WATERLOO, ON, May 14, 2012 /CNW/ - OpenText™ (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC) today announced that analyst firm Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) has named OpenText a Leader in its report The Forrester Wave™: Digital Asset Management For Customer Experience, Q2 2012, authored by Stephen Powers and Anjali Yakkundi with Dave West and Shannon Coyne. OpenText was among the select companies that Forrester invited to participate in its report and was recognized for its impressive functionality and emerging Customer Experience Management (CXM) strategy.

Forrester's report takes a comprehensive look inside the Digital Asset Management (DAM) market, describing its evolution from a niche component of enterprise content management (ECM), to one that supports multiple types of rich media content across multiple channels as online needs increase. The report states that DAM is no longer viewed as a siloed solution; its role in supporting persuasive content makes it an important part of the new set of CXM solutions.

According to the report, OpenText is an ECM vendor with an emerging CXM vision. It states that OpenText's Media Management product has impressive functionality - particularly its support for collaboration, taxonomy, and search. Its strategic vision is particularly aided by its growing portfolio of CXM solutions and partnerships, including its WCM product, OpenText Web Experience Management, as well as a partnership with SAP (offering a DAM integration for SAP's CRM solution). Strategically, OpenText has begun to expand DAM's role in the CXM solution set by offering both an on-premises solution (the version evaluated in this report) and a lighter-weight SaaS solution in order to address various levels of need.

"OpenText is acting on a powerful and independently validated vision for OpenText Media Management that is aimed directly at equipping our customers with comprehensive Customer Experience Management solutions," said James Latham, Chief Marketing Officer for OpenText. "We believe OpenText's recognition as a Leader in this report demonstrates our drive for solutions that support information exchange within organizations to help them securely and successfully engage with customers, employees and partners, and support social collaboration."

Continued Innovation in Customer Experience Management

OpenText recently announced OpenText Global Brand Management, a new solution that empowers marketing professionals by giving them the tools to deliver a compelling and consistent brand presence across multiple channels worldwide.

OpenText Global Brand Management allows an entire organization to produce, use, and publish digital media and automate the associated processes. The solution provides enterprise-wide workflow to improve productivity and enrich user experience with faceted and expert search, enabling users to drill down and find assets more quickly.

An integral part of Global Brand Management, OpenText Media Management integrates rich media for web, video, online, print and mobile throughout the enterprise, connecting people and processes and technology from multiple production and creative environments in a secure and scalable digital asset management ecosystem.

Additionally, OpenText Media Management helps to orchestrate processes and collaborative workflows to extend and amplify the rich media lifecycle enriching the overall customer experience. Integrated technology, workflow and solutions publish and deliver content to internal and external distribution points enabling digital media on any channel, platform, or device.

To view an excerpt of The Forrester Wave™: Digital Asset Management For Customer Experience, Q2 2012, and to download the full report, go to http://campaigns.opentext.com/forms/Forrester_DAM_Wave_2012

More information:

OpenText Media Management:
http://digitalmedia.opentext.com/our-product/media-management-from-Open-Text.aspx

OpenText Global Brand Management:
http://www.opentext.com/2/global/solutions/engagement/globalbrandmanagement.htm

Customer Experience Management:
http://www.opentext.com/2/global/engagement.htm

Follow OpenText on Twitter @opentext and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/opentext.

About OpenText
OpenText, a global ECM leader, helps organizations manage and gain the true value of their business content. OpenText brings two decades of expertise supporting 100 million users in 114 countries.  Working with our customers and partners, we bring together leading Content Experts™ to help organizations capture and preserve corporate memory, increase brand equity, automate processes, mitigate risk, manage compliance and improve competitiveness. For more information, visit www.opentext.com.

