ePals ® Receives Regulatory Approval for Chinese Joint Venture and Expands Relationship With Neusoft® to Include Content Publishing

 

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - November 28, 2012) - ePals Corporation (TSX VENTURE: SLN), an education media company and the world's leading safe social learning network, today announced that its joint venture with NeuEdu for the creation of ePals China under the name NeuPals has received its Chinese business license and has begun formal operations, bringing ePals' safe and secure social learning network into China in partnership with one of China's premiere technology and education companies.

"Chinese teachers and students, like their counterparts around the world, are eager for cultural exchange from different global perspectives," said Dr. Jiren Liu, Chairman of NeuEdu. "Connecting Chinese and English language students with each other in authentic learning experiences is a great way for them to better understand other cultures while helping each other practice and improve their written and spoken foreign language skills."

As outlined in the Ministry of Education's Medium and Long-term National Educational Reform and Development Plan (2010-2020), the Chinese government plans investment in the education sector to strengthen internationalization of the Chinese education system, and promote global awareness to the younger generation, an initiative that will impact more than 200 million students from primary through secondary levels for a market capitalization that Deloitte estimates around RMB 960 billion (approx. USD 160 billion).

Separately, ePals announced a long term publishing agreement between ePals' Publishing Group affiliate, Carus Publishing Inc., with Neusoft Publishing for the translation, localization and publication in China of Chinese language versions of ePals' award-winning children's books, magazines and content from outside of China and use of that translated Mandarin-language content by ePals outside of China. In the United States, the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages reports that Chinese language learning is the fastest growing language taught in U.S. schools.

"The translation of ePals content into Mandarin positions ePals to deliver high-quality physical and digital media products in multiple languages to major markets around the world," said Thomas Middelhoff, Chairman of ePals International. "Internationally, new learning standards focused on critical thinking, problem solving, communication and non-textbook based learning are emerging, driving global demand for ePals' award-winning media products and content," continued Middelhoff.

According to China's "Book Retail Market Report 2011," the kids' book market grew steadily at a rate over 10% from 2009 to 2012, and is estimated to continue growing. And the ChinaPress and Publication, a media authority affiliated with the country's General Administration of Press and Publication, says China's children's publishing market is in its "Golden Age," with the next growth point focusing on digital publishing.

 

About ePals Corporation

ePals Corporation (TSX VENTURE: SLN) is a leading education media and safe social learning company connecting K-12 schools, students, teachers and parents around the world for shared, 21st century learning. ePals operates the K-12 market's premier social learning network, connecting millions of users in over 330,000 schools for collaboration around high quality content and educational projects. ePals also publishes industry-leading children's literature in physical and digital formats. These magazines, books and mobile apps are subscribed to by hundreds of thousands of families and approximately one-third of all US middle schools. ePals' award-winning products and brands include: the ePals Global Community™; SchoolMail®365; LearningSpace®; In2Books®, Cricket® and Cobblestone®. ePals customers and partners include the International Baccalaureate, Microsoft Corporation, Dell Inc., IBM Corp. and leading school districts across the United States and globally. ePals reaches approximately 850,000 classrooms and millions of teachers, students and parents in approximately 200 countries and territories. For the ePals Global Community™, visit www.epals.com.

 

About NeuEdu Co., Ltd.

Founded by Neusoft Holdings, NeuEdu is a leading provider of educational products and services. Benefiting from its more than 20 years of practical IT industry experience and profound insight into IT education, NeuEdu is committed to integrating cutting- edge educational resources and products from Neusoft and its strategic business partners worldwide by advocating interactive learning methodologies supported by internet and cloud computing technologies. NeuEdu provides life-cycle online and offline educational services targeted to preschool, K-12, and vocational segments. Its portfolio includes preschool enlightenment, international SLN and vocational skills promotion, etc. Advocating" Information technology serves the future of education", NeuEdu incorporates scientific learning approach with leading learning technology for educational purpose to improve individual learning ability and to create more social values continuously. For NeuEdu Co., Ltd, visit www.neuedu.com

