Monthly Archives: March 2010

Jaipur, Rajasthan, March 30, 2010 /India PRwire/ — Search Engine Optimization is the best way to get a website recognized by search engines and therefore drive the traffic to a website that it deserves. The SEOcommunity site promotes this from all angles so everyone can learn the knowledge that they need, according to Ashish Arora, Creator of SEOCommunity.

The Indian SEO Community covers everything from how to optimize a website for search engines, the latest industry trends, SEO tips and tricks and even more!

So What Makes It Different?:

The question that many people ask because SEO communities online are not rare. The main thing about this site is that it is a real community. Members are happy to help one another and if someone ask a question a forum member will always be happy to answer.

The most exciting thing that the SEOCommunity has at the moment is their Learning with Earning Offer. This fantastic offer gives its members incentive to both ask questions and answer them on the forum, noted Mr. Arora.

The Learning with Earning Offer:

Basically the more that Members post on the forums, the more prizes they can get. The incentive launches on the 1st April 2010.

Imagine though, winning a flat screen TV just for posting on a forum? Sounds ludicrous doesnt it? However with the SEO Community website members can do just that!

Whats in it?

The more someone post the better the prizes. Members can also have the chance to swap the prizes for cash alternatives if they want to. Full details are on the site however basically members can win:

100 posts – A .info Domain
250 posts – SEOCommunity Printed Exclusive T-Shirt
500 posts – Leather Wallet
1000 posts – A .com/.net/.biz Domain
5000 posts – 2GB Ipod Shuffle
10000 posts – Nikon Coolpix S220 Digicam 10.1 MP
25000 Posts – Samsung 22 HD Ready LCD Television

These prizes mean that forum members have an incentive to get involved in the Indian SEO community. This means that if someone post a question, they are likely to get an answer very quickly as people get their post count up.

This contest is already causing as stir through out the SEO communities as people await the 1st April 2010 launch date.

Mr. Arora launched the contest after he recognized a need for people to get involved in forums. He said There are people out there with bundles of knowledge that they would be happy to share with others but have no incentive to do so. I wanted to change this so that everyone has the chance to learn SEO tips and tricks from people that really know what they are doing.

For More Information about SEOCommunity or to take advantage of the Learning with Earning Offer, Visit http://www.seocommunity.in/forum.php

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About SEOCommunity.in:

SEOCommunity is in its first year of launch but growing at a very fast rate. The SEOCommunity is a place for SEO professionals, Bloggers, Internet Marketers and search engine ranking fanatics to come together to share ideas, learn new things and explore everything surrounding the SEO world.

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Environment Protection Minister Peter Garrett said the plan opens up opportunities for new experiences and visitor infrastructure at Kakadu over the next decade.

Over recent years Kakadu tourism has broken new ground, with connection to Aboriginal culture now at the heart of the visitor experience, a great step forward for the park, Mr Garrett said.

Kakadus Shared Tourism Vision has led to a host of new Indigenous tourism experiences, including the triple award-winning Kakadu Culture Camp.

We can now see the next steps in Kakadus tourism journey. We know theres demand for more small -scale accommodation and new Indigenous businesses – and untapped potential for visitors to come in all six seasons and stay for longer.

This plan puts some fantastic ideas on the table, from open-air theatres and eco-lodges through to culture camps for school kids and Indigenous fishing tours.

The tourism master plan maps out an exciting future for tourism in Kakadu, with new ideas for tours, facilities and other business opportunities.

The park has already started work on a number of the plans recommendations:

The establishment of seven Kakadu precincts, each offering different visitor experiences and its own precinct plan
A bushwalking strategy to open up new walking experiences for visitors
Helping to develop new Indigenous tourism businesses in Kakadu and the wider National Landscapes region, through the appointment of tourism experts Rick Murray and John Morse.
Mr Garrett said the plan had been finalised after extensive consultation with the tourism industry, traditional owners and the public, and implementing it would require the same partnership approach.

