Tuesday, May 25, 2010

• Dallas-based Xtendwave Granted Patent for Technology Improving Broadband DSL Availability and Performance --- DALLAS
  Posted at 7:48 AM
  Xtendwave, a technology company dedicated to changing the economics of delivering broadband signals over existing telecommunications networks, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trade Office approved issuance of the company’s patent application on the topic "Multichannel Wavelet Codec." ... read more
• New Parasoft Concerto: Development Done Right --- MONROVIA, Calif.
  Posted at 7:47 AM
  

  Parasoft Corporation, leading provider of automated solutions and infrastructure services that improve software quality and the development process, today announced a new release of Parasoft Concerto. Parasoft Concerto is a complete Software Development Management platform that ensures quality software can ... read more
• ProtonMedia Adds IBM’s Cindy Skirvin to Executive Advisory Board --- LANSDALE, Pa.
  Posted at 7:47 AM
  ProtonMedia, the developer of the ProtoSphere virtual collaboration environment for the high-performance workplace, today announced Cindy Skirvin has joined the company’s Executive Advisory Board. Skirvin is Partner of Strategy and Transformation Workforce and Talent ... read more
• Most Reliable Wireless Network Just Got Better In Summit County, Ohio --- AKRON, Ohio, May 25
  Posted at 7:46 AM
  Verizon Wireless today announced it has completed the integration of its network with that of Alltel in Summit County to provide customers with clearer reception, fewer dropped calls and more coverage, including stronger in-building coverage. Verizon Wireless' voice and high-speed 3G data network combined with that of Alltel creates the largest wireless network footprint in the United States. The integration in this area enables more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive email and ... read more
• Rapid7 and Agiliance Partner to Provide Integrated Risk and Vulnerability Management Solution --- BOSTON & SAN JOSE, Calif.
  Posted at 7:45 AM
  Rapid7®, the leading provider of unified vulnerability management, compliance and penetration testing solutions, and Agiliance, the leading provider of real-time integrated Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solutions, today announced a technology integration that will provide rich vulnerability data, risk ... read more
• Solutions Group, Inc. Signs a Distribution Agreement for the idriveX1 Product While Introducing the Decelerator to the European Market --- SANTA BARBARA, Calif.
  Posted at 7:45 AM
  Solutions Group, Inc. (OTC:SOLU) announces that its President Sean O’Neil has traveled to Europe to further increase distribution efforts for the company’s automotive product lines, the Decelerator from its Smart Throttle Technologies subsidiary and the idriveX1 from idrive Monitoring Systems. ... read more
• Multiple European Clinical Registries Show Important Benefits of Medtronic CoreValve® Transcatheter Aortic Valve System --- PARIS
  Posted at 7:45 AM
  

  New European data from five national clinical registries presented today at EuroPCR report positive clinical outcomes for one of the most exciting emerging therapies in cardiology – transcatheter aortic valve implantation for treatment of severe aortic stenosis. The registries’ results demonstrate encouraging clinical outcomes for more ... read more
• SpineGuard Elects Founder of Danek Medical, Alan Olsen, as its Chairman --- SAN FRANCISCO and PARIS
  Posted at 7:44 AM
  

  SpineGuard announced today that it has elected celebrated medtech industry entrepreneur and investor Alan Olsen as Chairman, effective immediately. Previously, Mr. Olsen has served as a Director of SpineGuard since November 2009. Mr. Olsen was founder and President of ... read more
• Aldata Named to Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 --- ATLANTA
  Posted at 7:43 AM
  

  Aldata Solution, a leading provider of software solutions for the retail industry, announced today that it has been named to the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100, an annual listing of leading providers of supply chain services and technologies. Aldata was recognized in the ... read more
• Final Lineup Set for Dynamic Day of Discussions at PR+MKTG Camp(TM) Chicago on June 8th --- CHICAGO, May 25
  Posted at 7:40 AM
  PR+MKTG Camp(TM) Chicago (www.PRMKTGCamp.com/Events.html) today announced the final lineup of speakers for their June 8th event. Representatives from some of Chicago's largest brands and agencies are on board to lead a dynamic day of discussions on how to better manage, market and measure traditional and social media. Lunch will feature a discussion led by Tom Yorton, CEO of Second City Communications, on social media, marketing and humor. "PR+MKTG Camp Chicago has assembled an incredible of lineup speakers to address pressing issues ... read more
• StarCite Announces Online Community Powered by i-Meet --- PHILADELPHIA
  Posted at 7:39 AM
  

