Wednesday, May 26, 2010

• Blogger of Fast-Growth Site ‘Sports by Brooks’ Endorses ServInt --- MCLEAN, Va.
  Posted at 10:09 AM
  ServInt, a pioneering provider of managed web hosting for businesses worldwide, today announced it has earned the endorsement of leading sports blogger Brooks Melchior of Sports by Brooks (www.sportsbybrooks.com). Sports by Brooks, a ServInt customer since 2002, has been online ... read more
• Sapient Systems Introduces Powerful Software for IC Industry Decision Makers --- FREMONT, CA
  Posted at 10:07 AM
  

  FREMONT, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/26/10 -- Software startup Sapient Systems today introduced Sapient-IC, the first in a line of a new class of product-management software specifically tailored to address the explosive growth in complexity and management facing decision makers in the IC industry. Sapient-IC is available as a free-trial download at www.sapient-inc.com. Sapient will exhibit at DAC (Design Automation Conference) in Anaheim, June 13-18, Booth 375. "Today's IC designs are too big to fail," said Subash Peddu, Founder ... read more
• Newly Launched Spotlight Financial Marketing Names Industry PR Vet Marc Weinstein as CEO --- NEW YORK
  Posted at 10:03 AM
  

  Spotlight Financial Marketing, a newly launched, fully integrated marketing and communications firm focused exclusively on increasing brand awareness for financial services and financial technology providers, today announced it has named financial industry public relations veteran Marc Weinstein as its chief executive officer. ... read more
• BravoSolution Recognized Again By Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 --- MALVERN, Pa.
  Posted at 10:03 AM
  

  BravoSolution, the international leader in Supply Management software and services, has been recognized consistently by the annual Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 for its contributions helping businesses position themselves for the new economic “normal”. ... read more
• Florida Residents, First Responders and Businesses Count on Sprint for the 2010 Hurricane Season --- MIAMI
  Posted at 10:02 AM
  

  As Florida residents, first responders and businesses gear up for the 2010 hurricane season, Sprint (NYSE:S) has prepared its networks and staff so that critical communications are available to its customers before, during and after a storm. In 2009, ... read more
• Hackensack University Medical Center Deploys Thomson Reuters NeoFax Online for Electronic Neonatal Drug Dosing Calculations --- ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 26
  Posted at 10:00 AM
  Hackensack University Medical Center has deployed Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) NeoFax® Online to provide physicians, nurses, and pharmacy staff in its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with electronic, evidence-based drug information. NeoFax Online delivers neonatal reference information, enables clinicians to check on potential drug interactions, delivers, and provides dosing calculations that account for infants' ever-changing weight. Hackensack University Medical Center is a 775-bed academic medical center serving northern New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area. It operates a 40-bed, level-III ... read more
• Cross Telecom Achieves Avaya's Agile Communication Environment (ACE) Installation & Configuration Full Service Accreditation --- BLOOMINGTON, Minn., May 26
  Posted at 10:00 AM
  Cross Telecom, Inc. announced it has achieved Avaya Agile Communication Environment (ACE) Installation & Configuration Full Service accreditation. The Avaya Communication Environment (ACE) was recently announced as Avaya's go forward application development and delivery platform as part of Avaya's new Avaya/Nortel integrated roadmap. This means that Cross has demonstrated proficiency in the skills and qualifications needed for expert delivery of the full range of implementation, support & integration services to Avaya customers. Cross, through significant investment in world-class professional service resources ... read more
• Protiviti and Complinet Synch Up on Sustainable Compliance Management --- MENLO PARK, Calif., May 26
  Posted at 10:00 AM
  Protiviti Inc. (www.protiviti.com), a global business consulting and internal audit firm, and Complinet (www.complinet.com), the leading provider of connected risk and compliance solutions, today announced the Complinet Regulatory Enabler for Protiviti's Governance Portal. The Enabler allows customers to automatically populate risk action plans created in Protiviti's popular Governance Portal with the latest global regulatory rule developments. The integration ensures companies are basing their risk and mitigation decisions on the most current information available. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090115/AQTH541LOGO) "To be effective, risk management actions and ... read more
• Rowan County to Present Server Virtualization Results Using Jet.io DRAM Solid State Drives; Dramatic Increase in Performance in Existing Hardware Highlighted --- GERMANTOWN, Md., May 26
  Posted at 10:00 AM
  Density Dynamics, a majority owned company of Speedus Corp. (Nasdaq: SPDE), today announced that results from a collaboration with Rowan County Information Systems Department will be presented at the NCLGISA (North Carolina Local Government Information Systems Association) Track 1: Technical Server Virtualization May 27th Spring conference session. Randy Cress, Sr. Network Administrator for Rowan County Information Systems Department stated, "I was looking for a solution to improve our virtualization efforts in our data center without a total overhaul of our systems. ... read more
• TI CEO Rich Templeton to speak at upcoming investor conferences --- DALLAS, May 26
  Posted at 10:00 AM
  Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) Chairman, President and CEO Rich Templeton will speak at two investor conferences on Thursday, June 3, 2010, in New York City. Templeton will deliver a keynote address at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2010 U.S. Technology Conference at 8 a.m. Eastern time. He will also present at the Sanford C. Bernstein 26th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference at 10 a.m. Eastern time. Templeton will discuss TI's business outlook and strategy to address ... read more
• CVS Caremark Progress Report to Congress: More Than One Million Youths Introduced to Pharmacy Career Paths Since 2000 --- WOONSOCKET, R.I., May 26
  Posted at 10:00 AM
  CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS), the nation's leading pharmacy health care provider, has surpassed its 10-year "Pathways to Pharmacy" goal of introducing one million youths to pharmacy as a potential career and met its target of $4 million in summer internship wages for high school students since 2000, the company reported today to Congress's Joint Economic Committee chaired by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York and with Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York serving as Vice Chair from the ... read more
• Cross Telecom Achieves Avaya's CS1000 & Call Pilot Installation & Configuration Full Service Accreditation --- BLOOMINGTON, Minn., May 26
  Posted at 10:00 AM
  Cross Telecom, Inc. announced it has achieved Avaya Agile Communication Environment (ACE) Installation & Configuration Full Service accreditation. The Avaya Communication Environment (ACE) was recently announced as Avaya's go forward application development and delivery platform as part of Avaya's new Avaya/Nortel integrated roadmap. This means that Cross has demonstrated proficiency in the skills and qualifications needed for expert delivery of the full range of implementation, support and integration services to Avaya customers. Cross, through significant investment in world-class professional service ... read more
• CDMA Certification Forum to Address Importance of Device Testing and Certification at 2010 CDMA World Forum --- SAN DIEGO, May 26
  Posted at 10:00 AM
  WHAT: The CDMA Certification Forum (CCF) will be presenting a topic focus session about "Testing and Certification" of CDMA2000 handsets and devices at the 2010 CDMA World Forum. CCF President and CEO Thomas Erickson will highlight the increasing demands being put on operator networks due to the rapidly-growing number of sophisticated CDMA2000 devices and embedded modules. Only an extensive and rigorous testing and certification process will ensure ideal handset performance, maximized network capacity and an optimal end-user experience. Mr. Erickson ... read more
• Merck Announces Third Quarter 2010 Dividends --- WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.
  Posted at 10:00 AM
  

