Thursday, June 10, 2010

• Award-Winning Vue™ Personal Video Network Now Available at Costco.com --- SAN DIEGO
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  Avaak, the leader in easy-to-use, wire-free personal video networking technology, today announced its award-winning Vue™ personal video network is now available for purchase at Costco.com. The user-friendly Vue system consists of small, battery-powered wireless cameras which stream real-time video directly ... read more
• AspenBio Pharma Vice Chairman Faces $5 Million Fraud Trial --- LOS ANGELES, June 10
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  From Kashani Law Office: the fraud case of five investors in Security with Advanced Technology Inc. (SWAT), now known as Pepperball, against SWAT and its former chairman, Gregory Pusey, goes to trial in a Los Angeles courtroom on June 28. The investors contend they were induced to purchase some $5 million of SWAT stock by misrepresentations by SWAT and Pusey. The case was filed in September 2008. Pusey is currently Vice Chairman of AspenBio Pharma. AspenBio and SWAT ... read more
• Global Demand for Boogie Board(TM) LCD Writing Tablet Powers Movement to Go Paperless --- KENT, Ohio, June 10
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  Kent Displays announced today it is expanding global distribution and developing new product features for the Boogie Board Paperless LCD Writing Tablet based on heavy demand. Kent Displays subsidiary Improv Electronics launched the Boogie Board tablet in the United States in January 2010. It is the first paperless writing tablet to utilize a pressure-sensitive, Reflex(TM) LCD from Kent Displays for its writing surface. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/kentdisplays/42066/ (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100610/MM17981 ) (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100610/MM17981 ) The Boogie ... read more
• InfoComm Distinguished Achievement Award Presented to Sonny Davis --- LAS VEGAS, June 10
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  InfoComm International®, the leading professional audiovisual trade association presented its Distinguished Achievement Award to Sonny Davis during the InfoComm International President's VIP Reception. The event took place at InfoComm 2010, the largest professional audiovisual and information communications tradeshow worldwide, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Sonny Davis has more than 30 years of experience in the audiovisual industry as a manufacturer representative, manufacturer and dealership owner. He owned and started five successful companies associated with the industry. His ... read more
• VCopious Announces SAP Software License Agreement --- CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., June 10
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  VCopious, a leading virtual environment software platform, today announced a perpetual software licensing agreement with SAP Global Marketing (NYSE: SAP), where SAP will use the VCopious platform for multiple business uses to enhance interaction with partners, customers, and employees. SAP utilized this new platform to deliver an enhanced, interactive experience at SAPPHIRE® NOW, SAP's international conference held simultaneously in Frankfurt, Germany, and Orlando, Florida, from May 17-19, 2010. "SAP delivered what I believe to have been the most ... read more
• Texas Instruments issues 2009 Corporate Citizenship Report --- DALLAS, June 10
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  Texas Instruments (TI) released its fourth-annual corporate citizenship report (CCR) today, detailing the company's 2009 social responsibility and environmental performance and goals. The complete report, "Building a Better Future," underscores the company's continued commitment to stellar citizenship and transparency in operations. It is available online at www.ti.com/ccr. "At TI, we believe that how we conduct our business is just as important as the next technology breakthrough," said Rich Templeton, TI's chairman, president and CEO. A companion to TI's 2009 Annual Report of ... read more
• MensDirect.com Announces Products and Economic Incentives for Half the Population --- SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla., June 10
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  Mens Direct Inc., a leading online supplier of luxury grooming products for men, today announces they are offering free shipping on all orders with no minimum purchase. "In today's tough economic climate every little bit of savings helps and Mens Direct wants to help our customers as much as possible. It doesn't matter if you buy just a face scrub or a jar of shaving cream, you will not pay shipping," said Max Glazer, Mens Direct Vice President. "We also ... read more
• New Branding and Marketing Strategy Unveiled by Integration Partners --- LEXINGTON, Mass., June 10
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  Integration Partners, a strategic Juniper Elite and Avaya Platinum integrator, announced today a new company website redesign and overall marketing brand refresh. "Our new marketing and branding strategy reflects our current perspective regarding the solutions we provide, but more importantly, highlights our approach to customers. It really elevates the company to the next level," said Bart Graf, Principal & Co-Founder of Integration Partners. The new design enables their customers to navigate a much easier and cleaner website resulting in a better ... read more
• Zed Powers U.S. Cellular's New Tone Room Deluxe Storefront --- DENVER, June 10
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  Zed, the world's leading mobile entertainment company, today announced the first U.S. deployment of its Master Content Service Provider (MCSP) in partnership with U.S. Cellular's Tone Room Deluxe storefront. Using Zed's MCSP, U.S. Cellular centralized the way mobile entertainment, like ringtones and ringbacks, are merchandized, marketed, programmed and distributed for their storefronts whether accessed through the Web, BREW or smartphone platforms. "We're excited about being able to deliver an even richer mobile music experience," said Joe Settimi, Senior Director of ... read more
• Gamer Doc(R) Video Games Coming to Alabama --- NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 10
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  Gamer Doc(TM), the retail video game store franchise that delivers a new and interactive customer experience, today announced that franchisee Tom Wang has signed the lease for his store at 4925 University Drive, Suite 166, in Huntsville, Alabama. "The Gamer Doc in Alabama will be our second store in the Southeast, and we are very pleased to be expanding our presence in that part of the country," said Jim Belanger, president of Gamer Doc. "We have sold 20 stores in the ... read more
• Darden Launches New Corporate and Sustainability Websites --- ORLANDO, Fla., June 10
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  Darden Restaurants today announced the launch of its newly redesigned corporate website at www.darden.com as well as a new microsite dedicated to chronicling the company's sustainability efforts at www.generationcommitment.com. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050203/FLTH026LOGO ) The new and improved Darden site was designed to provide more comprehensive and easy to access information about the company and its brands. More extensive content was developed to help better communicate with and educate prospective employees, investors, media and the philanthropic community. "Both of these new sites play important roles ... read more
• NuGEN Announces Key Offerings that Eliminate Critical Bottlenecks for NGS Sample Preparation --- SAN CARLOS, Calif.
