Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESIO), a leading provider of world-class photonic and laser systems for micro-engineering applications, today announced it has expanded its Singaporean operations and has opened a new Asia manufacturing and service plant in the Kaki Bukit industrial hub of Singapore. ESI will ... read more

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced professional graphics users can access several new ATI FirePro™ graphics driver features designed to accelerate application performance and enhance reliability. Available for download, version 8.702 of the ATI FirePro™ graphics driver incorporates tremendous application tuning efforts, resulting in significant ... read more

(GDC CONFERENCE) -- WildTangent, one of the world's largest and fastest growing game services, today announced that leading social game developer Playdom, Inc. is integrating WildTangent's newly launched BrandBoost(TM) advertising platform into its popular Facebook game, Tiki Farm. With BrandBoost, Playdom can now reward gamers with virtual items and premium social games content in return for the gamer choosing to view a video or rich media advertisement from within their game experience. This ad-supported option supports a recently released Nielsen survey ... read more

Regulatory News: Ipsen (Paris:IPN) (Euronext: FR0010259150; IPN), a global biotechnology specialty care group, and Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (Rhythm), a biotechnology company developing peptide therapeutics for metabolic diseases, announced today that they have concluded a license agreement ... read more

Genentech, Inc., a wholly owned member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), announced today the topline results of a Phase III trial led by the U.S. Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) and sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) investigating the use of Avastin® ... read more

Global communications agency Waggener Edstrom Worldwide (WE) received the PR Innovation of the Year award for its WE twendz(TM) application, (http://www.twendz.com), a real-time Twitter emotion monitoring tool, at the 2010 PRWeek Awards, held in New York City this evening. The recognition coincides with the first anniversary of the twendz tool, and is the fifth award received since its introduction. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071011/AQTH017LOGO) The PR Innovation of the Year award recognizes the top tool designed for use within the public relations community that shows ... read more

In the table entitled "CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS," the figure for "Accumulated deficit" under December 31, 2009 should read: (256,979,263) (sted (56,979,263)). The corrected release reads: COLUMBIA LABORATORIES REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND ... read more

Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKRX) a niche generic pharmaceutical company, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to issue and sell to Serum Institute of India Ltd. (“Serum”) 1,838,235 shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.36 per share or a 15% discount to the ... read more

Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: BJCT), a leading developer of needle-free injection therapy systems, announced today that the Company will report its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009 on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, after the close of the financial ... read more

Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) today announced a registered offering of $1.25 billion of its 3.0 percent Senior Notes due 2015, $1.25 billion of its 4.45 percent Senior Notes due 2020 and $500 million of its 5.55 percent Senior Notes due 2040 (collectively, the “Notes”). Medtronic intends to ... read more

RadiSys® Corporation (NASDAQ:RSYS), a leading global provider of application-ready software and hardware platforms, today announced that it has acquired privately-held Pactolus Communications Software Company, a leader in the development and delivery of next-generation IP communication solutions for converged TDM/IP and ... read more

DIRECTV Holdings LLC (the "Company"), an indirect subsidiary of DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV), announced today that it has completed its previously announced $3.0 billion debt financing. This financing consists of $1.2 billion in 3.550% Senior Notes due 2015, $1.3 billion in 5.200% Senior Notes due 2020 and $0.5 ... read more

OMAHA, NE -- (Marketwire) -- 03/11/10 -- iSECUREtrac Corp. (OTCBB: ISEC), an industry leader in electronic monitoring solutions, today announced that the Company will report its 2009 financial results on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. The Company will also host a conference call to discuss the results. The call will be chaired by Peter Michel, Chief Executive Officer, and Lincoln Zehr, Chief Financial Officer. A question and answer session will follow at which time the operator will direct participants as to ... read more

American Business Media (ABM) today bestowed the Jesse H. Neal Business Journalism Award for "Best Website" in its revenue category to the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN), the subscription-based online resource center from AVIATION WEEK, at an awards luncheon in New York City. Called "the Pulitzer Prizes of the business media," the prestigious Jesse H. Neal Awards recognize editorial excellence in business-to-business publications. AWIN is an integrated business tool for aerospace and defense (A&D) executives; sales, marketing and business developers; buyers; ... read more

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced it is sponsoring the 5th Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) that will take place in the SAIC Conference Center in Columbia, Md., March 11-13. Students will compete against cyber attackers attempting to disrupt and compromise computer networks. Schools were selected by a preliminary competition that included 100 students from 15 colleges throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Five schools selected as winners include three from Maryland: Community College of Baltimore County; ... read more

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Smiths Connectors North America has appointed Vadim Radunsky as President with responsibility for Hypertronics Corporation, based in Hudson, MA and Sabritec Corporation, based in Irvine, CA. The companies design and manufacture unique and complementary technologically innovative interconnect solutions. ... read more

Bazaarvoice, the market and technology leader in hosted social commerce applications that drive sales, today announced that Dev Ittycheria has joined the Bazaarvoice Board of Directors. Ittycheria, who co-founded BladeLogic and led the company's successful IPO in 2007, most recently served as president of the Enterprise ... read more

Internet Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICGE) today announced that it will present at the Roth Capital Partners 22nd Annual OC Growth Stock Conference to be held March 15th through 17th, 2010 at The Ritz Carlton Hotel in Dana Point, California. ... read more

MasterImage 3D, LLC, a provider of pioneering stereoscopic 3D systems for theaters, auto-stereoscopic television and handheld displays, announced that its MI-2100 3D digital theatre system will be used to unveil a highly-anticipated Disney-Pixar 3D short film on Tuesday morning, March 16, 2010, preceding the pre-release debut ... read more

Fourth bullet under FRC Technical Specifications: in release dated March 10, 2010, should read: Token based metering system (sted Token basted metering system). The corrected release reads: SUPER MICRO, OTOY, AND AMD ... read more

Internet Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICGE) today announced that it will present at the Roth Capital Partners 22nd Annual OC Growth Stock Conference to be held March 15th through 17th, 2010 at The Ritz Carlton Hotel in Dana Point, California. ... read more

In the table entitled "CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS," the figure for "Accumulated deficit" under December 31, 2009 should read: (256,979,263) (sted (56,979,263)). The corrected release reads: COLUMBIA LABORATORIES REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND ... read more

BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BMTI) today reported its financial results as of and for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2009. For the three months ended December 31, 2009, the Company reported a net income of $1.1 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared ... read more