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SAN FRANCISCO, CA and PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire -02/21/12)- ARX, Inc., a global provider of cost-efficient digital signature solutions, and Yubico, the leading provider of simple, open online identity protection, extended ARX CoSign® to support YubiKey authentication tokens, making it easy to protect digital signature functionality with secure and easy-to-use, two-factor authentication.

Adding digital signature function to Yubico's authentication device enhances cloud security. By pairing ARX's CoSign® digital signature solution and Yubico's YubiKey® authentication solution, businesses of all sizes gain the proper controls over user authentication and digital signatures in cloud computing environments, enhancing the security of online transactions, and business-critical data and applications in the cloud.

"Companies that conduct business in the cloud can examine verified, standard digital signatures with more certainty because CoSign-signed documents carry proper evidence and integrity represented by compliant NIST FIPS PUB 186 signatures," said Stina Ehrensvard, CEO, Yubico. "This also makes it easier for organizations to accelerate the speed of business while minimizing transaction-related misunderstandings, creating new opportunities for companies to conduct business online with both identity and data integrity."

Manufactured in Sweden, the YubiKey is a hardware authentication token that looks like a small USB memory stick. The USB token simplifies the process of user authentication with a one-time password (OTP) and can be used by cloud services, organizations, and end users that require secure access to IT applications, including CoSign digital signature credentials.

Pairing the solutions creates a seamless, automated process for applying a standard digital signature. CoSign is a network attached secure digital signature solution that allows the organization to choose its authentication scheme according to its own governance policy. CoSign will not allow a user to make a signature until the user is properly authenticated in compliance with the organization's security policy and authentication scheme.

Identities re-authenticated prior to signing when combined with standard digital signatures are an extremely valuable set of tools for managing B2C businesses or cloud based business processes that must have trusted exchanges with customers online.

"There are many instances where businesses and government agencies may need to reach out to customers or citizens online," said John Marchioni, general manager and vice president of business development, ARX. "Yubico provides an advanced, reliable and trusted source for two-factor authentication so that organizations can have a greater confidence in business processes executed in the cloud."

CoSign's digital signature technology is used to streamline and scale business processes in many vertical industries. ARX CoSign solutions are used by business and government customers to transition to a complete paperless workflow using legally enforceable digital signatures.

Businesses can start using these productive tools by contacting ARX at arx.com/contact. For more information, please visit yubico.com.

About ARX CoSign®
ARX CoSign is the market leader for standard digital signature solutions. CoSign digital signatures fully automate signature-dependent processes in a compliant manner, with the proper controls and integrity, allowing organizations to go paperless, and save time and money. CoSign signatures are globally verifiable when applied to MS Word, Excel, PDF, PDF/A, IBM Forms, HTML/XML forms, and many other document types, without needing proprietary-validation software. CoSign is also centrally managed from within the network by your organization or service provider for reliable control over signature privileges. For more information, please visit arx.com.

About Yubico
Yubico is the leading provider of simple, open online identity protection. The company's flagship product, the YubiKey®, uniquely combines driverless USB hardware with open source software. More than a million users in 100 countries rely on the YubiKey for securing access to networks, computers and online services. Customers range from individual Internet users to e-governments and Fortune 500 companies. Founded in 2007, Yubico is privately held with offices in California, Sweden and UK. For more information, please visit yubico.com.

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Jo-Ann Heslin, food and nutrition columnist for the website, Health News Digest,  has some tips for being healthier. Some of them are a bit surprising as they tamper with commonly accepted practices. But every coin has a flip side.

1. Watch less TV.

Do something active. Take a walk. Go Bowling. Even one night a week of no TV watching will add up. Take a walk or go bowling.

2. Don’t clear leftovers off the table while you are still eating.

Recent research showed that when leftover chicken wing bones were left on the table, people watching a football game ate 27 percent less than those who had no visual clue of how much they had eaten.

3. Eat some walnuts daily.

One ounce of nuts, 14 walnut halves, gives 185 calories of heart-healthy nutrients, including antioxidants.

4. Drink coffee.

People who drink four or more cups of coffee a day have a lower risk for diabetes.

5. Sleep more.

People who get too little sleep are hungrier. The lack of sleep disrupts appetite regulation in the brain.

6. Drink milk to get smarter.

Milk drinkers consistently do better at taking tests than people who don't drink milk.

7. Read food labels to control sodium.

Most sodium comes from processed food. Check the labels: Aim for less than 600 milligrams per serving in main dishes; 400 milligrams for snacks.

8. Yogurt with active cultures boosts the immune system.

Friendly bacteria help protect from harmful bacteria in the intestinal tract.

9. Eat fish at least once a week.

Fish is high in heart healthy omega-3 fatty acids; fish eaters tend to be healthier and live longer. Even a tuna sandwich or sardines and crackers serves the purpose.

10. Eat a rainbow every day.

Instead of calculating nutrients in foods, just pick a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables. Even a dab of salsa or ketchup on your lunch contributes to your health.

11. Eat whole wheat bread rather than white bread.

Whole wheat is made from the entire kernel of wheat and is rich in fiber, vitamin and minerals. Aim for three whole grain servings a day.

