Thursday, June 17, 2010

• New Benchmark Research Confirms Businesses’ Increasing Need for Visibility across Diverse Data and Content --- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
  Posted at 7:45 AM
  

  Endeca Technologies, Inc., a search applications company, today announced the availability of “Exploring the Next Generation of Information Availability Technologies,” new benchmark research conducted by Ventana Research to evaluate the current state of information availability within companies of all sizes, ... read more
• GreenRoad Wins 2010 Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award for Technology Innovation and Green Excellence --- REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., June 17
  Posted at 7:44 AM
  GreenRoad, the world's leader in driver safety and efficiency, today announced it received the 2010 Technology Innovation and Green Excellence of the Year Award from Frost & Sullivan. GreenRoad was selected for its ground-breaking use of technology to improve the sustainability of fleets and reduce emissions from vehicles across the globe. GreenRoad has responded to the global challenge of rising vehicle crashes and need for CO2 reduction, by developing a comprehensive technology-based service to measure and improve driver behavior. The ... read more
• IEEE Xplore® Mobile Comes Out of Beta, Launches New Features --- PISCATAWAY, N.J., June 17
  Posted at 7:38 AM
  IEEE, the world's largest technical professional association for the advancement of technology, today announced the launch of IEEE Xplore Mobile, which incorporates enhancements based on user feedback collected from a beta test that began last June. IEEE Xplore Mobile (m.ieeexplore.ieee.org) gives users the ability to conveniently perform searches of over two million technical documents with any mobile device connected to the Internet. The following IEEE Xplore Mobile features represent upgrades from the initial beta version. Users can now conduct a ... read more
• Capitol Administrators Implementing Benefit Informatics Web-based Data Integration, Analysis and Reporting --- TULSA, Okla.
  Posted at 7:38 AM
  

  A need to control rising healthcare costs is leading more and more employers to self-fund employee benefit plans. Leading third party administrators, such as Capitol Administrators, are implementing new services and technology to give employers the tools and information needed to control costs and actively manage ... read more
• Symyx Technologies, Inc. Receives Revised Acquisition Proposal From Certara Corporation --- SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 17
  Posted at 7:35 AM
  Symyx Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMMX) today announced that its board of directors received this morning a revised proposal from Certara Corporation, Tripos International and Pharsight Corporation (collectively referred to as "Certara") and Vector Capital ("Vector") (collectively the "Certara/Vector proposal") to acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of Symyx for $5.75 per share in cash, together with related documentation. As previously announced on April 5, 2010, Symyx and Accelrys, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACCL) signed a definitive merger agreement, structured as ... read more
• DTCC, SWIFT & XBRL US Unveil Business Case for Corporate Actions Automation --- NEW YORK, June 17
  Posted at 7:32 AM
  The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), SWIFT and XBRL US today announced the results of a business case advocating a transformation in the way corporate actions announcements are communicated in the United States, allowing investors to receive information on such corporate actions as mergers, dividends, stock splits and other events in a more timely, accurate and less costly way, directly as specified by the issuer or offeror. The business case, developed with key stakeholders from across the corporate actions processing ... read more
• Unlimited Priorities Corporation(C) Assists Houghton Mifflin Harcourt with e-book Initiative --- CAPE CORAL, Fla., June 17
  Posted at 7:31 AM
  Unlimited Priorities Corporation, an award-winning company specializing in services for the information industry, has developed an imaging solution for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's e-book growth initiative. Unlimited Priorities has developed the plan, prepared the specifications, and mapped the workflow, providing a firm foundation for the acceleration of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's e-book availability. The initiative, which encompasses materials ranging from children's stories to cookbooks, novels and biographies, will be ongoing as new titles are published. "Unlimited Priorities really worked closely with ... read more
• Toronto Braces for G20 With Next-Generation Communications Solutions --- NEW YORK, NY
  Posted at 7:31 AM
  

  NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 06/17/10 -- Send Word Now, the leading provider of on-demand alerting, response, and incident management services, announced today that several local and international organizations plan to use its communication and incident management software during the Toronto G20 summit on June 26 to June 27, 2010, a high-profile meeting of national leaders and economic specialists from around the globe. These organizations will use the Send Word Now platform to communicate and coordinate with ... read more
• Netronome Named a Finalist for the 2010 Red Herring 100 North America Award --- SANTA CLARA, Calif.
  Posted at 7:30 AM
  

  Netronome, the leading developer of network flow processors, announced today it has been selected as a finalist for the 2010 Red Herring 100 North America award, a prestigious recognition honoring the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the North ... read more
• Marseille Makes the Finalist’s List for the 2010 Red Herring 100 North America Award --- SANTA CLARA, Calif.
  Posted at 7:30 AM
  

