Tuesday, February 9, 2010

• Adaptive Curriculum Introduces New CEO --- SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.
  Posted at 4:00 AM
  

  Adaptive Curriculum today announces the appointment of Jim Bowler as its first Chief Executive Officer. Bowler is an experienced educational technology leader and CEO who will be leading Adaptive Curriculum’s mission of using technology to increase student achievement in math and science. ... read more
• French Payments & Telecom Company Afone Named VeriFone VIP --- LONDON
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  VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY), today announced that the Afone Group (EURONEXT: AFO), the leading French payments and telecoms company, has joined the VeriFone International Partner (VIP) network. Afone provides electronic payment and telecommunications services for businesses and professionals. ... read more
• Experience Aricent at Mobile World Congress, Barcelona --- PALO ALTO, CA
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  PALO ALTO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/09/10 -- Aricent®, a global innovation, technology and services company focused exclusively on communications, announced today that it will be showcasing its role in co-creating innovative communications products and services at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 15th-18th, 2010. Specifically, the company will be highlighting how it helps network operators to commercialize highly differentiated subscriber experiences and evolve their OSS / BSS systems. Aricent will also reveal new programs that help OEMs and device makers enter new telecom equipment ... read more
• Intel and Microsoft Tap FedScoop for Online Cloud Computing Campaign --- WASHINGTON, Feb. 9
  Posted at 3:11 AM
  FedScoop announced today the launch of a campaign that seeks to educate and inspire those interested in cloud computing technologies. Minds in the Cloud is a special content edition of FedScoop -- a full-service government media and marketing company -- which seeks to capture insights from technologists, innovators, and government IT leaders around the topic of cloud computing, and is sponsored by Intel and Microsoft. Initial interviews include those of Aneesh Chopra (Federal CTO), Linda Cureton (CIO, NASA), Tim O'Reilly ... read more
• Broadband Forum Launches First Ever Certification Program --- PARIS, Feb. 9
  Posted at 3:05 AM
  At the MPLS & Ethernet World Congress today, the Broadband Forum announced its first ever certification program as a crucial component in its drive to develop the full potential of broadband and support the smooth broadband architecture convergence around the world. The Broadband Forum has long been a globally recognized leader in driving broadband and multi-service network architecture and equipment interoperability testing. Through fifteen years of test plan development and interoperability test events, the Forum has helped the industry establish ... read more
• Kofax Provides Leading International Financial Services Organization with a Document Capture Solution --- IRVINE, Calif.
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  Kofax plc (LSE: KFX), the leading provider of document driven business process automation solutions, today announced it will provide a document capture solution to a leading international financial services organization offering a diverse range of insurance and investment products and services to individuals and corporate customers. ... read more
• Vodafone, Orange, Other Mobile Leaders and Consumer Companies Step Up Influencer Marketing Approach with Pursway’s Social Network Analysis --- WALTHAM, Mass. & LONDON & HERZLIYA, Israel
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  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
• 3PAR Goes the Extra Mile for Sport Relief --- FREMONT, CA
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  FREMONT, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/09/10 -- 3PAR® (NYSE: PAR), the leading global provider of utility storage, announced today that it has provided the backend storage infrastructure to support the transaction processing engine built for Comic Relief's fundraising campaign Sport Relief. This highly virtualized cloud computing infrastructure was built on 3PAR InServ® T-Class Storage Servers with help from Comic Relief technology partner and 3PAR customer Carrenza Hosting. Carrenza and 3PAR came together to assist Comic Relief in processing $29 million in online charitable contributions for Red Nose ... read more
• Harmonic Redefines Mobile Video Delivery at Mobile World Congress 2010 --- SUNNYVALE, CA
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  SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/09/10 -- At Mobile World Congress 2010, stand #2F29, Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) will feature its unique solutions for converged multi-screen video delivery to the TV, PC and mobile devices. Deployed by several leading telco, satellite and cable operators around the world, Harmonic's MediaPrism™ Convergence Suite is the industry's most comprehensive suite of tools for real-time and offline content ingest, transformation, distribution and delivery, and supports mobile video formats including Microsoft® Smooth Streaming™, Apple® adaptive HTTP Live Streaming and Adobe® Flash®. Taking place ... read more
• Bentley Systems Announces Two Significant Acquisitions to Launch Its 'AssetWise' Initiative for Owner-Operators --- ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 9
  Posted at 2:58 AM
  Orlando 2010: ARC World Industry Forum -- Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced that it has acquired Enterprise Informatics, Incorporated (www.enterpriseinformatics.com) and Exor Corporation (www.exorcorp.com). The Enterprise Informatics eB Insight software provides configuration and change management capabilities for mission-critical infrastructure asset operations for the energy, nuclear, rail, and government sectors. Exor information modeling software provides for the management and operations of linear networks for infrastructure, ... read more
