Thursday, June 10, 2010

• ParTech, Inc. Expands EverServ™ POS Family with Kiosk Offering to Provide Customer Convenience and Faster Service --- NEW HARTFORD, N.Y.
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  ParTech, Inc. (PAR) today introduced the PAR EverServ™ Kiosk 6000 to provide customers enhanced self-service options that speed customer service. PAR is transforming the hospitality technology sector with its Boundless Hospitality™ vision that is delivered through game-changing software, hardware, and service solutions for the restaurant, hotel, ... read more
• Somanetics Corporation to Release Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results and Host Conference Call June 23, 2010 --- TROY, Mich., June 10
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  Somanetics Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTS) will release its financial results for the second quarter ended May 31, 2010 before the opening of the market on Wednesday, June 23, 2010. In conjunction with releasing its financial results, the Company is planning to host a conference call that morning that will be webcast live at 10:00 a.m. (ET). On the conference call, Bruce Barrett, Somanetics' president and chief executive officer, and Bill Iacona, chief financial officer, will review Somanetics' financial ... read more
• M5 Networks Teams With Firm Tech for Expanded Legal Sector Support in the Southeast --- NEW YORK, June 10
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  M5 Networks, Inc., the market leader in smart business phone systems using VoIP technology, has entered a partnership with Firm Tech, Inc. to deliver voice service to corporations and legal firms in the Southeast US. Firm Tech, Inc. is an Information Technology consulting firm servicing the Southeastern United States of America. Their specialized vertical markets include legal and professional services firms, not for profit and hospitality companies. New York City-based M5 Networks has had a growing presence in the south with active ... read more
• U.S. Bank Partners with CashEdge to Launch Online and Mobile Person-to-Person Payments - Nation's 5th Largest Bank to Offer Popmoney --- NEW YORK and MINNEAPOLIS, June 10
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  CashEdge, Inc. (www.cashedge.com), the leading provider of Intelligent Money Movement(TM) services, and U.S. Bank, the fifth largest commercial bank in the nation, announced today that they are partnering to launch CashEdge's person-to-person (P2P) online and mobile payments service, Popmoney(TM), later this year. U.S. Bank will offer Popmoney to its mobile banking customers through usbank.com and the downloadable mobile banking application, the U.S. Bank Mobile Wallet. U.S. Bank is the first large U.S. bank to offer a mobile P2P solution ... read more
• Zayo Bandwidth to Add Additional Wireless Towers to Deep Fiber Footprint --- LOUISVILLE, Colo., June 10
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  Zayo Bandwidth, which couples national, regional and local fiber connections with industry-leading customer service, will expand its high bandwidth capacity fiber-to-tower (FTT) coverage by adding Ethernet and TDM services to wireless tower sites throughout central and Wilkes Barre, PA. The expansion increases the number of FTT customer locations served by Zayo Bandwidth to over 1,700, with another 800 customer locations pending, further strengthening the company's position as a key industry provider of FTT bandwidth solutions. Wireless carriers are often hamstrung ... read more
• Frost & Sullivan Hosts Webinar: How Do Recent M&A Deals Position Each Vendor in a Changing Eco-System? --- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 10
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  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- WHEN: Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 11 a.m. ET LOCATION: Online, with free registration SPEAKERS: Yiru Zhong, Industry Analyst for Frost & Sullivan's ... read more
• WaferGen Announces Two Gene Expression Profiling Panels for SmartChip Real-Time PCR System for High Throughput, Cost-Effective Biomarker Discovery and Validation --- FREMONT, Calif., June 10
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  WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genetic analysis systems, today announced the availability of two gene expression profiling panels for the SmartChip Real-Time PCR System that will enable microRNA and cancer pathway profiling capability. By querying up to a thousand genes in a single sample, these panels enable discovery and validation of biomarkers in a high-throughput, highly cost-effective manner. Recently available only with the SmartChip Gene Expression Profiling Services provided by WaferGen scientists at the ... read more
• Access Pharma Presents at the California NanoSystems Institute Conference Focused on Targeted Delivery of RNAi Therapeutics --- DALLAS, June 10
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  ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: ACCP), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in products for cancer and supportive care, announced that its Senior VP of R&D, David Nowotnik, Ph.D., will give two presentations today on the Company's Cobalamin siRNA program at the Novel Nanodelivery of siRNA and miRNA Symposium, hosted by the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) of UCLA. Access Pharma's invited oral presentation and its poster presentation will highlight the cell targeting aspects of the Company's proprietary Cobalamin technology and the ... read more
• Quark Pharmaceuticals Closes $10 Million Financing --- FREMONT, Calif., June 10
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  Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a world leader in the discovery and development of RNAi-based therapeutics, today announced the closing of a private financing by the existing investors of Quark totaling an aggregate of $10 million. The investors are funds of the prestigious SBI Holdings Group in Japan. In connection with the financing, Mr. Yoshitaka Kitao, CEO of SBI Holdings, Inc. and Mr. Robert Takeuchi, Director of SBI Investment Co., Ltd. will become members of the Quark board of directors. Mr. ... read more
• TRACE Releases First Summary of Global Anti-Bribery Activity --- WASHINGTON, June 10
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  The good news is enforcement of international anti-bribery laws is increasing. The bad news is many countries have yet to leave the anti-bribery enforcement starting line. TRACE International released its first-ever summary of worldwide anti-bribery activity today, and it is evident from its data that enforcement is gaining momentum. The TRACE Global Enforcement Report (GER) 2010 summarizes 33 years of enforcement activity by nations around the world. The TRACE GER 2010 is based on data collected in the TRACE Compendium, ... read more
• Webinar Alert: 'Mobile Commerce -- The New Must-Have' --- WOBURN, Mass., June 10
