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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

  • Posted at 7:45 AM
    Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. (IS&S) (NASDAQ:ISSC) announced today that it is providing its Utilities Management System (UMS) for the recently announced Pilatus PC-24 under a multi-year production contract. The IS&S UMS integrates multiple aircraft utility functions commonly supported by multiple individual controllers and monitors. The ... read more
  • Posted at 7:43 AM
    The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) recently launched the Online Vision Certification Service to allow authorized vision providers to submit eye exam results electronically to the MVA. Vision providers can register to use the service at no charge through the state’s official website, www.maryland.gov, ... read more
  • Posted at 7:41 AM
    Critical Link today announced the development of its first Altera Cyclone® V System-on-Chip (SoC) based System-on-Module (SoM). The MityARM-5CSX features the Altera Cyclone V SX-U672, which combines FPGA logic and a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor subsystem. The MityARM-5CSX provides a complete and flexible CPU infrastructure for high-throughput, highly integrated embedded systems. "Since we first began developing SoMs, we've been committed to giving our customers choice. Our SoM family includes a wide array of DSP, ARM, and FPGA options, covering many different ... read more
  • Posted at 7:36 AM
    Through a new relationship with Modo Labs, AT&T* has enhanced its Mobile Application Development (MAD) portfolio to help organizations quickly launch and easily manage mobile applications using open source technology. AT&T has amplified its comprehensive suite of products and services that help businesses and organizations to design, build, deploy, and manage dynamic mobile applications. Modo Labs offers the flexible technology necessary to rapidly develop mobile-first portals and intranets, as well as the mobile communication tools that can keep employees connected. With AT&T ... read more
  • Posted at 7:36 AM
    Sierra Providence Health Network has selected Aegis Health Group as its partner to bring worksite health and wellness programs to employers throughout El Paso. Using Aegis’ turnkey workforce health program, the health system’s four hospitals will begin immediately working with ... read more
  • Posted at 7:35 AM
    Lotsa Helping Hands, the national leader in online caring communities, announces today the release of its free Mobile App, available for download in the Apple Store. With a growing network of volunteers in Lotsa Helping Hands communities, Lotsa’s new Mobile App will make ... read more
  • Posted at 7:35 AM
    Dynamics Inc., an innovator in next-generation payment devices, today announced the launch of the LifeCode(TM) card - a revolutionary flexible, electronic card - that may give first responders access to an individual's potentially life-saving information. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130521/NY18102) One of the leading causes of death due to injury or illness is not the affliction itself, but rather a lack of access for first responders to life-saving information in an emergency situation. With the new LifeCode(TM) card, consumers can make vital ... read more
  • Posted at 7:30 AM
    A Boeing (NYSE: BA) 747-8 Intercontinental successfully completed its first test flight this week with a package of performance improvements including enhanced GE engines. This package is designed to improve the fuel efficiency of the popular jetliner. With Boeing Flight Test and Evaluation Capt. Kirk Vining and Chief Pilot Capt. Mark Feuerstein at the controls, the airplane took off from Paine Field in Everett, Wash. at 1:30 p.m. local time and landed at Boeing Field in Seattle approximately four hours ... read more
  • Posted at 7:30 AM
    President & CEO Philip Christopher announced today the formation of American Network Solutions LLC, a firm providing special strategic consulting services to companies in the telecommunications industry, and beyond. "American Network Solutions was created to provide foreign companies with the necessary assistance to do business here in the United States," said Mr. Christopher. "We have many strategic relationships that can be a tremendous asset to companies as they seek to progress an idea or product from theory to reality." American Network Solutions ... read more
  • Posted at 7:30 AM
    Three major Ohio universities and four hospitals have joined with the March of Dimes Foundation to establish a new collaborative research program aimed exclusively at finding the unknown causes of premature birth. The March of Dimes intends to invest $10 million in the program over five years. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130214/DC59689LOGO) "The March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center -- Ohio Collaborative is a unique research enterprise," says Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, President of the March of Dimes. "This new transdisciplinary, team-based research model will ... read more
  • Posted at 7:30 AM
    The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced today it has joined the Coalition of Small Business Innovators (CSBI). CSBI is a national, non-partisan coalition of organizations dedicated to stimulating sustained, private investment in small, highly innovative companies focused on the development of new technologies. ... read more
  • Posted at 7:30 AM
    Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced the planned summer launch of a trio of mobile broadband devices that will take advantage of three bands of 4G LTE wireless spectrum available to Sprint’s network. These devices are expected to bring customers improved network performance and stronger in-building coverage as ... read more
  • Posted at 7:30 AM
    More than 60 industry experts gathered May 9 at the Switch SUPERNAP in Las Vegas for the Cloud 2020 Summit to discuss the challenges I.T. infrastructure and cloud computing will face in 2020 and beyond. Organized by analyst firms ... read more
  • Posted at 7:30 AM
    DCR Workforce, a leading provider of Vendor Management System (VMS) and Managed Services Provider (MSP) solutions, today announced that its 2013 survey into the use of non-domestic workers in the U.S. is open for responses. ... read more
  • Posted at 7:30 AM
    Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc. (“OBI”) (NASDAQ: OXBT), today announced Col. (ret.) Charles L. Pamplin III, M.D., was appointed to the position of Chief Medical Officer effective May 20. In this position, he reports to the Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Pamplin will be implementing the Company’s strategic clinical ... read more
  • Posted at 7:30 AM
    C2 Solutions Group, Inc., a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) that provides performance-based IT services to the federal government, has been named to the Virginia Chamber’s list of 50 of the fastest growing companies in Virginia. Called the Fantastic 50, ... read more
  • Posted at 7:29 AM
    ResponsiveAds, Inc., the publishing and advertising industries' first Responsive Web Design Advertising technology-focused company, is pleased to today announce the ability to add HTML5 apps into rich-media multi-screen Responsive Ads with a feature called Responsive App Canvas(TM). The New York, N.Y.-based company is partnering with Delivr, a leading place- and location-aware campaign management and tracking platform that helps brands and retailers unlock the value of the smartphone as the bridge between offline and online. ResponsiveAds and Delivr have integrated their ... read more
  • Posted at 7:27 AM
    Kurzweil Educational Systems(®), a business unit of Cambium Learning Group, Inc. [NASDAQ: ABCD], a leading educational solutions and services company committed to helping all students reach their full potential by providing evidence-based solutions and services, announced today that a robust and flexible reporting feature has been added to Kurzweil 3000(®)-firefly. This reporting feature, available to any customer with a current subscription license, measures student logins and files opened--allowing educators to collect data that will be integral to their students' success. Teachers ... read more
  • A Year at the Top --- NEW YORK
    Posted at 7:27 AM
    Metro has strengthened its leadership position as the most read free daily newspaper in New York, the latest Scarborough survey reveals. Every week, Metro reaches more than 1.5 million adults in New York in print and online – that’s more than 124,000 more people than amNewYork. ... read more
  • Posted at 7:24 AM
    PROVIDENCE, RI -- (Marketwired) -- 05/21/13 -- GreenBytes, Inc., a developer of full-featured virtual desktop optimization solutions that uniquely support existing infrastructure, today announced that company Founder and CTO Robert Petrocelli will co-present a customer case study titled "Emerging Technologies that Enable Cloud-Scale Desktop Virtualization" along with Thomas Lehrer, Solutions Architect IV, OneNeck IT Services, at Citrix Synergy. GreenBytes will also be a featured exhibitor at the event (Booth 421), which will take place May 22-24 at the ... read more