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Thursday, May 23, 2013
- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Named the 2013 Life Science Firm of the Year by the Tech Council of Maryland --- WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013Posted at 7:00 PMVanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) (NASDAQ:VNDA) today announced that the company has been named the 2013 Life Science Firm of the Year by the Tech Council of Maryland (TCM). Vanda was honored at the TCM's 25(th) Annual Tech Awards Celebration held in Bethesda, Maryland. The Tech Awards Celebration recognizes the leaders and innovators in the technology and life science communities in Maryland and the surrounding regions. "We are deeply honored to receive this recognition from the Tech Council of ... read more
- Boy Scouts of America - Utah National Parks Council: Statement on Adoption of New Membership Resolution --- OREM, Utah, May 23, 2013Posted at 6:19 PMIn response to the adoption of the Boy Scouts of America Membership Standards Resolution by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) National Council, the BSA - Utah National Parks Council (www.utahscouts.org) released the following statement: The Utah National Parks Council believes the adoption of the new membership resolution by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America is a win for everyone involved in Scouting - especially for the youth who will be the greatest beneficiaries. The resolution states in ... read more
- Crest Supplements its Proxy Statement Opposing Revised Terms for Sprint-Clearwire Merger --- HOUSTON, May 23, 2013Posted at 4:41 PMCrest Financial Limited, the largest independent minority shareholder of Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) with approximately 8.25% of the Class A common stock of Clearwire, today filed a supplement to its definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Crest continues to urge Clearwire stockholders to reject the proposed merger with Sprint Nextel Corporation. Crest reiterated that it opposes the Sprint-Clearwire merger because it believes that Clearwire would be better off if it remained a stand-alone company. Sprint's new offer of ... read more
- Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. Announces Underwriters Exercise of Over-Allotment Option in Offering by The Carlyle Group --- VALENCIA, Calif.Posted at 4:10 PMWesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. (“Wesco Aircraft” or the “Company”) (NYSE: WAIR) today announced that in connection with the previously announced public offering of 15,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock by affiliates of The Carlyle Group (“Carlyle”), the underwriters have exercised their option to purchase an ... read more
- Venaxis Announces Pricing of Offering of Common Stock and Warrants --- CASTLE ROCK, Colo., May 23, 2013Posted at 4:03 PMVenaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq: APPY), an in vitro diagnostic company focused on obtaining FDA clearance and commercializing its rapid, protein biomarker-based appendicitis test, APPY1, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 10,000,000 shares of its common stock and related warrants to purchase 3,500,000 shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $1.36 per share at a combined public offering price of $1.25 per share and related warrant. Venaxis has also granted the underwriter a ... read more
- Disney Music Group Introduces Disney Music Gift Cards And Launches Disney Digital Music Store --- BURBANK, Calif., May 23, 2013Posted at 4:03 PMThe vast collection of contemporary hits and timeless classics are now available for online shopping with the launch of Disney's digital music store. Making it even easier to give the gift of Disney music, Disney Music Group also created Disney music gift cards, for sale at Wal-Mart and grocery retailers everywhere. Both the gift cards and the website (www.disneymusicstore.com) launched December 2012. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130523/LA20377) Like gift cards from online retailers such as iTunes and Amazon, Disney music gift cards make music ... read more
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Posted at 4:01 PMTremor Video, Inc., a leading provider of technology-driven video advertising solutions, today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The number of shares to be ... read more
- / CORRECTION - HP Expands Thin Client Solutions for Mobility and Unified Communications --- PALO ALTO, CAPosted at 3:51 PMPALO ALTO, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/23/13 -- In the news release, "HP Expands Thin Client Solutions for Mobility and Unified Communications," issued earlier today by HP (NYSE: HPQ), we are advised by the company the first sentence of the second bullet should read, "The HP mt40 Mobile Thin Client is now Citrix Ready HDX Premium Verified with an Intel® Celeron® processor," rather than, "The HP mt40 Mobile Thin Client is now Citrix Ready HDX Premium Verified with an ... read more
- Forsythe Receives EMC Enterprise Partner of the Year – North America Award at the 2013 Global Partner Summit at EMC World --- SKOKIE, Ill.Posted at 3:12 PMForsythe today announced that it received the Enterprise Partner of the Year – North America award at the 2013 EMC® Americas Partner Awards Dinner, which took place during the EMC Global Partner Summit at EMC World in Las Vegas, Nev. from May 6 – 9, 2013. ... read more
- DISH Statement on SoftBank’s Claims and Attempt to Control Assets of National Strategic Importance --- ENGLEWOOD, Colo.Posted at 3:09 PMDISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) today responded to the recently launched SoftBank web page [http://www.softbank.co.jp/sprint/benefits/] touting the purported benefits of its attempt to gain control of Sprint. DISH's proposal will deliver nearly all the key benefits of the SoftBank-Sprint transaction and more, including 40 MHz of ... read more
