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CHICAGO (CBS) Specialized computer software designed to help parents protect their children on the internet is being offered free of charge to families by the Cook County States Attorneys Office.

The software, called ComputerCop, provides a quick and easy way for parents to review what their children are doing while using the internet and to assess if kids are being exposed to inappropriate or harmful content.

As the number of children who use technology continues to soar, the need for education and the commitment to the protection of children who are exposed to online predators must also increase, said Cook County States Attorney Anita Alvarez.

It is imperative that we take proactive steps to educate and raise awareness about the dangers that loom and we invite parents to take advantage of this important tool.

The free software can be requested through the States Attorneys website at statesattorney.org, where parents can fill complete a simple online order form.

ComputerCop contains a database of 2,000 red flagged words associated with pornography, drugs, violence, hate crimes, and gambling. The program can find items that have been deleted and also has a delete function of its own so that objectionable material can be eliminated instantly. The software was developed with the help of several law enforcement agencies including the F.B.I.

The database has been distributed by over 200 law enforcement agencies throughout the country.

The Cook County States Attorneys Office administers the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which investigates and prosecutes criminal acts such as child pornography, sexual solicitation of a child or missing child investigations. The task force also offers guidance and information for parents and educators on internet safety.

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RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Software AG plans to introduce the four forces of big data, social, cloud and mobile computing to colleges and universities through its enhanced University Relations program. The new program is aimed at students, professors and other faculty members in business management and information technology departments. Online communities will enable students and faculty not only to access Software AG products, but also to engage with specialists from companies and user groups.

Jrgen Powik, director of University Relations at Software AG, explains, Providing a solid, market-oriented education to future managers is key to our ability to innovate. Software AG therefore invests in close collaboration with institutions of higher learning. The education packages for the four forcesbig data, cloud, social and mobileinclude free software, e-learning and video materials for students self-guided study as well as materials for teaching staff. By way of a market-based scenario, students delve into concrete applications of the products. The big data education package, for example, includes 50 million data records.

Powik expects 100 departments worldwide to take advantage of Software AGs new offering in 2014, which means that 1,500 students will be trained in the specialized field of the four megatrends next year alone. This brings Software AG significantly closer to its goal of establishing innovative technology know-how at the university level to prepare IT professionals and entrepreneurs for the future.

Colleges and universities can continue employing Software AGs software in other scenarios and for academic or research projects for free. This not only ensures the independence of academia and research, but also that institutions of higher learning tap and promotes their innovation potential.

The program also features other services, which have been available and readily utilized for several years now; for example, guest lectures by Software AG specialists about the company and its products. These specialists serve as first points of contact for students and faculty. Students can glean personal insight to Germanys second-largest software company during visits to Software AG, internships and work-study programs. Furthermore, Software AG provides individual support to students in completing research projects and theses through the availability of software and infrastructure. After finishing college, young professionals and entrepreneurs can also depend on finding a strong partner in Software AG.

About Software AG

Software AG (SOW.F) helps organizations achieve their business objectives faster. The company's big data, integration and business process technologies enable customers to drive operational efficiency, modernize their systems and optimize processes for smarter decisions and better service. Building on over 40 years of customer-centric innovation, the company is ranked as a leader in 15 market categories, fueled by core product families Adabas and Natural, ARIS, Terracotta, webMethods and also Alfabet and Apama. Software AG has ca. 5,300 employees in 70 countries and had revenues of 1.05 billion in 2012. Learn more atwww.softwareag.com.

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DGAP-News: freenet AG / Key word(s): Quarter Results/Interim Report freenet AG increases revenue and result in third quarter

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- Group revenue rises by about 4 percent to 789.6 million euros (previous year: 756.5 million euros)

- Customer ownership increases by more than 3 percent to 8.67 million (previous year: 8.38 million)

- Group result increases by around 30 percent to 63.6 million euros (previous year: 49.0 million euros)

- Earnings per share rise to 1.40 euros in the first nine months (first nine months of 2012: 1.02 euros)

Bdelsdorf, 5 November 2013 - freenet AG today published its interim report for the third quarter of 2013 and confirmed its outlook for financial years 2013 and 2014.

