CHICAGO, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
HomeFinder.com, one of the fastest growing real estate websites, announced that Nathan Spoonts has joined the management team as the Vice President of Technology. Spoonts brings more than 16+ years of experience in technical management, software and application development, and programming to the role.

As the Vice President of Technology, Spoonts will drive HomeFinder.com’s overall technology strategy, which encompasses software engineering, infrastructure, architecture and analysis, QA, and technical operations. He will be charged with continually improving the overall quality of data; decreasing the time to market for new features, enhancements, and improvements to the site; and making HomeFinder.com a destination for top technology talent in Chicago.

“Nathan holds an industry reputation of providing exemplary technical direction and leadership and we are excited for him to play a significant role as we continue to grow our technology platform,” says CEO, Doug Breaker. “His knowledge and experience will be an excellent addition to our management team.”

Spoonts comes to HomeFinder.com most recently from Cars.com, where he was the Director of Development. In that role, he established and led the company’s technical direction using innovative technology to drive business. Under his lead, a team of architects and engineers were able to establish Cars.com’s best industry practices including engineering, coding and unit testing standards.

Upon joining the HomeFinder.com team, Spoonts said, “HomeFinder.com’s reputation in the marketplace is innovative and rapidly growing; I’m anxious to be a stakeholder in its already successful technology offering, while continuing to help grow its strategy.”

Spoonts holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and a Master of Science in Computer Science from The University of Chicago in Chicago, IL. He lives in Chicago with his wife.

About HomeFinder.com

HomeFinder.com is one of the fastest growing real estate websites in the U.S. attracting more than 3M monthly home shoppers with more than 3M property listings. HomeFinder.com provides simple and effective online advertising solutions such as Single Property Websites and enhanced listings to 20,000 agents, brokers and builders. HomeFinder.com has the combined strength and resources of a nationally branded site and a Network of 350 real estate sites across America, including the chicagotribune.com, azcentral.com and miamiherald.com. HomeFinder.com is owned jointly by three leading media companies, Gannett Co. Inc.

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Contact:Deanna Lawley312.601.5062dlawley@homefinder.com
www.homefinder.com

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FORT ATKINSON, WI, Mar 27, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –
Last week, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA)
announced the winners of NATA’s Industry Excellence Awards, an award
program given to exceptional individuals and organizations that have
helped improve the general aviation community. Cygnus Business Media,
the parent company of Aircraft Maintenance Technology (AMT) is
honored to announce that AMT Editor, Ronald (Ron) Donner, is this
year’s recipient of the NATA Aviation Journalism award, one of seven
NATA Industry Excellence Awards given to the exceptional individuals
and companies that have worked hard to improve the general aviation
community.

Donner has been instrumental in cultivating aviation industry
leadership to the magazine and helping to grow its influence in the
marketplace by expanding content into all segments of aviation.

In choosing Donner, NATA acknowledged his work in the industry that
spanned nearly four decades. “After working in aviation, in
particular aircraft maintenance for more than 35 years, Donner now
successfully uses his vast aviation experience to relate closely to
the aircraft maintenance community and AMT readership. His proudest
achievement has been the successful introduction of the popular ‘MRO
Operations’ feature in AMT, which highlights the expanding FAR Part
145 repair station maintenance activity, in all aviation segments
including general and business aviation.”

Aircraft Maintenance Technology (AMT) magazine is THE SOURCE for
information for aircraft technicians, maintenance management, and is
the only aviation publication approved by the Federal Aviation
Administration and Transport Canada for the recurrent training of
maintenance professionals. Over 41,000 readers strong, AMT’s
subscribers manage and maintain aircraft at major and regional air
carriers, repair/completion/overhaul shops, corporate flight
departments and FBOs. For more information, visit AviationPros.com.

Aircraft Maintenance Technology (AMT) is published by Cygnus Business
Media. The company reaches millions of professionals annually.

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responsible for the content of the preceding document.

