Seamless Technology Inc. Announces an Agreement to Acquire Online Development Associates

Seamless Technology Inc.'s (OTC: SLSX) wholly own subsidiary,
MerchandiZer Software Inc., announced today the signing of a letter of
intent to acquire Online Development Associates and the addition of a
control panel feature for search engine optimization of ecommerce
websites. The new Online Development Department of MerchandiZer is
expected to add to the exiting revenue of Seamless Technology an
additional $1,334,933.00 in 2006.

As a result of its recently signed agreement with a 90-day option to
acquire Online Development Associates (www.webpage-development.com),
Merchandizer Software, Inc. (www.Merchandizer.com) unveiled plans for
a two-pronged answer to the search engine placement dilemma and a
creative new component to their online services portfolio -- the
Office of Online Development ("OOD"). Software development began
immediately following the signing of yesterday's agreement on an
integrated software solution and a stand-alone version to bring the
two spheres of successful ecommerce together for MerchandiZer
merchants -- cutting-edge ecommerce software and effective, ethical
website design and optimization for better performance in search
engines.

The initial product improvement will be available exclusively to
MerchandiZer existing merchants and future clients as a totally
integrated plug-in package of uncomplicated yet effective tools.
Focused and crafted to optimize a client's website's pages for maximum
exposure in the search results, these tools are precise and are based
on current search engine criteria (algorithms) and the rapid
amendments to these algorithms. The second implementation of the new
software will be a stand-alone version of the product and will be
available to all ecommerce websites no matter what shopping cart
system or hosting setup is used. Already bringing stunning results,
the current suite of MerchandiZer products are paying off for many of
MerchandiZer's clients, such as www.gotoforms.com which has over
40,000 products that are not only indexed in the search engines, but
also placing very well in the organic results on the search results
pages (SERPs). The agreement with Online Development means that these
existing features will be greatly expanded and improved in 2006,
debuting early in the year with an intuitive user interface and
available personalized Online Development services. The MerchandiZer
Software, Inc., / Online Development Associates agreement enables
MerchandiZer Software, Inc, to keep abreast of the rapid changes in
technology in the online marketing arenas.

Mr. Krister Martinez, President of the MerchandiZer Software
subsidiary, in announcing the agreement to acquire Online Development
Associates and the joint development of a proprietary control panel
feature for online marketing and search engine optimization, stated:
"We have been working very hard in the last few months to build on our
award-winning software's reputation by adding an Online Marketing
Control Panel feature to our software suite. Unlike our competitors,
our software has integrated marketing tools that any merchant can use,
and allows clients, like Gotoforms and many others, to have better
exposure not only in the search engines organic search results, but
also to use other online marketing strategies such as visitor
categorization for better targeted campaigns. We are now focusing on
our marketing development to bring the features of MerchandiZer and
its Online Marketing Control Panel feature to a broadening client base
in the next few months. This new proprietary Online Marketing Control
Panel feature should allow the Company to achieve additional gross
revenues of $1,334,933.00 in 2006."

ABOUT SEAMLESS TECHNOLGY INC.:

Seamless Technology is a public holding company for Internet-based
technology companies. It presently owns two established technology
companies with excellent industry name recognition and reputations.
The Company has located other synergistic businesses that it intends
to acquire prior to the end of 2005.

The first subsidiary owned by Seamless is Pinneast Inc.
(www.pinneast.com), a eleven-year-old e-Learning services provider,
which is one of the only e-Learning companies that survived the
shakeout caused by the bursting of the Internet bubble, because of its
large government and Fortune 500 clients. The Company will recognize
gross revenues in 2005 of a minimum of $1.4 million with an EBITDA of
approximately $400,000. The Company's projected revenues should
increase to a minimum of $2.265 million in 2006 and $3.3 million in
2007, with projected EBITDA of $823,000 in 2006 and $1.347,402 in
2007. The Company has achieved a sustainable level of profitability
due to the multi-year contracts that it has with its clients.
Furthermore, the Company has a present order backlog exceeding $1.3m,
including 2 contracts from the US Army. Other customers of Pinneast
include Dow Chemical, Wachovia, Volvo Trucks, Delta Airlines and
Johnson and Johnson, among others. The Company offers web based course
management, learning management systems, LMS hosting and e-Learning
technical support. Unlike its competitors, who offer a product that is
one size fits all, Pinneast is capable of designing e-Learning
products that are tailored to the specific needs of each client.

