Toshiba Introduces Two New Full HD Digital Camcorders.

Priced Under $200, CAMILEO P100 and CAMILEO B10 Offer Superior Zoom Capabilities without Comprising Quality

IRVINE, Calif. -- Toshiba's Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today introduced the CAMILEO[TM] P100 and CAMILEO B10, two highly affordable and ultraportable 1080p full HD camcorders. Compatible with Windows([R])-based and Mac OS systems, both camcorders offer impressive zoom capabilities and double as 16-megapixel still cameras with dedicated recording buttons, enabling consumers to carry around a single device to capture all of life's moments in the highest quality videos and photos. These camcorders also have a host of features that include motion detection, time-lapse, face tracking and webcam mode.

Toshiba today introduced the CAMILEO P100 and CAMILEO B10, two highly affordable and ultraportable 1080p full HD camcorders. (Photo: Business Wire)

CAMILEO P100: Zoom In - Without Losing Focus

The pistol-shaped CAMILEO P100 is extremely portable, weighing a mere 4.7 ounces1. The device also features superior zoom capabilities as both a camcorder and camera. The P100 offers a 5x optical zoom and a 16-megapixel photo resolution that leverages real-time interpolation when in camera mode. When being used as a camcorder, users can take advantage of the 8x advanced zoom to crisply capture details found in far-off scenes. Advanced zoom extends optical zoom to create a superior image than traditional digital zoom. This model also includes pause recording that allows the user to pause and resume during recording, creating one continuous file instead of multiple files for easier uploads to social networking sites. Designed with image stabilization that supports up to 1920x1080p, the CAMILEO P100 creates brilliant videos that can be comfortably viewed on its swiveling three-inch diagonal LCD touchscreen display2, all for a starting price of $179.99 MSRP3.

CAMILEO B10: HD Value

The CAMILEO B10 is equipped with a two-inch diagonal LCD screen2 on the back of its candy bar shape and weighs a mere 3.0 ounces1, making it ideal to slip in a back pocket or evening clutch. The 16x digital zoom allows consumer to get right in on the action. This camcorder is ideal for the person who wants a compact, full HD camcorder that takes beautiful still photos but doesn't cost a fortune, starting at $119.99 MSRP3.

"We've received great consumer response to our CAMILEO line which has encouraged us to continue expanding the line," said Paul Collas, director of accessory marketing, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Digital Life Products and Services. "Toshiba prides itself on creating products packed with key features that meet consumers every day needs and are available at all price ranges, and the CAMILEO P100 and CAMILEO B10 are prime examples of just that."

Both the camcorders allow consumers to conveniently view videos and still photos directly on an HDTV via the HDMI([R]) port. Another key feature found in both camcorders is the Internet Upload Button (for Windows-based systems), which allows users to easily and quickly share their videos and photos on YouTube[TM], Facebook([R]), Twitter and Picasa([R]).

Pricing and Availability

The CAMILEO P100 and CAMILEO B10 are now available for purchase at ToshibaDirect.com and a variety of major consumer electronics and computer stores nationwide. The CAMILEO P100 starts at $179.99 MSRP3 and the CAMILEO B10 starts at $119.99 MSRP.

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About Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (TAIS)

Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TAIS is comprised of four business units: Digital Products Division, Imaging Systems Division, Storage Device Division, and Telecommunication Systems Division. Together, these divisions provide digital products, services and solutions, including industry-leading portable computers; televisions, TV/DVD Combination products, Blu-ray Disc and DVD products, and portable devices; imaging products for the security, medical and manufacturing markets; storage products for automotive, computer and consumer electronics applications; and IP business telephone systems with unified communications, collaboration and mobility applications. TAIS provides sales, marketing and services for its wide range of products in the United States and Latin America. TAIS is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation. For more information on TAIS visit us.toshiba.com.

About Toshiba Corporation

Toshiba Corporation is a world leader and innovator in pioneering high technology, a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products spanning digital consumer products; electronic devices and components; power systems, including nuclear energy; industrial and social infrastructure systems; and home appliances. Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 490 companies, with 203,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing 6.3 trillion yen (US$77 billion). Visit Toshiba's web site at www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm.

[c] 2011 Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. All product, service and company names are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. Information including, without limitation, product prices, specifications, availability, content of services, and contact information is subject to change without notice.

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Saudi's Al Jouf University Selects Cisco WebEx.

