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Hewlett-Packard GmbH and E.ON IT GmbH, the IT and telecommunications provider for Europe’s utilities company E.ON AG, today announced they have signed a five-year, $1.4 billion infrastructure technology outsourcing services contract. One of the first major European utilities to ... read more

DSM Pharmaceutical Products, the custom manufacturing organization of Royal DSM NV, today announces a license agreement with c-LEcta GmbH for proprietary screening technology. The agreement grants DSM rights to c-LEcta's proprietary alcohol dehydrogenases for enzyme screening programs and development of sustainable manufacturing routes for manufacturing of pharmaceutical active ingredients and intermediates. Germany-based c-LEcta is an industrial biotechnology company developing and implementing sustainable and economic industrial processes based on customized enzymes and microbial production strains. Based on its patent-protected technology platform for the ... read more

Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA)(Paris:DSY), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, announced today that Ran-tech Engineering & Aerospace, an aerospace and defense part supplier, is utilizing Dassault Systèmes’ V6 platform to manufacture parts, ... read more

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) and Amazon Web Services LLC (Nasdaq:AMZN), today announced the availability of Adobe® Flash® Media Server 4 software on the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), part of Amazon Web Services (AWS). Adobe Flash Media Server, an industry leading solution for streaming video ... read more

IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA), today announced it is hosting a comprehensive one-day Standards Workshop on 19 December during EnergyCon 2010, IEEE’s first Energy Conference and Exhibition, taking place in Manama, Bahrain, 18-22 December. The IEEE EnergyCon Opening Ceremony will be held Under the Patronage of His ... read more

Regulatory News: EpiCept Corporation (Nasdaq and Nasdaq OMX Stockholm Exchange: EPCT) today announced that the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has initiated a Phase II trial with crolibulinTM (EPC2407). The trial will assess the drug’s efficacy and safety in combination ... read more

SoloPower, Inc., a California-based manufacturer of flexible, thin film solar cells and modules, continues to make steady progress with the successful expansion of its product line to include the newly certified SFX3 module. Capable of producing up to 260 Wp, the SFX3 is the most powerful flexible, certified, thin film CIGS module available for purchase in the marketplace today. SoloPower's aperture efficiency also continues to improve with NREL measuring flexible modules made on the company's production line as ... read more

Video choice and competition have reached Louisville consumers in a big way. AT&T* today announced that AT&T U-verse® services, including AT&T U-verse TV, AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet and AT&T U-verse Voice, are now available to more than 100,000 living units across Louisville. "Having U-verse in Louisville is good for competition and consumers," said Councilman Kevin Kramer. "I look forward to working with AT&T as they continue to invest in our city." AT&T U-verse services, which are all delivered over AT&T's ... read more

Moms and babies everywhere deserve high quality health care, and a new report from the March of Dimes and its partners offers providers a vision for how to offer top-notch services while giving moms practical tips to help them make smart choices. Toward Improving the Outcome of Pregnancy III: Enhancing Perinatal Health Through Quality, Safety and Performance Initiatives (TIOP III), released today, redefines maternal and child care and offers ideas for moms, doctors, nurses, and hospitals to make pregnancy care ... read more

On Center Software, the construction software industry leader, proudly announces a takeoff software integration with reseller U.S. Cost's Success Enterprise estimating application. This software integration, called the Success Takeoff Exchange, will give U.S. Cost users direct access to On Center Software's On-Screen Takeoff® for a more productive, more accurate estimating tool. Developed by U.S. Cost, Success Takeoff Exchange is designed for all organizations that want "a single, automated solution for increased efficiency." This integration allows Success Estimate users to instantly import ... read more

See video from IMF at: http://www.thenewsmarket.com/Releases/StoryDetailPage.aspx?GUID=88aea091-79a3-468c-a760-dd5a53770da1 The International Monetary Fund welcomed Mexico's request to expand its Flexible Credit Line from US $47 billion to US $73 billion. Mexico's President Felipe Calderon and IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn announced the request in a joint press conference today in Mexico City. About thenewsmarket.com thenewsmarket.com delivers free broadcast- and streaming-quality video and multimedia content directly to media around the world, 24/7. More than 25,000 media outlets in 190+ countries use thenewsmarket.com, including the AP, BBC, CNBC, ... read more

CHAD Industries has launched WaferWareTM, a new software front end for its WaferMateTM family of automated wafer handling systems. The new WaferWareTM release was driven to provide a flexible software platform for automated wafer handling and to meet the SEMI E95-1101 specification for Human Interface for ... read more

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) and BYD Motors Inc. announced the launch of a break-through electric vehicle fleet today. The agreement was signed and BYD vehicles were put into service at HACLA Offices, 2600 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles. ... read more

KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM) (the "Company") today announced the pricing of a secondary offering of 8.7 million shares of its common stock at a price of $11.00 per share. The shares to be offered are subject to issuance upon exercise of a currently outstanding and exercisable warrant (the "Warrant") held by the selling securityholder, K Equity, LLC ("K Equity"), an affiliate of Platinum Equity Capital Partners II, L.P., a portion of which will be sold to and exercised by the ... read more

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 12/14/10 -- Rural/Metro Corporation (NASDAQ: RURL) today was awarded the exclusive contract for emergency ambulance transportation services in Santa Clara County, California, following a vote of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Rural/Metro will take over the contract on July 1, 2011. "We are very proud and excited to be named Santa Clara County's trusted ambulance service provider," said Michael P. DiMino, President and Chief Executive Officer. "This significant contract marks our business ... read more

The Casino at Ocean Downs was granted a license today to operate video lottery terminals by the Maryland State Lottery Commission, Casino General Manager Joe Cavilla announced. The license authorizes Ocean Downs to operate more than 700 slot machines following a successful controlled demonstration and the ... read more

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) operators will be supporting a network of sensor systems that provide improved persistent surveillance for U.S. troops stationed in theater. Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to provide operations support for the U.S. Army's Base Expeditionary Targeting and Surveillance Sensors-Combined (BETSS-C). BETSS-C is a combination of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, battle command, and force protection systems that provide specific targeting, persistent surveillance, and overall force protection capabilities for in theater troops. The total value ... read more

Bike sharing, recycling, and other eco-friendly applications are gaining in popularity and familiarity throughout the US. As the manufacturer of these nationwide deployments, KIOSK Information Systems has provided substantial design advances for clients committed to achieving the lowest possible footprint in their outdoor kiosk initiative. This month, KIOSK is introducing an innovative fan cooling system that virtually eliminates the need for an internal air conditioning unit in an outdoor kiosk deployment. This proprietary fan system exchanges internal ... read more

ARI (OTCBB:ARIS), a leading provider of technology-enabled services that help dealers, distributors and manufacturers in selected vertical markets enhance revenue and reduce costs, announced today that Darin Janecek has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer. In his new role, ... read more

As a global leader in virtual meetings for nearly twenty years, PGi (NYSE: PGI) knows what businesses need to collaborate. PGi, the creators of iMeet® and ReadyConference®, today announced its latest innovation, GlobalMeet®, that brings together audio and web conferencing into one complete solution for simple, ... read more