Deans wields axe as he plots Kiwi downfall.

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AUSTRALIA coach Robbie Deans has rung the changes for his side's mouthwatering Tri-Nations decider with New Zealand in Brisbane on Saturday.The Wallabies boss has brought in centre Ryan Cross, hooker Stephen Moore, flanker George Smith, tight-head prop Al Baxter and lock Nathan Sharpe as they look to bounce back from the shock 53-8 mauling at the hands of South Africa last time out in Johannesburg.Australia must beat New Zealand to keep alive their chances of wresting back the Bledisloe Cup, with the series locked at one match apiece. The fourth match will be played in Hong Kong on November 1. And it would represent an extra special victory for New Zealand native Deans, after he was overlooked for the All Blacks coaching job following their World Cup flop last year.Deans is doing his best to show the New Zealand chiefs what they are missing as he looks to plot their downfall and secure Australia's first Tri-Nations crown since 2001.Inside centre Timana Tahu and hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau have been omitted from the 22-man squad while flanker Phil Waugh, loose forward Hugh McMeniman and prop Matt Dunning have been relegated to the bench. Cross replaces Tahu at centre in the only personnel change to the backline with the other four switches in the pack as the Wallabies look to compete with the powerful and crafty All Black forwards.Smith comes in for Waugh at open-side flanker, Sharpe returns for McMeniman, Baxter replaces Dunning and Moore is picked at hooker.Adam Freier is the back-up hooker and back-row forward Richard Brown is the only uncapped player named in the squad.And Deans said: "Last week has gone and we've got a fantastic opportunity this weekend. We will be better out of necessity and I'm very excited about this week, and very excited about this group."They weren't proud of their last outing so the priority for us is to be proud of what we leave behind this Saturday.

"We've seen some great encounters in Tri-Nations and you're going to see an even better one on the weekend. There's been a lot of fast, physical games and this will be both. That's the reason for the five-two (forwards-backs) split."Deans has gambled by pairing captain Stirling Mortlock and Cross in the centre, despite the combination having never been tried in a Test before.But Deans explained: "We've gone to the experienced blokes who've spent a bit of time playing together already this year."And he insisted his selection changes were not a case of panic after the Johannesburg nightmare last time out."It's more of the same," he said. "It's a matter of sticking to what serves you and trying to win more of those little contests so that the outcome deals with itself."

AUSTRALIA XV: A Ashley-Cooper, P Hynes, R Cross, S Mortlock (capt), L Tuqiri, M Giteau, S Cordingley, W Palu, G Smith, R Elsom, N Sharpe, J Horwill, 3 A Baxter, S Moore, B Robinson.

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NASA ANNOUNCES PRELAUNCH EVENTS AND COUNTDOWN DETAILS FOR FINAL SHUTTLE FLIGHT.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The following information was released by NASA:

News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., are set for the final space shuttle launch.

Atlantis is scheduled to liftoff at 11:26 a.m. EDT on July 8, to begin the STS-135 mission to the International Space Station.

A NASA blog will provide countdown updates beginning at 6:30 a.m. on July 8. Originating from Kennedy's Launch Control Center, the blog is the definitive Internet source for information leading up to lift off.

During the mission, visitors to NASA's shuttle website can read about the crew's progress. As Atlantis' flight concludes, the NASA blog will detail the spacecraft's return to Earth. For NASA's launch blog and continuous mission updates, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

Detailed lists of countdown milestones, news briefing times and participants, and hours of operation for Kennedy's news center and media credentialing office are available at:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/news

The NASA News Twitter feed will be updated throughout the shuttle launch countdown, mission and landing. To follow, visit:

http://www.twitter.com/nasa

Free wireless Internet access is provided at the Kennedy Press Site news center and annex. Instructions for wireless access will be available at the news center. Due to the volume of users, accessibility may be limited. Reporters should bring a backup.

For NASA TV streaming video, scheduling and downlink information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

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ImpulsePay launches PublishPay to Help Publishers Monetise Mobile Content; New service enables news and magazine content to be monetised on mobile without costly apps.

