An internet based games console company can today reveal that the new PlayStation 3 Slim console is currently outselling the Xbox 360 by 10-1 as the Sony product becomes the must have product of 2009.

A web-based company that specialises in selling games consoles can today reveal that since the PlayStation 3 Slim Console came onto the market it has been out-selling the Xbox 360 by 10-1.

The business owns and operates www.Ps3PriceCompare.co.uk and www.CheapXbox360Consoles.co.uk, sites which scour all of the currently available prices from across the web to make sure its community can find the cheapest prices.

The previous weekend’s sales statistics represented such a shift from normal sales trends that the company investigated the reasons and found that searches for the two consoles via search engines were even more drastically split with over 250 PlayStation 3 Slim related searches for every 1 Xbox 360 related search.

Up until recently, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 sales were fairly even. although the Sony product experienced more regular spikes in volumes than its competitor.

The retailers who are benefitting the most from the upsurge in sales are Amazon and Play.com with Amazon currently having the most competitively priced PS3 Slim at £249.96 and Play.com at £249.99.

The phrases being typed into Search Engines indicate that a large proportion of sales and enquiries relate to people attempting to find the cheapest PlayStation 3 Slim price in time for Christmas.

Speaking about the shift in sales, spokesperson for Ps3PriceCompare.co.uk and CheapXbox360Consoles.co.uk Mike Elsmore said,

“The dramatic change in sales volumes for the new PlayStation 3 Slim against the Xbox 360 led us to assume that our Xbox website had experienced down time, but we found that everything was working as expected and it was just that there is huge demand for the new product”.

He continued, “It is really clear to us that the PlayStation 3 Slim will be the must have Christmas present for 2009 and I imagine that every retailer would join us in hoping that Sony has sufficient stock to see everyone through the festive period”.

To read more about the sites visit: www.Ps3PriceCompare.co.uk and www.CheapXbox360Consoles.co.uk

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For more information contact Shannon Haigh at 10 Yetis Public Relations Agency, 01452 348211, [email protected]

Ps3PriceCompare has featured in the likes of The Sun, Pocket-lint.co.uk, Daily Express, Mirror & New York Daily News, Daily Telegraph and the Daily Star

Both sites use leading technology to search for and display the best prices for PS3 and Xbox consoles to help their communities save money.

Bucharest, Romania, February 16, 2009 – AXIGEN (http://www.axigen.com), the professional messaging solution vendor, announces it has joined the Empower for ISVs (Independent Software Vendors) initiative, partnership program designed by Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com), worldwide leader in software, services and solutions. Empower combines deep industry knowledge, useful tools, powerful research expertise and innovative thinking aimed at supporting global business growth.

Designed to help ISVs succeed when developing software on the Microsoft platform, Empower for ISVs offers software, support, and other resources to independent software vendors, helping them reduce their development costs, test the software, and speed their solution to market. By joining this initiative, AXIGEN reinstates that it is equipped with the latest technology to exceed customers and business needs while remaining on the leading-edge of innovation.

“The Microsoft partner programs offer priority access to a comprehensive set of resources designed to help our partners provide highly-effective and powerful solutions to customers,” said Florian Ivan, Partner Strategy Manager, Microsoft Romania.

“The AXIGEN messaging solutions running on Microsoft platforms, namely Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, have become popular quite fast. We are confident our close collaboration with Microsoft will help us provide our mutual customers from the SMB and Enterprise segments with an improved mail server, better adapted to their current and emerging needs,” concluded Oana Bornaz, AXIGEN CEO.

Winner of the ServerWatch 2007 Product Excellence Award for the Communications Server category, AXIGEN Mail Server features a carrier class technology and outstanding support. Now at version 6.2, AXIGEN runs on several Linux and BSD distributions, on Solaris, on Windows operating systems, on PowerPC and SPARC architectures and is becoming the messaging solution of choice for a growing number of service providers and enterprises worldwide.

About AXIGEN and Gecad Technologies
Established in 2001, Gecad Technologies SA, member of the GECAD Group, is the vendor of AXIGEN, a messaging solution for professionals that ensures an efficient and secure worldwide communication environment and business growth for both service providers and companies of all sizes. Currently, AXIGEN is distributed internationally by over 170 partners from 80 countries and manages email traffic for more than 11,000 companies with 6 million end-users.

Our team of seasoned professionals, with 15 years of experience in messaging and IT security delivers cutting-edge products, by developing an innovative carrier-class technology based on proprietary architectures such as AXIGEN GrowSecure™, AXIGEN SmartProcessing™ and AXIGEN UltraStorage™. Find out more at: www.axigen.com

ROCKLEIGH, NEW JERSEY — Crestron is pleased to announce Steve Samson as its new Director of Business and Market Development. Steve will be responsible for strategic partners (e.g. Microsoft, Cisco, Texas Instruments, Armstrong, etc.) strategic markets (e.g. Hospitality, Healthcare, etc.) and the Integrated Partner Program. Steve comes to Crestron from Tweeter where he served as Vice President of Systems Design and Engineering, and with more than twenty years of industry experience.

“Steve has a vast and wide array of experience and success in our industry,” says Randy Klein, Crestron Executive Vice President. “His skills and accomplishments will certainly be a great asset to our team.”

As Vice President at Tweeter for the last five years, Steve was responsible for creating the Go-To-Market strategies at the core of Tweeter’s solutions-based business, which included sales, installation, merchandizing, overseas manufacturing, store development and training initiatives.

Prior to joining Tweeter, Steve was Founder and President of Savi Technologies, a Florida-based custom design and installation firm for fifteen years. As an industry pioneer in both the residential and commercial markets, Steve was one of the first dealers to adopt the total systems integration concept, blending lighting control and security with high-performance whole house audio/video and home theater systems. Leveraging his engineering background, Steve developed strong, loyal relationships by providing valuable consultation and design services to retailers, manufacturers, architects and developers.

“I am extremely excited to join Crestron in this new role,” says Steve. “I look forward to working with Crestron’s world-class team and valued partners to continue propelling Creston ahead of the curve as the preeminent provider of complete control solutions.”

Steve can be reached at [email protected] or 201-767-3400.

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