Certain statements in this press release may contain words considered forward-looking statements or information under applicable securities laws. These statements are based on OpenText's current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the operating environment, economies and markets in which the company operates. These statements are subject to important assumptions, risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, and the actual outcome may be materially different. OpenText's assumptions, although considered reasonable by the company at the date of this press release, may prove to be inaccurate and consequently its actual results could differ materially from the expectations set out herein.  For additional information with respect to risks and other factors which could occur, see OpenText's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other securities filings with the SEC and other securities regulators. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, OpenText disclaims any intention or obligations to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Copyright © 2012 by OpenText Corporation. OPENTEXT, OPENTEXT GLOBAL BRAND MANAGEMENT, OPENTEXT MEDIA MANAGEMENT and OPENTEXT WEB EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT are trademarks or registered trademarks of OpenText Corporation in the United States of America, Canada, the European Union and/or other countries. This list of trademarks is not exhaustive. Other trademarks, registered trademarks, product names, company names, brands and service names mentioned herein are property of OpenText Corporation or other respective owners.

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OTTAWA, May 14, 2012 /CNW/ - With a steady stream of mobile and electronic payment options expected in the days ahead, Canadian small business owners will be bracing themselves for the possibility of another fee grab on the part of banks, credit card companies and newer market entrants.

"Our experience with the introduction of premium credit cards saw massive new fees for business with zero consultation and widespread confusion for merchants," said Dan Kelly, senior vice-president of legislative affairs for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).  "While we are pleased that the industry is actively reaching out to small business and welcome the new guidelines for mobile payments, we remain worried that another fee-palooza will soon hit merchants."

CFIB will be watching closely to see if card processors add another set of fees to process mobile transactions in the short term.  In addition, the creation of mobile wallets adds the possibility of pushing transactions to the highest possible fee option.

CFIB is very pleased that Finance Minister Flaherty has indicated that he will soon implement a payments advisory committee and consider changes to the Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit Card Industry to address mobile issues. "The Code of Conduct has been a strong and nimble tool to address industry issues and CFIB is already developing amendments to ensure it helps address emerging mobile and electronic payments," Kelly concluded.

To view the Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit Card Industry: http://cfib.ca/a3164e

As Canada's largest association of small- and medium-sized businesses, CFIB is Powered by Entrepreneurs™. Established in 1971, CFIB takes direction from more than 109,000 members in every sector nationwide, giving independent business a strong and influential voice at all levels of government and helping to grow the economy.

For more information or to arrange an interview with Dan Kelly, contact Linnet Forand at 613 235-2373 or email public.affairs@cfib.ca

VANCOUVER, May 15, 2012 /CNW/ - Absolute® Software Corporation ("Absolute" or the "Company") (TSX: ABT), the leading provider of firmware-embedded, persistent endpoint security and management solutions, announced today the release of Absolute Manage 6.1 which includes expanded "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) support for ultra-portable devices, including laptops.

With the release of Absolute Manage 6.1, the BYOD tasks required to enroll employees and their devices onto the corporate network have been automated for IT.  Rather than dealing with each device on an employee-by-employee basis, IT can rely on an automated workflow to guide the employee through the enrolment process.  This includes the presentation of a legal agreement the employee must accept in order to enroll their device, providing IT with the right to perform actions on the device in the event of a security incident or if the device status is non-compliant.

Absolute Manage 6.1 provides additional capabilities for ultra-portable devices including enhanced Mobile Application Management with the installation / removal of apps silently or by policy so that apps are installed or removed automatically based on device status and/or the user's role within the organization. Other new mobile device capabilities include automated IT commands based on predefined conditions including turning off roaming, demoting a device to unmanaged status, alerting IT, and sending a message to the user.

"Given the rapid growth of tablets and smartphones in the workplace, BYOD is the biggest challenge facing IT organizations today," states John Livingston, Chairman and CEO of Absolute Software. "Absolute Manage helps IT overcome this challenge by delivering a solution to manage the security risks associated with employee-owned devices accessing corporate networks and data."

Along with the new, automated workflow, Absolute Software has created a BYOD Policy Implementation Guide that provides a thoughtful yet succinct process broken down into three basic steps so that organizations can easily build and launch their own BYOD policy.

"With Absolute Manage we have complete control and visibility over all of our devices. From a single console, we can securely manage all our devices, regardless of form factor or platform", states Manuel Miseré head of IT for Serviceplan. "Absolute Manage provides a rich feature set for securely managing the PCs, Macs, and iOS devices within our deployment from around the globe. We are well prepared for our upcoming BYOD strategy with it."

