Quebecor Media and Videotron to Spend More Than $800 Million to Roll Out Advanced Wireless Network and Create 1,000 Jobs

An unprecedented offering for Quebec consumers and small businesses

Following up on the commitment they made in the spring of 2007, Quebecor Media and Videotron confirmed today that they will invest between $800 million and $1 billion over four years to roll out their own advanced wireless network. Videotron plans to bring consumers and small businesses an offering of advanced wireless telecommunications services that is unprecedented in Quebec, based on effective, reliable technology, diverse and convergent content and unambiguous business policies.

The new High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) network should be up and running in 12 to 18 months. The projected expenditure includes the cost of acquiring spectrum and operating licences, building out the network and initial operating costs. The project will create approximately 1,000 jobs at Videotron over the next two years.

Nuance Signs Multi-Year Agreement with Nokia, Spanning Advanced Input Technologies and Open Development Framework

Partnership to Focus on Open Integration Framework to Develop Broad Partner Ecosystem Across Speech, Predictive Text and Mobile Interface Innovations

London, UK., October 8, 2008 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), a leading provider of speech and predictive text solutions, and Nokia (NYSE: NOK), the world leader in mobility, together announce a comprehensive multi-year agreement to deliver innovative mobile speech and predictive text capabilities across a broad range of Nokia mobile devices worldwide. The agreement also establishes a strategic collaboration to advance an open integration framework for advanced input technologies that will foster innovation in the broader mobile developer ecosystem.

Core Facts - New Features, Extended Distribution Channel Deliver Cost-Effective and Proven Unified Communications Solutions to Markets Beyond the U.S.
 
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 1, 2008 – ShoreTel® (NASDAQ; SHOR), a leading provider of Pure IP Unified Communications solutions, has expanded its global offerings with new products and solutions designed for worldwide markets. The move will extend ShoreTel’s cost-effective and proven unified communications (UC) solutions – which have won a large, loyal customer following and multiple industry awards – to an even stronger presence in the global marketplace. The company has established new offices and expanded its distribution channels to support this increased global presence.

eTelecare Announces Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Ayala Corporation and Providence Equity Partners for US$9.00 per Share in Cash

eTelecare Global Solutions (NASDAQ: ETEL) (PSE: ETEL), a leading provider of complex business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement by which affiliates of Ayala Corporation and Providence Equity Partners will commence a tender offer in the Philippines and the United States to acquire up to all of the outstanding shares of eTelecare common shares, and up to all of the outstanding eTelecare American Depositary Shares, for US$9.00 per share in cash.

The offer price represents an approximate 76% premium over the company’s closing price on NASDAQ on September 18, 2008. The total transaction value is approximately US$290 million.