Tuesday, July 6, 2010

• Pennsylvania Elementary School Learns Energy Efficiencies Pay Great Dividends --- BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., July 6
  Posted at 9:15 AM
  While Fortune 500 corporations race to lower energy costs, an elementary school in Pennsylvania could teach them a thing or two about efficiency. Candlebrook Elementary, in King of Prussia, helped reduce its District's energy bill by more than $300,000 and now has a chance to win $25,000 in products and services from the Siemens Smartest Building in America(TM) Challenge. A part of the Upper Merion Area School District (UMASD), Candlebrook Elementary is an 11-year-old, conventionally heated and cooled building. Several years ... read more
• FINEOS Claims Rated Highly by Celent --- DUBLIN
  Posted at 9:13 AM
  

  FINEOS Corporation, a market leading provider of core software solutions for Insurance and Government Social Insurance, today announced that its FINEOS Claims solution has been evaluated by industry analyst, Celent, in the European Claims Vendors in 2010 report (Celent, June 2010). The report looked at claims ... read more
• New HPLC Series CNC Plasma Cutter from Techno Introduces Affordable Solutions to Metal Cutting Processes --- NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y.
  Posted at 9:11 AM
  

  Techno, Inc. proudly introduces the New HPLC CNC Plasma Cutter Series, a low cost, operator-friendly machine, designed for small to mid-sized shops that wish to bring their manual plasma process to a whole new level. For over 24 years Techno has provided high-quality CNC equipment to ... read more
• Fairchild Semiconductor’s Buck Converter Efficiently Powers High Capacity SD Flash Memory Applications --- SAN JOSE, Calif.
  Posted at 9:01 AM
  

  As mobile handsets and other portable devices increase their demand for memory storage, there is an emerging need to power increasingly larger SD Flash Memory cards. To meet this requirement, Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) developed the FAN5362, a 3MHz 500mA synchronous Buck regulator, using a proprietary ... read more
• Collaboration Tools Help Businesses Stay Operational During Hurricane Season Says Citrix Online --- SANTA BARBARA, Calif.
  Posted at 9:00 AM
  

  With meteorologists predicting a particularly severe hurricane season this year, companies should make sure they have business continuity plans in place to help them stay operational should they be affected, says Citrix Online, a division of Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS). ... read more
• Blue Water Embedded Launches Royalty-free GUI Toolkit --- FORT GRATIOT, Mich.
  Posted at 9:00 AM
  Blue Water Embedded, Inc., innovator of royalty-free graphical user interface (GUI) software, today unveiled Prism, a GUI suite of development tools optimized for embedded devices. As a complete GUI software development solution for resource-constrained devices, Prism delivers the eye-catching graphical capabilities and time-to-market edge ... read more
• Atego Launches Atego Process Director --- SAN DIEGO & CHELTENHAM, England
  Posted at 9:00 AM
  Atego, the leading independent supplier of industrial-grade, collaborative development tools for engineering complex, mission- and safety-critical architectures, systems, software and hardware, has launched Atego Process Director, a ground-breaking new, web-based environment for process definition, management and deployment. ... read more
• Summer School with QAD: Get the Training You Need for the Future You Want --- SANTA BARBARA, Calif.
  Posted at 9:00 AM
  

  QAD Inc. (NASDAQ: QADI), a leading provider of enterprise software and services for global manufacturers, announced today a new summer curriculum to help customers excel during the economic recovery. QAD Education is applying its full capabilities to provide customers the ... read more
• Endologix Appoints Todd Abraham Vice President of Operations --- IRVINE, Calif., July 6
  Posted at 9:00 AM
  Endologix, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELGX), developer of minimally invasive treatments for aortic disorders, announced today that it has appointed Todd Abraham to the newly created position of Vice President of Operations. Mr. Abraham will be responsible for managing all of Endologix's day-to-day operations and will report to John McDermott, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. McDermott, said, "Todd Abraham is a 25 year veteran of the medical device industry, with an impressive track record in manufacturing, operational management and commercialization. His experience ... read more
• Hospice Foundation of America Launches the Hospice Information Center --- WASHINGTON, July 6
  Posted at 9:00 AM
  Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) is pleased to announce the launch of its newest educational offering, the Hospice Information Center for families, friends and professionals. This centralized resource is part of "HFA CARES: Hospice Foundation of America's Conversations, Advice, Resources and Education Series," funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and can be found at www.hospicefoundation.org/infocenter. "For over seventeen years, HFA has been the leader in presenting high-quality educational programming on hospice care, grief and loss, and ... read more
• LTE Trials Pick up Speed as the World Prepares to Go 4G; ABI Research Reports --- SINGAPORE
  Posted at 8:57 AM
  

