Monday, June 28, 2010

• Software Solutions Firm Blue Horseshoe Set To Launch New Grants Management System for Major U.S. Children's Hospital --- INDIANAPOLIS, June 28
  Posted at 12:00 PM
  Blue Horseshoe has implemented a new grants management software solution for a major U.S. children's hospital. Next month, Blue Horseshoe plans to launch the Lawson Software Grants Management module for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. As a pediatric healthcare system with three hospitals and 16 neighborhood locations, Children's receives federal grant money for research. With the use of the module that Blue Horseshoe has implemented, Children's will have the capability to automatically and systematically track all grant funding and appropriations. With more ... read more
• Logistic Dynamics, Inc. Chooses Transite’s Transportation Management Solutions as Core Technology Platform --- RALEIGH, N.C.
  Posted at 12:00 PM
  

  Transite Technology, a leading provider of transportation management software and services, has been chosen by Logistic Dynamics, Inc., a quickly growing major 3PL delivering transportation management solutions and services that reduce costs and strengthen processes associated with shipping logistics. Based ... read more
• OTT Video Providers Jockeying for Position as Market Heats up, In-Stat Says --- SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.
  Posted at 12:00 PM
  

  Industry participants in the over-the-top (OTT) video market are positioning themselves for what is anticipated to be a high-growth market with multi-billion dollar revenue streams, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). Companies such as Netflix, Blockbuster, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, YouTube, and Hulu are all vying for a piece of ... read more
• Virgin Atlantic Airways Deploys ITA Software’s Pricing and Shopping Engine --- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
  Posted at 12:00 PM
  

  ITA Software, Inc., the leading provider of innovative solutions for the travel industry, today announced that Virgin Atlantic Airways has successfully deployed QPX™ for its website, www.virgin-atlantic.com. Virgin Atlantic joins a growing number of European-based airlines using ... read more
• Westell to Host Fiscal First Quarter 2011 Earnings Call on July 22, 2010 --- AURORA, Ill.
  Posted at 12:00 PM
  

  Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTL)(“Westell”), a leading provider of broadband products, outside plant telecommunications equipment and conferencing services, announced today that its subsidiary, Conference Plus, Inc. (ConferencePlus®), will manage Westell’s fiscal first quarter 2011 earnings conference call on Thursday, July 22, at 9:30 AM Eastern ... read more
• NASA Plays Key Exploration Role in New Administration Space Policy --- WASHINGTON, June 28
  Posted at 11:59 AM
  NASA Administrator Charles Bolden issued the following statement today regarding President Obama's new National Space Policy: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) "NASA is pleased to be an integral part of President Obama's National Space Policy. NASA's new direction, announced as part of the fiscal year 2011 budget, is embodied in the new National Space Policy. I would like to thank Lori Garver, my deputy, who led this policy review for NASA, and Phil Mcalister, the NASA representative, who led our working group effort. ... read more
• Macricostas Family Scholarship Foundation Assists Children of Photronics Employees for the 2010 - 2011 Academic Year --- BROOKFIELD, Conn.
  Posted at 11:44 AM
  

  The Macricostas Family Scholarship Foundation, a not-for-profit organization, announced today that it has awarded a total of $43,500 to 38 deserving college students whose parents are employed by Photronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:PLAB) for the 2010 - 2011 academic year. The Foundation, established in 1997 with an initial ... read more
• Grant Thornton LLP Selects Lateral Data's Viewpoint(TM) as Core e-Discovery Platform in U.S. --- HOUSTON, June 28
  Posted at 11:41 AM
  e-Discovery technology leader Lateral Data, LP announced today that Grant Thornton LLP has chosen Lateral Data's Viewpoint(TM) e-Discovery software as one of its main e-Discovery client service platforms in the United States. In selecting Viewpoint, the Grant Thornton Forensic Technology Principal and Director cited Viewpoint's speed, scalability and robust implementation of each element of the industry-standard Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM). Grant Thornton's e-Discovery Services are a central element of its comprehensive forensic technology services that help clients as they ... read more
• CDW Honored in the 2010 Microsoft Partner Awards as Large Account Reseller Partner of the Year --- VERNON HILLS, Ill.
  Posted at 11:33 AM
  CDW LLC, a leading provider of technology products and services to business, government and education, today announced it is a Microsoft Partner Awards winner as Large Account Reseller Partner of the Year. The company was chosen out of an international field of top Microsoft ... read more
• Videos Now Find You With Shufflr, a Social Video Browser --- SAN FRANCISCO
  Posted at 11:33 AM
  With over 36,000 hours of video being uploaded on the web everyday, it's quite a challenge to find videos you like from across the web. Shufflr, is a social video browser that blends learning algorithms and social graphs to steer videos towards you from all over the web – or simply put ... read more
• CDW Honored in the 2010 Microsoft Partner Awards as Core Infrastructure Solutions, Systems Management Partner of the Year --- VERNON HILLS, Ill.
  Posted at 11:32 AM
  CDW LLC, a leading provider of technology products and services to business, government and education, today proudly announced it is a Microsoft Partner Awards winner as Core Infrastructure Solutions, Systems Management Partner of the Year. The company was chosen out ... read more
• Raritan's Intelligent Power Management Technologies Support Cisco UCS Data Center Platform --- LAS VEGAS, June 28
  Posted at 11:30 AM
  Raritan, a member of Cisco's Developer Network, is demonstrating its suite of intelligent power management products for monitoring, controlling and establishing energy policies in data centers. Raritan's solutions are designed to support high-performance data centers, such as those built on Cisco's Unified Computing System (UCS) blade servers, Cisco Nexus switches, and other components of the Cisco data center platform. Raritan' s PX® intelligent rack power distribution units (iPDU) and Power IQ® Energy Management Software, for example, support the ... read more
• Quammen Healthcare Consultants Empowers Faith Regional Health Services to Quickly 'Go Live' on Comprehensive Electronic Health Records System --- ORLANDO, Fla., June 28
  Posted at 11:27 AM
  With healthcare leaders across the country fretting about electronic health records (EHRs) and the rush to qualify for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act incentives, Quammen Healthcare Consultants worked with Faith Regional Health Services to prove that the goal is well within reach. After just six months, Quammen enabled the 166-bed acute care facility to "go live" with an electronic records system - and helped put the Norfolk, Neb.-based regional referral center on the fast track toward meeting the government's meaningful ... read more
• $370 Million Jury Award in Defamation Case Tops The Recorder’s VerdictSearch Ranking of Top California Verdicts --- SAN FRANCISCO
  Posted at 11:25 AM
  

