In its small, stylish and elegant design, the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 with built-in Wi-Fi is ideal for people who want business-grade functionality in an ultra-sleek phone. In addition to renowned BlackBerry® smartphone functionality such as phone, email, messaging, organizer, web browsing and more, the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 features the Orange Signature Home Screen, providing users with a familiar “Orange user-experience.” It enables users to customise the Home Screen with shortcuts to frequently used business applications, as well as providing convenient and quick ways to trial games, ringtones and more from Orange Downloads. It also comes complete with a two megapixel digital camera, music and video player, a standard 3.5mm stereo headset jack and a microSD/SDHC card slot for expandable memory storage.

Nick Horton, Head of Devices, Orange Business Services, said: “Orange is committed to providing the best range of devices to ensure that all our customers’ wide-ranging needs are met, whether that be the ability to connect to Wi-Fi services on the move or to access their emails wherever they are. By launching the stylish BlackBerry Curve 8320 and the BlackBerry Pearl 8120, we are continuing our reputation of delivering the technology that our customers want in order to be successful.”

VANCOUVER - Sierra Systems Group Inc., a leading information technology and management consulting services company, announced today that it will acquire privately-held RIS, Inc. - a top provider of applications support and maintenance services (ASM).

RIS supports, maintains and enhances critical computer applications for some of North America's largest companies. Founded in 1979, the Calgary-based company's portfolio of ASM-specific services range from IT staffing to full application outsourcing.

RIS' expertise in the managed service provider market, particularly in the areas of ASM and staff augmentation, will enable Sierra Systems to provide private and public sector customers across North America with a full range of IT services - from management consulting and project implementation, to support and maintenance of those solutions over time. The acquisition will also provide Sierra Systems with an enhanced presence across Canada - especially in Calgary and Toronto but also in other areas where RIS has a presence including Regina and Edmonton, as well as Bucharest, Romania and the United States.

"RIS brings thought and market-leadership in the managed service provider space, as well as a strong service delivery track record in enterprise resource planning, business intelligence and data warehousing," explains Joe Campbell, Sierra Systems' President and CEO. "Together with Sierra Systems' expertise in delivering large projects, linking strategy with results and offering a flexible delivery model, we will be able to build upon our exceptional customer satisfaction levels and enhance our service offering to our clients."

"Today's announcement opens an exciting new chapter in a story that began more than a quarter-century ago," says RIS President, CEO and Founder Dr. Peter Thompson. "It's a natural extension of our vision for applications support and maintenance, and our strategy for leadership in niche IT services. For our clients and our team - many of whom have been with us from day one - it means even greater resources, services and opportunities."

Golden Gate Capital, the San Francisco-based private equity investment firm that took Sierra Systems private earlier this year, supported Sierra in the acquisition. According to Golden Gate Capital Managing Director David Dominik, "We look for information technology services companies with world-class cultures and sustained track records of delivering superior results for their clients. Sierra and RIS have both. The opportunities created by combining these two organizations with very complementary services offerings, vertical expertise, and geographical presence will position the combined company to achieve the next stage in its growth."

The acquisition is expected to close on November 30, 2007. Effective January 1, 2008, RIS' operations and its over 250 employees and 350 subcontractors will operate under the Sierra Systems' name.

Waterloo, ON – MKS Inc. announced its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 ended October 31, 2007. All amounts are reported in US dollars under United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Financial & Operational Highlights: Q2 2008 (compared with Q2 2007)

Total revenue increased 18 percent to a record $13.6 million from $11.5 million.

Net income increased to $0.2 million or $0.00 per share from a net loss of ($0.7) million or ($0.01) per share.

Application lifecycle management (ALM) revenues increased 23 percent to $11.9 million from $9.7 million.

ALM license revenue rose 23 percent to $4.2 million from $3.4 million.

ALM maintenance revenues increased 19 percent to $5.6 million from $4.7 million.

ALM service revenues increased 33 percent to $2.1 million from $1.6 million.

New business was won at Chase Paymentech, ING, Medtronic, Migaro and Professional Data Solutions, and follow-on wins with Continental, Fortis Bank, HSBC, IT Frontier, Torstar, Northrop Grumman, TietoEnator and Trading Technologies.

Closing cash balance at October 31, 2007 was $9.9 million, down from $11.9 million at July 31, 2007.

"We are pleased to report another quarter of record revenues as well as a return to overall profitability," said Philip Deck, CEO of MKS. "Solid improvements in ALM licensing, maintenance and services and focused cost control contributed to our profitability in spite of substantial currency-related cost increases."

"We accomplished our record revenue this quarter based on a series of relatively modest transactions from both long term accounts and new ones," said Michael Harris, MKS President and COO. "We continue to invest substantial field resources on several long term customer initiatives that are steadily maturing. We believe that the combination bodes well for growth looking forward."

Financial Review

Total revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 was $13.6 million, an increase of 18 percent over the second quarter of fiscal 2007. Net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 was $0.2 million, or $0.00 per share, compared to a net loss of ($0.7) million or ($0.01) per share in the second quarter of fiscal 2007.

Six month revenues for fiscal 2008 increased 13 percent to $27.2 million compared with revenues of $24.1 million for the same period in fiscal 2007. Six month net loss was ($0.1) million, a decrease from a net loss of ($1.2) million for the same period in fiscal 2007.

Second quarter fiscal 2008 application lifecycle management (ALM) revenues increased 23 percent to $11.9 million, compared to revenues of $9.7 million reported in the second quarter of fiscal 2007.

Six month ALM revenues for fiscal 2008 increased 17 percent to $23.6 million from $20.2 million for the first six months of fiscal 2007.

Outlook & Guidance

MKS expects that ALM license revenue will improve in fiscal 2008 from the levels of fiscal 2007 which, combined with continued increases in maintenance and services revenue, will result in higher total revenue for the fiscal year compared to fiscal 2007, more than offsetting expected declines in Interoperability revenue.

MKS is managing its cost base to sustain current sales and marketing capacity and is making further investments in sales resources only to the extent that consistent profitability can be expected throughout its planning horizon. MKS expects full year profitability for fiscal 2008 based on increasing revenue and carefully managed costs. For the fiscal year 2008, the significant volatility in MKS operating currencies has represented a substantial planning challenge.

MKS expects to maintain more than sufficient cash balances through fiscal 2008 through the combination of expected improvements in net income, reduced capital expenditures over those in fiscal 2007 and an expected continuation of lower overall receivables days net of current dividend policy. The Company expects that seasonal factors will cause inflows of cash in the second half of the fiscal year as the Company’s annual maintenance renewals are more heavily weighted to the last two quarters of the fiscal year.

OTTAWA - Amika Mobile, the pioneer in the delivery of key content to any mobile phone, receives Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Best Small Business Silver Award for 2007. Winners are selected based on business growth opportunities, job creation, innovation, customer focus, community contribution and strong sense of corporate responsibility.

