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EDS Selected for U.S. General Services Administration Contact Center Program

HERNDON, Va., March 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EDS today announced it has been selected by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to provide call center services for all federal government agencies under the newly awarded USA Contact contract. EDS is one of nine companies that may compete for task orders under the .5 billion Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract.

USA Contact will provide a vehicle for any federal government agency to purchase a range of automated and manual customer support services to respond to inquiries about federal government programs and policies from the general public, congressional offices, the media and other government offices. Its scope encompasses any type of contact center services from order fulfillment to customer relationship management (CRM) and can be tailored to the individual needs of client agencies.

The contract has a two-year base period followed by four two-year option periods. Task orders may cover a maximum period of five years and may extend no farther than three years after the end of the contract's final option period.

EDS will furnish facilities, personnel, equipment, supplies and services to meet the requirements of the task orders received from agencies using the USA Contact contract. In addition to providing customer support services, EDS will perform all technical and management functions to plan, design, implement, operate and manage contact center solutions to meet the diverse needs of federal agencies. EDS will have the ability to quickly ramp up to meet urgent government needs for emergency contact center services within 48 hours.

"The awarding of this contract means that EDS' world class call center services are now more widely available to the federal government," said Dennis Stolkey, vice president and general manager, EDS U.S. Government and Public Sector. "This will make it easier for more government agencies to provide U.S. citizens with accessible, accurate, timely, and professional responses to their inquiries via their preferred methods of communication."

EDS' USA Contact solutions promote the participation of small businesses as well as opportunities for workers with severe disabilities. EDS will team with several call center staffing companies including ALTA IT Services LLC, DanSources Technical Services, Focus Technology Consulting, Premier Technical Services Corp., and SOC Enterprises. Language Line LLC will provide translation services, and RightNow Technologies will provide the contact center applications suite including knowledge management services.

EDS manages customer interactions through contact center outsourcing, analytics, fulfillment and distribution, and warranty programs for clients worldwide. EDS has more than 35 years of experience delivering CRM services, supporting 155 contact centers with 26,000 agents in 48 languages in 26 countries.

About EDS

EDS is a leading global technology services company delivering business solutions to its clients. EDS founded the information technology outsourcing industry more than 45 years ago. Today, EDS delivers a broad portfolio of information technology and business process outsourcing services to clients in the manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, communications, energy, transportation, and consumer and retail industries and to governments around the world. Learn more at eds.com.

CONTACT: Travis Jacobsen - EDS 972.797.8751 travis.jacobsen@eds.com

Electronic Data Systems Corporation

CONTACT: Travis Jacobsen of EDS, 1-972-797-8751,
travis.jacobsen@eds.com

Web site: http://www.eds.com/

Two Tektronix Products Named Finalists for Ultimate Product of the Year MSO4000 Oscilloscope and Ultra-Wideband Spectral Analysis Software Selected by EE Times

BEAVERTON, Ore., March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Tektronix, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, announced that the MSO4000 Mixed Signal oscilloscope and Ultra-Wideband Spectral Analysis software for the DPO/DSA70000 Series Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes have been named finalists in the Test & Measurement category for the 2008 EE Times ACE Awards Ultimate Product of the Year. This award recognizes the technologies that demonstrate cutting-edge breakthroughs, innovation and leadership.

The Ultimate Products of the Year Award is determined by large-scale peer review. Finalists in each category are chosen by qualified readers of EE Times and eeProductCenter.com on a quarterly basis via electronic balloting from a list of nominees submitted to readers by expert editors.

"This year's finalists represent top products in the industry and we are delighted to be able to name two Tektronix products as finalists in the Test & Measurement category," said Junko Yoshida, editor-in-chief, EE Times. "The 2008 EE Times ACE Awards Finalists represent the new innovation in our industry. The products chosen as finalists exemplify those that show promise in the continual growth and execution of forward-thinking technologies for the future."

"We are honored to have two of our products named finalists in the 2008 EE Times ACE Awards," said Martyn Etherington, vice president, Tektronix. "The rapid speed at which technology is changing challenges all members of the ecosystem to keep pace. The recognition for two of our products reinforces the Tektronix focus on innovation for the new digital world."

The new MSO4000 family of mixed-signal oscilloscopes is a mixed signal design validation and debug tool for designers. The MSO4000 combines three powerful capabilities -- an advanced real-time oscilloscope and logic analyzer, and the breakthrough Wave Inspector waveform search engine. It features two or four analog channels and 16 digital channels to provide up to 20 time-correlated channels, long-record length on all channels, comprehensive support for monitoring, triggering, and decoding parallel and serial buses, and industry-best price/performance for a MSO.

