Press Release: For release on 20 May 2010 

- Customers switch in huge numbers, a wake up call for inactive energy markets

Research by the Helsinki based VaasaETT Global Energy Think Tank indicates that between February 2009 and 2010, Bord Gáis Energy, the Irish Utility Company, won nearly 21% of the occupied residential electricity market in the Republic of Ireland. According to VaasaETT, the world’s leading source of global comparative customer switching trend data for the electricity industry, the Bord Gáis Energy campaign has been by far the world’s most successful marketing campaign ever for an electricity retailer, if measured in terms of the percentage of residential customers in the market who were won over a 12-month period.

According to Dr. Philip Lewis, CEO of VaasaETT, this is additional proof that there is no such thing as a safe customer for incumbent energy companies. “Markets that are uncompetitive now, can become active very quickly if the conditions are right. In the coming few years we will see the same happening in other markets around Europe and elsewhere.” “Once truly active, such markets furthermore tend to remain active,” says Dr Lewis.

“The main reasons for this extraordinary level of customer switching have been price margins, the economic downturn in Ireland and outstanding marketing. Price margins were achieved through a combination of regulatory price controls placed on the incumbent, as well as clever energy purchasing strategies by Bord Gáis Energy,” says Dr. Lewis.

Dr. Lewis points out that one should not underplay the significance of marketing in all of this. “Energy companies typically fail to achieve sufficiently simple, clear and appealing campaigns. Energy may seem like a simple product to sell but few companies have ever managed to win many customers in this market,” says Lewis.

Only five national markets have ever managed a (calendar) yearly level of switching above 20% (the Australian markets of Victoria, Queensland and South Australia, plus Great Britain and New Zealand). Prior to 2009, the highest national switch rate ever recorded for a 12-month period was 28.33% in Victoria, Australia, between the 4th Quarter 2006 and 3rd Quarter 2007, and that switch level was shared between competitors in the market.  “Within this context the 21% gained by Bord Gáis Energy alone is quite spectacular,” claims Dr. Lewis. “No company has ever gained such a large proportion of the market in such a short time.”

Bord Gáis Energy are not the only energy company in Ireland that has won customers from the incumbent, Airtricity has also won significant numbers of residential customers, and new entrants into the market are now a possibility since the market has shifted from near inactivity just over a year ago, to being one of the most active electricity markets in the world. “It remains to be seen however, if there is yet enough long-term momentum in the market to sustain this level of activity,” says Dr. Lewis.

Nicky Doran, Head of Marketing at Bord Gáis Energy stated that the success of the campaign was down to a number of factors, “the right price point, the simplicity of the message and great creative were all major factors in the success of the campaign” according to Mr Doran. “The web has proved to play a huge part in the success of the campaign with as many as 30% of customers switching on our micro site thebigswitch.ie”. “Of course none of this would have been possible without great vision and leadership from Bord Gáis’ CEO John Mullins and Bord Gáis Energy’s Managing Director David Bunworth”.

According to Dr. Lewis “VaasaETT will be publishing its free 2010 World Energy Retail Market Rankings report in May, and it will be interesting indeed to see where Ireland is placed. It is possible that Great Britain may be knocked off the top spot in Europe for the first time since records began”

More Information: Andy White, +44 871 315 7334, [email protected]

About the VaasaETT Utility Customer Switching Research Project

The Utility Customer Switching research project, founded jointly in 2004 by Dr. Philip E. Lewis and Paul Grey, monitors switch rates and trends in all fully liberalised energy retail markets worldwide.
It was the first and remains to this day the only global view of utility customer switching activity, as well as being the most comprehensive and uniform source of comparable switching statistics in the electricity and gas markets worldwide.  More Information at: www.utility-customer-switching.com

About VaasaETT and The VaasaETT Global Energy Think Tank

The VaasaETT Global Energy Think-Tank is a unique collaborative concept based on a philosophy of mutuality. Through its network of thousands of senior executives, officials, researchers and other experts who are for the most part known and trusted personally, the Think-Tank provides value-to-all by combining an interactive community and collaborative projects.
The Think-Tank focuses broadly on practical strategic business and market issues, as well as envisioning state of the art innovations and developments.
VaasaETT has already established a world-leading reputation in certain fields, including Customer Psychology & Behaviour, Utilities Marketing, Smart Metering, and Demand Response (including Energy Efficiency, Demand Side Management, Eco Home and related issues).
More information at: www.vaasaett.com or www.bwrnews.co.uk

“Allianz Global” on why recovery could be a double-edged sword.

