Verizon Wireless Launches Samsung Intensity II

QWERTY Keyboard, Social Networking Features Keep Customers Connected

Verizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) today announced that the Samsung Intensity™ II is available online today and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores in the coming weeks. Made partly from recycled plastic, the feature-rich Intensity II boasts a horizontal slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a music player, one-touch access to social networking sites, and a 1.3-megapixel infrared camera with night vision.

The Intensity II’s design includes an exterior battery cover made from 35 percent post-consumer materials, which is recycled plastic extracted from water bottles or other recycled polycarbonate materials.

“We’re excited about the Intensity II launch because a major part of Verizon’s sustainability strategy is providing products that utilize post-consumer materials,” said Jim Gowen, chief sustainability officer for Verizon.

For customers interested in calculating their own carbon footprints, the Intensity II offers an eco-calculator to track car fuel mileage, efficiency and estimated amount of carbon dioxide emitted, along with a calendar and ringtones.

Colors: Deep Gray and Metallic Blue

Key features and specifications:

• Full horizontal slide-out QWERTY keyboard with external numeric keypad
• 2.2-inch QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) screen
• 1.3-megapixel infrared camera with night vision; series and divided shot modes; and color effects, including normal, black and white, antique, negative, aqua and green
• Voice commands and advanced speech recognition
• Bluetooth® technology with support for headset, hands-free, stereo, phonebook access, basic imaging, object push for vCard and vCalendar, and serial port
• microSD™ card slot with support for up to 32 GB (card purchased separately)

Lifestyle features:

• Built-in music player
• One-touch contact list to access frequently used contacts instantly
• Full suite of messaging options, including text, picture and voice messaging; Mobile IM; Mobile Chat; Mobile Email; and Mobile Web
• Social Beat application offers customers a single point for accessing social networking sites, including Facebook®, Twitter™ and MySpace®; e-mail; content feeds and instant messaging
• VZ Navigator® capabilities for customers to receive audible turn-by-turn directions to millions of points of interest and share the directions with others
• Media Center provides access to downloadable games, ringtones, wallpapers, location-based services and more
• Personal organizer and tools with calendar, calculator with currency converter, alarm clock, world clock and stop watch
• Supports Verizon Wireless services, including V CAST Music with Rhapsody® (subscription and PC downloads only), V CAST Song ID and VZW Tones

Additional environmental features:

• Packaging partially made from recycled paper and partially printed with soy ink, along with reduced package size, which creates less material to dispose of or recycle and less weight for shipping
  o Box: 60 percent recycled paper
  o Quick reference guide: 20 percent recycled paper
• High-efficiency charger that alerts when battery is fully charged

Price and availability:

• The Samsung Intensity II is available online today at www.verizonwireless.com and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores in the coming weeks for $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted.
• Customers who purchase the Intensity II can donate their old phones and put them to good use with Verizon Wireless’ HopeLine® cell phone recycling and refurbishing program. Customers can simply drop off or mail in their old wireless phones and, at the same time, help victims of domestic violence. The used phones are either refurbished or recycled in an environmentally sound way. With the proceeds from the donated phones, Verizon Wireless helps provide wireless phones and airtime to victims of domestic violence, as well as funding and other contributions to non-profit domestic violence shelters and prevention programs across the country.
• For additional information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 92 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 79,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, Nasdaq: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

About Samsung Telecommunications America

Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., researches, develops and markets wireless handsets and telecommunications products throughout North America. For more information, please visit www.samsungwireless.com.

Alliance Tech Launches Attendee Networking Mobile Application for Meetings and Events Industry

Alliance Tech, an Austin, TX-based event technology solutions provider focusing on marketing metrics for tradeshows, conferences and events, today announced the launch of Intelligent CONNECT MOBILE, a smart phone and mobile device application for the meetings and events industry.

Intelligent CONNECT MOBILE is a “green” solution that moves a paper-based conference guide to a digital platform. It provides attendees with full access to event content including session abstracts, speaker profiles, exhibitor listings, event highlights and session details using mobile devices such as the iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry and other smart phones.

