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SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire -06/04/12)- Zephyr Real Estate continues its advance as the leader in cutting-edge marketing and technology with the launch of its new online agent resource center. This internal information repository is home to updates in sales, marketing, technology, real estate and tenant law, company news, and market trends. Agents are afforded a quick, effective and proficient means of managing clients, media, properties and information.

"This new service provides a nerve center for agents to handle all aspects of client management from any location," commented Randall Kostick, Zephyr's Chief Operating Officer. "Our top-notch marketing and technology team continues to keep Zephyr at the forefront."

The resource center has a friendly and inviting interface and is smartphone compatible. Agents can manage off-market pocket listings, clients and internet leads, and intra-company communications with ease and facility. The search and review process for service professionals, from artists and photographers to plumbers and remodeling contractors, is convenient and comprehensive.

"Our goal was to streamline the user interface with simple, straightforward design for quick use while maintaining the professional look and feel that is Zephyr's trademark," stated Melody Foster, Zephyr's Director of Marketing and Web Development.

The center's library is a permanent resource containing training videos, neighborhood maps, professional development tools, relocation materials and information on social and digital media, and a wealth of pragmatic options.

"The on-demand training video library is an ongoing process always expanding to include new technology, online resources and how they affect business," added Hud Bixler, Director of Technology. "We're always looking forward to the next new wave of innovation."

About Zephyr Real EstateFounded in 1978, Zephyr Real Estate is San Francisco's largest independent real estate firm with $1 billion in gross sales in 2011 and a current roster of more than 200 full-time agents. In 2010, Zephyr launched its new website, which has earned three web design awards, including the prestigious WebAward for Outstanding Website from the Web Marketing Association. Zephyr Real Estate is a member of the international relocation network, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World; the luxury real estate network, Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate; and the local luxury marketing association, the Luxury Marketing Council of San Francisco. Zephyr has six strategically located offices in San Francisco, a business center in Marin County, and serves a large customer base throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information, visit http://www.zephyrsf.com.

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Called "America's most effective salesman of science" by Time magazine, astronomer Carl Sagan spent much of his career translating technical scientific explanations to make them easily digestible by the general public. Described as a natural teacher, he educated not only through classroom lectures but also through interviews and on television shows. His 13-part TV series, Cosmos, has been seen by over 600 million people in more than 60 countries. The show was so popular it returned to television in 2005.

Life on the Pale Blue Dot

Carl Edward Sagan was born Nov. 9, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York. He attended college at the University of Chicago, where he attained a Ph.D. in astronomy and astrophysics. After doing his postdoctoral work, he taught at Harvard. When he wasn't granted tenure, he moved on to Cornell University in New York, serving as the director for the Laboratory for Planetary Studies and the Associate Director of the Center for Radio Physics and Space Research.

He was married three times, and had a total of five children.

Diagnosed with the rare bone marrow disease myelodysplasia, Sagan underwent three bone marrow transplants over the course of his life. Complications from the disease resulted in his contracting pneumonia, which led to his death on Dec. 20, 1996. He was 62 years old.

Making science interesting

Although Sagan was most widely known for his scientific communication with the general public, he made many significant contributions to the field of science directly.

While Sagan attended graduate school, the planet Venus was often considered to be similar to Earth. As part of his thesis, Sagan computed the first greenhouse model for Venus' atmosphere, which revealed a higher temperature than previously suspected. He suggested that the seasonal changes observed on Mars was caused by dust storms on the planet, and wrote a series of papers on the organic chemistry of Jupiter's atmosphere.

Serving as an advisor to NASA, Sagan helped to design and manage the Mariner 2 mission to Venus, the Mariner 9 and Viking trips to Mars, the Voyager system to the outer solar system, and the Galileo mission to Jupiter. He also helped to brief astronauts prior to their trips to the moon.

But Sagan was far more visible as a scientific educator than he was as a researcher. He was gifted at breaking down scientific concepts into explanations that the public could readily understand, without seeming to talk down to them. He authored hundreds of popular articles and more than two dozen books, frequently appeared in Time magazine landing the cover on at least one occasion. And was a guest on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson 26 times, calling it "the biggest classroom in history." His 13-hour miniseries, Cosmos, was loved by countless children and adults, and his nonfiction and fiction books were widely read.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Jefferies today announced the hiring of Brian J. Pitz and Brian P. Fitzgerald as Managing Directors and Senior Equity Research Analysts covering Internet and Interactive Entertainment companies. Both will be based in Jefferies New York office.

