Global Crossing , a leading global IP solutions provider, today announced that it will provide global telecommunications services to its partner AT&T Government Solutions, a business unit of AT&T Inc., that was awarded the Networx Universal contract yesterday by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).

CEO America, Inc. (Pink Sheets: CEOA), exclusive US licensee of CREDITZ(R) Digital Currency, today announced that it has released its Merchant API (Application Programming Interface) Version 1.2 to online merchants and marketers, thus enabling the next generation of online electronic payment applications in the US.

Thomas O. Barnett, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department's Antitrust Division, made the following statement today after the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued its decision yesterday approving the Department's settlements of the antitrust challenges to SBC's acquisition of AT&T and Verizon's acquisition of MCI:

Meridian IQ, a wholly owned subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. , recently announced that Roland Chong has been named Managing Director, Asia. In his new role, Mr. Chong will be responsible for all Meridian IQ activities throughout Asia. He also will oversee the China forwarding venture between JHJ International Transportation Co., Ltd. and Meridian IQ, China, through his position on this venture's Board of Directors.

introduces 'bNAND', a bootable NAND flash with built-in flash controller and USB interface, measures at a mere 12mmx18mmx1.2mm. Enhanced with Hagiwara Sys-Com's patented UDRW Technology, the bNAND can be configured to various drive configurations: a CD-ROM partition (read-only access), a Flash partition (read/write access) and Hidden Memory Zone.

Ehrlich Written Communications, a copywriting and PR firm, announced today that it has been named the publicrelations agency of record for All Classical 89.9 KBPS Portland, anon-profit 24-hour classical music station serving metro Portland and HoodRiver.

The car that drew international attention and broke eBay records with over 10 million visitors to its auction page in May 2005, is now going to be put back on the auction block by GoldenPalace.com, the winners of the now famous collectible.

Panasonic, the leader in high definition and Plasma TV, recently announced its full line of Plasma HDTVs for 2007, including a 42-inch, a 50-inch and 58-inch 1080p high definition model, which join Panasonic's current 65-inch and the world's largest Plasma, the 103-inch, to provide a wide choice of Plasma televisions in the 1080p resolution arena. The full line brings ten new Plasmas to consumers for 2007, and further demonstrates Panasonic's industry leadership and cutting edge technology in big screen Plasma entertainment.

CardioDynamics , the innovator and leader of Impedance Cardiography (ICG) technology, has scheduled a conference call and Internet webcast for Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at 4:30 p.m. EDT to discuss the Company's financial results for first quarter 2007. The call will be hosted by CardioDynamics' Chief Executive Officer, Michael Perry, and Chief Financial Officer, Steve Loomis. A press release announcing first quarter 2007 results will be available prior to the conference call.

Verizon Communications Inc. today closed on the sale of its interest in Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico, Inc. (TELPRI) to a subsidiary of America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. . The buyer purchased 100 percent of TELPRI, the holding company of Puerto Rico Telephone Company (PRT), including Verizon's 52 percent interest. The other shareholders were the Puerto Rico Telephone Authority, which owned 28 percent; Popular, Inc., 13 percent; and the company's employee stock ownership plan, 7 percent. The transaction previously received the approval of the Federal Communications Commission.

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Pramari, a leading provider of open source RFID solutions, and TheUniversity of Arkansas, a leader in the education and research of RFID,have announced a strategic partnership to further integrate their RFID Open Source Products and create acomprehensive open source offering for RFID. Under this partnership bothorganizations will work closely by integrating their products, and leveragetheir collective knowledge in helping some of the most influential RFIDusers. With this free exchange of ideas and tools, Pramari and theUniversity of Arkansas seek to create an Open Source community that canfurther advance RFID infrastructure and create products that fill the needsof the rapidly evolving RFID software market.