Intelligent CONNECT MOBILE allows attendees to network using Twitter, and new Bump technology allows them to exchange contact information by touching two phones together. Additionally, users can generate customized agendas, view scalable floor plans, locate exhibitors and complete session surveys, all at the touch of their fingertips.

“We are excited about extending our offerings into the mobile space. Intelligent CONNECT MOBILE is environmentally friendly. It puts event information at the attendees’ fingertips and provides users with access to a broad array of features that helps them get connected and stay connected at the event,” said Art Borrego, CEO at Alliance Tech.

Intelligent CONNECT MOBILE is the newest product in a suite of Intelligent event solutions offered by Alliance Tech. A key differentiator of this product and others in the market is its seamless integration with the event portal and onsite kiosk. When an attendee makes an update to their schedule, schedules a meeting or completes a survey, that information is updated across all platforms. Alliance Tech is the only company offering a multi-platform attendee experience allowing users to connect to the program both before and during the event.

Alliance Tech is the 2010 winner of TSEA’s Exhibitors’ Choice Award for Best Technology Company, a two-time winner of the Corporate Event Marketing Association’s (CEMA) Technology Shootout Award, and winner of the Meeting Tech Online Top Technology Supplier award.

About Alliance Tech:

Alliance Tech is an event technology solutions provider focused on marketing metrics for tradeshows, conferences and events. The company has extensive experience in successfully delivering event solutions for RFID, lead management, mobile and social media.

ARRIS Selects MaxLinear Tuner + Demodulator Single Chip for DOCSIS 3.0 Gateway Family

MxL241SF Provides Maximum Capture Bandwidth with Low Power Consumption for 8×4 Gateways
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MaxLinear Inc., (NYSE: MXL – News) a leading provider of integrated radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal integrated circuits for broadband communication applications, today announced that ARRIS Group Inc., a global communications technology company, has selected the MxL241SF tuner + demodulator for a series of DOCSIS 3.0 products.

These products are designed to provide the highest DOCSIS 3.0 Internet access performance by delivering eight downstream channels and four upstream channels (8 x 4) with four of the high performance MaxLinear chips used to deliver four of the downstream channels. These gateways offer unprecedented connection speeds while providing the easiest method for consumers to connect multiple PCs and other IP devices to the internet via one modem.

MaxLinear’s MxL241SF is an integrated digital cable tuner and demodulator that exceeds global cable video and DOCSIS standards. Packaged in a compact 6mm x 6mm 40-pin QFN package and consuming only 450mW of power, the MxL241SF provides unparalleled low power consumption, high integration and small size, without sacrificing performance.

Using four highly compact MxL241SF tuner-demodulators, along with a wideband tuner, allows these gateways to deliver either 2 x 48MHz or 2 x 96 MHz capture bandwidth. This is at least twice the bandwidth of conventional solutions, making it easier for cable operators to configure their networks for data delivery.

The ultra-low power of the MxL241SF helps gateways hit power consumption targets for Energy Star and other certifications. Additionally, the device allows for a single-tuner low power mode that allows customers to make voice over IP (VoIP) phone calls during power outages under battery power. This low power allows the ARRIS gateways to meet MSO requirements for up time and standby time with only a two-cell battery pack compared to previous three and four-cell configurations.

“The low power consumption and small size of the MxL241SF make it a terrific solution for cable customer-premises equipment, especially those requiring reception of multiple channels like the ARRIS products,” said Kishore Seendripu, MaxLinear’s CEO. “We are thrilled to have our product as a key component in an innovative product offering from a leading solution provider such as ARRIS.”

“With these new products, ARRIS is leading the charge to meet the ever increasing demand for higher data rates for Internet content,” said Derek Elder, Senior Vice President, ARRIS Broadband Communications Systems. “Higher data rates require more channels and greater capture bandwidth, and the MxL241SF has helped us create exceptional products that deliver the best of both.”

The MxL241SF is shipping in high volume. Please contact sales@maxlinear.com to place an order.

About MaxLinear, Inc.