This plan doesnt list a final set of future projects – instead it identifies gaps in the market and explains how businesses can take advantage of them, Mr Garrett said.

There are great opportunities for new and established tourism players to plan their future in the park and this plan sets clear directions for the tourism industry and the park to work together.

For Kakadus tourism master plan visit www.environment.gov.au/parks/kakadu

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The approval conditions include significant offsets, measures to protect the Carnaby’s black cockatoo, threatened orchids, bandicoots and wallabies, as well as the creation of a conservation area on airport land.

“Before giving my approval to this project, I thoroughly considered the impact the development would have on the whole of the environment, including threatened species,” Mr Garrett said.

“I am satisfied the airport expansion can proceed without unacceptable impacts on the environment or nationally protected species, particularly with the strict conditions imposed and the significant offsets detailed in the approval conditions.

“As a condition of the approval, Jandakot Airport Holdings must buy and protect more than 1,600 hectares of Carnaby’s black cockatoo habitat as well as provide $150,000 per year towards recovery and research activities for this species. I am pleased to say this is one of the best environmental outcomes achieved in a Western Australian development for the Carnaby’s black cockatoo.

“The company will be required to rehabilitate about 110 hectares of land next to the airport for a conservation area of more than 600 hectares, with local council agreement. The company must also develop conservation plans to manage, map and monitor native species, treat dieback, and control weeds and feral animals.

“These conditions, as well as others outlined in the approval, will be of benefit to the environment and will help conserve threatened species into the future. This is a good outcome for the environment.

“Under national environment law, my role in relation to commercial precincts is limited to ensuring the type of business that occurs on the land will not have an unacceptable impact on the environment.

“I have imposed a condition that prohibits any chemical-dependent businesses or chemical storage above the Jandakot Groundwater Mound. The company must also develop a water management plan and upgrade airport infrastructure to reduce the risk of groundwater contamination.

“It must also provide $700,000 in funding to the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority’s rare orchid program. Any protected orchids in areas to be cleared will be translocated to conservation areas.”

For a full list of condition approvals please visit www.environment.gov.au/epbc

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The Michigan State Spartans, champions of the Midwest region, and the only team making a repeat appearance in the Final Four, will take on the Butler Bulldogs who made a surprising run through the West region to earn a spot in front of their hometown fans. The matchup pits the Big 10 powerhouse which has been in the Final Four in six of the past 12 seasons against the Horizon League champions who are making their first Final Four appearance in school history.

Michigan State brings a 28-8 record into the matchup after finishing 14-4 and tying for the regular season Big 10 title. After losing in the first round of their conference tournament to Minnesota, the Spartans have reeled off wins against New Mexico State, Maryland, Northern Iowa, and Tennessee to reach the Final Four. The Spartans have had plenty of dramatics in their run, with a total margin of victory of 13 points in the four games. In the first half of their second round win over Maryland they lost former Big 10 player of the year Kalin Lucas to a torn Achilles tendon. Lucas was the Spartans’ leading scorer at 14.8 points per game and also averaged four assists a contest.

Forward Raymar Morgan averages 11.5 points and 6.2 rebounds per game and hit the game winning free throw in the Elite Eight against Tennessee. Durrell Summers was the team’s third-leading scorer at 11.2 points per game, while Draymond Green adds 9.8 points per game and is the team’s leading rebounder at 7.8 boards a game. The biggest constant for the Michigan State team is their coach, Tom Izzo, who has made a habit of coaching his teams to the Final Four.

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Santacruz East, Mumbai, March 30, 2010 /India PRwire/ — MUMBAI, 31st March 2010 — Boston IT Solutions (India) Private Limited today announced a variety of new server, workstation and GPU compute solutions powered by the AMD Opteron 6000 Series platform and the AMD Opteron 6100 processors, which have been announced worldwide today.

