SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Fujitsu, the market leader in document imaging scanners, today introduced the newest addition to its portable ScanSnap product lineup for PC and Mac users. The Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300i is enhanced with faster scanning speeds, the ability to send and store scanned documents to Android and iOS compatible devices, and new functionality allowing users to easily upload scans to cloud-based services such as Dropbox, Evernote, Google Docs, SugarSync and Salesforce Chatter.

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The compact Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300i, weighing in at just 3.1 lbs., provides the same easy-to-use one-button scanning and reliable operation as its predecessors, giving consumers and business professionals the most productive, versatile scanning experience at home or on the go. Now, with the addition of its new features and functionalities, the ScanSnap S1300i delivers an array of capabilities that no other document management company offers in a compact scanning solution. New and enhanced features of the ScanSnap S1300i include:

"We're excited that ScanSnap has integrated Dropbox into their devices via the Dropbox API to give our mutual users a great solution for digitizing and managing their content across multiple platforms," said Ilya Fushman, head of Platform Business Development and Corporate Development, Dropbox, Inc.

"In the constantly evolving and fast-paced world that we live in today, people need a versatile and flexible solution to help them keep up with the demands and that is exactly what the ScanSnap S1300i is designed to do," said Scott Francis, vice president of marketing, Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. "From its ability to scan directly to multiple cloud-based services and mobile devices, to its PC and Mac compatibility, to its compact size, the ScanSnap S1300i allows consumers and business professions to be even more productive and paperless anywhere they go."

Simple, Versatile, Powerful

ScanSnap S1300i comes with software for PC and software for Mac so users who use both can optimize their ScanSnap for either platform, making the scanner even more portable and versatile when space is an issue. In-box software includes:

Additional Productivity Features

The next generation ScanSnap S1300i can be powered by USB (USB cables and AC power adaptor included) and provides the rich intelligence and productivity capabilities that have made the ScanSnap line an award-winning device. Key innovative features of the ScanSnap S1300i include:

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Melbourne, Victoria (PRWEB) June 21, 2012

According to Monash University Obesity and Diabetes Institute, Australia is ranked as one of the fattest nations in the developed world, but thanks to a local fitness center, South Melbourne residents will now be able to become fit, strong, and healthy inside a new state of the art personal training studio.

We are now up and running and training out of our new center, said Luke Scott, managing director for Revolution Personal Training. We provide training in a boutique setting within our personal training Melbourne studio as well as group personal training and corporate personal training here on site.

Scott added that the company also operates a mobile personal training service that operates onsite within peoples homes, work places or wherever needed across all of Melbourne adding a convenient edge to their services.

The managing director explained that what makes its services so different from all of the other gyms and fitness centers in Australia is that its fitness studio is not a gym at all.

We are definitely not a gym therefore we are set up perfectly for personal training and small group personal training sessions, Scott stressed. We are an appointment only service so our studio is only attended by people working with a personal trainer at all times. Our space is private and dedicated to providing the highest quality personal training service possible.

The opening of the studio could prove to have perfect timing.

The prevalence of obesity in Australia has more than doubled in the past 20 years.

Our personal trainers have the experience to provide excellent results every time, Scott said of the business which recently celebrated its eighth birthday. We are so happy to have finally opened our personal training studio here in South Melbourne. It has been a long time coming but we absolutely love this area and look forward to being here for a long time to come.

Revolution Personal Training customer Jamie described her experience as amazing.

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SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire -06/21/12)- Drobo, maker of award-winning data storage products for businesses and professionals, today announced a wide range of industry-firsts with innovations in a new generation of storage devices for personal and professional users. The Drobo 5D and Drobo Mini -- the world's smallest and most portable full-featured storage array -- are designed to accelerate workflows for creative professionals managing data-intensive files; home media enthusiasts looking to consolidate and accelerate video, photo, and music files; and small businesses that need fast, portable backup to protect large amounts of data. Drobo, widely recognized as the maker of the easiest-to-use storage device, has added advanced performance to the new systems with Thunderbolt, USB 3.0, automated SSD acceleration and greatly enhanced hardware and software architectures.

"In my 30 years covering the technology industry, I have not seen something as portable, scalable and powerful as the Drobo Mini," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst for The Enderle Group. "The SMB and prosumer market is clamoring for a plug-and-play storage product because it lacks the technical expertise and resources to manage complex storage systems. With the new Drobo products, there is no question that this enigma is solved."

