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BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ — LiveRez, ( ) the emerging leader in online vacation rental booking software, welcomes Gary Gigot to their growing team of industry leaders. Gigot will serve as an advisor to the growing company, drawing on his extensive marketing experience in the technology industry. LiveRez, a complete online vacation rental property management solution, is focused on increasing bookings and making property managers fully operational to maximize online bookings.
Gigot brings tremendous experience in the areas of marketing and technology. As an investor in Visio Corporation, Gigot also signed on as their chief marketing officer, where he played a central role in positioning Visio as the leader in business drawing software ultimately resulting in a successful IPO and later a sale of the business to Microsoft. Gigot’s technology experience includes serving as vice president of marketing at Microsoft from 1990 to 1994, where he managed the advertising, PR, research, channel, events and direct marketing disciplines. Additionally Gigot spent 16 years in advertising at Leo Burnett and Ogilvy & Mather.
Gary remains an active philanthropist, having founded the Gigot Center of Entrepreneurial Studies at Notre Dame and the United Way of King County’s “Out of the Rain” initiative to end homelessness. Gary currently sits on the Notre Dame Business School Advisory Council, the University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences Advisory Board and the Board of Managers of Northwest Horticulture.
“I became interested in both investing in and advising LiveRez because I saw a significant category opportunity, a capital efficient business model, and an inflection point in vacation rentals where LiveRez could be a significant driver of growth in property management channel” said Gigot.
Tracy Lotz, President and Founder of LiveRez, welcomes the addition of Mr. Gary Gigot to LiveRez team.
“Gary has had direct experience in creating new software categories-such as business drawing and digital signatures, then helping develop the organization and business strategies to become the brand winner,” Says Lotz. “This is our quest and his direct involvement in our business is a unique asset. Gary’s added commitment to helping Boise businesses grow is icing on the cake.”
LiveRez offers best-in-class websites, a booking engine, property management system, online marketing services, and a unique “Pay-As-You-Book” approach which provides a mutually beneficial partnership between LiveRez and vacation rental managers.
By the end of 2008, LiveRez will have top Property Managers in the 200 most traveled destinations in North America, generating upwards of $600 million dollars in annual bookings.
About LiveRez Inc.
LiveRez ( ) drives more online vacation rental bookings. LiveRez provides the most complete online vacation rental property management solution available, enabling property managers to fully utilize the power of the internet in driving guest bookings, guest satisfaction, and the management of their properties. LiveRez takes a unique online-centric approach through its partnership with property managers, and is focused on making the online shopping experience pleasant, trustworthy, and complete. Successful partners include ALL STAR vacation Homes (allstarvacationhomes.com) and High Country Resort Properties (highcountry-rentals.com). LiveRez is headquartered in Boise, ID. For more information,
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BOCA RATON, Florida, August 18 /PRNewswire/ —

- London hotel Implements InfoGenesis POS(TM) by Agilysys to Streamline
Food and Beverage Operations

Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative IT
solutions, including specifically-designed hospitality software solutions,
has announced that Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in London has selected the
InfoGenesis POS(TM) system from Agilysys to streamline food and beverage
operations and enhance guest service at the award-winning 200-room property,
which is owned and managed by Mandarin Oriental hotel Group.

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“We’ve taken the stance of using only ‘Best of Breed’ solutions in our
hotels, and, in our opinion, Agilysys provides the most advanced
point-of-sale solution on the market,” said Mandarin Oriental hotel Group’s
Vice President of hotel Information Systems Gary McCallum. “The InfoGenesis
POS combines an accessible user interface with powerful configuration and
reporting tools, which enables us to provide exceptional guest service. It’s
always exciting to introduce new staff to the system — particularly if
they’ve worked with other POS solutions — and watch their eyes light up when
they use it. Its performance and flexibility are unmatched in the industry.”
The InfoGenesis POS system combines the performance, familiarity and
ease-of-use of Windows software with a relational database to deliver a
robust point-of-sale solution scalable enough for hospitality operations of
all sizes. The InfoGenesis POS solution can manage any combination of dining,
bar, room service and gift shop operations. Features of the system include:

— Real-time reporting capabilities that enable properties to create
customized reports and review guest spending patterns;

— Sorting, filtering and grouping options that enable staff to locate
information quickly and easily;

— Organizational controls that allow staff to monitor configuration
changes in the system; and

— Encryption tools that ensure the security of guest data.