In eight short months Amika Mobile has been launched as a wireless start-up with an experienced team that led a successful multi-million dollar exit of their compliance business unit to Entrust in June 2004 entrust.com. The company has already released the Amika Mobility Server- Enterprise and ISP editions as well as the amikamobile.net portal, which delivers critical email content to any mobile phone anywhere in the world. Amika Mobile's CEO, Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima, was also named Canada's 2007 Advanced Technology Woman Entrepreneur (www.cata.ca). As a two-time Founder/CEO she has a demonstrated strong track record of innovation and business leadership.

Amika Mobile sells its products through distributors, system integrators and platform vendors focusing on India, North America and Europe.

Waterloo – MKS Inc. announced November 26, 2007 that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of US $0.02 per share on the Company's outstanding common shares in accordance with its dividend policy. The cash dividend will be payable on January 15, 2008 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2007.

The dividend is designated as an eligible dividend for the purposes of section 89 of the Income Tax Act (Canada).

Rule 10b5-1 and the Canadian Legislation permit insiders to adopt written ASDPs (generally referred to in the United States as "Rule 10b5-1 Plans") to sell, donate or otherwise transfer shares in the future (including upon exercise of stock options) according to the ASDP on an automatic basis regardless of any subsequent material non-public information they receive. Once an ASDP is established, the insider is not permitted to exercise any further discretion or influence over how dispositions will occur under the ASDP. RIM recognizes that insiders may have reasons unrelated to their assessment of a company or its prospects in determining to effect transactions in that company's common shares under an ASDP. These reasons might include, for example, charitable donations, tax and estate planning, retirement planning, the purchase of a home, the payment of university tuition for a child, the establishment of a trust, the balancing of assets and diversification of investments in an orderly manner, or other personal reasons. RIM also recognizes that many of its officers and employees have a substantial portion of their personal net worth represented by securities of the Company, and that a number of RIM's officers have been subject to lengthy restrictions on their ability to effect trades in RIM's common shares because of regular and special trading blackouts imposed on such officers under the Company's Insider Trading Policy and the management cease trade order (MCTO) issued by the Ontario Securities Commission in October 2006 at the Company's request.

In addition to meeting the basic requirements of Rule 10b5-1 and Canadian Legislation, RIM has established additional measures designed to conform with "best practices" relating to ASDPs. Those measures include the following: (i) ASDPs may only be adopted during a trading window; (ii) a "cooling-off" period of three months (30 days for pre-existing charitable commitments) will generally be required between the adoption of the ASDP and the first sale under the ASDP; (iii) an ASDP should generally have a duration of 12-24 months; (iv) the ASDP must contain meaningful restrictions on the ability of the insider to modify or terminate the ASDP; and (v) the ASDP should generally provide for regular sales of smaller amounts (relative to an insider's holdings) over a period of time rather than large sales during a short period of time after adoption of the ASDP. In addition, RIM's Insider Trading Policy requires all ASDPs to be pre-cleared by the Board of Directors or a designated committee thereof. The Board of Directors will also consider such other "best practices" as they exist at the time an insider adopts an ASDP and may impose such additional requirements, or grant such exceptions, as it determines are necessary or appropriate.

Following the amendment to RIM's Insider Trading Policy, the following officers of the Company have opted to establish ASDPs prior to the closing of RIM's current trading window today:

• Jim Balsillie (Co-Chief Executive Officer) – Mr. Balsillie's ASDP provides for the donation of Cdn$38 million of common shares of RIM to certain charitable organizations and educational or research institutions, as well as the sale of Cdn$86 million of common shares of RIM over the 13-month term of the ASDP (including in each case common shares issuable upon exercises of stock options held by Mr. Balsillie). These amounts represent a small portion of Mr. Balsillie's beneficial ownership of RIM's shares.

• Mike Lazaridis (President and Co-Chief Executive Officer) – Mr. Lazaridis' ASDP provides for the donation of up to Cdn$75 million of common shares of RIM by Mr. Lazaridis (or companies controlled by Mr. Lazaridis) to certain charitable organizations and educational or research institutions, as well as the sale of up to Cdn$100 million of common shares of RIM over a minimum 14-month term (maximum 18-month) of the ASDP. These amounts represent a small portion of Mr. Lazaridis' beneficial ownership of RIM's shares.

• Larry Conlee (Chief Operating Officer – Product Development and Manufacturing) – Mr. Conlee's ASDP provides for the sale of 578,500 common shares of RIM upon exercises of options held by Mr. Conlee over the 12-month term of the ASDP.

• Dennis Kavelman (Chief Operating Officer – Administration and Operations) – Mr. Kavelman's ASDP provides for the transfer of 240,000 common shares of RIM upon the exercise of options held by Mr. Kavelman to a charitable foundation established by Mr. Kavelman and his wife and the subsequent sale of such shares by the foundation pursuant to its ASDP, as well as the sale of up to 500,000 common shares upon exercises of stock options held by Mr. Kavelman over the 18-month term of his ASDP. In addition to the options subject to the ASDPs, Mr. Kavelman has 492,000 vested and unvested RIM stock options as well as RIM shares.

• Don Morrison (Chief Operating Officer – BlackBerry) – Mr. Morrison's ASDP provides for the donation of 95,000 common shares of RIM upon exercises of stock options held by Mr. Morrison to certain charitable organizations and a charitable foundation established by Mr. Morrison and his wife, as well as the sale of 265,000 common shares upon exercises of options held by Mr. Morrison over the 12-month term of the ASDP.

• Karima Bawa (Vice President, Legal) – Ms. Bawa's ASDP provides for the sale of up to 275,750 common shares of RIM (including common shares issuable upon exercises of options held by Ms. Bawa) over the 12-month term of the ASDP.

• Norm Lo (Vice President, Asia/Pacific) – Mr. Lo's ASDP provides for the sale of up to 210,000 common shares of RIM upon exercises of options held by Mr. Lo over the 13-month term of the ASDP.

• Elizabeth Roe Pfeifer (Vice President, Organizational Development) – Ms. Roe Pfeifer's ASDP provides for the sale of up to 50,350 common shares of RIM (including common shares issuable upon exercises of options held by Ms. Roe Pfeifer) over the 8-month term of the ASDP. In light of the smaller number of shares to be sold by Ms. Roe Pfeifer, RIM's Board of Directors granted Ms. Roe Pfeifer an exemption from the requirement that the ASDP have a minimum 12-month term.

Dispositions by the insiders under their respective ASDPs will be reported in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws (RIM's insiders are exempt from filing insider reports under U.S. securities laws) and on Forms 144 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by any officers or directors who sell such securities on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Each such filing will bear a notation to advise readers that the dispositions relate to an ASDP.

Other insiders of the Company may from time to time adopt ASDPs during trading windows. RIM will issue a press release to announce the adoption of any other ASDPs by its directors or officers.