New Era of Performance and Flexibility

Both the Drobo 5D and Drobo Mini include industry-first SSD acceleration -- utilizing the performance benefits of solid state drives (SSDs) and the capacity benefits of hard disk drives (HDDs) to deliver an automated, no-compromise system. In addition to supporting SSDs in any of their drive bays, both units include an additional bay that will accommodate a small-form-factor SSD to achieve significant performance boosts while making all drive bays available for high-capacity HDDs.

The products also support both lightning-fast Thunderbolt (2 ports) and USB 3.0 connectivity, an industry first for storage arrays, that will provide flexibility to both Mac and Windows users. The two Thunderbolt ports allow customers to easily daisy-chain devices to accommodate massive growth, and the USB 3.0 port ensures compatibility to millions of USB systems.

Along with SSD acceleration and Thunderbolt / USB 3.0 interfaces, the new Drobo products have been completely redesigned from the ground up with new hardware and software architectures. These enhancements provide a significant increase in processing capability and several optimizations to BeyondRAID that will increase baseline performance by at least five times -- prior to the addition of SSDs -- easily making the new Drobo 5D and Drobo Mini the fastest storage arrays in their class.

Save and Protect

All Drobos are based on patented BeyondRAID technology, which automates sophisticated data-protection algorithms so users can enjoy the peace-of-mind of safe data protection without having to be a storage expert. The new Drobo arrays add an advanced safety feature that also protects user data during and after power outages, another industry-first for professional storage and a feature that has traditionally been reserved for more expensive, enterprise-grade storage.

"Our customers love Drobo's ease of use, but they want it all -- the easiest, the fastest, the safest for their data, plus the smallest and quietest," said Tom Buiocchi, Drobo CEO. "That's why we're here -- our new Drobos will deliver on our promise of the best storage experience ever."

Drobo 5D: Capacity and Speed with No Compromise

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Iomega's StorCenter ix2-dl ($199.99 (diskless) MSRP) is the company's latest NAS offering for power users and small business. The ix2 is unique in that it combines the easy-to-use consumer features of Iomega's Home Media Network Hard Drive with capabilities of Iomega's weightier StorCenter business-class NASes. For example, the ix2 offers sharing content over the Internet with a personal cloud, and unlike the Home Media device, is not an enclosed NAS. The ix2 supports up to 2x SATA I or II HDDs.

The result is a NAS that is superior than the Home Media Network Hard Drive. It's got business-class capabilities, awesome video-surveillance support, and very good Read/Write speeds. However, some issues I had when setting up a personal cloud for the Home Media Network Hard Drive still linger in the ix2.

Specs The ix2 includes a Marvell 6282 processor, 256 DDR II DRAM, one Gigabit Ethernet port, and a USB 2.0 port for connecting a printer or external USB drive.

Two bays support either single or dual drive configurations. The ix2 supports up to 6TB capacity and RAID 1 mirroring with dual drives. Adding or removing SATA drives is a tool-less and effortless task. There's a removable front panel to access the drive bays. The drive trays are thin, plastic frames that snap to the drives and can serves as a handle for removing drives. The plastic frames are far easier to work with than traditional metal drive trays.

Setup Once the drives and installed and the system is powered up, the device is setup via a web portal at http://www.myiomega.com. The ix2's setup process reflects an emerging trend among networking hardware vendors; that is, bucking a setup CD in favor of online setup.

When I browsed to the Web portal once my ix2 was connected online, I saw the message Your ix2 is online and ready to use. From here, users can backup data and consolidate existing files, create a personal Iomega cloud (more on that later), or can manage the ix2.

Most users are going to want to first set up the device, so I opted to manage the ix2. Upon initial visit, the site offers walking you through basic set up options such as configuring the time and date, establishing email notifications, and setting up a personal cloud.

Six folder shares are created automatically: Backup, Documents, Movies, Music, Pictures, and Shared Media. These folders also had automatic mapping created in my Windows Explorer.

The setup process using the online portal is fine, as long as you have a good, working Internet Connection. I prefer to download Iomega's StorCenter manager, which previously was shipped on disk, to ensure that my NAS is online and receiving proper network information. You can still download StorCenter Manager to use with the ix2, though. The setup process is not as cut-and-dried with the personal cloud setup, unfortunately.

