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Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) today announced that it is sponsoring six Maker Corp Host Sites as part of its ongoing efforts to inspire more student interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers in the U.S. The Maker Corps program is run by the Maker Education Initiative, a non-profit dedicated to the idea that every child is a maker. The program addresses the need for personalized support and expertise in introducing maker-oriented experiences in existing educational programs across the U.S. Cognizant will ... read more

DocuSign, The Global Standard for eSignature®, welcomed more than 1,000 customers, prospects, partners, and developers at its annual DocuSign MOMENTUM conference. Highlights of the event included keynotes and panels with tech innovators Mary Meeker, general partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ... read more

Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG) announced today that its Brandywine Communications Technologies LLC subsidiary has entered into a license and settlement agreement with Mitel Network Corporation. This agreement resolves patent litigation that was pending in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. ... read more

Integral Development Corp. (www.integral.com), a leading provider of FX trading solutions and services, announced today that it is ready to provide its customers with a Swap Execution Facility (SEF) in time to meet stated deadlines by the U.S. Commodity Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC). This announcement ... read more

IMAX Corporation and GAUMONT today announced that award-winning French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet's (Amelie) highly anticipated film, The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX(®) 3D format and released in IMAX(®) theatres across France beginning Oct. 16, with the possibility of expanding to other territories. The film is an adaptation of Reif Larsen's exciting novel about a 12-year-old cartographer who embarks on a solo journey from his Montana home to pick up an award at ... read more

The singer will tour from coast to coast this year, appearing at entertainment venues in many destinations. He will wrap up his tour on November 30 in Oakland, California, and U.S. fans in major cities across the map have an opportunity to participate in a live performance. SuperbTicketsOnline.com is offering tickets in all price ranges to concertgoers interested in attending a show. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130516/CG14627) Concerts will book fast due to the overwhelming popularity of the talented performer, with entertainment venues likely ... read more

Marketo, the provider of a leading cloud-based marketing software platform, announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 6,059,509 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $13.00 per share. The shares are expected to begin trading on The NASDAQ Global Select Market on May 17, 2013, under the symbol "MKTO". Marketo is offering 5,750,000 shares and selling stockholders are offering 309,509 shares. Marketo will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale ... read more

May 16, 2013 – Madelyn Lucas, 14, from Farmington, N.M. explained her research project on probiotics’ affect on the digestive system to an eager group of middle schoolers at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the world’s largest high school science research competition. More than ... read more

Remo Software has released a free data recovery tool which is available for everyone. Now, there is no need to spend dollars to recover files, photos and other important data; as users can get back their data without even spending a penny. Remo Recover Windows Free Edition is a powerful recovery utility built on the award-winning Remo Recover Engine that uses deep scan techniques for searching and recovering lost, deleted and formatted data from any storage media - and all ... read more

ArchetypeMe, the new website that helps curate the world of content, commerce, and community for individuals, through the language of archetypes, has just launched a new editorial series in an effort to educate and entertain users on the concept of archetypes as a tool to improve ... read more

SAN DIEGO, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ESET, the global leader in proactive digital protection with a 25 year track record of developing award-winning technology, has uncovered and analyzed a targeted campaign that tries to steal sensitive information from different organizations, particularly in Pakistan (with limited spread around the world). During the course of ESET investigations several leads were discovered that indicate the threat has its origin in India and has been going on for at least two ... read more

Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in open, standards-based unified communications and collaboration (UC&C), today announced that its Board of Directors has named Kevin Parker as Chairman of the Board effective May 16, 2013. Polycom’s prior Chairman of the Board, David ... read more

Jimdo, the easiest website creator on the web, launched the Turkish language version of its DIY website-building tool, the startup announced today. Jimdo sees great potential in the large and youthful country. Jimdo already supports 11 other languages(1) with a team of native speakers, translated help documentation, and a localized version of the tool. Now, Jimdo is available to over 75 million Turkish speakers(2). With its new language offering, Jimdo enters a lucrative market. Turkey is eagerly embracing the internet: ... read more

Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd. (NYSE: FSL) announced today that Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. ("Freescale"), its wholly owned indirect subsidiary, priced the previously announced offering of its senior secured notes. The offering consists of $500 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2021 (the "Notes"). The Notes will bear ... read more

Merchant e-Solutions (MeS), a tier one provider of credit card payment processing solutions for banks, merchants and partners, took home the SuiteApp Developer Network (SDN) Partner of the Year Award at NetSuite's annual SuiteWorld conference held at the San Jose Convention Center. Merchant e-Solutions was awarded SDN Partner of the Year for its Reconciliation of Credit Card Payments application. MeS' reconciliation application seamlessly integrates MeS' credit card payment processing with NetSuite's SuiteApp interface and allows merchants to quickly and easily ... read more

CompuCom Systems, Inc. (the “Company”), has established a password-protected online data system with Intralinks to provide reports to bondholders. To access reports, a party must pre-register and certify that it is eligible to do so. Access to the reports ... read more

Get ready to dance, sing, and scream your hearts out for the Backstreet Boys as they embark on another series of performances. The tour kicks off on August 2, 2013 at the Charter One Pavilion At Northerly Island, Chicago and will run until September 8, 2013 at the Sleep Train Pavilion in Concord, CA. The Backstreet Boys are known for being one of the biggest boy bands in recent history. They have an impressive track record of successful ... read more

Optimal Solutions Integration, Inc. (Optimal), an award-winning SAP® services partner, today announced it has been named the winner of the Americas’ SAP Users’ Group (ASUG) Affiliate Member Infinity Award. Presented to Optimal at the 2013 ASUG Annual Conference, co-located ... read more

The U.S. Small Business Administration and the W20 Group, a cluster of digital communications companies, will present Creating Content and Engaging for Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, the third topic in the five-topic social media webinar series. The webinar will help small business owners create content to broaden their reach and market their products using some of the most popular social media tools. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110909/DC65875LOGO) A survey conducted by CompTIA in 2012 found that that benefits of using social networking tools include: ... read more

NII Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: NIHD) today announced the pricing of the offering, through its wholly owned subsidiary NII International Telecom S.C.A., of $700 million principal amount of 7.875% Senior Notes due August 15, 2019. The issue price is 100% of the principal amount of the notes. The size of the offering was increased from the previously announced $500 million to $700 million. The notes were offered in a private placement pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under ... read more