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After a decade working in various roles, astronaut Jose Hernandez has left NASA for a position in the aerospace industry. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) "Jose's talent and dedication have contributed greatly to the agency, and he is an inspiration to many," said Peggy Whitson, chief of the Astronaut Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. "We wish him all the best with this new phase of his career." The son of Mexican migrant farm workers, Hernandez joined NASA in 2001 as a materials ... read more

XPEL Technologies Corp. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the TSX Venture Exchange has given Final Approval of an agreement to exchange US$16,000 in outstanding liabilities with one debt holder for 64,000 common shares in the Company at a price of US$0.25 per share. ... read more

Capitol Scientific, an industry leader in Laboratory and Clean Room products solutions based in Austin, TX, is pleased to announce that Brad Williams has joined their team as CEO of their new Dallas operations facility. Brad has worked in the semiconductor industry for over 18 years ... read more

First Lenders Data, Inc. (FLDI/FirstClose), a national aggregator of mortgage settlement services, announced today solutions designed to assist mortgage lenders in complying with the new interagency appraisal and evaluation guidelines that went into effect on December 10, 2010. By combining its existing automated valuation models (AVMs) ... read more

The NBA's Dallas Mavericks and Txtstation Mobile Marketing have announced a partnership to engage fans with a comprehensive mobile marketing campaign. Mavs fans will be able to interact with the team in-arena and on game broadcasts via their mobile phones, and in turn, the Mavericks will encourage participants to join their mobile text club. Txtstation will use its proprietary technology to produce real-time, interactive HD graphics for games at American Airlines Center. Fans will be able to cast their vote on ... read more

Baylor Health Care System is today announcing its intent to continue to improve the quality of patient care in North Texas through the implementation of the electronic health record (EHR) across the health care system. It is one of thousands of hospitals and eligible professionals across the country officially registering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to demonstrate its commitment to achieve "meaningful use" of EHRs. This registration now makes Baylor eligible for incentive ... read more

INOVA Geophysical Equipment Limited today announced a 2010 fourth quarter sale of 13,000 channels of ARIES II, INOVA's cable based land recording system, to Dubai based Terraseis. The deal also includes the sale of 39,000 SM-24XL geophone strings from the Sensor subsidiary of ION Geophysical, for which INOVA is a channel partner. The system will be used by one of the largest operating crews in Southern Iraq. Deployment of the equipment commenced in Q4 of 2010 and the system is ... read more

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has proposed metrics that healthcare professionals can use to monitor the diagnosis and treatment of patients at stroke centers to help improve the quality of care stroke patients receive. The recommendations are published in a scientific statement in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100222/AHSALOGO) The metrics are being proposed to assist in the standardized designation of Comprehensive Stroke Centers. These centers would be expected to monitor new diagnostic and treatment metrics, in addition ... read more

Freescale Semiconductor will announce its fourth quarter and full-year 2010 financial results in a press release at 3:00 p.m. CT, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. The press release will be posted at www.freescale.com/investor. The company will conduct a live Webcast of its conference call with ... read more

Associa, the technology leader in the community association management industry, is excited to now offer its Homeowners “real-time” communication and connectability to their accounts via smartphones. The new, user-friendly enhancements to Associa Access websites are specifically designed for small screens ... read more

As the first major medical center in North Texas to implement electronic medical records in all its clinical practice groups, UT Southwestern Medical Center today applauded the government's initiative to get hospitals and health care providers across the nation to embrace new health care technology. The medical center said it will achieve the goal of "meaningful use" of electronic health records (EHR) and register for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment ... read more

Geos Communications™, Inc. (OTCBB: GCMI), a leading developer and distributor of mobile applications and services, today announced that the Company has appointed Cynthia T. Gordon as its Chief Financial Officer effective January 7, 2011. Cynthia has over 20 years ... read more

Claimsnet.com (OTC Bulletin Board: CLAI), a leading provider of electronic transaction solutions to the healthcare industry, announces today it has achieved full accreditation with the Healthcare Network Accreditation Program (HNAP) from the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC). EHNAC's HNAP accreditation recognizes excellence in health data processing and transactions, and indicates compliance with industry-established standards and HIPAA regulations. Through the consultative review process, EHNAC evaluated Claimsnet.com in areas of privacy measures, systems availability and security infrastructure. In addition, EHNAC reviewed the ... read more

Industry leading automotive CRM and marketing provider, eLEAD CRM, has unveiled a new corporate Web site, eLEADCRM.com. The new Web site features its best-in-class Bundled Solution Platform that provides auto industry professionals the most powerful and effective tools to improve dealership performance and strategic relationships among ... read more

CompX International Inc. (NYSE: CIX) announced today that its class A common stock has been approved for listing on the NYSE Amex. CompX believes the NYSE Amex is more compatible with the trading liquidity and market capitalization of its class A common stock. CompX expects the class A common stock to begin trading on the NYSE Amex on or about January 24, 2011 under its current symbol of "CIX." Shares of its class A common stock will continue to trade ... read more

TXU Energy today launched its new website that will dramatically improve customers’ experiences with the company. The new txu.com offers “faster, smarter, better” tools and resources for customers. “Our customers spoke and we listened,” said Michael Grasso, chief marketing ... read more

American Airlines took another step today in implementing its technology vision and commitment to broad fare availability by expanding its pricing and shopping relationship with ITA Software to include an airline availability engine and customer product selection capability. This effort is the continuance of the company's focus on enhancing its customers' travel experiences by offering products and services that can be customized and distributed through a wide range of distribution channels. The new availability engine will provide inventory, pricing and ... read more

The American Heart Association today issued a call to action for the public, health professionals, the food industry and the government to intensify efforts to reduce the amount of sodium (salt) Americans consume daily. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100222/AHSALOGO) In an advisory, published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, the association sets out the science behind the American Heart Association's recommendation for the general population, which is to consume no more than 1500 milligrams (mg) of sodium a day because of the ... read more

Dell announced today that Steve Schuckenbrock has been named president of Dell Services. Mr. Schuckenbrock succeeds Peter Altabef, who is leaving Dell after leading the successful integration of Perot Systems into Dell. The integration of Perot Systems has strengthened ... read more

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (PinkSheets:EHSI) announced today that the company will explore ways to assist German biotech firm OceanBASIS with planned clinical trials using stem cells produced in EHSI’s NASA-developed bioreactor. EHSI signed an option agreement with the Kiel, ... read more