Sunday, May 19, 2013 Last update: 4:34 AM
Company Tech News as it Breaks

  • Posted at 4:28 PM
    Electro Freeze®, a division of H.C. Duke and Son, LLC (Duke), today introduced to the U.S. frozen dessert industry, Genni(TM), the first soft serve frozen dessert quality management smartphone app. Genni(TM) mobilizes the Company's newly released Virtual Quality Management System(TM) (VQM(TM)) in their Genesis Series(TM) Soft Serve Freezer line. "We want to give operators the ability to better manage their soft serve assets from across the store, or anywhere in the world where they can use their phone or tablet," ... read more
  • Posted at 1:00 PM
    Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tinkercad, an easy-to-use browser-based 3D design tool. The addition of Tinkercad to Autodesk will help broaden the popular Autodesk 123D family of apps and supports Autodesk’s vision to help anybody ... read more
  • Posted at 4:00 AM
    For the fifth consecutive year, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBST) has been named to the Globe 100 annual list, the Boston Globe’s annual ranking of the 100 top-performing public companies headquartered in Massachusetts. Cubist was ranked number six overall and was named the top performing biotech ... read more
  • Posted at 7:56 PM
    LONG BEACH, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/18/13 -- AvianFluTalk.com, an online discussion forum created in 2005 to track the potential threat of an avian flu pandemic, has been the venue for a serious discussion regarding the new SARS-like coronavirus infecting patients at a New York Hospital leaving several in critical condition and resulting in 3 deaths. The new SARS-like coronavirus recently emerged in the Middle East infecting 41 total worldwide resulting in 20 deaths and is primarily spread by limited ... read more
  • Posted at 6:28 AM
    The Open Paradigm Project, in collaboration with MadinAmerica.com, Occupy Psychiatry, and leading organizations in the movement to reform mental health care, announces a social media campaign showcasing video testimonials by individuals negatively impacted by the traditional psychiatric model, which focuses on pathology and illness rather than wellness and recovery. The launch coincides with the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) rollout of its latest revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), taking place at the APA's annual meeting ... read more
  • Posted at 4:00 AM
    For the fifth consecutive year, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBST) has been named to the Globe 100 annual list, the Boston Globe’s annual ranking of the 100 top-performing public companies headquartered in Massachusetts. Cubist was ranked number six overall and was named the top performing biotech ... read more
  • Posted at 2:21 PM
    May 17, 2013 – Top winner Ionut Budisteanu, 19, of Romania (center) with second-place winners Eesha Khare, 18, of Saratoga, Calif. (left) and Henry Lin, 17, of Shreveport, La. celebrate their awards at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the world’s largest high school science ... read more
  • Posted at 11:34 AM
    Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (NYSE: PBYI), a development stage biopharmaceutical company, has been contacted by the New York Stock Exchange regarding today’s trading in the Company’s common stock. It is the Company’s policy not to comment on trading activity. About ... read more
  • Posted at 1:00 PM
    Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tinkercad, an easy-to-use browser-based 3D design tool. The addition of Tinkercad to Autodesk will help broaden the popular Autodesk 123D family of apps and supports Autodesk’s vision to help anybody ... read more
  • Posted at 1:00 PM
    At a hearing on May 16, 2013, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Robert Freedman set a September 9, 2013 trial date in Andrews, et. al. v. Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC., Case No. RG09453596. This is the second phase trial in this case. Earlier, on May 10, 2013, an Alameda County jury awarded $2.7 million to the first five plaintiffs in the case for breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair ... read more
  • Posted at 12:11 PM
    COSTA MESA, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/17/13 -- ISC8 Inc. (OTCBB: ISCI) ("ISC8" or the "Company"), a provider of intelligent cybersecurity solutions, today announced its win in the Innovation in Security and Assurance category at the 2013 Pipeline Innovation Awards, which provides the highest level of objective endorsement for innovations and thought leadership in the communications and entertainment technology (COMET) industry. The recognition comes just three months after ISC8 announced its move to a pure play, global cybersecurity company, ... read more
  • Posted at 12:01 PM
    NASA Television will provide extensive coverage of the launch and docking of the next crew members who will fly to the International Space Station on Tuesday, May 28. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency are scheduled to launch at 4:31 p.m. EDT (2:31 a.m. Kazakh time May 29), from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They will ... read more
  • Posted at 1:32 PM
    VendScreen, Inc., inventor of the VendScreen Revolution™ smart device for vending machines, has added new vision to its Board of Directors. Jim Brinton, former chairman of the National Automatic Merchandiser Association (NAMA), past president and chairman of Unified Strategies ... read more
  • QLogic Announces Leadership Change --- ALISO VIEJO, Calif.
    Posted at 1:30 PM
    QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC) today announced that Simon Biddiscombe has resigned his positions as president and chief executive officer and also as a director in order to pursue other opportunities. Simon’s resignation was effective immediately. ... read more
  • Posted at 11:44 AM
    During the semi-annual board meeting for the Forging Industry Association – Department of Defense Manufacturing Consortium (FDMC) held on May 4th, the Executive Advisory Board announced changes in board membership and leadership. Mr. Len Liuzzi of L&L Associates and Mr. Robert Keeler of the Timken Company ... read more