The second subsidiary is MerchandiZer Inc. (www.merchandizer.com),
which is a seven-year-old eCommerce software company and service
provider that provides end to end online services for small to
medium-sized companies that want to expand their marketing to the
Internet sales channel. The Company's clients number approximately
3,000, with such well-known names as Dole Plantations, Total Discount
Vitamins, Go-To Forms and Kids Customs. The Company's software has
been awarded the PC Magazine's Editor's Choice Award as tops in its
field. The key feature of the software is that it allows users to add
customized design features, as opposed to most of its competitors that
require that the merchant/client have a store that looks like all
other stores utilizing the same software. MerchandiZer keeps its
software up-to-date with the latest advances in Internet marketing,
and its ecommerce software has an exclusive Internet marketing feature
built into its software that allows the merchants/clients to optimize
their entire catalog and categories for search engines, and achieve
very high ranking, including the first and second pages in the search
engines, such as Google and Yahoo! MerchandiZer also provides a wide
range of templates that enable web designers to customize sites.

This allows merchants/clients, without design flair, to build a
respectable looking eCommerce site by simply picking pre-packaged
design themes, and then choosing from the 30 built-in templates
designed to suit every catalog layout requirement. The Company also
aids its clients with web promotion and online marketing services,
including Search Engine Optimization that increases the presence of
the site on the web, and thereby attracts more customers to the
client's site. The Company will recognize gross revenues in 2005 of
approximately $200,000 with an EBITDA of $50,000. The Company is
projecting gross revenues in 2006 of $1,800,000 increasing to gross
revenues of $2,572,000 in 2007, with a projected EBITDA of $723,385 in
2006 and $1,470,000 in 2007.

Seamless has consolidated gross assets of over $4,400,000 and net
shareholders' equity of $3,100,000. The Company's consolidated
revenues have increased from $388,000 in 2004, and a loss of
($451,000) to 2005 gross revenues of $1,600,000 and an EBITDA of
$350,000. The Company, without considering the imminent strategic
acquisitions mentioned above, is projected to increase gross revenues
to $4,065,000 in 2006 and $4,873,000 in 2007, with projected EBITDA of
approximately $1,366,000 in 2006 and 2,500,000 in 2007.

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Community care working, says Mental Health Foundation

The Mental Health Foundation is rejecting calls to lock away people
with mental illness, following two attacks involving mental health
patients this week.

One patient was shot and wounded by police on Monday in West Auckland,
after allegedly stabbing a man to death and injuring two others.

It has emerged that a man arrested over an axe attack on an elderly
man near Arthur's Pass last night is also a mental health patient.

Foundation chief executive Judi Clements said such tragic incidents
highlight the need to examine the situation, to see if anything could
have been done better.

Ms Clements said New Zealand research in 2000 found that the
proportion of homicides by people with serious mental illness had
fallen since 1970, while the proportion committed by the general
population had increased.

This had come at a time when there had been a transition from
institutional mental health care to community care.

"Research has found that drug and alcohol problems are associated with
greater risk of violent offending than mental illness, and a
combination of the two can be problematic," she said.

"This highlights the need for good quality, accessible services in
these areas."

She said some media coverage of crimes committed by mental health
patients could cause public fear and antagonism towards those who may
use mental health services, and a grasp for instant solutions.

There had been major improvements in mental health services and
treatment in New Zealand, she said, including good quality community
based treatments, which have better outcomes for individuals and whole
communities.

Charlie Norcross, father of Robert Norcross who was wounded in the
attack at his fishing supplies shop in Henderson, yesterday called for
mental health patients to be kept in hospitals.

"The Government in their wisdom have just decided they'd save some
money and close them down and let them drift around in society," he
said.

"None of us are safe. You could go down the road shopping and anything
could happen."

www.nzherald.co.nz

Supreme Court Abortion Case Hinges on Health Exception

The U.S. Supreme Court has heard its first abortion-related case in
five years. It involves New Hampshire's parental notification law, and
whether that law is too strict.