“The InfoGenesis POS solution has a successful track record at many of
the world’s leading hotels and is ideally suited to the needs of Mandarin
Oriental Hyde Park,” said Tina Stehle, senior vice president and general
manager of Agilysys Hospitality Solutions Group. “The system’s flexibility
and functionality not only will enable the property’s food and beverage
operations to run at peak efficiency, but also will allow the hotel to
capitalize on revenue opportunities like never before.”
With the tranquility of Hyde Park on one side and the sophistication of
Knightsbridge on the other, the historic five-star Mandarin Oriental Hyde
Park boasts London’s most perfect location. Breathtaking views of the park
are offered from many of the sumptuous suites, as well as from the hotel’s
award-winning restaurants, Foliage and The Park, while Mandarin Bar is
the center of the city’s nightlife. The Spa at Mandarin Oriental offers a
haven of tranquility in the heart of Knightsbridge where East and West blend
in harmony, and a series of tailor-made treatments known as ‘Time Rituals’
draw on exotic therapies and philosophies from around the world.

About Agilysys, Inc.

Agilysys is a leading provider of innovative IT solutions to corporate
and public-sector customers, with special expertise in select markets,
including retail and hospitality. The company uses technology — including
hardware, software and services — to help customers resolve their most
complicated IT needs. The company possesses expertise in enterprise
architecture and high availability, infrastructure optimization, storage and
resource management, identity management and business continuity; and
provides industry-specific software, services and expertise to the retail and
hospitality markets. Headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., Agilysys operates
extensively throughout North America, with additional sales offices in the
United Kingdom and China. For more information, visit www.agilysys.com.

PR Contact:
Maureen Morreale, Agilysys, Inc., 1-440-519-8161,
maureen.morreale@agilysys.com

