Israel and U.S. Missile Defense Exercise Counters Iran

WASHINGTON, November 23 - Riki Ellison, President and Founder of the Missile Defense Advocacy
Alliance (MDAA) www.missiledefenseadvocacy.org discusses the relevance of the
largest joint U.S. - Israeli missile defense exercise held earlier this month
in respect to the volatility of the current and future situation in Iran and
the rest of the Middle East. His comments are below:

U.S. Department of State Launches Second Annual ExchangesConnect Video Contest to Amplify U.S. Public Diplomacy: "Change Your Climate, Change Our World"

WASHINGTON, November 23 - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today launched the Department
of State's second annual ExchangesConnect Video Contest, "Change Your
Climate, Change Our World," with a video message on the ExchangesConnect
social network at connect.state.gov.

Australia to Join JES & Co.'s Achievement Standards Network

WASHINGTON, November 19 - At the annual National Science Distributed Learning conference sponsored
by the National Science Foundation (NSF), participants learned how JES &
Co.'s Achievement Standards Network (ASN) framework is being used by
Australia's Curriculum Corporation in an effort to link educational resource
data globally. Representing Australia's nationally funded Le@rning Federation
Initiative was Jillian Dellit, for 9 years Director of The Le@rning
Federation Secretariat. Diny Golder, the executive director of JES & Co., the
home of the ASN, has been working with Ms. Dellit for over 10 years in an
effort to launch an international exchange of learning resources,
discoverable by learning objective or achievement standards. Stuart Sutton,
the lead scientist for the ASN project, has worked closely with Curriculum
Corporation's Steve Sunter and Les Kneebone to align Australia's rich
educational vocabularies to existing ASN properties.

Give the Gift of Security This Holiday Season

Easy Energy Introduces YoGen

WASHINGTON, November 19 - While it may not be possible to put "peace on Earth" on holiday lists
this season, thanks to YoGen(R), an innovative product from Easy Energy (OTC
Bulletin Board: ESYE), one can still give the gift of "peace of mind!"

RealNetworks Now Powers SFR's Music Service

Real and SFR sign 3-year agreement

LONDON and SEATTLE, November 18 - RealNetworks(R), Inc. (RNWK), the digital entertainment services company,
has signed a three-year deal to power the music service for SFR, France's
most successful operator in mobile music. The service was seamlessly
transitioned to Real's platform on 17 November 2009.

Fannie Mae Announces 2-Year Reopening Benchmark Notes(R)

WASHINGTON, November 18 - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM):

Fannie Mae Announces 2010 Benchmark Securities(R) Issuance Calendar

WASHINGTON, November 18 - Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) today announced its 2010 Benchmark Securities(R)
issuance calendar 2010 Benchmark Securities Calendar (PDF) (
www.fanniemae.com/markets/debt/pdf/debt_calendar_2010.pdf). The
calendar is designed to assist investors and other market participants in
incorporating issuances of Fannie Mae Benchmark Securities into their ongoing
investing, trading, hedging and financing strategies.

U.S. Department of State Launches Second Annual ExchangesConnect Video Contest to Amplify U.S. Public Diplomacy: 'Change Your Climate, Change Our World'

WASHINGTON, November 18 - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today launched the Department
of State's second annual ExchangesConnect Video Contest, "Change Your
Climate, Change Our World," with a video message on the ExchangesConnect
social network at connect.state.gov.

Fannie Mae Announces Auction Results for Reopening of 2-Year Benchmark Notes(R)

WASHINGTON, November 18 - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM):

Savvis Senior Vice President Recognized by the State Department

Thomas T. Riley Awarded 2009 Sue M. Cobb Award For Exemplary Diplomatic Service

International Charter for Compassion Launches to Promote The Golden Rule

Karen Armstrong, author of "The Case for God" Joins with Multi-national Council of Religious Leaders to Bring Compassion Back to the Heart of Society

Si.mobil Slovenia Chooses RealNetworks to Power Music Service

Real deploys second service under its 4-year mobilkom austria group agreement and continues growth in Eastern Europe

Expedia and Choice Hotels International Sign New Long-Term Agreement

Renewed Relationship Brings Choice Hotels onto Expedia Sites Worldwide

BELLEVUE, Washington and SILVER SPRING, Maryland, November 12 - Choice Hotels International (NYSE: CHH) and Expedia, Inc., the world's
leading online travel company (Nasdaq: EXPE), today announced they have
signed a new three-year agreement to include Choice Hotels International
properties on the more than 80 Expedia(R) and Hotels.com(R)-branded sites
that Expedia operates worldwide.