M2 PRESSWIRE-June 9, 2011-: ImpulsePay launches PublishPay to Help Publishers Monetise Mobile Content; New service enables news and magazine content to be monetised on mobile without costly apps(C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

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London, -- ImpulsePay (www.impulsepay.com), the UK's leading Payforit provider, is to unveil PublishPay, a new solution created specifically for the publishing sector, which has been designed to help publishers monetise their mobile content.

Available now, PublishPay is a new service that has been developed to cater directly to the needs of the whole publishing sector. As many publishers struggle to come to terms with how to make money online - and even how to get their news mobile at all - PublishPay enables them to quickly and easily create a mobile news site that can be generating revenue in a matter of a few minutes.

PublishPay has an in-built payment structure which uses Payforit, the mobile payments service backed by all the UK's mobile operators, to add the cost of the content to the reader's mobile phone bill, or remove it from their available credit.

The FT has recently launched its own mobile web app, yet not every publisher has the resources to develop their own solution in-house. PublishPay can create an instant mobile 'app' with an in-built payment mechanism, allowing publishers to make money from mobile immediately.

"The conversation around mobile publishing seems to be dominated by apps, yet that is not the right approach for everyone," said Chris Newell, CEO of ImpulsePay. "As the FT has shown this week, for many publishers it is the wrong approach as it is expensive, time-consuming and limits their audience."

App development can be a costly and drawn-out process and by their very nature apps only target a niche segment of the population that have the right mobile phone or operating system. There are reportedly only around seven million UK iPhone users, while it is believed that only 3% of mobile users use an iPad to access the mobile internet, so creating a single app limits a publisher's audience. PublishPay enables publishers to target all handsets, dramatically increasing a publisher's mobile audience.

With daily content charges of up to [pound sign]10 for each reader available to be levied, publishers can use PublishPay to create substantial revenue streams. There are no set up or monthly fees and publishers keep 75% of the transaction fee, better than the 70:30 split currently offered to them by Apple.

It is very simple for publishers to set up and create a mobile web version of their news feed using PublishPay. ImpulsePay's one-click mobile payment service immediately creates a payment gateway and publishers can set the pricing for their content using the simple configuration tools. Content can be accessed for free, or per-article or per-day pricing can be set. The service also allows for subscription payments to be taken, so publishers can create a regular mobile audience and income stream.

PublishPay can even create niche sections of a publication if preferred, for example creating tailored 'Sport' or 'Showbiz' sites to help segment audiences and create more targeted mobile news sites.

Newell continued, "Many publishers are finding it difficult not only to make money from mobile, but to get that content mobile in the first place. With PublishPay, we've created a whole new revenue-generating model for publishers which instantly takes mobile news to anyone with a mobile phone. Everyone in the value chain receives payment: the publishers for their content, the operators receive a share of the transaction fee, and customers can read the news they choose on their handset for the cost of a daily print newspaper."

ImpulsePay will be unveiling PublishPay on 14th June at Mobile Media Strategies 2011, a full-day summit on mobile platforms for newspapers, consumer, professional and digital media businesses, which will see many leading publishers in attendance. However, the solution is available immediately.

ImpulsePay is the fastest-growing Payforit provider, providing an easy way for businesses to generate revenue using mobile payments. Payforit is supported by all licensed UK network operators and is extremely simple for websites and blogs, content owners and publishers to implement. Unlike previous forms of online payment, such as using credit cards, SMS billing or PayPal, ImpulsePay's Payforit service setup is straightforward and easy to use with instructions available online.

About ImpulsePay

ImpulsePay is the leading mobile purchasing provider in the UK, allowing people to pay for a wide variety of goods and services with their mobile phone bill.

Mobile is the second most ubiquitous payment method after cash, meaning ease of use for consumers and access to an increased audience for retailers.