  A $370 million defamation award tops the list of California verdicts of $1 million or more in 2009, according to a special section in today’s issue of The Recorder, California’s leading provider of legal news, information and analysis. Five former employees of Guess? Inc. ... read more
• Xirrus Makes e-Learning Possible at Corona-Norco Unified School District --- THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., June 28
  Posted at 11:23 AM
  Xirrus®, the leader in High Performance Wi-Fi that delivers the most coverage, bandwidth, and user density in the industry, announced today the deployment of Xirrus high performance 802.11n Wi-Fi Arrays at several Corona-Norco Unified School District schools located in Southern California. The district recently implemented laptop carts to bring online curricular resources and e-Learning platforms into the classrooms. However, their existing wireless infrastructure could not support the user density produced by this initiative. In order to fully utilize the wireless ... read more
• Research and Markets: Tanzania Telecommunications Report Q3 2010 Finds That Tanzania's Mobile Market Has Shown a Convincing Return to Growth after a Real Slip in the First Half Of 2009 --- DUBLIN
  Posted at 11:22 AM
  

  Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2f522c/tanzania_telecommu) has announced the addition of the "Tanzania Telecommunications Report Q3 2010" report to their offering. Tanzania Telecommunications Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, telecommunication associations, government departments ... read more
• Autonomic Software Wins Network Products Guide Reader Trust Award for Best Enterprise Desktop Management & Security Solution --- DANVILLE, CA
  Posted at 11:18 AM
  

  DANVILLE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/28/10 -- Autonomic Software, Inc., a provider of the most advanced enterprise IT power management solutions on the market, announced today that Network Products Guide, industry's leading information technology research and advisory guide has named ANSA Platinum a winner of the 2010 Best Products and Services Award. This respected annual award honors products and services that represent the rapidly changing needs and interests of the end-users of technology worldwide. As part of the ... read more
• Software Freedom Law Center Responds to Landmark Supreme Court Patent Decision --- NEW YORK
  Posted at 11:14 AM
  

  The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) issued the following statements in response to the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision on Bilski v. Kappos. Attributable to Eben Moglen: “The landscape of patent law has been a cluttered, dangerous ... read more
• (ISC)2® Appoints Devon Bryan, CISSP, as Co-Chair of U.S. Government Advisory Board for Cyber Security --- PALM HARBOR, Fla., June 28
  Posted at 11:11 AM
  (ISC)2(®) ("(ISC)2-squared"), the largest not-for-profit membership body of certified information security professionals worldwide, with nearly 70,000 members in more than 135 countries, today announced that Devon Bryan, CISSP, deputy associate chief information officer for cybersecurity for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), has been selected as the new co-chair of the (ISC)2 U.S. Government Advisory Board (GAB) for Cyber Security. Bryan, who has long served as a volunteer member of the GAB, replaces Michael Castagna, CISSP, vice president for corporate information ... read more
• CTIA-The Wireless Association® Statement on the Obama Administration's Support for 500 MHz of Spectrum for the Wireless Industry --- WASHINGTON, June 28
  Posted at 11:10 AM
  After Lawrence Summers, the White House Director of the National Economic Council, announced the Obama Administration's support to free up 500 MHz of spectrum, CTIA-The Wireless Association® President and CEO Steve Largent released the following statement: "We thank the Administration for acknowledging the wireless industry's important role as an economic driver and for recognizing the potential that this spectrum holds for enhancing the lives of all Americans. The President's Memorandum and today's announcement are important steps in helping the U.S. ... read more