InstantRates(TM) is a hotel mobile app that enables travelers to get a hotel's available rooms and rates, all by sending a simple text message to a phone number. When prospective guests text a designated keyword to the hotel's InstantRates(TM) phone number, within seconds they receive back text messages that tell them the day's prices and which rooms are available for booking at the hotel (Click the image to the right to enlarge a screenshot). (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120127/CG43460) Hotel and Text: A Powerful ... read more

MILPITAS, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/27/12 -- Aryaka, provider of the world's first cloud-based WAN optimization and application acceleration solution, today announced TMC has named Aryaka a winner of the Cloud Computing Excellence Award as one of the companies that most effectively completes the cloud story by providing the 'network' in the cloud. "The cloud delivery model has fueled a competitive spirit within the vendor, developer and provider communities that has resulted in a wave of new products, services ... read more

Following the opening of applications for new Top-Level Domains on 12 January, NCC Group (LSE: NCC.L), the world's largest IT assurance/software and data escrow company, and ARI Registry Services, a leading provider of back-end registry services and consulting to applicants for top-level domains, today announce a program to assist prospective applicants with the management of their new domains. Under the terms of this agreement, NCC Group will refer prospective applicants to ARI Registry Services for technical back-end registry services and ... read more

InstantRates(TM) is a hotel mobile app that enables travelers to get a hotel's available rooms and rates, all by sending a simple text message to a phone number. When prospective guests text a designated keyword to the hotel's InstantRates(TM) phone number, within seconds they receive back text messages that tell them the day's prices and which rooms are available for booking at the hotel (Click the image to the right to enlarge a screenshot). (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120127/CG43460) Hotel and Text: A Powerful ... read more

Pinpoint Genomics, Inc. announced the publication of key data relating to its Pinpoint Dx Lung(TM) Assay in the journal The Lancet, and the availability of its Pinpoint Dx Lung(TM) Assay to clinicians and patients exclusively through the company's laboratory in Mountain View, CA. The report in The Lancet describes the development of the assay based on specimens from 361 patients who underwent surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), as well as the results of the two largest ... read more

Following the opening of applications for new Top-Level Domains on 12 January, NCC Group (LSE: NCC.L), the world's largest IT assurance/software and data escrow company, and ARI Registry Services, a leading provider of back-end registry services and consulting to applicants for top-level domains, today announce a program to assist prospective applicants with the management of their new domains. Under the terms of this agreement, NCC Group will refer prospective applicants to ARI Registry Services for technical back-end registry services and ... read more

Vanquish Oncology, Inc. is a drug development company focused on targeting molecular defects in specific cancer cells to create personalized oncology therapeutics for unmet or underserved cancer markets. Vanquish Oncology focuses on small molecule compounds developed by ... read more

World Economic Forum — Picarro, the world's leading provider of instruments for carbon and water cycle measurements, today announced results from its City Carbon project, demonstrating measurements of near real-time carbon emission estimates from the city of Davos, Switzerland before ... read more

What Do We Need From the Battery of the Future? By David Biello Imagine a car that could go 300 miles – that’s Chicago to St. Louis – on battery power. That’s not possible today without either an assist from a gasoline-fueled engine functioning as a charger (the Chevy Volt solution) or an alternate drive provider (the Toyota Prius solution). The fact that such cars need, in effect, two engines, means that battery-powered options remain much more expensive than their ... read more

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Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), a leader in research-focused healthcare with combined strengths in pharmaceuticals, life science tools and diagnostics, announced today that it has commenced a cash tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN). The offer and withdrawal rights ... read more

Johnson & Weaver, LLP is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty to shareholders of Illumina, Inc. (“Illumina” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ILMN) and other potential violations of law by the board of directors of Illumina (the “Board”) relating to the proposed acquisition of the Company by ... read more

"THE WORLD HAS CHANGED" emphasized TigerSwan CEO and former Delta Force Officer, James Reese, to a large gathering of corporate executives. "From data privacy breaches to cyber espionage, corporations combat crises on a daily basis," said Reese. "As a result, detecting, mitigating and managing these threats are a necessity." As companies expand internationally, more CEO's and Corporate Risk Boards seek vulnerability management services to protect their businesses from global threats. Vulnerability identification and management helps companies protect valuable information, ... read more

Today, U.S. Border Control, Border Control Foundation and other organizations received the consent of the Clerk of the House of Representatives to file amicus curiae briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting an effort to prevent the Obama Administration from using a flawed 2010 Census that included foreign nationals in the count to alter radically the allocation of political power in the United States. The amicus brief was filed in support of the State of Louisiana's motion to file ... read more

Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a first quarter 2012 dividend of $1 per share. The dividend is payable on March 23, 2012 to holders of record as of the close of business on March 1, 2012. Lockheed Martin has paid a dividend to shareholders every quarter since its inception in 1995. Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 123,000 people worldwide and is ... read more

Innovative Micro Technology, Inc. (IMT), today announced that Craig Ensley has joined IMT as President and Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. He succeeds Dr. John Foster, who is resigning from the company to become CEO of one of IMT's major customers. ... read more

Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, issued the following statement regarding the announcement that Aneesh Chopra was stepping down as the federal government’s chief technology officer. “Aneesh Chopra created an important and impressive legacy ... read more

Trilogy Inc. today announced that veteran insurance executive Joe Kelley has been named President of Trilogy's Insurance and Financial Services division. In his new role, Kelley will be responsible for driving the growth of Trilogy's insurance and financial services software and developing strong working relationships with ... read more

At the close of the biggest retail trade show (NRF) last week, I Love Velvet, the innovative mobile payment solution provider, announced that it reached the second level of EMV certification--EMV2--which authorizes PIN and integrated chip (IC) payments from debit, credit and smart cards around the ... read more

The Design Automation Conference (DAC), the premier conference devoted to design and design automation of electronic systems (EDA), is now accepting nominations for the Marie R. Pistilli Women in EDA Achievement Award. The 49th DAC will be held at the Moscone Convention Center, San ... read more

The National Association of Broadcasters announced today that Garry Marshall, legendary Hollywood actor, director, writer and producer, will be inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame during the 2012 NAB Show Television Luncheon, sponsored by Wide Orbit, on Monday, April 16. NAB Show, held in ... read more

SurModics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of surface modification technologies to the healthcare industry, announced today that it will host a live webcast of its first quarter 2012 conference call on Thursday, February 2, at 4:00 p.m. CT. The Company will issue an earnings news ... read more

DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its 2011 fourth quarter financial results. In addition, the company will discuss its outlook and other forward looking information on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT. ... read more

Archipelago Learning Inc. (NASDAQ: ARCL), a leading subscription-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of education products, plans to report its fourth quarter 2011 financial results after market close on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. A conference call and webcast hosted by Tim McEwen, ... read more