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• Acronis True Image Echo Workstation Named 2008 Community Choice Award Winner by Windows IT ProBURLINGTON, MA--(Marketwire - August 4, 2008) - Acronis® Inc. ( http://www.acronis.com ),provider of affordable, scalable storage management and disaster recoverysoftware, today announced that its Acronis True Image Echo Workstation withAcronis Universal Restore was named a winner of the "2008 Community ChoiceAwards" in the Disk Imaging Software category by Penton Media's Windows ITPro®. Acronis True Image allows users to create an exact image of a hard disk --including all the computer data, operating system, and programs -- forcomplete system backup and disk cloning. After a crash, the user canrestore the entire system or simply replace lost files and folders from thedisk backup. With the addition of Acronis Universal Restore, the user canperform a bare-metal restore to different hardware and have theirworkstation in service again quickly.
• Net 1 Announces Official Launch of UEPS Technology in IraqJOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA--(Marketwire - Aug. 4, 2008) - Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:UEPS) ("Net1" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the successful implementation of Net1's Universal Electronic Payment System ("UEPS") in Iraq. The first UEPS transaction was performed on Sunday, August 3, 2008, in Baghdad, Iraq, during the official launch of the UEPS smart card technology with the two state banks namely, Rafidain Bank and Rasheed Bank. The official launch, attended by invitees from Rafidain Bank, Rasheed Bank, the Iraqi Government, War Victim Ministry and Martyrdom Ministry, demonstrated smart card registration, biometric enrolment and issuing of UEPS cards, offline loading of wage payments and government grants to the UEPS cards and dispensing of cash.
• Westcon Group Launches Industry's First Online, Multi-Vendor Configurator of Open Source IP/PBX SolutionsInnovative Tool Can Dramatically Shorten Quotation and Pre-Sales Process for Resellers of Digium's Asterisk-Based Open Source Solutions
• MedLink Signs Agreement With Microsoft HealthVault to Offer PHR Solution Through 100,000 Affiliated PhysiciansISLANDIA, NY--(Marketwire - August 4, 2008) - MedLink International, Inc. ( OTCBB : MLKNA ), aleading provider of clinical IT solutions to physicians, announced todaythat it has formalized its relationship with Microsoft Corp. through theexecution the Microsoft HealthVault Solution Provider agreement.HealthVault is a software and services platform aimed at helping patientsbetter manage their health information. MedLink will market the HealthVault and MedLink connectivity to its networkof affiliated physicians via its endorsements with medical societies andhealthcare facilities, offering its free MedLink EHR Lite, allowingpractitioners a means of sharing health information over the Internet withtheir patients. The MedLink EHR Lite, at no cost to physicians, offersfree e-prescribing, lab ordering/results delivery, radiology images andreports, scheduling, patient chart, demographics and now the ability tosh
• IBM Provides Technology Backbone for Max Vijay, a New Business Initiative by Max New York Life for the Untapped Indian PopulationBANGALORE, INDIA--(Marketwire - July 31, 2008) - IBM ( NYSE : IBM ) and Max New York LifeInsurance Company Limited today announced the rollout of an integratedsolution for policy issuance and administration for Max Vijay -- a brandnew business initiative introduced by Max New York Life. This is part ofthe 10-year multi-million dollar services agreement signed between IBM andMax New York Life Insurance in December 2007. IBM will help Max New York Life Insurance deploy and transform itsinsurance policy processing platform and provide end-to-end technologybackbone for Max Vijay, a revolutionary new insurance product designedspecifically for the under-served segment of the Indian society. Theproduct combines the best of insurance and savings and gives the customersa means to aggregate their earnings in a structured and well-plannedmanner.