This April Fools' Day don't be fooled bytobacco companies' portrayal of smokers as cool, independent individuals.The reality is that most smokers are addicted to tobacco and the majorityof them want to quit smoking, butstruggle with their addiction.

last week in New Orleans. More than 250 eBusiness professionals met to explore the digital marketing industry and learn best practices for online success through keynotes, client case studies, advanced training sessions and product demonstrations, as well as a preview into Coremetrics' long term roadmap. The conference drew attendees from a variety of industries and more than 100 industry leading companies, including Bank of America, W.W. Grainger, Circuit City, Staples, The Weather Channel, Williams-Sonoma, Kodak Gallery, Victoria's Secret, and IBM.

Finalists have been announced for the 2007Life Science Industry Awards, which recognize those life science suppliersthat are best-in-class in both product categories and customercommunications and support categories. The 28 finalists represent the threecompanies receiving the highest overall score in each of 20 awardcategories. The finalists were selected from the more than 500 companiesnominated.

TraceSecurity, a leading provider of on-demand security compliance management solutions, announced today its chief technology officer and America's most successful 'ID thief,' is available as a resource regarding the TJX data breach of more than 42.5 million credit card numbers.

Trimax Corporation (PINKSHEETS: TMXO) (OTCBB: TMXO)and its wholly owned subsidiary, PLC Network Solutions, Inc. (PLC),providers of Broadband over Powerline (BPL) communication technologies andservices, announced today that it has received notification from the NASDthat it is eligible to re-list and graduate back to the OTCBB exchange fromthe pinksheets.

NextStudent, the Phoenix-based premiereducation funding company, recommends that students and their familiesresearch lenders before choosing one to fund their student loans. The Higher EducationAct mandates that colleges cannot require students to fund their FederalFamily Education Loan Program (FFELP) loans through the preferred lenderssuggested by their financial aid offices. Students and their parents havethe right to look for the best deal when it comes to funding their studentloans, including both the subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford and PLUSLoans.

Linamar Corporation, McLaren Technologies Division, was named one of the finalists in the 'Process' category of the 2007 Automotive News PACE Award competition, for its innovative Opti-Power(TM) design and production system.

There's a special new number to call in Pennsylvania that will help homeowners, contractors and utilities stay safe. PECO and PA One Call are helping roll out the new Call-Before-You-Dig number: 8-1-1.

Russia's booming information technology (IT) market is a key target for private equity firms across the globe, according to a private equity lawyer with global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. The firm represented Scandinavian private equity fund Mint Capital in its investment into the Verysell Group, one of Russia's leading IT companies. The Verysell deal closed March 29.

Beginning tonight, IGN.com will exclusively debut the highly anticipated faux trailer for 'Thanksgiving' by filmmaker Eli Roth ('Hostel' upcoming 'Hostel: Part II' and 'Cell'), giving fans a sneak peak at one of the four faux trailers that will play in between Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's double bill 'Grindhouse.' Dimension Films will open 'Grindhouse' in theaters nationwide on April 6th. There has been much buzz about the content of Roth's trailer ever since the film's Los Angeles premiere last Monday.

Quantitative Methods, Corp. (OTCBB: QTTM)today announced that it has completed the sale of its Roadvisionsubsidiary.

Sierra Minerals Inc. ('Sierra' or the 'Company')(TSX: SIM) reports that it has been delayed in filing its annual financial statements, annual Management Discussion & Analysis related thereto and its Annual Information Form, for the year ended December 31, 2006 by the required filing date under applicable Canadian securities laws, namely April 2, 2007. The delay is attributable to a combination of reasons arising from the completion of a reverse take-over of Granmin Malaysia Ltd., a private corporation (the 'Subsidiary'), in September 2006, which are as follows: (i) the year-end change from March 31 to December 31; (ii) the shift in the nature of the Company's business from being an exploring company to becoming a producing company; (iii) the implementation of internal control aimed at bringing the Subsidiary to the Company's level of reporting requirements; and (iv) regulatory changes related to the listing of the Company's common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange on September 26, 2006, requiring the filing of audited annual financials within 90 days, as opposed to 120 days in previous years.