Founded in 1906, American Business Media is the association of
business information providers, delivering business intelligence to
industry professionals worldwide, including Madison Avenue, Wall
Street and the Beltway. Its 300 plus member companies reach an
audience of more than 100 million professionals and represent nearly
6,000 print and online titles and over 1,000 trade shows, with well
over $26 billion in annual revenues.

For more information, please contact:
Kathy Scott
770-427-5290
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ALBANY, N.Y., Mar 27, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
Mechanical Technology, Incorporated (MTI or the Company) (trading
symbol:MKTY), a company engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of
test and measurement instruments and systems through its wholly-owned
subsidiary MTI Instruments, Inc. (MTI Instruments), and in the
development and commercialization of Mobion® off-the-grid portable power
solutions through MTI MicroFuel Cells, Inc. (MTI Micro), announces its
2011 financial and operating results.

The Company’s total revenue for 2011 increased to $10.3 million or 22.3%
from $8.4 million in 2010. Net income for the year ended December 31,
2011 was $2.4 million or $0.48 per diluted share, compared to a net loss
of $1.8 million, or $0.37 per diluted share for 2010. Included in 2011
net income is a $1.5 million adjustment to recognize certain deferred
tax assets, as the Company has projected the realization of a portion of
its past net operating losses. The remainder of the 2011 net income of
$900 thousand is primarily attributable to increased sales at MTI
Instruments and expense reductions at MTI Micro.

MTI Instruments reported a 43.2% increase in product revenue in 2011 to
$10.3 million compared to $7.2 million in 2010. The increase in revenue
is primarily credited to strong sales in aviating balancing system
shipments, combined with higher capacitance product sales.

Peng Lim, CEO stated: “We grew our top line revenue at MTI Instruments
43.2% this past year. I am very pleased with the turn around at MTI from
a net loss of $2.62 per diluted share at the end of 2008 to net income
of $0.48 per diluted share in 2011. We have made remarkable progress in
the last three years and achieved record revenue levels.”

In 2011, MTI Instruments was successfully awarded a $4.1 million
multi-year U.S. Air Force contract for the purchase of PBS-4100+
portable aircraft engine balancing systems. The PBS-4100+ product is
used to automatically collect and record aircraft engine vibration data,
identify vibration or balance trouble and calculate a solution,
resulting in reduced engine vibration, longer engine life and lower fuel
costs.

During 2011, MTI Micro completed its field testing program for Mobion®
power solutions with the U.S. Department of Energy and a branch of the
U.S. Department of Defense and is now seeking potential grant
opportunities or purchase orders from existing relationships. To reduce
operational losses, MTI Micro has suspended its operations until such
time as market demand and other deciding factors, including, but not
limited to, a new development program with a government agency and/or
customer orders, come to fruition.

About MTI

MTI is engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of test and
measurement instruments and systems through its subsidiary MTI
Instruments, Inc. MTI Instrument’s products use a comprehensive array of
technologies to solve complex, real world applications in numerous
industries including manufacturing, semiconductor, solar, commercial and
military aviation, automotive and data storage. MTI is also engaged in
the development and commercialization of Mobion® off-the-grid portable
power solutions through MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. For more information
about the Company please visit
www.mechtech.com .

Statements in this press release which are not historical fact including
statements regarding management’s intentions, hopes, goals, beliefs,
expectations, projections, plans, anticipation, outlook or predictions
of the future are forward looking statements. Such statements include
the expectation of our ability to obtain for government grants or
commercialize our Mobion fuel cell system and increase MTI Instruments
sales. All forward-looking statements are made as of today, and MTI
disclaims any duty to update such statements. It is important to note
that the Company’s actual results could differ materially from those
projected in forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the
anticipated results not to occur include revenue growth of our test and
measurement instrumentation business may not be achieved; our inability
to build and maintain relationships with our customers; significant
periodic and seasonal quarterly fluctuations in our results of
operations; our need to raise additional financing for MTI Micro and/or
our ability to bring in potential grant opportunities or purchase orders
for MTI Micro; and the other risk factors listed from time to time in
the Company’s SEC reports, including, but not limited to, our annual
report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

