Thursday, July 8, 2010

• BISNet Acquired by Vantage Benefits Administrators --- TEMECULA, Calif., July 8
  Posted at 3:13 PM
  Vantage Benefits Administrators (VBA) is proud to announce the acquisition of the BISNet software and all its Intellectual Property from ClearBenefits, Inc. to strategically enhance our Unified Point of Service administration offerings. BISNet, Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of Vantage Benefits Administrators, will reemerge as a world class benefits enrollment and administration system provider on July 15, 2010. After 22 months of exhaustive research one software vendor's name kept repeating: BISNet. When it became clear that the industry demanded this level ... read more
• Pall Corporation to Showcase New Green Filtration and Purification Technologies at SEMICON West 2010 --- PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.
  Posted at 3:02 PM
  

  Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL), a finalist for the coveted SEMICON West Sustainable Technologies Award, will showcase its expanding line of green filtration and purification technologies for microelectronics manufacturers from July 13th-15th at SEMICON West. Pall will display its latest offerings for semiconductor production at the industry's flagship ... read more
• Apigee Releases Facebook API Console to Make Learning, Testing and Debugging the Graph API Better --- SANTA CLARA, CA
  Posted at 3:00 PM
  

  SANTA CLARA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/08/10 -- Apigee, a free API tools platform, today launched the Apigee Facebook API Console to allow developers to learn, test, debug, and interact with the Facebook Graph API more efficiently and productively. Apigee now makes it easier than ever for Facebook developers to learn the structure of the API, view requests and responses, build applications more quickly, and detect and dig into problems. Apigee is a free service provided by Sonoa ... read more
• St. Jude Medical Announces Second Quarter 2010 Earnings Conference Call --- ST. PAUL, Minn.
  Posted at 2:52 PM
  St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE: STJ), a global medical device company, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss second quarter results on Thursday, July 22, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8 a.m. Central Time). This call is ... read more
• Patriot Data Solutions Group Affirms Go To Market Strategy --- CARLSBAD, Calif., July 8
  Posted at 2:48 PM
  Patriot Scientific Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: PTSC) today reported initial success of the go-to-market strategy for its wholly owned subsidiary, Patriot Data Solutions Group (PDSG). "With the assistance of strategic consultants at Attain, LLC, we have worked for several months to reposition PDSG through strategic planning and reorganization efforts, and to develop an effective go-to-market strategy for PDSG's Crossflo DataExchange® (CDX) solution set," said Cliff Flowers, interim CEO of Patriot Scientific. "I am pleased to announce that we are seeing ... read more
• Ikaria® Names New Chief Financial Officer --- CLINTON, N.J., July 8
  Posted at 2:43 PM
  Ikaria, Inc. today announced that Craig Tooman will join Ikaria as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In this role, Mr. Tooman will be responsible for all financial functions of the company, as well as for information technology services. Mr. Tooman succeeds Elizabeth Larkin, who left the company in March to pursue other interests. He will assume his new role at the beginning of August. "I am delighted that Craig will join us in this key ... read more
• US Department of Labor launches online registry of H-2A jobs --- WASHINGTON, July 8
  Posted at 2:40 PM
  The U.S. Department of Labor today launched an online registry allowing the public to retrieve information about temporary agricultural jobs that fall under the H-2A program. The new tool was developed in compliance with regulations implemented by the department on March 15. "This new online registry will help U.S. workers access important information about job opportunities in agriculture," said U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "When my department issued the final regulation on the H-2A program ... read more
• Oraïse Selects Global Telecom & Technology to Extend Its Network Reach --- MCLEAN, Va.
  Posted at 2:31 PM
  Global Telecom & Technology, Inc. (“GTT”) (OTCBB: GTLT), a leading global network integrator that provides its clients with a broad portfolio of wide-area network, dedicated internet access, and managed data services, announced that Oraïse, a leading Germany-based provider of IT ... read more
• Pall AriaTM Water Reclaim System for Silicon Processing Selected as Finalist for SEMICON West 2010 Sustainable Technologies Award --- PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.
  Posted at 2:31 PM
  

  Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL), a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, today announced that its Pall Aria water reclaim system has been selected as a finalist for SEMICON West’s Sustainable Technologies Award. These fully-automated, membrane filtration systems, which typically recover over 90% of spent process ... read more
• Shenandoah Telecommunications Company Signs Agreement With Sprint Nextel to Offer Prepaid Wireless --- EDINBURG, Va., July 8
  Posted at 2:30 PM
  Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) (Nasdaq: SHEN) announced today that its wireless subsidiary, Shenandoah Personal Communications Company, a Sprint PCS Affiliate of Sprint Nextel, has signed an amendment to the current contract with Sprint Nextel to allow Shentel to sell Virgin Mobile and Boost prepaid wireless services. Effective on July 11, 2010, Virgin Mobile and Boost prepaid products and services will be available in the Shentel wireless service area through Sprint stores operated by Shentel and hundreds of other locations. ... read more
• James Frodsham to Assume Integration Responsibilities for Ciena --- LINTHICUM, Md.
  Posted at 2:30 PM
  

  Ciena® Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), the network specialist, today announced that, effective August 1, 2010, James Frodsham, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, will assume responsibility for the company’s ongoing integration of the acquired optical and Carrier Ethernet assets of ... read more
• PAR Technology Corporation CEO Announces Intention to Retire --- NEW HARTFORD, N.Y.
  Posted at 2:27 PM
  

  Today PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PTC) CEO John W. Sammon released the following letter: Today I am announcing my intention to retire by the end of this year from my current position as CEO of PAR Technology. I have notified the ... read more
• CyberSource Announces Early Termination of HSR Waiting Period --- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 8
  Posted at 2:21 PM
  CyberSource Corporation (Nasdaq: CYBS) ("CyberSource"), a leading provider of electronic payment, risk management, and payment security solutions, announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended ("HSR Act"), with respect to the planned acquisition of CyberSource by Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) ("Visa"), which was announced on April 21, 2010. Accordingly, the requirement under the merger agreement for the expiration ... read more
• GrafTech To Announce Second Quarter 2010 Results --- PARMA, Ohio
  Posted at 2:17 PM
  

  GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE:GTI) will report earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, on Thursday, July 29, 2010. GrafTech’s webcast and conference call with investors and analysts will be held on the same day at 11:00 am Eastern Time. ... read more
• Watchitoo Selected as Multistreaming Partner for Mashable Summer Tour --- NEW YORK
  Posted at 2:15 PM
  

  Watchitoo, the New York based real-time social collaboration platform, has been selected as the multistreaming partner for the Mashable Summer Tour beginning in Seattle on July 10th at 8:30pm PST. The tour will make a stop in San Francisco on ... read more
• Haemonetics Settles German Patent Suit --- BRAINTREE, Mass. and MUNICH, July 8
  Posted at 2:15 PM
  Haemonetics GmbH (NYSE: HAE) today announced settlement of its pending legal action against STRADIS-MED GmbH and its General Manager, Jochen Kirchner, for the infringement of two German utility models of Haemonetics (DE 200 10 825 U1 and DE 203 10 937 U1) related to Haemonetics' plasma technology. Effective immediately, STRADIS-MED and Mr. Kirchner committed not to market the infringing plasma bottle in Germany and Austria. Mikael Gordon, Haemonetics' President Global Markets said, "Haemonetics has a history of creating innovative devices and ... read more
• Gerald M. Haines II Joins Mercury Computer Systems as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development --- CHELMSFORD, Mass.
  Posted at 2:15 PM
  

  Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) a trusted ISR subsystems provider, announced that Gerald M. Haines II has joined the Company as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, reporting directly to Mercury’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Mark Aslett. Mr. Haines will be responsible for Mercury’s corporate ... read more
• Chase Corporation Announces Record Quarter --- BRIDGEWATER, Mass.
  Posted at 2:15 PM
  Chase Corporation (NYSE Amex: CCF) today reported financial results for its best quarter ever. Revenues of $39.6 million for the third fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2010 represented an increase of $14.5 million or 58% compared to $25.1 million in the third quarter of last ... read more
• Nanometrics Reaffirms Business Outlook and Announces Release Date and Conference Call Details for Second Quarter Financial Results --- MILPITAS, Calif.
  Posted at 2:14 PM
  

  Nanometrics Incorporated (Nasdaq: NANO), a leading provider of advanced process control metrology systems used primarily in the fabrication of semiconductors, high-brightness LEDs, data storage devices and solar photovoltaics, today reaffirmed its positive business outlook for 2010 and 2011. ... read more
• Cat Auctions Brings Ag and Construction Equipment Auction to Omaha --- SHAKOPEE, Minn.
  Posted at 2:11 PM
  

  Cat Auction Services has announced it will hold an unreserved public auction in Greenwood, Neb., on Thursday, July 29. Coming on the heels of heavy equipment auctions in Des Moines, Iowa, and the Twin Cities, Minn., Cat Auction Services returns to the Omaha area for the first time ... read more