'Nokia in 2006' that includes Nokia 2006 Annual Accounts and the Review by the Board of Directors is now available on Nokia's website at http://www.nokia.com/. Shareholders may request a hard copy of the document free of charge through Nokia's website.

CPAC, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPAK) today announcedthat its shareholders approved the previously announced merger transactionwith Buckingham Capital Partners II, L.P. at a special shareholders meetingheld this morning at CPAC headquarters.

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Linamar Corporation (TSX: LNR), McLaren Technologies Division was named one of the finalists in the 'Process' category of the 2007 Automotive News PACE Award competition, for its innovative Opti-Power(TM) design and production system.

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Nanno SOLUTIONS, an EDA (Electronic DesignAutomation) company in the DFM/DFY (Design for Manufacturing/Yield) market,today announced that its software products, Nanno-WiN and Nanno-CaL, nowinterface to Windows-based design environment from MyCAD as well as run onworkstations running Unix or Sun OS.

American Realty Advisors is pleased toannounce that it has completed its acquisition of Kendall Mall, a Class Ashopping center located in a densely populated submarket of Miami, Florida.Anchored by JCPenney Home Store, Staples and one of Florida's dominantgrocers, the Property is fully leased to a diversified roster of nationaltenants including CVS, Subway, Blockbuster, Starbucks, and Bally TotalFitness and also encompasses an outparcel ground leased to Bank of America.The Property is situated at the intersection of North Kendall Drive and107th Avenue and enjoys excellent visibility and high traffic volume. In1996, the Property underwent renovation, which included a fullredevelopment of the facade and expansion of the grocer anchor space. Theacquisition was completed on behalf of one of the firm's commingled fundsand marks American's fourth retail investment in Florida.

The Consumers' Waterheater Income Fund (the 'Fund') (TSX: CWI.UN) announced today that it will hold its Annual and Special Meeting on Thursday, April 26, 2007 in Toronto.

Peoples Educational Holdings, Inc. today announced it would issue results for its third quarter ended February 28, 2007 on April 12, 2007. A conference call will be held at 5pm Eastern Time with Brian Beckwith, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Michael DeMarco, Chief Financial Officer.

WithApologies to Sir William Osler,' a presentation that offers a surprisingpoint of view on the role of technology in diagnosing patients. Dr. BasilZitelli, a renowned pediatrician, senior editor of the Atlas ofPediatric Physical Diagnosis, and chief of the Paul C. Gaffney DiagnosticReferral Service at Children's Hospital, will present findings that showthe most accurate diagnostics may be your own eyes, ears and fingertips.

Executives with Plan4Demand Solutions, the consulting services firm specializing in supply chain planning, execution, and education, today announced that Patrick Bower, manager of the company's Supply Chain Planning practice, was recently named to the annual listing of supply chain Pros to Know by the editors of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine.

The Digital Freedom Campaign (DFC) today released the following statement in response to the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) distribution of pre-litigation letters to college students throughout the country.

Spectra Energy announced today that Spectra Energy Partners, LP, a midstream energy master limited partnership (MLP) formed by Spectra Energy, filed a Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the initial public offering of 11,500,000 of its common units, along with up to an additional 1,725,000 common units that may be purchased at the option of the underwriters.

Milton Friedman was arguably the mostinfluential economist of the 20th century. He made groundbreakingscientific contributions that changed the way economists approached some ofthe most important questions in monetary economics and macroeconomics. Healso was an ingenious policy analyst, proposing such measures as schoolchoice and the end of the military draft in favor of a volunteer army.Finally, he had a unique ability to make economics accessible to a generalaudience, through his Newsweek column and countless television appearances.Richmond Fed economist Robert Hetzel, a former student of Friedman,recounts and analyzes his teacher's numerous contributions and puts them inhistorical perspective.