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AVG (AU/NZ) focuses on business security solutions at CeBIT Australia 2010

Melbourne, 12 May 2010.  AVG (AU/NZ) Pty Ltd will be showcasing the award-winning ‘AVG at Work’ range of security solutions for SMB, government, education and enterprise networks at the upcoming CeBIT Australia 2010 exhibition, the most influential event of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region.

“Our ‘AVG at Work’ focus is all about keeping business safe from threats by simply getting it done for them,” said Lloyd Borrett, Marketing Manager at AVG (AU/NZ). “We let people focus on their business, while we focus on protecting it.”

A team of AVG (AU/NZ) cyber security experts will be on stand K10 throughout CeBIT to talk about how businesses can protect themselves from the malware, identity theft and spam attacks used by cyber criminals, as well as protecting staff who use social media sites.

Web surfing and social networking by staff while at work is one of the growing, frontline issues for business security.

Borrett explained,“Blocking social networks is no longer feasible – they’re an integral part of sales, marketing, communications and recruitment programs in many companies today. A more equitable solution can be found in technologies like AVG LinkScanner® which checks web pages for security risks, before allowing the page to be seen in the user’s browser.”

AVG (AU/NZ) will be demonstrating the powerhouse AVG Internet Security Business Edition 9.0 solution (which includes LinkScanner) for protecting business workstations, file and e-mail servers, as used across the world by businesses from 5 to 1000s of networked systems.

“AVG (AU/NZ) is a regular exhibitor at CeBIT Australia,” said Borrett. “CeBIT’s a great environment for business people to see our latest security functionality in action, to quiz us on what’s happening in the security industry and find out how we’ll be taking the fight up to the bad guys in the year ahead.

“We keep coming back because CeBIT exposes our products to businesses and resellers we wouldn’t meet otherwise and gives us a great opportunity to start a relationship with them. As part of our new competitive push into the business market, CeBIT provides us with an opportunity to initiate relationships with new channel partners,” Borrett said.

AVG is widely known for the multi award winning AVG Anti-Virus Free product used by millions of Australian home users.

“As well as the AVG at Work range of business security solutions, we have free and paid consumer products,” Borrett explained. “Our protection is designed around the things people love to do online, like shopping, banking and gaming; downloading music, photos and videos; chatting with friends and using Facebook and Twitter. We’ll be at CeBIT to guide people towards the right choice in order for them to stay safe online.”

CeBIT Australia will run from 24-26 May 2010 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour. See AVG at stand K10. You can visit www.mycebit.com.au for free exhibition registration, using promo code: avgtca10

About ‘AVG at Work’ — www.avgatwork.com.au

AVG Internet Security Business Edition 9.0 delivers real-time protection against traditional malware threats, while the AVG LinkScanner® protection layer allows business staff to search and surf the web in total safety from the hundreds of thousands of online threats and poisoned web sites created each day. It’s easy to set up, easy to manage, plus comes with the new AVG Rescue CD network recovery toolkit.

About AVG (AU/NZ) Pty Ltd — www.avg.com.au

Based in Melbourne, AVG (AU/NZ) Pty Ltd distributes the AVG range of Anti-Virus and Internet Security products in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. AVG software solutions provide complete real-time protection against the malware, viruses, spam, spyware, adware, worms, Trojans, phishing and exploits used by cyber-criminals, hackers, scammers and identity thieves. AVG protects everything important and personal inside computers — documents, account details and passwords, music, photos and more — all while allowing users to work, bank, shop and play games online in safety. AVG provides outstanding technical solutions and exceptional value for consumers, small to medium business and enterprise clients. AVG delivers always-on, always up-to-date protection across desktop, and notebook PCs, plus file and e-mail servers in the home and at work in SMBs, corporations, government agencies and educational institutions.

AVG products actively protect over 110 million users worldwide, including more than 4.6 million users in Australia and New Zealand.

AVG (AU/NZ) has more than 3300 resellers across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.

The Next Iteration of the Assassin’s Creed Opus Will Continue The Legend of Ezio as He Takes on Rome While Adding a Multiplayer Component to the Series For the First Time Ever 

AUSTRALIA – MAY 12, 2010 – Today Ubisoft® announces new product details for Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, the next iteration of the critically acclaimed, multi-million unit selling franchise. Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood will ship Christmas 2010 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and the PC. Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood is a worldwide production effort led by the Ubisoft Montreal Studio in collaboration with Ubisoft studios in Singapore, Bucharest, Québec City and Annecy (known for developing Splinter Cell Chaos Theory’s Multiplayer).

The critically acclaimed single player experience of Assassin’s Creed is back and better than ever as Ezio returns in a powerful struggle against the powerful Templar Order. Now a legendary Master Assassin, he must journey to Rome, centre of power, greed and corruption to strike at the heart of the enemy. Defeating the corrupt tyrants entrenched there will require not only strength, but leadership, as Ezio commands an entire Brotherhood that will rally to his side.  Only by working together can the Assassins defeat their mortal enemies.

For the first time, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood offers a never-before-seen multiplayer layer.  Players can help the Templars by using Abstergo to train in the art of Assassination to eliminate the Assassins once and for all. Players can choose from a wide range of unique characters, each with their own signature weapons and assassination techniques, and match their skills against other players from all over the world in different game modes.

For more information on Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, please visit: http://assassinscreed.uk.ubi.com

About Ubisoft

Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has teams in 28 countries and distributes games in more than 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. For the 2008-09 fiscal year, Ubisoft generated sales of 1.058 billion euros. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com

© 2010 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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“Playstation”, “PLAYSTATION” and “PS” family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Artefacts from the legendary Titanic, research into ancient Egyptian industry using cutting-edge technologies and recent conservation works at the Royal Exhibition Building will each be explored in a series of free lectures at Melbourne Museum to celebrate National Archaeology Week, May 16-22. 