The main argument by pro-choice forces was this: New Hampshire's law
does not provide an exception to protect the health of a teenager
getting an abortion. They made it sound like that could lead to the
death of young women in a medical emergency.

"We believe that any law that delays a doctor from treating a patient
in a medical emergency, does not protect that teen from harm," said
New Hampshire State Representative Terie Norelli.

But New Hampshire's Attorney General Kelly Ayotte pointed out courts
have so stretched the meaning of "health," it can excuse almost any
abortion for almost any reason. "General health concerns can include
anything – mental health... it can just include broad health
concerns," Ayotte said.

It can even include a danger to the girl's so-called "emotional
health" from worrying about what will happen if she doesn't get the
abortion.

One other major point of contention for the justices involved the
law's bypass clause which allows a judge rather than the girl's
parents to be notified about her abortion.

Justice Stephen Breyer worried judges can not always be reached in an
emergency. "It's two in the morning and there's, you know, one of
those things, 'leave a message,'" Breyer said.

But Justice Antonin Scalia suggested New Hampshire could solve that
problem by having a designated on-call "abortion judge." Scalia
explained, "And he can be reached anytime, anywhere. It takes 30
seconds to place a phone call."

But parents outside the Court pointed out what was getting ignored in
all this talk of judges and health was the very heart of why most
states have parental notification laws: parents want to know and need
to know if their child's health is in danger.

Charmaine Yoest of the Family Research Council told CBN News, "Eighty
percent of Americans say that they support parental notification laws.
That includes people who support abortion. Parents who are pro-choice
still want to know if their daughter is going to through a procedure
that could threaten her life."

How the Court decides this case may be as important as what it
decides. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a fairly reliable pro-choice
vote, was on the bench to hear the case. But she will almost surely
have been replaced by Judge Samuel Alito, a likely pro-life vote, when
the Court makes its ruling. It will then be up to the Court whether or
not to let Alito have a vote, and his vote could well decide the case.

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NFIB survey: Georgia small business owners still bullish on state

Business conditions in Georgia rank among the nation's best, but
optimism from small-business owners faded this quarter, according to
the Georgia Small-Business Conditions report published today by the
National Federation of Independent Business/Georgia.

A net 46 percent (positive percent minus negative percent) of
respondents in Georgia said business conditions are "good," lower than
September's net 52 percent. A net 14 percent of respondents said
business conditions are "improving," down from a net 25 percent in
September. A net 44 percent said sales are "good," down from a net 52
percent in September. And a net 28 percent said profits are "good,"
down from a net 35 percent last quarter.

In addition, 72 percent of respondents are "satisfied" with the
direction Georgia is headed, while 22 percent said they are
"dissatisfied."

"Business conditions in Georgia remain very good, but there are signs
momentum is shifting in a post-Katrina environment," said Melody
Harrison, NFIB/Georgia state director. "Georgia continues to compare
favorably to peer states in the Southeast, but many entrepreneurs are
feeling pinched in the short term by rising energy prices and pressure
on sales and profits."

Average prices small businesses paid for goods and services rose, as
59 percent reported increases in the most recent quarter, up from 56
percent in September. Sixty-seven percent said prospects over the next
few months look "good," down from 71 percent in September.

Asked to list the single most important problem facing their business
today, 15 percent said inflation and rising prices, 14 percent said
big-business competition, 13 percent said taxes, another 13 percent
said employee quality or costs, and 11 percent said insurance.

The NFIB Research Foundation provides policy-makers, media, educators,
small-business owners and other interested parties empirically based
information on small business and small-business owners. The
Foundation is affiliated with the Washington, D.C.-based National
Federation of Independent Business, the nation's largest small- and
independent-business advocacy organization.

The Georgia Small-Business Conditions report is compiled through a
random telephone survey of businesses that employ between one and 250
people in a for-profit business. The MRCGroup of Las Vegas conducts
the survey for the NFIB Research Foundation.

www.atlanta.bizjournals.com

Motorola and PIPS Technology Expand License Plate Reader Technology

Car thieves, fugitivesand Amber Alert suspects are just some of the
targets of innovative license plate reader technology that Motorola,
Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and PIPS Technology are releasing to public safety
organizations nationwide.

The Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology installed in
police cars "reads" vehicle plates as they enter the view of a vehicle-mounted
or roadside infrared camera, and checks them against a database for nearly
instantaneous identification. The system runs continuously, automatically
capturing images of license plates with a camera that works in nearly every
lighting condition.

"This technology is completely automated and built into the car's
operation, so it requires no action on the part of the police officer to
capture the plate numbers and have them verified. It is not something the
officer has to initiate," said Steve Most, Multimedia Business Director,
Motorola radio systems division. Previous technologies required officers to
manually type in a plate number and request a database search for each number,
which can be time consuming and prone to errors.

"The ALPR system gives public safety officers quick access to information
about the vehicles around them. This helps increase their security and safety
as well as that of the general driving population. It also makes the police
officer more effective," Most added.

Before bringing the ALPR system into Motorola's product portfolio,
Motorola worked with PIPS to further ruggedize its license plate technology to
meet Motorola specifications for Mission Critical public safety communications
in the United States. PIPS, which was founded in the United Kingdom and has
its U.S. headquarters in Tennessee, has thousands of cameras in place
worldwide.

ALPR Technology Trial Nabs Wanted Suspects
The Pennsylvania State Police recently tested the ALPR system, which was
pivotal in an October arrest on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

During the first week of the test, a car was observed speeding on the
Pennsylvania Turnpike in Chester County. While the trooper was pulling up
behind the vehicle, its license plate was automatically "read" by the camera
mounted on the cruiser and processed through a database installed in the
trooper's onboard computer. The ALPR system showed the vehicle as stolen,
which alerted the trooper to call for backup before he even approached its
occupants.

The trooper then conducted a further check on the state database, which
showed that the three occupants of the vehicle in question were wanted in
connection with an earlier kidnapping and attempted murder case.

In addition to the public safety applications for ALPR, parking garage
operators can use the system to control access to their properties and help
prevent fraud. Each customer designs its own database to ensure the plates
are checked for the type of violators being sought. In addition to improving
security for any type of user, the ALPR system also can help generate revenue
by identifying plates with outstanding traffic tickets and overdue parking lot
fees.
"We are pleased that Motorola has selected our company to work with them
in bringing ALPR to a wider customer base," said Craig Cantrell, chief
operating officer of PIPS Technology, Inc., in Knoxville, Tenn. "This
strategic relationship further cements our position as a market leader in
license plate recognition system design and manufacture."

About Motorola
Motorola is a Fortune 100 global communications leader that provides
seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems
and wireless networks. In your home, auto, workplace and all spaces in
between, seamless mobility means you can reach the people, things and
information you need, anywhere, anytime. Seamless mobility harnesses the
power of technology convergence and enables smarter, faster, cost-effective
and flexible communication. Motorola had sales of US $31.3 billion in 2004.
For more information: http://www.motorola.com/ .

About PIPS Technology
PIPS Technology, Inc. is a pioneer and international market leader in the
design and manufacture of license plate image capture technology and optical
character recognition software. With PIPS Automatic License Plate Recognition
Systems installed in over 7000 lanes of traffic worldwide, PIPS continues to
set the standard for both mobile and fixed system deployments across a wide
range of applications. For more information: http://www.pipstechnology.com .

MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office. All other product or service names are the property of
their respective owners.

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Next Inning Technology Research Previews Earnings for OmniVision Technologies; Examines Ala Carte TV Programming and Wirefree Devices

Next Inning Technology Research (http://www.nextinning.com), an
online subscription service focused on semiconductor and technology
stocks, announced today that it has provided subscribers with an
earnings preview of OmniVision Technologies (Nasdaq: OVTI - News).
Editor Paul McWilliams also examines ala carte TV programming, the
world of "wirefree" devices, and robust semiconductor sales in Asia --
highlighting such companies as Harmonic (Nasdaq: HLIT - News), Texas
Instruments (NYSE: TXN - News), and ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN -
News).

