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Tripwire, Inc., a global provider of IT security solutions, today announced the results of a survey of 131 information security professionals that revealed key differences between the way executive and non-executive IT professionals communicate with senior leadership. The online survey was ... read more

DejaOffice CRM, the most popular business CRM app for Android OS, has released a new version for Verizon's Samsung(®) GALAXY S(®)4 smartphone. The latest DejaOffice update turns the GS4 Life companion into a Business companion that optimizes Microsoft Outlook desktop productivity on the SGS4's 5-inch screen. DejaOffice CRM unlocks PC-style calendars, categories, contact management, notes, and task management for on-the-go professionals looking for efficiency from their mobile. The CRM tops similar Android apps with a 4-star rating and 3,400 reviews ... read more

Brandefined, an online marketing company based near Portland, Oregon, was recognized by Facebook for creating and maintaining highly successful ad campaigns through the Facebook platform. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130523/CG19557) Brandefined was founded in 2011 and primarily uses Facebook's tools to offer affordable online advertising solutions to small-to-medium-sized businesses. Their volume of high-performing campaigns attracted the eyes of the social media giant within the first year. At that time, Facebook contacted Brandefined and invited them to submit a case study to their Studio Edge ... read more

Tektronix (www.tektronix.com/video), the market leader in video test, monitoring and analysis solutions, today announced that its Sentry Edge II, a high-performance, high-density RF monitoring solution designed to specifically monitor the post-QAM edge of the video network, and MTS4000 MPEG Analyzer, the industry's choice for troubleshooting digital video services, have each respectively received a 2012 Cable Spotlight Product of the Year Award from Cable.TMCnet.com, a TMC sponsored cable technology website. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130103/SF36616LOGO-b) The latest edition to the Tektronix line of video quality ... read more

CommunityCam (TM), a publicly accessible crowdsourced camera mapping tool created by VideoSurveillance.com, is gaining fast momentum in the Portland, OR metropolitan area. The goal of CommunityCam is to provide local citizens and law enforcement with the tools necessary in the unfortunate event of a street crime. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130522/CG18414) Should a person become a victim of a crime, he or she can use CommunityCam to check for nearby surveillance cameras that may have recorded the incident, and then report the location of that ... read more

Consumer Cellular (www.consumercellular.com), the number one rated cellphone service for the third consecutive year and exclusive wireless provider for AARP members, has been awarded a prestigious Partners in Transformation award from Sears Holdings Corporation. Consumer Cellular received the award in the electronics ... read more

Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT), a leader in electronic design automation, today announced it has teamed with OpSIS and Lumerical Solutions to develop a complete EDA-style, full flow process design kit (PDK) for the OpSIS IME (Institute of Microelectronics) silicon ... read more

Elemental Technologies, the leading supplier of video solutions for multiscreen content delivery, today announced that Canby Telcom has chosen Elemental systems to help with creation of a channel on the Roku® streaming platform for over-the-top (OTT) delivery of local broadcast channels to subscribers. The Canby ... read more

Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) today reported that L-3 Link Simulation & Training’s (L-3 Link) operation in the United Kingdom has cut the number of electrical engineering change orders (ECOs) at production by 90 percent using Capital® software. The improvement ... read more

Rentrak Corporation (Nasdaq: RENT), a leader in multi-screen media measurement serving the advertising, television and movie industries, today announced that Cathy Hetzel, Corporate President & President, AMI Division, will present at the 8(th) Annual Needham Internet & Digital Media Conference at the Westin New York Grand Central Hotel in New York City on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. About Rentrak CorporationRentrak (RENT) is the entertainment and marketing industries' premier provider of worldwide consumer viewership information, precisely ... read more

Tektronix, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, today announced that the Tektronix Foundation has made a sizeable donation totaling $75,000 to fund three advanced laboratory and engineering programs at Oregon State University. This most recent gift continues the decades-long partnership between Tektronix and OSU. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130103/SF36616LOGO-b) Over the years, Tektronix has partnered in many ways with Oregon State to drive educational excellence," said Dr. Kevin Ilcisin, Chief Technology Officer, Tektronix. "In return, Tektronix has ... read more

Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) and Tezzaron Semiconductor Corp. today announced they are collaborating to integrate the Mentor® Calibre® 3DSTACK product into Tezzaron’s 3D-IC offerings. The new integration will focus on fast, automated verification of die-to-die interactions in 2.5D and ... read more

VendScreen, Inc., inventor of the VendScreen Revolution™ smart device for vending machines, has added new vision to its Board of Directors. Jim Brinton, former chairman of the National Automatic Merchandiser Association (NAMA), past president and chairman of Unified Strategies ... read more

Audio Precision, the recognized standard in audio test, today announced the availability of new Rub & Buzz and Air Leak detection acoustic tests for electro-acoustic devices using the APx series of audio analyzers. The new Rub & Buzz and Air Leak detection tests are in addition to existing acoustic tests such as energy-time curve (for gating reflections in non-anechoic environments), frequency response, distortion of individual harmonics, impulse response, and impedance, and are compatible with all APx models. APx Acoustics Tests enable ... read more

For today's entrepreneurs, starting a business is not all about the money. According to the 2013 State Of The Business Owner (SOBO) Report, announced today by business coaching leader EMyth, the top three reasons today's entrepreneurs start their business are: freedom to pursue new opportunities; following their personal passion; and, to gain independence from other's control. Money, in fact, ranks fourth. EMyth commissioned the State Of The Business Owner project, now in its second year, and surveyed ... read more

GlobeSherpa, a leading provider of secure mobile ticketing and payments software, and TriMet, Oregon's largest provider of bus, light rail and commuter rail transit services today launched a public beta test of TriMet Tickets, TriMet's mobile ticketing application. During the test, select riders will be able to buy and use tickets for buses, MAX trains, WES Commuter Rail and the Portland Streetcar anytime, anywhere using only their smartphones. This new technology will help save the agency millions by reducing the ... read more

Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that CNH, a world leader in agricultural and construction equipment, has transitioned to the latest VeSys® software platform and also added a number of compatible tools from the Mentor® Capital® ... read more

Regularly taking prescription painkillers, also known as opioids, is associated with a higher risk of erectile dysfunction, according to a study published online today in the journal Spine. The researchers included more than 11,000 men with back pain in the study and examined their health records to find out if the men taking prescription painkillers were more likely to also receive prescriptions for testosterone replacement or ED medications. More than 19 percent of men who took high-dose opioids for at ... read more

For years Vortx has been innovating smarter ways to sell online. Their most recent product EnnyWare is more than just an online store. This first-of-its-kind solution is an affordable, simple, multi-channel selling solution that is ahead of the trend in e-commerce solution development. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130515/DE14089LOGO ) Traditionally, e-commerce solutions burden the merchant with drawing traffic to one website; EnnyWare gives merchants the power to take their products to the shopper. An intuitive digital product library automatically broadcasts to all of ... read more