JABRA Presents Virginia Beach Rock 'n' Roll Marathon and Verizon Wireless American Music Festival CHICAGO, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- In a strong show of support for the mobile consumer, JABRA, the foremost brand in innovative hands-free communication products, will be the presenting sponsor of the fourth annual Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon Post Race Concert and the Verizon Wireless American Music Festival held at the Virginia Beach waterfront this Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3-6. With an expected 17,000 runners and 50,000-plus spectators in attendance, the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon is the country's largest inaugural marathon. The race begins Sunday morning, Sept. 5, and will finish with a Post Race Concert, presented by JABRA, including live music from celebrity headliners such as the B52s, Collective Soul and Sugar Ray. The concert is part of the 11th Annual Verizon Wireless American Music Festival and includes four days of the nation's largest oceanfront music events featuring national recording acts in concert on multiple stages. "Whether a person is an elite marathon runner, a touring music artist, or cheering spectator, we strive to support their communication needs with exceptional products," said Heidi Adams, director of marketing, JABRA North America. "The exceptional quality and comfortable wear of JABRA headsets are a natural fit for people with active lifestyles who expect the highest performance in a demanding environment." The Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon is patterned after the popular Suzuki Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in San Diego, which JABRA was also part of. In the past three years, the half marathon has attracted some of the fastest runners in the world. This year's athletes will vie for more than $80,000 in cash and prizes. "For years, the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon has had outstanding success. Our collaboration with JABRA will only add to the positive response we receive from our participants and spectators," said Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon's Race Director, Tim Murphy. "We saw the enormous popularity of the JABRA headsets among athletes and spectators at the San Diego marathon, and we look forward to partnering with them again in this race." About JABRA JABRA is the foremost brand in innovative hands-free communication products for the mobile consumer market. JABRA products are available at more than 70,000 retailers worldwide, including key national GSM operators, key consumer electronic chains and mobile phone specialists. JABRA is part of GN Netcom. More information can be found on the website at http://www.jabra.com/. About GN Netcom GN Netcom is a world leader in hands-free communication technologies. The company develops, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of corded as well as wireless headsets and related products through its two market focused divisions: Contact Center & Office Division and Mobile Division. The Contact Center & Office Division, under the GN Netcom brand, provides solutions covering the hands-free communication needs of professionals working in contact centers and offices. The Mobile Division provides innovative hands-free solutions under the JABRA brand for users of mobile devices. For information about products please visit http://www.gnnetcom.com/. GN Netcom is part of GN Store Nord, a global market leader in personal communications. GN Store Nord is traded on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange (Reuters: GN.CO; OTC: GGNDF). For more information, please visit http://www.gn.com/. JABRA(R) is a registered trademark of GN Netcom. All other trademarks included herein are the property of their respective owners. The Bluetooth(R) word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by GN Netcom is under license. DATASOURCE: JABRA CONTACT: Heidi Adams of JABRA, +1-858-622-9955, ; or Jamey Long of BERKMAN Communications, +1-619-813-2996, , for JABRA Web site: http://www.gnnetcom.com/ Web site: http://www.gn.com/ Web site: http://www.jabra.com/

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