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

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BEND, Ore., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ — NAVIS, the leading developer of innovative reservation-capture solutions for the vacation rental management and independent resort markets, today announced a new contract for the NAVIS System with Bluewater GMAC Real Estate, Emerald Isle, North Carolina.
Bluewater GMAC Real Estate will utilize the NAVIS System to convert more of their inbound telephone calls to reservations, capture more caller data, leverage their caller data for more targeted marketing, and drive more calls to their vacation rental company.
“During this difficult economic period, our clients are finding that NAVIS is more critical to their business than ever before,” said Kyle Buehner, CEO of NAVIS. “As with other clients, Bluewater GMAC will be able to increase their revenue during good times and bad. And their management team will have greater visibility into their business than ever before — extensive data about their guests, prospects, agents, and marketing. With our Best Practices, we will show them how to convert that information into currency.”
“As Bluewater GMAC Real Estate has grown to be the largest property manager in the Emerald Isle area, with over 1,200 rental properties, we are constantly challenging ourselves to improve our customer service and grow our customer base and we look forward to partnering with NAVIS to reach our goals,” said John Kelly, General Manager of Bluewater GMAC Real Estate.
About Bluewater GMAC Real Estate
Bluewater GMAC takes tremendous pride in being a full service real estate company with vacation & annual rental department, five real estate sales locations and a construction office! Originally founded in 1986, Bluewater GMAC Real Estate has experienced continual growth while concentrating on honesty, integrity and professionalism. For more information, visit .
About NAVIS
NAVIS, founded in 1987, is a privately held company wholly owned by Buehner-Fry, Inc., headquartered in Bend, Ore. NAVIS provides vacation rental management companies and independent resort hotels with web-based technologies, processes and services that capture more information, more reservations, and more revenue from their inbound telephone calls. The NAVIS System tracks and records calls for agent coaching and increased closure rates, provides 24×7 reservation call center services for capturing after-hours reservations, improves the management of sales leads by capturing all calls and emails in one central location, and measures the revenue success of marketing campaigns using unique toll-free numbers. NAVIS can be reached toll free at 888-273-1764 or on the web at .
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HANOVER, Md., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The nation’s largest wireless carrier is broadening the reach of its wireless coverage in the nation’s capital. AT&T Inc. announced today it was the first wireless carrier to provide service at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center — the largest combined hotel and convention center on the East Coast. This system is part of an overall strategy by the company to provide unparalleled indoor wireless coverage in key buildings across the city, where residents and visitors alike, work and play.
Wireless coverage extends over all 470,000 square feet of flexible convention, meeting, exhibition and pre-function space, as well as the lobby, restaurants and shopping at the hotel.
“AT&T is committed to seamlessly connect our customers with the people, information and entertainment they care about - a high quality experience is simply what our customers expect,” said Rob Forsyth, AT&T vice president and general manager of wireless operations in Washington, D.C., northern Virginia and Maryland. “Investing in in-building systems allow us to deliver on that promise, even in the nooks and crannies of some of Washington’s largest hotel and meeting spaces.”
Our continued investment in the greater Washington, D.C. area also includes the recent in-building coverage enhancements of the Hilton Washington and the Marriott’s Renaissance Washington, located across from the Washington Convention Center.
Part of the 2008 plan also includes upgrading in-building coverage in the Hyatt Regency at Capitol Hill to add third generation (3G) wireless broadband technology, giving visitors and guests blazing-fast speeds similar to those of WiFi. AT&T’s 3G network opens the door to a new era of mobile services, including LaptopConnect cards, which provide DSL-like speeds for customers to keep connected to e-mail, the Internet and business applications almost anywhere they can place a call. A 3G network also allows customers to share live streaming video from handset to handset through AT&T’s first-of-its-kind service called Video Share(SM).
Customers who are guests of the Hilton Washington north of Dupont Circle, now enjoy enhanced wireless coverage in the hotel’s common areas, including the main ballrooms, lobby, restaurants and business center. The company also beefed-up coverage in the 64,000 square foot Renaissance Washington, providing a superior wireless network experience for the hundreds of thousands of hotel guests who visit the city each year.
These three in-building systems and one 3G enhancement will compliment the 88 total cell site investment planned for 2008 in the region, which includes a total of nine in-building systems this year. Since 2005, AT&T’s planned investment on network enhancements has exceeded $500 million and AT&T has installed more than 60 in-building systems regionally to expand wireless coverage and add capacity.
AT&T products and services are available at 70 company-owned stores and more than 542 authorized agent and national retailer locations throughout the greater Washington Metro and Maryland region including Wal-Mart, Costco Wholesale, RadioShack and Best Buy.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world’s most advanced IP-based business communications services and the nation’s leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. In 2008, AT&T again ranked No. 1 on Fortune magazine’s World’s Most Admired Telecommunications Company list and No. 1 on America’s Most Admired Telecommunications Company list. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at .
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MINNEAPOLIS, July 31 /PRNewswire/ — Transcend Communications’ Karge Olsen, Services Manager found great benefits being part of the Transcend Team after his horrific accident last year. After one year and six surgeries, Karge is reflecting on the past year as being a time for him and his family to heal. “If it were not for the Transcend Team and our ShoreTel phone system, I would not have been able to support my family,” comments Olsen.
Olsen’s job at Transcend involves keeping the company’s service levels at world-class. He has nine employees reporting to him, Service Coordinators and Technicians that keep Transcend’s support team performing at expected levels. Daily Olsen tracks volume and metrics of the service team. The ShoreTel phone system has allowed him to stay connected anytime and anywhere. He is able to control all call handling from his cell phone whether it is calls from his team, calls from customers or calls from other staff needing his assistance. “Karge is living proof of what we sell at Transcend: trusted partnership, mobility and business continuity for events like what happened to Karge,” states George Demou, President and CEO of Transcend Communications.
Olsen also feels tremendous gratitude towards his team. After the fall of the 35W Bridge, Transcend members immediately began supporting Olsen’s family. The team created “Olsen Family Meals on Wheels,” monetary donations matched by the company, donated vacation time as well as a Transcend van until Olsen was able to replace his totaled vehicle. “I have been able to better utilize my vacation time and family time with the ability to work from home. vacation days have allowed me to have six surgeries with recovery time. Today’s mobility options with phone and VPN capabilities have extended my recovery time and allowed me to still fulfill my job for Transcend,” comments Olsen.
Olsen has just finished surgery number six and is back at work for the 1 year anniversary of the bridge collapse. He and his father-in-law have a book in production titled “Bridges Don’t Fall Down,” due for release in mid-August. All royalties from the sales will go to support other victims of August 1st and hopefully give them benefits that Olsen has graciously accepted.
About Transcend Communications
People | Experience | Service

