Wednesday, June 9, 2010

• Engine Yard Announces General Availability of Rubinius 1.0 --- SAN FRANCISCO, CA
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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/09/10 -- Engine Yard, the leading cloud computing platform for Ruby on Rails, today announced the general availability of Rubinius, a new language runtime for the Ruby language written in Ruby and C++. The runtime was created to provide a faster, high-performance environment for running Ruby code, so the Ruby language can be used for more applications by more developers. Engine Yard is the proud sponsor of the Rubinius open source project. "Rubinius ... read more
• Riverbed WAN Optimization Solutions Accelerate PTC(R) Windchill(R) --- SAN FRANCISCO, CA
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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/09/10 -- Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: RVBD), the IT performance company, today announced that organizations utilizing PTC Windchill for product development can experience enhanced performance with Riverbed® wide area network (WAN) optimization. By dramatically accelerating the performance of PTC Windchill over the WAN, enterprises can quickly access large files for the design and development of new products, resulting in benefits such as real-time collaboration for employees in multi-site environments and a reduction in ... read more
• Ipswitch Expands Global Partner Program --- LEXINGTON, MA
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  LEXINGTON, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/09/10 -- Ipswitch, Inc., an innovator of secure, managed file transfer solutions, today added a new Elite Partner Level and introduced a deal registration program to its global partner program. The expanded Ipswitch FT Partner Program brings a more lucrative program to partners featuring flexible requirements and valuable benefits. The Ipswitch FT Partner Program allows partners to choose the level of commitment that best meets their business goals and objectives while enabling them to ... read more
• Peregrine to Highlight Key Clinical Data From Four ASCO Presentations at Needham Healthcare Conference --- TUSTIN, CA
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  TUSTIN, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/09/10 -- Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PPHM), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer and viral infections, today will present tumor response and progression-free survival data from three clinical Phase II trials of bavituximab at the 9th annual Needham & Company Healthcare Conference in New York. A live webcast of the company's presentation will be available at 11:20 am ET today in the Investors section of Peregrine's website ... read more
• Sg2 Forecasts Inpatient Services to Decline 1.9% and Outpatient Services to Grow 30% Over the Next Decade --- SKOKIE, IL
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  SKOKIE, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 06/09/10 -- Sg2, a future-focused health care information company, kicked off its 7th Annual Business and Technology Forecast (ABTF) conference series today at its Chicago North Shore headquarters. The theme, Facing Facts: Demonstrating Value in the Reform Era, builds upon the importance of developing and implementing coordinated Systems of CARE (Clinical Alignment and Resource Effectiveness) in this challenging climate. Targeted to senior health care leadership teams, short- and long-term imperatives for ensuring smart ... read more
• Unica Releases iPad Email Rendering Solution --- WALTHAM, MA
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  WALTHAM, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/09/10 -- Unica Corporation (NASDAQ: UNCA), the recognized leader in marketing software solutions, today announced its award-winning Pivotal Veracity eDesign Optimizer provides email rendering imaging for the iPad. The addition of this critical technology further solidifies the role played by Unica in the cross-platform design optimization space. Apple sold one million iPads in just twenty days, forty-six days faster than it sold its one-millionth iPhone. Consumer fervor for the device has resulted in companies ... read more
• Customer Collaboration Is Top IT Priority for Telecommunications and Media Companies, According to New Survey --- WASHINGTON, DC
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  WASHINGTON, DC -- (Marketwire) -- 06/09/10 -- At the Billing & OSS World Conference & Expo, Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc (NYSE: T) company, today shared independent survey results on information technology (IT) priorities in the telecommunications and media industries. The survey found that 80 percent of these companies feel the recession is behind them or nearly halfway over. To prepare for spending growth, the vast majority of respondents (79 percent) plan to increase the focus on sales ... read more
• RAID Incorporated Launches 1U Fusion GPU-Optimized Supercomputing Solution --- METHUEN, MA
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  METHUEN, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/09/10 -- RAID Incorporated, an end-to-end high-performance solutions provider specializing in leading-edge technologies, today announced the release of their 1U Fusion GPU-Optimized Supercomputing Solution, enabling users to process large datasets with a massively multi-threaded computing architecture by utilizing NVIDIA® Tesla™ GPU Technology. Fusion-Series GPU Supercomputing Servers establish RAID Inc. as a true leader in server architecture, performance, and Green computing. Generating massively parallel processing power and unrivaled networking flexibility with up to two double-width ... read more
• Four Companies Receive Combined $122,000 From Michigan Microloan Fund Program --- ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 9
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  Four Michigan companies recently received a combined total of $122,000 through the Michigan Microloan Fund Program, bringing the total amount invested through the Fund to over $1.2 million. Akervall Technologies, Blaze Medical Devices, Ellison Corp., and Waste Water Heat Transfers Systems received the funding to support commercialization of their core products. Based in Ann Arbor, Akervall Technologies, founded by an otolaryngologist and a chemistry faculty member at the University of Michigan, has developed the Protech Dent(TM) mouth guard. ... read more
• HealthFocus(R) Studies Reveal That Few Consumers in U.S. or UK Know How Much Sodium to Consume --- CHICAGO, June 9
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  A recent HealthFocus® International study revealed significant confusion and concern among U.S. consumers regarding acceptable sodium levels in the foods and beverages they regularly consume. While nearly two-thirds (65%) of all consumers express some concern about sodium intake; 79% do not know that the recommended daily intake is 1500-2400mg. These results are echoed in a new study HealthFocus conducted among consumers in the UK, where 82% do not know salt intake should be less than 6 g per ... read more
• CREATETHE GROUP Unveils Summer 2010 Commerce Platform Enhancements --- NEW YORK
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  CREATETHE GROUP today announced the Summer 2010 release of its CTS PLATFORM, an integrated suite of enterprise-class commerce solutions. With its latest release, CREATETHE GROUP has added significant new features, including: Personalization and ... read more
• CPI Aerostructures Announces $708,000 Contract Award from Sikorsky Aerospace Services --- EDGEWOOD, N.Y.
