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Tamil Nadu, is the most prominent state of India. The capital. Madras is a cosmopolitan city and the capital of the state. Tamil Nadu is a bastion of Hinduism, whose past endures into the present. Temples with towering spires called gopurams are a common feature of this state, seldom seen anywhere else in the country. Temples in Tamil Nadu were the fulcrum of society and even today art forms that have their origin in religious worship continue to colour daily life. Notable among these are splendid bronzes of deities, painting on glass and Bharatnatyam. Kanchipuram,also called Kanjeevaram, is famous throughout the country as the center where lustrous silk sarees are woven. Likewise Thanjavur is an important center for bronze figure casting. Mahabalipuram has a vast wealth of sculptures. In contrast to the temple heritage Pondicherry is known for long a French colony. Yet another facet of this surprisingly diverse state is two hill stations Ootacamund and Kodaikanal. Both are little patches of England, being much loved by the expatriate population of the Raj. Both places provide delightful relaxation during an extended tour of the south, having a wide range of hotel accommodation. The cuisine of Tamil Nadu, more or less totally vegetarian, has become enormously popular all over the country.Chennai (Madras)Madras, the capital of Tamil Nadu is also its principal harbour and has one of the finest beaches in Asia. It was founded at Fort St. George in 1640 A.D. by Francis Day of the East India Company.Climate: (deg C)-Summer- Max. 37, Min. 22.1. Winter- Max. 32, Min. 19.8., Best Season: Throughout the year (Preferably October to March).Places Of Interest: Fort St. George & St. Mary's Church, Gandhi Mandapam, Anna Square, Kapaleeswara Temple, Light House, Marina Beach & Aquarium, Parthasarathy Temple, San Thom Cathedral, Snake Park, Theosophical Society, Valluvar Kottam, Ripon Buildings and War Memorial Fort Museum and Govt. Museum & Art Gallery.Excursions: Covelong- 38 kms, Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary- 85 kms, Pulicat- 61 kms, Kanchipuram- 71 kms, Ennore Beach- 18 kms, Muttukudu- 30 kms, Red Hills- 14 kms, Mahabalipuram- 61 kms, Cholamandal Artists Village- 20 kms, Elliots Beach- 11 kms, Crocodile Bank- 42 kms, Pundi Reservoir- 60 kms, Thirukkalikundram- 80 kms, Anna Zoological Park (Vandalur).Reach - By Air: Directly linked to the major cities.By Rail: Connected with Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bombay, Calcutta, Cochin, Coimbatore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kodai Road, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Ooty, Rameshwaram, Trichy, Tirupati Trivandrum and Varanasi.By Road: Bombay- 1329 kms, Bangalore- 334 kms, Hyderabad- 669 kms, Kanyakumari- 693 kms, Madurai- 461 kms, Mahabalipuram- 60 kms, Pondicherry- 162 kms, Rameshwaram- 619 kms, Kanchipuram- 71 kms, Tirupati- 143 kms, Ooty- 535 kms, Kodaikanal- 498 kms, Trivandrum- 709 kms, and Thanjavur- 334 kms.Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram)64 kms from Madras, connected by regular bus-services. A major beach resort famous for its magnificent monuments hewn out of rock.Places of Interest: Rathas, Arjuna's Penance, Krishna Mandapa, Shore Temple, Mahishasurmardini Cave, Varaha Mandapa and Mandapams.KanchipuramKanchipuram, the capital of the Pallava and dynasty is one of the serene sacred cities of India. It is situated 76 kms from Madras, 35 kms from Chingleput & 64 kms from Mahabalipuram via Chingleput.Places of Interest: Kailashnath Temple, Shri Vaikuntaperumal Temple, Shri Varadaraja Temple, Ekambareshwara Temple and Shri Kamakashi Temple.Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary80 kms away from Madras, the sanctuary is famous for migratory birds (November to February) viewing from an observation tower. It is 30 km away from its nearest railway station Chingleput.PondicherryA French colony upto 1954, Pondicherry is a living monument of French Culture in India. The Aurobindo Ashram and 'Auroville' the international township are famous all over the world.Temperature: (deg C)-Summer- Max 40.8, Min 31.2. Winter- Max 31.1, Min 25., Best Season: Throughout the year (preferably October to March).Places of Interest: Botanical Gardens, Eglise De Sacre Coeur De Jesus, The Promenade, Govt. Park, Manakula Vinayagar Temple, Roman Rolland Library, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, French Institute , Museums & Art Galleries.Excursions: Auroville- 10 kms, Arikamedu- 10 kms, Chunnambar Boat House- 8 kms, Mailam- 45 kms, Mandagapattu- 50 kms, Ousteri Lake- 15 kms.Reach - By Air: The nearest airport is Madras- 160 kms. By Rail: Villupuram- 32 kms connected directly to Madras.By Road: Bangalore- 503 kms, Chidambaram- 68 kms, Kanchipuram- 113 kms, Madras-162 kms, Mamallapuram- 134 kms, Thanjavur- 170 kms, Thiruvannamalai- 103 kms, Trichy- 198 kms.Thanjavur (Tanjore)The world famous Brihadeeswara temple is situated here. It is built by Raja Chola The empire builder in the early Dravidian style.Temperature: (deg C) Summer- Max 36, Min 32. Winter- Max 23, Min 18., Best Season: October to March.Places Of Interest: Brihadeeswara Temple, The Palace, Sangeetha Mahal, Saraswati Mahal, Library, Raja Museum, Temple Museum, Schwarz Church.Excursions: Velankani-95 kms, Point Calimere/Kodikarai-30 kms, Poompuhar-100 kms.Reach - By Air: Nearest airport Tiruchirapalli- 54 kms is connected with Cochin & Madras.By Rail: Directly connected to Tiruchirapalli, Madurai, Madras and Chidambaram.By Road: Chidambaram- 113 kms, Kanyakumari- 394 kms, Kumbakonam- 38 kms, Madras- 310 kms, Madurai- 159 kms, Pudukkotai- 58 kms, Rameshwaram- 222 kms, Tiruchirapalli- 54 kms.Tiruchirapalli (Trichy)Tiruchirapalli or Trichy, situated on the banks of river Kaveri, is famous for the Ranganatha temple at Srirangam.Temperature: (deg C) Summer- Max. 37, Min. 26. Winter- Max. 29, Min. 20., Best Season: October to March.Places of Interest: Rock Fort, Sri Jambukeshwara Temple, Tiruvannaikaval, Srirangam, Museums & Art Galleries.Excursions: Viralimalai- 30 kms, Kodumbalur- 36 kms, Sittannavasal- 13 kms, Thanjavur- 59 kms.Reach - By Air: Directly connected to Cochin & Madras.By Rail: Connected to Bangalore, Coimbatore, Cochin, Madras, Madurai, Quilon, Rameshwaram, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli.By Road: Bangalore- 345 kms, Coimbatore- 203 kms, Tanjore- 56 kms, Kumbakonma- 95 kms, Madurai- 142 kms, Ooty- 302 kms, Madras- 320 kms, Kanyakumari- 384 kms, Chidambaram- 162 kms, Rameshwaram- 228 kms, Palani- 135 kms.MaduraiMadurai, the most famous of the temple towns of the south is known for the Meenakshi Temple.Temperature: (deg C) Summer- Max. 37.5, Min. 36.3; Winter- Max. 21.6, Min. 20.9., Best Season: Throughout the year.Places of Interest: Meenakshi Temple- 1.6 kms, Tirumalai Nayak Palace- 2 kms, Mariamman Tank, Koodal Alagar Temple, Gandhi Museum and Government Museum (Timings: 1000-1300 hours & 1400-1800 hours. Closed on Wednesdays). Excursions: Alagar Koil- 21 kms, Tiruparan Kundram- 8 kms, Pazhamudhirchglai- 25 kms, Srivilliputhur- 74 kms, Vaigai Dam- 69 kms, Kodaikanal- 120 kms, Trichy- 142 kms.Reach - By Air: Connected with Madras, Calicut and Bombay.By Rail: Connected via Madras with all the main places.By Rail: Madras- 472 kms, Trichy- 142 kms, Rameshwarm- 139 kms, Kanyakumari- 232 kms, Tirunelveli- 151 kms, Kodaikanal- 120 kms, Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary- 136 kms, Palani- 122 kms, Thanjavur- 223 kms, Bangalore- 446 kms, Bombay- 1454 kms.RameshwaramThe sacred island town of Rameswaram at the extreme south-eastern limit of the Indian Peninsula, has one of India's most venerated temples. A fine example of South Indian architecture,the temple is renowed for its many pillared corridors, about 1220 metres in length.Temperature: (deg C) Summer- Max.37, Min. 30; Winter- Max. 30, Min. 25., Best Season: Throughout the year, but preferably October to March.Places Of Interest: Agnitheertham, Shri Ramnathswamy Temple, Gandhamadhana Parvadham, Kothandaramaswamy Temple- 60 kms.Excursions: Kurusadai Island- 20 kms.Reach - By Air: Nearest airport Madurai- 167 kms is connected with Bombay, Calicut and Madras.By Rail: Connected directly to Madras, Madurai, Trichy and Coimbatore.By Road: Kanyakumari- 320 kms, Karaikudi- 149 kms, Madras- 666 kms, Madurai- 167 kms, Ramanathapuram- 55 kms, Sivaganga- 136 kms, Pudukottai- 188 kms, Tanjore- 248 kms, Tuticorin- 180 kms, Tiruchendur- 209 kms.Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin)Kanyakumari is the southernmost point of peninsular India. It is the meeting point of three oceans - the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. Besides its importance as a pilgrim centre, it is famous for its beautiful views of sunrise, sunset and moonrise over the waters.Temperature: (deg C)-Summer- Max34.8, Min 21.6. Winter- Max 33, Min 20.4., Best Season: Throughout the year, but preferably October to March.Places Of Interest: Kanyakumari Temple .Only Hindus are allowed inside the inner sanctum), Gandhi Memorial, Vivekananda Memorial, Sunrise-Sunset-Moonrise.Excursions: Nagercoil 19 kms, Padmanabhapuram Palace 45 kms, Sunchindrum 13 kms, Tiruchendur 85 kms, Udayagiri 34 kms, Vattakottai 6 kms.Reach - By Air: Nearest airport Trivandrum- 80 kms is directly connected with Bangalore, Bombay, Cochin, Delhi, Goa and Madras.By Rail: Kanyakumari is connected to Trivandrum, Delhi and Bombay. Tirunelveli- 80 kms is the other nearest railway junction which can be reached by road via Nagaarcoil- 19 kms.By Road: Trivandrum- 86 kms, Nagercoil- 19 kms, Tirunelveli- 91 kms, Tiruchendur via Ovari- 89 kms, Tuticorin- 129 kms, Rameshwaram- 300 kms, Courtallam- 130 kms, Madurai - 242 kms, Thekkady- 358 kms, Kodaikanal- 362 kms, Palani- 370 kms, Ootacamund- 576 kms, Cochin - 309 kms, Coimbatore - 478 kms.KodaikanalKodaikanal, a charming hill station, stands amidst sylvan beauty on the southern crest of the upper Palani Hills near Madurai in Tamil Nadu.Altitude: 2,133 mts., Temperature: (deg C)-Summer- Max 19.3, Min 11.3. Winter- Max 17.3, Min 8.3., Best Season:April to June and September to October.Places Of Interest: Kodaikanal Lake, Coaker's Walk, Astrophysical Observatory, Fairy Falls, Kurinji Andavar Temple, Shenbaganur Museum, Pillar Rocks, Green Valley View.Excursions: Silver Cascade- 8 kms, Dophin's Nose- 8 kms, Perumal Peak- 11 kms, Beryam Lake- 21 kms, Kukkal Caves- 40 kms.Reach - By Air: Nearest airport Madurai- 120 kms.By Rail: Kodaikanal Road- 80 kms.By Road: Madras- 520 kms, Ooty- 264 kms, Trichy- 197 kms, Coimbatore- 175 kms, Kumili- 160 kms, Madurai- 120 kms, Kodai Road- 80 kms, Palani- 64 kms, Munnar- 90 kms, Periyar- 160 kms.CoimbatoreCoimbatore known as the "Manchester of South India" is a commercial city of Considerable importance, the chief commodity being textiles.Temperature: (deg C)-Summer Max- 39.4, Min- 23.3; Winter Max- 32.8, Min 20.7., Best Season: October to March.Places Of Interest: Perur Temple, Marudhamalai Temple, Agricultural University, V.O.C.Park, Forest College, G.D.Naidu Industrial Exhibition, Glass Forest Museum.Excursions: Anamalais Wildlife Sanctuary/Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary- 90 kms Top Slip- 37 kms, Bhavani- 102 kms, Bhavani Sagar Dam- 80 kms, Chennimalai- 80 kms, Coonoor- 70 kms, Kodumudi- 105 kms, Kotagiri- 118 kms, Palani- 105 kms, Udhagamandalam/Ooty- 89 kms.Reach - By Air: Connected with Madras, Bangalore & Bombay.By Rail: Connected with all important places of south.By Road: Bangalore- 363 kms, Madras- 526 kms, Madurai- 226 kms, Palani- 105 kms, Trichy- 203 kms, Udhagamandalam ( Ooty or Ootaacamund )- 89 kms, Yercaud- 190 kms.Udhagmandalam / Ootacamund (Ooty)Ootacamund, the queen of the hill stations of South India, is situated in the Nilgiris at an altitude of 2240 metres. One can see many profiles of nature, each with a distinctive orandeur. Ooty is nited for its extraordinary scenic beauty and salubrious climate amidst the "Nilgiris" or "Blue Mountains".Altitude: 2240 metres., Temperature: (deg C)-Summer- Max 25, Min 10; Winter- Max 21, Min 0., Best Season: April to June and September to October.Places Of Interest: Botanical Gardens, Tiger Hill, Dodabetta Peak, Valley View Lake, Wilson Fish Farm, St. Stephen Church, Marlimund Lake, Wenlock Downs, Avalanche, Elk Hill, Kalhatti Falls, Snowdon, Glen Morgen.Excursions: Wellingtion, Kotagiri, Madumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Coonoor, Bandipur Wildlife Sanctuary.Reach - By Air: The nearest airport Coimbatore- 89 kms is connected with Bombay, Calicut, Madras and Madurai.By Rail: Connected with Mettupalayam which in turn is connected through Madras & Coimbatore to major cities in India.By Road: Bombay- 1320 kms, Bangalore- 290 kms, Calicut- 178 kms, Coimbatore- 89 kms, Coonoor- 19 kms, Kotagiri- 29 kms, Madumalai- 64 kms, Madras- 535 kms, Mysore- 160 kms, Trivandrum- 498 kms, Tiruchirapally- 302 kms.

Genetic-Programming SoftwareDiscipulus

Discipulus™ Genetic-Programming SoftwareDiscipulus™ genetic-programming software is a powerful regression and classification tool. It has significant advantages over neural-networks, classification-trees, support-vector-machines and robust-regression methods. It is fast, powerful, and has a proven track record of results:1.Sixty to two-hundred times faster than comparable modeling techniques2.Consistently out-performs neural networks, classification trees, support vector machines and robust regression methods with less work3.Unlike neural networks, Discipulus automatically separates relevant and irrelevant inputs and easily handles highly correlated inputs4.Scaling and preprocessing of inputs is usually unnecessary5.Intelligent self-configuration means NO parameter setting6.Creates models from large data-sets quickly and easily7.Built-in protection against over-fitting8.Execution in parallel over a Windows network for enterprise level execution speed9.Easily understood models produced in C, Java or Intel Assembler for deploymentApplications:Marketed by RML Technologies since October 1998, Discipulus is deployed into numerous Fortune 500 companies. Successful applications include:Prediction of corporate bankruptcy in apparently healthy firmsNetwork Intrusion DetectionTumor Classification using microarray dataGeological data mining for oil and gasDiscrimination of unexploded ordnance from digital geophysical mapping signalReverse-engineering legacy applications (see pages 12-13)Refinery and plant control programsDNA Array classificationFinancial market predictionPrediction of corporate financial well-being one year into the future.Environmental engineering

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On Demand Stateful EJB
Enterprise JavaBeans' (EJB) are the de facto standard when it comes to server side components developed in J2EE. Session beans are used for business logic components and are primarily of two types - Stateful and Stateless. The type of the bean - stateful or stateless is decided at deployment time through some deployment parameters. There are many scenarios where the decision of needing a stateful bean can be deferred until runtime. The article explains a pattern that can be used to dynamically choose a stateful bean at runtime.
About the AuthorSwaminathan Radhakrishnan works as a Technical Architect with Infosys Technologies, Ltd. He has been involved with J2EE since its inception.
Migrating Enterprise Applications Between J2EE Application Servers
This article covers the aspects of enterprise application migration that involve J2EE application servers, including the motivation, methodology, challenges, and the way to successfully undertake such an initiative. The focus is primarily on the migration of a large portfolio of applications, not individual applications. This article doesn't get into the basics of application server technologies, Java technologies, etc.; I feel it will be of most interest to architects, team leads, and technical project managers.