Transcend has been selling phone systems since 1985 and has over 3,000 customers. By definition, we are a Value-Added Reseller and systems integrator that designs, develops, deploys and supports network, data security, IP video, and IP telephony solutions. By reputation, we are known for taking the lead in providing customers with state-of-the-art technology to maximize the productivity of their data infrastructure. For more information on Transcend, visit or call 800-800-0353.
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SAN MATEO, Calif. and AURORA, Neb., July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Avistar Communications Corporation , a leading provider of unified visual communications solutions, today announced the availability of Avistar C3 desktop and team videoconferencing through Fontel Inc., a wholesale distributor of voice and data communications products, and its extensive national network of dealers and resellers.
As a result of the agreement, Fontel’s resellers can now leverage a standards-based video conferencing solution to enhance their customers’ business communication, improve operations and increase productivity and performance. The Avistar C3 bandwidth management enables thousands of users to access desktop videoconferencing, Voice over IP (VoIP), collaboration services and streaming media without requiring substantial new network investment or impairing network performance.
Simon Moss, CEO, Avistar, said, “This partnership combines the power of Avistar C3 technology with Fontel’s significant channel network. This opens a new distribution channel for us, and offers Fontel customers a significant value-add to their current technology investment. Companies of all sizes turn to Fontel and its reseller and dealer network for voice and data products, and now they can reap the benefits of our award-winning, interoperable and scalable videoconferencing solutions as well.”
Kurt Mitchell, President, Fontel, Inc., said, “Studies have indicated that communication between people is up to 70 percent body language. Avistar’s technology brings that face-to-face element to the table and is the next logical bundle with audio and data communications. With today’s economy and emphasis on conserving the environment, videoconferencing technology is in high demand. Fontel has about seven different types of dealers and resellers across the United States, and we believe Avistar’s C3 technology will more than fit their needs.”
The Avistar and Fontel distributor agreement is an expansion of the two companies’ partnership that began earlier this year with Fontel supplying end-point device bundles (headsets, speakerphones, web cameras) for Avistar’s C3 software. Avistar’s desktop and room solutions are available immediately through Fontel and its resellers.
Avistar’s C3 patented technology is widely deployed and provides a rapid return on investment. According to the head of capital markets for a leading global bank, “Before Avistar, I was spending more than an hour a day just riding elevators, and that’s before you count the time going across town or jumping on airplanes.” Another Avistar client funds Avistar directly from its travel budget, as the technology has significantly cut down on travel expenses and time away from the office. For example, just by replacing 10 percent of travel with videoconferenced meetings can result in an annual savings of $2500 per employee. For a company with 1000 employees, that quickly equates to $2.5 million per year. Other benefits include increased productivity, improved revenue generation, reduced carbon footprint and more effective cultural assimilation of dispersed employees, partners and other team members.
Moss concluded, “Fontel’s commitment to quality and exemplary customer service, combined with Avistar’s technology excellence, bodes well for customers who want a best-in-class solution that delivers significant benefits right away.”
About Fontel Inc.
Fontel Inc., based in Aurora, Nebraska, is a wholesale distributor of voice and data communications products. Fontel is committed to offering a high quality, yet competitively priced, portfolio of voice and data communication hardware and software products to dealers, resellers and installers of voice and data communication systems. Fontel’s staff provides exceptional service and support, allowing customers to offer efficient and timely service to their end-users accounts. For more information, visit .
About Avistar Communications Corporation
Avistar creates technology that provides the missing critical element in unified communications: bringing people in organizations face-to-face, through enhanced communications, for true collaboration anytime, anyplace. Its latest product, Avistar C3, draws on more than a decade of market experience to deliver a single-click desktop videoconferencing and collaboration experience that moves business communications into a new era. Available as a stand-alone solution, or integrated with existing unified communications software from other vendors, Avistar C3 provides users instant messaging-style ability to initiate video communications across and outside the enterprise. Bandwidth management enables thousands of users to access desktop videoconferencing, Voice over IP (VoIP) and streaming media, without requiring substantial new network investment or impairing network performance.
Avistar’s desktop videoconferencing and collaboration installations are among the world’s largest, including more than 18,000 seats sold in more than 40 countries. Clients report as much as a 20 percent reduction in travel expense and carbon emissions, increases in productivity, and immeasurably improved relationship building within their organizations, as well as with suppliers and customers. Avistar holds a portfolio of 80 patents for inventions in video and network technology and licenses IP to videoconferencing, rich-media services, public networking and related industries. Current licensees include Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI), Polycom, Inc., Tandberg ASA, Radvision Ltd. and Emblaze-VCON. For more information, visit .
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HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., July 24 /PRNewswire/ — Briggs & Riley Travelware, a leader in innovative, high-quality luggage and business cases, will release SpeedThru(TM), the first-ever travel Sentry Approved, checkpoint-friendly laptop sleeve. On August 15th consumers will be able to purchase @work and verb laptop cases that incorporate the new SpeedThru(TM) sleeve. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently gave the go-ahead to manufacturers to release checkpoint-friendly laptop sleeves after a careful review of design proposals and prototypes. Briggs & Riley played a key role in the development of checkpoint-friendly laptop cases that will allow airline passengers to travel through airport security with greater speed, ease and efficiency. In partnership with travel Sentry, Briggs & Riley approached the TSA in 2004 with a proposed solution that would eliminate the need for travelers to remove laptops during the security check process.