In his report, McWilliams wrote: "In our September SIA report covering
worldwide semiconductor sales, which was published at the market
opening on 10/31/05, we took a bullish stance on OVTI and noted that
the data suggested that OVTI was probably enjoying a
'better-than-expected quarter.' At the time we published this report,
OVTI was trading at $12.64 ... It has since continued to climb and now
trades for over $18 -- roughly a 50% gain since our report. This is
why I frequently emphasize that our monthly SIA reports ... are
excellent tools to prepare investors for earnings season. We nearly
always spot a stock or two where the market has failed to realize
either upside or downside potential."

In his coverage, McWilliams looked at the following topics:

-- What strategy would McWilliams suggest owners of OmniVision stock
employ ahead of the company's earnings?

-- How would ala carte cable offerings affect video delivery equipment
companies like Harmonic?

-- Why does McWilliams believe Texas Instruments is the best-positioned
company to benefit from the wirefree boom?

-- What led McWilliams to forecast the strong Q4 demand we're seeing in
semiconductors as far back as last June?

Founded in September 2002, Next Inning's model portfolio has returned
252% since its inception versus 84% for the Nasdaq.

About Next Inning Technology Research

Next Inning Technology Research is a subscription financial newsletter
focused on technology stocks. Editor Paul McWilliams is a 20+-year
industry veteran.

NOTE: This release was published by Indie Research, LLC (CRD #131926),
a registered investment advisor with the NASD and State of NJ. Past
performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should always
research companies and securities before making any investments.
Nothing herein should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy
or sell any security.

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Angiotech completes acquisition of Lifespan(R) vascular graft product line from Edwards Lifesciences

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANPI)(NASDAQ:TSX:)(NASDAQ:ANP) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of the Lifespan(R) ePTFE vascular graft business, located in Laguna Hills, California, from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE:EW) for $14 million in cash.

The transaction includes a distribution agreement with Edwards, whereby Edwards will continue to market and sell the existing Lifespan product line for a period of up to five years, and will be the exclusive distributor of Angiotech's Vascular Wrap(TM) paclitaxel-eluting mesh product, packaged in combination with Lifespan(R) vascular grafts, in the European Union for a period of up to two years from the receipt of European regulatory approval of the Vascular Wrap(TM) product.

Per the agreement, Angiotech retains all marketing and distribution rights with respect to any and all Vascular Wrap(TM) paclitaxel-eluting mesh related products in the United States, and has co-exclusive marketing and distribution rights with respect to the standalone Lifespan(R) product line in the United States.

Along with the presentation of positive safety data on November 17, 2005 at the 32nd annual VEITHsymposium(TM), Angiotech announced its plans to initiate the PREVAIL (Paclitaxel Releasing Extra-Vascular Anastamosis Implant & Lifespan(R) Graft) clinical trial in the first half of 2006. PREVAIL will be designed to assess the efficacy of Angiotech's pioneering Vascular Wrap(TM) product candidate implanted in combination with Lifespan(R) grafts for hemodialysis patients with renal disease who receive arteriovenous (AV) access implants.

The lives of patients with end-stage renal disease are highly dependent on access to their circulatory system in order to have their blood cleaned by hemodialysis. Today there are an estimated 4.4 million people in the U.S. with end-stage renal disease. Of these patients, 250,000 undergo hemodialysis treatment and roughly half receive of these patients have synthetic grafts for hemodialysis access. Synthetic grafts, however, have very disappointing patency rates due to the complication of scar formation in the graft. As a result of this scar formation, only 50% of these grafts remain open at one year and only 25% of these are still open at two years. The cost of these graft failures is also significant, with an added cost to the healthcare system of US$55,000. Today, AV-access failure is responsible for 20% of all hospitalizations of patients with end-stage renal disease in the US, and the morbidity related to this failure comes with an annual cost of over $1 billion per year.

Angiotech's Vascular Wrap(TM) paclitaxel-eluting mesh technology is designed to be used at the site where the AV-access graft is attached to the native vessel, which is where failure or blockage most typically occurs. The Vascular Wrap(TM) product incorporates Angiotech's pioneering paclitaxel technology, which is currently commercially available only to interventional cardiologists in the TAXUS(TM) paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent product line. The Vascular Wrap(TM) product is a biodegradable mesh implant incorporating Angiotech's paclitaxel technology in a novel biomaterial, and is designed specifically for use by the vascular surgeon, with the goal of mitigating scar formation and thereby potentially enhancing graft patency rates in AV-access patients.

