Paralan now provides US customers with a wide range of modular computers and computer boards for industrial, networking and telecom applications. Feb 9, 2012 - San Diego, CA Paralan - http://www.paralan.com today announced that they are now offering Compact PCI, CompactPCI Serial Boards and PMC boards from the German manufacturer EKF. EKF provides complete solutions for industrial applications by using the latest in technology, with a focus on high reliability and long-term availability of all products. Paralan and EKF ... read more

The California Public Utilities Commission announced that residential and business customers served by the 408 area code will need to begin preparing for the introduction of the new 669 area code overlay. The 669 area code is being added, or overlaid, to the 408 region to ensure businesses and consumers have access to telephone numbers from their wireline and wireless carrier of choice. On April 21, 2012, consumers and businesses with a 408 area code telephone number will need to ... read more

Phoenix Audio Technologies, a global leader in audio technology is proud to announce a new distributor for their products, D&H Distributing. Founded in 2004, Phoenix Audio offers conference room audio solutions for Voice over IP (VOIP), Web Conferencing, Distance Learning, and ... read more

Speck Design announced today that it has acquired KMP Consulting, a firm with over 20 years of qualitative research experience. This acquisition augments the User Insights group at Speck Design which serves to inform the company's strategy and design processes with deep insight into the user experience. Through a wide range of innovative ethnographic and contextual methodologies, Speck Design's user insight, industrial design, communications design and engineering teams collaborate at every step to ensure that user behaviors and needs are ... read more

Smith & Nephew (NYSE: SNN; LSE: SN), the global medical technology business, is introducing the clinically proven POLARCUP(TM) Dual Mobility Hip System to orthopaedic surgeons in the US at this year's American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting in San Francisco. The system is specifically designed to address the challenges of treating patients - in both primary and revision cases - who are susceptible to dislocation and need enhanced stability. Backed by 10 years of clinical history in ... read more

Forward Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORD), a leading global provider of mobile technology solutions, today announced financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2011. Fiscal 2011 First Quarter Financial Results – Compared to fiscal 2010 first quarter results: ... read more

Patriot Scientific Corporation (OTCBB: PTSC - News) today announced that Tyco International Ltd. has purchased an MMP(TM) Portfolio license. Tyco is a leading provider of security products and services, fire protection and detection products and services, and industrial valves and controls to customers worldwide. About Patriot Scientific Corporation Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, Patriot Scientific Corporation (PTSC) is the co-owner of the Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio(TM) licensing partnership, and is the parent of the wholly owned subsidiary, PDSG. For more information on ... read more

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HALO) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 6,800,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $10.61 per share. The offering is expected to settle and close on February 15, 2012, subject to customary closing conditions. Barclays Capital Inc. is the sole book-running manager of the offering, and Halozyme has granted them a thirty (30) day option to purchase up to 1,020,000 shares of common stock. Halozyme intends ... read more

Leading futurist, author and business adviser Dr. James Canton, CEO, Institute for Global Futures, has released a report on the top global trends for 2012. The Global Futures Forecast 2012 is an annual trend report that predicts the newest developments coming in the year. Organizations worldwide use this yearly forecast as a barometer for what challenges, risks and strategies may emerge in the marketplace and society. The Global Futures Forecast 2012 uses a proprietary forecasting platform called Trend Trakker to combine ... read more

CustomWeather, Inc., a specialized provider of high resolution weather forecast and alert services, announced a joint endeavor with EarthBuzz Software to offer an interactive social weather application for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch. Powered by weather data from CustomWeather, EarthBuzz allows users to ... read more

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: UCTT), a leading developer and supplier of critical subsystems for the semiconductor capital equipment, flat panel, medical, energy and research industries, will release financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2011 on Monday, February 13, 2012, after markets close. The Company will host a conference call to discuss fourth quarter and fiscal year 2011 results and management's outlook at 1:45 pm PST on Monday, February 13, 2012. The call-in number is (888) 561-5097 (domestic) ... read more

Novatel Wireless, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVTL), a provider of wireless broadband access solutions, and TELUS, a leading telecommunications company in Canada, today announced the launch of the Ovation(TM) MC679 4G LTE Mobile Internet Key on TELUS' new, blazing fast 4G LTE network. The slim and compact Ovation MC679 by Novatel Wireless will give TELUS customers their first chance to experience the LTE difference on their laptops, and enjoy downloading music, video and work files in the blink of an eye. "There ... read more

Nodality, Inc. and UCB Pharma S.A. (Euronext Brussels: UCB) today announced a strategic collaboration utilizing Nodality’s proprietary Single Cell Network Profiling (SCNP) technology to assist the development of several UCB compounds. The agreement establishes a multi-year collaborative investigation focusing initially on immunology ... read more

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Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ:IMMR), the leader in developing and licensing touch feedback technology (http://www.immersion.com/corporate/), announced today that it will report financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2011 on Thursday, March 1, 2012 after the close of market. ... read more

Trovagene, Inc. (Pink Sheets: TROV.PK), a developer of transrenal molecular diagnostics, has announced that Stephen Zaniboni has been named Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Zaniboni's experience includes raising more than $500 million through venture financing and IPO proceeds. Mr. Zaniboni previously served as Chief Financial Officer of healthcare software solutions company Awarepoint and XIFIN Inc., a provider of revenue cycle management for diagnostic service providers. Mr. Zaniboni has also served as Chief Financial Officer of AviaraDx, Inc., a leading molecular ... read more

Industry Intelligence Inc., a market and business intelligence provider, now covers the Food and Beverage sector. Today the company launched news about the Food and Beverage industry on a new i2daily service. Industry Intelligence Inc. clients receive a daily report with upstream and downstream topics covering food from the farm to how it's served at restaurants and sold at the grocer. Beverage news covers raw materials to consumption trends for products ranging from water and juice to soda and beer. ... read more

Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq:EXEL) today announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 11,000,000 shares of newly issued common stock at a price to the public of $5.50 per share. Exelixis also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,650,000 shares ... read more

Roku ®, the leading streaming platform in the U.S., today announced the addition of BBC iPlayer to its growing selection of video, music and games in the UK. Joining Netflix, FoxNews.com and others, the new channel will allow Roku’s UK customers to catch up on recent BBC ... read more

(http://www.myprgenie.com) -- Tens of millions of Americans may be eligible for Lifeline Assistance, the free government cell phones program, and not even know it.According to Time magazine, more than 12,500,000 needy Americans already have the free phones and also receive up to 250 free minutes every month.But considering the remarkable number of ways one can qualify for the program, FreeGovernmentCellPhones.net estimates that as many as 50,000,000 American might be eligible. "38 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico participate in the free government ... read more