 | HP, Intel and Yahoo! Create Global Cloud Computing Research Test Bed : Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Lead the Way as Global Centers of Excellence
HP (NYSE:HPQ), Intel Corporation and Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO) today announced the creation of a global, multi-data center, open source test bed for the advancement of cloud computing research and education. The goal of the initiative is to promote open collaboration among industry, academia and governments by removing the financial and logistical barriers to research in data-intensive, Internet-scale computing. 2008-07-29 |
 | Southern California Water District Chooses Mirage NAC to Secure SCADA Network : Valley Center Municipal Water District to Eliminate Network Threats and Policy Violations
Mirage Networks, developer of patented, full-cycle Network Access Control (NAC) technology, today announced that Valley Center Municipal Water District, one of the largest water districts in Southern California, has chosen Mirage’s NAC solution to insulate its interconnected Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) network from exposure to network-based threats. Security On-Demand™, utilizing Mirage NAC technology and providing 7x24 network security services, offered the District an effective way to protect its corporate network and complex SCADA systems from threats and policy violations. 2008-07-29 |
 | Advanced Knowledge Associates Achieves ISO 9001 Certification : Leading PRISM System-on-Module Company 'Committed to Continuous Improvement'
Advanced Knowledge Associates (AKA), the leader in miniaturized, reconfigurable, fully self-contained and high-performance system-on-module technology, has announced that it has been awarded ISO 9001:2000 certification. 2008-07-29 |
 |  Ixia and Fanfare Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Test Automation and Productivity : Ixia's IP Test Automation Framework and Fanfare's Automated Testing Tools Integrated to Optimize the Quality Lifecycle
Ixia™ (NASDAQ: XXIA), a leading, global provider of IP performance test systems, and Fanfare, delivering innovative system testing solutions, today announced that they have formed a strategic partnership. The partnership builds on existing integrations between the companies’ products and plans to integrate Ixia’s Test Conductor™ IP test automation framework with Fanfare’s iTest™ test case authoring platform and device configuration capabilities. The endeavor is focused on creating powerful and comprehensive testing solutions for network equipment manufacturers, service providers, and enterprises to ensure quality and reduced time to market for network products and services. The integrated solution is to be showcased at iSimCity™, Ixia’s proof-of-concept lab and executive briefing center in Santa Clara, Calif. 2008-07-29 |
 | Vertical Circuits and Aptos Technology Sign Strategic Manufacturing Agreement : The companies establish high volume manufacturing capability for VCI's patented VIPTM vertical interconnect technology
Vertical Circuits, Inc.(VCI), a leading supplier of advanced 3D die level interconnect solutions, today announced the signing of a strategic manufacturing agreement with Aptos Technology, a major Taiwan based provider of high density memory package and memory card assembly and test services. Under the terms of the agreement, Aptos will provide high volume manufacturing services to VCI for its growing customer base adopting VCI’s 3D vertical interconnect solutions for memory product applications. To support the rising demand, Aptos is establishing a high volume assembly line capable of producing stacked die solutions based on VCI’s patented and proven vertical interconnect pillar (VIPTM) technology. 2008-07-29 |
 | Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Forced to Withdraw Recognition of SEIU Union
Stanford Hospital & Clinics (SHC) and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (LPCH) announced today that they have been forced to withdraw recognition of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 715. 2008-07-29 |
 | Sun Microsystems Internet Radio Shows Feature Discussions about StarOffice 9 and OpenOffice, and the Future of Casual Gaming
This week's Sun Microsystems Internet Radio shows feature Iyer Venkatesan, Sun's group marketing manager for StarOffice and OpenOffice.org, who discusses what's new with StarOffice 9 and OpenOffice on the Innovation Insider show, and Margaret Wallace, CEO and co-founder of Rebel Monkey, pioneers in the casual gaming industry on the Shift Radio show. 2008-07-29 |
 | Ixia and QualiSystems Integrate to Advance IP Test Automation : Integration Accelerates Productivity and ROI for Total Quality Optimization Across Product Lifecycles