As previously announced, in May 2007, RIM completed a management-initiated review of its historical stock option granting practices, which resulted in a restatement of its previously filed U.S. GAAP financial statements. The section of RIM's MD&A for fiscal 2007 titled "Explanatory Note Regarding the Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements" describes the background, scope and findings of the internal review of stock option practices that was completed by a Special Committee of RIM's Board of Directors, summarizes the accounting impact of the restatement adjustments on the Company's U.S. GAAP financial statements, and outlines the measures implemented by the Company in response to the recommendations of the Special Committee. The Company has also disclosed that the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Ontario Securities Commission are conducting investigations in connection with the Company's historical stock option granting practices. While it is not possible to predict at this time what action may result from the investigations, the Company anticipates that RIM or certain of its directors or officers may be subject to potential enforcement action, and could be subject to other potential risks and outcomes, which are described in greater detail under the heading "Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements" in RIM's MD&A for the three months and six months ended September 1, 2007, and under the heading "Risk Factors – Risks Related to the Company's Stock Option Granting Practices – Matters relating to the Company's internal review of its stock option granting practices, the restatement of the Company's previously filed financial statements as a result of the review, and regulatory investigations or litigation relating to those matters may have a material adverse effect on the Company" in RIM's Annual Information Form for fiscal 2007 (filed as part of RIM's Annual Report on Form 40-F). Copies of such filings may be obtained at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov. Such actions or outcomes could have a material adverse effect on the Company.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 comes with a 2 megapixel camera with 5x digital zoom and enhanced flash. The camera also supports video capture in two resolutions: 240x180 or 176x144 for sharing via MMS.

The media player now allows users to create and edit playlists right on the handset. Alternatively, users can manage their media files from their PC with the Roxio® Media Manager for BlackBerry®, which is included with the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager software.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 supports the Bluetooth® stereo audio profile (A2DP/AVRCP) and comes with a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack so users can plug in their preferred headphones or speakers. The smartphone also provides the convenience of an externally accessible microSD/SDHC memory card slot for additional storage of music, videos and pictures.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 supports high-speed USB for transferring files between the handset and a PC at data throughput rates of up to 10MB/sec.

Ultra-Sleek and Stylish

The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smartphone is available in a stylish titanium-colored finish and adds many new enhancements while maintaining the ultra-sleek form -- measuring only 107mm x 55mm x 14mm and weighing approximately 91g -- that has already garnered international recognition and accolades.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 provides an exceptional user experience through the trackball navigation system and RIM's popular SureType® keyboard system that makes message typing and phone dialing fast and easy. The SureType keyboard system has been enhanced to provide word completion, easier editing of misspelled words and a built-in spell checker.

Enhanced Visual Interface

The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 features an updated visual interface and integrates a new font rendering technology. The new technology is evident throughout the visual interface, complementing the new look of the BlackBerry® email client, calendar, address book, task list, memo pad and web browser, while also enhancing other applications. The BlackBerry® Browser is further improved with a new "Page View" option that displays a full web page on the screen along with a magnifying glass that allows the user to quickly and accurately point and zoom in on a specific area of the web page.

Wi-Fi and Quad-Band Connectivity

In addition to quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support, customers can also enjoy the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 with faster web browsing and expanded wireless data coverage via Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) networks. To meet various security requirements for users accessing a Wi-Fi connection, the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is compliant with Wi-Fi security protocols including WEP (Wireless Equivalency Protocol), WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) and WPA2.

Advanced Phone Features

The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 offers many convenient phone features including Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD), Bluetooth 2.0 support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits and other Bluetooth peripherals, a low-distortion speakerphone and support for polyphonic, mp3 and MIDI ring tones. The smartphone also includes new features that enhance phone audio quality including enhanced background noise, wind and echo cancellation for better performance in loud environments like airports, restaurants or busy downtown streets. An 'enhance call audio' feature also allows the user to boost the phone audio's bass or treble while on a call.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is supported on BlackBerry® Internet Service, giving users access to up to 10 supported work or personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts), as well as BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, enabling advanced security and IT administration within IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® environments.

The following is a statement on opposition to the Google DoubleClick deal by Cord Blomquist, Technology Policy Analyst at the Competitive Enterprise Institute:

“Kohl and Hatch overlook the merger’s benefits to consumers. A Google-DoubleClick merger would offer a vastly improved product to content-driven websites. One of the greatest challenges on the web is generating ad clicks, which are a crucial revenue source. With individualized information, Google-DoubleClick would be able to deliver tailored ads, better informing consumers of products they might actually purchase and giving fledgling websites a shot at establishing a strong online presence.

“The Senators’ concerns about market consolidation are unfounded. They depict the web advertising market as static—yet the last decade has shown the dynamic nature of Internet commerce. The history of the Internet is littered with former giants like AOL, AltaVista, and Lycos that lost significant market share or went bust because they couldn’t keep innovating. The real competition to Google-DoubleClick may not even exist yet—Google itself was a grad student science project a decade ago. Startups can grow exponentially in a short time on the web. Facebook, a $10-billion gorilla today, didn’t even exist four years ago. Established advertising powerhouses like Microsoft and Yahoo also pose a threat to Google in the marketplace. Both have recently bought ‘ad serving’ companies in anticipation of competing with Google.

“The efficiency of the free market is nowhere more evident than on the Web, where creativity matters far more than market leverage. Government intervention would undermine this innovative spirit, just as antitrust prosecutions against Microsoft retarded the pace of progress. If federal regulators reject the proposed Google acquisition, Internet users will be the ultimate victims.”

Veselic brings extensive knowledge of Christie product lines and diverse customer base, most recently as vice president of global quality. He is widely recognized for a customer-centric approach to business that has contributed to Christie's reputation for delivering quality, award-winning products and solutions backed by an unprecedented level of customer support. Working on several fronts, he will set market strategies and create new product and solution roadmaps for simulation, advanced visualization/3D, and control room customers globally. Veselic and his team will help drive Christie's system integration and fulfillment of complex visualization solutions and accelerate product development cycles to ensure a continuous influx of new products that leapfrog the competition.

"Zoran is responsible for some of Christie's major developments in a wide range of markets. For example, he helped introduce the renowned 'Roadie' series of powerful DLP(r) projectors that revolutionized the fixed installation and rental/staging markets," notes Gerry Remers, president and COO, Christie Digital Systems Canada, Inc. "As Christie's international initiatives continue to accelerate, and our company achieves new industry milestones, Zoran will be an integral part of our continued success aggressively pursuing new opportunities and establishing our leadership worldwide."

"As the leader in visual display solutions, Christie introduced the world's first purpose-built DLP projection products and solutions for 3D/virtual reality, simulation, and control rooms," observed Veselic. "I am proud to be part of a team of world-class experts who consistently deliver the most innovative systems and solutions for visual environments."

Veselic notes that in recent years Christie has taken the leadership as a system provider and integrator of complex visual displays, including multi-sided, immersive environments. Christie's TotalVIEW(tm) solutions have ushered in a new age of sophistication for medical, education, oil and gas exploration, and entertainment applications, as well applications in the manufacturing and government sectors.

This strategic acquisition strengthens Exact's business empowerment solution portfolio by adding Longview's powerful CPM platform and accelerates Exact's expansion into the higher end of the mid-market. In turn, Longview benefits from Exact's financial strength and geographic footprint as it continues to deliver best-in-class CPM software and services to the enterprise market and further expands into the mid-market.

Reiteration of Guidance for 2007

For 2007 Exact has given a guidance of organic license revenue growth of 6-8% and an EBIT margin of at least 20% excluding acquisitions. Subject to finding the right acquisition targets Exact has given a guidance of annualized revenue of € 300 million by the end of 2007 and at least 20% EBIT margin. These acquisitions will be in line with its defined M&A strategy and will be funded by using current cash availability and if necessary, leverage on the balance sheet. Acquisitions may initially have a limited negative impact on the EBIT margin due to the required amortization of acquired customer bases under IFRS.

