Sun Internet Radio Discusses Massive Multiplayer Online Game Development With Jennifer MacLean   Sun Microsystem's Chief Gaming Officer talks with Jennifer MacLean from 38 Studios about game development. MacLean is listed as one of the top 100 women in gaming by the NextGen website and is the chairwoman of the International Game Developers Association. She's an influential member of the games community and VP of Business Development for 38 Studios, a new game studio that is focusing on building a new Massive Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG). SHIFT Radio is a weekly Sun Internet radio program featuring interviews with leaders in the rich media and video gaming industries. 2008-08-27

VoloMed A New Health-Focused Online Professional Networking Site Launches : VoloGroup Are Delighted to Announce the Launch of Their New Health-Specific Professional Networking Web Site   The site has taken the advances in Web 2.0 functionality and developed a professional networking platform that will encompass all aspects of the healthcare sector. VoloMed will feature news, political and lifestyle content in addition to a comprehensive recruitment section. 2008-08-26

Toshiba Announces Affordable Full-Performance Projector with 3,000 ANSI Lumens : Priced at $1,119 (MSRP), the Toshiba TLP-XE30U Projector Offers Users 3LCD Technology, "Blackboard" Function and Three-Year Limited Warranty   A leader in creating innovative mobile computing products, Toshiba’s Digital Products Division, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced the launch of its affordable and powerful projector, the TLP-XE30U. Covered by Toshiba’s three-year standard limited warranty1, the 3,000 ANSI lumen mobile projector offers improved image quality with 3LCD technology and innovative features, such as “blackboard” wall color adjustment and quick-power shutdown, for the price of $1,1192 (MSRP). 2008-08-26

Sol Meliá Vacation Club Reports Strong First Half 2008 Results, Continued Growth and Development Despite Weak Economy   Now in its fourth year of operation, Sol Meliá Vacation Club (SMVC) is reporting a strong first half of 2008 with a growth in total revenues of 17 percent over the same period last year. The overall improvement in revenues has also resulted in a continued net profit margin of 40 percent for the first half of 2008. 2008-08-26

FutureResume.com Takes Next Step in "Video Hiring" with GreenJobInterview.com, the Online Videoconferencing Solution for Job Interviews : New Web-Based Videoconferencing Solution Will Contribute 2% of Gross Revenue to Environmental Organization, Miocean Foundation   “Companies have been trying to get online videoconferencing to really work for people for quite a while now. We think this is both the technology and the application to make it happen,” said Greg Rokos, president of FutureResume.com. Rokos was announcing the addition of GreenJobInterview.com to the arsenal of video-based capabilities available to job seekers and hiring companies on the new online job board, FutureResume.com. GreenJobInterview.com is literally a “point-and-click” online videoconferencing solution with no software required, and no up-front costs, allowing anyone to access browser-based GreenJobInterview.com and conduct a videoconference. Only a webcam is required. GreenJobInterview.com will supply a webcam to client companies at no charge if needed and if their chosen candidate is without a webcam, it’s a simple request to GreenJobInterview.com that one be sent out. 2008-08-26

The Villages Resident Survey Reveals Increased Need for Gyms for Active Adults : Resident Survey Highlights Active, Lifestyle, Opportunity for Gyms, Health Clubs to Expand   The Villages, the largest single site residential development in the U.S., released results of the annual resident survey illustrating shifting fitness and health trends among local baby boomer and active adults. The survey reveals more than 60 percent of residents exercise and play sports more than once a week. As a result, regular exercise has become a quality-of-life issue for residents as they have more time to indulge in their own fitness passions and have adopted exercise as part of their lifestyle. 2008-08-26

Free Tech Expo Pass Now Available for Largest Exhibition of Photoshop-related and Digital Imaging Technology at Photoshop World : Photoshop World Tech Expo – Sept. 5-6, 2008 – Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino – South Convention Center   A free Tech Expo pass (valued at $20 per person) is now available online at http://www.photoshopworld.com/freepass.html for the largest gathering of Adobe® Photoshop®, digital imaging, and graphic design technology by the biggest names in the industry at the upcoming Photoshop® World Tech Expo in Las Vegas, Sept. 5-6 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. 2008-08-26

SunEthanol Collaborates With MBI to Scale-Up Cellulose BioEthanol Process   Responding to the demand in the market for cellulosic biofuels, SunEthanol is collaborating with MBI International to scale-up a fermentation method for producing ethanol from non-food agricultural feedstocks. This fermentation method utilizes SunEthanol’s unique Q-Microbe™, which effectively digests and ferments cellulosic feedstocks to ethanol in a single-step process. 2008-08-26