Cisco announced that the Al Jouf University, in upper north Saudi Arabia, has deployed Cisco WebEx enterprise collaboration solutions for secure e-learning.

Cisco WebEx will provide Al Jouf University students, lecturers and staff members with a way to exchange ideas and information with anyone, anywhere. Cisco WebEx combines real-time collaboration with voice over IP technology, so everyone sees the same thing as they converse. Al Jouf University is following the precedent set by Harvard University, which also uses Cisco WebEx for distance and e-learning.

Cisco WebEx is available to businesses in Saudi Arabia through the Saudi Telecom Co. (STC), which has an agreement with Cisco to supply Cisco WebEx communications technology to businesses throughout the kingdom.

Al Jouf University is a recently established university with 19,000 students. It boasts more than 100 full-time professors and comprises 12 colleges offering a range of majors, including science, applied medical sciences, engineering and medicine.

Al Jouf University will deploy a number of WebEx products, including Cisco WebEx Meeting Center, Cisco WebEx Event Center, Cisco WebEx Training Center and Cisco WebEx Support Center.

Cisco WebEx delivers crisp audio and video and data sharing. It also allows students to interact in real time through application sharing, chat, and threaded Q-and-A. Material retention can be increased with Cisco WebEx with tools like breakout sessions, hands-on labs, and integrated tests. Furthermore, class attention and performance can be monitored through a visual attention indicator, as well as instant polls, tests and reports. Digital libraries can be created from on-demand recorded lectures that can be accessed for years to come.

Cisco WebEx is often referred to as either Web conferencing because participants can share information via the Web and telephone connections, or an online meeting because users can take care of business online as they do in in-person meetings. The solution also offers phone conferencing options that can maximize flexibility and minimize costs. Participants can either join meetings by dialing a toll-free access number or set up a call-back feature by entering a phone number, allowing the WebEx solution to call them when the meeting starts. Calls are free for participants -- whether they call in or choose the call-back option -- making it particularly cost effective for students.

Cisco WebEx is software delivered as a service. The user simply subscribes to the service and can then use it from any computer with an Internet connection, and even from most smartphones such as the iPhone or BlackBerry. Participants can be invited to attend a WebEx meeting via email, IM or text and do not have to subscribe to WebEx. They simply click a link in the invitation to join online, where they'll get visual prompts to join the phone conference. Once a session is started the meeting organizer and participants can share documents, presentations and applications or even open a blank document and start creating together.

Al Jouf University is a modern institution dedicated to scientific research, and teaching. Its 12 colleges cover disciplines including medicine, engineering, and IT.

Cisco is a provider of networking solutions that transform how people connect, communicate and collaborate.

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Israelis and Palestinians, particularly the youth, grow apathetic.