Boston has been heavily involved in the sale and promotion of AMD platforms for some time now; with todays launch of the worlds first 8-core and 12-core x86 processors, the AMD Opteron 6100 series processors offer unrivaled performance levels, power savings and a strong value proposition. Bostons range of solutions are set to raise the bar for customer expectations over previous generation technologies. The increase in core count provides further headroom for intensive enterprise class and research applications in addition to providing high memory bandwidth for large data sets.

In addition to the obvious benefits of using the latest 12- and 8-core AMD Opteron 6100 processors, exciting new features have been made available such as being able to use the same processors across single/dual/quad socket servers. This provides excellent flexibility to move processors between platforms to suit client needs as business or projects expand over time says Manoj Nayee, Managing Director.

The introduction of quad channel DDR3 sees a welcome introduction with greatly increased support for further system memory and up to 66% faster memory performance with large data sets. AMD Hypertransport technology has also been improved significantly with up to 4x HT3 (HT 3.0) links now available which can provide up to 25.6GB/s @ 6.4GT/s per link; this provides nearly twice the I/O bandwidth with an integrated CPU/chipset platform.

The launch of our new AMD Opteron 6000 series based 2U Twin Squared platforms has upped the ante within the industry once again with full support for up to a staggering 96 AMD Opteron 6000 series processor cores made available from a single 2U enclosure that contains 4 hot swappable servers. Designed to offer industry leading performance per watt this highly innovative platform can be scaled upwards to provide up to a phenomenal 2016 AMD Opteron cores into an industry standard 42U rack! says Wally Liaw, Vice President of international sales at Supermicro.

AMD India is delivering the next wave of server innovation to the industry in the country, said Ravi Swaminathan, Managing Director, AMD India. By bringing AMD technology to the marketplace, OEM partners and resellers including Boston IT Solutions are able to offer the platform of choice for business applications, high performance computing, cloud computing, virtualisation, database and more, Swaminathan said.

Boston is uniquely placed in that we have over 19 years of experience in the build, test and manufacture of high performance solutions to meet clients exact needs. We possess the unique ability to ascertain the exact requirements of a clients needs and are able to turn around a fully bespoke platform based on Supermicro hardware with customer branding, documentation and packaging.

Boston offers bespoke services for specialist applications which include product design and consultancy, additional services include on-site warranty and financial solutions including leasing.

About Boston Limited

Founded in 1992 Boston Limited has built up an exceptional reputation within the IT trade by supplying the latest in high performance technology backed up by unrivalled in-house pre and post sales technical expertise. Boston Limited prides itself in the meticulous engineering of cutting edge Supermicro based server, workstation and storage solutions that are offered with Climate Neutral and worldwide warranty support options.

For further details visit www.bostonindia.in or e-mail sales@bostonindia.in or call +91 22 39537425.

To have Boston products featured within any news and review articles or for any review sample requests please contact Neil Kalsi.

Tel: +44 (0)1727 876 100 or email neil.kalsi@bostonindia.in

About Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDQ: SMCI)

Supermicro, established in 1993, emphasizes superior product design to produce class-leading motherboards, chassis and server systems.

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About Boston Limited

Founded in 1992 Boston Limited has built up an exceptional reputation within the IT trade by supplying the latest in high performance technology backed up by unrivalled in-house pre and post sales technical expertise. Boston Limited prides itself in the meticulous engineering of cutting edge Supermicro based server, workstation and storage solutions that are offered with Climate Neutral and worldwide warranty support options.

For further details visit www.bostonindia.in or e-mail sales@bostonindia.in or call +91 22 39537425.

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In conjunction with the lecture, Fischl will present the prestigious Vanguard Award to two Phoenix College students competing in the college’s 2010 student art competition, which will be exhibited in Phoenix Art Museum’s Great Hall prior to the lecture. Each student selected for the Vanguard Award receives a $2,500 cash prize. Judging for the Vanguard Awards will take place on April 14th at the Phoenix College Eric Fischl Gallery. Fischl and McEnroe will select the winning entries.