Edwards Lifesciences, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., is focused on specific cardiovascular opportunities including heart valve disease, peripheral vascular disease and critical care technologies. The company's global brands, which are sold in approximately 100 countries, include Carpentier-Edwards, Cosgrove-Edwards, Fogarty, LifeStent, PERIMOUNT and Swan-Ganz. Additional company information can be found at http://www.edwards.com/.

Vancouver-based Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company pioneering the combination of pharmaceutical compounds with medical devices and biomaterials to both create novel solutions for poorly addressed disease states and dramatically improve surgical outcomes. To find out more about Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANPI)(NASDAQ:TSX:)(NASDAQ:ANP), please visit our website at www.angiotech.com.

Statements contained herein that are not based on historical or current fact, including without limitation statements containing the words "anticipates," "believes," "may," "continue," "estimate," "expects," and "will" and words of similar import, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, events or developments to be materially different from any future results, events or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following: general economic and business conditions, both nationally and in the regions in which the Company operates; technology changes; competition; changes in business strategy or development plans; the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; existing governmental regulations and changes in, or the failure to comply with, governmental regulations; liability and other claims asserted against the Company; and other factors referenced in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or the Canadian securities regulators. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The Company does not assume the obligation to update any forward-looking statements.



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His mission: A cure for diabetes

At 14, he has raised $15,000 so far for diabetes research.

"What motivated me the most to do this volunteer work is my commitment to the cure," said Drew, who is a juvenile diabetic.

The Parsippany teenager is an American Diabetes Association leader and an advocate for the New Jersey Stem Cell Research Education Foundation. In addition, Drew is a juvenile arthritic.

Diagnosed with diabetes in fourth grade, he has spent the last three years fundraising for the American Diabetes Association and talking to others about the disease and about the benefits of stem cell research.

Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce enough insulin, a hormone needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into the energy needed for daily life.

"No one knows the exact cause of diabetes. There are 20.8 million people in this country, or 7 percent of the population, who have it," Drew said. "Once I was diagnosed and got involved with the organization I wanted to do something to help, so I started by fundraising.

"First, I took part in America's Walk for Diabetes fundraiser in Morristown on Oct. 16 and raised $3,000. Before that, I sold (ADA) red bracelets and Beanie Babies to raise money for research," said Drew, a freshman at Barnstable Academy in Oakland.

The teenager also is the youth chair/youth advocate for the New Jersey Stem Cell Research and Education Foundation. "A member of the ADA invited me to a stem cell meeting because she knew I had written letters to the editor of my local paper advocating stem cell research," he explained.

Drew met the chief operating officer of the NJSCREF at the meeting, and he was invited to a roundtable discussion with the foundation members and advocates.


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F-Secure acquires ROMmon and launches F-Secure Network Control to stop network abuse

F-Secure has announced a new weapon in its arsenal to help its ISP customers tackle network abuse, the F-Secure Network Control(TM) solution. F-Secure Network Control, a network-level appliance will target such zero-day network threats as spam bots and Denial of Service zombies, which typically cause ISPs bandwidth disruption, loss of revenue and over-burdened helpdesks.

Using advanced pattern recognition technology and deep packet inspection, the enterprise-grade appliance offers an effective tool against the unexpected threats that zero-day attacks pose.

In the present situation, ISPs are under pressure to maintain network integrity by manually monitoring computers that cause bandwidth disruption and closing these connections before starting a dialogue with the customer in question. This is both time-consuming and labour-intensive and fails to stem the influx of disruption-related calls to the helpdesk environment.

With network abuse continuously on the rise from such sources as targeted malware assaults to the use of dubious peer-to-peer network software, the challenges to ISPs are clear. The only true solution to the problem is a network-level solution that monitors traffic from end-users at the network edge automatically denying offending computers access to the network.

Using F-Secure Network Control, users identified as being the source of disruption receive a web page message guiding them to clean up their computer using an on-line scanner and Windows update. At the same time they are offered subscription to a security service thus increasing potential revenue streams to the ISP. At the point when the selected computers are no longer a source of disruption to network traffic, Internet access is automatically restored with the additional benefit that another customer is both aware of security threats and protected against further assaults.

