Monday, July 19, 2010

• Abbott's PROGRESS Study of Kaletra and Isentress Compared with a Standard HIV Regimen Meets the Pre-Specified Primary Efficacy Endpoint --- VIENNA,, July 19
  Posted at 3:30 AM
  Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today presented 48-week findings comparing an HIV regimen of its protease inhibitor (PI), Kaletra® (lopinavir/ritonavir), and Merck's integrase inhibitor, Isentress® (raltegravir), to a traditional HIV regimen of Kaletra and the nucleotide/nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) in Truvada® (tenofovir and emtricitabine) in antiretroviral-naive adult patients. Efficacy data were collected over the first 48 weeks of the 96-week PROGRESS (PROtease/InteGRasE Simplification Study) study. These data met the primary efficacy endpoint, which measured whether a similar proportion of ... read more
• Covad Selects ADTRAN Total Access 5000 for Carrier Ethernet Service Delivery --- HUNTSVILLE, Ala.
  Posted at 3:30 AM
  

  ADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ: ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation access solutions, announced today that Covad, a leading national provider of voice and data communications, has selected the ADTRAN Total Access® 5000 Multi-Service Access and Aggregation ... read more
• ThermoGenesis Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2010 Financial Results; Revenues Expected to Exceed $7 Million --- RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., July 19
  Posted at 3:00 AM
  ThermoGenesis Corp. (Nasdaq: KOOL), a leading supplier of innovative products and services that process and store adult stem cells, said today it expects revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, to be approximately $7.3 million and to report a small net loss for the quarter, in the range of $150,000 to $450,000, subject to final audit adjustments. The Company plans to report complete final results for the fourth quarter and all of fiscal 2010 and provide its outlook for ... read more
• Mogreet and Oddcast Partner to Create Consumer-Personalized Mobile Marketing Campaigns --- LOS ANGELES, July 19
  Posted at 3:00 AM
  Mogreet and Oddcast, the leader in participation marketing, today announced a partnership that will bring exciting new viral marketing and distribution capabilities to brands and advertisers. The partnership will combine Oddcast's pioneering use of personalized talking avatars, combined with Mogreet's MMS marketing and messaging platform, to give brands and advertisers the ability to extend their online viral marketing programs to the mobile channel. E*TRADE Financial Corporation is the first customer to leverage Oddcast's and Mogreet's technology, by bringing its popular ... read more
• Cogo Group, Inc. to Present at Pacific Crest Technology Leadership Forum on August 10, 2010 --- SHENZHEN, China, July 19
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  Cogo Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: COGO), a leading embedded solutions and software provider for the technology and industrial sectors in China, announced today that Will Davis, Chief Marketing Officer, will present at the Pacific Crest Technology Leadership Forum in Vail, Colorado on Tuesday, August 10th at 9am. During the presentation, Mr. Davis will highlight Cogo's strategies for the second half of 2010 and 2011, with particular focus on various revenue growth opportunities, including China's HDTV upgrade cycle, the roll-out of ... read more
• Consumers Able to Negotiate Lower Interest Rates With Credit Card Companies as Card Lending Rebounds --- SAN FRANCISCO, July 19
  Posted at 3:00 AM
  DebtGoal(TM), the leader in online personal debt management, reports that the thawing credit climate has translated into an improved ability to negotiate lower interest rates with credit card issuers. Since its launch in May, 67 percent of those negotiating their credit card interest rates have successfully negotiated lower rates by following the program on DebtGoal's free NegotiateMyRate(TM) tool (www.negotiatemyrate.com). This represents a dramatic improvement over the same period in the previous year when the average success rate among negotiators was ... read more
• SWIFT to Acquire Ambit Messaging Hub Assets from SunGard in a Move That Strengthens the Relationship between Both Entities --- BRUSSELS & WAYNE, Pa.
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  SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) and SunGard announced the planned acquisition by SWIFT of the assets of SunGard’s Ambit Messaging Hub (AMH) solution for high-volume financial messaging. The transaction, which is subject to a number of closing conditions that are expected to be fulfilled ... read more
• Current Ways Inc. Announces Production Release of IP67 Rated BC-Series 3kW EV Battery Charger --- SANTEE, Calif.
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  Current Ways Inc., a leading innovator of smart battery chargers for electric vehicles and alternative energy applications, proudly announces the production release of the BC-Series 3kW 450VDC EV Battery Charger. The charger is being manufactured in San Diego, CA. creating new jobs ... read more
• L-3 WESCAM Awarded $200 Million Contract from U.S. Air Force --- NEW YORK
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  L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its WESCAM subsidiary has been awarded a third indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the U.S. Air Force. Valued at $200 million, the funding from this contract will be used to purchase the latest generation of L-3’s MXTM-15Di targeting ... read more
• Radware's vAdapter Achieves VMware Ready(TM) Status --- MAHWAH, N.J., July 19
  Posted at 2:30 AM
  Radware (Nasdaq: RDWR), a leading provider of integrated application delivery solutions for business-smart networking, today announced that its vAdapter(TM) solution has achieved VMware Ready(TM) status. This designation indicates that vAdapter has passed a detailed evaluation and testing process managed by VMware and is now listed on the VMware Partner Product Catalog or Hardware Compatibility List. Passing the extensive VMware-specified testing helps ensure that Radware's vAdapter makes best use of VMware technology and is ready for deployment in customer environments. "We are ... read more
• Acquisition Solutions Inc. to Become ASI Government --- ARLINGTON, Va., July 19
  Posted at 2:04 AM
  Acquisition Solutions Inc. (ASI), public-sector consultants specializing in performance management solutions, today announced plans to change its name to ASI Government effective September 1, 2010. The renaming of the company is the next step in affirming the company's expansion into management disciplines adjacent to acquisition. Earlier this year, ASI purchased the majority of ICOR Partners, LLC, gaining considerable IT portfolio and program management capabilities. "The name change reflects a major investment by our firm to deliver a broad array of ... read more
• L-3 Receives Order for Eight Additional C-27J JCA --- NEW YORK
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  L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL), the prime contractor for the U.S. Army and Air Force Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) program, announced today the fiscal year 2010 order from the JCA Joint Program Office for eight C-27J JCA aircraft. This order, with a value of more than $200 million, brings ... read more
• Online Video Consumption, Social Networking and Other New Media Behaviors are No Passing Fad --- SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 19
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  Interpret, a leading entertainment, media and technology market research firm, today released data from its quarterly New Media Measure(TM) study that tracks media behaviors, device ownership, attitudes and product consumption. Behavior and trending data from its 2010 first-quarter report reveals the continued proliferation of social networks, further growth of streaming video and the domination of free mobile apps in the marketplace. The study found that not only have consumers been streaming more movies and TV shows than a year ago ... read more
• Only 37 Percent of Small Businesses Across Five Countries Have Heard About Cloud Computing, Says Techaisle --- SAN JOSE, Calif., July 19
  Posted at 2:00 AM
  A recent Techaisle survey of small businesses (1-99 employees) within US, UK, Germany, Italy and Brazil shows that only 37 percent of SBs have heard about cloud computing. Among those who have heard about cloud computing, 13 percent said that they did not know what it meant. 44 percent of the respondents think that cloud computing means subscribing to services such as servers or storage hosted by a third party and 29 percent think that it means access to applications ... read more
• GE Aviation to Play Key Role “Green Connection” Evaluations --- FARNBOROUGH, England
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  Farnborough International Airshow 2010 - GE Aviation, as part of a consortium of industry partners led by LFV Sweden, has been awarded an active role in the AIRE (Atlantic-Interoperability Initiative to Reduce Emissions) Green Connections project to validate how existing technology can be better utilized and ... read more
• Arise Accelerates Growth and Plans to Add 5,000 At-Home Professionals Across the U.S. --- MIRAMAR, Fla.
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  Arise Virtual Solutions Inc., the world’s leading provider of virtual business services, announced today that it plans to add an additional 5,000 at-home professionals in the U.S. over the next several months to its network of 12,000 Arise Certified Professionals (ACPs). Arise is ... read more
• Italy Selects AAI’s Shadow® 200 Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System --- FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom
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  AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that Italy’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) – Directorate of General Aeronautical Armament has selected AAI’s Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (TUAS) for the Italian Army. Under this 51 million ... read more
• AIS Releases Low Cost Touch Screen Industrial Panel PCs Featuring CAN-bus Interface for Machinery and Industrial Automation Applications --- IRVINE, Calif.
  Posted at 1:02 AM
  

