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 | brokersXpress Hires New Director of Recruiting
brokersXpress today announced the hiring of Lisa N. Julin, 36, as Director of Recruiting. brokersXpress, a wholly owned subsidiary of optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: OXPS), provides an online trading and reporting platform for independent investment advisors and registered representatives. 2008-03-19 |
 | Bifurcated Stent Company Stentys Completes $18 Million 'Series B' Venture Financing: Scottish Equity Partners leads the round; Sofinnova Partners
reinvests
"This financing round will allow us to complete clinical trials
and obtain CE Mark for our drug-eluting, bifurcated stent to treat
coronary artery disease..."
Gonzague Issenmann, CEO, Stentys
Medical device pioneer Stentys announced today that it has completed an $18 million 'Series B' round of venture financing. The lead investor was UK venture firm Scottish Equity Partners. Series A investor Sofinnova Partners also participated in the B round. Aelios Finance served as financial advisor to Stentys. Brian Kerr, one of the founding directors of Scottish Equity Partners and a Partner in the firm's Healthcare Group, will join the Stentys Board of Directors. 2008-03-19 |
SanDisk Promotes DRM-Free Music from More Than 50 Emerging and Critically Acclaimed Artists on microSD Card: Rock, Pop, and Hip-Hop Artists to Be Featured in a U.S.-Based
Music Promotion Tied to the Launch of the New 8GB Sansa Fuze MP3
Player
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), a leading seller of MP3 players in the United States, today announced the company will promote DRM-free music from more than 50 new and emerging artists on a microSD card. This U.S.-based program is the first of its kind to use microSD cards, and helps launch the new 8GB (gigabyte)(1) Sansa Fuze MP3 player. The "Sansa Sessions" microSD card is comprised of a collection of rock, pop, and hip hop songs, music videos, and photos from more than 30 labels. Featured artists include All Time Low, Ladytron, Magnet, Nada Surf, Of Montreal and The Coup. 2008-03-19
 | Analog Devices Introduces Industry's First Isolated Gate Drivers with Integrated Isolated Power: - ADuM5230 and ADuM6132 isolated half-bridge gate drivers reduce
system cost and size while increasing quality and reliability for
motor drives, power inverters, and plasma displays.
Analog Devices, Inc., a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications, is introducing the industry's first isolated half-bridge gate drivers that incorporate isolated power and isolated gate drivers in one package. Competitive products, such as optocoupler isolated gate drivers, require separate power isolation. Integration eliminates components, reduces system cost and size by as much as 50 percent, and improves system reliability and quality by simplifying designs. Furthermore, the new products will come pre-approved with safety approvals normally required for discrete-based isolated power supplies. 2008-03-19 |
Camera Module Assembly, Align & Test Flexible Automation Systems Enhanced with Remote Support by AEI: Global Demand by Automotive and Cell Phone OEMS for Flexible
Automation Systems for Camera Module Alignment Drives Need for
Enhanced 24X7 Support
Automation Engineering Incorporated (AEi), a global supplier of high-precision automation systems, now ships its CMAT(TM) (Camera Module Assembly, Align and Test) systems with online remote support capabilities. AEi's CMAT flexible automation system uses machine vision to actively align a lens assembly in X, Y, Z and across the corners in pitch and roll, achieving an even focus across its focal plane. The CMAT station achieves camera module alignment, assembly and test production rates that are 500 to 1000 percent faster than using manual methods. Using the remote support capabilities based on Virtual Network Computing (VNC) technology, AEi supports customer installations around the world with services ranging from routine diagnostics to process refinement and faultfinding. Support sessions use 128-bit encryption and are only initiated from the customer site as an enhanced security measure and to protect customer data. 2008-03-19
Mars Food US Announces Plans for $10 Million Plant Expansion in Greenville; Update Will Double Production of Uncle Ben's(R) 90-Second Ready Rice Line
To increase production and meet demand for its popular rice products, Mars Food US recently announced plans to invest $10 million in the expansion of its Uncle Ben's(R) plant in Greenville, Miss. throughout 2008. This investment is part of Mars Food's commitment to economic development in the Delta region, as well as designed to fulfill the expanding consumer demand for convenient, healthy, family-friendly foods. 2008-03-19
eBillingHub Selects OpSource On-Demand to Scale to Growing Business Demands: Delivers Electronic Billing Service for Law Firms to Improve Cash
Flow
OpSource(TM), the SaaS delivery experts, today announced that eBillingHub, the market leader in simplifying electronic billing for law firms, has selected OpSource On-Demand(TM), the leading Web operations solution, to deliver its Web-based SaaS ebilling and invoicing solution for law firms. eBillingHub made the decision to move from a traditional hosting provider to OpSource in order to meet the demands of its rapidly increasing business and to satisfy the compliance requirements of global law firms dealing with complex billing situations. 2008-03-19