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  NuGEN®, the provider of innovative RNA and DNA amplification and sample preparation technologies for breakthrough genomic analysis, today announced the introduction of its Encore NGS Library/Multiplex Systems and the Ovation 3’-DGE System. Together with the Ovation ... read more
• PURE Bioscience Granted Patent for Anhydrous SDC --- SAN DIEGO
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  PURE Bioscience (NASDAQ:PURE) today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued patent number 7,732,486, which covers PURE’s anhydrous silver dihydrogen citrate technology. Michael L. Krall, President and CEO of PURE Bioscience, stated, “While anhydrous, or dry ... read more
• The Skinny Cow(TM) Spreads the Love with New Mobile iPhone Game --- OAKLAND, Calif., June 10
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  Love is all you need to play The Skinny Cow(TM) Spread the Love mobile game, developed exclusively for the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad and available now. The Spread the Love mobile game features a courageous dachshund delivering tasty Skinny Cow snacks to her Skinny Cow-loving animal friends. Addictively entertaining, the Spread the Love mobile game might be the only thing worth setting down your ice cream for! Spread the Love is a sky-climbing adventure in which players maneuver a friendly ... read more
• Elekta Launches New Version of Monaco Treatment Planning System Designed for Elekta VMAT Delivery --- ATLANTA, June 10
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  Elekta recently announced the latest production release of its Monaco® treatment planning system, version 2.03, which is designed to enhance planning for Elekta VMAT. Monaco provides key features that aid clinicians in planning around structures effectively for Elekta VMAT delivery and accurately predict the total dose the patient will receive. Monaco helps indicate where clinicians can improve Elekta VMAT plans, according to Rob Cessac, Product Manager, Elekta Software. "By using biological optimization and Monte Carlo dose calculations, Monaco VMAT can ... read more
• BioMarin to Present at the Goldman Sachs Healthcare Conference --- NOVATO, Calif., June 10
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  BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN) today announced that Jeffrey Cooper, Chief Financial Officer of BioMarin, will present a company update at the Goldman Sachs 31st Annual Healthcare Conference in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. PT. Interested parties may access a live audio webcast of the conference call via the investor section of the BioMarin website, www.BMRN.com. A replay of the call will be archived on the site for one week following the call. About ... read more
• Raytheon Space Sensor Tasked for First-Of-Its-Kind Military Use --- EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 10, 2010
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  Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) hyperspectral imaging sensor known as ARTEMIS is being prepared for a first-of-its-kind tactical military role by the Air Force Space Command. The company's Advanced Responsive Tactically Effective Military Imaging Spectrometer has successfully completed its one-year experimental mission aboard the Air Force Research Laboratory's Tactical Satellite-3. Based on the success of that mission, Raytheon has been notified that the Air Force Space Command will take control of TacSat-3 with the intent to use ARTEMIS in an operational capacity. "The ... read more
• Iformata Takes VNOC® Managed Services to the Next Level With VNOC Producer(SM) --- LAS VEGAS, June 10
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  Iformata Communications, the leading innovator of VNOC tools and automation, announces its VNOC Producer service for automated conference management. Built to complement the VNOC Symphony® platform, the two systems provide full management of enterprise video resources. "VNOC Symphony provides users with numerous interfaces such as Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes, Apple's iPhone and iPad devices, and other interfaces" says Scott Allen, Chief Executive Officer of Iformata Communications. "VNOC Producer executes those requests from VNOC Symphony, governing the transaction according to ... read more
• SIX FLAGS PARTNERS WITH FOURSQUARE AND LAUNCHES NEW FAN BADGE --- NEW YORK, June 10
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  Six Flags Entertainment announced today a partnership with location-based innovator foursquare with the launch of a "Six Flags Funatic Badge" available to fans throughout all 11 Six Flags domestic parks nationwide. June 10 through Sept. 7, 2010, Six Flags will offer foursquare players "badges" and special prizes including a chance to win a 2011 50th anniversary "Exit Pass" allowing immediate ride access onto Six Flags signature coasters all season long; and each park's final foursquare "Mayor" will receive a ... read more
• Synthetech Announces Fiscal 2010 Results --- ALBANY, Ore., June 10
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  Synthetech, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NZYM) today announced financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year, which ended March 31, 2010. For the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2010, revenue was $4.2 million, a 37% decrease from revenue of $6.6 million for the same period last year. Gross income for the current quarter was $1.2 million, compared to gross income of $2.0 million for the same period last year. Operating income for the current quarter ... read more