“Allianz Global” believes that the fragile recovery in the global economy means that there will be a significant lag between an increase in demand for oil and a corresponding increase in its supply.

With China recently becoming the largest auto market in the world and other emerging economies placing increasing pressure on supply, “Allianz Global” believes that double-digit oil prices will be a thing of the past by 2011.

Sources close to the Italy-based investment house have expressed concern that the rising price of oil could increase inflationary pressures in economies with weakening currencies at a time when their fragile recoveries can least accommodate higher interest rates to combat rising prices.

While the US Federal Reserve maintains its zero interest rate policy, other countries are forced to pay more to import oil as its price rises in dollar terms and this could derail the recovery.

“Allianz Global” analysts have reiterated their recommendation to clients to gain exposure to the bull market in crude oil by acquiring stock in oil explorers and producers which stand to do well from the increased price in the years going forward.

Allianz Global on why the BoE may not be done with quantitative easing!

Italy-based boutique brokerage, Allianz Global, is apparently skeptical of the motivations for the decision this week by the bank of England to pause its controversial program of quantitative easing.

Analysts at the firm belief that the Monetary Policy Committee bowed to pressure from the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, who is facing mounting concern over the size of Britain’s public sector debt.

Britain recently emerged from its longest recession since World War II by posting 0.1% growth in the final quarter of 2009.

Allianz Global apparently believes that the recovery in Europe’s second-biggest economy is so weak that the Bank of England will be forced to restart its quantitative easing program once it becomes clear that the UK economy is unable to continue growing one without support from the government.

Allianz Global sources suggest, however, that the central bank may face resistance in light of mounting concerns over the problems of sovereign debt in the euro zone. Greece has recently been subjected to intense speculation that it would default on its sovereign debt obligations unless it receives a bailout from stronger economies within the European Union.

Allianz Global sources suggest that, although the United Kingdom has its own currency, the ability to inflate it at will is unlikely to be of benefit once markets lose confidence in the ability of the government to manage its debt.

“Allianz Global”: Deep cuts in public spending and sharp tax hikes are on the way in Britain.

ROME, Italy – Allianz Global: While the eyes of the financial world are firmly trained on events in Greece and its potential knock-on effects on the Eurozone, analysts at Italy-based investment boutique, “Allianz Global” are paying more attention to the plight of the United Kingdom.

Britain’s consumers are the most indebted in the developed world and the country has spent more than any other on bailing out its banking sector. As a result of the billions being spent by the government, the country has been warned by both Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s that it must table credible plans to reduce its huge deficit or suffer the ignominy of losing its AAA sovereign credit rating.

Sources close to “Allianz Global” believes that the winner of the forthcoming general election will not be able to reduce public spending or hike taxes to the degree required to satisfy the financial markets.

Aside from the financial market aspects, “Allianz Global” have warned clients expecting a rebound in the property market to lower their expectations citing the very real possibility of interest rate hikes being forced on the country by bond market investors demanding higher yields in return for the additional risk of holding UK gilts.

The firm is also skeptical of the argument that a weaker pound helps the country’s exports citing the woeful 4^th quarter GDP number which showed the economy grew by only 0.1% despite a pound that has lost significant ground against both the dollar and the euro since the financial crisis began in 2007.

“Allianz Global” reminded clients to liquidate sterling-denominated assets and to hold precious metals or commodity currencies instead.

“Allianz Global” believes that inflation is the most likely outcome of the “cure” meted out by central banks.

Allianz Global, the Italy-based asset management firm, remains convinced that the specter of inflation poses the greatest risk to investor wealth in the next few years.

Analysts at the firm reiterated their advice to acquire and hold the precious metal as a way of countering the inflation that it says is inevitable given the likelihood that governments around the world will continue to pursue inflationary policies in an effort to reduce the real value of their debts.