12. Eat potassium-rich foods each day.

Potassium helps to lower blood pressure and most Americans need to get more. Foods high in potassium include: white and sweet potatoes, oranges and orange juice, tomatoes and tomato juice, milk, yogurt, beans, bananas, avocados and spinach.

Heslin is a registered dietitian and author of several books on healthy nutrition.

Follow health reporter Harry Jackson Jr. on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/STLhealth for coverage of health, outdoors, health gadgets and tips from fitness trainers.

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Tom Hopkins

Retro-game homage Retro City Rampage is headed to PS3 and PS Vita.

Published on Feb 20, 2012

Retro City Rampage is coming to the PS Vita and PS3 SOny and indie developer Brian Provinciano have revealed.

For those not familiar with RCR, it’s an over the top open-world crime game that combines everything you loved in classic games and mashes them up into a “toon town” of nostalgia and parody," Provinciano wrote on the PS EU blog. "Steal cars, and then jump on pedestrians for big shiny coins. Collect power-ups and outrun the law while rampaging the city, shooting a light gun or swinging your bionic arm."

The top-down game features 8-bit-inspired visuals and has an over-arching GTA-type system of vehicles.

"Fans of Grand Theft Auto will feel right at home with RCR, but the missions extend far beyond driving and shooting. They fuse classic gaming and modern mechanics to span virtually every genre, from stealth to platforming, adventure, rhythm and more - there are even underwater levels. What I’m most proud of is that everything flows together using the same mechanics and visuals. Even missions inspired by ’80s coin-op games seamlessly take place in the open-world," Provinciano explained.

Retro City Rampage currently hs no release date, but is also headed to Steam, Xbox Live and WiiWare. Check out the game in action below:

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by Isle of Man Constabulary

On Friday 2ndMarch 2012 between 2pm and 4pm The Ginger Hall Public House, Sulby Bridge will be the venue for a Tea Dance for members of Age Concern on the Island.  This project has come together as a result of the Isle of Man Constabulary's Community Engagement project in the North of the Island.  We have established links with different sectors of the Island’s community and built strong relationships so that the elderly or disabled are given good service by the Isle of Man Constabulary. 

Within the north of the island, great steps have been made working with those who have physical and sensory disabilities and older people.  This has built trust and as a result people who have had problems in their personal lives have discussed them with the team and this has resulted in successful Criminal Investigations and also confidence that the Police are there to help people.  PC 12 GILES has also recently performed an abseil over Maughold Head, raising around £400.00 for Age Concern and Residential Homes in the North of the Island.  She wishes to thank her colleagues and generous members of the public for their donations.

Helen Champion is the Services Manager for Age Concern Day Care Centres.  Gary Compsty is licensee of the Ginger Hall and he wishes to give something back to the community.  He is supporting our group and has kindly offered to sponsor the first tea dance.  We will be considering having a regular event and would like to hear from

On Friday 2nd March 2012 between 2pm and 4pm The Ginger Hall Public House, Sulby Bridge will be the venue for a Tea Dance for members of Age Concern on the Island.  This project has come together as a result of the Isle of Man Constabulary's Community Engagement project in the North of the Island.  We have established links with different sectors of the Island’s community and built strong relationships so that the elderly or disabled are given good service by the Isle of Man Constabulary. 

Within the north of the island, great steps have been made working with those who have physical and sensory disabilities and older people.  This has built trust and as a result people who have had problems in their personal lives have discussed them with the team and this has resulted in successful Criminal Investigations and also confidence that the Police are there to help people.  PC 12 GILES has also recently performed an abseil over Maughold Head, raising around £400.00 for Age Concern and Residential Homes in the North of the Island.  She wishes to thank her colleagues and generous members of the public for their donations.

Helen Champion is the Services Manager for Age Concern Day Care Centres.  Gary Compsty is licensee of the Ginger Hall and he wishes to give something back to the community.  He is supporting our group and has kindly offered to sponsor the first tea dance.  We will be considering having a regular event and would like to hear from Businesses on the Island who would consider Sponsoring the Dance in the future.  Several Police officers will be providing a waitress service in full uniform.

PC GILES will say “Our message is to people within the Community in the North of the Island to get in touch with PC GILES or Helen Champion if you are or know someone who is alone, lonely or in need of a little TLC. If only one person benefits from this then our team will have proved successful”. 

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21 February 2012

The Isle of Man's Department of Infrastructure has reminded taxpayers of the online portal set up in November 2011 to ease the process of annual vehicle duty payment.

The taxation of motor vehicles in the Isle of Man is solely imposed via vehicle registration duties, which must be paid each year a motor vehicle is used or kept on any public road in the Isle of Man.

The online portal, which is in its pilot year, will allow around 70% of island taxpayers the opportunity to renew their licenses online. Uptake so far has been limited according to the island's Minister of Infrastructure, David Cretney, with 8% of licenses renewed in December done so online.

Cretney said: ?I would encourage as many people as possible to try the new facility. An initial registration is required, but thereafter the procedure is straightforward.?

Those eligible to use the scheme will be issued with a special code alongside their vehicle duty reminder to allow taxpayers to sign up to the scheme. Payment is otherwise available by the traditional methods, by post or via the Post Office.

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