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Alpha and Omega Semiconductor to Present at Deutsche Bank 2010 Technology Conference Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:01PMSUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited, or AOS , a designer, developer and global supplier of a broad range of power semiconductors, today announced that management will be presenting at the Deutsche Bank 2010 Technology Conference in San Francisco at the Westin San Francisco Market Street.
UAE ranks 25th in competitiveness report Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 3:45PMUAE ranks 25th in competitiveness report
MKS first-quarter profits fall on lower licence sales Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 3:40PMWATERLOO – MKS Inc. says its first-quarter profit fell below $1 million US, as sales of software licences dropped off.
Marketing Education Non-Profit Lunch Ann Arbor Marketing (LA2M) Announces 2010 Fall Schedule Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:32AMANN ARBOR, MI--(Marketwire - September 8, 2010) - Marketing education non-profit Lunch Ann Arbor Marketing (LA2M) has released its official Fall speaker schedule. The fall 2010 speakers and events at LA2M will focus on digital marketing and internet marketing.
Cypark Aims To Raise RM33 Million From IPO Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:26AMKUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- Cypark Resources Bhd, which is en route to a listing on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia towards the end of the year, expects to raise RM33 million from its initial public offering (IPO).
BT takes 40% of CfH spending Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:19AMCSC gets a pittance Connecting for Health spent £470m with BT last year, more than twice as much as went to CSC.…
PACSAT Selects ATEME’s 10 Bit H.264 Codec Solution for Contribution Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:55AMPARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PACSAT, a US based remote broadcast service provider, has announced today the deployment of ATEME Universal H.264/MPEG-2 video decoding codec solutions. The DR8400 Decoder for satellite and IP networks is the cutting edge contribution solution bringing the highest video quality to PACSAT customers with 10-bit accuracy along with low latency. “Our clients rely on our ...
TABLE-China Aug retail car sales Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:53AMTABLE-China Aug retail car sales
VirTra Announces a Fourth Simulator Sale to the Institute of Technology Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 6:40AMTEMPE, Ariz.----Don Andrus, VirTra Systems' President and COO , today announced the sale of a fourth firearm simulator to the Institute of Technology . The Institute of Technology is one of the country’s premier institutions, which provides exceptional career education at multiple campuses throughout California.
Feds Consider Google-ITA Deal: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 6:37AMIn what is becoming an annual ritual Google announces a dramatic acquisition, pundits speculate about the potentially market-changing impact and anti-trust investigators give it a long, hard look — only to allow it in the end.
Ultimate to Present at the Deutsche Bank Securities 2010 Technology Conference Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 6:31AMWESTON, Fla.----Ultimate Software , the leading provider of unified, end-to-end human capital management SaaS solutions in North America, announced today that Mitchell Dauerman, executive vice president and CFO, is scheduled to present at the Deutsche Bank Securities 2010 Technology Conference at 1:45 p.m.
NACF: Energy Secretary Chu Announces US Centers for US-China Clean Energy Research Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 6:30AMHOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NACF: Energy Secretary Chu Announces US Centers for US-China Clean Energy Research.
Oracle hires former HP CEO Hurd as president Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 6:15PMFormer Hewlett-Packard CEO Hurd, who resigned suddenly last month amid an ethics controversy, will report to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.
P&G presses ahead with dry-cleaning franchises Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 5:25PMProcter & Gamble is no longer content just to sell detergent to wash your clothes. It wants to dry clean them, too.
Koran-burning planned for 9-11 has Muslim community on edge Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 5:23PMGAINESVILLE, Fla. — Before she left her Miami home to return to the University of Florida this fall, Wajiha Akhtar’s parents gave her some unusual advice: Stay indoors as much as possible and, whatever happens, don’t go near the Koran burners.
Oracle Hires Mark Hurd as President Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 5:00PMREDWOOD SHORES, CA--(Marketwire - 09/06/10) - Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL - News ) today announced that Mark V. Hurd has joined Oracle as President and has been named to Oracle's Board of Directors. Mr. Hurd will report to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. "Mark did a brilliant job at HP and I expect he'll do even better at Oracle," said Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. "There is no executive in the IT world with ...
Jain school in final Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 12:41PMBangalore: Host Jain International Residential School and Mallya Aditi International School reached the girls football final at the JASE invitational inter-school Cup here on Monday.