A source close to “Allianz Global” said that the unprecedented levels of bond issuance by developed nations is placing extremely high pressures on their ability to service their debt payments in the years going forward as tax revenues fall. The firm believes that there are two choices: the first is for nations to default on their debt whilst the second is for them to inflate their way out of trouble by paying their debts off with a devalued currency.

This will seriously affect the purchasing power of investors’ and savers’ money.

“Allianz Global” have long been bullish on gold citing its credentials as a hedge against government profligacy rather than inflation per se. The firm points to the price of gold in pounds sterling which has increased from just £375 per ounce in the 3^rd quarter of 2007 to over £700 in the 3^rd quarter of 2009 as a real world example.

“Allianz Global” routinely advises clients to purchase gold through ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) to avoid having to take actual delivery and organize storage of their gold.

CEP is a high potential market, the growth of which is directly related to the global GDP, trade and population. The CEP market is an important part of the overall transportation and distribution industry and reflects the global industrial state and the growth therein.

Globally, CEP market is growing at different paces. On one hand, there is the matured market of the US, while on the other; there are markets which are still underdeveloped. The Asian market holds tremendous growth potential. With China being the most promising market in Asia, opening up opportunities for foreign companies and India picking up the pace, the Asian region is set to grab the limelight in the near future. Markets in Asia are flourishing due to the growing trade between India and China.

The worldwide CEP market is dominated by the four large delivery companies FedEx, UPS, DHL and TNT. The main target of all these companies is to strengthen their networks through their international alliances, agreements, strategic acquisitions and by exploring newer markets.

The report discusses the global CEP market and highlights the growth and characteristics of the various regional markets and countries. The report covers the major markets – US, Europe, and Asia. The report also profiles the four major express delivery companies, focusing in-depth on their business strategies. It also highlights the major trends and issues prevalent in the market.

By combining SPSS Inc.’s data integration and analysis capabilities with our relevant findings, we have predicted the future growth of the industry. We employed various significant variables that have an impact on this industry and created regression models with SPSS Base to determine the future direction of the industry. Before deploying the regression model, the relationship between several independent or predictor variables and the dependent variable was analyzed using standard SPSS output, including charts, tables and tests.

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Global Weight Management Market – Unraveling the opportunities

“Global Weight Management Market Report” aims to identify and analyze products and services that specifically induce weight loss and enable individuals to maintain weight. The global weight management market is estimated to reach US$586 billion in 2014 from about US$363 billion in 2009.

Device and accessories is the largest market under weight management, and is expected to be US$181 billion in size by 2014, owing to the role of brands targeting the youth, and growing adoption rate in the female population. However, the highest CAGR of 14.7% from 2009 to 2014 is expected to come from the services segment. Artificial sweeteners used in low calorie food and beverages such as hoodia gordonii, inulin etc are driving the CAGR of ingredients in low calorie F&B to about 11.2% from 2009 to 2014. Emergence of new artificial sweeteners that claim to preserve the traditional flavors are gaining in demand.

Weight management service market is lucrative as it exhibits the highest CAGR over the period of 2009 to 2014. There are not many food chains which specialize in serving health food. Diet chains service providers are now expanding this low tapped segment by providing better and healthy food.

The market is currently restrained due to a confused positioning. Number of weight loss methods available in the market are making it difficult for market players to drive brand recall among the consumers. Failed attempts to reduce weight by the consumers discourage them to go in for further weight loss trials. Hence it is very essential for market players to understand the target audience and their specific needs to provide them umbrella solutions.

The significantly high rate of new products in the weight management segment necessitates industry participants to adopt proactive strategies. Moreover, the larger chunk of the market is not only driven by significant products such as fitness devices and food market, there also exist added opportunities in the minor market such as for fitness accessories. This necessitates a further need to understand clearly the characteristics and demand for the micro-markets so as to obtain a holistic view of the industry. North America is the largest market for weight management. However, Europe is catching up with an expected CAGR of 10.2% during the period 2009 to 2014, owing to increased adoption of the services and products. Asian markets are expected to ensure long term growth due to increased health awareness.

