Bruker BioSpin's MRI CryoProbe™ Selected for 2008 R&D 100 Award for Enabling Preclinical MRI on Mice at 60 Micrometer Spatial Resolution   A prestigious 2008 R&D 100 Award has been given to Bruker BioSpin for the MRI CryoProbe™, as one of the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace over the past year. Together with the 1.7 mm NMR MicroCryoProbe, this results in two magnetic resonance innovations from Bruker BioSpin being selected by the independent judging panel and editors of R&D Magazine in 2008. 2008-07-23

NurtureMyLeads Marketing Automation Software Provides the First Comprehensive, Scalable, Automated Method for Improving Sales and Direct Marketing Campaigns : Efficient Workflow Management Tool Broadcasts Unlimited Streams of Highly Targeted, Customized Collateral Via Web Sites, Email, Mobile Devices and Printed Media   Computer Information Technology Corporation (CITC) announced today the release of NurtureMyLeads, an advanced, scalable software solution for Marketing Automation which is designed to multiply the efficiency and success of any marketing & sales operation. NurtureMyLeads integrates, executes and tracks one-to-one, multi-touch, multi-channel, multi-media, direct marketing campaigns on a large or small scale. It allows marketers to create and fulfill highly personalized marketing campaigns, based on real-time prospect interaction, lead profiling, demographic information, and customer preferences. 2008-07-23

Dynavax Enters Into Supply and Option Agreement for Development of Universal Influenza Vaccine : Novartis Will Contribute Trivalent Vaccine to the Collaboration   Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq:DVAX) today announced an agreement with Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc. for the supply and development, and possible commercialization, of Dynavax’s novel Universal Influenza Vaccine in collaboration with Novartis. Under the agreement Novartis will provide Dynavax a supply of trivalent influenza vaccine, an essential component of Dynavax’s Universal Influenza Vaccine, for both clinical trial use and vaccine sales. Novartis receives an exclusive option to negotiate a Joint Development and Commercialization Agreement with Dynavax. 2008-07-23

Utilities, Inc. New Appointment: Donald Sudduth, Vice President – Corporate Development   Utilities, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Donald Sudduth to Vice President – Corporate Development. Mr. Sudduth joined Utilities, Inc. in 2006 as Director of Business Development. “Don has been an important member of our Executive Team at UI and I am pleased that his contributions are being acknowledged in this manner,” said Larry Schumacher, President & C.E.O. of Utilities, Inc. Prior to joining UI, Mr. Sudduth worked in the telecommunications industry in a variety of operations, management and finance positions. He has a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and technology from Purdue University and an Executive MBA from Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College. 2008-07-23

DynCorp International to Help Fight California Wildfires   The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as CAL FIRE, has awarded DynCorp International (NYSE:DCP) a $137.7 million contract to help suppress and control wild land fires. 2008-07-23

ADTRAN Awarded INTERNET TELEPHONY 2008 TMC Labs Innovation Award : NetVanta 1335 Honored for Outstanding Innovation   ADTRAN®, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN) announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) named the NetVanta® 1335 Multiservice Access Router as a 2008 TMC Labs Innovation Award winner presented by its publication, INTERNET TELEPHONY. 2008-07-23

modu Selected By AlwaysOn As the Top Mobile Company Of AO Global 250 : modu recognized for game-changing technology and market value   modu, inventor of the world’s lightest modular mobile phone, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as the Top Mobile Company of the AO Global 250. Selection as the AO Global 250 Top Mobile Company signifies major developments in the creation of new business opportunities in the global mobile industry. modu was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and other industry experts spanning the globe, based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz. 2008-07-22

New Demron-W Technology Awarded NFPA Class 2 Certification, Launched as World's Only Protective Ensemble for All Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Incidents   Ronald DeMeo, MD, MBA, president and chief executive officer with Radiation Shield Technologies (RST), today announced the new Demron-W technology has been awarded NFPA Class 2 Certification for Protective Ensembles for First Responders to CBRN Terrorism Incidents. RST enhanced its original Demron nuclear-radiation protection material to enable it to block all biological- and chemical-warfare agents, making the new Demron-W the world’s first and only protective ensemble for all types of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents. 2008-07-22

