United States News

Thursday, March 3, 2011

• Allos Therapeutics Announces Special Protocol Assessment Agreement with FDA for Phase 3 Trial of FOLOTYN in Patients with Previously Undiagnosed Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma --- WESTMINSTER, Colo.
  Posted at 2:00 PM
  

  Allos Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTH) today announced that the Company has reached agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under its Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) process for the design of the Company’s Phase 3 clinical trial of FOLOTYN® (pralatrexate injection) in patients with previously ... read more
• Intuit Director of Investor Relations to Present at UBS Technology Conference --- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.
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  Matt Rhodes, director of investor relations at Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq:INTU), will present at the UBS Technology Conference in London on March 9. The presentation will begin at 5:15 a.m. Eastern time and will be available live via audio webcast ... read more
• CONMED Corporation Sets Annual Meeting Date --- UTICA, NY
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  UTICA, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 03/03/11 -- CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ: CNMD) announced today that its Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Company's corporate offices, 525 French Road, Utica, NY 13502 on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 3:30 P.M. Eastern Time. Shareholders of record at the close of business on March 31, 2011 shall be entitled to vote at the 2011 Annual Meeting. CONMED Profile CONMED is a medical technology company with an emphasis on surgical devices and ... read more
• Testimony on Positive Impact of Smoke-Free Workplace Legislation Given in Two Days of Committee Hearings --- AUSTIN, March 3, 2011
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  This week, smoke-free workplace bills were heard in the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services and the Texas House Committee on Public Health. Both committees left the bills pending, which is common in the legislative process. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110303/DA58998) Numerous individuals including business owners, musicians, organization representatives and others provided testimony in favor of the bills. Many of these individuals have experienced the dangerous effects of secondhand smoke exposure first hand. "From my perspective as a researcher in the ... read more
• Bar Code Inventors to Be Inducted Into National Inventors Hall of Fame --- ARMONK, N.Y., March 3, 2011
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  The National Inventors Hall of Fame today announced it will induct retired IBMer (NYSE: IBM) Norman Joseph Woodland for his contribution to the invention of the Universal Product Code (UPC). The UPC has become the world's most pervasive inventory tracking tool and has transformed the way consumers shop, how businesses and retailers manage inventory -- from large industrial equipment to canned goods sold in grocery stores. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bar-code-inventors-to-be-inducted-into-national-inventors-hall-of-fame-117347203.html (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO ... read more
• Neoprobe 4th Quarter and Year-End 2010 Earnings Conference Call Invitation --- DUBLIN, Ohio
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  Neoprobe Corporation (NYSE Amex: NEOP), a diversified developer of innovative oncology surgical and diagnostic products, today announced it would report its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2010 on Monday, March 7, 2011 at the opening of the financial markets. The announcement ... read more
• IMSI/Design Announces New Renditioner Pro v2 --- NOVATO, CA
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  NOVATO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/03/11 -- IMSI/Design, the global leader in retail CAD, announced its leading photorealistic rendering and lighting control plug-in for Google™ SketchUp™ and SketchUp Pro has been updated. Renditioner Pro v2 has been completely re-written and supports dozens of new features and enhancements. "Renditioner Pro v2 is now much more powerful," stated Bob Mayer, COO of IMSI/Design. "We believe Renditioner Pro v2 sets an even higher standard for photorealistic rendering and lighting control within SketchUp ... read more
• Dorsey Wright & Associates Purchases 19% Stake in Stockezy.com, India's 1st Social Investing and Networking Site --- RICHMOND, Va., March 3, 2011
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  Dorsey Wright & Associates (DWA), an independent and privately owned registered investment advisory firm based in Richmond, VA, has purchased 19% of Stockezy.com (www.stockezy.com), India's first on-line social investing and networking community, which allows its members to find the best Stocks and the best Investors. Dorsey Wright & Associates is widely regarded as an expert in the area of Point & Figure technical analysis and managing investment portfolios. DWA recognized that India is an untapped marketplace and wanted to educate ... read more
• Scientists Find Extreme Oxygen Isotope Variation In Meteorite --- HOUSTON, March 3, 2011
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  NASA research on a meteorite has provided new evidence that the inner planets formed from materials spread far and wide in the early solar system, and not just from nearby matter. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Oxygen isotopic measurements in the core and outer rim of a calcium-aluminum-rich inclusion contained in the Allende meteorite record the entire range of oxygen isotopic composition previously measured in all solids in the solar system. The research provides the first measurements to show that early forming solids experienced vastly varying ... read more
• New Mobile App and Mobile Web Site Introduced by Technology-Savvy Celebrity Cruises --- MIAMI, March 3, 2011
  Posted at 1:44 PM
  Celebrity Cruises knows consumers' vacation time is precious, as is the time invested in researching and planning for that rare time away. So, Celebrity has made the process more widely accessible, not to mention even more fun, by introducing the brand's first mobile app and mobile web site. Now, iPhone users have the opportunity to download the free, new app from the Celebrity web site (www.celebritycruises.com), or from the Apple store. Users of Celebrity's new mobile app will have a wealth ... read more
