Monday, July 19, 2010

• Dell Signs Agreement to Acquire Ocarina Networks and Its Storage Optimization Technology --- ROUND ROCK, Texas & SAN JOSE, Calif.
  Posted at 4:00 PM
  

  Dell announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Ocarina Networks. Ocarina’s innovative storage optimization technology – including compression and deduplication – helps customers significantly reduce data management costs and streamline operations. Ocarina’s groundbreaking content-aware optimization technology enables ... read more
• ManTech Announces a Senior Management Change --- FAIRFAX, Va.
  Posted at 3:56 PM
  

  ManTech International Corporation (NASDAQ:MANT), a leading provider of innovative technologies and solutions for mission-critical national security programs, today announced that Lawrence B. Prior III has submitted, and ManTech has accepted, his resignation as president and chief operating officer. Pending a decision on a successor, ManTech ... read more
• GazoPa Answers, A Visual Q&A site, Enters Beta Testing --- TARRYTOWN, N.Y.
  Posted at 3:55 PM
  

  Hitachi America, Ltd., today announced that their newly developed visual Q&A site, GazoPa Answers, is entering beta testing. GazoPa Answers allows users to ask questions visually using photos and drawings. Typical Q&A sites accept questions by text, but some questions may not be easily described by ... read more
• Founders Fund Raises $250 Million for Third Venture Fund --- SAN FRANCISCO, July 19
  Posted at 3:37 PM
  Founders Fund, the venture backer of companies including Facebook, Spotify, and SpaceX, has closed its third venture fund. The Founders Fund III LP and its parallel funds were oversubscribed, reaching the firm's cap of $250 million in commitments, making the Fund III suite the firm's largest yet. The substantial majority of commitments came from limited partners of the firm's prior funds, joined by a small number of new investors. Founders Fund is managed by Peter Thiel, Ken Howery, ... read more
• InnerPass Announces New Additions to Web Conferencing, Including Enhanced Conference Calling, File and Screen Sharing and File Syncing --- FRAMINGHAM, Mass.
  Posted at 3:17 PM
  

  InnerPass, a well-known, premium Skype application used by businesses for collaboration, recently announced multiple product upgrades in an effort to enhance the user experience among a community of over 2.6 million users. The ... read more
• Department of Defense (DoD) Selects Capella University PhD Student for Information Assurance Scholarship --- MINNEAPOLIS
  Posted at 3:16 PM
  

  The Department of Defense (DoD) has selected a Capella University graduate student to receive its Information Assurance Scholarship. The DoD has created this full-ride scholarship to recruit and retain well-qualified personnel for work in the information assurance field, and to cultivate continuing capacity for information assurance ... read more
• Incomplete, Inconsistent Data Creates Lack of Confidence Across Europe's Financial Institutions --- REDWOOD SHORES, CA
  Posted at 3:11 PM
  

  REDWOOD SHORES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/19/10 -- Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) News Facts Research released today from Oracle reveals senior business and IT managers across Europe's financial services institutions believes there needs to be more emphasis placed on risk management when it comes to decision-making and performance management. The research, titled "The European Confidence Report," also highlighted significant issues with the availability of risk and performance related data, as well as the readiness of the IT systems to meet ... read more
• Qualmark Moves Headquarters to Larger Facility Launches Center of Excellence --- DENVER
  Posted at 3:09 PM
  

  Qualmark Corporation, the world’s largest provider of HALT/HASS (Highly Accelerated Life Test/Highly Accelerated Stress Screen) products and services, has moved its headquarters into a larger, state-of-the-technology facility at 10390 E. 48th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80238. Phone numbers remain unchanged. ... read more
• LiveDeal Announces the Selection of One of Its Board Members, Sheryle Bolton, as a 2010 Director to Watch by Directors & Boards Magazine --- LAS VEGAS
  Posted at 3:04 PM
  

  LiveDeal, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIVE), a Las Vegas-based provider of Internet marketing services for small businesses, is pleased to announce that one of its members of the Board of Directors, Sheryle Bolton, has been selected as a 2010 Director to Watch by Directors & Boards Magazine. Bolton ... read more
• Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC Set for Reglan/metoclopramide Jury Trial Involving Woman's Development of Tardive Dyskinesia --- ATLANTA, July 19
  Posted at 3:01 PM
  The law firm of Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC of Atlanta, Georgia has announced that a jury trial involving the drug Reglan/metoclopramide will be held during the week of July 26, 2010. The case is Susan Swicegood v. Pliva et. al. in the United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division. The lawsuit alleges that the drug makers and marketers of Reglan/metoclopramide failed to adequately warn physicians of the long-term dangers associated with taking the drug, specifically, the ... read more
• Garmin® G1000® Certified for Cessna CitationJet --- OLATHE, Kan.
  Posted at 3:00 PM
  

  Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, announced today that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted supplemental type certification (STC) for the G1000 integrated flight deck in the Cessna CitationJet (Model 525, serial numbers 0001-0359). This ... read more
• UPDATE: Limelight Networks to Issue Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results on August 5 at 4:00 p.m. EDT --- TEMPE, AZ
  Posted at 3:00 PM
  

  TEMPE, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 07/19/10 -- Limelight Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: LLNW) will report financial results for the second quarter 2010 on August 5 at approximately 4:00 p.m. EDT (1:00 p.m. PDT). At approximately 4:30 p.m. EDT (1:30 p.m. PDT), management will host a quarterly conference call for investors. Investors can access this call toll-free at 1-866-578-5747 within the United States or 1-617-213-8054 outside of the U.S. using Participant Passcode 73516687. The conference call will also be audiocast live from ... read more
• Limelight Networks Chief Executive Officer Jeff Lunsford to Present at 12th Annual Pacific Crest Technology Leadership Forum --- TEMPE, AZ
  Posted at 3:00 PM
  TEMPE, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 07/19/10 -- Limelight Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: LLNW) Chief Executive Officer Jeff Lunsford will present at the 12th Annual Pacific Crest Technology Leadership Forum to be held in Vail, Colorado, August 8-10, 2010. Mr. Lunsford's presentation will begin at approximately 11:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, on Tuesday, August 10th. A webcast of Mr. Lunsford's presentation will be made available from www.limelightnetworks.com. About Limelight Networks, Inc. Limelight Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: LLNW) provides on-demand software, platform, and infrastructure services ... read more
• UBM TechWeb Announces Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Santa Clara, Registration Now Open --- SAN FRANCISCO, July 19
  Posted at 3:00 PM
  The Enterprise 2.0 Conference, produced by UBM TechWeb, today announced it has opened registration for the event happening in Santa Clara at the Santa Clara Convention Center, November 8-11, 2010. Focused on the theme Driving Business Value with Enterprise 2.0, the event will hone in on how customers are using Enterprise 2.0 to enable more efficient, agile and highly productive workforces. To register and for more information visit: http://www.e2conf.com/santaclara/. The Enterprise 2.0 Conference is the leading event for companies looking ... read more
• Premier Aviation Maintenance Event to be Hosted in Beijing: AVIATION WEEK's MRO Asia 2011 --- NEW YORK, July 19
  Posted at 3:00 PM
  AVIATION WEEK, the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aerospace and defense (A&D) industries, together with its longstanding Chinese partner, International Aviation Group, the largest independent aviation media group in China, and China Aviation News (CAN), one of the leading aviation business newspapers in China, will bring its MRO Asia 2011 Conference and Exhibition to Beijing, China in October 2011 as part of its long-term commitment to host the event regularly on the mainland. AVIATION WEEK, International ... read more
• Hollywood Executive Finds His Next Project Entitled, The Cyber Wars --- LOS ANGELES, CA
  Posted at 2:52 PM
  LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/19/10 -- The Cyber Wars recently announced the launch of their new website, www.thecyberwars.com. Thecyberwars.com is a controversial unbiased website that brings two security professionals together, via web, to express their views and concerns on various issues they have with one another. "I am exploring new territory and my research has shown how vicious hackers can be. Due to this, I have decided to use an alias called, 'The Referee.' I realize that ... read more
• Alnylam to Webcast Virtual RNAi Roundtable on ALN-TTR for Treatment of Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloidosis --- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
  Posted at 2:48 PM
  

  Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, today announced that management will be hosting a virtual RNAi Roundtable to discuss ALN-TTR for the treatment of transthyretin (TTR)-mediated amyloidosis (ATTR) on Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. ET. ... read more
• Technology Services Industry Association Announces Conference Agenda for Technology Services World Las Vegas --- SAN DIEGO
  Posted at 2:43 PM
  

  The Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA), the technology services industry’s largest and most vibrant association, announced that the full agenda is now online for its annual Technology Services World Las Vegas conference, being held October 18-20 at The Mirage Resort. ... read more
• Kentico Grows the Number of Employees by 50% --- NASHUA, NH
  Posted at 2:37 PM
  

  NASHUA, NH -- (Marketwire) -- 07/19/10 -- Kentico Software (http://www.kentico.com), the Web Content Management System vendor, announced expansion of the team by 20 members. The company now has 67 employees including the US office. Due to its continuous growth over the last months, Kentico has recruited extra staff in all its departments to keep up with client demand. This also necessitated a move to a new 10,000-square-foot facility. "After six years on the market, Kentico is still growing rapidly. ... read more
• BAE Systems Unveils Its HEADS Generation II Helmet Sensor at Farnborough International Air Show --- PHOENIX
  Posted at 2:35 PM
  

  International defense analysts and allied militaries will get their first look at BAE Systems next generation Headborne Energy Analysis and Diagnostic System (HEADS) helmet sensor when the company unveils its Generation II HEADS device during a media briefing on July 21 at the Farnborough International Air Show. ... read more