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To: RNS

From: Personal Assets Trust plc

Date: 20 June 2012

Results for the year ended 30 April 2012

The Directors of Personal Assets Trust ("PAT") are pleased to announce the Group's results for the year ended 30 April 2012.

The key points are as follows:

PAT is run expressly for private investors. Its (Euronext: ALITS.NX - news) investment policy is to protect and increase (in that order) the value of shareholders' funds per share over the long term and to earn as high a total return as is compatible with a risk equivalent to that of the FTSE All-Share Index.

Over the year to 30 April 2012 PAT's net asset value per share ("NAV") rose by 6.6%. This compares to a fall of 5.4% in the Company's comparator, the FTSE All-Share Index. PAT's share price rose by 22.70 during the year and at 30 April 2012 was 340.70. An analysis of performance is provided in the Chairman's Statement and Investment Adviser's Report below.

Since PAT became independently managed in 1990 the Board has chosen to measure PAT's performance over rolling three year periods. Over the three years to 30 April 2012 the net asset value total return per share was 54.2% compared to the FTSE All-Share Index's 52.2%, an outperformance of 1.3%.

The Company has experienced a strong demand for its shares. During the year the Company issued 395,856 Ordinary shares, raising 132.0 million of net new capital.

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This year, there are no clear-cut choices for the winners of the 2012 NHL Awards. With every winner, there is sure to be at least one notable snub.

This season, the NHL has seen incredible goaltending performances and plenty of offensive and defensive versatility on the ice.

Based on their individual performance and impact on their teams, here are predictions for who will win the awards and who will come up a little short:

The Hart Memorial Trophy

The mother of all awards (next to the beloved Stanley Cup), the Hart trophy sets one player above the rest. This year, the Hart will go to Evgeni Malkin.

The center for the Pittsburgh Penguins was absolutely unstoppable on the ice this season, racking up 50 goals, 109 points and 59 assists. Day in and day out, he played with unparalleled fearlessness andintelligence.

And he did it all without his captain and NHL superstar, Sidney Crosby, for the majority of the season.

Regarding Malkins role on the Penguins, head coach Dan Bylsma said (via NHL.com):

Hes been good at both ends of the rink and hes been maybe the best player, the most dominant player, in the League. Hes buoyed our team.

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SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire -06/19/12)- Guardian 8 Holdings (GRDH) (GRDH), developer of the innovative "G8 Pro V2" defense device, announced today that the company's device has recently been nominated for a "Security's Best" award from the security industry's professional association, ASIS. Guardian 8 received its first ASIS Accolade in 2011 for its first generation device and was one of only 10 companies to earn the coveted designation among a field of over seventy other nominees.

Guardian 8 CEO Steve Cochennet commented, "Our latest innovation centers around the Layered Defense aspects of the security guard's duties and we're thrilled at the prospect of receiving our second accolade in as many years of attending ASIS." Cochennet added, "The G8 Pro V2 is a direct result of collaborating with our target market and developing mission-specific features to serve their desire to reduce risk. As a result, we're anticipating an abundance of orders to develop in September and then complete our order fulfillment in the fourth quarter."

In the interval between last year's accolade and this year's nomination, Guardian 8 has strengthened its management team by appointing a number of recognizable industry leaders to its board of directors. Kathy Hanrahan, former President of Taser International, and Corey Lambrecht, formerly of Smith & Wesson, are among the talented people added to the team. Mrs. Hanrahan recently accepted the post of Interim CFO.

Product Page: http://guardian8.com/product/ Company LinkedIn page: http://www.linkedin.com/company/2298044?trk=tyah

About Guardian 8 Holdings

Guardian 8 Holdings, through its wholly owned operating subsidiary, Guardian 8 Corporation, is the developer and manufacturer of the G8 Pro V2, a unique and innovative product which combines eight non-lethal technologies designed to prevent and protect an individual from aggressors and assailants, while notifying law enforcement or others of the situation. The small, easy to use hand-held unit integrates an alerting siren, LED strobe light, laser spotter, camera, microphone, emergency notification, and pepper spray. The company plans to market their personal defense solution to professional security organizations, as well as individuals and families. To learn more about the company and its device, visit http://www.Guardian8.com

Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, goals, assumptions or future events or performance are not statements of historical fact and may be "forward-looking statements."

