Monday, May 24, 2010

• Packard Children’s Doctor Launches Online Resource for Volunteering Abroad in Pediatric Surgery --- PALO ALTO, Calif.
  Posted at 10:00 AM
  

  The first website designed for pediatric surgeons who want to volunteer abroad was unveiled Sunday, May 16, at the American Pediatric Surgical Association conference in Orlando, Fla. Developed by pediatric surgeon Marilyn Butler, MD, of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital ... read more
• FICO Streamlines Insurance Claims Processing --- MINNEAPOLIS
  Posted at 10:00 AM
  

  FICO (NYSE:FICO), the leading provider of analytics and decision management technology, today announced it is working with Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT) to integrate FICO and Microsoft technologies into a comprehensive, end-to-end solution for insurance claims processing. The solution, available now, allows insurers to process claims on a ... read more
• Dynadec, the Leading Innovator in Optimization, Appoints Technology Entrepreneur James G. Popeo as CEO --- PROVIDENCE, R.I.
  Posted at 10:00 AM
  Dynadec announced today that James G. Popeo has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Popeo comes to Dynadec after 10 years at Exa Corporation, a computational fluid dynamics software company. "We are extremely happy to have Jim on board as our CEO. Jim ... read more
• Research and Markets: US Mobile Wireless Backhaul 2011: Cable Joins Copper, Fiber and Microwave to Meet Edge and Middle Network Needs --- DUBLIN
  Posted at 10:00 AM
  

  Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7354f1/us_mobile_wireless) has announced the addition of the "US Mobile Wireless Backhaul 2011: Cable joins Copper, Fiber and Microwave to Meet Edge and Middle Network Needs" report to their offering. US ... read more
• Direct2Drive Launches Industry’s First Online Games Retail Channel with Free-to-Play Bundles --- SAN FRANCISCO
  Posted at 9:59 AM
  Direct2Drive.com (D2D), a leader in digital distribution of video games, is expanding its reach and catalog to the growing free-to-play space with the launch of a new Online Games Channel that offers gamers high quality online games bundled with virtual in-game content in affordable, downloadable packs. ... read more
• Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Awarded $20 Million Contract From Missile Defense Agency --- CANOGA PARK, Calif., May 24
  Posted at 9:59 AM
  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne received a $20.3 million contract for the first phase to design, develop and test a High-Performance Liquid Upper-Stage propulsion system that will support early intercept capabilities for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company. "With emerging ballistic missile threats, the MDA needs to develop faster interceptors that can stop enemy missiles early in flight when their countermeasures are less effective," said Bruce Janeski, program manager, Liquid ... read more
• Baker Lead AE Firm on Kiewit-Mortenson JV Selected for NAVFAC MACC --- PITTSBURGH
  Posted at 9:56 AM
  

  Michael Baker Jr., Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation (NYSE Amex:BKR), announced today that Kiewit-Mortenson Joint Venture, based in Kapolei, Hawaii, is one of seven companies to be awarded a multiple award construction contract (MACC) by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific to ... read more
• RE2, Inc. Awarded Semi-Autonomous Manipulation System SBIR --- PITTSBURGH, PA
  Posted at 9:55 AM
  

  PITTSBURGH, PA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/24/10 -- RE2, Inc., a leading developer of intelligent modular manipulation systems, announced today that it has been awarded a Phase I SBIR with the U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to design sensing and control technologies for semi-autonomous manipulation. These technologies represent the next step in the evolution of robotic manipulation -- from tele-operation to more advanced semi-autonomous operations. The manipulator technologies on existing mobile robots used by ... read more
• Everything Channel Announces the 2010 VAR500 List of North America's Top Technology Integrators --- FRAMINGHAM, Mass., May 24
  Posted at 9:53 AM
  Everything Channel (www.everythingchannel.com), a division of United Business Media, today announced the 2010 VAR500 -- the definitive list of the largest solution providers in the North American IT reseller channel. The VAR500 ranks the leading revenue producers among solution provider organizations in North America. These organizations play a critical role in providing the proper IT strategies companies need to help drive their business forward. To view the full list visit (http://www.crn.com/it-channel/224900679). "The VAR500 is the who's who of the solution provider ... read more
• DIRECTV to present at Barclays Capital 2010 Global Communications, Media and Technology Conference --- EL SEGUNDO, Calif.
  Posted at 9:52 AM
  