• Exar Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Neterion, Inc. --- FREMONT, Calif., Feb. 9
  Posted at 2:45 AM
  Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR) and Neterion, Inc., announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Exar will acquire Neterion - a privately held company based in California. The transaction is expected to close during the current quarter ending in March, 2010. "The combined capabilities that Exar and Neterion will offer address not only the requirements of today's data centers but enable critical features for the evolving needs of next generation data centers," said Pete Rodriquez, Exar's president ... read more
• SAP to Hold SAPPHIRE(R) 2010 Customer Conferences in Europe and U.S. --- ORLANDO, Fla. and FRANKFURT, Feb. 9
  Posted at 2:30 AM
  Building on the success of last year's SAPPHIRE® 2009 customer conference in Orlando, Florida, drawing an audience of more than 18,000 people online and in person, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that this year's industry-leading show will be expanded to Europe. By holding SAPPHIRE 2010 simultaneously in Orlando, Florida, and Frankfurt, Germany, May 17 to 19, SAP aims to create an innovative, compelling and relevant experience that uses technology and social media to share SAP insights and innovations, and ... read more
• McAfee Q4 Threats Report Finds Political Hacktivism and the Exploitation of Tragedies is on the Rise Worldwide --- SANTA CLARA, Calif.
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  McAfee Inc. (NYSE:MFE) today unveiled its Q4 Threats Report, which highlights the most significant spam-generating stories in 2009 as well as the rise of political hacktivism in countries like Poland, Latvia, Denmark and Switzerland. Report findings also reveal that 2009 averaged approximately 135.5 billion spam messages ... read more
• Orckit-Corrigent Successfully Demonstrates Multi-Vendor Interoperability at MPLS & Ethernet World Congress --- TEL AVIV, Israel
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  Orckit Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ:ORCT), the leading Carrier Ethernet + Transport (CE+T) networking vendor, today announced its participation in the MPLS and Ethernet World Congress multi-vendor interoperability testing event, organized by the European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC). For the testing, Orckit-Corrigent submitted members of its ... read more
• NETGEAR Announces 3G Mobile Technology Collaboration With Ericsson on NETGEAR MBRN3300E 3G Wireless Router --- SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 9
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  NETGEAR®, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR), a worldwide provider of technologically innovative, branded networking solutions, today announced a technology collaboration with 3G infrastructure leader Ericsson® (Nasdaq: ERIC) resulting in the launch of the new NETGEAR MBRN3300E 3G Mobile Broadband Router with internal 3G radio, available now. Ericsson contributes its leadership in 3G mobile networks, while NETGEAR contributes world-class expertise in routing, firewalls, wireless and IP networks. NETGEAR will showcase the MBRN3300E in the Ericsson pavilion, Hall 6, during the GSMA Mobile World ... read more
• OJSC VimpelCom Board Recommends Exchange Offer by VimpelCom Ltd. --- MOSCOW and NEW YORK, Feb. 9
  Posted at 1:32 AM
  Open Joint Stock Company "Vimpel-Communications" (the "Company") (NYSE: VIP) today announced that the Company's board of directors has unanimously recommended that the Company's shareholders and holders of American depositary shares ("ADSs") exchange their Company shares and ADSs for VimpelCom Ltd. depositary shares ("DRs") in the exchange offer launched today by VimpelCom Ltd. Immediately following the successful completion of the exchange offer, VimpelCom Ltd. intends to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Closed Joint Stock Company "Kyivstar G.S.M." In connection ... read more
• Zebra Technologies Announces 2009 Fourth Quarter Financial Results --- LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Feb. 9
  Posted at 1:00 AM
  Zebra Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: ZBRA) today announced 2009 fourth quarter net sales of $222,522,000 and net income of $17,630,000, or $0.30 per diluted share, including $2,737,000 in exit, restructuring and integration costs which lowered diluted earnings by $0.03 per share. For the fourth quarter of 2008, the company had net sales of $232,568,000 and a net loss of $117,361,000, or $1.88 per basic and diluted share. Results for the fourth quarter of 2008 include pretax non-cash impairment charges of $157,600,000, ... read more
• CaseCruzer Deploys New 'Top Kick' GunCruzer KR-20 Case to Combat Terrorism at Home and Abroad --- MONTCLAIR, Calif., Feb. 9
  Posted at 1:00 AM
  Shoddy carrying cases often are the reason weaponry for U.S. military and law enforcement personnel are lost, stolen or damaged. Substandard gear harms the mission to stop terrorism. Police and the more than 30,000 troops to be deployed to Afghanistan this year require a rugged, shock proof and reusable transport solution - 'Top kick' in the carrying case chain of command. Therefore, global defense strategists salute the new GunCruzer KR-20 Gun Case created by CaseCruzer. This nation's ... read more
• Arradiance® Receives NASA SBIR Grant --- SUDBURY, Mass.
  Posted at 12:01 AM
  

  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
• US Broadband Speeds Rose 28% in 2009, According to In-Stat --- SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.
  Posted at 12:00 AM
  

  The US residential broadband speeds continue to increase, albeit at a slower rate than in 2008. Between year-end 2008 and year-end 2009, downstream bandwidth rose by 28%, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). “Today’s broadband service subscriber is becoming increasingly aware of ... read more