The weight management market is highly fragmented and dominated by the unorganized sector. The key players in the weight management market are Abbott Nutrition, GSK, Roche, Atkins Nutritionals, Brunswick, Jenny Craig, Kellogg, Merck, McNeil Nutritionals, Nestle, Reebok and Unilever. Agreements and collaborations, and new product launches are very popular strategies to combat competition. Both these strategies are consequential as several of the market players are entering into agreements and collaborations in order to promote their new products and to extend their presence in new geographies with no or very less cost compared to acquisitions. Our patent analysis indicates that rise in the obesity concerns has resulted in an apparent increase in the number of patents especially for weight loss ingredients and diet food products in 2008.

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4. Which are the key playing fields? Which are the winning edge imperatives?

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Nanophotonics is born out of the combination of three major sciences: photonics, nanotechnology, and optoelectronics. While photonics and optoelectronics have revolutionized the electronics and semiconductors market, nanotechnology has the greatest potential for further improvement, and hence has emerged as the most sought-after technology by big companies and research laboratories. In spite of it being in the nascent stage, nanophotonics is expected to make it to the mainstream market owing to its higher power efficiency, thermal resistivity, and operational life.

The nanophotonic component market is growing at a robust rate for the last few years and is expected to maintain a very high CAGR for the next few years. The market is expected to reach US$3.6 billion in 2014 at a CAGR of 100.7% from 2009 to 2014 and a similar growth pattern can be expected for the nanophotonics devices market as well. This market is expected to grow from a current market size of US$1.8 billion to US$58 billion in 2014.

Though most of the nanophotonic products are still under research, the available products such as nanophotonic LEDs, nanophotonic PV cells, nanophotonic OLEDs have been very successful in the market. Nanophotonic LEDs has the largest market share of US$106 million in 2009. However, considering the pace of progress in various other segments like near-field-optics, optical amplifiers, optical switches and holographic memory, it can be safely ascertained that holographic memory and optical switches are expected to have the highest growth rate in the next five years. Nanophotonic LEDs will still continue to be largest segment albeit with a slow growth rate.

In the nanophotonic LED market, the high beam LED has the highest market share followed by UV LED. In the fastest growing market of optical amplifiers, it is the optical fiber amplifier that commands the highest CAGR in the period 2009 to 2014 followed by semiconductor amplifiers. HDSS is also expected to grow with a CAGR comparable to that of optical amplifiers. OLED is estimated to be the slowest growing market. Lowering production costs and improving operational efficiencies would ensure opening of new opportunities for the nanophotonics market.

The market is very concentrated with only the market leaders like Osram, IBM, Samsung SDI, JDSU, etc doing extensive research in nanophotonics but as most of the application areas are related to electronics, this market is expected to attract a large number of players that would in turn increase the degree of competition.

Growth of Nanophotonic Products from 2009 – 2014

The graph indicates the forecasted growth rate of nanophotonics products from the year 2009 to 2014. The optical amplifiers are expected to grow at the maximum growth rate followed by the HDSS devices. The growth in the nanophotonics market is primarily due to the increasing demand from the Asian countries.

The key players in the nanophotonics component market are working at developing new products by forging strategic alliances with renowned universities, research laboratories and nanomaterial companies. These developments are focused on improving the operational parameters for the nanophotonic devices and grab the early mover’s advantages in the market.

Our patent analysis indicates that the U.S. has filed the highest number of patent applications in nanophotonics since 2006 followed by Europe. In the products category, nanophotonic LED accounts for the highest number of patents followed by nanostructures while OLED accounts for the lowest number.

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Comprehensive market analysis for pharmaceutical and biotech companies, medical device manufacturers, pharma-research labs, doctors, physicians and hospitals, medical/pharma associations, retailers and super-retailers, technology providers, and research and development (R&D) companies.

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Which are the high-growth segments/cash cows and how is the market segmented in terms of applications, products, services, ingredients, technologies, stakeholders?
What are market estimates and forecasts; which markets are doing well and which are not?
Where are the gaps and opportunities; what is driving the market?
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How is the competitive outlook; who are the main players in each of the segments; what are the key selling products; what are their strategic directives, operational strengths and product pipelines? Who is doing what?

