Qwest Now Offering Verizon Wireless Services

Verizon Wireless’ Voice and High-Speed Data Services Available to New Qwest Residential and Business Customers – Switch Details for Existing Customers to be Announced Soon

Qwest Communications announced today that it is now offering Verizon Wireless services to all new residential and business customers in its residential service area. Through the five-year agent agreement announced earlier this year, new Qwest customers can now purchase Verizon Wireless products and services, including handsets, smartphones and BlackBerry devices, as well as high-speed wireless broadband services for e-mail, Internet access and multimedia services, such as mobile music and video.

Verizon Wireless services may be purchased at Qwest retail outlets and kiosks, online at www.qwest.com and at 1 800-244-1111. New residential and business customers can choose from the full line of Verizon Wireless devices and nationwide plans, which include unlimited national IN Calling to more than 65 million Verizon Wireless customers. Qwest will work with individual customers to help them select the Verizon Wireless handsets and plans that best meet their wireless needs.

Current Qwest Wireless customers will soon be notified directly about all Verizon Wireless plans and handset options, and are not required to do anything at this time.

“New Qwest customers can now experience America's Most Reliable Wireless Network from Verizon Wireless and enjoy the benefits of the wireless industry leader’s latest devices, services and content,” said Dan Yost, executive vice president of IT and product for Qwest. “This is another example of Qwest’s commitment to delivering simplified, integrated solutions to customers through the power of a strategic retail alliance.”

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Esquire Becomes First Magazine to Merge Digital Technology with Printed Pages

Cover of 75^th Anniversary Issue Will Use Electronic Paper Revolutionary October Issue Provides Glimpse into the Future of Media Ford Flex Partners with Esquire to Feature Ground-Breaking Technology

Esquire, one of America’s iconic magazines, is turning 75 this year. As part of the celebration of this milestone, the October issue will be the first magazine ever to embed a revolutionary digital technology – electronic paper – into a mass-produced print product.

In partnership with the all-new Ford Flex Crossover and in collaboration with E Ink Corporation, the world's leading supplier of electronic paper display (EPD) technologies, Esquire’s groundbreaking cover will make a profound statement about how the print medium can expand its capabilities while continuing to exploit its own unique strengths. Ford will prominently feature its highly anticipated Ford Flex on the inside cover, utilizing the same E Ink Vizplex^TM flexible display technology, in a double-page advertisement.

“This cover is both a breakthrough for magazines and an expression of the theme of our anniversary issue,” said David Granger, editor-in-chief, Esquire. “We’ve spent 16 months making this happen as one of the ways we’re demonstrating that the 21^st century begins this fall. The entire issue is devoted to exploring the ideas, people and issues that will be the foundation of the 21^st century.”

In the summer of 2007, Esquire and Hearst, Esquire’s parent company, contracted E Ink to develop a version of its electronic paper technology (which is used in devices like Amazon’s Kindle and other eBooks/eNewspapers) that could be used in a magazine. Throughout 2008, E Ink and Hearst’s manufacturing division have worked diligently to surmount the myriad manufacturing challenges the project presented. When the cover appears on newsstands in September, words and images will scroll across the flexible electronic paper display.

The team at Ford was made aware of the 75^th Anniversary Edition by Esquire last year, and there was an immediate link to the launch of the daring new Flex Crossover.

Verizon's 'Business Link Rewards' Program Launches Online Mall

Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Can Earn Unlimited Bonus Credits With the Verizon Business Links Rewards Online Mall; Shopping Destination Has More Than 350 Retailers Offering Discounts

Verizon's small- and medium-sized business customers participating in the Business Link Rewards program are now eligible for discounts and special promotions every time they shop at the Verizon Business Links Online Mall. Customers will also earn additional Business Link Rewards Bonus Credits for every dollar they spend at the Mall, and they can redeem the credits for a variety of rewards in the program.

The new Business Link Rewards Online Mall is powered by Mall Networks, a leading provider of merchant-funded loyalty shopping programs. Small- and medium-sized business customers who use the Online Mall can get discounts from more than 350 retailers, including Best Buy, Dell Computers, Office Depot, Expedia, eBay and Target.

"We continually look at new ways to add value for our business customers," said Michael McLaughlin, director of mass business marketing for Verizon. "The Business Link Rewards program has been highly appealing to our customers during the past 12 years, and we are constantly creating enhancements to keep it fresh and valued by our members. Adding the Business Links Rewards Online Mall gives our customers a significant way to accelerate their reward-earning opportunities through everyday shopping for their home or business. Plus, they receive savings and other offers from these major merchants."