 | Tool Tote Survives All-Terrain Torture Test to Prove It's Got Durability in the Bag: Duluth Trading Company Begins Tongue-in-cheek "Torture Tests" -
A Fiendish Series of Product Testing
Can a utility bag made to tote tools survive two miles on gravel roads behind a 2-ton truck and then hoist a 250-pound engine block? If so, this utility bag can surely withstand everyday reckless dragging, side swipes and overloading by tough tradesmen and still be the tool organizer that protects their most valuable business asset. This was the logic behind the Crash Test Tote Torture Test, one in a series of punishing and just plain fun product tests by Duluth Trading Company in pursuit of beefed-up tool storage, tool organizers and workwear. 2008-03-19 |
 | Infusion Software Launches Online Contest to Help Small Businesses Double Sales: Open Competition Invites Small Business Owners to Reveal Their
Inspiration from Infusion Software's New "The Edge of Success" eBook
To mark the introduction of its first eBook, Infusion Software, the leading provider of CRM software for small businesses, today announced the launch of a contest to find the most inspired small business. The contest is based on the eBook authored by Infusion Software's CEO, Clate Mask, "The Edge of Success: 9 Building Blocks to Double Your Sales." 2008-03-19 |
 | Symmetricom Announces North American User Group Meeting
Symmetricom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM), a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency technologies that accelerate the deployment and enable the management of next generation networks, today announced the company will host its North American User Group Meeting on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 in Kansas City, Missouri. The meeting will be held in advance of the Telcordia National Synchronization Workshop on Wednesday, April 16 - Friday, April 18, 2008. The User Group Meeting, free to all Symmetricom customers in North America, will focus on tactical issues faced by service providers preparing their network infrastructures to meet the precise timing and synchronization requirements of next generation applications. 2008-03-19 |
 |  AT&T Selects Crisp Wireless to Power NCAA ''March Madness'' Mobile Portal and Bracket Challenge: AT&T Users Can Square Off Against Each Other & Compare Their
Bracket Winners; View Video Highlights; Receive Up To Minute Results,
Scores & Newsfeeds; And The Chance to Win $10,000
Crisp Wireless (www.crispwireless.com), the leader in monetizing and powering mobile ventures for top media and entertainment companies worldwide, today announced a partnership with AT&T Mobility to offer its subscribers a dedicated mobile content portal devoted exclusively to the NCAA(R) Men's Division I Tournament, more commonly referred to as NCAA(R) March Madness(R). 2008-03-19 |
 | ON Networks Presents Draftguys TV: Learn about the NFL Stars of Tomorrow - Today
With the NFL draft just a month away, millions of fans anticipate the picks but rarely have the chance to get to know but a handful of players... until now. ON Networks(R) (ON) presents Draftguys TV, a new HD digital TV show that gives football fans an insider look at the NFL stars of tomorrow. 2008-03-19 |
Johnson & Johnson/Wharton Fellows Program in Management for Nurse Executives Enrolls 1,000th Participant, Celebrates 25th Anniversary: Seventy-five Nurse Leaders Attend the 25th Anniversary Reunion at
the Advanced Management Education Conference; Pulitzer Prize-Winning
Presidential Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin Discusses "Legacy"
The Johnson & Johnson/Wharton Fellows Program in Management for Nurse Executives has enrolled its 1,000th participant as the nursing management program celebrates its 25th anniversary. During the recent alumni reunion, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) announced plans to fund a full scholarship to the program for a nurse executive from Africa. 2008-03-19
 | Clarizen 2.0 On-demand Project Execution Software Unveiled at Microsoft's Under the Radar Event: Clarizen 2.0 Release Follows Host of Industry Accolades and
Customer Growth, Offering Revamped UI, Usability Enhancements and a
Range of New Features
Clarizen unveiled today version 2.0 of its on-demand project execution software at Microsoft's Under the Radar event in Silicon Valley, ushering in the "Era of Execution" for project management. Commercially launched in October 2007, this first major new product release of Clarizen's software-as-a-service solution offers significant updates and new features. 2008-03-19 |
It's Getting Hot in Here . . .: How Can You Tell if You Are Getting a Hot Flash?
Expert Offers Advice and Fast Relief
About 80% of women in the US experience a hot flash of some degree (mild, moderate, or severe) as they approach menopause. After suffering one too many hot flashes, product developer and consumer, Marie Cammarata, created the ideal solution: A hormone free cooling gel called Hot Flash Emergency Relief www.hotflashemergencyrelief.com. 2008-03-19
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