Colorado Goldfields Generating Excitement in Silverton   Colorado Goldfields Inc. (OTCBB: CGFI) was featured in an article focusing on the rebirth of mining in Silverton, Colorado in the Durango Herald on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 which describes the local excitement generated by the Company’s recent drilling at its Gold King and Mogul Mines in Silverton. “The early indications are good at the drilling sites. We look forward to releasing results of the assay tests as they become available,” said Stephen Guyer, Chief Financial Officer. 2008-08-26

TradeKing Executives Discuss Forces Driving Phenomenal Growth in Options Market at FIA/OIC Conference in New York : CEO Don Montanaro, Vice President Christopher Sandel and Senior Options Analyst Brian Overby to Address Senior Financial Services Executives September 8 and 9, 2008 in New York
Three top executives at online broker dealer TradeKing (www.tradeking.com) have been tapped to lead the program at the upcoming FIA and OIC New York Equity Options Conference (www.futuresindustry.org/new-york-equity-options-conference.asp) on September 8 and 9 in Manhattan, drawing on TradeKing’s expertise in the options trading market. TradeKing CEO Don Montanaro will lead the “Positioning for Growth” panel, which will discuss the incredible growth that the options business has experienced over the last several years, and how firms can respond to the increasing interest in equity options shown by both individual and institutional traders. Approximately half of TradeKing’s business is in options trades, so company executives are uniquely positioned to discuss the growth in the industry. 2008-08-26

Northrop Grumman Recognizes TriQuint with Strategic Supplier, Innovation Awards : TriQuint was Only NGES 2008 Supplier Recognized with Two Awards   TriQuint Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TQNT), a leading RF front-end product manufacturer and foundry services provider, was recognized by Northrop Grumman Corporation Electronic Systems (NGES) at their 2008 Supplier Conference with an award for bulk acoustic wave (BAW) innovation. At the same event TriQuint also received a Strategic Supplier Award for its dedication to the success of NGES programs. TriQuint was one of 32 companies recognized by Northrop Grumman at the event and the only company to win two awards. The theme of this year’s NGES program was: “Raising the Bar in Performance.” 2008-08-26

Study Finds Most Online Home Seekers Searching Through Incomplete and Inaccurate Listings : Representative, Three-Market Survey Shows Popular Real Estate Search Engines Don't List Many Homes Available for Sale, With Comprehensiveness as Low as Eight Percent   A real estate industry study released today shows that most popular consumer real estate search engines, including Trulia, Zillow, Google and Yahoo!, offer home seekers only a small fraction of the homes actually available on the market - and that many of the listings are inaccurate or out of date. Real estate searches on these popular sites in three sample markets 2008-08-26

CouponChief.com Pays Customers to Submit, Share Coupons; It Pays-2-Share! : Site Provides Consumers with Incentives to Share Money-Saving Coupons, Deals   CouponChief.com, a Web site offering online coupons and discount codes, announced today a new program called "Pays-2-Share." CouponChief.com will now pay users 2% cash back on all purchases made from coupons they submit to the site up to a maximum of $25 per month per store. CouponChief.com will keep track of each user’s past and current earnings with interactive graphs when they sign into their account so they can find out how much it has actually paid for them to share. 2008-08-26

'Snobootz' Designed for Safer Winter Driving   A unique new, lightweight tire accessory designed to help provide safer driving conditions in winter weather coupled with easy installation compared to snow chains is being announced today by Navimetrix. 2008-08-26

CSIQ and CRDN Named Top Stock Recommendations for Election 2008 Investment Opportunities in Stock Research Report : Free Stock Analysis Report 'Election 2008: 6 Stocks for Profits from the Next President' Includes Stock Recommendations for Canadian Solar and Ceradyne Inc.
Ian Wyatt, Chief Investment Strategist for Top Stock Insights, has released his new research report, "Election 2008: 6 Stocks for Profits from the Next President." This report provides sector and stock recommendations for investment opportunities based on who wins the 2008 presidential election. 2008-08-26

RedPrairie WMS brings better visibility, efficiency and control to Yard Management through RFID : New WMS release supports use of RFID technology from check-in to check-out   RedPrairie Corporation, a world leading consumer driven optimization company, has integrated radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology into its Yard management system – a module of its WMS – to provide customers with a new level of visibility and control over yard operations and asset management. By using the area-awareness properties of RFID to track trailers from gate check-in through check-out, customers will be able to reduce the time, cost and uncertainties of managing trailer movements within their campuses. 2008-08-26

