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Von Maur Department Store announced today it received the 'Social Campaign' award from the 2012 ExactTarget Power of ONE Awards. The award was announced during the global interactive marketing provider's annual client conference, "Connections". Designed to recognize the world's best in digital marketing, Von Maur earned the ExactTarget Power of One Award for its in-house execution of the Company's e-marketing campaigns. To maximize engagement with customers through various social media channels, Von Maur partnered with Exact Target SocialPages(TM) to create relevant, ... read more

TeamQuest Corporation announced a partnership with IntelliMagic, known for its storage performance management expertise. Through this partnership, TeamQuest adds a new storage dimension to its integrated capacity management solution. "Until now, companies had no way of easily understanding the relationship between services and storage," said TeamQuest Director of Business Development Edsar Calaguas. "This new storage solution allows customers to easily see which services are waiting for I/O and the specific storage devices causing the delay. By combining detailed storage data with ... read more

Torsion Mobile, the creator of Mojaba, announces the integration of PayPal. Mojaba for PayPal enables taking simple payments via the PayPal Web Payments Standard - all within a convenient and easy-to-use mobile optimized environment that smartphone users will appreciate. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121213/PH28744LOGO-a ) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121213/PH28744LOGO-b ) "We couldn't be more excited to work with Torsion Mobile as they expand their mobile website software, Mojaba," said Eddie Davis, Senior Director of Sales at PayPal. "Businesses that Torsion Mobile serves don't want to miss sales opportunities ... read more

NewLink Genetics Corporation (Nasdaq: NLNK) today announced that the results of a Phase 1 dose escalation study with its proprietary HyperAcute Prostate Cancer Immunotherapy were published in the Journal of Immunotherapy. The article, entitled "Cellular Immunotherapy Study of Prostate Cancer Patients and Resulting IgG Responses to Peptide Epitopes Predicted From Prostate Tumor-associated Autoantigens," is featured in the current edition of the Journal. The study was conducted at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and included eight patients. ... read more

Rockwell Collins has been awarded a $54 million full rate production contract, with unexercised options valued at an additional $241 million, by the U.S. Navy to upgrade eleven aircraft as part of the E-6B Block I Modification program. The ... read more

Iowa Virtual Academy, a tuition-free online public school offered through Clayton Ridge Community School District, is adding grades 7-12 for the 2013-2014 school year and will now serve students statewide, in grades K-12. The Clayton Ridge school board approved the expansion in October. The open enrollment period for the next academic year is under way and runs through March 1, 2013. The online school offers Iowa students statewide a high-quality alternative to the traditional classroom-based learning experience through personalized instruction from state-certified ... read more

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been selected by the State of Iowa following a competitive bid process to replace its 35-year-old human services eligibility system. The contract has a six-year base period that runs to 2018, with four one-year extension options. ... read more

Beginning in January 2013, ByPass Publishing, an educational start-up based in Dubuque, Iowa, is offering free "test drives" of their new product, Psychology in the Fastlane, the first title of the company's emerging Fastlane Series. More than 40 subject matter experts collaborated to create the baseline content. The result is a powerful multi-modal content publishing system that allows instructors to efficiently create their own course-specific online textbook by selecting quality, peer-reviewed content. "Bypass Publishing is based upon the radical concept that ... read more

Human Factors International (HFI), a global leader in user experience (UX) design services, tools, and training, announces the launch of UX Marketplace(TM), an online platform where users can buy and sell UX Objects, such as collections of user profiles, scenarios, methods, standards and even training modules. UX Marketplace allows corporations and organizations around the world to improve their UX processes and leverage UX budgets by enabling easy access to the research created and contributed by other UX professionals. This ... read more

Banno (formerly T8 Webware) provides progressive, custom-branded mobile applications, websites and personalized payment card services. The company has announced a partnership with ProfitStars®, a division of Jack Henry & Associates Inc. ®, to offer iPay Solutions™ ... read more

RetroUI Pro Version 2.2.0 Now Released: RetroUI Pro is an inexpensive, easy-to-install, add-on product which is designed to improve the user experience on desktop and laptop PCs running Windows 8. RetroUI brings back features which Microsoft removed in Windows 8, such as the Start Button and Start Menu, and adds RetroUI exclusive features that allow you to run the new Windows 8 Start Screen and new Windows 8 Apps on the classic Windows desktop. These new Windows 8 features are typically ... read more

ByPass Publishing, a higher-education publishing start-up, has launched a new content-publishing application that is revolutionizing the textbook world. An alliance with ByPass is like bringing an educational publishing house right onto your campus. Now, institutions can capitalize on the intellectual property at their own school. Instructors who are experts in their own subject areas can be part of a collaborative system to create high-quality, flexible online content that can be delivered to students in a variety of ways. ByPass' unique process ... read more

Sauer-Danfoss Inc. (NYSE: SHS) today confirmed that it has received notice from Danfoss A/S of its intention to launch a tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Sauer-Danfoss that it does not already own at a price of $49.00 per share in cash. Danfoss and its subsidiaries currently own approximately 75.6% of the outstanding shares of Sauer-Danfoss. The Board of Directors has established a Special Committee to consider the offer. The Special Committee will consider and ... read more

Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal car insurance company, is now offering car insurance in Iowa. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111222/SF26836LOGO-b) Through their innovative approach to car insurance, Esurance enables Iowa drivers to take advantage of affordable rates, great discounts, and cutting-edge technology to help them determine the coverage limits and deductibles that meet their needs.* Esurance empowers people to make smart choices about their car insurance by providing easy-to-use online tools, such as Coverage Counselor® and Express Lane(TM), comparison quotes, and a convenient mobile app, as well ... read more

Purchasing the best fashion for holiday gift-giving is a Christmas tradition, but fashion for our devices is growing in popularity. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121126/PH18052-a ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121126/PH18052LOGO-b ) A new entrant to this field of device Fashion is DeviceDecor.com. This Web store offers hundreds of design options for iPhones, iPads, MacBooks, Kindles and Samsung Galaxy SIII phones. "Device fashion is the next step in self-expression," said Steve Grubbs, CEO of VictoryStore.com, parent company of DeviceDecor.com. "We are working daily to develop cutting-edge designs that satisfy ... read more

Kingland Systems, a premier provider of innovative financial services, accounting, and insurance software and data solutions, has expanded its standalone consulting services. Kingland is now helping organizations prepare for strategic information quality initiatives through two critical pieces: understanding a business’ current data state and ... read more

KemPharm, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of new, safer therapies to treat pain, announced today a successful Type B meeting with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its lead pain candidate, KP201. The meeting was held to obtain ... read more

Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) Chairman and CEO Clay Jones will address Credit Suisse 2012 Aerospace and Defense Conference in New York, NY on November 29, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. A live audio webcast and subsequent replay of Jones’ comments will be ... read more

The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced on November 15, 2012 that the Generic Event Marketability and Access Agreement (GEMAA) – the first step in developing an industry Accord to establish a framework for ... read more

Pinnaclife Animal Health products are based upon the number one selling brand of hospital-based skin and wound care products. For more than a decade the Remedy brand has outpaced all other products. Both the human and animal care products were developed by Darlene McCord, Ph.D., FAPWCA. Dr. McCord is an internationally renowned leader in skin and wound care product development. Each animal care product was further developed and tested by Craig Griffin, DVM, ACVD and Wayne ... read more