Rival Palestinian Factions Urged to Talk

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Saudi Arabia's king urged Palestinian rival factions Sunday to hold talks in the holy city of Mecca as fighting between the Hamas and Fatah movements persisted in Gaza with no clear winner emerging.

Hamas and Fatah gunmen battled each other across Gaza early Monday. Two Hamas fighters were killed overnight in the fighting as attacks were mounted on security compounds. An electrical transformer was knocked out by gunmen, plunging large parts of Gaza City into darkness.

Some of the most intense fighting took place outside the Gaza City headquarters of the Preventive Security Service, which a decade ago had led a crackdown on Hamas and is fiercely …

Higher Learning.(home design)(Brief Article)

With a bayed study and convenient master sitting room, a home office is an easy assignment. For study breaks, a huge kitchen with a stovetop island, bright breakfast nook, and separate laundry room serves the purpose. Fireside readings in either the living room or spacious family room make learning a treat. All those books can be neatly stored with built-in bookshelves. With four bedrooms, …

The Loan Market's Comeback Kid? Covenants.

Further indicating that investors are now calling the shots on the credit markets, issuers are hotfooting to add covenants to recently launched leveraged loan deals.

Last week, Source Interlink, Vertrue, Van Houtte and Harlan Sprague Dawley were forced to add leverage maintenance covenants to their credit facilities, according to a report from Credit Suisse. Across the pond, England's Alliance Boots has also added covenants to its megadeal. And sources say these issuers likely won't be the only ones.

With the covenants added, however, investors are confident these deals, which are all acquisition financings, will close.

"In the past four weeks, the market has backed up big time," one investor said. "Covenant-lite is very out of favor currently, and the covenant-lite kind of structures we saw get done in the past are trading much more [bearishly] relative to their corporate structures. I would think given the general market demand for that type of paper, I'm not surprised they would add covenants."

Indeed, in a round of selling to hit the loan market early …

Symantec Introduces Web Gateway 5.0.

Symantec Corp. announced the release of Symantec Web Gateway 5.0, a Web security solution that protects organizations against all types of Web-borne malware.

Web-based attacks are a primary vector for malicious activity and a leading source of malware infections in the enterprise. With an integrated ability to act as an enforcement point for Symantec Data Loss Prevention, Symantec Web Gateway customers also have the ability to monitor and protect sensitive information being communicated across the Internet. In addition, customers have the flexibility to deploy the solution as either a virtual appliance or on physical hardware.

According to Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report, the average daily volume of Web-based attacks observed in 2010 was 93 percent higher than in 2009. Cybercriminals produce millions of new malware strains in a matter of hours, highlighting the need for real-time protection. Businesses need security solutions that accurately detect malware without compromising sensitive company intellectual property, or adding IT complexity.

Symantec noted that its Web Gateway provides Web protection with more than URL filtering. The solution secures and manages Web traffic by blocking malware threats with real-time scanning, preventing confidential data loss over Web protocols and blocking inappropriate content. Symantec Web Gateway ensures that organizations maintain critical up-time and employee productivity which can both suffer when organizations come under attack.

Symantec Web Gateway is powered by Insight, Symantec's community and cloud-based reputation technology, to detect and block new threats earlier and more accurately than any other Web gateway product. Symantec Web Gateway delivers security that will ensure an organization's information and employees stay safe on the Web.

Symantec Web Gateway, with its integrated ability to act as an enforcement point for Symantec Data Loss Prevention, gives customers the ability to monitor and protect sensitive information being communicated across the Internet.

Symantec provides security, storage and systems management solutions to help consumers and organizations secure and manage their information-driven world.

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Kotler sheds light on tourism marketing.

Sri Lanka, June 8 -- Sri Lanka has great opportunity to become a green tourist destination and the country has fantastic green landscape that could attract any kind of tourist.

Renowned marketing guru Prof Philip Kotler visited Sigiriya on Sunday. Kotler's visit to Sigiriya was organized by Sri Lanka Tourism and Sri Lanka Tourism Chairman Dr Nalaka Godahewa. Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) President Thushara Perera and Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau (SLTPB) Managing Director Rumy Jauffer also accompanied him on the tour.

It should re-think about the right slogan to promote the country, marketing guru Prof Philip Kotler said.

SriLankan Airlines could play an imperative role in promoting the country as Sri Lanka has enormous potential to offer tourists. The country could promote tourism by changing the mindset of tomorrow's decision-makers, Kotler said after a visit to the Sigiriya Rock fortress on Sunday.

"Infrastructure development activities carried out at present will facilitate faster economic growth and it will also ensure the growth in the tourism industry. The necessary growth model could be derived at the human development summit gathering global gurus to change people's perception and capacity building to be held shortly," he said.

"There are many countries in the world striving to obtain the green label, but Sri Lanka truly deserves to be called a green destination. It is one of the best locations in the world for eco-tourism," he said.

Youth, women and people attracted to the internet are called netizens, could really make a change in Sri Lanka. I think the two letters S and L in the word Sri Lanka should mean "So Lovely" which is the feeling I had visiting this wonderful landscape," Prof Kotler said.

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Zain Kuwait Selects NEC to Build High-Capacity Indoor Mobile Network in Kuwait.