Microsoft Joins Energistics to Drive Oil and Gas Industry Standardization

REDMOND, Washington and LONDON -

- Microsoft and industry partners continue momentum toward a common platform for information sharing and business process integration in the oil and gas industry worldwide.

Freescale Semiconductor Appoints ATREG as Advisor for Two Operational Fab Sales

SEATTLE -

ATREG, the semiconductor division of Colliers International, announced their formal appointment as advisor to Freescale Semiconductor, in the sale of two of Freescale’s operational 150mm semiconductor manufacturing facilities. The automotive qualified analog fab offerings are located in Toulouse, France and Sendai, Japan, and include complete process tool lines and wafer supply agreements.

Microsoft Acquires Teamprise Assets, Provides Cross-Platform Support for Visual Studio

REDMOND, Washington -

- Expanded access to tools will foster increased development flexibility, productivity and collaboration.

U.S. and European Experts Applaud Creation of New Transatlantic Task Force on Global Antibiotic Resistance Threat

WASHINGTON -

Experts on both sides of the Atlantic applaud President Barack Obama and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, representing the European Union (EU) Presidency, for establishing a transatlantic task force to address antibiotic resistance, an urgent and growing problem that threatens patient safety and public health worldwide. During a summit held this week in Washington, D.C., President Obama and Prime Minister Reinfeldt joined forces to address the urgency of the problem and the need for solutions by signing an international agreement that seeks cooperative ways in which the United States and EU countries can help combat the global health crisis.

Fannie Mae Reports Third-Quarter 2009 Results

WASHINGTON -

Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) today reported its third-quarter 2009 results and filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing provides consolidated financial statements for the third quarter of 2009. The following documents are now available on Fannie Mae’s Web site:

Nordstrom Launches International Shopping in 30 Countries

SEATTLE -

Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) has introduced international shopping online to better serve customers globally, the company announced today. Customers outside and inside the U.S. can now browse and buy merchandise from nordstrom.com in different currencies and easily ship items to 30 countries.

Fannie Mae Releases September 2009 Monthly Summary

WASHINGTON -

Fannie Mae’s (NYSE: FNM) September 2009 Monthly Summary is now available at www.fanniemae.com/ir/monthly. The monthly summary report contains information about Fannie Mae’s monthly and year-to-date activities for our gross mortgage portfolio, mortgage-backed securities and other guarantees, interest rate risk measures, and serious delinquency rates.

IASP Sponsors Global Year Against Musculoskeletal Pain

SEATTLE -

- Initiative calls for more research, improved treatment methods, greater public awareness

Speed-Trap’s ETL for the Web Launched to Teradata Customers to Allow Near Real Time Collection of Online Customer Data

WASHINGTON, 2009 Teradata Partners User Group Conference & Expo, Gaylord Conference Centre -

- ETL for the Web Specifically Designed by Speed-Trap to Feed Data From the Online Channel Directly, in Near-Real-Time, Into Teradata’s Integrated Web Intelligence Solution, Providing Rapid and Simple Deployment for any Online Enterprise Speed-Trap, the online customer insight provider, www.Speed-Trap.com, today launches its ETL for the Web software product - a complete, ready-to-run application that captures, transforms and loads detailed online customer and behavioural data, from web sites and rich media applications, into Teradata data warehouses, using Teradata’s Integrated Web Intelligence (IWI) solution.

Early Signs of Economic Recovery in Ukraine, but Conditions Remain Challenging

WASHINGTON -

Over two hundred international experts on Ukraine gathered in Washington, D.C. and Kyiv on October 15th 2009 to evaluate the country’s progress in recovering from the recent global liquidity crisis. The first annual International Forum on the Economic Development of Ukraine ( www.edfukraine.com) concluded that while there are signs of an economic recovery in Ukraine, conditions will remain challenging in the near future.

