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Leaders in Exchange Archiving and Disaster Recovery Collaborate to Reduce the Cost of Storing, Retaining, Retrieving and Recovering Exchange Data in a Unified Solution

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mimosa Systems, the leader in next-generation email, file, and SharePoint archiving solutions, today announced further integration between Mimosa NearPointTM and NetApp(R) storage and data management solutions. Together, the two companies have developed a comprehensive solution for shadowless archiving, storage management and data protection for Microsoft Exchange environments.

The Mimosa NearPoint archive leverages NetApp's SnapshotTM technology as the source for archived data and the compliant archival of data capture for all Exchange database transactions and events. This includes all email, moves, message deletes, calendar items and contacts. In addition, customers can simplify application data management leveraging NetApp's SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange, which automates complex, manual, and time-consuming processes associated with the backup, recovery, and verification of Exchange Server databases while eliminating the need to implement Exchange Journaling.

"Today's business users rely on Microsoft Exchange as a business-critical application. As a result, uncontrolled email growth can be crippling to IT budgets," said Patrick Rogers, vice president of Solutions Marketing for NetApp. "Together, NetApp and Mimosa are working to deliver deeper integration to curtail the spiraling management costs IT organizations face in storing, retaining, retrieving, and recovering Exchange data."

A good example of the value of Mimosa and NetApp's integration is at work in the Chichester School District. With 4,000 K-12 students supported by a teaching staff of 700, the Chichester School District in Boothwyn, Pa. protects its data using a NetApp SAN. To further safeguard and manage its email content, Chichester standardized on Mimosa NearPoint to enable simplified content management, disaster recovery and record retention requirements in a unified solution.

"We needed an archiving solution to free our users from mailbox limit constraints and reduce our overall storage costs," said Tim McGrath, senior network administrator, Chichester School District. "Mimosa NearPoint was the only solution we evaluated that could deliver an all in one solution without impacting the performance of our Exchange server. The expanded integration between Mimosa NearPoint and NetApp's SnapManager for Exchange will deliver additional value to organizations that need to archive and store content long-term for compliance purposes."

In addition to the new integration with NetApp SnapManager for Exchange, Mimosa NearPoint also offers comprehensive integration with several other NetApp technologies, including NetApp SnapManager(R) for SQL Server, SnapDrive(R), SnapMirror(R), and FlexVol(R). The integration leverages NetApp's cascading Snapshot technology for archived data protection, resulting in a combined solution that features a storage footprint that is smaller to deploy, faster to recover and lower in overall management costs.

The NetApp-Mimosa solution also centralizes the management of disaster recovery and retention policies so IT organizations can assure compliance with corporate governance and regulatory mandates while streamlining overall storage management processes for user generated content including email, calendar information, IMs and files. Ultimately, this reduces overall management costs while increasing IT administration staff productivity.

"Our ongoing integration partnership with NetApp enables Mimosa to assure seamless protection of the entire messaging environment - from the Exchange Server to the archive while lowering storage costs," said T.M. Ravi, CEO, Mimosa Systems. "The NetApp-Mimosa combination assures the best-in-class archiving companies demand for the critical Exchange data that has become the vital core of their business operations."

Mimosa NearPoint is the industry's most comprehensive unstructured information management software solution for email, files, and instant messages, enabling archiving, eDiscovery, storage management, and recovery in a unified solution. www.mimosasystems.com.

    Source: Mimosa Systems

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary consolidated October 2009 revenue of NT$39,603 million, down by 3.4% from the previous month but up 45.3% from the same period last year.

Since some IT panels applications are in seasonal slowdown, the large-sized panel (a) shipments for October 2009, with applications on desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications, were close to 8.96 million units, a decrease of 4.5% from September 2009. As for small- and medium-sized panels, the shipments grew to 25.93 million units, up 9.9% compared to last month.

     (a) Large-size refers to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal
         measurement while small and medium size refers to those below 10
         inches

    Sales Report: (Unit: NT$ million)
    Net Sales (1) (2)    Consolidated (3) Unconsolidated
    October   2009         39,603             38,075
    September 2009         40,978             39,446
    M-o-M Growth           (3.4%)             (3.5%)
    October 2008           27,261             27,211
    Y-o-Y Growth            45.3%              39.9%
    Jan to Oct. 2009      284,073            278,190
    Jan to Oct. 2008      391,439            389,650
    Y-o-Y Growth          (27.4%)            (28.6%)

     (1) All figures are prepared in accordance with generally accepted
         accounting principles in Taiwan.
     (2) Monthly figures are unaudited, prepared by AU Optronics Corp.
     (3) Consolidated numbers include AU Optronics Corp., AU Optronics (L)
         Corp., AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corp., AU Optronics (Shanghai) Corp., AU
         Optronics Manufacturing (Shanghai) Corp., AU Optronics (Xiamen) Corp.,
         Darwin Precisions (L) Corp., Darwin Precisions (Suzhou) Corp., Darwin
         Precisions (Xiamen) Corp., Darwin Precision Corp., BriView
         Electronics(L) Corp., BriView Electronics Corp., BVCH Optronics
         (Sichuan) Corp., BriView Technology Corp., AU Optronics (Czech)
         s.r.o., M. Setek Co., Ltd. and its affiliates, Toppan CFI (Taiwan) Co,
         Ltd., Lextar Electronics Corp., and AUO Energy Taiwan Corp.