New Final Cut Express Features AVCHD Support and iMovie ‘08 Integration

CUPERTINO, California - Apple® released Final Cut® Express 4, a significant upgrade to its powerful video editing software based on Apple’s award-winning Final Cut Pro 6, with a new low price of $199. Final Cut Express 4 adds support for the latest AVCHD cameras, allows mixing of standard and high definition content on a single timeline, includes the ability to import iMovie® ‘08 projects, and gives users access to hundreds of sophisticated FxPlug cinematic effects and filters.

“Almost a million digital filmmakers have made Final Cut their editing application of choice,” said Rob Schoeben, Apple’s vice president of Applications Product Marketing. “With the introduction of Final Cut Express 4, Apple makes it easy for anyone to join the rapidly growing community of Final Cut editors worldwide.”

The new Open Format Timeline in Final Cut Express 4 allows users to mix and match DV, HDV and AVCHD material*, all in realtime using the same industry-leading editing and trimming tools found in Final Cut Pro. Supporting both 1080i and 720p HD resolutions, Final Cut Express 4 automatically performs the necessary scaling, cropping and frame rate adjustments. When starting projects from scratch, the new simplified setup automatically configures everything based on the first clip dropped on the Timeline.

Final Cut Express 4 makes it easy to import iMovie ‘08 projects and enhance them with advanced editing capabilities such as multiple layers of video and graphics, picture in picture effects and animated titles. It includes over 50 new FxPlug filters, including Soft Focus, Vignette and Light Rays, with hundreds more available from a rapidly expanding FxPlug developer community. With enhanced audio controls, users can automatically raise any clip to its maximum level without distortion using the new Soft Normalize and Gain controls. Final Cut Express 4 also features LiveType 2, which provides an intuitive environment for creating dynamic and fun animated titles and includes an extensive library of animated fonts, textures, templates and effects.

Pricing & Availability

Final Cut Express 4 is available immediately for a suggested retail price of $199 (US) through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. Owners of previous versions of Final Cut Express can upgrade to Final Cut Express 4 for just $99 (US). Full system requirements and more information on Final Cut Express 4 can be found at www.apple.com/finalcutexpress.

-- NanoGaming allows MMA fans to play alongside favorite fighters --

WATERLOO - LiveHive Systems today announced that it has signed an agreement with ProElite, Inc. to enhance the television and Internet viewing experience for fans of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) by introducing the ProElite Fantasy Fight Game, a fun, interactive offering.

The ProElite Fantasy Fight Game debuts with the upcoming MMA fight being held in New Jersey on Saturday, November 17, 2007. In order to play, MMA fans must go to http://fantasy.proelite.com before the event begins at 10:00 p.m. EST/7:00 p.m. PST.

"This is a game that allows fans to experience the raw energy of MMA and interact with matches broadcast on television or ProElite.com," says Dave Bullock, President and Co-Founder of LiveHive Systems. "On ProElite.com, MMA fans can play alongside their favorite fighters by making predictions on what will happen next. They can also answer trivia questions and chat with other fans, and have the option of playing the game while watching the fight concurrently through a live video stream on ProElite.com, which is a first."

Kelly Perdew, President of ProElite.com, says partnering with LiveHive Systems gives ProElite.com members a high-quality, interactive experience that further connects them to this burgeoning sport.

"Our integration of the LiveHive NanoGaming platform further demonstrates our commitment to provide MMA fans with the highest quality entertainment every time they visit ProElite.com," Perdew said. "This will help build a community of fans around a variety of MMA events, not just one fight brand. Fans can chat and compete with each other, which makes the viewing experience far more engaging. The ProElite Fantasy Fight Game allows fans to become a part of the action."

Fans who play the game will be eligible for prizes based on accumulating points for accurate predictions

O2 Germany to offer enterprise customers the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smartphone on a Business Systems tariff. The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 combines business-grade communications and multimedia functionality in a small and stylish smartphone

Munich, Germany and Waterloo, ON - O2 Germany and Research In Motion (RIM) introduced the new BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8120 smartphone in Germany. Research In Motion has teamed with O2 to provide enterprise customers with advanced mobile voice and data solutions and the new BlackBerry Pearl 8120 features a comprehensive suite of rich communications and multimedia features in an impressively small and stylish design.

New enhancements, like a 2 megapixel digital camera that can capture both video clips and still images, an externally accessible memory card slot, Wi-Fi® connectivity support and an improved visual interface add to the renowned BlackBerry® smartphone experience that encompasses email, phone, SMS, IM, MMS, web browsing, multimedia and organiser applications.

Users can quickly type messages thanks to the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smartphone’s easy-to-use SureType® keyboard, which allows a narrower handset design while maintaining easy phone dialing and message typing in a familiar QWERTZ layout. The high resolution display provides clear and crisp viewing of video clips, pictures and web browsing.

The new BlackBerry Pearl 8120, which is available in a stylish blue finish, is another powerful addition to O2’s BlackBerry smartphone portfolio. It enhances the benefits of mobile communications and connectivity for both enterprises and individuals. The BlackBerry solution's ‘push-based’ technology allows email messages and other data to be automatically delivered to mobile workers, enabling smooth, timely and efficient communications that enhances personal productivity and improves workflow within the enterprise. The BlackBerry solution enables smooth, timely and efficient communications that maintains workflow within the enterprise.

CIFAR’s The Next Big Question National Tour
Toronto Public Forum
Attendance is FREE. Guests are asked to register at www.thenextbigquestion.ca

The presenting researchers are:

·Steve Scherer, Genetic Networks - How do our genes make us healthy and sick?

·Alex Haslam, Social Interactions, Identity and Well-Being - What makes people happy?

·Daniel Gottesman, Quantum Information Processing - How can we build a quantum computer?

Hart House, The Great Hall
University of Toronto
7 Hart House Circle, Toronto

Wednesday, November 14, 2007
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
(Doors open at 4 p.m.)

Created in 1982, the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research supports long-term, collaborative research projects involving top Canadian and international scholars. Through these programs, which address complex, multidisciplinary questions, CIAR transforms fields of study, fuels applied research and technological advance, and informs policy development at the provincial, national and international levels.

BlackBerry Curve 8300 Includes Advanced Multimedia Features; BlackBerry 8800 Includes a Powerful Navigation System

Jakarta, Indonesia - Indosat and Research In Motion (RIM) introduced the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8300 and the BlackBerry® 8800 smartphones in Indonesia, November 8, 2007.

The BlackBerry Curve 8300 is an innovative smartphone designed for customers who want a feature-rich multimedia phone with best-in-class mobile voice and data communication capabilities. It enables people on the move to make calls, send emails, surf the Internet, take and send photographs, listen to music, watch videos, access their organizer, and enjoy a range of other business and leisure applications.

