RuggedCom Board agrees to C$33.00 per share cash offer from Siemens

- Premium offer represents the culmination of thorough value maximization process -

RuggedCom Inc. ("RuggedCom") (TSX: RCM.TO - News), a leading provider of rugged communications networking solutions designed for mission-critical applications in harsh environments, announced today that it has entered into an agreement (the "Support Agreement") with Siemens Canada Limited ("Siemens") pursuant to which Siemens has agreed, subject to the terms of the Support Agreement, to make an offer to purchase all outstanding common shares of RuggedCom by way of take-over bid at a price of C$33.00 per share in cash (the "Siemens Offer").

AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. Announces Receipt of "Going Private" Proposal

AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASIA - News) ("AsiaInfo-Linkage" or the "Company"), a leading provider of telecommunications software solutions and related services, today announced that its Board of Directors has received a non-binding proposal letter from Power Joy (Cayman) Limited ("Power Joy"), a wholly owned subsidiary of CITIC Capital China Partners II, L.P., pursuant to which Power Joy proposes to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of AsiaInfo-Linkage in cash at a price which represents a premium over the current stock price (the "Proposal").

8x8, Inc. Announces Record Third Quarter Fiscal 2012 Results

Quarterly Revenue Increases 31% Year-Over-Year to $23.3 Million and Net Income Increases 73% to $2.6 Million, or $0.04 Per Share

8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq:EGHT - News), provider of innovative business communications and cloud computing solutions, today reported record financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2012, the period ended December 31, 2011.

Total revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 was $23.3 million, a 31% increase compared to the same period last year and a 17% sequential increase compared to revenue of $19.8 million in the prior quarter. Total revenue from business customers, including hosted communications service revenue as well as cloud data revenue, grew 42% year-over-year and represented 93% of total revenue.

POINT ROBERTS, December 27, 2011 - InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal for independent investors, issues an investor alert on tech stock Elephant Talk Communications Inc. (AMEX: ETAK). The stock is trading at $2.96, up 0.24 (8.82%) 12:40PM EST on over 500,000 shares.

 Josh Levine of the MicroCap Newsletter (www.levinesmicrocapinvestor.com) says this is a stock to watch in 2012; poised to be a microcap stock of the decade.

 "ETAK and its 100%-owned ValidSoft subsidiary are aligned with pivotal trends of the emerging transaction-based mobile cloud with market-ready solutions. Together, they are capable of scaling revenues to a billion dollars and more within four years" says Josh Levine.