Thursday, June 3, 2010

• Thomson Reuters to Acquire Complinet --- NEW YORK, June 3
  Posted at 6:45 AM
  Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced that it will acquire Complinet, a leading provider of global compliance information solutions for financial services institutions and their advisers. Terms of the deal, expected to close in the second quarter, were not disclosed. Regulation is a major driving force shaping financial services globally, and every indication is that this trend will only increase. Complinet, which is based in London and has more than 200 employees, ... read more
• Orbit International Receives Contract Valued in Excess of $535,000 for Mobile Display Terminal Used in Commercial Mass Transit Vehicles --- HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.
  Posted at 6:45 AM
  

  Orbit International Corp. (NASDAQ:ORBT), a defense electronics manufacturer, systems integrator and software solution provider today announced that its Electronics Group has received a contract valued in excess of $535,000 for its color Mobile Display Terminal (MDT). This award was received from a leading transportation management company ... read more
• Wade Patterson of Synapse Wireless(R) Presents Sensors Expo Keynote: "Machines that Tweet" --- HUNTSVILLE, AL
  Posted at 6:45 AM
  

  HUNTSVILLE, AL -- (Marketwire) -- 06/03/10 -- What: Wade Patterson, Founder, President and CEO of Synapse Wireless, will present the Sensors Expo Wednesday keynote address: "Machines that Tweet." When: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 9:00-10:00 AM Where: Sensors Expo (ESC Chicago) Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, IL Keynote Abstract Machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless communication has reached a tipping point. With the cost of technology decreasing, the ease-of-use improving, and reliability increasing, billions of machines and sensors will be embedded with intelligence and networked wirelessly over the next few years. ... read more
• ING DIRECT USA Launches Overdraft Calculator to Raise Awareness of Overdraft Fees --- WILMINGTON, Del., June 3
  Posted at 6:45 AM
  ING DIRECT USA, the nation's largest direct bank, today launched a first-of-its kind online calculator to raise consumer awareness about the high cost of overdraft fees. The new overdraft calculator is another added benefit of ING DIRECT's no fee internet checking account, Electric Orange(SM), and it comes one month before new federal rules on overdraft fees take effect. The overdraft calculator is available at: www.ingdirect.com/avoidoverdraftfees. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100407/NY82932LOGO-b ) Beginning July 1, 2010, consumers must agree or "opt-in" to ... read more
• Office Depot Offers Smart Gifts for Dads and Grads This Season --- BOCA RATON, Fla.
  Posted at 6:44 AM
  

  With Father’s Day approaching and 2010 graduates hoping to land a job in the business world, Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, is the one-stop shop for this year’s smart gifts to celebrate all dads and grads. From writing ... read more
• World-Leading Online News-Monitoring Company Launches Inbox Robot 2.0 News Delivery Platform --- WASHINGTON, June 3
  Posted at 6:43 AM
  The news monitoring web site Inbox Robot, often referred to as the "Pandora of individual news reports," has been re-launched as a free application. EIN News, one of the Internet's oldest and most popular online news-monitoring services, today announces the launch of the 2.0 version of its Inbox Robot News Delivery Platform (http://www.inboxrobot.com), combining advanced state-of-the-art online news-monitoring services with e-mail news delivery. According to David Rothstein, EIN News' Chief Executive Officer, the company is moving well beyond its competitors in introducing ... read more
• Caliper Life Sciences to Webcast Investor Session of Open House --- HOPKINTON, Mass., June 3
  Posted at 6:41 AM
  Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP) today announced that it will hold a Customer Owner's Group (COG) meeting to be held June 9 and 10, 2010 at Caliper's Hopkinton headquarters. The company will webcast a separate Investor Breakout Session from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 10. The investor portion of the conference will feature a presentation by Kevin Hrusovsky, President and CEO, who will outline Caliper's strategic priorities and the future direction of Caliper's technologies and services, ... read more
• Deltek Launches Tender Offer for Shares of Denmark-Based Maconomy --- HERNDON, Va.
  Posted at 6:40 AM
  

  Deltek, Inc. (Nasdaq:PROJ), the leading provider of enterprise applications software and solutions for project-focused businesses, today announced a tender offer for 100% of the stock of Maconomy A/S (Nasdaq OMX: MACO). The offer is for DKK 20.50 (approximately USD $3.39) for each Maconomy share. The Maconomy ... read more
• MicroFirst Chosen by Las Vegas Sands Corp. as Multi-Property Provider of Visual Content for Bally Open-Architecture iVIEW --- OAKLAND, N.J., June 3
  Posted at 6:39 AM
  MicroFirst Inc. has been chosen as the provider of cutting-edge graphics, audio, animation and advanced interactive content for the new Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem. MicroFirst's creative group and in-house audio production team worked in conjunction with Sands Bethlehem's marketing team to develop a custom iVIEW content suite to enhance Sands Bethlehem's patron experience and drive additional excitement and energy to the casino floor. Sands Bethlehem gains a distinct competitive edge with the exciting and eye-catching promotional messaging delivered by ... read more
• PLUS Diagnostics Introduces Industry's First System to Eliminate Misidentification of Bone Marrow Samples --- UNION, N.J., June 3
  Posted at 6:37 AM
  For the first time, patients being tested for leukemia, lymphoma, and other blood and bone marrow malignancies can be certain that their test results are their own and not those of another patient. PLUS Diagnostics, a leading anatomic pathology company, announced today that it has introduced the industry's first system to eliminate misidentification and matching errors of bone marrow biopsy samples. The median rate for specimen misidentification among U.S. health care providers including physician offices is as high as 1.31 for ... read more
• Cellceutix CFO Discusses Autism Drug, Kevetrin(TM) and Company Progressions With CEOCFO Interviews and News --- BEVERLY, MA
  Posted at 6:34 AM
  BEVERLY, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/03/10 -- Cellceutix Corporation (OTCBB: CTIX) is pleased to announce that its Chief Financial Officer, Leo Ehrlich, has been featured in an interview with leading online financial publication, CEOCFO Interviews and News. The interview was conducted by CEOCFO Senior Editor Lynn Fosse and highlighted the uniqueness of Cellceutix and the details that make it stand out from all other biotechnology companies in the industry. In the interview, Mr. Ehrlich discusses the progressions of KM-391, Cellceutix's ... read more
• 2010 MITX Technology Awards Winners Announced --- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
  Posted at 6:34 AM
  

