Thursday, July 15, 2010

• Early Lines, Excitement Greet DROID X Arrival at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores --- BASKING RIDGE, N.J., July 15
  Posted at 6:59 AM
  Hundreds of customers lined up outside Verizon Wireless Communications Stores in U.S. cities, including at special midnight openings in Columbia, Md. and Frisco, Texas, to be among the first to purchase Verizon Wireless' new DROID X by Motorola, which went on sale today. On-camera interviews with customers who purchased the DROID X smartphone at a special midnight store opening can now be viewed: -- On the Verizon Wireless YouTube channel at ... read more
• PCTEL Schedules Second Quarter 2010 Earnings Call and Webcast for July 26, 2010 --- BLOOMINGDALE, Ill.
  Posted at 6:55 AM
  

  PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCTI), a leader in propagation and wireless network optimization solutions, announced today it will release second quarter 2010 financial results before the market opens on Monday, July 26, 2010. An earnings conference call will follow the release at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. ... read more
• Emir Duzic to Head GPCR Assay Services for ChanTest Corporation --- CLEVELAND
  Posted at 6:49 AM
  Emir Duzic, Ph.D. has joined ChanTest Corporation as head of GPCR and HTS Assay Services. In his new role, Dr. Duzic has overall responsibility for developing, optimizing, standardizing and running all GPCR assays for customer compounds and all GPCR research projects. ChanTest recently expanded its GPCR ... read more
• NASA Television Debuts Full-Time High Definition Channel --- WASHINGTON, July 15
  Posted at 6:48 AM
  On Monday, July 19, NASA Television will launch a full-time High Definition (HD) channel that media, cable and satellite service providers can access for news content and coverage of agency missions and programs. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO ) The channel will deliver HD video that only NASA can provide, such as live launch coverage of space shuttles and other spacecraft. The "ISS Update," a daily program covering the activities of the on-orbit International Space Station crews, will air on the new HD ... read more
• BroadSign Gives Its Client DOOH Networks Access to Ad Agencies and Advertisers via the rVueTM Demand-Side Platform --- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
  Posted at 6:45 AM
  BroadSign International, the premier global provider of digital signage software along with rVue, Inc., a subsidiary of rVue Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: RVUE) and provider of the first demand-side platform for planning and buying Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) media, announced today that the Open API integration between the ... read more
• CarTech, Inc. Selects EasyLink for EDI VAN Services --- NORCROSS, Ga.
  Posted at 6:45 AM
  

  EasyLink Services International Corporation ("EasyLink" or "Company") (NasdaqCM: ESIC, www.easylink.com), a global provider of comprehensive messaging services and e-commerce solutions, today announced CarTech, Inc., a leader in publishing information for automotive enthusiasts, has signed a term contract to utilize EasyLink’s ... read more
• FDA GRAS Confirmed Amino Acid from Ajinomoto Now Available As Key Ingredient for Food and Beverage Manufacturers --- RALEIGH, N.C.
  Posted at 6:44 AM
  

  Ajinomoto AminoScience LLC (AAS) today announced that it has confirmed GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) status of its AjiGRAS-Leucine, meeting the safety standards demanded by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As the only formulation of Leucine currently with FDA ... read more
• Merz Aesthetics(TM) Asclera(TM) (polidocanol) Injection Now Available in Doctors' Offices Nationwide --- SAN MATEO, Calif., July 15
  Posted at 6:43 AM
  Merz Aesthetics today announced it is now shipping Asclera(TM) (polidocanol) Injection sclerotherapy treatment to doctors' offices throughout the U.S. Previously only available in Europe, Asclera(TM) was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In a study published in the June issue of Phlebology, leading experts conclude that polidocanol is a highly effective sclerotherapy treatment. Asclera(TM) was approved by the FDA on March 30 to treat uncomplicated spider veins (varicose veins less than or equal to 1 mm in ... read more
• Smart-Tek Opens Larger San Diego Location --- NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 15
  Posted at 6:40 AM
  Smart-Tek Solutions, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: STTN) announced today that it will open a new office in San Diego, California on August 1, 2010 to accommodate the increase in personnel needed to service its growing client base. Kelly Mowrey, COO of Smart-Tek Automated Services, Inc., said, "We have located space in the Rancho Bernardo area that is perfect for us. We anticipate hiring additional staff during the coming year in order to properly service our expanding client base and this new ... read more
• Pain Clinics: Grand Jury Report Deceptive --- VENICE, Fla., July 15
  Posted at 6:36 AM
  A thirty one page research report released today by the Florida Society of Pain Management Providers, available online at www.FLPainNews.com, challenges many of the purported factual findings of the Broward County Florida Grand Jury Report on Pain Clinics (released on November 19, 2009). The result is a document which is factually deceptive and what is left contains far more innuendo than fact. The Grand Jury, convened in the spring of 2009 by Michael J. Satz, State Attorney for the ... read more
• Aquilent Supports Collaborative Redesign of USA.gov --- LAUREL, Md.
  Posted at 6:32 AM
  

