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Early Glance: Medical Devices companies

AP - 24 mins ago

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: (full story)

Match.com Introduces Offline Game Nights

PR Newswire - 27 mins ago

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LHP Hospital Group to Implement the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge® System

PR Newswire - 37 mins ago

IRVINE, Calif. , June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SurgiCount Medical, Inc. and LHP Hospital Group, Inc. ("LHP") today announced the system wide implementation of the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge ® System at LHP facilities. LHP is a privately held healthcare leader established to provide essential capital and expertise to not-for-profit hospitals and hospital systems headquartered in Plano , Texas. The SurgiCount Safety-Sponge ® System is the market leading solution to the most common surgical error, retained surgical sponges. (full story)

Japan formally OKs new nuke safety requirements

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - 35 mins ago

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's nuclear watchdog formally approved a set of new safety requirements for atomic power plants Wednesday, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster in a move critics charge is too hasty. (full story)

RI building electric car charging stations

AP - 51 mins ago

BRISTOL, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island is building up to 50 electric vehicle charging stations for motorists around the state and also plans to purchase hybrid or electric-powered vehicles for the state fleet whenever possible, the governor announced Tuesday. (full story)

Ford to Launch SiriusXM Internet Radio App on SYNC® AppLink®

PR Newswire - 57 mins ago

NEW YORK , June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) and Ford Motor Company today announced that Ford will be the first automaker to give its customers in-vehicle access to the SiriusXM Internet Radio App in Ford vehicles equipped with SYNC ® AppLink®. Ford drivers will be the first to enjoy access to the MySXM and SiriusXM On Demand features of SiriusXM Internet Radio alongside satellite radio all by using voice commands, steering wheel or radio controls. (full story)

Beckman Coulter Announces FDA Clearance of New Access AccuTnI+3 Troponin I Assay for the Access 2 Immunoassay System

PR Newswire - 1 hr 17 mins ago

BREA, Calif. , June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its long history of proven clinical performance in diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI), Beckman Coulter , Inc. announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of its new Access AccuTnI+3 troponin I assay for use on its Access 2 immunoassay system. (full story)

Facebook Mobile App Install Ads Drive Strong Mobile Growth for AYI Dating App

PR Newswire - 1 hr 27 mins ago

NEW YORK , June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AYI , owned by Snap Interactive, Inc. (OTCBB: STVI) or SNAP, is pleased to report strong mobile growth on its iOS and Android platforms with downloads increasing more than 200% on both platforms in May 2013 as compared to April 2013. New subscriber counts also increased by 91% for the iOS platform and by 147% for the Android platform in May 2013 as compared to April 2013. SNAP believes that the increases are primarily attributable to increased marketing on the iOS and Android platforms through Facebook's Mobile App Install Ads. (full story)

Tata Consultancy Services CEO N Chandrasekaran Named One of STEMconnector's "100 CEO Leaders in STEM"

PR Newswire - 1 hr 27 mins ago

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Scholastic Storia® Wins Cynopsis Kids !magination Award for Best Educational Tablet-Based App

PR Newswire - 1 hr 32 mins ago

NEW YORK , June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cynopsis Kids has awarded Storia ®, the teacher-recommended ebook and ereading app created by Scholastic, with an !magination Award as best Educational Tablet-Based App. The Cynopsis Kids !magination Awards honor outstanding TV programming for toddlers, kids and teens, in addition to games and e-books and marketing campaigns. Accepting the award for Storia was Deborah Forte , President of Scholastic Media, who oversaw the design and creation of the app. (full story)

Alcatel-Lucent plans overhaul, big cost cuts

AP - 1 hr 32 mins ago

PARIS (AP) — Telecommunications equipment manufacturer Alcatel-Lucent launched a major effort Wednesday to boost its fortunes by shedding businesses and jobs as part of a deep cost cutting program. (full story)

