International Study: Securing Personal Identity Information Among Companies’ Top Struggles

Companies Rank Top Seven Tech-related Business Issues for Next 12-18 Months

Rolling Meadows, IL, USA (5th August 2008)—Securing personally identifiable information (PII) is a top concern facing business and technology executives this year, according to a survey of more than 3,100 professionals in more than 95 countries. Conducted by ISACA, a nonprofit association that serves more than 86,000 IT governance professionals worldwide, the study identified the top seven business issues impacted by technology. The findings are available in Top Business/Technology Issues Survey Results, offered as a free download at www.isaca.org/downloads. Read more: Global Study of 3100 Companies Reveals Top Tech Business Issues

London, UK - Tuesday 5th August. SIM4travel today announced an agreement with lastminute.com that will see customers of the leading online travel and leisure retailer offered the opportunity to buy a SIM4travel SIM from the lastminute.com site. The tie-up will add value for customers and brings additional revenue streams to both lastminute.com and SIM4travel.

The mobile phone has long since joined the trio of ‘money, ticket, passport’ that people routinely check they have with them before leaving home. Adding the option to purchase a great value SIM4travel card at the same time as booking the travel itself ensures that buying a travel SIM isn’t something that gets forgotten until the traveller reaches their destination. Read more: SIM4travel adds lastminute.com to expanding distribution channel

5 August 2008 – VEGA, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a three-year contract with a potential two-year extension, by the European Space Agency’s Centre for Earth Observation (ESRIN). It is worth €3.45m during the first year, with a total value of €9.6m over the first three years.

The IDEAS (Instrument Data quality Evaluation and Analysis Service) consortium, headed by VEGA, will provide an operational service to monitor the quality of Earth Observation instrument data from ESA satellites and some external missions. Specific tasks include the detection of space and ground segment anomalies and trends, the provision of scientific and technical support to users of Earth Observation instrument data, and the maintenance and evolution of the various instrument data processing facilities. In addition, the service will provide a flexible and scalable environment to support future EO missions and technology. Read more: VEGA wins multi million Euro managed service contract for ESRIN

August 4

Cypress to Strengthen Leadership Position in Nonvolatile Embedded Memory Solutions With Acquisition of Simtek Corp.

Nonvolatile SRAMs Ideal for Use in Secure Data Storage Applications For Embedded Systems

Programmable solutions leader Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:CY) and Simtek Corp. (Nasdaq:SMTK), the world\'s leading supplier of nonvolatile static random access memory (nvSRAM) integrated circuits, today announced that they have reached an agreement whereby Cypress will acquire Simtek in an all cash transaction for $2.60 per share of Simtek common stock, or an aggregate value of approximately $46 million (including the value of Simtek shares held by Cypress).

The transaction will be structured as a cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Simtek common stock and is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to close in or prior to the fourth calendar quarter of 2008. Read more: Simtek Corp ( SMTK )