Financial Firms Can Now Scale, Store and Extend Messaging Services to Unprecedented Levels without Impacting Transport Network and Applications

NEW YORK - Tervela, the leading provider of high-performance, low-latency messaging systems, today announced version 3.0 of its messaging solution. The release introduces the Tervela Message Network(TM) platform, which includes new product lines for high-performance messaging, persistence and common extensible application services.

The Tervela Message Network is a next-generation architectural framework that serves as the foundation for high-performance trading infrastructures and other data-intensive compute environments. As an easily-integrated mezzanine layer that sits between the transport network and the applications, Tervela's 3.0 platform ensures unparalleled message throughput, predictable and consistent low-latency, scalable data distribution, functional extensibility and operational continuity.

"Increasing options data volumes and volatile market conditions are putting incredible strains on trading infrastructures," said Vijay Oddiraju, CEO, Volante Technologies, provider of low-latency data integration solutions. "Companies, like Tervela, are providing new ways for firms to develop smarter, next-generation trading systems by attacking the root cause: the increasing degradation of legacy messaging systems."

The 3.0 platform introduces the Tervela TPE Persistence Engine(TM) -- a hardware solution fully integrated into the Message Network that captures all message traffic without impacting application-level performance. Easily configured to store a wide range of specified topics over varying publishing volume levels, the TPE is able to address demanding message storage requirements driven by regulatory and audit challenges - even under the most volatile market conditions. These topics, which include market data and order routing information, are automatically recorded and available for immediate playback to support market simulations, data mining and automated scenario building.


The 3.0 platform also introduces the Tervela TSE Service Engine(TM) -- a hardware solution fully integrated into the Message Network that seamlessly provisions common extensible applications such as intelligent order routers, FIX engines and book services without infrastructure reengineering. The TSE allows trading system logic to reside "in the network", thereby delivering unprecedented calculation and execution speed without jeopardizing the stability of the broader trading infrastructure.


"Since its introduction, the Tervela TMX Message Switch proved the efficacy of a messaging solution engineered from the ground up for high-performance, low-latency messaging," said J. Barry Thompson, Co-Founder and CTO of Tervela. "With this release, we are extending our messaging solution to a customer-driven, extensible and scalable platform that adds intelligence into the network. By fundamentally changing the data distribution equation for even the most demanding firms, Tervela will become the foundation for high-performance trading infrastructures of the future."

About Tervela
Founded in 2004, Tervela delivers the next-generation communications infrastructure - the Message Network - designed and engineered to exceed the information dissemination and processing requirements of the world's most demanding financial services institutions. Addressing the challenges of market volume, volatility and visibility, Tervela invented the message switch to enable investment banks, hedge funds, exchanges and other data-intensive organizations to deliver consistent, outstanding and predictable performance - even in the most demanding market conditions. The company is funded by Goldman Sachs, Sigma Partners, Acartha Group and North Hill Ventures. For more information, please visit www.tervela.com.

System Integration Partnership Highlights Austin Logistics' Expanding Presence in China

AUSTIN, TX - Austin Logistics, the leading provider of event-based decision support solutions, today announced the execution of a formal partnership agreement with Camelot Information Systems, a leading provider of business and IT consulting and the top ranked Banking Solutions Provider in China.

"China is a strategic market for Austin Logistics, and we are committed to expanding our local presence," said Tom Miller, Austin Logistics Senior Vice President and Head of International Operations. "With more than 1,700 employees and major business offices throughout greater China and Japan, Camelot provides immediate opportunities to expand both distribution and delivery of Austin Logistics' decision support solutions."

"Camelot's strategic focus on the credit card and payment industry helped identify Austin Logistics as the leading local provider of analytics and decision support technology in the Chinese market," said Yuan Bo, Senior Vice President of Camelot.

Austin Logistics and Camelot already share common relationships with several Top-10 banks in China. "We are very pleased to partner with Camelot, and most importantly we strongly believe the synergies between our two companies will bring even greater value and service to our clients in China," added Pan Feng, Managing Director and Chief Representative to China.

