Wednesday, August 11, 2010

• Marker Seven Appoints Director of Digital Marketing --- SAN FRANCISCO
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  Marker Seven, an award-winning digital agency, announces Nicole Reber has joined the firm as director of Digital Marketing. Reber is responsible for managing the growing needs of Marker Seven clients for a wide range of traditional and digital marketing services and social media ... read more
• Synopsys Adds TDD Support to LTE Model Library --- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 11
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  Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced the availability of the Time Division Duplex (TDD) mode in its Long-term Evolution (LTE) Model Library for physical layer system simulation. The addition of the TDD mode to the proven LTE Model Library enables developers of semiconductors for LTE network equipment and devices to quickly and reliably extend their designs to support this important version of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project ... read more
• Entrepreneur Magazine's 'Young Millionaires' Businessman Says Smart-Tek Perfect Fit for Clients --- NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Aug. 11
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  Smart-Tek Automated Services, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: STTN) announced today that it has teamed up with Chicago entrepreneur Dino Miliotis, to provide his clients a platform for a wide array of cost-cutting, innovative business solutions. "Smart-Tek fills an essential void, especially in this economy," says Dino Miliotis. "I like to think of Smart-Tek as the voice for small business owners across America who need help finding options not normally available to them." Miliotis adds, "Smart-Tek presents the options and my ... read more
• SongCircle(sm) Launches 5th Annual Songwriting Contest --- NEW YORK, Aug. 11
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  Newly launched independent music development and A&R community SongCircle Music (formerly The New York Songwriters' Circle) today announced it is accepting entries for its fifth annual songwriting contest. The SongCircle's contest has quickly become a hotbed for discovering aspiring artists and has helped launch the careers of previous grand prize winners Kate Voegele (Interscope), Company Of Thieves (Wind-Up/Sony), Mieka Pauley, and Reed Waddle.In 2010, contestants will compete for over $25,000 in cash and prizes for the best original songs ... read more
• Whrrl Ups the Ante in Vegas with Society Rewards --- SEATTLE, Aug. 11
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  Recently, Whrrl launched Society Rewards, the first mobile location-based program to reward people for their positive word of mouth and recommendations about their favorite businesses. Today, Whrrl announces major properties and brands in Vegas have joined the Society Rewards program, including top hotels, restaurants, nightlife and entertainment destinations. Now, when users in Vegas check in on Whrrl, they will have the immediate opportunity to win big - even before arriving at the casino floor. The following merchants have joined the Society ... read more
• SendMe Appoints John Witchel as Chief Technology Officer --- SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11
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  SendMe, Inc., the premier mobile media company, has appointed John Witchel as chief technology officer (CTO). Leveraging almost two decades of technology leadership, Witchel will oversee SendMe's technology strategy, roadmap and team. Witchel joins SendMe with extensive experience in research and design, infrastructure oversight and world-class product development. "With nearly 300 million U.S. wireless subscribers, mobile is providing a significant number of new opportunities to reach and engage consumers," said SendMe Co-Founder and CEO Russell Klein. "John joins SendMe at a ... read more
• Cardinal Health Foundation Awards $1 Million in Grants to Improve Health Care Efficiency, Quality --- DUBLIN, Ohio, Aug. 11
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  The Cardinal Health Foundation today announced that, for the third consecutive year, it has awarded more than $1 million in grant funding to help U.S. hospitals, health systems and community health clinics improve the efficiency and quality of care. Forty organizations in 25 states have been awarded grants ranging from $7,500 up to $37,500 as part of the 2010 Cardinal Health Foundation E3 Grant Program, which was launched in 2008 to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and excellence of health care, ... read more
• Phil Mickelson's Arthritis Shocks Golf World, Psoriasis Cure Now Says a Reminder That Psoriatic Arthritis Is a Serious Disease --- KENSINGTON, Md., Aug. 11
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  Golf star Phil Mickelson announced August 10 that he has been diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, an inflammatory and potentially debilitating condition that in his case came on quite suddenly, leaving him nearly crippled earlier this summer. "Every joint in my body started to hurt to where I couldn't move," he told a press conference, reported the New York Times. "I would just lay down and couldn't roll over." Mickelson said the psoriatic arthritis quickly spread from his ankle, finger and wrist ... read more
• Cyberonics Announces Conference Call to Discuss Fiscal Year 2011 First Quarter Financial Results --- HOUSTON, Aug. 11
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  Cyberonics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYBX) today announced that the company will report financial results for the first quarter ended July 30, 2010 of its fiscal year ending April 29, 2011 on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 5:00 PM EDT. The company will conduct a conference call to discuss those results on Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 9:00 AM EDT. Fiscal Year 2011 First Quarter Results Conference Call Instructions To listen to the conference call live by telephone dial 877-313-8035 (if dialing from ... read more
• Ventyx Announces Extended Portfolio and Management Team --- ATLANTA, Aug. 11
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  Ventyx, an ABB company, today announced its extended portfolio as a software-focused business enterprise catering to the needs of utility, industry and commercial customers. Headquartered in Atlanta in the United States, and now part of ABB's Network Management business unit, the enterprise will retain the existing Ventyx brand, as well as key members of its executive leadership team. Ventyx will maintain its full suite of solutions, including asset and mobile workforce management, customer care, energy commercial operations and energy analytics. In ... read more
• West Virginia Signs New eGovernment Portal Contract with West Virginia Interactive --- CHARLESTON, W.Va.
