

·         Cisco Smart+Connected Communities

·         Cisco Smart+Connected Communities Institute

·         Follow Cisco Canada on Twitter and Facebook

·         Watch Cisco S+CC solutions.

About Cisco

Cisco, (NASDAQ: CSCO), the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Cisco Canada Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cisco, has offices across Canada dedicated to customer support, sales and service. For ongoing news, please go to http://newsroom.cisco.com/canada/.

Microsoft to Acquire Perceptive Pixel Inc.

Press release:

Microsoft to Acquire Perceptive Pixel Inc.

July 09, 2012

Perceptive Pixel’s large-scale, multi-touch hardware and software technology will unlock new collaboration and productivity scenarios.

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REDMOND, Wash., and NEW YORK — July 9, 2012 — Microsoft Corp. and Perceptive Pixel Inc. (PPI) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire PPI, a recognized leader in research, development and production of large-scale, multi-touch display solutions.

“The acquisition of PPI allows us to draw on our complementary strengths, and we’re excited to accelerate this market evolution,” said Kurt DelBene, president, Office Division for Microsoft. “PPI’s large touch displays, when combined with hardware from our OEMs, will become powerful Windows 8-based PCs and open new possibilities for productivity and collaboration.”

Founded in 2006 by Jeff Han, a renowned pioneer in multi-touch technology, PPI shipped its first multi-touch workstation and large wall solutions in early 2007. In 2008 its technology gained widespread recognition for transforming the way CNN and other broadcasters covered the 2008 U.S. presidential election. In 2009 the Smithsonian awarded the company the National Design Award in the inaugural category of Interaction Design. PPI’s patented technologies are used across a wide variety of industries such as government, defense, broadcast, energy exploration, engineering and higher education, and its expertise in both software and hardware will contribute to success in broad scenarios such as collaboration, meetings and presentations.

“We are incredibly excited to be working together on our mutual passion to build technologies that enable people to collaborate and communicate,” Han said. “By joining Microsoft, we will be able to take advantage of the tremendous momentum of the Microsoft Office Division, tightly interoperate with its products, and deliver this technology to a very broad set of customers.”

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval.

About Perceptive Pixel Inc.

Perceptive Pixel Inc. (PPI) is a recognized leader in interaction design, having pioneered the development of large-scale, unlimited multi-touch devices that came to prominence during the historic 2008 U.S. presidential elections. PPI’s advanced multi-touch technology platform enables professionals to get closer to their content, removing barriers to understanding, communication and collaboration. PPI is privately held and headquartered in New York. For more information, visit www.perceptivepixel.com.

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

Corel® WordPerfect® Office X6 Expands Suite to Deliver New Time-Saving Enhancements and Productivity Gains

Corel® WordPerfect® Office X6 Expands Suite to Deliver New Time-Saving Enhancements and Productivity Gains

Latest Release Builds on Trusted Compatibility, Legendary Formatting Control and Unique PDF Capabilities to Provide a Complete Office Solution

Ottawa, ON - April 26, 2012

Corel today announced the release of Corel® WordPerfect® Office X6, one of the world's best loved productivity suites known for its reliability, power and ease of use. Adapting to the way users work, WordPerfect Office X6 offers time-saving enhancements and delivers productivity gains through new multiple monitor support, advanced file previewing, Bates numbering, and additional macros, plus an eBook Publisher. And for users on the go, the WordPerfect family of mobile readers has expanded today from iOS to include a new WordPerfect® Document Viewer for Android™ devices. Whether at the office or on the go, WordPerfect Office X6 builds on the core functionality that users have come to love, delivers new features to meet our users' changing needs, and provides continuity within their office suite.

Evolving the World of WordPerfect to Meet the Needs of the Community

"With WordPerfect Office X6, we listened to our community and focused on continuing to deliver the unique, industry-leading capabilities that they depend on to get the job done. We've also introduced new capabilities and adapted the suite intelligently to respond to the changing environment and needs of our loyal users," said Peter Hanschke, Director, Product Management, Productivity at Corel. "WordPerfect Office X6 is more than words and numbers- with its legendary formatting control, the suite encompasses a familiar set of powerful tools that are designed to help our users be as productive as possible, wherever their office may be."