  At their meeting today, the Board of Directors of Merck & Co., Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share on the company’s common stock for the third quarter of 2010. Payment will be made on July 8, 2010 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on June ... read more
• Neolane to Host Cross-Channel Marketing Optimization Roundtable at the Customer Relationship Management Conference 2010 --- NEWTON, Mass.
  Posted at 10:00 AM
  

  Enterprise marketing software provider Neolane, Inc. today announced it is hosting a roundtable discussion at the Customer Relationship Management Conference (CRMC) 2010. The roundtable, “Covering All Your Bases – How to Move from Multi-Channel to Cross-Channel Marketing,” will present retailers with a roadmap to move ... read more
• Unify2 Names Hari Natarajan Chief Sales and Marketing Officer --- REDMOND, Wash.
  Posted at 10:00 AM
  

  Unify2, the most specialized consulting firm in Unified Communications (UC) and Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS), today announced the appointment of Hari Natarajan to its executive leadership team as chief sales and marketing officer. With more than 25 years experience in pioneering strategic business alliances in ... read more
• Lumeta’s IPsonar Enters Formal Testing Process for FIPS 140-2 Compliance --- SOMERSET, N.J.
  Posted at 10:00 AM
  Lumeta Corporation, the leading provider of network discovery and mapping solutions for enterprises and government agencies, has announced that IPsonar® is currently undergoing a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) compliance review. The FIPS standard is an IT technology security accreditation ... read more
• Favorable Outlook for Insureds as Rates Decrease and Capacity Increases, Says Aon --- CHICAGO, May 26
  Posted at 9:55 AM
  Aon Risk Services, the risk management and insurance brokerage business of Aon Corporation, today released its 2010 U.S. Insurance Market Overview. The report, generated by Aon Analytics, provides the latest information on insurance pricing, limit, deductible and retention trends. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041215/CGW049LOGO) 2010 Aon U.S. Insurance Market Overview Highlights: Property: -- Rates will continue to drop 5 percent to 15 percent for most risks, despite record global catastrophic losses seen in ... read more
• Confluence Helps Fund Administrators Navigate “Uncharted Waters” of Money Market Fund Reform Rule --- PITTSBURGH
  Posted at 9:54 AM
  

  Confluence, a global leader in investment management data automation, is offering a new whitepaper that addresses the impact of new Money Market Fund Reform Rule Reporting requirements for fund administrators, and provides guidelines for facilitating timely and accurate compliance. ... read more
• Paranet Solutions CEO Alan Bratton Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2010 Award Finalist --- DALLAS
  Posted at 9:52 AM
  Paranet Solutions, a leading IT infrastructure systems integration and consulting firm, today announced that its CEO Alan Bratton is a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2010 Award in the Southwest Area-North. According to Ernst & Young, the awards program recognizes entrepreneurs ... read more