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SAN DIEGO, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fourth year in a row, IDC has placed content security provider Websense (NASDAQ: WBSN) at the top of the IDC Worldwide Web Security 2011 – 2015 Forecast and 2010 Vendor Shares report.

"Websense foresaw that web security, email security, and data loss prevention are inextricably linked. And the integrated Websense® TRITON™ technology was built to address all three as 'content security'," said Phil Hochmuth, program manager of Security Products at IDC. "The company's web security leadership has been solidified by continued innovation and commitment to security effectiveness."

The IDC report notes that Websense has:

• Definitive market leadership, with 18 percent web security market share, which is more than twice the nearest competitor.
• The number one share in web security software and appliances.
• Mastered the integration of the three pillars of content security—web, email/messaging, and data loss prevention (DLP)—with its TRITON platform, through which each respective content security feature can be deployed and centrally managed.
• Superior web security intelligence for inbound threats and outbound risks with the Websense Advanced Classification Engine and the Websense TRITON solutions.

Tens of thousands of customers worldwide rely on Websense content security. The company's flagship Websense TRITON solutions offer unified web, email, and data security together or as standalone packages. The TRITON solution is available in enterprise-grade appliances, as cloud-based services, and as powerful and efficient hybrids of on-premise and cloud elements working together. Only Websense supports a hybrid cloud/on-premise architecture that features unified threat analysis and a single management console with unified inbound and outbound controls. No other vendor offers a similar level of security effectiveness and ease of deployment and use.

"Websense makes it easy for us to secure our data and increase productivity," said Ben Schoenecker, information security specialist for AllSouth Federal Credit Union. "We hold very sensitive financial information, so we need a solution that keeps us protected from the latest web threats, has DLP built in, and maximizes staff productivity. Websense Web Security Gateway Anywhere does all of that—on-premise and in the cloud. It is obvious why Websense leads the market."

For more information about Websense TRITON solutions and Websense Web Security Gateway, please visit: http://www.websense.com/content/TRITON-solutions.aspx.

About Websense, Inc.

Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN), a global leader in unified web security, email security, and data loss prevention (DLP) solutions, delivers the best content security for modern threats at the lowest total cost of ownership to tens of thousands of enterprise, mid-market and small organizations around the world. Distributed through a global network of channel partners and delivered as appliance-based software or Security-as-a-Service (SaaS), Websense content security solutions help organizations leverage web 2.0 and cloud-based communication, collaboration, and social media, while protecting from advanced persistent threats and modern malware, preventing the loss of confidential information, and enforcing internet use and security policies. Websense is headquartered in San Diego, California with offices around the world. For more information, visit www.websense.com.

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Websense Media Contact: Patricia HoganWebsense, Inc. (858) 320-9393phogan@websense.com

SOURCE Websense, Inc.

DALLAS, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Voyager, a member of Cambium Learning® Group serving at-risk and special student populations through strategic and intensive comprehensive interventions, invites educators to join a one-hour complimentary summer school solutions webinar titled, "I 'heart' Summer" on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time.

Summer school presents an opportunity to prevent summer learning loss, close the achievement gap, and cultivate an experience that intrigues and motivates students to love learning. This educational webinar, moderated by Shauna Williams, senior product consultant for Voyager, will discuss research-based summer interventions and implementation tips and tricks for helping students experience success this summer and beyond. For more information or to register for the webinar, visit the Voyager Summer Solutions Resource Center:  http://voyagerlearning.com/info/2012summerschool/index.html

"We understand that planning for summer always presents challenges for schools to solve a multitude of needs from credit recovery to intervention to accelerated learning," says Williams. "Voyager wants to provide a one-stop summer school solutions shop to teachers and administrators to fall in love with summer."

About the Moderator

Shauna Williams has more than 20 years of education experience and began her career as a bilingual pre-kindergarten teacher in Texas.  Shauna brought her teaching expertise from the classroom into the publishing world as an educational consultant, and is currently the senior product consultant for both the Texas and Southwest Regions at Voyager.  She provides in-depth curriculum presentations to educators that demonstrate how Voyager's curricula utilize current scientific-based research to deliver solutions that bring all students to grade-level proficiency in reading and math. Shauna earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish from the University of Houston.

About Voyager

Voyager is a member of Cambium Learning Group (Nasdaq: ABCD), the leading educational company focused primarily on serving the needs of at-risk and special student populations. Dedicated to the success of every student, Voyager provides strategic and intensive comprehensive interventions that are adaptive to the needs of diverse populations. Voyager's instructional materials, support services and educational technology help accelerate struggling students to grade-level proficiency, preventing unnecessary referrals to special education. For more information, please visit www.voyagerlearning.com.

Media and Investor Contact: Shannan OverbeckCambium Learning Group, Inc.214.932.9476shannan.overbeck@cambiumlearning.com

SOURCE Cambium Learning Group, Inc.; Voyager

TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SynCardia Systems, Inc. (www.syncardia.com), manufacturer of the world's first and only FDA, Health Canada and CE (Europe) approved Total Artificial Heart, announced today that 18-year-old Jordan Merecka was successfully bridged to a heart transplant at Texas Children's Hospital after 160 days of support with the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart.

(Photo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120209/LA50433)

"Before I got the Total Artificial Heart, I had a lot of chest pain. I could only walk about 100 yards before I was out of breath and had to stop because I couldn't go any farther," said Jordan. "With the Total Artificial Heart, I could walk again, go outside, and I had no more chest pain. I almost felt back to my old self. Now that I have my new donor heart, it's just getting back to a normal life step by step."

