Platinum Equity Acquires GEESINKNORBA From Oshkosh CorporationLOS ANGELES, California - Platinum Equity today announced it has completed the acquisition of The Geesink Norba Group from Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK). The company, which has recently been rebranded GEESINKNORBA, is based in Emmeloord, The Netherlands, and is a leading European manufacturer of refuse collection vehicles (RCVs). Visa Inc. Announces Sale of VisaNet do Brasil Shares by Visa InternationalSAN FRANCISCO - Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) announced that Visa International, its wholly-owned subsidiary, sold 136,478,372 shares of Companhia Brasileira de Meios de Pagamento (”VisaNet do Brasil”), in connection with VisaNet do Brasil’s June IPO. Visa’s proceeds from the sale, net of underwriter discounts and fees, are approximately US$1 billion based on current exchange rates. Of the US$1 billion in proceeds, the Company will retain about half after applicable taxes. Visa will record a GAAP gain from the sale in the quarter ended June 30, 2009, net of tax, of approximately US$235 million. The gain reflects Visa International’s recorded book value of US$535 million, which is comprised of a cash investment of US$18 million made in April 2008 and US$517 million recorded through GAAP purchase accounting treatment as part of Visa’s reorganization in October 2007. Amira Pharmaceuticals Announces Initial Positive Phase 1 Clinical Data for AM211, a Novel Product Candidate for the Treatment of Respiratory DiseasesSAN DIEGO - - Results Demonstrate Positive Proof of Mechanism Amira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today initial positive data from a Phase 1 clinical study of AM211, the company’s oral selective antagonist of the DP2 (also known as CRTH2) receptor. Spirent Communications Redefines Test Lab Automation, Simplifies and Streamlines Testing ProcessSUNNYVALE, California - - Spirent NoCode(TM) Delivers Industry’s First Comprehensive Solution Set to Address the Entire Gamut of Test Automation Challenges Yucaipa Leads US$2.0 Billion Global Restructuring of EimskipLOS ANGELES - - Also announces a major investment in Versacold, the largest global integrated cold storage network New ZigBee Green Power Feature Set RevealedSAN RAMON, California - - New energy harvesting, no battery required feature set expands ZigBee networks Trapeze Networks RF Firewall: Location-Based WLAN SecurityPLEASANTON, California - - Perimeter Security Solution: Ultimate Cyber Barrier Today, Trapeze Networks, a Belden brand (NYSE: BDC), announced global availability of the Trapeze RF Firewall(TM), a location-based firewall securing wireless LAN networks (WLANs). The Trapeze RF Firewall is the first application available on the new Trapeze LA-200E Location Appliance, also announced today. (See June 29, 2009 press release, “Demand for Location Services Driving Trapeze Networks to Deliver High Capacity Solutions.”) Demand for Location Services Driving Trapeze Networks to Deliver High Capacity SolutionsPLEASANTON, California - - New LA-200E Tracks Up to 4,000 Wi-Fi Assets Including 802.11n Zscaler Delivers Immediate ‘Safe Search’ Protection for BingSUNNYVALE, California - Zscaler, Inc., the market leader in cloud-delivered multi-tenant Security as a Service (SaaS), today announced the immediate availability of Safe Search for Microsoft Corp.’s newly-released Decision Engine, Bing. With a Safe Search solution like Zscaler’s, companies can further enforce appropriate access to Web content–including explicit images and videos. Without properly controlling access to search content, organizations invite risk and liability. And whereas with traditional software or hardware appliances similar deployment would have taken months, Zscaler was able to add this protection to its service within days of the availability of Bing. Genomic Health Reports Favorable Commentary on Value of Multigene Assays From the St. Gallen Expert Consensus Meeting on the Primary Treatment of Early Breast CancerGENEVA, and REDWOOD CITY, California - - Guidelines Specify that Validated Molecular Assays Should be Considered as an Adjunct to Standard Measures in Helping Determine Chemotherapy Benefit - API Group Selects Zscaler Cloud Security ServiceSUNNYVALE, California - - European manufacturing company benefits from powerful Web 2.0 security controls and saves MPLS bandwidth Adaptec Introduces Series 5Z RAID Controllers With First Maintenance Free, Flash-Based Cached Data Protection for On-Demand Cloud Computing Data CentersMILPITAS, California - - Innovative, High-Performance Adaptec Series 5Z Unified Serial(R) RAID Controllers