Today's news builds on Austin Logistics' growing success in China, including the recent announcement that China Construction Bank had purchased Vincio, Austin Logistics' real-time, enterprise decision platform.

Institutions of Higher Education Turn to Higher One to Streamline Refund Distribution Process

New Haven, CT - Higher One, a technology-driven financial services company that focuses exclusively on higher education, has been named #12 on Entrepreneur Magazine's 2008 Hot 100 List of the fastest growing businesses in America. Higher One was chosen from nearly 21 million companies for its fast-paced sales and job growth. For the last three years, Higher One has grown at an annual rate of 95 percent.


"We are very pleased to be named to Entrepreneur Magazine's Hot 100 list," said Chief Operating Officer and co-founder Miles Lasater. "Our growth can be attributed to the feedback we have received from each of the 109 colleges and universities we have partnered with since 2002. We are always working towards enhancing the services we offer as well as creating new services to better meet the needs of the campus business officer and students."


"Higher One has a strong dedication to customer service, promoting more of a partnership with its colleges than I had seen with other vendors," explained Michael DeStefano, manager for accounts receivable at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, New Jersey. "Higher One has worked closely with us to market this opportunity while satisfying our specific concerns and needs."


In 2007, Higher One reached agreements to partner with 28 leading institutions of higher education to distribute refunds through OneDisburse Refund Management. These institutions represent over 270,000 students.


During the first four months of 2008, Higher One has finalized partnerships with 15 additional colleges and universities representing more than 173,000 students.


Higher One's Refund Management disbursement services help schools by streamlining the entire process in which all disbursements and reconciliations are managed electronically and customer service needs are handled directly by Higher One. The schools benefit from the elimination of time-consuming functions, paper checks and errors while realizing significant cost savings.


About Higher One:
Founded in 2000, Higher One provides higher education institutions and their students with efficient, convenient and easy-to-use solutions to handle financial disbursements. These include: student refunds, on-campus and community purchases, payroll and employee expenses, as well as the collection of payments from students, parents, and sponsors.

Higher One offers a suite of online banking services including the OneAccount, an FDICinsured checking account, and OneCard, a Debit MasterCard(R). To date, Higher One has disbursed over $4 billion dollars in refunds for its clients to more than 1,000,000 students, faculty, and staff at distinguished public and private higher education institutions throughout the country.

Higher One recently ranked # 85 on the 2007 Inc. List of the 500 Fastest Growing Companies in the United States. Higher One is based in New Haven, CT.

CertifiedPrivateLoans.com Draws on Feedback from the Financial Aid Community and Features Most of the Private Certified Student Loans Still on Taking Applications

Newton, MA -- SimpleTuition, the leading student loan comparison site for personalized student loan research, today announced the launch of www.CertifiedPrivateLoans.com, a new solution for families and college students looking for certified private loans. These loans are 'certified' by the school meaning the school reviews and signs off on the borrowing amount to ensure the student only borrows what is needed. The solution is a direct response to requests from the Financial Aid Community, and features a comprehensive listing of the top certified private student loans still available. Only certified private loans will be available at www.CertifiedPrivateLoans.com.

"We recognize that 2008 will present special challenges to financial aid professionals as families contact them with questions about loan availability," said Kevin Walker, SimpleTuition's co-founder and CEO. "We believe that policy makers are mobilizing to shore up availability of federal loans, but that the important supplemental resource of certified private student loans will face fundamental questions about availability throughout the summer. To help out, we've combined our interactive comparison shopping technology with a comprehensive, constantly updated, listing of the top certified private loans still available."


CertifiedPrivateLoans.com has a clean, simple, no-frills, design and features:

Interactive comparison of certified private loans only

More than a dozen loans certified private loans listed from launch - more to come

Loans from both SimpleTuition partners and non-partners

All loans treated equally in the display - no marketing tag lines or lender logos

Up to date lender and loan information - SimpleTuition keeps up with lender status and pricing

Currently, SimpleTuition has over 150 schools referenced or linked to www.CertifiedPrivateLoans.com. The site is specifically designed to feature only private student loans that require school certification as part of the approval and disbursement process. For more information, email partners@simpletuition.com or 617-630-6100.


