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MMCmicro(TM) Salomon World Team Takes First in KIA CERATO Seoul World Inline Cup; Team Takes First Place in Its First Competitive Meet This Year.


SEOUL, South Korea -- Massimiliano Presti, wearing the yellow and black colors of the MMCmicro(TM) Salomon World Team, won this year's KIA KIA  
n.
A member of the armed services who is reported killed during a combat mission.



[k(illed) i(n) a(ction).]
 CERATO Seoul World Inline Cup on April 9th, the first major race of the 2006 professional inline speed skating Inline speed skating is the sport of racing on inline skates. It is often called inline racing by participants. Although it primarily evolved from racing on "quad" roller skates, the sport is similar enough to ice speed skating that many competitors are now known to  championship season. His teammate, Francesco Zangarini, came in third in the race.

Presti, global champion in World Inline Competition (WIC WIC - WAN Interface Card ) last years, and Zangarini, sixth overall in last year's WIC, are two of the five outstanding athletes selected for the 2006 MMCmicro Salomon Inline Skating skating: see ice skating; ice dancing; roller skating.
skating

Sport in which bladelike runners or sets of wheels attached to shoes are used for gliding on ice or on surfaces other than ice.
 Team, sponsored by the MultiMediaCard Association, SalomonSports, Samsung Semiconductor and Samsung Techwin (Camera Division).

Along with Luca Presti, Pier Davide Romani, Luca Saggiorato, this team will represent the MMCA (MultiMediaCard Association, Beaverton, OR, www.mmca.org) A membership organization founded in 1998 to promote the MultiMediaCard (MMC) storage module used in cellphones, PDAs and other small handheld devices.  and Salomon throughout the 2006 season, which runs from now through October at venues in Taipei, Zurich, Paris, Berlin, Duluth, Minnesota, and other locations around the world.

Upon receiving the winner's flowers, Mr. Presti said, "We are especially happy to enjoy our first victory of the season here in Seoul, where our sponsor is headquartered. We appreciate your trust in our team, in Salomon and in the exciting inline skating phenomenon which is growing in popularity everywhere. Now you can see how fast our races are and appreciate the evident synergy with the fastest micro memory card in the world."

About The MMCA (MultiMediaCard Association - www.mmca.org)

The MultiMediaCard Association (MMCA) is the open standard organization that defines the physical, functional and interface specifications of MultiMediaCards (MMCs), the postage-stamp size, removable memory cards used in mobile phone, digital imaging and portable consumer electronics applications. While removable memory cards are the primary focus, the MMCA also supports the adoption of the MMC See MultiMediaCard and Microsoft Management Console.  interface standard in other embedded Inserted into. See embedded system.  or removable components and subsystems, such as hard disk drives.

Founded in 1998, the MMCA provides a global forum for memory card and semiconductor component suppliers, software vendors and manufacturers of mobile electronic devices who jointly endorse and promote the worldwide adoption of MultiMediaCards and the MMC standards.

MMCA Principles:

--The organization is dedicated to open, royalty-free standards;

--These standards are established consensually, with the equal participation of MMCA members;

--Product interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other.  and compliance are integral to the specifications and standards.

The MMCA mailing address is P.O. Box 303, Sunol, CA 94586; Ph: 925-417-0127; Fax: 925-417-0128. More information is at www.mmca.org.

About SolomonSports

Salomon is a world leader in action and outdoor sports through footwear, apparel, equipment and experiences. Founded in 1947, the company is part of Amer Sports


Amer Sports Oyj (formerly Amer-Yhtymä Oyj) is a Finnish sporting goods manufacturer, originally established in 1950. Initially an industrial conglomerate with interests as diverse as shipowning, tobacco products and publishing, Amer has gradually evolved into
, the world's leading sports equipment company, including such global brands as Atomic, Wilson, Precor as well as Salomon. For more information, visit http://www.salomonpress.com and http://www.salomoninline.com.

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