Biozoom's Advanced Nanospectroscopy Based On Licensable, Cutting-Edge Intellectual Property With Many Possible Applications

PR Newswire - 1 hr 42 mins ago

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. , June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Biozoom (OTC QB: BIZM), developer of the world's first portable, handheld device for real-time spectroscopic analysis of biomarkers in the human body, is willing to discuss intellectual property (IP) licensing and other models of partnership. "We believe in innovation and would like to help foster it in companies that share our values," said Hardy Hoheisel , Biozoom's CEO. (full story)

Amtech Obtains Second High-Efficiency N-Type Solar Customer

PR Newswire - 1 hr 43 mins ago

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Morgans Hotel Group Selects Cloud-based MICROS OPERA for Entire Hotel Portfolio

PR Newswire - 1 hr 45 mins ago

COLUMBIA, Md. , June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that Morgans Hotel Group has chosen to implement cloud-based MICROS OPERA across its hotel portfolio, which includes 13 locations. The solution will be hosted in the MICROS US Datacenter. MICROS OPERA Property Management Solution (PMS) will be implemented initially at Hudson in New York , and is planned to be deployed at all Morgans Hotel Group properties by the end of 2013. (full story)

IBM Big Data Analytics Helps History Colorado Center Better Engage Visitors with an Enhanced Cultural Experience

PR Newswire - 1 hr 52 mins ago

ARMONK , N.Y. and DENVER, Colo. , June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM ) today announced that the History Colorado Center is using IBM Big Data analytics to drive new revenue, increase visitor traffic and deliver an exceptional museum experience. (full story)

Amgen Joins BlackLine Systems, SAP for Webinar on Automating Account Reconciliations

PR Newswire - 1 hr 55 mins ago

LOS ANGELES , June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Biotechnology industry pioneer Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), is teaming up with financial software provider BlackLine Systems and enterprise application software leader SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) for a webinar next week entitled "No Account Left Behind! Learn How Amgen Uses Solutions from BlackLine and SAP to Help Keep Its Account Reconciliations in Good Shape ." (full story)

ShoreTel Completes Development of Hybrid Premise-to-Cloud Solution, Moves into Testing Phase

PR Newswire - 1 hr 56 mins ago

SUNNYVALE, Calif. , June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ShoreTel® (NASDAQ: SHOR), the leading provider of brilliantly simple unified communications platforms including business phone systems , applications and mobile UC solutions , today announced it has completed development of the technical solution for its hybrid premise-to-cloud offering, and external testing will begin this summer. (full story)

OCZ Technology Group Achieves First-Pass Silicon Success with DesignWare IP and Synopsys Professional Services

PR Newswire - 1 hr 57 mins ago

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Newsbyte: SAP® Student Academy Offers Online Training for University Students

PR Newswire - 1 hr 57 mins ago

WALLDORF, Germany , June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today introduced a new online training program as part of its strategy to close the SAP skills gap in the information and communication technology market and foster co-development with university students. Now available and specifically tailored to the needs of university students, the SAP® Student Academy program offers a strong value proposition to universities to make their students more employable through early in-study completion of SAP certifications. The program covers core SAP certification tracks in the major market categories of business applications, database and technology, analytics and mobile. (full story)

NetSuite Announces New Pro Bono Program - SuiteVolunteers

PR Newswire - 1 hr 57 mins ago

SAN MATEO, Calif. , June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry's leading provider of cloud -based financials / ERP software suites, today announced a pro bono service offering, SuiteVolunteers – a program run by its corporate citizenship arm, NetSuite.org . SuiteVolunteers brings together NetSuite's leading cloud-based business management suite with the industry expertise of its employees, offering their services to qualifying charities or social enterprises. NetSuite's cloud-based solution spares NetSuite.org grantees the expense and overhead that legacy, on-premise software requires, while NetSuite employees provide not only their expertise with NetSuite's comprehensive software suite, but their years of experience in specific roles. (full story)

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