Tuesday, May 25, 2010

• The Irish Government and the Irish Voice Recognize Fibrocell Science, Inc.'s Declan Daly as 'Irish Life Science 50' Member --- EXTON, Pa., May 25
  Posted at 5:30 AM
  Fibrocell Science, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: FCSC), a biotechnology company focused on the development of autologous cell therapies for aesthetic, medical and scientific applications, announced today that The Irish Government, in conjunction with Irish Voice newspaper and Irish America Magazine, has honored Fibrocell's Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer Declan Daly as a member of the "Irish Life Science 50." Honoring influential Irish Americans in the field of life sciences, the first "Irish Life Science 50" award reception occurred ... read more
• Emdeon Launches Emdeon Office EZBill(SM) --- NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 25
  Posted at 5:30 AM
  Emdeon Inc. (NYSE: EM), a leading provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management solutions, today announced the launch of a free service available through its Emdeon Office solution. Healthcare providers will now have the ability to submit workers' compensation and automobile medical bills and related attachments electronically through the Emdeon Office EZBill solution regardless of which practice management software they are currently using. Texas and Minnesota have already adopted legislation that requires providers and payers to transmit workers' compensation bills ... read more
• NFL Players Association Relaunches Free Mobile Twitter App to Include NFL Players and Members of the Pro Football Writers of America --- WASHINGTON, May 25
  Posted at 5:30 AM
  The NFL Players Association has teamed up with the Pro Football Writers of America to launch "NFL Pro Tweets," a free Twitter App that allows users to follow NFL Players and members of the Pro Football Writers of America on the iPhone. The mobile app is also a fully functional Twitter app for your personal Twitter account. NFL fans can now follow all the latest news, comments and quips in one place. You can download the free application at the iTunes ... read more
• U.S. Renal Care, Inc. Enters Into Definitive Credit Agreements in Connection With Acquisition of Dialysis Corporation of America --- PLANO, Texas, May 25
  Posted at 5:30 AM
  U.S. Renal Care, Inc. ("USRC"), a privately-held leading provider of outpatient dialysis services, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with respect to the financing of its cash tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Dialysis Corporation of America (Nasdaq: DCAI) ("DCA") as contemplated by the debt commitment letter with RBC Capital Markets ("RBC CM"), dated as of April 13, 2010. In connection with the entering into of such definitive agreements, ... read more
• CoDa Therapeutics Achieves Positive Phase 2 Efficacy of NEXAGON® in Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers --- SAN DIEGO, May 25
  Posted at 5:30 AM
  CoDa Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutics for wound care and tissue repair, today announced positive results from its Phase 2 NOVEL Study of NEXAGON® in patients with chronic venous leg ulcers. NEXAGON® is a topically applied, novel therapeutic candidate, with the potential to revolutionize the wound healing treatment paradigm by leveraging a new mechanism and target involved in the healing process. NEXAGON® achieved the endpoints of safety, reduction in wound size and ... read more
• International Stem Cell Corporation Moves International Cornea Development Program Forward --- OCEANSIDE, Calif.
  Posted at 5:30 AM
  

  International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB:ISCO), www.intlstemcell.com, today announced significant progress on its international development strategy for stem cell-derived human corneal tissue. Such tissue can potentially be used to replace cadaver-derived corneas in treatment of severe corneal vision impairment and to ... read more
• AMSC and Sinovel Expand Strategic Partnership --- DALLAS
  Posted at 5:30 AM
  

  American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), a global power technologies company, and Beijing-based Sinovel Wind Group Co., Ltd. (Sinovel) today announced at the American Wind Energy Association’s WINDPOWER 2010 Conference & Exhibition in Dallas, Texas that they have expanded their strategic partnership to include additional wind turbine ... read more
• Clovis Oncology and Avila Therapeutics Sign $209 Million Partnership for the Worldwide Development and Commercialization of EGFR Mutant-Selective Inhibitor --- BOULDER, Colo. & WALTHAM, Mass.
  Posted at 5:30 AM
  

  Clovis Oncology, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing innovative anti-cancer agents, and Avila Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company designing targeted covalent drugs, announced today an agreement for the development and commercialization of Avila’s epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) ... read more
• Lightower Fiber Networks to Acquire Veroxity Technology Partners --- BOXBOROUGH, MA
  Posted at 5:30 AM
  

  BOXBOROUGH, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/25/10 -- Lightower Fiber Networks, a leading metro fiber network and bandwidth service provider based in Boxborough, MA., announced today that it is acquiring Veroxity Technology Partners, a leading provider of fiber based data and Internet connectivity solutions headquartered in Westford, MA. With the acquisition of Veroxity, Lightower expands its fiber footprint and customer base in the high-demand Boston metro market, increases its network facilities throughout New England and New York City, and adds ... read more
• SoftChalk(TM) Promotes Collaboration with Release of Version 6 and CONNECT --- RICHMOND, Va., May 25
  Posted at 5:29 AM
  SoftChalk, a leading developer of educational content authoring tools, announced today the release of Version 6. SoftChalk's solutions have always been easy to use; however, Version 6 makes the creation of engaging, portable learning content easier than ever. And now that same content can be easily shared via SoftChalk CONNECT, a Web 2.0 Learning Object Repository and online community. Sue Evans, co-founder and CEO of SoftChalk, stated, "The pervasive implementation of learning management systems over the past ten years has led ... read more
• Abiomed Reports Updated USpella Results Presented at EuroPCR 2010 --- DANVERS, Mass.
  Posted at 5:26 AM
  