Yahoo! Announces Ad-Supported Online Gaming

#1 Online Games Site Launches Internet’s Largest Collection of Ad-Supported, Downloadable Games

Partners With Double Fusion and NeoEdge for Technology and Advertising

Yahoo! today announced that Yahoo! Games will offer ad-supported downloadable games from the top casual games publishers. With more than 400 ad-supported games available to users by the end of the year, Yahoo! Games solidifies its commitment to providing the Internet’s best gaming experience, and is creating new opportunities for advertisers to reach an engaged audience. The announcement brings the industry’s largest collection of ad-supported games to the biggest gaming audience on the web and reinforces Yahoo! Games’ overall strategy to be the most comprehensive distribution point for games online.

In-game advertising allows Yahoo! Games and its publisher partners to better monetize its games offering, provide advertisers access to a coveted demographic of gamers and satisfy user demand for casual ad-supported games. Top technology providers, Double Fusion and NeoEdge, will sell and integrate pre-roll, mid-roll and post-roll video ads into the Yahoo! Games catalog. Paid downloads without advertising will also be available to users on Yahoo! Games.

“In game advertising is a win-win for Yahoo! Games, our partners and our users,” said Kyle Laughlin, head of games, Yahoo!. “Yahoo! Games will safely and simply monetize our games experience while providing the best and most popular games free to game enthusiasts.”

QuickPlay Media Enjoys Worldwide Success in 2008

Company Adds Customers & Expands Relationships with Key Partners to Extend Leadership in Media Management & Distribution for Mobile TV and Video Services

QuickPlay Media, the leader in mobile TV and video solutions, today announced that it has achieved significant success through the first half of 2008 on the strength of its OpenVideo™ platform. OpenVideo is the industry’s only media management platform that makes it easy and efficient for mobile operators and media companies to centrally manage and distribute video and audio content and advertising that is optimized for a wide variety of devices, networks and services. Key accomplishments over the first half of 2008 include the development and expansion of key customer and partner relationships in North America and Europe, and recognition as a Red Herring 100 North America 2008 award winner.

Mozilla Sets New Guinness World Record With Firefox 3 Downloads

Massive grassroots community effort behind world record for most software downloads in 24 hours

Mozilla today announced it set a new Guinness World Record for the largest number of software downloads in 24 hours. The record-setting 8,002,530 downloads coincided with the launch of Firefox 3, Mozilla's major update to its popular and acclaimed free, open source Web browser.

Mozilla enthusiasts worldwide drove more than 1.7 million pledges to download Firefox 3 on Download Day, hosted regional download "fests," and added Download Day buttons to their sites, resulting in more than 40 million impressions. The global Mozilla community has been celebrating the historic goal of establishing a Guinness World Record with parties in more than 25 countries, including a 24-hour long download fest celebration called Camp Firefox at Mozilla's Mountain View headquarters.

Blockbuster and PayPal Provide More Ways to Access Entertainment

PayPal Customers Receive $10 Cash Back on New blockbuster.com Subscriptions this Summer

Starting today, entertainment provider Blockbuster Inc. is accepting PayPal as another safe and convenient way to make purchases on the company's web site, blockbuster.com.
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"Blockbuster.com is the only site that offers customers the flexibility to rent DVDs through the mail, purchase them new or used online and, later this summer with the premiere of our new movie downloading service, the ability to purchase or rent digital entertainment," said Keith Morrow, CIO, Blockbuster Inc. "Now with the addition of PayPal, we're also offering customers even greater flexibility in regards to their payment method."

To celebrate the launch of PayPal, Blockbuster is offering PayPal customers $10 cash back for signing up for a new online rental subscription at blockbuster.com. To take advantage of the cash back offer, PayPal customers should visit www.blockbuster.com/paypal.

$1,000,000 In Prize Money Up For Grabs during DIRECTV’s Broadcast of 2008 Championship Gaming Series

CGS Begins its Second Season of Live HD Broadcasts Starting June 16 Exclusively on DIRECTV’s 101 Network

DIRECTV’s The 101 Network brings gaming back to its summer line up with the broadcast of the Championship Gaming Series (CGS) North America and World Final competitions. The action kicks off on DIRECTV’s original entertainment network Monday, June 16 at 10 p.m. EDT and will broadcast live in HD every Monday and Wednesday night leading up to the North America Final July 7 and the World Final starting July 14.

“This has been a record year for the video game industry and interest in professional video gaming has never been higher,” said Eric Shanks, executive vice president DIRECTV Entertainment. “Gaming is the most exciting sport to hit the television industry in years, and we’re dedicating the months of June and July so that our more than 17 million subscribers can take part in all the action, live. With the addition of CGS to our sports line-up, we’ve solidified our placement as the gold standard in programming, providing the most and best sports in HD. No other cable or satellite provider can top our sports offerings.”

