Monday, June 28, 2010

• ISMI ESH Experts Present Industry Data on Energy and Resource Conservation for Sustainable Manufacturing --- HSINCHU, Taiwan
  Posted at 6:00 AM
  In the effort to conserve energy resources and reduce costs of semiconductor manufacturing operations, ISMI Environment, Safety & Health (ESH) experts reported on energy efficient strategies, addressing both fab facilities and processing equipment for semiconductor manufacturing operations at the International High Technology ... read more
• Aestus Therapeutics and Astellas Pharma Sign License Deal for Novel Chronic Pain Therapeutic --- NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J.
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  Aestus Therapeutics, Inc. announced today a license agreement with Astellas Pharma Inc. (Astellas; Tokyo, Japan) to provide Aestus with exclusive, world-wide rights to the Astellas product FK614. Aestus will develop the product as ATx08-001, a novel, first-in-class therapeutic for the treatment of neuropathic pain. The first ... read more
• Shaw Awarded Environmental Radiation Remediation Services Contract from U.S. Navy --- BATON ROUGE, La.
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  The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SHAW) today announced it has been awarded a five-year contract by the U.S. Navy to provide radiological contaminant remediation services at various locations within the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command’s Southwest and Atlantic areas of responsibility. ... read more
• REMINDER: Cisco Announces Upcoming Event With the Financial Community --- SAN JOSE, CA
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  SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/28/10 -- On June 29, 2010, Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) will host a webcast with a corresponding slide presentation to present part two of Around the World with Cisco 2010. Who: Cisco executives Chris Dedicoat, Senior Vice President, European Markets and Paul Mountford, Senior Vice President, Emerging Markets, will discuss Cisco's unique go-to-market approach in their respective geographies. Following a brief presentation, a question & answer session will be held. No previously unannounced issues will be ... read more
• Perfect Search Licenses Search Technology to Olson DataMax for Converting Paper Documents Into Retrievable Digital Files --- OREM, UT
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  OREM, UT -- (Marketwire) -- 06/28/10 -- Perfect Search, an enterprise search company delivering 10 times faster and more scalable search, today announced it has licensed its enterprise search technology to Olson DataMax, a document life-cycle company. Perfect Search's technology enables paper-to-digital documents to be indexed and archived at the point of origin, then saved on disk, on a server or in the cloud. Documents can later be searched and retrieved with ease. "Company data is the heart and ... read more
• Plantronics and Netformx(R) Deliver Complete Solution for Designing Communications Infrastructures --- LAS VEGAS, NV
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  LAS VEGAS, NV -- (Marketwire) -- 06/28/10 -- Cisco LIVE -- Plantronics (NYSE: PLT) and Netformx, today announced the inclusion of Plantronics audio devices in the Netformx KnowledgeBase™ framework. The partnership between Plantronics and Netformx marks the first time system integrators and sales engineers are able to automatically generate complex network plans which include audio endpoints such as headsets and USB phones. The planning of complex network services involves labor-intensive and error-prone data collection and management processes. Automating the process ... read more
• ShoreTel Awarded 2010 Unified Communications TMC Labs Innovation Award --- SUNNYVALE, CA
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  SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/28/10 -- ShoreTel® (NASDAQ: SHOR), the leading provider of brilliantly simple IP phone systems with fully integrated unified communications (UC), is pleased to announce that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC), a global, integrated media company, named ShoreTel for IBM Foundations as a 2010 TMC Labs Innovation Award winner presented by its publication Unified Communications. NEWS HIGHLIGHTS The TMC Labs Innovation Award honors products that have demonstrated innovation, unique features, and noteworthy developments toward improving communications technology. ... read more
• New Data Demonstrates Victoza(R) (liraglutide [rDNA] injection) Provided Superior and Sustained Blood Sugar Control and Weight Reduction Compared to Januvia(R) (sitagliptin) at One Year --- ORLANDO, FL
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  ORLANDO, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 06/28/10 -- Poster 16LB -- Late-breaking Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) extension data presented today at the 70th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) showed that once-daily Victoza® in combination with metformin produced sustained and significantly greater reductions in A1c, body weight and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) than Januvia® plus metformin at 52 weeks. Key findings from the study include: Patients treated with 1.2 mg and 1.8 mg of Victoza® experienced greater reductions ... read more
• Agilysys Becomes a LineSider Technologies Authorized Reseller Partner --- DANVERS, MA
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  DANVERS, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/28/10 -- LineSider Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of cloud automation, today announced the company has added Agilysys, Inc., a leading provider of innovative IT solutions to corporate and public-sector customers, as an authorized reseller partner. With this announcement, Agilysys will begin offering LineSider's OverDrive network virtualization services platform to Enterprise and service provider customers. OverDrive is the industry's first network automation and orchestration solution that enables enterprises and service providers to dramatically reduce ... read more
• Cisco to Announce Innovations in Energy, Data Center, Cloud and Collaboration at Cisco Live! 2010 --- SAN JOSE, CA
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  SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/28/10 -- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) WHAT: At Cisco Live! 2010 in Las Vegas, Cisco will hold news conferences, available via webcast, on June 29 and 30 announcing major advances in energy management, data center virtualization, cloud computing and collaboration. Cisco will also unveil a new technology as part of the keynote session by CEO John Chambers. During the address, Chambers will also announce the winner of the second Cisco I-Prize innovation contest. In-person and virtual ... read more
• MathWorks Simulink PLC Coder Certified by TÜV SÜD --- NATICK, Mass.