ImpulsePay is backed by Interlinked, a mobile marketing company with seven years experience in the sector, working with major international UK and US customers and partners, including working on Hillary Clinton's US Presidential campaign. Interlinked has successfully delivered millions of messages and mobile transactions.

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Come fly with me - how your organisation can avoid a crash landing.(SOFTWARE WORLD INTELLIGENCE)

In a recent discussion with a large organisation's security team they announced that the company had implemented a new approach to launching security technologies. In a nutshell, the message was "... there's been a shift to buy solutions based on business requirements, i.e. the business needs to know that it needs a solution. The entire security team is there to serve the business."

Now I don't know about you but I'm kind of at a loss to know how the business would even realize they needed a security solution! I thought the idea of organisations hiring IT Security specialists was to help them advise the business of security risks to ensure the operational practices, critical assets and integrity of the business was protected.

Quite how the business is able to assess unmanaged and unquantified security and operational risks on its own is completely beyond me. Here's a real-world example of the dangers of this approach. A friend returning a few weeks ago from a vacation in South Africa arrived three hours late at his destination because the flight had to land at a different airport. Heavy winds at the original destination meant they couldn't land safely. Apparently the majority of business-class passengers on the re-routed flight were complaining that they would be late or miss meetings as a result. After all it was the pilot's job to get them there on time. Fortunately the pilot was not influenced by "business requirements".

Unmanaged and Unquantified Risk

A recent survey conducted by Venafi revealed that organisations are deploying increasing numbers of digital certificates and encryption technologies, but that these security assets are also becoming lost, stolen and unaccounted for in epidemic proportions. Ironically, digital certificates and encryption keys are critical components of all information security programs, but they become dangerous liabilities when they go missing and find their way into the wrong hands.

In the survey, more than half of those surveyed stated that "they had experienced either stolen or unaccounted for encryption keys, or they were uncertain if their organizations had lost, stolen or unaccounted for encryption keys in general" - in fact they didn't know what was going on inside their own infrastructure.

A recent report from Qualys stated that 30% of internet-facing SSL certificates were not valid. They went on to say that "for businesses that operate online, this could cause a major breach of security as research has shown that even if a security warning appears on the screen, more often than not, an end user is likely to ignore it." Additionally, they found that "the user runs the risk of being exposed to potentially harmful security breaches calling into question the sites' validity - which could negatively impact the company's reputation."

It gets even worse according to Qualys when you realize that "almost two thirds of systems that are using SSL to secure access and authenticate themselves are not configured correctly, which means that they are potentially insecure". So although setting up SSL is very straight-forward if you know what you are doing, it is time consuming and it can be a daunting task with so many things that can potentially go wrong, even for the experienced IT security professional.

Business Owners Do Not Understand IT Security Risk and Requirements

Taking this a step further, there are a number of critical areas where the "business" really has very little understanding of what actually happens. For example, it is unlikely that business owners will have the understanding of the security risks that might be involved in security operations and encryption key management best practices such as separation of duties, least privilege access, and the necessary processes and access controls.

Also, although the business is likely to have requirements such as preventing application and service outages, it is unlikely that they will have any concept of what that means in practice and how to achieve it. For example how would the business propose the IT department address the challenge of ensuring that digital certificates do not expire, and the roots and intermediate roots are kept updated? Or what would the business propose as the answer to ensuring that key distribution and rotation is carried out in a secure manner?

And if compliance with the Data Protection Act, PCI, etc., is a requirement then it is even more unlikely that business owners understand the implications. For instance, how would the business propose that the IT department carry out the periodic changing of encryption keys when the keys have reached the end of their crypto-lifecycle validity period? And how would the business propose that the IT department implement best practices on cryptographic algorithms and key management, for example NIST Special Publication 800-57?

IT Security needs to ensure the business understands the risks

"Even the best encryption in the world is not going to stop an employee from bypassing procedures and making a mistake that results in data leakage, or a rogue insider from giving up sensitive information for money." That is the main message from a group of prominent cryptographers at the recent RSA Conference. According to the experts "encryption is sometimes deployed improperly, leaving gaping holes that can be used by attackers to steal sensitive data. Other times, encryption is used on a small subset of an organisation's network - a risk-based decision that can have a profound effect on the security of interconnected networks".