In addition, Absolute Manage 6.1 includes new features for PC and Mac support, including cross-platform remote control and detailed encryption status reporting to help organizations stay on-side with security regulations. It also brings Android support to parity with iOS, and is an example of our commitment to providing full cross platform support of all relevant platforms, for both corporate owned and individual devices.

Availability

Absolute Manage 6.1 is available today. For more information and to download the BYOD Policy Implementation Guide visit: www.absolute.com/byod

About Absolute Software

Absolute Software Corporation (TSX: ABT) is the world leader in firmware-embedded endpoint security and management for computers and ultra-portable devices. Positioned in the Visionaries quadrant of Gartner, Inc.'s Magic Quadrant for Client Management Tools in 2012, Absolute's solutions -  Computrace, Absolute Manage, Absolute Secure Drive, and LoJack for Laptops -  provide organizations with actionable intelligence to prove compliance, generate fast ROI, reduce overhead, and deliver comprehensive visibility and control over all of their endpoints, anywhere, anytime. The Company's software agent is embedded in the firmware of computers, netbooks, and tablets by global leaders, including Acer, ASUS, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, Motion, Panasonic, Samsung, and Toshiba, and the Company has reselling partnerships with these OEMs and others, including Apple. For more information about Absolute Software, visit www.absolute.com and http://blog.absolute.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, the expected performance, functionality and availability of our services and products, and other expectations, intentions and plans contained in this press release that are not historical fact. When used in this press release, the words "plan," "expect," "believe," and similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current expectations. They are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, changes in technology and general market conditions. In light of the many risks and uncertainties you should understand that we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements contained in this press release will be realized.

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TORONTO, May 15, 2012 /CNW/ - Revenue is not the biggest concern for Canadian tech start-ups according to a report on emerging technology companies released today by PwC. For the first time, the 150 CEOs interviewed listed managing talent as their biggest issue (26%) compared to revenue (25%) and funding (18%). Now in its 9^th year, the annual report found that:

• Compensation was said to be the cause of most voluntary turnover (26%), followed by a lack of new challenges (23%).
  
  
• Nearly half of involuntary turnover involved underdeveloped or under skilled talent - poor performance (41%) and poor skills fit (13%) were most often cited as the reason why CEOs let staff go.

"On the one hand you could say that Canadian start-ups need to do a better job of finding and keeping the right people with the right skills. However it's disconcerting that the current talent pool may actually lack the skills, knowledge or experience needed by today's tech companies," says Peter Matutat, PwC's National Emerging Company Practice Leader.

Nearly two-thirds said that over the past two years it has become more difficult to find the programmers and technical personnel they need. More and more technology and business-savvy engineers and developers are choosing to launch their own businesses. CEOs also say that the well established "brain drain" of Canadian talent to US companies continues to hurt their businesses.

"It's promising to see so many entrepreneurs in the market but it makes the talent shortage and the need for training, development and support for Canadian-based innovation that much more acute," says Matutat.

Matutat also says the smaller size of start-ups gives employees a bigger chance to make an impact but only if CEOs can capitalize on it. "CEOs should create a working environment where their team has a sense of ownership, the opportunity to be creative, and they are recognized and rewarded for being a part of the company's success."

Non-existent or ineffective total compensation packages are also a part of the problem - only 29% of the CEOs said they had a total rewards program in place. Forty-two per cent said that while they had one, they were not sure how effective it was. More than a quarter (28%) said there was no total rewards plan in place.

The 44-page report polled over 150 CEOs of emerging Canadian software companies on a variety of topics including growth, recruitment, M&A and exits, and raising capital. Overall, revenues in this sector are increasing with revenue growth at approximately 25% in 2011.

For more information and a copy of the 2012 edition of the report, please visit www.pwc.com/ca/cv2r. A copy is also available from the media contacts.

Follow our 9^th annual Connecting Vision to Reality conference for the Canadian emerging tech community on Twitter at #v2r.

About PwC Canada
PwC Canada helps organizations and individuals create the value they're looking for. More than 5,700 partners and staff in offices across the country are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax, consulting and deals services. PwC Canada is a member of the PwC network of firms with close to 169,000 people in 158 countries. Find out more by visiting us at www.pwc.com/ca.