On April 15th, the second night of For the Love of Art, Fischl and McEnroe will host a charity tennis event at Camelback Village Racquet and Health Club, 4444 E. Camelback Road. The fundraiser’s highlight will be a match between Tennis Hall-of-Famer McEnroe and Andrei Pavel, a Romanian player known for possessing one of the best backhands in the game. Pavel has won three singles titles, including the ATP Masters Series tournament in Montreal/Toronto in 2001, and seven doubles titles.

Following the singles match, event sponsors will have the chance to take on McEnroe in doubles matches. Ticket prices to the charity tennis event are $50 per person for tennis event only, and $150 per person for tennis plus a cocktail reception with Fischl and McEnroe. Tickets for the event may be purchased at the Camelback Village Club front desk.

For the Love of Art is sponsored through a partnership between Lennar, Village Health Clubs & Spas, Phoenix College, Phoenix Art Museum’s Contemporary Forum, Londen Companies, Systems Solutions Inc., Climatec, Phoenix Motor Company and Dr. Abbus Fazel DDS. For full two-day event details visit www.phoenixcollege.edu/loveart.

Proceeds from the charity tennis event benefit Phoenix College students through the Eric Fischl Scholars Program and the John and Patty McEnroe Foundation, which supports diverse charitable organizations, including those that support police and fire families in need; cancer and AIDS research; and environmental issues.

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North Carolina edged the University of Rhode Island by one point in overtime to advance to the finals of the 2010 NIT Tournament. The scores in the first and second half were the same with each team scoring 30 points by halftime and 29 more points by the end of the game.

Deon Thompson made two free throws to put UNC up 68-65 with over two minutes left to play. A jump shot by Keith Cothran reduced the lead to just one point. But several missed shots kept the game 68-67 at the end and sending UNC to the finals.

Dayton beat Mississippi 78-73 to earn their ticket to the 2010 NIT Tournament finals. Chris Johnson scored 22 points to lead the Dayton team along with Marcus Johnson adding twelve more points to seal the win. Terrico White added 19 points in the loss by Mississippi.

The 2010 NIT finals will be played at Madison Square Garden on April 1, at 7 PM EST.

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Thousands of people have already signed up for the IPad which will be ready for release on April 3, 2010 at 9 AM at Apple stores. Reports indicate those who have pre-purchased the units might have to wait up to an additional week for their devices to arrive.

Retail chain Best Buy is expected to also sell the units and rumors are floating that the store might only have up to fifteen units for sale.

The IPad is a new mobile device sporting a 9.6 inch screen and powerful 1 Ghz processor that will support current AppStore applications among the host of other features. Models are equipped with different RAM configurations from 16 to 64 GB as well as AT&T mobile service.

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Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkatta, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Delhi, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, March 31, 2010 /India PRwire/ — Mumbai: March 31, 2010: With the fast-growing mobile phone market in India, Purple Fire Films has announced special content products for mobile phone users including films and music videos specially purposed and customized for mobile phone viewing. According to Flynn Remedios, Executive Producer for Purple Fire Films, the Mumbai-based production house has planned to produce over 50 music videos and about 10 films for the mobile market during 2010 itself. Company sources said that the films will be of 30 to 50 minute duration, while the remix and original music videos would range from 4 to 6 minutes each. We have done extensive research on the subject. Mobile content users or viewers have an attention span of not more than 5 to 20 minutes at a stretch. Our products will keep in mind this factor, said Remedios.

In addition to mobile films and music videos, we will produce music videos and films completely shot with high-end mobile phones from start to finish. The first-cut or rough edit of our first mobile remix music video starring Tamil actress Neelakshi Singh has been released on You Tube. This is just a test case and is based on remix editions of three popular Bollywood numbers. Two more such mobile music videos are in the pipeline and will be released in April 2010. The salient feature of this product is that it has been wholly shot with a high-end mobile phone, explained Flynn Remedios.