  The Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX), New England’s premier association for Internet business and marketing, has unveiled the winners of its 7th Annual MITX Technology Awards. These awards are one of the largest ceremonies in the region recognizing innovative ... read more
• Zeebo, Inc. Launches Zeebo F.C. Foot Camp Game and Zeeboids Avatar Application --- SAN DIEGO, June 3
  Posted at 6:30 AM
  Zeebo, Inc. today announced that two new original titles, Zeebo F.C. Foot Camp and Zeeboids, have launched in Brazil and Mexico. Zeebo F.C. Foot Camp is the first of Zeebo's F.C. (Football Club) soccer games. Zeeboids is an application that enables users to create personalized characters ("avatars") for use in Zeebo F.C. games. Zeebo also announced a partnership with Goal.com, the world's largest website dedicated to soccer. The two new offerings were created by Zeebo Interactive Studios in Brazil and join ... read more
• Shred-it Calls on Healthcare Leaders to Make Sure Patient Information is Secure --- DALLAS, June 3
  Posted at 6:30 AM
  Shred-it, an information security company that provides secure information destruction services worldwide, is pleased to offer free copier hard drive destruction to every healthcare organization that becomes Shred-it's client in 2010. Shred-it will destroy up to 100 hard drives, a potential value of $1,200. "Healthcare administrators selling or disposing of used photocopying machines may inadvertently do so without removing and securely destroying the hard drives that contain private medical information," says Vincent R. De Palma, President and CEO at Shred-it, a ... read more
• ChemoFx® Drug Response Marker Delivers Substantial Cost Savings --- PITTSBURGH, June 3
  Posted at 6:30 AM
  A study demonstrating the cost savings realized through the use of the ChemoFx® Drug Response Marker for assisting selection of treatment in recurrent ovarian cancer was published recently in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AJOG). This economic analysis of recurrent ovarian cancer patients studied the direct costs of chemotherapy for three groups; empiric, assay-assisted, and assay-adherent. This study demonstrated that ChemoFx®-assisted chemotherapy may result in substantially reduced costs compared with empiric therapy. The publication, titled, "Impact of a Chemoresponse Assay ... read more
• From the United States to South Africa, World Cup Fans can Stay Connected with Verizon Wireless --- BASKING RIDGE, N.J., June 3
  Posted at 6:30 AM
  Whether they call it football or soccer, fans around the globe will celebrate the 2010 FIFA World Cup from June 11 to July 11. For fans heading to South Africa to see every kick live, Verizon Wireless has them covered with access to International Services. Verizon Wireless customers staying in the United States can watch the action from home with exclusive World Cup mobile content on their phones. With the following International Services from Verizon Wireless, customers can stay ... read more
• Innovative Independent Publishers and Developers From Around the World Bringing New Content to the Zeebo Platform --- SAN DIEGO, June 3
  Posted at 6:30 AM
  Zeebo, Inc. today announced a lineup of forthcoming content from a variety of innovative independent publishers and developers around the world, including Digital Chocolate (US), Fishlabs (Germany), Limbic Software (US), Twelve Interactive (Italy) and Vega Mobile (France). The new content will join dozens of existing titles for the Zeebo 3G-connected digital gaming, entertainment and education platform, which delivers fun and learning to families in emerging global markets. The system is currently selling in Brazil and Mexico, with future rollouts planned ... read more
• Digital Sandbox Risk Analysis Center (RAC) Becoming the Risk Management Foundation for the Public Safety Community --- MCLEAN, Va., June 3
  Posted at 6:30 AM
  Within the past two months, the Risk Analysis Center (RAC), Digital Sandbox's flagship risk analysis and preparedness management platform, has been deployed by three new major Urban and State jurisdictions: the Anaheim-Santa Ana Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) in California, the Twin Cities UASI in Minnesota, and the State of North Carolina. Digital Sandbox leadership cites this as evidence that the RAC is playing an increasingly essential role in how people and critical infrastructure are being protected from natural and ... read more
• New Sprint Campaign Links Iconic “Firsts” with America’s First 4G Phone, HTC EVOTM 4G --- OVERLAND PARK, Kan.
  Posted at 6:30 AM
  

  Sprint (NYSE:S), the first national wireless carrier to offer a 4G phone, HTC EVO™ 4G, today launched an integrated marketing campaign to support the phone’s nationwide availability. The campaign links iconic “firsts” with HTC EVO 4G, which goes on sale nationwide on June 4. ... read more
• IDT Corporation to Report Third Quarter Fiscal 2010 Results --- NEWARK, N.J.
  Posted at 6:30 AM
  

  IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT; IDT.C) has scheduled its presentation of financial and operational results for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 (the three months ended April 30th) on June 10, 2010 at 5:15 PM Eastern. As in the prior ... read more