NEC's Femtocell solution enables Kuwait's Zain to ensure high-quality, high-speed mobile services even when indoors

Tokyo and London, May 19, 2011 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) announced today that Zain Kuwait, a leading telecommunications operator across the Middle East, has selected NEC's Femtocell solution to enhance the indoor mobile experience of its enterprise and consumer customers. Zain plans to launch Kuwait's first commercial high-speed, high-quality Femtocell service to its enterprise customers this year.

"In September 2010 we began a thorough user trial with NEC. During this successful trial we found that our customers highly valued the quality of service Femtocell technology brings," said Zain Kuwait CTO, Yaqoub Khajah. "NEC's Femtocell solution provided high throughput and superior indoor coverage."

Yaqoub Khajah continues: "We are confident in NEC's Femtocell solutions and the implementation happened over a very short period of time. The success and first rate support from NEC in Kuwait, has lead us to consider introducing Femtocell solutions to our operation companies in the Middle East."

"NEC is honored to be selected for Zain Kuwait's first commercial contract for Femtocell solutions." said Toshiya Matsuki, General Manager of the International Sales and Operations Business Unit. "NEC's Femtocell solution will allow Zain Kuwait to differentiate from other operators by providing their customers with premium mobile services. Our Femtocell solution will ensure that their customers always have the five-bar coverage indoors that they expect and dedicated capacity to run data-intensive applications on their smart phones and tablets."

An NEC Femtocell is a small wireless cellular base station similar in size and appearance to a broadband router that connects over broadband to a mobile operator's core network. It provides dedicated mobile coverage and capacity for full personal use delivering excellent experience and increased customer loyalty.

NEC is providing Zain Kuwait an end-to-end Femtocell solution that includes NEC Femtocell, and Femtocell gateway systems that connect to Zain's existing core systems. Zain Kuwait's customers can install the NEC Femtocell with no intervention from Zain due to its "plug and play" capability.

NEC is a pioneer in the adoption of Femtocell technology. It has 14 contracts worldwide and 28 trials with operators around the World. The number of 3G connected subscribers is rapidly increasing and around 70 per cent(*) of these services are used indoors. However, issues remain with 3G radio penetrating buildings, leaving customers with dropped calls and slow, or no Internet connection indoors. The user experience is damaged by these network coverage holes. NEC's Femtocell offers mobile operators an enhanced, cost-effective 3G mobile network that enables them to provide premium mobile services and an excellent consumer experience.

NEC is a board member of the Femtocell Forum, an industry association that was established in July 2007. NEC's activities and groundbreaking work in the Femtocell field are well recognized through honors that include the Femtocell Forum's 2009 award for "Progress in Commercial Deployment" and the 2010 award for "Femtocell Network Design and Technology Innovation." Furthermore, NEC won Telecom Asia Magazine's "2010 Femtocell Vendor of the Year" award, an award intended to recognize vendors and suppliers of innovative products that cultivate new markets in the Asia Pacific rim.

For more on NEC's Femtocell solution, visit http://www.nec.com/femtocell

* Source: Informa Telecoms & Media, Mobile Broadband Access at Home, Aug 2008

About Zain

Zain is a leading telecommunications operator across the Middle East providing mobile voice and data services to over 37.2 million active customers as of 31 December 2010 with a commercial presence in 7 countries. Zain operates in the following countries: Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Sudan. In Lebanon, the company manages 'mtc-touch' on behalf of the government. In Morocco, Zain has a 15.5% stake in Wana Telecom, now branded 'INWI', through a joint venture. Zain is listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (stock ticker: ZAIN). For more information, please visit http://www.zain.com or email: info@zain.com.

About NEC Corporation

NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world. By providing a combination of products and solutions that cross utilize the company's experience and global resources, NEC's advanced technologies meet the complex and ever-changing needs of its customers. NEC brings more than 100 years of expertise in technological innovation to empower people, businesses and society. For more information, visit NEC at http://www.nec.com.

Source: NEC Corporation

Contact:

Chris ShimizuNEC Corporationyc-shimizu@cb.jp.nec.com+81-3-3798-6511Takehiko KatoNEC Europe Ltd.takehiko.kato@emea.nec.com+44-20-8752-2794

Copyright 2011 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.japancorp.net

Why I feel sad today.

By: Khurshid Anwer - Lahore May 4 (THE NATION): The PM has said, OBLs death is a victory against terrorism. WhileMusharraf has said it is a violation of Pakistans sovereignty. There are serious doubts whether he was alive at all. Even if alive, he was in isolation without telephone or internet connection, perhaps just a TV set. He was no threat to anyone. Killing him has done more harm than good. The hatred will spread. Perhaps the news has not yet reached our PM that OBL had nothing to do with 9/11. Bush used 9/11 as an excuse to invade Afghanistan. Who created this excuse is the 64,000 dollar question. CIA was already under orders to execute a regime change by executing the Taliban leadership for their refusal to allow oil from the Caspian Sea to pass through Afghanistan to the India Ocean. They wanted their regime to be recognized to which US did not agree. The Puppet PPP government will very conveniently treat this also as another Drone attack. If the Drones can roam freely in our skies, so can US helicopters. There are two villains of the piece in the whole sordid drama. The one who occupied and the other who helped to occupy. Drone attacks will not end until the second villain asks the first villain to leave the scene of the crime. The question Pakistan needs to ask is, who pushed the Taliban out from their homes, when will they be allowed to go back home. If these questions are not asked, the Taliban will remain our enemies even after they go back home. LETTER

(THROUGH ASIA PULSE)