SOURCE: Mechanical Technology, Incorporated

Mechanical Technology, Incorporated
Investor Relations:
Andrew Barwicki, 516-662-9461
andrew@barwicki.com

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Free technical webinar on April 4, 2012 will examine best practices for creating, managing and monitoring APIs and provide a preview of the new WSO2 API Manager

Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) March 27, 2012

Increasingly, managed APIs are central to enterprise service-oriented architecture (SOA) strategies for extending business processes and services to customers, partners, and other groups within the organization. Many traditional SOA and integration platforms enable rapid development, but they provide little support for encouraging sharing and re-use. As a result, many IT teams experience rapid portfolio proliferation and sprawl rather than enhanced business agility. To help IT architects and developers address this challenge, WSO2 will present a free technical webinar on how to overcome anti-patterns, deliver managed APIs, extend governance practices, and increase API adoption.

The WSO2 webinar, How to Build, Manage and Promote APIs, will be presented jointly by Paul Fremantle, WSO2 co-founder and CTO; Chris Haddad, WSO2 vice president of technology evangelism; and Asanka Abeysinghe, WSO2 director of solutions architecture. The webinar will be held on Wednesday, April 4, from 9:00 am – 10:00 am Pacific. For more information, visit: http://wso2.org/library/webinars/2012/04/build-manage-promote-apis.

API Management Best Practices

This webinar will examine WSO2s strategy and approach to API management based on the real-world requirements of the companys Global 1000 customers. It will explore key technology decisions and platform configuration practices used to expose APIs, bind wire protocols, implement OAuth authentication and authorization, monitor API usage, and monetize API activity.

Additionally, the session will preview the new WSO2 API Manager product, currently in Alpha release. The WSO2 API Manager is based on the proven core technologies of the WSO2 Carbon enterprise middleware platform, which are being used in high-volume production environments today to expose and manage APIs, both within company boundaries and across the Internet to partners, customers, and new applications. Key topics will include:

• How to extend an SOA with the WSO2 API Manager and offer APIs that are managed, secure and protected.

Webinar Presenters

Paul Fremantle, WSO2 co-founder and CTO, spearheads the companys overall product strategy. Recognized by InfoWorld as a Top 25 CTO, Paul simultaneously led development of the groundbreaking WSO2 Enterprise Service Bus and Apache Synapse ESB. A pioneer in open source, Paul currently is co-chair of the OASIS Web Services Reliable eXchange Technical Committee, as well as vice president of the Apache Synapse Project.

Chris Haddad, WSO2 vice president of technology evangelism, works closely with developers, architects, and C-level executives to increase WSO2 technology adoption and maximize customer value. Previously, Chris led research teams at Burton Group and Gartner advising Fortune 500 enterprises and technology infrastructure vendors on adoption strategies, architecture, product selection, governance, and organizational alignment.

Asanka Abeysinghe, WSO2 director of solutions architecture, focuses on the companys vertical market capabilities, including financial services. He also provides consulting and training for enterprise IT architects and developers. Asanka has more than a decade of experience implementing projects, from desktops and Web applications to highly scalable distributed systems and SOAs, mobile platforms, and business integration solutions.

About WSO2

WSO2 is the lean enterprise middleware company. It delivers the only complete open source enterprise SOA middleware stack purpose-built as an integrated platform to support todays heterogeneous enterprise environments-internally and in the cloud. WSO2s service and support team is led by technical experts who have proven success in deploying enterprise SOAs and contribute to the technology standards that enable them. For more information, visit http://wso2.com and the WSO2 OxygenTank developer portal at http://wso2.org, or check out WSO2 on the WSO2 Blog, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and FriendFeed.

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Most people think of Autodesk as the maker of AutoCAD, the design software of choice for architects, engineers and other design professionals – typically running on high-powered workstations. So why is Autodesk CEO Carl Bass so hung up on the democratization of technology – spreading technology to the cloud computing platforms and mobile devices?

