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• Cisco Hosts Webcast: Cisco Global Channel StrategySAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - July 7, 2008) - Cisco ( NASDAQ : CSCO ) will host a webcast witha corresponding slide presentation to discuss its channel strategy. Who: Cisco executive Keith Goodwin, senior vice president of WorldwideChannels -- to discuss Cisco's global channel model and strategy. Followinga brief presentation, a question & answer session will be held. No previously unannounced issues will be discussed in this webcast.
• Thomson Signs Purchase Agreement with Comcast for Digital-to-Analog AdaptersPARIS and LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - July 7, 2008) - Thomson Signs Purchase Agreementwith Comcast for Digital-to-Analog Adapters Paris (France), Los Angeles (USA) - July 7th, 2008 - Thomson (EuronextParis: 18453; NYSE: TMS), the worldwide leader in video solutions, todayannounced that it has entered into a purchase agreement with Comcast, theleading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products andservices in the U.S., to be a supplier of digital-to-analog (DTA) adapters.
• Sangoma Contest to Provide Free Trip and Passes to AsterConferenceSangoma Rewards Customers for Smart Hardware Swaps
• Powerball Jackpot to $20 Million; Two $1 Million Power Play Prizes Won!POWERBALL--(Marketwire - July 6, 2008) - The jackpot in America's favorite lottery gamecontinues to get bigger and bigger. Even though the grand prize was notawarded Saturday evening, 2 lucky tickets in DC (1) and Indiana (1) matchedall 5 white numbers with the Power Play and won $1 million cash each! Twoother winners matched all 5 white numbers for $200,000 in the state ofMaine (1) and Missouri (1). In addition, 393,899 tickets across the nationwon a total of $5,786,110 in prizes.
• "Automatic" Should Mean What It SaysBURBANK, CA--(Marketwire - July 3, 2008) - Per the American Heritage Dictionary,"automatic" means, "Acting or operating in a manner essentially independentof external influence or control." This would seem to indicate somethingthat, after it is initiated, operated with no more input from the user,such as an automatic transmission or an automatic security light system.But unfortunately when it comes to software, "automatic" can be a relativeterm. Ideally, "automatic" software would be simple to install. There would be noextended training periods for IT personnel to learn how to use it, nor thenecessity to study lengthy documentation. Following installation, thesoftware would run without further input from the user. While it isrunning, it would never interfere with computer resources or users on thesystem. And it also wouldn't require scheduling of any sort.