The BlackBerry 8800 will feature i-gps*, a navigation application offered by Indosat that leverages the BlackBerry 8800 smartphone's built-in GPS to display the user's precise location and can provide directions to an address with turn-by-turn navigation. The i-gps application incorporates Garmin Mobile™ and is offered by Indosat in partnership with Garmin International, Inc. and PT Tele Atlas Indonesia.

“Our cooperation with RIM is part of our strategy and commitment to continuously enhance our service to customers,” said Mr. Guntur S. Siboro, Marketing Director at Indosat. “We are excited at the launch of these smartphones, as they are instrumental in providing the rich mobile experience that today’s mobile users are seeking.”

Another software application named i-stock will also be offered by Indosat and will be available to mobile users on both the BlackBerry 8800 and BlackBerry Curve 8300 smartphones. i-stock is a financial application that stems from Indosat’s partnership with PT Limas Centric Indonesia TBK. The application allows users to receive local stock market exchange information such as market summaries, active stock status, news and other financial information.

“We are pleased to be working with Indosat to introduce the BlackBerry Curve 8300 and the BlackBerry 8800 smartphones to Indosat customers in Indonesia,” said Mr. Norm Lo, Vice President, Asia Pacific, Research In Motion. “Our latest product offerings deliver an impressive combination of performance and design. The advanced multimedia features of the BlackBerry Curve and the built-in GPS with the BlackBerry 8800 add highly valuable dimensions to the user experience.”

The BlackBerry Curve 8300: Staying Connected to the People and Information that Matter Most

The BlackBerry Curve 8300 features a smooth and comfortable handset design. It offers exceptional email, messaging, browsing and phone features, along with advanced multimedia capabilities, a 2 megapixel camera, an easy-to-use QWERTY keyboard and RIM's intuitive trackball navigation system. It includes a microSD expansion memory slot that supports both microSD and microSDHC memory cards. Bluetooth® 2.0 support is also integrated for use with hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits and other Bluetooth peripherals.

The BlackBerry 8800: Mapping Data, Turn-by-Turn Navigation Now in Indonesia

The new, elegant BlackBerry 8800 smartphone includes an easy-to-use QWERTY keyboard and a range of powerful capabilities including exceptional email, messaging, browsing and phone features, an advanced media player, a microSD expansion memory slot that supports both microSD and microSDHC memory cards, as well as built-in GPS, making it easy for users to find addresses, track locations and get both visual routes as well as step-by-step driving directions with i-gps.

Both of the BlackBerry smartphones feature a large, high-resolution display with light sensing technology to automatically adjust display and keyboard backlighting for different environments and a trackball that makes it easy for users to navigate applications.

The BlackBerry Curve 8300 and the BlackBerry 8800 will be available from Indosat in early November at a recommended retail price of IDR 6.2 million and IDR 6.6 million respectively (including VAT).

BOCA RATON, FL - As the Canadian dollar soared into ground-breaking new territory against the U.S. dollar for the first time in history this week, many Canadian companies are ramping up the trend of outsourcing their public relations and marketing needs to U.S. public relations agencies and marketing firms. Boutique American-based PR agencies specializing in handling Canadian product launches are reaping the rewards of a weak U.S. dollar as they are flooded with new business inquiries from Canadian companies.

"I've never seen anything like this in the past two decades," states Ria Romano, Partner with Boca Raton, Florida-based RPR Public Relations, Inc. "Although our agency specializes in high tech and consumer product launches for international companies looking to move into America -- we always had to stand in line with the larger agencies to pitch a new Canadian client. Now we literally have potential international clients calling the office daily -- our Canadian new business inquiries from areas such as Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, Ottawa, St. John's and Calgary are up 50% in the past 30 days alone," concludes Romano.

Many Canadian companies recognize thatthe financial markets have a way of self-correcting -- and they are entering the U.S. market despite the presently weak U.S. dollar in anticipation of a potential self-correction down the road.

"As many of the top Canadian executives we speak to on a daily basis at both large and small companies know -- it's about positioning at this point," continues Romano. "The weak U.S. dollar gives them the opportunity to initiate public relations campaigns in the U.S. for their Canadian product or service quite inexpensively. Boutique agencies, such as RPR Public Relations, Inc., benefit because we are on average 60% less than our big PR agency counterparts in New York, Miami, Chicago and Los Angeles -- with better results. In addition, many U.S. end-user targets for these companies will buy out of need regardless of the strength of the dollar -- especially in the business-to-business arena. However, once self-correction takes place -- forward-thinking Canadian executives know -- they'll be extremely well positioned to seize substantial market share."

Leaders in printer supplies and service join forces and take Reflexion toner national

Oakville - LaserNetworksr, Canada's leading print solutions company is acquiring TECKNOLASER, Quebec's leading image consultant and winner of the Government of Quebec's 2005 Environmental Phoenix Award.

TECKNOLASER, is known for its success in the recovery, collection and re-use of printer, fax and photocopier cartridges. Its methods enable over 85 per cent of the original cartridge components to be re-used in the remanufacturing process. The remaining 15 per cent is sorted and forwarded to other recycling firms.

LaserNetworksr will be rebranding its toner under the Reflexion label and through their distribution network will expand its industry leading, environmentally friendly toner products across Canada and the United States. An independent study by PE International shows that their refurbished toner cartridges reduce the carbon footprint by 75 per cent compared to new single use cartridges.

"Doing our part to ensure that we are being environmentally friendly has always been a number one priority of LaserNetworksr, says Chris Stoate, President of LaserNetworksr. "Acquiring TECKNOLASER is a natural fit."

LaserNetworksr revolutionary COST PER PAGEr program of printing and imaging fleet management services, including printers, multi-function devices, supplies and/or service on a Pay as you Print? basis, opens a myriad of opportunities for TECKNOLASER in Quebec.

For over 20 years, LaserNetworksr has been privately owned and operated by its founder Chris Stoate and has been Canada's leading print solutions company, providing print solution services, and products to virtually every sized company across Canada and continental USA including Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, major chartered banks, large law firms and virtually any customer whose demands require a local presence and central responsibility.

Fido and Virgin Mobile Rank Highest in Satisfying Canadian Wireless Service Customers; Sony Ericsson Ranks Highest among Mobile Phones

TORONTO - Customer satisfaction with wireless service providers and phone manufacturers in Canada has decreased considerably since 2006, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Canadian Wireless Customer Satisfaction Study(SM) released November 7, 2007.

Now in its third year, the study examines perceptions of wireless customers with their service, mobile phone and retail experience. Rankings are provided for contract service and prepaid service providers as well as for mobile phone providers. Five factors are measured to determine customer satisfaction with contract service and prepaid service: call quality, billing, service plan options, cost of service and customer service. Mobile phone satisfaction is measured based on customer ratings of five factors: features, physical design, durability, battery and operation.

Overall customer satisfaction with contract service this year declines by 18 points, from an average of 675 on a 1,000-point scale in 2006 to 657 in 2007. In the prepaid service segment, overall customer satisfaction in 2007 averages 652, down from 666 in 2006, while overall satisfaction with mobile phones declines from an average of 714 in 2006 to 702 in 2007.

"Customer expectations are a moving target, and what works one year may not be enough to satisfy consumers the following year, which means that it is essential for wireless service providers and phone manufacturers to continually strive to find new ways to surprise and delight their customers," said Charles Schade, senior director of research at J.D. Power and Associates.