Steven R. Black, Global Head of Equity Research at Jefferies, commented, We are pleased to welcome these senior analysts to Jefferies as they are valuable additions to our global TMT equity research practice, which is a focus area for our firm and an important and critical segment of the global economy. Their significant experience and client relationships will further extend our leading TMT research franchise and add immediate value to our global equity offering to our institutional client base.

Mr. Pitz brings to Jefferies over 14 years of Equity Research experience and joins the firm from UBS, where he was an Executive Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst covering the Internet and Interactive Entertainment industry on an Institutional Investor-ranked team. Previously, he was a Principal and Senior Equity Research Analyst at Bank of America covering the Internet industry. Prior to that, he was a Vice President at Morgan Stanley covering the Internet, PC Software and Interactive Entertainment industries as a member of the top-ranked Internet equity research team in both the annual Institutional Investor poll and Greenwich Associates Survey, and previously was part of the #1-ranked Broadcasting research team in Institutional Investor poll from 1998 - 2001. He received a BS from Villanova University.

Mr. Fitzgerald brings 15 years of Research experience to Jefferies, and joins the firm from UBS, where he was a Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst covering the Internet and Interactive Entertainment industry on an Institutional Investor-ranked team. Previously, he was a Principal and Senior Equity Research Analyst at Bank of America covering the Internet industry. Prior to that, he was a Vice President at Morgan Stanley covering the Internet, PC Software and Interactive Entertainment industries as a member of the top-ranked Internet equity research team in the annual Institutional Investor poll and Greenwich Associates Survey. He received an MBA from New York University and a BS from the United States Military Academy.

About Jefferies

Jefferies Group, Inc. (JEF), the global investment banking firm focused on serving clients for 50 years, is a leader in providing insight, expertise and execution to investors, companies and governments. The firm provides a full range of investment banking, sales, trading, research and strategy across the spectrum of equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, futures and commodities, and also select asset and wealth management strategies, in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

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Xerocole, the intelligent broadband DNS company, today announced that its CTO, noted Internet expert and National Public Radio technology commentator Rob Fleischman, has published his list of the biggest domain name system (DNS) challenges that face broadband providers when they flip the switch on World IPv6 Launch Day. IPv6 is the new internet protocol that replaces IPv4, and provides a virtually unlimited number of IP addresses. It will enable every Internet-connected device in the world computer, phone, tablet, car, refrigerator, etc. to have a unique IP address, but this flexibility will impose new challenges on internet service providers (ISPs).

A short video of Rob Fleischman explaining the potential DNS pitfalls associated with IPv6 deployments is available here.

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Most of the equipment and software used by internet service providers has been IPv6 compliant for a while, said Rob Fleischman, CTO of Xerocole.

They have tested to see whether their domain name system (DNS) servers can make IPv6 queries, known as AAAA queries, and they seem to work. We decided to scratch the surface to find what, if anything, ISPs should be worried about once the switch to IPv6 happens on a global scale, he added.

As it turns out, there are a few issues that could cause broadband internet providers some problems, which are worth sharing, he concluded.

Top DNS Challenges for ISPs in an IPv6 World

Some versions of desktop operating systems will make AAAA record queries regardless of whether they have an IPv6 connection or not. This can result in timeouts as those desktops try to initiate IPv6 connections (which they can't) to hosts that publish AAAA records to the world. Eventually, those attempts will timeout and the host will retry using IPv4. This has the potential to light up ISP call centers with customer service complaints.

Since Antispam DNSBL usage involves checking SMTP inbound IPs against a remote DNS zone, the use of IPv6 explodes the number of potential address checks. A single IPv6 allocation can arm a spammer with enough unique addresses to try against an operators mail server for thousands of years. The result? If a mail server makes all those DNSBL lookups against a carriers DNS, it can easily result in "cache-busting"/DOS-style behavior.

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Microsoft has integrated Kinect into Internet Explorer, which will be available this fall on the Xbox 360.

The Xbox 360 will soon have Internet Explorer.

Microsoft has brought its Internet Explorer browser to another location.

According to the software company at its E3 keynote speech today, Internet Explorer will deliver "for the first time, a fast, fluid, Web experience in the living room." With help from Kinect, users will be able to have full voice control over the browser on the Xbox 360.

To add a bit more flavor (and control) to the browser, Microsoft has also integrated its Smart Glass platform into Internet Explorer, allowing users to scroll around the page, click links, and pinch and zoom from their smartphone or tablet.

Microsoft also announced that Smart Glass would be added to Windows 8, as well, but didn't provide additional details.

According to Microsoft, Internet Explorer will be made available this fall on the Xbox 360.

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