About the AuthorAjit Sagar is a Senior Technical Architect with Infosys Technologies. Ajit has served as Java Developer's Journal's (JDJ) J2EE editor and was the founding editor of the Extensible Markup Language (XML) Journal.
Web Based Application Security
Web-based business applications need stringent security regulations. Within an application, each different role requires a predetermined set of access rights. This article explains how you can use Struts, taglibs, and servlet filters to develop a powerful and flexible security model that can be used directly by almost any Web-based business application.
About the AuthorSwaminathan Radhakrishnan works as a Technical Architect with Infosys Technologies, Ltd. He has been involved with J2EE since its inception.
Take Two Patterns and Call Me in the Morning
Life is not easy for today's enterprise application architects. In today's IT world, the architect not only has to design solutions for a plethora of interdependent systems (as is obvious from the job description and title), he or she also has to conform to the ever-evolving standards in a shorter Application Program Interface (API) lifecycle, plan for the not-too-distant future, collaborate with business and technical environments, and work on a feasible roadmap for his or her application/ application portfolio.
About the AuthorAjit Sagar is a Senior Technical Architect with Infosys Technologies. Ajit has served as JDJ's J2EE editor and was the founding editor of XML-Journal.
HTTP Session Garbage Collector
A common approach to caching data in Web applications is to use an HyperText Transport Protocol (HTTP) session. A business use case that spans multiple HTTP requests may create the need for caching in a Web tier. Once business use case processing is completed, this cached data needs to be removed.
About the AuthorAbinasha Karana is a Technical Architect with the Enterprise Mobility Solutions Group at Infosys. His area of interest is implementing solutions for mobile platforms.

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IBM (International Business Machines) is by far the world's largest information technology company in terms of revenue ($88 billion in 2000) and by most other measures, a position it has held for about the past 50 years. IBM products include hardware and software for a line of business servers, storage products, custom-designed microchips, and application software. Increasingly, IBM derives revenue from a range of consulting and outsourcing services. With the advent of the low-cost microchip, the personal computer, distributed computing, open rather than proprietary standards, and the Internet, IBM has seen its position of dominance challenged as the world of information technology no longer revolves around a single company. Yet investors and competitors continue to be impressed by IBM's long-established base of customers among middle-sized and Fortune 100 businesses and its ability to adapt its products and services to a changing marketplace.
In its early years, IBM was widely associated with the punched card, the invention of Herman Hollerith. Hollerith was part of the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company, when, in 1914, Thomas J. Watson joined the company as general manager. The CTR Company itself had been formed from three companies that sold grocery store scales, time recording devices, and tabulators. Over the next decades, Watson built the business machine company of the future, now known as International Business Machines. By the middle of the century, IBM led such companies as National Cash Register and later Digital Equipment into the computer era. Famous for its vaunted force of salesmen with white shirts and ties, IBM, led by Watson (and later his son, Thomas Jr.), also invested heavily in research.
In the early 1960s, IBM introduced what was to become the de facto standard for large company business computers with its System/360. Designed to be continually upwards compatible, a program written for the System/360's operating system, OS/360, is said to be able to run today, 40 years later, in z/OS, the main operating system for IBM's larger eSeries servers (the latest incarnations of IBM mainframes). By the early 1970s, the punched card was gradually being replaced by the interactive display terminal and especially by the IBM 3270. The company also began to compete with DEC and HP in computers for small business with its System/3 (the forerunner of today's AS/400). In the early 1980s, IBM's realized that the newly-arrived Apple personal computer would revolutionize the industry. It quickly overtook the competition with a series of PCs that became the standard for business use. In doing so, it inadvertently created a future competitor by the name of Microsoft that would come to dominate the market for PC software.
With the arrival of the Internet, IBM has recast its computers as servers, largely endorsed open standard technologies, and developed new revenue lines offering hosting, Web site management software and servers, and its own version of Web services. At the end of 2000, IBM had over 316,000 employees. Its stock (IBM) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange

DC Comics to Launch Zudacomics.com, a New Web Comics Imprint

NEW YORK, NY - 09 Jul 2007: Already established as the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world, DC Comics announced today the creation of Zudacomics.com, a new web comics imprint. The home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman, DC Comics will soon publish new, never before seen online content featuring new characters and concepts through Zudacomics.com.