At the companys media summit in San Francisco this morning, Bass told a crowd of journalists, analysts and customers gathered in the companys slick design gallery (see pictures below) that the combination of mobile devices, cloud computing and social collaboration is more profound than the shift to PCs.

NEWTON, MA, Mar 27, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –
MEMS, or microelectromechanical systems, will be a key technology
featured in the educational sessions and throughout the Expo Hall
during the 2012 Sensors Expo & Conference. The largest showcase of
sensors and sensing technologies will be taking place June 6-7 at the
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.

“We are proud of our history and our focus on cutting edge technology
by partnering with the MEMS Industry Group and others,” said Wendy
Loew, Group Show Director for Questex Media Group, LLC, producers of
Sensors Expo. “Since 1987, when the industry was just in its infancy,
we have been bringing together the industry leaders like Epson, ROHM,
PCB Piezotronics, and MicroStrain to share the newest technologies
with engineers who are providing the solutions for tomorrow.”

For over 25 years, Sensors Expo has been the only industry event
focused exclusively on sensors and sensor-integrated systems,
bringing engineering professionals the latest trends and technologies
in sensors. This year will be no different, with a focus on cutting
edge MEMS technology throughout the Expo and Conference program.

Beginning Tuesday, June 5, the MEMS education at Sensors Expo will
kick off with a Pre-Conference Workshop titled “MEMS in the
Mainstream: Commercialization and Product Realization — Leveraging
the MEMS Infrastructure” in partnership with MEMS Industry Group
(MIG), the leading trade association advancing MEMS across global
markets. This pre-conference symposium will explore the many models
of achieving MEMS commercialization and product realization.
System-level customers attending this pre-conference will learn how
to leverage a mature MEMS infrastructure capable of delivering
system-level components without the cost, development time or
performance risks of years past. Speakers will discuss how MEMS
fabrication has evolved, creating a new era of in-house fabrication
as well as fabless and fab-lite manufacturing. Presentations will
include different perspectives on how companies have incorporated
MEMS solutions into their current product line — while using their
existing infrastructure. They will also address the product
development challenges and the market-pull vs. technology-push issues
that are unique to MEMS. In other words, MEMS is in the mainstream.

The in-depth conference program will showcase over 55 sessions during
the two day event, including a dedicated MEMS track with 9 sessions.
Specific MEMS sessions include:

— Sensor Fusion: Applications, Challenges and Solutions
Stephane
Gervais-Ducouret, Director for Sensors, Freescale
— An Integrated 6-axis MotionProcessor
Stephen Lloyd, Vice President of
Engineering and New Product Development, InvenSense, Inc.
— MEMS in High Performance Audio
Rob OReilly, Senior Staff Engineer,
Analog Devices Inc.

As part of the main conference program on Wednesday, June 6 Assaf
Biderman will present the Opening Keynote: A Human-Computer-City
Interface, discussing how new digital technologies allow individuals
to monitor the city they live in. Wednesday, June 6 and Thursday,
June 7, industry experts will lead discussions on sensors technology
in nine tracks:

— MEMS
— Energy Harvesting
— Wireless Sensing Solutions
— Sensor and System Design
— Novel Approaches to Measurement & Detection
— Big Data & Analytics
— Mobile Sensing
— RFID/M2M
— Applied Sensors

In addition to the robust conference programming dedicated to MEMS,
Sensors Expo will also provide a grand showcase of the newest MEMS
products and services as well as education on what is to come at the
only MEMS Pavilion. The MEMS Pavilion will display best-in-class
exhibitors: Advanced Microsensors, Fraunhofer ENAS, Fraunhofer IPMS,
Omron, STMicroelectronics, Tronic MEMS, X-Fab, and Yole Development,
all dedicated to providing the latest in MEMS technologies. Inside
the pavilion, the MEMS Innovation Area will be dedicated to companies
who are on the forefront of strategic MEMS products, such as MEMS
Industry Group, Acuity, Hua Yank and Plures Technologies.

Open the Sensors Expo & Conference Digital Brochure for an in-depth
look at the conference program, Event Highlights and Expo Floor.