About SimpleTuition, Inc.

Founded in 2005, SimpleTuition is the leading student loan comparison site for personalized student loan research. SimpleTuition is dedicated to helping students and parents make sense of education financing options. The company offers the leading independent and interactive solution for researching and comparing multiple Stafford, private, PLUS, and GradPLUS loans from dozens of lenders. The site has been recently featured on Kiplinger's Best List as the best financial services website for student loans and as one of Fast Company's Top Web 2.0 sites. The company also holds awards for exceptional website development from the Interactive Media Council, Web Marketing Association, and the International Academy of Visual Arts. SimpleTuition is headquartered in Newton, Mass., and is funded by Atlas Venture, Flybridge Capital Partners and North Hill Ventures. For more information, visit www.SimpleTuition.com.

Interactive student loan selection and comparison on USNews.com

Newton, MA -- U.S.News & World Report, the nation's leading source of news, analysis, and service journalism, today announced the launch of a new online student loan comparison and shopping tool for its College and Grad sections at www.usnews.com.

"Each year, U.S. News helps students and parents navigate the choices in managing their college decision," said Brian Kelly, U.S.News & World Report's editor. "One of the most critical parts of the college decision is, of course, the 'how?' and 'how much?' of financing. With this interactive loan comparison tool from SimpleTuition, we can help empower students and families by providing them with information on dozens of loan options. Just as our college ranking guide helps students make informed decisions about college, the student loan comparison tool assists families with their financing choices."

With the 2008 credit crunch unfolding, student lending options have decreased significantly. As lenders pull back and government aid fails to match the rising cost of tuition, students are struggling to find funding for college and graduate degrees. The U.S.News & World Report loan comparison tool is a resource for students and families looking for lending opportunities, and will provide information on active lenders and their offering terms for federal and private student loans.

"The student lending process is tricky this year," said Kevin Walker, cofounder and CEO of SimpleTuition Inc. "Choosing loans was already confusing to students and parents, and now the credit crunch will cause families to have to scramble around to look for additional borrowing options, either because lenders have left the business or because private student loan lenders have made their borrowing standards harder to meet. We are pleased to be able to help U.S.News & World Report's readers and website users make efficient and informed decisions despite market turmoil."

The U.S.News & World Report student loan comparison tool, accessible at www.usnews.com will guide student loan shoppers first toward federal student loans. The tool will also provide information on education financing products, including the federal Stafford, PLUS and Graduate PLUS loans, as well as private student loans. Users will be asked a few questions about the amount they want to borrow, where they go to school, and when they need the money. Borrowers can then interact with results from dozens of lenders by changing the loan amount, exploring the impact of discounts offered by some lenders, sorting criteria, such as monthly payments, APR, and total cost of loan, and delving deeply into a point-by-point comparison of loan structures.

About U.S.News & World Report
Founded in 1933, the weekly national news magazine U.S.News & World Report is devoted to investigative journalism and reporting, and to analyzing national and international affairs, politics, business, health, science, technology, and social trends. Through its annual rankings of America's Best Colleges, America's Best Graduate Schools, and America's Best Hospitals, and its News You Can Use(R) brand of journalism, U.S. News has earned a reputation as the leading provider of service news and information that improves the quality of life of its readers. The U.S. News website (www.usnews.com) extends that brand promise and delivers the best, most accurate information online, organized in an easily accessible way.

About SimpleTuition, Inc.
Founded in 2005, SimpleTuition is dedicated to helping students and parents make sense of education financing options. SimpleTuition offers the leading independent and interactive solution for researching and comparing over 100 private, PLUS, Stafford, GradPLUS and Federal Consolidation loans from more than 45 lenders. The site has been recently featured on Kiplinger's Best List as the best financial services web site for student loans and as one of Fast Company's Top Web 2.0 sites. The company also holds awards for exceptional website development from the Interactive Media Council, Web Marketing Association and the International Academy of Visual Arts. SimpleTuition is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts and is funded by Atlas Venture, Flybridge Capital Partners and North Hill Ventures. For more information, visit www.SimpleTuition.com.