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Email: kiran.chauhan@ca.pwc.com

TORONTO, May 14, 2012 /CNW/ - Canada stands out amongst mature economies in anticipated merger and acquisitions (M&A) activity over the next three years according to research from the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR). The results from the 2012 report show that 42% of Canadian businesses surveyed said they plan to grow through acquisition.

These numbers are consistent with historically high figures over the past five years in Canada. However, around the world, the IBR results show that business appetite for M&A has markedly increased over the past 24 months, despite on-going global economic challenges. The survey reveals that the overall proportion of businesses seeking to grow through M&A has risen significantly from 26% in 2010 to 34% in 2012.

"Naturally, domestic M&A remains high on the agendas of business leaders, but the upswing in interest in overseas expansion is encouraging and no doubt reflects the particular market conditions within individual regions globally," says UK-based Mike Hughes, global service line leader for Grant Thornton International's M&A practice.

Canadian companies pursuing M&A growth strategies say they are doing so primarily to access new geographic markets (69%), but also to build scale (48%), access lower cost operations (39%) and acquire new technology or an established brand (34%). These kinds of key drivers are consistent around the world, indicating that Canadian companies believe M&A remains the simplest and most effective way for businesses to grow their footprint and build scale in new geographies.

Of those Canadian companies looking to grow through M&A, IBR survey results reveal 70% are looking domestically, while 23% are looking outside Canada's borders. This stands in contrast to the global results, which show an overall increase in the number of companies seeking to expand through a cross-border transaction - from 28% last year to 33% in the 2012 survey.

"Acquisitions are well-established tools of corporate strategy in Canada, so it's not surprising that we are comfortably above the global average in planning to use this as a tool for growth. Canadian merger and acquisitions activity is being driven by growth-hungry companies in a tepid economic environment, the ageing population of the Western world and strong access to funding," says Troy MacDonald, Corporate Finance partner in Grant Thornton LLP's Toronto office.

Most Canadian companies plan to finance their growth through retained earnings (68%), bank finance (55%) and private equity (31%). "Despite the global slowdown, many companies are holding significant cash and have excess debt capacity on their balance sheets, positioning them well to make acquisitions," adds Greg Wright, Director of Mergers and Acquisitions at Grant Thornton Corporate Finance Inc. in Vancouver. "We believe the time is right for Canadian businesses to take full advantage of business optimism and the M&A opportunities that exist across Canada and well beyond our borders."

Despite the appetite for M&A, only 12% of Canadian companies foresee a change in their own ownership over the next three years, and of these, 31% said they expect an acquisition by a competitor. According to Greg Wright, many of these businesses may command a premium price. "High quality businesses are attracting premium prices across the globe, and particularly in Canada. Slow economic growth over the last few years has definitely increased competition for attractive assets."

The IBR survey results reveal some interesting regional variations. The regions most interested in making an acquisition in the next three years are North America (37%) and the BRIC economies (35%). This compares to only 28% in mainland Europe, 25% in Asia Pacific and in particular companies in the troubled economies of Greece, Ireland and Spain where only 16%  indicated an interest in M&A activity in the coming three years.

The full International Business Report 2012: M&A is available for download at: www.internationalbusinessreport.com/Reports/2012/

Grant Thornton's Greg Wright (Vancouver) and Troy MacDonald (Toronto) are available for interviews.

About Grant Thornton LLP
Grant Thornton LLP is a leading Canadian accounting and advisory firm providing audit, tax and advisory services to private and public organizations. Together with the Quebec firm Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLP, Grant Thornton in Canada has approximately 4,000 people in offices across Canada. Grant Thornton LLP is a Canadian member of Grant Thornton International Ltd, whose member firms operate in close to 100 countries worldwide.

Notes to editors
The Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) provides insight into the views and expectations of 12,000 businesses per year across 40 economies. This unique survey draws upon 20 years of trend data for most European participants and nine years for many non-European economies. For more information, please visit: www.internationalbusinessreport.com.