Germany delays dumping nuclear power Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 12:33PMBallooning concerns: Anti-nuclear power protesters in Berlin on Sunday.
Current airfare search technology is inadequate 1/8BC-CNS-AIRFARESEARCHES:MCT 3/8 Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:29AMAirfarewatchdog.com
Hot off wire: Texas probes Google; YouTube loses copyright case; U.N. exec wants data sharing Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:16AMGet the latest news alerts: Follow LTW at Twitter. SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet's dominant search engine.
Warning note is sounded after city music store shuts up shop Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:28AMOne of Belfast’s longest established music shops has been forced to close in a move seen as another blow for a “threatened species”. Related Stories Technology firm secures £500,000 deal in US Burger King to be sold for $3.2bn ECB chief urges Irish to sort out bank fiasco Investors braced for worst in US jobs market Burger King swallowed up in whopper purchase
Best Practices for Selling Jello Shots? Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:46AMEach day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: Getting serious about in-bar promotions. Lovely gals selling candy-colored shots to drunk guys – sounds easy as pie, right? Well, it turns out there's a little more to the formula than meets the eye. Today the Wall Street Journal profiles a service that outsources ...
Where the jobs are now, and where they'll be next Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:32AMU.S. companies modestly added jobs in August, easing concerns that the nation might slip back into a recession. The latest jobs report released by the Labor Department today showed employment in the private sector rose by 67,000 payrolls, after a revised 107,000 increase in July that was more than originally estimated. The report immediately sent stocks rallying, despite the fact that overall ...
Hurco Narrows 3Q Loss, Matches Expectations Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:11AMRevenue for the Indianapolis-based company was $26.47 million, up 39% from $19 million a year ago, and trumping the Street's view of $24.94 million.
Inland business leaders want greenhouse-gas cuts suspended Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:10AMRiverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone, joined by local business leaders, urged voters Thursday to support the suspension of California's greenhouse gas law. The 2006 law, known as AB 32, requires that the state reduce emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Opponents of the law say the enormous investments needed to comply with AB 32 will kill jobs and burden local businesses.
Redbox and Amazon gunning for Netflix's online subscription business Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:03AMNetflix won't have the online movie subscription business to itself for long. Two of the biggest players in DVD sales and rentals, kiosk company Redbox and online retailer Amazon.com, have told Hollywood studios that they are looking to launch streaming...
Taking the 'search' out of search and rescue Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:01AMTheir emergencies happened hundreds, if not thousands, of miles from one another, but the captain whose vessel had become disabled near Kamalino, Hawaii, the pilot who crashed onto the Knik Glacier near Anchorage, Alaska, and the hiker who suffered a compound fracture while hiking near Merritt, Washington, all share a common experience: They were plucked to safety in the weeks leading up to the ...
Businesses rush to embrace smartphones Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:10AMAround half (48%) of UK small businesses are using smartphones for email or to use the internet for business purposes.
Samsung Epic 4G: The Galaxy S with the killer keyboard Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:02AMThe Samsung Epic 4G is Sprint's version of the Galaxy S and it has a number of features that make it unique from its cousins on the other carriers.
Suse Linux for VMware ships Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:19PMVMware and Novell announced on Wednesday general availability of Suse Linux Enterprise Server for VMware, geared for use in virtualized and cloud environments.
Business Beat: Career fair planned at InfoCision Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:13PMInfoCision's Huntington call center is having an open house job fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13. The teleservices company is looking to hire 50 salary positions to provide calling service for Verizon Wireless and the National Rifle Association, offering full benefits.
LION ENERGY TO AMMEND FARMOUT AGREEMENT WITH AFRICA OIL CORP. Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:01PMLion Energy Corp. is pleased to report that it has come to an agreement with Africa Oil Corp. regarding certain amendments to the existing farmout agreement on all its east Africa assets.
Digital Map Products Helps California City Provide Quick, Affordable GIS to Departments, Public Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:15AMIRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - September 1, 2010) - Digital Map Products (DMP), a leading provider of cloud-based spatial technology solutions, today announced Union City, California is now using its CityGIST technology to collect and share GIS data among departments and with the public. CityGIST is Digital Map Products' Software-as-a-Service enterprise GIS application created specifically for cities ...