Brazilian Involvement in Guyana Hydropower Project Opens up New Opportunities

WASHINGTON, D.C. - ENMAN Services Limited of Port of Spain, Trinidad, today expressed its pleasure that the governments of Guyana and Brazil have agreed to work jointly to stimulate infrastructure development in Guyana, thereby clearing the way for the Turtruba Hydropower project to proceed.

CGAP Survey Reveals Financial Services Gap Between Rich and Poor

WASHINGTON -

Policy makers facing urgent demands to reform national financial systems have a key opportunity to help their poorest citizens gain access to useful financial services. But to seize that opportunity, they need much better information on the extent of access to services in their countries: Who has access? What policies can be adopted to achieve this goal?

Microsoft Launches Software Architecture for ‘Integrated Utility of the Future’

REDMOND, Washington -

- Utility industry takes significant step in smart grid development.

Subvert and Profit Reports 114% Growth In Social Media Vote Volume

WASHINGTON -

Social media marketer Subvert and Profit reported third quarter 2009 ad vote volume placed through its site more than doubled from that of the third quarter 2008. Advertisers both increased and broadened use of the company’s unique vote pumping platform across 18 social media websites.

NATB Applauds Action of UK Antitrust Enforcer to Block Ticketmaster/LiveNation Merger

WASHINGTON -

The National Association of Ticket Brokers (NATB), the non-profit trade association dedicated to protecting consumers and the secondary ticket market, today released the following statement applauding the action of the Office of Fair Trading, the antitrust enforcement agency in the UK, to block the Ticketmaster/LiveNation merger, and urging US officials to follow their lead.

FirstService Real Estate Advisors Invests in Colliers CRE

SEATTLE and LONDON -

- Investment in London-Based Colliers CRE Establishes Foothold in UK, Spain and Ireland

H.E. The Grand Mufti of Egypt Announces First Official Trip to the United States

WASHINGTON -

This week, H.E. Dr. Ali Gomaa, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, will make his first official visit to the United States between October 6-9, 2009. One of the world’s leading Muslim scholars, the Grand Mufti will deliver the keynote address at the Common Word Conference, a major international interfaith initiative (www.acommonword.com) hosted by Georgetown University. The Common Word Conference will bring together prominent Muslim and Christian leaders as well as international dignitaries such as the Right Honorable Tony Blair to the nation’s capital for three days of open and closed door discussions. On Wednesday, October 7, 2009, H.E. will address the United States Institute of Peace on “Overcoming Radicalization and Extremism.”

Israel’s Protection from Iran Rests With President Obama

WASHINGTON -

Riki Ellison, Chairman and Founder of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA), www.missiledefenseadvocacy.org, has analyzed the current situation with Iran and given his comments below. Ellison is one of the top lay experts in missile defense in the world:

Mercator XXI, LLC to Sponsor Global Entrepreneurship Week and Announces Firm Expansion

WASHINGTON -

Mercator XXI, LLC, a professional services firm helping clients engage the global economy, is announcing that it is an official sponsor of Global Entrepreneurship Week in Egypt and will also be assisting with its activities in Poland and the United States.

US Power Engineering Firm Makes Training Its Priority In Africa

WASHINGTON -

Speaking yesterday at the biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Washington D.C., Paul Hinks, Symbion Power CEO, announced plans for training initiatives that will act as the cornerstone of the company’s foray into Africa. Symbion Power, an American engineering and electrical infrastructure construction company is best known for the work it has done in Iraq for the United States Government at the height of the insurgency and for its signature of training inexperienced indigenous people to build their own infrastructure.

RealNetworks Improves Operators’ Control of Mobile Video Delivery With New Helix Media Delivery Platform

LONDON and SEATTLE -

- Operators can monitor on- and off-deck video usage on networks

- Video quality improvements achieved with live rate adaptation

Fannie Mae Releases August 2009 Monthly Summary

WASHINGTON -

Fannie Mae’s (NYSE: FNM) August 2009 Monthly Summary is now available at www.fanniemae.com/ir/monthly. The monthly summary report contains information about Fannie Mae’s monthly and year-to-date activities for our gross mortgage portfolio, mortgage-backed securities and other guarantees, interest rate risk measures, and serious delinquency rates.