  Marseille Networks announced today it has been selected as a Finalist for Red Herring's North America 100 award, a prestigious list honoring the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the North American business region. ... read more
• GuestMetrics(TM) Partners With Major Credit Card Provider to Expand Data Application --- LEESBURG, Va., June 17
  Posted at 7:30 AM
  Shot Spirits Corp (Pink Sheets: SSPT) CEO, Brian Barrett, is pleased to announce that GuestMetrics(TM) has revealed its expanded relationship with global market leader, American Express, "which further positions GuestMetrics(TM) IP as a compelling advantage in an industry which turns over three trillion dollars a year," notes Barrett. "American Express has been a primary client for some time now, but we are today prepared to announce more details regarding the partnership," continues Barrett. "American Express, as a client, utilizes ... read more
• Launching August 2010: American Idol Meets Indie Cinema as VoteHollywood.com Connects Filmmakers, Investors, and Audiences --- BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 17
  Posted at 7:30 AM
  In Tinseltown, the end of the world is nigh -- and it isn't starring Bruce Willis. If you're a big studio or film financier, you spent an average of $102 million dollars for every film you made in 2009 -- while only 32 of the year's 671 releases even crossed the eight-figure barrier in gross returns. If you're a filmmaker, then the global economy and its Hollywood trickle-down has almost completely evaporated your financing options, leaving the next-gen Steven Soderberghs and Christopher ... read more
• New Data Presented At ECFS Conference Highlight Potential for Denufosol to Provide Benefit to Adolescent Cystic Fibrosis Patients and Patients on Minimal Pharmacotherapies --- DURHAM, N.C.
  Posted at 7:30 AM
  

  Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today that data is being presented on denufosol tetrasodium, an investigational therapy for cystic fibrosis (CF), during an oral presentation and poster presentations at the 33rd Annual European Cystic Fibrosis Society (ECFS) Conference June 16 - 19, 2010 in Valencia, ... read more
• Mtech/University of Maryland Company FlexEl LLC Wins Maryland Incubator Company of the Year Award --- COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 17
  Posted at 7:29 AM
  FlexEl LLC, a company in the Mtech Technology Advancement Program incubator developing rechargeable, flexible, thin-film batteries, was named company of the year in the technology transfer category at the 2010 Maryland Incubator Company of the Year Awards. FlexEl was recognized at a ceremony held June 15 in Baltimore, Md. The company was selected among 22 finalists. "The State of Maryland's 2010 Maryland Incubator Company of the Year award is a great honor, and reflects the steady progress FlexEl is making in bringing ... read more
• GetWellNetwork Selected to Help Nursing and Patient Care Operations at Kosair Children's Medical Center - Brownsboro --- BETHESDA, MD
  Posted at 7:26 AM
  

  BETHESDA, MD -- (Marketwire) -- 06/17/10 -- GetWellNetwork, Inc., the leader in interactive patient care solutions, today announced that the company's pediatric solution, GetWell Town™, has been selected for patient education, discharge planning, and other patient-related workflows to maximize efficiency at the new Kosair Children's Medical Center in Louisville, KY. GetWell Town will provide Kosair Children's patients and families with the tools they need to become knowledgeable and engaged in their health care. "As an outpatient facility, we have ... read more
• West LegalEdcenter Now Approved as Continuing Legal Education Accredited Service Provider in New Jersey --- EAGAN, Minn., June 17
  Posted at 7:23 AM
  West LegalEdcenter, a Thomson Reuters business, announced today that attorneys licensed in New Jersey can now fulfill their Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) requirements online at www.westlegaledcenter.com or through their iPhone with the free downloadable app, CLE Mobile. With West LegalEdcenter's status as an Accredited Service Provider approved, attorneys now have convenient access to more than 7,000 New Jersey-accredited programs covering nearly every practice area and skill level, from live webcasts on hot topics and legal issues as they emerge to ... read more
• Honeywell to Present at the Deutsche Bank Securities 2010 Industrial Conference --- MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., June 17
  Posted at 7:21 AM
  Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced that Paul Orzeske, President of Honeywell Building Solutions, will be presenting at the Deutsche Bank Securities 2010 Industrial Conference in Chicago on Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at 11:20 a.m. CDT (12:20 p.m. EDT). A real-time audio webcast of the presentation and related presentation materials will be posted to http://www.honeywell.com/investor prior to the presentation. The presentation materials will be in Adobe Acrobat format. A replay of the webcast will be available following the presentation at ... read more
• Ebix CEO Robin Raina Outlines His Vision for the Company --- ATLANTA
  Posted at 7:21 AM
  

  Ebix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBIX), a leading international supplier of On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance industry, today released a copy of the interview conducted recently by ACORD CEO Greg Maciag with the Ebix CEO Robin Raina. The ... read more
• AME Operators Experiment With Mobile Broadband Pricing Strategies, Pyramid Finds --- CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 17
  Posted at 7:20 AM
  As the number of AME mobile broadband subscribers is expected to quadruple to 37.9 million by 2014, mobile broadband providers face the challenge of coming up with pricing plans that are appealing to lower-income, prepaid-only subscribers without causing network congestion or relying on device subsidies, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com). Mobile Broadband Pricing in AME: Strategies to Maximize Use and Minimize Congestion analyzes the opportunities and risks for operators offering mobile broadband, against the size of the ... read more
• Cleversafe Welcomes New Member Francis Landolf to Technology Advisory Board --- CHICAGO, June 17
  Posted at 7:18 AM
  Cleversafe Inc., the leader in resilient storage solutions ideally suited for storage clouds and massive digital archives, today announced it has added Francis Landolf to its technology advisory board, further extending the company's federal market expertise. Landolf serves as an advisor on a number of high level defense and intelligence related programs. Landolf joins Cleversafe with more than fifteen years of experience leading public sector organizations responsible for delivering critical services essential for informed military and National level decision-making. Most ... read more