About Sensors Expo & Conference
Sensors Expo & Conference is the
leading sensor event in North America exclusively focusing on sensors
and sensor-integrated systems. The conference program is dedicated to
exploring the most up-to-date innovations in sensor technology
including physical sensors, sensor networks, biosensors,
MEMS/nanotechnology, instrumentation & controls, intelligent systems,
machine-to-machine communication, wireless sensing and IT technology.
For more information, visit
www.sensorsexpo.com .

The Sensors Expo & Conference is produced and managed by Questex
Media Group LLC, a global, diversified business-to-business
integrated media and information provider, headquartered in Newton,
MA. For more information, visit
www.questex.com .

About MEMS Industry Group
MEMS Industry Group (MIG) is the trade
association advancing MEMS across global markets. MIG enables the
exchange of non-proprietary information among members; provides
reliable industry data that furthers the development of technology;
and works toward the greater commercial development and use of MEMS
and MEMS-enabled devices. For more information, visit

www.memsindustrygroup.org

MEMS Industry Group and the MEMS Industry Group logo are registered
trademarks of MEMS Industry Group. All product and company names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

For further information, contact:
Amy Riemer
978-475-4441 (office)
978-502-4895 (cell)
Email Contact

SOURCE: Sensors Expo & Conference

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By using facial recognition software, a law enforcement agency can use its video surveillance system to pull an image of an individual, run that image through the database to find a match, and identify the person. It can pick someones face out of a crowd, extract the face from the rest of the scene and compare it to a database of stored images.

According to How Facial Recognition Systems Work by Kevin Bonsor and Ryan Johnson– in a nutshell–it is based on the ability to recognize a face and then measure the various features of the face. Every face has numerous, distinguishable facial features, such as the distance between the eyes; width of the nose; depth of the eye sockets; the shape of the cheekbones; and the length of the jaw line. These features create a numerical code, called a two-dimensional faceprint, representing the face in the database. A newly-emerging trend in facial recognition technology uses a three-dimensional model.

Law enforcement agencies have been using this technology for years. However, as the technology became less expensive, banks and airports now use this system.

Facial recognition software is freely available online, and the technology is fast making its way into mobile phones. It is increasingly used in a variety of ways such as photo tagging on social networking sites, targeting advertisements in stores or public places, and for security and authentication.

Photo tagging is when photos are uploaded, tags or words are added that allow searchers to find uploaded photos. Once a photo has been tagged, only the uploader can remove the tag.

Someday, you may walk past a sandwich shop and a voice will call your name and invite you in for a sandwich and a cold drink.

Unless facial recognition software is used with the permission or at least with the knowledge of the individual, then the use of such software raises privacy concerns.

In US v. Jones, decided January 23, 2012, the Supreme Court held that the use of a GPS device to monitor the defendants car’s whereabouts was a “search” for purposes of the Fourth Amendment and required a warrant. However, Justice Sotomayer, in her concurring opinion, called into question the longstanding doctrine that individuals have no expectation of privacy over information voluntarily disclosed to third parties. She wrote, This approach is ill suited to the digital age, in which people reveal a great deal of information about themselves to third parties in the course of carrying out mundane tasks. People disclose the phone numbers that they dial or text to their cellular providers; the URLs that they visit and the e-mail addresses with which they correspond to their Internet service providers; and the books, groceries, and medications they purchase to online retailers. This seems to be a call to revisit what it means to have privacy in public spaces. Maybe, in the case of facial detection and recognition, people should have rights over who can take and use their faceprints.

Users on Facebook, for example, upload about 200 million photos every day. Facebook uses facial recognition software, matching images to identities. Facebook uses the technology to recognize faces in photos and suggests who should be tagged in them.

Recently, in a case brought by the consumer organization Verbraucherzentrale Bundesver against Facebook, a German regional court judge ruled that the ownership of data uploaded to Facebook belongs to the user, and Facebook can only use this data with the consent of the user. And further, Facebook users should be better informed about what happens to their personal data.

