London, UK (NYSE: UK) 13 December 2011

SQS Software Quality Systems, the world’s leading expert in software quality, has a list of the worst software bugs of the year 2011, which have damaged his reputation, negative impact on the financial data ($ ) is set and causes stress for the user ().

Phil Codd, Managing Director & Chief Markets Officer (Northern Europe, India and South Africa) in SQS Comments: Use our top-ten list of 2011 that the software failure of businesses and consumers pay high sums. The worst thing is that people lose their jobs and in some cases, their freedom because of avoidable software defects.

selected SQS consultants, this year’s survey software on the mistakes of large software-based fault of the past twelve months, in the margins of massive fines incurred in the banking and financial sector, is a mass recall defective vehicles. Our 2010 report also highlights the economic and computer breakdown in the automotive industry, and this year these two areas show up on our Top Ten, with four top ten positions.

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caused by software errors have negative economic impacts, and in almost all cases the consumer to suffer. Defects in software quality often leads to costly emergency repairs and / or damage to the reputation of brands, but every one of our top ten 2011-errors examples could be easily prevented an effective quality management system strategy to identify and resolve potential problems before they , appear he concluded.

Best Software failures in 2011

1 .???? Financial services giant fined $ 25 million hidden in a software mishap that cost investors $ 217 million – $ and

a software error in the model system to manage client assets led to this international financial services giant will be penalized $ 25 million (? 15.7 million) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In addition, the company was forced to the 217000000 dollars (? 136 million) lost their support when told that the volatility of the market rather than software fault was responsible for their investment return losses.

2 .???? Causing the computer system failure downtime Asian banks -

computer system problems with one of Japan’s largest banks led to a nationwide network of over 5,600 ATM machines go offline for 24 hours, Internet banking is closed for three days, delays in salary payments worth $ 1.5 billion (? 939 million) accounts and 620 000 people and more than a million unprocessed fee value of about $ 9 billion (? 5.64 billion).

3 .???? ATM will bug the customers by giving them benefit more money – $

Bank of Australia, the layout of large sums of money from cash machines began around the 40 in a city. Officials said the company is to operate in the standby mode, did not recognize the balances of the customers.

4 .???? leading smartphones suffer from an international blackout -

Core and Back-up switch failures led to the network services all over Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America are up to 3-4 days. Power outage left millions without e-mail, browsing the Internet or instant messaging services, and we were told that due to server problems with a single data center in Slough.

5 .???? Bugs social networking tablet for a few hours late release -

just a few hours after his release, which is social networking sites in the long-awaited tablet-click app was already receiving reports of some minor errors, through the side panel icons problems with comments.

6 ? 22 people arrested for abuse in Australia due to failures of the new NZ $ 54.5 million in the courts computer system – $ and

a new NZ $ 54.5 million ($ 42.7 million, or? 26.8 million), a data processing system to give the New South Wales and the courts, links the documents are transmitted electronically to the damage claim compensation, illegal arrest and malicious prosecution, which led out of the 3600 failure of electronic communications policy in the courts of the database to the false arrest of 22 persons.

7 .???? 50 500 cars recalled after the airbag-related software glitch – $ and

breakdown in the car manufacturer of software design and test approach, which meant the right rear passenger airbags in an accident may not be used, leading to the 47 401 vehicles in the United States continues to remove and 3099 in Canada and Mexico .

8 .???? the recall of one million cars and addresses of the fire-room – $ and

Japanese automobile manufacturers, the company forced a worldwide recall was committed influenced by more than one million vehicles by the lack of design accumulate allows window cleaners in the residue, which may deteriorate, leading switch electrical contacts and possibly a fire up this was followed by a worldwide recall 2500000, by the same company because of errors that allowed vehicles to stop recall from the park and the engine design.

9 .???? Telecom disorder affects 47 000 customers in meter readings, and the company will pay NZ $ 2,700,000 – $ and

If a software error that resulted in the customer data limits the earliest encounter some 47 000 customers who were unable to cope, it was the New Zealand telecommunications company in NZ $ 2,700,000 ($ 2,100,000, right? € 1.3 million to replace) profit.

10 .???? Army computer glitches prevented the rebels follow-up a coordinated approach

Army computer system is designed to replace real-time front-line troops troops did not prevent the ability to perform a simple analytical functions. $ 2700000000 Cloud-based network computing system works slowly, if there are multiple users in the system and the systems at the same time, the search function on the observation reports difficult as information mapping software was not compatible with the armies of the current search software .

All $ figures are in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

SQS Software Quality Systems

SQS is the world’s leading expert in software quality focus on Europe. In Cologne in 1982, the company employs over 2,000 employees. Together with a strong presence in Germany and the United Kingdom, SQS has further subsidiaries in Egypt, Finland, India, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, South Africa and the United States. In addition, SQS maintains a minority stake in the company co-operation project in Portugal and Spain. In 2010, SQS turnover was € 162.9 million.