 

About Neusoft Publishing

Neusoft Publishing ("NP") is an authentic and fast growing house of publishing recognized by State General Administration of Press and Publication of P. R. China. NP provides quality content in the subject of IT related text books for college students nationwide and children targeted learning materials, popular books and English learning software for Chinese young learners. NP also operates Software Engineer, a national key periodical. NP provides readers with both physical and digital reading experience plus apps for lower age groups. Based on its strategic partnership with Key Laboratory of China's Ministry of Education on Child Development & Science Learning, NP has the theme package of publications focusing on lower age groups to readers on a monthly basis. NP's scientific related publications are based on inquiry theory with 84 theme packages, 420 publications, covering approximately 300 colleges with millions of students in 20 provinces in China.  

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT

Chief Financial Officer
AricHolsinger
ePals Corporation
Phone: (703) 885-3400
aholsinger@corp.epals.com
Investor Relations
Cory Pala
E.vestor
Phone: (416) 657-2400
cpala@corp.epals.com
SVP, Marketing & Corporate Communications
Will Jarred
ePals Corporation
Phone: (703) 885-3400
wjarred@corp.epals.com

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Titan Poker Players Re-Enact Their Poker Games With Hall of Hands Add-on

The leading online poker site in Europe is the first real money poker room to give its players a chance to re-enact their best hands as a professional TV show.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - November 28, 2012) - Poker players eager to share their best poker hands and to brag about their achievements on the felt will be glad to use the new add-on available at Titanpoker.com the leading online poker site in Europe.

Titan Poker is the first real money poker room to offer the free Hall of Hands add-on, which allows online poker players to re-enact their best hands as a TV show. Real-life actors, running commentary, hole-card cameras and all the trappings of a professional televised poker event make each hand something to brag about. Shows can be instantly posted on a Facebook wall or shared by email.

The patent-pending Hall of Hands Studio, developed by media company Hall of Hands Limited, recently introduced two new personalization features allowing players to choose the actor who portrays them and the location in which to set their show.

To access and operate the Studio, players will need to first get the free poker download available at Titan Poker. It's a simple process to install the free lightweight Hall of Hands Studio application, which remains active in the background during the online play. The Studio records players' hands, and with one click the hand data is transformed, within minutes, into a poker show video ready for sharing with friends and colleagues.

About Titanpoker.com:

Titanpoker.com is the number one online poker room in Europe and part of the iPoker Network. Titan Poker's software is developed and maintained by Playtech, a public company and leading gaming software developer. With tens of thousands of online players at peak hours, Titan Poker guarantees millions of dollars in monthly prizes, features special sit 'n' go tournaments with progressive jackpots as high as $300,000, and awards players with entries to major worldwide poker tournaments. The Titan Poker brand is promoted exclusively by Euro Partners.

About Hall of Hands

Hall of Hands Limited (www.HallofHands.com) is a fast-growing media company comprising software engineers, TV producers, gaming industry professionals and experienced entrepreneurs. Developers of unique patent-pending technology, capable of transforming a player's poker hand data into a dramatic and engaging TV show, perfectly placed to benefit from the "show my friends" essence of viral distribution through social media channels, Hall of Hands is also a developer of cross brand and white label solutions for gaming industry partners.

 

Contact Information

Contacts:
Euro Partners Public Relations
Robin Becker
972 3 755 3300 ext 2637
robecker@europartners.com

 

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Tektronix Receives A2LA Accreditation in Japan, China for ISO 17025 Calibration Standard

Internationally Recognized Accreditation Ensures Consistent, High Quality Multi-Vendor Calibration Services Across the Globe

BEAVERTON, OR--(Marketwire - November 28, 2012) - Tektronix, Inc., the world's leading provider of multi-vendor instrument calibration, repair and related services, today announced that it has received American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) accreditation in Japan and China for ISO 17025 calibration. This accreditation, along with multiple other international accreditations, allows Tektronix to offer ISO 17025 calibration services for thousands of electrical and RF instruments from hundreds of manufacturers on a global basis. Accreditation assures customers of consistent calibration quality and reduces the number and duration of audits.