The company also plans to produce A-rated mobile music videos and films for a mature audience and the international market. Says Remedios, If Ekta Kapoors Balaji Telefilms known for its family soaps and saas-bahu content can start producing spicy adult fare like Love, Sex and Dhokha, Purple Fire Films sees a tremendous market for such similar content specially produced for mobile phone viewing.

Sources elaborated that Purple Fire Films is hedging its bets on the mobile content market and is expecting a distribution and marketing tie-up with a big Indian player in the coming weeks. We are talking to several content providers for a distribution and marketing tie-up for our products and hope to make an announcement soon, said Remedios, refusing to mention any numbers or names.

The company plans to generate revenue through in-film and in-video subtle adverts and logo placements, say sources. Download costs or charges would be kept to the minimum to encourage even low ARPU users to download and use these products.

P.S.: The first-cut or rough edit of Neelakshi Singhs remix music video produced by Purple Fire Films and fully shot by a high end cell phone can be found at: http://futuristicmedianetwork.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/neelakshi-singhs-…

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According to reports, some students were allowed to purchase tickets for the 2010 Final Four games ahead of the general student body. This ticket purchasing information was distributed to more than the allotted number of people resulting in all of the tickets being sold.

Butler University was alerted tot he issue and barred almost 200 student ticket buying privleges as well as making those tickets purchased available once again on Tuesday. All tickets were then sold out quickly.

Butler is set to take on Michigan State from Indianapolis Saturday night with game time set for 6:07 PM EST

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The two highest remaining seeds will square off as the West Virginia Mountaineers take on the Duke Blue Devils.

West Virginia finished second in the Big East Conference in the regular season behind Syracuse, but put together a run to win the Big East tournament and have continued rolling in the NCAA tournament, defeating Morgan State, Missouri, Washington, and top-seeded Kentucky to reach the Final Four. Although the Missouri and Kentucky games were fairly competitive, the Mountaineers have been impressive in defeating all of their opponents in the tournament by seven or more points. West Virginia is led by Da’Sean Butler who averages 17.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game. Kevin Jones is second in scoring at 13.7 points per game, and also average 7.2 rebounds. Devin Ebanks is the team’s leading rebounder at 8.2 boards a game and also averages 12.0 points per game. West Virginia will very likely be without starting point guard Darryl Bryant for a third straight game. Bryant, who broke a bone in his foot prior to the Sweet 16 was to be fitted for a special support in his shoe that might make it possible for him to play against Duke, but reports Tuesday indicated that it is unlikely that he will be ready to go against Duke.

Although Duke is a school that has been to lots of Final Fours, and the players on the roster have a fair amount of experience with lots of juniors and seniors filling key roles on the team, they have not recently been on this big of a stage. The past few seasons have seen Duke exit the tournament early as upset victims. The Blue Devils were the ACC regular season and tournament champions and shredded Arkansas Pine Bluff, California, and Purdue by double digits before defeating Baylor in a close 78-71 game in the Elite Eight.

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Award winning entries were recognized for their creativity, originality and unique approach to problem solving. Entries from 260 two-year colleges were judged by panels composed of nearly 80 professionals in their respective fields, including marketing personnel from four-year universities and advertising agencies.

The gold award-winning Schedule e-Zine, a digital magazine, was designed as an interactive and cost-effective supplement to the Maricopa Community College District ( MCCD ) online schedule. The Schedule e-Zine provides students with enhanced search features, interactive content, and a practical approach to flip through classes offered at Phoenix College.

The e-Zine is readable on most mobile devices, allowing students to browse for classes while riding the Light Rail or chatting at a coffee shop. The e-Zine also gives students a live news feed from the PC news blog, and lets them connect directly to college Facebook Pages and other social networks

“The e-Zine experience is more interactive and involved than the traditional printed schedule,” said Director of Institutional Advancement Eileen Archibald. “The use of interactive content allows us to provide more information to students, giving them a real sense of experiencing the college—venues our students are looking for.

The schedule e-Zine also served as a cost-saving approach toward implementing green initiatives into the college’s marketing plan.

