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Lenovo Group today reported results for its third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2011, highlighted by record highs in quarterly sales, pre-tax income and market share, and the 11th quarter in a row that Lenovo has grown faster than the industry as a whole. For the ... read more

TE Connectivity has introduced a new Video Distribution System (VDS) that enables network managers to deliver true high-definition RF and IP video over an existing data cabling infrastructure without the need for coaxial cabling or any RF tuning. VDS ... read more

Reichhold, Inc. announces a general price increase today of 5% on all solvent borne, water reducible and 100% solids alkyd, polyester and urethane resins. This increase is effective for all orders shipped on or after March 1, 2012 or as contracts allow. ... read more

Cempra, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEMP), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing antibiotics to meet critical medical needs in the treatment of bacterial infectious diseases, today announced that it successfully closed its previously announced initial public offering of 8,400,000 shares of common stock at $6.00 per share. The shares began trading on February 3, 2012 on The Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol "CEMP." Total net proceeds to the company from the offering, after deducting underwriter discounts and commissions and ... read more

AddShoppers launches new social commerce platform that tracks the ROI of social media traffic and significantly increases product sharing, free. Now retailers can put a dollar amount to all types of social sharing. It's simple to identify which social networks are driving the most sales. In addition you can analyze demographics at a product level. For example, Product A might be more popular among males aged 25-34 on Twitter while Product B is shared more on Facebook by ... read more

Telit Wireless Solutions, the North American technology arm of Telit Communications PLC, announces that its M2M modules will enable connectivity for remote monitoring applications from Alta Industrial Automation Ltd. (AIA), an innovator of wireless solutions. Leveraging Telit's G24 and H24 ... read more

Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) at next week's Singapore Airshow will showcase a full range of advanced systems for commercial aircraft, defense and space applications. The 2012 Singapore Airshow takes place at the Changi Exhibition Center, Singapore on February 14-19. The Goodrich pavilion (CD-07) will prominently feature an engine nacelle inlet cowl displayed on the outside of its building at the beginning of chalet row nearest the exhibit halls. Inside, visitors will have a chance to experience the latest systems ... read more

Clinipace Worldwide, a global digital contract research organization (dCRO) that has pioneered technology-amplified contract research services, announced today the appointment of Jürgen Frisch, MD, to Chief Medical Officer of European Operations. In this ... read more

Source Technologies, a global leader in the innovation of thermal barcode and MICR printing solutions, announced today its partnership with FOX IV Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of label printer applicators. Both companies are exhibiting at MODEX Atlanta, GA, February 6-9, 2012 - FOX ... read more

Adam & Eve (www.AdamEve.com/news), America's most trusted name in adult products, is pleased to announce increases in both sales and profits for 2011. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110223/LA51821LOGO) Compared to 2010, Adam & Eve saw a sales increase by 9%, while profits increased by 25%. Compared to fourth quarter 2010, fourth quarter 2011 sales were up 6.5% and fourth quarter profits were up 12%. "We've definitely seen a shift in not only how customers are ordering products, but by the product preferences themselves," says ... read more

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) today announced a breakthrough in LED technology that completely redefines the lighting industry and erases old assumptions about up-front LED cost and performance. The Cree XLamp® XT-E White LED delivers twice the lumens-per-dollar of other LEDs and features the highest performance and ... read more

Consumers continue to spend more money online than ever before as revealed by the 2011 holiday shopping season, with online spending up 15 percent to reach $35.3 billion, according to ComScore. Cross-channel marketing has been the call-to-action for retailers to increase online engagement and drive more ... read more

Mariner has been selected by the authors of PowerPivot for Excel 2010 and founders of the PowerPivot Workshop to be the exclusive provider of their highly-acclaimed PowerPivot training in the Southeastern US. These PowerPivot workshops introduce the concepts and techniques needed to implement PowerPivot and ... read more

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, today announced it will webcast its presentation at four upcoming events. Chuck Swoboda, Cree Chairman and CEO, will present at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference 2012 on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 7:00 ... read more

Targacept Inc. (NASDAQ: TRGT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel NNR TherapeuticsTM, today announced that it will report financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011 on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, after the U.S. financial markets close. ... read more

EMRISE CORPORATION (OTCBB: EMRI), a multi-national manufacturer of defense and aerospace electronic devices and communications equipment, announced today that Brandi L. Festa, the Company's Director of Finance and Administration and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, has resigned effective February 29, 2012, to accept the position of Chief Financial Officer at a company based near her home in Southern California. The Company also announced that it has initiated a search in the U.S. and England for a Principal Financial and ... read more

ChannelAdvisor, a global e-commerce software platform provider that enables retailers to sell more across online channels, today announced that Ridersdicount.com, an international powersports parts, apparel and accessories retailer, has improved its performance on eBay and expanded its overall online exposure since ... read more

A new partnership was announced this week in the animal welfare community between Shelter Exchange and Adopt-a-Pet.com (formerly 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com.) This new collaboration between these two organizations provides the ability to help the growing number of homeless animals in the USA to find adoptive families through extensive ... read more

Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the availability of the Red Hat Virtual Storage Appliance for Amazon Web Services (AWS) that is built on the former Gluster technology that the company acquired in October 2011. As the ... read more

AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVEO) today announced that financial results for the company's fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011 will be released before the market opens on Tuesday, February 14, 2012. The AVEO management team will host a conference call discussing the company's financial ... read more