Time Warner Cable Prices a $5 Billion Debt Offering

Time Warner Cable Inc. today announced that it has priced a $5 billion underwritten public offering of debt securities, including $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.20% notes due 2013, $2 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.75% notes due 2018 and $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.30% debentures due 2038.

The net proceeds from the issuance of the debt securities are expected to be used to finance, in part, a one-time cash dividend to stockholders of Time Warner Cable to be paid just prior to the previously announced separation of Time Warner Cable from its parent company Time Warner Inc. If the separation is not consummated and the special dividend is not paid, Time Warner Cable will use the proceeds from the issuance of the debt securities for general corporate purposes, including repayment of indebtedness. The sale of the debt securities is expected to close on June 19, 2008.

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Sprout Closes $5 Million Series B Led by Polaris Venture Partners

Sprout, the premier platform for easily creating, publishing and managing rich media Web content, has closed a $5 million Series B financing led by Polaris Venture Partners. Mike Hirshland, general partner at Polaris, has joined Sprout's board of directors. Existing investor Global Venture Capital (gvc) and legendary entrepreneur Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus Development Corporation and designer of Lotus 1-2-3, also participated in the round.

Sprout is a free Web-based authoring platform that enables anyone to quickly and easily build widgets, mashups, mini-sites, banners and other forms of interactive and distributable web content. Users create "sprouts" by dragging and dropping rich media such as video, audio, images, text, shapes, and interactive services such as Twitter, Ribbit, PollDaddy and more. Sprouts can be embedded onto any Web site, blog, or social networking profile, and updates to the sprout are instantly reflected in all copies in circulation. Sprout's customers range from individuals, organizations, and business small and large, including major record labels such as Universal Music Canada.

Qwest Data Networking Services Give Minnesota Vikings' Home Field an Advantage

Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) today announced an exclusive two-year agreement with the Minnesota Vikings to connect the team’s stadium, practice field and offices using high-bandwidth data networking and Internet services.

As the Official Communications Provider of the Minnesota Vikings, Qwest already is the exclusive provider of high-speed Internet, DIRECTV® service and Qwest Digital Voice at the team’s training facility. Under this new contract, the Vikings will now connect the Metrodome, Winter Park practice field and the team’s marketing and sales offices using Qwest Metro Optical Ethernet (QMOE) services. With Internet speeds up to 100 Megabits per second (Mbps), this upgrade will maximize the user experience whenever players and staff log-on, tune in and talk over Qwest’s high-speed, secure and reliable network.

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New Adobe TV Programming Comes Online

Unique Creative Suite 3 Video Content Available Via Adobe Media Player and New Web Destination

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® TV, a free online video resource for expert instruction and inspiration about Adobe products, including the company’s Creative Suite 3 family of world-class creative tools. With multiple channels, original series programming, and content from Adobe, leading training organizations and the world's leading subject matter experts, Adobe TV delivers a virtual library of entertaining and instructional videos. Designers, photographers, video professionals, and developers will find product deep-dives, innovative tips, techniques from luminaries, and behind-the-scenes tours of the hottest creative shops and Adobe product teams.

Designed to educate, inspire, and entertain the creative community, Adobe TV is immediately available online from the Adobe Web site at http://tv.adobe.com, or as a network with multiple shows in the new Adobe® Media Player 1.0 software, also announced today (see separate press release). Adobe Media Player offers a broad range of television programming and entertaining video content from major television broadcasters and leading content publishers, including CBS, MTV Networks, Universal Music Group, PBS, CondéNet, and Scripps Networks.

GrindTV Action Sports Content Now Available on Yahoo!

Agreement Brings Action Sports Channel to the Internet’s #1 Sports Site

GrindTV, the leading online action sports destination, announced an agreement with Yahoo! Sports, the Internet’s leading sports destination, in which GrindTV.com will become a co-branded channel on Yahoo! Sports. The site features videos, photos, and editorial content across the most popular action sports categories, including Skateboarding, Surfing, Snowboarding and Motocross. The new channel will be featured as a primary sports category on Yahoo! Sports, and features will be editorially programmed on the Yahoo! Sports homepage at http://www.sports.yahoo.com. The partnership brings Yahoo! an immediate presence in the action sports category, and will bring 1 million additional users to Yahoo! Sports each month.

“Our partnership with Yahoo! Sports will allow us to more effectively serve the growing action sports community, including enthusiasts, filmmakers, athletes and manufacturers,” said Erik Hawkins, CEO of GrindTV.com. “Working with the number one sports site on the web will help us to take action sports to the next level, and introduce this lifestyle, and these exceptional athletes, to a broader audience.”

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