The new technology comes through the acquisition of Finnish-based company, ROMmon. This small but fast growing and highly profitable company is presently the technology leader in its segment and already boasts a large client base in Finland with its technology monitoring a total of some 500,000 subscriber lines. ROMmon has been in business since 2001 and is presently based in Finland's technology hub, Espoo.

Brian Gregory, ISP business manager at F-Secure, said: “We are delighted with the acquisition of ROMmon and this new technology. We recognised ROMmon for their ISP expertise, advanced process automation and the impressive list of their existing satisfied customers. With their expertise on board, we believe that F-Secure can now address typical ISP headaches such as network abuse and helpdesk overload. At the same time, ISPs choosing this solution will be able to increase potential revenue streams through the provision of security services to end users and defend them against zero-day threats.”

“I'm excited that through F-Secure Network Control we will be able to take the solution that has been successful in Finland to help ISPs worldwide. We believe that the solution will generate a lot of interest in many markets,” said Petri Helenius, CEO of ROMmon.


www.securitypark.co.uk

Intel To Extend Manufacturing With Second 45nm 300mm Wafer Factory

Intel has said that it plans to build a new 300-millimeter (mm) wafer fabrication facility at its site in Kiryat Gat, Israel. The new factory, designated Fab 28, will extend Intel’s manufacturing leadership by producing leading-edge microprocessors in the second half of 2008 on 45 nanometer (nm) process technology. Construction on the $3.5 billion project, Intel’s second 45nm factory, is set to begin immediately.

“Intel is committed to widening its lead in advanced semiconductor manufacturing,” said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO. “Our manufacturing network is a strategic asset of unmatched scope and scale that gives Intel the ability to provide customers with leading-edge products in high volume.

Today’s announcement of a second 45nm high volume factory reaffirms that Intel platforms will contain the most advanced and innovative technology in the world for years to come.”

When completed, Fab 28 will become Intel’s seventh 300mm wafer facility. The structure will include approximately 200,000 square feet of clean room space. Over the next several years the project will create more than 2,000 Intel jobs at the site. The Israeli government is providing financial incentives for the new facility.

Intel currently operates five 300mm fabs that provide the equivalent manufacturing capacity of about eight older generation 200mm factories. Those factories are located in Oregon, Arizona and New Mexico in addition to Ireland where an expansion of Intel’s 300mm capacity in Ireland (Fab 24-2) is scheduled to begin operations in the first quarter of next year. In July Intel announced plans to invest more than $3 billion to build another 300mm fab, Fab 32 in Chandler, Ariz.

Manufacturing with 300mm wafers (about 12 inches in diameter) dramatically increases the ability to produce semiconductors at a lower cost compared with more commonly used 200mm (eight-inch) wafers.

The bigger wafers lower production cost per chip while diminishing overall use of resources. Using 300mm manufacturing technology consumes 40 percent less energy and water per chip than a 200mm wafer factory. Intel’s 45nm technology, which will first be put in high volume production at Fab 32, will allow chip circuitry to be built at about half the size of today’s standard 90nm technology.



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Nokia Introduces Nokia 6234, Feature-Filled 3G Mobile Phone Exclusively for Vodafone

Feature-Filled Model Underlines Operator Customization as Cornerstone of Nokia Strategy
In connection with its annual Capital Market Days event, Nokia today unveiled the 3G-enabled Nokia 6234. Featuring a 2-megapixel camera, a 320 x 240 QVGA color screen, digital music player, stereo speakers and a wide array of features and applications which take advantage of WCDMA mobile broadband services, the Nokia 6234 will be available exclusively for Vodafone customers world-wide. The stylish and classic Nokia 6234 (WCDMA 2100 / GSM 900/1800/1900) is expected to begin shipping in the 1st quarter of 2006.

"The Nokia 6234 for Vodafone is an excellent example of Nokia's renewed commitment to operator customization -- a cornerstone of Nokia's strategy," says Kai Oistamo, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Mobile Phones, Nokia. "The operator-exclusive Nokia 6234 offers a familiar design and Nokia's intuitive, easy-to-use menu structure, complemented by Vodafone's signature colors, graphics and easy access to Vodafone's wide range of 3G services. It's an ideal balance."