This October, DC Comics will launch Zudacomics.com, a new web comics imprint where online comic creators can showcase their work and fans get to vote on their favorite comics. With the official tagline 'click here to continue,' the site has numerous logo variations to reflect the imprint's scope and ambition as well as its diverse community of readers.
The site is scheduled to launch this October and will feature multiple ongoing web comics. Following the site's launch, the majority of the web comics will be selected by Zudacomics.com's visitors, who will vote on new web comics presented to them in periodic competitions. Winners of the competitions will receive commissions to create a year's worth of their web comics for the site, and will have their work published in print formats as well.
"There is an explosion of creativity in web comics," said Paul Levitz, DC Comics President & Publisher. "We want to build a great stage for this new generation of creators to perform on, a solid system for their work to reach audiences online and in print, and for the creators to share in the profits their creations can generate. In this time of rapid technological and cultural change, DC wants to be a good publisher for the evolving and growing community of online comic creators, so that we can be their partner for showcasing new kinds of works to entertain future generations."
Creators will be encouraged to send submissions that run the full gamut of comic book genres -- from humor, romance, science fiction, fantasy and superheroes. Editorial for Zudacomics.com will be handled by Ron Perazza, DC Comics Director of Creative Services and Kwanza Johnson, DC Comics Online Editor, and overseen by DC Comics SVP-Creative Director. Richard Bruning. Johnson and Perazza will be charged with selecting the submissions for the site's competitions; additionally, the editors can declare as many as six submissions as instant winners during the calendar year. All Zudacomics.com creators who are instant winners, competition winners and competition finalists will be paid by DC Comics.
Zudacomics.com's official tagline is "click here to continue." The site will have numerous variations of a site logo that reflects the scope and ambition of the imprint. "In designing the Zuda logo, it was important to echo back to the interactive nature of the web, the creativity of our medium and the diversity of the comics community," said Richard Bruning. "We soon realized that there shouldn't be just one logo. We wanted to reflect the different 'faces' of web comics that we are looking to publish. It's all about the diversity of the readership and the medium."
Unlike a traditional comic book page (which traditionally measures 6 5/8" X 10 1/4"), a Zuda web comic will consist of a series of 4:3 aspect ratio screens, so that users will be able to read a web comic installment without opening an additional window in their browser or excessive scrolling. Ongoing Zuda web comics will run for at least 52 total installments, in addition to the initial submission.
DC Comics has chosen IBM Global Business Services (NYSE: IBM) to design and build the new Zudacomics.com site. The site will embrace leading Web 2.0 technologies such as blogging, commenting, rating and tagging to encourage maximum community participation and feedback on artists' submissions. The DC Comics creative and technical teams are working side by side with consultants, visual designers, information architects and developers from IBM's Media & Entertainment practice to design everything from the technology architecture to the look and feel and overall user experience for the site. Through the use of open source technologies, the new site will enable collaboration and innovation as well as flexibility to allow DC Comics to continue to enhance the site with industry leading functionality over time.
The Zudacomics.com teaser site will go live in July, timed to this year's San Diego ComicCon; the teaser site will allow pre-registration for the site and provide updates for the imprint throughout the summer. "Zuda Comics will be a transparent publishing operation," said Ron Perazza, Online Director. "We're asking the community and the creators to participate in the growth of a new business. They need to have access to every bit of information we can provide, so we're going to roll out our submissions process, our contracts and agreements throughout the summer, well before our October content launch."
DC Comics, and its various imprints, currently publishes more than 70 comic book series, MAD Magazine and MAD KIDS and more than 300 books a year, including manga titles from CMX and titles from the new MINX imprint aimed at teenage girl readers. With the launch of Zudacomics.com, DC Comics furthers the company's commitment to publishing diverse material for an increasingly diverse readership in new and diverse platforms.
DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC super heroes and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics' Web site is located at www.dccomics.com.
IBM has a strong global focus on the media and entertainment industry across all of its services and products, serving all the major industry segments -- entertainment, publishing, information providers, media networks and advertising. For more information, visit http://www.ibm.com/media
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Clay Helm IBM Public Relations 415-545-2212 clayhelm@us.ibm.com
David Hyde DC Comics Director of Publicity 212.636.5450 david.hyde@dccomics.com

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