Thursday, June 24, 2010

• The Library of Congress 'Books' Signiant to Help Preserve Rare American Heritage Artifacts and Online Tweets --- BURLINGTON, Mass., June 24
  Posted at 7:50 AM
  Signiant®, Inc., the pioneering software developer of content supply chain management solutions, announced today that the Library of Congress, the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and the largest library in the world, has implemented Signiant software to manage, automate and securely control the movement of the library's content, including millions of books, audio and video recordings, photographs, maps, manuscripts, and even social media updates such as Twitter feeds. "The Library of Congress has accumulated unique relics such as photographs and recordings ... read more
• Sprint Named Innovator of the Year for Any Mobile, Anytime --- OVERLAND PARK, Kan.
  Posted at 7:45 AM
  

  Sprint customers know the value of unlimited calling with any mobile user in America. Now Sprint (NYSE:S) has been named Innovator of the Year for the Any Mobile, AnytimeSM feature, which breaks the restrictive calling circles offered by other carriers to give customers unlimited ... read more
• InfoMentis Launches Dealmaker® Pulse – Intelligent Social Networking for Sales --- ATLANTA
  Posted at 7:42 AM
  

  InfoMentis, Inc., an Atlanta-based global consulting and performance improvement company announced the launch of Dealmaker® Pulse, which provides intelligent social networking for sales, with instant objective deal alerts. Pulse lets you keep your ‘finger on the pulse’ of critical sales events and customer sentiment by following ... read more
• RISC Networks, Cisco and IBM Analytics Provider, Enhances Its IT Analytics Services --- CHICAGO, IL
  Posted at 7:41 AM
  

  CHICAGO, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 06/24/10 -- RISC Networks, the leader in business technology analytics, today announced Version 3.0 of its Unified Correlation Engine Logic (UCEL), the proprietary analytics software at the foundation of the company's network and IT infrastructure consulting services. The announcement coincides with Cisco Live 2010, taking place in Las Vegas from June 27th to July 1st. RISC Networks, an analytics provider for Cisco Systems, IBM and others, does not sell network monitoring software or hardware. ... read more
• Space Economic Task Force Seeks Florida Public Comments --- WASHINGTON, June 24
  Posted at 7:40 AM
  The Task Force on Space Industry Workforce and Economic Development has launched an interactive website to encourage public comment on ways to promote economic growth and sustainability in Florida's Space Coast region as it adapts to changes in America's space program. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) The site offers valuable information about the work the administration is doing to create jobs in the region by fostering a more supportive entrepreneurial ecosystem. "We consider the new interactive website an important tool to understand public concerns and ... read more
• Carnegie Mellon University and Bombardier Join Forces to Launch the New Pennsylvania Smart Infrastructure Incubator --- PITTSBURGH, June 24
  Posted at 7:39 AM
  Carnegie Mellon University and transportation giant Bombardier will open a new multidisciplinary $2.2 million research center this fall to explore joint research in a variety of critical technology areas to enable more efficient and sustainable civil infrastructure and transit operations. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020422/CMULOGO ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20020422/CMULOGO ) Bombardier is one of the primary founding partners of the new Pennsylvania Smart Infrastructure Incubator (PSII), and will be joined by other partners from a variety of industries in the near future. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is ... read more
• NBC Digital Marketing Veteran Jonathan Accarrino Joins Definition 6 Social Media Team --- NEW YORK, June 24
  Posted at 7:36 AM
  Definition 6, an integrated interactive agency, today announced it has hired Jonathan Accarrino, one of New York's leading creative voices in digital marketing as a subject matter expert in Social Media. He will be based in the company's New York City office and will be responsible for developing innovative social media programs for Definition 6 clients. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100624/CL26138 ) (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100624/CL26138 ) Accarrino joined Definition 6, after a distinguished run at The NBC Agency where he first established a social media ... read more
• MiCTA Selects ShoreTel as an Endorsed National Telephony Equipment Vendor --- SAGINAW, Mich., June 24
  Posted at 7:36 AM
  MiCTA, a national non-profit technology consortium, has selected ShoreTel, Inc., as an endorsed national vendor for VoIP telephony equipment. "We are excited to welcome ShoreTel as a new vendor to the MiCTA community," says Tim von Hoff, Chief Operating Officer of MiCTA. "Our members are increasingly turning to Voice over IP to meet their communications needs. ShoreTel can assist our members in extending their networks to include desirable VoIP services." ShoreTel offers a wide range of IP telephony and unified communications ... read more
• ezStorage Launches New Feature-Rich Website --- COLUMBIA, Md.
  Posted at 7:34 AM
  

  ezStorage Corporation announced today the official launch of its new website at ezStorage.com. The site, in addition to featuring a dramatic look and feel, provides customers with a multitude of easy and intuitive ways to locate a convenient self storage facility and to easily reserve a ... read more
• Warren Jenson Named Chief Operating Officer of Silver Spring Networks --- REDWOOD CITY, Calif.
  Posted at 7:32 AM
  

  Silver Spring Networks, a leading provider of smart grid solutions, today announced Warren Jenson has been named Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Company. In this newly formed office, Warren assumes responsibility for all aspects of operations, including product development, manufacturing, quality and services. ... read more
• Franklin Woods Community Hospital Selects GetWellNetwork to Provide Interactive Patient Care Solution in New Hospital --- BETHESDA, MD
  Posted at 7:30 AM
  