The new Tek Ultra-Wideband Spectral Analysis software extends the UWB debug and analysis capabilities of the Tektronix DSA70000, DPO70000 and TDS6000C Series -- the industry's highest multi-channel performance real time oscilloscopes -- to include real-time analysis of Ultra Wideband RF and electrical signals. UWB wireless technology promises a data transfer rate beyond 1Gbps to meet the demand of data-intensive future applications. With the Tektronix Ultra-Wideband Spectral Analysis application, engineers will be able to design, debug, and validate performance of WiMedia Ultra Wideband radios used in Certified Wireless USB, WLP and High Speed Bluetooth consumer electronics.

About the CMP Technology Electronics Group

The CMP Technology Electronics Group is the premier technology and business media brand serving the information needs of the creators of technology worldwide. Offering a full suite of products and services to reach electronics technology professionals throughout the world, the CMP Technology Electronics Group delivers the most targeted audience and actionable information to marketers in the electronics technology community. Each month, the CMP Technology Electronics Group delivers more than 1 million copies of its print publications, including EE Times, to subscribers in more than 23 countries and online visitors from 100 countries view more than 8 million pages on its Web sites in seven languages including EETimes.com and TechOnline. More than 40,000 decision makers attend its Embedded Systems Conferences each year in Boston, Silicon Valley, China and Taiwan.

About Tektronix

Tektronix is a leading supplier of test, measurement, and monitoring products, solutions and services for the communications, computer, and semiconductor industries -- as well as military/aerospace, consumer electronics, education and a broad range of other industries worldwide. With 60 years of experience, Tektronix enables its customers to design, build, deploy, and manage next-generation global communications networks, computing and advanced technologies. Headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, Tektronix has operations in 19 countries worldwide. Tektronix' Web address is http://www.tektronix.com/.

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

Tektronix, Inc.

CONTACT: Gary Grossman, Worldwide Sr. PR Manager of Tektronix, Inc.,
1-503-627-1097, gary.grossman@tektronix.com

Web site: http://www.tektronix.com/

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Signature Devices, Inc. Completes New First Person Arcade Action Game

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Signature Devices, Inc. (Pink Sheets: SDVI) is pleased to announce that the Company's new turret-based, first person shooter arcade action game has been completed. The fast-paced game takes place on an alien planet and the player is in the role of an advanced scout for an incoming colonization. With multiple futuristic weapons to select from, the player must combat a variety of alien enemies to stop them from destroying the colony before it is too late.

The Company has been receiving royalty payments of 00.00 per unit for each Standard or Deluxe cabinet that contains the Game and 0.00 per software upgrade kit for another first person shooter arcade game it developed, Paradise Lost. Signature Devices maintained the rights for the product and plans on publishing the product for PC and distributing the product on its upcoming phatyaffle.com web 2.0 gaming community.

"This game is one of many that we will be completing in the coming months and we are excited about staying on track with our goals for 2008," stated Kenneth Hurley, CEO of Signature Devices, Inc. and Graffiti Entertainment, LLC. "We will continue to produce PC product for phatyaffle.com as well as console products for all console systems."

The Company recently announced that the Company's new fantasy role playing game (RPG), Mazes of Fate, is set to be released on the Nintendo DS(TM) system by the end of second quarter 2008. Mazes of Fate was first released on the Game Boy Advanced system, and the new version will feature updated dungeons, four additional characters and will be featured in full 3-D.

About Signature Devices, Inc. and Graffiti Entertainment LLC:

Based in Redwood City, Calif., Signature Devices, Inc. creates, develops and manufactures advanced information technology, including computer systems, software and electronics products. One of the Company's premiere technologies includes a blend of hardware and software for image generation technology used in video games and simulations. Signature Devices also owns Graffiti Entertainment, LLC, (http://www.graffitientertainment.com/), a publisher of interactive entertainment software for advanced entertainment consoles.

The information in this press release includes certain "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor provisions of Federal Securities Laws. Investors are cautioned that such statements are based upon assumptions that in the future may prove not to have been accurate and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including the future financial performance of the Company. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations or any of its forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events, or circumstances after the date of this release except as required by law.

Contact: Investor Relations 866-THE-APPL(E) http://www.signaturedevices.com/

Signature Devices, Inc.

CONTACT: Investor Relations of Signature Devices, Inc.,
1-866-THE-APPL(E)

Web site: http://www.signaturedevices.com/

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SHENZHEN, China, March 20 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mindray Medical International Limited , a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices in China with a rapidly growing international presence, today announced that Mr. Li Xiting, Mindray's president and co-chief executive officer, will attend the 11th Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference held at the Shangri-la Hotel in Hong Kong, China from Monday, March 31, 2008 to Thursday, April 3, 2008. Mr. Li will present on Wednesday, March 2, 2008 from 4:20 to 5:00 p.m. Beijing/Hong Kong Time.