Acquisition to expand the company's client base and product offering

New Haven, CT -- Higher One, a financial services and payment company focused exclusively on higher education, announced today that it has agreed to acquire the assets of EduCard, LLC, an affiliate of software developer Evisions.


EduCard, LLC utilizes the Evisions Intellecheck technology to provide colleges and universities with paperless payment solutions through Intellecard -- a stored value card. The Department of Education has made changes to the regulations surrounding stored value programs for the disbursement of Title IV funds. Higher One's OneDisburse Refund Management and the OneCard, a Debit MasterCard tied to the OneAccount, Higher One's no monthly fee, no minimum balance, FDIC-insured checking account, enable an institution to remain compliant with these new regulations, which go into effect July 1st of this year.


This acquisition makes the eight week implementation process for Higher One's Refund Management service easier for Intellecheck clients by eliminating the need for a separate IT project. Payments transfer from Intellecheck directly to Higher One. The result is a streamlined refund distribution process which delivers refunds to students faster.


"We are pleased to make it easier for over 900 Evisions clients to implement our OneDisburse Refund Management service," said Dean Hatton, Chief Executive Officer of Higher One. "The Intellecheck 3.0 integration for an institution's SunGard(R) Banner(R) system eliminates the need for a special IT project during the Higher One implementation, so colleges and universities can concentrate on educating staff and students about the program."


"EduCard has always been committed to developing affordable solutions to simplify difficult business processes for colleges and universities," explained Kevin Jones, Evisions President. "We know that Higher One shares this same commitment and by working together we can ensure access to a broader suite of products that benefit both institutions and their students."


Since its inception, Higher One has managed the disbursement of over $4 billion in refunds. Currently more than 5% of all college and university students in the United States benefit from the services Higher One provides. In 2007, the number of OneAccounts -- an FDIC-insured checking account increased by more than 151,000, a 73% increase. The OneAccount is currently utilized by 404,000 students.

About Higher One:
Founded in 2000, Higher One provides higher education institutions and their students with efficient, convenient and easy-to-use solutions to handle financial disbursements. These include: student refunds, on-campus and community purchases, payroll and employee expenses, as well as the collection of payments from students, parents, and sponsors.

Higher One offers a suite of online banking services including the OneAccount, an FDICinsured checking account, and OneCard, a Debit MasterCard(R). To date, Higher One has disbursed over $4 billion dollars in refunds for its clients to more than 1,000,000 students, faculty, and staff at distinguished public and private higher education institutions throughout the country.

Higher One recently ranked # 85 on the 2007 Inc. List of the 500 Fastest Growing Companies in the United States. Higher One is based in New Haven, CT.

Recognized for Creating New Business Opportunities in High-Growth Markets Through Game-Changing Technology

OpenPages(R), the leading provider of enterprise GRC management solutions that optimize business performance, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the Northeast 100 Top Private Companies. The first-annual Northeast 100 list was compiled by the AlwaysOn editorial panel. In order to be eligible for the list, companies in the Northeastern United States had to be creating new business opportunities in high-growth markets, demonstrating significant market traction and pursuing game-changing technology in a key sector. AlwaysOn received hundreds of nominations for this year's list.

OpenPages and the Northeast 100 Top Companies for 2008 will be honored at the AlwaysOn Venture Summit East to be held April 7 - April 9, 2008, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, MA. Venture Summit East is a two-day gathering that highlights the significant economic, political and technology trends impacting the global growth investor. Venture Summit East features the most influential institutional investors, venture capitalists, corporate buyers, investment bankers and research analysts in the Eastern US in keynote presentations and panel debates. The idea behind the Northeast 100 companies list is to identify the most promising entrepreneurial opportunities and investments in the Northeast region's technology industry.