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  The state of West Virginia has signed a new long-term contract with West Virginia Interactive, LLC., part of the NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies, to manage its official state Web portal (http://www.wv.gov) for up to three years. The contract includes an initial one-year term with ... read more
• Freeslate Announces Strategic Supply Agreement with Dow Corning to Implement High-Throughput Workflow Solutions --- SUNNYVALE, Calif. & MIDLAND, Mich.
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  Freeslate, Inc., a leading provider of high-throughput solutions that enable step-change gains in R&D productivity and innovation, today announced Dow Corning has selected the company as its strategic supplier in integrated workflow solutions for high-throughput experimentation. “High-throughput research continues ... read more
• Borderlands™ Add-on Pack - Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution - Invites Fans Back to Pandora to Battle Claptrap Ninja Assassin --- NEW YORK
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  2K Games and Gearbox Software announced today that Borderlands™ fans can return to Pandora’s inhospitable environment to enjoy a brand-new destructive downloadable adventure in Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution*. This fists-of-fury-filled fourth add-on pack from the popular franchise will be available this September ... read more
• Entertainment Features Become Must-Have on PCs for College Students, Dolby Survey Finds --- SAN FRANCISCO
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  A shift is happening in the way young Americans prefer to experience entertainment, with approximately 60 percent of surveyed college students in the US now using their PCs most, and not televisions, for entertainment. The majority of students also believe PCs deliver the best overall entertainment ... read more
• New Wig It iPhone Application by Appdicted in Top 115 Paid Apps in iTunes --- SALT LAKE CITY
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  Hairstylists stand aside. There’s a new game in town, at least on the iPhone. Anyone with an iPhone and inkling to see what they, or their friends, look like with purple hair, a 70s Afro or punk rock spikes, for 99 cents ... read more
• Nordson Corporation Announces Webcast for Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Earnings --- WESTLAKE, Ohio
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  Nordson Corporation (Nasdaq:NDSN) today announced it will release third quarter fiscal year 2010 earnings on Thursday, August 19, 2010 after the close of the market. ... read more
• Accenture Awarded Contract to Support University of North Texas’ Shared Services Strategy for Information Technology and Human Resources --- RESTON, Va.
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  The University of North Texas System (UNTS) has selected Accenture (NYSE: ACN) to assist in developing a plan for implementing IT and HR/payroll shared services for its component institutions. The project is focused on developing a multi-year strategic plan to ... read more
• ArcSight Announces ArcSight Protect ’10 Conference --- CUPERTINO, Calif.
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  ArcSight, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARST), a leading global provider of cybersecurity and compliance solutions, today announced its sixth annual user conference, ArcSight Protect ’10. ArcSight Protect ’10 gathers top security experts, architects and professionals, and will focus on how businesses and government ... read more
• Zircon Computing Named in Leading Analyst Firm's Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2010 --- WAYNE, NJ
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  WAYNE, NJ -- (Marketwire) -- 08/11/10 -- Zircon Computing today announced that it was named in the Gartner research report: Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2010. The research cited Zircon as a provider of Extreme Transaction Processing (XTP) technology, recognized by Gartner as an area "on the rise." XTP technology supports extremely demanding requirements for performance, scalability, latency, and availability. Recent innovations eliminate barriers to entry for a wide range of companies with compute-intense requirements. In creating a new ... read more
• ThermoGenesis Announces Stockholder Authorization of Reverse Split --- RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., Aug. 11
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  ThermoGenesis Corp. (Nasdaq: KOOL), a leading supplier of innovative products and services that process and store adult stem cells, said today that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a reverse split of the Company's common stock at a ratio of one new share for each four existing shares, effective at the close of business on Thursday, August 26. This decision follows stockholder approval of an authorization enabling the Board of Directors to affect a reverse stock split in the ... read more