Contract Service Segment

For the first time since the inception of the study, national provider Fido ranks highest in customer satisfaction among contract service providers with an overall index score of 700. Fido performs particularly well in service plan options and cost of service. SaskTel and Aliant follow Fido in the rankings, achieving scores of 696 and 681, respectively. SaskTel performs well in the remaining factors that contribute to satisfaction in the contract service segment: call quality, billing, and customer service.

"Although an array of new service plan features, bundling options, and ways to reduce package prices have been made available in 2007, customers indicate that they are dissatisfied with the cost of these services," said Schade. "One reason for this may be the media attention that has increased the visibility of innovative service plan pricing in the United States, which the media contends is considerably lower than in Canada."

The study finds that resolution of problems in a timely manner gives wireless service providers an opportunity to improve on customer satisfaction. Among customers who say they contacted their provider to report a problem, those who report their issue was resolved in a timely manner provide overall satisfaction scores that are 171 points higher, on average, than do customers who say that their issues were not resolved in a reasonable time. In addition, scores of customers whose issues were resolved in a timely manner are also higher, on average, than those of customers who didn't contact their provider to report a problem. In other words, customers respond very positively to their wireless providers, even if they experience problems, as long as their issue is given immediate attention.

Prepaid Service Segment

Virgin Mobile (732) ranks highest among prepaid service providers for a third consecutive year, performing particularly well in service plan options, billing, call quality, and customer service. Following Virgin Mobile in the ranking are Telus Mobility (690) and PC Mobile (682), respectively. PC Mobile performs particularly well in the cost of service factor.

The study finds that the average monthly fee paid by contract customers is $67, compared with $25 for prepaid customers, which is primarily due to the fact that prepaid customers make considerably fewer calls per month (29, on average) compared with contract customers (who average 81 calls per month).

Mobile Phones Satisfaction

Sony Ericsson ranks highest among mobile phone brands with a score of 728, performing particularly well in features, physical design, battery, and operation. Sony Ericsson is followed in the rankings by BlackBerry (721) and Sanyo (713). BlackBerry performs well in the operation factor, while Sanyo performs particularly well in durability.

"The challenge for mobile phone manufacturers in 2007 has been a slowdown in the introduction of new features and concepts," said Schade. "For example, in 2006, the innovative designs of the Motorola Razr with super-slim design and the LG Chocolate were perceived by customers as being particularly new and exciting. With features such as cameras and MP3 players becoming mainstream, there have been very few novel breakthrough technologies in 2007 that managed to impress customers."

The 2007 Canadian Wireless Customer Satisfaction Study is based on responses from nearly 6,000 mobile phone users. Respondents were surveyed in September 2007.

"Ship2Save has been an important RFID partner for us and is continuing to make headway with innovative applications of our UHF RFID inlays and smart labels. The system deployed for CVRD Inco is a quintessential example of how this technology continues to deliver new, exciting, and innovative value to organizations worldwide." Comments Rick Bauer, Director of RFID Global Program Development at Avery Dennison.

The value behind the system lies in its ability to automatically collect information of ore movement throughout the entire extraction line. This information is recorded and provided to an application system that provides records to other parties and/or additional application systems within an organization. This real-time data can then be used to optimize ore processing. This can include proactively informing surface-level personnel of upcoming ore yield, location, and additional variables, allowing these personnel to make decisions based on current rather than forecasted information.

Sam Falsafi, Director of RFID Strategy & Business Development at Ship2Save, says "that this type of data streamlining is the future of industrial mobility solutions. We have RFID mobile devices working with a distributed application system, tracking mobile RFID tags, and providing real-time production data to anyone in the CVRD Inco organization. It is a scalable, flexible, and proficient architecture that allows for an unprecedented organizational value."

The system is currently deployed at CVRD Inco facility in Sudbury, Ontario where it monitors nickel extraction at the Stobie Mine, one of the several CVRD Inco mines in the Sudbury region. It collects process data 24/7 as field engineers monitor its day-to-day progress.

Waterford Public Library has been very pleased since CORE Desktop assumed responsibility for the implementation of the Public Access Terminal Server and the accompanying thin-client workstations. We feel that this arrangement has been beneficial to both the library and our patrons,"; stated Andrea DeGroat, Waterford Public Library Technical Director.

What does the search giant's new Android operating system mean for mobile phone users? Claudine Beaumont investigates.

It was one of the biggest non-announcements in technology history. Despite swirling rumours that Google were about to launch a mobile phone handset to take on Apple’s iPhone and shake-up the mobile space, it instead unveiled sketchy details of a new mobile operating system.

Eric Schmidt is promising a 'full-power browser'

Android, as Google’s new venture is known, is a partnership between the search giant and a slew of handset manufacturers –including HTC and Samsung – designed to fundamentally change the way we access the internet on our mobile phones.

Despite an hour-long conference call with technology bloggers and journalists, details about Android and the wider functions of the newly formed Open Handset Alliance were sketchy, but broadly speaking, Google’s plan is good news for consumers.

Android is based on open-source Linux code, which means that developers will be able to write third-party programs to work with the phone and enhance its functionality.

Google hopes that by allowing a wide number of handset makers to use the operating system for free, we will see an increase in cheaper phones, and greater innovation in terms of what mobile devices can do.

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The holy grail for all mobile phone operators is to develop a handset that can bring the desktop computing experience to the mobile. Apple has gone some way towards achieving that with the iPhone, using a stripped-down version of its OS X operating system to power the device, and providing users with a full Safari web browser to enable them to surf the internet on their iPhone as they would on a laptop. That is plainly Google’s ambition too.

Eric Schmidt, Google’s chief executive, said that Android would bring a “full-power browser” to mobile handsets. Beyond that, Google’s announcement was light on facts.

We won’t have a better idea of what Android is capable of until next week at the earliest, when the software development kit is released, but Andy Rubin, Google’s director of mobile platforms said: “We hope Android will be the foundation for many new phones and will create an entirely new mobile experience for users, with new applications and new capabilities we can’t imagine today.”

Until then, it’s impossible to say whether Android will have the likes of Microsoft, Symbian, Apple, and Research in Motion – all big players in the mobile operating system market – lying awake at night, worrying about their businesses.

But, as Google were keen to stress, the alliance is open to anyone who wants to join, and Schmidt was diplomatic about what kind of competition the venture would present to these established firms. The focus was very much on innovation and development, of treading their own path rather than trying to encroach on other people’s territory.

So what kind of things might we see on phones running Android? Well, Rubin promised that Android could run mobile programs on a par with desktop applications, and that there was the potential to develop location-based services (such as user reviews of nearby restaurants or bars) and social-networking functions.

It’s likely that the platform will be both endlessly flexible to third-party developers and offer consumers a level of customisation and personalisation that suits their needs.

Schmidt himself said that “there will be many mobile experiences”. The danger is that introducing yet another, competing platform into the mobile space could actually fragment the market further, and stretch the resources of third-party developers who will need to adapt their products for another new service.

But if anyone can pull together disparate mobile companies, handset makers, component manufacturers and software writers, it’s Google.