Reduce Data Center Operating Costs, Enhance Data Protection, and Minimize Environmental Hazards Marvell Introduces Plug Computing to EuropeSANTA CLARA, California - - SheevaPlug Now Available to Developers in Europe; Ecosystem Partners Commit to Retail Products for Consumers ZigBee(R), HomePlug(R) Alliances Previews Future Direction of Smart Energy HAN StandardSAN RAMON, California and PORTLAND, Oregon - - Smart Energy is Key Smart Grid Standard and Champions Consumer Control Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking Standardizes on Centrify DirectControl to Optimize Cross-Platform Identity and Access ManagementSUNNYVALE, California - Centrify Corporation, a leading provider of Microsoft Active Directory-based auditing, access control and identity management solutions for non-Microsoft platforms, today announced that Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) has successfully completed its pilot deployment of Centrify DirectControl and has commenced a global deployment to several thousand physical and virtual servers running UNIX and Linux operating systems. By using Centrify DirectControl, SG CIB is optimizing its IT management control by leveraging its existing, robust Microsoft Active Directory infrastructure to centrally administer user accounts and access controls for its UNIX and Linux server systems in addition to its Windows systems. Siperian Positioned in Visionaries Quadrant of 2009 Master Data Management for Customer DataFOSTER CITY, California - Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute Siperian, Inc. - developers of an award-winning (www.siperian.com/index.cfm?page=L2&crid=86&contentid=883) master data management (MDM) platform - today announced that the Company has been positioned in the Visionaries quadrant of the Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) 2009 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Master Data Management (MDM) of Customer Data (forms.siperian.com/content/Gartner2009PR) research report.(1) The report evaluates numerous vendors based on a rigorous set of criteria that comprise “completeness of vision” and “ability to execute.” In the report, Gartner predicts that the MDM of customer data market will continue to grow for several years, and their estimate is that it will account for approximately $1 billion in software revenue in 2012. To access the full report written by John Radcliffe and published on June 16, 2009, compliments of Siperian, visit forms.siperian.com/content/Gartner2009PR ThinkFree Server Enterprise Helps Cut Office Suite Licensing Costs While Enabling Seamless Document Collaboration and SharingSANTA CLARA, California - With Photo - Easy to Install and Manage Office Suite Deployment in the Cloud for Corporate Environments frog design Sponsors TEDGlobal ConferenceSAN FRANCISCO - Global innovation firm frog design (www.frogdesign.com/) today announced it will partner with TEDGlobal (conferences.ted.com/TEDGlobal2009/), the twin conference of TED and one of the world’s most renowned gatherings of leading thinkers and doers. Four years after its first European gathering, the TEDGlobal Conference will return to Oxford, UK on an annual basis. TEDGlobal 2009 is titled “The Substance of Things Not Seen” and will feature more than 50 speakers presenting from July 21-24 at the Oxford Playhouse. Panasonic Avionics In-Flight Entertainment System Installed on 6,000th Boeing 737 for Norwegian Air ShuttleLAKE FOREST, California - Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), the world leader in state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment and communication (IFEC) systems, today announced that its Multiplexed Passenger Entertainment System (MPES) IFE system was installed on the 6,000th Boeing 737 to enter into service. The aircraft was delivered to International Lease Finance Corp and will be leased to Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (Norwegian), the second largest airline in Scandinavia. Gigle Semiconductor Launches World’s First Gigabit Home Networking Chip, Fuels Latest Belkin Adapters for HD Streaming and PC GamingREDWOOD CITY, California, BARCELONA, Spain and EDINBURGH, Scotland - With Gigabit speeds of up to 1000Mbps*, Belkin’s Gigle-powered adapters quickly transfer large data files and stream multiple HD movies online Novellus’ Peter Wolters Division Develops 22nm Double-Sided Silicon Wafer Polish ProcessSAN JOSE, California - - MicroLine(R) Technology Produces Extremely Flat Wafers to Meet Chip Manufacturing Lithography Requirements at 22nm And Beyond NeurogesX and Astellas Enter Commercialization Agreement for Qutenza(TM)SAN