The demanding ISO 17025 accreditation standard is increasingly being required by international companies. In Japan and China, the A2LA accreditation for Tektronix covers all major parameters including DC/AC Voltage - Generate/Measure, DC/AC Current - Generate, DC Current - Measure, DC Resistance - Generate/Measure, Capacitance - Generate, Frequency - Generate, Oscilloscope Calibrator and Oscilloscope up to 1.1 GHz.

"This accreditation by A2LA reflects the significant long-term investments Tektronix has made in equipment, site infrastructures, and people in both China and Japan," said Bernie Duffy, vice president and general manager of Service at Tektronix. "Obtaining A2LA accreditation required that we meet rigorous quality and technical requirements and underscores our commitment to delivering the industry's highest quality calibration services."

With internationally recognized A2LA accreditation, Tektronix showcases its growing multi-vendor instrument calibration capabilities on a global basis. In May, Tektronix' Beijing service center received ISO 17025 accreditation from the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS). In July, Tektronix' Bangalore service center received accreditation from India's National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL). Then in August, Tektronix received accreditation from DAkkS, a Germany accreditation body, covering all countries in the European community.

In Japan, Tektronix is only one of two OEM calibration laboratories with A2LA ISO 17025 accreditation. In China, Tektronix has the only laboratory with both A2LA and CNAS accreditation. International accreditation allows multi-national companies based in Japan or China to obtain consistent calibration services at multiple locations around the world from a single service provider.

A2LA is a nonprofit, non-governmental, public service, membership society. A2LA provides comprehensive services in laboratory accreditation based on internationally accepted criteria for competence. Laboratories accredited by A2LA have been shown to have higher performance, quality and consistency when compared to laboratories lacking such accreditation.

Wondering what else Tektronix is up to? Check out the Tektronix Bandwidth Banter blog and stay up to date on the latest news from Tektronix on Twitter and Facebook.

About Tektronix
For more than sixty-five years, engineers have turned to Tektronix for test, measurement and monitoring solutions to solve design challenges, improve productivity and dramatically reduce time to market. Tektronix is a leading supplier of test equipment for engineers focused on electronic design, manufacturing, and advanced technology development. Headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, Tektronix serves customers worldwide and offers award-winning service and support. Stay on the leading edge at www.tektronix.com.

Tektronix is a registered trademark of Tektronix, Inc. All other trade names referenced are the service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

 

Contact Information

Media Contact:
Amy Higgins
PR Manager
Tektronix
ahiggins@tektronix.com
503.627.6497

 

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State Street Announces Winners of 2012 Institutional Press Awards, Asia Pacific

HONG KONG--(Marketwire - November 28, 2012) -  State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is pleased to announce today the winners of the inaugural State Street Institutional Press Awards, Asia Pacific, in recognition of outstanding performance in institutional financial services reporting across the region. Approximately 60 of the region's publications, including those from Hong Kong, mainland China, Australia and Singapore, participated in the awards, with more than 90 submissions.

Entries were judged by an independent panel of industry professionals including Angela MacKay, managing director, Asia Pacific, Financial Times; Professor Anthony Fung, director, School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Paul Smith, managing director of Asia-Pacific Operations, The CFA Institute; Sally Wong, CEO, Hong Kong Investment Funds Association; and Tom Leander, editor-in-chief, Lloyd's List.

