Absolute Declares Quarterly Dividend

Absolute® Software Corporation (TSX: ABT), the industry standard for persistent endpoint security and management solutions for computers, laptops and ultra-portable devices - and the data they contain, announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share on its common shares, payable in cash on February 28, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 7, 2013.

John Livingston, Chairman and CEO of Absolute said "The Board's decision to institute a quarterly dividend highlights our significant cash flow generation, our confidence in our prospects for future growth, and our strong commitment to increase shareholder value."

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Unwired Planet Strengthens Mobile Intellectual Property Portfolio with the Contribution of Complementary IP from the Industry Leader in Mobile Communications

Enlarged portfolio includes over 2,400 patent assets focused on mobile technologies
Holistic and deeply relevant combined intellectual property spanning Telecommunications Infrastructure and Mobile Internet
Accelerates Unwired Planet’s conscientious and sustainable long-term IP licensing program

Unwired Planet, Inc. (UPIP) (“Unwired Planet” or the “Company”), the inventor of the mobile Internet, today announced that it has entered into a patent purchase agreement with Ericsson (ERIC) whereby Ericsson will transfer to Unwired Planet 2,185 issued US and international patents and patent applications.

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Interactive Intelligence Announces Strong Finish to 2012

Total orders up 119 percent from 2011 fourth quarter; increase of 48 percent for the year

Cloud-based orders quadruple from 2011 fourth quarter; more than double compared to previous year

Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. (ININ), a global provider of unified IP business communications software and services, today announced preliminary results for its fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2012.

“We had a remarkable end to a record year for orders and revenues in 2012,” said Interactive Intelligence founder and CEO, Dr. Donald Brown. “The business showed excellent growth across the board, with our fourth-quarter performance driven by sales momentum for both our cloud and premises-based offerings as we continue to gain share at the high end of the contact center market. We received an unprecedented 20 orders of over $1 million in the fourth quarter involving some of the largest companies in the world.

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Oracle Buys Eloqua

Oracle today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Eloqua, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELOQ), a leading provider of cloud-based marketing automation and revenue performance management software for $23.50 per share or approximately $871 million, net of Eloqua’s cash. Eloqua’s modern marketing cloud delivers best-in-class capabilities to ensure every component of marketing works harder and more efficiently to drive revenue.

The combination of Oracle and Eloqua is expected to create a comprehensive Customer Experience Cloud offering to help companies transform the way they market, sell, support and serve their customers. The combined offering is expected to enable organizations to provide a highly personalized and unified experience across channels, create brand loyalty through social and online interactions, grow revenue by driving more qualified leads to sales teams, and provide superior service at every touchpoint.

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OCZ Technology Announces Beta Program for New Linux(R)-Based Caching Solution

Invitation to Participate in Beta Testing for OCZ's Upcoming LXL Software Release

OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that it has initiated a beta test program for its Linux® Acceleration (LXL) Software development and invites its enterprise SSD customers to participate. The new OCZ LXL Software is a fast caching storage solution for OCZ's portfolio of enterprise SSDs and designed specifically for Linux-based physical and virtual environments.

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