Restoring our Icons

Presented by Peter Lovell and Fraser Brown, Lovell Chen Architect and Heritage Consultants

6pm, Tuesday 18 May

Architecture and heritage consultants Peter Lovell and Fraser Brown have been important contributors to the conservation and restoration work of the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens over the past four decades  that culminated in its 2004 inscription on the World Heritage List. Most recently, an archaeological investigation of the site was undertaken to search for traces of historic garden beds and other features that might provide a basis for the German Garden’s reconstruction, which will be undertaken according to the original 19^th century design.

Join us at Melbourne Museum to learn more about these important projects to preserve this iconic site.

Using new technology to unlock ancient Egyptian secrets.

Presented by Dr Mark Ecclestone

6pm, Wednesday 19 May

This talk will reveal Dr Eccleston’s recent research applying experimental archaeology and synchrotron science to the use of metals in a variety of industries in New Kingdom Egypt (ca 1500 – 1100 BC). The work was undertaken in Egypt, Australia and Hamburg and the results have greatly increased archaeologists’ understanding of faience – a decorative process applied to ceramic items ranging from pottery to funery objects – and links between the faience industry and state-controlled copper mining enterprises.

Dr Mark Eccleston has been a Research Fellow in the Archaeology Program at La Trobe University since 2007. Prior to that he was the Teaching Fellow in Archaeological Materials at the University of Sheffield in the UK from 2003 – 2006. He has a background in Archaeology, Egyptology and Materials Science and has undertaken archaeological fieldwork in Australia, UK, Egypt, Greece and Cyprus.

Conservation of artefacts from the RMS Titanic: a herculean challenge and a rare privilege.

Presented by Dr Ian MacLeod

6pm, Thursday 20 May

This lecture will look at objects recovered from the debris field of the Titanic and what scientists have learned about the unusual processes of corrosion and decay that take place in the dark, icy waters almost four kilometres from the surface. Scientists can now explain the impacts of pressure on the chemistry of calcium minerals and the absence of human remains from the wreck site, as well as new methods developed to treat delicate newspapers and leather items recovered from the ocean floor.

Dr Ian McLeod is a corrosion chemist and materials conservator who has worked for the Western Australian Museum for the past 30 years. His interest lies in shipwrecks and the methods used to conserve them.

Bookings are essential, ph 13 11 02

For further information, please visit museumvictoria.com.au

Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street Carlton

New IC 2010 video available now at www.playcricket2010.com

SYDNEY, Australia – Wednesday 12^th May, 2010 – Codemasters® today in partnership with NAMCO BANDAI Partners released a new gameplay video for International Cricket 2010™, coming Spring 2010 for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®. The latest video shows cricket stars Ricky Ponting and Stuart Broad in action and is available to view at www.playcricket2010.com

Produced by Codemasters and developed by Trickstar Games, the Australian developer with a pedigree that includes Ashes 2009 and the Brian Lara series, International Cricket 2010 will set the new standard in cricket gaming. Players will experience a range of gameplay improvements which will deliver the most rewarding and authentic cricket yet, including fully motion captured players and reworked animations meaning cricketers bat, field and bowl more realistically than ever before.

Gamers can take to the wicket on 21 stadia around the world, each featuring authentic pitch conditions and performance. An extensive range of game modes, from quick fire Twenty20 matches to international tournaments and leagues can be taken on with any of the expanded roster of 16 countries, including the officially licensed England and Australian teams.

Other key enhancements include ‘Action Cam’, the innovative new camera that takes players right onto the pitch, and the new ‘Power Stick’ which delivers 360° degree batting control and gives players the widest selection of shots possible, from pushing quick singles to riskier slogs to the boundary. 

Complete with local and online multiplayer, International Cricket 2010 launches this October for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION®3. For the latest news and screens, visit www.playcricket2010.com.

Sydney, 12 May 2010 – Targus has launched its Numeric Keypad (AKP10US) into Officeworks stores around Australia, just ahead of tax time. The Numeric Keypad is one of the strongest selling computing accessories in Targus’ new accessory range which was launched in late 2009. The Keypad is ideally positioned in Officeworks, which is a leading destination for tax time requirements.

Featuring a sleek black design, the Numeric Keypad allows users to type numbers into documents and applications quickly and easily. Numbers are easily located thanks to full-size 19mm keys, whilst the Keypad’s ergonomic tilt improves comfort and reduces strain. Included with the Keypad, which retails for $39.95, is a 90cm USB cable, which allows freedom of movement.

“Tax time is one of our busiest periods at Officeworks, and we know our customers want reliable products that will help them to make accurate calculations,” said David Redfern, Buyer – Software & IT Accessories for Officeworks. “Targus is not only a reputable brand, its Numeric Keypad is simple to use and speeds up the number-crunching process – which is always a bonus when completing your tax return!”

The Targus Numeric Keypad is now available in Officeworks stores throughout Australia

To obtain more information about the Targus Numeric Keypad visit www.targus.com or call into an Officeworks store nationally.

As some of you may know, Pixar opened its doors last week (albeit only to a special few!) for an exclusive look at all things Toy Story 3 – movie and video game. We have now just received a bunch of new video game assets post Pixar event and have uploaded them to our FTP (details below).  For those who have yet to check out the trailers – there’s a couple of great ones that go into the two modes of the game ‘Story mode’ and ‘Toy Box’ – which is essentially a huge open world where you create your own “toy story” as well as a developer diary on how the videogame was made.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEI9NXnJJro – Toy Box Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_tNl9iqwaA – Zurg trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxU31J2bVd8  – developer Diaries “how Toy Story  3: The videogame is made” 

Toy Story 3: The Video Game is releasing on all platforms on June 17^th .