And as is often the case, this results from a business decision to try and ensure the most return with the least investment.

The first order of business when any new C-level exec starts his or her tenure seems to be the cancellation of any investment in order to demonstrate their value to shareholders. It's time that organisations realize that short-term shareholder benefits and executive bonuses based on maximising profit and limiting investment is never in the best, long-term interests of a business. As Omar Baba might say "safety check on airplane cost too much ... we have life jacket!"

Calum MacLeod, EMEA Director, Venafi

Lending Club Passes the Quarter-Billion Dollar Mark in Personal Loan Originations.

Wins Webby Award for Best Banking/Bill Paying site

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lending Club (http://www.lendingclub.com), the leading platform for investing in and obtaining personal loans, announced that it has passed $250 million in total loan originations. The platform continues to break monthly loan origination records with 1,556 loans totaling $17.5 million originated through LendingClub.com for April 2011(i). Lending Club has also won the Webby Award for the best Banking/Bill Paying site, beating out big name institutions like US Bank and JPMorgan Chase.

"The inefficiencies of the traditional lending market have driven more and more people to the Lending Club platform," said Lending Club CEO Renaud Laplanche. "Borrowers and investors alike find the transparency, ease-of-use, great rates and returns an attractive alternative."

Lending Club connects investors with creditworthy borrowers, eliminating the cost and complexity of traditional bank lending to offer investors better returns and borrowers better rates. Since 2007, the platform has generated a 9.65 percent Net Annualized Return(ii) and investors on the platform have received more than $21 million in interest(iii). Since inception, borrowers have saved approximately $5 million in interest on an annual basis(iv) on the more than 26,000 loans issued through the platform.

It was also announced today that Lending Club is the winner of the 15th Annual Webby Awards in the Banking/Bill Paying category. The Awards, hailed as the "Internet's highest honor" by The New York Times, are given annually to the best of the web in a variety of categories. Over 10,000 entries were received from 60 countries to gain recognition for websites, interactive advertising & media, online film and video, and mobile & apps. This is the second time Lending Club has been awarded a Webby, originally receiving the award in 2008. This year Lending Club joins big-name winners including Groupon, Mint, Zillow, Pandora, National Geographic, Angry Birds and Dropbox and celebrity sites from Conan O'Brien, Zach Galifianakis and Snoop Dogg. Winners will be honored at the 15th Annual Webby Awards on June 13, 2011 in New York City.

About Lending Club

Lending Club is the leading online platform that enables the issuance of and investment in consumer loans. Lending Club brings together investors and creditworthy borrowers -- eliminating the cost and complexity of traditional bank lending -- to offer borrowers better rates and investors better returns. Lending Club is an award-winning concept that has been previously recognized in 2010 as the Best Investment website by WebAwards, one of the 20 "Breakthrough Ideas" by Harvard Business Review, is on the JMP Hot 100 list, and the Always On Global 250 Top Private Companies list. In addition Lending Club won the Webby Award in 2008 and 2011 for the "Best Banking Website." Founded in 2006, Lending Club is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. More information is available at: http://www.lendingclub.com.

Additional information about Lending Club is available in the prospectus for Lending Club's notes, which can be obtained on Lending Club's website at https://www.lendingclub.com/info/prospectus.action.

(i) All loans issued by WebBank, an FDIC insured Utah-chartered industrial bank.

(ii) NAR calculated as of May 3, 2011, and is based on the return of the entire platform since inception, your returns may vary. Currently only residents of the following states may invest in notes: CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KY (accredited investors only), LA, ME, MN, MO, MS, MT, NH, NV, NY, RI, SC, SD, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV and WY.

(ii)Total interest paid to investors calculated as of April 29, 2011.