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Baby food is a nutritional supplement of breast milk for babies aged from zero to three years. Their availability in both states-solid and liquid and with various tastes and flavors adds to their easy acceptance by both parents and babies alike. Time constraint in modern parents, both in developed as well as developing countries, have dwindled the home-made baby food and has swung the baby food diet in favor of commercially available baby food. The U.S. and Europe hold a major share of the global baby food market. However, emerging economies such as China, India, Brazil, Russia, and Romania also represent a high growth rate.

As people across the globe are getting aware of the important role of baby foods in meeting the nutrient requirements of a baby, there is a huge boost in the market. Major challenges for the baby food industry are low birth rates and static market conditions in developed countries and allergy & intolerance of milk and milk products in babies. However, opportunities for the baby food industry is immense for baby food companies as there is large untapped market in developing economies and new product development with evolving food technology is expected to attract more customers in future.

The global baby food market is expected to be worth US$37.6 billion by 2014, out of which the North American market will account for nearly 37% of the total revenues. The global market is expected to record a CAGR of 5.0% from 2009 to 2014. The bottled baby food market is the largest segment; and is expected to reach US$9.9 billion by 2014 at a CAGR of 4.9%. Baby cereals and frozen baby foods markets are estimated to record revenues of US$9.9 billion and US$ 7.8 billion respectively in 2014 on account of the increasing awareness about baby food products especially in Asian region. Baby soup and baby snacks markets are estimated to be US$ 3.9 billion and US$5.9 billion in 2014. However, these two market present good opportunities as limited but growing numbers of products are available in the market.

The North American market is the largest geographical segment; and is expected to be worth US$14.17 billion by 2014. The second largest segment is Europe, with a CAGR of 4.4%. It is expected to reach US$10.8 billion by 2014. However, market size of Asia is expected to increase at the highest CAGR of 8.6% from the year 2009 to 2014.

Scope of the Report

This report aims to identify and analyze products, health benefits, ingredients and age group analysis for baby food market. The report provides in-depth market estimates and forecast for global baby food market as follows:

• Baby food – products
Baby cereals, bottled baby foods, frozen baby foods, baby snacks and baby soups.

• Baby food – age group
Newborn (zero months to six months), Infant (six months to one year), Toddler (one year to two years), Pre-schooler (Two year to three years)

• Baby food – health benefits

Immune system, brain and eye development, muscular growth, bones and teeth development, blood enhancement, nervous system, vascular system and others
Each section will provide market data, market drivers, trends and opportunities, top-selling products, key players, and competitive outlook. This report will also provide more than 100 market tables for various geographic regions covering the sub-segments and micro-markets. In addition, the report also provides 32 company profiles for each of its sub-segments.
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- We provide the longest market segmentation chain in this industry- not many reports provide market breakdown up to level 3.
- Each report is about 210 pages with 100+ market data tables, 32 competitive company profiles, minimum 40 micro markets analyzed which are collectively exhaustive and mutually exclusive, 100 patents analyzed,
- No single report by any other publisher provides market data for all the segments viz products, ingredients, health benefits and age-group in a single report for all the four geographies together- US, Europe, APAC, ROW.
- We provide 10% customization- normally it is researched that clients do not specific market intelligence what they are looking for. Our customization will ensure that you necessarily get the market intelligence you are looking for and we get a loyal customer.
- 15 pages of high level analysis including benchmarking strategies. We conduct detailed market positioning, product positioning and competitive positioning. Entry strategies, gaps and opportunities are identified for all the stakeholders.
- Comprehensive market analysis for Pharmaceutical and biotech companies, Pharma-research labs, Doctors, physicians and hospitals, Medical/Pharma associations, Retailers and super-retailers, Technology providers and Research and development (R&D) companies.

Key questions answered

- Which is the high growth segments/cash cows; how is the market segmented in terms of products, ingredients, health benefits and age-group.
- What are market estimates and forecast; which are markets are doing well and which are not?
- Where are the gaps and opportunities; what is driving the market;
- Which are the key playing fields? Which are the winning edge imperatives?
- How is the competitive outlook; who are the main players in each of the segments; what are the key selling products; what are their strategic directives, operational strength and product pipelines? Who is doing what?