In the third quarter, the company generated Group revenue of 789.6 million euros (previous year: 756.5 million euros). Unlike last year GRAVIS, Germany's leading digital lifestyle provider for Apple products, and MOTION TM, a leading online retailer in the mobile communications and telecommunications sector, contributed fully to the quarterly revenue figures. With revenue contribution of 781.6 million euros (previous year: 741.1 million euros) mobile communications remained the dominant business segment in the Group. Thus, the first nine months of the current financial year saw an increase in Group revenue to 2,374.5 million euros (first nine months 2012: 2,269.6 million euros).

'Customer ownership', a key performance indicator for high-value customer relationships in the freenet Group's mobile communications business, was increased by 0.287 million year-on-year to 8.67 million (previous year: 8.38 million). This increase was seen primarily (+0.184 million) in the no-frills sector, whose very price-conscious customers are mostly reached with discount brands through online sales channels. The especially valuable postpaid customer base also showed a positive year-on-year development, growing by 0.104 million.

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As the famed British nightclub Sankeys expands to Midtown following three years of hurdles, nightlife brokers and owners confront New York Citys changing and increasingly competitive club scene amid a global dance music boom and maybea more tolerant incoming administration.

The nightclub Sankeys NYC opened on Halloween night last week, a well-timed debut that took advantage of adult New Yorkers embrace of the childrens holiday as an excuse to drink lots of booze in little clothing.

But the timing did not go as planned. In fact, Sankeys, a dance club franchise that began 19 years ago in Manchester, England, had at one point been expected to open closer to New Years Eveof 2010. The Sankeys team announced plans for a New York offshoot in the summer of that year (a third operates seasonally in Ibiza, Spain). It would be located on West 50th Street near 12th Avenue. The delayed Halloween launch took over the clubs 14,800-square-foot home at 29 West 36th Street between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas.

Delusional completion and opening date estimates are par for the course in real estate. And Sankeys NYCs goal of an early 2011 opening was tentative at best. But the clubs protracted search for a Manhattan base is emblematic of the twisted, torturous road a nightlife venue often takes to a permanent home.

There are several reasons why club openings are relatively rare events. Nightlife is a famously fickle business, with young patrons moving on from one venue to another as soon as buzz shifts. New York has been vocally hostile to the industry for the 20 years since Mayor Rudy Giuliani launched his quality-of-life campaign. Drugs, underage drinking and occasional violence survived that purge, even if Limelight, Tunnel and Twilo didnt. But brokers are more concerned with the bricks, mortar and bureaucratic logistics of opening a club than the fleetingness and sometimes-seamy aspects of the undertaking.

Theres huge reluctance, Alex Baumol, who represented Sankeys NYC early in its hunt for a New York outpost, said of a typical brokers stance on getting involved with nightlife transactions.

Its more tormenting than typical retail real estate, said Alex Picken, whose nightlife brokerage Picken Real Estate has represented Pacha, Terminal 5 and Copacabana, among others.

Mr. Baumol helped Sankeys seal what appeared to be a done deal on the Far West Side. The fate of that address attests to his thoughts on the foggy, disorienting challenges of nightlife real estate. Its high risk and not the highest reward, he said. It can be quite lucrative. But at the same time, the deal flow isnt tremendous, and basically youre looking for those couple of big deals that come along every couple of years.

The real challenge involves both types of club deals, Mr. Baumol said. The first is getting a raw, new space that isnt licensed and requires build-out. That takes lots of money and time. And theres a risk that the deal will never consummate. You go forward pending community board approval. The landlord says you dont have anything until you get that, but the tenant wants to lock up the space. Both sides are right, but its a headache right off the bat. And no one is going to pay you commission until the CB approves.

On the other hand, inheriting an existing clubs lease often entails hefty fixture fees, or key money. Key money deals include the transfer of existing equipment, liquor and, in some cases, cabaret licenses. And with the exception of extremely high sales prices, commissions in these cases often suffer, since these transfers involve below-market rents.

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