  2011 will be the year when LTE goes live in a big way, as Verizon in the United States and DoCoMo in Japan will begin wide-scale roll-outs by the end of 2010. ABI Research analyst Bhavya Khanna reports, “132 networks have reported trials or plans to launch LTE commercially, 32 more than ... read more
• Scottrade Expands in New York by Opening Yonkers Office --- YONKERS, N.Y.
  Posted at 8:55 AM
  

  Scottrade, a leading branch-supported online investing firm, is opening a new branch office July 19 in Yonkers, N.Y. The new office will be managed by Michael Fulton. ... read more
• ClearOne Awarded 2010 Unified Communications TMC Labs Innovation Award --- SALT LAKE CITY, July 6
  Posted at 8:50 AM
  ClearOne (Nasdaq: CLRO) announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC), a global, integrated media company, named INTERACT(TM) AT as a 2010 TMC Labs Innovation Award winner presented by its publication Unified Communications. "INTERACT AT is the only system on the market today that directly interfaces by USB to a PC allowing users of Unified Communications clients to benefit from high quality conference audio in the group room," said Darrin Thurston, Vice President of Product Management for Conferencing & Collaboration products at ... read more
• Business Workforce Productivity and IT Efficiency Top Priorities for 2010 --- CLEAR LAKE, Iowa, July 6
  Posted at 8:46 AM
  TeamQuest published a study that shows organizations are implementing capacity management practices to increase workforce productivity and IT efficiency, top priorities in 2010. "As organizations continue to consolidate and virtualize their environments, IT decision makers said capacity management practices support those efforts and make IT more efficient," said Director of Product Management Scott Adams. The number of companies incorporating capacity management processes increased nearly 50 percent from the Q4 2008 report. The consequences of consolidating and virtualizing servers without understanding application demand ... read more
• SpineGuard Reports Over 1,000 PediGuard® Units Sold in 2Q 2010, a 125% Increase Compared to 2Q 2009 --- SAN FRANCISCO and PARIS
  Posted at 8:46 AM
  

  SpineGuard, a privately held company based in San Francisco and Paris, announced today that PediGuard units sold in the second quarter of 2010 increased by 125% compared to the same period in 2009. The boost in sales was due ... read more
• Startech and Frost & Sullivan Announce Program for Startup Technology Companies --- SAN ANTONIO, July 6
  Posted at 8:41 AM
  Startech, the South Texas-based non-profit organization with a mission to Inspire, Create, and Grow technology companies, is pleased to announce that it has joined forces with global research and growth consulting firm Frost & Sullivan to create a program that offers substantial savings and benefits to select technology startups. The program is designed to accelerate the success of early stage startups by providing access to Frost and Sullivan Growth Partnership Services (GPS), including market, technology, customer, and best practices ... read more
• IPC's Financial Network Goes High Speed Across Asia --- JERSEY CITY, N.J., July 6
  Posted at 8:38 AM
  IPC Systems, Inc. a leading provider of indispensable trading communications solutions to the world's top financial services firms and global enterprises, today announced the completion of its pan-Asian Optical Network enhancement. IPC's network connects major financial centers via a high-speed, fully-restorable pan-Asian optical network. The newly upgraded network infrastructure enables the delivery of private line voice and Electronic Connectivity Services over a secure, high speed service platform to support the growing demands of the Asia-Pacific trading community. This investment in ... read more
• SageCreek Partners Signs SMS Text Marketing Leader Txtwire as its Newest Account --- ALPINE, Utah
  Posted at 8:37 AM
  

  Txtwire Technologies, which boasts more than 1 million unique users and is the innovation leader in SMS/text mobile marketing and emergency alerts, has engaged SageCreek Partners to solidify its market position and create the foundation for the company’s next phase of high growth. SageCreek Partners is ... read more
• Cambridge Heart Announces First Enrollments in a Study to Evaluate the Role of Microvolt T-Wave Alternans in Detecting Ischemia --- TEWKSBURY, Mass.
  Posted at 8:35 AM
  Cambridge Heart, Inc. (OTCBB: CAMH), today announced the first patient enrollments in the MTWA-CAD study (Evaluation of Microvolt T-Wave Alternans Testing for the Detection of Active Ischemia in Patients with Known or Suspected Coronary Artery Disease). The study is ... read more
• Wisconsin Statewide Smoke-Free Law May Prompt Smokers to Quit --- PARSIPPANY, N.J., July 6
  Posted at 8:33 AM
  July 5th is a great day to quit smoking for good. There are more than 806,000 smokers in the state of Wisconsin and every year almost 7,200 of them die from a tobacco-related illness.(1) As of July 5, folks now have an added incentive to quit with the Wisconsin smoke free law that took effect in all restaurants, bars and workplaces.(2) Research shows that policy changes, like the new statewide smoke-free law, may prompt smokers to take an interest in ... read more