A generation ago one of the most popular Israeli songs was You and Me Can Change the World. Today's youth are more likely to be anxious over who's going to win the Big Brother reality television show. A recent poll of Israeli youth, both Jews and Arabs, has shown that they are becoming more ambivalent and alienated and, when they do express themselves, tend to be more intolerant than their elders, if not holding downright undemocratic views. A study by Germany's Friedrich Ebert Foundation found that six out of 10 Israeli teenagers prefer strong leadership over democracy, and 46% support revoking some basic political rights, such as the right of an Arabs to be elected to parliament. According to the Youth Survey, the third after polls taken in 1998 and 2004, promoting Jewish identity is now held by young people as the most important objective of the state, pushing aside democracy, which fell to third place. Peace with Israel's Arab neighbors should be the country's second most important objective, the respondents said. "The main finding is that the young are moving more to the right," said Roby Nathanson, director-general the Macro Center for Political Economics, who cooperated with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in conducting the poll. "For youth today, living in a Jewish state has overtaken the need to forge a peace deal with its Arab neighbors and Palestinians as their top priority," Nathanson told The Media Line. But he stressed that the results of the survey showed what appeared to be contrary trends. "They are very much in favor of the peace process still, but they aren't ready to make compromises. They would like social justice and equality, but are very much in favor of minimizing intervention of the government in the market or the economy," Nathanson said. The polls comes as the latest effort to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks has stalled. But the freeze hasn't caused a major political fallout, with the Israeli and Palestinian economies thriving and violence at relatively low levels. Across the Middle East, mass protests have brought down leaders and paralyzed countries, but in the Palestinian-ruled areas, protests have been small and focus on restoring national unity between the rival Palestinians movements, Hamas and Fatah. The survey was carried out in 2010 among a representative sample of Israeli Jewish and Arab youth between the ages of 15-18 and 21 -24. "The generation of 2011 is different. This is already the generation that has grown up with the Internet and social networking, so this is having an enormous impact," Nathanson said. "They get a large amount of information, but are ambiguous and don't necessarily have a clear cut position on things. C* It doesn't interest them so much." Amid growing prosperity and dulled existential threats, with the violence of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the 1995 assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin beyond the reach of their memories, youth are largely disengaged from the big political questions of the day. In 1998, the same poll found that a plurality of Israelis (44%) saw the divisions between secular and religious Jews as the biggest rift in society. According to the 2010 poll, the biggest schism is between Israelis Jews and Israeli Arabs, who constitute about a fifth of the population. Researchers said this shows a greater move to the right. In 1998, it found that 32% of teens defined themselves as left-wing. By 2010, the proportion dropped to only 12%. Israeli Arabs expressed more support for the equal rights of the minority. But the majority of them didn't accept the principle of Israel as a Jewish state, Nathanson said. Meanwhile, a separate poll released this week showed a greater desire by Palestinians to stage non-violent demonstrations similar to the ones sweeping across the Arab world. But the survey showed that the vast majority of both Palestinians (66%) and Israelis (73%) believed that peaceful protest wouldn't end Israel's occupation of the West Bank or lead to the dismantling of communities there. Released jointly by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR) and the Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at The Hebrew University, the poll said 67% of Gazans and 52% of West Bank Palestinians felt a need to organize demonstrations in Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. But Palestinians in the West Bank were virtually split when it came to feeling a need to organize demonstrations against occupation (50% against versus 47% in favor). While Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza have stood aloof of the wave of protests across the Middle East, several Facebook pages have been launched to organize mass demonstrations by millions of Palestinian on May 15, when Palestinians mark the anniversary of the Nakba, the term they use for the founding of Israel. The PCPSR/Truman poll shouldn't give organizers much encouragement. And, when it came to demonstrating against the ruling Palestinian Authority, support for peaceful protest dropped to just 36%. "The Palestinians are less optimistic than other Arabs about the possibility that occupation could be ended through demonstrations," Walid Ladadweh of PCPSR told The Media Line. "They believe it is harder to remove the [Israeli] occupation than it is to remove Arab dictators."

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Aspiro's Music Streaming Service WiMP Ready for the iPhone.

STOCKHOLM -- Aspiro Music has received confirmation from Apple that the iPhone client for the Norwegian music streaming service WiMP is approved for download through the AppStore. Norwegian customers can download WiMP for iPhone from the AppStore starting today.

"After a long process, we are very pleased to announce that users now also can access WiMP directly on their iPhones. We know this added functionality will please many of our customers, and enhance the experience of WiMP even more. Now, all Norwegians can enjoy WiMP on their PC, Mac, Android-phone or iPhone", says Per Einar Dybvik, Head of Aspiro Music.

The new iPhone app features most of the functionality from the PC-version of WiMP, and like the Android-version also features offline mode. This means that iPhone users can now play their music from WiMP with or without an internet connection.

"WiMP for iPhone naturally also features editorial space and recommendations, such as the promotion of albums, singles and playlists. These are continously updated by our Editors, who aids our users staying on top of what happens in the music industry, as well as to discover new music" says Rolf Presthus of Platekompaniet.

WiMP is a music streaming service developed by Aspiro Music, which in Norway is delivered by Aspiro and Norway's largest music retail chain Platekompaniet, in cooperation with Telenor. WiMP lets users access all music for 99 kroners per month. New users can try the service for free for 30 days.

Facts about WiMP for iPhone

* Play (stream) millions of songs via 3G or WLAN (3G optional)

* Play albums and playlists offline without access to the internet

* Always up to date music from WIMP's deep catalogue

* Get WiMP's recommendations and news directly in your application

* Listen to your own playlists

* Access and manage your favourite artists and albums

* Search for artists, songs or albums

* Sound quality: 96 AAC

Aspiro in Brief Aspiro has a unique position as the world's only provider of both streaming music and TV services delivered as a complete white label service to partners. As the market leader in mobile entertainment in the Northern European region, Aspiro utilize over ten years mobile technology and retail experience, delivering its premium services to companies worldwide including T-Mobile, Telefonica O2, Telenor, 3, TeliaSonera, BBC, Aftonbladet, mBlox, TVNorge, Entel and VG. Aspiro is listed on the Nasdaq OMX Stock Exchange in Stockholm, with local presence in all Nordic and Baltic countries and the US. 2009 sales were SEK 441 m and the company has some 150 employees.