Data collection
The research is carried out primarily by telephone interview lasting approximately 15 minutes with the exception of Japan (postal), Philippines and Armenia (face to face), mainland China and India (mixture of face-to-face and telephone) where cultural differences dictate a tailored approach. Data collection is managed by Grant Thornton International's core research partner - Experian. Questionnaires are translated into local languages with each participating country having the option to ask a small number of country specific questions in addition to the core questionnaire. Fieldwork is undertaken on a quarterly basis.

Sample
IBR is a survey of both listed and privately held businesses. The data for this release are drawn from interviews with 12,000 businesses across the globe conducted between January and December 2011. The target respondents are chief executive officers, managing directors, chairmen or other senior executives (title dependent on what is most appropriate for the individual country) from 40 economies primarily across five sectors: manufacturing (25 per cent), services (25 per cent), retail (15 per cent) and construction (10 per cent) with the remaining 25 per cent spread across all sectors.

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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 9, 2012) - Online office support obtained through the help of a virtual office assistant is the 21^st Century way to obtain vital daily office and administration services at a fraction of the cost.

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TORONTO, May 10, 2012 /CNW/ - Today, Lowe's Canada in partnership with LG Appliances and Red Piston introduced customers to Augmented Reality - a technology that uses a combination of real-world and computer-generated data to literally make products pop out of the flyer in three dimension.

With the use of a special App, customers can use camera-enabled iOS or Android Smartphones and Tablets** to take a virtual tour of the selected images - all while looking at a traditional flyer, from the comforts of home.

The pilot project includes three LG Appliances that will appear in the Lowe's flyer delivered to customers May10th. The LG washer, dryer and refrigerator featured are all compatible with the App that allows customers to zoom in on specific hot spots, or test product features such as opening and closing the doors, pulling out the drawers, and turning on the washer and dryer to see how they work.

"Technology is changing how people shop and the ways in which we interact with our customers," says Alan Huggins, president of Lowe's Canada."Lowe's is always looking for innovative ways to inspire customers - this new Virtual Experience allows products on paper to be viewed as though they are within a showroom at home and helps to demonstrate how an appliance would look in the customer's own kitchen or laundry room."

The App, which supports the use of Augmented Reality technology, was created by Red Piston, a company based out of Windsor, Ontario that specializes in building innovative Mobile Apps.

"We're proud to have worked on this project with a great partner like Lowe's", says Ali Al-Aasm, Co-Founder, Red Piston. "It's exciting to have developed an App that uses technology that customers really haven't seen much of yet in the Canadian Marketplace."

In order for customers to take part in the Virtual Experience, access to the internet, a camera-enabled iOS or Android Smartphone or Tablet, and a copy of the Lowe's flyer is required. Customers can visit www.lowes.ca/FAQ  for specific details on how to acquire the App and use the technology, or to download a printable PDF version of the flyer.

The Virtual Experience is just one way in which Lowe's is using technology to further enhance the customer experience in-store. All Lowe's locations are now wi-fi enabled and equipped with both iPhones and iPads that help to better serve customers. With the use of these devices, Associates are able to check inventory without leaving the customer's side, or scan a bar code to display additional product information and play product videos.

ABOUT LOWE'S:

With fiscal year 2011 sales of $50.2 billion (USD), Lowe's Companies, Inc. is a FORTUNE^® 100 company that serves approximately 15 million customers a week at more than 1,745 home improvement stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Founded in 1946 and based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world.

Lowe's Companies Canada, ULC first opened Canadian stores in December 2007 and now operates 31 stores in Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia with more than 4,500 employees company-wide.

** System Requirements: iOS 4.2 and above, Android 2.2 and above. Visit www.lowes.ca/FAQ for additional specifications

Or to arrange an interview, contact:

Joanne Elson, Corporate Communications Manager
Lowe's Canada
416-730-7475
joanne.i.elson@lowes.com

Katie Wagar, Corporate Communications Specialist
416-730-7504
katie.e.wagar@lowes.com

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - May 9, 2012) - GumGum, the world's largest in-image ad platform, today announced an agreement which will introduce in-image advertising in Canada for the first time. GumGum is partnering with Montreal-based Oboxmedia, a media company with more than 40 websites targeted to over 8 million online entertainment conscious Canadians aged 18 to 44 yrs. old. This is the first time GumGum has been offered outside the US where it pioneered in-image advertising which turns publisher photographs into interactive user experiences by placing contextual ads on part of the images.