Any technology that disrupts a market and encourages competitors to raise their game can only mean good things for consumers.

LONDON—Apple’s revolutionary iPhone™ will go on sale this Friday, November 9 at 6:02 p.m. at Apple®, O2 and Carphone Warehouse retail and online stores. iPhones will be available at more than 1,300 Apple, O2 and Carphone Warehouse retail locations across the UK, giving customers their first chance to get their hands on this revolutionary new product. iPhone combines three devices into one—a mobile phone, a widescreen iPod®, and a breakthrough Internet device—all based on Apple’s revolutionary multi-touch interface and pioneering software that allows users to control iPhone with just a tap, flick or pinch of their fingers.

“We can’t wait for our customers to get their hands on the iPhone this Friday night,” said Ron Johnson, Apple’s senior vice president of Retail. “Every Apple retail store will offer support for iPhone at the legendary Genius Bar, and beginning Saturday morning you can learn how to get the most out of your new iPhone by attending a free workshop or scheduling a personal training session through our popular One-to-One program.”

“O2 stores are fully geared up for what will be the year’s biggest product launch,” said Mark Stansfeld, O2’s sales director. “We’ve hired and trained hundreds of new iPhone specialists who will be in all 450 O2 stores giving live demos and showing customers how to get the most out of their iPhone.”

iPhone users in the UK will be able to activate their new iPhones using Apple’s popular iTunes® software running on a PC or Mac® in the comfort and privacy of their own home or office, without having to wait in a store while their phone is activated. Activating iPhone takes only minutes as iTunes guides the user through simple steps to choose their tariff and activate their iPhone. Once iPhone is activated, users can then easily sync all of their phone numbers and other contact information, calendars, email accounts, web browser bookmarks, music, photos, podcasts and TV shows just like they do when they sync their iPods with iTunes.

Pricing & Availability

iPhone will be sold exclusively in the UK through Apple, O2 and Carphone Warehouse’s retail and online stores for £269 (inc VAT) with 8GB of storage and will work with either a PC or Mac. All Apple, O2 and Carphone Warehouse retail locations will allow customers to purchase up to two iPhones per person on a first come, first served basis. iPhone requires a new 18-month contract with O2.

The DALSA-designed image sensors will be “the eyes” of the customer’s digital radiography system, which uses high performance digital imaging technology to replace traditional film in a growing range of radiography imaging applications. The image sensors will be supplied in multiple configurations, depending on the specific requirements of each target application.

The contract spans development and production activities over the next four years. The customer has agreed to purchase a significant follow-on volume of sensors within a specific time frame following the successful completion of the development phase. The total contract is valued at approximately CDN $9.0 million.

“We are extremely pleased to work with our customer to deliver the next generation sensors for digital radiography,” commented Brian Doody, CEO of DALSA Corporation. “This contract reflects DALSA’s strong commitment to delivering the industry’s highest performance digital imaging solutions, both CMOS and CCD, and our ability to meet the demanding needs of the world’s leading life science equipment manufacturers.”

Delivers Enterprise-Grade Security and Controls in a Streamlined and Affordable Package Optimized for Smaller Organizations with Deployments of up to 30 Wireless Users

Waterloo, ON - Research In Motion (RIM) announced the immediate availability of BlackBerry® Professional Software - a new wireless communications and collaboration solution that tightly integrates with the industry leading email servers and is specifically designed and priced to meet the needs of small and medium-sized businesses. BlackBerry Professional Software is based on the core functionality of the best-in-class BlackBerry® Enterprise Server software used by governments and large organizations worldwide, but it is streamlined and tailored to meet the needs of smaller organizations with up to 30 wireless users. BlackBerry Professional Software is priced at $499 for 5 users.

BlackBerry Professional Software enables small and medium-sized businesses to enhance communications and collaboration with an enterprise-grade mobility solution – allowing user-friendly wireless access to email, organizer, Internet and intranet applications with advanced security – while addressing the desirefor an in-house solution that is affordable, simple to install and easy to manage.

"Small and medium-sized organizations have many of the same business requirements for a mobility solution as compared with larger enterprises, but they often require more streamlined administration features," said Carrie MacGillivray, Senior Analyst, SMB Markets: Mobility, IDC. "It has become increasingly important for smaller companies to be able to easily and cost-effectively deploy and manage mobile technology solutions in order to remain competitive and responsive to customers. An offer that combines a mobility solution with enterprise grade middleware, and an intuitive user interface, will resonate with this increasingly mobile segment."

Key features and benefits of BlackBerry Professional Software include:

Small IT Footprint – Installs on the same server as the email system, saving customers the cost of additional hardware and operating system licenses.

Support for the Leading Email Systems – Provides tight integration with Microsoft® Exchange or IBM® Lotus® Domino®, allowing a full complement of synchronized wireless services including access to email, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks.

Simple Installation – A Pre-install Assistant utility performs a technical assessment of the environment and provides a recommended configuration making installation fast and easy with little or no requirement to determine configuration settings.

Easy Management – Simplified BlackBerry Manager Interface is a one-stop location for most management tasks, and wizards and quick-links enable customers to easily change common functions such as adding or deleting a user. IT policies are also easy to set up with pre-defined IT policy templates.

Advanced Security – Utilizes the same certified security architecture and encryption system of the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, which is trusted and accredited by more organizations around the world than any other wireless solution.

BlackBerry® MDS (Mobile Data System) Support – Provides customers with the ability to extend internal applications to mobile employees and use any of the thousands of third party applications developed for the BlackBerry platform.

“Productivity and flexibility are obviously important for small and medium-sized businesses and we know that the majority of these businesses are interested in a wireless solution, but many have been waiting for a server product that can afford greater IT simplicity while still allowing a superior quality of experience for users. We specifically designed BlackBerry Professional Software to provide a more simplified and affordable solution for small and medium-sized businesses, while maintaining industry leading performance, security and control,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In Motion.

Pricing, Upgrading & How To Buy

BlackBerry Professional Software is priced at $499 USD (MSRP) for 5 users and $849 USD (MSRP) for 10 users. Either package can be expanded to support up to 30 wireless users with the purchase of additional standard Client Access Licenses (CALs). BlackBerry Professional Software can also be easily upgraded to BlackBerry Enterprise Server. BlackBerry Professional Software is available in multiple languages (English, French, Italian, German and Spanish) and can be purchased via electronic software download from www.blackberry.com/professional.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 Smartphone Offers Voice, Data, Multimedia, Navigation and EV-DO Speed with Style

Basking Ridge, N.J., and Waterloo, Ontario - Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless company with the nation’s most reliable wireless voice and data network, and Research In Motion (RIM)announced the Nov. 3 online availability of the BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8130 at www.verizonwireless.com. The BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8130 will be in Verizon Wireless Communications stores on Nov. 8. For the customer who wants to balance work and play, the world's first CDMA-enabled BlackBerry Pearl gives Verizon Wireless customers wireless broadband connectivity to the office while enabling them to stay connected with family, friends and colleagues.