Previously, in November 2011, Facebook settled with the Federal Trade Commission on charges the social network failed to keep consumer information private. The settlement requires Facebook to warn users about privacy changes and to get their permission before sharing their information more broadly. Facebook has also agreed to 20 years of privacy audits,.

In developing a policy on facial recognition that addresses privacy and security concerns, the US might look to the European Union, which has for many years had a formalized system of privacy legislation, regarded as more rigorous than that found in many other areas of the world. The US-EU Safe Harbor is a streamlined process for US companies to comply with the EU Directive on the protection of persoanl data. It is intended for organizations within the EU or US that store customer data. The Safe Harbor Principles are designed to prevent accidental information disclosure or loss. US companies can opt into the program as long as they adhere to the seven principles outlined in the Directive. The seven principles include:

* Notice – Individuals must be informed that their data is being collected and about how it will be used.

* Choice – Individuals must have the ability to opt out of the collection and forward transfer of the data to third parties.

* Onward Transfer – Transfers of data to third parties may only occur to other organizations that follow adequate data protection principles.

* Security – Reasonable efforts must be made to prevent loss of collected information.

* Data Integrity – Data must be relevant and reliable for the purpose it was collected for.

* Access – Individuals must be able to access information held about them, and correct or delete it if it is inaccurate.

* Enforcement – There must be effective means of enforcing these rules.

Under the Federal Trade Commission Act an organizations failure to abide by commitments to implement the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles might be considered deceptive and actionable by the FTC.

On December 8, 2011, the FTC held a public workshop , Face Facts: A Forum on Facial Recognition Technology, which focused on the current and future commercial applications of facial detection and recognition technologies, and explored an array of current uses of these technologies, possible future uses and benefits, and potential privacy and security concerns. An archival webcast of the proceedings can be found here. The public was invited to submit comments by January 31, 2012.

Some of the questions raised at the workshop and commented upon inclluded:

* What are the current and future commercial uses of these technologies?

* How can consumers benefit from the use of these technologies?

* What are the privacy and security concerns surrounding the adoption of these technologies, and how do they vary depending on how the technologies are implemented?

* Are there special considerations that should be given for the use of these technologies on or by populations that may be particularly vulnerable, such as children?

* What are best practices for providing consumers with notice and choice regarding the use of these technologies?

* Are there situations where notice and choice are not necessary? By contrast, are there contexts or places where these technologies should not be deployed, even with notice and choice?

* Is notice and choice the best framework for dealing with the privacy concerns surrounding these technologies, or would other solutions be a better fit? If so, what are they?

* What are best practices for developing and deploying these technologies in a way that protects consumer privacy?

Clearly, facial recognition technology has raised privacy concerns that calls for a reexamination of the doctrine that individuals have no expectation of privacy over information voluntarily disclosed to third parties.

The $380 (as of March 23, 2012) Buffalo LinkStation Pro Duo streams media well–and it performs well, too, thanks to its 1.6GHz CPU. Software features include the usual sharing, DLNA/iTunes media serving, and Mac Time Machine support, but you also get rarer perks such as Bittorrent downloads, Squeezebox streaming, backup from PCs using the five supplied licenses to Nova Backup, and website serving.

The LinkStation Pro Duo is a basic two-bay NAS box. It comes with a single USB 2.0 port on the back, but no USB 3.0 or eSATA. The unit also lacks a quick-copy button. The two drive bays are easy to reach when you pop off part of the front cover, but they arent hot-swappable.

In its default RAID 0 configuration, the LinkStation Pro Duo read our 10GB large file at 68.5 megabytes per second. Thats speedy enough to handle streaming even 1080p video, though its only slightly faster than the slowest box we tested for our roundup of 11 NAS boxes. The other performance numbers are lower-echelon as well, though adequate for home use. The box wrote our 10GB mix of files and folders at 27.5 MBps, read them at 40.6 MBps, and wrote the large 10GB file at 45.6 MBps.

Note: RAID 0 increases performance slightly and uses the full capacity of the boxs drives, but it leaves all of the data on the box at risk. Drive failure happens, so keep the LinkStation Pro Duo backed up, or consider reconfiguring it to RAID 1 mirroring to build in data redundancy.

