Tuesday, May 21, 2013

• ACE and SoFi enter into Key Strategic Relationship to Grow SoFi's Student Loan Platform --- NEW YORK, May 21, 2013
  Posted at 4:31 PM
  ACE Group, Inc. (www.ACEportal.com) announced today that it has entered into a key strategic relationship with Social Finance, Inc. (http://www.SoFi.com), the private student lender, to make all 27 of SoFi's currently active school-specific student loan funds (representing $1.4 billion) accessible to pre-approved, qualified investors through the ACE Portal. The ACE platform enables qualified investors to conveniently seek out and evaluate SoFi's specific fund opportunities in a secure and compliant setting. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130521/CG18492) "We are excited to partner with ACE to enhance ... read more
• Aligning with Employees to Lower Healthcare Costs, United Way of Greater St. Louis Partners with HooPayz --- ST. LOUIS, May 21, 2013
  Posted at 4:29 PM
  United Way of Greater St. Louis, seeking to educate employees to use health benefits more efficiently and understand healthcare bills, is partnering in a Beta test with HooPayz, a local healthcare services technology company specializing in healthcare consumerism. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130521/CG18471) Through the partnership, United Way employees gain access to a suite of tools designed to educate, empower and create better healthcare consumers. The HooPayz platform provides critical insight into the cost of care and teaches employees to use their health benefits ... read more
• CORRECTING and REPLACING InVivo Therapeutics Announces Webcast for Annual Shareholders Meeting to Be Held on May 23rd --- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
  Posted at 4:21 PM
  

  Please replace the release dated May 17, 2013 with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: INVIVO THERAPEUTICS ANNOUNCES WEBCAST FOR ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING TO BE HELD ... read more
• Cox Enterprises Announces $1 Million in Support For Oklahoma's Tornado Victims --- ATLANTA, May 21, 2013
  Posted at 4:03 PM
  Cox Enterprises, in partnership with The James M. Cox Foundation, announced today $1 million in support to assist the relief and recovery efforts of the communities affected by the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma. The contribution includes a $500,000 cash donation to the American Red Cross and $500,000 of in-kind support, including public service announcements. "Cox Enterprises is committed to supporting the victims of this terrible storm," said Jim Kennedy, chairman of Cox Enterprises. "As a company that operates multiple businesses ... read more
• CTIA Wireless 2013 News and Multimedia from Business Wire Clients Available Online at www.tradeshownews.com --- LAS VEGAS
  Posted at 3:46 PM
  

  Business Wire will be posting client issued exhibitor news on a dedicated Online Press Center for this event. Media may contact the Business Wire Event Services Group at tradeshow@businesswire.com with any questions pertaining to these news releases. ... read more
• StorageCraft offers free data backup, disaster recovery software to businesses impacted by Texas, Oklahoma tornadoes --- DRAPER, Utah, May 21, 2013
  Posted at 3:45 PM
  In response to the recent devastating tornadoes in Oklahoma and Texas, StorageCraft Technology Corporation is offering a free three-day version of its backup and disaster recovery software, StorageCraft® ShadowProtect® IT Edition. This free download is available to businesses and non-profit organizations in the regions that were affected by the storms. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130501/LA05735LOGO) Once accessed, the award-winning software gives users three days to backup and recover an unlimited number of laptops, desktops and servers, even if it wasn't installed on ... read more
• Breaking Exhibitor News From Major Trade Shows and Conferences Available Online At Tradeshownews.com --- LOS ANGELES
  Posted at 3:44 PM
  

  As the recognized global leader in event news release distribution, Business Wire hosts dedicated Online Media Centers for hundreds of events worldwide at www.tradeshownews.com . The following is a listing of direct links to Business Wire Online Media ... read more
• Tessera Reminds Stockholders of the Top Reasons to Vote on Its GOLD Card --- SAN JOSE, Calif.
  Posted at 3:36 PM
  