Waterloo - DALSA Corporation reported revenue of $39.8 million for the quarter ended September 30th, 2007, and a net loss of $0.8 million or $0.04 per share, diluted. The following table summarizes the key results for the third quarter of 2007 and compares them to the same quarter of 2006:

“Although the negative impact to our business due to the continued rise of the Canadian dollar cannot be underestimated, the management team remains committed to ensuring that our business remains vibrant and competitive in light of this continued rise in value of the Canadian dollar. As we announced early in the quarter, we are putting initiatives in place that we believe will allow us to achieve net earnings in our Digital Imaging and Semiconductor businesses of 10% of sales. It may take us a few quarters to get there, but it is within our grasp during 2008.”

In the third quarter, Digital Imaging revenues were $22.6 million, down almost 17% from the third quarter of 2006. This drop is due primarily to customer delays in application specific contracts and foreign exchange effects. Digital Imaging’s net loss for the quarter was $0.9 million, excluding the net gain of $6.2 million from the land sale. Earnings were negatively impacted by restructuring costs that took place in the quarter; lower revenue that was not able to absorb fixed manufacturing costs; poor product mix; and the strengthening of the Canadian dollar. Backlog in Digital Imaging decreased relative to the second quarter of 2007 due to the revaluation of booked orders at the end of the quarter at the prevailing US to Canadian dollar spot exchange rate. The company has noted a strengthening of bookings in certain of its Digital Imaging product lines subsequent to quarter end, and has established a ship-from-stock program, both of which are expected to drive improvements in revenue moving forward.

Revenues in our Semiconductor business were $16.7 million, down $3.1 million compared to the same period last year. Approximately $2 million of that shortfall is attributed to an equipment failure on the 150mm line in Bromont, which caused that line to be down for 39 days during the quarter. An additional $0.5 million is a result of foreign exchange effects on revenue. CMOS wafer processing continues to decline as we work with certain wafer customers to gradually transition them to more efficient processes within our facility or as they take last time buys. The division had a net loss of $4.0 million. This loss was primarily due to the lower level of revenue, foreign exchange impact, and restructuring costs. Backlog increased at the Bromont foundry, but was dampened by foreign exchange effects, and total backlog for the Semiconductor unit was down from the previous quarter resulting from management’s decision to remove a single large order from backlog due to a customer’s default on contract obligations. Management’s outlook is positive based in part on completion of a major long term supply agreement with a MEMS customer in addition to two significant custom image sensor development projects for large format image sensors. Towards the end of the quarter, bookings strengthened at the Foundry, and many of these resulting orders will be delivered in Q4.

In the Digital Cinema Business, we completed our first feature-length film, “Tempting Hyenas,” directed by LeVar Burton and lensed by Director of Photography Kris Krosskove. Post production house, Post Logic, provided on-set supervision during principle photography and is embarking on a full 4K digital intermediate for the project. Other projects included a commercial for Motorola starring David Beckham that will appear in theatres and on television. Revenues from the quarter were $0.5 million, up slightly from the same period last year, and included a small amount of revenue from the rental of the Origin camera and accessories. We believe the adoption rate for 4K capture is increasing, which will eventually lead to increased demand for the Origin camera and revenue traction. We remain committed to achieving success in this new business initiative.

During Q3, we closed a transaction originally announced in May to sell approximately 37 acres of land in Waterloo to Research in Motion. The cash proceeds of the transaction were approximately $11.6 million and the pre-tax gain was $7.5 million, or $0.32 per share (fully diluted) after tax.

Cash provided by operations was $2.5 million in the quarter. The Company’s cash and marketable securities increased significantly to $11.3 million due to the proceeds from the land sale.

At the end of August, we announced that we had received approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange to acquire for cancellation, by way of normal course issuer bid (the "Bid"), up to 951,334 Common Shares of the Company or approximately 5% of the issued and outstanding shares. The Bid commenced on August 23, 2007 and will expire on August 22, 2008. In August and September 2007 we repurchased and cancelled 26,011 shares at a weighted average purchase price of $10.25.

CUPERTINO, California - Apple® announced that it sold (or delivered in the case of maintenance agreements) over two million copies of Mac OS® X Leopard since its release on Friday, far outpacing the first-weekend sales of Mac OS X Tiger, which was previously the most successful OS release in Apple’s history. Sales included copies sold at Apple’s retail stores, Apple Authorized Resellers, the online Apple Store®, under maintenance agreements and bundled with new Mac® computers. Leopard is the sixth major release of Mac OS X and is packed with more than 300 new features.

“Early indications are that Leopard will be a huge hit with customers,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Leopard’s innovative features are getting great reviews and making more people than ever think about switching to the Mac.”

Leopard introduces Time Machine, an effortless way to automatically back up everything on a Mac*; a redesigned Finder that lets users quickly browse and share files between multiple Macs; Quick Look, a new way to instantly see files without opening an application; Spaces, an intuitive new feature used to create groups of applications and instantly switch between them; a brand new desktop with Stacks, a new way to easily access files from the Dock; and major enhancements to Mail and iChat®.

All Plans Include Unlimited Data, Visual Voicemail & Access to Over 8,000 Wi-Fi HotSpots

BONN and MUNICH, Germany—T-Mobile and Apple® announced three simple, affordable rate plans for iPhone™ in Germany, starting at just €49 per month. All three “iPhone Complete” plans include unlimited data, Visual Voicemail and access to T-Mobile’s more than 8,000 Wi-Fi HotSpots in Germany. iPhone customers can easily choose the plan that’s right for them based on the amount of voice minutes and SMS text messages they plan to use each month.

“This means that users can enjoy the fantastic experience of the mobile Internet on the iPhone with no worries,” said Philipp Humm, managing director, T-Mobile Germany. The incredible combination of T-Mobile’s powerful EDGE network combined with the country’s largest offering of Wi-Fi HotSpots and the exclusive ‘iPhone Complete’ rate plans give T-Mobile customers everything they need to experience the iPhone to the fullest. The transparently structured Complete rates thus confirm our brand motto ‘simply closer.’”

“We’re thrilled to be partnering with T-Mobile and can’t wait to start selling the iPhone in Germany in just a few short weeks,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “Starting at just €49 per month, we think these three rate plans give customers the flexibility to experience all of iPhone’s revolutionary features at affordable and competitive prices.”

All iPhone plans include Visual Voicemail, an industry first, which allows consumers to see a listing of their voicemails, decide which messages to listen to, then go directly to those messages without listening to previous messages. Just like email, Visual Voicemail on iPhone enables users to immediately and randomly access the messages that interest them most.

iPhone combines three devices into one—a mobile phone, a widescreen iPod®, and a breakthrough Internet device—all based on Apple’s revolutionary multi-touch interface and pioneering software that allows users to control iPhone with just a tap, flick or pinch of their fingers.

By the end of 2007, T-Mobile will be the only network operator in Germany to offer EDGE throughout almost its entire GSM network. EDGE accelerates the mobile data transfer rate to over 220 Kilobits per second, which makes it almost four times as fast as ISDN in fixed-line networks. With EDGE, the German market leader offers its customers broadband anywhere and at any time. With 20,000 HotSpots worldwide, T-Mobile is the biggest Wi-Fi provider in the world. Of those HotSpots, over 8,000 are in Germany, where HotSpot users can achieve download speeds of up to 11 megabits per second.