Travel Sentry has now released its standards for laptop friendly bags and Briggs & Riley is the first to have completed the design and testing required to be travel Sentry(R) Approved. travel Sentry creates and manages standards which improve travel security in cooperation with government security agencies, airlines, airports and the travel goods industry.
Jim Lahren, Vice President of Marketing at Briggs & Riley states, “Briggs & Riley is excited to offer travelers our SpeedThru(TM) checkpoint-friendly laptop sleeve that possesses travel Sentry’s Red Diamond mark of approval. The TSA reports that more than 25% of travelers are now traveling with laptops, and checking bags in general have become more difficult and costly.”
Briggs & Riley’s new SpeedThru(TM) sleeve will be incorporated into their @work and verb business case collections shipping after August 15th. Current Briggs & Riley business case owners will be able to upgrade their existing sleeve with the Retro-fit SpeedThru(TM) laptop sleeve ($39.99), making it checkpoint-friendly. A Stand-alone SpeedThru(TM) laptop sleeve ($89.99) will be available for those travelers who like to travel light, and prefer to carry just a laptop sleeve. Both items will be available in the fourth quarter.
Lahren continues, “Consumers have long awaited the arrival of a ‘non- removal’ laptop carry-on case for an abundance of reasons, but most importantly, travelers want to prevent laptop damage and loss while speeding up airport security clearance. With the development of the Briggs & Riley SpeedThru(TM) sleeve, these concerns are dramatically reduced, if not eliminated altogether. In addition to ensuring a more efficient and speedy security checkpoint experience, the new sleeve will keep laptops well protected and easy to identify. This will reduce the possibility of damage and theft.
About Briggs & Riley Travelware
Briggs & Riley Travelware is dedicated to building a lifelong relationship with its customers by consistently understanding and exceeding their needs. The company offers a variety of innovative, high-quality luggage and business case collections; each aimed at a specific user lifestyle. Briggs & Riley backs all of its products with its “Simple as that(R)” warranty, the most comprehensive lifetime guarantee in the industry that even covers damage caused by an airline. Briggs & Riley products are sold exclusively through more than 500 independent specialty luggage stores in North America, select retailers internationally, and through its online boutique. Please visit for a list of new products and store locations.
About travel Sentry Inc.
Travel Sentry creates and manages standards which improve travel security in cooperation with government security agencies, airlines, airports and the travel goods industry. travel Sentry(R) Approved locks are officially recognized and accepted by the US Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the U.K. Since its launch in 2003, virtually all major luggage and lock manufacturers around the world have chosen to partner in the travel Sentry system. Each is responsible for designing their products to meet travel Sentry’s operational and quality standards. Please visit for more information about travel Sentry.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — LodgeNet Interactive Corporation announced today that it will release its second quarter financial results after market on Tuesday, July 29th, 2008. The company will also host a teleconference to discuss its results July 29th, 2008 at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time.
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The Company also announced that it reduced long-term debt during the second quarter from $630.2 million (as of March 31, 2008) to $616.6 million (as of June 30, 2008); and that cash and cash equivalents as of June 30th was approximately $15.5 million. As of June 30, the Company’s $50 million revolver portion of its Credit Facility was unused.
“While the economy and the travel industry are facing near-term challenges, we remain focused on delivering on our free cash flow target range for 2008,” said Scott C. Petersen, LodgeNet President & CEO. “The flexibility of our business model allows us to actively manage our capital investment plan and balance sheet and as a result we reduce long-term debt by more than $13 million during the Second Quarter. We prudently reduced capital investment levels and operating expenses during the second quarter and have taken similar steps for the Third Quarter as we have adjusted our capital investment target down to $15 million. We believe these initiatives will put us in a position to further reduce our long-term debt levels and remain within our debt covenants for the balance of the year.
To access the teleconference, please dial 888-546-9658 and use conference code 55263339. A live webcast of the teleconference will also be available via InterCall at . The webcast will be archived at that site for one month and can be accessed via LodgeNet’s company website at . If you cannot listen to the teleconference at its normal time, there will also be a replay available for one week following the call, and can be accessed by dialing 800-642-1687 or 706-645-9291, passcode 55263339.
AS A PARTICIPANT IN THE CONFERENCE CALL, PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
The securities laws provide us the opportunity to more freely disclose forward-looking statements, as long as we make the following remarks:
In the prepared remarks, as well as in response to your questions, management may make forward-looking statements. It should be understood that all such statements are subject to various uncertainties and risks that could affect their outcome. Factors which could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, our ability to reduce long-term debt as rapidly as we expect; unexpected capital expenditure requirements; the effects of economic conditions; supply and demand changes for hotel rooms and LodgeNet products and services; competitive conditions in the lodging industry; technological developments; relationships with clients and property owners; potential effects of litigation; the impact of government regulations; any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements made in the conference call.
About LodgeNet Interactive
LodgeNet Interactive Corporation is the leading provider of media and connectivity solutions designed to meet the unique needs of hospitality, healthcare and other guest-based businesses. LodgeNet Interactive serves more than 1.9 million hotel rooms representing 10,000 hotel properties worldwide in addition to healthcare facilities throughout the United States. The company’s services include: Interactive Television Solutions, Broadband Internet Solutions, Content Solutions, Professional Solutions and Advertising Media Solutions. LodgeNet Interactive Corporation owns and operates businesses under the industry leading brands: LodgeNet, LodgeNetRX, and The hotel Networks. LodgeNet Interactive is listed on NASDAQ and trades under the symbol LNET. For more information, please visit . LodgeNet is a registered trademark of LodgeNet Interactive Corporation.

