-Global CRM Leader to Collaborate with HP Community of Independent Software Vendors, Systems Integrators, Developers and Consultants-

Avaya Inc., a leading global provider of business communications applications, systems and services, today introduced two new customer service applications that enable customers to get the information they need, when they need it, to drive dramatic improvement in customer service and revenues for enterprises.

Aspen Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AZPN), a leading
provider of software and services to the process industries, today announced that the holders of its Series
D-1 convertible preferred shares have exercised their option to convert all of the outstanding Series D-1
preferred shares into common shares. The Company also announced that it would redeem any shares of
its Series D-2 convertible preferred shares that are not converted by their holder into common shares by
January 30, 2007.

Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, an Alcatel-Lucent company (EURONEXT PARIS: ALU) (NYSE: ALU), and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a significant expansion of their global Strategic Alliance for Contact Center Solutions to co-develop, implement and sell a new collaborative solution in China. This marks the first time both companies are offering a solution targeting the growing call center market in this region, while also continuing their global work together.

Lenovo and Wyse Technology announced a new agreement that extends Lenovo's PC portfolio with Wyse thin client computing technology. The agreement offers Lenovo customers around the world access to a wide selection of thin clients, including management and multimedia software that complements Lenovo’s notebooks and desktop PCs.

Research In Motion (RIM) announced the immediate availability of BlackBerry® Professional Software - a new wireless communications and collaboration solution that tightly integrates with the industry leading email servers and is specifically designed and priced to meet the needs of small and medium-sized businesses.

Mention software design and most people probably think of Microsoft and the high-tech industrial hub that has developed in California's Silicon Valley. The Sydney area of Frenchs Forest is unlikely to be front of mind.

Equisys plc, one of the leading developers of software solutions for document production and delivery, and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, today announced the launch of Zetadocs for Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

Saifun Adopts Pulsic Technology Following Rigorous Trial

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new software and resources to help mid-sized customers more effectively manage the quality of their software and network infrastructures, just like their counterparts in large enterprises.

Computer scientists at UC Davis have developed a technique to speed up program debugging by automatically "chipping" the software into smaller pieces so that bugs can be isolated more easily.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced plans to begin shipping a new version of its General Parallel File System (GPFS) software that acts like a search engine to identify and migrate files between different storage pools and feed high-speed business intelligence and scientific computers.