AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, under which the Ministry will award a five-year grant of $56.4 million CAD ($52.8M USD) to AMD Canada under Ontario’s Next ... read more

KeyOn Communications Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: KEYO), one of the largest providers of wireless broadband, satellite video and voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services in the United States, announced closing the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Affinity Wireless Services, LLC. Affinity’s network assets and ... read more

Phytel, the leader in empowering physicians to drive better patient outcomes through technology, announced today that it experienced exceptional year-to-year growth in 2009. Phytel’s solid business model and approach to improving healthcare delivery recently attracted $14.2 million in funding from investors, including Polaris Venture Partners, ... read more

Calico Energy Services and Invaluable Technologies today announced the completion of their previously announced merger. The merger combines Calico’s managed energy storage solutions with Invaluable Technologies’ Demand Side Management solutions and moves the combined company into the execution phase ... read more

Viryd Technologies Inc. (Viryd), a wind turbine technology company dedicated to improving drivetrain technology, today announced the company has received an investment of $5M from both existing and new investors, including a significant investment from Ningbo Shentong Auto Decorations Ltd., a supplier to the global automobile ... read more

Influencer Marketing company Pursway (formerly Datanetis) is helping a growing number of consumer companies realize an order of magnitude improvement in the effectiveness of their customer relationship strategies, boosting customer acquisition, retention, and cross-selling outcomes. ... read more

Arradiance, Inc. announced today that they are the recipients of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The goal of the program is to develop new imaging and sensor technology using Arradiance’s proprietary GEM thin film technologies to ... read more

Zad Mobile announced today that it has acquired eMotive Communications Inc., a leading developer of commercial peer-to-peer solutions for the wireless service provider. The acquisition broadens Zad Mobile’s overall product and services portfolio for mobile network operators and significantly reinforces its suite of rich-media client applications. ... read more

Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. (NYSE Symbol: IWA) today announced that Iowa Telecom and Windstream Corporation have entered into a tentative settlement of the pending shareholder litigation concerning the Company’s acquisition by Windstream pursuant to the merger agreement signed on November 23, 2009. Following the announcement of the merger on ... read more

CoWare®, Inc., a leading supplier of Electronic System Design software and services, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), an industry leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing. CoWare brings to Synopsys ... read more

IMS Health (NYSE: RX), the world’s leading provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, today announced that its stockholders approved the proposal to adopt the merger agreement providing for its acquisition by entities created by certain affiliates of TPG Capital, L.P. (“TPG”) and ... read more

Aero Farm Systems LLC (“AeroFarms”, the “Company”), a provider of aeroponic technology and solutions, announced today that it has secured $500,000 in seed financing. The round was led by The Quercus Trust of Newport Beach, CA, with co-investor 21Ventures LLC, a New York-based venture capital firm. ... read more

Petra Solar, Inc., the pioneer and market leader in pole mounted smart grid and solar systems for utilities announced today that it has raised $40 million in funding for expansion. Two new investors, Craton Equity Partners and Espírito Santo Ventures, led the latest round with 100% ... read more

Targacept, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRGT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel NNR Therapeutics (TM), today announced that it has been awarded a grant of $304,000 from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF). The grant is to fund a ... read more

Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) completed its acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS), transforming Xerox into the world’s leader in business process and document management. ACS ... read more

The Upturn, Inc., an innovative online real estate matchmaking exchange, today announced the closing of the acquisition of CitySide Tickets, Inc. With the acquisition, the Company will be conducting all business under the CitySide Tickets, Inc. name. The Company’s common stock is now being traded on ... read more

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Wind River, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation, today announced it will add the Virtutech product line to its embedded software product portfolio after the completion of Intel Corporation’s acquisition of Virtutech signed earlier this week. Virtutech, founded in 1998, is based in San Jose, ... read more

Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic)(NYSE:PC) today announced that its Board of Directors has decided and signed an agreement to absorb Panasonic Battery Electrode Co., Ltd. (PBEL), a wholly-owned consolidated subsidiary of Panasonic. The merger is expected to take effect on April 1, 2010. ... read more

Stone & Youngberg, a leading financial services firm, and Building & Land Technology, a Connecticut-based developer, today announced that they have completed a $145 million financing for the Harbor Point Project in Stamford, Connecticut, a pioneering smart growth project that ... read more