  BETHESDA, MD -- (Marketwire) -- 06/24/10 -- GetWellNetwork, Inc., the leader in interactive patient care solutions, today announced it has been selected by Franklin Woods Community Hospital to provide patients with its bedside interactive learning tool. GetWellNetwork will enable real-time information from patients to their caregivers and will be used by nursing to prescribe patients with education content based on patients' health diagnosis. The GetWellNetwork system will also record patients' education completion or progress automatically into the hospital's ... read more
• Social Media Club Detroit Helps Michigan Entrepreneurs Launch MyNewMarketplace.com --- DETROIT, MI
  Posted at 7:30 AM
  

  DETROIT, MI -- (Marketwire) -- 06/24/10 -- If you're launching a new business in Michigan that you want to take nationwide, what's the fastest way and most cost effective way to spread the word and go to market? Michigan-based entrepreneur Peder Blohm is placing his confidence in the power of social media, integrated with public relations strategies, to launch MyNewMarketplace.com, a web site designed to help individuals and businesses buy and sell almost anything. The beta version of the ... read more
• New Book, “Stars Above, Earth Below,” Takes Readers on a Celestial Journey Through Our National Parks --- REDLANDS, Calif.
  Posted at 7:30 AM
  

  Author and University of Redlands professor Tyler Nordgren, Ph.D., has launched a summer tour of night sky presentations in some of America’s most beloved national parks, highlighting the topics included in his new book, available now in most book stores. ... read more
• Solos Endoscopy, Inc. Breast Endoscopy System Featured in July/August Issue of The Breast Journal --- BOSTON, June 24
  Posted at 7:30 AM
  Solos Endoscopy, Inc. (Pink Sheets: SNDY) is pleased to announce that the Company's Breast Endoscopy System, the MammoView®, will be featured in a full-page advertisement in the July/August issue of The Breast Journal. The publication, founded in 1994, is circulated bi-monthly to nearly 2,500 specialist surgeons throughout the United States. The Breast Journal is the first comprehensive, multidisciplinary source devoted exclusively to all facets of research, diagnosis, and treatment of breast disease. The Breast Journal encompasses the latest news and technologies ... read more
• CEDIA EXPO Gives Attendees the Edge in Sustainable Lifestyles --- INDIANAPOLIS, June 24
  Posted at 7:28 AM
  The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) will offer courses, seminars, and certification programs at CEDIA EXPO 2010 for attendees looking to build on their knowledge of sustainable lifestyles. CEDIA's sustainability focused programs will include offerings on energy management, energy audits, photovoltaic systems, and more. The programs are part of CEDIA's Sustainable Lifestyles Initiative, which seeks to support CEDIA members and industry businesses in pursuing environmental responsibility. The offerings will include two courses in CEDIA University's Electronic Systems Designer college, ... read more
• Interactive Defense, LLC Signs First Major Partner for Interactive Defense System --- ALPHARETTA, GA
  Posted at 7:25 AM
  

  ALPHARETTA, GA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/24/10 -- Interactive Defense, LLC, a subsidiary of F3 Technologies, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: FTCH) and the developer of an online public-safety network, received a letter of intent from its first major partner, a police department in a metro-Atlanta community with pro-active policing and strong demographics. Interactive Defense System will help officers in the city, one of the five most-affluent in Georgia, to stay in closer contact with local residents and businesses. The network will allow ... read more
• PGXL Contracted by Generation Health to Provide Diagnostic Tests --- LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 24
  Posted at 7:20 AM
  PGXL, a Louisville-based molecular diagnostics laboratory, announced a new contractual agreement with Generation Health, Inc. (GH). The agreement makes PGXL a preferred genetic testing lab for GH. The lab will provide molecular diagnostic tests for GH, which will help physicians make therapeutic decisions and facilitate what has come to be known as "personalized medicine." "The affiliation with Generation Health takes our company, and the reality of personalized medicine, to a whole new level," says Dr. Roland Valdes, Jr., co-founder and ... read more
• Alorica Inc. Chairman and CEO Andy Lee Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2010 Award Winner in Orange County/Desert Cities --- IRVINE, CA
  Posted at 7:18 AM
  

  IRVINE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/24/10 -- Alorica Inc., a national and international player in the customer care services industry, today announced that its Chairman and CEO Andy Lee received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2010 Award in the Financial and Business Services category for the Orange County/Desert cities region. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Andy Lee was selected by an ... read more
• Baxter Highlights Progress Toward Sustainability Priorities, Including First and Only Carbon Trust Certification for Medical Product, in New Report --- DEERFIELD, Ill.
  Posted at 7:15 AM
  

  Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) today released its 2009 Sustainability Report – Our Priorities for a More Sustainable Future, marking the 11th consecutive year the company has released a sustainability report about its social, economic and environmental performance. The report features progress the company has made ... read more
• GameStop Appoints Senior Executive to Key Position --- GRAPEVINE, Texas
  Posted at 7:15 AM
  

  GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced that Bruce Kulp will join the company as Senior Vice President Supply Chain & Refurbishment. Kulp, 44, will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of supply chain for GameStop and will ... read more