Erotica LA brings together merchants , exhibitors, talent, educators and
consumers alike in the most newsworthy and entertaining event of the year!

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will show how its RFID in a Box(TM) provides a flexible and scalable
solution with all the tools needed to deploy and begin benefiting from
radio frequency identification (RFID).
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Drake Bank and COMPAS, Community Programs in
the Arts, today announced their sponsorship of "Celebrating Young Artists,"
a program designed to recognize outstanding young artists in grades
kindergarten through 12 in the St."

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In addition to serving as a show spokesperson, Cadell will also be holding
an interactive seminar: THE POWER OF SEDUCTION, which will take place on
Saturday, June 11.m.

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Paul homes
and buildings. Eva is sure to make the experience even more fun and
educational .com and
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section of the site.

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website at erotica -la. will showcase its wireless store
operations terminal built on Windows CE 5., Fujitsu , HP and
Intel Corporation, on Tuesday, Feb.

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spokesperson.

Microsoft Will Showcase Smarter Retailing in Action at 2005 MARKETECHNICS

will highlight its ViaXML2 and Athena
products, running on Windows Mobile and the Windows CE . will demonstrate its
innovative iPAL Product Locator System, along with an interface to a
self-serve deli application, a recipe system and wine selector to
illustrate Smarter Shopping, and the value of a multifunctional kiosk
to help shoppers access useful information anywhere in the store.

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We can think of no better way to
brighten our surroundings and energize interest in the arts than by
encouraging artistic development in young people. Paul Drake Bank branch at Fifth and Wabasha
Streets starting April 21, and will be part of the Downtown St.

In 1998, COMPAS
merged with United Arts.

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-- RFID supply chain solutions. Consisting of Smarter Shopping, Smarter Selling and Smarter
Operations, the Smarter Retailing Initiative is designed to close the loop
between the retailer's strategy, the in-store execution and familiar
technologies already in the consumer 's hands.

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" Winning works will be on
display at the Downtown St. Founded on a base of strong
customer service and experienced bankers, Drake has since become one of the
top 300 banks in the state. Paul .A. Using key components of the Smarter Retailing
Architecture, industry partner TreoSystems Inc.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners.

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For more information,
visit www. "Each year, I am more and more pleased with the amount of women
and couples who come to the convention to 'share' the experience, which is
what sex and intimacy is all about. We also
expect an influx of women this year with our special 'Romantic'
marketplace, and Dr. New and familiar products, features and
functionality in Microsoft Office System improve how retailers connect
in real time to co-workers, information and business processes.

About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services
and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential .

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Scott Hutton, president, Drake Bank, added, "The Drake Bank team is
extremely enthusiastic about this opportunity to jointly support the arts
in St. Its branch office is situated in the historic St."
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"We are glad that Dr. Microsoft Windows Mobile(TM)-based and
Smarter Selling solutions will also be displayed, showcasing how
retailers can deliver key business assets to their employees wherever
they are, freeing managers from the back office , and enhancing customer
interaction by leveraging the technology shoppers bring into the store .

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Paul Public Schools.com or by calling toll-free
at 866-468-3399., Ron Markezich, chief information
officer at Microsoft, will speak on making information technology a strategic
asset.

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Paul "Art
Crawl," April 21-23.

About Drake Bank

Drake Bank opened for business on May 1, 2002 as the first new chartered
bank in the city of St. Paul
Building at Fifth and Wabasha in downtown St.
Cadell. "She brings with her a
knowledge and candidness that is very important to our show .erotica-la. This seminar is for people who want to know how to
attract and become the perfect lover .
-- Mobility store solutions.

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She is a board certified clinical sexologist and hypnotherapist.
- Odyssey Software Inc.

About Smarter Retailing
Microsoft Smarter Retailing helps retailers win today by leveraging
current investments, and win tomorrow by easing delivery of new retail
experiences.

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The students' artworks, which will be judged by COMPAS artists and members
of the community, will be eligible to win savings bonds and other prizes . A highly
sought-after speaker in the U.
(Nasdaq: MSFT) will demonstrate Microsoft(R) Smarter Retailing in action at
the Food Marketing Institute's 2005 MARKETECHNICS Show, being held at the
Washington, D. In Booth 1000, Microsoft and
its industry partners will highlight current and future technologies that
retailers can use to reduce labor costs, promote sales, and improve customer
service and operational efficiency, including the following:

-- Next-generation point-of-service operating system. Built using the latest
development tool kits from Microsoft, this solution includes the
company's Integration Platform for RFID and RFID-enabled applications.

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We're also looking forward to having the winning art on
display at our downtown St. The award-winners and their works will be recognized
at a grand opening celebration at the bank branch. and her
award -winning websites at sexpert.com.com or at www.C. Microsoft will highlight how Microsoft
Office System helps retail organizations and their employees transform
information into impact.newscom .

Panel Discussion: "Disruptive and Emerging Technology"
Frank May, Microsoft's worldwide retail technical strategist, joins
visionaries from top technology partners Cisco Systems Inc.m.