Such statements are based on expectations, estimates and projections at the time the statements are made that involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those presently anticipated. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: any implied or perceived benefits resulting from the nomination for an ASIS Accolade; the ability of Guardian 8 to accept orders at the ASIS show and fulfill orders in the fourth quarter of 2012; Guardian 8's and its subsidiaries business prospects; the ability of Guardian 8 to execute its business plan; benefits of the G8 device; any other effects resulting from the information disclosed above; risks and effects of legal and administrative proceedings and government regulation; future financial and operational results; competition; general economic conditions; and the ability to manage and continue growth. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes may vary materially from those indicated.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements Guardian 8 makes in this press release include market conditions and those set forth in reports or documents it files from time to time with the SEC. Guardian 8 undertakes no obligation to revise or update such statements to reflect current events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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Dec. 13, 2007 - Former Sen. George Mitchell releases a report on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball that implicates Clemens, mostly based on evidence provided by his former personal trainer, Brian McNamee, who told Mitchell he injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone about 16-to-21 times during 1998, 2000 and 2001.

Jan. 4, 2008 - Clemens and McNamee are asked to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Jan. 6, 2008 - Clemens files a defamation suit against Brian McNamee in 129th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas, and denies using performance-enhancing drugs in an interview with CBS' ''60 Minutes.''

Jan. 7, 2008 - Clemens airs 17-minute taped phone conversation with McNamee, when his former personal trainer repeatedly asks, ''What do you want me to do?'' During a news conference, the seven-time Cy Young Award winner vows to tell the truth when he testifies in front of the House committee..

Feb. 5, 2008 - Clemens gives a sworn deposition to the House committee.

Feb. 11, 2008 - McNamee files papers moving Clemens' lawsuit to U.S. District Court in Houston.

Feb. 13, 2008 - Clemens and McNamee testify before the House committee, and neither wavers from their previous statements. McNamee says he injected Clemens with steroids and HGH while the pitcher denies it, saying ''I have strong disagreements with what this man says about me.''

Feb. 27, 2008 - Congress asks Justice Department to determine whether Clemens lied under oath during testimony to a House committee.

Dec. 12, 2008 - McNamee sues Clemens in New York State Supreme Court in Queens for among other claims, libel, slander, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence.

Feb. 12, 2009 - U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison in Houston dismisses most of Clemens' lawsuit against McNamee.

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On the surface, this case gives new meaning to "boss from hell."

According to papers filed with the New York State Division of Human Rights, employee Deborah Stevens worked for the billion-dollar Atlantic Automotive Group (AAG) dealership. When she learned her supervisor, Brucia, needed a kidney transplant, she volunteered hers.

Although her kidney didn't prove a match, they worked out an arrangement where Stevens donated her kidney and this elevated Brucia on the donor list and she received a timely transplant.

After the surgery, Brucia said "thanks more than I can ever say." However, the prior positive work relationship disintegrated. According to Stevens, the boss who formerly praised her and to whom she'd given a life-saving gift "started treating me horribly, viciously, inhumanely."

On a day when supervisor Brucia was home recuperating and Stevens left work because she felt ill, Stevens said Brucia called her asking, "Why aren't you at work? You can't come and go as you please." In later encounters, Stevens said Brucia added, "don't expect to be treated special because of what you did for me."

When Stevens told Brucia about her continuing medical issues, Brucia allegedly responded, "I don't care; sounds like a personal problem." Stevens said when she cried, Brucia sent her out of the office.

When Stevens contacted the company's human resources department officer, Jeff Peck, she reported Peck confirmed her co-workers felt Brucia was "torturing" her. Peck convened a meeting between Brucia and Stevens. At this meeting, Brucia critiqued Stevens' work performance. Stevens alleged Peck told Stevens the situation was "too personal." Later, Stevens said she heard that although she was a great employee, the company stood behind her manager.

Gradually, supervisor Brucia removed Stevens' responsibilities, ultimately demoting her by banishment to a high-crime dealership informally called "Siberia," 50 miles from her home. This added 100 miles of commute time to an already pressured working mom and gave her a new boss who said "here come the fake tears" when Stevens cried.

Stevens sought psychiatric and legal advice. Shortly after Stevens' attorney sent a letter to AAG concerning Stevens' mental stress, they offered Stevens a return to her former work location but then fired her. Stevens plans to sue AAG for disability-related discrimination and retaliation.