- Patients Honor Dr. Ricardo R. Gonzalez for Compassion --- HOUSTON, May 23, 2013Posted at 3:08 PMPatients' Choice has announced that Dr. Ricardo R. Gonzalez was one of a select few physicians honored with the prestigious 2012 Compassionate Doctor Certification. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130523/DC20137) Each year, nearly 100 million patients across the U.S. access websites like Vitals, UCompareHealthCare, and Patients' Choice to provide feedback about experiences with their physicians. Only those physicians with near perfect overall and bedside manner scores, as voted by their patients, are selected for the Compassionate Doctor recognition. Of the nation's 870,000 active ... read more
- Turtle Beach Bringing Next Generation Audio To Xbox One --- VALHALLA, N.Y., May 23, 2013Posted at 2:48 PMTurtle Beach is excited to announce that it is working with Microsoft to develop market-leading audio solutions for Xbox One. The two companies will leverage their proprietary technology and experience in gaming to bring advanced audio solutions to consumers. Earlier this week Microsoft announced the powerful new Xbox One. Under the agreement Turtle Beach will be among the first to market with Microsoft-licensed gaming headsets for the Xbox One. Turtle Beach designs and markets wireless and wired headsets for video game, ... read more
- Amgen to Present at the Deutsche Bank 38th Annual Healthcare Conference --- THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., May 23, 2013Posted at 2:21 PMAmgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) will present at the Deutsche Bank 38(th) Annual Healthcare Conference on Thursday, May 30, 2013, at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, Boston, beginning at 9:20 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Arvind Sood, vice president of Investor Relations at Amgen, will present at the conference. Live audio of the presentation can be accessed from the Events Calendar on Amgen's website, www.amgen.com, under Investors. A replay of the webcast will also be available on Amgen's website for 90 days following ... read more
- ServiceKey, LLC Announces Comprehensive Settlement with Oracle, with No Obligation to Pay Any Damages --- NORCROSS, Ga., May 23, 2013Posted at 2:14 PMServiceKey, LLC, a Norcross, Georgia based international IT hardware support for multi-vendor solutions including Sun/Oracle platforms, today announced a comprehensive settlement with Oracle. The resolution of all of Oracle's outstanding claims resulted in no obligation to pay any damages to Oracle, and no restrictions on any of the hardware services that ServiceKey can provide. The settlement also resolves all claims against ServiceKey's CEO who was named in the suit. Each Party agreed to be responsible to pay their own attorney ... read more
- Havok’s Latest Simulation Technology Now Integrated with Scalable Display Technologies --- ORLANDO, Fla.Posted at 2:08 PMHavok™, a leading provider of simulation and 3D visualization technologies announces the successful integration of Havok’s Vision Engine framework with Scalable Display Technologies, a global leader in camera based display calibration software used to manage immersive multi-projector edge-blended displays. The integration allows Havok ... read more
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Posted at 2:08 PMOn Thursday, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) unveiled its Iranian Regime Election Repression Toolkit. The Election Repression Toolkit highlights the Iranian regime’s use of Western and Asian technology and equipment to stifle political ... read more
- Texas A&M Research Advancing Detection, Diagnosis of Oral Cancer --- COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 23, 2013Posted at 2:08 PMMore effective detection and diagnosis of oral cancer could result from an advance in noninvasive imaging of epithelial tissue by a Texas A&M University researcher. The research is thought to have the potential to change the way doctors initially look for precancerous and cancerous areas in a patient's mouth. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120502/DC99584LOGO) The imaging technique, which is detailed in the "Journal of Biomedical Optics," is being developed by Kristen Maitland, assistant professor in the university's Department of Biomedical Engineering. It combines ... read more
- Taro Provides Results Year Ended March 31, 2013 --- HAWTHORNE, N.Y.Posted at 2:05 PMTaro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TARO) (“Taro” or the “Company”) today provided unaudited financial results for the three months and year ended March 31, 2013. Quarter ended March 31, 2013 Highlights - compared to March 31, 2012 ... read more
- Parata Wins 2013 Caregiver Friendly® Award From Today's Caregiver Magazine --- DURHAM, N.C., May 23, 2013Posted at 2:02 PMParata Systems, a leader in pharmacy automation, announced today it has been recognized by Today's Caregiver magazine as a 2013 "Caregiver Friendly(®) Award" recipient. The awards recognize products, services, books and media created with the needs of caregivers in mind. Parata was recognized in the "Products" category for its Parata PASS(TM) (patient adherence strip system) packaging. Parata PASS organizes medications into a strip of unit- or multi-dose pouches the way people take them: by date and time of day. The packaging ... read more
- Neurocrine Biosciences to Present At The Deutsche Bank 38th Annual dbAccess Health Care Conference --- SAN DIEGO, May 23, 2013Posted at 2:00 PMNeurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBIX) announced today that Kevin Gorman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Neurocrine Biosciences, will be presenting at the Deutsche Bank 38(th) Annual dbAccess Health Care Conference in Boston. The live presentation takes place on Thursday, May 30 at 11:20 a.m. Eastern Time / 8:20 a.m. Pacific Time. The presentation will be webcast and may be accessed on the Company's website at http://www.neurocrine.com. If you are unable to attend the webcast and would ... read more