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  CPI Aerostructures, Inc. (“CPI Aero®”) (NYSE Amex: CVU) announced today that it has received a contract from Sikorsky Aerospace Services valued at approximately $708,000 to provide rotary wing head ring assemblies for the MH-53 and CH-53 variant helicopters. Sikorsky Aerospace Services is the worldwide aftermarket division ... read more
• QuantRx Biomedical Submitted a 510(k) Application to FDA for Thyroid Point-of-Care Testing System Following Successful Completion of Studies Showing Quantitative Results --- DOYLESTOWN, Pa.
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  QuantRx® Biomedical Corporation (OTCBB: QTXB), a broad-based diagnostic company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative diagnostic products, today announced that it has completed clinical testing of the Q-Reader™ thyroid testing system. QuantRx Biomedical Corporation is pleased to be at this regulatory stage, which follows ... read more
• 'Sharing Miracles' Television Program to Feature Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Don Sutton --- WASHINGTON, June 9
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  Legendary pitcher Don Sutton will appear on June's episode of Sharing Miracles - a 30-minute public affairs television program that tells the compelling and inspirational stories of real patients. Sharing Miracles airs on more than 300 television stations nationwide. Sutton retired from the majors in 1988 after a remarkable 22-year career in which he won more than 300 games and struck out more than 3,000 batters - one of only 10 pitchers in Major League Baseball history to do so. However, ... read more
• LardButt.com Publishes Second-Annual ‘Ten WORST Father’s Day Gift Ideas,’ Launches Lard Butt Fishing Attire and Lard Butt Lids Baseball Caps --- SEATTLE
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  With Father’s Day rapidly approaching, Lard Butt LLC (www.lardbutt.com), an apparel and lifestyle company for below-average athletes and weekend warriors, today published its second annual ‘Ten WORST Father’s Day Gift Ideas’ on its popular LardBlog (www.lardbutt.com/blog) discussion forum. Lard Butt also today introduced three new clothing ... read more
• Clinical Data, Inc. Prices Public Offering of Common Stock --- NEWTON, Mass.
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  Clinical Data, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLDA) today announced that it has raised gross proceeds of approximately $27.8 million through the public offering of 1,945,576 newly issued shares of its common stock at a price of $14.30 per share. All of the shares are being offered by Clinical ... read more
• Replay Solutions Awarded U.S. Patent Enabling Higher Quality Multi-Threaded Applications by Reproducing and Fixing Race Conditions --- REDWOOD CITY, CA
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  REDWOOD CITY, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/09/10 -- Replay Solutions (www.replaysolutions.com), a pioneer in application logging, software debugging and problem resolution technology, today announced it has been awarded a U.S. patent around finding and fixing race conditions, the most common defect type found in multi-threaded Java applications and also arguably the toughest class of software problems to reproduce and fix. The technology is available for immediate download at http://replaysolutions.com/download. Multi-threaded applications are critical in the development of virtualization, cloud ... read more
• Announcing the 'Rate My MirrorMate Makeover & Win' Contest! --- CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 9
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  If you've made over your plate glass bathroom mirror with a MirrorMate® frame -- or are thinking about it -- now is the time to make it happen and share that transformation with everyone! Through August 15, 2010, MirrorMate customers can post photos of their makeovers on www.mirrormateforum.com. There you can see how your makeover compares to others, get great design ideas and vote for your favorites. The best makeover will win $500 and be featured on ... read more
• AT&T U-verse TV Launches ESPN 3D Channel for 2010 FIFA World Cup(TM) --- DALLAS, June 9
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  AT&T U-verse® TV customers, put on your 3D glasses. In time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup(TM), AT&T* and ESPN today announced the addition of ESPN 3D to the U-verse TV channel lineup. AT&T U-verse TV customers will be able to enjoy the industry's first 3D sports television network that will deliver 25 2010 FIFA World Cup(TM) matches and nearly 100 live sporting events in the next year. The first ESPN 3D 2010 FIFA World Cup(TM) match will air on June ... read more
• BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York/BlueShield of Northeastern New York Launch Online Care as a Cornerstone for Health Care Reform --- LAS VEGAS, June 9
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  Today at the American Health Insurance Plans' (AHIP) industry conference, BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York (BCBSWNY) and BlueShield of Northeastern New York (BSNENY) announced the initial launch of Online Care NY, a service that offers on-demand health care services in New York state to eligible members and employers. BCBSWNY/BSNENY completed the operational implementation in 90 days and begins the rollout of the service, first to their employees and its charter physician group, on August 1st. The member launch in ... read more