"For the first annual elite Northeast 100 list we surveyed more than 500 venture investors, investment bankers, and technology insiders, who nominated hundreds of companies to determine the Northeast 100 winners," said Tony Perkins, Founder and Editor, AlwaysOn Network. "Each of the Northeast 100 winners had to demonstrate leadership among their peers in the following areas: innovation, market opportunity, commercialization, media buzz, and stakeholder value creation. We congratulate them all on this great honor!"

As a recognized governance, risk and compliance (GRC) market leader, OpenPages' enterprise risk solutions give organizations enhanced visibility into their risk landscape, enabling business managers to make smarter decisions that maximize value, reduce costs and balance risk and returns. Corporations on a global scale select OpenPages because its software solutions adapt to their unique risk management methodologies while providing the flexibility to evolve their GRC processes over time.

"OpenPages is honored to be a recipient of this year's AlwaysOn Northeast Top 100 award," said Michael Duffy, CEO of OpenPages. "To be identified among the top emerging companies in the Northeast is a significant achievement, one that is a testament to the incredible effort put forth by our employees in terms of identifying evolving market needs and opportunities for growth. It's our belief that holistic GRC practices are critical for improving business performance, and this honor certainly validates the importance of groundbreaking technology like ours in the marketplace."

About The AlwaysOn Venture Summit East
Venture Summit East is a two-day gathering that highlights the significant economic, political and technology trends impacting the global growth investor. Venture Summit East features the most influential institutional investors, venture capitalists, corporate buyers, investment bankers and research analysts in the Eastern US in keynote presentations and panel debates. The goal of Venture Summit East is to match growth-company buyers and sellers and identify the most promising innovation-driven, growth investment opportunities.


About OpenPages
OpenPages(R) is the leading provider of enterprise risk management solutions that optimize business performance. OpenPages empowers the world's largest companies by unifying governance, risk and compliance across the enterprise and by incorporating risk management into day-to-day business processes. Founded in 1996, the company is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, with international offices in Japan and the United Kingdom, and regional offices throughout North America.

For questions or for more information on OpenPages' enterprise risk management solutions, please click here or call us at 781.693.5999.

Collaboration Empowers Customers by Providing "360 Degree View" of Data From Disparate Sources

Metatomix, Inc., a leading provider of semantic solutions to financial services, justice, manufacturing and life sciences organizations, today announced that the company will expand its efforts with IBM to help organizations better leverage their data to make faster, more informed decisions.

Underscoring the many successful engagements Metatomix and IBM have shared for a range of public and private sector organizations, the companies will continue to capitalize on Metatomix's semantic platform to provide customers with a 360 degree view of their enterprise data. With that comprehensive view, customers can then act on that information more quickly and with better results. IBM will market Metatomix's semantic platform solutions through a variety of channels, leveraging Metatomix's successful implementation in industries including government, life sciences, financial services and manufacturing.

As an Advanced Industry-Optimized (AIO) level business partner, Metatomix will utilize dedicated resources and support from IBM. The company is now also an official member of PartnerWorld, the IBM Business Partner program that industry market research firm IDC has named the worldwide industry leader for ISV programs. Additional resources accruing to Metatomix as an AIO level business partner include lead generation marketing resources; the opportunity to connect with IBM sales teams for new business opportunities; the use of IBM Innovation Centers for technology enablement, product training and education; and access to other PartnerWorld members for networking and collaboration.

"Semantic technology has emerged as a key means for helping enterprise organizations integrate and act on the data that exists across many disparate sources," said Salvatore Patalano, vice president, Business Partner Program Sales at IBM. "Metatomix combines technology and industry experience essential in delivering solutions of this nature. We look forward to exploring means by which we can work together to deliver valuable business solutions built on IBM technology."