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SAN MARCOS, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ — With gas prices still climbing, West Coast vacationers now will be able to calculate the fuel cost of a trip or getaway with the click of a button. The new FuelTool fuel cost estimator is now available on websites published by Getaway Media Corp, including for California vacationers, and for visitors to the Pacific Northwest.
These sites specialize in getaway travel for their respective regions and now include the FuelTool in the popular “Getaway Machine” travel calculator offered on each site. Similar to a real estate search engine, the Getaway Machine invites visitors to select from more than 65 criteria to help them find the ideal getaway or vacation destination. They select the general type of lodging, amenities, activities and types of sights they would like to see and the Getaway Machine produces a custom report that lists the getaways that offer those particular options.
With the new FuelTool, visitors not only will get the one-way distance and travel time to these getaways, but also the approximate fuel cost for the roundtrip to each location on the list of recommended getaways. Visitors can select the general type of vehicle they are driving, put in the approximate amount they are paying per gallon of gasoline, and the FuelTool will do the rest.
In a June 2008 article, USA TODAY reported that, because of higher gas prices, travelers this year “want to travel closer to home, take shorter trips and travel in their state or neighboring state,” according to AAA spokesman Mike Pina. “We see a big increase in the number of people using online maps and tools such as fuel gauges and calculators,” Pina says.
The FuelTool also is offered in the “Choose a Destination” section of both sites. Visitors can go to a city they are interested in visiting and choose from a selection of local lodgings, which each have a FuelTool button and link to the lodging’s website.
CaliforniaWeekend.com, based in San Marcos, CA, was launched in 2003 and was followed by the launch of its sister site, NorthwestTravelAdvisor.com, in 2006. For more information, phone 760-471-7693.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ — Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. , one of the world’s leading manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, today announced that management is scheduled to participate in the following upcoming investor conferences and industry events:
— Raymond James Boston Spring Investors Conference on June 4, 2008
at The State Room in Boston.