The 2012 winners and highly commended for six categories are as follows:

Journalist of the Year - Pensions Issues
Jame DiBiasio
Editor, AsianInvestor

Highly Commended
Bee-Lin Ang
Contributing Editor, Investment & Pensions Asia

Fang Lan
Reporter, Caixin Century Weekly

Journalist of the Year - Investment
Alvina Yuen
Staff Writer, Asian Venture Capital Journal

Highly Commended
Tim Burroughs
Managing Editor, Asian Venture Capital Journal

Yuzhe Zhang
Senior Reporter, Caixin Century Weekly

Journalist of the Year - Investor Services & Technology - joint winners
Enoch Yiu
Chief Reporter, South China Morning Post
Tim Burroughs
Managing Editor, Asian Venture Capital Journal

Highly commended
Bayani Cruz
Executive Editor, The Asset

Award for Best Newcomer
Lulu Chen
Business Reporter, South China Morning Post

Highly commended
Justin Lee
Staff Writer, Asia Risk

Ray Chan
Reporter, EJ Insight

Award for Best Editorial Comment
Rupert Walker
Associate Director, FinanceAsia

Highly commended
Daniel Flatt
Editor, The Corporate Treasurer

Rita Raagas De Ramos
Managing Editor, Ignites Asia

Award for Outstanding Contribution to Institutional Journalism
Jame DiBiasio
Editor, AsianInvestor

The journalists were honoured at a luncheon in Hong Kong hosted by Wai Kwong Seck, executive vice president and head of Asia Pacific, State Street Global Services and Global Markets. "We are extremely proud of the success of these inaugural awards and would like to congratulate all of the finalists and winners for their high-quality original work. We believe institutional media play an important role in covering and analysing the latest changes in the financial community and providing precise, accurate and timely reporting to the public, especially in the fast-growing markets of Asia Pacific."

Lead judge Angela MacKay, managing director, Asia Pacific, Financial Times, commented, "We were pleased with the high level of enthusiasm and participation in the Press Awards, considering that this is the first time they have been held in Asia, and impressed with the quality of a number of the submissions. Initiatives such as these can only help to raise the quality of institutional reporting and journalism in the region, and draw more talent into the industry."

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About State Street Corporation
State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is one of the world's leading providers of financial services to institutional investors including investment servicing, investment management and investment research and trading. With $23.4 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $2.1 trillion in assets under management* at September 30, 2012, State Street operates in 29 countries and more than 100 geographic markets. For more information, visit State Street's web site at www.statestreet.com.

*This AUM includes the assets of the SPDR Gold Trust (approx. $75.3 billion as of September 30, 2012), for which State Street Global Markets, LLC, an affiliate of State Street Global Advisors, serves as the marketing agent.

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Pieter Bakker
Tel: +852 2230 1661

Charlotte Bilney
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Pacnet Announces New Head of Human Resources

Syed Ali Abbas to Fill Newly Created Position of Chief Human Resources Officer

SINGAPORE--(Marketwire - November 28, 2012) - Pacnet today announced a transition in the senior leadership of its human resources department with the appointment of Syed Ali Abbas to fill the newly created position of Chief Human Resources Officer.

Mr. Abbas, a human resources executive with extensive experience in the Asia Pacific region, will join Pacnet's senior management team in place of Anne Adam, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, who will leave the Company.

Mr. Abbas will ensure that Pacnet's human resources programs fully support the new strategic direction that the Company has recently announced. His responsibilities will include maintaining the highest standards for attracting, retaining and developing talented professionals across Pacnet's worldwide operations, and further focusing the HR team on organization development and transformation. Mr. Abbas assumes this position effective January 2, 2013 and will be based in Singapore.

"We are thrilled to welcome Syed and the perspective he brings to Pacnet," said Carl Grivner, Chief Executive Officer, Pacnet. "He joins us at a pivotal moment as we undertake large-scale changes to gear our business to capitalize on evolving market opportunities. We are fortunate to have him join our team."

Mr. Abbas comes to Pacnet from AT&T where he worked in various human resources capacities over the span of 11 years. He most recently served as Executive Director of Human Resources for the Asia Pacific region based in Singapore. Over the course of his tenure at AT&T, Mr. Abbas developed and managed the company's HR function as it expanded its Asia Pacific product portfolio and revamped its organizational structure; through mergers and the formation of joint ventures and new operating companies. Prior to AT&T, Mr. Abbas worked in the human resources team for KPMG's consulting arm in India.