• St. Andrews Country Club of Boca Raton Releases iPhone App --- BOCA RATON, Fla., March 3, 2011
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  St. Andrews Country Club of Boca Raton releases a free branded iPhone app designed to attract new members while offering a fresh way to communicate club events and activities to its membership. Realtors around the world will find the app a useful sales tool to showcase the club and available real estate. The app is available at no charge in the iTunes App Store and was developed by Appitise, Inc., a leading software developer specializing in branded club apps. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091110/SACCLOGO) ... read more
• Rayovac Offers Fun Activities and Free Giveaways to Power Daylight Savings Time and Spring Safety --- MADISON, Wis., March 3, 2011
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  Daylight Savings Time, which begins Sunday, March 13, is just around the corner. Rayovac is revving up for Daylight Savings Time by offering a host of engaging activities, fun giveaways and tips for sprucing up your fire safety plan to keep your family safe. This year, when "springing forward" why not simultaneously spruce up your safety plan? It's a perfect time to once again ensure your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are functioning properly. And, if you ... read more
• Palisades 1st Ever Digital Tradeshow a Smashing Success --- BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., March 3, 2011
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  Palisades, the nice New Jersey car insurance company, hosted its first-ever Digital Tradeshow at their annual agent meeting on March 2, 2011. The company also addressed challenges in the New Jersey automobile insurance industry and provided several innovative solutions to support independent agents. Karen Murdock, Vice President of Marketing and Distribution, spoke with agents about the importance of utilizing today's digital marketing solutions for prospecting and for capturing customers who begin shopping online. Demonstrating the value of online marketing, ... read more
• Sears Holdings Issues Open Letter to Amazon.com Affiliates --- HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., March 3, 2011
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  Sears Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq: SHLD) today issued an open letter to Amazon affiliates. Dear Amazon.com Affiliates, Amazon.com, in response to e-Fairness legislation, is once again threatening to leave states and terminate relationships with all its affiliates rather than contribute to the local community by collecting and remitting the sales tax that is due. This time, one of those states is our home state of Illinois and we want affiliates here, in California and around the country to know that you have ... read more
• MapMyFITNESS Launches New Nutrition Center to Give Members Access to Online Nutrition Tracking --- AUSTIN, Texas
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  MapMyFITNESS, Inc., the premier provider of web and mobile health and fitness-related software applications, recently launched its new Nutrition Center—a comprehensive resource aimed at helping MapMyFITNESS members get better educated about their food choices and more committed to their nutrition and weight loss goals. ... read more
• Verizon Wireless Recognized as Call Quality Leader in Kansas in Latest J.D. Power and Associates Study --- KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 3, 2011
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  Verizon Wireless ranked highest among all other national wireless providers in the Southwest Region, which includes Kansas, in the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 Wireless Call Quality Performance Study(SM), Volume 1, issued today. More than 27,250 wireless phone subscribers were surveyed by J.D. Power and Associates between July and December 2010 about their experiences with dropped calls, static/interference, failed connection on the first try, voice distortion, echoes, no immediate voice mail notification, and no immediate text message notification. Based on ... read more
• OFC/NFOEC 2011 Exhibitor Profiles --- LOS ANGELES
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  OFC/NFOEC 2011 takes place March 6, 2011 through March 11, 2011 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. Business Wire is the official news wire and online press kit service for ... read more
• New Certified Subversion Binaries Now Available for Free Download --- SAN RAMON, CA
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  SAN RAMON, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/03/11 -- WANdisco, a leading provider of Apache Subversion-based software and services for the enterprise, has continued its heavy investment in the Subversion Open Source project by being the first to make certified Subversion 1.6.16 binaries available for free download. WANdisco's certified Subversion binaries provide a complete, fully tested version of Subversion based on the most recent stable release, including the latest fixes. Subversion 1.6.16 includes several key enhancements as well as bug ... read more
• Akshay to Speak at SWIFT Operations Forum - Americas --- PRINCETON, N.J., March 3, 2011
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  Akshay Software International, Inc. will be speaking during a work session at SWIFT Operations Forum - Americas ("SOFA") 2011 on "Alliance Integrator 2011 Roadmap and Case Study" (http://www.swift.com/events/2011/SOFA/agenda.page?#worksessions). The session will be a joint presentation by SWIFT and Akshay. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110303/NY58794LOGO ) SOFA is facilitated and organized by SWIFT and will take place this year in New York on March 8th and 9th (for more details on this year's event see http://www.swift.com/events/2011/SOFA/index.page). An annual event, SOFA attracts the top SWIFT customers ... read more
• Gaggle Increases School Options for Simple and Secure Account Management --- BLOOMINGTON, Ill., March 3, 2011
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  Gaggle, the leading provider of safe online learning tools, announced today that they now support RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) authentication for educational institutions. RADIUS is a system that can be used to allow user access to multiple services using a single set of account credentials. Students in districts using RADIUS authentication are able to login to Gaggle with the same username and password that they use to access the local network resources in their schools. "One of ... read more