  Abiomed Inc. (NASDAQ: ABMD), a leading provider of breakthrough heart support technologies, today announced that updated clinical data from USpella will be presented at EuroPCR 2010. USpella is a U.S. multicenter, observational registry of Impella 2.5® patients. ... read more
• AT&T Launches Pilot Wi-Fi Project in Times Square --- NEW YORK, May 25
  Posted at 5:25 AM
  AT&T* today announced the launch of an AT&T Wi-Fi "hotzone" in New York City's bustling Times Square, providing coverage for many AT&T customers visiting and residing in New York who use Wi-Fi enabled smartphones, laptops, netbooks and other devices. The new Wi-Fi coverage zone is a pilot deployment to explore the use of Wi-Fi to provide an additional mobile broadband option in areas with consistently high 3G traffic and mobile data use. AT&T has installed Wi-Fi service in the north central ... read more
• Site Selection Expert Predicts New Wave of Data Center Investment in the Quincy, WA Area --- QUINCY, Wash., May 25
  Posted at 5:25 AM
  Jack Boyd foresees a new wave of data center expansions and locations in the greater Quincy, WA area, already home to major data centers of Microsoft, Yahoo, Intuit, T-Mobile (Sabey), VMware (Sabey), and Ask.com. Boyd, who heads the Princeton, NJ-based site selection firm The Boyd Company, Inc. (http://www.theboydcompany.com), attributes this next wave of high-tech investment in central Washington state to the new server farm sales tax exemption recently signed by Governor Christine Gregoire. The Boyd Company recently completed a national site ... read more
• Rockwell Collins Names Viasystems Group as Printed Wiring Board Commodity Supplier of the Year 2010 --- ST. LOUIS
  Posted at 5:22 AM
  Viasystems Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAS) of St. Louis, Missouri, was named the Printed Wiring Board Commodity Supplier of the Year 2010 by Rockwell Collins. The award was presented by Jeff Moore, Senior Vice President of Operations, during the company’s Annual Supplier Conference. ... read more
• Atlus Serves Up 101 Games for the Bargain-Minded Sports Addict With 101-in-1 Sports Megamix(TM) for Nintendo DS(TM); Releases Official Trailer --- IRVINE, Calif., May 25
  Posted at 5:22 AM
  Atlus U.S.A., Inc., playbook firmly in hand, today announced that it has scored the North American publishing rights from European developer and publisher Nordcurrent for 101-in-1 Sports Megamix(TM) for Nintendo DS(TM), a collection of 101 addictive sports mini-games that anyone can enjoy. The game features a wide assortment of all-time favorites like bowling, boxing, volleyball, tennis, basketball and unique sports some may not recognize right away, such as caber tossing, traction kiting, capoeira, street luge, and more! Everyone is sure ... read more
• Survey Data Reveals 57 Percent of Consumers with Web-Enabled Phones Have Used Their Phone to Purchase Consumer Electronics --- LOS ANGELES, May 25
  Posted at 5:17 AM
  PriceGrabber.com®, a part of Experian, has just released its latest Consumer Behavior Report: Smartphone Shopping Behavior. This report includes survey responses from 2,445 online consumers collected from March 26 to April 12, 2010. Survey data reveals an increase in consumer mobile shopping activity and a trend toward purchasing digital content and consumer electronics from a mobile phone. "PriceGrabber.com survey data reveals consumer acceleration toward mobile commerce over the past year and predicts an increase in mobile shopping for the coming year," ... read more
• Frost and Sullivan Recognizes Pacinian as a 2010 Leader in Technology Innovation for Haptic Technology --- SEATTLE
  Posted at 5:17 AM
  

  Pacinian Corporation has been awarded the Frost and Sullivan 2010 North American Technology Innovation Award. Pacinian’s revolutionary Surface Actuation solution was benchmarked against competing Haptic Technologies and received top marks in all categories: ... read more
• Aviat Networks to Present at the Cowen TMT Conference --- RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., May 25
  Posted at 5:15 AM
  Aviat Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVNW), a leading wireless expert in advanced IP network migration, today announced Tom Cronan, Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at Cowen's 38th Annual Technology, Media and Telecom Conference in New York. A live webcast of the presentation will be available at 3:25p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 2, and will be archived for 90 days. The webcast can be accessed from the Investor page of Aviat Networks' Web site. About Aviat Networks, Inc. Aviat Networks, ... read more
• Tableau Software Selected by Senior Software to Enhance Company's ERP SaaS Solutions --- SEATTLE, May 25
  Posted at 5:12 AM
  Tableau Software, the global leader in rapid-fire business intelligence software, today announced that Senior Software has selected Tableau to provide rapid-fire business intelligence to their customers. The new product, SeniorVisualBI, integrates Tableau and is a companion product to the company's ERP solutions. It is available both as SaaS and on premise. Senior Software is the leading provider of ERP applications for distribution, manufacturing and services in Romania. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071106/CLTU012LOGO) "We chose Tableau because we wanted to bring the world's most innovative ... read more
• Marketing Asset Management Report Reveals Importance of Integrated Marketing Delivery Systems --- KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 25
  Posted at 5:07 AM
  Marketing asset management systems that centralize the processes of accessing, creating and deploying marketing materials are key for corporate brand control and company-wide efficiency, according to a recently-released report by Aberdeen Group. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100525/CG09700LOGO) The benchmark report, Marketing Asset Management: Managing Brand Compliance in Distributed Marketing Environments, underwritten in part by Mail Print (http://www.mailprint.com), found that leading companies that deploy marketing asset management systems have been able to achieve a 24% average year-over-year increase in annual revenue, compared to a 2% increase ... read more