Ixia™ (NASDAQ: XXIA), a leading global provider of IP performance test systems today announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with QualiSystems, a pioneer in the field of Test Automation, to integrate Ixia’s Test Conductor™ IP test automation framework with QualiSystems’ TestShell™ suite of vendor independent test applications. This strategic partnership enables customers to integrate with hundreds of industry leading test and measurement tools such as scopes, power supplies, PXI, multimeters, spectrum/network analyzers and IP performance test equipment. The integrated solution accelerates customers return on investments for test applications and hardware, improving quality assurance cycles as well as time to market. The integrated solution is to be showcased at iSimCity, Ixia’s proof-of-concept lab and executive briefing center in Santa Clara, Calif. 2008-07-29 |
 | Ixia, APCON Integrate IP Test Automation Framework and Intelligent Patching System : Partnership Provides IP Test Automation to Improve Customer Productivity and ROI
Ixia™ (NASDAQ: XXIA), a leading, global provider of IP performance test systems, and APCON, Inc., a leading provider of layer 1 switching solutions, today announced a strategic partnership to tightly integrate Ixia’s Test Conductor™ IP test automation framework with APCON’s INTELLAPATCH® line of intelligent lab switches. This partnership enables customers to improve their lab resource utilization, increase productivity and improve time to test by automating test applications and the supporting lab infrastructure. The integrated solution is to be showcased at iSimCity, Ixia’s proof-of-concept lab and executive briefing center in Santa Clara, Calif. 2008-07-29 |
 | Inc. Columnist Pamela Mitchell to Moderate the Principal Women in Business Teleclass Series : Reinvention Institute Founder to Lend Valuable Insight and Steer Content of New Programs for Women Business Owners
The Principal Women in Business Teleclass Series continues to demonstrate the importance of delivering forward-thinking content by announcing that Pamela Mitchell, Inc.com Women in Business contributor and Founder and CEO of The Reinvention Institute, will serve as moderator of four new 2008 programs. 2008-07-29 |
 | Ixia and QualiSystems Integrate to Advance IP Test Automation : Integration accelerates productivity and ROI for Total Quality Optimization across product lifecycles
Ixia™ (NASDAQ: XXIA), a leading global provider of IP performance test systems today announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with QualiSystems, a pioneer in the field of Test Automation, to integrate Ixia’s Test Conductor™ IP test automation framework with QualiSystems’ TestShell™ suite of vendor independent test applications. This strategic partnership enables customers to integrate with hundreds of industry leading test and measurement tools such as scopes, power supplies, PXI, multimeters, spectrum/network analyzers and IP performance test equipment. The integrated solution accelerates customers return on investments for test applications and hardware, improving quality assurance cycles as well as time to market. The integrated solution is to be showcased at iSimCity, Ixia’s proof-of-concept lab and executive briefing center in Santa Clara, Calif. 2008-07-29 |
 | LinkedIn Clicks With Sun Microsystems and MySQL to Power Over 25 Million Professionals Worldwide : World's Largest Professional Networking Service Strengthened Through Combination of Sun Servers, Open Source Software and Services
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced that the largest professional networking site, LinkedIn has selected Sun's MySQL Enterprise™ database subscription to support the company's rapid growth. With a network of more than 25 million professionals in more than 170 industries from around the globe and many more joining daily, LinkedIn turned to Sun when it recognized the need to increase the speed and performance of the open source database that powers its public Web site. 2008-07-28 |
 | BCI Aircraft Leasing, Inc. Announces the Novation of Two Boeing 737-200 Operating Leases from Aloha Airlines to Aloha Air Cargo
Chicago-based BCI Aircraft Leasing, Inc. (“BCI”) today announced that operating leases for two Boeing 737-200 aircraft previously on lease to Aloha Airlines have been novated to Aloha Air Cargo. 2008-07-28 |
 | Gustavo Cisneros: Miss Universe 2008: Another Triumph for Venezuelan Women
Gustavo Cisneros, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Cisneros Group of Companies, said today that the triumph of Dayana Mendoza, Miss Venezuela 2007, in the Miss Universe pageant held on July 14 is yet another of the many triumphs of Venezuelan women in all areas of public life. 2008-07-28 |
 | FedFinancial Federal Credit Union Implements Digital Dialogue's Outbound Program : 24/7 Call Center Outreach Service Offering Improves Member Acquisition Rate
Digital Dialogue, a PSCU Financial Services company and nationwide provider of 24/7 call center operations and software solutions to credit unions, recently extended its outbound program to Rockville, Md.-based FedFinancial Federal Credit Union, which provides financial services to federal employees and their family members in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore areas. 2008-07-28 |
