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Friday, May 24, 2013

  • Posted at 4:31 AM
    iTalk Inc. (OTCQB: TALK) (OTCBB: TALK) ("iTalk" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that they have engaged ESPN Deportes to conduct a multi-phase advertising campaign promoting the Company's new iData 4G Mobile Broadband Hotspot service. ESPN Deportes is a Spanish-language sports brand dedicated to providing the widest variety of sports to the Hispanic sports fan in the United States. "ESPN Deportes is an ideal platform to introduce our new iData 4G Mobile Broadband Hotspot service to a large ... read more
  • Posted at 4:30 AM
    Hastings Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAST), a leading multimedia entertainment superstore retailer, will hold its 24(th) annual Madge Marmaduke Scholarship Golf Tournament on Thursday, May 30,( )2013 at the Ross Rogers Golf Club in Amarillo. This year 212 golfers, each of whom has donated to the scholarship fund, are expected to compete in this year's tournament. All proceeds will go into the Madge Marmaduke Scholarship Fund which provides scholarship funds for employees or employee's family members, who otherwise might not be ... read more
  • Posted at 4:25 AM
    MOCON, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOCO) announced today that on May 23, 2013, its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of eleven cents ($0.11) per share, payable on August 16, 2013, to shareholders of record on August 2, 2013. ... read more
  • Posted at 4:18 AM
    Honda and Toyota have been battling for a long time across many different vehicle segments. One of the most heated and longest lasting battles have been between the 2013 Toyota Camry vs. the 2013 Honda Accord. These mid-size sedans have been two of the most popular cars sold in the United States for some time, because of their reliability and fuel-efficiency. However, the 2013 Toyota Camry available for sale at Toyota of Naperville has a few tricks up its sleeve ... read more
  • Posted at 4:17 AM
    "We offer the best personal loans in the market" -- almost every lender has a similar claim in its marketing collateral and ad pitches. In an over-crowded marketplace, it is hard to sort the lemons from the apples and most borrowers invariably end up making bad decisions due to a sheer lack of in-depth knowledge. In order to facilitate informed decision-making and more productive choices, Loans.net announced a groundbreaking two-layered system that would make it much easier for borrowers to call ... read more
  • Chevy Sonic beats out Kia Rio with more torque --- MILFORD, Ohio, May 24, 2013
    Posted at 4:16 AM
    Subcompact cars came about as a response to fuel shortages more than a few decades ago. They were tiny and cramped. They also had the performance of an empty soup can being thrown down the road. Those days are wonderfully long gone thanks to recent innovations in engine technology, but mostly driven by customer demand. People that are interested in subcompact cars now are looking for an inexpensive vehicle that does not feel cheap and has the style and performance ... read more
  • Posted at 4:15 AM
    Natural gas generator sets (NG gensets), which use internal combustion engines for distributed power generation, are among the fastest-selling, least expensive distributed generation technologies in the world. Many specialized NG genset segments span power classes, applications, and end-use customers, and offer a rich ecosystem of opportunities ... read more
  • Posted at 4:05 AM
    Ipanema Technologies, the industry leader in Application Performance Guarantee for business efficiency and Easynet Global Services, the network, hosting and cloud integration business, today unveil the results of ‘Killer Apps 2013’, the second iteration of this major study into the ... read more
  • Posted at 4:04 AM
    In accordance with Rule 17.1 and Rule 2.9 of the Irish Takeover Rules and Rule 14e-1 of the United States Exchange Act, Echo Pharma Acquisition Limited ("Royalty Pharma") today announced acceptance levels its original offer for Elan Corporation (NYSE: ELN). Background On 2 May 2013, Echo Pharma Acquisition Limited ("Royalty Pharma") made an offer for the entire of the issued and to be issued share capital of Elan Corporation, plc ("Elan") (the "Original Offer"). On 20 May 2013, Royalty Pharma announced ... read more
  • It Takes A Global Village to End MS --- NEW YORK, May 24, 2013
    Posted at 4:03 AM
    Multiple sclerosis is a life altering disease that affects each person in a unique and different way. More than 2.1 million people worldwide live with MS, which is why demonstrating the power and importance of the global MS movement is critical on World MS Day -- May 29. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090302/DC77093LOGO) World MS Day is worldwide collaborative awareness campaign taking place in more than 40 countries. The campaign builds understanding of multiple sclerosis, an often disabling disease of the central ... read more
  • Posted at 4:00 AM
    UTICA, NY -- (Marketwired) -- 05/24/13 -- CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ: CNMD) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share, payable on July 8, 2013 to all shareholders of record as of June 17, 2013. The Board expects that future cash dividends will be paid on a quarterly basis such that the total annual dividend rate based on the quarterly cash dividend will equal $0.60 per share, which is equivalent to ... read more
  • Posted at 3:00 AM
    International PSI, a privately-owned outsourced sales and marketing company headquartered in Florida, announced that they have earned national recognition for their outstanding work on behalf of a major wireless client. International PSI Earns National Recognition for Sales Excellence ... read more
  • Posted at 3:00 AM
    Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTG) announced today that its subsidiary, Business Process Modeling Solutions LLC, has entered into a settlement and license agreement with Red Hat, Inc. This agreement resolves patent litigation that was pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of ... read more
  • Posted at 2:21 AM
    Astellas Pharma Inc. (TOKYO: 4503) and Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDVN) today announced that Astellas has submitted an application for marketing approval of enzalutamide (generic name) to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan for the treatment of prostate cancer. ... read more
  • Posted at 2:05 AM
    Market research firm Infonetics Research released vendor market share and analysis from its 1st quarter 2013 (1Q13) Optical Network Hardware report. ANALYST NOTE “The 4-quarter ... read more
  • Posted at 2:00 AM
    John Ferguson, senior enterprise architect, Nissan, and Ian Halliday-Pegg, managing director, MEGA, will speak at the Forrester Forum for Enterprise Architecture Professionals in London June 10, 2013. Their presentation “Dealing With the 'Perfect Storm': When Major ... read more
  • Posted at 2:00 AM
    With iPad sales continuing their streak of unprecedented growth, cutting-edge technology company Quantum International Corp. (OTCBB: QUAN) is in position to make substantive gains in the $2.3 billion iPad accessory market. Forbes reported this week that 19 million iPads ... read more
  • Posted at 1:58 AM
    In its quest to deliver promising new recycling innovations to the fast-growing urban mining industry, Green Technology Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: GTSO) is exploring ways to leverage a new innovation that could soon solve the looming global shortage in raw material supplies. ... read more

Thursday, May 23, 2013

  • Posted at 9:23 PM
    SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/24/13 -- Infinera Corporation (NASDAQ: INFN) today announced the pricing of an offering of $135 million aggregate principal amount of its 1.75% convertible senior notes due 2018 (the "Notes"). The Notes are being offered in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). Infinera has granted the initial purchasers a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $15 million aggregate ... read more
  • Posted at 8:59 PM
    With Memorial Day weekend just ahead, family and friends will join together to enjoy BBQ gatherings and celebrations, and Cricket would like to offer its appreciation for the Nation's fallen military and several little known facts, practices and traditions that mark the day of remembrance. -- Since the American Revolutionary War, 1715 - 1783, the U.S. has lost an estimated 1.3 million soldiers[1]. -- There ... read more