MaxLinear, Inc. is a leading provider of radio-frequency and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for broadband communication applications. MaxLinear is located in Carlsbad, California, and its address on the Internet is www.maxlinear.com.

MxL and the MaxLinear logo are trademarks of MaxLinear, Inc. Other trademarks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners.

About ARRIS

ARRIS is a global communications technology company specializing in the design, engineering and supply of technology that supports broadband services for residential and business customers around the world. The company supplies broadband operators with the tools and platforms they need to deliver carrier-grade telephony, network video processing, whole home video, demand driven video, next-generation advertising, network and workforce management solutions, access and transport architectures and ultra high-speed data services. Headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia, USA, ARRIS has R&D centers in Suwanee; Beaverton, OR; Chicago, IL; Kirkland, WA; State College, PA; Wallingford, CT; Waltham, MA; Cork, Ireland; and Shenzhen, China, and operates support and sales offices throughout the world. Information about ARRIS products and services can be found at www.arrisi.com.

CA Wireless Introduces New Cell Phone Repeater Solution for Hospitals

CellSafe Hospital Solution Reduces Risk to Electronic Equipment While Improving Signal Quality

CA Wireless, experts in custom in-building wireless solutions, today introduced the new CellSafe Hospital Cell Phone Repeater Solution. CellSafe Hospital enables hospital staff, patients and visitors to safely use their phones while lowering or eliminating the risk to hospital equipment from electromagnetic interference.

Doctors rely on their cell phones now more than ever. MedTech Journal conducted a poll of doctors and found that the number-one phone choice among doctors is the iPhone, followed by BlackBerry. Both of these smartphone devices require constant access to cellular networks to use applications helpful for doctors. As of January 2010, there were more than 1,700 medical applications on iTunes. All together, these applications have been downloaded by more than one million users.

This data shows that the proper application of wireless technology can increase productivity, decrease costs and improve the quality of healthcare within hospitals. Immediate access to patient data, test results and consulting physicians while the doctor is either on- or off-campus, or at the point-of-care, has the potential to save lives. Additionally, good cellular coverage is critical for public safety access, ensuring police and fire rescue personnel have unabated communication in a time of crisis.

Unlike traditional repeater systems that use coaxial cabling, the CellSafe Hospital solution leverages the existing fiber optic infrastructure of a hospital to amplify the available cellular signal throughout the building. Given the large areas and spread out physical design of hospitals, coaxial cabling is an impractical and expensive solution for repeater systems. CA Wireless can repeat a cellular signal up to a few kilometers with fiber with no signal loss, as opposed to only a couple of hundred meters with coaxial cable. By improving signal strength on cell phones, the resulting effect is a reduction in the need for cell phones to “power up” for the wireless transmission. CA Wireless engineers are experts in the proper design of a dual-band building repeater system that reduces the potential for electromagnetic interference.

“For most people today, cellular phones are a communications lifeline, and that’s even more so in hospital environments,” said Howard Melamed, CEO of CellAntenna Corporation. “With hospital staff trying to stay connected up-to-the-minute on critical situations, the importance of effective and safe wireless communications within a hospital cannot be understated. CA Wireless brings nearly a decade of expertise in wireless communications to the healthcare market to solve this challenge and eliminate the concerns over cell phone use in hospitals.”

About CA Wireless and CellAntenna Corporation

CA Wireless (www.cawireless.com) is a wholly owned subsidiary of CellAntenna Corporation, delivering custom engineered Distributed Antenna Systems for hospitals, hotels high-rises and other distributed structures. CellAntenna Corporation (www.cellantenna.com) offers solutions a broad array of solutions to either enhance or prohibit cellular signals. For nearly a decade, the company has increased productivity and safety through the boosting of signal strength and reduction of dropped calls. Products include antennas, cellular repeaters, and cell phone signal boosters. CellAntenna’s broad portfolio also includes solutions for cellular detection (CJAM-DT), jamming (CJAM-NF) and the CJAM-CPC Cell Phone Controller. CellAntenna’s solutions are designed, developed and manufactured in the United States. Headquartered in Coral Springs, Fla., CellAntenna also has offices in California, the United Kingdom and Poland.