Mr. Li will discuss Mindray's recent developments and 2008 domestic and international strategy. The presentation will be webcast and will be available live and for replay on the Agenda section of Credit Suisse's Asian Investment Conference website at: http://www.credit-suisse.com/conferences/aic/2008/en/agenda/day3.html .

About Mindray

Mindray Medical International Limited is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices in China with a significant and growing presence worldwide. Established in 1991, Mindray offers a broad range of products across three primary business segments: patient monitoring & life support products, in-vitro diagnostic products, and medical imaging systems. Mindray is headquartered in Shenzhen, China, and has 29 local sales and service offices in China, as well as sales and service offices in Amsterdam, Istanbul, London, Mexico City, Moscow, Mumbai, Sao Paulo, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver. For more information, please visit http://www.mindray.com/ .

For investor inquiries please contact: In China: Susan Du Mindray Medical International Limited Tel: 86-755-2658-2518 Email: Susan.Du@Mindray.com Justin Knapp Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, Beijing Tel: 86-10-8520-6556 Email: Justin.Knapp@Ogilvy.com In the United States: Jeremy Bridgman Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, New York Tel: 1-212-880-5363

Mindray Medical International Limited

CONTACT: In China: Susan Du of Mindray Medical International Limited,
86-755-2658-2518, or Susan.Du@Mindray.com; Or Justin Knapp of Ogilvy Public
Relations Worldwide, Beijing, or 86-10-8520-6556, or Justin.Knapp@Ogilvy.com;
Or In the United States: Jeremy Bridgman of Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide,
New York, or 1-212-880-5363

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Oracle(R) HCM Receives Strong Positive Rating in Leading Analyst Firm's Report for Large Enterprise HRMS Report Evaluates Mature Global HRMS Systems

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

-- Oracle today announced that Gartner Inc. gave a Strong Positive rating to Oracle's Human Capital Management (HCM) offerings -- including the Oracle(R) E-Business Suite, Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise and Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne solutions -- in its report "MarketScope for Large Enterprise HRMS, 2008."(1) -- Oracle was one of 12 vendors evaluated in the report and received the highest possible rating, "Strong Positive." -- Gartner considers companies receiving a Strong Positive rating to be "solid providers of strategic products, services or solutions" and recommends that existing customers "continue investments" and potential customers "consider the vendor a strong strategic choice." -- To determine ratings, Gartner assessed vendors' product strategy, customer experience, product/service, vertical strategy, geographic strategy and overall viability for organizations with more than 2,500 employees. Oracle HCM Solutions -- Oracle's HCM solutions provide organizations of all sizes, industries and regions with end-to-end, award winning human capital management capabilities to help reduce costs and increase employee productivity. -- Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft Enterprise and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne solutions all offer HCM capabilities. -- Oracle E-Business Suite HRMS enables automated workforce management and a holistic view that integrates HR data with valuable ERP information throughout the entire employee lifecycle. The latest version, Oracle E- Business Suite HRMS 12 includes key enhancements to automate global requirements and also includes an enhanced user interface. -- PeopleSoft Enterprise HRMS provides organizations with a core foundation of HR data and processes that expand to accommodate growth and global reach to comply with both international and local regulations. PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management (HCM) 9.0 continues Oracle's commitment to extending the value of customers' investments by providing best-in-class business processes on a platform of next generation technology. -- JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Human Resources Management automates workforce management to streamline HR processes and activities, enabling organizations to focus on more strategic tasks. Supporting Quotes -- "World-class customers receive real-world returns with Oracle's enterprise HCM solutions. We believe Gartner's 'Strong Positive' rating asserts Oracle's leadership in the market, and reflects our continued ability to provide best-of-class solutions across product lines," said Gretchen Alarcon, Vice President of HCM Strategy, Oracle. Supporting Resources Analyst Report

A copy of Gartner's "Marketscope for Large Enterprise HRMS, 2008" courtesy of Oracle is available here: http://mediaproducts.gartner.com/reprints/oracle/154565.html.

Podcasts What's New in PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) 9.0?: http://tinyurl.com/2rll53 What's New in E-Business HCM Release 12?: http://tinyurl.com/2tga4y Oracle Blogs Talented Apps Blog: http://talentedapps.wordpress.com/ Related Resources About Oracle HCM: http://www.oracle.com/applications/human-capital-management.html Oracle Information InDepth HCM Newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/yrxyzx Independent Analyst Reports Regarding Oracle Software: http://tinyurl.com/25ra2y (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020718/ORCLLOGO) About Oracle

Oracle is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com/.

* MarketScope Disclaimer

The MarketScope is copyrighted 2008 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The MarketScope is an evaluation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the MarketScope, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest rating. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Reference herein to third party content, including analysis, opinions, predictions and statements, does not constitute or imply Oracle's endorsement of or concurrence with such content.

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(1) Gartner "MarketScope for Large Enterprise HRMS, 2008" by James Holincheck. February 19, 2008

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