About AU Optronics

AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) is the worldwide top 3 manufacturer* of thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels (TFT-LCD). AUO is able to provide customers a full range of panel sizes and comprehensive applications, offering TFT-LCD panels in sizes ranging from 1.2 inches to greater than 65 inches. AUO generated NT$423.9 billion (US$12.9 billion) in sales revenue in 2008 and now houses a staff of more than 42,000 employees throughout its global operations spreading across Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the U.S., and Europe. Additionally, AUO is the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to successfully list at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). For more information, please visit AUO.com.

    * DisplaySearch 2Q2009 WW Large-Area TFT-LCD Shipment Report dated August
      5, 2009. This data is used as reference only and AUO does not make any
      endorsement or representation in connection therewith. 2008 year end
      revenue converted by an exchange rate of NTD32.76:USD1.

SOURCE AU Optronics Corp.

RENTON, Wash., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- R.A. Salvatore's thrilling novels have sold millions of copies in more than a dozen languages and have appeared on the New York Times best-sellers list 18 times. Now, Salvatore teams up once again with his son, Geno, to offer The Shadowmask, Book 2 in the Stone of Tymora series. This swashbuckling adventure features action, suspense, and an appearance by the Dark Elf Drizzt Do'Urden, R.A. Salvatore's most popular character from the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms setting.

With The Shadowmask, young readers can join long-time Salvatore fans in following the story of twelve-year-old Maimun, first introduced in The Stowaway, Book 1 in the series. Maimun must battle a demon's flaming sword, narrowly escape death at sea, and defeat a bronze dragon. Both Drizzt and Maimun are also found in R.A. Salvatore's recent adult novel, The Pirate King (Wizards of the Coast).

R.A. Salvatore is the author of nearly 50 novels, including those in the Legend of Drizzt series, that have captivated readers for more than twenty years. Geno Salvatore has worked on Fast Forward Games' R.A. Salvatore's: The DemonWars Campaign Setting and R.A. Salvatore's: The DemonWars Player's Guide. He co-authored R.A. Salvatore's DemonWars Prologue, a DemonWars short story that appeared in the comic book published by Devil's Due Publishing.

About Wizards of the Coast

Wizards of the Coast LLC, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS), is a worldwide leader in the trading card game and tabletop roleplaying game categories, and a leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment products. The company holds an exclusive patent on trading card games (TCGs) and their method of play and produces the premier trading card game, Magic: The Gathering, among many other trading card games and family card and board games. Wizards is also a leading publisher of roleplaying games, such as Dungeons & Dragons, and publisher of fantasy series fiction with numerous New York Times best-sellers. For more information, visit the Wizards of the Coast website at www.wizards.com.

Mirrorstone, The Legend of Drizzt, Magic: The Gathering, Forgotten Realms, and Dungeons & Dragons are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2009 Wizards.

SOURCE Wizards of the Coast, Mirrorstone Books

SUGAR LAND, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/05/09 -- Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Natural gas production and transmission company El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP) (EPC) (Houston, Texas) recently reported earnings for the company's third fiscal quarter of 2009, which ended September 30. Net income for the company was down 85% year over year, moving from $445 million in 3Q08 to $67 million in 3Q09. Lower natural gas prices caused a substantial drop in EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) in the company's Exploration and Production business unit.

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CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/05/09 -- Canadian Natural Resources Limited (TSX: CNQ) (NYSE: CNQ) announces its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common shares of C$0.105 (ten and one half cents) per common share. The dividend will be payable January 1, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 11, 2009.

Canadian Natural is a senior oil and natural gas production company, with continuing operations in its core areas located in Western Canada, the U.K. portion of the North Sea and Offshore West Africa.

Certain information regarding the Company contained herein may constitute forward-looking statements under applicable securities laws. Such statements are subject to known or unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.

Contacts:
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Allan P. Markin
Chairman
(403) 514-7777
(403) 514-7888 (FAX)

Canadian Natural Resources Limited
John G. Langille
Vice-Chairman
(403) 514-7777
(403) 514-7888 (FAX)

Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Steve W. Laut
President and Chief Operating Officer
(403) 514-7777
(403) 514-7888 (FAX)

Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Douglas A. Proll
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice-President, Finance
(403) 514-7777
(403) 514-7888 (FAX)

Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Corey B. Bieber
Vice-President, Finance & Investor Relations
(403) 514-7777
(403) 514-7888 (FAX)

Canadian Natural Resources Limited
2500, 855 - 2nd Street S.W.
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 4J8
ir@cnrl.com
www.cnrl.com