Thursday, June 10, 2010

• ZirMed(R) Celebrates Fourth Consecutive Year in Healthcare Informatics Magazine's Top 100 Rankings --- LOUISVILLE, KY
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  LOUISVILLE, KY -- (Marketwire) -- 06/10/10 -- ZirMed®, a leading national provider of revenue cycle management solutions, announced today that it has been ranked as America's 68th largest Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) company by revenue in Healthcare Informatics magazine's 2010 Top 100 listing. The ranking marks the fourth consecutive year ZirMed has been included in the prestigious listing, fueled by a 30% year-over-year increase in revenue to $44 million for calendar year 2009. "ZirMed's impressive 2009 growth, amid one of ... read more
• Daptiv PPM Positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant of the '2009 PPM for IT Magic Quadrant' --- SEATTLE, WA
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  SEATTLE, WA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/10/10 -- Daptiv PPM, the on-demand leader in project management and collaborative business software, today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the visionaries quadrant in the "Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management"i report. Daptiv's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for PPM enables IT project management leaders to manage software projects around the globe and across departments and industries. Daptiv PPM is used by more than 500 mid- to large-sized ... read more
• Symantec Extends Agreement With HP to Distribute Norton Internet Security on Consumer PCs Worldwide --- MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
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  MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/10/10 -- Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced the signing of a multi-year extension to its existing contract with HP, the world's largest PC manufacturer. Under the terms of the agreement, HP consumer desktop, laptop and netbook PCs will ship worldwide with a full-featured, complimentary 60-day subscription of Norton Internet Security, the industry's fastest, lightest security suite. Norton Internet Security detects and eliminates online threats and prevents cybercriminals from stealing consumers' identity and ... read more
• Aria Systems Unveils Aria Certified Systems Integrator Program --- SAN MATEO, CA
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  SAN MATEO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/10/10 -- Aria Systems, Inc. (http://www.AriaSystems.com), the leading provider of on demand billing and subscription management solutions, today announced the Aria Certified Systems Integrator Program. The program provides training, certification, and go-to-market support for systems integrators looking to capitalize on the increasing popularity and value of recurring revenue models and subscription services. Recurring revenue streams are a strategic priority for organizations large and small across nearly every industry. The Aria Billing and Subscription ... read more
• World's Top Panel Companies Join Forces with Imperium to Advance Data Quality Across the Market Research Industry --- WESTPORT, Conn., June 10
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  The world's major panel companies--collectively accounting for more than 50% of global online sample--have come together with Imperium, a leading technology development firm, to create Imperium Category Exclusion (ICE(TM)), the first broad-based category exclusion program for the market research industry. Authentic Response, e-Rewards/Research Now, Global Market Insite, Inc. (GMI), Survey Sampling International, Toluna and uSamp have formed an industry-wide ICE User Group--which is open to any panel services company--with the goal of driving optimal sample quality. The ... read more
• Earnings-Driven Story Should Drive Dramatic Stock Appreciation for ActiveCare --- LOS ANGELES, CA
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  LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/10/10 -- BioMedReports is reporting that, within days, ActiveCare (OTCBB: ACAR) is expecting to be able to announce some strategic partnerships that should have major revenue and earning implications. The news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors is alerting its readers to this development because the growing use of personal emergency-alert systems, devices of potential benefit to millions of older ... read more
• HP Helps Organizations Dramatically Reduce Security Vulnerabilities and Compliance Costs --- PALO ALTO, Calif.
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  HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced a new security service to help companies reduce vulnerabilities at the onset of the application development life cycle, thereby reducing the risk of millions of dollars in penalties and patches. The HP ... read more
• ARIAD Announces Webcast of Its Annual Stockholders Meeting --- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
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  ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIA) today announced that its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 24, 2010 will be webcast live and can be accessed by visiting the investor relations section of the Company's website at http://investor.ariad.com. ... read more
• VimpelCom Ltd. Announces Changes to Corporate Structure and Business Unit Management Team --- AMSTERDAM and NEW YORK, June 10
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  VimpelCom Ltd. (or the "Company") (NYSE: VIP) today announced that its Board approved changes to the reporting structure of the Company. The reporting structure will be divided into four business units--Russia, Ukraine, CIS and International--that will report to the Company's headquarters in Amsterdam. In connection with the restructuring, Elena Shmatova has been appointed the General Director of OJSC "VimpelCom" and will lead the Russia business unit. The Ukraine business unit will continue to be led by Igor Lytovchenko, President of ... 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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