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Seeking a WIN-WIN Scenario with Commission-Free Charity Texts.

HIGH WYCOMBE, England -- Charities could be set to benefit from a campaign to erase commission charges on mobile text message donations. Currently, any mobile user who donates to charity via text message can see up to 30 per cent of their donation lost in network and third party delivery charges.

WIN plc, a leading provider of interactive mobile entertainment and information services, is looking to lead the campaign by announcing today that it will take no commission from any charity shortcode transaction that it handles via its distribution platform.

Graham Rivers, CEO of WIN plc, said: "Charities need to get the full amount without the middlemen - and we are one of them - taking a cut. WIN would like industry players, aggregators, and mobile operators to join us and help this become a reality.

"The UK Government has been known to waive the VAT on text donations to charity. A concerted move by all players to ensure charities get the full gift will also create more confidence in consumers and hopefully lead to a greater number of donations being made via text message. We need to create a win-win situation for the public and the charities."

Joe Saxton former Chair of the Institute of Fundraising who has been leading the campaign to reduce the cost of giving by text message said: "This is fantastic news. WIN is showing real leadership in deciding not to charge for handling text donations. It is this kind of far-sighted action that will help charities make the most of the potential of text messages to reach new and younger audiences."

The creation of standardised charity shortcodes, set to be announced shortly, will simplify and clarify the tax situation on charitable donations.

Rivers adds: "People can be put off donating via text if they think commercial organisations are going to benefit from their generosity. If they want their pound to go to charity, then that's where it all should go."

WIN's WINCast platform hosts and runs a wide range of data and voice services through mobile, fixed line and Internet networks.

For more information please visit us at: www.winplc.com

Studies from Stanford University, Medical Department provide new data on ovarian cancer.

" Women with mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 cancer susceptibility genes face unique choices regarding management of their high risk for breast and ovarian cancer that impact their reproductive options. In order to explore women's preferences for management of elevated cancer risk, we evaluated the decisions of BRCA1/2 mutation carriers about contraception, prophylactic surgery, and family planning," scientists in the United States report (see also Ovarian Cancer).

" An internet-based questionnaire assessing high-risk women's preferences about cancer risk management and reproductive options was designed, pilot-tested and administered electronically to 284 participants of an internet-based advocacy group for women with BRCA1/2 mutations. Two hundred and thirteen eligible participants completed the majority of the survey. Mean age was 34 years; 66% were BRCA1 mutation carriers and 34% were BRCA2 mutation carriers. Most women (92%) had used oral contraceptive pills. About 88% of responders reported frequent or extreme worry about transmitting the mutation to their children. Despite their high level of worry, few responders said they would likely consider using assisted reproduction technologies such as a pregnancy surrogate (3%), cryopreservation of oocytes or embryos (8%), or pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) to select embryos without BRCA1/2 mutations (13%). Although they expressed substantial concern about transmitting BRCA1/2 mutations to their children, only a minority of the high-risk women surveyed were likely to consider currently available assisted reproductive strategies," wrote A.D. Staton and colleagues, Stanford University, Medical Department.

The researchers concluded: "Further research is necessary to explore the risk management preferences of patients with inherited cancer predisposition, and to incorporate these preferences into clinical care."

Staton and colleagues published their study in Familial Cancer (Cancer risk reduction and reproductive concerns in female BRCA1/2 mutation carriers. Familial Cancer, 2008;7(2):179-186).

For additional information, contact J.M. Ford, Stanford University, School Medical, Dept. of Medical, CCSR Bldg, Room 1115, 269 Campus Dr., Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

The publisher's contact information for the journal Familial Cancer is: Springer, Van Godewijckstraat 30, 3311 Gz Dordrecht, Netherlands.

Keywords: United States, Stanford, Breast Cancer, Breast Carcinoma, Contraception, Familial Cancer, Gynecology, Hereditary, Mastectomy, Obstetrics, Oncology, Oophorectomy, Oral Contraceptive, Ovarian Cancer, Ovarian Carcinoma, Pregnancy, Prophylactic Mastectomy, Reproductive Medicine, Surgery, Women's Health, Stanford University, Medical Department.