Smart Enhancements Offer Additional Power to the Suite

The new version of WordPerfect Office includes a number of unique capabilities including built-in PDF functionality and Microsoft® Office file format compatibility, along with new additions that provide additional value and power to the all-in-one office solution:

• New! Multiple Monitor Support: Work on several documents at the same time by opening as many copies of WordPerfect as needed on separate monitors
• New! Advanced Preview: Save time by previewing WordPerfect files in Windows® Explorer and as attachments in Microsoft® Outlook® without having to open them. Right click on the WordPerfect file for a range of selections including the option to search, copy and select text, print the document or browse the file all within the new preview mode
• New! Bates Numbering: Easily insert Bates numbers in WordPerfect documents (individually or batch) where every page is assigned a unique, incremental number for quick identification
• New! Macros: With multiple find and replace capabilities and word search/highlight, these two new macros have been added with efficiency in mind

Expanded Suite Delivers New Productivity Tools

The latest release, now with an expanded set of applications, includes additional tools to make the office as productive as possible:

• New! eBook Publisher: Become a self-published author with an easy to use tool that creates MOBI eBooks for devices such as the Kindle
• New! Corel® VideoStudio® Essentials X4: Get started with video by making movies and slideshows for business or pleasure that can be uploaded to YouTube® or shared on Facebook®
• New! WinZip®, WinZip® Courier™ & ZipSend™: WinZip delivers fast file compression/decompression, a streamlined design and significant new file sharing functionality including ZipSend's cloud service and WinZip Courier's automatic email attachment compression
• Enhanced! BrainStorm® QuickHelp™ Training: Now integrated within WordPerfect, BrainStorm's online video-based training is available with one click on the toolbar

Introducing the New WordPerfect Document Viewer for Android™

Adding to the WordPerfect family of mobile viewers, the WordPerfect Document Viewer will be available for Android devices. Now users can open and view WordPerfect email attachments and downloaded files on Android devices, so they can stay connected to important information when they are on the go. The WordPerfect Document Viewer will be available for Android users running version 2.3 or higher and can be downloaded from the Android Market in Google Play on May 4th.

The WordPerfect Document Viewer is also available for the iPhone® and iPad® and can be downloaded from the Apple App Store.

Pricing and Availability

Corel WordPerfect Office X6 is now available in English and can be downloaded from Corel's website atwww.corel.com/wordperfect. Corel WordPerfect Office X6 will be available in French on May 29th.

In North America, the full version of WordPerfect Office X6 Standard Edition is $249.99 (USD and CAD) and the upgrade is available for $159.99 (USD and CAD). For home PC users and students, Corel WordPerfect Office X6 Home & Student Edition is available for $99.99 (USD and CAD). For business and power users, Corel WordPerfect Office X6 Professional Edition is $399.99 (USD & CAD) and the upgrade is available for $259.99 (USD and CAD). For legal users, Corel WordPerfect Office X6 now offers the Legal Edition which is available for $379.99 (USD and CAD) by download only.

For more information on all editions, please visit www.corel.com/wordperfect. Commercial and education volume licenses are also available.

Media and Blogger Resources

For more information about Corel WordPerfect Office X6, including reviewer's materials, images and videos, please visitwww.corel.com/newsroom/wordperfect.

Meet the WordPerfect Community

• Connect with WordPerfect on Facebook at www.facebook.com/wordperfectoffice
• Follow our Twitter updates @mywordperfect
• Join the community at www.officecommunity.com

About Corel 
Corel is one of the world's top software companies with more than 100 million active users in over 75 countries. We develop software that helps people express their ideas and share their stories in more exciting, creative and persuasive ways. Through the years, we've built a reputation for delivering innovative, trusted products that are easy to learn and use, helping people achieve new levels of productivity. The industry has responded with hundreds of awards for software innovation, design and value.

In February 2012, Corel acquired Roxio's broad range of digital media and security solutions, expanding its product portfolio with new products including the industry's most popular digital media suite and the leading media conversion software on the Mac platform.