(iv) Based on the difference between total interest calculated on a 36 month amortization schedule at 10.34% (Lending Club's two week average interest rate for 36 month loans as of April 29, 2011) and 13.44% (rate based on "all accounts assessed interest" as reported in the FRB G19 release on April 7, 2011) of for all loans issued since inception to April 29, 2011.

SOURCE Lending Club

Toshiba Corporation - SWOT Analysis.

M2 PRESSWIRE-April 15, 2011-Bharat Book Bureau: Toshiba Corporation - SWOT Analysis(C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

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Toshiba Corporation - SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information. Toshiba Corporation - SWOT Analysis examines the company's key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy.

Toshiba Corporation (Toshiba) is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products. Its product portfolio includes information and communications equipment and systems, internet based solutions and services, electronic components and materials, power systems, industrial and social infrastructure systems, and household appliances. The company primarily operates in Japan and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and employs about 204,000 people. The company recorded revenues of JPY6,381,599 million ($68,793.6 million) during the financial year ended March 2010 (FY2010), a decrease of 4.1% over 2009. The operating profit of the company was JPY24,962 million ($269.1 million) in FY2010, compared to an operating loss of JPY279,252 million ($3,010.3 million) in 2009. Its net loss was JPY19,743 million ($212.8 million) in FY2010, compared to a net loss of JPY343,559 million ($3,703.6 million) in 2009.

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Corporate Profile for Biopool International Inc., dated Aug. 29, 1997.

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  Published Date:   Aug. 29, 1997  Company Name:     Biopool International Inc.  Address:          6025 Nicolle St.                   Ventura, Calif. 93003  Main Telephone  Number:          805/654-0643  Chief Executive  Officer:         Michael D. Bick  Chief Financial  Officer:         Robert K. Foote  Trading Symbol/  Exchange:        BIPL (Nasdaq)  Industry:         Medical devices  Market Makers:    Mayer & Schweitzer, Knight Securities, Nash                   Weiss, Herzog Heine Geduld, Wien Securities,                   Sherwood Secs., M.H. Meyerson & Co., Wilson-Davis                   & Co., Troster Singer Corp., Rocky Mountain Secs.  Company description:  Biopool International Inc. develops, manufactures and markets a full range of in vitro diagnostic blood test kits used to assess and diagnose disorders of blood coagulation, thrombotic risk factors, fibrinolysis, platelet function and the vascular system.  The company also provides specialty chemistry controls used to monitor and measure the presence of drugs of abuse and immunohematology products used in routine ABO and Rh blood grouping and to screen for rare antibodies and antigens in blood.  Incorporated in Delaware in 1987 and with headquarters in Ventura, Calif., Biopool has two subsidiaries, Biopool AB (Sweden) and Biopool Canada, and a newly acquired division, BCA, located in West Chester, Pa.  The acquisition of this division from Organon Teknika Corp. in January 1997 effectively doubled the size of the company.  Biopool's complete line of more than 150 FDA-approved products is sold to hospitals, clinical laboratories, commercial reference laboratories, blood centers and biomedical research institutions on a worldwide basis.  In addition to selling its products through distributors in more than 40 countries, Biopool also develops and manufactures test kits under private label and OEM agreements with such companies as Dade International, Instrumentation Laboratory, Ortho Diagnostic Systems (a division of Johnson & Johnson) and Sigma Diagnostics (Sigma/Aldrich).   STOCK DATA:  Symbol:                 BIPL FYE:                    12/31 52-Week High/Low        $3.81 - $1.93 30-Day Avg. Daily   Vol. (a) :            27,000 Float:                  $5.1 million (approx.) Shares Outstanding:     8,621,248 Market Cap (a) :        $19.4 million  (a)  Aug. 25, 1997.   STATEMENT OF INCOME  (in thousands, except per-share data)  For Years Ended Dec. 31,      1996      1995     1994  Sales                        $8,020    $6,662   $5,527 Income before taxes           1,180       261      816 Net income                    1,295       141      705 Earnings per share           $  .15    $  .02   $  .09  

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