This article was prepared by Cancer Weekly editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2008, Cancer Weekly via NewsRx.com.

Milford National Bank Selects Open Solutions' Enterprise-Wide Relational Data Processing Platform.(Company overview)

Bank Gains Comprehensive View of Commercial Customers

GLASTONBURY, Conn. -- The Milford National Bank and Trust Company announced it has selected Open Solutions Inc.'s The Complete Banking Solution[R] (TCBS), a relational core data processing platform, to address its enterprise-wide data processing needs. Open Solutions is a leading provider of integrated enabling technologies for financial service providers across the United States, Canada and international markets.

Based in Milford, Mass., The Milford National Bank and Trust Company has approximately $337 million in assets, and seven branches. The Milford National is migrating from Open Solutions' TotalPlus[R] outsourced core data processing platform to The Complete Banking Solution and will remain in an outsourced environment. The Milford National's Senior Vice President of Operations Maria Barnes, cites Open Solutions' relational database technology, system integration and conversion flexibility as the primary reasons for selecting the TCBS platform.

"The entire bank was involved in the selection process," said Barnes. "We conducted an extensive evaluation of four vendors. Our selection team consisted of staff from all our business units. Hands-down, Open Solutions' technology was the clear choice. Our team agreed that Open Solutions not only met, but exceeded the needs of everyone involved. It is rare to find a technology solution that is able to meet the needs of every user. It was evident from the bank's selection process that Open Solutions' values and incorporates user feedback into the design of its solution."

The Complete Banking Solution is built on a powerful, centralized Oracle([R]) relational database designed to be an open architecture application, creating the flexibility necessary for running a service-oriented financial institution. It helps banks streamline both front and back office processes and creates a centralized view of customers, employees and business partners.

"The Milford National is a progressive service-oriented financial institution offering a full range of commercial, personal, insurance and investment and trust services," said Barnes. "Having a complete customer view will give us a significant competitive advantage and will help maintain the personal service of a community bank. Open Solutions' platform will enable us to grow and expand our current customer relationships, as well as help us meet our long-term strategic goals."

In addition to The Complete Banking Solution data processing platform, The Milford National is implementing Open Solutions' item processing Check 21 applications, including ISCheck[TM] (image enabled item processing), ISeDeposit[TM] (remote deposit capture), ISBranch[TM] (branch capture), and ISXchange (image exchange with the Federal Reserve's FedForward(SM), FedReceiptPlus(SM) and FedReturn(SM) services). The bank is also employing digital document solution (electronic document management), telephone/VRU, and cView[TM] (CRM/business intelligence).

"Open Solutions is committed to providing financial institutions like The Milford National with an array of technology choices to handle enterprise-wide data processing and complementary product solutions needs," said Louis Hernandez, Jr., chairman and CEO of Open Solutions. "We have designed our offerings to allow them to quickly deploy new products and services, remain competitive, deliver outstanding customer service and maintain personal, one-on-one relationships. Banking executives make decisions every day about the strategy, direction and future of their institutions. Open Solutions' technology was designed to give these executive managers the accurate, relevant, real-time information they need to effectively run their businesses. We're pleased The Milford National has selected Open Solutions after their extensive vendor search, and we look forward to continuing to work with them for many years to come."

About Open Solutions Inc.

Open Solutions Inc. offers a fully featured strategic product platform that integrates core data processing applications built on a single centralized Oracle relational database, with Internet banking, cash management, CRM/business intelligence, financial accounting tools, imaging, digital documents, Check 21, interactive voice response, network services, Web hosting and design, and payments and loan origination solutions. Open Solutions' full suite of products and services allows banks, thrifts, credit unions and financial services providers in the United States, Canada and internationally to better compete in today's aggressive financial services marketplace, and expand and tap their trusted financial relationships, client affinity, community presence and personalized service.

For more information about Open Solutions or its financial product line, contact Mickey Goldwasser by email at mgoldwasser@opensolutions.com or by phone at 860.652.3153 or via fax at 860.652.3156. Visit Open Solutions' Internet site at www.opensolutions.com.

Open Solutions Inc. and The Complete Banking Solution are registered trademarks of Open Solutions Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright 2007 Open Solutions Inc. All rights reserved.

Editor's Note: The correct usage of the company name, Open Solutions Inc., is either referring to it as Open Solutions Inc. or Open Solutions. Open Solutions no longer uses the acronym of OSI to refer to the company.