Massachusetts News

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

• Changing Cancer's Environment To Halt Its Spread --- BOSTON, May 21, 2013
  Posted at 1:25 PM
  By studying the roles two proteins, thrombospondin-1 and prosaposin, play in discouraging cancer metastasis, a trans-Atlantic research team has identified a five-amino acid fragment of prosaposin that significantly reduces metastatic spread in mouse models of prostate, breast and lung cancer. The findings suggest that a prosaposin-based drug could potentially block metastasis in a variety of cancers. The study team, led by Randolph Watnick, PhD, at Boston Children's Hospital, Vivek Mittal, PhD, at Weill Cornell Medical College and Lars Akslen, MD, ... read more
• Analog Devices Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2013 Results --- NORWOOD, Mass.
  Posted at 1:01 PM
  

  Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI), a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications, today announced financial results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2013, which ended May 4, 2013. “We had a solid second quarter led ... read more
• Avery Design Systems Announces eMMC and SD Verification IP Solutions --- ANDOVER, Mass.
  Posted at 11:40 AM
  Avery Design Systems Inc., an innovator in functional verification productivity solutions, today announced availability of its eMMC and SD verification IPs. The addition of eMMC and SD/SDIO extends Avery’s portfolio of storage-related VIP which also includes Universal Flash Storage (UFS), SCSI Express (SOP/PQI), NVM Express, USB ... read more
• ConnectEDU Names Evan Nisonson as CEO --- BOSTON
  Posted at 10:51 AM
  

  ConnectEDU, a market leader in connecting learners to possibilities, announced today that Evan Nisonson has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer and will join the company’s Board of Directors. Evan succeeds Craig Powell, who founded ConnectEDU in 2002 and served ... read more
• Concerns About Poor Patient Care Conditions Forces UMass Medical Center Nurses To Conduct One-Day Strike on Thursday, May 23 --- WORCESTER, Mass., May 21, 2013
  Posted at 10:00 AM
  In response to deteriorating patient care conditions, the 1,100 registered nurses who work at the University Hospital campus of UMass Memorial Medical Center (UMMMC) in Worcester plan to conduct a one-day strike on Thursday, May 23. The strike would be the largest nurses' strike in Massachusetts history. A pre-strike Rally for the nurses and community supporters has also been scheduled for Wednesday, May 22, beginning at 6 p.m. at Coral Seafood Restaurant, located at 225 Shrewsbury St. in Worcester. ... read more
• TruTouch Announces International Sales/Marketing Distribution Agreements for TruTouch Technologies' Rapid Optical Alcohol Detection & Biometric Test --- FRAMINGHAM, Mass.
  Posted at 9:43 AM
  TruTouch Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has signed several international distribution agreements to market TruTouch’s rapid optical alcohol detection and biometric test. Specifically – the following distributors in their respective countries are now commercializing the TruTouch solution: Asist Ic ve Dis Ticaret A.S (Turkey), Business ... read more
• Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. Presents Data Showing 12 Months of Latuda® (lurasidone HCl) Treatment Resulted in Higher Remission Rates in Adult Patients with Schizophrenia Compared to Seroquel XR® (qu --- MARLBOROUGH, Mass.
  Posted at 9:00 AM
  

  Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced results from a post-hoc study analysis showing that adult patients with schizophrenia who were treated with Latuda® (lurasidone HCl) were more likely to achieve sustained remission over 12 months of treatment compared to patients taking Seroquel XR® (quetiapine XR). The analysis ... read more
• Salesforce.com Opens Lead Over Oracle, other CRM Vendors in Latest CRM Value Matrix from Nucleus Research --- BOSTON
  Posted at 8:33 AM
  

  Nucleus Research released the 2013 first half Technology Value Matrix for CRM, showing a fast-paced, competitive landscape with vendors who rapidly deliver social and mobile features as well as new business functionality such as analytics taking the lead. The matrix measures overall end-user value based on ... read more
• E Ink Launches Spectra, the World’s First True Three Pigment Electronic Paper Display --- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
  Posted at 8:00 AM
  

  E Ink® Holdings, "E Ink" (8069.TW), an ePaper and Electronic Shelf Label visionary, today introduced E Ink Spectra, the world’s first three pigment electronic paper display (EPD), featuring black, white and red pigments. Spectra is currently being shown at SID ... read more
• New Mobile App Available for Caregivers and their Circles of Community --- WELLESLEY, Mass.
  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
• Kurzweil Educational Systems Announces New Reporting Feature for Kurzweil 3000-firefly --- NATICK, Mass., May 21, 2013
  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
• Focal Press Releases “Michael Freeman’s Photo School Fundamentals” --- BURLINGTON, Mass.
  Posted at 7:15 AM
  