MATEO, California and STAINES, England - Conference Call Today at 9:00am ET - Covers Europe, Middle East and Africa Atmel Introduces AVR32 Microcontroller Which Lowers Industry’s Best Power Consumption by 63%SAN JOSE, California - picoPower AVR32 AT32UC3L Microcontroller offers less than 0.48 mW/MHz Active and below 100 nA Sleep Mode, and has Embedded Capacitive Touch Peripheral and Event System that Eliminates Interrupt Handling and Guarantees Deterministic Response Time The Open Patent Alliance Issues Call for WiMAX PatentsSANTA CLARA, California - Patent Call is Critical Step to Create Fair and Transparent IPR Licensing Structure to Drive Global 4G Adoption BRAHMS, Cezanne and Lumiphore Announce Partnership for Diagnostic TestsBERLIN, NIMES, France and RICHMOND, California - Diagnostics company BRAHMS Aktiengesellschaft, Cezanne and Lumiphore Inc., a biotechnology leader from California, announced that they have signed an agreement on incorporation of Lumiphore’s Lumi4(R)-Tb complexes in BRAHMS diagnostic tests. Turkish Ministry of Health Purchases Two CyberKnife(R) SystemsSUNNYVALE, California - Expands Patient Access to the Benefits of Whole Body Radiosurgery Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that the Turkish Ministry of Health has purchased two CyberKnife(R) Robotic Radiosurgery Systems for installation in Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey. blinkx Launches Special Father’s Day Video Page to Prepare for This Sunday’s HolidaySAN FRANCISCO - Features Gift Ideas, Celeb Dads and Famous Father Movie Clips Running out of gift ideas for your dad this year? Looking for some inspiration to get you in the mood? blinkx has created a Father’s Day video page sharing clips that will help you prepare for Father’s Day this Sunday, June 21. Webinar Alert: NXP Semiconductors Announces Live Webinar: RF Power LDMOS Technology Development for Optimum RuggednessSAN JOSE, California - NXP Semiconductors announces the following TechOnline Webinar: What: NXP Semiconductors Webinar When: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 11:00am EDT (8:00am PDT, 15:00 GMT) Where: seminar2.techonline.com/registration/distrib.cgi?s=1397&d=2958 How: Live over the Internet — Simply log on to the web at the address above. Cepheid Announces European Release of Improved Test for BCR-ABL Chromosomal Translocation Associated With Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)SUNNYVALE, California - Oncology Test Further Highlights Broad Market Applicability of GeneXpert System Finjan’s Research Unveils Botnet Trading Platform for Hacked PCsSAN JOSE, California - Compromised PCs of Individuals and Corporations are Turned Into Digital Assets That Cybercriminals Potentially Trade Online. Traded Data Also Includes About 100,000 Stolen FTP Accounts SAI Launches 4G End-to-End LTE UE and LTE eNodeB System TechnologiesSANTA CLARA, California - SAI Technology Inc. (SAI), a leading developer of advanced wireless and security technology solutions, announced it has introduced the world’s first complete end-to-end LTE (Long Term Evolution) software protocol stack (PDCP, RLC, RRC, MAC & PHY-MAC API’s) and system infrastructure software that is openly available to customers and development partners. Polish Mobile Network Operator, Play, Experiences Mobile Advertising Campaigns Powered by Mobixell’s Ad-It(TM) Mobile Advertising SolutionCUPERTINO, California - Campaign on Play’s WAP Portal Bears First Fruit of Strategic Global Alliance Between Mobixell and OgilvyOne Finesse Solutions Expands Into State-of-the-Art Facility in San Jose, CA, USASAN JOSE, California - Finesse Solutions, LLC, San Jose, CA, a manufacturer of measurement and control solutions for bioprocess applications, announced its move from a facility in Santa Clara, CA, to a much larger facility in San Jose, CA. Finesse’s new address is 71 Daggett Drive, San Jose, CA, 95134. This move completes the consolidation of all Finesse departments from Irvine, CA to Silicon Valley. RoyaltyShare Expands Services for UK Record Labels With Support for Processing of MCPS RoyaltiesSAN DIEGO - Web-based Service Now Offers Complete Support for UK Record Labels to Process Royalties Owed to the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society Amira Pharmaceuticals to Present Preclinical Data from LPA1 Receptor Antagonist Program at FASEB Summer Research ConferenceSAN DIEGO - Amira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it will present preclinical data from its LPA1 receptor antagonist program on June 30, 2009 at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Summer Research Conference in Carefree, Arizona. |