  StarCite, Inc., the leading provider of Web-based solutions to strategically manage corporate meetings and events, and i-Meet.com, the professional and social network for people who plan meetings and events, today announced a strategic partnership and launch of an online community available to customers and prospects worldwide. ... read more
• Sitel to Hire 150 Positions in Albuquerque, New Mexico Customer Care Call Center --- NASHVILLE, Tenn.
  Posted at 7:38 AM
  Sitel, a leading global business process outsourcing (BPO) provider, today announced that it is actively expanding its customer care call center in the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The call center has begun a recruitment drive to expand its staff by more than 150 associates ... read more
• itelligence and CBTS Partner for Holistic Infrastructure and Remote SAP Outsourcing Solutions --- CINCINNATI, May 25
  Posted at 7:37 AM
  itelligence, the leading provider of SAP software and services to midmarket companies, and CBTS, an enterprise-level provider of data center and cloud services, today announced a partnership to provide end-to-end infrastructure support and remote SAP outsourcing services. Specifically, itelligence will provide remote SAP application support, administration and monitoring services through CBTS' newly expanded, state-of-the art data center in Lebanon, Ohio. CBTS customers will benefit from a full-service combination of leading, on-demand solutions to address their unique IT and ... read more
• VimpelCom Ltd. Initiates Squeeze-out Process to Acquire 100% of OJSC VimpelCom --- AMSTERDAM and NEW YORK, May 25
  Posted at 7:36 AM
  "VimpelCom Ltd." ("VimpelCom Ltd." or the "Company") (NYSE: VIP) today announced that it has delivered the squeeze-out demand notice and related material required to be provided under applicable Russian law to OJSC "Vimpel-Communications" ("OJSC VimpelCom"). As described in VimpelCom Ltd.'s final prospectus dated March 25, 2010, all OJSC VimpelCom shares and American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") not tendered to VimpelCom Ltd. in its exchange offers to holders of OJSC VimpelCom shares and ADSs are subject to a mandatory squeeze-out procedure under Russian ... read more
• Golden Years Tarnished When Fraud, Identity Theft Strikes Seniors --- WASHINGTON
  Posted at 7:34 AM
  

  ITAC, the Identity Theft Assistance Center, today offered advice for families and caregivers on detecting the signs of fraud and identity theft against older or vulnerable adults. “We see heart wrenching cases where older people are victimized by a con ... read more
• Whagaa Software and Total Immersion Go Mobile with Total Immersion Swimming --- SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.
  Posted at 7:32 AM
  Whagaa Software Inc. (“Whagaa”), one of America’s leading distributors of instructional applications for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch, and Total Immersion Swimming (“TI”), the most trusted swimming instruction method, today announced that they have taken the TI Swimming Method mobile with the release of Total Immersion ... read more
• All Children's Hospital Adopts Mediware's BloodSafe(TM) Products to Extend Transfusion Safety to the Patient Bedside --- LENEXA, KS
  Posted at 7:31 AM
  

  LENEXA, KS -- (Marketwire) -- 05/25/10 -- Mediware Information Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEDW) announced today that St. Petersburg (FL) based All Children's Hospital has again expanded its Mediware relationship through the adoption of the BloodSafe Tx, a handheld software application that enables hospital staff to verify patient identification, and validate blood and transfusion specifications at the patient's bedside. The system is fully integrated with Mediware's HCLL Transfusion blood bank software to enable customers to share patient, transfusion and ... read more
• NextBio Announces Spring 2010 Student Travel Grant Recipients --- CUPERTINO, Calif.
  Posted at 7:31 AM
  

  NextBio, provider of an innovative platform that enables life science researchers to search, discover, and share knowledge locked within public and proprietary data, announced the recipients of the Spring 2010 NextBio Student Travel Grants. “Each of the winning entrants ... read more
• 'Reinvent Your Future' Event Counsels Kansas City Job Seekers On How to Stand Out and Get Hired --- KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 25
  Posted at 7:30 AM
  There's good news for job seekers in the Midwest; one-in-five employers is adding full-time workers in the second quarter, according to CareerBuilder's Q2 Job Forecast. University of Phoenix and CareerBuilder have teamed up on the "Reinvent Your Future" event, May 26 at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center, to offer employment counsel with workshops on topics such as interview preparation, resume writing and personal presentation. More than 30 locally hiring companies, including MetLife, UPS and Commerce Bank also will be present ... read more
• Orphelis Technologies IPM Software Suite Allows O'Reilly Media to Increase Revenue and Win Client Accolades --- NEW YORK, May 25
  Posted at 7:30 AM
  Orphelis Technologies, Inc. (Orphelis), a leading provider of revenue-enhancing enterprise class software and services for Intellectual Property Licensing and Royalty Management, today unveiled details behind its successful client relationship with O'Reilly Media, Inc. (O'Reilly Media). O'Reilly Media has used the Participations Management module of Orphelis' IPM Suite since 2007. During the three year relationship, O'Reilly Media has gone through several software upgrades, the most recent of which went live in just twelve weeks. Since installation of the Orphelis ... read more