In addition to the operator exclusive industrial design, the Nokia 6234 offers an array of Vodafone-specific software features. These include Vodafone graphics, icons, menu texts and themes in the user interface offering a unique look and feel to the easy-to-use Nokia menu. Equally important, the Nokia 6234 provides branded access to Vodafone's services. Additionally, the Nokia 6234 features Vodafone start-up and shut-down graphics and tones, customized wallpapers, screensavers and ringtones.

"We have worked very closely with Nokia over the last two years, with particular focus on developing more terminals which are Vodafone live! enabled," says Peter Bamford, Chief Marketing Officer, Vodafone. "We are now taking that to another level with the Nokia 6234. For the first time, we have a mobile phone designed by Nokia that is exclusive to Vodafone. The fact that it is a 3G product is all the more important."

For consumers, the 3G-enabled Nokia 6234 offers a 2-megapixel camera with 8x zoom, operational in landscape mode. With this, the Nokia 6234 allows for pictures to be taken on the spot while the video sharing functionality allows to mutually enjoy special moments instantaneously. The bright QVGA screen displays pictures and multimedia content such as videos and websites in a compelling and colorful way.

The Nokia 6234 holds an impressive music experience, to be enjoyed via the built-in stereo speakers with 3-D sound effects or headphones. Supporting microSD memory cards of up to 2 GB, the Nokia 6234 puts a collection of consumers' favorite albums right into their pockets. A Visual Radio client complements the audio experience of the Nokia 6234.

With Bluetooth Wireless Technology, the Nokia 6234 easily transfers pictures taken to any compatible printer and seamlessly connects to a wide assortment of Bluetooth enabled headsets and car kits. Unifying easy-to-use imaging capabilities with music on the go and 3G services like video sharing, the Nokia 6234 offers up to 4 hours of talk time on GSM networks (up to 3 hours of talk time via WCDMA) and up to 2 weeks of standby time.

About Vodafone

Vodafone provides a full range of mobile telecommunications services, including voice and data communications. Vodafone has equity interests in 27 countries and Partner Networks in a further 14 countries, with a proportionate customer base of over 171 million. For more information, please visit www.vodafone.com

VODAFONE, Vodafone live! and the Vodafone logos are trade marks of the Vodafone Group. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trade marks of their respective owners.

About Nokia

Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations.


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India, US agree to expand trade in high technology items, say officials

India and the United States on Thursday agreed on an action plan to
significantly expand trade in high technology as they prepared for
U.S. President George W. Bush's visit to New Delhi early next year,
officials said.

The areas identified for future cooperation included civil space,
civil nuclear power and high technology trade, said a joint statement
issued at the end of a two-day meeting of the India-U.S. High
Technology Cooperation Group.

The two sides also discussed steps to expand cooperation in
biotechnology, information technology and nanotechnology, the
statement said.

"By the time President Bush visits India, these initiatives would
illustrate the benefits of the strategic partnership between the two
countries and demonstrate their centrality to India's growth and
progress," India's Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran said.

Bush is expected to visit India in February or early March, David
Mulford, the U.S. Ambassador to India, told The Associated Press.

"The two delegations agreed to a detailed action plan that will
further promote high-tech cooperation," the statement said.

David McCormick, U.S. undersecretary of commerce for industry and
security, said defense trade may be the area with the most potential
for growth between the two countries. The two countries discussed
technology transfers, co-production, joint development and research.

McCormick said "only 1 percent of U. S. exports to India required a
license and 90 percent of license applications were approved in the
financial year 2005."

The two countries also discussed a space launch agreement that was
likely to be signed soon, Saran said.

India's first moon mission, which is not to be manned, is set for
2007. The U.S. Space Agency NASA plans to put imaging equipment aboard
India's spacecraft to study the moon's surface.

Nuclear power was part of the two countries' dialogue on energy, which
also covers oil and gas, clean coal technologies and nonconventional
energy sources, Saran said.

McCormick would meet Indian business leaders in Bombay, the financial
capital of India, on Friday before leaving for Washington.

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