Solidcore Unveils Change Audit Solution for VMware Environments : Automates Validation of Change Across Virtual and Physical Systems to Provide Centralized View of Enterprise-Wide Change Events   Solidcore® Systems, Inc., the leader in change audit and configuration control, today announced its S3 Control™ software detects and validates change events to VMware environments in real time. Unlike previous methods that relied on multiple scan-based tools to manage change, the S3 Control software reconciles change events in real time from both virtual and physical infrastructures with an enterprise change management process. The Solidcore capabilities help customers define more comprehensive change policies and streamline the validation of changes throughout the IT environment to avoid costly downtime. 2008-08-26

Power Integrations EcoSmart® Technology Surpasses $3 Billion in Estimated Energy Savings : Technology Reduces Carbon Emissions by Cutting Power Waste in Electronic Products   Power Integrations (Nasdaq:POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, has saved consumers and businesses around the world more than an estimated $3 billion on their energy bills with its EcoSmart energy-efficiency technology. The technology has prevented an estimated 20 million tons of carbon-dioxide emissions from power plants since its introduction in 1998 – roughly equal to the annual emissions of over three million cars. 2008-08-26

Stephen Wares, Vice President of Business Development of Nair & Co, to Speak at Private Equity Analyst Conference : Conference Focused on the Trends in the Private Equity Industry Is to Be Held in September in NYC   Stephen Wares, Vice President of Business Development for Nair & Co, is hosting a workshop on Opportunities & Risks of Investing in BRIC at the 15th Annual Private Equity Analyst Conference (PEAC) scheduled for September 16-17, 2008 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. 2008-08-26

Varolii Launches Adherence Outreach—Automated Patient Notifications to Combat the Multi-Billion Dollar Medication Adherence Issue : On-Demand Patient Notification Service Helps Pharmacies Reach More Patients, Improve Refill Efficiency and Optimize Pharmacist Time   Today at the NACDS Pharmacy and Technology Conference, Varolii Corporation announced general availability of Varolii Adherence Outreach™, a fully managed, on-demand patient notification service that helps retail, mail-order and specialty pharmacies improve prescription medication adherence, a widespread health problem costing billions every year. By enabling delivery of automated, HIPAA-compliant communications to patients over the phone, through text messages or email, Adherence Outreach helps pharmacies reach more patients while avoiding the exorbitant time and money a traditional communications approach would require. 2008-08-26

PSCU Financial Services Launches GiveMe20.com To Help Parents Teach Money Management to Preteens and Teens   PSCU Financial Services, a cooperative of 500-plus credit unions nationwide, has launched www.GiveMe20.com to help parents educate their children about budgeting, credit/debit cards and other financial basics. The site name, GiveMe20.com, is a reference to a common request: “Can I have $20 to...?” 2008-08-26

Shifts in Energy Demand and Biofuels Capacity Could Turn the U.S. into a Net Exporter of Gasoline, Finds New Analysis from Booz & Company : Refiners struggle with demand dislocation between developed and developing world, biofuels, and the emergence of ultra-efficient vehicles   The refining industry is grappling with shifting scenarios for tomorrow’s energy landscape—including one case in which the United States could become a net exporter of gasoline by 2010, concludes a new analysis of the refining industry by global management consulting firm Booz & Company. The report, “Refining Trends: The Golden Age Or the Eye of The Storm? Part IV: Tough Choices,” explores rising demand for fuel in Asia and the BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China), mandates for biofuels, alternative technology vehicles, and the introduction of $2,500 automobiles. This confluence of factors is confounding an industry that counts on 20-year predictions to guide investment decisions made today. 2008-08-26

Janome America Takes the Quilting Industry by Storm with the Introduction of the Memory Craft® 11000 Special Edition   Recently celebrating the production of their 50 millionth machine, Janome America, Inc., a leading manufacturer of home sewing machines, takes another revolutionary step in the sewing industry with the introduction of the Memory Craft 11000 Special Edition (MC11000 Special Edition). This versatile machine is three sewing machines in one with new advanced features and options that will leave quilters everywhere astounded by its sophistication while leaving sewist and embroidery enthusiasts in awe. 2008-08-26

Sensory's BlueGenie Voice Interface™ Powers First Voice Controlled Bluetooth Headset : Sensory Enables BlueAnt V1 with Voice Recognition and Synthesis
Sensory, Inc.’s BlueGenie Voice Interface, the first and only integrated voice control and high quality speech synthesis technology for Bluetooth devices, is available to consumers today through the innovative BlueAnt V1 Bluetooth headset. BlueAnt announced this morning that the V1, the first ever Bluetooth headset with a true voice user interface (VUI) and the first stand-alone headset with Bluetooth Version 2.1, is now for sale through major online and retail outlets. 2008-08-26