The LinkStation Pro Duos operating system is generally well-organized, but the language and help are often terse, technical, and not particularly easy to follow. You can puzzle stuff out fairly quickly if you have the tech chops, but we noticed some very loose ends in the interface and in what it describes.

The 2TB LinkStation Pro Duos street price of approximately $380 puts it in direct competition with the Western Digital My Book Live Duo 4TB. The latter offers twice the capacity for the same price, as well as faster (by 20 MBps) large-file read performance. That makes the LinkStation Pro Duo a tough sell, even though it has some attractive software features that the My Book Live Duo lacks.

Micron Technology Inc. (MU) facility
operations were unaffected after an explosion forced workers to
evacuate a company building in Boise, Idaho, according to the
city’s fire department.

Micron’s emergency response team “evacuated approximately
200 people who work in the building,” the fire department said
in a statement on its website. “Two hours later, all but a
handful who work in the immediate area had returned to work.”

Boise firefighters and its hazardous-materials squad
responded to a report of an explosion at Micron at 9:59 am
local time, according to the statement. Micron, the largest US
maker of computer memory, is based in Boise.

Four people — two Micron employees and two contractors –
were nearby when the explosion occured. One suffered a minor
cut, two are being evaluated for ringing in the ears, and one
inhaled dust, the fire department said. Three other workers are
being evaluated after breathing dust.

There was no chemical hazard as a result of the explosion,
according to the statement.

“Micron will continue to investigate the cause of the
explosion,” the fire department said.

Dan Francisco, a spokesman for Micron, referred inquiries
to the Boise Fire Department.

To contact the reporter on this story:
Tom Giles in San Francisco at
tgiles5@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Tom Giles at
tgiles5@bloomberg.net

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ROCHESTER, N.Y., Mar 27, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) –
Richard A. Kaplan, Chief Executive Officer of Torvec, Inc. (otcqb:TOVC.OB), announced today that effective March 27, 2012, it has engaged Dr. William Mark McVea, one of the world’s foremost drive-train and gear technology experts, as its Chief Technology Officer. Dr. McVea received his Ph.D. in Engineering from Purdue University and his degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology. He is President of KBE+, Inc. a group of consulting engineers engaged in the design and development of gear trains and power transmission devices. He also develops and presents professional development seminars to practicing graduate engineers, primarily working for tier-one suppliers to, or directly for, international automotive manufacturers.

Joseph McMahon, Torvec’s Vice-President of Engineering, commented: “Dr. McVea has been working directly with me as a consultant to Torvec for the last year and we have made great strides using his services. I am excited he has accepted this position. He is a world class engineer who has brought new dimensions to our team.”

Mr. Kaplan stated: “This adds a huge asset to us and I am pleased that an engineer of Dr. McVea’s stature and reputation thinks so highly of our technology and our future potential that he would close his successful business and join Torvec on a full time basis. He will make a very significant contribution to our ultimate success and we are delighted to have him on our engineering team as our lead technology officer.”

Dr. McVea, who will be moving to Rochester, stated: “I am extremely excited about this opportunity. I believe Torvec’s technologies will be developed into world class products. We have a wonderful team and a great future.”

Dr. McVea’s entire resume will be posted on Torvec’s website,
www.torvec.com .

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This news release may contain forward looking statements regarding Torvec’s future economic performance and prospects that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ from those described in such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include those described from time to time in Torvec’s SEC reports, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

About Torvec, Inc.

Torvec, Inc. is a publicly traded company that develops and markets advanced automotive and hydraulic power technologies. Its IsoTorque(R) differential sets the bar for differential design. The IsoTorque improves the traction, handling, performance and safety of a vehicle without the need for complex electronics and clutches that wear out. The Torvec hydraulic pump is a breakthrough in hydraulic design, which delivers unsurpassed performance, all in a package that is over 50% smaller and lighter than existing technologies. For additional information, please visit
www.torvec.com .

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