Ms. Adam's tenure at Pacnet spanned 11 years and included executive positions in customer service in addition to human resources. She will remain in her role at Pacnet until January 2013 in order to facilitate a smooth transition.

"Pacnet places great emphasis on attracting and nurturing its human capital, thanks in part to Anne's leadership," said Mr. Grivner. "In particular, she was a tremendous steward during the recent changes to our organization. We are grateful for her service and contribution."

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About Pacnet

Pacnet is Asia Pacific's leading provider of integrated network and technology solutions for enterprise, service provider, and carrier customers. Ownership of the region's most extensive high-capacity submarine cable systems with over 46,000 km of fiber and connectivity to 23 data centers -- including its facilities in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Sydney -- gives Pacnet unparalleled reach to major business centers throughout the region including Japan, China, India, and the United States. Combined with a complete set of services for managed data, private line, hosting, co-location, and content delivery, its assets and experience in the region have helped Pacnet service large businesses worldwide including many of the Fortune 1000. Pacnet is headquartered in Hong Kong and Singapore, with offices in all key markets in Asia and North America. For more information, please visit: www.pacnet.com.

 

For more information, please contact:

Roland Lim
Pacnet
Tel: +852 2121 2975
Email: roland.lim@pacnet.com 

Genevieve Li
Pacnet
Tel: +852 2121 2728
Email: genevieve.li@pacnet.com

 

 

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BTI Systems to Present at Carrier Ethernet APAC

Peter Green to Explore the Maturity of Carrier Ethernet Technologies; Company Shortlisted as a Finalist in Three Categories of Carrier Ethernet APAC Awards Program

OTTAWA and BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - November 28, 2012) - BTI Systems, the software and networking leader empowering content and service providers to capitalize on trends in mobility, Internet video and cloud services, today announced that General Manager of Ethernet Products, Peter Green, P. Eng, will present at the Carrier Ethernet APAC Conference. In addition, BTI is a finalist in three categories of the show's awards program.

The Carrier Ethernet Awards APAC, presented on December 4, recognize excellence and leadership in the development, marketing and delivery of Carrier Ethernet Services, and provide a showcase for the achievements of solution and service providers in the Carrier Ethernet market. BTI is on the shortlist for Best Carrier Ethernet Mobile Backhaul Product, Best Carrier Ethernet Core Product and Best Carrier Ethernet Aggregation Product.

The official APAC MEF Congress, CE APAC is the largest and most comprehensive event looking at the technologies behind Carrier Ethernet from the service provider perspective while addressing the distinctive regional framework. Taking place at The Mira Hotel in Hong Kong December 3-5, the event features more than 45 operator and solution provider presentations and panel discussions.

On Wednesday, December 5 at 3:50 p.m. HKT, Green will present "Maturity of Carrier Ethernet Technologies." During the session, he will address the question "Can you afford to wait and bet on the evolution of MPLS?" and examine:

• Requirements for access, aggregation and metro core networks
• Standards from MEF, IEEE, ITU-T and the IETF
• The state of technology maturity for delivering MEF CE 2.0 Services and Mobile Backhaul
• Scalability and efficiency of Carrier Ethernet technologies

BTI delivers software and networking solutions for mission-critical communications to leading service providers -- enabling broader cell phone coverage and high-speed Internet services, and powering cloud service delivery. Specifically, BTI's Carrier Ethernet Business Services Solution enables the delivery of Ethernet-based services that deliver the high performance, service granularity and wide scalability required by today's enterprises.

 

About BTI Systems

BTI Systems is the innovative software and networking company delivering solutions that empower service and content providers to capitalize on the increasing demand for bandwidth driven by game-changing and long-term trends in mobility, video and cloud services. With an integrated suite of service management and applications software, and packet optical networking platforms, BTI enables its customers to scale capacity and profitably deliver a mix of high-value applications, services and content to subscribers and businesses around the globe. More than 350 customers rely on BTI to accelerate, optimize and monetize service delivery. Headquartered in North America, BTI operates regional sales, marketing, and R&D centers of excellence throughout the world. For more information, visit www.btisystems.com.