  DIRECTV will present at the Barclays Capital 2010 Global Communications, Media and Technology Conference on Wednesday May 26 2010 at 1:15 p.m. (ET) / 10:15 a.m. (PT). The presentation will include an update and outlook on the DIRECTV businesses. A live webcast of the presentation will ... read more
• Course Technology and EC-Council Deliver Book Series to Prepare Information Security Students for Government Mandates --- STAMFORD, Conn., May 24
  Posted at 9:51 AM
  Course Technology, part of Cengage Learning and a leading provider of computing and information technology courseware, today announced the availability of the Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures Series, which covers topics in offensive network security, ethical hacking, and network defense and countermeasures. Developed in partnership with EC-Council, a global leader in Information Security and electronic business education, training and certification, the Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures Series is the only academic series available to prepare information technology students for the Certified Ethical ... read more
• Firms with Strong Intellectual Property Strategies Fare Better in Raising Capital --- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
  Posted at 9:50 AM
  Even after the economy rebounds, firms that slashed their investments in intellectual property due to the recession may lag behind those that did maintain and properly plan their IP strategies, according to an MIT Sloan expert, who finds a clear correlation between IP and capital market ... read more
• Outspark’s Popular MMO Fiesta Added to Direct2Drive.com Online Games Channel --- SAN FRANCISCO
  Posted at 9:46 AM
  Outspark, a leader in the new era of digital publishing of free-to-play online games, today announced that Fiesta, one of Outspark’s most popular games, has been added to the Online games channel on Direct2Drive.com in a unique digital distribution deal. Outspark games currently reach a wide ... read more
• Global Payments Recognized as Merchant Acquirer of the Year 2010 by Cards International Magazine --- ATLANTA, May 24, 2010
  Posted at 9:44 AM
  Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leading provider of electronic transaction processing solutions, announced today that it has been recognized as the winner of Cards International's 'Merchant Acquirer of the Year' for the 2010 awards. The awards provide recognition for the outstanding achievements and contributions made by organizations throughout the year. Cards International is a leading international payments industry publication. According to the publication, this year's awards have been among the most hotly-contested in their history, with a ... read more
• Federal What Works Clearinghouse Database Results Show I CAN Learn(R) Instructional Improvement System is Only Middle School Math Intervention Program With Positive Effects --- NEW ORLEANS, May 24
  Posted at 9:42 AM
  The U.S. Department of Education's What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) recently updated its online database of middle school math interventions and the I CAN Learn® Instructional Improvement System (IIS) remains the only program to have strong evidence of a positive effect on student achievement, with no overriding contradictory evidence. Ratings on eight other math intervention programs ranged from no discernible effects to potentially positive effects. Only the I CAN Learn® IIS earned a "++" positive rating, the highest possible score. ... read more
• CHRT Policy Brief Demystifies National Health Care Act; Shows Choices, Opportunities at State, Local Levels --- ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 24
  Posted at 9:42 AM
  The Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT) today released a national policy brief on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("Act") that summarizes state requirements, as well as opportunities at the state and local levels to shape health care delivery. "This Policy Brief is a tool to help policy-makers, providers of care, foundations, and individuals understand the scope of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and point out where the opportunities exist to collaborate on improving health care ... read more
• /C O R R E C T I O N -- NASA/ --- HOUSTON, May 24
  Posted at 9:39 AM
  NASA Television will cover the June 1 return to Earth of three International Space Station crew members and the June 15 launch of the newest trio of station residents. The new crew will be the 24th to live and work on the orbiting laboratory. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Expedition 23 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer T.J. Creamer and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi are scheduled to land their Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft June 1 on the southern region ... read more
• Kentucky Healthcare System Expands Premier Healthcare Alliance Relationship to Further Increase Patient Safety --- CHARLOTTE, N.C.
  Posted at 9:38 AM
  

  The Premier healthcare alliance today announced that three more hospitals from Edgewood, Ky.-based St. Elizabeth Healthcare selected Premier’s SafetyConnect™ patient safety program to further increase patient safety. All six St. Elizabeth hospitals now use SafetyConnect to protect patients more ... read more
• INL Invention Could Aid Mars Probes' Search for Life --- IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, May 24
  Posted at 9:35 AM
  Future Mars rovers could have smaller, cheaper and more sensitive life-detecting instruments, thanks to a new invention by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory. The INL team has found a new way to generate complex electric fields, which will make it easier to direct ions, or charged particles, along specified paths. The researchers just filed a patent application for their Total Ion Control method, a key advance in the field of mass spectrometry. TIC-based equipment could make ... read more
• Cyclone Power Technologies Announces Shareholder Open House --- POMPANO BEACH, Fla.
  Posted at 9:35 AM
  

  Cyclone Power Technologies (Pink Sheets: CYPW) announces an informational meeting for its shareholders to be held at the Company’s facility located at 601 NE 26th Ct., Pompano Beach FL 33064, at 9:00am (EDT) on Friday, May 28, 2010. ... read more