SQS is the first German company has a primary listing on the AIM (Alternative Investment Market) in London. In addition, SQS two quotations on the open market, the German stock exchange in Frankfurt am Main.

more than 5,000 completed projects his belt, SQS has a strong customer base including half of the DAX 30, nearly a third of the STOXX 50 and 20 FTSE 100 companies. These include Allianz, Beazley, BP, Centrica, Daimler, German Post, Generali, JP Morgan, Meteor imaginable, Reuters and Volkswagen as well as from all other areas.

For more information

http://www.sqs.com.

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Washington, DC (Nasdaq) 14 December 2011

U.S. solar industry has reached a new facilities and growth in the third quarter of 2011 closed due to utility projects, strong residential construction, effective action and the falling prices for solar panels, according to a report released by GTM Research Solar Energy and Industries Association (SEIA).

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through the third quarter of 2011, the U.S. solar market has installed more than 1,000 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity in 2010 already exceeded the annual total of 887 MW, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight: 3rd Quarter 2011 to report. This includes 449 MW in the third quarter alone, more equipment and record first quarter new solar electric capacity installed in 2009 than in all recorded. This also represents a 140 percent over the previous year.

Much of this increase is attributable to the Department of the Treasury 1603 program, which at 31 Expire in December, unless Congress extends it is. As the continuation of the program, the report predicts that there is a tax on the capital bottleneck projects in 2012, representing a possible slowdown in plants until the end of 2012 and into 2013.

“The U.S. solar industry is on a roll, the unprecedented growth in 2011,” said Rhone Resch, SEIA President and CEO. “Solar today is an economic power in dozens of countries that are creating jobs across America. But the industry is a stable policy to make informed business decisions, and unfortunately the underlying distribution system has solar projects expire due on 31 December. To to grow the industry and create jobs in the United States, we need Congress to extend 1603-program. 1603 program has done more to expand the use of renewable energy than any other policy in American history. Our country can not go back to Congress be turned into the American industry, and it is important to continue to leave the Congress, the 1603 program for a few days before the end of the year. “

U.S. solar markets Insight: 3rd Quarter 2011 Report (http://www.greentechmedia.com/research/solarinsight) is the most accurate and up-to-date research in the further growth and opportunities in the U.S. The report contains an analysis of PV and solar thermal power plants (CSP) and concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) technology reveals the most important facts that will help you navigate the solar market maker current and projected flight path.

Highlights from the third quarter, contains the report:

photovoltaic PV systems in Q3 2011 increased by 39 percent over Q2 2011 and 140 percent over Q3 2010.

utility PV market installed base of over 200 MW in Q3 2011, more than 400 percent in companies with more than Q2 2011th

-residential PV market grew by 21 percent over the past Q2 2011 reached almost 75 MW.

California back a significant portion of the total PV system in Q3 2011 by 44 percent, according to the six major markets, with the state consists in combination of 45 percent of the institutions on a quarterly basis.

Solar Domestic markets go up, more than ever, the report also states that the United States the sun is facing more uncertainty than at any time in recent history. Fall on the other hand, solar panel prices steeply, and system prices have never been lower, on the other side of the market is a significant risk in the form of legislation, financing, policy and market barriers.

“The sun is moving into the U.S. in 2012, a sense of cautious optimism,” said Shayle Kann, chairman of the solar practice of GTM Research. “There are three questions that every spirit in the market: one can, what would the effect of 1603 the Ministry of Finance of the program after the end of his two in the commercial market to emerge, such as Massachusetts, Colorado, Ohio, Tennessee, Hawaii and Ramp -up to major markets such as California, New Jersey and Pennsylvania on a downward trend, and finally, how to petition against Chinese imports, trade on the solar market dynamics, and the immediate future, and if the tasks are ultimately bear? “

1603 program, the Treasury due to expire at the end of this year, solar project developers either complete or safe harbor, the projects in the fourth quarter of 2011, so the program scrambling. This assembly is robust to produce numbers until the end of 2011. However, the uncertainty of the program development of the market threatens growth in 2012 and thereafter.

About GTM Research:

Green Tech Media provides research and analysis in a business-to-business green tech market. With the integrated platform, we produce high quality products, whether from industry news, market research or networking events. GTM Research, examination gloves, produces in-depth market tracker, the company reports and the publisher of PV News, the monthly solar market. Green Tech Media in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, with offices in New York, NY, San Francisco, CA and Munich. For more information, visit http://www.greentechmedia.com.

About SEIA:

founded in 1974, the Solar Energy Industries Association is a national association of U.S. solar energy industry. To build through lobbying and education, SEIA member companies and about 1100 a strong solar industry to power America. SEIA is anxious as the voice of the industry to make solar power a mainstream and significant energy source by the expansion and the dismantling of market barriers, strengthening the industry and educating the public about the benefits of solar energy. http://www.seia.org

Background Resources:

U.S. Solar Market Insight: 3rd Quarter 2011 Abstract: http://forms.greentechmedia.com/af2?LinkID=CH00095679eR00000030AD

Info purchase of the entire U.S. Solar Market Insight: 3rd Quarter 2011 Report: http://www.seia.org/cs/research/SolarInsight

background of the Department of the Treasury 1603 Program: http://www.seia.org/cs/solar_policies/1603_treasury_program

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