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  MathWorks today announced the TÜV SÜD certification of Simulink PLC Coder. TÜV SÜD assessed Simulink PLC Coder as suitable for development processes that must comply with IEC 61508-3 and its process industry adaptation, IEC 61511-1. As a result, engineers developing ... read more
• ACT Conferencing Renews Master Agent AB&T Telecom --- LAKEWOOD, Colo.
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  ACT Conferencing has extended its contract with AB&T Telecom, a national telecommunications master agent headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, as AB&T increases its focus on conferencing services. Founded in 1963, AB&T Telecom is a ... read more
• myDIALS Named a 2010 Emerging Technology Vendor by CRN Magazine --- LOUISVILLE, CO
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  LOUISVILLE, CO -- (Marketwire) -- 06/28/10 -- myDIALS, a leading vendor of SaaS performance management solutions, today announced it has been selected as a 2010 Emerging Technology Vendor by CRN magazine. myDIALS was cited by CRN for offering innovative and easy-to-use technology that delivers high margins for solution providers. According to CRN, solution providers say they can drive a higher percentage of sales and profits from emerging vendors and their technologies in the midst of the economic downturn because ... read more
• Peregrine Provides Update on Government-Sponsored Research Program --- TUSTIN, CA
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  TUSTIN, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/28/10 -- Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PPHM), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer and viral infections, today provided an update on its government-sponsored research programs. Under its first government contract, with the Transformational Medical Technologies Initiative (TMTI) of the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Peregrine has performed development work with its phosphatidylserine (PS)-targeting antibodies for the treatment of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) infections ... read more
• Inphi Appoints Vice President of Engineering for New Business Initiatives --- SUNNYVALE, CA
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  SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/28/10 -- Inphi Corporation, a fabless provider of high-speed analog semiconductor solutions for the communications and computing markets, today announced that Mr. Lawrence Tse has joined as the Vice President of Engineering for New Business Initiatives. Mr. Tse brings more than 25 years of considerable integrated circuits electronics design and development, test and product engineering and technical management experience to this newly created position. Leveraging his experience in wireless, power management and mixed-signal ... read more
• Lantronix Supports Perinata's New Subscription-Based IT Service Offering --- IRVINE, CA
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  IRVINE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/28/10 -- Lantronix, Inc. (NASDAQ: LTRX), a leading provider of secure, remote device networking and data center management technologies, today announced its ManageLinx® solution is enabling a new business model for Perinata, a recently launched IT services company. ManageLinx provides secure access to firewall-protected devices via the Internet, enabling Perinata to provide robust IT services from remote locations. This gives Perinata's clients the advantage of quickly and easily accessing business-critical information anytime, anywhere. "Perinata ... read more
• DecisionPoint Systems Retires $250,000 Convertible Subordinated Debenture --- FOOTHILL RANCH, CA
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  FOOTHILL RANCH, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/28/10 -- DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: DNPI), a leading provider of Enterprise Mobility and RFID solutions, announced it has retired its $250,000 Convertible Subordinated Debenture effective June 25, 2010. The total amount paid to the Note holder, including principal and any remaining accrued but unpaid interest, due June, 2010, was $125,288, funded from internally generated cash with the balance converted into 416,667 common shares. Additionally, the debt holder exercised warrants which were initially ... read more
• Malaysian Mobile Service Operator Tune Talk Surpasses One Million Customers in Just Over 10 Months of Commercial Service --- KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia and WOBURN, Massachusetts, June 28, 2010
  Posted at 5:57 AM
  Tune Talk, Malaysia's low-cost mobile phone operator who targets the underserved segments of the market with super low calling rates and exciting incentives, today announced that it has surpassed the one million subscriber mark in its first 10 months of operation. This makes Tune Talk one of the fastest growing mobile service operators in the world. Tune Talk's unique approach to the marketplace based on offering the lowest cost service by employing advertising to supplement the cost of more traditional subscriber plans, created ... read more
• FavRav Launches Social Media Tool for Small Business --- WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., June 28
  Posted at 5:49 AM
  FavRav (www.favrav.com) today announced a new social media tool that gives small businesses a quick, easy, and cost-efficient way to promote themselves on Facebook, while also letting consumers participate in an interactive and engaging community to find quality, trusted referrals for the more important decisions in their life. Although small businesses recognize the value of social media, only larger businesses with dedicated staff and social media expertise have been able to tap into the growing number of potential customers. Conversely, ... read more
• Misys and Numerix Expand Global Partnership to Bring Further Innovation in Financial Instrument Creation --- NEW YORK and LONDON, June 28, 2010
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  NEW YORK and LONDON, June 28, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Improves Modeling, Pricing and Risk Management of OTC Derivatives and Structured Products Misys plc (LSE: MSY), the global application software and services company and Numerix, the leading provider of cross-asset analytics for derivatives valuations and risk management, today announced the expansion of their global partnership and distribution agreement. The two companies have been working closely together as partners since 2001 with more ... read more