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The analyst working with come from the renowned publishers and market research firms globally adding their expertise and domain understanding. We get the facts from over 22,000 news and information sources, a database of hundred thousand of key industry participants and draw on our relationship with more than 900 market research companies globally. We, are inspired to help our clients grow by providing apt business insight with our huge market intelligence repository

Executive Summary

Baby Food

Baby food is a nutritional supplement of breast milk for babies aged from zero to three years. Their availability in both states-solid and liquid and with various tastes and flavors adds to their easy acceptance by both parents and babies alike. Time constraint in modern parents, both in developed as well as developing countries, have dwindled the home-made baby food and has swung the baby food diet in favor of commercially available baby food. The U.S. and Europe hold a major share of the global baby food market. However, emerging economies such as China, India, Brazil, Russia, and Romania also represent a high growth rate.

As people across the globe are getting aware of the important role of baby foods in meeting the nutrient requirements of a baby, there is a huge boost in the market. Major challenges for the baby food industry are low birth rates and static market conditions in developed countries and allergy & intolerance of milk and milk products in babies. However, opportunities for the baby food industry is immense for baby food companies as there is large untapped market in developing economies and new product development with evolving food technology is expected to attract more customers in future.

The key players in the baby food market are Nestlé SA, H.J. Heinz, Bristol-Myers Squibb, DANONE and Hero. Nestlé SA is the market leader in the global baby food products market. Baby food market, though an old concept, is growing at a robust rate for the last few years and is expected to maintain a healthy CAGR for the next few years. The baby food market is expected to reach $37.6 billion in 2014 at a CAGR of 5.0% from 2009. The segment with the highest growth potential is expected to be frozen baby food followed by bottled baby food products and baby cereals.

The major segments in the baby food product market are baby cereals, bottled baby foods, frozen baby foods, baby snacks and baby soups. Furthermore, important micro-markets of baby food products include juice, puree, milk products, puff, biscuits and frozen fruits. With the advancement in the baby food market, specially prepared foods for different age groups like new born, infants, toddlers and preschoolers are available in the market.

The baby food companies are focusing mainly on developing fortified baby food that is easily digestible at competitive price. With the evolving food technologies they are introducing varieties of baby food products such as baby soup and frozen baby foods. The technology enables them to offer quality product to their customers with enhanced benefits like optimum nutrients content for babies.

Indicates the estimated market size of baby food products in 2009. The bottled baby foods is expected to enjoy the maximum market share followed by the baby cereals in 2009. The growth in the baby food market is primarily due to the increasing demand from the Asian countries.

The patent analysis of baby food products indicate that maximum number of patents has been registered for bottled baby food that accounts for 70% of the total numbers of patents. Baby cereals is second with 16% of the total patents registered followed by baby snacks with 12% of the total patents registered. Also geography wise, the U.S. accounts for 58% of the total patents registered in baby food products followed by Europe with 30%.

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New York, NY – April 4, 2008 – BarterQuest.com, a Web site under development, announced that its parent company has initiated the process to establish international patents related to its proprietary trading and matching systems. BarterQuest.com will be a trading platform for the individual consumer that automatically matches the haves and wants of potential traders.

Dr. Paul Bocheck, the President of the Company, stated that “this will importantly extend the protection that is afforded by the U.S. domestic provisional patents filed in October 2006 and the three non-provisional patents filed in July 2007. BarterQuest will be a global site that supports trades in goods, services and real estate. The site will provide users with the unique ability to automatically navigate their trading alternatives to identify potential trades that respond to their specific preferences, whether such trades are between two parties or require multiple parties for their successful completion.”

BarterQuest.com is owned by JPM Global, Inc., a Delaware corporation. BarterQuest.com will be an interactive Web site for the cashless exchange of goods, services, and the use of real estate between individual consumers. Key word searches and the automatic matching of the haves and wants of users will facilitate two-party and multi-party trades. The Web site is undergoing alpha testing and will launch in 2008.

Except for historical information contained herein, this news release may contain forward looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties.

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