The bronze award-winning 2008-2009 College Annual Report highlighted Phoenix College’s operations and achievements. The marketing department approached the design and content using attractive vibrant colors and images that captured the college’s culture, tradition, values and mission.

We were extremely excited to receive a Paragon award for one of our most collaborative efforts,” said Archibald. “Each person on the marketing and public relations team shared their unique talents in the creation of both submissions.

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Noida, Uttar Pradesh, March 31, 2010 /India PRwire/ — About Special IPL feature:

With the start of IPL we launched some very unique features like allowing users to set Team Specific and Player specific alerts, so that they need not to worry about missing their favourite players batting or bowling on Pitch. So, whenever their favourite teams or players are on TV we send them SMS alerts. This feature quickly became very popular and we received thousands of requests for same.

Another feature is an IPL prediction game, where users can predict which team will win and who will score how many runs or take how many wickets. This prediction game also became very popular and we have seen users getting engaged into this almost every day.

About the Report:

Since we have very detailed data about users behaviour, their choices, preferences and alert timings we thought of creating this report. The report gives various important details like which is the most watched team in IPL 2010 or what is the time when viewership of a particular IPL match increases (based on which player is on crease or how many over are remaining etc). It also contains details like which cities are most active in watching IPL Vs the teams they like to watch on TV.

Who can use this Report? Broadcasters- Set Max gets all the attention these days because of IPL and other Broadcasters are worried about their falling TRPs. They can use this report to understand the downtime in viewership on Set Max, and can showcase their own special programs or features based on the data we provide. Advertisers- They can understand the popularity of particular teams and players which may help them in targeting their advertisements better and to the right audience. Media- Can use this report to publish in their network. IPL has become huge in India and everyone wants to get an insight into it, simply because of the kind of money that go into this. Feel free to use this report in any form you like.

What this Report contains? Popularity of IPL teams with Indian users- Details about which team is more popular than other versus the most popular player of that team. Popularity of individual players- A comparison of the most popular players playing in IPL. Understand what makes a viewer watch a particular match. Our statistics reveal that more than teams Indian viewers are biased towards individual players unlike English Football League. Which is the favourite team for winning IPL- With our special IPL game feature we were able to get an insight into users predictive behaviour. The data of users whose predictions have been correct most of the time was used to get this analysis.

Report is Attached with this press release: for any queries you can contact the mentioned person.

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iDubba started with an intention to revolutionize the way Television is watched in todays hi-tech, technology driven World. Its an online and mobile platform to help users get instant information about whats happening on TV based on their profile, geography and behaviour. Our aim is to become one stop platform to satisfy all TV related needs of todays modern man. We are working to build a new generation TV guidance system, recommendation platform and information source specifically targeting Indian users, media, broadcasters and advertisers.

We now receive thousands of pageviews per months and we have thousands of active users on our website. We do detailed analysis of users behavior towards TV program and content.

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According to media reports, Cameron Dabaghi was on the 86th floor observatory around 6:30 PM when he ran and cleared the protective barricades on the top of the observation deck walls.

The student was majoring in East Asian studies at Yale University and was 21 years old.

Officials at Yale University sent emails to parents of children enrolled in the school along with grief counselors

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Jesse James has reportedly checked himself into an Arizona rehabilitation clinic yesterday that treats several types of addictions including drug, alcohol and sex.

James has been pictured in a Nazi photo that shows him wearing the same hat as one of his alleged mistresses – Michelle McGee – and also using the infamous Nazi salute.

James is the television star of several shows airing on cable including Monster Garage and Jesse James is a Dead Man.

Sandra Bullock has not been heard from publicly regarding the alleged cheating and divorce rumors. No confirmation as to the rumors have been made

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An evolution of the successful line of Cyborg flight sticks for PC, the Cyborg F.L.Y. 9is compatible with flight simulation and flight combat games. In addition to its cutting-edge design and several enhanced features, the Cyborg F.L.Y. 9 is designed to deliver a wide range of adjustability, comfort and air-combat accuracy to the Xbox 360 audience.