Henry County, Georgia faced a challenge to increase justice administration efficiency and effectiveness while maintaining budget. IBM and Metatomix helped Henry County meet this challenge by providing a joint solution that provides a single view of an arrested and/or convicted criminal and allows all of the participants in the justice process -- including police officers, detectives, attorneys, clerks and others -- to make informed, timely decisions.

"Our county is focused on increasing efficiency and service to our citizens while providing all agencies with the right information at the right time to ensure criminal justice," said Clark Rainer, Director of Technology Services. "The united IBM-Metatomix solution fits the bill perfectly, providing a single view of information on convicted criminals that pulls from all existing data sources. This solution saves us time and money, but more importantly, it helps us ensure criminal justice."

"The partnership we are announcing today reflects the complementary nature of the IBM-Metatomix relationship," said Jeff Dickerson, CEO of Metatomix. "IBM obviously has vast experience in working closely with an enormous range of companies. Metatomix has deep expertise in leveraging semantic technology to integrate customer data in focused, specific industries. Together we will provide customers like Henry County, Georgia with an innovative solution that helps them meet their particular industry's business challenges."

About IBM

For more information about IBM PartnerWorld Industry Networks, visit http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/isv/welcome/pwin.html.

About Metatomix, Inc.

Founded in 2000, Metatomix (www.metatomix.com) is the leading provider of Semantic Middleware solutions to financial services, justice, manufacturing and life sciences organizations. Metatomix solutions integrate data and processes to create a common, contextual understanding across multiple enterprise systems. Using this new understanding in context, Metatomix solutions enable real-time analysis and insights, orchestrating coordinated responses among existing systems to optimize enterprise processes. For more information, visit the Metatomix Web site at http://www.metatomix.com.

Industry's First Integrated Unified Managed Household Offering

Placemark Investments, the separate account industry's leading overlay manager, is proud to announce the launch of its Customized Income Management (TM) (CIM) program to meet the needs of millions of retirees for effective and tax-efficient income distribution solutions.

CIM is the first application of Placemark's new Unified Managed Household investment process, and is designed to implement a coordinated investment policy across multiple accounts and registrations associated with a household. Placemark's income-generating solution coordinates distributions among multiple qualified and non-qualified accounts with client-specific tax and risk requirements, while simultaneously calculating and generating required minimum distributions (RMD) on retirement accounts. The Customized Income Management (TM) program will be available only through the fee-based wealth management platforms of leading advisory firms.

With the imminent first wave of millions of retiring Baby Boomers in the U.S., the investment industry is struggling to develop effective solutions to incorporate income distribution plans that allow for greater control over taxes and regularly rebalance assets to maintain appropriate allocation for clients. Existing approaches to managing retirement income typically involve selling clients retirement "products," such as annuities, fixed income portfolios, or lifecycle funds. Placemark's Customized Income Management (TM) process is a consultative, solutions-based approach that implements intelligent income management strategies across a client's existing investments. CIM rebalances the various accounts as part of the distribution program while producing the desired income in a tax-efficient manner.

"The challenge that retirees face is generating a regular income stream while being sensitive to their unique risk, tax, and legal considerations," said Lee Chertavian, CEO of Placemark Investments. "How can advisors efficiently generate cash from their clients' retirement portfolios, which include multiple accounts while being mindful of their required minimum distributions and tax needs and without drifting away from the asset allocation models? We believe that our CIM program represents a major breakthrough in automating this process for advisors."

Customized Income Management (TM) allows advisors to separate asset allocation and product decisions from the administrative process of income management. Using CIM, advisors are able to provide efficient income management without recommending the potentially unfavorable sale of existing securities and the purchase of new retirement-specific investment products.

"CIM is designed to work at the household level," said Chertavian. "One family member's IRA account, another's IRA Rollover, and a family's joint taxable account can all be considered in generating monthly income needs effectively."

CIM is Placemark's first integrated Unified Managed Household (UMH) solution, leveraging the firm's patent-pending overlay portfolio management engine. Through Placemark's overlay management process, the UMH allows an advisor to implement an investment policy with controls at a household, account, and individual product or investment security level. While some firms have implemented UMH functionality in planning and performance reporting processes, Placemark's CIM program is the investment industry's first systematic process to coordinate the detailed investment management decisions across multiple accounts and products as part of a comprehensive household-level investment policy.