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  WOBURN, Mass., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- What: Demandware, Inc., the global leader in on-demand ecommerce, will host, "Mobile Commerce -- The New Must-Have." The Webinar will provide tips, trends and best practices for launching a mobile ecommerce site. Who: -- Speaker, Scott Todaro, Senior Director, Product Strategy, Demandware, Inc. -- Guest Speaker: Brian Walker, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research, Inc. -- Guest Speaker: ... read more
• NanoString Technologies Launches Early Access Program for New Copy Number Variation Analysis Solution --- GOTHENBURG, Sweden & SEATTLE
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  NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held life sciences company marketing a complete solution for detecting and counting large sets of target molecules in biological samples, today announced the launch of its early access program for a unique new solution that detects copy number variation in human ... read more
• Boston Scientific Announces European Launch and First Implants of Platinum Chromium TAXUS® Element(TM) Stent System --- NATICK, Mass., June 10
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  Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced the market launch and first implants of its TAXUS(®) Element(TM) Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System in the European Union and other CE Mark countries. The TAXUS Element Stent System is the Company's third-generation drug-eluting stent (DES) technology and incorporates a platinum chromium alloy with an innovative stent design and an advanced catheter delivery system. It received CE Mark approval last month, which included a specific indication for the treatment of diabetic patients. ... read more
• Lightwave Logic Announces Technology Application Development Agreement With Celestech, Inc. --- NEWARK, Del., June 10
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  Lightwave Logic, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LWLG) a technology company focused on the development of the 'Next Generation Electro-Optic Polymer Material Platform' for applications in high speed fiber-optic data communications and optical computing, announced a technology application development subcontract agreement with Celestech, Inc., a technology development and engineering firm. Under terms of the agreement, Lightwave will provide development-engineering support to Celestech in exchange for a cash fee based upon a direct hourly rate. Initially the support will focus on the concept, ... read more
• Actelion Introduces First Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Multimedia Mobile Application for Healthcare Professionals --- SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 10
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  Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. is announcing the availability of the Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Mobile Reference Guide, the first multimedia smart phone application that provides information on PAH disease, pathology, diagnosis, and treatment guidelines to healthcare professionals. The complimentary application, which is available on the iPhone®, iPad®, or BlackBerry® for download at www.pahmobile.com or by texting "PAH" to 30305, is accessible from any location. PAH is a complex disease with diagnosis often delayed for more than two years from onset of ... read more
• ATC Releases a Mobile Version of P2P Marshal Called - 'Field Edition' --- ITHACA, N.Y., June 10
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  ATC-NY has released its latest tool to fight cyber crime - P2P Marshal "Field Edition," which runs from a USB drive. P2P Marshal is a computer forensics tool which automatically detects, extracts and analyzes P2P evidence on hard drives. The software-only version, "Forensic Edition," is installed and runs on an investigator's workstation to analyze a mounted disk image. P2P Marshal Field Edition runs on a Windows target machine from a USB drive. It can conduct live investigations as well ... read more
• Taylor-Wharton International LLC Closes Sale of Huntsville Operations, Certain Harrisburg Assets to Norris Cylinder Company --- MECHANICSBURG, Pa., June 10
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  Taylor-Wharton International LLC ("TWI"), a leading global technology, service and manufacturing network for gas applications involving pressure vessels and precision valves, announced it has completed the sale of the assets of its Huntsville, Alabama cylinder operations and certain of the assets of its Harrisburg, Pennsylvania cylinder operations as part of its Chapter 11 restructuring. The Hon. Brendan L. Shannon of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware authorized the sale to Norris Cylinder Company ("Norris") under Section 363 of ... read more
• Synopsys to Acquire Virage Logic Corporation --- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 10
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  Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, and Virage Logic Corporation (Nasdaq: VIRL), a leading independent provider of semiconductor intellectual property (IP) for the design of complex integrated circuits, today announced they have signed a definitive agreement for Synopsys to acquire Virage Logic. Virage Logic's offering will complement Synopsys' DesignWare® interface and analog IP portfolio by adding embedded memories with test and repair, non-volatile memories (NVMs), standard cell libraries, ... read more
• MINDBODY Introduces Suite of Wellness-Booking Technologies --- SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., June 10
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  In April 2004, New Touch Massage was the first spa to enable its customers to book and pay for spa appointments 24/7 with MINDBODY's business management software. As pioneer of online scheduling software for yoga, fitness, spas, salons and other wellness industries, MINDBODY is expanding this scheduling functionality into a wide array of new technologies that will give consumers unprecedented access to bookable classes and appointments. MINDBODY Finder MINDBODY Finder is a Web interface that enables health conscious consumers to find and book ... read more
• Autotrading Allows Individual Investors to Trade Options Along with the Professionals --- LAS VEGAS, June 10
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  Autotrading is a relatively new feature at most brokerages that allows an investor's trading account to mirror that of a professional. OptionGenius.com, an option trading advisory service, just launched their autotrade feature this week in conjunction with Eoption.com, a registered broker/dealer, to be able to offer autotrading to their members. Through autotrading, members of the OptionGenius.com advisory that have a brokerage account at Eoption.com can opt to have the OptionGenius.com trades executed in their Eoption.com account automatically. "In the past ... read more