VANCOUVER, May 9, 2012 /CNW/ - Android had 39 percent of the in quarter shipments of the consumer tablet market in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to Strategy Analytics, while a recent NPD In-Stat survey found that 78 percent of businesspeople who have a tablet at work paid for it themselves. CounterPath Corporation (OTCBB: CPAH) (TSX-V: CCV) today announced worldwide availability of Bria Android Tablet Edition, a standards-based softphone that enables enterprises to extend VoIP calling and PBX features to Android tablets, including employee-owned devices.

Bria Android Tablet Edition lets users make and receive high-quality voice calls over a Wi-Fi or a 3G/4G mobile data connection. This improves productivity and responsiveness by minimizing phone tag, and it enables enterprises to minimize their communications spending by offloading calls to Wi-Fi in places such as offices, airports and hotels.

Bria Android Tablet Edition also seamlessly integrates with hosted and premises-based IP-PBXs, as well other CounterPath Bria desktop and mobile softphones for Android, iOS, Mac, Windows and Linux. This flexibility increases productivity and responsiveness by enabling Android users to access features such as four-digit extension dialing, company voicemail, call transfers and audio conferencing, and with a call continuity function as found in CounterPath's Network Convergence Gateway (NCG), users can move calls between their desktop and mobile softphones. A forthcoming version, available later this year, will add support for video calls, SMS, instant messaging and presence.

"More than anyone, business users want a single identity that keeps them reachable and productive across multiple devices," said Todd Carothers, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Products, CounterPath. "With the addition of Bria Android Tablet Edition to our product line, we can now offer business users the opportunity to use their Android tablet as an extension of their workplace identity, including eliminating the need for deskphones. This solution also gives CIOs and IT managers a convenient, cost-effective way to accommodate the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend by extending PBX features and conferencing services to Android tablets."

Bria Android Tablet Edition 1.0 features a clean and intuitive interface with quick access to in-call management features such as add call, mute, hold and speakerphone. A separate navigation pane provides easy, one-touch access to options including voicemail, call history and contacts.

The app is certified to operate on the following devices, with additional models to follow:

• Asus Transformer Prime
• HTC Flyer
• Huawei MediaPad™
• Motorola Xoom™
• Samsung Galaxy Tab™ 8.9
• Samsung Galaxy Tab™ 10.1
• Sony Tablet™ S

The app also supports multiple VoIP accounts and SIP protocols, allowing users to access their personal or business accounts while simultaneously utilizing other applications or accessing documents on their Android tablet during a call.

In addition, users who download the app and do not yet have an Internet Telephony Service Provider (ITSP) can access a list of pre-configured, CounterPath-certified ITSPs directly within the app, which makes getting connected using VoIP even easier and faster. Bria Android Tablet Edition works with any VoIP service provider and supports hosted VoIP and IP-PBXs, making it a viable option for business users looking to turn their mobile device into an extension, or replacement, of their enterprise deskphone.

Bria Android Tablet Edition will be available in the Google Play store or via CounterPath's online store. CounterPath also develops customized white-label versions of Bria Android Tablet Edition for carriers, OEMs and enterprise customers worldwide. For more information about CounterPath's Bria Android Tablet Edition, custom-branded softphones or other mobile VoIP solutions, please contact CounterPath at sales@counterpath.com.

About CounterPath
CounterPath's SIP-based VoIP softphones are changing the face of telecommunications. An industry and user favorite, Bria softphones for desktop and mobile devices, together with the company's server applications and Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) solutions, enable service providers, OEMs and enterprises large and small around the globe to offer a seamless and unified communications experience across both fixed and mobile networks.  Standards-based, cost-effective and reliable, CounterPath's award-winning solutions power the voice and video calling, messaging, and presence offerings of customers such as Alcatel-Lucent, AT&T, Verizon, BT, Mobilkom Austria, Rogers, Avaya, BroadSoft, Cisco Systems, GENBAND, Metaswitch Networks, Mitel and NEC. For more information, visit www.counterpath.com.

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Sue Huss for CounterPath
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