Wednesday, June 9, 2010

• Firecrest Announces Game-Changing Demos at DIA Annual Meeting --- LIMERICK, Ireland
  Posted at 9:12 AM
  

  Firecrest, an e-technology solutions provider that definitively enhances investigator site performance, announces that its experts will provide demonstrations at the 46th Annual Drug Information Association Meeting located in Washington, D.C., June 13-17, 2010. The DIA Annual Meeting is the premier ... read more
• Zix Corporation to Present at RBC Capital Markets’ Technology, Media and Communications Conference --- DALLAS
  Posted at 9:12 AM
  

  Zix Corporation (ZixCorp), (Nasdaq: ZIXI), the leader in email encryption services, announces that ZixCorp’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rick Spurr, will present at RBC Capital Markets’ Technology, Media and Communications Conference at 4:00 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday, ... read more
• iTriage Helps 2010 World Cup Spectators Find Healthcare in South Africa --- LAKEWOOD, Colo., June 9
  Posted at 9:11 AM
  While South African healthcare workers brace for the multitude of visitors for the 2010 World Cup, spectators can help make their visit more enjoyable and be prepared for unexpected healthcare needs by downloading iTriage® on their smartphone. Healthagen® supports the emergency preparation efforts in South Africa as the FIFA World Cup kicks off June 11, by adding the private hospitals, along with healthcare facility mapping, in the eight South African provinces that tourists will visit. With these latest iTriage additions for ... read more
• Ascendis Selects Softscape for Talent Management Partnership --- ROMANIA & WAYLAND, Mass.
  Posted at 9:11 AM
  

  Softscape, an innovator powering complete people management solutions, today announced Ascendis, a leading consultancy company in Romania, has selected Softscape as its premier partner to resell the industry’s most complete talent management SaaS solution. This alliance will provide Ascendis’ customers ... read more
• ReviNet Serves Up Unprecedented Remnant Revenue Growth for Premium Publishers --- BOSTON
  Posted at 9:10 AM
  

  In early 2010, ReviNet reached a milestone of 350 online clients using their services to maximize revenue from unsold inventory. “It’s an impressive achievement to help this many premium websites increase their revenue from remnant inventory. Managing multiple ad ... read more
• CORRECTING and REPLACING Viximo Partners with Leading Game Developers to Launch New Social Gaming Platform --- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
  Posted at 9:08 AM
  

  Fourth graph, first sentence of release should read: Viximo’s distribution network reaches over 60 million monthly users and includes premium social networks such as BlackPlanet, Quepasa, Multiply, Zorpia and others (sted ...Zorpia, Tuenti and others). The corrected release reads: ... read more
• UBM TechWeb's HDI Launches 13th Annual Practices and Salary Survey for the IT Service and Technical Support Industry --- COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 9
  Posted at 9:08 AM
  HDI® (http://www.ThinkHDI.com), the world's largest membership association for IT service and technical support professionals and the industry's premier certification body, today issued a call for participation in the 2010 HDI Practices and Salary Survey (http://www.ThinkHDI.com/PSS2010). HDI's comprehensive survey researches IT support operations and gauges industry movement in areas such as incident management, software adoption, outsourcing trends, staff training, performance metrics, customer satisfaction ratings, and salaries. The incident management area of the survey tracks historical data on incident volume, resolution ... read more
• my1HIE® Receives Health Information Technology Leadership Innovation Award from State of Michigan --- BINGHAM FARMS, Mich., June 9
  Posted at 9:08 AM
  The State of Michigan Health Information Technology (HIT) Commission announced that my1HIE® (My One Health Information Exchange) is a recipient of a 2010 Health Information Technology Leadership Innovation Award at the 3rd Annual Wiring Michigan Conference held at Soaring Eagle Resort in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Designed by physicians for physicians, my1HIE® connects physicians to an ever-expanding network of healthcare providers and enables them to share critical patient information, collaborate on patient care, and access key clinical applications at the point-of-care. ... read more
• Neil Kane of Advanced Diamond Technologies to Testify Before Congress on Successful Technology Transfer Strategies --- ROMEOVILLE, Ill.
  Posted at 9:07 AM
  

  Tomorrow, Mr. Neil Kane, president and co-founder of Advanced Diamond Technologies (ADT) will testify with other witnesses before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, Committee on Science and Technology, “From the Lab Bench to the Marketplace: Improving Technology Transfer,” offering ... read more
• Cru Wine Online Makes Wine Accessible by Bringing Tastings and Fun-Forward Multimedia Education Home Via the Internet --- ST. CLOUD, Minn., June 9
  Posted at 9:06 AM
  How do you revolutionize the timeless tradition of wine tasting? Pair a charismatic cork dork with a media-savvy computer geek. That's what St. Cloud, Minn.-based Cru Wine Online has done to create a multimedia experience that takes Web-based wine education to a new level with high-end production and a fun-forward approach. The site, http://cruwineonline.com started taking memberships June 9 and lets enthusiasts learn about wine through live tastings, video segments, audio specials and more. "This is literally revolutionizing the wine industry because ... read more
• Trading Technologies Acquires TickIt Trading Systems --- CHICAGO
  Posted at 9:04 AM
  

  Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a leading provider of order-entry software and solutions for professional derivatives traders, announced today that it has acquired TickIt Trading Systems, LLC (TickIt). Terms of the deal are undisclosed. TickIt’s software provides traders of ... read more
• CVS Caremark to Present at the Jefferies 2010 Global Consumer Conference --- WOONSOCKET, R.I., June 9
  Posted at 9:03 AM
  CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) today announced that Larry Merlo, President and Chief Operating Officer, and David Denton, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be making a presentation to investors at the Jefferies 2010 Global Consumer Conference on June 22, 2010. The Company is scheduled to speak at approximately 10:45 a.m. ET. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090226/NE75914LOGO ) An audio webcast of the presentation will be broadcast simultaneously through the Investor Relations portion of the CVS Caremark website for all interested parties. ... read more
• Tips for Political Marketing and GOTV Strategy in the Cloud --- SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 9
  Posted at 9:00 AM
  In the spirit of election season, here are 8 tips from telecom expert CallFire for developing an online Political marketing strategy or GOTV campaign in the Cloud. CallFire attempts to highlight trends in online political warfare specifically in the 2010 election cycle. #1 Market your candidate in search results on Google and Bing Around election time people will be searching these and other search engines by candidate name. Your search result should appear for similar queries and any relevant permutations. ... read more
• Lilly CEO Addresses America's Innovation Crisis --- DETROIT, June 9
  Posted at 9:00 AM
  In remarks to the Detroit Economic Club today, John C. Lechleiter, Ph.D., chairman, president and CEO of Eli Lilly and Company, warned that America's greatest competitive advantage--its "genius for innovation"--is in jeopardy. His speech focused on America's historic leadership in innovation and the policies necessary to ensure America does not fall behind as other countries gain momentum in the life sciences. Calling the U.S. the "inventing nation" and citing our country's history of great innovators and life-changing inventions, Lechleiter highlighted advances ... read more
• NCIIA Awards Top Collegiate Biomedical Engineering Teams --- NEW YORK, June 9
  Posted at 9:00 AM
  Today, the NCIIA presented cash prizes to three collegiate biomedical engineering teams in recognition of their leading work in the field. This year's winners of the Biomedical Engineering Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Award (BMEidea) Competition--a national competition celebrating student biomedical innovation--were announced during the Medical Design Excellence Awards ceremony at the Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) East trade show at the Jacob Javits Center in New York. The BMEidea Competition, now in its sixth year, is open to collegiate teams ... read more
• EMC Announces New Services to Optimize and Leverage Microsoft Information Infrastructures --- NEW ORLEANS, June 9
  Posted at 9:00 AM
  MICROSOFT TECHED NORTH AMERICA 2010 -- EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today announced new services to help customers improve business intelligence and increase the value of their EMC information infrastructure within Microsoft(TM) SharePoint 2010(TM), Microsoft SQL Server(®) 2008, and Microsoft Windows(®) 7 environments. Organizations benefit from these services through improved business communication and insight, effective governance models and an optimized information infrastructure that both helps customers reduce operational costs and derive unprecedented value from information assets. A new portfolio of EMC Consulting ... read more
• LG Debuts Video Conference Systems for a Vivid and Powerful Telepresence Experience --- LAS VEGAS, June 9
  Posted at 9:00 AM
  LG Electronics Business Solutions today unveiled its first Video Conference System with two new product modules - an all-in-one desktop solution and portable room-type model at InfoComm 2010 (booth C5624). "Traditionally, videoconferencing has been a necessary, but a cumbersome tool for businesses because of the hardware, software and third-party service provider set-up," said J.Y. Kim, SVP of LG Business Solutions Company. "With LG's Executive Conferencing System, LG provides two solutions that make it easier for businesses to have 'face-to-face,' live interactions ... read more
• Square Enix Brings an Unrivaled Lineup of Franchises to E3 2010 --- LOS ANGELES, June 9
  Posted at 9:00 AM
  Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today its expansive lineup of games for the 2010 E3 Expo, taking place in Los Angeles from June 15-17. Continuing to diversify its global offerings to meet the needs of consumers worldwide, Square Enix will be showcasing the widest range of games in company history. Headlining this year's booth will be four of the hottest franchises in the industry from both the SQUARE ENIX and ... read more
• InFocus and Partners Drive Visual Display Innovations --- PORTLAND, Ore. & LAS VEGAS
  Posted at 9:00 AM
  

  InFocus® Corporation, a digital display technology leader and visual collaboration champion, today provided an overview of recent and coming innovations in interactive visual displays at InfoComm 2010. From interactive projectors that eliminate the need for whiteboard hardware, to a range of 3D solutions that drastically cut ... read more
• Zynga Goes West with FrontierVille Launch --- SAN FRANCISCO
  Posted at 9:00 AM
  

  Zynga today announced the launch of FrontierVille, a wild west-themed social game that allows users to tame the wilderness, grow a family, and build a thriving frontier town. The debut of FrontierVille comes on the heels of the recently launched Treasure Isle that ... read more