  Aquilent, the recognized leading provider of Web-based solutions shaping the next generation of technology for the federal government, today announced its lead role in the redesign of USA.gov and GobiernoUSA.gov, which serve as the U.S. government's official web portals. Under ... read more
• Ener1, Inc. Appoints Former Solar Industry Pioneer and Executive to Head Global Grid Storage Business --- NEW YORK, July 15
  Posted at 6:30 AM
  Ener1, Inc. (Nasdaq: HEV), a leading American manufacturer of large-format lithium-ion battery systems for automotive and utility grid energy storage applications, has appointed Bruce Curtis, former Vice President of Program Development at First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR), global President of the New York-based company's grid storage business. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080312/CLW018LOGO ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080312/CLW018LOGO ) "Rapidly accelerating adoption worldwide of lithium-ion technology for grid storage compels us to bring on board the best talent available to take full advantage of this tremendous ... read more
• Wave Crest Raises $8.5 Million to Transform How Companies Use Prepaid to Fuel Business --- LOS ANGELES and GIBRALTAR, July 15
  Posted at 6:30 AM
  Wave Crest Holdings Limited, a global e-payments solutions provider, today announced that it has raised $8.5 million in Series B funding led by GRP Partners with Park Ventures LLC participating. This financing is the first institutional round raised by Wave Crest. Brian McLoughlin, general partner at GRP Partners, and Larry Park also joined the board of Wave Crest. Wave Crest was founded in 2008 by seasoned technology and pre-paid executives with the goal of fundamentally changing the payments paradigm by ... read more
• AT&T Contributes $1.5 Million to Communities In Schools to Help Increase Graduation Rates for At-Risk Students --- DALLAS, July 15
  Posted at 6:30 AM
  To help combat the alarming high school dropout rate among our nation's at-risk students, AT&T* today announced a $1.5 million contribution to Communities In Schools (CIS) to enable the organization to strengthen and advance its core program. CIS will use this funding to significantly increase the number of school-based site coordinators who help connect at-risk-students in affiliate schools with academic support, mentoring, counseling, after-school programs, career development, intervention, health care and other resources. For more than 30 years, CIS has remained committed ... read more
• Summer Time Is the Right Time to Switch to VoIP --- SEATTLE, July 15
  Posted at 6:30 AM
  Speakeasy (www.speakeasy.net), one of the nation's leading broadband and voice services providers, has once again extended their free phone offer, which has successfully eliminated one of the last barriers to VoIP adoption. Companies interested in switching to VoIP (Voice over IP) will find that now may be the perfect time to switch, thanks to the extension of Speakeasy's free phone promotion and the mobility-enhancing, time-saving features associated with VoIP, which are validated during busy summer schedules. "During summertime, a lot ... read more
• Vlingo Launches 'SuperDialer' for Android(TM) Devices --- CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 15
  Posted at 6:30 AM
  Vlingo Corporation, the world's leading provider of intelligent voice applications that turn your words into action, today released a new feature for Android devices users called "SuperDialer." (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100715/NE35214LOGO ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100715/NE35214LOGO ) Vlingo's original voice dialer connects users with people from a personal address book while SuperDialer expands on that functionality by accessing an infinite phone book to bridge a connection with any business, anywhere, anytime. This groundbreaking functionality can be accessed quickly and easily by using Vlingo's Tap & ... read more
• AT&T Wins Three Carrier Excellence Awards in ATLANTIC-ACM's 2010 Business Wireline and Wireless Report Card --- DALLAS, July 15
  Posted at 6:30 AM
  AT&T* has been awarded three retail carrier excellence awards for Data Value Enterprise, Overall Data Quality, and Overall Voice Quality in the ILEC/IXC Group by ATLANTIC-ACM at a ceremony held at the Yale Club of New York. In addition to its three awards, AT&T was highlighted in the report as the top-scoring carrier in multiple product categories, from Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Frame Quality and Price, to VoIP Quality, Web Hosting Quality and Price. AT&T placed in the top three for ... read more
• Ligand Launches New Corporate Web Site --- SAN DIEGO
  Posted at 6:30 AM
  

  Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) announces the launch of its completely redesigned Web site: www.ligand.com. The new Web site is designed as a comprehensive resource for investors, prospective corporate partners and the life science community to learn more about Ligand’s business model, robust pipeline, high-profile ... read more
• IXYS launches New PolarP2™ Power MOSFET Family --- MILPITAS, Calif. & BIEL, Switzerland
  Posted at 6:30 AM
  IXYS Corporation (NASDAQ:IXYS) announces today the release of its new PolarP2TM Power MOSFET family, IXYS’ latest generation of fast and rugged Polar-Series Power MOSFETs. These new 500V devices are manufactured using IXYS’ proprietary PolarP2TM Technology Platform, yielding a new class of devices that feature an optimized ... read more
• Leading International Brokerage Firm Increases Operational Efficiency and Reliability with Brocade --- GENEVA
  Posted at 6:30 AM
  

  Brocade (Nasdaq:BRCD) today announced that BGC Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: BGCP), a leading global intermediary to the wholesale financial markets, has greatly simplified its SAN management capabilities and enhanced operational performance across the globe with Brocade networking solutions. ... read more