eXpresso Selects OpSource to Bolster Infrastructure and Increase Scalability : Leading Web Operations Solution Enables eXpresso Corporation to Scale Excel Collaboration Solution to Meet Demands of Rapidly Expanding Clientele
OpSource™, the leader in Web operations, today announced that eXpresso™ Corporation, provider of online collaboration services for business, has chosen OpSource On-Demand™ for scalable Web delivery of its secure, award-winning solution. eXpresso enables users to share and collaborate on any Microsoft® Excel® file, regardless of location, which assists in the trend toward managed online business communities. 2008-07-28
 | SunTech Medical's Oscar 2(TM) Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor Selected by Intermountain Healthcare
Today SunTech Medical announces the first installation of its Oscar 2 ambulatory blood pressure monitor (ABPM) in the Intermountain Healthcare system. These monitors were placed at the flagship Intermountain Medical Center facility in Murray, UT in the heart of the Salt Lake Valley. 2008-07-28 |
 | New Report Reveals Rise and Influence of Gamma Women, a 55 Million Strong and Growing Consumer Segment : Meredith releases The Gamma Factor: Women and the New Social Currency
Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP), the leading media and marketing company serving American women, today released The Gamma Factor: Women and the New Social Currency. This new report uncovers the rise of Gamma women: a growing segment – significant both in number and influence – that is creating a groundswell in today’s new media and marketing landscape. 2008-07-28 |
Internationally Recognized Breast and Lung Cancer Expert Mohammad Jahanzeb, M.D., Joins Aptium Oncology Network as Medical Director for Lynn Cancer Institute West Campus of Boca Raton Community Hospital
Mohammad Jahanzeb, M.D., F.A.C.P., an internationally recognized expert in the multidisciplinary management of breast and lung cancer, has joined the Aptium Oncology network as National Program Director, Care Guidelines, and Medical Director at the Lynn Cancer Institute West Campus of Boca Raton Community Hospital in Boca Raton, Florida. 2008-07-28
 | NetQoS Integrates F5 Metrics to Improve Performance Monitoring : Integration Brings F5 Performance Views into NetQoS Performance Center for Improved Application Delivery
NetQoS® Inc. announced that performance and availability views from F5 Networks, Inc. devices are now available in the NetQoS Performance Center. The integration provides real-time performance metrics in a single Web-based management console supporting multiple devices from F5, the global leader in Application Delivery Networking. In addition to ease of access and strengthened security, joint customers will benefit from the NetQoS Performance Center’s analysis and alerting capabilities to more quickly address network problems and improve application delivery across the network. 2008-07-28 |
 | 'Spraychel For President' Campaign Declares Victory, Creaming Butterman in Fridge Race : More Than 430,000 Online Voters Headed to the Polls to Elect Spraychel, the I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!(R) Spray, to the Top Post
After an election season steeped in drama, voters showed their strong appetite for progress by catapulting Spraychel to a victorious win as Fridge President! Despite the Butter Party's numerous attempts to brainwash the fridge constituents in its favor, Spraychel, the I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!(R) Spray, proved more than capable of beating opponent, Maxwell Butterman, by a landslide. 2008-07-28 |
 | Better Place Challenges the World to Live Free from Oil : Better Place Asks the World to Tell Their Story of Oil Independence
In its ongoing effort to help people live free from oil, Better Place announced today the unveiling of its new brand identity and online campaign aimed at connecting people online with a shared mission and goal. In addition to the company name and Web site (www.betterplace.com) refresh, Better Place launched a dynamic and uniquely animated logo that visually represents the core pillars on which the company stands – people, planet, prosperity and plug. 2008-07-28 |
 | Winning Edge Settles Patent Lawsuit with SportsDirect and Covers Media Group : General Patent Corporation International Acts as Licensing Agent
General Patent Corporation International (GPCI), a leading patent licensing and enforcement firm, announced today on behalf of its client, Winning Edge International, formerly known as GWIN, that Winning Edge has settled its patent infringement lawsuit against Canadian corporation SportsDirect, Inc. and its subsidiary, Irish corporation Covers Media Group Ltd. 2008-07-28 |
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