Stored and located in the base of the Stick, the integrated adjustment tool allows gamers to customize and tweak several aspects of the Flight Stick anatomy. Gamers can adjust the handle length, handle rake angle and head angle, resulting in a truly personalized gaming experience.

Ideal for flight combat games such as Tom Clancy®: H.A.W.X., or more realistic flight titles such as IL-2 Sturmovik™: Birds of Prey, the Cyborg F.L.Y. 9 features Throttle and Twist Rudder controls for complete maneuverability and a unique base design featuring an integrated lap mount and removable feet allowing gamers the flexibility of playing at a desk or in front of the TV.

Utilizing the same secure wireless technology featured in the official wireless Microsoft® Xbox 360 controller, the Cyborg F.L.Y. 9 connects directly to the Xbox 360 with no need for an external dongle or adaptor.

Darren Richardson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz commented, “The Cyborg F.L.Y. 9 continues the expansion of our new premium gaming line of Cyborg-branded products which we recently re-launched with the Cyborg R.A.T. range of pro-gaming mice. Building on key features, design sensibilities and the ergonomic adjustability made so popular with our Saitek-branded flight simulation products, we are able to deliver a unique and highly-realistic flight stick for console owners. This is a continuation of our strategy of developing products that evoke a passionate consumer response and enhance the game-playing experience.””

The Mad Catz Cyborg F.L.Y. 9 Wireless Flight Stick for the Xbox 360 video game console is expected to be available worldwide in Spring 2010 for an expected MSRP of $99.99 / £79.99 / €89.99.

For further information please contact:

Media

Alex Verrey: Global PR & Communications Manager
t. +44 ( 0 ) 1908 336 538
e. averrey@madcatz.com

Michael Greco: Vice President of Marketing
t. +1-619-321-3564
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Stewart Halpern: Chief Financial Officer
t. +1-619-321 3550
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Joseph Jaffoni, Norberto Aja and Jim Leahy
Jaffoni and Collins Incorporated
t. 212/835-8500
e. mcz@jcir.com

About Mad Catz Interactive, Inc.

Mad Catz is a global leader in providing innovative peripherals for the interactive entertainment industry. Mad Catz designs and markets accessories for videogame systems and publishes videogame software, including the industry-leading GameShark videogame enhancements, under its Mad Catz, GameShark and Joytech brands. Mad Catz also designs and markets mice, keyboards, headsets, PC gaming controllers and other PC peripherals through its Saitek and Cyborg brands, and manufactures and markets proprietary portable earphones under its AirDrives brand. Mad Catz distributes its products through most of the leading retailers offering interactive entertainment products across North America and Europe, and is increasing its distribution reach in Asia. For additional information please go to www.madcatz.com, as well as www.gameshark.com, www.airdrives.com and www.saitek.com.

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Just Dance has consistently danced into the top of the video game charts in recent months, spending time in the top ten in most European and North American territories. According to NPD data, Just Dance is the best-selling music/rhythm game for Wii™ in the U.S. from December 2009 through February 2010, and is on track to maintain its sales momentum for the month of March 2010. The title hit No. 1 and remained there for several weeks in the very competitive U.K. market, beating well-established hardcore video game franchises.

“The consumer response to Just Dance has been overwhelming,” said John Parkes, EMEA marketing director at Ubisoft. “With Just Dance’s success we’ve seen a renewal of the music video game genre, as this is truly a game that is accessible and enjoyable for everyone.”

Just Dance is available at retail locations nationwide for the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of £24.99. For more information about Just Dance, please visit: www.justdancegame.com, and to witness the phenomenon, check out: YouTube.com/justdancegame.com.

About Ubisoft:
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 28 countries and sales in 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. Ubisoft generated sales of €1 058 million for the 2008-09 fiscal year. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com

© 2009 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Just Dance, Ubisoft, Ubi.com and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Wii and the Wii logo are trademarks of Nintendo. © 2006 Nintendo.

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