Our award winning product portfolio includes some of the world's most widely recognized and popular software brands, including CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, Corel® Painter™, Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite, Corel Digital Studio™, Corel® PaintShop™ Pro, Corel PaintShop Photo®, Corel® VideoStudio®, Corel® WinDVD®, Corel® WordPerfect® Office, WinZip®, Roxio Creator® and Roxio® Toast®.

Oracle Introduces Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne One View Reporting

New Solution Enables Robust, Integrated Reporting Capabilities that Improve Decision Making and Productivity

COLLABORATE 12 – Las Vegas, NV - April 23, 2012

News Facts

Extending its commitment to helping customers achieve operational excellence, Oracle today announced Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne One View Reporting.

Part of Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.1, an integrated applications suite of comprehensive enterprise resource planning software, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne One View Reporting is a real time reporting solution designed specifically for end users that enables improved productivity and enhanced real-time decision making by providing users with a simplified and clear view of the essential data necessary to effectively execute business processes.

The new solution empowers end users and reduces IT support spend by delivering an extensive library of 178 pre-built reports designed to answer the most common business questions from across the enterprise.

End Users can personalize the delivered reports, or develop new reports on demand as needed.

To further simplify the consumption of information for casual and power users, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne One View Reporting leverages the advanced capabilities of Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) Publisher to enable users to easily access and personalize transaction data into customized lists, charts, graphs and tables.

In addition, by combining essential transaction data and master data, including associated descriptions and category codes, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne One View Reporting delivers a clear and concise view of operational activities and enables end users to easily access data for simple or sophisticated reports.

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne One View Reporting covers reporting across the enterprise, including the functional areas of:

Financials

Inventory

Procurement

Manufacturing

Sales

Capital Asset management

Human Resources

Payroll

Projects

Real Estate Management

Supporting Quotes

“To effectively execute business processes and make informed decisions, organizations need to give all their employees quick and easy access to real-time data,” said Lyle Ekdahl, group vice president general manager, Oracle’s JD Edwards. “With JD Edwards EnterpriseOne One View Reporting, Oracle is allowing organizations to have the tools in place to deliver the right data to the right person at the right time. The new release complements the comprehensive enhancements delivered in Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.1 by providing users with the ability to achieve a simplified and clear view of the essential data necessary to effectively execute business processes.”

“In order to be competitive in today’s environment, it is essential to be able to access real-time data to make quick, informed business decisions,” said Brian Gleason, president and CEO, Des-Case Corporation.  “Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne One View Reporting allows even a casual user to view data, create reports on demand and personalize those reports to improve business processes, increase productivity and enhance the decision making process.”

Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne One View Reporting is a tier one solution which allows organizations of all sizes to easily access business data and create reports across the enterprise,” said Steve May, vice president, Terillium. “With the capability for end users to create and customize reports on demand, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne One View Reporting gives companies the tools to make decisions based on real-time data.”

Supporting Resources

Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne

Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne One View Reporting

Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne One View Reporting Screenshots

Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) Publisher

Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne One View Reporting Webcast

Oracle’s JD Edwards YouTube Channel

Oracle’s JD Edwards Twitter Feed

About Des-Case Corporation

About Terillium

About Oracle Applications

Over 65,000 customers worldwide rely on Oracle's complete, open and integrated enterprise applications to achieve superior results. Oracle provides a secure path for customers to benefit from the latest technology advances that improve the customer software experience and drive better business performance. Oracle Applications Unlimited is Oracle's commitment to customer choice through continuous investment and innovation in current applications offerings. Oracle's next-generation Fusion Applications build upon that commitment, and are designed to work with and evolve Oracle's Applications Unlimited offerings. Oracle's lifetime support policy helps ensure customers will continue to have a choice in upgrade paths, based on their enterprise needs. For more information on the latest Oracle Applications releases go towww.oracle.com/applications

About Oracle

Oracle engineers hardware and software to work together in the cloud and in your data center. For more information about Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL), visit www.oracle.com.

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