iPass noted that the relationship not only increases iPass' Global Broadband Roaming footprint in one of the world's most critical economies, but gives iPass users extensive Wi-Fi coverage across the key cities hosting the Beijing Games in August.

Through its partnership with CTCL, iPass said it will ensure connection for the mobile worker in major Chinese business hubs including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Tianjin, Shenyang and Qinhuangdao. The CTCL network covers a variety of venues including nearly 50 international and domestic airports, more than 700 hotels including the Shangri-La and Crowne Plaza chains, Starbucks coffee shops and conference facilities.

"CTCL's partnership with iPass will be critical to opening our footprint to thousands of new business users within China as well as overseas travelers who have a need for secure and reliable Wi-Fi access," explains Jason Liang, CEO, CTCL.

"Since market reforms took place in China, the country has made rapid advances in use of wireless communications technologies in order to become better connected to the global economy," commented Chee Leng Loy, managing director of iPass in Asia. "We are very pleased that we can offer iPass users the coverage they need to stay connected across China, especially ahead of the landmark event that will be the Beijing Games this summer."

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Jun 30, 2008 -- iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS), a global provider of services that unify the management of enterprise mobility, today announced it is greatly expanding its Wi-Fi coverage in China through a partnership with Coordinate Technologies Communication Limited (CTCL), a systems integrator that provides the Wi-Fi roaming hub for leading Chinese carriers. iPass Wi-Fi coverage in China features 600 live locations from CTCL; these represent the first phase of a rollout that will include the entire CTCL footprint of nearly 1,600 hotspots. The CTCL network covers a variety of venues including nearly 50 international and domestic airports, more than 700 hotels including the Shangri-La and Crowne Plaza chains, Starbucks coffee shops and conference facilities. "CTCL's partnership with iPass will be critical to opening our footprint to thousands of new business users within China as well as overseas travellers who have a need for secure and reliable Wi-Fi access," explains Jason Liang, CEO, CTCL. The CTCL network infrastructure has completed iPass' Enterprise Ready Certification, which ensures high levels of access reliability and compatibility with enterprise systems. These new locations add to the world's largest active business-class Wi-Fi network of over 100,000 broadband venues including 83 of the world's top 100 airports. "Since market reforms took place in China, the country has made rapid advances in use of wireless communications technologies in order to become better connected to the global economy," commented Chee Leng Loy, managing director of iPass in Asia. "We are very pleased that we can offer iPass users the coverage they need to stay connected across China, especially ahead of the landmark event that will be the Beijing Games this summer."

Jun 30, 2008 -- The Product Development Company (Nasdaq: PMTC) today announced that ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has successfully implemented Arbortext , PTC's dynamic publishing solution across its organization. Arbortext will help ZTE improve and personalize its product documentation, editing and publishing process. Arbortext will allow ZTE - one of the fastest growing telecom equipment providers worldwide - to further meet market requirements and continue to provide innovative products and technologies. China's rapidly expanding global economy brings both opportunities and challenges for Chinese telecom manufacturers. In order to compete in today's business environment and become an international manufacturing center with world-class brands, ZTE focuses on independent innovation. Independent innovation is a Chinese government launched campaign to create higher value-added home-grown products, services, and technologies. ZTE is also highly committed to research and development, with 78% of the company's workforce dedicated to R&D initiatives and around 10% of annual revenues channeled to this field. Furthermore, ZTE has set up 16 R&D centers and institutes across the U.S., India, and Sweden, demonstrating its leading role in the global telecom equipment market. "We selected Arbortext Dynamic Publishing solutions to help us to reduce and even eliminate the product document management gap between us and large-scale, international leading companies like Nokia and Nortel," said Chen Jian Zhou, Dean of ZTE University. "The addition of Arbortext to our existing implementation of PTC products, creates a single system for product development that is able to provide ZTE with the highest levels of efficiency and reuse and ultimately a distinct advantage over our competitors."