FutureResume.com, New Online Job Board, Offers Free Video Resume and Conferencing Capabilities for Job Seekers and Employers to Improve Recruiting : Online Job Board Offers Job Seekers FREE Listing and FREE Video Resume Posting Until Jan. 1, 2009   Greg and Theo Rokos, prominent executive search and sales leadership professionals, today announced the launch of FutureResume.com, a new concept in the online job board that allows job seekers to show their personality and professionalism through one- to two-minute video resume introductions that let them stand out from the crowd and find the perfect job. The new employment website lets hiring managers experience some of the same qualities a job seeker might reveal in an interview, but before the investment in a live interview, shortening and solidifying the hiring process. The new site also features employer video profiles that enable companies to stand out and showcase their corporate philosophy and culture so that job seekers can be sure to find the perfect fit. FutureResume.com executives say that no matter how many resume postings candidates may have on other sites, they will still come to FutureResume.com because it really is “the future of first impressions.” 2008-07-22

AutoRevo Names New Marketing Director : Melissa Maxey Joins the Industry-Leading Vehicle Marketing Platform to Manage AutoRevo's Marketing, Promotional and Branding Initiatives   AutoRevo (autorevo.com), the leading provider of on-demand marketing software for the automotive industry, today announced the appointment of Melissa Maxey as Director of Marketing. 2008-07-22

IDEA Health & Fitness Association Reveals Findings of 2008 Fitness Programs & Equipment Survey
IDEA Health & Fitness Association, the leading membership organization of health, wellness and fitness professionals worldwide with more than 23,000 members in over 80 countries, has revealed the results of its annual IDEA Fitness Programs & Equipment Survey. The 13th annual survey revealed a variety of emerging as well as more familiar activities that are continuing to gain momentum. 2008-07-22

Eat Like an Olympian! Real California Cheese Served to Athletes Competing at Beijing Olympic Games   19 days. 28 sports. 302 gold medals. 10,708 athletes. 6 cheeses. 2008-07-22

Plateau Launches "Roadmap to Performance Management" Seminars : Educational Breakfast Seminars in Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and Atlanta to Highlight Relationship Between Performance Management and Talent Management Strategies   Plateau Systems, leading provider of talent management software, services and solutions, today announced its “Roadmap to Performance Management” series of East Coast breakfast seminars to be held in August in Washington D.C., Tysons Corner, Va., and Atlanta. During these free seminars, talent management experts from the Human Capital Institute (HCI) will join Plateau customers including W.L. Gore & Associates and the Department of Labor and Plateau partner PricewaterhouseCoopers to present best practices and discuss the critical role performance management plays in helping organizations achieve a successful talent management strategy. 2008-07-22

Solaris 10 Achieves Most Complete Global Security Certification for x86 and SPARC Systems : Solaris 10 11/06 with Trusted Extensions Combines Real World Deployability and Virtualization With Common Criteria Certification for LSPP at EAL 4+   Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced the completion of a significant security benchmark for the Solaris (TM) 10 Operating System (OS). Solaris 10 11/06 with Solaris(TM) Trusted Extensions has achieved Common Criteria Certification for the Labeled Security Protection Profile (LSPP) at Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 4+, the highest commonly recognized global security certification. This allows Solaris 10 to be deployed by customers requiring Multi-Level Security (MLS) protection and independent validation of an OS security model - such as financial, healthcare and government institutions. More information and downloads of Solaris 10 are available at www.sun.com/solaris/10. 2008-07-22

New Edge Wins 'Service of the Year Award' for MPLS over DSL : Frost & Sullivan says breakthrough service radically changes network landscape   New Edge Networks, the business communications unit of EarthLink Inc., (NASDAQ:ELNK), says it received the 2008 North American Telecommunications Service of the Year Award for its breakthrough development of a service that allows businesses to prioritize their network data traffic over standard DSL access. 2008-07-22

Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior Joins CTO Forum Executive Board
The CTO Forum is pleased to announce that Padmasree Warrior, Cisco’s Chief Technology Officer, has joined the executive board of the CTO Forum. The CTO Forum brings together the best minds in the technology industry to define opportunities and to collaborate in harnessing the extraordinary potential of technology. 2008-07-22