Just two days after his Oct. 29th transplant, for Halloween, Jordan masqueraded as his surgeon, Dr. David L.S. Morales. "Jordan was a little more than 24 hours out of a 12-hour surgery and he's the one cracking jokes," said Dr. Morales.

Jordan made headlines in August 2011 when he became the first teen in the U.S. to be discharged from the hospital using the Freedom® portable driver to power his Total Artificial Heart. Weighing 13.5 pounds, the Freedom driver is the world's first wearable power supply for the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart. The Freedom driver is CE approved for use in Europe and undergoing an FDA-approved Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical study in the U.S.

"It was a really good feeling getting to go home again," said Jordan. "I'd go on little walks and go fishing with my friends. My sisters and my brother were really happy that I was back and that Mom and Dad were home so they weren't alone all the time."

Jordan was born with multiple congenital heart defects, including a "reversed" heart (dextrocardia) and his heart vessels backwards (corrected transposition of the great arteries). While awaiting a transplant, he was admitted to the hospital in April 2011 suffering from end-stage biventricular heart failure. The following month, his vital organs began to fail and he was placed on a ventilator. To save Jordan's life, on May 22, 2011, his doctors performed Texas Children's first implant of the Total Artificial Heart.

Video: ABC Houston – Teen learning to live with new heart transplant

CAUTION – The Freedom® portable driver is an investigational device, limited by United States law to investigational use.

About the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart

SynCardia Systems, Inc. (Tucson, AZ) is the privately-held manufacturer of the world's first and only FDA, Health Canada and CE approved Total Artificial Heart. Originally used as a permanent replacement heart, SynCardia's Total Artificial Heart is currently approved as a bridge to transplant for people dying from end-stage biventricular heart failure. There have been more than 950 implants of the Total Artificial Heart, accounting for more than 230 patient years of life.

Similar to a heart transplant, SynCardia's Total Artificial Heart replaces both failing heart ventricles and the four heart valves, eliminating the symptoms and source of end-stage biventricular failure. Unlike a donor heart, the Total Artificial Heart is immediately available at SynCardia Certified Centers and does not require expensive anti-rejection medication, which can cause subsequent complications. It is the only device that provides immediate, safe blood flow of up to 9.5 liters per minute through both ventricles. This high volume of safe blood flow helps speed the recovery of vital organs, helping make the patient a better transplant candidate.

SynCardia Ranked #20 Among World's 50 Most Innovative Companies

In March 2011, Fast Company magazine ranked SynCardia #20 in its annual list of the "World's 50 Most Innovative Companies" for "giving mobility to artificial heart recipients." Weighing 13.5 pounds, SynCardia's Freedom® portable driver is the world's first wearable driver designed to power the Total Artificial Heart both inside and outside the hospital. The Freedom driver is CE approved for use in Europe and undergoing an FDA-approved Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical study in the U.S.

For up-to-date information, please visit: http://www.syncardia.comLike SynCardia on FacebookFollow SynCardia on Twitter – @SynCardiaConnect with SynCardia on LinkedIn

SOURCE SynCardia Systems, Inc.

NEPTUNE CITY, N.J., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- There is no general consensus on the economic outlook for small businesses in New Jersey. There are as many opinions as there are economists. But no matter what the economists say, most every small business owner agrees that we have a long way to go. With low consumer confidence, tight credit, and stubbornly high unemployment, small businesses are still facing unprecedented challenges. But small businesses can't use that as an excuse. There are still plenty of opportunities for those businesses willing to seek them out.

Last year, Cowleys Termite & Pest Services experienced double-digit growth. 

"Technological advances continue to change the way we run our business. Our exceptional growth rate in 2011 can be largely attributed to embracing new marketing avenues and pest control technologies. There is a misconception that the pest control of today is no different than the pest control of decades ago. The reality is that it's a whole different ballgame starting with more stringent regulations of pesticides. Today's pest control operator must be willing to incorporate new proven technologies that satisfy our customers. For example, with bedbug infestations, we have added bed bug heat treatments to kill the insects with no pesticides at all as well as canine detection dogs able to sniff out a single bed bug. With termite control, we are now offering Altricet(R), a powerful 'green' termiticide for environmentally conscious customers. Also, to better serve our customers, we have new behind-the-scenes routing software to more efficiently schedule our crews," said Bill Cowley, owner of Cowleys Termite & Pest Services.

Cowleys has positioned itself to meet those changes in business operations in 2012 and beyond by implementing a methodical marketing and business plan that integrates and utilizes today's Internet technologies and social media. Although diversified into three distinct business units including termite and pest control, nuisance wildlife, and bird solutions, customers still have the peace of mind of dealing with Cowleys - one business with an earned reputation for excellence. 

To match its three business units, Cowleys implemented three entirely new websites. Each site is content-driven, offering structured, summarized, and highly informative material designed to educate homeowners and businesses with concise, timely information on pests, birds, and nuisance wildlife - all with just a few clicks. This centralized database of key information compiled and summarized from research institutions and other objective sources will give homeowners and businesses the information they need to make objective, informed decisions with regard to virtually any pest, wildlife, or bird infestation.  Resolving pest infestations are a team effort. With informed customers, infestations are removed more expeditiously and with better long-term results. 

Cowleys Termite & Pest Services, founded in 1991, has been helping New Jersey homes and businesses resolve all of their pest infestation problems, including overwintering bugs such as stink bugs, ladybugs and boxelder bugs. Cowleys also offers bird, rodent, and wildlife removal. For more information, visit http://www.cowleys.com or call 866-9-COWLEYS.

For More Information, Contact:

Bill CowleyCowleys Pest Services38 West Sylvania AvenueNeptune City, NJ 07753-6733732-897-9553

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SOURCE Cowleys Termite & Pest Services