Jun 30, 2008 -- Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC) today announced a collaborative agreement with IBM to deliver a comprehensive, integrated retail system management product for specialty and department store retailers. As part of the expanded relationship, the two companies will develop and market a total offering to centrally manage and support point-of-sale (POS) hardware and software via IBM's Remote Management Agent (RMA). "Our expanded relationship with Epicor demonstrates our joint commitment to providing retailers fully integrated retail management products-hardware, software and services-with a one-stop shopping experience," said Juhi Jotwani, vice president of marketing and strategy, IBM Retail Store Solutions business. "Retailers will benefit from lower total cost of ownership and a central point of contact for service and support." RMA is part of an end-to-end systems solution that empowers retailers to manage their store environments more competitively, enabling them to perform remote configuration, software distribution, proactive remote monitoring, asset tracking, diagnostic and problem determination down to the device level. "Epicor and IBM are both committed to serving the needs of specialty retailers-from regional chains to multichannel global brands," said David Henning, executive vice president and general manager of Epicor Retail. "Expanding our existing alliance demonstrates the added value that Epicor and IBM bring to the specialty retail market, with tailored software, hardware, services and support that provides a solid technology platform for retailers to streamline operations, enhance the customer experience and improve the bottom-line."

Market Wrap for June 30th, 2008

A lack of key economic data and market-moving earnings reports left investors to focus on energy prices and the turbulent financial sector during Monday's action. In the end, financials (-2.1%) closed at their worst level of the session and the broader market closed with a modest gain. Oil futures climbed to a new record high of $143.67 per barrel in the early going. The surge in oil prices induced selling among stocks, but buyers returned to defensive plays in an effort to protect against a bear market. Before stocks bounced back into positive ground, both the Dow Jones Industrials Average and the S&P 500 had fallen almost 20% from their record highs, which were reached last October. Utilities (+2.3%) and telecom (+3.2%) were the sessions best performing sectors. Their stable businesses and steady earnings streams, considered defensive characteristics, attracted buyers amid continued concern related to financial stocks. Particular weakness was exhibited by its regional banks. In turn, their weakness undermined the Nasdaq, which was a consistent underperformer during the session. The Nasdaq closed 1.0% lower, while the Dow Jones finished near the unchanged mark and the S&P 500 closed with a gain of just 0.1%

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The partnership with CTCL will enable the mobile Chinese worker access in the Chinese hubs of Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Tianjin and Shenyang and Qinhuangdao, including nearly 50 international and domestic airports, 700 hotels and other hospitality locations.

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Through its partnership with CTCL, iPass will ensure seamless connection for the mobile worker in major Chinese business hubs including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Tianjin, Shenyang and Qinhuangdao. The CTCL network covers a variety of venues including nearly 50 international and domestic airports, more than 700 hotels including the Shangri-La and Crowne Plaza chains, Starbucks coffee shops and conference facilities.

"CTCL's partnership with iPass will be critical to opening our footprint to thousands of new business users within China as well as overseas travellers who have a need for secure and reliable Wi-Fi access," explains Jason Liang, CEO, CTCL.

The CTCL network infrastructure has completed iPass' Enterprise Ready Certification, which ensures high levels of access reliability and compatibility with enterprise systems. These new locations add to the world's largest active business-class Wi-Fi network of over 100,000 broadband venues including 83 of the world's top 100 airports.

"Since market reforms took place in China, the country has made rapid advances in use of wireless communications technologies in order to become better connected to the global economy," commented Chee Leng Loy, managing director of iPass in Asia. "We are very pleased that we can offer iPass users the coverage they need to stay connected across China, especially ahead of the landmark event that will be the Beijing Games this summer."

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About iPass Inc.

iPass helps enterprises unify the management of remote and mobile connectivity and devices. With iPass software and services, customers can create easy-to-use broadband solutions for their mobile workers, home offices, and branch and retail locations, complete with device management, security validation, and unified billing. iPass offerings are powered by its leading global virtual network, on-demand management platform, and award-winning client software. The iPass global virtual network unifies hundreds of wireless, broadband and dial-up providers in over 160 countries. Hundreds of Global 2000 companies rely on iPass services, including General Motors, Nokia, and Reuters. Founded in 1996, iPass is headquartered in Redwood Shores, Calif., with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. iPass(R) is a registered trademark of iPass Inc.

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