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Plandai Biotechnology, Inc. (OTCQB: PLPL), a producer of highly bioavailable plant extracts for industries including health, wellness, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical, today announced an agreement under which Willows Ingredients, Ltd. of Ireland will distribute Plandai's Phytofare(TM) extracts into European markets. Targeted industries included in the agreement are the medical, nutraceutical and animal sectors. Willows Ingredients will have exclusive rights sell and market Phytofare(TM) to its existing customer base as well as to new customers it adds during the term of ... read more

Aleddra LED Lighting, a business unit of Lightel Technologies, Inc., today announces that at Light Fair 2103 its energy-efficient EasiRetrofit® LED T8 tube booked record sales and its new LightFly(TM) 5000 Balloon Light drew passionate interest from multiple segments. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130502/PH05664-a )(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130502/PH05664-b ) Aleddra's famous EasiRetrofit® LED T8 tube continues to wow domestic and international attendees last week at Light Fair. This UL 1598C classified double-ended LED tube distinguishes itself with a patented double-safety switch (DSS). The DSS design enables the ... read more

MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ: MVIS), a leader in innovative ultra-miniature projection display technology, today announced its operating and financial results for the first quarter of 2013 and the advancement of its 2013 business objectives. ... read more

F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) today announced that on May 1, 2013, the company issued a total of 98,006 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to 20 employees who joined F5 in connection with the company’s acquisition of LineRate Systems, a developer of software defined networking (SDN) ... read more

Pagemark Technology, Inc. a leading brand protection and security provider, today announced the launch of Pagemark Track and Trace, a proprietary turnkey software solution designed for enhanced counterfeiting and diversion protection. Pagemark Track and Trace incorporates the company's Pelta™ technology, which utilizes a covert ... read more

TACOMA, Wash., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sound Physicians, a leading hospitalist organization focused on driving improvements in quality, satisfaction and financial performance of inpatient healthcare delivery, will be presenting at the Hospital Association of Southern California's 2013 Annual Meeting. Gary Wilde, president and CEO of Community Memorial Health System, will join Sound Physicians' Mark Rudolph, MD, VP of patient experience and physician development, for the session, entitled, "Engaging Physicians to Lead Patient Experience Improvement." They ... read more

BOTHELL, Wash., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BioLife Solutions, Inc. (OTCQB: BLFS), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of proprietary clinical grade hypothermic storage and cryopreservation freeze media for cells and tissues, and contract aseptic media manufacturer, today announced that it has licensed specific areas of its intellectual property to Janssen Research & Development, LLC (Janssen). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090814/BIOLIFELOGO) Mike Rice, Chief Executive Officer, said, "Our team has worked closely with Janssen for several years.  CryoStor has shown remarkable ability to maintain viability and ... read more

NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced results from two studies that are featured in oral presentations this week at IMPAKT Breast Cancer Conference. The studies demonstrated that the Prosigna™ Breast Cancer Prognostic ... read more

The Verizon Foundation and A CALL TO MEN - a leading national violence prevention organization - will bring together dozens of middle school, high school, college and community coaches on Tuesday (May 7) for a free domestic violence prevention training program entitled, A Call To Coaches: Your Voice Counts. Hosted at CenturyLink Field, the home stadium of the Seattle Seahawks, the half-day, interactive seminar will teach coaches and mentors how to foster a healthy manhood, promote healthy relationships and foster positive ... read more

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RealNetworks, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK) today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. Quarterly Summary: -- Revenue of $56.8 million -- Net loss of $(11.7) million or $(0.33) per share -- Adjusted EBITDA of $(3.0) million -- Cash and short-term investments of $260.6 million as of March 31, 2013 "We continue to execute our turnaround plans to put RealNetworks on a path to growth ... read more

Airbiquity, a global leader in connected vehicle services, today announced that it joined industry leaders at the first official meeting of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) Leadership Circle, a thought leadership group dedicated to promoting and enhancing the use of ... read more

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will host its 13th annual Information Technology (IT) Day at the Three Rivers Convention Center on Wednesday, May 8, to increase IT education and awareness, as well as to encourage networking and collaboration in industry, academia and the community. The daylong event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., is free of charge and open to the public. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110419/PH85737LOGO-b) The 2013 IT Day theme is "Innovation at the Edge." Attendees are invited to participate ... read more

eMagin Corporation (NYSE MKT: EMAN) will release first quarter 2013 earnings and host a conference call that will be webcast on Thursday, May 9, 2013. Management will discuss financial results for the first quarter of 2013, ended March 31, 2013, and provide a corporate update. ... read more

Simply Measured today announced record growth for the first quarter, buoyed by strong sales, an expanded product portfolio, and increasing demand for analytics and reporting solutions that bridge the gap between social and the web. Revenue was up 250 percent year over year, with customer ... read more

SolutionsIQ (www.SolutionsIQ.com), a global provider of Agile transformation services, today announced it has partnered with Angela Druckman, one of the industry's leading trainers and thought leaders on Scrum and Agile development. Druckman, a Certified Scrum Trainer, Agile coach and author of 30 Days to Better Agile, will deliver SolutionsIQ training courses to help organizations gain a firm understanding of modern software practices and useful strategies for implementing Scrum and other essential Agile methods used to improve the software development and ... read more

Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHX), a leader in mobile performance advertising, today announced the launch of several new features to its award-winning Local Leads platform, which has focused exclusively on boosting customer conversions at the local level for nearly a decade. ... read more

Intermec, Inc. (NYSE: IN) today announced that World Vision, a global Christian humanitarian organization that provides humanitarian aid to approximately 12-15 million people each year through relief assistance, has deployed the Intermec CN50 handheld mobile computers for use in aid distribution efforts around the globe. Paired ... read more

Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ: OMER) today announced that it has requested Fast Track Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the development of OMS824 for the treatment of Huntington's disease. OMS824 selectively inhibits phosphodiesterase 10 (PDE10), an enzyme expressed in areas of the brain linked to a wide range of diseases that affect cognition, including Huntington's disease and schizophrenia. OMS824 has shown promising results in animal models directly relevant to Huntington's disease and, as previously announced, OMS824 was ... read more

OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: OGXI) today announced plans for the initiation of the Rainier(TM) trial, an investigator-sponsored, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 2 trial evaluating OGX-427 in combination with ABRAXANE(®) (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension)(albumin-bound) and gemcitabine in patients with previously untreated metastatic pancreatic cancer. Rainier will randomize approximately 130 patients to receive either OGX-427 or placebo in combination with ABRAXANE and gemcitabine therapy. The primary endpoint of the trial will be overall survival, with additional analyses to evaluate progression-free survival ... read more