Wastewater treatment plants and sewage systems cost millions of dollars to design and build so maintenance is important not only for preserving public and environmental health but also for sound fiscal stewardship of expensive and critical public resources. ECO:LOGIC Engineering (www.ecologic-eng.com)—an engineering firm located in Northern ... read more

Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) announced today that a SITECH® Technology Dealer has been established in Brazil. SITECH Brazil Central joins the premier network of SITECH dealerships--the first fully dedicated global distribution network offering the most comprehensive portfolio of construction technology systems available to the heavy and highway contractor. SITECH Technology Dealers represent Trimble® and Caterpillar® machine control systems for the contractor's entire fleet of heavy equipment regardless of machine brand, along with Trimble's portfolio of Connected Site(TM) solutions--site positioning systems, construction ... read more

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOR) today announced that it will release financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010 on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 after the market close. The Company will host a conference call and webcast on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern / 1:30 p.m. Pacific to discuss the Company's second quarter results and current corporate developments. The dial-in number for the conference call is 866-225-8754 for domestic participants and 480-629-9692 for ... read more

Synaptics® Incorporated (Nasdaq: SYNA), a leading developer of human interface solutions for mobile computing, communications, and entertainment devices, announced today that it will report financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2010 on Thursday, July 29, 2010, after the close of market. The company will host a corresponding conference call for analysts and investors at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET), during which management may discuss forward-looking information. To participate on the live call, analysts ... read more

Reno, Nevada-based EE Technologies, Inc. (EET) has extended its contract for manufacturing support, or "shelter" services, in Mexico with The Offshore Group through 2015, and has announced that it will expand its Empalme, Sonora production facility size from its current 17,227 square feet to 38,628 square feet. It is anticipated that this growth will generate an additional 50 to 100 jobs at The Offshore Group's flagship Bella Vista Industrial Park. According to EET's president, Sonny Newman, "We are proactively expanding ... read more

LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/15/10 -- Universal Detection Technology (www.udetection.com) (OTCBB: UNDT), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats and provider of counter-terrorism consulting and training services, responded today to a House appropriations bill that would reallocate $2B in funds for biodefense programs for vaccines and medicines. The bill, passed by the House on July 1st, would cut funding to Project Bioshield, a program established in 2004 to ... read more

MacroGenics, Inc, a privately held biotechnology company that develops immunotherapeutics to treat autoimmune disorders, cancer and infectious diseases, today announced that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the company three new grants representing total funding of $9.8 million. These grants will help MacroGenics further advance its Dual-Affinity Re-Targeting (DART), or bispecific antibody scaffold platform, as well as its portfolio of infectious disease product candidates. The first of three recently awarded NIH grants will fund preclinical IND-enabling ... read more

Polaris International hereby announces that it has entered into a Letter of Intent to acquire a U.S. telecom business, subject to due diligence and funding. The closing date is expected to be late August, 2010. The targeted acquisition company, which must remain unnamed, is currently generating revenues in excess of $12,000,000 and operating with a profit margin in the 30 percent range. Chairman Kuni Misawa commented, "We have been searching for a special acquisition that could add immediate shareholder value. The ... read more

Siemens Enterprise Communications, a premier provider of enterprise communications, today announced the appointment of Wolfram Fischer as the company's general manager of Europe (excluding Germany), Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific operations. Fischer will be responsible for all direct sales, partner activities and business operations in these regions. Reporting to CEO Hamid Akhavan, Fischer will serve as a member of the senior executive team. "Siemens Enterprise Communications is a market leader in Western Europe and we are very focused on ... read more

Day Software (SIX: DAYN, OTCQX: DYIHY), a provider of open, standards-based content management and content infrastructure software, today announced that Hyatt Corporation (NYSE: H) has selected Day’s award-winning CQ5 platform to improve the search function and management of the ... read more

Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., a worldwide leader in diagnostic medical imaging, today announced the launch of its ultrasound contrast imaging agent, DEFINITY® Vial For (Perflutren Lipid Microsphere) Injectable Suspension, in India. The company has signed a multi-year agreement with Mumbai-based J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. ... read more

One-third of all U.S. children are overweight or obese, and many kids are not getting the nutrition they need from their diet. As families increasingly rely on high-calorie convenience foods, diets suffer a lack of fresh whole grains, fruits and vegetables. As a result, children are "overfed" but undernourished. For instance, more than 86 percent of girls and 63 percent of boys ages 12 to 19 are not getting adequate levels of calcium, according to the Surgeon General's Report ... read more

Aduro BioTech, a clinical-stage immunotherapy company, announced today the issuance of two important patents, the formation of a distinguished scientific advisory board, the addition of key members to its Board of Directors, and the reporting of preliminary top line long-term survival data from a Phase 1 ... read more

Enabling global reach, SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG), today announced it has signed a new long-term capacity agreement to deliver the Hope Channel to audiences in new markets across the Pacific basin. The deal marks the latest milestone in a decade-long distribution ... read more

Trilliant Incorporated, a leader in delivering Smart Grid solutions that enhance energy efficiency, utility operations, and renewable resource integration, today announced that it has closed financing totaling $106 million from a global syndicate of industry and financial leaders. The financing ... read more

Trilliant Incorporated, a leader in delivering Smart Grid solutions that enhance energy efficiency, utility operations and renewable resource integration, today announced that it has completed agreements with Central Maine Power (CMP) to provide a complete Smart Grid communications network and advanced ... read more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/15/10 -- Telefónica Europe, one of the world's largest integrated telecommunications companies, announced today the roll-out of IP-based international calling services, built on the JAJAH IP Communications Platform, across its O2 businesses in Europe. The first of these services -- O2 Global Friends -- gives O2 customers in Germany the ability to make international calls by dialing a local number. It is the first time a top tier operator has launched IP-based mobile ... read more

Merck KGaA*, a global pharmaceutical and chemical company, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Millipore Corporation (formerly NYSE: MIL), a leading Life Science company based in Billerica, Massachusetts, USA, for an aggregate purchase price including debt and cash of approximately $7.0 billion. Merck ... read more

ON Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: ONNN) and SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6764), today announced the signing of a definitive purchase agreement providing for the acquisition of SANYO Semiconductor Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of SANYO Electric, and other assets related to ... read more

SAN MATEO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/15/10 -- Lucid Imagination, the commercial company for Apache Lucene and Solr open source search technologies, is pleased to announce speakers for Lucene Revolution, the first-ever conference in the US devoted to open source search. The conference will take place October 7-8, 2010 at the Hyatt Harborside, Boston, Massachusetts. Lucene Revolution is a groundbreaking event that drives broad participation in open source enterprise search, creating opportunities for developers, technologists and business leaders ... read more