This situation, which appears wrong on so many levels, inspires the desire to hang a company that didn't adequately accommodate a medically challenged employee who had given so much to a supervisor. Further, it illuminates traps employees and employers may fall into.

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Spike Lee will direct a six-performance run of "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth" on Broadway opening Aug. 2. "It is an honor to work with Spike Lee," Tyson said in a statement. "I have always admired his work. Sharing the highlights and lowlights of my life with New York is especially important to me as I was born and raised in Brooklyn. I am thrilled to bring the story of Undisputed Truth to Broadway." The work is billed as "a rare, personal look inside the life and mind of one of the most feared men ever to wear the heavyweight crown ... This riveting one-man show goes beyond the headlines, behind the scenes and between the lines to deliver a must-see theatrical knockout." Tyson appeared at a press event announcing the Broadway engagement with Lee. The autobiographical piece was written by Randy Johnson and Tyson's wife, Kiki Tyson. Tyson and his wife are listed as executive producers along with Adam Steck. ARENA FOOTBALL --The Arena Football League and the AFL Players Union reached an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement, with the outline of the deal being approved on a conference call Saturday night. "It's a great feeling that it's done. Now we can focus on rebuilding the brand," Orlando Predators managing partner Brett Bouchy told the Orlando Sentinel. Under the new five-year agreement that runs through 2013, the minimum player salary will increase to more than $800 per game and continue to increase during the CBA. NHL ---St. Louis Blues' defenseman Barret Jackman was expected to be a hot commodity in NHL free agency, but he's not going to make it to the open market. The Blues signed Jackman to a three-year contract Monday, and the deal is expected to be worth at least $9.5 million over the length of the deal. Jackman, 31, was the 17th overall pick in 1999 and has spent his entire career with the Blues. He dressed in 81 games for the Blues last season recording one goal, 13 points and 57 penalty minutes while tying for second on the club with a plus-20 rating and leading the team overall in blocked shots (153) and shorthanded time on ice per game (3:26). GOLF ---Tiger Woods' return to the British Open after skipping last year's event has the 14-time major champion in a familiar position according to oddsmakers: the favorite to win at 141st British Open at Royal Lytham and St. Anne's Golf Club, scheduled to be played July 19-22. According to Las Vegas Superbook, Woods is the 10-1 favorite ahead of Rory McIlroy (12-1), Lee Westwood (12-1) and U.S. Open winner Webb Simpson (40- COLLEGE BASKETBALL ---Notre Dame announced men's basketball coach Mike Brey has agreed to contract extension through the 2014-2015 season. Brey, 53, just completed his 12th season with the Fighting Irish and has a record of 124-75 at Notre Dame. He has won at least 21 games each of the past six seasons. Brey, a former Duke assistant coach hired by Mike Krzyzewski in 1987, came to Notre Dame from Delaware, where he'd posted a 99-52 career record, including two NCAA Tournament trips. SOCCER ---Jesus Nava scored a late goal to give Spain a 1-0 victory over Croatia in Gdansk, Poland, ensuring the Spaniards a spot in the quarterfinals of the European Championships. Croatia needed a victory to advance. Italy needed a victory to reach the quarterfinals and it got just that with a 2-0 win over Ireland in Posnan, Poland. TENNIS ---David Nalbandian was fined $12,560 by the Association of Tennis Professionals on Monday, had to forfeit his $57,350 in prize money and is facing an assault complaint, all for kicking an advertising board in anger that caused a line judge to be injured, resulting in Nalbandian being disqualified in the finals of the Queen's Club tournament in London on Sunday, the Guardian newspaper reported. Metropolitan police told the Guardian that it will investigate the matter but would not reveal who made the complaint. The line judge in question, Andrew McDougall, sustained a bloody shin when the wooden barrier around the linesman shattered when Nalbandian kicked it after he made an error in his match against Marin Cilic. McDougall was treated at Queen's Club on Sunday but did not require any hospital attention, and was back at work officiating at another tournament on Monday. NBA ---Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy, who spent time in prison for gambling on games, received $1.3 million from a Florida jury in a civil suit against a company that published a memoir about his life in the NBA. The memoir "Personal Foul: A First-Person account of the Scandal that Rocked the NBA," was published by Shawna Vercher and her now-defunct company VTi Group. Donaghy claimed Vercher pocketed nearly $250,000 in revenue from the book. She claimed Donaghy threatened her and her vendors.

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