 

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CHEN PR, Inc.
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Besra Expands Higher Grade Gold Zone at Bau Goldfield, East Malaysia

 

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - November 28, 2012) - Besra (TSX: BEZ)(ASX: BEZ)(FRANKFURT: OP6)(OTCQX: BSRAF) announces further expansion of a higher-grade zone at the Jugan Hill area of the Company's Bau property in East Malaysia.

Besra's CEO John Seton, said, "the confirmation of a substantially higher grade gold zone at Jugan Hill which is now shown to extend to beyond 320 meters vertically below surface reaffirms our confidence in the conceptual model of increasing grade at depth as we continue to move forward with the project. In the coming weeks, the Company expects to release an updated gold resource estimate from Jugan Hill as part of the Bau Project feasibility study."

HIGHLIGHTS:

 

--  Expansion of high grade gold zone at depth in the Jugan Hill Gold

    Deposit

 

--  The trend of increasing grade with depth indicates greater development

    potential

 

--  Drill holes JUDDH80 and JUDDH79 respectively intersected 24.00m @

    2.68g/t gold (including 15.00m @ 3.86g/t Au) and 26.60m @ 2.12g/t gold

    (including 15.0m @ 3.33g/t gold) (i)

 

    (i) These drill results follow the previously announced result of 24.50m

    @ 7.15g/t Au in hole JUDDH68A (See Olympus press release dated 20

    September 2012)

 

JUGAN HILL DEPOSIT - LATEST DRILL RESULTS

The current phase of drilling at Jugan Hill commenced in October 2011 and now comprises a total of 17,395.40 meters in seventy-six holes. Since the intersection of 24.5 meters @ 7.15g/t Au in JUDDH68A (See Olympus press release dated September 20, 2012), the Company has completed a further nine holes (JUDDH73 - JUDDH81) designed to assess the continuity and size of this higher-grade zone. Fifty-meter step-out holes JUDDH79 and JUDDH80, drilled approximately 50m beneath (320m below surface) and to each side of JUDDH68A, encountered gold grades that are significantly higher than most of the intercepts drilled at shallower levels in the deposit. JUDDH-79 returned a main intercept of 26.60 meters @ 2.12g/t Au from 316.4 meters down hole, including a higher-grade interval of 15.0 meters @ 3.33g/t Au, whilst JUDDH-80 returned 24.0 meters @ 2.68g/t Au, including 15.0 meters @ 3.86g/t Au.

These results confirm that the deposit grade increases downwards from approximately 275 meters vertically below surface and remains open beyond the current limit of drilling at 320 meters vertical depth.

The long-section showed in the figure below plots gold grade multiplied by mineralized intercept width and generally depicts the gold grade distribution within the deposit. This clearly shows the top of the higher-grade zone that remains open at depth.

To view the Figure associated with this press release, please visit the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/besrafig1.pdf

The increasing gold grade with depth substantiates the analogy of the Bau Gold trend with the prolific Carlin gold trend in Nevada. The mineralization remains open along-strike as well as down-dip. This highlights the potential for further resource expansion.

The trend of increasing grade with depth also highlights the potential for possible underground mining beneath the currently proposed open-pit development.

Besra is now updating the resource model and expects to announce a new Jugan Hill resource estimate during the current quarter. Assay results from the latest holes are shown in the table below, while full results of all drill holes drilled by Besra in the current programme are tabulated in Appendix A.

 

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Contacts:
Besra
James W. Hamilton, Vice-President Investor Relations
T: (416) 572-2525 / TF: 1-888-902-5522
TF: 800-308-602 (Australia)
(416) 572-4202 (FAX)
ir@besra.com
www.besra.com

 

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