Satellite navigation steers unmanned micro-planes Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:31AM(PhysOrg.com) -- An unmanned aircraft system guided by satnav has been developed within ESA's Business Incubation Centre to provide rapid monitoring of land areas and disaster zones. The planes have already helped Spanish farmers in Andalusia to fight land erosion.
Essent Guaranty, Inc. Selects SS&C's Software-Enabled Services Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:30AMWINDSOR, Conn. -- SS&C Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. , today announced that Essent Guaranty, Inc., has selected SS&C Direct, SS&C's institutional and insurance back- and middle-office software-enabled services, to service their insurance investment accounting processes.
Salesforce.com Introduces Jigsaw for Salesforce CRM Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:30AMSalesforce.com , the enterprise cloud computing company, today announced the arrival of Jigsaw for Salesforce CRM, an entirely new crowd-sourced business data service exclusive to Salesforce CRM customers.
DVD6C Announces New Licensing Program Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:14PMTOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DVD6C PATENT LICENSING / News DVD6C Licensing Group (Authorized Licensor: Toshiba Corporation) The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) consisting of nine leading developers of DVD technology and formats — Hitachi, Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Panasonic Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sharp Corporation, Toshiba Corporation, Victor ...
AutoCAD coming to iPad, iPhone, returning to Mac Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:34PMAutodesk is bringing its AutoCAD architecture, design, and engineering software back to the Mac OS after an 18-year absence, the company announced this evening. But the company plans to do more than offer a Mac OS X version of AutoCAD: It says it will release a free version of the software, dubbed AutoCAD WS, for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch that lets users review, edit, and share AutoCAD ...
EANS-News: CompuGroup Medical AG - acquisition of Visionary Healthware Group in USA Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:23PMCorporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Joint Ventures/Cooperation/Collaboration ...
New 4P Server by IBM Joins Record-Breaking AMD Opteron 6000 Series-Based Server Portfolio Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:18PMSAN FRANCISCO----The AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series platform, which redefined the server market by stripping away the long-standing “4P Tax” while driving record 2P and 4P performance, continues to add worldwide OEM partner platforms.
University alumni create skimmer, company to help clean up oil Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:09PMDevice glides over grass, protects marshes Like many Louisianans, Mark Gabriel and Erik Durr watched news coverage of the oil spill and wondered what they could do. And then they got up and did it. Gabriel, an industrial engineering graduate student, and Durr, a recent University alum...
Hey kids, we used less energy and more renewable tech in 2009! Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:38PMWell, here's a refreshing bit of news for a Monday afternoon: A new data set released by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory reports that we used a lot less coal and petroleum last year,...
Flickr gives NASA's historical photos some distribution Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:38PMIn a partnership, NASA, Flickr and the Internet Archive are putting up collections of historic photos ranging from launches and takeoffs to key players in NASA history.
Carry-On Joy: Airline Doubles Overhead Bins Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:34AMMany airlines are deciding it's time to spend some money to spruce up their cabins, and not just in first class. Even the lowly coach passenger may notice some differences. American Airlines, for instance, is doubling the capacity of its overhead bins. American airline - Airline - Aviation - Transportation - Technology
Paris, Frankfurt exchanges gain Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:29AMShare prices in Paris and Frankfurt were showing modest gains in early trading on Monday but analysts said investors were cautious ahead of key economic data.
S.Korea's POSCO eyes Norway's Elkem; Orlka shrs jump Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:20AM* Deal would help POSCO expand into renewable energy
Postal Service suffers as more business is conducted online Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:39PMAs more and more personal and professional business is conducted online, the fallout for the U.S. Postal Service continues to compile.
Not willing to pay the price Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:35PMTHERE is an expression, ‘A fool and his money are soon parted’. In the last week in quick succession, there were a number of news reports that illustrated the veracity of that idiom. One newspaper screamed ‘Student Scam’ on its front page. Quoting an officer from the City Commercial Crime Investigation Department, the paper reported [...]
Panther proud: LISD says facilities, programs set the district apart from others in East Texas Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:19PMWhen it comes to programs, facilities and staff, Lufkin Independent School District Superintendent Roy Knight said his district cannot be beat.
PC industry's woes could mean bargains this fall Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:20PMPC industry's woes could mean bargains this fall