  Focal Press, a leading publisher of media technology books, announced the release of a new book designed to engage photography enthusiasts and beginners in a proactive learning experience. Written by esteemed travel photographer and author Michael Freeman, the book provides technical ... read more
• Thought-Leader Opinion and Clinical Data Indicate that Emerging Agents from Two Drug Classes Have Efficacy Advantages Over Currently Used Therapies for HR-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer --- BURLINGTON, Mass., May 21, 2013
  Posted at 6:30 AM
  Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that the effect of an emerging agent on key efficacy endpoints, including overall survival and time to disease progression, has the most influence over surveyed U.S. and European oncologists' prescribing decisions for advanced/metastatic hormone-receptor (HR-) positive, HER2-negative breast cancer. The two novel emerging therapies palbociclib (Pfizer's PD-0332991) and buparlisib (Novartis's BKM-120), both in combination with currently available hormonal therapies, are set to offer ... read more
• Imprivata Appoints Dr. John Halamka, CIO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, to Board of Directors --- LEXINGTON, Mass.
  Posted at 6:00 AM
  

  Imprivata®, a global leader in healthcare IT security solutions, today announced the appointment of Dr. John Halamka, MD, MS to its Board of Directors. Dr. Halamka brings more than 30 years of experience to Imprivata, where he will leverage his nationally recognized leadership in the areas ... read more
• AppNeta Wins SIIA Software Industry CODiE Award for Best Cloud Management Solution --- BOSTON, May 21, 2013
  Posted at 6:00 AM
  AppNeta, the leading provider of SaaS solutions for exceptional performance of business-critical applications, was named the winner of the Best Cloud Management Solution category of the 2013 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Awards. AppNeta's SaaS-delivered performance management solutions continuously monitor and assure the performance and delivery of cloud and web-based applications. The Best Cloud Management Solution category recognizes the solution that best ensures cloud computing resources are working optimally. This includes performance monitoring, application management, ... read more
• inVentiv Health Names Sydney Rubin as Chief Communications Officer --- BURLINGTON, Mass., May 21, 2013
  Posted at 6:00 AM
  inVentiv Health, offering best-in-class clinical, commercial and consulting services to the healthcare industry, announced today the appointment of Sydney Rubin as Chief Communications Officer. Rubin, who will report to inVentiv Health CEO Paul Meister, will oversee corporate reputation, internal communications, media relations and public affairs. Her appointment reflects need to build and manage inVentiv's worldwide reputation in the context of significant growth and expansion over the last two years. "Sydney brings decades of communications experience to inVentiv Health, and ... read more
• ViryaNet Reports First Quarter 2013 Results --- WESTBOROUGH, Mass.
  Posted at 6:00 AM
  

  ViryaNet Limited (OTC QB:VRYAF), a leading provider of software solutions that optimize and allow for the continuous improvement of service processes for mobile workforces, today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2013. ... read more
• Imprivata Appoints Rodger Weismann to Board of Directors --- LEXINGTON, Mass.
  Posted at 6:00 AM
  

  Imprivata®, a global leader in healthcare IT security solutions, today announced that Rodger Weismann has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors and will serve as Chairman of the Audit Committee. Weismann brings more than 40 years of software and services experience to ... read more
• Verizon Wireless Enhances 4G LTE Coverage in Franklin County, Maine
  Posted at 6:00 AM
  

  Verizon Wireless: WHO: Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation’s largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network WHAT: Verizon Wireless recently enhanced fourth generation (4G) ... read more
• Permabit Adds Compression and Replication to Albireo Deduplication --- CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 21, 2013
  Posted at 5:35 AM
  Permabit Technology Corporation, the recognized leader in data efficiency technology, today announced data compression and replication applications that integrate with Permabit Albireo Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO). The addition of Albireo COMPRESS and Albireo REPLICA to VDO's deduplication and thin provisioning capabilities provide essential building blocks for OEMs delivering comprehensive Linux based Software-Defined Storage (SDS) solutions. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120620/LA27917LOGO) COMPRESS works with VDO's deduplication technology to reduce data storage requirements by up to 35x. REPLICA is a remote file copy service that works ... read more