CIM was been designed to solve the dilemma facing the more than 70 million Americans and their advisors - namely, how to generate income efficiently from saved wealth, making intelligent decisions across client assets in consideration of unique tax, risk, and legacy situations.

Placemark anticipates launching the CIM solution with multiple new and existing client relationships starting in mid-2008. The functionality, products, and features available via the CIM platform will be expanded throughout 2008 and beyond, including the incorporation of insurance products to address the risks specific to clients in retirement, as well as consideration of income sources and assets held outside of the program or sponsoring organization.

About Placemark Investments
Placemark is the investment industry's leading overlay manager, helping advisors deliver customized Unified Managed Accounts (UMA) programs and retirement income services. Placemark's proprietary overlay technology allows advisors to develop investment solutions customized to each client's risk, tax, cash flow and social needs. Once established, Placemark continues to manage accounts according to each individual client's specific criteria, with all investment decisions made individually for each investor. Placemark helps create and administer programs for wirehouses, banks, broker/dealers, and registered investment advisors. Founded in 1999, Placemark has offices in Dallas, TX, and Wellesley, MA. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.placemark.com.

CallTech and OnQ are compatible with Avaya Proactive Contact 3.0 solution

Austin Logistics, a leading provider of event based analytic solutions, today announced that its CallTech and OnQ solutions are compliant with Proactive Contact System 3.0 solution from Avaya, a leading global provider of business communications applications, systems and services.

Austin Logistics' CallTech and OnQ are patented software solutions that optimize best-time-to-call scheduling, automate campaign execution, manage intraday strategies, centralize policy management and ensure call rule compliance. Together, these solutions add real-time control and flexibility to the Avaya Proactive Contact Solution 3.0, providing a new level of intelligence to outbound strategy management.

"We are excited to continue to strengthen our relationship with Avaya," said Tom Miller, senior vice president, corporate development at Austin Logistics. "Combining the proven capabilities of Avaya Proactive Contact 3.0 with our CallTech optimized scheduling and OnQ advanced campaign management solutions provides contact centers the real-time flexibility necessary to reach new levels of efficiency and drive results."

Austin Logistics is a member of the Avaya DevConnect program-an initiative to develop, market and sell innovative third-party products that interoperate with Avaya technology and extend the value of a company's investment in its network. As a Platinum member of the program, Austin Logistics is eligible to submit products for compatibility testing by the Avaya Solution Interoperability and Test Lab in Lincroft, N.J. There a team of Avaya engineers develops a comprehensive test plan for each application to verify whether it is Avaya compliant. Doing so ensures businesses can confidently add best-in-class capabilities to their network without having to replace their existing infrastructure-speeding deployment of new applications and reducing both network complexity and implementation costs.

"By offering compliance testing to the many innovative companies like Austin Logistics who are members of our DevConnect program, Avaya promotes fully interoperable solutions that help businesses unleash powerful new possibilities," said Eric Rossman, vice president, developer relations and technical alliances, Avaya. "They are able to use Intelligent Communications to connect employees and customers to information from wherever they are, over whatever device they have available - getting more out of their multivendor network and delivering new value to their bottom line."



About Avaya
Avaya delivers Intelligent Communications solutions that help companies transform their businesses to achieve marketplace advantage. More than 1 million businesses worldwide, including more than 90 percent of the FORTUNE 500 (R), use Avaya solutions for IP Telephony, Unified Communications, Contact Centers and Communications-Enabled Business Processes. Avaya Global Services provides comprehensive service and support for companies, small to large. For more information visit the Avaya Web site: http://www.avaya.com. For more information on the Avaya DevConnect program, visit www.avaya.com/devconnect.