  American Industrial Systems, Inc. (AIS) introduces a line of Industrial Touch Screen Panel PC’s featuring CAN-bus (controller-area network) interface support for Industrial Automation, Marine, and Automotive Applications. Whether you need high performance Intel® Quad Core system or low power consumption Intel® Atom™ systems, AIS has hundreds ... read more
• Lattice Expands Reference Design Portfolio for Popular MachXO and ispMACH 4000ZE PLDs --- HILLSBORO, OR
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  HILLSBORO, OR -- (Marketwire) -- 07/19/10 -- Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that it has released more than 90 reference designs optimized for the MachXO™ and ispMACH® 4000ZE PLDs. Reference designs enable the quick and efficient design and deployment of commonly used functions such as general purpose I/O expander, I2C bus master / slave, LCD controller and SD Flash controller, as well as other interfaces, in a variety of markets including consumer, communications, computing, industrial and ... read more
• Visage Imaging Releases Amira 5.3 --- SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 19
  Posted at 1:00 AM
  Visage Imaging®, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pro Medicus Ltd. (ASX: PME), is pleased to announce the immediate release of Amira 5.3, a new major version of its market-leading software platform for visualizing, analyzing, and presenting complex 3D and 4D biomedical data. Amira's entirely new Neuro option contains a comprehensive set of tools for neuroscience research, specifically MR diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) as well as CT and MR brain perfusion imaging. The new option provides efficient calculation of perfusion results ... read more