— The 5th Global Clean Technology Conference, sponsored by Jefferies &
Company, on June 5, 2008 at The Mandarin Oriental hotel in New York
City.

— Thomas Weisel Partners Alternative Energy Conference on June 12, 2008
at The Mandarin Oriental hotel in New York City.

— Intersolar Technology Trade Fair 2008 from June 12-14, 2008 at The New
Trade Fair Centre in Munich, Germany. Suntech will display the latest
products available to the European market at the Suntech booth
#B4.170 in Hall B4.

— Suntech Power Holdings’ Analyst and Investor Event on June 13, 2008 in
Munich, Germany. To RSVP to this event, please contact Suntech’s Media
Relations Specialist below.

— Deutsche Bank Alternative Energy Conference on June 24, 2008 at The
Westin St. Francis hotel in San Francisco.

— Piper Jaffray European Clean Tech Conference from June 24-25, 2008 at
the ANdAZ hotel (formerly Great Eastern Hotel) in London.

Webcasts of select management presentations will be available on the ”Investor Center” section of the Suntech website: power.com under ”Financial Events.”
To register for Suntech’s Analyst and Investor Event, please contact:

Cassie Fan
Media Relations Specialist
Tel: 86-510-8531-8665
Email:

About Suntech

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. is a world leading solar energy company as measured by both production output and capacity of solar cells and modules. Suntech is passionate about improving the environment we live in and dedicated to developing advanced solar solutions that enable sustainable development. Suntech designs, develops, manufactures, and markets a variety of high quality, cost effective and environmentally friendly solar products for electric power applications in the residential, commercial, industrial, and public utility sectors. Suntech offers one of the broadest ranges of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) products under the MSK Solar Design Line(TM). Suntech has sales offices worldwide and is a market share leader in key global solar markets. For more information, please visit .
For more information, please contact:

In China:
Rory Macpherson
Investor Relations
Tel: 86-510-8531-8922
Email:

In the United States:
Sanjay M. Hurry
Vice President
The Piacente Group, Inc. (Investor Relations Counsel, Suntech)
Tel: 1-212-481-2050
Email:
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