About Austin Logistics
Austin Logistics is a leading provider of event based analytic solutions that help customers capture more value from each customer interaction. Providing predictive analytic solutions and decision management tools that leverage the widest range of existing data streams, the company helps the world's largest financial services, telecommunication and retail companies to make proactive, profit-focused decisions that optimize actions in collections, risk and fraud, marketing and customer service. The company's ActionSelect solution was selected as one of the Top 100 Collection Technology Products for 2007 by Collection Advisor magazine. www.austinlogistics.com.

From Madison Square Garden to Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, the New York City Explorer Pass features several of New York City's best tourist attractions, allowing visitors to mix and match attractions and customize their vacation. With the addition of twelve exiting new attractions and the option of choosing 3, 5, or 7 attractions, the pass now offers even more convenience and flexibility in this credit card-sized smartcard.

When Smart Destinations launched the New York City Explorer Pass in the spring of 2007, the pass featured over a dozen top tourist attractions including the NBC Studio Tour, Top of the Rock (TM) Observation Deck, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Now the roster of attractions has more than doubled to include such favorites as the American Museum of Natural History, Guggenheim Museum (available in April, 2008), Madame Tussauds New York, Radio City Music Hall Stage Door Tour, Madison Square Garden, Bike and Roll Bike Tours, Lincoln Center Tour, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Sports Museum of America (opening in spring of 2008).

"The New York City Explorer Pass puts all of the city's best attractions right at your fingertips," said Smart Destinations president Cecilia Dahl. "New additions like the Madison Square Garden Tour and the American Museum of Natural History offer even more options so you can get the ultimate New York City experience. With exclusive savings at Bloomingdales, Heartland Brewery & Rotisserie, and other Manhattan retailers and restaurants, you get additional savings just for showing your pass."

Cardholders have their choice of twenty-nine exciting attractions and can mix and match with the Choose 3, Choose 5, and Choose 7 options. The New York City Explorer Pass also allows users to skip the ticket line at several attractions, so they can spend more time exploring the city and less time waiting in line. The pass' smart card technology makes it easy for tourists to visit a variety of attractions without spending a lot of money. Visitors can purchase the New York City Explorer Pass online at www.explorerpass.com/newyorkcity.

Smart Destinations At A Glance:

-Launched Go Boston (TM) Card in 2003, Go San Francisco (TM) Card in 2004, followed by 10 additional cities in 2005, 2006 and most recently New York City, Blue Ridge, and Maui in 2007.

-More than 1,000 distribution partners and affiliates in over 25 countries, including Virgin Holidays, American Airlines Vacations, Southwest Vacations, The Mark Travel Corporation, National Leisure Group, and major online tour operators such as Expedia, Travelocity, Viator, Orbitz and more.

-Recipient of more than $7.5 M investment from North Hill Ventures, the venture investment arm of Capital One and Zon Capital Partners, a private venture capital firm.

-Cecilia Dahl, President and founder, is an industry veteran of the wholesale travel business, formerly with Collette Vacations. Kevin McLaughlin, CEO and founder, is a veteran entrepreneur with experience in marketing and product management for high tech products.

New York City Explorer Pass At A Glance:

-The product is a single, easy-to-carry smart card used as a ticket for the customer's choice of admission to 3, 5, or 7 attractions. The pass eliminates the need for paperwork and coupons.

-Adult Explorer Passes start at $69.99 and child Explorer Passes at $42.99 (pricing effective April 1).

-Pass is valid for 30 days, so customers have plenty of time to savor their time in New York City without rushing.

About Smart Destinations:

Smart Destinations is the premier provider of attraction passes in major U.S. travel destinations. Smart Destinations offers simplified access to attractions to individuals, couples, and families, for one low price. The Guidebook is ready-to-travel and includes fun facts about a destination, access details, and important local numbers. Passes are distributed through major travel services in 25 countries as well as on the Web. Smart Destinations' passes are the industry's "trusted companion" for the best a city has to offer at an unbeatable price point.

For more information on program participation, the company and its cards, visit www.GoCardUSA.com and www.ExplorerPass.com or call 800-887-9103.