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For more information about COMPAS go to
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Juried exhibition to be a part of April 21, 22, 23 Downtown St. Formed in 1974, COMPAS is Minnesota's most widely
used resource for artist residencies and community building through the
arts, each year engaging over 400,000 people in the arts in more than 100
Minnesota communities., from Boston to L. Ava lectures on the topics of romance,
relationships , love and sexuality. This demonstration will
showcase how the Microsoft Windows Server System (TM) platform enables
retailers to attain Smarter Operations by centrally managing technology
in their stores such as point of service (POS) devices, including
alerting store managers in real time to POS issues including
operational and employee exceptions, such as when an employee has to
make a cancellation or deletion and needs the manager's approval.

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Paul branch. Its headquarters is located at 60 East Plato
Boulevard in the renovated Drake Marble and Tile Company building -- the
source of much of the marble and granite used in landmark St.

Erotica LA, now in its ninth consecutive year, and growing substantially
each year, is world-renowned for introducing new products, services and
concepts in the world of romantic, sensual and erotic entertainment. Erotica LA is one of the first
conventions to take this mainstream entertainment directly to the consumer.Microsoft CIO Provides Retailers With an Inside Look at Making IT a Strategic
Asset

WASHINGTON, Microsoft Corp. 13-15.

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, Suite 100 ,
St. For nearly three decades COMPAS has demonstrated
artistic leadership through its arts education programs. Paul in 40 years. Cadell has participated in past conventions and has become a
much-adored part of the convention year after year. Ava's mission
is to promote the benefits of healthy sex to individuals and couples around
the globe.
-- Communication and collaboration. Markezich will provide examples of best practices for introducing new
technologies, achieving cost reduction and implementing security strategies.

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Students are urged
to submit one of their very best two-dimensional artworks by April 3, 2006,
to Drake Bank, "Celebrating Young Artists," 6 West Fifth St. Paul Public Schools. The artworks will be returned to the schools at the end
of the exhibition. Some things explored include the
best places to meet someone special, effective flirting techniques, first
date expectations, dating rules, using household items as foreplay, the art
of erotic talk, and how to keep the flame of passion burning. Ava has a doctorate in human behavior from
Newport University , CA, and a doctorate of education in human sexuality
from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO )

Microsoft Workshop: "Making Information Technology a Strategic Asset"
On Monday, Feb.

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- NEC Solutions (America) Inc. 14, from 8-9 a.

NOTE: Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server System and Windows Mobile are
either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

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About COMPAS

COMPAS strengthens individuals and communities in Minnesota by engaging
them in creating art.
Erotica LA, taking place June 10-12,
announced today that Dr.A. Through her practice in L.com, Dr.1 lbs, the NEC
device brings a 10.

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The work must be labeled on the front with the student's name,
grade and school.S. Over
the past decade, sensuous entertainment has become more accessible to the
public and the headlining industry has become the consistent subject of
mainstream network and cable shows., Convention Center Feb., for a panel discussion on
how their research and development efforts are driving innovation in RFID,
biometrics, location awareness, wireless, natural speech interfaces, mobility,
collaboration and consumer devices.com/smartretail .

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To be eligible for the "Celebrating Young Artists" exhibition and awards,
works must be mounted on foam core, mat board, tag board, etc.org. Eva Cadell is back," stated Chad Beecher, Vice
President of Marketing & Operations for ELA. The session will focus on new technologies
that have the potential to significantly impact supermarket retailers' current
way of doing business and their customers' expectations and overall
experience. in the United
States and/or other countries.

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Paul.
One of the works will be named "Best of Show.drake-bank.com.com or
contact Carolyn Wang at 818-718-5788 x160 or via email at
carolyn@erotica-la. Featuring demo
scenarios from leading hardware and software partners , Microsoft will
showcase the plug-and-play functionality of Windows Embedded for Point
of Service that will help lower device life-cycle costs and reduce time
spent servicing devices at the store.NET
platform, to build applications and manage deployments and devices .

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PRESS RELEASE Drake Bank and COMPAS Sponsor 'Celebrating Young Artists'

COMPAS Development Director Lynne Beck, said, "We're pleased to partner
with an organization that truly believes in 'doing well by doing good,' in
recognizing and supporting the extraordinary talents of our young
artists-in-training in the St.

PRESS RELEASE The Ultimate Sexpert Is Back!

"I am pleased and excited to be back, representing Erotica LA," stated Dr.

An accomplished author of six books , including the recently released
"IDIOT'S GUIDE TO ORAL SEX," Dr., and throughout
Europe, Africa and Asia, Dr.4-inch touch display out to the sales floor for
an extension of back-office applications such as ordering,
merchandizing planogram and customer service applications . Industry partner Manhattan Associates Inc. More information can be found at
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ticketweb . Microsoft continues
its decade of leadership in store system platforms and will highlight
Windows(R) Embedded for Point of Service, a retail-optimized operating
system platform that includes such innovative advances as enabling
retail peripherals to be easily installed and managed.
-- Centralized management for point of service.
Odyssey will demonstrate an application that illustrates how grocers
can use its products to easily and consistently execute Meal
Solutions at the store level by providing the tools necessary for
managers to implement the plan.
-- Product locator systems. 15, 8-9 a.microsoft.