Tuesday, July 20, 2010

• Salesforce CRM Ranked a Leader by Independent Research Firm --- SAN FRANCISCO, July 20
  Posted at 4:05 PM
  Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computing (http://www.salesforce.com/cloudcomputing/) company, today announced it has been cited as a Leader in The Forrester Wave(TM): CRM Suites for Mid-Sized Organizations, Q2 2010 (June 16, 2010) and The Forrester Wave(TM): CRM Suites for Large Organizations, Q2 2010 (June 16, 2010). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050216/SFW105LOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050216/SFW105LOGO) According to the Reports: -- "Salesforce.com has grown quickly by making CRM solutions available through the SaaS deployment model. The company's strategy ... read more
• ISC BIND 10 Authoritative Server Released --- REDWOOD CITY, CA
  Posted at 4:03 PM
  

  REDWOOD CITY, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/20/10 -- Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) announces the first developmental release of BIND 10. This exciting next generation of BIND, the most widely deployed DNS server software on the Internet, is not intended to replace BIND 9 -- yet. This current release of BIND 10 marks the achievement of the first year milestone for the project, an authoritative-only DNS server. As part of its collaborative mission, ISC encourages all DNS administrators and ... read more
• StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™ Midnight Launch Event --- IRVINE, Calif.
  Posted at 4:01 PM
  

  Blizzard Entertainment today announced its plans for the official North American midnight launch event for StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™, the long-anticipated sequel to 1998’s critically acclaimed real-time strategy game, StarCraft. The event will take place at Fry's Electronics at 10800 Kalama River ... read more
• Esterline Awarded Sikorsky Contract Extension --- FARNBOROUGH, UK
  Posted at 3:55 PM
  

  FARNBOROUGH, UK -- (Marketwire) -- 07/20/10 -- Farnborough International Air Show - Esterline Corporation (NYSE: ESL) (www.esterline.com), a leading specialty manufacturer serving aerospace/defense markets, today announced that its Avionics Systems platform has received a $23.6 million extension to a purchase order from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation for an additional quantity of its CMC Electronics brand CMA-2082MC Flight Management System (FMS) and CMA-2088 Emergency Control Panel (ECP) in support of the U.S. Army UH-60M and S-70i™ international BLACK HAWK helicopters. Deliveries ... read more
• SUPER PET® Partners With SmallAnimalChannel.com® to Launch 'Camp Critter' --- IRVINE, Calif., July 20
  Posted at 3:41 PM
  SmallAnimalChannel.com, powered by Critters USA, Ferrets USA and Rabbits USA, announces "Camp Critter" - an interactive online summer camp for small animals and their owners, sponsored by SUPER PET®. Camp has started, but there's still time to register at http://www.smallanimalchannel.com/campcritter. Campers can participate in fun activities like talent contests, costume parades, sing-alongs and ghost stories - and earn valuable Club Critter points. Camp Critter is open from July 6 to August 31, 2010, and is absolutely free. ... read more
• AVI BioPharma Awarded up to $291 Million U.S. Government Contract for Advanced Development of Therapeutic Candidates for Ebola and Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses --- BOTHELL, WA
  Posted at 3:39 PM
  

  BOTHELL, WA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/20/10 -- AVI BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVII), a developer of RNA-based therapeutics, announced that it has been awarded a new contract for up to approximately $291 million total with the U.S. Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Defense Program through the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command for the advanced development of the Company's hemorrhagic fever virus therapeutic candidates, AVI-6002 and AVI-6003, for Ebola and Marburg viruses, respectively. The contract was awarded ... read more
• Enforsys and Patriot Data Solutions Team to Enable New Jersey Law Enforcement Agencies to Successfully Share Information --- SAN DIEGO, July 20
  Posted at 3:34 PM
  Enforsys, Inc. ("Enforsys") and Patriot Data Solutions Group, Inc. ("PDSG") announced today that they have successfully teamed to provide multiple New Jersey ("NJ") law enforcement agencies with essential information sharing solutions. Enforsys is a leading developer of public safety software specializing in information sharing, forecast analysis, Computer Aided Dispatch, Records Management Systems, and mobile reporting solutions for law enforcement. Enforsys chose PDSG to enable several of its law enforcement customers to effectively transmit data to the New Jersey State Police's ... read more
• TopSchool Raises $8 Million in Growth Capital Series C Funding --- DENVER
  Posted at 3:34 PM
  

  TopSchool today announced that it has secured $8 million in its third round of venture capital funding, which was led by MK Capital. In addition to driving product and infrastructure development for increased performance of its SaaS Student Lifecycle Management ... read more
• Lam Research Announces June Quarter Financial Conference Call --- FREMONT, Calif.
  Posted at 3:30 PM
  

  Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) announced today the company will host its quarterly financial conference call and webcast on Wednesday, July 28, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. ... read more
• Juniper Networks Intends to File Shelf Registration Statement --- SUNNYVALE, CA
  Posted at 3:30 PM
  

  SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/20/10 -- Juniper Networks® (NYSE: JNPR) announced today that concurrently with the filing of its upcoming 10-Q, it intends to file a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This shelf registration statement will replace Juniper's prior shelf registration statement, which has expired, and will give Juniper the ability to register the offer and sale from time to time of up to an aggregate of $1.5 ... read more
• RICOM Announces New Hosted Messaging Program to Address Growing Email Security Concerns --- IRVINE, Calif.
  Posted at 3:28 PM
  RICOM, Inc., a leading value added reseller, systems integrator and software developer, today announced the rollout of its new RICOM Hosted Messaging Solution. The program addresses growing concern over security issues associated with major managed email providers and other outsourced email solutions. The program includes a ... read more
• National Research Corporation to Broadcast Its Second Quarter 2010 Conference Call Live on the Internet --- LINCOLN, Neb.
  Posted at 3:20 PM
  National Research Corporation (NASDAQ:NRCI), a leader in healthcare performance measurement, today announced that it will provide an online Web simulcast of its second quarter 2010 earnings conference call on Wednesday, August 4, 2010. The Company’s results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, will be ... read more
• KAYTEE® Partners With BirdChannel.com® for 2nd Annual 'Camp Birdie' --- IRVINE, Calif., July 20
  Posted at 3:20 PM
  BirdChannel.com and KAYTEE® announce the 2nd annual "Camp Birdie" - an interactive online summer camp for birds and their owners. Camp Birdie campers can participate in fun activities like talent contests, sing-alongs and whittling fun -- and earn valuable Bird eClub points. Camp has started, but there's still time to register at http://www.birdchannel.com/campbirdie. Camp Birdie is open from July 6 to August 31, 2010, and is absolutely free. Each week, new games and activities are introduced for Bird ... read more
• This Week on ORLive: Live Thoracoscopic Maze Procedure to Cure Atrial Fibrillation --- WEST HARTFORD, CT
  Posted at 3:17 PM
  

  WEST HARTFORD, CT -- (Marketwire) -- 07/20/10 -- ORLive, the vision of improving health, presents a live thoracoscopic maze procedure to cure atrial fibrillation from PinnacleHealth. In addition to this live procedure, ORLive invites you to take part in the latest installment of the Virtual Brain Tumor Board, and to watch and learn from this month's featured channel of no-visible-scar surgeries. NEW ON ORLIVE LIVE SURGERY VIDEO - Total Thoracoscopic Maze Live Wednesday July 21, 2010, 7:00 PM EDT The total thoracoscopic ... read more
• EA SPORTS Kicks Off NFL Training Camp Season With the Announcement of EA SPORTS Active NFL Training Camp --- REDWOOD CITY, Calif.
  Posted at 3:05 PM
  

  Today, EA SPORTS™, a label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), announced the development of EA SPORTS Active NFL Training Camp for the Wii™, a football-based training program that put users right into the football drills and conditioning workouts of an ... read more
• BioMimetic Therapeutics Announces Closing of Public Offering and Exercise of Over-Allotment Option --- FRANKLIN, Tenn.
  Posted at 3:03 PM
  

  BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BMTI), announced today the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering. Prior to closing, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional approximately 642,000 shares of common stock. As a result, BioMimetic sold a total of approximately 5.64 million shares ... read more
• ProcureStaff Technologies Reaches ERP Integration Milestone --- NEW YORK
  Posted at 3:00 PM
  ProcureStaff Technologies, a provider of procurement software for contingent workforce management, announced today the completion of a major integration project with a Fortune 500 client. The company now handles more than one million weekly data transactions though 60 unique interfaces across all major ERP systems, including ... read more
• Volt Consulting MSP Partners with Infotree for IC Classification --- NEW YORK
  Posted at 3:00 PM
  Leading workforce management solution provider, Volt Consulting – Managed Service Programs, announced today that it has partnered with Infotree, producers of the TalentNet Independent Contractor Verification process. As organizations maintaining a contingent workforce continue to increase their use of independent ... read more
• Avery Dennison to Webcast Second Quarter 2010 Earnings Conference Call --- PASADENA, Calif.
  Posted at 3:00 PM
  Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) will host its second quarter 2010 earnings conference call in a live Webcast for investors, equity analysts, portfolio managers and media representatives at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time/10:00 a.m. Pacific time on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The Webcast will follow the Company's second ... read more
• Linear Technology Reports Its Second Consecutive Quarter of Record Quarterly Revenues by Growing 18% over the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2010 While Revenue for Fiscal Year 2010 Grew 21% over the Prior Ye --- MILPITAS, Calif.
  Posted at 3:00 PM
  

  Linear Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:LLTC), a leading, independent manufacturer of high performance linear integrated circuits, today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 27, 2010. Record quarterly revenues of $366.2 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010 increased $54.8 million or 18% compared to ... read more