  Tessera Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSRA) ("Tessera" or the "Company") today issued a letter to stockholders in connection with the Company's 2013 Annual Meeting scheduled on May 23, 2013. The Company also noted that it had come to its attention that Starboard Value LP (“Starboard”) has stated that ... read more
• Pandora Chief Revenue Officer to Appear at OMMA Mobile Conference --- OAKLAND, Calif., May 21, 2013
  Posted at 3:29 PM
  Pandora (NYSE: P), the leading Internet radio service, today announced that the company's Chief Revenue Officer, Mr. John Trimble, will participate in an on-stage Q&A during the OMMA Mobile Conference as part of Internet Week in New York City. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110615/SF20192LOGO) Mr. Trimble will be interviewed by Joe Mandese, Editor in Chief of MediaPost on Wednesday, May 22 at 10:30 a.m. ET / 7:30 a.m. PT. A live webcast will be available on the OMMA Mobile Conference website at http://www.mediapost.com/ommamobile/. ABOUT ... read more
• NABP's .PHARMACY Proposal Passes Initial ICANN Evaluation --- MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill., May 21, 2013
  Posted at 3:22 PM
  Reaching a critical milestone in the generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) approval process, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy(®) (NABP(®)) application to own and operate the .PHARMACY domain suffix has passed the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) initial evaluation. NABP intends to launch the .PHARMACY gTLD by the end of 2013, and will make the new domain available to legitimate online pharmacies and related entities that are located in the United States as well as in other ... read more
• SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Law Office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of SoundBite Communications, Inc. SDBT --- BALA CYNWYD, Pa., May 21, 2013
  Posted at 3:15 PM
  Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of SoundBite Communications, Inc. ("SoundBite" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: SDBT) relating to the proposed acquisition by Genesys. Click here to learn more about the investigation http://brodsky-smith.com/589-sdbt-soundbite-communications-inc.html, or call 877-534-2590. There is no cost or obligation to you. Under the terms of the transaction, SoundBite shareholders will receive only $5.00 in cash for each share of SoundBite stock they own. The investigation concerns ... read more
• Mediaocean and ADstruc Announce Integrated OOH Platform --- NEW YORK, May 21, 2013
  Posted at 3:04 PM
  ADstruc, the leading planning and buying platform for the outdoor advertising industry, and Mediaocean, the largest independent advertising technology company, with annual billings over $130 billion, partnered to provide the first fully integrated OOH platform for advertising agencies. By integrating ADstruc's platform with Mediaocean's ad management system, Prisma, agencies will now be able to simplify the media buying process by automating their OOH billing process as well as purchase and measure multiple advertising mediums in a single environment. The ... read more
• Los Alamos Director Echoes Cyber Concerns --- NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., May 21, 2013
  Posted at 3:01 PM
  Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan told a gathering of energy executives today that securing the electrical grid is a major concern now and it's only becoming more serious. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130521/DC18652) "If you look back at the last year, there were several hundred attacks on critical infrastructure," McMillan said, addressing attendees at the Deloitte Energy Conference near Washington, DC. "More than 40 percent of those attacks were on the energy sector." Resilience and reliability of the electrical grid have become key energy ... read more
• Motorola Introduces "Safer Cities" Solutions at Critical Communications World 2013 --- PARIS
  Posted at 3:00 PM
  

  Today’s public safety professionals need communication solutions that help translate information from multiple sources into intelligence to help make them safer, more situationally aware and more effective. Cost pressure on mission-critical organisations also means that technology investments in public safety today must be future-proof, easy to ... read more
• Rare Exclusive: Federal Government Owes Apple An Apology --- WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013
  Posted at 2:58 PM
  As Senate liberals today turned their attacks on American business towards Apple, Inc., the nation's icon of entrepreneurial and innovation success, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) took a stand against the government's attempt to "bully, berate and badger" the company with an exclusive to Rare.us (http://rare.us/story/rand-paul-shame-on-senate-for-harassing-apple/). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130408/MM90654-b) Senator Paul notes that the U.S. Senate investigatory hearing on "Offshore Profit Shifting and the U.S. Tax Code" admitted that Apple had not broken any laws, but zealously pursued the titan of job creation anyway. ... read more
• NPS Pharmaceuticals Prices Public Offering of Common Stock --- BEDMINSTER, N.J.
  Posted at 2:57 PM
  

  NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: NPSP) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 6,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $14.53 per share to the public. All of the shares are being sold by NPS. The gross proceeds to NPS from this offering are ... read more
• Tangoe Announces Expansion of EMEA Operations Fueled by Accelerated Adoption of Mobility Management Solutions --- ORANGE, Conn.
  Posted at 2:50 PM
  

  Tangoe, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNGO), a leading global provider of Communications Lifecycle Management (CLM) software and related services, today announced the expansion of operations in the EMEA region in response to the rapid adoption of Tangoe’s technology and service solutions for ... read more
• Vince Wilfork Visits EMD Millipore’s Jaffrey, NH Manufacturing Facility --- JAFFREY, N.H.
  Posted at 2:38 PM
  

  EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany was pleased to host New England Patriots captain and defensive lineman, Vince Wilfork, his wife Bianca, and teammates Justin Francis and Marcus Forston at its Jaffrey facility on ... read more
• Cummins Power Generation Reaches 10,000 Power Suite(TM) Users in 10 Months --- MINNEAPOLIS, May 21, 2013
  Posted at 2:36 PM
  Cummins Power Generation Inc., a division of Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI), has announced that Power Suite 5.0, the latest Web-based version of its application for sizing and applying on-site power systems, has attracted more than 10,000 registered users in just 10 months since it was launched in August 2012. On the same day that Power Suite registered its 10,000(th) user, the program was named the most popular sizing software by Consulting-Specifying Engineer (CSE) magazine readers. It won first place in ... read more
• FTI Consulting Releases Realigned Segment Information Reflecting Newly Combined Health Solutions Practice --- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., May 21, 2013
  Posted at 2:30 PM
  On May 9, 2013, FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN), the global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance their enterprise value (the "Company"), announced that it has combined the healthcare and life sciences focused personnel that were formerly included within the Corporate Finance/Restructuring segment with those in the Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment to form a single integrated practice whose financial results and other information are reported within the Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment. The newly combined ... read more