Zuora's Online Billing Solution, Z-Billing, Sees Strong Market Demand with 17 Customer Wins in First Two Months : Marketo, Cloud9, TopRight and Coremetrics among the First Successful Deployments   Zuora, Inc., formed by Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) industry veterans from salesforce.com and WebEx to revolutionize the subscription billing industry, announces it has achieved a high number of early customer acquisitions since the launch of its first product. Companies that range from enterprise level to one-man startups are coming to Zuora for an online billing solution designed specifically to help manage and grow their SaaS and subscription businesses. 2008-07-22

LightPole Makes Official Foray Into Real Estate Market : Provides Location-Aware Mobile Discovery Solutions to Trulia and Brownstoner
In conjunction with the Inman News Real Estate Connect Conference, LightPole, Inc., a mobile application service provider for content publishers, today announced a focus on the real estate vertical with Trulia and Brownstoner. These innovative partners are building solutions on the LightPole mobile platform to provide their customers with unprecedented access to a wealth of real-time real estate information, no matter where they are. By offering solutions that address the entire spectrum of the market, the LightPole system demonstrates the scale and capabilities needed for category leaders such as Trulia, while offering the economics necessary to support hyper-local “long tail” players like Brownstoner. 2008-07-22

Flypaper Studio, Inc. Announces Launch of Flypaper Pro : Subscription Comes with Advanced Features for Creating, Sharing, and Tracking Interactive Stories that Sell   Flypaper Studio, Inc., founded by the team that developed ACT! and SalesLogix® CRM, announces the release of Flypaper Pro and the General Availability of their flagship application, Flypaper. Flypaper is a rich media application that allows subscribers to easily create, edit, and share interactive presentations and other content for live or Web-based delivery. Flypaper Pro is an advanced business solution that allows subscribers to track viewer statistics and capture data, host content on any Web site, and add animated, professionally designed elements such as charts and graphs. Flypaper Pro is available as a yearly subscription of $195 per year. 2008-07-22

New 'Best-Buy' Savings Rates from N&P : N&P launches two great new savings accounts One postal and one Internet-based
Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P) is launching two new savings accounts with ‘best-buy’ rates* – and there’s a choice for customers depending on whether they’d prefer to run their savings by post, or online. 2008-07-22

Nucleus Research Study Reveals CIO's Can Boost Business Productivity and Lower Operating Costs Through Web Content Deployment Automation Strategies : Research Indicates RepliWeb Deployment (R-1) Accelerates Information Release Cycles, Enables Lines of Business and Lowers Operating Costs of Web Operations   RepliWeb, a leader in application infrastructure software for web and application deployment automation, today announced that Nucleus Research, a leading independent IT research analyst firm, concluded an analysis on the cost benefits and productivity gains associated with implementing RepliWeb Deployment (R-1) in enterprise - datacenter, shared hosting and web application environments. 2008-07-22

James Bankoff, Former AOL Leader, Joins Board of Inform Technologies   Online media veteran James Bankoff has been elected to the board of directors of Inform Technologies. The announcement was made by Inform CEO James Satloff. 2008-07-22

Inovis Hosts Pan-Atlantic Customer Advisory Board Meetings to Continue Customer-focused Innovation
Inovis, a leading provider of Business Community Management solutions, recently hosted its Customer Advisory Board (CAB) meetings for customers in North America, the United Kingdom and continental Europe. Held in Atlanta and Cheshire, the CAB events represent continued investment from Inovis in mining market requirements for global supply chain management across various vertical industries by gathering voice of the customer input. Inovis incorporates strategic input from the CAB members with broader technology, multienterprise integration, supply chain and business trends to prioritize and identify new applications and opportunities to drive efficiency and value across shared business processes. 2008-07-22

FGI Finance hosts their Annual Golf Outing at Navesink Country Club   On June 23rd, 2008, FGI Finance (www.fgifinance.com) held their second annual Golf Outing at The Navesink Country Club, in Middletown, New Jersey (www.navesinkcc.com). This exclusive event is held every year to thank FGI’s partners for their support throughout the year. Hosted by David DiPiero, FGI Finance Chairman and CEO, the event was attended by over 100 of the industries top professional’s representing 63 companies from around the world. 2008-07-22