MRV Expands Fiber Driver 10G Ethernet Demarcation Portfolio with New EM316EUSM-10G Ethernet Universal Service Module

New Converter-Based Optical Demarcation Device Delivers Flexible, Cost-Effective Solution for Deployment of Transparent Ethernet Private Line Services

MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC., today announced its new Fiber Driver™ EM316EUSM-10G, a 10 Gigabit (10G) Ethernet Universal Service Module (EUSM) for provisioning Metro Ethernet Forum compliant high-speed transparent Ethernet private line (EPL) services in bookend pair applications. MRV Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of optical communication and IT infrastructure management solutions to service providers and enterprises around the world.

The EM316EUSM-10G is MRV’s latest addition to its industry-leading suite of intelligent media converter-based optical Ethernet solutions. The product also complements the company’s OptiSwitch® intelligent 10G Ethernet demarcation series, giving service providers one of the most comprehensive 10G Ethernet portfolio for deploying high-speed revenue generating Ethernet services.

Located at the edge of the customer premises, the EM316EUSM-10G CO/CPE pair provides a carrier-to-customer network interface that separates the upstream wide area network (WAN) from the downstream network, which can be either a customer local area network (LAN) or a peer carrier network. The bookend EUSM solution uses extended IEEE 802.3ah operation, administration and maintenance protocols to fully manage both ends of the point-to-point fiber optic link. Central office and customer premises link ports on the respective modules are controlled similarly from the managed side of the link.

The module offers configuration flexibility with two modular SFP+ access ports, interoperable with 10G Ethernet interfaces, and two redundant modular XFP ports that support 10G Ethernet traffic over a variety of optical links up to 100 km including gray wavelengths and dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM). With native support for jumbo packet sizes up to 9,600 bytes, the EM316EUSM-10G also supports demanding Ethernet services such as distributed video and network storage arrays and provides sub-microsecond low-latency of 600 nanoseconds.

“With the market for 10G Ethernet services growing rapidly, our customers are seeing an increased demand for these services, and they need a more affordable system for deployment,” said Dilip Singh, chief executive officer of MRV. “With the EM316EUSM-10G, our customers are able to deliver premium services while reducing overall operating and capital expenses.”

“Delivery of Metro Ethernet services at 10G means that they are now catching up with the speed and bandwidth growth within the enterprise,” said Prayerna Raina, research analyst for Frost & Sullivan. “We see a bright future for these services, especially as companies like MRV drive down the cost of the infrastructure for 10G services. Carriers selling into these enterprise markets will likely turn to solutions like the EM316EUSM-10G because it allows them to provide services that meet the needs of their customers at a competitive price.”

About Fiber Driver

MRV’s Fiber Driver™ optical multi-service product line provides a full range services demarcation, media conversion, signal repeating and fiber-optimization solutions, including coarse and dense WDM capabilities. Both managed and unmanaged solutions are available, including rack-mount, modular systems and desktop systems. The Fiber Driver line includes several families of products with the flexibility of hundreds of combinations and system options for any type of optical or copper technology, covering virtually every protocol in use in networking today. With a power consumption of 3W – 5W per 10Gbps interface, the Fiber Driver optical multiservice platform consumes 20% – 30% less power than competing optical transport systems. In testing using the TEEER power efficiency standard, the Fiber Driver achieved a rating up to 9.84 out of 10, making it one of the highest efficiency optical networking systems on the market.

About MRV Communications, Inc.

The Optical Communications Systems division of MRV Communications is a global provider of Carrier Ethernet, WDM transport and IT infrastructure management solutions since 1988. MRV products enable the delivery of next-generation optical transport and Carrier Ethernet services over any fiber infrastructure. Since its inception, MRV has demonstrated expertise and experience offering innovative products that address future challenges while reducing network complexity and costs. Delivering optical communication solutions to service providers and enterprise around the world, MRV operates R&D centers in North America, Europe and Asia, along with 50 support centers, and 21 sales offices around the world.